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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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09HANOI889 | Ambassador, VFM Minh Discuss Human Rights, Nuclear MOU, [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, the Ambassador met with Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to reiterate U.S. concerns about the conviction of political dissidents and the forced expulsion of Lang Mai followers fr [...] | 2009-11-03 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KNNP KIRF UNSC ECON CVIS ASEAN BM IR |
09HAVANA361 | CUBANS DISAPPOINTED BY MICROSOFT; INSPIRED BY IRAN [...] (C) The decision by Microsoft and others to block certain internet communication services in Cuba works directly against U.S. goals to advance people-to-people interaction. The growing Cuban virtual community has privately and publicly expressed its disappointment. Bloggers remain undeterred [...] | 2009-06-19 18:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT PREL ECON CU IR |
09HELSINKI284 | FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...] | 2009-07-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI |
09HELSINKI374 | FINLAND: IRAN'S CLANDESTINE ENRICHMENT FACILITY [...] (C/REL FRANCE/UK) On October 8 DCM delivered REFTEL points to MFA Political Director Teemu Tanner, accompanied by French DCM Frederic Joureau and British DCM Philip Malone. Joureau and Malone reinforced DCM's points: Joureau raised specific concerns about the clandestine uranium enrichment fa [...] | 2009-10-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR FI PHUM |
09HELSINKI9 | FINLAND: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed the Iranian candidacy for UNDP President with Marko Laine, Counselor, Unit for Development Issues (UNDP Desk for Finland). He plans to discuss the candidacy further with the political section at the Finnish MFA, but noted that their unofficial position will be to vote i [...] | 2009-01-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR UN EAID FI |
09HILLAH47 | THE NEW ANTI-DAWA COALITION - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 9 Iraqi press reported the formation of a new, 18 PC member coalition, the Babil National Coalition (reftel). The coalition reportedly formed in opposition to the ruling DAWA coalition. Press re [...] | 2009-08-16 13:44:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS IZ IR |
09HONGKONG1521 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FAST ATTACK PATROL CRAFT [...] (S) On August 13, Econ/Pol Chief and EconOff verbally conveyed reftel points to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au. Au commented that the evidence provided appeared "flimsy," but said TID will refer our request to the Hong [...] | 2009-08-13 10:54:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC MASS IR HK |
09HONGKONG1523 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN [...] (S) On August 13, Econ/Pol Chief and EconOff delivered reftel points to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au. Au pointed out that, although the items were not controlled by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR),TID wo [...] | 2009-08-14 01:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA HK IR |
09HONGKONG1595 | EXPORT CONTROL CASES: HONG KONG UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) On August 20, Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au informed Consulate General that the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (HKCED) had started reviewing trading do [...] | 2009-08-24 07:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC MASS MNUC KSCA IR HK |
09HONGKONG2204 | HONG KONG PREVIEWS OBJECTIVES FOR DC EXPORT [...] (C) The Hong Kong Government's Billy Au (Head of Strategic Trade Controls, Trade and Industry Department) told us December 3 that Hong Kong had two principal objectives for the December 7-8 Interagency Meeting on Strategic Trade Controls in Washington: (1) to discuss the problem of illicit tra [...] | 2009-12-03 10:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC MASS MNUC KSCA IR HK |
09ISLAMABAD1243 | Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Moves Closer to Reality as the Two [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran and Pakistan intend to sign a Gas Sales Purchase Agreement in Istanbul on June 5, bringing the long-debated pipeline a step closer to reality. Although India has apparently dropped out of the equation, Pakistan and Iran have agreed to a 25-year proposal for the supply of [...] | 2009-06-05 14:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETTC ENRG EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IR PK |
09ISLAMABAD2135 | REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY SYMPOSIUM ON WHEAT STEM RUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PREL TBIO AF IN PK IR |
09ISLAMABAD2231 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING EXPANDED PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREF |
09ISLAMABAD2431 | PAKISTAN WELCOMES PROGRESS ON IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 06:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER |
09ISTANBUL105 | FACEBOOK IN IRAN: DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: In early February the Iranian regime reportedly unblocked internet access in Iran to social networking sites like Facebook. Since then tens of thousands of Iranians have signed up, according to Iranian contacts, and use the website not only for socializing but also for politica [...] | 2009-03-13 07:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM ECPS IR |
09ISTANBUL131 | A LEADING IRANIAN ANALYST'S ADVICE ON ROXANA [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: A leading Iranian analyst shared views with us on March 26 on Iranian-American journalist Roxane Saberi's detention, US-Iran engagement, and Iran's presidential elections. Regarding Saberi's detention, he said if the USG follows the model used in 2007 in response to Hale [...] | 2009-03-31 10:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM IR |
09ISTANBUL137 | IRAN/NARCOTICS: ENGAGING IRAN ON COUNTER-NARCOTIC ISSUES IN TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 11:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINS PREL SNAR TU |
09ISTANBUL138 | US-IRAN RELATIONS: "BEWARE THE SPOILERS" [...] (S) Summary: Several contacts who closely watch Iranian politics have cautioned that in the wake of recent positive "atmospheric" developments in US-Iran relations, Washington should take extra care not to "over-extend" its efforts to reach out to the regime. The remaining two months before [...] | 2009-04-10 13:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
09ISTANBUL14 | US-IRAN RELATIONS: CONTACTS IN TURKEY AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian contacts and local experts have cautioned it would be a mistake if the USG, as it considers whether, when, and how to engage Iran, withheld such an approach in an effort to impact the outcome of Iran's elections, in this case against Ahmadinejad. One expert argued that [...] | 2009-01-09 11:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
09ISTANBUL17 | EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BRINK IN ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, EUR/SE Deputy Director Bridget Brink ended a week-long visit to Turkey by meeting with officials of the Turkish business association MUSIAD, the press relations officer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and prominent newspaper columnists. The overall theme of the [...] | 2009-01-11 09:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TU EINV IR AA |
09ISTANBUL175 | PROMOTING "CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN IRAN" [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish NGO that promotes "corporate social responsibility" (CSR) principles in Turkey has briefed us on its efforts to train an Iranian CSR NGO to survey 100 Iranian companies on the extent to which they implement CSR principles in Iran. Not surprisingly the initial results [...] | 2009-05-20 15:16:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL183 | IRANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS ENCOURAGE US HELP TO [...] (C) Summary: Several Iranian environmental experts recently decried to us the lack of attention and resources the GOI devotes to water-related issues in Iran. They urged the USG to reach out to Iran indirectly, through UNDP or academic channels, to offer a "cooperative partnership" (i.e., US [...] | 2009-05-27 14:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV PINS UNDP IR TU |
09ISTANBUL189 | IRANIAN ELECTIONS AND MEDIA: "PRESS TV FOR [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary and Comment: The Istanbul correspondent for Iran's "Press TV" news channel (please strictly protect) told us that a sizable majority of Press TV reporters, editors, and producers openly support Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi and oppose Ahmadinejad. Despite Press TV [...] | 2009-05-29 15:17:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM IR TU |
09ISTANBUL198 | IRAN/ELECTIONS: A TURKISH PROFESSOR'S INFORMAL [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish political science professor plans to visit Iran with several colleagues June 9-13 on the pretense of holding academic exchanges with counterparts at Tehran and Esfahan universities, but for the primary purpose of visiting Iranian polling stations and observing the cond [...] | 2009-06-04 15:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL20 | AN IRANIAN FOREIGN POLICY EXPERT CRITIQUES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian expert with a regime-affiliated think-tank who participated in a "study tour" observing U.S. presidential elections has written a draft paper comparing and critiquing U.S. and Iranian election procedures. The paper will be published on a Turkish university website in [...] | 2009-01-14 07:22:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM TU IR |
09ISTANBUL206 | IRAN/ELECTIONS: A LEADING IRANIAN ANALYST PREDICTS [...] (S) Summary: A leading Tehran-based economic and political consultant predicts that Mir-Hossein Mousavi will win the Iranian elections in a June 19 run-off against Ahmadinejad. His firm's most recent polling shows Mousavi receiving over 50 percent support from Iranians likely to vote, with [...] | 2009-06-09 13:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KDEM IR TU |
09ISTANBUL207 | IRAN/ELECTIONS: "THE MOST DYNAMIC WEEK IN IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: Former Iranian MFA Director General Kia Tabatabaee (please protect) told us June 10 that not since the 1979 revolution has he seen such a dynamic week in Iranian politics. He said the televised debates (especially the airing of corruption charges and personal attacks),the mass [...] | 2009-06-10 13:46:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PINS PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL22 | RAISING CONCERNS WITH TURKISH BANKS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] (C) Summary: We met with representative from the Turkish Bankers' Association and several Turkish banks to highlight our ongoing concerns about Iran's deceptive financial practices and urge them to undertake more rigorous scrutiny of their relationships with Iranian banks. We also shared inf [...] | 2009-01-15 06:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV TU IR |
09ISTANBUL244 | POST-ELECTION IRAN: "THE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former Iranian MFA Director General Kia Tabatabaee, recently returned from Iran, described how he thinks Ahmadinejad's campaign "stole" the elections, including printing 20 million extra ballots for ballot-box stuffing. He predicted the regime will now work hard to secure in [...] | 2009-07-02 14:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS KDEM PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL287 | IRANIAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY: NO SIGN YET OF A [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with UNHCR and ICMC representatives in Turkey we learned that neither organization has seen a significant surge, yet, of Iranians coming to Turkey to request asylum or refugee status as a result of the post-election crackdown in Iran. However, UNHCR officials [...] | 2009-07-28 11:16:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PINS IR TU AF |
09ISTANBUL290 | IRAN/ELECTIONS: A TURKISH ELECTION EXPERT SAYS [...] (S) Summary: A Turkish professor who informally observed Iran's June 12 elections told us he believes Ahmadinejad really won a majority of votes. He believed Ahmadinejad's campaign added an additional four million fraudulent votes to pad the margin of victory, but claims Ahmadinejad would ha [...] | 2009-07-28 15:18:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IR TU |
09ISTANBUL320 | SESAME SEES ITSELF AS A MODEL CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourteenth meeting of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) was held in Istanbul in July. The SESAME project is a scientific initiative currently under construction in Jordan that currently fosters positive in [...] | 2009-08-17 05:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PRELTBIOBA CY EG ENRG IR IS IZ JO PK |
09ISTANBUL336 | (C) IRAN: A XXXXX CONTACT SHARES VIEWS FROM A RAFSANJANI BUSINESS ALLY ON KHAMENEI'S CANCER AND RAFSANJANI'S NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: A XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman who represents the XXXXXXXXXXXX company XXXXXXXXXXXX shared with us a discussion he recently had with a XXXXXXXXXXXX he described as close to Rafsanjani. The XXXXXXXXXXXX claimed Rafsanjani told him Supreme Leader Khamenei has terminal leukemia and is expecte [...] | 2009-08-28 14:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ECON ETRD IR TU |
09ISTANBUL343 | IRAN: MOUSAVI CAMPAIGN ACTIVISTS RECOUNT [...] (C) Summary: Two Mousavi campaign activists who recently came to Turkey to avoid re-arrest in Iran described their experiences in detention and told us that: the regime is obsessively afraid of former President Khatami, but less so of Mousavi and Rafsanjani; that the purpose of the "show trial [...] | 2009-09-10 06:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL345 | IRAN: TURKISH EXPERTS SEE KHAMENEI IN CHARGE, [...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed several leading Turkish think-tank experts for latest views on developments in Iran and the Iranian regime's view of engagement with the international community. The common themes we heard were: Supreme Leader Khamenei remains in firm control of the regime, su [...] | 2009-09-11 13:38:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
09ISTANBUL352 | IRAN: REGIME PRESSURE REACHING SOME ISTANBUL [...] (S) Several Istanbul-based contacts of ConGen Istanbul's NEA Iran Watcher have separately cautioned us in the past week that they been asked (or warned) by Iranian officials to cease contact with "American diplomats asking questions about Iran." In one case, a key contact -- XXXXXXXXXXXX-- i [...] | 2009-09-15 09:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PINS PREL PGOV PINR IR TU |
09ISTANBUL367 | IRAN/ECONOMY: AN IRANIAN NGO REPORT CRITIQUES [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish NGO (CSR-Turkey) is helping a sister NGO in Iran (CSR-Iran) examine how Iranian businesses implement, and whether the Iranian regime supports, "corporate social responsibility" practices in the workplace. CSR-Turkey has shared CSR-Iran's draft "Iran country report", b [...] | 2009-09-29 13:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM EFIN PREL IR TU |
09ISTANBUL370 | IRAN/RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: ASSYRIAN PENTACOSTAL [...] (C) Summary: According to the pastor of the largest Protestant Evangelical Church in Turkey (who also oversees the global church's evangelical missions in the Middle East),the Iranian Majles's Assyrian community representative, Jonathan Betkolia, asked an Iranian court in March 2009 to clos [...] | 2009-09-30 13:16:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINS PGOV TU IR |
09ISTANBUL374 | IRAN/HUMAN RIGHTS: BAHAI'I TRIAL UPDATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Bahai'i community leaders told us the trial of Iranian Bahai'i activists remains scheduled for October 18. Given that the prosecutor and judge involved in the case are the same ones who convicted American-Iranian journalist Roxane Saberi of espionage, the Bahai'i are bra [...] | 2009-10-02 07:08:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PINS PREL TU IR |
09ISTANBUL394 | IRAN-TURKEY COMMERCE: WARM FUZZIES AND COLD FACTS [...] (C) Summary: Despite a spate of recent Iran-Turkey trade conferences and visits, bilateral trade volume in 2009 is significantly down: USD 2.92 billion in the first seven months of 2009, down 38% compared to the same period in 2008. Many experts suggest the global financial downturn and low [...] | 2009-10-15 05:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PINS PGOV IR TU |
09ISTANBUL421 | AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey and Iran have actively courted each other in recent months, including Foreign Ministerial bilats in August, September, and early November, Erdogan's October trip to Iran, and Ahmadinejad's November 8-9 Istanbul visit. Ahmadinejad came for the OIC Summit, but also to furthe [...] | 2009-11-10 17:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KNNP OIC TU IR |
09ISTANBUL425 | A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER TOLD US THAT TRYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH IRAN HAS BECOME INTOLERABLE. HE SAID THIS IS BECAUSE IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) IS MUSCLING OUT OTHER PARTNERS; IRAN REFUSES TO LOWER CUSTOMS DUTIES; BANK MELLAT IS UNRELIABL [...] | 2009-11-13 18:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
09ISTANBUL428 | IRAN/FINANCE: TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES MORE [...] (C) Summary: Treasury A/S Cohen met October 19 in Istanbul with representatives from Turkey's two largest banking associations, including eight leading Turkish banks. A/S Cohen urged Turkish banks to adopt the most stringent compliance and enforcement standards to give the international finan [...] | 2009-11-19 10:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TU IR |
09ISTANBUL440 | TURKEY-IRAN RELATIONS: MOTIVATIONS, LIMITATIONS, [...] (C) Recent discussions with Turkish and Iranian think-tank, business, and political activist contacts on the issue of Turkey-Iran relations reveal a broad consensus that: (1) Turkey pursues closer relations with Iran out of desires for regional stability and conflict avoidance, recognition of [...] | 2009-12-04 12:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD KNNP TU IR |
09ISTANBUL457 | IRAN-TURKEY FINANCE: IS BANK CLOSES REMAINING BANK [...] (SBU) A representative from Turkiye Is Bank, one of Turkey's largest private banks, contacted ConGen Istanbul on December 14 to report that it closed Iranian Bank Mellat's USD account at Is Bank as of November 20, 2009. Our Is Bank interlocutor also told us that the bank closed Iranian Bank S [...] | 2009-12-14 16:16:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU IR |
09ISTANBUL461 | IRAN/CULTURE: SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL [...] (SBU) Summary: An Iranian rock band described to us on December 8-9 Tehran's "small but crazy" underground club scene, where drugs are cheap and easy to find, creative expression is at its most free, and participants are among Iran's most tech-savvy citizens. They said the regime's fierce po [...] | 2009-12-16 14:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS SOCI TU IR |
09ISTANBUL47 | IRAN/DIPLOMACY: FORMER IRANIAN MFA DG URGES [...] (C) Summary: Kia Tabatabaee, a former Iranian MFA Director General now working for the "Developing Eight" (D8) organization in Istanbul, told us that Iran awaits US steps towards engagement. He urged the US and EU3 to put aside the nuclear issue "for a few months" and cooperate on regional i [...] | 2009-01-29 11:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IR TU |
09ISTANBUL78 | TURKISH THINK TANK EXPERTS EXPOUND ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed private Turkish experts for latest views on Turkey-Iran and US-Iran relations. The most common themes we heard were: Turkey and Iran, as neighbors and rivals, both seek a stable "balance of power" with each other and usually pursue bilateral relations with t [...] | 2009-02-26 10:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR |
09ISTANBUL83 | US-IRAN RELATIONS: WHY IRAN REFUSED THE US [...] (S) Summary: A trusted contact claims he was told by a close advisor to Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Iran denied visas for the planned February 4, 2009 visit of the US women's badminton because of the USG's "bad faith" in announcing the visit earlier than Iran had requested. According t [...] | 2009-03-03 06:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IR |
09ISTANBUL94 | TURKEY-IRAN COMMERCE: "MOSTLY JUST NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Despite two recent trade-related Ministerial visits to Iran and accompanying press suggesting a rapidly expanding bilateral trade relationship, Turkish-Iranian Business Council contacts assured us that beyond Turkey's interest in Iranian natural gas, the trade relationship is "m [...] | 2009-03-06 12:37:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV ETRD IR TU |
09JAKARTA1525 | IRAN -- WORKING WITH INDONESIA TO EXPAND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed points re Iran's nuclear program with the GOI. Pol/C made the key point that it is vital that Indonesia help make Iran understand that it faces the possibility of additional sanctions if it spurns the international community. We urged that Indonesia make c [...] | 2009-09-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM ID IR |
09JAKARTA1526 | IRAN -- PRESSING THE GOI TO HELP ON AMCIT CASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged the GOI to assist with Iran regarding the cases of six American citizens who are missing or detained there. Pol/C emphasized to Presidential Palace and Department of Foreign Affairs contacts that our objective is to ensure the safe return of all the AmCits to [...] | 2009-09-14 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC ID IR |
09JAKARTA1644 | GOLDSTONE REPORT ON GAZA -- FURTHER ENGAGING [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points regarding the UN Fact Finding Mission Report on the Gaza conflict to Diana Sutikno, Director for Civil and Political Rights in the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 1. Poloff noted that the resolution [...] | 2009-10-01 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM ID IR |
09JAKARTA1658 | IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- BRIEFING INDONESIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has briefed the GOI on the outcome of last week's P5 1 talks in Geneva. We urged that Indonesia publicly support the dual track approach of engagement plus preparations for increased pressure on Iran. GOI contacts expressed support for the current approach while urging [...] | 2009-10-05 07:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM ID IR |
09JAKARTA1945 | IRAN--INDONESIA INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is increasingly frustrated with Iran's continued intransigence on the nuclear issue, GOI contacts told us in response to Ref A demarche. Indonesia supports the P5 1's dual track efforts to engage Iran. While supporting Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, [...] | 2009-11-25 08:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP IAEA ID IR |
09JAKARTA211 | INDONESIAN TELKOM PURSUING DEAL WITH IRAN TELCOM [...] (C) Indonesian company Telkom (PT Telekomunikasi, TLKM.JK) President Commissioner Tanri Abeng said that Telkom is pursuing a deal to purchase a stake in an Iranian telecommunications company. Abeng indicated that the Iran venture related to Telkom's mobile phone subsidiary Telkomsel and that T [...] | 2009-02-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ECPS IR ID |
09JAKARTA212 | IRANIAN COMMERCIAL PLANES REPAIRED IN JAKARTA [...] (C) The local Boeing representative for Garuda Airlines, Indonesia's national airline, said that in mid-2008 he observed two Iranian Blue Sky 747-200 airplanes in the Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF). GMF employees asked him to provide maintenance advice on the planes, which he refused. The B [...] | 2009-02-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EAIR IR ID |
09JAKARTA848 | SABERI INTERVENTIONS -- THANKING INDONESIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding recently released Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi to Dewi Tobing, Acting Deputy Director for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on May 15. He noted that the USG appreciated the Indonesian Embassy's recent con [...] | 2009-05-15 06:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ID IR |
09JEDDAH173 | RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CREATION OF NEW HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is moving forward with plans to create a new human rights organ within the OIC. A senior OIC official passed post a draft resolution as it stands now, with key points noted below. Outstanding issues include membership and composit [...] | 2009-05-19 17:15:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KISL OPDC PREL SA OIC KTIP |
09JEDDAH268 | POST SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY-APPOINTED IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Jeddah-based Organization for the Islamic Conference's (OIC) recent Assistant Secretary for Scientific and Technology Affairs, Ali Akbar Salehi, an AUB grad with doctorate from MIT, has been named chief of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization. In 2008, USG officials dealt [...] | 2009-07-19 16:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KNNP KISL IAEA PHUM PREL IR SA |
09JEDDAH385 | "SITUATION CATASTROPHIQUE MAIS NON SANS ESPOIR": [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During October 10 farewell dinner at CG's residence, Iraqi Consul General Dr. Ajwad Sheikh Taha Hamad (strictly protect) had more to say about his posting as Charge d'Affaires in Kuwait. Departing Jeddah and arriving in Kuwait on October 11, Hamad expressed displeasure at the [...] | 2009-10-13 07:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH386 | MORE ON ALI AKBAR SALEHI -- "A CIVILIZED FACE" ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 10:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IAEA IR IZ KISL KNNP PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH452 | THREATS OF IRANIAN PROTESTS AND H1N1 LOOM OVER HAJJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) continues to prepare for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which will take place November 25)27. While concerns over the spread of H1N1 may lead to significantly fewer pilgrims participating in this year,s pilgrimage, SAG officials appea [...] | 2009-11-24 11:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KIRF KISL PGOV PREL KFLU SA |
09KABUL1039 | APRIL 27 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF IR PK |
09KABUL1243 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN MAY 19 TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF IR PK |
09KABUL1292 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) MFA Senior advisor Davood Marodian informed us that the trilateral summit, postponed from its original May 19 date, has been rescheduled for May 24. He expected more visuals than substance. 2. (C) President Karzai is considering President Ahmadinejad's invitation to Karzai to extend [...] | 2009-05-21 04:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IR |
09KABUL1336 | Afghanistan Repeats Request for Assistance on Water [...] (SBU) At the Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA),Afghan Foreign Ministry officials repeated a request to USDEL for assistance on negotiating riparian rights, particularly with Iran. This follows on a request made earlier this year that led to a request fo [...] | 2009-05-27 12:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF IR |
09KABUL1395 | IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] (C) President Ahmadinejad reacted positively to the USG message to Iran on common interests in Afghanistan and the region (ref b),on the occasion of the Afghan's May 24-25 visit to Tehran. Ahmadinejad suggested cooperation could begin through joint infrastructure projects, or allowing Irania [...] | 2009-06-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR |
09KABUL1396 | IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR |
09KABUL1458 | OPENING OF ISLAM QALA BORDER CROSSING POINT [...] (SBU) On June 15, the port at Islam Qala (IQ) will be ready for operations. The Embassy's Border Management Task Force is prepared to host an opening ceremony, between June 15 and July 1, for the USD 20 Million Border Crossing Point at IQ, built by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE). The Ge [...] | 2009-06-08 04:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD AF IR |
09KABUL1683 | KARZAI ASKS NSA JONES FOR GREATER BILATERAL POLICY [...] (C) At their June 23 meeting, President Karzai repeated to NSA Jones his call for a US-Afghan joint team to implement the President's new strategy. He conceded such an initiative could not begin until after the election. Karzai will make his role as a unifying and national, rather than ethnic [...] | 2009-06-29 04:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF PK IR |
09KABUL1902 | UPDATE ON OBSERVER PRESENCE FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) At a July 13 press conference, the European Union officially launched its observer mission to the Afghan elections, which will deploy 86 observers around Afghanistan, including 50 short-term observers, down slightly from earlier figures. Post is negotiating grants with four implementers [...] | 2009-07-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL AF IR FR |
09KABUL1910 | AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 16 July, the head of the Health and Human Development Section of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Gilberto Gerra and Afghanistan Country Directory Jean Luc Lemahieu called on Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA),Ambassador Wayne to discuss [...] | 2009-07-17 15:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PINS IR AF |
09KABUL263 | IRAN EVICTING AFGHAN MIGRANTS, PUSHING TO CONVERT [...] (C) Summary: Iran continues to deport (illegal) Afghan economic immigrants at the rate of about 1,400 a day, despite Afghanistan's top refugee official's announcement that he had convinced Iran to stop deporting refugees and economic migrants through the winter. The official has since priva [...] | 2009-02-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AF IR |
09KABUL2918 | BAMYAN GOVERNOR SAROBI PERCEIVES GROWING IRANIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bamyan Governor Habiba Sarobi revealed data to PRT DoS rep and PRT Commander showing that Karzai and Bashardost each captured approximately 49,000 votes in Bamyan. She stressed that rifts between Mohaqiq and Kalili and between MP Akbari and Deputy Governor Fahimi hurt Karzai, st [...] | 2009-09-20 06:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR AF IR |
09KABUL3180 | AFGHAN GOVERNMENT: "WE HAVE ENOUGH NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On October 7, Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone and the Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) Wayne, together with the French Ambassador and British Deputy Head of Mission, briefed FM Spanta, NSA Rassoul, and three MFA officials on the Iranian uranium enrichmen [...] | 2009-10-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PARM AF |
09KABUL376 | PRESIDENT KARZAI PREVIEWS STRATEGIC REVIEW IDEAS [...] (C NF) President Karzai on February 15 told Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Flournoy that his government welcomed the opportunity to join in the USG's strategic policy review. He suggested his team likely would advocate for: 1) greater efforts to target terrorist leaders and sanctuaries in Pak [...] | 2009-02-21 04:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR AF PK IR |
09KABUL4030 | EVIDENCE LACKING OF ROSHAN TIES TO IRAN [...] (S) EmbOffs have heard informally for some time that Roshan, Afghanistan's largest telecommunications provider, is partially owned by an Iranian entity and, possibly the Iranian government, including Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps organizations. Reports to this effect have been circulating [...] | 2009-12-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | ECPS PREL PINR IR AF |
09KABUL46 | AFGHANS PROTEST ISRAEL, U.S. OVER GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thousands of Afghans took part in protests this week over Israeli military operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Some protesters voiced anger at perceived U.S. support for the Israeli government and over Palestinian civilian casualties, two themes that also resonated in in [...] | 2009-01-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL AF IS IR GZ |
09KABUL495 | IRANIAN INFLUENCE AT PARLIAMENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Iranian government officials routinely encourage Parliament to support anti-Coalition policies and to raise anti-American talking points during debates. Pro-Western MPs say colleagues with close Iranian contacts accept money or political support to promote Iran's political agenda. S [...] | 2009-03-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AF IR |
09KABUL640 | INSECURITY DELAYS AFGHAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR has suspended operations to assist Afghan refugees repatriate from Pakistan. Repatriation from Peshawar is suspended until at least April 1, pending an assessment that it is safe for UNHCR personnel and refugees to participate. Repatriation from Quetta is suspended indef [...] | 2009-03-18 10:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF UN AF PK IR |
09KABUL705 | Herat: Iran Support for Afghan Rail and Air Service [...] (SBU) Herat Governor Nuristani discounted recent press reports that suggested the railroad from Khaf City in Iran to Herat City in Afghanistan is 60-90 percent completed. Iran pledged to assist Afghanistan in building the rail line for 60 km from the border towards Herat, and many of the culve [...] | 2009-03-23 11:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM AF IR |
09KABUL77 | AFGHAN SHIAS OBSERVE ASHURA UNDER NEW TOLERANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Afghan Shia observed the Ashura holiday this month, staging public demonstrations of their faith that went largely unchallenged by the country's Sunni majority. Thousands of Shia took to the streets in processions in Kabul, Herat, and other cities -- an open display that stood i [...] | 2009-01-15 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PREL AF IR |
09KABUL784 | AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION, TRADE, HOT TOPICS IN TEHRAN [...] (SBU) The Tehran-hosted Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit saw Afghan reconstruction and regional trade issues highlighted earlier this month. The March 11 summit meetings resulted in agreement among participants to contribute USD one million each to a reconstruction fund. But rat [...] | 2009-03-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN AF IR |
09KABUL975 | AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC STRATEGY ROLLOUT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 16 April, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)/Kabul hosted an event at the Norwegian embassy to roll out a draft of their new Afghanistan Country Strategy for 2009-2011. The strategy contains no new initiatives, but does attempt to tie existing programs more closely to reg [...] | 2009-04-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PINS IR AF |
09KAMPALA1390 | UGANDA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 07:18:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR |
09KAMPALA1395 | UGANDA: EDBI DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Officer, Isaac Sebulime, on December  [...] | 2009-12-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PARM PREL UG |
09KAMPALA492 | UGANDA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI GOES TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda has confirmed that President Yoweri Museveni will visit Iran May 16-18. Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary James Mugume said in a briefing with U.S. Mission staff that the trip had been delayed several times over the last two years and that its timing has [...] | 2009-05-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR UG |
09KAMPALA561 | UGANDAN PRESIDENT SEEKS OIL SECTOR SUPPORT IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iran agreed to provide funding and expertise to Uganda's fledgling oil industry during a visit by Ugandan President Museveni from May 15-18. Museveni raised the issue of Iran's nuclear program, arguing that the trouble it was causing Iran internationally was doing more harm tha [...] | 2009-06-04 11:12:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UG IR |
09KARACHI349 | BALOCHISTAN - MEETING WITH QUETTA-BASED TRUCKING FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting in Quetta, trucking firm GSM said a majority of their shipments go to Iran, with Pakistani rice the most common of a limited range of goods. Conversely, Iran ships a wide range of goods to Pakistan, including paraffin, kerosene, and industrial chemicals [...] | 2009-11-05 11:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD MARR PGOV IR PK |
09KARACHI49 | SINDH - IRAN OFFERS PAKISTAN ELECTRICITY, [...] (C) Summary: During a January 31 meeting co-sponsored by the Pak Iran Friendship society in Karachi, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan claimed that his country has offered 1,135MW of energy to Pakistan, an offer he said that could double. He said that poor transmission infrastructure in Ba [...] | 2009-02-11 11:53:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV IR PK |
09KATHMANDU1091 | NEPAL: IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 16:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR |
09KATHMANDU922 | NEPAL: IRAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (C) On October 8, Rudra Nepal, Under Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament are very important issues to the Government of Nepal (GON),and Iran should comply with its international obligat [...] | 2009-10-09 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR NP |
09KHARTOUM120 | ADDITIONAL FOLLOWUP TO IRANIAN FLIGHTS INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel a to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani al-Wasila (in the absence of FM Alor and President Bashir at the AU Summit) on February 1. RAO presented the same information through their channels to Sudanese Intelligence (NISS) on th [...] | 2009-02-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU |
09KHARTOUM874 | UGANDAN AMBASSADOR REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ugandan Ambassador Betty Akech Okullou called on Charge July 28 to discuss the fate of a Ugandan national abducted a month ago in Darfur (reftel). Okullou said she had been consulting closely with the Irish, who are also working to free an Irish national abducted at the same ti [...] | 2009-07-28 11:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PINR EAID UN AU SU UG IR |
09KIGALI587 | IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...] | 2009-09-18 17:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW |
09KIGALI589 | IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...] | 2009-09-22 06:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW |
09KIGALI590 | IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...] | 2009-09-22 06:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW |
09KIGALI644 | IRAN DEMARCHE AND BRIEFING DELIVERED [...] (C) On October 7, polcouns briefed Mr. Ben Rutsinga, MFA's Director of Europe, Americas, UN and International Organizations on the outcome of the P5 1 talks and solicited Rwandan GOR support for the dual-track approach, as requested reftel. Rutsinga was generally supportive, noting that it wa [...] | 2009-10-07 16:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RW |
09KINGSTON1106 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Per Reftel, CDA delivered demarche via telephone urging the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to vote "yes" on the upcoming Iran human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Demarche was delivered to Ambassador Evadne Coye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] | 2009-12-15 17:49:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM HURI PREL KISL ISCON UN UNGA JM XL IR |
09KINGSTON966 | JAMAICA: WILL OPPOSE "NO ACTION" AND IRAN RESOLUTIONS, [...] (U) Per reftels, on November 13 Charg???? delivered demarche to Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) regarding upcoming UNGA human rights resolutions on Iran and Burma. At that time, Charg???? received assurances that the GOJ's Permanent Represent [...] | 2009-11-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA JM XL KN BM IR |
09KINSHASA1037 | GDRC SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) PolOff briefed Mr. Mavambu Matumona, MFA Deputy Director for the Office of International Cooperation's Bureau for the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Matumona quickly responded that the well-known position of the GDRC is against the propagation of nuclear arms and that the GDRC supports the [...] | 2009-11-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR CG |
09KINSHASA733 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO [...] (S) DCM and poloff delivered reftel points on August 3 to Prince Kaumba, National Security Advisor to President Kabila. Kaumba expressed gratitude for the conveyance of the message ("we thank you for pointing out to us any possible violations of international law") but did not confirm or dispu [...] | 2009-08-04 19:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR CG |
09KINSHASA847 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN: DRC RESPONDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA PREL AORC CG IR |
09KUALALUMPUR113 | AMBASSADOR KEITH'S MEETING WITH MFA SECRETARY [...] (C) The Ambassador met MFA Secretary General Rastam February 17 for an extended dinner conversation covering our commitment to ASEAN, a range of Iran-related issues, Burmese refugees, our trade relationship, bilateral ties, and Malaysia's desire to be part of the Anti-Piracy Contact Group. Ra [...] | 2009-02-19 00:03:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD ETTC MNUC IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR135 | AMB MARCIEL'S MEETING WITH MFA SECGEN RASTAM [...] (C) In a meeting February 23 with Ambassadors Marciel and Keith, MFA Secretary General Rastam expressed hope that Secretary Clinton will visit Malaysia in July when she is back in the region (for the ARF) and that the President will consider a visit here later in the year. Rastam emphasized t [...] | 2009-02-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD ETTC MNUC IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR138 | AMBASSADOR MARCIEL'S MEETING AT CENTRAL BANK ON [...] (S) Summary: In a February 23 meeting with senior Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) officials and the DG of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA),visiting Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs and DAS for Southeast Asia Scot Marciel conveyed U.S. concerns about reports of the imminent ope [...] | 2009-02-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE XG MY |
09KUALALUMPUR142 | POINTS CONVEYED ON IAEA REPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 03:37:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY |
09KUALALUMPUR351 | FOREIGN MINISTER ANIFAH AND AMBASSADOR ENDORSE [...] (C) Malaysia's new Foreign Minister Anifah Aman endorsed strengthened relations with the U.S. during the Ambassador's May 11 introductory call, which precedes Anifah's travel to Washington and May 14 meeting with Secretary Clinton. The Minister called for increased and institutionalized offic [...] | 2009-05-11 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ECON SENV KNNP IR PK AF MY |
09KUALALUMPUR402 | MALAYSIAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON LICENSE FOR [...] (C) Summary: At an AMCHAM luncheon on May 18, the Ambassador told Bank Negara Governor Zeti that the U.S. continued to object to the GOM decision to license First East Export Bank PLC (a subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat) to open in Labuan (ref A). The Ambassador explained that there was no [...] | 2009-05-26 08:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC IR MY PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR434 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Malaysia's new Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, during the Ambassador's June 1 introductory call, endorsed enhanced economic ties with the U.S. and offered an opening to discuss government procurement in our pending bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks. The Ambassador urged [...] | 2009-06-04 01:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ECON ETRD ETTC IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR484 | CHARGE REVIEWS MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES WITH MFA [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin and the Charge held a broad-ranging discussion of multilateral political and security issues on June 9. Zainol noted Prime Minister Najib's directive to build stronger, more substantive ties with Washington. The Charge pressed Zain [...] | 2009-06-16 03:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG MARR KNNP IAEA ASEAN IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR486 | IRANIANS IN MALAYSIA PROTEST ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Some 500 Iranians gathered in front of the UN offices in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 and demonstrated against the election results in Iran. Police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who consisted primarily of students. We have no reports of further protest [...] | 2009-06-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR489 | MALAYSIA'S INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR CONFERENCE AND [...] (SBU) The Nuklear Malaysia (Note: formerly known as the Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology or MINT. End note.),the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI),the Malaysian Nuklear Society, and the Malaysian Radiation Protection Association are hosting the International Nu [...] | 2009-06-17 09:01:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IR KNNP MY |
09KUALALUMPUR496 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin on June 9 (ref B) and raised the latest IAEA report on Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program in defiance of the international community. The Charge urged Malaysia to push for Iran's compliance with its international obl [...] | 2009-06-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY |
09KUALALUMPUR744 | MALAYSIA MFA VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS: IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) In reply to Polcouns' September 3 delivery of reftel points on the August 28 IAEA reports on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Shazryll Zahiran, one of two MFA officers handling nonpr [...] | 2009-09-08 06:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY MY |
09KUALALUMPUR752 | BANK MELLAT/FEEB DEMARCH DELIVERED TO BANK NEGARA [...] (S) Econcouns delivered ref A demarche on FEEB xxxxxxxxxxxx emphasized that BN and LOFSA took their supervisory role seriously, and that Malaysia approved the FEEB license and would allow it to operate as long as there was no evidence that FEEB was in contravention of any relevant law and was not s [...] | 2009-09-11 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PTER MY |
09KUALALUMPUR822 | MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON IRAN COVERT NUCLEAR ACTIVITY [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Polcouns and Poloff met with Bala Chandran Tharman, Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Affairs, and Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA,s Disarmament and Non-Proli [...] | 2009-10-09 06:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR917 | MALAYSIA: SPECIAL ADVISOR ON NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In November 3-4 meetings with senior Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB),Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),and Bank Negara officials, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn discussed the importance of Malaysia adopting an export c [...] | 2009-11-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PTER PREL EFIN ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV IR MY KNNP |
09KUALALUMPUR922 | MALYSIA: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK [...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered the points contained in Ref. A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Bala Chandran Tharman on November 5. Tharman did not provide any immediate feedback. Econcouns also delivered via letter the points contained in reftel [...] | 2009-11-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PARM PREL PTER |
09KUALALUMPUR928 | MALAYSIA: AUSTRALIANS, UK AND JAPAN SHARE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: At a private lunch hosted by the Australian High Commissioner in honor of visiting GoA Special Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism Bill Paterson November 11, there was consensus among the participants, to include Ambassador Keith, the UK High Commissioner (HC),and the Japanese that [...] | 2009-11-18 02:32:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR942 | MALAYSIA: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON ITS UN POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Poloff met with Principal Assistant Secretary Jamal Sharifuddin Johan, Assistant Secretary Mohd Adlyn Mughni Shamsudin, and Assistant Secretary Nik Ady of the MFA's Multilateral Political Division on November 18 to discuss Malaysia's general voting practices in the UN, [...] | 2009-11-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IR IS MY |
09KUALALUMPUR955 | IRAN: MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORTING GERMAN [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and MFA Secretary General (both away on overseas travel),the Ambassador conveyed ref A and C points on the German IAEA resolution and U.S. overall concerns about Iran's nuclear program to Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan Pillay by phone on November 25 [...] | 2009-11-25 09:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KNNP IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR959 | MALAYSIA: BANK NEGARA KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Bank Negara (BN) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Manager Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar (Rahman) stated during a November 20 meeting with econoff that FIU is monitoring all account activity at First East Export Bank (FEEB - a subsidiary of Iran,s Bank Mellat) on a daily basis, treating [...] | 2009-11-30 09:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PINR PTER |
09KUALALUMPUR977 | GOM ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING IAEA VOTE [...] (C) The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement late on December 5 regarding the November 27 vote on the German resolution at the IAEA (see para. 2). The statement appears to be the GOM's public response to repeated requests in Washington and by the Ambassador to correct the [...] | 2009-12-07 23:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA IR MY |
09KUALALUMPUR991 | MALAYSIA: CIMB BANK ACTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN FRONT [...] (S) Summary: Following up on Iran related discussions with visiting Treasury officials last month, Malaysian CIMB Bank VP of Risk Monitoring, Shamsuddin Ali Hussin (Shamsuddin),shared information with econoff on action CIMB has taken against accounts possibly linked to Iranian front companie [...] | 2009-12-11 09:27:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | EFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PINR PTER |
09KUWAIT1009 | WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CASEY (OCTOBER 25-58, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Casey to travel to post from Oct 25-58, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-1697 Fa [...] | 2009-10-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR |
09KUWAIT1033 | IRAN LIKELY AGAIN JAMMING VOA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Kuwait-based Interational Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) staff on October 28 noted that, beginning at 0255 UTC on that date, a powerful CW jamming spike disrupted the Voice of America Persian News Network Television feed on TurkSat 2A. The VOA feed is the newest of the five VOA PNN TV satellite [...] | 2009-10-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
09KUWAIT1054 | AMIR URGES IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador, during a November 5 meeting with Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, queried him about a brief, November 3 meeting between the Amir and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, that had not been previously announced and was the subject of only a brief mention by Kuwait's [...] | 2009-11-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IR KU |
09KUWAIT110 | THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S REMEDY FOR TERRORISTS: [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 3 meeting in their ongoing dialog on US-Kuwait CT cooperation, Kuwaiti Minister of Interior Shaykh Jaber al-Khalid Al Sabah discussed with Ambassador US and Kuwaiti efforts to locate and apprehend terror financiers (including Mohammed Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Al-Ali, [...] | 2009-02-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KU IR |
09KUWAIT1107 | PM MAKES SURPRISE TRIP TO IRAN; AMIR MAY FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Prime Minister led a high-level delegation to Tehran on November 21-22 for a short-notice visit that served multiple purposes. While the visit was hyped in glowing terms in the Iranian press, the Kuwaiti reaction has been more muted, and post,s interlocutors point to mi [...] | 2009-11-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR KU |
09KUWAIT1112 | KUWAIT PM RAISED NUCLEAR CONCERNS DURING TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOK maintains a consistent position regarding Iran's nuclear program and that is that Iran has the right of any state to pursue a peaceful, transparent civilian energy program, but does not have the right to develop a program with military applications, according to MFA's Ira [...] | 2009-11-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR KU |
09KUWAIT1135 | WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL Kostiw (December 5-8, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Kostiw to travel to post from Dec 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Robyn AbouZeid, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1203 Cell- (965)9961-4586 Fax [...] | 2009-12-03 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR AF AE |
09KUWAIT1151 | KUWAITIS TALK IRAN, IRAN, AND ENERGY WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Kuwait's Prime Minister made a strong plea to visiting DoE DepSec Poneman to avoid any military option against Iran, noting that Kuwait would be one of the first countries affected by any attack. The FM meanwhile noted that only a unified front by the P-5 and other [...] | 2009-12-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SENV IR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT1173 | AMIR'S ADDRESS TO GCC ACCENTUATES POLITICAL [...] (C) While the Kuwait-hosted December 14-15 GCC Summit has a decidedly economic and infrastructural focus, with discussion of projects to link participant countries' electrical grids, develop a common railway authority and form a monetary union high on the agenda, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah's D [...] | 2009-12-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ IS KU |
09KUWAIT1182 | GCC CLOSING COMMUNIQUE STAKES OUT LITTLE NEW GROUND [...] (C) GCC leaders quietly filed out of town December 16 at the conclusion of a two-day GCC Summit that made no major breakthroughs. In the absence of consensus on pressing political issues -- policy towards Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, etc., -- the communiqu hewed closely to tried and tru [...] | 2009-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ IS KU |
09KUWAIT143 | SARKOZY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT: FRENCH REACH EXCEEDS [...] (S) Summary: French President Sarkozy capped a four and a half hour visit to Kuwait February 11 with wildly optimistic statements to the press that France would provide Kuwait with modern fighter aircraft (i.e. the thus-far poorly selling Rafales),marine frigates and unspecified defense sys [...] | 2009-02-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS KU IR IZ |
09KUWAIT153 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS S-300'S, GAZA, AFGHANISTAN ET [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador on February 19 reviewed with Deputy PM/FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah a range of issues including the March 2 donors conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, which the FM will attend (ref A),Russia's possible S-300 air defense missile sale to Iran (ref B),and the USG's ongoing Afghan [...] | 2009-02-23 10:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS SY IR KU |
09KUWAIT293 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] A/DCM on March 22 delivered reftel points urging the GOK to participate in a March 31 Dutch-hosted International Conference on Afghanistan to Ambassador Khaled Muqames, Director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. 2. Muqames thanked A/DCM for the information and promised to conv [...] | 2009-03-24 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF PK IR UN KU |
09KUWAIT313 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RUSSIAN BASES IN ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) PolOff on March 29 delivered reftel demarche informing Kuwait of the U.S.'s continuing rejection of Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and unease over its plans to construct bases there. PolOff's interlocutor, Fadel Al-Hasan, First Secretary in MFA's European department, i [...] | 2009-03-31 12:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG IR KU |
09KUWAIT383 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK SUPPORTS DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) POLCOUNS on April 19 raised reftel points with Rashed Al-Hajiri, Acting Deputy Director of MFA's Asia and Africa Department. In delivering the demarche, POLCOUNS urged the GOK to press Iran to show flexibility and seize the opportunity for a discussion with the E3 3 Political Directors an [...] | 2009-04-20 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR KU |
09KUWAIT502 | KUWAIT CLAIMS TO BUILD TERRORIST REHAB CENTER, [...] (C) Summary. GOK interlocutors have advised us a long promised rehabilitation center for Islamic extremists -- mentioned by Kuwait's Prime Minister during his September 2008 meeting with Secretary Rice -- has been completed and could soon begin operations. The GOK, under significant domestic [...] | 2009-05-18 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR IR KDRG PHUM KU |
09KUWAIT613 | KUWAIT'S NEW REHAB CENTER FOR FORMER GTMO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR IR KDRG PHUM KU |
09KUWAIT631 | SCENESETTER FOR AA/S FELTMAN VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Dear AA/S Feltman, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your arrival comes at an interesting moment, with a newly elected National Assembly already testing the government's resolve through the "grilling" of a senior Al Sabah minister. Your visit will provide an excellent [...] | 2009-06-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV IZ IR KU |
09KUWAIT676 | AA/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During a June 30 meeting between the Prime Minister and AA/S Feltman, the PM: -- urged ongoing dialogue with Iran, despite recent events, and the avoidance of any military option, notwithstanding his pessimistic outlook on Iran's nuclear program and the prospects for any opening [...] | 2009-07-08 05:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNC IR IZ PK KU |
09KUWAIT708 | MFA U/S REVIEW IRAQ, MEPP AND GTMO IN ADVANCE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MASS PTER KPAL KU IR IZ |
09KUWAIT738 | SCENESETTER FOR THE AMIR OF KUWAIT'S AUGUST 3 [...] (C) The President's August 3 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah offers an opportunity to reaffirm the importance we attach to our bilateral relationship at a time when the U.S. drawdown from Iraq, efforts to move Iraq out from under Chapter VII sanctions, and concern abou [...] | 2009-07-22 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CVIS ECON IR IZ KU |
09KUWAIT877 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON REHAB CENTER, RECENT TERROR [...] (S) Summary: A focused Interior Minister told the Ambassador September 2 that he supported further cooperation on CT. Accepting the Ambassador,s congratulations on rolling up a Kuwaiti group planning attacks against Camp Arifjan and Kuwaiti targets, Shaykh Jaber clearly heard the Ambassador, [...] | 2009-09-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV SNAR PINR KU IR |
09KUWAIT898 | MFA USEC ON IRAQ, IRAN, PEACE PROCESS AND SECURITY [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador September 7 that Kuwait had heard via UN sources that Iraq is now willing to cooperate on the issue of maintenance of land border markers. Jarallah added that Kuwait would shortly welcome an Iraqi delegation here to work on the iss [...] | 2009-09-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KU IZ IR |
09KUWAIT912 | (U) (C-NE9-01257) KUWAITI PERCEPTIONS ON IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) Post assesses that Ref A's questions on Iranian perceptions of Yemen and details regarding bilateral ties between Tehran and Sana'a are beyond the scope of the GOK to comment upon. Post notes that there is clear suspicion within Kuwaiti military circles, as highlighted in a July 22 me [...] | 2009-09-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV KU IR |
09KUWAIT917 | IRANIAN JAMMING OF IBB SERVICES INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides additional information on Iranian jamming of USG International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) transmissions (ref B). Recent months have seen a significant increase in Iranian efforts to jam satellite transmissions of Voice of America (VOA) Persian News Network (PN [...] | 2009-09-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OIIP BBG KPAO PREL KU IR |
09KUWAIT957 | (S/NF) IBB/SPACEFOR COLLABORATE ON IRANIAN JAMMING [...] (S/NF) Kuwait-based International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMC-K) staff traveled to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar on September 27 to meet with Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) counterparts to establish protocols for reporting suspected Iranian jamm [...] | 2009-10-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
09KUWAIT985 | WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL NOBLET (OCTOBER 16-18, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Noblet to travel to post from Oct 16-18, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985 [...] | 2009-10-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IR GE |
09KYIV1020 | UKRAINE: INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS TO JULY 4TH [...] (C) Embassy confirms the invitation of Iranian Ambassador to Ukraine (Seyed Mousa KAZEMI) to the official July 4 reception in Kyiv (to be held July 2). As our invitations requested "regrets only" responses from invited guests, we may only be able to confirm Iranian attendance after the fact. [...] | 2009-06-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL UP IR |
09KYIV1153 | UKRAINE MUM ON IRAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran Desk Officer Yuliya Yushchenko told Emboff on July 2 that while Ukraine is concerned about events surrounding the election in Iran, it has taken a position of non-interference. Ukraine has not issued any statements regarding the election or its aftermath [...] | 2009-07-07 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UP IR |
09KYIV2055 | U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT [...] (C) We delivered reftel message November 24 to Oleksandr Bondarenko in the MFA's Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation. Bondarenko recognized unhelpful Iranian behavior and the need for Iran to play by the rules, but underscored the inadmissibility of completely isol [...] | 2009-11-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA IR UP |
09LAPAZ1146 | HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to alienate his neighbors (ref C) his government publicly continues to rely on Bolivia's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas [...] | 2009-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR |
09LAPAZ1412 | FM CHOQUEHUANCA ON BILAT TALKS, USAID, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In two conversations on September 30 and October 2 with Foreign Minister Choquehuanca, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) discussed the second round of bilateral talks, Iranian presence in Bolivia, continuation of USAID's municipal strengthening program, USG approval of Brazilian helicopter [...] | 2009-10-05 22:09:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SNAR EAID PARM BL IR |
09LAPAZ1601 | BOLIVIANS REACT SHARPLY TO SECRETARY'S IRAN REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government responded forcefully to the Secretary's December 11 caution about closer ties with Iran, seizing upon her remarks to attack the United States for "imperialist" and "colonial" interference in Bolivia's sovereign affairs. The Bolivian MFA initially sought to [...] | 2009-12-14 19:48:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR BL |
09LIBREVILLE262 | GABONESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN [...] (C) According to the French Ambassador to Gabon, Gabonese Foreign Minister Paul Toungui recently visited Tehran where he and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki talked about visas, improving economic relations, and establishing regular talks between Gabon and Iran. The French Ambassador said tha [...] | 2009-06-05 09:46:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GB IR |
09LILONGWE569 | MALAWI: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN DELIVERED [...] (SBU) DCM delivered (reftel A) briefing to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Anthony Livuza Oct. 20. Livuza acknowledged that the Iranian government had an obligation to provide full access to IAEA inspectors to the new enrichment facility. He added that it was incumbent [...] | 2009-10-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MI |
09LIMA1671 | Peru on U.S. Posture on Iran and Next Steps [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Chief of Disarmament and International Security Vitaliano Gallardo on November 25. 2. (C) Gallardo, who has responsibility for this issue responded that "Peru will be supportive of the United States", but did not elaborate furth [...] | 2009-11-25 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR PE |
09LISBON273 | PORTUGUESE FM'S MEETING WITH S; HELP ON GTMO, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese FM Luis Amado May 20 to prepare for Amado's June 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington. Amado recognized the need to use Lajes Air Field for the process of transferring detainees from Guantanamo to resettlement countries and str [...] | 2009-05-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IR IS AF PO |
09LISBON277 | PORTUGAL-IRAN DISCUSSIONS [...] (C/NF) The Portuguese MFA's Political Director, Nuno Brito, received the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Seyed Rasool Mohajer May 22 to discuss nuclear proliferation. As Iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be an agenda item for Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado's June 4 call on Secre [...] | 2009-05-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNP PINR IR PO |
09LISBON518 | PORTUGAL "ON THE SAME LINE" AS THE U.S. ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 15:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO |
09LISBON531 | PORTUGAL FAVORS EU SANCTIONS IF IRAN FAILS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 13:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO |
09LISBON598 | PORTUGAL ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PREL PO |
09LJUBLJANA144 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 17-18 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 16, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with new European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller said the EU Foreign Ministers would prepare for the EU-Russia Summit, where the perception was that the Russians were trying to "steal" the agenda and focus the summit on their Europe [...] | 2009-05-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN GG RS SO IR SI |
09LJUBLJANA366 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IAEA SI |
09LJUBLJANA67 | SLOVENIAN COMPANY AKS IF SHIP TRACKING DEVICES [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Business development manager of the Slovenian company EMA, a manufacturer of coding and tracking solutions (satellite tracking devices for use on ships),contacted Post on 13 March about selling maritime trackers with American-mad [...] | 2009-03-13 16:35:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC SI IR |
09LONDON100 | IRAN: HMG FEELS LEGALLY COMPELLED TO OPPOSE MEK RE-LISTING IN FUTURE EU VOTES, BUT ARGUES ITS ANTI-MEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED [...] (C) UK Government representatives in Brussels are likely to begin voting to oppose re-listing the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) under EU anti-terror regulations as the issue arises, FCO Iran Coordination Group Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) January 12. The rev [...] | 2009-01-14 17:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK |
09LONDON1104 | HMG HAS NOT DECIDED WHOM TO SUPPORT FOR IAEA [...] (S/NF) Summary. HMG has not decided whom to support for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Simon Manley, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Director, Defense and Strategic Threats, told the Political Minister Counselor May 11. The issue of whom [...] | 2009-05-11 13:24:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA PREL UK AR IR |
09LONDON118 | UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...] | 2009-01-16 10:33:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK |
09LONDON1203 | UK WINDOW ON IRAN: NGO ARGUES MORE SABERI-LIKE [...] (SBU) This cable responds to Department (NEA/IR) request that Iran Watcher posts, echoing IRPO Dubai's widely read "Window on Iran" round-ups, provide as feasible occasional front channel summaries of day-to-day Iran-related interactions appropriate for reporting in summary form to a wide Wash [...] | 2009-05-21 12:47:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | IR JA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK |
09LONDON127 | IRAN: BBC PERSIAN TV BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. BBC Persian TV launched its well-resourced broadcast operations January 14. Both anti-regime exiles and the Tehran regime continue to attack BBC's objectivity. The BBC's effort is a long-term one aimed at attracting Farsi-speaking audiences in Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; broa [...] | 2009-01-16 16:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK |
09LONDON1310 | UK ON IRISL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 17:10:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP ETTC PREL PARM IR UK |
09LONDON1423 | IRAN ELECTION: XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS MOJTABA IS [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX and former XXXXXXXXXXXX claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, acting in concert with IRGC Jafari and other officials in the Supreme Leader's office, has been a major force behind vote manipulation, and current measures to repress pro-Moussavi demonstrations in the street, accor [...] | 2009-06-16 15:55:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK |
09LONDON1442 | IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...] | 2009-06-18 17:50:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK |
09LONDON1644 | HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119 [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...] | 2009-07-16 12:46:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | MNUC PARM IR KNNP UK |
09LONDON1745 | IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...] | 2009-07-30 10:30:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR |
09LONDON1750 | (S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:50:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK |
09LONDON1761 | THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...] | 2009-07-31 14:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL |
09LONDON1851 | IRAN: FCO SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Iran Watcher (poloff) August 11, Will Gelling, Tom Burn and Rachel Martinek of the FCO's Iran office shared lessons learned from the detention of British sailors by Iran in 2007 and more recently the arrest of nine local staff members from the British Embassy in Teh [...] | 2009-08-11 14:36:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PGOV UK IR |
09LONDON1932 | IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER [...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...] | 2009-08-21 13:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK |
09LONDON207 | IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...] | 2009-01-23 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW |
09LONDON2178 | IRAN: HMG "WILL DISCUSS" RAISING CASES OF MISSING/DETAINED AMERICANS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Helen Teasdale of the Foreign Office's Iran Bilateral Affairs desk September 16. Her initial reaction to the request was that given the low ebb of relations between Iran and the UK -- which is still very concerned about the welfare of its local embassy staff [...] | 2009-09-18 15:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
09LONDON2198 | U/S TAUSCHER’S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...] | 2009-09-22 14:13:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK |
09LONDON2199 | (C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...] | 2009-09-22 14:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK |
09LONDON2214 | U/S TAUSCHER’S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LONDON WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk held bilateral consultations in London September 3-4, on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disa [...] | 2009-09-23 16:24:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP CH EG FR IN IR KN PK RS UK |
09LONDON2303 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY’S OCTOBER 10-11 [...] (C//NF) Summary. The Secretary's visit to London comes on the heels of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat political party conferences -- their last before the UK elections which must be held by June 2010. The domestic political situation remains in flux, but with the Conservatives enjoy [...] | 2009-10-06 16:46:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON UK KNNP MOPS IR PK AF |
09LONDON2352 | IRAN: IDEAS ON HOW TO PRESSURE THE REGIME ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT RISKING OUR BROADER AGENDA REF: A. A. STATE 103219 B. B. THE HAGUE 608 Classified By: Politial Minister-Counselor Greg Berry, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] (C) Summary: Iranian interlocutors are increasingly concerned that the international community is not doing enough to highlight the human rights violations being committed by the Iranian regime (IRIG). These contacts believe focusing on the nuclear issue provides the Iranian regime with legitima [...] | 2009-10-16 12:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR UK |
09LONDON236 | INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels),he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...] | 2009-01-27 14:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK |
09LONDON2382 | IRAN/AMERICAN DETAINEES: HMG UNABLE TO PROVIDE [...] (C) Following up on her September 16 meeting (ref B) with Helen Teasdale of the Foreign and Commonwealth's Iran office, London Iran Watcher asked if HMG had made a decision regarding raising the issue of American detainees with the Iranian government. Teasdale explained the U.S. request for assist [...] | 2009-10-21 13:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR UK |
09LONDON2479 | (C) UK SANCTIONS ON IRAN FORCE IRISL TO SEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 16:38:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KTFN IR UK |
09LONDON2485 | IRAN: SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT PRESENT [...] (U) On November 4, about 10 self-identified supporters of the Green Movement of Iran delivered a letter (text below) and a commemorative plaque expressing regret for the take-over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. London Iran Watcher accepted the items on behalf of the embassy. A few m [...] | 2009-11-04 15:58:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV UK IR |
09LONDON254 | (S) UK URGES USG TO DECLASSIFY INTELLIGENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Treasury and Foreign Office officials have expanded upon their prior request for USG declassification of intelligence on Iran sanctions issues. HMG is concerned that a lack of substantial USG-provided information in the public statements of case will hamper the ability of EU [...] | 2009-01-28 17:09:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC PTER IR UK |
09LONDON257 | (C) UK REQUESTS INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT TO [...] (C) Foreign Office (FCO) officials requested from us January 27 all releasable information on Bank Mellat's support for Iran's nuclear regime that their mission can share with the Malaysian government - ideally before the High Commissioner's next meeting with Malaysian officials the week of Fe [...] | 2009-01-28 17:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK |
09LONDON2626 | UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...] | 2009-11-23 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK |
09LONDON265 | SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:02:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK |
09LONDON2676 | IMO: 14TH SESSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID [...] Summary: The fourteenth session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub Committee (S/C) met in London from 21-25 September 2009, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations from fifty-nine member states, one as [...] | 2009-12-01 17:03:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK |
09LONDON2768 | SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...] | 2009-12-10 16:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS |
09LONDON440 | HMG WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON DURBAN II, HOPES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Susan Hyland, Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at HMG's Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Poloffs that HMG "agrees broadly" with the USG's position and reservations regarding the Durban Review Conference. She especially emphasized that HMG considers [...] | 2009-02-19 15:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ DA IR NL SZ UK |
09LONDON444 | "LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...] | 2009-02-19 16:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK |
09LONDON445 | IRAN: JOURNALIST PROPOSES BASKERVILLE DOCUMENTARY [...] (S/NF) Summary: A UK-Iranian dual citizen journalist and historian told London Iran Watcher (poloff) he seeks USG support to make a 50-minute documentary, to be filmed during 2009 in Iran, UK and the United States, about Howard Baskerville, the American teacher who was in the past beloved in [...] | 2009-02-19 16:31:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK |
09LONDON492 | HMG SHARES U.S. STRATEGY AND CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (S) Summary. The UK shares U.S. concerns and has a similar strategy regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria's nuclear programs (ref): HMG is urging IAEA Board Member countries to advocate strong national statements "at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting (that) will reflect the co [...] | 2009-02-25 18:00:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SYR UK |
09LONDON50 | U/S LEVEY ENCOURAGES UK TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury U/S Stuart Levey told British officials on November 19-20, 2008 he was encouraged by reporting out of Tehran citing the economic restraints brought on by President Ahmadinejad's mismanagement, and the effect low oil prices was having on Iran's fiscal situation. However, pre [...] | 2009-01-08 15:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK |
09LONDON55 | OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE [...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...] | 2009-01-08 17:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK |
09LONDON566 | IRAN: KHAMENEI SAID TO CONSIDER RAHIM SAFAVI AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Expatriate broadcaster Ali Reza Nourizadeh sees Ahmedinejad as the current front-runner, but claimed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Rahim Safavi is under consideration by the Supreme Leader as his own preferred candidate in Iran's June elections; Nourizadeh cited an uns [...] | 2009-03-03 19:52:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PROP PTER IR UK |
09LONDON584 | UK RECEPTIVE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING IRANIAN [...] (S) Our (USG) demarche contains "a persuasive message" to share with Namibia and HMG "should be willing" to remind the Namibian government and Rio Tinto about UNSCR 1737 prohibitions on the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran, Simon Mustard, the Head of Regional Issues in the Foreign and Commo [...] | 2009-03-05 17:18:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UK WA |
09LONDON668 | IRAN - ROXANA SABERI: LONDON FRIENDS SAY LAWYER [...] (S/NF) Summary. A lawyer's visit to Roxana Saberi on March 9 indicated Ms. Saberi was encouraged by news of efforts being made on her behalf, but is generally distraught at her situation. According to UK Embassy Tehran, the charges against Ms Saberi were brought in by a court which tries na [...] | 2009-03-16 18:07:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
09LONDON707 | PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...] | 2009-03-23 10:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK |
09LONDON731 | IRAN-ROXANNA SABERI'S CONTINUED DETENTION [...] (S/NF) The UK Embassy Tehran on 18 March raised Roxanna Saberi's case at EU Heads of Mission in Tehran and asked the Presidency to include her detention in the next EU demarche on human rights to IRIG, London Iran Watcher learned on March 24 from FCO Iran Coordination Group. FCO also asked Pol [...] | 2009-03-25 16:52:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
09LONDON837 | IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...] | 2009-04-07 18:11:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK |
09LONDON859 | IRAN/SABERI CASE: UK LEADING CHARGE ON IMMEDIATE [...] (C) The UK is asking the Czech EU Presidency to issue a public statement April 9 on the Saberi case, but believes that a direct, informal USG signal to the Czechs is needed to ensure a speedy EU statement, according to Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Ira [...] | 2009-04-09 13:52:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK |
09LONDON923 | IRAN ELECTIONS; DISARRAY IN BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND REFORMIST CAMPS; MOUSSAVI TOO UNKNOWN FOR MANY; XXXXXXXXXXXX LIKELY TO EMERGE; IRANIAN ANALYSTS URGE OUTREACH, DISAGREE OVER CHANNELS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run up to Iran's June elections; London Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts do agree broadly on the importance of direct engagement with Iranian Government, b [...] | 2009-04-20 16:45:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM IR UK |
09LONDON970 | KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK |
09LUANDA717 | DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) On November 24, DCM presented Reftel demarche to Exalgina Renee Gamboa, Vice Minister for External Affairs at the Ministry of External Relations, with emphasis on the persistence of U.S. efforts to engage Iran this year, and U.S. disappointment with Iran's follow-up to its P5 1 commitments [...] | 2009-11-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO IR PREL |
09LUSAKA645 | ZAMBIA RELUCTANT TO JOIN CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 11:20:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC ZA |
09MADRID1006 | BRIEFING SPAIN ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy has engaged with Spanish counterparts to learn more about Spanish intentions to support the P5 1 process. While the working level interlocutors are more inclined than in the past to consider the need for sanctions if ongoing discussions do not bring positive results i [...] | 2009-10-15 09:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SP |
09MADRID1029 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OCTOBER 19, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Leon discussed President Zapatero's October 13 meeting with POTUS including Zapatero's plans for a return visit to Washington in January, Spanish intentions regarding police trainers in Afghanistan, Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo, EUFOR, UNIFIL, Iran, Cuba, and Honduras. Le [...] | 2009-10-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KIPR SP AF KV BK LE IR CU HO |
09MADRID108 | SPAIN: MFA REQUESTS USG REVIEW OF TWO IRAN-RELATED [...] (S) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) On January 26, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism (See REFS A and B),who unexpectedly raised t [...] | 2009-01-30 16:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR AINR |
09MADRID1087 | SPAIN CONSIDERS INFORMATION SHARED BY IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iran briefing delegation, with representatives from DOS and Treasury, held discussions with a number of Spanish interlocutors, as well as E3 country resident diplomats, on October 22 and 23 in Madrid. MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Alfonso Lucini (P-equivalent) m [...] | 2009-11-06 11:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP IR |
09MADRID1135 | SPAIN INFORMED OF USG POSTURE ON IRAN [...] (SBU) In advance of the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, Post conveyed Reftel points on the USG's posture on Iran and next steps to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose officials had no substantive reaction. Post emphasized that the USG will be in close contact with [...] | 2009-11-27 07:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR SP IAEA |
09MADRID1155 | ISA: REPORTED REPSOL (SPAIN) VENTURES IN IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 18:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC IR SP |
09MADRID169 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. S/I Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish FM Moratinos on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 11 and asked if Spain could make a commitment to send trainers to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Moratinos ag [...] | 2009-02-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ SP |
09MADRID170 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish Secretary General of the Presidency, Bernardino Leon, on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 12. Referring to the February 11 meeting (reported septel) in [...] | 2009-02-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ IR SP |
09MADRID340 | SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES [...] (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B. Torres was qui [...] | 2009-04-01 06:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
09MADRID365 | SPAIN: CONCERNED ABOUT SYRIA'S LATEST [...] (S) On April 3 POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor provided REFTEL demarches and non-papers to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres said he would forward the REFTEL A non-paper on Spanish company Maquinari [...] | 2009-04-07 07:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY TU IR |
09MADRID624 | SPAIN: IRANIANS WILL NOT ATTEND POST'S 4TH OF JULY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 18:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR SP |
09MADRID64 | TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: [...] (C) Econoff informed MFA's Acting Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism Santiago Losada that the US would announce on January 16 four new domestic designations of individuals associated with Al Qaida and submit these names to the UN 1267 Committee. Losada expressed appreciation for the reftel [...] | 2009-01-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SP |
09MADRID839 | SPAIN'S TRILATS RE:GIBRALTAR & BILATS WITH UK [...] Summary. FM Moratinos attended a Spain-UK-Gibraltar ministerial meeting on July 21 in Gibraltar, the first time in 300 years a Spanish Minister has set foot on the Rock. While Moratinos received significant negative press from critics who believed his trip weakened sovereignty claims, he insis [...] | 2009-08-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL SP IR |
09MADRID88 | SPAIN ANSWERS USG CONCERN ON IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO [...] (S) On January 26 POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres provided a GOS non-paper response to the REFTEL A non-paper that the Embassy had provided to the GOS - as dir [...] | 2009-01-27 12:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
09MANAMA102 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN, QATAR, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince said developments in the region had strengthened radicals, and urged the USG to show Qatar that there were "consequences" for unhelpful policy choices. End summary. 2. (C) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman discussed Iran, Qatar, and the Israeli-Palestinian [...] | 2009-02-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR IR QA BA |
09MANAMA117 | IRANIAN MINISTER OF INTERIOR VISITS BAHRAIN, SEEKS [...] (U) Summary: Iran's Interior Minister visited Bahrain in an effort to defuse tensions. Bahrain's Foreign Minister announced that he viewed the dispute as resolved. End summary. 2. (SBU) Following Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri's public ruminations about old Iranian claims to Bahrain (ref A) and [...] | 2009-02-25 12:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS IR AEC BA |
09MANAMA141 | BAHRAIN: KING ON REGIONAL SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad encouraged the U.S. military to base P-3s in Bahrain, asked that GCC governments be kept in the loop on any U.S.-Iranian engagement, and commented on Morocco's dispute with Iran. He reiterated offers of help in Afghanistan and with anti-piracy efforts. End summary. [...] | 2009-03-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR AF AEC IR MO BA |
09MANAMA151 | BAHRAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (S) Summary and introduction: Bahrain's strong ties with the U.S. are the key to the country's security, and it has long been a solid military and diplomatic partner. The Bahraini leadership is enthusiastic about the Obama administration's early engagement in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Fore [...] | 2009-03-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IR AF BA |
09MANAMA18 | BAHRAIN-IRAN POLICE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Bahrain and Iran signed an agreement December 25 establishing procedures for communication between interior ministries on law enforcement issues, re-activating an agreement originally signed in 2003. 2. (C) Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa signed the agreement during a v [...] | 2009-01-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PGOV IR BA |
09MANAMA235 | FOLLOW-UP FROM THE APRIL 8 P5 PLUS 1 POLITICAL [...] (S) CDA made reftel points April 16 in a meeting with Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa. Also attending were MFA aide Amb. Saeed Al Faihani, and Bahrain,s visiting Washington Ambassador Houda Nonoo. 2. (S) Shaikh Khalid agreed to our request that Bahrain support publicly the [...] | 2009-04-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL IR BA |
09MANAMA26 | BAHRAIN: IRANIAN ENVOY ON GAZA [...] (U) Iranian Minister of Culture Mahmoud Hussein Safar-Harandi visited Bahrain briefly January 14, and delivered to King Hamad a message on Gaza. (According to media reports, several Iranian envoys are touring the region and Europe with similar messages.) Safar-Harandi also met with local me [...] | 2009-01-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IR BA |
09MANAMA27 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR BA |
09MANAMA365 | BAHRAIN COMMITTED TO COUNTER TERROR FINANCE [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser met with GOB officials May 21 on the margins of the annual MENAFATF meetings to discuss the pardon of convicted terrorist financier Adil Amin, counter terrorist and proliferation finance cooperation in regard to Iran, and the coo [...] | 2009-06-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER PREL IR BA |
09MANAMA372 | AA/S FELTMAN'S MEETINGS WITH CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met on June 15 with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Foreign Minister. They discussed Syria, Qatar, and the Iranian and Lebanese elections. End summary. ---------------------- Detach Syria from Iran ---------------------- 2. (C) After r [...] | 2009-06-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY QA IR LE BA |
09MANAMA379 | SECTARIAN COLUMN BRINGS ABOUT ONE-DAY SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: With Shia community leaders preparing to respond in kind to perceived insults published in a Sunni-oriented newspaper, and faced with the prospect of Iranian government complaints, Bahraini authorities intervened, and blocked publication of the paper for one day. End summary. [...] | 2009-06-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IR BA |
09MANAMA408 | IRANIAN AMBASSADOR'S MODERATE PUBLIC STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 interview with Bahrain's largest daily, Iran's Ambassador to Bahrain Hossen Amir Abdollahian said that Iran is responding to America's positive rhetoric "in kind." According to the Editor-in-Chief who conducted the interview, Abdollahian also pointedly refrained fro [...] | 2009-07-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR BA |
09MANAMA435 | BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, IRAQ, AND IRAN REF: MANAMA 409 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ENRG IS IR RU BA |
09MANAMA456 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA483 | BAHRAIN PURSUES GAS SUPPLIES FROM QATAR, IRAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR QA RS SA BA |
09MANAMA557 | BAHRAIN'S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IR SY IZ BA |
09MANAMA58 | BAHRAIN-IRAN GAS DEAL STILL FAR OFF [...] (C) Minister for Oil and Gas Abdul Hussein Mirza told CDA during a meeting January 28 that any agreement for Bahrain to purchase natural gas from Iran was still a long way off. Reiterating that last September's Bahrain-Iran MOU was merely an agreement to continue negotiating, he predicted that [...] | 2009-02-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR BA |
09MANAMA597 | BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR BA |
09MANAMA599 | BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 11:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR BA |
09MANAMA611 | AFCENT COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During USAFCENT Commander Mike Hostage and CDA's October 12 meeting with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, the CP assured them that Bahrain would keep the pressure on Iran to live up to the commitments it made in Geneva (reftel). Lt Gen Hostage explained that the t [...] | 2009-10-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR IR AF BA |
09MANAMA642 | GENERAL PETRAEUS WITH KING HAMAD: IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour-long meeting on November 1 with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Bahrain's King Hamad said Arab states need to do more to engage Iraq, discussed Afghanistan and the positive role India could play, urged action to stop Iran's nuclear program, and reviewed regional pla [...] | 2009-11-04 06:44:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR ENRG BA AF IZ IR NATO |
09MANAMA714 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA715 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA |
09MANAMA91 | BAHRAIN AS "IRAN'S FOURTEENTH PROVINCE" [...] (C) Summary: After an Iranian official spoke of supposed Iranian claims to Bahrain, Egypt's President visited Manama in a demonstration of Arab solidarity. The Iranian statement is being spun to embarrass those - like Qatar and Bahraini oppositionists - who allegedly sympathize with Iran. End s [...] | 2009-02-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EG IR BA |
09MANAMA93 | BAHRAIN WILL RAISE S-300 TRANSFER WITH FM LAVROV [...] (S) A/DCM delivered ref A points to MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran on February 18. Al Umran was particularly receptive to the message given the recent assertion by an Iranian official that Bahrain was "the fourteenth province" of Iran (ref B). He said that he was finalizing [...] | 2009-02-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PARM PREL RU IR AE EG JO KU IS BA |
09MANILA1350 | PHILIPPINES REACTS TO IRANIAN ELECTION VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allegations of electoral fraud and violent supression of public protest in Iran have sparked widespread condemnation among Philippine government officials, media, and the general public. Beyond concern for the fate of pro-democracy activists as well as approximately 8,000 Overs [...] | 2009-06-26 06:24:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IR RP |
09MANILA1943 | FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private September 14 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo pushed for the next U.S.-ASEAN Summit to be held in the United States, and said that a prominent Filipino Senate critic would soon raise the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) [...] | 2009-09-14 11:38:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UNGA MARR KNNP LY KN IR RP |
09MANILA2111 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH [...] (U) Post discussed reftel points with DFA Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz regarding the October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. Post emphasized that the discussions were a constructive beginning; that they must now be followed by positive action [...] | 2009-10-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP |
09MANILA2133 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT, [...] (C) In a one-on-one breakfast meeting on October 7, the Ambassador strongly urged Foreign Secretay Romulo to consider favorably our proposal for a November U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Singapore; Romulo preferred that the Summit take place in Bangkok or in the U.S. Romulo welcomed the outcome of the [...] | 2009-10-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KNNP ASEAN IR BM RP |
09MANILA2417 | UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINE VIEWS [...] (C) Per Reftel request regarding upcoming UN General Assembly human rights votes, the Ambassador reinforced with Foreign Secretary Romulo the urgency and importance of the Philippines' vote on the upcoming no-action motion regarding the Iran resolution. 2. (C) The Foreign Secretary fully un [...] | 2009-11-19 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR RP |
09MANILA436 | PHILIPPINES STUDYING IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (SBU) In a February 26 discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),Post stressed reftel points and urged the Philippines to issue strong statements calling on Iran to implement its interna [...] | 2009-02-27 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PREL PGOV TRGY IR SYR RP |
09MASERU416 | DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) On November 25, A/DCM presented reftel demarche to Mr. Tebello Metsing, Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Organizations, to explain and secure support for recent U.S. and P5+1 efforts to engage Iran on its nuclear program in the lead up to the I [...] | 2009-11-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR LT |
09MBABANE4 | SUBJECT: PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES U.S./SWAZI [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 31, Ambassador Maurice Parker met with Swazi Prime Minister Barnabus Dlamini. The PM requested the meeting to gauge GKOS' standing with diplomatic missions accredited to Swaziland, and to request U.S. financial assistance in building a new state-of-the-art hospital [...] | 2009-01-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Mbabane | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR WZ |
09MEXICO2794 | GOM MAY DISCREETLY RAISE NUCLEAR PROGRAM WITH IRAN [...] (C) Poloff raised Reftel with Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs' (SRE) Director General for Nuclear, Security, and Legal Issues, expressing concern about Iran's perpetuation of its nuclear program. Poloff requested that the GOM discreetly raise reftel points with the I [...] | 2009-09-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | IR MX PGOV PINR PREL |
09MEXICO2866 | MEXICO WILL RAISE CONCERNS ON GOM IN FIRST [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche in coordination with Emboffs from the French and British Embassies. We emphasized that a P5 1 delegation, including Under Secretary Burns, was in the process of meeting with Iranian representatives October 1, at the same time as our meeting with Julian Juarez Cade [...] | 2009-10-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV PREL IR MNUC PARM |
09MEXICO3358 | MEXICO ON U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 20:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MX |
09MEXICO48 | MEXICO ON POSSIBLE IRAN PRESIDENCY OF UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 23:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF IR UN EAID MX |
09MEXICO567 | MEXICO SHARES U.S. CONCERNS OVER IAEA REPORTS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 01:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MX |
09MEXICO674 | MEXICO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN (C-AL8-02836) [...] (S/NF) Summary: Mexican President Calderon has not/not made enhancing ties with Iran a priority of his administration notwithstanding Iran's efforts to increase its political and religious influence in the region. The Iranian Ambassador to Mexico has taken an activist role in promoting Iran' [...] | 2009-03-06 23:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETRD IR MARR MX PARM PINR PREL PTER SNAR |
09MONTEVIDEO360 | URUGUAY: IRANIAN ATTENDANCE AT JULY 4TH EVENT [...] (C) Per reftel guidance, Embassy Montevideo invited Morteza Tafrishi, Iran's ambassador to Uruguay, to attend the Embassy's July 4th reception. Post has since learned that Tafrishi will not attend. Matthewman [...] | 2009-06-24 14:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR UY |
09MONTEVIDEO4 | URUGUAY: GOU AND URUGUAYAN PRESS KEEP BALANCE ON [...] (U) Both the Government of Uruguay and most Uruguayan media have taken a balanced view of the situation in Gaza. The GOU's public comments have been limited to a single press release by the MFA December 29 that stressed the GOU's concern regarding the escalation of violence and urged all parti [...] | 2009-01-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UR |
09MOSCOW1016 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, AND RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Analysts told visiting Senators Carl Levin and Bill Nelson that Russia did not consider Iran a threat, and warned the U.S. against isolating Tehran or countenancing a military option to halt the Iranian nuclear program, which would lead to instability in the Middle East. Russia [...] | 2009-04-21 10:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP IR RS |
09MOSCOW1111 | FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Lavrov told visiting Codel Levin April 15 that arms control issues were Russia's top priority. Noting that Moscow was waiting for concrete proposals, including specific language, from the U.S. on a post-START treaty agreement, Lavrov said he recognized that the [...] | 2009-04-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KACT IR RS |
09MOSCOW1113 | MFA ON THE PEACE PROCESS, ISRAEL, IRAN AND SUDAN [...] (Summary): MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Sergey Vershinin told us on April 28 that the GOR envisioned the proposed May 11 UNSC ministerial on the Middle East as a general discussion of the situation in the region and a chance to reiterate the Security Council's support f [...] | 2009-04-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IS IR SU RS |
09MOSCOW113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...] | 2009-01-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS |
09MOSCOW1440 | FSVTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting with Washington analysts, Aleksandr Y. Skobeltsyn, Chief 2nd Department for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS),reiterated FSVTS's role in Russia's arms export policy (reftel),stressing that his office focused on reviewing proposed arms sales to foreign c [...] | 2009-06-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR RS IR |
09MOSCOW1459 | FSVTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting with Washington analysts, Aleksandr Y. Skobeltsyn, Chief 2nd Department for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS),reiterated FSVTS's role in Russia's arms export policy (reftel),stressing that his office focused on reviewing proposed arms sales to foreign c [...] | 2009-06-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR RS IR |
09MOSCOW1488 | ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Israeli FM Lieberman's June 2-3 visit to Russia appears not to have broken new ground diplomatically, but cemented Moscow's impression that the Russian-speaking Lieberman is one of their own. The trip included meetings with Medvedev and Putin, as well as a lengthy discussion with [...] | 2009-06-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IS SY GG RS |
09MOSCOW1616 | DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman, Ambassador Beyrle, and Senior Advisor to Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Jim Timbie met with Rosatom Director General Sergey Kiriyenko and his Deputy Nikolai Spasskiy on June 9, 2009 in Moscow to develop a p [...] | 2009-06-19 09:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL KTIA IR RS ENRG |
09MOSCOW1649 | MOSCOW SAYS IRANIAN ELECTION AN INTERNAL AFFAIR [...] (U) Moscow has steered clear of the controversy over Iran's June 12 Presidential election, waiting until June 22 for the MFA to release a brief statement declaring the election a "purely internal affair." The statement did acknowledge that the election was being "challenged by other contender [...] | 2009-06-23 09:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR RS |
09MOSCOW1835 | DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS |
09MOSCOW1858 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EFFORT BY RUSSIAN FIRM TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR |
09MOSCOW2122 | (S) NONPAPER DELIVERED: RUSSIAN FIRM INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR CH |
09MOSCOW22 | OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 11:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN EAID IR RS |
09MOSCOW2209 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POTENTIAL HIZBALLAH-IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECCT RS IR SY |
09MOSCOW2265 | (S) NONPAPER DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR RU |
09MOSCOW2294 | SENATOR MARGELOV ON COOPERATING, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a September 2 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov said Russia is hesitant to work outside the P5 plus 1 format when discussing possible sanctions against Iran. Margelov invited Ambassador Beyrle to present U.S. [...] | 2009-09-04 05:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC IR MARR PARM PGOV PREL RS SU UP |
09MOSCOW2305 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 4 to MFA DVBR Attache Roman Ustinov, who said that Russia considered the latest IAEA report to be "better than the previous two." Noting that Iran had accepted safeguard measures in both Natanz and at the conversion facility in Isfahan, Ustinov [...] | 2009-09-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL RS |
09MOSCOW2371 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS TELL A/S GORDON ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) On September 10, prominent Russian analysts and commentators questioned whether Russia's leadership had changed its approach to the U.S. and removed anti-Americanism as a "pillar" of its foreign policy. One analyst expressed her concern that the "reset" in relations would end up like the [...] | 2009-09-16 06:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG UP IR AJ AM RS |
09MOSCOW2378 | RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS |
09MOSCOW2401 | RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Maxim Baranov, Head of the Iranian Desk in the MFA's Second Asia division. He indicated that he would pass the message to the relevant offices within the MFA as well as those attending the upcoming UNGA meetings. Baranov informed us that he planned to attend [...] | 2009-09-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS |
09MOSCOW2498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM [...] (C) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to MFA DVBR 1st Secretary Olga Kuznetsova and Attache Roman Ustinov. Kuznetsova said that Russia was awaiting information from the IAEA before determining if Iran had violated its international obligations. Noting that it was unclear when constructio [...] | 2009-10-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR RS |
09MOSCOW2529 | ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S SEPTEMBER 30 VISIT TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations with GOR officials on September 30, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed ways to implement bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas of mutual interest. Both sides praised progress since t [...] | 2009-10-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS IR AF UP GG |
09MOSCOW2531 | MEDVEDEV, PUTIN, AND RUSSIA'S IRAN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite Russian President Medvedev's September 24 remarks that sanctions against Iran might be necessary, other government officials and experts here caution that Russia will remain, for the time being, reluctant to pursue a tougher line against Tehran. The consensus among the R [...] | 2009-10-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS IR |
09MOSCOW2734 | RUSSIA: MOVING BEYOND BILATERAL ISSUES, MILIBAND [...] (C) During Foreign Secretary Miliband's November 1-2 visit, he put an end to the "period of standoff," but had little concrete to show for his visit. In pushing a new framework for cooperation, he set aside the most contentious issues and focused primarily on the international agenda during his mee [...] | 2009-11-05 17:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD SENV IR AF UK RS |
09MOSCOW2766 | NONPAPER DELIVERED: NEXT ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MTCRE PARM ETTC TSPA IR KN RS |
09MOSCOW2800 | RUSSIA SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL ON IRAN, [...] (C) Deputy Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Nazarov told NSC Russia Director Solomon November 5 the Russian leadership is committed to concluding the START follow-on negotiations before the treaty expires in December. On Iran, Nazarov believes the U.S. and Russia have a "common la [...] | 2009-11-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IS RS IR |
09MOSCOW291 | AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH DFM [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin told Ambassador February 6 that Russia was prepared to cooperate with the U.S. to "assure American success" in Afghanistan, citing economic and humanitarian assistance, the NATO transit agreement, planned SCO conference in March, infrastructure pr [...] | 2009-02-06 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG AF IR KS KN RS |
09MOSCOW3002 | RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we notified MFA Head of U.S.-Russia Bilateral Desk Alexander Zakharov of our inquiry regarding the ISA. Zakharov said he would pass on the information to his superiors but otherwise did not provide any substantive reaction. ------- GAZPROM ------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel [...] | 2009-12-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL ETTC RS IR |
09MOSCOW3010 | MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...] | 2009-12-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR |
09MOSCOW3012 | U/S TAUSCHER-ROSATOM DEP DIR SPASSKIY DECEMBER 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 7 discussion, RosAtom Deputy Director Nikolay Spasskiy thanked Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher for her sustained support for the Angarsk fuel bank initiative, conveyed his thoughts for the way ahead on the Tehran Research Reactor impasse, stated his desire to re-ad [...] | 2009-12-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL RS IR |
09MOSCOW3103 | MFA SUGGESTS AFGHANISTAN AS A BACK-DOOR MEANS OF [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to U/S Burns, Stephen Mull, met in Moscow with Zamir Kabulov, Director of the MFA's Second Asia Division, to discuss developments in Iran. Kabulov welcomed the change in American tactics to use both dialogue and pressure, but was downbeat on the prospects for succ [...] | 2009-12-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS AF IR |
09MOSCOW3122 | U/S TAUSCHER-DFM RYABKOV DECEMBER 7 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U/S Ellen Tauscher met with DFM Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow on December 7, 2009 to address P-5 coordination in advance of the NPT Review Conference and missile defense cooperation. They also discussed how to establish a political framework that would allow practical steps in strateg [...] | 2009-12-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KACT PARM PREL START MCAP RS IR |
09MOSCOW413 | DAS MOON'S FEBRUARY 11 MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. MFA 2nd Asia Director Aleksandr Maryasov reiterated Russia's interest in strengthening cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan during a February 11 meeting with SCA DAS for Afghanistan Patrick Moon. Maryasov said the situation in Afghanistan required "drastic changes," and prais [...] | 2009-02-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SNAR AF IR RS |
09MOSCOW496 | RUSSIA SET ON A MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 15-19 visit to the Middle East reinforced Russia's intention to convene a Moscow Middle East conference (and ward off Sarkozy's entry into the race for MEPP summitry). The GOR now aims to hold an April or May meeting that Russian officials argu [...] | 2009-02-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IR IS SY RS XF |
09MOSCOW587 | IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MFA UNCERTAIN OF [...] (C) Russian MFA Iran desk chief Maxim Baranov, who recently returned from Tehran, told us that the Iranian political situation remained unclear, with too many potential candidates to predict the outcome of the June 12 Presidential election. Baranov thought that the large number of potential p [...] | 2009-03-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR RS |
09MOSCOW611 | DFM RYABKOV ON IRANIAN POLICY REVIEW, S-300S [...] (S) Summary: In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Ryabkov said that the March 3 P5 1 joint statement at the IAEA, coupled with Russia's decision to delay delivery of the S-300s, had sent a clear message to Tehran of the international community's common purpose. Ryabkov expressed [...] | 2009-03-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR RS IR |
09MUMBAI272 | IRAN WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF MUMBAI'S MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (GoIRI) is making a concerted effort to increase its outreach towards Mumbai's Sunni Muslim intellectual community. On June 12 and June 24, ConGenOff met with a group of Mumbai's Muslim intellectuals (strictly protect),mostly Sunni, [...] | 2009-06-29 03:59:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IN IR |
09MUMBAI311 | MUMBAI BUSINESSES FINDING NEW MECHANISMS FOR TRADE WITH [...] (C) Summary: While large Indian conglomerates are wary of investing in Iran, Mumbai's small and medium size trade companies continue to do business with their Iranian counterparts, explaining the 42 percent increase in India's non-petroleum and non-crude oil trade with Iran in the last year. [...] | 2009-07-28 08:32:00 | Consulate Mumbai | SECRET | EINV ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ETTC EIND KCRM IR KS |
09MUNICH257 | BAVARIA/IRAN: ABORTED BUSINESS TRIP EMBARRASSES [...] (C) Summary: A German business delegation cancelled an October 1 trip to Iran after interventions from the U.S. Consulate in Munich and the German government. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) in Bavaria planned to send the delegation to Teheran on October 1 but cancelled on Septembe [...] | 2009-10-08 13:46:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM |
09MUSCAT1007 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON ZAWAWI: IRAN, ISRAEL-PALESTINE, IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on the Sultan's Foreign Affairs Adviser and Omani oligarch Dr. Omar Zawawi at his seaside compound November 3. The two discussed many regional issues but the main focus was Middle East Peace and Iran. Zawawi made clear that the Sultan was a strong [...] | 2009-11-08 05:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU KPAL IR IS PK |
09MUSCAT1049 | OMAN'S RESPONSE ON IRAN ISSUES [...] (C) In a previously scheduled meeting with the Sultan's Foreign Affairs Adviser and Omani oligarch Dr. Omar Zawawi on November 24, the Ambassador raised ref A issues on Iran. The Ambassador conveyed U.S. disappointment in Iran's lack of response to our attempts at engagement. Zawawi concurre [...] | 2009-11-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT1067 | OMAN - FM'S VIEWS ON IRAN ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi (YbA) called in the Ambassador on December 6 to follow up the Ambassador's November 24 request concerning the three detained American hikers in Iran (see ref A). The meeting entailed a broad discussion of the Iran/West [...] | 2009-12-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PARM IR MU |
09MUSCAT1075 | INTERVIEW OF IRAN'S DEPARTING AMBASSADOR TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In his farewell interview with the Omani press, Iran's ambassador to Oman discussed the Sultan's visit to Iran, the nuclear issue, U.S.-Iranian relations, and the Houthi rebellion in Yemen. In one statement he perhaps includes himself in a grouping of Iranian officials who could [...] | 2009-12-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR MU |
09MUSCAT1077 | OMAN - FM'S BLAND INTERVIEW NONETHELESS IRRITATES YEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla (YbA) gave a lengthy interview to the London-based Arabic-language daily al Hayat. In it, YbA did not break new ground; instead, he did tour a large segment of the Omani horizon. Although he apparentl [...] | 2009-12-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GCC IR YM MU |
09MUSCAT1093 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR MU |
09MUSCAT12 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT OF GCC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Oman's foreign minister stated that Gulf leaders at the GCC Summit in Muscat agreed to move ahead with plans for a common currency - without Omani participation - despite the bleak global financial environment. Due to intense competitio [...] | 2009-01-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN IN IR PK MU |
09MUSCAT251 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...] | 2009-03-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG QA IR MU |
09MUSCAT325 | E3 PLUS 3 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING ON IRAN: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
09MUSCAT331 | SULTAN QABOOS SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, SYRIA, ECONOMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS EFIN IR SY AE SA MU |
09MUSCAT333 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IR IZ AF PK MU |
09MUSCAT345 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Senator Mitchell: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. Sultan Qaboos is looking forward to your visit and to meeting with you. You will find the Sultan an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range from sustai [...] | 2009-04-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KWBG IR IS MU |
09MUSCAT383 | OMANI ENVOY SAYS IRAN READY FOR DIALOG WITH THE U.S., [...] (C)Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul `Aziz al Rowas, told the Ambassador April 25 that Iran is ready to begin a quiet dialog "at a lower level" with the U.S. Al Rowas advised the U.S. that as we advance in our efforts to engage with Iran, we remember [...] | 2009-04-27 04:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT4 | SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO IRAN: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) Oman's Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural, Affairs Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas, was dispatched by Sultan Qaboos to Tehran on December 15, 2008 (reftel) to deliver a surprisingly blunt message to the Iranian leadership. In a meeting with the Ambassador January 3, the once powerful Infor [...] | 2009-01-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT405 | IRAN-OMAN GAS DEAL OFF AGAIN, WAS IT EVER ON? [...] (U) Reuters reported May 6 that Oman will delay by at least a year a joint venture with Iran to develop the Kish gas field due to tight finances. The report cited an Omani industry source involved in the project. According to this source, "The production from the Kish gas field will not happe [...] | 2009-05-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT441 | CORRECTED COPY: IRAN AND OMAN: SUBSTANCE OR SHOW? [...] (C) Oman News Agency reported on May 13 the arrival in Oman of a delegation of 50 Iranian officials, led by Speaker Ali Larijani, for a two-day visit. An embassy source at the Consultative Council in Oman tells us that the delegation of parliamentarians and businesspeople have a "packed" sched [...] | 2009-05-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KTIP MU |
09MUSCAT45 | OMANI OIL & GAS MINISTER: HIGHER VOLUMES, LOWER PRICES IN [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 17, Minister of Oil and Gas Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhi: -- reported that oil production would edge past 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2009, thanks largely to significant volume increases from the Occidental Petroleum-operated al-Mukhaizna [...] | 2009-01-19 10:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT485 | OMANI FM SUMMARIZES FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rare interview, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah (YBA),gave an uncharacteristically frank and wide-ranging prC)cis of foreign policy issues facing the Sultanate. Possibly spurred by recent coverage in The New York Times (itself a [...] | 2009-05-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS IR EG MU |
09MUSCAT603 | IRANIAN COMMUNICATIONS WITH OMAN ON ANTI-PIRACY (C-NE9-01111 [...] (S/NF) This is in response to reftel request for additional information. Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (YBA),told the DCM and poloff in a May 31 conversation that the Iranians had not approached Oman with any infor [...] | 2009-06-09 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MARR PHSA DJ IR SO YM MU |
09MUSCAT621 | SULTAN CABLES CONGRATULATIONS TO AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) On June 15, all Omani English and Arabic daily papers carried an official news agency (Oman News Agency) article stating that H.M. Sultan Qaboos congratulates Ahmadinejad on his re-election. News of the Sultan's cable of congratulations appeared front page above the fold, standard place [...] | 2009-06-15 07:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO IR MU |
09MUSCAT633 | OMAN'S SULTAN QABOOS TO VISIT IRAN [...] (C) The Omani MFA summoned U.S., UK, and French Chiefs of Mission to a June 16 meeting. At this meeting, MFA number two, SecGen Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Humud Al Busaidi revealed that the Royal Diwan would announce shortly that Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said would visit Iran June 28-30. He ad [...] | 2009-06-16 08:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU IR |
09MUSCAT637 | SULTAN ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL VISIT TO IRAN THIS MONTH [...] (SBU) On June 17, all Omani English and Arabic daily papers carried an official news agency (Oman News Agency) article announcing that H.M. Sultan Qaboos will make a three-day official visit to Iran at the end of June. The article announced the delegation, which includes seven ministers, the [...] | 2009-06-17 05:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO IR MU |
09MUSCAT659 | SULTAN QABOOS POSTPONES VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) On the margins of a dinner for Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) delegates June 22, MFA SecGen Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Hamud Al Busaidi told U.S. delegate Conny Arvis that, after much thought, Oman had decided to "postpone" the Sultan's June 28-30 trip to Iran. Further, Oma [...] | 2009-06-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MU IR |
09MUSCAT737 | OMAN-IRAN: HM/YBA VISITS; SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 08:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU IR |
09MUSCAT759 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18) [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...] | 2009-07-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU |
09MUSCAT78 | OMAN'S ENVOY TO IRAN ADVISES POSTPONING U.S. DIALOG WITH [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al Rowas, advises against U.S. dialog with Tehran until after the Iranian presidential elections. Speaking with the Ambassador January 27, Al Rowas suggested that proposing direct talks now would make the U [...] | 2009-01-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT79 | (S) OMAN TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF IRANIAN SMUGGLERS [...] (S/REL USA AND CMFC) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi, told the Ambassador January 28 that Oman would facilitate the repatriation of Iranian smugglers rescued in the Persian Gulf by the USS Ramage. The transfer is being coordinated between appropriate Embassy ele [...] | 2009-01-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS IR MU KCRM PHSA |
09MUSCAT797 | Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 - [...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...] | 2009-07-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU |
09MUSCAT823 | OMAN - IRAN: WITHER THE SULTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 09:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR MU |
09MUSCAT833 | OMAN/IRAN: SULTAN'S VISIT ANNOUNCED [...] (U) SUMMARY: As discussed reftel, Sultan Qaboos's deferred visit to Iran is under way. The trip has now been announced in local and regional media. In the Omani media, coverage is cautious and generic, focusing on how the visit reinforces the Sultanate's steadfast policy of cordiality with [...] | 2009-08-04 08:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU |
09MUSCAT835 | OMAN/IRAN: QABOOS IN TEHRAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sultan's visit to Iran (Ref A) dominated local media on Wednesday, August 5 and appears to have been featured prominently in Iran. Coverage of meetings with Iran's president and supreme leader (referred to variously by that title or as "leader of the revolution"),along with [...] | 2009-08-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU |
09MUSCAT847 | SULTAN QABOOS IN IRAN: WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT DIDN'T [...] (S) Summary: Oman's Sultan Qaboos visited Tehran August 4-6 without extensive international or regional press coverage. Strategically, the Sultan wanted to encourage Iranian leadership to accept U.S. overtures, while at a practical level, he achieved his primary goal of securing Iranian coopera [...] | 2009-08-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EPET IR MU |
09MUSCAT856 | OMAN/IRAN: A "GOLDEN CHAPTER" ENDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic coverage of the Sultan's visit to Iran (Refs A and B) continued through his departure from Tehran, but has largely ended, with minimal commentary or other follow-on coverage. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On Thursday, August 6, all Arabic and English dailies prominently featu [...] | 2009-08-09 12:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU |
09MUSCAT873 | ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO OMAN - VOYAGE, INTERDICTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Smuggling routes from South Asia through Iran and by water into Oman is the primary northern route of introducing illegal immigrants into Oman. Pakistan has allocated a full time federal law enforcement official at its embassy in Muscat to investigate and address this issue. He [...] | 2009-08-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIP IR PK MU |
09MUSCAT915 | OMAN - EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Muhammad al Khusaibi, the Chief of the American Affairs Department of the Omani MFA on September 15. al Khusaibi took the message on board without comment. 2. (C) The DCM, on a separate visit to the MFA the same day, also delivered [...] | 2009-09-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT917 | OMAN - URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE DETAINED/MISSING AMCIT CASES [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel demarche September 15 to Ambassador Muhammad al Khusaibi, the Chief of the American Affairs Department of the Omani MFA. Al Khusaibi indicated his concern and sympathy and promised to seek action. 2. (C) The DCM, on a separate visit to the MFA the same day [...] | 2009-09-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PHUM PREL IR MU |
09MUSCAT92 | (S) Successful Transfer of Iranian Smugglers to Omani [...] (S/REL USA AND CMFC) On January 29 at 0925 the USS Ramage successfully completed the transfer of seven Iranian smugglers to the Royal Omani Navy (RON) in Omani territorial waters. By request of the RON, the Iranians were transferred via the USS Ramage's RHIB (rigid-hull inflatable boat) to an [...] | 2009-02-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS KCRM PHSA IR MU |
09MUSCAT925 | OMAN - QUALIFIED BUT UNLIKELY CANDIDATE FOR UNHRC [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post deems Oman a suitable candidate for the UNHRC from a human rights record perspective; however, Oman's overall foreign policy and particularly, the way it manages its relationship with Iran would likely preclude running for a seat on the UNHRC. The British Embass [...] | 2009-09-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR MU |
09NAIROBI342 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS KENYA [...] (U) Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrives in Kenya on February 24th at the head of a delegation of over 100 government officials and private businessmen. Ahmadinejad's visit follows a flurry of reciprocal visits between high level Kenyan officials and their Iranian counterparts over the past [...] | 2009-02-23 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IR KE PINR PREL EINV |
09NAIROBI553 | IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...] | 2009-03-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE |
09NAIROBI565 | KENYA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DEFENDS RECENT IRAN VISIT [...] Summary: On March 9, post received a formal response from Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula to the Ambassador's February 24th letter expressing U.S. concerns about the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Kenya. Ahmedinejad headed a large delegation for a two-day visit that was almo [...] | 2009-03-20 09:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EPET KE IR |
09NASSAU20 | BAHAMAS: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities to Donna Lowe, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Legal Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 8. Ms. Lowe acknowledged the points of the demarche and provided no additional [...] | 2009-01-09 20:56:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR BF |
09NEWDELHI1006 | SABERI INTERVENTION THANKS YOUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CASC IR IN |
09NEWDELHI1266 | INDO-PAK TALKS: MEDIA REPORTS OF LEADERS' FIRST [...] SUMMARY: Indian Prime Minister Singh and Pakistani President Zardari met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg June 16, their first meeting since the Mumbai terrorist attacks last November. Indian media widely applauded PM Singh's comments, cr [...] | 2009-06-17 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PK IR IN |
09NEWDELHI1797 | INDIA TO INVESTIGATE RDX SALE TO SYRIA, UPDATE ON PENDING CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC IN IR SY |
09NEWDELHI1859 | BHUTAN DECLINES INVITATION TO RUN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Political Counsellor Tenxin Rondel Wangchuk on September 2, urging the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to consider sponsoring a candidate for a seat on the 2010 UN Human Rights Council (HRC). During a September 4 meeting, Wangchuk informed PolOff th [...] | 2009-09-04 15:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI2247 | PREVIEW OF IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S [...] (C) Summary: In a visit characterized by GOI officials and local observers as routine, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will meet here on November 16 with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna. Mottaki's planned visit, which follows a 2008 visit to Tehran by his Indian coun [...] | 2009-11-06 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2285 | INDIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche on November 12 and 13 to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretaries for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division, Y.K. Sinha, and UN Economic and for Social (UNES) Division, Rajiv Misra, respectively. Emphasizing the importance we place on the Indian G [...] | 2009-11-13 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN IR BM KN |
09NEWDELHI2365 | INDIA SIGNALS BUSINESS AS USUAL ON FUEL BANKS, [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul repeated familiar positions November 23 in reply to reftel demarches on several issues before the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, including fuel banks, [...] | 2009-11-23 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR SY IN |
09NEWDELHI2388 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S HOLLOW VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, and Vice President Hamid Ansari during a November 16-17 visit to New Delhi that was large on formality but little on substance. A senior Indian Ministry of [...] | 2009-11-25 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2389 | INDIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND [...] (C) A/DCM discussed reftel points and key messages on November 24 with Y.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran Affairs in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Sinha stated that he had some insight into current Iranian attitudes on the nuclear issue as he had recent [...] | 2009-11-25 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI2395 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Growth on Path to Recovery -- RBI Warns Banks Dealing with Iran, Pakistan, and Others -- FATF Mutual Evaluation Spurs Tougher AML Regulations I [...] | 2009-11-27 10:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN EIND PK IR UZ TU TP IN |
09NEWDELHI370 | INDIA-IAEA: SHARED CONCERN ON IRAN-SYRIA REPORT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of External Affairs Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs Gaddam Dharmendra shared February 28 India's perspective on Iran-Syria and India's Additional Protocal, two items on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Govern [...] | 2009-02-27 14:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY IN PINS ENRG |
09NEWDELHI41 | INDIA CONSIDERING U.S. VIEWS ON POSSIBLE IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff on January 8 conveyed to MEA United Nations Economic and Social Division Director Dinesh Patnaik reftel points, informing the GOI of U.S. concerns about a possible Iranian presidency of the United Nations Development Program's Executive Board. On January 9, Patnaik told Poloff th [...] | 2009-01-09 09:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IN IR PREF UNDP |
09NEWDELHI451 | INDIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGING IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Indian experts on the Indo-Iranian relationship describe it as stable but somewhat shallow. It is nurtured by both sides simply to maintain a friendly partner in the region. Our contacts encouraged the U.S. to engage Iran bilaterally rather than use India or any other third party as [...] | 2009-03-09 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EPET IR IS PK IN |
09NEWDELHI594 | INDO-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP: FORMER AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Summary: Five former Ambassadors to Iran now in Delhi recently shared with us their views on the current Indo-Iranian relationship. The Ambassadors were unanimous that the Indo-Iranian relationship is important to India primarily for energy security, but lacks depth. Bilateral ties - describ [...] | 2009-03-27 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI651 | INDIA TO APPROACH IRAN TO DISCUSS ROXANA SABERI'S [...] (C) Acting DCM met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint-Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) T.C.A. Raghavan on April 2 and, inter alia, delivered reftel points regarding the continued detention in Iran of Amcit Roxana Saberi. Raghavan acknowledged our concern, and in re [...] | 2009-04-02 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL IR IN |
09NEWDELHI667 | INDIA FORWARD LEANING ON AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IR IN |
09NICOSIA104 | MONCHEGORSK: CYPRIOTS BEGINNING TO SQUIRM [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see Paragraph 7. 2. (C) Status of Ship: No changes since last report -- M/V Monchegorsk remains at anchorage in Limassol harbor, under maritime police observation. Conversations with Palace officials hint at discord between the RoC, sh [...] | 2009-02-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL PGOV SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA106 | MONCHEGORSK: CYPRUS FLESHING OUT MALTA IDEA, [...] (U) Status of Vessel: No changes since last report (Reftel). 2. (S) Diplomatic Activity: Ambassador at 1130 hrs local (0430 DC) on February 6 telephoned Presidential Diplomatic Coordinator Leonidas Pantelides for further clarity on Pantelides's day-earlier suggestion that the RoC transp [...] | 2009-02-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PARM MNUC PREL PGOV IR SY CY |
09NICOSIA108 | MONCHEGORSK: DECISION ON DISPOSITION "WITHIN 2-3 [...] (C) Status of Vessel: The M/V Monchegorsk moved slightly further from shore on February 7/8. An RoC diplomatic source claimed the vessel had relocated to keep from blocking Limassol port traffic. A maritime official cited the vessel's dangerous cargo and the need to maintain distance betwe [...] | 2009-02-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL IR SY CY |
09NICOSIA125 | MONCHEGORSK: CARGO OFFLOADED [...] (C) Embassy officials at the Port of Limassol confirmed on February 13 the 0700 hrs local quayside arrival of the M/V Monchegorsk. Unloading of the vessel commenced at 0800 and ended at 1030; Emboffs counted 98 containers off-loaded. Port authority contacts report that many of them will remai [...] | 2009-02-13 14:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA181 | CYPRIOT STANCE AT MARCH GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 12, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with the upcoming GAERC, and in particular with its Western Balkans discussion component, Panayiotou assured that the GOC position on Bosnia remains the same, and that the GOC believe [...] | 2009-03-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU GZ HR MW IR IS BO SY CY |
09NICOSIA325 | CYPRIOT STANCE FOR MAY GAERC [...] (C) On May 14, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union/CFSP desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. First taking up Iran, Panayiotou stated that the GOC welcomes the new USG direction and agrees that the U.S. and EU must remain united in message. The GOC strongly supports the "E3 3" appr [...] | 2009-05-15 08:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SO IS RS MD CG CY |
09NICOSIA479 | CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JULY GAERC [...] (C) On July 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with Iran, Panayioutou said that the EU is presenting a unified stance concerning the detention of UK Embassy employees and one French citizen during the post-election turmoil. While [...] | 2009-07-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SO GG EUN CY |
09NICOSIA563 | CYPRIOT STANCE FOR SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) On September 1, Poloff delivered reftel points to Cyprus MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina. First taking up Iran, Mina stated that the GOC backs applying pressure on Iran while stressing engagement. Cyprus would consider further measures, including sanctions, but only if such measur [...] | 2009-09-04 05:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK CY |
09NICOSIA58 | CYPRUS WASHING HANDS OF M/V MONCHEGORSK? [...] (S) SUMMARY: It is becoming evident that the Republic of Cyprus, likely fearing Cyprus Problem-related "reprisals" from Damascus, hopes to avoid having to interdict and/or divert to an RoC port the M/V Monchegorsk, a Cypriot-flagged, Russian-owned ocean freighter carrying arms from Iran to S [...] | 2009-01-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR SY CY |
09NICOSIA592 | CYPRUS AGREES WITH U.S. MESSAGE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 06:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC IR CY |
09NICOSIA645 | CYPRUS: "RIGHT DIRECTION" ON IRAN, NOT SAYING SO [...] (C) On October 6, Poloff shared reftel A message on Iran with Counselor Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the Cyprus MFA's Multilateral Affairs Department. Papadopoulos stated that the GOC supports a diplomatic solution to the issue of Iran's nuclear program. He saw the October 1 meeting as a positi [...] | 2009-10-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR CY |
09NICOSIA73 | CYPRUS: M/V MONCHEGORSK STILL LOITERING OFF [...] (S) Ship status: U.S. Navy sources report at 1500 hrs local (0800 hrs DC) that the M/V Monchegorsk is holding position some 60 nautical miles southeast of Larnaca. 2. (C) Diplomatic activity since last update (Ref A): Following EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried's telephone call to RoC [...] | 2009-01-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA75 | CYPRUS: M/V MONCHEGORSK ANCHORED OFF LIMASSOL [...] (S) Ship's Location and Status: USS Barry reported that the M/V Monchegorsk entered Cypriot territorial waters at 0315 Zulu on January 29. Roughly four hours later, it arrived at the port of Limassol, where it remains at anchorage. 2. (C) Diplomatic Activity: The evening of January 28, [...] | 2009-01-29 09:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA77 | CYPRUS: GOVERNMENT SEEKING MUTUALLY-PALATABLE END [...] (C) Ship Status: M/V Monchegorsk remains at anchorage in the Limassol port. Cypriot maritime officials have conducted a cursory inspection, finding large quantities of high explosive on board. RoC officials promise a more thorough inspection is forthcoming. 2. (C) Diplomatic Activity: [...] | 2009-01-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA93 | MONCHEGORSK: MFA SEEKING LEGAL OPINIONS, [...] (U) This telegram contains action requests; please see Paragraphs 3, 4, and 11. ------------ Ship Status: ------------ 2. (C) M/V Monchegorsk remains at anchorage in the Limassol port. Cypriot maritime officials have conducted a cursory inspection, finding high explosives of obvious [...] | 2009-01-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL PGOV SY IR CY |
09NICOSIA96 | CYPRIOTS STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS ON MONCHEGORSK [...] (C) Status of Ship: M/V Monchegorsk remains at anchorage in Limassol, although the Embassy has received reports it might have moved slightly owing to traffic conditions in the port area. Cypriot maritime officials are conducting a more-thorough inspection of 50-plus crates onboard the vessel. [...] | 2009-02-02 16:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PGOV PREL IR SY CY |
09NICOSIA98 | M/V MONCHEGORSK: CYPRUS INSISTS ON UN COVER [...] (U) Status of Ship: No changes since last report. 2. (C) Diplomatic Activity: Ambassador on February 2 spoke with RoC Diplomatic Coordinator Leonidas Pantelides regarding latest developments on Monchegorsk. Contradicting recent messages from the Foreign Ministry regarding the applicabi [...] | 2009-02-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC PREL PGOR SY IR CY |
09NOUAKCHOTT236 | MAURITANIA TURNS TO CHINA, LIBYA AND IRAN FOR AID [...] (C) Summary: China agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to finance a $294 million expansion of the Port of Nouakchott. The port will be expanded from 500 meters to 1400 meters, allowing it to accommodate four ships at a time. China also [...] | 2009-04-01 15:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV ETRD PREL MR CH IR LY |
09NOUAKCHOTT46 | IRAN URGES/ENTICES MAURITANIA TO CUT TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Iranian Vice President Mohamed Ridha Rahimi came to Nouakchott January 13 and met with military junta leader General Aziz to discuss primarily Gaza. Press reports in the official media said the Iranian welcomed the Mauritanian decision to recall their ambassador. Independent press and [...] | 2009-01-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IR MR |
09OSLO217 | (S) NORWEGIANS WILL RAISE SABERI ISSUE WITH [...] (S) Poloff discussed reftel points at length with the acting director of the Mid-East Section of the MFA, Ingrid Schoyen. Schoyen said that Norway finds it nearly impossible to obtain meetings with officials in Tehran, and furthermore that the workings of Iranian goverment are extremely opaque [...] | 2009-03-31 15:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR NO |
09OSLO384 | NORWEGIAN IRANIANS: A MODEL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iranian immigrants in Norway are some of the country's most successful and best-integrated non-Western minorities. There are currently over 15,000 first and second generation Iranians in Norway, making them the tenth largest immigrant group. The community is highly educated, s [...] | 2009-06-10 11:24:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS IR KCRM NO PINR PTER |
09OSLO569 | DEMARCHES TO NORWAY ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting, Deputy Polecon Counselor delivered demarches on missing/detained Amcit cases (Ref A) and Iran's nuclear program (Ref B) to Deputy Director Torunn Viste and Iran Desk Officer Mai Tonheim in the Norwegian MFA's Middle East section. Tonheim outlined Norwa [...] | 2009-09-17 12:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PGOV PHUM |
09OSLO598 | NORWEGIAN REACTION TO IRAN ENRICHMENT FACILITY NEWS [...] (C) Poloff delivered points in reftel demarche to Mai Tonheim, Iran Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on the afternoon of September 25 upon receipt of reftel. Tonheim said that the MFA would have to "digest" the information contained in the demarche, but said that the No [...] | 2009-09-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM |
09OSLO609 | IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITY DEMARCHE REDUX, THIS TIME [...] (C) Summary: Then-Charge d'affaires Daniels (now A/DCM upon the return of Post's charge later on October 2) followed up post's initial Iran nuclear facility demarche of September 25 with an additional demarche October 2 to the acting head of the Norwegian MFA's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation [...] | 2009-10-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | IR MNUC NO PARM PREL |
09OSLO623 | P5+1 DEBRIEF: "TOTAL CONVERGENCE" OF NORWEGIAN, [...] (C) Charge Heg met on October 7 with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, as well as with the Norwegian Special Representative to the Middle East, Jon Hanssen-Bauer. The discussion covered reftel demarche points on Iran, as well as the Israel- [...] | 2009-10-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR NO |
09OSLO65 | NORWAY REFUSES TO OPPOSE IRANIAN PRESIDENCY OF [...] (C) Poloff spoke re reftel with Lars Henie, Deputy Section Head of the UN section of the MFA. Henie had been "expecting" poloff's call on this, and had been "coordinating and clarifying" a response to our expected request for cooperation. Henie had the following to say: --The GON "does not [...] | 2009-01-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF IR UN EAID NO |
09OSLO732 | NORWEGIAN VIEWS ON IRAN NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche points, the senior Norwegian MFA official we spoke to said Norway is distressed at Iran's recent spurning of the P5 1 proposal. The Norwegian government recommends that new sanctions be fine tuned so as not to exhaust the political option all at once [...] | 2009-11-25 08:06:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA IR NO PREL |
09OSLO753 | Statoil's Investment in Iranian Oil and Gas [...] (SBU) In a December 3 meeting with Oslo-based Statoil executives Gunnar Myrvang and Gunnar Heiberg, Poleconoff delivered ref A points, stressing USG concerns on investment in Iran's energy industry and requesting information on specific Statoil activities in Iran described ref B. This cable i [...] | 2009-12-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETTC ECON PREL IR NO |
09OSLO778 | PROGRESS PARTY LEADER SIV JENSEN DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Siv Jensen, leader of the right-wing Progress Party (the largest opposition party in Norway) told the Ambassador December 15 that the most important aspect of President Obama's Nobel speech was his success in communicating to the younger generation, which does not recall World Wa [...] | 2009-12-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC PGOV IR NO IQ AF |
09OSLO791 | Statoil Chief Discusses Global Investments with [...] (SBU) Summary: Statoil Chief Executive Officer Helge Lund provided the Ambassador with an overview of the company's investments in the United States, Russia, Iraq, Iran and Norway in a meeting on December 18. He stressed Statoil's transparency with the USG with respect to past investments in [...] | 2009-12-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR NO RU |
09OSLO794 | NORWAY RESPONDS TO AMCIT DEMARCHE; ASSESSES IRAN [...] (C) On December 29, Deputy Chief of Mission James T. Heg, accompanied by Poleconoff, met with Aud-Marit Wiig, Director General of Geographic Bureaus and International Development, as well as Torunn Viste, Assistant Director General in charge of Mid-East Affairs, both at the Norwegian Ministry o [...] | 2009-12-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NO |
09OTTAWA139 | CANADA TO MAKE FIRM NATIONAL STATEMENTS, SUPPORT [...] (C) In response to reftel points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Policy Officer Ryan Hewer confirmed to pol/miloff on February 25 that the Canadian delegation will "be prepared to make suitably firm" national statements on Iran and Syria, as well [...] | 2009-02-26 13:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SY CA KN |
09OTTAWA16 | CANADA TO DOWNPLAY ROLE OF UNDP CHAIR IF IRAN WINS [...] (C) Canada will not openly oppose Iran's candidacy for the chair of the UNDP executive board, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Organization Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Instead, Canada will seek to downplay the importance of the ro [...] | 2009-01-08 21:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IR UN CA |
09OTTAWA290 | CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF E3 PLUS 3 PROCESS ON IRAN [...] (S) In a meeting on April 15 with Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche and urged Canada's efforts to persuade Iran to seize this opportunity. Ms. Buck welcomed the new [...] | 2009-04-15 17:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA |
09OTTAWA379 | CANADA AND SABERI [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to reftel demarche points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran desk officer Alistair Wallbaum said that Canada was pleased to be of assistance in the Saberi case. He added that Foreign Ministe [...] | 2009-05-21 19:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CASC IR CA |
09OTTAWA459 | CANADIAN SUPPORT ON IRAN AND SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on June 12, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Director General for International Security Andre Giroux expressed appreciation for reftel views on Iran and Syria, and said that Canada had already been already planning to make a [...] | 2009-06-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY CA |
09OTTAWA501 | CANADA PROTESTS IRAN ELECTION IRREGULARITIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Across Canada government officials and the public continue to express condemnation for the Iranian regime's use of violence against dissent following the disputed June 12 presidential election. A day after President Obama rescinded July Fourth invitations to Iranian officials, [...] | 2009-06-26 20:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR CA |
09OTTAWA540 | CANADA EMBRACES ENHANCED MEASURES TO DETER URANIUM [...] (C) Senior Canadian leaders are seeking enhanced measures to block Iran's nuclear proliferation ambitions, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer. He called the U.S. initiative (ref a) "very [...] | 2009-07-14 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC KNNP IR CA |
09OTTAWA596 | DETERMINED PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE [...] (SBU) Approximately 95 supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (Mek) gathered again across the street from the chancery on July 30 to condemn the recent attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq by Iraqi military and police forces (reftel). The protest began on July 29 at 09:14 with approximately 80 pro [...] | 2009-07-30 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA |
09OTTAWA627 | CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT CONTEMPLATED FORSYS SALE AND IRAN NEXUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 20:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR CA NA |
09OTTAWA639 | CANADA IMPOSES 45-DAY HOLD ON FORSYS URANIUM SALE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 20:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA |
09OTTAWA659 | CANADA SEEKING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FORSYS URANIUM DEAL HAS COLLAPSED REF: A. OTTAWA 639 B. OTTAWA 627 C. STATE 84119 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA |
09OTTAWA662 | CANADA CONFIRMS COLLAPSE OF FORSYS URANIUM DEAL REF: A. OTTAWA 659 B. OTTAWA 639 C. OTTAWA 627 D. STATE 84119 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA |
09OTTAWA707 | CANADA: SHARING U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA [...] (C) Summary: Canada is in full agreement with U.S. views concerning Iranian and Syrian nuclear-related activities. Ottawa is prepared to consider additional steps, and seeks enhanced dialogue and coordination with the U.S., as well as additional insights into U.S. thinking for the G20 and UNS [...] | 2009-09-11 19:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL SY IR CA |
09OTTAWA717 | CANADA READY TO HELP ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN [...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon and other senior officials will be seeking meetings with Iranian counterparts on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York to raise the issue of detained Canadians in Iran, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [...] | 2009-09-15 15:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR PROP PTER CASC IR CA |
09OTTAWA727 | CANADA: IAEA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) The relevant Canadian policymakers are unavailable to discuss the ref b message until their return from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. However, polmiloff had already raised the key issues at stake with respect to the Middle East in conversations with working-level Department of [...] | 2009-09-16 18:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR SY CA |
09OTTAWA732 | CANADA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON IRAN [...] (C) CDA, accompanied by PolMinCouns, delivered ref a Iran demarche on September 17 to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur. CDA highlighted the need to use all public and private avenues, including bilaterally and with other nations, to try to inf [...] | 2009-09-17 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA CASC IR CA |
09OTTAWA743 | CANADA TO SKIP IRAN SPEECH AT UNGA, NO FORMAL [...] (C) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division Director Patrick Wittmann, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has instructed the Canadian delegation not to send a representative to the speech by Iran at the UN General [...] | 2009-09-22 20:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IR CA |
09OTTAWA769 | CANADA CONFIRMS LIKE-MINDED MEETING DELEGATES [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Middle East and Maghreb Director General John Holmes will lead the Canadian delegation to the October 7 Like-Minded Meeting in Washington, DC (ref b),according to DFAIT's Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dob [...] | 2009-10-02 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC ETTC IR CA |
09OTTAWA770 | CANADA PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FOREIGN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL CASC IR CA |
09OTTAWA778 | CANADA: BRIEFING ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA [...] (C) Canada has "done its homework" for the upcoming Like-Minded Meeting in Washington on October 7 (ref b),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dobner, and looks forward to participating in the discussi [...] | 2009-10-05 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR CA |
09OTTAWA822 | CANADA: MPs PASS CENSURE MOTION ON IRAN [...] (U) Summary: Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed a strongly-worded, non-binding motion supporting the democratic aspirations and human rights of the people of Iran, condemning Iran's disregard of UN Security Council Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747 and 1803 and International Atomic En [...] | 2009-10-28 18:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV IR CA |
09OTTAWA835 | Canadian Response to UK Decision to Ban the Provision of [...] (C) ECONOFF demarched Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Iran Deputy Director Gallit Dobner regarding referenced cable. She expressed surprise that the UK was moving forward with this action given that it is one of a suite of actions the Like-Minded Countries have considere [...] | 2009-11-13 22:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK CA |
09OTTAWA841 | Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign [...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...] | 2009-11-17 21:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA |
09OTTAWA897 | CANADA AGREES TO URGE IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] (C/NF) In response to December 18 reftel demarche by PolMinCouns, Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on December 22 that he was prepared to meet with the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Ottawa to mak [...] | 2009-12-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CASC PHUM CA IR |
09OTTAWA905 | CANADA DEMARCHES IRAN ON AMCIT CASES [...] (C/NF) As promised (ref a),Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade raised the six Amcit cases in Iran (ref b) in a discussion with Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Ottawa Bahram Ghasemi on December 23. DG Holmes s [...] | 2009-12-23 22:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CASC IR CA |
09PANAMA698 | MARTINELLI AND VARELA STAND BEHIND SAN JOSE ACCORD [...] (SBU) At a September 16 breakfast meeting with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and Vice President/Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela, WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly reviewed in detail the situation in Honduras, looking forward to the meeting between Costa Rican [...] | 2009-09-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC ECON HO AA IR PM |
09PARIS1039 | FRANCE’S POSITION ON NUCLEAR ISSUES IN THE RUN-UP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: French officials have made clear that nuclear issues enjoy the sustained attention of President Sarkozy and have become a major foreign policy priority, especially in the run-up to the spring 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). France's concerns go [...] | 2009-07-31 06:59:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC IR CH UK FR |
09PARIS1193 | FRANCE-IRAN: MAGAZINE ARTICLE RE-IGNITES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. A series of Iranian and French actions in Paris seem to have decreased the likelihood that accused French citizen Clotilde Reiss will be acquitted in the immediate future. After Iranian authorities conditionally released Reiss from prison on August 16, it appeared that she coul [...] | 2009-09-01 10:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR FR |
09PARIS1207 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed on September 3 French expectations and priorities for the September 4-5 Gymnich. Discussions of all subjects, which will include Middle East peace, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Turkey and A [...] | 2009-09-03 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IS GZ WE SY IR AF PK TU EG FR |
09PARIS1218 | FRANCE-IAEA: TOTAL SUPPORT ON IRAN, MORE NUANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF contacts at the MFA and the Elysee all expressed strong agreement with U.S. views of the IAEA report on Iran (reftel),but gave a slightly more nuanced reaction to the Syria report. The French view on the Syria report tracks with ours and our interlocutors expressed serious c [...] | 2009-09-04 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL FR |
09PARIS1228 | FRANCE-IRAN: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AT THE ROOT OF [...] (C) We met with Elysee strategic affairs advisor Richier September 4 to follow up on reports that a French judge had released Iranian national Majid Kakavand on bail and subject to determination of a pending U.S. extradition request. In previous conversations about the fate of French citizen C [...] | 2009-09-09 10:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR FR |
09PARIS1233 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009 [...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...] | 2009-09-09 16:17:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR |
09PARIS1243 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) On September 11, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the September 14-15 GAERC meeting of EU Foreign Ministers: ------------------------------ AFGHANISTAN ------------------------------ 2. (C) Carmona e [...] | 2009-09-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR GG SL FR |
09PARIS1277 | URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 14:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR FR |
09PARIS1290 | DEMARCHE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IAEA IR FR |
09PARIS1291 | ENGAGING FRANCE ON MEK REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C/NF) On September 17, poloff met with French MFA Middle East DAS Jean-Baptiste Faivre to discuss possible French outreach to the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) per reftel. Faivre, who is newly arrived, was familiar with the PMOI's presence in Paris and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's (MEK) viole [...] | 2009-09-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC PREL PTER IR IZ FR |
09PARIS1342 | OCTOBER 7 MEETING OF LIKE-MINDED STATES ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNSC IR FR |
09PARIS1401 | FRENCH MFA ON EU, RUSSIA, IRAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At an October 5 lunch with visiting EUR DAS for Western Europe and Press and Public Diplomacy Spencer Boyer, key MFA officials provided an update of French thinking on a number of issues: the GOF hopes that the Czechs will ratify the Lisbon Treaty soon and that the U.S. will en [...] | 2009-10-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS EUN NATO KMPI RS IR FR |
09PARIS1413 | France: Total SA's Investment Projects [...] (SBU) Total SA executives gave Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel an overview of investment activities in some of the world's political hotspots. On Iran, they denied talks had resumed on phase 11 of the South Pars gas field but expressed frustration over Chinese companies entering the [...] | 2009-10-21 10:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV PREL FR IR KZ NI RS SU BM |
09PARIS1427 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 23, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the October 26-27 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) Carmona said much of an October 26 dinner would be devoted to a discussion [...] | 2009-10-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR BK AL MK GR AF PK GV CE MD UZ |
09PARIS1508 | (S) REACTION TO IRANIAN BANK SUBSIDIARY DESIGNATION [...] (C) On November 12, Embassy delivered demarche on subject designation to MFA DAS-equivalent for non-proliferation Martin Briens. He said he expects more Iranian banks to try to open foreign subsidiaries to ease some of the pressure of UN sanctions, including in countries at Europe's doorstep s [...] | 2009-11-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR MY FR |
09PARIS1510 | (C) REACTION TO IRANIAN BANK SUBSIDIARY DESIGNATION [...] (C) On November 12, Embassy delivered demarche on subject designation to MFA DAS-equivalent for non-proliferation Martin Briens. He said he expects more Iranian banks to try to open foreign subsidiaries to ease some of the pressure of UN sanctions, including in countries at Europe's doorstep s [...] | 2009-11-13 17:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR MY FR |
09PARIS1653 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On December 7, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----------------------- DINNER WITH LADY ASHTON ----------------------- 2. (S [...] | 2009-12-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SO BK MK IS WE IR UP BO MD GG AM |
09PARIS1671 | FRANCE: TOTAL'S INVESTMENTS IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Total SA stresses that its activities in Iran consist of safeguarding the company's remaining property interests. Total is recouping funds, in the form of reimbursements, from years-old investments in the development of Iran's oil and gas blocks. During a November 16 conversatio [...] | 2009-12-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR FR |
09PARIS1707 | (S) GOF RESPOND ON FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO [...] (S) On November 27, French MFA Deputy Director of Strategic Affairs for Arms Control Francois-Xavier Reymond provided the GOF's findings from its investigation of infrared sensor exports via China to Iran (ref A). Reymond emphasized that France and the United States have a shared interest in k [...] | 2009-12-16 17:00:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | CH ETTC FR IR MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER |
09PARIS1716 | FRANCE QUERIES ON IRANIAN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary. French MFA official note increased activity in Iran's energy sector by Chinese and Indian companies but no new investments by French industrial firms. The MFA confirms that it has contacted Sofregaz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Italian company Maire Technimont, to discourage [...] | 2009-12-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETTC ECON ENRG IR FR |
09PARIS1750 | DEMARCHE: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR FR |
09PARIS276 | GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...] | 2009-02-26 07:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR |
09PARIS664 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: GEORGIA, BOSNIA, SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 15, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the May General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Overall, this General Affairs Council will be largely devoted to preparation of the June European Counc [...] | 2009-05-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BK BM MD SO CE IR RS GG FR |
09PARIS67 | GRANDE COMORE PRESIDENT CRITICIZES UNION PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Grande Comore President Mohamed Abdouloihabi strongly criticized Union of the Comoros President Sambi during a January 15 meeting with AF-assistant, stating that Sambi was trying to weaken the political power of the islands f [...] | 2009-01-16 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PTER CN IR FR |
09PARIS963 | HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FRENCH FAVOR INCLUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: France favors broad participation in anti-piracy activities off the Horn of Africa as outlined reftel, but would prefer that a mechanism, "based on objective criteria," be established that would allow current participants to reject "problem states" such as Iran from participati [...] | 2009-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SO IR FR |
09PARTO41409 | Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 3:30 pm; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Michael McFaul, Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia, NSC Howard Solomon, Office of Russian Affairs Rebecca Callaway (Embassy Notetaker) Russia FM Sergei Lavrov [...] | 2009-04-14 23:34:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | MNUC KNNP AF RU IR OVIP PREL |
09PARTO43007 | (U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4.(b & d) 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Jo [...] | 2009-04-30 14:46:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL IZ IR |
09PORTAUPRINCE20 | HAITI ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT OF UNDP'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 18:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IR UN HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE24 | HAITI: DEMARCHE ON USG DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 19:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EFIN KNNP IR HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE806 | IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...] | 2009-09-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNNP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE821 | IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...] | 2009-09-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNPP HA |
09PORTLOUIS327 | MAURITIUS DOWNBEAT ON PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MP AF IR |
09PORTLOUIS335 | MAURITIUS: A COOL RESPONSE TO U.S. BRIEFING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MP |
09PORTLOUIS385 | MAURITIUS HOPES FOR AN IAEA SOLUTION ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR IAEA MP |
09PRAGUE170 | CZECH REPUBLIC TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ AF IR PK UN |
09PRAGUE201 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ |
09PRAGUE374 | REPONSE TO GUIDANCE ON INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 15:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ODIP IR EZ |
09PRAGUE381 | CZECH COMMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S PRESIDENT NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUREM IR ET CA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE540 | CZECH COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 and 11 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 14-15 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She offered brief comments on Iran, Afghanistan, and the EU's Easter [...] | 2009-09-11 12:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG IR AF ZJ PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE57 | CZECH COMMENTS ON GAZA AND ARMS INTERDICTION EFFORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Czech MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar on January 28. Noting that Palestinian President Abbas would be in Prague on February 2, he stated that getting things right on humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians would be a key el [...] | 2009-01-28 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL EZ XG PHSA |
09PRAGUE580 | CZECH STATEMENT ON IRAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE662 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | IR MTCR PARM PREL TU |
09PRETORIA2018 | SOUTH AFRICA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN; [...] (C) Summary: Embassy delivered REF A message on Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility at Qom jointly with the UK High Commission and the Embassy of France to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). In light of the September 27 - October 1 visit of South African [...] | 2009-10-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR SF |
09PRETORIA2392 | SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR SF |
09PRETORIA2507 | AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH DIRCO DEPMIN EBRAHIM [...] (C) On December 3, Ambassador Gips met with Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Ebrahim cordially listed points on which the SAG was content with its relations with the U.S., he cited areas for collaboration in resolving Afri [...] | 2009-12-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KGHG AF WI ZI IR SF |
09QUITO1053 | Ecuador Gradually Solidifies Relationship with Iran's Export [...] (C) The Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) continues to make inroads in Ecuador, according to press reports, although it appears to face resistance at mid-levels in the Ecuadoran government and Central Bank - and even more so in the private sector. In delivering Ref A demarche on EDBI, and [...] | 2009-12-22 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP |
09QUITO117 | ANALYSTS OFFER DIVERGENT VIEWS ON POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The diversity of the Ecuadorian political debate was on display during a breakfast with WHA/AND Director Whitaker. Some analysts saw President Correa staking out the electoral center amidst waning voter interest, while another participant highlighted what he considered successfu [...] | 2009-02-17 16:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EC CO IR |
09QUITO15 | WHITHER CORREA: A SHIFT FURTHER LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric and actions in the last two months have veered off the pattern we witnessed during much of his earlier presidency. A harder left orientation is evidenced by his trips to Iran and Cuba, debt default, and sharp attacks on the U.S. In the past, while c [...] | 2009-01-14 00:18:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN PGOV SNAR MARR EAID EC VE CU IR |
09QUITO160 | ECUADOR'S NEW VISION FOR RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, MFA U/S Orbe, speaking on instructions from FM Falconi, set the stage for Ecuador's vision for future relations with the U.S. He then called for a meeting between President Obama and President Correa to set a strategic agenda for future cooperation on the [...] | 2009-03-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR EINV PGOV ETRD KJUS EC IR |
09QUITO23 | ECUADORIAN TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in President Correa's trip to Iran in December, an Ecuadorian business leader explained to Emboff how potential commerce with Iran could work. To disguise trade with Iran, goods would be routed through Singapore and payments through Dubai. Funds from [...] | 2009-01-15 17:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN IR EC |
09QUITO482 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY EC |
09QUITO521 | GOE DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry sent the Embassy a diplomatic note on June 4 which states Ecuador's adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, refers to related provisions in Ecuador's October 2008 constitution, and calls for resumption of the Six Party [...] | 2009-06-29 15:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EC KN IR |
09QUITO863 | Ecuador on Iran's Nuclear Facility and U.S. Missile Defense [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 25 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on October 1. Puma stated that while Ecuador did not participa [...] | 2009-10-05 19:45:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MNUC IAEA KNNP EC IR |
09QUITO869 | Ecuador on P5+1 and Iran [...] (C) Embassy called MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 5 to schedule a meeting with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma to deliver Ref A points. Ambassador Puma reiterated Ecuador's position on Iran and nuclear proliferation: Ecuador respected UNSC resolutions, suppo [...] | 2009-10-07 20:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IAEA KNNP EC IR |
09QUITO875 | Mixed Ecuadoran reactions to USG concerns over planned deals [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche on Ecuador's dealings with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI),a USG-designated entity, to the Central Bank (CBE),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Superintendent of Banks, and Financial Intelligence Unit. The CBE's General Manager expressed concer [...] | 2009-10-08 22:56:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP |
09QUITO943 | Ecuador Minister states that the GoE will not do business [...] (C ) Summary: Ecuador's Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy, Diego Borja, assured EconCouns November 4 that the GoE will not maintain commercial relations with the Export Development Bank of Iran, a USG-designated entity. Borja asked EconCouns if the USG could provide background informa [...] | 2009-11-09 20:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP |
09QUITO965 | Demarche on Country Specific Resolutions at UNGA - Ecuador [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16, upon her return from travel. Puma said that she believed that Ecuador would continue its previous practice of voting against any no-action motions, but said that she was unaware of how [...] | 2009-11-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA EC IR |
09RABAT172 | CHARGE'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI FIHRI: [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) told Charge February 25 that he would go to the Sharm el Sheikh donor conference and looked forward to meeting the Secretary. He believed that Mauritania should be included in what he viewed as an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) meeting there an [...] | 2009-02-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PBTS KPAL WI AG IR IS MO MR |
09RABAT196 | MOROCCO BREAKS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (U) Morocco announced it had broken diplomatic relations with Iran on March 6, 2009, in a communique from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The communique cited the ongoing diplomatic dispute over Iranian comments about the sovereignty of Bahrain, and noted that Iran had not replied to M [...] | 2009-03-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO |
09RABAT200 | MOROCCO: DETAILS OF MOROCCO'S DIPLOMATIC BREAK [...] (C) Summary: The senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official in charge of Middle East and Islamic affairs told us that Morocco broke relations with Iran due to Iran's negative reaction to GOM support for Bahrain's sovereignty, Shia proselytizing activities in Morocco and Iran, [...] | 2009-03-12 19:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO |
09RABAT205 | IRAN'S AMBASSADOR DEPARTS UNDER PRESSURE; EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG Azaroual confirmed to A/DCM March 13 that the Iranian ambassador had departed Rabat earlier in the week, and Iranian embassy staff are preparing for closure. Azaroual also confirmed that there were clear domestic political considerations involving legal Islamists, which a [...] | 2009-03-16 11:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO US |
09RABAT212 | CHARGE AND MFA SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS FORUM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amrani told Charge March 17 that Morocco believes it is vital that the Secretary attend the Sixth Forum for the Future meeting this fall. The Government of Morocco (GOM) takes our concerns about a deteriorating human rights environm [...] | 2009-03-17 18:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PBTS KMPI AG IR WI MO US |
09RABAT230 | MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...] | 2009-03-24 17:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT281 | MOROCCO'S ANTI-SHI'A CAMPAIGN: IRAQIS TARGETED, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco's campaign against Moroccan Shi'a appears to have abated after delivering a strong message to Islamic activists. The campaign included confiscation of Shi'a books and interrogation of some Shi'a leaders. Civil society is beginning to publicly criticize [...] | 2009-04-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT289 | CORRECTED COPY: XXXXXXXXXXXX LINKS MOROCCAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco broke diplomatic relations with Iran and began a campaign against its domestic Shi'a minority at Saudi Arabian instigation, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Tehran had been using Morocco and its Embassy in Rabat for activities in Mali and Senegal. Dome [...] | 2009-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO |
09RABAT313 | MOROCCO: SHI'A THOUGHTS ON RECENT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the Iraqi Shi'a Muslim community met with PolOff to recount recent GOM activities targeting Shi,ites following last month's break in diplomatic relations between Morocco and Iran. While the situation is ameliorating, there remain unresolved issues such as th [...] | 2009-04-13 09:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT479 | CODEL BURR HEARS ABOUT COUNTERTERRORISM, DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On May 26, CODEL Burr discussed the threat from violent Islamic extremists with Morocco,s external intelligence chief Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, the Director General of Studies and Documentation (DGED). The discussion focused on Al Qaeda,s declining influence in Iraq; growing [...] | 2009-06-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | OREP PTER PINS PHUM AG IR MR MO WI |
09RABAT540 | FM AND DGED CHIEF DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In June 23 conversations with Charge mostly devoted to Western Sahara and Algeria (septel),Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and external intelligence (DGED) chief Mansouri underscored the GOM,s commitment to work with the USG on regional issues. Fassi Fihri said h [...] | 2009-06-24 18:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KPAL IS MU IR MO |
09RABAT822 | MOROCCO RESPONSE - OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM MA IR |
09RABAT881 | MOROCCAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador that Palestinian President Abbas, position is delicate. His handling of the Goldstone report surprised and angered supporters. Syria was boycotting international meetings because of its anger. Finally, Fassi Fihro again [...] | 2009-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IR IS SY MO |
09RABAT906 | A/S FELTMAN AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future in Marrakesh, Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Michaael Ambuhl discussed the status of the three Americans detained in August in Iran. Ambuhl highlighted the Swiss government's efforts to [...] | 2009-11-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ZP ZR SZ IR |
09REYKJAVIK204 | OBSERVATIONS FROM A DANISH AMBASSADOR'S THREE [...] (C) Summary and introduction. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met November 13 with Soren Haslund, the newly arrived Danish Ambassador to Iceland, to discuss his time spent in Iran. Haslund served as the Danish Ambassador in Tehran for three years, arriving in 2006 and departing the country on July 26, [...] | 2009-11-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR IC |
09RIGA22 | IRANIAN ENTITY DESIGNATION INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN LG |
09RIGA491 | LATVIA GENERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Latvia would support new sanctions against Iran if it fails to meet its international obligations and will consider making a public statement to this effect following the October 1 meeting at the IAEA. Reftel points were delivered by PolOff in tandem with British and French counterparts [...] | 2009-10-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL MNUC PARM KNNP LG |
09RIGA507 | LATVIA RE: IRAN - AGREE WITH USG POSITION, LOW [...] (C) Summary: Latvia publicly supports the USG position on Iran. This stance, could, however, be complicated by the possibility of Latvia's national airline pursuing a direct flight from Riga to Tehran. End Summary. 2. (C) Latvia fully supports the USG strategy to resolve the Iranian nucle [...] | 2009-10-09 05:45:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP LG MNUC PARM |
09RIGA547 | LATVIA: NO IMMEDIATE PLAN TO ESTABLISH IRAN AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL LG IR AE |
09RIGA567 | LATVIA SUPPORTS US POSTURE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 12:11:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR LG |
09RIODEJANEIRO363 | A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH MRE POLITICAL UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL [...] (SBU) On October 22, 2009, WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon met with Ambassador Vera Machado, Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs from the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) in Salvador, Bahia, on the margins of the Third Steering Group Meeting for the Joint Action Plan to Elimi [...] | 2009-11-09 10:57:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC UNSC IR BR |
09RIYADH1174 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SAUDI THOUGHTS ON THE ARAB [...] (C) During a September 8 farewell call with Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan (septel),Charge reviewed reftel points regarding the upcoming Arab League Ministerial. Jindan said the Arab League was likely to condemn the violence in Iraq and express sup [...] | 2009-09-09 12:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA IR SO ER DJ SA IS WB GZ |
09RIYADH1177 | SAUDI ARABIA: JINDAN TALKS KAUST, REFORM, AND [...] (C) During Charge Ambassador Erdman's September 8 farewell call, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan admitted that oil wealth could no longer solve all the Kingdom's problems, and that the time had come for reforms; voiced qualified support for an i [...] | 2009-09-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR LE YM SA SY IZ |
09RIYADH1178 | CHARGE'S SEPT 5 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SAUDI INTERIOR [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and GRPO Chief, met for two hours September 5 with Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz. For a senior official with a reputation for [...] | 2009-09-09 16:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AF IR PGOV PK PREL PSOE PTER SA |
09RIYADH1396 | GROWING SAUDI ALARM OVER THREATS FROM YEMEN [...] (S/NF) In meetings this week with Ambassador Smith, senior Saudi officials voiced growing alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen. The Foreign Minister assessed that the Houthi insurgency could not be resolved through negotiations. Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan de [...] | 2009-10-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MCAP MOPS PHUM PTER SA YM IR LY |
09RIYADH1478 | SAUDIS REACT TO BORDER INCURSION WITH AIRSTRIKES [...] (S) The Royal Saudi Air Force has reacted to the November 3 attack on a border post by presumed Yemeni Houthi rebels with ongoing airstrikes to eject the rebels from Saudi territory and deter further incursions. The incident, in which at least one Saudi border guard died and at least 11 were [...] | 2009-11-05 15:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL SA YM IR |
09RIYADH1490 | SAUDIS WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE BORDER [...] (S/NF) Military operations along the Saudi-Yemeni border continue, with the largest deployment of Saudi land forces since the first Gulf war. Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan claimed on November 7 that the area of the initial incursion was "fully under control" but as of mi [...] | 2009-11-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL SA YM IR |
09RIYADH1491 | SAUDIS DEFENSE OF TERRITORY "JUSTIFIED" SAYS [...] (C) News continues to trickle in regarding escalation of the conflict on the Saudi-Yemeni border, with indications the Saudis have already begun, or may be planning, ground operations in the region. Official statements from the SAG and its neighbors stress Saudi Arabia's right to defend its [...] | 2009-11-08 15:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA YM IR |
09RIYADH1501 | IRAN, YEMEN AND AFGHANISTAN: A/S SHAPIRO’S [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met on October 24 with Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Smith also attended the meeting. Dr. Prince Turki described Saudi [...] | 2009-11-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR MARR MASS MOPS SA YM |
09RIYADH1507 | SAUDI-IRANIAN "WAR OF WORDS" ESCALATES [...] (C) The constant low-level tensions that have historically characterized the Saudi-Iranian relationship appear to be escalating in recent weeks, amidst an atmosphere of uncertainty in the region and increasingly angry rhetoric surrounding the Hajj. Spillover from the conflict in Yemen has inc [...] | 2009-11-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IR |
09RIYADH1531 | SAUDI MINISTER OF STATE MADANI ON YEMEN, IRAN, THE [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Smith on November 16, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani said the Saudis were "concerned" about politicization of the Hajj but prepared to "react strongly" if necessary. He thanked the U.S. for its support for the SAG's continuing mili [...] | 2009-11-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA IR IZ LE YM AF |
09RIYADH1547 | TEMPTING, BUT NO: SAUDIS RESIST IRANIAN PROVOCATION [...] (C) Iranian rhetoric surrounding the Saudi reaction to Houthi attacks has increased as Iranian religious and political figures weigh in. However, Saudi religious leaders have responded with moderation, eschewing sectarian provocation while still attempting to provide religious justification f [...] | 2009-11-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IR YM |
09RIYADH1684 | SAUDIS SAY SYRIA "ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG" [...] (C) During a courtesy call with Ambassador Smith on December 22, MFA Deputy Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Kabeer stressed that reaching out to Syria was critical to achieving Middle East peace and said that "Syria had been isolated for too long." [...] | 2009-12-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA SY IR LE |
09RIYADH181 | SAUDI EXCHANGE WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON IRAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Netherlands Ambassador Ron Strikker, Russian Ambassador Victor Gibinvish, and Embassy Riyadh Pol/Mil Counselor Scott McGehee met on January 25 with Dr. Prince Turki Al-Kabeer, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver a joint [...] | 2009-01-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MNUC IR SA RU |
09RIYADH232 | WHITHER THE SAUDIS AFTER SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL SA IS IR |
09RIYADH408 | SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The SAG's MOI-hosted Security Conference in Riyadh and the meeting between CENTCOM DCOM LtGen John Allen with Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) highlight the SAG's commitment to counter-terrorist activity in the Kingdom by partnering with the U [...] | 2009-03-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH427 | SAUDI KING SAYS TALKS WITH IRANIAN FM "HEATED" [...] KEY POINTS: --(U) Paying a back-handed compliment to Saudi efforts to rebuild Arab unity, Iranian FM Manochehr Mottaki made a surprise visit to Riyadh March 15 in a bid to defuse tensions between the two countries. --(S) King Abdallah told visiting White House Counterterrorism Adviser Joh [...] | 2009-03-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SA IR |
09RIYADH447 | COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNAN’S MEETING WITH [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...] | 2009-03-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ |
09RIYADH474 | USG-SAUDI MOI PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The USG has formally stood up a new Security Assistance Organization in Saudi Arabia - Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI). Partnered with the Saudi MOI, OPM-MOI built upon a previous USG-conducted vulnerability assessment of Saudi oil production facilities [...] | 2009-03-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH555 | DEPUTY FM SEES IRAN UNDER EVERY ROCK [...] (S) The Saudis accuse Iran of taking advantage of political instability throughout the Middle East and South Asia to increase its influence. --(S/NF) Saudi Deputy FM Prince Turki bin Mohamad Al-Kabeer opined that Iran will achieve its goal of developing a nuclear weapon then the U.S. or othe [...] | 2009-04-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON PGOV SA IR IZ SY |
09RIYADH61 | SAUDI VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) On January 4, the DCM, British Charge Andrew Turner, and German Counselor Stephan Schneck delivered Ref A points to Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations, Prince Turki Saud Al Kabir. Representatives from the French and Italian Embassies were scheduled to [...] | 2009-01-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR SA |
09RIYADH678 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 16:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC |
09RIYADH699 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy answers to questions posed in ref A are listed below. In general terms, the Saudis have strained relations with Iraq, continue to drag their feet in sending an Ambassador or forgiving Iraqi debt for reasons outlined below. They are not likely to welcome new regional mech [...] | 2009-05-24 07:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC |
09RIYADH836 | SAUDIS URGE PUBLIC RESTRAINT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister commended President Obama's "wise policy" on Iran and urged continued restraint to avoid playing into the regime's attempts to cast the opposition as pawns of the West. Ahmadinejad would likely survive but would be severely weakened by this unprecedented [...] | 2009-06-24 15:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SA IR UAE UK |
09RIYADH843 | CHARGE,S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH MFA DEPUTY MINISTER [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Charge, MFA Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs Jindan confirmed that improving Saudi-Syrian relations were being driven by Syria's improved behavior toward Lebanon and Hamas and by Saudi Arabia's strategic interest in pulling Syria away from Iran and draw [...] | 2009-06-27 04:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE IR IS SA |
09RIYADH962 | SAUDI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MADANI [...] (C) During a July 20 meeting Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani accepted Charge's congratulations on his appointment by the King to another 4-year term; praised President Obama's efforts on the Middle East and the recent meeting with the Quartet in Trieste; and focused o [...] | 2009-07-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SA SY LE AF PK IR XF |
09ROME1035 | ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: On August 28, Italian Embassy officials in Washington cited the case of the Edison company as an example of GOI "moral suasion" efforts to stop investments in Iran, implying that the company's project in that country has been halted. But a senior Edison official told us on [...] | 2009-09-08 06:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IT IR FR |
09ROME1077 | BERLUSCONI REAFFIRMS AFGHAN COMMITMENT DURING [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Thorne's first call on PM Berlusconi, the PM appeared elated by President Obama's decision on missile defense; reaffirmed Italy's commitment to the Afghanistan mission, despite the fatal September 17 attack on an Italian convoy, while noting the need for a "trans [...] | 2009-09-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT AF RU IR |
09ROME1110 | AMBASSADOR WARNS EDISON ON ITS IRAN PROJECT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Thorne told Edison CEO Quadrino that his operations in Iran are helping the Iranian regime and seriously damaging his company's image in Washington. The Ambassador noted that the USG supports Southern Corridor Caspian gas projects such as Edison's TGI, but he warned [...] | 2009-09-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG IR IT |
09ROME1122 | PAKISTANI PRESIDENT ZARDARI RECEIVES WARM WELCOME [...] 3. (SBU) Bellato said that FM Frattini reaffirmed to Zardari that Italy was pleased with the positive steps Pakistan had taken in terms of democratic reform and counterterror efforts in FATA and Waziristan -- all of which had been recognized at the New York meeting of the Friends of Democra [...] | 2009-10-01 16:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET IT PK IR |
09ROME1125 | ITALY: REACTION TO REPORT OF QOM URANIUM [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Minister Filippo Formica, Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Cooperation, accompanied by the French Political Counselor to Rome, and a political officer from the UK Embassy. After presenting points, we emphasized the U.S. desire to work fully [...] | 2009-10-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA |
09ROME1228 | ITALY/IRISL: GOI TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING BRITISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior official from the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) responded favorably to our request that the GOI support the British ban on providing insurance coverage to IRISL vessels, saying that at an upcoming interagency meeting he would support issuing a warning [...] | 2009-11-04 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR IT |
09ROME1232 | ITALY/EXPORT CONTROL: GOI INFORMED THAT TWO CMS [...] (S) On November 5, ECONOFF met with Counselor Roberto Liotto, Director of Office VI in the Directorate General for Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Office VI is responsible for space, technology, defense, nuclear and non-proliferation issues. Post i [...] | 2009-11-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TU |
09ROME1264 | ITALY TO ALERT PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES TO USG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An official in the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) stated that she will advise private sector institutions of the USG designation, under Executive Order 13382 (reftel),of First East Export Bank (FEEB) of Malaysia, and of the Chairman of Bank Mellat of Iran, and [...] | 2009-11-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IR IT KNNP PARM |
09ROME1341 | MEETING ON IRAN WITH ITALIAN ADVISOR TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Poloff and Econoff met with Rino Trombetta, an Italian adviser on Iran and Afghanistan to the members of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament. Several of his Parliamentarians are members of a Delegation for Relations with Iran, a group composed of 18 MEPs and 16 alt [...] | 2009-12-04 14:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU IR IT |
09ROME1342 | ITALY IRAN SANCTIONS ACT DEMARCHE: GOI INFORMED; [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) demarche to the GOI, and to Eni and Edison energy companies. As expected, GOI officials defended their "moral suasion" actions and claimed their companies are cooperating. Eni officials continue to claim that they have halted any new act [...] | 2009-12-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL |
09ROME1419 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] C) Poloff spoke with Iran desk officer, Silvia Santangelo, regarding the cases of American citizens detained in Iran, and requested the GOI's assistance, per reftel. The Iran desk said that in the last two months, all human rights discussions, including consular discussions with the Iranians [...] | 2009-12-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR IT |
09ROME144 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...] | 2009-02-06 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM |
09ROME178 | ITALY: US COMPANY MAY BE INVOLVED IN SUSPECT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IT |
09ROME232 | ITALY CLAIMS REDUCTIONS IN IRANIAN EXPORT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME252 | ITALY REDUCES EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN, BUT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past three months, Italy's Export Credit Agency (SACE) has reduced its exposure in the form of insurance guarantees on trade and investment to Iran from 1.5 billion euros to about 1.3 billion euros as existing debts have been repaid. SACE's managers have chosen not to [...] | 2009-03-04 07:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME281 | ITALIAN PIPELINE COMPANY CONCERNED ABOUT AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Franco - Italian energy company Edison, one of the leading partners in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project, is concerned about Azerbaijan's decision to delay production from its Shah Deniz II gas field. Such a delay would adversely impact current plans for first TGI [...] | 2009-03-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR IR IT RS TU AJ |
09ROME427 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK |
09ROME431 | DAS HENGEL DEMARCHES THE GOI AND ENI ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 3 meetings with the Italian MFA and Italian energy parastatal ENI, EEB/ESC DAS Hengel requested appropriate action be taken to halt new petrochemical deals with Iran (Ref A). ENI executives said Iran needs advanced oil recovery technology to become a net gas [...] | 2009-04-16 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME472 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY AWARE OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 15 and 16 April Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of International Trade and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively, concerning Iranian efforts to procure sensitive items for use in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) via an Italian intermediary. Econoff prese [...] | 2009-04-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09ROME504 | ENI WANTS TO TALK TO USG ABOUT ITS PLANS TO SIGN [...] (C) Summary: Italian energy company ENI is seeking at least tacit USG approval for a memorandum of understanding that it wishes to sign with Iran. The MOU would be for a feasibility study to increase oil production from the Darquain field. ENI's CEO Paolo Scaroni will raise this issue with US [...] | 2009-05-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME511 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY APPROVES SOME EXPORTS TO [...] (SBU) On 15 and 16 April Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning Iran export license applications by Worthington SRL and Emerson Process Management to Italian Ministry of International Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. Econoff presented the demarche to Giovanni Ramella [...] | 2009-05-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC |
09ROME518 | IRANIAN-ORIGIN VEHICLES STILL IN ITALY, BUT MAY BE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PARM IR IT |
09ROME558 | G8 ENERGY MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTE... [...] (C/NF) Summary: Your 23-25 May visit to Rome will provide opportunities to interact with senior Italian officials on priority USG energy issues. On European energy security, Italy's very close relationship with Russia often causes it to resist efforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy s [...] | 2009-05-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL IR RU IT |
09ROME592 | FM FRATTINI ABRUPTLY CANCELS TEHRAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. FM Franco Frattini abruptly canceled his May 20-21 visit to Tehran when Iran insisted on a meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad in Semnan, the location of the May 20 missile launch. Frattini had intended to meet with Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss Iranian participation [...] | 2009-05-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT IR |
09ROME686 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM |
09ROME687 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN |
09ROME728 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY APPROVES SOME EXPORTS TO [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministries of International Trade and Foreign Affairs concerning export license applications by Worthington SRL and Emerson Process Management to ship industrial items to Iran (reftel). Econoff presented the demarche to Giovanni Ramella Zampa, a [...] | 2009-06-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT |
09ROME748 | EMBASSY ROME HAS RESCINDED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ODIP IR IT |
09ROME754 | U/S BURNS' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting with U/S Burns, Russian FM Lavrov expressed confidence that key Moscow summit deliverables would be finalized. On a post-START framework agreement, Lavrov expressed concern that specifying a range of reductions would create an expectation that the lower ta [...] | 2009-06-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KNNP AF RS IR |
09ROME776 | TRIESTE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL: FOCUS ON IRAN, [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns headed the U.S. delegation to the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Trieste June 25-27. The G8-only portion of the meetings focused on global and regional challenges but the forum grew on June 26th to include meetings between the G8 and Afghan and Pakistani foreign m [...] | 2009-07-06 05:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM |
09ROME78 | ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...] | 2009-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT |
09ROME782 | ITALIAN COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN IRANIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: On June 9, 2009, the Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont announced that it intends to sign a 200 million Euro contract to help build a gas treatment plant in Tombak, Iran. This announcement comes in spite of an April 2009 U.S. demarche requesting the GOI discourage this d [...] | 2009-07-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME889 | DAS SPIRNAK'S MEETING WITH ITALIAN VICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) On the margins of a July 24 discussion on the Broader Middle East Initiative, NEA Acting DAS Madelyn Spirnak spoke with Italian MFA Vice Director General Luigi Marras about the situation in Iran, Lebanon and Syria. ---- Iran ---- 2. (C) Spirnak complimented Marras for Italy's hand [...] | 2009-07-31 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS IT IR |
09ROME916 | THE MEK'S MARYAM RAJAVI IN ROME [...] (C) Summary: In a visit that coincided with violent confrontations at Camp Ashraf, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) and of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI),made a two-day visit to Rome at the invitation of the Italian Chamber of Deputies [...] | 2009-08-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PTER |
09ROME928 | ITALIAN "MORAL SUASION" PUTS IRANIAN PROJECT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME962 | NO DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ON ITALIAN CMS [...] (S) Per Ref A, Post requested that Italian officials provide an up-date on Italian machine tool manufacturer CMS Industries proposed export of NSG and Wassenaar Arrangement controlled machines tools to Iran. The export would have been through a Turkish company called Ark Makina. On August 5, [...] | 2009-08-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
09ROME989 | ITALIAN SURVEILLANCE SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF EXPORTS [...] (S) Summary: In response to Post's inquiry about the GOI's investigation of the suspected export of restricted Japanese-origin items by an Italian firm to Iran, the GOI advised that it had put the suspected Italian firm under surveillance for the 3 months ending on July 28. The surveillance u [...] | 2009-08-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT JA KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
09RPODUBAI109 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 3, [...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Past and Present of Reform Movement: PAST: Former Reformist parliamentarian Mohammad Mousavi Khoeni [strictly protect], who served in the Sixth Majles (2000-2004),met with IRPO on March 1 and 3. Mousavi Khoeni entered the Majles from a leadership position [...] | 2009-03-03 13:33:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PINS IR |
09RPODUBAI115 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 10, [...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Future of Reform Movement: Last week former MP (Sixth Majles) Moussavi Khoeni spoke about his experiences as a parliamentarian and his views on reformist participation in the upcoming presidential elections. Turning now to his views on the future of the reformist [...] | 2009-03-10 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM CONS IR AF |
09RPODUBAI121 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 17, [...] [C/NF] Iranian Visa Applicants in Dubai Generally Unenthusiastic About Mir Hossein Mousavi: IRPO Conoff queried visa applicants regarding their views of former Iranian Prime Minister and now presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. None professed particular enthusiasm with his candidacy and [...] | 2009-03-17 12:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EAGR ECON KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI122 | IRAN'S ELECTION - KHATAMI DEPARTS, MOUSAVI ENTERS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former president Khatami's decision to withdraw from Iran's upcoming presidential race in favor of former Prime Minister Mousavi will help consolidate the moderate vote, strengthening the challenge to Ahmadinejad. Mousavi, following a twenty-year absence from Iran's political [...] | 2009-03-17 13:49:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI124 | IRAN: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES COMPLAIN OF IRIG DISCRIMINATION [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG has engaged in a distinct effort to separate minorities from the larger, Muslim society, according to members of Iran's Zoroastrian and Armenian Christian communities who recently spoke to IRPO. Iran's efforts, seemingly intended to ensure that Iran is first and foremost [...] | 2009-03-18 12:43:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI140 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...] | 2009-03-25 12:33:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI143 | CORRECTION - IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) REF A, (RPO DUBAI 140) WAS TRANSMITTED ON 05/25/2009. A DUPLICATE MESSAGE, REF B (RPO DUBAI 141),WAS TRANSMITTED AFTERWARDS. REF A IS CORRECT COPY. PLEASE DISREGARD AND DELETE/DESTROY ALL COPIES OF REF B. ASGARD [...] | 2009-03-26 12:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI148 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 31, [...] [S/NF] Roxana Saberi: Iranian-Americans as Diplomatic Leverage : As IRPO has reported and will report further septel, various spoilers in Iran facing the prospect that improved US-Iran ties will erode their standing within Iran have taken deliberate and well-timed steps to preempt such improved [...] | 2009-03-31 12:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM CACS ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI162 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE -- WINDOW ON IRAN -- APRIL 7, [...] (S/NF) Update on Roxana Saberi: Two separate IRPO contacts have asserted that Roxanna Saberi is part of a political struggle over IRIG relations with the US. One of them, a friend of Saberi who works for BBC Farsi, said that Saberi was taken by elements in the Ministry of Intelligence and Secur [...] | 2009-04-07 14:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI168 | AHMADINEJAD'S WINGS GET CLIPPED ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iran's Majles dealt President Ahmadinejad a series of setbacks on economic policy in March that signal the forging of a broad-based opposition to the President's populist economic policies. These defeats have hurt, but probably not crippled, his plans to distribute cash and ec [...] | 2009-04-14 08:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI169 | DRUG USE IN IRAN DECLINING, U.S. MODEL CREDITED [...] (C) Summary: A medical professor who consults for the IRIG on drug treatment and prevention programs said that demand reduction programs are showing results in reducing drug use in Iran. He said that Iran now models many of its demand reduction and addiction treatment efforts on programs deve [...] | 2009-04-14 10:55:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI171 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - APRIL [...] [S/NF] Iranian UN OCHA head seen as invaluable link to IRIG: According to an Iranian employee of the UN Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (please protect),the current OCHA director in Tehran, Ali Ashraf Mojtahed Shabestari, is so well-respected by IRIG officials that their r [...] | 2009-04-15 13:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI174 | IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN INSIDER ASSESSES THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: A prominent political scientist from Tehran assesses that moderate presidential contender Mir Hossein Mousavi has - at least in theory - the constituency to win, but that his ability to defeat the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election will depend largely on his [...] | 2009-04-16 15:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI176 | DECONSTRUCTING THE IRANIAN ELECTORATE [...] (S) Summary: The Iranian electorate comprises a diverse mix of voters, including the true believers, the scared voters, and those just looking for moderate improvement. This year, much discussion has centered on four groups of voters: rural voters, urban voters, young voters, and a potential bl [...] | 2009-04-21 11:37:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV ECON KDEM SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI177 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE--WINDOW ON IRAN--APRIL 22, [...] (S/NF) Game of Attrition. Ahmadinejad's defeats on the budget and his plan to distribute cash payments to lower-income Iranians show that power centers, such as the Majles, are actively working to pressure the President prior to the June election, according to [Source removed]. These power centers [...] | 2009-04-22 11:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI180 | IRANIAN SOURCE CLAIMS SABERI'S SENTENCE WILL BE COMMUTED [...] (S/NF) An IRPO contact on April 22 recounted to us his conversation with an Iranian source who claimed Roxanna Saberi's sentence will be commuted to six months. Our contact said the Iranian source, who has access to Iranian officials, asserted vigorously that Tehran had already decided to co [...] | 2009-04-23 10:55:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR CASC IR |
09RPODUBAI181 | IRAN'S REFORM-RESISTANT ECONOMY [...] (S/NF) Summary: As economic issues rise to the top of the agenda in Iran's presidential campaigns, the range of the policy debate on economic issues remains narrow and is essentially limited to which candidate can better manage Iran's government dominated economy. Recent examples of currency [...] | 2009-04-23 12:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI187 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY 6, [...] (S/NF) Election Update - Let's Make a Deal: During a May 5 meeting with IRPO Officers, a Tehran-based businessman who travels regularly to Dubai detailed several important backstories for the upcoming presidential elections. (This contact is a former IRGC officer who was based in Khuzestan du [...] | 2009-05-06 13:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI217 | IRAN ELECTION SCENESETTER: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LIST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 13:27:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI223 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY [...] (S/NF) Trilateral Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan Summit in Tehran: On May 24 the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in a trilateral summit hosted by the IRIG intended to, in the words of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, develop mechanisms to find "regional solutions for regional [...] | 2009-05-28 12:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI232 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JUNE [...] (S/NF) Rivals Eroding AN's Purportedly Solid Base of Support: After discussing election developments with a broad range of contacts, it appears that in combination, AN's three rivals can strip him of a substantial number of votes from his base. A few of this week's entries refer to this situa [...] | 2009-06-03 13:23:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI233 | IRAN: THE GLOVES COME OFF IN AHMADINEJAD-MOUSAVI DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: The much-anticipated live debate between President Ahmadinejad and his chief rival, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, was a watershed event in which Ahmadinejad broke long-standing taboos by leveling allegations of corruption at senior regime officials and attacking the ac [...] | 2009-06-04 13:44:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI235 | IRAN’S FIRST FAN: DISSATISFACTION WITH AHMADINEJAD MAY [...] (C) Summary: As emotions run high following a week of adversarial debates between Iran's four presidential candidates, the outcome of the national soccer team's World Cup qualifying match against the UAE could add to voters' dissatisfaction with Ahmadinejad just 36 hours before they head to the pol [...] | 2009-06-09 14:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI244 | FACTORING THE ECONOMY INTO IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Iranian businessmen and financial consultants held in the past week reveal an overwhelming preference among our contacts for Mohsen Rezai's economic proposals, but most intend to vote for Mir Hossein Mousavi for political and social reasons. Our contacts admit t [...] | 2009-06-11 12:19:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI245 | IRAN'S ELECTION: URBAN VOTERS MOBILIZING TO OUST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The overwhelming last-minute mobilization of the urban vote will likely lead to President Ahmadinejad's defeat, as many Iranians who typically stay home on election day now view Friday's election as a rare chance to exert some influence over the direction of their country. IRPO [...] | 2009-06-11 13:19:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI247 | IRAN'S REFORMISTS BRAND ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUD AS TREASON, [...] (S/NF) In reftel, we suggested the two most likely outcomes for the Iranian election were a Moussavi win in the first round, or a massively fraudulent Ahmadinejad win in the first round. (Winning in the first round requites winning more than 50 percent of the nationwide vote.) It appears both took [...] | 2009-06-13 12:29:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PROP PINS IR |
09RPODUBAI249 | IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: KEY INDICATORS OF FRAUD [...] (S/NF) Iran analysts, both Iranian and foreign, have reacted with incredulity to the results of the Iranian presidential election and accused the IRIG of grossly rigging the election and falsifying the resuls. The Iran Regional Presence Office's review of Iran's recent presidential elections a [...] | 2009-06-15 14:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI255 | IRAN'S ELECTION: ACADEMICS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF FRIDAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Five Iranian academics seeking visas in Dubai spoke with IRPO regarding the unfolding drama in Iran. They consider the demonstration coinciding with Supreme Leader Khamenei's Friday Prayers to be the most important rally yet because the demonstrators will have the opportunity s [...] | 2009-06-18 13:50:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI258 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JUNE [...] (S/NF) Participant in Saturday Demonstration Describes Security Forces: A long-standing IRPO contact who splits his time between Tehran and Dubai described witnessing at least four different groups of security forces on the streets of Tehran during the demonstrations Saturday that were violent [...] | 2009-06-23 13:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI261 | IRAN: UNREST RATTLES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE, BUT OVERALL [...] (C) Summary: Other than the Tehran Stock Exchange's steep decline, the initial impact of the post-electoral unrest on the economy appears to be more psychological than real. Iran's oil production remains steady and major business centers open. Despite repeated rumors that the Mousavi-led oppos [...] | 2009-06-24 14:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI269 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S/NF) Unconfirmed Detention of Dual National American Citizen in Iran: An Iranian-American journalist (please protect) who was covering the presidential election for Tehran Bureau from inside Iran until his credentials were revoked several days ago said he personally witnessed the arrest of a [...] | 2009-07-01 13:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CASC IR |
09RPODUBAI273 | IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: OPPOSITION ATTACKS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: The Guardians Council formally certified Ahmadinejad's landslide reelection on June 29, theoretically closing the door to any further challenges of the results. Nevertheless, the key opposition leadership figures categorically rejected the verdict and vowed publicly to fight on, o [...] | 2009-07-02 13:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI280 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S/NF) Continuing Anger at Government, Growing Impatience with Mousavi: IRPO contacts recently returned from Iran to Dubai describe widespread frustration among the general populace and noted a sharp escalation in the anti-government rhetoric during casual conversations. The visible security [...] | 2009-07-08 14:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI281 | IRAN: RURAL INDUSTRIALIST PESSIMISTIC ON AGRICULTURE, [...] (C) Summary: A fertilizer factory owner who was applying for a visa in Dubai recently spoke with IRPO regarding Iran's agriculture sector, the role of economics in the presidential election, and subsidy reform. He considered Iran's water shortage and limited access to capital for fixed investme [...] | 2009-07-09 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI285 | IRAN: BUSINESSMEN POST-ELECTION: THINGS HAVE COME TO A HALT [...] (C) Summary: Several Iranian business contacts told IRPO that business was on hold in the aftermath of the election, and all doubted that their businesses could survive much longer. Goods are not clearing customs, clients are not placing orders, no money is moving out, revenues are falling, and [...] | 2009-07-14 12:35:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI288 | 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 |
09RPODUBAI293 | IRAN: RAFSANJANI'S FRIDAY PRAYERS SERMON REIGNITES [...] (C) Summary: With his call on the government to "restore the people's trust" in the Islamic Republic's leadership after the disputed election, Rafsanjani used the Tehran Friday Prayers pulpit to defy both public expectations and the Supreme Leader's edict to accept Ahmadinejad's win. His unexp [...] | 2009-07-20 12:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI297 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) IRGC Assumes Control: An Iranian journalist working for a Western wire service told us July 18 that the IRGC had asserted its authority "to protect the revolution" and assumed control of the IRIG's response to the protest. In the process, he said, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security [...] | 2009-07-22 13:44:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI301 | IRAN: SUPREME LEADER-AHMADINEJAD TUSSLE OVER NOMINEE BRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Leader Khamenei's intervention in a dispute among conservatives over President Ahmadinejad's pick for first vice president has further strained his status as the unchallenged arbiter of Iranian politics. Though Ahmadinejad did ultimately bow to the Supreme Leader's directi [...] | 2009-07-27 14:07:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI302 | IRAN: WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE IRGC IS GOOD FOR IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian businessmen who have experience with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) economic activities maintained that its involvement is increasing economic inefficiencies and discouraging the private sector. They lamented that without a strong challenger and President [...] | 2009-07-27 14:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI305 | IRAN: WELCOMING AMERICANS EVEN AS POST-ELECTION CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 09:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC IR |
09RPODUBAI306 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (C) Week Ahead Holds Flashpoints for Unrest: July 30 is the fortieth day after the death of the demonstrators killed on June 20, including the now-iconic Neda Soltan, whose death was captured by cell phone video. Fortieth day mourning services are traditional within Islam and provided critical [...] | 2009-07-29 12:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI315 | IRANIAN JEWISH YOUTH "CONFESSES" TO SPYING FOR ISRAEL; [...] (S/NF) Summary: A former Jewish MP said that at least one Jewish youth was among the hundred defendants subjected to the first show trial that began August 1 and the 18-year old has already made a videotaped confession to spying on behalf of Israel. His arrest has sparked fears that more membe [...] | 2009-08-03 10:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI316 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S STAR FADING IN THE ARAB WORLD? [...] (U) This is a joint cable by the Iran Regional Presence Office and the Dubai Regional Media Hub. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Since Iran's June 12 presidential elections, Arab media have intensely focused their coverage on the demonstrations in Iran and the international community's response to t [...] | 2009-08-03 11:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PROP PGOV PINR IR |
09RPODUBAI317 | IRAN: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES MOUNT AS AHMADINEJAD BEGINS SECOND [...] (C) Summary: As President Ahmadinejad enters his second term in office, his administration will likely be hamstrung by a strained budget, falling GDP growth, the global economic slowdown, and sanctions. Dealing with Iran's budget deficit currently is the government's main priority, though IRPO [...] | 2009-08-03 11:58:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI318 | IRAN: TRIAL INDICTMENT ALLEGES VAST CONSPIRACY AGAINST IRIG [...] (C) Summary: The August 1 trial of more than a hundred individuals arrested in the wake of the disputed presidential election continued the IRIG's efforts to re-assert control via repression. In a sprawling indictment, the IRIG linked US and Iran-based NGOs, Israel, foreign media outlets, the [...] | 2009-08-03 12:46:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI319 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI:WINDOW ON IRAN-AUGUST 5, [...] (S) Endorsement, Inauguration Initiate Ahmadinejad's Second Term: Supreme Leader Khamenei officially endorsed Ahmadinejad for the presidency on August 3 and today Ahmadinejad took the oath of office during his inauguration. Both events have been scrutinized for their clues to the elite infight [...] | 2009-08-05 12:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI327 | IRAN: PROTESTER DESCRIBES POST-ELECTION IRIG INTIMIDATION [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian woman from Shiraz seeking refugee status in the West spoke with IRPO regarding the IRIG harassment she faced after participating in post-election protests. Her background made her a likely target for the IRIG; she is an English teacher, has friends in the US and UK, and [...] | 2009-08-11 08:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI329 | RESEARCHER DESCRIBES HIV/AIDS SITUATION IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian HIV/AIDS researcher in Dubai applying for a visa sat down with IRPO to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Iran. Less than 1 percent of the Iranian population is infected, though developing accurate statistics is difficult because the leading causes of HIV/AIDS in Iran, in [...] | 2009-08-12 10:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON KHIV IR |
09RPODUBAI331 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOWN ON IRAN-AUGUST [...] (S) Shahroudi's Term Approaches its End: An IRPO contact with indirect access to senior Iranian officials told us that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was leaving his office frustrated that he had been unable to make significant changes to strengthen Iran's justice system. [...] | 2009-08-12 12:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI TSPL IR |
09RPODUBAI334 | IRAN: ANONYMOUS CLERICS CALL FOR SUPREME LEADER'S DISMISSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15 an anonymous open letter to the Assembly of Experts from "a group of seminary students in Qom, Mashhad and Esfahan," called for the removal of Supreme Leader Khamenei, claiming that he no longer met the qualifications for the position as stipulated by the Iranian Cons [...] | 2009-08-17 13:08:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI335 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD NAMES INTEL AND TWO FEMALE MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a live August 16 televised address, President Ahmadinejad discussed the criteria for his cabinet selections and named six of the 21 ministers. Of note is Ahmadinejad's candidate for the Ministry of Intelligence, Hojjat ol-Eslam Heydar Moslehi, who has ties to both Supreme Lead [...] | 2009-08-17 13:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI340 | IRAN: REGIME STALWARTS TURNS OUT IN FORCE AT JUDICIARY HAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. IRIG regime stalwarts showed up in force at an August 17 ceremony to greet the new head of the Judiciary Hojjatoleslam Sadegh Larijani (brother of Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani) and to bid farewell to the previous Judiciary head Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. This was [...] | 2009-08-19 11:47:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI341 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD NAMES ADDITIONAL CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad delivered the names of 18 of his 21 proposed cabinet ministers to the Majlis today. The remaining three-for the ministries of defense, commerce, and justice-had not yet been finalized, although legally today is the deadline for such a submission. Of note, the incumbent [...] | 2009-08-19 14:37:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI347 | IRAN: RAFSANJANI'S COMMENTS RE: KHAMENEI: RECAPITULATION NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 23 comments by Expediency Council President Ayatollah Rafsanjani in which he urged fealty to Supreme Leader Khamenei, was not so much a capitulation to the Supreme Leader as it was a rhetorical dressing of his more substantive comments, in which he continued to call for [...] | 2009-08-24 14:43:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI348 | IRAN: IN CABINET AHMADINEJAD CHOOSES LOYALTY AND IDEOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ahmadinejad's nominees for his second-term cabinet showcase his preference for loyalty over expertise, as most clearly have longstanding ties to the President. Although most of the 21 these nominees generally lack significant experience for their respective ministries, [...] | 2009-08-24 14:58:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI349 | IRAN: TEHRAN SHOW TRIAL AGAIN CITES USG EXCHANGE PROGAMS AS [...] (C) Summary: The inclusion of USG public diplomacy programs and IRPO in a recent indictment read during the second show trial in Tehran is not a new allegation of US plotting for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Such claims have been made before, most recently in January, and contain many acc [...] | 2009-08-25 08:14:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IR |
09RPODUBAI361 | IRAN: THE POLITICS OF BREAD [...] (C) Summary: Traditional flat breads are a staple of the Iranian diet and offer a window into the problems of Iran's economy. Iranians eat flat bread daily, particularly 'nan-e sangak', and its importance has made bread prices a political issue, particularly as prices have doubled since approx [...] | 2009-08-31 12:42:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI362 | IRAN'S JUDICIARY CHANGES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (C) Summary: Since taking over the Judiciary in mid-July, Hojjatoleslam Sadeq Larijani has taken steps seemingly designed to assuage ongoing public anger over the government's brutal treatment of detainees and opportunistic persecution of the hardliners' political foes. Foremost among these st [...] | 2009-08-31 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI363 | KHAMENEI'S AND AHMADINEJAD'S TALKING POINTS ON POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent public speeches both Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad have each repeated key talking points about the post-election unrest. Both have emphasized that this unrest is the result of a vast long-planned conspiracy by Iran's foreign enemies to besmirch the [...] | 2009-09-02 06:28:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI366 | IRAN OFFICIALS, PRESS SPIN IAEA REPORT ON EVE OF P5+1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Iran's envoy to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh and the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi took the nominal lead in spinning the August 28 IAEA report as a vindication of Iran's positions, their public comments offered little new insight to the I [...] | 2009-09-02 14:43:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV IR PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI369 | MAJLIS PASSES 18 OF 21 AHMADINEJAD CABINET PICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Majlis today approved 18 of Ahmadinejad's 21 cabinet nominees, including his controversial choice for Defense Minister. The two-week run-up to the vote featured much public grumbling by Conservative Majlis members about both lack of prior executive branch consultation on the n [...] | 2009-09-03 14:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI373 | IRAN: IRIG EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG is pursuing several strategies simultaneously to cow the opposition and to prevent further protests. Some elements of this strategy include the ongoing show trials of prominent reformers, pressuring opposition leaders by arresting or threatening family members, canceling [...] | 2009-09-08 13:58:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI375 | IRAN TURNS THE SCREW TIGHTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a series of raids and arrests on September 7 and 8, the government moved aggressively to stop efforts by the Iran 'Green Path' opposition and human rights advocates to document and publicize allegations of detainee abuse and extrajudicial killings by the security forces in th [...] | 2009-09-09 13:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI377 | IRAN: CABINET VOTE'S AFTERMATH HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad and Iran's media heralded the Majlis' vote confirming 18 of his 21 cabinet nominees as a boon for Iran's unity and national interests. However, the confusion surrounding Ahmadinejad's aborted second-round nominations for the Ministries of Education and Energy and the r [...] | 2009-09-10 13:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI378 | IRAN: KARRUBI'S ARREST APPEARS IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is widespread speculation that the government of Iran is moving closer to arresting Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Karrubi, the former Majlis Speaker and presidential candidate who has become the most vocal and persistent critic of the ruling establishment since the June 12 election. T [...] | 2009-09-14 12:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI379 | IRAN: KHAMENEI SAYS SYSTEM WILL "ACT DECISIVELY" AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11 Supreme Leader Khamenei gave the main Tehran Friday Prayer sermon. In his comments Khamenei sought to characterize his treatment of opposition in line with the practices of both the first Shia Imam Ali and also with that of his predecessor Ayatollah Khomeini. He [...] | 2009-09-14 13:44:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI382 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD TAKES ANOTHER RUN AT GASOLINE SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ahmadinejad has opened his second term intending to pursue gasoline subsidy reform. Although the Majlis refused to endorse the proposed reforms at the end of his first term, this time Ahmadinejad seems to have the support of Supreme Leader Khamenei, and the government i [...] | 2009-09-16 11:10:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI384 | IRAN: QODS DAY BECOMES DOMESTIC BATTLEFRONT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This year's Qods Day - traditionally a government-orchestrated display of solidarity with Palestinians - has morphed into a domestic political contest in the wake of the disputed presidential election as oppositionists attempt to co-opt the sanctioned rallies by mobilizing their s [...] | 2009-09-17 14:30:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI385 | IRAN: IRIG SEES ROOT CAUSES OF OPPOSITION IN THE CLASSROOM [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Leader Khamenei and the IRIG have signaled their intention to move beyond the arrests of opposition figures and attack the perceived intellectual basis of the opposition. This initiative seems to be at least a two-pronged approach -- limiting the ability of universities to [...] | 2009-09-17 15:02:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI386 | IRAN'S QODS DAY ENDS IN A DRAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Iran's Qods Day celebrations on September 18, defying government threats that anti-government protesters would be dealt with severely. Despite the warnings and significant efforts by the state to prevent large-scale anti-governm [...] | 2009-09-20 08:27:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI389 | IRAN: CLERICAL CONFAB STIFFS RAFSANJANI FOR SUPREME LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Oppositionist hopes that Iran's clerical class would mobilize to oppose Supreme Leader Khamenei's post-election policies appear sharply diminished in the wake of the first Assembly of Experts meeting since the June 12 Presidential election. Not only did the Assembly, which has the [...] | 2009-09-24 14:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI393 | IRAN WANTS CONGRATULATIONS, NOT CONDEMNATION OVER SECOND [...] (C) Summary: Iranian media and public statements by officials have maintained the IRIG's official line that the IRIG has not only not violated the NPT, but has gone beyond its IAEA obligations in its early disclosure of the second uranium enrichment facility near Qom. President Ahmadinejad, a [...] | 2009-09-28 13:40:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP PARM IR |
09RPODUBAI394 | IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS BUY MAJOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 27 the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC)-affiliated 'Etemaad-e Mobin Consortium' (EMC) bought a 50 percent plus one share stake in the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) for an amount equivalent to USD 7.8 billion. The sale, the largest in the Tehran Stock E [...] | 2009-09-28 14:31:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI395 | IRAN: UNIVERSITY PROTESTERS HECKLE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28 an estimated two thousand students dressed in green marched through the University of Tehran chanting "death to the dictator" as senior IRIG officials, including the controversial Higher Education Minister, were heckled while entering a (closed to students) ceremon [...] | 2009-09-29 13:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PHUM |
09RPODUBAI398 | IRAN: NO HINT OF COMPROMISE ON THE EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of negotiations with the US and other P5+1 members, Iranian officials insisted that they will neither surrender the country's nuclear rights nor bow to threats of further sanctions. Iranian officials balanced these uncompromising statements with expressions of Iran's go [...] | 2009-09-30 13:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PROP IR |
09RPODUBAI407 | IRAN: INITIAL IRANIAN PRESS REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETINGS [...] This cable repeats ref e-mail. 2. Inititial Iranian press coverage of the P5+1 negotiations in Geneva and the bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Iranian negotiator Jalili has been factual, without editorial comment. Coverage in the sources we checked was positive, drawing on statem [...] | 2009-10-04 13:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM IR |
09RPODUBAI409 | IRAN: IRGC ACQUIRES BANK LICENSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) recently approved bank licenses (one preliminarily) for two financial institutions affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Cors (IRGC),Ansar Finance and Credit Institute (AFCI) and Mehr Finance and Credit Institute (MFCI). The licenses allow [...] | 2009-10-05 12:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI411 | IRAN: NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS INDICATE ONGOING IRGC [...] (C) Summary: According to Iranian press the IRIG is set to merge the Basij Resistance Force into the IRGC Ground Forces. In a move assumed by Iranian press to be related, on October 4 Supreme Leader Khamenei announced four high-level personnel changes within the IRGC, including appointing Brig [...] | 2009-10-05 15:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI415 | IRAN OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTION DECLINING, FAILING TO MEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent statistics in Iranian press indicate Iran's current offshore oil production in the Persian Gulf is declining. This decline comes despite ambitious growth plans for offshore production in the current Five-Year Development Plan, which has the target of one million barrels per [...] | 2009-10-06 13:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI424 | IRAN: P5+1 TALKS A NATIONAL SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Iranian officials continue to give positive assessments of the outcome of the October 1 Geneva P5+1 meeting. Statements by Iranian officials, as well as editorial commentary by state and semi-official media, have focused on these themes: The negotiations were conducted under Iran' [...] | 2009-10-08 12:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP PARM PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI430 | IRAN PRESS: MFA SPOKESMAN SAYS QOM FACILITY, 20 PERCENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 14:26:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI432 | IRAN PRESS: AEOI SAYS IRAN WILL PROVIDE TEHRAN RESEARCH [...] (U) On October 10 the Iranian press service ISNA reported comments by AEOI Spokesman Ali Shirzadian on Iran's options for acquiring fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). 2. (U) The ISNA article's title was: "AEOI Spokesman in Talk with ISNA: Various Ways of Procuring Fuel for the T [...] | 2009-10-13 11:53:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI433 | IRAN PRESS: AHMADINEJAD WEBSITE GOES 'BEHIND THE SCENES' IN [...] (U) "Sanyehnews" (sanyehnews.com) is an Iranian website closely affiliated the views of President Ahmadinejad. On Monday, October 12 it posted a story titled, "What Wasn't Said and Published About the Geneva Talks," that puts forward a version of the October first Geneva negotiations that is [...] | 2009-10-13 12:09:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI435 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S MAJLIS SUPPORT LIMITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two early October incidents illustrate both the continuing gulf between the Majlis and President Ahmadinejad and Ahmadinejad's failure to garner support among the Majlis' Principlist faction, the conservatives who dominate the legislature. On October 6 an Ahmadinejad ally failed [...] | 2009-10-13 14:12:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI438 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI, MAJLIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 12:46:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI439 | IRAN: OBSCURE ROYALIST GROUP DRAWS REGIME DEATH SENTENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports from Iran indicate that as many as five people listed in the indictments issued in the wake of post-election unrest have been sentenced to death by Tehran revolutionary courts. Though details surrounding the individual cases are murky the convictions do not in fact appear [...] | 2009-10-14 14:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI444 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FRENCH-IRAN DISAGREEMENT CAUSES DELAY OF [...] (U) October 19 Iranian press reports of the first day of Vienna IAEA negotiations cited IAEA Director General's characterization of the talks as "very constructive" and "a good start." However other Iranian press, to include two October 19 'PressTV' pieces titled "Iran Rejects 'Direct Talks' wi [...] | 2009-10-20 13:07:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IR PARM |
09RPODUBAI450 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S OCTOBER 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 08:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI455 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: INITIAL IRAN PRESS REACTION TO GENEVA [...] (SBU) The following is a sampling of October 22 Iranian press coverage of the October 19-21 Vienna talks. Initial reporting was mostly factual, and coverage uniformly relayed the basic points of the draft agreement, in addition to IAEA Director General al-Baradei's post-negotiation comments. [...] | 2009-10-22 14:02:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI456 | CORRECTION: IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: INITIAL IRAN PRESS REACTION [...] (SBU) The following is a sampling of October 22 Iranian press coverage of the October 19-21 Vienna talks. Initial reporting was mostly factual, and coverage uniformly relayed the basic points of the draft agreement, in addition to IAEA Director General al-Baradei's post-negotiation comments. [...] | 2009-10-22 14:06:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI459 | TEHRAN NUCLEAR FUEL DEAL DRAWING DOMESTIC POLITICAL FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 press conference Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki said Iran would "soon" be announcing its decision on the IAEA proposal to exchange stockpiles of its own enriched uranium in exchange for smaller amounts of more highly enriched uranium to be used by the Tehran Rese [...] | 2009-10-26 12:55:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR PARM |
09RPODUBAI46 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 20, [...] [U] This January 20, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Up Against Twenty Billion Dollars of Support, Reformists Wary of AN Fraud: According to a Tehran and Dubai-Iranian businessman close to reformist presidential candidate Mehdi K [...] | 2009-02-02 13:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
09RPODUBAI462 | IRAN TO ANSWER IAEA PROPOSAL OCTOBER 29, WANTS "IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran press reports that Iran's Supreme National Security Council is meeting October 28 to decide Iran's position on the draft IAEA fuel proposal, with the decision to be announced October 29. Iranian Majlis deputies and press continue to speak out against the IAEA draft proposal [...] | 2009-10-28 12:57:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI466 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: IRAN SEEKS GRADUAL NUCLEAR FUEL EXPORT, [...] (U) As of 1600 hours (Tehran time) October 29, no Iranian official has made any substantive public comments on Iran's response to the IAEA draft proposal to provide fuel to the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR),although IRIG IAEA Representative Ali Asghar Soltanieh has been quoted in the Iranian p [...] | 2009-10-29 12:31:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM IR |
09RPODUBAI467 | IRAN'S WOMEN'S MOVEMENT FACES EASIER, HARDER TIME AFTER JUNE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two active members of Iran's leading women's rights organization told IRPO the disputed presidential election has both dramatically increased public receptivity to the One Million Signature Campaign's calls for gender equality, and simultaneously constrained its ability to train a [...] | 2009-10-29 13:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI468 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD GETS HALF OF WHAT HE WANTS ON SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Majlis has vigorously debated and ultimately approved the first part of President's Ahmadinejad's proposed subsidy reform bill. The bill is a two-part program intended to end state subsidies on energy, utilities and basic food items and channel the savings as cash payment [...] | 2009-10-29 13:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09RPODUBAI469 | IRAN: OPPOSITION LEADERS CALL SUPPORTERS OUT FOR ANNIVERSARY [...] (C)SUMMARY: Iran's opposition is poised to again co-opt one of the Islamic Republic's cherished rituals - the annual commemoration of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy - to publicly protest the disputed presidential election and to undermine Ahmadinejad's 'coup' government. The Nov [...] | 2009-11-02 13:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI47 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 17, [...] [U] This January 13, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Russians Offer Iran Security Inducements to Shun US Negotiations: According to a former Guardian Council member and as corroborated by a former IRGC general, Russia has reported [...] | 2009-02-02 13:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
09RPODUBAI472 | IRAN'S DOMESTIC POLITICS PREVENTING IAEA ACCORD [...] (C) SUMMARY. After initial vague expressions of Iranian support for the outcome of the October 19-21 Vienna nuclear fuel negotiations, a rising tide of domestic opposition to the IAEA deal from across the Iranian political spectrum has led official Iran to distance itself from the draft agreem [...] | 2009-11-03 12:42:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI474 | IRAN: GOVERNMENT CLASHES WITH PROTESTORS ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: First reports from Iran indicate that security forces moved aggressively against 'Green Path' opposition supporters who took to the streets in a bid to co-opt the government-sanctioned commemoration of the 1979 seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, with anecdota [...] | 2009-11-04 13:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PHUM |
09RPODUBAI475 | IRAN: KHAMENEI TROTS OUT THREADBARE REVOLUTIONARY RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Leader Khamenei's November 3 anti-US comments in a speech commemorating the 'National Struggle Against Global Arrogance Day' were similar in tone and content to his remarks from previous years' speeches on this occasion. Shorn of the rhetorical frills, Khamenei said that e [...] | 2009-11-04 13:32:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI478 | IRAN: MASS RETAILER'S CAUTIOUS ENTRY YIELDING POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In September the Middle East's sole franchisee for Carrefour, the Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAFG) of Dubai, launched Iran's first hypermarket in a new shopping mall on the outskirts of Tehran. At the request of Carrefour's French corporate headquarters, the outlet was launched under [...] | 2009-11-05 14:06:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON IR PREL PGOV |
09RPODUBAI479 | IRAN: OPPOSITION DEFIES THREATS, DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One day after the November 4 official ceremony and 'Green Path' protests, Tehran and other Iranian cities where protests occurred were quiet. Based on reporting from several sources on the November 4 protests, it appears that protests were smaller in Tehran than on Qods Day, but [...] | 2009-11-05 14:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09RPODUBAI48 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 27, [...] [U] This January 27, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] More on Russia-Iran Security Ties: In a follow up discussion with a former IRGC general regarding Russian security cooperation with Iran, he explained that Russia saw Iran as a [...] | 2009-02-02 13:43:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
09RPODUBAI481 | IRAN PRESS: INITIAL IRAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of late November 5, Iranian press coverage of President Obama's November 4 statement on Iran has been scant, with most domestic coverage focused on the November 4 "National Struggle Against Global Arrogance Day" events. What coverage there has been was relatively factual, w [...] | 2009-11-08 11:26:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI482 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: TEHRAN FRIDAY PRAYER SPEECHES FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 14:22:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI485 | IRAN: MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DISCUSSES BUSINESS, SANCTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The publisher of a monthly computer magazine in Iran discounted the effects of U.S. sanctions on the availability of U.S.-origin computers and products in Iran. She explained that such computers are easily available and relatively inexpensive because the included software is large [...] | 2009-11-10 11:07:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI486 | IRAN: JUSTICE GETS PERSONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Revolutionary Courts have issued preliminary sentences for roughly half of the more than one hundred political prisoners detained by the regime in the wake of the disputed presidential election. In terms of severity, the sentences run the gamut from Canadian/Iranian citize [...] | 2009-11-10 13:40:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI492 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S COMPLETED CABINET AGAIN INCLUDES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Majlis on November 15 confirmed the final three nominees for President Ahmadinejad's cabinet. After his initial three selections were rejected in September, on November 8 Ahmadinejad nominated Sadeq Mahsuli as Welfare and Social Security Minister, Majid Namju as Energy Minist [...] | 2009-11-16 13:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI493 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: NOVEMBER 16TH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following contains November 15-16 nuclear-related statements as reported in the Iranian press by: A. Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai B. Chief of Joint Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi C. Senior Ahmadinejad advisor (and former First VP) Par [...] | 2009-11-16 13:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IR PARM |
09RPODUBAI494 | IRAN: IRGC CONSTRUCTION UNIT WINS ANOTHER BIG TENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 the IRGC's Khatamolanbia Construction Company (Gharargah Sazandegi Khatam-ol Anbia - GHORB),won a USD 2.5 billion tender to build a railway network in southeastern Iran, beating out six other bidders, five of which included foreign partners. This award follows rece [...] | 2009-11-17 08:10:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI495 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: NOVEMBER 17: IRAN INITIAL REACTION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following contains November 16-17 nuclear-related statements as reported in the Iranian press by: A. IRIG IAEA Rep Soltanieh: 'Fordo Inspection Confirms Iran's Information' B. Head of Majlis Foreign Relations Subcommittee of the National Security Committee: 'Iran [...] | 2009-11-17 15:45:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI497 | IRAN: VISA APPLICANTS IN DUBAI COMMENT ON THEIR ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian visa applicants in Dubai are generally from higher socioeconomic levels than average Iranians. Still, their economic situations vary significantly. Income, at the low end of the range, is roughly several hundred dollars/month for teachers, young employees, and retirees li [...] | 2009-11-18 12:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI498 | IRAN: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG has for some time considered Western media -- both press and entertainment -- as part of the "soft war" it claims is being waged against it. Despite these claims, and laws declaring satellite receivers illegal, the IRIG has tolerated a Western media presence in the countr [...] | 2009-11-18 12:58:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PROP IR |
09RPODUBAI50 | IRIG SEES U.S. EXCHANGES AS INTENT ON SOFT OVERTHROW [...] (C) Summary: Since September, every International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) group from Iran has cancelled its travel to the United States, often at the last minute. Our access to participants is limited, but some have told us explicitly that they have been refused permission to travel o [...] | 2009-02-02 14:47:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IR |
09RPODUBAI500 | IRAN PRESS: NUCLEAR: FM MOTTAKI ON VIENNA IAEA DEAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 12:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI501 | IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...] | 2009-11-19 14:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI502 | IRAN: SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF DETAINEE ABUSE WITNESS REIGNITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The suspicious death of a 26-year old doctor assigned to a notorious detention facility during the aftermath of the government's crackdown on election protest has refocused attention on detainee abuse and the lengths to which the regime will go to suppress criticism of its behavio [...] | 2009-11-19 14:31:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI503 | IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...] | 2009-11-19 14:37:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR PGOV PREL |
09RPODUBAI504 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: IAEA REPRESENTATIVE SOLTANIAH ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-22 13:45:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI506 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR - NOVEMBER 23 - SUPREME COUNCIL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 12:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI507 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR NOVEMBER 24: NSC HEAD JALILI, MFA [...] NSC HEAD JALILI: WE WANT IRONCLAD GUARANTEES; P5+1 STILL DITHERING National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili told press on November 24 that: - Iran it must have ironclad guarantees for fuel procurement and if they aren't provided, it has other options it will put forward. [...] | 2009-11-24 15:13:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IR PARM |
09RPODUBAI51 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY 3, [...] [S/NF] Election Update - Rumors of Ahmadinejad's Delusions May Hurt His Chances, Khatami Poised to Enter, Velayati May Be Compromise Choice: Several of our Iran and Dubai based contacts have noted Ahmadinejad is facing a major reelection challenge, and that only the Supreme Leaders' active supp [...] | 2009-02-03 13:49:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI513 | IRAN: CONSERVATIVE IN-FIGHTING ALIVE AND WELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into President Ahmadinejad's second term, the dominant ruling faction in Iran (''Osulgarayan,' aka 'Principlist') remains divided by competition for power and resources. At its core are personal rivalries and the settling of political scores but there are also broader [...] | 2009-11-25 13:15:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM IR |
09RPODUBAI514 | IRAN RESPONDS (ADQRSELY) TO IAEA BOG RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial IRIG reaction to the November 27 IAEA Board of Governors' resolution came from its IAEA representative Ali Asghar Soltanieh, who expressed 'deep concern and disappointment,' and from the Iranian Majlis, whose members threatened to 'review' Iran's NPT membership. Subsequen [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI521 | IRAN: INITIAL REPORTS SHOW STUDENT DAY CONFRONTATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reports indicate that violent clashes between security forces and protestors are underway in Tehran, despite the government's aggressive moves to prevent anti-government demonstrations on Students' Day. Tehran University, typically the center of student protests, is repor [...] | 2009-12-07 13:12:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV IR PREL |
09RPODUBAI522 | IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: DECEMBER 7: IRAN NEEDS 20 SITES, WON'T [...] (U) Headlines: - Iraq Environment Minister Doesn't Want Nearby Nuclear Sites - Majlis'er Says Enemies Want Iran to Withdraw from NPT - Salehi: We Need 20 Enrichment Sites, Won't Withdraw From NPT 2. (U) IRAQ ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DOESN'T WANT NEARBY IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES [...] | 2009-12-07 14:53:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
09RPODUBAI525 | IRAN: REGIME TAKES STUDENT DAY PROTESTS IN STRIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's December 7 'Student Day' demonstrations appear to have been largely confined to campuses and their immediate surroundings, but drew significant participation and in several cases ended in violent confrontations between protestors and security forces and/or government support [...] | 2009-12-08 15:05:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR |
09RPODUBAI531 | IRAN: GUARDIAN COUNCIL RETURNS SUBSIDY REFORM HOT POTATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9 Iran's Guardian Council (GC) announced that it would not ratify President Ahmadinejad's targeted subsidies bill but instead return it to the Majlis for more work. The GC has not yet said why it rejected the bill, but did signal earlier in the week it would do so aft [...] | 2009-12-10 14:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR PGOV |
09RPODUBAI532 | IRAN'S RAFSANJANI REDUCED TO PLAYING A WAITING GAME? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 9 speech to Qom seminary students, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi accused Assembly of Experts (AoE) Chairman Hashemi Rafsanjani of working with Iran's enemies against the government. Earlier in the week, pro-IRGC media accused Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh of se [...] | 2009-12-10 14:37:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
09RPODUBAI534 | IRAN: RIPPED KHOMEINI PIC PUTS OPPOSITION ON ITS HEELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 14 the Tehran Prosecutor General announced the arrest of several unnamed individuals accused of desecrating a portrait of the Islamic Republic's revered founder 'Imam' Khomeini, purportedly filmed during the December 7 anti-government protests on Student Day. The Decem [...] | 2009-12-14 12:29:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09RPODUBAI537 | OFFICIAL IRANIAN REACTION TO CHARGES OF OCCUPYING IRAQI OIL [...] (SBU) According to Iranian press IRIG officials have consistently denied Iranian military forces have crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well on December 18, with Iran claiming that foreign press reports of the seizure were intended to disrupt the friendly relations between the two countries. [...] | 2009-12-20 13:46:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PBTS IR |
09RPODUBAI539 | Iran: Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, Prominent Dissident Cleric, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Iranian press in early morning December 20, 87 year-old Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died of natural causes in his Qom residence. Prominent reformist clerics have gone to his house to pay their condolences, and his funeral ceremony will occur December 21 in Qo [...] | 2009-12-20 14:16:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI541 | IRAN: IRGC COMPANY PROFITING FROM SOUTH PARS' WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Rostam Qassemi, the head of the the IRGC's largest business subsidiary (Khatamolanbia Construction Headquarters, aka 'Qorb'),announced that a presidential economic committee has agreed to transfer USD one billion in foreign reserves to Qorb from Iran's Oil Stabiliza [...] | 2009-12-22 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON ENRG |
09RPODUBAI543 | Iran Opposition Hopes Montazeri's Death Will Help The Cause [...] (C) SUMMARY. The December 21 funeral of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri brought tens of thousands of mourners to Qom streets but resulted in no appreciable clash with the substantial security forces turned out for the occasion. Official statements of condolences ranged from perfunctory ones by regime [...] | 2009-12-22 14:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR PREL |
09RPODUBAI545 | IRAN OPPOSITION PLANS TASUA AND ASHURA PROTESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's 'Green Path' opposition expects the religious holidays Tasua and Ashura on December 26th and 27th to be the movement's next significant protests. These holidays commemorate the martyrdom of Hossein, the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, and typically create an emotionally charge [...] | 2009-12-23 08:44:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI547 | Iran: Initial Reports Indicate Violent Ashura Clashes [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of December 27, 1800 hours Tehran time, initial indications from Iran indicate that antigovernment demonstrations on the Shiite holiday of Tasua (Saturday, December 26) were minimal, although crowd violence initiated by pro-government/Basij elements forced former President Khata [...] | 2009-12-28 08:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR PREL |
09RPODUBAI549 | IRAN'S ASHURA DAY VIOLENCE BRINGS REGIME TO CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27 tens of thousands of 'Green Path' oppositionists transformed the 'Ashura' religious holiday into anti-regime and anti-Khamenei demonstrations in cities throughout Iran, triggering the most violent confrontations with security forces since the June 12 presidential ele [...] | 2009-12-28 15:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR PREL |
09RPODUBAI551 | IRAN'S ASHURA AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two days after the violent December 27 Ashura demonstrations in Tehran and other cities, the government continues to arrest and detain more, largely 'second-tier' reformists and their friends and family (to include Shirin Ebadi's sister),while regime stalwarts have begun condemnin [...] | 2009-12-29 13:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR PREL |
09RPODUBAI56 | IRAN'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM - AN INSIDE LOOK [...] (C) Summary: Iran's best universities largely focus on engineering, which the country's top students pursue for its supposed financial reward. Our interlocutors ranked Iran's best schools similarly, starting with Sharif University of Technology and generally concluding with the Islamic Azad U [...] | 2009-02-05 09:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL IR |
09RPODUBAI57 | IRANIAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT CLAIMS SUCCESSES AMID IRIG [...] (C) Summary: Four leading Iranian women's rights activists described a robust, growing movement that is expanding its reach beyond young professional women, despite an aggressive crack-down by hardliners on individual activists. The struggle for women's equality in Iran has become more focuse [...] | 2009-02-05 12:19:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN PHUM KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI58 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 27, [...] [U] This January 27, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] More on Russia-Iran Security Ties: In a follow up discussion with a former IRGC general regarding Russian security cooperation with Iran, he explained that Russia saw Iran as a "j [...] | 2009-02-08 05:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IR |
09RPODUBAI71 | KHATAMI'S IN - BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...] | 2009-02-10 11:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI72 | IRAN'S ELECTION: KHATAMI IS IN, BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...] | 2009-02-10 11:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI75 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Larijani's Speech at Munich Security Conference Calls for Strategy Change: In his speech to the conference on 9 February, Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani listed the failures of US and Western strategy on a wide array of issues, but welcomed the opportunity for a strategic reset unde [...] | 2009-02-10 12:45:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI76 | DUBAI THINKTANK PLANNING TRACK II TALKS ON IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi, ConGen Dubai, and IRPO. 2. (S/NF) On February 5, Ambassador met with Riad Khawaji, founder and CEO of the Dubai-based defense think tank the Institute for Near East and Military Analysis (INEGMA). Among other things, he told Ambassa [...] | 2009-02-11 12:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL IR TC |
09RPODUBAI84 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Khatami Scares Hardliners Into Compromise?: Former president Khatami's recent entry into the presidential race has spurred hardliners and conservatives into action. Two days after his entry, Khatami was menaced by street thugs tied to the Basij chanting "we don't want an American gover [...] | 2009-02-17 12:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON IR |
09RPODUBAI94 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in XXXXXXXXXXXX and former senior official for the XXXXXXXXXXXX told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...] | 2009-02-24 12:14:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SNAR IR |
09RPODUBAI95 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in Khuzestan and former senior official for the Bonyad-e Shahid told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...] | 2009-02-24 12:44:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM IR |
09SANAA149 | IRAN'S RED LINE IN YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY. "Iran is a crucial neighbor so Yemen should respect its red lines and it should respect Yemen's red lines too," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi during a January 19 interview with an independent, sometimes sensationalist, news outlet. The comment, apparently u [...] | 2009-01-28 12:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR YM |
09SANAA1659 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Liza Khaled in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) UN Department on September 9. Khaled said that Yemen is considering running for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and that the Yemeni Ambassador to the UN and other relevant ROYG officials [...] | 2009-09-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR YM |
09SANAA1662 | IRAN IN YEMEN: TEHRAN's SHADOW LOOMS LARGE, BUT FOOTPRINT IS SMALL (c-ne9-01257) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite repeated ROYG accusations of Tehran's material and financial support to the Houthi rebels in Sa'ada and increasingly belligerent media exchanges between Yemen and Iran, Iranian influence in Yemen has thus far been limited to informal religious ties between Yemeni and Iranian [...] | 2009-09-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM |
09SANAA1899 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: ROYG RESPONSE ON IRAN AND [...] (S) On October 13, PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ambassador Ali al-Kaf, the Chief of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on the subjects of Iran, its covert uranium enrichment facility, and meetings being held by the international community to [...] | 2009-10-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM KNNP MNUC AORC UNSC IAEA PREL IR ETTC YM |
09SANAA2279 | YEMENI TRIBAL LEADER: FOR SALEH, SAUDI INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh believes the Saudi Government's military actions in Sa'ada will alleviate mounting domestic political pressure on him to demonstrate progress against the Houthi rebels, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX with close personal ties to Saleh and his inner circle. XXXXXXXXXXXX told E [...] | 2009-12-28 10:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA IR YE |
09SANAA42 | YEMEN RESPONSE TO OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-11 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF IR UN EAID YM |
09SANAA876 | YEMEN: AMBITIOUS POWER GENERATION PLANS HAUNTED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Yemen's national electricity grid serves only a small fraction of the population and bypasses the industrial sector completely. Realizing that maintaining oil product-powered plants is fiscally unsustainable, the ROYG plans to build three natural gas-fired power plants. The [...] | 2009-05-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IR YM |
09SANJOSE59 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 16:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR CS |
09SANJOSE62 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 16:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER CS IR |
09SANSALVADOR1097 | GOES SUPPORTS USG'S IRAN NUKE STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 22:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR ES |
09SANSALVADOR885 | EL SALVADOR ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN [...] (C) PolCouns met with Joaquin Maza Martelli, Director General of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),September 17 to discuss Iran and Missile Defense. Maza was not aware of the U.S. announcement regarding the change in missile defense policy, but was familiar with the sub [...] | 2009-09-21 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL ES IR |
09SANSALVADOR924 | EL SALVADOR ON NEW IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITE [...] (C) PolCouns met with Joaquin Maza Martelli, Director General of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),September 28 to discuss Iran's continued development of its nuclear program. Maza was familiar with the issue and expressed concern with Iran's recent missile tests. Maza [...] | 2009-09-30 15:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL HO IR ES |
09SANSALVADOR960 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 PROCESS; NO [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for Foreign Policy welcomed our briefing on the outcome of October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. El Salvador is supportive of the process. The Israeli Ambassador reported separately that FM Martinez told the American Jewish Committee in New York that El Salvador would not establ [...] | 2009-10-07 21:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR ES |
09SANTIAGO433 | ACTION REQUEST: CHILE REQUESTS USG ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In an April 20 meeting, Jorge Chocair, Director of the Public Prosecutor's International Cooperation and Extradition Division, requested that the USG become more involved in international fora for public prosecutors. He identi [...] | 2009-05-06 20:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KSUM IR GT VE CI |
09SANTIAGO913 | CHILE SHARES US CONCERNS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Guzman of the MFA's International and Human Security Office on November 25. Guzman said that Chile was in agreement with US concerns and that, in general, Chile adheres closely to the positions of the IAEA and UNSC. Chile feels that Iran has not [...] | 2009-11-27 18:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR CI BR AR CU |
09SANTODOMINGO1067 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1305 | (C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR DR IAEA |
09SANTODOMINGO16 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of ASSA CORP and ASSA CO LTD to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jocelyn Pou, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican r [...] | 2009-01-08 19:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR DR |
09SAOPAULO686 | MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO690 | MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO698 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 19:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SEOUL1236 | ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...] | 2009-08-05 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR |
09SEOUL1306 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP IN [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is cable is an action request. See para 19. 3. (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROKG) on July 21-22 hosted a USG delegation at a workshop in Seoul to discuss the Prolifera [...] | 2009-08-14 06:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS IR |
09SEOUL1484 | SUBJECT: IRAN -- ROKG POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING THE [...] (SBU) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on 9/16 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to join the international effort to urge Iran to respond constructively to the P5 1 offer and to fulfill its international responsibilities. POL [...] | 2009-09-17 01:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09SEOUL1513 | SENIOR ROK DIPLOMAT ON IRAN, DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon told the DCM on 9/21 that while the ROK would be as helpful as possible on Iran issues in the coming weeks, Seoul's position would be shaped by what Tokyo does. Lee argued the ROKG position on humanitarian assistance to North Korea is clear and cons [...] | 2009-09-23 07:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KS KN JN IR |
09SEOUL1570 | IRAN - ROKG RESPONSE TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (S) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on September 30 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, informing the ROKG of Iran,s covert uranium enrichment facility in Qom and updating them on the October 7 meeting of Like-minded States on Iran to be held in W [...] | 2009-09-30 08:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR UNSC KN KS ETTC |
09SEOUL1605 | KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...] | 2009-10-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF |
09SEOUL1653 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: [...] (C) On October 20, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Yong-joon. The DCM told Deputy Minister Lee the reported USD 1.4 billion energy deal signed by Iran with the South Korean firm GS Engineering and Construction (GS E & C) raised concerns under the Ir [...] | 2009-10-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR EPET ETTC IR PREL KS |
09SEOUL1664 | ROK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON IRAN VISIT [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, MOFAT's point man on Iran issues, told the DCM on October 20 that post-election protests in Iran represented conflict between "hardliners and other hardliners" and not between the government and the people. Lee dismissed the protests a "tempest in a [...] | 2009-10-21 06:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI KS IR |
09SEOUL1734 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO IRISL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL KS XG UK |
09SEOUL1888 | MOFAT MIDDLE EAST DG ON IRAN, SYRIA AND NORTH [...] (C) MOFAT Middle East Bureau Director General Kim Jin-soo told the DCM that the ROK was deeply concerned about Iran's defiant reaction to the November 27 IAEA Board of Governor's resolution. The DG, noting the ROK had voted with the U.S. on the resolution, emphasized that Seoul would follow W [...] | 2009-12-02 05:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI ECON ETRD KS IR SY |
09SEOUL1903 | PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY NSA KIM TAE-HYO [...] (C) During a December 2 meeting at the Blue House with EAP PDAS Joe Dononvan, ROK Deputy National Security Advisor Kim Tae-hyo characterized Ambassador Bosworth's upcoming trip as a "chance to check out the views" of the DPRK leadership. Kim warned that the North Koreans would attempt to provok [...] | 2009-12-03 06:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS AF IR |
09SEOUL1904 | PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH ROK DFM LEE YONG-JOON [...] (C) In a December 2 meeting with visiting EAP PDAS Joe Donovan, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon requested an appointment with SRAP Holbrooke in Washington later this month to discuss preparations for establishment of a ROK PRT in Parwan, Afghanistan and urged that the United States [...] | 2009-12-03 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ABLD MARR KS KN AF IR BM |
09SEOUL455 | IRAN CALLS FOR "BOLD STEPS" FROM OBAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi visited Seoul with several senior Iranian legal and diplomatic officials March 16-18 at the invitation of ROK Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon. Shahroudi, his Senior Advisor for International Affairs Mohammad Javad [...] | 2009-03-23 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAID PINR PREF PREL KS IR AF IZ PK |
09SEOUL504 | (S) ROK CONCERNED BY TURKISH INTERMEDIARY EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) Poloff on March 26 delivered reftel A demarche to Kim Jae-woo of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division. Kim said the following. -- The ROKG was unaware of the information (in reftel A),but would refer the case to the appropr [...] | 2009-03-31 00:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE IR TU KS |
09SEOUL53 | OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF IR UN EAID KS |
09SEOUL677 | ROKG CANNOT PREVENT TURKISH FIRM FROM ACQUIRING [...] (C) Summary: Kim Jae-woo of the Disarmament & Nonproliferation Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on April 24 reported to poloff the results of the ROKG's investigation of Ak Makina's attempt to purchase computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools from Hyundai-Kia [...] | 2009-04-28 06:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MTCRE IR TU KS |
09SEOUL954 | ROK-IRAN TRANSPORTATION MOU IN PROVISIONAL STAGE; [...] (S) Summary: On June 16, MOFAT shared with us the draft text of the MOU the Iranian Ministry of Road and Transport has proposed to the Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on "Cooperation in the Construction of Transport Infrastructures." The ROKG first informed us on June [...] | 2009-06-16 10:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ELTN ETRD IR KS |
09SHANGHAI281 | NANJING ACADEMIC: DESPITE SLOWER REFORM, CHINESE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: As demonstrated by recent events, Iran, like China, currently lacks the political culture needed to support a democratic political system, according to a well-known Nanjing University academic. Discussion on democracy continues among intellectuals and the Chinese public, even th [...] | 2009-06-29 08:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON IR PGOV SOCI |
09SHANGHAI329 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS COMMENT ON JUNE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars regard the June 15-16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg as an important step in the development of the SCO as an influential regional organization and one that is broadening its engagement with the international community. Russia' [...] | 2009-07-22 05:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG MARR CH XD ZK RS IR |
09SHANGHAI80 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...] | 2009-02-13 12:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN PHUM MCAP SENV CH TW KN IR |
09SHANGHAI86 | CORRECTED COPY: SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...] | 2009-02-19 08:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EFIN IR KN PHUM PREL SENV TW MCAP |
09SINGAPORE1217 | SINGAPORE VIEW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Singapore maintains positive economic relations with Iran and would be open to expanded economic ties, though Singapore is mindful of proliferation issues and international sanctions, Government of Singapore (GOS) officials told Emboffs. Singapore has engaged Iran in the contex [...] | 2009-12-20 23:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETRD EINV ENRG ECON PREL KNNP IR SN |
09SINGAPORE356 | (S) SINGAPORE AGREES TO HELP ON DPRK [...] (S) MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told the CDA April 15 that Singapore will help with regard to a possible upcoming proliferation-related transaction involving the DPRK at Singapore's Changi airport (see reftel). Kausikan complained, however, that the USG had not been full [...] | 2009-04-16 01:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN |
09SINGAPORE60 | (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 09:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SN |
09SINGAPORE862 | SINGAPORE IS UNSUITABLE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Post has contacted the United Nations and Legal Issues Branch of the International Organisations Directorate in Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to determine whether Singapore would consider running for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights [...] | 2009-09-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR |
09SINGAPORE901 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) In response to reftel instructions, CDA met with MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan on September 15 and called on Singapore to sound the alarm to Iran on sanctions. CDA used the general and the Singapore-specific points from reftel to urge that Singapore find opportunities [...] | 2009-09-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA PREL AORC SN IR |
09SINGAPORE976 | SINGAPORE BRIEFING OF P5+1 OUTCOME: POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 08:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR SN |
09SKOPJE584 | MACEDONIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KNNP IAEA MK |
09SOFIA313 | BULGARIA: DECISION NOT TO INVITE IRAN TO JULY 4 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL IR |
09SOFIA525 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IRAN, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09STATE100153 | EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The United States is aware that Iran has been secretly building another enrichment facility, in addition to the one at Natanz. Some other governments are also in possession of similar information. [...] | 2009-09-25 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PARM |
09STATE101981 | MEETING WITH SWISS HEAD OF EXPORT CONTROL POLICY AND SANCTIONS ERWIN BOLLINGER ON COLENCO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR MNUC PARM |
09STATE102956 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WELCOMED EMBASSY SANAA'S DETAILED REPORT ON IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT WITH THE HUTHI. WE WERE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE REPORTING, ASSESSMENTS OF IRANIAN STRATEGIC INTERESTS IN YEMEN, AND IMPACT OF FIGHTING ON BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN YEM [...] | 2009-10-02 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV PREL IR YM |
09STATE104467 | MALAYSIAN-BASED FRONT COMPANY FOR IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Seoul please see para 3. 2. (S) Background and objective: The United States has information that in June 2009, the Malaysia-based procurement entity Skylife Worldwide Sdn Bhd expressed interest in purchasing U.S.-origin measuring equipment from th [...] | 2009-10-07 15:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC KS MY IR |
09STATE105628 | NAMIBIA: RESPONSE TO ROSSING REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Background: In response to the latest theft of uranium oxide from Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium facility, Managing Director Mike Leech reached out to Ambassador Mathieu to request USG assistance for technical assistance on its security progr [...] | 2009-10-09 17:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09STATE106740 | IRANIAN-CONTROLLED, MALAYSIAN-BASED PROCUREMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that in mid-August 2009, Malaysia's Electronics Component Limited (ECL) ordered $270,000 worth of AC/DC converter modules from the German firm S [...] | 2009-10-14 19:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM IR MY |
09STATE108128 | RESPONSE TO TURKISH MFA QUESTIONS ON IRAN [...] (U) This is a response to reftel A questions and an action request regarding the Iran nuclear issue. Please see para 4. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: -- To respond to Ankara's questions about whether or not the P5 1 or the USG has made a definitive statement about what conditions must be fulfill [...] | 2009-10-19 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC GM IR MNUC PARM PREL TU KNNP |
09STATE108151 | UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 12, the United Kingdom banned British companies from trading with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Iranian Bank Mellat. This ban w [...] | 2009-10-19 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT |
09STATE108978 | ADDITIONAL INFO ON IAEA PLANS TO FUEL TEHRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: During an October 7 briefing with MOFA Officials on the outcome of the 1 October P5 1 meeting in Geneva with Iran (reftels),MOFA Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi asked whether the United States could provide additional [...] | 2009-10-21 19:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM |
09STATE10941 | PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO FRENCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) In late December 2008, we informed French officials 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 intermedia [...] | 2009-02-06 13:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR |
09STATE109559 | NEXT ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As noted in reftel, on July 29, 2009, Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen led an interagency delegation to Moscow for the first round of Joint Threat Assessment (JTA) meetings with Russian [...] | 2009-10-23 11:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC IR KN MTCRE PARM RS TSPA |
09STATE113696 | IRAN'S SOLID-FUELED BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN EQUIPMENT VIA CHINESE ENTITIES (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM |
09STATE113752 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH TURKEY ON AK MAKINA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: On several occasions in 2009, we have alerted Turkish authorities to sales of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools by the Turkish firm Ak Makina to entities affilia [...] | 2009-11-04 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU |
09STATE113757 | (S) ALERTING GERMANY TO IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: We want to alert German officials to an apparent effort by the Turkish firm Ak Makina to circumvent German export control laws. Ak Makina has previously worked to procure machine [...] | 2009-11-04 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU GM |
09STATE113762 | (S) ALERTING CZECH REPUBLIC TO IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF MACHINE TOOLS VIA TURKISH INTERMEDIARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU CZ |
09STATE115135 | DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK AND BANK MELLAT [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraph 5. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) The United States on November 5, 2009, designated First East Export Bank (FEEB),a Malaysia-based subsidiary of Iran's state-owned Bank Mellat, and Iranian national an [...] | 2009-11-06 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
09STATE115166 | MALAYSIA-BASED PROCUREMENT ENTITY CONTINUES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) In July 2009, we shared with German officials information indicating that the Malaysian-based, Iranian- controlled entity, Skylife Worldwide Sdn Bhd, was working to acquire a model R5-4 rotary swaging machine fro [...] | 2009-11-06 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR MY |
09STATE115675 | GUIDANCE: 1701 CONSULTATIONS, NOV. 10 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks at paragraph three for the November 10 Security Council consultation on the eleventh semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1701 (2006). 3. [...] | 2009-11-10 00:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KNNP IS SY LE IR |
09STATE115821 | IRAQ,S LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. Iraq has been one focus for Iranian banks, and the Govern [...] | 2009-11-10 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM XF ZP ZR XG XT IZ |
09STATE116029 | DEMARCHE URGING GOA NOT TO SIGN IRAN AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Department requests that Embassy Tirana demarche appropriate GOA officials on an urgent basis, urging the Albanian Government to reject overtures by the Iranian Government to sign free trade and cultural exchange agreements with Iran and establish an Iranian airline hub in Albania. Please [...] | 2009-11-10 19:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM EAIR IR AL |
09STATE118094 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brasilia. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (C) Summary. The Department requests Embassy Brasilia persuade Brazilian officials to use the expected November 23 visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Brazil to urge Iran's constructive engag [...] | 2009-11-16 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR |
09STATE118993 | CHINESE FIRM SUPPLYING MTCR-CONTROLLED GYROSCOPES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that since at least 2008, the Chinese firm Xian Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company Ltd (Xianco) has been supplying ballistic missile-capa [...] | 2009-11-18 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH |
09STATE119316 | SEEKING GOK APPROVAL TO BROADCAST FROM NEW IBB [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. In 2006, the International Broadcasting Board (IBB) began construction of a $5.2 million medium wave (MW) transmitter in Kuwait to broadcast Radio Farda in Iran. Currently, BBG broadcasts Radio Farda on only one MW frequency. Having a second MW frequency [...] | 2009-11-18 23:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BBG KPAO PREL KU IR |
09STATE11937 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...] | 2009-02-10 03:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS |
09STATE120288 | U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Iran's continued reluctance to cooperate with international efforts to build confidence and transparency in its nuclear program will be of increasing concern to U.S. diplomacy in the weeks ahead. Of part [...] | 2009-11-21 01:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR |
09STATE12231 | IRANIAN MISSILE DELEGATION IN CHINA (S) [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a delegation of three officials affiliated with Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group was expected to travel on February 5 to Shangh [...] | 2009-02-10 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA CH IR |
09STATE122950 | IRAN'S SHIG USING INTERMEDIARIES IN EFFORT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: We want to advise German officials of information indicating that as of June 2009, two Iranian intermediary firms offered test equipment manufactured by the German firms Rohde & Schwarz [...] | 2009-12-01 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR |
09STATE123108 | SHIELD S19-09: IRAN SEEKS CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that Iran's Raja Shimi Industrial Factories is seeking the Australia Group (AG) controlled chemical weapons (CW) precursor dimethylamine (DMA) from the Turkish firm A [...] | 2009-12-01 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC TY IR |
09STATE123431 | ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM TO ACQUIRE MACHINE TOOLS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brasilia, Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: We want to alert the government of Brazil to a possible effort by the Iranian firm Machine Sazi Tabriz to acquire machine tools from a Brazilian company. Machine Sazi Tabriz is the largest manufa [...] | 2009-12-02 15:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR BR |
09STATE124113 | (S) IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL ASSISTANCE FROM TAIWANS ROUNDTOP [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: For many years, we have raised with Taiwan our concerns regarding exports by Roundtop Machinery Industries Company that posed potential proliferation concerns (Reftels). This case was discussed at both the February [...] | 2009-12-03 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
09STATE124128 | ATTEMPTS OF IRANIAN FIRM TO ACQUIRE MACHINE TOOLS FROM SOUTH KOREA'S HYUNDAI-KIA (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS |
09STATE124623 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON JAPAN-IRAN TRADE [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REF REPORT ON JAPAN-IRAN TRADE ISSUES. IT PROVIDES TIMELY, DETAILED, AND UPDATED TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES INFORMATION THAT IS VERY HELPFUL, PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN ANALYSTS ARE TRYING TO DIG DEEPER INTO IRAN'S ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS. WE ESPEC [...] | 2009-12-04 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD PREL IR JA |
09STATE124988 | DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN-IRANIAN JOINT BANKING VENTURE [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 4. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Media reports from September 30, 2009, indicated the Syrian Central Bank issued a license for the formation of a new bank called Aman Bank (originally called the Syrian-Iranian Commercial Bank (SICB)) (reftel [...] | 2009-12-07 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY |
09STATE129240 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tokyo. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili is expected to travel to Japan December 20-24, 2009. Embassy Tokyo is requested to convey to appropriate Japanese offic [...] | 2009-12-18 03:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR PARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD JA |
09STATE129480 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Rome, Canberra, Ankara, Jakarta, New Delhi, Brasilia, Oslo, Baghdad, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Paris, Berlin, Ottawa, The Hague, Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm, Mexico City, Pretoria, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Ashgabat, Beijing, and the U.S. Mission to the Eu [...] | 2009-12-18 18:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IT NZ TU ID |
09STATE129669 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: VISIT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is expected to travel to Egypt December 21, 2009. The new chief of the Egyptian Interest Section in Tehran, Allaeddin Yousef, met with Larijani on December [...] | 2009-12-18 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV PHUM ETRD EG IR |
09STATE130338 | ACTION REQUEST: DIPNOTE ON AMCIT HIKER CASES [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Damascus. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Department directs Charg to deliver as soon as possible the diplomatic note in paragraph 3 to the Chief of Staff of Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad to request assistance in urging the Iranian g [...] | 2009-12-22 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PROP |
09STATE130917 | MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN FRONT COMPANY SEEKS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that in late November 2009, the Malaysian firm Electronic Component Limited (ECL) attempted to buy five TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese fir [...] | 2009-12-24 15:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY |
09STATE132579 | IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA'S HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ref A states that the Iran Export Bank would provide financing for a proposed hydropower electricity project with the Georgian Investment Group (GIG). Post alerted the GOG (ref D) that the Iran Export Bank may be a [...] | 2009-12-31 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD GG IR PREL |
09STATE13998 | REQUEST FOR MALAYSIA TO WITHDRAW CONDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have revealed that as of December 2008, Malaysia has granted Bank Mellat a license to operate in Malaysia's offshore financial center in Labuan. Bank Mellat provides bankin [...] | 2009-02-13 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE MY |
09STATE14421 | (U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009, [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...] | 2009-02-17 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG IS IR MEPP UN |
09STATE14577 | ACTION REQUEST: RUSSIA S-300 MISSILE TO IRAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request for Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Manama, and Riyadh. Please see para 7. Summary and Background ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Posts are requested to raise with appropriate government officials our concerns about Russia [...] | 2009-02-18 00:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL RS BA KU AE EG JO IS IR |
09STATE15526 | (S) CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The French Delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) called an informal meeting of the Close Allies to share information from Paris on an Iranian inspector who previously wor [...] | 2009-02-19 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CWC PARM PREL IR |
09STATE15844 | MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Since mid-2008, the U.S. has on several occasions shared with Berlin information related to the efforts of Malaysian-based entities to acquire German- origin items on behalf of Iranian entities of proliferation [...] | 2009-02-20 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR MY |
09STATE16285 | IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 19 February 2 [...] | 2009-02-22 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY |
09STATE1760 | IRISL AND OASIS FREIGHT AGENCY TO CHANGE NAMES IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/REL UAE, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, UK, ISRAEL) The United States has information that as of mid-November 2008, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its UAE-based subsidiary, Oa [...] | 2009-01-08 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC AE IR GM |
09STATE18236 | PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF |
09STATE19370 | NEW INFORMATION ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORK'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM SN |
09STATE19390 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SEEKS DANISH VIBRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY DA |
09STATE2046 | MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO) [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...] | 2009-01-08 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN |
09STATE20617 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 15:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
09STATE20624 | DUTCH FIRM SELLING UAV ENGINES TO IRANIAN DEALER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background. The United States has information indicating that in October 2008, Iranian businessman Hamid Reihani established himself as a dealer for the Dutch gas turbine engine manufacturer AMT Netherlands. We also understand that in [...] | 2009-03-05 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE NL IR |
09STATE22002 | APPROACHING SIERRA LEONE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iran,s limited indigenous supply of uranium makes it nearly impossible for Iran to continue its current pace of enrichment activity. As a consequence, Iran will likely be forced to reach out to foreign supplie [...] | 2009-03-09 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC |
09STATE23624 | RESPONSE TO UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/REL UK) The U.S. would like to provide the following information in response to questions from HMG regarding recent actions against Iranian proliferation-related entities. ------------------- [...] | 2009-03-12 19:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK EFIN ECON XG XT |
09STATE2425 | UAE-BASED FRONT COMPANY FOR IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) The United States has information indicating that in November 2008, the United Arab Emirates-based entity Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC placed an order with Germany's MPS Electronic Vertriebs GmbH for a quantit [...] | 2009-01-09 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM FR IR AE |
09STATE2430 | IRANIAN FIRM SEEKING COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR USE WITH FILAMENT WINDING MACHINE (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
09STATE24422 | AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...] | 2009-03-14 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IR UN |
09STATE24945 | (S) NEW INFORMATION ON IRANIAN ARMS TRANFERS TO [...] (U) This is an urgent action request to Embassies Amman and Cairo. Please deliver as soon as possible. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) We have received information that Iran intends to ship a cargo of lethal military equipment to Syria with onward tran [...] | 2009-03-17 00:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS AE MU SA YM IR SU |
09STATE25200 | IRANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE 2010 COMMISSION ON [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Per Reftel, Iran has announced its intention to pursue the Chairmanship of the 2010 Commission on Narcotic Drugs and has been elected by the Asia Group to fill this role. A formal announcement is expected this week in Vienna [...] | 2009-03-17 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL SNAR IR |
09STATE25689 | INFORMING BEIJING OF CHINESE FIRM LIMMT'S CONTINUED PROLIFERATION TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
09STATE26167 | DEMARCHE TO GOI ON MEK/CAMP ASHRAF [...] (S) Department concurs with post's assessment of the situation at Camp Ashraf and the need to approach the GOI regarding its handling of that situation (reftel). Embassy is instructed to convey a demarche to the Government of Iraq at the highest appropriate level regarding the treatment of t [...] | 2009-03-19 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR IZ PHUM PTER PINR |
09STATE26295 | SUBJECT: BELGIUM REQUESTS URGENT INFORMATION ON [...] (S) This is an action request (see paragraphs 2 and 3) in response to a question from Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, on GOB request (reftel) for USG views regarding a pending Belgian export license application for Iran. 2. (S) Although Bauwens did not [...] | 2009-03-19 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA MNUC PARM TRGY BE IR |
09STATE26316 | PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE GOS ON THE EXPORT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 5. SPAIN REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS ON EXPORT OF TUBES TO IRAN --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (S) Background: Per Reftel, the Spanish interagency is currently reviewing an export license submitted b [...] | 2009-03-19 13:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
09STATE26709 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR BAKU 000080 - IRANIAN STEEL [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED BAKU 000080 FOR THE INFORMATION ON THE STEEL SECTOR, WHICH IS VALUABLE AS THE POLICY COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO ASSESS IRAN'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS AND VULNERABILITIES IN ITS SEARCH FOR LEVERS THE USG AND ITS ALLIES CAN APPLY ON IRAN. THE INFORMATION WILL BE [...] | 2009-03-19 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR AJ IR |
09STATE26756 | (U) Secretary Clinton's March 18, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (b)and(d) 2. (U) March 18, 2008; 15:30; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Maria Sisk, NEA Desk Officer (no [...] | 2009-03-20 00:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY IR BA PREL PTER PGOV |
09STATE27296 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GE IR |
09STATE27726 | (S) ALERTING TAIWAN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARYS EFFORTS TO SUPPLY TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan that an intermediary in Turkey named Ak Makina was working to supply Taiwan-origin machine tools to Iran (Ref A). During the February 2009 U.S.-Taiwan Gameplan meetings in Ta [...] | 2009-03-23 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE27810 | (C/NF) IRANIAN VISITS TO QATAR (C-NE9-00371) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE READOUTS ON RECENT IRANIAN VISITS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THREE RECENT TRIPS BY IRANIAN LEADERS TO QATAR. SUCH READOUTS, POST,S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING, WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE FOR EVALUATING IRAN'S EFFORT [...] | 2009-03-23 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR QA |
09STATE27957 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TURKISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In January 2009, the United States alerted Turkish officials that Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was working with the Turkish firm Ak Makina to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools (Re [...] | 2009-03-24 13:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE28283 | (S) ALERTING THE ROK TO EFFORTS BY A TURKISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: The United States has information that in late 2008 and early 2009, the Turkey-based intermediary Ak Makina was working to supply Iran's Ardalan Machineries Company with a variety [...] | 2009-03-24 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS |
09STATE28302 | (S) SHIPMENT OF UAVS FROM IRAN TO VENEZUELA [...] (S//NF) Venezuelan officials expected to receive a shipment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and related material from Iran, via Turkey, by May 2009. As of early March, Venezuelan officials believed that the equipment would be repackaged and labeled as electronic equipment, then transported o [...] | 2009-03-24 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR |
09STATE29201 | JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (C) The UK and France share U.S. concerns that the opening of a subsidiary of Iran's state-owned Bank Mellat in Malaysia's Labuan Offshore Financial Center could allow Iran [...] | 2009-03-26 17:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK XB XC MY |
09STATE29395 | (S) ALERTING SPAIN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARY'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY SPANISH-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR SP |
09STATE30114 | USUN INSTRUCTION: IRAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Washington concurs with USUN's proposed approach (reftel) for next steps in the Iran Sanctions Committee with regard to the M/V Monchegorsk incident. 3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Mission is instructed to engage the UK and France on possible next steps in [...] | 2009-03-29 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP SY CY |
09STATE31434 | TRANSFER OF GERMAN-ORIGIN ITEMS TO IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC GM IR |
09STATE32091 | (U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...] | 2009-04-02 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO |
09STATE32269 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...] | 2009-04-02 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09STATE32920 | INDIAN FIRM PROVIDING MTCR-CONTROLLED ALUMINUM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of February 2009, the Indian firm Sri Kaliswari Metal Powders Ltd. and Iran's SARA Company had negotiated the sale of fifty metric tons of aluminum powder on b [...] | 2009-04-03 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR |
09STATE33655 | US-ARMENIA JOINT ACTION PLAN: SIGNING AND [...] (S) This is an action request. Embassy Yerevan please see para 13. (Note: This cable is being resent to fix formatting errors in the original. End note) 2. (S) SUMMARY: On March 27, 2009, EUR A/S Fried and Armenian Ambassador Markarian signed the "Joint Action Plan Between the Governmen [...] | 2009-04-07 12:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR IR AM |
09STATE3403 | (S) ALERTING TURKEY TO EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, the Iranian company Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We believe Machine Sazi Tabriz [...] | 2009-01-13 20:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE34041 | (S) FOLLOWING UP ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: We recently demarched Cairo and Amman (REFS A & C) on possible Iranian attempts to smuggle arms or related material to Hamas on Sudanese aircraft that may transit Egyptian and/or Jordanian airspace on their way from Syria to Sudan. We asked both to consider denying overflight [...] | 2009-04-07 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG ETTC IR JO PARM PREL SU SY |
09STATE34336 | NIAG 9028: ENTITY WITH TIES TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (S//REL Germany) SUMMARY: We have received information that the Iranian entity Rahtess Construction Company has approached the German firm Mit-Weimar in order to procure 1800 stainless steel valves on behalf of the Iranian company Rahkar-E Sanaye-Ye Novin, a front company for the Atomic Energ [...] | 2009-04-08 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM IR MNUC PARM PREL |
09STATE34795 | SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION: DESIGNATION OF KARL LEE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. ------------------ BACKGROUND/SUMMARY ------------------ 2. (U) Summary: On April 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated Karl Lee, the commercial manager o [...] | 2009-04-09 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
09STATE34798 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY USES ITALIAN FIRM AS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in mid-February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by the Japanese firm Tonegawa-Seiko via [...] | 2009-04-09 13:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09STATE36825 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF UAVS [...] (S//NF) On March 25, we alerted Turkey to Iranian plans to ship unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Venezuela (ref C). The GOT expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share it with select officials in other agencies at a previously-scheduled GOT interagency export control taskforc [...] | 2009-04-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR |
09STATE36834 | ALERTING GERMANY TO A SHIPMENT OF UAVS FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) On March 25, we alerted Turkey to Iranian plans to ship unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Venezuela (REF A). The GOT expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share it with select officials on that same day. Turkish officials agreed to take the necessary action to prev [...] | 2009-04-14 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC GE TU VE IR |
09STATE36855 | (S) DPRK PROLIFERATION-RELATED TRANSACTION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) On April 14, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and ISN Acting DAS Tony Foley met with Singapore DCM Ong to deliver the points in paragraph 4. Under separate cover, Singapore De [...] | 2009-04-14 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN |
09STATE37028 | LEBANON LOAN AGREEMENT WITH U.S.-DESIGNATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) In reftel A, Embassy Beirut alerted Washington that Lebanon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) March 12 with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) for the [...] | 2009-04-15 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE |
09STATE37478 | NIAG 9041: IRANIAN ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH [...] (S) We have received information that Iranian entities with ties to Iran's missile program seek to procure Japanese-origin diesel generators, ostensibly for a planned light-water moderated nuclear reactor to be built near Darkhovin, Iran. While Iran is not prohibited from constructing light- [...] | 2009-04-16 12:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR JA |
09STATE38773 | RESPONSE TO ITALY ON EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in response [...] | 2009-04-20 12:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT |
09STATE3943 | (S) NIAG 8233: TRANSFER OF MARAGING STEEL FROM CHINA TO IRAN [...] (S//REL China) We have received information that XXXXXXXXXXXX associated with XXXXXXXXXXXX was making arrangements with Chinese entity XXXXXXXXXXXX to purchase maraging steel. The steel was to be partially machined in order to disguise it as mechanical parts in order to evade Chinese customs offici [...] | 2009-01-14 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR CH |
09STATE3953 | LEBANON: URGING GOL ACTION TO STEM UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On January 14, unknown persons in south Lebanon launched rockets towards Israel, the second rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel in one week. No organization has claimed responsibility for the most recent [...] | 2009-01-15 00:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE |
09STATE4159 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORK CONTINUES EFFORTS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: In early October 2008, we shared with German officials information indicating that Malaysia's Evertop Services and its Iran-based parent company, Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company [...] | 2009-01-15 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM |
09STATE41764 | BASRAH: NEW TWIST IN IRAN-BASED HOUSING PROJECT [...] (C) Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) advisor Ihsan Abdul-Jabar told REO that, contrary to widely held assumptions, the BIC has not submitted to Baghdad for approval a proposal for a USD 1 billion Iran-based Karman Company housing and development project in Basrah. In strictest confidence, I [...] | 2009-04-26 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ IR |
09STATE42999 | SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN CHEMICAL USED IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information that as of late April 2009, a consignment of over 210 metric tons of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) was scheduled to be loaded on the Islamic Republic of Ira [...] | 2009-04-28 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
09STATE44606 | INTERMEDIARY SEEKS PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that in late October 2008, the German firm Armaturenbau GmbH offered 200 pressure transmitters to the Iranian firm Bokhar Niro Company. Bo [...] | 2009-05-01 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM |
09STATE44624 | RESPONDING TO GOJ QUESTIONS ABOUT IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...] | 2009-05-01 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09STATE44852 | SHIELD S13-08: CHINESE FIRMS PROVIDE HYDROFLUORIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that Chinese firms have provided a key chemical weapons (CW) precursor and assistance with operating a chemical manufacturing plant to Iran. In July 2008, Shenzhen [...] | 2009-05-04 12:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CH IR |
09STATE45204 | IRANIAN FIRM SEEKING CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES FROM A COMPANY IN TAIWAN (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE45230 | SHIPMENT OF IRANIAN-ORIGIN TACTICAL VEHICLES [...] (S//REL Italy) Italian authorities detained a shipment of Iranian-origin tactical vehicles destined for Syria in June 2006. We have obtained information suggesting that the shippers of this cargo believe Italian authorities intend to release the shipment, allowing them to complete the delive [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC IR IT PARM PREL |
09STATE47326 | (SBU) QUESTIONS ON REMOVAL OF ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE HIGHLY INTERESTED IN CONFIRMING A REPORT REGARDING AN IRANIAN GOVERNMENT DECISION TO REMOVE ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS AND ART FROM TEHRAN'S BUILDINGS. THIS DECISION WAS REPORTED IN AN AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP) ARTICLE ON 7 APRIL AND THE US-BASED IRAN TIMES ON 17 [...] | 2009-05-08 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR |
09STATE47394 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...] | 2009-05-09 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP |
09STATE4887 | DALIAN SUNNY INDUSTRIES/LIMMT AND BELLAMAX - [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On January 15, 2009, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, having determined that sanctionable activity within the meaning of U.S. missile sanctions l [...] | 2009-01-16 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR |
09STATE49851 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR DJIBOUTI 000443: IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED DJIBOUTI 000443 FOR INFORMATION ON IRANIAN APPROACHES TO DJIBOUTI REGARDING SUPPORT TO ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE APPROACH TO DJIBOUTI, AND INFORMATION FROM POSTS IN OMAN AND YEMEN ON POSSIBLE [...] | 2009-05-15 14:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MARR PHSA DJ IR MU SO YM |
09STATE50119 | IRANIAN MODAFL AFFILIATE SEEKS SWISS-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that as of mid-March 2009, Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) was seeking several digital magnetic compasses manufactured by the S [...] | 2009-05-15 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM SZ |
09STATE50120 | SWISS-ORIGIN DIGITAL MAGNETIC COMPASSES SOUGHT BY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that as of mid-March 2009, Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) was seeking several digital magnetic compasses manufactured by the Swi [...] | 2009-05-15 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM SZ |
09STATE50260 | (S) IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM ACQUIRES MACHINE TOOLS FROM ROK VIA TURKISH INTERMEDIARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 22:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS |
09STATE52206 | PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK TO THE GOJ ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since the summer of 2007, we have discussed with Japanese officials the efforts of entities acting on behalf of Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program to acquire SSPS105 and PS050 servo-actuat [...] | 2009-05-21 16:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR CH |
09STATE52348 | IRISL CONTINUING EVASIVE ACTIVITIES IN MALTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK MT PREL PARM FR |
09STATE53356 | INDIAN GRAPHITE SUPPLIER AGAIN DOING BUSINESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with the government of India information related to the supply by the Indian firm XXXXXXXXXXXX of high-density MTCR-controlled graphite to Iran's Ward Company (Refs A & B). We later advised the G [...] | 2009-05-26 14:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IN IR |
09STATE54399 | UNITED STATES SEEKING INPUT ON PROPOSED IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Prior to the Berlin Plenary last year, Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the c [...] | 2009-05-27 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL ETTC IR UK FR GM NL AU JP |
09STATE5567 | FOLLOW-UP TO INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassies Abu Dhabi, Khartoum, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sanaa. Please deliver immediately. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) Ref A asked Sudan to stop flights from Sudan which we believed are carrying lethal military equipment. Earli [...] | 2009-01-22 01:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS AE MU SA YM IR SU |
09STATE55871 | (SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON IRAN (C-NC9-01152) [...] (S/NF) ANALYSTS AT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER (NCTC) GREATLY APPRECIATED REF REPORTING WHICH WAS USED IN A RECENT SPOTLIGHT. THESE REPORTS HELPED ANALYSTS FILL INTELLIGENCE GAPS ON IRAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SYRIA AND SERVED AS THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO DRAFT THE ASSESSMENT. ANALYSTS L [...] | 2009-06-01 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR SY |
09STATE58742 | NATIONAL COORDINATED MEASURES MEETING WITH EU4, [...] (S/NF) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary C. S. Eliot Kang and Department of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, Daniel Glaser, met in Paris on May 14, 2009 with officials from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy on the Coordinated National Me [...] | 2009-06-08 16:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN PARM PREL ENRG IR |
09STATE5968 | (S) SHIPMENT OF MILITARY-RELATED ITEMS FROM IRAN [...] (S) The M/V MONCHEGORSK, a Cypriot-flagged vessel chartered by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is carrying Iranian-origin military-related cargo from Bandar Abbas, Iran to Tartous, Syria. A boarding party from a U.S. Navy warship boarded and inspected the vessel on two separat [...] | 2009-01-22 22:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR SY CY |
09STATE60331 | ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON INVITING IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) This cable provides additional guidance on ref A permission for posts to invite representatives of the Government of Iran to July 4 events. Posts may invite Iranian officials at the level of Chief of Mission or below at their discre [...] | 2009-06-11 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ODIP PREL IR |
09STATE60334 | IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 5 June 2009. [...] | 2009-06-11 17:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY |
09STATE61156 | (S) RESPONDING TO TAIWAN ON QUESTIONS REGARDING [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the United States requested that Taiwan investigate efforts by the Turkey-based company Ak Makina to supply Iran's Ardalan Machineries Company with a variety of machine tools produced by comp [...] | 2009-06-12 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE61813 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel in country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)-led military [...] | 2009-06-15 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
09STATE63812 | KUDOS FOR IRANIAN ELECTION REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 16:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TX IR |
09STATE6399 | MALAYSIAN BROKER SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN SERVO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: Since August 2007, the U.S. has discussed with Japan efforts by Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program (UAV) to procure equipment produced by the Japanese firm Tonegawa-Seiko using [...] | 2009-01-23 21:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
09STATE6469 | REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-24 02:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NATO PHSA |
09STATE65724 | ACTION REQUEST: RESCIND JULY 4TH INVITATIONS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION: Posts are to rescind all invitations that have been extended to Iranian diplomats for July 4th events. Unfortunately, circumstances have changed, and participation by Iranian diplomats would not be appropriate in light of th [...] | 2009-06-24 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ODIP IR |
09STATE65908 | (U) IRAN: REACTION OF IRGC LEADERSHIP TO PROTEST [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE VERY INFORMATIVE AND USEFUL REPORTING POSTS HAVE PROVIDED IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 12 JUNE IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK AND VALUABLE INSIGHTS. ANALYSTS ARE MONITORING INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONS AMONG SEN [...] | 2009-06-25 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PINS IR |
09STATE66578 | (S) TURKISH FIRM AK MAKINA'S CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 18:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE66678 | SHIPMENT OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED [...] (S) This is an immediate action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) We have information that there was a shipment this month of military communications-related Mercedes Benz vehicles from Iran via Turkey that were destined for S [...] | 2009-06-26 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC TU IR SY |
09STATE66697 | KUDOS TO IRPO AND IRAN WATCHERS FOR SUSTAINED [...] (SBU) On behalf of the Department and the wider government community, I extend our sincere gratitude to each IRPO officer and Iran Watcher for sustained excellence in reporting on the continually changing situation in post-election Iran. 2. (SBU) The disturbing events that have transpired i [...] | 2009-06-26 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TX IZ TU UK GM AJ AE IR |
09STATE67887 | ACTION REQUEST: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE [...] (U) This action request is directed to all posts sending delegations to the July 1-3 African Union Summit in Tripoli. See para 3 for instructions. 2. (SBU) Background: The Department has learned that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad (AN) will attend the July 1-3 AU Summit in Tripoli [...] | 2009-06-30 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUREM IR ET CA IS |
09STATE67888 | ACTION REQUEST: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE [...] (U) This action request is directed to all posts sending delegations to the July 1-3 African Union Summit in Tripoli. See para 3 for instructions. 2. (SBU) Background: The Department has learned that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad (AN) will attend the July 1-3 AU Summit in Tripoli [...] | 2009-06-30 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUREM IR ET CA IS |
09STATE68250 | GERMAN TEST CHAMBER SOLD BY CHINESE SUBSIDIARY TO IRAN'S DIO (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 17:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH ETTC GM IR MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
09STATE68539 | IRPO ELECTION SPOT REPORT JULY 1 [...] (U). In an effort to improve dissemination, following is the unedited Post election spot report prepared by the Iran Regional Presence Office in Dubai (IRPO). These reports comprise input from all Iran Watchers as well as press reports. Note carefully that much of this information may be unc [...] | 2009-07-01 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR |
09STATE68543 | 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. American citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider non-e [...] | 2009-07-01 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
09STATE68555 | OFFICE OF IRANIAN AFFAIRS JULY 1 IRAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM |
09STATE68986 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF MILITARY [...] (S) This is an immediate action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) In late June we informed the Government of Turkey (GOT) that there had been a shipment that month of 18 military communications-related Mercedes Benz vehicles f [...] | 2009-07-02 18:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC TU IR SY |
09STATE69790 | IRPO & NEA/IR ELECTION SPOT REPORT JULY 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
09STATE70157 | (S) ARMENIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN LINKED TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Yerevan, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In 2003, the Armenian Ministry of Defense facilitated an Iranian purchase of 1,000 Bulgarian-made RPG-22 anti-tank rockets and machine guns. Some of these RPG-22s were used in at least two 2008 att [...] | 2009-07-07 19:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR AM |
09STATE70201 | RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Department appreciates reftel report of a pending Georgian deal to accept Iranian investment in Georgia's hydropower sector. Such business deals with Iran or Iranian entities, particularly in the energy sector, under [...] | 2009-07-07 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG GG IR |
09STATE70833 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
09STATE73624 | RESPONSE TO ITALY ON COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in response t [...] | 2009-07-15 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT |
09STATE74349 | EFFORT BY RUSSIAN FIRM TO PROCURE TURNTABLE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that as of February 2009, the Russian firm Crystaltechno Ltd. was working to procure a German-origin, single-axis turntable on behalf of Iran's Malek-Ashtar Universi [...] | 2009-07-16 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR |
09STATE75910 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH ITALY ON MACHINE TOOL SALE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 15:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IT IR |
09STATE75985 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH ITALY REGARDING EFFORTS BY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In April 2009, the U.S. provided Italian authorities with information regarding attempts by Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) to acquire Japanese-origin servo actuators from the Italian f [...] | 2009-07-21 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IT IR |
09STATE76155 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH CHINA ON CASES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Since March 2008, the U.S. has provided Chinese officials with information regarding a number of cases of missile-related proliferation concern (Refs). In the cases described below, we have received little or [...] | 2009-07-21 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH IR PK |
09STATE77000 | (S) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ACQUIRING ARMS [...] (S/NF) In December 2008, African states were urged not to engage in defense cooperation with Iran, or to cease any such cooperation already underway (Ref A). At the time a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) official claimed that, to his knowledge, the GDRC does not purchase arms from Iran (Ref [...] | 2009-07-23 15:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MASS ETTC CG IR |
09STATE77523 | IRANIAN DEFENSE-AFFILIATED UNIVERSITY SEEKS TRAINING FROM UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP IR |
09STATE77645 | FOLLOWING UP WITH FINLAND ON EFFORTS BY IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In February 2009, the U.S. provided Finnish officials with information that Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corp. Co. (STBPI) was working to procure an ultrasonic clean [...] | 2009-07-24 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA FI IR CM |
09STATE77656 | FOLLOWING UP WITH DENMARK ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Copenhagen, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the U.S. provided information to Danish officials regarding efforts by Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) and its Singapore-based subsidiary Microsun Electronics Pte Ltd [...] | 2009-07-24 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA DA IR |
09STATE77681 | SHIELD S18S-05: ZIBO CHEMET TRANSFERS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The United States and China have had an ongoing dialogue about U.S. proliferation concerns regarding Zibo Chemet Equipment Company's transfers of glass-lined chemical processing equipment to Iran. The equipmen [...] | 2009-07-24 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM ETTC CH IR |
09STATE7877 | ENGAGING THE ROC REGARDING THE M/V MONCHEGORSK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: The M/V MONCHEGORSK, a Cypriot-flagged, Russian owned vessel leased by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),left Bandar Abbas, Iran in mid-January, bound for Latakia, Syria. On January 19 [...] | 2009-01-29 06:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | MNUC PARM PREL CY IR SY |
09STATE80253 | FOLLOW-UP ON IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO SYRIA VIA [...] (U) This is an urgent action request to Embassy Ankara. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non-paper. 2. (S/NF) We have recently received information from a diplomatic source that Iran intends to ship possibly lethal military equ [...] | 2009-08-01 08:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC IR PARM PREL TU MASS SY |
09STATE80264 | FOLLOW-UP ON IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO SYRIA [...] (U) This is an urgent action request to Embassy Ankara. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non- paper. 2. (S/NF) We have recently received information from a diplomatic source that Iran intends to ship possibly lethal military e [...] | 2009-08-01 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC IR PARM PREL TU MASS SY |
09STATE81281 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT AGENT SEEKS GERMAN TEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In August 2008, we informed Berlin that the German firm Voetsch Industrietechnik was negotiating a deal to sell two model VT7004 environmental test chambers to the Malaysian intermediary Toshi Electr [...] | 2009-08-05 11:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM TH |
09STATE82240 | (S) EFFORTS BY UAE-BASED FIRM TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the UAE-based firm Eliya General Trading was working to provide specialty alloys produced by the German firm NMT GmbH to Iran's Kian Metals Com [...] | 2009-08-07 12:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA AE GM IR |
09STATE82250 | MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Consulate Hong Kong, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that throughout the first half of 2009, the Malaysia-based firm Elite Advanced Solutions sought crystal filters and crystal oscillators from the Hong Kong firm [...] | 2009-08-07 12:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA HK IR |
09STATE82271 | (S) EFFORTS BY UAE-BASED FIRM TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the UAE-based firm Eliya General Trading was working to provide specialty alloys produced by the German firm NMT GmbH to Iran's Kian Metals Compan [...] | 2009-08-07 13:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM AE IR |
09STATE82572 | U.S.- RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT TALKS [...] (S) A U.S. interagency team -- led by ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen -- met with a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs-only team, led by Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs (participants list at para 11),on July 29, 2009 to discuss wha [...] | 2009-08-07 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM ETTC TSPA IR KN RS |
09STATE82997 | (S) RUSSIAN FIRM INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF GNC [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as of early June 2009, Russia's Polyus Research and Development Institute was planning to ship two consignments of laser rangefinder components to an [...] | 2009-08-10 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS IR CH |
09STATE8305 | RESPONSE TO ITALIAN REQUEST FOR USG INFO ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (U) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in respons [...] | 2009-01-30 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IT |
09STATE8319 | ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP TO IRANIAN FLIGHTS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request to Embassies Abu Dhabi, Khartoum, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sanaa. Please deliver as soon as feasible. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) Ref A expanded the action in Ref B to include Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen, [...] | 2009-01-30 02:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS AE MU SA YM IR SU |
09STATE83574 | U.S.-EU NONPROLIFRATION CONSULTATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL SC EU XO RU IR |
09STATE84103 | (S) HONG KONG FIRM MAY BUILD ARMED FAST ATTACK [...] (S) This is an action request to General Consulate Hong Kong. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) We have information that the firm Oceanemed Holding Limited of Hong Kong is pursuing a contract to build armed fast attack patrol craft for Iran. Since arme [...] | 2009-08-12 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC MASS HK IR |
09STATE84119 | PREVENTING FORSYS METALS PENDING SALE TO GEORGE FORREST INTERNATIONAL DUE TO GFI'S IRANIAN TIES (S//REL CANADA) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (S//REL CAN) OBJECTIVES: -- To provide the non-paper to the Government of Canada (GOC) in paragraph 5. -- To convey U.S. concerns to the GOC regarding the pending sale by Canada,s Forsys Metals of a uranium project to Belgium,s Ge [...] | 2009-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
09STATE85632 | (U) IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN YEMEN (C-NE9-01257) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN IRANIAN PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES IN YEMEN, AND POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS TO UNREST THERE, IN RESPONSE TO POLICYMAKER INTEREST. AS POSTS' TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON IRAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AND INTENTIONS TOWARD THE GOVERNMENT, [...] | 2009-08-17 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR YM |
09STATE85793 | SHIELD: FOLLOWING UP ON CASES OF CHEM/BIO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has provided the Chinese government with information regarding a number of cases of chemical and biological weapons proliferation since 2008 (reftels). We would like to follow-up with China and reques [...] | 2009-08-18 13:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | CH ETTC IR PARM PREL |
09STATE86584 | (U) RE-RELEASE: IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN YEMEN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN IRANIAN PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES IN YEMEN, AND POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS TO UNREST THERE, IN RESPONSE TO POLICYMAKER INTEREST. AS POSTS' TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON IRAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AND INTENTIONS TOWARD THE GOVERNMENT, [...] | 2009-08-19 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR IR YM |
09STATE87148 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and objectives: In May 2009, the United States shared with Germany information that Iran's Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) and subsidiaries were engaged in efforts to procure Swiss-origin digital [...] | 2009-08-21 12:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA GM IR SZ |
09STATE87162 | IRAN'S FEDCO CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROCURE FRENCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In January 2009, the United States shared information with Germany that the UAE-based firm Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC placed an order with Germany's MPS Electronic Vertriebs GmbH fo [...] | 2009-08-21 12:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM AE IR |
09STATE88978 | (S) POTENTIAL HIZBALLAH-IRAN ARMS TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received information that Iran and Hizballah plan to transport military equipment between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Washington is very concerned about the potential transfer of ar [...] | 2009-08-26 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER ECCT RS IR SY |
09STATE89001 | (SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON GAZA STRIP [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR REF REPORTING WHICH, TOGETHER WITH OTHER REPORTING, PROVIDED EXCELLENT INSIGHTS INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST OPERATIONS INSIDE EGYPT, AND THE CONTACTS AND NETWORKS OF [...] | 2009-08-26 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER AE BA IR IS IZ JO KU LE MU QA SA SY YM |
09STATE8952 | (S) POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENTS [...] (U) NIACT precedence is justified by urgent operational information. Cable should be transmitted at OOB. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- Background ---------- 3. (S/NF) Washington has been working with several governments to prevent Iranian air [...] | 2009-01-31 06:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE YM CD |
09STATE90063 | IMPENDING DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have on numerous occasions raised our concerns with the Government of Malaysia (GOM),and Malaysia's Central Bank, over the establishment in 2009 in Labuan of the Fir [...] | 2009-08-28 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR |
09STATE90206 | (S) FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE ARMS [...] (U) This is a formal follow-up to discussions held in REFTEL C. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received additional information regarding flights between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Per REFTEL B, we informed Moscow that Iran and Lebanese Hizballah were coordina [...] | 2009-08-28 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR RU |
09STATE90247 | ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...] | 2009-08-28 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR |
09STATE91633 | U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 6-8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) ELBARADEI RELEASED HIS LATEST REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE IAEA'S INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN AND SYRIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMS ON AUGUST 28, 20 [...] | 2009-09-02 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL |
09STATE9376 | JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests embassies pursue the following objectives: FOR EMBASSIES LONDON AND PARIS: -- Convey to appropriate host government officia [...] | 2009-02-02 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK |
09STATE93930 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS [...] PER SEPTEL, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USDEL FOR AGENDA ITEM 6(D) ON IRAN ARE INCLUDED IN PARAS 2-3. DEL IS INSTRUCTED TO USE THE STATEMENT IN PARA 4. 2. U.S. POSITION PAPER BEGIN ISSUE PAPER ISSUE: THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL?S LATEST REPORT ON THE STATUS OF TH [...] | 2009-09-10 00:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY AORC PTER IR |
09STATE94757 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Baghdad, Berlin, Brasilia, Canberra, Doha, Jakarta, London, Mexico, Muscat, New Dehli, Oslo, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Vienna, and the U.S. Mission to the European Union. Please see the action request in paragraph 5 [...] | 2009-09-11 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR |
09STATE95073 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...] | 2009-09-13 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09STATE96222 | (S) FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Paris. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non-paper. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information the French firm Sofradir and its subsidiary Ulis continue to sell cooled and unc [...] | 2009-09-16 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS FR CH IR |
09STATE96891 | (S) NIAG 9130: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Washington has information that the German firms Tavakkoli Trading Company and MIT-Weimar were coordinating the sale of valves to an Iranian entity possibly associated with the construct [...] | 2009-09-17 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM |
09STATE97420 | DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...] | 2009-09-18 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR |
09STATE97434 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR [...] (U) This message provides supplmentary guidance on membership and regional nonproliferation issues for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- MEMBERSHIP ---------- 2. (C//REL AUSTRALIA GROUP) Russia: -- The Del may not suppor [...] | 2009-09-18 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC RS KN IR SY KZ BR CI MX |
09STATE98748 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE: GROWING TIES WITH THE EXPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/NF) The United States has information that Ecuador is coordinating with Iran to open a branch of Iran's Export Development Bank of Iran (EBDI) in Ecuador, and that Iran [...] | 2009-09-23 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC |
09STATE99410 | RESPONDING TO GOI QUESTIONS ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: On April 2, 2009, we shared with the government of Japan information indicating that in mid- February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by [...] | 2009-09-24 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09STOCKHOLM12 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDEN OPPOSES OPPOSING IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM135 | NEW IRANIAN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE USED BELL [...] (S) On February 25, Helicopter inspector and aviation consultant Arnold Sundquist (protect source) told us that two Iranians called from Germany to inquire about purchasing a used Bell 212 helicopter that Sundquist has advertised for sale. The two men flew to Karlsborg, Sweden to meet with Su [...] | 2009-02-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM MY IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM16 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM231 | SWEDISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed the problematic invitation of Pres. Lukashenko to the May 7 Eastern Partnership launch; the EU's policy plans with Israel, Syria and Iran; upcoming (and rescheduled) summits, and Montenegro. Wendel told us he a [...] | 2009-04-07 16:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU BO IS IR SY MW ZK BM SP SW |
09STOCKHOLM35 | SENIOR POLDIR ON IRAN AND GAZA [...] (S) Summary: Swedish MFA Director-General for Political Affairs, Bjorn Lyrvall, told us January 15 that: -- On Iran, Sweden now backs an "intensified implementation of existing UN Security Council resolutions" that will result in EU designation of at least "one or two" more banks; -- It wo [...] | 2009-01-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR IS SW |
09STOCKHOLM418 | EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...] | 2009-07-09 16:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW |
09STOCKHOLM428 | GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...] | 2009-07-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM445 | JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...] | 2009-07-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW |
09STOCKHOLM464 | TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...] | 2009-07-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW |
09STOCKHOLM470 | IRANIANS BANNED FROM SWEDISH UNIVERSITIES [...] The Swedish Security Police (SAPO),along with two other agencies - the Inspectorate of Strategic Products and the Radiation Safety Administration - recently sent letters to seven Swedish universities relaying an EU Council regulation that imposed restrictions on Iranian and North Korean stude [...] | 2009-07-28 14:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PTER IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM474 | MEK SET UP CAMP OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY, PROTEST CAMP [...] (C) Summary: At 1600 on July 28 a group from the National Council of Resistance of Iran, or Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK),began an unauthorized, peaceful protest directly outside the U.S. Embassy. The groups has grown and ebbed in size, averaging 90 people. The police have authorized the protest [...] | 2009-07-30 10:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IR IQ SW |
09STOCKHOLM496 | JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM [...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...] | 2009-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK |
09STOCKHOLM5 | SWEDISH OFFICIAL ON IRAN: ELECTIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In an initial call in December on the Swedes in their upcoming EU Presidency capacity (reftel),EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas met with the MFA's Iran expert and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa Division, Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt. Dannfelt said: -- The EU3 has the policy [...] | 2009-01-07 15:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR IS SW |
09STOCKHOLM558 | SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC [...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...] | 2009-08-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM565 | SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...] | 2009-09-03 13:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM577 | FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...] | 2009-09-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW |
09STOCKHOLM586 | AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...] | 2009-09-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EUN IR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM599 | WHO IS CARL BILDT? [...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...] | 2009-09-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM615 | "WE LOOK UNCOORDINATED": SWEDES "EMBARRASSED" BY [...] (C) In a September 25 discussion with Poloff, Swedish Desk Officer for Iran, Ulf Samuelsson, confirmed media reports that Sweden, as EU President, did not/not walk out during Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's UNGA speech on September 24. He said the red lines agreed upon by the EU-27 -- the denial o [...] | 2009-09-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR UN EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM62 | IRANIAN MUJAHEDIN-E-KHALAQ (MEK) PROTESTS IN SWEDEN [...] (C) In advance of the January 25 GAERC, hundreds of exile Iranians demonstrated in downtown Stockholm to have Mujahedin-E-Khalaq (MEK, also known as the People,s Mujahedin Organization of Iran or POI) removed from the EU Terrorist list. After MEK's removal by EU foreign ministers at the Janua [...] | 2009-01-29 09:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM63 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM641 | SWEDEN ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS: RUSSIAN TRR SUPPORT IS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM649 | SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY FRANK BELFRAGE ON USEU [...] (C) DCM discussed U.S.-EU Summit preparations and climate change with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage (DepSec equivalent) on October 13, two days before Belfrage's trip to Washington for talks with NSC and State counterparts. --Sweden still agreed with A/S Gordon's views expressed at the [...] | 2009-10-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV PGOV IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM654 | SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...] | 2009-10-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM660 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...] | 2009-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM708 | IRAN - STATEMENT ON EMBASSY TAKE-OVER ANNIVERSARY [...] On November 4 representatives of "The Green Movement of the People of Iran" delivered the statement in para 2 to U.S. Embassy Stockholm. They stated that the group was delivering the same statement to thirty (30) other U.S. Embassies. Embassy Stockholm received the document without comment. [...] | 2009-11-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SW IR |
09STOCKHOLM709 | SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...] | 2009-11-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM73 | ISRAELI AND IRAQI AMBASSADORS TALK IRAN AND [...] (S) Summary: On February 2, at a dinner hosted by the CDA, Iraqi Ambassador Ahmad Bamarni and Israeli Ambassador Benny Dagan held a friendly and thought-provoking discussion on the Middle East. UK Ambassador Andrew Mitchell, Swedish MFA Director General for the Middle East Robert Rydberg, and [...] | 2009-02-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PINR MEPP IS IR IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM738 | SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...] | 2009-11-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EUN IR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM747 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: GVA CONSULTANTS SAY THEY [...] (C) On November 30, Emboff shared reftel points on reported investment in the Iranian oil and gas sector with Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, Department for Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Holger Eriksson, Managing Director of the Swedish company GVA [...] | 2009-11-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM778 | SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS [...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...] | 2009-12-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM793 | SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM794 | SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...] | 2009-12-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM83 | SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER ON PROTECTIONISM, TRADE WITH IRAN, [...] This cable contains an action request at para 4. 2. On February 3, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Bjorling, discussed with Charge the following issues: -- Fears of protectionism Bjorling expressed Swedish concerns about protectionist tendencies detected in the "Buy American" [...] | 2009-02-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM86 | SWEDISH OPPOSITION LEADER ON PARTY'S FUTURE, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Senior career diplomat, UN mediator and Social Democratic Party (SDP) elder Jan Eliasson met with CDA on February 8 to discuss the Transatlantic Partnership, Iran, Israel, Russia and Swedish domestic politics. He made the following points: -- U.S. and EU should deepen relations [...] | 2009-02-11 15:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU IR IS RU SU SW |
09TALLINN299 | Estonia Fully Supportive on Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 11:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC KNNP IR EN |
09TALLINN351 | Estonia with U.S. on Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR EN |
09TASHKENT1217 | Uzbekistan: Demarche on Deterring Uranium-Related Business [...] (C) On July 15, Poloff met with Nurillo Abdullaev, Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Desk Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche discouraging the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran. Abdullaev stated that Uzbekistan is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, citing Uzb [...] | 2009-07-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM IR KNNP PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT4 | UZBEKISTAN: DELIVERY OF TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PARM IR UZ |
09TASHKENT767 | UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR [...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...] | 2009-05-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR |
09TBILISI1730 | GEORGIA: PREPARED TO SUPPORT USG ON IRAN, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IAEA IR AORC GG |
09TBILISI1738 | GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...] | 2009-09-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG |
09TBILISI1791 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVEVED: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PAR GG |
09TBILISI2004 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE ON 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (C) On November 13 embassy officer delivered points on country-specific resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee session from ref A, as well as more general Third Committee points from ref B, to Alexander Chelidze, MFA International Organizations Department. We focused in particular on the Tbi [...] | 2009-11-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IR GG |
09TBILISI2063 | GEORGIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On November 25, we delivered the points detailed in reftel on the U.S. posture towards the Iranian nuclear program to Levan Nizharadze of the Americas division in MFA. We also noted that this information would likely be the first step as we continued to work with our international partne [...] | 2009-11-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR GG |
09TBILISI488 | GEORGIA: READOUT OF DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Nalbandov told the Ambassador that his March 1-3 visit to Tehran concentrated on issues of bilateral cooperation. In Tehran, Nalbandov, together with Minister for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili, met with Chair of the Parliamentary [...] | 2009-03-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU GG IR |
09TBILISI560 | GEORGIA: IRAN FEELING INSECURE IN CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a readout to the Ambassador of his recent visit to Iran, Reintegration Minister Temuri Yakobashvili suggested that the Iranians seemed paranoid about potential threats and rivals for regional influence. Russia had effectively fueled that paranoia with allegations o [...] | 2009-03-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS IR IS GG |