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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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04ANKARA4320 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-03 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4321 | KFOR UPDATE: TURKS LIFT VIRTUALLY ALL CAVEATS [...] (C) On August 3, Alper Coskun, MFA Director for NATO and Euro-Atlantic Defense and Security Affairs, notified PolMilOff that Turkey has lifted all/all national caveats on its forces operating in both KFOR and SFOR save one: National (i.e., parliamentary) approval would be required to act outsi [...] | 2004-08-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL TU YI |
04ANKARA433 | TUPRAS AND OTHER PRIVATIZATION NEWS [...] (SBU) On 16 January EconCounselor and EconOff met with Privatization Authority (PA) President Meltin Kilci to review recent events in the Tupras sale (Ref A) and discuss upcoming events. Kilci was clearly relieved finally to have an (apparently) successful tender in a major privatization, and [...] | 2004-01-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL TU |
04ANKARA4332 | TURKEY INVESTMENT ISSUES: GOOD NEWS FOR CARGILL, [...] (SBU) In recent months, the Turkish Government has taken several steps to resolve outstanding disputes with U.S. companies and to open its economy to foreign investment. The most notable recent step was the passage of industrial zones legislation that Cargill believes will solve the zoning pr [...] | 2004-08-03 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EMIN ECPS BEXP TU |
04ANKARA4340 | TERRORISTS IN IRAQ MURDER TURKISH HOSTAGE; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) Turkish MFA confirmed Aug. 2 the murder of a Turkish citizen who had been held hostage in Iraq. In response to this and other recent murders of Turkish truckers in Iraq, a major association of Turkish trucking companies called for [...] | 2004-08-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU |
04ANKARA4345 | IRAQI PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT TURKEY [...] (SBU) MFA Iraq Desk Officer Ferhat Alkan told PolMilOff Aug. 3 that both Iraq's interim president and prime minister would visit Turkey soon. President al-Yawar will be in Ankara Aug. 16 and 17 and will meet with President Sezer and FonMin Gul. Alkan said that PM Erdogan may be out of the co [...] | 2004-08-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA4370 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4397 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4400 | CUKAROVA AG RESEARCHERS BRIEF ON SOUTHEASTERN [...] (SBU) On July 26, PO and DPO attended an informal Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) background presentation by several of the former GAP chief agricultural researchers now residing as retired faculty at Cukurova university. The briefing was based on approximately 18 month-old data, but wa [...] | 2004-08-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TU |
04ANKARA4416 | TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...] | 2004-08-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4419 | COMNAVEUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Summary: Welcome back to Turkey! Although you are a frequent visitor, this visit is particularly important because you will be wearing your US (vice NATO) hat. As such, yours is the first visit by a US four-star admiral in a national capacity since ADM Natter,s visit as Fleet Forces Com [...] | 2004-08-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR OVIP TU |
04ANKARA4421 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA and ruling AKP contacts, PM Erdogan urged the Iranians to cooperate with IAEA on their nuclear program. The visit failed to produce an agreement on an expanded project to transship Iranian natural gas: the Turks sought a price reduction on their 1996 gas deal wi [...] | 2004-08-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IR IZ KNNP PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA4426 | CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor called on the new Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President, Mr. Okay Cakiroglu, on August 6. Cakiroglu assumed these duties this past July. EXBS Advisor the meeting, we raised the Cekmece Nuclear Plants (reftel),noting that DOE is willing to assist in the physical securit [...] | 2004-08-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PM TRGY TU |
04ANKARA4428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4435 | TURKISH USG CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWING EMPLOYEES FROM [...] (C) In an Aug. 5 meeting on another topic (septel),MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic handed the Charge a list of 31 Turkish employees of Tepe Construction Company and its subsidiary, Bilintur, who are working under contract at a U.S. Marine base near Fallujah. Kilic s [...] | 2004-08-06 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA4440 | TUAF QUESTIONNAIRE ON SPACE COOPERATION [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 3. (SBU) On July 27, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) conveyed to DAO Ankara a questionnaire from Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Command regarding space cooperatio [...] | 2004-08-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PINR TSPA FR IS KS TU UK |
04ANKARA4443 | TURKEY AND IRAN GAS, BOSPORUS BYPASS, AND BTC [...] (C) Summary: In a August 5 meeting with Charge, MFA Deputy U/S for Economic Relations Alev Kilic expressed general support for U.S. goals for regional energy development - with one exception. While Kilic stressed that Turkey,s priority for natural gas was for realizing transit from the Caspi [...] | 2004-08-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD IR GA UK TU |
04ANKARA4448 | TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...] | 2004-08-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4451 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4452 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: The first full time EXBS advisor, Kevin Lyon, reported to Embassy Ankara on July 9, 2004. He assumed responsibility for all EXBS and nonproliferation issues handled by the Political Military Affairs (PMA) section. During this time period the EXBS Advisor conducted introductory meeti [...] | 2004-08-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA4454 | CONDEMNING TERRORISM IN IRAQ: FURTHER TURKISH [...] (SBU) PolMilOff followed up on ref a demarche Aug. 6 with MFA Iraq Department Chief Mehmet Kemal Bozay, who called our attention to the OIC Secretary General's Aug. 2 statement condemning the recent church bombings in Iraq (ref c). Bozay had made it clear in our initial discussion on this issu [...] | 2004-08-09 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM TU IZ |
04ANKARA4455 | GOT PREPARING THREE-YEAR ECONOMIC PROGRAM [...] (Sbu) Summary: Earlier this summer, the Turkish Government began work on a 3-year economic program. An outgrowth of previous and existing policy planning vehicles, the 3-year program is a GOT economic policy program being developed with input from--but independently of --the IMF. According t [...] | 2004-08-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECIN TU |
04ANKARA4485 | TURKEY WILL NOT SEND PRT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Following up on mid-July reports that the GOT was reconsidering its decision not to send a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to Afghanistan (reftel),PolMilCouns and PolMilOff consulted both MFA and TGS sources, who denied that Turkey was reconsidering its June decision not to send a PR [...] | 2004-08-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU AF |
04ANKARA4489 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4490 | US TREASURY OFFICIAL'S VISIT: LOCAL ECONOMISTS [...] (Sbu) Summary: In a round of meetings with visiting US Treasury official Marshall Mills at the end of July, GOT economic officials, IFI representatives, and private sector analysts painted a picture of Turkey being at an important juncture in defining its policy direction over the next 1-3 [...] | 2004-08-10 17:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA45 | MFA's Accepts Almost All of EPC Action Items [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel's updated version of the Economic Partnership Commission's (EPC's) Agreed Action Items with Mehmet Gucuk, MFA's Deputy Director General for Bilateral Economic Affairs, on December 30. Gucuk, who said he was transmitting the Ministry's official views on this after [...] | 2004-01-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV TU |
04ANKARA4502 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH-AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In November 2003, an Australian Coast Guard patrol intercepted an Indonesian smuggling vessel carrying 14 Turkish citizens. By July 2004, Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents had traced the human smuggling network organizers to Turkey, where smugglers and witnesses were engage [...] | 2004-08-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4503 | TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...] | 2004-08-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4504 | TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Sc [...] | 2004-08-11 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4524 | A TURKISH PROPOSAL TO MAKE MECCA AND MEDINA [...] (C) Action request--para 7. 2. (S) Summary: A key Embassy contact on Islam in Turkey is launching an effort within the Muslim world to turn Mecca and Medina into an autonomous zone. He seeks USG financial support to bring his project to fruition. We will inform him that the U.S. cannot su [...] | 2004-08-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL TU |
04ANKARA4526 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4528 | IMF OFFICIAL ON GOT'S DECISION TO SEEK A NEW [...] (C) Summary: Following IMF Mission Chief Moghadam,s surprise visit to Ankara last week, and public statements by PM Erdogan and Economy Minister Babacan that the GOT had decided to seek a follow-on disbursing Standby Arrangement(SBA),Econoffs met with IMF Deputy Resident Representative Chri [...] | 2004-08-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV ECIN TU |
04ANKARA4529 | TURKS SEEK URGENT COOPERATION ON SECURITY MEASURES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. four. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Bilateral Political Affairs Baki Ilkin called in DCM Aug. 11 to discuss the security situation for Turkish truckers in Iraq. The GOT has been dealing with the murder and kidnapping of a number of T [...] | 2004-08-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA453 | KOREAN TROOPS TO NORTHERN IRAQ: NEED TO BRIEF PM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) DCM confirmed January 22 that PM Erdogan will travel to Seoul to meet with Korean officials February 7. 3. (C) PM Erdogan may already know (possibly from information obtained by the Turkish military liaison officers stationed in nort [...] | 2004-01-23 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ KS |
04ANKARA4541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4544 | TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...] | 2004-08-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4554 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKS PLANNING FOR FEBRUARY [...] (C) On Aug. 10, PolMilOff called on Col. Halit Yilmaz, Chief of TGS's NATO Branch office, to discuss NATO issues, including Turkey's planning for the Istanbul High Readiness Force (HRF) to assume command of ISAF in February 2005. Yilmaz said that even absent a final NATO decision on the future [...] | 2004-08-12 18:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF TU |
04ANKARA4563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4574 | GOT Objects to Inclusion in Port Security [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 8. 2. (U) Prior to receiving ref C email putting ref A demarche on hold, Econoff delivered demarche to MFA and the Turkish Maritime Administration advising that countries, including Turkey, which have reported less than full compliance w [...] | 2004-08-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA4580 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...] | 2004-08-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4587 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4590 | SFOR TRANSITION: TURKS CONCERNED THAT EUROPEAN [...] (C) PolMilOff met Aug. 10 with Col. Halit Yilmaz, Chief of TGS's NATO Operations Branch office. Yilmaz reported that Turkey is committed to remain in SFOR at its current (one battalion) level after SFOR becomes an EU operation, and said he believes that the EU wants Turkey to stay. However, h [...] | 2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU BK |
04ANKARA4593 | TURKS IN ACCORD WITH U.S. VIEW ON NEW AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM TU |
04ANKARA4594 | UPDATING ALLIES ON U.S. GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KPAO TU |
04ANKARA4600 | FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA ON TRUCKER [...] (C) Following MFA Deputy U/S Ilkin calling in the DCM (ref a),MFA Deputy Director General Sakir Fakili held a preliminary follow-up meeting with emboffs Aug. 13. Fakili stressed the importance of secure transfer and offload facilities, enhanced convoy security, and insurance assistance. He [...] | 2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA4601 | TURKISH ENERGY OFFICIALS ON LIBERALIZATION, IRAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's BOTAS (Petroleum Pipeline Corporation) Director Mehmet Bilgic expressed confidence in Turkey and BOTAS' growing role as an energy transit country for oil and gas, citing that the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyan oil pipeline and Shah Deniz gas pipeline (tendering process) were on sc [...] | 2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IR TU |
04ANKARA4623 | BOSPHORUS BYPASS AND THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Recognizing growing oil tanker congestion in the Bosphorus and associated environmental and safety risks, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has expressed support for construction of a bypass pipeline to avoid the Turkish straits, aiming to transport oil overland from the Black Sea [...] | 2004-08-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD TU |
04ANKARA4628 | EMBASSY ASKS TURKS TO WORK THE OIC ON DARFUR [...] (C) Following up on reftel, we approached MFA Africa Department Head Melih Tezel on August 17 and MFA Adviser to the Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Osman Ulukan August 18. We made reftel points, asking the GOT to use its leadership role as OIC Ministerial co-chair and OIC SYG-elect to [...] | 2004-08-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU |
04ANKARA4630 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-18 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA464 | IMF RESREP: TURKEY IS OFF TRACK [...] (C) Summary: Despite diplomatic public statements, the first stage of the IMF's Seventh Review Mission found Turkey to be seriously off-track, according to IMF Resrep Odd Per Brekk. The backsliding is notable with regard to two "pillars" of the program--fiscal discipline and banking sector re [...] | 2004-01-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA465 | TGS INFORMATION ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (S) TGS has informed ODC-Turkey of its understanding that the Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party (PCDK),which they claim is an extension of the PKK/KADEK/KHK, is recruting Arabs around Mosul, training them in terrorist tactics, and conducting surv [...] | 2004-01-23 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER MARR PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA4651 | TURKISH READOUT ON IIG PRESIDENT AL-YAWAR VISIT: [...] (C) The GOT is pleased with the Aug. 16-17 visit of IIG President al-Yawar and the IIG ministers for foreign affairs, water resources, and trade. Al-Yawar told the Turks that he and the IIG intentionally chose Turkey for his first major trip abroad, and that they saw Turkey as Iraq's most imp [...] | 2004-08-18 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG ECON TU IZ |
04ANKARA4698 | MEDIA CLAIMS OF US SUPPORT FOR PKK COMPLICATE [...] (SBU) The PKK issue, and the perceived lack of action by the United States against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, has become a chronic, negative story in Turkish media reporting on the U.S. and U.S.-Turkish relations. The story contributes to widespread negative perceptions of the United S [...] | 2004-08-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER TU |
04ANKARA4699 | TURKS WILL RAISE IRAQ-SYRIA BORDER SECURITY WITH [...] (S) PolMilOff followed up on ref a demarche Aug. 18 with MFA Iraq Chief of Desk Mehmet Kemal Bozay. Bozay reported that the GOT has agreed to raise concerns about Syria's behavior vis-a-vis Iraq with the SARG, but will do so at a senior level and as part of a package of other issues in the bi [...] | 2004-08-19 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA4700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4713 | EMPLOYER OF TURKISH HOSTAGE IN IRAQ SAYS IT WILL [...] (C) Ali Kantur, CEO of Turkey's TEPE group--a significant KBR subcontractor in Iraq--and Deputy General Manager Suleyman Son, met with Ambassador and Emboffs August 19 to discuss TEPE's security problems in Iraq. Kantur and Son passed on that the Turkish TV station NTV reported at noon today [...] | 2004-08-19 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA4733 | PM ERDOGAN VISITS GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: According to preliminary readout, Erdogan brought Saakashvili and Zhvania a message of "Turkish support for the GOG" in South Ossetia and Abkhazia but urged restraint, dialogue and, in Abkhazia, easing the CIS economic embargo. In response to Erdogan's emphasis on the importance [...] | 2004-08-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET TU GG RS |
04ANKARA4737 | CYPRUS: A FRUSTRATED "TRNC PM" TALAT MEETS FONMIN [...] (C) Summary: In four-hour meeting with Turkish FM Gul August 18, "TRNC PM" Talat, accompanied by "FM" Serdar Denktas, expressed great frustration with EU's lack of concrete measures to help the Turkish Cypriots (TCs). Talat appeared convinced that the EU's trade and aid proposals will be bl [...] | 2004-08-20 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
04ANKARA4742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4764 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-23 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4779 | EXBS: UPDATE ON NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We discussed the latest U.S. draft EXBS agreement (reftel) with MFA DDG for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak on August 13, 2004. Ilicak stated that the Turkish government could probably accept the proposed U.S. changes in the preamble and articles 3 and [...] | 2004-08-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
04ANKARA48 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-07 05:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4807 | OUT OF COUNTRY REGISTRATION AND VOTING IN IRAN: [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 08:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IR TU |
04ANKARA4808 | TIP IN TURKEY: ANTI-TIP NGO HRDF BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In August meetings with Emboff, Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Board Chairman Turgut Tokus outlined past and present progress to bring HRDF's TIP victims shelter on-line. He characterized support from the GOT, particularly the MOI and the MFA, as excellent and than [...] | 2004-08-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4811 | GOT Confirms Completion of Most ISPS Port [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (U) Econoff delivered revised demarche (ref A) to the Turkish Maritime Administration advising that countries, including Turkey, which have reported less than full compliance with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at [...] | 2004-08-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA4815 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA482 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S TURKEY VISIT CEMENTS TIES, SKIPS KEY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani President Musharraf's January 19-22 visit to Turkey was heavy on ceremony and warm rhetoric, but apparently skipped over key issues of cross-border terrorism and non-proliferation. The visit appeared designed to cement ties, which had become testy in 2002, and to avoid contro [...] | 2004-01-26 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PARM PK PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA4824 | ASKING THE TURKS TO PRESS OIC MEMBERS ON DARFUR [...] (C) Following up further on ref A, we approached Acting MFA Middle East Department Head Hasan Sekizkok on August 25, asking that the GOT use its leadership role in the OIC to urge appropriate OIC members to take a more active role in pressing the GOS on the situation in Darfur, particularly on [...] | 2004-08-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU |
04ANKARA4853 | MTCR: U.S. PROPOSAL ON BALL BEARINGS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU |
04ANKARA4860 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA487 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4870 | 2004 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Embassy Ankara submits this report to update its August 2003 report on child labor in Turkey. 2. (U) In pursuing its EU candidacy Turkey continues to work to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). The information in this telegram builds upon material [...] | 2004-08-26 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TU |
04ANKARA4878 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4884 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US CANDIDACY TO THE [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche seeking support for reelection of the U.S. as member and the candidacy of AmCit James Wade as Chairman of the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to Umut Topcuoglu and Sinem Mingam of the GOT MFA. They appreciated the informat [...] | 2004-08-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC |
04ANKARA4886 | TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. - [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (SBU) Emboffs met with MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler on August 26 to share current USG thinking on establishing air services between North Cyprus and the United States (ref A). We prov [...] | 2004-08-27 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CY TU |
04ANKARA4887 | PUTIN VISIT TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 2-3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The highest-level Russian visitor to Turkey since Podgorny in 1972, Putin will arrive amid steadily increasing bilateral economic ties -- particularly in Russian energy sales and interest in energy-sector investments and ar [...] | 2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ENRG TU RS |
04ANKARA4892 | BOSPHORUS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND THRACE BYPASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Econ Counselor delivered ref a and b demarches to GOT MFA Energy Deputy Director Hakki Akil. Akil expressed strong disappointment at USG objections to "Voluntary Principles on straits oil tankers and bypass pipelines." He denied press reports that the GOT was supporting [...] | 2004-08-28 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV SENV TU |
04ANKARA4893 | TURKISH BUSINESSMEN DESCRIBE THREAT TO WORK IN [...] (Sbu) Summary: In recent days the head of the Turkish Chamber of Commerce, as well as executives of two leading Turkish USG contractors in Iraq (Tepe and Yuksel) have all met with the Ambassador to press for US consideration of additional security measures to enhance security for Turkish truc [...] | 2004-08-28 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ETRD ECON IZ TU |
04ANKARA4926 | DEMARCHE ON OSCE CONFERENCE ON RACISM, XENOPHOBIA [...] (U) Embassy Ankara delivered on August 24 reftel's requested demarche on the September 13-14 OSCE Conference on Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination to MFA Human Rights Department Head Ali Savut. 2. (U) Savut responded that while the GOT concurs the topics planned for the OSCE Brussels S [...] | 2004-09-01 05:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA4946 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4967 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4987 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NATO POLICY DIRECTORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC TU |
04ANKARA4995 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-03 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5 | TURKISH LNO AT CENTCOM: GOT WANTS USG TO NEGOTIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) On December 24, MFA Deputy DirGen for the Americas Suna Ilicak raised with polmilcouns Turkey's need for a SOFA with Qatar to place a liaison officer (LNO) at the CENTCOM forward headquarters there. (Note: Turkey is withdrawing i [...] | 2004-01-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU |
04ANKARA5002 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...] | 2004-09-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5005 | TUAF RESPONSE TO USG POINTS ON SATELLITE REMOTE [...] (SBU) On September 1, Deputy PolMilCouns delivered Ref. A talking points to the MFA's Americas Desk and the Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Aerospace Division. The MFA's Americas Desk Deputy Director professed to be unaware of the TUAF questionnaire and accepted the points without comment. While pr [...] | 2004-09-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PINR TSPA ETTC PARM IS KS FR TU UK |
04ANKARA5013 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5014 | IAEA/IRAN - TURKEY TO SPEAK OUT AT UNGA, BUT FEARS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul is expected to voice Turkey's concerns about Iran's nuclear program at the UNGA, but MFA worries that referring Iran's case to the Security Council before the outcome there is assured might actually accelerate Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. End summary. [...] | 2004-09-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR TU |
04ANKARA5015 | MFA REACTS BADLY TO EXCLUSION FROM PSI CORE GROUP [...] (C) Summary: MFA DDG for Disarmament and Arms Control reacted angrily to ref a points, threatening at one point to do all he could to scale back Turkish participation in PSI. We talked him out of withdrawing Turkey from the Spanish exercise in early 2005 for now, although whether Turkey will [...] | 2004-09-07 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5024 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: August was a productive month despite the high number of Turkish contacts that were still enjoying their traditional summer vacation. The DOE Second Line of Defense visit was able to lay the initial groundwork required to begin the planning process in upgrading the portal monitors [...] | 2004-09-08 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA5029 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPT. 1 MEETING WITH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador reiterated U.S. support for Turkey's EU candidacy; pressed for Turkish agreement with Greece/Cyprus to forego annual exercises in Aegean and Cyprus; urged Turkey to use its weight in OIC to persuade Sudan to abide by UNSC resolutions on Darfur; asked for a rapid decisio [...] | 2004-09-08 06:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN MARR TU |
04ANKARA5047 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5051 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler. Ambassador stressed that the USG did not support a specific route or project, but called for timely, transparent decisions from the GOT on permits, specifically fo [...] | 2004-09-08 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK |
04ANKARA507 | New Import Surveillance Measures [...] (U) On December 31, 2003, the GOT published a series of import surveillance and protection measures in the State Gazette. The measures set import reference prices for consumer goods ranging from kitchenware to toothbrushes (see para 3 for summary). The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat is now [...] | 2004-01-27 07:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5078 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-09 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5081 | BMENAI DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE CO-SPONSORS [...] (SBU) Summary: BMENAI Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) co-sponsor Turkey met separately with representatives from fellow co-sponors Italy and Yemen in Ankara September 7 and 8 and agreed on a broad outline for the DAD's efforts. They envision annual plenary meetings and separate periodic [...] | 2004-09-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT PREL TU YM |
04ANKARA509 | TURKISH REFUGEES IN IRAQ: BROAD CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) After three days of intense, hard-fought negotiations in Ankara January 20-22 between Turkish, Iraqi/CPA, US and UNHCR reps on a draft agreement for the repatriation of Turkish refugees from Iraq, the parties reached broad consensus on the content of an agreement. A text reflecting that [...] | 2004-01-27 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA5100 | MFA PROTESTS TURKMEN CASUALTIES IN TAL AFAR [...] (C) Summary: The Director General for Middle East Affairs summoned A/DCM to the MFA the evening of September 9 to express strong concern about Turkmen civilian casualties being incurred during current operations against insurgents in Tal Afar. The protest was motivated by anticipated politic [...] | 2004-09-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA5110 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-10 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5113 | VERHEUGEN OFFERS STRONG SUPPORT DURING TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During an intense September 4-9 visit to Turkey, EU Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen stressed his support for opening accession talks with Turkey in 2005, even stating flatly in one meeting that the EU will set a date for talks at the December Summit. However, Verheugen also war [...] | 2004-09-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5114 | RULING AK PARTY'S HYPOCRITIC OATH: THE ATTEMPT TO [...] (C) Summary: An attempt by ruling AK Party (AKP) to re-criminalize adultery and fornication raises serious questions about AKP's commitment to EU values and the party leadership's ability to move away from its Islamist roots. End summary. 2. (U) In the run-up to the EU's October progress re [...] | 2004-09-10 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL TU |
04ANKARA5115 | AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU [...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...] | 2004-09-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU |
04ANKARA5117 | TAL AFAR BATTLE: GOT VOICES CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with MFA Undersecretary-designate Ali Tuygan afternoon of Sept 10 to provide him with more detail on the situation in Tal Afar based on LNO reporting. Amb. stressed that the Turkish message on the need for discriminate use of force and protection of civilians had register [...] | 2004-09-10 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA5118 | TURKS TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS TRUCKER SECURITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In addition to their request for U.S. assistance (ref a),Turkish officials -- recognizing that USG resources for trucker security are limited and that the USG cannot solve the problem -- have been exploring a number of ideas Turkey could implement on its own to improve the se [...] | 2004-09-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD IZ MOPS PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA512 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA514 | TERRORIST FINANCING: TURKISH MFA ON EU EXTENDING [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Research and Intelligence Kemal Asya, Econoffs delivered ref B talking points, emphasizing the need for Turkey to work closely with those EU countries that favor designation of Kadek and Kongra Gel, and to provide maximum [...] | 2004-01-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN TU IZ |
04ANKARA5140 | TURKS SEEK AVENUE TO GET HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey urgently seeks first-hand access to Talafar to evaluate the situation there to provide humanitarian assistance to this predominantly Turkmen Iraqi city, MFA Undersecretary-designate Tuygan told the Ambassador on Sept. 13. GOT continues to be concerned about getting accurat [...] | 2004-09-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5141 | GOT'S NON-MUSLIM PROPERTY REFORMS FALL SHORT [...] (C) Summary: EU observers and representatives of Turkey's non-Muslim communities criticize as inadequate GOT reforms designed to allow non-Muslim foundations to acquire property. While the GOT has approved more than 700 applications to acquire legal ownership of properties already under the d [...] | 2004-09-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5142 | IRAQI KURDISH LEADERS CHECK IN WITH TURKS, [...] (C) Summary: PUK leader Jalal Talabani and KDP official Nechirvan Barzani each met separately Sept. 9 with FonMin Abdullah Gul and other MFA officials during brief visits to Ankara. MFA told us that both were pessimistic that national elections can be held in Iraq by next January given the se [...] | 2004-09-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG TU IZ |
04ANKARA5143 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5144 | Update on Turkish Implementation of ISPS Port [...] In a September 8 conversation with Econoff, Okay Kilic, Head of the Maritime Security Department of the Maritime Administration (MA),clarified that Turkey has not/not yet complied with all requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea's (SOLAS) International Ship [...] | 2004-09-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA5168 | TURKEY: AFTER FOURS YEARS, THE STATUS OF THE TOXIC [...] SUMMARY: After nearly four years in which Turkish officials avoided confronting the problem, the Spanish ship MV Ulla, moored in Iskenderun harbor and loaded with 2.2 tons of ash laden with toxic heavy metals, sank just days before it was scheduled to depart for Spain. Environmental NGOs' l [...] | 2004-09-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
04ANKARA5180 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH MFA DEPUTY U/S [...] (C) Summary: Taking stock of Cyprus on September 13, Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Ilkin expressed disappointment at the state of the EU's trade and aid proposals and the lack of a UNSCR endorsing the SYG's report; said UNFICYP's mandate should focus more on facilitating the flow of people and goo [...] | 2004-09-14 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
04ANKARA5183 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5187 | CENTRAL BANK RATE CUT REINFORCES MARKET'S [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL ECON TU |
04ANKARA5190 | FOREIGN MINISTER WALKS BACK HIS THREAT TO CUT [...] (C) Summary: FonMin Gul told the press Sept. 13 that if civilian casualties continue to mount in the Talafar operation, Turkey would end its cooperation with the U.S. on Iraq. Ambassador spoke with MFA Undersecretary-designate Tuygan and A/DCM with MFA's spokesman Sept. 14 to register our dis [...] | 2004-09-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5191 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF J3 CHIEF DELIVERS TOUGH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In his Sept. 8 introductory call by incoming ODC Turkey Chief Maj. Gen. Pete Sutton, TGS J3 LTG Metin Yavuz Yalcin accused the U.S. of meeting with PKK operatives, failing to capture PKK leader Osman Ocalan, and standing by while Kurds sought to alter Kirkuk's population. He ad [...] | 2004-09-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5195 | GROWING TURKISH GOVERNMENT FRUSTRATION OVER LACK [...] (C) Summary: GOT frustration at the perceived lack of measures to ease Turkish Cypriots' isolation is growing. GOT interlocutors at all levels have expressed this frustration to us in recent meetings; Secretary Powell will hear much the same if he meets with FM Gul at UNGA. For now, the EU i [...] | 2004-09-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
04ANKARA5196 | GOT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO DRAFT CFE HOST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On Sept. 13, MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Haluk Ilicak sent PolMilCouns a proposed change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement text. The GOT seeks to add a new Article V at the end of the agreem [...] | 2004-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KCFE TU |
04ANKARA5200 | RULING AK PARTY RETREATS FROM GAMBIT TO [...] (U) Facing strong reluctance from various factions within the party and a sharp reaction from EU member states, ruling AK Party (AKP) leadership appears to have abandoned an attempt (ref B) to include re-criminalization of adultery and fornication (zina) as an amendment to the new criminal code [...] | 2004-09-14 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
04ANKARA5202 | BLUE LANTERN: CHECK ON ELSAN DEFENSE AND [...] ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, EMBASSY BLUE LANTERN OFFICER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ELSAN CORPORATION AT ITS OFFICE LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN IN REFTEL. DURING THE MEETING PRESIDENT ONUR GOKCE AND VP KEMAL CELIK OUTLINED THE STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF ELS [...] | 2004-09-15 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5205 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...] | 2004-09-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5221 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-15 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5229 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN |
04ANKARA5232 | TERRORIST FINANCE: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] On September 14, 2004, Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Ahmet Arda (MFA Research and Intelligence Directorate). Arda's office thereafter advised Econoff that it was processing the request in accordance with standard internal GOT procedures. 2. Though GOT has been a cooperative partner i [...] | 2004-09-15 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN |
04ANKARA5233 | TURKISH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CONVOY FOR TAL AFAR [...] (SBU) Levent Sahinkaya, MFA Head of Department for International Organizations, called in Pol-Mil Counselor on September 15 to request USG cooperation in delivering Turkish humanitarian assistance to Tal Afar on September 17. Econoff, Task Force Olympia LNO and Alp Ay, of the MFA International [...] | 2004-09-16 04:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IZ PREL TU |
04ANKARA5234 | TURKISH MFA NOT BUDGING ON STROVILIA, ASTROMERITIS [...] (C) Pursuant to refs a and b, we met with Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman September 13 and urged the GOT to resolve outstanding UNFICYP and other UN-related issues prior to finalization of the SYG report on the UNFICYP mandate. In particular, we suggested: lifting restrictions on [...] | 2004-09-16 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
04ANKARA5238 | BMENAI FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATED PLANS: TURKEY [...] We delivered ref a schedule and participant lists to Turkish MFA Policy Planning Department Head Akcapar on September 16. We also informed Akcapar of the number of representatives invited per country to the meetings. 2. Akcapar confirmed that FM Gul will attend the September 24 session. [...] | 2004-09-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON TU YM IT |
04ANKARA5262 | NEW TURKISH DEFENSE INDUSTRY POLICY BEGINS TO TAKE [...] (C) Summary: During a Sept 15 tour d'horizon with the Ambassador, Undersecretary for Defense Industry Bayar had a better informed and more balanced view of the state of Turkish defense industry and a clearer vision of where he wants to take it than during their first meeting last May. On procu [...] | 2004-09-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR TU |
04ANKARA5263 | USG VIEWS ON ESTABLISHING THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolMil counselor delivered non-paper and talking points in reftel to DDG for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak on August 26. Post was informed on September 16, that GOT, following a detailed review of the recommended protocols by [...] | 2004-09-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PM TU |
04ANKARA5266 | SCENESETTER FOR DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 21 [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes at a challenging time in our bilateral relations. Our painstaking efforts to rebuild relations over the last year, capped by a successful Istanbul NATO Summit in June, have resulted in the restoration of productive relations at the top military and civilian levels [...] | 2004-09-16 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PARM PTER OVIP MOPS MASS CY IR |
04ANKARA5267 | UPDATE ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL THREAT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON KNNP MNUC PM PTER TRGY TU |
04ANKARA5278 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5301 | CIVAIR OFFICIALS ON SAFETY, SECURITY ISSUES [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in paras 12 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish Civil Aviation officials told us that stringent security measures required by DHS/TSA continue to impose a burden on passengers and security staff. Screening with explosive trace detection (ETD) equipme [...] | 2004-09-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU CY |
04ANKARA5306 | SECRETARY ABRAHAM'S SEPTEMBER 21 VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkey comes a few months after the President,s June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral meetings and the NATO Summit, at a time when bilateral and political relations are generally on track. Your meeting with Energy Minister Hilmi Guler will provide an excellent op [...] | 2004-09-17 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU |
04ANKARA5309 | PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF INTENT BETWEEN DOE AND [...] (SBU) Per Reftel request, Post passed proposed Statement Of Intent to the Government of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs by both fax and diplomatic note. Post confirmed that MFA forwarded copies to both the Ministry of Energy and the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission. 2. (SBU) Basak Tug, [...] | 2004-09-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PTER TRGY ENRG TU |
04ANKARA5310 | RULING AK PARTY COMPLICATES ITS ITS POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: AK Party (AKP) government's reversal of course by a renewed insistence on criminalizing adultery and subsequent suspension of passage of the new criminal code until after the Oct. 6 release of the EU's progress report on Turkey's candidacy; EU's insistence that Turkey pass its new [...] | 2004-09-17 17:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU |
04ANKARA5318 | TURKISH NOMINEES FOR THE OXFORD TRACKER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-20 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM TU |
04ANKARA532 | TURKISH AND IRAQI OFFICIALS ACHIEVE LITTLE AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow-up to agreements reached in Ankara in December 2003 (ref a),Iraqi and Turkish officials met in the Turkish border town of Cizre (January 20-22) to discuss improving border operations. However, the results were disappointing: the Turkish side insisted that it could [...] | 2004-01-28 05:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD IZ PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA5350 | TURKISH MARKETS FALL SHARPLY ON EU CONCERNS [...] (Sbu) Summary: No sooner had markets shown signs of beginning an autumn rally, than the GOT, ss handling of the adultery issue -- resulting in the postponement of the penal code reform and negative implications for Turkey,s EU accession prospects -- caused markets to fall sharply Friday, Sept [...] | 2004-09-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
04ANKARA5351 | TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ DONORS' MEETING IN [...] (U) Turkey's coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction Ambassador Rifat Okcun will lead the Turkish delegation to the Tokyo Donors' meeting, where Turkey will serve on the Donors' committee as a representative of the small donors. 2. (U) Okcun said that Turkey has not made any disbursements fro [...] | 2004-09-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IZ PREL TU |
04ANKARA5370 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5373 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5375 | DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS [...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPE ERIC STEWART TRAVELED TO ANKARA TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY OFFICIALS ON KEY BILATERAL ISSUES. [...] | 2004-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5376 | Ambassador Raises Rice Demarche and AgTrade Issues [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings, the Ambassador delivered a demarche on the Turkish rice import regime (reftel) to the Ministers of Foreign Trade and Agriculture. Both Ministers noted that the decision to impose quotas and seasonal bans was an effort to protect a politically sensitive sec [...] | 2004-09-21 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL CY GR TU |
04ANKARA5377 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. MILITARY MEDIVAC OF INJURED [...] This is an urgent action request. Please see para. six. 2. Summary: On Sept. 20, Turkish Red Crescent worker Mustafa Pekcan was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack and taken to a Mosul hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. GOT is seeking U.S. assistance to medivac Pekcan to Tu [...] | 2004-09-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5378 | TURKS WELCOME U.S. APPROACH TO IIG ON PKK [...] (S) Per ref a instructions, Ambassador described the USG's plan to approach the IIG regarding the PKK to MFA Undersecretary-designate Ali Tuygan on Sept. 21. Tuygan was grateful for U.S. efforts to focus the IIG's attention on the PKK threat, but added that it was not clear to him how much th [...] | 2004-09-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA5379 | GROWING TURKISH ANXIETY ABOUT SECURITY FOR WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials were grateful for the explanation in ref a on convoy security, but their concern about the domestic impact of the mounting toll of Turkish drivers dying in Iraq continues to rise. We are concerned that Turkish companies and drivers will begin pulling out of Ir [...] | 2004-09-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA5380 | TURKEY DROPS OUT OF NEWPORT PSI EXERCISE; LIMITS [...] (C) MFA Disarmament Department Head Bulent Meric contacted EXBS Advisor on September 20 to inform him that the GOT had decided to not send a delegation to the Newport, Rhode Island PSI exercise next week. Meric explained that after considering the negative US response to Turkey's request to j [...] | 2004-09-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5385 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES TRADE MINISTER ON IPR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 9. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a September 17 meeting with State Minister Kursad Tuzmen, the Ambassador raised intellectual property rights, barriers to importing distilled spirits and rice (septel),scheduling a Trade and Investmen [...] | 2004-09-22 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR PREL TU |
04ANKARA5395 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5453 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5482 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA549 | TURKEY GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA's new DDG for NATO and WEU Affairs Fatih Ceylan January 23 to get a readout of the GOT's latest thinking on ESDP. Ceylan, a longtime NATO policy wonk, was generally satisfied with progress on Berlin Plus, insofar as it was implemented in "Operation Concordia [...] | 2004-01-28 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU |
04ANKARA5495 | TURKEY WILL SUPPORT U.S. ICAO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
04ANKARA5497 | U.S. - Turkey Workshop Focuses Judges and [...] Summary: The September 9 and 10 "Workshop on Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and Turkey" exposed Turkish judges and prosecutors to the U.S. IPR enforcement system, highlighted the concerns of U.S. and Turkish rightholders, and raised public awareness by gene [...] | 2004-09-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA550 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5518 | KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ: ONE TRUCKER'S TALE [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA's Middle East Department called in PolMilOff Sept. 10 to recount the ordeal of a Turkish trucker who had been taken hostage and released in Iraq. We do not vouch for the accuracy of his story, but hope it may be of use to analysts and others. End summary. 2. (SBU) On Se [...] | 2004-09-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5527 | TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY AND THE ADULTERY [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts in ruling AK Party (AKP) say PM Erdogan was personally in charge of the effort to criminalize adultery in the new Penal Code, pursuing the matter until finally backing down during a September 23 visit to Brussels. With the issue resolved, EU contacts say the EU i [...] | 2004-09-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5535 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5550 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW TLFC COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged General Buyukanit to discuss ways to improve our Army-to-Army relationship when the latter sees USAREUR CG General Bell in October. Buyukanit suggested that both sides made mistakes in the attack helicopter tender and expected the next time the GOT would [...] | 2004-09-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS PINR IZ CY AF TU |
04ANKARA5553 | TURKEY TO LAUNCH NEW CURRENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE TURKISH CENTRAL BANK (CBRT) AND GOVERNMENT HAVE LAUNCHED A MAJOR PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN TO SMOOTH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE "NEW TURKISH LIRA" (YTL) ON JANUARY 1, 2005. TURKISH OFFICIALS EXPECT QUICK ADOPTION OF THE NEW CURRENCY, ONE UNIT OF WHICH WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO [...] | 2004-09-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA5556 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5558 | Turkish Maritime Security: Visit of Coast [...] In introductory calls on September 16, LCDR Michael Bee, DHS/Coast Guard's International Port Security Liaison, described the U.S. International Port Security Program to Gurcan Balik, of the MFA Maritime Department, Okay Kilic, Head of the Maritime Security Department of the Turkish Maritime [...] | 2004-09-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5587 | DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion on the U.S.-Turkish security cooperation relationship during their September 22 meeting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ian Brzezinski and Deputy Chief of Turkish General Staff (DCHOD) Ilken Basbug agreed on the need to elevate the level [...] | 2004-09-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS OVIP PGOV MOPS TU |
04ANKARA5596 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5597 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Robert S. Deutsch, Deputy Chief of Mission. E-mail: DeutschRS@state.gov. Tel: 90-312-455-5555, ext.2202. 2. (SBU) The TFCO Deputy is Thomas H. Goldberger, Economic Counselor. E-mail: GoldbergerTH@state.gov. Tel: 90- [...] | 2004-09-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL TU KTFN |
04ANKARA5660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5661 | TURKISH TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Ref A requested data on Turkish textile and apparel employment and production data for country beneficiaries of U.S. trade preference programs. The GOT and Turkey's leading business association in these sectors provided conflicting statistics, in part due to the large share of the inform [...] | 2004-10-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX TU |
04ANKARA5668 | CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CONCERNS: MITIGATING [...] (Sbu) Summary: As Turkey's current account deficit continues to grow, several analysts have recently outlined some mitigating factors that could reduce the danger of a disruptive correction. These factors include: Durables import growth is unlikely to continue to surge; short-term portfolio i [...] | 2004-10-01 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA5671 | DESPITE FLAWS, NEW PENAL CODE MARKS SIGNIFICANT [...] (U) Summary: The new Turkish Penal Code (TPC) adopted by Parliament September 26 removes gender inequalities in laws relating to rape and increases punishments for torture and honor killings. However, the new Code maintains restrictions against speech deemed "insulting" to the State. EU diplo [...] | 2004-10-01 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5672 | DASD BRZEZINSKI'S MEETING WITH TURKISH DEPUTY [...] (S) Summary: DASD Ian Brzezinski held a candid exchange with Turkish MFA Deputy Under-Secretary Baki Ilkin during a September 22 meeting to discuss ways to elevate the level of our bilateral dialogue. Ilkin confirmed Turkey's interest in developing the relationship and understood recent U.S. [...] | 2004-10-02 05:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR OVIP PTER MOPS PARM TU |
04ANKARA5673 | EXBS; TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: September proved to be a very productive month for the Non-proliferation programs in Turkey. The EXBS Advisor was able to make significant advances in the EXBS Agreement, Second Line of Defense (SLD) prioritization, Internal Control Program (ICP) coordination and establishment of ba [...] | 2004-10-02 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA5689 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5691 | DELIVERY OF CSI DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU |
04ANKARA5695 | Turkey: European Commission Pushing on Data [...] (SBU) On September 29, Arslan Umut Ergezer, Economic and Trade Officer with the EC Representation in Turkey, discussed with Econoff the EC's newly-issued report on practices in the Turkish pharmaceuticals industry, particularly lack of data exclusivity protection. The Trade Barrier Report uns [...] | 2004-10-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA5698 | SECRETARY ABRAHAM,S SEPTEMBER 21 BILATERAL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Turkey Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered a range of energy issues in a meeting in Istanbul on September 21. Areas identified for continued and deepened cooperation were Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline completion in mid 2005; promotion [...] | 2004-10-04 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU |
04ANKARA5708 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...] | 2004-10-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5712 | TURKISH PRESIDENT SEZER OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH [...] (U) Summary: While underscoring the importance of relations with the U.S., President Sezer used his Oct. 1 address to parliament twice sharply to criticize U.S. non-action against the terrorist PKK sheltering in northern Iraq. In a lengthy and wooden assessment of the domestic state of affair [...] | 2004-10-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU |
04ANKARA5713 | TURKEY PLANS TO ATTEND PARIS PACT CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT plans to send an Ambassador-level, interagency delegation to the Paris Pact consultative meeting in Vienna, however, the GOT is not receptive to the idea of being the focus of or hosting one of the upcoming expert-level meetings. End Summary. 2. (U) Econoff delivere [...] | 2004-10-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL SNAR TU |
04ANKARA5717 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5719 | TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The centerpiece of Turkey's growing role as hub in the East-West Corridor, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, is broadly on track and nearing completion. Government of Turkey (GOT) Officials and BTC company officials assert that BTC is on track at 80 percent complete for m [...] | 2004-10-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT TU GA |
04ANKARA5720 | MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP: TURKS STRESS THE CAMP MUST [...] (S) Summary: Turkey remains ready to discuss a solution to the Makhmour refugee camp issue, but any solution must include the closure of the camp, MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Nabi Sensoy told the Ambassador Oct. 5. Sensoy was not explicit on whether Turkey will still [...] | 2004-10-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PREF PHUM PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA5721 | DASD BRZEZINSKI DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY WITH [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Ian Brzezinski requested MFA Deputy Under-Secretary Sensoy's assistance to elevate the level of U.S.-Turkey strategic dialogue. He praised Turkey's agreement to command ISAF VII. On Missile Defense, he emphasized the importance of our [...] | 2004-10-06 04:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR OVIP PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA573 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5730 | NINETEENTH SESSION OF U.S.-TURKEY SECURITY [...] DSCA Director for Europe, Russia, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa Jeanne Farmer led a U.S. delegation to Ankara Sept. 24 for the nineteenth session of the U.S.-Turkey Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG). Ms. Farmer and her Turkish counterpart, Brigadier General Ali Akdogan, discuss [...] | 2004-10-06 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS TU |
04ANKARA5731 | UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE REFORM: TURKEY IN ACCORD WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5734 | TURKEY CANCELS EU/OIC FORUM OVER CYPRUS DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, in a dispute with the EU over designation of the Turkish Cypriot observer delegation, Turkey canceled the October 4-5 EU-OIC Joint Forum in Istanbul. The Turkish MFA and the Dutch EU Presidency each claim the other turned down reasonable compromises and ignored [...] | 2004-10-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
04ANKARA5741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5742 | MFA TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT INCREASED PKK ACTIVITY MEANS IRAQ AND COALITION MUST ACT [...] (S) Summary: PKK/Kongra Gel's increased terrorist activity in Turkey will stir up public opinion and prompt more Turks to ask why the United States has not taken firmer action against the organization, MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Nabi Sensoy told the Ambassador Oct [...] | 2004-10-06 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA5750 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...] | 2004-10-07 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5751 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU |
04ANKARA5758 | SPECIAL TURKISH MEDIA REACTION: EU COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5764 | WEOG ROTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5765 | MFA REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF ISTANBUL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 7, Ahmet Bigali, Director of Aviation Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry, called Econoff to raise TSA security requirements on direct flights to the U.S. departing from Istanbul Ataturk Airport (ref A). B [...] | 2004-10-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER PREL TU |
04ANKARA5767 | TURKEY: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR [...] In response to reftel request, current Blue Lantern program coordinator for Embassy Ankara is: Mark Balkovich Political Military Affairs Officer Tel: 011-90-312-455-5555 X2237 Alt Tel: 011-90-532-220-2347 Fax: 011-90-312-468-4775 Email: BALKOVICHME@state.gov EDT: July 2005 [...] | 2004-10-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KSEP ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5771 | INFORMATION ON TURKISH FOUNDRY PRODUCTS [...] Reftel requested information on the Turkish foundry industry, specifically metal castings gray iron, ductile iron, all other iron, steel, aluminum and copper. Unfortunately, neither the GOT nor the relevant industry association could provide this information. An iron and steel sector expert [...] | 2004-10-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5777 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5780 | TURKISH MFA VIEWS ON TIGRIS-EUPHRATES COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: During the August visit to Ankara of IIG President al-Yawar, Iraqi Water Minister Rashid proposed beginning talks on Tigris-Euphrates cooperation. MFA Transboundary Water Chief Mithat Rende said that while Rashid's presentation was "positive," it did not lead to any agreement o [...] | 2004-10-08 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IZ PREL SENV SY TU |
04ANKARA5781 | GOT: EU REPORT PAVES WAY FOR TALKS [...] (C) Summary: GOT and EU contacts say they believe the October 6 EU Progress Report on Turkey paves the way for the opening of accession talks in 2005. At the same time, GOT officials maintain that elements of the report, including a statement that the outcome of the talks cannot be guaranteed, [...] | 2004-10-08 17:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5784 | FM GUL AND STRAW MEET IN ANKARA OCTOBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: UK FM Straw met with Turkish FM Gul the morning after the EC issued its Turkey report. Gul said Turkey is pleased overall with the report but cited some complaints, including on economic issues. Gul wants PM Erdogan to write to the EU about them. Gul urged direct flights to n [...] | 2004-10-12 04:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY IR IZ PREL TU UK AM GG |
04ANKARA5789 | TIP IN TURKEY: NEW PENAL CODE REVISIONS STIFFEN [...] (U) On October 11, 2004, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law revisions to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) which, among other measures, prescribe harsher penalties for human trafficking. Penalties range from eight to twelve years of imprisonment (up from five to ten years in ear [...] | 2004-10-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5791 | Turkish Business: EU Accession Talks Not Enough [...] (SBU) Summary. Strong advocates of EU membership, leaders of Turkey's business community see accession negotiations as another step in a long, arduous process of economic and political change that will eventually make Turkey a more "normal" country. In contrast to their political counterpa [...] | 2004-10-13 06:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TU |
04ANKARA5807 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA581 | POSITIVE FISCHER VISIT SETS SCENE FOR VISITS BY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA and the German Embassy both characterize German FM Fischer's January 21-22 visit to Ankara as positive. Both sides see Turkey as having made significant progress on the Copenhagen Criteria for EU accession but agree Turkey needs to improve implementation in orde [...] | 2004-01-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5816 | TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TREATMENT TO CYPRUS [...] The GOT Cabinet on September 30 approved an amendment to the customs union agreement with the European Union to include new EU member states, including the Republic of Cyprus. Note: The decision refers to "Cyprus" rather than the "Republic of Cyprus". End Note. President Sezer approved the [...] | 2004-10-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD TU CY |
04ANKARA5819 | PROPOSED SUPPORT TO GAZIANTEP AMERICAN HOSPITAL [...] Embassy Ankara strongly supports the reftel proposal to provide a $600,000 ASHA grant to Gaziantep American Hospital. Embassy's evaluation of Gaziantep American Hospital is keyed to questions in reftel para 4. a and b) Gaziantep American Hospital has a long and well-known history as a symb [...] | 2004-10-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TU |
04ANKARA5820 | POSSIBLE TURKISH FLEXIBILITY ON UNFICYP MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) In ref A, on September 13 Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman claimed no knowledge of any restrictions in UNFICYP movement imposed by Turks or Turkish Cypriots. On October 13, we supplied Bilman with points about the restricti [...] | 2004-10-13 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
04ANKARA5823 | DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 8 to Turkish MFA's Latin America Head of Department Cen Onder. As instructed in the cable, we asked that Turkey consider abstaining if it could not support the U.S. request. 2. (U) Onder indicated that Turkey would check with the European Union cou [...] | 2004-10-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU TU UNGA |
04ANKARA5827 | TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TO CYPRUS [...] (U) On October 2, several days before issuance of the European Commission's report on Turkish progress toward accession, the Turkish MFA announced that all new EU members, including the Republic of Cyprus, would be included within the scope of the Turkey-EU Customs Union. The announcement fo [...] | 2004-10-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TU CY EUN |
04ANKARA583 | PRODI PRAISES GOT REFORMS IN HISTORIC VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a January 15-16 visit to Turkey, European Commission President Prodi praised GOT leaders for adopting extensive EU-related legislative reforms. He called for greater implementation of the reforms, and urged progress on a Cyprus solution by May. He also said the EU and GOT [...] | 2004-01-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA5830 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5835 | TURKEY/IMF: PROGRESS ON BUDGET, OTHER ISSUES REMAIN [...] (Sbu) Summary: In an important sign of progress in discussions of a new Standby program, the GOT has publicly agreed to a 6.5% primary surplus target for 2005. Local IMF staff privately confirm that the GOT's primary surplus target accords with the IMF definition and that the GOT can now move [...] | 2004-10-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA5836 | TURKISH MFA ON ISAF VII COMMAND, ISAF/OEF MERGER, [...] (C) PolMilOff called on MFA Head of Department for NATO Alper Coskun Oct. 8 to follow up on outstanding issues. On Turkey's command of ISAF VII starting in Feb. 2005, Coskun reported that planning remains on track, and that Turkey is waiting for the results of a NATO force generation meeting i [...] | 2004-10-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ AF |
04ANKARA5844 | IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...] | 2004-10-15 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA5845 | IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN IRAQ: TURKS SAY IRAQI [...] (S) DCM called on MFA Director General for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Oct. 13 to deliver reftel demarche. DCM emphasized that Turkey--as a neighbor to both countries and as Chairman-in-Office of the OIC--was in a key position to deliver a meaningful message to Iran on its interference in Ir [...] | 2004-10-15 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL IZ IR TU |
04ANKARA5847 | DEMARCHE ON OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO [...] We presented reftel demarche October 14 to Turkish MFA Eastern Europe Department official Yavuz Evirgen. Evirgen and MFA OSCE Section Head Korkut Gungen acknowledged that MFA officials are consulting with each other continuously in monitoring Ukrainian election developments. 2. Evirgen a [...] | 2004-10-15 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UP TU |
04ANKARA5860 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...] | 2004-10-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5882 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-15 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5883 | TURKISH/GREEK AEGEAN AGREEMENT ON HOLD, CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: According to Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal, the Greek government is currently not ready to conclude a comprehensive Aegean agreement but still wants to maintain an Aegean dialogue with the Turks. Ziyal believes Greek FM Molyviatis is reluctant to conclude an agreement and that lack of [...] | 2004-10-15 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | GR TU PREL CY MARR |
04ANKARA5897 | MFA RAISES PNR, NORTHERN CYPRUS FLIGHTS, TSA [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 12 meeting with Econoff, Ahmet Bigali, the new MFA Director for Aviation Affairs, and Baris Kalkavan, also of the Aviation Affairs Department, raised passenger name records (PNR),direct U.S. flights to Ercan Airport and TSA's [...] | 2004-10-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER PREL TU CY |
04ANKARA5902 | RAMADAN 2004 PD STRATEGY -- TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OIIP KPAO IS KIRF TU |
04ANKARA5908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5909 | IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...] | 2004-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA5918 | TURKEY WELCOMES U.S PLANS TO PRESENT UPDATE ON AQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5936 | 59TH UNGA: TURKEY LOOKING FOR WEOG CONSENSUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU |
04ANKARA5940 | FONMIN GUL RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL RE [...] Turkish response on Commission for Human Rights WEOG rotation is contained in letter from FonMin Gul to Secretary Powell (para 2; original being pouched to Department). Turkey asks for U.S. support for increase in number of years allocated to Turkey. 2. Text of Turkish response: Dear Mr. [...] | 2004-10-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5952 | MASOUD BARZANI IN ANKARA: NOT IN A MOOD TO [...] (C) Summary: KDP leader Masoud Barzani paid his first visit to Ankara in two years Oct. 11-12, during which he met with PM Erdogan and FonMin Gul. According to the Turkish MFA, Barzani was unexpectedly assertive, especially on Kirkuk, which he stated was a Kurdish city, period. Barzani chara [...] | 2004-10-20 09:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR TU IZ |
04ANKARA5964 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-20 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5967 | TURKEY SUPPORTS MOLDOVAN OBSERVER STATUS IN SEECP [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN ENRG MD PREL |
04ANKARA5968 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA [...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...] | 2004-10-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5979 | CAPITAL MARKETS BOARD CHAIRMAN'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (Sbu) Summary. Turkey's securities markets regulator has an ambitious agenda for 2005-6: opening a futures and options exchange in Izmir, EU harmonization of capital market regulations, founding a NASDAQ-like stock exchange for SME's, and launching a secondary mortgage market. The coming cha [...] | 2004-10-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA5980 | Turkey's New Bio-safety Law [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS, TURKEY IS POISED TO PASS A FAR-REACHING BIO-SAFETY LAW, WHICH COULD RESTRICT ALL IMPORTS AND PRODUCTION OF BIO- ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND POSSIBLY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. THE FRAMEWORK LAW IS QUITE GENERAL AND, GIVEN PAST EXPERIE [...] | 2004-10-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA5993 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5996 | TURKEY: MFA NON-PAPER ON SECURITY CONCERNS OF [...] (SBU) During an October 20 meeting (reported Septel) to discuss steps the GOT is taking to address security concerns of Turkish truck drivers, Turkish MFA DDG for Economic Affairs presented EconCouns with a non-paper listing a number of concerns and suggestions for operational improvements in [...] | 2004-10-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS ECON PREL PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA5997 | SECURITY MEASURES FOR TRUCKERS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. 2. (C) Summary. Turkey's MFA says truck traffic with Iraq is at relatively normal levels and that the GOT is taking pragmatic, incremental steps to improve security for Turkish truckers, understanding that there will not be total securit [...] | 2004-10-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ECON PREL PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA5999 | SLOW MOVEMENT ON IMF NEGOTIATIONS [...] (Sbu) Summary: According to the IMF Resrep, negotiations with the GOT on a new Standby are moving forward slowly. Though a major step was achieved with agreement on headline 2005 budget numbers, the details of tax reforms and the absence of progress on a banking law remain to be sorted out. [...] | 2004-10-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA6000 | TURKEY'S FIRST CIVILIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (S) Summary: In an October 15 introductory call by the Ambassador, Yigit Alpogan, the first civilian Secretary-General in the seventy year history of the Turkish SIPDIS National Security Council (NSC),outlined plans to downsize and further "civilianize" the NSC staff. Alpogan provided li [...] | 2004-10-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6003 | CYPRUS/MALTA PROBLEM: THE VIEW FROM ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will base its decision on how to break the impasse over Cyprus and Malta's participation in NATO-EU security cooperation on several factors: EU action to reach out to the Turkish Cypriots, EU leaders' Dec. 17 decision on beginning accession talks with Turkey, and Turkey's e [...] | 2004-10-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR TU CY MT |
04ANKARA6004 | TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] | 2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
04ANKARA6009 | Turkey FDI: Investment Climate Efforts Stall [...] (SBU) Summary. Government and private sector sources agree there was little significant improvement in Turkey's investment climate in 2004. Foreigners' real estate purchases amounted for a large portion of an increase in FDI recorded in Central Bank figures. Creation of a semi- government [...] | 2004-10-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV TU |
04ANKARA6010 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-22 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6026 | Problems with Banking Law Negotiations [...] (Sbu) Summary: Despite months of extensive consultation with bankers, and an explicit-but now postponed-IMF deadline, a new banking law drafted by Turkish regulators is considered far too restrictive by both bankers and the IMF. Bank regulators and the GOT are working to revise the text, but t [...] | 2004-10-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA6030 | CODEL HASTINGS MEETS IN TURKEY IN FIRST OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 09:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PHUM PINR PINS PROP PTER AMGT TU IZ |
04ANKARA6043 | TURKISH OIL COMPANY WANTS TO DO BUSINESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to its CEO, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has developed a "strategic plan" for reengaging in oil and gas development in Northern Iraq that it will present in Baghdad, Washington, and London. Understanding that Iraq's oil and gas resources are con [...] | 2004-10-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT TU IZ |
04ANKARA6048 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6051 | TURKEY INTENDS TO JOIN ICC "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" [...] (C) Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Department Head Levent Sahinkaya told us on October 22 that Turkey intends to become a signatory to the Rome Statute "as soon as possible." Sahinkaya said he cannot predict whether this will happen before or after December 17, when the EU [...] | 2004-10-25 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU |
04ANKARA6052 | URGING EU MEMBERS TO PRESERVE COMMON POLICY ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TU CU |
04ANKARA6069 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6072 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...] | 2004-10-26 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6075 | TWO VIEWS ON STATE BANKS [...] (Sbu) Summary: In separate meetings, a World Bank expert and a state-owned bank executive provided contrasting views on state bank privatization issues. The World Bank expert is taking a fresh, somewhat skeptical look at the Bank's privatization strategy, and seemed to share some of the USG c [...] | 2004-10-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA608 | Deputy Treasury Undersecretary on U.S. Company [...] (SBU) Cavit Dagdas, a Deputy Undersecretary at the Turkish Treasury, told us the GOT is working toward a useful Investor Advisory Council meeting in March, in which foreign companies give frank advice on how to improve the investment climate. He also asked for USG help in ensuring that the U. [...] | 2004-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIPR TU |
04ANKARA6085 | Turks Interested in Pursuing CSI [...] Basat Ozturk, Head of the MFA Maritime Department, told Econoff on October 26 that GOT agencies had agreed to respond "positively" to the proposed inclusion of Turkey in the Container Security Initiative (CSI),and asked that Embassy relay this official response to Washington agencies. Oztur [...] | 2004-10-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU |
04ANKARA6092 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6099 | MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON CUSTOMS UNION [...] (C) Summary: In an October 25 meeting, Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman again insisted the GOT does not need to sign a protocol to extend the Customs Union to Cyprus. According to Bilman, EU embassies in Ankara have raised the idea of additional Turkish concessions on Cyprus but n [...] | 2004-10-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
04ANKARA610 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LISTS 50-51 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA6100 | MAJOR TURKISH TRUCKING COMPANY BOSS THREATENS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of a large Turkish trucking company, Emin Deger, warned emboffs Oct. 22 that U.S. and Turkish officials have been too slow to address the security concerns of Turkish truckers in Iraq, threatening that he could close the Habur Gate if he wished. Deger said that many of [...] | 2004-10-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS ETRD PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA611 | TURKEY 2003 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Since 1986, the International Narcotics Crime and Control (INCC) program has provided approximately 5,500 units of equipment and training, valued at over USD 5.7 million, to five Turkish agencies with responsibility for Turkey,s anti-narcotics programs: The Turkish Grain Board (TMO),Jandarma [...] | 2004-01-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR TU |
04ANKARA6114 | SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 27 to Turkish MFA Human Rights officer Serhat Aksen. Aksen personally concurred with the statements in the demarche and said he would consult his colleagues regarding appropriate action before the Turkish holiday weekend begins the afternoon of Thursda [...] | 2004-10-28 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM BO TU |
04ANKARA6116 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CALLING FOR NEW CONCEPT OF [...] (C) Summary: A GOT human rights board's report recommending Turkey update its concept of "minority" to make it consistent with Western European practices has stirred sharp controversy. Report notes Turkey continues to apply a narrow, discriminatory definition of "minority" based on Turkish St [...] | 2004-10-28 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6133 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: TURKS INFORMED OF FINAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU |
04ANKARA6134 | AEGEAN ISSUE: TURKS DENY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has not significantly increased flights in the Aegean and is not seeking confrontation with Greece, MFA and TGS officials told the embassy. The Turks provided data which (if accurate) indicate that they have not in fact significantly increased flights, but merely resumed n [...] | 2004-10-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TU GR |
04ANKARA6135 | IMF BOARD VOTE UNLIKELY BEFORE EU DECISION [...] (C) Summary. Contrary to its expectations of concluding a letter of intent by October 26, the IMF team negotiating a new Stand-by program left Turkey having made little progress on key program components. These include: specific tax measures for 2005 (with the GOT keen on a Fund-opposed VAT r [...] | 2004-10-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA615 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6150 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...] | 2004-11-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6167 | IRAN REQUEST FOR BOEING PARTICIPATION IN KISH [...] (SBU) Following, for the record, are the texts of three documents given to DCM by the Swiss defense attache in Ankara, who is also accredited to Tehran. The documents relate an Iranian desire to encourage the participation of the Boeing Company in the Kish Air Show, which will be held Novem [...] | 2004-11-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC TU IR |
04ANKARA6170 | TURKEY/IRAQ JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TO MEET [...] Summary: (SBU) The first post-war meeting of the Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Committee will take place November 4 in Ankara, co-chaired by Turkish Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen and Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir Ghadban. Turkey has a long list of objectives, including security for Turkish truckers [...] | 2004-11-02 05:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IZ PREL SY TU |
04ANKARA6195 | KARADENIZ STOPS DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Turkish company Karadeniz (KARTET),it informed the Iraq Ministry of Electricity that as of October 26 it was no longer able to deliver electricity from Turkey to Northern Iraq because of non-delivery of contractual heavy fuel oil (HFO) from Iraq. According to [...] | 2004-11-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
04ANKARA6204 | IRAQ/TURKEY: NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON THE WAY TO [...] (C) We appreciate Baghdad's reporting on FonMin Zibari's desire for stronger ties with Turkey (ref a). The Iraqi ambassador to Ankara has emphasized to us Turkey's importance to Iraq and its generally constructive role (as opposed to Iran and Syria) in working for unified, prosperous, secure [...] | 2004-11-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA6205 | TUAF WELCOMES USG ANSWERS TO SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA ETTC PARM PREL MARR MASS TU |
04ANKARA6206 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S OCTOBER 25 VISIT TO IZMIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Izmir provincial and municipal, business and academic officials warmly welcomed Ambassador Edelman during his first official visit to Izmir, October 25. Focusing on commercial issues, Ambassador encouraged both the business community and municipal officials to create an atmos [...] | 2004-11-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TU |
04ANKARA6207 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...] | 2004-11-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU TU |
04ANKARA6208 | Ag Minister Issues Strong Anti-Biotech Statement [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. TODAY'S TURKISH DUNYA NEWSPAPER (A BUSINESS DAILY),REPORTED THAT TURKEY'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE SAMI GUCLU VISITED THE "MONSTER TOMATO BALLOON" IN ANKARA YESTERDAY. THE GIANT TOMATO, AS PART OF A NATION WIDE ANTI-GMO CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN TOURING TURKEY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. [...] | 2004-11-02 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA6209 | AEGEAN: TURKEY MIFFED WITH GREEKS BUT WILL SHOW [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the possible increase in Greek-Turkish tensions over Aegean freedom of navigation issues Oct. 29 with TGS DCHOD General Ilker Basbug. Basbug stated that the claim of Aegean tension was "completely contrived by the Greeks." He said that the Greeks knew that Turkey had [...] | 2004-11-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GR TU CY |
04ANKARA6213 | A GLIMPSE OF URBAN POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (Sbu) Summary: With the USG about to disburse $9 million to supplement a social welfare project providing cash payments to poor mothers who keep their children in school, and with $6 million in the pipeline from the Department of Labor with similar objectives to combat child labor, econoffs me [...] | 2004-11-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI TU |
04ANKARA6229 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HALKI WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: During an October 26 meeting, the Ambassador recommended that Education Minister Celik engage in a dialogue with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the re-opening of the Halki Seminary. The Ambassador told Celik that progress on Halki would bolster Turkey's image in the run-up t [...] | 2004-11-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6234 | Implementation of Mandatory Importers [...] (SBU) Summary: GOT plans to create mandatory membership organizations for importers have not been implemented, apparently due to widespread business opposition. The GOT is considering an alternate kind of organization, a joint (mandatory membership) foreign trade association including both i [...] | 2004-11-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6237 | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER [...] (U) The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded to Embassy Ankara a diplomatic note confirming that Turkey plans to support Mr. Theodor Meron for re-election as a permanent judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the November 18, 2004, elections in New Y [...] | 2004-11-03 16:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM XH TU |
04ANKARA6239 | RESTRUCTURING TURKEY'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY--A [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Undersecretary for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi - SSM) Murad Bayar outlined restructuring plans for the Turkish defense industry during a September 28 Turkish-American Defense Symposium hosted by SSM and the American- Turkish Council (ATC). In the fi [...] | 2004-11-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL TU |
04ANKARA6240 | EXBS: TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION [...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement (ref A) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament, Department Head, Bulent Meric and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the G [...] | 2004-11-04 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
04ANKARA6254 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6256 | IS TURKEY CONSIDERING MILITARY INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) Summary: According to Turkish press reports, the Turkish military is drawing up plans to intervene in northern Iraq should the situation in Kirkuk spiral out of control. These same reports claim that the USG has given the green light for such an intervention. TGS leadership has publicly d [...] | 2004-11-04 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ |
04ANKARA6257 | NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK TURKEY FOR A PRT [...] (C) We read with interest USNATO's thoughtful piece on ISAF Stage Two expansion (ref a). While we agree that it would be beneficial to have a Turkish PRT in Afghanistan, any request to the Turks should not be made until after their February-August 2005 stint as ISAF VII commander, during whic [...] | 2004-11-04 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF TU |
04ANKARA6258 | SIGN OF IMPROVING RELATIONS -- TURKS FIGHT FIRE IN [...] Turkish officials over the past year have spoken often of improving relations with Syria. But so far it has been mostly talk, until October 27, when in a surprising show of cooperation, Syria asked for and Turkey delivered planes and fire fighters to put out a blaze along the border of Turkey [...] | 2004-11-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN PREL SY TU |
04ANKARA6261 | TURKEY DECLINES INVITATION TO AUSTRALIAN PSI [...] (C) MFA Disarmament and Arms Control Deputy DG Haluk Ilicak told the Australian Embassy on November 2 that Turkey would not participate in the PSI Intelligence Break-out Session of the Operational Experts Group that is scheduled to occur in Sydney Nov.30-Dec.2, according to Australian DCM Dere [...] | 2004-11-04 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU |
04ANKARA6262 | KURDISH BASED PARTY'S REFOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Various Pro- Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) contacts signaled strongly to PO in late October regional visits that many DEHAP political leaders over the next three to six weeks will declare their support for the new Democratic Society (Demokratik Toplum Hareketi) poli [...] | 2004-11-05 05:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF TU |
04ANKARA6276 | TURKISH PRESIDENT, PM CONGRATULATE POTUS, VP ON [...] (U) The Turkish MFA faxed us the following letters of congratulations dated November 4, 2004 from Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed to President Bush and a letter of congratulations dated November 4, 2004 from Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to [...] | 2004-11-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL |
04ANKARA6279 | Update and Next Steps on Pharmaceuticals Issues [...] (SBU) The research-based pharmaceuticals industry continues to grapple with a difficult set of challenges in the areas of intellectual property protection (lack of data exclusivity and potential patent infringement) and reimbursement reform (including non-transparent development of restrictive [...] | 2004-11-05 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA6285 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6286 | DEMARCHE: ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche on November 4 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Head Murat Ates, who noted that Turkey had supported Israel's inclusion in the Western Europe and Others Group in New York in 2000, as well as during the 2004 membership renewal. Ates wanted [...] | 2004-11-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS TU |
04ANKARA6292 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: This month the EXBS advisor conducted program consultations in Washington DC with many agencies, including meetings with many of the NP program implementers at the Departments of State, Energy and Homeland Defense, providing insight into the decision processes of the GOT and the dec [...] | 2004-11-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA6293 | BMENAI: DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE PLANNING [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Summary: Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) co-sponsors Italy, Turkey and Yemen continue planning for a November 25 meeting in Rome of the three FMs, and possibly the U.S., at which they will release a DAD work plan. After the Rome meetin [...] | 2004-11-06 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU IT YM KMPI KDEM |
04ANKARA63 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6309 | TIP IN TURKEY: ISTANBUL SHELTER REPORTS SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Anti-TIP NGOs International Office for Migration (IOM) and Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) reported the first successful repatriation this week of 3 Ukrainian trafficking victims through the Istanbul Human Trafficking Shelter. The event simultaneously highlighted m [...] | 2004-11-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6311 | UK DIPLOMATS MEET IN ANKARA TO THINK ABOUT THE WAY [...] (C) Summary: The UK Ambassadors to Greece and Turkey, Cyprus High Commissioner Parker, and FCO EU and Mediterranean Director Chilcott met in Ankara November 1 to discuss, inter alia, the way forward on Cyprus. They assess that Papadopolous' demands are not yet getting any support within the [...] | 2004-11-08 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL CY TU |
04ANKARA6312 | TURKEY AND IRAQ AGREE TO FIRST MEETING ON TRUCKER [...] (SBU) Sedef Yavuzalp of the Foreign Ministry Deputy Directorate General for Bilateral Economic Affairs informed us that Turkey and Iraq have agreed to the U.S. proposal (Ref a) to hold regular meetings on trucker and contractor security issues, including sharing of current intelligence and op [...] | 2004-11-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD IZ MOPS PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6314 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 09:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6317 | GOT Supports External Evaluation of FAO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR TU |
04ANKARA6318 | HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION DEMARCHES [...] (U) On November 8 we presented reftel A and B demarches to individual MFA departments for each country mentioned: A. We presented Belarus points to Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe Solendil, who confirmed the Turkish UN delegation had already been instructed to vote positively wi [...] | 2004-11-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6329 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6354 | IRAQ DEBT REDUCTION: TURKISH BUREAUCRATS RELUCTANT [...] (C) Post discussed ref a talking points with MFA officials and Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci. Neither was forthcoming: Canakci said the issue required futher "study," while working level MFA officials were more negative. 2. (C) Based on these and earlier discussions (ref b),w [...] | 2004-11-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IZ TU |
04ANKARA6366 | TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6368 | DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) On November 10 we presented reftel A demarche to Turkish MFA Eastern Europe Political Officer Yavuz Evirgen, noting that we had demarched the MFA on Ukrainian elections as recently as October 14. Evirgen replied that Turkey had sent ten observers, five members of Parliament and five Turk [...] | 2004-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EU UP TU |
04ANKARA6369 | GOT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO JANUARY ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) MFA Middle East Deputy Director General Safak Gokturk told PolMilCouns that Iraq's State Minister for Provincial Affairs Wael Abdul Latif and Deputy Foreign Minister Bayati delivered an oral message on operations in Fallujah to Prime Minister Erdogan at 2:00 pm Nov. 10. Speaking shortly af [...] | 2004-11-10 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ TU |
04ANKARA6370 | GUANTANAMO: TURKS CLAIM TURKISH CITIZENSHIP FOR [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 3. 2. (C) On November 10, Togan Oral of MFA's Directorate for Intelligence handed PolMilOff a copy of a Turkish national registration document for Mesut Sen. According to the Turks, this is the same Mesut Sen (US9BE-00296DP) who is currently [...] | 2004-11-10 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA6371 | Health Ministry Views on Data Exclusivity; [...] (SBU) Health Ministry officials hinted that they could support immediate implementation of data exclusivity protection for confidential pharmaceutical test data if research-based industry were to make concessions in other areas. They said they had established a good dialog with industry on he [...] | 2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA6373 | Turkish Patent Institute on Modernization, Ties [...] (SBU) In a November 5 meeting with Econ Couns, Econoff and Econ Specialist, Turkish Patent Institute (Turkish acronym TPE) President Yusuf Balci said he would like to reach out to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the context of his institution's modernization and development, much [...] | 2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA6388 | Turkish Iraqi Economic Cooperation Talks [...] (SBU) Following is the text of "agreed minutes" signed on November 5 at the conclusion of Turkish-Iraqi Joint Economic Committee meetings in Ankara (REFTEL). The document, which was given to us by the Turkish MFA, is encouraging in that it demonstrates that Turks and Iraqis are working toget [...] | 2004-11-10 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ENRG ECON IZ TU |
04ANKARA6393 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...] | 2004-11-10 16:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6396 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6402 | TURKS WON'T PUNISH MALTA BECAUSE OF CYPRUS [...] (C) MFA DDG for Multilateral Security Affairs Fatih Ceylan told PolMilCouns October 28 that a number of weeks earlier Ankara had delivered a demarche to Malta on the NATO-EU blockage issue. Turkey's message was that it would not stand in the way if Malta wanted to take the necessary steps to [...] | 2004-11-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MT CY TU |
04ANKARA6407 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-12 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6426 | GOT TECHNOCRATS ON IMF NEGOTIATIONS: SLOW BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish economic technocrats describe slow but steady progress on the many issues outstanding when the IMF mission left Ankara late last month, including social security reform, VAT tax rates, and a new banking law. Difficult political decisions remain to be made -- particular [...] | 2004-11-17 16:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA6427 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON MACRO SITUATION, MONETARY [...] (Sbu) Summary: Turkey's Central Bank Governor is optimistic about disinflation and downplays the risk inherent in the current account deficit. He favors a cautious approach to moving monetary policy to explicit inflation-targeting. Serdengecti is opposed to forgiving Turkish claims on Iraq. [...] | 2004-11-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU IZ |
04ANKARA6428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6432 | TURKEY: ANTI-SEMITISM REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 10:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6440 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6441 | US based D&PL Seed Co denied Plant Variety [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE TURKISH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MARA) HAS DENIED DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY (D&PL) OF SCOTT, MISSOURI, PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION (PVP) FOR FIVE COTTONSEED VARIETIES UNDER TURKISH LAW 5042. LOSS OF INTE [...] | 2004-11-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA6442 | AEGEAN: TURKS ASSERT THAT THEY ARE DOING "NOTHING [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador raised Greek complaints about territorial air space violations by Turkish aircraft with TGS DCHOD GEN Ilker Basbug and MFA U/S Ali Tuygan on November 18. They both said that they understood the need for restraint, asserting that they were doing "nothing abnormal." [...] | 2004-11-18 17:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR TU GR |
04ANKARA6443 | DAS KENNEDY DISCUSSES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH TURKISH [...] (S) Summary: DAS Laura Kennedy and Embassy Ankara DCM discussed the latest round of Turkish/Greek Aegean negotiations on November 12 with Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin. Ilkin gave a readout of the status of Turkish/Greek negotiations on the Aegean, having just returned from Athens. Ilk [...] | 2004-11-18 18:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | GR MOPS PREL TU |
04ANKARA6479 | TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In November 8 meetings with Turkish officials on energy issues, Eurasia Senior Advisor Steven Mann stressed the importance of a level playing field for American companies in Turkey's energy sector and unflagging USG support for a Bosphorus bypass and expansion of natural gas trad [...] | 2004-11-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV BEXP TU |
04ANKARA6480 | TURKEY TELECOM SECTOR: LIBERALIZATION IS HARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A combination of poor service and high costs for telecom and information technology users impedes foreign investment and hampers Turkey's global competitiveness. While many Turkish officials express commitment and optimism, telecom sector liberalization is proceeding slowly, [...] | 2004-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN EINV TU |
04ANKARA6481 | TURKEY REMAINS COMMITTED TO JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER [...] Dr. Faruk Ozlu, Deputy Undersecretary of Turkey's national defense procurement agency (Savunma Sanayii Mustesarligi - SSM),in a November 12 discussion with PolMilCouns and Deputy PolMilCouns, dismissed press reports (including reftel) that Turkey was considering withdrawal from the Joint Strik [...] | 2004-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS TU |
04ANKARA6482 | TURKISH-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) Turkey's Foreign Trade (FTU) Undersecretary and the North Korean Ambassador to Bulgaria and Turkey signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement in Ankara on November 12. Two-way trade, valued at less than USD 5 million, is minuscule. Osman Bekaroglu, FT's Deputy Director General for [...] | 2004-11-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KN KS TU |
04ANKARA6484 | TURKISH STRAITS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES - NEWEST [...] On November 8, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Energy, Hakki Akil passed to Ambassador Steven Mann the newest version of the Turkish MFA's proposed "Voluntary Principles on the Passage of Oil Tankers through the Turkish Straits" (see Ref A). (This version is da [...] | 2004-11-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT TU |
04ANKARA6486 | U.S./TURKEY/IRAQ TRILATERAL PROCESSES: WHO WILL [...] (U) This is an action request--please see paras. five and six. 2. (C) We appreciate Embassy Baghdad's clarification (ref a) regarding the IIG's plans for separate trilateral (U.S./IIG/GOT) talks on trucker/contractor security and on border security/PKK issues. The Turks also believe these [...] | 2004-11-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ |
04ANKARA6489 | EUR DAS LAURA KENNEDY MEETS TURKISH OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Laura Kennedy visited Ankara November 11-12 to discuss with Turkish officials the December 17 European Council decision on starting accession negotiations with Turkey. Kennedy met with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mehmet Dulger, MFA Deputy U/S for EU A [...] | 2004-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EU PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA6490 | LABOR UNION OPPOSITION TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: International financial institutions recommend the transfer of Ministry of Labor and Social Security hospitals to the Ministry of Health. With public sector health care costs rising faster than inflation, the idea is to assure more efficient and cost-effective delivery of healt [...] | 2004-11-19 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI TU |
04ANKARA6491 | A SNAPSHOT OF PRIVATIZATION IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a long period of inaction on major privatizations, the GOT is attempting to move forward with its largest ticket items--including Turkey's telecom monopoly, Turk Telecom; petroleum refining company, Tupras; Tekel's tobacco arm; Petkim and Turkish Airlines (THY); and steel [...] | 2004-11-19 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
04ANKARA6513 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-23 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6535 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE JOINT DEMARCHE: TURKEY [...] Summary: Ambassador Edelman and Moroccan Ambassador Zagour jointly delivered ref A demarche regarding the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting to Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for Multilateral Affairs Sensoy on November 22. Sensoy welcomed the demarche and said Turkey, which is co-sponsoring th [...] | 2004-11-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM TU MO KPAO KMPI |
04ANKARA6540 | TURKISH PARTICIPANTS FOR EURASIAN CONFERENCE ON [...] The following individuals will attend the Eurasian Conference on Counterterrorism (REFTEL) on behalf of the Republic of Turkey: 1) Mr. A. Hakan Okcal, Head of Delegation, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General for Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2) Mr. Cengiz O [...] | 2004-11-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU PTER |
04ANKARA6541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA655 | Foreign Trade Undersecretary on WTO [...] (SBU) Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar and Department Head Hasan Yalcin told us on January 30 that they found USTR Zoellick's letter on the WTO negotiations to be very encouraging, particularly on ending export subsidies in agriculture. Kayalar reviewed GOT efforts to conclude a se [...] | 2004-02-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6558 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN DISCUSSES EU ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Edelman met November 18 with Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe to discuss Turkey's environmental challenges and to advocate that the Ministry purchase Sikorsky helicopters to fill its need for firefighting helicopters. Minister Pepe noted the [...] | 2004-11-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV BEXP RS TU |
04ANKARA6565 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6593 | TURKEY REQUESTS US SUPPORT IN SUBMITTING ITS [...] (U) On November 10, 2004, we received a letter from the Turkish MFA General Director for Multilateral Affairs Duray Polat to Ambassador Edelman requesting U.S. support for Turkey's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2009-2010 term, the elections [...] | 2004-11-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU |
04ANKARA6594 | IMF CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT NEW PROGRAM CAN BE [...] (C) Summary: A third and hopefully final IMF mission negotiating a new 3-year stand-by program will return to Turkey November 30 with hopes of concluding discussions before EU leaders meet December 17. The IMF's return follows what both the IMF and Turks view as substantial progress on Tur [...] | 2004-11-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU |
04ANKARA6599 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6615 | DISTORTED TURKISH REACTION TO FALLUJAH OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two weeks, Turkish media portrayal of the al-Fajr operation in Fallujah has been unabashedly biased, vehemently anti-U.S. and often flat-out wrong. The MFA did not react to the most outrageous misstatements until November 26; the military has been publicly silent. [...] | 2004-11-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAO MOPS PREL TU |
04ANKARA6620 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-29 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6621 | SCENESETTER: U.S. VISIT OF TURKISH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin is leading a six-person Turkish delegation to visit the U.S. December 1-3 at the invitation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). We understand he will also meet U/S Grossman at State and USAID Admi [...] | 2004-11-29 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID OVIP PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA6627 | DCM URGES CONTINUED EU PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The DCM November 26 urged MFA officials to look for ways to bolster Turkey's EU candidacy in the run-up to the December Summit. With opposition to Turkish membership building in Europe, the GOT should strengthen its position by pursuing reforms. Signing a protocol extending its [...] | 2004-11-30 09:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU TU |
04ANKARA6628 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARCHON VISIT, GREEK ORTHODOX [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador told MFA U/S Tuygan on November 26 that the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a New York-based Greek Orthodox group, are visiting Ankara to discuss religious freedom with the GOT as part of a pilgrimage involving the transfer of relics from the Vatican to the [...] | 2004-11-30 09:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU |
04ANKARA663 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, 2003-4 [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following is Mission's contribution to the 2003-4 edition of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record." 2. (U) Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers elected by the single [...] | 2004-02-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP TU |
04ANKARA6644 | TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING - TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Military spending in Turkey is under civilian control though the military has a significant voice in budgetary decisions. The spending is transparent, though line commanders have some authority to reallocate between uses. Military spending is subject to internal and externa [...] | 2004-11-30 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN MASS TU |
04ANKARA6646 | TURKEY: IRAQI FINANCIAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Iraq debt and disbursement of Turkey's pledged financial aid to Iraq (reftels) with MFA U/S Tuygan November 26. The Ambassador noted that Turkey holds approximately USD 1.6 billion in Iraqi claims, and that a public statement of support for the recent Paris Club d [...] | 2004-11-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA6648 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6649 | GOT Concerns on Some Aspects of CSI [...] (SBU) At briefings on the Container Security Initiative by visiting Immigration, Customs and Enforcement Attache, Turkish officials reaffirmed their interest in the program, but expressed sensitivities about stationing U.S. personnel in Turkish customs areas and said a bilateral agreement woul [...] | 2004-12-01 07:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA TU |
04ANKARA6661 | DSCA DIRECTOR LTG KOHLER'S DISCUSSIONS ON TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: DCHOD Basbug told visiting DSCA Director LTG Jeffrey Kohler on November 18 that the attack helicopter program was one of TGS' most important priorities. SSM Undersecretary Bayar underscored Turkish interest in US participation in the attack tender, which should be issued by year' [...] | 2004-12-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR OVIP TU |
04ANKARA6670 | TURKEY SUPPORTS OSCE ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) PolMilCouns discussed reftel demarche Nov. 29 with Avni Botsali, MFA Head of Iraq Desk. PolMilOff followed up Dec. 1 with Korkut Gungen, Head of the OSCE Section. Gungen responded that Turkey supports an OSCE election observer mission for Iraq. Gungen said that the GOT believes OSCE ha [...] | 2004-12-01 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
04ANKARA6672 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6673 | TURK TELECOM FINALLY TO BE PRIVATIZED? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The long-awaited opening of the tender process for the privatization of Turkey's fixed line telecom monopoly, Turk Telecom (TT),was announced on November 25, with the Privatization Administration (PA) seeking bids through the end of next May for a 55 percent block sale to a "s [...] | 2004-12-01 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECPS PGOV TU |
04ANKARA6675 | ANKARA TRILATERAL MEETING TO IMPROVE SECURITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Responding to a U.S. proposal (reftel) for Joint Iraq, Turkey, U.S. talks on trucker security, the Turkish government organized the first meeting in Ankara November 30. All three delegations agreed that the half-day meeting was successful in clarifying ongoing MNF-I security pr [...] | 2004-12-02 05:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6676 | COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG): [...] (SBU) On November 22, DCM and Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO),Robert S. Deutsch, chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, RAO, DEA, FBI, CONS, and OSI. 2. (SBU) ECON gave an update [...] | 2004-12-02 08:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN |
04ANKARA6678 | TURKEY STEAM ENERGY CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A well-attended energy conference in Turkey provided expressions of commitment on the part of the government to move forward on energy liberalization, but failure to articulate next policy, legislative, and regulatory steps. The private sector is eager to move ahead and take a [...] | 2004-12-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV EWWT TU |
04ANKARA6686 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...] | 2004-12-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6687 | TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS [...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...] | 2004-12-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU |
04ANKARA6688 | TIP IN TURKEY: REPORT FROM CLOSED TIP TASK FORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: NGO participants provided to Emboff accounts of a closed TIP Task Force meeting that highlighted the GOT's internal and sometimes contentious struggle to organize Turkey's government and non-government anti-TIP efforts. The Task Force meeting, the second this calendar year, repor [...] | 2004-12-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6689 | IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE ANKARA HUB [...] Embassy Ankara and REO Ankara recommend that EUR and OES consider closing the Hub in Ankara upon the departure of the incumbent REO. This proposal has been discussed with Hub embassies. Most agreed that without program funding the Hub cannot be effective. Kiev, however, saw value in having [...] | 2004-12-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | APER SENV TU |
04ANKARA6690 | TIP IN TURKEY: TGNA PASSES, PRESIDENT APPROVES IOM [...] (U) Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) Foreign Affairs Committee Advisor Osman Ulukan confirmed press reports that the TGNA, on November 25, 2004, unanimously approved legislation appropriating the 154,000 Swiss Franc equivalent fee for Turkey's membership in the International Office on Mi [...] | 2004-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6691 | TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL [...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...] | 2004-12-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6692 | TIP IN TURKEY: SHELTERED VICTIM LEADS POLICE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Characterizing the events that led to the arrest of at least one human trafficking network member in Corum, Turkey as a "real success story for the shelter," Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Executive Director Demet Gural told Emboff that an Azeri victim resident at t [...] | 2004-12-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6700 | Turkish Markets Uneasy Over EU News Flow [...] (SBU) Summary: As analysts had long expected, the approach of the December 17 EU decision is generating increased volatility in Turkish financial markets. A market-worrying flow of news on the EU front was the leading factor in a sell-off during the last few days in November. Though markets [...] | 2004-12-03 09:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA6742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA676 | NORTHERN IRAQ: CALLING IN TURKS' PROMISE TO END PMF [...] (S/NF) As Ref A and the January 27 Turkish press and official reactions to Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) "PM" Nechirvan Barzani's reported statement demonstrate, the Turkish-led Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) in northern Iraq continues to be an irritant that has outlived its usefulness. Ira [...] | 2004-02-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ |
04ANKARA6764 | KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY [...] (SBU) Per ref email, Embassy understands that the Coast Guard is calling an inter-agency meeting for Monday, December 8 to consider imposing a moratorium preventing Kaptanoglu Shipping Group (KSG) vessels from entering U.S. waters/ports, as well as other measures, due to the company's record o [...] | 2004-12-03 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA6765 | IRAQ'S NEIGHBORING INTERIOR MINISTERS ISSUE JOINT [...] (C) On Dec. 3, PolMilOff called on MFA Head of Iraq Desk Avni Botsali to get a readout on the meeting of Interior Ministers of Iraq's neighbors that took place in Tehran Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Botsali, who accompanied Interior Minister Aksu to Tehran, said that the Ministers agreed to identify natio [...] | 2004-12-03 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA6766 | TURKISH MFA AND ANKARA REP DENY IRAQI TURKMEN [...] (C) PolMilOff contacted both the Ankara Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) representative, Ahmet Muratli, as well as the MFA Iraq Desk, to see if we could verify reftel report that the ITF had signed a statement calling for a boycott of Jan. 30 elections in Iraq. Muratli strongly denied that the ITF s [...] | 2004-12-03 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINS IZ TU |
04ANKARA6767 | TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A points to GOT MFA Deputy Director General for Energy Hakki Akil on December 3, noting that similar points had been delivered at multiple levels over recent months. Ambassador Edelman delivered the full set of ref A points to Deputy U/S Apakan on December 2. 2. [...] | 2004-12-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET TU |
04ANKARA6768 | ARCHONS MEET WITH FM GUL [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a U.S.-based group of Greek Orthodox laymen, met with FM Gul December 2 during a religious pilgrimage to Turkey. The Archons urged Gul to take action to reverse the process of State expropriation of Greek Orthodox pro [...] | 2004-12-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6769 | TURKEY URGES ALL IRAQIS TO PARTICIPATE IN JAN. 30 [...] When on Dec. 3 PolMilOff called on the MFA Iraq Desk to discuss Iraqi elections (reftel),we were provided an MFA press statement that was to be released the same day. COMMENT: We see the statement as offering Turkey's full support for Jan. 30 elections taking place with all Iraqis' full parti [...] | 2004-12-04 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ TU |
04ANKARA6789 | RESPONSE FROM KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY [...] (U) In two faxes sent December 3, Tansel Karademir, Operations Manager of H. Ismail Kaptanoglu Ship Management and Trading company, responded to Embassy's demarche to MFA warning of Coast Guard security concerns and possible action against the shipping company. Karademir wrote that the company [...] | 2004-12-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA6792 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6797 | TURKEY: IMPORTANT, BUT TENTATIVE, STEP ON NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a possible step forward on long-delayed gas sector liberalization, the Turkish State Pipeline Company BOTAS announced a tender for six of its natural gas import contracts in November. Although legal obstacles may eventually require that the tender be switched to gas volumes, [...] | 2004-12-07 05:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
04ANKARA6798 | MFA FINAL REPORT OF TRILATERAL (TURKEY, IRAQ, [...] (U) This is an action request for MNF-I (via CENTCOM and Embassy Baghdad). Please see para 6. 2. (C) MFA gave embassy December 3 the text of the final report of the November 30 Trilateral Meeting to Improve Security for Turkish Truckers in Iraq. The text (para 7) reflects some agreements [...] | 2004-12-07 05:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6801 | TIP IN TURKEY: JANDARMA REQUESTS TECH ASSISTANCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 23-27 International Office on Migration (IOM) TIP workshop in Adana, Turkey highlighted the Jandarma's struggling but developing ground-level ability to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. According to IOM trainers (para 4) and TIP-NGO victim counselors (re [...] | 2004-12-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6802 | CEKMECE REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor and energy officer met with Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu on December 3 to discuss the Cekmece reactors and the possible early return of Highly Enriched Uranium (HUE) fuel rods (ref A). Cakiroglu did not believe that there would be any GOT object [...] | 2004-12-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY TU |
04ANKARA6803 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor spent this month primarily focused on ensuring previously introduced initiatives remained on track and continued to develop. The advisor participated in meetings concerning the NP Agreement, development of the Commodity Identification Training (CIT) plan and Turkish Cu [...] | 2004-12-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA6805 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6808 | ACTION REQUEST: MOVING AHEAD WITH TRILATERAL PKK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. four. 2. (C) Ref a instructed Embassies Baghdad and Ankara to approach the IIG and GOT, respectively, to initiate trilateral (U.S., Turkey, Iraq) talks on a joint approach to dealing with the PKK/Kongra-Gel's continuing presence in Iraq. We [...] | 2004-12-07 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA6809 | TURKEY CONCERNED THAT PKK FRONT PARTIES ARE [...] (C) During their Dec. 7 courtesy call, incoming MFA Director General for the Middle East Oguz Celikkol told the DCM that Turkey is concerned that two PKK/Kongra-Gel front parties have apparently registered for the Iraqi elections. According to the Turkish non-paper, the two parties are the Kur [...] | 2004-12-07 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
04ANKARA6810 | TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE THREATENS SUPPLIES FOR [...] (SBU) Turkish truck drivers delivering sustainment supplies and refined products into Iraq called a wild cat strike December 7. It is not clear how widespread is the support for the strike among truckers. Officials from the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) and one of its largest contract [...] | 2004-12-07 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6815 | CUBA: NON-EXISTENT TURKISH INVESTMENT; GOT [...] (C) Reftel requested information on GOT policies in support of democracy and human rights in Cuba, as well as on an Turkish investments in Cuba. The Turkish MFA maintains that it has raised democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms with Cuba, though there have been no specific initiati [...] | 2004-12-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETTC PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6816 | Scenesetter for Codel Hastert [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession prospects and the state of t [...] | 2004-12-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON IZ TU |
04ANKARA6818 | TURKISH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE ATTENDANCE [...] (U) MFA Planning Department Head Tezel confirmed on December 8 that FM Gul will not attend the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat. State Minister Besir Atalay will attend in Gul's stead. Atalay's portfolio includes the State Statistics Institute, Press and Publications Direct [...] | 2004-12-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU MO KPAO KMPI |
04ANKARA6820 | BOY'S KILLING IN KIZILTEPE ATTRACTS NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an incident that local security officials initially described as a clash between police and terrorists, and under circumstances still being investigated, Turkish security officials shot to death 12-year-old Ugur Kaymaz and his father, Ahmet,were killed by gunfire on Novembe [...] | 2004-12-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6829 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-08 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6835 | Scenesetter for Treasury DAS Loevinger [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. It is also a delicate moment in relations with both the IMF and EU. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, coo [...] | 2004-12-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
04ANKARA6837 | EGITIM-SEN EDUCATION UNION FACES CLOSURE DUE TO [...] (U) Summary: Turkish Education and Science Workers Union Egitim-Sen faces opposition from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Turkish General Staff and the Ankara governor's officer over its refusal to delete a clause in the union's bylaws supporting mother tongue education. While [...] | 2004-12-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV TU |
04ANKARA6838 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6839 | CHP LEADERSHIP WAITING FOR FAILURE [...] (C) Summary. Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) does not have a constructive political or electoral strategy for confronting the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). CHP leadership is content to maintain its grip over the party, maintain the party's (eroding) representa [...] | 2004-12-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA6841 | CHP LEADERSHIP: SECULAR ELITISTS ALIENATE FELLOW [...] (C) Summary. The ability of the Republican People's Party (CHP) to broaden its electoral and political support beyond its current base is limited by the sociological realities of the Turkish electorate, the public's negative perception of the party, and the failures of the party leadership. Th [...] | 2004-12-09 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA6843 | TIP IN TURKEY: VICTIMS' STORIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: International Organization on Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom provided para 4 report on a Russian citizen victim admitted to the Istanbul TIP shelter November 13. The victim's story largely repeats other accounts we have heard about typical trafficking schemes [...] | 2004-12-09 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6844 | MFA OFFICIAL: TURKEY MAY/MAY RE-THINK A PRT IN 2005 [...] (C) On Dec. 9, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff discussed ISAF Stage Two expansion and the apparent shortfall in Stage Two PRTs with Aydin Evirgen, MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia. Evirgen, who was deeply involved in our last effort to get a PRT from Turkey, said he had serious doubts abo [...] | 2004-12-10 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF TU |
04ANKARA6845 | PUTIN REPORTEDLY PROMISES RUSSIAN UNSC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Putin promised Russian support for Turkey in the UNSC during meetings with Turkish President Sezer and PM Erdogan, according to Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman. FM Lavrov tried to backpedal, but Putin said he would call UNSYG Annan to express Russian support for the G [...] | 2004-12-10 06:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
04ANKARA6848 | TURKISH BOYCOTTS OF U.S. GOODS [...] (U) A barrage of media disinformation about Falluja and U.S. actions in general in Iraq has added to negative public opinion in Turkey, and has led to calls for boycott of American products in recent weeks. The following is a summary of these boycott calls based on press sources. -- Bulent [...] | 2004-12-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL BEXP IZ TU |
04ANKARA6849 | No Objection to Sumahan Project [...] Embassy has no derogatory information on equity participants in the Sumahan hotel project. 2. Turkey is enjoying a record year in tourism, with 16.7 million foreign visitors (up 25 percent) in the first 11 months of 2004. Turkey's government expects to earn USD 13 billion in receipts from [...] | 2004-12-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6865 | TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...] | 2004-12-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6867 | NEW ERA IN TURKISH RUSSIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS? -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 5-6 visit of Russian President Putin to Turkey was portrayed by Turkish politicians and the press as a turning point in Russian-Turkish relations. Putin and Turkish President Sezer asserted that the rapid growth of bilateral trade is leading to an emerging "Multi [...] | 2004-12-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PREL RS TU |
04ANKARA6871 | GOT POSITION ON PATRIARCH'S STATUS HAS NO LEGAL [...] (U) Summary: There is no legal basis for the GOT's policy of denying the ecumenical status of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Istanbul, an MFA official acknowledged. Though PM Erdogan and other GOT officials assert that the 1923 Lausanne Treaty establishes the Patriarch as the spiritual leade [...] | 2004-12-10 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6877 | IRAN: MFA OFFICIAL ON NUKES AND INTEREFERENCE IN [...] (C) PolMilCouns discussed Iran's nuclear program Dec. 9 with MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Aydin Evirgen. Evirgen said that Turkey is continuing to warn Iran that it must comply with the IAEA and cease any further development of nuclear weapons capability. In the context of the [...] | 2004-12-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IZ |
04ANKARA6878 | TURKEY WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN COUNTERNARCOTICS PLAN, [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolMilCouns presented our Afghanistan counternarcotics plan on Dec. 9 to Aydin Evirgen, MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia. Evirgen welcomed our comprehensive approach, and signaled Turkey's willingness to engage on this issue. He said that Turkey is also [...] | 2004-12-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PARM AF TU |
04ANKARA6882 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-10 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6887 | PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...] | 2004-12-10 19:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6907 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6911 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: TURKEY'S REQUEST TO TRAIN [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from MFA regarding the GOT's interest in providing training to Italian F-16 pilots. Post is faxing the note and enclosure to PM/RSAT (attention Todd Hughes). 3. Begin text of MFA note no. 2004/ALG [...] | 2004-12-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR IT TU |
04ANKARA6912 | DEFMIN GONUL ENCOURAGES DOD'S USE OF TURKISH [...] The Embassy received from the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) on December 13 the following letter dated December 7 from Minister of Defense Gonul to SecDef Rumsfeld regarding possible US use of Turkish facilities to service S-70 Black Hawk helicopters. The original was provided t [...] | 2004-12-13 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS OPDC MARR TU |
04ANKARA6938 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...] | 2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6939 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6940 | NO PROGRESS ON TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The wild cat strike by Turkish truck drivers that began on December 7 continues to halt nearly all fuel deliveries to Iraq -- the only exception being JP-8 coalition sustainment fuel and three trucks of gasoline. The largest Turkish contractor, Petrol Ofisi, said the five com [...] | 2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6941 | LIFE IN TURKEY'S MOST SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: An early November visit to Hakkari province yielded a mixed picture of Turkey,s heavily-Kurdish, most Southeastern province, wedged between Iran and Iraq. The once-oppressive security environment has been replaced by streets full of pedestrians, a hotel full of Istanbul visito [...] | 2004-12-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6942 | WASSENAAR MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION [...] (SBU) EXBS advisor met with the new DDG for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric (formerly the Disarmament Department Head) and staff on December 13. Regarding the Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary, Meric stated that Turkey agrees with the U.S. that each country applying for membership should [...] | 2004-12-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6946 | TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT KIRKUK ELECTION DELAY AND [...] (C) MFA Director General for the Middle East called in DCM Dec. 14 to express concern about three issues: the KDP flag flying over the Iraqi customs building at the Turkey/Iraq border, a possible delay in Governorate elections in Kirkuk, and reports that the KRG may hold a referendum on Kurdish [...] | 2004-12-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
04ANKARA6947 | TURKEY AND IMF ANNOUNCE BROAD AGREEMENT ON A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF and the Turkish Government have announced agreement on the broad outlines of a new three-year program. Though final details will need to be wrapped up before a Letter of Intent can be signed, and an IMF board vote will not take place until January, the GOT and IMF succe [...] | 2004-12-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA6948 | TURKEY NUCLEAR ENERGY - ANNOUNCE IT AND THEY WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is pursuing the ambitious goal of adding nuclear energy to its power mix over the next decade, and is seeking U.S. or French know-how as its technology of choice. Raised earlier this year when PM Erdogan visited France, nuclear energy cooperation was also hastily added to [...] | 2004-12-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV TRGY TU |
04ANKARA6955 | DEMARCHE ON EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: TURKEY [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche on December 15 to MFA Americas Department Head Onder. We emphasized ref B points that released dissidents attribute their release to international pressure, not the Spanish, and that dissidents oppose Spanish proposals to not invite them to national day recept [...] | 2004-12-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TU CU |
04ANKARA6961 | TURKISH MFA SUGGESTS SYRIANS BEHIND ASSASSINATION [...] (S) POLOFF met with Turkish MFA First Secretary Celal Dogan on 10 December to discuss US-Turkish relations and counterterrorism issues. Dogan is assigned to the MFA's Directorate of Intelligence and Research and works on PKK issues. During the course of the meeting, Dogan asked POLOFF whom t [...] | 2004-12-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6963 | TURKEY: US STEEL INTERESTED IN PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Three Pittsburgh based US Steel executives called on Ambassador Edelman December 14 to discuss United States Steel's interest in purchasing the Turkish government's 46% stake in Erdemir, Turkey's largest steel company. Led by Senior VP John Connelly, the group noted that the pending s [...] | 2004-12-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP EIND TU |
04ANKARA6964 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6965 | DELIBERY OF KAPTANOGLU COMMANDANT ORDER [...] This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 2. Embassy delivered ref A Commandant Order barring Kaptanoglu vessels from entering U.S. territorial seas to the Turkish MFA via diplomatic note 1790 on December 14. We also conveyed ref A talking points to both MFA and the Maritime U [...] | 2004-12-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA6967 | RUSSIAN DEFMIN IVANOV'S EXTRA DAY IN ANKARA: BLACK [...] (C) Summary: Russian Defense Minister Ivanov, accompanied by Russian Navy Chief ADM Kuroyedov, had wide-ranging discussions with Turkish DefMin Gonul December 7, the day after President Putin departed. According to an MND official, Ivanov (unlike Putin--ref a) professed no problem with Turkey [...] | 2004-12-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PINR RS TU IZ |
04ANKARA6981 | TURKEY - IEA AND ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Energy Officer raised ref A energy diplomacy issues with Sami Demirbilek, Energy Ministry UnderSecretary and Turkey's International Energy Agency (IEA) Governing Board representative. Demirbilek emphasized the importance Turkey gave to meeting its 90-day strategic stocks obligation to th [...] | 2004-12-16 07:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET TU |
04ANKARA6982 | FAA PRESSES GOT ON AIR SAFETY OVERSIGHT [...] (SBU) In December 7 meetings with Transport and Communications Ministry officials, John Barbagallo, FAA Technical Branch Manager, and Kurt Edwards, Senior Representative, urged the Turks to take steps to cut turnover of air safety inspectors, a key U.S. concern with respect to Turkish civil av [...] | 2004-12-16 08:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR TU |
04ANKARA6984 | DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR - A BREATH OF FRESH AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO contacts in Diyarbakir confirmed recent press reports of friction between Diyarbakir's Governor Efkan Ala and Security Director Orhan Okur attributing it to the Director's unhappiness with the Governor's relatively liberal views on freedom of expression and assembly. In [...] | 2004-12-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6985 | THREE SOUTHEASTERN TURKISH MAYORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Southeastern Turkish towns of Viransehir, Kiziltepe, and Sirnak, pro-Kurdish DEHAP party mayors have differing views on the Democratic Society Movement (DSM),which appears to be DEHAP,s successor party: while two mayors welcomed DSM, another thought DSM,s leaders wer [...] | 2004-12-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6991 | ANKARA PUK REP REPORTS TALABANI STILL INSISTS ON [...] (C) PolMilOffs met Dec. 15 with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Ankara representative Bahros Galali to discuss our concerns about Kurdish calls for a delay in governorate council elections in Kirkuk. Galali asked if the elections would take place as originally planned if the Kurds did not [...] | 2004-12-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA6994 | DEHAP PREPARING NEW KURDISH PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples' Party (DEHAP) are forming a new party they claim will be more broadly based and less focused on the Kurdish issue. DEHAP officials hope the new party, unlike DEHAP, will be able to draw enough support to enter Parliament. They claim [...] | 2004-12-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6995 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7000 | JUST IN CASE: NO NEED FOR TURKISH TREASURY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Treasury officials tell us they have prepared for the possibility of a worse-than-expected EU scenario by obviating the need to borrow for the coming month. More broadly, in 2005 Treasury is targeting an increase in the average maturity of its domestic market Turkish li [...] | 2004-12-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
04ANKARA7002 | GOT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT POST-2005 TEXTILE AND [...] (SBU) A Turkish Foreign Trade official expressed considerable pessimism about the likely losses of Turkey's textile industry post-2005, and urged the USG to impose safeguards on Chinese apparel imports. Turkey will retain some competitive advantages, especially proximity and short delivery tim [...] | 2004-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX EFIN TU |
04ANKARA7003 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
04ANKARA7016 | Ambassador Discusses IPR Protection with [...] (SBU) Summary: In his meeting with the Health Minister, the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns regarding lack of data protection and patent linkage in Turkey, and urged the GOT to take immediate action to resolve these problems. The Ambassador pointed out the specific problem Eli Lilly was [...] | 2004-12-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA7023 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7038 | DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The annual Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) inspections occurred on November 24 in Ankara and the week of December 6-10 in Izmir and at Incirlik Air Base outside of Adana. Due in part to new leadership and attitude on the Turkish side and a new US strategy, and i [...] | 2004-12-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB MARR TU |
04ANKARA7040 | DEBT REDUCTION FOR IRAQ - FOLLOW UP WITH TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Treasury DAS Loevinger pressed both the Turkish Treasury Undersecretary and the Central Bank Governor on the Iraq debt issue. The Governor resisted and the Undersecretary asked for more information. Separately, the DCM delivered ref A talking points to Foreign Ministr [...] | 2004-12-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU IZ |
04ANKARA7041 | TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE DRAGS ON -- CONCERNS [...] (C) Striking Turkish truckers continue to block fuel deliveries to Iraq, and after 10 days, there is no indication that the shipping contractors and striking truckers have begun talks to settle the strike. The lead Turkish contractor, Petrol Ofisi, told us that they and the other Turkish con [...] | 2004-12-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA7042 | TURKS REACH OUT TO IRAQI SUNNIS, URGE THEM TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 10. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey is reaching out to Iraqi Sunni groups and urging their participation in January elections and in forming a democratic Iraq. The GOT hosted a delegation from the Islamic Council of Sunni Foundations Dec. 15-16, and h [...] | 2004-12-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA7044 | DEC. 12 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) In policy discussions with the Turkish General Staff during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Caucasus Working Group, DASD James MacDougall urged Turkey to consider how we might change our approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The TGS representatives believed the Minsk Group had failed [...] | 2004-12-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
04ANKARA7050 | UN PLENARY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN AND [...] (U) December 17 we presented reftel A demarche to Turkish MFA departments for Turkmenistan and Iran. 2. (U) We reviewed Iran's poor human rights record with South Asia Political Officer Didem Yilbas, who said that she did not think Turkey would change its previous position, but promised to [...] | 2004-12-20 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA7059 | TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...] | 2004-12-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA7061 | TURKEY OFFERS TRAINING AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) PolMilCouns and PolMilOff met Dec. 17 with MFA Deputy Director General for NATO Affairs Fatih Ceylan to discuss Turkey's plans for the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Ceylan provided information on a series of 1-2 week courses being offered to Iraqi officers under the auspices of Turk [...] | 2004-12-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU IZ |
04ANKARA7063 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU IT |
04ANKARA7066 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7067 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] (C) You arrive at a time when Turkey, having secured a 2005 start date for EU accession negotiations, will have begun to wake up warily to the enormous challenges entailed by harmonization. You arrive as well in a Turkey where much of the public, fed massive, continuing disinformation by an a [...] | 2004-12-20 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IZ ECON TU |
04ANKARA7073 | COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG): [...] (SBU) On December 22, DCM and Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO),Robert S. Deutsch, chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, DEA, FBI, CONS, and OSI. 2. (U) ECON gave a brief overview [...] | 2004-12-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN |
04ANKARA7075 | ACTION REQUEST: AIRLIFT FOR SECURITY ATTACHE TO [...] (U) This is an action request for State, DoD, CENTCOM, Embassy Baghdad, and MNF-I. Please see para. three. 2. (U) On Dec. 17, AIF in Mosul attacked a convoy of four vehicles carrying Turkish police officers assigned TDY to provide security at the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. Five Turkish o [...] | 2004-12-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA7099 | DCHOD BASBUG APPRECIATES US HELP IN MOSUL BUT [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Responding to reports of the December 17 attack on a Turkish police convoy in Mosul, Turkish First Army Commander Tolon told journalists on December 19 that this attack, occurring in a place "that is under the control of a count [...] | 2004-12-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA7100 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7103 | TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...] | 2004-12-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA7105 | EU DECISION PROMPTS MARKET RALLY AND INTEREST RATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU decision to give Turkey a date for accession negotiations, underpinned by the news earlier in the week of a new IMF program, sparked a rally in Turkish financial markets. Though the markets ended up on Friday, confusion over what was really happening in Brussels created [...] | 2004-12-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA7106 | A RARE GLIMPSE INTO TURKISH MILITARY INTEL: IRAQ, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Long-term Embassy contact with deep experience in intel and national security analysis has relayed to us from his sources the belief that (1) PKK and Sunni radicals collaborated in Dec. 17 murder of five Turkish security guards in Mosul; (2) PKK is readying a serious terrorism [...] | 2004-12-22 05:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PINS MOPS MARR TU IZ |
04ANKARA7111 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7115 | INTERIM REPLY FOR BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-879186 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 07:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TU |
04ANKARA7118 | THANKS TO OUR MILITARY [...] I want to express my sincere thanks to you and the men and women of your commands for your daily heroism and dedication, but most specifically for your assistance to Turkey following the Dec. 17 insurgent attack against a convoy of Turkish officials in Mosul. Task Force Olympia's soldiers risk [...] | 2004-12-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA7119 | CONVERSATION WITH MFA ON TRUCKERS' STRIKE, FUEL [...] (SBU) The Charge called senior Turkish MFA Special Envoy on Iraq, Ambassador Ahmed Koruturk, regarding the fuel shortages in Iraq and the Turkish truckers' strike. Charge informed Koruturk that the severity of fuel shortages in Iraq was growing, pointing out that the truckers' strike was a co [...] | 2004-12-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG MOPS PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA7120 | SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL |
04ANKARA7141 | DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FUEL SUPPLIES TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Post passed on ref a message to foreign ministry officials on December 24. Turkish MFA says it is seized with the issue and is doing what it can to encourage transporters, fuel contractors and truckers to resolve the strike. MFA officials believe the single biggest problem is [...] | 2004-12-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MOPS PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA7151 | TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMING TURKEY RE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 10:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN EFIN TU |
04ANKARA7154 | Turkey FDI: GOT Expectations Tied to EU Accession [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV TU |
04ANKARA7160 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7201 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7210 | TURKEY CONSIDERING STEPPING (BACK) UP ITS PSI [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey is preparing to step its participation up in the Proliferation Security Initiative -- participating in events in 2005 in Portugal and Spain, sending experts from Ankara to operational expert meetings even outside of Turkey' [...] | 2004-12-29 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA7211 | ERDOGAN AND AK PARTY AFTER TWO YEARS IN POWER: [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and his ruling AK Party seem to have a firm grip on power -- if for no other reasons that there is currently no viable alternative and inertia weighs heavily in politics. Nevertheless, Erdogan and his party face enormous challenges if they are successfully to embrace c [...] | 2004-12-30 05:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU |
04ANKARA7223 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA731 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA749 | AK GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO BROADEN ACCESS TO KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The GOT in December withdrew new regulations that would have made it easier to open Koran courses after opponents called them a threat to the "secular" State. An official from the Religious Affairs Directorate acknowledged political mistakes in the handling of the regulation, but [...] | 2004-02-08 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA763 | ROCKY TRANSITION AT BANK REGULATORY AGENCIES AS [...] (C) Summary: Following the resignation of former BRSA/SDIF Chairman Akcakoca and the passage of legislation separating the two bank regulatory institutions, these agencies are in transition to new management and a new structure. By all accounts, it is shaping up as a difficult transition, with [...] | 2004-02-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA790 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA792 | MEETING OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP IN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on Jan. 29 DCM convened a meeting of the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss anti-terrorism programs in Turkey. Reps from all G-8 countries and from Australia, Spain and Switzerland attended. A representative from the EU Commission could not attend but [...] | 2004-02-10 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA794 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE III -- TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | BK CY EFIN ETTC GM HR HU MK MOPS PREL SL SZ TU KAWC YI |
04ANKARA796 | MEETINGS WITH BUDGET AND TAX OFFICIALS [...] (Sbu) Summary: Deputy General Manager for Budget Ahmet Kesik described to econoffs the state of play on the 2004 budget, saying there is a TL 7 Quadrillion gap, of which TL 3.7 Quad stems from recent populist measures and 3.3 Quad from lower-than-expected revenues in 2003. Kesik echoed senior [...] | 2004-02-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
04ANKARA801 | Biotechnology Outreach in Turkey [...] SUMMARY. TURKEY IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING REGULATIONS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY THAT COULD HAVE WIDE REPERCUSSIONS ON U.S. TRADE. MOREOVER, AS A FUTURE CANDIDATE FOR EU MEMBERSHIP, TURKEY'S ACCEPTANCE OF A LIBERAL POLICY ON THE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY MIGHT ALSO INFLUENCE EU POLICIES. [...] | 2004-02-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA808 | MEETING WITH BANK REGULATORY BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (Sbu) Summary. In his first meeting with Econcouns, Bank Regulatory Board Chairman Tevfik Bilgin claimed he was fully independent and laid out his vision of a strong bank regulator, working closely with the newly-separate deposit guarantee agency. Bilgin commented on lessons learned from the [...] | 2004-02-11 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
04ANKARA813 | GOT WELCOMES UKRAINIAN DECISION ON ODESA-BRODY FLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL SENV ENRG TU UP |
04ANKARA814 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA845 | NEW NATO MEMBERS: GOT URGED TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL KTIA TU |
04ANKARA849 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA851 | GLIMMERS OF TURKISH RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD [...] (Sbu) Summary: Country Director Andrew Vorkink painted a mixed picture on Turkish re-engagement with the World Bank. In two sectors, energy and banking, the GOT has shifted to meaningful engagement in recent weeks, in both cases working with the Bank to develop a new interagency-coordinated st [...] | 2004-02-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ENRG EINV PGOV TU |
04ANKARA854 | IRAQI DEBT TO TURKEY [...] (Sbu) Summary: In meetings with Central Bank and MFA officials, econoffs gathered preliminary information on Iraqi debt to Turkey. These officials put the debt at USD 1.3 billion, almost entirely owed by the Central Bank of Iraq to its Turkish counterpart. Based on these meetings, Turkey doe [...] | 2004-02-13 06:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU IZ |
04ANKARA856 | MEETING AT MFA RE DUBLIN GROUP [...] (U) On February 11 Econoff met with Murat Ates, Head of Department, International Political Organizations, MFA, to discuss Turkey,s application to join the Dublin Group (DG). 2. (C) Ates reiterated Turkey's interest in joining the DG and explained the GOT's opposition to forming a Mini-D [...] | 2004-02-13 07:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID SNAR TU |
04ANKARA865 | Tracker Demonstration for GOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, a US team presented a demonstration of the Tracker system to about fifteen Turkish export control officials. The officials expressed interest in evaluating Tracker for possible use, but said they would need to discuss the matter internally before replying forma [...] | 2004-02-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM TU |
04ANKARA866 | Strengthened IPR Law On The Way [...] (SBU) Culture Ministry Copyrights Deputy Director General Gunay Gormez told us the GOT was moving ahead with new anti- piracy legislation, which the Ministry submitted to the Council of Ministers last week. Gormez expected the Parliament to pass the legislation soon and without changes. Gorme [...] | 2004-02-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA867 | TURKS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PRESIDENT'S FEB. 11 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OPRC KNNP TU |
04ANKARA879 | TURKISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEASED WITH BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Union of Chambers (TOBB) advisor Guven Sak told us February 13 that TOBB was very pleased with its February 9 visit to Baghdad, and was considering possible follow-up visits to Kirkuk and perhaps other cities. Sak expressed appreciation for CPA's and CJTF-7's efforts t [...] | 2004-02-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA881 | TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON HOPES FOR A CYPRUS [...] (U) Summary: Turkish markets, especially the stock exchange, have soared this week on the encouraging news out of New York regarding Cyprus. Turkish markets attach particular importance to the Cyprus issue because it is linked to Turkey's EU accession prospects. As of mid-day Friday, Turkish [...] | 2004-02-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
04ANKARA895 | U.S. ORTHODOX LEADERS DISCUSS HALKI, PATRIARCHATE [...] (C) Summary: An eight-member delegation of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a New York-based Greek Orthodox group, met with three GOT ministers in Ankara and discussed the continued closure of the Halki Seminary and other problems confronting the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Archon [...] | 2004-02-17 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GR TU |
04ANKARA90 | FEAR OF REJECTION KEEPS ANKARA FROM ASKING IGC FOR [...] (C) DCM briefed MFA Director General for Middle East Burcuoglu on US strategy for Iraq on January 2, drawing from ref a and recent policy statements. He noted that CPA would appreciate a readout by the planned GOT fact-finding mission to Iraq (ref b) towards the end of its time there. (Burcuo [...] | 2004-01-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER IZ TU |
04ANKARA919 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA920 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKS NEARING DECISION ON PRTS; [...] (C) MFA and TGS agree in principle that Turkey should lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. They intend to finalize their discussions by February 18 and seek the Prime Minister's backing (both political and financial) for Turkey to lead a PRT. If the PM concurs, the GOT [...] | 2004-02-18 06:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU AF |
04ANKARA921 | PRESIDENT MUBARAK VISITS TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During an February 11-12 visit to Ankara, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak listened to Turkish views on Iraq, while the Turks did most of the listening on the subject of Israel/Palestine. Mubarak agreed with Turks' concerns about Iraq's territorial integrity and unity. He brie [...] | 2004-02-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IZ PREL TU |
04ANKARA943 | TURKS CAUTIOUS ABOUT PAPANDREOU'S PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Summary: In response to Greek PASOK candidate Papandreou's proposal that both Greece and Turkey cut their defense budgets to allow for more spending on education and other social programs (reftel),Turkish officials at MFA and TGS voiced skeptical openness to the idea. While they acknowle [...] | 2004-02-18 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU |
04ANKARA944 | DEMARCHE RELATED TO FINGERSCANNING MEMBERS OF [...] On January 29, 2004, at the request of Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA, Chief of Section reviewed US fingerscanning requirements at the time of visa application and upon entry into the United States. 2. Mr. Aca explained that the MFA had received complaints [...] | 2004-02-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT |
04ANKARA948 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA953 | DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND SEIZES CONTROL OF UZAN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Congen Istanbul cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) moved on Saturday, February 14 to seize control of 219 companies owned by the controversial Uzan family in the latest episode of the protracted conflict between the fa [...] | 2004-02-19 05:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TU |
04ANKARA955 | TURKEY WAITING FOR IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's Coordinator for Afghan and Iraq Assistance Ambassador Okcun said Turkey is ready to start disbursing its USD 50 million pledge for Iraq Reconstruction, but is waiting for better coordination among donors. Okcun will participate in the preparatory meeting for the Inte [...] | 2004-02-19 05:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID EFIN IZ PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA958 | ALTINBAS TORTURE CASE PLAGUED BY DELAYS [...] (C) Summary: The 13-year-old trial of 10 police officers charged with torturing and killing university student Birtan Altinbas continues to be plagued by delays, as the defense tries to postpone a verdict until the statute of limitations expires. The defendants have consistently failed to appe [...] | 2004-02-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA959 | PRESSING TURKISH MFA ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Jan. 27 Polcouns and Poloff paid introductory call Haldun Otman, newly-appointed MFA Deputy Director General of Consular Affairs, to press the GOT to follow through on recent efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Polcouns noted that the USG last year upgraded Turkey from Tier III [...] | 2004-02-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
04ANKARA971 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA974 | IRAQ: TURKISH MFA IRAQ COORDINATOR TO VISIT [...] (C) Ambassador was approached by Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Osman Koruturk February 18 and called by MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan February 19 to seek assistance in getting Koruturk a meeting with CPA Administrator Bremer during Koruturk's visit to Baghdad February 24-26. While we de [...] | 2004-02-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA975 | GERMAN OPPOSITION LEADER PROPOSES EU-TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: German opposition CDU-CSU leaders told PM Erdogan and other GOT officials during a visit to Turkey that they favor a "privileged partnership" between the EU and Turkey over full Turkish membership. Erdogan rejected the idea, but maintained a positive tone during discussions. A G [...] | 2004-02-19 17:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA976 | DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE FOR UNRWA'S 2004 EMERGENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 06:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREF TU |
04ANKARA977 | Special 301 - Raise Turkey to Priority Watch [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in para 10. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although there are signs that the GOT is preparing to improve enforcement through a ban on street sales, copyright and trademark piracy has remained persistently high in Turkey. Turkey has also failed to p [...] | 2004-02-20 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA979 | THE GOT TAKES STEPS TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE' (TNP'S) AIRPORT SECURITY DIRECTOR TOLD US THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY COUNCIL RECENTLY DISCUSSED THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S (DHS') AMENDMENTS ON POSTING ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON PLANES AND A GAP IN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTO [...] | 2004-02-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU |
04ANKARA988 | FOREIGN LEADERS MEETINGS WITH UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS: [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU UP |
04ANKARA992 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA994 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEFT-OF-CENTER CHP LIMPING [...] (C) Summary: Main opposition CHP's chances in March 28 local elections are dim, according to our own extensive contacts with party M.P.s and recent polling data. A few CHP M.P.s are growing more critical of party leadership but have not shown the courage of their convictions by speaking out p [...] | 2004-02-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
04ASMARA192 | ERITREA: COMMENTS ON ISLAMIC EXTREMISM [...] (C) POLOFF MET IN EARLY FEBRUARY WITH MUHYADIN SHENGEB, HEAD OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF ERITREAN YOUTH AND STUDENTS (NUEYS) TO DISCUSS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES AFFECTING ERITREAN YOUTH. SHENGEB SAID THAT, ALTHOUGH CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM RELATIONS ARE "CORRECT" IN ERITREA, THERE ARE EXTREMI [...] | 2004-02-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR ER |
04ASUNCION232 | PARAGUAY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLICIZES FARC LINKS [...] (U) On 2/14, Paraguayan Attorney General Oscar Latorre held a press conference (ref A) during which he released the following evidence linking Patria Libre party member Osmar Martinez to FARC leader Rodrigo Granda and implicating the FARC in supporting the kidnapping of Cecilia Cubas, daughter [...] | 2004-08-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KCRM SNAR CO PA |
04BAGHDAD119 | USEB 58: Shia Leaders Petition on Behalf of Sadr [...] (U) Classified by DCM James Jeffrey, Reason 1.4 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Last week, influential Shia leaders, including the Dawa and SCIRI parties, asked Prime Minister Allawi to defuse the tension in Najaf by dropping, at least temporarily, the charges against Muqtada al-Sadr. They [...] | 2004-07-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL IZ |
04BAGHDAD137 | USEB 072: THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT AND AL- [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Iraqi Prime Minister Dr. Ayad Allawi met with the chief of the news room from Al- Jazeera's Doha headquarters, Mr. Sadi Al-Shouly (who is also responsible for all worldwide Al-Jazeera correspondents),along with Al-Jazeera's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Mr. Hamid Hadeed. Th [...] | 2004-07-14 20:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV IZ |
04BAGHDAD17 | USEB 018: IRAQI GOVERNMENT SIGNALS TOUGHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. SENIOR IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) OFFICIALS ARE MAKING CLEAR THAT THEY BELIEVE TOUGHER MEASURES NEED TO BE TAKEN TO DEFEAT VIOLENCE. THEY HAVE BEEN CLEAR THAT TRANSPARENT RULE OF LAW PROCEDURES WOULD STILL APPLY. THE ISSUE MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED IN THE FIELD. END SUMMARY [...] | 2004-07-02 17:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PINS MARR IZ |
04BAGHDAD221 | USEB 112: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH IRAQI PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Allawi told the Deputy Secretary that he and his counterparts in the Arab world are looking forward to his tour of the region. Allawi plans to have an open and honest discussion with Syria about their involvement in Iraqi affairs. He would like to see Interior Mini [...] | 2004-07-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
04BAGHDAD229 | USEB 143: SUNNIS WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT SAYS [...] (C) Summary. Sunnis are hostile, divided, leaderless, and unable to envision a political solution acceptable to others according to a very well-informed Jordanian diplomat. Some would like to enter into an agreement with us to resume rule, an approach we find illusionary. End summary. 2 [...] | 2004-07-22 20:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER IZ |
04BAGHDAD230 | USEB 146: ICRC DELIVERS COPIES OF TWO LETTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 20, 2004, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Baghdad Head of Delegation Christophe Beney delivered copies of two letters (Refs A and B) to Pol-Mil Minister Ambassador Neumann. Both letters were labeled "Confidential." Both were addressed to General George W. [...] | 2004-07-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ ICRC |
04BAGHDAD235 | USEB 154: 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DISCUSSES [...] (S) SUMMARY: PolMilCouns Ambassador Neumann and PolCouns Robert Ford, along with staff, traveled to Fallujah for a familiarization visit on 14 July, 2004 to meet with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) CG Conway, 1st Marine Divison (MARDIV) CG Mattis, and Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) Co [...] | 2004-07-23 21:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ |
04BAGHDAD246 | USEB 149: KIRKUK'S ARAB VILLAGES ADJUST TO [...] SUMMARY. The Arab villages west and south of Kirkuk are mostly poor and underdeveloped. Thanks to extensive work by the Coalition Provisional Authority, USAID and U.S. military forces in the area, the USG has developed excellent working relationships with local tribal and political leaders. [...] | 2004-07-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF IZ |
04BAGHDAD260 | USEB 176: INTERDICTING INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S) On July 25, Ahmed Salman, legal advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Baram Salih, met with EMIN and Embassy Legal Adviser at the DPM's request to discuss the USG's proposed order on insurgent finance. Salman said that the DPM would be seeking an appointment on July 26 to meet with Ambassador [...] | 2004-07-26 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ECON IZ |
04BAGHDAD356 | GOVERNOR IN TROUBLE-RIDDEN ANBAR PROVINCE HELD [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Anbar Province, perhaps the most violence-plagued part of Iraq, feels isolated and trapped in his office while he tries to secure the release of his three kidnapped sons. The Governor doubts he can trust either the police chief or the Iraqi National Guard Comma [...] | 2004-08-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KISL IZ |
04BAGHDAD4 | USEB 003: LETTER ON AGREMENT FROM MINISTER OF [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A LETTER RECEIVED ON JUNE 29 BY EMBASSY BAGHDAD FOR SECRETARY POWELL FROM IRAQI MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOSHYAR ZEBARI GRANTING AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE. THE LETTER ALSO APPROVED OUR FOUR EMBASSY OFFICES. BEGIN TEXT: THE HONORABLE COLIN POWELL SECRET [...] | 2004-06-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
04BAGHDAD463 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Muaffaq al Rubaie, reached at our initiative in the afternoon of August 13, said he was approaching agreement with an envoy of Moqtada al Sadr over a nine point peace plan (para 6 below.) Apparently Rubaie had never been able to meet with Sadr but met several times with his envoy. A ceas [...] | 2004-08-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ |
04BAGHDAD481 | IRAQI SHIA PARTIES NOT EMBRACING SADR [...] (C) Some angry remarks at the National Conference notwithstanding, it appears that the Shia establishment is not rallying behind Muqtada al-Sadr in his standoff against the Iraqi Government. Late on the night of August 14, PolCouns spoke to a top aide to Iraqi Government Vice President and D [...] | 2004-08-15 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KISL IZ |
04BAGHDAD531 | SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...] | 2004-08-17 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ |
04BAGHDAD556 | AMBASSADOR OPENS FIRST AMERICAN CORNER IN IRAQ [...] Summary. The Ambassador and Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Culture Fatah Zakhoy opened the first American Corner in Iraq on August 8. The Corner, located in the public library in Sulaimaniya, enables visitors to learn about the United States and to participate in American educatio [...] | 2004-08-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREF KCUL IZ |
04BAGHDAD57 | USEB 34: FM ZEBARI HERALDS NEW ERA FOR IRAQ [...] (C) IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 4 THAT THE NEW INTERIM IRAQI GOVERNMENT (IIG) MUST DEMONSTRATE ITS INDEPENDENCE AND SHOW THE IRAQI PEOPLE THAT THE TRANSFER OF POWER WAS GENUINE. HE HOPED DISBURSEMENT OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS WOULD BE ACCELERATED AND SAID THAT STABI [...] | 2004-07-06 19:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
04BAGHDAD58 | USEB 039: IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT DECREE ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) ENACTED A DECREE ON THE DEFENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY TODAY. THE LAW IS AIMED AT BETTER COMBATING THE INSURGENCY WHILE MAINTAINING BASIC RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE LAW COMPLIES WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (TAL),W [...] | 2004-07-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ |
04BAGHDAD586 | SECURITY IN SADR CITY AND BAGHDAD: PROGRESS IS [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the past, cooperation between U.S. military units operating in Baghdad -- especially in Sadr City -- and Iraqi police has been problematic. Indeed, the police chief in Sadr City on occasion has been positively unhelpful, if not hostile. Local U.S. military commanders have be [...] | 2004-08-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PTER PREL IZ IR |
04BAGHDAD697 | LOCAL OFFICIALS SHARE VIEWS ON AL-SADR'S FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Najaf's Governor, the Provincial Council Chair and the Governor's aide all believe Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's intervention in the Najaf crisis has left al- Sadr significantly weakened politically. They further feel that the agreement al-Sadr signed has strengthened the Iraqi Go [...] | 2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PINS IZ |
04BAGHDAD963 | IIG SUGGESTS IRAQI GUARDS FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih has suggested introducing Iraqi personnel to the inner circle of guards watching over Saddam Hussein. The DPM proposed the switch in security personnel in the context of his broader expressed interest in destabilizing the temperame [...] | 2004-09-15 05:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KJUS PREL PTER PHUM KISL IZ |
04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN255 | TO WED OR NOT TO WED: THAT IS THE ROYAL QUESTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CROWN PRINCE, AL-MUHATADEE BILLAH, IS EXPECTED TO WED IN AUGUST. THE ONLY UNANSWERED QUESTION IS WHO WILL BE HIS BRIDE. THE WEDDING IS IMPORTANT. IT WILL ALLOW THE CROWN PRINCE TO START A FAMILY -- AND, WITH LUCK, PRODUCE A MALE HEIR. IT WILL ALSO SET THE STAGE FOR A TRAN [...] | 2004-05-13 00:23:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BX |
04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN270 | ROYAL WEDDING ANNOUNCED [...] SUMMARY: THE BRUNEI INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED MAY 15 THAT THE CROWN PRINCE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, 30, IS TO MARRY ON SEPTEMBER 8. HIS BRIDE-TO-BE IS AN UNKNOWN SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, DAYANGKU SARAH BTE PENGIRAN HAJI SALLEH ABDUL RAHAMAN. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2004-05-19 00:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
04BANGKOK6647 | THAILAND: IMPRESSIONS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: In an effort to gage the current situation in Thailand's south, Bangkok PolOffs recently completed an extended trip through Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces, meeting with a cross-section of interlocutors including local Islamic groups, security officials, academi [...] | 2004-09-23 10:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO TH |
04BANGKOK6994 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL: AMEMBASSY [...] This report responds to information requests contained in reftel on "Tracking changes in textiles and apparel employment and production after quota elimination." 2. Total textile and apparel production in USD value: 14.34 billion USD (down 3% from 2002). 4. Share of textiles and apparel [...] | 2004-10-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TH |
04BANGKOK7216 | THAILAND: PM THAKSIN KICKS OFF HIS RE-ELECTION [...] (U) Summary. In a live nationally-televised Bangkok rally on October 17, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra officially opened his run for re-election with a flurry of "populist" promises to the Thai voters. From job training programs and new housing projects to expanded transportation syste [...] | 2004-10-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TH TRT |
04BANGKOK7313 | THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA [...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...] | 2004-10-20 11:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA |
04BANGKOK7421 | RTG ADMITS DEATHS OF DETAINEES TAKEN AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Late on October 26, Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials confirmed that 78 demonstrators (of over 1300 detainees) taken in custody after an October 25 clash with security units at Tak Bai Police Station in Narathiwat province died "in transit" to an army camp in Pattani. These [...] | 2004-10-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM PREL PTER TH |
04BANGKOK7952 | THAILAND: WILL THE SOUTH AFFECT THAKSIN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: As Thailand moves towards general elections in February 2005, Post believes, along with many local political observers, that barring a dramatic attack outside the southernmost Muslim provinces, the current level of violence in the south -- and the Royal Thai Government's [...] | 2004-11-18 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
04BANGKOK8464 | THAI READOUT ON PM THAKSIN MEETING WITH SPDC [...] (C) Summary. In public remarks about his December 9 meeting in Rangoon with SPDC Chairman Than Shwe and other Burmese leaders, PM Thaksin said that he found "reasonable and convincing" their assessment of the challenges they face from ethnic minorities, and seemed to imply that he also accept [...] | 2004-12-15 10:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM TH BURMA |
04BANGKOK8485 | U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...] | 2004-12-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA |
04BEIJING3796 | WEN JIABAO'S NPC DEBUT: "PEOPLE FIRST," RURAL [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated the "people- centered" approach of the new Chinese leadership in his report to China's legislature, the National People's Congress, on March 5. With former President Jiang Zemin and the current leadership looking on, Wen highlighted the new government's vict [...] | 2004-03-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD PREL CH TW HK |
04BEIJING7258 | Deputy U/S Levine Meets with Premier Wen Jiabao [...] (U) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao met with Deputy Undersecretary for Labor Affairs Arnold Levine, Special Representative of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and with Labor Ministers attending the China Employment Forum. D/US Levine met with Ministry of Labor and Cooperation Director for Inter [...] | 2004-05-04 03:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PREL CH |
04BEIRUT1108 | LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI AND SHEIKH QABALAN ON IRAQ [...] (C) AMBASSADOR CONVEYED POINTS IN REF A ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN IRAQ TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER (AND SHI'ITE LEADER) NABIH BERRI MARCH 4. BERRI, WHO PUBLICLY DENOUNCED THE ATTACKS FROM DAMASCUS ON MARCH 2 (REF B),SAID THAT "INSIDE THE ROOMS" OF INFLUENTIAL SHI'A LEADERS, THERE IS AGREEMENT TH [...] | 2004-03-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL LE IZ |
04BEIRUT3300 | LEBANON: THE "BEIRUT DECLARATION" -- BACKGROUND, [...] (C) Lebanese authorities inadvertently gave the "Beirut Declaration" -- a ringing denunciation of Lebanon's political status quo covered by the press in both Lebanon and France (Ref A) -- widespread publicity as a result of their ham-handed attempt to block the document's public unveiling. T [...] | 2004-06-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI SY LE |
04BEIRUT3713 | LEBANON: THE TWO FACES OF HIZBALLAH; PART ONE -- [...] (C) A number of Lebanese observers who favor the idea of transforming Hizballah into a normal political party see hopeful signs of this happening. Specifically, they point to expressions from some Hizballah members of common interest with Christian oppositionists and more recently the suppor [...] | 2004-07-30 17:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV SOCI LE SY |
04BEIRUT408 | LEBANON: BERRI EMPHASIZES AL-SISTANI'S IMPORTANCE [...] (C) IN A JANUARY 15 CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER NABIH BERRI SAID HE AND HIS AMAL MOVEMENT FOLLOWERS LOOKED TO IRAQ'S GRAND AYATOLLAH ALI AL-SISTANI AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY. ACCORDING TO BERRI, AMAL HAD PREVIOUSLY LOOKED TO ITS FOUNDER, IMAM M [...] | 2004-01-22 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PINR SOCI LE IZ |
04BEIRUT4423 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER WANTS LARGE NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, in a 10/11 meeting with the Ambassador, said that he wanted the next cabinet to be a national unity government. Only by getting sufficient representation from the Christian opposition and Walid Jumblatt's bloc, he said, could Lebanon face the [...] | 2004-10-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE SY |
04BEIRUT4941 | LEBANON: WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMAL? [...] (S) Summary and comment: The Amal Movement is unable to keep up with Hizballah's popularity because Amal is seen as disorganized, corrupt, and based too much on party leader Nabih Berri. Referred to as "the thieves," Amal's leaders maintain party support through a patronage system that uses [...] | 2004-11-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV KISL PTER LE SY |
04BERLIN1459 | PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER PREL PINS GM |
04BOGOTA1 | CONGRESS PASSES FISCAL REFORM, FOR REAL THIS TIME [...] (SBU) The Uribe Administration's fiscal reform bill, which passed on December 20 but was in danger of being overturned by the courts on technical grounds (reftel). The bill was corrected and re-passed in special session December 29. WOOD [...] | 2004-01-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA1017 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: DECEMBER 2003 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the December Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were over 2400 tracks sorted, of which 26 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one pPhase I and two Phase II events during the month of December. ABD program issu [...] | 2004-02-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA10484 | SUCRE DEPARTMENT: STRUGGLING WITH SECURITY AND [...] (C) During a visit to Sincelejo, capital of Sucre Department, Embassy officials observed that security is improving only slowly in this traditionally violent area, where the Uribe administration briefly gave the police and military state-of-emergency powers in 2002. The notorious Montes de Ma [...] | 2004-10-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM ASEC PINR SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA1067 | MAJOR COLOMBIAN PRINT MEDIA TRENDS FALL 2003 [...] This report on Colombian media covers the period September - November 2003. In this time frame, major Colombian print media (dailies El Tiempo, El Nuevo Siglo, La Republica, and Portafolio, and weeklies El Espectador, Semana, and Cambio) published 88 editorials, op-eds, and other signed commen [...] | 2004-02-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA1092 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] This is in response to reftel request. ---------------------------- Human Rights Strategy Report ---------------------------- 2. Although Colombia is a democracy, a major internal armed conflict financed by drug trafficking and other criminal activities has created an environment in whic [...] | 2004-02-03 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP EAID CO |
04BOGOTA111 | ELECTORAL COUNCIL RULES THAT ONE REFERENDUM ITEM [...] (U) On January 2, the National Electoral Council (CNE) released the official results of the October 25 political and economic reform referendum. The CNE concluded that one of fifteen referendum items met the twenty-five percent registered voter threshold required for approval. Item One, whic [...] | 2004-01-07 15:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR CO |
04BOGOTA112 | NOTES FROM THE FIELD: VALLEDUPAR AND CESAR [...] (C) Politics and economics in the northern department of Cesar are heavily influenced by the interests of a small number of prominent families and the depredations of illegal armed groups. Despite the distractions posed by feuds within the local aristocracy and the active presence of the FARC, [...] | 2004-01-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR PINS MCAP ECON SNAR SOCI CO |
04BOGOTA11205 | RESTREPO OUTLINES AUC DEMOBILIZATION PROCESS TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo presented the government's demobilization plan for the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) to the diplomatic corps. Seven AUC groups will demobilize between November 3 and December 18 and the GOC continues to insist [...] | 2004-11-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PTER SNAR PHUM KJUS CO AUC |
04BOGOTA11206 | URIBE REJECTS AUC PROPOSAL TO JOIN MILITARY [...] (U) President Uribe shot down a United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) proposal that demobilized paramilitaries be incorporated into the armed forces. On October 28, Uribe said that members of an illegal armed group who demobilize would be given generous reinsertion benefits but would no [...] | 2004-11-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER PHUM SNAR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA11207 | URIBE ASKS VATICAN TO BROKER PRISONER EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) On October 28, GOC High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo wrote an open letter to Papal Nuncio Beniamino Stella proposing that the Catholic Church mediate an exchange of 15 prisoners from both the GOC and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Face-to-face negotiat [...] | 2004-11-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC CO |
04BOGOTA11209 | TAX REFORMS IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wood met with Colombian Minister of Finance Alberto Carrasquilla to discuss tax reforms in Colombia. The Ambassador offered U.S. Embassy assistance to help move tax reforms forward. Minister Carrasquilla was receptive to the offer and agreed that reforms were needed [...] | 2004-11-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN |
04BOGOTA11217 | GOC SEEKS CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ILO COOPERATION [...] (C) On October 28, Vice Minister for Labor Affairs Luz Stella Arango briefed embassies of ILO Governing Body (GB) members on GOC cases before the ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) scheduled for discussion at the ILO Governing Body meeting in November. She also requested support [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD CO ILO |
04BOGOTA11331 | SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN 2005 DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (U) The GOC's 2005 central defense budget is 9.2 trillion pesos, an approximately seven percent increase over 2004 (reftel). Defense spending has grown over 50 percent since 2001. The 2005 increase will fund over 16,000 new uniformed police and military, including three Army mobile brigades, [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS SNAR PINR MCAP PTER ECON CO |
04BOGOTA11339 | THE UN'S FUTURE IN COLOMBIA \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with UN special advisor on \ Colombia James LeMoyne at the latter's request on October 28 \ and 30. LeMoyne said that the EU would release a new policy \ paper on Colombia in January 2005 which would lead to an more \ engaged approach. On demobilization, LeMoyne repor [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA11373 | GOC IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS DENY ENTRY TO FOUR INTERNATIONAL UNION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 30-31, GOC immigration officials denied entry to four international labor leaders, including one U.S. citizen, and cancelled the tourist visas of approximately 60 others, while permitting them to stay for a period of three days pending resolution of t [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV CVIS CASC CO DUNCAN CAMERON |
04BOGOTA11421 | FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH FATHER JOAKIN MAYORGA [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Father Joakin Mayorga visited the Embassy to discuss the status of an investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") into accusations made by two Army officers that he had committed criminal misrepresentation. In February, Mayorga alleged -- on [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KJUS PTER PINR CO |
04BOGOTA11422 | REP BALLENGER RECEIVES ORDER OF SAN CARLOS MEDAL [...] On October 27, President Uribe presented Representative Cass Ballenger with the Order of San Carlos medal and thanked him for his long-standing support. On the margins of the ceremony, Ballanger told Uribe about his trip to the USAID alternative development projects in Putumayo Department and [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID CO CODEL |
04BOGOTA11548 | ANDEAN SECURITY CONFERENCE COLOMBIA SCENESETTER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 17:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PTER KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA11571 | COLOMBIA WOULD BE FURTHER IN THE RED IF NOT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. With oil trading at around USD 50 a barrel, Ecopetrol's windfall profits continue to rise. GOC officials have stated privately that were it not for the record revenues of the state oil company, the GOC would not make its 2004 deficit target of 2.5 percent of GDP. End Summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET CO |
04BOGOTA11586 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, OCTOBER, [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia-related activities reported during October, 2004. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) In October, DOJ's Justice Sector Reform Program coordinated 25 training and technical assistance programs for 820 police officers, 145 prosecutors and 110 [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA11694 | COLOMBIA - NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS [...] (U) Embassy Bogota hosted a dinner on November 8 to raise awareness of the landmine problem in Colombia (reftel). Fifty guests, including members of the Vice Presidency's Anti-Personnel Mine Office, NGOs, the diplomatic corps, and international organizations, listened to remarks from landmine [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KHDP CO |
04BOGOTA11705 | LIBERAL PARTY SANCTIONS NINE SENATORS FOR [...] (U) On November 8, the Liberal Party suspended nine senators for ten months for breaking with the party's official position and voting in favor of legislation to permit Presidential reelection. Internal party rules require members of Congress to vote the party line. Prior to the move, the p [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA11735 | OAS URGES MORE SUPPORT FOR AUC PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) On November 9, OAS Mission Chief Sergio Caramagna, in charge of verifying the paramilitary peace process, publicly urged the international community to give more support to the government's plan to demobilize the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). In a statement to Colombia's l [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER KJUS PINR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA11752 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Uribe welcomes the visit of President and Mrs. Bush with enthusiasm. Current hot topics include: --Floods in Northern Colombia, more than 150,000 persons affected --Demobilization and reinsertion of up to 3,000 paramilitary terrorists in the next two months --U.S. support [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CO |
04BOGOTA11753 | PEACE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBES DEMOBILIZATION DETAILS [...] (C) On November 12, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo reviewed for the Ambassador recent developments in demobilizing the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) and clarified key steps in the process. Restrepo's principle concern is that without adequate security, the Revolutionary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS SNAR PHUM PINR PREL CO AUC |
04BOGOTA11756 | CSJ DETERMINES ARAUCA CASE TO BE HANDLED BY [...] On November 11, the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSJ) determined that the Prosecutor General's Office ("Fiscalia") will maintain control of and continue to investigate the August 5 deaths of three trade unionists killed in Saravena, Arauca Department, by members of the Colombian Army's 18t [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PINR PTER PGOV ETRD KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA11758 | URIBE RETIRES ARMY COMMANDER, RETAINS REST OF HIGH [...] (C) On November 10, Minister of Defense Uribe announced changes to the Armed Forces high command: Armed Forces Commander General Ospina and all the service chiefs except Army Commander Major General Carreno will remain in their positions. Carreno will retire. Joint Task Force Omega Commander [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PINR CO MOPS |
04BOGOTA11791 | COLOMBIA WILL ABSTAIN ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CO UNGA |
04BOGOTA11817 | DEFENSE MINISTER DENIES CONJUGAL VISIT WITH [...] (C) On November 16, Defense Minister Jorge Uribe requested a meeting with the Ambassador to explain an article in El Nuevo Herald that claimed he had made a conjugal visit to a woman imprisoned in Medellin. The woman, Dora Adriana Alzate Restrepo, was arrested and sentenced to nine years in ja [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA11863 | COLOMBIA'S VIEW ON ANTI-ISRAELI RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS CO |
04BOGOTA11864 | AMBASSADOR VALENCIA REPORTS ON ELN-GOC [...] (C) Ambassador Valencia, the Mexican facilitator for talks between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the GOC, briefed the Ambassador on recent communications between the two sides on November 16. On October 8, the ELN offered to meet with the GOC in Mexico but demanded the GOC provide a [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KJUS PINR PREL CO ELN |
04BOGOTA1187 | COLOMBIA NATIONAL POLICE PRESENCE IN CONFLICTIVE AREAS: [...] ONE OF PRESIDENT URIBE'S TOP STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES HAS BEEN TO "CONSOLIDATE STATE CONTROL" OVER COLOMBIAN TERRITORY BY REESTABLISHING A PUBLIC SECURITY FORCE PRESENCE THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA. IN AUGUST 2002, WHEN PRESIDENT URIBE TOOK OFFICE, 158 OF COLOMBIA'S 1098 MUNICIPALITIES (EQUIVALENT TO U.S. [...] | 2004-02-04 22:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PTER CO |
04BOGOTA1198 | URIBE ON PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) In a February 4 meeting with Ambassador Wood and visiting U.S. inter-agency delegation, President Uribe stated that he was instructing his Administration to offer paramilitary leaders two options: relocation to so-called "concentration zones" for those who agree to demobilize or prosecut [...] | 2004-02-05 17:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PTER SNAR PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA12265 | PEACE COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES AUC PEACE PROCESS AND [...] (C) On November 27, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo briefed Ambassador on developments in the peace process with the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC): -- Bananero Bloc: demobilization is complete. Thirty-seven are implicated in major crimes and will stay in the demobili [...] | 2004-12-01 14:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR PHUM KJUS PREL PINR CO |
04BOGOTA12275 | FISCALIA INVESTIGATES TAOIST COMMUNITY IN [...] (C) Summary: On November 25, officials from the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") raided a Taoist commune located in a remote region of Santander Department to investigate allegations that the commune's leadership was involved in opium production and kidnapping. The allegations we [...] | 2004-12-01 16:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV KJUS CASC CO |
04BOGOTA12290 | REELECTION PASSES HOUSE [...] (U) On November 30, the House of Representatives approved legislation to reform the Constitution to permit Presidential reelection (two terms maximum). Each article of the legislation was voted and passed in the range of 100-115 (of 166 total members) in favor. The only remaining legislativ [...] | 2004-12-01 19:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA12326 | CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COLOMBIA REVIEW [...] (C) Concern over potential Cuban support for armed guerrilla groups affects Colombia,s cautious Cuba policy. While Colombia has cut off and reestablished diplomatic relations to Cuba multiple times in the past, the bilateral relationship is currently stable, with Colombia generally exercising [...] | 2004-12-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL CU CO |
04BOGOTA12360 | COLOMBIANS CREATE NEW CARIBBEAN JOINT COMMAND FOR [...] (U) On November 17, the Colombian military (COLMIL) announced the creation of a new joint command for the Caribbean coastal region, designed to maximize the military's assets in that area. The Caribbean Joint Command will cover the area from La Guajira Department in northeast Colombia to Choc [...] | 2004-12-02 22:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA12409 | AUC DEMOBILIZATION ON A SHOESTRING [...] (U) The GOC has begun demobilization of the 3,000-4,000 United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) by the end of 2004. According to OAS mission chief Sergio Caramagna and staff, they are being forced to improvise and go without key supplies, including tables, phones, and bathrooms. End su [...] | 2004-12-03 22:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM PINR PREL KJUS CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12410 | GOC PARDONS 23 FARC GUERRILLAS [...] (U) On December 2, the GOC pardoned 23 imprisoned members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Those pardoned were guilty only of membership in an illegal armed group; no guerrillas guilty of violent crimes were eligible for pardon. They will be released from prisons througho [...] | 2004-12-03 22:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS PHUM PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12424 | A/S TAYLOR MEETING WITH MOD URIBE [...] (U) December 1, 2004, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- A/S Francis X. Taylor Col. Simeon Trombitas, Milgroup Commander Col. William Graves, Defense Attache Mark Hunter, RSO Pamela Fierst, Special Assistant Dana Brown, notetaker Colombia [...] | 2004-12-06 16:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PTER CO |
04BOGOTA12434 | A/S TAYLOR MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 20:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC CO KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
04BOGOTA12512 | GOC REACTS STRONGLY TO U.S. ATTORNEY PRESS [...] (SBU) Late on December 6, Camilo Ospina, President Uribe's Legal Advisor, contacted the Ambassador to voice the President's strong concerns over the press conference by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on the extradition of Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela to the effect that [...] | 2004-12-07 21:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA12533 | VIP PERSONAL PROTECTION PROGRAM STATUS REPORT [...] (S/NF) The following VIP Personal Protection Status Report addresses the protection training program for President Uribe, the Vice President, the Minister of Defense, and the Mayor of Bogota. 2. (S/NF) Training: --Chemical sensitive explosive detection devices, known as vapor tracers, ha [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
04BOGOTA12575 | NAS Monthly Report November 2004: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November we sprayed 13,062 hectares of coca and completed the fourth poppy campaign of the year. Plan Colombia helicopters supported a request for a medical evacuation by the 9th Brigade. During November the CNP destroyed 20 Cocaine HCL labs. CNP also captured over 1.5 metr [...] | 2004-12-09 20:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER CO |
04BOGOTA12598 | FARC PROPOSES NEW DEMILITARIZED ZONES FOR [...] (U) On December 3, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) released a communique dated November 28, changing one of its long-standing requirements for a humanitarian exchange. The communique appears to pre-date the GOC's December 2 release of 23 (with 12 more expected) FARC members [...] | 2004-12-09 22:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC CO FARC |
04BOGOTA12602 | THREE MORE AUC DEMOBILIZATIONS [...] (C) The GOC continues to demobilize elements of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). As of December 8, 510 out of about 1,500 paramilitaries from the Catatumbo Bloc had registered in their demobilization zone in Norte de Santander Department. They are scheduled to publicly demobi [...] | 2004-12-10 00:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM SNAR PINR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12603 | UN MAY CONSIDER DDR PROGRAM FOR COLOMBIA; [...] (C) Begin Summary: UN Special Advisor on Colombia James LeMoyne, visiting Bogota this week, told major donors on December 8 that the UN was considering a demobilization, disarmament and reintergration (DDR) program for Colombia, assuming certain conditions were met. UNDP is also exploring th [...] | 2004-12-10 00:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12689 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, NOVEMBER [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia-related activities reported during November 2004. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) The Justice Sector Reform Program (JSRP) coordinated several training courses during November. They included the following: "Investigator as a Witness" (i [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA12692 | COLOMBIAN 3RD QUARTER GDP GROWTH MISSES THE MARK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOC released 2004 Q3 GDP figures showing a sluggish 2.43 percent growth rate. GOC forecasts had predicted a 3.9 percent increase. Colombia's expected 2004 GDP growth rate of 4 percent can now only be achieved if Q4 GDP growth reaches 5 percent or higher. These numbers are [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12734 | MILITARY AND THE MEDIA CONFERENCE AIMS TO IMPROVE [...] (U) Summary: On December 2, Embassy Bogota and the Ministry of Defense co-sponsored the third annual Public Forces and Journalism Seminar to improve military-media communication. Almost one hundred media and Armed Forces members (including the police) attended the meeting in Paipa, Boyaca Dep [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA12736 | AUC COMMANDER MANCUSO DEMOBILIZES WITH CATATUMBO [...] (C) Over 1400 members of the AUC's Catatumbo Bloc -- including AUC military commander Salvatore Mancuso -- demobilized in a public ceremony in Norte de Santander Department on December 10. The Bloc surrendered over 1500 quality weapons, as well as over 150 pieces of real estate in the region. [...] | 2004-12-15 17:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CO AUC |
04BOGOTA12769 | COUNTER DRUG BRIGADE SHUTS DOWN TWO HCL LABS IN [...] (SBU) On November 26 and 27, elements of the Plan Colombia-supported Counter Drug (CD) Brigade captured two FARC cocaine hydrochloride (HCL) labs during Operation Hurricane in Guaviare department. 2. (SBU) The first lab, in the Vaupes river/Miraflores area, had two chemical recycling vats ( [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PTER MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA1280 | COLOMBIAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During A/S Wayne's January 28-29 trip to Bogota, Colombian government and business leaders expressed strong support for an FTA. They recognized, however, that they have a great deal of homework to do before they are ready to negotiate. Moreover, they expressed concern that na [...] | 2004-02-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
04BOGOTA12829 | DAS SHAPIRO AND PDAS FARRAR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Presidential Palace, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- WHA DAS Charles Shapiro INL PDAS Jonathan Farrar Ambassador William B. Wood David Henifin, WHA/AND Deputy Director Al Matano, INL/LP Deputy Director Craig Conway, POL (notetaker) C [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PTER PHUM CO VE BR UN |
04BOGOTA12835 | TAMPA AIRLINES: PROCEED WITH CAUTION [...] (C) Summary. Post has no objection to Ex-Im Bank's financing of a Boeing 767-300F cargo aircraft for Tampa Airlines based on currently available information. Embassy recommends that Ex-Im proceed with caution, however, based on results of a recent meeting between DEA and Tampa Airlines and T [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA12846 | DAS SHAPIRO AND PDAS FARRAR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Presidential Palace, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- WHA DAS Charles Shapiro INL PDAS Jonathan Farrar Ambassador William B. Wood David Henifin, WHA/AND Deputy Director Al Matano, INL/LP Deputy Director Craig Conway, POL (notetaker) C [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PTER PHUM CO VE BR UN |
04BOGOTA12860 | NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON REELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress has reformed the Constitution to permit presidential reelection. Implementing legislation is pending for the upcoming session. Legal challenges are likely. A showdown between two high courts is also a possibility. End Summary. 2. (U) On December 14, the Senate [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA12901 | COLOMBIA INSTITUTES CAPITAL CONTROLS ON INVESTORS [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Uribe announced in an evening press conference on December 14 that Colombia would be instituting capital controls investments entering Colombia. This move comes after a year-long appreciation of the peso (14 percent over the past year) and a three day period just befor [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12903 | GOC OFFERS TO MEET WITH FARC TO FACILITATE [...] (U) On December 20, the GOC reiterated its willingness to revoke its extradition order against Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Commander Ricardo Palmera (aka "Simon Trinidad") if the FARC releases 63 hostages, including the three U.S. contractors, before December 30. The GOC exp [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM ASEC PINR PGOV CO FARC |
04BOGOTA12938 | DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS WITH PEACE [...] (U) December 14, 2004, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Ambassador's residence, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- DAS Charles Shapiro Ambassador William B. Wood Jeff DeLaurentis, POLCOUNS David Henifin, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Sarah LaGier, notetaker Colombia -------- Luis Carl [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KJUS PINR CO AUC |
04BOGOTA12939 | AUC'S CALIMA BLOC DEMOBILIZES [...] (C) The Calima Bloc, the fifth paramilitary group to demobilize in 2004, demobilized near a small village in northern Valle del Cauca Department on December 18. Bloc members, most from the departments of Valle del Cauca or Antioquia, turned in over 500 weapons. The police have increased thei [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR ASEC PHUM PINR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12945 | Guarded Optimism at First Year Anniversary of [...] Just hours after the November 25 demobilization of AUC's Bananero Bloc combatants in Turbo, Antioquia Department (reftel),the first anniversary of the demobilization of the Cacique Nutibara Bloc (BCN) was celebrated in the department capital of Medellin. With banners emblazoned with the slog [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PHUM KJUS CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12953 | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN COLOMBIA [...] Leading companies are implementing strategically-focused corporate social responsibility programs in Colombia. Each year, private companies donate millions of dollars to fund education, health, and recreational initiatives throughout the country. The private sector is also providing managemen [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA12960 | TRANSPARENCY OF COLOMBIAN BUDGET/MILITARY SPENDING [...] (U) Per Secstate 239929, post has spoken to appropriate Colombian government authorities and has responses to questions posed by Washington. 2. (U) Military Expenditures are audited by the National Comptroller, which works on an annual cycle to audit each aspect of military expenditu [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN CO MOPS |
04BOGOTA12984 | DAS SHAPIRO AND DAS FARRAR MEET WITH DEFENSE [...] (U) December 16, 2004, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- INL DAS Jonathan Farrar WHA DAS Charles Shapiro Ambassador William B. Wood Al Matano, INL/LP Deputy Director David Henifin, Deputy Director for WHA/AND Jeff DeLaurentis, POLCOUNS Phyl [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR ASEC PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA13000 | HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION - COLOMBIA [...] (U) Although Post concurs with the Department's assessment of Colombia as "non-compliant" with the Hague Abduction Convention, Post notes legislation to implement the Convention is moving through the Colombian Congress. There are also positive developments in judicial training and cooperatio [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KOCI CO |
04BOGOTA13087 | GOC PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS STATUS REPORT TO G-24 [...] (SBU) On December 15, President Uribe, Vice President Santos and several other GOC officials presented a human rights status report to the G-24 Ambassadors and NGO representatives in preparation for the London Declaration follow-up conference in Cartagena on February 3-4, 2005. The proceeding [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER EAID CO |
04BOGOTA13139 | DAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH FATHER DARIO ECHEVERRI [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 11:15-12:15 a.m., Espicopal Conference, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- DAS Charles Shapiro Ambassador William B. Wood Jeff DeLaurentis, POLCOUNS David Henifin, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Sarah LaGier, POL (notetaker) Colombia -------- Fat [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR PREL PGOV CO ELN |
04BOGOTA13168 | PEACE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: A VIEW FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Senator Carlos Gaviria -- a self-declared presidential candidate in 2006 -- told poloffs to expect lawsuits against the recently approved constitutional amendment authorizing presidential reelection and expressed concerns about a possible clash between high courts over the [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA13170 | COLOMBIA TO RATIFY COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL CO |
04BOGOTA1318 | DAS DESHAZO'S MEETING WITH FM BARCO [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on February 6, WHA DAS Peter DeShazo and FM Carolina Barco discussed paramilitary demobilization and the OAS resolution on its verification mission, Colombia-Venezuela relations, and President Uribe's February 8-14 visit to Europe. End Summary. 2. (U) At the Fe [...] | 2004-02-09 19:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PHUM CO VE EU |
04BOGOTA13216 | YEAR END RESULTS OF AUC PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) In 2003 and 2004, the GOC demobilized over 3,600 paramilitaries from the AUC. They turned in well over 1,000 weapons and other supplies, which were inventoried by the OAS verification mission. 2005 will be the most challenging year for the peace process; the GOC is commited to demobilizin [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA13217 | OVERVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Passage of presidential reelection reform and implementing legislation for a new criminal procedure code were the principal accomplishments of the last session of Congress. Political wrangling prevented the Congress from dealing effectively with key pension and tax reform bills [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA1356 | URIBE'S MEETING WITH INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wood and visiting U.S. inter-agency delegation met with President Uribe and FM Barco on February 4. Reftel details the portion of the meeting devoted to paramilitary demobilization and extradition issues. Barco expressed guarded optimism regarding the OAS vote on Se [...] | 2004-02-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PHUM PTER SNAR CO EU |
04BOGOTA1363 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES AUC DEMOBILIZATION PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | AUC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR |
04BOGOTA1388 | MAYOR GARZON'S UNEVENTFUL FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Bogota mayor Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Garzon's first month in office was largely uneventful. Garzon has not attempted to steal President Uribe's limelight, and has been virtually silent on security issues. Instead, Garzon has talked up social issues. Thus far, however, he h [...] | 2004-02-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO CU |
04BOGOTA144 | CODEL FRIST'S MEETINGS IN BOGOTA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 5, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist met separately with Minister of Defense Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria, Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Barco, and Vice Minister of Trade Claudia Maria Uribe. Senator Frist also had the opportunity to discuss the upcoming fr [...] | 2004-01-07 23:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD KSUM PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO CODEL |
04BOGOTA153 | SENATOR FRIST'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe in Cartagena on January 4. Uribe made a pitch for additional helicopters and more efficient delivery of spare parts and inquired about the possibility of A-10 Warthogs for the counternarcotics fight. [...] | 2004-01-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER SNAR ECON CO EC MX PGOV |
04BOGOTA1558 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JANUARY 2004 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the January Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were over 4800 tracks sorted, of which 42 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one Phase I and one Phase III event during the month. ABD program issues of concern [...] | 2004-02-13 22:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA1563 | COLOMBIAN UNEMPLOYMENT AT SEVEN-YEAR LOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Reflecting the economy's 3.5 percent increase in 2003, Colombia's unemployment rate has fallen to 12.3 percent, a seven year low. Underemployment has increased slightly to 31.9 percent. Unemployment continues to be a top issue among the public. Some analysts, while praising th [...] | 2004-02-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA1657 | WOMEN'S WORLD BANKING CALI OPIC APPLICATION [...] Per reftel, Econoffs reviewed Women,s World Banking Cali (WWB) and have found it to be a reputable organization. WWB was established in 1982 and is known in Latin America as a financially sound microcredit agency. It won the Inter-American Development Bank,s Award for Excellence in Microfinanc [...] | 2004-02-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CO |
04BOGOTA1680 | GOC TAKING ACTION AGAINST PARAMILITARY CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) Since agreeing to a unilateral cease-fire in late November 2002, Colombia's major paramilitary groups -- the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC),Central Bolivar Bloc (BCB) and Eastern Alliance have committed at least 370 murders, kidnappings, and other human rights violations nat [...] | 2004-02-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PTER SNAR PHUM CO AUC PGOV |
04BOGOTA1703 | PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. THE GOC HAS PRESENTED EMBASSY WITH A FINAL DRAFT OF ITS PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II, 2006-10, DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT URIBE AND HIS CABINET. GOC AND EMBASSY SOLICIT WASHINGTON AGENCY POLICY REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT. PLEA [...] | 2004-02-18 20:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA1704 | APPREHENSION IN URABA FOR AUC DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: On January 29, a USAID contracting team tasked to analyze the GOC's demobilization plans for the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC),USAID personnel, and poloff visited Apartado, in the Uraba region of Antioquia Department. The GOC expects to implement an AUC demobiliza [...] | 2004-02-18 20:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR SNAR CO AUC |
04BOGOTA1748 | UNHCHR REPORT ON COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Colombia is finalizing its report for Geneva on the GOC's compliance with its 27 human rights recommendations. The report is likely to criticize the GOC for slow and uneven implementation of the recommendations [...] | 2004-02-20 17:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNGA |
04BOGOTA1764 | THE LAST COLOMBIAN MUNICIPALITY WITHOUT A PUBLIC [...] (SBU) On February 12, the GOC reinstalled police forces in Murindo, Antioquia department, a region in Uraba that has long lacked a public security presence. Murindo was the last of Colombia's 1,098 municipalities (equivalent to a U.S. county) to receive a public security force -- completing a [...] | 2004-02-20 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA1980 | NOTES FROM THE FIELD: MEDELLIN [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited Colombia's vibrant second city, Medellin, February 11-12. National Police commander Ruben Carrillo noted a continued downward trend in violent crime and a lack of recidivism on the part of reinserted former paramilitary fighters. Mayor Sergio Fajardo complained [...] | 2004-02-25 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM KJUS EAID CO UN |
04BOGOTA2019 | HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION: COLOMBIA [...] Reftel A provided Embassy Bogota's comments regarding Colombia's compliance with the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Ref e-mail B communicated that the Office of Children's Issues has decided to identify Colombia as a country not in compliance with the convention in the upc [...] | 2004-02-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC PREL CO |
04BOGOTA2020 | TRADE MINISTER STATES COLOMBIA'S NEW MARKET BASED [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 16, 2004, the Colombian government implemented a new import system that provides tariff reductions for importers that purchase domestic production of corn (both white and yellow),grain sorghum, rice, soybeans and cotton. The new system replaces the restrictive i [...] | 2004-02-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON CO FTA |
04BOGOTA2067 | AZNAR VISITS COLOMBIA [...] (U) Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar came to Colombia to express his solidarity with President Alvaro Uribe's fight against terrorism and to underscore Spanish assistance to Colombia. He also addressed a forum on Democracy and Development in Latin America, organized by the International Fo [...] | 2004-02-27 20:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER PGOV CO SP VE |
04BOGOTA2071 | FARC ATTEMPTS MAJOR KIDNAPPING IN HUILA DEPARTMENT [...] (C) On February 23, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) Teofilo Forero Mobile Column (TFMC) launched simultaneous attacks on a luxury residential complex in Neiva, Huila department, the city's power grid, and an isolated military outpost west of the city. A quick police respon [...] | 2004-02-27 20:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR PREL CO FARC |
04BOGOTA2091 | EARTH DAY 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-01 17:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN OPRC OIIP KPAO |
04BOGOTA2115 | ACADEMIA TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect. 2. (SBU) Three researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of London, working in conjunction with an Economics Professor at Augusta State University in Georgia with whom post had already been in contact, recently provided us [...] | 2004-03-01 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER PROP ELAB CO |
04BOGOTA2187 | COLOMBIA MEETS IMF FISCAL DEFICIT TARGETS [...] (U) The GOC announced February 25 that it met the IMF target of 2.8 percent of GDP for its 2003 fiscal deficit. The GOC cut current expenditures and froze some investment projects, especially in the energy sector, in order to achieve this result. The announcement was greeted positively by ma [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA2198 | GOC HARD LINE ON DEMOBILIZATION MAKES [...] (C) The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia's (AUC) Centauros Bloc -- which is heavily invested in drug trafficking and involved in a struggle with a rival paramilitary bloc over control of territory and narcotics interests -- publicly announced it will not demobilize without firm GOC secur [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA2199 | COLOMBIA - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Approximate amount of time spent to prepare this report: 30 hours. -------- Overview -------- 2. Colombia is a significant source of tr [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO |
04BOGOTA2313 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL OSORIO AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 5, Prosecutor General (Fiscal General) Osorio said that he had accepted the resignations of two senior Fiscalia officials and dismissed several others in an effort to clean house. He will also allow the Fiscalia,s prosecutors to elect a [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KCRM PHUM SNAR PREL PTER ASEC CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA2434 | GOC CONTINUING TO CONFRONT PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) Summary: In the face of AUC and other paramilitary groups' failure to fulfill the unilateral cease-fire pledge (reftel),the security forces continue to confront paramilitaries throughout the country. Since the beginning of 2003, almost 3,000 paramilitaries have been captured, killed, or [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR PGOV ASEC CO AUC |
04BOGOTA2436 | POSSIBLE SURVEILLANCE OF US RESIDENCE IN BOGOTA [...] (U) A. US Embassy-Bogot, Colombia B. Incident occurred on 09 March 2004. C. Embassy spouse observed individual taking pictures outside their apartment building. D. Spouse and maid observed the incident. E. The SUBJECT is described as a white male, approximately 5 fee [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
04BOGOTA2561 | PARAMILITARY PEACE DIFFICULTIES [...] (S) At the instruction of President Uribe, Peace Negotiator Restrepo met with the Ambassador to discuss difficulties in the GOC's negotiations with the AUC paramilitaries. Restrepo said the AUC had called for written guarantees from the GOC that, during the concentration phase, AUC members fa [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PTER CO AUC |
04BOGOTA2634 | WILL CONGRESS COME THROUGH FOR URIBE? [...] (SBU) Summary: In January, President Uribe, in an effort to nudge a recalcitrant Congress toward passage of new reforms, announced plans to form three high-level special commissions to formulate proposals in the areas of economics, justice, and administration of the state. On February 17, t [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KJUS PTER CO |
04BOGOTA2635 | DRAFT AGREEMENTS ON INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE AND [...] At the request of the Vice Minister of National Defense (MOD) for Policy, MOD staff and Post (NAS and MilGp) have prepared two draft agreements (Appendices) that seek to integrate the MOD and the Colombian Military and National Police in the critical areas of intelligence and communications, [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA2692 | GOC ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT LABOR RIGHTS [...] (U) To address the international community's concerns about human rights violations against trade union members, Vice-President Santos briefed ambassadors of member states of the ILO's Governing Body on GOC advances in promoting workers' human rights and tripartite dialogue. In addition to ci [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL CO |
04BOGOTA2764 | UNHCHR PRESENTS ITS 2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UN |
04BOGOTA2806 | INL A/S CHARLES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with President Uribe on March 15, INL A/S Charles and Ambassador Wood welcomed Uribe's March 22-25 visit to Washington, lauded the decrease in violence under Uribe, stressed the need for eradication in national parks, and reiterated the importance we place on extrad [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KJUS SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA2840 | ECUADOR PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ VISITS COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a two-day visit to Colombia, Ecuador's President Lucio Gutierrez met with President Alvaro Uribe, FM Carolina Barco, Bogota Mayor Lucho Garzon, and business leaders; spoke to a joint session of Congress; and was honored with Colombia's highest medal. Border control, immigr [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER PREF CO EC |
04BOGOTA2912 | COLOMBIA GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON PENSION [...] (SBU) Faced with the impending default of the Public Pension Fund (managed by the Institute for Social Security),the GOC is once again attempting to overhaul its public pension system. This marks the Uribe administration's third attempt to fix the problem, after the 2002 pension reform was [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA3096 | INL A/S Charles Visit to Colombia [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The March 12-15 visit to Colombia by INL A/S Robert Charles combined field visits to NAS-supported counter- narcotics and law enforcement programs and briefings and meetings hosted by key GOC leaders. In his conv [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PTER PREL XM |
04BOGOTA3102 | GOC CONCERNED ABOUT UN DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Charge was called to the Foreign Ministry on March 26 by Acting Minister Jaime Giron to discuss the GOC's reservations about two aspects of the UNSC Draft Resolution on Children and Armed Conflict. Referring to the resolution's operative paragraph 7bis, Giron expressed concern about the [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CO UNSC |
04BOGOTA3103 | THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: THE EMBASSY COUNTRY TEAM RECENTLY COMPLETED ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF OF WORK IN ARAUCA DEPARTMENT. IN THAT TIME THE US HAS TRAINED ALMOST A BATTALION AND A HALF OF COUNTERGUERRILA SOLDIERS, CONDUCTED NUMEROUS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS, AND ESTABLISHED A COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PHUM CO TAGS |
04BOGOTA3373 | UPDATE ON VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES PROCESS IN [...] (SBU) British Petroleum (BP) and the Colombian Association of Petroleum Producers (ACP) hosted a briefing for British and U.S. emboffs on ACP's draft work plan regarding the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) for the extractive industry. ACP and BP requested USG and UK as [...] | 2004-04-01 18:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET PHUM PREL CO |
04BOGOTA3393 | COLOMBIAN ARMY ATTACK ON POLICE UNIT SPARKS [...] (C) The deaths on March 19 of eleven people -- seven anti- kidnapping police and four civilians -- at the hands of the Colombian Army (COLAR) in Narino department has sparked controversy. The Colombian National Police (CNP) and Army have presented contradictory accounts of the incident, and P [...] | 2004-04-01 22:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS PROP SNAR MOPS ASEC CO |
04BOGOTA3479 | DC-3 Accident March 28, No Injuries [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Colombian National Police (PNC) DC-3 aircraft (tail number PNC 0214) crashed upon landing in Caruru, Vaupes Department, on March 28. No injuries or fatalities resulted, but an initial inspection has concluded that it is not economically feasible to repair the aircraft. PNC a [...] | 2004-04-02 21:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA3486 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-02 22:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CO FARC ELN AUC |
04BOGOTA3492 | PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY PROGRAM MISSION STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-05 11:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
04BOGOTA3544 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS WITH HIGH [...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador met with High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo to discuss the paramilitary peace process and, especially, to confirm that the GOC would give paramilitary leaders no assurances regarding their possible extradition to the U.S. Restrepo explained recent chang [...] | 2004-04-05 19:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PINR PREL PTER PINS PHUM PGOV SNAR CO ELN |
04BOGOTA3545 | DECIPHERING THE SIZE OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS [...] (C) According to the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD),at least 20,000 Colombian terrorists, both paramilitaries and guerrillas, have deserted or been captured or killed in combat with government forces since President Alvaro Uribe took office in August 2002. Still, the estimated numerical [...] | 2004-04-05 19:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS PROP SNAR CO AUC ELN FARC |
04BOGOTA3618 | ANTI-NARCOTICS UNIT MEMBERS OBJECT TO POLYGRAPHS [...] (SBU) On April 4, Bogota's El Espectador newspaper published an article about complaints by members of the Fiscalia's Anti-Narcotics and Maritime Interdiction Unit (UNAIM) about polygraph exams recently administered by the FBI. The exams were mandated by Prosecutor General ("Fiscal General") [...] | 2004-04-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA3619 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE OFFICIALS POLYGRAPHED; [...] (S) Embassy has raised U.S. concerns about corruption in the Prosecutor General's Office ("Fiscalia") with the Prosecutor General ("Fiscal General") many times in recent weeks, including several at the ambassadorial level. As a result, Prosecutor General Luis Camilo Osorio directed a number o [...] | 2004-04-07 00:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR |
04BOGOTA3620 | 90-DAY GOALS UPDATE [...] (U) In January, U.S. Embassy Bogota identified three discrete goals which, with diligence, we sought to complete within the subsequent 90 days. The following is an update as of March 31. NAS --- 2. (SBU) NAS goal (abbreviated): We will develop an effective manual eradication option ag [...] | 2004-04-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
04BOGOTA3628 | GOC AIRS CONCERNS OVER CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT AGAINST [...] (U)SUMMARY: The MFA has notified the Embassy of its concern over a pending lawsuit in Federal District Court in California concerning the controversial bombing of the Colombian village of Santo Domingo in 1998 (see reftels),which it fears may have negative repercussions on bilateral relation [...] | 2004-04-07 16:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KJUS EPET CO PROL |
04BOGOTA3676 | COLOMBIAN AVIATION: THE ONLY WAY IS UP [...] (U) Summary: 2003 was a tough year for Colombian airlines due to a drop in passenger traffic and high operational and fuel costs. Avianca, the nation's largest carrier, entered Chapter 11 reorganization in New York, and is up for sale. A Brazilian consortium has offered to take over Avianc [...] | 2004-04-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAIR CO |
04BOGOTA3703 | COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA [...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...] | 2004-04-12 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO |
04BOGOTA3714 | MILITARY ERROR IN CAJAMARCA CAUSES 5 CIVILIAN [...] (U) On the night of April 10 in the municipality of Cajamarca, Tolima department, soldiers from the Pijoas Battalion of the Colombian Army's Sixth Brigade killed five civilians -- including a 6-month-old infant -- who soldiers mistook in the dark for FARC guerrillas. Cajamarca is an area with [...] | 2004-04-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS PHUM PINR PREL PTER KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA3775 | NEW "LAW OF JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION" SUBMITTED TO [...] (U) At an April 12 meeting with the local diplomatic corps, High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo provided the following detailed sequence for the operation of the draft &Law of Justice and Compensation,8 a new version of the previous &alternative sentencing" or "conditional parole" [...] | 2004-04-14 17:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KJUS PHUM PINR CO |
04BOGOTA3872 | A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF COLOMBIA'S SECURITY SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-16 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ASEC SNAR PTER CO |
04BOGOTA3894 | UPDATE ON COLOMBIAN DRAFT LEGISLATION TOUCHING ON [...] (S) Summary: The Colombian House of Representatives is close to a final vote on criminal procedure code reforms. The GOC, supported strongly by the Embassy, is pushing for status quo on the article that addresses extradition. A sizable number of congressmen, however, continues to advocate n [...] | 2004-04-16 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV KJUS SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA3913 | FOUR CASE STUDIES OF LABOR VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) During a meeting with four participants in a USDOL-funded exchange program for at-risk trade unionists, we learned that paramilitaries had targeted at least three of them because of their leftist political activism, rather than their trade union membership. Carlos Rodriguez, the moderate [...] | 2004-04-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PTER ELAB SOCI CO |
04BOGOTA3943 | PRM'S A/S DEWEY'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (U) PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey visited Colombia March 7-10. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internally displaced persons since the Uribe Administration took office 18 months ago. Many cautioned, however, that this positiv [...] | 2004-04-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO |
04BOGOTA3944 | PRM'S A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES DISPLACEMENT, PEACE [...] (SBU) As part of his March 7-10 visit to Colombia, PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey met with PRM partner organizations that provide short- and medium-term assistance to displaced persons. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internal [...] | 2004-04-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO |
04BOGOTA4048 | TEAMING WITH DOD TO PROMOTE UST TERRORIST REWARDS [...] Post's Rewards for Justice Committee met on 1 April 2004 with regard to reftel. Post would welcome a one or two person team for the purpose of providing an overview of DOD's proposal for an enhanced rewards initiative. 2. Subsequent to the presentation, Post officials will meet and determi [...] | 2004-04-21 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER MARR |
04BOGOTA4058 | HOUSE DEFEATS MEASURE TO MODIFY EXTRADITION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-22 15:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA4060 | TERRORIST FINANCE ISSUES IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) The complex relationship between drug traffickers, money launderers and terrorists led the Government of Colombia (GOC) to take a broad, multifaceted and multi-institutional approach to combating illicit finance. Colombia has worked extensively with the USG to find, investigate and freez [...] | 2004-04-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CO EUN |
04BOGOTA4128 | PERU'S PRESIDENT TOLEDO VISITS COLOMBIA [...] Summary: Border security and economic cooperation topped the agenda when Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo made a two-day visit to Colombia April 15-17. Toledo signed a 35-point Joint Declaration with President Alvaro Uribe. The Declaration called for: cooperation and coordination between [...] | 2004-04-22 22:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PTER SNAR CO PE |
04BOGOTA4129 | COAST GUARD COMMANDANT ADMIRAL COLLINS MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and other senior officials, Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, praised the Colombian Navy. He noted he hopes to improve already close relations between the two coast guard services, including the possible [...] | 2004-04-22 22:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PTER PREL SNAR MCAP MASS MARR ASEC |
04BOGOTA4176 | CASTANO'S FATE UNKNOWN [...] (C) Carlos Castano's fate remains unclear after an April 16 armed confrontation between Castano's personnel and unidentified individuals in Antioquia Department. The most often heard scenario is that Castano's brother and fellow paramilitary commander Vicente Castano was behind the attack in [...] | 2004-04-23 23:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PINR PGOV PINS PREL SNAR CO AUC |
04BOGOTA4214 | COLOMBIA'S DEBATE OVER MASS DETENTIONS [...] (C) Some human rights NGOs oppose the GOC's policy of large-scale detentions. The GOC, however, insists that such detentions are consistent with legal norms and points out that between 60 and 70 percent of persons arrested in such operations remain in custody based on judicially-sanctioned or [...] | 2004-04-26 16:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ELAB PROP MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA4238 | CONGRESSMAN DIAZ BALART'S BOGOTA VISIT [...] (U) Begin Summary. Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart visited Colombia April 12-14. He received two awards from the Colombian Congress; both were presented for the Congressman,s efforts on behalf of Colombians in the U.S. Diaz-Balart met with President Uribe and senior GOC officials. End Summa [...] | 2004-04-26 19:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR CO CODEL |
04BOGOTA4278 | URIBE GIVES PUBLIC ULTIMATUM TO PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) On April 27, President Uribe issued an ultimatum to the country's illegal paramilitaries, warning that if they do not accept the GOC's conditions for peace talks -- including a verifiable cease-fire and a concentration of troops -- Government security forces will combat them until they are [...] | 2004-04-27 21:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR ASEC CO ELN FARC |
04BOGOTA4297 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD AND PEACE [...] (C) On April 27, Ambassador spoke to Minister of Defense Uribe and Peace Commissioner Restrepo about that day's presidential declaration on the peace process (reftel). 2. (C) Minister Uribe said that the declaration had been composed the day before and had been reviewed before issuance by h [...] | 2004-04-28 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR ASEC CO ELN |
04BOGOTA4318 | USG PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST ROUND OF US-ANDEAN [...] (U) To addressees from Ambassador William B. Wood. 2. (SBU) Colombia,s Minister of Commerce and the GOC,s lead FTA negotiator have approached post to request that the USG send as complete a delegation as possible to the upcoming FTA talks in Bogota, May 18-19. Both officials stressed the p [...] | 2004-04-28 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV ECON CO KLAB FTA |
04BOGOTA4319 | THREE ALLEGED IRA MEMBERS ACQUITTED ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Three Irish citizens -- Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley, and James Monaghan -- were acquitted on charges of training Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas in the use of explosives and urban terrorist tactics. The three men were, however, found guilty of entering the cou [...] | 2004-04-28 22:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA4326 | ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agriculture will probably be one of Colombia's most sensitive sectors in the FTA negotiations, due to its historical role and the sector's high level of government intervention. The U.S. has comparative advantage in the products most protected by Colombia, particularly wheat, cor [...] | 2004-04-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4328 | ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Colombia are largely governed by Andean Community decisions, which are interpreted by GOC law. The latter complies with the WTO, though in key areas Colombian protection is weaker than TRIPS protections. Enforcement of IPR law is the princi [...] | 2004-04-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4332 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL CONTINUES REFORMS AMID CRITICISM [...] (S) Although he cannot evade responsibility for presiding for thirty-three months over an institution polluted by corruption, Prosecutor General ("Fiscal") Luis Camilo Osorio has followed through on his promise to remove officials who fail polygraph exams or are otherwise suspected of corrupti [...] | 2004-04-29 15:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA4448 | U/S GROSSMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) On April 29, U/S Grossman and SOUTHCOM Commander met President Uribe, Minister of Defense Uribe, and the acting Foreign Minister. Ambassador also attended. U/S Grossman underscored continuing U.S. support for consolidation of Plan Colombia and for Plan Patriota. He expressed support for [...] | 2004-04-30 20:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PTER PREL PHUM SNAR PINS CO |
04BOGOTA4475 | INSURANCE ISSUES IN FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH COLOMBIA [...] Following is post's response to REFTEL request for information on Colombia's insurance sector in preparation for FTA negotiations which begin on May 17. 2. Begin Questions and Answers: Q: Has the country engaged in any treaties in which they grant insurance-sector preferences to another [...] | 2004-05-03 18:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4476 | COLOMBIA HOPES TO INCREASE EXPORTS VIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A liberalization trade agreement between trading blocks Mercosur and the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) will go into effect July 1. The deal gives Colombia increased market access to 216 million consumers in Mercosur countries. Key agricultural goods will receive 15 years of [...] | 2004-05-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4483 | COLOMBIA TAX REFORMS OF LIMITED BENEFIT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-03 19:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA4506 | U/S GROSSMAN MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT SANTOS [...] (C) On April 29, U/S Grossman met Vice-President Santos. Grossman said that the USG supports Plan Patriota, and praised the GOC's accomplishments in combating narcotics and terrorism. The U/S stressed that the USG will insist on maintaining extradition as an effective law enforcement tool, a [...] | 2004-05-03 22:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA4507 | U/S GROSSMAN'S MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS [...] (U) April 29, 2004, 1:45-2:30pm, U.S. Embassy Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- U/S Marc Grossman Ambassador William B. Wood General James T. Hill, SouthCom Ambassador Daniel A. Johnson, POLAD Col. Napoli, Southcom Stewart Tuttle, Deputy Political Counselor Charles Barclay, WHA [...] | 2004-05-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PTER KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA4511 | IMF VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Commending the Government of Colombia (GOC) on its impressive growth over the last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that the short term outlook for Colombia is positive and expects the Colombian economy to meet revised macroeconomic targets. The positive macr [...] | 2004-05-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA4534 | ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: CUSTOMS ISSUES IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite previous reforms to Colombia's customs administration, more modernization is needed to fully support trade under an FTA. The customs bureaucracy itself hampers trade, lacking specialized staff and equipment, and suffering from high management turnover. Pilferage in customs [...] | 2004-05-04 20:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4632 | PRESIDENTIAL REELECTION PASSES FIRST TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Prospects for passage of legislation to permit immediate presidential reelection are mixed. As Constitutional reform, the proposal faces a challenging vote hurdle. Approval requires eight votes: committee and plenary, both chambers, this session and next. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2004-05-06 19:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
04BOGOTA4633 | SECURITY FORCES PLEDGE TO INVESTIGATE MISHAPS AND [...] (C) Over the past month, the security forces have committed serious errors, including friendly fire events, accidental civilian killings, and incidents involving possible drug-related corruption. Once incident in particular has exacerbated already tense police-military relations. The GOC has [...] | 2004-05-06 19:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PINR ASEC CO |
04BOGOTA4636 | ASSET SEIZURE AND DEMOBILIZATION FUNDING [...] (U) This is an Action Request (please see paragraphs 2 and 12) in reply to reftel request for information about Colombian Law 793 of 2002, "La Ley de la Extincion de Dominio." ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Colombia has two laws that address asset forfeiture and seizure, one criminal [...] | 2004-05-06 21:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON KCRM PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA4709 | ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: FINANCIAL SERVICES ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombia's financial services sector is distinguished by a regulatory framework that restricts multi-banking and seeks to control money laundering and capital flight. International financial services firms are restricted to those with a subsidiary in the country, and use of forei [...] | 2004-05-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EFIN CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4820 | COUNTER DRUG BRIGADE CAPTURES TWO HCL LABS IN [...] (SBU) ON APRIL 25 AND 28, THE 2ND BATTALION OF THE PLAN COLOMBIA SUPPORTED COUNTER DRUG (CD) BRIGADE SHUT DOWN TWO FARC COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE (HCL) LABS DURING OPERATION ZEUS IN SOUTHERN NARINO DEPARTMENT. 2. THE FIRST LAB, NEAR THE MIRA RIVER AND LLORENTE, HAD FOUR CHEMICAL RECYCLING VATS [...] | 2004-05-11 20:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PTER MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA4839 | ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: TELECOMS AND NON-FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Telecoms and other non-financial services account for 59 percent of Colombia's GDP. Despite two waves of liberalization, regulatory barriers still protect state-owned service providers from private and foreign firms. Barriers to foreign providers of professional services are fa [...] | 2004-05-11 22:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4875 | COLOMBIA HAS NO PLANS FOR REPRESENTATION IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 23:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL IZ CO |
04BOGOTA4888 | COLOMBIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TO VISIT FAA [...] (U) Summary. Sub-Director from Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to visit FAA in Miami and Washington to discuss recent FAA inspection. The GOC was not pleased with the results of the inspection, and is taking steps to comply with FAA recommendations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In [...] | 2004-05-13 16:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CO |
04BOGOTA4947 | GOC REACTION TO ARREST OF COLOMBIANS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: The GOC has sought to calm passions following Venezuela's arrest of some 90 purported Colombian paramilitaries (Ref A). President Uribe called for a thorough investigation and welcomed the actions of neighboring countries to prevent illegal activities of Colombians abroad. A c [...] | 2004-05-14 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CO VE |
04BOGOTA4950 | SETTLEMENT OF ECOPETROL STRIKE HINGES ON [...] (SBU) Twenty-two days into the Syndicated Workers Union's ("Union Sindical Obrero," or USO) strike against Ecopetrol -- Colombia's state-owned oil company -- the lone issue remaining on the negotiation table is whether Ecopetrol will re-hire nearly 180 workers dismissed for their participation [...] | 2004-05-14 23:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EPET PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA4951 | NEXT STEPS IN PARAMILITARY PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Ambassador and Peace Commissioner Restrepo discussed the paramilitary peace agreement. The paramilitary leaders have a month to concentrate. Restrepo speculated they agreed after almost destroying the talks because: (1) the government had followed a consistent line a [...] | 2004-05-17 12:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR KJUS CO OAS ELN |
04BOGOTA5068 | Bogota Mini Dublin Group Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bogota Mini Dublin Group held a biannual meeting on May 11 to discuss the ten recommendations for Colombia agreed upon in November, 2003. This session acknowledged the USG's leadership in counter-narcotics cooperation with the GOC. Several examples of bilateral programs were [...] | 2004-05-17 23:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER CO UN |
04BOGOTA5077 | GOC INITIATES INTERAGENCY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Three months ago the GOC, with SOUTHCOM assistance, established the Coordination Center for Integrated Action (CCAI). The Center is directed by presidential adviser and International Assistance Coordinator Luis Alfonso Hoyos and is staffed by more than ten ministries and agencies. It will [...] | 2004-05-18 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PTER PREL PINS CO |
04BOGOTA5234 | LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR USG SUPPORT TO DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) This is an Action Request: Embassy Bogota requests that the Department urgently work with both DOJ and USAID to resolve legal ambiguities that inhibit our ability to support aspects of desertion and demobilization programs in Colombia. In particular, we need a ruling on whether, and when [...] | 2004-05-22 20:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL PTER CO |
04BOGOTA5265 | TAINTED RIME-5 OFFICERS DISMISSED [...] (S/NF) In January 2004, Colombian military officials provided Army Commander Major General Carreno with evidence that five officers from Army Regional Intelligence Center 5 (RIME-5),including its commander, were collaborating with paramilitary groups. The officers were suspected of sharing i [...] | 2004-05-24 20:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PINR PTER CO |
04BOGOTA5276 | THE AUC PEACE PROCESS: AVOIDING ANOTHER CAGUAN [...] (C) In its negotiations with the paramilitaries the Uribe administration has avoided several mistakes the Pastrana administration committed during its fruitless peace process with the FARC. In contrast to talks with the FARC, the Uribe government has used public commentary sparingly and effec [...] | 2004-05-24 22:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER SNAR KJUS PINS CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA5282 | PROGRESS IN CESAR DEPARTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Officials and residents of Cesar Department praise President Uribe's security improvements. The cities and highways of Cesar's central valley are far safer than they were a year ago, and the economy has grown slightly. However, guerrillas and paramilitaries find refuge in the hi [...] | 2004-05-24 22:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON SNAR VE CO FARC |
04BOGOTA5305 | BOGOTA'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND PROPOSAL [...] Background: Colombia remains embroiled in a prolonged internal armed conflict now involving three major narcotics-funded terrorist organizations. The conflict has fueled thousands of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the illegal armed groups and has led to a ser [...] | 2004-05-25 21:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA5326 | Update on Eradication in Colombian National Parks [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to dispel misinformation about the aerial eradication program and illicit coca cultivation in national parks, the Colombian National Police (CNP) recently hosted two over-flights of affected parks. Participants, including key legislators, opinion leaders, and the me [...] | 2004-05-26 20:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA5327 | GOC ORDERED TO COMPENSATE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF [...] On May 25, the Administrative Tribunal of Arauca department ordered the Government of Colombia to pay 2 billion pesos (approximately USD 770,000) to the families of 17 persons killed in an Air Force bombing of the village of Santo Domingo, Arauca department, in December 1998. The Tribunal rul [...] | 2004-05-26 20:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PTER PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA66 | 2003 REVIEW OF THE COLOMBIAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Colombian economy performed well during President Alvaro Uribe's first year in office and will end 2003 on a positive note. A significant increase in exports to the United States helped stabilize an economy constrained by the internal armed conflict and challenged by a sign [...] | 2004-01-05 20:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA85 | SENIOR FARC LEADER SIMON TRINIDAD IN CUSTODY: GOC [...] (C) On January 2, Ecuadorian authorities arrested Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander Ricardo Ovidio Palmera Pineda alias "Simon Trinidad." He is now in Colombia, where he faces over 50 counts of terrorism and other serious crimes. Palmera, who played a ke role in managing [...] | 2004-01-06 18:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS MOPS CO FARC |
04BOGOTA88 | NAS BOGOTA MONTHLY REPORT [...] This is a summary of NAS Bogota activities for November 2003. Eradication and Interdiction ---------------------------- 2. Eradication: In November, the Colombian National Police (CNP) sprayed 6,268 hectares of coca. Spray aircraft and support helicopters took a total of six hits from [...] | 2004-01-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA8898 | MOD DEFENDS COLOMBIAN DEMOBILIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Carolina Barco and Minister of Defense Jorge Uribe briefed foreign diplomats on individual demobilization, hometown soldiers, and the informants network. The event was a review of accomplishments that highlighted the GOC's successes and downplayed its challenges. Minis [...] | 2004-09-01 23:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA8899 | DRUG TIES RELATED TO GUAITARILLA POLICE DEATHS [...] (C) On August 30, the Inspector General's Office (Procuraduria) announced that it had closed the disciplinary investigation into the March 19 Army-Police clash in Guaitarilla, Narino Department. According to the televised announcement, the Procuraduria will press charges for alleged neglig [...] | 2004-09-01 23:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA8900 | US HOSTAGE STATUS: 18 MONTHS IN FARC CAPTIVITY [...] (S//NF) August 13, 2004 marked the 18-month anniversary of the FARC's kidnapping of three American crewmembers after a SOUTHCOM single-engine Cessna crashed. The most significant change since the one-year update in reftel (NOTAL) has been the initiation and impressive progress of the COLMIL's Pla [...] | 2004-09-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | CASC MOPS PGOV PINR PTER FARC |
04BOGOTA8906 | CONCERNS FROM THE U.S. FLAG CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary. At the midyear point, the three U.S. flag airlines, American, Continental, and Delta, all report higher earnings in 2004 than in 2003. All three managers voiced concerns over the civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil (CAA),the association of Colombian travel agencies (A [...] | 2004-09-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CO |
04BOGOTA8907 | OPEN SKIES AND THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary. On 25 August 2004 DCM Milton Drucker and Econoff met with Aeronautica Civil (CAA) Director Juan Carlos Velez to discuss Open Skies. Velez requested another one year extension of the 2000 agreement because he said Colombia was not ready for Open Skies, specifically Open Skies for [...] | 2004-09-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CO |
04BOGOTA9090 | 2004 FISHING CERTIFICATE UNDER VASQUEZ-SACCIO [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED DIPLOMATIC NOTE DST No. 43972/805 DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2004, TRANSMITTING FISHING AUTHORIZATIONS, ISSUED BY THE COLOMBIAN INSTITUTE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (INCODER) AND RESOLUTION NO. 0202 OF AUGUST 9, 2004 FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF MARITIME AFFAIRS (DIMAR),FOR FISHING VESSELS [...] | 2004-09-08 19:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS CO |
04BOGOTA9093 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION MEETING ROUND-UP, [...] The following is an update of some Plan Colombia-related activities reported during the Embassy Plan Colombia Implementation Meetings of August, 2004. --- RSO --- 2. Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program Managers Ed Lee and Jim Schnaible visited post from August 16-21. The purpose o [...] | 2004-09-08 19:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO KPRM |
04BOGOTA9117 | 13 THOUSAND HECTARES SPRAYED IN COLOMBIA: NAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eradication aircraft sprayed a total of 12,959 hectares of coca and 658 hectares of poppy in August. Anti-Narcotics Police units captured and/or destroyed over 67 metric tons of cocaine, 1.2 metric tons of cocaine base, 10 tons of pressed marijuana, and 24 kilograms of heroin t [...] | 2004-09-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PTER CO |
04BOGOTA9136 | GOVERNMENT COMPLETES FARC FINANCE STUDY [...] (C) The GOC recently completed an unprecedented interagency analysis of FARC finances. The study concluded that FARC profits in 2003 were between 1.35 and 3.25 trillion pesos (approximately USD 520 million to 1.25 billion) in 2003. According to the study, the FARC spent about 40 percent of [...] | 2004-09-09 21:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SNAR FARC |
04BOGOTA92 | AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES PRESIDENT AND FM ON SPECIAL [...] (C) As requested by reftel, Ambassador Wood demarched President Uribe on January 4, 2004 and Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on January 5, both in the company of Senator Bill Frist. In the meeting with Barco, Senator Frist himself urged Colombian support for USG proposals at the Special Summit [...] | 2004-01-07 11:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM CO OAS |
04BOGOTA9200 | COLOMBIA'S "HOMETOWN SOLDIERS" PROGRAM [...] (C) The GOC's "Hometown Soldiers" Program has become a hallmark of President Uribe's Democratic Security Policy. The program is designed to supplement regular military units with platoons of local soldiers that perform basic security functions. A valuable outcome of the program has been great [...] | 2004-09-13 15:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PINR SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA9206 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] Embassy reiterated reftels demarche and explained the US human rights certification process and special cases of concern to Acting FM Jaime Giron on September 7. Giron expressed the GOC's commitment to facilitating the certification process and said he would pass our specific concerns to FM C [...] | 2004-09-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA9241 | COLOMBIAN BANKING REGULATIONS STABILIZE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's banking regulators aided struggling banks through the banking crisis of the late nineties and have continued this work by strengthening banks against risk. Colombia has implemented internal regulation to ensure against another banking crisis while also implementing Ba [...] | 2004-09-13 23:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA9243 | STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE COLOMBIAN BANKING SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian banking sector appears to have finally recovered after struggling through a crisis from 1999 through 2003. Banks recorded record profits in the first semester of 2004 and the GOC continues to take steps to further strengthen the sector, such as fulfilling IMF comm [...] | 2004-09-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA9311 | ILO STUDY: REMOVING POLITICS FROM LABOR RELATIONS [...] (C) The relationship between labor violence and political activity is widely accepted by labor leaders and academics in Colombia. For many trade unionists, unions act as surrogate political parties and avenues for political activity. Because illegal armed groups perceive trade unionists, part [...] | 2004-09-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD PTER CO ILO |
04BOGOTA9325 | PRESIDENT SIGNS REVISED CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE [...] (U) On August 31, President Uribe signed into law a new criminal procedure code consistent with Colombia's transition to an accusatory criminal justice system. Approval of the code by the Colombian Congress was a somewhat novel example of cooperative relations between the GOC and both houses o [...] | 2004-09-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA9358 | AUGUST AIR BRIDGE DENIAL UPDATE: ABD COMPLETES [...] (U) Summary: This is the August 2004 Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. This message also includes an overview of the program's achievements in its first year. During August, there were two Phase III events and two Phase I events, including one arrested pilot. There [...] | 2004-09-15 22:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA9364 | U/S GROSSMAN'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE AND [...] (C) Summary. On September 9, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman had separate meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Vice-President Francisco Santos in Cartagena. Grossman thanked Uribe and Santos for their efforts to secure the safe release of the three American [...] | 2004-09-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR KJUS CVIS CO |
04BOGOTA9437 | ELN WILLING TO TALK BUT NOT MUCH [...] (U) On September 6, the Central Command (COCE) of the National Liberation Army (ELN) formally responded to the GOC's August 3 communiqu reported reftel. The ELN's written response criticized the GOC for its delay in responding to the ELN's June 4 negotiating proposal and for failing to addres [...] | 2004-09-16 21:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM EAID KJUS PINR CO ELN |
04BOGOTA9519 | POWERFUL PARAMILITARY COMMANDER KILLED [...] (U) On September 20, the Prosecutor General's Office ("Fiscalia") publicly confirmed that United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) commander Miguel Arroyave Ruiz was killed. Arroyave commanded the AUC's Centauros Bloc and was participating in peace talks with the government. The reasons [...] | 2004-09-20 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PHUM PINR CO |
04BOGOTA9526 | FISCALIA ISSUES PREVENTIVE DETENTION ORDERS IN [...] (S/NF) On September 16, the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") issued preventive detention orders against one officer, two enlisted men, and a civilian informant in the ongoing investigation of the killing of three trade unionists on August 5. The three soldiers had been in Fiscali [...] | 2004-09-20 22:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD PTER KJUS CO ILO |
04BOGOTA9610 | COLOMBIAN CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
04BOGOTA9661 | GOC DELIVERS BLOWS TO PARAMILITARIES [...] (SBU) Summary: GOC security forces dealt two major blows to paramilitary forces this month. In early September, elements of an Antinarcotics Police Airmobile Company ("Junglas") seized a large cocaine HCl laboratory believed to belong to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) in Val [...] | 2004-09-22 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PTER CO AUC |
04BOGOTA9676 | VIOLENCE IN CALI ON THE RISE [...] (C) In mid September, Emboffs discussed security issues with local officials in Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca Department. Despite an overall improvement in most security indicators, the murder rate in the department has increased substantially this year. A combination of several factors h [...] | 2004-09-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PINR SNAR CO PHUM PREL |
04BOGOTA9686 | SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) The following are short capsule overviews of significant political and human rights events in Colombia during the week of September 13. ---------------------- Meta Notables Murdered ---------------------- 2. (U) On September 14, the bullet-riddled bodies of former El Dorado (Meta [...] | 2004-09-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SNAR ECON CO |
04BOGOTA9698 | VISITING EMBASSY BOGOTA? [...] (U) Due to the large volume of visitors to US Embassy Bogota and due to the Congressional Capacity Count restrictions for US personnel in Colombia, Post is outlining requirements for country clearance approval for all official visitors. Except under very exceptional circumstances, Post requi [...] | 2004-09-23 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KJUS MARR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA9699 | COLOMBIA MILITARY PROGRESS: SLOW BUT STEADY [...] (S) The Colombian Military (COLMIL) continues to make progress combating illegal armed groups. The number of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),National Liberation Army (ELN),United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC),and smaller illegal armed group members killed, captured, o [...] | 2004-09-23 21:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PINR SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA97 | RELEASED ELN HOSTAGE DISCUSSES KIDNAPPING [...] (C) On December 24, poloff met with Israeli citizen Ido Guy, who had been released by the National Liberation Army (ELN) two days earlier af over three months in captivity. Guy was accompanied by Israeli securit liaison Guy Ner, who had been posted at the headquarters of the Colombi military's [...] | 2004-01-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS CO ELN |
04BOGOTA9702 | WHO ARE THE PARAMILITARY COMMANDERS? [...] (C) Paramilitary groups participating in peace talks in Santa Fe de Ralito submitted a list to the OAS of their 14-member negotiating team and 19 commanders who are present in the concentration zone. The largest paramilitary group represented in the zone is the AUC, which is commanded by thre [...] | 2004-09-23 21:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR KJUS PINR PHUM CO AUC |
04BRASILIA1000 | BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART III: LAND DISPUTES AND [...] (U) This is Part III of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable discusses current land disputes. Part I (ref B) provided an overview and Part II (ref C) discussed concerns of indigenous leaders. 2. (U) Summary. The government of Brazil is facing unhappiness among indigeno [...] | 2004-04-27 19:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP |
04BRASILIA1002 | BRAZIL'S TREATMENT OF SODA ASH IMPORTS [...] As requested in ref A, Econoffs delivered the demarche concerning ICMS (Merchandise and Service Circulation) tax on imported soda ash to Luis Balduino and Felipe Gastao of the Ministry of External Affairs' (MRE) Market Access Division on April 15. Balduino has been our working-level contact a [...] | 2004-04-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP BR |
04BRASILIA1005 | ENERGY SECRETARY ABRAHAM MEETS BRAZILIAN MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham traveled to Brasilia April 19 to meet with Brazil's Science and Technology Minister Campos, Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff, and Foreign Relations Minister Amorim, as a follow- up to the June 2004 Presidential Summit between President Bush and [...] | 2004-04-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OVIP EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1018 | BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL POL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Mission warmly welcomes your visit to Brazil. Much is changing in Brazil. Under President Lula there has been renewed focus on social issues and structural reform; economic performance, meanwhile, has been mixed. Urban crime poses an increasing threat to public security. The m [...] | 2004-04-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA1032 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ-LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-29 17:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR |
04BRASILIA1048 | BRAZIL MINIMUM WAGE DECISION REINFORCES LULA'S [...] (U) The GoB announced April 29 that it would increase the minimum monthly wage to Reals 260 (about USD 88) from the current Reals 240 (reftel). The adjustment represents an increase in real terms of only 1.2%, despite considerable political pressure on the GoB for a significantly more substan [...] | 2004-04-30 18:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1055 | BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER - PART I [...] This is Part I of a two-part series on Brazil's October municipal elections. This cable describes the structure and implementation of the elections, and Part II examines the various races in play around the country. SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- 2. On October 3, Brazilians go [...] | 2004-05-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1074 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN |
04BRASILIA1076 | BRAZIL TO GET A NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mauricio Correa, Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal, will step down May 9 when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. This will be a great relief to the Lula administration because Correa has been a frequent and personal critic of President Lula and Chief [...] | 2004-05-04 18:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1087 | SLOW PROGRESS ON BRAZIL'S PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) Summary: In recent meetings with emboffs and Treasury desk officer, GoB officials expressed cautious optimism on the progress of legislation governing public-private partnerships (PPPs) and its initial application to infrastructure bottlenecks that threaten Brazilian exports and GDP growt [...] | 2004-05-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN PGOV ECON EINV BR |
04BRASILIA1097 | GOB NOTIFICATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: METHYL [...] Post received a letter dated April 13, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) notifying the USG of the receipt of a petition from the Brazilian company Proquigel Quimica S.A. requesting t [...] | 2004-05-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1098 | BRAZIL'S 2004 BUDGET BLUES [...] (U) A high debt-service burden and extensive earmarking leave Brazil's federal government with little room for maneuver in its Reals 413 billion (USD 137 billion) 2004 budget as it tries to pursue its social-policy goals while addressing public concerns over security, unemployment and growth. [...] | 2004-05-07 09:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1144 | LULA SUFFERS TWIN SETBACKS IN CONGRESS [...] (C) On May 5, two developments starkly demonstrated the Lula administration's reduced authority in Congress and the weakness of the coalition's Congressional leadership. The first development was the creation of a joint congressional committee to discuss the increase in the minimum wage that [...] | 2004-05-11 19:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1160 | SECOND MEETING OF TREASURY-FINMIN "GROUP FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury U/S for International Affairs John Taylor, Ministry of Finance Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy, and Economic Policy Secretary Marcos Lisboa presided on April 19 in Rio de Janeiro over the second meeting of the Treasury/Ministry of Finance Group for Growth (GfG),an o [...] | 2004-05-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PREL EINV BR |
04BRASILIA1185 | SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...] | 2004-05-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO |
04BRASILIA1207 | INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-17 18:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ECPS PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1218 | DEATH BY A THOUSAND BITES: MUNICIPAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: In recent months, Brazil's press has focused intently on municipal-level graft and corruption. Many of the horror stories are being planted by the Federal Comptroller General's (CGU) office that is conducting random audits and inspections of many of Brazil's 5 [...] | 2004-05-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1229 | POWER FUTURE 2004 ENERGIZES NGOS, GOB, AND PRIVATE [...] Summary. Power Future 2004, a trade fair and seminar on renewable energy technologies, was held April 27-29, 2004 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Organized by Brazil's Renewable Energy Network of Non-governmental Organizations (RENOVE) with USAID/Brazil support, the event allowed private and public se [...] | 2004-05-20 14:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1275 | AFTER 500 DAYS, THE QUESTION IS: CAN LULA GOVERN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lula's man-of-the-people rhetoric and heartfelt commitment to social progress quickly captured imaginations inside Brazil and abroad, but practical results of his first 500 days in office have been far less soaring. Without better economic news, stronger executive capacity and a [...] | 2004-05-25 17:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1291 | BRAZIL: BILATERAL POL-MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military consultations, held in Brasilia, May 14, reflected general accord on the health of the bilateral pol-mil relationship but identified areas where collaboration and coordination remained thin. USdel head P/M Assistant Secre [...] | 2004-05-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA1307 | GRAB BAG OF GOB INDUSTRIAL POLICY MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: As promised, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Luis Furlan unveiled a huge composite of measures under the umbrella of Industrial, Technology and Foreign Trade Policy (PITCE in the Portuguese acronym) on March 31. A grab bag of recycled programs, financing and [...] | 2004-05-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1332 | BRAZIL: VENEZUELA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) The chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's OAS Division (MRE/DEA),Nelson Tabajara, told Poloff on 28 May Brazil was "surprised" by recent negative developments in Venezuela and has not formulated an official response. Tabajara said the "inflamed" environment has raised the GOV's "leve [...] | 2004-05-28 19:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL VE BR |
04BRASILIA1357 | UPDATE OF BRAZIL'S ANTIDUMPING CASES AGAINST THE [...] Summary: Brazil has five antidumping (AD) investigations open against the U.S. and applies AD measures against five U.S. origin products. The products concerned are largely chemicals used in industrial applications. A safeguard measure against imported toys, extended in December 2003 until [...] | 2004-06-02 18:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1384 | BRAZIL ARRESTS MAJOR TRAFFICKER OF PIRATED GOODS [...] SUMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer Pedro Lindolfo for corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy involving organized crime (racketeering) and disrupting the functioning of a Parliament [...] | 2004-06-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA1450 | BRAZIL'S PRISONS IN STATE OF CRISIS [...] SUMMARY. The three-day rebellion in Benfica Prison in Rio de Janeiro ended May 31, taking place six weeks after the gruesome rebellion in the Urso Branco prison in Brazil's western Rondonia state. The two uprisings were not isolated events, but rather are manifestations of the crisis in Bra [...] | 2004-06-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM BR |
04BRASILIA1484 | IRAQI ASSETS: BRAZIL DEMARCHED [...] (SBU) Emboff made reftel points on Iraqi assets to Ricardo Liao, head of the Central Bank Office for the Combat of Illicit Financial Activities, and to Marcos Pinta Gama, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities, in meetings June 9 and 16 [...] | 2004-06-16 18:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL IZ BR |
04BRASILIA1485 | DEMARCHE BRAZIL ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 19:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
04BRASILIA1490 | TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZIL TO LOOK FOR [...] (C) On June 8, Emboff delivered reftel notice of the USG intention to freeze Assad Ahmad Barakat's assets to Marcus Rector, the acting head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities. Rector said the GoB would welcome hard evidence of a Barakat [...] | 2004-06-17 15:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR |
04BRASILIA1503 | TALK OF BRAZIL-CHINA NUCLEAR COOPERATION OVERSTATED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Much was made in the Brazilian press about an apparent agreement reached between Brasilia and Beijing during Lula's May visit to China to cooperate on nuclear energy and technology. The story was exaggerated. It is now clear that little more than inchoate informal agreements to [...] | 2004-06-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ETTC KSCA PREL BR CH |
04BRASILIA1512 | ECONOMIC GROWTH RETURNS; PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Latest official figures show the Brazilian economy grew a solid 1.6% in the first quarter of 2004, the second consecutive quarter of growth at an annual rate of over 6%. This still-preliminary growth data has been recently reinforced by, among other positive data points, new [...] | 2004-06-18 19:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV BR |
04BRASILIA1524 | TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZILIAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Emboffs made ref A points on Hizballah financier Barakat to Brazilian Deputy Justice Minister Barreto in a June 21 meeting, following up on previous meetings with the Foreign Ministry (ref B). Barreto said he would like to find a way to be helpful on the Barakat case. Recalling that the [...] | 2004-06-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR |
04BRASILIA1533 | MAKING ENDS MEET IN BRASILIA [...] SUMMARY. Notwithstanding all its ministry buildings, rigid urban design and untypical (for Brazil) physical separation from slums and shantytowns, Brasilia is permeated with low-income earners working on the fringes of the formal economy or filling informal jobs. They are endemic at the liv [...] | 2004-06-22 17:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1537 | BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON IMO COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PREL |
04BRASILIA1542 | BRAZIL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS ICAO CANDIDACY [...] DURING A JUNE 16 CONVERSATION SEEKING GOB SUPPORT FOR THE USG ICAO CANDIDACY (REFTEL),OUR GOB INTERLOCUTORS FORMALLY REQUESTED USG SUPPORT FOR THE BRAZIL'S CANDIDACY TO THE ICAO. TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THE GOB CANDIDACY TO PART I OF THE ICAO COUNCIL, MARCUS DA COSTA RAMALHO OF THE BRAZILIAN FOR [...] | 2004-06-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
04BRASILIA1560 | LULA FINALLY GETS A BREAK - CONGRESS SUPPORTS HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian President Lula da Silva broke his losing streak on June 23 when the Chamber of Deputies voted to ratify his Presidential Decree raising the minimum wage from R$240 to R$260 (about US$ 87) per month. This vote follows a series of defeats Lula has suffered in Congress, [...] | 2004-06-23 20:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1564 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-24 17:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN |
04BRASILIA1592 | BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT: ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE [...] ECONOFF MET WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISOR WANDERLY MANSO DE ALMEIDA AT THE ANTAQ (BRAZIL'S MARITIME REGULATOR) ON JUNE 16, 2004 TO DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE CHANGES SUBMITTED BY MARAD AND L TO THE BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT PORTUGUESE TEXT (REF A). THE GOB COUNTERPROPOSED THE FOLLOWING CH [...] | 2004-06-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KTIA BR |
04BRASILIA1635 | ACAUA TRIP REPORT: THE POLITICS OF HUNGER IN [...] SUMMARY. Acaua is a modest municipality of 5,430 people in northeastern Brazil that was selected as one of two pilot communities for President Lula's flagship social program "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in February of 2003. Econoff's June 2, 2004 trip to Acaua provided a sharp contrast to deso [...] | 2004-07-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1640 | 2004 GSP REVIEW DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Taking advantage of a previously scheduled courtesy call, Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 29 to the new head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Intellectual Property Division, Otavio Brandelli. Brandelli had no immediate reaction to news of the 90-day extension or formatio [...] | 2004-07-01 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA1668 | PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...] | 2004-07-06 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA1670 | BRAZILIAN JUDGE OPENS NEW EXCEPTION TO ABORTION BAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 1, a judge on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issued a temporary ruling allowing pregnant women whose fetuses suffer from anencephaly (not having a brain) to undergo an abortion. This ruling is now in force, but to become permanent it must be approved by the full C [...] | 2004-07-07 13:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1685 | IRAQI ASSETS: LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 20:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL IZ BR UNSC |
04BRASILIA1748 | BRAZIL: PURSUIT OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) In separate meetings, poloff delivered ref A points outlining continued USG interest in concluding an Article 98 agreement with Brazil to Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE) U.S.-Canada Division Chief Paulo Alvarenga and to MRE United Nations Division Chief Carlos Duarte. Both Alvarenga a [...] | 2004-07-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BR KICC POL MIL |
04BRASILIA1750 | REVIEW OF A TOUGH SEMESTER AS THE BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1756 | LULA'S INTERNATIONAL HUNGER INITIATIVE BANKS ON [...] (U) Summary: Brazil, in coordination with France, Chile and Spain, is preparing for circulation this month a set of proposals for new mechanisms to finance international development, health and anti-hunger efforts, primarily through the UN agencies. These proposals would be presented for dis [...] | 2004-07-14 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN |
04BRASILIA181 | LULA FINALLY MAKES HIS BIG CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirteen months into his term, Brazilian President Lula da Silva on January 23 announced his long-awaited first cabinet shuffle. The changes affect twelve of 35 cabinet posts and address all three of Lula's goals: bringing the PMDB party officially into the governing coaliti [...] | 2004-01-26 15:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ECPS SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1831 | EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR [...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...] | 2004-07-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1832 | MERCOSUL/EU TALKS BREAK-OFF: NOT JUST A BRAZILIAN [...] (U) Top GoB negotiators on Wednesday July 21 abruptly broke off EU/Mercosul trade talks in Brussels and returned to Brazil leaving only lower-level staff to continue eventual exchanges on technical parameters or detail. The GoB move was a reaction to the EU's latest agricultural market access [...] | 2004-07-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1835 | U/S LARSON LAYS DOWN A MARKER ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings across Brasilia September 21, U/S Larson made clear to GoB interlocutors that while the USG shares Brazil's deep commitment to fighting hunger on a global scale, elements of President Lula's anti-hunger initiative that call for international taxation were non-starte [...] | 2004-07-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN |
04BRASILIA1849 | RACE, RURAL POVERTY, AND LAND REFORM - BRAZIL'S [...] SUMMARY. As it struggles to find resources to implement programs from agrarian land reform to Zero Hunger, the government of Brazil faces another challenge to its busy social agenda in bringing Brazil's quilombos (communities originally founded by fugitive slaves) into the modern world. The t [...] | 2004-07-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BR TIP |
04BRASILIA1864 | U/S LARSON DISCUSSES IPR AND TRADE WITH GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with senior GoB officials and representatives of U.S. industry, U/S Larson emphasized that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection was in the interests of both countries; he highlighted the losses that Brazilian artists and companies suffer from piracy. Lars [...] | 2004-07-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EAGR PREL BR WTO |
04BRASILIA1906 | BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK DEPUTY GOVERNOR QUITS AMID [...] (U) Deputy Central Bank Governor for Monetary Policy Luiz Candiota resigned July 28 after press allegations the previous weekend of improprieties in both Candiota's and Central Bank (CB) President Henrique Meirelles' pre-2003 Brazilian income-tax returns. In Meirelles' case, the chief accusat [...] | 2004-07-29 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1917 | U/S LARSON ARGUES FOR STRUCTURAL REFORM, IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Larson congratulated Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles and senior Finance Ministry officials on the success of Brazil's macroeconomic stabilization after the 2002 financial crisis. Larson noted investor concerns about the electrical sector, the judicial system an [...] | 2004-07-30 19:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EAGR PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1923 | BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE KEY CASES THIS [...] (SBU) Judge Nelson Jobim, who in May rotated into a two-year stint as Chief Justice of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF),is already putting his stamp on the court's way of doing business (ref A). On July 30, Jobim marked the end of the July recess by doing something no other Chief J [...] | 2004-08-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA1934 | PET ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Reftel reported on the opening of GoB investigations into alleged dumping of Polyethylene Terephthalate polymers (PET) on the Brazilian market by South Korea, Taiwan, the U.S. and Argentina. Post received a July 13, 2004 letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Developme [...] | 2004-08-02 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1938 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. On July 30, a State/DoD delegation, led by WHA PDAS James Derham, met with Brazilian Ministry of Defense interlocutors to discuss mechanisms through which the GOB would provide information to the USG about the status of Brazil,s shootdown program once that [...] | 2004-08-02 20:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL MOPS BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA1954 | LOCKHEED-MARTIN/EMBRAER CONTRACT [...] (U) Brazilian newspapers, including a banner August 3 front page, above-the-fold headline in widely read O Estado de Sao Paulo, highlighted the Pentagon's selection of Lockheed-Martin -- teamed with Embraer and the Harris Corporation -- to develop and build the U.S. military's next generatio [...] | 2004-08-04 15:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP MCAP MARR BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA1975 | LULA IN AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited the African countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, and Cape Verde, July 26-29. The principal rationale for the trip was to attend a summit meeting of Portuguese speaking countries (Communidades dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa -- CPLP [...] | 2004-08-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1985 | BRAZIL-VENEZUELA: DEMARCHE TO MRE ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Andean Division Chief Rubem Barbosa disagreed with reftel demarche's assertions about GOV manipulation and harassment in the run-up to the 15 August referendum, saying the MRE has received no such reports from the OAS observer mission or its embassy. He sai [...] | 2004-08-06 19:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE BR |
04BRASILIA1987 | MORE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. A new charge of financial misconduct against Central Bank President Meirelles contributed to market unease on Thursday August 5, unlike previous allegations that he failed to properly disclose his finances (ref A). The new allegation involves a $50,000 payment by Meirelles in [...] | 2004-08-06 19:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA2004 | ONE LESS ROGUE IN THE GALLERY: POLITICIAN CHARGED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Carlos Xavier on August 10 became the first legislator ever expelled from the District Assembly (equivalent to a state senate) of the Federal District of Brasilia. No mean feat, given the Assembly's notoriety as a haven for scoundrels. Xavier, who emerged from humble origins, [...] | 2004-08-10 15:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PHUM BR |
04BRASILIA2017 | GSP: FIRST US-BRAZIL IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary. As a result of the 90-day extension announced on June 30, 2004 for review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),a bilateral IPR Working Group held its inaugural session on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro to discuss IPR enforcement issues. The W [...] | 2004-08-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2051 | IMF RESREP ON INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF mission visited Brazil the last two weeks of July to discuss a pilot project effort at how the IMF accounts for investment. The pilot project grew out of an initiative by President Lula, advocated in letters to the G-7 heads of state, to increase the space for investment [...] | 2004-08-13 21:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2052 | LULA'S POPULARITY TICKS UPWARD ON ECONOMIC OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY. A CNT/Sensus poll released August 10 in Brazil shows that President Lula da Silva's approval ratings have ticked upwards to 58%, after slipping steadily since he took office. Similarly, the GoB's approvals, which tend to run lower than Lula's personal numbers, also showed signs of [...] | 2004-08-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2067 | BRAZIL CONSIDERING CAPETOWN CONVENTION ON AIRCRAFT [...] Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues told Emboff August 13 that the GoB is considering signing the Capetown Convention on Aircraft Financing. In response to lobbying by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer [...] | 2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2068 | CIVAIR: BRAZIL DEMARCHED ON U.S. KEY ISSUES FOR [...] Emboff made reftel points to Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues. Da Costa said the timing of the demarche was fortuitous, as the MFA would be meeting August 19 with the Civil Aviation Directorate (DAC) in Ri [...] | 2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR BR ICAO |
04BRASILIA2069 | CRITICISM CAUSES BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO RETHINK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Lula administration last week proposed a journalism law that created a stir in the Brazilian press. The Journalism Council bill would create a national oversight body with authorities to regulate and discipline the press. It created such controversy --including charges of " [...] | 2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL ECON BR |
04BRASILIA2119 | BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...] | 2004-08-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA2129 | AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV'S BRASILIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials assured Ambassador Siv that Brazil will wholeheartedly back the USG TIP agenda item at the 59th UNGA, but sounded more ambivalent on the four other U.S. UNGA initiatives (Ref C). To Ambassador Siv's suggestion that UNHCR has become a group mingling " [...] | 2004-08-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC SOCI BR UNGA UN |
04BRASILIA2146 | BRAZIL: POLICE SEIZE URANIUM ORE [...] (U) Brazilian Federal Police announced on Aug 24 the seizure last month of 1,320 pounds of uranium and thorium ore, the first time, according to press reports, that such a seizure has occurred in Brazil. (Note: In 2003 GOB officials told Poloff that they were unaware of any illicit traffick [...] | 2004-08-26 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KCRM KNNP PREL TPHY BR IAEA |
04BRASILIA2150 | PIRACY CPI CONCLUDES; NEW LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD [...] The highly respected Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy (ref B) formally concluded its year-long proceedings on August 11, 2004. In the three-hour-long closing ceremony, members of the commission and from the private sector uniformly stressed the need [...] | 2004-08-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2151 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Ministry of Foreign Relations Sensitive Technologies and Disarmament Division (MRE/DDS) Deputy Director Manuel Montenegro, who is well versed on Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) matters. Montenegro had participated in the recent NSG plenary meeting [...] | 2004-08-26 20:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC ETTC PREL PARM BR NPT IAEA |
04BRASILIA2156 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S SECOND IPR BILL [...] This is the second in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftel). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the second bill. 2. "Bill No. 3965/2004 (of the Pir [...] | 2004-08-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2157 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S THIRD IPR BILL [...] This is the third in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the third bill. 2. Bill 3966/2004 (of the Piracy C [...] | 2004-08-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2160 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FOURTH IPR BILL [...] This is the fourth in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fourth bill. 2. Bill 3967/2004 (of the Piracy [...] | 2004-08-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2162 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FIFTH IPR BILL [...] This is the final cable in a series of five on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fifth bill. 2. Bill 3968/2004 (of the Piracy CPI [...] | 2004-08-27 18:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2165 | ICAO BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-27 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AORC BR ICAO |
04BRASILIA222 | BRAZILIAN FEDERAL DEPUTIES DISCUSS PIRACY WITH GAO [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) Summary: Members of Brazil's Federal Chamber's Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy briefed visitors from the U.S. General Accounting Office and Emboffs on January 20. Describing the work of the CPI and the extent of the piracy probl [...] | 2004-02-02 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ECON KCRM PGOV BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2221 | BRAZIL'S ECONOMY GROWS SOLIDLY FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Brazilian economy grew another 1.5% in the second quarter of 2004, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth at an annual rate of over 6%, according to official figures released August 31. While still preliminary, the growth data confirm what all other recent econo [...] | 2004-09-02 18:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV BR |
04BRASILIA2240 | REAL LIFE BRAZIL: THE DOWNS AND UPS OF RUNNING A [...] Summary: Despite recent discussion of reforms to aid small businesses and reduce red tape, owners of small businesses in Brazil still struggle with suffocating bureaucratic requirements, unfavorable labor laws and expensive credit. This cable is a case study of a Sao Paulo state small busine [...] | 2004-09-03 18:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EFIN BR |
04BRASILIA2245 | ZERO SATISFACTION FROM GOB ON SODA-ASH TAX ISSUE [...] (SBU) On August 18, Itamaraty officials presented us their official finding that the Rio state tax policy with regard to soda ash produced by local enterprise ALCALIS does not illegally discriminate against U.S. soda ash producers/exporters. Our own scrutiny of the text of the 2001 Rio State [...] | 2004-09-03 20:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA2247 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL HARAMAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-03 20:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR |
04BRASILIA2249 | PRESIDENT CHISSANO VISITS BRAZIL [...] () Summary: Mozambique President Chissano visited Brazil on August 31 and was rewarded with over USD 315 million in debt forgiveness for his country, the most relief Brazil has given during President Lula's administration. Chissano is well regarded in Brazil, and his decision to step down ha [...] | 2004-09-03 20:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN BR |
04BRASILIA2253 | GSP/IPR: BRAZIL'S EMERGING INITIATIVES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) The announcement on June 30, 2004 to extend review of the possible withdrawal of trade benefits from Brazil under the Generalized System of Preferences, and the closing of the Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy [...] | 2004-09-03 22:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA226 | ANATEL COUNTERS SPECULATION ON TELECOM MERGER [...] A barrage of Brazilian press articles have speculated that President Lula dismissed National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) President Schymura in large part due to the latter's insistence that Brazil's three regional fixed-line local telephone service giants be blocked from buying Embrate [...] | 2004-02-03 09:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA2263 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA [...] (U) Ambassador formally presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in the afternoon of 2 September 2004. As per Brazilian protocol custom, Ambassador was one of three chiefs of mission presenting credentials to the president (the Venezuelan amb [...] | 2004-09-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR US |
04BRASILIA2303 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS, 8 [...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on 8 September with Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Viegas expressed enthusiastic satisfaction with Department responses to GOB suggestions for revisions in the stalled 2000 bilateral Technology Safeguards Agreement on possible U.S. participation in commercial [...] | 2004-09-13 20:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA2358 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 10 courtesy call by the Ambassador on Luiz Furlan, Minister of Development, Commerce and Foreign Trade (MDIC),the latter pressed for greater progress on bilateral issues and a sharper focus on finding ways to increase Brazilian exports to the U.S. In particular [...] | 2004-09-16 21:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2392 | Japanese PM's Visit to Brazil [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2428 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM BR US |
04BRASILIA2447 | BRAZIL'S ECONOMIC HIGH POINT REINFORCES LULA'S HAND [...] (U) Summary: Brazil is living one of its best economic moments in recent memory. GDP growth has averaged above 6% on an annualized basis for the last three quarters. The external accounts remain healthy as exports continue to boom; Brazil should run a 1.5% of GDP current account surplus t [...] | 2004-09-27 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2453 | BRASILIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Per Reftel, Brasilia's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Phil Chicola. The TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer J. Andrew Plowman. The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 5. a) Contact Information: DCM Chicola: (55-61) 312-7445; ChicolaPT@state.go [...] | 2004-09-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER |
04BRASILIA2458 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-28 18:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR |
04BRASILIA2468 | SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6 [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...] | 2004-09-29 20:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US |
04BRASILIA2506 | RESULTS OF BRAZILIAN OCTOBER 3 ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2513 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENCY CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary. In an affable and candid first meeting with Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff and Lula right-hand man Jose Dirceu expressed optimism about bilateral relations, Brazil's economy and the potential for American investment in major new infrastructure projects. At the same time, [...] | 2004-10-06 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BR US |
04BRASILIA2526 | U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...] | 2004-10-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR BR |
04BRASILIA2557 | GSP/IPR: GOB MOVES IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT HAS NOT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Post offers the following thoughts as interagency deliberations proceed on review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) resulting from a petition filed by the Int [...] | 2004-10-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR BR |
04BRASILIA2605 | GOB Focuses on Key Projects to Help Close [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. With exports rapidly increasing, Brazil's transportation infrastructure is bursting at the seams. The country's inefficient (and insufficient) ports, its deficient roads, and its decrepit rail network serve as bottlenecks to the timely dispatch of commercial [...] | 2004-10-19 15:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EWWT ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2680 | AMBASSADOR AND PLANNING MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. IN THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 20 COURTESY CALL UPON GOB PLANNING MINISTER GUIDO MANTEGA, THE LATTER EMPHASIZED BRAZIL'S NEED FOR INCREASED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. MANTEGA FELT THAT BRAZIL WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND THAT THE SUCCESS, TO DATE, OF THE GOB'S [...] | 2004-10-26 19:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EIND BR |
04BRASILIA2684 | HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...] | 2004-10-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR |
04BRASILIA2698 | BRAZIL ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH EXPORT [...] (U) Econoffs delivered reftel points on reopening export agency credits to support Iraqi reconstruction to Piragibe Tarrago, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's Economic Department, in an October 27 meeting. Tarrago said that Brazil would like to reestablish normal trade relations with Iraq, incl [...] | 2004-10-27 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR IZ |
04BRASILIA271 | STATUS UPDATE ON BRAZIL'S BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Post provides the following in response to ref B request. SUMMARY ------- 2. Biotechnology in Brazil is regulated by the 1995 Biosafety Law 8.974 that established a government commission (CTNBio) to approve genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While the 1995 GMO Biosafety Law remain [...] | 2004-02-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV SENV BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2711 | BRAZIL AND THE IMF: IS THE DANCE OVER? [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB economic braintrust is currently debating whether to follow up Brazil's current precautionary IMF Standby Agreement (SBA) when it expires in March 2005 with another IMF program. Based on the country's fundamentals, there appears to be little need for a follow-on progra [...] | 2004-10-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2730 | BRAZIL URGES GUINEA BISSAU BE PLACED ON UNSC FRONT [...] (SBU) According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Inacio Oswaldo Padilha, an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) will be held 2 November in Lisbon to discuss the deteriorating political and economic situation in Guine [...] | 2004-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MOPS BR GB UNSC |
04BRASILIA2738 | AVIATION SECURITY: DIALOGUE BETWEEN USG AND [...] (C) Based upon ongoing discussions between AmEmbassy Brasilia DHS Attache and officials at the GOB Civil Aviation Authority (DAC),post requests that Department approach DHS to suggest that the US and the GOB commence talks on the how Brazilian carriers supply the USG with Passenger Name Rec [...] | 2004-11-01 10:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2742 | RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND OF BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's 2004 election cycle has come to an end. With second-round runoffs in 43 cities on October 31, Brazilians have elected mayors and city councils in all 5,562 municipalities nationwide. The most closely-watched races went as expected: Jose Serra (PSDB) defeated incumbent Marta [...] | 2004-11-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2745 | FEAR AND INTIMIDATION EVIDENT IN MURDER CASE OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In an October 15, 2004 meeting with poloff, a Brazilian Ministry of Labor (MOL) Inspection Counselor agreed with recent press reports that finger local agricultural magnates in the January 28, 2004 assassination of three MOL labor inspectors and their driver ne [...] | 2004-11-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KCRM KJUS CASC SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2751 | BRAZIL: WAGES REMAIN STAGNANT EVEN WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In recent months, the macroeconomic picture for Brazil has been especially bright. Growth has been strong, inflation has remained in check, exports have increased sharply, and the trade balance and the current account (both positive) have come in higher than [...] | 2004-11-03 11:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2762 | BRAZIL AND THE IAEA: AGREEMENT PENDING ON RESENDE [...] (SBU) Reacting to press reports concerning preliminary IAEA approval to Brazil's proposed inspection regime at the Resende nuclear enrichment facility, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Division Chief Santiago Mourao acknowledged that the report [...] | 2004-11-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM MNUC BR IAEA |
04BRASILIA2763 | BRAZIL: RESIGNATION OF DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Minister of Defense Jose Viegas has presented his letter of resignation to President Lula da Silva, according to a 4 November Defense Ministry announcement. Vice President Jose Alencar will formally take over the defense ministry portfolio on 8 November (Minister Viegas [...] | 2004-11-04 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA2774 | BRAZILIAN HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN EXCEPTION TO [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, after a stormy debate, Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal struck down a temporary injunction issued in July that created a narrow exception (only the third) in Brazil's abortion ban. The exception would allow abortions in cases of anencephaly (where the fetus has no br [...] | 2004-11-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM BR |
04BRASILIA2781 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO [...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...] | 2004-11-08 20:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA2787 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Danilovich met over dinner in Rio de Janeiro on 5 November 2004 with Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco and vice foreign minister Vargas, who were in the city for the Rio Group meeting. Pacheco provided some candid and provocative observations on the following issues: 2. R [...] | 2004-11-09 16:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL BR PINR |
04BRASILIA2802 | PMDB PARTY AGAIN THREATENS TO LEAVE BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's PMDB party, a large but unreliable member of President Lula's ruling coalition, is going through another bout of angst about whether to leave the coalition. A November 10 meeting of the party's leadership left such a threat --made by the party's "oppositionist wing"-- ha [...] | 2004-11-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2803 | MIXED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO HAITI [...] (SBU) On November 9, Brazilian Federal Deputy Maninha paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Danilovich. Maninha is the current president of COPA (Confederation of the Parliaments of the Americas),and this week she is leading a seven-member delegation (from three countries) on a fact-finding trip [...] | 2004-11-12 16:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BR HA POL MIL |
04BRASILIA281 | CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...] | 2004-02-06 17:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2834 | AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 8, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL UPON MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY DILMA ROUSSEFF. THE MINISTER EXPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR THE THINKING BEHIND THE GOB'S NEW ENERGY MODEL, WHICH MINISTRY OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZE AS A "HYBRID" AIMED AT PROMOTING COM [...] | 2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2835 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON POLICE ACTION [...] The article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describing Federal Police action against the notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong, appeared in the Saturday, November 6 "O Estado de Sao Paulo". Post thought it might be of interest to those in Washington who follow the IPR development [...] | 2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2860 | BRAZIL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK HEAD DISMISSED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula accepted the resignation of National Social and Economic Development Bank (BNDES) head Carlos Lessa November 18, replacing him with Planning and Budget Minister Guido Mantega. Lessa, a leftist economics professor with longstanding ties to Lula and the Workers' P [...] | 2004-11-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BR |
04BRASILIA2863 | BRAZIL-HAITI: READOUT OF PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY'S [...] (C) Summary. Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Marcos Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato, returned from a mid-November fact-finding mission to Haiti with the strong view that Aristide must not be allowed back into Haitian politics under any circumstances, Biato told PolCouns in a 19 [...] | 2004-11-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR MARR MOPS UNSC POL MIL |
04BRASILIA2870 | DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE IPR MATERIALS [...] Embassy Brasilia offers the following thoughts in response to reftel's request to consider development of post specific, IPR-related web-site materials, citing the China "IPR Toolkit" as an example. Please see action request in para 5. 2. Brazil is a major market for counterfeit and pirate [...] | 2004-11-22 18:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP KCRM BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2885 | CHINA'S ONE NOTE SAMBA WITH BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On November 11 Brazil rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Hu Jintao, in country for a five-day state visit. Commercial issues dominated the bilateral discussions. In its demand that Brazil recognize its "market economy" status in exchange for tra [...] | 2004-11-23 12:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON PHUM BEXP TSPL EAGR |
04BRASILIA2890 | BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...] | 2004-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU |
04BRASILIA290 | "FOLHA" COMMENTARY SAVAGES GOB ENERGY MODEL [...] The bill to establish the GoB's would-be new energy- model has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is now in the Senate committee-stage (Septel.) Over most of the model's key detail there continues to hang a heavy fog of general unclarity. Increasingly, though, private-sector and ind [...] | 2004-02-06 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2905 | AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 4, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS EUNICIO OLIVEIRA. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S PITCH FOR THE GOB TO CONSIDER FAVORABLY THE US STANDARD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION, THE MINISTER REPLIED THAT BRAZIL WAS KEEPING ITS OPTI [...] | 2004-11-24 16:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA291 | GOB BACK-AND-FORTH OVER EARLY 2004 BUDGET FREEZES [...] SUMMARY. FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S AUSTERITY APPROACH HAS PREVAILED YET AGAIN, WITH PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE FREEZE OF 4.5 BILLION REALS (USD 1.6 BILLION) IN 2004 GOB BUDGET EXPENDITURES. LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN REPLETE WITH REPORTS THAT LULA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] | 2004-02-09 08:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV EIND EAGR SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2919 | JUVENILE DETENTION IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 24, Poloffs called on Iolete Carvalho, the Director of Brasilia's juvenile detention facility, CAJE. CAJE houses 375 youths who range from 12- 20 years of age. Director Carvalho answered Poloffs' questions and gave a thorough tour of the physical plant. Despite num [...] | 2004-11-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR SOCI PHUM |
04BRASILIA2921 | NEXT STEPS ON OPIC-RELATED INVESTMENT PROBLEM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The case of Parana State sanitation utility SANEPAR, in which the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) holds an indirect $18 million stake, remains a potential problem in the bilateral relationship. The Brazilian Federal Government (GoB) repeatedly has said that [...] | 2004-11-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA2938 | CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) THE TEXT BELOW IS BEING SENT IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL TASKING. 2. (SBU) BRAZIL ENJOYS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND IS RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE PUBLICLY THE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES OF THE CASTRO REGIME, ALTHOUGH BEHIND THE SCENES THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN CRITICAL OF BOTH CUBA'S LACK [...] | 2004-12-01 18:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL BR |
04BRASILIA2939 | UPCOMING SHAKEOUT IN BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO, AND AMCONSULATE RIO DE JANEIRO. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE RISING PASSENGER LOADS IN THE BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION MARKET, TWO CARRIERS - VARIG AND VASP, WHICH TOGETHER ACCOUNT [...] | 2004-12-01 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA3031 | TWO PARTIES BOLT FROM LULA'S COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the past few days, two political parties --the large PMDB and medium-sized PPS-- have decided to depart the governing coalition of President Lula da Silva. In both cases, the decisions were taken at hotly-disputed party meetings, and in both cases it appears that the parties [...] | 2004-12-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA3047 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTAA AND OTHER ISSUES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION, ON DECEMBER 9 AMBASSADOR MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN THE USG-GOB BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. ALTHOUGH THE MEETING AGENDA INCLUDED POTENTIAL TOPICS SPANNING A VARIETY OF D [...] | 2004-12-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ETTC MNUC SENV BR FTAA |
04BRASILIA3048 | LULA REACHES HALFWAY POINT WITH RISING APPROVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a two-year roller coaster ride, Brazilian President Lula da Silva has reached the halfway point of his term with his approval rating back up to 63%. His first year was marked by high approval numbers and unrealistic expectations, both by his administration and the public [...] | 2004-12-14 12:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA3063 | PARANA STATE GOVERNOR REQUIAO AND FINANCE [...] (U) To highlight the differences between the GOB and Parana Governor Requiao on investment issues, notably in the SANEPAR case (reftel A),Post is transmitting a December 11 article from the second largest circulation Sao Paulo Daily "O Estado de Sao Paulo", which reports on a recent public co [...] | 2004-12-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA3068 | TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR |
04BRASILIA3075 | LULA MAY END UP WINNER IN PMDB PARTY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The large PMDB party decided at a December 12 convention to defect from the governing coalition of Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The decision exacerbated the rift between the party's pro- and anti-government wings, but as the dust settles it appears that Lula could benefit [...] | 2004-12-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA3089 | DEMARCHE ON BRAZIL GSP/IPR REVIEW [...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 9, AMBASSADOR AND SPECASST MET WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA (THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO DELIVER REFTEL DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS. THE AMBASSADOR THANKED PATRIOTA FOR RECEIVING HIM FOR THE MEETING ON SHORT NOTICE. HE THEN TOLD PATRIOTA THAT HE [...] | 2004-12-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD BR IPR |
04BRASILIA3095 | BRAZIL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Triborder Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) (Please review with submissions from other TBA posts.) The Triborder area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the reg [...] | 2004-12-17 18:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR |
04BRASILIA3100 | DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVSIOR SHIRZAD'S NOV, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. At a November 22 dinner for visiting Deputy National Security Advisor Faryar Shirzad and NSC Director Del Renigar, senior executives of key Brazilian and multinational companies questioned Brazil's continued membership in Mercosur (in its current configuration [...] | 2004-12-17 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV BR BL AR |
04BRASILIA3105 | BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO [...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...] | 2004-12-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA3106 | BRAZIL: BOEING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS INVESTMENT, [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON, POL, AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AND AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. DURING A NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER FCS-ORGANIZED GOLD KEY MISSION, BOEING VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS PICKERING, ACCOMPANIED BY ALEXANDER WATSON [...] | 2004-12-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV BEXP ETRD BR FTAA |
04BRASILIA3115 | FEW ECONOMIC RISKS AS STRONG GROWTH CONTINUES; [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economic growth continues at scorching rates. According to third quarter statistics, growth in the 12 months through September 2004 was 5.3%, putting 5% growth for 2004 as a whole well within reach. Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles confirmed the rosy economic [...] | 2004-12-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BR |
04BRASILIA3136 | DEBT REDUCTION FOR IRAQ - FOLLOW-UP WITH NON-PARIS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS, ECONOFFS PRESENTED REFTEL A DEMARCHE (ALONG WITH FACT SHEET) TO BOTH THE BRAZILIAN FINANCE AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES. 3. (SBU) FINANCE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY LUIS PEREIRA TOLD ECONOFF DECEMBER 17 THAT BRAZIL WAS FOLLOWING [...] | 2004-12-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR IZ |
04BRASILIA3151 | BRAZIL'S BANESTADO INVESTIGATION ENDS IN A FIASCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A year and a half after its promising start, the Brazilian Congress's "Banestado" inquiry --an investigation into a vast money-laundering scheme involving hundreds of Brazilian politicians, criminals, and businesspersons-- has come to an inglorious end. The investigative commi [...] | 2004-12-22 17:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL BR |
04BRASILIA3154 | F-X FIGHTER PROGRAM TO END WITH A WHIMPER ON NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight, December 31st, Brazil's F-X jet fighter competition will come to an end. Ultimately, a decision on the costly program proved to be politically untenable for the Lula administration. Given all the urgent requirements of Brazil's armed forces, the F-X was an expense [...] | 2004-12-22 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MARR MASS PREL BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA3158 | BRAZIL CONTACT FOR MDB LOAN REVIEW [...] Per reftel, the MDB Loan Review Officer for Mission Brazil, located at Embassy Brasilia, is: J. Andrew Plowman, Deputy Economic Counselor E-mail: PlowmanJA@state.gov Tel: 55-61 312-7470 or 55 61 312-7180 Fax: 55-61 312-7658 DANILOVICH [...] | 2004-12-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA3175 | LULA'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE FOR 2005 [...] According to the Ministry of External Relations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make at least thirteen international trips during 2005, continuing the feverish pace of his first two years in office. Lula's principal foreign policy objectives during his travels will contin [...] | 2004-12-27 17:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA437 | AFGHAN PRESENTATION FOR BRAZILIAN MILITARY [...] (U) During a DATT-hosted 18 February dinner for key military contacts, poloff, recently returned from an Afghanistan TDY, delivered a graphic powerpoint presentation on Coalition nation building efforts in that country. The presentation focused on four themes: the overall security and reconst [...] | 2004-02-27 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF AF BR |
04BRASILIA445 | BRAZIL - 2004 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2004 Special 301 Review. Despite several positive developments, including tougher penalties for copyright infractions and increased (but isolated) police action against copyright theft, the Lula administratio [...] | 2004-02-27 19:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD KCRM PGOV BR IPR |
04BRASILIA450 | BRAZIL'S PUBLIC-DEBT VULNERABILITY LESSENS, FOR NOW [...] (U) Brazil's nominal net public debt and debt/GDP ratio both continued to rise in 2003, but there are grounds for guarded hope that the debt burden is not now the imminent threat it has been in recent years. The debt/GDP ratio (58.2% end-December) is far down from its brief late- 2002 spik [...] | 2004-02-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA458 | SCANDAL CONTINUES TO RATTLE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Waldomiro Diniz scandal that broke in Brazil on February 13 (reftel) continues to reverberate, and the end is not in sight. Diniz, a deputy to Lula's Chief of Staff, Jose Dirceu, was fired when it was revealed that, as head of the Rio de Janeiro lottery authority in 2002, h [...] | 2004-03-01 19:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM ECON BR |
04BRASILIA463 | BRAZIL: 2003 GDP GROWTH EVEN WORSE THAN EXPECTED [...] (U) The GoB has revised its 2003 growth number downward from its already twice-downscaled estimate of positive 0.3%, to negative 0.2%, Brazil's worst since 1992. In addition to being half a percentage point below its own most recent forecast, the growth figure was below those of even the most [...] | 2004-03-01 23:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA464 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL DELAYED AMID CRITICISM [...] A flurry of industry and press criticism has helped delay the Brazilian Senate's scheduled February 17 committee vote on the new energy model proposed by Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff (reftels). The bill sailed through Brazil's lower chamber with fairly insignificant revisions, [...] | 2004-03-01 23:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA465 | GOB EXTENDS SOLE ANTIDUMPING MEASURE AGAINST [...] After holding discussions with Argentine officials February 19, the GOB decided to extend its minimum price antidumping measure against imports of Argentine powdered milk, which was due to expire on February 23. Brazilian trade defense authorities decided to initiate a formal review of the p [...] | 2004-03-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA509 | ENERGY-MODEL BILL VOTE DELAYED ANOTHER DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA526 | BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FTAA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Regis Arslanian, Itamaraty Director for International Trade, and Tovar da Silva Nunes, Itamaraty FTAA Coordinator and member of the Brazilian Co-Chair team, on March 4. In responding, they conveyed a constructive attitude, albeit without signali [...] | 2004-03-05 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BR FTAA |
04BRASILIA528 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL PASSES SENATE [...] The Brazilian Senate on March 4 approved the new energy model with some changes sought by the energy sector. The most favorable change pertains to the definition of "new energy" and "old energy," a point that determines to which of two energy pools power plants must sell. The bill as passed [...] | 2004-03-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA529 | BRAZIL CONSIDERS EFFECT OF IMF-ARGENTINA STANDOFF [...] (C) The GoB has yet to really focus on what effect an IMF-Argentina train wreck would have on Brazil and the rest of Latin America, according to the IMF Resident Representative (protect). The Resrep, opining that the IMF was equally uncertain on the subject, held out hope that the market had learn [...] | 2004-03-05 20:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL BR |
04BRASILIA531 | BRAZIL: EXTERNAL DEBT NOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB hopes to use current relatively positive market sentiment and stronger foreign exchange rates to quietly rebuild reserves. In contrast to very active reshaping of its domestic debt profile, the GoB has been fairly passive on external debt management. While the recent [...] | 2004-03-08 10:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA564 | LULA'S PERSONAL APPROVAL UNSCATHED BY RECENT [...] SUMMARY: The administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva is facing the worst crisis of its fifteen months in power, yet Lula's personal approval rating remains at 60%, according to a recent poll. However, his government's approval number stands at 38%, suggesting that Lula will have [...] | 2004-03-09 20:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
04BRASILIA572 | WORST OF BRAZILIAN SCANDAL HAS PASSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 4, Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) quashed efforts to set up a congressional inquiry (CPI) into the gaming sector and the "Waldomiro Diniz" scandal (refs A,B). This, coupled with the fact that no new allegations pointing to wrongdoing by PT leaders have emerged in recent d [...] | 2004-03-10 20:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM BR |
04BRASILIA581 | BRAZIL ON TRADE ELEMENTS OF UNCTAD DECLARATION [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on March 10 to Piragibe Tarrago, Chief of the Economics Department within Brazil's Foreign Ministry, Itamaraty. Tarrago's Department has the lead on trade-related aspects of the UNCTAD declaration; he also reports directly to Ambassador Hugueney, B [...] | 2004-03-11 14:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BR UNCTAD WTO |
04BRASILIA582 | MERCOSUL AND INDIA/SACU TALKING TURKEY ON TARIFF [...] An article in the March 5-7 `Valor Economico' quoted Itamaraty Negotiator Regis Arslanian's claims of progress in negotiation of the Mercosul-India preferential tariff agreement (PTA). Arslanian also spoke of the quick conclusion of a PTA with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Emba [...] | 2004-03-11 17:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA592 | BRAZIL'S F-X PROGRAM: NO MATTER WHO WINS TENDER, [...] (SBU) Although no announcement has been made on the selection of the Brazilian Air Force's (FAB) next high performance jet fighter, the F-X, the GOB could be setting the stage for a decision on the purchase of the 12 aircraft. In the F-X competition, Embraer is currently partnered with Dassa [...] | 2004-03-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP BEXP BR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA613 | LULA HANGS FISCALLY TOUGH AMID INFLATION/INTEREST- [...] SUMMARY: Amidst fresh inflation nerves over the pass- through of world commodity and domestic wholesale price pressures to the Brazilian retail level, the Central Bank (CB) is now expected to further delay new interest-rate cuts this week at its monthly COPOM meeting, perhaps at April's also [...] | 2004-03-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA623 | BRAZIL: CJCS MEETING WITH INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's senior security and intelligence official, Institutional Security Minister Jorge Felix, told visiting CJCS Myers on 10 March in Brasilia that narcotrafficking poses a grave threat to Brazilian national security. The threat is manifest in international arms-for-drugs traf [...] | 2004-03-16 12:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | BR MARR MCAP MOPS PINR PREL PTER SNAR POL MIL |
04BRASILIA626 | NOTIFICATION OF CANCELATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: [...] Post received a letter dated February 20, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG of Brazil's intention to cancel the dumping investigation regarding the importation of U.S.-origin Acrylonitrile. An unofficial [...] | 2004-03-16 16:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA644 | BRAZIL'S ONGOING DEBATE ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) Summary: The American Chamber of Commerce and "Valor Economico" newspaper sponsored a seminar in Brasilia March 10 to stimulate the national debate on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs),the method by which the GoB seeks private sector investment to help fund essential public services and [...] | 2004-03-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN PGOV ECON EINV BR |
04BRASILIA666 | "Paralysis" of GoB's Microeconomic Program [...] A column in the March 5-7 issue of top financial daily `Valor Economico' summarized pessimists' view that the Diniz scandal and other hurdles have resulted in a semi-breakdown of the legislative progress of the GoB's so-called `microeconomic' reform measures, which are generally acknowledged [...] | 2004-03-19 16:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA676 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHES TO MRE U/S PEDROSA [...] (C) Summary. On 19 March Ambassdor, accompanied by PolCouns, met with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Pedrosa to deliver demarches requesting immediate contributions to the Hait MIF (ref B),and soliciting Brazil's support for USG plans and goals for building a demo [...] | 2004-03-19 20:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC |
04BRASILIA677 | TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF LIST 53 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-19 20:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS BR |
04BRASILIA701 | Latest GoB Testimony on FTAA to Brazilian Congress [...] SUMMARY. On March 23, EconFSN attended a presentation to Brazil's Congress by Ambassador Macedo Soares, the MFA's Undersecretary for South American Affairs and top FTAA negotiator, on the current status of FTAA negotiations. Macedo Soares was speaking at the opening of the Parliamentary Com [...] | 2004-03-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA727 | BRAZIL: EXPANDING TIES WITH CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The directors of Brazil's foreign policy have traditionally placed Central America on their periphery. Brazil has a history of peacekeeping in that region and runs a trade surplus, but the GoB has generally not expended a great deal of resources to expand its influence there. [...] | 2004-03-25 19:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR PREL BR UNSC |
04BRASILIA744 | BRAZIL: NO CONTROLS ON SCRAP STEEL AND COPPER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-29 17:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA745 | BRAZILIAN MILITARY LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR TRAINING [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: As a result of Article 98 sanctions, Brazil's MOD is shifting to other countries for training and exchanges previously done with the U.S. -- a drop-off clearly evident to this Mission. Many in the Brazilian military -- including Defense Minister Viegas himself [...] | 2004-03-29 17:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR KICC POL MIL |
04BRASILIA755 | BRAZIL POSITIONS ON CUBA, CHINA, AND OTHER CHR [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division, Brazil will abstain on any Cuba or China resolutions and on a Chinese "no-action" motion. (Note: Ambassador will raise the Cuba and China resolutions at a more senior level again March 29. End note [...] | 2004-03-29 21:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CH CU PREL BR UNHRC TIP |
04BRASILIA776 | LULA TAKING FRIENDLY FIRE FROM COALITION PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Lula administration has fumbled its response to February's "Waldomiro scandal", resulting in non-stop criticism from the Brazilian press and opposition. Worse for the administration, many of the parties in the governing coalition have responded to the crisis not by rallying b [...] | 2004-03-31 19:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
04BRASILIA784 | BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...] | 2004-04-01 13:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA786 | BRAZIL'S FINANCE MINISTER: STEADY AS SHE GOES [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of intensifying criticism of the Lula administration's stringent fiscal line from within and without the government (Ref A),Finance Minister Palocci received unexpectedly cordial treatment during a marathon seven hours of testimony to the Senate Economic Affairs Committe [...] | 2004-04-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA790 | BRAZIL'S STATE OF GOIAS: RIDING THE AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. The central Brazilian state of Goias, from which the Federal District of Brasilia was carved 47 years ago, has grown above the average for Brazil over the last several years. The state's economy, fueled primarily by agriculture and an emerging agribusiness, has a growing awarene [...] | 2004-04-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR SOCI EFIN EINV ETRD TBIO PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA794 | BRAZIL READY TO RECOGNIZE ITGA, NEEDS BUREAUCRATIC [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Although the GOB is considering reopening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad, there has been no public mention of Brazilian intentions towards Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) Division Chief responsible for South Asia acknowledged a lack of focus [...] | 2004-04-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR AF |
04BRASILIA795 | AFRICAN DIPLOMATS DESCRIBE BRAZIL'S AFRICA FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003 the incoming Lula administration asserted it would refocus its foreign policy to place greater emphasis on Africa. Some African diplomats here, however, believe that Brazilian interest in their countries has remained unchanged, despite the rhetoric. While they admit t [...] | 2004-04-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON AF BR UNSC |
04BRASILIA799 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: DESIGNATION OF VARIG [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designating VARIG as a Brazilian flag all-cargo carrier under the terms of the U.S.-Brazil bilateral aviation agreement. An informal translation of the note follows. 2. Begin text of note: DSF/DEUC/036/ETRA-BRAS-EU [...] | 2004-04-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR BR |
04BRASILIA808 | CENTRAL BANK SEES NO FEDERAL LEVERAGE ON PARANA [...] (SBU) Econoff raised with Central Bank Deputy Governor for International Affairs Alexandre Schwartsman on February 19 the difficulties that an OPIC-financed investment fund, the Global Environmental Emerging Markets Fund II (GEEMF) is experiencing with its $18 million investment in the state of [...] | 2004-04-02 18:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA862 | FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA [...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...] | 2004-04-08 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BR FTAA |
04BRASILIA873 | BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT - BACK ON THE MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After months of relative quiet, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has initiated a wave of land occupations timed to coincide with the anniversary of a 1996 massacre. Many occupations are in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, where other groups besides MST are active. In Bah [...] | 2004-04-12 19:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV EAGR SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA892 | LULA BACKS TRADE MINISTER FURLAN AGAINST BNDES'S [...] President Lula has arbitrated a very public victory for Development, Industry and Trade Minister Luiz Furlan in Furlan's latest policy bout with the old-school-leftist- ideologue president of Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES),Carlos Lessa. The fight was over [...] | 2004-04-14 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA913 | BRAZIL AND U.S. HOLD FRANK, CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Brazil policy discussions in the Joint Standing Committee for Nuclear Energy Cooperation were positive, non-confrontational, and useful to both sides. While Brazil did not express new policy positions on high-profile issues such as the Additional Protocol (AP) or the Resen [...] | 2004-04-15 17:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PREL KSCA BR NPT |
04BRASILIA928 | MEIRELLES: BRAZIL'S ECONOMY HAS FUNDAMENTALLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank President Meirelles, target of sustained political attacks over Brazil's continued high interest rates and unemployment plus popular perceptions that the economy is worsening, has unrepentantly asserted that Brazil's economy not only is growing, but has undergone a [...] | 2004-04-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA935 | GOB'S FINANCIAL-MARKET HONEYMOON FINALLY COOLING? [...] Top front-page story in most national media Friday April 16 was JP Morgan's scaling-back of its recommendation for Brazil bonds from overweight to market-weight, and the sharp market reaction. News accounts generally headlined the JPM report's unease over the direction of GoB fiscal policy, a [...] | 2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA936 | LULA'S NEXT FISCAL LITMUS TEST: 2004'S MINIMUM-WAGE [...] The annual adjustment of Brazil's official minimum wage takes effect May 1, meaning the GoB usually announces the new number by mid-April. A 'strawman' figure is always included, and funds programmed accordingly, in the GoB's initial budget presentation to Congress the preceding August, but t [...] | 2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB ECON PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA941 | BRAZILIAN INDIANS KILL 29 PROSPECTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 7, some 29 diamond prospectors working illegally on an Indian reservation in the western Brazilian state of Rondonia were slain by members of the Cinta-Larga tribe. Three bodies were found on April 11 and another twenty-six on April 16. Authorities now fear reprisals a [...] | 2004-04-19 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA979 | TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR |
04BRASILIA985 | BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART II: INDIAN CONCERNS [...] (U) This is Part II of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable reviews the concerns of indigenous leaders. Part I provides an overview and Part III discusses ongoing land disputes. 2. (C) Summary. During the 2002 presidential campaign Lula spoke about Indian rights and pro [...] | 2004-04-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP |
04BRASILIA991 | BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004 [...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...] | 2004-04-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL |
04BRATISLAVA1006 | SLOVAK TROOPS IN IRAQ AFTER POLISH WITHDRAWAL? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Robert Kalinak, Chairman of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee and member of the opposition party SMER, recently questioned the Slovak troop mandate in Iraq on a political TV talk show. While remaining supportive of coalition objectives in Iraq, he raised three issue [...] | 2004-11-04 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO IZ AF NATO |
04BRATISLAVA1007 | Slovaks Will Support Meron for ICTY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-05 07:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UNGA |
04BRATISLAVA101 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SCHUSTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR WEISER MET WITH SLOVAK PRESIDENT RUDOLF SCHUSTER ON JANUARY 28. THEY DISCUSSED HIS CONVERSATION THAT MORNING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA, WHO IS SEEKING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR HIS REELECTION. SCHUSTER ALSO DESCRIBED HIS SUCCESSFUL TALKS WI [...] | 2004-01-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO EG UP |
04BRATISLAVA1011 | WIDE SUPPORT FOR EU ACCESSION TALKS WITH TURKEY [...] (U) Summary. The vast majority of Slovak political parties have expressed support for beginning EU-accession talks with Turkey. However, they caution that beginning talks is not a guarantee of support for joining the EU; Turkey must fully meet all the political and economic requirements for [...] | 2004-11-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU UP LO |
04BRATISLAVA1013 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...] | 2004-11-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA1014 | SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...] | 2004-11-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET LO PREL |
04BRATISLAVA1016 | GOS ROMA STRATEGY: EMPLOYMENT TACTICS [...] Summary. Many Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia suffer from high rates of long-term unemployment due to low job creation, poor education, and in large part, discrimination. In the beginning of 2004, the government instituted needed changes to the social benefit system, which had been wide [...] | 2004-11-09 07:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA1018 | SLOVAK TIP MID-YEAR UPDATE [...] Summary. Jennifer Topping, from the Office of Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Slovakia from October 22 to 26. Topping applauded the efforts of law enforcement officials in investigating trafficking cases. She also encouraged officials to consider broader governmental coordination on [...] | 2004-11-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA102 | NEW NBU DIRECTOR FINALLY APPOINTED [...] (C) AFTER MONTHS OF COALITION WRANGLING, THE SLOVAK CABINET APPOINTED AUREL UGOR AS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) ON JANUARY 28. PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, UGOR WORKED IN THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (VSS),SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER 2 [...] | 2004-01-29 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO NBU |
04BRATISLAVA1027 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 10, 2004 [...] (C) Representatives of the MFA and MOD told DCM and emboffs October 19 that there was strong pressure from some EU countries to lift the arms embargo on China and added that Slovakia believed a strengthened EU Code of Conduct would only allow responsible exports (Refs A and B). DCM stressed t [...] | 2004-11-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO UP LY CH |
04BRATISLAVA1041 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: POSSIBLE SLOVAK TANK SALE TO [...] (S) Summary: This is an action request--see para 3. A Slovak firm proposes selling excess T-72 tanks to Azerbaijan. End Summary. 2. (S) Peter Peniaska, head of the Slovak arms firm Petina International, met with emboffs to seek USG opinion on the potential sale of 145 T-72 tanks to Azerba [...] | 2004-11-16 17:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | MARR MASS PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA1042 | CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT WILL NOT INCREASE; [...] (C) Radovan Javorcik, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, told poloff November 16 that the GOS will not increase its commitment to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The GOS will retain its position as a lead nation in sector three and the Slovak embassy [...] | 2004-11-16 17:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO CY |
04BRATISLAVA1043 | CAUTION AND UNCERTAINTY IN GOS AS UKRAINE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Emboffs have discussed the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine with several GOS interlocutors this week. Expectations regarding outcome are divided--the Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor is optimistic about a Yushchenko win, while MFA policy p [...] | 2004-11-16 18:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO UP |
04BRATISLAVA1044 | TRADE UNIONS REFUSE "EXCLUSIVE" AGREEMENT WITH SMER [...] (U) Summary. Delegates to the Fifth KOZ Congress on November 12 and 13 rejected a proposed agreement with the opposition party Smer for closer cooperation on common goals. The tone of the program was extremely critical of the government and a high- ranking GOS official's address received boos [...] | 2004-11-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB LO |
04BRATISLAVA1050 | SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...] | 2004-11-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA1059 | TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS, PER REFTEL, TO THE AUDIT AND REPORTING PROCESS FOR MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN SLOVAKIA BASED ON RESPONSES FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF). 2. HOW ARE MILITARY EXPENDITURES AUDITED? ACCORDING TO SLOVAK LEGISLATION, THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD),AS WELL AS OTHER [...] | 2004-11-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID LO |
04BRATISLAVA1064 | HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FLATTEN SLOVAK FORESTS, GOS [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ON NOVEMBER 19, THE WORST WINDS IN 70 YEARS STRUCK SLOVAKIA'S HIGH TATRAS ALPINE FOREST AREA, SNAPPING TREES LIKE TOOTHPICKS. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 250 SQUARE MILES WAS DEVASTATED, INCLUDING LARGE SWATHS OF LAND WHERE NEARLY ALL TREES WERE DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH O [...] | 2004-11-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAID AMGT KPAO LO SEVN |
04BRATISLAVA1067 | SLOVAK REPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Slovak government and private citizens are very concerned about the turn of events in Ukraine. Ivan Korcok, MFA State Secretary, convoked the Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia November 25 to express his strong concern about the undemocratic events and called for a new election [...] | 2004-11-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PHUM UP LO |
04BRATISLAVA1076 | SLOVAKIA SEEKS "BALANCED" EU POSITION ON CROATIA [...] (C) POLEC Chief delivered reftel demarche to the MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on November 30. Rehak said the MFA had sent its delegation in Brussels "a different instruction" on November 29. Slovakia thinks the draft language being circulated on ICTY conditionality is "too strong [...] | 2004-11-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KAWC EU HR LO ICTY |
04BRATISLAVA1077 | SLOVAKS UNLIKELY TO EXTRADITE NATIONALS OUTSIDE [...] (C) Branislav Bohacik, Director of the Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Division of the Slovak Ministry of Justice, told emboffs 11/19 that Slovakia wants to update its bilateral extradition treaty with the United States and looks forward to negotiations on a bilateral protocol to the [...] | 2004-11-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA1087 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 03, 2004 [...] (SBU) Parliament November 30 approved the MFA's draft resolution instructing the GOS to adopt an EU common position in favor of opening accession talks with Turkey. MFA representatives and PM Dzurinda's foreign policy advisor clarified to us that the caveat requiring "political conditions" mea [...] | 2004-12-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA1099 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...] | 2004-12-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA110 | Slovakia Political Roundup January 23-31, 2004 [...] By the January 30 deadline, there were 12 presidential candidates, listed here in order of preference among potential voters in the most recent poll: Eduard Kukan, Vladimir Meciar, Rudolf Schuster, Ivan Gasparovic, Lubo Roman, Martin Butora, Frantisek Miklosko, Jan Kralik, Jozef Kalman, Stanis [...] | 2004-02-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA1107 | GOS PASSES 2005 BUDGET WITH INDEPENDENTS' SUPPORT [...] Summary. The Slovak parliament voted 82-63 to approve the 2005 GOS budget. The lawmakers also approved the country's budget outline through 2007, the first multi-year plan ever, a decisive step for Slovakia's ambition to adopt the Euro by 2009. Once again, the ruling coalition relied upon [...] | 2004-12-13 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA1109 | SLOVAKIA ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In advance of reftel, poloffs had been discussing Cuba policy with a range of GOS and NGO interlocutors. GOS Cuba policy centers on the "critical dialogue" approach: The GOS must have contact with Cuban government officials to be prepared for an inevitable democratic transition a [...] | 2004-12-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV LO CU |
04BRATISLAVA1110 | GIL-ROBLES ON ILLEGAL STERILIZATION: CASE CLOSED [...] (U) Summary. Slovak Deputy PM Pal Csaky and the Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights discussed past investigations into alleged coerced sterilizations of Roma women and the newly approved health care reform package. The Commissioner stressed the need for diligence in strength [...] | 2004-12-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1115 | ETHNIC HUNGARIAN AND SLOVAK PARTIES SQUARE OFF [...] (SBU) Relations between the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) and the other three parties of the governing coalition have suffered due to what many ethnic Slovak politicians see as growing radicalism within the SMK. During the summer, the SMK demanded that parliament adopt Hungarian as an offici [...] | 2004-12-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA1129 | AS I DEPART SLOVAKIA [...] (U) Mr. Secretary, As I prepare to leave Slovakia, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as Ambassador and look ahead briefly to the future of U.S. relations with Slovakia. WHERE WE ARE ------------ 2. (C) When I arrived in Slovakia in November 2001, we faced the very real [...] | 2004-12-17 19:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA1130 | SLOVAKS WILL NOT LOBBY FOR IRAN/TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1138 | SLOVAKIA: NARCOTICS REPORT PART I [...] SLOVAKIA LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF TWO MAJOR DRUG TRANSIT ROUTES, THE TRADITIONAL EAST-WEST ROUTES FROM UKRAINE AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE HISTORIC "BALKAN ROUTE," WHICH RUNS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA TO TURKEY AND ON TO GERMANY, FRANCE, AND OTHER WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE GOS IS A PAR [...] | 2004-12-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1142 | 12/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA1143 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] Per reftel, On December 7 Econoff delivered questions about the EU's battery directive to Peter Gallovic, Director of Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment. On December 21, Gallovic reported that the GOS supports the new proposal of the Council Chairmanship to introduce a partial b [...] | 2004-12-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA1147 | FLATTENED FOREST FACES REDEVELOPMENT DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. On November 19, 2004 hurricane force winds devastated the forests of Slovakia's mountainous High Tatras region. As a result, nearly all the trees were uprooted in a forested area over 240 square kilometers in size. Slovaks were deeply affected by the disaster as the Tatras are [...] | 2004-12-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID KSCA LO SENV |
04BRATISLAVA1151 | SLOVAK REPURCHASE OF TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA1153 | TANK SALES TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Charge delivered reftel demarche December 22 to Lubomir Pinter, Director General for International Organizations and Security Policy at the MFA, and in a separate meeting December 22 to Milan Cigan, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Economy (MOE). Both said Azerbaijan and Armenia are not [...] | 2004-12-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PARM MARR PREL LO AR AZ |
04BRATISLAVA1154 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 23, 2004 [...] (C) Michaela Blanarova, Assistant to HZDS Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Viliam Veteska and HZDS Foreign Policy Advisor, told emboffs December 16 that Veteska is considering proposing an increase in the number of Slovak deminers in Iraq. She did not have any further details a [...] | 2004-12-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1158 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL |
04BRATISLAVA1162 | THIRD QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SLOVAK ECONOMY [...] Summary. Slovak economic growth slowed slightly to 5.3 percent in the third quarter of 2004, but still outpaced its Central European neighbors. Higher investments and household consumption replaced exports as the main economic catalyst. Growth should remain strong with inflow of foreign direc [...] | 2004-12-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
04BRATISLAVA1164 | INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 10:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP PREL PHUM IZ LO |
04BRATISLAVA127 | MFA VIEW ON UKRAINE'S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) POLOFF CALLED ON MFA UKRAINE DESK OFFICER PETER VIZDAL FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON SLOVAK-UKRAINE RELATIONS. VIZDAL POINTED OUT THAT SLOVAKIA SIGNED THE EU DECLARATION CRITICIZING A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW KUCHMA TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM (REF B),AS A MATTER OF COMMON [...] | 2004-02-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV LO UP SLOVAK UKRAINE |
04BRATISLAVA133 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 1-6, 2004 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. OUTCRY OVER LINKING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUM --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (U) PRESIDENT SCHUSTER'S DECISION TO SCHEDULE THE REFERENDUM ON EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS THE SAME DAY AS [...] | 2004-02-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA135 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN JAMES L. JONES, [...] (SBU) During your visit as SACEUR to Slovakia on February 12-13, you may wish to emphasize the following priorities that the U.S. and NATO share: -- encourage the GOS to maintain their commitment to spend two percent of GDP on defense; -- thank the GOS for their contributions to Operatio [...] | 2004-02-10 06:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV PINR LO NATO |
04BRATISLAVA137 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/OEERIS GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. IGOR ABRAMOV AND MS. ELIZABETH RAMBORGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 17 TO FEBRUARY 20, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS SANFORD OWENS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920- 5320(OFFIC [...] | 2004-02-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD AM LO |
04BRATISLAVA138 | RADIOACTIVE SOURCES: SLOVAK REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL LO IAEA |
04BRATISLAVA144 | AMBASSADOR URGES HEALTH MINISTER TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, Ambassador Weiser met with Health Minister Zajac to discuss the new draft regulation on sterilization and overarching reforms in health care, particularly pertaining to the Roma minority. The Ambassador pressed Zajac to incorporate recommendations from internation [...] | 2004-02-12 05:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG EIND ETRD LO |