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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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09DAMASCUS669 | GAUGING SYRIAN VIEWS OF RISING REGIONAL TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: After briefly showing signs of more constructive policies towards its neighbors earlier this summer, Syrians are expressing shock over rising tensions in the region and perceive "anti-Syrian forces" at work. The Syrian Government's response has been to harden its position tow [...] | 2009-09-10 08:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS671 | RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: TOWARD A SIX-MONTH PLAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: March 2010 will mark the end of the first year of U.S.-Syrian engagement. As reported reftel, this period poses a series of formidable challenges. Syrian policies continue to impede government formation in Lebanon, support foreign fighters going into Iraq, maintain close [...] | 2009-09-10 13:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS697 | BASHAR'S SURPRISE TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA: SETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's surprise September 23 trip to attend the opening of the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) resulted from heavy lobbying by Turkey and Qatar, according to Embassy contacts. Asad's Advisor or Media and Political Affairs Bouth [...] | 2009-09-27 11:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS709 | REVENGING AFLAQ (I): FORMER IRAQI BAATHISTS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 hundreds of former Iraqi officials left Baghdad and chose Syria as their destination, not necessarily out of political or ideological affinity, but because of previously established ties to Syrian regime insiders and because Syria remai [...] | 2009-10-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS716 | QUARTERLY CONSULAR CORPS ANTI-FRAUD MEETING [...] SUMMMARY: On September 29, the CG, RSO and the FPM attended the Damascus quarterly anti-fraud meeting. Over 30 representatives from Damascus, Amman and Cairo-based embassies attended to discuss a diverse agenda, but fraud among Iraqi refugees was a recurring theme in all the discussions. End [...] | 2009-10-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD PREF SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS719 | AVENGING AFLAQ (II): USING SYRIAN-IRAQ FLAP TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: The lack of convincing evidence to substantiate Iraqi claims of former regime element (FRE) involvement in the August 19 attacks in Baghdad should not obviate U.S. concerns regarding the Syrian Government's role in supporting actors responsible for past and current violence in [...] | 2009-10-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS74 | SARG: "TIGHTENING THE SCREWS" ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings U.S. representatives from Mercy Corps Country and International Medical Corps (IMC) reported their operations have come under greater scrutiny following the September 27 bombing outside Damascus and the alleged October 26 U.S. incursion at Abu Kamal. This s [...] | 2009-01-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS759 | TURKISH SUPPORT EMBOLDENS ASAD BUT PROVIDES BEST HOPE FOR COAXING SYRIA FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's September 16-17 working visit to Istanbul produced agreement on the creation of a high-level strategic cooperation commission, visa-free travel between Syria and Turkey, and a Syrian offer to work to rehabilitate Syrian PKK members. The deliverables [...] | 2009-10-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU LE SA IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS767 | IOM ON THE FIRST LADY'S OFFICE, TIP, THE OPERATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Charge and Emboffs, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Chief of Mission, Maria Rumman, shared her insights on the Syrian First Lady's Office, gave an update on trafficking in persons (TIP) activity in Syria, and described her organiza [...] | 2009-11-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS804 | IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...] | 2009-11-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY |
09DAMASCUS850 | SYRIAN SECURITY COURT HEARINGS: AL-QAEDA AND [...] Summary: A November Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) session heard two separate cases on individuals accused of belonging to al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda affiliated organizations, and participating in or supporting foreign fighter operations in Iraq. In a third case, one accused individual [...] | 2009-12-08 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PBTS PINR PGOV PHUM PREL SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS851 | IRAQI EMBASSY REPORTS MORE SYRIA-IRAQ TENSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS852 | SABAEAN MANDAEAN REFUGEES TORN BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Sabaean Mandaean ("Mandaeans," collectively) refugee community in Syria told us December 7 they are concerned that the recent departure of 200 Mandaean families from Iraq for Syria may be a tipping point in their community's fight to survive in Iraq, the birthplace [...] | 2009-12-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS868 | SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...] | 2009-12-18 10:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS880 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...] | 2009-12-22 03:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR LE IZ TU SY |
09DAMASCUS94 | CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...] | 2009-02-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS98 | SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES IMPEDING SYRIAN-IRAQI [...] (C) An Iraqi-born British oil executive with access to top-level petroleum industry and regime officials in Syria described several obstacles delaying progress on Iraqi-Syrian petroleum projects of potentially great significance to the Syrian economy. First, he detailed contracting problems on [...] | 2009-02-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PTER IZ SY |
09DOHA311 | QATARI AMIR'S WIFE VISITS IRAQ, FURTHERS [...] (SBU) Shaykha Mozah serves in many high-profile roles, including as a UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, and she visited Iraq primarily under those auspices. She was accompanied on the visit by UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura, the UNSYG representative for Iraq Staf [...] | 2009-05-11 12:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN QA IZ |
09DOHA316 | QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...] | 2009-05-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ QA |
09DOHA440 | NEW GULF FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND REGION'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Econoff Fabrycky met July 6 with Gulf Bridge International (GBI) CEO and Board Member Ahmed Mekky and Business Consultant Mohamed Elagazy to discuss GBI's plans to build a new fiber optic network in the Gulf which will eventually link all GCC states, Iran, Iraq, and perhaps [...] | 2009-07-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV EFIN QA IZ KU |
09DOHA464 | THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...] | 2009-07-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP |
09DOHA99 | GOQ TAKES STEP TOWARD BROADER ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ [...] On February 8 the GOQ signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) paving the way for cooperation on infrastructure development, agriculture, and aviation. The agreement was signed during a visit by the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, Mass [...] | 2009-02-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KREL QA IZ |
09DUBLIN98 | IRELAND WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] (U) On February 27, The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin, issued a press release welcoming the announcement of the review of U.S. Policy in Iraq. The release was titled, "Minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes President Obama's announcement of the Review of US Policy in Iraq." [...] | 2009-03-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PREL KHLS EI IZ MOPS |
09GABORONE157 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ TALKING [...] (SBU) On March 2, Pol/Econ Officer delivered the points from reftel to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the America's Division and delivered a non-paper regarding the U.S. Policy in Iraq. The GOB was already familiar with the new policy announced by President [...] | 2009-03-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PREL BC |
09GENEVA198 | NSC SAMANTHA POWER'S UNHCR CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR officials told NSC's Samantha Power that Government of Iraq and the UN itself are the biggest immediate obstacles to developing sustainable mechanisms to help Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees return and reintegrate inside Iraq. In the case of the GOI, [...] | 2009-03-09 09:29:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREF PREL |
09GENEVA203 | REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Kingdom - current chair - convened a meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva February 24 - 25. Representatives of 20 governments as well as UNHCR headquarters and fiel [...] | 2009-03-11 15:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AS CA EI IC IZ JO NZ PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09GENEVA255 | ASHRAF/MEK: GOI ASKS ICRC PRESIDENT ABOUT MOVING [...] (U) During a briefing for Ambassadors on his recent trip to Iraq, ICRC President Kellenberger mentioned how often the situation of the Ashraf camp and the future of its Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) occupants had come up in conversations. He noted that the issue was politically charged and understoo [...] | 2009-03-25 08:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF PREL |
09GENEVA434 | CHARGE HOSTS IRAQ REFUGEE DISCUSSION WITH GENEVA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a lunch for key donor country reps, the Charge outlined the new US strategy for Iraq and made a pitch for additional funding, particularly for UNHCR's new proposal to lay the groundwork for sustainable returns for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced. Par [...] | 2009-06-09 11:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM IZ |
09HILLAH11 | BABIL VOTE: EARLY SIGNS OF A DECISIVE DAWA VICTORY [...] (C) In a late February 1 conversation, Babil Governorate Election Office Director Hussein Al-Khalef confirmed that Da'wa had won a decisive victory. Although IHEC has not yet released the initial vote results and the exact distribution of PC seats may take several weeks to determine, according [...] | 2009-02-02 09:37:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH14 | BABIL'S DA'WA LEADERS UNDER THREAT WHILE AWAITING WORD FROM [...] (S) Babil Da'wa party leader Abu Ahmed Al-Basri and his deputy, Dr. Neama Jassim, the outgoing Provincial Council Deputy Chairman, are under threat of assassination from Special Groups that have recently slipped into Iraq from Iran to carry out targeted assassinations, according to Dr. Jassim [...] | 2009-02-14 19:06:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
09HILLAH15 | BABIL PROVINCE ELECTIONS: BALLOTS OVER BULLETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Babil Provincial Council (PC) election was credible and perceived as legitimate by the majority of citizens in the province. There were some problems with isolated cases of observer misconduct and difficulties with registration and problems with getting to the polls but over [...] | 2009-02-16 16:32:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
09HILLAH16 | UNAMI REP ON DA'WA, FEDERALISM AND UNIVERSITY ATTITUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Babil officers met February 7 with Dr. Ala'a al-Enezy, UNAMI's representative for Babil Province and a law professor at Babylon University, and fellow law professor Dr. Hadi al-Keby. The professors expected a Da'wa governor to emerge in Babil province through a coalition in [...] | 2009-02-17 14:24:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH17 | BABIL POLITICAL JOCKEYING PUTS FORMER GOVERNOR WITWIT IN [...] (SBU) The final election results for the Babil Provincial Council (PC) give Da'wa (eight seats) a somewhat slimmer lead over ISCI (five seats) than had been originally expected based on preliminary results, although some difficult bargaining still lies ahead. Da'wa has established alliances wit [...] | 2009-02-23 10:20:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH19 | BABIL: GOVERNOR SIDELINED; POSSIBLE CHANGES IN ISF [...] (C) Other than one or two public appearances, Governor Salim Saleh Mahdi Al-Muslimawi has largely disappeared from the public stage since the election. According to various political party leaders, Gov Muslimawi has also not played a role in inter-party discussions about filling provincial lea [...] | 2009-02-24 14:06:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PROB PINR IZ |
09HILLAH2 | BABIL'S POLITICS HEADING TOWARD ELECTIONS: CHANGE AND [...] Summary. (C) Babil's political landscape is sure to change after the elections, but the scope may be less than some opposition politicians seek. ISCI's dominant position is sure to be weakened, but it may not be broken altogether. Dawa may assume a greater political role in the province, if [...] | 2009-01-13 20:11:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM IZ |
09HILLAH21 | COMMISSION ON INTEGRITY WORKING UPHILL IN HILLAH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Babil branch of the Commission on Integrity is striving to improve anti-corruption enforcement in the province against a tide of legal constraints and lack of public confidence. The office has processed hundreds of cases since 2006, of which around a quarter were dismissed [...] | 2009-03-05 06:09:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH22 | BABIL BUSINESS CONFERENCE: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR "NEW [...] (U) Summary: Babil PRT held a Business Environment Conference February 26 to develop an Iraqi-led process to help guide and inform the work of both the PRT and those entities involved in the province's business environment. It was the largest conference ever held at the PRT and included over [...] | 2009-03-09 13:08:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH23 | TAKING STEPS TO UPROOT THE STATIST LEGACY IN BABIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although agriculture is almost certainly the largest employer in Babil Province, a long history of central planning has undermined its competitiveness and long-term sustainability. As the owner of around 70 percent agricultural land in the province, the government micromanages w [...] | 2009-04-05 11:32:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV IZ |
09HILLAH24 | TAKING STEPS TO UPROOT THE STATIST LEGACY IN BABIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although agriculture is almost certainly the largest employer in Babil Province, a long history of central planning has undermined its competitiveness and long-term sustainability. As the owner of around 70 percent agricultural land in the province, the government micromanages w [...] | 2009-04-05 11:32:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV IZ |
09HILLAH26 | ISCI PALYING FOR TIME AS DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR NEW [...] (C) Governor Salim Saleh Al-Muslimawi (ISCI) is expected to delay convening of the new Provincial Council (PC) as long as possible, using this time to try to pry away individual members of the Da'wa-led coalition and deny it a majority, according to Abu Ahmed Al-Basri, Babil Da'wa party leader [...] | 2009-04-07 13:33:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH27 | ISCI PLAYING FOR TIME AS DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR NEW [...] (C) Governor Salim Saleh Al-Muslimawi (ISCI) is expected to delay convening of the new Provincial Council (PC) as long as possible, using this time to try to pry away individual members of the Da'wa-led coalition and deny it a majority, according to Abu Ahmed Al-Basri, Babil Da'wa party leader [...] | 2009-04-07 13:56:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH28 | MODERATE BABIL SADRIST ON U.S. ROLE IN HELPING WEAKEN [...] (C) In an April 6 meeting with the PRT, outgoing moderate Sadrist PC member Murtada Kamel gave unsolicited suggestions on how the PRT could undermine Sadrist extremists and bolster moderates. In what appeared to be a message from the incoming Al-Ahrar PC member (Kadum Majid Tooman),who is slat [...] | 2009-04-08 13:33:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH29 | BAGHDAD THROWS A CURVE BALL AT BABIL DA'WA [...] (C) Da'wa officials in Babil and other the southern provinces have been asked -- but not instructed -- by Da'wa leaders in Baghdad to talk to ISCI about forming provincial coalitions, according to several sources. Babil Da'wa party Chairman Abu Ahmed Al-Basri confirmed that he was recently by A [...] | 2009-04-09 12:13:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH3 | BABIL ISF REACTS SWIFTLY TO FIRST ASSASSINATION OF A [...] (SBU) The ISF moved swiftly to respond on January 16 to the assassination that same day of Haytim Kadum Ali Abd Al-Husseiny, number two on Da'wa's list of candidates for the January 31 provincial council (PC) election. Within hours a curfew was imposed on the town of Jabella, where the murder [...] | 2009-01-17 09:40:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
09HILLAH30 | BABIL ELECTS NEW GOVERNOR: A DA'WA CHOICE BUT ON A SHORT [...] (SBU) On April 18 the Babil Provincial Council (PC) elected Salman Nasser Taha Al Zargani as Governor by a vote of 20 out of the 23 PC members present. Seven ISCI affiliated PC members, led by the former Governor Salim Al-Muslimawi, walked out of the meeting in protest. Da'wa and ISCI had be [...] | 2009-04-19 16:51:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH32 | BABIL DA'WA LEADER ON BAGHDAD'S EFFORTS TO GIVE GOVERNO [...] (C) In a 20 April meeting with the PRT, Da'wa provincial chairman and PC member Abu Ahmed Al-Basri confirmed media reports that the national Da'wa leadership had promised the Babil Governorship to ISCI and that local Da'wa officials had reneged. He said that he had received eleveNnth hour inst [...] | 2009-04-21 16:20:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH33 | DA'WA EFFORTS TO GIVE AWAY BABIL GOVERNORSHIP [...] (C) In a 20 April meeting with the PRT, Da'wa provincial chairman and PC member Abu Ahmed Al-Basri confirmed media reports that the national Da'wa leadership had promised the Babil Governorship to ISCI and that local Da'wa officials had reneged. He said that he had received eleventh hour instru [...] | 2009-04-21 17:00:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH34 | BABIL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SHORT OF FUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The sharp decline in Iraq's oil revenue, together with an over-obligation of budget resources by the former provincial government, means that Babil Province faces a funding shortfall. Newly elected members of the provincial council are still unfamiliar with budget processes and [...] | 2009-04-24 17:22:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH35 | BABIL'S MAGIC CARPETS FAIL TO FLY [...] Summary: A state-owned carpet factory in Babil produces attractive handmade carpets. But the factory loses money because its costs are even higher than the price the government sets for rugs, which is itself above competitive levels with imports. Despite the high quality of the carpets, the [...] | 2009-04-28 13:41:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH36 | BABIL "MUD HOUSE" PERFORMANCE TAPS ANTI-CORRUPTION CHORD AND [...] (U) Summary: The April 24 and 25 performances by the "Mud House" troupe met with the kind of public enthusiasm associated with a World Cup match or a rock concert. The performances were the first since mid-2003 at the amphitheater on the Babylon ruins site that was constructed by Saddam Huss [...] | 2009-04-30 13:25:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR SCUL PINR IZ |
09HILLAH37 | SECOND PRT-SUPPORTED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE [...] Summary: At the second Business Environment Conference (BEC2) on April 25, participants agreed on the need for the business community to advocate for solutions with regard to corruption, the need for improved infrastructure, better credit, and critical economic legislation. Co-hosted by the PRT [...] | 2009-05-06 13:29:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH38 | ZOMBIE FIRMS HAUNT IRAQ'S ECONOMY [...] Summary: Many of Iraq's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are economic zombies -- the GOI won't let them die, and they do not have the means to become viable on their own. At a chemical and sack plant in Babil Province, for instance, less than half the employees actually work, but the Ministry of [...] | 2009-05-15 08:25:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV IZ |
09HILLAH4 | BABIL ASSASSINATION: FOCUS TURNS TOWARD SUNNI EXTREMISTS AND [...] (C ) ISF and Dawa sources say initial indications point to Sunni "criminals" as the perpetrators of the 16 January assassination of the number two candidate on Da'wa's PC election list, Haythim Al-Husseiny (reftel). Babil Deputy Da'wa Chairman Dr. Neama Jassim sought to play down initial specu [...] | 2009-01-18 19:39:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM PINR IZ |
09HILLAH41 | "INDEPENDENT" BABIL GOVERNOR ON A SHORT DA'WA LEASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly elected and nominally independent Babil Governor Salman Nasir Zargany has begun his official duties with a flourish, but there is speculation in Al-Hillah that he is keeping the governor's seat warm until Da'wa Chairman Abu Ahmed al-Basri can replace him. Even though Da'wa [...] | 2009-05-29 12:06:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
09HILLAH45 | BABIL PRT: BABIL'S BANKS STRUGGLE TO FOSTER PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Babil's political, academic, and business leaders have repeatedly identified access to capital and the functionality of the banking sector as the top impediment to greater private sector development in the province. While the number of private sector banks in Babil has increase [...] | 2009-06-26 10:41:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV IZ |
09HILLAH46 | NEW ANTI-DAWA COALITION CONTROLS MAJORITY OF BABIL [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: On Sunday, August 9, 2009, Iraqi press reported the formation of a new coalition of 18 members of the Babil provincial council called the Babil National Coalition formed in opposition to the ruling DAWA coalition. [...] | 2009-08-12 10:47:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS IZ |
09HILLAH47 | THE NEW ANTI-DAWA COALITION - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 9 Iraqi press reported the formation of a new, 18 PC member coalition, the Babil National Coalition (reftel). The coalition reportedly formed in opposition to the ruling DAWA coalition. Press re [...] | 2009-08-16 13:44:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS IZ IR |
09HILLAH48 | SUNNI IMAM'S FORAY INTO NON-SECTARIAN POLITICS [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (C) Summary and Comment: On August 19, PRT Babil met with Sheikh Fadel al-Janaby to follow up on Embassy's request to find out more about the reported announcement of a new political entity in Babil o [...] | 2009-08-19 14:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
09HILLAH6 | PM'S OFFICE TAKES CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION INTO ASSASSINATION [...] (C) On January 20 a Baghdad investigative team arrived in Babil to take the lead in the investigation into the assassination of Haytem Al-Husseiny, Da'wa's number two candidate for election to the PC. The Baghdad team is led by officials from the PM's office -- apparently the CTB -- but also i [...] | 2009-01-23 15:23:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
09HILLAH7 | ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN BABIL: CREDITABLE IMPROVEMENTS OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY.The Babil provincial election campaign has been lively and robust, engaging previously alienated voters (Sunnis and Saddrists) and producing predictions of a high turnout. The campaign reflects creditable progress over the last election in 2005, and the Independent High Electoral Co [...] | 2009-01-27 05:26:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM IZ |
09HILLAH8 | QAIS MURDER TRIAL: CONTINUED DELAYS POINT TO POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) The trial of three defendants accused of the December 2007 murder of former Babil Chief of Police (PDoP) MG Qais Al-Mamoury has been delayed four times over the last three months, since the trial venue was transferred from Babil to Baghdad in October. Gen Al-Mamoury's brother, Safa Al-Ma [...] | 2009-01-27 09:38:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KCOR IZ |
09HILLAH9 | CORRUPTION ENDEMIC IN BABIL PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Big ticket corruption in Babil province involves tens of millions of dollars of public works contracts reportedly steered to a contracting company owned by the brother of Governor Salim Saleh Al-Muslimawi, who Provincial Council members tell us sits at a nexus of corruption. Sy [...] | 2009-01-27 11:12:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV ECON IZ |
09ISTANBUL121 | RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND AKP VIE TO WIN THE HEARTS AND [...] (C) Summary. A visiting USG research group met with intellectuals and think tanks in Istanbul on March 5-9 to discuss the developing relationship between the government of Turkey (GOT) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Various observers told them the religiously conservative Turkis [...] | 2009-03-24 15:48:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IZ TU |
09ISTANBUL320 | SESAME SEES ITSELF AS A MODEL CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourteenth meeting of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) was held in Istanbul in July. The SESAME project is a scientific initiative currently under construction in Jordan that currently fosters positive in [...] | 2009-08-17 05:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PRELTBIOBA CY EG ENRG IR IS IZ JO PK |
09JAKARTA349 | IRAQ -- REVIEWING U.S. POLICY WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed the President's commitment to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by August 31, 2010, with key Indonesian officials. They welcomed the USG's initiative and said they hoped it would lead to greater security for the Iraqi people. Indonesia has not yet decided [...] | 2009-03-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ID IZ |
09JEDDAH368 | IRAQI CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH MOVING TO KUWAIT AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 11:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PAL PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH385 | "SITUATION CATASTROPHIQUE MAIS NON SANS ESPOIR": [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During October 10 farewell dinner at CG's residence, Iraqi Consul General Dr. Ajwad Sheikh Taha Hamad (strictly protect) had more to say about his posting as Charge d'Affaires in Kuwait. Departing Jeddah and arriving in Kuwait on October 11, Hamad expressed displeasure at the [...] | 2009-10-13 07:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH386 | MORE ON ALI AKBAR SALEHI -- "A CIVILIZED FACE" ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 10:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IAEA IR IZ KISL KNNP PHUM SA |
09KATHMANDU250 | NEPAL POSITIVE TOWARDS REVIEW OF U.S. POLICY IN [...] (SBU) On March 24, Pradhumna B. Shah, Joint Secretary for Europe and the Americas and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that the U.S. intent to redefine its mission in Iraq in August 2010 would be a positive step toward bringing peace and normalcy to Iraq and its neighbors. Shah sa [...] | 2009-03-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IZ NP |
09KUWAIT102 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER (FEBRUARY 5-7, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Boehner to travel to post February 5-7, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...] | 2009-02-04 09:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU PK TU EI COUNTRY |
09KUWAIT1030 | GOK AGAIN OFFERS TREATMENT TO WOUNDED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT1048 | ICRC-LED TEAM FINDS POSSIBLE IRAQI REMAINS FROM [...] An ICRC-led team that included representatives from the U.S., UK, and Iraqi Embassies in Kuwait, the GOK's Ministries of Interior and Justice, and the GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA),on November 3 discovered bones in a desert site outside of the capital that may be [...] | 2009-11-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
09KUWAIT1051 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL PRICE (NOVEMBER 7-9, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Price to travel to post Nov 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 Fa [...] | 2009-11-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE |
09KUWAIT109 | GOK FINESSING OF KUWAIT AIRWAYS CASE SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary inquiries debate about the terms of a possible settlement between Kuwait Airways Corporation(KAC) and Iraq have highlighted a major disconnect between the GOK and KAC. GOK MFA Undersecretary Jarallah affirmed that the Amir had intended to resolve the issue during si [...] | 2009-02-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECON IZ KU |
09KUWAIT1101 | TRIPARTITE CELEBRATES IRAQI EFFORTS, REMAINS [...] This is an Action Request. See Para 6. 2. Summary. Ambassador led the U.S. delegation to the 32nd Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting on November 18, which though it closed only one official remains file, registered a spirit of optimism that was in stark contrast to last year's negative [...] | 2009-11-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT1111 | GOK NOT EAGER TO CLAIM "KUWAITI" BOMBER KILLED IN [...] (U) Virtually all Kuwaiti news media on November 24 ran a story -- drawn largely from international wire service sources -- stating that a Kuwaiti (or stateless person -- Bidoon -- emanating from Kuwait) was killed by Iraqi State Security on November 23 while attempting to crash a truck bomb i [...] | 2009-11-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KU IZ |
09KUWAIT1151 | KUWAITIS TALK IRAN, IRAN, AND ENERGY WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Kuwait's Prime Minister made a strong plea to visiting DoE DepSec Poneman to avoid any military option against Iran, noting that Kuwait would be one of the first countries affected by any attack. The FM meanwhile noted that only a unified front by the P-5 and other [...] | 2009-12-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SENV IR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT1155 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TAYLOR (DECEMBER 12-15, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL TAYLOR to travel to post from Dec 12-15, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-169 [...] | 2009-12-10 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
09KUWAIT1173 | AMIR'S ADDRESS TO GCC ACCENTUATES POLITICAL [...] (C) While the Kuwait-hosted December 14-15 GCC Summit has a decidedly economic and infrastructural focus, with discussion of projects to link participant countries' electrical grids, develop a common railway authority and form a monetary union high on the agenda, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah's D [...] | 2009-12-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ IS KU |
09KUWAIT1182 | GCC CLOSING COMMUNIQUE STAKES OUT LITTLE NEW GROUND [...] (C) GCC leaders quietly filed out of town December 16 at the conclusion of a two-day GCC Summit that made no major breakthroughs. In the absence of consensus on pressing political issues -- policy towards Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, etc., -- the communiqu hewed closely to tried and tru [...] | 2009-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ IS KU |
09KUWAIT123 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (February [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Ros-Lehtinen to travel to post on February 17-20, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...] | 2009-02-10 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT125 | SEQUENTIAL IRAQI VISITS TACKLE BILATERAL ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary: Recent visits by several senior Iraqi officials have sparked optimism in the Kuwaiti press and among some Kuwaiti officials that a new and more cooperative era in the bilateral relationship is beginning. Public comments by these officials have fueled expectations that the two cou [...] | 2009-02-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EPET EAIR ECIN KU IZ |
09KUWAIT143 | SARKOZY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT: FRENCH REACH EXCEEDS [...] (S) Summary: French President Sarkozy capped a four and a half hour visit to Kuwait February 11 with wildly optimistic statements to the press that France would provide Kuwait with modern fighter aircraft (i.e. the thus-far poorly selling Rafales),marine frigates and unspecified defense sys [...] | 2009-02-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS KU IR IZ |
09KUWAIT147 | ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACT FOR WAR DAMAGED [...] (C) Summary: Hill International, winner of a Project Planning and Supervision Consultant tender for a UN Compensation Commission(UNCC)-funded environmental remediation program for oil-damaged Kuwaiti lands, appears to have been stymied in its effort to gain final GOK approval for the finalized [...] | 2009-02-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL UN IZ KU |
09KUWAIT155 | UNCC VISITS KUWAIT; OIL LAKES LINGER 18 YEARS [...] (C) KEY POINTS: -- A UN Compensation Commission Governing Council (GC) delegation including USG representatives visited Kuwait February 16-20 undertook its first visit to Kuwait, focusing on environmental remediation projects relating to Iraq's destruction of oil infrastructure in 1991. - [...] | 2009-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL EINV PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT177 | KUWAIT'S FM MAKES HISTORIC, ALBEIT HASTY, VISIT TO [...] U) Summary: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah -- in what amounted to the most senior visit by a Kuwaiti official since Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion -- traveled to Baghdad February 26 where he met with Prime Minister Maliki and Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-03-01 15:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ |
09KUWAIT187 | MFA COMMENTS ON U.S. REVIEW OF IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) POLCOUNS on March 2 discussed ref A points concerning the ongoing review of U.S. policy in Iraq with Dr. Hamad Bu Rahamah, Counselor in MFA's International Organizations Department. Rahamah, who received the demarche as the senior-most MFA official available after Kuwait's long National [...] | 2009-03-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ KU |
09KUWAIT212 | GOK RENEWS REQUEST FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR ITS [...] (U) There is an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Refs A and B reported the GOK's request to the USG in October and November 2008 for limited time-frame logistics and security support to assist Kuwait's then newly confirmed Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, to travel from Kuwait to Baghdad [...] | 2009-03-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT215 | KUWAIT MFA DOWNBEAT ON P.A. CORRUPTION, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: During a March 3 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah expressed satisfaction with the outcome of a Riyadh-hosted GCC donors meeting on Gaza and optimism about the progress of a separate donors meeting on Gaza in Sharm Al-Sheikh, while noting concern [...] | 2009-03-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT232 | REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 14:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON PGOV KPAL IZ KU |
09KUWAIT265 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...] | 2009-03-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT287 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Tsongas to travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...] | 2009-03-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT288 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Tsongas to travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...] | 2009-03-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT289 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Tsongas for travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...] | 2009-03-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT323 | COMMS/ELECTRICITY/WATER MINISTER ON POWER [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Communications, Electricity and Water, Nabil Khalaf Saeed Bin Salama, provided frank insight to Ambassador March 31 in a wide-ranging discussion. Topics covered include: --The Amir mandated the Minister with ensuring 24/7 power in Kuwait this summer, yet within day [...] | 2009-04-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV SENV ECON PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT343 | EMBASSY KUWAIT WELCOMES CODEL REED (APRIL 14-16, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Reed to travel to post, April 14-16, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Agnel Berry, ISU Coordinator Office- (965) 2259-1416 Cell- (965)9973-9854 H [...] | 2009-04-08 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ PK AF AE |
09KUWAIT349 | DIFFERING ACCOUNTS OF AMIR'S MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) Embassy read with interest reftel account of Iraqi FM Zebari's April 4 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah on the margins of the Doha Summit. As noted reftel, Zebari recounted a tense exchange in which Maliki refused to commit to current borders and the Amir responded that, u [...] | 2009-04-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT354 | EMBASSY INITIATIVE TO LOCATE IRAQI KIA [...] An Embassy-prompted multilateral effort to locate potential burial sites in Kuwait of Iraqi Gulf War killed in action (KIA) sparked hopes of excavation activity and produced the sole deliverable from the March 31 Technical Subcommittee (TSC) meeting of the Tripartite Commission. The TSC was [...] | 2009-04-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
09KUWAIT377 | SPEAKER AL-KHORAFI BLEAK ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) Former Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Jassem Al-Khorafi informed Ambassador privately (and later announced publicly) his intention to run in the May 16 parliamentary elections. He predicted that the ongoing strife between the legislative and executive branches would continue an [...] | 2009-04-16 16:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT400 | SECURITY, BILATERAL ISSUES HINDER KUWAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. Kuwait has been a historical gateway to Iraq, but thus far only a few Kuwaiti business people have taken advantage of the country's location to pursue opportunities in post-Saddam Iraq. The largest deal to date was telecommunications company Zain,s USD 1.2 billion purchase of I [...] | 2009-04-26 06:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EINV ENRG IZ KU |
09KUWAIT445 | KUWAITI NSB DEPUTY WARY OF AL-MALIKI AND IRAN [...] (C) Key points: -- Kuwait highly appreciates recent high-level engagement with Secretary Clinton and other consultations on regional issues. -- Kuwait is keen to maintain the GSD, but recommends a review of its parameters. -- The GOK is wary of GOI's Al-Maliki and his perceived callou [...] | 2009-05-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT446 | KUWAIT OIL LAKES LIKELY TO LINGER MUCH LONGER [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation confirmed that 2009 is likely to pass without any action to remediate the 18-year old oil lakes affecting large areas of Kuwait,s desert. A cancelled tender process and political paralysis are largely to blame. A [...] | 2009-05-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL EINV PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT462 | KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ DESCRIBES SLOW [...] (C) During a May 4 call by POLCOUNS and Econoff on Ambassador Ali Al-Mou'min, Kuwait's Ambassador to Iraq, Al-Mou'min said that he has made progress in getting his mission up and running, but remains frustrated at the difficulty in getting his Iraqi counterparts to come to grips with the main [...] | 2009-05-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ |
09KUWAIT465 | PROTOCOLS ASSIST IRAQI AND KUWAITI NAVIES IN [...] On an encouraging note in an otherwise strained bilateral relationship, eight Iraqi and ten Kuwaiti junior naval officers participated in a military-military exchange and training opportunity April 15 on Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Lake Champlain in the northern Arabian Gulf. The event, sp [...] | 2009-05-08 00:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT493 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ambassador Christopher Hill and Senior Advisor Mr. Gordon Gray to travel to post on Monday, May 18, 2009 for a meeting with Ambassador Deborah K. Jones. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply f [...] | 2009-05-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ |
09KUWAIT497 | KUWAIT ANGLE ON REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Embassy read with interest ref A discussion of a new diplomatic strategy aimed at securing Iraq's future political stability through an enhanced process of regional integration, including stronger bilateral ties between Iraq and key states. Kuwait's decision to send an Ambassador to Baghd [...] | 2009-05-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT511 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LEAHY(MAY 23-24, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Leahy to travel to post on May 23-24, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the base. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9721-5933 Ho [...] | 2009-05-21 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI FR IZ PK KU |
09KUWAIT512 | CORRECTED COPY: KUWAIT OIL LAKES LIKELY TO LINGER [...] (U) NOTE: This cable supercedes 09 KUWAIT 446, which was sent in error. Post apologizes for the confusion. END NOTE. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Officials from the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation confirmed that 2009 is likely to pass without any action to remediate the 18-year old oil [...] | 2009-05-21 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL EINV PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT514 | KUWAIT SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO KEEP IRAQ UNDER [...] (C) Amiri Advisor Muhammad Abulhassan told Ambassador Hill, during a May 18 stopover in Kuwait, that the GOK is deeply worried about Iraq's campaign to disencumber itself from the UN Chapter VII mandate and is therefore seeking P-5 support. The GOK views continued UN leverage as essential in [...] | 2009-05-21 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT523 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LANGEVIN (MAY 25-26, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Langevin to travel to post May 25-26, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...] | 2009-05-25 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF TC GM |
09KUWAIT561 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL HOLDEN(JUNE 6-7, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Holden to travel to post on June 6-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)99721-5933 [...] | 2009-06-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC KU AFIN IZ |
09KUWAIT562 | GOK DOWNPLAYS MP POSTURING, REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) Kuwait issued a calculated response on Wednesday to Kuwaiti and Iraqi parliamentarians' inflammatory press statements concerning settlement of disputes stemming from Iraq's 1990 invasion of its southern neighbor. The Amir called for MPs to be patient, and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, [...] | 2009-06-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT566 | RENEWED IRAQI EFFORT ON KUWAITI MISSING A POSITIVE [...] (U) In a tone more upbeat than in recent Tripartite Commission (TC) and Technical Subcommittee (TSC) meetings (Refs A, B),the ICRC on June 1 praised delegates from Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, France, UK and the US for their increased efforts -- since the March 31 TSC -- to locate the remains [...] | 2009-06-04 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT570 | HARD-LINE POSITIONS FURTHER JEOPARDIZE UNCC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi, Jordanian and Kuwaiti environmental officials spent five days in talks in Kuwait from May 31 to June 4. The meetings -- convened under the auspices of the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) -- focused on regional efforts to bolster Iraq's capacity to identify and plan for e [...] | 2009-06-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT587 | ICRC'S BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON MISSING PROVIDES [...] Capitalizing on the positive atmospherics of the June 1 Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee meeting (ref A),ICRC assembled a panel of forensics experts for a June 7 "brainstorming session" on ways to accelerate the search for the missing -- on both sides of the border -- from the [...] | 2009-06-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT631 | SCENESETTER FOR AA/S FELTMAN VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Dear AA/S Feltman, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your arrival comes at an interesting moment, with a newly elected National Assembly already testing the government's resolve through the "grilling" of a senior Al Sabah minister. Your visit will provide an excellent [...] | 2009-06-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV IZ IR KU |
09KUWAIT646 | KUWAIT ENERGY CEO ON IRAQI AND KUWAITI HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, Kuwait Energy CEO Sara Akbar briefed Ambassador on the difficulties her company faced in its efforts to develop the Siba field in Iraq. She implied that Iraqi interest in renegotiating its maritime boundary with Kuwait stemmed in part from the Iraqi discovery of an of [...] | 2009-06-29 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL IZ UP KU |
09KUWAIT676 | AA/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During a June 30 meeting between the Prime Minister and AA/S Feltman, the PM: -- urged ongoing dialogue with Iran, despite recent events, and the avoidance of any military option, notwithstanding his pessimistic outlook on Iran's nuclear program and the prospects for any opening [...] | 2009-07-08 05:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNC IR IZ PK KU |
09KUWAIT680 | MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS LAUDS U.S.-KUWAIT TIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador discussed Kuwait Airways privatization, Kuwait-Iraq relations and Kuwait-U.S. ties during an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Communications, Dr. Mohammed Mohsen Al-Busairi, who also holds the title of Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs. The [...] | 2009-07-09 10:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT689 | IRAQI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S VISIT CALMS TENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Iraq's Parliament Speaker, Iyad Al-Samaraie, visited Kuwait at the invitation of his Kuwaiti counterpart Speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi July 5-8 and met with Kuwait's Amir and other leading GOK officials, as well as with members of the Kuwaiti parliament's Foreign Affairs committee. [...] | 2009-07-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT708 | MFA U/S REVIEW IRAQ, MEPP AND GTMO IN ADVANCE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MASS PTER KPAL KU IR IZ |
09KUWAIT714 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON GTMO, RESHAPING HIS MINISTRY [...] S) SUMMARY A buoyant Minister of Interior, still basking in his recent victory over parliamentarian "grillers," told Ambassador July 7 that he had been given a mandate to reorganize, "discipline and focus" his ministry to deal with what "all now recognized" was a serious global terrorism thre [...] | 2009-07-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR KU IZ |
09KUWAIT723 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...] | 2009-07-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT724 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...] | 2009-07-21 05:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT731 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LYNCH(July 25-26, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Lynch to travel to post from July 25-26, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-16 [...] | 2009-07-22 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IS IZ |
09KUWAIT738 | SCENESETTER FOR THE AMIR OF KUWAIT'S AUGUST 3 [...] (C) The President's August 3 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah offers an opportunity to reaffirm the importance we attach to our bilateral relationship at a time when the U.S. drawdown from Iraq, efforts to move Iraq out from under Chapter VII sanctions, and concern abou [...] | 2009-07-22 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CVIS ECON IR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT756 | A WALTZ WITH SHAYKH AHMED: OIL/INFO MINISTER LETS [...] (C) Summary: The dual-hatted Kuwaiti Oil/Information Minister Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 27 that Kuwait wants to obtain international expertise in developing its oil projects, mentioning that ExxonMobil is likely to oversee production in the Burgan oil fie [...] | 2009-07-30 15:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EINV KWIR EPET KU IZ |
09KUWAIT759 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BISHOP(AUG 4-6, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Bishop to travel to post on August 4-6, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9986-169 [...] | 2009-08-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AE GM |
09KUWAIT760 | GEN PETRAEUS AND KUWAITI DCOS ON IRAN, IRAQ, CT, [...] (S) CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus, accompanied by Ambassador, engaged in a wide-ranging exchange on the evening of July 22 with Kuwaiti Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) LTG Ahmed Khalid Al Sabah. Key Points: -- (C) On Iraq, General Petraeus said the USG appreciates Kuwait's [...] | 2009-08-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT762 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MURPHY-MCKEON(AUGUST 7-9, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Murphy-McKeon to travel to post from August 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965 [...] | 2009-08-02 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM AF QA KU TU IZ |
09KUWAIT779 | IRAQ STEPS UP EFFORTS TO LOCATE MISSING KUWAITIS [...] (U) Key points: -- The ICRC-brokered Technical Subcomittee meetings (TSC) continue to serve as a constructive venue for Iraq-Kuwait bilateral engagement. -- In recent months, the GOI has shown a "new determination" in following-up on leads in the search for those still missing from the [...] | 2009-08-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ |
09KUWAIT789 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (AUGUST 14-16, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McCain to travel to post August 14-16, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-169 [...] | 2009-08-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI AF KU IZ LY MU AE YM |
09KUWAIT822 | MFA U/S: TERRORIST THREAT HITS HOME; KUWAIT HOLDS [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah told CDA August 18 that Kuwait desired closer CT cooperation with the USG, "particularly now that it is clear Al-Qaeda has begun to target Kuwait." CDA expressed appreciation for Kuwaiti action in thwarting the terrorist plot against US military personn [...] | 2009-08-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IZ KU |
09KUWAIT827 | FM CONVOKES P3 TO LAY OUT KUWAITI POSITION ON [...] (S) FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah convoked French Ambassador and US and UK CDA's August 20 to make the following points: -- Kuwait appreciates the strong affirmation of UNSCR 833 by P3 states. -- Kuwait is seeking to be flexible in its approach towards Iraq, as called for by UNSYG Ban K [...] | 2009-08-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT836 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BORDALLO(AUGUST 24-25, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Bordallo to travel to post from August 24-25, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)99 [...] | 2009-08-24 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF QA |
09KUWAIT849 | AMIR OFFERS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOUNDED IRAQIS [...] (U) The Kuwaiti media reported August 27 that Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah has instructed his government to assist in transporting to Kuwait for medical assistance a number of Iraqis injured in August 19 truck bomb blasts in Baghdad. This message was conveyed in a statement by Minister [...] | 2009-08-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT850 | RAISING PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE WITH GOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC PARM PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT896 | KUWAIT FOLLOWS THROUGH ON PROMISE TO HELP INJURED [...] (U) Kuwaiti news media widely reported on September 04 the arrival in Kuwait for medical treatment of some 25 Iraqis injured in August 19 truck bomb blasts in Baghdad. The gesture fulfills an instruction issued by Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah (reported reftel) to his goveQent to assist [...] | 2009-09-09 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT898 | MFA USEC ON IRAQ, IRAN, PEACE PROCESS AND SECURITY [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador September 7 that Kuwait had heard via UN sources that Iraq is now willing to cooperate on the issue of maintenance of land border markers. Jarallah added that Kuwait would shortly welcome an Iraqi delegation here to work on the iss [...] | 2009-09-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KU IZ IR |
09KUWAIT941 | KUWAIT CONTINUES TO TREAT IRAQI VICTIMS OF AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT953 | KUWAITI SOCCER CLUB BRAVES MATCH IN IRAQ [...] (U) In an overture aimed at warming the bilateral relationship, Kuwait's "Al Kuwait Kaifan" soccer club traveled to Erbil, Iraq, for a September 30 tournament game, the first time a Kuwaiti team has traveled to Iraq in two decades. Accompanying the team were prominent Kuwaiti MPs Marzouq Al-G [...] | 2009-10-01 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI IZ KU |
09KUWAIT959 | WRITING ON WALL FOR TARASOV MANDATE [...] (C) Ambassador Gennady Tarasov, UN High-Level Coordinator for the repatriation of Kuwait's missing persons and archives, expressed to Ambassador on October 5 his concern that an end to his mandate in June 2010 would be perceived by Kuwait as a mass surrender by UN officials to political exped [...] | 2009-10-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MARR KU IZ |
09KUWAIT972 | TSC APPLAUDS RECENT IRAQI EFFORTS TO RECOVER [...] (U) The ICRC opened the 62nd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) October 6 with praise for recent efforts by Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) to advance the search for missing Kuwaitis from the 1990 Iraqi invasion. Echoing these plaudits, the Kuwaiti del [...] | 2009-10-09 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ |
09KYIV363 | SUPPORTING NATO TRAINING MISSION IRAQ; POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Polcouns met February 25 with MFA Director for NATO Affairs, Myhailo Osnach, and delivered ref A demarche on NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Osnach said that despite Ukraine's economic crisis, the GOU intends to maintain its commitment to NTM-I. Ukraine currently has 10 troops in t [...] | 2009-02-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ UP |
09LAPAZ381 | MFA PLUGS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING, APPLAUDS IRAQ PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered demarche on Iraq (reftel A) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received a generally positive response. Conversation turned quickly to recent House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearings on bilateral relations, which MFA representatives used to ask again for a m [...] | 2009-03-11 18:29:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ MOPS PREL KDEM PINR ENVR ASEC BL |
09LISBON112 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 11:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MOPS PREL PO |
09LJUBLJANA51 | SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR NTM-I [...] (C) Emboff met with MFA Security Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 to encourage Slovenia to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),per reftel. Vidovic explained that although Slovenia withdrew its two trainers from NTM-I in December in [...] | 2009-02-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SI |
09LONDON1652 | BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...] | 2009-07-16 18:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ |
09LONDON2198 | U/S TAUSCHER’S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...] | 2009-09-22 14:13:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK |
09LONDON288 | HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD; [...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK |
09LONDON811 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...] | 2009-04-03 16:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA |
09LONDON970 | KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK |
09MADRID1157 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DECEMBER 2, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Charge d'Affaires met December 2, 2009, with Spanish SYG of the Presidency Bernardino Leon. They discussed Afghanistan, the police training mission for Iraq, the King's request for a meeting with President Obama, Spain's EU Presidency, Kosovo, Honduras, Venezuela, and Cuba. [...] | 2009-12-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IZ KV HO VE CU SP |
09MADRID169 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. S/I Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish FM Moratinos on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 11 and asked if Spain could make a commitment to send trainers to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Moratinos ag [...] | 2009-02-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ SP |
09MADRID170 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish Secretary General of the Presidency, Bernardino Leon, on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 12. Referring to the February 11 meeting (reported septel) in [...] | 2009-02-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ IR SP |
09MADRID216 | SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION [...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...] | 2009-02-27 14:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP |
09MANAMA442 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, King Hamad of Bahrain was unwavering in his support for United States policies in the Gulf, welcomed any new [...] | 2009-07-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ QA BA |
09MANAMA456 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA529 | BAHRAIN'S GULF AIR RETURNS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 10:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL IZ BA |
09MANAMA557 | BAHRAIN'S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IR SY IZ BA |
09MANAMA642 | GENERAL PETRAEUS WITH KING HAMAD: IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour-long meeting on November 1 with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Bahrain's King Hamad said Arab states need to do more to engage Iraq, discussed Afghanistan and the positive role India could play, urged action to stop Iran's nuclear program, and reviewed regional pla [...] | 2009-11-04 06:44:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR ENRG BA AF IZ IR NATO |
09MANAMA651 | SAYYID AMMAR AL HAKIM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ BA |
09MANAMA714 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA715 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA |
09MONROVIA170 | RECRUITERS FOR GUARD FORCE IN IRAQ CAUSE STIR IN [...] (C) The Project Manager of Sabre International called on EmbOffs March 3 with two local sub-contractors to brief us on their efforts in Monrovia to recruit Liberians for armed static guard positions in Iraq. They said the recruitment was under the Theatre-Wide Internal Security Services progra [...] | 2009-03-04 07:51:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL ASEC IZ LI |
09MONROVIA81 | LIBERIA: DISASTER ADVISORY ON MOTH AND CATERPILLAR [...] SUMMARY: This is a DISASTER ALERT cable to report widespread infestation of crops by caterpillar moths (presumed by some to be 'army worms') in central and northern Liberia. The Liberian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced January 20 a state of emergency in 50 villages of central Liberia [...] | 2009-01-23 15:44:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF WFP IZ LI PHUM |
09MUSCAT154 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES HIS LATEST TAKE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Recounting his meeting in Damascus with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that he believes Hamas is ready to agree to a renewable ceasefire and to join the political process to help achieve a final Is [...] | 2009-03-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IZ AF MU |
09MUSCAT185 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF IRAQ: OMAN [...] (C) Oman maintains cordial, but limited relations with the government of Iraq. Although there are no divisive issues separating the two countries, neither are there bilateral ties or common interests strong enough at this time to prompt Muscat to seek to expand its relationship with Baghdad. [...] | 2009-03-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MU IZ |
09MUSCAT333 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IR IZ AF PK MU |
09MUSCAT433 | OMANI MINISTERS VOICE INCREASING CONCERNS OVER REGION’S [...] (C) In separate farewell calls by the Ambassador May 9-11, Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud bin Mohammed Al Sa'id, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, and Minister of Health and Deputy Central Bank Governor Ali Moussa expressed Oman's growing anxiety over disconce [...] | 2009-05-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS KDRG YM PK AF IZ MU |
09NAIROBI1801 | SOMALIA - CODEL MARSHALL SCENESETTER: HOW [...] (S//NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy Nairobi warmly welcomes CODEL Marshall and looks forward to your September 1-3 visit. We note your questions regarding media reports that pressure in Iraq/Afghanistan has prompted al-Qa,ida to shift some of its operations/efforts to Somalia (ref A). To address this [...] | 2009-08-26 05:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PTER MOPS PINR OREP KE SO AF IZ |
09OSLO171 | (C) NORWAY'S MORE POSITIVE IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Recognizing the improved situation in Iraq and wishing to support President Obama, Norway decided to "even further normalize relations" with Iraq and to consider a possible political level visit. Despite this positive direction, the GON continues to be skeptical to engagement w [...] | 2009-03-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PGOV IZ NO |
09OSLO383 | NORWAY'S FM REQUESTS HELP TO FACILIATE BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY After four years of only minimal contact with the Iraqi government, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere is planning a day-long visit to Baghdad on June 17. This visit comes in response to a direct request from Secretary Clinton to FM Stoere during their bilateral meeting in [...] | 2009-06-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL IZ NO |
09OTTAWA159 | CANADA APPLAUDS IRAQ STRATEGY REVIEW, BUT FOCUSES [...] (C/NF) Canada welcomed the new U.S. administration's review of Iraq policy (ref a),especially since it will free up more U.S. combat troops for Afghanistan, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Iraq desk officer David Leach. Canada recognizes the importance of I [...] | 2009-03-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS IZ AF CA |
09OTTAWA596 | DETERMINED PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE [...] (SBU) Approximately 95 supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (Mek) gathered again across the street from the chancery on July 30 to condemn the recent attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq by Iraqi military and police forces (reftel). The protest began on July 29 at 09:14 with approximately 80 pro [...] | 2009-07-30 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA |
09OTTAWA877 | Iraq's Ambassador seeks USG help with Canada [...] (U) This is an action request -- para 4. 2. (C/NF) In a lunch with Ambassador on December 10, Iraq's Ambassador to Canada Howar Ziad requested U.S. Embassy assistance in pressing the Canadian government to permit the Iraqi embassy to set up "out of country" polling stations in major Cana [...] | 2009-12-10 21:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM IZ CA |
09PARIS1291 | ENGAGING FRANCE ON MEK REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C/NF) On September 17, poloff met with French MFA Middle East DAS Jean-Baptiste Faivre to discuss possible French outreach to the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) per reftel. Faivre, who is newly arrived, was familiar with the PMOI's presence in Paris and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's (MEK) viole [...] | 2009-09-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC PREL PTER IR IZ FR |
09PARIS1335 | FRENCH MFA ON YEMEN, SYRIA, IRAQ AND QATAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told DAS Janet Sanderson September 11 that the French have grown very concerned about the increasingly precarious political and security situation in Yemen. As part of a bid to help re-stabilize Yemen, they plan to boost th [...] | 2009-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY QA YM LE IZ FR |
09PARIS276 | GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...] | 2009-02-26 07:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR |
09PARIS454 | FRENCH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Amid a flurry of high level visits, relations between France and Iraq continue to improve. Although the GOF is eager to see French companies participate in the reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure, French enterprises have been cautious due to their lingering security concerns. [...] | 2009-03-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR IZ |
09PARTO43001 | (U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 11:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Ambassador Christopher Hill Director of USAID Office of Democracy and Govern [...] | 2009-04-30 13:55:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ |
09PARTO43007 | (U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4.(b & d) 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Jo [...] | 2009-04-30 14:46:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL IZ IR |
09PRAGUE128 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EZ |
09RABAT187 | IRAQI DEBT TOWARD MOROCCO NOT LARGE, BUT NOT EASY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco is likely to eventually forgive all or most of outstanding pre-Gulf War I Iraqi debt owed to the Government of Morocco (GOM). However, a smaller amount is still owed to private enterprises, and GOM officials warn that any attempt to settle the debt will elicit a flood of [...] | 2009-03-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV MO IZ |
09RIGA109 | LATVIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. IRAQ POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PREL LG |
09RIYADH1177 | SAUDI ARABIA: JINDAN TALKS KAUST, REFORM, AND [...] (C) During Charge Ambassador Erdman's September 8 farewell call, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan admitted that oil wealth could no longer solve all the Kingdom's problems, and that the time had come for reforms; voiced qualified support for an i [...] | 2009-09-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR LE YM SA SY IZ |
09RIYADH1408 | SAUDI-IRAQI RELATIONS: "GREAT MISUNDERSTANDINGS [...] (C) During an October 12 introductory call with Ambassador Smith, Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim Al-Jumaily characterized the Saudi-Iraqi relationship as full of "great misunderstandings and great opportunities;" criticized the Iraqi government for failing to articulate its vision; called for greate [...] | 2009-10-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IZ |
09RIYADH1435 | WHAT DOES "SAUDI SUPPORT FOR IRAQ" REALLY MEAN? [...] (C) Saudi Second Deputy PM Prince Nayif's recent call for Iraq's Arab neighbors to "stand together with Iraq" was a rare public statement expressing firm Saudi support. However, Nayif's statement notably failed to acknowledge any improvements in Iraq's security situation, which Foreign Minist [...] | 2009-10-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA IZ SY |
09RIYADH1531 | SAUDI MINISTER OF STATE MADANI ON YEMEN, IRAN, THE [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Smith on November 16, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani said the Saudis were "concerned" about politicization of the Hajj but prepared to "react strongly" if necessary. He thanked the U.S. for its support for the SAG's continuing mili [...] | 2009-11-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA IR IZ LE YM AF |
09RIYADH408 | SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The SAG's MOI-hosted Security Conference in Riyadh and the meeting between CENTCOM DCOM LtGen John Allen with Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) highlight the SAG's commitment to counter-terrorist activity in the Kingdom by partnering with the U [...] | 2009-03-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH436 | REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...] | 2009-03-18 16:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ SA |
09RIYADH439 | REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...] | 2009-03-21 04:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ SA |
09RIYADH447 | COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNAN’S MEETING WITH [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...] | 2009-03-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ |
09RIYADH474 | USG-SAUDI MOI PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The USG has formally stood up a new Security Assistance Organization in Saudi Arabia - Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI). Partnered with the Saudi MOI, OPM-MOI built upon a previous USG-conducted vulnerability assessment of Saudi oil production facilities [...] | 2009-03-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH509 | SAUDIS ARREST AL-QAEDA RETURNEE WHILE IMPLICATING [...] (S/NF) KEY POINTS: -- A Saudi citizen and al-Qaeda member returned to Saudi Arabia and voluntarily surrendered to Saudi authorities. Fahd Raqad Samir al-Quayi'i al-Ruwayli flew from Damascus to Jeddah on March 25 along with his Iraqi wife and son. -- Al-Ruwayli's arrest removes another nam [...] | 2009-04-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL PTER SA SY |
09RIYADH555 | DEPUTY FM SEES IRAN UNDER EVERY ROCK [...] (S) The Saudis accuse Iran of taking advantage of political instability throughout the Middle East and South Asia to increase its influence. --(S/NF) Saudi Deputy FM Prince Turki bin Mohamad Al-Kabeer opined that Iran will achieve its goal of developing a nuclear weapon then the U.S. or othe [...] | 2009-04-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON PGOV SA IR IZ SY |
09RIYADH678 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 16:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC |
09RIYADH699 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy answers to questions posed in ref A are listed below. In general terms, the Saudis have strained relations with Iraq, continue to drag their feet in sending an Ambassador or forgiving Iraqi debt for reasons outlined below. They are not likely to welcome new regional mech [...] | 2009-05-24 07:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC |
09RIYADH730 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI "SURPRISED" BY AL-MALIKI [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ghanam al-Jumaili told Embassy Riyadh's Charg May 30 that he was "surprised" by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's public comments regarding the Saudis. He felt he had made good progress in the past few weeks improving Baghdad-Riyadh relations [...] | 2009-05-31 16:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IZ PREL PTER SA |
09RIYADH859 | SAG PROVIDES ACCOUNT OF PA BUDGET ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, the SAG provided a non-paper describing their budget assistance to the Palestinian Authority over the past seven years. The text of the non-paper follows: Saudi Arabia's Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian People (2002 - 2009) PA Budget [...] | 2009-06-30 12:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KWBG SA IZ |
09ROME284 | IRAQ: KEEPING ITALY ENGAGED [...] (C) Summary. Italy has been an important partner in helping provide security and economic development for Iraq. Despite the previous government's decision to withdraw combat troops from the coalition in 2006, the GOI has worked hard to maintain a leadership role in the training of Iraqi securit [...] | 2009-03-11 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IT |
09ROME302 | ENDING IRFFI: REPORT ON THE 8TH IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) Summary: The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee discussed the closure of the donor facility and procedures for wrapping-up its project planning and commitment processes by the end of 2010 at its Eighth Donors Committee (DC) meeting that was held i [...] | 2009-03-13 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09SANAA495 | SALEH SHOWS NO FLEXIBILITY ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) President Saleh on March 16 rejected a proposal by visiting Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor (APDNSA) John Brennan that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees be sent to a Saudi rehabilitation center jointly run by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Saleh instead insisted that the [...] | 2009-03-23 07:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | KDRG PGOV PINR PTER PINS IZ SA YM |
09SANAA941 | IRAQ REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY REPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 09:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ YM |
09SEOUL291 | IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI SECURES ROKG COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and ROK President Lee Myung-bak signed a comprehensive cooperation MOU in Seoul on February 24 agreeing to explore opportunities for economic cooperation. Contrary to a Blue House press release, the MOU did not commit either side to specific delive [...] | 2009-02-26 09:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN EAIR IZ KS |
09SEOUL455 | IRAN CALLS FOR "BOLD STEPS" FROM OBAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi visited Seoul with several senior Iranian legal and diplomatic officials March 16-18 at the invitation of ROK Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon. Shahroudi, his Senior Advisor for International Affairs Mohammad Javad [...] | 2009-03-23 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAID PINR PREF PREL KS IR AF IZ PK |
09STATE102805 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-10-02 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE105413 | IRAQ: ADDRESSING AMERICAN VICTIMS' CLAIMS [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) Summary: On July 16 -17, 2009 PM Maliki,s top legal and political advisers and representatives from State Justice, DOD and Treasury reached preliminary agreement on a draft state-to-state claims settlement text for resolvin [...] | 2009-10-09 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS PGOV PINS IZ |
09STATE106267 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-13 19:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE106268 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-13 19:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE106356 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-10-13 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE106358 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-10-13 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE10706 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-02-05 19:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE10712 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-02-05 19:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE109013 | GUIDANCE: UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON KUWAITI PROPERTY [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the following building blocks during October 22 consultations regarding repatriation by Iraq of missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property, including the Kuwaiti national archives. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: -- I would like to begin tod [...] | 2009-10-21 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE109017 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: DFI/IAMB ARRANGEMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) In Article 26 of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, the United States pledged to support Iraq,s efforts to extend, temporarily, UN-mandated arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq ( [...] | 2009-10-21 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE109111 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-22 12:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE109112 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-22 12:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE110131 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-26 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE110132 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-26 13:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE110133 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-26 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE110134 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-26 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE110135 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-26 13:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111111 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111112 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111113 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111115 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111116 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111118 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111120 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111122 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-10-28 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE111446 | (C/REL USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) KUDOS FOR [...] (C/REL USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THE STATE OF THE IRAQI ECONOMY AT THE LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. WE READ WITH INTEREST REF PRT CABLES AND APPRECIATED THE LEVEL OF GRANULARITY ON THE STRATEGIC THREATS FACING BABIL'S ECONOMY, INCL [...] | 2009-10-28 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PGOV IZ |
09STATE112853 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC): ENERGY [...] (SBU) This cable reports on the October 19, 2009, DEC Energy Sessions. The discussions on Public Financial Management, Financial Services, Investment and Trade, and Industry and Private Sector Development will be reported separately. Interlocutors are recorded in paragraph 16. 2. (SBU) S [...] | 2009-11-02 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EPET ENRG EINV ECON |
09STATE113108 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-03 13:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE113314 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-03 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE113315 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-03 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE113362 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: SESSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The afternoon sessions of the October 19 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) focused on trade, investment, industry, and private sector development. Throughout these sessions, USG and Government of Iraq (GOI) interlocutors acknowledged that Iraq's investment climate was "imp [...] | 2009-11-03 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
09STATE1148 | UPCOMING REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE CONFERENCES: REQUEST [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - see para 6. 2. BACKGROUND: Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) meetings will take place in the near future for the Iraq and Neighbors and Eastern Mediterranean RSIs. RSIs bring together key Washington decision-makers, ambassadors in the field, and representatives [...] | 2009-01-06 21:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IZ ZM XF |
09STATE115235 | PROVINCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.-IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Participation of Iraqi Provincial officials in the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference produced excellent results. Iraqi Governors and Provincial Investment Commission Chairmen were well-prepared and active throughout the conference and aggressively courted potential inve [...] | 2009-11-06 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
09STATE115571 | MINISTERS SHAHRISTANI AND KAREEM DISCUSS IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (BIC),the Iraqi Minister of Oil, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, and the Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Dr. Kareem Wahid al-Hasan, met with USG officials. Minister Sh [...] | 2009-11-09 19:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV IZ |
09STATE115821 | IRAQ,S LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. Iraq has been one focus for Iranian banks, and the Govern [...] | 2009-11-10 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM XF ZP ZR XG XT IZ |
09STATE116271 | BUILDING BLOCKS FOR NOVEMBER 16 UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-11 00:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE11819 | KEEPING SULTAN HASHEM IN U.S. CUSTODY [...] (U) This cable provides guidance in response to the Action Request in reftel. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy sought Department guidance (reftel) on any grounds, consistent with U.S. legal obligations, to delay or withhold transfer of physical custody of Sultan Hashem to the GOI after Janua [...] | 2009-02-09 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PINS |
09STATE119049 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-18 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119050 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL TAIE [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-18 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM IZ MASS |
09STATE119051 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-18 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119052 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-18 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119053 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-18 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119890 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-20 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119891 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-20 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119892 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-20 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119893 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-20 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE119894 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-20 14:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE121363 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-11-25 02:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE121625 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXTENSION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS [...] (C) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 2, at the highest appropriate level, as soon as judged practical, Embassy is requested to discuss actions required by the Government of Iraq (GOI) to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). At the same [...] | 2009-11-25 16:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PREL UN |
09STATE122448 | U.S. POLICY ON FUTURE CIVILIAN PRESENCE IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on the future civilian provincial presence in Iraq. It builds upon previous cables outlining the U.S. drawdown strategy and policy on political engagement in Iraq, and it has been cleared by DoD and the NSC. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) The Pr [...] | 2009-11-30 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PINS ECON IZ |
09STATE12266 | IN COUNTRY REFUGEE PROCESSING - PRM RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF IZ |
09STATE122948 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-01 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE123471 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-02 16:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE123472 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-02 16:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE124977 | EXTENSION OF INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) Background: Last year the Government of Turkey (GOT) extended the Incirlik Hub and Related Agreements (Tanker Basing, Retrograde, and FAA Aircraft) as the USG has requested annually in the past. End Background. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST EMBASSY BAGHDAD: Embassy Baghdad is requested to [...] | 2009-12-07 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ TU PARM MARR PREL POLM EPET |
09STATE125727 | (U) BULANI POLITICS AFFECTING MOI PERFORMANCE [...] (S/NF) IN SUPPORT OF SENIOR US POLICYMAKERS, WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE SEEKING TO ASSESS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE POLITICAL PRESSURES ON IRAQ'S INTERNAL SECURITY HEADING INTO A PERIOD OF VULNERABILITY DURING ELECTION SEASON AND GOVERNMENT FORMATION. SPECIFICALLY OF INTEREST ARE THE POLITICAL PR [...] | 2009-12-08 22:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IZ |
09STATE125733 | (U) REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRAQ'S [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED POSTS' INSIGHTS ON IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL LEADERS. REFS PROVIDED USEFUL AND UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ENABLING US TO PROVIDE SENIOR POLICYMAKERS WITH MORE DYNAMIC ASSESSMENTS OF IRAQ'S LEADERS AND INFLUENTIAL DECISIONMAKERS. AS THE NATIONAL ELECTION APPR [...] | 2009-12-08 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IZ |
09STATE126708 | GUIDANCE: DFI-IAMB CONSULTATIONS, DECEMBER 17 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the following building blocks (para 2) during December 17 UNSC consultations on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The U.S. Government objectives in supporting an extension of the DFI/IAMB and in making a S [...] | 2009-12-11 00:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE127817 | GUIDANCE: U.S. SUPPORT FOR P5 OIL-FOR-FOOD LETTER [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In pursuing a resolution renewing arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) for one year, USUN is authorized to agree to Russian desire for a letter from the UN Security Council autho [...] | 2009-12-14 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE12794 | DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE EIGHTH IRFFI DONORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09STATE12828 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-02-11 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE128289 | VOTING INSTRUCTION: EXTENSION OF DFI/IAMB [...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution renewing arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) for one year. USUN is authorized to provide U [...] | 2009-12-16 00:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE12868 | APPRECIATION FOR AMBASSADOR'S SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
09STATE129513 | IRAQI CHIEF JUSTICE MEDHAT VISITS U.S., SEEKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since 2003, Iraqi Chief Justice Medhat Al- Mahmoud has been working closely with the U.S. Mission to Iraq to strengthen the Iraqi judiciary and the culture of the rule of law in Iraq. With the aim of expanding his understanding of judicial best practices, earlier this fall Chie [...] | 2009-12-18 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV SNAR |
09STATE129945 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129946 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129947 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129948 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129949 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129950 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129951 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129952 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129953 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129954 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129955 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129956 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129957 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129958 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129960 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129961 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE129963 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-12-22 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE130342 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-4. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level to convey U.S. intention to take action before the end of the year to help Iraq lift the Cha [...] | 2009-12-22 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE13703 | CORRECTED CABLE: DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE [...] (U) This cable corrects references, background and certain guidance points appearing in reftel State 12794. 2. (U) This is an action cable for the U.S. delegation to the eighth formal meeting of the Donors Committee that oversees the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFF [...] | 2009-02-13 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09STATE13994 | IRAQI COUNTERPART MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] The Departments of State, Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Transportation welcome meetings with their ministerial counterparts from the Ministries of Agriculture, Electricity, Health, and Transportation as well as Deputy Prime Minister Rafa'a Al-Issawi (reftel). 2. Each [...] | 2009-02-13 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IZ OTRA PGOV PREL SOCI |
09STATE16110 | DEMARCHE TO ENCOURAGE GOC TO ACCREDIT AND APPOINT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ CA MOPS PREL |
09STATE16188 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...] | 2009-02-21 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ |
09STATE16361 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...] | 2009-02-23 13:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ |
09STATE17748 | INVITATION TO IRAQI DELEGATION TO ADDRESS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S) Embassy Baghdad delivered a demarche (reftel State 8721) on February 3 to the Government of Iraq (GOI) which urged action on the part of the GOI to address outstanding claims against it, including particularly claims of A [...] | 2009-02-25 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PINS |
09STATE17766 | POINTS FOR OPEN DEBATE ON UNSCR 1830 (UNAMI) [...] (U) USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the open debate on UNSCR 1830 (UNAMI) in the Security Council on February 26. 2. (SBU) Begin points: ------- General ------- -- The end of the MNF-I mandate on December 31 of last year marked a new beginning for Iraq and its rela [...] | 2009-02-26 02:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE18467 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...] | 2009-02-27 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE18471 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...] | 2009-02-27 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE18477 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...] | 2009-02-27 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE18775 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by this member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filled with as muc [...] | 2009-02-27 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE2046 | MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO) [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...] | 2009-01-08 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN |
09STATE21371 | IRAQ MINISTRY OF HEALTH INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: [...] (U) Summary: At the Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19 and 20 in Istanbul, the Minister of Health, Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, showcased Iraq's 2009-2013 health plan and solicited partnerships with private companies. Potential investors believed there were opportunities in the new [...] | 2009-03-06 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS VO PA PGOV PREL SOCI ECON IZ |
09STATE21863 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO SYG BAN ON [...] This is an action request. Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Secretary General: Thank you for your letter noting the status of efforts to locate the missing Kuwaiti a [...] | 2009-03-09 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL UNSC IZ KU |
09STATE23141 | RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN QUESTIONS ON IRAQI WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AS IZ PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER |
09STATE23254 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Baghdad, The Hague for the CWC Delegation and Embassy London; see paragraphs 6 and 7. The contents of this cable are sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Iraq submitted its instrument [...] | 2009-03-12 12:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW IZ |
09STATE23279 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...] | 2009-03-12 12:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE23280 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...] | 2009-03-12 12:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE23281 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-03-12 12:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE23282 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...] | 2009-03-12 12:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE23772 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-03-12 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE26167 | DEMARCHE TO GOI ON MEK/CAMP ASHRAF [...] (S) Department concurs with post's assessment of the situation at Camp Ashraf and the need to approach the GOI regarding its handling of that situation (reftel). Embassy is instructed to convey a demarche to the Government of Iraq at the highest appropriate level regarding the treatment of t [...] | 2009-03-19 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR IZ PHUM PTER PINR |
09STATE26333 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-03-19 14:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE29254 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAQ TO NEGOTIATE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Baghdad; see paragraphs 4 and 5. Background ---------- 2. (U) The UNCC was established in 1991 to process and pay claims for damages resulting from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The UNCC issued awards (entitlements for claims payments) totaling more [...] | 2009-03-26 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KU UNCC UNSC EFIN ECIN ECON PREL |
09STATE29895 | ACTION REQUEST: PLIGHT OF IRAQI WIDOWS A PRIORITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. 2. (C) Summary: NEA/I commends Post's reporting on the plight of Iraq's war widows and developments within the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) on this and other issues that affect Iraqi women (ref 492, 543). The Depar [...] | 2009-03-27 19:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
09STATE29981 | THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE ECONOMY OF IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides background, analysis, and status on the programs and activities of the United Nations (UN),UN agencies and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) as they relate to the economy of Iraq. This review is provided in support of the ongoing activities of USUN and [...] | 2009-03-27 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KU USUN PREL ECIN EFIN ECON UNSC |
09STATE30009 | PROBLEMS WITH UNDP'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON IO IZ KCOR PGOV |
09STATE30442 | TRANSITION OF THE IRAQ SCIENTIST ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003, the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Bureau's Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) created the Iraq Scientist Engagement Program (ISEP) to minimize the terrorism and proliferation risks posed by Iraqi scientists, technicians, and engineers (STEs [...] | 2009-03-30 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IZ PARM PGOV PREL |
09STATE31007 | BLUE LANTERN: IRAQ END-USE MONITORING AND NDAA [...] Summary: A joint DOS Blue Lantern/DoD Golden Sentry team visited Iraq February 24-28 for consultations on end-use monitoring (EUM) of U.S.-provided or licensed defense articles, and NDAA Section 1228 compliance. The joint team met with Iraqi MOD, Counter-Terrorism Bureau and Special Operatio [...] | 2009-03-31 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IZ KOMC OTRA PARM PREL |
09STATE31398 | WORLD BANK'S MIGA PLANS IRAQ TRIP AND ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Representatives of the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and State met with the head of the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA),Executive Vice-President Izumi Kobayashi, and Chief Operating Officer James Bond, to discuss MIGA's incipient efforts at suppor [...] | 2009-04-01 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC BEXP BTIO EFIN EINV OTRA IZ |
09STATE34650 | U.S. POLICY ON POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on political engagement in Iraq. It should be read in the context of President Obama's February 27 speech at Camp Lejeune, in which he detailed plans for the drawdown and change of mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. It is provided as policy [...] | 2009-04-08 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
09STATE34961 | RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF BLUE [...] I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of political-military officers David Howell and Natalie Ahn in supporting the Blue Lantern program. As you know, Blue Lantern is the Department's primary instrument for monitoring the end-use of exported defense ar [...] | 2009-04-09 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETTC KOMC IZ |
09STATE35495 | JOINT COOPERATION COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] (SBU) Washington agencies and Embassy Baghdad have completed the Terms of Reference for the four Joint Cooperation Committees charged with implementing the Strategic Framework Agreement. Final texts of each TOR (Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation, Economic and Energy Cooperation, Service [...] | 2009-04-10 14:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID SCUL SOCI TSPL IZ |
09STATE35834 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: NDAA SECTION 1228 [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050092728 for the export of firearms to Iraq. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2009-04-10 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IZ |
09STATE36103 | GUIDANCE: SRSG DE MISTURA REPLACEMENT [...] (C/REL to UN, UK) This is an action request. Per request relayed in REF, USUN is to share with DPA U/SYG Pascoe additional names to enlarge the pool of candidates under consideration for the position of SRSG for Iraq. Biographic information for these candidates has been transmitted to USUN v [...] | 2009-04-13 15:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
09STATE36183 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-04-13 18:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE36831 | GUIDANCE: UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON KUWAITI PROPERTY [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the following building blocks during April 16 consultations regarding repatriation by Iraq of missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property, including the Kuwaiti national archives. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: -- I would like to begin toda [...] | 2009-04-14 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
09STATE37354 | GUIDANCE: DFI-IAMB CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 16 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the following building blocks during April 16 UNSC consultations on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory Management Board (IAMB). 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: -- UN Security Council Resolution 1859 (2008) carried forward for one [...] | 2009-04-15 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE38617 | CWC: U.S. RESPONSE TO OPCW LEGAL ADVISER ON [...] (U) This is an action request for all addressees on Monday, April 20, 2009, see paras 4-6. 2. (U) Background: On April 14, U.S. delreps to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) met with OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) Legal Adviser Santiago Onate and other OPCW TS [...] | 2009-04-18 01:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
09STATE38656 | GOI INTENTIONS AND PLANS TO NEGOTIATE A [...] (U) This is an action cable for Embassy Baghdad requesting delivery by hand of the letter included below to Dr. Fadel Jawad Khadum, Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister. Embassy Baghdad is asked to confirm delivery of the letter, report on Dr. Fadel's response and follow-up to confirm specific [...] | 2009-04-18 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN IZ KJUS OVIP PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE40426 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON BAGHDAD LOCAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THE STATE OF THE IRAQI ECONOMY ON A LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS MARKET SECTORS. ANALYSTS READ WITH INTEREST BAGHDAD PRT REF CABLE AND APPRECIATED THE LEVEL OF GRANULARITY ON NEIGHBORHOOD PRIVATE ECONO [...] | 2009-04-22 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ASEC PREL IZ |
09STATE41764 | BASRAH: NEW TWIST IN IRAN-BASED HOUSING PROJECT [...] (C) Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) advisor Ihsan Abdul-Jabar told REO that, contrary to widely held assumptions, the BIC has not submitted to Baghdad for approval a proposal for a USD 1 billion Iran-based Karman Company housing and development project in Basrah. In strictest confidence, I [...] | 2009-04-26 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ IR |
09STATE4350 | IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE & SIV PROGRAMS FOR IRAQIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF |
09STATE44193 | (U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON KURDISH [...] (C) ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED POST'S TIMELY REPORT ON NAWSHIRWAN MUSTAFA, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN. ANALYSTS FOUND THE REPORT VERY USEFUL AND SPECIFICALLY APPRECIATED THE DETAILED BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND ITS SUPPORT TO UNDERSTANDING MUSTAFA'S MOTIVATION A [...] | 2009-04-30 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV IZ |
09STATE45412 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-05 14:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE45413 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-05 14:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE45414 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-05 14:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE47394 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...] | 2009-05-09 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP |
09STATE47747 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents [...] | 2009-05-11 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE48229 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-12 16:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE48230 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-12 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE48231 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-12 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE48232 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-12 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE48234 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-12 16:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE49035 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-05-13 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE50882 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-05-18 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE51405 | U.S. POLICY ON IRAQI REFUGEES AND DISPLACED [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on assisting Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). It expands upon the objectives described by the President in his February 27 speech in which he committed to helping the millions of displaced Iraqis inside Iraq and in [...] | 2009-05-19 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY JO IZ |
09STATE51845 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-20 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE53005 | GE DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR IRAQ CONTRACT AND SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GE officials met with NEA DAS Richard Schmierer May 20 to signal their concern regarding payment for the $2.7 billion contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MOE). GE would like to move away from ad hoc payment solutions for each installment, as has so far been [...] | 2009-05-22 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN ECON EFIN EIND ENRG IZ |
09STATE53429 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-05-26 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE54783 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-28 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE54784 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-28 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE54785 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-28 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE54786 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-05-28 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE5482 | INAUGURAL U.S.-IRAQ HIGHER COORDINATING COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 13, Secretary Rice chaired the inaugural Higher Coordinating Committee meeting, officially launching the implementation process called for in the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) between the United States and Iraq. The Secretary affirmed the U.S. commitment to the [...] | 2009-01-21 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS KJUS IZ |
09STATE55424 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-05-29 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE55514 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-05-29 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE55515 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-05-29 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE55516 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-05-29 20:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE56261 | GUIDANCE: IRAQ RESOLUTION RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C/REL to UN, GB, FR, CN, RU) Washington requests USUN to draw from the following U.S. policy positions as background in discussions with the UN Secretariat and P5 members. The Department will email post a separate non-paper providing facts to share with the UN and the P5. Per UN Resolution 1 [...] | 2009-06-02 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
09STATE56622 | UNAMI SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) DOD, State, and UN representatives met May 21 at the Pentagon to discuss continued USG security support to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). Issues discussed included U.S.-UN collocation within the International Zone and at PRT locations, and the UN,s desire to fol [...] | 2009-06-02 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS UN PREL AORC |
09STATE57735 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-06-04 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE58387 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-05 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE58940 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-08 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE60957 | IRAQ -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IZ |
09STATE61202 | CONTINUING URGENT NEED FOR AMERICAN VICTIMS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the restoration of Iraq's immunity in cases brought by American victims of the Saddam Hussein regime reinforces the need to move forward on government-to-government [...] | 2009-06-12 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL EFIN |
09STATE62134 | POINTS FOR JUNE 18 UNSC DEBATE ON UNAMI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE62369 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-06-16 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE62409 | AMBASSADOR RICE TO CHAIR JUNE 18 UNAMI UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 2 and 3). 2. (C) Reftel conveyed a Turkish request for the Secretary?s attendance at the June 18 UNSC quarterly debate on UNAMI and requested guidance. The Department requests USUN to inform the Turkish Mission in New York that Ambassador Rice will c [...] | 2009-06-16 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE63088 | USUN INSTRUCTION FOR JUNE 18 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on UNAMI to be adopted on June 18 (para 2). The U.S. shared points with the Turkish Mission in New York that are largely incorporated in para 2. USUN should refer any further [...] | 2009-06-18 13:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE63733 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-06-19 14:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66042 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66043 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66044 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66045 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66046 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66047 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2009-06-25 17:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66048 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-06-25 17:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE66697 | KUDOS TO IRPO AND IRAN WATCHERS FOR SUSTAINED [...] (SBU) On behalf of the Department and the wider government community, I extend our sincere gratitude to each IRPO officer and Iran Watcher for sustained excellence in reporting on the continually changing situation in post-election Iran. 2. (SBU) The disturbing events that have transpired i [...] | 2009-06-26 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TX IZ TU UK GM AJ AE IR |
09STATE67718 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABOOD [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-06-30 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
09STATE67737 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-06-30 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE68188 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-07-01 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE68189 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-07-01 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE68248 | GUIDANCE: ENGAGING THE GOI ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Action request and summary: Department requests Embassy Baghdad to deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 and engage with the Government of Iraq (GOI) to learn its views and priorities regarding the suggested recommendations below for working toward achieving the international standing equal [...] | 2009-07-01 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL UNSC KU |
09STATE70741 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-07-08 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE72667 | GUIDANCE: IRAQ/KUWAIT RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request(paras 2 and 3). 2. (C/REL UN, GB, FR) Per reftel (para 3),Washington requests USUN to share the following UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) text with P3 members and seek their support. Once P3 agreement is reached, USUN is instructed to share the text wi [...] | 2009-07-14 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
09STATE74975 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: POINTS FOR BAN/MALIKI JULY 21 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 3. 2. (U) USUN is requested to demarche the UN Secretariat at the highest level in anticipation of Secretary-General Ban's expected meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on July 21 in New York. 3. (U) USUN may draw on the follo [...] | 2009-07-17 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE75020 | GUIDANCE: PASS P3 TEXT TO DE MISTURA [...] (U) This is an action request(paras 2 and 3). 2. (SBU) USUN is instructed to share the following draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) text (para 3)and list of possible technical and other implementation arrangements (of possible relevance for inclusion in a accompanying Iraqi side l [...] | 2009-07-17 23:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE76467 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EVOLVING TURKISH AND IRAQI KURDISH POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS (C-RE9-00967) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANKARA-ARBIL RELATIONSHIP WHICH COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON US INTERESTS IN 2009. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING THE DRIVERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAQI KURDISH AND TURKISH LEADERS AND IDENTIFYI [...] | 2009-07-22 16:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL IZ TU |
09STATE76508 | GUIDANCE: UNAMI MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Washington requests USUN to share the following UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) text with the P5, and then with the full Council as appropriate, to seek their support in renewing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq's (UNAMI) mandate for [...] | 2009-07-22 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE7767 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-01-28 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE78366 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78367 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78369 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78372 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78374 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa a application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78376 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78378 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78380 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 12:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE78381 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-07-28 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE80200 | GUIDANCE: UNAMI RENEWAL BUILDING BLOCKS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the following points (para 3) in making its August 4 statement in the Security Council supporting adoption of the UNSC resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). 3. BEGIN POINTS: - [...] | 2009-07-31 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE82146 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNAMI MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution (para 3) extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for an additional twelve months. Post should seek additional guidance [...] | 2009-08-06 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE84744 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84745 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84747 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84748 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84749 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84751 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84752 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84753 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84754 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-14 13:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
09STATE84756 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. The Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2009-08-14 13:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE8770 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...] | 2009-01-30 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
09STATE8790 | UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Mission is requested to seek adoption of a UNSC press statement welcoming the provincial elections scheduled to take place in Iraq on Saturday, January 31. USUN should introduce the text at para 2 as the basis for the press statement, drawing on talking point [...] | 2009-01-31 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IZ |
09STATE88753 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-25 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE88754 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-08-25 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE88755 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2009-08-25 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE89001 | (SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON GAZA STRIP [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR REF REPORTING WHICH, TOGETHER WITH OTHER REPORTING, PROVIDED EXCELLENT INSIGHTS INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST OPERATIONS INSIDE EGYPT, AND THE CONTACTS AND NETWORKS OF [...] | 2009-08-26 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER AE BA IR IS IZ JO KU LE MU QA SA SY YM |
09STATE89304 | GUIDANCE: DFI-IAMB CONSULTATIONS, AUGUST 27 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the following building blocks (para 2) during August 27 UNSC consultations on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory Management Board (IAMB). 2. (U) Begin building blocks: -- The United States welcomes the first report of the Secretar [...] | 2009-08-26 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
09STATE91299 | RESPONSE TO UK REQUEST FOR OPTIONS TO RESUME [...] (U) This is a response to an action request. 2. (C/NF) Summary and Guidance: Reftel requested guidance on what message to deliver to the UK Embassy regarding resumption of their Naval training mission in Iraq. The Department suggests the following (keyed to Reftel request): Â [...] | 2009-09-01 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK |
09STATE9154 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph three. 2. (S) Summary: On or about February 4, 2009, the USG intends to designate domestically under E.O. 13224 the Iraq-based entity the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) for its support to the Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party o [...] | 2009-02-02 16:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN IZ KTFN PINR PTER TU |
09STATE93581 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-09 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE93582 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-09 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE94944 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPTION TO ADDRESS CURRENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level in response to Prime Minister Maliki's written request to Secretary-General Ban on Augus [...] | 2009-09-11 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL IZ |
09STATE95918 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-15 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE95942 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-15 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE95943 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-15 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE95944 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-15 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE96447 | IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...] | 2009-09-16 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL |
09STATE97443 | SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 8. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The period between now and Iraqi national elections in January 2010 will be acutely sensitive within Iraq, both politically and in terms of security. It is extremely important that we wei [...] | 2009-09-18 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
09STATE98892 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-23 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE98896 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-23 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE98898 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-23 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE98900 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-23 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STATE98901 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...] | 2009-09-23 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM |
09STOCKHOLM178 | SWEDEN ON INTEGRATING IRAQ INTO REGION [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks Iraq is integrating well into the broader Middle East and that the Expanded Neighbors Process is a good vehicle. Sweden supports the International Compact with Iraq but worries that it would be hard to attract ministers to Baghdad this summer because of security con [...] | 2009-03-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM3 | SWEDISH CHARTER AIRCRAFT STARTS A REGULAR FLIGHT [...] On January 2, Nordic Airways, a Swedish private sector company, flew its first flight to Baghdad, carrying 150 passengers to Baghdad International Airport (BIA). According to Swedish press, this marks the first commercial passenger flight from Europe to the Iraqi capital since the UN imposed s [...] | 2009-01-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM375 | SWEDISH-IRAQI TRADE INCHING FORWARD [...] Summary: With the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Baghdad this summer, all signs point to further strengthening and deepening of the cooperative ties between Sweden and Iraq. Trade deals between Swedish companies and Iraq partners are inching forward despite financing troubles and secu [...] | 2009-06-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM558 | SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC [...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...] | 2009-08-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM56 | FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES GROUND SWEDISH FLIGHTS TO [...] On January 24, the Swedish Transport Agency (STA) revoked the operating license of Nordic Airways, a carrier operating flights between Sweden and Iraq. The Stockholm District Court turned down a request by Nordic Airways, which had been operating with a temporary license, to extend the period [...] | 2009-01-27 07:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM565 | SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...] | 2009-09-03 13:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM577 | FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...] | 2009-09-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW |
09STOCKHOLM660 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...] | 2009-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM73 | ISRAELI AND IRAQI AMBASSADORS TALK IRAN AND [...] (S) Summary: On February 2, at a dinner hosted by the CDA, Iraqi Ambassador Ahmad Bamarni and Israeli Ambassador Benny Dagan held a friendly and thought-provoking discussion on the Middle East. UK Ambassador Andrew Mitchell, Swedish MFA Director General for the Middle East Robert Rydberg, and [...] | 2009-02-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PINR MEPP IS IR IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM83 | SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER ON PROTECTIONISM, TRADE WITH IRAN, [...] This cable contains an action request at para 4. 2. On February 3, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Bjorling, discussed with Charge the following issues: -- Fears of protectionism Bjorling expressed Swedish concerns about protectionist tendencies detected in the "Buy American" [...] | 2009-02-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09TALLINN27 | ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...] | 2009-01-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN |
09TALLINN34 | ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...] | 2009-02-02 12:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN |
09TEGUCIGALPA164 | HONDURAS RECEIVES TALKING POINTS REGARDING REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 23:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PREL HO |
09TELAVIV766 | MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TURKISH INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Director General Yossi Gal briefed the Ambassador March 31 on Gal's visit to Turkey. Gal, who had returned from Turkey March 30, explained that a strong thread of U.S.-related material ran through his discussions. The visit was to follow up on FM Livni's meeting with [...] | 2009-04-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU IR SY IZ KWBG IS |
09THEHAGUE104 | CWC: MEETING WITH IRAQI DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Delreps met with Iraqi Ambassador Siamand Banaa and Iraqi delegate Abbas Al-Khafaji on February 12. Delreps offered congratulations, as this was the official day the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force for Iraq. Delreps then inquired about Iraqi plans for participation in t [...] | 2009-02-18 10:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PARM PREL CWC |
09THEHAGUE129 | CWC: MEETINGS ON IRAQ'S ACCESSION TO THE CWC ON [...] (SBU) On the margins of the 55th Executive Council (EC) session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Delreps met with representatives of Iraq, the United Kingdom, and the Technical Secretariat. Although the tone of EC-55 toward Iraq was congratulatory, Iraqi o [...] | 2009-02-25 12:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
09THEHAGUE245 | CWC: URGENT LEGAL QUESTIONS ON U.S. SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, Delreps met with OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) Legal Advisor Santiago Onate, Director of Verification Horst Reeps, Chemical Demilitarization Branch Head Dominique Anelli and other TS [...] | 2009-04-14 17:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTIA CWC IZ |
09THEHAGUE415 | CWC: OPCW'S PROPOSED INITIAL VISIT TO IRAQ AND [...] (U) This is an action message: see paras 10-12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will not send its advance team to visit Baghdad July 12-16, but will postpone this visit until the question of the team's security is clearl [...] | 2009-07-10 17:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PARM PREL KTIA CWC IZ |
09THEHAGUE526 | CWC: STATUS UPDATE ON IRAQ'S DESTRUCTION PLANS, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paras 16 and 22. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ Â [...] | 2009-09-03 07:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | IZ LY PARM PREL RS CWC |
09THEHAGUE566 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14- 18, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The only official meeting at OPCW this week was the budget consultation on September 17. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its regular weekly meeting on September 15. Meanwhile, multiple rece [...] | 2009-09-18 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PREL CWC |
09THEHAGUE59 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 19-23, 2009 [...] (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is slowly returning to life after the holidays, with the first informal meetings this year of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) on January 20, and Article X on January 22. Delreps also met with the Algerian delegate to [...] | 2009-01-26 14:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AG IZ PARM PREL CWC |
09THEHAGUE71 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26- 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) Speculation on the process to select a new Director General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is beginning in earnest, with a formal agenda item now on the calendar for the next Executive Council (EC- 55) in February. The Western European and Othe [...] | 2009-01-30 15:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AG IZ PARM PREL CWC |
09THEHAGUE738 | CWC: PATH FORWARD ON REPORTING RECOVERED CHEMICAL [...] This is an action request -- see paras 17, 20, 26, 29, 34, and 35. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (SBU) This cable reports on a series of meetings between the U.S. Delegation and the Iraqi Delegation held on November 29 - December 3 on the margins of the 14th Session of the [...] | 2009-12-09 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
09THEHAGUE768 | CWC: TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT PLANS FOR EXPERTS [...] (C) On December 22, Delreps met with senior Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss plans for the trilateral meeting with Iraqi and U.S. experts January 12-13, 2010, on the status of the Iraqi chemical weapons bunkers (reftel). Senior TS staff had met with the Director-General (DG) an [...] | 2009-12-23 16:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ |
09TOKYO2028 | IRAQI CHARGE URGES AUGUST 19 BOMBING INVESTIGATION [...] (C) During a September 2 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Iraqi Embassy Charge William Odisho strongly urged the creation of a UN Security Council-sanctioned commission -- similar to the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) in Lebanon -- to investigate the August 19 Baghd [...] | 2009-09-02 21:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY JA |
09TOKYO247 | JAPAN AND IRAQ ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Baghdad January 28 as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Taro Aso, where he met with President Talibani, Vice-President al-Hashimi, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and signed a "Declaration on Establishing a Comprehensive Partnership [...] | 2009-02-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JA |
09TOKYO485 | JAPAN: TALKING POINTS ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A points March 2 to MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto. Umemoto was grateful to receive the points and noted that Japan has begun to pursue the "next phase" of its relationship with Iraq, which will focus on building commercial relations [...] | 2009-03-03 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS IZ JA |
09TOKYO608 | JAPANESE OFFICIAL'S PERSPECTIVES ON IRAQ TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A 16-member delegation of senior officials from 12 Japanese companies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Oil Minister Husayn al-Shahristani and several other high-level Iraq [...] | 2009-03-19 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL JA IR IZ |
09TUNIS291 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: THE VIEW [...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel request for information on the viability of creating new regional networks as part of the new US policy on diplomatic engagement with Iraq. Answers below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (C) Tunisia's most significant regional affiliation is with [...] | 2009-05-14 17:28:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TS |
09TUNIS667 | DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPT 9 AL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) On the morning of September 8, Charge spoke with Mahmoud Khemiri, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Abdelwahab Abdallah. Passing him a diplomatic note and a non paper drawn from points conveyed reftel, the charge urged Tunisia to press for constructive action by the Arab League on the Ara [...] | 2009-09-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TS IZ SO |
09TUNIS710 | SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD UP TO THE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Drawing on the points conveyed reftel, the Embassy urged the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 25 to shore up support for the Iraqi Government and the ongoing process of stabilization in Iraq in the lead up to the January 2010 elections. 2. (SBU) The Embassy will repor [...] | 2009-09-29 10:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM TS IZ |
09TUNIS743 | TUNISIA AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 17:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TS IZ |
09TUNIS744 | TUNISIA AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Ambassador to Tunisia, Ghazi Zibari, told the Ambassador on October 1 that Tunisia does not meddle in Iraqi affairs, and saw no constructive role that Tunisia might play in Iraq's January elections. Zibari appeared ill-informed on the question of Tunisian foreign fighters, [...] | 2009-10-06 08:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD TS IZ |
09UNVIEVIENNA145 | IAEA/PACT: IRAQ BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON NATIONAL CANCER [...] (U) In spring 2008, Mission provided, through the Embassy Baghdad Health Attache's office, an IAEA Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) "imPACT" questionnaire, which the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology completed in August 2008. PACT subsequently prod [...] | 2009-04-06 15:37:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IAEA TRGY TBIO AORC IZ |
09UNVIEVIENNA166 | IRAQ-WMD-RESTRICTIONS: DISCUSSING HOW VIENNA COULD [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Schulte met with Embassy Baghdad and Washington ISN/RA, NEA/I, and L/NPV on April 1 over Secure VTC to discuss WMD-related UN Chapter VII Resolutions on Iraq. Ambassador Schulte noted that the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna is willing to assis [...] | 2009-04-16 15:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA193 | IAEA/IRAQ: FORMALLY FINDING IRAQ IN COMPLIANCE [...] (S) Key IAEA officials advised MsnOff in separate discussions that there is no question within the IAEA Secretariat that Iraq is in full compliance with its safeguards obligations. However, Laura Rockwood of the IAEA's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) noted that the Agency has not "formally" com [...] | 2009-04-29 15:54:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA231 | IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD [...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...] | 2009-05-18 11:11:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK |
09UNVIEVIENNA269 | IAEA/IRAQ: IRAQ SEEKING U.S. GUIDANCE FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) Iraqi Ambassador Aqrawi told Ambassador Schulte on June 8 that Baghdad had instructed him earlier in the day to seek an Agenda item at the June 15-19 Board of Governors meeting on Iraqi compliance. Aqrawi shared that Board Chair Feroukhi discouraged a new agenda item at this late stage [...] | 2009-06-09 15:02:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA271 | IAEA/IRAQ: IRAQ COMPLIANCE AT JUNE 2009 BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte passed ref A advice to Iraqi Ambassador Aqrawi on June 10, for which Aqrawi was grateful. Ambassador Schulte advised him to make a statement at the June Board of Governors meeting under Any Other Business (AOB) requesting the Secretariat to prepare a report on Iraq's [...] | 2009-06-10 16:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA281 | IAEA/JUNE BOARD: IRAQ SEEKS A CLEAN SLATE FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary. During June 17 IAEA Board of Governors deliberations, Iraq requested that an item be added to the September Board meeting agenda that addresses the cooperation between Iraq and the IAEA related to implementation of Iraq's IAEA safeguards obligations. Iraq asked for member state [...] | 2009-06-17 17:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA369 | IAEA/IRAQ: WITH IRAN IN THE BACKGROUND DG [...] (S) Following Iraq's ref request for Iraq to be added to the IAEA's September Board agenda for purposes of confirming Iraq's compliance with its safeguards agreement, IAEA DG ElBaradei sent a letter to the Iraqi Foreign Minister reiterating the Agency's 2008 Safeguards Implementation Report c [...] | 2009-08-04 13:00:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP IR |
09UNVIEVIENNA492 | CONTRARY TO PRESS CLAIM, IAEA IS NOT AWARE OF ANY [...] (C) Safeguards Operations B Section Head Max Aparo and senior inspector Mohammed Lamari told MsnOff that the IAEA was unaware of any plans by Iraq to rebuild nuclear facilities. Haaretz internet news service had published an article October 28 indicating that Iraq had approached the IAEA for [...] | 2009-10-29 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP IZ |
09UNVIEVIENNA58 | IAEA/IRAQ: DISPOSITION OF IRAQI DOCUMENTS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Reflecting U.S. concerns regarding the sensitivity and security of old INVO documents, records and hardware still stored at the IAEA, the U.S. (DOE) recently funded U.S. expert Bill Domke (DOE/LLNL) to conduct a preliminary review of the records and provide a recommendation on [...] | 2009-02-10 14:31:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC IAEA PARM PREL KNNP IZ |
09USEUBRUSSELS733 | EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ TO INCREASE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: USEU political officers were briefed May 27 by Stephen White, who heads the EU's Rule of Law mission for Iraq (EU JUSTLEX). White described the training undertaken in Europe since 2005 and the decision to undertake several pilot training programs in Iraq as a [...] | 2009-05-27 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN IZ KJUS MARR MOPS PINS PREL |
09USNATO15 | NATO/IRAQ: NTM-I CORE COUNTRIES SHARE CONCERNS OF [...] (C) The backbone countries in the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) share similar concerns about the legal status of the NTM-I as Denmark and Portugal (Ref A),both of which are withdrawing from the mission (Denmark until the legal status can be clarified, but Portugal permanently.). Polan [...] | 2009-01-16 13:34:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ |
09USNATO356 | NATO/IRAQ: NATO SECGEN CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS [...] (U) On August 19, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued the following statement condemning that day's terrorist bombings in Baghdad: BEGIN TEXT 19 Aug. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 119 Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on the terrorist attacks in Baghdad [...] | 2009-08-20 06:48:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MOPS NATO PREL PINS MCAP PGOV IZ |
09USNATO358 | NATO/IRAQ: NATO SECGEN CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS [...] (U) On August 19, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued the following statement condemning that day's terrorist bombings in Baghdad: BEGIN TEXT 19 Aug. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 119 Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on the terrorist attacks in Baghdad [...] | 2009-08-20 09:22:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MOPS NATO PREL PINS MCAP PGOV IZ |
09USNATO457 | NAC UPDATED ON THE NATO TRAINING MISSION-IRAQ [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard briefed Allies at the October 14 meeting of the North Atlantic Council on the results of his October 10-11 visit to Baghdad. He said that he was struck by how positively NATO was viewed by Iraqi officials. He repor [...] | 2009-10-19 09:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP MOPS NATO IZ |
09USNATO51 | NATO/IRAQ: ONE-TWO PUNCH MAY KO THE NATO TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal status and force protection challenges could strike severe -- if not fatal blows -- to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) at a time when the political will exists with our European Allies to expand their support for Iraqi Security Forces. First and most dangerous, [...] | 2009-02-04 17:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ |
09USNATO6 | NATO/IRAQ: ALLIES SEEK LEGAL PROTECTIONS SIMILAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Allies at the January 7 North Atlantic Council meeting expressed strong political support for the continuation of the NATO Training Mission ) Iraq (NTM-I),but grave concern about the ambiguities of the current legal status for the mission. Allies sought clarification as to [...] | 2009-01-08 17:43:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ |
09USNATO9 | NATO/IRAQ: DENMARK AND PORTUGAL TEMPORARILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark and Portugal decided to withdraw their NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) personnel from Iraq until the legal status of the mission can be clarified. The Czech Republic and Hungary may follow suit. NATO negotiators will meet with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Baghdad next week t [...] | 2009-01-14 16:30:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ |
09USUNNEWYORK1010 | REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USUN POLITICAL [...] USUN requests country clearance for Political Section Deputy Counselor, Ellen J. Germain to visit AmEmbassy Baghdad. Ms. Germain will be in Baghdad from Sunday, November 15 through Wednesday, November 18, 2009, to attend meetings with Iraqi officials. Rice [...] | 2009-11-11 00:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA UNDC IZ |
09USUNNEWYORK1023 | SYG BAN AND AMB RICE DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN SYG Ban said his recent trip to Afghanistan had been a good one and that President Karzai appears concerned about his own future, in particular his relations with the U.S. and other Western power; supports an increase in the in [...] | 2009-11-12 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ AF |
09USUNNEWYORK1041 | UN FERNANDEZ-TARANCO BRIEFS USUN REGARDING RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Ambassador DiCarlo met with UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, following his recent return from Baghdad. Fernandez-Taranco reported that Iraqi officials have accepted that Taranco's mission was not an investigation; howeve [...] | 2009-11-16 23:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SY |
09USUNNEWYORK1051 | SRSG MELKERT BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNAMI [...] (U) Summary: On November 16 Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ad Melkert briefed the Security Council regarding UNAMI activities during the last quarter, emphasizing the recent successful passage of an election law while highlighting the work remaining to hold credible el [...] | 2009-11-18 15:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV UNSC IZ SY TY |
09USUNNEWYORK1137 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 17, the UN Controller briefed on the recent International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) meeting, highlighting the Government of Iraq's (GOI) progress in developing a time-bound action plan to implement a comprehensive oil met [...] | 2009-12-19 00:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK114 | SYG BAN BRIEFS ON AU SUMMIT, IRAQ, GAZA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on his recent travels in February 9 consultations. Ban recounted his personal intervention on the Muhajeria crisis in Darfur, described a long list of challenges in Afghanistan and relayed a new sense of optimism in Iraq in the [...] | 2009-02-11 01:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK |
09USUNNEWYORK156 | UN: IRAQ ELECTIONS "WENT VERY WELL" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, DPA officials briefed USUN and UKUN on the UN's assessment of elections in Iraq, as well as on UNAMI-related issues. In general, the UN believes the elections went very well, despite initial concerns regarding the lower turnout. DPA is finalizing the UNAMI report [...] | 2009-02-19 00:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
09USUNNEWYORK193 | THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S QUARTERLY DEBATE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, the Security Council held its quarterly debate on UNAMI and Iraq, with the participation of SRSG Staffan de Mistura and Iraqi PR Bayati. De Mistura reprised the major themes taken from the recent UN report on UNAMI/Iraq: successful Iraqi-led elections, increas [...] | 2009-02-27 18:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK207 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (C) During a March 4 introductory meeting, Iraqi PR Hamid al-Bayati told Ambassador Rice that Iraq was eager for a "long-term strategic relationship with the U.S." He expressed his willingness to serve as an intermediary with the UN,s group of Arab Ambassadors, and also offered to help assist [...] | 2009-03-04 22:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK363 | ACTION REQUEST: RESOLVING IRAQ-RELATED ISSUES AT [...] (C) On April 6, Iraqi PR Bayati met with Ambassador DiCarlo to ask for U.S. assistance to lift Iraq,s remaining Security Council obligations. Noting the scheduled April 16 Security Council briefing by Gennady Tarasov (the UN,s high-level envoy for Kuwaiti missing persons and the missing Kuwai [...] | 2009-04-07 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK403 | SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFINGS ON IRAQ/KUWAIT, DFI/IAMB [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 16, the Security Council received two Iraq-related briefings. The first briefing, by high-level coordinator for Kuwaiti missing persons/archives Gennady Tarasov, focused on the lack of real progress on this issue over the past year. Tarasov asked for an additional 15 [...] | 2009-04-17 00:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK413 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH JOHN HOLMES [...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew met with Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes in New York. Lew and Holmes discussed a wide range of humanitarian concerns including Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The meeting als [...] | 2009-04-22 22:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM UNAUS AF IZ PK SU CE |
09USUNNEWYORK507 | TURKISH PR ILKIN RAISES IRAQ, CYPRUS WITH [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Turkish PR Ilkin met with Ambassador Rice on May 13 to discuss Turkey,s Presidency of the Security Council in June. Ilkin said his Foreign Minister would like to chair the quarterly debate on Iraq/UNAMI, tentatively scheduled for June 18. Ambassador Rice said [...] | 2009-05-14 21:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK608 | SRSG DE MISTURA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN A [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMI/Iraq. Turkish FM Davutoglu chaired the meeting, which included interventions by all Council members, Iraqi PR Bayati and SRSG Staffan de Mistura in his last address before the Council. De Mistura praised the work [...] | 2009-06-20 01:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
09USUNNEWYORK620 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE FM YANG [...] (C) Summary. During a June 24 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Yang commented on the excellent U.S.-China working relationship including at the UN and praised the smooth transition of the Obama administration. Yang agreed on the need to build positive, cooperative, comprehensive relations for t [...] | 2009-06-25 11:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC IZ KN SU |
09USUNNEWYORK691 | FM ZEBARI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR WOLFF; DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Ambassadors Wolff and DiCarlo met with Iraqi FM Zebari to discuss the upcoming UNSCR 1859 report and Zebari,s visit to New York. The Foreign Minister noted the "clear commitment" of the U.S., as enshrined in the SOFA, to work towards removing Iraq as a pending issue be [...] | 2009-07-15 01:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK740 | IRAQ/KUWAIT INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: In meetings at the UN on July 29, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented the initiative on Iraq/Kuwait (reftel) to the Kuwaiti FM. Separately, ex-SRSG Staffan de Mistura and other UN officials presented the same initiative to Iraqi PR Bayati, and the P3 presented the initiative [...] | 2009-08-01 00:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK755 | NEW SRSG AD MELKERT ADRESSES THE COUNCIL ON [...] (U) Summary: In his first address August 5 to the Security Council as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to Iraq, Ad Melkert emphasized the optimism and energy in Iraq and drawing upon his UNDP background, emphasized the importance of economic and social reforms in Iraq. [...] | 2009-08-07 21:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK802 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: In Security Council consultations on August 27, the UN Controller briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made in strengthening the financial and administrative oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). The Controller highlighted the Int [...] | 2009-08-28 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK868 | IRAQI FM ZEBARI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Rice's September 28 meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, he reiterated the Iraqi government request for U.S. support for a UN investigation into the August 19 Baghdad bombings and to move out of Chapter VII obligations. Zebari confirmed that Ir [...] | 2009-10-01 17:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY |
09USUNNEWYORK932 | (U) U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, [...] (U) Summary: Speeches in the afternoon session of the second day of the UNGA General Debate (September 24) continued with some familiar topics. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Paraguay all condemned the coup in Honduras. Most of the speakers called for reform of the Un [...] | 2009-10-20 23:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ECON GA GY IZ LG MI PA PGOV PREL SI TZ |
09USUNNEWYORK942 | IRAQ-KUWAIT TARASOV REPORT SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: In Security Council consultations on October 22, the UN high-level coordinator Gennady Tarasov briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made on missing persons and archives issues during the last six-month "confidence and cooperation building peri [...] | 2009-10-23 22:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK957 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH IRAQI UN PERM REP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, immediately following her return from Iraq and the day after two major suicide bombs in Baghdad, Ambassador Rice met with Iraqi UN Permanent Representative Bayati. The discussion focused on the UN response to and U.S. support for Iraq's request for a UN envoy to b [...] | 2009-10-28 09:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY TU |
09VANCOUVER196 | PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF [...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...] | 2009-08-01 00:08:00 | Consulate Vancouver | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC |
09VATICAN101 | PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...] | 2009-10-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT |
09VATICAN41 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...] | 2009-03-17 18:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
09WARSAW212 | POLAND: CANNOT TAKE LEAD IN NTM-I BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) In response to retel demarche, Lucyna Golc-Kozak, the Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland will not take the lead as the Principal Coordinating Nation for a border security program within the NATO training mission in Iraq. Golc-Kozak s [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ PL |
09YEREVAN304 | EMBASSY YEREVAN PROPOSAL FOR FY 2009 JULIA TAFT FUND FOR [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Yerevan, Armenia, requests USD 20,000 in Taft Refugee Funds for the one-time support of YMCA Shelter NGO to provide ethnic Armenian refugees from Iraq with furniture in a newly renovated state refugee shelter located in Darbnik village of Ararat region. YMCA Shelter NGO is a l [...] | 2009-05-11 04:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PRFE IZ AM |
10ABUDHABI87 | UAE'S IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS ON HOLD [...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed told the Ambassador and visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin on February 15 that the UAEG has decided to postpone any final action on Iraqi debt forgiveness until after the March 7 elections. On other issues, the MFA reports the UA [...] | 2010-02-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN PREL IZ AE |
10ABUJA29 | NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to President Obama's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and G-8 members pledge of $20 billion for a worldwide initiative to address food security, the USG has prepared a two-year $32.75 million FY 2010 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative entitled, "The Ag [...] | 2010-01-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI IZ |
10AMMAN232 | JORDANIAN PRESS LAUDS ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FREE TRADE [...] (SBU) The Jordanian press has recently been reporting stories about the "breakthrough" Iraq-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entering into effect in January 2010, suggesting the Iraq-Jordan FTA represents a major step toward restoring pre-2003 trade ties between the two countries. Ministry of [...] | 2010-01-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL JO IZ |
10ANKARA126 | SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT: [...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...] | 2010-01-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM |
10ANKARA131 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 16-23, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 16-23 period, one security official was [...] | 2010-01-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA167 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 24-31, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 24-31, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA215 | TURKEY: ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM THE "COUP ERA" [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 4 representatives of Turkey's General Staff (TGS) and the Interior Ministry signed a document which abolished the "EMASYA Protocol," a secret agreement between the military and the police which authorized the military to intervene unilaterally to restore pu [...] | 2010-02-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA216 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 1-7, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 1-7, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-10 06:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA267 | USF-I GENERAL ODIERNO'S COUNTER-PKK MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the top level of the Turkish inter-agency security affairs group, USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno agreed to develop an action plan to improve counter-terrorism pressure on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Odierno suggested the plan's initi [...] | 2010-02-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS TU IZ |
10ANKARA268 | USF-I COMMANDING GENERAL ODIERNO'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his February 4 meeting with USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated Interior Minister Besir Atalay's request, made in a separate meeting earlier that day, that USF-I work with Turkey to develop "a calendarized common [...] | 2010-02-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ |
10ANKARA279 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 8-15, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 8-15, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-19 17:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA282 | MOI ATALAY BULLY ON ACTION PLAN, SOUR ON BARZANI [...] (C) Summary. On February 16 Ambassador Jeffrey met with Minister of Interior Besir Atalay to discuss the first steps in the enhanced joint action plan to eradicate the PKK. The GOT would welcome a visit by UFF-I MG Hummer, and Post would like the Department to discuss screening of Iraq-bound [...] | 2010-02-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA314 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 16-23, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 16-23, no security official was killed. Th [...] | 2010-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA38 | (C) TURKEY PRESSES FOR USF-I INTEL TEAM VISIT TO [...] (S) Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik requested a meeting January 8 with the Charge to emphasize President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan and Minister of Interior Atalay's strong interest in a proposed visit by a USF-I (formerly MNF-I) intelligence team to Ankara in late January or early F [...] | 2010-01-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ |
10ANKARA49 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 1-7, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 1-7, no security official was killed or inj [...] | 2010-01-13 06:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA75 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 8-15, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 8-15, no security official was killed or in [...] | 2010-01-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA9 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (DECEMBER 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During December 24-31, no security official was killed or [...] | 2010-01-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10BAGHDAD101 | CODEL MCCAIN MEETINGS WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD104 | ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past six months, the Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR),the MOD's Human Rights Directorate, and Parliament have conducted inspections, revealing serious allegations of human rights violations at a military facility (Camp Honor in the International Zone) closely linked to the [...] | 2010-01-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD105 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI)Security Forces, who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2010-01-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD109 | IHEC DE-CERTIFIES 500 CANDIDATES, INCLUDING MUTLAQ [...] (C) Summary: IHEC made a sudden decision late in the night of January 14, de-certifying some 500 candidates, including prominent Sunni politician Salah al-Mutlaq and Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji. (NOTE: Regarding the number, IHEC admitted to UNAMI that they needed to clean up [...] | 2010-01-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD110 | MP MUTLAQ TO APPEAL ELECTION BAR; SEEKS USG, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni MP Saleh al-Mutlaq appealed to the A/DCM for USG and international community intervention to prevent him and other candidates from being barred from running in the parliamentary elections. He asked that pressure be brought on senior GOI officials to halt what he termed "an [...] | 2010-01-16 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD111 | AFTER TWO YEARS OF RELATIVE CALM, DEADLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Early evening bomb attacks rocked the old city of Najaf on January 14, the first major blasts in the city for more than two years. Sources within the provincial government and media initially reported at least two dead and 73 wounded. PRT Team Leader has been in contact with th [...] | 2010-01-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM KISL KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD112 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON MOTTAKI VISIT AND IRAQ-IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Taha Shukr Abbassi, the head of the Iraqi MFA's Neighboring Countries' division (A/S equivalent),made the following comments regarding Iranian FM Mottaki's visit and the recent oil field dispute between Iraq and Iran: (1) Mottaki promised to fully withdraw Iranian sold [...] | 2010-01-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR TU IZ |
10BAGHDAD113 | PLANS FOR ADDRESSING THE DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy, in close coordination with UNAMI, is pressing PM Maliki, President Talabani, Speaker Samarrai'e, former PM Allawi, and other key leaders to secure political agreement to defer vetting of candidates until after the March 7 election, with the time between now and then [...] | 2010-01-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD118 | MFA ACCEPTS TO SEEK UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Senior MFA advisor Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud told DCM January 13 that the GOI would accept the USG-suggested option of seeking a UNSC Presidential Statement as the best way to have WMD-related Chapter VII resolutions eventually lifted. Haj Hamoud agreed that the GOI would send a l [...] | 2010-01-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
10BAGHDAD119 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL REVIEWS IRAQ'S RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DCM January 12, senior MFA advisor Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud asked for USG help in improving Iraq's relations with its neighbors and in defending its interests. Regarding Iran, he noted a host of contentious issues that went beyond the current disputed border are [...] | 2010-01-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY IZ IR JO |
10BAGHDAD121 | DE-ESCALATING THE DE-BAATHIFICATION DEBATE: POST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi political leaders appear to be looking for a face-saving way to step back from the furor created by the purported Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) efforts to exclude electoral candidates under the provisions of the de-Ba'athification law. The ISCI-led Iraqi Nat [...] | 2010-01-18 18:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD122 | IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL ISSUES VERDICT IN HALABJA [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) announced its verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al Majid (a.k.a. &Chemical Ali8),and Iraqi army officers Sultan Hashim, Sabir Al Douri, and Farhan Mutlak Saleh for the March 16, 1988 chemical attack on the Northeastern Iraqi ci [...] | 2010-01-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC IZ |
10BAGHDAD124 | ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...] | 2010-01-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD125 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...] | 2010-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ |
10BAGHDAD127 | LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE -- GOVERNANCE,S [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD131 | CORRECTED COPY: LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD134 | ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE -- JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] (C) Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),displayed noteworthy capacity in detecting an intricate money-laundering scheme by Baghdad municipal employees who transferred embezzled funds through a network of Iraqi, Jordanian, and Lebanese banks and other financial [...] | 2010-01-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD135 | ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...] | 2010-01-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD136 | IHEC NOTIFIES CANDIDATES OF DISQUALIFICATION AS [...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador January 19, PM Maiki said that he was upset by the entire de-Ba'athification crisis. He expressed support for the plan proposed by ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Ameri, which he said would lead to the establishment January 20 of a new de-Ba'athification c [...] | 2010-01-19 18:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD137 | ABOUT BOMBS IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Four major bombings have shaken Baghdad since the US operational military withdrawal from Iraq,s cities June 30. Despite the dramatic improvement in overall security in the province since the middle of 2008, these attacks acce [...] | 2010-01-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD139 | RRT ERBIL: BARZANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND KRG PM ON [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the December 7 White House statement, President Barzani,s upcoming visit to Washington, and the way forward with Dr. Fuad Hussein, President Barzani,s chief of staff on Januar [...] | 2010-01-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD140 | RRT ERBIL: RECENT KRG OUTREACH TO TEHRAN, ANKARA [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) and RRT Team Leader, KRG officials gave readouts of their recent contacts with Tehran, Ankara, and Baghdad. KRG PM Barham Salih and others categorically denied press reports that [...] | 2010-01-20 11:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC EPET IZ IR TU |
10BAGHDAD144 | MALIKI READY TO SUPPORT SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki told the Ambassador and CG USF-I January 19 that he supported a political fix to the de-Ba'athification controversy. Maliki said he supported the plan proposed by ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Ameri, which he said would lead to the establishment by January 20 of a new [...] | 2010-01-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD145 | KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani told the Ambassador January 18 that the key objective of his visit to Washington next week is to seek a strong reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to Kurdistan, including possibilities for a U.S. diplomatic and security presence bey [...] | 2010-01-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EPET IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD146 | HASHIMI CONFIDENT ABOUT SOLUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD147 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two proposals -- one political, the other constitutional/legal -- are moving forward in parallel as political leaders work to resolve the current controversy over the possible disqualification of more than 500 candidates from the March 7 election. President Talabani told the Am [...] | 2010-01-20 18:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD149 | FM ZEBARI PREVIEWS JCC, REVIEWS CHAPTER VII [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari told A/DCM January 18 that he welcomed arrival of NEA A/S Feltman for the holding of the first Diplomatic Joint Coordinating Committee, set for January 24. Zebari also informed A/DCM that he had written to the President of the Security Council and the DG [...] | 2010-01-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU IR |
10BAGHDAD150 | IN SALAH-AD-DIN, BUILDING PROVINCIAL CAPACITY [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din PRT is fostering economic development in the province through banking and agriculture initiatives. The PRT supports the expansion of private banking by facilitating the opening of Al-Warka [...] | 2010-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR IZ |
10BAGHDAD151 | PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT [...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...] | 2010-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD152 | TERRORIST FINANCING: REVIEW OF TRANCHE 4 OF UN [...] (SBU) EmbOffs delivered reftel talking points to MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi on January 20. Al-Humaimidi was very appreciative of the information and said that he would have the Iraqi Mission to the United Na [...] | 2010-01-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD153 | PARTY BLOC LEADERS SEEK TO FIT SQUARE PEG OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key political leaders continued to meet behind the scenes January 21 to develop a solution to the ongoing de-Ba'athification controversy. Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Amiri, the key Shi'a figure in the negotiations, continues to shop around the Ammar al-Hakim (ISCI) proposal (gener [...] | 2010-01-21 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD154 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...] | 2010-01-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD155 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in the Human Resources (HR) Course scheduled [...] | 2010-01-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD157 | OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...] | 2010-01-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD159 | MFA SHARES INFORMATION ON ABU MAHDI AL-MUHANDIS [...] (S) In response to reftels, MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi (please protect) on January 20 gave EmbOffs further information he gathered from the GOI interagency process about suspected terrorist Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PINR PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD160 | TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD162 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS GOI EXCLUSION OF CARGILL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi defended the GOI's case against U.S. food marketer Cargill, which has asked Post to intervene in a trade dispute over contractual obligati [...] | 2010-01-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD168 | BAGHDAD AREA REACTIONS TO PRE-ELECTORAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two IFND (MP Salih al-Mutlaq's party) and one INM member of the Baghdad Provincial Council told the PRT January 18 that VPOTUS' engagement regarding the de-Ba'athification review of electoral candidates was welcome and the U. [...] | 2010-01-23 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISC KCRM IZ |
10BAGHDAD169 | MOMENTARY STALL IN CRAFTING SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political negotiations to resolve the de-Ba'athification controversy appear to have stalled in the wake President Talabani's January 21 actions questioning the legitimacy of the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC). Talabani's move -- including a statement in support of n [...] | 2010-01-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD171 | DIWANIYAH ELECTION UPDATE: HUNT FOR TRIBAL [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Although public campaigning in Diwaniyah Province for the March elections has yet to get underway, behind-the-scenes preparations are heating up. Most notably, parties seek to gain the support of key tribal leaders. Reactions to the Indepen [...] | 2010-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD172 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said senior KRG officials recently signaled for the first time an understanding that Kirkuk would not ultimately be annexed to the Iraqi Kurdistan [...] | 2010-01-24 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD173 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will actively support other coalitions. Driven in part by their desire to preserve recently improved Tu [...] | 2010-01-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KNNP IZ IR TU |
10BAGHDAD174 | PRT NINEWA: MOSUL MAYOR DESCRIBES DISSATISFACTION [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As news spreads about the effort to ban candidates from the March national election on the grounds that they are Ba'athists, the mayor of Mosul claimed in a January 17 meeting that authorities in Baghdad plan t [...] | 2010-01-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD175 | MANAGEMENT CHANGES MAY SIGNAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 11, PRT Najaf Team Leader, PRT Transportation Advisor, and Najaf International Airport (NIA) Director Issa al-Shemeri reviewed the status of negotiations over management of the [...] | 2010-01-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD177 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS SLOW PROGRESS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach that the GOI was focused on attracting foreign direct investment to Iraq to move its economy away from import dependence. Wi [...] | 2010-01-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD178 | PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...] | 2010-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD179 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...] | 2010-01-25 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD18 | PRT DIYALA: MUQDADIYA PUBLIC MARKET RISES FROM THE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Before near destruction in clashes between Coalition Forces, Al Qaeda, and militias in 2006 and 2007, the Aruba Suq in Muqdadiya Qada (district) was the largest market in Diyala Province, and the third largest in Iraq. The abse [...] | 2010-01-03 17:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF EAID IZ |
10BAGHDAD182 | TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES PDS WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Program (WFP) to develop management capacity for Iraq's Saddam-era $7 billion feeding program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told [...] | 2010-01-25 07:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD183 | RRT ERBIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS BARZANI AND BARHAM [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary. On January 18 in Erbil, the Ambassador met separately with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani and KRG PM Barham Salih. Both were sympathetic to U.S. concerns about the political aspects of the de-Ba'athification co [...] | 2010-01-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD184 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: FORMER GOVERNOR FINALLY REMOVED [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Salah Ad Din (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In the early morning hours of January 21, following issuance of a Council of Ministers letter rescinding its prior support of former Salah al-Din (SaD) Governor Mutashar, the Iraqi army an [...] | 2010-01-25 12:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KCOR |
10BAGHDAD185 | OPPORTUNITIES AND PERILS FOR MINORITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Christian political and religious leaders tell us that while they had hoped for more than a five-seat quota in the national elections law, they view March 7 elections as an opportunity to expand their representation and influence within the Parliament. In contrast, leaders of the [...] | 2010-01-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD186 | BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...] | 2010-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD187 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD189 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD19 | NINEWA PRT: CHRISTIANS WARY ABOUT PERSISTENT [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Attacks on northern Iraq's Christian community in recent weeks, although comparatively unspectacular, have left the beleaguered minority population wary ahead of the national election. Widespread Iraqi and [...] | 2010-01-04 06:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD190 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD191 | IRAQ VISA AND REFUGEE VETTING: INTERAGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Using Embassy Baghdad's VISAS VIPER Committee as a focal point, the Consular Section (CONS) and the Office of Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Affairs (REF) have coordinated efforts to significantly increase the sources and flow of derogatory information on persons that [...] | 2010-01-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS PREF PTER PINR PINS KVPR IZ |
10BAGHDAD192 | SHIFT IN DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY TO APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attention on the de-Ba'athification controversy shifted January 26 to the official appeals process for the 512 candidates disqualified by the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC). It is unclear to what extent the proposal by Badr Bloc leader Hadi al-Amiri, based more on [...] | 2010-01-25 16:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD193 | RELIGIOUS BATTLEGROUND NO LONGER, MUSTANSIRIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ePRT Baghdad Northeast Team Leader met in late December with new Mustansiriyyah University Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Adil al-Baghdadi, to review efforts to reduce the influence of extremist political and religious groups on campus. Baghdadi described 200 [...] | 2010-01-25 17:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL ASEC PTER KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD198 | MUTHANNA PRT: LONG SHADOW OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Muthanna PRT Team Leader met with Provincial Council Chairman Lateef Hassan al-Hassani, at his request, on January 14 at JSS Soto. During the meeting Chairman Hassani decried what he called &Iranian heavy handedness and threats8 a [...] | 2010-01-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD199 | USF-I DETAINEE UPDATE: ONLY LOW-THREAT DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary. The transfers of U.S.-held detainees and the two remaining U.S.-run theater internment facilities (TIFs) to the GOI appear to be on track. However, rather than continuing to release 300 detainees per month, as in November and December of 2009, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) [...] | 2010-01-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP |
10BAGHDAD20 | PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER BLACKWATER DECISION GENERATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public outrage has erupted within Iraq over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges brought against Blackwater employees for their role in the deaths of 17 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. GOI spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned the decision on Januar [...] | 2010-01-04 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD200 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY SHIFTS TO APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments January 26 confirm that the political parties have backed away from a political fix to the de-Ba,athification controversy, out of fear that the Iraqi public will not tolerate a solution that creates the perception of being soft on Ba'athists. Speaker Samarrai,e told [...] | 2010-01-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD201 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...] | 2010-01-27 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD206 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOQTADA AL-SADR'S KINDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a three-hour introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr (strictly protect),cousin of Moqtada al-Sadr, made the following points: (1) Iraq owes a debt of gratitude to the U.S. for toppling Saddam and will require a lasting partnership [...] | 2010-01-27 12:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR EG IZ |
10BAGHDAD209 | DEMINING IRAQ: HIGH-WATER MARK OF PROGRESS ACHIEVED [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Environment Kamal Latif Hussein marked the completion of a humanitarian landmine clearance project in Baghdad's "Army Canal" January 23 with leaders of the Iraq Mine and UXO Clearance Organization (IMCO),an Iraqi NGO and U.S.-grantee. National television networks cover [...] | 2010-01-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD211 | SCENESETTER FOR IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S [...] (C) Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi hopes to use his trip to Washington to bolster his image domestically as a respected national figure and defender of Sunni interests. We understand from his advisors that he sees himself as a contender to succeed Jalal Talabani as President. Time and again, [...] | 2010-01-27 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD212 | DE'BAATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY MOVES TO COURTS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political currents on January 27 continue to move toward a judicial resolution as the only remaining option in the de-Ba'athification controversy. According to Da'wa spokesman Haider al-Abadi, members of Parliament had lost interest in pursuing a political solution when they real [...] | 2010-01-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD213 | PRT BABIL: EXPO '09: BABIL BUSINESSES STRUT THEIR [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. Summary - - - - 2. (U) From December 8 to 11, the Babil Tourism Business Group hosted &Expo8; a combination trade fair, tourism conference and investment promotion meeting at the Babylon Conference Center. The event, the first of its kind in many [...] | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD214 | PRT BABIL: AWKWARD IRANIAN ATTENDANCE AT BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Fifteen Iranian companies sent representatives to a December 8-11, 2009, tourism conference in Babil Province at the invitation of Babil Province Second Deputy Governor Sadiq Rasool al-Mihanna (INA/Jaafari Trend ) National Reform [...] | 2010-01-28 04:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD215 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...] | 2010-01-28 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD216 | AMBASSADOR AMPLIFIES VP'S MESSAGES IN IRAQI MEDIA INTERVIEWS [...] Summary: Reinforcing the messages delivered by Vice President Biden during his recent visit to Iraq, Ambassador Hill hosted a January 24 round table discussion with eight local Arabic media outlets, followed by interviews with two major Iraqi TV channels. The back-to-back media engagements at t [...] | 2010-01-28 06:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KPAO PREL |
10BAGHDAD218 | DPM SHAWAYS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, SFA, AND DFI [...] (C) Summary: New Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach on January 27 that he favored free markeQ; wants to re-energize the Strategic Framework Agreement,s Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC); and belie [...] | 2010-01-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD22 | IRAQI VIEWS ON EVENTS IN IRAN AND IMPACT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD221 | PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...] | 2010-01-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD222 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION BY THE NUMBERS [...] (SBU) The total universe of candidates disqualified under de-Ba'athification stands at 406. According to Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) data provided by IHEC and UNAMI, 63 candidates have now been reinstated (removed from the list of disqualified). The AJC sent the most recent [...] | 2010-01-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD223 | ALLAWI THREATENS ELECTION BOYCOTT IF [...] (C) The Ambassador underscored to PM Maliki on January 28 the importance of ensuring that the resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy is concluded in a manner and timeframe that ensures due process and full participation by all qualified Iraqi voters and candidates. According to Mali [...] | 2010-01-28 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD224 | PRT KARBALA: TENSIONS MOUNT DURING COUNTDOWN TO [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Dissension is mounting in the Shi'a religious community in Iraq's south following a reported decision from the Iraqi Commission on Shi'a Religious Endowments (Awqaf) to cease most live broadcasts [...] | 2010-01-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD225 | RECOMMENDATION FOR FUTURE U.S. CIVILIAN PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: This message responds to ref A request for a drawdown plan for Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq. The plan below has been jointly agreed by Ambassador Hill and GEN Odierno. Embassy and USF-I request interagency concurrence on this plan, which envi [...] | 2010-01-29 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL APER AMGT IZ |
10BAGHDAD226 | ALLAWI WALKS BACK HIS BOYCOTT THREAT; ISSAWI STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iyad Allawi walked back his threat of an election boycott in public and private comments January 28.While he attempted to create the perception that the boycott threat remained a live option, he noted in other remarks that the real purpose of the remarks had been to let the Saud [...] | 2010-01-29 18:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD23 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ATA TRAINING [...] This is an expedited action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated to participate in the ATA/VIP Protection Course. All applicants are officers at the Ministry [...] | 2010-01-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD233 | A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI LAUNCH DIPLOMATIC JCC- [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...] | 2010-01-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ JO KU PGOV PREL SY TU YM |
10BAGHDAD234 | A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI CO-CHAIR DIPLOMATIC JCC- [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...] | 2010-01-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU PGOV PREL SY |
10BAGHDAD235 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES EXTERNAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow up meeting to the diplomatic Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC),A/S Feltman met with PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi on January 24 to discuss Iraq's external relations, the de-Baathification controvery and government transition. Rikabi expressed his desire to see the JCC focu [...] | 2010-01-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL IZ SY |
10BAGHDAD236 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQI REGIONAL INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Feltman met with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on January 23 to discuss Iraq's role in the region and Hakim's recent regional engagement efforts. Hakim stressed the importance of Iraq's regional integration and the need for Arab states to [...] | 2010-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD238 | DPM AL-ISSAWI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, THE IRAQIYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Rafi al-Issawi said the growing realization among some Shi'a politicians of the Iraqiya Coalition's appeal and the threat it posed to sectarian-based politics spurred the de-Ba'athification effort, which was intended to divide Sunni voters and perhaps prompt them to boycott. [...] | 2010-01-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD240 | NORTH BAGHDAD ELECTION SECURITY [...] (U) This is an ePRT Baghdad North message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: District governors (Qa'im Makams) in Northern Baghdad's rural areas (Qadas) expect their role in the upcoming election to involve implementing the Baghdad Operations Command (BOC) security plan (distributed January 23),promoting [...] | 2010-01-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD241 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: MEDICAL SUPPLY BREAKDOWN [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Clinics and hospitals in Salah ad Din are at risk of failing due to a breakdown in the government medical supply system. Some hospitals have begun sending patients to private clinics or pharmacies to p [...] | 2010-01-30 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AMED TBIO IZ |
10BAGHDAD242 | CHIEF JUDGE EXPECTS DE-BA'ATH RULINGS IN 7 TO 10 [...] (C) On January 30, Federal Supreme Court Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud told A/DCM that he expected the special seven-judge Cassation Chamber to finish its review of candidate appeals of disqualification from the official candidates list for the parliamentary elections in the next seven to ten days ( [...] | 2010-01-30 15:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD243 | VP HASHEMI REVIEWS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: VP Hashemi reviewed with NEA A/S Feltman January 24 the current state of play on the de-Ba'athification controversy. He expressed the hope that USG interlocutors would convince PM Maliki that the de-Ba'athification decisions of the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) sho [...] | 2010-01-31 07:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ SA |
10BAGHDAD244 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 13, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik shared his views on PM Maliki, government formation and Kirkuk. Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will support other coalitions, including Iyad Allawi,s al-Iraqiya A [...] | 2010-01-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM MARR PGOV PREL PTER TU |
10BAGHDAD245 | PRT NINEWA: NINEWA GOVERNOR MEASURED IN RESPONSE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taking a pragmatic approach to the Iraqi Government's de-Ba'athification efforts, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi suggested the current controversy may play to the favor of coalitions most affected [...] | 2010-01-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD246 | PM MALIKI CLAIMS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador and CG January 28 that the de-Ba'athification controversy had "stabilized" and that he expected the specially appointed Cassation Chamber to announce its decisions on the 350-odd appeals from disqualified candidates within a few days. (COMM [...] | 2010-01-31 15:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD247 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL SHAMI [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Orthopedics Surgery and Rehabilitation Observership [...] | 2010-01-31 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD248 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KAREEM [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Defense Language Combined Logistics Captains Career [...] | 2010-01-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD249 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Defense Language Institute/Infantry Advanced Leader [...] | 2010-01-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD250 | DIYALA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS OF IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A January 24 visit to Diyala province demonstrated that a GOI-led initiative to create conditions for return is reaching returnee populations and appears to be having a positive effect on populations that are considering coming back. The Government of Iraq (GOI) is enthusiastic [...] | 2010-01-31 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD253 | MELKERT WARNS MALIKI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION; IHEC [...] (C) UNAMI has stepped in to add urgency and reinforcement to the Embassy's message to Iraqi political leaders that the Accountability and Justice Commission must be compelled to stop its activities, that the appeals process must be legally sound to ensure due process for candidates, and that t [...] | 2010-01-31 16:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD254 | AMBASSADOR MEETS KURDISH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with a U.S. Ambassador, the leader of the Kurdish opposition Goran ("Change") Movement, Nawshirwan Mustafa, made the following points: 1) U.S. observers will be critical in ensuring the legitimacy of upcoming national parliamentary elections; 2) Goran expects [...] | 2010-01-31 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD258 | IRAQ'S BORDER SURVEILLANCE PROJECT TAKES SHAPE, [...] (S) SUMMARY: We joined Interior Minister Bolani at a January 30 groundbreaking of a border roads project that took place along the Iraq-Syrian border. Supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),the border roads project is headed by the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE) under [...] | 2010-02-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PREL MASS IZ |
10BAGHDAD259 | PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...] | 2010-02-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD260 | GOI ELECTIONS SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI released its election security plan to all field operational commanders at a conference on January 23. LTG Ayden Quadar presided over the conference and facilitated the ensuing discussions about preparations for elections security. The plan is largely based on the one us [...] | 2010-02-01 15:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER |
10BAGHDAD261 | RATIFICATION OF MILITARY SERVICE AND RETIREMENT LAW [...] (C) The Military Service and Retirement law (MSRL),a potentially positive step towards national reconciliation, is on track for implementation after being ratified by the Presidency Council. After lingering in parliament for more than two years, the law -- covering the current military and p [...] | 2010-02-01 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF IZ |
10BAGHDAD263 | SUNNIS DIVIDED IN REACTION TO CANDIDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The reaction among Iraq's Sunni community to the electoral disqualification of hardliner MP Saleh al-Mutlaq and other Sunni politicians has been varied, ranging from condemnation to acquiescence to silent approval. Mutlaq's partners in the Iraqiyya coalition have made a show of [...] | 2010-02-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD265 | TRACKING DE-BA'ATHIFICATION NUMBERS GETS TRICKY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Efforts to short-circuit the AJC process by questioning its legitimacy seem to have ground completely to a halt, as political parties have replaced some 180-200 candidates who were disqualified by the AJC and are seeking decisions on appeals. Embassy and UNAMI are pressing for a [...] | 2010-02-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD266 | THE DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY: SECTARIANISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The de-Ba'athification controversy that erupted in early January and has yet to subside is complicated, with the intentions of the political players involved often clouded in ambiguity. At its simplest, it can be viewed as an Iranian plot, directed by Tehran allies Ahmed Chalab [...] | 2010-02-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD267 | FM ZEBARI ANNOUNCES GOI'S WMD ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a brief meeting with A/DCM and COMs from the other four permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The FM briefed the group on recent developments on the Oil for Food (OFF) and follow-on arrangements for the D [...] | 2010-02-02 06:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD269 | DPM SHAWAYS DISCUSSES ARAB-KURD, REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 24, DPM Rosch Shaways told A/S Feltman that Arab-Kurd dialogue remains ongoing despite a realization on both sides that little progress will be made on resolving big issues before national elections. Shaways expressed satisfaction with the progress of the C [...] | 2010-02-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD270 | PRT MUTHANNA: WITH RETURN OF SHEIKH KASHAN, [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Recently returned from his self-imposed exile in Germany, Sheikh Hakim Khazal Kashan hopes to win a seat in the Council of Representatives (COR) from Muthanna. In a surprising change of political attitude, he is running as part of [...] | 2010-02-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD271 | IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINED SECURITY MECHANISMS IN [...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad/USF-I message. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Combined Security Mechanisms (CSMs) consist of temporary, non-political measures across the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas of northern Iraq, and are designed to ensure the security of the Iraqi pop [...] | 2010-02-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD272 | UNAMI TRIES TO ENERGIZE KIRKUK PROPERTY DISPUTE [...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: The dispute over property claims in Kirkuk is a major obstacle to ethnic and political reconciliation. There are nearly 42,000 pending claims for property confiscated during the Saddam era, which are complicated by post-2003 cancellations of a [...] | 2010-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD273 | ANBAR ACTING GOVERNOR READY TO HELP "ANBAR BANKERS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Anbar Province Fuad Jatab Hamad and Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Hikmat Jasim Zaidan spoke at PRT Anbar's Monthly Bankers' Roundtable January 28. The two publicly confirmed banks' vital role in attracting investment to the province and pledged to [...] | 2010-02-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD276 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...] | 2010-02-02 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD277 | SPEAKER SAMARRAI'E HOPES FOR QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Samarrai'e noted his concern about the delay in resolving the current de-Ba,athification dispute, stressing that current public passions made a political settlement very difficult. On the future of the Presidency Council, Samarra,ie conce [...] | 2010-02-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD278 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: NUMBER OF APPEALS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post received clarification as well as additional confusion February 2 on the ongoing de-Ba,athication controversy. -- The Cassation Chamber judicial panel continues its review of outstanding cases in the de-Ba'athification controversy but now faces a dramatically reduced nu [...] | 2010-02-02 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV KDEM |
10BAGHDAD279 | RRT ERBIL: KRG MOVES TO AMEND PRESS LAW RAISE [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities and other sources confirm that the government will propose amendments to the region's 2008 press law in a bid to regulate electronic media, provide greater protection against perceived inv [...] | 2010-02-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ |
10BAGHDAD28 | AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...] | 2010-01-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD281 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING IN USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces, Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in site visits to observe IG [...] | 2010-02-03 13:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD282 | NINEWA GOVERNOR TESTS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As the first test of the newly operational tripartite Combined Security Mechanisms (CSM) in northern Iraq, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi - whose freedom of movement in Kurdish-controlled areas of Ninewa has been circumscribed since he took office in 2009 - visited [...] | 2010-02-03 13:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD283 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH ON IRAQ UNIVERSAL [...] (C) On February 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. Selim stated that she will lead Iraq's delegation to Geneva for the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on February 16. She noted that the final list of delegates is not yet [...] | 2010-02-03 15:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN IZ |
10BAGHDAD284 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...] | 2010-02-03 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD285 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: JUDICIAL PANEL OPTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seven-judge Cassation Chamber issued a conclusive legal opinion February 3 that orders IHEC to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athification disqualifications to run in the upcoming elections. Supreme Court Judge Chief Medhat, who supervises the special pa [...] | 2010-02-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD286 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from Ministry of Interior (MOI)who have been nominated to participate in the Vehicle Maintenance Training and Study Course dur [...] | 2010-02-04 06:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD288 | IRAQ AGREES TO MANPADS REDUCTION PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable contains an action request (see paragraph 5). 2. (S//NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) officially supports a plan to adopt a host-country led MANPADS reduction program (subsequently "MANPADS program", reftel). National Security Council Director General Khamza Sharif Hasan told [...] | 2010-02-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ PARM PGOV PREL PTER MASS MARR |
10BAGHDAD289 | PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...] | 2010-02-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD290 | ALLAWI CRITICIZES PM MALIKI'S AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraqiyya coalition leader Ayad Allawi told A/DCM on February 2 that the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) effort to eliminate candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds was symptomatic of a broader problem of intimidation in the Iraqi political system. He att [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LE IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD291 | PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...] | 2010-02-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD292 | CRACKS IN THE KDP-PUK ALLIANCE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Cracks are beginning to emerge in the alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party (PUK),as evidenced by the absence of a high-level PUK representative in the KRG delegation that met POTUS on January 25. The erosion of the PUK's p [...] | 2010-02-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KDEM |
10BAGHDAD293 | UNAMI HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE (HLTF) MEETING FOCUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UNAMI-run High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) met on February 1 and agreed to: 1) order the evacuation of school properties in Kirkuk occupied by political parties; 2) support the establishment of a court of cassation (appellate court) in Kirku [...] | 2010-02-04 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD294 | PM MALIKI SALTING INTEL AGENCIES WITH DAWA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In recent weeks, the Prime Minister's office has directed the removal of Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) intelligence officers due to alleged links to the Ba'ath party or the former regime. In at least one case, these PM lists have coincid [...] | 2010-02-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD295 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the General Surgery Observationship course during the [...] | 2010-02-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD296 | POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO JUDICIAL DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to remain on the ballot was widely denounced by the major Shi'a-led parties as "un [...] | 2010-02-04 17:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD299 | PRT KIRKUK: NEWEST MEMBERS OF KIRKUK'S BAR [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team message. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January, 21 and 23, 2010, the Kirkuk Jurist Union (KJU) hosted a successful two-day workshop on practical skills for the legal practice in Iraq. The two-day event also included a tour of Kirkuk's primary detentio [...] | 2010-02-05 01:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ |
10BAGHDAD30 | GOI LEADERS REQUEST USG APPEAL OF BLACKWATER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL |
10BAGHDAD300 | PRT KIRKUK: FIRST ELECTION IN FIVE YEARS SPURS [...] (U) This a PRT Kirkuk cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Despite voter cynicism, ethnic tension, uncertainty about the province's future status, and electoral list fraud allegations, there is intense interest in Kirkuk in the national elections. Provincial leaders predict voter turnout of 80 percent or [...] | 2010-02-05 03:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD302 | CHAPTER VII: NEGOTIATION OF U.S. VICTIM CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 16 and 17, 2009 PM Maliki,s top legal and political advisers and U.S. representatives from the Department of State, Department of Justice, Department of Defense, and Department of Treasury reached preliminary agreement on a draft state-to-state claims settlement text f [...] | 2010-02-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD303 | SANI DISCUSSES KIRKUK WITH BAGHDAD POLITICIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) met with Kurdish leadership at the Council of Representatives (COR) on the topic of the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas and Kirkuk. Kurdish Alliance List (KAL) bloc leader Fuad Masoum and Deputy COR Speaker Arif Tay [...] | 2010-02-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
10BAGHDAD304 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION FALLOUT: INA ASKS AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) MP Qassim Daoud (Iraqi National Alliance/Solidarity bloc leader) invited the Ambassador to his residence on February 5 to deliver a message on behalf of the INA coalition's Executive Committee. Daoud first said he had his own views on the matter, then more formally explained that recent s [...] | 2010-02-05 17:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD305 | THE VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PRE- AND [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 9:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (C) Participants: United States: Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher R. Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeff Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Ne [...] | 2010-02-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD306 | VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...] | 2010-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ |
10BAGHDAD308 | RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...] | 2010-02-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD309 | PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...] | 2010-02-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD310 | DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An anti-Ba,athist demonstration, coupled with the Provincial Council,s announcement that former officials of the Saddam regime must give up their weapons within seven days, mark an escalation of the Ba,athist issue in predominantly Shi,a Diwaniyah Province. Diwaniyah,s Governor [...] | 2010-02-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ |
10BAGHDAD311 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KASSIM [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Basic American Language Instructor Course during [...] | 2010-02-07 05:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD312 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABADI [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following individual from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been invited by the American Enterprise Institute to a reception and dinner h [...] | 2010-02-07 06:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD313 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training during the period 12 April [...] | 2010-02-07 06:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD314 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Human Resources Training during the period 22 M [...] | 2010-02-07 06:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD315 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Senior Executive Seminar during the period 29 M [...] | 2010-02-07 06:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD316 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute Advance Leaders'Course [...] | 2010-02-07 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD317 | 2010 GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed a Federal Public Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2010 (2010 Budget Law) that made significant amendments to the draft budget law submitted to the CoR by the Council of Ministers (CoM) in October 2009. The 2010 Budget Law increased the state [...] | 2010-02-07 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD318 | VIOLENCE AGAINST IRAQI CHRISTIANS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a recent up-tick in violence against Christians living in Ninewa over the past two months, a new report by an Iraqi NGO indicates that the number of Iraqi Christians killed has dropped by 82 percent since 2007. In addition, top officials at the non-Muslim Endowment report [...] | 2010-02-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF PTER PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD319 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend an Internal Affairs Training Course during the per [...] | 2010-02-07 11:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD32 | PRT DIWANIYAH: WILL THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL'S [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Diwaniyah's security situation is generally stable. Despite this, economic lethargy and a widespread perception that provincial authorities have done little to spark development or improve essential services persist, l [...] | 2010-01-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD320 | ARMY INTERVENTION IN SALAH AL-DIN "GOVERNOR" [...] (C) Summary: At the request of PM Maliki, DPM Rafi,e al-Issawi is attempting to mediate a resolution to the three-month-long dispute over the seating of the Salah ad-Din (SAD) governor-elect. The Iraqi Army has blocked all access to the Provincial Government building in Tikrit since January 2 [...] | 2010-02-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD322 | INL Baghdad January Highlights [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Baghdad continues to see progress on its Judicial and Law Enforcement Assistance (JALEA) programs and police training transition efforts. The Police Transition Team (PTT) completed an initial, detailed assessment of basing and staffing options. JALEA's Iraq HJC Court Admini [...] | 2010-02-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD326 | VPOTUS MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (U) January 23, 2010, 11:00 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary, NEA Colin Kahl, DASD Pun [...] | 2010-02-08 06:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD329 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course dur [...] | 2010-02-08 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD330 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Manage [...] | 2010-02-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD333 | ARMY WITHDRAWS; SALAH AD DIN GOVERNMENT REOPENS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following repeated and strong representations by the Ambassador and USF-I CG GEN Odierno, PM Maliki ordered the withdrawal of the Iraqi Army from the Salah ad-Din (SAD) Provincial Government building on February 7. The Acting Governor was able to enter the building, which had been [...] | 2010-02-08 12:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD336 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: DELISTED CANDIDATES DESCRIBE [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to rem [...] | 2010-02-08 14:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD3379 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AL-SAAD [...] This is an expedited action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) Security Forces, who has been nominated to participate in a naval conference i [...] | 2010-01-01 07:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD338 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PM MALIKI, ISCI CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador met separately with PM Maliki and ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on February 7 to press for early resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy, underscore U.S. support for de-Ba'athification in accordance with Iraqi law, and push back on accusations t [...] | 2010-02-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD3386 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...] | 2010-01-01 10:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD3387 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...] | 2010-01-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD339 | VPOTUS MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani told VP Biden that Iraqi leaders understand the need for a transparent solution to the political problem created by the attempt to disqualify some parliamentary election candidates because of alleged Ba'athist ties. He claimed the main Sunni parties and politic [...] | 2010-02-09 07:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ |
10BAGHDAD34 | IRAQI SPEAKER ON FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENCY, BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Iyad Sammarra'i confirmed for Pol M/C January 4 that the Constitution made clear that Iraq's Presidency Council would not continue after the end of the term of the current government, and the new President would not have the veto. H [...] | 2010-01-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD340 | BABIL PRT WORKSHOPS DEMONSTRATE VALUE OF FORENSIC [...] This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. Summary: The Babil PRT held two forensic workshops with local provincial judges, investigators, and journalists at FOB Kalsu in December 2009 and January 2010. The workshops included a walk-through of the Army Crime Lab at FOB Kalsu, briefings on the effecti [...] | 2010-02-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI IZ |
10BAGHDAD343 | PRT MAYSAN: MAYSANI PC MEMBERS ATTEND IRI [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Maysan PRTOffs accompanied Maysan Provincial Council (PC) members, including PC Chair Abd Al-Rathah Reesan (ISCI),to the International Republican Institute,s (IRI) National Forum of Iraqi Provincial Leaders in Erbil, Jan [...] | 2010-02-09 14:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR IZ |
10BAGHDAD344 | PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...] | 2010-02-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD347 | FORMER SPEAKER ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 03:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD348 | PRT WASIT: PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM: THE IRAQI [...] (SBU) Summary: The relationship between the Iraqi Police (IP) and judicial personnel in Wasit province appears to have improved significantly over the last year after reaching a low point marked by violence in late 2008. Corruption, bribery, and failure to work jointly plagued the relationshi [...] | 2010-02-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV KCOR PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD349 | IRAQIS READY TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi confirmed to EmbOff February 10 that the GOI still plans to co-sponsor a 1267 Committee resol [...] | 2010-02-10 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER JO SY IZ |
10BAGHDAD35 | IRAQI CRIMINAL EVIDENCE WORKSHOP PROMOTES USE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 24, 2009, the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council (HJC) hosted a successful one-day workshop on using medical and scientific evidence within Iraqi law to more effectively investigate crimes while maintaining the rights and liberties of Iraqi citizens. Prime Minister Nouri [...] | 2010-01-06 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ |
10BAGHDAD350 | SOUTH BAGHDAD: ON THE EVE OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The January 25 Transfer of Authority (TOA) from ePRT Baghdad South's current partner brigade (30th HBCT) to the incoming new brigade (1/3 ID) is a good moment for a snapshot of the Area of Operations (AO) jointly shared with the 30th for the past 10 months. In an AO [...] | 2010-02-10 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD351 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD352 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 13 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD353 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD354 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD355 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD356 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 03:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD36 | VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI'S JANUARY 12-14 VISIT [...] (C) Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi travels to Washington to show us that he has what it takes to be Prime Minister, according to his close aides. We assess that he is a strong candidate for Prime Minister in the next government, having positioned himself as a good compromise for Shi'a partie [...] | 2010-01-06 17:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP KJUS SA IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD360 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-11 08:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD361 | MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION ON THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) was reborn in 2009 as a remarkably inclusive body. In a deliberate repudiation of its predecessor's sectarian outlook, it has adopted a non-partisan approach that emphasizes institutional priorities. The national elections will str [...] | 2010-02-11 10:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD362 | PRT WASIT: BA,ATH DISQUALIFICATION REACTION AND [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s largely Shia population supported attempts to disqualify former Ba,athists from the upcoming national elections, although there was also a perception that the disqualification process was politicized and posed risks. No prominent candidates were affected in [...] | 2010-02-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD363 | PRT MUTHANNA: A "SNEAK PREVIEW" OF MUTHANNA'S [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (SBU) There are 171 names on 16 different lists competing for 7 CoR seats from Muthanna province. Six candidates have been excluded. Five additional candidates appealed their exclusion and are waiting for a final decision on their eligibility. [...] | 2010-02-11 11:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD364 | CW DESTRUCTION PLAN IN IRAQ: NO MONEY AND SHIFTING [...] (C) Summary. During a February 7 meeting with PMOff and a United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) J-3 representative, Dr. Mohammed Al Sharaa, Director General of the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate (INMD),claimed the GOI did not forward prior chemical munitions find reports to the Organiz [...] | 2010-02-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ |
10BAGHDAD365 | PRT KARBALA: ATTACKS DURING ARBA'IN LEAVE 56 DEAD [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Fears of violence in Karbala during Arba'in (reftel A) were realized after four deadly attacks left 56 dead and more than two hundred wounded among the several million visitors to the event, culmina [...] | 2010-02-11 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD366 | MINISTRY OF INTERIOR BOMB DETECTOR STIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disclosure in January of the arrest of a UK businessman who allegedly sold useless bomb detectors to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) posed new questions about the GOI's ability to ensure the public welfare, particularly as the equipment was being used at government facilities th [...] | 2010-02-11 15:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ASEC ECON IZ UK |
10BAGHDAD367 | With Help from the FBI, Iraqi Ministry of Interior Holds [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, 2010, the Ministry of Interior's National Information and Investigation Agency (NIIA) held its first Citizens' Academy in Baghdad for approximately twenty-five Iraqis, including private citizens, religious leaders, and government officials. Modeled after the succe [...] | 2010-02-11 15:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV IZ PTER |
10BAGHDAD368 | SETTING THE CONDITIONS - MARCH 7TH ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: USG, GOI, and international election security planning continues since the January 23rd release of the GOI,s election security plan. The Ambassador hosted a well attended and received election briefing for the Baghdad diplomatic community on February 4th that focused heavily on s [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10BAGHDAD369 | UPDATE #1: NINEWA GOVERNOR'S FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tempers that flared in the wake of the February 1 confrontation involving Kurdish security forces, Ninewa Governor Nujaifi, and U.S. forces have cooled for the moment. Angered by the detention of 11 males accused of attacking Nujaifi's convoy, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG [...] | 2010-02-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD370 | PRT WASIT: PRINCE RABIA LOOKS AFTER HIS TRIBE, BUT [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During a discussion with Wasit PRT members at his palace west of FOB Delta, Prince Rabia Mohammed Al Habeeb of the mixed Shia/Sunni Rabia Tribal Federation expounded on Iraq,s agricultural problems, and the hypocrisy of religious le [...] | 2010-02-11 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SENV IZ |
10BAGHDAD371 | AYAD ALLAWI COMMENTS ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and a group of advisors met with POL M/C February 9 to discuss the Iraqi political environment and increased sectarian tensions in the run-up to national elections. Allawi acknowledged that the Cassation Chamber, in a shift from its February [...] | 2010-02-11 17:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD372 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ANBAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's trip to Anbar province on February 9, provincial government leaders and tribal sheikhs implored him to "intervene" more directly against perceived Iranian domination of the GOI. They envisioned Anbar as the key to a prosperous, stable, and united Iraq that [...] | 2010-02-11 17:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD373 | IRAQI ARMY CORDONS OFF PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: On February 9, the Iraqi Army (IA) formed a cordon around the Salah ad-Din (SAD) Provincial Council (PC) building, with orders reportedly from PM Maliki to prevent access by the PC Chair. The PC Chair warned that protests could escalate unless the IA was removed. He also reported [...] | 2010-02-11 17:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD376 | CASSATION CHAMBER AFFIRMS DISQUALIFICATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official start of the Iraqi electoral campaign kicked off February 12 amid reports that the Cassation Chamber has issued decisions affirming the disqualifications of prominent Sunni politicians Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani. No official notification has been received by [...] | 2010-02-12 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD377 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ALAARAGY AND AL-SODANI [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD, who have been nominated to participate in the Sovereign Challenge at Special Operation [...] | 2010-02-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD378 | POLITICAL MANEUVERING AND IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Army (IA) continued to complicate the political situation in Salah Ad-Din (SAD) by forming a cordon around the SAD Provincial Council building, with orders from the Prime Minister to prevent access by the Provincial Council Chairman. Additionally, the PM attempted t [...] | 2010-02-13 09:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD379 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CT TRAINING, GROUP 1 [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated from the Iraqi Liaison Officers (LNOs) at the Iraqi Operations Coordination Group (IOCG) to participate [...] | 2010-02-13 09:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD380 | PRT KIRKUK: PUK SHEDS ITS OWN TO GUARANTEE LOYALTY [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Kirkuk chapter of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is systematically purging party members who they believe are vulnerable to recruitment by opposition party Goran. With the national parl [...] | 2010-02-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD381 | UPDATE #3: BARZANI EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RELEASE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Approximately 90 minutes before the February 11 deadline set by the Kurds to withdraw from the Ninewa Combined Check Points (CCPs) and block the roads north of Mosul to the Kurdistan Region, KRG President Barzani was persuaded to extend the deadline to February 13 to allow time [...] | 2010-02-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD383 | PRT NAJAF: DEADLY EXPLOSIONS ROCK KUFA [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Three nearly simultaneous bombings occurred in Najaf province February 12 as the roads were crowded with pilgrims preparing to attend observances for the end of the Arba'in holiday and commemoratio [...] | 2010-02-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD386 | PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT RUNS HIGH AS [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 06:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD387 | PRT MUTHANNA: MUTHANNA GOVERNOR CANCELS MEETING [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) reportedly ordered Muthanna Governor Ibrahim Salman al-Mayali (State of Law) to cancel his February 10 meeting with Ambassador Hill in Baghdad. The Governor advised the PRT that the PM wanted to [...] | 2010-02-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD388 | PRT DHI QAR: BALLOT DE'BAATHIFICATION SPARKS [...] This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Dhi Qar election officials prepared for the March 7 election, the province,s leading politicians used the period before the start of official campaigning to burnish their anti-Ba,athist credentials. Governor Taleb al-Has [...] | 2010-02-15 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD389 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 09:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD390 | PRT DHI QAR: BALLOT DE-BA'ATHIFICATION SPARKS [...] This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Dhi Qar election officials prepared for the March 7 election, the province,s leading politicians used the period before the start of official campaigning to burnish their anti-Ba,athist credentials. Governor Taleb al-Has [...] | 2010-02-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD391 | With Help from the FBI, Iraqi Ministry of Interior Holds [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, 2010, the Ministry of Interior's National Information and Investigation Agency (NIIA) held its first Citizens' Academy in Baghdad for approximately twenty-five Iraqis, including private citizens, religious leaders, and government officials. Modeled after the succe [...] | 2010-02-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD394 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (State of Law) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" [...] | 2010-02-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD395 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (Da'wa) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 10:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD397 | GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ORDERS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (SBU)SUMMARY: The Iraqi media reported that Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq ordered the provincial government to "begin a campaign to apply de-Ba'athification measures" to provincial government employees who are running for parliament and who were [...] | 2010-02-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD399 | ALB: ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: "In the next few days," the Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to quietly amend its licensing and registration regulations to remove a troublesome Arab League Boycott (ALB) compliance requirement that MOH imposes ad hoc on some foreign firms (ref A),MOH Senior Advisor Dr. Salah Shubb [...] | 2010-02-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
10BAGHDAD400 | VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 07 Feb 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, USF-I (CJ9),DHS, USF-I (C2X),RSO, REF, PAS 3. Baghdad has no submissions for the mont [...] | 2010-02-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
10BAGHDAD401 | THE FUTURE OF BAGHDAD'S LOCAL COUNCILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the American military drawdown in Iraq progresses, members of Baghdad sub-provincial councils remain anxious. Threats to their positions, salaries, lives and political independence have taken a toll even though legislation approved by parliament on January 25 may deliver some [...] | 2010-02-15 18:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD403 | OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...] | 2010-02-16 10:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD405 | PRIME MINISTER INSERTS HIMSELF INTO AUTHORIZATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki, through the Office of the Commander in Chief head General Faruq, directed February 12 that the PM must authorize all U.S. combined operations following a February 11/12 U.S.-Iraqi operation in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan. The operation was aim [...] | 2010-02-16 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD406 | PRT WASIT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS JOIN HANDS [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wasit Provincial Government has declared its full commitment to supporting a large privately financed housing development project planned for al-Kut. This multi-year project will provide over eight-hundred apartments for middle [...] | 2010-02-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD407 | OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...] | 2010-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD408 | IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...] | 2010-02-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD410 | WASIT,S PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVES TO OUST [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s Provincial Council (PC) passed a unanimous resolution on February 10 to dismiss former Ba,athists from provincial and national ministry government jobs unless they publicly renounce their former affiliation. It is unclear if the resolution is constitutional [...] | 2010-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD411 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING - GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent briefings by the GOI and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) personnel provided insights into the state of election security planning in advance of the March 7th national poll. On February 11th, the Electoral Supreme Security Committee (ESSC) hosted a second [...] | 2010-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD412 | OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...] | 2010-02-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD413 | UPDATE #4: NINEWA PROVINCIAL GOV FILES PETITION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ninewa Provincial Governor (PGOV) Nujaifi filed a petition requesting a change of venue from Tal Kayf back to Mosul for the 9 detainees (reftels A, B, C),citing concern for his personal safety to appear in Tal Kayf for the investigative hearing. In doing so, the anticipated [...] | 2010-02-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD414 | UNAMI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) Previewing SRSG Melkert,s February 16 report to the UNSC, Deputy SRSG said Melkert would likely express concern about the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification campaign but caution against making a determination at this time on the legitimacy and credibility of Iraq's electoral pr [...] | 2010-02-16 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD415 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: VIEW FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces have reverberated with public support in favor of the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) exclusion of national election candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds. There were widespread demonstrations against the Cassation Chamb [...] | 2010-02-16 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD416 | ATF Promotes Standards in Iraqi Post-Blast [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent series of high-profile Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) in Baghdad has highlighted the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior's urgent need for an incident command system that helps ensure the safe and necessary collection of evidence and facilitates follow [...] | 2010-02-17 04:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS IZ KCRM PTER |
10BAGHDAD417 | PRT KIRKUK: CAMPAIGN PERIOD OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. The Kirkuk Campaign period started poorly on the evening of February 11. Within hours after IHEC lifted the curfew on campaign activities, the Iraqi Police (IP) received numerous complaints about violations [...] | 2010-02-17 06:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD42 | INL Assistant Secretary Johnson's Baghdad Visit Lays [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Assistant Secretary Johnson utilized his December 11-15 Baghdad trip to advance the transition of the police development program from the U.S. military to the State Department. Johnson prev [...] | 2010-01-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD420 | IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...] | 2010-02-17 10:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD422 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AND THE ELECTIONS: A COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disqualification of election candidates by the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) and the resulting appeals process appears to have been heavily influenced by political considerations. Efforts to prevent the barring of candidates until after a transparent, thorough r [...] | 2010-02-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD423 | TAWWAFUQ BLOC LEADER ENTHUSIASTIC ON CODE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 12:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD424 | HASHIMI REQUESTS U.S., UN HELP ON RULE OF LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD425 | PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT CREATES STRANGE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: (C/NF) Strong anti-Ba'ath sentiment in Karbala has created an odd mix of cooperation and competition among provincial political entities to date. Local Sadrists and followers of former PM Ja [...] | 2010-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD426 | PM MALIKI ORDERS RETURN TO ALMOST NORMAL [...] (S/NF) The Prime Minister's Office issued a memorandum February 16 to the Defense and Interior Ministries which reversed the February 12 order to suspend U.S.-Iraqi combined security operations (text in paragraph two below). The new order effectively allows almost all Iraqi Security Force o [...] | 2010-02-17 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD427 | BARRED CANDIDATE DETERMINED THAT SUNNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani, the most prominent of the de-Ba'athified lawmakers, told PolCouns that Sunnis were angry and frustrated at the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification process. Mutlaq complained that the U.S. public response had been too weak and pressed f [...] | 2010-02-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD429 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been tentatively selected for FBI-sponsored training during the period 23-2 [...] | 2010-02-18 06:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD430 | PRT DIYALA: AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES IDPS, SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Hill visited Governor Abd-al-Nasir al Muntsir al-Mahdawi and,separately, local leaders in the village of Al Mujadad on February 8 in Diyala Province. The Governor said the security situation in hi [...] | 2010-02-18 07:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD432 | BARRED CANDIDATE DETERMINED THAT SUNNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani, the most prominent of the de-Ba'athified lawmakers, told PolCouns that Sunnis were angry and frustrated at the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification process. Mutlaq complained that the U.S. public response had been too weak and pressed f [...] | 2010-02-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD433 | DPM ISSAWI: WORST OF DE-BA'ATH CRISIS IS OVER; [...] (C) On February 15, Deputy PM Issawi told CDA his Iraqiyya coalition had weathered the worst of the de-Ba'athification storm, provided there were no further major incidents targeting them. Issawi responded favorably to the idea of a joint agreement and statement by the major coalitions on a [...] | 2010-02-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD434 | AMBASSADOR MEETS UNAMI SRSG TO DISCUSS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and UNAMI SRSG Melkert agreed February 6 to work together to create a robust new impetus for settlement of Iraq's disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) following the March 7 election. The USG and UNAMI will work to establish a broad-based "normalization process" (t [...] | 2010-02-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD436 | ISCI CHAIRMAN HAKIM CONDEMNS MILITARY OPERATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim condemned a recent combined Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) - USF-I operation in Maysan to CDA, arguing that Iraqi Police should have conducted the operation. U.S.-Iraqi relations should be increasingly defined by socio-economic ties, rather than military [...] | 2010-02-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD439 | BANK MELLI BRANCH LICENSES EXTENDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. Despite assurances from the Prime Minister's office that it would not renew licenses for new Bank Melli branches in Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the Central Bank of Iraq instead extended the licenses. The Embassy will continue to engage with the Prime Minister's office to ensure th [...] | 2010-02-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD44 | IRAQI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE FOR JANUARY 7 [...] (C) In a terse press statement December 28, the chairman of the Council of Representatives' (COR) Integrity Committee, Sheikh Sabah Al-Saidi (Fadhila),announced plans to seek the prosecution of Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani on corruption charges. Al-Saidi stated that the COR had "extens [...] | 2010-01-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD440 | WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...] | 2010-02-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD441 | ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT DE-ESCALATES TENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of a February 16 press statement by the UN Security Council Presidency calling on the GOI and Iraqi political actors to conduct national elections in a transparent, inclusive and legitimate manner, the five major political coalitions (PM Maliki's State of L [...] | 2010-02-18 17:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD442 | PRT MAYSAN: ALI AL-SHARQI OPERATION SPURS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Inaccurate reports of a unilateral USF-I raid upon a village in southern Maysan provinces, leaving a woman and child among the ten dead, sparked angry reactions among local residents. In reality, the combined Iraqi-US operation was aimed [...] | 2010-02-19 07:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KDEM KPAO IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD446 | DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: PUSHING FURTHER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials continue to press their de-Ba,athification campaign, and some of them view their province as a trailblazer in the effort. Governor Salim Alwan led a February 9 demonstration to protest against allowing former Ba,athists to run in the upcoming electio [...] | 2010-02-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD447 | AMBASSADOR SHEHI DISCUSSES THE UAE'S ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the UAE's role in Iraq with Ambassador Abdullah Ebrahim Alzoy al Shehi on February 7. Shehi noted the Sunni - Shi'a divide, Iraq's lack of a "business friendly" investment climate and Iraqi's poor educational system as significan [...] | 2010-02-19 13:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD448 | U.S. FORCES DETAINEE UPDATE; UPCOMING TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary. At this time, there are 5,830 detainees in U.S. custody, evenly distributed between the two U.S. theater internment facilities (TIFs) - Taji and Cropper. United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) operations are under way to set the detainee populations in both the Taji and Cropper TIFs [...] | 2010-02-19 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP |
10BAGHDAD451 | UPDATE #5: ASSAYESH TAKE CAPTIVES - SIX DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 16, a Mosul detention facility (Trans Jail) released 6 of 9 Wanna detainees. Although it was a welcome relief for all concerned, the release was in advance of the legal paperwork. Judges have become increasingly aware of the tensions between Provincial Governor Nuja [...] | 2010-02-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD452 | EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR BAGHDAD'S DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: RefCoords conducted a series of visits to informal settlements of internally displaced persons (IDPs) around Baghdad province on February 9, 10, 11 and 15. The visits reaffirmed the need to take a tailored, multi-faceted approach to create durable solutions for the estimated 180 [...] | 2010-02-19 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD454 | ARREST OF SUNNI PC MEMBER STOKES CRIES OF ELECTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The arrest of yet another Sunni Provincial Council member, Najim Abdullah Ahmad (Iraqqiya coalition lead for Diyala) on February 7th, is fueling cries that Sunnis are being targeted for arrest by the central government to help shape the e [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD455 | PRT NINEWA: CREDIT CRUNCH STIFLES ECONOMIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. SUMMARY: Banking leaders in Ninewa province told PRT that significant barriers to commercial and consumer lending in Ninewa province continue to hamper economic development. The precarious security situation, a paralyzed p [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD456 | OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009 [...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD457 | CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...] | 2010-02-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD458 | UPDATE #6: TIT FOR TAT - A SPATE OF KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The KRG leadership remains fixated on the continued incarceration of three Wanna detainees, charged with assaulting the Ninewa governor and demands their immediate release. In apparent retaliation, unidentified Kurdish security elements - presumably Assayesh and/or Zervani - d [...] | 2010-02-21 09:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS IZ |
10BAGHDAD460 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED DEFENSE RESOURCE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend the Defense Resource Management training during th [...] | 2010-02-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD461 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 1 [...] | 2010-02-21 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD462 | PRT ANBAR: PRT HELPS TACKLE PROVINCIAL WATER [...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)(Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A three year drought and damming along the upper Euphrates River has dramatically reduced the amount of water available in Anbar Province. Water levels in Lake Qaddasiya, the province's main reservoir, [...] | 2010-02-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL IZ TU SY JO |
10BAGHDAD463 | PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS PERCEIVE IRANIAN INFLUENCE, [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iranian attempts to exert influence in Anbar Province face a significant obstacle: Anbar is 96% Sunni and Anbaris view Iran as Iraq's mortal enemy. Most of PRT's interlocutors believe that Iran has been meddling in Iraq not only t [...] | 2010-02-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD465 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED OFFICER TACTICAL [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Officer Tactical Intelligence Course during the p [...] | 2010-02-22 06:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD466 | NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CELL OPERATIONAL BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Prime Minister created the National Intelligence Cell (NIC) after the December 8 high profile terrorist attacks in Baghdad to consolidate information and work with operational units to prevent future attacks. While it started off slow, it now is beginning to p [...] | 2010-02-22 09:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD467 | IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...] | 2010-02-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PREL PGOV |
10BAGHDAD469 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ZORA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Human Resources Training during the period 22 Mar [...] | 2010-02-22 12:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD470 | GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VISIT OF UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered reftel demarche to DFM Labeed Abbawi February 17, regarding the visit to Syria of Under Secretary Burns and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Benjamin. Abbawi said the GOI would not have problems with the visit. Reports in the Arab press that Washington had decide [...] | 2010-02-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY IZ |
10BAGHDAD471 | PRT NAJAF: GEO OFFICIALS CONFIDENT AS ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: On February 10 and 16, PRToffs met with local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Chairwoman Ms. Bushra Kadhum Zamili to discuss plans for the March 7 national elections [...] | 2010-02-22 14:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD472 | SANI DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140 WITH DPM ROWSCH SHAWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Dr. Rowsch Shaways welcomed Senior Advisor to Northern Iraq's (SANI) proposal of a major post-election effort to engage stakeholders in an inclusive, broad-based effort keyed to the first phase of the Article 140 process: normalization. Shaways agreed [...] | 2010-02-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD473 | CORRECTED COPY: IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...] | 2010-02-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD474 | MFA SENDS FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO IAEA; REVIEWS WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Zebari has sent a second follow-up letter to IAEA Director General Amano making explicit the GOI intent to provisionally apply the Additional Protocol (AP). The short February 17 letter states that the AP "will be implemented provisionally as of the date of this letter pendin [...] | 2010-02-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD475 | IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's electoral campaign continues to proceed apace with less than two weeks left until voting day. Reports in the Western press of a Sunni election boycott are vastly exaggerated; there are no serious indications that Sunni voters will stay away from the polls in meaningful nu [...] | 2010-02-22 17:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD477 | U.S. SENDS TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY, MESSAGE DURING [...] (SBU) Summary. In the February 20 Joint Subcommittee on Detainee Affairs (JSC-DA) meeting, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) MG David Quantock, Co-Chair of the JSC-DA, delivered a tough message - if the GOI is unable to provide arre [...] | 2010-02-23 06:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP |
10BAGHDAD479 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED DEFENSE RESOURCE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to attend the Defense Resource Management training during th [...] | 2010-02-23 08:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD48 | ELECTION COMMISSION REVIEWS PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF [...] (C) IHEC Commissioner Judge Kasim al-Abodi confirmed to poloffs December 30 that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) registered 6,529 candidates for the 325 Council of Representatives (COR) seats to be contested in the March parliamentary election. IHEC will continue the process [...] | 2010-01-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD481 | USF-I COUNTER PKK ACTION PLAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: USF-I is drafting a joint action plan to recommend initiatives for the GOT and GOI to consider in combating the PKK following a visit to Ankara by USF-I Commanding General Ray Odierno on February 3. Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Murat Ozcelik, on February 17 presented two action [...] | 2010-02-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MARR PREL PTER TU |
10BAGHDAD482 | AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Government, parliamentary, and judicial officials expressed varying degrees of support for the GOI's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession ambitions during the February 7-11 visit to Baghdad of Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney. Delaney pushed all s [...] | 2010-02-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD483 | PRT MUTHANNA: DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AS POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Anti-Ba'athist sentiment is now the political weapon of choice in Muthanna. The Provincial Council recently enacted a law to purge all civil servants who might have been associated with the banned party, even if [...] | 2010-02-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD484 | BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD486 | BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: On February 9, a group of approximately 300 people demonstrated in front of the Babil Provincial Government Center against the participation of alleged former Ba'athists in the upcoming national elections. The demonst [...] | 2010-02-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD487 | PRT KARBALA: SLA BRINGS ITS "A TEAM", WHILE INA [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Maliki expects the State of Law Alliance (SLA) to attain six (out of ten) seats in his home province of Karbala, with likely winners in Da'wa to include Da'wa parliamentary bloc head Ali al-A [...] | 2010-02-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD488 | DIYALA GOVERNOR TO ISF: STOP ELECTION-SHAPING [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: Diyala,s Governor, Abd al Nasr Al Mahdawi, used Diyala,s February 21st election security rehearsal to warn senior Iraqi Security Force officials from across the province against executing additional politically-motivated arrest warrants prio [...] | 2010-02-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD489 | BAGHDAD GOVERNOR TELLS CDA DE-BA'ATHIFICATION WAS [...] (U) THIS IS A PRT BAGHDAD MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq (Da'wa) questioned CDA about the USG's position on de-Ba'athification on February 18, noting that the de-Ba'athification process was legal and mandated under the Iraqi Constitution. He criticized U.S. [...] | 2010-02-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD490 | EPRT BAGHDAD WEST: INTERNALLY DISPLACED RAISING [...] This is an ePRT Baghdad West report. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, Kadhimiyyah District Advisory Council (DAC) Chairman Muslim Salih repeated to ePRT Baghdad West Team Leader (TL) his preference that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resident in local clusters return to their places [...] | 2010-02-23 18:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD497 | UPDATE #7: NINEWA SCORE REMAINS 3 TO 8 - SEEKING A [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of late afternoon February 23, the three Wanna detainees in Mosul have been formally charged under Chapter 2 Paragraph 222, which pertains to offenses against the state, in regards to gathering with intent to commit crimes. The three could remain in jail pending apprehensive [...] | 2010-02-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD499 | COALITION PROFILE: PM MALIKI'S STATE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a significant move toward political independence, PM Maliki announced the formation of the State of Law Alliance (SLA) in October 2009, distancing himself from the Iraqi National Alliance (INA),the dominant Shi'a-led coalition. Despite its strong ties to Iran, SLA [...] | 2010-02-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD500 | DETAINEE RELEASES AND TARGETING APPROVAL CHANGES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S. forces transferred thirteen detainees captured in Maysan in a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation in accordance with demands by the PM and terms of the Security Agreement. After an initial transfer of nine of the detainees, the Prime Minister ordered high value target [...] | 2010-02-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD501 | COALITION PROFILE: COALITION FOR IRAQ'S UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD502 | IN LIMBO, MUTLAQ REQUESTS U.S. HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: With little prospect that political colleagues will take action on his behalf, MP Saleh al-Mutlaq is seeking U.S. and UNAMI intervention to reinstate him on the ballot. He also urged the United States to "isolate" Ahmad Chalabi, who he thought would continue to press his malici [...] | 2010-02-24 19:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD505 | PRT NINEWA: IRAQI CHRISTIANS FEEL UNDER SIEGE IN [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) Summary. The city of Mosul's estimated 3,000 Christians, an already diminishing community, has suffered another round of targeted violence. Over the first three weeks of February, assailants have brutally assassina [...] | 2010-02-25 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF PINS KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD506 | PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQ - TARGETED VIOLENCE DOWN BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR reports that it has not seen an increase in targeted violence against Palestinians in Iraq. It does report an increase in: accounts of harassment at the many checkpoints found throughout Iraq; reports of arbitrary and targeted detentions following terrorist incidents in B [...] | 2010-02-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD507 | MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANS TO RELOCATE MEK ON HOLD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 24 meeting with Emboffs and USF-I officials, the Chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee responsible for the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) stated the following: (1) The GOI has no plans to move the MeK for the foreseeable future given the national elections and the [...] | 2010-02-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CVIS IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD508 | PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: TRANSITION ISSUES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) held its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at Embassy Baghdad. Embassy, NEA, and military officials briefed Team Leaders on the state of play regarding the national election scheduled [...] | 2010-02-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV |
10BAGHDAD509 | IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN WEEK TWO: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election campaigning intensified as the second week of the official campaign season drew to a close. Iraqis were bombarded by campaign ads through a variety of media; some poster-filled city streets took on a decidedly garish look. Many Iraqi political leaders, including senior [...] | 2010-02-25 17:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD510 | AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON LABOR RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Shura Council has completed its constitutional review of a draft labor code and will send it to the Council of Ministers "in the coming days," Shura President Ghazi Milo Ibrahim al-Janabi told Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney during Delaney's Februa [...] | 2010-02-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
10BAGHDAD512 | DE-BA,ATHIFICATION, ELECTION VIOLATIONS, MAR START [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Much as it is dominating the business of governing in Muthanna (reftel A),anti-Ba,athist sentiment is a dominant theme of the campaign, for the moment. The furor is squeezing out other, more traditional campa [...] | 2010-02-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD513 | PRT NAJAF: FORMER OIL MINISTER AND COR CANDIDATE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Najaf parliamentary candidate and former Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr-Uloum (Iraqi National Alliance/Independent) met PRT Team Leader February 18 to discuss his campaign and the impact of de-Ba'athificati [...] | 2010-02-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL KDEM OESC IZ |
10BAGHDAD514 | PRT KIRKUK: KURDISH CAMPAIGN BEHAVIOR - UNHEEDED [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Politically motivated intimidation, vandalism and threats of violence in Kirkuk did not subside following the provincial governor's emergency meeting, calling on political parties to cease irresponsible behavior [...] | 2010-02-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD515 | RRT ERBIL: PUK-GORAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: A series of violent incidents beginning February 16 involving shootings and stabbings between supporters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Goran (Kurdish for "change") political movement has ra [...] | 2010-02-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD516 | RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO CONTROL CLASHES IN [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sulaimaniyah's election security committee broadcast the decision February 19 to ban all outdoor campaign activities in Sulaimaniyah province between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through the end of the [...] | 2010-02-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD517 | COALITION PROFILE: TAWAFUQ CONFRONTS DIMINISHED [...] (C) Summary: The Tawafuq coalition, centered around the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and once the predominant Sunni group in parliament, is in a state of continued decline as it heads into the March 7 elections. Down to only 25 seats in the Council of Representatives (COR) and with the loss of f [...] | 2010-02-27 16:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD518 | MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...] | 2010-02-28 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ |
10BAGHDAD519 | PRT MAYSAN: IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE POISED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Well-respected local political observers predict that Iraqi National Alliance (INA) candidates may capture seven of Maysan,s ten Council of Representative (COR) seats. Provincial INA leaders successfully exploited anti-Ba'athist sentiment, appeared strong in the aft [...] | 2010-02-28 07:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD52 | PM MALIKI ON BLACKWATER, OIL CONTRACTS, UM QASR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki told the Ambassador January 7 that he was very satisfied with recent counterterrorism operations mounted in the Mosul area, attributing some of the success to measures he had implemented in the past that were providing the critical institutional support required t [...] | 2010-01-08 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PTER IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD520 | HUMAM AL-HAMMUDI: ELECTION PROSPECTS AND U.S. ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) bloc leader Humam al-Hammudi was optimistic regarding the election and believed the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and State of Law Alliance (SLA) were in very close competition. He welcomed U.S. and UNAMI efforts, especially monitoring, to s [...] | 2010-02-28 07:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD521 | MOD/MOI PERSONNEL CHURN INDICATIVE OF POLITICAL [...] (SECRET/NOFORN) SUMMARY: February 24 media accounts of renewed de-Ba'athification are not new; rather, they represent the culling of up to 376 MoD and MoI personnel previously reported in mid- and senior-level personnel assignments. Many of these personnel movements, however, arguably are unre [...] | 2010-02-28 07:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PINS MCAP IZ |
10BAGHDAD522 | DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials have eased up on their de-Ba,athification campaign, and in their conversations with PRToffs they now downplay plans for its implementation. Yet the de-Ba,athification issue lingers in the suspension of First Deputy Governor Ab,d Muslim Ghazali, a [...] | 2010-02-28 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD523 | PRT NINEWA: ARCHBISHOP OF NINEWA DESCRIBES CLIMATE [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Ninewa's Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Emile Nouna, meeting with USG officials for the first time since his January installation, described how Christian families are leaving Mosul after a recent spate of ta [...] | 2010-02-28 08:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINS KIRF IZ |
10BAGHDAD526 | RRT ERBIL: KURDISTAN ISLAMIC PARTY LEADERS ON [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor to Northern Iraq (SANI),RRT Team Leader, and RRT staff met separately with Salahaddin Bahauddin, leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and Ali Bapir, leader of the Kurdis [...] | 2010-02-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD53 | PRESS REPORTS OF SUNNI MP CANDIDATE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7 a spate of press stories in Iraq and in the U.S. reported that Saleh Mutlaq, MP and a senior leader of the leading Sunni-majority political coalition, had been barred from running for a seat in the Council of Representatives under de-Bathification provisions of the [...] | 2010-01-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD534 | PRT ANBAR: TENSION BETWEEN ANBAR POLICE AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Tension between the Iraqi Police and the judiciary was on display at the weekly Anbar Operations Command meeting covering security issues. Similar feelings were present at PRToffs meeting with Provincial Chief Judge Mohammed Al-Kubaisi. END S [...] | 2010-02-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD535 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM IDP RETURNS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Community leaders from south Baghdad's Saydiya neighborhood report that approximately 7,200 displaced families have returned since early 2008 and that around 1,400 families have not returned but rent out their homes. (NOTE: Baghdad ePRT tracking data from police statistics sh [...] | 2010-02-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD537 | COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...] | 2010-02-28 16:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD59 | CSI IRAQ: FORENSIC SCIENCE REGAINING FOOTHOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Forty years ago Iraq was a leading center in the Middle East for scientific and medical evidence and the rule of law. Many senior Iraqi Police Officers involved in the forensics program have worked in the forensic field for over 20 years, and the GOI is, with US, UK, and Austra [...] | 2010-01-10 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PHUM IZ KCRM |
10BAGHDAD61 | DIYALA PROVINCE: PERCEPTIONS OF SECTARIANISM [...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: A spate of arrests and assassinations of Sunni leaders and a perception of sectarian bias among the Iraqi Police in the strategically important Muqdadiyah area of Diyala are undermining reconciliation efforts [...] | 2010-01-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KISL KIRF KCOR SOCI IZ |
10BAGHDAD63 | FALLOUT OVER BLACKWATER CONTINUES, ALBEIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The public upset over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges against former Blackwater employees for their role in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in September 2007 has quieted, but there continue to be repercussions. The Embassy and CODEL McCai [...] | 2010-01-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD64 | KRG OFFICIALS ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with senior leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraqi (SANI) emphasized U.S. support for a negotiated, consensus-based solution to Kirkuk. SANI stressed to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki an [...] | 2010-01-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM USNC IZ |
10BAGHDAD65 | LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FOR VP BIDEN FROM IRAQI VP [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD70 | IRAQI PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R/AZ),Joseph Lieberman (I/CT),John Barrasso (R/WY),and John Thune (R/SD) on January 5, 2009 held meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi to discuss the recent Blackwater ruling, upcoming Iraqi national election, an [...] | 2010-01-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD71 | PM ADVISOR CITES IMPACT OF BLACKWATER DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi told Pol M/C January 10 that the Blackwater decision would greatly complicate efforts to settle the Saddam-era civil claims of American citizens, and telegraphed that the GOI intended to use the decision as a lever in its bargaining on the level of compen [...] | 2010-01-11 18:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC KJUS PREF IZ |
10BAGHDAD73 | VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 03 Jan 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9),DHS, MNF-I (C2X) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE F [...] | 2010-01-12 05:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
10BAGHDAD79 | NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...] | 2010-01-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD82 | Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...] | 2010-01-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO |
10BAGHDAD87 | PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HALTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite encouraging signs just a few months ago, progress on establishing an independent Human Rights Commission has been halted as Iraq's political factions squabble over who should serve on the Committee of Experts that will ultimately select the Commission's directors. Iraqi po [...] | 2010-01-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD89 | IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, ANBAR GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The December 30 attacks against the Provincial Government Center in Anbar resulted in the resignation of the Provincial Chief of Police. The direct involvement of Prime Minister Maliki and Sahwa party head Sheikh Ahmed ab [...] | 2010-01-13 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD90 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-MALIKI ON AL-MUTLAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD91 | RRT ERBIL: NO SIGN PUK-GORAN TENSIONS ABATING IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (U) Summary: Recent violence in Sulaimaniyah Province (details reported reftel) may foreshadow a rough and dirty political struggle between the PUK and Goran ("Change") Movement in the runup to the March 7 national elections. Everyone from KRG PM Salih [...] | 2010-01-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD92 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-MALIKI ON AL-MUTLAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a difficult January 12 meeting, Iraqi PM al-Maliki strongly defended the actions against Sunni politician Saleh al-Mutlaq, insisting that no one could intervene in the process and that those who worry about sectarian tensions are "blowing things out of proportion." In respons [...] | 2010-01-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD93 | NAJAF ELECTIONS DIRECTOR REPORTS ON POLLING [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. PRT Najaf met with the Najaf Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Director Bushra Kadhum Al-Zamily and Deputy Director Anwar Tha'aban Abid Ali regarding preparations for the upcoming elections. Director [...] | 2010-01-13 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD94 | ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...] | 2010-01-13 15:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD96 | UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRESIDENCY COUNCIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Constitutional Review Committee of parliament drafted a series of proposed constitutional amendments in July 2009. If approved by an absolute majority in parliament before the end of the current term in mid-March, the Constitution provides that the amendments wou [...] | 2010-01-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD97 | THE WAY FORWARD ON THE AL-MUTLAQ CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: The controversy that has erupted over the possible barring of Sunni political leader Saleh al-Mutlaq has highlighted some of the swirling political cross-currents evident in the run-up to Iraqi elections in March. Few if any contacts have anything good to say about Mutlaq but ma [...] | 2010-01-13 16:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BASRAH1 | BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-23 06:22:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ |
10BASRAH2 | BASRAH ANTI-IRAN DEMONSTRATION: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (U) This is a Basrah reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Basrah-based representatives of political parties and tribes staged a brief and peaceful protest on January 2 at the Iranian Consulate to protest the reported December 18 Iranian occupation of the cross-border Al Fakkah oil well in nearb [...] | 2010-01-31 11:07:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO IZ IR SA |
10BASRAH3 | BASRAH'S PRESS: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) A recent joint press conference held by Basrah PRT Leader and Basrah Governor Shiltagh Aboud to highlight USG reconstruction efforts generated revealing insights into the current state of Basrah's local media. The coverage -- which ranged from exaggeratedly positive ("PRT to rebuild city [...] | 2010-02-06 08:00:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KPAO KMDR KDEM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BASRAH4 | BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: GREAT TRANSPORT AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) could play an important role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Relatively new and under-utilized, the airport also connects to Iraq's rail, po [...] | 2010-02-09 13:27:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ICAO EINV IZ |
10BASRAH5 | BASRAH'S REACTION TO DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) The conflict over de-Ba'athification has sparked three demonstrations in Basrah, and provoked strong reactions from the government and influential leaders. While a demarche to the Provincial Council Chair appears to have dampened emotions over perceived USG involvement in this issue, the i [...] | 2010-02-20 11:47:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL IZ IR |
10BEIJING262 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] (C) On February 2, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points informing the PRC of U.S. plans to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee by February 11, 2010 [...] | 2010-02-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ |
10BEIJING379 | UPDATE: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN [...] (S) In response to State reftel delivered to the MFA on February 2, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo informed PolOff on February 12 that the PRC supported U.S. proposal to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the UN 1267 S [...] | 2010-02-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ |
10BERLIN150 | GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON BA'ATHIST [...] (C) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche regarding the recent exclusion of Ba'athists in Iraqi elections to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that Germany shares our concerns and noted that the German Ambassador to Iraq had already flagged this issue durin [...] | 2010-02-03 10:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PROP GM |
10CAIRO123 | EGYPT-IRAQ BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EG IZ EINV ECON |
10CAIRO143 | EGYPT: GENERAL CASEY MEETS WITH CHIEF OF STAFF ENAN [...] (C) Key Points: -- During a January 19 meeting with visiting Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey, Jr., Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Enan praised U.S.-Egypt military cooperation and sought support for Egypt's proposed sale of M1A1 tanks to Iraq. -- Enan shared concerns over I [...] | 2010-01-31 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PARM KNNP IR IZ YM EG |
10CAIRO166 | EGYPT: Ministry of Health to Provide Assistance to Iraq [...] (SBU) Key Points: --The Ministry of Health is expanding its medical cooperation with Iraqi and has signed agreements to allow sick Iraqis to seek treatment at Egyptian facilities and to offer training opportunities for Iraqi doctors. --The Ministry is reviewing an Iraqi request to design a [...] | 2010-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV EG IZ |
10CAIRO257 | DASD Kahl Meeting with Egyptian Military Officials [...] (C) Key Points: -- On January 31, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dr. Colin Kahl met with Major General Mohammad al-Assar, Assistant to the Minister of Defense, Major General Ahmad Moataz, Chief of the American Relations Branch, and Major General Fouad Arafa, Consu [...] | 2010-02-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR IS IR IZ EG LY SU |
10COPENHAGEN41 | IRAQ: ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Denmark shares USG concern about attempts to bar candidates from upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to MFA Mideast Department Section Heads Stig Paolo Piras and Kristian Rasmussen. In response to reftel demarche, they t [...] | 2010-01-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ DA |
10DAMASCUS170 | "WE ARE READY": IRAQI DIPLOMATS AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of discussions with SARG ministries, the Iraqi Embassy and the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reported they would be ready to facilitate voting by Iraqi refugees in Syria in the Iraqi legislative elections on March 5-7. However, confusion over [...] | 2010-02-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS174 | REFUGEE VOTING: IRAQI ELECTORAL COMMISSION RUSHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: With five days remaining before Iraqi refugees in Syria begin voting, officials at the Damascus office of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) told us February 28 they were rushing to train election staff and get the word out in advance of the March 5-7 voting. [...] | 2010-02-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS19 | CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS' JANUARY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings met President Bashar al-Asad on January 7 for a cordial one-hour discussion on how the U.S. and Syria might improve regional stability. During the meeting, the congressman told the president he would advocate for Syria to be granted observer status with [...] | 2010-01-10 03:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM IR LE IZ TU SY |
10DAMASCUS57 | SYRIA-IRAQ UPDATE: DAMASCUS FORESEES LITTLE CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials and Iraqi diplomats agreed Iraqi-Syrian relations would likely not improve until at least after Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for March. There has been no sign of a thaw in the frostiness between Damascus and Baghdad since the withdrawal of the countries' res [...] | 2010-01-18 08:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PTER SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS66 | IRAQI REFUGEES: SARG BACKS UNHCR REGIONAL APPEAL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad used a UNHCR conference in Damascus to burnish the SARG's credentials in helping Iraqi refugees and to call on others, including the U.S. and Iraq, to do more. UN officials, though uncertain of the donor response to their ambitious [...] | 2010-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS77 | SYRIA-IRAQ TENSION: IRAQI EMBASSY PROTESTS SARG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi embassy told us January 25 the GOI was offended by comments regarding Iraq's alleged neglect of Iraqi refugees made by Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad at a UNHCR conference in Damascus last week. Miqdad's comments reportedly angered Baghdad and heightened G [...] | 2010-01-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PTER IZ SY |
10DAMASCUS8 | CODEL GREGG'S DECEMBER 30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: In a frank one-hour meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, Senators Gregg, Bayh, Specter, Enzi, Cornyn, and Klobuchar affirmed Washington's interest in better U.S.-Syrian relations and pushed Asad to take positive steps as well. The senators urged Syria to move forward on [...] | 2010-01-04 09:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL IR LE IZ SY |
10DUBAI27 | Iranian Gas Deliveries to Sharjah Remain on Hold [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum executives tell Consul General that the company's project to purchase unprocessed sour gas from Iran's Salman gas field remains suspended pending Iranian completion of export facilities to deliver the gas. But they believe progress is underway, due [...] | 2010-02-25 09:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ETTC IR IZ AE |
10ISTANBUL62 | FINDING ROOM FOR THE SYRIAC ORTHODOX IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan for Istanbul and Ankara Yusuf Cetin February 7 discussed the need for more Syriac Orthodox churches and clergy in Istanbul following the boom in the community's population in the 1990s. Cetin also noted that while some families are returning to [...] | 2010-02-19 08:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ |
10KUWAIT36 | TRIPARTITE TALKS: POSITIVE VIBES BUT NOTHING TO [...] (C) Despite continued, laudable efforts by the GoI Ministry of Human Rights to secure progress on recovering the remains of Kuwaiti MIAs -- including formation of an Iraqi interagency coordinating committee -- the lack of tangible progress and the looming June expiry of the Tarasov UN Mandate [...] | 2010-01-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
10KUWAIT42 | KUWAIT RECEIVES IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES IN RUN-UP [...] (C) Former Iraqi PM Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari held a series of high-level meetings in Kuwait on December 12 and 13 including with the Amir, Parliamentary Speaker, and National Security Bureau (NSB). While the visits were publicly portrayed as focused on building bilateral relations, Al-Jaafari a [...] | 2010-01-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV KU IZ |
10KUWAIT52 | FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON ISSUES WITH IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging January 17 interview with Al-Qabas, a leading Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah voiced his thoughts on lingering bilateral issues with Iraq and on Kuwait's relations with Iran. Embassy provides [...] | 2010-01-25 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IR KU |
10KUWAIT94 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, AND YEMEN [...] (C) Key points: - A/S Feltman noted he'd accompanied Vice President Biden to Iraq, where he continued to encourage political reconciliation. The A/S suggested movement on Chapter VII issues involving Kuwait was more likely following the March elections, but said he had pressed Iraq to name [...] | 2010-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID KTFN PTER IZ IR YM KU |
10LUXEMBOURG31 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: IMPENDING UN NOMINATION OF [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer, February 5. Post is awaiting a response. 2. (U) POC for this action is: Michael A. Via, Pol/Econ Chief, email: viama@state.gov. Stroum [...] | 2010-02-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO IZ LU |
10MEXICO103 | Terrorism Finance: Pre-Notification for UN 1267 - Mexico [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN IZ MX |
10MOSCOW204 | MOSCOW "DISMAYED" BY POLITICAL SITUATION IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Iraq Section Chief Iliya Morgounov of the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Department. Characterizing the current political situation in Baghdad as strange, Morgounov noted that the GOR was surprised and disappointed by events in Baghdad leading up to the [...] | 2010-01-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS IZ |
10MUSCAT99 | OMAN - GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER TWO GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE REGION [...] (S) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Oman's number two in government, Sayyid Fahd, gave a frank view of regional issues, interspaced with praise for the United States' efforts. He opined that Iraq will eventually settle down and that the United States had done a great s [...] | 2010-02-22 08:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU |
10OSLO47 | GON HAS "WAIT AND SEE" APPROACH ON ATTEMPTS TO BAR [...] (C) MFA Iraq Desk Officer Anita Krokan told PolOff January 26 that their embassy in Amman has recommended a "wait and see" strategy in approaching the GoI in regards to barring of candidates from participating in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, Krokan said non-Sunni groups have a [...] | 2010-01-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ NO |
10OSLO59 | Shots Fired at Mullah Krekar's Residence, No Suspects in [...] (U) According to witnesses, two men allegedly attempted to break into Ansar al-Islam founder Mullah Krekar's (aka Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad) residence in Oslo early morning on January 22. Five shots were subsequently fired into the residence, lightly injuring Krekar's son-in-law in the arm. Kreka [...] | 2010-02-01 11:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM IZ NO |
10OTTAWA31 | CANADA PRESSES IRAQ ON BARRING CANDIDATES FROM ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 21, Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada was "way ahead of you" on pressing the Iraq government over the attempts to bar c [...] | 2010-01-22 16:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ CA |
10PARIS25 | FRENCH MFA ON PEACE PROCESS, YEMEN, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French are focusing on Palestinian action as the key to unblocking discussions and wonder if President Mahmoud Abbas might be able to press forward the peace process by pronouncing his own prerequisites for the resumption of negotiations, according to Patrice Paoli, French MF [...] | 2010-01-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY YM LE IZ FR |
10RIGA93 | AIRBALTIC CEO UNHAPPY ABOUT IRAN; WANTS USG HELP TO START [...] (C) Bertolt Flick, CEO of airBaltic, met with Ambassador Garber to complain about U.S. pressure on the GOL to prohibit airBaltic's planned new service to Iran (Reftel A & B). Flick confirmed that airBaltic will not fly to Tehran. However, he expressed his frustration that the previou [...] | 2010-02-26 11:28:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ SA LG |
10RIYADH221 | SAUDI-IRAQI RELATIONS: RIYADH BACK IN THE GAME? [...] (C) In a surprising move, King Abdullah welcomed former Iraqi PM and current Iraqiyya coalition leader Dr. Iyyad Allawi to his desert encampment near Riyadh on February 20. The meeting, prominently featured in the state media, suggests a change in Saudi thinking about Iraq, and an apparent sh [...] | 2010-02-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IZ |
10STATE10037 | (U) Secretary Clinton's January 26, 2010 conversation [...] Classified By: by A/S Jeffrey Feltman Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d) 2. (U) January 26, 2010; 1600; Washington, D.C., USA. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA PDAS Ronald Schlicher PA A/S P.J. Crowley US EMB Senior Advisor Alan Misenheimer S/CIEA David Goldwyn S Jak [...] | 2010-02-01 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY IZ PREL PGOV EPET |
10STATE1187 | ENGAGING ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The attempted Christmas day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight resulted in a presidential review and new Transportation Security Administration TSA) screening requirem [...] | 2010-01-06 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA |
10STATE11941 | GUIDANCE: UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request(paras 2 and 3). 2. (U) USUN is instructed to seek Council consensus towards a UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Iraq containing the elements outlined in the non-paper in para 3. USUN should keep Washington informed on the progress of negotiat [...] | 2010-02-05 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
10STATE13577 | GUIDANCE: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR FEBRUARY 16 UNAMI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
10STATE15153 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-02-19 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15154 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-02-19 15:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15158 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Ministry of Interior listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as muc [...] | 2010-02-19 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15160 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Ministry of Interior listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as muc [...] | 2010-02-19 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15161 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-02-19 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15162 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-02-19 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15163 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-02-19 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15164 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED ENGLISH [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-02-19 15:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE15563 | CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 59th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) The fifty-ninth session of the Executive Council (EC-59) will involve much routine Council business. Several politically loaded issues, both on and off the agenda, are likely to receive significant attention on the Council floor and on the margins. The issue of "how and when" to initiate [...] | 2010-02-20 01:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IZ |
10STATE16619 | DEPUTY STEINBERG MEETS WITH UNAMI SRSG MELKERT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Steinberg and UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert both highlighted concern over foreign involvement in the elections and subsequent government formation. Melkert noted that he expects to work closely with the Government of Iraq (GOI) to support and advise positive government formation s [...] | 2010-02-23 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
10STATE16745 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: US-UN IRAQ SECURITY [...] Department requests mission clearance and assistance in obtaining UN credentials for IO/UNP William Haldeman, NEA/I/PM Director Edward Stafford, NEA/I/POL Shaun Mandelkorn, DS/IP/NEA Kevin Bauer, OSD Kathleen Heesch, OSD Lauren Geetter, JCS John Hall, and JCS Thomas Moninger who will be attend [...] | 2010-02-23 22:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
10STATE16945 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as [...] | 2010-02-24 15:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16948 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-02-24 15:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16952 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incid [...] | 2010-02-24 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16953 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-02-24 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16954 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incid [...] | 2010-02-24 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16955 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Operations Coordination Group listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be f [...] | 2010-02-24 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16959 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-02-24 15:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16961 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-02-24 15:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE16964 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as [...] | 2010-02-24 15:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE17823 | TALKING POINTS ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (S) Deputies approved on February 9, 2010 a strategy for U.S. actions during Iraq's government formation period. Following the March 7 elections, Iraq will begin what is expected to be an extended period of government formation negotiations. We request that Embassy Baghdad draw from the ap [...] | 2010-02-25 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
10STATE17899 | TRAVEL WARNING: IRAQ [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel within the country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Although Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) [...] | 2010-02-26 01:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IZ |
10STATE206 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-01-04 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
10STATE207 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-01-04 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
10STATE2351 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED ATA [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the officers from the Ministry of Interior (NIIA) listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding i [...] | 2010-01-11 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE2368 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED SWIFTBOAT [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2010-01-11 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE3574 | GUIDANCE: OIL-FOR-FOOD (OFF) LETTER [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) USUN is instructed to advocate with Council members for the enclosed non-paper (para 3) affirming UN Security Council action to authorize payment of OFF contracts in 90 days unless the Government of Iraq provides relevant documentation that substantiate [...] | 2010-01-13 22:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
10STATE5831 | REPORT ON HORMATS-MAHDI MEETING IN WASHINGTON - [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, 2010 Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Robert Hormats and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd' Al-Mahdi addressed several major economic challenges faced by Iraq. Al-Mahdi said that he is ready to see the debt issues with Gulf Arab neighbor [...] | 2010-01-21 12:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV EINV ECIN EAID EBEXP BTIO IZ |
10STATE5980 | ACTION REQUEST -- DEMARCHE RE ATTEMPTS TO BAR [...] Action request in para 3, talking points in paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The Iraqi Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) and Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have taken steps to bar over 500 political figures from competing in the March 7 national elections, allegi [...] | 2010-01-21 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
10STATE6917 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL ISSUES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During their January 12 meeting, Under Secretary Burns and Iraq,s Shia Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi discussed the importance of holding inclusive national elections on March 7 and expediting the subsequent government formation process. Al-Mahdi noted while the situation i [...] | 2010-01-22 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ SY IR LE |
10STATE7709 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: BONA FIDES INQUIRY [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. Reason for request: The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a bona fides check on The Olive Group, Al Mahoo for Telecom Services, and Al Wadi Al Kabeer Company Ltd. Be [...] | 2010-01-26 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IZ |
10STATE8654 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents [...] | 2010-01-28 13:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE8655 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with [...] | 2010-01-28 13:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE8656 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED ENGLISH [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-01-28 13:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE8658 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...] | 2010-01-28 13:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS IZ |
10STATE879 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much [...] | 2010-01-06 13:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM MASS |
10STOCKHOLM20 | IRAQ ELECTION COMMISSION TELLS SWEDES OF PRESSURE [...] (C) Swedish Ambassador to Iraq Niclas Trouve spoke over the weekend with Faraj al-Haidari, the head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, to express concern over last week's announcement that some 500 candidates for the March 7 parliamentary elections would be banned from participat [...] | 2010-01-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IR SW |
10TBILISI50 | GEORGIANS OFFER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR IRAQI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post received the below letter addressed to the Ambassador from Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili offering law enforcement training assistance for Iraqi and Afghan police. The Embassy received identical letters addressed [...] | 2010-01-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR GG AF IZ |
10TELAVIV180 | CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL |
10TELAVIV86 | CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...] | 2010-01-15 09:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS |
10THEHAGUE10 | CWC: IRAQI AMBASSADOR WARNS COMMITMENT TO CHEMICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Ambassador to the Netherlands Siamand Banaa requested Delrep to convey his concerns "to the highest level" of the U.S. government that commitment by his government to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is declining and could "shift" with the upcoming elections. He [...] | 2010-01-08 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
10THEHAGUE105 | NETHERLANDS REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF SERGEANT [...] SUMMARY. The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) has requested medical evaluation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for Sergeant-Major K.W. Boon for "Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS)" following his deployment to Northern Iraq in 1991. Preliminary coordination has been accomplishe [...] | 2010-02-19 13:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MCAP IZ NL |
10THEHAGUE39 | CWC: EXPERTS' MEETINGS ON THE IRAQI AL MUTHANNA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting teams of experts from Iraq and the United States held a series of meetings with representatives of the Technical Secretariat (TS) at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on January 13-14, 2010, during which agreement was reache [...] | 2010-01-20 15:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PREL CWC |
10THEHAGUE53 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: SUPPORT USG ON CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NL IZ |
10THEHAGUE79 | CWC: MEETING WITH IRAQI AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ'S [...] (U) This contains an action request: see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Delreps met with the Iraqi Ambassador on February 3 to follow up on the trilateral technical discussions in January on amending Iraq's initial chemical weapons (CW) declaration and preparing a destruction plan for presentati [...] | 2010-02-05 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ |
10TOKYO141 | ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM UPCOMING IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ JA |
10TUNIS145 | TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, ARAB [...] (C) Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 that Tunisia remained committed to playing a constructive and moderating role in Middle East peace efforts. Morjane also discussed preparations for the Arab League summit set to be hosted by Libya in late March, noting the Libyan [...] | 2010-02-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KPAL CASC IR IZ SY TS |
10TUNIS66 | SENIOR TUNISIAN OFFICIALS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, [...] (C) In a January 26 courtesy call on Abdelhafidh El Herguem, Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs at the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's sustained efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. El Herguem said that Tunisia was closely followin [...] | 2010-01-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ TS |
10USUNNEWYORK105 | U.S.MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR REQUEST TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 00:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ |
10VATICAN18 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON IRAQ AND PLANNED MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for the Middle East, Monsignor Alberto Ortega, said the bishops of Iraq had urged the Vatican to convene a special Middle East "synod" (meeting of bishops) this Fall. Although violence is down, the Vatican is concerned about the fut [...] | 2010-02-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN26 | (C) IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE CRITICAL OF USG IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Yelda, told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that he supports the exclusion of former Baathists candidates from the March 2010 parliamentary elections in Iraq (ref. A). Yelda said USG efforts to include former Baathists are an inter [...] | 2010-02-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN31 | VATICAN-AFFILIATED CONFERENCE REVIEWS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, academic and religious leaders from the Middle East presented their views on Christian-Muslim coexistence in the region at a conference organized by the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio on February 22 in Rome. The conference addressed, among other topics, [...] | 2010-02-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ IS VT |
10VATICAN32 | POPE APPEALS TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS [...] (U) In a letter made public on February 25 in the semi-official Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI asked Iraqi PM al-Maliki to do "everything possible" to increase security around Christian places of worship during the Eastern-rite Christian Christmas season. The original [...] | 2010-02-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ VT |
10VIENNA164 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 DESIGNATION OF MUTHANNA HARITH AL-DARI [...] (S) Econpoloff delivered reftel to Johann Brieger, MFA Head of International Cooperation in Justice and Home Afairs, on February 2, and on February 10 received the following written response, listed below. 2. (S) Vienna, 9 February 2010 Your request of 2 February 2010 concerning an US-int [...] | 2010-02-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | KTFN PTER SY JO IZ AU EFIN UN |
10WARSAW94 | U/S TAUSCHER MEETS FM SIKORSKI, MOD KLICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During February 8 meetings with Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Foreign Minister Sikorski and Defense Minister Klich said they were pleased with the successful completion of the protocol amending the Ball [...] | 2010-02-10 14:13:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CH IR IZ MARR NATO PARM PL PREL RS |
85BAGHDAD3988 | THE GULF WAR: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE OR EXPANSION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE GULF WAR WILL LIKELY BUT NOT NECESSARILY REMAIN STALEMATED. IRAQ DOMINATES IN EVERY MAJOR WEAPONS CATEGORY AND HAS CONSTRUCTED FORMIDABLE DEFENSES. YET, ALL IS NOT WELL. THE IRANIANS CONTINUE TO MAKE INROADS EVEN WHILE PAYING DEARLY FOR THEM. OVER TIME [...] | 1985-11-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PREL IZ IR XF |
85DAMASCUS3204 | IRANIANS IN DAMASCUS AND NOTES FROM TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. A RECENT VISIT OF FAMILY FRIENDS FROM TEHRAN FILLED IN SOME GAPS IN OUR INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF IRANIAN TOURIST-PILGRIM FLIGHTS TO DAMASCUS AND PRODUCED SOME COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN TEHRAN. THE FLIGHTS OF JUMBO JETS FROM TEHRAN, WHICH USED TO BRIN [...] | 1985-05-22 08:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL IR IZ SY TU UR |
86ANKARA7641 | IRAN-IRAQ: IRAQI DEBT REPAYMENT AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TURKEY IS CONSIDERING THE TERMS OF REPAYMENT OF IRAQI DEBTS, THE MFA OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IRAN AND IRAQ , ONDER OZAR, SAID RECENTLY. ACCORDING TO THE MFA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, KHOMEINI NOT ONLY WANTS TO OUST [...] | 1986-07-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TU IR IZ |
86BAGHDAD1907 | IRAQI AIR FORCE BOMBS TEHRAN REFINERY [...] (U) AS REPORTED THE RAQI AIR FORCE HAS BOMBED THE TEHRAN OIL REFINERY MAY 7. MILITARY COMMUNIQUE 2216 RELEASED MAY 8 SAYS "GROUPS OF AIRCRAFT" FLEW TO TEHRAN AND STRUCK THE CHOSEN TARGETS: THE REFINERY'S MAIN NOTHERN DISTILLING TOWER, AND THE CENTRAL BOILERS AND COOLING TOWER COMPLEX. THZ IRAQI [...] | 1986-05-08 11:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR MOPS |
86DAMASCUS3747 | SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...] | 1986-06-20 11:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS |
86ISLAMABAD15762 | IRAN/IRAQ WAR; SITUATION IN TEHRAN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION JULY 22, ADDITIONAL SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SHAHARYAR KHAN WAS WILLING TO EXPAND ON HIS INITIAL BRIEFING AND TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A. SHAHARYAR MADE CLEAR THAT HIS COMMENTS WERE BASED ALM [...] | 1986-07-22 11:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | IR IZ PK |
86MOGADISHU2896 | LIBYAN AND IRAQI RECRUITING ATTRACTS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN RECENT DAYS, FLIERS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY THE LIBYAN EMBASSY AROUND THE CITY OF MOGADISHU WHICH SEEK RECRUITS FOR AN "ALL-ARAB ARMY". THE "ARMY" IS AIMED AT FIGHTING "IMPERIALISM AND ZIONISM" AND ON FREEING ARAB LANDS FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE ARABIAN [...] | 1986-03-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PINS PREL SO LY IZ XF |
86STATE227611 | IRAN/IRAQ WAR: SITUATION IN TEHRAN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DEPARTMENT APPRECIATES VERY MUCH MFA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KHAN'S READOUT OF HIS RECENT VISIT TO TEHRAN (REFTEL). WE AGREE WITH HIS GENERAL ASSESSMENT THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNS THAT THE IRANIAN SIDE IS READY TO MOVE TOWARD MEDIATION/NEGOTIATIONS ON THE WAR. WE ALSO [...] | 1986-07-21 16:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR IZ PK |
87BAGHDAD5528 | RAFSANJANI STICKS TO NAMING AGGRESSOR BEFORE [...] (C) DURING RECENT MEETING, MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTOR AL-QAYSI PROVIDED DCM WITH MFA ARABIC TRANSLATION OF OCTOBER 25 TEHRAN RADIO INTERVIEW WITH RAFSANJANI IN WHICH RAFSANJANI SAID THAT NAMING THE AGGRESSOR MUST PRECEDE A CEASEFIRE AND THAO ONLY NAMING THE AGGRESSOR OR DEFEATING [...] | 1987-10-29 11:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL USUN IZ IR |
88BAGHDAD1097 | KURDISH INSURGENCY IN IRAQ AND TURKEY [...] (SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: TRAINING CAMPS FOR PKK IN IRAN ARE A GROWING WORRY FOR TURKEY AND, ACCORDING TO TURKISH AMBASSADOR, HAVE BEEN A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN RECENT IRANIAN-TURKISH MEETINGS. BARZANI'S KDP, APPARENTLY IN SOME DISARRAY, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REIN IN THE PKK, W [...] | 1988-02-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ TU |
88BAGHDAD1177 | THE REGIME IS PART OF THE PROBLEM [...] (SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. IRAQI MORALE IS AT A LOW POINT, ALTHOUGH IRAQIS REMAIN AS WEARILY DETERMINED AS EVER NOT TO LOSE THE WAR. SEVERAL RECENT GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -- RENEWED POPULAR ARMY RECRUITING, THE EX POST FACTO CANCELLATION OF AN AMNESTY FOR DESERTERS, AND THE BUNGLED E [...] | 1988-03-02 09:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD1181 | IRAQ-IRAN WAR: ESCALATION OF THE WAR: NEED TO PRESSURE IRAQ TO DE-ESCALATE [...] No summary [...] | 1988-03-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ IR US |
88BAGHDAD1369 | IRAQ HALTS WAR OF THE CITIES [...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. MFA SENIOR UNDERSECRETARY ZIHAWI CALLED IN AMBASSADORS OF FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS AT 1330 MARCH 10 TO ANNOUNCE IRAQ LEADERSHIP'S DECISION TO HALT ATTACKS ON IRANIAN CITIES. A PUBLIC ANNOUNCE- MENT IS TO BE MADE SHORTLY, PROBABLY ON THE 1430 LOCAL NEWS. ZIHA [...] | 1988-03-10 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ IR |
88BAGHDAD1731 | 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: IRAQ [...] IRAQ. 2. IRAQ STRONGLY DENIES ANY RELATIONSHIP TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. THE AVOWED TERRORIST ABU NIDAL WAS EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY IN 1983 AND SINCE THAT TIME IRAQ HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ESTABLISH A NEW INTERNATIONAL IMAGE AS A STATE ABHORRING TERRORISM. THIS EFFORT HAS FITTE [...] | 1988-03-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD2144 | IRAQI OPERATION TO RECAPTURE FAO:"WE SHOWED THE SOVIETS" [...] No summary [...] | 1988-04-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ |
88BAGHDAD224 | THE RELIGIOUS SUCCESSION IN IRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AN ARAB BUSINESSMAN IN REFTEL SAID THAT GRAND AYATOLLAH KHOI'S RELATIVES IN IRAN ALLEGE THAT SEVENTY PERCENT OF IRANIAN SHI'A, AND ALMOST ALL IRAQI SHI'A, FOLLOW KHOI'S INTERPRETATION OF ISLAM. WE HAVE RECEIVED MUCH THE SAME VERSION FROM ONE OF KHOI'S SONS [...] | 1988-01-15 06:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI IR IZ |
88BAGHDAD2571 | IRAQ KEEPS THREATENING TO SEND MISSILES [...] No summary [...] | 1988-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAL MOPS PREL |
88BAGHDAD28 | CHRISTIANS IN MOSUL [...] No summary [...] | 1988-01-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PINS |
88BAGHDAD4559 | IRAQI COMMENTARY WARNS AGAINST TILT TOWARD IRAN [...] SUMMARY: WE ARE SOMEWHAT PUZZLED BY IRAQ NEWS AGENCY COMMENTARY, ALMOST C... [...] | 1988-08-22 05:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD4587 | IRAN-IRAQ: EVE OF GENEVA [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEST. 2. SUMMARY: TH... [...] | 1988-08-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
88BAGHDAD4589 | IRAQ STRESSES NORMALCY WHILE WARNING IRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WHILE STILL CELEBRATING ITS "VICTORY" IN THE IRAN-IRAQ ... [...] | 1988-08-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD4620 | "THE GREAT SATAN NO LONGER A SATAN" [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IRAQ HAS CONTINUED TO WARN AGAINST COUNTRIES WHICH WOULD TRY TO "DEPRIVE IRAQ OF ITS VICTORY" AND REGAIN THEIR LOST INPLUENCE IN IRAN. REFLECTING IRAQI FEARS OF A U.S.-IRANIAN RAPPROCHE- MENT, THE WARNINGS QUOTE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS THAT THE U.S. EMBA [...] | 1988-08-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
88BAGHDAD855 | VIEWS OF IRANIAN KURDISH LEADER QASSEMLU [...] ... [...] | 1988-02-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHUM PTER PINR IZ IR |
88ROME19700 | GUILT FOR THE GULF WAR: IRAQ PAYS FOR AD TO [...] THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT PAID FOR A HALF-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH APPEARED IN THE AUGUST 25 ISSUE OF ROME'S CENTRIST "IL MESSAGGERO." ENTITLED "IRAN-IRAQ: WHO STARTED THE WAR," THE IRAQI AD DETAILS "A SERIES OF (IRANIAN) VIOLATIONS AND MILITARY AGGRESSIONS" AGAINST IRAQ IN 1979 AND 1980, LEADING [...] | 1988-08-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR IZ IT |
88STATE274007 | UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO CEASE-FIRE AND UN OBSERVERS [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING AUGUST 17 MEETING (SEPTEL),UNDER SECRETARY ZAHAWI AND INTERNATIONAL-LAW EXPERT QAYSI HANDED TO AMBASSADOR AS HDAS N DRCSMENTS. INCLUDED WERE TWO UNDATED "ANNEXES," ONE ENTITLED, "UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO THE CEASE-FIRE," AND THE OTHER, "ARRANGE- MENT [...] | 1988-08-22 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ IR |
88STATE64278 | IRAQI MISSILE ATTACKS ON TEHRAN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. FOLLOWING IS A SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT ISSUED BY INR WITH INFORMATION AS OF 0900 EDT 1 MARCH 1988: 3. IRAQ HAS ANNOUNCED A TOTAL OF 13 MISSILE STRIKES AGAINST TEHRAN SINCE THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 29. SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMS AT LEAST TEN OF THE FIRINGS [...] | 1988-03-02 00:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IZ IR MOPS MCAP |
89BAGHDAD3048 | SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 1989-06-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PARM PREL UR IR IZ |
89MOSCOW15118 | SOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATH [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------- 2. KHOMEINI'S DEATH EVOKES IN THE MINDS OF SOVIETS THE DEATH OF STALIN. PERHAPS SIMPLY BECAUSE STALIN IS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE DAYS AS THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES REVIEWS PAST CRIMES, SOVIET CONTACTS IN TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS INDEP [...] | 1989-06-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR IZ AF |
90BAGHDAD2098 | SADDAM EXPLAINS AND DEFENDS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S ... [...] | 1990-04-09 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US EG IZ |
90BAGHDAD3296 | INTELLECTUAL LEADERSHIP [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE HEADLINE NEWS HAS BEEN SADDAM'S MEETINGS WITH A "GROUP" WHICH IS MAKING THE FINAL CHANGES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION PRIOR TO DISCUSSION BY THE RCC AND THE PARTY'S REGIONAL COMMAND. 3. WE THINK DEPARTMENT'S BIOGRAPHIC FILES SHO [...] | 1990-06-07 11:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS IZ |
90BAGHDAD3306 | IRAN-IRAQ [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE IRAQI MEDIA JUNE 7 HAS NOT REACTED TO RAFSANJANI'S JUNE 6 INTERVIEW IN WHICH HE COMMENTS INTER ALIA ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING WITH SADDAM (TEHRAN RADIO VERSION IN REF B). IN SUMMARY, RAFSANJANI SAID THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A MEETING WILL DEPEND O [...] | 1990-06-07 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ |
90BAGHDAD3340 | COUP RUMORS: IRAQI EXILES AND IRAN FABRICATE [...] (U) A NUMBER OF RUMORS ARE CIRCULATING IN THE REGION... [...] | 1990-06-11 10:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINS IZ |
90BAGHDAD3788 | PUBLIC IRAQI GESTURE TOWARD THE USG [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE BAGHDAD MORNING NEWSPAPERS ON JULY 2, THE FIRST DAY OF 'ID AL-ADHA, BROUGHT A VIRTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF SADDAM'S DESIRE FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE USG. ALL FOUR ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILIES FEATURE ONE RPT ONE 'ID MESSAGE TO SADDAM, AND THAT MESSAGE IN ALL [...] | 1990-07-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US IZ |
90BAGHDAD3856 | SADDAM AND THE WESTERN MEDIA--CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 1990-07-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US IZ |
90BAGHDAD4237 | SADDAM'S MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SADDAM TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 25 THAT MUBARAK HAS ARRANGED FOR KUWAITI AND IRAQI DELEGATIONS TO MEET IN RIYADH, AND THEN ON JULY 28, 29 OR 30, THE KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE WILL COME TO BAGHDAD FOR SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS. "NOTHING WILL HAPPEN" BEFORE THEN, SADDAM HAD [...] | 1990-07-25 12:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PREL US KU IZ |
90BAGHDAD4397 | IRAQI INCURSION ACROSS KUWAITI BORDER [...] (S-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY SINCE 0630 LOCAL TO REACH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FOREIGN MINISTER AZIZ. UNDERSECRETARY HAMDUN IS APPARENTLY NOT AT HOME SINCE NOBODY ANSWERS HIS HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY DUTY OFFICER IS AWARE OF OUR INTEREST IN TALKING TO THE [...] | 1990-08-02 04:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ KU AS |
90BAGHDAD4436 | TFK102:GOI OFFICIAL POSITION ON KUWAITI INVASION [...] No summary [...] | 1990-08-02 20:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ KU |
90KHARTOUM10657 | GOS COUNCIL REPUTEDLY SUPPORTS DISMANTLING [...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...] | 1990-10-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID PHUM PREL EG IZ SU |
90KHARTOUM12303 | DEMARCHE TO GOS REGARDING INTELLIGENCE [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PRESENTED REF A DEMARCHE TO FOREIGN MINISTER SAHLOUL MORNING NOVEMBER 26. FOREIGN MINISTER GRAVELY ACKNOWLEDGED SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR GOS AVOWED POSITION OF NEUTRALITY IN GULF CONFLICT AND ITS RELATIONS WITH USG AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF ANY S [...] | 1990-11-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PINR MOPS MARR SU IZ SA US |
90KUWAIT4144 | SADDAM'S THREAT HELPS PULL KUWAITIS TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. IRAQI THREATS HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF UNIFYING SOME KUWAITI LEFTISTS AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS BEHIND THE GOK. THE LEFTIST KUWAIT TRADE UNION FEDERATION (KTUF),IN A JULY 20 STATEMENT, DENOUNCED IRAQI ALLEGATIONS AS TANTAMOUNT TO A DIRECT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST KUWAI [...] | 1990-07-21 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4267 | KUWAITIS CALM, CONFIDENT, AND UNIFIED (FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING MUBARAK'S MEDIATION BLITZ THROUGH BAGHDAD, KUWAIT, AND JEDDAH JULY 24, THE KUWAITI PUBLIC IS CALM AND CONFIDENT THAT TENSION BETWEEN KUWAIT AND IRAQ WILL EASE OFF. SOURCES INDICATE THAT KUWAITIS, WHILE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ARMED CONFLICT, HAVE TAKEN SAD [...] | 1990-07-26 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4364 | KUWAITI CABINET REJECTS "ARM-TWISTING" AS [...] (U) SUMMARY. KUWAIT'S CABINET JULY 29 WELCOMED TALKS WITH IRAQ -- NOW SET TO BEGIN IN JEDDAH JULY 31, CALLED FOR A "FAIR AND CONCLUSIVE SETTLEMENT," AND REJECTED "ALL FORMS OF ARM-TWISTING, INTIMIDATION, AND THE USE OF FORCE." THE CABINET ALSO VOICED ITS APPROVAL OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY OPEC [...] | 1990-07-31 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4425 | IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. BRAVO PARA 6 REFTEL RE ASSETS. IT HAD JUST OCCURRED TO US. MOST EFFECTIVE FURTHER MEASURE I CAN SUGGEST TO EFFECT WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT CONDITION IS TO PREVAIL UPON SAUDI ARABIA AND TURKEY TO SHUT DOWN PIPELINES CARRYING IRAQI OIL UNTIL COMPLETE PULL-BACK. 3. C [...] | 1990-08-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MOPS PINS KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4520 | TFKU01: SIDEBAR TO HISTORY OF THE INVASION - AN [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. FRENCH CHARGE' D'AFFAIRES TOLD DCM AUGUST 9 THAT TARIQ REZOUQI, KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE AND MEMBER OF THE KUWAITI DELEGATION TO THE JEDDAH SUMMIT HAS CONFIRMED TO THEM THAT THE IRAQIS WENT TO JEDDAH INTENT ON THE SUMMIT'S FAILURE. ACCORDING TO REZOUQI, THE KU [...] | 1990-08-09 18:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
90KUWAIT4818 | TFKUO1: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 1990-08-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | CASC IZ KU MOPS PINS PREL SHUM SREF UNSC |