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06HARARE263 | MUTAMBARA ELECTED PRO-SENATE FACTION LEADER, [...] (C) Arthur Mutambara was elected President of the Pro-Senate faction of the MDC during its Congress on February 25. In his speech accepting the post, Mutambara praised Morgan Tsvangirai as a Zimbabwean hero but chastised him for becoming a "little Mugabe." Speaking primarily to a domestic [...] | 2006-03-02 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE266 | ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE [...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...] | 2006-03-02 18:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI |
06HARARE298 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-08 17:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN ECON EFIN PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE300 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE303 | MORE ARRESTS, SUPPOSED MDC LINKS IN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper on March 9 reported that ten more suspects had been arrested in connection with the March 7 discovery of arms in Mutare (reftel). The article did not identify all of those reportedly in custody but claimed that a number of MDC officials had been arrest [...] | 2006-03-09 16:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE308 | EDUCATION BILL PASSES AS SCHOOLS CRY FOUL [...] (C) The widely unpopular Education Bill passed Parliament on February 28, enhancing GOZ powers to interfere with the operations of private schools. In consultation with school groups, the GOZ amended many of the more objectionable provisions. However, according to Jameson Timba, the chairma [...] | 2006-03-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE309 | GOZ BLAMES U.S., U.K., "RULE CHANGE" FOR IMF VOTE [...] (U) The state-controlled Herald Newspaper on March 10, under a headline "US, UK block IMF funds", claimed that the United States and the U.K. improperly engineered the IMF's March 8 decision to deny Zimbabwe technical assistance and restoration of its voting rights. The article claimed that [...] | 2006-03-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KPAO PGOV ZI |
06HARARE317 | ARMS CACHE SUSPECTS CHARGED, LINKED TO [...] (SBU) The GOZ on March 11 charged eight suspects connected to last week,s arms seizure in Mutare (reftel). The eight were charged under Public Order and Security Act (POSA) prohibitions against processing weapons to commit banditry, sabotage, or terrorism. Appearing in a Mutare court to be c [...] | 2006-03-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE319 | JUDGE FREES SEVEN ARMS CACHE DEFENDANTS [...] (C) Ruling that police had acted improperly, High Court Judge Charles Hungwe on March 14 withdrew charges against all suspects linked to the arms cache discovered in Mutare last week, except for Michael Peter Hitschmann (reftel). The seven were released the morning of March 15. Zimbabwe Lawy [...] | 2006-03-15 16:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE321 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER DISSES MDC FACTIONS AND [...] (C) The chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),Lovemore Madhuku, told poloffs March 13 that the opposition MDC was failing to exploit Zimbabweans' deepening economic frustration and that civil society would take the lead if necessary. Madhuku said ZANU-PF was doing a better j [...] | 2006-03-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE355 | CONGRESS REAFFIRMS TSVANGIRAI'S GRASSROOTS [...] (C) Despite GOZ pressure, an estimated 15,000 enthusiastic delegates, many of whom traveled at their own expense, attended the MDC anti-Senate faction's Congress on March 17-19 and reaffirmed their support for Morgan Tsvangirai, who was unanimously reelected president. MPs SIPDIS Thokozan [...] | 2006-03-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE372 | MOYO ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AVENUES FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Independent MP Jonathan Moyo told poloff March 22 that the growing proximity of Mugabe's departure and economic collapse were increasing a national impetus for political change. In this uncertain environment, securocrats were the only ones focusing on policy and stability, and they were [...] | 2006-03-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE374 | IOM CHIEF ON LACK OF GOZ COOPERATION, FUNDING WOES [...] (C) On March 22, Mohammed Abdiker, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Harare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ continued to hinder efforts to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs),many of whom were living in dire conditions. IOM nonetheless was bui [...] | 2006-03-27 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL KWMN ZI |
06HARARE376 | ZLHR DIRECTOR ON ANTI-REGIME ACTIONS AT HOME AND [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director Arnold Tsunga on March 23 told the Ambassador that he enjoyed surprisingly good relations with many GOZ authorities, who he said were increasingly ambialent about GOZ repression. He said that despite GOZ harassment, ZLHR continued its act [...] | 2006-03-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC PREL ZI |
06HARARE383 | MFA OFFICIAL CRITICIZES GOZ FOR STATE OF U.S. [...] (C) In a March 27 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the outgoing MFA Head of Protocol and new DCM at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Washington, Gideon Gapare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ wanted dialogue with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also open to dialogue but that the [...] | 2006-03-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI |
06HARARE384 | MUTAMBARA OUTLINES STRATEGY ON MDC SPLIT. [...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, the recently elected president of the pro-Senate faction of the MDC, told the Ambassador on March 27 that he favored reunification but stressed that what separated his faction from that of Morgan Tsvangirai was values, especially democracy and the use of violence. Mutamba [...] | 2006-03-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE42 | MUGABE CONFIDANT FLOATS TRIAL BALLOON [...] (C) In a January 10 meeting with Ambassador, Father Fidelis Mukonori, Zimbabwe's senior Jesuit and a confidant of Robert Mugabe, recommended western re-engagement, including a secure "way out" for Mugabe. The Ambassador responded he would be open to discussing with GOZ leaders the post-Mugabe [...] | 2006-01-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM ZI |
06HARARE424 | REENERGIZED ANTI-SENATE MDC WING PLANS INCREASED [...] (C) In a series of separate meetings with the Ambassador, leaders of the anti-Senate faction of the MDC depicted an opposition party that was reenergized by a successful Congress and prepared to confront the regime with greater energy and focus. Morgan Tsvangirai said he would conduct nation [...] | 2006-04-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE43 | ZIMBABWE AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to earlier indications (Ref B),the GOZ has not yet lifted its general ban on the export of poultry and poultry products following the discovery of type H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in Zimbabwe late last year. The GOZ is investigating the phyto-sanitary capabilities of ex [...] | 2006-01-13 05:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI |
06HARARE434 | NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP [...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...] | 2006-04-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL |
06HARARE49 | TSVANGIRAI ON MDC CONGRESS(ES),ACTION PLAN, [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on January 13 that he was pleased with progress on his party's provincial congresses and ongoing reconstitution of the party leadership. He reported on preparations for the March 18-19 MDC national congress, which included meetings [...] | 2006-01-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE532 | AU REQUESTS "PROVISIONAL MEASURES" FROM GOZ IN [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Executive Director Arnold Tsunga conveyed to the Ambassador on May 5 a copy of a letter dated April 7, 2006, to President Mugabe from Ambassador Salamata Sawadogo, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights (ACPHR) (full text [...] | 2006-05-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE533 | DEMONSTRATORS TAP SCHOOL FEE RESENTMENT [...] (U) Police arrested 185 demonstrators who had been protesting school fees at a Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) demonstration in Bulawayo on May 4; all were released as of May 8. A brief WOZA demonstration in Harare May 8 attracted 80-100 participants. None of the participants were arrested [...] | 2006-05-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE553 | ZIMBABWEANS ON THE EDGE OF A BREAKDOWN: THE VIEW [...] (C) During a May 2-3 visit to Bulawayo, Ambassador Dell met with both factions of the MDC, an activist organization, and a local economist. MDC anti-Senate faction Vice-President Thokozani Khupe argued that Zimbambweans were ready for mass peaceful action but needed to see the opposition taki [...] | 2006-05-11 18:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE583 | "OPERATION ROUND-UP" SO FAR LARGELY ILLUSORY [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald daily reported in a front-page story on May 15 that Harare police last week had picked up 10,000 "squatters, vagrants and street youths" for relocation to rural areas after "screening." According to the article, the exercise was part of "Operation Round-Up", an [...] | 2006-05-17 16:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
06HARARE610 | ANTI-SENATE MDC FACTION WINS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) The anti-Senate MDC faction candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, successfully defended the Budiriro constituency in a by-election held on May 20. The seat was vacant as a result of the February death of MDC M.P. Gilbert Shoko. In a tally confirmed by an independent election observing body, Ch [...] | 2006-05-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV ZI |
06HARARE665 | ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...] | 2006-06-05 17:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE666 | BENNETT'S LAWYER ON ASYLUM CASE [...] (C) Arnold Tsunga, the attorney for MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett, on May 31 told the CDA that Bennett had appealed the South African Department of Home Affairs' recent rejection of Bennett's asylum application. (Embassy has forwarded the original application and judgment to AF/S.) However, Tsun [...] | 2006-06-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE670 | ZVOBGO ON STASIS, PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE IN ZANU-PF [...] (C) ZANU-PF businessperson and provincial official Eddie Zvobgo told poloff June 1 that the ruling party would remain in disarray and paralyzed by succession tensions until Mugabe passed from the scene. However, he did not believe Mugabe intended to leave office any time soon. Moreover, neit [...] | 2006-06-07 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE683 | BITI ON MDC PLANS, INTER-PARTY ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) MDC anti-senate faction Secretary General Tendai Biti on June 7 told poloff that resource constraints would probably delay faction plans to get people on the streets. He reported that ZANU-PF's Mnangagwa and Mujuru factions each were making pitches to faction President Morgan Tsvangirai, w [...] | 2006-06-12 07:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ZI |
06HARARE698 | FLAGGING PRO-SENATE MDC FACTION WRITES OFF [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leaders on June 6 outlined their plans for the immediate future to emboffs, especially including outreach to the Embassy and a possible trip to the United States by the faction's president. Pro-Senate faction Secretary General Welshman Ncube and deputy Secretary Gen [...] | 2006-06-13 11:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE7 | DESPITE GOZ RHETORIC, COOPERATION WITH UN ONGOING [...] (C) In the month since UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe, the GOZ has continued its vitriolic attacks against the envoy and the UN, especially over the issue of shelter for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina. [...] | 2006-01-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE702 | TSVANGIRAI ON EUROPE TRIP, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the Charge, MDC anti-senate faction President Morgan Tsvangirai said he made important progress in refurbishing the faction's relationships with donors and the diaspora during a European tour earlier in the month. The opposition leader reiterated the faction's co [...] | 2006-06-14 11:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI |
06HARARE721 | MURAMBATSVINA ECHOES CONTINUING [...] (C) On June 15, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that municipal police burned down the houses and possessions of approximately 100 families in the Harare suburb of Glen Norah early that day. City officials had served an eviction notice to the families [...] | 2006-06-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE724 | US SUBSIDIARY CONFESSES SANCTIONS SINS [...] (C) The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe branch of Greif, an Ohio-based packaging company, told poloff on June 14 that his branch had been knowingly violating US financial sanctions for several years by providing services to Robert Mugabe and other specially designated nationals (SDNs). Tich [...] | 2006-06-15 17:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KFPC PREL ZI |
06HARARE725 | MADHUKU ON NCA PLANS, ATMOSPHERICS FOR CIVIL [...] (C) National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Chairperson Lovemore Madhuku on June 14 told poloff that his organization would organize street demonstrations in the capital within three weeks, with or without collaboration from the opposition MDC and others in civil society. The NCA planned to e [...] | 2006-06-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE731 | GOZ POLICIES CRIPPLING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Stricter liquidity controls implemented in January by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are sapping the banking sector of vital capital at the same time as the industry struggles to comply with higher capital requirements that take effect later this year. This impending crunch has fue [...] | 2006-06-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE74 | HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS LATEST GOZ TARGET [...] (C) The GOZ has stepped up its pressure against the prominent local NGO Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). Police attempted to arrest the NGO,s Executive Director and reportedly are still searching for him and another lawyer involved with the independent radio station Voice of the Peop [...] | 2006-01-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE764 | FORMER ZANU-PF OFFICIAL LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION [...] (U) Daniel Shumba, a former ZANU-PF provincial chairman for Masvingo, officially launched the United People,s Party (UPP) on June 24 in Harare before a smaller than advertised crowd of approximately 800 supporters. (N.B. Shumba was one of the six provincial chairmen forced out of the ruling pa [...] | 2006-06-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
06HARARE765 | INFORMATION MINISTER'S PASSING LEAVES NO VOID [...] (U) The state media on June 22 announced the June 21 death of Minister of Information and Publicity Tichaona Jokonya. A former Permanent Representative at the UN and Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Jokonya was 67. The minister had been treated in the United States for [...] | 2006-06-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI |
06HARARE766 | GOZ LAND REFORM BRIEFING: THE MASK COMES OFF [...] (C) Minister for State Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa told the diplomatic corps at a June 21 briefing that the GOZ would honor its international agreements and either provide compensation or return foreign-owned farms that had been expropriated. However, he offe [...] | 2006-06-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EINV ZI |
06HARARE77 | TRIPARTITE NEGOTIATING FORUM YIELDS LITTLE [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper reported in its headlines on January 20 that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) had agreed to a Prices and Income Stabilization Protocol. The article noted, however, that the major sticking point of tying wages to the Poverty Datum Line remained unr [...] | 2006-01-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE770 | NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM [...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...] | 2006-06-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE772 | A CHASTENED MUTAMBARA SEEKS ASSISTANCE AND TOUTS [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction President Arthur Mutambara on June 27 sought the Ambassador's assistance and advice in connection with a planned U.S. visit. The Ambassador responded that we would support the visit and added that we would provide equitable assistance to Mutambara,s faction in the [...] | 2006-06-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE783 | MUTARE BISHOP ON DIALOGUE WITH MUGABE, NATIONAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Bishop Trevor Manhanga said President Mugabe seemed genuine in his recent efforts to reach out to religious leaders. He said Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) head Happyton Bonyongwe was facilitating the bis [...] | 2006-07-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE791 | PRO-SENATE MDC MP LLEGEDLY ATTACKED BY ANTI-SENATE FACTION [...] (SBU)MDC pro-Senate faction MP Trudy Stevenson was severely assaulted on July 2 along with four other pro-Senate faction officials. Stevenson, who was reportedly attacked with a machete and rocks, has alleged that youths aligned to the anti-Senate MDC faction of Morgan Tsvangirai carried out [...] | 2006-07-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ZI ASEC PGOV |
06HARARE800 | BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...] | 2006-07-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE803 | VICTIMIZED MP DOWNPLAYS TSVANGIRAI LINK IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson on July 7 told USAID local staff member that she did not believe the anti-Senate leadership ordered the July 2 attack on her and four other pro-Senate officials (reftel). Recovering at home and in high spirits, she said it was even possible that the GOZ [...] | 2006-07-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE884 | CENTRAL BANK HEAD - RUNNIN' OUT OF ZEROES [...] (S/NF) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono acknowledged to the Ambassador in a July 13 meeting that the Zimbabwean economy was in a state of crisis. Despite a modest drop in the annual rate, which he claimed reflected an abundant harvest, inflation remained the country,s greatest problem. It wa [...] | 2006-07-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ZI |
06HARARE908 | GEARING UP FOR AUGUST RURAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove told the Ambassador July 12 that ZESN was planning to observe the local elections expected to be held August 19. He said there were rumors the elections might be delayed but there had been no official announcement [...] | 2006-07-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE93 | ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM [...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...] | 2006-01-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE933 | STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL POSTPONED A MONTH [...] (U) The trial of six accused assailants of pro-Senate MDC MP Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials convened on July 20. Magistrate William Bhila immediately postponed the case until August 23 so that prosecutors could amend the charges to include a seventh suspect arrested on [...] | 2006-07-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE946 | LATEST CLEAN UP OPERATION TARGETS MBARE MARKET [...] (SBU) Officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on July 21 reported to post that police on July 14 and 15 demolished the Magaba informal marketplace in Harare's high-density suburb of Mbare. Magaba venders told an Embassy local staff member on July 24 that police on h [...] | 2006-07-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE95 | MDC INSIDER ON INTRA-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) MDC MP Tendai Biti, who has been negotiating with Welshman Ncube,s faction on behalf of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, told the Ambassador January 19 that he had SIPDIS prepared a document that would lead to an amicable MDC &divorce.8 The Harare East MP said he had also prepared a dr [...] | 2006-01-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE96 | ADVERSE REACTION TO GONO'S POLICY STATEMENT [...] (C) Reaction to Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's Monetary Policy Statement for the Fourth Quarter (details septel) has been largely negative. The independent media gave the most prominent coverage to Gono's public reference to the regime,s concern about public unrest over food insec [...] | 2006-01-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE963 | 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMPLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
06HARARE964 | GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY [...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...] | 2006-08-01 07:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI CH |
06HARARE970 | GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL [...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...] | 2006-08-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE977 | ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST [...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...] | 2006-08-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI |
06HAVANA10031 | NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA [...] (S) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia. This in the context of greatly improved relations between Cuba and Bolivia in the wake of Evo Morales' election. Dausa can be expected to intensify Cuba's assault on Bolivia's [...] | 2006-05-11 13:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PINR PREL ASEC BO CU |
06HAVANA10078 | PAYA PRESENTS PROPOSAL FOR DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya has unveiled his latest push for a democratic Constitution, calling for a legal framework that would embrace multiple political parties, private enterprise and "social justice." The document, entitled "All Cubans," stems from a "N [...] | 2006-05-11 22:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA10738 | NEW THINKING IS NEEDED, PAYA TELLS CHIEF OF MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, chief of the Christian Liberation Movement and driving force behind the Varela Project, told the COM May 18 that "we all have to do new things" to help bring democracy to Cuba. When asked about a recent overture from Martha Beatriz Roque, he s [...] | 2006-05-22 18:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11516 | "FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC CUBA" INSPIRE ACTIVISTS, [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activists got a boost from the May 24 conference call with the "Group of Friends of Democratic Cuba," a loose alliance of US Representatives, European diplomats in Washington, prominent members of the Miami exile community and others. One of the activist part [...] | 2006-06-02 20:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11650 | CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION [...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...] | 2006-06-05 19:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11895 | CUBA RELEASE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (C) Cuba's Tier 3 placement in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report presents a challenge in terms of informing the host country, given the Cuban Government's hostility to U.S. criticism and the paucity of news sources available to ordinary Cubans. Since mid-January, the Cubans have refused [...] | 2006-06-06 20:37:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CU |
06HAVANA11957 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: With Internet advocate Guillermo Farinas up to Day 128 of his hunger strike, 38 supporters have announced a sympathy fast. Oswaldo Paya of Varela Project fame is summarizing his "Program for All Cubans" in a pamphlet. Paya is also collecting evidence on bogus pro-democracy acti [...] | 2006-06-08 13:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KWMN SOCI CU |
06HAVANA12488 | BRITISH POLOFF ANALYZES "COMMON POSITION" ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: The UK's human rights officer in Havana shared with us June 15 her thoughts on the European Council's recently released draft conclusions on the EU's "Common Position" toward Cuba. (The draft states, among other things, the EU's commitment to seeking dialogue with both the Cuban G [...] | 2006-06-16 15:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA15674 | ROQUE UNVEILS PLAN FOR TRANSITION GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Martha Beatriz Roque has released a 27-page transition plan for Cuba produced by her Assembly to Promote Civil Society. Titled "Anticipating the Day After," the 15-section document is a self-described "compendium of ideas" that focuses on issu [...] | 2006-08-07 22:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA15749 | ANTI-DISSIDENT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cuban regime agents continue to carry out "acts of repudiation" and other aggressive actions against pro-democracy activists, but to no greater or lesser extent than before the July 31 announcement of Fidel Castro's temporary withdrawal. Since then, at least five anti-dissident i [...] | 2006-08-09 11:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16137 | REGIME IMAGES: CASTRO PASSES TORCH TO CHAVEZ [...] (C) Cuban state media on August 14 released still images, and then a video, of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's bedside visit with Fidel Castro a day earlier. Photographic images charged with symbolic meaning are among the hallmarks of Castro's reign; the latest images symbolize Castro's e [...] | 2006-08-15 20:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL VE CU |
06HAVANA20783 | CUBANS UNEASY WITH DPRK NUKE TEST [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government on October 10 signaled its displeasure with North Korea's reported nuclear test. In language lacking the warmth usually reserved for a fellow communist nation, Cuban state media reported the UN Security Council's condemnation of the reported underground blast [...] | 2006-10-11 20:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
06HAVANA21268 | CUBAN GOVT SIGNALS LINGERING IRE OVER DPRK NUKE [...] (C) Cuban state media on October 14 disseminated a statement from the 183-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),currently headed by Cuba, on North Korea's reported nuclear blast. The statement, approved the previous day at UN headquarters, urges North Korea, a NAM member, to halt its nuclear tes [...] | 2006-10-16 21:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
06HAVANA21638 | CONFERENCE CALL TO MEXICO BRINGS CUBAN YOUTH [...] (S) Summary: Leaders of two Cuban pro-democracy youth groups took part in a USG-facilitated teleconference October 17 with university students in Monterrey, Mexico. At the Havana end, at the PAO Residence, 25 young Cubans took part, mainly from the Marti Youth Coalition (CJM) but also from Yo [...] | 2006-10-19 22:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23564 | RAUL DELIVERS CASTRO BIRTHDAY SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 20:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL |
06HAVANA23588 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...] | 2006-12-12 18:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU |
06HAVANA23608 | CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...] | 2006-12-18 17:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23612 | CODEL FLAKE PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake was besieged by international press upon arrival in Havana on December 15 (reftel). Both in their individual comments to the media and in a joint statement read at a December 17 press conference, CODEL members characterized this as a time for dialogue and an "histor [...] | 2006-12-18 20:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA9342 | POLITICAL PLURALISM KEY TO CUBA'S FUTURE, SAYS PAYA [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya met with the COM on April 27 and argued that it will be imperative for a future, legitimate Cuban Government to embrace political pluralism. Paya said individual members of the Communist Party (CP) should not be excluded from the [...] | 2006-04-28 22:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9469 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque is recovering after being roughed up by Communist militants outside her home. Roque, weary but defiant, met with COM April 29 and expressed pleasure with the wide media coverage of the incident and subsequent foreign-government attenti [...] | 2006-05-05 14:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9846 | ROADTRIP BY CANADIAN POLOFF YIELDS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Canadian Poloff Ram Kamineni, who covers human rights, briefed us May 5 on his recent weeklong road-trip to the cities of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Manicaragua, Puerto Padre, Santa Clara and Santiago. Kamineni met dozens of pro-democracy activists and "Ladies in White" (relatives of [...] | 2006-05-08 20:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HELSINKI1003 | FINLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH FM TUOMIOJA AND [...] (C) Summary: In Helsinki Sept. 27, DAS Bryza encouraged the Finnish Presidency to implement its plan for helping the EU and Turkey move forward on Cyprus, and stressed that all US efforts on this issue aim to support the Finnish EU Presidency's own initiative. Finnish FM Tuomioja welcomed the [...] | 2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN FI CY GR TU |
06HELSINKI1032 | CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR MCCARRY'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry delivered well-received messages in Helsinki Sept. 29, emphasizing that change is imminent and that Europe and the United States have a historic opportunity to help foster a transition to democracy on the island. Finnish EU Presidency offi [...] | 2006-10-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD CU FI EUN |
06HELSINKI1037 | DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA [...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...] | 2006-10-12 08:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG |
06HELSINKI1042 | OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...] | 2006-10-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
06HELSINKI1050 | EU PRESIDENCY WAITING FOR UNSC ACTION ON NORTH [...] (U) PolOff met with Foreign Ministry Director for Asia Pekka Metso and North Korea Desk Officer Jari Sinkkari Oct. 12 to discuss reftel. Metso had not yet seen reftel due to official travel but Sinkkari had received it prior to the meeting. ALL EYES ON THE UNSC -------------------- 2. (C [...] | 2006-10-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06HELSINKI1058 | PUTIN AT THE OCT. 20 EU HEADS OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 20 EU Heads of State or Government Informals will feature two main components: (1) the informal EU leaders' sessions, where principals will discuss migration, Darfur, innovation and energy; and (2) a dinner with Russian President Putin, which will focus on energy issue [...] | 2006-10-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG ETRD PGOV EUN MOPS FI RU SU |
06HELSINKI1073 | A READ-OUT ON THE EU-INDIA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met Oct. 18 with Johan Schalin, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs. Schalin offered the following tidbits from the Oct. 12-13 EU-India Summit: Joint Action Plan and a Bilateral Trade Agreement --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2006-10-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV EUN ETRD FI IN |
06HELSINKI1088 | ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND INNOVATION: EU HEADS OF [...] (U) The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, but publ [...] | 2006-10-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06HELSINKI1092 | CORRECTED COPY: ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND [...] (U) Summary: The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, [...] | 2006-10-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06HELSINKI1093 | PUTIN IN LAHTI: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING [...] (U) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor at a dinner following the EU Heads of State or Government summit in Lahti on October 20. The leaders were also joined by Finnish President Halonen who has faced criticism for inviting Putin at all. Prime Minister Vanhanen t [...] | 2006-10-30 06:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM FI MOPS ENRG ETRD EUN RU |
06HELSINKI110 | FINLAND: REACTION TO TURKISH INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to officials from the MFA's Southeast Europe and EU Affairs offices. The Finns expressed disappointment with the rapidity of the Cypriot government's rejection of the Jan. 24 Turkish proposal; however, the GoF was not surprised by the Cypriot rejection [...] | 2006-02-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CY TU FI |
06HELSINKI1112 | EU-RUSSIA JHA PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL READOUT [...] The EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Justice and Home Affairs met in Helsinki on 30 October. The Finnish Minister of Justice Luhtanen and Minister of the Interior Rajamaki represented the Presidency, German Minister of Justice Zypries and Minister of the Interior Schauble represented [...] | 2006-11-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS PHUM PTER EUN FI RU |
06HELSINKI1119 | PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS FI |
06HELSINKI1131 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on 6 November met with Finnish MFA Counselor for Russia Paivi Laine to discuss the Nov. 3 EU-Russia foreign affairs PPC and preparations for the EU-Russia summit on 24 November. The PPC had "gone well" and Northern Dimension preparations are "on track"; however, the Presi [...] | 2006-11-07 09:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV ETRD ENRG PL FI RU |
06HELSINKI1148 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM VANHANEN [...] (C) Ambassador Ware met with Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Nov.8. Fresh from having recently hosted the EU-Ukraine Summit and the EU Heads of State/Government informals in Lahti (which included dinner with Russian President Putin),Vanhanen provided additional insights on Putin's Russia; ener [...] | 2006-11-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ENRG EUN FI RU UP |
06HELSINKI115 | SHIELD S59-05: AG ALERT ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] (S) On February 8, Political Section Chief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debrais, the Finnish MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation. Kansikas-Debrais said that no Finnish firm has applied for a GOF license to sell dual-use items to the Iranian procur [...] | 2006-02-08 13:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
06HELSINKI1157 | DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...] | 2006-11-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS |
06HELSINKI1158 | DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...] | 2006-11-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG FI |
06HELSINKI116 | S23B-04: IRANIAN RESEARCHER AND DUAL-USE RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
06HELSINKI117 | MTAG 05-96: IRANIAN UAV/CRUISE MISSILE ENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL FI MTCRE |
06HELSINKI1173 | DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on 15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and other foreign ministry staff to discuss U.S. consultations around the G-8 Political Directors' meeting in Moscow and Finnish preparations for the upcoming EU-Russia summit on 24 [...] | 2006-11-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP |
06HELSINKI1176 | FINLAND TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LRIT AT IMO,S [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Maritime Organization,s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC) to Captain Paavo Wihuri, Director of Maritime Safety at the Finnish Maritime Administration. Captain Wihuri will also be leading the eight person Finnish delegatio [...] | 2006-11-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KTIA AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1178 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL ETTC FI |
06HELSINKI1193 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNIFIED APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) On 29 November, DCM delivered demarche to Finnish Foreign Ministry Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve. Vierros Villeneuve welcomed US points on Georgia and agreed that maintaining US-EU unity is crucial. 2. (C) On Moldova, Vierros Villeneuve also fully agreed on the ne [...] | 2006-11-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU |
06HELSINKI1197 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: FM TUOMIOJA'S SIDEBARS WITH [...] (C) On 29 November, DCM met with Finnish MFA Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve and discussed FM Erkki Tuomioja's recent consultations with Georgian FM Gela Bezhuashvili and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov on the margins of the 24 November EU-Russia summit. Though Tuomioja's initial g [...] | 2006-12-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU GG FI |
06HELSINKI1200 | FINNISH POLDIR ON EU'S NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: The Finnish EU Presidency has emerged from the Nov. 27-28 EUROMED Ministerial with a decidedly upbeat impression of both the substance and the atmospherics surrounding the EU's discussions with Israel, the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern stakeholders. MFA Political Director [...] | 2006-12-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI IS |
06HELSINKI1209 | GAERC - FINNISH RESPONSE [...] (U) PolChief delivered December GAERC demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala November 5 and followed up further by phone November 7. Syrjala highlighted the following points: 2. (C) TURKEY/ENLARGEMENT: The Finnish Presidency is greatly encouraged by Turkey's announcement that i [...] | 2006-12-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR TU |
06HELSINKI1215 | AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari told Ambassador Ware that he remains determined to deliver his recommendations for Kosovo's final status within two weeks of Serbia's Jan. 21 election, fearing that any delays will "destabilize" Kosovo. Ahtisaari "would find it rather strange" if [...] | 2006-12-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS FI RS YI |
06HELSINKI1216 | IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - FINNISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Office Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen said that US views concerning Iran's upcoming elections are "nearly identical" to those of the Finnish EU Presidency. The electoral process in Iran is not democratic, Rotinen added, and the bodies be [...] | 2006-12-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR FI |
06HELSINKI1217 | PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT [...] (S) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Officer Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen thanked us for sharing further information about SARG efforts to destabilize the Lebanese government and expressed great concern about what may happen next in Lebanon in light of the recent murders and [...] | 2006-12-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS FI |
06HELSINKI1239 | BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE WILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT FI |
06HELSINKI1248 | FINLAND: NATO DEBATE HEATS UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2007 parliamentary election campaign is about to kick off and NATO is emerging as a key theme, just as it did in the January 2006 presidential elections -- and despite the efforts of several prominent politicians to muzzle public debate on this sensitive topic. This ca [...] | 2006-12-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN RU FI |
06HELSINKI125 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: FINLAND [...] (U) Post discussed the reftel demarche with officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (FCAA),and left behind relevant biographic material on U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss. 2. (SBU) Matti Tupamaki, who directs the Ai [...] | 2006-02-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC FI ICAO |
06HELSINKI149 | FINLAND: REACTION TO AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered statements in reftel to the MFA's Middle-East bureau. The Director for Middle-East Affairs said that Finland was playing an active role in intra-EU deliberations on the Al-Askariya shrine bombing, and that she believed an EU statement condemning the attack might be re [...] | 2006-02-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER FI |
06HELSINKI16 | HALONEN PRESSES TOWARD A FIRST ROUND VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: If the most recent polls are true and if voter turnout among women is as high as expected, Tarja Halonen will become the first Finnish presidential candidate in history to win election in the first round. End Summary. 2. (U) The first round of Finland's presidential election w [...] | 2006-01-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI18 | FINNS SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT TO BELARUS; WILL [...] (C) Following up on reftels, PolChief called on MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Matti Turunen to discuss Belarus. The GOF views a joint US-EU demarche to Lukashenko in advance of the March election as imperative, Turunen said. Finland, for its part, would welcome a very stron [...] | 2006-01-05 14:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BO FI EUN |
06HELSINKI254 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] | 2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
06HELSINKI297 | ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION DURING FINLAND'S EU [...] (SBU) On April 4, Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Minister of Environment Jan-Erik Enestam. Minister Enestam reiterated his high regard for the transatlantic relationship and said that he had invited OES A/S Claudia McMurray to visit Finland in advance of Finland's EU presidency, which beg [...] | 2006-04-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HELSINKI405 | ACTING DAS DISCUSSES POLIO ERADICATION, AVIAN [...] (U) Summary. On May 9, Acting OES S DAS Jack Croddy and Embassy reps met with senior public health officials at the Finnish Foreign Ministry to discuss polio eradication and avian influenza. He encouraged the Finns to continue funding the Polio Eradication Initiative and to take an active rol [...] | 2006-05-12 07:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO FI |
06HELSINKI465 | FINNISH VIEW ON US-EU SUMMIT PREPARATIONS, AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Lyra told Ambassador that the US and EU are making good progress toward finalizing Summit Declarations, although more work needs to be done to create a real dialogue on climate change and to find language that is not counterproductive to our shared goals [...] | 2006-05-26 09:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV PREL MARR FI EU |
06HELSINKI495 | SALE OF TELESCOPING MASTS TO SYRIA [...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Director for the Unit on Arms Control. Kansikas-Debraise was unfamiliar with the Finnish company Mastsystem International which, as yet, has made no application for an export license to sell any communication or other equ [...] | 2006-06-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | ETRD ETTC FI PARM PCI PREL SY |
06HELSINKI505 | FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...] | 2006-06-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI |
06HELSINKI523 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JUNE GAERC [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala June 7. Syrjala said the GOF generally supports most of our points and suggested that the ministers will focus on the Balkans and Iran. 2. (C) On Iran, Syrjala reiterated the warm welcome others in the GOF have [...] | 2006-06-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FI |
06HELSINKI524 | FINNISH RESPONSE - FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY [...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Office Director for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, on June 8. Kansikas-Debraise agreed generally with our points and said she would support starting FMCT negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible. She added that starti [...] | 2006-06-08 11:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG FI |
06HELSINKI528 | FINNISH TO DEMARCHE KYRGYZ REGARDING MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) In response to subject demarche, Hannele Voionmaa, MFA Counselor for peacekeeping and military crisis management operations, told PolChief that the GOF agreed June 8 to make a formal approach to Kyrgyz authorities regarding US access to Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. The GOF has a strong in [...] | 2006-06-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KG MARR MOPS PREL AF FI |
06HELSINKI55 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: FINNISH GOALS [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche, MFA officials expressed their overall agreement with our stated goals and were grateful to be kept apprised of the US position. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland at the London Conference on Afghanistan, where s [...] | 2006-01-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV AF FI |
06HELSINKI566 | ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU |
06HELSINKI567 | FINNISH NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (SBU) On June 1, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja told Ambassador Ware that Finland is willing to provide nuclear safety technology and assistance as part of the package of incentives the U.S., the EU3 and Russia intend to offer Iran to defuse the current standoff over Iran's weapon's p [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY PARM PREL KNNP FI RU |
06HELSINKI585 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 13:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI63 | FINLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: SUDDENLY, IT'S A [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent Tarja Halonen made an impressive showing in the first round of Finland's presidential election, besting her nearest rival, Conservative Sauli Niinisto, by more than 21 percentage points. However, Halonen was unable to secure a first round victory and, for the first ti [...] | 2006-01-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI665 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC [...] (U) PolChief and Emboff delivered subject demarche to Deputy European Correspondent Tanja Jaaskelainen on July 14. Jaaskelainen said the GOF generally supports most of our points. The ministry response focused on Kosovo, Israel/Palestine, North Korea and Iraq. 2. (SBU) Kosovo: Jaaskelain [...] | 2006-07-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN FI PREL UN |
06HELSINKI671 | FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PDOV BK FI |
06HELSINKI680 | FINLAND EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU has agreed to offer peacekeepers for a mission in Lebanon if called upon by the UN. Privately, Finnish MFA Secretary of State Torstila told us that UN and EU hopes to send a force to the region any time soon are "unrealistic," given the current level of violence and apparen [...] | 2006-07-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN FI |
06HELSINKI682 | FINLAND/EU TROUBLED BY TRANSNISTRIA INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY SHARES THE US PAGE 02 RUEHHEA0682 C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000682 CONCERN THAT TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY OR TREATED AS LEGITIMATE. THE GOF FEARS RUSSIA MAY ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THE REFERENDUM'S [...] | 2006-07-19 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD FI |
06HELSINKI696 | EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...] | 2006-07-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI |
06HELSINKI697 | TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IS LE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI700 | EU ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS SUPPORT CREATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the July EU Informal Ministerial meeting on the Environment, Finnish Minister Enestam and EU Commissioner Dimas called upon EU countries to support a measure creating a United Nations Environmental Organization (UNEO) and a Panel on Natural Resources. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...] | 2006-07-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL UNEP EUN FI |
06HELSINKI701 | FINNISH U/S OFFERS UPDATE ON EU PRESIDENCY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF welcomes Israel's announcement that it could eventually accept NATO peacekeepers in Lebanon. However, U/S for Political Affairs Lyra suggested that an EU- or UN-led force -- perhaps with NATO support under Berlin Plus arrangements -- would be better than a strictly NATO-l [...] | 2006-07-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI712 | FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...] | 2006-07-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI |
06HELSINKI718 | FINLAND - COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG FI |
06HELSINKI72 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC [...] (U) European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala said Finland supports nearly all the views outlined in our pre-GAERC demarche (reftel). His other comments of note follow. 2. (C) IRAN: Finland views the cooperation of the EU, the U.S. and, to an increasing extent, Russia as very encouraging. Howe [...] | 2006-01-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FI EUN GAERC |
06HELSINKI725 | FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ON EXTRAORDINARY AUG. 1 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met with Finnish MFA European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala to discuss the Aug. 1 extraordinary GAERC. Syrjala also offered the latest Finnish EU Presidency thinking regarding a potential international force for Lebanon. End Summary. 2. (C) Regarding the GAERC agenda, Syr [...] | 2006-07-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI733 | TFLEO1: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, on July 31. Tuomioja said that his just-completed trip to the Middle-east confirmed his view that Israel could not achieve its military goals, and that an immediate cease-fire followed by a comprehensive settl [...] | 2006-07-31 15:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MEPP EUN FI |
06HELSINKI75 | PAAVO LIPPONEN'S SILLY SEASON COMMENTS ON NATO AND [...] (SBU) Finnish Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen prompted a media feeding frenzy this week when he publicly criticized Conservative (CONS) presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto's increasingly pro-NATO arguments and urged caution toward NATO membership because it wou [...] | 2006-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PINR FI |
06HELSINKI783 | GOF PESSIMISTIC ON SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Echoing reftel concerns about the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director Rauli Suikkanen, desk officer Marita Meranto, and EU secretariat first secretary Niklas Lindqvist told Emboff Helsinki is currently coordinating an EU demarche to be delivered this week [...] | 2006-08-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI786 | FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, about the proposed Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Lebanon. Poloff emphasized that at this critical point in the Lebanon crisis (reftel),any HRC Special Session would be an unhelpful dist [...] | 2006-08-09 12:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE FI |
06HELSINKI8 | FINLAND: PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (U) President Tarja Halonen's New Year's Day speech-- which also serves as Finland's de facto state of the union address-- focused on what she termed the "increasing disparity in income levels in Finland." Halonen said that Finland has been a winner in the emerging global economy, and that [...] | 2006-01-04 14:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV FI |
06HELSINKI800 | FURTHER FINNISH RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) As indicated Reftel A, the GOF welcomed UNSC Resolution 1701; the text of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Statement on Behalf of the EU Presidency has been forwarded to the Department. In a subsequent conversation with PolChief July 14, Office Director for the Middle East Eija Rotinen offe [...] | 2006-08-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI815 | FINLAND WON'T JOIN BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PHUM PREL EUN FI |
06HELSINKI816 | FINLAND: PRESIDENCY UPPING SRI LANKA INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 13:27:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI817 | FINLAND SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE 200 TROOPS TO UNIFIL [...] (SBU) Finnish MFA Secretary of State (D Equivalent) Pentti Torstila told Ambassador Ware Aug. 15 that Finland will seek to provide up to 200 additional troops for enhanced UNIFIL operations in Southern Lebanon. Confirming public comments made by President Tarja Halonen, Torstila explained that [...] | 2006-08-17 04:49:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL FI |
06HELSINKI830 | UPDATE ON FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT [...] (C) MFA Unit for Security Policy Director Kimmo Lahdevirta offered an update on the Finnish Presidency's recent efforts to urge EU member states to make troop contributions to UNIFIL. 2. (C) While signals out of Paris continue to be mixed, it now appears clear that the French intend to cont [...] | 2006-08-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV FI |
06HELSINKI842 | FINLAND TO STRONGLY URGE SYRIA TO RESPECT LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: DCM and PolChief met with MFA Political Director Vierros-Villeneuve Aug. 22 to express US disappointment regarding the Aug. 23 visit of Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem to Helsinki; to remind the GOF of the need to isolate Syria diplomatically; and to urge that the Finns use the meeting [...] | 2006-08-22 12:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE |
06HELSINKI847 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Balkans Director Juha Ottman Aug. 23. Because of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari's status as special envoy, the Finns tend to be very well briefed on Kosovo developments; nonetheless Ottman welcomed the US initiative to share o [...] | 2006-08-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU FI |
06HELSINKI854 | FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Aug. 23 in Helsinki, Finnish FM Tuomioja told Syrian FM Al-Moallem that the EU expected the Government of Syria (GOS) to support the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider peace in the Middle East by respecting all provisions of UNSCR 1701; by honoring the arms embargo in Lebanon; and b [...] | 2006-08-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE |
06HELSINKI859 | AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH FINLAND'S MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, Ambassador Ware met with Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaki. Lehtomaki described her August 14-16 trip to Lebanon and Israel, noting that she was particularly surprised by how quickly refugee centers emptied following the announcem [...] | 2006-08-28 04:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EUN PREL FI |
06HELSINKI871 | FINNS URGE IRAN TO STOP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Helsinki August 29, Finnish FM Tuomioja urged Iran to cease its uranium enrichment program immediately and to announce its acceptance of negotiations with the EU3 3 now. Tuomioja also told the Iranian Deputy FM that Iran must begin playing a constructive role in the Middle Eas [...] | 2006-08-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM IR FI PGOV IS |
06HELSINKI876 | FINLAND SUPPORTS DELAY OF KAZAKHSTAN'S OSCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 07:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KZ FI |
06HELSINKI885 | FINLAND AND SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (U) MFA Sri Lanka desk officer Marita Meranto assured emboff on September 4 that Finland would attend the Sri Lanka Contact Group's experts meeting in Washington on September 27. She said that because of the press of business arising from Finland's EU presidency, Finland's representative woul [...] | 2006-09-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE FI |
06HELSINKI889 | NO FINNISH POSITION ON RECAPP - ASIAN ANTI-PIRACY [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Tapio Puurunen, Unit for Public International Law at the MFA about Finland's position on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAPP). Puurunen expressed that it was an interesting initiative and that Finland w [...] | 2006-09-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KRCM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL FI |
06HELSINKI903 | GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...] | 2006-09-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU |
06HELSINKI908 | FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06HELSINKI909 | FINLAND ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Balkans Office Director Juha Ottman on September 8. Ottman responded enthusiastically, saying that the steps the US has suggested to Belgrade "are entirely our line as well." He was pleased that the US is maintaining a hard line on ICTY cooperation [...] | 2006-09-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI |
06HELSINKI91 | FINLAND: BROAD SUPORT FOR UN REFORM [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on January 25. She underscored the importance the U.S. attaches to UN reform by emphasizing our instructions to deliver the demarche at the ministerial-level. Tuomioja welcomed the initiative and indicated broad agreem [...] | 2006-02-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ADCO |
06HELSINKI927 | PRESIDENT HALONEN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO UNGA [...] The President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen has accepted the invitation of President George W. Bush to a roundtable discussion on democracy on September 19, 2006. The text of a letter to the Embassy from her Chief of Staff follows: BEGIN TEXT The President of the Republic of Finl [...] | 2006-09-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL UNGA FI |
06HELSINKI932 | INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EU FI PREL |
06HELSINKI933 | MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON: FINNISH [...] (U) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She underscored the need for the international community to help the Lebanese Government gain sovereignty over its own territory; US efforts to provide humanitarian and [...] | 2006-09-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IS LE ECON FI |
06HELSINKI934 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA [...] (C) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She emphasized that the US and EU share the goal of preventing new hostilities in Lebanon and the rest of the region, but that our views on contacts with Syria continue [...] | 2006-09-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU FI |
06HELSINKI936 | SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...] | 2006-09-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
06HELSINKI990 | FINLAND: PREVIEW OF EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS' [...] (SBU) Summary. The Oct. 2-3 informal EU defense ministers' meeting will focus on operations in Bosnia, Sudan, and Congo; review the EU's force catalogue and the state of civil-military coordination; and discuss the European Defense Agency's (EDA) long term planning scenarios. NATO SYG de Hoo [...] | 2006-09-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO EUN FI |
06HELSINKI994 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER [...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI |
06HELSINKI995 | GOF ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Environment Minister Enestam on September 27 to discuss the upcoming High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD),which he confirmed would take place on October 24-25. Enestam also confirmed he will co- chair th [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HERMOSILLO36 | PRD AND "ALTERNATIVA" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. PRD presidential candidate Lopez Obrador made his first official campaign swing through Sonora state January 27. His visit culminated in political rally in Hermosillo, which was well attended, but not as large as claimed. He made 32 promises to Sonoran voters - local media fo [...] | 2006-01-31 03:48:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SNAR MX |
06HERMOSILLO82 | PRI PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MADRAZO CAMPAIGNS IN SONORA [...] (U) Summary: Roberto Madrazo, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),held a large political rally February 26 in southern Sonora. He warned of water shortages and promised better economic development programs if elected. Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours did not a [...] | 2006-02-27 23:44:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
06HILLAH1 | DIWANIYAH LEADERS HOPE FOR MORE LOCAL AUTONOMY FROM NEW [...] (C) Summary: Both the Diwaniyah Governor and Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Head expressed a desire for more local autonomy under the new Iraqi Government in separate meetings on December 29. Each was optimistic regarding the quick formation of a national unity gover [...] | 2006-01-02 17:00:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
06HILLAH10 | NAJAF'S ZURFI PLEADS FOR US AID [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, SET Najaf met with former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party, Adnan Al Zurfi. The meeting covered a wide range of subjects. Zurfi expressed his view that the recent December 15 national election, while n [...] | 2006-01-25 19:07:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH11 | NAJAF ELECTION RESULTS REACTION [...] (U) This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Just a day after the release of the results of the December 15 national election by the IECI, reaction in the Najaf province was diverse and pointed. Many in the province, including local government officials and members of the United Iraqi [...] | 2006-01-26 13:02:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH134 | "PUBLIC COMMITTEES" CONCEPT FOR SECURITY IN NAJAF MAY ALSO [...] (C) Summary and comment: In an effort to combat a recent rise in violence in the province, the Najaf Provincial Council has approved the formation of Public Committees intended to work as "community watch" organizations. While the province's dominant political entities generally agree that th [...] | 2006-09-10 15:26:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS IZ |
06HILLAH135 | MALIKI, SISTANI MEET TO DISCUSS SECURITY, SHABANIYA AND THE [...] (C) Summary and comment: A day after relating his concerns regarding the security of Iraqis, the shortage of essential services and a "crippled" judicial system to the Prime Minister, who was paying him a call on the eve of a major religious holiday, Shi'a Islam's leading religious figure repor [...] | 2006-09-10 15:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
06HILLAH136 | HEIRS TO SHIA POWER MEET TO DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ammar Al Hakim and Mohamed Ridha Al Sistani, sons to two of Shia Islam's most important leaders, met on August 24 to discuss a wide range of issues. The two men spoke about the continuing problem of militias and how "Public Committees" might enhance security. Al Sistani voiced his [...] | 2006-09-10 15:37:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH137 | AL SARKHI BECOMES AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE TO AL SADR FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Al Hassani Al Sarkhi has begun challenging Muqtada Al Sadr for the allegiance of violent, disaffected young men in south-central Iraq, many of them culled from Sadr's own legions. Sarkhi's willingness to do violence and his lack of political ambition make him an ideal leader [...] | 2006-09-10 15:42:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH142 | TIMELINE ACCEPTABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COALTION FORCES, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Muqtada Al-Sadr, in his most recent Friday sermon, demanded the release of his recently detained associates and called on coalition forces (CF) to leave Iraq. He also derided the national government as ineffective and fragile, but touted the political process as a peaceful form of [...] | 2006-09-23 12:52:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH146 | BABIL GOVERNOR PLAYING A NEW GAME OR JUST BLUFFING? [...] (C) Summary: The governor of Babil province has shown uncharacteristic willingness to engage with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) during the month of Ramadan, chairing a lengthy meeting to discuss projects, attending the REO's iftar and meeting with REO representatives at his office. Though [...] | 2006-10-11 15:38:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV IZ |
06HILLAH147 | SWAT COMMANDER'S DEATH MAY JEOPARDIZE NON-PARTISAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary and comment: The head of the Al-Hillah SWAT team was assassinated in his office on Oct. 13, days after being informed by the office of the Prime Minister (PM) that he was being replaced. Though the victim had a warrant out for his arrest on terrorism charges, a confluence of factor [...] | 2006-10-13 18:23:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PINR PTER PHUM IZ |
06HILLAH148 | NORTH BABIL SHEIKHS APPEAL FOR U.S. HELP ON SECURITY, JOBS [...] (C) Summary: A group of Sunni tribal leaders and activists from north Babil view American intervention as their best hope to address unemployment in their area, stabilize Iraq's security situation and promote expression of moderate political views. According to a subsequent communication from o [...] | 2006-10-15 17:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06HILLAH155 | UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND [...] (C) Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muqtada Al Sadr. Co [...] | 2006-12-11 07:04:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
06HILLAH157 | SADR RENEWS CALL FOR IRAQI UNITY, WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. December 11, Muqtada Al Sadr issued a statement outlining his issues with United States presence in Iraq. Sadr decried what he sees as the systematic destruction of Iraqi society by the twin demons of the United States and Ba'athists. He repeated his call for the withdrawal or ou [...] | 2006-12-16 11:01:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH16 | NAJAF GOVERNOR SAYS MEHDI NEW IRAQI PM [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Najaf Governor Assad Al-Taee told SET Najaf that the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) had agreed to nominate Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Official Adel Abdul Mehdi as the new Prime Minister. Al-Taee s [...] | 2006-02-05 11:34:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH17 | BABIL OFFICIALS TELL DAS GODEC THEY LIKE PRT AND PRDC BUT [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Robert Godec met with Babil province officials to discuss the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Iraqi-run Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC). T [...] | 2006-02-12 14:31:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH22 | SISTANI ADVISES SPEEDY FORMATION OF INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT IN [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shi'a Religious Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani advised Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari to quickly form a new government and to ensure that the new government is inclusive in a February 20 meeting at Sistani's home in Najaf's Old City. Afte [...] | 2006-02-20 19:58:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH23 | WASIT COR REP ON UIA OVERTURES TO ALLAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shaykh Jamal Al-Batik, the sole Wasit National Iraqi List (ballot number 731) member in the incoming Council of Representatives, related discussions between Iyad Allawi and Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq head Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. According to Al-Batik, Hakim has [...] | 2006-02-21 18:23:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH24 | JAFARI NOMINATION VARIOUSLY GREETED WITH PRAISE, DISBELIEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: The selection of Ibrahim Jafari as the choice of the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) to serve as Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government was greeted by widely divergent reactions across South Central Iraq. Most Shi'a Islamist contacts praised Jafari, even as some UIA constituent g [...] | 2006-02-22 13:47:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH26 | THOUSANDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PROTEST MOSQUE BOMBING; [...] (U) Summary: Iraqis across the South Central region took to the streets February 22, angrily protesting the bombing of the Al-Askariyah Mosque in Samarra. Reportedly spontaneous at first, the demonstrations were soon spurred on by mosque exhortations and organized by Shi'a government officials, [...] | 2006-02-23 16:36:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH28 | NAJAF, KARBALA MOSQUES PREACH UNITY AND CALM; BLAME [...] (U) Summary: Friday Mosque sermons delivered amidst heavy security in Najaf and Karbala generally appealed for calm and unity, and were followed by peaceful demonstrations. Despite some Sadrist provocations, the two Shi'a holy cities were reportedly quiet, with shops and offices closed and blac [...] | 2006-02-24 17:59:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH29 | PROTESTS, SPORADIC VIOLENCE CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests continued across Wasit and Babil Provinces in South Central Iraq for a second and third day after the bombing of Al-Askariyah mosque in Samarra. In Wasit, Shi'a Islamists of all affiliations joined a massive demonstration February 23. The next day, Sadrist mosque preache [...] | 2006-02-24 18:20:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH3 | NAJAF SADRISTS SUGGEST RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING CLERIC; [...] (C) Summary: Flyers distributed from the offices of Moqtada Al-Sadr in Najaf and Kufa and from his compound in Najaf beginning on January 4 boast that a group called the "Battalions of Imam Mousa Al-Sadr" carried out the December 26 assassination of Shaykh Fattah Al-Thabhawi, a mid-level cleric [...] | 2006-01-06 17:01:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH30 | SISTANI URGES SCIRI HEAD AL-HAKIM TO CALM SHI'A, PROTECT [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani urged Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),to calm the Shi'a, protect Sunni shrines and prevent further violence. The February 24 meeting took place at Sistani's [...] | 2006-02-25 12:04:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH31 | CAR BOMB IN KARBALA KILLS EIGHT, CLERICS CONDEMN ACT BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A February 25 car bomb in Karbala killed eight and wounded 31. An impromptu protest after the incident at the site of the attack included chants of "No, no America." Religious leaders in Karbala and Najaf were quiet after the incident, with no reports of calls from the mosques [...] | 2006-02-27 17:18:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ |
06HILLAH32 | NAJAF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHICAL [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Najaf Province was allocated eight seats in the recently elected Council of Representatives (CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) won seven of the eight seats. The eighth Najaf seat went to a candidate from the Iyad Allawi-affiliated National Iraqi Lis [...] | 2006-02-28 16:24:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ |
06HILLAH33 | SADR OFFERS MAHDI MILITIA TO SISTANI AS SHRINE PROTECTION [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Moqtada Al-Sadr, meeting with a group of senior ayatollahs in the Najaf home of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, offered his Mahdi Militia as a holy shrine protection force. Sadr also volunteered to deploy his militia to protect the senior cleri [...] | 2006-03-01 18:53:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH34 | SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHERN IRAQI OFFICIALS DISCUSS SHRINE [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) members, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) officers and other officials from the predominantly Shi'a South Central and Southern Iraqi provinces met March 1 in Najaf to discuss the protection of holy shrines in the aftermath [...] | 2006-03-02 18:33:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH36 | BARHAM SALIH TELLS SISTANI THAT KURDS OPPOSE JAFARI; SISTANI [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Barham Salih told Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in a March 5 meeting that Jalal Talabani and his Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are opposed to the nomination by the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) of Ibrahim Jafari as Prim [...] | 2006-03-05 18:19:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH37 | MOSQUE ORATORS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ CALL FOR MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shi'a mosque preachers in Najaf, Babil, Wasit and Karbala called for the unity of all Muslims during Friday, March 3 prayers. A Babil Province Sadrist mosque orator blamed attempts to sow sectarian discord on the "occupiers," while a Sadrist preacher in Najaf claimed that [...] | 2006-03-05 18:25:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH4 | NAJAF OFFICIALS PLAN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Najaf Deputy Governor told REO Al-Hillah staff of his intention to hold an international investment and economic development conference in Najaf in February. In a January 4 meeting, the Deputy Governor asked for U.S. support in publicizing the conference to American officials [...] | 2006-01-06 17:03:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ECIN EAGR PGOV KISL IZ |
06HILLAH40 | DIWANIYAH DAWA REP CAUTIONS AGAINST JAFARI'S REMOVAL; FEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Diwaniyah Islamic Dawa Party official elected to the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the province's United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate cautioned against replacing Ibrahim Jafari as the UIA nominee for prime minister in the new Iraqi government. The parliamentarian, who is re [...] | 2006-03-09 11:53:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ |
06HILLAH50 | SCIRI LEADER AL-HAKIM'S SON ISSUES INVITATION FOR U.S./IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. The son of SCIRI leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, Sheikh Ammar Al Hakim petitioned the Regional Embassy Office, Al Hillah staff for a dialogue between the United States and Iran. He noted that this dialogue should be at the highest levels possible within Iraq and that SCIRI would [...] | 2006-03-26 09:19:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PREL EAIR IZ |
06HILLAH53 | MUQTADA AL SADR MEETS WITH AYATOLLAH AL SISTANI: OFFERS [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to two independent sources, on March 30, in a hastily arranged meeting, Muqtada Al Sadr met with Ayatollah Al Sistani to discuss recent events and solicit the Ayatollah's advice. Sistani reportedly told Sadr that he had to remain pea [...] | 2006-03-31 18:18:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH54 | FORMER NAJAF GOVERNOR ON AL-SADR, IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party Adnan Al Zurfi believes Muqtada Al-Sadr wishes to avoid armed confrontation with coalition forces, but is finding it difficult to keep Madhi Army militia under his direct control. Sadr, Zurfi commented, is listening to [...] | 2006-04-05 10:05:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH55 | TEMPERS FLARE IN WAKE OF NAJAF VBIED ATTACK [...] This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2.(U) SUMMARY. On April 6, a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) detonated 300 meters from the Holy Shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf. The vehicle was a Sports Utility Vehicle. At 1900 local time, casualty figures had reached 20 confirmed dead and ove [...] | 2006-04-06 17:14:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH6 | BABIL OFFICIALS ASK NAJAF SCIRI BOSS TO HELP OUST BABIL [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) met January 3 with the Najaf head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) to secure the SCIRI leader's help in ousting the Iraqi Police (IP) chief of Babil Province. Recent efforts by religious party-affiliated [...] | 2006-01-07 17:12:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
06HILLAH7 | DIWANIYAH IECI HEAD SHARES FINAL PROVINCIAL VOTE, THOUGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Diwaniyah Province head of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) told REO Al-Hillah staff that the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) won seven of Diwaniyah's eight National Assembly seats. The director attributed the result to the mobilization of Shi' [...] | 2006-01-09 14:51:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06HILLAH8 | NEW DIWANIYAH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION SHOWS DAWA, SADR [...] (C) Summary: The Diwaniyah Province delegation to the new National Assembly (NA) will contain seven candidates from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) and one candidate from the Iraqi National List (ballot number 731) according to final provincial results provided by the provinc [...] | 2006-01-09 14:59:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH87 | POSING AS A STATESMAN, MUQTADA AL-SADR CONDEMNS [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 16, in response to a query from a group of Iraqi teachers based in Libya, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a "fatwa" decrying the reopening of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Libya. (NOTE: Because he does not have the nece [...] | 2006-05-18 17:45:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM IZ |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1003 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-05 09:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1009 | POPULAR ANGER OVER LAND DISPUTES; PROTESTS IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few months, ConGen has observed a steady stream of small, peaceful protests over land, representing disgruntled groups from the Mekong Delta and the HCMC region. HCMC media contacts tell us of popular dissatisfaction over land expropriation policy and associated o [...] | 2006-09-06 10:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KJUS EAID ECON PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1012 | MORE HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVISTS DETAINED [...] (SBU) Contacts in the HCMC dissident community confirm Internet reports that police have stepped up pressure on members of the "8406 Bloc." Dissident Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) told us that he was notified on August 30 by the HCMC authorities that they were going to seize personal assets to c [...] | 2006-09-06 11:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1014 | STAFFDEL BLANK IN THE MEKONG DELTA: AVIAN INFLUENZA, LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang August 25 and 26, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Staffer Jonah Blank reviewed government efforts to control Avian Influenza, visited a women's shelter and examined the status of the ethnic Cham Muslim community. [...] | 2006-09-07 08:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED PREL PREF KJUS EAGR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1028 | REPORT FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: OBSERVATIONS ON ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Interviews in HCMC with thirteen ethnic minority families from Gia Lai seeking to join family members in the U.S. revealed no pattern of discrimination or harassment. Interviews suggested continued incremental improvement in living conditions and religious freedom in Gia Lai, alt [...] | 2006-09-08 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1035 | VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: OFFICIAL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford told GVN officials during a August 14-16 visit that he welcomed the progress that Vietnam has made on religious freedom over the past two years. However, additional progress was needed, especially in the North [...] | 2006-09-12 02:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1047 | HCMC CARDINAL ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, HIV/AIDS AND THE APEC [...] (SBU) Over dinner September 13, Archbishop of HCMC Cardinal Pham Minh Man told the Consul General that conditions for the Catholic Church continue to improve gradually in Vietnam. Vietnam's bishops met in Hue earlier in September to discuss next steps in promoting the interests of the Catholic [...] | 2006-09-14 08:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF SNAR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1050 | ETHNIC MINORITY NATIONALISM, RELIGION AND MIGRATION: [...] (SBU) Ref A reported allegations about conditions in the Central Highlands made by ethnic minority advocacy groups to Department officials on September 11. The advocates asserted that ethnic minority individuals are not fleeing for economic reasons, but because of severe human rights and relig [...] | 2006-09-14 09:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1055 | VIETNAM: FIRST NATIONAL HOUSE CHURCH REGISTERED [...] (SBU) Leaders of the Danang-based United World Mission Church (UWMC) told us on September 15 that the national Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) had issued nationwide registration for their organization. The date of the CRA promulgation was September 1, 2006, although HCMC authorities only [...] | 2006-09-15 10:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1056 | AUGUST 14-16 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Protestant leaders representing the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) and unregistered house church groups told Ambassador Hanford that they see continuing improvement in religious freedom conditions, even in the Northwest Highlands. Some complained of [...] | 2006-09-15 10:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1074 | THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Ref A reported questions on the status of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) and on allegations of serious harassment of UBCV members in provinces in the HCMC Consular district. This message provides our analysis of the status of the UBCV and the causes for government repressi [...] | 2006-09-21 09:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1083 | VISIT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 31 to September 1 visit to HCMC, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Frank Mermoud focused on Vietnam's preparations for WTO accession, state owned enterprise (SOE) reform and U.S. business advocacy. U.S. financial, industrial and pharma [...] | 2006-09-25 09:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON PREL PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1086 | MEDIA APPROVES AMBASSADOR'S HCMC POLICY SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 10:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1089 | UBCV PATRIARCH HOSPITALIZED [...] (SBU) Thich Vien Dinh, a senior member of the Unified Buddhist Church (UBCV) in HCMC confirmed Internet reporting that UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang was hospitalized on September 25 for a heart ailment and pneumonia. According to Thich Vien Dinh, at least one UBCV monk from HCMC was able to [...] | 2006-09-26 07:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1090 | MORE DISSIDENT ARRESTS [...] (U) Following his expulsion from Vietnam on September 21, American citizen political activist Do Cong Thanh gave an interview on Radio Free Asia in which he gave more details on his detention (ref C). In his interview, Do stated that the only official charge made against him was "propagandizi [...] | 2006-09-26 11:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1110 | CHINA NATIONAL DAY IN HCMC FALLS FLAT [...] (SBU) Summary: China's National Day reception in HCMC was drab and declasse in comparison with the previous two years. Last year, local diplomats and businesspeople were struck by China's "charm offensive" and its increasing influence in Southeast Asia in particular. The Chinese hosts were co [...] | 2006-10-02 05:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VM CH XC |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1114 | UBCV MONKS VISIT HOSPITALIZED PATRIARCH IN HCMC: AN [...] (SBU) On October 2 we spoke with Thich Vien Dinh, a senior HCMC-based member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). He told us that on September 29, UBCV General Secretary Thich Quang Do led a delegation of 20 senior UBCV monks to visit hospitalized UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang. [...] | 2006-10-02 08:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1115 | UBCV MONKS VISIT HOSPITALIZED PATRIARCH IN HCMC: AN [...] (SBU) On October 2 we spoke with Thich Vien Dinh, a senior HCMC-based member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). He told us that on September 29, UBCV General Secretary Thich Quang Do led a delegation of 20 senior UBCV monks to visit hospitalized UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang. [...] | 2006-10-02 08:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1122 | PROTESTANT SETBACK IN A NINH THUAN VILLAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: A local evangelist from an ethnic minority village in central Ninh Thuan told us that all 30 followers affiliated with his Inter-Evangelistic Movement had renounced Protestantism under pressure. Local officials reportedly threatened to withhold government benefits and ostracize [...] | 2006-10-03 08:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1144 | VIETNAM'S TIGHTER GRIP ON THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Party and the GVN have introduced new legal and technical measures to strengthen controls over the Internet. Much of the focus is centered on bolstering firewalls, preventing search engines from displaying unwanted content and centralizing Internet monitoring in Vietnam's [...] | 2006-10-06 07:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1145 | ERO PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS [...] (SBU) On October 6, the Deputy Chief of the Consular Section of the HCMC External Relations Office -- one of our most reliable contacts in the office - called in PolOff to protest the Ambassador's interview with Radio Free Asia on October 2. He told us that the GVN is "upset" that the Ambassado [...] | 2006-10-06 07:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1185 | SEPARATISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 10-12 visit to the province of Gia Lai, officials told us that U.S.-based activists continue to foment separatism in the Central Highlands and flight to Cambodia. Officials are concerned about what they believe are new efforts to organize anti-GVN activities b [...] | 2006-10-17 09:10:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1186 | MONITORING VISIT TO ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES AND VISAS-93 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a visit to the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from October 10-12, PolOff, accompanied by the French Polcouns, met with 10 ethnic minority returnees and the families of two others in their homes. No government officials participated in our visits with r [...] | 2006-10-17 10:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1207 | SENATOR HAGEL VISITS HO CHI MINH CITY [...] During an October 4-5 visit to HCMC, Senator Chuck Hagel was officially welcomed by HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai, who said it was good have the Senator back in Vietnam after a seven-year absence. Hai said he was pleased that bilateral relations continued to improve and that President Bus [...] | 2006-10-20 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1222 | PHU YEN PROVINCE: PROMISING OR PROBLEMATIC? [...] (SBU) Summary: Phu Yen province in Central Coastal Vietnam has promise -- especially in aquaculture, light industry and tourism -- but is being held back by a rigid and insular government. Despite the relatively orthodox approach to economic development, the province appears to be implementing [...] | 2006-10-25 09:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1236 | GVN REACTS TO CROSS BORDER MIGRATION TO CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) During an October 27 meeting to review the results of our recent refugee monitoring visit to the Central Highlands (reftel),our counterparts in the HCMC External Relations Office told PolOff that they were instructed to express GVN concern over the continued outflow of ethnic minority in [...] | 2006-10-27 10:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1243 | ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...] | 2006-10-31 07:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1245 | HCMC PROTESTANT CHURCH TO ADD OVER 180 PASTORS TO ITS ROLLS [...] (SBU) On October 31, ConGenOffs attended the first graduation ceremony for the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) since the GVN recognized the organization in 2001. A total of 219 students received various religious degrees, including BAs in Theology. The SECV will ordain 183 of th [...] | 2006-11-01 04:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1246 | ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...] | 2006-11-01 05:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1257 | HCMC BUSINESSMAN PREVIEWS PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT [...] (C) A prominent Ho Chi Minh City businessman who accompanied Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his recent trip to Japan told EconOff that President Nguyen Minh Triet is keen to receive an invitation to visit the United States from President Bush when the two meet in Hanoi this month. According [...] | 2006-11-03 05:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1270 | HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVIST INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED TO MENTAL [...] (SBU) On November 3, HCMC-based dissident leader Tran Khue reported to us that his colleague Bui Kim Thanh was taken by police for a psychiatric evaluation in HCMC. She was subsequently involuntarily committed to the national mental hospital in neighboring Dong Nai province. (Note: Thanh i [...] | 2006-11-07 04:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1348 | SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...] | 2006-12-01 12:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1350 | SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...] | 2006-12-04 07:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1361 | SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...] | 2006-12-05 19:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1386 | HCMC LABOR OFFICIAL IN HOT WATER OVER TALK TO U.S. BUSINESS [...] (C) Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai (protect),Vice Director for Labor Affairs at HCMC's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, ConGen HCMC's best government contact on labor issues, told us on December 12 that she faces Party disciplinary action following a speech she gave to the HCMC American [...] | 2006-12-12 10:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL ECON PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1387 | ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON HCMC HOUSE CHURCH REGISTRATIONS [...] (SBU) According to data provided by the the HCMC Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) on December 12, over the past few months the city's district governments have registered 66 meeting points belonging to 27 Protestant house church organizations. Groups registered include the Pentacostals, [...] | 2006-12-12 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1391 | HONG KONG CARDINAL VISITS HCMC [...] (SBU) On December 13, PolOff met with the Vicar General of the HCMC Archdiocese to discuss the December 3 visit of the Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze Kiun, to Ho Chi Minh City. This was the first visit of Cardinal Zen to Vietnam since his investiture in February 2006 and only his [...] | 2006-12-13 11:11:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM CH HK |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1404 | HCMC CONTACT ON CHINA, INTERNAL CPV POLITICS AND PRESSURE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On December 12 we met with Huy Duc (protect),a well-placed HCMC media contact, to review the results of the APEC Leaders' Summit, media issues and internal political developments. Duc reportedly is close to Politburo member Truong Tan Sang, head of the Communist P [...] | 2006-12-15 11:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CH PGOV PHUM PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1483 | HCMC REFUSES TO DISCUSS OR TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ACTIVIST [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On December 5, PolOff met with working-level HCMC External Relations officials to discuss the case of Bui Kim Thanh, a HCMC-based land rights activist involuntarily committed to the national mental hospital in neighboring Dong [...] | 2006-12-22 09:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1485 | HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF DOAN VAN DIEN AND DOAN HUY CHUONG [...] (C) Summary. Following up on reftel reports of a series of dissident arrests prior to the APEC Leaders' Summit, ConGen was able to confirm the detention of Doan Van Dien and Doan Huy Chuong -- father and son -- in HCMC. They appear to have been targeted for their peaceful political and socia [...] | 2006-12-26 03:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1490 | THE BEST CHRISTMAS YET IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Key contacts in the Catholic and Protestant communities told ConGen on December 26 that they were very pleased with how the 2006 Christmas season unfolded. The Secretary General of the GVN-recognized Southern SIPDIS Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) -- Vietnam's largest Protestant [...] | 2006-12-26 08:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1492 | ALL HIS (PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S) CHILDREN [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: ConGen has been seeking additional information on the biographies of the three children of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. We understand that Dzung, in his meeting with the President during the APEC Leaders' Summit, sought to deflect or downplay the ties of h [...] | 2006-12-26 09:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1493 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C) Summary: Mission's Priority One (P-1) Referral Committee has completed consideration of twelve possible P- 1 applicants and is referring one individual, Phan Van Ban, to PRM for consideration. The other eleven individuals did not have persecution claims or credible fears that are either [...] | 2006-12-26 09:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY18 | VISIT TO ETHNIC MINORITY MINORITY RETURNEES IN DAK LAK [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 4-5 visit to the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, PolOff met with four ethnic Jarai voluntary returnees from Cambodia and the family of a fifth. Government officials reported -- and other returnees confirmed -- that a sixth returnee was killed in a late De [...] | 2006-01-06 11:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI EAID VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
06HOCHIMINHCITY214 | DRL A/S LOWENKRON AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE DELEGATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one-day visit February 21, DRL Assistant Secretary Barry K. Lowenkron met with HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Minh Triet, HCMC MFA representatives, prominent SIPDIS political dissidents and protestant house church leaders. He also met with civil society, local N [...] | 2006-02-27 04:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE SOE WTO DPOL |
06HOCHIMINHCITY229 | (SBU) HCMC NEWSPAPERS PUSH BOUNDS OF POLITICAL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Although all of HCMC's newspaper are subject to Party control and censorship, two of its leading national dailies -- Tuoi Tre and Thanh Nien -- have become more assertive, even on some political matters. The newspapers, financially independent, politically well-connected, and i [...] | 2006-03-03 10:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM LABOR DPOL HUMANR |
06HOCHIMINHCITY230 | VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN DAK [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP/MLS Desk Officer and Poloff visited Dak Nong February 24-26. Officials emphasized their commitment to religious freedom and economic and social development of the large ethnic minority community. Leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) a [...] | 2006-03-03 11:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF SOCI EAID VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
06HOCHIMINHCITY29 | DAK LAK: ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The atmosphere for religious freedom in the hitherto intransigent Central Highlands province of Dak Lak appeared much improved during a ConGen visit in early January. In contrast to past visits, provincial officials told us that they now are prepared to implement Vietnam's legal [...] | 2006-01-10 02:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF SOCI PHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
06HOCHIMINHCITY320 | HCMC MEDIA CONTINUES TO PRESS THE REFORM ENVELOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of articles that coincided with the recently-concluded 14th Party Plenum, HCMC-based newspapers continued a public push for reform. Emphasizing rule of law, one of the articles questioned the hitherto-sacrosanct Article 4 of the Constitution, which codifies Communis [...] | 2006-03-28 11:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KCOR ECON VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY34 | SCOPE PAPER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT TO HO CHI [...] (SBU) HCMC and its neighboring provinces are the economic and financial soul of Vietnam. Textiles, footwear, furniture, aquaculture -- key export industries -- as well as the country's USD seven billion oil and gas sector are centered around HCMC. With roughly 15 percent of the population, H [...] | 2006-01-10 10:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY382 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG: STRONG ROOTS IN THE [...] (SBU) During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang April 6-7, the Consul General discussed with local officials Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who spent his formative years in the province. According to Kien Giang People's Committee Chairman Bui Ngoc Suong, Dung was born i [...] | 2006-04-13 10:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY388 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE MEKONG: KIEN GIANG PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary: Kien Giang Province is reportedly a source of trafficked women and children, particularly for the sex trade in Cambodia. The provincial Women's Union is spearheading anti-trafficking efforts working with the International Office of Migration on an awareness campaign to counsel p [...] | 2006-04-17 04:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW |
06HOCHIMINHCITY395 | NEW INTERVIEWS WITH VISAS-93 APPLICANTS SHOW GRADUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In March, ConGen conducted private interviews with 12 VISAS-93 (family reunification) Central Highlands ethnic minority beneficiary families in HCMC. These interviews show that conditions for ethnic minority families -- including religious freedom -- continue to improve gradual [...] | 2006-04-18 10:02:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PREF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY412 | VIETNAM INTERNET: NEW CHANNELS FOR MEDIA AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet use in HCMC and other towns -- small and large -- in Vietnam is expanding dramatically. Although the GVN has established a tight regulatory and technical framework to control the Internet, its impact on use and access appears relatively muted thus far. Political and r [...] | 2006-04-21 10:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY42 | PROPOSED REPLY TO GVN CONSULAR TRAVEL NOTIFICATION [...] (U) This is an action request for EAP and CA. Please see paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a diplomatic note dated December 22, 2005, the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) External Relations Office (ERO) complained that the Consulate General was not informing the ERO of the names and ad [...] | 2006-01-13 05:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT CMGT PREL KFRD VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY436 | HCMC PALTALK INTERNET ARRESTEES VISITED [...] (SBU) On April 21, ConGen spoke with Chau Van Hung, uncle of Truong Quoc Huy and Truong Quoc Tuan, two of the original "PalTalk" arrestees. (Per reftels, the two, along with another brother and Lisa Pham, a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, were arrested on October 19, 2005 and charged with attem [...] | 2006-04-25 12:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY437 | HCMC POLICE DISCUSS RECENT TIP RING BUST [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, PolOffs met with HCMC Ministry of Public Security officials to review details of a late March police sweep against an international Trafficking in Persons ring that operated in HCMC and the Mekong Delta. Police confirmed that 39 young women from southern Vietnam res [...] | 2006-04-25 12:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY456 | MORE ON VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent visit to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, a local reporter and expert on women's issues estimated that at least 14,000 women -- mostly poor and uneducated -- have married Taiwanese and some South Korean men since 2000. The perceived economic benefits of ove [...] | 2006-04-28 11:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY466 | EASTER AND THE PROTESTANT COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Protestant Easter celebrations generally were peaceful throughout Central and Southern Vietnam, including in the Central Highlands. Unregistered house churches were told to apply for permission to hold Easter services, but largely were not prevented from celebrating the holida [...] | 2006-05-05 11:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY471 | VETERAN'S AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON VISITS HCMC [...] (SBU) During a two day visit to HCMC, April 26-27, Secretary Nicholson called on key HCMC government and military leaders the Archbishop of HCMC and Cardinal Pham Minh Man. The Secretary also visited the fledgling HCMC stock exchange to discuss development in Vietnam's capital market and met [...] | 2006-05-08 12:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY491 | HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICERS VISIT TWO VIETNAMESE PRISONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As a follow-up to USG requests made at the February 2006 Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi, on May 9 and 10, HCMC and Hanoi PolOffs visited two prisons in southern Vietnam; An Phuoc and Z30A. We had requested access to the Z30A, which reportedly also housed a number of [...] | 2006-05-11 10:10:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY503 | VIETNAM PARTY CONGRESS: HCMC REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC-based businessmen, bureaucrats and journalists are disappointed, but realistic about the results of the Party Congress. Despite the strong push from the reform wing, in their view, conservatives and supporters of the status quo prevailed. They are uncertain about the orie [...] | 2006-05-17 03:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY521 | TIP IN THE MEKONG: THE EXPERIENCE OF CAN THO PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April visit by ConGen officers to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, provincial police and Women's Union officials reviewed their enforcement and education outreach efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The officials demonstrated an understanding of the ch [...] | 2006-05-19 04:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY538 | MENNONITES AND POLICE IN CONFRONTATION IN HCMC [...] (SBU) On May 23, political activist Do Nam Hai told us that Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and other members of his church had been detained by local HCMC District 2 police on May 22. Radio Free Asia also broadcast an interview with Pastor Quang's wife Le Thi Phu Dung in which she allege [...] | 2006-05-23 09:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY551 | CONSUL GENERAL MEETS UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (SBU) Summary: In a private meeting on May 18, Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) told the Consul General that he is not optimistic about prospects for normalization of his organization's status. The 87 year-old monk said that he remains under e [...] | 2006-05-24 10:16:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY559 | MENNONITES GOAD AUTHORITIES: HCMC FOLLOW UP [...] (SBU) On May 24 we met with the HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) to follow up on the May 22 clash between Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and HCMC police. The ERO officials confirmed that Quang and all his followers had been released in the early evening of May 23. (Per reftel, on May [...] | 2006-05-26 03:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY564 | HCMC ARCHDIOCESE EXPANDS HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past 18 months, the HCMC archdiocese has steadily expanded its efforts to provide community-based assistance to HIV/AIDS victims. The church continues to operate a government-approved HIV/AIDS clinic within the Trong Diem drug rehabilitation center. With the apparen [...] | 2006-05-26 08:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY587 | DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG DELTA: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces May 3-5. All three neighboring provinces face similar challenges in improving transport infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and finding new sectors for growth. Ben Tre appears to have progressed furthest, lar [...] | 2006-06-02 08:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON EAID KWMN TIP SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY588 | FIRST GVN OFFICIAL OUTREACH TO UNOFFICIAL RELIGIOUS GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 30 in HCMC, the central-level Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) held its first briefing on Vietnam's legal framework on religion to encourage unrecognized religious groups to legalize their status. Over 100 representatives attended from unregistered religious organ [...] | 2006-06-02 08:16:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY590 | ETHNIC KHMER OF TRA VINH PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In early May, the Ambassador visited Tra Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta and discussed ethnic Khmer issues with provincial officials, local Khmer and a leading Khmer Buddhist cleric. Ethnic Khmer make up 30 percent of the population of Tra Vinh and conditions for this minorit [...] | 2006-06-02 11:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON EAID KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY599 | RESULTS OF NEW VISAS-93 INTERVIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: In mid-May, ConGen conducted private interviews in HCMC with four VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority beneficiary families from the Central Highlands. The results are consistent with previous rounds of interviews and show improvement in the conditions for ethnic min [...] | 2006-06-05 05:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY607 | TRAN KHUE DISCUSSES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: On June 6 we met with political dissident Tran Khue in HCMC to discuss developments related to the "Democratic Party of Vietnam," which Khue and other dissidents launched in Hanoi on June 1. Khue said that he has been tasked with opening a Party office in HCMC; he has sufficient [...] | 2006-06-06 09:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY609 | NEW HOA HAO TENSIONS IN THE MEKONG DELTA [...] (SBU) On June 4, a Hoa Hao contact sent us via email an open letter signed by Hoa Hao dissident Le Quang Liem, asking for "emergency intervention from international agencies" to end a hunger strike by 16 members of Liem's group in Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta. According to the letter, [...] | 2006-06-06 10:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY612 | CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING THROUGH HCMC [...] (U) On May 9, the HCMC branch of the Anti-Social Evils Police (PC-14) rescued four Chinese children from a traffickers' "safe house" in HCMC. According to press reports, the rescue came from a tip-off from a bus driver in neighboring Tay Ninh province who noticed that the children did not spea [...] | 2006-06-08 05:05:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW CH VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY630 | HOA HAO STANDOFF ENDS PEACEFULLY [...] (SBU) In an interview with Radio Free Asia on June 10, Hoa Hao dissident Le Quang Liem stated that he ordered his 16 followers to end their 11-day hunger strike in the Mekong Delta's Dong Thap province (reftel). According to Liem, on June 8, three senior police officials met with him in HCMC f [...] | 2006-06-12 06:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY674 | TRAN HUU PHUOC LIKELY NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cao Dai believer Tran Huu Phuoc was imprisoned in April for two years for slander. He alleged that he was being persecuted for his religious and political beliefs. We believe that his is not/not a human rights or religious freedom case. Phuoc's legal troubles stem from his re [...] | 2006-06-23 07:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY72 | PROBLEMS WITH RETURNEE TREATMENT IN KONTUM PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a joint Hanoi/HCMC team to Kontum Province's Sa Thay district revealed problems with treatment of at least some ethnic minority returnees from Cambodia. Although we were promised free access to returnees and their families in their homes, in practice the plainclothes [...] | 2006-01-20 06:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KIRF PREF CB VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY732 | THICH QUANG DO COMES TO DINNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Venerable Thich Quang Do, President of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, attended a small dinner hosted by the Consul General July 10 -- despite the monk's ongoing pagoda arrest. He welcomed the opportunity to talk at length about the need for political change i [...] | 2006-07-12 12:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY740 | DAKLAK: INVESTIGATING MINORITY ABUSE CHARGES [...] (SBU) On July 7, CG and Poloff visited the ethnic minority hamlet of Buon Cuor Knia in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. The purpose of the visit was to assess allegations made by Human Rights Watch and the Montagnard Human Rights Organization that at least two ethnic minority individ [...] | 2006-07-13 08:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY741 | DAK LAK: GRADUAL PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FAMILY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 08:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF PTER PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY808 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM PRESSES; GVN RESPONDS CAREFULLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Political activist and senior member of the nascent Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) Tran Khue faces official harassment as he presses his party's agenda. HCMC authorities restricted Khue's movement and briefly detained him on July 15, 16 and 18, when he was questioned about t [...] | 2006-07-25 12:33:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY82 | VIETNAM'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Southern and central Vietnam's 30,000- to 50,000-member Sunni Muslim community does not appear to face significant restrictions in its ability to worship. Unlike Vietnam's five other recognized religious organizations, the Muslim community does not have a national leadership to [...] | 2006-01-24 03:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KIRF PGOV SOCI PREL SA CB LY EG VM ETMIN RELFREE |
06HOCHIMINHCITY87 | ANALYSIS OF PROVINCIAL PARTY CONGRESSES IN CENTRAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In late 2005, provincial Communist Party Committees in southern and central Vietnam conducted their Party Congresses to select the new crop of provincial leaders for the 2006-2010 term. The results may offer some indication of the thinking and direction of the Party as it prepa [...] | 2006-01-25 08:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM DPOL |
06HOCHIMINHCITY902 | NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HOA HAO COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) We met twice in June and July with Le Phuoc Sang, Chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Church based in Garden Grove, California. Sang was a leader of the Hoa Hao community before 1975 but fled to the U.S. before the fall of Saigon. According to Sang, after b [...] | 2006-08-14 04:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY925 | (C) DISSIDENTS AND POLICE STEP UP ACTIVITIES IN HCMC [...] (C) Summary: Two new political activist networks are emerging in the HCMC consular district working alongside more established dissidents. The new groups - the 8406 Bloc (named for their April 8, 2006 manifesto) and the Bach Dang Giang Foundation -- are more activist and daring than the more c [...] | 2006-08-18 09:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY927 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW HCMC LEADERSHIP: PEACE CORPS AND [...] (SBU) On August 3, the Ambassador met with Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Secretary and Politburo member Le Thanh Hai and HCMC People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan, both promoted to their new positions after the April National Party Congress. The Ambassador underscored the USG's support for [...] | 2006-08-21 06:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM EAID VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY936 | PALTALK/8406 BLOC ACTIVIST DETAINED AGAIN [...] (C) On the night of August 18, plainclothes police detained Truong Quoc Huy and his brother Trung Quoc Tuan at an internet cafe in HCMC. (Per reftels, Huy is a member of the "8406 bloc" dissident group and one of three individuals held by police for nine months in the "PalTalk" Internet chatro [...] | 2006-08-23 03:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY972 | HCMC ARCHDIOCESE ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE AS IT TRIES TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) On August 28, HCMC CDCRep and PolOff met with Father John Dinh Toai, head of the HCMC Catholic Archdiocese "Pastoral Care" HIV/AIDS network to review the status of cooperation with local authorities. Toai told us that the church is able to conduct its HIV/AIDS activities with the tacit, [...] | 2006-08-29 05:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI ELAB ECON VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY987 | PROTESTANTS BUILD A SEMINARY IN THE SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 09:53:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY999 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-01 11:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06HONGKOG2054 | MNUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...] | 2006-05-18 03:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1072 | ARTICLE 45 CONCERN GROUP FORMS HONG KONG'S NEWEST [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Hong Kong's Article 45 Concern Group plans to announce the formal inauguration of its new political party, the "Civic Party," with Article 45 co-founder and Legislative Councilor Audrey Eu as the party's first parliamentary leader. Two independent democrats in the L [...] | 2006-03-15 09:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1251 | DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed labor issues with local NGOs and a mainland-based labor lawyer. Han Dongfang, Director of "China Labour Bulletin (CLB)," said that mainland local authorities have warned the families of industr [...] | 2006-03-24 09:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB |
06HONGKONG1252 | DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL [...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...] | 2006-03-24 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB |
06HONGKONG1284 | NPC DELEGATES DISCUSS HONG KONG'S ROLE IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: During a March 24 lunch with the Consul General, seven Hong Kong delegates to the PRC National People's Congress (NPC) and/or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) discussed the role of Hong Kong in the PRC's Eleventh Five-Year Plan. Several delegates sa [...] | 2006-03-27 09:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG1285 | CODEL GRAHAM FOCUSES ON CURRENCY AND PORT SECURITY [...] (C) Renminbi (RMB) valuation, port security, and mainland urban/rural disparity dominated the March 25-26 visit to Hong Kong of Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam encouraged the Senators to continue pressing the mainland to libe [...] | 2006-03-27 10:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP HK CH |
06HONGKONG1362 | CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...] | 2006-03-31 10:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1394 | MFA COMMISSIONER LU XINHUA'S MESSAGE TO THE CG [...] (C) Begin Summary: Newly arrived MFA Commissioner Lu Xinhua invited Consul General Cunningham to a private lunch on April 3 to cordially but clearly reiterate that consulates in Hong Kong should not interfere in Hong Kong's affairs. He raised also the activities in Hong Kong of U.S. NGO's wit [...] | 2006-04-04 04:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG1417 | LIBERAL PARTY CHIEF FLOATS IDEA OF A RULING PARTY [...] (C) Summary: On April 3, James Tien, Chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party (LP),proposed an amendment to an election bill currently under discussion by the Legislative Council, which would allow the winning Chief Executive (CE) candidate to retain his/her political party affiliation. Un [...] | 2006-04-04 11:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1467 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee to discuss the global war on terror. On April 1, Chertoff visited Hong Kong's ports and met with terminal operators to discuss maritime security. Secret [...] | 2006-04-08 02:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1468 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1469 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for SIPDIS Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) Dr. York Chow. They discussed Hong Kong's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic, AI-related border issues, internati [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KFLU AMED TBIO HK CH |
06HONGKONG1470 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1512 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Consul General Cunningham met with Lee Wing-tat, Democratic Party (DP) Chairman to review the party's election strategy. Lee said he welcomed the creation of the Civic Party and seemed pretty confident that the pan-democrats could get the hundred plus Chief Executive [...] | 2006-04-11 09:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1594 | WHAT'S ON HONG KONG'S MIND THESE DAYS? [...] (SBU) Inevitably our reporting concentrates on major political and economic developments, but the full flavor of Hong Kong life, and the context for the major developments, is also important. Hong Kong people are concerned about Constitutional Reform and maintaining their competitive edge ov [...] | 2006-04-18 10:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL PGOV SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG1610 | HKG DISCUSSES AI TRANSPARENCY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) Deputy Secretary Susie Ho and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Principal Medical and Health Officer Dr. S.K. Chuang told Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) International Health Officer Erika Elvander that despite an imp [...] | 2006-04-19 09:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG1656 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: As committee debate continues in the Legislative Council (Legco) on the Government's bill to regulate covert surveillance and wiretapping, critics of the legislation say they want to amend several troubling aspects of the legislation. Two prominent legal groups recently issued re [...] | 2006-04-20 09:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG1744 | CIVIC PARTY: SEEKING FUNDS AND SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: More than one month after its inauguration as Hong Kong's newest political party, the Civic Party (CP) continues to promote itself and its platform to the public and to seek financial support for its activities. On April 22, CP Chairman Kuan Hsin-chi and party leader Audrey Eu mi [...] | 2006-04-26 10:05:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1816 | BEIJING BASIC LAW "GUARDIANS" SET CONDITIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Hong Kong press reported comments by PRC members of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee at a Beijing forum. Basic Law drafter Xu Chongde challenged the value and usefulness of democracy, while recently appointed Hong Kong Basic Law Committee member and Tsinghua Uni [...] | 2006-05-02 09:45:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1817 | CHINA ORDAINS BISHOP AGAINST VATICAN'S WISHES, [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Catholic Diocese of Kunming ordained a new bishop at a ceremony organized by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and ignored appeals from the Holy See to postpone the ordination ceremony of Father Ma Yinglin, who had not been ap [...] | 2006-05-02 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG1818 | ILLEGAL WORKERS PROMPT MAY DAY PROTESTS IN MACAU [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, an estimated 1,500-2,000 Macau residents participated in anti-immigrant labor demonstrations that turned violent, resulting in four arrests and injuries to 25 police officers. The main theme of the march was "drive out illegal workers, cut imported labor." Many of the [...] | 2006-05-02 10:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC |
06HONGKONG1819 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG AND THE DAB: CORE [...] (C) Summary: Since his early March return from the National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting in Beijing, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang has drawn closer to Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Beg [...] | 2006-05-02 10:09:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1861 | HONG KONG TRANSITION PROJECT POLL FINDS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) During a May 3 press conference, Researcher Michael DeGolyer announced the results of a poll conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project and commissioned by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),a U.S. NGO. The poll, &Parties, Policies and Political Reform in Hong Kong,8 was conduct [...] | 2006-05-04 10:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1862 | FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY ELSIE LEUNG TO LEAD [...] (C) Summary: On May 7-18, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung, will lead a "Better Hong Kong Foundation" (BHKF) delegation to the U.S. to explain implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover to the PRC, as well as other politic [...] | 2006-05-04 10:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1863 | ARTICLE 23 NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE REAPPEARS IN [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Professor Wang Zhenmin, a PRC member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, publicly listed six prerequisites for implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, one of which was enactment of Article 23 national security legislation (ref a). Reaction in Hong Kong t [...] | 2006-05-04 11:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG1921 | CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES THE FOCUS OF FINANCIAL [...] (C) Hong Kong-based investment bank analysts and economists generally welcome China's recent economic tightening measures, and some believe that recent and significant appreciation of Asian currencies may lead to quicker upward movements in the value of the renminbi (RMB). They used the occasi [...] | 2006-05-10 00:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1941 | HONG KONG PRIVACY COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) Summary: On May 2, Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner confirmed to poloff that the Commission was investigating whether information provided by Yahoo! regarding mainland journalist Shi Tao, had violated the territory's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Although Shi is not a Hong Kong resi [...] | 2006-05-10 09:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1943 | COMPETITION LAW DEBATE AHEAD; LIKELY FOCUS TO BE [...] (C) On May 8, the Chairman of Hong Kong's Competition Review Committee told the Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) that his group's report on whether Hong Kong needs a competition law should be completed in mid-June and made public in early July. The committee's present inclination is to assess a [...] | 2006-05-11 03:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG1957 | HONG KONG LEGCO PASSES MINIMAL ELECTION BILL [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) passed legislation providing minimal, technical changes to election procedures for the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election and the 2008 Legco election. The bill was passed with 31 votes in favor and 21 opposed, with one abstent [...] | 2006-05-11 09:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1978 | HKG WILL PARTICIPATE IN IPR WORKSHOP, ASKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, May 12, Constitutional Affairs Bureau (CAB) Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Joseph Lai told E/P Chief that although the Hong Kong Government (HKG) would fully participate in Post's IPR Enforcement Workshop (scheduled for May 15 and 16),future "internation [...] | 2006-05-12 11:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIPR KJUS ECON PINR HK CH EINT |
06HONGKONG2050 | CHINA INSTALLS ANOTHER BISHOP IN WORSENING [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Bishop Zhan Silu celebrated Mass to mark his formal installation as Bishop of the Mindong Diocese in the PRC,s Fujian Province. According to Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, Zhan was illicitly ordained a bishop in 2000 but was never form [...] | 2006-05-17 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG2054 | MANUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...] | 2006-05-18 03:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2119 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG219 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2210 | WATCH THIS SPACE: ANSON CHAN AND THE ELECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, in her first public speech in more than three months, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told a media awards dinner that at this time she was "not willing to disclose" her future plans regarding the 2007 Chief Executive election; instead, she instructed the press to "ju [...] | 2006-05-26 09:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2239 | VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...] | 2006-05-30 10:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2335 | CATHAY PLUS DRAGONAIR EQUALS ASIA'S LARGEST AIRLINE [...] (C) A JP Morgan transportation analyst told us that he is confident that media reports are accurate regarding plans for Cathay Pacific to take over Dragonair. He anticipates the deal will be announced tomorrow (June 7). If true, Cathay Pacific would become the Asia-Pacific region's top carrie [...] | 2006-06-06 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG2373 | MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...] | 2006-06-08 09:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2399 | RUMORS INTENSIFY OVER NEW CHIEF SECRETARY; SOME [...] (C) Summary: The Chief Executive (CE) election is more than nine months away, but press speculation about behind-the-scenes jockeying for the Chief Secretary (CS) and other ministerial positions has already begun. Many had predicted that John Tsang Chun-wah, Director of the CE's Office and c [...] | 2006-06-09 08:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2404 | CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER [...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...] | 2006-06-09 10:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG2452 | CHING CHEONG DETENTION: HONG KONG JOURNALIST [...] (C) On August 5, 2005, the PRC issued formal charges of espionage against "Straits Times" journalist Ching Cheong. On June 12, 2006, Johnny Lau, a former colleague of Ching's and a veteran China analyst, told poloff that since then there has been no satisfactory progress on Ching's case (i.e. [...] | 2006-06-13 09:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06HONGKONG2493 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: The government is becoming frustrated with the Legislative Council's (Legco) slow progress in scrutinizing a covert surveillance and wiretapping bill and has signaled that it may force a vote by August 2. On June 12, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee called the progress "unsatis [...] | 2006-06-15 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2513 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESISTS REVEALING MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party (DP) is the only one of Hong Kong's four largest political parties which has failed to comply with a long-existing but only recently publicized legal requirement to release its membership roster. While the DP initially announced that it would publish its list [...] | 2006-06-16 08:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2587 | CPPCC CHAIRMAN JIA QINGLIN VISIT TO HONG KONG: [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Jia Qinglin of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will visit Hong Kong June 27-29 to attend the "Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum," which will mark the third anniversary of the signing of the Hong Kong-PRC Clos [...] | 2006-06-22 09:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2607 | THE FIGHT FOR PCCW [...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...] | 2006-06-23 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG2609 | THE FIGHT FOR PCCW [...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...] | 2006-06-26 00:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG2635 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: The Bills Committee on the Interception of Communications and Covert Surveillance (BC) finished scrutinizing the legislation on June 22 -- only 10 days after Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee criticized the Committee SIPDIS for its slow progress (see ref a). Pro-democracy memb [...] | 2006-06-26 09:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2638 | ANSON CHAN JOINS WITH DEMOCRATS IN URGING PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: On July 25, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced that she would join the July 1 pro-democracy march and urged Hong Kongers to turn out for the rally. Appearing in a joint press conference with fourteen democratic legislators, Chan denied that her decision to participate in [...] | 2006-06-26 10:09:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2650 | PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIRST LINE OF [...] (C) We have the opportunity in Hong Kong to establish the world standard the U.S. seeks for port and container security. U.S. views will have decisive impact on Hong Kong,s future direction, and on the region as well. The May 28-29 visit of DOE Assistant Deputy Administrator Huizenga's inter [...] | 2006-06-27 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2693 | CPPCC CHAIRMAN'S VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC TIES [...] (C) Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Jia Qinglin visited Hong Kong June 27-29 and made a point on several occasions of commenting positively on Chief Executive Donald Tsang's leadership. With the exception of the Civic Party, most pan-democratic legislators [...] | 2006-06-29 10:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG2709 | LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR JULY 1 MARCH DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Organizers expect only 30,000 to 40,000 people to participate in this year's July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, despite the high-profile participation of popular former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. Nevertheless, the organizers hope that by placing less emphasis on other socia [...] | 2006-06-30 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PGOV PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2728 | JULY 1 DEMONSTRATIONS: PRELUDE TO 2007 CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: on July 1, Hong Kong marked the ninth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC with three major events: an official flag-raising ceremony led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, a "patriotic" parade organized by a coalition of pro-Beijing and pro-business organizations that drew 40-5 [...] | 2006-07-03 10:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2741 | THE COLOSSUS: A YEAR OF DONALD TSANG [...] (C) Summary. After a year in office, despite what appeared to be a series of political defeats, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has mastered Hong Kong's political scene and seems to dominate his opponents and rivals on all sides. Buoyed by continued strong economic growth, Tsang has effectively [...] | 2006-07-05 08:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2743 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 08:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC |
06HONGKONG2786 | QUASI-OFFICIAL PRC MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. [...] (C) Since the 1997 handover, the PRC Government has conveyed its displeasure with U.S. policy towards Hong Kong through two primary channels -- formal demarches in Hong Kong and/or in Beijing, and/or the pro-Beijing local media -- often alleging U.S. "interference" in China's "internal affairs [...] | 2006-07-07 09:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2850 | HIGH COURT RULES ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) struck down a February lower court ruling that had granted six-month "temporary validity" to the Government's covert surveillance and wiretapping operations, despite the lower court's finding that such operations were uncons [...] | 2006-07-12 09:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2851 | PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD! [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...] | 2006-07-12 11:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG2908 | HONG KONG CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MEANING OF "WEI [...] (C) Summary: According to Consulate contacts, the Chinese term "wei quan" is being used with increasing frequency to describe a broad range of protests occurring in China, as well as the work of a group of mainland lawyers and citizens/activists involved in these protests. While there is no d [...] | 2006-07-17 09:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2949 | NO ADDITIONAL ILLICIT BISHOP ORDINATIONS PREDICTED [...] (C) Summary. On July 18, Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told poloff that he did not expect any illicit Chinese bishop ordinations in the coming weeks and predicted a quiet summer. The Pope, said Nugent, at Cardinal Joseph Zen's suggestion and urging, hoped to [...] | 2006-07-19 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT |
06HONGKONG2950 | ANSON CHAN FORMS CORE GROUP, AGAIN DECLINES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 19 speech, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan once again declined to say whether she would enter the 2007 Chief Executive election. Instead, she discussed the Basic Law's provision of a legal basis for universal suffrage and criticized attempts to establish n [...] | 2006-07-19 08:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2966 | FORMER SECRETARY FOR SECURITY REGINA IP RETURNS TO [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, following a well-choreographed return to Hong Kong, former Secretary for Security Regina Ip launched the Savantas Policy Institute, a think tank which will focus on how to transform Hong Kong into a knowledge-based economy and develop the city into the mainland's platf [...] | 2006-07-20 10:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2981 | MACAU ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATING [...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy is again picking up steam as GDP growth surged 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2006. Growth is being driven largely by the booming tourism and gaming sectors, and by massive investment in a number of large-scale casino and infrastructure projects. Tax receipt [...] | 2006-07-21 10:47:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3054 | MORE POLITICAL APPOINTEES FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) RELEASED A PROPOSAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO HIGH-RANKING POSITIONS. THE PLAN, PART OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG'S INITIATIVE FOR STRONG GOVERNANCE, IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR M [...] | 2006-07-27 11:13:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3063 | HONG KONG REACTIONS TO MARGARET CHAN,S NOMINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 25, THE PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING NOMINATED DR. MARGARET CHAN, FORMER HONG KONG DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). MEDIA REPORTS AND CONTACTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD SUGGEST BROAD SUPPORT FOR HER CANDIDACY, BELIE [...] | 2006-07-28 08:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG3065 | U.K. TAKES STRONGER LINE ON HONG KONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 25 REPORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN "LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE PROGRESS" TOWARD THAT GOAL. THE REPORT RECEIVED BROAD COVERAGE IN THE HONG KONG PRESS, WHICH ALSO [...] | 2006-07-28 11:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH UK |
06HONGKONG3066 | USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...] | 2006-07-30 04:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK |
06HONGKONG3067 | USCC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JUNE 26 MEETING WITH A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),THREE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG (DAB) EXPLAINED WHY THEIR [...] | 2006-07-30 04:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG3068 | USCC MEETING WITH HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, HONG KONG CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (HKCTU) SECRETARY GENERAL LEE CHEUK-YAN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCHER MARK ALLISON BRIEFED VISITING MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATI [...] | 2006-07-30 05:18:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3069 | USCC MEETING WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, SIX HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS TOLD A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) THAT HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG "HAS PUT DEMOCRACY INTO A BLACK HOLE." BEIJING WAS "VERY WORRIED" THAT FORMER CHIEF SECRE [...] | 2006-07-30 05:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3089 | CE TSANG HOSTS SMALL GATHERING TO SEEK SUPPORT [...] (C) LATE ON JULY 27, WE RECEIVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG,S INVITATION TO A FORTY-FIVE MINUTE RECEPTION ON JULY 31 AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO INTRODUCE DR. MARGARET CHAN, CHINA,S CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO),AND SEEK CAPITALS, S [...] | 2006-07-31 09:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED ECON PREL TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG3109 | COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL TO PASS DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMARY: PAN-DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED ON JLY 28 THAT THEY WOULD VOTE EN BLOC AGAINST THE COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2. DESPITE THIS, PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS ALL BUT ASSURED GIVEN THE SUPPORT OF THE PRO [...] | 2006-08-01 10:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3120 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) ON AUGUST 2, THE "ORIENTAL DAILY" AND ITS SISTER PUBLICATION "THE SUN" REPORTED THAT GAO SIREN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE (CGLO) IN HONG KONG, WOULD RETIRE BY THE END OF YEAR. GAO, 62, BEGAN WORKING AT THE CGLO IN JANUARY 2000 AS ONE OF EIGHT DEPUTY DIRECTORS, TH [...] | 2006-08-02 08:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3154 | HONG KONG PLANS FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING REF B INDICATIONS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) LIKELY WILL NOT PASS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) LEGISLATION UNTIL AFTER THE MARCH 2007 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION, WE MET RECENTLY WITH COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS ROSANNA URE AND HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) [...] | 2006-08-04 10:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KJUS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG3171 | LEGCO PASSES COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAW REGULATING THE USE OF COVERT SURVEILLANCE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND INTERCEPTION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS BY HONG KONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED THE LEGISLAT [...] | 2006-08-07 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3207 | PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On July 31, Reverend Chan Kim-kwong, Executive Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) told poloff that the issue of Sino-Vatican relations had moved beyond the State Council's purview and was currently being deliberated by the General Office of the Centra [...] | 2006-08-09 11:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG3208 | PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...] | 2006-08-09 11:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG |
06HONGKONG3271 | HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE BEIJING SECOND INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT ON AUGUST 15 FOR A TWO-DAY HEARING, THE INDEPENDENT HONG KONG DAILY "MING PAO" REPORTED AUGUST 14. THE NEWSPAPER SPECULATED THAT THE TRIAL WOULD BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLI [...] | 2006-08-14 11:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG335 | TROUBLED MAINLAND FINANCIAL SYSTEM HELPS FUEL [...] (C) China-related listings boomed again last year in Hong Kong, led by China Construction Bank's USD 9 billion IPO, the world's largest for 2005. Hong Kong now ranks fourth in the world for raising equity capital. This impressive performance, however, derives in part from dysfunction within [...] | 2006-01-26 06:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3374 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY VICE CHAIRMAN AND LEGISLATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR BAT-WIELDING ASSAILANTS ATTACKED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DP) VICE CHAIRMAN ALBERT HO ON AUGUST 20; HO SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, ARM, AND FACE. AFTER VISITING THE LAWMAKER IN THE HOSPITAL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG DECLARED, "WE WILL ARREST THEM (THE CULPRITS) AND BRI [...] | 2006-08-21 11:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3400 | DEMARCHE TO MACAU ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (C) On August 15, poloffs delivered Ref demarche on trafficking in persons (TIP) to Deputy Director Patricia Ferreira of Macau's International Law Office. Ferreira reacted positively to the recommendations contained in the nonpaper about how Macau could improve its TIP tier rating and agreed [...] | 2006-08-23 10:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG MC |
06HONGKONG3559 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISH CHING CHEONG VERDICT [...] (SBU) SEVERAL HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG'S ALLEGED COURT JUDGMENT ON SEPTEMBER 5. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS, THE PRO-BEIJING SING TAO NEWS CORPORATION WAS THE FIRST MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LEAKED VERDICT TO ITS WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER [...] | 2006-09-06 00:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3596 | VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...] | 2006-09-07 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK |
06HONGKONG3655 | MACAU OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION IN BDA CASE [...] (C) Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham in separate meetings on September 5 that they hoped the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case would be resolved quickly. Noting that Macau's administration of BD [...] | 2006-09-13 03:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
06HONGKONG3745 | SUCCESSFUL EXPORT CONTROL COLLABORATION WITH TID [...] (SBU) On September 12, Export Control Officer (ECO) Philip Ankel discussed Hong KongQs successful prosecution of an export control case and requested assistance on another case during a meeting with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director-General, Erica Ng. ECO Ankel [...] | 2006-09-19 07:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR HK CH |
06HONGKONG3750 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA FRENZY OVER COVERT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The late-August publication of sneak paparazzi-style photos of partially clad "canto-pop" singer Gillian Chung has sparked a public debate in Hong Kong over the proper balance between right to privacy and freedom of the press. Women's rights activists and some politici [...] | 2006-09-19 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3794 | VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN [...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...] | 2006-09-22 03:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG3840 | UNSCR 1695 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND [...] (U) Summary and Action request: This is an action cable, please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Consulate General Officials delivered Ref A non-paper to Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Finance Authorities and urged continued vigilance to prevent transfers of North Korean financial [...] | 2006-09-26 02:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
06HONGKONG3872 | ANSON CHAN RULES OUT RUNNING FOR TOP POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a move undoubtedly welcomed in Beijing, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced on September 23 that she would not contest the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election, removing the most serious complication for incumbent CE Donald Tsang's reelection bid. Chan told the [...] | 2006-09-27 09:45:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3911 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...] | 2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06HONGKONG3912 | MFA COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG PRESSES FOR CHAN AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-30 07:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3973 | OVERVIEW OF HONG KONG'S ASYLUM POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, does not grant asylum to refugees but allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Hong Kong Office to assess all refugee claims submitted by asylum seekers. A recent doubling of as [...] | 2006-10-06 06:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG4027 | HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T [...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...] | 2006-10-11 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4092 | YORK CHOW LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Post received two letters from Dr. York Chow, Secretary of the Health, Welfare and Food in Hong Kong, asking for U.S. support for the candidacy of Margaret Chan to become Director General of the World Health Organization. The letters were addressed to the Secretary of State and [...] | 2006-10-16 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG4159 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...] | 2006-10-19 11:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06HONGKONG4174 | CG CUNNINGHAM DISCUSSES U.S. PORT SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 18 meeting, Consul General James Cunningham informed Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong that on October 13 President Bush signed into law Port Security Legislation that requires the Departm [...] | 2006-10-20 09:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4214 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...] | 2006-10-25 09:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN |
06HONGKONG4285 | CITB AGREES TO NOVEMBER 6 MEETING ON ICSN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Upon receipt of ref a instructions, Post contacted Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong's SIPDIS office to arrange a meeting with the Consul General. Because Secretary Wong's schedule precludes a meet [...] | 2006-11-02 00:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4288 | CARDINAL ZEN REQUESTS RETIREMENT AS BISHOP OF HONG [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that even though Cardinal Joseph Zen has publicly stated his desire to retire as Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese in order to concentrate on Sino-Vatican issues, he did not believe that the Pope had a [...] | 2006-11-02 04:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG4356 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4357 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4358 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] (C) Pro-democracy Civic Party legislator Alan Leong formally declared his candidacy for Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) on November 4. Leong denied that he had received any pressure -- from Beijing or elsewhere -- not to run, and he told the press that a single-candidate election for CE would [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4398 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE -- ACCOUNTING [...] (C) Summary: Mandy Tam, the functional constituency legislator representing the accounting sector, told us on November 2 about the challenges of recruiting pro-democracy accountants to compete for the twenty accounting subsector seats in the Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee. Many acco [...] | 2006-11-09 06:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4414 | BEIJING-BASED UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ON CONSUL [...] (C) Veerapong Vongvarotai, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for China and Mongolia, discussed asylum and refugee issues with Consul General Cunningham on November 9. Vongvarotai, who was accompanied by Choosin Ngaotheppitak, Senior Protection O [...] | 2006-11-09 09:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF HK CH KN MC |
06HONGKONG4473 | U.S. DELEGATION BRIEFS HKG ON PROPOSED HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy met with Hong Kong Government officials November 6 to explore Hong Kong's participation in the International Container Security Network (ICSN). Dave Huizenga, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Material Pr [...] | 2006-11-16 04:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4495 | PCCW SALE: LI FAMILY TIES REVEALED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In early November, the Singapore Exchange announced that Richard Li would not be permitted to vote on the sale of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Development's (PCRD) 23% share of PCCW to Francis Leung. Richard Li is the Chairman and 75% stakeholder of PCRD, Li is also [...] | 2006-11-17 10:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG4529 | PRO-BEIJING MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. "INTERFERENCE" [...] (C) "Mirror" magazine, a pro-Beijing Chinese-language monthly, repeated well-worn allegations in its November issue that the USG continued to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs (Ref A). "Mirror" magazine is published by Xu Simin, a retired Chinese People's Political Consultative Confere [...] | 2006-11-21 10:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4535 | MFA COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PROTESTS U.S.-CHINA [...] (C) Deputy Director General of the MFA Commissioner's Office Kuang Rongjian called Poloff (in the absence of the Economic/Political Chief) on November 21 to convey PRC "opposition" to statements pertaining to Hong Kong as detailed in the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 200 [...] | 2006-11-22 08:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4610 | CHINA ORDAINS THIRD "ILLICIT" BISHOP OF THE YEAR; [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us on December 1 that the installation of Wang Renlei, the Vicar General of the Xuzhou Diocese in Jiangsu Province, as the auxiliary bishop of the diocese was "quite worrying" and "provocative." The participati [...] | 2006-12-01 11:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG4616 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 02:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AMED TBIO PREL KFLU EAID CH HK |
06HONGKONG4649 | PRC NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO'S LOW-KEY VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: PRC National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo visited Hong Kong December 2-4 to preside at the opening ceremony of the International Telecommunications Union's "ITU Telecom World 2006" and meet with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald [...] | 2006-12-05 09:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4666 | UNOFFICIAL MARCH 25 REFERENDUM TO ASSESS VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former legislator Cyd Ho, Co-Convenor of "Project Civil Referendum", recently discussed her plans for a large-scale unofficial referendum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2007 -- the same day as the Chief Executive (CE) election by the 800-member CE Election Committee. Ho and the other [...] | 2006-12-07 03:01:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4690 | HONG KONG ELECTORS CHOOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a small minority of Hong Kong citizens will select the 800-member Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee, which next March will elect a CE to serve from 2007 to 2012. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang almost certainly will be reelected for a five-year term in March 2007 [...] | 2006-12-08 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4691 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE: WHO MIGHT VOTE [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a limited number of Hong Kong residents will select the 800 members of the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which in turn will choose the next Chief Executive (CE) in March 2007. Ref a reviewed the complicated Hong Kong electoral process, discusse [...] | 2006-12-08 09:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4704 | SURPRISING ELECTORAL SUCCESS FOR HONG KONG'S [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which will select the next Chief Executive in March 2007, captured approximately 134 seats on the 800-member EC, potentially more than enough to enable Alan Leong, the pan-democratic [...] | 2006-12-11 09:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4735 | Expanding USG Financial Crimes Training to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During 2005 - 2006 the USG has provided Macau's law enforcement authorities substantial training in anti-money laundering, financial crimes and counterterrorism financing (detailed in para 7). The USG-sponsored training has focused on providing Macau's law e [...] | 2006-12-14 04:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MC |
06HONGKONG4755 | U.S.-MACAU INTERACTIONS EXPANDING, OPPORTUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. U.S.-Macau interactions are and will continue expanding rapidly as U.S. investment pours into Macau -- US$2.5 billion in 2006, much of it in the sensitive gaming and entertainment industries. Increasing interactions between the United States and Macau will generat [...] | 2006-12-15 10:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS EFIN PREL MC |
06HONGKONG4772 | (S) HKMA PLANS DELICENSING OF BDA SUBSIDIARY DELTA [...] (S) Summary. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback and Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen told the DPO on December 14 that HKMA plans to commence procedures to delicense Banco Delta Asia's Hong Kong deposit-taking subsidiary, Delta Asia [...] | 2006-12-18 10:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KJUS PREL HK MC |
06HONGKONG4786 | CHING CHEONG'S FAMILY AND HONG KONG LEGISLATURE [...] (C) Summary: The family of detained "Straits Times" reporter Ching Cheong formally requested on December 16 that mainland authorities release Ching on medical parole, or allow him to serve his sentence in a Guangdong prison, following last month's decision by a Beijing appeals court to uphold [...] | 2006-12-20 03:54:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4809 | MACANESE PROTEST LABOR POLICIES AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and comment: Approximately 600 workers and citizens in Macau took to the streets on December 20, the seventh anniversary of Macau's reversion to the PRC, to protest labor issues and government corruption in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Unlike the May 1, 2006 de [...] | 2006-12-21 09:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC |
06HONGKONG4811 | MFA SAYS PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS "AUTHORIZED" [...] (C) Deputy Commissioner Xie Xiaoyan of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Hong Kong called in DPO Sakaue on December 19 to inform us under instructions that the Central Government had "authorized" the Hong Kong Government to engage in "negotiations" or "discussions" with the United [...] | 2006-12-21 09:09:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD HK CH |
06HONGKONG4813 | HONG KONG PREPARES FOR TURNOVER TENTH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, 2007, Hong Kong will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC. To celebrate the occasion, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) is organizing a series of events, the themes of which will be "the successful implementation of [...] | 2006-12-21 09:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4884 | MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG [...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...] | 2006-12-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG686 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT A READJUSTMENT OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The "Oriental Daily" and its sister publication "The Sun" reported on February 17 that during a January 6 Politburo Standing Committee meeting, members reviewed and readjusted policy towards Hong Kong. Beijing concluded that the failure of the reform package last Decem [...] | 2006-02-17 10:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM |
06HONGKONG755 | BISHOP ZEN ELEVATED TO CARDINAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 22, Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals, among them Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, head of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, and an outspoken defender of religious freedom on the mainland as well as a leading figure in the democracy movement in Hong Kong. Ze [...] | 2006-02-23 12:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VT |
06HONGKONG777 | AI: PRC PRESSURE ON HONG KONG; HHS A/S SIMONSON'S [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with between Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary Stewart Simonson and Hong Kong University's (HKU) Microbiology Department, renowned influenza expert Dr. Robert Webster (strictly protect) alleged that pressure from the PRC's Ministry [...] | 2006-02-26 06:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG851 | LU XINHUA, HONG KONG'S NEW MFA COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Lu Xinhua arrived in Hong Kong and took up his new post as the Commissioner of the PRC Foreign Affairs Office, replacing the outgoing Yang Wenchang. Lu will be Hong Kong's fourth commissioner since the handover and at 55, will also be the youngest. During his thi [...] | 2006-03-01 10:32:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG943 | BEIJING LEADERS, YET AGAIN, REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang concluded a five-day trip to Beijing to attend the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing -- his first time as CE. In recent weeks, Tsang has been dogged by speculation, prompted by dissatisfaction among [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06HONGKONG947 | CONUL GENERAL'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW MFA [...] (C) On March 7, Consul General Cunningam called on newly arrived PRC MFA Commissioner u Xinhua at the Commission. Agreeng on the importance of Hong Kong's successful implementation of "one country, two systems" to both countries, they both hoped to enjoy a cooperative relationship and to work [...] | 2006-03-08 03:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06IRANRPODUBAI10 | IRPO: WESTERN BANK REP CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD DIRECTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IR |
06IRANRPODUBAI14 | IRANIAN ACTIVISTS LAUD US HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE, ADVISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 17:16:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PREL PGOV PHUM |
06IRANRPODUBAI16 | REACTION TO LARIJANI'S PROPOSAL FOR IRAN-GULF ALLIANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 15:35:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL |
06IRANRPODUBAI19 | REFORMISTS STRIKE DISSONANT CHORD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 13:52:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR |
06IRANRPODUBAI20 | IRANIAN INSIDER CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD IS LOSING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 17:37:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KNNP PHUM |
06ISLAMABAD10142 | GOP WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On the evening of May 31, the Ambassador conveyed key points on the Secretary Rice's announcement that the U.S. will to join the EU-3 in direct talks with Iran, if Tehran first verifiably stops its enrichment and reprocessing program, to Foreign Minister Kasuri (Ref A). The Foreign Minis [...] | 2006-06-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD10237 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA AIDS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL UNGA KHIV |
06ISLAMABAD10261 | FM KASURI TELLS IRAN "TAKE THE OFFER" [...] (C) On June 2, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri told the Ambassador that he had telephoned Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaki the previous day to share Pakistan's assessment that Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran (Ref B) was a SIPDIS positive shift in U.S. policy. Kasuri told Muttak [...] | 2006-06-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV IR KNNP |
06ISLAMABAD10429 | KABUL DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE TO GENERATE PRESS IN [...] Pakistani papers continue to give attention to last week's demonstrations in Kabul, with most characterizing the precipitating incident as a sign of American arrogance and the resulting demonstrations as a bellwether of increasing Afghan impatience with the American presence. The high point [...] | 2006-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AF |
06ISLAMABAD10467 | ELECTION COMMISSION STARTS TO UNVEIL ITS PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: Encouraging developments out of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and from senior GOP officials indicate that US-led international pressure may be chipping away at the business-as-usual approach many expected from Pakistan,s electoral machinery. Building on over one year [...] | 2006-06-05 12:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL PK AADP EAID |
06ISLAMABAD10539 | MUSHARRAF AND ADVISORS CONFER ON FATA PLAN [...] (C) In a May 6 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told the Ambassador that President Musharraf had convened a meeting of his senior advisors on May 5 to discuss next steps in implementing the government's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) strategy. The participants [...] | 2006-06-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV MARR |
06ISLAMABAD10554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On June 3, Poloff delivered reftel demarache points to the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui explained that for many delegations the preoccuption with the potential use of force against Iran drove the NAM's statement in support of Iran. Siddiqui said that [...] | 2006-06-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PK |
06ISLAMABAD10555 | PAKISTAN OBJECTION TO NAM STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On June 3 Poloff meet with Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. After delivering demarche points on the NAM's statement on Iran (reftel B),Poloff asked Siddiqui to explain why the Pakistani delegation objected to a paragraph in the final document at the NAM's Minister [...] | 2006-06-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK IN PREL |
06ISLAMABAD10608 | CORRECTED COPY: MUSHARRAF AND ADVISORS CONFER ON [...] (C) In a June 6 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told the Ambassador that President Musharraf had convened a meeting of his senior advisors on June 5 to discuss next steps in implementing the government's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) strategy. The participants [...] | 2006-06-07 03:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV MARR |
06ISLAMABAD10740 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF [...] (C) On June 7, 2006, poloff joined Australian Deputy High Commissioner Jason Robertson in delivering demarche points and non-papers (Ref A) on the Chair's text of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to MFA Director General (UN) Tasneem Aslam. (Note: Both the Australian High [...] | 2006-06-07 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN PK |
06ISLAMABAD10746 | SNAPSHOT OF UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN AJK [...] Summary: In July, voters in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will elect a new President, Prime Minister (PM),and legislative assembly (AJKLA). Since 1975, elections in AJK have been regular and relatively fair. The position of AJK President and Prime Minister has traditi [...] | 2006-06-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD10849 | BIO: NWFP GOVERNOR MUHAMMAD ALI JAN ORAKZAI [...] (SBU) Recently appointed the Governor of the New North West Frontier Province (NWFP),Lt. General (retired) Muhammad Ali Jan Orakzai is an Alikhel-Orakzai Pashtun from Orakzai Agency. The Alikhel is the largest tribe in Orakzai Agency. Born in December 1947, he previously served as Corps Com [...] | 2006-06-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD10850 | GOP TELLS IRAN "ENGAGE WITH P-5 + GERMANY" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 13:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR KNNP PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD11103 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY [...] (C) On June 12, poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Director (Disarmament Cell) Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, stressing the U.S. desire to avoid "linkages" in fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament (CD). Akhtar responded that the Government of Pakist [...] | 2006-06-13 04:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PARM MNUC KNNP CDG |
06ISLAMABAD11148 | GOP READY TO RECEIVE BTIF DETAINEES [...] (C) At the June 6 Tripartite Commission meetings in Rawalpindi, GOP MFA Afghanistan Director, Aamir Shouket, told Poloff that he spoke with the Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul regarding the transfer of the four Pakistani detainees at Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF). The Ambassador h [...] | 2006-06-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD11164 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERPART VISIT BY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 14:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV MASS MCAP EAID |
06ISLAMABAD11267 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) On June 14, poloff delivered Ref A points on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA (UN) Director Shafqat Ali Khan. Khan responded by saying that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) also wants the HRC to get off to a strong start. To that end, the GOP agrees that this initial session of t [...] | 2006-06-15 03:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL UN PHUM |
06ISLAMABAD11311 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY PAKISTAN VICE [...] (S) Pakistan,s President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March visit to Pakistan as a landmark in the bilateral relationship. In [...] | 2006-06-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD11364 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTER SHERPAO ON [...] (S/NF) On June 13, Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche in a meeting with Interior Minister Sherpao. (The meeting also covered a broad range of others issues which are reported in septels.) 2. (S/NF) Minister Sherpao agreed to Ambassador's request to provide the USG with a comprehensive li [...] | 2006-06-16 02:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD11431 | GOP CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE UN MANDATE REVIEW OF [...] (U) This cable has an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On June 16, MFA Additional Secretary (UN & Policy Planning) Tariq Osman Haider convened Ambassador to express the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) concern that the U.S. had included the UN Military Observer Group in Indi [...] | 2006-06-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL UNSC KPKO KUNR |
06ISLAMABAD11546 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OIC MINISTERIAL IN BAKU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 11:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD11675 | FATA: MISSING PAKISTANI JOURNALIST FOUND DEAD IN [...] (U) On June 17, Pakistani media reported that the body of Hayatullah Khan Dawar, a Pakistani journalist who has been missing since December 5, 2005, was discovered by local officials in North Waziristan on Friday, June 16. The Mir Ali Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Fida Khan told the "D [...] | 2006-06-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD11708 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON [...] (C) At a June 19 lunch with Director General of the MFA Khalid Mahmood, Ambassador raised Ref A points regarding the possibility of highly politicized statements and resolutions regarding Israel at the initial session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. Mahmood said that the Governm [...] | 2006-06-20 12:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PHUM UN |
06ISLAMABAD11740 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR DOD U/S RYAN HENRY'S [...] (S) Embassy Islamabad welcomes your June 25-28 visit to Islamabad. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March vis [...] | 2006-06-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV MASS |
06ISLAMABAD11883 | INTERNATIONAL ELECTION MONITORING IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Effective monitoring is vital to strengthen the credibility of Pakistan's upcoming elections. Among other things, this requires strong coordination and a broadly international response. Multiple election monitoring initiatives involving many donors will waste scarce resources a [...] | 2006-06-22 13:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL PK AADP EAID |
06ISLAMABAD12211 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR ON FM SPANTA'S JUNE 23 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: On June 25, Afghan Ambassador Tarzi offered poloff a read-out of foreign Minister Spanta's June 23 visit to Pakistan, his first bilateral foreign travel since assuming office. While in Islamabad, Spanta was received by President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz [...] | 2006-06-27 06:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL AF IN |
06ISLAMABAD12261 | FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING IN PAKISTANI MADRASSAS [...] (C) On June 23, in response to our request of June 13 (Ref A and B),Minister of Interior Sherpao passed to Ambassador documents on AMCIT and other Westerners studying in Pakistani madrassas. 2. (C) The GOP package identified a total of 77 students from the United States and nine (9) Eu [...] | 2006-06-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER |
06ISLAMABAD12265 | CONSENSUS ON ELECTION AND RECONCILIATION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. The visit of elections expert Andrew Raucci provided a rare opportunity for a frank dinner discussion between senior representatives from most of Pakistan's key political parties: PML, PPP, PML-N/ARD, MQM and ANP. Raucci's comment about the critical need for credibility in the el [...] | 2006-06-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD12319 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BIOSAFETY AND PATHOGEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 07:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PTER TBIO |
06ISLAMABAD12389 | FATA: TALKS AND TRUCES ON THE TABLE IN NORTH [...] (C) Summary. Militants in North Waziristan on June 25 offered a one-month "cease-fire" on their deadly attacks on security forces and pro-government elders, if the Government of Pakistan (GOP) acquiesces on five demands. North Waziristan tribal elders re-iterated these demands during a June 27 [...] | 2006-06-30 02:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD12688 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G-77 AND UN MANAGEMENT REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD12689 | PAKISTAN MANPADS COLLECTION PROGRAM: JULY 3 FIELD [...] (U) This cable contains an action request: please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On July 3, 2006, poloff and PM/WRA Kabul-based EOD contractor Drew Prater flew to Quetta, Balochistan to assist Government of Pakistan (GOP) Ministry of Interior (MOI) program manager COL Abbas and field manager [...] | 2006-07-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PGOV MASS |
06ISLAMABAD12773 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Imran Haider, Deputy Director of Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Haider alluded to Foreign Minister Kasuri's July 6 comments in Paris, in which Kasuri characterized the North Korean missile launches as "a most unfortunate developme [...] | 2006-07-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP PK |
06ISLAMABAD12829 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) On July 6, Poloff delivered reftel points to the MFA Director for Americas, Diyar Khan. Khan recognized the name of the Pakistani detainee (RABBANI, ABDUL AL-RAHIM GHULAM, US9PK-001460DP) and said that Rabbani has been identified as a Pakistani national. Khan took note of the thirty day [...] | 2006-07-07 05:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD13344 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS: ONE STEP FORWARD, MORE IN THE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Minister of Women's Development Sumaira Malik's campaign to improve the state of women's rights in Pakistan won its second battle on June 8, when President Musharraf signed an Ordinance into law that will release nearly 1300 women from prison. The Ordinance orders women current [...] | 2006-07-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD13519 | MUMBAI BLASTS: BROAD CONDEMNATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders and politicians have been unanimous in their condemnation of the July 11 Mumbai bombing, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a strong statement within hours of the attack that cited both President Musharraf and the Prime Minister Aziz. On July 13, President Mus [...] | 2006-07-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK IN PREL |
06ISLAMABAD13677 | JIRGA CALLED TO NEGOTIATE PEACE IN WAZIRISTAN [...] (C) Summary. NWFP Governor Jan Mohammad Orakzai on July 16 announced the convening of a 45 member grand jirga to bring peace to Waziristan (and FATA at-large). The jirga of FATA notables--comprised of MNAs, Senators and mostly JUI-F local politicians from 6 of the 7 agencies--will be tasked wi [...] | 2006-07-18 02:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD13801 | MUMBAI BOMBINGS: PAKISTAN SEES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders, including President Musharraf, regret India's cancellation of the Foreign Secretary level Composite Dialogue talks planned for July SIPDIS 20-21. They confirm that Indian counterparts informed them over the weekend that the talks would not be taking place. [...] | 2006-07-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK IN |
06ISLAMABAD13862 | BALOCHISTAN: RAIDS ON ILLEGAL AFGHANS NET TALIBAN [...] (C) Summary. Police in Quetta arrested approximately 200 Afghan nationals during a series of raids July 16, 17, and 18 intended to round up illegal Afghans ahead of the closure of two refugee camps next month. Police officials indicate that those arrested are accused of being in Pakistan witho [...] | 2006-07-19 18:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD140 | PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...] | 2006-01-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD14190 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] (C) On July 21, Poloff delivered ref A demarche points to the MFA Acting-Director for Americas, Abdul Hameed. Hameed accepted demarche points and said he would forward them to the appropriate parties. On July 22, Poloff followed up with MFA Director for Disarmament, Wasim Ashraf. Ashraf sa [...] | 2006-07-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC PK |
06ISLAMABAD14208 | PAKISTANIS EXPEL 58 AFGHANS [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani authorities turned over 58 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan Sunday from among the more than 200 Afghans rounded up in and around Quetta early last week. It is not known whether any of the 58 have ties to the Taliban, but Embassy contacts say the 58 were among those arreste [...] | 2006-07-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06ISLAMABAD14209 | JULY 24 UPDATE ON GRAND JIRGA [...] (C) Consulate Peshawar and Post have confirmed July 23 press stories that militants in Waziristan have extended a one-month ceasefire with Government of Pakistan (GOP) army troops until August 25. On July 21, militants also released four Frontier Corps scouts that were being held captive. [...] | 2006-07-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD143 | PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...] | 2006-01-05 09:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD14349 | A PRIMER ON BALOCHISTAN [...] (C) Summary: This cable--the first in a series of cables on the province--is intended to serve as a primer on Balochistan, Pakistan's largest, least developed, and most sparsely populated province. Other cables in this series will cover the tribal and ethnic political dynamics of the province, [...] | 2006-07-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06ISLAMABAD14910 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING GOP VISIT TO [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 31, Poloff met with MOI LtCol Imran Yaqoob, who said that only two GOP officials plan to travel to Guantanamo to visit detainees of Pakistani nationality -- himself and MOI Operations Officer, Major Khalid Mahmood Khan. Yaq [...] | 2006-08-02 02:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD15302 | CONFIRMATION OF GOP VISIT TO GTMO [...] (S) On August 4, poloff delivered Ref A points in separate meetings with National Crisis Management Center (NCMC) Operations Director LTC Imran Yaqoob and MFA (Americas) Hameed Abdul. 2. (S) LTC Imran said that poloff's points track with the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) understanding [...] | 2006-08-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC |
06ISLAMABAD15543 | SOUTH WAZIRISTAN PARLIAMENTARIANS POSITIVE ON LOYA [...] (C) Two senior and well-connected participants in the North Waziristan jirga expect the assembly to succeed and to issue binding decisions within 10-15 days. While not divulging the details of each side's negotiating positions, they report that if the jirga is successful, it will result in t [...] | 2006-08-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD15649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE |
06ISLAMABAD15766 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on August 9 to Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary for UN Affairs at the MFA. 2. Hyder responded that the decision to appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was made at the August 3 meeting in Malaysia of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( [...] | 2006-08-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE MOPS PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD15977 | GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC LY MASS MCAP PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD15981 | DEMARCH DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the UNSC Lebanon Resolution to MFA UN Director Syed Haider Shah on August 12. 2. Shah responded that Pakistan was not in a position to comment at this time as it is still gathering information and developing its own assessment. He noted however that [...] | 2006-08-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE PK |
06ISLAMABAD16302 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOLITICITING UNIFIL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (C) On August 18, poloff presented reftel points to MFA (UN) Director Haider Shah. Poloff also asked about the accuracy of August 18 reports in the Pakistani press quoting Foreign Minister Kasuri, traveling in the Middle [...] | 2006-08-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IS LE MARR MOPS PK PREL UN |
06ISLAMABAD16800 | NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON THE PM: SOUND, FURY, SLIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties joined forces on August 23, tabling a long-anticipated, no confidence vote on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The opposition knows that it does not have the votes needed to succeed, but seems determined to relish this opportunity to ramp up its criticism of the Mu [...] | 2006-08-25 02:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD16944 | DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI, BALOCH TRIBAL INSURGENT [...] (C) Summary: The killing of Baloch tribal insurgent leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by security forces on Saturday has dismayed politicians across the political spectrum, including members of the party that President Musharraf relies on to run the country, and triggered riots in a limited number [...] | 2006-08-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06ISLAMABAD16962 | BALOCHISTAN (2): THE GRIEVANCES [...] (C) Summary. While the Government of Pakistan (GOP) undertakes projects to develop Balochistan, in part to turn the province into a transit point linking Pakistan to western Afghanistan and the Central Asian states, it faces a distrustful and resentful provincial population. This wariness and [...] | 2006-08-29 04:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV KTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD16987 | BALOCHISTAN (3): A RESTLESS HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: Balochistan has a history of uprisings against Pakistani rule. Major insurrections occurred in 1947-48, 1958, throughout the 1960s, and 1973-77. The Bugti tribe has been waging a localized insurgency since 2004. This cable on insurrections in Balochistan since the founding of Pak [...] | 2006-08-29 10:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD16994 | BALOCHISTAN (4): WHO'S WHO - THE BALOCH TRIBES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Baloch people give their name to Balochistan Province in Pakistan, where roughly two thirds of them live, as well as Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province in Iran. The Baloch are further spread across the southern reaches of Afghanistan. Baloch society is tribal, wit [...] | 2006-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17014 | REACTION TO DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI SHIFTS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: From Sunday's ""we've got him"" triumphialism, the government's position on the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has evolved to a denial that the Baloch tribal leader was the victim of a targeted assassination. The back pedaling follows growing criticism of the security operation [...] | 2006-08-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06ISLAMABAD17255 | DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI CONTINUES TO ROIL THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Protests over the government's killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti continued into the third day, August 29. Demonstrations, road blockages, riots and even several bombings appear to have been in reaction to the Nawab's death. The apparent inability of the government t [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV KTER |
06ISLAMABAD17256 | NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS [...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD17257 | NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS [...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD17261 | GOP RESPONSE ON DETAINEE REPATRIATION AND READ-OUT [...] (C/NF) On August 25, PolCouns met LTC Imran Farooq, MoI/National Crisis Management Cell Operations, to solicit his assessment of his visit to the detention facilities at Guantanamo (GTMO). LTC Imran said that interviews with the Pakistani detainees went well. The Pakistani delegation left [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD17546 | BALOCHISTAN (5): THE PASHTUNS -- BALOCHISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In Balochistan, violent Baloch tribal leaders and vociferous Baloch nationalists grab the headlines, while the Pashtuns interests and issues are buried on the inside pages. Like the Baloch, the Pashtuns share deep-seated anger toward the federal government for Islama [...] | 2006-09-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17547 | BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...] | 2006-09-04 07:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17548 | BALOCHISTAN (7): FINDING A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: To bring peace to the restive province of Balochistan, Islamabad must overcome pervasive distrust and skepticism toward the central government and its proposed development projects by ensuring the people of the province -- Baloch and Pashtun alike -- are the first and main benefic [...] | 2006-09-04 07:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17594 | BUGTI INTERRED, FAMILY IGNORED, BALOCHISTAN QUIET [...] (U) Protests over the August 26 death of Bugti tribal leader Nawab Bugti (refs A,B, and C) continued over the weekend. On August 31, the government announced that it had retrieved Bugti's remains from the cave in which he was killed. Its decision to bury the body rather than to return the rem [...] | 2006-09-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV KTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17768 | SEPTEMBER 9 F-16 SIGNING DOUBTFUL [...] (C) Summary: GOP sources told Office of Defense Representatives Pakistan (ODRP) September 6 that the scheduled September 9 signing of the F-16 LOA would not happen. The same day, MODP (Ministry of Defense Production) sent ODRP a memo requiring an unspecified per-plane price cut; signific [...] | 2006-09-07 02:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL MOPS UN MARR |
06ISLAMABAD17908 | DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN-I) Director Haider Shah. Poloff and Shah discussed the issues that might be discussed during the NAM summit in Havana: the UN Security Council race between Guatemala and Venezuela, an internationa [...] | 2006-09-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU PK |
06ISLAMABAD17963 | NORTHERN WAZIRISTAN UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 8 [...] (S) Summary: While the September 5 agreement between the GOP and North Waziri leaders allows foreigners to remain in the North Waziristan Agency so long as they do not engage in attacks on or in Afghanistan, some foreigners reportedly are leaving NWA for neighboring areas, a development th [...] | 2006-09-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL MOPS UN MARR LE |
06ISLAMABAD17992 | EMBASSY RECOMMENDATION ON ENGAGING GOP ON F-16 SALE [...] (C) Summary: Post requests senior officials from SCA, PM, H, and OSD convene Pakistani Ambassador Durrani and reinforce the importance of the September 15 Offer Expiration Date (OED) for signing the F-16 Letter of Acceptance(LOA.) End Summary 2. (C) Over the weekend, Ambassador Crocker enga [...] | 2006-09-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL MASS |
06ISLAMABAD18012 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SPEECH ON GWOT DETAINEES, [...] (C) On September 7, 2006, PolCouns presented Ref A points to MFA (Americas) Director Mansood Khan. Khan appreciated the briefing and requested additional information on draft to establish military commission and the timeline for Congressional action. DCM also presented the same points to Fo [...] | 2006-09-12 03:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF KAWC PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18189 | Test message [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PK |
06ISLAMABAD18379 | PAKISTAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPERATIONS [...] (C) Operation MTN Thrust began in Southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimroz) in May. The Operation set the conditions for NATO Operation Medusa, which began in July. Operation MTN Fury began in Eastern Afghanistan (Ghazni, Loghar, Paktika, Paktiya, and Khowst) August 1, with deci [...] | 2006-09-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18473 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COMMENTS ON DRAFT PAPER ON [...] (S/NF) Embassy Islamabad provides the following comments and observations on the draft "Disrupting External Financing to the Taliban" paper. These comments are in addition to those forwarded to SCA/PB in Ref. B. 2. (S/NF) In "Introduction": Office of the Defense Representative Pakist [...] | 2006-09-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL KTFN PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18708 | EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...] | 2006-09-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF |
06ISLAMABAD18778 | OPTIMISTIC VIEW ON PAK-AFGHAN RELATIONS FROM MFA [...] (C) Summary: The MFA Afghanistan Director told PolOff September 20 that high level engagement between Pakistani and Afghan leaders would continue through the autumn and was, he hoped, becoming institutionalized. The official reported that Presidents Karzai and Musharraf would meet on Septem [...] | 2006-09-22 08:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD18929 | REQUEST FROM GOP TO BAN TRAVEL BY ALLEGED BLA [...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see para. 8. 2. (SBU) On September 14, the Consular Section received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) presenting a list of 80-some individuals that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) asserts are connected to the Ba [...] | 2006-09-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18997 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On September 26, poloff delivered ref A and B demarche points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Human Rights and Security Council) Assistant-Director Wajit Hashmi. Hashmi said he would take demarche points under advisement and would forward them to his superiors. BODDE [...] | 2006-09-27 07:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD19122 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (2): THE BASICS [...] (U) This cable, the second in a series of cables mapping the political terrain as Pakistan approaches nationwide elections in 2007, reviews the fundamentals of the Pakistani electoral system, as well as possible time lines for the sequencing of provincial, federal and presidential elections. [...] | 2006-09-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19123 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (3): ELECTORATE AND PARTIES [...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction. Pakistani voters have historically alternated between anti-incumbent backlashes and populist ground swells in which voters simply join the bandwagon of expected winners. Which behavior prevails in the coming elections will depend on the ratio of anti-governm [...] | 2006-09-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19125 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (5): MUSHARRAF'S COALITION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Pervez Musharraf has three options for ensuring a solid political foundation for his moderate and progressive agenda as he prepares for 2007 elections. He can stand by the present Pakistan Muslim League (PML) coalition and leadership; stick with the PML, but di [...] | 2006-09-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19126 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (6): THE U.S. ROLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction: The U.S. casts an outsized shadow over Pakistani domestic politics; with the onset of these elections, we have an opportunity to nudge Pakistan toward a stable and sustainable democratic order. Throughout the coming year, we should confirm our support for a [...] | 2006-09-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19152 | NORTH WAZIRISTAN INCIDENTS UPDATE [...] (C) The following list of incidents reported in the local press appear to violate the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement which tribal leaders and the GOP signed on September 5. The list has been culled from local press reporting and contacts in the area. According to our conta [...] | 2006-09-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL MOPS PTER |
06ISLAMABAD19208 | F-16 LOA SIGNED AT LAST. [...] (C) MG Tariq Salim Malik, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Defense Production (MODP),signed the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to purchase 18 F-16s Saturday evening, September 30. Following the private signing ceremony, MODP presented to Office of Defense Representative Pakistan a side mem [...] | 2006-10-02 10:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19795 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS [...] (U) Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander (Peshawar) LTG Mohammad Hamid Khan on October 5. ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and Peshawar PO (notetaker) were also present. Meetings with NWFP Governor Orakzai and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Arbab reported septels. 2. (C) The 11t [...] | 2006-10-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PK PREL MOPS PTER AF |
06ISLAMABAD19796 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH NWFP GOV. ORAKZAI [...] (U) Ambassador met with North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on October 5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab, Secretary to the Governor Azmat Orakzai, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and [...] | 2006-10-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EAID PINR PK PREL SNAR AF |
06ISLAMABAD19804 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FATA SECRETARIAT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab on October 5. FATA Secretariat Secretary for Planning and Development Zafar Hassan, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, Peshawar PO, USAID Officer (notetaker) were [...] | 2006-10-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SOCI PK |
06ISLAMABAD20570 | FATA SECURITY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 12 [...] (SBU) Introduction: This cable reports on security developments in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) between September 22 and October 13, as culled from press reports and conversations with post's interlocutors. The cable also lists cross-border activity from FATA and N [...] | 2006-10-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL MOPS PTER |
06ISLAMABAD20669 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOP REACTION TO DPRK NUCLEAR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Pakistan has condemned the nuclear tests conducted by North Korea and is in the process of preparing administrative notices necessary for UNSCR 1718 to take effect in Pakistan. Despite t [...] | 2006-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KN KNNP PK PREL UN |
06ISLAMABAD20834 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRIPARTITE REQUEST ON THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 13:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL PK UN |
06ISLAMABAD20835 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTAN WILL SEND OBSERVERS [...] (C) On October 19, PolCouns delivered reftel points to MFA (Disarmament) Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, along with a copy of the letter from General Abizaid inviting the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to participate in Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise "Leading Edge." The Off [...] | 2006-10-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK KNNP EG KE MNUC PARM PREL |
06ISLAMABAD20836 | PAKISTANI CONCERNS OVER SPECULATION ON U.S. [...] (S) During an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador on Indo-Pak relations, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz shifted the conversation to ask about press reports that President Bush had likened the current situation in Iraq to the U.S. experience in Vietnam. (Note: Aziz's question was a [...] | 2006-10-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PTER IZ |
06ISLAMABAD21073 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: THE VIEW FROM PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Pakistani officials have been tasked to coordinate a border region jirga to which Afghan President Karzai would be invited, but are proceeding at a measured pace. The Pakistan approach reflects a consensus that such an event must be organized with great care to [...] | 2006-10-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER AF PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD21222 | INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES BORDER AREA SECURITY, [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: In an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao offered a candid assessment of the security situation in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA),sharing his private assessment that vigorous Government of Pakist [...] | 2006-10-31 10:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21223 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...] | 2006-10-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21224 | MFA PREVIEWS EXPECTATIONS FOR COMPOSITE DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | IN PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21698 | FATA SECURITY UPDATE: OCTOBER 15-28 [...] (C) Embassy contacts in North Waziristan continue to report "foreigners" departing NWA for other tribal agencies, apparently a response to the September 5 jirga agreement. The contacts add that militant commanders who remain in NWA are "thriving," and that Taliban commanders are demanding fe [...] | 2006-11-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21879 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...] | 2006-11-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21931 | THE RIGA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) During Assistant Secretary Boucher's November 6-7 visit to Islamabad, post was struck by senior Pakistani officials' and politicians' pessimism over Afghanistan. Interlocutors repeatedly expressed concerns that the U.S. and NATO were not in Afghanistan for the long-haul. While we know t [...] | 2006-11-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL |
06ISLAMABAD21946 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan. The two discussed the upcoming strategic dialogue, including the status of dialogues on energy, education, and science and technology [...] | 2006-11-13 02:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID ECON ENRG ETRD MNUC PARM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21947 | BOUCHER AND KASURI COVER F-16S, JIRGAS, NORTH [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Kasuri. In the meeting, Kasuri asked for consideration on F-16 payments and previewed Pakistani thoughts on the joint jirgas announced after President Musharraf and [...] | 2006-11-13 02:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MASS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21948 | THE RIGA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN -- CORRECTED COPY, [...] (C) AmEmbassy Kabul concurs with this telegram. 2. (C) During Assistant Secretary Boucher's November 6-7 visit to Islamabad, post was struck by senior Pakistani officials' and politicians' pessimism over Afghanistan. Interlocutors repeatedly expressed concerns that the U.S. and NATO wer [...] | 2006-11-13 02:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL |
06ISLAMABAD21968 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Aziz discussed the political situation, remarking that the Bajaur incident had played into the hands of the religious opposition, and that the mood of the general populace was truly angry. He re [...] | 2006-11-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV OPIC MNUC AF PK |
06ISLAMABAD21999 | UPCOMING PAKISTANI BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 11:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MCAP PREL PK IN |
06ISLAMABAD22023 | PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...] | 2006-11-16 10:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22024 | VOX POPULI: REACTIONS TO BAJAUR MADRASSA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) public remains exercised over the October 30 Pak-Mil attack on an extremist madrassa in Bajaur Agency and the November 9 retaliatory suicide bombing at Dargai Fort. In the rest of Pakistan, neither event has resonated outside of the commu [...] | 2006-11-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22025 | INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF: [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...] | 2006-11-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22026 | GOP REQUESTS REPATRIATION OF GTMO AND BAGRAM [...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) In early November, POL received a copy of an MFA note verbale dated 12 October 2006 requsting the repatriation of six (6) Paksitani nationals currently in custody in the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay [...] | 2006-11-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22046 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON PAK-AFG JIRGAS, BAJAUR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Kasuri reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to hold a jirga as discussed at the September 27 trilateral iftar at the White House, but noted that Pakistan's vision for the event is limited to the tribal areas along the Pa [...] | 2006-11-17 11:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF IN PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22057 | BOMBINGS AND SUICIDE ATTACKS: A PLAGUE ON BOTH [...] (C) A November 17 suicide bomb attack on a police van in Peshawar that killed the bomber and seriously injured two police officers is another reminder that the recent spike in suicide bombings in Afghanistan is now mirrored on this side of the Pak-Afghan border. The November 8 suicide bomb a [...] | 2006-11-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22070 | TRIBAL AREAS: VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The jury is still out on the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement. Violations of the agreement continued during October 29 to November 12 period. However, cross-border attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province appear to have decre [...] | 2006-11-20 08:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22174 | TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY PRESSES GOP ON UN 1267 [...] (C) Summary: As noted in Ref A, post has raised the ongoing operations of two UN 1267 Committee-designated entities -- Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar Trust and Lashkar-e-Tayyba/Jamaat ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) -- with contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan (GOP). While the Ambassador has pressed the is [...] | 2006-11-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN UN |
06ISLAMABAD22178 | FOREIGN SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: During a November 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan was positive about the tone of the November 13-14 Composite Dialogue talks, saying that the atmosphere was business-like with no "excessive restating of positions." The effort focused on exploring ar [...] | 2006-11-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF IN PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22215 | GOP NOTIFICATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 00:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PK KNNP MCAP IN |
06ISLAMABAD22251 | FOREIGN MINISTER DENIES PREDICTING NATO FAILURE IN [...] (U) Following a November 29 press account (reftel) that described Pakistani Foreign Minister Khushid Kasuri as privately telling visiting foreign ministers of NATO member states that the Taliban is winning in Afghanistan and advising NATO members from sending in more troops, the Ministry of [...] | 2006-11-30 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL NATO |
06ISLAMABAD22290 | PROTECTION OF PAKISTANI WOMEN: NOW, IT'S THE LAW [...] (U) Summary: On December 1st, President Pervez Musharraf signed the Women's Protection Bill (WPB) into law, marking the first time in three decades that a Pakistani government has successfully rolled back laws that have stood virtually untouched since the institution of the Hudood Ordinance [...] | 2006-12-04 10:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PGOV PHUM PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD22303 | SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO [...] (C) During a December 1 meeting with poloffs, Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed discussed his desire to begin a regular parliamentary exchange with his counterparts in Afghanistan. He said that he discussed hi [...] | 2006-12-05 03:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD22323 | PAKISTAN'S ELITE REACT DIFFERENTLY TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) On December 4, Indian television network NDTV interviewed President Musharraf in Islamabad for an Indian audience. Although his remarks were reported widely in the international press the day after the interview, Pakistan's news media was slower in picking up the story. During the interv [...] | 2006-12-06 12:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD22365 | GOP ARRESTS BALOCH POLITICAL LEADERS TO STOP LONG [...] (U) On November 27, police raided Baloch National Party (BNP) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal's office and put him under house arrest. The arrest was the most prominent of a series that have occurred since the announcement of a "long march" from Gwadar to Quetta to protest President Musharraf's [...] | 2006-12-08 03:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD22385 | FIGHTING GWOT: IMPROVING FMF, FMS, AND OTHER [...] (S) As we enter the sixth year of this long war, it is increasingly clear that our Foreign Military Funding/Foreign Military Sales (FMF/FMS) programs, unchanged since 9/11, are not suited to the needs of GWOT allies like Pakistan. Difficulties we have encountered with some security assistanc [...] | 2006-12-09 04:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL |
06ISLAMABAD22449 | TRIBAL AREAS: TALIBANIZATION THREAT PERSISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Twelve weeks after the signing of the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement, the number of cross-border attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan has declined. However, it is perhaps more likely that the decline is due to coalition force operations in Afghanistan [...] | 2006-12-14 05:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PK AF PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22462 | ANTI-TERRORISM COURT DECLINES JURISDICTION OVER [...] (U) On December 13, 2006, a judge of the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) dismissed charges under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) against 25 year old Rashid Rauf, who was arrested in August 2006 on charges of planning to carry explosives (29 bottles of hydrogen peroxide) aboard a [...] | 2006-12-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER UK |
06ISLAMABAD22479 | VERBAL ATTACKS BY AFGHAN PRESIDENT WEARING ON [...] (U) Summary: A series of public statements by Afghan President Karzai accusing Pakistan of fomenting instability and violence in Afghanistan have deeply irritated Pakistani officials and popular opinion generally. Although official statements in response have thus far been restrained, Pakis [...] | 2006-12-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD22499 | LEADING PAKISTANI PASHTUN BROADCASTER TROUBLED [...] (C) Summary and introduction: According to Hassan Khan, editor of Pakistan's leading Pashtun language foreign affairs television program on Khyber TV, Afghan President Karzai seemed "confused about many things" during their lengthy meeting in early December meeting. Khan, who described his [...] | 2006-12-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER NATO |
06ISLAMABAD22617 | FM KASURI DESCRIBES VISIT TO DECEMBER VISIT TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF IR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD22618 | FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI ON ANTI-PAKISTAN RHETORIC [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting following his return from Iran, Foreign Minister Kasuri speculated on the motives behind the verbal offensive that Afghan President Karzai and other senior Government of Afghanistan (GOA) officials launched against Pakistan only days after the Foreign Minister [...] | 2006-12-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3117 | TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEW ON POTENTIAL DESIGNATIONS [...] (S/NF) Post welcomes intiative described reftel to target prominent inciters of terrorist acts. Should these test cases prove successful, we believe that a number of individuals from terrorist and militant organizations in Pakistan would make appropriate targets for future consideration. Pos [...] | 2006-02-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN CVIS ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD3195 | GOP WILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF PAK GITMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 06:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3208 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF CONDEMNS AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] (C) On February 23, 2006, per reftel instruction, PolCounselor contacted MFA Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam and MFA Americas Director General Sohail Mehmood to urge the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to issue a statement condemning the bombing of the al-Askariya Shrine. He also shared with the MF [...] | 2006-02-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PK PREL PTER PAS |
06ISLAMABAD3318 | AGREEMENT WITH PAKISTAN ON STATUS OF FORCES - [...] (U) On February 23, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) transmitted its proposed final text for a Status of Forces Agreement, based on the U.S. text in ref A. The only change to the U.S. text is in para 10, where the U.S. draft stated that: " The mutually agreed duration of this agreement is 90 [...] | 2006-02-27 08:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA PK |
06ISLAMABAD3542 | 15TH PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-U.S. TRIPARTITE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The 15th U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tripartite Commission meeting, held at Bagram on February 25, was characterized by frank discussion between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations. The agenda focused on cross-border issues, intelligence sharing, steps to counter IEDs, and the lin [...] | 2006-03-03 02:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3575 | SHIPMENT OF ALUMINUM ALLOW SHEETS AND RODS [...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A talking points to Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan, who, in turn, discussed the issue with SIPDIS the Prime Minister. Based on this conversation, Khan subsequently informed the Ambassador that Pakistan was not in a position to touch the ship in Karachi. 2. (S [...] | 2006-03-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC PK |
06ISLAMABAD3684 | PAKISTAN CONSIDERS NEW SOFA TO BE IN FORCE AS OF [...] (C) On March 2, poloff delivered to MFA Americas Desk Director Diyar Khan the diplomatic note (text ref A) confirming USG acceptance of the SOFA language in the earlier GOP note, reported ref B. Director Khan confirmed to poloff on March 7 that the GOP has no objections to the USG note and co [...] | 2006-03-07 09:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA PK |
06ISLAMABAD3705 | POST REQUESTS TWO WEEK DELAY IN JUD DESIGNATION [...] (S) After reviewing the time line presented in ref A and B for moving forward with the UN 1267 and domestic terrorism finance designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as an alter-ego of current terrorism finance designee Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LeT),Ambassador requests a two-week delay in pre-notificaion, pr [...] | 2006-03-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD3807 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR PM - A/S JOHN HILLEN [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 15 - 18 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...] | 2006-03-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | KDEM MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD3808 | SLIGHT GAINS FOR PML IN SENATE ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a follow-up to the January 2nd "retirement" of 50 Senators (reftel A),Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) in each of Pakistan's four provinces were charged with electing replacements on March 6. Each Provincial Assembly elected 11 Senators in a secret-ballot overseen by the Provi [...] | 2006-03-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV KDEM |
06ISLAMABAD3895 | MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...] | 2006-03-10 04:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD3898 | MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...] | 2006-03-10 06:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD4373 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PACE [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 20 - 22 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...] | 2006-03-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD4386 | PUGWASH CONFERENCE: KASHMIRI CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: A three-day gathering of Kashmiris, Pakistanis and Indians in Islamabad highlighted the continuing effort of President Musharraf to build support for his peace proposals. The meeting featured a two-and-a-half hour exchange with Musharraf on his ideas for demilitarization, self-g [...] | 2006-03-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK IN PTER |
06ISLAMABAD4597 | ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5 2. (C) Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, Chairman of the secular Pashtun-nationalist Awami National Party (ANP) called on Ambassador on March 17 to discuss his recent meeting with President Musharraf (septel). According to Asfandyar, the ANP has taken [...] | 2006-03-20 14:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
06ISLAMABAD4761 | VICE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF WANTS ANA TO JOIN [...] (C) During a March 17 conversation with PM - A/S Hillen, Pakistan's Vice Chief of Army Staff GEN Ahsan Saleem Hyat said that he would welcome the expanding a joint exercise between the U.S. and Pakistan military schedule for later this spring to include a unit from the Afghan National Army ( [...] | 2006-03-22 02:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL MOPS MASS AF |
06ISLAMABAD4960 | COORDINATING PAKISTAN PROGRAM FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Post is looking forward to the anticipated visit to Islamabad by Senator Chuck Hagel on 12-15 March. We understand from email and telephone communications with Senator Hagel's Legislative Assistant Rexon Ryu that the Senator desires a program addressing his interests as a chair of the [...] | 2006-03-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AMGT PREL OTRA OVIP |
06ISLAMABAD5070 | MFA SEEKS INFORMATION ON 1267 COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: On March 24, MFA Director Tasneem Aslam advised DCM that the GOP seeks "hard evidence" from the USG that could be used in domestic legal proceedings on the implemenation of terror financing sanctions against organizations designated by the UN 1267 Committee. Aslam claimed that [...] | 2006-03-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN |
06ISLAMABAD5123 | A/S HILLEN VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Introduction: On his March 15-18 visit to Pakistan, A/S John Hillen and PM/RSAT Tom Canahuate met with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, as well as Pakistan's top military leadership. Describing his role in soliciting support for USG security assistance to Pakistan from the U [...] | 2006-03-28 08:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL |
06ISLAMABAD5234 | PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD5235 | PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD5307 | PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. President Bush's March 3-4 visit to Pakistan inspired a range of opinions on the state of the US-Pakistan relationship. Government officials, such as President Musharraf, PM Aziz, and FM Kasuri expressed satisfaction with the visit and its outcomes, including the launching of a [...] | 2006-03-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD5357 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT - EMBASSY [...] (U) This message contains action requests; please see Para. 5. 2 (S) Post has had several opportunities in the past week to update the Government of Pakistan (GOP) on the USG intention to request that the UN 1267 Committee amend the designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LET) to include Jammat-u [...] | 2006-03-30 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PTER KTFN UN |
06ISLAMABAD5381 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR SAYS PAK-AFGHAN ATMOSPHERICS ARE [...] (C) In a March 29 conversation, Afghan Ambassador Tarzi told Ambassador that he feels that the atmosphere between Islamabad and Kabul is clearing. On the eve of his return to Kabul for consultations, Tarzi said that he sensed that the GOP is eager to put aside the heated public rhetoric that [...] | 2006-03-31 02:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD5382 | AMBASSADOR'S BILATERAL TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: On March 29, Ambassador called on Foreign Secretary Mohammed Riaz Khan to discuss follow-on action SIPDIS after the March 3-4 visit by President Bush, particularly a time frame for the Foreign Secretary's Strategic Dialogue discussions with P - U/S Burns and cooperation on e [...] | 2006-03-31 02:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL EAID ETRD PGOV PK AF PTER PARM KNNP |
06ISLAMABAD5537 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned April 12-15 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan towa [...] | 2006-04-03 06:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EAID MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD5723 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEVADA TEST SITE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 04:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTBT PK |
06ISLAMABAD5724 | GOP WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 04:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN PK SNAR |
06ISLAMABAD5767 | YASIN MALIK TELLS KASHMIRI MILITANTS "GIVE PEACE A [...] (S) Introduction: Srinagar-based Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has told post that he has used his extended March-April 2006 visit to Pakistan to reach out to Kashmiri militant leaders, counseling them to lay down their arms and give the peace process a chance. In between highly-pub [...] | 2006-04-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PK PGOV PTER IN |
06ISLAMABAD5787 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/TIP GAYATRI PATEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gayatri Patel from April 9 to April 14. Post also does not object to Consulate Lahore granting post clearance. The purpose of the visit is gather additional information on the GOP's anti-trafficking efforts. 2. Control officer [...] | 2006-04-06 01:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA PKMN PHUM PREL |
06ISLAMABAD5822 | A/S BOUCHER AND PAKISTANI FM KASURI DISCUSS U-S [...] (C) Summary: In an April 4 meeting with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri repeated Pakistan's request that the U.S. consider a "package deal" on civil nuclear cooperation that would include Pakistan as well as India. At a minimum, the U.S. should choo [...] | 2006-04-06 04:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG MNUC PGOV PK IN PREL |
06ISLAMABAD5887 | TERROR FINANCE: INFORMATION DELIVERED ON 1267 [...] (S) On April 5, Poloff delivered Ref A talking points and background papers on Laskhar-e-Tayyba (LET) and Al-Akhtar Trust to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Poloff pressed Siddiqui of the importance the U.S. places on full and vigorous implementation of UN 1267 Committee terror finance sa [...] | 2006-04-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL KTFN PTER ETTD PK EFIN |
06ISLAMABAD5903 | A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed a range of regional issues in separate April 4 discussions with Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri and Foreign Secretary Khan. Kasuri and Khan were optimistic on relations with India, taking heart from PM Singh's recent speech in Amritsar [...] | 2006-04-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN AF PK IR |
06ISLAMABAD5931 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE GOP TROOP [...] (C) On April 5, poloff presented reftel demarche points to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui said that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) was aware of the text of UNSCR 1663, but had not yet received a request from UN/DPKO to contribute troops or logistical support for a Darfur peacek [...] | 2006-04-07 04:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK KPKO UN MASS |
06ISLAMABAD5945 | MESSAGE DELIVERED THAT U.S. IS NOT RUNNING FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 10:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA PK |
06ISLAMABAD5978 | A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed the status of Strategic Dialogue initiatives and options for structuring the Dialogue in April 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Kasuri, Foreign Secretary Khan and Additional Secretary for the Americas Shahid Kamal. All sides agreed SIPD [...] | 2006-04-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD6136 | PAKISTAN REITERATES CALL FOR STRATEGIC RESTRAINT [...] (U) In an April 5 address at Columbia University, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated Pakistan's call for a "package deal" on civil nuclear cooperation involving both India and Pakistan and noted that Pakistan had sought a "strategic restraint regime" to prevent an arms race and stabilize [...] | 2006-04-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP PK IN |
06ISLAMABAD6242 | INDIA-PAKISTAN COMPOSITE DIALOGUE MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Although there have been no major breakthroughs since the opening meetings of the third round of Composite Dialogue talks in January, delegations from India and Pakistan have been busy working on a variety of issues. The frequency of these high-level meetings suggests that Pak [...] | 2006-04-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PK PREL ETRD |
06ISLAMABAD6419 | PRIME MINISTER AZIZ BRIEFS SENATOR HAGEL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Senator Hagel (R-NE),Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated Pakistan's opposition to any nuclear weapons program in Iran, but supported Iran's right to a civil nuclear energy program. He praised Afghan President Karzai, and highligh [...] | 2006-04-14 14:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL MARR PK AF IN PGOV IR |
06ISLAMABAD6420 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF EXPRESSES CONCERN TO SENATOR HAGEL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF IN MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD6647 | WITH SENATOR HAGEL, FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI PUSHES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS AND WARNS THAT A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD MEAN DISASTER FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 16:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | IN IR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD7164 | A PRIMER ON PAKISTAN'S FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED [...] Summary. This cable is intended to serve as a basic primer on Pakistan,s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The seven tribal agencies that make up the FATA are administratively, legally, and politically distinct from the rest of Pakistan. This primer focuses on these unique features o [...] | 2006-04-24 11:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD7505 | CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS PROMOTIONS, DEMOTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of speculation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has selected some bright party stars, rewarded PML loyalists, and switched the portfolios of four ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on April 26. Presiding over a ceremony at Aiwan-e Sadar, President Mushar [...] | 2006-04-28 04:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PGOV PREL IRNB |
06ISLAMABAD7537 | BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST NOTIFICATION [...] (S) On April 28, 2005, MFA Disarmament Cell Director Muhammad Kamran Akhtar notified poloff that Pakistan would conduct a ballistic missile test on April 29-30 over the Arabian Sea. Akhtar said that the GOP has sent written notification to the Government of India regarding this missile test [...] | 2006-04-28 11:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | KNNP MCAP PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD7563 | SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...] | 2006-04-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK AF PTER |
06ISLAMABAD7564 | SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned May 3-4 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharra [...] | 2006-04-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PK PGOV MASS MOPS PTER MCAP |
06ISLAMABAD7629 | POLITICAL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCENESETTER FOR [...] (U) In anticipation of the U.S.-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group (DCG) meetings in Washingont May 1-5, Embassy Islamabad offers the following snapshots of political and security assistance developments in Pakistan. U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership ----------------------------------- [...] | 2006-05-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD7770 | PRINCE SULTAN'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN: MOSTLY OPTICS; [...] (C) Summary. In the week following Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud's April visit to Pakistan, PolCouns sought assessments in separate meetings with the MFA Director General for the Gulf region Sajjad Haider, Saudi Embassy DCM Abdullah Al-Omari and a respected local journalist, Far [...] | 2006-05-02 11:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK SA |
06ISLAMABAD7771 | PSI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) See action request at para 5. 2. (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with MFA Director General for Disarmament Qazi Khalilullah and Director for Disarmament Kamran Aktar, urging that Pakistan endorse PSI Interdiction Principles as a precursor to participation in the Ju [...] | 2006-05-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP PK |
06ISLAMABAD7780 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL AIR FORCES COMMANDER [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your May visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of [...] | 2006-05-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD7822 | GOP RESPONSE TO EXBS PROPOSAL [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On April 28, POLCOUNS presented MFA Additional Secretary (UN & Disarmament) Tariq Usman Haider a proposed SIPDIS schedule of EXBS training courses and seminars (reftel). While affirming that the GOP is interested [...] | 2006-05-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PK PREL ETTC KSTC PARM |
06ISLAMABAD7823 | GOP SUPPORTS PAKISTANI, NOT IRANIAN, HRC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-02 13:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PK PREL UNHRC |
06ISLAMABAD7884 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG REQUEST TO EXTEND CWC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PK PREL CWC |
06ISLAMABAD8327 | D-8 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 05:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BG EG ID IR IS IZ MOPS MY NI PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD8328 | GOP REQUESTS INFORMATION FOR GUATANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated May 3 requesting complete addresses and other personal information to confirm Pakistani nationality for Guatanamo Bay detainees who have been identified by the Pentagon for release. Full text of the note follows: [...] | 2006-05-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD8391 | TERROR FINANCE: JI-4 AND JUD DOMESTIC DESIGNATION [...] (C) On April 28, 2005, poloff presented to MFA (UN) Deputy Director Shazia Ashraf Qazi non-papers containing the notice of the UN 1267 Committee designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiya (Ref A) and notice of the U.S. domestic designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) (Ref B). On May 4, polo [...] | 2006-05-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER KFIN ECON UN |
06ISLAMABAD8829 | S/CT AMB CRUMPTON ENCOURAGES ROBUST GOP [...] (C) Introduction and summary: Visiting Islamabad on May 3-4, S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton and S/CT Senior Advisor Michael Hurley engaged political, diplomatic and military interlocutors on Pakistan's counterterrorim (CT) strategies and policies. Calling on National Security Advisor Tariq [...] | 2006-05-16 02:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD9088 | AT D-8 SUMMIT, PAKISTAN AND TURKEY TELL IRAN TO [...] (S) Prior to his departure to the D-8 Summit in Bali last week, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the Ambassador that he and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan would be meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinejad and asked if we had any advice. As conveyed to SCA and NEA Ambassador told Aziz that w [...] | 2006-05-18 11:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PK PREL IR TK |
06ISLAMABAD9098 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US TO TABLE FMCT DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9336 | NSA TARIQ AZIZ READY TO REACH OUT TO AFGHAN [...] (S) During a May 22 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told Ambassador that Pakistan's senior leaders are increasingly concerned by both the security situation in Afghanistan and by public accusations by Afghanistan President Karzai and Foreign Minister Spanta blaming Pakista [...] | 2006-05-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PK PREL AF |
06ISLAMABAD9358 | PAKISTANI COMMENTS ON UPCOMING SIACHEN-SIR CREEK [...] (U) Summary. The Pakistani press has cast reports on the upcoming Composite Dialogue talks on Siachen glacier (May 23-24) and Sir Creek (May 25-26) in a lackluster light, mostly by lifting bylines from the Indian press. There has been little discussion on what proposals the GOP will bring [...] | 2006-05-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9486 | GOP PM AZIZ CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL IZ KDEM |
06ISLAMABAD9499 | PM AZIZ TO TALK SENSE TO IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | IR PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9585 | FATA: MISSION PAKISTAN REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is intended to inform the inter-agency discussion on how to stimulate counterrorism progress, stability, and political change in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Mission Pakistan--in biweekly "Interagency FATA Working Group" meetings that include office [...] | 2006-05-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PL PREL PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD9696 | LIMITED PROGRESS ON DOMESTIC EXTREMISM [...] (U) This is the third in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Progress on combating domestic extremism, part of the GOP's July 2005 crackdown, has suffered from competing priorities, limited political capital, and a vocal op [...] | 2006-05-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD9703 | GOP DECLINES PSI INVITATION...AGAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 11:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK PHSA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD9704 | FREE, FAIR, AND ISI: THE PML ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain, the party's goal in the upcoming elections is a plurality in the National Assembly. He identified urban areas in central Punjab (Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad) as the chief battlegrounds, predicted a strong PML victory in [...] | 2006-05-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER MOPS PK AF IR |
06ISLAMABAD9705 | PAK-SINO RELATIONS: “HIGHER THAN THE HIMALAYAS, DEEPER THAN THE SEA†[...] (C) Summary. At a May 23 conference celebrating 55 years of Pakistan-China relations, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz characterized the Sino-Pak relationship as a model bilateral relationship, in which both countries are committed to peaceful co-existence, sovereign equality, and non-i [...] | 2006-05-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | CH IN PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9706 | FATA: STRATEGIES AND REDLINES [...] (C//NF) Summary. The stabilization of Pakistan's Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and the acceleration of political and economic development in this troubled region is a complex task that will determine the success of USG and Government of Pakistan (GOP) counterterrorism efforts. Since 9/11, [...] | 2006-05-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS EAID ECON |
06ISLAMABAD9712 | PAK MIL SUPPORT IN BALOCHISTAN FOR OPERATION [...] (S) Per SCA request (ref A),post offers this summary of Pakistani military operations in Balochistan in support of CFC-A Operation Mountain Thrust. 2. (S) On May 20, Coalition Joint Task Force (CJTF-76) and the Office of Defense Representative - Pakistan (ODRP) representatives met with [...] | 2006-05-26 05:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD9772 | UK FACILITATES TRANSIT OF DANISH CARGO [...] (C) In response to inquiries via State and Defense Department channels (Reftel),post has confirmed through the British High Commmision (BHC) and Danish Defense Command Representatives that Danish military cargo transiting Pakistan en route to Afghanistan was successfully offloaded at Karach [...] | 2006-05-26 11:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9890 | PARTIES PREPARE THEIR ELECTORAL STRATEGIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Electoral strategies for Pakistan's major parties are coalescing in advance of the likely late 2007/early 2008 national and provincial elections. At this stage, most parties, save the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N),have adopted a go-it-alone strategy. The ruling Pakist [...] | 2006-05-30 08:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD9892 | MUSHARRAF TELLS IRAN "STOP ENRICHMENT NOW" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 09:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | IR KNNP PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD9911 | GOP RESPONSE TO PROPOSED EXBS PROGRAMMING [...] (U) Post appreciates the comprehensive programming that ISN/ECC has laid out for Pakistan between July 2006 nd January 2007 (ref A). The Government of Pakistan (GOP),through the MFA Disarmament Cell, has indicated that it wishes to participate in all of the proposed programs and is committ [...] | 2006-05-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PGOV PK PREL |
06ISTANBUL1143 | FROM THE VISA LINE: SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In this issue, we focus on the Summer Work and Travel (SWT) program. Istanbul's Consular Section processed more tha [...] | 2006-06-26 13:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CASC KFRD SOCI PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL1227 | QARADAWI'S THINLY VEILED STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Speaking in Istanbul to the "Muslims in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities" conference, renowned Muslim scholar Yousef al-Qaradawi stressed the importance of living together as good neighbors but underscored the obligation of Muslims to adhere to their "holy obligations," no ma [...] | 2006-07-07 14:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL TU ZR |
06ISTANBUL128 | BSEC REQUEST FOR OBSERVER VIEWS ON COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Further to the BSEC Secretariat's late December request to observers to forward their views on how they envision cooperating with BSEC and its project development fund in future (copy faxed to EUR/SE),on February 1 BSEC forwarded [...] | 2006-02-02 14:15:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD PO PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL130 | TURKISH PM ENCOURAGES WOMEN POLS AT ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan pushed forcefully for an increased role for women in public life in Turkey at the January 28 opening of a conference organized within the Alliance of Civilizations initiative. He acknowledged that social mores and traditions have inhibited such participa [...] | 2006-02-02 14:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU |
06ISTANBUL1302 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE - EUR DAS BRYZA JULY 12 [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza discussed a potential way to resolve the long-standing Halki issue with the Ecumenical Patriarch during a July 12 meeting. The Patriarch also raised property issues, noting that the Government of Turkey (GOT) had begun selling seized Ecumenical Patriarchate prope [...] | 2006-07-19 07:05:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU |
06ISTANBUL1313 | CHECHEN "BIG HERO" MOURNED IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 mourners congregated at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on 14 July for an "in-absentia" funeral in honor of Chechen rebel leader, Shamil Basayev. Aside from raucous anti-Russia, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel chanting, the event proceeded in a relatively benign and or [...] | 2006-07-21 11:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER RS TU |
06ISTANBUL1341 | BTC PRE-INAUGURATION MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Deputy Secretary Sell and senior U.S. officials met with high-level delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Kazakhstan in Istanbul on July 12 to discuss issues related to the Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline on the eve of its inauguration. Deputy Secretary Sell and [...] | 2006-07-26 13:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL AJ GG KZ RU TU |
06ISTANBUL1575 | FORMULA ONE: CYPRUS INGREDIENT INVITES CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Summary: For the second year in a row, Istanbul played host to Formula One Grand Prix, the world's biggest motorsports organization with a reported fan base of approximately two billion people. Brazil's Felipe Massa edged out Spain's Fernando Alonso and race favorite Michael Schumacher t [...] | 2006-08-31 14:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL1711 | PM ERDOGAN ADDRESS TO WESTERN THRACE TURKS [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, speaking to Western Thrace Turk minority members at a conference in Istanbul, urged EU member Greece to respect the rights of his "brothers and sisters" in Western Thrace. He stated publicly that efforts by the Government of Greece (GOG) to resolve problems facing th [...] | 2006-09-21 07:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU GR |
06ISTANBUL1749 | FAITH, REASON AND ANOTHER WORLD: TURKISH REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Though Pope Benedict XVI's speech delivered at the University of Regensburg on September 12 is fading from Turkey's headlines, the response from Turks is universally negative and the speech continues to be a topic of conversation. A popular view regards the speech as a call fo [...] | 2006-09-25 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL1750 | FAITH, REASON AND ANOTHER WORLD: TURKISH REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Though Pope Benedict XVI's speech delivered at the University of Regensburg on September 12 is fading from Turkey's headlines, the response from Turks is universally negative and the speech continues to be a topic of conversation. A popular view regards the speech as a call fo [...] | 2006-09-25 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL1910 | BSEC MINISTERIAL: VIEW FROM ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Secretariat officials and members of key delegations recommend that the USG discuss reftel project on environmental enforcement for economic development in general terms at the November 1 Council of Ministers meeting. Seeking to place discussion of reftel project on the ag [...] | 2006-10-18 06:08:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV KCRM TU RS SR |
06ISTANBUL2068 | SWT STUDENTS SHOW THE WRITE STUFF [...] (U) Summary: In preparing for the 2007 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) season, we invited representatives of the educational companies here that recruit and help prepare the students' applications to a kick-off meeting at the Consulate on November 3. To pique interest in the SWT program, Post had [...] | 2006-11-13 15:08:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CVIS PREL SCUL KPAO TU |
06ISTANBUL2084 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS NOT CLASH OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Alliance of Civilizations High-Level Group presented its final report on November 13 in Istanbul to UNSYG Annan as well as the Turkish and Spanish Prime Ministers. The report focuses on political developments, rather than religious or cultural differences, as a primar [...] | 2006-11-16 12:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN TU VT |
06ISTANBUL2100 | ISTANBUL CONFERENCE SEES NEW U.S. POLICY TREND IN [...] Summary. A largely academic audience responded positively to visiting scholar Dr. Ian Lesser of the Woodrow Wilson Center and former Foreign Minister Ilter Turkmen's discussion of the "Future of Turkish-American Relations." Lesser and Turkmen inaugurated Sabanci University's Istanbul Policy [...] | 2006-11-21 14:49:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL2105 | URBANCIC AND BASER DISCUSS EFFORTS TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary. S/CT Deputy Coordinator Urbancic met Gen. (ret) Baser, the GOT's counter-PKK envoy, in Istanbul on November 11. After expressing appreciation for Urbancic's efforts to curb PKK criminal support in Europe, which was the subject of Urbancic's Ankara meetings, Baser took the opport [...] | 2006-11-24 12:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PREL TU IZ |
06ISTANBUL211 | BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...] | 2006-02-17 09:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN |
06ISTANBUL2144 | ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...] | 2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU |
06ISTANBUL2146 | FOREIGN MINISTER DRASKOVIC LAUNCHES SERBIAN BSEC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic formally launched the six-month Serbian BSEC Chairmanship with a speech to BSEC representatives, observers and related bodies. FM Draskovic's remarks were followed by brief comments by the BSEC Secretary-General and a short [...] | 2006-12-11 07:22:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV KCRM EU TU SR |
06ISTANBUL2150 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE ON THE POPE'S VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton shared with us his deep satisfaction over the success of Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to Turkey but predicted improved Muslim-Christian relations would not influence the Government of Turkey (GOT) to resolve issues [...] | 2006-12-11 12:49:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL2154 | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS ENGAGES WITH [...] Begin Summary: A visiting American Council of Young Political Leaders (AYCPL) delegation engaged over dinner December 4 at the Consul General's Residence with a group of Turkish political party leaders, academics, business executives, and senior press columnists and editors. The lively excha [...] | 2006-12-12 09:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL CVIS TU |
06ISTANBUL2169 | MUSTAFA SARIGUL: ISTANBUL'S ENTERPRISING SISLI [...] (C) Summary. Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul, one of a handful of Republican People's Party (CHP) mayors in all of Turkey, confidently predicts that AKP will dominate the next election, CHP leader Baykal thereafter will be ousted as party leader, and he, Sarigul, will then emerge to contest and [...] | 2006-12-19 14:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL2174 | CHP - DRIVE TO PREVENT ERDOGAN PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary. People's Republican Party (CHP) Istanbul Chairman Sinasi Oktem told us December 20 that Prime Minister Erdogan could not "in good conscience" take the prescribed presidential oath of office and vowed CHP would do everything possible to prevent that from happening -- unless "you (i [...] | 2006-12-22 07:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL369 | ISTANBUL JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AWAIT LEGAL STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Jehovah's Witnesses continue to face obstacles from the Turkish bureaucracy in their efforts to form a legal association. Their members also face short prison terms for refusing to carry arms as part of their mandatory military service, due to their status as conscientious ob [...] | 2006-03-14 15:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL419 | ISTANBUL'S AKP AND CHP - A STUDY IN CONTRASTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent calls on their Istanbul political party headquarters highlighted stark contrasts between Turkey's pedigreed social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP) and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The AKP's brightly decorated, modular headquarters hummed wi [...] | 2006-03-21 15:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL422 | FROM THE VISA LINE, ISSUE ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a new reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Amconsulate Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with Turkish--and sometime non-Turkish--visa applicants. Taken together, they offer a unique perspective on local s [...] | 2006-03-22 13:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC SOCI PREL IR TU |
06ISTANBUL504 | ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ARMENIAN CONFERENCE: A SMALL [...] (C) Summary: A March 15-17 conference at Istanbul University brought defenders of the official Turkish narrative on the events of 1915-16 together with a handful of more independent voices, including Israeli and Armenian presenters, who openly used the term "Armenian Genocide." The conferenc [...] | 2006-04-05 08:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM |
06ISTANBUL524 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE AT THE ECHR: BUYUKADA [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate officials have expressed to us deep consternation over alleged changes to the Turkish property registry for the Buyukada Orphanage. Before its 2004 expropriation, the historic structure was the last remaining Greek Orthodox property deeded to the Patriarch [...] | 2006-04-10 11:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU |
06ISTANBUL578 | AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...] | 2006-04-18 07:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL596 | AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT - [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...] | 2006-04-20 07:47:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL625 | FORMER GOT MINISTER ERDAL INONU PREDICTS AN [...] (C) Summary. Erdal Inonu, son of Turkey's second President and himself a former deputy prime minister, predicts Turkey will continue the project of westernization begun under Ataturk. Despite the current Islamic-oriented governing party, he predicts Turks will continue toward a progressive [...] | 2006-04-26 09:51:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL693 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWS TURKEY,S GROWING [...] (U) Summary: The Governments of Turkey and the United States co-chaired a high-level conference in Istanbul April 27-28, 2006 on international cooperation for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The conference, attended by twelve nations and the leadership of the United Nation,s Off [...] | 2006-05-09 11:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IR PHUM PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL832 | FETHULLAH GULEN: WHY ARE HIS FOLLOWERS TRAVELING? [...] (C) Summary: Fethullah Gulen sits at the center of a vast and growing network encompassing more than 160 affiliated organizations in over 30 countries, including over 50 in the U.S. As a result, Gulen supporters account for an increasing proportion of Mission Turkey,s nonimmigrant visa applic [...] | 2006-05-23 12:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL SOCI KFRD TU |
06ISTANBUL9 | ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY CHAIRMAN GETS PERSONAL AT [...] (U) Summary: A December International Migration Symposium in Istanbul provided useful insight into Turkish perspectives on the social justice and security implications of migration, with many Turkish concerns mirroring those in the U.S. An unexpected note was Istanbul AK Party Chairman Mehm [...] | 2006-01-04 13:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
06JAKARTA10041 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Harry Purwanto on August 7. We explained the draft resolution was consistent with the U.S. requirement for a sustainable ceasefire and stressed U.S. goal was a cessation of hostilities by no later than August [...] | 2006-08-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS |
06JAKARTA10134 | NEW, ENERGETIC LEADERS TAKE REINS OF MUHAMMADIYAH [...] (SBU) Summary. The youth wing of Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, elected impressive new leaders eager to expand the group's social outreach efforts during a mid-July national congress. Muhammadiyah Youth (PM) Chairman Muhammad Izzul Muslimin and Secretary General [...] | 2006-08-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ID |
06JAKARTA10135 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...] | 2006-08-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID |
06JAKARTA10136 | ILLICIT ARMS CACHE ACTIVATES INDONESIAN RUMOR MILL [...] (C) Summary: On August 9 the Indonesian Army,s National Military Police announced the results of its investigation into the 185 guns and other weaponry discovered by authorities in Brigadier General Koesmayadi,s homes and office following his June 25 death of natural causes. TNI Commander D [...] | 2006-08-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA10189 | BANK MANDIRI CLOSES DPRK ACCOUNTS [...] (S) Summary. After repeated interventions by the Embassy, Bank Mandiri and Central Bank officials confirmed August 9 and 11 that Bank Mandiri had shut down its relationship with two North Korean banks in July: Korea Daesong Bank and the Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK. Bank Mandiri did not/not [...] | 2006-08-14 07:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KFTN PREL PTER PARM MNUC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA10218 | DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] Poloff called Indonesian MFA North America Affairs Director Harry Purwanto at 18:30 local time (07:30 Washington time) on August 12 to deliver reftel demarche. Delivery of the demarche was reported to the Ops Center the same day. A nonpaper with U.S. points, a copy of the resolution and the [...] | 2006-08-14 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC NSC IS LE ID |
06JAKARTA10297 | TIMIKA TRIAL SESSIONS PROCEED WITHOUT DEFENDANTS [...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 crept along August 15 in spite of the defendants' continued refusal to take their assigned seats in the court and the absence of defense attorney Johnson Panjaitan. As the session opened, Judge Nurdin read f [...] | 2006-08-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA10298 | INDONESIA WANTS TO ELEVATE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Director of Policy Planning Dr. Stephen Krasner met on August 11 with Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials for a strategic dialogue on U.S.-Indonesian relations. Led by Secretary General Imron Cotan, the Indonesians stressed their desire to expand and deepen bilateral coope [...] | 2006-08-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PARM KDEM ID |
06JAKARTA10359 | INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA10361 | INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia issued its Financial Sector Policy Package on July 5, tackling two important issues of non-performing loans at state-owned banks, and insolvent insurance firms. Success in these areas will represent one of the most significant changes in the financ [...] | 2006-08-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA10366 | INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING PREPARATIONS FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Indonesia is preparing to send a 1000 troops to serve in UN-led peacekeeping operations in Lebanon. The composite force includes elements from a range of Indonesian military units, including mechanized and engineering elements. Indonesia lacks airlift capability for transportin [...] | 2006-08-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE |
06JAKARTA10399 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETINGS WITH INDONESIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with S/P Director Stephen Krasner on August 11, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda emphasized Indonesia's desire to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation with the United States on political, security, economic and other fronts. Wirajuda appealed for U.S. assista [...] | 2006-08-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS ID |
06JAKARTA10400 | TERRORISTS RECEIVE MANDATORY PRISON TERM [...] (C) As in previous years, the GOI granted sentence reductions of up to six months to tens of thousands of inmates on Indonesian Independence Day (August 17),including ten terrorists convicted in connection with the Bali bombings of October 2002 and several other high-profile convicts. One pr [...] | 2006-08-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ID |
06JAKARTA10493 | GOI SAYS ITS FORCES ARE READY TO DEPLOY TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential adviser Dino Djalal told the Ambassador August 23 that Indonesian forces are "ready" to deploy to Lebanon at any time; there remains some confusion in the public arena about what exactly their role would be. Ambassador emphasized to Djalal the need for GOI statements [...] | 2006-08-23 11:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE |
06JAKARTA10535 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islamic leaders told S/P director Stephen Krasner on August 11 that mainstream Muslim organizations in Indonesia were committed to the Indonesian constitution and Indonesia's new democratic order, but many false perceptions needed to be overcome in the public mind. Musli [...] | 2006-08-24 07:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL ID |
06JAKARTA10563 | BA'ASYIR SPOUTS OFF ABOUT SHARIA`, JIHAD AND BALI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah and its political wing, the Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI),continues to speak publicly on a variety of topics following his release from prison on June 14, 2006. Most notably, Ba'asyir has pontificated about the need [...] | 2006-08-25 06:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA10570 | TERRORIST FINANCE - INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (S) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) counter terrorism finance officer Aris Munundar told us on August 23 that the Indonesian Government (GOI) would no longer stand in the way of a U.S.-led UN 1267 designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) branch in Indo [...] | 2006-08-25 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL AS ID |
06JAKARTA10576 | ABB Shunned in West Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast with the relative success Abu Bakar Ba'asyir received in Java, he got a very cool reception during his recent visit to staunchly Muslim West Sumatra, where local religious leaders blocked him from speaking at the largest and most influential mosques and school offici [...] | 2006-08-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA10704 | WITNESS TESTIMONY IN TIMIKA TRIAL TO BEGIN NEXT [...] (U) Chief Judge Nurdin announced that witness testimony would begin next week in the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Beginning on September 5, trial sessions will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in order to accommodate the number [...] | 2006-08-29 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA1078 | INDONESIA REACTS TO RELEASE OF CAVR REPORT [...] (C) Summary. Senior GOI figures and Indonesian politicians have reacted defensively to the allegations of human rights abuses made in the report of East Timor's Committee of Reception, Truth and Verification (reftel). East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented the report to UN Secretary Gen [...] | 2006-01-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ID TT |
06JAKARTA10877 | FM WIRAJUDA TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE 5 PLUS 5 GROUP [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel information and request to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on August 31. They responded the same day saying that FM Hassan Wirajuda would be interested in participating in the proposed 5 plus 5 meeting and accepts the invitation. 2. (U) The Foreign Ministry is awa [...] | 2006-08-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KN KS ID |
06JAKARTA10880 | ACEH'S SHARIA POLICE TARGETING AID WORKERS, WOMEN, [...] (SBU) Summary. After a year of peace in Aceh, negative fall-out from the imposition of Islamic law (sharia) under Aceh's special autonomy arrangement is apparent. While the Acehnese themselves have borne the brunt of the consequences, on August 17 sharia police raided the World Food Program' [...] | 2006-09-01 01:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KISL SA ID |
06JAKARTA10924 | INDONESIA STEPS UP EFFORTS TO PASS TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's Parliament (DPR) has completed a new draft of its proposed anti-trafficking legislation. President Yudhoyono has designated the Ministry of Women's Empowerment (KNPP) and the Ministry of Law & Human Rights to prepare executive branch comments on the bill. The Gov [...] | 2006-09-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA10927 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Northeast Asian Affairs Tumpal M.H. Hutagalung on September 1. We stressed the importance of Indonesia's active participation in implementing the resolution to ensure effective controls on North Korea's nuclear program. We also left [...] | 2006-09-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID |
06JAKARTA10998 | TIMIKA TRIAL STOPPED FOR LACK OF INTERPRETER [...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took another turn on September 5 when Judge Nurdin ruled that the defendants were entitled to an interpreter. In a courtroom crowded with spectators and police, defense lawyers interrupted the testimony of t [...] | 2006-09-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11042 | INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST, ECON [...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force members for Department clearance for participation in United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),2006 Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA),Enforcement of IPR Program to commence on September 25. Post did not find any c [...] | 2006-09-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11142 | EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...] | 2006-09-08 12:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID |
06JAKARTA11143 | EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...] | 2006-09-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID |
06JAKARTA11144 | FURTHER DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1695 [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref. A and ref. C points to Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on September 8. Kleib had read the points the night before, which he had received through a copy we had left at the North American Affai [...] | 2006-09-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD |
06JAKARTA11145 | AMCITS TESTIFY AT TIMIKA TRIAL [...] (U) In an emotional session, Amcits Patsy Spier, Kenneth Balk and Steven Emma finally received the opportunity to describe in court what happened on August 31, 2002, when a group of gunmen ambushed the vehicles they were riding in Timika, Papua, killing Amcits Ricky Spier and Ed Burgon. Ms. S [...] | 2006-09-11 00:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11214 | KEITH LUSE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN MOD DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Senate SFRC Senior Professional Staff Member Keith Luse met with Indonesian Defense Ministry Director General for Defense Strategy Major General Dadi Susanto on August 28 in Jakarta. Susanto characterized U.S.-Indonesian relations and military cooperation as positive. Susanto w [...] | 2006-09-11 10:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA11215 | INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI [...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a se-cret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reque [...] | 2006-09-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11217 | INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI [...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a secret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reques [...] | 2006-09-11 10:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11335 | REQUEST FOR JIATF WEST FY07 COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO [...] This is a U.S. Embassy Jakarta, DEA, ICE, and ICITAP coordinated request for U.S. Defense Department operational support under Section 1004, National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 as amended, for JIATF West support to Indonesian law enforcement agencies. 2. The DEA, ICE and ICITAP have [...] | 2006-09-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC PREL EFIN KCRM KHLS ID |
06JAKARTA11342 | DEFENDANTS WALK OUT AS FBI AGENTS TESTIFY AT [...] (U) The defendants and their attorneys walked out of the courtroom in protest as FBI Special Agents Ron Eowan and Paul Myers gave testimony at the September 12 session of the trial of seven men accused of killing two amcits in Timka, Papua in 2002. As Eowan was taking the witness stand, defen [...] | 2006-09-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11377 | U.S.-INDONESIA BILATERAL DEFENSE DIALOGUE AGREES [...] (U) Summary: The sixth annual meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Dialogue (USIBDD) in Jakarta on August 29-31, 2006 the two sides agreed to 138 military-to-military events for 2007. USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI ) also signed a Terms of Reference (TOR) formalizing the annual meeting pr [...] | 2006-09-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA1141 | ACEH: ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR GOI-GAM PEACE [...] (SBU) The Aceh peace process remains on track and now moves into a more difficult phase in which the parties begin to develop the parameters of political participation in a normalized Aceh to give voice to all of Acehenese society. Acehenese trust the USG as an honest broker because of our con [...] | 2006-01-27 11:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA1144 | Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's [...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...] | 2006-01-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA11472 | ASIA FOUNDATION ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING HERESY IN [...] (C) Summary. A hard-line Indonesian Islamist magazine, Hidayatullah, has published a screed accusing The Asia Foundation (TAF) of supporting organizations and individuals who defame Islam. It also asserts that Indonesia's two largest Muslim mass organizations, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) and Muham [...] | 2006-09-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA11474 | DRAFT MOU ON ILLEGAL LOGGING - EMBASSY JAKARTA [...] (SBU). Embassy Jakarta supports the conclusion of a properly-structured MOU on illegal logging between the U.S. and Indonesia. Reducing widespread illegal logging is one of Indonesia's top development challenges, and the issue touches on several core areas of our assistance program, including [...] | 2006-09-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA11475 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA [...] (U) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was attended by 24 States Parties from the Asian Group: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, N [...] | 2006-09-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV |
06JAKARTA11482 | THE VISIT OF VP KALLA: ENGAGING ON THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla,s September 23-28 visit to the U.S. offers an excellent opportunity to deliver a message on the need to accelerate economic reforms to one of Indonesia,s most influential officials. Although deeply involved in economic policy issues, Kalla is a relucta [...] | 2006-09-18 06:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA11522 | DRAFT STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ID MARR PREL |
06JAKARTA11585 | DEFENDANTS' HUNGER STRIKE DELAYS TIMIKA TRIAL [...] (U) On September 19, the Central Jakarta court was scheduled to hear testimony from Indonesian military personnel who arrived on the scene of the August 31, 2002 ambush near Timika, Papua in which two Amcits and one Indonesian citizen were killed. Since the last session, the prosecution decid [...] | 2006-09-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA1179 | YUDHOYONO CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON IRAN; [...] (S) Summary: President Yudhoyono (SBY) convoked the Ambassador to an extraordinary meeting January 31, attended by four ministers, to convey Indonesia's intention to decide its position on Iran's nuclear program when the IAEA Board of Governors meet on March 6. He conveyed concerns with resp [...] | 2006-01-31 11:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL PGOV ID IR |
06JAKARTA11845 | TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY [...] (SBU) On September 19, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. The defendants had ended their hunger strike (reftel) and were present except for Hardi Sugimol, who was recovering from an illness. Amcit victim witnesses [...] | 2006-09-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA11892 | TIMIKA TRIAL: WITNESS SNAFU CAUSES DELAY [...] (SBU) On September 26, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. It emerged that there was either a misunderstanding or a disagreement between the prosecution and defense teams about the order of the day's testimony. The [...] | 2006-09-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA11921 | AHMADIYAHS SAY THEIR SITUATION REMAINS PRECARIOUS [...] (C) Summary: In the face of intimidation by Islamic fundamentalists, Ahmadiyah leaders characterized their situation in Indonesia as precarious (Reftel). They noted that the Ahmadiyah community continues to experience sporadic acts of violence: in recent months a mob ransacked an Ahmadiyah mo [...] | 2006-09-27 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL KISL KIRF ID |
06JAKARTA12031 | EAST KALIMANTAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS [...] Summary: Economic and political leaders in East Kalimantan praised the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) decentralization policy during a four-day embassy trip through the resource-rich province on the Indonesian part of Borneo. However, the same leaders criticized strongly the execution of tha [...] | 2006-09-29 06:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV SENV PREL TBIO ID |
06JAKARTA12099 | TIMIKA TRIAL: LAST DAY OF VICTIM, EXPERT TESTIMONY [...] (SBU) On September 29, Central Jakarta court heard testimony from two victim witnesses and two expert witnesses in the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua. Amcit victim witness Patsy Spier attended, accompanied by an interpreter [...] | 2006-10-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12159 | CT WORKSHOP REACHES AUDIENCE FROM EASTERN INDONESIA [...] (C) The latest in a series of USG-funded CT workshops aimed at improving the performance of Indonesian law enforcement officials in terrorism cases took place in Makassar, South Sulawesi on September 19-20. The event was organized by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Leg [...] | 2006-10-03 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA12160 | DISCOURAGING TNI FROM TAKING MANPADS TO UNIFIL [...] (S) Charge discussed the MANPADS issue with Indonesian Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Dino Patti Djalal on October 2. Charge emphasized that Indonesian deployment with MANPADS would cause big problems and urged GOI to reconsider. Djalal subsequently discussed the issue with the commander [...] | 2006-10-03 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL ID LE |
06JAKARTA12161 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO TESTIFY [...] (SBU) The trial of the suspects in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua resumed on October 3. The opening of the session was delayed by an hour because the head judge in the Timika case also served in the morning session of a circus-like, high-profile corrupti [...] | 2006-10-03 11:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12256 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
06JAKARTA12263 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 00:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
06JAKARTA12296 | HIDAYATULLAH WILL RUN REJOINDER TO ATTACK ON THE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 2 meeting, a Muhammadiyah Youth official told Poloff that the hard-line Islamist group Hidayatullah will publish a Muhammadiyah response to Hidayatullah's written attack on The Asia Foundation (TAF). Hidayatullah's concession came after more than two weeks of inten [...] | 2006-10-06 07:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA12301 | A/S HILL'S PARTICIPATION IN 2006 PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] We presented to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) reftel information about the U.S.-PIF special session and agenda and Assistant Secretary Hill's availability for meetings with heads of governments on the margins of the Pacific islands Forum and Post-Forum Dialogue. Contact [...] | 2006-10-06 10:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV XU XV |
06JAKARTA12338 | NORTH KOREAN TEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND INDONESIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Director for International Security and Disarmament Hasan Kleib at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 10. Kleib noted that the GOI had on October 9 issued a sharp condemnation of the DPRK nuclear test as "unacceptable." Kleib s [...] | 2006-10-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06JAKARTA12379 | AMBASSADOR REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE IN MUNIR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador asked Suciwati, the widow of slain human rights activist Munir, to meet with on him on October 11 in order to reassure her of the USG's continuing support for justice in the wake of the October 4th Supreme Court acquittal of Pollycarpus Priyanto, who had been previo [...] | 2006-10-11 11:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA12492 | TIME TO INITIATE MLAT TALKS WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) We believe it is in the U.S. interest to initiate Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) talks with Indonesia. These negotiations could then be announced in connection with the upcoming POTUS visit to Indonesia (para 10). Conclusion of an MLAT agreement would strengthen the growing ties be [...] | 2006-10-12 09:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PCRM KTIA KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA12541 | INDONESIA SUPPORTS UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF [...] (C) Polcouns and counterparts from the Australian and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to Jonny Sinaga, deputy director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. We presented the main points of the demarche, emphasizing the co [...] | 2006-10-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN ID |
06JAKARTA12544 | PROSECUTORS DELIVER SENTENCING REQUESTS IN TIMIKA [...] Prosecutors delivered their sentencing requests in court on October 13 for seven suspects accused of involvement in the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Prosecutors requested a sentence of 20 years for Antonius Wamang and 15 years for Agustinus Anggaibak and Yulianus Deikme on t [...] | 2006-10-13 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12546 | INDONESIA SEEKS GPOI FUNDING FOR PLANNED [...] (C) Summary: Officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed Indonesia's interest in participating in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) and have asked whether GPOI funding could be used to support a national PKO center Indonesia is creating to train its mi [...] | 2006-10-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA12547 | U.S.-INDONESIA SOFA TALKS LAY BASIS FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. delegation's exploratory talks with the Indonesian government on October 5 in Jakarta made considerable headway in establishing a basis of understanding for possible formal negotiation of a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Embassy shared a draft template text (r [...] | 2006-10-13 11:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA12660 | ACEHNESE VILLAGERS EXHUMING CONFLICT VICTIMS' [...] (C) Summary. Acehnese villagers are exhuming the graves of persons executed during the conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, Georges Paclisanu (strictly protect),Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),told us recently. Ba [...] | 2006-10-18 04:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA12732 | EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...] | 2006-10-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID |
06JAKARTA12773 | INDONESIAN TERRORISTS:RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING [...] (C) Four years after the 2002 Bali bombing, several individuals convicted of terrorism for their involvement in that attack and the 2003 Marriot bombing are starting to complete their prison terms. According to information obtained from the Australian Embassy, nine convicted terrorists have b [...] | 2006-10-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA12776 | TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND [...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...] | 2006-10-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12779 | ACEH PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, HEADING TOWARD [...] The Aceh peace process continues to move forward. Elections have been scheduled for December 11, and work has begun on implementing the Law on Governance of Aceh (LOGA). The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) is winding down its work and expects to cease operation on December 15. Reintegration paym [...] | 2006-10-20 10:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM ID |
06JAKARTA12782 | THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...] | 2006-10-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP |
06JAKARTA12783 | THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...] | 2006-10-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP |
06JAKARTA12798 | VP KALLA ON THE COURTS, MCC, PEACE CORPS AND MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the Ambassador on October 20 that the Supreme Court is "not using logic" in its approach to the Munir case, and that people are rightly not happy with the Pollycarpus verdict. He said the Supreme Court would soon reconsider its decision taking int [...] | 2006-10-23 07:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KMCA PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12873 | INDONESIAN DELEGATES FOR THE SENIOR POLICY [...] The government of Indonesia has provided the following nine names to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington,DC during the week of December 5-8, 2006. The participants are as follows: Name: Major General Suryadi Job Title: Director General for Defense Capability, D [...] | 2006-10-31 08:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID |
06JAKARTA12874 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO RESPOND TO SENTENCING [...] (SBU) In an October 31 session lasting less than an hour, the defendants charged in the 2002 murders of two Amcits near Timika, Papua refused to respond to the sentencing requests handed down by prosecutors on October 13 (reftel). Their attorney, Johnson Penjaitan, attended the trial as a sp [...] | 2006-10-31 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA13005 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON ARF STATEMENT ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 09:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ASEAN KN ID |
06JAKARTA13136 | ABB Preaches in North Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir spoke in North Sumatra October 29 - 31 at a series of engagements on the implementation of Syariah law. Misleading posters advertising the visit masked Ba'asyir's identity and implied sponsorship of mainstream Muslim organizations. Thoug [...] | 2006-11-07 09:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC KPAO |
06JAKARTA13142 | TIMIKA TRIAL: WAMANG SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON [...] (SBU) On November 7, Judge Adriani Nurdin sentenced Anthonious Wamang to life in prison for premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002 murders of two Americans and one Indonesian in Timika, Papua. Although prosecutors had requested 20 years, Judge Nurdin cited several conside [...] | 2006-11-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA13143 | NAMRU-2 NEGOTIATIONS TO PROCEED NOVEMBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: We will be proceeding with an initial NAMRU-2 negotiation session on November 9. The Ambassador was told by Eddi Hariyadhi, Director General for American and European Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs Nov. 7 that he is confident that resolution of the issue would pro [...] | 2006-11-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID |
06JAKARTA13169 | AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, Ambassador stressed the importance of vigorous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, aimed at stopping DPRK trafficking in military materiel and certain luxury goods (reftels). Ambassador pointed out that beca [...] | 2006-11-09 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID |
06JAKARTA13170 | PM A/S HILLEN'S POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen discussed a range of political-military issues with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sudarsono, Foreign Affairs Director General Hariyadhi and other public leaders in Jakarta on November 7. The discussions built on simil [...] | 2006-11-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV MNUC RI |
06JAKARTA13171 | UNGA: DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON CUBA EMBARGO, [...] (SBU) After learning that the entire staff of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate was either in New York or otherwise unavailable, we met November 9 with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to urge [...] | 2006-11-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PHUM ETRD CU ID |
06JAKARTA13172 | ADDITIONS TO INDONESIAN DELEGATION FOR SENIOR [...] The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted the names of two additional delegates to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC scheduled for December 5-8, 2006. The additional participants are as follows: Name: Mr. Ramadansyah Hasan Job Title: Head o [...] | 2006-11-09 11:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID |
06JAKARTA13181 | NEW ZEALAND DCM CALLS ON JI'S POLITICAL WING [...] (C) Summary. New Zealand's Deputy Head of Mission briefed us about his meeting with Irfan Awwas, the leader of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),Jemaah Islamiyah's political wing (his reporting cable has been sent by classified email to EAP/MTS and INR/EAP). Awwas spoke about MMI's goal of p [...] | 2006-11-13 07:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA13193 | YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] (S) Summary: Mr. President: Your visit to Indonesia provides an excellent opportunity to consolidate recent gains in U.S.- Indonesian relations and showcase the success of our core political values ) freedom, democracy, and economic development ) in this, the world,s largest Muslim-majority [...] | 2006-11-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA13198 | INDONESIAN MPS PRAISE INTL VISITOR PROGRAM, CITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloffs recently debriefed four members of the Indonesian House of Representatives who participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program, &The U.S. Political System,8 from August 7 ) 25, 2006. In their visits to cities and towns throughout the United States, the par [...] | 2006-11-14 02:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL KPAO KISL PREL ID |
06JAKARTA13216 | FOREIGN MINISTRY READY TO OPEN MLAT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) The GOI is ready to move forward with negotiations on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. On November 15, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate for Treaties on Political, Security, and Territorial Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno told Poloff and [...] | 2006-11-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PGOV PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA13217 | INDONESIA NON-COMMITTAL ON BELARUS, MATHESON [...] (SBU) On November 15 we met with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to present demarches on Belarus' anti-U.S. resolutions (ref A) and to solicit support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission (ref B). [...] | 2006-11-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA ILC BO ID |
06JAKARTA13218 | INDONESIA BEGINS NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Formal discussions between the Indonesian and U.S. governments on the future status of the Naval Medical Research Unit 2 (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta began on November 9. The Indonesians, fresh from high-level interagency discussions, came in with a set of six concerns which were mostly [...] | 2006-11-15 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID |
06JAKARTA13222 | OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 07:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA13229 | INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR [...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...] | 2006-11-17 06:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13236 | INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...] | 2006-11-19 23:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA13244 | INDONESIA AND US SIGN MULTI-HAZARD MOU [...] State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman and Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "General Cooperation in Science and Technology for Natural Hazard Assessment, Analysis, Warning, Preparedness and Mitigation" on November 20. We have scanned and [...] | 2006-11-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TPSL AEMR TPHY ECON PREL ID |
06JAKARTA13255 | OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Komaruddin Hidayat, the new rector of the State Islamic University's (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah campus, and former rector Azyumardi Azra spoke to us about the university, Islam and society. They argued that Indonesia is becoming increasingly conservative religious [...] | 2006-11-22 00:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA13277 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA [...] (SBU) We conveyed talking points and non-paper in reftel paras 3 and 4 to Musurifun, Deputy Director for South and Central Asian Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. Musurifun was non-committal, but took our points on board and undertook to coordinate them with other relevant [...] | 2006-11-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PREL PGOV KNNP IR ID |
06JAKARTA13282 | Aceh: Election Update [...] (U) Summary: Aceh will hold provincial elections on December 11, the province's first since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and pro-independence forces in Helsinki in 2005. According to the election rules, candidates must receive more than 25 percen [...] | 2006-11-24 03:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
06JAKARTA13289 | ACEH: MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN GAM REINTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: After refusing for more than a year, GAM finally provided a list of ex-combatants to the government, paving the way for some reintegration payments to be made before the end of the year. GAM's providing names breaks the impasse, but persisting differences on land compensation, [...] | 2006-11-24 04:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13293 | Aceh to Increase Police Presence During Election [...] (U) At the Commission on Security Arrangements (CoSA) meeting on November 4, representatives of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM),Free Aceh Movement (GAM),and the government agreed to temporarily increase the number of police officers in Aceh by 2,433 above levels permitted in the Helsinki M [...] | 2006-11-24 04:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
06JAKARTA13294 | TNI Commander Reaffirms Military's Commitment to [...] (SBU) Summary: In a speech in Aceh on November 6, TNI Commander Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto said TNI would continue to respect the Helsinki MOU after the departure of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) next month. He also reminded his audience that TNI had withdrawn from politics, acted under th [...] | 2006-11-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
06JAKARTA13305 | Aceh: Official Campaign Season Begins [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Official campaigning began in Aceh on November 24, although advertisements for some candidates have been up for weeks, giving a slight advantage to well- financed candidates. GAM "Prime Minister Malik Mahmud returned to Aceh to try to reunify the GAM movement and to voic [...] | 2006-11-27 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PINR PREL KDEM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13308 | GPOI FUNDING: INDONESIAN PLANS FOR A TRAINING [...] (C) Poloff and ODC Chief met with Department of Foreign Affairs officer for International Security and Disarmament Yonatri Rilmania on November 14 to learn more about a planned Indonesian center for peacekeeping training and to explain U.S. funding possibilities for this and other potential ne [...] | 2006-11-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MASS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA13329 | INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S [...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...] | 2006-11-28 23:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13341 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REVISED PROPOSED TEXT FOR A [...] (C) We delivered the revised text of the draft agreement for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Indonesia (ref a) on November 15 to Harry Purwanto, Director for North and Central American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). We noted that the text had been revised with a [...] | 2006-11-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ID KTIA MARR MOPS PREL |
06JAKARTA13361 | MEGAWATI SURVEYS THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) During a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri avoided discussing whether she would consider cooperating with President Yudhoyono's government, bemoaned the increasing influence of Islamists in Indonesian politics, and outlined the challenges of d [...] | 2006-11-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13372 | YUDHOYONO ALLEGEDLY APPROVES TRYING SOLDIERS IN [...] (C) Summary: According to media reports citing Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Awaluddin, President Yudhoyono has signaled his support for draft legislation which would clear the way for military personnel charged with criminal acts to be tried in civilian courts. The report, if [...] | 2006-12-01 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA13379 | THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUS DUR [...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with the Ambassador, an uncharacteristically reserved former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) gave his views on U.S.-Indonesia relations and President Bush's visit, Indonesia's economic shortcomings, and developments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and th [...] | 2006-12-01 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13385 | MUNIR CASE: INDONESIAN POLICE SAY FBI COULD HELP [...] (S) A police team investigating the case of murdered human rights campaigner Munir will visit FBI Quantico December 4-9, accompanied by Embassy Legatt, for technical assistance in retrieving SMS messages among Munir and those implicated in his murder (Ref A). Lead police investigator Anton C [...] | 2006-12-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA13392 | SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG [...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...] | 2006-12-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13419 | PKS SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK [...] (C) The ascendant Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) fell just short in its attempt to register a defining victory in the November 26 Banten provincial governor's race. The Banten Electoral Commission certified the election results on December 1 and declared Golkar's Ratu Atut Chosiyah the winner [...] | 2006-12-06 08:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13421 | SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...] | 2006-12-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID |
06JAKARTA13426 | ACEH: FRONT RUNNERS IN ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: As the official campaign period winds down, no pair of candidates has taken a decisive lead in the race to become Aceh Governor and Vice Governor. Three pairs of candidates -- Malek Raden and Fuad Zakaria, Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah, and Azwar Abubakar and Nasir Djamil -- have [...] | 2006-12-07 04:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KHUM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13446 | ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS-OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006 [...] Summary. President Yudhoyono said Indonesia will honor its existing LNG contracts during a November 27-29 state visit to Japan. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on November 25 that Indonesia will decide next year whether to renew those contracts. On November 25, state gas company PGN restored [...] | 2006-12-08 09:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA13453 | ROH, SBY INITIAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary. On December 4 in Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun initialed a comprehensive 32-point "Strategic Partnership" encompassing a wide rage of areas for cooperation. The Partnership serves as a baseline for the development [...] | 2006-12-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG KS ID |
06JAKARTA13462 | ACEH HOLDS FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, THE FIRST [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Indonesia fielded a team of 40 U.S. officials and local support staff to monitor the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11. Embassy's press release, below, provides our endorsement of the election pr [...] | 2006-12-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA13473 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...] | 2006-12-13 11:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM ID |
06JAKARTA13476 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES INSULTING THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: A divided Constitutional Court on December 7 struck down three articles of the Criminal Code which made insulting the President or Vice President a criminal act. The instant case involved an appeal brought by two political activists being tried for insulting President Yudhoyono [...] | 2006-12-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA13478 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ABAS SIGNS TERMS OF REMOVAL [...] (SBU) On December 8, 2006, Jakarta's Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) and POLOFF met with Nasir Abas at the Embassy regarding Ref A letter confirming his acceptance of the terms and conditions for his removal from the United States Department of the Treasury OFAC list of Specially Designated Gl [...] | 2006-12-14 08:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETFN PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA13480 | FINANCE MINISTER ON OPIC, TAX ISSUES, AND NEC [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the Ambassador on December 14 that the Directorate General of Taxation (DG Tax) would need to finalize a review of Indonesia's international tax agreements before moving forward on an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Investment Sup [...] | 2006-12-14 09:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KCOR ID |
06JAKARTA13481 | U.S. OBSERVATION TEAM FOR ACEH ELECTIONS: WHAT WE [...] (SBU) Summary: A comprehensive post-election analysis of questionnaires returned by members of the official U.S. election observation team confirm our initial report (reftel) that the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11 were fre [...] | 2006-12-14 09:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID |
06JAKARTA13496 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe met with Indonesian Minister for Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf on December 12 to discuss cooperation and assistance issues. The Ambassador congratulated the Government of Indonesia on the success of the provincial elections in Aceh, urged closer coordination to [...] | 2006-12-15 08:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ID |
06JAKARTA13497 | INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...] | 2006-12-15 09:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID |
06JAKARTA13498 | YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December  [...] | 2006-12-15 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS |
06JAKARTA13513 | ACEH: IMPLICATIONS OF THE GAM VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: The surprise win of the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) Irwandi Yusuf in Aceh's gubernatorial election is clear evidence that the province's first direct local elections were genuine and that the peace process is beginning to mature. Irwandi's win is likely to accelerate GAM's transit [...] | 2006-12-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA13543 | INDONESIA WANTS NO CHANGE IN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (U) On December 18, visiting IO PDAS Warlick met with Slamet Hidayat, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, we urged that Indonesia support retention of the current 22-percent ceiling rate in the UNGA debate on UN assessmen [...] | 2006-12-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA ID |
06JAKARTA13564 | CWC: STATUS OF INDONESIAN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] POLOFF met with Daniel Simanjuntak of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on December 13 to present reftel points and discuss the status of Indonesia's implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Simanjuntak sai [...] | 2006-12-21 11:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW ID |
06JAKARTA13578 | PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS James Warlick discussed Indonesian peacekeeping policy and options with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Dadi Susanto in Jakarta on December 19. Susanto said the UNIFIL deployment to Lebanon was Indonesia's first involving mechanized infantry. Indonesia w [...] | 2006-12-22 05:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ID |
06JAKARTA13579 | IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...] | 2006-12-22 05:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA13584 | IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...] | 2006-12-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID |
06JAKARTA13603 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (U) In a controversial decision, on December 19 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (CC) ruled that the legal provision which created the Anti-Corruption Court was unconstitutional, but allowed the court to continue functioning for a period of three years. The overturned provision was part [...] | 2006-12-28 03:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA ID |
06JAKARTA13609 | IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI [...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...] | 2006-12-28 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID |
06JAKARTA13615 | UNSCR 1737 INFORMATION SHARED WITH INDONESIA [...] (SBU) We met December 28 with Carolina Tinangon, desk officer in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to deliver information on implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran's nuclear program. Ms. Tinangon was already very familia [...] | 2006-12-29 06:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PREL PGOV KNNP UNSC IR ID |
06JAKARTA1374 | INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT TAKES UP DRAFT ACEH LAW [...] (SBU) The Yudhoyono administration on January 26 delivered its draft Law on Governing Aceh (LOGA) to the House of Representatives (DPR) for debate. The August 15, 2005 GOI-GAM MOU, which ended the armed conflict, requires the law's passage by March 31 -- a deadline that would require legislat [...] | 2006-02-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA1651 | HELPING DENMARK AND OTHER EUROPEANS WEATHER THE [...] (C) Summary: We have maintained close and cooperative contact with our Danish and Norwegian diplomatic colleagues as violent demonstrators have targeted Danish and American diplomatic missions. We have offered various types of security assistance and weighed in with the GOI at senior levels [...] | 2006-02-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER ASEC ID DA |
06JAKARTA1817 | INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan February 1 expressed to SIPDIS Assistant Secretary John Hillen his great pleasure that the U.S. had taken steps to end the "embargo" on military-to-military cooperation and suggested that the countries nee [...] | 2006-02-10 11:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA1818 | INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary John Hillen February 1 described to Indonesian Defense Minister the "great anticipation" in the U.S. regarding Indonesia and the U.S. desired a robust relationship with Indonesia. Juwono told A/S Hillen he would do whatever necessary to strengthen this relat [...] | 2006-02-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA1819 | INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...] | 2006-02-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA2030 | CARTOONS CAST SHADOW OVER REGIONAL INTER-FAITH MEET [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia hosted religious leaders representing 10 religious faiths from 17 East Asian nations to an inter-faith conference February 12-13. While the gathering produced a helpful declaration that included calls for greater inter-religious tolerance and understanding to deter ex [...] | 2006-02-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL ID |
06JAKARTA2031 | SEEKING SUPPORT FOR FINAL IRAQ ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-15 09:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPRC ID IZ |
06JAKARTA2032 | INDONESIA: SBY USES INVESTITURE OF NEW TNI CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono February 13 swore in Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto as the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to replace General Endriartono Sutarto. Air Marshal Suyanto, the first Air Force Officer to hold the position, will assume command of [...] | 2006-02-15 12:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA2110 | INDONESIA: POLAND PLANS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL [...] (C) Polish Ambassador Tomasz Lukaszuk previewed with the Ambassador February 16 the upcoming visit to Jakarta of Polish Minister of National Defense Radoslaw Sikorski. Lukaszuk noted that NATO Ambassadors in Jakarta had agreed in 2000 to cooperate on defense matters and inform counterparts of [...] | 2006-02-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA2112 | INDONESIA-ET TRUTH/FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION FACES [...] (C) Indonesia's senior bureaucrat responsible for human rights in a February 8 meeting described the Indonesia-East Timor Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) as "stagnant," due to East Timor's presentation of its human rights report to the UN, the shooting of three Indonesians on the East [...] | 2006-02-16 11:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID |
06JAKARTA2316 | INDONESIAN OUTBRIEF ON KOREAN MEDIATION MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Special Envoy Amb. Nana Sutresna briefed representatives of the nations participating in the Six Party talks on his travels to Pyongyang and Seoul earlier in the month. Sutresna, following the instructions of President Yudhoyono (SBY) urged the North Koreans to resume [...] | 2006-02-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNUC MARR KN KS ID |
06JAKARTA2476 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AL-ASKARIYA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ID IZ |
06JAKARTA2483 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) We conveyed and discussed ref A points February 23 with Wahib, Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, and emphasized our preference that the GOI not receive Hamas delegations. Wahib replied that the GOI had not extended a visit invitatio [...] | 2006-02-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ID |
06JAKARTA2490 | CODEL KOLBE CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) On February 21, President Yudhoyono presented the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) delegation headed by Representative Jim Kolbe with a lengthy description of his priorities including reform, continued democratization, increased economic prosperity, Aceh and Papua. He raised [...] | 2006-02-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KISL MARR OVIP ID IR |
06JAKARTA2514 | SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Senator Russ Feingold met February 23 with Indonesian human rights and judicial reform NGOs, and expressed strong support for the promotion of human rights in Indonesia and justice for past abuses. Human rights advocates expressed disappointment at lack of progress in accountability fo [...] | 2006-02-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA2515 | CODEL KOLBE AND HDAC ENGAGE INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS [...] CODEL Kolbe met on February 21-22 with top legislators from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in the first overseas visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC). Indonesian legislators welcomed the CODEL,s expertise on legislative affairs and its encouragement for the [...] | 2006-02-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID |
06JAKARTA252 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI FURTHER ON TF [...] (S) As requested reftel, Embassy Jakarta proposes the following talking points for an initial approach to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on securing better implementation of Indonesia's exiting UNSCR 1267 obligations. We recommend the same approach this time as in the past, i.e., a separa [...] | 2006-01-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL AS ID |
06JAKARTA2527 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI ON TF ADN [...] (S) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials raised concerns about the effect of additional UN 1267 designations of Indonesia's on the country's international reputation. Generally speaking, though, they did not voice specific initial opposition to a U.S. and Australian plan to move [...] | 2006-02-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL AS ID |
06JAKARTA2530 | CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...] | 2006-02-24 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA2532 | SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...] | 2006-02-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID |
06JAKARTA2744 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23 discussed with Indonesian Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono difficulties budget shortfalls caused for TNI's ability to respond to "natural and man-made disasters" and the GOI's procurement focus on transportation assets, which could [...] | 2006-03-02 07:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA2819 | ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...] | 2006-03-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV |
06JAKARTA2820 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER WIDODO [...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Widodo A.S. on February 23. He emphasized the importance to the United States of restored mil-mil relations with Indonesia. Both le [...] | 2006-03-03 02:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA2848 | BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY [...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...] | 2006-03-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA2914 | INDONESIA: ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH NEW TNI [...] (C) Summary: Air Chief Marshall Djoko Suyanto was upbeat in his assessment of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relations with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23. Suyanto described the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) internal reforms as &ongoing8 but cautioned that changing TNI,s cul [...] | 2006-03-06 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA2917 | YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: MOVING OUR RENEWED [...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your March 14-15 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) Su [...] | 2006-03-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA2985 | TIMIKA CASE NEARING PROSECUTION PHASE [...] (C) Summary. During their February 27 - March 7 deployment to Jakarta, the FBI team investigating the August 2002 murders of two American citizens near Timika, Papua, assisted by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors, supported their Indonesian counterparts in the final stages of preparing the [...] | 2006-03-07 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KJUS CASC PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA3161 | NORTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR NAMED DESPITE ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) North Sumatra Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede will become Acting Governor of North Sumatra on March 10, months after former Governor Rizul Nurdin's unfortunate death. The announcement of his appointment came after several weeks of increased activity in the investigation of Pardede's alleg [...] | 2006-03-10 00:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ID |
06JAKARTA3162 | INDONESIA - GOI FINALLY PURGES PERTAMINA BOARD [...] (SBU) On March 8 the Government of Indonesia (GOI) replaced the head of state oil and gas company Pertamina after more than a year of unfulfilled promises to shake up Indonesia's most powerful state-owned enterprise. Ari Sumarno succeeds Megawati-era appointee Widya Purnama as President Dire [...] | 2006-03-10 00:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PINR ID |
06JAKARTA3173 | INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 06:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA3241 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION [...] (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on [...] | 2006-03-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID |
06JAKARTA3244 | ISLAMIC BANKING GROWING IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's Islamic banking sector is small (under two percent of banking sector assets) but growing rapidly, and could reach nine percent by 2011, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) officials. BI regulates sharia banking and is encouraging the growth of the sector with a lower i [...] | 2006-03-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA3298 | SUPREME COURT ORDERS EX-MILITIA LEADER TO JAIL FOR [...] (SBU) Indonesia's Supreme Court on March 13 upheld the conviction of former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres and reinstated his ten-year prison sentence. Prosecutors said they would immediately jail Guterres, who has remained free pending his appeal. The politically well-connected G [...] | 2006-03-15 03:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID |
06JAKARTA3344 | A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono March 3 described to EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill his plans to press the Burmese junta to reform. During his visit to Rangoon March 2, the President said he had urged General Than Shwe to make progress on the national constitution, national [...] | 2006-03-15 09:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA3405 | ADMIRAL FALLON AND SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSS [...] (U) Commander Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral William J. Fallon and Senator Russell Feingold met on February 25 in Medan with representatives of Indonesian military and police to discuss security in the Straits of Malacca. The Admiral underscored USG interest in maintaining a safe and secure [...] | 2006-03-17 00:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ASEC EWWT PINR PREL SI MY TH ID |
06JAKARTA3482 | CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO [...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...] | 2006-03-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA3483 | INDONESIA: CODEL FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister told visiting Senator Russell Feingold that progress in the counterterrorism fight by Indonesian law enforcement authorities had disrupted terrorist groups in the country. Terror groups had financial difficulties, were less able to mount attacks and [...] | 2006-03-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA3560 | SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...] | 2006-03-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID |
06JAKARTA3680 | TIP UPDATE: POLICE RAIDS FREE CHILD PROSTITUTES [...] (SBU) The new head of Indonesia's national police anti-trafficking unit (Unit III) has targeted removal of children from prostitution as his first operational priority. Unit III's chief reports that police units in Surabaya, Batam and Jakarta have freed some 37 child victims in these locatio [...] | 2006-03-21 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID KJUS KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA3688 | TRAINING MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL WOULD IMPROVE [...] (C) The deaths of 3 "Mobile Brigade" (Brimob) policemen in Jayapura, Papua on March 16 highlight a major deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. The 2003 ban on the training of Brimob personnel by ICITAP (ref A) prevents us from aiding the unit most in need of assistance [...] | 2006-03-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA4464 | AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP [...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...] | 2006-04-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID |
06JAKARTA4466 | INDONESIA CONSIDERING DARFUR PKO ISSUES [...] (C) We delivered on April 4 the points contained reftel to the Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Hassan Kleib, to urge Indonesian support for re-hatting as a UN PKO the African Union Mission in Sudan. We also pressed [...] | 2006-04-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL KPKO ID SU |
06JAKARTA4755 | INDONESIA PREVIEWS BALI ASEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. On April 13, we urged Indonesia, together with its ASEAN partners, to press Burma on human rights and democratization at the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat in Bali. We urged further that ASEAN make its concerns on these issues public, as it did at its Kuala Lumpur su [...] | 2006-04-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID |
06JAKARTA4756 | INDONESIA ENTHUSIASTIC ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PLEDGE [...] (U) On April 11, we conveyed the Secretary's letter on our pledge for the Human Rights Council (reftel a) to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda under cover of a diplomatic note. 2. (SBU) On April 13, we followed up with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at [...] | 2006-04-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA ID |
06JAKARTA4757 | MUNIR CASE: AMBASSADOR SIGNALS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (S) In an April 11 meeting intended to signal continued U.S. concern over the Munir case, Suciwati, the widow of the murdered human rights campaigner, told the Ambassador of her plan to visit Washington in late April as part of a schedule organized by U.S. human rights groups. The visit would [...] | 2006-04-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA4964 | INDONESIA: TAX REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told donors on April 19 that President Yudhoyono would sign a decree very soon appointing two prominent Indonesians, Ma'rie Muhammad and Marsilam Simanjuntak, to help steer the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) tax and customs reform efforts. Bo [...] | 2006-04-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PINR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA4965 | SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...] | 2006-04-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA4967 | SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...] | 2006-04-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA5039 | NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...] | 2006-04-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ID |
06JAKARTA5040 | PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR [...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...] | 2006-04-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA5237 | NO SURPRISES AT UBUD ASEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Based on readouts from Indonesian Foreign Ministry and Jakarta-based diplomatic contacts, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat held in Ubud, Bali on April 19 - 20 seems to have been a routine affair. Some ministers expressed disappointment with Burma, but it was hardly a full-c [...] | 2006-04-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID |
06JAKARTA5485 | INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT [...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...] | 2006-05-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA5551 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) We met May 2 with with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to deliver demarches contained reftels on our opposition to Iran's candidacy for the UN Council on Human Rights. Drawing on talking points [...] | 2006-05-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC IR ID |
06JAKARTA5642 | JAKARTA WATCHING EAST TIMOR UNREST [...] (C) On May 4, DCM was called by his Australian and Singaporean counterparts who expressed concern about ongoing unrest in East Timor (reftels). The Australians' analysis of the situation seemed to track with the information Embasy Dili has provided. Australian DCM said that the GOA had alrea [...] | 2006-05-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AS SN TT ID |
06JAKARTA5703 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) House of Representatives Chairman Agung Laksono plans to engage in a friendly manner with Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad during Ahmadi-Nejad's upcoming visit, according to one of Agung's closest associates. Agung's positive view of the Iranians appears to stem at least in part from his pe [...] | 2006-05-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EMIN IR ID |
06JAKARTA5705 | IRANIAM PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 10 - 13 VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Prior to participating in the D-8 Summit in Bali on May 12 - 13, Iranian President Ahmadinejad will be hosted to a state visit in Jakarta, including meetings with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda as well as meetings with parliamentarians and appearances at univer [...] | 2006-05-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP KISL AORC IR ID |
06JAKARTA5778 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION [...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...] | 2006-05-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ID |
06JAKARTA5779 | IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...] | 2006-05-08 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID |
06JAKARTA5789 | ASD RODMAN'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman met Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan on April 12. Both expressed strong interest in expanding military ties. Imron pressed for USG training for Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus); [...] | 2006-05-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM KDEM KAWC TT BM TW |
06JAKARTA5886 | IRAN/INDONESIA: YUDHOYONO CALLS FOR NEGOTIATED [...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad May 10 received a warm welcome on the first full day of his State visit to Indonesia. Following his meeting with Ahmadi-Nejad in Jakarta, Indonesian President Yudhoyono publicly described Iran's nuclear program as peaceful, but called for the tensi [...] | 2006-05-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KNNP IR ID |
06JAKARTA59 | YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: LAUNCHING A RENEWED [...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your January 8-10 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) [...] | 2006-01-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL ID |
06JAKARTA6025 | INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...] | 2006-05-12 12:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP KISL IR ID |
06JAKARTA6026 | INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...] | 2006-05-14 23:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP KISL IR ID |
06JAKARTA616 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) told the Ambassador, January 16, of an increased need for regional counterterrorism cooperation, notably in the region of Sabah/East Kalimantan, and that he would welcome U.S. assistance to this end. He asked the Ambassador to work with the Defense Minister and [...] | 2006-01-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EPET PGOV PTER PHUM |
06JAKARTA617 | INDONESIA SOFT ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador followed up the Secretary's telephone call to Foreign Minister Wirajuda SIPDIS seeking Indonesian support for referral of Iran to the UN Security Council by the IAEA Board of Governors. The Ambassador called for Indonesia to serve as a strong voice i [...] | 2006-01-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC ID |
06JAKARTA6200 | JAKARTA CT SEMINAR BUILDS ON PARIS PROGRAM, [...] (C) Sixty Indonesian counterterrorism officials participated in an intensive four-day U.S.-funded seminar in Jakarta on CT legislation, marking the next step in U.S-French-Indonesian CT cooperation. Co-hosted by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affai [...] | 2006-05-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS FR ID |
06JAKARTA6201 | D-8 SUMMIT KEEPS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian hosts and other participants at the D-8 Summit in Bali succeeded in preventing Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad from using the event as a platform to drum up support for his country's nuclear program. The D-8 (which also includes Turkey, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, M [...] | 2006-05-16 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KISL KNNP PREL TU IR ID |
06JAKARTA6248 | JAKARTA EMBARRASSED BY "UNPLANNED" CHEN STOPOVER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's May 11-12 "refueling stopover" on the Indonesian island of Batam turned into an overnight visit that included a tour of an industrial park and a dinner hosted by the Taiwanese business community with the provincial governor in attendance. T [...] | 2006-05-17 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW ID |
06JAKARTA6393 | EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT [...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...] | 2006-05-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA6433 | APCSS SUPPORT FOR NSC SEMINAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 06:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA6493 | SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...] | 2006-05-22 09:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA6497 | Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles [...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...] | 2006-05-23 00:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA6648 | INDONESIA COPES WITH HIGH OIL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) October 2005 decision to slash fuel subsidies has better positioned Indonesia's economy to withstand the macroeconomic pressures from sustained high global fuel prices. Domestic fuel consumption, and very likely illegal smuggling of subsidize [...] | 2006-05-26 08:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA6770 | STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) May 30, PolCouns pressed Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs, about our pending request for a temporary SOFA agreement in connection with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief effort. Purwanto replied that "internal consultations" were ongoing, and [...] | 2006-05-30 09:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID |
06JAKARTA6771 | INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...] | 2006-05-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6772 | INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...] | 2006-05-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6773 | GOI RESPONDS TO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Subsequent to transmission of reftel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs faxed a formal reply late May 30 to our request to implement a SOFA in conjunction with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief. The reply agrees to the principle of establishing a SOFA, but modifies the agreement reached in [...] | 2006-05-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID |
06JAKARTA6802 | PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-05-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA6811 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR QUICK AGREEMENT ON SOFA [...] (C) During a May 31 visit to Yogyakarta, Ambassador pressed Presidential foreign policy adviser Dino Djalal to weigh in on the Foreign Ministry's response (ref. B) to our request for a temporary SOFA agreement in conjunction with earthquake relief efforts there. The Ambassador told Djalal th [...] | 2006-05-31 09:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KTIA EAID MOPS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA6813 | INDONESIA: MAY 31 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,846 dead and 22,731 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. USAID partners provide medical treatment and supplies to afflicted areas. Approximately 75 U.S. military personnel have arrived, and we expe [...] | 2006-05-31 10:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6910 | INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...] | 2006-06-01 09:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6911 | INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and our request for a public GOI statement of support to Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda on June 1 (other discussion topics reported septel). Visibly pleased by the U.S. approach on Iran, Wirajuda said he had watched the Secretary deliver [...] | 2006-06-01 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA6912 | AMBASSADOR LOBBIES FOREIGN MINISTER ON SOFA [...] (C) During a June 1 meeting with Foreign Minister Wirajuda (other subjects septel),the Ambassador noted that while the presence of U.S. military personnel in Yogyakarta for earthquake relief is expected to be short, the United States considers a SOFA important to cover those deployments. Fo [...] | 2006-06-01 10:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EAID PREL KTIA ID |
06JAKARTA7009 | INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON VISIT BY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ID IS |
06JAKARTA7010 | INDONESIA: JUNE 2 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) As of June 2, the GOI continued to report 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured, with no Americans among the dead or injured. NGOs appear primarily concerned about the lack of potable water. As of June 1, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided 1,660,682 USD in assistance for t [...] | 2006-06-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA7013 | INDONESIA SAYS IT WILL REPAY IMF EARLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) announced on May 23 that Indonesia would repay the USD 7.7 billion remaining of its standby reserve loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) three years ahead of schedule by 2007. Bank Indonesia (BI) has reportedly prop [...] | 2006-06-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA7014 | COORDINATING MINISTER BOEDIONO ON THE INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono told the Ambassador May 24 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) would "step back" from the labor reform process to give unions and employers time to work out a compromise on severance pay and other issues. He provided detail [...] | 2006-06-02 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PREL KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA7015 | NEGOTIATING A SOFA WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary: We have attempted at senior levels to obtain the same SOFA we had twice in 2005 in order to avoid protracted negotiations over language that might threaten both our long term position and practices already occurring on the ground in Yogyakarta, notably with respect to weapons an [...] | 2006-06-03 06:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA ID |
06JAKARTA7207 | USAID Mission Director Meets GAM Leader 5/23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy USAID Mission Director William Frej met Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "Prime Minister" Malik Mahmoud May 23 in Banda Aceh. Mahmoud expressed optimism about the possibility of long lasting peace in Aceh, but noted a recent rise in crime as well as rumors of unauthorized incre [...] | 2006-06-07 07:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA7216 | INDONESIA RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO TIP DEMARCHE, [...] (SBU) We delivered the Indonesia TIP report demarche (ref D) to relevant senior GOI officials. Based on the existing strong partnership with the U.S. Mission, the officials responded constructively with a litany of recent and near-term actions. The outlook for passage this year of the anti- [...] | 2006-06-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA7278 | DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP [...] Econ officerWe delivered on June 8 reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate of North and Central American Affairs Ahimsa Sukartono of the Directorate of North and Central American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on June 8, emphasizing a sense of [...] | 2006-06-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID |
06JAKARTA7279 | DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID |
06JAKARTA7345 | YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT [...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...] | 2006-06-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7393 | APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH AN INDONESIA REWARDS PROGRAM [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraphs 3 and 14. 2. (C) Summary. Embassy Jakarta approves moving forward with the establishment of a discreet Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in Indonesia and requests the assistance of DS/RFJ, SOCOM, and SOCPAC. Indonesian National Police (INP) investigators [...] | 2006-06-12 08:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID |
06JAKARTA7398 | WHAT'S NEXT FOR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR AND JEMAAH [...] (C) On June 14, Jemaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will leave Cipinang Penitentiary a free man, having completed his second prison term. Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),the political wing of JI, and an interdenominational group of religious leaders plan to greet the cleri [...] | 2006-06-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7501 | TERRORIST FINANCE: THE GOI AND 1267 DESIGNATIONS [...] (S) Summary: This cable provides post,s responses and comments to questions and issues raised in ref a. Embassy Jakarta supports the creation of a bilateral group to discuss counter terrorism finance (CTF) issues and sees a proposed U.S.-Indonesia Justice Sector Joint Working Group (JSJWG) C [...] | 2006-06-14 02:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA7555 | JEMMAH ISLAMIYAH EMIR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR RELEASED [...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, left Cipinang Penitentiary a free man June 14 at the conclusion of his 25 1/2 month sentence. Family, defense attorneys, and a few hundred supports greeted the cleric in a generally muted public response. Ba'asyir gave a short [...] | 2006-06-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA7556 | TIMIKA TRIAL LIKELY IN MID-JULY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior official in the General Crimes division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) assured us on June 14 that the prosecution of seven persons in connection with the August 31, 2002 killings of two Americans in Timika, Papua, is still on track. The prosecution's dossiers [...] | 2006-06-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA7561 | INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...] | 2006-06-15 04:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA7660 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON JUNE 19 - 21 OIC [...] (C) We met June 15 with Ms. Ratu Silvy Gayatri and Ms. Carolina Tinangon of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' International Security Directorate to deliver the demarche on the upcoming OIC conference (reftel A). Both officials were quite familiar with our views on Iran's nuclear p [...] | 2006-06-16 09:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP IR ID |
06JAKARTA7662 | MINISTER OF TRADE REQUEST GSP TRADE RELATED [...] (SBU) Embassy recieved on June 15 the following letter from Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu to USTR Susan Schwab requesting that the U.S. Government consider providing termprary GSP access for textile and garment companies in areas affected by the May 27 earthquake in the regions of Jogjakarta [...] | 2006-06-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL ID |
06JAKARTA7666 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...] | 2006-06-18 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT ID PREL PTER |
06JAKARTA7667 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...] | 2006-06-18 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR EWWT PREL PTER ID |
06JAKARTA7716 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 09:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID |
06JAKARTA7718 | BANK INDONESIA TO CONTINUE CAUTIOUS LOWERING [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono told us on June 13 that BI remains confident consumer price inflation will fall to less than seven percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis by the end of 2006, leaving BI room to continue a "cautious lowering" of interest rates ov [...] | 2006-06-19 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA7909 | TIMIKA CASE: PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED, SENT [...] (U) Summary. Indonesian prosecutors June 21 turned over the dossiers of Anthonious Wamang and six co-conspirators in the August 31, 2002 murders of two Amcits and one Indonesian to the Central Jakarta District Court. We expect the court within ten days to set a trial date and appoint a panel [...] | 2006-06-23 05:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8006 | DONORS OFFER FINANCING, EARTHQUAKE HELP AT CGI [...] (U) Summary. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministers expressed optimism that economic growth and investment would pick up in the second half of 2006 at the June 14 Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Jakarta. Several Minist [...] | 2006-06-26 10:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EINV ECON EFIN KMCA PTER PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8088 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF IIRO [...] (S) As requested in reftel, we met with Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Fajar Wirawan Harijo on June 27 to pre-notify him of the USG,s intention to request on July 20 UN 1267 designation of the Philippines and Indonesia branches of the Inter [...] | 2006-06-28 05:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN KTFN KISL PTER PREL ETTC ID |
06JAKARTA8117 | TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4 [...] (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including premedit [...] | 2006-06-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8179 | INDONESIA RESPONSIVE TO GPOI PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL [...] (C) Indonesia's coordinator for peacekeeping activities, Dr. Hassan Kleib, warmly received our offer for Indonesia to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)(reftel). Kleib, who is Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) [...] | 2006-06-29 11:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MASS MARR ID |
06JAKARTA8263 | PKS DEMONSTRATION ONCE AGAIN INVOLVES THE USE OF [...] (C) During a July 2 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demonstration at the U.S. Embassy protesting Israeli actions in Gaza, at least one demonstrator brandished a toy gun (ref A). On July 3 the leading local English language daily carried a prominent photo in which one such demonstrator gleefull [...] | 2006-07-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA8383 | OPENING OF TIMIKA TRIAL DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 11 [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua did not begin in Central Jakarta District Court on July 4 as originally planned (reftel). The suspects accepted the advice of their legal counsel, a team [...] | 2006-07-05 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS CASC ID |
06JAKARTA8389 | FORMER GAM MEMBER KILLED IN ACEH SHOOTING [...] (C) A former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel was reportedly shot and killed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) during the course of an apparent dispute over a traffic violation in Northern Aceh. According to Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) head Peter Feith, AMM personnel were present at [...] | 2006-07-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA8455 | INDONESIA - COAST GUARD REVIEWS PORT SECURITY COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. A team of U.S. Coast Guard officials found significant progress toward implementation of port security requirements under the International Shipping and Port Facility Code (ISPS) during a June 19-29 visit to four Indonesian ports. The team concluded that security conditions in t [...] | 2006-07-06 07:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ECON EAIR ETRD PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8506 | YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM [...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...] | 2006-07-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER AS ID |
06JAKARTA8507 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS [...] (C) Summary. On July 6, officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed interest in our proposal for creation of two new contact groups on the Sri Lankan conflict, and will let us know in the coming weeks about possible Indonesian participation. They said that the S [...] | 2006-07-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF PGOV CE ID |
06JAKARTA8618 | INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JUNE 2006 [...] Summary. On June 2, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Directorate of Oil and Gas announced four foreign companies as winners in the 2005 oil and gas regular tender round. On June 15 the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued revised regulations designed to increase the tr [...] | 2006-07-10 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8620 | RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES POINTS [...] (C) Pursuant to reftel instructions, July 10 we called on Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs and delivered the talking points and the White House statement. Purwanto replied that Indonesia's position of concern had been made public and that Indones [...] | 2006-07-10 10:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN ID |
06JAKARTA8622 | INDONESIA - MODEST TRADE OPENING WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. In the first initiative of its kind, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Mohammed Hidayat led a 12-person delegation of Indonesian Christian and Muslim business representatives to Israel June 25-29. The group met several senior Israeli Government [...] | 2006-07-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | AADP ETRD ETTC PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8687 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...] | 2006-07-12 00:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8688 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...] | 2006-07-12 00:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8732 | INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED [...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...] | 2006-07-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA8734 | INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH [...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...] | 2006-07-12 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8736 | INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH [...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...] | 2006-07-13 00:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA8929 | BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE [...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...] | 2006-07-18 01:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA8954 | MUNIR CASE: JUSTICE STILL ELUSIVE [...] (C) Police investigation into the larger conspiracy behind Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir's death remains at a standstill. Pollycarpus (PC),convicted for the murder of Munir, alleged the police are torturing him for information. Activists are strategizing how to use the upcoming Sup [...] | 2006-07-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA8958 | TIMIKA TRIAL OPENS [...] (SBU) Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators appeared in Jakarta Central Court on July 18 to face charges in connection with the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua. The three-hour July 18 session was administrative in nature, devoted to identifying the [...] | 2006-07-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA9044 | INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 19 UPDATE [...] Summary. The GOI has raised its count of victims from the July 17 earthquake and tsunami to 525 dead, 383 injured and 273 missing. Most observers expect the casualty figures to continue to rise as more information becomes available. An estimated 51,000 people have been displaced. The West Jav [...] | 2006-07-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA9159 | INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA9262 | CALL FOR BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT CONVEYED TO [...] (SBU) Drawing on reftel A, we urged on July 24 that ASEAN adopt a balanced approach to the current violence in Lebanon and Isreal. We conveyed talking points contained reftel to Aziz Nurwahyudi of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Subdirectorate for ASEAN Political and Security Af [...] | 2006-07-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN LE IS ID |
06JAKARTA9268 | AMM TO STAY IN ACEH THROUGH ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 22) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 06:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA9333 | AMM TO STAY IN ACEH THROUGH ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 22) [...] (C) Summary: Aceh Monitoring Mission chief Peter Feith told the Ambassador in Aceh that the AMM had decided to extend its presence in Aceh through the new elections on November 22, a date which has not yet been announced publicly. The Ambassador, accompanied by USAID Mission Director Frej an [...] | 2006-07-25 09:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA9336 | INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...] | 2006-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID |
06JAKARTA9697 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS UNCOOPERATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Defense lawyers appears for the first time at the August 1 session of the trial for the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002, but defendants continued their refusal to cooperate. Prosecutors say this will not alter the prosecution of the case, and expect to call Amcit w [...] | 2006-08-02 04:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA9861 | PAPUA: GOVERNORS SWORN IN, SBY VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary. The directly-elected governors of West Irian Jaya and Papua were sworn in without incident on July 24 and 25, respectively. The inaugurations mark the end of a long period of strife over the partition of Papua and the outcome of the March 10 direct elections. President Yudhoy [...] | 2006-08-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PP ID |
06JAKARTA9862 | MIDDLE EAST CRISIS MOBILIZING INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The conllict in the Middle East has dominated Indonesianh(eadlines over the past two weeks, and reports o Israeli military operations in Lebanon are spurring action by both political and non-political actos". Press coverage is almost universally one-side,, with front-page head [...] | 2006-08-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC AS ID |
06JAKARTA9865 | INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006 [...] Summary. On June 17, the Downstream Regulatory Body BPH MIGAS announced the Bakrie Group won the tender for the USD 1.2 billion, 1,120-km pipeline from East Kalimantan to Central Java. On July 24, Britain's BP, Indonesia's Medco and a consortium of state oil company Pertamina and Amerada Hes [...] | 2006-08-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA9867 | INDONESIA POWER HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006 [...] Summary. On July 5, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) issued Government Regulation 26/2006, revising provisions for electricity purchases under the direct appointment method. On July 18, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued Decree 44/2006 for the purchase of power under the Acc [...] | 2006-08-07 05:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA9996 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENSE FILES "EXCEPTION MOTION" [...] (U) After several weeks of delay, the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took a small step forward as defense attorneys submitted a 24-page "motion for exception" to the charges to the three judge panel. Although essentially just another delay tactic, [...] | 2006-08-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JEDDAH101 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: DENMARK BASHING [...] (U) For the second straight week, cartoons run in Danish and Norwegian newspapers allegedly "vilifying" the Prophet Muhammad took center stage at Friday sermons in Saudi Arabia. On January 28, the Jeddah-based "Arab News" reported that "imams of mosques across the Kingdom yesterday denounced [...] | 2006-02-01 14:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PREL SA |
06JEDDAH102 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 4: PRESERVING THE ARAB FAMILY [...] (U) On January 23 at the French Consulate General, local consultant and business adviser to the elite, Mr. Zaher S. Al Munajjed, gave a lecture titled "Saudi Family Companies, challenges of the future," describing a theoretical model for the long term stability of a family business. Al Munajj [...] | 2006-02-04 08:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL SA |
06JEDDAH103 | WTO WILL BRING CHANGES. IS SAUDI ARABIA READY? [...] SUMMARY. Lead Saudi WTO negotiator Fawaz Al-Alamy's warmly received speech to a group of American and Saudi businessmen exemplified the burgeoning interest in WTO in Saudi Arabia. Contacts with foreign concerns have also exhibited rising interest in the effects WTO will have on business in [...] | 2006-02-04 09:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH128 | SAUDI YOUTH: LESSONS FROM JEDDAH'S "SHABBAB" [...] (C) SUMMARY. After more than one year of spending time with Jeddah's "shabbab" (roughly, guys or young men),Poloff has noted some consistent themes common to many of the city's youth. Over the course of numerous road trips to places like Mecca, Medina, Taif, and al-Hada, visits to college cl [...] | 2006-02-08 14:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH134 | KUWAITI CONSUL GENERAL SAYS KUWAIT HAS BEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 18, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief paid a condolence call on Kuwaiti Consul General Ali I. Al-Nikhailan to express condolences at the recent death of the Emir Sheikh Jaber. In an accompanying conversation, Al-Nikhailan commented positively on the i [...] | 2006-02-11 11:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KU PREL SA |
06JEDDAH136 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 5: INDIAN INTEREST IN ARABIA, [...] (U) Local media have reported extensively on the Saudi interest in strengthening ties with India. The recent India National Day celebration in Jeddah provided evidence that the Indian Mission reciprocates that interest. At the entrance to the celebration, guests were offered samples of India [...] | 2006-02-11 12:41:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IN KISL KWMN PREL SA |
06JEDDAH149 | ACHIEVING DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Al-Madani and senior staff members. CG delivered points in ref B. Al-Madani and his associates were cordial and forthcoming. In a wide ranging conversation Al- [...] | 2006-02-15 10:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ KISL KPAL PK PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH171 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 6. SAUDI INVESTORS MOB BANKS, 11% [...] (C) On the evening of February 19, several late-arriving members of the Executive Committee of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) blamed their tardiness on unexpected traffic jams in central Jeddah. Executive Council member and banker Anees Moumina announced that crowds were surroundin [...] | 2006-02-26 05:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL EINV |
06JEDDAH172 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 17 - [...] (U) On Friday February 17, the sermon from the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Media dealt with Islamic identity and the importance of ethics in Islam. From Mecca, Shaykh Sa'd Bin-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered a sermon regretting the current state of affairs in the Islamic world saying "Those obser [...] | 2006-02-26 05:10:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH180 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 24 - [...] (U) On Friday February 24, in a sermon from the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Imam Shaykh Salih Bin-Muhammad al Talib delivered a sermon calling for Muslims to listen to their hearts. "The heart is the spring of feelings, source of emotions, motivator of manners, and guardian of actions. When the he [...] | 2006-03-01 14:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH195 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 7: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO CANADA, [...] (C) Rumors have been swirling around the Jeddah Consular Community for some weeks that Dr. Abdulaziz Al Suwaigh, presently Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),will be appointed the new Saudi Ambassador to Canada. A contact at MFA repeated the rumor to a Consulate employe [...] | 2006-03-07 12:32:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KPRV PREL SA |
06JEDDAH197 | JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi economy as an economy no longer based solely on oil. A recurrent subtext of the talks was the fact that Saudi Arabia was becoming integrated into a global eco [...] | 2006-03-08 09:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH219 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 8: SAUDI SOCIETY MAGAZINE, NEW [...] Recently launched society magazine "Layalina" has been causing quite a stir in Jeddah over the last few weeks. Owned by a Kuwaiti publisher, managed by a French editor, and printed in Riyadh, the magazine's glossy photos of women without abayas and head scarves is groundbreaking for the Kingd [...] | 2006-03-15 11:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH220 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 10 AND 3: [...] (C) On March 10 from the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani spoke to an audience of approximately 500. During the first part of his sermon, the imam talked at length about tolerance and why and how Muslims must practice it. He illustrated his homily with examples [...] | 2006-03-15 13:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH221 | PREPARATIONS FOR TOURISM IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 26, Consulate staff met with the new General Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT) in Jeddah. The General Manager offered an ambitious vision for developing tourism in Jeddah and attracting business, religious, and recreational visitors. The SCT plan [...] | 2006-03-15 13:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KICR KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV |
06JEDDAH227 | CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN [...] (C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and Managing Director, Aamer and General Manager and American citizen David Joury. Khaled Alireza told CG that Xenel is producing a television public service ann [...] | 2006-03-21 08:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA |
06JEDDAH232 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: AN [...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar on March 17, Shaikh al-Qahtani delivered an aggressively anti-American sermon to an audience of approximately 500 worshipers. The sermon was the strongest condemnation of the Untied States yet delivered by this imam. He began by recounting h [...] | 2006-03-22 06:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH236 | OIC DISMISSES RECENT BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MEETING AS [...] (C) SUMMARY; The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) insisted in a March 25 meeting with Consulate staff that the recent session of the Israel Boycott Office was a routine annual event, sponsored solely by the OIC and that no significant recommendations resulted. No list of repres [...] | 2006-03-26 11:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IS KBCT KISL KPAL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH244 | SAUDIA TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND PROSPECTS FOR [...] SUMMARY. This is one in a series of cables reporting on the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) technical repair facility in Jeddah was subject to an FAA re-certification inspection in mid-March. The inspectors found no serious deficiencies. Corrective ac [...] | 2006-03-29 06:57:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH245 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 24: [...] (C) On March 24, speaking from Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani harangued a congregation of more than 500 with theories blaming Iran and Shi'a for the growing sectarian violence in Iraq. He speculated that the people who demolished the Shi'ite mosque were the sa [...] | 2006-03-29 07:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KISL |
06JEDDAH263 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 9: MEDINA IMAM SUSPENDED, FASHION [...] (C) Over the weekend rumors were circulating in Jeddah that the Imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the second largest in Saudi Arabia after the Haram in Mecca, was suspended on Friday by an official decree. The rumored reason for this suspension is that in his Friday sermon, he spoke d [...] | 2006-04-05 09:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH264 | MOSQUE SERMON FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 31: IMAMS [...] (C) In his March 31 sermon to an audience of more than 500 at Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani returned to a subject on which he frequently speaks: the historical confrontation between Muslims and the West. He criticized Western nations for their poor treatment [...] | 2006-04-05 11:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH265 | CONVERSATION WITH FINNISH AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI [...] (C) On March 29, CG received a courtesy visit from Finnish Ambassador Martti Isoaro. Also present was Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief. The Ambassador expressed the hope that the U.S. and Finnish missions could cooperate in the Western Province and described the two major objectives of his embassy in [...] | 2006-04-05 11:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FI KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH271 | IRANIAN DIPLOMAT CONFRONTS CONOFF AT JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent gathering at the home of a prominent Saudi businessman, the Iranian ambassador to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mohammed Kazem Khawansari, confronted Conoff after he was seated near him by the host. Khawansari discussed the recent publication of an [...] | 2006-04-07 14:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA IR IS KPAL KWBG |
06JEDDAH274 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 10 - FEMALE MORAL POLICE, OIC-OSCE [...] (C) The Saudi Arabian Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Note: The employees of this department are the mutawaa'in, the moral police who patrol the Kingdom's cities and towns enforcing their idea of proper Islamic behavior on the population. End Note.) has announc [...] | 2006-04-09 07:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PHUM PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH277 | REEF CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL NGO ANNOUNCES FARASAN [...] SUMMARY: On April 4, Pol/Econ Chief attended a meeting of the environmental NGO "Reef Chief" sponsored by a local business leader, Tarek Taher. Taher described his organization's structure and links to organizations and individuals and announced an expedition, conducted in cooperation with [...] | 2006-04-10 06:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KICR KISL PREL SA SENV |
06JEDDAH285 | THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART 1 - THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On a visit to the Nejran region, Consul General, Congenoff and A/RSO met with the provincial Governor, Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, for a private formal meeting in his office on March 27. Interestingly, no other representatives from the Governor,s office, including secur [...] | 2006-04-11 09:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI YM |
06JEDDAH286 | THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART II - THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the formal meeting between the Consul General and Nejran Governor Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, CG, Congenoff, and A/RSO were invited for drinks with the Governor at his home. Throughout the 2 hour-long informal meeting Prince Mishael spoke candidly [...] | 2006-04-11 10:40:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | EAID ECON IR KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
06JEDDAH293 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 7: [...] (C) On April 7, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque to the usual religious matters. As an adherent to the rigid Hanbali School of Islam, the imam criticized the practice of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet. However, after the normal r [...] | 2006-04-12 13:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH304 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 14: [...] (C) On April 14, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar to addressing the problem of Muslims working against their own faith. He began the sermon with a condemnation of some of the comments made by the Libyan leader, Muammar al-Qadhafi, [...] | 2006-04-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH320 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 21, 2006 [...] (C) On Friday, April 21, at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani reprised one of his greatest hits, a brazen political sermon delivered a few years ago which, while conceding that the United States and the West are enemies of Islam, stressed the greater danger [...] | 2006-04-26 13:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH329 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 11: JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN HONORS [...] (U) Saudi Islamist Salman al-Ouda was the guest of honor at the April 24 "Ithnayniyya" (Monday lecture series) of Jeddah construction magnate Abdelmaksoud Khoja. The Ithnayniyya was attended by a number of mutawwa'in (members of the religious police, conspicuous with their long beards, short t [...] | 2006-04-30 14:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH339 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 28: [...] (C) Imam Sheikh Al-Qahtani was absent from this weeks' prayers, reportedly because of his father's death. Prior to the commencement of the sermon, however, many in the congregation attributed Sheikh Al Qahtani's absence not to the death of his father but to his possible arrest by the Mabahit [...] | 2006-05-03 12:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH356 | ARABIC LANGUAGE WEB-SITE AL SAHAT PRESENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Within hours of the May 12 drive-by shooting at ConGen Jeddah, the Arabic language web-site Al Sahat carried a brief biography of the suspect and described him as a psychopath. By May 14, this web-page had been amended with additional information on the suspect, including a ref [...] | 2006-05-15 05:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH357 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 5: [...] (C) On May 5, after a week's absence due to the death of his father, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani returned to Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar with a fiery sermon against immorality and in support of Palestinians. His sermon began with a condemnation of the decadence evident in the Musli [...] | 2006-05-15 11:21:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH366 | OIC AMBASSADOR SURPRISED AT INTEREST IN ANNUAL [...] (C) In a May 14 telephone conversation with Conoff, Ambassador Salem Al Honi, High Commissioner of the Islamic Boycott Office at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),emphasized the routine nature of the Office's March 2006 meeting of OIC representatives and expressed his surprise [...] | 2006-05-17 13:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL PGOV PREL |
06JEDDAH368 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA MAY 12: [...] (C) For the second consecutive week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani lectured the congregation at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar about the dangers associated with technology and the unpardonable suffering of the Palestinians. His sermon began by denouncing rumors, but then disting [...] | 2006-05-20 07:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH372 | INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET [...] (S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al Obeid, an advisor to Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki bin Feisal Al Saud, met with the Consul General and Conoff on May 17. The CG emphasized that though mino [...] | 2006-05-20 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT |
06JEDDAH374 | AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT [...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...] | 2006-05-21 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH379 | CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP," [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...] | 2006-05-22 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH381 | JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN: IRAN ESTABLISHING GRASSROOTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with ConGenoff, a Jeddah businessman and former International Visitors Program participant claimed that he had been approached by representatives of the Iranian government to participate in a new strategic media initiative to foment anti-US sentiment in th [...] | 2006-05-23 01:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH384 | TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [...] SUMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT). The Board enthusiastically promoted the agricultural and industrial developments in the region and express [...] | 2006-05-23 12:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV |
06JEDDAH385 | OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTHERN ARABIAN CITY OF TABUK [...] SUMMARY: During a visit to Tabuk on May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief were able to meet with the Governor and leading members of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (reftels). The trip included a tour of the city of Tabuk which provided a chance to form some general impressions. Tabu [...] | 2006-05-23 14:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH387 | OIC OFFICIAL: LIBYANS AND SYRIANS BEHIND FEEBLE [...] (C) In a May 23 discussion with ConGenOff at a reception sponsored by Post, Bilal K. Sasso, head of protocol and public relations at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),attributed the recent but feeble attempt to rejuvenate the Israel Boycott Office to pressure from the Libyan a [...] | 2006-05-24 13:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS KISL KPAL PGOV PREL SA |
06JEDDAH389 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 19: EASTERN [...] (C) On May 19, Sahikh Mohammad al-Qahtani spoke at the Imam Ahmad bin Habal Mosque in al-Khobar to a congregation of more than 500 worshippers. NOTE: In the opinion of our source, this was one of the strongest sermons the imam has delivered. It was Saudi-specific, and the imam explicitly [...] | 2006-05-24 13:38:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH399 | MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 26: EASTERN [...] (C) Speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Al-Khobar on May 26, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted both his sermons solely to an indictment of Shi'a for what he perceives is their unmitigated hostility toward all things Sunni and making common cause with the West in its war against S [...] | 2006-05-31 13:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH407 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA; [...] (U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Telecom Company until February, has been named the new Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Mulhim has an engineering degree fro [...] | 2006-06-07 12:54:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO |
06JEDDAH408 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 2: EASTERN [...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani kept his promise of last week (reftel) and gave a second sermon condemning Shi'as as unworthy to be called Muslims and prejudiced against Sunnis. However, in the opinion of the source, the mood of this speech was [...] | 2006-06-07 12:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH412 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 9: AL-KHOBAR [...] (C) This week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar to a wide-ranging attack on the United States and its Western cohorts for their efforts to destroy Islam. The sermon began with a resum of the Danish Cartoon controversy and his char [...] | 2006-06-12 10:19:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH425 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS [...] SUMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for the Saudi economy. They are, however, cautious when commenting on the local stock exchange. Their concern is that the market is still grossly overvalued. [...] | 2006-06-17 14:08:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH427 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 14: COMMOTION IN JCCI BOARDROOM; [...] (C) Contacts have informed the Consulate and recent news reports have confirmed that a substantial majority of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have expressed opposition to Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehya Al Moallemi. Over the past few weeks, press repo [...] | 2006-06-20 06:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH432 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 16: [...] (C) In contrast to the past few sermons in which he has delivered strident lectures tinged with political and sectarian meaning, on June 16, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani delivered a sermon from his pulpit at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, applauded by our source, censuring Musli [...] | 2006-06-21 10:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH436 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 23: EASTERN [...] (C) On June 23, speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal mosque in al-Khobar, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani fulminated against a "Fifth Column within Islam." This is a subject he has preached on before. In his sermon, al-Qahtani attacked "secularists and hypocrites" who either wittingly or unwittin [...] | 2006-07-01 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH437 | JEDDAH MAYOR PRESENTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS; CONSUL [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Consul General, Pol/Econ Chief, Commercial Officer , PolOff and EconOff attended the June General Meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ). The keynote speaker was Mayor of Jeddah, Adel Fakeih who described the city's ambitious new redevelopment plan to tr [...] | 2006-07-01 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH449 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH450 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH451 | MORSELS FROM THE BUSINESS BREAKFAST TABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conversations at the June meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ),one American businessman admitted that he had lost confidence in the bearish Saudi stock market. An American financial consultant noted that improved adherence to principles of corporate governanc [...] | 2006-07-05 07:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA |
06JEDDAH452 | NEW SAUDIA DIRECTOR GENERAL EXPOUNDS ON FUTURE OF [...] This is one of a series of cables relating to the civil aviation sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2. SUMMARY: On June 25, Pol/Econ Chief and Jeddah Commercial Officer met the newly appointed Director General of Saudi Arabia Airlines (Saudia),Khalid Almolhem. He had earlier presid [...] | 2006-07-05 07:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA |
06JEDDAH453 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 15: JCCI TURMOIL ENDS; CONVICTION [...] (U) Ending several months of controversy (reftel),the Consulate learned from a contact on July 1, that embattled Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehia Al-Moallemi, had resigned, formally citing a disagreement over management style with the Board as [...] | 2006-07-05 07:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH454 | A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] SUMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and judges have raised the hopes of women who are already working as legal consultants in the Kingdom. One female legal consultant in Jeddah told PolOff that she [...] | 2006-07-05 09:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL |
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