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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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06CASABLANCA630 | MORROCO BANKING ASSOCIATION INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find below the contact information for the Moroccan banking association (Groupement Professionel des Banques du Maroc- GPBM). The current president of GPBM is Mr. Othman Benjelloun, the Chairman and CEO of BMCE bank. Post looks forward to participating in [...] | 2006-06-08 15:15:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL MO |
06CASABLANCA633 | Diplomatic Note Received: Morocco's Terrorism [...] (SBU) On June 7 , Embassy received diplomatic note BZ/1673/DG7 dated June 6, 2006, from the Government of Morocco (GOM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's (MFA's),Office of Bilateral relations. The note is in response to recent demarches (reftels) encouraging continued efforts on [...] | 2006-06-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
06CASABLANCA674 | VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on June 12, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submi [...] | 2006-06-16 17:08:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA676 | NO HAWALAS PLEASE, WE'RE MOROCCAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite government denials, it appears "hawalas" and other informal money-transfer mechanisms are alive and well in Morocco. (Hawala, meaning "trust", is an informal money transfer system characterized by low cost and lack of transparency.) Government of Morocco (GOM) offici [...] | 2006-06-20 09:57:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER MO |
06CASABLANCA771 | VISAS VIPER FOR JUNE 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on July 3, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit [...] | 2006-07-06 15:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA851 | ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW TAKES SIGNIFICANT STEP [...] (U) On July 20th, the Ministerial Council presided over by King Mohammed VI approved Morocco's long-awaited draft Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation. The royally-approved draft law can now be presented to Parliament when it convenes in the second week of October. Both the upper and lo [...] | 2006-07-21 14:40:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KTFN PTER MO |
06CASABLANCA926 | VISAS VIPER FOR JULY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on August 7, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Acting DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit f [...] | 2006-08-08 16:58:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CHENNAI1247 | NEPALI MAOIST SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS BY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) C.P. Gajurel, a Nepali Maoist leader who has been held in a Chennai jail since his arrest in 2003 on charges of presenting a forged passport at Chennai airport, was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Chennai court on June 13. The sentencing follows continued demands for [...] | 2006-06-15 04:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER IN NP |
06CHENNAI1426 | TAMIL NADU: NO POPULAR SUPPORT FOR SRI LANKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tamil Nadu Government (GoTN) and the state's political parties across the board continue to voice sympathy for the Tamils of Sri Lanka but there is little evidence of a groundswell of support in Tamil Nadu for the LTTE or other militant groups. In a recent meeting with Cons [...] | 2006-07-11 11:01:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER PHUM IN CE |
06CHENNAI1705 | MAOIST LEADERS KILLED IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (U) Summary: In a recent series of incidents in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) in south India, police forces have killed numerous Maoist insurgents, including several leaders. Although the number of Maoist fighters in AP has fallen due to police action and moves into neighboring states, the [...] | 2006-08-01 11:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2145 | ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE SEIZE CACHE OF CRUDE ROCKETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police Chief confirmed to Post the seizure of hundreds of Chennai-made rocket shells and dozens of rocket launchers from the storehouses of a transport company in the Mahaboobnagar and Prakasam Districts of AP on September 8. With no evidence of LTTE invo [...] | 2006-09-18 11:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2308 | SCA/INS DIRECTOR BERNICAT ENGAGES SOUTH INDIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Political analysts Lt. General V.R. Raghavan and N. Sathiya Moorthy agreed that prospects for the upcoming October 28 talks were somewhat encouraging between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during discussions on October 5 with [...] | 2006-10-10 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP CE |
06CHENNAI2467 | TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MYSORE [...] (SBU) Summary: City police in Mysore, west of Bangalore in the south Indian state of Karnataka, announced the arrest of two Islamic terrorists on October 27. According to the Mysore city police commissioner, the two arrested suspects are Pakistani nationals and members of Al Badr, a Pakistan b [...] | 2006-10-31 04:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2552 | SOUTH INDIA REACTS TO HUSSEIN VERDICT: SECURITY NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the Saddam Hussein verdict from the left-leaning political parties in south India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - ranged from mild opposition to strong condemnation. Protests were peaceful overall yet indicative of the region's steadfast opposi [...] | 2006-11-09 11:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2575 | SRI LANKA PRESIDENT'S INDIA VISIT CAUSES MILD TURBULENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations, quiet in-camera consultations with the Center, and passive indifference -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to India has drawn three types of responses from Tamil Nadu's political parties. Tamil Nadu's smaller pro-LTTE parties such as the MD [...] | 2006-11-27 11:04:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI2584 | MUSLIM POLITICS OF KERALA: EMERGING HARDLINERS A CAUSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's widely reported sympathy for the convicted Saddam Hussein is a pointer to the direction of Islamic politics in this south Indian state where 24% of the population is Sunni Muslim. Driven by anti-Iraq war sentiments and leftist politics, Kerala's Muslim population strong [...] | 2006-12-06 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KISL CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2601 | SUSPECTED LTTE ARMS SMUGGLING FROM TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A chance discovery in southern Tamil Nadu of thousands of "gelex boosters" suspected to be on their way to Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has embarrassed the state police, who long have denied any arms movement from the state. Separately, the Indian Navy sei [...] | 2006-12-12 07:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI393 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: DRAMATIC CHANGES AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Tamil Nadu state assembly elections slated for May 8, intense political activity is changing the shape of party alliances. Vaiko, an LTTE supporter (Reftel) and fiery orator, has led his party out of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) fold to join hands with his former fo [...] | 2006-03-06 11:21:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER IN |
06CHENNAI476 | MINOR BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN NORTH KERALA RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two crude bomb explosions in Kozhikode (formerly known as Calicut),located in the northern part of Kerala, on March 10, highlighted the activity of Islamic groups dominant in the region. In view of the anti-U.S. attitude of these groups, security precautions are advisable whil [...] | 2006-03-14 11:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER ASCE CASC IN |
06CHENNAI802 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ATTACK: TRAIL GOES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Four months after a gunman opened fire at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) at Bangalore, the assailant remains at large. While Karnataka police officially blame the Jammu and Kashmir based Lashkar e- Tayyiba (LeT) for the attack, in private they speculate that the attacke [...] | 2006-04-25 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC OVIP IN |
06CHENNAI898 | SRI LANKAN TAMIL REFUGEES AGAIN ARRIVING IN [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Tamil refugee leader Chandrahasan has reported to Post and Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) officials have confirmed that on May 6, a renewed flow of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka to south India began after a hiatus of four months. The flow at this point is light but may increas [...] | 2006-05-09 11:48:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI954 | QUESTIONS ABOUT TAMIL NADU/LTTE CONNECTIONS [...] C) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that Tamil Nadu is home to the largest population of Tamils in the world, there is virtually no support in the state for the LTTE. There is no financial support coming from the state, no significant supplies flowing from Tamil Nadu to the LTTE, and almost no public [...] | 2006-05-15 10:59:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CE IN |
06CHIANGMAI139 | NORTHERN THAILAND COMMENTS ON KARENNI NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE [...] (U) This cable provides supplemental information to Embassy Rangoon's more comprehensive response (ref. A) to Department's request for information on the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) in ref B. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Local RTG intelligence officials strongly dismissed links between the [...] | 2006-08-22 08:25:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PTER TH BM |
06COLOMBO1 | FOREIGN MINISTER TO STRESS DEMOCRACY, NEED TO [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera plans to brief Secretary Rice on Sri Lanka's efforts to maintain its long democratic tradition as it grapples with a bloody, brutal terrorist challenge and to ask for a strong effort to ensure the LTTE is not raising funds in the U.S. He des [...] | 2006-01-03 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KIRF CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1006 | SRI LANKA: MONITORS HOPE TO PROCEED AS USUAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief Ulf Henricsson on June 14 to discuss the status of the monitors following the aborted meeting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for June 8-9. (Reftel) He [...] | 2006-06-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1008 | CLAYMORE ATTACK ON CIVILIAN BUS [...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 15, 2006 the American Embassy received reports of a claymore mine attack on a civilian bus north east of Anuradhapura town in North Central Province. We have been advised that at approximately 0740 on June 15, 2006, a government operated civilian passenger bus traveling [...] | 2006-06-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CE PTER |
06COLOMBO1018 | SRI LANKA: WORST LTTE ATTACK ON CIVILIANS SINCE [...] (C) Summary. Following a presumed LTTE mine attack on a crowded civilian bus near North-central Vavuniya on the morning of June 15 that killed at least 64 people (Ref A),the Sri Lanka military launched limited retaliation on LTTE targets south of Trincomalee, and Mullaitivu, headquaters of [...] | 2006-06-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1022 | SRI LANKA: AIR STRIKES CONTINUE ON LTTE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Following a devastating presumed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claymore mine attack on a civilian bus on June 15 and limited Sri Lanka military retaliation on Tiger sea and air targets the same day, air raids continued the morning of June 16. Monitors and authorities f [...] | 2006-06-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1030 | SRI LANKA: CEASEFIRE CONTINUES TO FRAY AFTER TIGER [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan Military continued to engage each other militarily June 16 - 18. According to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),the Sea Tigers launched a largely unsuccessful attack on a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base at Pesalai, Mann [...] | 2006-06-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1041 | SRI LANKA: GROWING EVIDENCE THAT NAVAL PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, during a military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces (reftel) in Pesalai, on the Mannar peninsula in northwest Sri Lanka, at least thirty civilians were injured, one fatally, while taking sh [...] | 2006-06-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1047 | NORWEGIANS RUNNING OUT OF STEAM, EU MONITORS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tigers insist monitors from EU-members states must leave, give 30-day window for transition. Future of the monitoring mission now extremely problematic, Norwegians will discuss it with other Nordics on June 28. Tigers upset about their treatment at Colombo airport while returning from [...] | 2006-06-23 05:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO1051 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL NGOS INDICT LTTE, KARUNA, AND [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with representatives from several of Sri Lanka's primary NGOs and think tanks June 21-22 to get their views on the military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) since a June 15 presumably-LTTE bus bombing [...] | 2006-06-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1053 | SRI LANKA: TIGER SUICIDE BOMBERS ASSASSINATE SRI [...] (C) Summary: At 7:45 AM on June 26, two presumed-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) motorcycle-mounted suicide bombers killed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Major General Parami Kulathunga and three soldiers in Pannapitiya, a suburb approximately 15 km from Colombo. Ku [...] | 2006-06-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1090 | SRI LANKA: NORTHERN GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES SPEAK [...] (C) Summary. The Government Agents of the northern districts of Jaffna and Mannar and the District Judge of Vavuniya spoke candidly with us in separate meetings June 28-30 about the ground situation in the majority-Tamil areas in which they serve, including military attacks on civilians and t [...] | 2006-07-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO110 | SRI LANKA TO CONSIDER US REQUEST ON APG VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER KCRM CE |
06COLOMBO1103 | AMBASSADOR USES FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's July 4 farewell call, President Rajapaksa evinced confidence that his all-party effort will produce a viable document on the future of the country and made clear that he has no plans to ditch his radical political ally, the JVP. He listened carefully to [...] | 2006-07-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1107 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. In a TV interview July 4, President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the resumption of peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the wake of several Tiger attacks on security forces (Ref B). On July 3, a presumed Tiger explosion at a police checkpoint near Anurad [...] | 2006-07-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO111 | Special Media Reaction: Further Reaction to [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sri Lankan media over the holiday weekend continued to analyze the Ambassador's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he expressed grave concern over LTTE violence and predicted the Tigers would face a stronger Sri Lankan military if they chose to ab [...] | 2006-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1140 | SRI LANKA: ARMY'S U.S.-FUNDED HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining program, begun after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in February 2002, has lately hit snags which bring into question the program's [...] | 2006-07-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1141 | Special Media Reaction: Sri Lankan Media on Ambassador [...] (U) Summary: Coverage in the Sri Lankan media of Ambassador Lunstead's final press conference July 11 was widespread and positive. All four English language papers provided coverage, two on the front page below the fold. Three of four Tamil dailies and two of four Sinhalese broadsheets also [...] | 2006-07-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1149 | SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY PUSHES [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, the newly-formed Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management headed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a briefing at which senior members of the armed forces and police updated the diplomatic corps on human rights training and the status of investigations of [...] | 2006-07-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1156 | SRI LANKA: ALL-PARTY TALKS ON ETHNIC ISSUE RESUME [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, President Rajapaksa addressed both an All-Party Conference (APC),called to develop a solution to the ethnic conflict, and an Experts' Panel, drawn to provide constitutional and legal advice to the APC. The main opposition United National Party (UNP) did not attend t [...] | 2006-07-14 05:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1184 | SRI LANKA: ISOLATED VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN NORTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A July 12 gun battle between the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern region of Batticaloa left 12 SLA troops and reportedly 4 LTTE cadres dead and marked the beginning of several small violent incidents in Sri Lanka's north and ea [...] | 2006-07-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO120 | SRI LANKA TRUCE MONITORING MISSION TEMPORARILY [...] (C) Summary: On January 17 the Nordic-sponsored Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) announced the temporary suspension of operational activities in the eastern district of Trincomalee following an apparent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack on a Sri Lanka Navy bus. Although no m [...] | 2006-01-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1232 | GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA SUPPORT FOR CONTACT GROUPS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER MARR CE US |
06COLOMBO1235 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE ATTACKS IN THE EAST WHILE [...] (C) Summary. On the evening of July 26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled areas of the eastern district of Trincomalee in an allegedly humanitarian effort to open a water supply to Tamil and Muslim civilians that the LTTE had blocked. The [...] | 2006-07-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE |
06COLOMBO1241 | ALLEGATIONS OF LTTE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAPABILITY [...] (S) On July 27, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara passed Charge' a document from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense (full text below) which discusses an alleged chemical weapons capability by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Palihakkara said his government is extremely concerned by th [...] | 2006-07-31 08:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PTER MCAP PARM CE |
06COLOMBO1246 | SRI LANKA: FINNISH AND DANISH MONITORS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary. The government mounted a significant ground operation July 31 after Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) strikes on Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) targets continued through the weekend, with air-strikes killing eight lower-level Tiger leaders in the eastern Batticaloa and Trincomal [...] | 2006-07-31 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1262 | SRI LANKA: WATER-RELATED MILITARY ACTION CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Ground fighting in Sri Lanka's Eastern district of Batticaloa continued August 1 as Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces attempted to gain control of an irrigation canal seized by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (reftels). Air strikes also reportedly occurred the night of Jul [...] | 2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1266 | SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE IN THE EAST INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary: The initial battle for control of an irrigation canal in the eastern Batticaloa District (reftels) gave rise to further military engagement August 1-2. Beginning the night of August 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked 4 military camps in Muttur and surroundin [...] | 2006-08-02 12:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1274 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN TOWN SEES CONTINUED CLASHES, [...] (C) Summary: Fighting between Sri Lankan Army security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that began as a battle over an irrigation canal (reftels) has spread to other parts of the east, with Muttur town in Trincomalee District seeing several clashes and 15 civilian deaths [...] | 2006-08-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1286 | SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS GROWS AS EASTERN [...] (C) Summary. Recent violence following the LTTE's July 26 blocking of a critical water sluice near northeastern Trincomalee and subsequent ground and air military action spread into the central province August 7 when a seperate LTTE claymore mine attack killed a senior police superintendent in [...] | 2006-08-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1292 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS BRIEF CO-CHAIRS ON NORTHEAST [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, and Swedish Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) head Ulf Henricsson briefed Chiefs of Mission and Charges from the Co-chairs and Nordic monitor countries August 8 following their August 5-7 trips to th [...] | 2006-08-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1295 | SRI LANKA: BOTH PARTIES TAKE CREDIT FOR DAM [...] (C) Summary. Both the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claimed to have opened the Mavilaru water dam on the evening of August 8, 19 days into their battle for control over the area. At this writing, two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers had [...] | 2006-08-10 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1301 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES NO RETURN TO [...] (C) Summary: Charge' delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara August 10. Samaraweera said current military action would "not become a full-scale war." He said the government remained "committed to a negotiated settlement," but needed help g [...] | 2006-08-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1313 | SRI LANKA: SECURITY FORCES AND TIGERS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) spread on the evening of August 11 through the morning of August 12, marking the most significant military exchange between the parties since the February 2002 Ceasefire. Initial r [...] | 2006-08-12 09:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE |
06COLOMBO1324 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE EXPLOSION HITS PAKISTANI HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Two LTTE claymore mines planted in a three-wheeler exploded on a Security Task Force (STF) escort vehicle following the Pakistani High Commissioner's car on August 14 at approximately 1:20 PM. The blast occurred within 500 meters of the US embassy and killed seven, including four [...] | 2006-08-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1331 | SCENE-SETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a particularly contentious and violent point in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Low-level tit-for-tat violence plagued the north and the east over the last several months, and at the end of Jul [...] | 2006-08-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO134 | SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...] | 2006-01-23 15:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE |
06COLOMBO135 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Undersecretary Burns met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. The Foreign Minister told U/S Burns that Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to negotiation and a peaceful solution despite continued provocation by the Liberation Tigers of T [...] | 2006-01-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IR CE |
06COLOMBO1352 | SRI LANKA: US REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS, [...] (C) One Amcit under the auspices of UNHCR and four non-Amcit US-funded humanitarian mine action officers are currently stranded in Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled Jaffna, seperated from the rest of the island by an expanse of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled terri [...] | 2006-08-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO136 | SRI LANKAN OPPOSITION LEADER GIVES FRANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23 Under Secretary Burns and Ambassador Lunstead met with United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister and presidential contender Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe thanked U/S Burns for showing support for Sri Lanka and the peace process. The veteran [...] | 2006-01-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1361 | SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN [...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...] | 2006-08-21 10:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1363 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL CO-CHAIR REPRESENTATIVES ASK [...] (C) Summary: Colombo representatives of the Tokyo Donors Co-Chairs Conference (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and several members of his cabinet August 21 to reiterate the message from the August 11 Co-Chairs statement calling for an immediate cessati [...] | 2006-08-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1366 | PRESSING GSL FOR CESSATION OF FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann visited Colombo August 16-17 as ground fighting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres continued in the north and east (ref A). In meetings with President Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Samar [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1373 | SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON EMBASSY ACTION TO EVACUATE [...] (SBU) A ship sailing under the flag of the ICRC is scheduled to depart the eastern port of Trincomalee August 24, arriving in Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, on August 25, pending the commitment of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to allow the ship to pass safely. Approximately 150 [...] | 2006-08-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1379 | SRI LANKA: LULL IN JAFFNA FIGHTING AS POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Police discovered and diffused a claymore bomb in a crowded Colombo marketplace on August 22. While fighting between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres appeared to enter a lull on the Jaffna Peninsula on August 22-23, the Tige [...] | 2006-08-23 08:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1380 | SRI LANKA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SRI LANKAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1399 | SRI LANKA: IDP NUMBER CLIMBS TO 180,000 IN NORTH [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Amin Awad briefed Charge' on population displacement in the North and East due to renewed military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and the Liberation Tigers of T [...] | 2006-08-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO140 | Special Media Reaction: U/S Burns in Colombo [...] (U) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to Sri Lanka January 22-24 elicited much high-profile attention from the Sri Lankan print and broadcast media on January 23 and 24. State-run media and mainstream independent media lauded the visit with the most [...] | 2006-01-24 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1414 | SRI LANKA: ICRC REQUESTS EMERGENCY FUNDING, TIGERS [...] (C) Summary: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General for Asia and the Pacific Reto Meister and Sri Lanka Head of Delegation Toon Vandenhove briefed Charge' on August 28 on current ICRC activities in Sri Lanka. Meister contended that the unofficial collapse of the Sri [...] | 2006-08-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1416 | SRI LANKA: BATTLE BEGINS FOR SAMPUR AS ICRC SHIP [...] (C) Summary: A ground battle for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Sampur, south of Trincomalee harbor in eastern Sri Lanka, began on August 27 as an ICRC-flagged ferry bearing 162 expatriates who had been stranded on the Jaffna peninsula arrived in Trincomalee. Government of [...] | 2006-08-29 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO142 | SRI LANKA: ARMY COMMANDERS PREPARE FOR TWO KINDS [...] (S) Summary: On January 10, poloff accompanied Defense Attach to Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna (SFHQJ) at the Palaly military base on the Jaffna peninsula. During the three hour visit poloff and DATT met with the commanding general, received a tactical briefing and attended a frank needs [...] | 2006-01-25 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | MOPS PINS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1428 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Charge' met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva on August 30 regarding U.S. concern that Sri Lanka may be considering procuring lethal military equipment (LME) from Iran. Charge' explained that under the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act, procuring LME [...] | 2006-08-31 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1433 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION RULES SECURITY [...] (C) The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) released a report on August 30 blaming Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces for the execution-style murders of 17 Tamil employees of French NGO Action Against Hunger (Action Contre la Faim - ACF) on August 4 in Muttur, south of Trincomalee H [...] | 2006-08-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1439 | SRI LANKA: JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF CHAIRMAN CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Charge' met with Ministry of Defense (MOD) Chief of Defense Staff General Donald Perera on August 31 to reiterate that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) should take the lead in stopping military action to provide "breathing space" for the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eel [...] | 2006-09-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1456 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL [...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...] | 2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1457 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL [...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...] | 2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1461 | BRITISH AND SRI LANKAN LEADERS DISCUSS POSSIBLE [...] (C) British High Commissioner in Colombo Dominick Chilcott briefed Co-Chair representatives September 6 on President Rajapaksa's August 31 meeting with Prime Minister Blair near London. The origin of the meeting, Chilcott explained, was a mutual recognition that the UK's experience in peacema [...] | 2006-09-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1465 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL CO-CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samaraweera, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara, and Peace Secretariat Head Kohona SIPDIS met with local Co-Chair representatives at the Foreign Ministry September 7 to exchange views in the lead-up to the September 12 Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Government of Sr [...] | 2006-09-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO147 | FIVE SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN COLOMBO JAN. 24, [...] (SBU) On 24 January 2006 between 2000-2100 hrs, five small explosions occurred in Colombo and the surrounding communities. No injuries were reported, and there was only minor damage to property. The Sri Lankan police are in the process of conducting investigations. No party has claimed resp [...] | 2006-01-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CE PGOV PTER |
06COLOMBO1474 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Following Ambassador Blake's presentation of credentials on September 9, he met with President Rajapaksa to review bilateral relations and discuss the way forward to negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Ambassador r [...] | 2006-09-09 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1479 | SRI LANKA BROADLY AGREES WITH US POINTS ON NAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 06:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO148 | SRI LANKA: LTTE AND GOVERNMENT AGREE OF VENUE FOR [...] (U) Summary: On January 25, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to hold talks on implementation of the Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) in Geneva, Switzerland in February, according to various sources. No specific dates or modalities have been r [...] | 2006-01-25 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1483 | SRI LANKA: HEAVY FIGHTING AT FORWARD DEFENSE LINE [...] (C) Summary: In fighting that began September 9, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces have pushed at least one kilometer into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) side of the Forward Defense Line (FDL) at Muhamalai on the Jaffna Peninsula. Military sources indicate to us that the camp [...] | 2006-09-11 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1508 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT STATES READINESS FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Co-Chairs' statement following their September 12 meeting in Brussels that peace talks should take place in Oslo next month, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) expressed readiness to engage in negotiations but strongly criticized an alleged lack of prior consul [...] | 2006-09-13 13:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1509 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL EMPLOYEE OF US NGO KILLED NEAR [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 11, a 31 year old Tamil employee of Seattle-based NGO World Concern was shot and killed on the outskirts of Trincomalee. The employee, Ragunathan Ramalingam, was a team leader for World Concern,s water sanitation activities north of Trincomalee. Amcit Kathle [...] | 2006-09-14 02:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1510 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL EMPLOYEE OF US NGO KILLED NEAR [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 11, a 31 year old Tamil employee of Seattle-based NGO World Concern was shot and killed on the outskirts of Trincomalee. The employee, Ragunathan Ramalingam, was a team leader for World Concern,s water sanitation activities north of Trincomalee. Amcit Kathle [...] | 2006-09-14 02:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1517 | SRI LANKA: GOSL APPRECIATES US SUPPORT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Blake made separate calls on September 14 to Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara to brief them on the September 12 Co-chairs' meeting, encourage Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) attendance at peace negotiations, and discuss cooperation [...] | 2006-09-14 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO152 | SOLHEIM ON CEASEFIRE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitator Solheim told co-chairs chiefs of mission late January 25 that LTTE chief Prabhakaran had agreed to cease-fire talks in Geneva almost before Solheim opened his mouth in Kilinochchi. The Tigers told him that by agreeing to Geneva they wanted to help Norway and [...] | 2006-01-26 05:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1527 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES PRIME MINISTER TO [...] (C) Ambassador Blake and the DCM met Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremenayake September 15 to encourage his government to negotiate a peaceful settlement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Ambassador urged the Prime Minister to seize the current "significant opportunity for [...] | 2006-09-15 07:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1528 | SRI LANKA: MFA OFFERS READ-OUT OF PEACE [...] (C) On September 15, Ambassador Blake met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva, MFA Legal Advisor Rohan Perera, and Peace Secretariat Director Shanaka Jayasekara at their request. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) interlocutors briefed the Ambassador (and [...] | 2006-09-15 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1531 | SRI LANKA: NAVY AND AIR FORCE SINK LTTE WEAPONS [...] (C) The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) kfir jets sunk an alleged LTTE weapons supply ship approximately 120 nautical miles off the eastern coast of Kalmunai, south of Batticaloa, on the afternoon of September 17. That morning, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) sh [...] | 2006-09-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1533 | CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS WITH LTTE [...] (C) Co-Chair Ambassadors met at Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar's residence on September 18 to hear Norwegian plans for engaging the LTTE and to discuss the development and delivery of private messages coming out of the Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Brattskar opened by reporting that the GSL [...] | 2006-09-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1538 | SRI LANKA: CROSS PARTY TALKS MAY YIELD COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15 the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held the first in a series of talks with the opposition United National Party (UNP) to build consensus on a range of issues, including the peace process as a cornerstone for potential cooperation. After the initial d [...] | 2006-09-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1539 | SRI LANKA: CHIEF CEASEFIRE MONITOR DESCRIBES [...] (C) Ambassador Blake called on the new Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Chief, Major General Lars Solvberg, on September 19 to discuss the mission's operational structure and constraints since reducing the number of its monitors from approximately 60 to 30 on September 1 (reftel). (Note: T [...] | 2006-09-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1540 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM MASSACRE; GSL INDICTS TIGERS, [...] (C) Summary: Responsibility for the September 18 murders of 10 Muslim laborers south of Arugam Bay on the eastern coast remains unclear. This lack of clarity highlights the need for an independent Sri Lankan institution that can investigate human rights cases and leads us to question the bes [...] | 2006-09-20 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1541 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER TARGETS IN [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 19, the Sri Lanka Air Force conducted air strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) artillery targets near the eastern coast of Batticaloa, Defense spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told the press. The pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported no casualties, b [...] | 2006-09-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1543 | ABDUCTIONS AND DISAPPEARANCES ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary. Independent human rights watchers indicate that the number of abductions and disappearances has surged over the last three months in both the North and East and in Colombo, with an increase in extortion kidnappings in particular. No American citizens have been victims that we ar [...] | 2006-09-21 02:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1558 | SRI LANKA: RECOMMENDED CONFLICT RESPONSE MECHANISM [...] Summary: During the last 20 years, Sri Lanka has been home to significant populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs),who have been especially vulnerable to threats against their physical and psychological wellbeing and livelihoods. Many of the 207,756 new conflict IDPs in Sri Lanka a [...] | 2006-09-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER |
06COLOMBO1564 | SRI LANKA: NAVY AIDED BY AIR FORCE SINKS SEA TIGER [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Media Center for National Security (MCNS) said that on September 24 the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) aided by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) intercepted 25 "Sea Tiger" boats off the coast 50 miles north of Trincomalee, sinking 11. Independent media reported secur [...] | 2006-09-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1569 | SRI LANKA: FINANCE SECRETARY EXPECTS GROWTH AND STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Secretary PB Jayasundera, the government's economic mastermind, expects Sri Lanka's GDP to grow by 7 percent this year, fueled by strong performance in the service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, and by healthy export growth. The government is pushing hard to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1578 | CO-CHAIRS AMBASSADORS MEETING: READOUT OF [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Amb Brattskar told Co-Chair Ambassadors in Colombo on September 26 that LTTE leader Tamilselvan had conveyed Prabakharan's decision that the LTTE is prepared to return to peace talks in Oslo in October. However, the LTTE also threatened that if the GSL is not ready to [...] | 2006-09-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1596 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER BASES, [...] (C) On September 25-26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) struck LTTE training camps in the northwestern district of Mannar, according to the National Security Media Center (NSMC). On September 27, Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe told poloff that the SLAF had successfully struck [...] | 2006-09-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1597 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION ACCUSES GSL AND LTTE [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Head of Mission Major General Lars Solvberg addressed a 26 September report to Dr. Palitha Kohona of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Secretariat for Coordination of the Peace Process (SCOPP) and Mr. Pulidevan, Secretary General of the Liberat [...] | 2006-09-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1601 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER HAKEEM SEEKS SEPARATE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called upon moderate Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem on September 28. Formed in 1981 and registered as a political party in 1989, the SLMC is the largest party representing the Muslim electorate in Sri Lanka. A key opposition leader, Hakeem t [...] | 2006-09-29 09:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1603 | SRI LANKA: GSL SETS PUBLIC CONDITIONS FOR TALKS [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced three conditions to return to peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),government and independent press reported on October 1. Defense spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella told the Sunday Times that the three pre-conditions wer [...] | 2006-10-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1604 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BRIEFS SCA/INS [...] (C) Summary: SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat, on an orientation visit to Sri Lanka, met with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Press and Information Officer (PIO) Thorfinnur Omarsson on October 2. Omarsson expressed the monitors' fear that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) will continue to [...] | 2006-10-02 13:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1605 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-PROXY PARTY EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members of parliament Gajendakumar Ponnombalam, Suresh Premachandran, and Pathmini Sithamparanathan on September 29. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-proxy members of parliament emphasized their concern for the "de [...] | 2006-10-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1610 | SRI LANKA: MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT EXERCISE TO [...] (C) A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka October 22 to November 2. Embassy has requested that it include a significant human rights training component. We believe the exercise represents a valuable exercise opportunity for our forces and a chanc [...] | 2006-10-03 08:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1617 | SRI LANKA: INDEPENDENT PRESS HIGHLIGHTS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary: Two independent English weekly newspapers highlighted stories about the eastern LTTE-breakaway Karuna Faction on October 1. The Sunday Times published an interview with Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, also known as Karuna Amman, who predicted that his former confidant, LTTE leader [...] | 2006-10-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1619 | AIDE MEMOIRE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED MANDATE OF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent Ambassador an "aide-memoire" laying out the mandate for an International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). This body is to monitor the work of the Commission of Inquiry the Government will task with investigating a series of serious human r [...] | 2006-10-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1620 | NORWAY'S ENVOY "MODERATELY OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT [...] SUMMARY: (C) Norwegian mediator Hanssen-Bauer briefed Co-Chair Ambassadors on October 2 on his meetings with Sri Lankan government officials. He said that the GSL had denied media reports of preconditions for possible talks with the LTTE. The GSL would prefer November 10 or October 28 for t [...] | 2006-10-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1622 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BASIL RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, younger brother to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on October 4. After the Ambassador reviewed US priorities and initiatives in Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa spoke frankly about human rights issues, requesting that the United States a [...] | 2006-10-04 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1627 | LTTE TELL NORWEGIANS THEY ARE PREPARED FOR TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Special Envoy Hanssen-Bauer briefed Co-Chairs Ambassadors on October 4 that during his October 3 meetings with Thamilselvan, the LTTE had agreed to talks without conditions in Oslo or Switzerland in October. However the LTTE is concerned the GSL may be tempted to press [...] | 2006-10-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1650 | SRI LANKA: RESETTLEMENT MINISTER VOWS NO REPEAT OF [...] (C) Ambassador Blake met with Minister of Resettlement A. Rishad Bathihudeen October 4 to discuss Sri Lanka's critical internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The Resettlement Ministry is responsible for 300,000 pre-ceasefire conflict displaced persons and an additional 180,000-240,000 sin [...] | 2006-10-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1670 | SRI LANKA: TIGERS TELL NORWAY A MAJOR GSL [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar briefed Charge October 11 on his October 10 meeting with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan in Kilinochchi. Tamilselvan confirmed the LTTE would attend talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in [...] | 2006-10-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1679 | SRI LANKA: TEXT ON GSL REPORTS ON LTTE FINANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: During reftel discussion to prepare for the initial meeting of the Contact Group, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials gave Post copies of reports they had produced regarding Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) financing. The following are excerpts from two of those report [...] | 2006-10-13 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1692 | SRI LANKA: LTTE CLAIMS A WIN IN ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a two-day battle at the Forward Defense Line (FDL) in Muhamalai, Jaffna October 11-12. This was the highest one-day death toll since the 2002 ceasefire ag [...] | 2006-10-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1705 | SRI LANKA SITREP: LTTE TRUCK BOMB KILLS OVER 60 [...] (U) A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) truck bomb exploded outside of the north-central town of Habarana on October 16, targeting a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) convoy transporting over 150 sailors from Trincomalee. Radio news reported as many as 67 died and 150 sailors were injured when the b [...] | 2006-10-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1719 | SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...] | 2006-10-18 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO172 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-AFFILIATED CHARITY WORKERS [...] (C) The lull in violence since the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed on January 25 to meet in Geneva in February for talks to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) was marred January 30 by the reported abductions of five Tamil Rehabilitation O [...] | 2006-01-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1722 | SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...] | 2006-10-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1745 | LTTE DELEGATION TO GENEVA: NAMES AND TRAVEL [...] (S) Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer passed A/S Richard Boucher a copy of a Norwegian non-paper outlining the travel arrangements proposed for the LTTE delegation's travel to Geneva. Following their humiliating experience at the Colombo airport in June, the LTTE group has asked for [...] | 2006-10-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1747 | SRI LANKA: A/S BOUCHER ADVOCATES ACCESS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In his October 19-20 meetings with Government of Sri Lanka authorities, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed the issues of access and safety for humanitarian organizations, and the Government's seeming public ambivalence towards them. W [...] | 2006-10-24 02:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1752 | SRI LANKA: A/S BOUCHER PRESSES GOVERNMENT TO MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS pressed Sri Lankan government and opposition officials to put meaningful proposals on the table for future rounds of peace talks with the Tamil Tigers. Boucher assur [...] | 2006-10-24 05:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CE |
06COLOMBO1755 | SRI LANKA: MAJOR PARTIES AGREE TO COOPERATE ON WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the main opposition United National Party (UNP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 23 setting out a Common Minimum Program to resolve the conflict in the north and east and to address other national issues. Most significa [...] | 2006-10-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1759 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS GOING TO GENEVA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18-20, nearly simultaneous visits by Assistant Secretary Boucher (ref a),Japanese peace envoy Akashi, and the Norwegian facilitator Hanssen-Bauer helped nudge both the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers toward opening a new chapter of negotiations on October 2 [...] | 2006-10-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO176 | SRI LANKA: MORE PRO-LTTE AID WORKERS REPORTED [...] (C) Summary: One day after January 31 reports that five Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff members had been abducted near an Army checkpoint (Reftel),TRO reported that another three TRO personnel have disappeared en route from Batticaloa to Kilinochchi. The Sri Lanka Monitoring [...] | 2006-02-01 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1765 | SRI LANKA: UN RAPPORTEUR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Calls are mounting for an international commission to investigate human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, the European Commission, and Amnesty International have recently expressed support for a call by Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudi [...] | 2006-10-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1793 | HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER URGES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Disaster and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a meeting October 30 for Ambassadors and Heads of Mission from contributing countries to the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) that will monitor the work of the Presidential Commission of Inqu [...] | 2006-10-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1802 | SRI LANKA: FRONT-LINE FIRE AS USUAL AFTER GENEVA [...] (C) Engagement between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued this week after October 28-29 peace talks in Geneva between the two parties ended with no significant breakthroughs and failed to produce agreement on dates for a next [...] | 2006-10-31 09:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA WILL "GENTLY PUSH" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1812 | SRI LANKA: LTTE DEBRIEFS CO-CHAIRS; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delegation gave a post-mortem on the Geneva talks to Co-Chair Ambassadors minus the U.S. this morning, November 1. Political Wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan claimed the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had not heeded the LTTE's "humanitarian" [...] | 2006-11-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1819 | GOVERNMENT BLAMES LTTE FOR JAFFNA HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition and lead peace negotiator DeSilva briefed the Sri Lankan Diplomatic Corps on November 2 on the outcome of the peace talks and government plans to mobilize the private sector to help meet humanitarian needs in Jaffna. DeSilva disagreed with press cha [...] | 2006-11-02 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1828 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE RAIDS TARGET KILINOCHCHI; [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) confirmed that the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) bombed a target November 2 in Kilinochchi, the de-facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni region. Several bombs hit close to the hospital there, causing da [...] | 2006-11-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1838 | THOUGHTS ON THE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 20-21 SRI [...] (C) Summary: As the Department prepares to host the November 20-21 Co-Chair meeting in Washington, Mission hereby offers some thoughts on the structure and substance of those discussions. The talks come on the heels of the unsuccessful meetings between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LT [...] | 2006-11-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1849 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT NAMES COMMISSION OF INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate human rights violations committed since August 2005, headed by outgoing Supreme Court Justice Nissanka Udalagama. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced t [...] | 2006-11-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1853 | SRI LANKA: INDIA TO DELIVER SUPPLIESTO JAFFNA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a request by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) that the Government of India (GOI) provide urgent food aid to Jaffna, Indian Acting High Commissioner Manikkam confirmed to DCM on November 7 that the GOI would mobilize to ship supplies from Chennai. This "one-time gift" of [...] | 2006-11-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1859 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),two in [...] | 2006-11-08 08:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV |
06COLOMBO187 | SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2 President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned the Ambassador to assure him of Government concern at the reported abductions of Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff (Reftels) but reiterated that efforts to investigate were being hampered by lack of access to purp [...] | 2006-02-02 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1874 | SRI LANKA: PRO-LTTE PARTY SAYS "INDIAN MODEL" FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: A Member of Parliament from Jaffna for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA),a pro-Tamil Tiger party, told us on November 8 that the Indian constitution was worth studying, but that the "Indian model" of federalism would not work in Sri Lanka. He thought the Indian government was i [...] | 2006-11-09 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1884 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT MORTAR FIRE KILLS 23 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Red Cross reported 23 civilians dead and 74 injured when government mortar fire hit a school housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the eastern town of Vakarai on November 8. Government officials confirmed the casualties, but said troops had been unaware of civilians [...] | 2006-11-09 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1887 | SRI LANKA: KARUNA PARAMILITARY IMPLICATED IN WAVE [...] (C) Summary: The Batticaloa-based Karuna group, which split from the northern Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leadership in March 2004, has renamed itself the Tamil Makkal Vidutalai Pulikkal (TMVP),or Tamil People's Liberation Tigers. The TMVP claims to be a democratic organization [...] | 2006-11-09 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1889 | DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with Defense Secretary Rajapakse, Ambassador expressed concern about growing indications the Sri Lankan military was taking disproportionate military action against the LTTE that jeopardized prospects for a return to peace negotiations. Peace Secretariat Director K [...] | 2006-11-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO189 | SRI LANKA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON [...] SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 26, A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI) AND THE MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF COLOMBO, PRESIDED OVER BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE AMBASSADOR. CSI IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL, TARGETING AND SCREENING [...] | 2006-02-03 03:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT EAID ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1892 | BILATERAL DONORS AND INGOS PRESS GOVERNMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Meetings of the Bilateral Donors Group (BDG) and the Consultative Committee Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance (CCMHA) this past week focused on NGO access and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka's North and East. While BDG members, the UN, the ICRC, and the [...] | 2006-11-13 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PTER MOPS PREL ASEC CE |
06COLOMBO1896 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL MP ASSASSINATED IN COLOMBO; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of a Tamil Member of Parliament in broad daylight in Colombo on November 10 provoked widespread outrage and condemnation. President Rajapaksa issued a forthright statement in which he mourned the death of Nadaraja Raviraj, whom he called a friend, and ordered a [...] | 2006-11-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1906 | SRI LANKA: ARMY MINE ACTION EFFORTS STALL IN [...] (U) Summary: December 2006 marks the end of the four-year, eight million dollar USG-RONCO contract in Sri Lanka which has successfully trained a Sri Lanka Army humanitarian mine action unit of nearly 600 deminers and mine detection dog handlers. On November 3, SLA mine action coordinator Brig [...] | 2006-11-14 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1909 | SRI LANKA: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF [...] (SBU) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Assistant to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN),visited Colombo November 9-10 to assess country team coordination on military issues and explore the security environment through meetings with prominent Sri Lankans. In meetings [...] | 2006-11-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1911 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT SECURITY FORCES IN CAHOOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Batticaloa-based Karuna group, which split from the northern Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in March 2004, has opened political offices in Colombo, the east, and the northern town of Vavuniya. The group's public relations wing preaches the virtues of "devolution" and [...] | 2006-11-14 13:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1913 | BLAIR SPECIAL ENVOY SEES SOME PARALLELS BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: In a luncheon discussion with Co-Chair Ambassadors and the Acting Indian High Commissioner on November 14 Prime Minister Tony Blair's Special Envoy Paul Murphy exchanged views on how the Northern Ireland peace process might be relevant for the Sri Lankan context. Murphy was th [...] | 2006-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE EI |
06COLOMBO1919 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR NOV. 20-21 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) The November 21-22 meeting in Washington comes at a critical moment. Since the last Co-Chairs meeting on September 12 in Brussels, the situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated markedly. The Washington meetings therefore mark a good opportunity to take a hard look at what more we can do t [...] | 2006-11-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1920 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS GSL PREPARED TO RETURN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Samaraweera confirmed to Ambassador Blake that the Sri Lankan government was "absolutely" committed to resuming peace talks without negotiations. He appeared troubled by signs that international support for the government was flagging because of reports of serio [...] | 2006-11-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1925 | SRI LANKA LOOKS FOR HELP FROM INDONESIA ON TAMIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan MFA Director General for Southeast Asia, who accompanied the Prime Minister on his visit to Indonesia, gave us a readout of their meeting with the Indonesian President on Tamil Tiger activities in the region. Indonesia has become a major transshipment and logistic [...] | 2006-11-16 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1929 | SRI LANKA: PROPOSAL FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO COMMISSION [...] Summary and Action Request: Embassy proposes that Department nominate a U.S. member of an international panel, the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP),to assist and observe the Government of Sri Lanka's Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights. We further request that Dep [...] | 2006-11-16 11:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1930 | SRI LANKAN OPPOSITION LEADER: DEVELOPING PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Wickremesinghe told Ambassador on November 16 that he was gravely concerned about the deterioration in the human rights environment in the country following the assassination of Tamil MP Raviraj. He said the government had a "siege mentality" about charges fro [...] | 2006-11-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1946 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TRIAL OPENING OF [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced November 20 it would open for a "trial run" the Muhamalai check-point on the A9 highway linking the Jaffna peninsula to the south of the island through the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni. The A9 highway has remained clos [...] | 2006-11-20 13:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1947 | SRI LANKA: MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS ON FIVE FRONTS [...] (C) Summary: Military engagements between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued in the north and east on November 18-19, including a sea battle off the coast of Mannar, firing at the Jaffna Forward Defense Line, and LTTE attack [...] | 2006-11-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1951 | SCENE SETTER FOR SRI LANKA ARMY COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: General Sarath Fonseka, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, will conduct a self-invited visit to Washington November 28-29 to meet with Department of State and Pentagon officials. Fonseka, the target of an April 2006 Tiger suicide-bombing attempt on his life, has pursued a hard-lin [...] | 2006-11-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1958 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BACKS UN CLAIMS THAT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, following a ten-day trip to Sri Lanka, United Nations Special Advisor for Children and Armed Conflict Allan Rock released a report alleging complicity between elements of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Karuna faction (ref C). The Nordi [...] | 2006-11-22 02:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1968 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER LOBBIES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting for diplomatic representatives November 22 to highlight the Government of Sri Lanka's human rights initiatives. Samarasinghe's apparent objective was to head off an EU-sponsored human rights reso [...] | 2006-11-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1971 | SRI LANKAN REACTIONS TO NOV. 21 CO-CHAIRS STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 21 publication of the Co-Chairs' statement, Emboffs spoke to politicians and civil society representatives to gauge the Sri Lankan reaction. In a November 22 speech to parliament, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera thanked the international community a [...] | 2006-11-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1972 | SRI LANKA OPPOSITION LEADER AGREES ON NEED FOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Pol Chief met opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on November 24 to brief him on the result of the November 20-21 Co-Chairs meeting in Washington. Ambassador Blake told Wickremesinghe that the Co-Chairs had concluded the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Wickreme [...] | 2006-11-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1973 | SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met November 24 with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) policy advisor (and occasional acting spokesperson) Helen Olafsdottir and Spokesperson Thorfinnur Omarsson to discuss recent cease-fire violation, the human rights situation, and the mission's current functioning [...] | 2006-11-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1977 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1978 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1982 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1985 | SRI LANKA: TIGER LEADER'S HEROES DAY SPEECH JUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his annual "Great Heroes' Day" speech, Tamil Tiger chief Prabhakaran castigated successive Sri Lankan governments for failing to keep promises to present a viable plan to settle Sri Lanka's decades-old ethnic conflict. He declared the 2002 Cease-Fire Agreement "defunct," but s [...] | 2006-11-28 08:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1987 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1988 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1989 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1993 | SRI LANKA: LACK OF DESIRE FOR PEACE MAY IMPEDE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of key financial sector institution heads on November 27. The meeting provided for a frank discussion on pressing issues faced by the sector and the country. While peace is essential for their business and for the economy, the group expressed g [...] | 2006-11-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1994 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS NOT TERMINATING CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nordic monitors from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission reported to the Embassy that the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were not withdrawing from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement with the government. LTTE chief negotiator Tamilchelvan told them his movement wants the SLMM mission to continue as [...] | 2006-11-29 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1995 | SRI LANKA: LTTE LEADER'S HEROES' DAY SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran,s annual November 27 Heroes' Day address (ref),media reports quoted Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa as discounting LTTE threats of resumed violence and calling on Prabhakaran to engage directly with him in talks [...] | 2006-11-29 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO200 | PROMISE OF CEASE-FIRE TALKS STANCHES FLOW OF [...] (SBU) Data recently released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Colombo shows that the flow of Tamils out of potential conflict areas in northern Sri Lanka was much higher than the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) or the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) had reported. Di [...] | 2006-02-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE |
06COLOMBO2010 | SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Unknown assailants, but most likely the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers"),attacked the motorcade of Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (the brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa) with explosives on December 1. The method of delivery was apparently a vehicle-borne "claymore" mine. According to [...] | 2006-12-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2013 | SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR URGES PRESIDENT TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a meeting on November 30, asked Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia to help facilitate completion of a Millennium Challenge Compact for his country. Rajapaksa made it clear that Sri Lanka was prepared to drop controversial irr [...] | 2006-12-01 10:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO2014 | HANSSEN-BAUER EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer met briefly with Co-Chair Ambassadors to compare notes before he begins a trip to Kilinochchi to meet with the LTTE on December 2. After two days of meetings with Government and civil society representatives in Colombo, he expressed concern about [...] | 2006-12-01 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2015 | GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW ALL CONTACTS WITH LTTE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt of Defense Secretary Rajapakse (ref a),the Government of Sri Lanka announced on December 3 that the Cabinet will decide on December 6 whether to revive the ban on contacts with the LTTE, which would effectiv [...] | 2006-12-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2020 | SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ambassador strongly urged the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to refrain from proscribing the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers," saying it would effectively put an end to the peace process. The Minister responded that the governm [...] | 2006-12-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2021 | SRI LANKA KEEPS PEACE PROCESS ALIVE; REINSTATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Cabinet reached a consensus not to react to the assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (ref a) by proscribing the SIPDIS LTTE. Instead, the President will issue an order reinstating provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. However, [...] | 2006-12-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2030 | SRI LANKA: MINISTER GIVES ASSURANCES ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 6 meeting, the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights gave Ambassador his readout of Cabinet deliberations over the promulgation of new powers for security forces in the fight against LTTE terrorism. He assured us, however, that the new regulations adeq [...] | 2006-12-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2031 | TERRORIST LISTS: SRI LANKA DOES NOT MAINTAIN A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR CE |
06COLOMBO2033 | SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT DEFENDS EMERGENCY MEASURES TO [...] (SBU) In a December 7 address to the nation on the new emergency measures (in Sinhala, translation e-mailed to SCA/INS),President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered brief thanks to the members of international community that have rejected the LTTE's call for "Eelam," or a separate state. He singled o [...] | 2006-12-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2037 | HANSSEN-BAUER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED FROM [...] (C) Summary: In a readout to Co-Chair Ambassadors the evening of December 8, Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer reported that the LTTE had refused all four initiatives proposed the Government of Sri Lanka, including the idea of holding peace talks as soon as possible. The LTTE respon [...] | 2006-12-10 04:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2043 | SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN JAFFNA DIRE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's December 7 visit to Jaffna, Government Agent Mr. K. Ganesh (protect throughout) expressed deep concern for the humanitarian situation in Jaffna, particularly with regard to nutrition and livelihoods. Since August 11, when the Tigers attacked the Governme [...] | 2006-12-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2046 | SRI LANKA: ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rajapaksa appointed a Panel of Experts (PoE),all lawyers, to draft constitutional recommendations for a "maximum devolution" proposal that can form the basis for talks with the LTTE. Some supporters of the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and some Tamil lega [...] | 2006-12-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2050 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA UNIVERSITY STAFF, STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Jaffna Government Agent Mr. K. Ganesh hosted a panel discussion on December 7 with Jaffna University faculty and students and the Ambassador. Classes have been suspended at the University since August 11, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked the crossing poin [...] | 2006-12-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2051 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Foreign Minister Samaraweera on December 11 that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is allowing the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) to exploit the serious humanitarian and human rights situation in Jaffna by alienating the local population from the government. While some of [...] | 2006-12-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2052 | SRI LANKA: ARMY SHELLS HIT VAKARAI IDPS, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 press release, the International Committee for the Red Cross confirmed the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) shelling December 8-11 killed up to 27 civilians in LTTE-controlled Vakarai and injured 30. About 35,000 civilians remain trapped in Vakarai where the LTTE and GSL s [...] | 2006-12-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2056 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CIVILIANS FEAR SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 trip to Jaffna and a December 5-8 political section/USAID visit, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Human Rights authorities told us they have seen evidence that security forces intelligence units are working with paramilitary cadres belonging to Minister Dou [...] | 2006-12-13 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2060 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA BISHOP CALLS FOR TOUGH MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Blake met the Catholic Bishop of Jaffna on December 7 during his day trip to the northern peninsula. An outspoken Tamil rights advocate, the Bishop told the Ambassador that the international community will have to use "stick diplomacy" to persuade the Government of Sr [...] | 2006-12-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2073 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CALMER FOLLOWING AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Pol FSN spoke December 14 with Mr. Remidious, Legal Advisor and Acting Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission in Jaffna, Government Agent K. Ganesh, and the Jaffna Bishop Rev. Thomas Savundranayagam. Each interlocutor pointed out that since Ambassador Blake's December 7 visit [...] | 2006-12-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2077 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL PARTY URGES MORE TALKS BUT SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 14 with Ambassador and PolCouns, Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA, which shares the political goals of the "Tamil Tigers"),criticized the report of an Experts' Committee on possible future power-sharing arrangements, but felt th [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2078 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAFFNA, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 15 with Basil Rajapakse, the brother and chief political advisor of President Rajapakse, to urge that the President address the deteriorating human rights situation and problems in Jaffna, and that the President urge as rapid consideration as possible [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2081 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2082 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2083 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM PARTY SUPPORTS DE-MERGER OF [...] (C) Ambassador met December 11 with representatives of the All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC),including Minister of Disaster Relief Services M.S.S. Ameer. The ACMC split from Rauf Hakeem's Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) (ref b) to support the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),although [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2084 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2087 | PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE REQUESTS DS ADVICE ON HIS [...] (C) Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, brother of President Mahinda Rajapakse, contacted me to ask if the United States could advise the President and his security detail how they might improve all aspects of his security. The Secretary said the President had been impressed with the secur [...] | 2006-12-18 04:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CE |
06COLOMBO209 | CHAIRMAN GIVES STATUS REPORT ON AD HOC COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On February 8, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara hosted the Chiefs of Missions of the G-8 countries and India for a discussion concerning the outstanding issues facing the February 27 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism (AHCT). AHCT chairman Dr. Rohan Perera ( [...] | 2006-02-08 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2094 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT FACES CHALLENGES IN BUILDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, former Sri Lankan president Kumaratunga told a group of supporters she will return to politics, possibly making a bid to regain leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),currently headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. On Dec 12, the Marxist, Sinhalese n [...] | 2006-12-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2095 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN UNIVERSITY VICE-CHANCELLOR [...] (C) Summary. Eastern University (Batticaloa) Vice-Chancellor S. Ravindranath disappeared from an area of heightened security in Colombo midday on December 15. Civil monitors and human rights activists allege that the LTTE-breakaway Karuna faction (TMVP),in collusion with state security forc [...] | 2006-12-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2099 | SRI LANKA: TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS ABDUCTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-three teenage students and two teachers were abducted from a private tutorial center in the Thirukovil area of the southeastern Ampara district on December 18 at approximately 10 p.m. The Government of Sri Lanka has blamed the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE). Other interlocutors no [...] | 2006-12-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2101 | TERRORIST LISTS: MALDIVES DOES NOT MAINTAIN A [...] (SBU) EconOff coordinated with US TreasuryOff located in Sri Lanka to obtain the following information requested reftel. The Government of Maldives (GOM) does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist organizations. The GOM does not identify any terrorist groups in its country. Altho [...] | 2006-12-20 05:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR MV |
06COLOMBO2107 | SRI LANKA: TIGERS APOLOGIZE FOR ABDUCTING 23 [...] (C) Summary: The "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) apologized late December 19 for the December 18 "mistaken recruitment" of 23 students from a private tutorial center in Thirukovil, Ampara, releasing the abductees to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) that evening. Humanitarian interlo [...] | 2006-12-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2113 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR AND OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, the Ambassador met with Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the major opposition United National Party (UNP),to discuss the prospects for a Sinhalese consensus on resolving Sri Lanka,s ethnic conflict. Wickremesinghe, who had met with President Rajapaksa earlier tha [...] | 2006-12-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2122 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER URGES QUICK [...] Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a meeting on December 22 to discuss the status of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). Representatives of the sponsoring countries and organizations and relevant Government of Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2123 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a one-on-one lunch for Indian High Commissioner Alok Prasad on December 22, hours after Prasad presented his credentials to President Rajapakse. The Ambassador told Prasad that he and his Embassy colleagues looked forward to working very closely with Prasad and his miss [...] | 2006-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR CE IN |
06COLOMBO2126 | SRI LANKA: LTTE BOARDS JORDANIAN SHIP, RUNS IT [...] (U) On December 23, the Jordanian vessel "Faraha 3," carrying 14,000 metric tons of rice from southern India to South Africa, had engine failure and anchored in Sri Lanka's northern territorial waters. Newspapers reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres boarded the ship, r [...] | 2006-12-26 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EWWT ETRD EAGR PREL CE |
06COLOMBO213 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT IN SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador's discussion with Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation to the February 22-23 ceasefire talks in Geneva, along with poloff's separate consultations with staff at the GSL Peace Secretariat, indicate that the new Gov [...] | 2006-02-09 09:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2135 | SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER CONCERNED DE-MERGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since October, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has discussed de-merging the north and east, currently administered as a single province per the 1987 Indo-Lanka Accords. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its proxies have said a continued merger is an essential pre- [...] | 2006-12-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2139 | SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON JORDANIAN SHIP GROUNDED OFF [...] (U) December 28-29 saw a barrage of media articles on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boarding a Jordanian vessel and forcing the crew to raise anchor, causing the ship to be grounded off the coast of Mullaitivu in the north (ref). Papers reported that the Sri Lanka Monitoring Miss [...] | 2006-12-29 06:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2142 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS VOICE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's December 14 initiative, Ambassador Blake hosted a roundtable discussion with human rights activists and civil society representatives on December 21. The Ambassador briefed the group on USG efforts and also solicited views on how best to stren [...] | 2006-12-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO230 | SRI LANKA: GSL INSIDER PREDICTS PRE-GENEVA [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with poloff, presidential advisor and younger sibling Basil Rajapaksa discussed Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) thinking and expectations in the run-up to talks on the ceasefire with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for February 22-23 in Geneva. [...] | 2006-02-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO256 | SRI LANKA: PRE-TALKS PREPARATIONS, POSTURING [...] (C) Ambassador's meetings with the three Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Ministers who will participate in talks on the Ceasefire Agreement in Geneva February 22-23 indicate that the new Rajapaksa government is diligently preparing for its first face-to-face with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...] | 2006-02-17 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO284 | (C) SRI LANKA: INFORMATION REGARDING EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have a twenty-year history of using youths, some as young as 10, in non-combatant as well as combat and even suicide bomber roles. The use of underage boys and girls points to a systemic shortage of traditional manpower and an attempt [...] | 2006-02-23 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO287 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ CE |
06COLOMBO288 | MALDIVES: REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ MV |
06COLOMBO306 | Special Media Reaction: Conclusion of Ceasefire [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan media, in an avalanche of commentary on the just concluded ceasefire talks in Geneva, spun the outcome in different directions according to their traditional political tendencies. Comment in state-owned media chided the local independent media and international wire [...] | 2006-02-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO308 | SRI LANKA: MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING ON [...] (C) With the conclusion on February 23 of the first round of talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in three years, southern political parties are feverishly engaging in Monday morning quarterbacking to determine whether the GSL "won" or [...] | 2006-02-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO338 | NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR HAPPY WITH GENEVA BUT SEES [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told Colombo co-chairs reps March 2 that the Geneva talks had exceeded his expectations. An initially tense atmosphere had relaxed over time and made it possible for agreement on a joint statement. Brattskar is fairly confident the next round wil [...] | 2006-03-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO340 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION MEMBERS' [...] (C) In separate conversations March 2, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation members John Gooneratne and Nivard Cabraal told emboffs they were generally pleased with the outcome of the February 22-23 talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva. Both said they foresee [...] | 2006-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO349 | Terrorism Finance - Placement of Op-Ed on [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN KPAO EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR CE |
06COLOMBO368 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO SRI LANKAN FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 09:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER OPDC UN CE |
06COLOMBO377 | SRI LANKA: GSL MINISTERS DOWNPLAY COMPLEXITIES IN [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with Health Minister and chief Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva and a March 8 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Ambassador stressed that the GSL must be proactive in upholding its commitments under the joint statem [...] | 2006-03-08 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO382 | SRI LANKA: JVP INSISTS CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT MUST [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva and JVP MP Vijitha Herath told poloff that their party generally supported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva February 22-23 but insisted that th [...] | 2006-03-09 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE |
06COLOMBO414 | SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION: SCORING THE GENEVA [...] (C) Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir told poloffs on March 17 that the level of violence in the north and east had diminished dramatically since the February 22-23 talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...] | 2006-03-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO428 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-BACKED STUDENTS BLOCK VICE [...] (SBU) Vehement protests by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-affiliated Jaffna University Student Union (JUSU) have prevented Professor S. Ratnajeevan Hoole, who was appointed Vice Chancellor to the troubled university on March 9, from assuming his duties. President Mahinda Rajapak [...] | 2006-03-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV SOCI CE |
06COLOMBO460 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANT (AND SIBLING) [...] (C) Basil Rajapaksa, confidant and advisor to his older brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told poloff on March 22 that in the second round of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),scheduled to be held in Geneva April 19-21, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to move [...] | 2006-03-23 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO467 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS CONCERNED ABOUT PROSPECTS [...] (C) In a March 23 meeting, Norwegian emboffs expressed concern that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),absent greater evidence that the Government is disarming the Karuna paramilitary and/or other confidence building measures, may pull out of talks with the Government of Sri Lanka ( [...] | 2006-03-24 07:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO470 | SRI LANKA: NEW ANTI-LTTE TAMIL PARTY: A CREDIBLE [...] (C) Summary: A new Tamil umbrella political party hopes to pose an alternative to the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and to attract prominent non-LTTE Tamils, such as Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) misfit V. Anandasangaree and People's Liberation Front of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) chi [...] | 2006-03-25 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO471 | COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS HUDDLE IN FACE OF POST-GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. In the face of tepid performances by both the GSL and the LTTE in fulfilling their Geneva commitments, local co- chair representatives plan to beard each side in early April, after March 30 local government elections. That said, violence remains down which is quite encouraging [...] | 2006-03-27 04:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO508 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-KARUNA TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN [...] (C ) Summary: Following the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva in mid-February, the eastern district of Batticaloa has seen tension and turf battles between the LTTE and the breakaway Karuna faction. During a March 19-21 visit, [...] | 2006-03-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO53 | Special Media Reaction: LTTE Sinks Navy Ship Off [...] (U) Summary: English and vernacular press on Sunday, January 8, overwhelmingly led with January 7th's pre-dawn LTTE suicide attack on the Sri Lanka Navy Dvora-class vessel off the coast of the eastern port of Trincomalee. English, Sinhala, and some independent Tamil press readily blamed the L [...] | 2006-01-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO54 | Special Media Reaction: Sri Lankan Foreign [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera's first official visit to Washington D.C. January 5 - 8 elicited much attention from the government- owned and mainstream independent press. State-run and independent television news programs carried prominent footage of the Ministe [...] | 2006-01-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO543 | PRESIDENT AGREES CO-CHAIRS SHOULD DELIVER STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa agreed that Co-Chair Chiefs of Mission (minus the US) should travel to Kilinocchi to deliver message to Tigers that they need to engage seriously in Geneva talks, give up violence, and broaden Geneva agenda beyond the ceasefire agreement (CFA). Co-Chairs will [...] | 2006-04-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO55 | SRI LANKA: ESCALATING VIOLENCE SHIFTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of January 2 was quiet in the Jaffna peninsula where several attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the last 30 days had claimed the lives of dozens of security forces (Ref B). However, the eastern district of Trincomalee became the new nexus of violence [...] | 2006-01-09 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO557 | TIGERS NOT YET COMMITTED TO SECOND ROUND OF TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are not yet willing to commit to attending the second round of peace talks scheduled for April 19-20 in Geneva, according to Solheim and Hanssen-Bauer. While the Tigers want to stick to discussing the Ceasefire Agreement, the GSL wants to broa [...] | 2006-04-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO581 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENZI [...] (SBU) Senator Enzi, your delegation's April 14 visit to Sri Lanka offers a valuable opportunity to highlight our warm bilateral ties, re-emphasize our commitment to support the peace process and review progress on key elements of our humanitarian assistance program. Bilateral relations with [...] | 2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO591 | NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT LETTER TO SRI LANKA AND LTTE [...] (C) After Co-Chairs meeting April 12 (septel),Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar grabbed Ambassador privately to pass copy of letter which Norwegian International Development Minister Erik Solheim was sending to Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa. Brattskar said very similar letter would be sent to L [...] | 2006-04-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO592 | SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE, VERBIAGE THREATEN GENEVA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: After a brief moratorium on violence following the late January announcement of the first round of Geneva talks (Ref A),the all-too-regrettable pattern of tit-for-tat bloodshed between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its armed rivals has resumed with a vengeance. [...] | 2006-04-12 09:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO600 | GOVERNMENT ASKS CO-CHAIRS FOR STRONG RESPONSE AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair ambassadors, minus the U.S., pushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hard in an August 10 meeting to make clear its commitment to "Geneva II" but the Tigers are focused on the "transportation issue" in which the GSL has refused to chopper Eastern Tigers to the [...] | 2006-04-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO601 | SRI LANKA: MORE BOMB BLASTS AND BLOODSHED IN [...] (SBU) A recent upsurge in violence that has seen 30 people killed in the north and east in just five days continued April 12 when a series of bomb blasts shook Trincomalee town in the late afternoon. Although details remain sketchy, information culled from police, journalists, local resident [...] | 2006-04-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CE |
06COLOMBO612 | CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on Aug 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as plann [...] | 2006-04-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO613 | CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on April 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as pla [...] | 2006-04-17 09:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO620 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE MINES AND MOB VIOLENCE AS LTTE [...] (C) Summary. Violence and communal strife in the north and east continued over the long New Year holiday, killing at least another 40 people April 13-17 in Trincomalee, Jaffna and Vavuniya. An April 12 bomb blast in Trincomalee that appeared to target civilians--the first such incident since [...] | 2006-04-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO630 | SRI LANKA: DEATH OF CHILD SOLDIER IN LTTE ATTACK [...] (U) Summary. The death of an underage Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre in a claymore mine explosion in North Vavuniya on April 13 has prompted an outcry from the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF),which has repeatedly asked the LTTE to free all child soldiers. [...] | 2006-04-19 09:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO634 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN FACILITATORS SEE SLIGHT HOPE [...] (C) In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar said they still held out some hope that talks in Geneva between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) might take place A [...] | 2006-04-19 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO646 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS "NEGATIVE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with the Ambassador on April 20 to discuss latest developments on the peace process. Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and GSL Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona also participated in the meeting. The Foreign Minister said that he had "he [...] | 2006-04-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO650 | NORWEGIANS STILL TRYING TO BROKER DEAL AS APRIL 24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE told the Norwegians they cannot attend ceasefire talks in Geneva until transport is arranged for their leaders to attend a Central Committee meeting. Contrary to what the Tigers told the press, the Tigers did not insist on other conditions for talks. Norwegians are still try [...] | 2006-04-21 06:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO654 | SRI LANKAN PEACE PROCESS: WHAT CAN WE AND OTHERS [...] (C) Escalating violence by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against both civilian and military targets, along with the Tigers' refusal to attend the second round of talks in Geneva, suggest that the LTTE may have decided that continuing the peace process, at least for now, does not [...] | 2006-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO656 | LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CE |
06COLOMBO661 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORES, CYANIDE, AND CIVILIANS: [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued small-scale attacks against military and civilian targets in the north and east April 21-23, killing eleven members of the security forces and six Sinhalese villagers in separate incidents. For the second time in as many weeks, a Sinhal [...] | 2006-04-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO672 | SRI LANKA: SUSPECTED LTTE SUICIDE BOMBER ATTEMPTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka was injured April 25 in an assassination attempt by a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber at Army Headquarters in Colombo. As many as eight people, many of them members of Fonseka's security detail, may h [...] | 2006-04-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC CE |
06COLOMBO686 | SRI LANKAN MILITARY LAUNCHES "LIMITED" RETALIATORY [...] (C) Following the attempted assassination of Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in Colombo on April 25, Government security forces launched aerial and artillery strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory in the eastern district of Trincomalee late April 25 and the mor [...] | 2006-04-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO696 | SRI LANKA: INITIAL REPORTS OF IDP OUTFLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. April 27 reports by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website TamilNet alleging that as many as 40,000 civilians have fled the Trincomalee District since the Sri Lanka Military carried out aerial bombing raids cannot be confirmed. Trincomalee's Government Agent e [...] | 2006-04-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO697 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT CONFIRMS MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Charge' condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) April 25 attempt on the life of the Army Commander and underscored strong US support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the confli [...] | 2006-04-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO713 | SRI LANKA: TIGER TRANSPORT STILL ON TABLE AS [...] (C) Low-intensity conflict between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued April 29-May 2, including an April 30 LTTE attack on camps run by the dissident Karuna faction on the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa border. Despite the violenc [...] | 2006-05-02 13:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO72 | Special Media Reaction: Ambassador's January 10 [...] (U) Summary: English and Sinhala media January 11 ran bold front-page headlines and lead stories highlighting Ambassador's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he noted that peace should be the nation's highest priority, criticized recent LTTE violence and lauded the [...] | 2006-01-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO721 | INDIANS STILL HOPING GENEVA TALKS CAN RESUME UNDER [...] (C) According to a local Indian diplomat, his government remains hopeful, despite the April 25 assassination attempt on Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) can engage the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a second round of talks. To get the talks back [...] | 2006-05-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IN CE |
06COLOMBO723 | GUNMEN ATTACK TAMIL NEWSPAPER ON EVE OF WORLD PRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the evening of May 2 unidentified gunmen entered the offices of the Tamil language newspaper Uthayan in the northern district of Jaffna and opened fire on the employees, killing two and wounding at least three. The Minister of Mass Media and Information condemned the attack [...] | 2006-05-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO731 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED TO DEVELOP [...] (C) In separate May 4 meetings with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and opposition United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the need for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to giv [...] | 2006-05-04 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO757 | AKASHI GETS HARD LINE FROM TIGERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tigers implied to Akashi they will not go to Geneva until Government stops all violence against Tamils. They insisted President Rajapaksa has the power to do so, but Akashi told us that the President has admitted some doubts about his control. END SUMMARY 2. (C) Japanese S [...] | 2006-05-10 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO759 | SRI LANKA: ICRC NOTES DISTURBING TRENDS SINCE [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with poloff, ICRC Deputy Head of Mission Peter Krakolinig and Protection Coordinator Christoph Sutter said that they believed that their access to Government-held detainees is very good. Sutter estimated the number of detainees held under Emergency Regulations to whom [...] | 2006-05-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO771 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) Since the April 7 assassination of a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP-nominee in Trincomalee--and in tandem with stepped-up violence against Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) military targets--the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is increasingly attempting to depict GSL security forces [...] | 2006-05-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO790 | SCA PDAS CAMP PRESSES GSL ON POLITICAL PROPOSALS [...] (C) In separate May 15 meetings with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona, Principal Deputy Assistant SIPDIS Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp SIPDIS emphasized U.S. concern at the escalation [...] | 2006-05-16 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO791 | SRI LANKAN TRUCE MONITORS TELL SCA PDAS CAMP THEY [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and SIPDIS Charge', members of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said that the Mission plans to resume naval monitoring as soon as possible. In SLMM's view, the May 11 Se [...] | 2006-05-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO792 | SRI LANKA: SCA PDAS CAMP URGES DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and Charge' underscored U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) but stressed the need for the Government to investigate thoroughl [...] | 2006-05-16 08:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS PREL PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO805 | DUTCH AMBASSADOR REGISTERS LOCAL EU CONCERN WITH [...] (C) Dutch Ambassador Reynout Van Dijk called on Charge' May 17 in his capacity as the representative of the EU Presidency to complain about SCA PDAS Donald Camp's May 16 statement during a television interview in Colombo that the U.S. encouraged the European Union to list the Liberation Tige [...] | 2006-05-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CE EU |
06COLOMBO808 | Special Media Reaction: PDAS Camp Visit to [...] (U) The Sri Lankan media splashed SCA PDAS Donald Camp's media interviews prominently on their front pages and as leads on the evening TV news programs. While government-run media highlighted Camp's denunciations of the LTTE, independent papers, in both Tamil and English, played up his comment [...] | 2006-05-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO843 | SRI LANKA: NGO OFFICES TARGETED, LTTE EASTERN [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy eastern military commander was one of several fatalities as violence continued in the embattled north and east May 20-21. Unknown perpetrators threw grenades into the offices of three international NGOs in a government-controlled town in [...] | 2006-05-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM EAID CE |
06COLOMBO866 | SRI LANKA: FROM INSIDE THE CONFLICT ZONE AND FROM [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 18 and May 23 a Tamil cleric from Jaffna and a Sinhalese Buddhist Cabinet Minister shared with poloff their assessments of the current situation and expectations for the future. Although their many differences in viewpoints, especially with respect to Governme [...] | 2006-05-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO872 | TOKYO CO-CHAIRS PRE-MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: GSL representatives admit that at least some elements of armed forces may be cooperating with irregular armed groups. Government is trying to crack down on this, and is also trying to develop a proposal for a political settlement. EU will likely designate LTTE as terrorist group on May [...] | 2006-05-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO88 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 23-25 [...] (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes as small-scale but recurrent aggression by the insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is exerting increasing pressure on a still-new and relatively untested Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) executive. President Mahinda Rajapaksa appears to lack a coh [...] | 2006-01-12 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO89 | Special Media Reaction: Editorial Reaction to [...] (U) Summary: English and Sinhala editorialists January 12 praised Ambassador Lunstead's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he noted that peace should be the nation's highest priority, criticized recent LTTE violence and lauded the GOSL's restrained response to LTTE [...] | 2006-01-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO933 | A/S BOUCHER TALKS TOUGH ON TIGERS BUT PRESSES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in the May 30 meeting of the Sri Lankan Donor Co-Chairs (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) in Tokyo, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher underscored the messages from the Tokyo Co-Chairs statement during a May 31 trip to Co [...] | 2006-06-05 07:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO941 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS THREATEN WITHDRAWAL AFTER [...] (C) On June 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to go to Oslo for June 8-9 talks with a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation led by Peace Secretariat Secretary General Palitha Kohona to discuss the role of the Scandanavian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) despite e [...] | 2006-06-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO958 | EAC MEETING 7 JUNE 2006 [...] (SBU) Colombo EAC met June 7 to discuss the June 6 early morning claymore mine attack along the main road from Colombo to the airport north of town. The latest information indicates the explosion occurred near the entrance to a Navy base (which processes new recruits) about five hundred meter [...] | 2006-06-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CE PTER |
06COLOMBO966 | DEMARCHE ON ADDRESSING IRAN ISSUE AT JUNE 12-16 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO970 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES HUMAN RIGHTS AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO976 | SRI LANKA: POPULATION MOVEMENTS IN CONFLICT AREAS [...] (C) The unsteady security environment since April 2006, including ethnic communal incidents and military action, has led to displacement among Sinhalese, Muslim, and Tamil communities in the North and East of Sri Lanka. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) currently estima [...] | 2006-06-09 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO989 | SRI LANKA: ASSESSING UNOHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (U) Summary: Poloff met with United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) Sri Lanka representative Rory Mungoven on June 9 to discuss the successes and constraints of the program and how the U.S. could buttress OHCHR's mandate in Sri Lanka. Mungoven noted moderately [...] | 2006-06-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO990 | SRI LANKA: LTTE REFUSES TO MEET GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) surprised most observers by derailing diplomatic efforts to salvage the peace process, refusing to hold talks on the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission June 8-9 in Oslo. Moreover, in the wake of the EU listing of the Tigers, the LTTE has said [...] | 2006-06-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL CE |
06COLOMBO998 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES OSLO, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palihakkara and Peace Secretariat Chief and head of the Oslo delegation Kohona on June 13 in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to enter talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in Oslo on June 8-9 on t [...] | 2006-06-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06CONAKRY1830 | Guinea: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] Guinea was not included in the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Therefore, this cable will not be a detailed assessment, but provides information on major developments likely to have an impact on the ability of terrorists to operate in Guinea (Ref A). There have been few changes since post' [...] | 2006-12-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS GV |
06COPENHAGEN1327 | CARTOON ANNIVERSARY: DANISH PAPER DECIDES AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: To mark the one-year anniversary this weekend of its publication of Mohammed cartoons, the Danish daily "Jyllands-Posten" weighed, but ultimately decided against reprinting the caricatures, at least so soon after the controversy stirred by the Pope's speech. Our discreet discussions [...] | 2006-09-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PTER DA |
06COPENHAGEN336 | MOHAMMED CARTOONS: DENMARK WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE NEWSPAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 05:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER DA KDEM |
06COPENHAGEN454 | EMBASSY REITERATES NEED TO SHUT DOWN ROJ-TV [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor and Polmiloff called April 6 on MFA Foreign Policy Director Jens-Otto Horslund and Deputy Director Lars Bo Moeller to strongly urge the Danish government shut down Roj-TV and freeze its assets and those of related media companies (reftel). Pol/Econ Counselor stressed th [...] | 2006-04-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL DA TU |
06COTONOU1148 | BENIN: DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER BN |
06COTONOU1203 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered demarche in reftel December 7 to US Desk Officer Mr. Randal Oguidan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of the Americas. HOLTZAPPLE [...] | 2006-12-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR BN |
06COTONOU878 | BENIN: NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (SBU) On September 5 Poloff demarched Mr. Bienvenue Houngbedji of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Office, and left behind reftel talking points as a non-paper. Houngbedji noted the USG positions on the issues raised in the reftel. 2. (C) On September 7 Ambassado [...] | 2006-09-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM BN |
06COTONOU893 | BENIN: DEMARCHE ON NAM TOPICS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM BN |
06DAKAR1034 | SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON [...] DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED MCN'S NEW MESSAGE SENT OUT WITH NEW MCN AND NEW DTG. DAKAR 00001034 002.4 OF 002 ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR Â [...] | 2006-04-28 11:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG |
06DAKAR1039 | SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 27 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Dakar focused as much on narcotics as it did on ideological radicalization. DCM drew on Ref A talking points and briefed the CTAG on counter-terrorism training that we have conducted in 2006. DCM noted that we are [...] | 2006-05-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG |
06DAKAR1897 | SENEGAL REACTS TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] (C) Since the Ambassador and Minister of Commerce Mamadou Diop Decroix were chairing a follow-up to the Fifth African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo on August 8. Ambassador Diallo repeated Senegal's call for [...] | 2006-08-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN LE IS SG |
06DAKAR2011 | PROMINENT SENEGALESE MUSLIM LEADER REQUESTS USG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 11 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received a USD 1.3 million request for financial support from prominent Senegalese Islamic leader Cheikh Hassan Cisse, to expand the broadcast capability of his community radio station, Medina Baye FM, af [...] | 2006-08-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAID PHUM SENV SOCI KPAO SG |
06DAKAR2224 | DAKAR: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING [...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on September 13, 2006, to review mission security posture due to an increase in violence in the Casamance area and petty theft in Dakar. The EAC deemed the current security posture appropriate in Dakar. In light of recent banditry and rebel activity in the Casama [...] | 2006-09-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC PINS AMGT SG |
06DAKAR2477 | SENEGAL: G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 10 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting focused on the recent wave of clandestine migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands, rather than ideological extremism. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) both partici [...] | 2006-10-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR CVIS SMIG KCRM KISL PU SG |
06DAKAR2748 | STAFFDEL BRANEGAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Jay Branegan visited Dakar, November 2-3, 2006, to study the processes and procedures whereby the State and Defense Departments coordinate in embassies overseas, particularly in pursuing activities related to the Global War on Terro [...] | 2006-11-15 16:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR ASEC OREP SG |
06DAKAR2779 | 2006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...] | 2006-11-21 10:20:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU |
06DAKAR2780 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...] | 2006-11-21 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2789 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...] | 2006-11-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2796 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2818 | 2006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...] | 2006-11-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU |
06DAKAR2927 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Currently the Senegalese Government does not have a specifically designated national list of banned terrorist entities. Rather, separate lists are maintained by different intelligence and enforcement agencies. 2. (SBU) The five agencies maintaining names of banned terrorist entities [...] | 2006-12-08 14:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN SG |
06DAKAR2989 | SENEGAL: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (U) The GOS provided the following responses to reftel queries: A. (SBU) Immigration Databases: Question: What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Answer: Currently, other than paper arrival and departure records, the Government of Senegal (GOS) [...] | 2006-12-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KVPR KHLS PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SG |
06DAKAR3020 | SENEGAL INVITES ASSAD TO VISIT AND RECEIVES [...] (C) Before the Embassy could deliver reftel demarche, we discovered that Senegalese Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio was en route to Damascus. On December 13, Gadio extended an invitation to Syrian President Assad to visit Senegal; Gadio in turn received an invitation [...] | 2006-12-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY SG |
06DAKAR668 | THE CONSULAR ROLE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY [...] This year Embassy Dakar devoted our Consular Leadership Day (CLD) to exploring the consular section's role in transformational diplomacy. Drawing on input from several American citizen wardens, staff from the Public Affairs Section (PAS),CA's PDAS, Charge and, most importantly, the consular [...] | 2006-03-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT APER CASC CVIS KPAO PHUM PTER SG |
06DAMASCUS1014 | IN THE FACE OF SECTION 311 SANCTIONS, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: As we move to impose sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311, it has become increasingly clear that the threat of sanctions succeeded in making it difficult for Syrian public financial institutions to conduct business with foreign bank [...] | 2006-03-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PTER SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS278 | SYRIAN MP SAYS INTELL CHIEF WANTS TO BE FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: This is a corrected copy of Damascus 0270. Please disregard previous version. A Syrian MP and businessman told us January 24 that, despite a U.S. decision to freeze the assets of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) chief Asif Shawqat, the intelligence head still considered himse [...] | 2006-01-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS3 | SYRIA'S CORRUPT CLASSES [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian economy continues to be dominated by a "corrupt class" who use their personal ties to members of the Asad family and the Syrian security services to gain monopolistic control over most sectors of the economy, while enriching themselves and their regime benefactors. The [...] | 2006-01-02 10:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER SY LE SANC |
06DAMASCUS4393 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RECENT 1267 COMMITTEE [...] (C) ECONOFF delivered reftel demarches regarding UN 1267 Sanctions Committee additions to Bassam Barabandi, Second Secretary in the MFA Protocol Office. Barabandi had no SIPDIS substantive response, but said he would convey the talking points and non-paper to appropriate individuals within t [...] | 2006-09-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL |
06DAMASCUS4612 | INITIAL EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PRESS SARG ON INCREASED [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the September 12 attack on the Embassy, the Embassy has pressed the SARG through various channels for increased security for USG facilities in Damascus and for complete sharing of details of the SARG investigation into the attack. RSO has relied on informal conta [...] | 2006-09-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS4614 | REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian contacts have expressed relief that no Americans were killed or injured in the September 12 attack on the Embassy. Partly due to the almost complete lack of official information from the SARG on the attack, many contacts, echoing widespread street views, are speculating [...] | 2006-09-22 08:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS517 | THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA; PART I: COULD THEY [...] (U) This is the first of two cables that assess the potential political influence of the Muslim Brothers in Syria. 2. (U) PART I. DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD POWER; CONSTRAINTS ON MB INFLUENCE 3. (C) Summary: In the wake of former VP Khaddam's flirtation with the M [...] | 2006-02-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KDEM SY |
06DAMASCUS5283 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (C) TFCO: William Roebuck, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, 963-11-3391-3807, RoebuckW@state.gov or RoebuckWV@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Deputy TFCO: Todd Holmstrom, Political/Economic Section Chief, 963-11-3391-4287, HolmstromT@state.gov or HolmstromTC@state.sgov.gov. 3. (C) Post recommends [...] | 2006-11-08 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06DAMASCUS5289 | FM MUALLEM TO VISIT IRAQ? [...] (C) Though we have heard conflicting reports from our Syrian interlocutors, those purporting to be speaking on behalf of the regime insist Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem will visit Iraq next week, on or about November 12. Hashem Akkad, MP and Asif Shawkat intimate, told us as of Novemb [...] | 2006-11-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS531 | THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA, PART II: COULD THEY [...] (U) This is the second of two cables that assess the potential power of the Muslim Brothers in Syria. 2. (U) PART II. REASONS FOR THE EXAGGERATED ESTIMATES OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD INFLUENCE 3. (C) Summary: Most estimates of potential Muslim Brother support range between ten and thirty [...] | 2006-02-09 16:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KDEM SY |
06DAMASCUS5326 | SYRIAN VIEWS ON FM MOALLEM,S VISIT IRAQ [...] (U) UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 21 ASSASSINATION OF PIERRE JAMAYEL, FOREIGN MINISTER WALID MUALLEM,S TRIP TO IRAQ DOMINATED THE HEADLINES AND CONVERSATIONS IN DAMASCUS. SYRIANS OF VARIOUS STRIPES VIEWED THE VISIT AS A SUCCESS AS IT EXTENDED SARG INFLUENCE IN IRAQ WITH BOTH ITS TRADITIONAL ALLIES AND T [...] | 2006-11-22 16:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS5367 | GERMAN FM STEINMEIER'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. German FM Steinmeier paid a very brief visit to Damascus to discuss, primarily, regional issues. Nothing was promised by either side and little progress was made on influencing either countries, stance on regional conflicts. Nonetheless, the local German Embassy assesses the vi [...] | 2006-12-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS5399 | INFLUENCING THE SARG IN THE END OF 2006 [...] (S) Summary. The SARG ends 2006 in a much stronger position domestically and internationally than it did 2005. While there may be additional bilateral or multilateral pressure that can impact Syria, the regime is based on a small clique that is largely immune to such pressure. However, Basha [...] | 2006-12-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS5431 | SYRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Maria d.G. Olson is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Pl. Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: OlsonM@state.gov. Tel: (963) (11) 3391-3785. Cell Phone: (963) 94405166. 2. (SBU) The Syrian Government continued to provide political and material support to Hizballah and pol [...] | 2006-12-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS5447 | SENATORS DODD AND KERRY PUSH PRESIDENT ASAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd had a wide-ranging conversation with President Asad that focused on Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Senators cautioned Asad that his relations with America would not improve without his regime changing its destabilizing policies [...] | 2006-12-28 06:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS5448 | SENATORS DODD AND KERRY DISCUSS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd told FM Walid Mu'allim that the time was ripe for strong unilateral action by the SARG if it truly wanted to be part of the solution for regional crisis in Lebanon, Iraq, and among the Palestinians. Mu'allim commented that the SARG would pursue security an [...] | 2006-12-28 06:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY |
06DAMASCUS5449 | CODEL SPECTER MEETS SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM [...] (C) Summary: Visiting U.S. Senator Arlen Specter met with Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim for 75 minutes on December 25 in Damascus. The conversation covered U.S.-Syria relations, Syria's desire for resumed peace talks with Israel, allegations that Syria continues to meddle in Lebanon, steps to st [...] | 2006-12-28 06:48:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV LE IZ SY |
06DARESSALAAM1076 | CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...] | 2006-07-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL EAID |
06DARESSALAAM1089 | (CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...] | 2006-07-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL EAID |
06DARESSALAAM120 | CIVAIR: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN [...] Post welcomes the visit of the following FAA Personnel to Arusha from January 29 through February 11, 2006: John A Waltz, Anderson Begg, and Bryand Rozen. Please note: CJ Collins was already granted country clearance and her hotel/airport transportation requests were made in DAR 055. 2. [...] | 2006-01-23 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA PTER TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1322 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 09:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1336 | TANZANIA REVIEWING TEXT OF UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] (U) Tanzania views the draft text of a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon as including some crucial elments but "not perfect," Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff August 7. Mulamula said the elements of an imm [...] | 2006-08-07 14:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1376 | TANZANIA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION UNAWARE OF [...] (SBU) In response to an August 6 London Sunday Times report of a shipment of uranium 238 uncovered by customs officials in Tanzania on October 22, Poloff spoke with A.M. Nyanda, Director General of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC). Nyanda said he had not read the article and had [...] | 2006-08-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER IAEA PGOV CG TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1386 | TANZANIA'S RESPONSE: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE UN PREL PTER TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1431 | TANZANIA TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMED OF UPDATES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1503 | THE SECRETARY'S REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) At Africa's first Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference in Nairobi (reftel),Embassy Dar es Salaam asked to take the first cut at a "Regional Counterterrorism Action Plan" for the Horn of Africa. Our action plan presents a set of recommendations for greater regional collaboration [...] | 2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1533 | PRESIDENT KIKWETE WARMLY WELCOMES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Retzer met with President Kikwete September 11 to personally convey President Bush's invitation for a bilateral meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly. President Kikwete warmly welcomed the meeting, and proceeded to engage Ambassador Retzer on several issue [...] | 2006-09-14 04:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM PINR PTER ENRG ETZ |
06DARESSALAAM1593 | URANIUM IN DAR COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO SHIPPING [...] (C) According to a senior Swiss diplomat, the shipment of uranium through Dar es Salaam is common knowledge to two Swiss shipping companies. Hans Peter Schoni, Counsellor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, referred to the allegations of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pa [...] | 2006-09-27 08:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR IAEA PGOV CG TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1761 | TANZANIA LIKELY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (U) On October 30, Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that while Tanzania may have reservations about the UN General Assembly resolutions sponsored by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),Tanzania would likely support the resolu [...] | 2006-10-31 03:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1824 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER, TANZANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 13:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1835 | PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...] | 2006-11-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR |
06DARESSALAAM1936 | TANZANIA: CT PROGRAMS BY PARTNER NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. To date, there have been only limited activities on counterterrorism (CT) and land/maritime border control by USG partner nations in Tanzania. In 2005/06, the British have sponsored two training programs in Tanzania to build capacity at Tanzania's international airports and to [...] | 2006-12-15 03:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL XW YM ASEC TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1944 | TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...] | 2006-12-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ |
06DARESSALAAM451 | TANZANIA NOT PLANNING STATEMENT CONCERNING SHRINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PTER IZ TZ |
06DARESSALAAM592 | TANZANIA OVERFLIGHTS REVISITED, NO READ ON RESPONSE [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),through Grace Martin, Head of Section for Europe and the Americas, contacted Poloff April 4 regarding the outstanding USG request for overflight permission. In a April 5 meeting, Martin told Poloff that she had been directed to research the issue, [...] | 2006-04-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ MARR |
06DARESSALAAM685 | TANZANIA SUPPORTS 1540 COMMITTEE EXTENSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PKNP PARM PREL PTER UNSC TZ |
06DARESSALAAM771 | OVERFLIGHTS: HELP US DO IT OURSELVES [...] (S) Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Europe and Americas Division, has informed Ambassador Retzer that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would like to develop its own capacity to conduct aerial surveillance and reconnaissance missions rather than allow USG ov [...] | 2006-05-11 06:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MARV MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ |
06DHAKA1052 | DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARY JO MELANCON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Mary Jo Melancon and Kirsten Kings's March 5 through March 11 visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Legal Attache, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Ho [...] | 2006-03-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG KCRM ASEC EFIN PREL PTER OTRA |
06DHAKA1053 | JMB CHIEF ABDUR RAHMAN SURRENDERS [...] (C) Summary: Early March 2, JMB chieftain Abdur Rahman and two accomplices surrendered to police after a 30-hour standoff inside an upscale house in Sylhet. Bangladeshis are expressing relief, while opposition Awami League figures claim the BDG staged the affair to mask its ties to JMB and pa [...] | 2006-03-02 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV KISL BG |
06DHAKA1107 | CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS WITH MFA MORSHED KHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Crowley met with Morshed Khan and discussed terrorism, elections, protection of minorities, the BDG economy and corruption, and possible reductions in US AID funding. Khan reviewed the BDG's positive actions on counterterrorism, expressed optimism about the elections, [...] | 2006-03-05 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM ETRD PTER IR BG |
06DHAKA1108 | CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS AWAMI LEAGUE LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Joseph Crowley met with Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina, with several AL members and embassy officials. Hasina and others said the international community and election monitors need to better understand the election situation in Bangladesh, perhaps by arriving [...] | 2006-03-05 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV BG |
06DHAKA1109 | CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS WITH JAMAAT ISLAMI [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Crowley and embassy officials met with JI's top leadership including Amir Nizami. Crowley noted JI's contributions in counter terrorism, asked JI to promote respect for minority rights, sought avoidance of election violence and intimidation, raised corruption issues, [...] | 2006-03-05 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PTER BG |
06DHAKA1525 | WELCOME TO SCA: THE BANGLADESH AGENDA [...] (C) It's not George Harrison's Bangladesh anymore. Major advances in health, education, and food security have given Bangladesh a stability and a future that seemed unthinkable just 20 years ago. Bangladeshis are tolerant, moderate people who generally live at peace with their Hindu and Chri [...] | 2006-03-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PTER KISL KDEM BG |
06DHAKA1863 | SCA DAS GASTRIGHT MEETING WITH SHEIKH HASINA [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina expressed concern over the lack of movement on investigating or prosecuting JMB and JMJB suspects, and reiterated her call for international investigation of terrorist incidents in Bangladesh. She also urged the international [...] | 2006-04-04 08:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA1959 | BANGLADESH BANK FINES ISLAMI BANK BANGLADESH FOR [...] (U) Summary: Bangladesh Bank (BB) (the central bank of Bangladesh) fined Islami Bank Bangladesh on April 5 for violation of the country's anti-money laundering law (AML) in connection with an account linked to the JMB. The 100,000 taka ($1400) fine is the maximum fine authorized under the [...] | 2006-04-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG UK |
06DHAKA2000 | RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH, PRESS REPORTS DESPITE [...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...] | 2006-04-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG |
06DHAKA2001 | RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...] | 2006-04-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG |
06DHAKA2078 | FORMER COMMANDER LOOKS BACK ON RAB'S ORIGINS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The former deputy commander of RAB recounted the origins of the controversial anti-crime unit, disparaged the skills and integrity of police, and cited the interrogations of JMB suspects to suggest that the BDG's zeal in arresting the August 17 bombers ironically triggered as r [...] | 2006-04-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KISL KCRM PHUM BG |
06DHAKA2146 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT MFA [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials assured the Ambassador of their strong support for U.S.-Bangla relations, and of the BDG's commitment to combat extremism and conduct free elections. Foreign Minister Khan hoped the Secretary would soon visit Bangladesh, reiterated his request for CT equipment and [...] | 2006-04-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PROG BG |
06DHAKA2296 | BANGLADESH CONFRONTED WITH HEROIN PROBLEM [...] (U) Summary: Intercepted heroin shipments to the UK spawned government attention to a drug problem that Bangladesh has been reluctant to acknowledge. A recently released report by the BDG on the matter reveals gaping holes in the country's counter-narcotics program. Although narcotics te [...] | 2006-04-24 00:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SNAR PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA2378 | BANGLADESH: LOCAL G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) On April 18, Dhaka based G8 countries embassies met at the Russian embassy for the local CTAG meeting chaired by Russia. Represented countries included France, German, UK, Australia, European Commission, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Russia, mostly at the Chief of Mission level. [...] | 2006-04-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL BG |
06DHAKA238 | JMB BOMBER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS [...] (SBU) On January 15, the Kishoreganj town court, located 100 kilometers north of Dhaka, sentenced Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) regional commander Obaidullah Sumon, aged 25, to 15 years of "rigorous imprisonment" and fined him 2,000 taka (50 USD) for possession of four kilos of gunpowder [...] | 2006-01-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM PGOV BG |
06DHAKA2440 | BANGLADESH CAPTURES TERROR LEADERS [...] (SBU) BDG security forces have captured Khaled Saifullah and Salauddin, (who goes by only one name),the remaining two members of Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist group's seven man Majlish-i-Shura or ruling council. According to media reports, Khaled Saifullah was captured on Apri [...] | 2006-04-26 09:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL KCRM BG |
06DHAKA2450 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON HOME MINISTER. [...] (SBU) On April 23, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Home Affairs Minister of State Lutfuzzoman Babar. Home Secretary Raj Hossain, Joint Secretary Ahkter Ahmed, MFA SIPDIS Americas DG Shahidul Islam, and RLA (notetaker) were also present. 2. (C) Babar thanked the USG for its gro [...] | 2006-04-27 01:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG |
06DHAKA2451 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH LAW MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Law Minister Ahmed stated that legislation to separate the judiciary from the executive branch will be presented to parliament before the caretaker government takes over in October. He agreed to support a financial crimes task force and accepted RLA's assistance in drafting langu [...] | 2006-04-27 02:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG PGOV PREL PTER |
06DHAKA246 | Media Reaction: Resignation of Saddam's Trial Judge; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 06:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII SIPDI |
06DHAKA2485 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Butenis and USAID Director called on Dr. Md. Osman Farruk, Minister of Education on 23 April 2006. The planned 30 minute call lasted almost one hour, with the Minister touching on everything from the BDG,s successes in education to his predictions on the upcoming elec [...] | 2006-04-30 06:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
06DHAKA2521 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 (LIST 77) BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-01 03:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG |
06DHAKA2573 | JMB TERRORIST INVESTIGATION MARCHES ON--UP TO A [...] (S) Summary. The BDG's pursuit of JMB crossed a huge threshold in April with the capture of the last two members of JMB's senior leadership body. Overall, some 693 alleged JMB activists have been arrested, 141 criminal cases have been filed, and 31 defendants have been convicted and sentence [...] | 2006-05-03 05:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER KISL PGOV PHUM BG |
06DHAKA2667 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED MAY 9-13 D-8 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BG |
06DHAKA2746 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO BANGLADESH OF TREASURY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 03:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EFIN BG |
06DHAKA2799 | NARCOTICS ARREST: BIG FISH FOR LAW AND ORDER? [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrest of a prominent businessmen led to the BDG pronouncement of success against heroin traffickers in the country. The chairman of a large food export company is the government's "big fish" in the case, despite his arrest being based solely on the confessions of j [...] | 2006-05-17 10:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SNAR PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA280 | YOUR VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (S) Everything and nothing has changed in Bangladesh since your last visit in May 2005. JMB's stunning onslaught of violence finally forced the BDG to acknowledge that terrorism and extremism exist in Bangladesh, but domestic politics remain as polarized and painful as ever. Your BNP and MFA [...] | 2006-01-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PTER KISL KDEM BG BGD |
06DHAKA3079 | A/S TREASURY PATRICK O'BRIEN MEETS BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary: May 17 and 18, Department of Treasury (Treasury) Office for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Assistant Secretary (A/S) Patrick O'Brien visited key Bangladesh officials involved in counter-terrorist financing (CTF) policy making and implementation. Accompanying A/S O'Bri [...] | 2006-05-29 07:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EFIN BG |
06DHAKA338 | TILTING AT WINDMILLS [...] (C) Kamal Hossain is the principal drafter of Bangladesh's constitution and the country's most prominent civil libertarian. Foreign minister in Sheikh Mujib's government, he left the Awami League, he says, to protest the AL's embrace of black money and thugery in post-Ershad politics. As cha [...] | 2006-01-23 08:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PTER BG BGD |
06DHAKA3453 | IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See Paragraphs 14 and 22. 2, (S) Summary: After discussion of current mission Counter Terrorism efforts, embassy believes that enhancement to current programs is justified and should be explored. Embassy believes that next steps include steps towards initiation of a Rewa [...] | 2006-06-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER KCRM KISL EAID ASEC BG |
06DHAKA3455 | DISREGARD: IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] REFTEL SENT IN ERROR. Please disregard. Corrected final cable to be sent. BUTENIS [...] | 2006-06-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KCRM KISL EAID BG |
06DHAKA352 | SPECULATION ON BDG'S FAILURE TO CATCH JMB LEADERS [...] (SBU) On January 19, 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel cordoned off an area in Kushtia, 120 kilometers west of Dhaka, to hunt for fugitive JMB leader Bangla Bhai, according to police and media reports. Five helicopters, a huge deployment for Bangladesh, supported the effort reportedly t [...] | 2006-01-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER KCRM PGOV BG |
06DHAKA3538 | TABLIGH-E-JAMAAT: ISLAMIC REVIVALISM STRIKING DEEP [...] (S) Summary. Tabligh-e-Jamaat (TJ) is a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has deep roots in Bangladesh. Its followers here probably number in the millions, and the organization's influence extends to every corner of the country. The most unique feature of TJ is its emphasis on [...] | 2006-06-15 04:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS PTER BG |
06DHAKA360 | Media Reaction: U.S. cooperation in combating Terrorism; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA361 | HOME MINISTER ASSURES PEACE CORPS OF FULL [...] (C) Summary: Home Minister of State Babar told Peace Corps Chief of Security that security would be tightened at all Peace Corps sites and urged Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) are staying and urged that the organization remain in Bangladesh so as not to give in to the terrorists. 2. (SBU) O [...] | 2006-01-24 12:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC BD BG |
06DHAKA381 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT (LIST 75) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 06:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP UK BG UN |
06DHAKA382 | Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 06:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA3889 | IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See Paragraph 21. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy thoroughly reviewed USG Counter Terrorism assistance to Bangladesh and believes that enhancement to current programs is fully justified and should be explored. Paragraph 21 outlines proposed next steps. We do not believe that [...] | 2006-06-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER KCRM KISL EAID ASEC BG |
06DHAKA429 | SCA A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: SCA A/S Christina Rocca discussed concerns over the rise in extremism and terrorist acts, upcoming elections, and governance issues. MFA officials assured her that BDG is committed to addressing these issues and has made significant progress in combating terrori [...] | 2006-01-27 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD BG BGD |
06DHAKA431 | A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM ZIA [...] (C) Summary: In a January 26 meeting with Prime Minister Zia, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed extremism, elections and political violence and delivered the President's letter to the PM. PM Zia reiterated her commitment to speak out forcefully against extremism [...] | 2006-01-27 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KCRM BG BGD |
06DHAKA4339 | BANGLADESH: LIMITED REACTION TO HOSTILITIES [...] Bangladeshi reaction to the hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has thus far been muted. Responding to media questions, a spokesman for the MFA condemned Israeli attacks and called on Israel to halt its "aggressive" actions. The BDG has not issued a formal statement. 2. Media rep [...] | 2006-07-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC BG IS LE |
06DHAKA4399 | MUMBAI BLASTS - BDG OFFICIALS DENY INDIAN NEWS [...] Bangladesh State Minister for Home Affairs Babar has denied as "ridiculous" reports in the Indian press that explosives used in the Mumbai blasts were brought from Bangladesh. He suggested the news reports might be a counterpoint to similar news reports in Bangladesh alleging Indian links [...] | 2006-07-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV BG |
06DHAKA4700 | JUDICIARY IS "SHAKING BADLY" OVER DISSATISFACTION [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's dinner for four of Bangladesh's most respected legal figures indicated that a "catastrophe" was looming in the judiciary which the former Chief Justice described as "shaking badly" due to the Chief Justice's inability to deal with government interference. End Summary. [...] | 2006-07-27 09:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG PGOV PREL PTER |
06DHAKA4741 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para three. 2. (SBU) The following participants have been selected for "ATA-5181 - Explosive Incident Countermeasures" training: Name: Md. Taherul Haq Chauhan Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner Department: Detective Branch Dhaka [...] | 2006-07-31 08:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA4743 | BANGLADESH: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED ON FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PHUM PINR BG |
06DHAKA5201 | BANGLADESH ISLAMI UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited Bangladesh Islami University, a new Bangladesh private university with Saudi Arabian connections. Secretary General Maulana Jafri discussed his university's expansion plans, asked for U.S. assistance, and denied any plans to run for office. End Summary. 2. (S [...] | 2006-08-15 06:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KCRM PGOV BD |
06DHAKA5224 | ANNIVERSARY OF AUGUST 17 NATIONWIDE BLASTS [...] (C) One year after the nationwide blasts that rocked Bangladesh, political parties of all hues are holding commemorative rallies in Dhaka to condemn terrorism and Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh, the group charged with the blasts and a subsequent wave of attacks. Some local media called for the [...] | 2006-08-17 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG |
06DHAKA5332 | INDO-BANGLADESH RELATIONS SHOW NEW STRAIN [...] (S) Summary. After a brief respite between the Dhaka SAARC summit in October and Prime Minister Zia's visit to New Delhi in March, Indo-Bangladeshi relations are again showing strain. Given India's support for the opposition Awami League, Indian antagonism towards the current government, and [...] | 2006-08-22 08:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PGOV KISL IN BG |
06DHAKA536 | A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH JAMAAT ISLAMI CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: JI amir Nizami told A/S Rocca that JMB has "no support anywhere in the country" and that the BDG has destroyed JMB's field activists. He denied any ties between JI and JMB, declared the next elections will be free and fair, and lobbied for closer US/BDG relations. End summary. [...] | 2006-02-01 04:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BG |
06DHAKA5645 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ATTENDEES OF NAM [...] (SBU) On 4 September, Ambassador demarched several key issues (reftel) to Minister of Foreign Affairs Morshed Khan. 2. (C) Ambassador requested Bangladesh to support Guatemala's candidacy to the United Nations Security Council. Khan said that the newly appointed Venezuelan Ambassador based [...] | 2006-09-05 06:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM UN BG |
06DHAKA5653 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Morshed Khan. Khan said that the MFA met with the Home Ministry, confirmed the identity and nationality of detainee Mubaruk Hasheem, and plans to have interministerial meetings on the procedures to hand over the i [...] | 2006-09-05 10:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG |
06DHAKA5706 | FOREIGN MINISTER KHAN STILL HAS FOREIGN RELATION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Khan requested a meeting with Secretary Rice during the time he would be in the United States, outlined his views to improve relations with India, and confirmed that Bangladesh hopes to open an embassy in Afghanistan by the end of the year. End Summary. 2. (C) [...] | 2006-09-07 04:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA6190 | STATUS OF FRAMEWORK FOR RELEASE OF BANGLADESHI [...] (C) We continue to engage with Foreign and Home Ministry officials to create an acceptable framework for the repatriation from Guantanamo of Bangladeshi national Mubarrak Hussain bin Abul Hashem. 2. (C) On September 25, MFA Americas Director Mahbub Saleh affirmed to poloff that Hashem is in [...] | 2006-10-09 09:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG |
06DHAKA6390 | BANGLADESH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) PolOff spoke with MFA Director of the America and Pacific Wing Mahbub Saleh on October 22 to discuss the BDG's October 16 diplomatic note (ref a) regarding the Bangladesh detainee. Saleh acknowledged the note did not expressly respond to the conditions in the Embassy's July 31 diplomatic [...] | 2006-10-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG |
06DHAKA641 | Media Reaction: Victory of Hamas;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 05:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA701 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION FOR JANUARY 2006 [...] (C) Dhaka's Visa Viper Committee met on January 31, 2006 and discussed two categories of individuals to be submitted to Visas Viper: a list of names which the Bangladesh Government has submitted to Interpol for "Red Notices" and a JMB member who admitted to surveillance of Peace Corps volun [...] | 2006-02-09 06:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG CVIS PTER |
06DHAKA706 | MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN EMBASSIES [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have plann a protest around the Baitul MukarramNationalMosque on Friday, Febru (after Friday prayers) followed bya march towards the Danish, French and the EC Mission. The protests are in response to the cartoons publ western newspapers de [...] | 2006-02-09 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA709 | HOME MINISTER BLAMES INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Home Minister Babar assured CDA that he agreed "100 per cent" that BDG intelligence agencies should inform the U.S. Embassy promptly of threats against American interests, that he would remind them of this responsibility, and that he would inform the Prime Minister about this situ [...] | 2006-02-09 09:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV BG |
06DHAKA715 | MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday, February 10 at 1500 (after Friday prayers) followed by a march towards the Danish, French, and Italian embassies and the EC Mission. The protests are [...] | 2006-02-12 00:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA716 | MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday, February 10 at 1500 (after Friday prayers) followed by a march towards the Danish, French, and Italian embassies and the EC Mission. The protests are [...] | 2006-02-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA717 | MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN EMBASSIES [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have plann 2. (U) The demonstration will originate from the downtown Dhaka Baitu 3. (U) There have been other smaller demonstrations in downtown Dhaka 4. (SBU) On February 8, Home Minister of State Babar assured Charge t 5. (SBU) RSO [...] | 2006-02-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA721 | CONTINUED PROTESTS AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 1600 hours followed by a march towards the National parliament. The protests have been called because of the cartoons depicting [...] | 2006-02-12 05:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER BG |
06DHAKA746 | THREATENING LETTER AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) On 02/12/2006, RSO was informed by the Canadian High Commission Security Officer that the Swiss Embassy received a general threat against foreign missions reportedly by the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The message was sent via letter and a scanned copy was sent to RSO. In these l [...] | 2006-02-12 10:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BD PTER |
06DHAKA758 | Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon, Iran Nuclear [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA768 | JAMA'ATUL MUJAHIDEEN BANGLADESH'S "THREE TIERS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. This telegram reviews Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh's (JMB) target selection and the evolution of its tactics since the August 17 bomb blasts. It also lays out JMB,s &Three Tiers of Threat8 as articulated to us by two senior Bangladeshi police officials, and highlights Emba [...] | 2006-02-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KISL ASEC BG |
06DHAKA866 | JAMAATUL MUJAHEDIN AND LAW AND ORDER IN RAJSHAHI [...] (C) Summary: Residents of Rajshahi told poloff that Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) were once considered favorably when, at first, JMB fought back against the Sharbahara, "leftist" criminals who had plagued citizens for decades. However, the JMB began demanding money for their protection [...] | 2006-02-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV BD BG BGD |
06DHAKA867 | CONTRASTING LOCAL VIEWS ON DR. GHALIB [...] (SBU) Summary: Ahle Hadith Andolan Amir Assadullah Ghalib remains in prison while Ahle Hadith supporters claim his innocence, state their movement is non-political, is not a terrorist organization, and has no ties with JMB. Ghalib's proponents say his arrest was politically motivated, possibly [...] | 2006-02-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PGOV BG JI |
06DHAKA887 | Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
06DHAKA994 | BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER BG |
06DHAKA995 | BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MESSAGE ON HOST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG |
06DJIBOUTI283 | SOMALIA THROUGH DJIBOUTI'S CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti agrees with the analysis in reftel. Djibouti is also responsible for providing consular services to Somalia. Post is unable to confirm identities or relationships to petitioners. The consular section concurs with Nairobi's stated concerns about possible ACS fraud. E [...] | 2006-03-06 03:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT PTER ASEC KE ET DJ SO CIVS KFRP |
06DJIBOUTI351 | COMESA SEMINAR IN DJIBOUTI ON FIGHTING TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A training seminar for COMESA countries on internatio 2. (U) Prime Minister Dileita in his speech launching the seminar str 3. (U) Following Dileita, the Governor of the Djibouti's Central Bank 4. (U) Haid specifically highlighted law 196/AN/02/4eme L, dated Dece 5. (U) [...] | 2006-03-22 05:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN DJ |
06DJIBOUTI66 | TERRORISM FINANCE - SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT [...] (U) Ambassador passed January 14 to Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf pertinent content of reftel during a meeting on other matters. Customarily, Djibouti channels information of this kind received from the Embassy directly to its Ministry of Finance for handling. RAGSDALE [...] | 2006-01-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ |
06DJIBOUTI748 | GUELLEH AND A/S FRAZER DISCUSS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. We need your blessing on the new process for Somalia as an example for other international groups, President Ismail Omar Guelleh told visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer on June 21. All levels of Somali society want to be heard by the Americans, said Guelleh. He believes that Somaliland a [...] | 2006-06-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR DJ SO ET ER |
06DJIBOUTI75 | FAX RECEIVED CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN [...] (C) On 01/16/2006 Post received a fax from Haji Abukar Cumar Cadaan concerning the relationship between U.S. Intelligence and Bashir Raage Shirar. Shirar is a known warlord in Mogadishu that the subject claims is receiving funding from Western intelligence groups, including the U.S. 2. (C) [...] | 2006-01-19 04:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR PTER DJ |
06DJIBOUTI82 | PII CASE # CT09-1205-191-1945 [...] (S) On 01/19/2006 at approximately 1030 hours, a man approached the Embassy requesting to speak with Michael Fogarty from the security office. ARSO was notified and identified the subject as Kader Dirar Ragueh reported in REFTEL. After careful screening the subject was escorted to a secured a [...] | 2006-01-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | ASEC DJ PINR PTER |
06DOHA152 | QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...] | 2006-01-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
06DOHA1725 | QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering funds promised by the Qatari government to the Palestinian Authority (reftel). Rumaihy said that Qatar will "certainly" use the Arab League bank account or the [...] | 2006-12-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA |
06DOHA1788 | QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA |
06DOHA1789 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 05:32:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PTER ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN QA |
06DOHA237 | BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...] | 2006-02-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
06DOHA293 | U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...] | 2006-02-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA |
06DOHA317 | U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...] | 2006-03-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA371 | AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (S) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera's reporting/commentary incite violence against the United States?" I did so because I have long heard that Al Jazeera,s broadcasts do exactly this - or, wors [...] | 2006-03-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
06DOHA418 | ISLAMIC LEADERS DESCRIBE QATAR'S MODERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Islamic scholars describe a prevailing state of tolerance in Qatar. While fundamentalist tendencies exist, followers are not hostile to other members of society. According to these Islamic leaders, the Qatari government's policy of promoting religious moderation has had [...] | 2006-03-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KISL PTER QA |
06DOHA524 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...] | 2006-04-06 04:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA |
06DOHA526 | AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...] | 2006-04-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA |
06DUBAI10 | GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met December 27 in Dubai with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) and Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defense General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Ma [...] | 2006-01-02 12:28:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PTER XF TC IR IZ SY LE XD SO |
06DUBAI1451 | DPW: ANNOUNCMENT ON "MEDIUM" FOR EFFECTING TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) March 14 to ask him to clarify statements he had made earlier (reftel) suggesting that DPW might be exploring a alternative "basis" (other than sale to an existing U.S. company) for divesting itself [...] | 2006-03-14 11:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE |
06DUBAI2853 | MBR CHARITY ESTABLISHMENT PROMISES TO END COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Bu Melha, SecGen of the MBR Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRE),told CG May 13 that MBRE was partnering on projects in Palestine with Human Appeal Internation (HAI),an Ajman-based organization that he had just heard was problematic for the USG. When CG informed [...] | 2006-05-20 13:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE |
06DUBAI372 | NO HAMAS TV TO BE PERMITTED IN DUBAI [...] (C) On January 25 Consul General contacted Dubai Media City CEO Ahmed Bin Byat, intending to deliver Ref A talking points. As soon as he grasped the nature of the conversation, however, Bin Byat interrupted to express shock that the U.S. would even "imagine" that Hamas would be allowed to set u [...] | 2006-01-25 13:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL KPAO IS |
06DUBAI5462 | IRPO: LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 08:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS LE PGOV PINR PTER |
06DUBLIN1020 | EMERGING CONSTRAINTS ON U.S. MILITARY TRANSITS AT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although supportive of continued U.S. military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on U.S. operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities ov [...] | 2006-09-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1046 | GOI APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON USG DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1078 | GOI OPEN TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON SHANNON MILAIR [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As a follow-up to Post's September August 30 meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding emerging constraints on U.S. milair transits at Shannon Airport (reftel),DATT, pol/econ chief, and poloff met with Irish Departme [...] | 2006-09-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI |
06DUBLIN120 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DHS/TSA SPECIALISTS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Senior Aviation Security Inspectors Gregory Kurver and Kevin Paul Cahill to travel to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland, from March 06 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to perform airport and air carrier [...] | 2006-02-03 09:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KHLS EAIR ASEC PTER OTRA EI |
06DUBLIN1342 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI |
06DUBLIN1393 | TERRORIST LISTS: IRELAND [...] (SBU) Ireland does not maintain a nationalist list of banned terrorist entities. Under the 1939 Offenses Against the State Act, the Irish Government is empowered to issue a "suppression order" against unlawful organizations. (The legislation can be found at www.irishstatutebook.ie. Click o [...] | 2006-12-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1415 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 16:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR EI |
06DUBLIN149 | GOI THOUGHTS ON PEACE PROCESS AND SAINT PATRICK'S [...] (C) Begin Summary. On January 30, the Taoiseach, the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, and other senior Irish officials told Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss that the GOI would like to see the Northern Ireland institutions restored in 2006 on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement. The f [...] | 2006-02-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN201 | IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER EI |
06DUBLIN207 | CIRA/RIRA TERRORISTS: BOMBS FOR HIRE? [...] (C) Summary. Over the last year, Dublin criminal and drug gangs upgraded from guns to pipe bombs in their quest for turf supremacy. The police suspect that drug barons are now hiring the skills of the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) and Real IRA (RIRA) explosives experts to target an [...] | 2006-02-28 13:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR CJUS KPAO KCRM EI |
06DUBLIN226 | IRELAND: LOVE ULSTER RALLY PROVOKES DUBLIN RIOTS [...] Summary. On February 25, Dublin witnessed rioting on a scale not seen in the city in over 30 years. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, however. The riots effectively canceled a planned march organized by Northern Ireland Unionist groups to lobby against what they perceive as gove [...] | 2006-03-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN252 | IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...] | 2006-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI |
06DUBLIN255 | CHARGES AGAINST SHANNON PROTESTORS DROPPED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 16:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PTER EI |
06DUBLIN274 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC EI |
06DUBLIN312 | GOVERNMENTS WILL RECALL NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY [...] (C) On March 23, Michael Collins, the Taoiseach's senior foreign affairs advisor, briefed Ambassador Kenny on next steps in the peace process, and thanked the President for a productive Saint Patrick's Day. He said that the Taoiseach and PM Blair plan to issue a joint statement April 6 in Arm [...] | 2006-03-27 11:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EI UK |
06DUBLIN342 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 16:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI |
06DUBLIN362 | IRISH CROWD MOVED BY "THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary. On April 5, an emboff attended the Amnesty International sponsored public screening of "The Road to Guantanamo" and a following Q&A session with former Guantanamo detainees, Rhuhel Ahmed, and Shafiq Rasul. The film is a docu-drama that presents a damning account of USG treatment of [...] | 2006-04-06 16:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC KPAO PINR PHUM MARR MOPS PINS |
06DUBLIN374 | GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...] | 2006-04-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN42 | IRISH-IRAQI RESIDENT RETURNS TO DUBLIN AFTER IRAQ [...] (C) On December 24, the leader of the opposition in Ireland called the Ambassador seeking information about the detention in Baghdad of Ahmed Abbas Naji Khursheed, the brother of Irish citizen Dr. Nizar Naji Khursheed (an MD practicing in respiratory care in Ireland). Emboff met with the now [...] | 2006-01-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ EI |
06DUBLIN420 | POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KCRM PREL PTER CVIS EI KJUS |
06DUBLIN455 | POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 15:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EI |
06DUBLIN501 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI |
06DUBLIN529 | IRISH HESITANT BUT OPEN TO TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (C) On May 11, emboff met to discuss reftel matters with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Department of Justice Head of Division Michael Walsh. Bassett and Walsh initially met with hesitation emboff's proposal to establish a Framework [...] | 2006-05-12 11:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL EUN EI |
06DUBLIN562 | AFGHANIS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRISH CHURCH [...] Summary. According to official sources and press reports, 41 Afghani asylum seekers began a hunger/thirst strike in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral to protest perceived pending deportations. Since the strike began on May 12, eight of the all male group have been admitted to a hosp [...] | 2006-05-19 17:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI |
06DUBLIN57 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-19 16:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN UK PA |
06DUBLIN582 | AFGHANI HUNGER STRIKE IN IRELAND ENDS WITHOUT [...] (U) On May 20, a seven-day hunger/thirst strike instigated by 41 Afghani asylum seekers ended peacefully and without major incident. Per reftel, this group of men sought refuge in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in a bid to strengthen their asylum cases. (None actually faced immed [...] | 2006-05-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI |
06DUBLIN668 | GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...] | 2006-06-09 18:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN676 | IRELAND SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION 1673 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER WMD CT XX EI |
06DUBLIN798 | IRELAND: ISLAM IN EUROPE (C-DI5-01478) [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (ref A.) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In 2004, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years from a population of less than 4,000 ac [...] | 2006-07-07 16:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PINR PTER SCUL KTFN AU PINS KPAO BE FI FR |
06DUBLIN800 | IRELAND: TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 07:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC |
06DUBLIN891 | SHANNON FIVE FOUND NOT GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, a jury found five anti-war protesters not guilty of criminally damaging a U.S. aircraft at Shannon Airport on February 3, 2003. In an unprecedented decision, Judge Miriam Reynolds allowed the accused, who had pleaded not guilty, to argue that they had a "lawful excu [...] | 2006-07-29 05:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PTER KJUS IZ EI |
06DUBLIN900 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI |
06DUBLIN918 | IRELAND WELCOMES LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION, WANTS [...] (SBU) Ireland would welcome the passage of the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon, according to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle East and North African Affairs, to whom emboffs delivered reftel demarche on August 8 (with Ireland observing a holiday o [...] | 2006-08-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EI |
06DUBLIN925 | POST REQUEST TO DESIGNATE DAVID TIEDGE AS DHS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS EAIR EWWT PGOV PREL PINS PTER EI |
06DUBLIN926 | IRELAND WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Ireland welcomes the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1701 as an opportunity to end hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs Stephen Dawson, to whom SIPDIS post delivered reftel demarche on August 12. Dawson r [...] | 2006-08-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE EI |
06DUSHANBE1013 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...] | 2006-05-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1442 | PRESIDENT KARZAI WORRIES ABOUT RUSSIAN INTENTIONS IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai invited the Ambassador for a private one-hour breakfast at the Presidential Guest House in Dushanbe before returning to Kabul July 28. After a 20-minute one-on-one, Karzai invited his foreign minister and two other advisers to join. WHAT'S RUSSIA UP [...] | 2006-07-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR RS AF IR TI |
06DUSHANBE1463 | TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...] | 2006-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ |
06DUSHANBE2222 | TAJIKISTAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Per ref request, Post provides Tajikistan's 2006 country report on terrorism. 2. (SBU) Sharing a 1,400-kilometer border with Afghanistan, Tajikistan is well aware of the negative effects of state-sponsored terrorism and offered its limited resources to assist the United States alm [...] | 2006-12-18 05:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR |
06DUSHANBE2227 | TAJIKISTAN NOT YET AN APPROPRIATE TERRORIST-RELATED DATA [...] (SBU) Post is engaged in informal information sharing with Tajik Government law enforcement and security service entities. However, the limited biometric and biographic information in Tajik travel documents, as well as their elementary and improperly used immigration and security databases, ma [...] | 2006-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR |
06DUSHANBE246 | ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...] | 2006-02-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE311 | SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO ASK PERMISSION THAN BEG [...] (U) USAID Dushanbe requested guidance from the Ambassador February 15 on a sensitive issue. The U.S. NGO Community Habitat and Finance (CHF)'s Alternative to Conflict in Tajikistan program has an Economic Opportunity Center (EOC) in Isfara in the sensitive Farghana Valley that offers computer [...] | 2006-02-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KISL KIRF TI |
06DUSHANBE316 | TURNING THE PROPAGANDA OF COMPETITION INTO THE PUBLIC [...] U.S. Ambassador Hoagland and Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov jointly presented certificates to the first 15 graduates of the U.S.-funded Ministry of Interior Criminal Intelligence Analytical Center February 17 in Dushanbe. With INL funding, the United States renovated and equipped the [...] | 2006-02-17 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PROP PTER SNAR KCRM KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE502 | EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a read-out of his just-concluded meeting with President Rahmonov, EU Special Representative for Central Asia Kubis said that a calm and confident Rahmonov undertook to improve (to a degree) Tajik elections, reasserted his unreserved willingness to support coalition efforts in [...] | 2006-03-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KDEM RS IR UZ AF TI |
06DUSHANBE669 | TAJIKISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO TRY TO HELP RESOLVE [...] (S) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov agreed to designate a government point of contact to help resolve the issue of transferring Tajik citizens from Guantanamo to Tajikistan (reftel). In a 40-minute meeting April 6, Nazarov listened carefully as the Ambassador explained the assurances necessar [...] | 2006-04-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP PTER ECON KAWC RS TI |
06DUSHANBE903 | TAJIKISTAN: MFA SUBMITS GUANTANAMO DIP NOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Post received a diplomatic note from Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreeing to accept four Tajik Guantanamo detainees. The dip note is likely the result of the meeting of LTC Ron Miller, Military Advisor to the [...] | 2006-05-18 03:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC TI |
06DUSSELDORF15 | AL-QAIDA TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF [...] (U) Summary: A trial against suspected members of the Al-Qaida terrorist network opened in Duesseldorf May 9. One Iraqi and two Palestinian defendants have been charged with violating post-9/11 German legislation prohibiting membership in or support of a foreign terrorist organization, as we [...] | 2006-05-12 13:36:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KCRM ASEC MNUC ETTC KTFN KNNP PARM GM |
06EFTOANKARA4972 | BOMBING IN ANTALYA [...] (SBU) Summary: On Monday, August 28, 2006 at approximately 1640 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Antalya killing three (3) and injuring an estimated 30 people (media reports have reported as many as 87 injured). The Turkish National Police (TNP) have confirmed tha [...] | 2006-08-29 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOANKARA5010 | BOMBING IN MERSIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at approximately 1310 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Mersin injuring one person. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 1310 hours local, an explosion occurred in the shopping area of downtown Mersin. TNP contacts [...] | 2006-08-31 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOANKARA5097 | BOMBING IN CATAK (SE TURKEY) [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, September 3, 2006 at approximately 2100 hours local an explosion occurred in the town of Catak (Van Province) in southeastern Turkey killing two and injuring fourteen. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 2100 hours local, an explosion occurred in an open teahou [...] | 2006-09-05 10:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IZ TU |
06EFTOKABUL5893 | TERRORIST FINANCE - DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU/NF) Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel information to First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan Samiullah Ibrahimi and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Naseer Andisha on December 16. Andisha acknowledged Afghanistan's obligations under UNSCR 1373 and promised to fo [...] | 2006-12-19 05:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER AFIN |
06EFTORABAT1713 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Minister delegate Taieb Fassi Fihri warmly welcomed the U.S.-Russian joint proposal that it host the first Global initiative meeting, and fully supported the initiative itself, but asked for a little time to respond, given that key decision makers are out of the country. He [...] | 2006-09-14 14:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGIC PTER KNNP MO |
06FRANKFURT4083 | State-Wide Raids Target Radical Muslims in Baden- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 1, law enforcement officials throughout the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) conducted large- scale raids in areas they believed were frequented by Muslim extremists. State officials say they obtained no specific terrorist-related information, but believe the rai [...] | 2006-06-13 12:12:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KISL GM |
06FRANKFURT4401 | German officials make Ansar al-Islam arrest, bring other [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12 German police arrested "Burhan B." at Frankfurt Airport and charged him with breaking German export laws and with membership and support for Ansar al-Islam. Separately, on June 20 authorities launched the trial of Ata Abdoulaziz Rashid and two accomplices. They stand [...] | 2006-06-27 15:03:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM |
06FRANKFURT7499 | Ansar al-Islam Trial Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The trial of three suspected members of Ansar al-Islam accused of plotting to assassinate then-Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi during a visit to Germany in December 2004 is ongoing in Stuttgart-Stammheim (a high-security court facility). One defendant has spoken out in recent proceed [...] | 2006-10-31 15:30:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM |
06FRANKFURT7622 | German MOI Standoff on TSA Air Security Inspections [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regularly conducts observations of both U.S. and German carriers in Germany at airports with direct service to the U.S., as mandated under U.S. law. Recently, the German Ministry of the Interior ( [...] | 2006-11-06 14:49:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KSEC PTER ASEC GM |
06FRANKFURT7924 | ALLEGED FRANKFURT AIRPORT TERROR PLOT DISRUPTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German authorities temporarily detained six suspected terrorists November 17 for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up an aircraft, presumably from Frankfurt International Airport. END SUMMARY. The Alleged Plot ---------------- 2. (SBU) According to a press release fro [...] | 2006-11-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV KISL JO KU IZ GM |
06GEORGETOWN1049 | MONUMENT FOR CUBANA BOMBING VICTIMS PLANNED [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador Merchante Castellanos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally, and Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green spoke at a ceremony on Friday afternoon marking the 30th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana C.U. 455 bombing. Seventy-three people, including eleven Guyanese, were kille [...] | 2006-10-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EAIR KPAO CU VE GY |
06GEORGETOWN1097 | MEETING OF G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ADVISORY GROUP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Embassy in Georgetown hosted the first local meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Advisory Group (CTAG) on October 20. Guyana ForMin Rudy Insanally said the terrorist threat is not prominent in Guyana but also called for capacity-building assistance in enacting count [...] | 2006-10-23 19:30:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN119 | VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-02-02 21:03:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN137 | DEATH THREAT AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR AND PROMINENT [...] (S) Ambassador met with Major General (ret.) Norman McLean on February 8 at McLean's request. At the meeting, McLean handed Ambassador a sheet of paper listing information he had received from a policeman who has access to the Buxton area. This paper described a discussion regarding an operati [...] | 2006-02-08 23:27:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL SNAR GY |
06GEORGETOWN14 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-01-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN142 | GEORGETOWN NOMINEES: ATA 5756, VIP MAJOR EVENT [...] Post nominates two officers from the Guyana Police Department to attend the VIP Major Event Security Management Consultations in Nassau Bahamas. Name Edward Wills Keith John PDOB 05/20/1954 GY 06/05/1954 GY Rank Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner [...] | 2006-02-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC |
06GEORGETOWN183 | REQUEST FOR EVALUATION OF SECURITY INFORMATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (U) Khan, Shaheed Roger; AKA Khan, Roger; Male; Marital Status: Unknown; DOB:13 January 1972; POB: Guyana; Passport Data: A028178; Physical Description: Race: Black Height: 64 Weight: 128 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black; Current Occupation: Director of Classic Development Inc. and Dr [...] | 2006-02-24 21:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | CVIS PTER PINR ASEC |
06GEORGETOWN267 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OAS CICTE VI [...] PolOff delivered demarche March 20 per reftel to Audrey Waddell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Americas and Asia Department. Waddell will be Guyana's head of delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) sixth regular session in Bogota. No one else from [...] | 2006-03-21 20:20:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GY OAS |
06GEORGETOWN779 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff gave reftel talking points to Leslie Dowdridge-Collins, Deputy Director of the Division of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dowdridge-Collins said that Guyana had condemned the hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, but she had no other immediate response. She agreed t [...] | 2006-08-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS GY |
06GEORGETOWN811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and text of UN Security Council Resolution to Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper had no immediate reaction. THOMAS [...] | 2006-08-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE GY |
06GEORGETOWN836 | DELIVERY OF UN1267 SANCTIONS LISTS (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff delivered reftel UN 1267 Sanctions Committee listings and talking points to Paul Geer, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit. Geer said he will disseminate information to the central bank and commercial banks and will notify post of any pertinent findings. THOMAS [...] | 2006-08-21 19:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN GY |
06GEORGETOWN903 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NAM SUMMIT AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] EmbOff delivered Iran NAM demarche using talking points in Ref A to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hamer said she will convey the points to Minister Rudy Insanally, who is currently attending the NAM ministerial in Havana. H [...] | 2006-09-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA IR GY |
06GUATEMALA109 | GUATEMALA: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] There were no significant acts of international terrorism in Guatemala in 2005. The Government of Guatemala (GOG) has supported the war on terrorism in international fora such as the UN and OAS and cooperates fully with the United States. Guatemala ratified the Inter-American Convention Again [...] | 2006-01-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA1419 | GUATEMALA: CONGRESS APPROVES REVISED ORGANIZED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress approved a revised organized Crime Bill on July 19. Passage of the bill was a major victory for the Embassy's efforts over the past three years to get Guatemala to adopt modern law enforcement authorities (a conspiracy statute and provisions for wireta [...] | 2006-07-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA1773 | GUATEMALA: NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 20:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM GT |
06GUATEMALA1803 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 22:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR GT |
06GUATEMALA2100 | GUATEMALA: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE SITUATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER GT LE IS |
06GUATEMALA2196 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA2247 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CWC NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER CBW CWC OPCW OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA2413 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 21:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA450 | NEW MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIVE UNIT [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with the GOG regarding support for a new anti-money laundering investigative unit. The multi-agency unit would be supported with INL/NAS funds and vetted according to DEA guidelines. The idea is to create a unit capable of working closely with the DEA to target maj [...] | 2006-03-06 18:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN GT KCOR PTER SNAR KTFN |
06GUATEMALA668 | GUATEMALA TAKING ACTION TO CORRECT FAULTY LANGUAGE [...] (U) The Guatemalan Congress is asking President Berger to veto the organized crime bill (reftel) because of ambiguous language in a last minute amendment that would have cut in half the maximum prison sentences for several types of major crimes, including murder and kidnapping. 2. (U) Pre [...] | 2006-04-04 20:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID PTER GT |
06HALIFAX216 | ROOKIE NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER TOUTS STRONG U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) Shawn Graham, Canada's newest Premier, is ready to implement a U.S.-friendly agenda that is focused on expanded trade to the United States, especially energy sales. While electricity exports have been the primary focus, the new Liberal government is looking at how Irving Oil's growing in [...] | 2006-11-22 19:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG PREL PBTS PTER EPET ETRD EIND CA |
06HAMBURG85 | HAMBURG POLICE TRACK POLONIUM TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamburg State Police (LKA) confirmed December 14 that Dmitry Kovtun had left positive traces of polonium 210 in Hamburg prior to his departure from Hamburg for London on November 1. A senior official in the Federal Interior Ministry in Berlin also confirmed the reports and noted the [...] | 2006-12-19 11:38:00 | Consulate Hamburg | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER EAIR PINR PINS KNNP RS GM UK |
06HANOI2019 | Lebanon Security Council Resolution Demarche [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Le Hoai Trung August 10 to deliver reftel points and draft Security Council resolution. Trung said that the GVN is closely following the situation in Lebanon and shares the USG's concerns. The GVN hopes that there wi [...] | 2006-08-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS VM |
06HANOI2051 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PEACE CORPS, UNGA [...] (SBU) On August 10, the Ambassador discussed the upcoming visit of United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford with Acting Director General Pham Van Que of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department. Regarding USG concerns about the slow pac [...] | 2006-08-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KIRF UN EAID VM |
06HANOI2052 | UNSC Resolution Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) On August 12, Pol/C delivered Ref A's points, the UNSC resolution and the Secretary's statement to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Hoanh Nam and discussed the matter in a separate conversation with Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Both echoed senti [...] | 2006-08-12 10:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2081 | Lebanon: Vietnam Welcomes UNSC Resolution [...] (SBU) In a brief statement August 14, MFA spokesman Le Dzung expressed his government's support for United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, noting that it attempts to bring the month-long conflict in southern Lebanon to an end. The GVN "urges all the concerned parties to implement the [...] | 2006-08-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2185 | GVN MAKING PROGRESS ON UN CONVENTIONS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On August 25, Poloff met with MFA International Law and Treaties Department Desk Officer Vu Thi Mai Lien and asked for an update regarding Vietnam's progress concerning the four UN conventions against terrorism to which Vietnam has not become a party. Lien said the GVN is taking final st [...] | 2006-08-28 07:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER UNTERR PREL VM |
06HANOI2303 | NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GVN WILL SUPPORT NAM [...] (SBU) On September 7, Poloff met with GVN MFA officials to deliver Ref A's points for NAM summit attendees. These officials indicated that the GVN will support the Guatemalan candidacy. On the issue of terrorism, the GVN opposes any type of terrorist act against civilians. Concerning democra [...] | 2006-09-08 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PTER PHUM CU VM |
06HANOI2352 | NAM SUMMIT POINTS ON DARFUR AND IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 06:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PTER PHUM KPKO IAEA IR SU VM |
06HANOI2607 | CODEL HAGEL CALLS ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE, COLONEL GENERAL [...] (SBU) On October 6, Senator Hagel called on Vietnam's new Minister of Defense, Colonel General Phung Quang Thanh. During this meeting, Colonel General Thanh reviewed the positive trend in bilateral military relations, and noted several key areas where the U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship coul [...] | 2006-10-12 03:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER MARR VM |
06HANOI2772 | OPEN TO IDEA OF FFDO PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese Civil Aviation Official was generally open to the idea of the proposed Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program. Embassy is seeking answers to his questions about the program from the Transportation Security Administration representative in Bangkok. End summary. [...] | 2006-10-31 01:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PTER VM |
06HANOI2948 | TERRORIST LISTS - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 04:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER VM |
06HANOI3011 | VIETNAM: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 07:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KCRM VM |
06HANOI429 | VIETNAM: Palestine, and Iraq Bombings [...] (SBU) Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department, told Poloff February 23 that Vietnam "respects the decision of the Palestinian people's choice to elect Hamas" and predicted that Hamas will "represent the Palestinian people well and will act in thei [...] | 2006-02-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IZ PA VM |
06HANOI615 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche March 10 to Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in Vietnamese policy or the situation regarding Vietnam's relations with Palestine (Refs B and C). No one from the Palest [...] | 2006-03-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HANOI797 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) In response to news articles quoting Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar saying he plans to visit China and "tour other countries in East Asia," Poloff contacted Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in [...] | 2006-04-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HARARE1454 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) To our knowledge the Government of Zimbabwe does not/not maintain a list of terrorist organizations. SCHULTZ [...] | 2006-12-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06HARARE1499 | ZIMBABWE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 10 (a) and (b) of reftel instructions. Despite our str [...] | 2006-12-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE434 | NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP [...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...] | 2006-04-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL |
06HARARE70 | ZIMBABWE 2005-2006 INSCR: PART II: FINANCIAL [...] (U) Zimbabwe faces a serious and growing problem with official corruption and many other common risk factors associated with money laundering. Zimbabwe has the legal framework in place to combat money laundering but the growing economic vulnerability of Zimbabwean officials and the decline of [...] | 2006-01-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ZI |
06HELSINKI1112 | EU-RUSSIA JHA PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL READOUT [...] The EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Justice and Home Affairs met in Helsinki on 30 October. The Finnish Minister of Justice Luhtanen and Minister of the Interior Rajamaki represented the Presidency, German Minister of Justice Zypries and Minister of the Interior Schauble represented [...] | 2006-11-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS PHUM PTER EUN FI RU |
06HELSINKI1217 | PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT [...] (S) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Officer Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen thanked us for sharing further information about SARG efforts to destabilize the Lebanese government and expressed great concern about what may happen next in Lebanon in light of the recent murders and [...] | 2006-12-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS FI |
06HELSINKI149 | FINLAND: REACTION TO AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered statements in reftel to the MFA's Middle-East bureau. The Director for Middle-East Affairs said that Finland was playing an active role in intra-EU deliberations on the Al-Askariya shrine bombing, and that she believed an EU statement condemning the attack might be re [...] | 2006-02-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER FI |
06HELSINKI355 | HIGHLIGHTS OF ADMIRAL COLLINS VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (U) Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, visited Finland, March 28 - April 1, 2006. Finnish Chief of the Border Guard, Vice Admiral Jaakko Smolander, was the host of the visit. The Admiral's itinerary included meetings with senior GoF officials, briefings by the Finnis [...] | 2006-04-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHSA EWWT SENV IMO FI |
06HELSINKI56 | Charge Meets with Finnish Legal Expert on Counter- [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge met with one of Finland's most senior officials on counter-terrorism, Marja Lehto, who recently was appointed to chair the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Terrorism. Lehto requested input for the Designators' Workshop to be held during Finland's presidency of [...] | 2006-01-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER FI EUN |
06HELSINKI712 | FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...] | 2006-07-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI |
06HELSINKI77 | MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND: [...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, f [...] | 2006-01-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN KCRM FI |
06HELSINKI786 | FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, about the proposed Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Lebanon. Poloff emphasized that at this critical point in the Lebanon crisis (reftel),any HRC Special Session would be an unhelpful dist [...] | 2006-08-09 12:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE FI |
06HELSINKI884 | FINLAND: NO PLANS TO FURTHER RESTRICT "NO FLY" DATA [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Reijo Aarnio, Data Protection Ombudsman in the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, an independent authority operating in connection with the Finnish Ministry of Justice. According to Aarnio, Finland's data protection framework is rooted in Article 10 of the Finni [...] | 2006-09-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ECON FI |
06HELSINKI885 | FINLAND AND SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (U) MFA Sri Lanka desk officer Marita Meranto assured emboff on September 4 that Finland would attend the Sri Lanka Contact Group's experts meeting in Washington on September 27. She said that because of the press of business arising from Finland's EU presidency, Finland's representative woul [...] | 2006-09-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE FI |
06HELSINKI908 | FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06HELSINKI933 | MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON: FINNISH [...] (U) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She underscored the need for the international community to help the Lebanese Government gain sovereignty over its own territory; US efforts to provide humanitarian and [...] | 2006-09-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IS LE ECON FI |
06HELSINKI934 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA [...] (C) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She emphasized that the US and EU share the goal of preventing new hostilities in Lebanon and the rest of the region, but that our views on contacts with Syria continue [...] | 2006-09-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU FI |
06HILLAH100 | MADHI MILITIA ACTIVITY ON THE RISE IN BABIL PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Throughout the second half of May and into early June, the Madhi Militia (MM and also commonly referred to as Jaysh al Mahdi or JAM) has increased its presence in Al-Hillah and Babil, engaging in overt attacks directed agains [...] | 2006-06-11 09:50:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MOPS KISL IZ |
06HILLAH102 | QADISIYAH PROVINCE: SADR, SCIRI, AND SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Militia (MM) and his political organization, Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS),increasingly dictate the pace of events in Qadisiyah Province. While the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution (SCIRI) holds 20 seats out of 41 on the Provincial Council, SCIRI is [...] | 2006-06-12 16:11:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV KISL MARR PTER IZ |
06HILLAH104 | RUMBLINGS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Events in four South Central provinces over the last twenty-four hours indicate that although the incidence of terrorist acts remains low in this seemingly stable region, tensions are increasingly manifesting themselves in public demonstrations, ultimatums to provincial government [...] | 2006-06-14 12:20:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | KISL PGOV PTER MARR IZ |
06HILLAH107 | DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: MAHDI MILITIA ON THE OFFENSIVE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Diwaniyah, REO staff found that with the fulcrum of political influence in Diwaniyah swinging toward the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) and its associated Mahdi Militia (MM or Jaysh al-Mahdi),the Mahdi Militia are increasingly able to declare large sections [...] | 2006-06-20 04:51:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH117 | GENERAL QAIS DISMISSED AS BABIL PROVINCE POLICE CHIEF [...] (S) SUMMARY General Qais Hamza Aboud Al-Momouri told RC that on July 13, Minister of Interior Jayad al-Bulani signed an order removing Qais as Chief of Police in Babil Province, transferring Qais to an unspecified desk job in Baghdad. Qais said Ministry contacts told him that al-Bulani bowed [...] | 2006-07-16 18:05:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PTER MARR PGOV ASEC IZ |
06HILLAH122 | UPDATE ON NAJAF CAR BOMBINGS [...] (C) Summary. According to local contacts, police believe that three of an original seven VBIEDs (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices) are still roaming Najaf streets. However, two suspects have been arrested for the Friday, July 6 (VBIED) which exploded between two buses carrying tou [...] | 2006-07-24 04:27:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH125 | BABIL GOVERNOR'S RENEWED EFFORTS TO OUST BABIL POLICE CHIEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (C) REO staff met with Babil Iraqi Police (IP) Deputy Chief Colonel Abbas Al-Gebory on July 26 to discuss the latest effort on the part of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) and Babil Governor Al-Musalamawi to oust General Qais Ham [...] | 2006-07-27 06:52:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PGOV ASEC IZ |
06HILLAH126 | WASIT FADILHA HEAD ON SCIRI PLANS FOR FEDERALISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, REO staff met with Sheikh Abbas Al Zaidi, a self-professed "moderate" cleric who is the interim head of all Fadilha activities in Wasit Province. Al Zaidi claimed to be speaking for Fadilha spiritual head Ayatollah Yaqoubi as he made the following points: 1) Sheikh Ya [...] | 2006-07-28 12:22:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER IZ |
06HILLAH127 | SECURITY UPDATE SUMMARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ [...] (SBU) This cable covers trends and significant events that affect security in the five South Central provinces of Iraq. Items are taken from the local press or are public knowledge in the region (Najaf, Karbala, Qadisiyah, Babil, and Wasit provinces). Najaf Province ----------------- 2 [...] | 2006-07-29 09:00:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PTER KISL IZ |
06HILLAH128 | BABIL GOVERNOR AND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN PRESS REO [...] (C) Summary: Babil Governor Al-Musalamawi called an emergency meeting with REO staff on July 27 to discuss various security issues brewing in the province. He was joined by Provincial Council Chairman (PCC) Mohammed Ali Hussein Al-Masoudi. The main point of issue raised during the meeting was [...] | 2006-07-29 15:28:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PGOV ASEC IZ |
06HILLAH129 | DIWANIYAH SECURITY - TURNING A CORNER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Diwaniyah provincial government has become more aggressive about turning around deteriorating security in the province, and preliminary results are encouraging. After a series of meetings with REO staff and personnel at Camp Echo, Governor Hamza held a public meeting in wh [...] | 2006-08-10 11:42:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL MARR PTER IZ |
06HILLAH130 | SISTANI MOSQUE FRIDAY SERMON STRIKES ANTI-AMERICAN TONE [...] (SBU) Approximately 3500-4000 people attended the Friday afternoon sermon given by Sheikh Sayed Ahmed Al-Safi, generally regarded as a close associate and spokesman for Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Al-Safi's speech was covered by several national television outlets. 2. (SBU) Al-Safi told his [...] | 2006-08-10 11:42:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PTER PGOV IZ |
06HILLAH131 | QADISIYAH INA LEADER: BADR ORGANIZATION IS SETTING UP SADR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a August 2 meeting with REO staff, Abd Muslim, the head of the moderate Iraqi National Accord party in southern Qadisiyah (Diwaniyah) province, warned against attributing all instability in Diwaniyah Province to the Mahdi Militia (MM). Muslim believed that local MM cells ar [...] | 2006-08-10 11:54:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | KISL PTER MARR IZ |
06HILLAH132 | SOUTH-CENTRAL IRAQ FEDERAL REGION: A DONE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On August 14 Regional Embassy Office (REO),Al-Hillah staff met with the head of Wasit Badr Corps and Provincial Council member Qasim Mohammad Jalal to discuss pressing issues of the province and region. The meeting proved to be fruitful when Jalal presented new information in re [...] | 2006-08-16 18:14:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PGOV ASEC IZ |
06HILLAH147 | SWAT COMMANDER'S DEATH MAY JEOPARDIZE NON-PARTISAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary and comment: The head of the Al-Hillah SWAT team was assassinated in his office on Oct. 13, days after being informed by the office of the Prime Minister (PM) that he was being replaced. Though the victim had a warrant out for his arrest on terrorism charges, a confluence of factor [...] | 2006-10-13 18:23:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PINR PTER PHUM IZ |
06HILLAH148 | NORTH BABIL SHEIKHS APPEAL FOR U.S. HELP ON SECURITY, JOBS [...] (C) Summary: A group of Sunni tribal leaders and activists from north Babil view American intervention as their best hope to address unemployment in their area, stabilize Iraq's security situation and promote expression of moderate political views. According to a subsequent communication from o [...] | 2006-10-15 17:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06HILLAH31 | CAR BOMB IN KARBALA KILLS EIGHT, CLERICS CONDEMN ACT BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A February 25 car bomb in Karbala killed eight and wounded 31. An impromptu protest after the incident at the site of the attack included chants of "No, no America." Religious leaders in Karbala and Najaf were quiet after the incident, with no reports of calls from the mosques [...] | 2006-02-27 17:18:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ |
06HILLAH38 | WASIT SISTANI REP RESIGNED TO INCREASING SADRIST INFLUENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Transitional National Assembly member and Wasit province representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Habib Saman Al-Khateeb, expressed his frustration with the rising influence of Sadrists in his hometown of Numaniyah and across the province in a meeting with Regional Em [...] | 2006-03-05 18:35:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER KISL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH42 | WASIT PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONDEMNS U.S. ROLE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a contentious meeting with Regional Embassy Office Al-Hillah staff in Al-Kut, the Wasit Provincial Council (PC) Chairman and members of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) harshly criticized the United States' role in the ongoing government formation negot [...] | 2006-03-12 17:01:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PTER IZ |
06HILLAH44 | WELCOME TO IRAQ: SCENES FROM THE IRAQ-IRAN BORDER CROSSING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A March 8 visit by Regional Embassy Office Al-Hillah staff to the Arafat Border Patrol station and Zorbatiyah Point of Entry (PoE) confirmed continuing reports of nearly unrestricted movement of people and goods across the Iran/Iraq border in Northeast Wasit province. The Border [...] | 2006-03-14 08:51:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PTER KCRM IR IZ |
06HILLAH46 | SISTANI CALLS FOR END TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE AND FORMATION OF [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a March 20 meeting with SCIRI (Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq) leader Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani called for an end to sectarian violence. A participant related the substance of the conversation im [...] | 2006-03-20 16:01:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PTER KIRF KISL IZ |
06HILLAH52 | MOQTADA AL SADR ISSUES STATEMENT ON RECENT FIGHT WITH ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Radical anti-American cleric Moqtada Al Sadr met March 26 in Najaf with clerics from his organization and members of his Mahdi Militia. He called on them to be calm and show restraint in the wake of renewed fighting with Iraqi Security Forc [...] | 2006-03-27 18:34:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06HILLAH55 | TEMPERS FLARE IN WAKE OF NAJAF VBIED ATTACK [...] This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2.(U) SUMMARY. On April 6, a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) detonated 300 meters from the Holy Shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf. The vehicle was a Sports Utility Vehicle. At 1900 local time, casualty figures had reached 20 confirmed dead and ove [...] | 2006-04-06 17:14:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH74 | MUQTADA AL-SADR STATEMENTS: ZARQAWI, COLLABORATING WITH [...] SUMMARY: On April 28 and 29, Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued two "Istifa" or policy statements. The first statement suggested that Al Qaeda leader Zarqawi had entered into a "truce" with Coalition Forces that created a pretext for continued U.S. occupation of Iraq. Muqtada al-Sadr told his fol [...] | 2006-05-01 10:52:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06HILLAH75 | NAJAF FRIDAY SERMONS: SADRIST SAYS THE JAYSH AL-MAHDI ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY During Friday sermons in Kufa and Najaf, Sadr cleric Sayyed Mohammed al-Tabatebaiee rejected the idea of integrating militias into Iraqi security forces in contrast to SCIRI preacher Al-Deen al-Qubanji who praised integration. Both clerics appeared to be reacting to Ayatollah Sist [...] | 2006-05-01 10:55:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
06HILLAH76 | WASIT SADRISTS: SISTANI EDICT ON MILITIAS DOES NOT APPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Wasit Sadr Office, Bashaar Al-Mousawi, in an April 30 meeting with Regional Embassy Office (REO) Al-Hillah staff, insisted that the April 27 statement on militias from Grand Ayatollah Sistani does not apply to Sadrist Jaysh Al-Mahdi forces in the province. JAM for [...] | 2006-05-02 18:33:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER KISL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH78 | MUQTADA AL-SADR MEETS WITH MAHDI MILITIA LEADERS ON BASRA [...] (S) According to a source close to cleric Muqtada's Al-Sadr's immediate circle, radical cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr met with unidentified Mahdi Militia (MM) leaders on May 6th. Participants discussed the MM response to the downing of a British helicopter in Basra. 2. (S) Our source told REO staf [...] | 2006-05-07 18:44:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | KISL PGOV PTER IZ |
06HILLAH89 | SADR LIEUTENANT KILLED AT IP CHECKPOINT, NAJAF REMAINS CALM [...] This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, Abbas Al Chilabi, Mahdi Militia leader and member of radical cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr's personal security detail, was killed at a Najaf Iraqi Police (IP) checkpoint. Najaf IP Chief General Abbas Al Moadal stated IPs opened fire after the [...] | 2006-05-20 17:56:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1003 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-05 09:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY741 | DAK LAK: GRADUAL PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FAMILY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 08:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF PTER PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY999 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-01 11:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06HONGKONG1467 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee to discuss the global war on terror. On April 1, Chertoff visited Hong Kong's ports and met with terminal operators to discuss maritime security. Secret [...] | 2006-04-08 02:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1468 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1470 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2373 | MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...] | 2006-06-08 09:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2378 | SUMMARY OF THE ELEVENTH ROUND OF U.S.-HONG KONG [...] (C) ON 16-18 MAY 2006, THE HONG KONG TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (TID) AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE (CUSTOMS) DEPARTMENT HOSTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY (BIS) FOR THE 11TH U.S. ) HONG KONG BILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE 1997 AGREED MINUTE. THE [...] | 2006-06-08 10:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC BEXP PTER HK BMGT |
06HONGKONG2650 | PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIRST LINE OF [...] (C) We have the opportunity in Hong Kong to establish the world standard the U.S. seeks for port and container security. U.S. views will have decisive impact on Hong Kong,s future direction, and on the region as well. The May 28-29 visit of DOE Assistant Deputy Administrator Huizenga's inter [...] | 2006-06-27 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2743 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 08:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC |
06HONGKONG3911 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...] | 2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06HONGKONG4159 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...] | 2006-10-19 11:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06IRANRPODUBAI15 | IRGC: AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWERHOUSE (C-NE6-00566) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 18:09:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PTER ECON EPAT MCAP IR |
06ISLAMABAD11148 | GOP READY TO RECEIVE BTIF DETAINEES [...] (C) At the June 6 Tripartite Commission meetings in Rawalpindi, GOP MFA Afghanistan Director, Aamir Shouket, told Poloff that he spoke with the Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul regarding the transfer of the four Pakistani detainees at Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF). The Ambassador h [...] | 2006-06-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD11311 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY PAKISTAN VICE [...] (S) Pakistan,s President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March visit to Pakistan as a landmark in the bilateral relationship. In [...] | 2006-06-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD11364 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTER SHERPAO ON [...] (S/NF) On June 13, Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche in a meeting with Interior Minister Sherpao. (The meeting also covered a broad range of others issues which are reported in septels.) 2. (S/NF) Minister Sherpao agreed to Ambassador's request to provide the USG with a comprehensive li [...] | 2006-06-16 02:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD11675 | FATA: MISSING PAKISTANI JOURNALIST FOUND DEAD IN [...] (U) On June 17, Pakistani media reported that the body of Hayatullah Khan Dawar, a Pakistani journalist who has been missing since December 5, 2005, was discovered by local officials in North Waziristan on Friday, June 16. The Mir Ali Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Fida Khan told the "D [...] | 2006-06-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD12261 | FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING IN PAKISTANI MADRASSAS [...] (C) On June 23, in response to our request of June 13 (Ref A and B),Minister of Interior Sherpao passed to Ambassador documents on AMCIT and other Westerners studying in Pakistani madrassas. 2. (C) The GOP package identified a total of 77 students from the United States and nine (9) Eu [...] | 2006-06-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER |
06ISLAMABAD12319 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BIOSAFETY AND PATHOGEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 07:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PTER TBIO |
06ISLAMABAD12391 | FATA: PAKISTANI TALIBAN THREATEN JUI-F INTERESTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior officials from the Islamist Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) report increasing concern over the influence and activities of Pakistani Taliban sympathizers in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),border areas of Balochistan, and certain districts [...] | 2006-06-30 04:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KISL PK |
06ISLAMABAD12740 | PAKISTANI OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS DISCUSS [...] (c) Summary: Visiting S/CT DAS Virginia Palmer, Chief S/CT Strategist David Kilcullen and SCA DAS John Gastright met June 22-24 in Islamabad and Peshawar with a range of officials and journalists to review developments in Pakistan's troubled tribal region. All interlocutors, whether civilian [...] | 2006-07-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PK PTER |
06ISLAMABAD12829 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) On July 6, Poloff delivered reftel points to the MFA Director for Americas, Diyar Khan. Khan recognized the name of the Pakistani detainee (RABBANI, ABDUL AL-RAHIM GHULAM, US9PK-001460DP) and said that Rabbani has been identified as a Pakistani national. Khan took note of the thirty day [...] | 2006-07-07 05:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD13519 | MUMBAI BLASTS: BROAD CONDEMNATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders and politicians have been unanimous in their condemnation of the July 11 Mumbai bombing, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a strong statement within hours of the attack that cited both President Musharraf and the Prime Minister Aziz. On July 13, President Mus [...] | 2006-07-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK IN PREL |
06ISLAMABAD13801 | MUMBAI BOMBINGS: PAKISTAN SEES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders, including President Musharraf, regret India's cancellation of the Foreign Secretary level Composite Dialogue talks planned for July SIPDIS 20-21. They confirm that Indian counterparts informed them over the weekend that the talks would not be taking place. [...] | 2006-07-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK IN |
06ISLAMABAD14096 | EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF SUNDAY TIMES JUD TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 21, London,s Sunday Times published a story written by Marie Colvin that detailed a slavery ring run by a member of a USG designated terrorist organization, Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD). The story follows a Pakistani Christian named 'Amir', whose real name is Pervaiz Yaqoob (pl [...] | 2006-07-21 14:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PHUM PK KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD |
06ISLAMABAD14910 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING GOP VISIT TO [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 31, Poloff met with MOI LtCol Imran Yaqoob, who said that only two GOP officials plan to travel to Guantanamo to visit detainees of Pakistani nationality -- himself and MOI Operations Officer, Major Khalid Mahmood Khan. Yaq [...] | 2006-08-02 02:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD15302 | CONFIRMATION OF GOP VISIT TO GTMO [...] (S) On August 4, poloff delivered Ref A points in separate meetings with National Crisis Management Center (NCMC) Operations Director LTC Imran Yaqoob and MFA (Americas) Hameed Abdul. 2. (S) LTC Imran said that poloff's points track with the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) understanding [...] | 2006-08-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC |
06ISLAMABAD15543 | SOUTH WAZIRISTAN PARLIAMENTARIANS POSITIVE ON LOYA [...] (C) Two senior and well-connected participants in the North Waziristan jirga expect the assembly to succeed and to issue binding decisions within 10-15 days. While not divulging the details of each side's negotiating positions, they report that if the jirga is successful, it will result in t [...] | 2006-08-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD15649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE |
06ISLAMABAD15766 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on August 9 to Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary for UN Affairs at the MFA. 2. Hyder responded that the decision to appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was made at the August 3 meeting in Malaysia of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( [...] | 2006-08-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE MOPS PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD15981 | DEMARCH DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the UNSC Lebanon Resolution to MFA UN Director Syed Haider Shah on August 12. 2. Shah responded that Pakistan was not in a position to comment at this time as it is still gathering information and developing its own assessment. He noted however that [...] | 2006-08-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE PK |
06ISLAMABAD16266 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BALOCHISTAN SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador,s August 10-11 visit to Balochistan, Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said that Pakistan,s anti-Taliban efforts is currently focused on expelling undocumented Afghans, but that there is no long-term plan for dealing with the Afghan population. Ghani believes th [...] | 2006-08-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK MOPS AF MASS MCAP PTER |
06ISLAMABAD16987 | BALOCHISTAN (3): A RESTLESS HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: Balochistan has a history of uprisings against Pakistani rule. Major insurrections occurred in 1947-48, 1958, throughout the 1960s, and 1973-77. The Bugti tribe has been waging a localized insurgency since 2004. This cable on insurrections in Balochistan since the founding of Pak [...] | 2006-08-29 10:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD16994 | BALOCHISTAN (4): WHO'S WHO - THE BALOCH TRIBES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Baloch people give their name to Balochistan Province in Pakistan, where roughly two thirds of them live, as well as Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province in Iran. The Baloch are further spread across the southern reaches of Afghanistan. Baloch society is tribal, wit [...] | 2006-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17256 | NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS [...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD17257 | NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS [...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD17261 | GOP RESPONSE ON DETAINEE REPATRIATION AND READ-OUT [...] (C/NF) On August 25, PolCouns met LTC Imran Farooq, MoI/National Crisis Management Cell Operations, to solicit his assessment of his visit to the detention facilities at Guantanamo (GTMO). LTC Imran said that interviews with the Pakistani detainees went well. The Pakistani delegation left [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD17546 | BALOCHISTAN (5): THE PASHTUNS -- BALOCHISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In Balochistan, violent Baloch tribal leaders and vociferous Baloch nationalists grab the headlines, while the Pashtuns interests and issues are buried on the inside pages. Like the Baloch, the Pashtuns share deep-seated anger toward the federal government for Islama [...] | 2006-09-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17547 | BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...] | 2006-09-04 07:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17548 | BALOCHISTAN (7): FINDING A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: To bring peace to the restive province of Balochistan, Islamabad must overcome pervasive distrust and skepticism toward the central government and its proposed development projects by ensuring the people of the province -- Baloch and Pashtun alike -- are the first and main benefic [...] | 2006-09-04 07:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17766 | NORTH WAZIRISTAN PEACE ACCORD ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and local tribal leaders announced that the 45-member Grand Jirga for North Waziristan Agency (NWA) had a peace agreement with the GOP. (Note: Consulate Peshawar has obtained a copy of the agreement and has translated the Urd [...] | 2006-09-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PK PTER |
06ISLAMABAD17908 | DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN-I) Director Haider Shah. Poloff and Shah discussed the issues that might be discussed during the NAM summit in Havana: the UN Security Council race between Guatemala and Venezuela, an internationa [...] | 2006-09-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU PK |
06ISLAMABAD18012 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SPEECH ON GWOT DETAINEES, [...] (C) On September 7, 2006, PolCouns presented Ref A points to MFA (Americas) Director Mansood Khan. Khan appreciated the briefing and requested additional information on draft to establish military commission and the timeline for Congressional action. DCM also presented the same points to Fo [...] | 2006-09-12 03:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF KAWC PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18379 | PAKISTAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPERATIONS [...] (C) Operation MTN Thrust began in Southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimroz) in May. The Operation set the conditions for NATO Operation Medusa, which began in July. Operation MTN Fury began in Eastern Afghanistan (Ghazni, Loghar, Paktika, Paktiya, and Khowst) August 1, with deci [...] | 2006-09-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18473 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COMMENTS ON DRAFT PAPER ON [...] (S/NF) Embassy Islamabad provides the following comments and observations on the draft "Disrupting External Financing to the Taliban" paper. These comments are in addition to those forwarded to SCA/PB in Ref. B. 2. (S/NF) In "Introduction": Office of the Defense Representative Pakist [...] | 2006-09-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL KTFN PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18708 | EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...] | 2006-09-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF |
06ISLAMABAD18929 | REQUEST FROM GOP TO BAN TRAVEL BY ALLEGED BLA [...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see para. 8. 2. (SBU) On September 14, the Consular Section received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) presenting a list of 80-some individuals that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) asserts are connected to the Ba [...] | 2006-09-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD19152 | NORTH WAZIRISTAN INCIDENTS UPDATE [...] (C) The following list of incidents reported in the local press appear to violate the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement which tribal leaders and the GOP signed on September 5. The list has been culled from local press reporting and contacts in the area. According to our conta [...] | 2006-09-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL MOPS PTER |
06ISLAMABAD19795 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS [...] (U) Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander (Peshawar) LTG Mohammad Hamid Khan on October 5. ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and Peshawar PO (notetaker) were also present. Meetings with NWFP Governor Orakzai and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Arbab reported septels. 2. (C) The 11t [...] | 2006-10-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PK PREL MOPS PTER AF |
06ISLAMABAD19796 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH NWFP GOV. ORAKZAI [...] (U) Ambassador met with North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on October 5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab, Secretary to the Governor Azmat Orakzai, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and [...] | 2006-10-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EAID PINR PK PREL SNAR AF |
06ISLAMABAD20570 | FATA SECURITY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 12 [...] (SBU) Introduction: This cable reports on security developments in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) between September 22 and October 13, as culled from press reports and conversations with post's interlocutors. The cable also lists cross-border activity from FATA and N [...] | 2006-10-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL MOPS PTER |
06ISLAMABAD20831 | TERROR FINANCE: RESPONSE RECEIVED TO REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD20836 | PAKISTANI CONCERNS OVER SPECULATION ON U.S. [...] (S) During an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador on Indo-Pak relations, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz shifted the conversation to ask about press reports that President Bush had likened the current situation in Iraq to the U.S. experience in Vietnam. (Note: Aziz's question was a [...] | 2006-10-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PTER IZ |
06ISLAMABAD20837 | PESHAWAR BOMBING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The October 22 explosion in Peshawar's old city that killed at least seven people and wounded 40 others is a reminder that, while much of the world focuses on Pakistan's efforts to fight the export of terror, the GOP is also combating domestic terror and many other [...] | 2006-10-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21073 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: THE VIEW FROM PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Pakistani officials have been tasked to coordinate a border region jirga to which Afghan President Karzai would be invited, but are proceeding at a measured pace. The Pakistan approach reflects a consensus that such an event must be organized with great care to [...] | 2006-10-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER AF PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD21222 | INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES BORDER AREA SECURITY, [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: In an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao offered a candid assessment of the security situation in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA),sharing his private assessment that vigorous Government of Pakist [...] | 2006-10-31 10:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21223 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...] | 2006-10-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21224 | MFA PREVIEWS EXPECTATIONS FOR COMPOSITE DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | IN PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21698 | FATA SECURITY UPDATE: OCTOBER 15-28 [...] (C) Embassy contacts in North Waziristan continue to report "foreigners" departing NWA for other tribal agencies, apparently a response to the September 5 jirga agreement. The contacts add that militant commanders who remain in NWA are "thriving," and that Taliban commanders are demanding fe [...] | 2006-11-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21879 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...] | 2006-11-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21882 | SUICIDE ATTACK IN MALAKAND AGENCY KILLS 35 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 9. 2. (C) Summary: At approximately 08:00 (local) November 8, a suicide attacker detonated a bomb at the front gate of Dargai Fort during morning exercises, killing himself and at least thirty five (35) Pakistani soldiers. Give [...] | 2006-11-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PK PTER PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD21946 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan. The two discussed the upcoming strategic dialogue, including the status of dialogues on energy, education, and science and technology [...] | 2006-11-13 02:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID ECON ENRG ETRD MNUC PARM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21947 | BOUCHER AND KASURI COVER F-16S, JIRGAS, NORTH [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Kasuri. In the meeting, Kasuri asked for consideration on F-16 payments and previewed Pakistani thoughts on the joint jirgas announced after President Musharraf and [...] | 2006-11-13 02:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MASS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21968 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Aziz discussed the political situation, remarking that the Bajaur incident had played into the hands of the religious opposition, and that the mood of the general populace was truly angry. He re [...] | 2006-11-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV OPIC MNUC AF PK |
06ISLAMABAD22023 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...] | 2006-11-16 10:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22024 | VOX POPULI: REACTIONS TO BAJAUR MADRASSA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) public remains exercised over the October 30 Pak-Mil attack on an extremist madrassa in Bajaur Agency and the November 9 retaliatory suicide bombing at Dargai Fort. In the rest of Pakistan, neither event has resonated outside of the commu [...] | 2006-11-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22025 | INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF: [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...] | 2006-11-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22026 | GOP REQUESTS REPATRIATION OF GTMO AND BAGRAM [...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) In early November, POL received a copy of an MFA note verbale dated 12 October 2006 requsting the repatriation of six (6) Paksitani nationals currently in custody in the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay [...] | 2006-11-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22046 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON PAK-AFG JIRGAS, BAJAUR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Kasuri reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to hold a jirga as discussed at the September 27 trilateral iftar at the White House, but noted that Pakistan's vision for the event is limited to the tribal areas along the Pa [...] | 2006-11-17 11:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF IN PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22057 | BOMBINGS AND SUICIDE ATTACKS: A PLAGUE ON BOTH [...] (C) A November 17 suicide bomb attack on a police van in Peshawar that killed the bomber and seriously injured two police officers is another reminder that the recent spike in suicide bombings in Afghanistan is now mirrored on this side of the Pak-Afghan border. The November 8 suicide bomb a [...] | 2006-11-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22070 | TRIBAL AREAS: VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The jury is still out on the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement. Violations of the agreement continued during October 29 to November 12 period. However, cross-border attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province appear to have decre [...] | 2006-11-20 08:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22174 | TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY PRESSES GOP ON UN 1267 [...] (C) Summary: As noted in Ref A, post has raised the ongoing operations of two UN 1267 Committee-designated entities -- Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar Trust and Lashkar-e-Tayyba/Jamaat ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) -- with contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan (GOP). While the Ambassador has pressed the is [...] | 2006-11-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN UN |
06ISLAMABAD22178 | FOREIGN SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: During a November 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan was positive about the tone of the November 13-14 Composite Dialogue talks, saying that the atmosphere was business-like with no "excessive restating of positions." The effort focused on exploring ar [...] | 2006-11-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF IN PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22449 | TRIBAL AREAS: TALIBANIZATION THREAT PERSISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Twelve weeks after the signing of the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement, the number of cross-border attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan has declined. However, it is perhaps more likely that the decline is due to coalition force operations in Afghanistan [...] | 2006-12-14 05:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK AF PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22462 | ANTI-TERRORISM COURT DECLINES JURISDICTION OVER [...] (U) On December 13, 2006, a judge of the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) dismissed charges under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) against 25 year old Rashid Rauf, who was arrested in August 2006 on charges of planning to carry explosives (29 bottles of hydrogen peroxide) aboard a [...] | 2006-12-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER UK |
06ISLAMABAD22479 | VERBAL ATTACKS BY AFGHAN PRESIDENT WEARING ON [...] (U) Summary: A series of public statements by Afghan President Karzai accusing Pakistan of fomenting instability and violence in Afghanistan have deeply irritated Pakistani officials and popular opinion generally. Although official statements in response have thus far been restrained, Pakis [...] | 2006-12-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22499 | LEADING PAKISTANI PASHTUN BROADCASTER TROUBLED [...] (C) Summary and introduction: According to Hassan Khan, editor of Pakistan's leading Pashtun language foreign affairs television program on Khyber TV, Afghan President Karzai seemed "confused about many things" during their lengthy meeting in early December meeting. Khan, who described his [...] | 2006-12-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER NATO |
06ISLAMABAD22618 | FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI ON ANTI-PAKISTAN RHETORIC [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting following his return from Iran, Foreign Minister Kasuri speculated on the motives behind the verbal offensive that Afghan President Karzai and other senior Government of Afghanistan (GOA) officials launched against Pakistan only days after the Foreign Minister [...] | 2006-12-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3117 | TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEW ON POTENTIAL DESIGNATIONS [...] (S/NF) Post welcomes intiative described reftel to target prominent inciters of terrorist acts. Should these test cases prove successful, we believe that a number of individuals from terrorist and militant organizations in Pakistan would make appropriate targets for future consideration. Pos [...] | 2006-02-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN CVIS ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD3195 | GOP WILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF PAK GITMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 06:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3208 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF CONDEMNS AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] (C) On February 23, 2006, per reftel instruction, PolCounselor contacted MFA Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam and MFA Americas Director General Sohail Mehmood to urge the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to issue a statement condemning the bombing of the al-Askariya Shrine. He also shared with the MF [...] | 2006-02-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PK PREL PTER PAS |
06ISLAMABAD3542 | 15TH PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-U.S. TRIPARTITE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The 15th U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tripartite Commission meeting, held at Bagram on February 25, was characterized by frank discussion between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations. The agenda focused on cross-border issues, intelligence sharing, steps to counter IEDs, and the lin [...] | 2006-03-03 02:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3576 | KARACHI BOMBING: CONDOLENCES AND CONDEMNATIONS [...] Summary. Pakistani politicians at all levels--from President Musharraf and PM Aziz to a wide-spectrum of political party representatives--have reached out to US Embassy and Consulate officials to offer their condolences and express their condemnation of the 2 March bombing outside of the US Co [...] | 2006-03-04 02:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PHUM PGOV PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3705 | POST REQUESTS TWO WEEK DELAY IN JUD DESIGNATION [...] (S) After reviewing the time line presented in ref A and B for moving forward with the UN 1267 and domestic terrorism finance designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as an alter-ego of current terrorism finance designee Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LeT),Ambassador requests a two-week delay in pre-notificaion, pr [...] | 2006-03-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD3807 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR PM - A/S JOHN HILLEN [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 15 - 18 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...] | 2006-03-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | KDEM MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD4373 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PACE [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 20 - 22 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...] | 2006-03-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD4386 | PUGWASH CONFERENCE: KASHMIRI CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: A three-day gathering of Kashmiris, Pakistanis and Indians in Islamabad highlighted the continuing effort of President Musharraf to build support for his peace proposals. The meeting featured a two-and-a-half hour exchange with Musharraf on his ideas for demilitarization, self-g [...] | 2006-03-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK IN PTER |
06ISLAMABAD4597 | ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5 2. (C) Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, Chairman of the secular Pashtun-nationalist Awami National Party (ANP) called on Ambassador on March 17 to discuss his recent meeting with President Musharraf (septel). According to Asfandyar, the ANP has taken [...] | 2006-03-20 14:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD4767 | ANP AND PPP MOVING TOWARDS ACCOMMODATION WITH THE [...] (S) Summary: In recent separate meetings, Awami National Party (ANP) Chairman Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan and Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim delivered closely coordinated messages to the Embassy. Both leaders were prepared to support an alliance o [...] | 2006-03-22 05:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS PK |
06ISLAMABAD5070 | MFA SEEKS INFORMATION ON 1267 COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: On March 24, MFA Director Tasneem Aslam advised DCM that the GOP seeks "hard evidence" from the USG that could be used in domestic legal proceedings on the implemenation of terror financing sanctions against organizations designated by the UN 1267 Committee. Aslam claimed that [...] | 2006-03-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD5123 | A/S HILLEN VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Introduction: On his March 15-18 visit to Pakistan, A/S John Hillen and PM/RSAT Tom Canahuate met with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, as well as Pakistan's top military leadership. Describing his role in soliciting support for USG security assistance to Pakistan from the U [...] | 2006-03-28 08:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL |
06ISLAMABAD5357 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT - EMBASSY [...] (U) This message contains action requests; please see Para. 5. 2 (S) Post has had several opportunities in the past week to update the Government of Pakistan (GOP) on the USG intention to request that the UN 1267 Committee amend the designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LET) to include Jammat-u [...] | 2006-03-30 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PTER KTFN UN |
06ISLAMABAD5382 | AMBASSADOR'S BILATERAL TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: On March 29, Ambassador called on Foreign Secretary Mohammed Riaz Khan to discuss follow-on action SIPDIS after the March 3-4 visit by President Bush, particularly a time frame for the Foreign Secretary's Strategic Dialogue discussions with P - U/S Burns and cooperation on e [...] | 2006-03-31 02:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL EAID ETRD PGOV PK AF PTER PARM KNNP |
06ISLAMABAD5537 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned April 12-15 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan towa [...] | 2006-04-03 06:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EAID MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD5596 | GOVERNMENT'S CHARM OFFENSIVE LEAVES MANY BALOCH UNIMPRESSED [...] (S) Summary: While sporadic engagements continue between Baloch nationalists and military and Frontier Corps units, the Pakistan government has recently announced a series of political and economic initiatives to address some of Balochistan's long-standing grievances, including promises of more fed [...] | 2006-04-03 14:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD5767 | YASIN MALIK TELLS KASHMIRI MILITANTS "GIVE PEACE A [...] (S) Introduction: Srinagar-based Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has told post that he has used his extended March-April 2006 visit to Pakistan to reach out to Kashmiri militant leaders, counseling them to lay down their arms and give the peace process a chance. In between highly-pub [...] | 2006-04-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PK PGOV PTER IN |
06ISLAMABAD5887 | TERROR FINANCE: INFORMATION DELIVERED ON 1267 [...] (S) On April 5, Poloff delivered Ref A talking points and background papers on Laskhar-e-Tayyba (LET) and Al-Akhtar Trust to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Poloff pressed Siddiqui of the importance the U.S. places on full and vigorous implementation of UN 1267 Committee terror finance sa [...] | 2006-04-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL KTFN PTER ETTD PK EFIN |
06ISLAMABAD6420 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF EXPRESSES CONCERN TO SENATOR HAGEL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF IN MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD6647 | WITH SENATOR HAGEL, FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI PUSHES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS AND WARNS THAT A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD MEAN DISASTER FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 16:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | IN IR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD7563 | SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...] | 2006-04-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK AF PTER |
06ISLAMABAD7564 | SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned May 3-4 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharra [...] | 2006-04-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PK PGOV MASS MOPS PTER MCAP |
06ISLAMABAD8328 | GOP REQUESTS INFORMATION FOR GUATANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated May 3 requesting complete addresses and other personal information to confirm Pakistani nationality for Guatanamo Bay detainees who have been identified by the Pentagon for release. Full text of the note follows: [...] | 2006-05-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD8391 | TERROR FINANCE: JI-4 AND JUD DOMESTIC DESIGNATION [...] (C) On April 28, 2005, poloff presented to MFA (UN) Deputy Director Shazia Ashraf Qazi non-papers containing the notice of the UN 1267 Committee designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiya (Ref A) and notice of the U.S. domestic designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) (Ref B). On May 4, polo [...] | 2006-05-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER KFIN ECON UN |
06ISLAMABAD8829 | S/CT AMB CRUMPTON ENCOURAGES ROBUST GOP [...] (C) Introduction and summary: Visiting Islamabad on May 3-4, S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton and S/CT Senior Advisor Michael Hurley engaged political, diplomatic and military interlocutors on Pakistan's counterterrorim (CT) strategies and policies. Calling on National Security Advisor Tariq [...] | 2006-05-16 02:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD9473 | EXPLAINING THE SECURITY FORCES IN THE FATA [...] (U) This cable provides an introduction to the myriad of security forces besides the regular Pakistani Army that operate in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and adjoining regions of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). 2. (U) Frontier Corps. The paramilitary Frontier Corp [...] | 2006-05-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PK MARR SNAR KCRM PTER EAID |
06ISLAMABAD9696 | LIMITED PROGRESS ON DOMESTIC EXTREMISM [...] (U) This is the third in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Progress on combating domestic extremism, part of the GOP's July 2005 crackdown, has suffered from competing priorities, limited political capital, and a vocal op [...] | 2006-05-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD9704 | FREE, FAIR, AND ISI: THE PML ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain, the party's goal in the upcoming elections is a plurality in the National Assembly. He identified urban areas in central Punjab (Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad) as the chief battlegrounds, predicted a strong PML victory in [...] | 2006-05-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER MOPS PK AF IR |
06ISLAMABAD9706 | FATA: STRATEGIES AND REDLINES [...] (C//NF) Summary. The stabilization of Pakistan's Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and the acceleration of political and economic development in this troubled region is a complex task that will determine the success of USG and Government of Pakistan (GOP) counterterrorism efforts. Since 9/11, [...] | 2006-05-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS EAID ECON |
06ISLAMABAD9708 | FATA OPERATIONS SINCE JULY 7TH: A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This is the second in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S) Summary. In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, President Musharraf made a series of broad-reaching committments to tackle extremism and terrorism in Pakist [...] | 2006-05-25 12:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS MARR PK |
06ISLAMABAD9710 | FATA OPERATIONS SINCE JULY 7TH: A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This is the second in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S) Summary. In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, President Musharraf made a series of broad-reaching committments to tackle extremism and terrorism in Pakist [...] | 2006-05-26 01:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS MARR PK |
06ISLAMABAD9712 | PAK MIL SUPPORT IN BALOCHISTAN FOR OPERATION [...] (S) Per SCA request (ref A),post offers this summary of Pakistani military operations in Balochistan in support of CFC-A Operation Mountain Thrust. 2. (S) On May 20, Coalition Joint Task Force (CJTF-76) and the Office of Defense Representative - Pakistan (ODRP) representatives met with [...] | 2006-05-26 05:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISTANBUL1201 | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and others from posts in Amman, Ankara, Athens, Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Nicosia and Tel Aviv joined representatives from S/CT, EUR, NEA, the National Counterterrorism Center, EUCOM, SOCOM, Justice and other agencies at ConGenIstanbul June 16- [...] | 2006-06-30 15:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC OTRA PTER TU |
06ISTANBUL1313 | CHECHEN "BIG HERO" MOURNED IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 mourners congregated at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on 14 July for an "in-absentia" funeral in honor of Chechen rebel leader, Shamil Basayev. Aside from raucous anti-Russia, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel chanting, the event proceeded in a relatively benign and or [...] | 2006-07-21 11:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER RS TU |
06ISTANBUL2013 | ISTANBUL'S KURDISH INTELLECTUALS: THE TIME IS NOW [...] (S) Summary. Istanbul's Kurdish intellectuals opine the evolving political situation in Turkey and the region sets a favorable stage for agreement to end the Kurdish conflict in Turkey. According to these intellectuals, Turkey's Kurds -- accepted as equals during Turkey's war of independenc [...] | 2006-11-02 13:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER TU |
06ISTANBUL2105 | URBANCIC AND BASER DISCUSS EFFORTS TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary. S/CT Deputy Coordinator Urbancic met Gen. (ret) Baser, the GOT's counter-PKK envoy, in Istanbul on November 11. After expressing appreciation for Urbancic's efforts to curb PKK criminal support in Europe, which was the subject of Urbancic's Ankara meetings, Baser took the opport [...] | 2006-11-24 12:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PREL TU IZ |
06ISTANBUL2144 | ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...] | 2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU |
06ISTANBUL2145 | POLICE RAID LEFTISTS IN TEN ISTANBUL NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) On the afternoon and evening of December 7, Turkish National Police (TNP) counter-terrorism (CT) units raided 10 addresses in Istanbul's Gazi, Kucukcekmece, Gultepe, Okmeydani, Umraniye, Kartal, Sultanbeyli and Kucuk Armutlu neighborhoods, arresting 20 suspects following a six month in [...] | 2006-12-08 16:07:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV TU |
06JAKARTA10039 | GOI ACTIVELY WORKING TO COUNTER JIHAD CALLS [...] (C) The Indonesian government, led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),has responded to public clamoring for jihad on the part of militant groups by urging the Indonesian public to respond realistically and rationally to events in the Middle East. Following a cabinet discussion of ho [...] | 2006-08-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR KDEM KISL ASEC ID IZ |
06JAKARTA10041 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Harry Purwanto on August 7. We explained the draft resolution was consistent with the U.S. requirement for a sustainable ceasefire and stressed U.S. goal was a cessation of hostilities by no later than August [...] | 2006-08-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS |
06JAKARTA10189 | BANK MANDIRI CLOSES DPRK ACCOUNTS [...] (S) Summary. After repeated interventions by the Embassy, Bank Mandiri and Central Bank officials confirmed August 9 and 11 that Bank Mandiri had shut down its relationship with two North Korean banks in July: Korea Daesong Bank and the Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK. Bank Mandiri did not/not [...] | 2006-08-14 07:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KFTN PREL PTER PARM MNUC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA10218 | DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] Poloff called Indonesian MFA North America Affairs Director Harry Purwanto at 18:30 local time (07:30 Washington time) on August 12 to deliver reftel demarche. Delivery of the demarche was reported to the Ops Center the same day. A nonpaper with U.S. points, a copy of the resolution and the [...] | 2006-08-14 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC NSC IS LE ID |
06JAKARTA10395 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REMOVAL OF NASIR ABAS FROM [...] (S) Embassy Jakarta wishes to reaffirm its ref a stance in support of the delisting of former JI-leader Nasir Abas from the USG Executive Order 13224 and UNSCR 1267 terrorist finance designation lists. This position reflects our consideration of recent additional intelligence reporting on Nas [...] | 2006-08-18 09:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA10400 | TERRORISTS RECEIVE MANDATORY PRISON TERM [...] (C) As in previous years, the GOI granted sentence reductions of up to six months to tens of thousands of inmates on Indonesian Independence Day (August 17),including ten terrorists convicted in connection with the Bali bombings of October 2002 and several other high-profile convicts. One pr [...] | 2006-08-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ID |
06JAKARTA10488 | TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: MANY CONVICTED BUT SENTENCES [...] (SBU) The trials of 15 terror suspects associated with Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist mastermind Noordin Top recently concluded in Jakarta, with all 15 being convicted on at least one count. Sentences were generally short, however, ranging from three to seven years only. The case of terrorist fi [...] | 2006-08-23 10:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
06JAKARTA10563 | BA'ASYIR SPOUTS OFF ABOUT SHARIA`, JIHAD AND BALI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah and its political wing, the Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI),continues to speak publicly on a variety of topics following his release from prison on June 14, 2006. Most notably, Ba'asyir has pontificated about the need [...] | 2006-08-25 06:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA10576 | ABB Shunned in West Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast with the relative success Abu Bakar Ba'asyir received in Java, he got a very cool reception during his recent visit to staunchly Muslim West Sumatra, where local religious leaders blocked him from speaking at the largest and most influential mosques and school offici [...] | 2006-08-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA10926 | MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS [...] (S) Summary: Post strongly supports S/CT's proposal for a border control technical needs assessment for the triborder area and will welcome the assessment team to Indonesia, with the below recommendations for S/CT and DS/ATA's further consideration. Post has received encouragement from various [...] | 2006-09-01 11:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA10927 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Northeast Asian Affairs Tumpal M.H. Hutagalung on September 1. We stressed the importance of Indonesia's active participation in implementing the resolution to ensure effective controls on North Korea's nuclear program. We also left [...] | 2006-09-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID |
06JAKARTA11142 | EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...] | 2006-09-08 12:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID |
06JAKARTA11143 | EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...] | 2006-09-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID |
06JAKARTA11215 | INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI [...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a se-cret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reque [...] | 2006-09-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11217 | INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI [...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a secret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reques [...] | 2006-09-11 10:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11472 | ASIA FOUNDATION ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING HERESY IN [...] (C) Summary. A hard-line Indonesian Islamist magazine, Hidayatullah, has published a screed accusing The Asia Foundation (TAF) of supporting organizations and individuals who defame Islam. It also asserts that Indonesia's two largest Muslim mass organizations, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) and Muham [...] | 2006-09-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA11475 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA [...] (U) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was attended by 24 States Parties from the Asian Group: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, N [...] | 2006-09-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV |
06JAKARTA11663 | BALI II TRIALS CONCLUDE [...] Summary. The District Court in Denpasar, Bali on September 14 announced the final of four convictions of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) associates for their roles in the October 1, 2005 suicide terror attacks in Bali. The Bali Court used Indonesia's 2003 Counterterrorism Law and the Criminal Code to [...] | 2006-09-20 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA11889 | EIGHT TERRORISTS ON TRIAL IN CENTRAL JAVA [...] (C) Eight terrorist suspects with links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and terrorist mastermind Noordin Top are currently standing trial in Semarang, Central Java. All eight are being charged under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The central figure of the group, Subur Sugiyarto, recruited and trained seve [...] | 2006-09-26 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
06JAKARTA12159 | CT WORKSHOP REACHES AUDIENCE FROM EASTERN INDONESIA [...] (C) The latest in a series of USG-funded CT workshops aimed at improving the performance of Indonesian law enforcement officials in terrorism cases took place in Makassar, South Sulawesi on September 19-20. The event was organized by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Leg [...] | 2006-10-03 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA12296 | HIDAYATULLAH WILL RUN REJOINDER TO ATTACK ON THE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 2 meeting, a Muhammadiyah Youth official told Poloff that the hard-line Islamist group Hidayatullah will publish a Muhammadiyah response to Hidayatullah's written attack on The Asia Foundation (TAF). Hidayatullah's concession came after more than two weeks of inten [...] | 2006-10-06 07:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA12492 | TIME TO INITIATE MLAT TALKS WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) We believe it is in the U.S. interest to initiate Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) talks with Indonesia. These negotiations could then be announced in connection with the upcoming POTUS visit to Indonesia (para 10). Conclusion of an MLAT agreement would strengthen the growing ties be [...] | 2006-10-12 09:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PCRM KTIA KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA12494 | MUHAMMADIYAH YOUTH CONCERNED ABOUT EXTREMISM AMONG [...] (C) Summary. On October 2 and 3, Poloff made courtesy calls on Muhammadiyah Youth Chairman Izzul Muslimin and Secretary General Gunawan Hidayat. As part of its six-month SIPDIS strategic plan, the Muhammadiyah Youth Central Board will carry out a "census" of local Muhammadiyah Youth leade [...] | 2006-10-13 01:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI KISL PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12602 | CT UPDATE: FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRST BALI ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. In the four years since terrorist attacks first rocked Bali on October 12, 2002, foreign police assistance programs have markedly improved Indonesia's CT capacity. The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, however, remains a serious threat to Western and secular interests in I [...] | 2006-10-16 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS |
06JAKARTA12773 | INDONESIAN TERRORISTS:RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING [...] (C) Four years after the 2002 Bali bombing, several individuals convicted of terrorism for their involvement in that attack and the 2003 Marriot bombing are starting to complete their prison terms. According to information obtained from the Australian Embassy, nine convicted terrorists have b [...] | 2006-10-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA13136 | ABB Preaches in North Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir spoke in North Sumatra October 29 - 31 at a series of engagements on the implementation of Syariah law. Misleading posters advertising the visit masked Ba'asyir's identity and implied sponsorship of mainstream Muslim organizations. Thoug [...] | 2006-11-07 09:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC KPAO |
06JAKARTA13181 | NEW ZEALAND DCM CALLS ON JI'S POLITICAL WING [...] (C) Summary. New Zealand's Deputy Head of Mission briefed us about his meeting with Irfan Awwas, the leader of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),Jemaah Islamiyah's political wing (his reporting cable has been sent by classified email to EAP/MTS and INR/EAP). Awwas spoke about MMI's goal of p [...] | 2006-11-13 07:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA13191 | JAKARTA EAC MEETING, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee meeting on November 13, 2006, to discuss the November 11 detonation of an explosive device at an East Jakarta A&W Restaurant. The RSO and LEGAT told the EAC that only the suspect was injured in the blast, that evidence suggested the [...] | 2006-11-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR |
06JAKARTA13216 | FOREIGN MINISTRY READY TO OPEN MLAT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) The GOI is ready to move forward with negotiations on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. On November 15, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate for Treaties on Political, Security, and Territorial Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno told Poloff and [...] | 2006-11-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PGOV PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA13329 | INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S [...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...] | 2006-11-28 23:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13392 | SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG [...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...] | 2006-12-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13454 | AGO TASK FORCE BECOMES OPERATIONAL AS POSO TRIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than four months after the group's official inauguration, the Attorney General's Terrorism and Transnational Crime Task Force is now becoming operational. In October, Post delivered $100,000 worth of computers and other office equipment to the Task Force's newly-renovated [...] | 2006-12-08 11:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13475 | UK CHARITY COMMISSION'S GRIM ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. The UK Charity Commission's Southeast Asia and Pacific representative provided us with his assessment of Indonesia's charities sector on December 5. Indonesia falls far short on legislation governing charities, governmental regulation, and NGO self-regulation. Relations between [...] | 2006-12-14 07:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ETTC KISL PTER SOCI ID UK |
06JAKARTA13478 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ABAS SIGNS TERMS OF REMOVAL [...] (SBU) On December 8, 2006, Jakarta's Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) and POLOFF met with Nasir Abas at the Embassy regarding Ref A letter confirming his acceptance of the terms and conditions for his removal from the United States Department of the Treasury OFAC list of Specially Designated Gl [...] | 2006-12-14 08:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETFN PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA13509 | INDONESIA'S TOP THREE WANTED TERRORISTS AND A [...] (S) Summary: Despite hundreds of terrorists arrested by Indonesian authorities in the past several years, three top operatives linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) remain on Indonesia's "Most Wanted" list. Of these, Malaysian Noordin Mohammad Top is well known; the other two, Indonesians Abu Duja [...] | 2006-12-18 07:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KVPR CVIS KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA13526 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, [...] (S/NF) Allegations of increasing influence peddling by the first family......The latest scuttlebutt on possible cabinet moves......Survival of the fittest for Golkar leadership.....Snapshots of likely/possible 2009 presidential contenders.....Continued dissatisfaction with Megawati in the PDI- [...] | 2006-12-19 06:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13538 | TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: 12 MORE CONVICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The GOI Attorney General's Office continues to win convictions against terrorists at an impressive pace. Over the past 6 weeks, twelve Indonesians were convicted of terrorism in trials in Jakarta and Central and East Java. Nine of the 12 convicted were involved with fugitive terr [...] | 2006-12-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA13563 | SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS BA'ASYIR TERRORIST [...] (U) The Indonesian Supreme Court announced on December 21 it had overturned the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir. In March 2005, Ba'asyir was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a "sinister conspiracy to cause a fire or explosion that r [...] | 2006-12-21 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA13581 | IMPLICATIONS OF THE BA'ASYIR DECISION [...] (C) Summary. The decision by Indonesia's Supreme Court to overturn the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has a number of potential legal and political implications for the GOI's counterterrorism efforts. While the legal basis behind Ba'asyir's 2005 convi [...] | 2006-12-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA1453 | INDONESIAN PROSECUTORS TACKLE 12 NEW TERROR CASES [...] (C) Indonesian prosecutors have brought twelve new terrorism trials to the South Jakarta District Court with the case against Abdullah Sunata headlining this latest tranche (ref A). In Sunata's indictment, prosecutors accuse him of financing terrorism as well as providing assistance to Jemaah [...] | 2006-02-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
06JAKARTA1651 | HELPING DENMARK AND OTHER EUROPEANS WEATHER THE [...] (C) Summary: We have maintained close and cooperative contact with our Danish and Norwegian diplomatic colleagues as violent demonstrators have targeted Danish and American diplomatic missions. We have offered various types of security assistance and weighed in with the GOI at senior levels [...] | 2006-02-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER ASEC ID DA |
06JAKARTA2107 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) We delivered and discussed reftel points February 15 with Wahib, DFA Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs. Wahib replied that the GOI is cautiously optimistic that Hamas will behave differently as a ruling coalition partner than it behaved as an opposition group. He said the GOI [...] | 2006-02-16 09:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA2476 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AL-ASKARIYA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ID IZ |
06JAKARTA2490 | CODEL KOLBE CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) On February 21, President Yudhoyono presented the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) delegation headed by Representative Jim Kolbe with a lengthy description of his priorities including reform, continued democratization, increased economic prosperity, Aceh and Papua. He raised [...] | 2006-02-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KISL MARR OVIP ID IR |
06JAKARTA2530 | CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...] | 2006-02-24 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA2532 | SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...] | 2006-02-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID |
06JAKARTA2819 | ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...] | 2006-03-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV |
06JAKARTA2820 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER WIDODO [...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Widodo A.S. on February 23. He emphasized the importance to the United States of restored mil-mil relations with Indonesia. Both le [...] | 2006-03-03 02:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA2848 | BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY [...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...] | 2006-03-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA3241 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION [...] (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on [...] | 2006-03-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID |
06JAKARTA3482 | CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO [...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...] | 2006-03-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA3688 | TRAINING MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL WOULD IMPROVE [...] (C) The deaths of 3 "Mobile Brigade" (Brimob) policemen in Jayapura, Papua on March 16 highlight a major deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. The 2003 ban on the training of Brimob personnel by ICITAP (ref A) prevents us from aiding the unit most in need of assistance [...] | 2006-03-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA3898 | MEETINGS WITH EAST KALIMANTAN SECURITY OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. Our March 1-5 visit to East Kalimantan province found security officials aware of the terrorist transit threat along the Sabah border, but meager resources prevented officials from implementing effective security measures. Lack of GOI investment in securing this area -- despite [...] | 2006-03-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA4511 | ConGen Meets with Solo Leaders [...] (C) Summary: ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer Pierangelo and Econ/PolOff Williams traveled to the Central Java city of Solo (also known as Surakarta) on Wednesday April 5, meeting with Mayor Joko Widodo, Solo Chief of Police Yotje Mende, and with Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS) re [...] | 2006-04-07 09:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV KISL ID |
06JAKARTA4965 | SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...] | 2006-04-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA4967 | SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...] | 2006-04-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA5039 | NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...] | 2006-04-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ID |
06JAKARTA5040 | PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR [...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...] | 2006-04-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA5485 | INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT [...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...] | 2006-05-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA5778 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION [...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...] | 2006-05-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ID |
06JAKARTA5851 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q4 [...] (S/NF) Yudhoyono's relatives seen as key advisors on policy... Yudhoyono held off pressure on Taufik Kiemas... Yudhoyono directed intelligence agency to surveil State Secretary... Cabinet members seen as sympathetic toward SIPDIS radicals... Security forces' ties to Islam Defenders' Front ( [...] | 2006-05-09 09:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA616 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) told the Ambassador, January 16, of an increased need for regional counterterrorism cooperation, notably in the region of Sabah/East Kalimantan, and that he would welcome U.S. assistance to this end. He asked the Ambassador to work with the Defense Minister and [...] | 2006-01-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EPET PGOV PTER PHUM |
06JAKARTA6200 | JAKARTA CT SEMINAR BUILDS ON PARIS PROGRAM, [...] (C) Sixty Indonesian counterterrorism officials participated in an intensive four-day U.S.-funded seminar in Jakarta on CT legislation, marking the next step in U.S-French-Indonesian CT cooperation. Co-hosted by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affai [...] | 2006-05-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS FR ID |
06JAKARTA6393 | EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT [...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...] | 2006-05-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7345 | YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT [...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...] | 2006-06-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7378 | PREPARING FOR THE MARITIME BORDER CONTROL NEEDS [...] (U) This is an action request:see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Jakarta strongly supports S/CT's Ref A interest in a border control needs assessment for the Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia triborder area. Post agrees that host nation support is essential and will discuss the po [...] | 2006-06-12 07:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA7393 | APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH AN INDONESIA REWARDS PROGRAM [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraphs 3 and 14. 2. (C) Summary. Embassy Jakarta approves moving forward with the establishment of a discreet Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in Indonesia and requests the assistance of DS/RFJ, SOCOM, and SOCPAC. Indonesian National Police (INP) investigators [...] | 2006-06-12 08:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID |
06JAKARTA7397 | REMOVING FORMER JI-LEADER NASIR ABAS FROM [...] (C) Summary. We believe the time has come for former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network leader Nasir Abas to be removed from the U.S. and UN terrorist finance lists. We believe that it is critical to respond to the requests to do so by our closest national security contacts. Now conside [...] | 2006-06-12 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA7398 | WHAT'S NEXT FOR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR AND JEMAAH [...] (C) On June 14, Jemaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will leave Cipinang Penitentiary a free man, having completed his second prison term. Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),the political wing of JI, and an interdenominational group of religious leaders plan to greet the cleri [...] | 2006-06-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7501 | TERRORIST FINANCE: THE GOI AND 1267 DESIGNATIONS [...] (S) Summary: This cable provides post,s responses and comments to questions and issues raised in ref a. Embassy Jakarta supports the creation of a bilateral group to discuss counter terrorism finance (CTF) issues and sees a proposed U.S.-Indonesia Justice Sector Joint Working Group (JSJWG) C [...] | 2006-06-14 02:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA7555 | JEMMAH ISLAMIYAH EMIR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR RELEASED [...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, left Cipinang Penitentiary a free man June 14 at the conclusion of his 25 1/2 month sentence. Family, defense attorneys, and a few hundred supports greeted the cleric in a generally muted public response. Ba'asyir gave a short [...] | 2006-06-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7666 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...] | 2006-06-18 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT ID PREL PTER |
06JAKARTA7667 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...] | 2006-06-18 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR EWWT PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA8006 | DONORS OFFER FINANCING, EARTHQUAKE HELP AT CGI [...] (U) Summary. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministers expressed optimism that economic growth and investment would pick up in the second half of 2006 at the June 14 Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Jakarta. Several Minist [...] | 2006-06-26 10:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EINV ECON EFIN KMCA PTER PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8088 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF IIRO [...] (S) As requested in reftel, we met with Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Fajar Wirawan Harijo on June 27 to pre-notify him of the USG,s intention to request on July 20 UN 1267 designation of the Philippines and Indonesia branches of the Inter [...] | 2006-06-28 05:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN KTFN KISL PTER PREL ETTC ID |
06JAKARTA8261 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q2 [...] (S/NF) Notes on Yudhoyono's inner circle... Notional uranium sale to Iran dead... Ba'asyir lawyer tied to State Intelligence Agency figure... Rumors VP Kalla flirted with figures hoping to topple Yudhoyono... Influencing judges in court case involving the National Awakening Party... Snapsh [...] | 2006-07-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA8263 | PKS DEMONSTRATION ONCE AGAIN INVOLVES THE USE OF [...] (C) During a July 2 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demonstration at the U.S. Embassy protesting Israeli actions in Gaza, at least one demonstrator brandished a toy gun (ref A). On July 3 the leading local English language daily carried a prominent photo in which one such demonstrator gleefull [...] | 2006-07-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA8505 | BALI II TRIALS PROGRESS, EXPERIENCED TERRORISM [...] (C) The first four trials resulting from the investigation into the October 1, 2005 Bali bombings are ongoing. Mohammad Cholily, Abdul Aziz, Dwi Widiyarto, and Anif Solchanudin all face primary charges under Articles 6 and 15 of the 2003 Anti-Terrorism Law for participating in terrorist acts, [...] | 2006-07-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KJUS KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA8506 | YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM [...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...] | 2006-07-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER AS ID |
06JAKARTA8507 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS [...] (C) Summary. On July 6, officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed interest in our proposal for creation of two new contact groups on the Sri Lankan conflict, and will let us know in the coming weeks about possible Indonesian participation. They said that the S [...] | 2006-07-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF PGOV CE ID |
06JAKARTA8858 | JAKARTA EAC MEETING JULY 14 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on July 14 to discuss REFTEL advisory and the possible effect on Indonesia of increased hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. EAC members agreed the issue had traction in Indonesia and that demonstrations were possible. EAC members agre [...] | 2006-07-14 10:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AEMR PTER CASC PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA8929 | BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE [...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...] | 2006-07-18 01:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA9045 | NASIR ABAS DISCUSSES HIS APPEAL FOR UN DELISTING [...] (S) Summary. Per REFTEL, former terrorist Nasir Abas, now a key CT asset of the Indonesian National Police (INP),met with Embassy officers in Jakarta on June 4 and discussed his request to be removed from the U.S. and U.N. lists of designated terrorists. The following additional details of [...] | 2006-07-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO KVPR CVIS KISL |
06JAKARTA9160 | GOI EFFORTS STOKE OPTIMISM FOR POSO PEACE [...] (C) Summary. GOI initiatives spearheaded by the Indonesian National Police (INP) are moving conflict-ridden Central Sulawesi toward peace, according to top INP investigators focused on the area. The arrest of the terrorists behind many of the violent attacks since the 2001 Malino peace agreem [...] | 2006-07-21 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO KVPR CVIS ID |
06JAKARTA9266 | RESPONSE RE MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] Reftel requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual use life sciences research. The GOI has provided the following name and contact information as its designated point of contact: Dr. Erna Tresnaningsih, MO [...] | 2006-07-25 04:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR ID |
06JAKARTA9575 | INDONESIAN POLICE CHIEF SUTANTO PRESSES REFORMS [...] (C) Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto told the Ambassador July 25 that U.S. assistance was helping to keep the INP out front in Indonesia's democratization process. In a lunch meeting at the Residence, Sutanto said his top priority was creating a high quality, moral police [...] | 2006-07-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EFIN ASEC KCRM KHLS KPAO PINS KJUS |
06JAKARTA9860 | RESPONSE RE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] Reftel B requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual-use life sciences research. Post provided primary point of contact in Reftel A. GOI has provided a second point of contact for this issue. Please note th [...] | 2006-08-04 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR ID |
06JAKARTA9862 | MIDDLE EAST CRISIS MOBILIZING INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The conllict in the Middle East has dominated Indonesianh(eadlines over the past two weeks, and reports o Israeli military operations in Lebanon are spurring action by both political and non-political actos". Press coverage is almost universally one-side,, with front-page head [...] | 2006-08-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JEDDAH101 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: DENMARK BASHING [...] (U) For the second straight week, cartoons run in Danish and Norwegian newspapers allegedly "vilifying" the Prophet Muhammad took center stage at Friday sermons in Saudi Arabia. On January 28, the Jeddah-based "Arab News" reported that "imams of mosques across the Kingdom yesterday denounced [...] | 2006-02-01 14:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PREL SA |
06JEDDAH128 | SAUDI YOUTH: LESSONS FROM JEDDAH'S "SHABBAB" [...] (C) SUMMARY. After more than one year of spending time with Jeddah's "shabbab" (roughly, guys or young men),Poloff has noted some consistent themes common to many of the city's youth. Over the course of numerous road trips to places like Mecca, Medina, Taif, and al-Hada, visits to college cl [...] | 2006-02-08 14:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH172 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 17 - [...] (U) On Friday February 17, the sermon from the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Media dealt with Islamic identity and the importance of ethics in Islam. From Mecca, Shaykh Sa'd Bin-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered a sermon regretting the current state of affairs in the Islamic world saying "Those obser [...] | 2006-02-26 05:10:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH180 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 24 - [...] (U) On Friday February 24, in a sermon from the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Imam Shaykh Salih Bin-Muhammad al Talib delivered a sermon calling for Muslims to listen to their hearts. "The heart is the spring of feelings, source of emotions, motivator of manners, and guardian of actions. When the he [...] | 2006-03-01 14:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH220 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 10 AND 3: [...] (C) On March 10 from the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani spoke to an audience of approximately 500. During the first part of his sermon, the imam talked at length about tolerance and why and how Muslims must practice it. He illustrated his homily with examples [...] | 2006-03-15 13:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH286 | THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART II - THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the formal meeting between the Consul General and Nejran Governor Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, CG, Congenoff, and A/RSO were invited for drinks with the Governor at his home. Throughout the 2 hour-long informal meeting Prince Mishael spoke candidly [...] | 2006-04-11 10:40:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | EAID ECON IR KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
06JEDDAH329 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 11: JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN HONORS [...] (U) Saudi Islamist Salman al-Ouda was the guest of honor at the April 24 "Ithnayniyya" (Monday lecture series) of Jeddah construction magnate Abdelmaksoud Khoja. The Ithnayniyya was attended by a number of mutawwa'in (members of the religious police, conspicuous with their long beards, short t [...] | 2006-04-30 14:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH356 | ARABIC LANGUAGE WEB-SITE AL SAHAT PRESENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Within hours of the May 12 drive-by shooting at ConGen Jeddah, the Arabic language web-site Al Sahat carried a brief biography of the suspect and described him as a psychopath. By May 14, this web-page had been amended with additional information on the suspect, including a ref [...] | 2006-05-15 05:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH372 | INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET [...] (S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al Obeid, an advisor to Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki bin Feisal Al Saud, met with the Consul General and Conoff on May 17. The CG emphasized that though mino [...] | 2006-05-20 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT |
06JEDDAH374 | AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT [...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...] | 2006-05-21 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH379 | CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP," [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...] | 2006-05-22 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH381 | JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN: IRAN ESTABLISHING GRASSROOTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with ConGenoff, a Jeddah businessman and former International Visitors Program participant claimed that he had been approached by representatives of the Iranian government to participate in a new strategic media initiative to foment anti-US sentiment in th [...] | 2006-05-23 01:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH427 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 14: COMMOTION IN JCCI BOARDROOM; [...] (C) Contacts have informed the Consulate and recent news reports have confirmed that a substantial majority of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have expressed opposition to Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehya Al Moallemi. Over the past few weeks, press repo [...] | 2006-06-20 06:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH449 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH450 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH455 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 30: EASTERN [...] (C) In a remarkable change from his critical sermons of preceding weeks, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani used his sermon t the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque at al-Khobar o praise the Saudi government for providing securty, political stbility and promoting the welfar of the people. The lesson began w [...] | 2006-07-08 11:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH475 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES TEHRAN MEETING OF IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 11, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD A-FAISAL AND DISCUSSED THE RECENT TEHRAN MEETING OF THE IRAQ NEIGHBORS GROUP AND THE IMPENDING INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ CONFERENCE. IN TEHRAN, THE "FRANK" MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ADDRESSED A VARIETY OF PRACT [...] | 2006-07-12 13:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH477 | CORRECTED COPY--FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, the Ambassador met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud a-Faisal and discussed the recent Tehran meeting of the Iraq Neighbor's Group and the impending International Compact for Iraq Conference. In Tehran, the "frank" multilateral discussions addressed a variety of prac [...] | 2006-07-13 02:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH542 | LEBANON: UNSC 1701 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador Oberwetter delivered the text of UNSC 1701 to FM Saud al-Faisal on August 15. The FM said that the most recent statements from the Israeli government and Hizballah "do not bode well for the future" and he cast his doubts on the ceasefire lasting. He said that disarming Hizballah and [...] | 2006-08-15 18:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PTER MOPS |
06JEDDAH558 | STUDENT VISAS: AMB ASKS FOR LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador Oberwetter informed Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 22 that the Ministry of Higher Education (MHE) had not yet provided the Embassy with lists of all Saudi students who receive scholarships to study in the U.S. The Ambassador raised our concerns with counterfeit schola [...] | 2006-08-23 14:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PINS KCSY SA |
06JEDDAH98 | YOUNGEST MEMBER OF CHINA DELEGATION PROVIDES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 29 the youngest member of the delegation of Saudi private citizens that accompanied King Abdullah on his much-heralded recent visit to China. Sultan al-Attar, who turned 25 on the trip, was effusive in his praise for King Abdullah, highlighting the King's abi [...] | 2006-02-01 14:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PREL SA |
06JEDDAH99 | "REAL PEOPLE TOUR": STUDENTS PROVIDE TOUR OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Post previously reported, Poloff visited on January 22 the central campus of Um al-Qura University, known as a center of Islamic learning in the Kingdom, in the heart of the Islamic holy city of Mecca and met with University Rector Dr. Nasir A. al-Saleh and several administrat [...] | 2006-02-01 14:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA |
06JERUSALEM1004 | EREKAT ON JERICHO DEMARCHE, USG ASSISTANCE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLO Chief Negotiator and PLC member Sa,eb Erekat told Consul General during a March 9 meeting that he feared the withdrawal of U.S./U.K. Jericho Monitoring Mission (JMM) personnel would negatively impact civilians living in Jericho if the GOI takes military action against the six [...] | 2006-03-10 15:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER |
06JERUSALEM1080 | PASF SUPPORT TO CONGEN DURING JERICHO CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite widespread anger over rumors of USG complicity in the March 14 IDF attack on the Jericho prison, PA Security Forces (PASF) worked closely with the ConGen to mitigate violence against AmCits over the course of March 14. ConGen officers were able to enlist Interior Ministry [...] | 2006-03-15 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ASEC CASC MOPS IS PTER PGOV |
06JERUSALEM1348 | EREKAT ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 31 discussion, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member and PLO Negotiations Affairs Chief Sa'eb Erekat told NEA A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, LTG Dayton and Consul General that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) must focus on three areas in the coming months: revitalizing [...] | 2006-04-04 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER |
06JERUSALEM1622 | IMPLICATIONS OF JAMAL ABU SAMHADANEH SELECTION AS [...] (C) The April 20 announcement of PRC head Jamal Abu Samhadaneh as Inspector General for the MOI is widely seen as a reaction to Abu Mazen's recent appointment of Rashid Abu Shubak as internal security chief and has set up a confrontation between the Hamas cabinet and Abu Mazen. The President [...] | 2006-04-21 16:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PTER |
06JERUSALEM1644 | CONTINUING FATAH-HAMAS FRICTION [...] (C) Supporters of Fatah and Hamas continue to clash in the wake of Khalid Meshaal's statements in Damascus on April 21, the appointment of Jamal Abu Samhadanah to the Interior Ministry, and Abu Mazen's subsequent cancellation of that appointment. Damascus-based Hamas leader Meshaal, speaking [...] | 2006-04-24 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PTER |
06JERUSALEM240 | SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah and Hamas candidates in Gaza signed an agreement pledging to refrain from displaying weaponry and abide by the democratic process. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met January 18 for additional discussions regarding Jerusalem voting. During a January 18 meeting at C [...] | 2006-01-19 17:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
06JERUSALEM2444 | GAZA VIOLENCE AND WEST BANK UNREST CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-Hamas violence continued in Gaza June 14, resulting in the death of a Hamas activist and the wounding of a Preventive Security Organization (PSO) official in Khan Yunis. President Mahmud Abbas condemned the June 13 Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians, in [...] | 2006-06-14 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
06JERUSALEM2485 | FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah gunmen June 15-16 attacked Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and governmental offices in the West Bank, and fired at the car of a HAMAS PLC member in Jenin. As of 1500L on June 16, ConGen Fatah contacts reported that HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Forces (SSF) rema [...] | 2006-06-16 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
06JERUSALEM256 | HAMAS MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of the 2005 local elections, Hamas assumed leadership for several municipal councils in the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas's political priorities and strategies at the municipal level are a strong indicator of the movement's likely priorities after the Palestinian Legisl [...] | 2006-01-20 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS |
06JERUSALEM257 | PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the finalized procedures for East Jerusalem voting on January 19. President Abbas signed a decree advancing the voting period for members of the PASF by one day to begin on January 21. Dozens of East Jerusalem residents clashed wit [...] | 2006-01-20 16:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
06JERUSALEM2650 | GAZA MILITANTS ABDUCT ISRAELI SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) and HAMAS militants staged a brazen raid on an IDF outpost on the Israeli side of the Gaza border June 25, killing two soldiers and abducting a third. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a statement denouncing the attack as a violation of the "un [...] | 2006-06-26 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM2886 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF operations are continuing in central and southern Gaza. IAF air strikes on suspected Palestinian militants July 10-11 resulted in nine Palestinian deaths. One air strike near Beit Hanoun targeting gunmen instead struck Palestinian civilians, killing four. Israeli media reported t [...] | 2006-07-11 13:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER |
06JERUSALEM324 | PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Fatah activist associated with Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) candidate Ghassan Shakaa was killed in Nablus early on January 24, reportedly by gunmen associated with rival Fatah leader Jamal al-Tirawi. Large Fatah and Hamas rallies on January 23 marked the officia [...] | 2006-01-24 17:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
06JERUSALEM3593 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 TO PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) The Consul General delivered reftel points regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for the full cessation of hostilities in Lebanon to PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat on August 12 in Jerusalem. Erekat said he would deliver a copy of the Security Council resolution to [...] | 2006-08-14 13:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG PHUM UN UNSC IS |
06JERUSALEM3801 | UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN ARRIVING AUGUST 29 [...] (C) In a August 23 meeting with DPO, UN Deputy Special Coordinator Kevin Kennedy advised that SYG Annan would be arriving in Jerusalem Tuesday, August 29 for meetings with President Abbas and GOI Prime Minister Olmert. Kennedy said Annan planned to convey some points on Israeli-Palestinian i [...] | 2006-08-23 14:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PTER KPKO IS LE KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3822 | PA PRESIDENT'S OFFICE DENIES SALARIES PAID TO [...] (SBU) In an August 23 letter to the Consul General, President Abbas's Chief of Staff Rafiq Husseini stated that a story appearing in "Haaretz" newspaper alleging that Abbas had paid salaries to 5,000 Hamas "Operational Force" members "is totally untrue." Husseini added that the Office of the [...] | 2006-08-24 15:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KFTN PTER KWBG |
06JERUSALEM4346 | EU-BAM CHAIRS SECOND COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (C) Summary: In a productive second meeting of the Coordination and Evaluation Committee on the Rafah crossing chaired by the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM),Israeli and Palestinian delegations, with a USG delegation present as observers, reviewed the Rafah crossing operati [...] | 2006-09-29 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG |
06JERUSALEM4849 | EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE THIRD MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT THE RAFAH CROSSING POINT, INCLUDING: -- UPDATING THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION REGISTRY AND HAND [...] | 2006-11-27 15:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG |
06JERUSALEM4979 | SHIKAKI ON HAMAS AND PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 14 meeting with USSC Dayton, Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, assessed that Abu Mazen can reach an agreement on a new government with what he described as the "moderate" element of Hamas. Shikaki said that he b [...] | 2006-12-18 05:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM5007 | CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION: PROSPECT OF EARLY [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 20 meeting with PolChief, the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail said he thinks PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using consultations with the CEC on possible early elections to pressure Hamas and that [...] | 2006-12-21 05:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM5021 | EREKAT TELLS CODEL KERRY TO EXPECT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Noting that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is serious about calling early elections, PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told Senators Kerry and Dodd in a December 21 meeting that Fatah needs internal party reform, assistance to security forces, and the prospect of a [...] | 2006-12-21 15:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM5030 | EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE BUT MORE EMOTIONAL FOURTH MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS CONTINUED THEIR SLOW PROGRESS ON TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT [...] | 2006-12-22 13:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG |
06JERUSALEM5048 | QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...] | 2006-12-28 05:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM5049 | QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...] | 2006-12-28 05:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
06JERUSALEM5060 | HANIYAH EXITS RAFAH BY CAR; GAZA INFIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. PA PRIME MINISTER ISMAYIL HANIYAH EXITED RAFAH BY VEHICLE DECEMBER 28, VIOLATING PROTOCOLS REQUIRING ALL PERSONS TO CROSS THE BORDER ON FOOT EXCEPT VIPS WITH PRIOR COORDINATION, ACCORDING TO EU-BAM. 300 PALESTINIANS WHO CROSSED THE BORDER FROM EGYPT NEAR THE 1630 CLOSING TIME W [...] | 2006-12-29 12:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL |
06JERUSALEM607 | BIO-DATA ON RUMORED NEW PALESTINIAN PM [...] (U) Press reporting of the HAMAS meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo suggested that HAMAS may nominate Jamal al-Khudari as Prime Minister designate. Jamal al-Khudari is a prominent businessman and independently elected PLC member from the Gaza City district. While al-Khudari ran as an [...] | 2006-02-09 15:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS |
06KABUL1026 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION MOVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Daud told PRToffs on March 6 that Taliban forces are moving into Helmand and are likely to attack the Afghan Eradication Force (AEF). The governor is also concerned that there may be attacks in other districts due to the large security commitment to the eradic [...] | 2006-03-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL107 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: SUICIDE BOMB TARGET UNCLEAR; PRT [...] (SBU) Summary. Contrary to media reports, the January 5 suicide bombing in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, did not take place in proximity to Ambassador Neumann and was probably intended as an attack on senior police officials ) although the actual motive is not yet known. A final casualty count of app [...] | 2006-01-09 14:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV AF |
06KABUL1103 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - TALIBAN REMAIN POTENT THREAT IN [...] (S) SUMMARY. The security environment in the province of Uruzgan in southern Afghanistan remains grave. The Taliban threat has not diminished over time and may increase in the near term. The provincial government - only marginally effective on the best of days - shows signs of surrendering [...] | 2006-03-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER MARR SNAR PGOV SOCI AF |
06KABUL120 | ELIMINATION/ERADICATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings over the past weeks, INL Kabul and the British Embassy Drugs Team (BEDT) have worked closely with officials from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) to finalize governor- and centrally-led eradication plans. A key compone [...] | 2006-01-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL1218 | PRT/PATKICA FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 08:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL1250 | PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF: BALKH PROVINCE POLITICIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mazar PRToff met with representatives from four political groups from Balkh Province. The representatives planned to travel to Kabul to meet with President Karzai and formally register a complaint against Governor Atta Muhammad Nur (a.k.a. Ustad Atta) for offenses ranging from c [...] | 2006-03-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL1284 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - UK OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: UK officials told Provincial Council (PC) and Mullahs' Council members in separate meetings on March 19 that the UK mission will last at least three years. The mission is in conjunction with the GOA and will focus on several areas: (1) Extending the government's authority [...] | 2006-03-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL AF UK |
06KABUL1285 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND VIOLENCE: CAUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, as the insurgency has gained momentum in Helmand province, security has deteriorated. Causes are varied, complicated, and intertwined. They include: Some blurring of tribal/drug trafficking boundaries; growing Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) strength; the [...] | 2006-03-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL1324 | 1267 SANCTIONS LIST MONITORING TEAM WILL URGE CASE [...] (C) Summary: The focus of the upcoming UN 1267 Sanctions List Monitoring Team visit will be to facilitate the delisting of the new governor of Uruzgan, Abdul Hakim Monib. UNAMA officials have been instructed that until delisting has occurred, they are legally barred from supporting any pro [...] | 2006-03-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL1328 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - NEW GOVERNOR OF URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdul Hakim Monib, who took office as Governor of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on March 18 (reftel),is making a cautious and thoughtful start. Monib is an outsider -- appointed by President Karzai to replace a corrupt and ineffective predecessor -- and he is moving systemati [...] | 2006-03-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL1341 | 1267 SANCTIONS LIST MONITORING TEAM WILL URGE CASE [...] (C) Summary: The focus of the upcoming UN 1267 Sanctions List Monitoring Team visit will be to facilitate the delisting of the new governor of Uruzgan, Abdul Hakim Monib. UNAMA officials have been instructed that until delisting has occurred, they are legally barred from supporting any proj [...] | 2006-03-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL1353 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - MOUSA QALA DISTRCT CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mousa Qala district chief Mohammed Wali and tribal elders told visiting UK PRT liaison officer, poloff, Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) officer, and USAID representative on March 23 that they are looking forward to better security when UK and Afghan National Army troops deplo [...] | 2006-03-28 04:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID PREL ASEC AF |
06KABUL1358 | PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF DOSTUM PRESIDES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Dostum, the paramount warlord in northern Afghanistan, presided over a Feb. 23 ceremony in Sheberghan, capital of Jowzjan Province north of Mazar-e Sharif, during which over 100 of his commanders turned in 2.5 tons of boxed ammunition and roughly 400 small arms, RPG lau [...] | 2006-03-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL146 | KARZAI MEETS WITH CODEL BAYH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH SENATORS BAYH (D-IND) AND BOND (R-MO) AND REPRESENTATIVE FORD (D-TN),KARZAI OUTLINED THE PROGRESS AFGHANISTAN HAD MADE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, FOCUSING ON COUNTERNARCOTICS RATHER THAN TERRORISM AS THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE. HE REITERAT [...] | 2006-01-11 09:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PTER SNAR PK AF |
06KABUL1478 | WARDAK-HILLEN MEETING: ANA IS IMPROVING, ISAF [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Wardak said the quality of the ANA is improving and he welcomes recent Coalition planning for joint operations. In a March 20 discussion with visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs SIPDIS John Hillen, Minister Wardak said that [...] | 2006-04-02 04:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER AF |
06KABUL152 | TERRORISM FINANCE: POST VETTING [...] (S) POST DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT DESIGNATING HIG AS A PARTY WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FUNDING TO GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR, BUT COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE ONGOING RECONCILIATION PROCESS. AS MENTIONED IN REF A OF REFTEL, THE CURRENT STATUS OF ANY TIES BETWEEN [...] | 2006-01-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ETTC AF |
06KABUL1544 | RAHMAN CASE [...] (C) In the past week Amb has raised the Abdul Rahman case on a one-on-one basis in private meetings with several of Afghanistan's top political leaders, including Vice-President Ziya Massoud, ex-President (and now MP) Burhanuddin Rabbani, MP Abdulrab Rasoul Sayyaf, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunu [...] | 2006-04-06 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL1545 | PROGRESS ON UN 1267 SANCTIONS DELISTING REQUEST [...] (C/REL NATO/ISAF/AUS/NZ) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council is preparing dossiers on the 20 individuals for whom they have requested removal from the 1267 Sanctions list. The UN Team has also requested information from CFC-A, particularly with regard to Uruzgan governor Monib, a [...] | 2006-04-06 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL1554 | THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT: AFGHAN VS AMERICAN BELIEFS [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan is in flux, fully exposed to a barrage of new concepts, economic and social change after decades of war, with a populace that both welcomes many changes and yet can react negatively and forcefully when new ideas and events seem to threaten the fragile social structur [...] | 2006-04-08 03:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL1669 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - SECURITY PROGRAMS GETTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Establishing GOA authority, particularly police authority, in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province is very much a work in progress. The province's two police forces are semi-reformed militias allied to rival warlords. The PRT and coalition forces are making some progress in trainin [...] | 2006-04-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER MARR AF |
06KABUL1714 | KARZAI NERVOUS ON PROVINCIAL SECURITY: RESURRECTS [...] (C) In the wake of recent insurgent activity in the South, President Karzai is afraid he may be losing public confidence in his government's authority in rural provincial districts, and he is once again broaching the idea of raising informal auxiliary police units to provide security in ce [...] | 2006-04-17 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR PTER EFIN AF PK |
06KABUL1715 | RUSSIANS CONVENE G-8 TO DISCUSS TERRORISM; CHARGE [...] (C) Russian Ambassador Kabulov called a meeting of G-8 chiefs of mission and other interested parties on April 11 to discuss the issue of countering terrorism in Afghanistan through ideological means. The meeting followed a February 2006 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Mosco [...] | 2006-04-17 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF RU |
06KABUL1769 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - DUTCH PREPARING FOR ISAF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province is getting underway. Under NATO'S ISAF Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan will transfer from U.S. to Dutch-NATO command on or about July 31, 2006. In recent months, several D [...] | 2006-04-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR PTER PREL ASEC SNAR AF NL AS |
06KABUL1821 | PRT/KANDAHAR - DEALING WITH THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The "spring offensive" announced by Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan a month ago appears to be picking up momentum. During the previous four months the Taliban engaged primarily in small hit and run attacks and improvised explosive bombings, and this remains their pr [...] | 2006-04-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MARR PGOV AF |
06KABUL1828 | PRT/KANDAHAR - RECENT ATTACKS ON CANADIAN-LED [...] (S) SUMMARY. At 07:30 April 22 near Gumbad in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar Province, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed three Canadian soldiers immediately and one perished later at a military hospital. Three Canadian soldiers were wounded, but not seriously. The four vehicle [...] | 2006-04-24 14:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER MARR ASEC AF CA |
06KABUL1884 | PROPOSED POLICE PROGRAM CHANGES TO MEET THREAT [...] (C) Operationally-focussed shifts in the Afghan police program will address the security situation in the south and to President Karzai's concerns (ref a). The Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A, formerly OSC-A),in coordination with the Embassy, the German Police Pro [...] | 2006-04-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL1913 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S/CT COORDINATOR AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Ambassador Henry Crumpton, and Senior Advisor Michael Hurley, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on May 4-7, 2006, to discuss CT issues. Control Officer is Mary Townswick, Deputy Political Counselor, email address: TownswickMN@state.gov, teleph [...] | 2006-04-30 12:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL1974 | PRT-SHARANA COMMUNICATIONS MEANS SECURITY - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECPS PGOV PTER TINT AF |
06KABUL2008 | PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND ERADICATION WRAP UP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KRDP AF |
06KABUL2021 | PRT/HELMAND FROM THE STARS AND STRIPES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2037 | PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 04:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2149 | A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] Proper Demographic Representation was emphasized as a method of conducting business by President Karzai and applies to all types of p placing special emphasis on operational effectiveness achieved by establishing a presence and understanding with the community in which the police operate. [...] | 2006-05-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2151 | A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Course of Action plan outlined below is desig for implementing President Karzai?s decision to re-balance the Afgha in order to address pressing security issues in the south (reftel). by members of the international community involved with building up t the Afghan Ministry [...] | 2006-05-12 15:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2154 | A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Course of Action plan outlined below is designed as a guide for implementing President Karzais decision to re-balance the Afghan National Police in order to address pressing g security issues in the south (reftel). This outline will be used by members of the international [...] | 2006-05-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL2178 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: GOVERNOR MONIB'S TENUOUS GRASP ON [...] (C) The security situation in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province remains acute seven weeks after the arrival of a new governor. Unhelpful interference by the previous governor, stepped up Taliban activity, and police forces operating outside governmental authority impede Governor Monib's ability [...] | 2006-05-14 11:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2186 | PRT/HELMAND: HELMAND GOVERNOR DAUD VOICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a weekly security meeting on April 17, Helmand Governor Mohammed Daud told PRT officials that the security situation in the province was becoming more critical. In late April, the Governor moved poppy eradication forces to the northern districts, not only to eradicate, but al [...] | 2006-05-15 06:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL2291 | PRT/QAL I NOW: RING ROAD IN BADGHIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) recently began construction of a road from the Sabsak pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis provinces, to Qal I Now, the capital of Badghis. This stretch will form part of the Afghanistan Ring Road. A 95-kilometer [...] | 2006-05-21 07:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON EAID KCRS ELTN SP |
06KABUL2342 | PRT/QALAT Q ROMANIAN INTEREST IN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 11:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MARR RO AF |
06KABUL2366 | REPORT FROM KANDAHAR: CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN U.S. [...] (S) Conflicting reports about the U.S.-led forces (CJSOTF) attack the evening of May 21 on the village of Azizi in Panjwai district about 25 kilometers from Kandahar City reflect, in part, an ongoing Taliban psychological operations (psyops) campaign to misrepresent coalition military operat [...] | 2006-05-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF |
06KABUL2386 | BILATERAL DETAINEE AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOA [...] (C) Summary: Four nations ) Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the U.K. ) have signed bilateral agreements with the Government of Afghanistan concerning the transfer of detainees. With the exception of Denmark, these nations are already engaged in military action as part of OEF or are lo [...] | 2006-05-25 06:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PTER PREL AF |
06KABUL2387 | PAKTIKA'S GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR MORE ROADS, [...] (SBU) In a May 1 visit to the PRT in Sharana, the capital of Paktika, Ambassador met with Governor Khpulwak and local government officials, where he was repeatedly asked for assistance in constructing local roads to complete the provincial network, as well as help in linking the province to [...] | 2006-05-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF |
06KABUL2407 | New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...] | 2006-05-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF |
06KABUL2411 | New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...] | 2006-05-28 06:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF |
06KABUL2424 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - URUZGAN'S DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Monib, of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan, has been on the job for two months and is still working to build up functioning institutions from the administrative rubble left behind by his incompetent and corrupt predecessor. Visits to Tarin Kowt in recent days b [...] | 2006-05-29 12:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2425 | PRT-QALAT - GOVERNOR ARMAN'S FIRST YEAR IN ZABUL: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Arman has been a strong governor and, overall, Zabul Province has improved over the past year. However, as he well realizes, security and high-level visits are not enough for effective government, and the GoA still lacks the ability to provide goods and services to its [...] | 2006-05-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
06KABUL2436 | SITREP 5/29 1600: MILITARY CONVOY ACCIDENT LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A vehicle accident on the outskirts of Kabul involving a US military supply convoy resulted in at least one Afghan casualty and led to rioting around Kabul on May 29. The situation in Kabul as of 1600 local time was calm except for some small protests in the northwestern suburbs [...] | 2006-05-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL2471 | PRT/PAKTIKA Q JOURNEY TO WAZA KHWA Q [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2472 | PRT/PANJSHIR Q BIG TEST FOR AMMO REMOVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UNDP/ANBP program to remove mines and ammunition from Panjshir is reaching a critical juncture. As it nears successful completion of work at the site of Parakh, it now takes on a greater challenge at Paranday, both in terms of depot size and local resistance. UNDP/ANBP of [...] | 2006-05-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2552 | RECONCILIATION PROGRAM HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) The Independent Commission for the Program for Strengthening Peace (PTS) - the Afghan-led reconciliation process - held a conference on May 15 with representatives of Coalition and ISAF PRTs in order to familiarize them with the PTS process and to give the heads of the six regional PTS [...] | 2006-06-05 04:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF |
06KABUL2601 | PRT/KUNDUZ: STRONG INDICATIONS THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are strong indications that the May 30 attack on a USAID alternative livelihoods contractor in the remote river valley district of Darayeen in Badakhshan province was perpetrated by local drug lords who feared that the contractor was undermining their multimillion dolla [...] | 2006-06-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL2619 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BRENT HARTLEY AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Brent Hartley, EUR/RPM Incoming Principal Deputy Director and Richard Olson, Incoming DCM USNATO, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 12-14, 2006, to participate in a delegation led by SACEUR General Jones. Control Officer is Marie Richa [...] | 2006-06-08 12:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL265 | PRT/KHOST: BOMBINGS IN KHOST TARGET CIVILIANS; NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 10:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER |
06KABUL2687 | PRT/PAKTIKA PAKTITA FOUR DISTRICTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An early June journey to and assessment of four districts in western Paktika ka revealed districts with generally little infrastructure and little support from the central government. Despite certain similarities, these districts differ in their support for the government and [...] | 2006-06-13 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2703 | PRT/GARDEZ SECURITY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Gardez recently visited the remote Logar district of Azra, which borders Pakistan, to secure and remove an arms cache handed over to the DIAG program. ANP control is limited to the physical bounds of the station itself and the communitys security is completely controlled b [...] | 2006-06-14 04:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2723 | CODEL HAYES MEETS KARZAI, WARDAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 31, Congressmen Robin Hayes (R-NC),Joe Wilson (R-SC),Jeff Miller (R-FL),Richard Keller (R-FL),and Henry Cuellar (D-TX),and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) met separately with Defense Minister Wardak and President Karzai. The President blamed the recent distu [...] | 2006-06-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2736 | PROBATION BOARD FOR POLICE LIST ADDITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: With considerable U.S. input, international community representatives agreed on June 14 that the Probation Board for the dozen or so problem cases on the new police list should establish objective, forward-looking standards and meet periodically over a period of four months to [...] | 2006-06-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2819 | CRIMINAL LAW REVISION SPURS NEW LEVEL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 06:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2827 | DIAG CHAIRMAN OUTLINES NEEDED STEPS BY GOA [...] (C) At the June 16 DIAG Forum, Chairman Nuristani said he recognized that the DIAG process was in serious difficulty. He outlined several points on which action needed to be taken, either by the international community or, in more cases, by elements of the GOA. 2. (C) Nuristani started by [...] | 2006-06-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2829 | PRT/KUNDUZ NEW POLICE CHIEF IN KUNDUZ [...] (SBU) Note: Below is the first reporting shared with the Embassy by the German PRT in Konduz. We hope to make this a precedent, not only for the Germans but for the other non-US PRTs as well. We are working with ISAF, as part of its PRT Coherence Plan to pool as much PRT reporting as possi [...] | 2006-06-22 07:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2840 | SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...] | 2006-06-24 02:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF |
06KABUL2841 | ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...] | 2006-06-24 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF |
06KABUL2847 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAS GASTRIGHT AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John Gastright, Virginia Palmer, David Kilcullen, Daniel Green, and Meghan Bradley, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 25-29, 2006, to discuss security and counter-terrorism efforts. Control Officer is Chris Hensman, Political Officer, [...] | 2006-06-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL2857 | SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...] | 2006-06-25 08:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF |
06KABUL2881 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S/P DIRECTOR AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Staff Member Daniel Markey, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on July 1-4, 2006, for consultations. Control Officer is Aaron Jensen, Political Officer, email address: jensenaw2@state.gov, telephone 011-93-7 [...] | 2006-06-26 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL294 | SURVEY POINTS TO SUCCESS IN COUNTER NARCOTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL2970 | NDS DIRECTOR SALEH ON INSURGENCY - CAUSES AND [...] (S/Rel Aus and GB) Summary: NDS Director General Amarullah Saleh told visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator and Chief Strategist on June 27 that the Taliban insurgency is now focused largely on Zabul, Helmand, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. For the moment it is still a "measurable problem," he said. S [...] | 2006-07-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS AF PK |
06KABUL2972 | ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential affects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...] | 2006-07-03 03:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF |
06KABUL2975 | ZABUL GOVERNOR ON ROMANIAN DEPLOYMENT, UAE AID, [...] (S) In a meeting with Ambassador Neumann on June 30, Zabul Governor Arman expressed his concern with the ability of the Romanians to operate in Zabul province without additional support. Leaving aside the question of combat capability, he cited three factors: 1) the Romanian troops will be n [...] | 2006-07-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2990 | FIRST MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD [...] (C) The first meeting of the police probation board was held July 3. The Afghan side was represented by senior generals in the MOI. German Ambassador for Police Affairs Frick, CSTC-A, U.S. Embassy (polmiloff),EU, and UNAMA constituted the international participants. Minister of Interior Z [...] | 2006-07-05 06:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3021 | AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...] | 2006-07-06 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF |
06KABUL3037 | ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential effects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...] | 2006-07-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF |
06KABUL3123 | PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...] | 2006-07-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL3135 | DISSATISFACTION IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: : On 10 July, Poloff met with Arif Khan, a member of the Paktika Provincial Council who has been in Kabul trying to meet with GOA officials to express his concerns over poor governance, corruption and deteriorating security in Paktika. His efforts to have government meetings had [...] | 2006-07-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL317 | TRIP REPORT PDAS SCHWEICH TO AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: From January 11 to January 13 PDAS Thomas Schweich led a team from INL Washington to review the status of the INL-supported civilian police training, justice reform and counter narcotics programs in Afghanistan. The trip included a trip to the Kandahar air base and regional police tr [...] | 2006-01-24 05:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL3198 | KARZAI: A LAME DUCK PRESIDENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Middle East again in turmoil, Washington does not need a leadership crisis involving President Karzai ) and the good news is that he is not in immediate danger of political collapse. The bad news, however, is that public confidence has eroded badly in recent weeks, as hi [...] | 2006-07-17 16:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL3216 | PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...] | 2006-07-19 04:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF |
06KABUL3264 | PRT/QALAT: GOVERNOR, CJTF-76 PUSH SHAJOY DISTRICT [...] (C) Summary: At Governor Arman,s request, CJTF commander MG Freakley met with mullahs and elders from Shajoy district, an area which has become more problematical in recent months. The ultimate objective is the release of a BAF detainee, Mullah Riais, in return for his allegiance to the GoA [...] | 2006-07-24 02:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL328 | KANDAHAR: A GOVENOR'S INTENTIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann and senior Embassy staff had several meetings with the Governor of Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid, between December 26, 2005 and January 14, 2006. In these meetings Govenor Khalid spoke about his intention to fight illegal poppy cultivation, detailed his problem with the m [...] | 2006-01-24 13:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL3317 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BRINGING DOWN A PROMINENT WARLORD -- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amir Gul, a former Taliban commander and one of Baghlan's most prominent warlords, was arrested after a large arsenal of incriminating bomb-making material, weapons and ammunition was found at his compound during an Afghan National Army (ANA) cordon-and-search operation in Baghlan [...] | 2006-07-27 10:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL3439 | PRT/SHARANA - SUMMER OF THE TALIBAN: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) Summary: Insurgent/Taliban forces have taken over two districts in Paktika province this summer. The remote districts of Naka and Dila have come under insurgent control with Afghan government forces either surrendering their weapons or simply leaving the districts in the face of insurge [...] | 2006-08-01 16:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3440 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - HANDOVER TO DUTCH COULD MEAN [...] (C) Summary: The assumption of control of the Tarin Kowt Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) by the Dutch from the U.S. on August 1 immediately following the transfer of the PRT from OEF to ISAF on 31 July has revealed some challenges that may take several months to resolve, although none a [...] | 2006-08-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3447 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL TURNER [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Mike Turner, Member of the House Government Reform Committee (HGOV); John Cuaderes, Staff Director, HGOV; Mike Wiehe, Professional Staff member, HGOV, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to visit military and civilian pe [...] | 2006-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL3455 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...] | 2006-08-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3479 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE, THURSDAY 08-03-2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai has ordered the "protection" of the estimated 1,200 ethnic Koreans in Afghanistan as part of the Institution of Asian Culture and Development,s (IACD) and Millennium Pacific Icon (MPIG) groups' planned August 5-7 peace rallies (reftels). According to Gen. Akhbar [...] | 2006-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3480 | Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...] | 2006-08-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3508 | Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...] | 2006-08-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3538 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...] | 2006-08-07 14:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL3594 | KARZAI NOMINATES SABIT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai nominated Dr. Abdul Jabar Sabit as Attorney General on August 8. The Embassy has worked closely with Sabit on several issues including the Counternarcotics Law, Anti- Terrorism Law, and detainees. Although a somewhat volatile personality, his appointment seems [...] | 2006-08-11 16:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL3608 | WALKOUT FROM AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Begin summary: A group estimated at 80 MPs walked out of Parliament on 12 August, ostensibly to protest what they view as discriminatory ethnic policy by the Karzai administration. Led by the Uzbek MPs, the protesters included representatives from at least nine provinces. They [...] | 2006-08-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3610 | PAG REPORT:AUGUST 10 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met for the third time August 10. The development of the organization continues to be an ongoing process. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- Minister of Defense Wardak said we need to take initiative on finding ways to m [...] | 2006-08-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL3632 | BMI WORKGROUP AUGUST 10: IRANIANS JOIN THE TEAM [...] (C) A Border Management Initiative (BMI) Working Group meeting was held on August 10. The Embassy of Iran sent two representatives for the first time after receiving an Afghan invitation: First Secretary Ali Majidi Soraky, and Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem. 2. (C) The Deputy Minist [...] | 2006-08-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN ECON IR AF |
06KABUL3683 | PRT/KUNDUZ - PRT/KUNDUZ: VISITING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 12:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3719 | PAG MAKES FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESIDENT KARZAI [...] (S) Summary: The security situation in the south remains fragile, with an increasingly determined enemy operating freely in key areas according to a joint CFC, ISAF, GOA brief to President Karzai in a Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on August 16. Wardak said that the enemy is succeeding in p [...] | 2006-08-21 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL3761 | TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY STILL MATTERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3777 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HMA VISIT [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Col. Stuart Harris, USMC, Deputy Director for Operations, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA),and grants country clearance for his visit to Afghanistan on August 29 to September 5, 2006, to conduct field site visits to HMA locations in Afghanistan. Control [...] | 2006-08-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL378 | PRT/HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL3822 | PRT/KHOWST - FEAR AND LOATHING IN KHOWST BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are mounting between the Khowst Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander General Muhammad Khalil Amin Zada and his Deputy, Colonel Almar Gul Mangal. Khalil, generally thought to be effective and relatively honest, met with PRTOff, PRT Commander, and DynCorp officials in late [...] | 2006-08-28 06:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3824 | PAG UPDATE:AUG 23 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met August 23. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- The Security Operations Group (SOG) has begun producing joint daily reports on the security situation. Defense Minister Wardak reported that the implementation and coordi [...] | 2006-08-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL3934 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German-led PRT in Kunduz is one of the most maligned PRTs in Afghanistan, but many of the old myths, especially regarding the PRT's military effectiveness, no longer apply. The Germans now patrol regularly throughout their area of responsibility (Kunduz and Takhar provinc [...] | 2006-09-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF |
06KABUL3935 | HELMAND GOVERNOR ON TRIBAL WARFARE, SECURITY, NEED [...] (C) Summary: Helmand Governor Daud asked the Ambassador on August 23 for support for efforts to carve out the space the governor said he needs to build "loyal" local governance in the province. The Governor acknowledged poppy cultivation and Taliban activities are critical threats to his effor [...] | 2006-09-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL3943 | PRT KHOST:KUCHI AGREEMENT STOPS VIOLENCE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Provincial leaders are pleased with a July 31 agreement ending a violent land dispute between the Kuchi and Baker Khel tribes in Khost's Bak District. Although they have reason to celebrate the cooperation among traditional, provincial, and GOA leaders to broker the agreement, it [...] | 2006-09-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF AF |
06KABUL3975 | PRT/TARIN KOWT:AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Neumann promised Governor Munib and leaders of Uruzgan, that the U.S. would remain committed to assisting with security and reconstruction, and work closely with our Dutch and Australian partners, during his August 27 visit to PRT Tarin Kowt. He explained that with Mun [...] | 2006-09-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL4001 | PAG APPROVES AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) The August 30 Policy Action Group (PAG),chaired by National Security Advisor Rassoul, approved in principle a concept for auxiliary police proposed by the Ministry of Interior. The MoI argued that it is essential to provide some level of security in key provinces immediately, particular [...] | 2006-09-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR MARR PGOV AF |
06KABUL4032 | AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT [...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...] | 2006-09-08 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF |
06KABUL4033 | AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT [...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...] | 2006-09-08 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF |
06KABUL4045 | NAC VISIT TO KANDAHAR PROMPTS REQUEST FOR MORE [...] (C) Over the course of two days, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Kandahar Air Field (KAF),home of NATO Regional Command South (RC-South),to review PRT activities in southern Afghanistan and receive a briefing on Operation MEDUSA. On September 5, Kandahar PRT Commander LtCol Simon [...] | 2006-09-10 03:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL405 | PRT/HELMAND HELMAND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4062 | PRESIDENT MUSHARAF'S VISIT TO KABUL: LAYING THE [...] (C) Keenly aware of domestic skepticism over Pakistan's claims that it is committed to controlling cross-border elements of the ongoing insurgency, President Karzai nevertheless made the decision to host a very public visit by President Musharaf to Kabul on September 6-7. The theme of the vis [...] | 2006-09-11 03:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK AF |
06KABUL4066 | GOA NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the notifications in reftels A and B on September 10 to National Security Council staff member Jamil Bahramy. Mr. Bahramy had no comment upon receiving the notifications. NEUMANN [...] | 2006-09-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR PREL KAWC AF |
06KABUL4161 | PAG REPORT SEPT 14: SECURITY SITUATION STRETCHED [...] (C) An Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) briefing to the September 14 Policy Action Group (PAG) continues to paint a stretched security situation in the four southern provinces of Helmand, Farah, Zabul, and Uruzgan. Military gains are being put into jeopardy due to lack of police [...] | 2006-09-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL4233 | PRT/ASADABAD - EAST AFGHAN MILITIA FORCES HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Provincial and district officials in the eastern Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Nuristan see militia or auxiliary forces, in existence since last year, as essential security elements. Though they are untrained and unreliable, the 1000 men in Kunar and 200 in Nuristan guar [...] | 2006-09-18 11:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4245 | AUXILIARY POLICE ASSESSMENT TEAM BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) After the recent Policy Action Group (PAG) decision to move ahead with recruiting auxiliary police (AXP) under MoI command and control, with Zabol as the pilot province (reftel),MoI with CSTC- A support immediately began to organize an assessment team. An advance group of MoI, CSTC-A, [...] | 2006-09-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4247 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 03:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL4251 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] (S) President Karzai is more self-confident than three months ago, but not politically stronger. Karzai worries endlessly about how firm our support is -- and how much he must do. He will be looking for support and encouragement of every kind during this visit, but assurances must be balance [...] | 2006-09-19 05:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL428 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE - ADDITION [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to NSC official Jamil Bahramy. The name, together with biographical information on the individual, were left behind as a nonpaper, along with relevant talking points. NORLAND [...] | 2006-01-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KTFN AF |
06KABUL429 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO BAY JAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request in paragraph 2. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches regarding Guantanamo Bay-held detainees to Jamil Bahramy, an NSC official, on 31 January. Poloff also reviewed talking points in refs A and D and left them behind as a nonpa [...] | 2006-01-31 13:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL AF |
06KABUL4321 | SECURITY OPERATIONS GROUP SEPT 21: SOUTHERN [...] (S) Summary: Although the usual Policy Action Group (PAG) was canceled this week due to high-level travel, Minister Wardak convened the Security Operations Group (SOG) today, Sept 21, at the Ministerial level in order to keep up the momentum on security-related projects, particularly the auxi [...] | 2006-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER MARR PGOV PK AF |
06KABUL4326 | PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...] | 2006-09-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4327 | PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...] | 2006-09-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL442 | TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SCHOOLS SHOW SPIKE IN JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Four schools (two of which were USAID projects) were attacked and burned January 28 in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. The perpetrators are believed to be Taleban sympathizers or other anti-government groups. In the month of January alone, there were 11 attacks on schools in s [...] | 2006-02-01 10:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PTER EAID AF |
06KABUL4448 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4452 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4463 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL452 | PRT Panjshir: The Security Dimension [...] (SBU) In Panjshir Province, the security environment is permissive. The PRT is able to move about actively in the valley and interact closely with its inhabitants. The main factors shaping the positive environment are: strategic alignment with the U.S., a strong governor who works with the [...] | 2006-02-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL4522 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL453 | PRT HELMAND: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON POPPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand provincial Governor Engineer Daud told PRT officers on January 30 that he is optimistic his poppy eradication plan will succeed. Along with eradication, there must also be significant assistance to poor farmers, especially in the far north of the province. The Govern [...] | 2006-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL454 | Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL4599 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 04:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL460 | PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...] | 2006-02-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL462 | PRT/HELMAND: NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR PLEDGES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 05:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL4643 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 04:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4680 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4706 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4777 | SENATORS FRIST AND MARTINEZ MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Karzai hosted an Iftar dinner in honor of Senators Bill Frist and Mel Martinez, at the end of their October 2 visit to Afghanistan. Karzai used the dinner to express deep appreciation for U.S. support for Afghanistan, and particularly for the President's efforts to encourage Pr [...] | 2006-10-04 02:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER OREP PK IN IR AF |
06KABUL4779 | TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ON SECURITY AND BORDER [...] (C) During an October 1 courtesy call, Minister of Frontier and Tribal Affairs Abdul Karim Brahowie blamed Pakistan for Afghanistan's security woes. While no concrete results have been seen from the North Waziristan agreement, the Minister sees a role for tribal leaders in reducing border ten [...] | 2006-10-04 02:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL4899 | PAG REPORT OCT 4: KARZAI RALLIES HIS TEAM [...] (C) At a three-hour marathon session of the PAG October 4, an engaged, focused and energetic President Karzai, appearing at times frustrated, directed both his own government and the international community to move forward rapidly on the full menu of security, reconstruction, and strategic c [...] | 2006-10-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL494 | Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] Summary: The eradication phase of the Counter Narcotics Public Information (CNPI) campaign is underway. CNPI messages are focusing on alternative livelihoods programs (AL) and rule of law in the context of eradication. AL programs report success in Nangarhar Province. PEP teams have been deplo [...] | 2006-02-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL4965 | SECOND TRANSFER OF AFGHAN DETAINEES INTO THE [...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel message on October 8 to Jamil Bahramy, an official of the Afghan National Security Council. Bahramy was aware of the impending transfer, thanked polmiloff for the confirmation, and acknowledged GOA responsibilities under the August 2005 exchange of diplomatic no [...] | 2006-10-11 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL AF |
06KABUL4990 | GOA'S PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool met with Charge on October 11 to review the GOA's expectations regarding the grand jirgas agreed to during the September 27 trilateral dinner with President Bush. Rasool said the focus should be on security issues in the border region and the goal would be to mobiliz [...] | 2006-10-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5002 | PRESIDENT KARZAI ON THE CROSS-BORDER JIRGA PROCESS [...] (C) President Karzai met with Charge and UN SRSG Tom Koenigs late on October 12 to outline his latest thinking on the cross-border jirgas which were agreed to during the September 27 trilateral meeting with President Bush. Karzai's outline tracked that provided by his NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool (R [...] | 2006-10-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5012 | EQUIPPING THE ANSF: SEIZING THE MOMENTUM OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 10. 2. (C/REL ISAF) Summary: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are at a critical point in their development and require dependable ammunition, weapons, and other equipment. The North Atlantic Council's (NAC) September 27 decision (refte [...] | 2006-10-15 06:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5025 | PRT KANDAHAR/HELMAND: SECURITY CONCERNS TAKE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Taliban elements have re-infiltrated into parts of the districts of Panjwayi and Zharay. Security incidents in the area have increased, resulting in the deaths of six Canadian soldiers since late September. Canadian forces first shifted into a defensive position to get rein [...] | 2006-10-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5082 | NOTIFICATION OF SIX AFGHAN DETAINEES CLEARED BY [...] (S) On October 6, Afghan PTS point-of-contact Khadigal Hamdard, Chief of Inquiry, Intelligence Directorate, Ministry of Interior, informed CSTC-A Director of Detainee Affairs Colonel William Hart that the GOA approves the transfer of the individuals listed in paragraph 2 to Afghanistan and the [...] | 2006-10-19 06:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PINS PTER KAWC AF PHUM |
06KABUL5106 | PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR GOVERNOR,S SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai called a special meeting with 200 elders and mullahs from the three southern districts on October 2 to discuss the escalating violence in the province, especially in the south. Representatives from each of the districts spoke, with members of t [...] | 2006-10-22 02:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5113 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART ONE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5118 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART TWO OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5120 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART THREE [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5121 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FOUR OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5123 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FIVE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5124 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART SIX OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5195 | PRT/QALAT: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: In the challenging operating environment of southern Afghanistan, Qalat is an example of a city that has been able to make progress on the long road to reconstruction. This progress is a function primarily of the relatively stable security environment and a collaborative working [...] | 2006-10-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5196 | DEPUTY INTERIOR MIN KHALID: REFORM NEEDED ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/DCM and Polmiloff met with Afghan Deputy Minister of the Interior (MoI) Khalid, Afghan National Police (ANP),General Salihi A. Baiani and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) Senior Police Advisor Colonel Pitchlynn October 15. In a candid, confidential, and [...] | 2006-10-25 09:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5215 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KANDAHAR GOVERNOR [...] (C/NF) During an October 22 meeting in Kandahar, Ambassador Neumann and Governor Khalid discussed the Afghan National Auxiliary Police Program (ANAP) and agreed that recruits for the ANAP needed to come from all regions of the province and not be based on one tribe or individual if we are to [...] | 2006-10-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5216 | PRT JALALABAD: PTS RECONCILIATION PROGRAM NANGAHAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jalalabad PRT Officer met with Khuja Mohammed Naim Sadiq, the Director of the Jalalabad PTS Office, on October 19. Mr. Khuja reported that 115 former Taliban have been processed through his office, although only 25 are on record as having been reconciled through the PTS head [...] | 2006-10-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5250 | PRT/ASADABAD: MURDERS OF KORENGAL OUTPOST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL5277 | SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Your November 1-3 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President and Afghan government with security and reconstruction very much on their minds. The country is facing some of its most serious challenges since the fall of the Taliban. Since his return from Washington, President Kar [...] | 2006-10-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR |
06KABUL5284 | PRT/QALAT: Initial Afghan National Auxiliary Police Class [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Zabul province October 8 and have deployed along Highway 1. The course was taught both in the classroom and in the field, and substantial skills improvement was seen throughout the ten days of training. Fa [...] | 2006-10-31 07:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL532 | ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...] | 2006-02-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA |
06KABUL5387 | NSA HADLEY HEARS PRESIDENT KARZAI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (S) President Karzai used his November 2 dinner with NSA Hadley to lay out his goals and plans for the cross-border jirgas agreed to at the September 27 trilateral dinner in Washington. Karzai confirmed that he hopes there will be two parallel events, each addressing the security issues in th [...] | 2006-11-07 04:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5391 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5393 | PRT GHAZNI - TALIBAN NIGHT LETTERS DISTRIBUTED IN GHAZNI [...] (U) SUMMARY: As seen in other provinces around Afghanistan, "night letters" issuing death threats to Afghan National Army (ANA) members, Afghan National Police (ANP),and Afghan women employed by U.S. PRT's and "any other foreigners", have surfaced around Ghazni City. Translations of two suc [...] | 2006-11-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5394 | NSA HADLEY MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE AFGHAN [...] (S) On Nov 2, NSA Hadley held two meetings with Members of Parliament. The first meeting, which took place at the Embassy, included Deputy Speakers of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ),Arif Noorzai and Fouzia Koofi, WJ Second Secretary Mohammed Salij Saljoqi and WJ Secretary General Ghulam Hassan Gran. [...] | 2006-11-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL5395 | PRT/NURISTAN: SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL NEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Nuristan assisted Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in the seizure of material that could be used to make explosives which was being transported in the direction of a region in western Nuristan noted for its lucrative illegal mining activities. Nothing in [...] | 2006-11-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
06KABUL5398 | SON OF SLAIN AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST MAKES [...] (SBU) Naqibullah (No Last Name),the 18-year-old son of Safia Ama Jan, the Director of Women's Affairs in Kandahar province, who was gunned down outside her home in September (see reftel),contacted post to report threats against himself and violent acts against his father since the murder of [...] | 2006-11-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK AF |
06KABUL5399 | PRT LASHKAR GAH - NORTH QUIET AFTER ISAF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The situation in Musa Qala district in the north of Helmand Province, the site of serious clashes between ISAF and Taliban forces, remains relatively stable following ISAF,s recent withdrawal from the district center (DC). The withdrawal followed an arrangement between the l [...] | 2006-11-07 14:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5420 | KARZAI ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANP RANK REFORM [...] (C) In a November 3 meeting with senior GOA security officials and the international community, President Karzai asked detailed questions about the progress of Afghan National Police (ANP) rank reform. Noting that Tier II assignments have been completed (though some require review),he said t [...] | 2006-11-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5421 | PRT TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB'S MILITIA [...] (C) Summary: Uruzgan's Governor Monib formed a militia to make up for a severe shortage of Afghan security forces and open challenges to his authority. He created a militia force of approximately 1300 by reaching out to tribal leaders, many of whom were marginalized by his predecessor. He h [...] | 2006-11-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5435 | PRT KHOST: NEW ABP COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Despite inheriting a demoralized force on the heels of a 200- to 250-man walkout (a fifth of the force),incoming acting Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander Kasim Khil is optimistic he can bring back and improve troop strength and effectiveness. In what appears to be a model app [...] | 2006-11-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5437 | MUSA QALA - SHOWING GOA AUTHORITY IS ESSENTIAL [...] (C) In a November 8 meeting with Helmand Governor Daud, Ambassador Neumann discussed the situation in Musa Qala and Daud,s own plans. Daud confirmed that he had told President Karzai that if Deputy Governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzada were not removed, Daud refused to return to Helmand. He said [...] | 2006-11-13 06:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |