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03SANAA481	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ON IRAQ: YEMENI IDEAS [...] (SBU) I spent two days this week in Aden publicizing U.S. development and security projects to remind the Yemeni government and public of their stake in our bilateral relationship as we move toward conflict in Iraq. One of my more interesting encounters was with the editors of Al Ayyam newspa [...]	2003-03-12 07:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL IZ YM

03SANAA482	FM QIRBI ON THE ARREST OF SHEIKH MOAYED [...] (C) Summary: On Monday 3/10 DCM provided Foreign Minister al-Qirbi with a redacted copy of the U.S. complaint against Sheikh al-Moayed and a non-paper highlighting the most compelling arguments. Qirbi commented on "USG misconceptions" regarding Moayed's involvement with Hamas and his finan [...]	2003-03-12 13:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PGOV KJUS YM TERFIN
03SANAA489	SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 12 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 12 to assess threat information and discuss ongoing security measures, contingency planning for a possible conflict with Iraq and other security-related matters. Key offices and personnel rep [...]	2003-03-13 13:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC
03SANAA491	AMBASSADOR VISITS ADEN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador visited Aden, the financial capital of Yemen, March 9 to 10 to check on several U.S. government sponsored projects and to carry the public diplomacy message that, Yemeni interests are well served by a strong relationship with the U.S. regardless of Iraq. Locally base [...]	2003-03-13 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV YM
03SANAA492	AMBASSADOR HULL'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-AYYAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-13 15:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL PGOV IZ YM
03SANAA503	TERRORIST FINANCE: NEXT STEPS REGARDING SABAA BANK [...] (S/NF) Embassy Sanaa has now reviewed the targeting report noted in para three/reftel. While the report cited several disturbing examples that may implicate Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) in supporting terrorist financing, the report also stated that the USG had information only on a few specific [...]	2003-03-17 11:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR YM TERFIN
03SANAA511	YEMEN: FOUR HUNT OIL EMPLOYEES SHOT, THREE FATALLY [...] (C) Four Hunt Oil employees working at a Hunt rig in Marib were shot by a Yemeni employee shortly before 1215 hours local March 18. Ron Horsch, an American citizen, was killed, as was William Seville, a Canadian, and Anam Al-Qubati, a Yemeni. Another Canadian, Mark Edwards, has two gunshot [...]	2003-03-18 11:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC YM
03SANAA516	SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 18; UPDATE ON MARIB [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 18 to assess threat information in light of the shooting incident at the Hunt Oil facility in Marib (ref a) and the Iraq contingency. An uncorroborated source from an accounting firm that wor [...]	2003-03-18 17:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA518	ISLAH PARTY MODERATE ON AL-MOAYED [...] (C) Summary: An Islah party leader entertained the possibility of al-Moayed's guilt after hearing evidence from the U.S. complaint. P/E DepChief met with Islah party political director Mohamed Qahtan on March 17 and discussed the case of Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Moayed, who is an Islah party [...]	2003-03-19 14:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC GM YM TERFIN
03SANAA519	ISLAH PARTY MODERATE WARNS ABOUT DEMONSTRATIONS; [...] (C) Summary: Islah party political director Mohamed Qahtan expressed concern that an onset of war in Iraq would endanger Americans in Sanaa because increased demonstrations may spiral out of the government's control. P/E DepChief met with him on March 17 at his request. Qahtan, a well-know [...]	2003-03-19 14:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA520	YEMEN: HUNT OIL SHOOTINGS - MARCH 19 UPDATE [...] (C) Following the March 18 shooting in Marib of four Hunt Oil employees (reftel),our consular section has been in touch with the family of deceased Amcit Ron Horsch in the U.S. and is assisting in arrangements for shipment of remains from Yemen tonight via Frankfurt. Mark Edwards, the Canadia [...]	2003-03-19 15:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC YM
03SANAA521	(TFI201) SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 19 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 19 to assess threat information in light of further information on the shooting incident at the Hunt Oil facility in Marib (refs a, b and septel) and the Iraq contingency. Because the investi [...]	2003-03-19 15:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA567	SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 20 2003 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 20 to assess threat information in light of developments with the Iraq contingency and further information on the shooting incident at the Hunt Oil facility in Marib (refs a, b and septel). E [...]	2003-03-20 14:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA571	YEMEN: HUNT OIL SHOOTINGS - MARCH 21 UPDATE [...] (C) The U.S. investigative team from Embassy Sanaa is continuing to collect evidence regarding the March 18 shootings of Hunt Oil employees in Marib (reftel and previous). Security circumstances permitting, the team is planning an additional visit to Marib in the near future to collect addi [...]	2003-03-21 11:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC YM
03SANAA573	TFIZ01: SANAA SITREP ON VIOLENT ANTI-WAR [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: A violent demonstration that left several demonstrators dead and injured near the Embassy has dissipated and is over as of 1800 local time. Embassy reacted the Marine Security Guard and other measures in response and informed the Embassy and American community of the [...]	2003-03-21 14:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA574	TFIZ01: SANAA EAC MEETINGS MARCH 21 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened two Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meetings on March 21. At 1400, EAC met to assess threat information in light of developments with the Iraq contingency and a developing demonstration. At 1830, EAC met to discuss Embassy response to the vio [...]	2003-03-21 18:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PTER PREL CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA576	TF1Z01: SANAA VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION 3/21 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: As of 1500 local March 22, no demonstrations are occurring in Sanaa after the violent 3/21 demonstration caused numerous deaths and injuries of civilians and police (reftels). Security has been further augmented around the Embassy, with the addition of more Yemeni secu [...]	2003-03-22 14:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA579	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MARCH 23 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) March 23 to discuss current threat information, enhanced security measures and Embassy security posture. EAC decided to move from StandFast to MoveSafe effective 3/23 at the close of business. Key offices and personnel repr [...]	2003-03-23 13:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA583	URGENT DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 24 ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-24 15:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ YM DEMARCHE
03SANAA584	CLOSURE OF IRAQI MISSIONS [...] (S/NF) DCM delivered reftel demarches to Chief of the Americas Office Abdul-Salam Q. Al-Awadi on 3/24. Awadi said he would convey the U.S. message to FM Qirbi, but offered his own "opinion" of the ROYG position. He said that it would be very difficult for Yemen to act against Iraq because o [...]	2003-03-24 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ YM DEMARCHE
03SANAA585	TFIZ01: YEMEN ANTSY OVER IRAQI CRITICISM [...] (C) An interpreter for President Salih, Mohamed Sudam, phoned Ambassador March 23 to underline that the Yemeni government is taking criticism over its stance on the war against Iraq. Sudam cited March 23 remarks of Iraqi VP Taha Ramadan, and an editiorial by Al-Quds Al-Arabi's editor-in-chie [...]	2003-03-24 15:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL YM IZ
03SANAA588	ROYG APPROACHED TO FREEZE IRAQI ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-25 08:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL YM
03SANAA591	ROYG BRIEFED ON LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FORCE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-25 10:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ YM UNSC
03SANAA592	PMAT: MIDDLE EAST NOTICE TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-25 10:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS MARR EWWT PHSA EAIR YM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANAA593	TF1Z01: SHIFT IN YEMEN MEDIA COVERAGE AND RISING [...] (C) Summary: Yemen media coverage of Operation Iraq Freedom and anti-war protests underwent a noticeable shift in tone from low-key for several days to more sensationalist since March 23. Initially, it appears that the ROYG attempted to down-play media coverage to minimize public outrage. H [...]	2003-03-25 10:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA595	YEMEN'S ECONOMY AS SEEN BY WORLD BANK ECONOMISTS [...] Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank economists in Sanaa are complimentary about the ROYG's fiscal policy and commitment to reforms. In a March 17 discussion with Emboffs, the bank economists gave positive assessments of Yemeni fiscal discipline, cur [...]	2003-03-25 11:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAID PINR YM WTRO COM
03SANAA597	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 25 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) March 23 to discuss current threat information, security measures and Embassy security posture. No new threats were reported. EAC decided to move from MoveSafe to StandFast effective 3/27 at the close of business in anticipa [...]	2003-03-25 14:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA602	IRAQI SOURCE PROVIDES THREAT-RELATED INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On March 26 Italian Ambassador to Yemen called on AMB Hull stating that he had information regarding an Iraqi plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy on March 27. Italians arranged for an alleged IIS operative responsible for the plot to come to Embassy Sanaa for interview by ORCA. S [...]	2003-03-27 04:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA604	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MARCH 27 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 27 to assess Embassy posture in light of recent threat information (ref) and the possibility of uncontrolled demonstrations. Embassy went to StandFast posture on March 27 at the open of busine [...]	2003-03-27 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA605	FOLLOW-UP REGARDING HOST GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: On March 27 at 0145 local, Yemen's Political Security Organization (PSO) officers arrested three members of a terrorist cell and confiscated explosives per REFTELS. End Summary. 2. (S/NF) On the afternoon of 27 March 2003, the Ambassador called on PSO Chief Gamish to di [...]	2003-03-27 19:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM EAC
03SANAA606	TFIZ01: YEMEN - ROYG WALKING A TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: ROYG is determined to stay ahead of regional and Yemeni opinion and maintain its bilateral relations with the U.S. Yemeni leadership continues to oscillate between condemnation of the U.S. for the war in Iraq and its stated commitment to protect foreigners, particularly Americ [...]	2003-03-28 12:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA607	TFIZ01:SANAA FSNS: ANXIETY AND HINTS OF BACKLASH [...] (C) Summary: Sanaa FSNs report heightened worry from friends and relatives about their working at U.S. Embassy. Several expressed concern that they may unwittingly be the means to an attack on US personnel or property, and some feel that they themselves may become targets because of their asso [...]	2003-03-28 12:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA608	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 28 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 28 at 1400 to assess Embassy posture in light of recent threat information (refs). No demonstrations occurred after Friday prayers. EAC recommended that Post request authorized departure sta [...]	2003-03-28 12:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA611	STATE-OWNED MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR [...] (C) Summary: Although the tone of the Yemeni State owned and operated media was subdued in the first few days of the war, it has become more strident with developments in the theater of war as well as in the wake of increasing protests in yemen and the Arab world. Nevertheless, state-controlled [...]	2003-03-29 11:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KWWW PREL OPRC OIIP IZ
03SANAA621	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 30 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 30 to assess Embassy security posture and threat information. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: ADMIN, AMB, CONS, DCM, FPD, OMC, ORCA, PD, POL/ECON, RMO and SOC YEMEN. 2. (S/ [...]	2003-03-30 14:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC
03SANAA628	YEMENI DEMARCHE ON MONEY CONVERSION PROBLEMS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) According to the Yemeni Foreign Ministry, the State Bank of India has, at USG request, adopted restrictions affecting the ability of the Yemeni Embassy in New Delhi to transfer funds abroad. Abdul Salaam Al-Awadhi, Director of the Two [...]	2003-03-31 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN YM DEMARCHE
03SANAA646	YEMEN'S ECONOMY: THINKING BEYOND OIL [...] (C) Summary: A forthcoming World Bank sectoral analysis of fish, transportation, tourism and labor markets is a potential road map for donor projects and steps that the ROYG must take in order to diversify and strengthen Yemen's economy. The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study examines four po [...]	2003-04-02 13:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ELAB YM COM
03SANAA657	REPORTS OF AL-QAIDA ARRESTS IN YEMEN [...] (U) Eleven persons with suspected links to the al-Qaida terror network, including two of the Yemeni government's most-wanted terror suspects, have been arrested in various parts of Yemen, according to an April 1 Associated Press report datelined Sanaa. Citing a Yemeni security official, AP r [...]	2003-04-03 14:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA671	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING APRIL 6 [...] (S/NF) The Charge convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 6 to assess threat information and discuss Sheraton security in light of concerns expressed by President Saleh April 5 (reftel). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: ADMIN, Charge, CONS, [...]	2003-04-06 15:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC
03SANAA672	YEMEN: CURBING VOLUNTEERS FOR IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Yemeni volunteers are being discouraged by the ROYG from joining the Iraqis in fighting against the coalition, although some volunteers will probably continue to make their way to Baghdad from intermiediate stops in Damascus and Amman. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The Yemeni g [...]	2003-04-07 08:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI YM IZ
03SANAA677	ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED, ENFORCEMENT [...] Summary: President Saleh signed the ROYG's anti-money laundering legislation into law on April 5. The law was written in consultation with the World Bank. While not specifically mentioning terrorism, the law criminalizes money laundering for the first time and requires banks to verify names of [...]	2003-04-07 13:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PTER YM TERFIN ECON COM
03SANAA678	PROMINENT OPPOSITION BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWS ON ROYG [...] (C) Summary: A prominent businessman believes civil service reform is the most important change that the Yemeni government must make to stem corruption. According to Islah party member and leading banking figure Mahfoodh Salem Shammakh, attempts by the government, World Bank and other lending [...]	2003-04-07 13:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN PINR YM COM
03SANAA690	YEMEN: ASSISTANCE FOR CIVIL DISORDER MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) I am requesting your support for Civil Disorder Management (CDM) training for Yemen. There are at least three salient considerations: -- Yemeni efforts against Al-Qa'ida elements, especially over the last eight months, have been sustained and increasingly successful. -- Despite Pre [...]	2003-04-09 08:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER YM
03SANAA694	COALITION MILITARY OPERATIONS AND DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-09 12:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS YM
03SANAA695	SANAA EAC MEETING: APRIL 9 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 9 to assess threat information, the possibility of demonstrations this weekend, and Embassy security preparedness. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: A/DCM, ADMIN, AMB, CONS, DAO, [...]	2003-04-09 14:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC
03SANAA706	YEMEN'S ELECTION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICALLY SOUND [...] (U) Summary: Technical preparations for the April 27 parliamentary elections are significantly better than past efforts by the ROYG, which should increase citizen confidence in the outcome of the elections. Improvements include a more credible voter registration, increased transparency, be [...]	2003-04-10 11:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA767	FM QIRBI ON THE DIPLOMATIC POUCH, EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi discussed problems plaguing the diplomatic pouch, outstanding vehicle exemption requests and the shortage of non-diplomatic "blue" license plates during an April 12 meeting on various subjects (septels). Ambassador criticized t [...]	2003-04-15 06:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ADCO ADPM YM
03SANAA794	TFIZ01: YEMENI MIXED REACTION TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: The Yemeni government continues to manage its anti-war credentials and cooperation with the U.S. by playing both sides, although the fall of Baghdad has spurred efforts by the ROYG to move cooperation forward with the U.S. Citizen reaction to Saddam's regime collapse remains to [...]	2003-04-15 13:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA805	TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING APRIL 16 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 16 to assess Embassy security posture and threat information. The EAC decided to return to normal operations on April 19, and to formally request the cancellation of authorized departure -- to incl [...]	2003-04-17 08:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA818	SETTING THE STAGE FOR YEMEN,S PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Summary: The April 27 parliamentary elections should be the most competitive elections ever in Yemen. This third parliamentary election in Yemen's emerging democracy presents a challenge and an opportunity for Yemen to move forward. The potential for violence threatens to mar what obs [...]	2003-04-17 12:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA819	PRESS PLAYS ON EXAGGERATED ECONOMIC FEARS, ROYG [...] (C) Summary: Grave economic consequences from the war in Iraq have been predicted in both official and unofficial Yemeni press. However, most of the articles have been based on conjecture and faulty math. In response, ROYG officials have been reinforcing positive economic news and developing [...]	2003-04-17 14:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EPET YM COM
03SANAA857	POSITIVE MEDIA REACTION TO AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO [...] Summary. Ambassador visited Marib Governorate, located in the north of Yemen, from April 20-21. (Refer to Septel.) The trip focused on health, development and cultural issues in the region and provided the opportunity for Post to emphasize work being funded by the U.S. Government in Marib. I [...]	2003-04-23 06:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL YM
03SANAA86	ROYG SEIZES OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE YEMENI [...] (S) Summary: Formerly on the defensive regarding counter-terrorism cooperation with the U.S., the ROYG has seized the initiative in the aftermath of the recent terror attacks to push forward on broad CT activity and put opposition parties on the defensive. Its public outreach and media cam [...]	2003-01-08 14:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA875	STRONG ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORT TO ASSESS [...] Summary: Yemen's parliamentary election April 27 (refs and septel) will benefit from a well-organized election observation effort that will assess its outcome. Encouraged by the ROYG, political parties and NGOs, more than 30,000 international and domestic observers will deploy on election d [...]	2003-04-24 12:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA881	YEMENI ELECTION HEATS UP [...] (U) Summary: With three days left in the campaign, Yemen's April 27 parliamentary elections dominate the political scene (refs b and c). The opposition Islah party looks likely to gain seats against the ruling General People's Congress (GPC),although no observers predict that the GPC will [...]	2003-04-24 13:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA882	MARIB: ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-24 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA892	YEMENI ELECTION DAY PEACEFUL WITH HIGH TURNOUT [...] (U) Summary: Yemen enjoyed an overwhelmingly peaceful election day on April 27. Early results indicate that the GPC will maintain its parliamentary majority, with opposition parties increasing their seats. Voter turnout was very high, estimated to be at least 70%. Election administration [...]	2003-04-28 12:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA955	YEMEN,S ELECTION: CITIZENS BET ON DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary: The April 27 parliamentary election demonstrated significant progress in Yemen's democratic path despite some flaws. Obvious enthusiasm and interest by voters in the campaign, including more than 75% turnout on election day, indicate a healthy appetite for democracy in Yemen. [...]	2003-05-01 12:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA963	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING 04/30/03 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: On April 30, 2003, the Chief Of Mission chaired a core Emergency Action Committee meeting with COM, ORCA, DATT, FPD, SOC-Yemen and RSO in attendance. The topic of discussion was TD-3/OO/13299-03, 21 April 03, regarding a senior Al-Qaida planner in Saudi Arabia who was at [...]	2003-05-04 13:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA969	DEMOCRACY YEMENI STYLE: TIDBITS FROM THE AFTERMATH [...] (U) Summary: Despite several irregularities in post-election procedures, the assessment of the April 27 elections remains generally positive, even among the opposition. Observers express concern that the make-up of the new parliament, with its overwhelming General People's Party (GPC) maj [...]	2003-05-05 14:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
03SANAA975	DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON FANTA AND SAUCES [...] (U) This is an Action Request, (Para 3). 2. (U) On May 5, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarches on Fanta and Sauces to Yemen Customs Chairman Hafez F. Mayiad. Mayiad told pol/econoff that he would support the USG position on Fanta Beverage Base (REF A) at the upcoming Harmonized System Co [...]	2003-05-06 13:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD YM DEMARCHE COM
03SANTIAGO263	BIO FOR JUAN GABRIEL VALDES, CHILE'S PERMREP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: JUAN GABRIEL VALDES IS THE GOC'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AS CHILE BEGINS ITS TWO-YEAR TOUR ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHILE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND IN A PAIR OF TRADE POLICY POSITIONS. VALDES LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING T [...]	2003-01-29 10:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UNSC CI
03SANTODOMINGO4390	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Hertell met with the Dominican Republic's Director of the National Police, Jaime Marte Martinez, to introduce DCM Lisa Kubiske and to thank the Director for his support in establishing an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Investigation Unit as part of the National Police [...]	2003-08-22 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PINR DR
03SANTODOMINGO4415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The GODR is making progress in implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Updated information for 2003 Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting purposes follows. BEGIN ANSWERS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. A) Whether the country has adequate laws and r [...]	2003-08-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO4432	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 58TH UNGA ATTENDEES STILL [...] GODR HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHO WILL ATTEND THE 58TH UNGA. GODR REPORTS THAT IT HOPES TO HAVE ITS DESIGNEES NAMED BY AUGUST 29. THE DELAY IN DESIGNATING ATTENDEES STEMS FROM THE RECENT RESIGNATION OF THE GODR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY'S AMBASSADOR IN CHARGE OFXXXXXXX WILL FORWARD INFORMATION AS SOON [...]	2003-08-25 16:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO4522	ECUADOR EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA NOW IN DOMINICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GODR MFA has confirmed that former Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa arrived in the Dominican Republic on August 23 after being granted approval by the GOE to travel. He and his spouse have been staying at the Presidential retreat, but are arranging to rent their own apartm [...]	2003-08-27 17:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS DR EC
03SANTODOMINGO4533	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT TELLS CONG. WELLER HE'S [...] SUMMARY. Dominican President Mejia told U.S. Congressmen visiting Aug 20-24 that prospects are &fine8 for a bilateral free trade agreement. Hosted by the Dominican private sector, Cong. Weller (R-Illinois),Cong. Brown (R-South Carolina) and Republican staffers stressed the need to address U [...]	2003-08-28 10:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD OREP PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO4548	CARIBBEAN ISSUES CONFERENCE: EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo strongly supports the proposal of a Caribbean issues conference and expects to nominate an Embassy participant. 2. (SBU) In response to para 8 inquiry concerning possible Dominican participants we have the following comments: - - Frederic Emam Zade, Director [...]	2003-08-28 12:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BB BF DR GY JM PINR TD NS
03SANTODOMINGO4553	DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. APPROACH IN THE FIRST [...] Poloffs delivered reftel demarche and non-paper August 26 to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Roger Espaillat, Office Director and Sub-Director of the Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry. Sencion said that relevant Foreign Ministry offices would review the non-paper and asked for time to pre [...]	2003-08-28 18:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP DR
03SANTODOMINGO4554	DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH [...] This is an action request ) see para 3. 2. (C) Poloffs delivered demarche (ref A) and non-paper August 26 to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Roger Espaillat, Office Director and Sub-Director of the Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry. Sencion said that relevant Foreign Ministry offices a [...]	2003-08-28 19:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PHUM DR
03SANTODOMINGO4656	PARLACEN COURTS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Central American Parliament (Parlacen) President Augusto Vela Mena, addressing a joint session of the GODR's National Congress in Santo Domingo August 27, announced that the proposed entry of the Dominican Republic into the System of Central American Integration had been forwarded to the presi [...]	2003-09-02 21:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO4679	PRESIDENT OF DOMINICAN LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER ALFREDO [...] (SBU) On August 27 newly elected activist Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco told Charge d,Affaires and Poloffs he sets a priority on reforming the Penal and Civil Codes. He emphasized ongoing collaboration with new Senate President Jesus Vasquez to develop a joint legislative agend [...]	2003-09-03 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR DR
03SANTODOMINGO4680	CARIBBEAN ISSUES CONFERENCE: INITIAL DOMINICAN [...] Frederic Emam-Zade of the Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo told EcoPol counselor on September 2 that he is available to participate in the conference and panel proposed ref a. He has reserved the dates Oct 9-10 and asks for further information concerning the possible invitation whene [...]	2003-09-03 20:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR OTRA PINR
03SANTODOMINGO4736	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE: RAINIERI RESPONSE AND [...] (SBU) Dominican businessman Frank Rainieri told EcoPol counselor on Sept 4 that he is interested and potentially available to participate in the CSIS conference on the Caribbean. He has noted this in his agenda and awaits further information. Having surveyed the agenda, he asked about the fo [...]	2003-09-05 12:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR OTRA PINR SNAR
03SANTODOMINGO4760	PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered the text of the Statement of Interdiction Principles agreed by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants to Ambassador Rogert Espaillat, Sub-Director of the GODR Americas Desk on September 5. The Ambassador had no immediate comment and indicated the [...]	2003-09-08 11:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03SANTODOMINGO4763	GODR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMERCIAL SEXUAL [...] On August 27 the GODR launched a hard-hitting campaign against commercial sexual exploitation of minors. Billboards in beach areas will bear the message, "In the Dominican Republic, we protect our treasures. Our beaches, mountains, monuments and our most precious treasure: our children." The [...]	2003-09-08 13:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS DR
03SANTODOMINGO4765	WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-08 15:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
03SANTODOMINGO4834	CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO [...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...]	2003-09-10 12:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON
03SANTODOMINGO4915	FORMAL PACT: CIVIC LEADERS TO MONITOR DOMINICAN [...] (U) A ceremony including President Mejia, other presidential candidates, GODR officials, business and union leaders, and the diplomatic corps, held September 8 at the Catholic University in Santo Domingo, formally approved a non-government committee ("comision de seguimiento") of nine academic [...]	2003-09-12 19:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO4930	STORY OF HAITIAN CADAVERS ALONG BORDER STILL [...] (C) The Dominican Committee on Human Rights announced on September 3 that approximately 14 Haitian bodies had been discovered in Pedernales, a province along the Dominican-Haitian border. Virgilio Almanzar, chairperson of the committee, told Poloffs that he personally saw only 7 skeletons dur [...]	2003-09-15 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG DR
03SANTODOMINGO4943	DEMARCHE ON AVIATION THREAT -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] EcoPol chief and Econoff delivered subject demarche on September 9 to Director General of Civil Aviation Carlos Alvarez, who undertook to convoke directors of airports in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez suggested further points of contact, which Embassy is pursuing. 2. Embassy has prepar [...]	2003-09-15 19:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EAIR DR
03SANTODOMINGO4944	PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FOR THE CAA [...] (U) Post submits the following information for the purchase of unclassified computer equipment to be used in the CAA. 2. (C) HP SCANJET 8250 DIGITAL FLATBED SCANNER (C9932A) Specifications and warranty. Unit Cost: $899.99 quantity: (1) Total Cost: [...]	2003-09-15 19:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASUP AMGT KSLG
03SANTODOMINGO4990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESCALATES EFFORTS AGAINST CHILD [...] (U) On September 9 the Dominican Republic became the second country in Latin America to launch a US Department of Labor-funded Time Bound Program as part of an ongoing effort to eradicate the worst forms of child labor. The launch comes on the heels of an aggressive national campaign, recentl [...]	2003-09-16 19:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB DR
03SANTODOMINGO5003	PLD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CONCERNS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of the leading opposition party, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD),have raised with us three concerns about upcoming presidential elections in the Dominican Republic: doubts about the impartiality of the Junta Central Electoral (JCE ) Central Election Commission),[...]	2003-09-17 12:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO5020	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with six NGOs. All six NGOs work to promote women's issues. The NGOs are known to the mission and none of them is known as a group whose mission includes the promotion of pedophilia. 2. INSTRAW does no [...]	2003-09-17 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5035	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNGA ATTENDEES [...] The GODR has provided the following information on its delegation to the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations: A. Head of State, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. B. Head of Government, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. C. Foreign Minister [...]	2003-09-17 20:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA KSEP DR
03SANTODOMINGO5057	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] Reftel talking points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and Sub-Director of the GODR's Americas Desk, on September 18. The Ambassadors had no immediate comment and indicated the talking points would be reviewed by the relevant Foreign Ministry offices [...]	2003-09-18 19:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL DR
03SANTODOMINGO5058	GODR: DOMINICANS WERE COOPERATIVE AT CANCUN [...] (SBU) GODR INTERLOCUTORS HAVE ASSURED EMBOFFS THAT THEY ENGAGED CONSTRUCTIVELY AND COOPERATIVELY DURING THE SEPTEMBER 10-14 WTO MINISTERIAL. ACCORDING TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AND PRESIDENT OF INDOTEL),ORLANDO JORGE MERA, AND THE GODR'S CHIEF AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATOR, OSM [...]	2003-09-18 19:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EAGR DR
03SANTODOMINGO5074	WSIS/FREEDOM OF THE PRESS; DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points by email and fax to Ambassador for Human Rights Anabella de Castro on September 15. Talking points were also sent on September 16 to Indotel President and Secretary of State for Telecommunications Orlando Jorge Mera. Mr. Mera assured Poloff that he woul [...]	2003-09-19 14:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
03SANTODOMINGO5088	DOMINICAN ELECTORAL BOARD MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Electoral Board ("JCE") President Luis Arias and seven of the eight other electoral judges assured the Ambassador on September 9 that -- contrary to claims by opposition critics -- preparations for the May 16, 2004, presidential election in the Dominican Republic were on [...]	2003-09-19 22:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5097	ICOC TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODR [...] Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and Sub-Director of the Americas desk of the GODR Foreign Ministry. Both were aware of USG interest in the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC) and tha [...]	2003-09-22 15:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR
03SANTODOMINGO5099	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE: TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR HERTELL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hans Hertell expects to attend CSIS Caribbean Conference on Oct 9-10 as described in ref A. HERTELL [...]	2003-09-22 15:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PGOV PINR
03SANTODOMINGO5117	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO ATTEND DECENTRALIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 21:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KDEM PGOV PINS PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5118	EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...]	2003-09-22 21:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5135	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTIONS: LEONEL FERNANDEZ ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Former president and presidential pre-candidate Leonel Fernandez (PLD) emphasized to the Ambassador September 9 the importance of the Dominican Republic's relations with the United States, commented on the Dominican Republic's bumpy relations with Venezuela and the recent interr [...]	2003-09-23 16:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL VE
03SANTODOMINGO5154	FLORIDA GOVERNOR BUSH HITS A HOME RUN ON TRADE [...] Summary. Gov. Jeb Bush led more than 200 U.S. business representatives to Santo Domingo, September 15-17 for the annual &Expo USA8 and a full program to promote Miami's bid to house the permanent secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. He also expressed support for CAFTA docking. [...]	2003-09-23 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD OVIP DR
03SANTODOMINGO5157	DOMINICANS PUZZLED BY CHAVEZ'S ACCUSATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary. Relations between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have been strained since July 27, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused ex-Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez of conspiring to assassinate him and criticized the Dominican government for allowing this to take pl [...]	2003-09-23 23:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL DR VE
03SANTODOMINGO5275	STILL WAITING FOR GODR SUBSTANTIVE REACTION TO PSI [...] (C) Per ref A, we again contacted GODR Deputy Director for the Americas, Roger Espaillat, to inquire if the GODR has any substantive comment on the Statement of Interdiction Principles adopted by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants. Espaillat replied that the GODR generally s [...]	2003-09-30 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT DR
03SANTODOMINGO5330	EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...]	2003-10-01 15:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR

03SANTODOMINGO5390	VICE PRESIDENT FAULTS PRESIDENT MEJIA, ADDRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Vice President and candidate for president Milagros Ortiz-Bosch told DCM Kubiske September 26 that President Mejia cannot win re-election next May because of his unpopularity and voter opposition to a second consecutive term. She agreed with Mejia's vision and policies [...]	2003-10-02 20:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EAID PGOV PINR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5391	BLACKOUTS DARKEN DOMINICAN PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) IN THE FACE OF ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS AND GROWING PUBLIC DISSATISFACTION, ON OCTOBER 1 THE GODR TOOK CONTROL OF TWO OF THE COUNTRY'S THREE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES. THE DEAL SIGNED SEPTEMBER 10 CALLS FOR THE GODR TO REPURCHASE SPANISH FIRM UNION FENOSA'S FIFTY PERCENT SHARE OF [...]	2003-10-02 21:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO5392	PROTESTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC [...] (C) Scattered demonstrations disrupted some peripheral neighborhoods in Santo Domingo and a few interior towns in the Dominican Republic September 29-30, temporarily shutting down businesses and a major highway and leaving one person dead, a dozen including several policemen injured, and dozens [...]	2003-10-02 21:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV SOCI ECON PINS
03SANTODOMINGO5393	DOMINICAN SENATE PRESIDENT SKETCHES AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Senate President Jesus Vasquez Martinez, during a meeting September 8, predicted President Mejia would get strong majority support in the ruling PRD for his reelection bid in May 2004. Vasquez said he would work with Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco on a [...]	2003-10-02 22:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ETRD HA OREP PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
03SANTODOMINGO5562	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5564	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DISPUTE OVER RE-ELECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is wrangling internally over whether to nominate President Mejia as its candidate in the national election next May. Other aspirants to the PRD nomination, arguing that presidential re-election violates party policy and that the unpop [...]	2003-10-17 16:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PINR
03SANTODOMINGO5768	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S DELEGATES TO OAS SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-17 17:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MARR PREL PARM XM XL XS DR
03SANTODOMINGO5786	MFA LEGAL ADVISER ON REFUGEES, SOFA WITH KUWAIT, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago told DCM (then-Charge) Kubiske October 9 that his office will begin full-time processing of a refugee case backlog before the end of the year and will soon submit to UNHCR a list of needed technical assistance and training for refugee contingency [...]	2003-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR IZ KU MARR PREF PREL
03SANTODOMINGO5875	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRD VOTES "NO" TO RE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PRD members, in a consultative "plebiscite" October 19, voted overwhelmingly against President Mejia's bid for re-election next May. Turnout was respectable, but some voting procedures were questionable and the results were skewed by a boycott of Mejia supporters. Both Mejia and [...]	2003-10-22 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO5907	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON THE MADRID DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Acting ECOPOL counselor delivered points Refs A-B in Spanish and Ref C in English to Acting International Organizations Director, Ambassador Rhadis Abreu de Polanco, on October 22. She reiterated continuing support for the Coalition of the Willing and informed us that the GODR would be rep [...]	2003-10-22 21:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR IZ PREL EAID
03SANTODOMINGO5946	DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN APPEARS IN COURT ON ALIEN [...] (U) Trial proceedings began on October 22 against accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames "Ramos" Garcia. After months of evading police arrest before Congress reconvened in August, Garcia surprised observers by appearing before the Supreme Court without his attorneys. Garcia annou [...]	2003-10-23 23:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS DR
03SANTODOMINGO5992	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...]	2003-10-24 19:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR
03SANTODOMINGO5998	DOMINICAN FINANCE OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE NEED TO [...] (C) Summary. On Oct 24, in reply to delivery by Charge of ref A demarche on the importance of GODR fulfillment of obligations unders its IMF standby agreement, Dominican Secretary of Finances Calderon and Central Bank Governor SIPDIS Malkun each confided separately that the GODR has been ta [...]	2003-10-24 22:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6000	SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS INFORMATION [...] Reftel A and B points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry, on October 22. GODR Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez, who was identified in Reftel A as Summit Coordinator, is out of the country and unavailable. Sencion will for [...]	2003-10-25 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KSUM KDEM XM XL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6001	UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk, and Ambassador Rhadis Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry on October 22. Sencion indicated the points would be reviewed [...]	2003-10-25 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC AORC DR
03SANTODOMINGO6002	DEMARCHE ON COLOMBIA AND OAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE - [...] Post on October 24 delivered talking points reftel, regarding the proposed side declaration of support for Colombia at the OAS Special Conference on Security, to MFA acting director of international organization affairs Ambassador Radhis Abreu de Polanco. She informed us that our points had b [...]	2003-10-25 15:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CO DR MX PGOV PREL PTER
03SANTODOMINGO6023	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND POLICE ABUSE CENTERS: HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff and DRL Karen Gilbride called on human rights partners in Santo Domingo and Bani on October 20-21. In an effort to emphasize Embassy concerns with recent upsurges in domestic violence and continuing human rights abuses by the National Police, Poloff and DRL officer Karen Gilbride m [...]	2003-10-28 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN DR
03SANTODOMINGO6075	AMBASSADOR AND EXIM BANK METTINGS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Ex-Im Bank officials had a series of meetings October 20-21, with President Mejia, members of his economic cabinet and International Monetary Fund Representatives. Mejia expressed frustration about delays in disbursement of loans from the IMF and the multilater [...]	2003-10-29 11:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ECIN ENRG EINV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6123	PRESIDENT MEJIA VOWS FIRMNESS IN IMF COMMITMENT, [...] (C) Speaking at length to the Ambassador on October 28, President Mejia emphatically took credit for seeking IMF support in mid-2003 and for his aggressive campaign to bring home to the business sector the need to meet IMF commitments. He was particularly annoyed at the sluggish response of b [...]	2003-10-30 11:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO6124	EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF DOMINICAN ECONOMIC SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. The Dominican Republic is moving into very dangerous and uncharted waters. Facing an unstable financial situation with the prospect of a downward economic spiral, President Mejia and his senior advisors have publicly stressed the need to meet IMF standby conditions. They moved [...]	2003-10-30 11:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6138	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR ON US OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-30 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6144	UNWRA RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-30 18:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6166	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TIP ACTIVITIES SINCE [...] (U) Since passing a comprehensive law against trafficking in persons (TIP) and alien smuggling in August, the GODR has taken steps to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders. New legislation provided impetus for action by government officials, civil society and internatio [...]	2003-10-31 14:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6168	DOMINICAN ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS [...] (U) President Mejia signed several executive orders on October 30, appointing new diplomats to various posts. Changes in Dominican posts in the U.S. are as follows: a. Virginia Esposito is the new Deputy Chief of Mission at the Dominican Embassy, replacing Luis Alvarez Rivera (resigned); [...]	2003-10-31 15:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OFDP ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6178	REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION: MAY 2004 (PE-222) TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-31 17:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON AFSI AFSN
03SANTODOMINGO6195	WHA 2004 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-31 19:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
03SANTODOMINGO6202	PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOLLOW-UP [...] Embassy Santo Domingo responded to initial request (reftel B) via Santo Domingo 5020 dated September 17. 2003. We will forward e-copy of our cable to Joseph Bracken via email. HERTELL [...]	2003-10-31 21:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR
03SANTODOMINGO6302	PRESIDENT MEJIA PROMISES DOMINICAN TROOPS WILL [...] (C) Summary. President Mejia told the Ambassador of his deep concern for Dominican soldiers at risk in Iraq. After closely listening to the Ambassador's emphatic presentation on the need for continuing Dominican engagement, Mejia said that the Dominican battalion Iraq will remain in place as [...]	2003-11-05 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6327	GODR ON CUBA AT THE UNGA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 14:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CU DR
03SANTODOMINGO6408	DEMARCHE ON NOTIFICATION OF NEW TEDS REGULATIONS [...] On November 5, Embassy Santo Domingo delivered demarche by facsimile on notification of new Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) regulations to Cecilio Diaz Carela, head of the Department for Marine and Coastal Policy, Dominican Ministry of Environment. Embassy will report any response from Dominic [...]	2003-11-06 22:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETTC SENV
03SANTODOMINGO6409	REQUEST FOR FAA TO ACCELERATE LEGAL REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. During the November 4 U.S.-Dominican Trade and Investment Council meeting in Washington, D.C., Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. Hugo Guilliani raised the topic of his country's current ICAO Category II status. The FAA is currently reviewing the Dominican Civil Aviation Law "draft", [...]	2003-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAIR EIND ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6424	GODR EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES (TEJADA, RODOLFO AND [...] On November 4, 2003, Rodolfo Tejada and Francisco Jose Estevez were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of US Marshals. Tejada is wanted to stand trial on federal narcotics charges. Upon arrival on a flight from Santo Domingo to Miami International Airport, U.S. Department [...]	2003-11-07 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6426	U.S. MIDEAST UNGA STRATEGY LETTER AND DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-07 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL OPDC
03SANTODOMINGO6442	90-DAY GOALS MET IN 90 DAYS - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Santo Domingo has met all three of its 90-day goals set forth in reftel B. Emboffs have: a.) Increased the Dominican's readiness for CAFTA docking talks, b.) Secured GODR agreement for international election observers and identified potential observers, and c.) Convin [...]	2003-11-07 19:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KCRM SNAR AMGT DR
03SANTODOMINGO6486	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL WORK [...] (C) Summary: A national work stoppage November 11, successfully organized by leftist groups and a few unions to protest deteriorating economic conditions and the government's economic policies, attracted wide participation and shut down businesses across the country. Although most cities rem [...]	2003-11-13 01:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ELAB PINS PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6538	PRESIDENT MEJIA AND FOREIGN MINISTER RESPOND TO [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel B demarche to GODR Foreign Minister Francisco Guerrero Prats on November 12. Ambassador Hertell placed a follow-up call to the Foreign Minister on November 13, to emphasize the importance of the UNGA votes. Guerrero Prats said that normally the Dominican Republic w [...]	2003-11-13 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6541	TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATION OFFICER: SANTO [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer is DCM Lisa Kubiske. She is available on Dept classified and unclassified e-mail; unclassified e-mail from outside the Department should be addressed to kubiskel@state.gov. Direct telephone is (809) 731-4205. 2. (SBU) Po [...]	2003-11-13 19:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KVPR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6579	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAID PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6580	CAFTA LABOR TEAM VISITS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. On November 5-7 an inter-agency team discussed labor issues with the Dominican Republic in advance of free trade negotiations. In meetings with the Minister of Labor, leaders in Congress, civil society, employer federations and emboffs, team leader Assistant USTR Clatanoff stress [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM DR
03SANTODOMINGO6581	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...]	2003-11-15 20:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAID PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6582	HOW BEST TO SUPPORT U.S. INTERESTS IN THE [...] (SBU) The difficult economic situation in the Dominican Republic, coinciding with the early stages of a presidential campaign, presents a complex of challenges to United States interests in the country. I consider it essential to continue to support the administration of President Hipolito M [...]	2003-11-15 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6664	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS SERIES #1: SIX MONTHS TO THE [...] (SBU) Following is the first in a series on the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic. (begin text) SIX MONTHS TO THE PRESIDENTIALS Incumbent Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is hitting about 20 percent in various polls in the Dominican Republ [...]	2003-11-19 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6669	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #2: PRD AND PRSC -- [...] Following is the second in Embassy Santo Domingo's series on the 2004 presidential elections: (begin text) PRD and PRSC - - STRETCHING UNTIL THEY BREAK (Meetings sponsored over the weekend by rivals in the parties provided the spectacle of splits and the prospect of breakdown.) Ri [...]	2003-11-19 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6670	SANTO DOMINGO DELIVERS UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE POINTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points on November 17, to Dominican Deputy Director for International Organizations, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Abreu had no immediate comment. Substantive comment will be reported septel. KUBISKE [...]	2003-11-19 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6671	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #1: BANINTER CASE - WILL [...] (U) Following is the first in a series of reports on the Dominican banking sector. (Begin Text) BANINTER CASE -- WILL IT GET PROSECUTED? (C) Dominican banking officials have been gratified by USG interest in the investigation of the case of "Ramoncito" Baez Figueroa's Baninter, which c [...]	2003-11-20 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV EAID CJAN DR
03SANTODOMINGO6705	DOMINICAN INSIDER VIEW OF FINANCIAL ISSUES, IMF [...] (U) On November 20 Technical Secretary of the Dominican Presidency Carlos Despradel called on DCM to outline state of play with the IMF. He provided current copies of the worksheets elaborated with IMF help. (See separate pages.) Following is his presentation (i.e., his views). 2. (SBU) [...]	2003-11-20 21:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6706	GODR SUPPORT OF US BACKED UNGA POSITIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel A and B talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry. Reftel B diplomatic note was delivered to the Foreign Ministry on November 12th. 2. Ambassador Abreu told polof [...]	2003-11-20 22:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6707	GODR SUPPORT OF US BACKED UNGA POSITIONS ON IRAN [...] Poloff delivered reftel A and B talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry. Reftel B diplomatic note was delivered to the Foreign Ministry on November 12th. 2. Ambassador Abreu told polof [...]	2003-11-20 22:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
03SANTODOMINGO6746	ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] ECOPOL Counselor delivered Secretary's message and Embassy's informal translation to Vice Foreign Minister on November 19 and scheduled an appointment to discuss it on November 21. HERTELL [...]	2003-11-21 19:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL
03SANTODOMINGO6826	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #3: POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Following is the third in our series on the Dominican presidential election: POLITICAL PARTIES GIRD FOR CAMPAIGN The May 2004 presidential election in the Dominican Republic will be the first in more than two decades not to be decided by the late strongman and ex-president Joaquin Ba [...]	2003-11-25 22:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6857	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #2 - BANCREDITO FAILURE [...] (U) The following is the second in a series of reports on fraud cases in the Dominican financial sector. (begin text) (U) BANCREDITO (U) The District Attorney for the city of Santo Domingo issued arrest warrants on Friday afternoon, November 7, for Manuel Arturo Pellerano Pena and Juan [...]	2003-11-26 18:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KCRM DR
03SANTODOMINGO6871	DOMINICAN TREASURY CONCERN ABOUT IMF NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican Technical Secretary of the Presidency Carlos Despradel says that President Mejia and his team are close to an agreement with the IMF but are concerned that speculation in the foreign exchange market may be undermining all calculations. Strong action against speculat [...]	2003-11-26 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6875	FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 200301573 [...] Post regrets the delay in fulfilling the request as stated in Reftel, but finds the request as worded, "for all documents related to the Ambassador since his arrival at post", too broad in scope. 2. Please provide clarification in a more specific and/or defined scope for this request. KU [...]	2003-11-28 12:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF SNAR PREL CO
03SANTODOMINGO6906	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the GODR during calendar year 2003. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG in the fight on global terrorism. End Summary. 2. Embassy Santo Domingo submits the following responses keyed to reftel [...]	2003-11-28 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER DR
03SANTODOMINGO6907	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago is waiting for comments on the Article 98 agreement from other government branches. 2. (C) Ambassador, in conversations with President Mejia on November 22 and 24, stressed the urgency of the Dominican Republic's ratifying its signed ICC Article 98 bila [...]	2003-11-28 21:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL
03SANTODOMINGO6931	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #4 -- RE-ELECTIONISM [...] (SBU) Following is the fourth in our series on the Dominican presidential election: RE-ELECTIONISM (U) Why does Dominican President Hipolito Mejia continue to drive toward re-election, in the face of increasingly vocal dissent? The business sector and politicans are deeply worried about [...]	2003-12-01 22:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6952	WORKPLAN FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - HOW THE UNITED [...] (SBU) At your request in response to my thoughts reftel, I am providing to you in this message my suggestions for a calendar-based plan for U.S. Government actions to exert a positive influence on the economic and political situation in the Dominican Republic. I was heartened by Washington's [...]	2003-12-02 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO6999	PRESIDENT MEJIA SETS UP INVESTIGATION TO GET THE [...] (U) Summary. In a December 2 meeting, President Mejia insisted that the exchange rate must go down sharply and told attendees that military and police officers will be watching exchange houses to detect questionable transactions. Most exchange houses have agreed not to sell dollars for more than [...]	2003-12-04 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ECIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7095	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES NINE FUGITIVES [...] On December 2, 2003, nine fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals. All fugitives were flown to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, they will be delivered to the jurisdictions which have issued warrants for their arrests. The following list of fug [...]	2003-12-08 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7132	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #6: PRD'S RUMP: HATUEY, [...] (SBU) Following is the sixth in Embassy Santo Domingo's presidential election series: PRD'S RUMP: HATUEY, HATUEY, HE'S OUR MAN Party President Hatuey De Camps was the winner of the rump nationwide primary election on December 7 organized by his dissident faction of the ruling Dominican Re [...]	2003-12-08 20:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO7134	DOMINICAN PESO STEADY ONE WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Peso (RD) continues to hold steady against the dollar one week after President Mejia talked it down while appointing a commission headed by military and police to counter alleged irregularities in trading(reftel). Foreign exchange houses and banks were buying dol [...]	2003-12-09 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ECIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7194	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) DRL PDAS Ambassador Michael Kozak and DRL Office of Multilateral Affairs Deputy Director Lynn Sicade visited the Dominican Republic November 20-22 to build support for the UN Commission on Human Rights, in which the GODR will participate starting next year. Meetings with local governmenta [...]	2003-12-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP DR
03SANTODOMINGO7304	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA ADDRESSES DOMINICAN [...] Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Roger Noriega addressed a joint meeting of the Dominican Congress on December 10 in the Senate chamber. He urged congressional representatives to act quickly on a 2004 budget and he laid out U.S. views on the pending [...]	2003-12-12 21:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP PREL PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7306	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SIGNS SOFA WITH KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-15 11:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR MARR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7342	AMBASSADOR MOBILIZES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 2, the Ambassador urged eight ambassadors of the OECD "Dublin Group" of the need for strong coordinated action against banking fraud and corruption. Ambassadors agreed on the poor state of the economy, the need for free and fair presidential elections, and the abili [...]	2003-12-15 17:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON DR
03SANTODOMINGO7343	DOMINICAN PRESS PRAISE FOR AMBASSADOR HERTELL [...] Dominican newspapers have reacted favorably to the Ambassador's recent actions staking out the U.S. position on free and fair presidential elections. They recently carried a number of accounts stressing U.S. impartiality in Dominican politics, based on comments from leaders of opposition pol [...]	2003-12-15 17:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO7344	DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES REQUEST USG LOAN OF 950M FOR [...] Following is an unofficial Embassy translation of one of two letters from Dominican authorities to Treasury Under Secretary Taylor requesting USG assistance, received the first week of December. Copies were faxed directly to Treasury and originals have been pouched. (begin text) Technical Secreta [...]	2003-12-15 17:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN
03SANTODOMINGO7346	DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES REQUEST USG BRIDGE LOAN FOR [...] Following is the unofficial Embassy translation of the text of a letter from the Dominican authorities to Treasury Under Secretary Taylor dated December 5, requested a bridge loan of USDOLS 60 million for the energy sector. Copy was faxed to Treasury on December 5; original follows by pouch. [...]	2003-12-15 17:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON ENRG
03SANTODOMINGO7395	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #8: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- [...] (SBU) Following is number 8 in our Dominican election series: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- OVERRULED OR WITHDRAWN PRD President Hatuey De Camps and a group of supporters came to Embassy Santo Domingo this afternoon, December 16, to say they expected that at 4 pm -- half an hour from now -- th [...]	2003-12-16 20:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO7406	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #9: AMBASSADOR DISHES [...] (SBU) Following is number 9 in our series on the Dominican elections: AMBASSADOR DISHES OUT U.S. MESSAGE ON ELECTIONS WHILE PLD SERVES UP VANILLA Almost two weeks ago, on December 3, the Ambassador hosted senior reps of the opposition Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) to a lunch at his res [...]	2003-12-17 12:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO7421	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA MEETS DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega on December 11 discussed the presidential election campaign and proposed economic reforms with leaders of major opposition groups, including dissident factions of the ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). He said the USG wants to [...]	2003-12-17 15:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7427	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA HEARS CONCERNS OF [...] (U) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega heard leaders of Dominican civil society groups express deep concern about weak institutions and the GODR's apparent disregard for law. They see risks in the presidential election process, especially given the politicization of the Elections Board a [...]	2003-12-17 16:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP EAID DR
03SANTODOMINGO7429	GODR WILL VOTE AGAINST UNGA PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Ambassador Hertell spoke with GODR Foreign Minister Francisco Guerrero Prats this morning and requested the GODR to discourage the Palestinians from introducing a separate resolution in the UNGA regarding Israeli credentials. The Ambassador asked if such a resolution is introduced, for t [...]	2003-12-17 17:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL DR
03SANTODOMINGO7444	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA DISCUSSES CUBA WITH EU [...] (C) The Ambassador and Assistant Secretary Noriega Hertell met December 11 with the EU Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Miguel Amado, who also has responsibility for Cuba. Noriega expressed his hope that the USG and the EU could work together on Cuban issues, and emphasized our effort t [...]	2003-12-18 12:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU
03SANTODOMINGO7456	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA GETS IMF READOUT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting, International Monetary Fund representatives told WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega that they were close to agreement on a new IMF program for the Dominican Republic, but expressed concern that recent steps by Mejia to "talk down" the exchange rate could [...]	2003-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7458	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following updates the National Trade Estimate Report for the Dominican Republic as requested by Reftel for 2004. TRADE SUMMARY For January through September of 2003, the United States had a trade deficit with the Dominican Republic of $112 million, a deterioration of $263 million from [...]	2003-12-19 11:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EINV
03SANTODOMINGO7469	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMF RESREP ON TECHNICAL [...] IMF ResRep Ousmene Mendeng (PLEASE PROTECT) confirmed to USAID Director and EcoPol counselor on December 18 that local press reports are generally accurate concerning the elements of the technical agreement with the IMF. The agreed overall deficit target is 3.5 pct of GDP. (Note: press on De [...]	2003-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN
03SANTODOMINGO7489	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Following is number 10 in our Dominican presidential election series: ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA PLUGS CLEAN ELECTIONS -- DOMINICAN ELECTION BOARD ASSERTS THEY WILL BE 2. (SBU) Summary: Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega, with the Ambassador and other U.S. officials, called on [...]	2003-12-19 23:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PHUM PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7490	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #11: PRD PRIMARY SLIPS TO 2004 [...] (SBU) Following is number 11 in our Dominican presidential election series: PRD PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: SHOW POSTPONED AGAIN, CAST UNCERTAIN As foreseen in Ref A, President Mejia's three challengers in the PRD presidential primary that had been rescheduled for December 21 pulled out, amid ch [...]	2003-12-19 23:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO7535	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) As reported reftel, the Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Relations on November 28 undertook to have the MFA legal office provide appropriate points of contact for us to engage directly with government and non-government entities that have not yet provided comments on the signed Article [...]	2003-12-23 20:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR MARR PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7536	HAITIAN AMBASSADOR TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIGNS: [...] (C) On December 18 the Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Guy Alexandre called on the Ambassador and Acting DCM to confirm his resignation. The sudden news (prompted by the violent December 5 crackdown on student demonstrators in Haiti) was widely covered December 16 while Ambassador [...]	2003-12-23 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR DR HA
03SANTODOMINGO7566	BANKING SERIES #3: FORMER BANINTER EXECUTIVES [...] The following is the third in a series of reports on the Dominican Banking sector. 2. On December 20, an Appeals Court panel of three judges ruled to allow the release of former Baninter President Ramon Baez Figueroa and Vice-President Marcos Baez Cocco on RD $100 million bail each. Afte [...]	2003-12-24 17:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR
03SANTODOMINGO7567	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #12: HATUEY IN CHECK, NO END [...] (SBU) Following is number 12 in our Dominican presidential election series: PRD PRIMARIES: HATUEY IN CHECK, BUT NO END GAME YET FOR THE NOMINATION The Central Electoral Board (JCE) on December 22 issued a ruling that many observers here believe will advance President Mejia's controversial [...]	2003-12-24 18:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO7568	LIBYA ADMITS WMD PROGRAMS; U.S. REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-24 20:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR KNNP LY MNUC PARM PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7570	DOLLARS SCARCE AT OFFICIAL RATE -- BLACK MARKET GROWING [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-29 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ECIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7604	SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On December 30 Acting DCM delivered demarche (ref A) to Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats. Prats reiterated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) stands ready to support U.S. sponsored initiatives. He asked that emboffs contact the Foreign Relations Secr [...]	2003-12-30 18:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM PREL ECON
03SEOUL5653	ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-28 01:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KS
03SINGAPORE1099	"TELL THEM TO BE MORE CAREFUL:" IRAQ ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) MFA PERMSEC (2) BILAHARI KAUSIKAN, PLAINLY IRRITATED, CALLED DCM AT OOB ON MARCH 20 TO EXPRESS THE MFA'S CONCERN AT MISCHARACTERIZATION OF SINGAPORE'S POSITION DURING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S MARCH 19 PRESS BRIEFING. SINGAPORE DID NOT APPRECIATE, HE SAID, PRESS REPORTS IMPLYING THAT IT HAD [...]	2003-03-20 09:23:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS SN
03SOFIA88	SQUARING THE LAWYERS' CIRCLE: LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FOUR MOST PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE SO-CALLED "LAWYERS CIRCLE," WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INFLUENTIAL WITHIN THE RULING NATIONAL MOVEMENT SIMEON II (NDSV),HAVE COME UNDER VARYING DEGREES OF SUSTAINED CRITICISM IN RECENT WEEKS, MUCH OF IT RELATED TO CORRUPTION. THE PRIME MINISTER H [...]	2003-01-10 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV PINR BU
03STATE115323	S37-03: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: WE WANT TO SHARE WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED CHEMICAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS BW-USEFUL JET MILLS/MICRONIZERS, FROM THE FOLLOWING [...]	2003-05-05 16:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CBW CH IR
03STATE213164	PULLING THE RCSA PLUG ON SADC [...] WASHINGTON AGENCIES APPRECIATE POSTS' EFFORTS TO WALK BACK SADC'S DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT USG FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT PRECLUDE ZIMBABWEAN PARTICIPATION. WE REGRET THAT SADC COULD NOT ARRIVE AT A TIMELY DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW USAID'S REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (RCSA) TO OBLIGATE $22. [...]	2003-07-23 18:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD SADC
03STATE217991	ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S KELLY MET JULY 21 WITH COORDINATING MINISTER JUSUF KALLA, WHO SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO VYING FOR GOLKAR'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IN THE 2004 ELECTIONS. KALLA SPOKE OF THE GOI'S NEED TO COMBAT POVERTY AND IMPROVE PRIMARY EDUCATION TO REDUCE THE APPEAL OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM [...]	2003-07-29 12:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI ID
03STATE23994	TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL [...] (S) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST CONVEYED BY NSC STAFF, ARE THE FOLLOWING: REFERENCE TO U.S. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. BRANCH HAS BEEN DELETED AND DELETIO [...]	2003-01-28 02:43:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO
03STATE284912	SMART UPDATE [...] Please provide wide dissemination of the information in this telegram. 2. Reftel described steps the Department is taking to implement a new integrated messaging system: SMART (State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset). We have made substantial progress and are looking for your inpu [...]	2003-10-06 20:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ACOA CMGT ECON PREL KPAO KRIM
03STATE287996	TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE (SEE PARAS 2 AND 5.) 2. (U) THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, HAS DECIDED TO REDESIGNATE, UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ALL FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...]	2003-10-08 23:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN CVIS KVPR
03STATE34981	REVISED GUIDANCE REGARDING LEAHY AMENDMENTS AND [...] THIS TASKER HAS BEEN CLEARED BY HR/RMA/CSEP FOR SEP POSTS. THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE - SEE PARAGRAPHS 8-13 FOR DETAILS. SUMMARY. 2. (A) THIS CABLE REPRESENTS A REVISION OF PREVIOUS GUIDANCE (REFS A AND B) CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE AND DEFENSE STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELAT [...]	2003-02-06 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR
03STATE72939	TFIZ01 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT [...] THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND MAY BE USED AS TALKING POINTS WHEN DISCUSSING THE MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ THAT BEGAN 19 MARCH 2003. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: THE PRESIDENT: MY FELLOW CITIZENS, AT THIS HOUR, AMERICAN AND COALITION FORCES A [...]	2003-03-20 07:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KPAO OIIP PREL PTER IZ
03STATE72951	TFIZ01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 0530 EST [...] (U) SADDAM APPEARANCE ON IRAQI TV: APPEARING ON STATE TV THREE HOURS AFTER THE START OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, SADDAM TERMED THE U.S. STRIKES "SHAMEFUL CRIMES AGAINST IRAQ AND HUMANITY" AND CALLED FOR RESISTANCE. IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF THE BROADCAST WAS LIVE. (CNN) 2. (C) REPORTS OF IRAQI MISS [...]	2003-03-20 11:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC IZ
03STATE73555	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH ALBANIAN [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- THE DEPUTY SECRETARY EUR DAS BOGUE ALBANIA DESK OFFICER GREGORY (NOTETAKER) ALBANIA ------- AMBASSADOR FATOS TARIFA DCM RUDINA MULLAHI IRAQ/NANO VISIT =============== 2. (C) DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY EUR DAS BOGUE, GAVE AMBASSADOR TA [...]	2003-03-20 17:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL YI AL

03STATE73569	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-20 17:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
03STATE73981	TFIZ01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 005 AS OF 1530 EST [...] (S) A TOTAL OF FOUR IRAQI MISSILES HAVE HIT KUWAIT SINCE THE START OF MILITARY ACTION. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNIDENTIFIED EXPLOSION NEAR CAMP COMMANDO. NO CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THESE INCIDENTS, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE THUS FAR OF CBW. (IRAQ TF-EMBASSY KUWAIT E- MAILS AND TEL [...]	2003-03-20 22:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC IZ
03STATE75175	CUBA LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN AGAINST OPPOSITION - MORE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING OUT ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT CRACKDOWN AGAINST THE OPPOSITION IN YEARS; SO FAR OVER 70 HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. POSTS ARE ASKED TO REQUEST HOST GOVERNMENTS TO JOIN US IN CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THESE [...]	2003-03-21 22:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR CU
03STATE8026	A/S KELLY DISCUSSES KOREA, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) A/S KELLY BRIEFED AMBASSADOR YANG JIECHI JANUARY 9 ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR APPROACH TO NORTH KOREA, PREVIEWED HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO THE REGION AND DISCUSSED OVERALL BILATERAL RELATIONS. ON KOREA, KELLY STRESSED U.S. TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY IN FOCUSING ON OUR KEY OBJECTIVE, WHICH WAS TO [...]	2003-01-10 00:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN KS
03STATE9334	NONPAPER FOR RUSSIAN USE WITH SYRIAN VP KHADDAM: [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SYRIAN VP KHADDAM WILL BE VISITING MOSCOW NEXT WEEK. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS IN WASHINGTON, THE USG HAS REQUESTED THAT THE GOR RAISE SYRIA'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HAMAS AND HIZBALLAH. POST IS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE [...]	2003-01-11 02:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY
03TEGUCIGALPA10	GOH Starting to Get Serious About Getting An IMF [...] (SBU) Honduran government officials are working hard to close the gap with the International Monetary Fund over a new three year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. With plans for new revenue measures of usd 175 million and planned reduction in costs (primarily personnel cu [...]	2003-01-02 23:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1041	HONDURAN FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] The following are responses, requested in reftel, reporting on the GOH's fiscal transparency and accountability. A. Does host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Level 3 - Yes, with minimum delay (under one year) B. Where substantial levels of government are sign [...]	2003-05-05 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ELAB PGOV KJUS KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1069	ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST 212(A)(2)(I) -- INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN BANHCRESER SCHEME IN HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6 and 17. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2001, the Attorney General of Honduras initiated an investigation of certain activities of the principal officers of Banco Hondureno [...]	2003-05-07 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	CVIS KFRD EFIN HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1085	CHANGING THE POLITICAL PARADIGM-MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY: The Honduran Municipal Association (AMHON) preserved its political independence and nonpartisan character by selecting a municipal development professional as Executive Director despite a six month effort by the Minister of Government and dark-side members of Congress to impose a pol [...]	2003-05-08 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SOCI PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1108	HONDURAN SUPREME COURT RULES IT HAS AUTHORITY TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 7, in a unanimous 15-0 decision, the Honduran Supreme Court declared its authority to interpret the Constitution by ruling on a controversial constitutional amendment passed by Congress in 1999. The Court's decision struck down as unconstitutional Article 218(9) which prov [...]	2003-05-12 23:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1109	TROUBLE IN PARADISE: HONDURAN BAY ISLAND OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Honduran Bay Islands of Roatan, Utila, and Guanaja are well known narcotrafficking transit points and home to countless other illicit activities. Due to the large tourism industry on Roatan and Utila, the GOH has chosen to focus its limited counternarcotics resources primari [...]	2003-05-12 23:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1122	ONE IF BY AIR, TWO IF BY SEA: HONDURAN [...] (SBU) The following is a listing of important narcotrafficking activities occurring in Honduras within the past year. It should be noted that there has been a sizable increase in the use of aircraft as a delivery platform for drug shipments. The occurrence of illicit aircraft tracks crossing [...]	2003-05-13 22:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV EAIR KCRM KJUS PHUM ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1141	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...]	2003-05-15 21:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1144	POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY FORCES ISSUE COMMINIQUE: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the evening of May 14 post received a communique from a group calling itself the "Popular Revolutionary Forces" announcing the beginning of a campaign to overthrow the Maduro government and vowing to evict "Yankees" and other foreign occupiers. The communique's rhetoric fo [...]	2003-05-16 01:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PINR PREL CASC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA116	GOH RESPONSE TO TEDS VERIFICATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request, on January 13, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to Vice Minister of Agriculture German Perez on the outcome of the December visit to the island of Roatan by USG fisheries officials to inspect Honduras' TEDs program and the plans to de-certify Hondura [...]	2003-01-16 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1169	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] (U) The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billio [...]	2003-05-20 20:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA122	EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "CAFTA" - JANUARY [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on "CAFTA". 2. Date: January 15, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 2 3. Objective: To provide Dr. Barbara Bowie-Whitman an opportunity to make clear to a wide Honduran audience the historic importance of the CAFTA negotiati [...]	2003-01-16 20:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1243	HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES IRAQ TROOP DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Honduran Congress approved on the evening of May 28 both the resolution authorizing the deployment of Honduran troops to Iraq and the ICC Article 98 Agreement with the U.S. Ambassador Palmer met with the President of Congress, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, on May 2 [...]	2003-05-30 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KTIA HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA1253	JOINT TASK FORCE BRAVO - U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since 1982 the U.S. military has maintained a presence at the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) airbase at Soto Cano (commonly known by Hondurans as Palmerola). The base is also the site of the Honduran Air Force Academy. Currently, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) houses more than 60 [...]	2003-06-02 22:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1258	MUSICAL CHAIRS: WHO'S WHO IN HONDURAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several high-profile Honduran counternarcotics agencies are receiving a leadership makeover. Gustavo Alfredo ((Landaverde)) Hernandez is leaving the Executive Secretary position at the National Council Against Narcotrafficking (CNCN),and has been replaced by the Direction in [...]	2003-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM PINR PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1259	2003 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: HONDURAS [...] (U) HONDURAS The United States Government is aware of thirteen (13) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Honduras (GOH). The U.S. Government is also aware of numerous other investment disputes involving U.S. investors, the majority of whi [...]	2003-06-03 15:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE KSPR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1272	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 3, 2003 [...] Editorial on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/3 entitled: "Plastic Jails". If Honduras does not demonstrate a serious interest on the fight against drug trafficking, it could become an issue which may harm the relationship between Honduras and the United St [...]	2003-06-04 17:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1273	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 4, 2003 [...] Editorial on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/4 entitled: "Obstacles for CAFTA". "The CAFTA, which is being negotiated by five Central American countries and the United States, is progressively facing more and more obstacles and disagreements from various social sector [...]	2003-06-04 17:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1274	HONDURAS HAS SIGNED BUT NOT YET RATIFIED 2002 [...] (U) The Government of Honduras has signed but not yet ratified both the 2002 Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism (ref A),as well as the 1971 Convention to Prevent and Punish the Acts of Terrorism Taking the Forms of Crimes Against Persons and Related Extortion that are of Internationa [...]	2003-06-04 20:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL KTIA AORC HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA1276	INL FY 2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT LETTER OF AGREEMENT AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. Action request for INL: Paragraph three has the proposed text of the INL FY 2002 Law Enforcement Letter of Agreement scheduled to be signed June 11, 2003 by the Ambassador and Honduran Minister of Public Security Oscar Arturo Alvarez. Post r [...]	2003-06-04 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL KCRM AFIN AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1284	SOFT TARGET VULNERABILITY - TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE [...] Reference (A) Para 6, this mission has had an outreach program in effect with the Amcit private sector since well before 9/11. The program addresses a number of long-standing concerns related to violent crime, corruption and judicial system problems. The number one concern of Americans and Hon [...]	2003-06-05 15:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KSCA PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1309	HONDURAN COMMISSION ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR LA [...] (SBU) Summary: A Special Commission of the Honduran National Council for Internal Security (CONASIN) has issued a report assigning responsibility to GOH security forces and prison "trusties" for the majority of the 68 deaths that occurred in an April 5 incident at the El Porvenir prison, locat [...]	2003-06-06 18:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC ELAB PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA131	MINISTRY OF TOURISM BUILDS ON HONDURAS' STRENGTHS [...] (U) Summary. President Maduro came into office intent on nurturing the fledgling tourism industry in Honduras. By tapping successful businessman (and Maduro cousin) Thierry de Pierrefeu to serve as Tourism Ministry, he assured that there would be a no-nonsense business approach to this prio [...]	2003-01-17 15:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA132	USAID/HONDURAS - NO PLANS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING [...] USAID/Honduras does not have any current or planned activities involving training and/or technical assistance in the areas of money laundering, counter terrorism finance, or financial intelligence unit development. The Mission is not aware of any training and/or technical assistance in these [...]	2003-01-17 15:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETTC PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1328	MEDIA REACTION ON ARTICLE 98, JUNE 9, 2003 [...] Regular columnist Ramon Villeda Bermudez on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/7 entitled: "International Disgrace". "The Government of Honduras has committed one of the most degrading acts by approving a "dishonorable agreement" with the United States (Article [...]	2003-06-09 20:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA133	HONDURAS - REGULATION OF SERVICES BY SUB-CENTRAL [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the regulation of services in Honduras by sub- central government entities. 2. There is little regulation of services in Honduras by sub-central entities. Services are primarily regulated per laws issued in the National Congr [...]	2003-01-17 15:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO WTO
03TEGUCIGALPA137	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CSBM MEETING [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the OAS CSBM meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and AMB Salvador Redezno, OAS PermRep. Foreign Mini [...]	2003-01-17 18:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM KDEM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA139	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO CICTE IN EL SALVADOR; GOH [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel A demarche January 10 on the CICTE Third Regular Session January 22-24 in El Salvador to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the CICTE meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the [...]	2003-01-17 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL AORC HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA1390	HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS ON CAFTA, JUNE 5-12, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodil Rivera in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" (6/05) entitled "Frustration," "What has happened to all the wealth that the bureaucrats assured us would come from CAFTA? As we see it, the negotiations are stalling and the American negotiators are offering less than Centra [...]	2003-06-13 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1398	PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINISTRY OF SECURITY [...] In response to reftel, Economic Officer Nicholle Urdaneta performed a Pre-License Check for Application number (A) D306740 and (B) D306739 at the facilities of the Ministry of Security, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on June 9, 2003. 2. EconOff met with Minister of Security Oscar Alvarez and Secre [...]	2003-06-16 21:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA145	HIGHLIGHTS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN HONDURAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-17 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR KJUS PGOV EAID PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1462	ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ANTICLIMACTIC [...] Only 100-200 protesters turned out on June 18 to voice their opposition to CAFTA negotiations, signaling that there is little focused, popular resistance in Honduras to the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The demonstration, which so far has been the only organized protest [...]	2003-06-23 14:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD SOCI PREL ECON ELAB ASEC PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1463	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 20, 2003 [...] Editorial on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/20 entitled "Kindergarten". "CAFTA negotiations have encountered a serious obstacle because the Central American countries have not been able to present a consistent position, debilitating its already fragile negotiation power, and [...]	2003-06-23 17:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1470	MEDIA REACTIONS ON CAFTA, JUNE 23, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Moises Starkman in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 6/23 entitled "CAFTA opportunities". "The conflicts that the CAFTA negotiations have faced show, once again, that we as Central Americans have not learned to work taking into account our common regional interests." [...]	2003-06-23 20:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1471	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JUNE 23, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/23 entitled "Chandelier". "President Bush is trying to reconfigure the U.S.'s alliances with its southern neighbors. Bush visited Europe to reunite with his colleagues from the G-8; tensions decreased between France and Germany, ye [...]	2003-06-23 20:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA1483	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "After transporting drugs, small plane is burned and destroyed". "The police found a small plane burned and destroyed in the Tinto river, close to the city of Tocoa in the northern coast. The police believe the plane ca [...]	2003-06-24 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1484	MEDIA REACTION ON JUSTICE AND SECURITY, JUNE 24, [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "Congress will request the removal of the Minister of Security, the Attorney General and the President of the Supreme Court". "The President and the Secretary of Congress are so displeased with the limited results of the [...]	2003-06-24 21:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1485	MEDIA REACTION ON MIGRATION, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Editorial on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/24 entitled "Migration". "Negotiations on the migration issue were conducted between the governor of New Mexico and the Mexican President, Vicente Fox. President Fox believed that, with Mexico being one of the U.S.'s closest neighbo [...]	2003-06-24 21:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA1487	Bilateral Labor Consultations on Margins of CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation from the Departments of Labor and State emphasized June 17-19 the need for the GOH to increase its protection of labor rights and for the private sector to augment its respect for labor rights, with U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) soon openi [...]	2003-06-25 13:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON EINV PGOV PREL KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1488	Advisory Opinion Request: Restriction on Issuance [...] Summary. In light of the widespread abuse of diplomatic passports in Honduras, and the request from the MFA to assist the GOH in curbing the misuse of these passports by persons not entitled to have them, or by persons no longer entitled to use them, Post proposes to modify how we provide Non [...]	2003-06-25 14:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL CMGT AMGT
03TEGUCIGALPA1495	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 25, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodil Rivera on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/25 entitled "The Fifth Column of CAFTA". ". plain and simple, Guatemala is acting as the fifth column of the U.S. negotiators, to force us to give in on the few points where Central America has presented some resistance. [...]	2003-06-25 18:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1497	HONDURAN PARLACEN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday June 20, a Honduran representative to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN),Cesar Augusto Diaz Flores, was arrested in Nicaragua for trafficking and possession of seven kilos of heroin (said to be worth some USD 6.3 million and a portion of a larger 20-kilo shipmen [...]	2003-06-25 20:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1498	Evaluation of U.S. Speaker on the U.S.-Central [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-25 21:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1499	OFFICIAL INFORMAL - RESUMPTION OF AIR-TRACKING [...] (S) General Hill: Thank you for your May 29 note in which you requested the April 15 accident investigation report and a review of the substantive actions taken be the Honduran military to prevent a similar occurrence from happening in the future. I will provide you a copy of the official ac [...]	2003-06-05 22:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1509	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "After transporting drugs, small plane is burned and destroyed". "The police found a small plane burned and destroyed in the Tinto river, close to the city of Tocoa in the northern coast. The police believe the plane ca [...]	2003-06-27 14:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1510	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 26, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/26 entitled "U.S. Ambassador doesn't see results against narcos." "U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer affirmed that his government, just like the rest of Hondurans, expects to see positive results in the fight against narco- trafficking." [...]	2003-06-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1529	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 30, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/30 entitled "Honduras on course to become a Narco State". "U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer stated that even though Honduras is not considered a `Narco State', it may be on course to become one." "Palmer affirmed, `that is why it is ess [...]	2003-06-30 22:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1534	CARDINAL'S CORRUPTION COMMENTS SPARK PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a private meeting with the Ambassador on June 20, the Cardinal expressed heightened concern over the pervasiveness of drug-related corruption at the highest levels of government as well as continuing death threats he had received. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga us [...]	2003-07-01 13:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA154	MEDIA REACTION: "CAFTA" AETN Program with Barbara [...] January 16 "La Tribuna," Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily, carried an article on CAFTA with the headline "U.S. proposes to reinforce security at Central American Ports". 2. "Tiempo," San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper owned by businessman and congressional deputy Jaime Rosenthal, carri [...]	2003-01-20 13:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1542	MEDIA REACTIONS ON DAN FISK'S OP-ED, JUNE 30, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodolfo Pastor Fasquelle (former Minister of Culture in a Liberal Party administration) in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 6/30 entitled "Honduras and the U.S.: Stick and Carrot II". "I be [...]	2003-07-01 19:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL MOPS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1548	LABOR/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS EXCELLENT AT STANDARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Standard Fruit (Dole) and its union maintain good relations, with both sides saying that the two have worked closely together since Hurricane Mitch in 1998. In fact, Dole has announced an expansion of its investment in Honduras. While the union has declined in numbers and stre [...]	2003-07-01 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAGR EINV ETRD PHUM PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1549	ONGOING MARITIME DISPUTE BETWEEN HONDURAS AND [...] (U) Nicaraguan and Honduran military authorities recently deemed ongoing territorial disputes between the two nations in the process of resolution, according to press reports. Nicaraguan GEN Javier Carrion articulated his commitment to resolving maritime disputes peacefully, as well as to fost [...]	2003-07-01 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS ECON EFIS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1559	EMBASSY HIGHLIGHTS INADEQUATE PORT SECURITY AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 14, 2003, Honduras Desk Officer and PolOff met with Puerto Cortes Superintendent Antonio Cruz to discuss the problematic security situation at the port. Puerto Cortes is both the largest port in Honduras and on the Caribbean coast of Central America. Port officials ackno [...]	2003-07-02 16:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR ETRD PGOV PREL ELAB EAGR EWWT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1580	Minister of Labor Looking to Create Temporary [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Labor German Leitzelar has proposed a three-year program that seeks to create almost 132,000 "temporary" jobs in Honduras. By doing so, Leitzelar is seeking to achieve incremental changes in the labor situation without confronting head-on the politically difficult [...]	2003-07-03 15:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON EINV PGOV PREL KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1581	IMF PROGRAM APPEARS IN REACH IF/IF GOH ADOPTS [...] (C) For its entire year and a half in office, the Maduro administration has struggled to reach agreement with the IMF on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program that will put Honduras back on a growth track and allow badly-needed permanent debt relief to resume. With the April [...]	2003-07-03 16:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO EAGER
03TEGUCIGALPA1608	EXTRADITION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS [...] SUMMARY: ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS HAS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN THE U.S. FOR CONSPIRACY, ILLEGAL CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS, MAKING FRAUDULENT AND FALSE STATEMENTS, AND CONSPIRACY IN MONEY LAUNDERING. ON MARCH 18, 1992, MR. MORRIS OBTAINED HONDURAN CITIZENSHIP FRAUDULENTLY BY CONCEALING HIS U [...]	2003-07-08 00:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM CASC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA161	MEDIA REACTION: "CAFTA AND HONDURAS" [...] TVC morning talk show 1/17/03: " Following the participation of the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Industry and Commerce as panelists in last week's AETN dialogue on CAFTA, several print, radio and TV news organizations featured them on CAFTA and its advantages. Renato Alvarez, Director [...]	2003-01-21 18:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1615	HONDURAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS EXCUSES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26 Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran Attorney General (AG),Roy Medina, to discuss corruption in the Public Ministry (PM) and the lack of any serious effort to prosecute high-level criminal cases by the Attorney General's office. This meeting came a day after Ambassad [...]	2003-07-08 16:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1622	ANOTHER HONDURAN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG CHARGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yet another Honduran political figure was implicated in drug trafficking when he was arrested on July 6 fleeing the scene of an airplane crash in the eastern department of Olancho. National Party Deputy, Armando Avila Panchame, was arrested by the police for drug trafficking and [...]	2003-07-08 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1625	Honduran Government Paper on Agricultural Finance [...] As indicated in reftel, on June 30 the Finance Minister provided to Econcouns a 32-page analysis entitled "Honduran Agriculture Laws," intended to answer IMF and USG questions on the rationale behind the April 2003 passage of Law 68- 2003. The document was prepared by the Finance Ministry to [...]	2003-07-09 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1636	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 9, 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-10 18:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1637	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 10, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/10 entitled "Narco trafficking and violence". "Drug trafficking not only has the power to infiltrate the government and increase corruption, it is also an instigator of violence, as it has become evident in Colombia, Brazil or Mexi [...]	2003-07-10 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1642	A LATIN AMERICAN POPE? CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ DEEMED [...] (U) Summary. Pope John Paul II's increasing frailty has prompted discussion over potential successors to the papacy, among which experts have identified Cardinal Oscar Andres Maradiaga Rodriguez of Honduras as both a popular and geographically strategic candidate. Despite the Euro-centric [...]	2003-07-11 16:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM HO VA
03TEGUCIGALPA1644	58TH UNGA: HONDURAN FM SEEKING APPOINTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) On June 27, PolChief discussed the Government of Honduras' (GOH) participation in the 58th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and U.S. UNGA policy priorities with Honduran Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anibal Quinones (reftels). Quinones indicated that Honduras looked forward to [...]	2003-07-11 19:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM HO UNGA UN
03TEGUCIGALPA1645	AES Attempts to Salvage 200MW Energy Contract and [...] (SBU) AES Honduras' efforts to salvage its 200MW energy contract, awarded and signed Christmas day, 2002 (ref g) despite having overcome an unfair government procurement process and political influence, may be reaching the end of the road this month. Apparently, due to financial and managemen [...]	2003-07-11 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1652	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JULY 11, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/11 entitled "The situation in Iraq and our soldiers". "The death of three American soldiers yesterday confirms that the Iraqi resistance against the invasion is getting stronger, increasing the insecurity for foreign troops and the [...]	2003-07-11 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1655	CONSULAR MEETING WITH HONDURAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, 2003, Deputy Consul General and LES Consular Specialist met with the Interim Director of the Instituto Hondureno de la Ninez y la Familia (IHNFA),Attorney Luis Erasmo Elvir. The IHNFA is the Designated Central Authority in Honduras for the Hague Convention on Internation [...]	2003-07-14 13:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1666	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 12, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Guillermo Castellanos Enamorado on Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Narco trafficking and Congressmen". "The cases of the member of the Central American Parliament detained in Nicaragua and the Honduran Congressman arrested in Olancho have brought forward [...]	2003-07-14 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1667	MEDIA REACTION ON LIBERIA, JULY 14, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Carlos Alberto Montaner in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Yankee, come home!". "The international public opinion wasn't prepared to witness the show put by countless demonstrators asking for a US military intervention in Liberia, to end the civil war th [...]	2003-07-14 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1673	TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE [...] (U) Post appreciates State's further consideration of Citibank, Banco de Honduras for this year's Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. We blieve this corporation is deserving of the award for its outstanding demonstration of corporate citizenship, community development, and equal emplo [...]	2003-07-15 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD
03TEGUCIGALPA1686	HONDURAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY DOWNTURN HIGHLIGHTS USITC [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biennial report of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The slowdown and sluggish recovery of th [...]	2003-07-16 17:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1689	HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT [...] On July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed that Honduras became party to both the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on May 20, 2002. He further explained that unde [...]	2003-07-16 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1695	MEDIA REACTION ON FBI PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATIONS OF [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "FBI agents investigate the massacre in El Porvenir". "The Deputy Minister of Security Armando Calidonio confirmed that a team of FBI agents has been in Honduras for some days investigating the killings in El Porvenir's pe [...]	2003-07-17 17:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1696	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 16, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "DEA searches for cocaine unloaded in Olancho". "Agents of the DEA are participating in the search of the cocaine that, according to police sources, was transported on the plane that landed in San Esteban, Olancho a week a [...]	2003-07-17 17:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1697	MEDIA REACTION ON IMMUNITIES, JULY 16, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "No way of winning". "Let's see how things work in Honduras: if the Honduran politicians don't put the ball through the basket they lose, and if they do it they lose too. A group of Congressmen got together after receivi [...]	2003-07-17 17:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1702	LARGEST DRUG BUST IN HONDURAN HISTORY YIELDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16 Honduran authorities seized approximately 2,000 kilos of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment aboard the "Broad Fire Leader," a Cayman Islands flagged vessel that had departed Panama July 11. The vessel docked at French Harbor, Roatan, a small Bay Island port not no [...]	2003-07-17 21:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KJUS ASEC HO KRCM
03TEGUCIGALPA1709	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 18, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/18 entitled "Overwhelming". "The Central American presidents agreed in their latest summit in Guatemala on a common position to move forward on the CAFTA negotiations, and to establish a common ground to start negotiations for a fre [...]	2003-07-18 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1710	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 18, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/18 entitled "Tough fight against narco trafficking". "Undoubtedly, drug trafficking in Honduras is considerable, as shown by the recent drug seizures that have evidenced the determination of police authorities against this criminal [...]	2003-07-18 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1712	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/17 entitled "National security and narco trafficking". "Drug trafficking and organized crime which have recently established criminal networks in Honduras, closely related to criminal bands in Colombia, have evidenced that the Hond [...]	2003-07-18 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1713	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/17 entitled "The ball". "The Central American presidents will meet in Guatemala to analyze the progress of CAFTA negotiations and to follow up on an initiative presented by Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar, who said in a meeting h [...]	2003-07-18 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1722	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, JULY 21, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Julio Escoto in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" entitled "Trapped". "When did the US get trapped by drugs? Definitely during the 1960s and 1970s with the hippie generation and after the Marines got back from Vietnam, when the Americans got a chance to experience the horro [...]	2003-07-22 17:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1723	MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, JULY 21, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/21 entitled "IMF". "This is the fifth time this administration announces a national dialogue, but it has never taken place. Now it has come the time to get prepared to negotiate with the IMF." "Despite the previous economic measur [...]	2003-07-22 17:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1724	STATUS OF HONDURAN TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Training continues for the all volunteer Task Force Xatruch (TFX),the 370 soldier contingent Honduras plans to deploy to Iraq by mid-August. The task force is composed of 35 officers and 335 enlisted soldiers. TFX will deploy as part of the Spanish Brigade in the Polish Division [...]	2003-07-22 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV SP PL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1725	SECRET SECTION 01 OF 02 TEGUCIGALPA 001725 [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	NOTAG
03TEGUCIGALPA1740	NEW HONDURAN LEGISLATION SEEKS TO CURB ARMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Honduran National Congress added Article 332 to the Honduran Penal Code. This article calls for the collection of assault weapons and stricter punishment for trafficking and possession of outlawed weapons. Article 332 comes at a time when Ministry of Public Secur [...]	2003-07-23 21:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1742	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON LA CEIBA PRISON MASSACRE [...] Summary. (SBU) On July 9, Human Rights Commissioner for Honduras, Ramon Custodio, presented the results of the Commission's investigation into the April 5 massacre of 68 prisoners at the El Porvenir Prison, located outside of the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba. The report supported allegat [...]	2003-07-23 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1757	MORE HONDURAN CONGRESSMEN ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Honduran Public Ministry (PM) announced last week that it has begun legal proceedings against two more Honduran elected officials. On July 10, Attorney General Roy Medina announced that his office will bring charges against alternative National Party (PN) Congressman Melvin [...]	2003-07-24 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1761	HONDURAN CONGRESS LOOKS TO REPEAL IMMUNITY FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 9, 2003, leaders of the major political parties in the Honduran National Congress announced their intention to repeal the general immunity granted congressmen and other high ranking public officials under the Honduran Constitution. The initiative comes after the recent a [...]	2003-07-25 14:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1792	HONDURAN AUTHORITIES SEIZE APPROXIMATELY 525 KILOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 28 Honduran authorities seized approximately 525 kilos of cocaine from a Colombian go-fast boat that was forced to beach near the remote northern coastal region of Limon, Colon. The vessel was first interdicted by the Honduran Navy at approximately 17:45, some nine nauti [...]	2003-07-29 20:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC CO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1833	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON SOCIAL INCLUSION AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 22:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1849	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...]	2003-08-05 22:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA185	HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...]	2003-01-22 21:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1850	MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roberto C. Ordoez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/4 entitled "What does the Fund want?". "The last Letter of Intent of the Honduran government with the IMF was signed by the Carlos Flores administration. In September 2001, the IMF unilaterally broke the agreement w [...]	2003-08-05 22:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1851	MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roberto C. Ordoez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/4 entitled "What does the Fund want?". "The last Letter of Intent of the Honduran government with the IMF was signed by the Carlos Flores administration. In September 2001, the IMF unilaterally broke the agreement w [...]	2003-08-05 22:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1852	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...]	2003-08-05 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR

03TEGUCIGALPA1857	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Marlin Oscar Avila in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "Drug trafficking and corruption". "Drug trafficking has never been a secret in Honduras. The considerable rise of organized crime can only occur the way it has up to now with the complicity of the auth [...]	2003-08-05 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1858	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Marlin Oscar Avila in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "Drug trafficking and corruption". "Drug trafficking has never been a secret in Honduras. The considerable rise of organized crime can only occur the way it has up to now with the complicity of the auth [...]	2003-08-05 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1863	REPLACING PEREZ-CADALSO: HONDURAS SEEKS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is being sworn in this week as the president of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). In order to make himself eligible for the position, Perez-Cadalso officially resigned as Foreign Minister on J [...]	2003-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1868	SCENESETTER FOR CJCS GENERAL MYERS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-07 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1873	MEDIA REACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING IN CENTRAL AMERICA, [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/8 entitled "Central America will analyze reduction in military budgets". "The Central American Ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Defense will meet in Managua, Nicaragua next week to discuss a possible reduction in military sp [...]	2003-08-08 19:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1880	COMMENTS OF FIRST LADY AND "DARK SIDE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 5, a Casa Presidential spokesperson told reporters that President Ricardo Maduro's wife, Aguas Ocana, had returned to her native Spain for an indefinite period of time on personal business. Local media had reported on the departure the previous day, speculating that [...]	2003-08-08 23:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EINV EAID HO
03TEGUCIGALPA189	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR JOINT TRAINING [...] Embassy requests the Department to perform a background check on the following Honduran Army units: 1st Special Forces Battalion, La Venta, Department of Francisco Morazan, and 2nd Airborne Battalion, Tamara, Department of Francisco Morazan. Vetting is in support of Special Operations Urban [...]	2003-01-22 22:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1904	HONDURAN CONGRESS VOTES TO CRIMINALIZE GANG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 8, the Honduran National Congress approved a bill banning membership in street gangs and other groups that associate for the purpose of committing crimes. The bill prescribes prison terms for those convicted of being gang members, with sentences ranging from three to 12 [...]	2003-08-12 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1912	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...]	2003-08-13 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR
03TEGUCIGALPA1914	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-13 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD HO PGOV USTRD XK XL
03TEGUCIGALPA1923	2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras [...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]	2003-08-14 17:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA1927	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA'S 90-DAY GOAL PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa's priority goals for the next ninety days include: (a) providing current information on Honduran negotiating strategies on measures related to CAFTA, to the U.S. delegation to the talks in order to support their efforts to narrow the gap in U.S. positions on [...]	2003-08-14 22:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL HO WHA
03TEGUCIGALPA1930	RAID NETS MAJOR ALIEN SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS [...] SUMMARY - Honduran police, military and prosecutors with DHS assistance, conducted a raid in the northwestern city of La Entrada de Copan, capturing the leaders of a major alien smuggling ring. The ring had been operating with the alleged collusion of GOH civilian employees of the passport of [...]	2003-08-15 13:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1931	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1932	CJCS GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, CJCS General Myers met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro and senior government officials to discuss issues of bilateral importance and to thank Honduras for its strong support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including its troop contribution to that effort, and the s [...]	2003-08-15 14:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1933	CJCS GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, after a meeting with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, CJCS General Myers met separately with Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Honduran CJCS General Barahona, and other senior military officials to discuss issues of bilateral importance and to thank Honduras for [...]	2003-08-15 14:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1938	TRUTH SCARIER THAN FICTION: AN ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assault rifles, gang-related, nine victims, 15 to 48 years old, early morning, all family members, murdered. It is August 5 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and the facts of the latest mass murder swirl as you thumb through the local newspapers. You know shock should follow, but it d [...]	2003-08-15 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR SNAR ECON ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1940	MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL RICHARD [...] CJCS visited Honduras on 8/13 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other key governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, General Myers expressed his appreciation for Honduran support of the U.S. [...]	2003-08-15 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA1958	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL RICHARD [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 8/16 entitled "A long promise". "If we carefully read the statements of Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his visit to Tegucigalpa, he didn't mention how he will help Honduras in its fight against drug tra [...]	2003-08-19 17:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA1964	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biannual report to Congress on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 213(b) of the CBERA. --------------------------- Commitment to WTO and FTAA --------------------- [...]	2003-08-19 23:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB PGOV HO XK XL USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1996	MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Honduras on 8/20 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other top governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, Secretary Rumsfeld expressed the grati [...]	2003-08-22 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA1997	MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Honduras on 8/20 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other top governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, Secretary Rumsfeld expressed the grati [...]	2003-08-22 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2004	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/22 entitled "Anti-drug base". "If the U.S. were to set up a base with the exclusive purpose of fighting against the terrible threat of narcotrafficking, it would help stop the operations of drug mafias that use Honduran territory [...]	2003-08-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2014	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/23 entitled "Thanks". "President Maduro made an opportune clarification stating that it was absolutely false that Honduras is getting prepared to install another U.S. military base in our territory, which will be supposedly used to [...]	2003-08-25 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2015	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 8/25 entitled "The agenda". "The fact that the issue of narcotrafficking came up during the recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is undeniable. What we SIPDIS don't know is the scope of these discussion [...]	2003-08-25 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2022	SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MADURO [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld met on 20 August with President Maduro and MOD Breve. SECDEF made the following points: (a) the U.S. appreciated Honduras' steadfast support and friendship as demonstrated by the Article 98 agreement and the deployment of a battalion to Iraq. (b) the U.S. [...]	2003-08-26 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2025	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, Labor Attache and other EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agend [...]	2003-08-27 14:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2034	IMF AGREEMENT HINGING ON SALARY LAW [...] (SBU) The imminent GOH submission to Congress of a new government salary bill (substituting the broader Civil Service Framework bill) is dominating the political debate in Honduras this week. President Maduro and his team have appeared on the airwaves and taken out ads in the papers defending [...]	2003-08-27 22:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2042	Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...]	2003-08-28 19:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2052	HONDURAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES ENHANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Honduran Attorney General (AG) Roy Medina August 26 that he was satisfied that the AG had taken action to improve the Public Ministry's operations since their last meeting in late June. However, he pressed AG Medina on the importance of the Ministry bringing to tr [...]	2003-08-29 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2062	SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 28, 2003, the IMF staff submitted to its Board of Directors the results of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSAP) performed by a joint World Bank-IMF team between October 2002 and February 2003. This cable contains a summary of their findings. In the report, t [...]	2003-08-29 21:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV PTER SNAR PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2064	MEDIA COVERAGE ON HONDURAN TROOPS IN IRAQ, AUGUST 29, [...] All four dailies carried international reports on Honduran troops patrolling in An Najaf. Moderate daily "El Heraldo" front- page report with photo, "Hondurans patrolling with U.S. troops;" liberal Tiempo inside story, "Honduran troops already patrolling in Iraq;" liberal La Tribuna front-page [...]	2003-08-29 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2081	THIRTEEN MURDERED, MANY OTHERS WOUNDED, AS GANG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 30, in three separate attacks in different neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Hoduras' commercial center, gang members randomly opened fire on three "rapidito" small buses killing 13 and wounding over thirty others. All three buses appear to be owned by the same transport [...]	2003-09-03 16:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2109	HONDURAN SALES TAX -- FULL RECIPROCITY STILL [...] SUMMARY: MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HONDURANS CHANGED ITS SALES TAX LAWS AND REVOKED LOCAL TAX CARDS FOR THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY, EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH RECIPROCAL TAX TREATMENT FOR THE U.S. MISSION. THE JUNE 2002 TAX LAW PROMPTED REVOCATION [...]	2003-09-04 21:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2110	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA MAY LOSE GASOLINE TAX [...] This is an action request -- see paragraph 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: Honduran tax law changes jeopardize the tax relief Tegucigalpa currently enjoys with respect to gasoline purchases. The U.S. Mission may soon lose its current gasoline tax exemption, a discount of about 40 percent from the [...]	2003-09-04 21:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2113	MEDIA REACTIONS ON ROGER NORIEGA OP-ED, SEPTEMBER 3, [...] Op-ed by Mario Rietti in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 9/1 and 9/2 entitled "Stronger Partnerships." "Honduras is and has always been the best partner of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, and w [...]	2003-09-05 15:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2143	Honduran attendees to Cancun WTO Ministerial [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-09 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2154	LEONIDAS ROSA BAUTISTA TO BE NAMED NEW HONDURAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed with PolOff September 5 that President Maduro would be naming Leonidas Rosa Bautista as the new Honduran Foreign Minister. The MFA had originally indicated that Rosa Bautista would be sworn in on September 12, but is it pos [...]	2003-09-10 17:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2162	POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT TO THE U.S. [...] (S) Post demarched key GOH officials in several ministries September 10 with reftel information concerning a possible Al-Qaida aviation threat to the U.S.: -- PolOff delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director General for Foreign Affairs Mario Fortin who said he would immediately forward [...]	2003-09-11 17:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL EAIR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2179	MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/12 entitled "A date we should never forget". "Yesterday, the world remembered two events that changed history, and they are not only related because they happened on a September 11, but also because both of them are terrorist acts [...]	2003-09-12 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2215	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/17 entitled "Flexibility". "In this new round of CAFTA negotiations taking place in Managua, the Central American negotiators and businessmen have expressed their concern for the delay of the negotiations on the issue of textiles. [...]	2003-09-18 16:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2219	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/18 entitled "Central America insists in protecting its agriculture against U.S. subsidies". "The sensitive issue of market access was the main feature of the third day of the CAFTA round. Once again, Central America insisted in pro [...]	2003-09-18 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2221	HONDURAS CONFIDENT ICJ WILL RULE IN ITS FAVOR; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran officials are confident the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will uphold its original 1992 decision demarcating the border between Honduras and El Salvador and are dismissive of El Salvadoran claims that new material unknown to the Court at the time would have been a [...]	2003-09-18 21:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2222	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-18 21:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER PHUM SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA223	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR JOINT COMBINED [...] Embassy requests the Department to perform a background check on the following Honduran Army units: 1st Infantry Battalion, El Ocotal, Department of Francisco Morozan 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naco, Department of Cortes 5th Infantry Battalion, Mocoron, Department of Gracias a D [...]	2003-01-24 21:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2231	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations: (1-A.) Yes. Additionally, there are a number of organizations and groups under the loose collective leadership of (and affiliated with) the Bloque Popular that have been carrying out anti-American demonstrations, as well as demonstrations targeting local issues. The [...]	2003-09-19 16:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC HO PGOV PTER
03TEGUCIGALPA2233	MEDIA REACTION ON WTO, SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roger Marin Neda in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/19 entitled "Running after a mirage". "There were no great expectations before the failed WTO meeting in Cancun, although we are aware that free trade is fundamental for economic growth and poverty reduction." " [...]	2003-09-19 20:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA225	Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Central Bank of Honduras estimates economic growth in terms of real GDP in 2002 of two percent, lower than the rate of growth in 2001 and lower than the rate of population growth. The Consumer Price Index rose by 7.7 percent in the first eleven months of 2002; inflation for the year is pr [...]	2003-01-24 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2250	Big Bang, Motorola Wants Out - Honduras Telecom [...] (U) Summary. Within the next week, President Maduro is expected to make a "Big Bang" announcement on the opening of the telecommunications market to private carriers wishing to enter into joint ventures and begin servicing communities as sub-contractors of Hondutel. Two American companies alr [...]	2003-09-22 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2266	PRESIDENT MADURO TALKS DRUGS IN COLOMBIA WHILE [...] On September 16 President Maduro met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss better coordination between the two nations' counterdrug efforts. Honduras is a major transshipment zone for illicit narcotics making their way north from Colombia to U.S. shores, alth [...]	2003-09-24 20:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2289	COWABUNGA: TWO SEPARATE DRUG SEIZURES YIELD 13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, in two separate actions, Honduran police seized 13 kilos of heroin and approximately 1,026 kilos of cocaine. In both operations, Honduran authorities displayed unprecedented cooperation and coordination, working closely together and with U.S. counterdrug assets [...]	2003-09-25 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2293	REQUEST INVITATION FOR HONDURAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. During a recent visit to Honduras, prior to assuming office, DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Cresencio Arcos was very favorably impressed by the counter terrorism and anti-alien smuggling efforts being undertaken by H [...]	2003-09-26 16:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL SNAR PTER PHUM SMIG HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2294	Embassy Tegucigalpa Welcomes DOL Regional Basic [...] Post strongly supports the Department of Labor's proposed regional basic education project targeting child laborers and children at risk of working in Central America and welcomes the proposed visit of DOL officials/consultants (ref A). 2. DOL is currently funding ILO/IPEC programs to comba [...]	2003-09-26 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM OTRA AFIN HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2301	HONDURAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY CLAIMS MURDER [...] Although still exceptionally high (ref B),according to Minister of Public Security (MOPS) Oscar Alvarez September 23, the murder rate in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula declined approximately 24 percent since the passage of anti-gang legislation in early August (ref A). (Note: As reported in [...]	2003-09-26 22:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM SNAR ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2302	INTERAIRPORTS AT AGE THREE: A NEW CONTRACT, A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: InterAirports, the international consortium that operates Honduras' four international airports, has recently renegotiated its contract with the GOH. The new contract would resolve many of the issues that have troubled InterAirports in its three years of operation, specifically [...]	2003-09-29 14:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2333	IN YET ANOTHER DRUG BUST, HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE [...] (U) On September 30 in the Department of Colon on the Caribbean coast, Honduran Frontier Police seized another 201 kilos of cocaine. This time, the drugs were hidden aboard a truck in multiple secret compartments. Police were alerted to the drug's presence by a local source of information who [...]	2003-10-01 22:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2340	MEDIA REACTION ON ROBERT ZOELLICK'S VISIT TO CENTRAL [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/1 entitled "Softening". "This week, USTR Robert Zoellick is visiting Central America in an attempt to convince the regional governments of the need to make progress on CAFTA negotiations." "In addition, Zoellick will try to diss [...]	2003-10-02 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2341	MEDIA REACTION ON WTO AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT, OCTOBER [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/1 entitled "The U.S. and Its Stick and Carrot Policy". "The continuous implementation of the traditional stick and carrot policy by the U.S. in its external affairs has recently been evidenced by two events: the exoneration from [...]	2003-10-02 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD PGOV PARM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2355	HONDURAN VIEWS OF WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In the wake of the breakdown of the Doha agenda negotiations at the Cancun WTO ministerial, Honduran officials seemed most interested in the impact on the agricultural talks in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations. The GOH will now push strongly in the CAFTA talks [...]	2003-10-03 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB PREL HO WTO
03TEGUCIGALPA2380	HONDURAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, Honduras is still very inclined to move forward on regional disarmament, but remains insistent that the process proceed through established channels, particularly the Central American Security Commission (SICA),and that all the [...]	2003-09-04 17:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2383	ENGLISH SYNOPSIS OF NICARAGUAN ARMS CONTROL PROPOSAL [...] Below is an informal translation of the substantive parts of the Nicaraguan arms control proposal of July 2003, formally titled "The Program to Limit and Control Arms in Central America to Achieve a Reasonable Balance of Forces and Foster Stability, Mutual Confidence, and Transparency"(ref A). [...]	2003-09-04 17:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2384	CODEL MEMBERS MEET WITH HONDURAS' THREE LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Kolbe visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras September 27 as part of a Central American trip. After touring the Elcatex maquila owned by the Canahuati family and meeting with leaders of the Honduran Maquila Association, members of the delegation met at the maquila with leaders [...]	2003-10-09 15:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EAID PREL OREP HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2385	Honduran Gasoline Pricing: Tempest in a Teapot [...] (SBU) Summary. In September, former Industry and Trade Minister for President Maduro Juliet Handal began a public campaign to criticize the Honduran government's method of establishing maximum gasoline prices. Handal has argued in press conferences and appearances in front of the Honduran Na [...]	2003-10-09 15:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2432	AIRPORT SECURITY IN HONDURAS: TSA ATTEMPTS TO [...] (U) Summary: In recent visits to Honduras, TSA Representative Victor Guardia and other TSA inspectors have visited or inspected three of Honduras' four international airports, and raised several airport security issues with GOH officials. In some areas, particularly the September inspection o [...]	2003-10-16 17:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER PGOV ASEC CASC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2459	CAFTA LABOR/ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS: INFORMATION [...] Below are Post's responses to the questions raised in paragraphs 5-6 of reftel. ---------- Labor Laws ---------- 2. The Ministry of Labor can levy fines against companies that violate the country's labor laws. These fines can range from 20 to 10,000 Lempiras (USD 1.14 to USD 570) per [...]	2003-10-21 15:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SENV ETRD EAID PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2460	Honduran Ratification of the Montreal Convention: [...] EconOff delivered talking points in reftel to the Honduran Vice Minister for Transportation, Eduardo Pavon, on September 20th, and to the Director of Civil Aviation, Cesar Vasquez, on October 15. Pavon asked for more information about the treaty. EconOff obtained a copy of the treaty in Spa [...]	2003-10-21 15:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2461	MERENDON MINING REQUESTING RETRACTION IN ICP [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 2). 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The Embassy has received complaints from Canadian citizen Merendon Mining Corp. Ltd. President Gary Sorenson and now from his U.S. attorney, William Rogers of the law firm Arnold and Porter, regarding the [...]	2003-10-21 16:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2467	SCENESETTER FOR SECREATRY POWELL'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearly half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces an uphill battle in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His administration, having never been quite able to muster the polit [...]	2003-10-22 00:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2490	HONDURAS STILL FAR AWAY FROM NAMING ABMASSADOR TO [...] (C) President Maduro's National Security Advisor, Ramon Medina Luna, informed PolCouns October 21 that the Government of Honduras (GOH) was still a long way from naming an ambassador to Cuba. Medina Luna assured PolCouns that selecting an ambassador to Cuba was not a pressing issue, nor was i [...]	2003-10-23 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CU HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA2514	HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT UNSETTLES MADURO [...] (U) On October 21, Honduran Vice President Armida de Lopez Contreras (one of three presidential designates in the current Honduran constitutional leadership structure) stirred up a hornets nest when she accused an unnamed high ranking Government of Honduras (GOH) official of tampering with USD [...]	2003-10-27 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EAID EFIN PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2515	REQUEST FOR THEATER CLEARANCE AND SUPPORT: [...] (C) EMBASSY REQUESTS CENTCOM THEATER CLEARANCE AND SUPPORT FOR PLANNED VISIT TO IRAQ BY HONDURAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE FREDERICO BREVE 11-13 NOV 03 TO VISIT THE 370 HONDURAN TROOPS STATIONED IN AN NAJAF. THE OFFICIAL PARTY WILL INCLUDE: THE HONORABLE FEDERICO D. ((BREVE)) TRAVIESO, MINISTER OF [...]	2003-10-27 23:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2530	FY 2004 EIPC NOMINATION FOR HONDURAS [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits its FY 2004 Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) initiative request. 2. SUMMARY: Honduras is fresh and fertile ground for a new peacekeeping program. As a member of the Coalition of the Willing, Honduras has deployed 370 tr [...]	2003-10-29 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2544	ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST [...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...]	2003-10-30 14:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2545	THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL ARMS STILL UNCOUNTED FOR IN [...] It is estimated that around 10,000 AK-47's, remnants of the region's civil wars in the 1980's, remain on the streets of Honduras. A recent legislative decree offered USD 57 for each gun deemed "illegal", but the 90-day grace period for voluntarily turning in these weapons has now expired. Dur [...]	2003-10-30 14:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER MOPS SNAR KJUS PHUM PINR HO KCUM
03TEGUCIGALPA2551	Biotechnology Regulations: Honduras [...] Post contacted Carlos Almendares, the GOH official most directly responsible for biotechnology issues, and received the information below. Mr. Almendares is the Chief of the Seed Certification Department in the Honduran National Service for Animal and Plant Health (abbreviated SENASA, equiva [...]	2003-10-30 20:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV HO TSLP
03TEGUCIGALPA2558	HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTERS (CURRENT AND FORMER) [...] Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, under cover letter to the Ambassador, sent the Embassy on October 20 two letters to Secretary Powell - one from himself in response to a September 18 letter from the Secretary (ref A) and one from former Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso [...]	2003-10-31 17:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2564	HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA NOT IN THE OFFING, BUT [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor met with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Anibel Quinones on October 28 to deliver points in ref B. Quinones was already aware of USG concerns as raised with Government of Honduras (GOH) [...]	2003-10-31 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA2584	SELECTING CANDIDATE MODEL COUNTRIES ON WATER FOR [...] Summary. In response to STATE 272561, Post recommends the consideration of decentralized management of urban water and sanitation systems in Honduras as a model to be further studied by an expert team and eventually presented at the upcoming UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). End [...]	2003-11-04 13:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2612	Telecom Procurement Practices, Less Than Fair? [...] (U) Summary and action request. In an effort to promote transparency in its procurement practices, the Government of Honduras (GOH) decided to contract the UNDP to manage procurements for major infrastructure projects by the state owned telephone company, Hondutel. Unfortunately, in the firs [...]	2003-11-05 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2614	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" carried a front page photo of the press event at Casa Presidencial featuring Secretary Powell, President Maduro, the Honduran Minister of SIPDIS Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Ambassador Larry Palmer with the headline "The U.S. does no [...]	2003-11-05 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2615	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/5 entitled "Powell". "Throughout the uncertain times Honduras is going through, the visit of Colin Powell to Honduras has brought very good news. The U.S. Secretary of State has said that Honduras could be one of the countries to [...]	2003-11-05 23:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2622	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" carried a front page photo of the press event at Casa Presidencial featuring Secretary Powell, President Maduro, the Honduran Minister of SIPDIS Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Ambassador Larry Palmer with the headline "The U.S. does no [...]	2003-11-06 21:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2623	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/5 entitled "Powell". "Throughout the uncertain times Honduras is going through, the visit of Colin Powell to Honduras has brought very good news. The U.S. Secretary of State has said that Honduras could be one of the countries to [...]	2003-11-06 21:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2648	IMF TEAM RETURNING TO HONDURAS TO NEGOTIATE A [...] (SBU) Summary. An October IMF mission visit to Honduras found enough progress and high-level commitment to agree to return in November for the negotiation of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The government hopes to be able to push legislat [...]	2003-11-07 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2656	HONDURAS RATIFIES THREE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The GOH has ratified three outstanding counterterrorism (CT) conventions (two ICAO and one IAEA). The GOH is now a party to 10 international CT conventions. Post is pressing hard for the GOH to ratify the two IMO and two OAS CT conventions still outstanding. Persistent efforts by Emb [...]	2003-11-12 17:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2662	IMF IN HONDURAS: PROSPECTS FOR AND OUTCOMES OF AN [...] (C) Summary: If the Maduro government comes to an agreement with the IMF, the National Congress is likely to approve the necessary measures. Of those measures, an increase in the fuel tax could potentially be the most difficult, and runs the risk of adding a new constituency, the transportati [...]	2003-11-12 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2663	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current Liberal Party Congressman) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/12 entitled "Why did Colin Powell come to Honduras? ". "The Honduran press received almost a dozen clues about the issues discussed with Secretary Powell, but Powell himsel [...]	2003-11-12 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD SNAR EAID MOPS PGOV HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA2682	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/13 entitled "Missiles and helicopters". "The visit of Colin Powell to Central America wasn't just for pleasure. While he came to thank the countries supporting the U.S. in the coalition in Iraq, he also came to remind us that his [...]	2003-11-14 13:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO SNAR EAID MOPS PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2714	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/18 entitled "Troops are stationed in low risk zones in Iraq". "After a short visit to Iraq to supervise the work of the Honduran troops in that country, the Minister of Defense Federico Breve said that the Honduran troops have rece [...]	2003-11-18 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2718	BIO OF HONDURAN FIRST LADY AGUAS OCANA DE MADURO [...] (SBU) Aguas Ocana, the first lady of Honduras, married President Ricardo Maduro on October 10, 2002. It is her first marriage and his second. Born on April 29, 1963 in Sevilla, Spain, Ocana was the former counselor of the Spanish embassy in Tegucigalpa. Ocana first earned the Spanish equival [...]	2003-11-19 16:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2751	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, NOVEMBER 20, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current Liberal Party Congressman) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/20 entitled "A hundred tons of cocaine ". "The U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer recently revealed that almost a hundred tons of cocaine go through Honduras and Central America [...]	2003-11-21 22:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2757	HONDURAS ANXIOUS TO MOVE EL SALVADOR BORDER [...] (C) Summary: As part of the on-going effort to demarcate the Honduran-El Salvador border, on November 11 OAS envoy, NIMA specialist John Gates, awarded over one square kilometer of territory to El Salvador that was originally designated to Honduras by the 1992 International Court of Justice (IC [...]	2003-11-24 20:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2765	THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: SETTING OBJECTIVES FOR A [...] Summary. On October 27, President Ricardo Maduro received the results of the National Dialogue which, by means of consensus, attempts to prioritize national objectives in order to benefit the most vulnerable groups of society. Following the idea that the National Dialogue should be participa [...]	2003-11-25 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ELAB EIND PGOV SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2792	HONDURAS REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON [...] (C) Summary. On November 25, the GOH and visiting IMF mission announced a preliminary agreement on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF). The central government deficit targets are 3.5 percent of GDP in 2004, 3.0 percent of GDP in 200 [...]	2003-11-28 22:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2814	HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]	2003-12-02 14:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2824	EXTRADITION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS [...] SUMMARY: ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS HAS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN THE U.S. FOR CONSPIRACY, ILLEGAL CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS, MAKING FRAUDULENT AND FALSE STATEMENTS, AND CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONEY. ON MARCH 18, 1992, MR. MORRIS FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED HONDURAN CITIZENSHIP BY CONCEALING HIS U.S. [...]	2003-12-02 22:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM CASC HO MR
03TEGUCIGALPA2827	MEDIA REACTION ON TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE, DECEMBER [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/3 entitled "The End". "At some point in our recent history, conventional wars, guerrilla wars like the one the U.S. army encountered in Vietnam, gave way to terrorism as the most significant threat. We now see in the Middle East, [...]	2003-12-03 19:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2841	HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE ANOTHER 53 KILOS OF COCAINE, [...] On November 27, Honduran authorities seized approximately 53 kilos of cocaine from a truck in the remote northern town of Bonito Oriental in the Department of Colon. The cocaine valued at approximately USD two million was seized by the Honduran Frontier Police, working in cooperation with the [...]	2003-12-04 20:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2844	GOOD TALKERS, BUT MADURO ADMINISTRATION NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: In office for almost two years, President Ricardo Maduro's administration talks a lot about fighting corruption, particularly when addressing interested U.S. audiences. Upon close examination, however, one sees little demonstrable progress in breaking corruption's pervasive grip [...]	2003-12-04 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EFIN PHUM PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2846	HONDURAS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO OPERATION IRAQI [...] (C) During the early morning of December 3, the Honduran contingent in Iraq (Task Force Xatruch) was attacked by four mortar shells. No injuries or damage was reported. Initial reports indicated that all four shells impacted outside the Honduran compound (Ref A),although MOD Federico Breve l [...]	2003-12-04 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV ASEC IZ HO

03TEGUCIGALPA2857	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, DECEMBER 5, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/5 entitled "Soldiers in Iraq and transparency". "The bloodless attack against the headquarters of our troops in Najaf, Iraq has reopened the debate among those who opposed the sending of Honduran troops to Iraq since the beginni [...]	2003-12-05 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2861	AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medicines in order to stretch its limited HIV/AIDS treatment funds. Discussions with USG officials have revealed that the GOH would not need to use this decision fo [...]	2003-12-08 16:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD SOCI TBIO PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2866	DRL PDAS KOZAK MEETS WITH HONDURAN OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Kozak, DRL/MLA Deputy Director Sicade, and EmbOffs met November 19-20 with senior GOH officials, including Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, to discuss U.S. cooperation with Latin American countries on human rights resolutions at the United Nations Commission on H [...]	2003-12-08 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA2871	International Coffee Organization Director Visits [...] SUMMARY: Nestor Osorio, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO),visited Honduras and spoke publicly about the goals of the ICO. While he defended the interventionist role that the ICO has played in the past, he stressed the organization's current focus is on promot [...]	2003-12-09 12:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ETRD EAID EAGR PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2872	HONDURAS INCREASES TARIFFS ON DAIRY PRODUCTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In November, after several months of internal debate, the GOH increased tariffs on a range of dairy products. The tariff increases apply to thirty specific products (8-digit tariff lines),going far beyond the initial focus on only nonfat powdered milk. For most of the products [...]	2003-12-09 13:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA288	SCENESETTER FOR WHA/DAS FISK'S VISIT TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office for one year, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June 2002 as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]	2003-01-31 16:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2882	ANTI-CORRUPTION PROSECUTOR IN SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (U) On December 1, Ruben Adolfo Reyes, a prosecutor in a unit designed to combat corruption in San Pedro Sula was arrested by Honduran authorities for his alleged links to organized crime. Reyes, who works for the "Common Crime" unit of the Public Ministry in San Pedro Sula, was arraigned on [...]	2003-12-10 22:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2883	HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE 636 KILOS OF COCAINE AND [...] Summary: On December 4, Honduran authorities seized approximately 636 kilos of cocaine from a truck in San Pedro Sula. The seizure of the drugs was the result of well-executed police work, acting upon a tip that a large amount of drugs would soon be moving through the country. The drugs were [...]	2003-12-10 22:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2900	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 11, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/11 entitled "CAFTA: inequality and opportunities". "Nowadays, when economic and trade globalization keeps growing and generating excellent results for developed countries but increased impoverishment for developing countries, it' [...]	2003-12-15 18:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2912	CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE; [...] On December 8, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez celebrated 25 years as a bishop (he has 33 years total in the priesthood). For his service, the Government of Honduras awarded him the "Great Extraordinary Cross", considered to be the highest award given by the GOH. At two separate ceremonies, attended [...]	2003-12-16 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PGOV ETRD PINR KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2915	HONDURAN TEACHERS UNIONS OPPOSED TO ANY REDUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduran teachers' unions are a key player in the ongoing effort by the GOH to complete the domestic requirements of a deal with the IMF (ref A). The five teachers' unions, three for primary teachers and two for secondary teachers, strongly oppose a proposed civil service law [...]	2003-12-17 14:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2916	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA HOSTS MINI-DUBLIN GROUP [...] Summary. On December 5, Post hosted a meeting of the Tegucigalpa Mini-Dublin Group to coordinate with participating countries on counternarcotics assistance programs and the overall effectiveness of such programs. Along with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),countries that partici [...]	2003-12-17 14:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR KJUS EFIN ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2929	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, DECEMBER 15, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/13 entitled "Reward". "The distribution of the lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts, as were decided by Washington, to be allocated only to those countries that sent soldiers to fight Saddam Hussein has reopened the wounds cau [...]	2003-12-17 22:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2932	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2004 [...] The text of the 2004 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $699 million, an increase [...]	2003-12-18 15:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2938	HONDURAS INDICATES IT WILL SIGN UN ANTICORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Honduras was surprisingly absent among the 94 countries that gathered December 11 in Merida, Mexico to sign the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. According to press reports, apart from Honduras, the only other Latin American and Caribbean countries not to sign were Uruguay, [...]	2003-12-18 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA KCRM KJUS EFIN ECON PHUM SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2939	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras by air, land, and maritime routes continued, but with significant disruption in 2003. Overall, seizures in Honduras were higher than the past five years combined, with 5,738 kilos of cocaine seized. Corruption within the police, Publi [...]	2003-12-18 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2941	RUMORS OF POSSIBLE RESTRUCTURING OF HONDURAN [...] In an effort to decrease government spending, and meet the specifications of the recently negotiated IMF agreement, the GOH has announced that there will be "changes" within various government ministries. As such, President Ricardo Maduro appears to be planning to streamline the GOH by restr [...]	2003-12-18 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2942	UNDP Responds to Embassy Inquiries on Telecom [...] (SBU) Summary. Post thanks Washington agencies for a rapid response to reports of possible unfair procurement practices by UNDP Honduras. We have been able to discuss the Hondutel telecom tenders involving Harris Communications and Midwest Cable with UNDP General Coordinator for telecom bids [...]	2003-12-18 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2952	ICJ REJECTS EL SALVADOR'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION [...] On December 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, by a vote of 4-1, rejected El Salvador's September 10, 2002 application for revision of the Court's original 1992 decision demarcating the land and maritime border between El Salvador and Honduras as "inadmissible." The ICJ [...]	2003-12-19 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS KTIA PREL PGOV ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2965	CHINESE SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS - CHINAZO [...] (U) SUMMARY - As part of an ongoing investigation, the Honduran Criminal Investigative Police (DGIC),Prosecutor's from the Organized Crime Division of the Public Ministry, and DHS personnel from Tegucigalpa participated in a series of raids in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, unc [...]	2003-12-22 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2970	ACCUSATIONS OF WRONGDOING PLAGUE HONDURAN CHIEF OF [...] (U) On December 10, Aida Romero, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights, accused Chief of Police, Coralia Rivera Ramos, Commissioner Mirna Suazo, and the assistant to the Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Aguilar, with obstruction of justice and abuse of power. According to the prosecutor, [...]	2003-12-23 21:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM PHUM SOCI PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2980	Honduran Textile Sector Gives CAFTA High Marks [...] (SBU) Summary: Jesus Canahuati, President of the Honduran Manufacturers Association, was effusive about the content of the textiles chapter of the recently negotiated CAFTA. He identified three areas in particular which are positive developments for Honduras: 1) cumulation with Mexico, 2) the [...]	2003-12-29 18:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2997	Honduras Announces Suspension of U.S. Beef Imports [...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has announced a suspension of imports of U.S. beef and its derivatives, in accordance with guidelines issued by the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). The Honduran ban does not include dairy products or other products considered to carry no risk o [...]	2003-12-30 22:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA349	HONDURAN MFA GIVEN SECRETARY ABRAHAM LETTER ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 16:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS HO IAEA
03TEGUCIGALPA350	HONDURAS GIVEN USG JANUARY 27 REMARKS ON IRAQ; [...] PolOff delivered reftel text of Ambassador Negroponte's January 27 to the UNSC and the Secretary's January 27 press statement January 29 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. The MFA has not had a substantive reply but Fortin told PolOff that the GOH appreciated the information. 2 [...]	2003-02-06 16:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MOPS IZ HO IAEA UNSC
03TEGUCIGALPA4	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits 2002 International Narcotics Control Status Report (INCSR) for Honduras. Begin text: I. Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras using air, land and maritime routes continued without significant disruption in 2002. Overall seizures in [...]	2003-01-02 20:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA407	INSPECTION OF EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA (ISP-I-02-26) [...] Ref C requests a compliance update on OIG's post inspection of Embassy Tegucigalpa, ref: ISP-I-02-26. The inspection was completed in February 2001 and has been in the compliance reporting phase since that time. 2. Embassy is providing additional information on the outstanding recommenda [...]	2003-02-12 14:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASIG AMGT APER CMGT SNAR HN
03TEGUCIGALPA425	DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEGUCIGALPA: FOCUS IS ON GOH [...] (SBU) Political demonstrations continue off and on in Tegucigalpa, led by various small organizations, the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and others. Sometimes the protests are staged outside the Embassy, but more commonly they are held downt [...]	2003-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PINR SOCI ASEC CU HO
03TEGUCIGALPA426	DOL A/DUS MAGAN MEETS CA LABOR MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Mike Magan visited Honduras January 23-25 to attend the Central American Labor Ministers Meeting and held discussions with labor, management, and government on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA [...]	2003-02-13 17:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EFIN EAGR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA442	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA RECOMMENDS EXTENSION OF TPS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras remains an extremely poor country, still trying to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. While most USG-funded post-Mitch reconstruction efforts are complete, serious long-term challenges make the situation extremely difficult for the average Honduran. Hon [...]	2003-02-14 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA469	HONDURAN RESPONSE REGARDING MANPADS [...] (S) The Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) do not have any Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). Likewise, Post is not aware of any non-state actors in possession of MANPADS in Honduras. Post believes HOAF would be receptive to information or training on MANPAD threats. Chad P. Cummins, PO [...]	2003-02-19 20:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA494	Honduras Hopes For IMF Letter of Intent by March 31 [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduras is putting the finishing touches on a package of laws that will put the GOH's fiscal house in order and satisfy the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team negotiating the terms of Honduras' three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The package w [...]	2003-02-24 15:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA527	PRESIDENT MADURO VOWS TO COMBAT RISING MINOR [...] (U) On February 19, before a hastily convened international audience which included the ambassadors of Great Britain, Taiwan, Germany, France, Spain, as well as PolOff, President Ricardo Maduro vowed to combat Honduras' surging homicide rate for minors. Maduro expressed his administration's d [...]	2003-02-26 15:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM ASEC SNAR KJUS PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA532	ANTI-CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS--IS RICARDO MADURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro enters the second year of his single four-year term in office, the looming question in his professed effort to transform Honduras, economy, judicial system and political environment is whether or not he is prepared to seek concrete results in his battl [...]	2003-02-26 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PGOV SNAR ECON PHUM KCRM OVIP HO
03TEGUCIGALPA546	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...]	2003-02-27 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA548	HOSTAGE SITUATION IN NAHUATERIQUE POCKET ON BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 25 at around 10:00am a Honduran patrol comprised of seven police and four military personnel was surrounded by approximately 400 compesinos in the Nahuaterique pocket on the border with El Salvador. The incident occurred after the patrol had confiscated a number of c [...]	2003-02-27 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PHUM PREL PTER ECON PINR ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA549	HONDURAN TRADE POLICY IN CAFTA, FTAA AND WTO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Honduran government remains overstretched by the efforts to simultaneously establish a new trade team and participate actively in its new and ongoing trade negotiations. Melvyn Redondo is emerging as the key figure in forging a congruent Honduran trade policy, but CAFTA by [...]	2003-02-27 23:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA552	EAC TO REVIEW CURRENT SECURITY STATUS [...] At 10:00am on 02/19/03, a meeting of the EAC was convened by the Ambassador and chaired by the DCM. 2. The following sections/agencies were present during the EAC meeting: RSO, POL, JTF-B, USAID, PEACE CORPS, CONS, IPC, ADM, MSG, DEA, CLO, ECON, PAS, ORA and DAO. 3. The following issu [...]	2003-02-28 17:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA555	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] "La Prensa"2/22 San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper, carried a full-page story: "Effects of a War against Iraq will be Less Dramatic for Honduras": The Honduran Private Council for Business, the Tegucigalpa Industry Chamber of Commerce and the Forum for the Strengthening of Democracy hosted a [...]	2003-02-28 19:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA558	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FUTURE OF AMHON EXECUTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Honduran Minister of Government and Justice, Dr. Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro, hosted a lunch at his home for Ambassador Palmer on February 14. Hernandez requested the meeting to discuss issues of bilateral importance but dominating the discussion was the effort underway to rep [...]	2003-02-28 21:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SOCI PHUM PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA560	2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: HONDURAS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),but there have been no additional moves in the past year [...]	2003-02-28 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD HO KIPR
03TEGUCIGALPA583	GOH PROPOSAL FOR SHRIMP RECERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. On February 19, 2003, the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture, along with the Department of Fisheries, sent the Embassy their proposal for improvement of enforcement of turtle excluder device (TED) regulations (ref a) following the January 2003 decision to decerti [...]	2003-03-04 20:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA606	MADURO ANNOUNCES RETALIATORY TARIFFS AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 3, President Maduro announced a number of retaliatory countermeasures against Nicaragua including a 35 percent tariff on goods and increased fees for the use of Puerto Cortez and national highways. The retaliatory action by the GOH is the latest chapter in the long-ru [...]	2003-03-06 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS ETRD PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA611	HONDURAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE: A SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A year after the implementation of Honduras' new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC),opinions regarding its level of success are positive overall, but critics remain. Supporters cite the commencement of oral trials under the new system in 2002 as evidence of the Code's success. Crit [...]	2003-03-06 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID KCRM SNAR PREL ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA619	GOH OPEN TO CUBA RESOLUTION IN GENEVA; REITERATES [...] (C)SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk discussed Cuba in meetings with President Maduro, Foreign Minister Perez-Cadalso and Minister of Defense Fred Breve during his February 6-7 visit to Honduras. Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso indicated that Honduras might be willing [...]	2003-03-07 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC EAID HO CU
03TEGUCIGALPA622	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2003 [...] As part of the GOH efforts to reach an agreement with the IMF, an executive decree was issued by President Maduro to reduce public expenditure in salaries to the equivalent of 10.1 percent of the GDP. The measures include: freezing public sector employee wages for all of 2003, e [...]	2003-03-07 22:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV ELAB PGOV SENV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA625	THREAT TO CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ [...] At an event hosted by the Papal Nuncio, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez privately told the Ambassador that he had received a recent death threat that he was taking very seriously. Apparently, the gatekeeper at Cardinal Rodriguez's office had been kidnapped while running an errand recently. The gat [...]	2003-03-07 23:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA626	TRANSFORMING CENTRAL AMERICA,S SECURITY PARADIGM: [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Maduro reiterated his personal commitment to regional disarmament and expressed his willingness to move forward on this issue. He also asked for U.S. support, mentioning directly the possible need for a multilateral security guarantee and asked whether the U.S. could pr [...]	2003-03-10 13:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL OVIP PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA65	EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "WTO AGRICULTURAL [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on the "WTO Agricultural Initiative." 2. Date: January 8, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 1 3. Objective: To provide the local media an opportunity to discuss the issues of the new U.S. Agricultural Initiative with Alan [...]	2003-01-10 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA652	MADURO GETS POLITICAL LIFT FROM SUSPENSION OF [...] (SBU) The news of the Nicaraguan Congress' vote to temporarily suspend the retaliatory 35 percent tariff on Honduran goods, after three years, was greeted with relief and a bit of triumph in Tegucigalpa. On March 11, Honduran President Maduro immediately announced the news, after receiving a [...]	2003-03-13 19:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS ETRD PGOV PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA653	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] TV TALK SHOW "FRENTE A FRENTE" 3/12 - Renato Alvarez director and anchor interviewed President of Honduras, Ricardo Maduro on different topics related to his administration. During this hour long program key issues such as Iraq and CAFTA were discussed at length. "Question: If the United Sta [...]	2003-03-13 19:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA654	HONDURAN REQUEST FOR BORDER MAPPING [...] Per refs A, B, C, and D Honduras and El Salvador are looking to move forward on border demarcation via a binational border commission but progress has been stymied due to outdated maps. Their joint request, received at both Embassy Tegucigalpa and San Salvador, is for maps at scale of 1:25,00 [...]	2003-03-13 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA663	2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: REVISED HONDURAS SUBMISSION [...] (U) Revised Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. Addressees are requested to replace reftel with this submission. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Propert [...]	2003-03-14 17:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD HO KIPR
03TEGUCIGALPA670	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT" [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro March 16 to discuss ref A seeking GOH support for a vision for Iraq and the Iraqi people. Maduro promised Ambassador the "full support" of Honduras for the USG position. When asked, Maduro said that the GOH might make a public statemen [...]	2003-03-17 18:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA674	ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a March 12 call on Honduran Minister of the Presidency Luis Cosenza, DCM and Econcouns discussed the top economic items on the bilateral agenda. Cosenza committed to campaigning for the repeal of the teacher and nurse "estatutos" that have caused the rapid increase in government expend [...]	2003-03-18 14:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EAID ETRD KJUS PREL ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA69	MEDIA REACTION: CAFTA LAUNCH [...] January 9: "La Tribuna," a Liberal Party Tegucigalpa- based daily, carried a full-page article on the CAFTA launch using IIP press release with headline "U.S. and Central American countries initiated free trade negotiations." 2. "Tiempo," San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper owned by business [...]	2003-01-10 19:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA692	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, [...] Dennis Watlington, March 1-10, 2003. Post celebrated Black History Month (African-American Heritage Month) through film showings, meetings with youth about the possibility of a productive life following recovery from drug use and gang violence, and discussions of cultural, historical and soc [...]	2003-03-19 20:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA697	HONDURAS AND PROSPECTS FOR HARMONIZED ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Post concurs with Department recommendation that a regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation (ref A) would serve U.S. interests in Honduras and the region. As stated in ref C, Honduras could benefit by an overriding law against TIP that pieced together [...]	2003-03-19 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC PREF KFRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA698	HONDURAS UNILATERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. ACTION AGAINST [...] (U) President Maduro issued a statement on behalf of the Government of Honduras on March 18 declaring that Honduras supports the U.S. war on terrorism and urging the Government of Iraq to accept the U.S. proposal in order to avoid additional suffering by the Iraqi people. The statement also [...]	2003-03-19 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA725	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO ADDRESSES NATION ON IRAQ: [...] (U) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation the evening of March 20 on the war in Iraq and possible implications for Honduras. His basic message was that the war may cause hardships, but there was no reason to panic and that Hondurans should stick together. He stated [...]	2003-03-21 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET OIIP ASEC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA726	HIGH EXPECTATIONS, DISAPPOINTING RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: After one year in office, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. Maduro began his administration amid high expectations. While he remains upbeat about his administration's ability to [...]	2003-03-21 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD PHUM KJUS CASC ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA727	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/21 [...] For the second day all four dailies had full front page coverage and special reports of almost six interior pages with a variety of photos of the war. 2. Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily La Tribuna: "Inferno in Iraq;" moderate daily El Heraldo: "War, Total Offensive;" San Pedro liberal [...]	2003-03-21 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO HO IZ PA OIIP
03TEGUCIGALPA728	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/20 [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-21 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP HO IZ PA
03TEGUCIGALPA731	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/21 [...] For the second day all four dailies had full front page coverage and special reports of almost six interior pages with a variety of photos of the war. 2. Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily La Tribuna: "Inferno in Iraq;" moderate daily El Heraldo: "War, Total Offensive;" San Pedro liberal [...]	2003-03-24 16:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PA OIIP HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA740	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/20 [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-24 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL HO IZ PA
03TEGUCIGALPA748	HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS - IRAQ [...] Moderate Daily El Heraldo 3/22 - Article on a forum for students on the conflict in Iraq sponsored by the youth of the Democratic Unification Party (a leftist party made up of the remnants of the Socialists and Communist parties of the 1980s). Among the speakers was Carlos Reyes of the Bloque [...]	2003-03-25 18:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA752	U.S.-CAFTA: Honduran Textile Goals in the U.S.- [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras can be expected to fight hard in the U.S.-CAFTA textile negotiations for rules of origin that allow use of fabrics produced in NAFTA, Central American, CBI and Andean countries, including allowing the manufacture of woven products, short supply provisions and flexible r [...]	2003-03-25 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX HO
03TEGUCIGALPA753	GOH PREPARATION FOR CITES II LISTING OF BIGLEAF [...] (U) Summary. The scientific authority in Honduras, made up of both governmental and private entities, is preparing for the Appendix II listing of Bigleaf Mahogany to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). While Honduras does have some administrative and legal str [...]	2003-03-25 23:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA754	TFIZO1: ANTI-WAR PROTEST OUTSIDE EMBASSY SMALLER [...] On March 24, from about 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., a demonstration against the war in Iraq took place outside the Embassy. The event was organized by Carlos Reyes, President of the Popular Block, an anti-U.S. leftist organization. Participating in the demonstration were other like-minded organiz [...]	2003-03-26 15:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA762	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ MARCH 3/22-24/03 [...] "El Heraldo" moderate Tegucigalpa-based daily 3/22: Apuntes: "The European Union, the Republic of China and Vladimir Putin have discovered that Bush can count on the complete support of the Senate, including that of senators who were against the Iraq invasion." "The U.S. is the empire no matt [...]	2003-03-26 19:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA824	TFIZ01: AMBASSADOR URGES HONDURAN FM PEREZ-CADALSO [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador met April 1 with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso to discuss a wide range of issues, with a focus on Iraq and combating terrorism. Ambassador urged the GOH to make stronger public statements on Iraq, including on Iraqi war crimes, and criti [...]	2003-04-02 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AORC KTIA KAWC IZ HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA825	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, APRIL 2, 2003 [...] Regular columnist Wilmer Perez Regalado in liberal party San Pedro Sula-based daily "La Prensa," 4/2 - "Madness - War machine of war:" "In the war of George Bush against Saddam Hussein, for both "axes of evil".. apparently the God they implore and at times manipulate to do what they want is a [...]	2003-04-02 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA826	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro suggested that Central American Presidents remain interested in raising non-CAFTA topics during their upcoming meeting with President Bush. He also reaffirmed his commitment to provide Honduran troops for post-conflict operations in Iraq, even wh [...]	2003-04-02 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR EFIN ETRD ELAB KTIA IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA828	BUDGET CUTS HARM ALREADY STRUGGLING HONDURAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Severe budget cuts at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs threaten to incapacitate its ability to execute a coherent foreign policy strategy. The cuts, amounting to 31 percent since President Ricardo Maduro came into office early last year, mean new layoffs and embassy closi [...]	2003-04-03 15:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AORC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA856	POSSIBLE CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS FIRST HONDURAN [...] (C) The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has not yet named a Honduran ambassador to Cuba. Several names have been circulating as potential candidates. As noted in reftel B, first among these is Rene Arturo Bendana, former Ambassador to Spain and to the U.S. under past President Raf [...]	2003-04-08 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETTC PINR CU HO UNHCR
03TEGUCIGALPA859	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, APRIL 5-8, 2003 [...] Four dailies, TV and radio continue carrying numerous photos and reports of the war, taken from international reports. On Saturday April 5th, four dailies dedicated special sections to the war. 2. Sample coverage front-page of liberal "Tiempo" has a special extra 8 pages called "Tiempo Mag [...]	2003-04-08 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA861	LA CEIBA PRISON RIOT LEAVES 69 DEAD AND MANY [...] SUMMARY: On April 5 a riot in El Porvenir prison, located just outside the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba, Honduras, left 69 dead and 39 wounded. Many of the dead were gang members from Mara 18, one of Central America's largest gangs. According to press reports, the riot broke out when a sc [...]	2003-04-08 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA862	TFIZ01: HONDURAN FM PEREZ-CADALSO GIVES AMB LETTER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met April 7 with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso at the FM's request. Perez-Cadalso gave Ambassador a letter offering to provide Honduran troops for post-war humanitarian needs in Iraq, contingent on congressional approval of such a deploy [...]	2003-04-08 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM AORC KTIA KAWC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA865	Honduran Congress Adopts New Fiscal Package; [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 2, the Honduran Congress considered and adopted in one reading a second fiscal package (the first was adopted in May 2002) designed to broaden the tax base, help reduce chronic budget deficits and move the government on the road to an IMF agreement. Congress modified s [...]	2003-04-09 15:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA881	TFIZ01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA BELIEVES HONDURAN [...] (C) On April 7 Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias gave me a letter offering to provide Honduran troops for post-war humanitarian needs in Iraq (see reftel). FM Perez-Cadalso told me that that both President Ricardo Maduro and Minister of Defense Federico Breve [...]	2003-04-10 23:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA882	GUNMEN SHOOT ADVANCE CAR OF HONDURAN FIRST LADY [...] (U) According to Honduran Minister of Public Security Oscar Alvarez, an advance car for Honduran First Lady Aguas Santas Ocana de Maduro was shot by unknown gunmen near the town of Los Limones on the road from Olanchito to the Caribbean coastal city of Trujillo in the Department of Yoro, at a [...]	2003-04-11 00:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM CASC ASEC PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA885	DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS IN HONDURAS; PROBLEMS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: La Armeria (The Armory),the only certified firearms distributor in Honduras, continues to exhibit difficulties in complying with State Department guidance regarding the importation of commercial firearms. In December 2002 Post recommended that State deny La Armeria's request t [...]	2003-04-11 13:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC PREL PHUM PARM ETTC ETRD BEXP HO
03TEGUCIGALPA896	C-AL3-00272: IMPORT DUTIES HAVE DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduran trade liberalization over the past 13 years has resulted in a declining dependence on import duties and other taxes on international trade. In 2002, revenue from import duties had dropped to only 2.2 percent of GDP and an estimated 12.2 percent of total tax revenue (e [...]	2003-04-11 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA912	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations: Responses to reftel (A). (1-A.) Yes. Additionally, there are a number of organizations and groups under the loose collective leadership of (and affiliated with) the Bloque Popular that have been carrying out anti-American demonstrations, as well as demonstrations tar [...]	2003-04-15 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC HO PTER
03TEGUCIGALPA980	WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY: HONDURAS [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding the use of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies in Honduras. 2. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel),Honduras has not yet allocated any unlicensed radio-frequency spectrum for us [...]	2003-04-25 20:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA981	HONDURAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE NEEDS INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-25 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA99	EXTRADITION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 24, 2002, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT IN SAN PEDRO SULA RULED IN FAVOR OF MORRIS, ANNULLING THE CANCELLATION OF HIS HONDURAN CITIZENSHIP. THIS RULING MAKES MORRIS A HONDURAN CITIZEN AND, THEREFORE, NOT EXTRADITABLE UNDER THE HONDURAN CONSTITUTION. THE SOLICITOR GENERAL HA [...]	2003-01-14 19:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KCRM CASC HO
03THEHAGUE1375	KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: REQUEST FOR [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our First Quarter, 2003/2004, budget contribution of USDOLS 625,729.00. Iran received in parallel an identical request. Please note that [...]	2003-06-02 10:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KICT NL
03THEHAGUE1384	(S) INTERDICTION STRATEGY: THE DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP NL
03THEHAGUE1390	HOLOCAUST ART RESTITUTION: SEMINAR EXPLORES ROLE [...] Summary and Action Request: The Permanent Court of Arbitration hosted a seminar to explore whether international arbitration is a suitable mechanism for resolving claims involving Nazi-looted art. Legal experts agreed that arbitration could play a useful role and some advocated establishmen [...]	2003-06-02 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM AORC NL IBPCA
03THEHAGUE1391	PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON FUGRO- [...] PER REF 02284, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON FUGRO-INPARK B.V. SUBJECT COMPANY IS THE END-USER OF OMEGA INFRARED CAMERAS, WHICH CONTAIN UNCOOLED MICROBOLOMETER FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS (SENSORS) CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR NON- PROLIFERAT [...]	2003-06-02 15:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KOMC ETTC NL
03THEHAGUE1392	ICTY: SENIOR OTP OFFICIALS DOWNBEAT ON "NEW ERA" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reason: 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. According to Chief of Investigations Patrick Lopez-Terres of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),cooperation with Belgrade authorities has not signific [...]	2003-06-02 15:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1400	TERRORIST FINANCE: JUDGE UPHOLDS DUTCH FREEZE OF AL [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-03 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1417	ICTY: IS MILOSEVIC HOLDING UP? [...] (C) Summary: The last two months have dealt blows to Slobodan Milosevic from Belgrade and within the trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). In the ICTY, a series of witnesses have hammered Milosevic with crime-based details of the joint crimina [...]	2003-06-05 10:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1421	TERRORIST FINANCE: AL AQSA FOUNDATION OPERATING [...] (U) The Dutch newspaper Trouw reported today that Al Aqsa Foundation has continued its operations under the auspices of the Israa Foundation. Israa is an acronym for "internationale steun rechtstreeks aan armen" or "International Direct Support for the Poor." 2. (SBU) Israa is headquarte [...]	2003-06-05 11:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER NL
03THEHAGUE1434	IAEA/IRAN: DEMARCHE TO DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-05 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1443	DUTCH CABINET APPROVES IRAQ STABILIZATION FORCE [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 6 THE DUTCH CABINET APPROVED THE DEPLOYMENT OF DUTCH MARINES AND ASSOCIATED UNITS TO SERVE AS PART OF THE BRITISH DIVISION IN THE STABILIZATION FORCE IN IRAQ. THE CABINET WILL ADVISE THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT IN WRITING OF ITS DECISION AND PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE THE MATTER IN 8-9 DA [...]	2003-06-06 11:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS IZ NL
03THEHAGUE1449	AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 14:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA ASEC FR NL
03THEHAGUE1450	DUTCH REACTION TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL
03THEHAGUE1451	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12 [...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]	2003-06-06 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ABUD CWC

03THEHAGUE1453	DUTCH COURT ACQUITS ISLAMIST TERRORIST SUSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the District Court of Rotterdam acquitted all twelve suspects charged (under a variety of statutes) for offenses related to the provision of support to a terrorist organization. This was the second such loss for the government before the same court, following the December [...]	2003-06-06 15:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM PREL CASC ETTC XG NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1466	DUTCH RESPONSE ON IAEA SAFEGUARDS BUDGET INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-10 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC ABUD TRGY NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1499	TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER (TPO) AT POST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 13:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD NL
03THEHAGUE1506	IAEA/IRAN: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE WITH DUTCH ON IRAN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MADE REF A DEMARCHE TO DUTCH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HUGO SIBLESZ ON JUNE 12. SIBLESZ SAID HE SAW NO GAP BETWEEN U.S. AND DUTCH VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, ONLY A DIFFERENCE OVER TACTICS. THE DUTCH PREFERENCE FOR THE JUNE 16 IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS' MEETING IS FOR SOME FORM [...]	2003-06-12 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1508	DUTCH ON HALTING ASSISTANCE TO HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER PREL KPAL NL
03THEHAGUE1509	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENE-SETTER [...] (SBU) The First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference, April 28 - May 9, consumed a great deal of Technical Secretariat and national delegation energy, and the last month has been frankly rather quiet. While the annotated EC-33 agenda (faxed to Washington) is long at this point, many [...]	2003-06-12 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1523	DUTCH TASK FORCE PREPS BUSINESS SECTOR FOR ROLE IN [...] Summary. About 300 businesspeople attended a conference on Iraq reconstruction that was staged on June 6 by the GONL and the Dutch Association of Chambers of Commerce. The GONL gave a positive but realistic assessment of business opportunities in the Iraq and pledged the government's help [...]	2003-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON IZ NL
03THEHAGUE1524	DUTCH MFA ON "PEACE CONSOLIDATION" IN MOLDOVA PAPER [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-13 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PBTS NATO OSCE
03THEHAGUE1530	ICTY: DEL PONTE GREETS SLJIVANCANIN ARREST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reasons 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte reacted to the arrest today of outstanding "Vukovar Three" fugitive Veselin Sljivancanin with [...]	2003-06-14 08:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1531	TERRORIST FINANCE: NETHERLANDS: HAMAS NAMES [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-14 20:02:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL NL
03THEHAGUE1545	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] There has been little commentary or discussion on the RevCon. However, in general, the RevCon exceeded expectations. Many delegations are eager to discuss how we will pursue RevCon follow-up. 2. Three rounds of budget consultations were held 11-13 June on Programs 3-6. The facilitator wil [...]	2003-06-16 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1546	ICTY: CROSS-BORDER PIFWC APPREHENSIONS GET A GREEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) confirmed on June 5 that the Tribunal has jurisdiction over indictee Dragan Nikolic, who has claimed since his arrest in April 2000 to have been detained unlawfully by SFOR (refs A and B). [...]	2003-06-16 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1548	TERRORIST FINANCING: ADDITIONAL DUTCH RESPONSE ON [...] (S) Dutch officials told us 6/16 that at the EU Foreign Ministers Meeting, Dutch FM de Hoop Scheffer plans to stress the need for the EU to take urgent action against Hamas (including clearinghouse designation),to urge that the EU exert influence on Middle East leaders to stop funding for Ha [...]	2003-06-17 04:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER EUN NL
03THEHAGUE1552	EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] As requested in ref cable, Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Financial Market Issues, Mr. Willem J. Kooi, Policy Advisor of International Monetary Affairs, Ministry of Finance. 2. It is understood that the t [...]	2003-06-17 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
03THEHAGUE1586	POSTPONEMENT OF HAMAS DESIGNATION: DEMARCHE [...] (S) EconOff delivered demarche ref A to Jan Peter Kleiweg and Wouter Juergens of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 19. The MFA was already aware of the U.S. intent to postpone the designation of the Hamas leaders and linked NGOs prior to the demarche being delivered. [...]	2003-06-19 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	CVIS EFIN ETTC KPAL KVPR NL PTER
03THEHAGUE1589	DUTCH PARTICIPATION AT UN IRAQ TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-19 16:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN NL PREL
03THEHAGUE1595	DUTCH CANDIDATE FOR EU MIDDLE EAST ENVOY [...] (U) Noting that Marcel Kurpershoek is one of two finalists to replace Angel Moratinos, we want to share our impressions and some biographic details. Kurpershoek currently is resident in Pakistan, where he serves as Dutch ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Taji [...]	2003-06-20 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EU IS NL PK
03THEHAGUE1597	BASE REALIGNMENT - ROUND 31 CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) Per reftel we notified the GONL of our desire to begin consultations on facilities in Brunssum and Vriezenveen. In response, the NL Ministry of Defense requested face-to-face consultations to be conducted with MG van der List, Director for Personal and Organization, Royal Netherlands Arm [...]	2003-06-20 13:35:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR PREL NL
03THEHAGUE1603	ARAB-EUROPEAN LEAGUE MOVES INTO THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary: The militant Muslim Arab-European League (AEL) has spread its wings from Belgium to the Netherlands. The foundation of a Dutch section became official with the organization of a congress in late May, which adopted a platform and elected an executive board. At present, AEL-NL has abo [...]	2003-06-23 04:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NL
03THEHAGUE1615	PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON AIMS NDT BV, EXPORT [...] PER REF 02279, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE- LICENSE CHECK ON AIMS NDT B.V. SUBJECT COMPANY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE DUTCH DISTRIBUTOR OF FLIR SYSTEMS' E2 THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS, WHICH CONTAIN UNCOOLED MICROBOLOMETER CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR NON [...]	2003-06-23 16:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KOMC ETTC NL
03THEHAGUE1627	DUTCH TO DEPORT CUBAN ASYLUM APPLICANT ON JUNE 30 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) Embassy received a letter from United States Senator Bob Graham on June 18 requesting action on behalf of a constituent regarding a Cuban citizen who had applied for asylum and was being held in detention in The Netherlands. Dutch governme [...]	2003-06-24 15:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU NL PHUM PREF PREL PGOV
03THEHAGUE1632	PORTUGAL; NETHERLANDS; CTRY CLR. GRANTED DOE; [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Thomas Sarkus for travel to The Netherlands July 6 - July 12,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State [...]	2003-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA
03THEHAGUE1633	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]	2003-06-25 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1640	NIH/FIC -DR. BARSONY- TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Julianna Barsony for travel to The Netherlands July 4 - July 13,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of Sta [...]	2003-06-26 07:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TBIO OTRA
03THEHAGUE1649	NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR. GRANTED BOISSEVAIN + 0, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Jan G. Boissevain for travel to The Netherlands July 16 - July 25,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of S [...]	2003-06-26 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA
03THEHAGUE1672	DUTCH PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS IN IRAQ [...] Summary: On June 25, the Dutch parliament gave the go- ahead for deployment in the Stabilization Force of about 1,100 troops in the Al-Muthanna province in Iraq. The three government parties were supported by the opposition Labor party and by smaller parties on the center-right. Voting again [...]	2003-06-27 10:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL
03THEHAGUE1674	ICTY: LILIC'S TESTIMONY AGAINST MILOSEVIC A MIXED [...] (C) Summary. To outside observers, Former Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic's testimony against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last week looked like a mixed bag. Lilic gave a detailed accounting of Milosevic's role in decision-maki [...]	2003-06-27 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1677	UPDATE ON DUTCH DEPORTATION OF CUBAN ASYLUM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) In discussions with the attorney, Mw. mr. W.M. Hompe, who is representing Cuban asylum applicant Jose Manuel Vargas Martin, PolOff was informed that no appeal had been filed after the original denial of asylum. Vargas Martin was represented [...]	2003-06-27 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU NL PHUM PREL PREF PGOV
03THEHAGUE1679	NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] Pieter Ramaer, head of the Political and Judicial departments of MFA's UN and IFI, confirmed the following information to PolOff on June 27 (information is keyed to reftel): A: Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Governmen [...]	2003-06-27 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN
03THEHAGUE1680	EU GOALS AND DUTCH RESPONSE TO U.S. UNGA GOALS - [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-27 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PHUM NL UNGA UN
03THEHAGUE1697	The Netherlands' EU Stability Pact Dilemma [...] This message was jointly drafted by Embassy The Hague (Econ-Schultz),USEU Brussels (Econ-Brown),and ConGen Frankfurt (Treasury-Wallar) 2. Summary. The Netherlands' proposed EU stability program to be considered by the Ecofin Council July 14-15 is based on outdated numbers and presents [...]	2003-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN NL ECON EUN
03THEHAGUE1699	EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES ANDREW SCHOFER AND [...] (U) Embassy the Hague welcomes Andrew Schofer and Karen Enstrom and grants Country Clearance for travel to The Netherlands July 13 - July 17 2003. 2. (U) Embassy is arranging meetings and hotel reservations per ref B and C. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following th [...]	2003-07-02 06:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OTRA PREL
03THEHAGUE1707	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN [...] In Delegation's view, during these meetings it became clear that Russia does not intend, and perhaps never intended, to abide by the present terms of the CTR MOU dated 14 March and signed by then-Director of the Russian Munitions Agency Zinovy Pak. The Russian delegation expressed its view th [...]	2003-07-03 06:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1722	ILSA - READOUT FROM AMBASSADOR'S JULY 2 MEETING [...] (C) On July 2 the Ambassador met with Jeroen van der Veer, President of the Dutch side of Royal Dutch Shell, to deliver demarche ref A regarding the Azadegan oil fields in Iran. Van der Veer was accompanied by Senior Regional Adviser Dr. Gavin Graham, who recently met with EB/ESC officials i [...]	2003-07-07 05:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC IR JA NL PREL
03THEHAGUE1727	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]	2003-07-07 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1728	HFR Petten: Results Of Survey On Preparedness [...] Local media recently reported the outcome of a survey on preparedness of the Petten HFR in dealing with calamities. Since the issue is related to the physical protection discussions with the Dutch planned for July 10-July 11, we bring the news item to the attention of the Russell Hibbs team. [...]	2003-07-07 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY NL
03THEHAGUE1729	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 14TH SESSION OF [...] (U) The Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its 14th session in The Hague, from 9-13 June 2003. The primary focus of attention was on the draft programme and budget 2004, which calls for an 8.36 [...]	2003-07-07 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1730	ICTY: UK DRAFT UNSCR ON THE COMPLETION STRATEGY [...] (C) International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron passed to embassy legal counselor the draft of a Security Council resolution developed by the UK that would require the ICTY Prosecutor to implement key elements of the Tribunal's so-called completion [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1731	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 16 [...] (U) No other delegations showed enthusiasm for committing, as of Friday, June 20, to a serious, sustained effort at a systemic fix for Article IV/V financing. 2. (U) There were no immediate results from this round of industry intersessional consultations, but it is possible that the Sep [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1732	DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1737	LES: CY 2004 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Summary. This is Post's response to compensation questionnaire requested in ref telegram. The answers are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 until 6. End Summary. 2. Questionnaire A. Desired Labor Market Position - 72nd Percentile. A1.Post's desired labor market position for FSN compe [...]	2003-07-08 09:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN AMGT KSEP KICA
03THEHAGUE1738	ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON TO VISIT BELGRADE JULY 24-25 [...] (U) Classified by: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason: 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (SBU) International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron has received and accepted a formal invitation to visit Belgrade from Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Foreign Ministe [...]	2003-07-08 10:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE1739	DUTCH PM BALKENDE OUTLINES AGENDA [...] (C) On June 30, Amb Sobel and Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkende discussed their objectives. The Prime Minister listed three issues on which he personally wanted to lead his new government: values, innovation, and the 2004 EU presidency. In the Fall, the PM will begin traveling to capitals to prepa [...]	2003-07-08 11:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EU MARR NL PREL PTER
03THEHAGUE1740	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]	2003-07-08 11:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1753	DUTCH MFA ON SENIOR OSCE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-09 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL
03THEHAGUE1754	EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES A/S BETH JONES [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary of State Beth Jones and Kent Logsdon for July 15 - July 16, 2003. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Embassy The Hague Political Counselor Mary Daly, (31) 70-310-9341 (Office),(31) 70-310-9348 (Fa [...]	2003-07-09 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OTRA PREL
03THEHAGUE1755	TELEPHONIC BOMB THREAT FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 9, 2003, at approximately 1539 hours an employee of the U.S. Embassy The Hague received a telephonic bomb threat from a male individual stating he was a member of the activist group called RA-RA and stated the American Express in Rotterdam was going to explode within 30 [...]	2003-07-09 16:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER NL
03THEHAGUE1759	TELEPHONIC BOMB THREAT FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 9, 2003, at approximately 1539 hours an embassy employee of the U.S. Embassy The Hague received a telephonic bomb threat from a male individual stating he was a member of the activist group called RA-RA and stated the American Express in Rotterdam was going to explode [...]	2003-07-10 05:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER NL
03THEHAGUE1777	TELEPHONIC BOMB THREAT FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IN [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-11 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER NL
03THEHAGUE1779	DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT ICG MEETING ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-11 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC NL
03THEHAGUE1784	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON [...] PER REF 02275, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION (PSV) ON ENERGIE EN MILIEUTECHNISCHE ADVIESBUREAU DAM (ABBREVIATED: EMAC). EMAC IS THE END- USER OF A THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA. SUBJECT ITEM IS SOLD BY LICENSE APPLICANT MIKRON INF [...]	2003-07-14 10:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KOMC ETTC NL
03THEHAGUE1789	DUTCH ON BURMA: EU WAITING UNTIL AUTUMN [...] (C) PolOff made reftel points to Roeland Kollen, Policy Officer in the MFA's South-East Asia Division, on July 11. Kollen said the EU will consider additional bilateral measures against Burma this fall; at present, the EU is deliberating on what other measures, if any, might be useful in prom [...]	2003-07-14 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1806	ICC: A CAUTIOUS BEGINNING WITH MIXED SIGNALS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Public documents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and conversations with diplomats from friendly states parties to the Rome Statute and other members of The Hague international law community have given Embassy legal officers an early glimpse into the formative activities [...]	2003-07-15 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KJUS ICTY KICC
03THEHAGUE1816	DUTCH SUPPORT LAUNCH OF IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] (C) On July 16, PolOff and British PolCouns delivered reftel to MFA Adri van Loopik, head of the Gulf States Division. Van Loopik congratulated the US, UK and UN on bringing together such a diverse and inclusive group to form the Governing Council. The Dutch are encouraged by the actions ta [...]	2003-07-16 14:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO IZ UK NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE1823	SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NEAR AM CON GEN AMSTERDAM ON [...] (SBU) At approximately 1555 hrs on 07/15/2003 The Royal Marechaussee (KMAR) Anti Terror Unit, deployed inside the fence line at the consulate, noted a suspicious individual on the Museumplein (public park area)just beyond the second fence line who appeared to be paying particular attention to [...]	2003-07-17 12:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER NL
03THEHAGUE1824	MARITIME COUNTERNARCOTICS AGREEMENT [...] With respect to reftel, Embassy's Global Issues Specialist asked the Dutch Foreign Ministry's about the status of the MOU, and was referred to Mr. Th. Sneek, deputy director for international and legal matters in the Defense Ministry. According to Sneek, there is no such MOU being drafted. [...]	2003-07-17 12:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA SNAR PHSA EWWT EAIR JM NL
03THEHAGUE1827	ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON URGES USG TO OPPOSE DEL [...] Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Daniel R. Russel for reason 1.5 (d). 2. (C) Summary. President Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met with the Ambassador on July 16 to convey his serious concerns about the performance of Chief Pro [...]	2003-07-17 14:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	HR KAWC KJUS NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE1837	ICC: PROSECUTOR FOCUSES ON CONGO, DISCLAIMS ANY [...] (U) Summary: On July 16, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Luis Moreno-Ocampo, held a press conference in The Hague to discuss information his office has received from around the world about possible areas for ICC inquiry. During the ICC's first year, the Office [...]	2003-07-18 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC KJUS ICTY KICC
03THEHAGUE1842	KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: FIRST QUARTER [...] U.S. Treasury Check No. 8769-00033318 in the amount of U.S. DOLS. 617,026.50 was received at American Embassy, The Hague. The check, which constituted the latest United States contribution to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal budget, was delivered to Ambassador Christopher Pinto, Secretary-Genera [...]	2003-07-21 15:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KICT NL
03THEHAGUE1844	AIRCRAFT NOISE: DUTCH PARLIAMENT RAISES NEW [...] Summary. The Dutch parliament is reviewing aircraft noise levels in response to pressure from communities in the area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Sleep disturbances have increased as the 5th runway has come on line. It remains to be seen whether or not the study will lead to a change [...]	2003-07-21 17:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON NL ENIV
03THEHAGUE1846	DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT FURTHER FRANCO-GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In July 15 conversations with visiting Assistant Secretary Jones and the Ambassador, senior Dutch officials expressed concerns about Franco-German efforts to take concrete steps to implement decisions from the April 29 "Mini-Summit," especially the establishment of a distinct EU [...]	2003-07-22 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL NATO
03THEHAGUE1847	OSCE: A/S JONES' MEETINGS IN THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KCRM MD NL PREL UP OSCE
03THEHAGUE1848	NETHERLANDS REPLY ON DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 10:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC NL PARM ECON
03THEHAGUE1855	A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM, [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR
03THEHAGUE1857	DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source),confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...]	2003-07-22 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN
03THEHAGUE1858	ICTY: DEL PONTE PUSHES BACK;SEEKS MEETING WITH SG [...] Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),is seeking an urgent meeting with UN Secretary General Annan, perhaps as early as tomorrow, [...]	2003-07-23 05:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY ICTR
03THEHAGUE1859	COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE NETHERLANDS: ACQUITTALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent acquittals of Islamist terrorist suspects in two high profile cases (see Ref A) and increasing realization that terrorist threats affect the Dutch homeland have prompted the government of the Netherlands to propose more measures to strengthen counterterrorism legislatio [...]	2003-07-23 05:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM CASC XG PREL ECON ETRD ETTC EFIN NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1863	PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON BLOEMSMA & VAN [...] PER REF 03248, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON BLOEMSMA & VAN BREEMEN SHIPYARD. THE SHIPYARD IS THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OF A NAVIGATIONAL AID UNIT, CONTAINING THREE CAMERAS, WHICH ARE CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR, NON-PROLIFERATION AND AN [...]	2003-07-23 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KOMC ETTC NL
03THEHAGUE1865	A/S JONES VISIT TO THE HAGUE: MIDDLE EAST AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-23 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD IZ NL PREL NATO
03THEHAGUE1877	EMERGENCY PAYMENT REQUEST [...] DUE TO MONTHEND AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT POST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INITIATE ANY PAYMENTS BEFORE JULY 28, POST REQUESTS EMERGENCY PAYMENT TO BE MADE AS FOLLOWS: 2. AMOUNT PAYABLE: EUR 14,085,883 3. VENDOR: OPCW PROGRAMME BUDGET ACCOUNT 4. DEBITOR/CREDITOR CODE: 1404 [...]	2003-07-24 09:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC
03THEHAGUE1879	NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]	2003-07-24 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE1882	EPA/OIA FIDLER [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Dave Goodwin, Anhar Karimjee, Stephen Andersen, and Sally Rand for travel to The Netherlands August 9 - August 14, 2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat as [...]	2003-07-25 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY
03THEHAGUE1888	ACTING NP/DAS FITZPATRICK'S MEETING WITH THE DUTCH [...] (C) Summary: Acting NP/DAS Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor Wurmser met with Dutch MFA Security Policy Chief Maurits Jochems on July 21 to discuss next steps concerning Iran and the IAEA. The Dutch are seized with the urgency of the Iranian nuclear issue. They agreed to support encouraging [...]	2003-07-25 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1890	CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE: PROPOSED [...] Finance Minister Zalm's "agreement" with U.S. authorities regarding installation of radiological detectors in the port of Rotterdam received prominent attention in the afternoon (7/24) and morning (7/25) Dutch media. According to the press, Zalm expects he can soon launch the new security me [...]	2003-07-25 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1893	NETHERLANDS ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. The Netherlands has pledged approximately EUR 21 million to Iraq humanitarian relief. They have also offered technical experts, particularly in the areas of water management. A consortium of Dutch government and industry has submitted to the World Bank and CPA a compreh [...]	2003-07-28 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN IZ NL
03THEHAGUE1899	BHUTAN: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN [...] (C) On July 29 PolOff conveyed reftel to MFA South Asia Senior Policy Advisors Arjen Kool and Robert Claessens. Kool and Claessens noted the similarity between reftel and the July 18 EU statement on Bhutan. The GoNL remains concerned about the situation of the Bhutanese refugees, especially [...]	2003-07-29 11:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL BT NP NL UNHCR
03THEHAGUE1900	IRAQI ASSETS: DUTCH POSITION ON FREEZING AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-29 13:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC IZ NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE1910	CODEL HASTERT TO THE NETHERLANDS (JUL 30 - JUL 31) [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-29 14:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC AFIN NL
03THEHAGUE1920	LIBERIA: DUTCH WILL CONTRIBUTE EURO 500,000 FOR [...] (S) Summary: The GoNL plans to contribute euro 500,000 via ECOWAS to Mali to support Mali's military contribution to an ECOWAS force in Liberia. Such financial support will be dependent upon a "believable arrangement" that Taylor will leave country and will not be absolved of his war crimes [...]	2003-07-30 14:40:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL CD LI ML MR NG XY NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE1924	NASA (JPL) COUNTRY CLEARANCE: NOORDWIJK, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Terry Fisher for travel to The Netherlands September 24-26,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on [...]	2003-07-31 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TSPA OTRA
03THEHAGUE1930	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VII [...] (U) This is the weekly reporting cable for July 21-25, 2003. 2. (U) RFGs contained in paragraphs 17 & 24. ------------------------------------ Informal Consultations of the EC on Plan of Action Preparations Article VII and Universality ------------------------------------ 3. (U) [...]	2003-07-31 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1942	NETHERLANDS: COUNTRY SNAPSHOT FOR POLITICAL ISLAM [...] (C) To date, only one political group in the Netherlands claims an Islamic political platform (AEL-NL, see A below). There are numerous Islamic based organizations and student groups, most of which are small in number and influence. With the exception of AEL-NL, Islamic organizations are norma [...]	2003-08-01 14:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM NL
03THEHAGUE1950	NAME OF AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICER - THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-04 13:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON NL
03THEHAGUE1954	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH COMMENTS ON AL AQSA [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-05 07:15:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1957	IRAQI ASSETS: DUTCH IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1483 [...] (C/NF) The Netherlands central bank has tasked Dutch financial institutions to search their records for any accounts linked to the former Iraqi regime and to immediately freeze any that are discovered regardless of whether they are on a UN list. Dutch officials admit that the EU regulation i [...]	2003-08-05 08:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC IZ NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1958	FY 2002 OPCW PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, POST FORWARDED EURO 130,469.19 FOR PAYMENT INTO OPCW'S PROGRAMME AND BUDGET ACCOUNT 40.47.74.881, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2563BZ02677, DTD. 08/01/2003 2. TOTAL AMOUNT IN USD 146,759.49 (AT RATE OF EXCHANGE: EURO 0.889 IS 1 US DOLLAR) IS CHARGED TO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL [...]	2003-08-05 11:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC
03THEHAGUE1959	TERRORIST FINANCE: ETA YOUTH DEMONSTRATE IN [...] The Basque youth movement Segi held a small demonstration in the Netherlands this weekend despite its being designated by the EU as a terrorist organization "internal" to Europe and by the Dutch government under its national sanctions law as a group with whom financial transactions are prohib [...]	2003-08-05 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER SP NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1988	NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE UPDATE [...] MFA reported updates UNGA attendance information on August 7. Information is keyed to Ref B. A. Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government: Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, will attend the UNGA HIV/AIDS meeting and [...]	2003-08-07 10:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN
03THEHAGUE1991	ICTR: SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE DEPUTY PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MFA officials responsible for following the international criminal tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) said that, given their lack of experience working with him, they were not in a position to provide an assessment of the current ICTR deputy prosec [...]	2003-08-07 13:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL ICTY ICTR
03THEHAGUE1997	DUTCH ON INTERDICTION OF MISSILE RELATED CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-07 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC BE NL MTCRE
03THEHAGUE2002	ICTY: SENIOR PROSECUTORS PUSH FOR PLEA AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) successfully negotiated four plea agreements during the three months that ended with the plea of Darko Mrdja on July 24. According to ICTY Chief of Prosecutions Michael Johnson, the plea agreement [...]	2003-08-08 11:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE2009	MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES:COUNTRY [...] Country Clearance is granted for the MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES U.S. DELEGATION for travel to The Netherlands August 23-30, 2003. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339, (H) 31-70-354-0639, [...]	2003-08-08 14:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL PREL SENV OTRA
03THEHAGUE2033	TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL E.O. [...] Country clearance is granted for Joseph Eugene Masini for travel to the Netherlands August 17 - August 23, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. Please note that the country clearance request cable was not received in Amsterdam Consulate or Embassy The Hague. Pleas [...]	2003-08-13 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA NL
03THEHAGUE2044	ADDITIONAL FY 2003 HCOPIL PAYMENT: ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 11:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC HCOPIL
03THEHAGUE2063	NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS MASS GRAVES PROJECTS IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) The GoNL is supportive of the mass graves projects in Iraq outlined in reftel. PolOff met with Adri van Lookpik, head of the MFA's Gulf States Section, on August 15 to review ref A requests. Per ref B, PolOff noted that if the Da [...]	2003-08-15 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM IZ UK NL
03THEHAGUE2072	RESTRAINED DUTCH REACTION TO LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] Summary: Dutch government and party spokesmen are clearly unhappy with the appointment of inexperienced Mirna Godett as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, as well as with the criticism and inflammatory statements directed against the Netherlands by her brother, political stron [...]	2003-08-18 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NA NL
03THEHAGUE2096	OSCE: CIO POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS ON IRAQ POLICE [...] This is an action request - please see para 3. 2. DCM conveyed reftel points to Daan Everts, the Dutch CiO's Personal Representative. Everts, while agreeing that an assessment team is desirable, was unwilling to give a "yes" to the proposal in advance of his meeting with FM de Hoop Scheff [...]	2003-08-20 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UK IZ NL OSCE KINL
03THEHAGUE2103	FY 2003 PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO [...] POST PAID 22,075.00 EURO'S TO IBPCA'S ACCOUNT NO. 67.80.88.438 AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2563BZ02881, DTD. 08/14/2003. 2. TOTAL AMOUNT OF USD 25,000.00(AT RATE OF EXCHANGE: EURO 0.883 EQUALS ONE US DOLLAR) WAS CHARGED TO FISCAL DATA: 19-3-1126-0000-00-1021-366405-3452-4 [...]	2003-08-21 08:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC IBPCA
03THEHAGUE2107	ICTY: CHIEF PROSECUTOR AND PRESIDENT PUSHING IN [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, for reasons 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte and President Meron are pressing for competing changes in the draft ICTY/ICTR Security Council [...]	2003-08-21 11:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2113	TERRORIST FINANCE:THE HAGUE - NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) The GONL has responded to the August 19 suicide attack in Jerusalem by calling on fellow EU members and the EU Commission (via diplomatic demarche) to convene the EU clearinghouse as quickly as possible in order to move forward with designating Hamas. Because large numbers of European offi [...]	2003-08-21 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL NL EUN

03THEHAGUE2114	PDAS SOUTHWICK DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Michael Southwick met with Dutch interlocutors on August 18 to discuss US-led and multilateral efforts in the field of human rights. The Dutch exchanged EU goals for the UNGA 3rd committee as well as thoughts on Cuba, CHR WEOG rotation scheme, and US-EU cooperation on h [...]	2003-08-22 08:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM CG TH CH ZI CU NL UNHRC UNGA
03THEHAGUE2128	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DUTCH ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF MADE REFTEL POINTS TO DUTCH MFA OSCE TASK FORCE CHIEF AMB. DAAN EVERTS AND TASK FORCE STAFF IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS ON AUGUST 22. AMB. EVERTS TOLD DCM THAT DESPITE BEING "VERY DISAPPOINTED" WITH THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA, THE OSCE WOULD ENGAGE IN THE SELECTION OF TH [...]	2003-08-22 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KDEM GG NL OSCE DU
03THEHAGUE2129	OSCE POLICE TRAINING IN IRAQ: DUTCH CIO NEEDS UNSC [...] Dutch OSCE coordinator Dan Everts briefed DCM on the outcome of his late August 22 meeting with FM de Hoop Scheffer on reftel demarche. Everts said that while the FM - like Everts - supported the idea of OSCE assistance to police training in Iraq, he could not simply decide to send an assessm [...]	2003-08-25 08:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UK IZ NL OSCE KINL
03THEHAGUE2137	NETHERLANDS RESPONSE TO ADC DEMARCHE [...] (U) Please see action request paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary. The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs confirms that Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips plans to ship 14-bit ADCs to China, but has not completed the transaction. The GONL has not yet made a determination on the export lice [...]	2003-08-25 11:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC NL PARM ECON
03THEHAGUE2142	IRAQ: DUTCH SUPPORT TRANSITION - ENCOURAGING [...] (C) Summary: The GoNL continues to support the transition phase in Iraq politically, militarily and financially. The Dutch are also working behind the scenes within the EU to encourage other member states to more actively contribute to this effort. Nevertheless, the Dutch do not want to be [...]	2003-08-25 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2144	IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: SECOND QUARTER BUDGET [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our Second Quarter, 2003/2004 Budget Contribution of USDOLS 625,729. Iran received in parallel an identical request. Please note that [...]	2003-08-26 08:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KICT NL
03THEHAGUE2161	ICTY: REGISTRAR THANKS USG FOR RULES OF THE ROAD [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH TWO REGARDING USG CONTRIBUTION TO THE ICTY RULES OF THE ROAD PROJECT. 2. // BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER// Clifton M. Johnson Office of the Legal Counselor Embassy of the United States of America Lange Voorhout 102 2514 EJ The Hague [...]	2003-08-27 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY KAWS
03THEHAGUE2163	Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch [...] (U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst on August 13 in The Hague. In response to a question from Brinkhorst, the Secretary described the factors that led to the California electricity shortages - e [...]	2003-08-27 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2167	OSCE: MOLDOVA HIGH-LEVEL ENVOY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Due to the absence of CiO Personal Representative and OSCE Task Force Director Daan Everts until August 29, PolOff delivered ref A to OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Advisor Geoffrey van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen said the GoNL agrees that positions on both the Transnistrian and Moldovan sides hav [...]	2003-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL OSCE
03THEHAGUE2171	DUTCH SUPPORT EU RESOLUTION ON IRAN DURING THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR EU NL UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2173	IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on August 27. The Dutch believe a noncompliance resolution on Iran is merited, but are concerned this may not be achievable as Dir. ElBaradei's latest report is not final, so some board members may [...]	2003-08-28 13:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2177	Netherlands: Corporate Governance Issues High on [...] Summary: Dutch officials told the Ambassador that Sarbanes-Oxley implementation is still a matter of great concern to the Dutch financial community. They acknowledge that U.S. regulators have some flexibility in implementing the law's provisions but fear European voices will not find a recep [...]	2003-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2196	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]	2003-08-29 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03THEHAGUE2200	DUTCH GOVERNMENT DEFUSES OPPOSITION'S EFFORTS TO [...] Summary: At the instigation of opposition parties, a hearing on Iraq originally scheduled for September was changed to August 28 in order to put pressure on the government on the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to the U.S. The opposition claimed that the Dutch government got involved in Ira [...]	2003-08-29 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2205	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]	2003-09-02 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03THEHAGUE2209	EMBASSY THE HAGUE PARTICIPATION IN USNATO POL-MIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-02 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL AMGT NATO
03THEHAGUE2210	TERRORIST ASSETS: SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO EU [...] (C) Acting Economic Counselor delivered the Secretary's message (ref a) and peace process section of Gymnich demarche (ref b) to Dutch Political Affairs Director Werner on September 2 with a request that they be conveyed to Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer in advance of the FM's September 3 m [...]	2003-09-02 14:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC KPAL PTER EUN NL
03THEHAGUE2220	IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IAEA BOG NONCOMPLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on September 3. The Dutch agree that a noncompliance resolution on Iran is warranted, but believe it may have to wait for Dir. ElBaradei's final report in November. According to Wilke there is "no u [...]	2003-09-04 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2227	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON EU GYMNICH MEETING [...] (C) We spoke with working-level contacts about Gymnich while the FM was in Washington. According to contacts, the Dutch will push EU counterparts at Gymnich for an EU designation of HAMAS (ref B) and greater international support for the transition phase in Iraq. The Dutch will also query E [...]	2003-09-04 13:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2238	U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COOPERATION: [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-05 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2244	TERRORIST FINANCE: USING CALL CENTERS FOR ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch officials expect to take action against several Amsterdam call centers for illegal money exchange activities. Their investigation has developed independently from an Amsterdam city council report on possible hawala banking activities by these call centers. End Summary. [...]	2003-09-08 10:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC NL
03THEHAGUE2247	IRAQ: VISIT OF DUTCH DEFMIN TO IRAQ SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Dutch Minister of Defense Henk Kamp plans to travel to Iraq from September 24-25 to visit UK Division Headquarters in Al Basra and meet with Dutch troops participating in stabilization operations in Al Muthanna on September 24. The Minister [...]	2003-09-08 14:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2248	FINAL REPORT ACTUAL AND COST INCURRED FOR [...] Post incurred the following charges for the OSCE/PA CODEL to the Netherlands July 4 until July 9, 2003: Per diem (2167) $ 8,684.10 Rep. Benjamin Cardin - $ 334.00 Rep. Joseph Pitts - $ 334.00 Rep. Diana Watson - $ 334.00 Rep. Steny Hoyer [...]	2003-09-08 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC AFIN NL
03THEHAGUE2289	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RESPONDING TO [...] (C) As you consider the U.S. response to the ILO's egregious decision regarding former Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Jose Bustani, I want to provide my thoughts, as your eyes and ears on the ground, on the key U.S. interests involved with [...]	2003-09-11 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC ILO UN
03THEHAGUE2290	ILSA: IRAN-AZADEGAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Shell Advisor Gavin Graham confirmed that Shell has no plans to make a proposal or tender for the Azadegan oil field independent of the Japanese. Shell does not feel the time is right to make deals in Iran, and is wary of undermining its relationship with the Japanese [...]	2003-09-11 17:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR JA NL UK
03THEHAGUE2291	DUTCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO GUATEMALA OAS OBSERVER [...] (SBU) The Dutch plan to contribute approximately USD 100,000 to the OAS Electoral Observer Mission in Guatemala, confirming the information in ref A. On September 11, Lucie de Zwaan of the MFA Western Hemisphere Division informed EconOff of the intended contribution, but asked that the USG [...]	2003-09-12 07:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL GT NL OAS
03THEHAGUE2297	PASSENGER NAME RECORD DEMARCHE -- NETHERLANDS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to Andre van Wiggen and Robert van Embden of the MFA's Division of Transport (Personenverkeer) on September 9. Van Embden says the Dutch are working on answering our note, and he expects to have a "detailed" response to re [...]	2003-09-12 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KJUS NL PTER
03THEHAGUE2298	RESPONSE TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -YES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MUSLIM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, TURKS (300,000),MOROCCANS (280,000),IRAQIS (33,000),SOMALIS (29,000) [...]	2003-09-12 14:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
03THEHAGUE2299	DUTCH ON SUPPORTING THE UN'S REQUEST FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-12 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MOPS LI NL
03THEHAGUE2306	IRAQ: DUTCH INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH TRADE BANK [...] In the Netherlands, all export credit insurance risks (political and commercial, pre-credit and credit) for all countries under short term whole turnover policies are handled by a private insurer Gerling NCM. The Ministry of Finance has pledged to inform Gerling about the possibilities of wo [...]	2003-09-15 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PREL IZ EXIM
03THEHAGUE2310	DUTCH MFA ON GYMNICH, MEPP, AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met with MFA Director for Political Affairs Jaap Werner and Deputy Director Joop Wijnands on September 9 to discuss the results of the September 5-6 EU Foreign Ministers Gymnich meeting. Werner termed the September 2-3 visit of PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Sch [...]	2003-09-15 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2311	DEMARCHE REQUEST--WSIS/FREEDOM OF THE PRESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-15 13:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NL UNAUS
03THEHAGUE2313	DUTCH REACTION TO NONPAPER ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered nonpaper text on human rights in China (Ref A) to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of East Asia Department Gerrie Willems, and Senior Policy Advisor on Human Rights in Asia Sandra Pellegrom on September 12. The Dutch are pleased the U.S. is initiating early discussions on th [...]	2003-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH NL
03THEHAGUE2321	AFGHANISTAN -- "ACCELERATING SUCCESS" DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 10, EconCouns and EconOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA South Asia Division Director Wilfred Mohr. Mohr did not specify what amount the Netherlands plans to contribute for 2004, but he predicted that levels would be lower than in the past two years due to tightening ODA [...]	2003-09-16 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID NL PREL AF EUN
03THEHAGUE2328	PCA: ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET PROPOSAL [...] (U) The Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided by consensus on Monday, September 15, to adopt Secretary General Tjaco van den Hout's proposed budget (ref A) for the biennium 2004-2005. Consistent with the USG position found in ref B, the Secretary General e [...]	2003-09-16 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA
03THEHAGUE2331	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TS COMMENTS ON [...] (U) This is CWC-91-03. Action required, see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Del representative Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, chief of the Information Services Branch (ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS),and Subhash Paradkar, CEO of Sitar, Inc, Annandale, Va. Issues discussed include [...]	2003-09-17 06:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EIND CWC
03THEHAGUE2335	WTO MINISTERIAL: DUTCH DISAPPOINTED AND DISMAYED BY [...] Summary and Comment: The immediate official Dutch reaction to the breakdown of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun is similar to the USG's with ministers decrying developing country and NGO tactics. The Netherlands sees talks resuming only after the negotiating climate improves but think it will t [...]	2003-09-17 09:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE2338	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget),a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...]	2003-09-17 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2340	NPA-GOP PEACE TALKS: DUTCH WEIGHING SISON [...] (C) Press reports (cited in reftels) have pointed to preparations for September 20-21 exploratory peace talks between the New People's Army and Government of the Philippines in Oslo. The Dutch government told us that NPA leader Sison has applied for permission to leave the Netherlands to att [...]	2003-09-17 13:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC RP NO EUN
03THEHAGUE2343	DUTCH RESPONSE TO OEF DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (C) Mission made reftel demarche to GONL prior to September 2-3 visit to Washington by Dutch PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Scheffer. Post was advised that GONL was not in a position to provide assets as requested reftel. The Dutch plead budge [...]	2003-09-17 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PARM PTER AF NL
03THEHAGUE2352	Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]	2003-09-18 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03THEHAGUE2353	Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]	2003-09-18 14:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03THEHAGUE2361	URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Middle East to Dutch MFA Head of Political and Legal Affairs Division Pieter Ramaer and Deputy Head of Middle East Division Mark Singleton. The Dutch will follow the EU line, but do not yet kn [...]	2003-09-18 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NL UNGA
03THEHAGUE2366	DUTCH RESPONSE TO IAEA ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA Arab-Israeli dispute at the General Conference (Ref A) to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division Peter Potman. During the demarche, the MFA received a call from its delegation in Vienna saying the EU had just rea [...]	2003-09-19 14:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IS EG NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2367	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 19, OPCW Director-General Pfirter made a strong pitch to delegations for an effective increase in the 2004 OPCW budget of approximately 7.4%. Pfirter assured the delegates that he and the leadership of the Technical Secretariat (TS) would work hard to identify and im [...]	2003-09-19 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2385	REQUEST FOR CAA DIGITAL COPIER REPAIR TECHNICIAN [...] Post requests the immediate services of the digital copier repair technician in Frankfurt to service two defective Nashuatec copiers located in CAA offices. 2. The digital copiers are Nashuatec Model 425. One copier is making loud grinding noises and the second copier had a part break of [...]	2003-09-23 12:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA ASEC AMGT APER KRIM
03THEHAGUE2387	REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-23 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA FR NL
03THEHAGUE2399	AFGHAN AID: DUTCH PLEDGE EUR 82.5 MILLION OVER [...] Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne announced at the September 21 Dubai international donors meeting that the Netherlands would contribute EUR 82.5 million (USD 95 million) to Afghanistan reconstruction over the period of 2003-2006. The money will be directed to th [...]	2003-09-23 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AF EAID NL PREL EUN
03THEHAGUE2402	PNR: DUTCH SAY THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH [...] (SBU) The Dutch government says it will not/not seek to influence decisions on the Passenger Name Record/data privacy matter at the European Commission, instead relying on the judgment of Commissioner Bolkestein and trusting in the competency of the bodies in Brussels that are tasked with [...]	2003-09-24 05:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KJUS NL PTER
03THEHAGUE2421	DUTCH MFA RESPONSE TO ASPARUKHOV DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-24 15:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU NL NATO
03THEHAGUE2422	INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM: MAY 22-24 MEETING IN [...] As current chairman of the IEF, the Netherlands has announced the following preliminary program for the 2004 IEF that will take place May 22-24, 2004 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam. The Dutch have also noted the launch of the IEF website at www.iefs.net Begin Text of Preliminary Program [...]	2003-09-25 05:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG NL
03THEHAGUE2431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]	2003-09-25 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2445	MTAG: DUTCH RESPONSE TO HONG KONG FIRM'S [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division Peter C. Potman September 26, 2003. Potman agreed to pass the nonpaper to Dutch Intelligence. Embassy will also take points to Ministry of Economic Affairs. SOBEL [...]	2003-09-26 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM ETTC PREL TSPA KSCA NL
03THEHAGUE2457	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH PERSPECTIVES ON ADDING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Given the EU's 2002 decision not to designate NCR/NCRI, the Dutch believe the USG will have to present more evidence of NCR/NCRI ties with MEK before Europe is ready to reconsider this decision. Meanwhile, the Dutch have noted indications of MEK fundraising in the Netherlands [...]	2003-09-30 06:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PTER IR IZ
03THEHAGUE2458	TERRORIST ASSETS: NEW DUTCH INITIATIVES [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch plan to take additional measures to clamp down on terrorist front organizations, and supporters, although their full effect will likely only be felt over time. Dutch officials will enact new measures to safeguard the Dutch financial system from terrorist funds. We a [...]	2003-09-30 07:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2459	PRINCE CLAUS FOUNDATION CREATES CULTURAL EMERGENCY [...] The Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development and the International Committee of the Blue Shield combined forces September 26 to launch a "Cultural Emergency Response" (CER) initiative. The initiative is designed to provide emergency assistance - in the form of direct funding - to protec [...]	2003-09-30 07:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL IZ
03THEHAGUE2476	DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQI [...] Summary: The GoNL plans to provide USD 833,300 in materiel to Iraqi police in the Al-Munthanna province in Iraq. Dutch military police, as part of Dutch military forces deployed in Al-Muthanna, are currently providing one-week basic police skills training courses to local police. The Dutch [...]	2003-09-30 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS IZ NL KRMS KJUS
03THEHAGUE2480	NEW DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER DESIGNATED - BERNARD [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende asked retired career diplomat Bernard Bot to accept the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs beginning in early December, 2003. Bot declared himself most willing to accept the position. The intention is for de Hoop Scheffer to st [...]	2003-09-30 14:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NL
03THEHAGUE2484	RESCHEDULING US IRAQ CORE GROUP VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends rescheduling proposed October 3 delegation visit to the Hague to ensure sufficient Dutch ministerial participation. We believe a White House call to PM Balkenende would significantly enhance the prospects for success. End Summary. 2. (C) Due to a F [...]	2003-09-30 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2508	RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TRUBNIKOV ON MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: At a September 30 bilateral meeting in The Hague, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Trubnikov told EUR/SNEC Ambassador Perina that he would soon be calling the Deputy Secretary with specific ideas on how the U.S. and Russia can cooperate on Moldova. Trubnikov claimed that he [...]	2003-10-02 11:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2527	DUTCH JUSTICE MINISTER PLANS TO TARGET [...] (SBU) Action request: Please see Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with the Dutch Justice Minister Donner October 1 to discuss the Ministry of Justice's proposed Action Plan aimed at disrupting the cocaine traffic transiting Schiphol airport from the Caribbean. Currently, [...]	2003-10-03 05:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PTER KCRM PREL NL
03THEHAGUE2530	TERRORIST FINANCE: CONSULTATIONS OF EB/TFC DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ed Goff, Deputy Director EB/ESC/TFC, met Sept 11-12 with Dutch officials, bankers, and U.S. Embassy staff to share ideas in the war on terrorist financing. These officials reiterated Dutch commitment to furthering terrorist financing efforts both domestically and in the EU. [...]	2003-10-03 08:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN IZ NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2548	IRAQI DELEGATION VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3 [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN OFFICIAL IRAQI DELEGATION HEADED BY PLANNING MINISTER HAFEDH MADE A BRIEF VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3 IN ADVANCE OF THE IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE. WHILE NOT SECURING ANY SPECIFIC PLEDGES OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE "VERY CONSERVATIVE" DUTCH, THE TEAM REPORTED THAT THE VISIT [...]	2003-10-03 18:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAID EFIN PREL OTRA IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2560	OSCE: DUTCH PLANS FOR MAASTRICHT [...] Summary: In a meeting with visiting Dept. OSCE Coordinator Doug Wake, Dutch OSCE CiO Personal Representative Daan Everts stressed that the GoNL is looking ahead to a successful OSCE Ministerial December 1-2. To add to GoNL efforts throughout 2003, the Dutch are pushing hard for the Secretar [...]	2003-10-06 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM NL OSCE
03THEHAGUE2563	ICTY: PREVIEW OF CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S AND [...] (C) Summary. Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and President Theodor Meron of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will present the Security Council with a difficult dilemma during their reports to the Council on October 9. Del Ponte will report that she intends to seek [...]	2003-10-07 05:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2567	DUTCH RESPONSE TO CHECHNYA ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche points on the Chechnya election (ref A) to Dutch MFA OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Officer Robert-Jan Siegert on October 6, 2003. Siegert said the Dutch agree with U.S. points, but the Dutch position varies slightly. He noted FM de Hoop Scheffer, in his c [...]	2003-10-07 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV RS NL
03THEHAGUE2571	INITIAL DUTCH RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR EOD TROOPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para. 2. 2. (S) On October 6, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) to Rob Gabrielse, Head of the MFA's Security Policy Bureau Operations Office. Gabrielse said the GONL recognizes the threat posed by unexploded amm [...]	2003-10-07 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2573	MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER, [...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...]	2003-10-07 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2576	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DELINEATION OF [...] On 2 October 2003, Larry Denyer, Department of Commerce, presented the U.S. practice on plant and plant site delineation that is used to support the declarations and inspections of industry facilities under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This issue underlies many of the past difficul [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2577	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VI BILATS WRAP-UP [...] US Del met with Per Runn (Deputy Director, Verification Division),Faiza Patel-King (Verification Division),Alexandru Dolea (Officer, Industry Verification Branch),and Cinthia Echavarria (Senior Policy Officer, Policy Review Branch) of the OPCW on 1 Oct 03 to discuss a variety of Article VI [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2578	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SAMPLING AND [...] Washington experts and the U.S. Permanent Delegation held bilateral consultations with the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) on September 30, 2003 in The Hague on technical considerations associated with sampling and analysis (S&A) during CWC inspections at U.S. declared industry facilities. Dir [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2581	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) The Oct. 20-24 Conference of States Parties will be dominated by discussion of the budget and other financial issues. We have supported the Director-General's request for a 7.36% increase, and share the DG's view that an increase of this magnitude is needed to ensure core functions are [...]	2003-10-08 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2587	FY 2003 PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO [...] POST PAID 2,375 EURO'S TO IBPCA'S ACCOUNT NO. 67.80.88.438 AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2564AB00009, DTD. 10/08/2003 2. TOTAL AMOUNT OF USD 2,777.78 AT RATE OF EXCHANGE EUR 0.855 EQUAL ONE US DOLLAR CHARGED TO FISCAL DATA: 19-31126-00-1021366405-1021-345 4132-501900. SOBE [...]	2003-10-08 15:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC IBPCA
03THEHAGUE2591	DUTCH REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT LIBYA [...] (C) The GoNL remains concerned about any increase in EU interactions with Libya. The lifting of UN sanctions has not altered the lack of Dutch willingness to engage the with the Libyan government. PolOff delivered reftel to Mirande Mulder, MFA Libya desk officer. Mulder noted that the GoNL [...]	2003-10-09 10:44:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM MNUC KNNP LY NL
03THEHAGUE2593	TERRORIST FINANCE: SUCCESSORS TO AL AQSA [...] (C) Summary: Several Dutch organizations have been identified as assuming the tasks carried out by Al Aqsa Foundation (NL) in providing support for Hamas. Dutch authorities are investigating and trying to build a case for legal action or further asset freeze orders. End Summary. 2. (U) T [...]	2003-10-09 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2597	DUTCH PUSH FOR TAYLOR TO FACE SPECIAL COURT FOR [...] (C) Dutch Prime Minister Jan Balkenende approached Nigerian President Obasanjo on the margins of the UNGA in New York. The GoNL strongly maintains that former Liberian President Charles Taylor must face his indictment at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Balkenende encouraged Obasanjo to [...]	2003-10-10 08:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC LI NL
03THEHAGUE2607	EU INTENTION TO WITHDRAW URUGUAY ROUND CONCESSIONS FOR [...] OFFICIALS AT THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, HAVE TOLD US THAT ALTHOUGH THEY AGREED TO CHANGE THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE SYSTEM FOR RICE AS PART OF THE EU MID-TERM REVIEW, THEY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE RICE IMPORT REGIME. IN A DISCUSSION WITH ATE OOSTRA, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR TRADE, HE AGRE [...]	2003-10-10 13:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EUN
03THEHAGUE2610	EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission),and to explore specif [...]	2003-10-10 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2611	ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL CHAMBER BALANCES KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) had its hands full this week as it reconvened to hear the Prosecution's case against Slobodan Milosevic. Compressed into the new three-day per week schedule, the proceedings balanced the [...]	2003-10-10 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2612	DUTCH FM-DESIGNATE SAYS TIES TO U.S. A TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) On October 10, FM-designee Ben Bot met with Amb. Sobel. Bot said he is committed to building upon the strong U.S.-Netherlands foundation that FM de Hoop Scheffer and PM Balkenende have set, including using the 2004 Dutch EU presidency to strengthen transatlantic relations. He expressed [...]	2003-10-10 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2627	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK [...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]	2003-10-14 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2636	DUTCH PRIME MINISTER VISITS TURKEY [...] This is an action request for EUR/SCC Tom Weston. Please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Prime Minister Balkenende traveled to Istanbul and Ankara October 7-9 to discuss developments in Turkey's EU accession bid and Cyprus. Despite Turkish pleas, the Dutch made no promises on Turkey's EU c [...]	2003-10-16 11:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TK NL
03THEHAGUE2647	DUTCH ON DEMARCHE TO CPPNM PARTIES [...] (C) On October 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the revision of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) to Pieter van Donkersgoed, Deputy Head of the MFA's Environmental and Nuclear Safety Division. Van Donkersgoed said it was clear the United States had a [...]	2003-10-17 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG TRGY KNNP KTIA NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2659	IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: SECOND QUARTER BUDGET [...] U.S. Treasury Check No. 8769-0047043 in the amount of U.S. Dols. 625,729.00 was received at American Embassy, The Hague. The check, which constituted the latest United States contribution to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal budget, was delivered to Ambassador Christopher Pinto, Secretary-General [...]	2003-10-20 14:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KICT NL
03THEHAGUE2660	SCENESETTER AND NOTIONAL SCHEDULE FOR VISIT BY DHS [...] (U) Message contains sensitive information. Protect accordingly. 2. (U) We are pleased, Mr. Secretary, you are able to include the Netherlands in your European travels this time. In your last visit here in November 2002, you laid the groundwork for increased bilateral progress on countert [...]	2003-10-20 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ASEC NL
03THEHAGUE2670	DUTCH PLANS FOR UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-21 11:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL NL UNGA
03THEHAGUE2672	DUTCH MFA ON 58TH UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delievered reftel demarche on the 58th UNGA First Committee to Peter Potman, MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division on October 20. Potman said the draft resolution and accompanying U.S. points were extensively discussed last week in New York, and [...]	2003-10-21 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG UNDC
03THEHAGUE2674	IRAQ ASSETS: DUTCH KEEPING REFERENCED ACCOUNTS [...] (SBU) The Dutch Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the Netherlands-located accounts cited in ref a are located here and been frozen by the GONL. The accounts total about 22,000 EURO. The GONL is unable (ref b) to immediately transfer these funds to the Development Fund for Iraq as it curr [...]	2003-10-21 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PREL NL IZ
03THEHAGUE2675	DUTCH DELEGATION TO MADRID BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The following Dutch companies will attend the Iraq business forum in Madrid: Shell, Philips, ABN Amro, Nedeco, and Friesland Coberco. Dutch businesses, with the financial and moral support of the government, are positioning themselves for entree into Iraq "as soon as the [...]	2003-10-21 19:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2683	MONTREAL CONVENTION ON AIRLINE ACCIDENT LIABILITY: [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-22 14:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR NL ICAO
03THEHAGUE2685	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...]	2003-10-22 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UK KS CWC
03THEHAGUE2690	INCB: DUTCH SUPPORT CANADIAN CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-23 11:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR NL UNCND UN
03THEHAGUE2692	DUTCH TO PLEDGE USD 15 MN AT MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will pledge EUR 13 mn (USD 15 mn) at Madrid. FinMin Zalm told visiting DOD U/S Zakheim and an interagency delegation that the GoNL sees its troops on the ground as its principal contribution to the stabilization effort, but that the passage of UNSCR 1511 helped [...]	2003-10-24 06:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON NL
03THEHAGUE2693	DUTCH POSTPONE ELIMINATION OF P-3 FORCE FOR ONE [...] (U) Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp has postponed the planned closure of Valkenburg Air Base and the elimination of the Royal Dutch Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft fleet based there until January 2005. He had previously planned to eliminate these assets in January 2004. In postponi [...]	2003-10-24 09:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR KCRM EAIR PHSA MOPS NL XL
03THEHAGUE2707	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-10-28 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2715	COUNTRY CLEARANCE: U.S. DELEGATION TO BOSNIA WAR [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Delegation attending the October 30, 2003 donors conference for the Bosnia War Crimes court. This delegation includes Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Pierre-Richar [...]	2003-10-29 06:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL BK
03THEHAGUE2723	DUTCH/EU LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) While the EU has yet to make a decision on the upcoming Cuba resolution in the UNGA. However, Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Advisor on Cuba, noted that the GoNL will support a "yes" vote during EU dis [...]	2003-10-29 11:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
03THEHAGUE2726	STATUS OF DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: LIBERIA, [...] (S) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with the Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse (protect throughout) on October 29 to review the status of current and planned Dutch participation in international military operations in Liberia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. On Liber [...]	2003-10-29 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV NL LI AF IZ BK
03THEHAGUE2733	KLM CEO SAYS 'BREAKTHROUGH' MERGER TO SPUR MORE [...] (C) KLM's "breakthrough" merger with Air France sets a precedent that will spur further consolidation within the airline industry, KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk told the Ambassador in an October 9 meeting. Van Wijk likened the pact to the Netherlands' first-ever Open Skies agreement with [...]	2003-10-30 10:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EU NL
03THEHAGUE2734	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FIRST MEETING [...] This is CWC-114-03. 2. The OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) convened a 16-17 October 2003 meeting of the fourth Security Audit Team (SAT-IV) in The Hague, The Netherlands. SAT-IV is comprised of representatives from Japan, France, The Netherlands, and the U.S. Yonosuke Harada of Japan, w [...]	2003-10-31 06:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC

03THEHAGUE2743	DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER OUTLINES PLANS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Defense Minister Henk Kamp outlined drastic plans to restructure the Dutch armed forces during the annual parliamentary defense budget debate on October 21-23. Faced with mandated average spending cuts of 380 million Euros a year, Kamp called for cuts in certain major operational [...]	2003-10-31 14:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP MARR PGOV NL NATO
03THEHAGUE2746	DUTCH MFA ON CONSOLIDATED UNRWA RESOLUTION [...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the consolidated UNRWA resolution to Pieter Ramaer, Head of the MFA's Political and Legal Affairs Division. The Dutch support U.S. efforts to streamline the Fourth Committee resolution process, but believe the difficulties UNRWA faces in [...]	2003-10-31 14:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE2747	DUTCH MFA ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PREPARATIONS [...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the technical meeting preparations for the Australia Group to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson agreed to give reftel points to Dutch technical expert Mario Dorigo, who will be [...]	2003-10-31 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2748	DUTCH MFA ON US MIDEAST UNGA STRATEGY [...] (C) On October 31, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. Mideast UNGA strategy to Pieter Ramaer, Head of the MFA's Political and Legal Affairs Division. Ramaer said "U.S. arguments are good," and the Dutch are in favor of ending or limiting those practices mentioned. However, Ramaer noted [...]	2003-10-31 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE2750	DUTCH 2004 BUDGET: TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT HAS APPROVED A TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE AIMED AT LIMITING THE 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT TO 2.3 PERCENT OF GDP, WELL UNDER THE THREE PERCENT STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT (SGP) CEILING. ON OCTOBER 1, THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED A CY 2004 BUDGET THAT COMBINES SHARP SPENDING REDUC [...]	2003-10-31 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV MCAP NL
03THEHAGUE2759	DUTCH PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NEW EU ANTI-MONEY [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-03 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2766	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Oct. 30, U.S. delegation members met with OPCW officials to discuss the status of upcoming ILO Administrative Tribunal actions stemming from the OPCW tenure policy. Additional points on side-bar discussions at the Eighth Conference of States Parties are also provided for t [...]	2003-11-04 10:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2769	ICTY: KEY WITNESSES TESTIFY TO MILOSEVIC'S CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from political insiders the week of October 20 as the Prosecution continued to present its case against Slobodan Milosevic. Two key witnesses offered their versions of the [...]	2003-11-04 11:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2779	ICC: CHIEF PROSECUTOR ON COOPERATION; CONGO/ITURI [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to a regular monthly gathering of diplomats resident in The Hague on October 27, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo outlined his main objectives, largely repeating statements he has made since taking the job last spring. Ocamp [...]	2003-11-05 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC CG
03THEHAGUE2794	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-11-06 07:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2797	DUTCH MFA ON IRANIAN DUAL-USE CBW PROCUREMENT [...] (C) On November 04, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Iranian dual-use CBW procurement and Dutch visa policy to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson said she would pass the reftel points to the relevant people within the Ministry, [...]	2003-11-06 14:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CVIS IR NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2801	AFGHAN AID: DUTCH 2003 PLEDGES ON TRACK, SOME [...] (C) EconOff and EconIntern delivered ref A demarche to Marit van Zomeren, Afghan Desk Officer at the MFA's Southern Asia Division. While Van Zomeren was unable to make any commitments, she agreed to raise the suggestion of a Dutch announcement of accelerated pledges with the MFA's Special [...]	2003-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAID NL PGOV PREL
03THEHAGUE2818	ICTY: AMBASSADOR PROSPER'S MEETINGS WITH ICTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Pierre-Richard Prosper met with the President and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in separate meetings on October 30 in The Hague. Ambassador Prosper, meeting with ICTY officials on the margins o [...]	2003-11-07 16:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE2835	ICTY: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MILOSEVIC'S HEALTH AND SUPPORT NETWORK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The head of the detention unit of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) provided Embassy legal officers and USG physician with details of Slobodan Milosevic's health status, daily regimen, legal and financial network, frame of mind, and contacts o [...]	2003-11-12 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE2843	AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 DINNER WITH DUTCH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel hosted dinner for Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende November 10. The PM's Diplomatic Advisor Rob Swartbol and DCM also attended. Balkenende promised that Dutch foreign policy would remain constant when Ben Bot became FM on Dec. 3, but cautioned that EU Pre [...]	2003-11-13 14:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ NL PGOV PREL
03THEHAGUE2846	IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA NONPRO CHIEF ON ELBARADEI [...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref A nonpaper to MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on November 13. Wilke (protect throughout) said the GONL shared the U.S. conclusion that the latest ElBaradei report confirms Iran has been pursuing capabilities needed for a nuclear weapons program. In the Dutch vi [...]	2003-11-13 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2854	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CTFS AND GREG [...] On November 10, U.S. Delegation to the OPCW representatives Pete Ito and Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, Chief of Information Systems Branch (C/ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) to discuss TS plans for data automation (two reports, FAXed back to AC/CB) and the upcoming Security [...]	2003-11-14 10:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2859	CONVERSATION WITH DUTCH ON EUROPEAN AVIATION [...] (SBU) On November 14, EconCounselor and EconOff met with Rene Fennes, Director of the International Affairs Bureau at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation, Netherlands Ministry of Transport. (Note: Fennes attended the Oct. 1-2 U.S.-EU aviation talks on behalf of the Netherlands. E [...]	2003-11-14 12:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD NL
03THEHAGUE2860	DUTCH MFA ON DECEMBER PSI MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-14 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP
03THEHAGUE2861	DUTCH COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 17-18 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) In advance of FM de Hoop Scheffer's participation in the November 17-18 GAERC, Dutch European Correspondent Joep Wijnands offered substantive comments on Israel, Iran, Afghanistan and ESDP (reported septel). While the EU meeting with Israel is happening on the margins of the GAERC, the Du [...]	2003-11-14 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2863	DUTCH POSITION ON ESDP PROVISIONS IN DRAFT TREATY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel GAERC points on ESDP to Hans Sandee, Head of MFA's Security and Defense Policy Office. Sandee (protect) said the GONL fully concurred with the U.S. position and shared in confidence with Poloffs a copy of the Dutch position on ESDP provisions in the draft convention [...]	2003-11-14 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL EUN NATO
03THEHAGUE2864	Priorities of Dutch Council of Europe Presidency [...] Summary: On November 6, the Netherlands assumed the Presidency of the Council of Europe (COE) for a period of six months. Dutch Presidency priorities include: giving priority to improving the effectiveness of the European Court of Human Rights, enhancing the cooperation between the COE, OSCE [...]	2003-11-14 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NL COE
03THEHAGUE2867	ICTY: LORD OWEN'S TESTIMONY A MIXED BAG FOR PROSECUTION'S CASE AGAINST MILOSEVIC [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from Lord David Owen the first week of November. As an international negotiator, Lord Owen insisted that the Trial Chamber call him as a neutral witness rather than being cal [...]	2003-11-14 16:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2874	Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...]	2003-11-17 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN
03THEHAGUE2881	IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA REACTION TO U.S. APPROACH [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-17 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2886	EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Terrorist Financing, Mr. Alle T.S. Dorhout, deputy head EU external relations division of the European Integration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. It is un [...]	2003-11-18 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
03THEHAGUE2898	ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS ASSISTANCE ON BUDGET [...] Summary: The deputy registrar and chief budget officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) requested USG support for the ICTY's proposed budget for the 2004-2005 biennium the face of an ambiguous concluding sentence in the ACABQ's report to the Fifth Committ [...]	2003-11-18 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE2905	IMO BUDGET DEMARCHE: DUTCH RESPONSE [...] (U) EconOff delivered ref demarche concerning the proposed IMO 2004-05 budget increase to Ms. Marja Tiemens of the Ministry of Transport on November 17. Ms. Tiemens said the Netherlands feels the 13.6% increase is "high, but not excessive." The Dutch have doubts that the current budget w [...]	2003-11-18 16:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EWWT NL IMO
03THEHAGUE2906	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON DUTCH PLEDGES AND [...] (SBU) Dutch Minister of Finance Gerrit Zalm has received the letter from Afghan Finance Minister Ghani (ref A) that concerns an appeal for accelerated pledges, according to MFA Afghan Desk Officer Marit van Zomeren of the MFA in a November 17 conversation with Embassy EconOff. Ms. Van Zom [...]	2003-11-18 21:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF EAID NL PGOV PREL
03THEHAGUE2907	DUTCH LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-19 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NL
03THEHAGUE2908	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) As the October Conference of States Parties resolved most of the key issues facing the OPCW (budget, destruction deadline extensions, action plans),the focus of the December 2-5 Executive Council meeting will be on a number of technical, particularly industrial, issues. There have be [...]	2003-11-19 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2911	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON REQUEST FOR CS/CSS FOR OIF [...] (S) PolMilOff delivered ref A request for Combat Support/Combat Service Support (CS/CSS) assets to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse on November 17. Gabrielse (protect throughout) said the GONL was currently focused on the renewal of the deployment of Dutch force [...]	2003-11-19 15:43:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS IZ AF NL
03THEHAGUE2914	TERRORIST FINANCE: EMBASSY THE HAGUE COORDINATION [...] (C) Post's Terrorist Finance Coordinating Officer if Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel R. Russel, tel. 31-70-310-9317, fax 31-70-310-9322, (class e-mail) RusselDR@state.sgov.gov, (unclass e-mail) RusselDR@state.gov. 2. (C) Econoff Todd Kushner handles day-to-day coordination of terrorist fina [...]	2003-11-20 06:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC KVPR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2915	DUTCH RESPONSE TO ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQI TRANSITION [...] This is an action request. 2. During his consultations with the Dutch, EUR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Charlie Ries raised reftel points with MFA deputy Political Director Herman Schaper. Schaper said that the Dutch are interested in having Max van der Stoel, former UN rapporteu [...]	2003-11-20 07:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2917	DUTCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS: IRAN, CHR, TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Dutch human rights concerns continue to run parallel to those of the United States. Specifically, the GoNL will co-sponsor the Canadian UNGA 3rd committee resolution on the human rights situation in Iran (ref A). The Netherlands, [...]	2003-11-20 08:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TX IR NL UNGA UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2918	VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE HAGUE CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-20 09:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC HCOPIL
03THEHAGUE2922	TRADE MINISTER CALLS IN AMBASSADOR REGARDING U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Trade Minister van Gennip called in the Ambassador on November 18 to voice very serious concerns at the prospect of U.S. steel safeguards remaining in place following the WTO Appellate Body confirmation that these safeguards are WTO-inconsistent. She noted that the Netherlands would [...]	2003-11-20 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE2931	IAEA/IRAN: REVISED LANGUAGE DELIVERED TO DUTCH MFA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-21 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM MNUC EU IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2939	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF [...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]	2003-11-24 18:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2944	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) OPCW Director for Policy Making Organs Sylwin Gizowski addressed the WEOG November 18, responding to the group s invitation to suggest improvements to the work of the Executive Council. Gizowski spoke in a personal capacity, acknowledging that is was not the responsibility of the Technica [...]	2003-11-25 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2948	DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NL
03THEHAGUE2949	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON CZECH FIGHTER ACQUISITION [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Arms Transfer Policy Chief Paul van den IJssel on November 25. The Dutch are also focused on the issue, and Van den IJssel said they were contemplating phone calls at a "high political level" to the Czechs (perhaps by D [...]	2003-11-25 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PREL EZ NL NATO
03THEHAGUE2955	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UNDER SECRETARY [...] (U) This is CWC-126-03. 2. (U) Under Secretary Bolton met with OPCW Director-General Pfirter on Nov. 19 to convey strong U.S. support for Pfirter's leadership of the Organization. The DG in turn expressed his appreciation for U.S. support regarding his efforts on reform and transparenc [...]	2003-11-25 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2956	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): A/S DESUTTER'S [...] (U) On November 17-18, Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, visited SIPDIS The Hague and consulted with officials of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other officials. She so [...]	2003-11-25 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2959	VISIT OF EUR PDAS CHARLIE RIES TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) During meetings in The Hague November 19-20 in advance of the Dutch EU presidency (July - December 2004),EUR PDAS Ries stressed the importance of early and close U.S.-Dutch consultations to avoid surprises and needless conflicts. On specific areas of potential cooperation, Ries pushed fo [...]	2003-11-26 09:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON PTER NL
03THEHAGUE2960	IMO COUNCIL CANDIDACY: DUTCH REQUEST RECIPROCAL [...] In response to ref demarche, the GONL sent post a diplomatic note offering Dutch support for U.S. IMO Council candidacy in return for USG support for Dutch candidacy under Category B of IMO Council elections. 2. The following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of For [...]	2003-11-26 11:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON NL EWWT IMO
03THEHAGUE2967	KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. (U) We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our Third Quarter, 2003/2004, budget contribution of USDOLS 625,729. Please note that the check must reach the Office of the Legal [...]	2003-11-26 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KICT NL
03THEHAGUE2977	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) OPCW Director General Pfirter, in a note dated November 21, designated External Relations (ERD) Director Huang Yu as the Technical Secretariat (TS) Point of Contact (POC) for implementing the action plan on universality. On November 26, Huang chaired the first meeting with delegations on [...]	2003-11-28 11:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2979	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE IV/V - [...] (U) There is widespread support for the proposal submitted by the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters to address the issue of Article IV and V payments. No delegation has spoken out against the ABAF recommendation. Guidance request at para 11 on whether the proposal is accep [...]	2003-11-28 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2981	AVIATION SECURITY: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch aviation security officials and national carrier KLM recently voiced their shared concern that new U.S. requirements for inspections of incoming cargo (a.k.a. the 10% rule) will be difficult for carriers to meet. The Dutch contend that their inspection procedures are [...]	2003-11-28 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON NL
03THEHAGUE2982	IRAQI TRAVEL DOCUMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-28 14:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EU NL PREF PREL
03THEHAGUE2983	DUTCH MFA ON UN ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-28 14:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS UNGA
03THEHAGUE2987	DUTCH CABINET APPROVES SFIR EXTENSION; [...] (SBU) The Dutch Cabinet decided on November 28 to extend Dutch participation in the Stabilization Force in Iraq (SFIR) by six months to end in July 2004. The Dutch currently have approximately 1100 personnel (mostly Dutch Royal Marines) serving as part of the UK's Multi-national Division Sout [...]	2003-12-01 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR PREL IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2993	DUTCH "WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER" ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch Ministry of Transport/Waterways (with the support of Embassy The Hague) held a half-day roundtable event to introduce the White Water to Blue Water Initiative. The Dutch, who are on the steering committee, aimed to recruit new partners from civil society and acad [...]	2003-12-02 14:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NL SENV ENIV EPA
03THEHAGUE2994	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) This November 19-20 workshop provided a valuable exchange of ideas and information. Mainly structured to put experts in the area of CW assistance and protection in touch with various companies who provide equipment, it also gave experts (and local delegations) the chance to hear how a n [...]	2003-12-02 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2997	SCC WESTON MEETS WITH DUTCH MFA [...] (C) Summary: SCC Amb. Tom Weston, accompanied by Amb. Sobel, met with MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on November 24, followed by a meeting with MFA deputy Political Director for European Affairs Schaper, deputy DG for European Affairs Ed Kronenberg, and DCM Russel. Weston briefed MFA co [...]	2003-12-03 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY NL TY
03THEHAGUE3002	DUTCH MAY DEPLOY APACHES IN SUPPORT OF ISAF [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Defense Minister Kamp informed parliament on December 2 the GONL is investigating deploying four Apache attack helicopters to Afghanistan in support of ISAF. Kamp's decision, which came following a request from Lord Robertson during the December 1 NATO Defense Ministers' m [...]	2003-12-03 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AF NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3008	THE NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, EPA: DELANEY, [...] Country Clearance is granted for Maureen Delaney for travel to The Netherlands December 11-14, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on November 2 [...]	2003-12-04 12:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY
03THEHAGUE3009	FY 2004 TARGET (INITIAL) ICASS INVOICES FOR [...] FOLLOWING ARE THE AGENCY'S INVOICE APPROVALS: NOTE: 21 OUT OF 22 INVOICES ARE SIGNED AND APPROVED. ONE AGENCY'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ABLE TO SIGN YET; SEE PAR (M) BELOW. A. AGENCY CODE: 1150.0 AGENCY NAME: DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY POST: THE HAGUE INVOICE TOTAL:$120,446 APP [...]	2003-12-04 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KICA AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD
03THEHAGUE3010	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REQUEST FOR [...] (U) India is blocking agreement on a document supported by the U.S. and all other delegations to the OPCW concerning the technical issue of "captive use." Failure to reach consensus on this important document before the end of the current Executive Council session on Friday, December 5 will [...]	2003-12-04 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL IN CWC
03THEHAGUE3011	AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH INDUSTRY TO STAGE CONFERENCE [...] The Dutch Chamber of Commerce and the National Center for Trade Promotion are sponsoring a conference on business opportunities in Afghanistan, to be held December 10 in Rotterdam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send two speakers: Ronald Mollinger, Ambassador at Large and Special E [...]	2003-12-05 06:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AF EAID ECON NL
03THEHAGUE3019	ICTY: SIEGE OF SARAJEVO TRIAL ENDS WITH CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Stanislav Galic, commanding general of the Republika Sprpska Army's (VRS) Sarajevo Romanija Corps (SRK) during 1992 to 1994, for his responsibility for attacks on the civilian popu [...]	2003-12-05 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE3021	TERRORIST FINANCING: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-08 06:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER KPAL XF NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3023	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: DUTCH WILL SUPPORT JOINT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-08 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC NL OPDC PARM PREL
03THEHAGUE3027	ICTY: WITH STRUGAR BALKING AT RETURN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),Theodor Meron, told embassy legal officers that he would report to the UN Security Council Belgrade's noncooperation by 0900 EST on Tuesday, December 9, if indictee Pavle Strugar fails to return [...]	2003-12-09 06:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE3037	IRAQ: DUTCH TO PROVIDE EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE [...] The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on November 27 that it would make available export credit insurance for Iraq totaling EUR 25 million, valid for 180 days. As reported in ref A, the package will be managed by private insurer Gerling NCM. Gerling NCM participated in the December 5 me [...]	2003-12-10 09:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL PREL EXIM
03THEHAGUE3038	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]	2003-12-10 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3039	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): MEETINGS WITH [...] (U) This is CWC-134-03. 2. (U) Del reps met on 24 November 2003 with OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) Administration Division head Herb Shultz and SIPDIS Information Support Branch head Greg Linden to relay U.S. concern regarding the pace of the TS effort to achieve a working digital in [...]	2003-12-10 12:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3042	CODEL PAYNE (DEC 10-14) [...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Rep. Donald M. Payne for travel to the Netherlands, December 11 and 14, 2003 to and from Accra, Ghana. 2. Control officer will be Special Assistant to Amb. Sobel, David Vennett, (w) 31-70-310-9342, (h) 31-70-362-8051, (c) 31-62-221- [...]	2003-12-10 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN
03THEHAGUE3043	ICTY: THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OFFERED FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard from three key witnesses in November offering unique perspectives on the role Milosevic played. During the week of November 10, historian Robert Donia resumed his testimony concer [...]	2003-12-11 05:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE3048	DUTCH: NO DECISION YET ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CERD [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-11 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NL UN
03THEHAGUE3051	DUTCH SHARE COPY OF UK-FR-GE ESDP NONPAPER [...] (C/NF) PM Balkenende's Foreign Policy Advisor (protect) passed to Amb. Sobel a copy of a French-British-German non Paper entitled "European Defence: NATO/EU Consultation, Planning and Operations" on December 11. Post transmits the text of the non paper in para 2. 2. (C) Begin text of Fren [...]	2003-12-11 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3060	DUTCH PARLIAMENT CONCURS WITH SFIR EXTENSION [...] (U) On December 11, the Dutch parliament concurred with the November 28 decision by the Cabinet to extend Dutch participation in the Stabilization Force in Iraq for six months. The Dutch presently have approximately 1100 military personnel (mostly Dutch Royal Marines) serving as part of the U [...]	2003-12-12 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL IZ NL
03THEHAGUE3067	EU COUNCIL PUTS DUTCH IN AWKWARD POSITION [...] (C) Dutch Politic... 12703 2003-12-15 03THEHAGUE3067 Embassy The Hague CONFIDENTIAL C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 003067 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/14/2013 TAGS: EU NL PREL SUBJECT: EU COUNCIL PUTS DUTCH IN AWKWARD POSITION Classified By: AMBASSADOR CLIFFORD SOBEL FOR REASON [...]	2003-12-15 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU NL PREL
03THEHAGUE3087	NETHERLANDS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. Immediately following 9/11, the Dutch government announced a 46-point Plan of Actio [...]	2003-12-16 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NL
03THEHAGUE3088	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) OPCW's External Relations Division (ERD) distributed the Director-General's Invitation to States Parties to Designate Points of Contact on Universality (S/388/2003, faxed to AC/CB) to all delegations on December 11. ERD's Keith Wilson told DelOff that the TS is looking at January 8 as [...]	2003-12-17 07:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3118	IFC SMALL BUSINESS FACILITY FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-17 12:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL
03THEHAGUE3121	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY [...] Del grants country clearance to the following individual traveling to The Hague as a consultant on national implementation measures to the OPCW Technical Secretariat: -- Ron Nelson -- State -- Arrive: Jan 3, 2004 -- Depart: April 3, 2004 Del confirms hotel reservations at the Dorint, Joh [...]	2003-12-17 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL ASEC OTRA PARM
03THEHAGUE3131	INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATED [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-18 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EWWT PREL ILO
03THEHAGUE3133	AL QAIDA TRAVEL BAN - NETHERLANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch take their responsibilities under the UN sanction regime seriously and have a "visa lookout" system, albeit with limitations, which incorporates information on individuals listed by the 1267 Committee. Restricting use of Dutch passports for international travel is more p [...]	2003-12-18 11:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC NL PREL PTER
03THEHAGUE3141	VOTE IN DECEMBER 8 COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN DECISION [...] In response to request in reftel, Post has followed up with Dutch officials on the BT-11 sweet corn vote in the EU Committee on the Food Chain. 2. According to our contacts, the Netherlands voted in favor of the Syngenta application for two reasons: it had received a favorable review from [...]	2003-12-18 15:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
03THEHAGUE3150	THE NETHERLANDS: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) Point of Contact is Pol-Mil Officer Nathaniel Dean, (31) (70) 310-9346, email DeanNP@state.gov. Average exchange rate is one Euro equals 1.22 USD. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Netherlands made significant contributions to allied goals in 200 [...]	2003-12-19 15:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3155	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USDel briefed the OPCW Chief of Staff and Director for Verification December 22 on Libya's agreement to abandon its chemical weapons, and conveyed U.S. readiness to provide more detailed information in the near future. The OPCW officials welcomed the offer and congratulated the [...]	2003-12-22 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP LY CWC
03THEHAGUE3156	DUTCH MFA ON LIBYA WMD PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-22 14:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LY NL
03THEHAGUE3168	DUTCH MFA ON EU'S CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM CH TW NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3175	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Deloffs exchanged views with Chinese counterparts Yu Dunhai and Dai Huaicheng on OPCW activities, nonproliferation issues, and CW destruction over lunch on December 23. Separate conversations with Korean First Secretary Lee Sang Soo and others covered much of the same ground. 2. (U) The [...]	2003-12-24 10:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3199	NEW DUTCH MEASURES AGAINST COCAINE TRAFFICKING AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following mid-December approval by the Dutch Parliament, Justice Minister Donner instituted a crackdown on drug trafficking through Schiphol airport from the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Initial results (120 arrests/400+ passengers turned away or failed to show up) indicate mo [...]	2003-12-31 09:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL NL
03THEHAGUE3201	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-31 12:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG NL EUN
03TUNIS1947	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a farewell call July 22 on Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. In a wide-ranging review of US-Tunisian bilateral relations, the Ambassador encouraged the GOT to build on its impressive record of economic and social development and to [...]	2003-07-23 12:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TS
03USUNNEWYORK298	UN/IRAQ: IRAQ SENDS LETTER PRE-EMPTIVELY TAKING [...] (U) IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/2003/132),CONCERNING THE U.S. PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS IN PARA 2. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS CAL [...]	2003-02-06 00:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK299	UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE [...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]	2003-02-06 01:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK300	UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...]	2003-02-06 02:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK633	UN/IRAQ:SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN QUESTIONS [...] (U) SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, IN THE HAGUE MARCH 10 FOR CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS, ADDRESSED THE PRESS ON IRAQ. WHEN ASKED IF AN ATTACK ON IRAQ WITHOUT SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION WOULD VIOLATE THE UN CHARTER, ANNAN SAID "IF THE U.S. AND OTHERS WERE TO GO OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL AND TAKE MILITAR [...]	2003-03-10 21:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK634	UN/IRAQ:TEXT OF UNDECIDED SIX "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL" [...] (C) IN A DISPLAY OF THE INCREASING DISCOMFORT WITH THE DECISION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON IRAQ, THE UNDECIDED SIX (U-6) HAVE PREPARED A "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL" WHICH THEY PLAN TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THIS DRAFT (TEXT AT PARA 2),WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A FRIENDLY U-6 MEMBER, WI [...]	2003-03-10 21:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK707	UN/IRAQ: UNDECIDED SIX INITIATIVE DEAD [...] (C) CAMEROONIAN PERMREP BELINGA-EBOUTOU REPORTED THAT THE U-6 INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAD HIT A DEAD END, BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF A MEETING BETWEEN U-6 PERMREPS EARLY AFTERNOON ON MARCH 14. CAMEROON, ANGOLA, GUINEA AND PAKISTAN HAD ALL DECLINED TO [...]	2003-03-14 22:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ ETTC
03USUNNEWYORK716	UN/IRAQ:GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN MARCH 15 JOINT [...] (U) ON MARCH 15, GERMAN PERMREP PLEUGER CIRCULATED THE FOLLOWING GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION ON IRAQ AS AN ANNEX TO A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION. -- THE SHARED GOAL OF THE INTERNATI [...]	2003-03-17 15:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK718	UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...]	2003-03-17 16:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK727	UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]	2003-03-17 22:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK746	UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...]	2003-03-18 20:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK766	UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ, [...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...]	2003-03-19 21:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC IZ

03USUNNEWYORK768	UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]	2003-03-19 23:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03VANCOUVER819	AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...]	2003-07-07 18:17:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL PTER XD CA
03VATICAN1033	TAIWAN AT THE HOLY SEE: CLINGING TO ITS LAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHILE TAIWAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL SHIFT ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO BEIJING AS SOON AS IT CAN; TAIPEI CONTINUES TO USE ITS LAST EMBASSY IN EUROPE TO PRESENT ITSELF AS A MATURE DEMOCRATIC STATE THAT PLAYS A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND HU [...]	2003-03-13 05:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL TW VT
03VATICAN1046	HOLOCAUST MUSEUM DELEGATION WORKS IN SECRET [...] SUMMARY: A DELEGATION FROM THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM MET WITH VATICAN ARCHIVE/LIBRARY DIRECTOR CARDINAL JORJE MARIA MEJIA MARCH 3 AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVE TO SURVEY CERTAIN PRE-WAR RECORDS. THE DELEGATION PROPOSED TO MEJIA COLLABORATION WITH THE ARCHIVE'S SMALL STAFF TO CATA [...]	2003-03-13 13:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KNAR VT VTPREL
03VATICAN105	SUPPORTING OAS SYG GAVIRIAS' MISSION: VATICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN STATES MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 7 THAT THE HOLY SEE'S MAIN CONCERN IN VENEZUELA IS TO SEE TENSIONS REDUCED AND THE PARTIES WORKING TOWARDS AN AUGUST 2003 REFERENDUM, AS PERMITTED BY THE VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTION. THE VENEZUELAN [...]	2003-01-10 16:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1055	VATICAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FULL CLONING BAN, [...] PER DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST (REF A),DCM AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE U.S. APPROACH TO ACHIEVING AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING WITH NEW VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN, WHO WAS FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE STATE OF PLAY ON THE CONVENTION, ASSURED [...]	2003-03-14 08:21:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO VT UNGA KSIA
03VATICAN1124	HOLY SEE TO FOCUS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE DELEGATION TO THE 59TH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONVEYED TO EMBASSY ITS WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND MIGRATION. HOLY SEE DELEGATE TO THE UNHRC, BISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN, [...]	2003-03-19 06:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1329	HOLY SEE RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE OUTLINED ITS CONCERNS ABOUT MOUNTING UNREST IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF ITURI IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) IN A NOTE PASSED TO EMBASSY MARCH 24. THE VATICAN IS CALLING ON THE PARTIES TO "RESPECT AGREEMENTS ALREADY SIGNED AND RESUME NEGOTIATIONS." THE HOLY S [...]	2003-03-28 10:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT
03VATICAN135	POPE'S MESSAGE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS FOCUSES ON WAR, [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS JANUARY 13, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD. CITING THE CURRENT "FEAR THAT OFTEN DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES," HE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSES OF THIS FEAR AS: "INSIDIOUS TERRORISM, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS [...]	2003-01-14 07:15:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1378	VATICAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-01 08:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN
03VATICAN1401	HOLY SEE HOPES BRIGITTINE CONVENT IN HAVANA WILL [...] (C) MFA CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US MARCH 28 THAT THE HOLY SEE STILL HOPED THAT THE MARCH 8 OPENING OF THE BRIGITTINE SISTERS' HOUSE IN HAVANA, DEVELOPED WITH CASTRO'S COOPERATION, WOULD HELP PAVE THE WAY TO GREATER CHURCH ACCESS TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE. THE HOLY SEE [...]	2003-04-02 11:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1406	HOLY SEE'S PASSIVE APPROACH TO GOC DISSIDENT [...] (C) DCM CONVEYED REF (A) DEMARCHE CONCERNING THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING DISSIDENT CRACKDOWN MARCH 26 TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN INDICATED THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01406 01 OF 02 021354Z SEE WAS FOLLOWING THE CRACKDOWN [...]	2003-04-02 13:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1505	WAR IN IRAQ: POPE SEEKS QUICK END TO CONFLICT, [...] SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN IRAQ, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS MADE PERSISTENT APPEALS FOR PEACE IN IRAQ AND EXPRESSED CONTINUED CONCERN FOR CIVILIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES CAUGHT UP IN THE FIGHTING. HOWEVER, CONTRARY TO MANY MEDIA REPORTS, NEITHER THE POPE NOR SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS I [...]	2003-04-09 05:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1508	COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR [...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...]	2003-04-09 05:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1570	VATICAN LOOKING FORWARD: U/S BOLTON REVIEWS [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN, CARDINAL STAFFORD, THE AMERICAN HEADS OF THE COUNCIL FOR LAITY, AND ITALIAN CARDINAL RUINI, WHO IS THE VICAR OF ROME AND HEAD OF THE ITALIAN BISHOPS CONFERENCE, TOLD UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON APRIL 9 THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO IRAQ'S FUTURE AND ARE FOCUSED ON HUMANI [...]	2003-04-13 10:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1694	REINVIGORATED POPE WELCOMES END OF WAR, CONDEMNS [...] (U) A VIGOROUS POPE JOHN PAUL II PRESIDED OVER THE VATICAN'S EASTER WEEK SERVICES, USING HIS HOMILIES AND EASTER MESSAGE TO FOCUS GLOBAL ATTENTION ON THE HOLY SEE'S TOP INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS: RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ, PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM AND RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, [...]	2003-04-22 13:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IS WE IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1747	POPE CALLS ON WORLD NOT TO FORGET GREAT LAKES [...] (U) DURING HIS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE APRIL 9, POPE JOHN PAUL II URGED THE WORLD TO NOT FORGET THE VIOLENT AND CONTINUING CONFLICT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA, AND CALLED ON LEADERS TO RETURN TO THE PEACE PROCESS. VATICAN OFFICIALS HAD PASSED EMBASSY A PR [...]	2003-04-24 14:14:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT
03VATICAN1775	POPE DECRIES EXECUTIONS AND ASKS CASTRO FOR [...] (U) SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA. 5. 2. (U) IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE HOLY SEE'S NORMALLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO CUBA, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS PUBLICLY DECRIED THE EXECUTION OF THREE HIJACKERS AS WELL AS THE HARSH SENTENCES RECENTLY HANDED DOWN AGAINST CUBAN DISSIDENTS. THE POPE'S APRIL 13 APPEA [...]	2003-04-28 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU VT
03VATICAN1880	IRAQI CLERGY CALL FOR RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC [...] (SBU) LOOKING TO LAY DOWN SOME MARKERS ON IRAQ'S RELIGIOUS FUTURE, THE HOLY SEE FORWARDED TO POST UNDER DIPLOMATIC NOTE A COPY OF A DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE IRAQI PATRIARCHS AND BISHOPS (I.E. OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC, CHALDEAN, AND EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES) ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ. THE [...]	2003-05-02 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PGOV PHUM SOCI VT
03VATICAN195	(C) PAYA VISITS POPE; FM TAURAN MAY RECIPROCATE [...] (C) VATICAN CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US JANUARY 9 THAT THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT "PRESSING THE ENVELOPE" FOR GREATER CHURCH FREEDOMS IN CUBA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00195 [...]	2003-01-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN2046	HOLY SEE EXPRESSES MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN'S [...] (C) HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN CONTACTED DCM APRIL 28 TO CONVEY THE VATICAN'S MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWANESE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WHICH THEY HAVE CAST AS A "HUMANITARIAN ISSUE." PAROLIN UNDERSTOOD FROM THE TAIWANESE, WHO HAD CALLED ON HIM THAT DAY, T [...]	2003-05-13 04:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI TBIO CH TW VT
03VATICAN215	HOLY SEE AND THE PRC, TIME FOR RECONCILIATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE IS "HAPPY TO HEAR THE GOOD NEWS" (REF) THAT PRC OFFICIALS ARE WAITING FOR A 'GESTURE' FROM THE VATICAN IN ORDER TO RESUME DIALOG ABOUT NORMALIZING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00215 01 OF 02 171350Z RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. [...]	2003-01-17 13:22:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL VT
03VATICAN2225	VIGOROUS POPE CELEBRATES 83RD BIRTHDAY BY [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-20 10:01:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN2663	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON SILVANO TOMASI: NEW [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI, ARCHBISHOP SILVANO TOMASI (AN AMERICAN CITIZEN),AS THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UN OFFICES AND SPECIALIST AGENCIES, AND TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA. TOMASI REPLACES ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MAR [...]	2003-06-12 12:59:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR VT UN
03VATICAN283	PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...]	2003-01-24 10:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT
03VATICAN2996	VATICAN SPOTLIGHT ON ROMA [...] SUMMARY: THE VATICAN'S FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF GYPSIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY FROM JUNE 30 TO JULY 6. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PASTORAL NEEDS OF THE ROMA, BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INTEGRATION, AND THE ROLE [...]	2003-07-01 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN3359	HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION: HOLY SEE PRESSING THE [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, DCM APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN AND PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH ARCHBISHOP JAVIER LOZANO BARRAGAN TO URGE CONTINUED VATICAN ACTION ON BEHALF OF A UN RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. DCM REVIEWED U.S. OBJECTIONS [...]	2003-07-23 15:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PREL TBIO VT UNGA
03VATICAN3387	ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...]	2003-07-25 11:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS
03VATICAN3436	Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...]	2003-07-29 11:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT
03VATICAN3497	TAKING THE VATICAN TO TASK ON CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Following a post-Iraq war interview in which the Vatican's senior official for inter-religious dialogue had suggested the Administration's language during the Iraq war could have created a conviction in the Muslim world that the war was a war of religion, the Ambassador challenged the offi [...]	2003-08-01 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN3790	HOLY SEE ON U.S. THEMES FOR 58TH UNGA [...] (C) DCM MET WITH HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN AUGUST 20 TO REVIEW U.S. THEMES FOR THE 58TH UNGA (REFTELS). IN A BRIEF EXCHANGE ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, PAROLIN EXPRESSED SADNESS AT THE RECENT ATTACK, AND WAS RECEPTIVE TO USG DETERMINATION TO STAY THE COURSE. HE NOTED [...]	2003-08-21 14:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN3809	VATICAN REVIEWING USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT AT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-22 12:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA
03VATICAN3820	VATICAN: BALL IN CHINA'S COURT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) MEETING AUGUST 20 WITH HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN, DCM RAISED THE CURRENT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SITUATION IN CHINA, BUILDING ON REF A DEMARCHE TO EU COUNTRIES AND REF B DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BILATERAL DIALOGUE. WITHOUT REFERRING DIRECTLY TO CARDINAL MCCARRICK'S RECENT CO [...]	2003-08-22 15:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT
03VATICAN3847	HOLY SEE BACKS GOVERNING COUNCIL, RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In the wake of the UN Headquarters attack, Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin reacted positively to our call for support for the Iraqi Governing Council (ref A),and said the Holy See would likely be open to talks with its representatives. Parolin expressed interest in securing Holy [...]	2003-08-25 15:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PGOV EAID VT
03VATICAN3917	VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...]	2003-08-28 15:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT
03VATICAN3958	VATICAN MAINTAINS MULTILATERAL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) CHARGE AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF A) WITH HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR DISARMAMENT PAOLO CONVERSI AUGUST 28, FOLLOWING UP OUR DISCUSSION WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN (REF B). CONVERSI ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ROT [...]	2003-09-02 12:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA
03VATICAN3971	HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti- [...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels),has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...]	2003-09-02 15:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT
03VATICAN4002	CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL: HOLY SEE SEEKS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, WHO WILL LEAD THE VATICAN'S DELEGATION TO THE CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL, TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD PRESS TO ENSURE THAT "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT" WOULD BE A CENTRAL PART OF THE DIALOGUE [...]	2003-09-04 04:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL VT WTRO
03VATICAN402	HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN PLEDGES TO CLARIFY HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON BIOTECH FOODS IN ZAMBIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR JANUARY 21 TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE VATICAN NUNCIO IN ZAMBIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE FAMINE AND THE DEBATE IN ZAMBIA OVER BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD. TAURAN HAD PREVIOUSLY PROMISED THE AMBASSADOR "GOOD NEWS" ON THE SUBJECT. [...]	2003-02-03 08:22:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL VT ZA
03VATICAN4090	VATICAN CALLS ANTI-SEMITISM "A PLAGUE THAT MUST BE [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE HAS REEMPHASIZED THE NEED TO UPROOT DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN A NEW DOCUMENT MARKING THE CELEBRATION OF JEWISH CULTURE IN EUROPE. ISSUED BY GERMAN-BORN CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE HEAD OF THE VATICAN OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM, THE PAPER REITE [...]	2003-09-08 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT
03VATICAN4211	IRAQ: VATICAN CONCERNED BY LACK OF NECESSITIES; [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin told Embassy September 11 that the Papal Nuncio in Baghdad believed the continued lack of "basic necessities" amongst the general population was generating an increasingly hostile reaction towards coalition forces. Parolin welcomed U.S. efforts to [...]	2003-09-15 14:43:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03VATICAN4289	SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS [...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...]	2003-09-22 12:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03VATICAN4299	THE HOLY SEE ON CANCUN: U.S. MISSED CHANCE TO [...] (C) Frank Dewane, Head of the Holy See's delegation to the Cancun WTO ministerial believes the U.S. missed an opportunity at Cancun to look good in the eyes of the developing world. It did so, in his opinion, by sticking with the EU for too long. He told DCM September 19 that the EU had a ba [...]	2003-09-23 07:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL VT
03VATICAN4429	CUBA STEPPING UP PRESSURE ON CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (SBU) "FIDEL CASTRO SEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS AN ENEMY," HAVANA'S CARDINAL JAIME ORTEGA ASSERTED IN DESCRIBING CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS ON THE COMMUNIST ISLAND DURING A RECENT VISIT TO ITALY. INTERVIEWED BY ITALIAN BISHOPS' DAILY "AVVENIRE," THE CARDINAL SUMMARIZED THE CHURCH'S SITUATION [...]	2003-09-26 14:50:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU VT
03VATICAN4461	POPE SELECTS 31 NEW CARDINALS, REINFORCING [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's nomination of 31 new cardinals September 28 consolidates the group that will name his successor, reinforces Church leaders facing threats from Islam or restrictive regimes, and rewards several long- serving bishops for their service to the Church. The surprise announ [...]	2003-09-30 04:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN4570	VATICAN MIFFED, REALISTIC ABOUT GEORGIAN ABOUT [...] (C) VATICAN AUTHORITIES WERE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA'S DECISION NOT TO SIGN AN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOLY SEE. FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN HAD UNUSUALLY STRONG WORDS IN THE MEDIA AS HE CONCLUDED HIS FRUITLESS VISIT TO G [...]	2003-10-06 15:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VT
03VATICAN4649	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON GIOVANNI LAJOLO - HOLY [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO GERMANY, ARCHBISHOP GIOVANNI LAJOLO, AS SECRETARY OF THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE, THE HOLY SEE'S EQUIVALENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER. THE OCTOBER 7 APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. LAJOLO SUCCEEDS ARCHBISH [...]	2003-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT
03VATICAN4689	HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S. [...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...]	2003-10-15 05:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KN PARM PREL VT
03VATICAN4751	JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]	2003-10-17 11:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN483	HOLY SEE REACTION TO SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION; POPE TO MEET WITH TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) HOLY SEE OFFICIALS ARE STILL ASSESSING THE SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION, AND HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL PROVIDE A CONSIDERED RESPONSE AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER. THEY SHARE THE U.S. VIEW THAT SADDAM IS A DANGER TO THE WORLD, AND HAVE NOW COME TO SEE THE MERITS OF HIS REMOVAL. [...]	2003-02-06 14:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03VATICAN4859	HOLY SEE GEARING UP FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Archbishop Renato Martino told visiting EB Biotech negotiator Peter Chase October 10 that the Holy See is in the final stages of planning for its November 10-11 conference on biotech foods. Although the Council for Justice and Pea [...]	2003-10-23 10:12:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PREL VT
03VATICAN4874	BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-24 12:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR TBIO VT
03VATICAN4918	HOLY SEE AND IRAQ: NEW PASSPORTS, UNSCR, CHALDEAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. --------------------------------------------- --- HOLY SEE FORESEES NO PROBLEM ON PASSPORT REQUEST --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Poloff met October 24 with Holy See Office Director for Iraq Fra [...]	2003-10-29 11:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PREL VT
03VATICAN4956	VATICAN SEES KAZAKH-SPONSORED WORLD RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) HOLY SEE DIPLOMATS WHO ATTENDED THE SEPTEMBER 24- 25 CONGRESS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL NATIONAL RELIGIONS IN ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REGARD THE FORUM AS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE. THE HOLY SEE, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING SUCH A DIALOGUE FOR DECADES, WELCO [...]	2003-10-31 06:00:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF KZ VT
03VATICAN504	AFRICA BIOTECH EXPERTS TELL HOLY SEE OFFICIALS: "LET US FEED OUR PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY VATICAN HOSTED A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD JANUARY 27 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00504 01 OF 02 071112Z AIMED AT OFFERING AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON BIOTECH DEVELOPMENTS TO KEY HOLY SEE OFFICIALS, NGO [...]	2003-02-07 10:29:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT
03VATICAN5111	CUBA: HOLY SEE TAKES TRADITIONAL VIEW ON UNGA [...] (C) Reviewing the recent UNGA vote on the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Holy See reaffirmed its opposition to the embargo, while affirming its distaste for the regime's human rights abuses. MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua repeated the Vatican's view that the embargo is ineffec [...]	2003-11-12 14:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD PHUM PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN5164	HAITI: HOLY SEE WORRIED ABOUT VIOLENCE, SEEKS [...] (C) Vatican MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua said November 7 that the Holy See is "very worried" about the situation in Haiti. He expressed concern about the disruption of an October 16 mass (ref a and b),and noted the potential for violence in the coming weeks (ref d). A [...]	2003-11-14 14:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL VT HA
03VATICAN5192	VATICAN TO CONTINUE EFFORTS ON BANNING HUMAN [...] (SBU) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin expressed disappointment with the UN decision to postpone a vote on competing resolutions that propose bans on human cloning in a November 13 meeting with the Charge. He added, however, that the Vatican was buoyed by the progress that had [...]	2003-11-17 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN
03VATICAN523	IRAQ: DASD BRZEZINSKI'S MEETING WITH HOLY SEE FM TAURAN: VATICAN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ADDITIONAL UN RESOLUTION [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINSTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD VISITING DASD IAN BRZEZINSKI FEBRUARY 7 THAT THE GAP BETWEEN THE U.S. AND HOLY SEE'S POSITION WAS ""NOT THAT BIG,"" ADDING THAT THE HOLY SEE AGREES THAT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE FOR SADDAM AND THAT HE NEEDS TO COOPERATE. FOR THE HOLY S [...]	2003-02-10 05:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ VT NATO
03VATICAN5264	VATICAN-NORTH KOREA CONTACTS ON HOLD PENDING [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, MONSIGNOR LUIS MONTEMAYOR, TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 18 THAT THE VATICAN'S PERIODIC SENIOR LEVEL CONTACTS WITH PYONGYANG WERE IN SUSPENSION PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARMS PROGRAM. THE HOLY SEE HOPED [...]	2003-11-20 07:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KN KS PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN531	VATICAN HAPPY WITH TRIPS MORATORIUM, PRESSES FOR [...] DCM SHARED REF A FOLLOW-UP POINTS ON THE TRIPS MORATORIUM WITH VATICAN DFM MONS. PIETRO PAROLIN AND IO DIRECTOR MONS. OSVALDO NEVEZ ON FEBRUARY 2. BOTH EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REAFFIRMED THE HOLY SEE'S APPRECIATION FOR THE U.S. NEED TO DEFEND INTELLECTUAL PROPE [...]	2003-02-10 09:00:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN5365	HOLY SEE ON ICJ, ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS FRANCO COPPOLA NOVEMBER 25. COPPOLA LIMITED HIS RESPONSE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) OPINION ON THE LEGALITY OF THE ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER. HE AGREED THA [...]	2003-11-26 07:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN5427	HOLY SEE -- WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SUFFERERS OF HIV/AIDS AND FIDELITY AND ABSTINENCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE WERE THE HOLY SEE'S KEY MESSAGES FOR WORLD AIDS DAY 2003. IN A STATEMENT DELIVERED NOVEMBER 30, POPE JOHN PAUL II LAMENTED THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, "ESPECIALLY I [...]	2003-12-03 11:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI VT
03VATICAN5521	AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW IRAQI CHALDEAN PATRIARCH [...] (C) IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, THE NEWLY ELECTED PATRIARCH OF THE CHALDEANS AND FORMER BAGHDAD AUXILIARY ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL-KARIM DELLY, LED OFF HIS REMARKS BY CONVEYING HIS GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AND HIS HOPE FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN [...]	2003-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT SOCI PGOV IS
03VATICAN5611	HOLY SEE PESSIMISTIC ON WAY FORWARD IN CHINA [...] (C) In a December 3 meeting, Vatican Office Director for China Gianfranco Rota-Graziosi was pessimistic on prospects for progress on human rights and religious freedom in China. He noted continuing persecution of both the underground Catholic Church and the government-controlled Catholic Patri [...]	2003-12-16 13:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT
03VATICAN5644	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH VATICAN FM [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting, A/S Burns told the Holy See's new Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo that the U.S. saw an opportunity to move the Middle East peace process forward in the face of anger and frustration on both sides. Lajolo expressed the Holy See's support for the Road Map, noting [...]	2003-12-18 12:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ PREL SY
03VATICAN5666	CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS CREATE DUST-UP [...] (C) During the presentation of the Pope's World Day of Peace message December 17 (ref a),Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, caused a stir with comments critical of U.S. treatment of Saddam Hussein following his capture. Media gave wide attent [...]	2003-12-19 16:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN5669	HOLY SEE PUSHES FOR DIALOGUE, NEW RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (C) Pope John Paul II challenged Sudanese bishops on an officialvisit to Rome to expand their inter-religious dialogue efforts in the search for peace in Sudan. Vatican officials focused their attention in particular on newly- created Cardinal Wako of Khartoum, pressing him to engage in dia [...]	2003-12-22 11:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PINR PREL SU VT
03VATICAN5748	VATICAN DISOWNS CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS [...] (C) Holy See Secretary of State (Prime Minister equivalent) Cardinal Angelo Sodano wrote in a December 20 letter to the Ambassador that comments of Cardinal Renato Martino expressing "compassion" for Saddam Hussein and criticism of U.S. treatment of him after his capture (ref a) did not repre [...]	2003-12-30 15:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN59	POPE LAUNCHES END OF YEAR PEACE OFFENSIVE [...] (U) THE POPE AND SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS HAVE LAUNCHED AN END OF YEAR "PEACE OFFENSIVE" WITH A SERIES OF STATEMENTS AND MESSAGES AIMED AT COUNTERING THE PERCEPTION THAT WAR IN IRAQ IS INEVITABLE. THESE MESSAGES HAVE ALSO URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PURSUE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO AVOID [...]	2003-01-08 13:19:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN683	SADDAM MEETING WITH CARDINAL ETCHEGARAY: VATICAN [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR, MONSIGNOR FRANCO COPPOLA, WHO ACCOMPANIED PAPAL SPECIAL ENVOY CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY TO BAGHDAD, GAVE DCM A FULL READOUT FEBRUARY 19 OF ETCHEGARAY'S VISIT AND FEBRUARY 15 MEETING WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN. ACCORDING TO COPPOLA, THE PAPAL MISSION TO BAGHDAD [...]	2003-02-20 06:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN700	JOINT LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL L. FITZGERALD, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AND PROF. DR. HAMID A. AL-RIFAIE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FORUM FOR DIALOGUE. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL FOLLOW VIA POUCH. [...]	2003-02-21 05:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL VT
03VATICAN806	POPE AND BLAIR AGREE ON CENTRALITY OF UN ROLE, [...] (C) DURING A FEBRUARY 22 PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE AND SUBSEQUENT MEETING WITH VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE SODANO, UK PRIME MINISTER BLAIR OUTLINED TO THE HOLY SEE HIS VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DISARM SADDAM HUSSEIN. THE POPE AND HIS SENIOR ADVISORS REPORTEDLY C [...]	2003-02-26 15:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UK VT VTPREL
03VATICAN929	ROME PUK REP SEEKS VATICAN ACCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROME PUK REPRESENTATIVE BAKER FATTAH MET WITH POLOFF FEBRUARY 25 TO DISCUSS PUK EFFORTS TO GAIN VATICAN ATTENTION FOR THE KURDISH CAUSE. FATTAH TOLD POLOFF THAT THE PUK HAD BEEN TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOLY SEE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0 [...]	2003-03-06 15:06:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN933	VATICAN FM TAURAN PRESSES HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-06 21:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
03YEREVAN1214	GOAM WELCOMES MOVE TO TIER II ON TIP REPORT [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) POLOFFS DELIVERED COPIES OF THE 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DESK OFFICER AND ACTING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEAD (MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR),KARINE SOUDJIAN, JUNE 12 PER INSTRUCTIONS IN [...]	2003-06-13 15:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP
03YEREVAN2803	GOAM OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO TURKEY AFTER ISTANBUL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: The GOAM responded to the November 20 terrorist attacks in Istanbul with a public statement of condemnation, followed by a telephone call by Armenian FM Oskanian to Turkish FM Gul on November 22. The att [...]	2003-11-24 11:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
03YEREVAN2806	ARMENIA: ONLY CONCERN IS GEORGIA'S STABILITY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway. Reasons: 1.5 (B)&(D). 2. (C) Summary. Following the resignation of Georgian President Shevardnadze, the Armenian leadership and government officials have maintained an official line that the stability of their neighbor is Armenia's paramount conce [...]	2003-11-24 14:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM GG
03YEREVAN2826	ARMENIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Armenian MFA United Nations Division Chief Artak Apitonian confirmed on November 25 that the GOAM would support U.S. candidate Felice Gaer for the United Nations Committee Against Torture. A [...]	2003-11-26 09:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM UNHCR
03YEREVAN2828	ARMENIA ON MIDDLE EAST ACTIONS AT UNGA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche request, Armenian MFA United Nations Division Chief Artak Apitonian told us November 26 that Armenia would likely abstain from the December 2 vote on the propo [...]	2003-11-26 11:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAL PREL IS AM UNSC UNGA
03YEREVAN2853	COE SKEPTICAL NEW OMBUDSMAN LAW MEETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Under substantial pressure from the Council of Europe, the Armenian National Assembly (NA) voted September 9 to create the position of Human Rights Ombudsman to oversee the human rights situat [...]	2003-11-28 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN2883	SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4 (b&d). 2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue took place in Yerevan November 20. The sides discussed regional security, defense cooperation, and cooperation on counter-terrorism. The delegation heads, EUR DAS Ly [...]	2003-12-02 05:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	AJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU
03YEREVAN2891	Yerevan's commemoration of World AIDS Day [...] SUMMARY: Per reftels, Yerevan participated in several activities focused on raising AIDS awareness in Armenia, including an online chat, the launching of a website and an information seminar on the facts about HIV/AIDS. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 1, Ambassador Ordway kicked off an onlin [...]	2003-12-02 09:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID KPAO SOCI TBIO KSCA AM
03YEREVAN2903	ARMENIAN STUDENTS DISCUSS GEORGIA, POLITICS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) PAS invited 11 students from the political science department of Yerevan State University to the Embassy November 26 to discuss their perceptions of the 'velvet revolution' in neighboring Georgi [...]	2003-12-02 13:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN2948	UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered demarche to the GOAM Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging their support for Costa Rica's resolution calling for an international instrument to ban all forms of human cloning. The United Nations Desk Officer said that he could not say today how Armenia would vote, [...]	2003-12-08 13:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AM UNGA KSCI
03YEREVAN2970	1999 PARLIAMENTARY ATTACKERS SENTENCED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Concluding a nearly three-year trial, a Yerevan district court handed down six life sentences and one 14-year prison term December 2 to the defendants convicted of carrying out the October 199 [...]	2003-12-08 13:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
03YEREVAN2975	TYCOONS RELOADED: WHO CONTROLS WHAT IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The following is our informal guide to who owns what in Armenia, with the caveat that some of the information is based on rumor and speculation. ----------- MULTI GROUP ----------- 3. (SBU) The Multi Group is h [...]	2003-12-09 09:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
03YEREVAN2992	(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON KOTAYK PROVINCE [...] On October 6-9, 2003, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Armenian province of Kotayk to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in [...]	2003-12-12 06:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
03YEREVAN2995	NEW LAW ON DRAFT EVADERS: AMNESTY THROUGH [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly (NA) unanimously passed a bill on "Citizens Who Evaded Compulsory Military Service" in its second reading December 1. The measure allows citizens over the age [...]	2003-12-12 11:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN3029	ARMENIA ON UNGA CREDENTIALS RESOLUTION [...] Ambassador delivered demarche and talking points regarding the UNGA resolution on Palestinian representation to Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian December 17 per reftel instructions. Oskanian recognized the importance of the resolution to the USG and said Armenia would at a minimum abstain on [...]	2003-12-18 04:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL AM UNGA
03YEREVAN3032	GOAM SIGNALS AGREEMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF TRUCK [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the Embassy by diplomatic note that the GOAM had agreed to the deployment of cargo-carrying trucks to stability operations in Iraq. Foreign Minister Oskanyan confirmed to the Ambassador that the Ministry of Defense was in the process of c [...]	2003-12-18 12:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AM
03YEREVAN3034	OSKANYAN-GUL MEETING RAISES HOPES OF LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Oskanyan told Ambassador that Turkish Foreign Minister Gul had indicated to him in a December 5 meeting that Turkey would open its border with Armenia to the two country's diplomatic passport holders as early as January 2004. The two foreign ministers also discu [...]	2003-12-18 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM AJ TU
03YEREVAN3070	NEW REGISTRATION PROCEDURE TRIMS NUMBER OF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly - not for internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Half the previous number of political parties will operate in Armenia following the implementation of new legislation requiring a one- time re-registration with t [...]	2003-12-24 08:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN3079	PARLIAMENT PASSES THE 2004 STATE BUDGET [...] The National Assembly passed the final 2004 State Budget during a December 25 extraordinary session. Following rigorous parliamentary lobbying that resulted in AMD 5.5 billion (USD 9.8 million) in additional spending over the initial draft, the budget passed by a vote of ninety-six to six (wi [...]	2003-12-29 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AM
03YEREVAN3087	HOMOSEXUALS REPORT MINOR IMPROVEMENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Despite new legislation that de-criminalized homosexuality in Armenia, societal discrimination remained an obstacle for homosexuals in 2003. Members of the homosexual community told Emboffs D [...]	2003-12-30 10:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN3091	GOAM REJECTS A1+ BROADCAST TENDER APPLICATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Armenia's Radio and Television National Commission announced December 30 that it would reject the bid of the A1+ media group for the last available television frequency. The announcement marked the seventh time since 20 [...]	2003-12-30 12:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
03ZAGREB1031	CROATIA DECIDES TO ACCEPT UNFROZEN FUNDS "WITHOUT [...] (C) AT A CLOSED SESSION ON MAY 8, THE CROATIAN CABINET FORMALLY DECIDED TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROZEN IN THE U.S. UNDER MILOSEVIC-ERA SANCTIONS. ON MAY 7 WE MET WITH MFA SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR ANDREJA METELKO- ZGOMBIC AND AMERICA'S DESK DIRECTOR MIROSLAV KOVACIC TO PRESS FOR CROATIAN ACCEPTANCE. THI [...]	2003-05-09 13:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON MK SR BK SI MW HR
03ZAGREB1037	ICTY/CROATIA: IMPROVING GOC COOPERATION, RAJIC CASE MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) ICTY ZAGREB RESREP THOMAS OSORIO TOLD US MAY 5 THAT THE GOC HAS IMPROVED COOPERATION IN THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE VISIT OF OTP CHIEF PROSECUTOR DEL PONTE TO ZAGREB. THE GOC LARGELY HAS FULFILLED OUTSTANDING DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND APPEARED SOMEWHAT MORE PROACTIVE IN THE GOTOVINA CASE -- IT IS [...]	2003-05-09 15:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PREL UNSC ICTY HR
03ZAGREB1047	CROATIA/ICC: STILL TAKING A TOUGH LINE ON ARTICLE [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR ON MAY 12 PRESSED DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER IVAN SIMONOVIC TO CONCLUDE AN ARTICLE 98 OR OTHER NON-SURRENDER AGREEMENT. SHOULD CROATIA FAIL TO DO SO BY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01047 01 OF 02 121715Z JULY 1 WHEN THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS [...]	2003-05-12 17:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR UNSC NATO
03ZAGREB107	CROATIA: THREE YEARS OF POST-TUDJMAN GOVERNMENT; A MIXED REPORT CARD [...] (C) WITH ONE GREAT EXCEPTION, THE THIRD YEAR OF THE RACAN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00107 01 OF 05 151634Z GOVERNMENT RESEMBLED THE FIRST TWO: CROATIA MADE MODEST PROGRESS ON SOME REFORM ISSUES, STUMBLING FORWARD WHILE SPENDING FAR TOO MUCH ENERGY AND TIM [...]	2003-01-15 15:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HR

03ZAGREB1074	CROATIA COMMEMORATES TRAGIC EVENTS OF WORLD WAR II [...] ON MAY 11, COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES WERE HELD BOTH AT THE JASENOVAC CONCENTRATION CAMP IN CROATIA AND SEPARATELY IN BLEIBURG, AUSTRIA. PRESIDENT STJEPAN MESIC STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY IN JASENOVAC, WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS -- MOSTLY SERBS, JEWS, AND ROMA -- PERISHED AT THE HANDS OF THE USTASH [...]	2003-05-14 13:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV HR
03ZAGREB1164	CROATIA: ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL MINORITY COUNCILS [...] (C) ELECTIONS FOR CROATIA'S NEW LOCAL MINORITY COUNCILS WERE HELD ON MAY 18, BUT THE TURNOUT WAS SO LOW THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE BROADLY JUDGED TO BE A TOTAL FAILURE. THERE IS ENOUGH BLAME ON ALL SIDES TO GO AROUND. THE GOVERNMENT SET AN UNREALISTICALLY SHORT -- BUT LEGAL -- DEADLINE, FAILED T [...]	2003-05-23 10:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM HR OSCE PGOV
03ZAGREB1187	AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; 301 DECISON HAVING SALUTORY EFFECT [...] (SBU) ON MAY 21, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SIMONIC TO DISCUSS CROATIA'S DESIGNATION ON THE SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST FOR FAILING TO PROTECT U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SIMONIC IS IN CHARGE OF HEALTH AND MINORITY ISSUES. SIMONIC ACKNOWLEDGED THE OBLIGATION CROATIA HAD TO RAT [...]	2003-05-27 15:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KIPR HR
03ZAGREB1193	THE SAD STATE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN OSIJEK [...] (U) ON A RECENT VISIT TO OSIJEK WE STOPPED IN AT THE OFFICES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. DOWN FROM A PRE-WORLD WAR II POPULATION OF OVER 10,000, THERE ARE NOW ONLY 150 JEWS IN THE REGION, AND BY STRICT DEFINITION MOST OF THOSE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED JEWISH. ELDERLY, POOR IN HEALTH AND RICHE [...]	2003-05-28 13:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1230	KEEPING THE HDZ AT ARM'S LENGTH [...] (C) THE USG WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE HDZ AT ARM'S LENGTH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01230 01 OF 02 300952Z UNTIL IT HAS DEMONSTRATED -- IN ACTIONS, NOT JUST WORDS -- THAT IT WILL SUPPORT POLICIES WHICH ADVANCE OUR STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING STABILITY IN THE RE [...]	2003-05-30 09:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1238	CROATIA: SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE WOULD [...] (C) CROATIA IS HEAVILY RELIANT ON FMF AND IMET FUNDING TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS OF MODERNIZATION AND INTEROPERABILITY WITH NATO. AS CROATIA STRUGGLES TO DOWNSIZE AND RESTRUCTURE ITS MILITARY, NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF ITS DEFENSE BUDGET IS CONSUMED BY PERSONNEL COSTS. THE LOSS OF U.S. MILITARY ASSIST [...]	2003-05-30 13:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KTIA ABUD MASS HR KICC NATO
03ZAGREB1266	CROATIA CONSIDERING OFFERING TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) Croatia is actively considering contributing forces to support Phase IV operations in Iraq. The idea of contributing a small number of military police to deploy as part of a multi-national unit has been broached with the Embassy informally several times, including with the Ambassador by [...]	2003-06-05 09:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IQ
03ZAGREB127	CROATIA EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD TO SIGN ADRIATIC [...] (C) THE ATTITUDE OF OFFICIALS IN THE GOC TOWARD THE "ADRIATIC CHARTER," AS PROMOTED BY BRUCE JACKSON, HAS BECOME SHARPLY MORE POSITIVE. CROATIA IS NOW PREPARING TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRAFTING SESSION WITH ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA AND LOOKS TO SEND ITS FOREIGN MINISTER TO WASHINGTON FOR A SIGNING [...]	2003-01-17 16:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM HR AL NATO
03ZAGREB1278	COMMITTING CROATIA'S FY-2003 FMF BUDGET [...] (C) IF CROATIA ACTS QUICKLY, IT CAN COMMIT THE FY2003 FUNDS AT RISK OF SUSPENSION UNDER THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBER'S PROTECTION ACT BEFORE CUTOFF DATE. AS INSTRUCTED (REFTEL A),ON JUNE 4 WE INFORMED THE GOC HOW IT CAN COMMIT THE USD 5.5 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR FY2003 TO AN EXISTING FMF CASE I [...]	2003-06-05 14:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KTIA ABUD MASS HR KICC NATO
03ZAGREB1296	CROATIA'S DETERIORATING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) So far, 2003 has not been a good year for our bilateral relationship with Croatia. On issue after issue, whether Iraq, intellectual property rights, unblocking of assets of the Former Yugoslavia, or now our proposed Article 98 agreement, the GOC not only has failed to deliver, but has ant [...]	2003-06-06 16:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PREF KAWC HR EVN NATO
03ZAGREB1297	ICTY/CROATIA: GOC AGAIN BACKSLIDING ON COOPERATION? [...] (C) ICTY Zagreb ResRep Thomas Osorio told us June 5 that the GOC is failing to deliver on a number of commitments PM Racan gave Chief Prosecutor del Ponte during her mid-April visit to Zagreb. Census information was incomplete, assistance to gain access to bank records on GOC financial suppor [...]	2003-06-06 16:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC HR ICTY UN
03ZAGREB1298	SCENESETTER FOR AMB. LINO'S VISIT TO CROATIA JUNE [...] (C) With its application for membership in the EU's "in-box" and parliamentary elections around the corner, it is extremely unlikely that the Croatian government will move any closer to signing an Article 98 Agreement during your visit, or even discuss texts. We expect their entire focus will [...]	2003-06-06 17:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1299	UNDP/UNFPA PROGRAMS IN CROATIA [...] UNDP MAINTAINS A SMALL PRESENCE IN CROATIA; UNFPA IS NOT ACTIVE IN THE COUNTRY. POST RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN REFTEL PARA 7 FOLLOW. 2. UNDP IS ENGAGED WITH THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, UNDP HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PR [...]	2003-06-09 05:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PREL HR UNDP
03ZAGREB1328	POPE ENCOURAGES CROATIA'S EU ASPIRATIONS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITED CROATIA BETWEEN JUNE 5-9 -- HIS THIRD VISIT TO THIS OVERWHELMINGLY CATHOLIC COUNTRY. IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS ON ARRIVAL AT THE RIJEKA AIRPORT THE POPE NOTED THAT "CROATIA RECENTLY SUBMITTED ITS APPLICATION TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART, BOTH POLITICALY AND ECONOMICALL [...]	2003-06-10 13:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HR
03ZAGREB1342	CROATIA/ICTY: PIFWC ANTE GOTOVINA GOES PUBLIC [...] (U) In an undated interview published June 10, ICTY fugitive PIFWC Ante Gotovina reportedly told Ivo Pukanic, editor of Croatian newsmagazine "Nacional," that he acknowledged the authority of the Hague Tribunal. Gotovina said that he was willing to surrender to the ICTY on the condition that [...]	2003-06-11 16:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL BH HR UN UNSC
03ZAGREB1364	CROATIAN CABINET COMMITS TO DEPLOY TROOPS IN IRAQ, [...] (C) ON JUNE 12, THE CROATIAN CABINET PASSED A "DETERMINATION" TO DEPLOY AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS. THIS "DETERMINATION" (FULL TEXT BELOW) CONSTITUTES THE SOLID POLITICAL COMMITMENT WE TOLD THE CROATIANS WE NEEDED [...]	2003-06-13 15:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IQ
03ZAGREB1365	MESIC SPEECH AT EMBASSY OPENING FAILS TO BOOST [...] (C) On June 13, President Mesic attended the ceremonial opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Zagreb. The Ambassador used the festive occasion to declare that the imposing, state-of-the art chancery is a concrete example of the United States' long-term commitment to Croatia. Rather than use his [...]	2003-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU HR
03ZAGREB1390	AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...]	2003-06-17 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD PREL HR
03ZAGREB1391	BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-17 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINT ECPS HR
03ZAGREB1392	AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...]	2003-06-17 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD PREL HR
03ZAGREB1393	CROATIAN OFFICIALS CONDEMN THE RIOT IN BELGRADE [...] FOLLOWING THE JUNE 15 ATTACK ON THE CROATIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE BY A LARGE GROUP OF SPORTS HOOLIGANS (REFTEL) -- WHICH CAME AFTER SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO DEFEATED CROATIA IN THE WATER-POLO FINALS OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KRANJ, SLOVENIA -- CROATIA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PUT OUT STRONG [...]	2003-06-18 07:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1399	CROATIA REACTION: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) We were called in to the Foreign Ministry on June 13 to discuss the recently released 2003 Trafficking in Persons report. Dubravka Simonovic, Head of the Human Rights section in the Department for UN and Human Rights, asked for an explanation of why Croatia was placed as a tier 2 country [...]	2003-06-18 13:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL HR
03ZAGREB14	MEDIA REACTION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF S/WCI AMB. [...] THE JANUARY 2 ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CROATIAN PRESS OF THE UPCOMING VISIT OF S/WCI AMBASSADOR PIERRE PROSPER SPARKED A USEFUL RENEWAL OF THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON CROATIA'S STANDING WITH ICTY. PRESS COMMENTARIES WERE MIXED. AT ONE END OF THE SPECTRUM WAS CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR PUTTING INTE [...]	2003-01-03 14:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR HR
03ZAGREB1400	LINO DELEGATION VISIT: CROATIA WILL NOT SIGN [...] (C) Citing both political and legal reasons, the GoC told PM/B's Ambassador Marisa Lino on June 12 that Croatia cannot now sign an Article 98 Agreement. EU pressure, Croatia's status as a signatory of the Rome Statute and a "sensitive" domestic political environment were the main reasons cite [...]	2003-06-18 13:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1402	ICTY/CROATIA: GOTOVINA DISCUSSION CONTINUES [...] (C) POLITICAL OBSERVERS IN ZAGREB BELIEVE THAT CONDITIONS MAY SOON BE CREATED WHEREBY ICTY PIFWC ANTE GOTOVINA COULD SURRENDER TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER TRANSFER TO THE HAGUE. THE LOCAL ICTY REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US JUNE 18 THAT RECENT MOVES TAKEN BY GOTOVINA HIMSELF AND PRESIDENT MESIC [...]	2003-06-18 16:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL BH HR USUN
03ZAGREB1439	HDZ CONVENTION: EX-CONGRESSMAN SUGGESTS U.S. [...] (C) IVO SANADER IS PULLING OUT THE STOPS TO PRESENT HIS PARTY AS PRO-WEST AND RESPECTABLE. HDZ'S ANNUAL CONVENTION TOOK PLACE JUNE 21, AN EVENT SOME EXPECTED TO BE A YAWNER SINCE NO PARTY SEATS WERE UP FOR ELECTION. HDZ PRESENTED EX-U.S. CONGRESSMAN GUY VANDER JAGT AS THE CONVENTION'S KEYN [...]	2003-06-23 16:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR NATO
03ZAGREB1451	BIOTECH LEGISLATION ON THE MOVE IN CROATIA [...] (SBU) Over the last several months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation have been introduced which seek to regulate the import and cultivation of biotech crops and foods. The embassy and FAS Vienna have engaged the government on a number of fronts to stop to stop legislation that, in [...]	2003-06-24 12:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO HR
03ZAGREB1474	GOC APPROVES HOUSING MEASURES AIMED AT [...] (C) In what is being viewed as an abrupt change of policy, the Croatian Government on June 12 finally approved measures aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system. In another development, Prime Minister Racan, for the first time [...]	2003-06-27 07:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK
03ZAGREB1545	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) ON JULY 2 AMBASSADOR FRANK TOLD PRESIDENT MESIC AND FM PICULA THAT THE U.S. WOULD WORK WITH THE GOC TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, REFORMS OF THE ECONOMY, AND CROATIAN MEMBERSHIP IN NATO AND THE EU. HE CAUTIONED THAT THE GOC MUST COOPERATE WITH THE ICTY AND WORK TO RESOLVE RETURNS [...]	2003-07-07 07:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR NATO
03ZAGREB1546	APPLICATIONS FOR FY2003 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] We are pleased to submit two applications to PRM,s Ambassador,s Refugee Fund Program aimed at providing support to refugee communities. The first request is to provide resource support (totaling about 7,000 USD) to a community center and primary school in Centingrad, a town with a sizeable Mu [...]	2003-07-07 08:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF HR SR
03ZAGREB1553	RACVIAC: CROATIA ASKS U.S. TO REMAIN IN ADVISORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CROATIA BELIEVES THE U.S. IS UNDERESTIMATING THE VALUE OF RACVIAC AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING REGIONAL STABILITY AND ASKS THAT WE RECONSIDER THE CENTER'S BENEFITS BEFORE REDUCING OUR ENGAGEMENT IN THE ADVISORY GROUP. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 18, WE DELIVERED REF A TALKI [...]	2003-07-07 15:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MARR HR
03ZAGREB1587	PRODI IN CROATIA: ENCOURAGEMENT FOR EU BID AND [...] On July 10, EC President Romano Prodi visited Croatia to present the Commission's membership "questionnaire" to PM Racan. In meetings with President Mesic, PM Racan's Cabinet and an address to the Croatian parliament as well as in meetings with religious leaders and opposition parties, Prodi [...]	2003-07-11 13:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU HR
03ZAGREB159	SCENESETTER FOR DAS BOGUE AND BRADTKE VISIT TO [...] (C) YOUR VISIT TO ZAGREB WILL TAKE PLACE JUST DAYS AFTER CROATIA'S FIRST ANP REVIEW AT NATO AND IN THE MIDST OF THE GOC'S PROCESS OF RE-DEFINING ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATO'S OTHER CONTINUING ASPIRANTS. BUT NATO IS NOT MUCH IN THE NEWS IN ZAGREB THESE DAYS; FOCUS IS ON RELATIONS WITH ICTY, C [...]	2003-01-22 18:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM HR IT NATO
03ZAGREB1660	POLITICS, POLITICS: AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON [...] (C) The opposition-leading HDZ party will remain strong after parliamentary elections this November, but it will not be able to form a government; Croatia's next coalition government will be largely similar to the current lineup of parties, Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic confidently predict [...]	2003-07-23 15:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU HR NATO
03ZAGREB167	REFUGEE RETURNS: RATCHETING UP IC PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-23 18:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL HR EUN UN NATO UNHCR
03ZAGREB1674	PM RACAN TO AMBASSADOR: EAGER TO IMPROVE TIES WITH [...] (C) During their first meeting, on July 23, Prime Minister Racan said he wanted good ties with the newly arrived U.S. Ambassador. He alluded to sometimes rocky relations in the past, and stressed that it would be important to keep in regular contact, both formally and informally. Racan was [...]	2003-07-25 12:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR
03ZAGREB1675	IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO INTERNET TREATIES IN [...] ON JULY 22 WE DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH HRVOJE JUNASEVIC, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CROATIA STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, AND ON JULY 23 WITH DIJANA SIMIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHOSE MINISTRY HAS THE LEAD ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION. 2. JUNASEVIC CONFIRMED [...]	2003-07-25 13:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR HR
03ZAGREB1677	CROATIA INTERESTED IN SOFIA CYBERSECURITY [...] THE GOC HAS NO SPECIFIC NATIONAL PLAN FOR CYBERSECURITY AT THIS TIME, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS IT AS PART OF A LARGER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. THE GOC WILL LIKELY ATTEND THE SOFIA CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE (REFTEL),BUT WILL ONLY DETERMINE WHO TO SEND FR [...]	2003-07-25 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCIP EINT PREL HR
03ZAGREB1678	CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] ON JULY 23 WE PROVIDED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ANDREA BEKIC, DEPARTMENT FOR NORTH AMERICA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND IVAN KATAVIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE IN CHARGE OF THE FISHERIES DIRECTORATE. ON JULY 25, KATAVIC TOLD US CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE CANDI [...]	2003-07-25 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS AORC PHSA SENV HR ICCAT
03ZAGREB1680	REFUGEE RETURN ISSUES AND OPIC ROAD FINANCE; THE [...] (C) ON JULY 21, THE AMBASSADOR PAID AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON RADOMIR CACIC, CROATIA'S MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING. THE AMBASSADOR TOLD CACIC HE WAS PLEASED WITH RECENT GOC INITIATIVES AIMED AT SPEEDING UP THE PACE OF REFUGEE RETURNS. HE ENCOURAGED CACIC AND HIS MINI [...]	2003-07-25 15:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP EFIN ELTN PGOV PBTS HR
03ZAGREB1698	FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF CROATIAN INTENT TO DEPLOY [...] ON JUNE 12, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED A "DETERMINATION" TO DEPLOY AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS (REFTEL). AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT CENTCOM REQUIRES FORMAL DIPLOMATIC NOTIFICATION, CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY FORW [...]	2003-07-30 06:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IZ
03ZAGREB1709	CROATIA SEEKS BILATERAL MEETING WITH SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 29, DCM MET WITH VICE SKRACIC, HEAD OF THE MFA'S UN DEPARTMENT. SKRACIC PRESENTED THE GOC'S FORMAL REQUEST FOR A BILATERAL MEETING WITH SECRETARY POWELL FOR CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TONINO PICULA DURING THIS YEAR'S UNGA. SKRACIC SAID THAT THE GOC UNDERSTANDS HOW BUSY THE SECR [...]	2003-07-30 15:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR UNGA
03ZAGREB1718	ASHDOWN IN ZAGREB [...] (C) DURING A JULY 30 VISIT TO ZAGREB, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE ASHDOWN PRAISED THE RACAN GOVERNMENT'S PRODUCTIVE POLICY TOWARD BOSNIA OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE POLICY WOULD CONTINUE AFTER UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN CROATIA. HE REFUSED TO BE ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE [...]	2003-07-31 15:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK HR
03ZAGREB1719	CROATIAN GOVERNMENT: ITF DIRECTOR CIMPERSEK MUST GO [...] (C) The Government of Croatia is frustrated with the leadership of the International Trust Fund and will block extension ITF director Jernej Cimpersek's mandate. GoC officials expressed their frustration with Cimpersek's lack of professionalism and his unwillingness to focus on all donor prio [...]	2003-07-31 15:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KHDP SI HR
03ZAGREB1722	CROATIA USING "UNCOMFORTABLE" BACK-CHANNEL TO [...] (C) The Croatian government is using an unusual back-channel in an attempt to create conditions in which PIFWC Ante Gotovina would surrender for transfer to ICTY. The GoC's urgency and unorthodox approach is derived from the UK's refusal to ratify Croatia's Stabilization and Association Agree [...]	2003-08-01 10:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PGOV UK HR ICTY
03ZAGREB1756	USAID-FUNDED PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES DELIVERING [...] Croatia has made important progress on reforms since the elections in January 2000 brought an end to the nationalist regime of former President Tudjman's HDZ party. But this progress is fragile, and if the next parliamentary elections result in a government that is not committed to continuing [...]	2003-08-08 14:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV HR
03ZAGREB1758	CROATIA: INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Croatia has a good record on preventing the worst forms of child labor. The Government has strengthened its legislative base and has made progress on implementation and enforcement. In preparing our response to reftel, post met with officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and [...]	2003-08-08 15:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1796	CROATIA OPPOSES TIRANA'S ADRIATIC CHARTER MOU [...] (C) SUMMARY: CROATIA IS OPPOSED TO SIGNING THE ALBANIAN-PROPOSED MOU (REFTEL) ON IMPLEMENTING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER IN ITS PRESENT FORM. MFA AND MOD INTERLOCUTORS ASKED FOR U.S. VIEWS ON THE DRAFT MOU BEFORE CROATIA TAKES A FIRM POSITION, BUT THEIR INITIAL READ OF THE MOU IS THAT IT GOES BEYO [...]	2003-08-13 15:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL MK HR NATO
03ZAGREB1797	CROATIA CONDITIONALLY READY TO SUPPORT NEUM SHIP [...] (U) See action request for Embassy Sarajevo para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: We provided the MFA and MoD with a non-paper (text para 10) outlining our request for support for the visit of a U.S. military vessel to the BiH port of Neum. The MFA believes legal issues will need to be worked through b [...]	2003-08-13 15:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BH HR NATO
03ZAGREB1854	LIBERIA: CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ACTING NORTH AMERICA DESK DIRECTOR ANDREA BEKIC ON AUGUST 21. BEKIC COMMENTED THAT THE GOC WAS REVIEWING HOW IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW MISSION TO LIBERIA. SHE CAUTIONED THAT DEPENDING ON THE FINAL SCOPE OF THE GOC CONTRIBUTION, PARLIAMENTARY A [...]	2003-08-25 12:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL LI HR UN
03ZAGREB1887	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ON KEY BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C): With the political class returning from the Dalmatian coast, the Ambassador had separate tour d'horizon meetings this week with Foreign Minister Picula, Deputy Foreign Minister Simonovic, and Croatian Ambassador to the U.S. Grdesic to re-energize work on some key issues that have lain lar [...]	2003-08-29 15:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC HR NATO
03ZAGREB1898	ICTY PUSHES CROATIAN COOPERATION IN NON-PAPER [...] (SBU) ICTY representative Thomas Osorio provided us on September 1 a copy of the non-paper (text para 3) which he had just delivered to the GoC. Osorio told us that this paper was part of the Prosecutor's strategy of providing maximum transparency to Croatia on outstanding issues in advance o [...]	2003-09-02 10:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL HR
03ZAGREB1901	CROATIA ABOUT TO COMPLETE EU QUESTIONNAIRE, SAYS OUTGOING DEPUTY MINISTER OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION [...] ALTHOUGH ICTY COMPLIANCE COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS, CROATIA IS WELL ON TRACK IN ITS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EFFORTS. THAT IS WHAT OUTGOING DEPUTY MINISTER OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, MIRJANA MLADINEO, TOLD US AUGUST 28, ON HER LAST DAY ON THE JOB. SHE STARTS SOON IN BRUSSELS AS AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA'S [...]	2003-09-02 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1903	TENSIONS MOUNT OVER CROATIAN INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ [...] (C) Relations between Croatia and Slovenia have taken another downward plunge over Croatia's announced intention to declare an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic Sea. The Slovenian ambassador to Croatia has apparently been recalled. The Croatian MFA presented the Croatian point of [...]	2003-09-02 16:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV HR
03ZAGREB1925	INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ ADDS NEW WRINKLES TO OLD [...] (C) On September 3, the Slovenian Charge called upon the DCM to deliver a fairly low-key pitch that the U.S. and EU help "create the atmosphere" for a resolution over the conflict over the Croatian intention to announce an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic. In a presentation that [...]	2003-09-05 08:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV SI HR EUN
03ZAGREB1927	TIME RUNNING OUT FOR AGREEMENT ON PLOCE PORT [...] (C) PM Racan has vowed that Croatia will ratify the Ploce Port Agreement by the end of September despite continued local and parliamentary opposition to the agreement. GOC and GOBiH have met frequently in recent weeks to try to reach a compromise that would provide Croatia the political cover [...]	2003-09-05 11:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON HR
03ZAGREB1936	DECIDING ITF DIRECTOR CIMPERSEK'S FUTURE [...] (C) PER REFTEL A, WE HAVE PREPARED A LIST OF SPECIFIC INCIDENTS HIGHLIGHTING OUR CONCERNS (REF C) ABOUT ITF DIRECTOR JERNEJ CIMPERSEK,S SUITABILITY TO CONTINUE IN HIS CURRENT POSITION: -- LAST OCTOBER, CIMPERSEK DISPLAYED UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR DURING A/S BLOOMFIELD'S [...]	2003-09-05 13:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KHDP HR
03ZAGREB1937	PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) The DCM met September 3 with President Mesic,s new Foreign Policy Advisor, Ambassador Ivica Mastruko. Mastruko said there had been no discussion of military-related projects during President Mesic,s recent trip to Libya. President Mesic has washed his hands of any personal efforts to fac [...]	2003-09-05 13:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL HR LY
03ZAGREB1968	NEW UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON IRAQ WOULD [...] (C) PASSAGE OF A NEW UNSCR AUTHORIZING A UN-MANDATED MULTINATIONAL FORCE UNDER UNIFIED U.S. COMMAND WOULD MAKE THE GOC'S TASK OF SECURING PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL TO DEPLOY A CROATIAN CONTINGENT OF TROOPS TO IRAQ MUCH EASIER. DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ REMAINS POLITICALLY SENSITIVE. WITH ELECTIONS EXP [...]	2003-09-09 15:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL HR
03ZAGREB1989	BLUE LANTERN UPDATE FOR CROATIA [...] EMBASSY ZAGREB'S PRINCIPAL BLUE LANTERN CONTACT IS POL-MIL OFFICER ANTHONY GODFREY, TEL 385-1-661-2260, FAX 385-1-661-2178, EMAIL: GODFREYA@STATE.GOV. GODFREY IS EXPECTED TO DEPART POST IN LATE JUNE 2004. 2. EMBASSY ZAGREB USES A TEAM APPROACH AND TAKES BLUE LANTERN CHECKS SERIOUSLY. OVE [...]	2003-09-11 14:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC HR NATO
03ZAGREB2004	MESIC IN BELGRADE: HISTORIC VISIT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ARE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH PRESIDENT MESIC'S SEPTEMBER 10 TRIP TO BELGRADE. THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR, ANOTHER MESIC STAFFER, AND THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S EASTERN BALKANS OFFICE TOLD US THE TRIP WENT BETTER THAN EXPECTED, WITH THE TWO PRES [...]	2003-09-12 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR SM
03ZAGREB2033	CROATIA DEFERS DECISION ON TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ [...] (C) The Croatian government has deferred plans to deploy a small military contingent to Iraq. Since the government and parliament are expected to dissolve in advance of parliamentary elections predicted for late November, it is now unlikely that an Iraq deployment will take place before 200 [...]	2003-09-18 11:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MOPS IZ HR NATO
03ZAGREB2041	FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA SEEKS USG COMMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: THE AMBASSADOR MET ONE-ON-ONE WITH FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA ON SEPTEMBER 17 TO DISCUSS KEY BILATERAL ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF HIS AND PRESIDENT MESIC'S TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR THE UNGA (IRAQ TROOP CONTRIBUTION COVERED SEPTEL). ASKED BY THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT THE STATUS O [...]	2003-09-19 05:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC HR NATO
03ZAGREB2047	CROATIA SUPPORTS PSI PRINCIPLES, SEEKS MORE [...] (SBU) CROATIA IS "FULLY SUPPORTIVE" OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE, BUT ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PSI'S LEGAL FRAMEWORK. PLEASE SEE PARA 6 FOR ACTION REQUEST. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON SEPTEMBER 18, WE ENGINEERED A JOINT DEMARCHE BY REPRESENTATIVES [...]	2003-09-19 13:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2063	MESIC ON REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (SBU) WE READ WITH INTEREST REFTEL A IN WHICH SAM FOREIGN MINISTER GORAN SVILANOVIC SAID HE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT STIPE MESIC FOR A TRIPARTITE MEETING OF CROATIA, BOSNIA, AND THE SAM TO TAKE UP REFUGEE ISSUES. 2. (SBU) SINCE THE SUBJECT HAD NOT COME UP IN OUR FIRST R [...]	2003-09-22 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF HR YI
03ZAGREB2082	CROATIA'S THIRD TELEVISION CHANNEL PRIVATIZED [...] Summary: At its September 16 session, the Croatian Radio and Television Council selected the German-Croatian group, "HRTL," for a 10-year concession for national television broadcasting in Croatia, thus privatizing Croatian Radio and Television's (HRT) third TV channel. The privatization h [...]	2003-09-25 06:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL HR
03ZAGREB213	IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG P [...]	2003-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI HR
03ZAGREB2132	WHO'S WHO IN CROATIAN POLITICS - AN ELECTION PRIMER [...] (C) Croatia's next parliamentary elections are expected to take place on November 23. For the uninitiated, the number of political parties, alliances and personalities might seem overwhelming. At this stage in Croatia's democratic development, political parties are beginning to stake out di [...]	2003-10-02 12:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HR
03ZAGREB2143	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE MUFTI [...] (U) On October 3, the Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Sevko Omerbasic, Mufti of Zagreb and Croatia. Omerbasic, an educator and known moderate, has been quoted in the press as being critical of U.S. actions in Iraq. When asked if there had been any efforts to promote extremism in C [...]	2003-10-03 16:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2144	GOC RECEIVES POOR GRADES ON RETURNS-RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) Since its declarations this spring and June 12 initiative aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system, the GOC has made little progress on key return-related issues. The number of refugees returning to Croatia lags behind th [...]	2003-10-06 05:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK
03ZAGREB2162	RACVIAC GOES ON, THANKFULLY WITHOUT US [...] (U) THE U.S. IS NO LONGER A MEMBER OF THE RACVIAC MULTINATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (MAG). AT THE SEPTEMBER 23-24 MAG MEETING IN ZAGREB, WE DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS OBJECTING TO THE COURSE LAID OUT IN RACVIAC'S MID-TERM STRATEGY PAPER AND ANNOUNCING THE U.S. DEPARTURE FROM THE MAG WHILE "WISH [...]	2003-10-07 06:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2170	DEL PONTE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON CROATIA'S [...] (C) ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte briefed the diplomatic corps in Zagreb following her October 6 meetings with PM Racan and President Mesic. Del Ponte was pleased with the GoC's new-found capacity to fulfill requests for assistance from the OTP. As expected, she was harshly critical [...]	2003-10-07 11:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PHUM HR ICTY
03ZAGREB2173	CROATIA SUPPORTS PSI [...] On September 18, at a meeting with representatives of embassies of all eleven PSI states, Croatia's Foreign Ministry made an informal declaration of support for PSI principles, but asked questions about the legal framework for PSI and about plans for PSI infrastructure (ref a). After receipt [...]	2003-10-07 15:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS HR NATO
03ZAGREB2186	GOC TO WATCH POTENTIAL LIBYA CONTRACTS CLOSELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS AVISOR IVICA MASTRUKO ON OCTOBER 6 AND TO MFA ASSTANT MINISTER FOR NON-EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DRAZEN MARGETA ON OCTOBER 7. THE GOC INTERLOCUTORS SAID THAT WHILE CROATIA HAD A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN SECURING PURELY CIVILIAN WORK I [...]	2003-10-10 09:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP LY HR
03ZAGREB2200	CROATIAN ELECTIONS PUT OUR BILATERAL ISSUES ON HOLD [...] (C) With the parliamentary campaign heating up, some bilateral issues have been put on hold until they can be addressed without political interference. In separate meetings, Presidential Foreign Policy Affairs Advisor Ivica Mastruko and MFA Asstant Minister for Non-European Affairs Drazen Mar [...]	2003-10-10 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHSA PBTS HR NATO
03ZAGREB2217	POLITICAL PARTIES IN CROATIA - ELECTION PRIMER, [...] (C) Croatia's transition from socialism through war and finally towards integration in Euro-Atlantic institutions has led to a proliferation of political parties. Fully sixteen parties are now represented in Croatia's parliament and still others hope to win seats in the next Sabor. Some of t [...]	2003-10-15 07:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HR
03ZAGREB2224	STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...]	2003-10-16 06:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
03ZAGREB2227	TROUBLED WATERS OVER CROATIA'S ECOLOGICAL AND [...] (C) Croatia continues to have trouble with its neighbors and the EU over its economic zone waters. On October 3, the Croatia parliament approved the government's proposal to proclaim an ecological and fishing zone in the Adriatic. By scaling back its earlier plan to declare an exclusive eco [...]	2003-10-16 07:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV HR
03ZAGREB2249	AMBASSADOR REBUFFS EFFORT AT HOLOCAUST DENIAL [...] (SBU) ON OCTOBER 10 THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON ARCHBISHOP JOSIP BOZANIC TO PROTEST A RECENT ARTICLE IN "GLAS KONCILA," THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CROATIAN COUNCIL OF BISHOPS, TITLED "WHY IS THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN THE SERVICE OF ANTI-CROATIAN SLANDERERS?" MASQUERADING AS COMMENTARY, THE ARTIC [...]	2003-10-17 13:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2259	CROATIA'S PARLIAMENT DISSOLVES - WHAT NEXT? [...] SUMMARY: THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED ON OCTOBER 17, THE FIRST FORMAL STEP IN A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 23. PRESIDENT MESIC TOOK THE SECOND STEP ON OCTOBER 20, WHEN HE FORMALLY SET THE DATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. CROATIA'S ELECTORAL LAW REMAINS [...]	2003-10-20 14:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2268	USDOC VISIT STEPS UP HEAT ON CROATIA OVER [...] (SBU) USDOC Market Access and Compliance Office Director, Susanne Lotarski, delivered a strong message to the Croatian government to forward the long-stalled bilateral MOU on intellectual property rights. During an October 14-15 visit to Zagreb, she urged authorities to ratify the MOU or fac [...]	2003-10-21 13:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR HR
03ZAGREB2270	CROATIA'S PROGRESS ON REFORMS THREATENED BY [...] (C) New polls show that the reform-oriented parties which formed the Racan government are trailing Croatia's right-wing nationalist opposition in the race for November 23 parliamentary elections. Unless the current coalition turns it around -- and pollsters tell us they could still manage th [...]	2003-10-21 15:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HR KWCI
03ZAGREB2296	ELECTION TIME IN DJULOVAC [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 22, WE VISITED DJULOVAC MUNICIPALITY TO OPEN A USAID AND EUCOMM FUNDED SCHOOL REHABILITATION PROJECT, A COMMUNITY CENTER, AND A ROAD PROJECT. SMILING VILLAGERS, SINGING STUDENTS, AND TABLES LADEN WITH LOCAL DELICACIES AND HOMEMADE BRANDIES GREETED US, THE LOCAL POLITICAL ESTABL [...]	2003-10-24 14:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM HR
03ZAGREB2365	ONCE AGAIN, NO DOUBLE VOTE FOR MINORITIES IN [...] THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT VOTED LAST MONTH TO DENY A DOUBLE VOTE TO ETHNIC MINORITY VOTERS IN THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR NOVEMBER 23. THE "DOUBLE VOTE" WOULD HAVE PERMITTED OFFICIALLY-DESIGNATED MINORITIES TO VOTE TWICE ON ELECTION DAY, ONCE FOR GENERAL PARTY LISTS, AND ONCE FOR AN ETHNI [...]	2003-11-05 14:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2367	CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 14:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO HR UNGA
03ZAGREB2381	ELECTIONS: "OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN BEGINS - BLEAK [...] (C) On November 6, Croatia's State Electoral Commission published the approved lists of candidates for the November 23 parliamentary election. This act serves as the official starting gun for the formal campaign, which means rules governing equal access to state media now apply. Polls sugge [...]	2003-11-07 12:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2391	CROATIAN ELECTIONS: GOOD TIME TO STAY ON SIDELINES [...] (C) Summary: Elections are less than two weeks away and remain too close to call. Both sides have complained that the U.S. favors the other side. In contrast to 2000, when post played a rather prominent role shepherding the cats that made up Croatia's democratic opposition parties into som [...]	2003-11-12 12:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
03ZAGREB2408	IRAQI ASSETS: CROATIA PLANS TO TRANSFER FROZEN [...] (U) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL A, THE MFA AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE'S FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT REPORTED THAT THE REFERENCED BANK ACCOUNT AT PRIVREDNA BANK HAD BEEN LOCATED. THE ACCOUNT, UNDER THE NAME OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ, HAS APPARENTLY BEEN FROZEN SINCE 1991 UNDER UNSCR 661. IN RESP [...]	2003-11-14 15:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL IZ HR
03ZAGREB2409	ELECTIONS: OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (C) THE NOVEMBER 23 DATE FOR CROATIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION HAS BEEN COMMON KNOWLEDGE FOR MONTHS, BUT THE LAUNCH OF THE "OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN STILL SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT PM RACAN'S SDP FLAT-FOOTED. THE RIGHT-WING HDZ HAS A WELL-FUNDED, WELL-ORGANIZED (IF SOMEWHAT INTIMIDATING) CAMPAIGN MA [...]	2003-11-14 15:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2424	RULING COALITION TANGLES WITH CHURCH [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Racan's SDP may have gotten itself into a no-win situation by directly responding to what has been increasingly partisan -- and pro-HDZ -- comments made by Catholic Church officials in the run up to Croatia's national elections on November 23. The Catholic Bishops Confere [...]	2003-11-18 05:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2432	ELECTIONS: NEW POLLS SHOW RACE CLOSER THAN EVER [...] (C) SEPARATE POLLS PUBLISHED IN CROATIA'S TWO LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON NOVEMBER 17 INDICATE THAT THE RACE FOR CROATIA'S NOVEMBER 23 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WILL BE A PHOTO FINISH. ONE PAPER GIVES THE EDGE TO A RIGHT-OF-CENTER COALITION LED BY THE NATIONALIST HDZ AND THE OTHER SUGGESTS [...]	2003-11-18 14:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2433	ELECTIONS: OSCE CONCERNS ABOUT REFUGEE VOTING [...] (C) Most international and local observers looking at preparations for elections in Croatia are generally satisfied that the voting on November 23 will be fair and transparent. ODIHR is comfortable enough with the process to have decided not to bring in short-term monitors for election day. [...]	2003-11-18 15:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2446	CROATIAN VOTERS RELUCTANT TO GIVE CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU) Going into the elections this weekend, the current coalition government has a good story to tell -- healthy GDP growth, declining unemployment, progress on its Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU, new roads, and constructive relationships with the IMF and World Bank. Eve [...]	2003-11-20 06:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV HR
03ZAGREB245	WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE [...] (SBU) POST FEEDBACK ON REFTEL WTO BIOTECH MEDIA STRATEGY IS SHAPED BY OUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE AND CROATIA'S STATUS AS AN EU ASPIRANT WHICH PLANS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION NEXT MONTH. IN CROATIA, THERE IS LITTLE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRADE ISSUES, EVEN LESS OF INTER [...]	2003-01-31 17:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO HR
03ZAGREB2453	CROATIA'S ELECTIONS: ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP [...] (C) Voters head to the polls this Sunday, November 23, in what will probably be the closest general election in Croatia's short history. The only result we're ready to predict is that the overwhelming majority of voters will cast ballots for candidates who back integration into Euro-Atlantic [...]	2003-11-20 12:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2458	ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN CIRCUS IN ZAGREB [...] (C) On the last day of the campaign for the November 23 parliamentary elections, there is no escaping campaign hoopla in Zagreb. All of Croatia's political parties -- even those with no hope of crossing the five percent vote threshold needed to win seats -- are pulling out all the stops. Th [...]	2003-11-21 11:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2463	SDSS LEADERS RALLY THE PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Under Croatia's peculiar election law, Serbs are pulled in two different directions in the run up to voting. They can vote for candidates on the minority lists or for candidates on the national lists but not for both. At a rally November 20, candidates of the moderate Independent Democr [...]	2003-11-21 15:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2478	ELECTIONS: SANADER'S HDZ WINS BIG, BUT WILL HAVE [...] (SBU) The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) founded by former President Franjo Tudjman was a big winner in Croatia's November 23 parliamentary election, but will still have to form a coalition in order to seat a government. According to unofficial results, the HDZ won 65 of 76 seats needed for [...]	2003-11-24 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
03ZAGREB2487	SANADER'S HDZ REACHING OUT EARLY TO IMPROVE [...] (C) MIOMIR ZUZUL, CERTAIN TO BE HDZ'S NOMINEE AS CROATIA'S NEXT FOREIGN MINISTER, TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 24 THAT THE HDZ IS SEEKING TO FORM A COALITION WITH THE CROATIAN PEASANTS' PARTY (HSS) AND THE ETHNIC SERB PARTY TO AVOID HAVING TO BRING THE EXTREME RIGHT-WING CROATIAN PARTY [...]	2003-11-25 13:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2490	ETHNIC SERBS VOTE FOR MODERATES [...] (U) With the official vote count still days away, moderate Serbs from the Independent Democratic Serbian Party (SDSS) are almost certain to fill the three designated ethnic Serb seats in the next Parliament. Milan Djukic, the confrontational former representative of ethnic Serbs in Parliament [...]	2003-11-25 13:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR

03ZAGREB2496	WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL? HDZ LOOKS FOR COALITION [...] (C) DESPITE HIS OVERWHELMING VICTORY IN THE NOVEMBER 23 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, HDZ PRESIDENT IVO SANADER MAY HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TO FORM A COALITION. THE HDZ WON 66 OUT OF 152 SEATS IN THE NEXT PARLIAMENT, MAKING 77 THE "MAGIC NUMBER" FOR A GOVERNMENT PROPOSED BY IVO SANADER TO WIN A VOTE [...]	2003-11-25 16:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR

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