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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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08MADRID1008 | REPSOL CONFIRMS NO PLANS WITH IRAN AND INDICATES [...] (S) Ambassador Aguirre met September 17 with Repsol General Counsel and Secretary to the Board Luis Suarez de Lezo. During the discussion, Suarez de Lezo advised the Ambassador that, after Repsol had allowed to expire its option on its block in Iran's South Pars field (reftels),it had no remaining [...] | 2008-09-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR |
08MADRID1014 | SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE, NON-PAPER ON MESA GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid engaged the GOS through a variety of channels to solicit Madrid's support of USG actions described in REFTEL. The GOS has stated that it shares USG concerns about the prospect of Syria or Iran obtaining a seat on the IAEA Board of Directors, but has indicated that M [...] | 2008-09-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PARM MNUC IR SY SP |
08MADRID1016 | SPANISH MFA RECEIVES NON-PAPER RE CHINESE [...] (S) On September 22 PolOff delivered the talking points and non-paper from REFTEL to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, and Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. As the non-paper is classified, neither GOS offici [...] | 2008-09-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH SP UK |
08MADRID1132 | NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...] | 2008-10-31 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL IR IZ SY SP MR |
08MADRID1184 | SPAIN NOT SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to various contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, who covers Iran in the MFA's Office of Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries, told Econoff November 3 that he fully agreed with [...] | 2008-11-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC TRGY AORC IR SP |
08MADRID1232 | SPAIN: MFA OFFICAL'S REMARKS ABOUT EU AND IAEA RE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarches November 25 to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA,s Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. On Iran, Salazar said the EU was in the process of finalizing a declaration that will be "very tough" about Tehran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA o [...] | 2008-11-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SP IR SY EU |
08MADRID1262 | SPAIN: MFA ADDRESSES HOST OF NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. POLCOUNS and POLOFF on November 28 met Spanish MFA officials for a wide-ranging discussion on non-proliferation issues. Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament discusse [...] | 2008-12-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER SP SY IAEA IR VE |
08MADRID281 | SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 6. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would be somewhat light this month. Javier Solana will brief on the Middle East and the EU will go forward with new I [...] | 2008-03-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI IR GG IS SY LE |
08MADRID285 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Secretary of State for Economy David Vegara on March 6. Kimmitt expressed his confidence in the underlying strength of the U.S. economy. Both agreed that accounting rules would be very important for dealing with issues surrounding the p [...] | 2008-03-10 09:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KTFN SP IR |
08MADRID286 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On March 5, visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed with Bank of SIPDIS Spain (central bank) Deputy Governor Jose Vinals the U.S. and Spanish economic situations, sovereign wealth funds, and Iran. The Deputy Secretary said that the U.S. econom [...] | 2008-03-10 09:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN IR SP |
08MADRID289 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...] | 2008-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP |
08MADRID294 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, met with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Camacho March 6. Camacho outlined the GOS' views of the threat from Islamic terrorism and emphasized the importance of exchanging information. He suggested the creation of a task for [...] | 2008-03-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN KTFN SP IR |
08MADRID308 | IRANIAN TIES OF SPANISH BANKS SANTANDER AND [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Bank of Spain, Spain's central bank, provided to post on March 7 a document summarizing activities that Bank Santander and Bank Sabadell have had or still have with Iran. The document is based on information the Bank of Spain received from the two banks on March 6 in response to [...] | 2008-03-12 17:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PTER PREL IR SP |
08MADRID320 | SPAIN: IRAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Embassy made a strong case for the EU Presidency and Spain to issue statements regarding the Iran elections per reftel demarche. Alberto Ucelay, Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs at the Spanish MFA, said that they would consider our points, particularly with regard to the need for [...] | 2008-03-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL SP IR |
08MADRID366 | NON-PAPERS DELIVERED REGARDING UNSCR 1803 AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 11:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP |
08MADRID395 | SPAIN COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL [...] (C) On April 4, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Deputy Director General for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin Garcia Ovies who indicated that Spain would continue to carefully implement the travel ban and restrictions on individuals designated under UNSCRS 1 [...] | 2008-04-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC SP ECON |
08MADRID406 | SPAIN ENCOURAGES GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs, Alberto Ucelay, in response to reftel demarche, said that Spain also seeks greater regional engagement with Iraq. As the new Spanish cabinet is being formed this week, he was not able to share specific details about Spanish FM participation [...] | 2008-04-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN IR SP |
08MADRID418 | BANCO SABADELL SUSPENDS IRAN REPRESENTATIONAL [...] (SBU) On April 14, post received a letter from Banco Sabadell President Jose Oliu announcing that Sabadell had decided on March 31 to suspend all activities of its Iran representational office. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the letter, which responded to a letter post had sent Oliu the [...] | 2008-04-16 11:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IR KTFN SP |
08MADRID465 | POST PRESSES GOS ON IRAN FINANCIAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed the head of Spain's Export Credit Insurance Company (CESCE) on 4/21/08 to limit export credit guarantees to Iran. Separately, EconOff met on 4/21/08 with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official to discuss Spain's views on Iran sanctions. The MFA offici [...] | 2008-04-24 12:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP |
08MADRID477 | AMBASSADOR RAISES IPR, IRAN CONCERNS WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Ambassador Aguirre informed new GOS trade minister Sebastian of Spain,s placement on the Special 301 Watch List. Sebastian expressed disappointment but vowed to work with the USG and set as a goal getting Spain off the Watch List by 2009. The Ambassador reviewed US [...] | 2008-04-29 08:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KIPR KNNP IR SP |
08MADRID486 | FINANCE VICE MINISTER LETTER ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) As a followup to visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt's meeting with Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Economy David Vegara on March 6 (reftel),the Ambassador wrote Vegara a letter about Spanish transactions with Iranian banks. Vegara has responded with the following l [...] | 2008-04-29 17:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN SP IR |
08MADRID492 | REPSOL, SHELL REPORTEDLY SEEKING TO SELL IRAN GAS [...] (U) Repsol and Shell will sell their joint 50% stake in natural gas development in Iran's South Pars block 14, according to reports in the Spanish business press. The two firms are reported to be negotiating an agreement with the GOI in which they would give up their concession in exchange for an a [...] | 2008-05-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET IR SP |
08MADRID540 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO THE UN [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on 5/12/08 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin. Alvargonzalez told EconOff on 5/14/08 that he did not know when Spain would submit its UNSCR [...] | 2008-05-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID566 | IRAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Trade, Silvia Iranzo Gutierrez, on 5/19/08. Iranzo chairs the Spanish government's interagency committee that reviews exports to Iran. She indicated her willingness to work with us on this and other issues. EconO [...] | 2008-05-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC SP |
08MADRID598 | SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...] | 2008-05-29 09:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PINR IR SP |
08MADRID606 | SPAIN HAS SENT UNSCR 1803 REPORT TO NEW YORK [...] (U) Per reftel, on 5/14/08, EconOff asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations, Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, about the status of Spain's UNSCR 1803 report and encouraged submission as soon as possible, noting that the U.S. had already submitte [...] | 2008-05-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID633 | FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE - SPAIN'S [...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay expressed appreciation for receiving a copy of the invitation conveyed through CENTCOM representatives and said that Spain would like to send a representative to the conference, but was determining how to arrange a complicat [...] | 2008-06-06 07:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL SP IR |
08MADRID679 | IRAN SANCTIONS - SPAIN WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF BANK [...] (C) Following up on information contained in ref e-mail, EconOff spoke on 6/18/08 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin about Iran sanctions. Alvargonzalez indicated that Spain would vote in fa [...] | 2008-06-19 10:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD EINV TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID741 | DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 3, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met July 3 with Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Policy Angel Lossada. They discussed Lossada's visit to Washington, our concern over the tone of some recent public remarks by GOS and Socialist Party officials, the Global Initiative to Comba [...] | 2008-07-07 11:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KV AF IR SP |
08MADRID836 | IRAN FOCUS OF TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary Stuart A. Levey, accompanied by Chief of Staff Christy Clark and Policy Advisor DeAnna Fernandez, traveled to Madrid, Spain July 15-17, 2008 to press for Spanish support for implementation of UNSCR 1803 per the EU-3 1 proposal and to provide information on the [...] | 2008-07-28 16:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR SP |
08MADRID844 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Laura Martinez from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate of Counter-Terrorism. Econoff explained that the USG had designated an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals on July 8, and passed along to Martinez background on these entitie [...] | 2008-07-29 14:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SP PTER KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08MADRID848 | SPAIN RECEIVES NAM DEMARCHE [...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for North America Fernando Prieto received reftel demarche and informed Embassy that the Spanish MFA did not send a delegation to the NAM conference in Teheran. Prieto also verifed that Spanish diplomatic representatives resident in Iran did not attend th [...] | 2008-07-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PHUM PREL PTER SP IR |
08MADRID925 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 19 to MFA's newly arrived Deputy Director General for Counter-Terrorism, Pascual Navarro, informing him that the U.S. had designated an additional 5 Iranian entities under E.O. 13382. Econoff also talked with Juan Manuel Vega Serrano, Deputy Directo [...] | 2008-08-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN SP |
08MADRID979 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO BUY SPANISH-MADE MILLING MACHINE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
08MANAGUA1115 | NICARAGUA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On August 27, 2008 we met with Rene Morales, Director for American Affairs and Jane Mary Rivera from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 and delivered the points and non-paper as instructed per REFTEL. Mo [...] | 2008-09-02 17:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL EFIN IR GM NU PARM |
08MANAGUA325 | NICARAGUA: IRANIANS SHOW THE MONEY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Late on March 11, 2008, a major Nicaraguan daily reported that the Iranian Council of Ministers had approved a 150 million euro loan to fund a Nicaraguan hydroelectric project at Boboke in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). After the story broke, Rappaccioli took pains [...] | 2008-03-17 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ENRG NU IR |
08MANAGUA509 | IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S IRAN SANCTIONS: MANAGUA [...] (U) On April 11, we met with the Foreign Ministry's (MINREX) Director for North America, Rene Morales, and Nelly Beteta, Director for Africa and the Middle East, to deliver points and non-papers as instructed per reftels. Beteta indicated that the Government of Nicaragua supported Iran's peac [...] | 2008-04-25 23:21:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR NU |
08MANAMA127 | U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON TERRORISM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION FINANCE REF: 07 MANAMA 1089 MANAMA 00000127 001.6 OF 002 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli, reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA130 | FUTURE BANK'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA138 | REISSUE - U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 16:15:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA195 | U/S LEVEY PROMOTES CHARITIES CONFERENCE, WARNS BANKERS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Treasury U/S Levey reiterated to banks the risks of engaging in transactions with Iranian financial institutions. U/S Levey said he expected the imminent U.S. designation of Future Bank. He told the Minister of Social Development about the importance of fund-raising oversight, and supp [...] | 2008-03-24 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN IR BA |
08MANAMA218 | BAHRAIN: DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC EFIN IR BA |
08MANAMA220 | BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803, EMPHASIS ON BANKS MELLI, MELLAT, AND SADERAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-06 09:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM MNUC IR BA |
08MANAMA235 | SCENESETTER FOR CNO VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS IR BA |
08MANAMA28 | AUB CEO CONFIRMS BANK'S SUSPENSION OF IRANIAN BUSINESS NOT NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 15:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA306 | OIL MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL IR BA |
08MANAMA310 | LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LE SY IR BA |
08MANAMA329 | NATURAL GAS TALKS WITH IRAN CONTINUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL IR BA |
08MANAMA410 | P5 PLUS 1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) On June 12 (before receipt of reftel) MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifah showed CDA a paper the local French Ambassador had just delivered to him outlining the renewed P5 plus 1 incentives package. Al Khalifah said Bahrain and other Gulf governments had been concerned that th [...] | 2008-06-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR BA |
08MANAMA458 | BAHRAIN'S KING PRAISES U.S. NAVY'S ROLE IN REGION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 13:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR IR BA |
08MANAMA470 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN AND GULF SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR IR BA |
08MANAMA473 | BAHRAIN ON TEHRAN NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PREL IR BA |
08MANAMA49 | ASHURA IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KIRF PHUM ASEC IR BA |
08MANAMA496 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO BAHRAINClassified By: Charge d’Affaires a.i. Christopher Henzel for reasons 1. 4 (b) and (d) [...] (S) General Petraeus, Embassy Manama and the Bahraini leadership look forward to welcoming you back to Bahrain. Following on Secretary Rice's dinner in Abu Dhabi with GCC-plus 3 officials July 21, and at a time when many in the Gulf are speculating about the trajectory of the tensions over Iran's n [...] | 2008-07-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR IZ BA |
08MANAMA528 | BAHRAIN’S RELATIONS WITH IRANREF: A. 07 MANAMA 1045 B. 07 MANAMA 1070 C. 07 MANAMA 1016 D. MANAMA 22 E. MANAMA 220 F. MANAMA 430 G. MANAMA 442 [...] (C) Summary: The Sunni ruling family of tiny, Shi'a-majority Bahrain have long recognized that they needed outsiders -- first the British, then the United States -- to protect them from predatory neighbors, Iran foremost among them. Both Shahs and Ayatollahs have asserted claims to sovereignty over [...] | 2008-08-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KNNP PTER EFIN IR BA |
08MANAMA536 | THE SHI'A CLERICAL HIERARCHY IN BAHRAIN REF: A. 04 MANAMA 378 B. 06 MANAMA 710 C. 06 MANAMA 1728 D. MANAMA 253 E. MANAMA 420 F. MANAMA 510 G. MANAMA 528 Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PINR KISL IR IZ LE BA |
08MANAMA541 | GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO BAHRAINREF: MANAMA 510Classified By: CDA CHRISTOPHER HENZEL FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad said PM Maliki was &welcome8 to visit Bahrain. He accused Syria and Hizballah of helping train Bahraini extremists. He described Iranian diplomatic pressure and expressed gratitude for the continued U.S. military presence. Hussein, Bahraini Navy Deputy Commander Brig Gen Moh [...] | 2008-08-13 09:25:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL IZ SY LE IR BA |
08MANAMA555 | BAHRAIN WATCHING FOR IRANIAN PROLIFERATION-RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KNNP IR BA |
08MANAMA577 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR IR IZ BA |
08MANAMA586 | BAHRAINI FM MEETS WITH NAVCENT COMMANDER: IRAQ, [...] (C) On August 28, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad Al-Khalifa called on NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Bill Gortney. Admiral Gortney reviewed NAVCENT operations and Coalition membership and operations. FM Al-Khalifa briefly detailed expanding GOB ties with Iraq (progress towa [...] | 2008-09-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR IR IZ BA |
08MANAMA592 | A FIELD GUIDE TO BAHRAINI POLITICAL PARTIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV ELAB KDEM PINR PTER LE IR BA |
08MANAMA677 | BAHRAINI PROPOSAL FOR A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister has called for a new regional organization that would include Israel, Iran, Turkey and the Arab states, and asked for public USG support. End summary. 2. (U) Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa delivered a speech at the [...] | 2008-10-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IS IR BA |
08MANAMA702 | BAHRAIN CONTINUES SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain is continuing talks with Iran over a potential deal to import natural gas, but a key industry figure claimed that the negotiations are a ploy to encourage the U.S. and Saudis to put pressure on Qatar to be more forthcoming with its own gas supplies. Deep-well gas explorat [...] | 2008-10-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG IR BA |
08MANAMA705 | BAHRAINI FM WILL SEEK THE SECRETARY'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister plans to ask the Secretary for diplomatic support for his proposed new regional organization, a grouping that would include Israel. End summary. 2. (C) On October 14 Ambassador met with Shaikh Ahmad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah, the head of Bahrain's NSC [...] | 2008-10-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS IR TU BA |
08MANAMA715 | BAHRAIN SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Bahrain signed a framework agreement with Iran to continue talks toward an agreement on importing natural gas from the South Pars field. The agreement prepares the way for negotiations to begin next year on pricing and delivery. Even if pricing negotiations move q [...] | 2008-10-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR BA |
08MANAMA734 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON LARIJANI VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister saw Larijani's visit as part of Iran's double game of pressure and engagement with Gulf states. Larijani said Iran was concerned about allegedly new American military activity. End summary. 2. (S) CDA, accompanied by poloff, called on Foreign Min [...] | 2008-10-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MOPS IR BA |
08MANAMA765 | KING HAMAD ON IRAN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RUSSIA, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad confirmed that Iran expressed concern to Bahrain about U.S. naval "weapons systems." Bahrain plans to continue pushing its proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. The King was suspicious of China, apologetic about his upcoming visit to Russia, and warm [...] | 2008-11-12 13:49:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR IR RS CH IN BA |
08MANAMA795 | (U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14 REF: A. MANAMA 759 B. STATE 123514 C. MANAMA 773 [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Ambassador Burns, Chairman Mullen, General Petraeus - Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you all back to Bahrain. King Hamad and his leadership team value your friendship and appreciate your visit. We and they will want to use this visit to advance greater GCC defense coop [...] | 2008-12-02 10:35:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR KDEM IR IZ RS CH IN BA |
08MANAMA835 | IRAN: BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad complained that Bahrain hosts "belligerent" U.S. forces, and reiterated Iran's rejection of Bahrain's proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. Bahrain and Iran renewed a 2003 agreement on cooperation against smuggling. End summary. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-12-28 12:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SA BA |
08MANILA1123 | PHILIPPINES ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT [...] Per reftel request, poloff on May 9 met with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to stress the importance of timely submission of a 60-day report on steps the Philippines has taken to implement UNSCR 1803. Poloff informed Director for Security and Legal Matters Leah Ruiz of th [...] | 2008-05-09 09:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL IR MNUC RP UNSC |
08MANILA1343 | IAEA/IRAN: PHILIPPINES WILL VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (SBU) The Philippine government has committed to make a clear statement regarding the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting June 2-6. Per reftel request, we met June 2 with Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Political, Legal, a [...] | 2008-06-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RP IAEA |
08MANILA1492 | PHILIPPINES REVIEWS THE P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Officials at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) were pleased to receive reftel non-paper on June 17. Legal, Political, and Security Affairs Director Leah Ruiz of the DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) said that the Philippine Mission in [...] | 2008-06-20 06:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IR KNNP MNUC PREL RP IAEA |
08MANILA1721 | PHILIPPINES CAUTIOUS ON NAM MEETING AND IRAN/IAEA [...] (SBU) Post on July 14 conveyed to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs' Legal, Political and Security Affairs Director for United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Leah Ruiz our concerns with Iran's anticipated maneuvering at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) [...] | 2008-07-21 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM RP TRGY MNUC PREL IR UR |
08MANILA1748 | PHILIPPINES RECEIVES DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on July 17 received reftel A non-paper that describes the designation of an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters"). DF [...] | 2008-07-23 06:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR RP |
08MANILA505 | PHILIPPINES WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA ACTIVITY [...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarches to Acting Executive Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) on February 27 and February 28 regarding International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments of Iran's activ [...] | 2008-02-28 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC |
08MANILA878 | PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C) The Philippine government has agreed to deny visas to the individuals designated in UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1737, 1747, and 1803. Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told polo [...] | 2008-04-11 07:05:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC |
08MASERU104 | LESOTHO: DEMARCHES ON HCOC, UN RESOLUTIONS AND DECLARATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On April 21, Poloff met with Europe and Americas Director P. P. Makosholo at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver demarches on Lesotho's ascension to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Missile Proliferation (HCOC, Ref A),the U.S.-EU sponsored UN Prisoners on Conscience de [...] | 2008-04-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP PARM PHUM KSCA ETTC TPSA IR |
08MASERU180 | LESOTHO: AGOA FORUM, IRAN PACKAGE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD [...] SUMMARY: On June 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Mr. P. P. Makosholo, Europe and Americas Desk Director at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, learning that: a) while the GOL has received AGOA forum invitations (ref a),their delegation has not been finalized; b) Lesotho's MFA app [...] | 2008-06-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM EAID ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR IR LT |
08MASERU387 | LESOTHO'S RESPONSE TO "DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR LT |
08MEXICO1039 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...] | 2008-04-08 21:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS |
08MEXICO1331 | SCENESETTER FOR USUNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE, MAY 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. We understand you would like to focus your visit on conveying U.S concerns as relate to Iran's failure to meet its obligations to the UN. You will find that Mexico shares our concerns but your visit should offer [...] | 2008-05-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM PARM UN IR MX |
08MEXICO1634 | ADDRESSING MEXICO'S PROBLEMATIC RESOLUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 22:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC MX PARM |
08MEXICO1649 | U.S-MEXICO TALKS ON IAEA, DOMESTIC NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican Foreign Ministry officials meeting with the U.S. Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte conveyed general support for U.S. views on challenges facing the IAEA. Mexico shares our concern about Iran's nuclear activities [...] | 2008-05-29 21:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM ENRG TRGY IAEA UN IR MX |
08MEXICO1928 | MEXICO ON THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed points and the updated P5 1 package for Iran (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),on June 20. Juarez commented that he hoped Iran would accept the package and a diplomatic [...] | 2008-06-25 20:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MX |
08MEXICO3503 | MEXICO ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRANIAN AND SYRIAN [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed points November 26 on the IAEA's reports on Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that the Government of Mexico (GOM) conti [...] | 2008-11-26 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY MX |
08MEXICO3778 | MEXICO ON FORMER PRESIDENT ERNESTO ZEDILLO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 23:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY MX |
08MEXICO3793 | MEXICO ON INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed points on increasing financial pressure on Iran (reftel) December 24 to Fernando Gonzalez in the Office of the UN Security Council at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE). Gonzalez commented that the Government of Mexico (GOM) supports full implementation of the Se [...] | 2008-12-24 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM MX |
08MEXICO613 | USG VIEWS FOLLOWING IAEA BRIEFING ON IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC MX PARM |
08MEXICO959 | MEXICO DEMARCHED ON UNSCR 1803 ON IRAN, INCLUDING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 20:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC NSG PARM UNSC IR MX |
08MILAN68 | ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...] | 2008-04-18 11:10:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET IT IR |
08MILAN69 | ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...] | 2008-04-18 11:10:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET IT IR |
08MINSK150 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - February 29, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Undertakes Brief Speaking Tour (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Cleared of Criminal Charges (para. 3) - Business Activists Barred From Kozulina Funeral (p [...] | 2008-02-29 13:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG IR BO CU |
08MINSK165 | UNSCR 1803/IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] (C) DCM delivered a copy of UNSCR 1803 (with annexes) along with reftel points March 7 to Andrey Rzheusskiy and Ilona Yurevich, Counselors of the MFA's North America Department. 2. (C) While Rzheusskiy offered no substantive comment on the resolution, he did raise a February 29 interview [...] | 2008-03-07 16:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PARM MNUC KNNP IR BO |
08MINSK87 | NUCLEAR EXPORT DENIALS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA BO IR |
08MONROVIA567 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 17:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR LI |
08MONROVIA592 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF AL-QAIDA-AFFILIATED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR LI |
08MONROVIA650 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN LI |
08MONTEVIDEO195 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN AND [...] (C) On April 4, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Carlos Barros, following up with a telephone call on April 8. Barros said that the MFA is undergoing a major internal restructuring as the result of the change in Foreign [...] | 2008-04-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC UY |
08MOSCOW1001 | MFA COOL TO OUR CONCERNS ABOUT GAZPROM INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) On April 10, per ref A, we raised USG concerns about potential Gazprom investment in Iran's petroleum sector to MFA Iran Desk Director Maxim Baranov. We noted that such investment runs counter to the international effort to bring Iran into compliance with UNSC resolutions and that it cou [...] | 2008-04-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL ETTC IR RS |
08MOSCOW1004 | DEMARCHE ON TRAVEL BAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC |
08MOSCOW1340 | LEBANON: RUSSIA SENDS SIGNAL TO SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) On May 15, MFA Director for Middle East Affairs Sergey Vershinin said that in the wake of FM Lavrov's May 13 conversations with Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora and Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit, Russia had sent a "signal" to Damascus and Tehran that it was necessary to create the "most positive [...] | 2008-05-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1448 | GERMAN FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES RUSSIAN-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's week-long visit to Russia May 12-16, which will be followed by Medvedev's first trip to Europe as President, to Berlin on June 5-6, reinforced Germany as Russia's principal European partner. Steinmeier led a large German busines [...] | 2008-05-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ENRG GG GM IR RS |
08MOSCOW146 | BUSHEHR TIMELINE: ATOMSTROYEXPORT PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Bushehr reactor could be ready for initial start-up by the end of 2008 if there are no major supply or technical problems, Atomstroyexport representatives told the Embassy. Initial start-up would be followed by about four to five months of tests before the reactor (assuming [...] | 2008-01-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL RS IR |
08MOSCOW1460 | NEUTRON GENERATOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS |
08MOSCOW1478 | RUSSIA'S ROLE IN THE IRAN-SYRIA-LEBANON TRIANGLE [...] (C) Summary: Russia welcomed the May 21 Doha agreement as an opportunity to put Lebanon on the path toward national reconciliation, but understood that this was a temporary measure to overcome the country's latest political crisis. MFA officials believe the Lebanese factions' decision to avoi [...] | 2008-05-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1515 | PROGRESS IN LEBANON AND SYRIA BODES WELL FOR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Oleg Ozerov told us on May 28 that positive developments in Lebanon and Syria justified revisiting dates for the GOR's planned Moscow Middle East conference. The GOR believed that settlement of the Lebanese political crisis with the [...] | 2008-05-30 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1648 | MFA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: At the working-level, the MFA remains hopeful the latest P5 1 proposals will lead to progress on the Iranian nuclear issue, but believes Tehran is likely to use elements of the package Solana will deliver to delay negotiations. The MFA dismissed the IAEA DG's latest report, which [...] | 2008-06-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1774 | SECURITY COUNCIL'S NAZAROV HOLDS FIRM ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 19 meeting with NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick, EUR/DAS David Merkel and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly, Russian Federation Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov repeated the now well worn list of grievances against U.S. policy on Iran and [...] | 2008-06-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW2055 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 17 MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK: [...] (S) Summary. During a 1 1/2 hour meeting July 17, the Ambassador and DFM Sergey Kislyak reviewed key issues in the relationship and agreed on the need to emphasize the positive areas of cooperation, as the Sochi Strategic Declaration had done. The Ambassador told Kislyak we expected a decisio [...] | 2008-07-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM NATO GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW2333 | ROSATOM STATE CORPORATION - REORGANIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The Rosatom State Corporation's new U.S./EU Section Head reports that the reorganization of the Corporation and its subdivisions is still underway. Although no longer a Federal Agency, Rosatom will retain some of its export control functions. Rosatom will continue to pursue co [...] | 2008-08-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PINR ENRG ETTC IR IN RS |
08MOSCOW2686 | MEDVEDEV'S MEETINGS WITH IRANIAN AND AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov shared with us his insights on Medvedev's August 28 meetings with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Karzai on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, during which Kholkhov served as Medvedev's Persi [...] | 2008-09-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF IR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2735 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...] | 2008-09-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS |
08MOSCOW2785 | RUSSIA "SATISFIED" WITH ISRAEL ON GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Azeri told the Ambassador that Russia had urged Israel not to resume arms sales to Georgia, but did not directly link this issue to Russian arms sales to Syria and Iran. The MFA explained that Russia was "satisfied" with Israel's position on Georgia, which did [...] | 2008-09-16 13:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG IR IS SY RS |
08MOSCOW2824 | RUSSIAN POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: Russia will not allow tension over Georgia to diminish unity among the P5 1, although the GOR is not ready to support a new UNSC resolution and prefers continued negotiations with Iran, according to the MFA. While Tehran hopes the current international situation will lead Moscow [...] | 2008-09-19 11:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UNSC IAEA GG IR TU RS |
08MOSCOW2835 | RUSSIA'S VIEW ON GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] (S) On September 22, DCM and ESToff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Iranian or Syrian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Oleg Rozhkov. Rozhkov said that this [...] | 2008-09-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC AF SY IR KZ RS |
08MOSCOW2905 | MFA: UNSC RESOLUTION DEMONSTRATED UNITY ON IRAN [...] (C) MFA Department for Security and Disarmament Affairs Iran specialist Alexander Trofimov told us on September 30 that the passage of UNSCR 1835 demonstrated P5 1 unity on Iran and should dispel fears that tension over Georgia has diminished the ability of the U.S. and Russia to cooperate on [...] | 2008-10-01 11:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UNSC IAEA IR RS |
08MOSCOW3011 | S-300 DEMARCHE DELIVERED; RUSSIA PROMISES TO [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A demarche on the possible transfer to Iran of an S-300 anti-missile system and Igla-S MANPADs to MFA Director for North America Igor Neverov on October 9. Neverov said the MFA would disseminate the information and convey the USG's concern through the appropriate chan [...] | 2008-10-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MASS IR RS |
08MOSCOW3026 | OLMERT PRESSES RUSSIA TO DO MORE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Israeli PM Olmert's October 6-7 meetings with Medvedev and Lavrov covered a range of issues, and do not appear to have been arranged to head off an imminent Russian sale of S-300 missiles to Iran, despite press reports to the contrary. Olmert pressed Russia to do more on Iran, i [...] | 2008-10-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR IR IS SY RS |
08MOSCOW3059 | HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S., IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with HFAC Chairman Berman and the Ambassador, FM Lavrov argued against holding U.S.-Russian relations hostage to ideology and politics, reaffirming the Sochi Declaration commitments. He pushed hard for continued diplomacy with Iran, criticizing unila [...] | 2008-10-16 07:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNDP PTER OREP RS GG IZ IR |
08MOSCOW3064 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS URGE U.S. NOT TO LET GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 13 roundtable attended by HFAC Chairman Howard Berman and HFAC staff, analysts argued that Russians perceived NATO expansion as more of a threat than a nuclear Iran, which was not viewed by the political leadership as a "vital issue" for Russia. They warned a [...] | 2008-10-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP IR IS RS |
08MOSCOW3127 | HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS DUMA IRC CHAIRMAN KOSACHEV: [...] (SBU) Summary: Duma International Relations Committee Chair Kosachev told House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Berman October 14 that the difficult state of U.S.-Russian relations was due to Russia's "disappointment" over European security structures following the end of the Cold War. He [...] | 2008-10-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNDP NATO MARR PARM OREP GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW3153 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM RYABKOV: POST-START, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador October 24 the GOR had begun studying the post-START Treaty text delivered that morning. But the need to translate the text and the fact that Russia had not received the missile defense (MD) documents meant November 6 wo [...] | 2008-10-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MARR IR RS |
08MOSCOW3201 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. Russian Security Council Secretary and former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Nikolay Patrushev told Ambassador October 29 that the U.S. and Russia need to rebuild trust and confidence. Citing past examples of U.S.-Russian counterterrorism (CT) cooperation, he contend [...] | 2008-10-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW3215 | RUSSIA ON IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE ON 30 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL MNUC TRGY IR RS |
08MOSCOW3252 | RUSSIA-IRAN RELATIONS DRIVEN BY REGIONAL POLITICAL [...] (Summary): MFA Iran desk chief Maksim Ganzey provided us with an overview of Russian relations with Iran that he argued went beyond the nuclear issue and were based largely upon the GOR's need to work effectively with a country that had considerable ability to impact political and economic is [...] | 2008-11-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MARR IR RS |
08MOSCOW3271 | RUSSIA LOSES NO MATTER HOW THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Russia will lose no matter how the Iranian nuclear controversy is resolved, according to analysts who argue that Russia faces either the prospect of a nuclear Iran causing instability in the Middle East, or a negotiated settlement that will lead Iran to "drop" Russia in favor of [...] | 2008-11-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MNUC IR RS |
08MOSCOW3372 | MFA ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF IR PK RS |
08MOSCOW3411 | ROSATOM TO SEND ONLY WORKING-LEVEL DELEGATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 20:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IR RS |
08MOSCOW3429 | RUSSIA'S VIEWS ON THE IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN AND [...] (C) On November 25, ESToff delivered reftel points on the IAEA reports on the Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs to Alexander Bolichiov, Second Secretary in the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. Syria ------ 2. (C) Bolichiov was dismissive regarding the points on [...] | 2008-11-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY RS |
08MOSCOW3708 | SENATOR LUGAR: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR U.S. RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Lugar heard a mixed, but mostly positive, message on Russian receptivity towards rebuilding U.S.-Russian relations, with a range of officials and respected observers calling for a return to the official diplomatic architecture that once governed bilateral dialogue. Th [...] | 2008-12-22 06:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS IR AF |
08MOSCOW434 | DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...] | 2008-02-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS |
08MOSCOW442 | RUSSIAN CONCERNS ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EXPORT [...] (SBU) On February 15, we delivered reftel points regarding U.S. support for the IAEA request to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Governments for additional information regarding export denials to Iran or nuclear related items already delivered to Iran. 2. (SBU) Alexandr Bolichiov of the MF [...] | 2008-02-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC AORC PARM IAEA IR RS |
08MOSCOW52 | DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN UPGRADES TO IRANIAN KVADRAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM IR RS |
08MOSCOW586 | DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN KVADRAT UPGRADES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-01 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EETC IR PARM PREL PTER RS |
08MOSCOW591 | RUSSIAN COMMENTS ON USG VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT AND [...] (S) On February 27 we delivered reftel non-paper (Ref B) regarding U.S. views of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments of Iran's activities to Alexander Trifimov of the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. 2. (S) Trifimov contended that Iran had been relati [...] | 2008-03-03 07:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA UNGA PREL IR RS |
08MOSCOW648 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR RS |
08MOSCOW712 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IR RS |
08MOSCOW817 | MOSCOW UNDERSTANDS IRANIAN AMBITIONS, SAY RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent round of meetings, prominent Russian analysts argued that Russia's long history of dealing with Iran and its willing understanding of Iran's ambitions to be a great power in the Middle East and wider Islamic world are two important factors in appreciating the GOR appr [...] | 2008-03-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR RS |
08MOSCOW848 | DFM SALTANOV ON MOSCOW CONFERENCE, SYRIA, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senior Staff Member Talwar, DFM Saltanov reviewed Russia's position on a range of critical issues in the Middle East, underscoring strong U.S.-Russian cooperation in the lead up to and following the Annapolis [...] | 2008-03-28 08:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS IR IQ MEP |
08MOSCOW859 | RUSSIAN DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL NAZAROV ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with SFRC Staff Member Puneet Talwar and DCM, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Nazarov praised P5 1 unity on Iran, but argued that SIPDIS a lack of a roadmap, the failure to lay out positive inducements for Iranian action, over-reliance on sanct [...] | 2008-03-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNDP RS IR |
08MOSCOW955 | DFM SALTANOV DISCUSSES IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST, WITH S/I [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with DFM Saltanov in Moscow April 2, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I) Ambassador David Satterfield urged Russia to encourage Iraq's neighbors to play a greater role in helping to stabilize the country, noting that Iraq was important for [...] | 2008-04-08 07:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EPET ENRG IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW956 | RUSSIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Present and former Russian officials welcomed the message from the Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, Ambassador Satterfield, that the U.S. encouraged increased Russian engagement in Iraq during a round of April 2-3 meetings, and pressed the U.S. to broaden [...] | 2008-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW957 | RUSSIAN EXPERTS SAY U.S. MUST REMAIN IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Prominent Russian analysts told Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, Ambassador Satterfield, SIPDIS and Ambassador Burns, during an April 3 gathering, that preventing the fragmentation and radicalization of Iraq was a key Russian concern, and urged that direct, long- [...] | 2008-04-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW970 | GOR PROMOTES "INNOVATION ECONOMY" [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia continues to promote innovation as a means to harness its scientific expertise and diversify its economy beyond oil and gas exports. The Federation Council and Duma recently held hearings on stimulating innovation. The GOR also promoted innovation through sponsorship of [...] | 2008-04-09 05:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL ECON EINT ETRD TNGD IR RS |
08MOSCOW999 | DEMARCHES ON IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 12:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EUN IZ IR RS |
08MUSCAT156 | IRANIAN PUSH TO RAISE PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL [...] (S) As evidenced by a series of recent visits, media interviews and a first-time commercial exposition, Iran appears to be making a concerted effort to raise its profile, and currently very limited business presence, in Oman. While Omani interest in Iranian gas could expand cooperation betw [...] | 2008-02-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL ECON IR MU |
08MUSCAT171 | GENERAL MOSELEY'S FEBRUARY 14 MEETINGS WITH OMANI [...] (C) General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, met separately on February 14 with Mohammed Al-Rasbi, Under-Secretary for Defense Affairs, and with Air Vice Marshall Yahya bin Rashid al-Juma'a, Commander Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),to discuss the merits of Shared Ea [...] | 2008-02-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS IR MU |
08MUSCAT174 | ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON'S MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos discussed both domestic and regional issues during his February 19 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, CENTCOM Commander. On the domestic front, the Sultan described his desire to empower the government to be more responsive to citizen concerns. Seeking to strengthen th [...] | 2008-03-01 05:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KWMN IR IZ MU |
08MUSCAT181 | OMANI VIEWS ON LATEST IAEA BRIEFING ON IRAN [...] (S) On March 2, the Ambassador conveyed U.S. views on the IAEA Secretariat's February 25 briefing on Iran, as described reftel, to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. The Ambassador also left reftel non-paper with the Minister. Bin Alawi listened closely, but did not ad [...] | 2008-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR MU |
08MUSCAT187 | NEW FOREIGN FIRMS SEEK FOOTHOLDS IN OMAN [...] (C) According to a key project development banker in Oman, new foreign firms, including those from Iran and China, are attempting to gain a foothold in Oman amidst the current construction boom. So far, entry has not been easy, in spite of Oman's generally clean tender process. Competence, [...] | 2008-03-03 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL IR MU |
08MUSCAT197 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1803: OMANI RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief relayed reftel points on March 5 to Humaid al-Ma'ani, Office Director for Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. A copy of UN Security Council Resolution 1803 (including annexes) and the P5 plus 1 Ministers' Statement was delivered to th [...] | 2008-03-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT200 | GAS SHORTAGE REMAINS TOP CONCERN OF OMANI MINISTRY [...] (C) The Omani government continues to discuss its gas supply needs with Iran and Qatar, though it is optimistic that recent domestic exploration efforts will reduce its projected dependence on imports. The government is equally hopeful that its investment in enhanced oil recovery techniques w [...] | 2008-03-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL MU IR |
08MUSCAT235 | SULTAN'S ADVISOR SPEAKS ON IRAN [...] (C) Iran is taking advantage of America's misperceived weakness in the region in order to court the Arab street and fill the resulting power vacuum in the region, according to Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, [...] | 2008-03-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN IR MU |
08MUSCAT278 | IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN USCRS 1737, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR MU |
08MUSCAT289 | OMAN REMAINS VIGILANT ON IRANIAN BANKING ACTIVITIES [...] (C) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Executive President Hamoud Sangour al-Zadjali to urge vigilance on the increasingly deceptive practices used by Iranian financial institutions to circumvent UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) and Financial Action Task Fo [...] | 2008-04-16 13:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PTER IR MU |
08MUSCAT297 | SENIOR OMANI DELEGATION VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (U) A delegation of Omani officials, led by Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmud al-Sa'id, arrived in Tehran on April 20 for a three-day official visit to Iran. According to the Oman News Agency, the delegation included Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al-Sa'id (Minister of Heritage and Cultu [...] | 2008-04-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IR MU |
08MUSCAT303 | OMAN REMAINS IN THE HUNT FOR GAS [...] (SBU) On April 22, Omani media outlets carried front-page stories on the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the "joint development" of the Kish gas field with Iran and the exporting of Iranian gas to Oman. The MoU was reportedly signed by the Iranian Deputy Minister of Oi [...] | 2008-04-23 08:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR MU |
08MUSCAT313 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, recently returned from Iran, downplayed Iranian press reports of three bilateral agreements signed during the visit of a senior Omani delegation to Tehran. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the joint development of the Kish [...] | 2008-04-26 12:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG IR MU |
08MUSCAT36 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 8 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs praised close U.S.-Oman ties and the two countries' "strategic" relationship. He applauded President Bush's renewed push to help create a Palestinian state, but feared [...] | 2008-01-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IR MU |
08MUSCAT376 | OMANI SUPPORT FOR ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary General of the Omani Foreign Ministry told the Ambassador on May 18 that Oman firmly supported ongoing Arab League efforts to help mediate an agreement among the various factions to end the crisis in Lebanon. While acknowledging the need for Hizballah to pledge to [...] | 2008-05-19 13:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IR MU |
08MUSCAT403 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on June 1 to discuss a number of issues (septels),the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on the latest IAEA report regarding Iran's nuclear program. Bin Alawi acknowledged U.S. concerns over Tehran's nuclea [...] | 2008-06-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT445 | SIGNS OF POSSIBLE CHANGE IN OMAN-IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (S/NF) While maintaining close, cordial relations with Tehran has long been a priority for the Omani government, Oman has traditionally kept its neighbor to the north at arm's length, resulting in a relationship that is largely non-substantive. Bilateral economic ties remain limited and Oman [...] | 2008-06-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR MU |
08MUSCAT456 | POINTS ON P5+1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP IR MU |
08MUSCAT467 | OMAN LOWERS OIL OUTPUT PROJECTIONS [...] (U) On June 15, Minister of Oil and Gas Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy told media outlets that Oman's 2008 oil production figures had been revised downward from a projected 790,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000 bpd. Oman reported a production rate of 743,000 bpd over the first four months [...] | 2008-06-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON MU IR |
08MUSCAT532 | DEMARCHE ON NAM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA IR MU |
08MUSCAT536 | IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO MUSCAT (JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki made a brief visit to Muscat on July 16 for talks with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Mottaki reportedly did not meet with other senior Omani officials. While in Oman, Mottaki granted a press intervi [...] | 2008-07-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT565 | OMAN REMAINS WARY OF IRANIAN EXPANSIONISM [...] (S/NF) Minister of the Royal Office and head of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ali bin Majid al-Ma'amari, reviewed Oman's view on Iran from a security perspective, highlighting Omani awareness of Iran's deceptive tactics and expansionist ideologic [...] | 2008-08-07 07:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM IR MU |
08MUSCAT662 | OMANIS PUBLICLY CONFIRM OMAN-IRAN GAS DEAL [...] (U) A number of internet news and business sites have recently published a Reuters report dated September 11 on an Oman-Iran plan to develop Iran's off-shore Kish gas field in the Arabian Gulf. Quoting a "project official" at Oman's Ministry of Oil & Gas who "declined to be named," the Reuter [...] | 2008-09-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ENRG EPET IR MU |
08MUSCAT744 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI SULTAN [...] (C) The Deputy Secretary of State and the Ambassador met on October 19 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Bin Alawi welcomed Oman's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [...] | 2008-10-28 06:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KTIP MNUC ECON ETRD SMIG IR IZ MU |
08MUSCAT765 | FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN: OMANI RESPONSE [...] (C) Post delivered relevant reftel information to the government of Oman on November 3 via diplomatic note. On November 5, DCM met with Mohammed al-Hassan, Director of Political Affairs for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, and asked that Oman seriously consider takin [...] | 2008-11-05 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR MU |
08MUSCAT774 | DISCOURAGING OMANI GAS DEALS WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM delivered ref A demarche on November 5 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi. In particular, the DCM emphasized that a major energy deal with the regime in Tehran would undermine attempts by the P5 plus [...] | 2008-11-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET ETTC IR MU |
08MUSCAT797 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...] | 2008-11-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK |
08MUSCAT829 | JOINT DEMARCHE TO OMAN ON INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (C) The ambassadors of the E3 and the U.S. - the Italian was unavailable to participate - called on Ambassador Ahmed al Harthy, Chief of Middle East Affairs of the Omani MFA, and Lyeutha al Mughairy, Director of the MFA Secretary General's Office, to deliver reftel demarche. 2. (C) In o [...] | 2008-12-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN MNUC KNNP IR MU |
08MUSCAT849 | OMAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER BASHES GCC PLUS 3/P5 PLUS [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Bahrain for the Manama Dialogue, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs strongly criticized the scheduled GCC plus 3/P5 plus 1 meeting in New York on Gulf security and asserted that Iran posed no threat to Arab states. The Sultan's Advisor for Cultural Affair [...] | 2008-12-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ECON IR MU |
08MUSCAT852 | NOVEMBER 30 MEETING BETWEEN U.S. CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) On November 30, General David Petraeus, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, and the Ambassador met over dinner with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Bin Alawi was joined by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, as well as Mohammed al-Hassan, P [...] | 2008-12-17 05:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER AF IR IZ MU |
08MUSCAT853 | CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) U.S. CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus and the Ambassador met for an unprecedented three hours on November 30 with Sultan Qaboos at Beit al Baraka palace outside Muscat. In a wide-ranging discussion of regional issues, the Sultan acknowledged progress in Iraq and expressed a degree [...] | 2008-12-17 06:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PBTS PHSA PREL PTER PK IR IZ YM MU |
08MUSCAT855 | OMAN CONTINUING TO SEEK EXPANDED ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) Local press announced on December 14 that Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, will lead an official delegation to Tehran on December 22 to discuss bilateral trade. No further details have been publicly released. 2. (C) Given his past involvement in n [...] | 2008-12-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IR MU |
08MUSCAT877 | OMANI MFA PRE-BRIEF OF GCC SUMMIT AGENDA AND ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps December 27 on the agenda for the December 29-30 GCC Summit. The agenda combines old, well-known issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf common market along with newer i [...] | 2008-12-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PTER IR MU |
08NAIROBI1031 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (U) On April 16, PolOff delivered ref B - D points to Ambassador Daniel Mukiri Kinyanjui, Head of Division for International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Kinyanjui promised to forward the names contained in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 to the relev [...] | 2008-04-18 05:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP UNSC IR KE |
08NDJAMENA384 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO USG OFFER TO BE [...] (C) I met with Libyan Ambassador Shlback on Thursday, August 14. He said he wanted to respond to my request for Tripoli's thinking on how the United States might usefully support Libya's recent "Trilateral Initiative" to bring peace between Chad and Sudan. He said that he had spoken to Dr. A [...] | 2008-09-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU FR EU IR IS SA ER CD |
08NEWDELHI102 | MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...] | 2008-01-11 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF |
08NEWDELHI1065 | IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT INDIA APRIL 29 [...] (SBU) This is an action request for SCA and NEA. Please see paragraph six. 2. (S/NF) A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official notified PolCouns on April 15 that Iranian President Ahmadinejad will visit India on April 29. The official said she was providing the Embassy with this inf [...] | 2008-04-15 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1134 | INDIAN IRAN RETORT MIGHT LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee echoed April 23 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman's strong and unhelpful reaction to the U.S. statement on India's relationship with Iran. While the Communists expressed their approval for the MEA statement, Left leaders als [...] | 2008-04-24 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR |
08NEWDELHI1142 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA SEEN AS PURE POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan publicly confirmed that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit India for seven hours on April 29 following a trip to Sri Lanka and prior to arriving in Pakistan. Post conveyed to senior Ministry of External Affairs officia [...] | 2008-04-25 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KNNP PARM PINR ECON ENRG EPET IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1180 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA FOCUSES ON PIPELINE, [...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadinejad's April 29 visit to India focused primarily on energy and trade issues, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) contacts. Indian officials announced the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal "is doable" within 45 days, though "a lot of work" needs [...] | 2008-04-30 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1194 | MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...] | 2008-05-01 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1398 | INDIA TO SUBMIT 1803 REPORT AFTER TAKING ACTION [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloffs May 21 that the Indian government would first complete implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) regarding Iran and then submit its UNSCR 1803 report. Gi [...] | 2008-05-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1440 | INDO-PAK DIALOGUE: INDIA LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue took place in Islamabad May 20-21, marking the first high-level contact between the two governments since Pakistan's newly elected government came to power in March. Foreign Secretary Menon met his counterpart Salman Bashir May [...] | 2008-05-28 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IR CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1509 | IAEA/IRAN: U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and nonpaper to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on May 30 on the margins of Mukherjee's meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey. Mukherjee welcomed the U.S. views but did not have a substantive response on the Indian intentions at the June [...] | 2008-06-03 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1664 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON NONCOMMITTAL ON P5+1 [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was noncommittal in response to the Ambassador's spirited demarche on June 17 requesting that the government of India encourage Iran to accept the updated P5 1 incentive package (reftel). The Ambassador emphasized the broad scope of the incentives and t [...] | 2008-06-17 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1997 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - INDIA FAMILIAR WITH [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on July 21 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Amandeep Singh Gill. Dharmendra and Singh Gill expressed interest in knowing why the U.S. was raising this issue at [...] | 2008-07-21 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MUNC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2021 | IPI GAS PIPELINE ON BACK BURNER; RETAIL REFINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MPNG) Secretary M.S. Srinivasan met with Econ Counselor Minister on July 22. Srinivasan said that IPI negotiations are "completely on the back burner." Concerning the proposed Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas [...] | 2008-07-24 05:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EFIN EINV EWWT EAGR PGOV PREL IN IR |
08NEWDELHI2048 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP KTFN EFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2141 | INDIAN VIEWS ON NAM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the UK High Commission in Delhi, the Indian government is claiming credit for helping to secure a much improved NAM declaration on Iran's nuclear program from the Tehran ministerial conference. Indian officials also report pressure from Iran's Sunni neighbors, who c [...] | 2008-08-06 06:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM TRGY KNNP IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2255 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 05:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN KTFN PTER IR GM |
08NEWDELHI2266 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...] | 2008-08-21 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK |
08NEWDELHI2671 | U.S. TREASURY AND GOI DISCUSS PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9-11, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Finance and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien met with GOI and banking officials in Delhi and Mumbai to discuss the following: (a) international efforts to counter the illicit financial and commercial activities of Iran [...] | 2008-10-07 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KTFN ECON EFIN PREL PINR PTER IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2828 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TEHRAN TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: India,s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tehran on November 1 to attend the annual Joint Commission meeting with his Iranian counterpart Davood Jafari. Mukherjee,s visit to Iran will focus on economic issues related to trade and is unlikely to result in any s [...] | 2008-10-31 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EPET IR PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2986 | INDIA,S POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS UNCHANGED [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff delivered on November 24 reftel demarches on Iran to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) Division, T.C.A. Raghavan, and Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, Vipul. The two m [...] | 2008-11-24 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08NEWDELHI3003 | INDIA RELUCTANT ON TALIBAN TALKS, CONSULTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 24 November meeting with PolCouns, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan expressed his government's concern over ISAF members' willingness to engage the Taliban. Raghavan welcomed a USAID proposal for a Trilatera [...] | 2008-11-26 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KDEM AF IR PK XD IN |
08NEWDELHI3115 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN-INDIA JOINT VENTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR IN |
08NEWDELHI3232 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 05:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IN IR KNNP PARM |
08NEWDELHI3254 | INDIANS STATE IRANIAN PRESIDENT WILL NOT VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has categorically denied the reported upcoming visit of Iranian President Ahmedinejad to Delhi this week, while Indian and Pakistani press continue to speculate on the purpose of the rumored visit. End Summary. Ahmedinejad,s Visit " [...] | 2008-12-30 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK IR IN |
08NEWDELHI388 | INDIA-IRAN TIES HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent developments illustrated the large gap between rhetoric and reality in Indo-Iranian relations. Iran's Ambassador to India expressed concern to the press February 5 over India's recent launch of an Israeli satellite with reconnaissance capabilities, warning India against g [...] | 2008-02-06 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP PINR MNUC MCAP MARR IR IS IN |
08NEWDELHI538 | IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...] | 2008-02-20 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN |
08NEWDELHI691 | INDIA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford delivered reftel demarche to Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar and Joint Secretary T.C.A. Raghavan in separate March [...] | 2008-03-05 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IN |
08NEWDELHI760 | INDIA CONTINUES TO PURSUE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 10:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI878 | SHIELD S01-08: GOI REQUIRES FURTHER INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN and SCA. Please see para 3. 2. (S) PolOffs delivered reftel points March 19 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade. Gill responded that the Gover [...] | 2008-03-26 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR IN |
08NIAMEY1162 | (S) NIGER: ENCOURAGING AFRICAN STATES TO TERMINATE [...] (S) DCM presented subject demarche to MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on December 15, with talking points in non-papers in both French and English. Sec Gen Dan Maradi understood the issue clearly, and confirmed that Niger did not have defense cooperation arrangements with Iran, and [...] | 2008-12-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL IR NG |
08NIAMEY1178 | DELIVERY OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] On December 24, Embassy Niamey provided subject demarche, in both French and English, along with the Department of State and Department of Treasury press releases pertaining to the designation of additional Iranian entities under E.O. 13382, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Direc [...] | 2008-12-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM KNNP UN US IR NG |
08NICOSIA201 | CYPRUS: FINCEN IRAN ADVISORY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR PREL PARM CY |
08NICOSIA997 | CYPRUS: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 10:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR CY |
08NOUAKCHOTT403 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR MR |
08OSLO151 | NORWAY NOT PLANNING A STATEMENT ON IRANS ELECTION [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to MFA Iran Advisor Jan Dybfest who stated that Norway was not at this point planning any statement on Iran's elections. Dybfest agreed with the U.S. criticisms of Iran's election and stated that Norway shared many of the same concerns. He said he would r [...] | 2008-03-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IR NO |
08OSLO387 | NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...] | 2008-07-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO |
08OSLO405 | NORWEGIANS INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Jo Hovik, Advisor in the MFA section for International Humanitarian and Criminal Law. Mr. Hovik assured Poloff that Norway would scrupulously comply with UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803, and thanked us for our E.O. 13382 notification. WHITNEY [...] | 2008-07-21 09:53:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR NO |
08OSLO428 | NORWAY: STATOILHYDRO AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO |
08OSLO477 | NORWEGIANS FREEZE ASSETS OF ADDITIONAL UNSCR 1737 [...] (SBU) Poloff informed the legal department of the MFA of the E.O. 13382 designations contai ned in reftel. Assets of these entities have already been frozen by the GON. Jo Hoevik, Senior Advisor in the legal department, explained how Norwegian asset freeze provisions function. UNSCR 1737 is [...] | 2008-08-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08OSLO483 | NORWAY CAUTIOUS ON UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE IRAN [...] (S) Poloff met with Erling Skjoensberg, senior advisor in the MFA department for disarmament and nonproliferation, who, along with Kaare Aas (current Ambassador to Afghanistan, but former security policy department head) will make decisions regarding reftel's subject matter for the GON. 2. [...] | 2008-08-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL |
08OSLO578 | NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...] | 2008-10-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO |
08OSLO581 | NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...] | 2008-10-29 07:20:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO |
08OTTAWA1093 | CANADA WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN OVER SYRIA FOR [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),told DCM August 15 that she was sure Canada would support Afghanistan over Syria if the race for the IAEA Board [...] | 2008-08-15 19:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM IAEA KNNP MNUN IR SY AF CA |
08OTTAWA1245 | CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...] | 2008-09-19 17:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA |
08OTTAWA1247 | CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. ON MESA CANDIDATE FOR [...] (S) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament Craig Weichel assured pol/miloff on September 19 that Canada and the U.S. are fully "in step" with respect to Afghanistan's bid for the Middle East South Asia (MESA) seat on the IAEA Board [...] | 2008-09-19 18:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM MNUC IAEA AF SY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1368 | CANADA KEEN TO ADVOCATE NON-PARTICIPATION IN [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) Canada is willing to join the U.S. effort to persuade governments to steer clear of Iran's November 30 conference on nuclear energy. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferat [...] | 2008-10-24 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1411 | CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht on November 4 asked to coordinate CANUS outreach to discourage the sale of uranium to Iran by Kazakhstan (ref b). [...] | 2008-11-04 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ENRG AORC TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1427 | CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 7, Deputy Pol/C conveyed reftel demarche points to James Gilmour, regional policy officer of the Afghan Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Gilmour promised to canvas colleagu [...] | 2008-11-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM IR PK AF CA |
08OTTAWA1444 | CANADA BROADLY SUPPORTIVE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) According to Ryan Hewer, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's policy advisor for Iranian non-proliferation issues, Canada broadly supports the ideas outlined in reftel, about which State officials apparently briefed Canadian emboffs in Washington on Novem [...] | 2008-11-14 21:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC PARM ETTC ENRG IR CA |
08OTTAWA1453 | CANADA DECIDES AGAINST DEMARCHES ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In an unexpected and unwelcome shift from ref a position, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferation Ryan Hewer informed poloff on November 17 that DFAIT had now decided Canada was already overextended in its demarches on the [...] | 2008-11-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1480 | CANADA CONCERNED BY IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Canada found the November 19 IAEA report on the status of Iranian nuclear program to be "very bleak," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy advisor Ryan Hewer. Hewer commented that the report clearly suggests a "consi [...] | 2008-11-21 21:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY CA |
08OTTAWA1501 | CANADA SEEKING TO KEEP EXCHANGE OFFICERS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada is seeking ways to keep its 13 military exchange officers in Iraq embedded in American and British military units after December 31, 2008, when the UN mandate for Iraq expires. In a December 1 meeting, Canadian interlocu [...] | 2008-12-01 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO IR CA |
08OTTAWA1522 | CANADA TO ATTEND ROME MEETING ON NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (U) Canada will send Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Division Director for Gulf and Mahgreb Relations Jeffrey McLaren and DFAIT non-proliferation senior advisor Ryan Hewer to the Rome meeting on implementation of national measures on Iran, according to DFAI [...] | 2008-12-04 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC IR CA |
08OTTAWA1552 | US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, the United States, European Union, and Canada held their regularly scheduled trilateral discussion on Iran at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in Ottawa. Later in the day, U.S. and EU representatives met at the French Emba [...] | 2008-12-12 21:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN UN XG XF IR CA |
08OTTAWA334 | CANADA TO FLAG ITS CONCERNS ON IRAN AT IAEA BOG [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht, Canada agreed with ref a points on Iran and the IAEA, and is particularly concerned about alleged Iranian studies that could point to weaponization. He added that I [...] | 2008-03-04 22:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR CA |
08OTTAWA380 | CANADA ON IRAN'S ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on March 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner (a former Ambassador to Iran) expressed appreciation for the draft U.S. statement on Iran's parliamentary elect [...] | 2008-03-14 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM IR CA |
08OTTAWA451 | CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - see para four. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Nuclear Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht confirmed on April 1 that Canada will implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1803, and that the gov [...] | 2008-04-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP NSG IR CA |
08OTTAWA496 | CANADA: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL [...] This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (C) According to Shawn Caza, Deputy Director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (Nuclear) Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada has fully followed the UN guidance for the implementation of UNSCRs 1737, [...] | 2008-04-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC CA |
08OTTAWA654 | CANADA'S 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 19:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC IR CA |
08OTTAWA723 | CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN AND IAEA [...] (C) Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner (a former Canadian Ambassador to Iran) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30 expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns for reftel views on Iran in advance of the June 2-6 IAEA Board meeting. [...] | 2008-05-30 18:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA CA |
08OTTAWA918 | COUNSELOR, CSIS DIRECTOR DISCUSS CT THREATS, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Judd discussed domestic and foreign terror threats with Counselor of the State Department Cohen in Ottawa on July 2. Judd admitted that CSIS was increasingly distracted from its mission by legal challenges that could endanger fo [...] | 2008-07-09 18:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS IR PK AF CA |
08OTTAWA951 | COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...] | 2008-07-14 22:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA |
08OTTAWA974 | CANADA INFORMED OF E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IR KNNP PARM KTFN CA |
08OTTAWA988 | CANADIAN URANIUM NOT AVAILABLE TO IRAN [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht expressed appreciation for reftel U.S. initiative, and confirmed that Canadian firms would not sell uranium to any Iranian entities. The Canadian government authorizes [...] | 2008-07-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC TRGY ENRG KNNP IR CA |
08OUAGADOUGOU1027 | BURKINA FASO AGREES TO VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTION ON IRAN [...] (C) On November 17, DCM and POLOFF discussed Burkina Faso's potential vote on a no-action motion for the resolution on Iran (Ref B.) with Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Also in attendance was newly appointed MOFA Director General of Multilateral Affai [...] | 2008-11-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU541 | BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONVEYING UPDATED P5+1 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 12:59:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU853 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable is NIACT due to the impending UN Security Council vote on September 27. 2. (SBU) On September 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Regis Bakyono, Acting Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bakyono expressed Burkina Faso's willingnes [...] | 2008-09-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC IR UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU886 | BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV |
08PANAMA200 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE REGARDING ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 21:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PM |
08PANAMA250 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR PM |
08PANAMA386 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 16:48:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EIND AORC TRGY UNSC IR PM |
08PANAMA581 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON NAM CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] (C) POL had delivered Reftel demarche to MFA political advisor Janio Tunon on July 16 to discuss Panama's position in the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Conference scheduled for July 29-30. POL underscored that Panama held a unique position as a NAM representative and UNSC member. PO [...] | 2008-07-17 16:45:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IR KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PERL UR PM |
08PANAMA604 | PANAMA: MESSAGE REINFORCING MESSAGE ON IRAN TO [...] (C) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis said he fully understood the U.S. message on Iranin advance of the Non-Aligned Movement Foreign Ministers' meeting in Teheran, in response to Charge's delivery of reftel demarche on July 23. "Panama is not sending a high-level delegation," Lewis added, but wo [...] | 2008-07-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM TRGY IR PM |
08PARAMARIBO113 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] (U) Per reftel, Post shared information with Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] | 2008-03-17 14:23:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR NS |
08PARAMARIBO234 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (U) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government of Suriname. [...] | 2008-06-02 19:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR NS |
08PARAMARIBO235 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA/IRAN: LATEST IAEA REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction other than to note that no Suriname government official would be present at the June 2-6 IAE [...] | 2008-06-02 19:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA NS |
08PARAMARIBO313 | SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname on 29 July as a diplomatic note requesting the Ministry's assistance in forwarding the information to the Office of the Attorney General and/or other appropriate government ministrie [...] | 2008-08-05 19:25:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08PARAMARIBO355 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (U) Per reftel Post delivered demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname along with a dipnote requesting the Ministry's assistance in forwarding the information to the Office of the Attorney General and/or other appropriate government ministry. 2. (U) Post wil [...] | 2008-08-27 18:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN NS |
08PARAMARIBO482 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (U) On October 16, EconOff met with Juliette Redman, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Redman had no immediate comment but said she would forward the information contained in the demarche to the appropriat [...] | 2008-12-03 19:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MNUC PARM NS |
08PARAMARIBO89 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT AND [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Government of Suriname (GOS) officials Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Divison, and Juliette Redman, official of the International Organizations Division. Craig and Redman had no immediate reaction. [...] | 2008-03-03 18:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA NS |
08PARIS1029 | UNESCO SPRING EXECUTIVE BOARD: POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNESCO's April 1-17 Executive Board was a success for the United States. On the whole, we enjoyed good working relations with countries in other geographic groups. Regional voting blocs and economic and other groupings, such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G-77 initi [...] | 2008-05-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU IR KPAL KV PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO VE XF |
08PARIS1035 | NON-PAPER ON U.S. RESPONSE TO LATEST IAEA REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA FR IR |
08PARIS1086 | USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...] | 2008-06-09 07:52:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR |
08PARIS1130 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...] | 2008-06-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN ZI SO IR IZ IS CU FR |
08PARIS1132 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...] | 2008-06-13 16:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL EUN FR ZI IR IZ IS CU |
08PARIS114 | SARKOZY, KOUCHNER ADVISERS ON NATO, RUSSIA, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Joseph Wood, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, met with Philippe Errera, strategic affairs adviser to FM Kouchner, and Francois Richier, strategic affairs adviser to President Sarkozy. Errera and Richier provided their views on [...] | 2008-01-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO FR RU IR GG UP AG |
08PARIS1168 | NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF LEBANON/SYRIA AT [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon/Syria dominated NEA-themed discussions between visiting NEA A/S Welch and his French MFA counterpart, Jean Felix-Paganon, June 12. Felix-Paganon and members of his team voiced relative satisfaction with the situation in Lebanon after the Doha accord but were watching c [...] | 2008-06-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IS IR IZ |
08PARIS1169 | NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAN AT THE FRENCH [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Iran; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S David Welch --Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwar [...] | 2008-06-20 12:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MNUC KNNP EUN FR IR IZ |
08PARIS1170 | NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAQ AT FRENCH MFA, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PTER PINS EUN FR IZ IR |
08PARIS1188 | FRENCH REQUEST FOR U.S. DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (C) Toward the end of a June 23 meeting DCM had with French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud (P-equivalent) focused on Iran and Zimbabwe (septels),Araud brought up the prospect of the EU rescinding its designation of the MEK as a terrorist group. Ar [...] | 2008-06-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER FR IR |
08PARIS1200 | POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...] | 2008-06-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR |
08PARIS1305 | STRONG FRENCH SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of France (GOF) is pressing EU counterparts to adopt a "Common Position" that transposes UNSCR 1803 in a forward-leaning way, including tougher measures on export credits, dual use exports, financial due diligence, and cargo inspections. The French hope this poli [...] | 2008-07-10 12:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP IR FR |
08PARIS1333 | COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...] | 2008-07-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR |
08PARIS135 | FRENCH HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THE FATE OF MISSING [...] (SBU) The embassy passed reftel message concerning missing Amcit Robert Levinson to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet as well as Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux on December 13. We stressed the request for any information the GOF or its embassy in Tehran [...] | 2008-01-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC PHUM FR IR |
08PARIS1358 | THE SYRIA/LEBANON SIDESHOW LARGELY UPSTAGES THE [...] (C) Summary: The GOF is pleased with what it considers to have been a major diplomatic triumph by using Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's participation in the recent Paris summit on the Mediterranean to achieve a public commitment from the Lebanese and Syrian presidents to normalize relatio [...] | 2008-07-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS ECON FR SY LE IS IR |
08PARIS1380 | FRENCH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC: UKRAINE, ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, MFA Deputy Office Chief for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona reviewed the agenda items for the July GAERC meeting. Carmona said that the French Presidency had, at FM Kouchner's request, proposed a reduced list of topics, but that other member [...] | 2008-07-21 15:25:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV EUN IR SO SU CD IZ UP GG FR |
08PARIS1424 | FRANCE LOOKS BEYOND 1803 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF supports using insurance to put further pressure on Iran, including its shipping, and is prepared to meet July 25 in Paris to begin work with a handful of like-minded countries on actions of this sort. Senior officials see as "possible" the adoption of an EU Common Pos [...] | 2008-07-24 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP PARM EUN IR FR |
08PARIS147 | FRENCH ANTICIPATE MAJOR PUSHBACK ON NEXT UNSCR ON [...] (C) At the end of a late January 25 meeting on Iraq (septel),we informed French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet that we were mobilizing to begin talking to non-P-5 members of the UNSC on elements for a new UNSCR on Iran. Gellet said he appreciated the informat [...] | 2008-01-29 06:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP UNSC FR IR |
08PARIS1625 | FRENCH RESPONSE ON SUPPORTING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) We delivered reftel message on supporting Afghanistan's candidacy for the MESA seat on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Levantine affairs Ludovic Pouille on 19 August. Prior to that meeting, we had previewed the pitch we would be making on August 13 to [...] | 2008-08-22 14:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA FR SY IR AF |
08PARIS1627 | NO SUBSTANTIVE FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 17:31:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN ECON PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP FR SY IR |
08PARIS1650 | TREASURY D/S KIMMITT, FRENCH NSA LEVITTE ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: On August 29 President Sarkozy,s Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte and Deputy Advisor for Security Affairs Francois Richier outlined for Treasury D/S Robert Kimmitt GOF thinking on &quick, effective and sharp8 next steps on Iran. The GOF would present its ideas more fully in [...] | 2008-08-30 12:48:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ECON EFIN FR PREL RS IR |
08PARIS1709 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 17:14:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08PARIS1716 | MFA THINKING ON IRAN AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Franck Gellet, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula, acknowledged progress over the past year in Iraq and said that as a result, France had moved away from its previous idea of convening an international conference to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. [...] | 2008-09-12 17:36:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR IZ IR |
08PARIS1853 | GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...] | 2008-10-07 17:31:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR |
08PARIS1893 | FRANCE PROPOSES INFORMAL MEETING OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. On October 15, Pol M/C met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, to discuss the French proposal for a meeting to discuss regional cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbors. Errera apologized that t [...] | 2008-10-15 17:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF FR UZ TI TX IR PK |
08PARIS1942 | USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...] | 2008-10-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR |
08PARIS2001 | FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S GYMNICH PREVIEW: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 16:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR |
08PARIS2134 | P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...] | 2008-11-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR |
08PARIS2142 | FRENCH CAUTIOUS ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 20 to Arnaud Mentre, action officer for Iran in the MFA's ISN-equivalent. Mentre was phlegmatic about the IAEA report on Iran, noting that Iran's enrichment seems to be on "autopilot" for the moment. As for Syria, Mentre offered as an initial impr [...] | 2008-11-21 12:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY FR |
08PARIS2195 | FRANCE PREPARES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF is preparing to require financial institutions to report all transactions with Iran, and is also examining the possibility of banning or further restricting such transactions. The Senior Elysee diplomatic advisor urged increased pressure on Iran and deferral of any nego [...] | 2008-12-04 10:10:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP PTER PARM EUN UNSC IR UZ FR |
08PARIS360 | RECENT FRENCH MFA PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON IRAN/IAEA [...] (SBU) We passed non-paper texts in reftels February 28 and 29 to the relevant French MFA officials in the Strategic Affairs and Middle East/North Africa directorates. Although the MFA has not offered any comments on the non-papers, we would note in the interim that the French have been very [...] | 2008-02-29 18:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC FR IR |
08PARIS384 | NON-PAPER ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 16:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM MNUC FR IR |
08PARIS468 | FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON IMMINENT IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) We passed reftel message to French MFA Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux, along with NEA/IR's draft press statement, on March 12. In his response on March 13, Pescheux noted the following: --France shares fully our concern about the selection of candidates. French estimates of the nu [...] | 2008-03-14 08:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM FR IR |
08PARIS481 | FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON IMMINENT IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) We passed reftel message to French MFA Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux, along with NEA/IR's draft press statement, on March 12. In his response on March 13, Pescheux noted the following: --France shares fully our concern about the selection of candidates. French estimates of the nu [...] | 2008-03-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM FR IR |
08PARIS555 | FRENCH STRESS MARKETS IN DEPSEC KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 13, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, Elysee diplomatic and economic advisors and private sector bankers to discuss the Transatlantic Economic Council, financial market turmoil, [...] | 2008-03-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETTC PARM IR FR |
08PARIS680 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY |
08PARIS682 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY |
08PARIS685 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY |
08PARIS689 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE APRIL 13 IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER PINS FR IR SY |
08PARIS77 | USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...] | 2008-01-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR |
08PARIS811 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...] | 2008-04-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG |
08PARIS83 | S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting S/I David Satterfield on December 28 provided an overview to French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon of U.S. efforts to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. He also provided a paper outlining U.S. ideas on how Fra [...] | 2008-01-15 17:25:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM FR IZ IR |
08PARIS858 | USD/P EDELMAN,S APRIL 28 MEETINGS WITH ELYSEE AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman met with Francois Richier, Elysee Counselor for Strategic Affairs, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. Richier and Miraillet said France is satisfied with the outcomes of [...] | 2008-05-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EUN IR LE SY UK UP |
08PARIS948 | FRENCH FULLY SUPPORT ARAB LEAGUE AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) We made reftel points to the French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge May 16 and passed relevant parts of press guidance and extracts from the May 15 Department press briefing to DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille and others in his "Lebanon cell." Auge, who noted [...] | 2008-05-16 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IR |
08PARIS993 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...] | 2008-05-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR |
08PARTO121901 | (C) Secretary Rice's December 16, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 16, 2008, 0915-1050, UN Headquarters, New York City 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Welch NEA PDAS Feltman NEA/ARP Office Director Steinfel [...] | 2008-12-19 12:15:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL IR EUN XF XG |
08PHNOMPENH251 | CAMBODIA SUPPORTING UNSC RESOLUTION 1803 ON IRAN [...] (SBU) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) understands the importance of UNSCR 1803, according to Tuy Ry, the in-coming Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ry told Pol/Ec Section Chief March 12 that Cambodia is actively enforcing rest [...] | 2008-03-13 11:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM PINR IR CB |
08PODGORICA214 | MESSAGE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (U) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel message to Deputy Minister Milorad Scepanovic, Head of the Multilateral Section, at the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 19 August. Scepanovic did not comment. RMOORE [...] | 2008-08-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EFIN MNUC MW IR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1323 | HAITI RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1402 | HAITI SUPPORTS NEWEST UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1550 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE521 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DUAL USE TRANSFERS [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points March 31 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort. Belfort told Econoff Haiti supports U.N. Security Council Resolution 1803 and will do what it can to support its implementation. Belfort appeared generally famil [...] | 2008-04-01 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM NSG PREL PGOV MNUC HA IR |
08PORTAUPRINCE897 | HAITI: NO MOVEMENT ON 60-DAY REPORT ON IRAN [...] Econoff requested on June 16 an update from Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort on the status of Haiti's 60-Day Report required by UNSCR 1803. Belfort said he requested mid-May responses from the Prime Minister's office, the National Palace and the Mi [...] | 2008-06-20 12:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC HA IR |
08PORTMORESBY221 | IRAN AND SOLOMON ISLANDS INITIATE DIPLOMATIC CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran and Solomon Islands have embarked on a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings that could lead to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. Beginning with an initial September meeting on the margins of the UNGA, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister journeyed to Tehran in [...] | 2008-11-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR BP |
08PRAGUE175 | CZECHS PLAN TO SUPPORT EU STATEMENT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PRAGUE256 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO NIAG 8023 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IR EZ |
08PRAGUE306 | CZECH REPUBLIC PUBLICLY PRAISES ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) On May 14 the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the recent violence in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic condemns the attempts to solve the constitutional crisis in Lebanon in a violent way and appeals to all parties concer [...] | 2008-05-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LE SY IR EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EZ KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08PRAGUE635 | BRIEF CZECH FM MEETING WITH IRANIAN FM AT UNGA [...] (C) According to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the September 24 meeting at UNGA between Czech FM Schwarzenberg and Iranian FM Mottaki focused only, and unsuccessfully, on the issue of formal bilateral diplomatic relations. Kuchynova-Smigolova, wh [...] | 2008-09-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ IR |
08PRAGUE687 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT INVITED TO IRANIAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC MNUC TRGY IR EZ |
08PRAGUE722 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL TRGY EZ NR IR |
08PRAIA203 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR CV |
08PRETORIA1122 | (S) IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] (S) DepPolCouns presented Ref A points to DFA Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink on 27 May. Combrink expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to act on it "immediately". He agreed to provide informal feedback to DepPolCouns, if at all [...] | 2008-05-27 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1198 | DELIVERED: IAEA/IRAN LATEST IAEA REPORT AND U.S. [...] (U) Mission delivered reftel points on 05 June to DFA Director: Disarmament and Non-Proliefration Titi Molaba. To date, we have received no substantive response. BOST [...] | 2008-06-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNVC PARM IR SF IAEA |
08PRETORIA1560 | (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the drafting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit statement on Iran's nuclear program will be a "very difficult process." Iran has [...] | 2008-07-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR |
08PRETORIA1585 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel nonpaper to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on July 17, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Cou [...] | 2008-07-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08PRETORIA1618 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1625 | SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said the South African Government (SAG) is "well aware" of its obligations regarding Iranian attempts to procure new stocks of uranium. Speaking [...] | 2008-07-25 11:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF |
08PRETORIA1631 | NAM COUNTRIES FAR APART ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Work on drafting on the NAM ministerial statement on the Iranian nuclear program has virtually come to a halt because of the "wide distance" between the Iranian draft and the revisions proposed by "core NAM countries," including South Africa, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA [...] | 2008-07-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM TRGY IR SF |
08PRETORIA1890 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITITES AND [...] Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel nonpaper to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on August 20, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor [...] | 2008-08-25 12:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP NMNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08PRETORIA1900 | IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL: SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (S) Summary: South African authorities notified us that, based on reftel advisory, South African firm Columbus Stainless (pty) Ltd. had withdrawn from an agent-arranged transaction with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Columbus also assured the SAG that it would take additional measures [...] | 2008-08-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | IR MTCRE PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2446 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Deputy Economic Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel demarche to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on October 28, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy [...] | 2008-11-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM SF |
08PRETORIA2462 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO FATF GUIDELINES ON IRAN [...] (C) Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Financial Intelligence Centre Senior Manager (Legal and Policy) Pieter Smit on November 6. Smit said that the FATF guidance of October 17, 2008, dealing with UNSCR 1803, would be circulated to South African financial regulators (incl [...] | 2008-11-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2653 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08PRETORIA407 | SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IR SF |
08PRETORIA640 | IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR [...] (C) Reftel demarches were delivered by Deputy Economic Counselor to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director (UNSC) Simon Cardy on March 28. 2. (C) Cardy said that the content of UNSCR 1803 would be notified to concerned South African government departments (including the Natio [...] | 2008-03-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV SF |
08QUITO1046 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of UNSCR 1835 and Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting the UN Security Coun [...] | 2008-11-10 20:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC |
08QUITO1162 | CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...] | 2008-12-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR |
08QUITO301 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN, IAEA AND UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points and non-papers for reftels B and C on March 4 and for reftel D on March 10 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs. Due to extensive travel and other commitments, including an active role in addressing the Ecuador-Colombia crisis at the OAS, MFA [...] | 2008-03-28 20:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ECON IAEA NSG EC IR |
08QUITO394 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRAVEL BAN REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to her travel and participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma reiterated the position she communicated in response [...] | 2008-04-30 22:59:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC EC |
08QUITO791 | ECUADOR RESPONSE TO DESIGNATED IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) On August 25, Embassy Quito received notification from the Banco del Austro in Cuenca, Ecuador, that they have a closed account in their systems in the name of PCI CORP, S.A. (per reftel, possible AKA for Parchin Chemical Industries). While the account is closed, we have forwarded the [...] | 2008-08-26 21:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KNNP EFIN PARM IR EC |
08RABAT241 | MOROCCO VOICES SUPPORT FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC [...] On March 14, POLOFF conveyed to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of the Security and Disarmament Section Mr. Driss Rushdy reftel points concerning obligations imposed on U.N. member states by the recent adoption of UNSCR 1803, which imposes further sanctions on Iran for its fai [...] | 2008-03-14 12:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUC IR MO |
08RABAT568 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS PRESSING IRAN ON P5+1 PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR MO |
08RABAT661 | MOROCCAN MFA CONSIDERS U.S. POSITION ON NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA PARM PERL TRGY MNUC KNNP IR MO |
08RANGOON478 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP IR BM |
08REYKJAVIK152 | GOI NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM KNNP IR IC |
08RIGA2 | LAVROV'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov's December 18 visit to Riga was most notable in that it occurred at all. After months of work, his visit marked the first ever visit by a Russian or Soviet FM to an independent Latvia. The highlight was the exchange of instruments of ratification on the Latvia-R [...] | 2008-01-02 05:27:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD EUN RS IR LG |
08RIGA652 | LATVIA UNAWARE OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE; [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, the MFA's head of Middle East and Africa Division. Dobele stated that they were not aware of the Iranian Nuclear Conference in November but know that Iran has been active in their region on energy issues. She stated that Iran had been tryin [...] | 2008-10-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC TRGY IR LG |
08RIGA678 | IRANIAN ENTITY DESIGNATION INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN LG |
08RIODEJANEIRO44 | PETROBRAS WINDING DOWN BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Petrobras, the company will complete all of its existing contractual requirements in Iran later this year. After completion of the Tusan contract, Petrobras does not expect to be further invested in oil and gas activities in Iran. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In 200 [...] | 2008-03-05 09:52:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC EPET EINV PREL IR BR |
08RIYADH1034 | SEN. KERRY IN SAUDI - IRAN, IRAQ AND OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) traveled to the Kingdom on June 28-30 where he met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chief of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Asaf, and Assistant Interior Minister for Security Aff [...] | 2008-07-06 12:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | CIA ECON IR IS IZ MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR |
08RIYADH107 | CANADIAN FM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canadian FM Bernier visited Saudi Arabia on January 9-11. Bernier met with various SAG officials, including Saudi King Abdullah. Topics included aid to the Palestinians, Syria/Lebanon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, operations in Afghanistan, UN make-up and commercial interests. T [...] | 2008-01-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CA FATAH IR IS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH1134 | SAUDIS ON IRAN REF UPCOMING NAM FM MEETING [...] (S) On July 21, Pol Counselor delivered demarche on the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for Tehran from July 27-30 (Reftel A) to Saudi MFA Deputy Director for Western Affairs Department Mojahid Ali Alwahbi. 2. (S) Alwahbi informed us that Saudi Minist [...] | 2008-07-22 05:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MNUC PGOV PREL SA TRGY KNNP IR |
08RIYADH1136 | C-NE8-01188 - SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE ON [...] (S/NF) The following is post's response based on various discussions with our interlocutors in response to INR's inquiry regarding Saudi Arabian views on Lebanon (Reftel): A. (S/NF) How do senior officials in Saudi Arabia see the political situation in Lebanon developing over the next year? [...] | 2008-07-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | IR IS LE MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1137 | SAUDI ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Saudi government has so far contributed over half a billion USD in 2008 to support the Palestinian Authority (PA). The SAG acknowledges the strategic importance of keeping the PA funded to prevent Hamas from gaining full control of the Palestinian territories. The Saudis, as [...] | 2008-07-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON IR IS KWPA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH1159 | PASSAGE OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (U) As requested in ref action message, Post passed ref information on the designation of Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 to the Saudi government on July 27, 2008. GFOELLER [...] | 2008-07-28 12:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08RIYADH1205 | SAUDI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudis support USG policy and strategy in establishing a stable Iraq. However, the Saudis remain extremely distrustful of PM Maliki and highly concerned over Iranian influence there. Therefore, they are still hesitant, at least for the interim, to commit any political capi [...] | 2008-08-06 10:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1245 | TOPICS FOR ABDULLAH/MUBARAK MEETING: EGYPTIAN DCM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 13, at Egyptian request, Pol Counselor met with Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa. Essa expressed grave concerns over continued Iranian nuclear ambitions, noting that this topic would be an agenda item in the upcoming meeting between Saudi King Abdullah and President Mub [...] | 2008-08-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA |
08RIYADH1272 | READOUT OF ABDULLAH-MUBARAK MEETING BY EGYPTIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa provided a readout of the Saudi King Abdullah-Egyptian President Mubarak meeting held in Cairo on Aug. 15. Essa again relayed the message that Egypt asks to have side discussions on Iran during the next 6 2 1 meetings, as well being kept infor [...] | 2008-08-20 04:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA |
08RIYADH1429 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) On September 14, Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the five Iranian entities and individuals designated as weapons of mass destruction proliferators under E.O. 13382 to Counselor Abdulrahman al-Ahmad of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ahmad assured Econoff the points would [...] | 2008-09-21 11:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EFIN KNNP MNUC IR SA |
08RIYADH1688 | MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF ON SAUDI CT EFFORTS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. ON 25 OCTOBER 2008, TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY ROBERT KIMMITT AND AMBASSADOR FRAKER MET WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF. THEY DISCUSSED SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS, THE PROPOSED CHARITY COMMISSION, IRAN, U.S.-SAUDI SECURITY COOPERATION AND THE NEED [...] | 2008-11-12 04:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN KISL SA IR |
08RIYADH1692 | SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 11:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP |
08RIYADH1699 | GEN PETRAEUS IN SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY. CENTCOM CG GEN Petraeus met with Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense and Aviation Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Interior Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Asst. Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdulaziz (KBS) to discuss regional [...] | 2008-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP |
08RIYADH1849 | SAUDI RESPONSE TO FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered the points contained in reftel on leveraging the FATF statement on Iran to Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy, Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA),on December 23. Dr. Hamidy responded by highlighting Saudi Arabia's active participation in FATF [...] | 2008-12-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP SA IR |
08RIYADH365 | SAUDI LEADERSHIP KEENLY INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL [...] (S) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney led an 8-person delegation to Riyadh, February 26-27, to consult with senior Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) officials about possible U.S. engagement with the Kingdom on civilian nuclear [...] | 2008-03-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP KGIC KNNP SA PREL IR PINR PGOV |
08RIYADH582 | SAUDI FM ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered demarches on greater support for the current Government of Iraq (Reftel B) and for support against terrorism (Reftel C) to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on April 6. Saud was receptive to the request for greater support of the Nouri al-Maliki governme [...] | 2008-04-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PNAT PTER PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH649 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH AND SENIOR PRINCES ON SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, General Presidency of Intelligence Chief Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz, and Interior Minister Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz during their Apri [...] | 2008-04-20 08:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL MOPS SA IR |
08RIYADH708 | SAUDIS ON ASSISTING IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq and Economic Minister-Counselor Ambassador Charles Ries and a delegation from Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I, and NEA-I visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 28-30 to discuss channeling $500 million of SAG funding for humanitarian assistan [...] | 2008-05-01 11:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | CIA ECON EFIN IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR |
08RIYADH767 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEF TO SAUDIS ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, along with MNF-I and Embassy Baghdad representatives, and Washington analysts, briefed three senior Saudi Arabian Governemnet (SAG) officials on May 6 and 10: Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Chief [...] | 2008-05-14 09:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IZ LE MASS MCAP OVP PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
08RIYADH768 | LEBANON: SAG FM SAYS UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE NEEDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield and an MNF-I/Embassy Baghdad team met with SAG Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on May 10. While Iraq was the main topic discussed, Saud brought up events taking place in Beirut and emphasized the need for a "security response" to Hizballah,s "mil [...] | 2008-05-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IS IZ LE MASS MCAP MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR |
08RIYADH925 | CODEL RAHALL IN SAUDI - DISCUSS OIL, IRAQ AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Rahall on a visit to Riyadh met with various senior Saudi officials including Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Assistant Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salma [...] | 2008-06-14 12:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET IR KCRM KPAO PGOV PHUM |
08ROME1040 | ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 09:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PTER |
08ROME1072 | ITALY: DELIVERY OF INFORMATION RE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08ROME1093 | ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IAEA [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref B demarche to Italian MFA Disarmament and Nonproliferation Agreement Implementation Office Director Vittorio Rocco on August 27. Rocco said Italy regards Afghanistan's candidacy for the IAEA MESA Board of Governors' seat as a positive development that will encourage o [...] | 2008-08-28 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY IT AF |
08ROME1101 | EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...] | 2008-09-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU |
08ROME1359 | GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...] | 2008-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT |
08ROME1417 | ITALY WILL NOT FOLLOW USG IN DESIGNATING IRANIAN [...] (C) On 29 October, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Romana Piscitelli, of the Italian Treasury's Financial Sanctions Unit, concerning the U.S. designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three other entities under E.O. 13382. Piscitelli said Italy follows only UN and EU rule [...] | 2008-11-20 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08ROME1445 | ITALY REDUCES IRAN EXPORT CREDIT AND INSURANCE [...] (C) Summary: SACE, the Italian government's export credit agency and foreign investment promotion and insurance arm, has over the last 12 months substantially reduced its exposure to Iran because of uncertainty surrounding future sanctions. SACE's Chief Economist told post that this reduction [...] | 2008-11-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
08ROME1530 | MOVING FORWARD ON COORDINATED NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 12 meeting in Rome of the "likeminded group" that focused on the implementation of national measures on Iran usefully brought Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea into the group (previously limited to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Unite [...] | 2008-12-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1534 | ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...] | 2008-12-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1535 | ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...] | 2008-12-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1569 | ITALIAN MIN FIN CALLS REPORTS OF BANK SEPAH RESUMING FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Italian Finance Ministry officials told Post that Iranian press accounts of Italy rescinding its restrictions on the Rome branch of Bank Sepah are "propaganda" and "totally inaccurate." Instead, Italian officials say the existing controls on Bank Sepah will be maintained. Moreov [...] | 2008-12-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1573 | GEN PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH ITALIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Italy's leaders warmly welcomed the December 9-10 visit of U.S. CENTCOM Commander, Gen. David Petraeus. In his meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, Defense Minister La Russa, Foreign Minister Frattini, and Italy's military leadership, Petraeus stressed that the situation in Afghani [...] | 2008-12-24 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IZ IR LE PK |
08ROME197 | ITALIAN THOUGHTS ON TRADE WITH IRAN IN THE RUN-UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) During a February 8 meeting, Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in multilateral export control regimes, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, told Econoff the GOI has stopped issuing [...] | 2008-02-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PREL PARM IR IT |
08ROME247 | IRAN: ITALY CONTESTS EDISON DEAL VIOLATES ISA; [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. Summary. -------- 2. (C) Econ M/C delivered points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) and reported investment by Italian energy company Edison in Iran's Dayyer Block to MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi. Econ M/C also raised U.S. [...] | 2008-02-28 16:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IT |
08ROME256 | ITALY SHARES US VIEWS IAEA IRAN BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IT |
08ROME298 | ITALY: TERZI RECEIVED BANK MELLI POINTS IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EUN KNNP PARM IR IT |
08ROME315 | ITALIANS CALL FOR "DEEP REFLECTION" ON EU IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Deputy Political Director Fillipo Formica told ECMIN on March 11 that GAERC discussions on Iran were "confused" and that a final decision on additional EU sanctions has been postponed until the next FMs meeting. At the GAERC lunch discussions on Iran, the GOI questioned EU [...] | 2008-03-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN KNNP PARM PREL IR IT |
08ROME323 | IRAN: FM D'ALEMA SAYS ITALY FED UP WITH EU3; [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 13, the Ambassador told FM D,Alema that Italy,s tactics on Iran were not working ) instead Italy was being isolated. D,Alema replied that Italy didn,t want to be told again by a small group of countries what it had to do without having any input. He said ot [...] | 2008-03-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNNP PARM EUN IR IT |
08ROME371 | ITALY ON IRAN SANCTIONS: MFA SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Non Proliferation Office Director Farruggia and Iran desk officer Kluzer in separate meetings on March 26 to urge swift Italian implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1803 (Ref A and B). Both said Italy supported a common EU policy on UNSCR 1803 implement [...] | 2008-03-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP EUN IR IT |
08ROME419 | ITALY: "ALREADY IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803" [...] (C) Econ and Poloffs discussed reftels on UNSCR 1803 implementation with MFA Terrorist Financing, Iran, and Non-Proliferation desk officers on April 3. MFA officials said Italy had been pushing the EU to adopt an EU common position on UNSCR 1803 by the April 28 GAERC. On the question of Ital [...] | 2008-04-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP IR IT |
08ROME449 | ITALY/IRAN: INTESA SAO PAOLO INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (S/NF) Post has learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has passed to Italian authorities a request under our Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) for information regarding possible violations of U.S. and New York criminal law. Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy's largest bank) is suspected o [...] | 2008-04-10 06:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER ECON IT IR |
08ROME471 | ITALIANS SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR GREATER REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR IT |
08ROME523 | EEB DAS HENGEL PUSHES FOR MORE ROBUST ITALIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IR IT |
08ROME525 | (C) DELIVERING TOUGH MESSAGES TO ENI CEO PAOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 5-6 visit to Washington, Post believes it would be helpful to U.S. interests if Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni is told very clearly of serious USG concerns about 1) his company's close collaboration with Russia's Gazprom and 2) his company's continuing involvement in Iran. E [...] | 2008-04-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IR IT PGOV PREL RU |
08ROME621 | ITALIAN FM CALLS ON HIZBALLAH TO AVOID CREATING A [...] (C) In the absence of the FM, who was in Peru attending the EU-Latin America Caribbean Summit, we delivered reftel points May 16 to the PM's Diplomatic Advisor for the Middle East Marco Carnelos, to MFA Near East Office Director Carlo Formosa, and to Lebanon desk officer Michele Tommasi, who [...] | 2008-05-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY IR IT |
08ROME683 | (S) GOI TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT OF MACHINE TOOL TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On May 29, Econoff delivered to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Ref A non-paper on the export of an Italian compu [...] | 2008-05-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08ROME744 | ITALY ALERT TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A points on critical equipment needs for Iran's IR-2 centrifuge design to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for export controls and Italian participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on May 22. Liotto said he would pass the nonpaper to the [...] | 2008-06-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR IT |
08ROME883 | ITALIAN MFA SUGGESTS QUINT DISCUSSIONS ON P5+1 [...] (C) Poloff discussed points in reftel regarding U/S Burns attendance at the P5 1 meetings in Geneva with Italian MFA Non Proliferation Director Emanuele Farruggia July 17. Farruggia said Political Director Terzi appreciated Ambassador Spogli's phone call on July 16 regarding U/S Burns' parti [...] | 2008-07-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM IR IT |
08ROME910 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IR IT MTCRE PARM PREL |
08ROME998 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY NOTES ITALIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Italy on July 14/15 to discuss efforts to increase financial pressure on Iran and prevent Iran from misusing the international financial system to support its proliferation activities. U/S Le [...] | 2008-08-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PREL IT |
08RPODUBAI34 | IRAN COMPLAINS OF BURDEN OF AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 14:40:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV PHUM PREF AF |
08RPODUBAI36 | SUBSIDY REFORM IS KEY FEATURE OF AHMADINEJAD'S NEW ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 14:42:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV ECON |
08RPODUBAI37 | IRANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ON CASPIAN SEA ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 12:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV SENV PREL |
08RPODUBAI39 | IRAN ON BRINK OF DECISION TO ENGAGE ON P5+1 OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in the Iranian press of Iran's reaction to the P5+1 proposal suggests that the Iranian government may propose talks based on the proposal's first step of pre-negotiations, featuring a "freeze for freeze." The Iranians continue to emphasize the common points of their May [...] | 2008-07-02 14:12:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MASS IR |
08RPODUBAI40 | MBC TO LAUNCH FILM CHANNEL AIMED AT PERSIAN SPEAKERS [...] (C) Summary: The Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) plans to launch an entertainment satellite TV channel on July 9 aimed at Iranian audiences that will show movies with Persian subtitles. The broadcast by the Saudi-owned, Dubai-based MBC will join a small number of satellite channels, larg [...] | 2008-07-09 14:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL IR |
08RPODUBAI41 | SECOND AHMADINEJAD ASSOCIATE ARRESTED AFTER EXPOSING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 09:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON IR |
08RPODUBAI42 | IRAN IVLP ALUMNUS JAILED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 06:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL IR |
08RPODUBAI43 | FORMER MP AND JOURNALIST ON VOA PROGRAMMING [...] (C) Summary: Voice of America (VOA) is well-positioned as an alternative to state-run Iranian TV to provide uncensored, impartial information that can help advance reform in Iran, a former reformist member of Iran's Sixth Majles and journalist told IRPOff 22 July. The former MP is in contact w [...] | 2008-07-24 14:09:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KPAO |
08RPODUBAI44 | USG-FUNDED DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS IRANIANS AND [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's first documentary film initiative, "Documentary Voices: Pulling Focus" was "a success" film festival primary coordinator Mashid Zamani told IRPoffs July 22. Zamani said that while she faced many challenges during the planning stages typical to any new project, the festi [...] | 2008-07-29 13:53:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KPAO SCUL |
08RPODUBAI45 | STAR TV TO LAUNCH PERSIAN LANGUAGE ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL [...] (C) Summary: STAR Group (a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp) intends to launch a Persian-dubbed satellite entertainment channel from Dubai in November or December that will target audiences in Iran and the region. STAR officials told the Charge d'Affaires in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Consul Gene [...] | 2008-08-11 17:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KPAO SCUL |
08RPODUBAI46 | MAJLES APPROVES AHMADINEJAD'S NEW CABINET NOMINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 14:22:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV |
08RPODUBAI47 | IRANIAN MERCHANT CLASS PREFERS POLITICAL STATUS QUO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 06:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON PGOV PREL IR |
08RPODUBAI48 | IRAN'S BAZAAR STRIKES HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. According to press reports, merchants feared that the in [...] | 2008-10-23 09:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI IR |
08RPODUBAI49 | [SOURCE REMOVED] OUTLINES IRC’S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (S) Summary and Background: IRPO officer met with [SOURCE REMOVED] on October 15 and 20, 2008 to discuss [DETAILS REMOVED] his knowledge [DETAILS REMOVED] Iran's Ministy of Information and Security (MOIS) and the Islamic Revolutionary Gua [...] | 2008-10-23 09:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
08RPODUBAI50 | IRAN: BAZAARI PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. 3. (U) The strike occurred during President Ahmedinejad [...] | 2008-10-23 09:23:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD IR |
08RPODUBAI51 | IRAN'S HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD MEDIA MINEFIELD - AN [...] (S) Summary: Hassan Fahs [strictly protect], former Al-Arabiyya bureau chief in Tehran, and Mazen Hayek, the Group Director of Marketing of Middle East Broadcasting Center, Al-Arabiyya's parent company, both attribute Fahs' recent expulsion from Iran to political motivations. Fahs repeatedly [...] | 2008-10-28 08:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PINR PROP PREL ECPS IR |
08RPODUBAI52 | BAHAI FAMILY OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO BAHAI EXPERIENCE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: IRPO Officer met on October 29 with an Iranian Baha'i family to discuss the conditions facing Baha'is in Iran. The family confirmed existing reporting regarding the persecution Baha'is face and provided detail into how the IRIG tracks the Baha'i population, operations of the Baha' [...] | 2008-11-04 14:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR IR |
08RPODUBAI53 | RETIRED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ON US ELECTION, IMPROVING US [...] (S) IRPO Director met on November 6 with Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo (retired),who was in Dubai applying for a visa to attend the NYU Center for Dialogues Iran Conference in early December. Ambassador Khoshroo's scheduled presentation will address opportunities for US-Iran cooperation. Kho [...] | 2008-11-10 10:08:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
08RPODUBAI54 | TEHRAN AP PRODUCER ON MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, JOURNALISM [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with IRPOffs, Tehran Associated Press Television News (APTN) senior producer Reza Ganji detailed the AP's continuing efforts to maintain a foothold for American journalism inside Iran, challenges it faces in Iran's tense media environment, and some views abo [...] | 2008-11-10 14:10:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP ECPS IR |
08RPODUBAI55 | IRAN'S RAFSANJANI CALLS 1979 EMBASSY SIEGE A "MISTAKE" [...] (C) Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gave an unusual speech at Sharif University on November 23 in which he acknowledged several "mistakes" that had occurred during the early period of the Islamic Revolution, including the siege of the American Embassy, and announ [...] | 2008-11-24 15:26:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR IR |
08RPODUBAI56 | TEHRAN-BASED UN OFFICIALS CONVEY IRIG INTEREST IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx based in Tehran, in separate conversations with IRPO officers, said that officials in Iran's Ministry of Interior are willing to work with the United States on issues relating to Afghanistan within a United Nations framework. Specifically, they noted that the IRIG is seeking c [...] | 2008-11-26 11:48:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SNAR PREF IR AF |
08RPODUBAI57 | TEHRAN DEPUTY MAYOR OUTLINES QALIBAF'S ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Tehran Deputy Mayor and head of Tehran's Urban Beautification Organization Hojatollah Mollasalehi told us in a brief meeting on December 18 that Tehran Mayor Qalibaf had not decided whether to run for president or not. Qalibaf's decision would depend on the prospects of President [...] | 2008-12-23 14:16:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
08SANAA1408 | YEMEN RECEIVES DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR GM YM |
08SANAA2033 | YEMEN INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 12:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR YM |
08SANAA490 | FUTURE BANK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 06:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IR BA YM |
08SANJOSE181 | COSTA RICA ENDORSES UNSC RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (U) On March 4 we met with Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA, Raldolph Coto, Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA, and with Juan Salas, of the MFA UNSC desk to deliver the full text of the resolution and to seek their view [...] | 2008-03-07 11:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA CS |
08SANJOSE276 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 21:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC CS |
08SANJOSE390 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] On May 12, we delivered reftel demarche to Adriana Murillo, Head of the MFA's UN Security Council Team and to Juan Salas, of the UNSC Desk. Both seemed unaware that a report was due and said that Costa Rica had not yet prepared one. They thanked us for the copy of the U.S. report and said they [...] | 2008-05-14 16:23:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR CS |
08SANJOSE685 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRANIANS UNDER [...] (SBU) On August 19, we delivered Ref A demarche to Carlos Cordero at the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime. Cordero promised to follow the usual Costa Rican procedures of alerting Costa Rican intelligence and financial oversight agencies; however, since this is a [...] | 2008-08-21 19:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CS |
08SANJOSE883 | COSTA RICA TO VOTE WITH USG ON KEY THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 13:47:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS IR KNNP PGOV PHUM PREL UN |
08SANJOSE884 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] For the record, on October 17, we delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Carlos Cordero, Department of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime, and to Foreign Policy Coordinator Randolf Coto, thanking the GOCR for joining in consensus. No substantive response was received. CIANCHETTE [...] | 2008-11-13 14:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MNUC PARM CS |
08SANSALVADOR1007 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 20:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR GM ES |
08SANSALVADOR1181 | GOES WILL CONSIDER UNSCR 1835 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MNUC PARM ES |
08SANSALVADOR1400 | DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 22:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KNNO EFIN PARM IR ES |
08SANSALVADOR405 | EL SALVADOR: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 16:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC ES |
08SANSALVADOR562 | TALKING POINTS AND U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 19:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR ES |
08SANSALVADOR683 | LATEST IAEA REPORT AND U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 22:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA ES |
08SANSALVADOR882 | DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (C) On July 24 PolOff delivered nonpaper regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 to Francisco Gonzalez, Security Affairs Officer at the MFA. While there was no immediate response, we will continue to follow up and report. 2. (C) Comment: Pr [...] | 2008-07-25 18:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08SANTIAGO453 | SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE REVIEWS NEXT STEPS TO [...] (C) Southern Cone COMs, meeting in Santiago April 25-26, and joined by ranking SOUTHCOM, WHA, and OES representatives discussed a wide range of regional issues, including security, economic and envionmental challenges, as well as reviewed consular, immigration and public diplomacy best practi [...] | 2008-05-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET | ECON EINV ENRG FARC IR MARR PGOV PREL PTER |
08SANTIAGO553 | CHILE TO WELCOME IRANIAN TRADE DELEGATION IN [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian Ambassador to Chile Kambiz Jalali held a June 3 meeting with a high-ranking Chilean MFA official to secure approval of a planned November trade delegation visit to Chile. Chile confirmed its acceptance of the Iranian proposal via a diplomatic note signed by Deputy Fo [...] | 2008-06-12 20:08:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON ETRD CI IR |
08SANTIAGO666 | CHILE TO SEEK MODERATION IN NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 18:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL IR CI |
08SANTIAGO678 | ISRAELI AND IRANIAN RELATIONS WITH CHILE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel and Chile have enjoyed amicable relations since the mid 20th century. Chile and Israel's economic ties are healthy and growing, albeit still a tiny percentage on both countries ledgers. Israel is monitoring Iranian influence in the region, which includes enhanced Iranian dip [...] | 2008-07-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINR PREL CI IR IS |
08SANTIAGO781 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (SBU) POL officer delivered on August 21 reftel demarche regarding the five Iranian entities and individuals involved in facilitating and controlling the flow of support to Iran's nuclear weapons programs to: Christian Caamano, Chilean Investigative Police; Cristina Farah of the Bank Associati [...] | 2008-08-28 16:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM CI |
08SANTIAGO849 | CHILE SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA AT UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Chile supports U.S. and other efforts to advance human rights at the UN General Assembly and is likely to once again support country-specific resolutions expressing concern about conditions in Iran, Burma, and North Korea. Officials at the MFA's Office of Human Rights were recept [...] | 2008-09-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR BM KN ZI SU CI |
08SANTIAGO874 | TERRORISM FINANCE DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 20:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ IR SY CI |
08SANTIAGO980 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 15:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC PARM EFIN KNNP IR GM CI |
08SANTODOMINGO1235 | PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER ON DRUGS, CHEVRON, [...] (SBU) On July 23, in front of an audience that included President Fernandez and Acting U.S. DEA Chief, Dominican drug czar Marino Vinicio "Vincho" Castillo said that the United States is persistently obstructing the Dominican Republic's anti-drug efforts. Castillo said that this has harmed som [...] | 2008-07-30 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG SNAR IR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1333 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of an additional five Iranian entities for proliferation activities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no imme [...] | 2008-08-22 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1698 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of additional Iranian entitites to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any su [...] | 2008-11-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO502 | DEMARCHES ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND DUAL USE ITEM [...] POLOFF delivered Ref A-B talking points on "Implementing the Travel Ban and Dual Use Item Provisions of UNSCR 1803" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs took our views on board but had no immediate reply. [...] | 2008-04-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC DR |
08SARAJEVO1868 | BOSNIA - MESIC AND DODIK GO AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's strong criticisms of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik in a December 8 speech in New York provoked a sharp reaction from Dodik and an even fiercer counterattack from Dodik's political allies and the RS media. Mesic referred to Dodik as [...] | 2008-12-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR BK |
08SARAJEVO424 | BOSNIA - UNSCR 1803 PRESENTED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (SBU) We presented reftel non-paper, along with copies of UNSCR 1803 and the P5 1 Foreign Minister's statement, to Asim Dorovic, advisor to Foreign Minister Alkalaj. Dorovic had no immediate response, but pledged to convey the documents to FM Alkalaj and other senior MFA officials. He stated [...] | 2008-03-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNF MNUC PARM BK IR |
08SARAJEVO870 | BOSNIA - DISCUSSIONS WITH SDA LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 15, we met two senior officials from the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) -- Federation Vice President Mirsad Kebo and state-level parliamentarian Bakir Izetbegovic -- to discuss the party's plans to the October municipal elections, particularly the steps SDA was t [...] | 2008-05-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PHUM PTER IR BK |
08SARAJEVO871 | BOSNIA - DISCUSSIONS WITH SDA LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, we met two senior officials from the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) -- Federation Vice President Mirsad Kebo and state-level parliamentarian Bakir Izetbegovic -- to discuss the party's plans for the October municipal elections, particularly the steps SDA was [...] | 2008-05-19 11:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PHUM PTER IR BK |
08SEOUL1085 | ROK RESPONSE TO IRANIAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Kim Jae-woo, First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on 28 May. Kim relayed continued support for U.S. and UN efforts to curtail Iranian illicit procurement activities. He undert [...] | 2008-05-28 23:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY UNSC |
08SEOUL1207 | SEOUL RESPONSE/ACTION REQUEST: IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On June 17, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Acting Division Director Lee Sang-soo thanked Econoff for the two demarches (in Refs C&D) outlining Bank Mellat's recent proliferation act [...] | 2008-06-17 04:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER KS IS UK CH HK |
08SEOUL1231 | ROKG SUPPORTS P5+1 PACKAGE; WILL RAISE WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM and Pol M/C delivered reftel talking points to ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon on June 18. DFM Lee was pleased to learn of the updated P5 1 incentives package as a step forward in seeking a comprehensive, longer-term solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. DFM Lee said h [...] | 2008-06-20 01:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS |
08SEOUL1454 | SEOUL RESPONSE/ACTION REQUEST: CENTRAL BANK OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On July 23, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Deputy Division Director Lee Sang-soo thanked Econoff for the reftel demarche expressing USG concerns about the Central Bank of Iran's (Ba [...] | 2008-07-23 02:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR KS EFIN |
08SEOUL1456 | SEOUL RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 04:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR PARM KS EFIN |
08SEOUL1746 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (S) Acting EconCouns met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials on September 02 to urge their government's help in preventing the delivery of additional ROK-built vessels to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. Sang Soo Lee of the Disarmament and Nonprliferation Divisio [...] | 2008-09-04 05:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR IR CH KS |
08SEOUL1830 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 6. 2. (S) Deputy Econ Couns returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade September 11 to receive initial ROKG response to Ref A request. Sung-hwan Lee of the Middle East Division and Si-jon Song of the North America Division I [...] | 2008-09-16 05:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR IR KS |
08SEOUL1882 | ROKG'S INIITIAL RESPONSE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (C) Poloff presented reftel demarche and non-paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division on September 23. Deputy Director Kim Woo-see and Second Secretary Koh Young-kul said that they understood the importance of the message and that discussion of these i [...] | 2008-09-23 06:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH SK PINR |
08SEOUL1988 | ROKG REACTION ON IRISL ANSWERS AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) Deputy Econ Counselor met with MOFAT officials Sun-hwan Lee (Middle East Division) and Si-jon Song (North America Division) on October 6 to review Ref A IRISL demarche and to present Ref B responses to ROKG questions concerning the implications of the U.S. designation of IRISL. 2. (S) L [...] | 2008-10-09 02:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR KS |
08SEOUL2160 | ROKG ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 08:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM EFIN KS |
08SEOUL2231 | IRAN FM MOTTAKI: COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on November 13 in Seoul with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki suggested that cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan and Iraq might be possible, but would depend on whether the U.S. was "s [...] | 2008-11-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KS KN AF IZ |
08SEOUL2252 | ROKG RESPONSE TO IRAN-O-HIND DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On November 21, Deputy Econcouns and econoff met with Si-jin Song, First Secretary in MOFAT's North American Division I, and Sung-hwan Lee, Second Secretary in MOFAT's Middle East Division, to deliver demarche (Ref A). Song and Lee listened attentively and took notes on the presentation. [...] | 2008-11-21 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM IR KS PREL |
08SEOUL2278 | FOLLOW UP WITH ROKG ON FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On November 18 econoff called on Lee Sang Soo, First Secretary in MOFAT's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, to deliver demarche (Ref A). Lee pledged to deliver the demarche to KoFIU and was pleased to hear tha ec [...] | 2008-11-26 07:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PREL PARM KS IR |
08SEOUL2396 | ROK SUSPECTS DPRK SHIP TRANSPORTS ARMS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Summary. Jae-woo Kim of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) told poloff on December 15 that the ROKG received information on December 14 that the North Korean vessel S [...] | 2008-12-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL IR KS |
08SEOUL2464 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE FOR IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 22 Deputy EconCouns and econoff took advantage of a call on other business to deliver reftel demarche to MOFAT Middle East Division Director Sung-kyu Kwak and Second Secretary [...] | 2008-12-24 00:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR KS |
08SEOUL2499 | ROKG VIEWS ON INCREASING PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Econ MinCouns and Deputy Econ Couns followed up on reftel demarches on December 16 and 22 to multiple officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) to discuss financial pressure on Iran as well as Korea,s energy rela [...] | 2008-12-31 02:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR KS |
08SEOUL291 | (S) SHIELD S08F-05: ROK COMPANIES' SALE OF [...] (S) On December 10, Poloff delivered reftel A demarche and nonpaper to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). On February 5, Kim conveyed the results of the ROKG investigation into the activities the [...] | 2008-02-13 09:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KS IR |
08SEOUL295 | ROKG SATISFIED WITH IAEA IRAN EXPORT DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 05:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA KS IR |
08SEOUL362 | SEOUL RESPONSE: REQUEST TO HOLD U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and Security and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation took immediate action following our reftel demarche on February 23. Non-prolifer [...] | 2008-02-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK |
08SEOUL422 | SEOUL UPDATE ON 747 AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) officials in the Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and the Middle East discussed Ref (C) responses with Embassy officers on March 3. MOFAT had received the USG replie [...] | 2008-03-04 03:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK |
08SEOUL502 | ROK AGREES WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Kwak Sung-kyu, MOFAT Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, said that the ROK agreed with all of the reftel points detailing the U.S.'s assessment of the March 14 parliamentary elections. Instead of a public statement condemning the elections, however, Kim believed that a statement that exp [...] | 2008-03-14 00:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08SEOUL573 | ROKG RESPONSE TO TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER ON [...] (S/NF) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division Director Lee Jang-keun on March 21. Director Lee said he would urge the relevant ROK authorities and business interests to cooperate with this request and [...] | 2008-03-21 07:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS |
08SEOUL576 | KOREAN AIR AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TDO ON 747 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Lee Jang-kuen called in Emboffs March 22 to discuss the results of the ROKG's interagency meeting held yesterday on Ref (E) demarche [...] | 2008-03-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR |
08SEOUL650 | SEOUL RESPONSE: IRAN'S USE OF BANK MELLAT FOR [...] (S) On April 1, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Division Director Lee Jang-kuen thanked Econoff for the detailed, comprehensive demarche/non-paper outlining Bank Mellat's proliferation activities in Seoul (reftel). He reaffirmed the ROKG's com [...] | 2008-04-01 07:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | IR KNNP PARM PREL KS |
08SEOUL736 | ROK ALREADY IMPLEMENTED UNSCRS 1737, 1747, AND [...] (C) In an April 11 meeting with poloff, MOFAT Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Kim Jae-woo said in response to reftel points that the ROKG had already implemented their obligations under UNSCRS 1737, 1747, and 1803 in imposing a travel ban on the Iranians named in the annex [...] | 2008-04-11 06:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS MNUC KNNP IR UNSC |
08SEOUL738 | ROK HAS FORGIVEN 80 PERCENT OF IRAQ DEBT, LOOKING [...] (C) In an April 11 meeting with Gulf Region Division First Secretary Moon Byung-jun, poloff, per reftel, (1) requested SIPDIS that MOFAT attend the May 29 Ministerial in Stockholm, (2) recommended that the ROKG use its meetings with Iraq,s neighbors to encourage them to increase engagement w [...] | 2008-04-11 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS PREL IZ IR TU EUN |
08SEOUL796 | MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Deputy Minister for Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs OH Joon called in the Charge on April 18 to request an update on Balli Group's (BG) compliance with Commerce's Temp [...] | 2008-04-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR |
08SHANGHAI195 | A TOUR D'HORIZON OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FROM FUDAN'S [...] (C) Summary. During a May 24 meeting Fudan University American Studies Center Director Shen Dingli told incoming EAP/CM Director David Shear that the Sichuan earthquake, which had revealed much weakness in the Chinese government, would be a catalyst for positive change. He appraised the th [...] | 2008-06-02 05:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG CH TW IR |
08SHANGHAI253 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS' VIEWS ON THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars described Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states as committed to cooperation on issues of common interest, but divided over any larger role the organization should play over the long term. The August 2008 summit will not break new ground but will [...] | 2008-07-01 01:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG CH RS XD XE IR |
08SHANGHAI386 | GEORGIA CRISIS TESTS SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 08:49:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ENRG GG IR PREL RS XD XE |
08SHANGHAI41 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC YANG JIEMIAN ON THE SENIOR DIALOGUE, SED, [...] (C) Summary: During a January 22 meeting, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen and Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) President Yang Jiemian exchanged views on the Senior Dialogue and Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Taiwan, Iran, North Korea, and China's non-interference principle. [...] | 2008-02-01 06:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM |
08SHANGHAI42 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS DISCUSS TAIWAN, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 lunch, four of Shanghai's leading U.S.-China relations academics exchanged views with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on Taiwan, U.S.-China military relations, North Korea and China's non-interference principle. The academics expressed concerns about the domestic polit [...] | 2008-02-01 06:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM |
08SINGAPORE1341 | DEMARCHE TO SINGAPORE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 04:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR SN |
08SKOPJE164 | MACEDONIA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR MK |
08SKOPJE172 | MACEDONIA: POINTS DELIVERED TO MFA REGARDING UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 15:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MK KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
08SKOPJE320 | MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803 DELAYED BY EARLY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MK AORC |
08SKOPJE402 | MACEDONIA: UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE CONVEYED; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MK |
08SOFIA110 | BULGARIA: GINGERLY SEEKING EXPANDED TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian FM Mottaki visited Sofia on January 22 and a Bulgarian parliamentary delegation visited Tehran January 21-24. Bulgarian officials downplayed the contacts as "nothing special" but at the same time described plans to revive the Bulgaria-Iran Joint Economic Council and se [...] | 2008-02-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENER PREL IR BU |
08SOFIA123 | BULGARIA: SUPPORTIVE OF U. S. VIEWS ON IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNPP MNUC PARM IR IAEA BU |
08SOFIA505 | TRANSCRIPT OF DOCUMENT HANDED OUT BY IRANIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The following is a transcript of an Iranian document, entitled "The Islamic Republic of Iran's Proposed Package for Constructive Negotiations," provided to us bu the Israeli Embassy. The Israelis found it "interesting" that the Iranian Ambassador handed it out to Bulgarian [...] | 2008-07-25 14:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BU IR PGOV PREL |
08SOFIA65 | BULGARIA ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Bulgarian FM Ivailo Kalfin discussed current Bulgarian thinking on Kosovo and Macedonia and gave a read-out from his January 22 meeting with Iranian FM Mottaki. Kalfin said it is likely no statement on an SAA for Serbia or an ESDP mis [...] | 2008-01-28 14:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV SR IR BG |
08SOFIA86 | BULGARIA: NON COMMITTAL ON DEMARCHE ON REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA BU |
08STATE101192 | INDICTMENT OF FOUR MALAYSIAN ENTITIES AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On September 17, a federal grand jury in Miami, Florida returned a superseding indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations, including two individuals and two corporations in Malaysia, in conne [...] | 2008-09-22 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL PARM IR MY |
08STATE101519 | (S) MALAYSIAN-BASED SUPPLIER TO IRAN SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that in April and again in mid-August 2008, the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal osci [...] | 2008-09-23 16:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE101698 | ISN DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY HAYWARD'S MEETINGS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ISN DAS Mary Alice Hayward led a State Department team in September 8 meetings with Ambassador Naela Gabr (Assistant Minister),Khalid Shamaa (Deputy Assistant Minister),and other Egyptian officials to discuss Nuclear Nonprolife [...] | 2008-09-23 19:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT IAEA EG IS IR |
08STATE101860 | HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that the Hong Kong firm Jetpower Industrial Ltd. has been working to supply Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with a variety of metals, including 7000 series and 2000 serie [...] | 2008-09-23 23:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR CH HK |
08STATE103737 | RESPONSE TO ROKG QUESTIONS REGARDING DELIVERY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Washington is providing the nonpaper in paragraph 4 to answer questions from the ROKG that arose in response to our demarche to Seoul regarding the delivery of ships [...] | 2008-09-29 14:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR KS |
08STATE104207 | UPDATE ON IRAN SPECIFIC EXPORT CONTROL OUTREACH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On May 15, Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) with detailed information regarding critical commodities Iran will require to [...] | 2008-09-30 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM IR MNUC UK GM FR BE IT SZ CH JP |
08STATE1044 | IRAN,S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BANKING RELATIONSHIPS [...] (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. This expansion is presumably a response to the increasi [...] | 2008-01-04 18:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE104496 | DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass De [...] | 2008-09-30 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AG AS AJ BE CH CY EG RE GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT |
08STATE105067 | IRAN/SWEDEN/NUCLEAR: COLENCO POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED'S ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN ON DESIGN OF NEW LIGHT WATER REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR MNUC PARM |
08STATE105103 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iran's Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...] | 2008-10-01 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS IR |
08STATE105173 | IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) OBJECTIVE: To reaffirm the importance of implementing all UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) adopted on Iran following the adoption of UNSCR 1835. 3. (U) BACKGROUND: On Saturday, 27 September 2008, the UN Securi [...] | 2008-10-02 01:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MNUC PARM |
08STATE105880 | A/S JENDAYI E. FRAZER,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: A/S Jendayi E. Frazer met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Gadio September 25 on the margins of UNGA. They discussed South African President Mbeki,s resignation, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Senegal,s relationship with Iran, and the state of Senegal,s democratic institutions. END SUM [...] | 2008-10-03 13:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IR SF SG SU ZI |
08STATE107113 | MALAYSIA-BASED, IRANIAN-RUN PROCUREMENT FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that a Malaysia-based entity with ties to Iran's ballistic missile program was working to procure goods manufactured by the German firm Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM) on b [...] | 2008-10-07 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR ML SN |
08STATE108136 | (S) POSSIBLE NEW RUSSIAN AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. BACKGROUND 2. (S/NF) RECENT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE COME TO AN INITIAL AGREEMENT ON THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO IRAN. THESE SYSTEMS COULD BE PROVIDE [...] | 2008-10-08 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL MASS RS IR |
08STATE109141 | ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...] | 2008-10-10 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE109147 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In mid September 2008, the U.S. shared with the GOJ information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronauti [...] | 2008-10-10 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR MY |
08STATE109819 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM FURNACE FROM SOUTH AFRICA (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE109924 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM RECEIVES [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In June 2008, the U.S. shared with Taiwan authorities information that the Taiwan-based company Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell testing equipment to Iran's liquid propellant miss [...] | 2008-10-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE109927 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We have previously discussed with Taiwan our concern [...] | 2008-10-14 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
08STATE109928 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKS DRILLING [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in August 2008, the Iranian company Saameh Company was seeking to procure electrical discharge machining drills from Taiwan's Joemars Machinery and Electrical Industrial Co [...] | 2008-10-14 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE111597 | FOLLOWING UP WITH THE PRC ON LIMMT'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE111822 | (C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NON [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. [...] | 2008-10-21 12:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR |
08STATE111835 | (S) SHIPMENT OF AMMONIUM NITRATE FROM IRAN [...] (S//REL Oman) We have received information that Oman's Detonator Blasting and Contracting Company LLC purchased 400 metric tons of ammonium nitrate from the Iranian firm SAD Import and Export, a cover name used by Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO). Iran's Bank Saderat facilitated t [...] | 2008-10-21 12:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL IR MU |
08STATE111883 | IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries are included. One V [...] | 2008-10-21 13:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR VE |
08STATE112219 | (C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. T [...] | 2008-10-21 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR |
08STATE112442 | REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...] | 2008-10-22 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP |
08STATE112707 | RESPONSE TO BOFT ON GAMEPLAN LICENSE WA080820142628008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY |
08STATE113680 | EFFORTS BY A MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN FIRM TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in September 2008, the Malaysian firm Elite Advanced Solutions Sdn Bhd requested a price quotation for four sets of militarized servo actuators from a firm in Sing [...] | 2008-10-24 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SN MY IR |
08STATE114408 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three, five, and six. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction [...] | 2008-10-27 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE115017 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...] | 2008-10-28 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY |
08STATE115243 | RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE INCORPORATION OF JOINT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports suggest that Pakistan is considering the establishment of a joint shipping line with Iran to boost maritime cooperation and trade. Due [...] | 2008-10-29 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PK |
08STATE115454 | PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW SUPPLIES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES FOR ASTANA AND TASHKENT: -- In coordination UK counterparts in country, Embassies Astana and Tashkent should convey to appropriate host government officials continuing U.S. concerns regarding possible Iranian at [...] | 2008-10-29 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR MNUC PARM TRGY |
08STATE118099 | CHINA'S LIMMT PREPARING POSSIBLE IMMINENT DELIVERY OF GYROSCOPES AND ACCELEROMETERS TO BEIJING-BASED MODAFL REP FOR USE BY IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE118936 | IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING TEST EQUIPMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 17:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08STATE120694 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FORMER IRANIAN RED [...] (S) The Department is aware of Dr. Towfighi's referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the urgency with which he needs to depart the UAE. Per Post's request, PRM will expedite his USRAP processing to the extent possible by requesting expedited Security Advisory Opinion clear [...] | 2008-11-13 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
08STATE121002 | RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE FOR OTTAWA: -- To inform appropriate Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors that ISN discussed coordination on Iran non-proliferation objectives with First Secretary [...] | 2008-11-14 14:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08STATE121818 | IRAN-INDIA JOINT VENTURE SHIPPING LINE IN TALKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have suggested that Iran-o-Hind Shipping is in talks with Hanjin Heavy Industries to purchase two 80,000-dwt post-Panamax bulker vessel [...] | 2008-11-17 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM IR PREL |
08STATE121841 | SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...] | 2008-11-17 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE122304 | SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...] | 2008-11-18 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE122464 | FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: In coordination with French counterparts in country, Posts should reinforce the message that countries should not attend the 30 November 2008 &First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmenta [...] | 2008-11-18 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08STATE123035 | AUGUST 2008 VISIT TO NORTH KOREA BY A UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In July 2008, the U.S. raised with the UAE information indicating that North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acqui [...] | 2008-11-19 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE KN |
08STATE123074 | IAEA REPORTS ON IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7-8. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: -- To note the 19 November 2008 release of reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the status of its respective investigations into the Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs. -- To urge ho [...] | 2008-11-20 00:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY |
08STATE124520 | FOLLOW-UP ON IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08STATE125123 | NEA A/S DAVID WELCH'S NOVEMBER 21 CONVERSATION [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch welcomed Abdallah Baali as the new Algerian Ambassador November 21. He spoke candidly about the shortcomings of the bilateral relationship, and offered ways that Baali could improve it -- e.g. through increasing the number of Algerians students enrolled in the U.S. and [...] | 2008-11-25 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PREL AG IR IS IZ LE MO SY WI |
08STATE125339 | INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE INDUSTRY AIDING IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have discussed the adoption of additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 15:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE125441 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE125496 | JOINT DEMARCHE WITH EUROPEAN LIKEMINDED ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Government of Switzerland to prompt its implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGROU [...] | 2008-11-26 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
08STATE125551 | SUBSTANTIVE REVISION: INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE125658 | COORDINATED DEMARCHE ON IRAN WITH EUROPEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Korea and Malaysia regarding the implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGR [...] | 2008-11-26 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
08STATE127071 | UPCOMING MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To inform our outreach partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea that they will soon be contacted by the Government of Italy to participate in a meeting in Rome on 12 December 2008 to discuss the impl [...] | 2008-12-02 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EMIN ENRG ETTC EUN IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08STATE128877 | RESPONSE TO SAUDI REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL SAU) During the week of 13 October and in response to ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney's encouragement to help increase pressure on Iran to change course, Saudi MFA Undersecretar [...] | 2008-12-08 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PREL |
08STATE129873 | APPROACHES TO EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: To thank Israel for its interest in coordinated demarches to East Asian countries on increasing financial pressures on Iran, to provide an update on our current coordinated demarches with the UK, France, Germany a [...] | 2008-12-10 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IR IS KNNP PREL XE |
08STATE130200 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...] | 2008-12-11 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE13055 | (S) SWISS FIRM EXPORTS MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN, [...] (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180-CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin, an entity with a history of procuring items on behalf of Iran's defense industry (including the Shahid Hemmat Industr [...] | 2008-02-07 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR |
08STATE132055 | PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE GOS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September 2008, we shared with the Swiss government information indicating that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerla [...] | 2008-12-17 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |
08STATE132095 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...] | 2008-12-17 16:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE132635 | IRAN'S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BANKING RELATIONSHIPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Representatives in the Iranian government have met with counterparts in the Ghanaian government to discuss the opening of an Iranian bank in Ghana. Given Iran's attempts to evade UNSC sancti [...] | 2008-12-18 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE133198 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, DESIGNATED TWO IRANIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) 13382 (BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS [...] | 2008-12-20 01:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08STATE13345 | TALKING POINTS ON IRAN: ELECTIONS, THIRD [...] (SBU) Over the next two months, a number of key events related to Iran will take place: the UN Security Council is expected to adopt a third Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Iran; the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General ElBaradei will issue a late February report on [...] | 2008-02-08 15:39:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC IAEA |
08STATE133865 | UAE INTERMEDIARY USED TO DISGUISE IDENTITY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of early November 2008, the UAE-based firm Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC was working to provide Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company [...] | 2008-12-23 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |
08STATE134297 | IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) We want to inform French authorities that as of mid-November 2008, a procurement official affiliated with Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program was seeking German-origin engines via the French intermediary Technical As [...] | 2008-12-24 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM |
08STATE14066 | (S) ADVISING THE PRC OF LIMMT'S CONTINUED [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is also [...] | 2008-02-11 18:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE14230 | DUBAI CITES FATF IRAN STATEMENT IN WARNING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On January 7, 2008, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) issued an advisory to all Senior Executive Officers of DFSA-regulated firms regarding dealings w [...] | 2008-02-11 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR XF ZP AE |
08STATE14956 | USG QUESTIONS ON UAE JANUARY 31 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 31 January, the UAE notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prio [...] | 2008-02-13 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
08STATE15220 | (S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST CHAMBER TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 14:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE15648 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...] | 2008-02-14 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM |
08STATE16174 | NONPAPERS FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO 25 FEBRUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that post deliver as soon as possible two nonpapers to the UAE in preparation for the Counterproliferation Task Force Meeting scheduled for February 25. --------- OBJECTI [...] | 2008-02-15 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
08STATE18255 | REQUEST FOR KOREA TO HOLD CIVILIAN U.S.-ORIGIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-23 00:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC IR KS PARM PREL UK |
08STATE18821 | CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...] | 2008-02-25 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR |
08STATE2004 | U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...] | 2008-01-08 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE |
08STATE21770 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1803 by a vote of 14 to 0, with one abstention. This resolution imposes further sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply with its obliga [...] | 2008-03-04 01:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
08STATE22047 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...] | 2008-03-04 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD |
08STATE22352 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...] | 2008-03-04 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE |
08STATE23763 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE XXXXXXXXXXXX GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's XXXXXXXXXXXX had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). Ward had previously bee [...] | 2008-03-07 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE26066 | (S) PROVIDING THE GOS INFORMATION ON SWISS FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Refs C and D, since October 2005 the United States and Switzerland have been engaged in a dialogue regarding the activities of the Swiss-based entity BB Engineering - a firm that has been procuri [...] | 2008-03-12 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR SZ |
08STATE27642 | DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK, BAHRAIN UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Washington requests that addressees notify host Government/EU officials that the United States designated Future Bank, Bahrain under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass [...] | 2008-03-17 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR BA |
08STATE27996 | (S) INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/NF) Washington has information to share with Chinese authorities regarding a shipment of proliferation concern that originated in China and was seized in Dubai while en route to Iran. The cargo was seizes in November 2007 and was being transported on the &M/V Seventh Ocean8. Additionally, [...] | 2008-03-18 12:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM AE CH IR |
08STATE2881 | ACTION REQUEST: PUBLIC TALKING POINTS ON IRAN IN [...] (U) This is an joint OSD-State action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department of State and Department of Defense have prepared talking points that Posts should draw on when asked by their interlocutors about Iran's role in Iraq. END SUMMARY. 3. (SBU) Action Request: At [...] | 2008-01-10 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR MOPS IZ PARM PREL PIN |
08STATE29098 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF BANK MELLI, BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) This cable provides additional information for addressees to deliver along with the information in REF A. ------------------------ OBJECTIVE/ACTION RE [...] | 2008-03-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IR |
08STATE29344 | REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) As part of our effort to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 Chapter VII obligations, Washington is in the process of considering the designation pursuant to Executive [...] | 2008-03-20 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM IR |
08STATE29398 | PRESENTATION OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRAN-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and the Financial Action Task Force's February 2008 statement on the deficiencies of Iran's anti-money laundering and combating ter [...] | 2008-03-20 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE29412 | (U) PROVIDING THE FRG WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Background: In June 2007 we advised German officials that as of late April 2007, an entity affiliated with the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG - Iran's leading developer of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles) was seeki [...] | 2008-03-20 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
08STATE29417 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRESS GUIDANCE FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 19, 2008, Embassy Colombo requested approval to use proposed press guidance points (REFTEL A) if asked about Citibank's blockage of overflight funds paid b [...] | 2008-03-20 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XD XO CE |
08STATE29855 | UK-BASED IRANIAN BANKS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Malta's Ministry of Finance conveyed its concerns regarding attempts by two banks located in the United Kingdom, Melli Bank PLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Melli Tehran, and Persia Internatio [...] | 2008-03-21 19:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD UK MT |
08STATE30247 | INFORMATION ON IRAN,S USE OF BANK MELLAT SEOUL FOR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EINV MNUC IR |
08STATE31941 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE NETHERLANDS ON A DUTCH [...] This is an action request. Embassy The Hague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: In February 2008, the U.S. alerted the government of the Netherlands (GON) to efforts by the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) to supply high-density military-grade [...] | 2008-03-27 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08STATE32250 | UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY CZECH-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Prague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet en [...] | 2008-03-28 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL EZ IR AE |
08STATE32956 | UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet engines [...] | 2008-03-31 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE33385 | IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department announces the availability of funds for programs to support civil society, human rights, and rule of law in Iran. The Iran small grants program is an opportunity for posts to strengthen their contacts with the Iranian diaspora and advance the U.S. goal of suppor [...] | 2008-04-01 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR KDEM KPAO PREL |
08STATE33674 | IRAN: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 for action. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To encourage countries to prohibit the travel of designated Iranian proliferators as authorized by UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 and solicit information on domestic procedures in place to ensure that designated [...] | 2008-04-01 23:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC |
08STATE34305 | SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...] | 2008-04-03 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
08STATE34306 | CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - see para four. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Nuclear Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht confirmed on April 1 that Canada will implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1803, and that the gov [...] | 2008-04-03 01:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP NSG IR CA |
08STATE35867 | (S) RESPONDING TO SWISS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In Ref A, we advised Swiss officials of information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180- CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin - an entity with a history [...] | 2008-04-07 18:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR |
08STATE35977 | (S) SHIELD S05-08: IMMINENT TRANSFER OF CW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that a shipment of 1000 metric tons of the CW precursor chemical sodium sulfide (also spelled sulphide) from China to Iran is imminent. Specifically, the Chinese company China Northern Ch [...] | 2008-04-07 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE37260 | M/V IRAN TEYFOURI: FOLLOWING UP ON SHIPMENTS OF [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to follow-up on an April 8 National Security Council meeting with Chinese DCM Xie Feng to provide additional information on the January voyage of the M/V Iran Teyfouri, press China to reconsider its decision on the proposed visit of a State experts team t [...] | 2008-04-09 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH IR |
08STATE37414 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN-RELATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 20, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to U.S. financial institutions on the risks to the inter [...] | 2008-04-10 13:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE39100 | REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the USG provided information (ref A) to the PRC concerning a shipment by the China branch of Taiwan's Yuan Sheng Aluminum Manufacturing Corporation of 7075-T651 aluminum plates to Ir [...] | 2008-04-14 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL CH IR TC |
08STATE39690 | (S) CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO IRAN'S MISSILE [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since November 2006, we have discussed with PRC authorities extensive cooperation between the Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation (STBPI) and Iran's bal [...] | 2008-04-15 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE40087 | (S) PROVIDING THE FRG CLARIFICATION ON ROLES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...] | 2008-04-16 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08STATE41998 | ENDING USG PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE EXPO [...] (C) Department understands that the Government of Malaysia will permit four Iranian defense entities to begin participating in the Defense Services Asia expo on Tuesday, April 22 (reftels). 2. (C) Should the Iranian companies open their exhibits, Post is instructed to end all USG associat [...] | 2008-04-21 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL IR MY |
08STATE4206 | USG QUESTIONS ON PAKISTAN DECEMBER 18 NOTICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 18 December, Pakistan notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prior [...] | 2008-01-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE42905 | US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...] | 2008-04-23 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR |
08STATE43113 | (C) INFORMING REGIONAL PARTNERS OF UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Action addresee posts are requested to approach host governments to advise them of three overlapping U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) deployments in April and May 2008. (NOTE: This message is info only for Baghdad, Amman, and Cairo.) 2. (C) Objective: To unde [...] | 2008-04-23 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SA AE BA KU QA MU JO EG IR IZ XF |
08STATE43381 | REVIEW URGED ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT BANK WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have information that the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) was working, as of mid March 2008, with Iraqi shareholders to establish a joint bank in Erbil, Ir [...] | 2008-04-24 14:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR EZ KNNP PARM PTER |
08STATE43492 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK SADERAT,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States has concerns about Bank Saderat's growing presence in Greece, both in size and profit margin. The U.S. designated Bank Saderat, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, for providing sup [...] | 2008-04-24 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XG XT ZL ZS GR |
08STATE43742 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...] | 2008-04-24 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH |
08STATE44841 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC IAEA IR |
08STATE49730 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's Nickunj Eximp Enterprises had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). [...] | 2008-05-09 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE50301 | (S) UAE-BASED INTERMEDIARY WORKING TO SUPPLY [...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In November 2006, we provided German officials information indicating that Iran was in possession of L550E engines manufactured by the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co. - likely supplied by t [...] | 2008-05-12 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR AE |
08STATE51207 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK MELLI BRANCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------- 2. (S) The United States has information that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan. UNSCR 1803 named Bank Melli as a bank of particular concern and called upon all states [...] | 2008-05-14 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC GM GR IR KNNP MNUC XG XT ZL ZS |
08STATE52030 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: To encourage Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) to conduct outreach to manufacturers, law enforcement, and customs officials within their countries [...] | 2008-05-15 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC |
08STATE52061 | LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Posts should draw from the background in paragraphs 5-11 when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Arab League mediation has arrested Lebanon's descent into renewed civil war. However, the calm is fragile, the Hizballah [...] | 2008-05-16 01:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL LE SY IR |
08STATE52481 | (S) NIAG 8064: IRAN SEEKS RUSSIAN-ORIGIN NEUTRON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Washington has information that a Malaysian firm with ties to Iran is seeking Russian-origin neutron generators from the All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (II) (VNIIA). Neutro [...] | 2008-05-16 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR |
08STATE53081 | EFFORTS TO EVADE TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROL [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by Johann Mair to circumvent Taiwan's export controls. Specifically, in [...] | 2008-05-19 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH IR |
08STATE53303 | IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] This is an action request. Embassy Pretoria, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that as of mid-February 2008, Iran-based Sabalan Company was provided with technical specifications for a possible South African-origin VGT-1200-1200 high temperature vacuum f [...] | 2008-05-19 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE53922 | U/S JEFFERY AND ITALIAN ENI CEO SCARONI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Italian energy firm Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni on May 6 in Washington. Scaroni came to Washington seeking U.S. views on Eni's activities in Iran and to discuss its growing relationship with Russia's Gazprom. U/S Jeffery pushed back hard when [...] | 2008-05-20 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN EUN LY AG TU RS IR IT |
08STATE5439 | (S) IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY INTEREST IN PURCHASING [...] This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose: The U.S. has information indicating that as of early December 2007, Iran's primary solid-fueled ballistic missile entity, the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG),had plans to purchase a [...] | 2008-01-17 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL GM IR |
08STATE54639 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...] | 2008-05-21 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO |
08STATE54797 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: PLANS FOR NEW TURKISH DEAL ON [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 3 and 4 below. 2. (SBU) Washington thanks post for its reporting on Turkey's plans to develop Iranian South Pars gas for Turkish and European consumption. On the margins of the April 17 Economic Partnership Commission with Turkey, EEB DA [...] | 2008-05-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL TU |
08STATE55497 | ITALIAN MACHINE TOOLS SOLD TO IRANIAN CLIENTS VIA [...] This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in Iran. Specifically, CMS Industries sold to [...] | 2008-05-23 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE5584 | FOLLOW-UP: BANK MELLI ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In November, REF A cautioned that Iran's Bank Melli has reached an agreement in principle to purchase a Turkish bank. Other recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand [...] | 2008-01-17 20:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR TU EFIN ETTC |
08STATE57532 | SECRETARY'S 5/19 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED, REASONS; 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) MAY 19, 2008, 3:00 P.M., SECRETARY'S OFFICE 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES ------------- THE SECRETARY EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED PA A/S SEAN MCCORMACK S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STEVE BEECROFT EUR ELAINE SAMSON [...] | 2008-05-29 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP LE IR GG |
08STATE59149 | USG LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION DURING CERTAIN MEMBER [...] This cable provides guidance on USG level of representation during certain member states' official presentations during the June 3-5 UN Food Security Conference in Rome. 2. The Department understands that Iran, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe will be represented by their heads of state at the Ro [...] | 2008-06-03 01:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID IR ZI VE CU |
08STATE59707 | SEEKING GERMAN SUPPORT ON ENDING RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. SUMMARY 2. (C) U.S. officials have provided briefings to countries on Russian arms sales of concern and asked appropriate officials to raise these sales with Russian officials. German Chancellor Merkel is meeting with Russian Preside [...] | 2008-06-03 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR RS GM |
08STATE60123 | ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...] | 2008-06-04 18:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN |
08STATE60442 | PREVENTING ASSET FLIGHT FROM BANK MELLI IN THE EU3 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The U.S. recently shared information with Pakistan, the EU3 and Israel that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan (REF A). We understand (REF B) [...] | 2008-06-05 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PTER FR UK GM IR |
08STATE61123 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT SEOUL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The U.S. recently shared information with the ROKG on Bank Mellat Seoul's involvement in Iranian proliferation activities (REF A). The ROK's response (REF B) observed t [...] | 2008-06-06 15:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER KS IS UK |
08STATE61421 | (S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...] | 2008-06-06 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR |
08STATE62450 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...] | 2008-06-10 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE |
08STATE63693 | SHUTTING DOWN BANK SEPAH AND REVIEWING IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/REL IRAQ) Following a report in late May 2007 that Bank Sepah intended to open up a branch in Baghdad, U.S. officials approached Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abbawi [...] | 2008-06-12 21:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR IZ KNNP PARM PTER |
08STATE63757 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR STATEMENT IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Mission should draw on the following in making a statement in the June 13 meeting of the UN Security Council at which Iran sanctions will be discussed. 2. Begin Text. Three months ago, this Council adopted Resolution 1803 to impose additional sanctions on Iran. These sanctions, as well [...] | 2008-06-13 01:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC IR |
08STATE63929 | IRANIAN DECEPTIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have information about Iranian deceptive financial practices that may be occurring in addressees' jurisdictions. We want to alert host governments and urge them to [...] | 2008-06-13 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK |
08STATE63960 | ACTION REQUEST:P5+1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION: In advance of Javier Solana,s planned June 14 trip to Iran to present the updated P5 1 incentives package, action posts should immediately brief senior host government officials drawing upon the talking points in paragr [...] | 2008-06-13 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PREL UNSC KNNP PARM FR UK CH RS BA KU MO JO TS |
08STATE64225 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ [...] This Travel Warning updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 23, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to [...] | 2008-06-13 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE64254 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE PRC ON ITS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is a [...] | 2008-06-13 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE67220 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information indicating that in mid-December 2007, the Iranian firm Sazeh Morakab Company Ltd. provided information on two types of carbon fibers manufactured by the Japanese company Toray to an e [...] | 2008-06-23 17:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08STATE67404 | PROVIDING THE GOF WITH NEW INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007, we a [...] | 2008-06-23 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE67405 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in July 2007, a company affiliated with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) concluded a contract with the Iranian firm Taghtiran Kashan Company to purchase South African-origin [...] | 2008-06-23 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE67950 | BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increased [...] | 2008-06-24 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON |
08STATE69050 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69051 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69056 | OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...] | 2008-06-26 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU |
08STATE69339 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, which imposed further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to c [...] | 2008-06-27 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AG AS AJ BE CH CY EG FR GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT |
08STATE69996 | CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN SEEKING RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that the Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) is interested in conducting business with the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) in Seoul. We are concerned that financial rela [...] | 2008-06-30 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR KS EFIN |
08STATE70009 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM ATTEMPTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: We have information that between January and March 2008, Taiwan's Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell a thermal shock chamber and associated spare parts to Iran's Shahid Hemmat Indus [...] | 2008-06-30 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE70163 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO PROCURE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In September 2007, we alerted Taiwan authorities to a shipment of four vertical machining centers by Taiwan's CNC Takang Company to Iran via an entity in the UAE (Ref A). Because this export appeared t [...] | 2008-06-30 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR IN |
08STATE72026 | REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Washington has information that a Chinese company with a history of procuring commodities of concern for Iran,s Ministry of Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) is preparing a shipment destined for Iran,s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) in possible contravention of United [...] | 2008-07-03 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH IR PARM PREL |
08STATE74750 | DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON IRANIAN BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The United States, France and the United Kingdom will jointly, through their respective UN missions, provide information to the UNSC President and Chairman of the Iran Sanctions Committee on Iranian [...] | 2008-07-11 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IO ISN NEA IR TREAS |
08STATE75132 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In May 2008, the U.S. provided information to the GOI that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in I [...] | 2008-07-14 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE75161 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE GOF ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland (GOF) regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007 [...] | 2008-07-14 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE75702 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 22-23 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on [...] | 2008-07-15 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP |
08STATE76596 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") on July 8, 2008. [...] | 2008-07-16 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08STATE76649 | TALKING POINTS: U/S BURNS TO ATTEND P5+1 [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns will join EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and P5+1 Political Directors in a meeting with Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva on July 19. This cable provides talking points Posts may use to respond to inquiri [...] | 2008-07-16 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM IR |
08STATE7679 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...] | 2008-01-24 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU |
08STATE77529 | MALAYSIAN PROLIFERATOR,S INTEREST IN BELGIAN DATA [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: We have information indicating that as of June 2008, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition systems for earth observation satellites fr [...] | 2008-07-18 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
08STATE77660 | (S) RESPONDING TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...] | 2008-07-18 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AEC |
08STATE80088 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING [...] (SBU) The department requests that action addressees pursue the following objectives with regard to host government's potential attendance at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting in Tehran, July 27-30, 2008. Posts should: -- Determine from host governments wheth [...] | 2008-07-24 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR |
08STATE80523 | UAE FIRM,S INTEREST IN CONTROLLED SWISS MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG [...] | 2008-07-25 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE81076 | COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: MAYROW [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the nonpaper in para 3 to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officials for [...] | 2008-07-28 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR AE |
08STATE81148 | LIBYAN BANK IN BAHRAIN SEEKING NEW RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that Libyan bank Alubaf Arab International Bank EC is seeking new financial relationships with Iranian banks. We are concerned that this could also involve the bank's T [...] | 2008-07-28 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XA XF XI TS LY ECON |
08STATE81214 | (S) SWISS FIRM'S DISCUSSIONS WITH UAE FIRM ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG. In [...] | 2008-07-28 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ AEC IR |
08STATE81224 | VISIT TO THE UAE BY REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In June 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korean Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acquire a visa so that its representative could travel to the United [...] | 2008-07-28 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE81940 | IRANIAN COMPANY'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2005, we provided the Government of Spain (GOS) with information indicating that the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. was involved in a number of deals in 2004 and 2005 to sell comput [...] | 2008-07-30 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
08STATE83144 | EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN PROCUREMENT IN CHINA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------- 2. (S//NF) Washington is currently initiating a more focused strategy to prevent shipments of commodities of concern to Iran. We are approaching countries and asking them to inf [...] | 2008-08-01 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON KNNP PARM PTER IR CH PINR |
08STATE84151 | (S) AIR KORYO FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC BG BM IN IR KN PK |
08STATE84562 | (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's July 23, [...] Classified by NEA PDAS Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) July 23; 4:30pm; Washington, DC, USA. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost (D Staff) Jonathan Peccia (NEA Notetaker) Israel LTG Gabi Ashkenazi Defense [...] | 2008-08-06 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER OVIP IR IS |
08STATE84841 | IRANIAN PROLIFERATION-RELATED FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We are increasingly concerned about financial transactions between Syrian and Iranian WMD proliferation entities and want to alert addressees to transactions that may b [...] | 2008-08-07 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR |
08STATE85096 | USG QUESTIONS ON CHINA AUGUST 1 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On August 1, China notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prior to [...] | 2008-08-07 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
08STATE88167 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR TAIWAN ON JOHANN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In May 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan authorities that an individual named Johann Mair was attempting to sell Taiwan-origin, computer numerically controlled (CNC) vertical machining centers to the Iranian [...] | 2008-08-15 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE88759 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH THREE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) THE UNITED STATES DESIGNATED AN ADDITIONAL 5 IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 ("BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS") ON AUG [...] | 2008-08-19 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE90515 | MALAYSIAN FIRM SUPPLYING GERMAN-ORIGIN TEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a Malaysian firm has been working to acquire German-origin test chambers on behalf of Amin Ravan, an Iranian procurement agent. The Malaysian entity, T [...] | 2008-08-22 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR ML SN |
08STATE92637 | PROVIDING BELGIUM ADDITIONAL INFO ON MALAYSIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In late July 2008, we advised Belgian officials of information indicating that as of June, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition syst [...] | 2008-08-28 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
08STATE92723 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Australian embassy officers recently asked ISN to provide additional information on the proliferation-related activities of Iran's Bank Melli, Bank Mellat and Bank Sade [...] | 2008-08-28 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR AS KNNP PARM PTER PINR PREL |
08STATE93558 | (S) SHIPMENT OF CHINESE ORIGIN GOODS DESTINED FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL IR CH UK AS |
08STATE93583 | PREVENTING ESTABLISHMENT OF IRANIAN JOINT BANK IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The United States has information that Iran is engaged in efforts to establish a joint bank in Indonesia between Iran's Bank Melli and an Indonesian bank. We believe on [...] | 2008-09-02 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR ID |
08STATE93943 | APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR IRAN SMALL [...] (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs (NEA/IR) announces that the application deadline for the Iran Small Grants program has been extended to November 15, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs has funds available for small grants at addressee posts to support civil society, human rig [...] | 2008-09-02 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR |
08STATE93970 | LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenar [...] | 2008-09-02 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL UNEP WMO KGHG IR ML AR MA MO |
08STATE94499 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH SWEDEN ON DEALINGS BETWEEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since 2004, we have worked closely with Swedish officials in an effort to curtail assistance to Iran by the Swedish entity Mahaco. These efforts have resulted in subjecting Mahaco's activities to increased scrutiny [...] | 2008-09-03 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA SW IR |
08STATE95843 | VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-08 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UK IS FR |
08STATE96555 | TTWG -- SNIPER RIFLES OFFERED TO IRAN'S MINISTRY [...] This is an Action Request - Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Summary: We have information that in mid-May 2008 the Iranian Ministry of Defense was offered 40 German-made Unique Alpine sniper rifles and associated equipment by the French company TAC International. We believe that the rifles w [...] | 2008-09-09 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC GM FR AU IR |
08STATE97129 | USUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN UNSC MEETING ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC IR |
08STATE97389 | REVISED: VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-11 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN FR GM IR IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SZ UK |
08STATE97505 | RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST FOR ADVICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL CANADA) On July 15, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Shawn Caza, told Embassy Ottawa that he was interested in U.S. [...] | 2008-09-11 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR EFIN CA XS |
08STATE97993 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...] | 2008-09-12 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08STATE98696 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Iran issued January 3, 2008. 2. Some elemen [...] | 2008-09-15 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE98969 | SOLICITING SUPPORT TO PUSH CHINA ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Singapore is one of the busiest transshipment points for trade between China and Iran. As such, and as a friend and partner of the United States, it is a key player in comb [...] | 2008-09-16 16:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK PINR |
08STATE98975 | URGING COALITION ALLIES TO APPROACH BEIJING ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 16:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK |
08STATE99000 | SOLICITING ALLIES, SUPPORT TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK PINR |
08STATE99002 | SOLICITING UAEG SUPPORT TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Getting China to aggressively implement United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as more effectively enforce its own export controls regarding transfers of d [...] | 2008-09-16 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PINR |
08STATE99666 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the critical commodities Iran will require to support the deployment of the next generation [...] | 2008-09-17 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC UK GM FR |
08STOCKHOLM257 | SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1803 AND ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETRD PARM PREL MNUC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM316 | STATE SECRETARY BELFRAGE SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED BY [...] (SBU) State-run Iranian press source, Press TV, ran a web article on April 23, which misquoted Swedish State Secretary Frank Belfrage during his recent visit to Tehran. In a meeting on April 25 in Stockholm, the DCM showed Belfrage the article. Excerpted text: "Belfrage has praised Iran' [...] | 2008-04-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR SE |
08STOCKHOLM350 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU MOVING SLOWLY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM404 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM407 | FM BILDT AND U.S. OFFICIALS DISCUSS IRAQ, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 28, the day prior to the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and Amb. Ryan Crocker, accompanied by Amb. Wood, met with FM Carl Bildt and other MFA officials. Crocker briefed Bildt on the improving situation in Iraq. Bildt anno [...] | 2008-06-04 08:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ SW |
08STOCKHOLM423 | IRANIANS INSPECT BELL HELICOPTERS IN SWEDEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) In early May, post received the first of three unsolicited e-mails from Arnold Sundquist, a naturalized U.S. citizen resident in Sweden and employee of Stockholm-based European Helicopter Service Sweden. The e-mails state that h [...] | 2008-06-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM431 | SWEDISH INSPECTORATE FOR STRATEGIC PRODUCTS ON [...] (S) On June 11, Deputy Economic Counselor met with Magnus Danielsson, Principal Administrative Officer, the Swedish Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP),to discuss Mahaco, a Swedish company owned and operated by a dual Swedish/Iranian national. Danielsson commented that Mahaco, which is [...] | 2008-06-13 10:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC IAEA UNSC ETTC MTCRE IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM489 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: IRAN AIR CARGO AND ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN EWWT ERTD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM506 | IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (C) Summary: Post has reached out to members of the Iranian community in Sweden over the past year. Post has not yet identified recipients for the Iran Small Grants Program, however, we continue to vet different groups and intend to nominate several candidates in the Fall. Iranian Swedes are [...] | 2008-07-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KDEM KPAO PREL SW |
08STOCKHOLM511 | SWEDEN NOT DELAYING BUT SUPPORTS (SOME) EU [...] (C) Background: According to USEU Brussels sources, Sweden, among other EU members, are delaying the draft Common Position in UNSCR 1803, which transposes 1803 into an additional set of EU sanctions against Iran (reftel). End background. 2. (SBU) On July 17 Ambassador Peter Tejler, Directo [...] | 2008-07-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PINR KNNP IR BE SW |
08STOCKHOLM585 | IRANIAN KURDISH PARTY OUTLINES GOI SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salah Sharafi, a leading member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) and Hussam Heydari, a local Swedish member, met with the Charge on August 13 and underscored the importance of the KDPI chapter in Sweden. The KDPI Sweden chapter is the largest in Europe, with [...] | 2008-08-22 12:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KDEM PREL PINR SW IR |
08STOCKHOLM599 | ACTION REQUEST: GUIDANCE ON INFORMATION SHARING ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On August 14, CDA and Poloff met with the director general of the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP),Andreas Ekman, to discuss the ongoing proliferation activities of Mahaco, a Swedish-registered company owned by a Swedish citize [...] | 2008-08-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL SW SP IR |
08STOCKHOLM609 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM636 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM67 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) On January 25, 2008, Poloff met with Anna Norell, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent, regarding the upcoming January 28-29 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting. Comments on Kosovo, Iran, and the Isreali-Palestinian peace process were highlighted: KOSOVO ------ 2. (C) Sweden felt bound by UN [...] | 2008-01-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU |
08STOCKHOLM674 | SWEDISH RESPONSE:DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON EFIN ERTD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM695 | SWEDISH SOC DEM LEADER AHLIN ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Urban Ahlin, the foreign policy spokesman of the opposition Social Democrats told DCM and POL counselor: -- On Afghanistan, he is working to cement Social Democratic support for the Government,s bill to expand troops, but it will be a "tough ride" for the bill. [...] | 2008-10-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW IR BO GG RS AF |
08STOCKHOLM706 | SWEDISH DEP FM BELFRAGE ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary (deputy minister equivalent) Frank Belfrage told DCM and Pol counselor: -- On Afghanistan, Belfrage noted "strong bipartisan support" for Sweden to stay for "the long haul," even though the opposition was creating difficulties for the [...] | 2008-10-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM712 | SWEDISH MFA ON AESA RELEASIBILITY, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD MARR RS SW IR AF |
08STOCKHOLM717 | SWEDISH EXPORTS TO IRAN RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish government agencies and official trade councils continue to encourage Swedish companies to do business with Iran. Exports to Iran in the first six months of 2008 are up 30% over the corresponding period in 2007. Sweden has also not tightened export credit guarantees for [...] | 2008-10-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM744 | SWEDES CONTACT EUROPEAN HELICOPTER SERVICE [...] (C) Jan-Erik Lovgren, Deputy Director General of the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP),told us on November 4 that ISP has contacted European Helicopter Service (EHP) regarding the suspected transfer of three Bell 212 helicopters, originally from Israel, but currently stored in [...] | 2008-11-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM763 | SWEDISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY YET TO [...] (S) Summary: The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has not yet passed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warning issued on October 16 to Swedish financial institutions and banks. The warning calls for all countries to strengthen preventative measures to protect their financ [...] | 2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM764 | SWEDISH MFA ON IRAN, SYRIA AND IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Robert Rydberg, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboffs that: -- Sweden is fully committed to tightening any loopholes and implementing all UN sanctions on Iran. He added t [...] | 2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR IZ SY SW |
08STOCKHOLM772 | SWEDES TO TRANSFER THREE BELL HELICOPTERS TO SPAIN [...] (S) Summary: A Swedish firm in possession of three Bell 212 helicopters plans to transfer the helicopters to Spain tomorrow, November 18, without obtaining export authorization from the USG. Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products say they lack any legal basis to stop the transfer. There [...] | 2008-11-18 07:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
08STOCKHOLM778 | UPDATE - SWEDES WILL PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary: Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP) has determined that three helicopters that were to be shipped to Spain are, in fact, military equipment. Therefore, ISP will not allow them to be exported until and unless the USG approves. This information has been communicated [...] | 2008-11-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
08STOCKHOLM814 | SWEDES SAY COLENCO NOT EXPORTING OR SUPPORTING [...] (S) Swedish Radiation Safety Authority Inspector Lars Hildingsson told us December 2 that he met with Lucien Teuckens, Head of Nuclear Technology at AF-Colenco Ltd., on November 13. The purpose of the visit was to review Colenco's activities with Iran, as well as its contacts with Swiss autho [...] | 2008-12-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | MNUC PARM IR SW |
08SURABAYA11 | SOUTH SULAWESI: IRANIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, REACHING OUT ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Iranian Embassy in Jakarta increased its public diplomacy efforts in Indonesia by establishing five "Iranian Corners" in 2007. The first Iranian Corner outside West Java was established at Hassanudin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, in November, reaching out to studen [...] | 2008-01-29 01:57:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF KISL IR ID PGOV KPAO |
08SUVA481 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES [...] (SBU) Embassy Suva delivered reftel talking points to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu on 23 December 2008. Post will forward any responses or feedback, but has received none to date. MCGANN [...] | 2008-12-30 00:44:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08TASHKENT1192 | UNODC REPORTS GREATER COOPERATION FROM CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: On September 19 poloff attended a donor coordination roundtable hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia. UNODC Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Mark Colhoun, reported increased cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the f [...] | 2008-10-17 05:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM TX IR TI UZ ASEC |
08TASHKENT1267 | UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On October 31, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. designation of Iranian entities and individuals under Executive Order 13382 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev. Fayzullaev pledged to pass the information to relevant Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) [...] | 2008-11-03 09:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UZ |
08TASHKENT238 | ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...] | 2008-02-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ |
08TASHKENT301 | UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche on Iranian nuclear activities March 7 to Oybek Eshonov, Head of the MFA's Department of Asian and African Countries. Eshonov underscored Uzbekistan's concerns about Tehran, saying that reform is stalled, the economy is sinking and Ahmadinejad is unpo [...] | 2008-03-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR UZ |
08TASHKENT454 | UZBEKISTAN PLEDGES TO ABIDE BY UNSCR OBLIGATIONS [...] (C) On April 14, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On April 15, MFA U.S. Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev requested that Poloff provide a separate list of the Iranian proliferators that he could circulate to relevant Government of Uzbekistan agencie [...] | 2008-04-16 14:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC UZ |
08TASHKENT496 | (S) UZBEKISTAN - DEMARCHE ON FLIGHT OF [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the updated information concerning the North Korean flight of proliferation concern to MFA Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on April 25. Fayzullaev said that the information would be relayed to other GOU agencies, and asked whether the Government of [...] | 2008-04-28 07:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM KZ KN SY IR UZ |
08TASHKENT721 | UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR CONVEYS P5 PLUS 1 PACKAGE [...] (C) On June 20, Ambassador met with officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) - including Oybek Eshonov, Chief of the Department for Middle East and Near East Affairs; Nosir Giyosov, First Secretary of the Department for Middle and Near East Affairs; and Ismat Fayzullaev, C [...] | 2008-06-24 08:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM IR ASEC PREL PINS UZ |
08TASHKENT948 | UNODC REPORTS FIRST PRECURSOR SEIZURE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met on August 8 with Mark Colhoun, Senior Regional Law Enforcement Advisor at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia, which is based in Tashkent. Colhoun said the recently conducted Operation Tarcet netted 1.6 tons of acetic [...] | 2008-08-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KG AF IR UZ |
08TASHKENT979 | UZBEKISTAN: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-25 09:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UZ |
08TBILISI1843 | DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1835 DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on October 3, 2008. Present at the meeting was Head of the Americas Division Levan Nizharadze. Nizharadze responded that the Americas Division follows Iran developments closely. He agreed to take the demar [...] | 2008-10-03 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC PARM GG |
08TBILISI544 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP NSG IR MNUC GG |
08TBILISI646 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN AND [...] Per reftels A & B, Poloff spoke with Shalva Burdaurli, Head of the Division of Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Georgian implementation of the travel ban and travel vigilance requirements contained in UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803. Burdaurli said that Georgian government [...] | 2008-04-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP UNSC IR GG |
08TELAVIV1705 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS |
08TELAVIV1742 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT AGAINST THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND INCREASES ITS FINANCIAL ISOLATION OF GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR IS KTFN KWBG |
08TELAVIV1984 | DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK'S DISCUSSIONS IN EGYPT [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak's August 23 visit to Egypt was a success, according to MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham. Barak's meetings with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi focused on reviving negotiations for the release of Corporal [...] | 2008-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EG KPAL IR IS |
08TELAVIV2148 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN: [...] (C) Summary. During a September 15 meeting at the Knesset, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) Party leader Avigdor Lieberman described to the Ambassador his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other regional issues, his concern over deteriorating U.S.-Russian relations, and his robust political [...] | 2008-09-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IR SY RU IS |
08TELAVIV2236 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that Israel wi [...] | 2008-09-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV2238 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that I [...] | 2008-09-29 05:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV2247 | U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...] | 2008-09-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN |
08TELAVIV2252 | OLMERT'S "SWAN SONG" INTERVIEW SPARKS DEBATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Olmert's widely read Jewish New Year interview on the Palestinian and Syrian negotiation tracks (see paras 2 and 3 below) struck Israeli pundits as both bold and problematic. Commentators on the left, such as Meretz MK Yossi Beilin, criticized Olmert for talking the talk on the [...] | 2008-10-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE KWBG |
08TELAVIV2261 | ISRAEL: RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, Polmiloff delivered the text of UNSCR 1835 and reftel non-paper outlining Chapter VII sanctions on Iran to date to the MFA's Director for Non-Proliferation Haim Waxman, Director for Arms Control Rodica Radian-Gordon, and Director for Export Control Roey Gilad. Polmiloff no [...] | 2008-10-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MNUC PARM IS |
08TELAVIV2308 | MFA CONFERENCE PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR LIVNI [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Livni used the MFA's first annual policy and strategy conference as a platform to elucidate her cautious approach to peace negotiations, stressing her views that negotiations must be grounded in political reality, should not be accelerated to accommodate polit [...] | 2008-10-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP IR KPAL IS |
08TELAVIV2351 | ISRAEL: MAYROW TRADING CO. DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 09:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN IS |
08TELAVIV2434 | THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...] | 2008-11-03 05:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS |
08TELAVIV2436 | THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...] | 2008-11-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS |
08TELAVIV2618 | NETANYAHU OUTLINES FOR AMBASSADOR LIKUD'S WAY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 20, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu confidently described his prospects to become the next Israeli prime minister and outlined his intent to form a broad, center-right coalition if his party prevails in February. Netanyah [...] | 2008-11-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAL ECON IS IR |
08TELAVIV2664 | MFA REQUEST TO COORDINATE APPROACH IN EAST ASIA ON [...] (C) MFA Director of Political Research (INR A/S-equivalent) Nimrod Barkan November 26 requested that PolCouns convey to the Department an Israeli request for coordination of approaches in East Asian capitals regarding the importance of increasing financial pressures on Iran. Barkan, who had j [...] | 2008-12-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KNNP IR IS IN XE |
08TELAVIV2742 | NETANYAHU TELLS REP. WEXLER IRAN TOP PROBLEM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu discussed the new Administration in Washington and its significance for Israel and the region. Netanyahu stressed that he was optimistic about working with President Elect Obama if he becom [...] | 2008-12-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IR IS |
08TELAVIV2760 | U/S LEVEY REASSURES GOI THAT NO MOMENTUM WILL BE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 08:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS |
08TELAVIV293 | CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES GAZA SMUGGLING ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-07 04:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL IR IZ |
08TELAVIV501 | ISRAELI FM LIVNI MEETS CODEL, SAYS FATAH CANNOT OVERTAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 13:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS IR |
08TELAVIV592 | PRIVATE ISRAELI COMPANY COLLECTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) On March 7, Econoff received a briefing from senior executives at Hazard Threat Analysis, Ltd. (HTA),a private company specializing in internet-based counter-terrorism (CT) intelligence gathering. Founder and CEO Aviram Halevi explained that all of HTA's research is based on open source [...] | 2008-03-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PINR PTER KOGL KTFN IR IS |
08TELAVIV611 | ISRAELI MFA OFFERS MIXED REACTION TO UNSCR 1803, [...] (C) On March 13, Polcouns and Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv and aide Jonathan Miller to discuss reftel points regarding UNSCR 1803 and the preceding IAEA briefing on Iran non-compliance, which we had passed to her last week. Ziv welcomed the passag [...] | 2008-03-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA |
08TELAVIV716 | CODEL KYL AND BROWNBACK MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. CODELs Kyl and Brownback met with Prime Minister Olmert February 18 at the Knesset. Olmert expressed appreciation for Congressional support for Israel and said that he expected U.S.-Israeli ties to remain strong whoever is elected President. Regarding Gaza, Olmert defended the [...] | 2008-03-27 06:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR IS |
08TELAVIV731 | PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 16:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR |
08TELAVIV738 | CODEL BOEHNER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Boehner met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert March 23. They discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and Olmert's concerns about Hamas-Fatah discussions in Yemen, Vice President Cheney's visit and the Iranian nuclear threat, the possibility of Israel negotiating wi [...] | 2008-03-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER IR SY KWBG XG IS |
08TELAVIV762 | CORRECTED COPY: PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 731. Please see correction in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On 18 March, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham met with Israeli President Shimon Peres to discuss security concerns in the region. Their discussion centered on the grow [...] | 2008-04-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR |
08TELAVIV941 | U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...] | 2008-04-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ |
08THEHAGUE1013 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH CONCERN ON IRAN STEALTH [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch are concerned that Iran's slick use of media and events may have ensnared the incoming European Union (EU) Presidency and numbed other EU members to Iran's nuclear program. Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, Henk cor Van der Kwast, told PolMil [...] | 2008-12-10 07:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS PREL NATO MNUC TRGY IR NL |
08THEHAGUE149 | NETHERLANDS/NSG: INFORMATION ON APPROVED EXPORT [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 7 ref A points requesting information on nuclear-related items actually delivered to Iran with Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export Control at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) In a subsequent [...] | 2008-02-19 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR NL |
08THEHAGUE174 | NETHERLANDS: POSSIBLE EFFORTS BY DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on February 25. Noland appreciated the points, and claimed to be aware of Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech). She needed to confirm, but thought the GONL might have already issu [...] | 2008-02-25 12:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE225 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NO OBJECTIONS TO DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Per reftels, MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland told polmiloff March 6 that the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) had contacted the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on December 17, 2007, regarding the planned export of connectors to Iran [...] | 2008-03-06 13:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MRCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE243 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WONDER ABOUT BEST TIME FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 17:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM NL IR |
08THEHAGUE250 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: ELECTIONS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 12, 2008, POLOFF raised reftel A questions with Loek ten Hagen, MFA Senior Policy Officer in the North Africa and Middle East Department of the Dutch MFA. Ten Hagen commented on factional infighting and the mechanics of the upcoming Iranian election. Responses below fo [...] | 2008-03-13 17:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM PINR NL IR |
08THEHAGUE268 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN DEPUTY FM SAFARI VISITS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 11:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NL IR |
08THEHAGUE271 | NIAG 6004: DUTCH RESPONSE TO TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Polmiloff raised reftel on March 14 with Dutch MFA security department officials. MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Henk Cor van der Kwast discussed reftel points on March 19, noting that the GONL appreciated the points and understood how a shipment of tritium gas to [...] | 2008-03-19 11:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE276 | ISA: SHELL ADVISOR DESCRIBES "STALEMATE" WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Shell is continuing its "go slow" approach and is in a "stalemate" with Iran for commercial as well as political reasons according to a Shell official. These comments are consistent with remarks made by Shell CEO van der Veer to then Ambassador Arnall in November 2007. END SU [...] | 2008-03-20 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE299 | DUTCH FINANCE MINISTRY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) Econoff delivered points, per refs A and B, on March 26 to Eric Ligthart, Policy Advisor Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance (MOF). Separately, Emboffs delivered ref B points to Foreign Ministry officials in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit and on the Iran desk. Ligthart's office is [...] | 2008-03-28 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE313 | NIAG 6004: DUTCH UPDATE ON TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Summary: The GONL confirmed an attempted shipment of tritium gas to Iran by a Dutch firm in December 2007. According to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland, the Dutch are continuing to investigate the incident and may pursue criminal charges against the Dutch [...] | 2008-04-03 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE317 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DUTCH FIRM'S [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel O with MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2, stressing the past involvement of Aviation Services International (ASI) with the Ghoods Aviation Center (reftels A-K),and ASI's referral to Inter Connection Technologies (InCo [...] | 2008-04-03 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE355 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IMPLEMENTING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge D'Affaires discussed Iran sanctions with MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, who confirmed continuing Dutch support for robust implementation of UNSC resolution 1803. At the same time, the Netherlands wants to keep t [...] | 2008-04-23 12:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP IR UNSC NL |
08THEHAGUE552 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SUPPORT FOR "ROBUST" RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, poloff reviewed developments in Iran policy with Dutch MFA officials Loek ten Hagen, Iran desk officer, Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Ceta Noland, Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation. The Dutch [...] | 2008-06-26 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE553 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SUPORT FOR ROBUST RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, poloff reviewed develpments in Iran policy with Dutch MFA officials Lek ten Hagen, Iran desk officer, Huib Mijnarends,Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Treats Unit, and Ceta Noland, Senior Advisor for uclear Affairs and Nonproliferation. The Dutch continue to s [...] | 2008-06-26 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE588 | NETHERLANDS/TRITIUM: SHIPMENT DETAILS / IAEA [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 9, Dutch MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland provided poloff with further details on the tritium gas shipment reviewed in reftels, including background on the Dutch company involved and the likely location of the tritium, and the Dutch b [...] | 2008-07-11 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE608 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On July 17, Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the U.S. domestic designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Iran desk and Terrorism/New Threats Unit as well as with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Financial [...] | 2008-07-18 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE623 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SANCTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect an insufficient Iranian response to the P5 1 proposal and the international community will need to move forward with additional multilateral sanctions. The Dutch continue to engage Iran on human rights despite strong differences of opinion within the Dutch gover [...] | 2008-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU UN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE715 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE758 | NETHERLANDS: PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 13:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE782 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY CALLS DUTCH OFFICIALS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting with the Dutch Finance Ministry (MoF) and Foreign Ministry (MFA),Treasury U/S Levey discussed Iran's efforts to circumvent international financial sanctions. The MoF's number three official, Ronald Gerritse, engaged as U/S Levey spoke about Credit Europe (a [...] | 2008-09-22 15:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PREL KNNP KTFN IR NL |
08THEHAGUE801 | NETHERLANDS: AGREEMENT ON NEED TO ADDRESS CHINA'S [...] (S) The Dutch agree that getting China to aggressively implement UNSC Iran resolutions is vital. Emboffs delivered reftel points September 22 and 23 to Henk Cor van der Kwast, Head of Non-Proliferation at the Foreign Ministry, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Fi [...] | 2008-09-25 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH NL |
08THEHAGUE803 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: PREPARATIONS FOR MESA SEAT VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IAEA SY IR AF NL |
08THEHAGUE906 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT ATTEND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the upcoming Iran-hosted nuclear conference with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Middle East desk and the Non-proliferation Division Head as well as with Taco Westerhuis, Coordinator for Middle East and Energy Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (ME [...] | 2008-10-29 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MNUC TRGY IR NL |
08THEHAGUE907 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DESIGNATION OF EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE932 | NETHERLANDS/UN: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EU UN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE957 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRESS RUSSIA ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Dutch FM Verhagen urged Russian FM Lavrov to comply with the 6-point ceasefire plan for Russia and Georgia. Verhagen and Lavrov disagreed on Iran, with Lavrov suggesting Iran is being unfairly pressured. Lavrov urged support for the Medvedev plan for European secu [...] | 2008-11-17 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EU NL GG RS IR |
08TIRANA564 | GOA STILL UNDECIDED ON NAM PARTICIPATION [...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director Islam Lauka on July 25. 2. (SBU) Lauka said that the GOA had not yet decided officially on whether or not to attend the NAM conference, but said that a decision would be made by the end of the day on Ju [...] | 2008-07-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR AL |
08TOKYO1045 | JAPANESE ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND VIGILANCE [...] (C) The names of all 40 individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 have been placed into an automated database accessible to Japanese immigration, customs, and visa officers, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Were any of these peop [...] | 2008-04-16 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO1141 | JAPAN ENACTS UNSCR ASSET FREEZE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. Pursuant to UNSCR 1803, the Cabinet enacted and announced April 22 an asset freeze naming 12 Iranian entities and 13 individuals listed in Annex I and Annex III to the resolution. This move is likely to draw Iranian complaints, as the Japanese had until May 3 to provide to the [...] | 2008-04-24 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PARM PTER IR PREL |
08TOKYO1287 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...] | 2008-05-12 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR |
08TOKYO1445 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is closely following the situation in Lebanon and on May 27, MOFA's spokesperson issued a statement of support following the election of President Suleiman. However, Japan is not likely to make statements critical of Iran or Syria at this time. Likewise, Japan is hesitant t [...] | 2008-05-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY IR JA |
08TOKYO1541 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...] | 2008-06-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO1556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO CRITICAL [...] (U) Please see action requests in paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff delivered non-paper and photos in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Deputy Director Yukio Yoshihiro May 29. Tanizawa said Japan is complying with UN Security Council [...] | 2008-06-09 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JA |
08TOKYO1626 | U/S BURNS MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes care must be taken to avoid pushing China too hard on the Tibet issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns June 9, and suggested that a statement made on the subject by the G-8 Foreign Ministers acce [...] | 2008-06-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XE CH RS IR AS JA |
08TOKYO1692 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) Japan was grateful to receive a briefing on the contents of the updated P5 1 package for Iran and is looking forward to any progress made as a result of either the updated package or Iran's May 2008 offer, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Mat [...] | 2008-06-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO1851 | JAPAN "STRICTLY" ENFORCING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRISL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO1998 | JAPAN URGES IRAN TO "TAKE SERIOUSLY" TALKS WITH [...] (S) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae July 17 met with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi and urged him to tell Tehran that it should "take seriously" talks with E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana that will be attended by Under Secretary B [...] | 2008-07-18 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO2037 | JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO2175 | JAPAN "NOT COMPLACENT" ABOUT BID FOR NON-PERMANENT [...] (C) Japan is "doing our best" to line up support for its bid to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for next session, according to MOFA U.N. Policy Division Director Naoto Hisajima. He refused to be drawn out on details or numbers, but said Japanese missions abroad are working in [...] | 2008-08-07 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO2186 | REES-CAMPONOVO JAPAN MEETINGS ON APDP AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Strengthening and expanding the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) initiative will help achieve the shared goals of the United States and Japan of promoting universal values, human rights, and democracy in Asia, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees and DRL Senior Advisor Christoph [...] | 2008-08-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MG IR KN BM JA |
08TOKYO2188 | METI PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SHORT-TERM OIL OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been no new developments in the East China Sea dispute since China and Japan signed an MOU on joint development, according to METI Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka. Negotiations may resume in October. Hosaka also described his recent meeting in [...] | 2008-08-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH IR IZ JA |
08TOKYO2241 | METI OFFICIAL DESCRIBES JAPANESE EXPERIENCE DOING [...] (C) While Japanese media have reported positively on high-level discussions between the GOJ and Middle Eastern governments, Japanese efforts to attract investment and efforts to negotiate an Economic Partnership Agreement with the GCC, the actual exchanges have been challenging, according to w [...] | 2008-08-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL BEXP JA IZ IR |
08TOKYO2305 | JAPAN OPPOSED TO SYRIA IAEA BOG CANDIDACY [...] (C) EST Chief delivered points in ref to MOFA Special Assistant for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Taijiro Kimura August 20. Kimura said Japan shared the United States' view that Syria was an unacceptable candidate for the IAEA BOG because of Syria's cooperation with North K [...] | 2008-08-21 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF JA |
08TOKYO2377 | JBIC AGREES TO RESCHEDULE IRAN LOAN [...] (C) The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has two advance facility agreements with the Naft Iran Intertrade Company (NICO),a subsidiary of the National Iran Oil Company. Under these agreements made in 2001 and 2004, JBIC extended loans worth $4.2 billion to NICO, and NICO agree [...] | 2008-08-29 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET IR JA |
08TOKYO2456 | JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR JA |
08TOKYO2554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...] | 2008-09-17 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08TOKYO2624 | JAPANESE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) Japan shares our concerns about Chinese violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at sanctioning Iran, but would like to study the points made in reftel non-paper before making a commitment to press China on this subject, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division [...] | 2008-09-23 09:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER ECON EFIN IR CH JA |
08TOKYO2757 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SPECIFIC EXPORT CONTROL [...] (SBU) On October 2, EconOff delivered points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Export Controls Deputy Director Shinichi Sato and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa. 2. (SBU) Sato expressed thanks for the non-paper. Taniza [...] | 2008-10-02 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP ETTC PREL MNUC IR JA |
08TOKYO2765 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] (SBU) On October 2, EconOff delivered points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Export Controls Deputy Director Shinichi Sato and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa. 2. (SBU) Sato expressed appreciation for the non-paper. [...] | 2008-10-03 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM TRGY PREL ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA KNNP JA IR |
08TOKYO2799 | JAPAN: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 09:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR JA |
08TOKYO2954 | MAYOR OF TEHRAN VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf visited Japan October 16 - 21, confirmed MOFA Second Middle East Director Motosada Matano. According to Matano, Ghalibaf was invited by the Japanese under the auspices of their "Opinion Leader Program." The Japanese view him as important because he is [...] | 2008-10-22 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO3002 | JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Econ officer delivered demarche and non-paper in ref to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Department on October 23. Similarly, Pol officer delivered the demarche an [...] | 2008-10-28 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR MNUC TRGY JA |
08TOKYO3073 | IRANIAN EXPAT COMMUNITIES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian expatriates in Japan broadly fall within two categories, according to the Director of the Japan Institute of Middle East Economic Studies. One group comprises legitimate businessmen, mostly in Tokyo. The other, he asserted, is concentrated in central Japan and consists [...] | 2008-11-04 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD EINV PREL ECON KCRM IR JA |
08TOKYO3074 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS SYRIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met October 18 with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualam in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the BMENA Forum for the Future meetings. According to MOFA, during the thirty minute meeting FM Mualam briefed Nakasone on Syria's normalization o [...] | 2008-11-04 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY IR LE IZ JA |
08TOKYO3092 | S/P DIRECTOR GORDON MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tokyo October 28-30 to attend Trilateral Policy Planning talks with Japanese and South Korean counterparts, S/P Director David Gordon also met with several former senior Japanese government officials who now are active in academic or advisory capacities. Gordo [...] | 2008-11-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NK CH IR JA |
08TOKYO3100 | JAPAN ON RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, AND THE DPRK [...] (C) Japan sees "eye to eye" with the United States on UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, and will vote with us on them, Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho told DCM Jim Zumwalt November 7. He assured DCM that Japan opposes "no action" motions on pri [...] | 2008-11-07 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IR BM KN JA |
08TOKYO3171 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (C) Japan's delegation to the November 19 International Conference on the Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees will be led by Ambassador in Charge of Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Masaki Okada, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita. [...] | 2008-11-17 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF AF IR PK JA |
08TOKYO3241 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (S) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department Official Mizuyo Kuwako and to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Trade Control Department Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa November 25. Both [...] | 2008-11-26 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08TOKYO3316 | IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT MASHAIE VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie visited Tokyo November 27-30, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While in Japan, Mashaie met with governmental and private tourism officials, had breakfas [...] | 2008-12-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO3379 | THE OFFICIAL, PUBLIC IRANIAN LINE IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Sayed Abbas Araghchi continues to take advantage of opportunities to publicly promote Iran's policies, speaking most recently on December 5 at a lecture sponsored by the Sasagawa Peace Foundation. Araghchi provided a brief introduction attempting to ex [...] | 2008-12-12 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO3464 | JAPANESE OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY'S IRAQ STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese oil exploration firm INPEX's General Manager for the Middle East Tetsuro Tochikawa finds Iraq's oil minister seems committed to a fair and transparent bidding process. Tochikawa told Emboffs several factors, however, including a lack of capacity to negotiate and manage c [...] | 2008-12-19 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL IZ IR JA |
08TOKYO376 | NEWLY ARRIVED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON [...] (U) In a February 11 paid advertisement in the International Herald Tribune on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Abbas Araghchi (not yet officially accredited) seeks to spread his country's official positions on withstanding foreig [...] | 2008-02-13 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO449 | IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...] | 2008-02-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA |
08TOKYO611 | ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN: FIRST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's February 25-28 visit to Tokyo focused on expanding the bilateral relationship, particularly trade, but also addressed regional issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, North Korea, and China. On the peace process, Olmert thanked [...] | 2008-03-07 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PINR KPAL KWBG IR NK IS JA |
08TOKYO680 | JAPAN WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Japan has no plans to issue any statements concerning the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Although Tokyo may share our concerns about the conduct and outcome of the elections, Matano told Emb [...] | 2008-03-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO711 | NO NEW GOJ MEDIUM- OR LONG-TERM LOAN GUARANTEES [...] (C) Summary. Japan has not issued any new medium- or long-term loan guarantees for trade with Iraq for the last two years, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Nippon Export and Invstment Insurance (NEXI) officials stated during meetings with econoff March 12 and 13. Any uptick [...] | 2008-03-17 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG ETTC JA PREL IR |
08TOKYO721 | NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON IRAQI COUNTERPART [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Recently accredited Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi made one of his first courtesy calls on Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim Al-Jumaily on March 12. Ambassador Jumaily subsequently provided an Embassy Tokyo political officer with a readout of the meeting. Jumaily said [...] | 2008-03-18 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINS IR IZ JA |
08TOKYO879 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] ESToff delivered the points in ref, regarding the dual use item provision contained in UNSCR 1803, to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officer Isami Takada on March 25. The MOFA official appreciated receiving the non-paper and agreed [...] | 2008-04-01 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC JA |
08TORONTO44 | Toronto's Iranian Diaspora [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At over 60,000 residents, Toronto's Iranian Community is a small but visible group in a city where over half of its 4 million people are foreign-born. Concentrated in the northern neighborhoods and suburbs of Canada's largest city, Toronto's Iranian community is constantly grow [...] | 2008-02-15 13:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS CA IR |
08TRIPOLI12 | GOL TELLS IRANIAN VP IT OPPOSES IRAN RESOLUTION, SHARES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 09:57:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PREL PGOV KTFN KNNP PARM ETTC EFIN IR IZ LE LY |
08TRIPOLI231 | LIBYA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN BANKING MOU REF: TRIPOLI 0012 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 17:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ECIN PGOV PREL PINR LY IR |
08TRIPOLI517 | LIBYA/UNSC: 1267, IRAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met with the MFA Director of UN Security Council affairs on June 30 to press for Libyan support for improvements to the UNSCR 1267 sanctions regime, call for increased Libyan diligence with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),and reiterate stro [...] | 2008-07-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PTER PARM PINR UN LY KV IR |
08TRIPOLI621 | RESPONSE TO LIBYAN BANKING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 09:24:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM XA XF XI TS BA |
08TRIPOLI966 | LIBYA: WE WILL NOT SELL URANIUM YELLOWCAKE TO IRAN [...] (C) The CDA met with Tajuri el-Sheradi Tajuri, Director of UN Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent),on December 18 to convey reftel demarche (the non-paper had been conveyed under cover of a diplomatic note on December 4). [...] | 2008-12-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL PGOV IR |
08TUNIS1073 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC IZ IR SY |
08TUNIS1106 | DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 10, 2008. Any substantive response from the GOT will be reported septel. GODEC [...] | 2008-10-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MNUC PARM UNSC TS |
08TUNIS1128 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 07:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TS |
08TUNIS1249 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PARM IR TS |
08TUNIS194 | A/S WELCH'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) In the course of several hours of interactions between NEA A/S Welch and Foreign Minister Abdallah on February 28, Welch conveyed the latest US thinking on Lebanon, Syria, the proposed Arab League summit, Iraq, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and Kosovo, among other topics. [...] | 2008-03-03 17:00:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IR IZ SY LE SE XI |
08TUNIS58 | PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST TOUR: TUNISIAN [...] (C) At a January 15 a gathering with intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence, most participants expressed the view that President Bush's visit to the region was evidence of concrete follow-up to a positive process set in motion at Annapolis. Participants criticized various aspects of the [...] | 2008-01-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IR TS |
08TUNIS842 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 05:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP EFIN PARM |
08TUNIS865 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ALGERIA BASED AL-QAIDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 09:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP EFIN PARM |
08TUNIS970 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 10:02:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN |
08ULAANBAATAR488 | DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS DEMARCHE [...] On November 3, Post notified Mr. B. Tumurbat, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bank of Mongolia, of the reftel designations, and delivered reftel talking points and referenced press releases. No substantive reply was received, and any future response will be reported septel. [...] | 2008-11-03 08:14:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MG |
08ULAANBAATAR556 | DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE [...] On December 24, Post notified Mr. B. Tumurbat, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bank of Mongolia, of the reftel designations, and delivered reftel talking points and referenced press releases. No substantive reply was received, and any future response will be reported septel. [...] | 2008-12-24 07:59:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR MG |
08UNVIEVIENNA129 | IAEA/IRAN: EU-3 PREPARED TO SPONSOR A BOARD [...] (S) At a UK hosted-meeting on February 26, like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia and Japan) agreed to pursue a Board of Governor's resolution on Iran assuming adoption of a UNSCR on Friday, February 29. The EU-3 agreed to prepare a draft. In order to mitigate any risk of interfering with [...] | 2008-02-27 13:24:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNPP PARM IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA154 | IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...] | 2008-03-07 07:56:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA185 | IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 CONSIDER "WHAT NEXT?" [...] (C) At a U.S. hosted meeting of P5 1 Ambassadors on March 26, the EU-3 shared their assessments of the March Board and considered next steps on Iran in the lead up to the June Board. Ambassador Schulte underlined the need to support the Secretariat's investigation of past weaponization activit [...] | 2008-03-27 17:33:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AROC IAEA KNNP IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA20 | IAEA/IRAN: ELBARADEI SEES PROGRESS FROM TEHRAN TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-14 15:02:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA PARM AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA215 | IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary -------- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 10:30:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN |
08UNVIEVIENNA240 | IAEA/IRAN: FRANCE PUSHES P5+1 FOR AN EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At a French-hosted meeting April 22, P5 1 COMs exchanged views on Iran developments post-Shanghai and expectations for forthcoming Iran-IAEA discussions on weaponization. The UK, Germany and U.S. were skeptical of this latest development while Russia and China predictably highli [...] | 2008-04-25 13:41:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA271 | IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE [...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...] | 2008-05-13 06:32:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA274 | IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR SAFETY ISSUES; POSSIBLE DELAY [...] (U) This cable contains recommendations and guidance requests. See paras 15 and 16. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) IAEA safety officials have been reviewing the Russian-drafted Safety Analysis Report (SAR) on Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Although they are being very ti [...] | 2008-05-13 14:29:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ENRG KNNP IAEA UNVIE RS IR OSCE |
08UNVIEVIENNA283 | IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSIONS WITH DG AND [...] (S) Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed the state-of-play on Iran May 6 with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Safeguards DDG Olli Heinonen. ElBaradei stressed the need for a face saving measure on suspension and said the P5 1, minus the U.S., should del [...] | 2008-05-19 07:34:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA305 | IAEA/IRAN: NEW VIOLATIONS? [...] (C) Action request: The Director General's May 26 report on Iran (GOV/2008/1) cites two potential violations by Iran of its international obligations. Mission requests a legal opinion by May 30th as to whether these two instances can be deemed "new" violations by Iran of its Safeguards Agree [...] | 2008-05-28 15:06:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA309 | IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S [...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...] | 2008-05-29 16:46:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA31 | IAEA/IRAN: TIME TO KILL THE WORK PLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Like-minded Ambassadors and Charges (P3 1, Australia, Canada, Japan) took stock of the DG's weekend trip to Tehran and the status of the work plan in a January 15 Australian-hosted meeting. All agreed that the DG had not made any breakthrough on key issues (disclosure of the past [...] | 2008-01-17 15:05:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP PARM IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA37 | IAEA/IRAN: DG TELLS STEINMEIER IRAN NOT READY TO [...] (S) Summary: DG ElBaradei did most of the talking in his January 17 meeting with German FM Steinmeier and made a hard sell against passage of a punitive UNSCR, which he argued would empower hardliners in Iran. Steinmeier pushed back and also made strong public comments underscoring the intern [...] | 2008-01-18 15:56:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA373 | IAEA: U/S BURNS DISCUSSIONS WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei told U/S Burns June 23 that he would encourage Iran to take advantage of the P5 1 offer. ElBaradei focused almost exclusively on the freeze element of the P5 1 way forward paper, in the hope that it would help re-start negotiations. U/S Burns cautioned that th [...] | 2008-07-03 13:23:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA377 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING NORWAY'S [...] (C) Ambassador Schulte passed on the U.S. talking points to the Norwegians regarding their proposal for safety training in Iran and received a positive response. IAEA is moving ahead with plans for the program which includes training, workshops and on-the-job rotations in other countries for [...] | 2008-07-08 07:39:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP IAEA RS IR OSCE |
08UNVIEVIENNA395 | IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...] | 2008-07-14 15:43:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN |
08UNVIEVIENNA461 | IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...] | 2008-08-18 15:31:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA477 | FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA-NORWAY SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT [...] (U) Mission rep spoke to IAEA and delivered ref D talking points regarding safety concerns at Iran's Bushehr reactor on August 13. Norway has agreed to the training plan and IAEA is moving forward with plans. The IAEA recommends that the United States demarche Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and [...] | 2008-08-27 14:13:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNPP UNSC IR NO |
08UNVIEVIENNA494 | SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN [...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...] | 2008-09-10 13:20:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC KNNP IAEA IR CA |
08UNVIEVIENNA511 | IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON [...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...] | 2008-09-16 17:36:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNNP IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA543 | IAEA/IRAN: STATUS OF NORWEGIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) At the request of the Norwegians, Mission Officers (MsnOffs) met with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Section for Disarmament and Non-proliferation on Saturday, October 4 on the margins of the IAEA General Conference. Skjonsberg sought the mee [...] | 2008-10-08 15:21:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL |
08UNVIEVIENNA55 | IAEA/IRAN: ISRAEL IN THE DOG HOUSE WITH DG, [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli informed Nuclear Counselor January 30 that the GOI is in a "bad situation" with the DG. ElBaradei is refusing to meet with any representative of the current Israeli government with the exception of Michaeli, following an unauthorized remark on the part of an Isra [...] | 2008-01-31 09:57:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC PARM IR IS |
08UNVIEVIENNA565 | IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 14:44:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
08UNVIEVIENNA575 | IRAN,S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE ON 30 NOVEMBER [...] (C) IAEA participation in the November 30-December 1 Iranian-hosted conference on "Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development" would be confined, per current plans, to the presentation of one paper on reactor safety issues. DCM on October 28 alerted the DG's Special Assi [...] | 2008-10-28 15:21:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA583 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES ELBARADEI ON EARLY REPORT ON [...] (S) In an October 31 meeting with IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei, Ambassador Schulte reiterated the U.S. request for a written report to the IAEA Board of Governors, under a Syria-specific verification agenda item, detailing the Agency's ongoing investigation into Syrian clandestine [...] | 2008-11-03 06:52:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY KN |
08UNVIEVIENNA584 | IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION: IRAN, SYRIA, BURMA [...] (C) On October 28, the IAEA officially released the documentation for the 2009-2011 Technical Cooperation cycle in advance of the November Technical Assistance Cooperation Committee (TACC) and Board of Governors meetings. All documentation released on the IAEA's GOVATOM restricted distributio [...] | 2008-11-03 06:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR SY BM |
08UNVIEVIENNA613 | IAEA/IRAN: NO COOPERATION, NO PROGRESS, NO STOP [...] (SBU) The IAEA Director General's (DG) November 19 report on Iran-consisting of only four pages-provides updated figures for centrifuge activities at Natanz, highlights Iran's continued rejection of the IAEA's request to visit the Heavy Water Research Reactor at Arak (based on Iran's claimed [...] | 2008-11-19 18:40:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA616 | IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...] | 2008-11-20 17:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA617 | UNODC on Afghanistan and Related Drug Issues [...] (SBU) Meeting in mid-November, UNODC Executive Director told Ambassador of the shocking level of amphetamine seizures in Saudi Arabia. He expressed surprise at the difference between USG and UNODC estimates of poppy cultivation in Pakistan, predicted a decline in Afghanistan poppy cultivatio [...] | 2008-11-21 13:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN CO PK IR SA |
08UNVIEVIENNA628 | IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY REPEATS [...] (SBU) On November 21, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report. Nackaerts provided an overview of Iran's enrichment- and heavy water-related activiti [...] | 2008-12-01 14:51:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA634 | GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...] | 2008-12-02 15:43:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA637 | IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN [...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...] | 2008-12-03 15:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA639 | IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 14:07:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA64 | IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE [...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...] | 2008-02-05 16:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA647 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IN IRAN [...] (C) Per an IAEA readout, the recent two-day nuclear power conference displayed negligible international involvement in Iran's nuclear sector (apart from Russia) and cannot have failed to reflect to the Iranian government the limitations on its relations with the Agency. IAEA official Christer [...] | 2008-12-09 16:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR KNNP IAEA RS IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA648 | IAEA: DG DISCUSSES SYRIA AND IRAN WITH ACTING U/S [...] (C) IAEA Director General ElBaradei advised Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood in a November 20 meeting that the IAEA had received "the maximum it could get" from Iran absent a political opening, and encouraged P5 1 engagement with Iran on a freeze-for-a-freeze to [...] | 2008-12-10 12:29:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA655 | IRAN: TEHRAN EDUCATES DELEGATION ON ITS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 16:03:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR IR KNNP |
08UNVIEVIENNA660 | INCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SIGNALS ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 15:45:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR IR SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA667 | IAEA: Syria and Iran Display "Responsible" Interest in [...] (U) Summary: A December 2008 IAEA workshop on nuclear power infrastructure reflected how governments have improved their understanding of the complexities of developing, operating, and regulating safe nuclear power. This technical gathering advanced the U.S. goal of institutionalizing and imp [...] | 2008-12-23 13:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG AORC KNNP BTIO SY IR EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA98 | IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED READY TO DRAFT A BOARD [...] (S) Summary: At a Canadian-hosted meeting February 14 like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia, Japan) agreed to work discretely on a Board resolution on Iran, with experts scheduled to meet February 20. Canadian Ambassador Gervais-Vidricaire made a strong case for the Board to reassert its [...] | 2008-02-15 16:54:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
08USEUBRUSSELS1765 | DRL PDAS STEWART URGES PROGRESS ON IRAN, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on November 19 with Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-General for External Relations at the European Commission (EC),DRL PDAS Karen Stewart asked for EU support against no-action resolutions at UNGA and an early review of the Human Rights Council (HRC). Kovanda u [...] | 2008-11-21 16:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA PTER EUN SR IR |
08USEUBRUSSELS314 | OMV ARGUES FOR ACCESS TO IRANIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza and Econ Officer, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer argued that the Nabucco project is at a critical stage, with his most important concern being gas supplies. Ruttenstorfer la [...] | 2008-02-29 10:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU RS IR |
08USEUBRUSSELS872 | CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...] | 2008-06-10 06:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS |
08USEUBRUSSELS882 | CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...] | 2008-06-11 13:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK1008 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND JAPANESE PERM REP DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Perm Rep Takasu told Ambassador Khalilzad October 31 that Japan would like to take the lead on Timor Leste and Afghanistan in the new Security Council term beginning in January, as well as chair the Peacekeeping Working Group. Japan is reluctant to chair the 1737 (Iran) [...] | 2008-11-04 00:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC KUNR AF TT JA IR BM PK |
08USUNNEWYORK1027 | UNGA: IRAN REBUTS UNITED STATES ON HOLOCAUST [...] Summary: Iran was recalcitrant in the November 3 UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate in reaction to U.S. remarks on Iran's denial of the Holocaust, and complained generally of a UN conspiracy. End summary. 2. Citing the lessons of the Holocaust, U.S. Public Delegate Cheryl Halpern commend [...] | 2008-11-05 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM UNGA IR IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1076 | IRAN UN AMBASSADOR PROTESTS VISA DELAY/DENIAL AT [...] (U) Action request - See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) At the October 31, 2008, meeting of the UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country, the Committee quickly adopted its annual report, including the recommendations and conclusions (previously faxed to IO/UNP). The Iran Mission's Deputy Perm [...] | 2008-11-17 22:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP CVIS PREL IR |
08USUNNEWYORK1138 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...] | 2008-12-05 14:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN |
08USUNNEWYORK139 | U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...] | 2008-02-14 13:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU |
08USUNNEWYORK170 | CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...] | 2008-02-22 20:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR |
08USUNNEWYORK201 | IRAN PROTESTS HOST COUNTRY DELAY IN VISA ISSUANCE [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to Iran's diplomatic note (text in paragraph 5) which protests the USG's delay in issuing visas to Iranian delegates who were to attend the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) February 25 - Ma [...] | 2008-03-05 17:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CVIS IR |
08USUNNEWYORK254 | UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: CHAIRMAN DELIVERS QUARTERLY [...] (C) On March 17, Belgian PermRep and Iran Sanctions Committee Chair Johan Verbeke presented his fifth quarterly report on the Committee's work to the Security Council. From December 19 to March 17, the Committee received one report on the implementation of UNSCR 1737, bringing the total to 88 [...] | 2008-03-20 00:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK280 | RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...] | 2008-03-28 15:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE |
08USUNNEWYORK722 | UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: BANK SEPAH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) USUN delivered ref A demarche on August 11 to Cui Wei, attach at the Chinese Mission to the UN, about China's recent authorization of payments from Bank Sepah of Iran (ref B). USUN requested that China provide more information about these transactions, including the types of contract or [...] | 2008-08-11 20:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK74 | P5 DISCUSSION SHOWS CONTINUED DIVISIONS ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: P5 Permanent Representatives met on January 22 to discuss next steps on UNAMID deployment. The P5 PermReps agreed to request a briefing from SYG Ban upon his return from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa and to begin discussion in the Sanctions Committee on responses to th [...] | 2008-01-23 22:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC IR |
08USUNNEWYORK792 | UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: NORWAY BRIEFING TO THE 1737 [...] (SBU) On September 2, USUN discussed with the Norwegian UN mission a possible briefing to the 1737 (Iran) Sanctions Committee about Norway's planned nuclear safety project at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (ref A). USUN explained to Jonas Jolle, Counselor for Political Affairs, that a Norwe [...] | 2008-09-03 14:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK828 | UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 23:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK832 | IRAN MISSION COMPLAINS OF ANTI-GOI "TERRORIST" [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Iranian Mission to the UN complaining that demonstrators linked to a terrorist group have been allowed to demonstrate in New York, The note requests the USG prevent further demonstrat [...] | 2008-09-18 13:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL IR UN |
08USUNNEWYORK870 | AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS [...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...] | 2008-09-29 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE |
08USUNNEWYORK875 | UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...] | 2008-09-29 17:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR |
08VALLETTA146 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY APR 15-17 VISIT TO MALTA [...] (S) U/S Levey: Embassy Valletta looks forward to your upcoming visit to Malta. Composed of several tiny islands in the Mediterranean, Malta's small size and population (400,000) belies a relatively important strategic and geopolitical role. Malta joined the EU in 2004, adopting the Euro as its [...] | 2008-04-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT |
08VALLETTA168 | MALTA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U/S LEVEY'S MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with senior Maltese Government officials on April 16, 2008, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey urged Malta to protect its financial system from abuse by Iran, including through implementation of paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1803 (r [...] | 2008-04-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT |
08VALLETTA420 | MALTA STUDYING USG REQUEST TO TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech and MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to deliver reftel demarche. Emphasizing that action would be consistent with UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803, the Ambassador told the Finance Minister that the U.S. was urging [...] | 2008-10-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL MT IR |
08VALLETTA517 | MALTA AGREES TO DENY REQUESTS BY IRANIAN BANKS TO [...] (U) On December 11, DCM called on MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to get the GoM's formal response to Ref A demarche, which asked that Malta agree to adopt "at least one" of several proposed "preventative measures to address the specific risks posed by Iran." 2. (C) The text of the [...] | 2008-12-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
08VANCOUVER198 | ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen rumored to be connected to a Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) Special Group attempted to assassinate independent Shia cleric Sayid Aqiel Fadil Abbass Jamal al-Deen on July 16. The attack is one of a series of recent assassination attempts that underscore the fragile nature of Basrah [...] | 2008-07-27 07:07:00 | Consulate Vancouver | SECRET | PGOV PINR PBTS PINS PREL PTER IR IZ |
08VATICAN14 | POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...] | 2008-01-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT |
08VATICAN15 | HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...] | 2008-01-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT |
08VATICAN43 | VATICAN: NO TO AHMADINEJAD PAPAL AUDIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin told Ambassador that Pope Benedict would not receive Iranian President Ahmadinejad during his visit to Rome. The reason given for denying Ahmadinejad's request were related to the large number of visiting he [...] | 2008-06-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR VT |
08VATICAN58 | LEVINSON CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) As reported in ref. A, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, informed A/DCM on July 4 that the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran, Archbishop Jean Paul Gobel, has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Iran requesting a meeting to discus [...] | 2008-07-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN68 | VATICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GEORGIA CRISIS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, Vice Presidential Advisor Joseph Wood, accompanied by the DCM , held separate meetings with two senior Vatican officials to seek views from the Holy See on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Vatican officials raised humanitarian issues as the primary conc [...] | 2008-09-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF GG RS UP IR KZ VT |
08VATICAN72 | (SBU) IRANIANS CHASTISE HOLY SEE ON LEVINSON [...] (SBU) According to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, the Government of Iran recently informed the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran that it does not have any information about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Robert Levinson. The GOI informed [...] | 2008-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN90 | SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER ASKS VATICAN TO BROADEN [...] (C) Summary: During a November 19 visit to Rome, US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber urged the Holy See to broaden Catholic-Muslim dialogue to include all schools of Islam, in order to reduce Saudi Arabia's and Iran's ability to claim they speak for [...] | 2008-12-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SA IR VT |
08VIENNA1018 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE JULY 22-23 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN IR SO CD ZI AU |
08VIENNA1044 | PIPELINE UPDATE: NABUCCO TROUBLES WITH TURKEY; OMV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nabucco pipeline consortium lead OMV continues to struggle with Turkish government demands which have delayed the project's launch for over a year. OMV reps repeated their hope for USG facilitation in future Iraqi gas supplies to Europe (ACTION REQUEST in para 7). OMV reps say [...] | 2008-07-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETTC EPET AU IR IZ AJ |
08VIENNA1058 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian FM Plassnik and State Secretary Winkler told U/S Burns in Vienna July 18 that they were encouraged that Burns would attend the July 19 meeting in Geneva with Javier Solana, other members of the P-5 1, and Iran. They also said they were pleased by press reports indicating [...] | 2008-07-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP PHUM IR AU |
08VIENNA1260 | AUSTRIA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on USG designations of an additional 5 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Post also sent reftel information to [...] | 2008-09-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR AU |
08VIENNA1351 | IRAN URGES OMV TO CONCLUDE GAS DEALS [...] (U) On the margins of a recent OPEC meeting, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari publicly urged Austrian oil/gas company OMV to finalize an energy deal. In an exclusive interview September 12 with Austrian daily Wiener Zeitung (note: an Austrian government-owned newspaper),Nozari urged O [...] | 2008-09-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG ETRD EINV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA1373 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export/Import Control division at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Krehlik replied that he heard of the concerns weeks earlier through intel channels but viewed it as -- impossible that Austrian authorities would have appro [...] | 2008-09-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08VIENNA1414 | TREASURY U-S LEVEY TALKS IRAN WITH AUSTRIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. On September 10, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey met Austrian financial regulators and representatives of the Raiffeisen and Bank Austria-Creditanstalt groups to warn of the continued risks of doing business with Iranian entities. Austrian regulators were receptive but quest [...] | 2008-09-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR AU |
08VIENNA142 | NABUCCO: OMV STILL CONFIDENT DESPITE SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco, told Emboffs on January 25 that the project remains on track despite the Russian campaign to present South Stream as an alternative. One of the reasons Russia is flouting South Stream, according to Mitschek, is to improve Gazprom's negotia [...] | 2008-01-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA1614 | IRANIAN EX-PRESIDENT KHATAMI DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Former Iranian President Khatami discussed Iran's nuclear program, the upcoming Iranian elections, and human rights in Iran with GOA leaders during an October 25-27 visit to Vienna. Khatami told President Fischer that Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology for civilian [...] | 2008-11-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IAEA ENRG MNUC PARM IR AU |
08VIENNA1615 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON GAERC, GYMNICH AGENDAS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF SY IR AU |
08VIENNA1717 | IRAN/FATF: FOLLOW-UP WITH GOA AND RAIFFEISEN BANK [...] (S) SUMMARY. Embassy followed up again with GOA and Raiffeisen officials to press for strong implementation of FATF Iran recommendations. GOA reps say Austria already implements virtually all of the measures in Ref A demarche. Raiffeisen gave us recent data they believe support their asse [...] | 2008-11-24 12:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR AU |
08VIENNA175 | AUSTRIA ON IRAN SANCTIONS; OMV; INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) Summary. At a Feb. 4 lunch with USUNVIE Amb. Schulte and Embassy Vienna Charge Kilner, MFA PolDir Thomas Mayr-Harting and Chancellery Foreign Policy Advisor Bernhard Wrabetz detailed GoA objections to sanctions against Iran outside the UNSC framework. Austria's concerns rest on a commitm [...] | 2008-02-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG IR EPET AU ETTC |
08VIENNA1796 | FRENCH CONSIDERING RENEWED APPROACH TO AUSTRIA ON [...] (C) Summary. Incoming French Embassy DCM reported Dec. 5 that France is considering a joint approach together with the UK, Germany, and perhaps the U.S., to Austria on several aspects of Austrian-Iranian relations: possible gas activities, to include the Nabucco pipeline, lack of support for [...] | 2008-12-05 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR FR AU |
08VIENNA1819 | ENERGY SECURITY WEIGHING HEAVIER IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy security has arrived on the agenda of Austrian policymakers. Whereas energy policy was heretofore dominated by issues like renewables/biofuels, climate change, and a vociferous anti-nuclear stance, now diversifying and securing energy supply take equal priority (even as [...] | 2008-12-11 12:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV SENV AU IR |
08VIENNA1844 | OMV says TGI, Not Turkey, Is Chief Worry For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of OMV's gas business, Werner Auli, told us December 11 that TGI, not Turkey, has become the main obstacle to moving ahead with the Nabucco gas pipeline. Expressing confidence that a deal with Turkey would be forthcoming, Auli fretted that "if Azerbaijan sells its gas [...] | 2008-12-16 08:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PREL AU RU IR TU IT |
08VIENNA1885 | AUSTRIA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on USG designations of ASSA Corporation and ASSA Co. Ltd to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Post also sent reftel information to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the MoF [...] | 2008-12-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR AU |
08VIENNA268 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on February 25 to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' Import and Export Control Division. Krehlik agreed to take an active part in both the discussion on Russia's export control regime and on Iranian efforts to procure technology and [...] | 2008-02-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR RS AU |
08VIENNA286 | AUSTRIA EXPECTS NO MATERIAL EU RESPONSE TO IAEA [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor met 2/28 with MFA Acting Disarmament Director Benedict and IAEA Office Director Launer to discuss the follow-up to the Feb. 22 and 25 briefings on Iran-IAEA developments. Launer agreed with the U.S. assessment that Iran's stance is not credible and that further action i [...] | 2008-02-29 09:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA AU |
08VIENNA316 | AUSTRIA: GOA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points March 5 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent. Famira said he did not believe Lebanon, Syria, or Afghanistan would be discussed at the March 10-11 GAERC, unless one of the participants wants to report on a recent visit to the region. Discussion on [...] | 2008-03-05 16:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR GG IS SY LE AU |
08VIENNA440 | IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP NSG MNUC IR AU |
08VIENNA531 | AUSTRIA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Austrian exports to Iran declined by 7.2% in 2007, following a drop of 21.7% in 2006. However, Iranian exports to Austria - 80% of which was energy -- Austria jumped 57.1% in 2007. Overall trade remained a very small part (.24%) of Austria's total trade, although Iran is still an import [...] | 2008-04-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA644 | U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 11:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR AU |
08VIENNA698 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY KNNP PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC AU IR |
08VIENNA797 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA799 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA800 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA83 | SENATOR SPECTER CHALLENGES AUSTRIA ON IRAN [...] (C)Summary: In a sometimes confrontational meeting with Senator Arlen Specter, senior Austrian MFA officials emphasized that the UN must remain the focal point of diplomacy vis-a-vis Iran and that an international consensus involving both Russia and China was imperative. Maintaining ties with [...] | 2008-01-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP PARM ETRD OREP AU IR |
08VIENTIANE182 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR LA |
08VILNIUS100 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH ON OPENINGS TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Division (EU Department) Egidijus Navikas February 15. Navikas re-confirmed GOL's intent to issue a statement in support of Kosovo independence immediately after the EU and the United States. Navikas said he th [...] | 2008-02-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL KVIR IS IR CD BM LH |
08VILNIUS146 | LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...] | 2008-03-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE |
08VILNIUS229 | LITHUANIA FOR STRICT UNSC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC UNSC IR LH |
08VILNIUS567 | (C) LITHUANIA TO DESIGNATE IRANIAN ENTITIES AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PARM IR IAEA LH |
08VILNIUS599 | ALSO WANTS TO SEE SARG ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IR IZ LH |
08WARSAW1086 | NO TO IRAN DEAL FOR NOW; BUT WHAT NEXT ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met the week of September 8 with government officials and leadership of the state-controlled oil and gas company (PGNiG) and was assured that no energy deal with Iran was imminent. All agreed on the importance of ensuring that Iran did not develop nuclear weapons and [...] | 2008-09-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IR PREL PL |
08WARSAW1108 | A POTENTIAL ALLY ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Econ and Political Officers discussed points and passed on non-paper to officials at the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively (REF A). Polish officials were supportive of the message and agreed with the importance of engaging the Chinese on weapons proliferation [...] | 2008-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PL |
08WARSAW1170 | POLAND TO CONTINUE STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] (C) The GOP considers the potential threat posed by Iran to be among the world's "highest concerns," according to Piotr Kozlowski, Iran desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Political External Chief made reftel demarche 3 October with Kozlowski and left copies of UNSC Resolution [...] | 2008-10-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR MNUC PARM PL |
08WARSAW1258 | POLAND AGREES THAT ATTENDANCE AT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Warsaw has no intention of participating in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran. Juliusz Gojlo, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Africa and the Middle East, said October 29 that Poland fully respected its obligations under various UNSC resolutions [...] | 2008-10-29 17:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC MNUC TRGY IR PL |
08WARSAW258 | PGNIG MOU COULD LEAD TO $2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. PGNiG Executives told post that the agreement recently signed with Iran's Offshore Oil Company is a Memorandum of Understanding to discuss future cooperation in gas exploration and development. The next step would be another agreement to invest up to $2 million in seismic surv [...] | 2008-02-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PL PREL |
08WARSAW643 | POLAND - MISSILE DEFENSE: FINDING A WAY FORWARD? [...] (C-NF) After a lengthy hiatus, there are high expectations in Warsaw that Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) negotiations will resume soon. As irritating as the pause has been, Polish positions on defense modernization have softened in the interim, and we may actually be better positi [...] | 2008-06-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR |
08WARSAW806 | PGNIG ON REPORTED GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: The president of Poland's state-owned gas company, PGNiG, confirmed that his company is in discussions with Iran to develop the Lavan gas field. However, contrary to press reports, he stated the company is not on the verge of signing a deal. End summary. 2. (C) On June 30 [...] | 2008-07-07 15:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PL IR |
08WARSAW813 | POLAND AND MISSILE DEFENSE: 95 PERCENT DONE OR 95 [...] (S) As Washington sits down to lunch today, President Kaczynski will be trying to cajole/pressure Prime Minister Tusk into concluding negotiations with the US on Missile Defense (MD). Kaczynski will draw on an agreement privately reached between the two last March in Urata, when, according t [...] | 2008-07-09 10:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR |
08WARSAW845 | POLAND'S ENERGY CZAR ON GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: According to the Polish Prime Minister's top energy advisor, if PGNiG were to abandon its discussions with Iran regarding the Lavan gas field, PGNiG would expect U.S. help -- and deals with U.S. companies -- to obtain natural gas elsewhere in the Middle East. In addition, the [...] | 2008-07-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IR PL |
08WARSAW941 | POLAND/IRAN: DEPUTY PM OPPOSES POLISH INVESTMENT [...] (C) In a meeting August 6 with Charge, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak expressed in clear terms his opposition to Polish state-owned gas company PGNiG's discussed $2 billion investment in Iran's Lavan gas field. He said he would express his opposition to th [...] | 2008-08-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC EPET ENRG PREL PL IR |
08WELLINGTON112 | NON-PAPERS DELIVERED REGARDING UNSCR 1803 AND [...] (C) Per Ref A, Non-Paper regarding Iranian Banks' deceptive financial practices was delivered by Econoff to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) Middle East Division with responsibility for sanctions issues regarding Iran and to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the New Zeala [...] | 2008-03-27 02:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR NZ |
08YAOUNDE1233 | CAMEROON: DEMARCHE ON DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) On December 17, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on terminating defense cooperation with Iran to Secretary General Sebastien Foumane at the Ministry of External Relations. Secretary General Foumane responded that, to his knowledge, Cameroon did not have any defense cooperation agre [...] | 2008-12-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | AF IR PARM PREL XA ISN NEA CM |
08YEREVAN1051 | HARSH REACTION FROM GOAM TO DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 30, the Ambassador met separately with Foreign Minister Nalbandian and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Sargsian, who both expressed the President,s anger over the Deputy Secretary,s letter to President Sargsian. They both stated that the U.S. had t [...] | 2008-12-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR BU AM |
08YEREVAN364 | ENERGY PRICES - THE TICKING TIME BOMB UNDER THE [...] (C) With the imminent expiration of gas subsidies and a large expected price increase in its upcoming GazProm contract, Armenia faces the likelihood of a doubling of gas prices between now and the start of 2009. This threatens to create a serious crisis for Armenia's new President in a countr [...] | 2008-04-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SENV SOCI GG RU IR |
08YEREVAN55 | ARMENIA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 12:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PREL KNNP IR GM AM |
08YEREVAN660 | TFGG01: ARMENIAN CONCERNS GROW OVER LOOMING [...] (C) FM Nalbandian complained to the Charge on the evening of August 19 that there had been "no improvement" in cargo deliveries from Georgia. Following the destruction of the rail bridge at Kaspi,the GOAM sent 40 heavy trucks to the port at Batumi to load fuel for delivery in Armenia. Accordi [...] | 2008-08-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN PREL EWWT ENRG EAGR RU GG TU IR AM |
08YEREVAN765 | (S/NF) ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AGAIN DENIES IRAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) President Serzh Sargsian raised the issue of Iran arms sales during the courtesy call which followed the ambassador's formal presentation of her credentials. Sargsian repeatedly and categorically denied that any such transaction had taken place, insisting he was "100 percent sure" that [...] | 2008-09-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL IR BG AM |
08YEREVAN793 | FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT OF NEW YORK MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Nalbandian briefed ambassador on his and President Sargsian's meetings in New York on the UNGA margins. He said the Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia trilateral had been successful symbolically, but light on substance. Nalbandian complained about Azerbaijani FM Mammadyarov's UNGA s [...] | 2008-10-02 03:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU AJ RU IR AM |
08YEREVAN837 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) During their introductory meeting October 9, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisian emphasized to the Ambassador the GOAM's need to pursue energy security. The recent crisis in Georgia was a reminder of Armenia's vulnerability to the region's political instability, and the [...] | 2008-10-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ENRG AMGT TU AJ IR AM |
08YEREVAN979 | EUR DAS BRYZA,S NOVEMBER 16 MEETING WITH ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, Ambassador, and EUR/CARC Regional Conflicts Advisor met with President Serzh Sargsian and presidential advisor Vigen Sargsian over dinner on November 16. On the economy, Sargsian predicted a severe contraction in the real economy in the first quarter of 2009 [...] | 2008-12-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL ECON PBTS PHUM PARM KDEM AJ TU IR AM |
08ZAGREB172 | GOC RESPONSE TO LATE FEBRUARY IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] Embassy PolOff delivered points outlined in reftels to Mario Horvatic, GOC's representative on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors. Horvatic expected a more positive response from the EU to the reports from Director General ElBaradei and Deputy Director General [...] | 2008-02-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA |
08ZAGREB320 | CROATIA RESPONSE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM [...] Non paper was delivered to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9, 2008. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this clarification and noted that the GoC fully supports and implements these measures. In early June, Croatia will co-h [...] | 2008-04-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM NSG HR IR MNUC |
08ZAGREB321 | CROATIA RESPONSE ON IRANIAN TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL [...] Ref points were delivered to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2008. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this information and noted Croatia's commitment to strict enforcement of these measures. Bradtke [...] | 2008-04-18 07:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP IR HR UNSC |
08ZAGREB335 | CROATIA'S INA IN IRAN OIL EXPLORATION DEAL [...] (U) Croatia's national oil and gas company INA (44 percent state owned) announced April 9 that it had entered into a deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for exploration in the Moghan-2 block in northwestern Iran. The deal commits INA to exploration and development of any discove [...] | 2008-04-24 10:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL IR HR |
08ZAGREB466 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: RAISING NEW INA INVESTMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR |
08ZAGREB485 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: INA CEO COMMENTS ON [...] Following up his meeting with Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic (reftel),Ambassador spoke with INA CEO Dragicevic on June 24 regarding INA's activities in Iran. Citing a June 23 Xinhua wire service report of the announcement of INA exploration in Iran, the Ambassador stressed that while [...] | 2008-06-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR |
08ZAGREB53 | DELIVERED: PREVENTING IRANIAN PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP MNUC IR HR |
08ZAGREB548 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR HR |
08ZAGREB557 | CROATIAN PARTICIPATION IN NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO PHUM PTER IR HR |
08ZAGREB640 | CROATIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT IRAN'S [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Sanja Bujas-Juraga and Ivana Djerek of the Department for International Security at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. While neither provided a specific response to the non-paper, they did express the GOC's continued suppo [...] | 2008-09-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC HR PREL |
08ZAGREB828 | IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CROATIA [...] (C) Petar Mihatov, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic's Chief of Staff, informed Pol Off on November 27 that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for European Affairs Mahdi Safari was scheduled to visit Zagreb on December 15 and 16. DFM Safari had meetings set up with President Mesic and State Sec [...] | 2008-12-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HR IR IS |
08ZAGREB875 | IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (C) On December 18 Petar Mihatov, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic's Chief of Staff, provided Pol Off a read-out of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for European Affairs Mahdi Safari's visit to Zagreb on December 15 and 16 (REF A). Mihatov said that in the meetings at the MFA, Bozinovic str [...] | 2008-12-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HR IR IS |
0901OF02RPODUBAI288 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...] | 2009-07-15 11:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ECON IR |
09ABIDJAN386 | INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS TO JULY 4 EVENT [...] (C) Iran has an embassy in Cote d'Ivoire and, per reftel, COM decided to invite the resident Iranian Ambassador. An embassy driver attempted to deliver the invitation on June 16 and again on June 18. On both occasions, Iranian embassy personnel refused to accept delivery of the invite. Embas [...] | 2009-06-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR |
09ABUDHABI1040 | IRAN REFINED PRODUCT SANCTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE UAE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UAE's ties to Iranian refined product markets are likely limited to Dubai's involvement as a logistical hub for the storage and transshipment of these products. However, the UAE diesel market provides some relevant insight into the impact of refined product sanctions on Iran. [...] | 2009-11-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PTER PGOV PREL IR AE |
09ABUDHABI106 | (S) UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON BADR AIR OVERFLIGHT DENIALS [...] (S) Ambassador raised USG concerns about Badr Air operations in and through the UAE with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) January 25, summarizing the sequence of demarches delivered in recent weeks (reftels),including the fact that Badr appeared to be operating out of Sharjah. AbZ h [...] | 2009-01-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE |
09ABUDHABI1063 | IRAN: PROMINENT IRANIAN BUSINESSMAND SUPPORTS CRIPPLING [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Iranian businessman with connections to the regime sought out Ambassador to urge the adoption of crippling sanctions on Iran, even though they would negatively impact his own business position. End Summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met on 7 November with Farhad Farjam ( [...] | 2009-11-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AE IR |
09ABUDHABI1151 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE WARNS DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN ABOUT IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 9 meeting in Abu Dhabi (other meetings reported septel),Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman told Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) that the USG shared many energy policy priorities with the UAE, including renewable energy development and th [...] | 2009-12-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PARM ENRG IR YM AE |
09ABUDHABI126 | THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
09ABUDHABI127 | ABU DHABI OPTIMISTIC ON GLOBAL ECONOMY, NOT [...] (S) Summary. On 1 February 2009, Ambassador Olson met with Hamad al Hurr al Suwaidi, the effective head of Abu Dhabi's Department of Finance and board member of Abu Dhabi's largest sovereign wealth fund the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Hamad expressed optimism about recovery prospects [...] | 2009-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | AE ECON IR |
09ABUDHABI130 | UAE CITES IRAN RHETORIC AS UNJUSTIFIED [...] (SBU) The Iran Regional Presence Office (IRPO) in Dubai contributed to this message. 2. (C) Summary: A salvo of rhetorical barrages from Iran has reinvigorated references to disputed islands and highlighted the stricter handling of Iranian visitors by UAE immigration. Recent outbursts i [...] | 2009-02-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AE |
09ABUDHABI138 | UAE'S ETISALAT WINS IRANIAN MOBILE LICENSE [...] (SBU) On January 13, UAE-based telecom operator Etisalat (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, www.etisalat.ae) announced it had won Iran's third mobile network license for USD 399 million. Etisalat is majority owned by the UAE Government through the Ministry of Finance and Emirates Invest [...] | 2009-02-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECPS PGOV IR AE |
09ABUDHABI169 | UAE ASKED TO RESIST RUSSIAN S-300 SALE TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM RS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI174 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...] | 2009-02-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI192 | URGENT UAE REQUEST FOR AIR DEFENSE -- FIVE PATRIOT BATTERIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces convoked the Ambassador to request the urgent deployment of five U.S. patriot batteries in the UAE as an interim measure until the UAE's own batteries are operational (anticipated in 2012). The UAE belief that an increasingly likely pre- [...] | 2009-02-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MOPS MASS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI193 | STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...] | 2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE |
09ABUDHABI199 | UAE REQUEST TO HOST IRENA HEADQUARTERS [...] (SBU) On February 19, post received a diplomatic note reiterating the UAE's desire and qualifications to host the headquarters of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA, first reported in Ref A). Post's informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (SBU) Further dem [...] | 2009-02-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL PARM RS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI269 | UAEG THOUGHTS ON NON-OFFICIAL TIP SHELTERS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed MinState Gargash to support the principle of unofficial TIP shelters in the UAE. Gargash noted that such institutions could not be exempted from strict oversight and would preferably not be associated with diplomatic missions. End summary. 2. (C) In [...] | 2009-03-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB IR AE |
09ABUDHABI312 | UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separately, UAE President Khalifa discussed key summit topics in a press interview. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador raised reftel points on the Doha summit with D [...] | 2009-03-26 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE |
09ABUDHABI317 | UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...] | 2009-03-29 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE |
09ABUDHABI330 | UAE REACTION TO REQUEST FOR MANAS ALTERNATIVES [...] (S) Summary: The UAE Chief of Staff (CoS) asked for more details on the Manas operations before he endorses a US led site survey, in his mind, USG use of Safran AB is questionable. Transit of US forces may be doable, but expanding to NATO use seems out of the question. End summary. 2. (S [...] | 2009-04-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS AE KG AF IR |
09ABUDHABI347 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REITERATES IRAN CONCERNS FOR S/SRAP [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) expressed his grave concerns about the Iranian threat to the region. MbZ said the Iranian response to the Nowruz message was pri [...] | 2009-04-05 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS IR AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI375 | UAE EXPORT CONTROL COMMITTEE WITH MFA LEAD [...] (C) Summary: The cabinet-rank Minister of State for Foreign Affairs will chair the committee implementing the Export Control Law. Upbeat about progress yet not certain on how expertise would be consolidated into the committee (and an associated "bureau"),the MinState was adamant that MFA's [...] | 2009-04-14 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR AE |
09ABUDHABI499 | DUBAI REGULATOR STRUGGLES WITH BAD IRAN P.R. [...] (C) Summary. On 18 May 2009, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) CEO Paul Koster met with Ambassador Olson to complain about U.S. Treasury Department public statements highlighting Iranian financial activity in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Koster asked that the USG ha [...] | 2009-05-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
09ABUDHABI515 | UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLANS VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Federal Director of State Security and UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan plans to visit Washington from June 29 through July 1. His office has requested assistance with appointments, which Post strongly endorses as key opportunities to deepen positive engageme [...] | 2009-05-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP OTRA PREL PK IS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI54 | UAE: IRISL AND OASIS FREIGHT AGENCY NAME CHANGE [...] (S) Presented with reftel concerns about Oasis Freight Agency's possible name change, MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani told Pol Chief January 13 that the UAEG kept a close eye on suspicious companies, implying close scrutiny of IRISL-related organizations. He said U [...] | 2009-01-14 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MNUC KNNP AE IR |
09ABUDHABI55 | (S) UAE: INTERMEDIARY USED TO DISGUISE IDENTITY OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Pol Chief relayed reftel points January 13 to MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani, emphasizing that attempts to disguise the identity of end users of dual use products is indication of nefarious intent. Having often discussed the "dual use" dilemma with al-Hosani, [...] | 2009-01-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |