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05ISLAMABAD16051	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: MBS GEARING UP FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the detailed needs assessment is just beginning, multilateral development banks (MDBs) are trying to come up with funds to support reconstruction needs following Pakistan's October 8 earthquake. The World Bank board will vote October 25 on a $200 million package of e [...]	2005-10-25 11:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PREF PK

05ISLAMABAD16063	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) On October 25, Ambassador received USN VADM Stufflebeam, commander of the NATO team visiting Islamabad to coordinate NATO's earthquake relief deployment to Pakistan. VADM Stufflebeam told Ambassador that he would only be on the ground in Pakistan for the time necessary to conduct a Comma [...]	2005-10-26 02:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK MASS PGOV EAID AEMR ASEC NATO UN
05ISLAMABAD16073	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] From October 22 to 23, a team of three Foreign Service nationals from USAID/Pakistan conducted an assessment in Muzaffarabad and several villages that were affected by the earthquake. The team visited Muzaffarabad city, Shaeed Gali, Hasan Gali, Jabbi Haider Shah, Lamian Battian, and Gari Hab [...]	2005-10-26 11:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16138	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]	2005-10-28 01:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16139	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]	2005-10-28 01:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16140	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: PARTS SHORTAGE MAY SOON [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Since October 8, Pakistan's Army Aviation has kept its fleet of heavy-lift MI-17 helicopters in the air flying daily sorties transporting relief supplies to areas devastated the South Asian earthquake. To accomplish this dramatic shift in its mission, reourcef [...]	2005-10-28 01:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
05ISLAMABAD16190	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission staff with direct interaction with the UN's earthquake relief effort - from the team leader for USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to emboffs attending UN sectoral cluster groups -- characterize the UN response thus far as "a day late and a dollar short," wit [...]	2005-10-31 01:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN
05ISLAMABAD16220	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) reports that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is increasingly open to non-tent shelter alternatives. In Muzaffarabad, the U.N. Children,s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that it has met 80 to 90 percent of SPHERE standards for water. The GOP h [...]	2005-10-31 04:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16473	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF [...] (C) The isolation of many areas impacted by the October 8 earthquake has long afforded Islamist politicians and conservative religious clerics an uncritical audience for their at times extremist worldviews, in which America (or the West) as enemy of Islam featured prominently. Anecdotal evide [...]	2005-11-04 02:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREL PK PAS
05ISLAMABAD16474	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] From October 30 to 31, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) Economic and Livelihoods Advisor (ELO),Program Officer (PO),Water and Sanitation Officer (WSO),Shelter and Settlements Advisor (SSA),Earthquake Expert (EE),Military Liaison Officer (MLO),Field Officer (FO),[...]	2005-11-04 02:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16480	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE: WHERE WE ARE AND [...] (U) Summary. As we approach the one-month anniversary of the earthquake, post offers this overview of relief efforts to date and an assessment of key priorities for the future. The earthquake itself caused much more damage and loss of life than initially estimated, but the Pakistani and inte [...]	2005-11-04 15:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MASS PNAT PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16553	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: A VISIT TO BATTGRAM [...] (C) Forward Operating Base Mansehra Officer-in-Charge and Econoffs visited Battgram district on November 5. Settlement patterns have complicated relief as damage is spread across mountain villages with low population densities. Interlocutors were concerned for villages in the Allai tehsil, [...]	2005-11-07 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MASS MOPS PGOV PK PTER ECON PREF ASEC
05ISLAMABAD16577	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: A VISIT TO BATTGRAM [...] (C) Forward Operating Base Mansehra Officer-in-Charge and Econoffs visited Battgram district on November 5. Settlement patterns have complicated relief as damage is spread across mountain villages with low population densities. Interlocutors were concerned for villages in the Allai tehsil, [...]	2005-11-08 08:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS MOPS PGOV PK PTER ECON PREF ASEC
05ISLAMABAD16641	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: PROTECTION SECTOR REPORT [...] Due to the enormity and complexity of this emergency and the major focus on providing shelter to villages in the mountains, it has been extremely difficult to monitor relief distributions in order to ensure that vulnerable populations, including those without effective male protection, are id [...]	2005-11-09 06:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16643	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF [...] As of November 2, approximately 981,800 affected beneficiaries in Pakistan are receiving food aid. This is 98% of the 1 million caseload identified by the U.N. World Food Program (WFP). WFP's recent assessment estimates more than 2.3 million people are in need of food aid. Various non-gove [...]	2005-11-09 06:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC EAGR PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16741	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: FIELD VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] From November 2 through 9, Deputy Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Greg Gottlieb visited Pakistan to work with USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on developing programming and staffing plans for next approximately 150 days of the earthquake emerg [...]	2005-11-10 09:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16819	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] On November 5, Deputy Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Greg Gottlieb, accompanied by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART),traveled to earthquake-affected areas. The group met with implementing partners and members of the Government of Pakistan [...]	2005-11-12 07:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16827	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: THE ROLE OF NGOS IN THE [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) subscribes to the overall Government of Pakistan (GOP) Federal Relief Commission (FRC) strategy that primary focus at this stage in the relief effort should be placed on providing in-situ shelter and food security support for earthquake-affec [...]	2005-11-14 02:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16834	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION [...] On November 6, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) met with representatives of all seven implementing partners in Pakistan. On November 7, Deputy Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Greg Gottlieb and USAID/DART staff met with Kevin Kennedy, the ne [...]	2005-11-14 04:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16837	CRITICAL NON-FOOD RELIEF SUPPLIES: WHAT IS STILL [...] DART staff has reviewed documents from the Government of Pakistan Federal Relief Commission (FRC),information from various UN reports, and input from a number of NGO implementing partners, in order to evaluate current requirements and available supplies for a number of critical non-food items [...]	2005-11-14 10:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV PK
05ISLAMABAD16850	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: KAGHAN AND ALLAI VALLEYS [...] Summary: A team from the Embassy's Forward Operating Base in Mansehra (Officer-in-Charge (OIC),USAID/DART Field Officer, U.S. Military Liaison Officer) and representatives of five USAID-funded NGOs visited the Northern Kaghan and Allai Valleys on November 9. In both areas, Pakistan military [...]	2005-11-14 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS MOPS ECON PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16875	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: AREAS IN MANSEHRA DISTRICT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Forward Operating Base - Mansehra Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and Emboff accompanied NWFP Parliament minority leader on a November 7 tour of Mansehra tehsil. During the visit, it became clear that relief was not reaching several areas damaged by the October 8 earthquake. R [...]	2005-11-14 12:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ASEC AEMR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16881	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART WATER AND [...] From October 19 through November 13, a water and sanitation officer (WSO) was deployed to Pakistan as part of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). Through numerous trips through affected areas; assessments, and interviews with representatives of non-governmental organizations [...]	2005-11-15 01:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17267	SUCCESSFUL DONOR CONFERENCE GIVES MAJOR BOOST [...] (SBU) summary and comment. The Musharraf Government is basking in the glow of a successful November 19 donor reconstruction conference that raised $6.0 billion (GOP's current internal figure, as of November 21 evening) in pledges for earthquake reconstruction, comfortably in excess of both t [...]	2005-11-21 21:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PK PREL SENV
05ISLAMABAD17311	SIX WEEKS AFTER PAKISTAN'S EARTHQUAKE: ASSESSING [...] With few exceptions, UN agencies were inadequate to the task in the weeks immediately following Pakistan's earthquake. In some cases they remain so. Certainly the challenges have been great, involving overwhelming needs, difficult terrain, multiple donors and the need to work closely with [...]	2005-11-22 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM PK AORC UN
05ISLAMABAD17384	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: THE SITUATION IN KOHISTAN [...] Summary: Southern Kohistan fared somewhat better than neighboring provinces during the October 8 earthquake with only two subdistricts affected and comparatively less damage. In terms of assistance, however, the 50-55% of the affected areas, population left homeless have fared far worse. Onl [...]	2005-11-25 08:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17421	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] With the onset of winter, some Pakistanis living at higher elevations are beginning to relocate temporarily to lower elevations. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has received reports, however, of people moving not just from the mountains to camps at lower elevations, but als [...]	2005-11-25 11:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17426	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART ECONOMICS AND [...] Immediately following the October 8 earthquake, relief agencies concentrated efforts on providing affected populations with urgently needed humanitarian assistance and shelter to assure survival during the upcoming winter months. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team's (DART) program ha [...]	2005-11-25 15:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17557	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] In October 2005, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) reported that preliminary assessments by the UN World Food Program (WFP) estimated more than 2.3 million Pakistanis in need of food assistance per reftel. At that time, several NGOs suggested this figure was too high, but mor [...]	2005-11-28 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17621	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: ONGOING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR [...] With the onset of winter, relief activities are moving into a critical stage where the needs of the earthquake- affected populations must be met efficiently and quickly. The difficulty of this task has been exacerbated by the changing climatic conditions, which are significantly altering the n [...]	2005-11-29 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17623	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: ONGOING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR [...] With the onset of winter, relief activities are moving into a critical stage where the needs of the earthquake- affected populations must be met efficiently and quickly. The difficulty of this task has been exacerbated by the changing climatic conditions, which are significantly altering the n [...]	2005-11-29 18:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17711	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART COLLABORATION [...] Coordinating relief efforts and ensuring that USAID implementing partners reach populations in need without duplicating efforts are significant aspects of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team's (DART) work. Given the difficulties of this humanitarian operation, there is a need for coll [...]	2005-12-01 08:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17835	IRAN PIPELINE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; GOP DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOP officials took Ref B demarche points on the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline under consideration but had no immediate reply. Petroleum Secretary Waqar met with Iranian officials in Tehran November 16-17 in what was termed a "confidence building" meeting that discussed routing o [...]	2005-12-01 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR PK
05ISLAMABAD17853	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART USING GIS TO [...] Since the beginning of the earthquake response, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has included a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Officer. The GIS Officer, currently from the U.S. Department of State's Humanitarian Information Unit, regularly prepares maps and informatio [...]	2005-12-02 08:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD18030	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES ANOTHER MEDIA [...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]	2005-12-06 07:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD18159	CORRECTED COPY -- PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES [...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]	2005-12-07 12:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD18328	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART BOLSTERS SHELTER [...] The rapid onset of the Himalayan winter has brought greater urgency to efforts to winterize shelters of earthquake-affected populations. Agencies are stepping up efforts to ensure that families receive adequate winterization materials and tools, including blankets and plastic sheeting to rein [...]	2005-12-09 14:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD18492	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART MONITORS [...] On December 11, 2005, the US Military provided helicopter transport to Pashtu and Gangwal villages in the remote earthquake-affected Allai Valley for three USAID/DART members, the Commander of the 3rd Marine Hospital Shinkiari and Mansehra, and the US Embassy's Mansehra Forward Operating Base [...]	2005-12-13 04:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD18810	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: CONFUSION OVER WFP AND GOP [...] On December 1, 2005 the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) implemented a new division of geographic responsibilities to distribute food to approximately 2.3 million people in the earthquake-affected areas of Northern Pakistan. The GOP requested that WFP move it [...]	2005-12-16 13:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD19100	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: UN PERFORMANCE SHOWS [...] More than two months into the earthquake relief effort, the UN has made some improvements in response to early criticisms of start-up delays and performance issues reported in ref A. However, a lack of overall UN leadership, poor coordination, and insufficient staff continues to undermine the [...]	2005-12-21 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD19471	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART WATER AND [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) water and sanitation officer (WSO) in Mansehra is addressing critical sanitation and water supply issues in Mehra and other camps, and providing technical assistance to agencies working in earthquake-affected areas of Northwest Frontier Provin [...]	2005-12-29 05:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISTANBUL1	TURKEY GETS A DATE FROM THE EU, ISTANBUL REACTS [...] (u) Summary: The December 17 EU decision to begin membership negotiations with Turkey in October 2005 was greeted in Istanbul with a mixture of relieved satisfaction and lingering skepticism. Following the initial euphoria after the decision was announced, some Turks in academic circles alrea [...]	2005-01-03 10:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU TU
05ISTANBUL1075	BMENAI: MFA BMENAI COORDINATOR AND NEA DAS CARPENTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial June 21 meeting with NEA DAS Scott Carpenter in Istanbul, MFA Coordinator for the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENAI) Ambassador Omur Orhun reiterated Turkey's strong support for the initiative and its determination to express that support throu [...]	2005-06-23 14:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1080	DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE COMES TO LIFE IN [...] (U) Summary: A June 20-21 Istanbul symposium within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) focused on "Empowering Women in Public Life and Democratic Development in the BMENA Region." At this first issue-focused DAD activity, nearly 100 NGO and government representatives e [...]	2005-06-23 16:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL TU XD XF XI
05ISTANBUL1127	U.S. OIL COMPANY BLAZES TRAIL IN BLACK SEA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a project that company executives confidently predict will soon be a banner success for U.S. investment in Turkey, Torreador Energy Corporation (the former Madison Oil Company) is moving forward to full development of a natural gas field off of Akcakoca on Turkey's western Bl [...]	2005-07-01 05:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ENRG EINV ECON TU
05ISTANBUL1164	AK'S BUSINESS BASE GOES CALLING IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Independent Businessmens' Association (MUSIAD) returned on June 30 from a three-day lobbying junket to Ankara, where they pressed for government action to assist small and medium-sized enterprises, arguing that it is time to "rehabilitate the real sector a [...]	2005-07-07 14:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1170	"WORLD TRIBUNAL" CONFAB CONDEMNS COALITION [...] (U) Summary: A self-appointed "World Tribunal on Iraq" (WTI) comprising an international group of academic and civil society activists met in Istanbul from June 24-27 to charge the U.S. and U.K. governments with waging an illegal war of aggression in Iraq, recommend coalition forces' immediat [...]	2005-07-07 16:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1199	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: FRUSTRATED WITH GOT INERTIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 introductory call with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Charge reaffirmed USG support for religious pluralism and freedom in Turkey, for the re-opening of the Halki seminary on Heybeli Island, and for Turkey's EU accession process as the best way forward for achiev [...]	2005-07-13 11:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1283	BMENA REGION BUSINESSWOMEN BRAINSTORM IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: On July 11-12, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Istanbul Center hosted a workshop on "Building Awareness of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)," at which some 90 participants from MENA and other countries brainst [...]	2005-07-26 07:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KWMN KMPI TU XD XF XI BMENA
05ISTANBUL1289	ISTANBUL - OSAC COUNTRY COUNCIL UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The Istanbul Country Council was "re-established" on February 26, 2003. Post philosophy for the Istanbul chapter has been to hold three to four meetings each year using guest speakers on substantive matters. In April 2004, a new steering committee signed the chapter's charter, [...]	2005-07-26 17:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05ISTANBUL1297	ALEVI GROUP PUSHES FOR EQUAL FUNDING AND RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cem Foundation, an Istanbul-based Alevi organization, presented petitions to the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Education on June 22 demanding proportional public funding for religious institutions, and changes to the religious education curriculum in Turkish public sc [...]	2005-07-28 07:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1313	MEDIA GETS IT WRONG ON TWO TERROR STORIES [...] (U) On July 26, TGRT TV station, a part of the Ihlas Group of companies, aired a mistaken report on its daily news program that there had been a large explosion with many injured in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Note: There was no such explosion. End note.) The report was supplemented by a T [...]	2005-07-29 14:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO TU
05ISTANBUL1333	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: KINALIADA CONTROVERSY BOILS [...] (C) Summary: Controversy flared this week between the GOT and the Ecumenical Patriarch after Turkish bureaucrats delayed the opening of a longstanding youth summer camp at a monastery on Kinali Island in an attempt to force church officials to recognize state seizure of that property. Church [...]	2005-08-03 16:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL1336	RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE HOCA [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell luncheon for Consul General, Istanbul Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva noted that he is wrestling with a difficult request from a local foundation for a letter in support of Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish-Muslim spiritual leader of a major Islamist lodge who is currently residi [...]	2005-08-04 12:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	CVIS PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1359	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE RAISES SPECIFIC CONCERNS [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting with Charge (ref A),Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew offered to share with us upon his return the points discussed during his July 11-12 discussions in Brussels with EU officials, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Enlargement Commissio [...]	2005-08-09 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL1393	CURRENT ACCOUNT CONTINUES TO SWELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's current account deficit set a new record in June, reaching 2.35 billion USD, for a year-to-date total of 13.7 billion USD and a cumulative total of 19.3 billion USD over the last 12 months. The result slightly exceeded market expectations, but was not a surprise, as Tu [...]	2005-08-12 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1420	CHP DISSIDENTS: VOICES FROM ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Discontent among "dissidents" within the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) (ref A) continues to fester in Istanbul. The party's July 31 Istanbul Congress, which began in fisticuffs, left the provincial party apparatus firmly in the hands of supporters of CHP Chairman D [...]	2005-08-18 15:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL1421	TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN'S JULY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 20 meeting in Istanbul with Raphel Moissis, the CEO of the Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA),Senior Advisor for Eurasia Ambassador Steven R. Mann discussed the Greek-Turkey gas interconnector, prospects for Italian-Greek cooperation on the Greece-Otranta line, pr [...]	2005-08-19 05:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ENRG GR SENV TU
05ISTANBUL147	INTERNECINE WARFARE THREATENS TO SPLIT OPPOSITION [...] (sbu) Summary: Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal and Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul are set for a collision course at the upcoming January 29-30 party congress. Efforts by Istanbul MP Zulfu Livaneli and CHP delegate Hursit Gunes to present themselves as compromise candidates [...]	2005-01-28 17:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL1492	GE CAPITAL ENTERS TURKISH BANKING SECTOR AS TURKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The August 24 announcement that GE Capital will acquire 25.5 percent of the shares of Garanti Bank, one of Turkey's four leading private banking institutions, is a welcome indication of U.S. interest in the Turkish financial sector, following a wave of European acquisitions over [...]	2005-08-26 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL1495	ISTANBUL BOMBING TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (U) 30 of the 71 defendants in the November 2003 Istanbul bombings were brought before Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court (Agir Ceza Mahkemesi) No. 10 for their closing statements on August 27. Their lawyers reiterated that the attacks were not targeted at the Turkish Republic but at the US and its [...]	2005-08-29 15:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
05ISTANBUL1506	DAS BRYZA'S ISTANBUL MEETINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Istanbul Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva on August 24, visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza strongly reaffirmed USG support for religious freedom and pluralism in Turkey and stressed that the subject will remain front and center in o [...]	2005-08-31 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1556	HIZB-UT TAHRIR ACTIVE IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Members of the radical Islamic organization Hizb-ut Tahrir (HT) staged a protest and delivered a press statement after Friday prayers at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul on September 2. Calling for the the reinstatement of the Caliphate, HT's putative leader in Turkey, Yilmaz Celik, reportedly c [...]	2005-09-09 14:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PINS PTER TU
05ISTANBUL1557	TROUBLE IN PARADISE AS EXAGGERATED HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Within weeks of Western press reports hailing them as a haven of tolerance and a lingering reflection of Istanbul's historic but much diminished diversity, Istanbul's Princes' Islands have again been in the news in recent days as a result of allegations by a local human rights g [...]	2005-09-09 14:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1577	SDIF CHIEF REVIEWS A SUCCESSFUL BUT TURBULENT YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Ankara Econ Counselor and Istanbul P/E Chief, the Chairman of Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF),Ahmet Erturk, reviewed his organization's progress in recouping Turkey's losses from the 2001 banking crisis. Noting that th [...]	2005-09-15 09:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CASC TU
05ISTANBUL1579	INTROSPECTION AND SCUFFLES MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to its indifferent approach to earlier anniversaries, Istanbul marked the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1955 riots that sounded the death knell for its once vibrant Greek Orthodox community with exhibits, panels, and a flurry of media attention. Interest focuse [...]	2005-09-15 09:46:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1603	BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS CLEAR U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In separate phone conversations on September 16 and September 20, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Secretary General Tedo Japaridze and First Deputy Secretary General Tugay Ulucevik confirmed to Istanbul P/E Chief that the organization's senior officials had agreed in their September 15 I [...]	2005-09-20 10:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL1619	TURKISH TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: STATISTICS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Total production in the textile and apparel sectors stands at over USD 30 billion, according to estimates by both industry and government officials. Registered exports for the sector in 2004 totalled 17.6 billion USD, or 28 percent of total Turkish exports. In addition, however [...]	2005-09-21 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL1628	ISTANBUL VATICAN REPRESENTATIVE SANGUINE ABOUT GOT [...] (C) In the Consul General's September 21 introductory call on Istanbul Apostolic Vicar Monsignor Georges Marovitch, Marovitch indicated that the Vatican is satisfied with the GOT's invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Turkey in 2006. (Note: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I had invited [...]	2005-09-22 13:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1655	ISTANBUL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT BLOCKS "ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a controversial decision unveiled just hours before the start of the "Alternative Armenian Conference," at which independent-minded speakers planned to challenge Turkish orthodoxy about the massacre of Armenians in 1915, an [...]	2005-09-23 18:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1680	"ALTERNATIVE ARMENIAN CONFERENCE" GOES FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: The "Alternative Armenian Conference" (on Armenians in the late Ottoman Empire) unfolded without incident on September 24 and 25 at a campus of its third organizer, Bilgi University, less than 48 hours after an Istanbul court had attempted to block it. Foreign Minister Gul, who, [...]	2005-09-27 16:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1716	PLAYING POLITICS WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A political and media furore has swirled in recent days around the controversial 49-year lease for Istanbul's Galata port on a prime stretch of waterfront overlooking the old city. Critics point out that the winning bid, announced at USD 4.3 billion, actually has a real present [...]	2005-10-04 13:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL1723	UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' ISTANBUL MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During her 24-hour visit to Istanbul, Under Secretary Hughes met with religious leaders representing a range of confessions and exchanged views on how extremism can most effectively be counteracted. All stressed the need to combat the underlying causes of extremism, including [...]	2005-10-05 10:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU
05ISTANBUL1729	Steering Group for Middle East and North Africa [...] (SBU) Summary: The steering group of the MENA OECD program met on October 3-4 in Istanbul. Key developments included advancing work on a ministerial declaration, discussing individual national reform agendas that would be presented at the ministerial, reviewing funding needs for the program [...]	2005-10-05 14:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV TU OECD
05ISTANBUL1734	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics making news in Istanbul. Green on the Green ------------------ 2. (U) Residents of Istanbul's upscale and secular residential Kadikoy districts are up in arms about a City Cou [...]	2005-10-06 06:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL175	MUSLIM OUTREACH - THE INDIRECT APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: While remaining steadfast in opposition to U.S. policies on Iraq and the Middle East, Islam-oriented opinion leaders and broader audiences of devout Muslims in Istanbul and the surrounding areas have been receptive to our public outreach on other topics of common interest. Our [...]	2005-02-02 17:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1766	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: OCTOBER 3 PROVIDES NEW [...] (C) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told CG October 9 that he was optimistic regarding Education Minister Celik's remarks to Milliyet newspaper last week that he would "open the (Halki) seminary overnight" if it were up to him. Bartholomew acknowledged the Minister's having uttered similar [...]	2005-10-12 10:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL1780	ARTICLE 301 STRIKES AGAIN: PUBLISHER CONVICTED OF [...] (C) Summary: Citing Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),an Istanbul court October 7 convicted publisher Hrant Dink of "insulting Turkish identity" and issued a six-month suspended sentence. This case, resulting from a 2004 article in Dink's Agos newspaper, was brought by the same [...]	2005-10-14 15:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1804	ARMENIAN CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS DEBRIEF STEVEN [...] (C) Summary: Three organizers of the recent "Alternative Armenian Conference" here (ref A) told former U.S. Congressman and GOT consultant Steven Solarz October 7 that the watershed conference would embolden students to pursue more serious and objective research on the topic. They averred - [...]	2005-10-18 15:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU AM
05ISTANBUL1825	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE: METROPOLITAN DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, a senior advisor at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, expressed his skepticism October 13 to visiting EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman about the GOT's ability and willingness to move the Halki seminary issue forward. Silliman underlined USG support [...]	2005-10-20 11:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1839	TURKISH TEXTILE SECTOR RENEWS CALL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with General Scowcroft's visiting American Turkish Council Delegation (ATC),Turkish textile representatives renewed their call for a preferential trade agreement to enable application of lower U.S. customs duties to Turkish textile exports to the U.S. The industry [...]	2005-10-21 14:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX TU
05ISTANBUL1844	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH PUBLICLY HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew raised publicly October 20 his inability to use his ecumenical title in Turkey and the continued lack of dialogue with the Turkish government on such key issues as reopening Halki Seminary. Turkish press gave wide coverage to the remarks, which wer [...]	2005-10-24 09:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1867	TURKEY-ARMENIA: TRACK TWO ON TRACK? [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Armenian "Track Two" efforts continue to chip away at old attitudes. A New Jersey-based Armenian Orthodox Church official was pleased with his reception in Ankara during a recent visit, and plans to organize tours to Turkey with diaspora Armenians next year. "Alternati [...]	2005-10-27 11:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1870	ISTANBUL BUSINESS BULLISH, BUT SEES INFLATD ASSET [...] (SBU) Summary: In Istanbul meetings October 20,visiting Special Representative for Commercial ad Business Affairs Frank Mermoud found both Turksh and international business executives optimistc about the Turkish economy. They concurred, hoever, that there is something of a bubble in Turish as [...]	2005-10-27 14:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL1879	ISTANBUL-ERBIL FLIGHTS RECEIVE MFA CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Business contacts here indicate that plans are moving forward for direct air links between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. Longtime CG Istanbul contact Berna Turkili informed us on October 26 that she had received "political approval" for such flights from the Ministry of Foreign A [...]	2005-10-28 10:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR TU IZ
05ISTANBUL1888	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul; herewith, a special "Ramazan" edition. Istanbul Iftars --------------- 2. (U) "Iftar," or the traditional breaking of the Ramadan ("Ramazan," in Tur [...]	2005-10-31 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1889	MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...]	2005-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL1916	DUBAI OR NOT DUBAI: THAT IS ISTANBUL'S QUESTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul Municipality and Dubai Holding inked an agreement October 7 heralding Dubai International Properties' (DIP) intent to invest USD 5 billion in Turkey in the coming years. Istanbul will chip in USD 1 billion in property for a 20 percent share of the joint venture. A U [...]	2005-11-08 16:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL1941	INVESTMENT CONFERENCE PRAISES TURKEY'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 8-9 investment conference organized by Turkey's Foreign Investors' Association (YASED) offered GOT policymakers a chance to highlight progress registered in recent years and to underline their readiness to accept foreign investment, whatever its source. Business part [...]	2005-11-14 13:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1957	CDA ADDRESSES ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE/APPEAL OF [...] (U) Summary: he Ecumenical Patriarchate and Rabbi Arthur Schnier's Appeal of Conscience Foundation hosted a cnference in Istanbul November 7-9, bringing togethr religious and other leaders from the Balkans, Cntrl sia nd th Cacasus, as well as Greece' Mnste o Edcaion and Religious Affairs, [...]	2005-11-15 15:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1960	ARMENIAN ARCHBISHOP ON KATHOLIKOS VISIT [...] (C) Summary: New York-based Archbishop Khajag Barsamian of the Armenian Church of America told CG November 9 Armenian Katholikos Karekin II of Echmiadzin is considering a visit to Turkey next year, adding that he had received positive reactions from both Turkish diplomats in New York and Ar [...]	2005-11-16 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR AM
05ISTANBUL1968	DOD A/S FLORY'S BSEC CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an extended November 11 briefing and subsequent private meeting with Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, Secretary General of the Organization for Black Sea Economic SIPDIS Cooperation, visiting DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy Peter Flory explored areas wher [...]	2005-11-16 15:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL1977	ARMENIAN PATRIARCH AT ODDS WITH ECUMENICAL [...] (C) In the course of responding to a routine visa inquiry from the Istanbul-based Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II, CG noted his absence at the November 7 opening session of a conference hosted by the Ecumenical Patriarch and the New York-based Appeal of Conscience (septel). Mesrob's representa [...]	2005-11-18 08:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1993	BOMB EXPLODES NEAR BUS STOP IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, 11/18/05 at approximately 1830 hours a bomb exploded near a bus stop in the Buyukcekmece District of Istanbul. One person was killed and as many as twelve have been reported injured. Two vehicles were reported damaged in the explosion. The police suspect the PKK t [...]	2005-11-21 15:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER TU TAGS
05ISTANBUL2003	SINNED AGAINST OR SINNING? OWNERS OF FAILED [...] (C) Summary: In recent months, a number of owners of failed Turkish banks have begun to speak out to condemn the Turkish government for pursuing a "vendetta" against them-- including for political and even religious reasons-- and to warn that Turkish government actions to seize their assets ar [...]	2005-11-23 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2020	ISTANBUL WRITERS SPEAK OUT ON FREEDOM OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A "Gathering for Freedom of Expression" November 19-22 in Istanbul brought local writers, authors and activists together to evaluate the state of free speech in Turkey. Though Noam Chomsky's counter-intuitive (and perhaps garbled) statement that Europe has much to learn from [...]	2005-11-28 16:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2053	ISTANBUL POLITICS: TAYYIP BEY STILL IN CHARGE? [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas captured the city's attention last month when he fired Istanbul Deputy Mayor Idris Gulluce, following intense media speculation that Gulluce was the real power behind the throne. The move allowed Topbas to regain "face," but privately contacts have to [...]	2005-12-06 09:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2058	ARMENIAN CONFERENCE FALLOUT: PROSECUTORS TARGET [...] (U) Adding to the growing list of publishers and writers being taken to criminal court (ref A),an Istanbul prosecutor filed charges December 2 against five prominent Turkish journalists for their articles criticizing the September 2005 Istanbul court decision that granted an injunction blocki [...]	2005-12-06 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL2059	IRAQI SUNNI ARAB TEAM PRESENTS OLD GRIEVANCES TO [...] (C) Summary: At a December 4 meeting in Istanbul organized by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, a delegation of Iraqi Sunni Arab political figures told Ambassador Khalilzad that the "insurgents" want the political process in Iraq to succeed, but seek more credibility in the process. They demand [...]	2005-12-06 16:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ

05ISTANBUL2071	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S DECEMBER 4 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a very cordial hour-long lunch sandwiched between U.S. meetings with a team of Iraqi Sunnis -- conducted in Istanbul and orchestrated and observed by the GOT -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad that Turkey had counseled t [...]	2005-12-07 14:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ TU SYRIA
05ISTANBUL2072	EXPORTERS ASSEMBLY CHIEF PUSHES FOR NEW U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Suleyman Orakcioglu, acting President of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) and head of the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association (IKTIB) raised eyebrows here this week with his announcement to the press that a new "special trade agreement" is in the works betwee [...]	2005-12-08 11:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL2076	ISTANBUL ASSEMBLY: CHP MARGINALIZED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: According to CHP's leader in the Istanbul Municipal Assembly, Deputy Mayor of Besiktas Kemal Akar, the Assembly, as an institution, is marginalized in all aspects of city decision-making. Akar complained about the lack of transparency in AK Party real estate develop [...]	2005-12-08 13:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2077	PATRIARCH EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR DEPARTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL2110	ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY WOMEN: GETTING (RELATIVELY) [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Istanbul Women's Branch celebrated the 71st anniversary of women's suffrage in Turkey December 5 with a panel discussion focused on expanding the role of women in politics. AKP remains a party in which women do the grassroot [...]	2005-12-14 08:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL2111	BSEC: ROMANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP'S VISION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Executive Manager Stefana Greavu and Project Coordinator Konstantinos Zaimis reviewed possible areas of cooperation with the U.S. in separate meetings with us on December 8. Greavu outlined Romania's priorities for its Chairmanship-in-offic [...]	2005-12-14 09:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL2134	PAMUK TRIAL POSTPONED PENDING JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unsurprising move, the judge presiding at the initial hearing in Istanbul,s Sisli District courthouse for Orhan Pamuk,s trial on charges of insulting the Turkish state decided to delay action on the case pending Justice Ministry review of possible "procedural flaws." Th [...]	2005-12-16 15:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2152	ISTANBUL JOURNALISTS DEBATE TURKISH POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador exchanged views with senior Turkish journalists n Istanbul on key foreign policy issues, includig Iraq, Iran, Syria, Cyprus, EU accession and doestic developments in Turkey. In this off-the-recrd discussion, debate was most spirited among thejournalists regarding t [...]	2005-12-22 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2171	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) In his first visit to Istanbul December 18-20, Ambassador met with a range of business, government and other leaders, including Mustafa Koc, head of Turkey's largest holding company, Aydin Dogan, the country's leading media baron, the Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK),the Americ [...]	2005-12-26 23:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2177	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial introductory call on December 20, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I outlined for the Ambassador the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey and underscored three major factors threatening it: the lack of a seminary for the training of priests; the lack of [...]	2005-12-28 08:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU AA OSCE
05ISTANBUL218	YAPI KREDI DEAL WILL VAULT KOC INTO BIG LEAGUES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 31 deal to purchase Yapi Kredi Bank from the embattled Cukurova Group will vault Koc Financial Services into the front rank of Turkish banking, fulfilling a long-standing goal of the Koc Group. More critically, it will remove a major cloud hanging over the Turkis [...]	2005-02-11 06:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL2180	FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MINORITY PROPERTY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: "The genius of democracy is in freedom of expression; those without this are hunters and gatherers." Thus Can Paker, Chair of TESEV (Istanbul's preeminent thinktank) opened a December 10 conference on Turkey's Minority Rights Question, underlining Turkish civil s [...]	2005-12-28 13:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU PHUM
05ISTANBUL2186	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul. Vatican II ) Muslim Style? -------------------------- 2. (SBU) We recently attended a Koran reading and sermon at Sehzadebasi Mosque in the Eminonu-Fat [...]	2005-12-29 14:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL267	IZMIR VIEWS ON APP CLOSURE, OVACIK MINE RESTART, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings in Izmir February 2-4, Izmir liaison officer informed municipal, business and academic officials of the Congressional decision to close the Izmir American Presence Post and the U.S. plan to reopen a consular agency. Regarding U.S. efforts to reopen the Ovacik Gold [...]	2005-02-17 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU PHUM EINV
05ISTANBUL329	MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP),G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...]	2005-02-28 14:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY
05ISTANBUL346	SUZER PLAZA CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul's controversial Suzer Plaza skyscraper, which houses the Ritz Carlton Hotel and was partially financed by OPIC, has returned to the headlines in recent weeks. In early January, two restaurants at the building's base were targeted for partial demolition by city official [...]	2005-03-02 07:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU OPIC
05ISTANBUL357	INFORMAL ECONOMY TURNS DEADLY AS 10 TURKS SUCCUMB [...] (U) Summary: The problem of counterfeiting in Turkey took a new and deadly turn this week as ten Istanbul residents died from alcohol poisoning after drinking counterfeit raki. Another forty remain hospitalized here, several in critical condition. The homemade brew, some of which was produced [...]	2005-03-04 07:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL377	MOSQUE-STATE RELATIONS: ISTANBUL DEBATES ROLE OF [...] (u) Subject: A new report on the relationship among religion, state, and society by TESEV, a prominent establishment Turkish think tank, has stimulated a lively discussion among Istanbul academic and media circles on the role and future of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). TES [...]	2005-03-08 13:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL TU
05ISTANBUL38	ISTANBUL POLICE ON TIP AND MURDER OF BELARUSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Osman Kaplan, Deputy Director of the Foreigners Unit of the Istanbul Police Department, to follow up on trafficking in persons issues raised during the visit of a Moldavan anti-TIP government delegation (ref B) and the murder of a Belarusian woman [...]	2005-01-11 07:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS
05ISTANBUL383	ISTANBUL POLICE BRUTALITY DRAWS EU CRITICISM [...] (c) Summary: The use of violence by Istanbul police to break up a demonstration of Turkish women on March 6 prompted widespread international press coverage and criticism from a visiting EU Troika delegation. Our human rights contacts characterized the police response as harsh and unacceptable [...]	2005-03-08 15:16:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL403	MARMARA GROUP REFLECTIONS ON PRESIDENT ASSAD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation of Marmara Group (Strategic and Social Research Foundation, founded in 1985) members visiting Damascus February 20-24 was impressed with President Assad's stated interest in promoting positive relations with Turkey and the U.S., but sensed the Syrian bureaucracy was [...]	2005-03-14 12:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SY TU
05ISTANBUL412	TURKISH LPG TANKER SINKS WITH LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Ankara. 2. (U) A 138 ton Turkish tanker carrying seven tanks of LPG from Kartal on the Asian side of Istanbul to Zeytinburnu on the European side sank at approximately 22:00 March 12. Five tanks of LPG were retrieved intact with no leakage from th [...]	2005-03-15 06:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU
05ISTANBUL422	TURKISH-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL PLANS AGRESSIVE PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish-U.S. Business Council (TUSBC) leaders outlined an agressive push to expand both their business promotion work and their public relations activities in support of the bilateral relationship in a March 14 breakfast with Consul General. Incoming President Yilmaz Arguden, [...]	2005-03-17 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL470	DELIVERY OF NOTE REQUESTING OBSERVER STATUS TO THE [...] (SBU) Post delivered diplomatic note contained in ref A para 5 to the International Secretariat of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council on Wednesday, March 23. In P/E Chief's meeting later that day with the organization's Secretary General, Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, his three SIPDIS [...]	2005-03-28 14:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
05ISTANBUL502	FORMER TURKISH HOSTAGE ALLEGES MALFEASANCE IN [...] (C) Summary: In an Istanbul meeting with Ambassador Edelman, Turkish businessman Kahraman Sadikoglu, who was held hostage in Basra from December 15, 2004, to February 15, 2005, made serious allegations regarding malfeasance in USAID contracting in Basra in 2003. Sadikoglu, who was working und [...]	2005-04-01 14:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IZ PTER TU
05ISTANBUL526	CORRUPTION: TURKEY'S 800-POUND GORILLA? [...] (SBU) Summary: Public attention has returned to the subject of corruption in Turkey in recent weeks with publication of a country survey by the "Economist" magazine blaming the problem for Turkey's failure to attract more foreign investment. The survey coincided with the publication of Trans [...]	2005-04-08 05:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL645	RUSSIA PUTS HOLD ON U.S. BSEC OBSERVER REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Sources in the Secretariat of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation indicate the Russian Delegation blocked approval of the U.S. application for observer status at last week's Meeting of Senior Officials in Komotini, Greece. While the Russians technically "supporte [...]	2005-05-02 13:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
05ISTANBUL691	SABAH ARTICLE: "SARIYER, THE MOST [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. CONSULATE IS SETTING THE TREND IN ISTANBUL. NATIONAL DAILY "SABAH" REPORTS THAT SEVEN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE SETTING UP THEIR JOINT CONSULATE NEARBY. BELOW IS A TRANSLATION OF THE APRIL 29 ARTICLE. END SUMMARY. 2. "A DIPLOMATIC CENTER IS DEVELOPING IN SARIYER, WHE [...]	2005-05-06 14:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL ABLD AMGT ASEC TU
05ISTANBUL692	INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRAISES TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's second annual Investment Advisory Council Meeting on April 29 in Istanbul brought recognition of the economic and political strides Turkey has made over the past year, including most notably macroeconomic stability and a date for beginning of accession negotiations with [...]	2005-05-06 15:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL758	CLOSURE OF YAPI KREDI DEAL HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The announcement on Monday, May 9 that Koc Financial Services and the Cukurova Group had reached final agreement by which Koc and its Italian partner Unicredito will purchase Yapi Kredi Bank vaults Koc into the banking big leagues and removes the largest remaining cloud hangin [...]	2005-05-13 14:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL890	REFLEXIVE TURKISH NATIONALISM ENSNARES MASTERCARD [...] (SBU) Summary: After briefly basking in the reflected glow of last week's exciting UEFA Champion's League Final in Istanbul between Milan and Liverpool, corporate sponsor Mastercard has found itself dealing with a public relations nightmare in recent days following public criticism of inclusion in [...]	2005-06-01 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL ASEC TU
05ISTANBUL97	YAPI KREDI END GAME NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move that marked the first official step forward towards realization of its long-rumored desire to buy Yapi Kredi Bank, Unicredito-Koc Holding on January 17 announced that it had signed an agreement with the bank's dominant shareholder, the controversial Cukurova Group, for [...]	2005-01-21 09:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON TU
05JAKARTA15147	FORMER PRESIDENT MEGAWATI CRITICIZES YUDHOYONO'S [...] (C) In a November 18 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri played the part of opposition leader to the hilt, expressing dismay with the performance of the current administration and President Yudhoyono's reliance on Islamist political parties. Megawati downplaye [...]	2005-11-22 10:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
05JAKARTA9989	ACEH: KALLA BRIEFS ENVOYS ON "HIS" PEACE DEAL [...] (C) The Ambassador and heads of mission from Australia, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK (also representing the EU) called on Vice President Jusuf Kalla on July 22 to receive the GOI's brief on the draft Aceh peace accord. Kalla's presentation echoed that of lead negoti [...]	2005-07-22 11:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR EAID ECON KJUS ID
05JEDDAH1761	W/W VISIT - AMINA CORDEIRO [...] (U) On June 6, 2005, Conoff and Senior ACS LES visited with thirteen year old Amina Cordeiro at the request of the left behind parent, Melissa Luna, who currently lives in Dubai. The visit took place at the house of Abdullah Al Johani, the prominent Jeddah lawyer who represents the Bin Lade [...]	2005-06-08 13:55:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC
05JEDDAH1903	MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: YOUTH, BLACK [...] (SBU) From the Grand Mosque in Mecca on June 10, Sheikh Salah bin Mohammed al-Budayr delivered a sermon focusing on summer activities for youth. The imam stated that leisure activities should be used to strengthen the well-being of one's society and nation. He underscored the importance of [...]	2005-06-15 16:45:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SOCI PINR
05JEDDAH1904	WOMEN MAKING STRIDES IN THE ASIR REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. During a June 13-14 visit to the Asir Province, Poloffs met with a number of local women to discuss women's employment in the Kingdom. In Asir, women have long played a role in the public sphere, working as shopkeepers in the local bazaar -- a rare sight in Saudi A [...]	2005-06-15 16:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN SOCI
05JEDDAH1905	GOVERNOR OF ASIR SUPPORTS AL-BIR CHARITY [...] (SBU) During a visit to al-Bir School and Orphanage in Abha on June 13, Poloffs met with Director Samiha Mohammed Dawood. For 17 years, Dawood has worked for al-Bir, a charity which provides financial assistance to needy Saudi families and also supports orphanages in Jeddah and Abha. Accord [...]	2005-06-15 16:56:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN KISL
05JEDDAH1960	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JEDDAH, KSA [...] (S/NF) On 06/19/2005, the CG called a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to discuss the security situation in Jeddah. In attendance were representatives from RSO, BPM, CONS, IPC, DHS, USMTM and OPM/SANG. 2. (S/NF) BPM advised that a Lieutenant Colonel from the Ministry of Interior [...]	2005-06-20 11:10:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PTER ASEC
05JEDDAH2079	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JEDDAH, KSA [...] (S/NF) On 06/26/2005, the CG called a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to discuss the security situation in Jeddah. In attendance was the the DCM from Riyadh and representatives from RSO, Dhahran RSO, PA, BPM, CONS, IPC, POL, DHS, USMTM and OPM/SANG. 2. (S/NF) RSO advised the EAC [...]	2005-06-27 12:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PTER ASEC
05JEDDAH2179	IDENTIFYING LAND FOR A NEW CONSULATE: GOVERNOR OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 28, the Ambassador and CG met with Prince Abd al-Majid bin Abd al-Aziz, Governor of Mecca, to discuss the future of the Jeddah Consulate General. During the meeting, the Governor agreed to help the USG identify a tract of land for a new Consulate. He propos [...]	2005-06-29 14:54:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD ABUD AMGT ASEC PREL
05JEDDAH2181	SNAPSHOT OF STUDENT OPINION: UNDERGRADS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the June 28 opening of the first American Corner in Saudi Arabia at the College of Business Administration (CBA) in Jeddah, Conoff accompanied a group of CBA undergraduates and their student advisor on a June 30 hiking trip to the mountains near Mecca. In discussions [...]	2005-07-02 13:24:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI KISL
05JEDDAH2183	JEDDAH CONTACTS FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF WOMEN'S [...] (U) Several high-level Jeddah contacts have recently shared with Post information shedding light on the current social situation of women in the Western Province and, to some extent, the Kingdom as a whole. OPTIONS DISCUSSED AHEAD OF POSSIBLE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WOMEN WILL DRIVE 2. (C) C [...]	2005-07-02 14:05:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN SOCI KLAB
05JEDDAH2202	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JEDDAH, KSA [...] (S/NF) On 07/03/2005, the A/CG met with the Emergency Action Committee to discuss the security situation at the Consulate. In attendance were representatives from RSO, BPM, MGT, POL, DHS and USMTM. 2. (S) RSO advised that the final numbers for the Consulate's LGF Tower Guards are currentl [...]	2005-07-03 13:46:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PTER ASEC
05JEDDAH2238	MOSQUE SERMONS IN SAUDI ARABIA: AVOID WASTING TIME [...] (C) Summary: In Friday, July 1 sermons, imams in Mecca and Medina noted the start of the summer holiday season in Saudi Arabia by reminding congregants of the "dangers" of wasting time. In Mecca, the imam also criticized "deviants" who had caused bloodshed and violence in Saudi Arabia, and [...]	2005-07-05 14:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL
05JEDDAH2495	UNDERGRADS FRET ABOUT JOBS AND DISCUSS TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conoff participated in an outdoor "Youth Challenge" competition on July 21 sponsored by the College of Business Administration (CBA) Youth Business Club and "Yalla Ya Shabbab" (roughly "Let's Go Guys"),a youth-oriented television program. On June 30, Conoff visited [...]	2005-07-23 14:21:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER SOCI
05JEDDAH2537	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JEDDAH 07/26/2005 [...] (S) The Acting Consul General convened the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 26, 2005 to discuss the current security situation in Jeddah. The A/CG, BPM, ARSO, MGT, MSG and CONS were in attendance. 2. (S) The EAC reviewed the warden message sent out on July 26 and current t [...]	2005-07-26 11:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PTER
05JEDDAH3366	SAUDI KING PLEASED WITH PROGRESS AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY. On September 5, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Fran Townsend met with King Abdullah at his invitation at the King's home in Jeddah. The meeting, notable for its warm and friendly tone, focused on the Saudi progress in subduing Saudi terrorists and the need to c [...]	2005-09-13 11:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL SA
05JERUSALEM1578	WB/G SITREP: APRIL 18, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was wounded by IDF gunfire near Ramallah on April 17. Eight Palestinians were arrested from April 15-17 throughout the West Bank. Two firebombs were thrown at passing Israeli vehicles on road 443 and near Ofra settlement on April 1 [...]	2005-04-18 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM1617	WB/G SITREP: APRIL 19, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, IDF troops arrested three Hamas members and two Fatah militants on April 18. IDF troops in Nablus found three kilograms of explosives hidden in a house in Askar refugee camp on April 18. The IDF imposed a curfew on Burqa village, north of Nablus, on April 18 [...]	2005-04-19 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
05JERUSALEM1633	WB/G SITREP: APRIL 20, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian man was hospitalized April 19 after he was shot by an Israeli soldier. Palestinian militants also reportedly fired shots at Bet Romano settlement in the Old City of Hebron April 19. The IDF arrested five Palestinians April 19 in various areas of [...]	2005-04-20 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM1655	WB/G SITREP: APRIL 21, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian shepherd was attacked by a number of settlers from Betar Illit settlement, near Husan village by Bethlehem on April 20. Six Palestinians were arrested in various areas of the West Bank April 20. In the Gaza Strip, one IDF soldier was moderately [...]	2005-04-21 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM1668	WB/G SITREP: APRIL 22, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, 11 Palestinian and foreign peace activists were lightly injured when hit by rubber-coated bullets during clashes with the IDF in the village of Bil,in, west of Ramallah, April 21. The IDF found and defused a six-kilogram explosive device near Jenin on April 21 [...]	2005-04-22 14:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM1772	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/29) - ABBAS'S FIRST [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAL KWBG IS KPAO PREL OPRC
05JERUSALEM1792	WB/G SITREP: MAY 2, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- ONE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2, one IDF soldier and one PIJ gunman (Shawfiq Abd al-Ghani) were killed in a shootout during an IDF operation in Saida village, by Tulkarm, according to Israeli and Palestinian media. In Gaza, one Palestinian was killed during a gunfight between members of the Eddiri [...]	2005-05-02 16:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1813	WB/G SITREP: MAY 3, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. The West Bank was quiet May 2-3. Fatah will hold primary elections to determine PLC candidates on May 27 or June 1, according to PLC speaker Rawhi Fattuh. In Gaza, PA security forces arrested in Gaza City three Hamas members suspected of preparing to fire Qassam rockets. The [...]	2005-05-03 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1849	WB/G SITREP: MAY 4, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF forces conducted several incursions near Jenin, Nablus and Hebron in the West Bank on May 3, but no deaths or serious injuries resulted. PA President Abbas is expected to leave Ramallah May 7 for an international tour including Chile, Brazil, Japan and India. A PA Interio [...]	2005-05-04 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1859	WB/G SITREP: MAY 5, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- TWO [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF troops shot and killed two unarmed Palestinian teens near Bayt Liqya village (off Route 443) on May 4, during stone-throwing clashes and protests against the separation barrier. In Gaza, two mortar shells exploded May 4, one east of an IDF post near Khan Yunis and the othe [...]	2005-05-05 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1891	WB/G SITREP: MAY 6, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah won at least 60 percent of 906 municipal council seats in May 5 elections held in 84 localities in the West Bank and Gaza, based on preliminary results and exit polling, but Hamas also garnered 35-37 percent. Militants fired four Qassam rockets toward Sderot May 5-6, ac [...]	2005-05-06 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1987	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN KILLED AT WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF on May 16 shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached an Israeli checkpoint on foot near Tulkarm. The IDF on May 15 shot and wounded two Palestinians who had thrown firebombs near 'Abud village, northwest of Ramallah. In the Gaza Strip, four Isra [...]	2005-05-16 17:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1996	WB/G SITREP: CLASHES IN GAZA CITY BETWEEN PA [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three Palestinians were shot and injured the evening of May 16 in Gaza City during an altercation that broke out between members of the PA civil police and the anti-riot police unit. The ensuing gun battle went on for several hours. In the West Bank, PA police on M [...]	2005-05-17 16:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2009	WB/G SITREP: IDF MISSILE STRIKE INJURES ONE HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, the IDF fired missiles at two Hamas militants May 18, injuring one critically, as the two were reportedly preparing to fire mortars into the Gush Katif settlement bloc. The IDF action followed a barrage of five mortars into the settlement earlier in the day [...]	2005-05-18 16:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2051	WB/G SITREP: HAMAS MILITANT SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, a Hamas militant on May 18 died from wounds received from an Israeli missile strike earlier that day. The IDF and UNRWA reported that Palestinian militants fired a total of 45 mortar shells and homemade rockets overnight May 18-19 at Israeli targets through [...]	2005-05-19 18:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2059	WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA STRIP; [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian militant overnight May 19-20 and wounded another during an early morning attack on the Kfar Darom settlement with anti-tank rockets and mortar fire. No Israelis were reported injured. The IDF and UNRWA reported [...]	2005-05-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2225	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 1, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, an Israeli settler shot and wounded a Palestinian near Itamar settlement, near Nablus, May 31. In al-Fraides village, near Bethlehem, three Palestinians were assaulted by Israeli settlers May 31. Five Fatah and six Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members were [...]	2005-06-01 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2250	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 2, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Fourteen Palestinian and foreign peace activists were injured from tear gas inhalation during clashes with IDF troops over construction of the separation barrier near the village of Beit Suriq, northwest of Jerusalem, June 1. Israeli security forces arrested 21 Palestinians in [...]	2005-06-02 15:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2419	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 10-14, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Palestinians were shot and injured during clashes between different al-Aqsa cells by Manasra Square in Ramallah on June 12. The IDF shot and injured a a Palestinian youth in Saida village near Tulkarm on June 11, according to Palestinian security sources. UNRWA reported [...]	2005-06-14 16:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2436	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 15, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Four Palestinian family members were shot and killed in Jabaliya in Gaza June 14, when an internal family dispute between two brothers turned violent, according to UNRWA. In the West Bank, the IDF entered Dura, west of Hebron on June 14, and shot and injured two Palestinians i [...]	2005-06-15 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2461	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 16, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested four members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) June 15. Israeli settlers uprooted or set on fire 140 Palestinian-owned olive trees near Nablus-area settlements. In the Gaza Strip, IDF forces entered al-Mughragha overnight June 15-16 and arre [...]	2005-06-16 12:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2508	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 17, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian militants fired two Qassam rockets at the Israeli town Sderot on June 16, but caused no injuries or significant damage. A Palestinian Preventive Security (PSO) agent died in Ramallah June 16 from an accidental discharge of his weapon. Two Palestinians were shot a [...]	2005-06-17 12:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2570	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 22, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested alleged 10 PIJ activists June 21, most in Qalqiliya and Nablus. The IDF also arrested a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab an IDF soldier at a checkpoint near Tulkarm on June 21, according to Israeli newspapers. There were no injuries in the incident. In [...]	2005-06-22 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2643	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 27, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian gunmen shot and killed two Israelis and injured two others outside Bayt Haggai settlement near Hebron June 24. PIJ and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed credit. In subsequent IDF incursions into the area, the IDF shot and injured two Palestinians in Dura village, [...]	2005-06-27 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2670	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 28, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Palestinian militants launched a total of six mortar shells and one Qassam rocket from the southern Gaza Strip. Erez Crossing was open June 27, and 4,200 laborers and 405 merchants crossed into Israel. An IDF military court has convicted a former IDF soldier of manslaughter, [...]	2005-06-28 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2673	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 29, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five disengagement opponents and one Palestinian were lightly wounded in June 28 stone-throwing clashes that broke out in al-Mowassi in Gaza. In the West Bank, IDF raids continued in the area of Allar, Attil, and Saida. Several Palestinian activists suffered minor injuries in c [...]	2005-06-29 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2739	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 30, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNRWA and Israeli media reported that five Palestinians were injured, one of them seriously, as stone-throwing clashes between Palestinians, Israeli settlers, and Israeli security forces continued for a fourth day in al-Mowassi. A large IDF force entered Nablus after three IDF [...]	2005-06-30 13:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2786	WB/G SITREP: JULY 01, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five Palestinians and one IDF soldier were lightly wounded June 30 in Nablus during an IDF incursion in response to reports, ulimately unfounded, that two soldiers had been kidnapped. UNRWA and Israeli media reported that disengagement opponents in the al-Mowassi area of Gaza [...]	2005-07-01 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM2911	WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED, SEVENTEEN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, an Israeli security guard on July 8 shot and killed a Palestinian teenager near Bayt Liqya, west of Ramallah. The Israeli Police are reportedly conducting an investigation of the incident. A second Palestinian teenager on July 10 died from bullet wounds re [...]	2005-07-11 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2955	WB/G SITREP: SENIOR PA OFFICIAL ASSAULTED IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: A senior official from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on July 12 sustained injuries from an attack by unknown assailants as he traveled from Jerusalem to Ramallah. The MOI official was later hospitalized, but is expected to recover from his in [...]	2005-07-12 16:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2970	WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED, FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya that killed four Israelis and wounded at least 90 others, and the attempted car bombing by a Palestinian in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, the IDF on July 13 launched an operation into Tulkarm, killing two Pal [...]	2005-07-13 16:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM3005	WB/G SITREP: OPERATIONS IN TULKARM, GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF operations in Tulkarm continued for a second day following the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya, which killed five Israelis. A general closure remains in effect for the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip. In Nablus, the IDF on the evening of July 13 shot and killed a loc [...]	2005-07-14 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM3019	WB/G SITREP: TARGETED KILLINGS, ROCKET ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, Israeli helicopters on July 15 fired missiles at a vehicle traveling near Salfit, killing at least two Hamas activists. Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and PA security forces have engaged in street battles July 14-15, resulting in the deaths of at least [...]	2005-07-15 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM3095	WB/G SITREP: JULY 21, 2005 (1400 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In Gaza, one IDF soldier was lightly wounded by a mortar shell fired at an IDF outpost near Neve Dekalim settlement. Israeli media reported that Israeli police arrested about 250 disengagement opponents who tried to enter Gaza, some of whom reportedly tried to cut through the [...]	2005-07-21 11:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3181	WB/G SITREP: JULY 26, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IDF soldiers shot and seriously injured a wanted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member in Hebron July 26. The local planning and construction committee in Jerusalem approved July 25 plans to build a new Jewish settlement inside the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem [...]	2005-07-26 14:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3250	WB/G SITREP: JULY 27, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, a Palestinian teenager was killed when hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler near Karmi Tzur settlement. According to PA security sources, an unarmed Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by the IDF during an incursion in Jenin July 27. The IDF arrest [...]	2005-07-27 15:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3317	WB/G SITREP: JULY 28, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources, a 15-year old Palestinian wqas shot and killed by the IDF when IDF troops entered into Jenin July 27. The IDF arrested a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) official during the operation. In Gaza, a five-year-o [...]	2005-07-29 05:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3325	WB/G SITREP: JULY 29, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, IDF forces entered into Shufa village near Tulkarm July 28 and killed a 29-year old Palestinian, whom the IDF said helped organize the recent suicide bombing in Netanya. The IDF arrested a total of four PIJ militants in Ramallah, Jenin, and Hebron July 28. In [...]	2005-07-29 12:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3528	PA MINISTER ASKS USG TO HELP COMBAT GROWING HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Abu Libdeh told Staffdel Savit on July 28 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is working to fight terrorism and beat Hamas at its own game by establishing several schemes to protect the vulnerable segments of Palestinian society and "keep you [...]	2005-08-05 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCOR KTFN KWBG IS
05JERUSALEM3557	WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 8, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IDF shot and injured two Palestinians in Tulkarm August 6 during an incursion into the city, according to Palestinian security sources. Two Israeli settlers, including a 10-year-old boy, were shot and injured by Palestinian gunmen near Ateret settlement, north of Ramallah [...]	2005-08-08 16:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3580	WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 9, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has suspended its activity in Gaza after militants fired at their offices in Khan Yunis August 8 and in the aftermath of recent kidnappings of foreign aid workers. The IDF shot and killed a Palestinian in Nur Shams Refugee C [...]	2005-08-09 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3626	WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 10, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, the IDF entered Tulkarm for an arrest operation on August 9, seizing two alleged Hamas members and leaving three Palestinian youths injured in stone-throwing clashes during the operation. Gunmen shot and lightly injured two Israeli settlers in a car near Hebro [...]	2005-08-10 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3683	WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 11, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank on August 10, ten Palestinians were injured during clashes with the IDF over construction of the separation barrier west of Ramallah. In Gaza, Israel radio reported August 11 that two Palestinians in Rafah were injured when an improvised hand grenade exploded. [...]	2005-08-11 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3701	WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 12, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF entered the Nablus casbah on August 11 and clashed with gunmen from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, injuring one Palestinian in the clashes. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian police on August 11 found an explosive device near the Eley Sinai settlement. The [...]	2005-08-12 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05JERUSALEM3703	DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION UPDATE, AUGUST 12, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of disengagement, several key coordination issues are much closer to being resolved than a week ago. Representatives of settler farmers and anonymous private donors agreed early August 12 on a contract to sell the greenhouses and other infrastructure for just under USD [...]	2005-08-12 16:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05JERUSALEM3791	DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION UPDATE, AUGUST 17, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: At a trilateral crossings meeting August 17, USG representatives tabled a proposal for spending the USD 50 million in supplemental assistance to upgrade four of the crossings between the West Bank/Gaza Strip and Israel and asked for PA and GOI responses within the next few days. [...]	2005-08-17 17:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05JERUSALEM3914	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of August 23, approximately 15,000 IDF soldiers and Israeli Police commenced operations to evacuate more than 2,000 settlers and their supporters from Sa Nur and Homesh settlements in the northern West Bank. According to press, most of these people were infiltrat [...]	2005-08-23 16:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS
05JERUSALEM3983	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 24, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 1800 local time August 23, all settlers were evacuated from Sa Nur and Homesh settlements, completing evacuation of all residents and protesters from the Gaza Strip and four northern West Bank settlements. Israeli forces told Israeli press that they were prepared for heav [...]	2005-08-24 15:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05JERUSALEM4288	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 0900 local time September 12, all settlers and IDF personnel had departed the Gaza Strip. PA security forces took over Gaza settlement areas in stages before dawn September 12. Rafah crossing was closed in both directions by Israel, pending an agreement on border crossin [...]	2005-09-12 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05JERUSALEM4644	OCTOBER 2 PALESTINIAN CLASHES WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in the vicinity [...]	2005-10-03 16:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
05JERUSALEM5669	HAMAS AND FATAH OFFICIALS REJECT HOUSE RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah and Hamas spokesmen reacted strongly to the U.S. House of Representatives resolution against Hamas participation in the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. While most of the official Hamas statements focused on U.S. "interference" and "hypocrisy," Ga [...]	2005-12-20 17:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS
05KABUL4948	INTIMIDATION FORCES VILLAGERS TO INCREASINGLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local NGOs in Kandahar report increased intimidation by anti-coalition forces. This, compounded by continuing corruption, creates an extremely difficult environment for aid organizations. Villagers are asking NGOs not to return. Corrupt officials are impeding their work in other [...]	2005-12-07 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF

05KABUL4953	KANDAHAR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL NOT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Governor of Kandahar and local NGOs told the Ambassador that the newly elected Provincial Council is not representative of the province's population and is being circumvented by use of the shura system. They believe the shuras currently are a better means to identify and add [...]	2005-12-07 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL4967	KARZAI DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE BUDGET WITH [...] (SBU) President Karzai and AID Administrator Natsios on November 17 ran through a tour dhorizon of the progress of U.S. assistance programs, Afghan needs, U.S. budget realities, and plans for counter-narcotics work in the coming year. While Karzai continues to believe a twenty percent reduct [...]	2005-12-07 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL4971	AFGHANISTAN (WITH UK HELP) LEADS BABY STEPS TOWARD [...] (SBU) The joint GoA and UK-hosted Regional Economic Cooperation Conference was held in Kabul December 4 and 5. The event featured an opening address by President Karzai, and speeches by GoA economic ministers and regional delegates, who were primarily at the ministerial and vice- ministerial l [...]	2005-12-08 05:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KPWR EAID PGOV AF
05KABUL4976	PRT FARAH: A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. MOI replaced Farah Provinces Chief of Police Colonel Allah Wadin Noorzai on November 14 with Brigadier General Said Agha. First indications are favorable although he must deal with issues of ingrained corruption, bribery and a poorly-functioning judicial system. On Nov [...]	2005-12-08 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER AF
05KABUL4985	CODEL MURPHY/SKELTON MEETS KARZAI [...] (SBU) Congressmen Murphy, Skelton, and Marshall, accompanied by Ambassador Neumann, met with President Karzai on November 24 to discuss U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. Karzai expected the inauguration of the newly elected Parliament to occur December 18 or 19 since announced for the 19th. He [...]	2005-12-08 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR PARM MASS AF
05KABUL4988	PRT/GHAZNI: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Ghazni's recently seated Provincial Council met cordially on December 3, their second official meeting since a contentious election for Council officers and Meshrano Jirga members. Council members agreed that the main purpose of the Council is to keep the Provincial Ad [...]	2005-12-09 06:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL5010	KARZAI'S MESHRANO JIRGA APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Karzai released his official list of 34 appointments to the Meshrano Jirga (MJ, Upper House of Parliament) on December 10. The list fulfills Afghan Electoral Law requirements that he include 17 women, two Kuchi representatives, and two representatives of the martyrs and [...]	2005-12-11 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL5024	REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT FOR WASHINGTON REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable includes the full text of the December 11 revised Afghanistan Compact and three Annexes for Washington review. This final revision reflects the bulk of consensus recommendations reached at a series of December 2- 5 PrepCom meetings held on the margins of the Kabul Regional Ec [...]	2005-12-13 02:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5025	CN ACTIVITIES IN THE JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Justice reform and law enforcement are key components of Embassy Kabul's Counter Narcotics Implementation Plan (CIP). Over the past two months, the DOJ prosecutors (assigned to the Embassy) have made significant progress in establishing legal institutions and reforming laws to ens [...]	2005-12-13 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PTER PREL KCRM AF
05KABUL5027	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT - ONE WEEK UNTIL INAUGURATION DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the final week before Afghanistan's first Parliamentary Inauguration in 30 years, discussions among MPs are intently focused on who will take the "plum jobs" in the new National Assembly. Despite skepticism among some partisan politicians in Kabul, both the Ambassador and USG [...]	2005-12-13 05:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL5032	AFGHANISTAN (WITH UK HELP) LEADS BABY STEPS TOWARD [...] (SBU) The joint GoA and UK-hosted Regional Economic Cooperation Conference was held in Kabul December 4 and 5. The event featured an opening address by President Karzai, and speeches by GoA economic ministers and regional delegates, who were primarily at the ministerial and vice- ministerial l [...]	2005-12-13 10:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KPWR EAID PGOV AF
05KABUL5033	REHABILITATING STATE-RUN ARIANA AIRLINES [...] (SBU) The President of state-owned flag carrier Ariana, Nadir Atash, has ambitious plans to revamp the airline by upgrading its personnel, aircraft, systems and maintenance. Today Atash confronts a large and largely ineffective workforce, massive corruption and persistent nepotism. Even with [...]	2005-12-13 10:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECON AF
05KABUL5034	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-13 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL5038	HELMAND GOVERNOR SENT TO PARLIAMENT; REPLACED BY [...] (U) President Karzai has named Engineer Mohammad Daoud, currently holding a senior position at the National Security Council, as the new Governor of Helmand Province. Per reftel, outgoing Governor Mullah Shir Mohammad Akhund is leaving Helmand to take a seat in the Meshrano Jirga (MJ, Upper H [...]	2005-12-14 08:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL5039	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-14 08:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL5042	EMERGING AFGHAN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO MANAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. USDOJ and CFC-A representatives briefed a delegation of Afghan officials on the fundamentals of an interagency process. The GOA officials are to become the working group that will decide the form of the process Afghanistan will use to receive detainees transferred by the USG. [...]	2005-12-14 08:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC AF
05KABUL5047	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-14 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL5050	KARZAI PROMISES RESULTS ON CN, ASKS FOR GREATER [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai convened a meeting of his cabinet on December 11 to press for implementation of the GOA's Counter Narcotics (CN) strategy. In the meeting, Karzai addressed the disparity between UNODC's (21 percent reduction) and the USG's (48 percent reduction) survey results reg [...]	2005-12-14 08:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR AF
05KABUL5051	DEPUTY MINISTER DAUD BOLSTERS OPERATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) On December 11, 2005, Deputy Minister General Daud Daud of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),Alistair Corbett of the UK Drugs Team and Doug Wankel Director of Embassy Kabul's CN Task Force, met with General Wardak of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). General Wardak, who had previously worked wit [...]	2005-12-14 08:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV AF
05KABUL5052	FINANCE MINISTRY DEFLECTS CUSTOMS REFORM [...] (C) Afghan customs reform is lagging due to weak GoA commitment and systemic corruption at all levels. In discussions between USAID and its implementing partner Bearing Point (BP) and with the UK,s DFID and its implementing partner Adam Smith International (ASI),there was broad agreement th [...]	2005-12-14 09:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PGOV AF
05KABUL5066	MINISTRY OF FRONTIERS AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Minister of Frontiers and Tribal Affairs Alhaj Sayeed Ahmad Haqbeen described for Poloffs the important work of his Ministry in supporting national unity and understanding. The key competencies of the Ministry of Frontier and Tribal Affairs (MFTA) are promoting the nation [...]	2005-12-14 12:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
05KABUL5071	PRT/GHOR - PICNIC POLITICS [...] (U) SUMMARY: PolOffs and Chaghcharan AIDOff spent the afternoon of December 8 with Ghor Governor Afzali, former Ghor Governor and current MP Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Malekzada, and several of Afzali's wealthy family members chatting about local politics in classic Afghan style - over a lavish meal [...]	2005-12-14 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL5076	THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 13, 2006, a diplomatic delegation lead by Canadian Ambassador David Sproule delivered a demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Abdullah addressing the arrest, trial proceedings, and jail sentence of Afghan journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab. The delegation included Amb [...]	2005-12-15 04:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP
05KABUL5089	IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ AF
05KABUL5092	COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM - AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) In 2005, Afghanistan continued its progress toward building a democratic government. The 2004 Presidential elections were followed by national assembly and provincial council elections in September 2005. In spite of Taliban threats to disrupt the democratic process, only minor inciden [...]	2005-12-15 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO AF
05KABUL5110	POPPY ELIMINATION PROGRAM (PEP) STATUS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Afghanistan (GOA) sponsored Poppy Elimination Program continues to move forward. The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) is on-target to hire all PEP personnel by early 2006. All seven PEP teams have Afghan members and four international advisors (IA) have been hi [...]	2005-12-17 03:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
05KABUL5118	DUELING AFGAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE [...] (SBU) An ongoing battle between the AID-supported Afghan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and the GTZ- supported Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is heating up with a proposed law that would effectively eliminate the AICC, dealing a significant blow to the development of an inde [...]	2005-12-17 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL EAID PGOV AF
05KABUL5120	CN MEETING WITH GOVERNOR OF BADAKHSHAN IN KABUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a December 6, 2005 meeting at the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN),Badakhshan Governor Majeed spoke about rural development assistance and reduction of opium cultivation with MCN Minister Qaderi and representatives of the MCN, UK Embassy, and US Embassy. Several members [...]	2005-12-17 15:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
05KABUL5121	TWO SCHOOLS ATTACKED IN HELMAND [...] (SBU) A TEACHER WAS KILLED ON DECEMBER 16 IN NAD ALI DISTRICT IN HELMAND PROVINCE. ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE WAS UNCLEAR, TERRORISM IS LIKELY. ON DECEMBER 17, ANOTHER INCIDENT INVOLVING A SCHOOL TOOK PLACE, THIS TIME IN THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL. TWO MEN ON A MOTORCYCLE DROVE TO THE KARTELEGON SCH [...]	2005-12-18 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
05KABUL5147	DONOR PLEDGING FOR THE AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] (SBU) Per reftel demarche request, on December 17 Ambassador informed President Karzai of USG efforts to encourage international donors to consider new financial pledges to Afghanistan at the upcoming Jan 31 - Feb 1 London Conference and to accelerate disbursements of funds they have already p [...]	2005-12-19 05:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN AF
05KABUL5169	PRT HERAT: ANA/ANP NAB RENEGADE JAMIAT COMMANDER [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please do not release to ISAF. 2. (SBU) In a combined operation on December 13, ANP and ANA elements succeeded in apprehending renegade Jamiat Commander Mullah Mustafa, who had been responsible for extensive illegal roadblocks, banditry and [...]	2005-12-19 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5176	INAUGURATION OF AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The inauguration ceremonies for Afghanistans first Parliament in over 30 years began shortly after 10 a.m. on the cold and cloudy morning of 19 December. The city was under strict security, with most roads and even pedestrian traffic strictly controlled. Both the upper and lower [...]	2005-12-20 07:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PREL KCRM KDEM AF
05KABUL5180	PRT: BADGHIS: AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN PROVINCE [...] Summary: In one of the poorest countries in the world, Badghis is one of (out of 34) the poorest provinces in Afghanistan. There is no paved road network, no electricity except for a few small generators, and no radio reception outside the capital of Qal I Now. Apart from its presence in Q [...]	2005-12-20 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR EAID SNAR AF
05KABUL5181	KUNDUZ POLITICS OF CORRUPTION IN THE BAGHLAN [...] (U) Summary: Highway Police forces throughout the north and northeast and Afghan National Police (ANP) forces in Baghlan province are both dominated by Tajik warlords and drug traffickers. General Abdul Khalil has assigned former jihadi/Hezb-i-Islami loyalists from Baghlans Andarab District [...]	2005-12-20 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF GE
05KABUL5185	URGENT RESOURCE REQUEST TO SUPPORT AFGHAN BORDER [...] (SBU) We have long recognized the Border Management Initiative (BMI) as a top USG priority for mission success in Afghanistan givendue to its links to GoA revenue generation, security, and counter-narcotics initiatives. Reftel laid out the basic elements of a BMIn approach that we now make mor [...]	2005-12-20 18:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ECON EFIN AF
05KABUL5186	PRT/FARAH: SEXUAL POLITICS OVERSHADOW AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Five men and three women were sworn in as Provincial Councilors in Farah Province November 10. Gender division was overcome with the decision to elect a woman to the Vice Chairperson position. Aside from a momentary gaffe from Governor Wasefi as he tried to make the selection [...]	2005-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5188	Poetry and Motion - Sikhs and Hindus Return to [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 11 poetry reading hosted by the Paktia Literary Society not only opened Gardez's new Afghan Government-built Marriage Hall but also revealed significant progress in the faith of the people in the GOA. A three hour gathering of some 300 Pashto men in Gardez's unheat [...]	2005-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
05KABUL5194	MOI MINISTER DAOUD PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON CN [...] Summary: (U) Ambassador Neumann met with General Daoud Daoud, Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter Narcotics (CN),on December 17. The Ambassador used this first meeting as an opportunity to congratulate Daoud on the progress his Ministry has made on CN issues and encouraged him to c [...]	2005-12-21 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KRIM SNAR AF
05KABUL5198	PRT HERAT: TROUBLING ISSUES AFFECT HERAT'S DIAG [...] (C) Summary: Herat Governor Anwari is angered by reported MOI criticism of DIAG (Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups) in his province. It is Kabul, he affirmed at the December 14 weekly DIAG Committee meeting, which is underperforming. The GOA, moreover, has failed, so far, to force Herat's [...]	2005-12-21 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
05KABUL5200	QANOONI ELECTED SPEAKER OF WOLESI JIRGA IN SECOND [...] (U) KABUL MP YOUNUS QANOONI WON THE VOTE FOR SPEAKER OF THE WOLESI JIRGA (LOWER HOUSE) IN A SECOND ROUND OF VOTING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 21. IN THE INITIAL ROUND OF VOTING, QANOONI TOOK 108 VOTES; KABUL MP USTAD ABDRAB ALRASOUL SAYAFF HAD 88 VOTES; PAKTIKA MP PEER SAYED ISHAQ GAIL [...]	2005-12-21 14:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM AF
05KABUL5201	JAILED JOURNALIST ALI MOHAQIQ NASAB RELEASED WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Jailed journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab was released from jail with a suspended six-month sentence. During the hearing Nasab gave a one-sentence apology stating, "I ask the court to forgive me if I caused any confusion and problem." This statement appeased the court and the orig [...]	2005-12-22 02:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER AF
05KABUL5219	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT: SELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKERS [...] (C) Begin summary: Both houses of the Afghan Parliament have now selected Deputy Speakers, ending a week of behind-the-scenes horse trading and bargaining for the coveted positions. Although the actual promises may never be fully revealed,the result has been a list of names that reflect both [...]	2005-12-22 13:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
05KABUL5223	Update on CN Activities 11/20-12/20 [...] Summary: The Counter Narcotics Public Information (CNPI) campaign is entering phase two: eradication, which will be folded into ongoing rule of law and health campaigns. Hiring for PEP teams continues with the aim of hiring of Afghan staff by early January and the hiring of the International A [...]	2005-12-24 06:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
05KABUL5234	PRT GHAZNI FIRST PROVINCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: Afghan justice officials, including representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, Supreme Court, and Attorney General?s office, attended a conference with provincial justice officials December 14-15 in Ghazni Province. The conference was hosted by the provincial go [...]	2005-12-26 06:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PREL KCRM EAID KDEM AF
05KABUL5245	HOW THE WEST ISN'T DONE: AMBASSADOR VISITS HERAT [...] (C) During a December 11-12 visit to Herat, Ambassador observed many of the problems which threaten commercial investment, provincial stability, and rule of law. Although rightly proud of their accomplishments, Herati industrialists face an almost insurmountable task if they are to survive. [...]	2005-12-27 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF
05KABUL5250	IMPACT OF SMUGGLING ON AFGHAN INDUSTRY: HERAT [...] (SBU) PRT Herat State and USAID officers visited a Herat gypsum manufacturer who had been forced to end production due to a flood of lower-priced Iranian gypsum being dumped on the Afghan market. The GoA, in theory, prohibits gypsum imports (used in plaster, whitewash, chalk, etc.) in order, t [...]	2005-12-27 09:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD AF
05KABUL5256	REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] (SBU) The GoA pushed back strongly against Washington's undercutting the reciprocal balance of the Afghanistan Compact but accepted most of our other points. In a December 24 meeting, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Naderi and UNAMA Deputy SRSG Haq reviewed with Ambassador the lates [...]	2005-12-27 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5260	AFGHANISTAN'S WINTER FUEL SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) A diesel fuel shortage in Afghanistan threatens to leave Kabul, Kandahar and other regions cold and in the dark this winter. USAID currently provides the GoA with diesel fuel for power generation that is both expensive and logistically challenging to supply. Recent losses of diesel fu [...]	2005-12-27 13:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF
05KABUL5268	PRT/BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bamyan Provincial authorities may be unelected but they appear to grasp the idea that their legitimacy derives from the people. The Governor's office organized and hosted a PRT-funded two-day conference outlining ongoing development activity in Bamyan. Participants appreciated [...]	2005-12-28 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON PHUM SOCI AF
05KABUL5272	PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR DEDICATED TO IMPROVING [...] (C) Ambassador Neumann met with newly arrived Pakistan Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin in a December 28 courtesy call. Azizuddin is dedicated to improving relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and arrived with a mandate to attack all irritants in the bilateral relationship as they appear. Th [...]	2005-12-29 05:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK AF
05KABUL5273	PRT/QALAT: CHALLENGES IN SOUTHEASTERN ZABUL PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Zabul Governor Arman has a strategic goal of a goo 2. (SBU) PRT PolOff discussed the goal with the Governor, as well as Goal Of Connecting Pakistan and the Ring Road in Zabul 3. (SBU) Governor Armans vision is to have a good road connect Qalat Shinkay District 4. [...]	2005-12-29 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID ELTN AF
05KABUL5274	PRT JALALABAD: NEW NANGARHAR CHIEF OF POLICE APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Summary. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai welcomed newly appointe Nangarhar Police Chief Basir Salangi at a special ceremony on Decembe 27 attended by district chiefs of police, the Nangarhar chief justice and other key judicial sector personnel. Sherzai, who has been activ campaigning to kee [...]	2005-12-29 07:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR AF
05KABUL5292	CORRECTED COPY PRT/QALAT: CHALLENGES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Zabul Governor Arman has a strategic goal of a good road connecting the Ring Road in Qalat to the Pakistani border in southeastern Zabul Province. The road improvement is underway (with US funding),but the districts are not secure yet nor under the effective control of the ce [...]	2005-12-31 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID ELTN AF
05KABUL5297	CORRECTED COPY: PRT JALALABAD: NEW NANGARHAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai welcomed newly appointed Nangarhar Police Chief Basir Salangi at a special ceremony on December 27 attended by district chiefs of police, the Nangarhar chief justice, and other key judicial sector personnel. Sherzai, who has been actively campaigning [...]	2005-12-31 06:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR AF
05KATHMANDU1155	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM MAY 24 TO 31, 2005 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS `Supporting democracy is not meddling': Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said THAT India has no intention to interfere in the internal affairs of Nepal, and that attempts to encourage democracy in the northern neighbor should not be construed as interference. "Our atte [...]	2005-06-01 08:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1167	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S POLITICAL EVENTS [...] (U) The Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) jailed former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former Minister Prakash Man Singh for refusing to post bail. On May 31, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) decided to boycott the RCCC, stating it had been unconstitutionally form [...]	2005-06-01 12:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1192	NEPALI FM: INDIA BROKERING MAOIST-POLITICAL [...] (C) CDA telephoned FM Pandey on June 3 to express concern over reports that security services prevented UML Central Committee member Jhalanath Khanal from boarding a plane for Delhi on June 2. (Note: Khanal had told us on May 30 that he was going to India for medical treatment. According to [...]	2005-06-03 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS IN NP
05KATHMANDU1193	TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham said on June 2 that he will likely meet with the Foreign Minister the week of June 6 to discuss the registration of a new UNHCR implementing partner in processing Tibetan Refugees passing through Nepal, the Tibetan Welfare Society. Whi [...]	2005-06-03 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1194	POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES MAOISTS, PALACE [...] (SBU) Anil Jha, Joint Secretary General of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party-Anandi Devi (a small, terai-based, centrist party),told Emboff on June 2 that the seven party alliance would urge the Palace and the Maoists to enter into dialogue only after the reinstatement of the House of Representatives [...]	2005-06-03 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1203	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 1 TO 6, 2005 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Go to court; not street: Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri on Sunday suggested that the political parties and lawyers should ask for justice at the Supreme Court rather than take to the streets. On Sunday Giri said that rule of law couldn't be establish [...]	2005-06-06 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1236	NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS [...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]	2005-06-08 03:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1238	NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS [...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]	2005-06-08 04:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
05KATHMANDU1245	NEPAL: DETENTIONS DECREASED TO 49 POLITICOS [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has released from detention all but 49 politicians, according to conversations we had with seven political parties. CPN-UML reported that three student leaders remained in detention, Nepali Congress - 27 members, Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC( [...]	2005-06-08 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1248	TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY JUNE 8 UPDATE [...] (C) On June 7, the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Pandey to act to register the Tibetan Welfare Society. Pandey said he understood the importance of registering the Tibetan Welfare Society, but noted that the Home Ministry would have an important say. He thought it would be better to work [...]	2005-06-08 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1255	51 NEPALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AND RELEASED [...] (U) As part of a 17 day protest plan against the continuing ban on news broadcasts on FM radio stations, 51 Nepali journalists from the Federation of Nepal Journalists (FNJ) were arrested in Kathmandu for protesting in a restricted area on June 8. Authorities released all 51 from jail early o [...]	2005-06-09 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1256	NEPAL THINKING AGAIN ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham reported to us a conversation he had with Nepal Foreign Secretary Acharya on June 7 to press the issue of Bhutanese SIPDIS refugees in Nepal. Acharya said the government of Bhutan must start implementing their agreement to take back refugees [...]	2005-06-09 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1257	IFES NEGATIVE ABOUT SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Two members of IFES, an international nonprofit organization that supports building democracies, visited Nepal as part of a USAID funded project to investigate opportunities to work with the Nepal Election Commission. IFES concluded that its support is not needed for the King's proposed No [...]	2005-06-09 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1267	FM PANDEY ON UNSC REFORM, RELATIONS WITH INDIA [...] (C) On June 9 the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on the need for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to reach out to the political parties. She explained that Washington was focused on Nepal and needed a sense of how the process of returning to democracy would move for [...]	2005-06-10 08:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1293	NEPAL: KING TO QATAR, SON PARAS TEMPORARILY IN [...] (U) His Majesty King Gyanendra and his wife departed Nepal for Doha, Qatar on June 13 to participate in the Second Summit Conference of the Developing Countries. Their Majesties travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 18 before returning to Nepal on June 22. As he did last time he lef [...]	2005-06-14 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
05KATHMANDU1294	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS JOURNALISTS; BAN ON INDIAN [...] (U) The government arrested 98 human rights activists and lawyers, including 71 journalists, from Kathmandu and Kavre Districts on June 13. The government released all 50 arrested in Kavre the same day. Journalists from FM radio stations vowed to continue their protest programs despite the [...]	2005-06-14 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1295	VICE CHAIRMAN TULSI GIRI AND WIFE ON BANK BLACKLIST [...] (C) After the public revelation that Dr. Tulsi Giri, two-time Prime Minister under the Panchayat system and current Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and his wife Sahara Giri, were on the list of major loan defaulters, Nepal's Ministry of Finance put on hold its request that all gover [...]	2005-06-14 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1297	RECONSTITUTED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) In a June 14 meeting with all five members of the newly reconstituted National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (ref A),Chairman Khatri told CDA that he appreciated U.S. support. He stated that the NHRC was continuing its protection and promotion work with greater vigor. He added that the [...]	2005-06-15 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1303	INDIAN DCM HINTS MAOIST LEADERS DETAINED IN INDIA [...] (S/NF) Indian DCM V.P. Haran met with CDA at his request on June 13. He requested information about the mid-May trip to Afghanistan by Embassy Kathmandu's DATT and USAID Director along with the Vice Chairman of Nepal's Planning Commission and an RNA officer. CDA explained that the purpose [...]	2005-06-15 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID IN NP
05KATHMANDU1305	SOME LABOR RIGHTS IN NEPAL REMAIN CURTAILED [...] (SBU) After the King assumed power February 1, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) imposed extensive restrictions on trade unions and their leaders. HMGN banned labor union strikes by industries that were on an "Essential Services/ Commodity List," including fourteen service sectors the [...]	2005-06-15 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU1320	NEPAL: GARMENT EXPORTS DROP 43 PERCENT, BUT [...] (U) Nepal's ready-made garment exports to the United States declined by 43 percent in the first five months of 2005 following the expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA). Entrepreneurs within the garment sector attributed the decline to the combined effects of MFA phaseout and the gov [...]	2005-06-16 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1321	GOVERNMENT APPOINTS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) On June 13, the government appointed chairmen and vice chairmen of the District Development Committees (DDC) in 25 out of 75 districts of the country in accordance with the Local Self Governance Act of 1999. The Ministry of Local Development stated that the remaining 50 districts' DDC c [...]	2005-06-16 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1323	RELEASE AND RE-ARREST OF POLITICAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) On June 15, following a Supreme Court order, the government released three leaders of the People's Front Nepal (PFN) from the Kathmandu District Court. However, the police re-arrested Nava Raj Subedi, General Secretary of the PFN, from the party office premises within five hours of his [...]	2005-06-16 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1324	NEPAL: KOIRALA RETURNS ENERGIZED FROM INDIA [...] (U) Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala returned to Kathmandu on June 15 and revealed to reporters that he had telephone conversations with Maoist leaders during his week-long trip to India. He reportedly asked the rebels, without receiving a reply, t [...]	2005-06-16 12:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1342	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 14 TO 20, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Maoists positive over seven parties' call: A day after the seven opposition parties called on the Maoists to support their ongoing pro-democracy movement, the CPN (Maoist) Sunday said it had taken their call in a positive light. Issuing a press statement Sunday, Maoist chai [...]	2005-06-20 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1343	NEPAL: OVER 100 POLITICOS ARRESTED NATIONWIDE [...] (SBU) On June 17, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) arrested 97 political leaders and workers in the course of a nationwide protest program launched by the seven political parties' alliance. There were no arrests in Kathmandu, as the political parties avoided areas the HMGN has prohibit [...]	2005-06-20 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1345	NEPAL: MAOISTS BACK 7-PARTY APPROACH TO BOYCOTT [...] (C) Maoist leader Prachanda announced the Maoist's support of the seven party alliance agenda, including the parties' June 18 decision to boycott municipal elections and to not recognize government appointments at the local and district level. Prachanda also said that he had ordered a halt to [...]	2005-06-20 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU1353	KOIRALA DISTRUSTFUL OF MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Charge found former Nepalese PM and current leader of the seven party alliance 80-year-old GP Koirala fit and spry when calling on him at his residence on June 21 after his return from a "medical" trip to India. Koirala said that there was an important role for the international community [...]	2005-06-21 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP IN GON
05KATHMANDU1384	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 21 TO 27, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Subedi released from detention: Ending a weeklong drama, the government released Navaraj Subedi, general secretary of People's Front from detention as per the second order from the Supreme Court on Friday. He had been re-arrested nine days ago and the government had claime [...]	2005-06-28 05:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1413	NEPAL: UN COMMITS TO ALERT USG TO SPECIFIC THREATS [...] (S) On May 25, Post convened an EAC to discuss a specific Maoist threat against U.S. or U.S. supported activities in the Bara/Parsa districts of Nepal. A Maoist commander had voiced the threat to a UNDP Field Security Advisor. The UN did not/not officially share the threat with Post. 2. ( [...]	2005-06-30 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2146	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Secretary's call for a strategic and systematic review of our democracy promotion efforts. The situation in Nepal is fragile and deteriorating rapidly. The main impediment to the growth of democracy here is the violent Maoist i [...]	2005-09-30 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2150	NEPAL AGREES TO PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit, the senior point of contact on Avian Influenza for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (ref A),informed Emboff on September 30 that Nepal agreed to be listed as a partner on the International Partnership on [...]	2005-09-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI NP WHO
05KATHMANDU2151	RNA FINDS OFFICERS GUILTY IN RELATION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On September 27, the military court of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) sentenced Colonel Bobby Khatri and Captains Sunil Adhikari and Amit Pun, the son of a senior RNA General, to six-month jail terms and temporary suspensions of promotion. They were found guilty in relation to the killing o [...]	2005-09-30 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2178	INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) During a September 28-30 visit to Kathmandu, a six-member Indian political delegation, headed by politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechuri, expressed support for multiparty democracy in Nepal. The group, which also included leaders of five other politic [...]	2005-10-04 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2183	CONTINUATION OF DISASTER DECLARATION - NEPAL [...] Summary: On April 9, 2002, Ambassador Malinowski declared a disaster in Nepal due to the growing number of casualties and displaced persons from an eight-year old Maoist Insurrection. The disaster declaration was extended in 2004. Since then, Nepal has seen a continuation and worsening of t [...]	2005-10-05 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2185	NEPAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CITES IMPROVEMENTS, [...] (C) In a public session to review the activities of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) since March, NHRC Chairman N.B. Khatri and Acting Secretary Kedar Prasad Poudyal informed members of the diplomatic and donor community, including the Ambassador, that both Maoists and security forc [...]	2005-10-05 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2206	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth I. Millard. Her phone number is 977-1-441-1179; classified e-mail: MillardEI@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail: MillardE@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Pol/Econ Officer Natasha Basley un [...]	2005-10-07 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2208	DISCUSSING POSSIBLE BHUTANESE REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para. 6. Reaching Agreement with Bhutan ... ---------------------------------- 2. (C) On October 6, the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey His Majesty's Government of Nepal's (HMGN's) expectations regarding the a [...]	2005-10-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BT NP
05KATHMANDU2209	DEMARCHE ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN NEPAL [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador discussed the USG's proposal to stand up a refugee processing operation in Kathmandu for some Tibetan refugees resident in Nepal (ref A). The Ambassador also shared with FM Pandey the one-page description of t [...]	2005-10-07 10:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2210	NEPAL FACES LOOMING CRISIS IN PETROLEUM SUPPLY [...] (SBU) The state-owned monopoly oil importer, the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC),is experiencing a serious financial crisis. Unable to collect payment of the balance owed by NOC, the NOC's supplier, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC),has threatened to stop providing petroleum products to Nepal. The [...]	2005-10-07 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2213	VICE-CHAIRMAN GIRI SAYS KING HAS "NO OBJECTIONS" [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri on October 7 regarding Giri's earlier request that the Ambassador discuss with political party leaders a possible interlocutor to facilitate reconciliation with the Palace (reftel). The Ambassador explained that the Party leaders all s [...]	2005-10-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2217	ICJ GENERAL SECRETARY UNDERSCORES CONTINUED [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Nicholas Howen, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ),stressed the importance of protecting human rights in what could potentially become an increasingly repressive environment in Nepal. The Ambassador and Howen discussed possibilities of prol [...]	2005-10-07 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2218	EU TROIKA SEES STRONG RISK OF POLITICAL COLLAPSE [...] (U) An October 6 statement on Nepal released by a European Union (EU) Troika noted that unless all involved moved quickly to address the country's problems effectively, there was a "strong risk" of political collapse. The Troika called on those in Nepal who wanted peace "to act now." Specific [...]	2005-10-07 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2229	KING CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BUT MUZZLES [...] (C) The same week the King announced that parliamentary elections would take place by April 2007, and a February 8 date for municipal elections, he promulgated a restrictive media ordinance banning news on FM radio and increasing fines for slander against the royal family. The Election Commis [...]	2005-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2264	NEPALI CONGRESS: NEPOTISM ALIVE AND WELL [...] (C) On October 18, Nepali Congress (NC) Party President Girija Prasad Koirala appointed 18 members of the 36-member NC Party Central Working Committee. On September 1, NC Party members had elected the other 18 members of the Committee, and re-elected GP Koirala as Party President (reftel). Si [...]	2005-10-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2266	UNHCR UPDATE ON TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) On October 19, UNHCR informed us that they were seeking custody of two Tibetans currently being held by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN). UNHCR was also monitoring the cases of five other Tibetan individuals in HMGN custody and could become involved in those cases later. End Sum [...]	2005-10-19 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM NP

05KATHMANDU2293	PARTIES PAN POLLS, PLAN MAOIST DIALOGUE [...] (C) On October 19, seven party alliance leaders officially announced they would boycott municipal elections set for February 8 and would hold dialogue with Maoist rebels with the immediate objective of prolonging the Maoist's unilateral cease-fire so that a conducive atmosphere for dialogue cou [...]	2005-10-20 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2295	MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] (U) Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. The Maoists abducted more than 4,500 civilians, including teachers and students, in the month f [...]	2005-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2306	NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has re [...]	2005-10-21 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2307	NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has redu [...]	2005-10-21 13:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2308	FINANCIAL CRISIS IN NEPAL OIL CORPORATION [...] (SBU) Only three weeks after averting a financial crisis, the state-owned monopoly oil importer Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has again defaulted on payment to its supplier Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Nepal's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) last averted a petroleum sup [...]	2005-10-21 13:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2315	SAFE MIGRATION: PREVENTION OF LABOR AND SEXUAL [...] (SBU) With dwindling economic prospects stemming from a decade-long Maoist insurgency, increasing numbers of Nepalese workers are leaving for other countries in search of safety and better employment opportunities. The Embassy and USAID recently gathered representatives from UN agencies and N [...]	2005-10-24 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB PINS KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2318	MIDNIGHT RAID SEIZES RADIO EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) Dozens of armed police stormed the Kathmandu office of Kantipur FM Station, part of Nepal's largest media conglomerate, near midnight on October 21, took control of the station staff at gunpoint, and seized sat [...]	2005-10-24 10:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2321	UNHCR TIBETAN UPDATE [...] (SBU) On October 24, UNHCR informed us that, as requested, (reftel) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) had turned over to UNHCR two Tibetan refugees who had been detained on immigration violations (one a new arrival and one returning to Tibet from India to visit relatives). Five other Ti [...]	2005-10-25 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) According to recent figures released by Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA),tourist arrivals grew by a record 46.5 percent in September compared to the same month in 2004. The increase is largely attributed to the three-month unilateral ceasefire declared by [...]	2005-10-25 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2327	REVIEW OF STATE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) In separate meetings with Vice-Chairmen Dr. Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador expressed concern about recent developments in Nepal. The Ambassador shared the Department's October 24 statement on "The Government of Nepal's Seizure of Radio Equipment," stressing that the U.S [...]	2005-10-26 03:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2333	AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC [...] (C) On October 26, Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha, in response to DCM sounding him out about Nepal's support for Afghan inclusion in SAARC (reftel),stated that SAARC would have to reach a consensus decision. He acknowledged that the idea had been floated in the past, but sai [...]	2005-10-27 00:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AF NP
05KATHMANDU2340	Nepal Wardens' Message Regarding Political [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2360	POLITICAL PARTY "BANDH" WIDELY OBSERVED [...] (C) The Seven Party Alliance pulled off a broadly successful general closure ("bandh") of transportation, schools, factories, and shops in the Kathmandu Valley on October 28 to protest the stringent new media ordinance and the Government's action against Kantipur FM radio station (reftels). O [...]	2005-10-28 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON NP
05KATHMANDU2361	NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...]	2005-10-28 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO
05KATHMANDU2377	VICE CHAIRMAN GIRI REPORTEDLY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT [...] (U) Major English-language daily, the Himalayan Times, on October 31 reported that Vice Chairman Giri, addressing a "rally for peace" in Rautahat (Terai) said, "I am very surprised why no one can touch the U.S. president while he is the biggest human rights violator. This government will ne [...]	2005-10-31 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2378	CONTINUING PROTESTS AGAINST MEDIA ORDINANCE [...] (U) Nepalese journalists, lawyers and politicos jointly launched protest programs across the country against the King's new stringent media ordinance (ref A). The protests, however, have so far failed to gain much public support. As reported ref B, the October 28 bandh was generally observed [...]	2005-10-31 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2379	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-10-31 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP JP
05KATHMANDU2383	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-11-01 04:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2387	AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CALLING FOR FREE MEDIA, FAIR ELECTIONS [...] Ambassador Moriarty made front-page headlines October 26 and 27 i USG OUT IN FRONT ON SUPPORT FOR FREE MEDIA ------------------------------------------ 2. On October 25, the Embassy released the text of a statement by De 3. The Ambassador continued this show of support for free media [...]	2005-11-04 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2389	NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that it was likely Indian Prime Minister Singh would have a bilateral meeting with the Nepal King on the margins of the upcoming SAARC summit in Dhaka. Mukherjee said Singh would likely send a clear message to the King on the need to reconci [...]	2005-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2390	EMBASSY ISSUES PRESS RELEASE WARNING AGAINST [...] On November 4, the Embassy issued the following press release in both English and Nepali, as discussed reftels. Text of Press Release: Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties "Alliance" The U.S. Embassy notes with alarm recent reports in Nepal media on the emerging potential for an " [...]	2005-11-04 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER OPRC KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2391	AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CALLING FOR FREE MEDIA, FAIR [...] Ambassador Moriarty made front-page headlines October 26 and 27 in a series of comments supporting free media and questioning the call by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) for elections amidst a crackdown on the press and a continuing refusal by the government to reach out to the politi [...]	2005-11-04 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2399	NEPALI CONGRESS NOT FORMING ALLIANCE WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala, reacting to the Embassy's recent statement warning against a Maoist-Parties alliance, insisted to the Ambassador on November 7 that his party would "not join hands with the Maoists while they still had guns." Koirala, who expressed concern about [...]	2005-11-07 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR NP
05KATHMANDU2400	POLITICAL PARTIES: TALKS, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH [...] (U) Responding to the Embassy's November 4 Press Statement "Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties 'Alliance'" (ref A),leaders of the Seven-Party Alliance stressed to the media that the ongoing dialogue with the Maoists should not be construed as an attempt to forge an agreement with the insur [...]	2005-11-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2403	GOVERNMENT'S REVENUE COLLECTION POOR [...] (SBU) THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S RECENT INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FIGURES, RELEASED BY NEPAL'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF) ON OCTOBER 26, SHOW THAT TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTION RECORDED A GROWTH OF ONLY 0.6 PERCENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 2005/06. (NOTE: FIRST QUARTER IS FROM JULY 16 TO OCTOBER 15. [...]	2005-11-08 01:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ABUD NP
05KATHMANDU2407	MAOISTS MENACE RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) Taking advantage of the Maoist unilateral cease-fire, the Ambassador traveled to Lumbini Zone in western Nepal October 24 and 25 to discuss the current situation with local government officials, human rights activists, political party leaders and journalists. All told the Ambassador of the [...]	2005-11-08 06:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PTER MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2415	UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES, [...] (U) This is an action request please see para. 3. Bhutanese Refugees: Need Solution to Protracted Problem --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, briefed the diplomatic community in Nepal on Novemb [...]	2005-11-09 07:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2418	POLITICAL PARTIES GET MESSAGE ABOUT DANGER OF [...] (C) The parties have clearly received our message warning of the dangers of a Maoist-Parties Alliance and have reiterated that they would not seek an alliance with the Maoists unless they lay down their arms (ref A). CPN-UML Acting General Secretary Bamdev Gautam, who had maintained the need [...]	2005-11-09 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER OPRC KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2442	NEPAL: DOCUMENT VENDORS ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Nepal Police (NP) arrested a group of six collaborating document vendors in mid-October and a single fraudulent document vendor on November 5, 2005. In both cases, NP gave Post's Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and Senior Fraud Prevention FSN (FPFSN) access to exemplars of the documents t [...]	2005-11-14 00:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2445	NEPAL RATIFIES SAARC CONVENTIONS [...] On October 31, Nepal ratified two SAARC Conventions: SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution; and SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia. Ref A had reported Nepal had committed to ratif [...]	2005-11-14 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NP
05KATHMANDU2452	POSSIBLE DEMARCHE FOR GOVERNMENTS HOSTING KING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) King Gyanendra is currently traveling outside Nepal for three weeks. In addition to Dhaka (where he attended the SAARC summit),we understand the King will visit Tunisia for the World Summit on the Information Society, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, [...]	2005-11-14 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2453	NO STAY ON MEDIA ORDINANCE [...] (C) On November 11, the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay order on the implementation of the controversial media ordinance (ref A). The Court also refused to continue the interlocutory stay order issued on October 27 ordering the government not to take further action against Kantipur FM, [...]	2005-11-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2487	UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION ON [...] (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, emphasized to the Ambassador on November 13 that she believed there was great urgency in finding a solution to the Bhutanese refugee situation in Nepal. She noted that the worsening security situation in the camps, which she [...]	2005-11-15 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2488	NGO CODE OF CONDUCT NOW IN EFFECT [...] (C) Nepal's new Code of Conduct for Social Organizations came into effect on November 10, allowing the Social Welfare Council to suspend the registration or cancel an organization's license in case of a breach of Code. The Social Welfare Council formulated the Code after discussions with vari [...]	2005-11-15 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2492	CPN-UML LEADER: DIALOGUE, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH [...] (C) In a November 15 meeting with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador emphasized that SIPDIS the USG was not against dialogue between the political parties and the Maoists with the goal of bringing the Maoists into the political mainstream. While not clearly admitti [...]	2005-11-16 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2493	FEAR AND HOPE IN EASTERN, RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) During a November 9-10 visit to the Morang and Dhankuta Districts in Eastern Nepal, the Ambassador met with the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) new Biratnagar team, journalists, NGO representatives, government officials, members of the business community, and discovered considera [...]	2005-11-16 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2494	DEMARCHE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and other senior officials at the Ministry, Pol/Econ Chief called on the Under Secretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kali Pokharel and, drawing on Ref A's points, urged Nepal to oppose a No-Action Motion on the Third Committee resolution [...]	2005-11-16 06:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC NP
05KATHMANDU2498	RASTRIYA JANASHAKTI PARTY TO BOYCOTT POLLS [...] (U) On November 15, the Rastriya Janashakti Party's (RJP) Central Committee decided to boycott the municipal elections scheduled for February 8, 2006 and the parliamentary polls to be held in April 2007. (Note: The RJP splintered off from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in March to form [...]	2005-11-16 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2508	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) Along with others from the donor community and United Nations agencies, the Embassy signed the following letter to the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare regarding our concerns about the new Code of Conduct for NGOs (reftel). In the letter, the international community expre [...]	2005-11-17 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2516	CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES COMMERCIAL WEAPONS [...] (C) Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping categorically stated to the Ambassador in a November 18 meeting that China had no large commercial sales to Nepal in the works. The Ambassador described to Sun his comments at a press conference in Butwal (refs A and B) that new provisions of large amounts of [...]	2005-11-18 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PGOV PINS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2517	UML CADRES REJECT AGREEMENT WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) According to UML contacts, more than 400 cadres spent two days discussing the agreement initialed by the party's leadership with the Maoists to overthrow Nepal's monarchy. The group overwhelmingly rejected the pact, recommending instead that the alliance of Nepal's major seven political pa [...]	2005-11-18 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2519	UML PLANS NOVEMBER 19 DEMONSTRATION IN WEST [...] (C) The November 18 newspapers front-paged that zonal and regional administrators were attempting to mobilize local government officials to prevent CPN-UML's demonstration planned for November 19 in Butwal. CPN-UML General Secretary MK Nepal had told the Ambassador November 15 that the Butwal [...]	2005-11-18 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2528	AMNESTY SENDS OPEN LETTER TO MAOISTS [...] (U) On the occasion of the 16th International Children's Day (November 20),Amnesty International sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Maoists urging them to immediately halt their attacks on children, schools and teachers. The letter noted that the continuing violence by the Maoists re [...]	2005-11-21 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2529	UML HAS SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION IN WEST [...] (C) On November 19, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Butwal, Rupandehi District. Despite reported government efforts to prevent supporters from reaching Butwal, thousands attended. Estimates of the crowd vary: Birendra Chhetri, Cha [...]	2005-11-21 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2547	KING SHOULD SEIZE INITIATIVE AND CALL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) In separate meetings on November 21, the Ambassador suggested to Vice-Chairmen Kirti Nidhi Bista and Tulsi Giri that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) call for a cease-fire with international monitoring. If the Maoists accepted, Nepal would be closer to peace. If the Maoists refus [...]	2005-11-22 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EINV NP
05KATHMANDU2548	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS POSSIBLE PARTY-MAOIST [...] (C) In a November 21 discussion on developments in Nepal, the Ambassador and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee discussed a reported agreement between the political parties and the Maoists. The Ambassador related that British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield had approached him at a social function on [...]	2005-11-22 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MASS MCAP NP
05KATHMANDU2549	COAS THAPA WELCOMES PROPOSAL THAT KING CALL FOR [...] (C) In a November 22 meeting, COAS Thapa thought the Ambassador's suggestion that the King call for an internationally-monitored cease-fire was a good proposal. Thapa denied there was any cooling of our military-military relationship and welcomed a visit by PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon. The [...]	2005-11-22 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MCAP MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2556	PARTIES AND MAOISTS ANNOUNCE 12 POINT [...] (U) This contains an action request. Please see paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 22, the seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) separately issued a twelve point "understanding" in which both groups agreed to the goal of a constituent assembly el [...]	2005-11-23 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2565	FM PANDEY: BITTER TOWARD INDIA, NEED TO [...] (C) Hosting the Ambassador over one-on-one drinks at his home just hours after returning to Nepal from his international travel, FM Pandey was particularly bitter toward the Government of India (GOI),accusing them of brokering the recent Maoist-Parties understanding (ref A). Pandey indicated [...]	2005-11-25 08:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV AMGT NP
05KATHMANDU2568	FM PANDEY: NO PROGRESS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) In a November 23 discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey relayed the gist of his unfruitful discussion with the Bhutanese Foreign Minister held on the margins of the SAARC meeting in Dhaka. Pandey lamented that, after having agreed in writing in September to ta [...]	2005-11-25 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER CVIS NP
05KATHMANDU2572	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR HESITANT ON M-16 AMMO SALES [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Dan Stav said that the government of Israel (GOI) had received pressure from the Israel Military Industry (IMI) to go through with the delivery of M-16 ammunition to Nepal. Stav noted that the general perception that Israel co [...]	2005-11-25 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2595	MAOIST LEADER NEGATIVE ON EXTENDING CEASE-FIRE [...] (SBU) In a November 24 interview published on the official Maoist website and a November 27 interview with BBC's Nepali Service, Maoist leader Prachanda explained the benefits of the Parties-Maoist understanding (reftel). Prachanda called the understanding an agreement that was the "preliminar [...]	2005-11-28 08:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2596	CHINA MILITARY ASSISTANCE ARRIVES [...] (C) On November 25, Kantipur News, a private media organization, broke the news that Nepal had received 18 truckloads of military equipment from China. An initial RNA statement posted on-line said that the trucks contained lethal and non-lethal assistance. However, within hours that statemen [...]	2005-11-28 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2605	UML PROTESTS PEACEFUL IN THE SOUTH AND WEST [...] (C) On November 25, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Pokhara, western Nepal. Emboff observed the demonstration and found it was peaceful and that authorities did not try to prevent it from taking place. The demonstrators paraded th [...]	2005-11-28 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2615	GOVERNMENT SILENCES RADIO STATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (U) On November 27, the Government shut down Nepal's first community radio station, Radio Sagarmartha, and seized its satellite uplink equipment at gunpoint. The government claimed that the station was violating [...]	2005-11-28 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2633	GOVERNMENT RESTRICTS TIBETAN REFUGEE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Two separate recent incidents cause concern that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) may be restricting normal transit of Tibetan refugees. In both cases, HMGN has cited the need to investigate a November 17 incident when police apprehended 43 Tibetans transiting Nepal without docume [...]	2005-11-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2635	UML LEADER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Charge November 28 that the political parties would shun violence, even if the Maoists broke the cease-fire, due to expire December 3. He speculated that the insurgents might pose conditions for extending the cease-fire. He emphasized his conti [...]	2005-11-29 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2638	MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. They attacked infrastructure and used extortion and looting to fund their insurgency. However, data [...]	2005-11-29 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2649	SUPREME COURT: PASSPORTS TO WOMEN WITHOUT [...] (U) On November 28, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court directed the government to issue passports to women under 35 years of age, without requiring consent of their guardians. Two female petitioners challenged the Cabinet decision of 1995, which barred government authorities from issui [...]	2005-11-30 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2652	GOVERNMENT INTERESTED IN US COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) In separate meetings on November 18, Nepali officials shared with visiting S/CT South Asia Officer William Slaven the actions that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) was taking against terrorism and how those activities complemented U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Nepal is focused o [...]	2005-11-30 09:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2653	NC-D PARTY SUSPICIOUS, BUT VIEWS UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) In a November 29 meeting with the Charge, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha hailed the Maoist-Parties understanding a "breakthrough for peace and democracy," but noted that many details needed to be worked out. He worried that the Maoists might be usin [...]	2005-11-30 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2654	SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWS RADIO STATIONS TO [...] (SBU) In two separate cases, the Supreme Court stayed government efforts to curb radio broadcasts of news. On November 30, the Supreme Court ordered the government not to ban any FM radio station from broadcasting news until it issued a final decision on the King's February 1 declaration bann [...]	2005-11-30 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2655	FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS [...] (S) Post shared with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha reftel's talking points and SIPDIS urged His Majesty's Government of Nepal to issue an advisory to Nepal's financial institutions regarding the concerned Syrian and Lebanese officials. Shrestha commente [...]	2005-11-30 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	KTFN PTER LE SY NP
05KATHMANDU2657	FORMER PM THAPA WORRIED ANARCHY POSSIBLE [...] (C) Five-time former Prime Minister and leader of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Charge November 30 that he was not happy that the political parties were "compelled to join the Maoists in an unnatural alliance." He explained that while the "natural alliance" [...]	2005-11-30 10:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2668	DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS, [...] (C) In separate discussions with the ambassadors of Israel, Norway, Bangladesh, and Germany, the Ambassador discussed our concerns that the recent 12-point understanding between the political parties and Maoists contained no Maoist commitment to give up violence (ref A). He remarked that the [...]	2005-12-01 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2685	MAOISTS EXTEND UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE ONE MONTH [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. Maoists Announce One-Month Extension of Cease-Fire --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) On the morning of December 2, the last day of the Maoists' original three-month cease-fire (ref A),Maoist party chairman Prachand [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2686	NEPAL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Nepal In April, 2003, Nepal signed an agreement with the U.S. Government establishing an antiterrorism assistance program. The Government of Nepal continued its strong support of the global coalition against terrorism in 2005, and was responsive to both US and multilateral efforts to polic [...]	2005-12-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2692	UML PROTEST IN KATHMANDU MOSTLY PEACEFUL [...] (C) The December 2 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the CPN-UML against the "autocratic monarchy" was largely peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 people participated. They said the atmosphere was not tense (the participants sang "We Sh [...]	2005-12-02 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2699	ANTI-TERRORISM ORDINANCE CHANGED [...] (U) The government changed legal procedures relating to anti-terrorism legislation when it most recently renewed the Terrorist and Disruptive Ordinance (TADO) 2005 for six months. The Courts will now hear all anti-terrorist cases in-camera. Under existing law, cases relating to "vulnerable g [...]	2005-12-05 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV KCRM NP
05KATHMANDU2700	KING RETURNS, PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Following his return to Nepal after a three week absence, the King issued a statement on December 2 calling on the people of Nepal to unite with patriotism. Though he did not specifically address the Party-Maoist 12 point understanding announced in his absence, he termed efforts toward [...]	2005-12-05 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2723	WORLD BANK LOAN IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has failed to meet four critical commitments on economic reform that it promised the World Bank by the end of November 2005, putting the status of the USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan in jeopardy. The four condit [...]	2005-12-06 10:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ELAB NP
05KATHMANDU2727	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This is post's updated 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per reftel. Begin text. Nepal I. Summary Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, small amounts of cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked [...]	2005-12-06 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2728	EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM [...] (C) On December 5, the Charge spoke with the Foreign Minister and the following day with the Home Secretary to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to resume normal transit of Tibetan refugees (reftel),flagging the severe overcrowding at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC). In both ca [...]	2005-12-06 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2733	USTDA IDENTIFIES PROFITABLE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings during her recent mission to Nepal, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Judy Chang found that U.S. companies may have a competitive advantage in transportation projects in Nepal dealing with cargo rail development, the upgrading of airports, and inte [...]	2005-12-07 07:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD ELTN EAIR PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2737	POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2738	POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 00:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2740	MDA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THIRD PROTOCOL [...] (C) Due to the re-shuffling of His Majesty's Government of Nepal the evening of December 7, the Acting Foreign Secretary was unavailable this morning. Emboff therefore demarched Kali Prasad Pokharel, Undersecretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encouraging Nepal to vote in favor o [...]	2005-12-08 04:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ICRC PREL PHUM PREF IS SZ UN NP
05KATHMANDU2742	TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NP
05KATHMANDU2743	KING RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) On December 7, King Gyanendra reshuffled his cabinet for the third time since February 1, keeping both Vice Chairmen Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, and Foreign Minster Ramesh Nath Pandey. He did not appoint a Prime Minister. The King included 18 new faces (four new to national gover [...]	2005-12-08 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2773	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROTEST INTO RESTRICTED AREA [...] (C) The Citizens Movement for Peace and Democracy (CMPD) organized a demonstration in Kathmandu to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10. The organizers announced their intention to enter into a restricted area in the center of Kathmandu as part of their call for the restoration o [...]	2005-12-12 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2781	ICE OFFICIAL SEEKS FUNDING FOR NEPAL CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) In recent meetings with James Dozier of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division (ICE) from Embassy New Delhi, Nepali officials identified training and equipment needed to improve immigration, customs, and drug trafficking enforcement. Pol [...]	2005-12-12 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2783	DOMINANT MAOIST PRESENCE IN FAR WEST DISTRICT OF [...] (C) During a December 5-9 World Food Program (WFP)-organized trip including the Norwegian Ambassador, the mission head for Britain's Dept. for International Development (DFID),a representative of the Technical Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany (GTZ),and the Embassy's P/E Chief t [...]	2005-12-12 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2784	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 00:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS KVPR
05KATHMANDU2791	LOOKING TOWARD SPRING 2006 UN HR MEETING IN GENEVA [...] (C) A group of representatives of countries donating to the Nepal Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) met on December 9 to discuss strategy regarding Nepal for the Spring 2006 UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting in Geneva. The representatives agreed that while either [...]	2005-12-13 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2793	INDIAN FS SARAN: KING NEEDS TO RECONCILE WITH [...] (C) On December 12, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran told the Ambassador that he was visiting Nepal to follow-up on the Dhaka meeting between PM Singh and King Gyanendra and to keep open lines of communication with the government in Nepal. Saran's message to the King in his December 13 audience w [...]	2005-12-13 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2794	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Officer Intelligence Course, December 31, 2005 through June 5, 2006, and Intelligence in Combating Terrorism, June 5-16, 2006, at [...]	2005-12-14 03:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2795	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SSP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following APCSS-funded training: Executive Course, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI, January 8 through March 17, 2006. 3. (C) The personnel nominated t [...]	2005-12-14 03:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2796	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Special Forces Training, Ft. Bragg, NC, January 24 through May 25, 2006. 3. (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel nomina [...]	2005-12-14 03:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2804	NEW HOME MINISTER TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE WITH PARTIES [...] (C) New Home Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on December 13 that until "the Maoists showed sincerity," the government would not talk with them. Thapa saw no indication that the Maoists had changed their policy of using violence to achieve their goal of power, even if they now say that [...]	2005-12-14 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2811	FM PANDEY SEEKS SPECIAL, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On December 14, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey emphasized to the Ambassador that HMGN sought a long-term special Nepal-U.S. relationship; Pandey urged the U.S. to change course and use engagement, rather than pressure, with the King. The Ambassador responded that he was authorized to [...]	2005-12-15 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2813	MAJOR PARTY HEADS SKEPTICAL ABOUT FUTURE MAOIST [...] (C) On December 14, in separate meetings with Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador cautioned that SIPDIS if the Maoists returned to violence, Washington would look askance at the political parties remaining linked to the [...]	2005-12-15 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2814	SUPREME COURT ORDER SHOULD IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) On December 9, the Supreme Court issued a directive order to His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to enforce environmental laws regulating brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley. The directive order instructed that representatives from the Ministry of Science and Environment, Ministry of [...]	2005-12-15 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON EIND KJUS NP
05KATHMANDU2816	PARTY DEMONSTRATION PEACEFUL, BUT VALLEY-WIDE [...] (C) The December 15 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the seven party alliance was peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 5,000 and 7,000 people participated. The atmosphere was not tense, although many police monitored the demonstration. UN OHCHR and othe [...]	2005-12-15 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2820	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS TO ENSURE NEPAL QUALIFIES [...] (C) On December 14, newly-appointed Finance Minister Roop Jyoti agreed with the Ambassador that everyone should be worried about Nepal meeting its World Bank commitments to prevent Nepal's USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan from being jeopardized. He said that [...]	2005-12-16 05:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EFIN EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2827	PARTY CLOSURE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY WIDELY [...] (C) Students and the seven political parties' cadre enforced the seven-party-alliance-called December 16 bandh (closure) of Kathmandu Valley to protest the December 14 indiscriminate killing of civilians by a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldier in Nagarkot (reftel). Emboffs observed that most s [...]	2005-12-16 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CASC NP
05KATHMANDU2828	2005-2006 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY [...] (SBU) This is Post's 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per reftel. Begin Text. Nepal Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering cen [...]	2005-12-16 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2849	EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND [...] (SBU) The Embassy has established an ad hoc interagency working group on avian influenza (AI) that meets regularly to discuss the Post Emergency Action Plan (EAP) specific to AI. The working group has recommended the following: to develop a section for Post's general EAP specific to a Pandemic [...]	2005-12-19 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KATHMANDU2866	NEPAL'S MAN IN TIBET DISCUSSES REFUGEE, ARMS AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NEPAL'S DIPLOMAT IN LHASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINESE PRESSURE PROMPTED NEPAL TO CLOSE THE TIBETAN REFUGEE WELFARE OFFICE IN KATHMANDU LAST YEAR. CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) ALSO MEANS THAT NEPAL DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE A SUBSTITUTE ORGANI [...]	2005-12-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PREF MASS MCAP SENV NP CH
05KATHMANDU2871	LITTLE PROGRESS ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Despite calls in a variety of meetings from December 12-15 by the Ambassador, DCM and visiting PRM/ANE Deputy Director Larry Bartlett for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to issue travel documents and exit permits to Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees, HMGN continued to withhold issuanc [...]	2005-12-20 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2884	EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR CAPTAIN ROHIT GURUNG [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Captain Rohit Gurung, who is scheduled to attend training in the U.S. beginning December 31, 2005. 3. (SBU) P [...]	2005-12-21 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP

05KATHMANDU2885	SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IMPROVE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (C) On December 15, the Supreme Court nullified a law that required married women wanting to sell their land to obtain consent from their husband, son, and unmarried daughters, and for unmarried women to get consent from their father and mother. The Court also issued a directive order for His [...]	2005-12-21 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2894	EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR CAPTAIN MADAN JUNG RANA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department to determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Captain Madan Jung Rana (DOB: Sept. 19, 1979),who is scheduled to attend training in the U.S. beginning Janu [...]	2005-12-22 08:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2895	EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR SSP PRAKASH KUNWAR, SP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department to determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Armed Police Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prakash Kunwar (DOB: Mar. 10, 1959),Civil Police Superint [...]	2005-12-22 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2897	BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR [...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...]	2005-12-22 09:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP
05KATHMANDU2903	STAFFDEL URGES HMGN TO ALLOW REFUGEES TO EXIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) On December 21, House Staffdel Szymanski met separately with both Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha and Acting Home Secretary Chabbi Prasad Bant to discuss future parliamentary exchange and urge action on refugee issues. Shrestha welcomed the possibility of future Congress [...]	2005-12-23 04:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2905	PALACE REMAINS ON COURSE WITH FEBRUARY 1 GOALS [...] (C) In a December 20 press conference, Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri gave what was widely regarded as a response to the messages carried by Indian FS Saran (ref A) and the Ambassador in his December 16 meeting with the King. Giri said the government was moving forward on the King's February 1 [...]	2005-12-23 06:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2906	SECRETARY GENERAL OF PARLIAMENT EAGER FOR [...] (SBU) On December 21, Surya Kiran Gurung, Secretary General of Nepal's Parliament, met with a Congressional Staffdel and welcomed possible future Parliamentary exchange between the two countries, although he was not confident that Nepal would have an acting Parliament in the near future. Gurun [...]	2005-12-23 06:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2907	MAOISTS ANNOUNCE ACTION AGAINST ELECTION [...] (C) On December 22, the Maoists reacted to Vice-Chairman Giri's December 20 statement (septel) in a public relations campaign aimed at both internal and external audiences. Maoists announced a February 5-11 strike to boycott elections, including "physical action" against those involved in the [...]	2005-12-23 06:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2939	PRO-PALACE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) On December 28, the King appointed four pro-Palace judges to the Supreme Court, including former Attorney General Pawan Kumar Ojha who resigned his post on December 25 to accept the Supreme Court nomination. Supreme Court judges must retire at age 65, but there were no new vacancies or ex [...]	2005-12-28 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2947	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR CAPTAIN [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by RNA Captain Rohit Gurung (DOB: July 18, 1976),as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MILLARD [...]	2005-12-29 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2949	EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES NOW [...] (SBU) Post has published pandemic influenza tripwires from ref A on the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS) per instructions in ref B. MILLARD [...]	2005-12-29 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KATHMANDU2952	INDIAN OIL CORPORATION FLEXIBLE WITH NEPAL'S LATE [...] (C) The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) concluded a three-day review meeting on December 25th in which the IOC stated it "would extend maximum help" to the NOC regarding the NOC's request to extend payment deadlines. The NOC has recently paid import bills late and [...]	2005-12-30 07:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2956	PARTIES PLAN POLL BOYCOTT [...] (C) The UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on December 28 that the Maoist leadership had given assurances that they had not instructed cadre to abduct or kill as part of their anti-election plan (ref A). The Maoists gave no indication whether they would extend the [...]	2005-12-30 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2969	UML SUSPICIOUS OF MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) UML Leader MK Nepal told the Charge on December 30 that he was suspicious of Maoist intentions. He said the Maoists were not acting against the Palace, but rather targeting common people, so he suspected the Maoists were playing both the Parties and the Palace. He said he did not know wh [...]	2005-12-30 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KHARTOUM1945	SUDAN MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY [...] On December 1, Sudan marked the occasion of World AIDS Day with the Khartoum launch of the Global Campaign "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS" at Friendship Hall. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, the Sudan National AIDS Program, UNAIDS, and UNICEF, the event featured remarks by First [...]	2005-12-05 03:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV PGOV SOCI SU
05KIEV5150	UKRAINE: PRESS COVERAGE OF THE GAS DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA [...] Summary: Most Ukrainian media have described Russia's intention to hike Ukraine's gas prices as politically motivated. Many press reports also highlighted the assertion from Ukrainian leaders that this is a step in Ukraine's transition from patriarchal to pragmatic relations with Russia. Depen [...]	2005-12-23 10:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EPET ENRG PREL PGOV RS UP
05KIGALI27	KAGAME CRITICIZES NATION'S OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING [...] SUMMARY: In his closing address to over 800 GOR officials attending a constitutionally mandated "National Council of Dialogue", President Kagame hailed "good governance, security and patriotism" -- rather than "foreigners' wishes and beliefs" -- as the foundation for Rwanda's development. He [...]	2005-01-10 13:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
05KINGSTON100	2004 A BANNER YEAR FOR CRIME IN JAMAICA [...] (C) Summary: For many Jamaicans, crime remained a major preoccupation throughout 2004. According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Crime Statistics Report (CSR) for 2004, close to nine thousand major crimes were committed island-wide during the year. By December 31, the number of ho [...]	2005-01-11 19:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1012	NOTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE FEDERAL [...] (U) Econoff delivered the letter provided in reftel to Colonel Torrence Lewis, Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, on March 8. Lewis was pleased to have the letter confirming Jamaica's retention of Category One status, and said he felt it confirmed the understanding he h [...]	2005-04-12 16:07:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON JM
05KINGSTON1013	DHS BANS LIGHTERS ON FLIGHTS TO, FROM AND WITHIN [...] (U) Econoff delivered talking points to Lt. Col Oscar Derby, Deputy Director of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, on March 14. Derby had no comment. TIGHE [...]	2005-04-12 16:07:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER JM
05KINGSTON1033	CARICOM CIVAIR: CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ON A [...] Econoff delivered the letter provided in reftel to Angela Brown, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on April 11. Brown did not have any immediate comment. 2. Econoff informally conveyed reftel information to Colonel Torrence Lewi [...]	2005-04-14 18:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR GY XL JM
05KINGSTON1035	AIRPORT FUEL FEE - DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED [...] On March 11, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),detailing the nature of the problem and post's inability to get an answer to Ref A demarche from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) or the Jamaican Customs Agency. 2. In a March 1 [...]	2005-04-14 19:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JM
05KINGSTON1037	DEMARCH DELIVERED: WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Responding to reftel request, Charge on April 5 communicated talking points by telephone to Gilbert Scott, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, and to Barbara James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry Tourism. Both were interested in the issue and appreciated the advance [...]	2005-04-14 20:07:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM AADP AMGT CASC CMGT CPAS KPAO KCSY KHLS PGOV PREL CA BD XL XM
05KINGSTON1041	UPDATE ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN JAMAICA [...] This cable provides an update on GOJ anti-TIP efforts since Post's initial input (ref A) for the 2004-2005 anti-TIP report. Post will continue to report any substantive developments in advance of the April 30 submission deadline. --------------------------------------------- Senior Official [...]	2005-04-15 13:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TIP
05KINGSTON1042	BITTER PROSPECTS FOR JAMAICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY [...] (U) The sugar industry is on the decline in Jamaica, suffering one of the worst years on record in the 2004-2005 season. Damaged by extreme weather, hampered by inefficiency and labor disputes, the industry will most likely not meet its production targets for this year. To make matters worse, [...]	2005-04-15 13:50:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR JM
05KINGSTON1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE APRIL 17-19 VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes the 17-19 April visit to Jamaica of CoDel Kolbe. Jamaica, which has enjoyed a strong democratic tradition since independence from Britain in 1962, is undergoing a significant period of transition as longtime political leaders retire, or prepare to do so. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica's [...]	2005-04-15 21:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS JM
05KINGSTON1062	REMITANCES REMAIN A STABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR [...] (U) A steadily increasing number of Jamaican breadwinners no longer live in Jamaica, choosing instead to work overseas and support extended families through payments wired home from abroad. Remittances sent by overseas Jamaican workers remained the most prominent source of external funding fo [...]	2005-04-18 15:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1100	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: APRIL 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Golding Wins By-Election in Peaceful Day of Voting -- Violence in West Kingston Follows Golding Election -- Phillips Steps Up Crime-Fighting Measures -- Tourism Industry Resists Government Price Hikes -- Unions Seek Increased Benefits for Sugar Workers -- Chinese Rai [...]	2005-04-22 21:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JM KCOR KCRM EINV EAID ELAB
05KINGSTON1106	PNP INSIDER SHARES PREDICTIONS OF PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Poloff met on April 18 with Balfour Denniston, member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People's National Party (PNP). Denniston discussed Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's expected plans for retirement in the next year, and the candidates who are likely to succeed him as par [...]	2005-04-25 16:17:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	JM PREL PGOV
05KINGSTON1109	TERRORIST FINANCE: BILAL AL-HIYARI SUBMISSION TO [...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]	2005-04-26 19:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1111	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267 [...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]	2005-04-26 19:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1112	TERRORIST FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION TO 1267 [...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TIGHE [...]	2005-04-26 19:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR JM
05KINGSTON1113	CLIMATE CHANGE: RAISING PROFILE OF INTER-AMERICAN [...] Econoff delivered the talking points provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 22. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TIGHE [...]	2005-04-26 19:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV TSPL JM
05KINGSTON1135	Request for Speaker on Journalism Ethics [...] Summary: Post seeks a speaker to direct a three day program of discussions and training on ethics issues for journalists and journalism students. End Summary. 2. Proposed Program Dates: A three-day program in Jamaica in September 2005 (dates are flexible but preferred dates are mid-Septem [...]	2005-04-27 20:56:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1137	JAMAICAN ECONOMY - FIRST QUARTER 2005 - CONFIDENCE [...] The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with USAID and the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan, has been conducting surveys of both business and consumer confidence levels in Jamaica since 2001. Professor Richard Curtin of the University of Michigan announced his findi [...]	2005-04-28 13:22:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON JM
05KINGSTON1161	JAMAICAN DELEGATION TO THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Per reftel request, poloff on April 29 delivered reftel points on the OAS General Assembly to Ann Scott, Caribbean and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Scott responded that Foreign Minister K.D. Knight has been proposed to lead the delegation, but that the r [...]	2005-05-02 14:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM AORC ASEC CVIS PREL PGOV EAID KSUM KPAO XM OAS
05KINGSTON1196	JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Esmond Reid, a trade specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on April 29. Reid stated that a Patent Act that would address the problems identified by the Special 301 report has gone through several drafts, and is curre [...]	2005-05-06 20:07:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR JM
05KINGSTON1197	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: APR 22 - MAY 6, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Police Under Attack from Kingston Gunmen -- Latest Crime Statistics -- Prime Minister Rolls Out the Goodies -- PNP Sources Report Concerns of a Party Divided -- Mexican President Fox Visits Jamaica -- Air Jamaica Settles Labor Dispute ----------------------------- [...]	2005-05-06 20:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM SNAR KCOR KCRM ELAB
05KINGSTON1250	GOJ DISAGREES ON CHR REFORM SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 18:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM JM UNCHR UNGA
05KINGSTON1251	GOJ SUPPORT FOR IACHR CANDIDATE CAROZZA STILL [...] On April 29, poloff deliverd reftel talking points and CV by telephone and fax to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Brown welcomed the information and replied that she was already aware of the issue a [...]	2005-05-12 18:47:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM JM OAS
05KINGSTON1255	BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 05-946041 [...] (U) Econoff spoke with Michael Crichton, president of Crichton Brothers, Inc. on May 9. Paragraphs 2-8 (below) respond to questions asked in Reftel, Paragraph 3. 2. (U) The company's typical customers for these weapons are businessmen, farmers, and quite a few policemen who are purchasing [...]	2005-05-12 20:27:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JM
05KINGSTON1256	GOJ PROPOSES BALANCED BUDGET FOR 2005/06 [...] (SBU) Finance and Planning Minister Omar Davies proposed Jamaica's 2005/06 fiscal budget on April 14, 2005. The budget, which is formulated within a medium term program aimed at eliminating the fiscal deficit, increasing growth and reducing the debt to GDP ratio, is forecast at USD 5.7 billi [...]	2005-05-12 20:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1257	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This dispute was first described in ref B, was updated in refs C and D, and was included in the 2004 Report on Investment Disputes. 2. Post was last contacted by Claimant via his lawyer in June [...]	2005-05-12 20:33:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN PGOV JM OPIC
05KINGSTON1258	JAMAICA: POLICE UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: In seperate incidents, between 9:00 p.m. on May 3 and 7:00 a.m. on May 4, three Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers and one private security guard were murdered while another JCF officer was injured in Kingston. Two of the alleged gunmen were shot and killed in one incident [...]	2005-05-12 20:40:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1273	Request for DVC Speaker on post-OAS General [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks a DVC speaker to discuss issues of importance to the Caribbean arising from the Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) in Fort Lauderdale, June 5-7, 2005, with a special focus on corruption. END SUMMARY 2. Proposed Program Date: Preferred dates June 1 [...]	2005-05-16 17:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1274	Request for DVC Speaker for World Oceans Day/World [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks a DVC speaker to discuss the issue of coral reef conservation for a program around the date of World Oceans Day, June 8, 2005. This would also tie in with celebrations of World Environment Day, June 5, 2005. END SUMMARY 2. Proposed Program Date: Preferred dates June 8 [...]	2005-05-16 18:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1276	GOJ COMMENTS ON OAS RACISM WORKING GROUP [...] As reported in ref B, poloff on May 6 delivered ref A talking points by telephone and fax to Ann Scott, Deputy Director, Caribbean and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Scott welcomed the information and responded that she was not entirely familiar wi [...]	2005-05-16 19:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC JM USOAS
05KINGSTON1289	JAMAICA: POLICE OFFICERS CALL OUT SICK [...] (U) On Monday, May 9, angry Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers blocked Finance Minister Omar Davies from leaving the Ministry of Finance and Planning building in an attempt to force the Minister to respond within 48 hours to the officers, demands for a 47 percent wage increase. Davies, [...]	2005-05-18 17:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ASEC JM
05KINGSTON129	SECRETARY INVITED TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT BANQUET [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 5. 2. (U) On January 13, Embassy received by messenger a letter addressed to the Secretary from Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Bruce Golding (full text at Para. 4). In it, Golding informs the Secretary that JLP parliamentarians are planning [...]	2005-01-13 19:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL JM
05KINGSTON131	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS - U.S. MARKET ACCESS [...] This message contains post's response to reftel request. 2. Jamaica's service markets are generally open, and the GOJ itself welcomes foreign companies that want to set up operations in the country. Foreign service suppliers are permitted to participate in the Jamaican market, and they are [...]	2005-01-13 19:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD JM WTO
05KINGSTON1315	ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN [...] Embassy Kingston has reviewed the proposal contained in reftel and does not believe that this research will have any negative implications from a U.S. foreign policy standpoint. 2. The USG Mission to Jamaica would encourage the researchers to share the study results with the Jamaican Minist [...]	2005-05-20 18:03:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA JM
05KINGSTON1316	WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL DOCUMENT INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaica is one of the countries in the Caribbean which exempts U.S. citizens traveling to the island for tourism from the requirement of a passport or visa. Ref (A) announced that effective December 31, 2005, DHS will require all U.S. citizens traveling to and from the Caribbe [...]	2005-05-20 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CPAS CVIS JM KFRD TIP
05KINGSTON1318	SPIRITS HIGH WITH ARRIVAL OF LOW COST CARRIER [...] On May 19, Emboffs attended an Airports Authority of Jamaica press conference announcing the planned launch of scheduled flights between the United States and Jamaica by Spirit Airlines, Inc. (ref A) Prior to the official start of the conference, Emboffs spoke with Guillermo "Bill" de la Torr [...]	2005-05-20 20:04:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JM
05KINGSTON1319	PRICES REMAIN HIGH IN JAMAICA [...] Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, rose by 13.2 percent for the Jamaican fiscal year 2004/05 (April - March). While this was below the 16.8 percent recorded for the comparative period, it outpaced the original target of nine percent. Inflationary impulses were fed by a prol [...]	2005-05-20 20:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1321	JAMAICA: CRIME SNAPSHOT FOR MAY 9 - 20 [...] Crime Statistics 2. Another Police Officer Slain in the Line of Duty 3. Prime Minister Calls Crucial Meeting on Corruption 4. Gunmen Open Fire on Passenger Bus Filled with School Children ------------------------------ Crime Statistics - Nothing New ------------------------------ Â [...]	2005-05-24 16:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1327	STATUS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN JAMAICA [...] (U) The issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) continues to be a challenge for the GOJ. Following the announcement that Jamaica has been retained on the Special 301 watch list and expressions of concern from members of the business community, Econoff met with the Jamaica Intellectual Pro [...]	2005-05-24 17:22:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JM EIPR
05KINGSTON1328	NEW RULES FOR PETROLEUM SECTOR [...] Representatives from ChevronTexaco contacted Emboffs on May 3 requesting an urgent meeting to discuss developments in the Jamaican petroleum market. Econoff, FSN Econ Specialist and FCS Specialist met with Maria Pis- Dudot, Regional Latin American Manager for Policy, Government and Public Af [...]	2005-05-24 17:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG JM
05KINGSTON1337	PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATION OF JAMAICA CALL FOR [...] (C) Protesting against the escalating crime rate, the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) announced on Thursday, May 19, their intention to lead a three day protest, commencing with a rally at Emancipation Park, located a block from the Consular Section in New Kingston, on Wednesday, [...]	2005-05-25 13:48:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1342	DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS MEETS WITH JLP [...] (U) Visiting WHA/CAR Office Director Brian Nichols, accompanied by poloff, met on May 10 with James Robertson, Deputy Leader of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas. Robertson offered his views on the recent spate of police killings in Kingston, JLP le [...]	2005-05-25 20:51:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1346	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR NICHOLS DISCUSSES WHTI WITH GOJ [...] Summary: On May 11, Director of Caribbean Affairs Brian Nichols and Econoff met with Paul E. Pennicook, Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board, to discuss the impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on Jamaica's tourism industry, as well as the general prospects fo [...]	2005-05-26 16:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CPAS JM
05KINGSTON1349	JAMAICA: ANTI-CRIME PROTEST RECEIVES MIXED REACTION [...] (U) Summary: Across the island, there was mixed reaction as well as turnout to the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's (PSOJ) May 25 call for businesses to close down in a show of solidarity against the escalating crime rate. Most private sector businesses supported the idea of reduction [...]	2005-05-26 19:20:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1361	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR MEETS WITH LEADING PM CANDIDATE, [...] (C) On May 11, visiting WHA/CAR Director Brian Nichols met with Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs and non-resident Ambassador to Haiti Peter Black to discuss OASGA issues, the situation in Haiti, and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),about which Black registered concern. Nich [...]	2005-05-27 20:58:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR JM
05KINGSTON1363	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR BRIAN NICHOLS GETS DOWN TO [...] Summary: On May 11, Director of Caribbean Affairs Brian Nichols, accompanied by Econoff, met with American Chamber of Commerce President Anthony Jenkinson to discuss the business climate in Jamaica. While citing the ongoing difficulties caused by the high crime levels and the GOJ's heavy debt [...]	2005-05-31 11:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1405	GOJ ISSUES NEW GLOBAL BOND [...] The GOJ issued a ten-year eurobond amounting to USD 300 million with a coupon of nine percent per year on May 25. This has given the GOJ 60 percent of the USD 500 million it expected to raise on the external capital market this fiscal year. The bond for which Bear Stearns was the lead brok [...]	2005-06-02 14:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1406	JAMAICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH REMAINS SLUGGISH [...] Summary: Data published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in May 2005 showed that the economy continued to suffer from the residual effects of Hurricane Ivan as well as prolonged drought conditions. The unfavorable weather conditions stymied agricultural production, fueling an incre [...]	2005-06-02 14:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1426	JAMAICA: 2005 CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD [...] This message updates progress on objectives identified in the 2004 certification report card (Ref A). Topic order descriptions track (Ref B) for ease of evaluation. LAW ENFORCEMENT --------------- 2. The U.S. encouraged the GOJ to demonstrate its commitment to counter drug activity by co [...]	2005-06-03 19:36:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1440	WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 17:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL JM CTM
05KINGSTON1444	GOJ OFFERS MIXED RESPONSE ON TIP, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) On May 31 and June 2, emboffs met with GOJ officials to discuss the imminent release, on June 3, of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The different meetings yielded varying responses. On May 31, Charge met with National Security Minister Peter Phillips at the Minister's req [...]	2005-06-06 19:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1446	INTEREST RATE DEBATE HEATS UP IN JAMAICA [...] Summary: Credit starved Jamaican businesses are arguing with commercial banks about the high interest rate regime following the reduction of interest rates on Bank of Jamaica open market instruments, which are at their lowest levels in over a decade. Commercial banks' unwillingness to reduce [...]	2005-06-06 20:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1447	NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any recent measures taken by the GOJ to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Post has no evidence that the GOJ has substantially changed its policies or actions toward Cuba in the six months since the submission of our last assessment in [...]	2005-06-06 20:50:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ETRD CU JM TIP
05KINGSTON1449	A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER DISCUSSES DEPORTEES, [...] Summary: In a June 3 meeting with Poloff, the head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB),Assistant Commissioner of Police George Williams, concurred with one of the findings of an Embassy-funded study of deportees, acknowledged deep corruption within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),[...]	2005-06-07 13:18:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1460	DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS VISITS USAID-FUNDED [...] On May 12, WHA/CAR Director Brian Nichols toured the USAID-funded Grants Pen Community Policing Facility located in Kingston. Facilitating the tour from the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) was Becky Stockhausen and Bob Olson from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). Stockhausen [...]	2005-06-08 15:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1462	GOJ SUPPORTS U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS CANDIDATE [...] Per Ref A instructions, Poloff on June 3 met with Pamela Ingleton, International Organizations Department (IOD),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) to again solicit GOJ support for Prof. Paolo Carozza in the June 7 IACHR elections, and to deliver talking points. As reported [...]	2005-06-08 16:46:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XM JM OAS
05KINGSTON1463	URGING SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL FISCAL RESTRAINT ON [...] On May 25, Poloff delivered reftel talking points by telephone and fax to Sheila Sealy-Monteith, Director, International Organizations Department, Mininstry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Sealy-Monteith responded that her colleague with responsibility for ILO issues was out of [...]	2005-06-08 16:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB JM ILO
05KINGSTON1465	A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER DISCUSSES DEPORTEES, [...] (C) In a June 3 meeting with Poloff, the head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB),Assistant Commissioner of Police George Williams, concurred with one of the findings of an Embassy-funded study of deportees, acknowledged deep corruption within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),char [...]	2005-06-08 20:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1472	MEETING WITH PAULWELL - NO GUARANTEE OF ACTION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 6, Charge and Econoff met with Commerce Minister Paulwell to discuss the ongoing blocking of telecommunications circuits by Jamaican carriers. Emboffs communicated USG concern about the tactic of blocking and infor [...]	2005-06-09 15:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM TIP
05KINGSTON1486	CURRENT STATUS OF ALLEGED TERRORIST LUIS POSADA [...] (SBU) On June 8, Pol/Econ Chief met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Caribbean and Americas Director Joy Wheeler to convey reftel talking points, a copy of which he provided her. He emphasized the USG's commitment to handle the Posada case consistent with U.S. law an [...]	2005-06-10 19:27:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAIR KJUS CU VE JM
05KINGSTON1511	PRIVATE SECTOR'S ANTI-CRIME DECLARATION STIRS MORE [...] (SBU) In a business sector show of solidarity against Jamaica's escalating murder rate, the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) launched a three day crime protest on May 25 (Ref A) that received mixed reactions among the island's population. The May 25 kick-off commenced with a rall [...]	2005-06-15 16:04:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1519	Request for Speaker on Restorative Justice [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks speaker for three-day program on restorative justice by special request from Senior Program Manager at the Ministry of Justice (and Humphrey Fellow alumnus) Leon Dundas. During his Humphrey program in 2003 Mr. Dundas met the proposed speaker, Don L. Johnson (Juvenile Divi [...]	2005-06-16 15:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1523	UNESCO NEGOTIATIONS ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] On April 18, poloff deliverd Ref A talking points by telephone and fax to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Brown's initial reaction was that the Cultural Diversity Convention is a UNESCO issue that would be app [...]	2005-06-17 12:44:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL JM UNESCO
05KINGSTON1524	ICJ ELECTIONS - STILL NO COMMENT FROM GOJ [...] On May 6, Poloff met with Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, to deliver reftel dipnote, talking points, and accompanying c.v. of Thomas Buergenthal. Brown welcomed the information and responded that she would r [...]	2005-06-17 12:46:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM UNSC UNGA
05KINGSTON1528	IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL [...] On June 15, Econoff spoke with Karl James, General Manager of Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited and, per reftel instructions, inquired whether Jamaica had shipped, or planned to ship additional sugar to the United States for delivery by September 30. James responded that the 2,821 tons that [...]	2005-06-17 18:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JM
05KINGSTON1529	JAMAICA CIVAIR: QUERYING THE GOJ ABOUT FEES [...] (SBU) On June 8, Econoff contacted the Ministry of Finance and Planning and was directed to Sheila Gordon, Director of the Taxation Division, who was aware of USG interest in the issue of the customs user fee being charged on jet fuel sold to international air carriers (ref A),in apparent con [...]	2005-06-17 18:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JM
05KINGSTON1531	OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER DRIVING JAMAICA'S [...] (U) Since the June 3 release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (Ref A),the GOJ has not engaged Post on the issue, nor has there been any official reaction to the Tier 3 Action Plan delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on June 2. However, follow [...]	2005-06-17 18:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1532	PATTERSON SEEKS SUGAR RELIEF FROM TONY BLAIR [...] Summary: On June 10, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson wrote to British Prime Minister Tony Blair seeking support for relief from the European Commission's (EC) planned 39 percent cut in the price guaranteed to Caribbean sugar producers. In his letter, Patterson complained that the cut is unreal [...]	2005-06-17 19:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD JM ENG
05KINGSTON1534	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MAY 7 - JUNE 16, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- TIP: GOJ Responding to Threat of Sanctions -- Foreign Carriers Yield After Call Blocking Crisis -- Mayor of Spanish Town Resigns Following Arrest -- Seaga Offers Advice on his 75th Birthday -- Crime Statistics - Count Them Yourself -- Tax Laws to Fight Crime -- Prime [...]	2005-06-17 19:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM SNAR KCOR KCRM ELAB CASC TIP
05KINGSTON1537	SECTION 579 COUNTRY REPORT - GOJ TAXATION OF [...] This report summarizes the amounts of taxes paid to the GOJ out of funds earmarked for development in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003, as requested in reftel. 2. Reporting follows the following format (in USD): Account \| Total FY 2003 Taxes \| Total Reimbursements \| Unreimbursed Taxes 3. Trade an [...]	2005-06-17 20:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID ECON SENV KREC AFIN JM
05KINGSTON1538	THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO GENEVA CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 20:56:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ JM ICRC
05KINGSTON1549	ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN [...] Embassy Kingston has reviewed the proposal contained in reftel and does not believe that this research will have any negative implications from a U.S. foreign policy standpoint. 2. Embassy Kingston would encourage the researchers to share the study results with the Jamaican Ministry of Healt [...]	2005-06-21 12:25:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA JM
05KINGSTON1559	UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-22 15:44:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO JM UNESCO KSCI
05KINGSTON1572	JAMAICA: LAW ENFORCEMENT SNAPSHOTS [...] Jamaica's First Money Laundering Conviction 2. PSB Probing Criminal Activity in the JCF 3. Operation Kingfish's Impact on Crime 4. 800 Pounds of Ganja Seized 5. Significant Seizure of Hash Oil ------------------------------------------- Jamaica's First Money Laundering Conviction ----- [...]	2005-06-23 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CASC KCRM ASEC JM
05KINGSTON1578	REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: USG [...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...]	2005-06-24 19:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PGOV UNSC AORC JM
05KINGSTON1579	UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES [...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...]	2005-06-24 19:44:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC JM UNSC
05KINGSTON1581	Request for speaker on intellectual property rights [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks speaker to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) issues with Jamaicans, including "fair use" by librarians and educators; video, film and music piracy; detection and law enforcement; and pending patent legislation. END SUMMARY. 2. Proposed program dates: August [...]	2005-06-24 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1598	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] On June 23, Econoff spoke with Maurice Charvis, Director of Research and Analysis at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). He provided the following answers to the questions posed in reftel. 2. Jamaica does not assess any fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess [...]	2005-06-27 20:20:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD JM
05KINGSTON1602	Request for Speakers on Information Technology [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks two speakers to participate in a three-day program to include discussions and training for business and media professionals on using information technology to enhance their work. END SUMMARY 2. Proposed Program Dates: A four-day program in Jamaica in early October 200 [...]	2005-06-28 15:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1611	A DEFENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER HOSTS TIP [...] (U) On June 24, at the request of National Security Minister Peter Phillips, Charge, USAID Mission Director, and Poloff (notetaker) attended a meeting hosted by Phillips on the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) at the Ministry of National Security (MNS). Unfortunately, Phillips used the [...]	2005-06-29 20:51:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1622	CABINET OFFICE HOSTS TIP WORKING SESSION [...] On June 28, the Cabinet Office hosted a working meeting with USAID Mission Director and Poloff to review actions taken to date by the GOJ to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The meeting had been scheduled as a follow up to a June 24 meeting on TIP at the Ministry of National Security (MNS [...]	2005-06-30 18:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1652	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JUNE 17-30, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Poll Shows Davies Gaining Ground -- Six Closer to Extradition to U.S. -- JCF Recruits Abroad as Crime Soars -- Jamaica to Launch Copyright Campaign -- Trade Deficit Deteriorates -- Jamaica and China Sign Bauxite Agreement -- Thailand Views Jamaica As Possible Hub - [...]	2005-07-05 11:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM KCRM CASC EAGR
05KINGSTON1658	WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff spoke with Stephen Smikle, Director of the Marine Branch Fisheries Division on June 30. Smikle stated that his office was aware of the upcoming Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) meeting, and that he personally had hoped to attend, but that his office [...]	2005-07-05 17:22:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV JM

05KINGSTON1667	EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WMD [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 18:36:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC JM
05KINGSTON1672	DEMARCHING CARICOM STATES ON UN REFORM [...] On June 30, Poloff delivered reftel points by telephone and fax to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). On August 1, Poloff called Brown for a response. Brown thanked Poloff for providing the USG posit [...]	2005-07-06 19:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JM UN UNSC UNGA
05KINGSTON1675	LONDON EXPLOSIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston has suspended normal operations for all of Thursday July 7 due to the proximity of Hurricane Dennis to the Jamaica mainland. Post will resume normal ops on July 8 and will convene EAC as directed. In the interim, post does not consider a terrorist attack in Jamaica likely [...]	2005-07-07 17:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC PTER
05KINGSTON1676	WTO DEMARCHE ON SWISS FORMULA BENEFITS FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff met with Esmond Reid and Richard Brown of the International and Economic Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on July 5, 2005 to convey reftel demarche on the Swiss formula benefits for the Caribbean. He left the talking points and su [...]	2005-07-08 12:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV JM
05KINGSTON168	USG SUPPORT FOR FLORES OAS/SG CANDIDACY [...] (C) Charg spoke to MFA Minister of State Delano Franklyn on January 19 and delivered the talking points provided in REFTEL concerning U.S. support for the candidacy of former Salvadoran President Flores for OAS Secretary General. Franklyn responded that although he was aware that at least two [...]	2005-01-19 20:25:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC JM OAS
05KINGSTON1698	USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 13:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL JM UNESCO
05KINGSTON1734	USAID/OFDA Hurricane Dennis Situation Report 1 [...] Weather conditions are improving in most parts of Jamaica from the passage of Hurricane Dennis on July 7, 2005. The Government of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is compiling damage reports from community disaster committees in the Parishes. So far [...]	2005-07-14 16:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	BF ECON EINV
05KINGSTON1745	HURRICANE SITREP 01, 7/15/05, 1500 HRS - JAMAICA [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met in Kingston at 10:00 a.m. local on July 14 to finalize preparations for the approaching Hurricane Emily. The EAC discussed authorized departure, granted by the Department per Ref A. Although authorized departure has been approved, however, few Embas [...]	2005-07-15 20:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM CASC ASEC AEMR AMGT
05KINGSTON1746	HURRICANE SITREP 01, 7/15/05, 1500 HRS - JAMAICA [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met in Kingston at 10:00 a.m. local on July 15 to finalize preparations for the approaching Hurricane Emily. The EAC discussed authorized departure, granted by the Department per Ref A. Although authorized departure has been approved, however, few Embas [...]	2005-07-15 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM CASC ASEC AEMR AMGT
05KINGSTON1757	JAMAICA STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH CHINA [...] Summary: Recognizing China's emergence as an economic powerhouse and the attendant benefits to be derived, the GOJ led by Prime Minister PJ Patterson has moved to forge closer and stronger ties with the Government of China. The fledgling economic relationship between both countries received a [...]	2005-07-18 20:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1758	BUSINESS CONFIDENCE REMAINS STRONG [...] Buoyed by improved economic performance and favorable financial prospects for individual firms, Jamaican business confidence remained strong during April to June 2005. In fact, business confidence during the first two quarters of 2005 was higher than at any other time in the four-year histo [...]	2005-07-18 20:33:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON176	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 13:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM NOTAG
05KINGSTON1782	KINGSTON NOMINATES ROBIN GOERTZ FOR OFFICE [...] Post is pleased to nominate OMS Robin W. Goertz (FP-6) to attend the Department's Worldwide Office Management Specialist Conference to be held October 3-7, 2005 in Washington (Reftel). A second-tour OMS, Ms. Goertz works in the Political/Economic Section and ably supports the Front Office a [...]	2005-07-21 20:38:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AOMS APER JM
05KINGSTON1784	DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS VISIT KINGSTON TO EVALUATE [...] (U) On July 14 and 15, G/TIP Reports Officer Rachel Owen and WHA/PPC Senior Labor Advisor Michael Puccetti visited Kingston to assess what actions the GOJ had taken to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the 60-day grace period following the June 1 publication of the 2005 TIP Report (Ref A) [...]	2005-07-21 20:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1802	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Hurricanes Cause More Damage in Jamaica -- Government Leads Opposition in National Poll -- Police Raids Target Trafficking Victims -- Murder Leading Cause of Death in Males -- Jamaica Opens Embassy in Beijing -- President of Ghana Visits Jamaica -- Tranquility Bay Ru [...]	2005-07-22 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM CASC JM UNGA TIP
05KINGSTON1803	COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 20:16:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER JM UNGA
05KINGSTON1809	DEFEATING THE G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 13:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP JM UNGA
05KINGSTON1814	RE: WHA CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFO ON TRANSPORT [...] (U) Per reftel A, on July 20 Econoff contacted the office of Minister of Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill. His office confirmed that the Minister would be attending the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25-26, 2005. His s [...]	2005-07-26 16:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA
05KINGSTON1831	NOMINATION FOR 2005 INNOVATION IN THE USE OF [...] Nominating Officers: Steve Valdez (FS01) Management Counselor, Steve Goertz (FS02) Supervisory General Services Officer; Doug Bruce (FS03) Assistant Regional Security Officer; Jennifer Schaming-Ronan (FS04) Consular Officer; Lindsey Diefenderfer (FSO5) Consular Officer; 2. Mr. Salzman does [...]	2005-07-27 17:27:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA APER AADP
05KINGSTON1857	HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 20:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP JM UNGA
05KINGSTON188	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINGSTON1884	2005 CULTURE CONNECT SPORTS ENVOYS [...] Summary: PAS Kingston hosted Culture Connect Sports Envoys RaMell Ross and Alvin Green. Four basketball clinics were organized mainly for kids between 6 and 12 years of age, although several individuals between the ages of 13 and 25 also participated in each clinic. A total of 240 Jamaican [...]	2005-08-05 20:12:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL OEXC KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1888	PNP INSIDER COMMENTS ON RACE TO SUCCEED PRIME [...] (U) Summary: On July 28, Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with Balfour Denniston, local businessman and member of the People's National Party's (PNP) National Executive Committee (NEC),the ruling party's highest decision-making body outside of its annual conference. Denniston shared his perspec [...]	2005-08-06 04:31:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JM
05KINGSTON1904	ASSESSMENT OF RECENT GOJ ACTION ON TIP [...] The GOJ has responded energetically to the June 3 publication of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, in which Jamaica was downgraded to Tier 3 (Ref A). Coordinated from the highest levels by the Office of the Prime Minister and various other Cabinet-level officials, a National TIP Ta [...]	2005-08-10 13:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1905	IMF GIVES JAMAICA PASSING MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Interim Staff Report, issued on June 23, gave the GOJ high marks for stabilizing the economy following the macroeconomic challenges of 2003. By expressing broad agreement with the country's economic policies, the report could have boosted public confidence in Finance Minister [...]	2005-08-10 13:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1919	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 22 - AUGUST 12, [...] This week's topics: -- U.S. Trafficking Report a Wake-Up Call, Says PM -- Two More Officers Charged in Crawle Case -- Six Police Officers Charged in Flankers Case -- Murder Rate Continues to Soar -- Jamaica to Miss Inflation Targets -- Tourism Bookings Tumble -- Hurricane Damage Near USD 3 [...]	2005-08-12 18:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM PHUM JM TIP
05KINGSTON1920	SEEKING COOPERATION ON UN PROPOSALS FOR A HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 19:10:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM JM
05KINGSTON1924	UN DEMOCRACY FUND: AVOIDING DUPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM JM
05KINGSTON1925	WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KUNR KPKO JM UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05KINGSTON2003	NAS DIRECTOR'S COURTESY CALL ON POLICE COMMISSIONER [...] (U) Summary: NAS Director paid a courtesy call on Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Commissioner Lucius Thomas on August 19. The discussion focused on the NAS-funded National Intelligence Bureau (NIB),Law Enforcement Development Advisor (LEDA),and the recruitment of foreign officers. End Su [...]	2005-08-24 17:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON2026	VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS JAMAICA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Jamaica August 23 to conclude a 16-point agreement with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, including a bilateral Petro-Caribe accord. Chavez arrived the day after U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson called for the USG to assassinate him, raising the profi [...]	2005-08-29 12:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JM
05KINGSTON2052	HURRICANES STALL ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN JAMAICA [...] Summary: Data published on August 15 by the Planning Institute of Jamaica showed that economic growth, for April to June 2005, continued to suffer from the lagged effects of Hurricane Ivan and drought conditions. The adverse weather conditions wreaked havoc on the country's already ravaged [...]	2005-08-31 17:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2053	SOARING INFLATION THREATENS JAMAICA'S MACRO- [...] Summary: Less than two months after the IMF gave Jamaica high marks for stabilizing the economy, spiraling inflation is again threatening macroeconomic stability. Inflation, which reached almost 14 percent last year and has already jumped to 7.4 percent for the first four months of the fisca [...]	2005-08-31 17:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2054	UN REFORM/JAMAICA: PRESSING DIFFICULT COUNTRIES [...] (C) On August 25, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Douglas Saunders, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Shortly before Charge was to depart for the MFAFT with Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Sakurai to convey the d [...]	2005-08-31 17:21:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV JM
05KINGSTON2059	GOJ LAUNCHES TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: The GOJ on August 30 launched a yearlong public awareness campaign to educate its citizens about the dangers of trafficking in persons (TIP). In a move that appears to indicate the GOJ's determination to make sustained efforts against trafficking, the Cabinet Office organized a publi [...]	2005-09-01 16:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON2061	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 19:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JM
05KINGSTON2069	LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM ACTING [...] The Embassy received a Diplomatic Note from Acting Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. The Honorable Peter Phillips, requesting the following condolence message be forwarded to His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United States. 2. Begin text: The Government and People of Jamaica are [...]	2005-09-02 19:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPDC OPRC PREL JM
05KINGSTON2082	JLP ORCHESTRATES ISLANDWIDE DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST [...] (U) On September 6, the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) carried out an island-wide demonstration against the People's National Party government, on the same day that Prime Minister P.J. Patterson was hosting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and senior delegations [...]	2005-09-07 20:49:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ELAB JM
05KINGSTON2083	JAMAICA HOSTS PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN MONTEGO BAY [...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and representatives of CARICOM states, the Dominican Republic, and Monserrat, to conclude the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement. Domestically, the summit was oversha [...]	2005-09-07 23:34:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON211	COMBATING TIP IN JAMAICA: PROSECUTION AND [...] Per reftel request, the following text constitutes Post's INCLE-funded anti-trafficking in persons project proposal to G/TIP for funding considering from FY 2005 appropriations. This is a joint proposal with Kingston USAID Mission. Please contact Post (see para 23) for clarification and furth [...]	2005-01-24 21:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM KCRM KWMN PHUM ASEC ELAB EAID SMIG TIP
05KINGSTON2133	HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Per Ref A instructions, Post has since July (Ref B) contacted repeatedly the International Organizations Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) to inquire about high-level GOJ attendance at the UNGA. As reported Ref B, MFAFT confirmed that Prime Minister P.J. [...]	2005-09-13 11:50:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP JM UNGA
05KINGSTON2144	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) On August 22, Poloff spoke with Senior Superintendent XXX of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). XXX explained that the JCF is currently participating in a training course led by London-based Task International (http://www.task-int.com). The technical training includes segments on ho [...]	2005-09-13 21:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC JM
05KINGSTON2146	COORDINATION ON ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-14 12:37:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID HA JM
05KINGSTON2147	U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUNAMI [...] On September 13, Poloff spoke with Claudia Barnes, Director, International and Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),for a response to reftel questions. Barnes said that tsunami preparedness and the purchase of tsunami warning system (TWS) equipme [...]	2005-09-14 12:37:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TPHY EAID SENV JM KSCI
05KINGSTON2148	ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Charge on August 25 delivered reftel points to Ambassador Douglas Saunders, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Saunders thanked him for the information but did not offer a substantive response. 2. On August 30, Post faxed a copy of the points to Dr. [...]	2005-09-14 14:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI JM KSTH WHO
05KINGSTON2163	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...]	2005-09-15 16:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV XL JM
05KINGSTON2164	DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE UN HIGH LEVEL GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 16:50:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN PREL JM UNGA
05KINGSTON2166	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...]	2005-09-15 18:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV XL JM
05KINGSTON2170	INTERPOL'S REQUEST FOR BIOTERRORISM-RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-16 19:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM TBIO PTER JM
05KINGSTON2207	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -- FALL [...] Per reftel A, Post's core EAC met and determined that there are currently no identifiable changes from the last rating cycle (reftel B). ROBINSON [...]	2005-09-21 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
05KINGSTON2220	INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY - 2005 (ELEVENTH) [...] (U) The Eleventh Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISBA) took place in Kingston, Jamaica from 15-26 August, 2005. The majority of the meeting's time was spent on the first detailed review of proposed regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobal [...]	2005-09-23 18:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA TPHY JM
05KINGSTON2224	SENIOR FOREIGN POLICE OFFICER REQUESTS EMBASSY [...] (C) On September 15, at his request, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields visited Embassy Kingston to meet with NAS Director, RSO, TAT, and DAO to discuss expanding cooperation in addressing corruption within the JCF. Shields is a senior officer with the London Me [...]	2005-09-23 19:53:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC JM
05KINGSTON2225	JAMAICA CLEARS ON NIH PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-23 20:27:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA GY JM
05KINGSTON2257	CARIBBEAN ISSUES CONFERENCE [...] (C) With regard to proposed panelists from Jamaica contained Ref A, neither Pol/Econ nor OPA was familiar with Freckleton, Figueroa, Osei, or Niaah. Alternatively, per Ref B, we suggested that consideration be given to inviting Dr. Anthony Harriot (a prominent criminologist and head of the U [...]	2005-09-28 20:05:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PINR JM
05KINGSTON228	COMBATING TIP IN JAMAICA: AWARENESS AND EDUCATION [...] Per Ref A request, the following text constitutes Post's ESF-funded anti-trafficking in persons proposal to G/TIP for funding consideration from FY 2005 appropriations (Ref B includes Post's INCLE-funded anti-TIP proposal). This is a joint proposal with Kingston USAID Mission. Please contact [...]	2005-01-27 15:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM ASEC ELAB EAID KWMN KCRM KDEM PHUM SMIG TIP
05KINGSTON2290	JAMAICA: CRIME ROUND-UP FOR SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Statistics compiled by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for the period January 1 through October 2 reveal that 1,266 murders were compared to 1,078 committed during the same time period in 2004. Of the 1,266 murders victims, Sixteen were children, ten were police officers and one vict [...]	2005-10-05 13:52:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM ASEC JM
05KINGSTON2292	THE CONTROVERSY OVER EXTRADITION [...] (C) On October 3, NAS Director spoke with the Legal advisor to the Minister of Justice, Dr. Stephen Vasciannie and Justice Ministry Permanent Secretary Carol Palmer regarding reports that the GOJ is preparing to move extradition cases from the Resident Magistrate Court (RMC) to the Supreme Cou [...]	2005-10-05 17:01:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON2293	GOJ REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE FOR VEHICLES [...] SUMMARY: This is an ACTION TELEGRAM; see para 9. The GOJ is refusing to license newly imported GOVs and POVs, and will not renew existing official and personal vehicle registrations unless the Embassy and its staff purchase local comprehensive insurance covering the value of duties and tax [...]	2005-10-05 17:53:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL JM
05KINGSTON2306	JAMAICA - ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] On September 27, Pol/Econ Chief, accompanied by USAID Missof, met with Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Grace Allen-Young and Dr. Lynette Peters, MOH Veterinary Services Director, to discuss the state of Jamaica's preparations to confront any outbreak of avian influenza on the island. P/E [...]	2005-10-06 19:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI JM WHO
05KINGSTON2318	MFA&FT MEETS WITH DIPLOMATIC CORPS RE [...] SUMMARY: Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFA&FT) officials met with members of the diplomatic corps on October 11 to discuss the GOJ requirement to insure diplomatic vehicles comprehensively for a value to cover duties and sales tax. MFA&FT agreed to resume on an inte [...]	2005-10-11 18:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL JM
05KINGSTON2332	USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...]	2005-10-13 20:12:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM
05KINGSTON2333	USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...]	2005-10-13 20:12:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM
05KINGSTON2346	JAMAICA - DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR WHA [...] (C) P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister since 1992, has announced his intention to step down no later than March 2006, and possibly as early as late 2005. Four senior members of his ruling Peoples National Party (PNP) will contest an internal PNP election to succeed Patterson as party president an [...]	2005-10-18 11:44:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL JM
05KINGSTON2349	BIG MACS NO MORE: MCDONALD'S CEASES OPERATIONS IN [...] (U) Friday, October 14, effective 8p.m. local time, all McDonald's outlets remaining in Jamaica closed their doors. In a September 29 letter sent to Charge, the President of McDonald's Caribbean Division Jose Hernandez stated that the company's "intent is to continue the search for a qualified [...]	2005-10-18 13:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JM
05KINGSTON2359	GOJ'S FISCAL PROGRAM OFF TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Data released by the Ministry of Finance on September 30 showed that the GOJ's fiscal deficit of USD 290 million continued to run ahead of the GOJ'S target of USD 270 million. The deficit overrun was primarily due to lackluster revenue generation, reflecting a slump in consump [...]	2005-10-19 17:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2360	DELIVERY OF PRESIDENT BUSH LETTER TO PRIME [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 18:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JM
05KINGSTON237	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN JAMAICA [...] Per reftel request, the following text constitutes Post's 2004-2005 report on supporting human rights and democracy in Jamaica. 2. Jamaica has a mixed human rights record, with serious problems in some areas. The government is faced with high rates of crime, violence, and drug traffickin [...]	2005-01-28 12:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL
05KINGSTON2382	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 20:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR JM WTO
05KINGSTON2383	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO SUPPORT WTO AG [...] (U) On October 18, Polcouns transmitted reftel talking points and USTR fact sheet to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),by fax. On October 20, Econoff met with Alison Stone, Acting Director of Foreign Trade at MFAFT to follow up. Stone said she would be share USG conc [...]	2005-10-20 20:36:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JM WTO
05KINGSTON2384	DEMARCHES ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] Post on October 13 conveyed Ref A letter from the Secretary to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson via diplomatic SIPDIS note. On October 18, we conveyed Commerce Secretary Gutierrez's Ref B letter to Foreign Minister K.D. Knight, also via diplomatic note. 2. On October 19, Polcouns conveyed [...]	2005-10-20 20:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM SCUL UNESCO
05KINGSTON2397	RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR CBERA [...] Jamaica is in the process of implementing all of its WTO obligations, but the GOJ does not plan to implement any of those obligations ahead of schedule. Patent Law must be updated to be in compliance under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, but this [...]	2005-10-24 15:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON JM
05KINGSTON24	OPPOSITION LEADER SEAGA TO STEP DOWN AFTER 43 [...] Summary. Opposition leader Edward Seaga on December 29 announced his retirement from representational politics after nearly 43 years as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Western Kingston. Seaga, who had previously stated his intention to step down as party leader by January 31, 2005, surpris [...]	2005-01-04 14:16:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV JM PREL
05KINGSTON2450	PRIVY COUNCIL RULES AGAINST PROMINENT FORMER [...] Summary: Don Crawford, former head of the failed Century National Bank, has lost his appeal to the Privy Council following a 1999 conviction in civil court for financial fraud and has been instructed to repay about USD 45 million to the GOJ. Although the Director of Public Prosecutions has [...]	2005-10-28 19:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2475	JAMAICAN BUSINESS CONFIDENCE PLUNGES [...] Summary: Data published by the Jamaica Conference Board on October 12 revealed that business confidence for the September quarter plunged to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2003. High levels of pessimism about the country's economic prospects underlined the significant decline [...]	2005-11-02 12:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2495	PETROCARIBE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Under the bilateral agreement signed between Jamaica and Venezuela on August 23 (ref A),Jamaica receives 21,000 barrels of petroleum products and crude oil daily. While the island pays market price for the products, a portion of the payment can be converted into a concessionary loan for [...]	2005-11-03 20:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2497	JAMAICAN CURRENCY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (U) Summary: The Jamaican dollar is facing its biggest test following a prolonged period of stability dating back to early 2003. Foreign exchange market instability emerged during September 2005, prompting the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to institute new measures aimed at identifying and blacklis [...]	2005-11-03 20:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2504	WTO DOHA ROUND: INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 14:53:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR JM
05KINGSTON2505	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DOHA [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 14:53:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KSUM PGOV JM
05KINGSTON2508	TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMANENT [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of IOM package containing applications for Canadian resettlement for 17 Cubans and one Haitian currently under U.S. protection at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Ref A),Polcouns met on November 3 with Carina Parnham, Counselor and Manager (Immigration),Canadian High Co [...]	2005-11-04 20:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	CA CU HA PREF SMIG JM
05KINGSTON2509	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) On November 4, Polcouns contacted MFA Bilateral Affairs Department Director Courtenay Rattray to convey reftel points, and to ask whether the GOJ had publicly rejected Iranian President Ahamdi-Nejad's disturbing comments. 2. (U) Rattray replied that the GOJ shared the sentiment behind [...]	2005-11-04 20:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM IR JM
05KINGSTON2528	DEMARCHE REQUEST - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 20:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JM UNHRC UNGA
05KINGSTON2551	JAMAICA AGREES TO CNIES [...] On September 28, post received an affirmative response to its Dipnote requesting the GOJ agree to the conditions stated in the Cooperating Nation Information Exchange System (CNIES). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade's Dipnote states in part that it "has the further honour to [...]	2005-11-15 20:47:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MOPS PREL JM EARI
05KINGSTON2552	JAMAICA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following constitutes Post's submission for Jamaica's Interim TIP Assessment, per Ref A instructions. In addition to the information reported below and in Ref B and Ref C, Post has details of recent TIP-related law enforcement actions that are available upon request. ------------------ [...]	2005-11-15 21:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON2568	ARRIVAL OF AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 18:52:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA JM
05KINGSTON2587	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On November 17, Econoff delivered reftel talking points via fax to Angella Brown, Assistant Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). In a follow-up cal [...]	2005-11-22 17:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA JM IMO
05KINGSTON26	PM PATTERSON RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S ARTICLE 98 [...] On January 3, Post received by courier a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The dipnote accompanied a letter from Prime Minister P.J. Patterson in response to the Secretary's November 22 letter regarding Article 98 (see Refs A and B). As the Prime [...]	2005-01-04 15:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JM MARR OPDC OPRC PGOV XG XH XT KICC
05KINGSTON261	WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATING [...] Per reftel request, Embassy Kingston has compiled the following list of private sector organizations that have an interest in discussions of tariff liberalization, both for and against. The Private Sector of Jamaica Mrs. Beverly Lopez, President psojinfo@psoj.org (876) 927-6957 The Amer [...]	2005-02-01 14:52:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD JM WTO
05KINGSTON2617	SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE OAS MISSION IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 19:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER CO JM OAS
05KINGSTON2618	NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any recent measures taken by the GOJ to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Post has no evidence that the GOJ has substantially changed its policies or actions toward Cuba in the six months since the submission of our last assessment in [...]	2005-11-30 20:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL JM
05KINGSTON2634	GUIDANCE REQUESTED FOR CANDIDATURE OF AMBASSADOR [...] Response guidance is requested for Government of Jamaica diplomatic note received on November 15, 2005. Note gives notice of the candidature of Ambassador Professor the Honorable Ralston Nettleford OM for election to the Working Group of Experts on Peoples of African Descent as representativ [...]	2005-12-01 20:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JM
05KINGSTON2637	FY 2006 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT (PD&S) [...] The following is the program development and support request for Kingston for FY 2006. OBJECT FY 05 NON DISCRETE/ FY06 CLASS OBLIGATIONS RECURRING MANDATORY PLAN ITEMS INCREASES 1112 81,600 31,100 [...]	2005-12-02 14:52:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT JM
05KINGSTON2642	AMBASSADOR'S NOV. 29 COURTESY CALL ON PORTIA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Portia Simpson Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community and Sport, on November 29. Simpson Miller, considered the most popular politician of either party in Jamaica, outlined the responsibilities falling under her portfolio [...]	2005-12-02 20:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JM
05KINGSTON2643	RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This cable responds to information requested by Department (Ref A). It is a joint State-USAID message. Answers are updated from information provided by post (Ref B). 2. (U) Responses are keyed to Ref A. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has a draft e [...]	2005-12-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL JM
05KINGSTON2651	JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGES MILD RECOVERY BETWEEN [...] Summary: Data released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica on November 15 showed that the Jamaican economy staged a mild recovery during July to September 2005. Output expanded by an estimated 2.7 percent due to the gradual normalization of some sectors of the economy following the impact o [...]	2005-12-06 16:04:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2661	PETROCARIBE - SENIOR GOJ ENERGY OFFICIAL REJECTS [...] (SBU) In a chance meeting at a function on December 1, Econoff discussed the PetroCaribe accord informally with Jean Dixon, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology (MCST, which also handles energy issues). Dixon was positive about the benefits that would accrue [...]	2005-12-07 19:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2680	PRC ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A Tasking. Post regrets the lateness of submission. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) It is not surprising that both economic and political calculations underlie the GOJ's efforts to enhance ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC),while Beijin [...]	2005-12-09 12:28:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG PHUM CH JM
05KINGSTON2682	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER [...] This week's topics: -- JLP Holds Annual Conference -- Poverty Cut in Half -- GOJ Increases Social Benefits -- Brazilians to Invest in Sugar Industry -- Chinese Government to Finance Mega Projects -- Tourist Arrivals to Surge -- Police Officers on Trial -- Crime Statistic [...]	2005-12-09 19:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
05KINGSTON2697	LEADING POLLSTER ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) On December 9th, respected veteran pollster Don Anderson (protect) discussed electoral issues with Pol/EconCouns and Poloff. Anderson described Peoples National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament and government minister Portia Simpson Miller as a strong contender to become the next leader o [...]	2005-12-14 12:36:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON2702	JAMAICA 2005 INCSR - PART I [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 18:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JM
05KINGSTON2711	FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS REPORT [...] On December 12, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). By phone on December 13, Brown told Emboff that the MFAFT will distribute the names to the Counter-Terrorism [...]	2005-12-16 12:27:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER LE SY JM

05KINGSTON2714	STATUS OF FUNDS AND UNLIQUIDATED OBLIGATIONS REPORT [...] The following is the information on unliquidated balances for INL funds for Kingston, Jamaica STATUS OF UNLIQUIDATED BALANCES - BASED ON NOVEMBER 2005 FMAR 2. - Unliquidated balances and expected date of liquidation FISC AMOUNT 2005 2006 STATUS/TIMING OF PROJECT YEAR 200 [...]	2005-12-16 18:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT JM
05KINGSTON2720	PROPOSED OPIC INVESTMENT GUARANTY: POST VIEWS FROM [...] (U) Post is responding to OPIC's request for comments and recommendations regarding the proposed OPIC investment guaranty to the National Housing Trust of Jamaica (NHT) in connection with the plan by NHT to finance mortgages and other costs associated with a low-income housing initiative for g [...]	2005-12-16 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON JM OPIC
05KINGSTON2728	SIX POLICE OFFICERS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER [...] (C) In late November, six Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers, all members of the now disbanded Crime Management Unit, were put on trial for the unlawful killing of four people at a home in Crawle, Clarendon in May 2003. Chief Judge Lensley Wolfe ruled that the prosecution failed to make a p [...]	2005-12-19 19:20:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON2730	JAMAICA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, Embassy Kingston's 2005 annual terrorism report for Jamaica follows in paragraph 2. Post point of contact is Natasha M. Henderson (HendersonNM@state.gov). ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. There are strong public and private statements of [...]	2005-12-19 19:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON2731	JAMAICA PROPOSES FORMAL SIGNING OF 2002 OPEN SKIES [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade requesting that the United States and Jamaica move forward with the formal signing of the Air Transport Agreement of 2002 ("Open Skies"),which was [...]	2005-12-19 19:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD KTIA JM
05KINGSTON275	GOJ COMMITTED TO RATIFYING COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-01 20:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL JM
05KINGSTON2767	Drug Eradication and Seizure Report for the Month of Novembe [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 16:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL
05KINGSTON2784	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER [...] This week's topics: -- Police Officers on Trial for Murder -- Telecommunications Company Goes Belly-up -- Electricity Thieves Cost Power Company -- Cricket World Cup -- Bauxite Industry Labor Issues -- Weak Christmas Retail Season -- Egg Farmers Seek Duty Protection -- E [...]	2005-12-23 19:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
05KINGSTON2797	BOND. JAMAICAN BOND. LESS ATTRACTIVE THESE DAYS. [...] (C) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave its assessment of the Jamaican economy as part of the conclusion of its yearly Article 4 consultations with the Government of Jamaica (GOJ). Ratna Sahay, the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department for the IMF, acknowled [...]	2005-12-30 16:47:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON292	JAMAICA CIVAIR: INFORMING GOJ OF FAA REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Per Ref A instructions, on January 27 Pol/Econ Chief and Econoff met with Transport Minister Robert Pickersgill, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Chief Col. Torrance Lewis, and members of their staffs, to advise of the areas in which the FAA found the Jamaica Civil Aviation Autho [...]	2005-02-02 19:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL JM
05KINGSTON294	IN FACT IT'S A GAS: OIL COMPANIES UNHAPPY WITH [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The petroleum industry has been a source of problems for the GOJ since it was fully deregulated in 1993. There have been several price riots and threats of industrial action in the sector over the pa [...]	2005-02-02 19:47:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JM
05KINGSTON297	JCAA RESPONDS TO FAA SAFETY ISSUES [...] On February 2nd, post received a letter, dated February 1st, from Col. Torrence Lewis, Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA). The letter details his organization's actions in regard to three of the safety issues raised by the FAA inspection team during their outbrief [...]	2005-02-02 20:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JM
05KINGSTON363	INL MONTHLY REPORT - NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER [...] The following is a combined report for the period November and December 2004. It reflects activities in all INL supported programs and an assessment of progress in achieving mutual goals established in the current Letters of Agreement (LOA). 2. Drug Eradication and Interdiction Program - [...]	2005-02-10 17:51:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON364	LETTER TO SECRETARY OF STATE RICE FROM JM MINISTER [...] The Embassy received a Diplomatic Note with an accompanying letter from K.D. Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, requesting it be transmitted to Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State. 2. Begin text: Dr. Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State SIPDIS Washington DC USA D [...]	2005-02-10 18:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON JM OPDC OPRC PREL
05KINGSTON366	JAMAICAN ATTENDANCE AT FEB. 12 SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] On February 10, 2005, Econoff faxed the agenda and annotated information provided in reftel to Ambassador Gail Mathurin, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade at the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The same day, Econoff made a follow-up call to the MFA to confirm receipt of the agenda [...]	2005-02-10 20:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD OVIP AORC JM WTRO WTO
05KINGSTON379	Jamaican Consumers Optimistic About Economy [...] Summary: Buoyed by expectations of a rebound in economic growth following Hurricane Ivan, consumer confidence surged from October to December 2004. Consumers are anticipating higher incomes and remittances, but still expect spending plans to stagnate. Conversely, business confidence decline [...]	2005-02-11 14:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON382	JAMAICA'S RESPONSE TO CICTE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-11 19:17:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL AORC JM OAS
05KINGSTON386	JAMAICA COMMITTED TO STRONGER TIES WITH CHINA [...] (C) Eager to attract Chinese investment in Jamaica's economy and tourists to its beaches, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and Foreign Minister K.D. Knight rolled out the red carpet for Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong and his 150-member Chinese trade delegation, which visited Kingston Februa [...]	2005-02-11 20:28:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BTIO EAID KPAO CH JM
05KINGSTON390	Jamaican Interest Rates Plunge [...] The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has reduced interest rates on all its open market instruments effective February 7, 2005. While this reduction is the first for 2005, it represents the twelfth such decline in just over a year. Interest rates have moved from 21 percent in November 2003 to the curre [...]	2005-02-11 21:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON393	LABOR MINISTER DALLEY ON PNP SUCCESSION, LABOR [...] Summary: On February 4, Poloff met with Labor Minister Horace Dalley. On the eve of the People's National Party's (PNP) vice-presidential election, Dalley expressed his concern that internal factions could pull the party into conflict. He also shared his predictions for the election results, [...]	2005-02-11 21:16:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	JM PHUM ELAB PGOV CVIS
05KINGSTON398	GOJ Raises National Minimum Wage [...] After months of deliberation, the GOJ has raised the national minimum wage by 20 percent, the highest increase since 2001. The adjustment, which took effect on January 31, will see affected workers taking home the equivalent of at least USD 40 per week, up from USD 33. With inflation for 20 [...]	2005-02-14 16:13:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON409	JAMAICA: 2004-2005 DRAFT INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The revised statistics below is submitted for inclusion in the final draft of the INCSR Part I for Jamaica through December 2004. A. Statistics Seizures Unit 2004 2003 2002 Cannabis KG 23,292 33,859 27,137 Cocaine HCL KG 1,736 1,56 [...]	2005-02-14 20:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JM
05KINGSTON41	JCF COMMISSIONER FORBES OUT, LUCIUS THOMAS IN [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, January 1, 2005, the Jamaica Police Service Commission (PSC) announced that it had accepted the resignation of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Commissioner, Francis Forbes, effective January 19. The PSC communiqu commended Forbes for his accomplishments as Commissi [...]	2005-01-05 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON420	CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ): PATTERSON LOOKS [...] (U) In what amounts to a political setback for Prime Minister PJ Patterson, on February 3 the UK Privy Council, Jamaica's final court of appeal, decided in favor of the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR),the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and other appellants in their [...]	2005-02-15 21:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL ECON JM
05KINGSTON421	CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On February 14, Pol/Econ Chief conveyed Ref A points (via fax) to Ambassador Peter Black, Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, who serves concurrently as non-resident Ambassador to Haiti. The following morning, P/E Chief called Black [...]	2005-02-15 21:07:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA JM UNSC
05KINGSTON425	JAMAICA'S TRADE DEFICIT DECLINED FROM JANUARY TO [...] In mid-February 2005, the GOJ released an official statement of the trade deficit numbers for October 2004. Such data is typically released four to five months after the reporting period. 2. Despite the economic impact of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, Jamaica's merchandise trade defici [...]	2005-02-16 18:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON448	COPS ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGES IN BRAETON 7 [...] (U) Summary: On February 11, six Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers were freed by a Home Circuit Court judge in the 2001 murder case of seven young men known as the "Braeton Seven". Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewelyn argued the case for the Crown. Llewelyn co [...]	2005-02-18 12:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM SOCI JM
05KINGSTON462	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCERN OVER MEXICO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On February 16, Poloff called Sheila Sealy-Monteith, Director, International Organizations Department (IOD),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),to deliver reftel talking points. Sealy-Monteith accepted the information and then responded at lenghth. First, she asked [...]	2005-02-18 18:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM PHUM CU MX CHR
05KINGSTON465	JAMAICA COAST GUARD INAUGURATES NEW [...] In a brief ceremony on 16 February, attended by the top officials in the Jamaican security establishment, the Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard (JDFCG) dedicated a new station at Black River on the southwest coast of Jamaica. This facility will be manned by both the JDFCG and a contingent of [...]	2005-02-18 22:20:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON466	REQUEST FOR CONTRACT EXTENSION; LAW [...] Summary. The Law Enforcement Development Advisor (LEDA) position was established in March 2003 in Kingston, Jamaica. LEDA, David W. Purdy, has been working directly with the Commissioner, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),on modernization and reform of the JCF. Mr. Purdy's original contract e [...]	2005-02-22 11:13:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON486	2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT; JAMAICA, PART II [...] Part II of the End Use Monitoring Report of INL-funded commodities or services acquired and donated by the Embassy Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is submitted in accordance with instructions in referenced telegrams. NAS PD&S inventory was also conducted but [...]	2005-02-24 12:33:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON487	2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT; JAMAICA, PART I [...] Part I of the End-Use-Monitoring Report is submitted in accordance with Ref A. A. Designation of Employees for EUM Responsibilities: The NAS Program Assistant, under the supervision of the NAS Director, has primary responsibility for End-Use-Monitoring. Two Personal Services Contractors (P [...]	2005-02-24 12:33:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON533	JAMAICANS INTERESTED IN PURSUING PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] On 22 February, after seven months of repeated attempts by Embassy to obtain a reply from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to Ref A request, post received a letter, dated 16 February, containing the MOH response to the US Department of Transportation's (USDOT) invitation to join a disinsection pil [...]	2005-02-28 13:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JM
05KINGSTON576	ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JAMAICA [...] This cable serves as Jamaica's contribution to the fifth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------- Overview Of Anti-Tip Activities ------------------------------- 2. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international traffi [...]	2005-03-02 16:38:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05KINGSTON613	JAMAICAN ECONOMY DIPS IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2004 [...] Summary: Data published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in February 2005 showed that Hurricane Ivan dealt a serious blow to economic performance. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 1.8 percent as agriculture continued to suffer from the effects of the hurricane. The r [...]	2005-03-04 19:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON622	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KINGSTON623	GOJ, IOM, AND UNHCR AGREE MOST HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Just after dawn on March 4, a boatload of 58 Haitians arrived in Long Bay, Portland, raising the total of Haitian migrants in Jamaica to 496. During a week which began with the one-year anniversary of former President Aristide's resignation and departure from Haiti, the GOJ continues to [...]	2005-03-04 22:31:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG HA JM
05KINGSTON624	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KINGSTON63	DELIVERED: FINAL INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR JAMAICA [...] On January 4, poloff delivered reftel text of Jamaica's Interim TIP Assessment by fax to Ann Scott, Assistant Director, Caribbean and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Scott acknowledged receipt of the fax, and stated that she would pass the informati [...]	2005-01-07 17:22:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL JM TIP
05KINGSTON640	A "NEW VISION" FOR THE JLP [...] (U) Emboffs met on February 24 with James Robertson, Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP),and jointly on February 25 with Ken Baugh, Leader of the Opposition, and Karl Samuda, JLP General Secretary. Robertson shared his thoughts on the outgoing leader, Edward Seaga, and the JLP,s [...]	2005-03-07 21:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	JM PGOV PREL
05KINGSTON655	LABOR MINISTER DALLEY ON SEAGA, GENERAL ELECTION, [...] (U) On February 24, Emboffs met with Labor Minister Horace Dalley, who shared his views on former Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) leader Edward Seaga's departure from politics and the succession issues within the People's National Party (PNP). He also discussed his view of the party's platform in [...]	2005-03-08 18:55:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	JM PGOV PREL ELAB CMGT CVIS
05KINGSTON659	JCF COMMISSIONER LUCIUS THOMAS ADDRESSES THE [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, March 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade hosted a briefing by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Commissioner Lucius Thomas for the diplomatic corps. During the briefing, Thomas described the major causes of crime as gangs, drugs, guns, and money laund [...]	2005-03-08 19:36:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON673	JAMAICA LABOR PARTY: FROM THE WILDERNESS TO THE [...] (U) Summary: The Jamaica Labor Party on February 21 held its annual conference, which had been postponed twice since September 2004 due to Hurricane Ivan and internal disputes. The meeting officially elected Bruce Golding, who ultimately ran unopposed, to the position of party leader. The even [...]	2005-03-09 20:36:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JM PGOV PREL
05KINGSTON687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 19:25:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM PARM ABUD ES CWC CBW OPCW
05KINGSTON698	CHILD MARRIAGE: JAMAICA [...] Per reftel instructions, this cable addresses the issue of child marriage in Jamaica. 2. A. What is the legal age of marriage in your country? Is it the same for girls and boys? Is there a lower legal age for marriage with parental consent? 3. A. The legal age of marriage, with or with [...]	2005-03-11 16:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05KINGSTON755	TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT PASSES IN THE LOWER HOUSE [...] After a five-hour, heated debate on the Terrorism Prevention Act in Parliament on March 15, the GOJ secured the support of the Opposition and the act was passed in the lower house that evening. The debate commenced with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade K.D. Knight spending over a [...]	2005-03-16 19:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON759	MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 2005 [...] The Jamaica Defense Force Air Wing (JDF/AW) spent approximately 10 hours transporting members of the "Kingfish" operation, narcotics police and The Jamaica Defense Force Headquarters Intelligence team to the parishes of St James, St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland to gather information on narcotraf [...]	2005-03-17 14:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JM
05KINGSTON772	REQUEST FOR FY- 2005 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDING [...] Background In 2003, the U.S. Government provided Economic Support Funds to assist Jamaica in building a more professional police force. A Law Enforcement Development Advisor position (LEDA) was established within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to implement recommendations from the Pol [...]	2005-03-17 21:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON797	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MAR 5-17, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Date Set for West Kingston By-Election -- A New Record? Crime Rate up 49% from 2004 -- Shooting at Funeral; Finance Minister Unharmed -- JLP Councillors Sue Government over Toll Bridge -- 11 Cubans Rescued Near Jamaica -- Jamaica Hosts African Diaspora Conference - [...]	2005-03-18 21:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JM KCOR KCRM EINV EAID
05KINGSTON806	HCOC DEMARCHE - JAMAICA [...] (SBU) On March 14, Pol/Econ Chief conveyed reftel talking points to Shorna-Kay Richards, of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),leaving talking points as a non-paper. Richards carefully reviewed the points, as well as The Hague Co [...]	2005-03-21 23:37:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA JM MTCRE
05KINGSTON810	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-22 16:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO IR JM
05KINGSTON829	NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER (AND PM-HOPEFUL) [...] (U) Summary: Prompted by an escalating murder rate, on March 17 Minister of National Security Peter Phillips, in an address to graduates of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training academy announced: "We are at war. The criminal gangs that have been spawned by the illegal drug trade have [...]	2005-03-23 20:12:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON830	JAMAICA'S INTEREST RATES DROP TO RECORD LOW [...] The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ),on March 7, reduced the rates on open market instruments for the second time this year. This is a continuation of the trend started in 2004, when interest rates were slashed eleven times. Interest rates have now moved from a high of 36 percent on 365-day instrument [...]	2005-03-23 20:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON831	CIVAIR: FAA TEAM HOLDS FINAL CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU). Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 16, an FAA team led by FAA Flight Standards Southern Region Division Manager Frederick Walker, held final consultations with Transport and Works Minister Pickersgill, Jamaica Civil A [...]	2005-03-23 21:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD JM
05KINGSTON832	JAMAICA: A NATION SADDLED BY DEBT [...] (U) Summary: Despite GOJ efforts to lower its gargantuan public debt, Jamaica still has the unenviable record of being the second most indebted country in the world, after Lebanon, in terms of its debt-to-GDP ratio. At the end of 2004, Jamaica's stock of public debt stood at USD 12.5 billion [...]	2005-03-24 11:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON893	DISCOVERY OF FINANCE MINISTRY'S ISSUES ILLEGAL [...] (U) Summary: The Jamaican Ministry of Finance (MOF) used deferred financing to support development projects without going to Parliament for approval. Following an amendment to the Financial Administration Act (FAA) in 2002, the MOF modified their "comfort letters" to financial institutions, turni [...]	2005-03-31 18:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON895	RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: GE [...] (U) Embassy Kingston understands that OPIC, per reftel, is interested in an assessment of the market for GE Mexico's products to replace hurricane-damaged or destroyed infrastructural equipment in Jamaica. At the present time, given the overall success of the post- hurricane rebuilding effort [...]	2005-04-01 13:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV JM GJ BH BB
05KINGSTON934	Request for DVC Speaker for World Press Freedom Day [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks a DVC speaker in recognition of World Press Freedom Day. The discussion should focus on the increasingly complicated role of the modern journalist, who must balance the demand of generating original, breaking news stories with the need to gain the public's trust and provi [...]	2005-04-06 16:13:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINSHASA100	GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN BEMBA-OWNED RADIO AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Authorities in Kinshasa shut down two television stations and a radio station owned by Vice President Bemba. These stations aired comments made by an ousted former minister, which were critical of President Kabila. This action comes during a period of heightened tension between [...]	2005-01-21 09:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
05KINSHASA1010	DPKO AFRICA CHIEF TITOV VISIT TO THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: UN DPKO Africa Division Chief Dmitry Titov briefed several diplomats June 11 on his visit to the DRC, the first in two years. Titov spoke of particular concerns regarding Ituri District, and negative influence from neighboring states. In addition, Titov reported &palpable8 tensi [...]	2005-06-20 14:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
05KINSHASA1013	REDUCED ITURI MILITIAS SHOWING RENEWED LIFE [...] (U) During his recent visit to the DRC (septel),UN DPKO Africa Chief Dmitry Titov spoke at some length regarding continuing security concerns in Ituri District. These comments echo those of MONUC, GDRC, and international community representatives of renewed dangers in the key northeastern D [...]	2005-06-20 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1031	CONGO/B: Reclamma for Loss of Crucial USDA Food [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been selected and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) is not slated to receive funding or have its program renewed (Ref A). The Embassy would again like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program [...]	2005-06-23 05:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA1033	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]	2005-06-23 10:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA1039	DRC ATTEMPTS TO KEEP PORTS AFLOAT [...] (U) Summary: The GDRC is increasing its efforts to bring its maritime ports into compliance with international security standards in response to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) sanctions that became effective May 23. The USCG now requires inspection of all ships that enter U.S. ports within five port [...]	2005-06-24 11:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON PREL PTER PINS CG
05KINSHASA1042	KINSHASA TENSE AS JUNE 30 APPROACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Though tensions are rising in Kinshasa and elsewhere in the country in anticipation of June 30, the security situation remains generally calm. Some opposition leaders, most particularly UDPS leader Etienne Tshisekedi, continue to call for the end of the transitional government [...]	2005-06-24 16:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CG
05KINSHASA1043	CATHOLIC BISHOPS SEND MIXED MESSAGE ON TRANSITION [...] (U) The Catholic Bishops' Conference (CENCO) issued a statement June 22 in which it criticized "the automatic extension" of the transition, as well as calls to bring the transition down June 30th by "violence and chaos." The Bishops want the government to explain why elections were not organiz [...]	2005-06-24 16:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1053	JUNE 30--KINSHASA CALM BUT JUMPY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kinshasa is calm but jumpy in the run-up to June 30. As expected, the Congolese military and police have increased visible patrols throughout Kinshasa over the past few days, and salary payments for police and military in Kinshasa have started. There were no reported demonstrations [...]	2005-06-28 12:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ASEC CG
05KINSHASA1055	UGANDA PRESIDENT MUSEVENI THREATENS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Ugandan President Museveni sent a letter June 22 to DRC President Kabila in which he condemns both the transitional government and MONUC for not taking more proactive measures against remaining ADF elements in Province Oriental (bordering Uganda). The letter follows a similar missive sen [...]	2005-06-28 13:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1056	30 JUNE: PPRD CONFIDENT IN POLICE, LESS SO IN [...] (C) National Security Advisor Samba Kaputo told PolCouns June 27 that the government (i.e., the president's party, the PPRD) is confident that the police (controlled by the PPRD Minister of Interior) will support the government June 30, but that there are some doubts that all the military will [...]	2005-06-28 14:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1057	MINISTER OF MINES ANNOUNCES 40KG DRC URANIUM [...] (U) The DRC Minister of Mines, Ingele Ifoto, announced at a June 21 press conference that 40kg of enriched uranium had been confiscated in neighboring Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (ROC). The Minister told members of the press that the uranium, illegally exported from the DRC, is radioactiv [...]	2005-06-28 15:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN KNNP ENRG PARM CG CF
05KINSHASA106	GREAT LAKES PEACE PROCESS - TRIPARTITE MEETING [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Andre Kaponga told DCM on January 20 the DRC delegation to the February 2 Tripartite will "probably" be headed by Minister of Regional Cooperation Mbusa Nyamwisi. (Note: Foreign Minister Ramazani told the Ambassador on January 18 that he would not be able to attend s [...]	2005-01-21 14:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1065	30 JUNE: KINSHASA CALM, BUT TENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of mid-day June 29, Kinshasa was calm but tense, with no security incidents reported. Post will continue to monitor closely the developing situation. END SUMMARY. More Monitoring --------------- 2. (C) Police patrols continued overnight in Kinshasa on June 28 without inc [...]	2005-06-29 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ASEC KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1066	TRANSITION ASSESSMENT COMPLETE -- NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: The government officially ended its assessment of the transition's accomplishments and failings June 28. The assessment, heralded in President Kabila's May 16 public remarks, has been officially billed as designed to provide a blueprint for improvement in the last year of the t [...]	2005-06-29 12:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1067	SIGNIFICANT TRADE BARRIERS REMAIN IN EASTERN CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Eastern Congo continues to face significant trade growth barriers. Infrastructure, security, access to credit, taxation, foreign competition, bureaucratic obstacles, insufficient information and internal politics are all serious obstacles that discourage and even reverse growt [...]	2005-06-29 13:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV CG
05KINSHASA1070	ELECTIONS: MIXED COMMITTEE APPROVES OPERATING [...] (C) Summary: At the urgent request of the Minister of the Interior, the electoral "Comite de Pilotage" (the oversight committee composed of ambassadors from donor countries, UNDP, MONUC and Congolese ministers involved in the elections process) met June 29 to review progress on voter registr [...]	2005-06-29 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1071	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Ramazani (who was travelling),Ambassador delivered demarche points from reftels on June 27 to Ambassador Fabien Emery Zulu Kilo-Abi, Chief of Staff to the Minister. Zulu said a committee in the Foreign Ministry, which he chairs, is currently examining Un [...]	2005-06-29 14:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1072	ITURI MILITIAS REPORTEDLY OBTAINING ARMS AND [...] (C) Summary. Monuc and NGO officials in Ituri have received credible reports of increased support for Ituri militias from Ugandan businessmen and military officers in the form of arms shipments, training, and efforts to build a coalition of militias. Monuc officials point to recent meetings in [...]	2005-06-29 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MOPS UG CG
05KINSHASA1078	THE CURRENT FDLR SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: There has been substantial recent discussion in Kinshasa regarding the remaining FDLR presence in eastern DRC. All parties concede that, while worthwhile, the GDRC/Sant, Egidio initiative to promote FDLR repatriation to Rwanda is stalled. Problems focus on the lack of FDLR "lea [...]	2005-07-01 10:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO RW CG UN
05KINSHASA1079	JUNE 17 MEETING OF THE CIAT WITH THE ESPACE [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met with three GDRC Vice Presidents June 17. President Kabila was absent to attend the funeral of his aunt in Lubumbashi. The meeting lasted over four hours, with discussion in some depth covering Transition extensi [...]	2005-07-01 10:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1088	SOLDIERS ATTACK CIVILIANS IN MBANDAKA [...] (C) About 60 soldiers went on a rampage July 3 in Mbandaka in Equateur Province, killing 9 civilians, injuring 35, and raping 8 women. Initial press reports identified the troops as Mai Mai, but the Minister of Defense and the National Executive Secretary of the Movement for the Liberation of [...]	2005-07-05 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1091	FDLR STATEMENT [...] (C) National Security Advisor Samba Kaputo told Ambassador and other Tripartite ambassadors June 22 (reftel) that the GDRC was preparing an official statement regarding FDLR repatriation, which would be followed by the release of an FDLR statement indicating willingness to participate in unco [...]	2005-07-06 13:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA1094	REFUTING UGANDAN CLAIMS OF ADF REGROUPMENT [...] (C) Recent Ugandan allegations that 1,000 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) soldiers are regrouping in Ituri along the Ugandan border are unfounded, according to MONUC. Although Ugandan press reported that a joint aerial surveillance mission conducted with the UN in December 2004 identified ADF b [...]	2005-07-06 15:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG CG
05KINSHASA1099	MONUC OPERATION SENDS SIGNAL TO FDLR [...] (C) On July 4 MONUC launched operation "Falcon Sweep" in the territories of Walungu and Karambe (located about 10km east and 50 km south east of Bukavu, South Kivu). The small (about 80-man) mission is designed primarily to determine the locations of FDLR elements, particularly concentrations [...]	2005-07-07 09:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL MOPS CG
05KINSHASA11	CONGO/B: REPORT OF FY05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR [...] Program Title: NGO Management I Program Type: Multi-Regional Project Project Number: E/VM-2005-0002 Participant: Lembe Mouandza, Patricia Profession: Lawyer Title: Legal Advisor Employer: Thomas Sankara Pan-African Association Note: Ms. Lembe spoke with DCM on November 12 and presented a 6- [...]	2005-01-03 09:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL AMGT CF
05KINSHASA1100	INTRA-FDLR FIGHTING IN EASTERN DRC [...] (C) MONUC and GDRC sources report fighting between FDLR units in eastern DRC. In a July 6 meeting, Presidency Special Advisor for Security Samba Kaputo told the Ambassadors/Charges of the U.S., Belgium, and Holland and UN SRSG Swing that fighting had apparently started around 1730 hrs (local) [...]	2005-07-07 09:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1104	FDLR REPATRIATION INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Several ambassadors met with Presidency Special Advisor for Security Kaputo July 6 for an update regarding GDRC activities to achieve repatriation of FDLR members to Rwanda. Kaputo attributed the delay of a GDRC statement on the subject to an extended GDRC &assessment8 seminar, [...]	2005-07-07 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1106	CONGO/B: Request to Limit Official Visitors to [...] As the Department is aware, Brazzaville remains with a skeleton staff. This skeleton staff will be further reduced during the period July-September, with no means to handle support for a large number of official visitors. Given the current circumstance Post requests advising all potential o [...]	2005-07-07 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA CF
05KINSHASA1112	JUNE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary. -- The Congolese Franc (FC) significantly appreciated against the USD and prices generally fell, though petroleum prices increased. -- In response to U.S. Coast Guard sanctions, the GDRC is trying to form a permanent commission to address port security. -- In the mining [...]	2005-07-08 10:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB CG
05KINSHASA1115	SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN NORTH KIVU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Eighth Military Region Chief of Staff (COS),and four bodyguards were arrested and brought before a military court in Goma following a shoot-out on July 1 that killed seven people. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Col. Christopher Bindu (a Mai Mai) and four of his armed guards were arrest [...]	2005-07-08 11:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO ASEC CASC CG
05KINSHASA1141	CONGO/B: U.S.-Congo Debt Reduction Agreement [...] As per authorization in reftel, Ambassador signed on July 8, 2005, the U.S.-Congo debt reduction agreement with ROC Minister of Economy, Finances and Budget, Pacific Issoibeka. The ceremony was covered by national press and television. 2. During the ceremony, remarks were made by both th [...]	2005-07-14 12:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA CF
05KINSHASA1143	TRANSITION ASSESSMENT: AN AMBITIOUS BLUEPRINT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The final report from the government's transition assessment seminar highlighted challenges faced during the past two years and outlined recommendations for the third - and last - year of the transition. Although some recommendations were constructive, the vague and overly-broad r [...]	2005-07-14 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1149	CEEC PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS ON KIMBERLEY PROCESS [...] (U) Summary. July 8, the Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification (CEEC),the DRC's mining regulatory body, met with various embassies in Kinshasa to present recommendations on Kimberley Process implementation. Victor Kasongo, the CEO of CEEC, outlined the difficulties of implem [...]	2005-07-15 07:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV CG
05KINSHASA1161	CONGOLESE MILITARY MOVES COMMANDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Congolese military is in the process of moving a few key military commanders. As of July 18, Kinshasa observers believed that Brigadier General Matthieu Agolowa would replace South Kivu Military Regional Commander (MRC) Mbuja Mabe, and Banyamulenge General Patrick Masunzu would [...]	2005-07-18 13:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1187	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...]	2005-07-21 09:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN
05KINSHASA12	CONGO/B: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANNUAL REPORT [...] FY 2000: DHRF Number Amt Obligated Unliq. Balance none 2. FY 2001: DHRF Number Amt Obligate Unliq. Balance DHR-01-679-001 $21,000 $6667.19 Grantee: OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME Description: Education and dissemina [...]	2005-01-03 09:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMGT CF
05KINSHASA1202	PRESIDENT REGISTERS TO VOTE IN KINSHASA - [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila registered to vote in Kinshasa July 24, the last regularly scheduled day for voter registration in the capital. Minister of Interior, Theophile Mbemba, a prominent member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) which supports Kabila, also regis [...]	2005-07-25 14:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG
05KINSHASA1203	MONUC OPERATIONS AGAINST FDLR A SUCCESS---WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: During MONUC's weekly diplomatic meeting July 20, MONUC Military Chief of Staff General Jean Francois D'Escury discussed MONUC's initiatives to address the FDLR problem, particularly in South Kivu. D'Escury stated that MONUC's recent military operations had been a success, express [...]	2005-07-25 15:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1220	CURRENT MONUC OPERATIONS IN SOUTH KIVU PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and other members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) toured MONUC operational areas in South Kivu and were extensively briefed by the Pakistani brigade July 22 - 23. MONUC has launched an aggressive series of operations in the provinc [...]	2005-07-26 14:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CG UN
05KINSHASA1223	GDRC REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador has discussed UNSC reform issue (ref A) with Foreign Minister Raymond Ramazani. PolOff also has raised this issue with Ramazani's chief of staff, Ambassador Fabien Zulu (ref B),as well as other GDRC officials. The GDRC continues to support the U.S. view that measures to refor [...]	2005-07-27 12:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KUNR CG UNGA UNSC
05KINSHASA1224	UDPS LEADER STILL PLAYING THE SPOILER [...] (C) Summary: UDPS leader Etienne Tshisekedi continues to miss opportunities to play a constructive role in the electoral process now underway in the DRC. Most recently, after demanding -- and receiving -- a one-week extension of voter registration in Kinshasa to ensure that UDPS members wou [...]	2005-07-27 12:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV CG

05KINSHASA1229	SOME LUBERIZI INTEGRATION CENTER PROGRESS [...] (U) Ambassadors/Charges composing the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) stopped at the Luberizi military integration camp while on a visit to South Kivu Province July 22. The Luberizi camp is located very near the Burundi border, at the site of a prior, now largely d [...]	2005-07-27 13:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
05KINSHASA123	APPREHENDING FUGITIVE ICTR INDICTEES [...] (U) Information requested reftel follows. Status of Rewards for Justice Program ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Rewards for three informants involved in the May 2004 arrest of indictee Yusuf John Munyakazi are still pending Department action. (Comment: In 2004 local press [...]	2005-01-24 15:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC KJUS CG RW ICTR
05KINSHASA1249	CONGO/B: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND INTERIM [...] FY 2000: DHRF Number Amt Obligated Unliq. Balance none 2. FY 2001: DHRF Number Amt Obligate Unliq. Balance DHR-01-679-001 $21,000 $ 161.57 Grantee: OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME Description: Education and dissemina [...]	2005-08-01 10:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMGT CF
05KINSHASA126	CONGOLESE SEEK REFUGE IN UGANDA FROM CONFLICT IN [...] (U) Summary. Fighting in Ituri and N. Kivu during December and early January resulted in the exodus of close to 20,000 refugees from the DRC into Uganda. Some refugees have been transferred to a camp in the Ugandan interior, others remain in border areas where humanitarian agencies are providin [...]	2005-01-25 13:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA1260	FOREIGN MINISTER CONCURS WITH U.S. ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel A points August 3 to Foreign Minister Ramazani. The GDRC's position on United Nations reform is similar to that of the U.S. and remains unchanged from previous meetings. Ramazani agreed that focusing solely on Security Council reform and moving forward witho [...]	2005-08-03 15:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL CG UNSC
05KINSHASA127	HIGH MEDIA AUTHORITY SUSPENDS TELEVSION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On January 13, the High Media Authority (HAM) suspended the television program "Forum des Medias" for thirty days. In announcing the suspension, the HAM remarked that this program has "proved to be in violation of ethical standards set out under the terms and conditions of its own contr [...]	2005-01-25 13:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1270	CONGO/B: ISSUES OF WHO COST EFFECTIVENESS [...] This cable is a revised version of Kinshasa 1256. 2. SUMMARY: After the recent visit of a high-level delegation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in Brazzaville, a senior professional sta [...]	2005-08-05 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN AMGT OTRA OVIP CF
05KINSHASA1289	VOTER REGISTRATION CENTER IN KASAI ORIENTAL [...] (SBU) An unidentified individual set fire to a voter registration center in Mbuji Mayi, Kasai Oriental, August 9, causing slight injuries to four people, and minor damage to the registration equipment, Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officials said. According to these officials, around 1 [...]	2005-08-10 12:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG
05KINSHASA1297	CONGO/B: Nomination of Econ/Cons Bakken for 2005 [...] Post would like to nominate Economics and Consular Officer Chelsea MH Bakken to attend the 2005 Worker Rights Training Seminar in Cairo. Econ/Cons Bakken is the reporting officer for all labor, economic, commercial, environmental, democracy and human rights, trafficking in persons, military, [...]	2005-08-11 06:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM CF
05KINSHASA1302	DRC-UGANDA DISCUSS CROSS BORDER TENSIONS [...] (C) Congolese Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa flew to Kampala August 9 to meet with Ugandan President Museveni and discuss the recent spike in cross-border security concerns, particularly in Ituri and North Kivu provinces. Ruberwa was accompanied by Presidential Advisor Serufin Wej and Ministe [...]	2005-08-11 13:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA1320	GROWING LOGISTICS PROBLEMS TRHEATEN VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Accumulating reports of logistics problems in the ongoing and critically important voter registration process prompted an extraordinary meeting of the CIAT with the Independent Election Commission (CEI) on August 12, and a broader meeting chaired by President Kabila on August 15. [...]	2005-08-16 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UN
05KINSHASA1323	ELECTION LAW MOVING TO CENTER STAGE [...] (C) The next major step needed for DRC elections is an election law to provide statutory authority and to specify the legal parameters for general elections. The issue has been receiving considerable attention in Kinshasa, most recently in the August 15 meeting chaired by President Kabila inv [...]	2005-08-17 10:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1329	CONGO/B: BEACH TRIAL VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY; EAC [...] (SBU) Summary. A verdict is expected today in the trial of 15 of the country's senior security officials over the disappearance of more than 350 political refugees in events referred to as 'the affair of the missing at the beach' or the 'beach' case. Post recognizes that there is some possibil [...]	2005-08-17 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM AEMR AMGT KJUS CF
05KINSHASA1345	CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...]	2005-08-22 11:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF
05KINSHASA1356	ATTACKS ON VOTER REGISTRATION CENTERS IN ITURI [...] (SBU) Armed elements attacked two voter registration centers in the areas of Bule (120 kms NE of Bunia) and Komanda (80 kms SE of Bunia) in Ituri on August 22, UN and Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) sources reported. According to the sources, armed elements from the Union of Congolese P [...]	2005-08-23 10:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG
05KINSHASA1365	CONGO/B: CHINESE PRESENCE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As was stated in Ref B, Chinese presence in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is on the rise. One corporation is constructing a hydroelectric dam, another is building low-income housing, another is bringing drinking water to low-income communities, and yet another is expanding televi [...]	2005-08-24 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CH ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ENRG ETTC PHUM PREL ETRD SENV CF ENIV
05KINSHASA1383	VOTER REGISTRATION IMPROVING, BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: At an August 25 meeting with CIAT, Independent Electoral Commission and GDRC officials reported improvements in the voter registration process. More than 6 million Congolese have now registered, and registration began in three additional provinces this week. Significant challen [...]	2005-08-26 10:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA139	REVISED CONGOLESE DELEGATION TO THE AU SUMMIT IN [...] (U) Post was informed January 26 that, due to a conflict with a previously scheduled trip to India, Foreign Minister Ramazani will not head the Congolese delegation to the AU Summit in Abuja as reported reftel. The Congolese delegation instead will be led by Vice President for Social Affairs [...]	2005-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU CG
05KINSHASA1398	RUMORS AND REALITIES IN NORTH KIVU [...] (U) Rumors of war are running rampant again in North Kivu, fed in large part by General Laurent Nkunda's contacts with the international press. Nkunda has boldly declared his intent to recommence hostilities in the DRC sometime soon, with the alleged backing of hundreds, if not thousands, of [...]	2005-08-31 08:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA1429	UN/DRC SANCTIONS LIST [...] (C) Post has no objections to including on the proposed sanctions list the six names proposed by UKUN. We believe that the first name, currently shown as "Kakolere" should be "Kakolele." Given the difficulty of fully determining additional identifiers, Post believes it more useful to procee [...]	2005-09-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG ETTC KPKO
05KINSHASA1432	RWANDA EXPELS NKUNDA LOYALISTS [...] (U) Congolese press and Radio Okapi reported September 7 that the GOR had expelled 10 former Congolese soldiers who had fled to Rwanda with General Nkunda following last year's attack on Bukavu. The press reported that the 10 were sent to Goma, where they are currently under arrest. 2. (C) [...]	2005-09-07 13:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG RW
05KINSHASA1433	MUSEVENI LETTER TO AU ON DRC [...] (C) Ugandan President Museveni has written several letters in recent months (to DRC President Joseph Kabila, the UNSC and President Bush) complaining about the alleged threat to Uganda's security posed by the continuing presence of some ADF elements in Orientale Province in eastern Congo. In [...]	2005-09-07 13:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV CG UG
05KINSHASA1447	SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: MOVING - WITH DIFFICULTY [...] (C) Summary: Several meetings in the past week have featured significant discussions at senior levels regarding critically important Security Sector Reform programs. The Ambassador and President Kabila reviewed the subject September 2, a long September 6 CIAT/Espace Presidential underscored t [...]	2005-09-08 15:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1455	EU SECURITY MISSION REFORM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EU CG
05KINSHASA1460	CONTENTIOUS ELECTIONS DISCUSSION AMONG THE VICE [...] (C) Summary: A discussion of the state of election preparations consumed nearly two hours during a September 6 meeting of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) and the Espace Presidentiel (President Kabila and four Vice Presidents). The discussion was marked by conten [...]	2005-09-12 07:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA148	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CONGO-KINSHASA [...] Summary: The Congolese Government (GDRC) has completed over one year of its transition from war to peace with only limited impact on the investment climate. The inclusion of former rebel groups in the GDRC has provided a modicum of political stability. Additionally, IMF and World Bank reform [...]	2005-01-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB PGOV PREL CG OPIC
05KINSHASA1484	MONUC TAKES ACTION ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT [...] (C) Nigerian Civil Police (CivPol) officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct remain confined to their barracks in Kinshasa pending official results of a board of inquiry, an official at MONUC's Office for Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (ASEA) reported. According to t [...]	2005-09-14 10:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL PHUM CG
05KINSHASA1494	NKUNDA: LOTS OF SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE [...] (C) General Nkunda's return to North Kivu apparently is a non-event. Changed circumstances in the province have left Nkunda between a rock and a hard place. Reportedly fleeing Rwanda in advance of an anticipated arrest warrant, and evidently lacking financial or military support from Kigali, [...]	2005-09-15 10:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL CG RW
05KINSHASA1501	NIGERIA TO REPATRIATE CIVPOL CONTINGENT FOLLOWING [...] (U) The Nigerian Government has decided to repatriate its entire Civilian Police (CivPol) unit from MONUC following sexual abuse allegations which are the subject of an ongoing UN investigation, according to a September 15 statement from the spokesman for the UN Secretary General. The statement [...]	2005-09-16 10:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL PHUM CG NI
05KINSHASA151	CONGO/B: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Brazzaville provides the following narrative report as per instructions in Paragraph 17. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo (also called Congo-Brazzaville) is not considered a major drug producer, exporter or transit country. As far as we are able to determi [...]	2005-01-28 08:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN CF
05KINSHASA1519	ALLEGATIONS OF LRA ENTRY INTO DRC [...] (C) Some press reports indicated September 20 that the GOU alleges that elements of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have fled into the northeastern part of Orientale province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In response to these articles, PolCouns spoke September 20 to MONUC's milita [...]	2005-09-20 13:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CG UG UPUO
05KINSHASA1532	LRA INCURSION INTO DRC CONFIRMED; MONUC AND GDRC [...] (C) PolCouns followed up evening of September 20 with MONUC on the question of a possible incursion into the DRC by elements of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). MONUC confirmed that about 320 armed LRA elements, accompanied by about 50 family members, had entered the DRC through Sudan the even [...]	2005-09-21 13:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1559	LRA UPDATE: MONUC/FARDC MISSION LIKELY THIS WEEKEND [...] (C) Sixth regional military commander General Padiri continued September 22 to insist to LRA that the GDRC is prepared to assist with and accept only unconditional surrender. He told MONUC that he is negotiating, as of yesterday, directly with Kony (in Sudan) via satphone, as well as with Co [...]	2005-09-23 06:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR PGOV CG UG
05KINSHASA156	SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DRC [...] (U) Summary: A number of donors, including the USG, have been working actively to combat sexual violence in eastern DRC since 2001. The USG has assisted over 13,000 victims and dedicated over $5.8 million dollars to help combat gender-based violence. End Summary. USG Efforts ----------- [...]	2005-01-28 16:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KWMN KCRM CG
05KINSHASA1567	LRA UPDATE: MONUC MISSION ARRIVES IN ABA, FARDC [...] (C) Three MONUC aircraft arrived in Aba late afternoon September 25 with Sixth Military Regional Commander General Padiri, several MONUC DDRRR experts and UNHCR officials. They were met by LRA Colonel Otti and taken to the LRA camp. Initial discussions were not promising, however. The LRA has [...]	2005-09-26 08:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1579	LRA UPDATE: CONGOLESE WOULD LIKE LRA OUT [...] (C) Vice President Ruberwa told the Ambassador September 26 that he shares the feelings of other senior GDRC officials that the LRA incursion into northern DRC represents an unwelcome intrusion into what is already a complicated and sensitive context. The government would like the LRA gone, p [...]	2005-09-26 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG SU
05KINSHASA1584	LRA UPDATE: KABILA PERSONALLY ENGAGED, URGANDAN [...] (C) During a rancorous seven-hour meeting September 26 of the Supreme Defense Council (chaired by President Kabila and composed of senior government officials responsible for security issues),the normally soft-spoken Kabila uncharacteristically took Army Chief of Staff Kisempia and Air Force [...]	2005-09-27 08:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1585	LRA UPDATE: PRESIDENCY OFFICIAL SAYS OKIDI NOT [...] (C) Prompted apparently by a September 26 conversation between SRSG Swing and President Kabila, Kabila's Private Secretary, Kikaya bin Karubi, called PolCouns September 26 to SIPDIS say that Kabila was very upset at implications that elements of the GDRC or the Presidency might have been in [...]	2005-09-27 08:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1596	LRA UPDATE: CONGOLESE TROOPS MOVE TOWARD ABA [...] (C) Congolese Air Force General John Numbi told PolCouns September 27 that the first 200 (of a total of 500) Congolese commando troops left Kinshasa en route for Kisangani. Numbi said an additional 100 (again of a total of 500) commandos also were dispatched from Kamina training base where th [...]	2005-09-28 07:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1605	MEDIA PLACEMENT OF WASHINGTON FILE ARTICLES, [...] The September 24th edition of the pro-opposition "Le Palmares" dedicated two full pages (13 and 14) to the September 20th "Washington File" article entitled "The Beginning of 2007 D.V. Lottery Registration." It was credited to L.P./Usia. 2. The English version of same article, edited to one [...]	2005-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CG
05KINSHASA1613	LRA UPDATE: TROOP MOVEMENT CONTINUES, LRA HUNGRY [...] (C) The movement of Congolese troops toward Aba via Kisangani and Aru is expected to continue today. General Padiri spoke the evening of September 28 again with Colonel Tabu but no flexibility was evident in the LRA position. Tabu complained, however, that the family members (and presumably t [...]	2005-09-29 07:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1614	CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN AFRICA: EXPANDING IN THE DRC [...] (C) As is the case in many African nations, China is working hard to expand its ties with the DRC. Chinese interest in the DRC comes at a moment when the GDRC is itself searching for significant investment to assist with social and economic development, as well as equipment (such as boots and [...]	2005-09-29 08:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD PREL CG CH
05KINSHASA1616	CONGO/B: Post Support for Crucial USDA Funding [...] Summary. Post understands that recipient countries and specific programs for USDA support under the 2006 Food for Education and Food for Progress programs are currently being selected. Due to staffing shortages and turnover of all but one Embassy staff member, we are not sure whether USDA rec [...]	2005-09-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA162	CONGOLESE FRANC EXPERIENCING INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congolese franc is experiencing a progressively worsening bout of instability that commenced in September 2004, and which has seen the franc depreciate 17.4 percent from September through January. The Congolese Central Bank (BCC) has intervened with over $50 million in the pa [...]	2005-01-31 12:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1626	LRA UPDATE: 200 FARDC TROOPS IN ABA, ANOTHER 650 [...] (C) Both the FARDC and MONUC confirmed to PolCouns morning of September 30 that 200 FARDC troops are currently in Aba. (Note: These are non-integrated forces which General Padiri had ordered transferred from other patrol points in northeastern Oriental province, one company plus two platoon [...]	2005-09-30 09:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1639	RETURN OF DRC REFUGEES FROM TANZANIA TO SOUTH [...] (U) OFDA Rep Victor Bushamuka visited Baraka and Fizi from August 22 to 26 to assess the situation of returning DRC refugees from Tanzania. Fizi political leaders unilaterally decided in early August to send boats to Tanzania to bring refugees back to South Kivu at a rate of 5,000 per week so [...]	2005-10-03 08:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CG
05KINSHASA1641	LRA UPDATE: FARDC DEPLOYMENTS, CONTACTS WITH [...] (C) MONUC Divisional Commander Gen Cammaert confirmed October 1 separately to the Ambassador and PolCouns that MONUC was initiating during the weekend the transport of FARDC troops already in Aru (Ituri District, Orientale Province) to Aba (Haut-Uele District, Orientale Province) to deal with [...]	2005-10-03 10:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO UG CG
05KINSHASA1642	POSSIBLE PROGRESS REGARDING TEACHERS' STRIKE [...] (C) During an October 3 breakfast, Presidency Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda told the Ambassador that government officials are very concerned about the ongoing teachers' strike (reported reftel),and the risks that this could escalate into widespread social unrest. Ghonda reported that Pr [...]	2005-10-03 10:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA1647	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...]	2005-10-04 07:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID
05KINSHASA1648	MASS GRAVES REMINDER OF RWANDAN INVASION [...] (U) The grisly discovery over the weekend of three mass graves in North Kivu, probably the first of a series likely to be soon exhumed, is a reminder of the violence which has plagued the Great Lakes region. MONUC Head of Office Njuzi told PolCouns that MONUC's very preliminary estimation is [...]	2005-10-04 09:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR CG RW
05KINSHASA1649	VP RUBERWA MUSES ON ELECTIONS, CONGO'S FUTURE [...] (C) During an October 2 dinner, VP Ruberwa shared his insights on his evaluation of his own character and electoral chances/options, as well as his opinion of the other two likely presidential candidates, VP Jean-Pierre Bemba and President Joseph Kabila. A Tutsi Triumphant ---------------- [...]	2005-10-04 10:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA1658	ELECTION UPDATE [...] (U) The Election Steering Committee (Comite de Pilotage) met October 3 to review the status of election preparations and the general electoral calendar. Committee membership includes Chief of Mission representation from donors, UN agency heads, technical support staff, and senior GDRC officia [...]	2005-10-04 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1662	LRA UPDATE: OVER 300 FARDC IN ABA BUT NO MISSION [...] (C) As a result of MONUC's efforts in transporting FARDC troops from Aru to Aba, there are now about 350 FARDC troops in Aba. About 300 are in Aru, awaiting transfer via helicopter (25 troops per load) to Aba. FARDC likely will have to ask MONUC for transport assistance for another 500 troo [...]	2005-10-05 10:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1665	15 MILLION VOTERS REGISTERED [...] (SBU) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officials said they had registered 15 million voters as of October 4. This represents over fifty percent of the initial estimate of 28 million potential voters nationwide. They noted the vast majority of voter registration centers have opened in all [...]	2005-10-05 13:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG
05KINSHASA1668	RETURN OF THE TIGERS TO DRC [...] (C) PolCouns met October 4 (at their request) with a group of Katangan Tigers in Kinshasa to, as they put it, pave the way for the return of the exiles. (Note: The Tigers are seeking to return after over 30 years in exile, as Kapend stressed several times. Given evidence of their attacks on [...]	2005-10-06 13:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CG AO
05KINSHASA1672	TEACHERS' STRIKE: AN EMERGING DEAL, OR STILL [...] (C) Summary: The GDRC continues difficult negotiations with teachers' unions to try to end the month-long teachers' strike and quell rising tension throughout the DRC, even as private and parochial school leaders call for their students to return to school. The Government continues to face pre [...]	2005-10-06 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA1677	LRA UPDATE: FARDC MISSION POSSIBLE SUNDAY/MONDAY [...] (C) The CIAT (International Committee to Accompany the Transition) meeting October 6 was briefed by General Babacar Gaye (MONUC Force Commander) on LRA-related developments. Gaye confirmed that MONUC has transported about 522 FARDC troops to Aba and said they expect to have the necessary two [...]	2005-10-07 10:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1678	NEW CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR GDRC PARASTATALS [...] (C) PolCouns met in September with Ngoba Maloba, the former CEO of the Congolese electricity company SNEL, who was replaced in the August 5 realignment of the directors of most of the major Congolese parastatals. Although Maloba complained bitterly that he was the victim of &political deals,8 [...]	2005-10-07 10:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EMIN KCOR CB
05KINSHASA1686	LRA UPDATE: BACK IN SUDAN? [...] (C) As reported reftel, MONUC and FARDC officials traveled to Aba the morning of October 7 in order to present a "last chance" disarmament proposal to LRA forces that crossed into the DRC from Sudan on September 19. When the MONUC team, led by MONUC political section chief (and acting director [...]	2005-10-08 07:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV MARR CG UG
05KINSHASA1690	CONFIRMED SOUTH KIVU MASSACRE BY RASTA/FDLR [...] (C) Rasta/FDLR elements massacred 15 people in Kanyola, South Kivu on October 10, according to MONUC poloff. (Note: We believe the Rasta to be a radical creation of the FDLR. End note.) Two women and six children were among the dead. A FARDC patrol not far from Kanyola originally reported the [...]	2005-10-11 13:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1692	REOPENING OLD DEBATES [...] (C) The first week of the new Parliamentary session was disrupted by a debate on whether sitting Parliamentarians who have been named to posts on parastatal companies should be allowed to occupy double positions (and receive double salaries). National Assembly President Olivier Kamitatu told [...]	2005-10-11 14:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CG
05KINSHASA170	DR Congo: Supporting Human Rights and [...] (U) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) emerged in 2002 from a war that claimed more than three million lives. With the assistance of the international community, the former government, rebel groups, civil society, and the political opposition formed a transitional government in 2003. [...]	2005-02-01 14:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA1705	TEACHERS' STRIKE: GDRC OFFER ON THE TABLE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Private school students began returning to classrooms in Kinshasa on Monday, October 10, but public and parochial schools throughout the DRC remained closed, waiting for teachers' unions to come to an agreement with the GDRC on their salary demands. This was despite calls from lea [...]	2005-10-13 10:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA1717	VP BEMBA UPBEAT ON POST-TRANSITION ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. At an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador and Economic Counselor in his office, Vice President Jean Pierre Bemba was upbeat and optimistic about the DRC economy and ostensibly about prospects for 2006 and the post-elections period. He laid out the GDRC stance on the ongoing [...]	2005-10-14 10:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CG
05KINSHASA172	CONGO/B: MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE MINISTER, PLANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 06:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CFED IMF
05KINSHASA1731	RAMAZANI WILL NOT ATTEND TRIPARTITE MEETING; DRC [...] (C) During his October 13 meeting with the Ambassador regarding the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention (reftel A),Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Ramazani spoke about the upcoming Tripartite meeting and the security situation in the eastern part of the country, particularly in South Kivu [...]	2005-10-17 12:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1734	TEACHER'S STRIKE ENDS IN KINSHASA, CONTINUES IN [...] (C) Summary. Striking teachers in public elementary, secondary, and professional schools in Kinshasa agreed to go back to work beginning Monday, October 17. The final GDRC salary offer was accepted in principle and a dozen presidential decrees that promoted approximately 6000 higher-level te [...]	2005-10-17 15:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA1757	SOUTH KIVU NON-KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Reports of armed Mai Mai troops taking UNDP hostages in South Kivu October 19 were discounted October 20 by MONUC Poloff. Disgruntled due to lack of promised pay, eight soldiers (out of more than 500 awaiting demobilization) temporarily locked an undetermined number of demobilizing soldier [...]	2005-10-20 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1765	DRC VOTER REGISTRATION NEARS 17.5 MILLION [...] (U) The Independent Election Commission (CEI) released October 18 its latest figures on voter registration in DRC, reporting that nearly 17.5 million people have enrolled for the Constitutional referendum currently scheduled for December 18. Almost one million people have registered in the pas [...]	2005-10-21 10:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1770	DRC, UGANDA AGREE TO COORDINATED PATROLS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. In a joint communique following an October 18 bilateral meeting, the GDRC and the GOU agreed to coordinate their patrols against suspected Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) forces operating in DRC. Such efforts are to be conducted within each country's respective borders, as neither sid [...]	2005-10-24 17:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1776	OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT, VP'S: [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1783	ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS AGAINST MILITIAS "BEARING [...] (C) Summary. Recent joint operations by MONUC and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against militia groups in the Ituri district have seen promising results, according to MONUC officials. Nearly 1,000 militia members have turned themselves in during the past month and mo [...]	2005-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1784	FARDC: LRA FORCES BELIEVED NO LONGER IN DRC; [...] (C) MONUC Political Officer Oleg Sepelev briefed PolOff October 26 regarding the presence of Lord's Resistance Army forces in the DRC, as well as recent reactions by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) to the LRA's activities. [...]	2005-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1798	PRESIDENCY ALARMED BY EUROPEAN REPORTS OF UGANDAN [...] (C) The Ambassador was called to the Presidency Friday afternoon, October 28. Upon arrival, President Kabila was in another meeting, but Chief of Staff She Okitundu received the Ambassador to relay Kabila,s message. The gist was that "Europeans" had provided reports to the Presidency which c [...]	2005-10-28 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UG CG
05KINSHASA1801	CONGO/B: CHARGE'D'AFFAIRE'S INITIAL CALL ON [...] (U) On October 27, Charge' d'Affaires, Mark Biedlingmaier and former A/CDA Sharon Rutherford paid an initial courtesy call on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Aime' Clovis Guillond. This courtesy call was the first step to introduce newly arrived Charge' d'Affair [...]	2005-10-28 12:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CG UNGA PGOV
05KINSHASA1807	DRC: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON IRANIAN EXTREMISM AND [...] (C) PolOff delivered October 31 reftel demarches and talking points (reftel B) to Ambassador Ngoy Lulu, Director of African and Middle Eastern Affairs at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When told of Iranian President Ahamdi-Nejad's remarks, Lulu said he shared USG concerns that such state [...]	2005-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ IR CG
05KINSHASA1814	FARDC 5TH BRIGADE BEGINS FIRST INTEGRATED MISSION [...] (C) The FARDC 5th Integrated Brigade of the 8th military region began its first mission, code-named North Nexus, against FDLR rebels in Virunga National Park, North Kivu, on October 31. Also for the first time FARDC took the lead, with MONUC providing planning and logistical assistance, in [...]	2005-11-01 12:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1815	PRESIDENCY COUNSELOR ON EAST SITUATION [...] (C) I met one-on-one with Presidency Ambassador at Large Antoine Ghonda on Friday October 28 to review events subsequent to the recent Tripartite Plus meeting in Kampala. Regarding the situation in the east, Ghonda expressed some dismay about the apparent lack of USG understanding over GDRC se [...]	2005-11-01 12:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CG
05KINSHASA183	HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSIONS ON ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Congolese political figures are holding a seminar in Kinshasa February 2, 3, and 4 to discuss electoral and constitutional issues. Key players such as opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi and the Catholic Church will not participate. Ideally, the conference will lead to [...]	2005-02-02 16:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1830	MORE THAN 300 FORMER ZAIRIAN SOLDIERS RETURN TO DRC [...] (U) On November 1-2, 318 former soldiers of the Mobutu-era Armed Forces of Zaire (FAZ) returned to the DRC from Brazzaville after fleeing the country following the fall of the Mobutu regime in 1997. The soldiers and their families (totaling 764 persons) are undergoing a sensitization and orien [...]	2005-11-03 14:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF
05KINSHASA1831	NORTH KIVU 5TH BRIGADE OPERATIONS: A STEP FORWARD [...] (C) Reftel reported a new military operation launched October 31 in North Kivu province in the area in and around Virunga Park, primarily targeting rebellious Mai Mai units and Rwandan FDLR. The operation is significant in that it represents the first involving a FARDC integrated brigade in e [...]	2005-11-03 14:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1834	5TH INTEGRATED BRIGADE MISSION AGAINST FDLR IN [...] (C) The FARDC 5th Integrated Brigade is continuing operations in its mission to remove FDLR rebels from Virunga National Park, North Kivu. Launched October 31 as part of Operation North Nexus (reftel),this was the first military action involving an integrated FARDC brigade in the Kivus. To [...]	2005-11-03 15:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1840	DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: ALMOST 20 MILLION VOTERS [...] (U) The Independent Election Commission (CEI) has released the latest round of figures of voter registration in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Total enrollment through November 4 has surpassed 19.9 million. Enrollment figures by province are as follows: Kinshasa (2,963,101); Bas Congo (1,23 [...]	2005-11-04 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1845	Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between October 7 and November 4. 2. 60TH UNFC: Support of UNGA First Committee Resolution (REF A): Econ/Cons Officer Bakken delivered talking points and resolution text to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (M [...]	2005-11-07 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON CF UNGA
05KINSHASA185	RESURGENCE OF ETHNICALLY-BASED VIOLENCE IN ITURI [...] (U) Summary. Lendu militias attacked the Ituri Hema village of Tche January 26, causing an unknown number of civilian casualties and hundreds of IDPs. A similar attack on another village February 1 apparently resulted in about 60 deaths. Clashes between Lendu and Hema militias in the Djugu ter [...]	2005-02-03 13:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PHUM CG
05KINSHASA1854	MONUC DIVISIONAL COMMANDER COMMENTS ON NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Ambassador hosted for lunch on Saturday, November 5 MONUC,s eastern division commander, MG Patrick Cammaert. The Ambassador asked for Cammaert,s observations regarding the recently-launched FARDC/MONUC operation in North Kivu province targeting FDLR and Mai Mai elements in the Virunga area [...]	2005-11-08 10:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1855	TSHISEKEDI GAMBIT WITH THE VISITING UNSC [...] (C) A few days prior to the arrival in Kinshasa of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)on November 5 , two key officials of Etienne Tshisekedi,s opposition UDPS party approached French Ambassador Georges Serres to request a meeting with the UNSC. (Note: The French PermRep was the UNSC's lead for [...]	2005-11-08 11:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1860	UNSC REITERATES SECURITY, ELECTION CONCERNS IN [...] (C) Summary: An intense schedule for the visiting U.N. Security Council in Kinshasa focused on the election process and security sector reform. There was some focus of good governance issues, although clear misgivings by some UNSC members limited those discussions. For reasons that are uncle [...]	2005-11-08 15:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1870	LARGEST CONGOLESE BANK CLAIMS GROSS INJUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The DRC's largest and oldest bank has launched a lobbying campaign in opposition to a Supreme Court decision that upheld a USD 5.7 million judgment against it. The Commercial Bank of the Congo (BCDC) claims that the October 28 decision is a gross miscarriage of justice and yet [...]	2005-11-09 11:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KJUS CG
05KINSHASA1873	FARDC MILITARY TRIBUNAL REQUESTS MONUC SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) Following an October 25 joint visit to recently discovered mass graves in Rutshuru territory by a MONUC Human Rights Division team and a FARDC military tribunal, the latter requested MONUC assistance in conducting an inquiry. Specifically, the FARDC military tribunal requested the follow [...]	2005-11-09 14:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1876	LRA UPDATE: MONUC-FARDC PLAN SEARCH-AND-CORDON OPS [...] (C) Summary. According to MONUC sources, Operation Eastern Endeavour is to begin in the vicinity of Aba on November 10, encompassing forces from MONUC and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in an effort to identify and capture any elements of the Lord's Resistance Army [...]	2005-11-09 15:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG UG SU
05KINSHASA1893	IMPORTANT NEW POLITICAL COALITION BEING LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: Three veteran political figures, National Assembly President Kamitatu, and former ministers Endundo and Pay Pay, have formed a new political coalition that will back Pay Pay,s candidacy for President in next year,s election. News of the candidacy will be broached next week through [...]	2005-11-14 07:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1903	FIGHTING IN ITURI BREAKS UP A MILITIA CELL [...] (C) About half of a 3,000-man strong FARDC detachment, all elements of the First Integrated Brigade, backed by two MONUC attack helicopters and with MONUC logistical assistance, engaged elements of the Revolutionary Congolese Movement (MRC) November 14-16 in the southeast corner of Orientale p [...]	2005-11-17 10:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1907	NEW SOUTH KIVU GOVERNOR PRESENTS PLANS FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 17 meeting, newly appointed Governor of South Kivu Deogratias Buhamba-Hamba outlined his top five priorities for the province. These are: 1) improved intercommunity relations, 2) rebuilding and development, 3) ending recruitment by local militias, 4) region [...]	2005-11-18 10:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA1917	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-20 12:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1918	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these DHR projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL ECON SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1922	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-21 07:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1923	INTER-PPRD RIVALRY BRINGS NEW GOVERNOR TO KINSHASA [...] (C) Kimbembi Mazingi, a little-known politician not involved in government since the late 1990s under former president Laurent Kabila, was appointed Governor of Kinshasa November 15. He replaced Jean Kimbunda, a close ally of PPRD Secretary General Vital Kamarhe. (Note: The PPRD is the S [...]	2005-11-21 09:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA1926	CABINET SHUFFLE ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: A long-expected cabinet shuffle was announced November 18. New ministers include Finance, Economy, Industry, Energy, Agriculture, Primary Education, Culture and Arts, Higher Education, and Youth and Sports. A new governor of Province Orientale has also been appointed. End summ [...]	2005-11-21 11:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA1930	LRA UPDATE: MONUC AND GDRC CONTINUE PATROLLING [...] (C) For the last three weeks a force of approximately 2,000 FADRC troops, supported by 170 Nepalese MONUC troops, have been deployed in the northeastern part of Orientale province, patrolling the border with Sudan. Their mission is to detect and repel any negative forces attempting to enter [...]	2005-11-22 11:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL CG

05KINSHASA1940	ONGOING FARDC OPERATIONS TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN [...] (U) Despite some press reports suggesting otherwise, there has been no significant increase in the number of internally displaced persons in Katanga province, DRC. Ongoing government military operations (which began over 6 weeks ago) against Mai Mai elements headed by renegade leader Gideon a [...]	2005-11-23 15:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1941	DRC WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] (C) PolOff delivered November 23 reftel demarche to Tharcisse Kambala, director of the International Organization Division of the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kambala said the GDRC would vote in favor of adopting the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and welcomed Magen [...]	2005-11-23 16:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CG ICRC
05KINSHASA1950	ITURI UPDATE: FARDC CONTINUES ATTACKS ON MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),with logistical support from MONUC troops, are continuing their attacks on militia elements in Ituri and are achieving more operational successes. However, a new resurgence of MRC activity in the northern section of Itur [...]	2005-11-25 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1951	Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on November 23, 2005. 2. MDA Demarch on Additional Geneva Protocol (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the informa [...]	2005-11-28 06:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON CF IMO WTO
05KINSHASA1952	Congo/Brazzaville: Avian and Pandemic [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, post made inquiries to various host government officials and representatives from international organizations to assess the current posture and readiness of the Government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) to respond effectively to an outbreak of avian influenza. [...]	2005-11-28 09:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMGT ECON EAGR EAID PREL CF KFLU
05KINSHASA1954	CIAT SLAMS GOVERNMENT INERTIA AND PROCRASTINATION [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) on November 25 issued an unusually harsh communique, taking the government to task for its continued inaction on issues of critical importance in bringing the DRC's transition to a successful conclusion. Frustrated at [...]	2005-11-28 13:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL CG CIAT
05KINSHASA1956	KAMITATU DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM MLC/GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Olivier Kamitatu, President of the National Assembly and Secretary General of the MLC party, along with 45 MLC senators and deputies from all provinces, delivered a letter on November 26 asking MLC founder and DRC Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for a more democratic party. In it, the [...]	2005-11-28 14:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR CG
05KINSHASA1960	FIVE FDLR KILLED IN FIGHT WITH FARDC IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) According to MONUC's Goma office, the FARDC Fifth Integrated Brigade killed five FDLR militia who they had surprised while on patrol in Musesa, Rutshuru district November 28. Two FDLR escaped, and five weapons were recovered. 2. (C) However, North Kivu Governor Serufuli told polcouns [...]	2005-11-29 07:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1969	FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT CIAT COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Ramazani convoked the Kinshasa diplomatic corps the morning of November 30 to express the GDRC's unhappiness with CIAT's November 25 communique that took transition leaders to task for inaction on security sector reform, non-payment of salaries to the military, delays in [...]	2005-11-30 13:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA198	CONGO/B: UPDATED 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Embassy Brazzaville submits the following updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A and C with very little change from Ref B. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not belie [...]	2005-02-04 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA1993	NEW DRC MINISTER OF ECONOMY, PIERRE MALOKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1995	DRC ARRESTS SUSPECT FOR MURDER OF BANGLADESHI [...] (C) MONUC officials confirmed December 7 that soldiers of the Armed Forces for the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) arrested December 5 Justin Ngole Dalo, also known as Koliba, for the murder of nine MONUC Bangladeshi soldiers during an ambush in DRC's Ituri District in February 2005. Kolib [...]	2005-12-07 15:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1998	ITURI UPDATE: THE MILITIA THREAT, PETER KARIM, AND [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff visited Bunia November 28-30 to review ongoing efforts by MONUC, civil society, local government and NGOs to bring peace and stability to the historically volatile region. Militia violence continues to threaten these efforts despite recent offensives by the Con [...]	2005-12-07 17:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA2001	AMNESTY LAW: QUESTION MAY NOT BE SETTLED YET [...] (C) On November 29 the National Assembly passed the long-awaited amnesty law, but the central issue -- the fate of those accused of assassinating former president Laurent Kabila -- remains explosive and far from settled. Passage of the law itself triggered a spate of bad feelings, as the law [...]	2005-12-08 16:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG KPKO
05KINSHASA2017	PRE-ELECTORAL MOVES: KAMITATU GAMBIT COULD BRING [...] (C) The long-simmering tension between MLC president (and DRC Vice President) Jean-Pierre Bemba and National Assembly President Olivier Kamitatu (the Secretary General and number two of the MLC) has reached an explosive point which is fracturing the party. The divorce appears to have been trig [...]	2005-12-12 07:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
05KINSHASA2019	Congo/Brazzaville: Delivery of Demarches and [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on December 9, 2005. 2. EITI Update and Outreach (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the ROC has endorsed the ini [...]	2005-12-12 10:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KTFN ECON CF USTR WTO
05KINSHASA2021	Congo/Brazzaville: Start-up of Magnesium [...] In its search for alternatives to dependency on the oil industry and efforts to diversify the economy, the government of the Republic of Congo has initiated development of the solid mining sector. On October 14, 2005, at the Mengo field near Pointe Noire, the Minister of Mines and Geology pr [...]	2005-12-12 10:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ECON CF
05KINSHASA2033	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Post POC for Multilateral [...] In response to reftel, post is pleased to provide the following officer contact information for MDB project proposals: (a) ECON/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken celtel: (242) 528-7963 (Brazzaville) celtel: (243)(99) 800-9502 (Kinshasa) email: BakkenCMH@state.gov (Kinshasa) [...]	2005-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL CF
05KINSHASA204	PARLIAMENTARIANS AIM TO FINISH CONSTITUTION BY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A working group of parliamentarians and government representatives agreed February 4 to a calendar that would have the Senate finish with the draft constitution by February 27 and the National Assembly adopt a final version by March 14. On issues of substance, the group basicall [...]	2005-02-07 09:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL CG
05KINSHASA2041	Congo/Brazzaville - CFC Contribution Tally [...] Embassy Brazzaville TDY office CFC contribution total has been revised upward to reflect additional donation received: Number of potential donors: 3 (direct-hire Americans) Total number of contributions: 5 (includes TDY/WAE staff member and FSN Committee contribution) Total dollars [...]	2005-12-15 10:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT CF
05KINSHASA2049	Congo/Brazzaville: 2005 Country Report [...] (SBU) The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has taken impressive strides in 2005 to strengthen cooperation with both domestic and international partners in the fight against terrorism. Mindful of the Republic of Congo's emerging reputation as an oil-sector heavyweight [...]	2005-12-15 19:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS CF KAPO
05KINSHASA205	INTER-INSTITUTIONAL SEMINAR UNREALISTIC ON [...] (U) Summary: The Elections Finance Committee of the Feb 2-4 Inter-Institutional Seminar highlighted the $100 million gap in funding for elections in the DRC. While committee discussion tended to focus on increased funding from the international community, plenary debate concentrated on general [...]	2005-02-07 09:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM EFIN ECON CG
05KINSHASA2054	FDLR GROUP RETURNS TO RWANDA FROM DRC [...] (C) A group of 82 FDLR militia members, along with 76 dependents, crossed into Rwanda from South Kivu on December 15. The group was led by Seraphin Bizimungu, also known as General Amani. According to MONUC officials, the group entered Rwanda via the transit center in Shangugu with MONUC ass [...]	2005-12-16 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL CG RW
05KINSHASA2055	UDPS TORPEDOS INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) During the November visit of the U.N. Security Council to the DRC, members of Etienne Tshisekedi,s UDPS party approached the French Ambassador indicating that the party realized the need to modify the party,s rejection of the Transition and election process. In other words, the UDPS was i [...]	2005-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA2059	NKUNDA'S PRESENCE IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE [...] (C) Following CODEL Brownback,s visit to eastern DRC, the Ambassador traveled Dec. 3 with the MONUC North Kivu Indian Brigade commander to a small forward operating base at Katchanga in the Masisi area of North Kivu. Indian military commanders told the Ambassador the base had been established [...]	2005-12-20 09:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
05KINSHASA2060	RENEWED BANYAMULENGE TENSIONS [...] (C) There is a renewed threat of clashes in the High Plateau region of South Kivu province. The problem arises from a new source: tensions within the High Plateau Banyamulenge community. The proximate cause was the return of the "Group of 47," former Banyamulenge combatants who had reportedl [...]	2005-12-20 10:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA2065	AMNESTY LAW IN TROUBLE - AGAIN [...] (C) A December 14 Supreme Court decision (made public December 17) opens again the contentious issue of amnesty for the group of individuals accused (and convicted to death in absentia) of involvement in the assassination of former president Laurent Kabila. The Court ruled that such a crime is [...]	2005-12-21 09:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA2067	EUSEC REPORT ON REFORM OF MILITARY PAYMENT SYSTEM [...] (C) European Union military experts produced an extensive report in July 2005 outlining structural changes in the military payment system (among other changes) which would help to address the pervasive failure of the GDRC regularly to pay its troops. This report was presented officially to th [...]	2005-12-21 09:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO ASEC CG
05KINSHASA2072	TAX AUTHORITIES ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: The GDRC's tax authority is grappling with a high-level scandal that also implicates several large enterprises. In October, Congolese authorities arrested the director of the national tax authority, Direction Generale des Impots (DGI),plus other DGI officials and businesspersons [...]	2005-12-21 11:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR EINV ECON PGOV CG
05KINSHASA208	TENSIONS ESCALATING WITHIN CONGOLESE MILITARY IN [...] (C) Rumors reached Kinshasa February 4 that "large numbers" of Mai Mai are massing near Bukavu in South Kivu and threatening to attack the city. PolCouns spoke February 5 and 6 to Defense Minister Adolphe Onasumba, presidential staffer Mulegwa (currently in Bukavu) and Senior Presidential Ad [...]	2005-02-07 14:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINS CG
05KINSHASA2088	DRC NEARS AGREEMENT ON ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (C) After extensive consultations, Congolese political leaders seem to be arriving at a tentative agreement on the DRC's draft electoral law, which will lay out the framework for the size of electoral districts and the type of voting system (i.e., majority or proportional) to be implemented for [...]	2005-12-23 10:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA2102	FARDC ENGAGES HEAVILY ARMED MILITIAS IN ITURI [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),with air and other logistical support from MONUC troops, launched Operation Eden December 21 against militia elements in the northeastern Ituri District. MONUC sources report operations are being directed against the Congolese R [...]	2005-12-27 16:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG
05KINSHASA2110	ITURI: POSSIBLE UGANDAN SUPPORT TO MILITIAS; KARIM [...] (C) MONUC military commanders told PolOff December 28 that a truck captured by the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) during operations in Nioka (reftel A) belongs to the Ugandan military. MONUC officials said the truck, which was being driven by three Ugandan civilians (later arrested),bore the [...]	2005-12-29 10:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG
05KINSHASA213	OPPOSITION PARTY SEES JAN. 14 STRIKE AS A VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A UDPS political party official sees the January 14 general strike in Kinshasa as an indication of his party's renewed strength. According to the official, Vice President Bemba approached UDPS leader Etienne Tshisekedi recently with an offer of political alliance, but Tshisekedi [...]	2005-02-08 14:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA214	VP BEMBA WANTS TO DISTANCE MLC FROM TRANSITIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Bemba wants to distance his party from the transitional government, according to a senior official in Bemba's party, the MLC. The official said Bemba is trying to reach out to Etienne Tshisekedi's opposition party, the UDPS. END SUMMARY. Bemba Envisions Difficu [...]	2005-02-08 14:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA216	DRC BUDGET COMPLETE BUT MAY NEED REVISIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The draft 2005 GDRC budget is currently awaiting Parliamentary approval. It has increased 42.2 percent compared to the 2004 budget, with foreign assistance comprising 58 percent of total revenue. The budget is balanced and totals $1.809 billion. Provisions of GDRC normal income [...]	2005-02-08 14:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI CG
05KINSHASA217	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON EXCHANGE RATE INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Counselor and econoff met with Congolese Central Bank (BCC) Governor Jean-Claude Masangu on February 2 to discuss exchange rate instability in the DRC. Masangu believes, as does the IMF (Ref A),that the GDRC budget deficit is largely to blame for the depreciation of the [...]	2005-02-08 15:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
05KINSHASA218	CONGOLESE TRANSITION ACTORS EVALUATE ELECTORAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliamentarians and other transition government officials met in Kinshasa February 2-4 to exchange views on how to improve the electoral process. Their main recommendations include increased GDRC financial and logistical support for the Independent Electoral Commission; starting [...]	2005-02-08 15:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS PREL CG
05KINSHASA219	CONGO/B: CENTRAL AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Second Summit of the Central African Heads of State on Conservation and the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems, held in Brazzaville on February 4 and 5, was marked by the signature of a treaty that strengthens the role of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMI [...]	2005-02-08 17:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL CF
05KINSHASA221	CONGO/B: APPREHENDING FUGITIVE ICTR INDICTEES [...] (U) Post continues to follow the Awards for Justice programs very closely and the Ambassador engages President Sassou on the issue at every opportunity. Although, the ROC government turned over two genocidaires in 2003, there continue to be reports that Protuis Mpinaya travels regularly betw [...]	2005-02-08 18:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC KJUS ICTR
05KINSHASA224	CONGO / TANZANIA / UNHCR AGREEMENT ON REFUGEE [...] SUMMARY: The DRC, Tanzania and UNHCR signed an agreement January 20 on repatriation of Congolese refugees currently in Tanzania. According to a UNHCR official, however, actual repatriation will probably not begin before 2006, due to inhospitable conditions in the Congo. END SUMMARY. An Ag [...]	2005-02-09 12:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EAID CG UN
05KINSHASA23	GDRC RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GDRC carried out a sizeable cabinet reshuffle January 3, replacing the Ministers of Defense, Mines, and Energy, among others. The long-awaited move is the outcome of a recent parliamentary report on official corruption, combined with a desire on the part of the RCD-Goma's l [...]	2005-01-05 14:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CG
05KINSHASA231	CATHOLIC BISHOPS TELL POLITICIANS TO GET TO WORK, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congo's Catholic bishops issued a public statement on February 5, calling upon the transitional government and parliament to buckle down so that national elections can take place "as soon as possible." The statement also warned unnamed political parties against "manipulating [...]	2005-02-09 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA232	DRC REPORTING TO UN 1267 COMMITTEE AND CTC [...] Summary: Emboffs met with Congolese Central Bank (BCC) Governor Jean-Claude Masangu and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fabian Zulu to discuss DRC reporting to the UN 1267 Committee and the CTC. The two officials outlined the counter-terrorism structure of the GDRC and assured [...]	2005-02-09 15:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CG EUN
05KINSHASA234	SENIOR GDRC FIGURES ARGUE OVER WHO GETS TO MUZZLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The DRC's Minister of Press and Information, Henri Mova Sakanyi, issued a decree January 18 barring many radio and television stations from broadcasting political news and call-in shows. In protest, members of the Asociation of Congolese Community Radio Stations (ARCO) suspended [...]	2005-02-09 16:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA243	CONGO/B: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] As requested in Reftel, here is the 2004-5 report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record for the Republic of Congo (Congo/Brazzaville). 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo is ruled by a government in which most of the decision-making authority is vested directly in th [...]	2005-02-11 11:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP CF HURI
05KINSHASA259	CONGO, BURUNDI TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Foreign ministers from Burundi and the DRC signed a joint communique February 11 that calls for the exchange of ambassadors, the sharing of security information, for the DRC to support Burundi's application to join the existing Congo-Rwanda-Uganda Tripartite. END SUMMARY. Comm [...]	2005-02-15 12:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CG BY
05KINSHASA271	MOROCCO ACTS AGAINST PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 13:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PHUM CG
05KINSHASA283	CONGO-KINSHASA NIV FRAUD OVERVIEW [...] Nonimmigrant visa (NIV) fraud in Congo-Kinshasa is commonplace, but on the whole not highly sophisticated. Fake or falsified documents from private and government applicants are its main sources. The ease with which passports and other state-issued documents such as birth certificates and di [...]	2005-02-17 14:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CG
05KINSHASA29	CONGO/B: GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ASKED TO RESIGN, NEW [...] (SBU) ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT, MINISTERIES INCLUDED, WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESIGNATIONS LATE EVENING JANUARY 5, 2004. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE CABINET WILL DRASTICALLY CHANGE, AND THAT PRESIDENT SASSOU WILL ANNOUNCE THE NEW CABINET ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2005. IN ADDITION OUR CONTACT [...]	2005-01-06 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC
05KINSHASA292	USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel request for additional information on major economic sectors with export potential and major barriers to trade growth in AGOA-eligible countries. The DRC has significant natural resources and an ample employment base. As the DRC continues its transition [...]	2005-02-22 06:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ASEC ELAB CG
05KINSHASA295	INFORMATION MINISTER BACKTRACKS ON MEDIA BAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The DRC's information minister on February 16 rescinded an order he issued in January which banned community radio stations from broadcasting political news. END SUMMARY. Information Minister Backtracks ------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Press and Information [...]	2005-02-22 07:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM PHUM SOCI CG
05KINSHASA31	KABILA'S QUIET KISANGANI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3, President Kabila arrived in Kisangani, Province Orientale with little fanfare or advance notice. On January 5, Kabila met with several Ituri warlords scheduled to become FARDC brigadier generals. The President appears to be inspecting the new FARDC forward operati [...]	2005-01-06 16:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA321	CONGO/B: CORRECT VERSION -- NON-DISPOSAL OF [...] BRAZZAVILLE IS BOUNCING BACK AFTER SIX YEARS OF CIVIL WAR. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO THE WORLD'S FOURTH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY TO LIVE IN, WITH LIMITED REAL ESTATE AND OPTIONS FOR HOUSING OR OTHER FACILITIES. AT PRESENT, PROPERTY IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN, AND ADEQUATE FACILITIES IS [...]	2005-02-25 06:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT KSEP
05KINSHASA322	Congo/B: 2005 AGOA Report [...] The Republic of Congo (Congo/B) leadership is committed to meeting the eligibility requirements of AGOA. See para 3 for Government and Post public diplomacy programs 2. Post's 2005 responses are kept to template outlined in reftel: A) Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of barriers [...]	2005-02-25 07:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA KPAO CF
05KINSHASA323	DEMARCHE ON CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Advisor to FonMin Ramazani, February 25. Mpanu said the DRC welcomed the ideas expressed in the US draft resolution on the economic advancement of women since increased educational and employment opportunities for women benefit all socie [...]	2005-02-25 10:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN EAID CG UNGA CSW
05KINSHASA332	OFFICIAL REQUEST FROM GDROC FOR U.S. MILITARY [...] Embassy received February 24 two letters from DRC Minister of Defense Alphonse Onasumba to acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan, requesting that the U.S. SIPDIS consider reactiving the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the DRC and provide assistance to the Trilate [...]	2005-02-28 09:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA335	TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-28 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR CG
05KINSHASA338	MONUC SUCCESSFULLY DISARMS ITURI MILITIAS [...] (U) Summary. On February 23 a contingent of 350 Nepalese peacekeepers encircled a camp of armed militia who were threatening civilians in Ari Wara, Northern Ituri. The peacekeepers convinced the militia members to peacefully give up approximately 250 weapons and join Ituri's demobilization and [...]	2005-02-28 15:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA339	CIAT STATEMENT ON ITURI KILLINGS [...] (U) Ambassadors comprising the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a public statement February 28 strongly condemning the killing of nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Ituri by militiamen on February 25. Copies of the communique were given to President Kabila and t [...]	2005-02-28 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MOPS CG CIAT
05KINSHASA342	INCREASING UNION ACTIVITY: PRIVATE SECTOR UNION [...] (U) Summary. The DRC labor sector is facing two key events in 2005: union elections and a civil census. Vice President Z'ahidi N'goma and the National Labor Council authorized labor union leadership elections in April 2004. The Ministry of Labor is attempting to organize these elections fro [...]	2005-03-01 06:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA351	FY'05 ECA/A/E/USS Study of the United States [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-01 14:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO CG
05KINSHASA352	DEM. REP. OF CONGO 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with instructions in reftel. Responses are keyed to reftel's numbered paragraphs (18-21). Begin responses: OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (para 18): A. The DRC is not generall [...]	2005-03-01 16:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN EAID SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
05KINSHASA354	Updated List of GDRC Leaders [...] SUMMARY. On February 17, DRC President Joseph Kabila completed a cabinet reshuffle that began January 3. An updated list of all GDRC vice presidents, ministers and vice ministers follows. END SUMMARY. Vice Presidents --------------- - Mr. Jean-Pierre BEMBA (MLC) - Mr. Abdoulaye YERODIA N [...]	2005-03-02 09:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA355	MONUC PURSUES MILITIA INVOLVED IN PEACEKEEPERS' [...] (SBU) According to MONUC sources, a contingent of 242 Pakistani special peacekeeping forces on March 1 conducted a military operation against the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Djugu territory, Ituri. These sources said that MONUC engaged over 100 militia and inflicted "heavy casualti [...]	2005-03-02 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MARR CG
05KINSHASA356	SAN'EGIDIO COULD SEE SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter from President Kabila's Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda informing him that on March 6, the FDLR has agreed in principle to publicly agree to renounce violence, denounce the Rwandan genocide, and agree to disarm and voluntarily repatriate to Rwanda. Infor [...]	2005-03-02 13:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG RW
05KINSHASA365	PROGRESS REPORT ON ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S TIMELINE [...] (SBU) Summary. Immediately following the February 2-4 Inter-Institutional Seminar, the DRC's Independent Electoral Commission published an electoral timeline highlighting the need to provide the CEI with increased office and storage space, and to begin identifying voting registration centers b [...]	2005-03-03 10:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS PREL CG
05KINSHASA370	ITURI UPDATE [...] (SBU) According to MONUC sources, the military operation conducted by Pakistani special peacekeeping forces March 1 against the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Loga, Djugu territory, Ituri, has so far resulted in over 50 militia casualties. These sources said two peacekeepers were inju [...]	2005-03-03 11:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MARR CG
05KINSHASA375	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER TO ADDRESS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 14:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL CG
05KINSHASA396	FY-05 PROPOSAL FOR AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] SUMMARY: Kinshasa would like to submit the following proposal as its primary Cultural Preservation Project. This grant will fund the preservation project of the ethnographic and archeological collections of the National Museum of Lubumbashi thereby preserving the cultural and archeological her [...]	2005-03-07 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ECIN SCUL CG
05KINSHASA399	CONGO/B: FY2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR CULTURAL [...] Brazzaville Embassy Office submits the following FY2005 project application for the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. A. HEADING WITH COUNTRY AND CONTACT INFORMATION Embassy: Brazzaville Embassy Office Country: Republic of Congo POC: George W. Indyke Jr. (Deputy Chief of Mission [...]	2005-03-07 16:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECIN SCUL CF OXEC UNESCO
05KINSHASA402	CONGO/B: PD PROGRAM REPORTING - PERFORMING [...] Name of Program: Performing Arts - Ellison McDaniel Arttison (Singer and Cellist)American Corner Opening 2. Summary of Topics/Venues/Audiences: Topic: American Negro SpiritualsOpening of first American Corner in Congo/B Venues: MERC, BDEAC, French Cultural Center, Holy Spirit Church -Unite [...]	2005-03-08 15:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL ODIP KIRC KPLS KSPR AMGT CF
05KINSHASA404	ITURI CALM IN WAKE OF MONUC ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The site of a recent MONUC military operation in Ituri is now calm and people are returning to their homes, according to NGO sources who visited the area March 5-7. Several international NGOs and UNICEF also resumed providing humanitarian assistance to internally-displaced peopl [...]	2005-03-08 15:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA410	U.N. BRIEFS ON ITURI SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. officials briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats and humanitarian workers on March 8 about the current situation in Ituri. They stressed the need for the GDRC to adopt a clear position towards Ituri militias and to address the dire humanitarian situation they have caused. End Summa [...]	2005-03-09 16:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA423	MEDIA AUTHORITY TO MUZZLE RELIGIOUS STATIONS? [...] SUMMARY: The Congo's media authority reportedly decided in late February that religious-based radio or television stations should not be permitted to broadcast political news. If true, this would cut off a significant source of information for many Congolese. END SUMMARY. 2. According to [...]	2005-03-11 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA436	CONGO/B: POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS - POOL REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last two weeks, both the Ninja and Pool Region issues have returned to the forefront of the political landscape in Congo-Brazzaville. Beginning with a stand off between "Ninjas" and security forces in the BaCongo neighborhood of Brazzaville followed by the Government's [...]	2005-03-14 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC CF
05KINSHASA457	UNHCR DONORS VISIT SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR hosted a field mission for donors to South Kivu February 14-16. This mission gave donors an opportunity to view firsthand the current state of affairs, infrastructure, political climate and security concerns surrounding processing of refugees in South Kivu. The mission [...]	2005-03-17 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV CG
05KINSHASA461	DR CONGO: CHILD MARRIAGE EXISTS [...] (SBU) Response is keyed to reftel. Begin response: A) The legal age of marriage is 15 for girls and 18 for boys. The government is revising the family code, and experts believe the legal age of marriage for girls will be raised to 18. There is not a lower legal age for marriage with pare [...]	2005-03-17 12:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI CG
05KINSHASA464	DR CONGO: CHILD MARRIAGE EXISTS [...] (SBU) Response is keyed to reftel. Begin response: A) The legal age of marriage is 15 for girls and 18 for boys. The government is revising the family code, and experts believe the legal age of marriage for girls will be raised to 18. There is not a lower legal age for marriage with pare [...]	2005-03-18 07:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI CG
05KINSHASA52	LABOR SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) From Nov-Dec 2004, a series of civil servant strikes to claim salary payments and raises occurred in both government organizations and state-owned enterprises. In 2003-2004, the GDRC negotiated a civil service restructuring plan with the World Bank without union involvement. The GDRC desig [...]	2005-01-11 14:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA543	CONGO/B: IMET-FUNDED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A two-person Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Mobile Education Team conducted an IMET-funded civil-military relations seminar February 15-18 in Brazzaville. The 51 Congolese participants included 22 military and 29 civilians. The program was opened by the Minister of Defen [...]	2005-03-31 07:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL CF
05KINSHASA551	GUATEMALAN PEACEKEEPERS DEPLOY TO KISANGANI [...] (C) Summary. MONUC deployed a contingent of 105 Guatemalan special forces trained in counter-insurgency to Kisangani March 29 to serve as a highly mobile unit for crisis situations around the country. End Summary. 2. (C) A MONUC military source in Kisangani told poloff that a contingent of [...]	2005-04-01 11:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MOPS CG
05KINSHASA567	OPPOSITION FIGURE TSHISEKEDI CONTINUES TRYING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi declared in an April 2 speech that the SIPDIS transitional government's mandate expires June 30, claiming that the constitutional provision that allows for two six-month extensions is null and void because "the people...have syste [...]	2005-04-05 13:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
05KINSHASA581	REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Although there is no evidence of current terrorist activity in the DRC, factors that could increase future risks include widespread corruption, lack of effective government authority around the country, weak state institutions, and abundant mineral resources including uranium. The areas ou [...]	2005-04-07 14:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CG
05KINSHASA582	ELECTIONS CHIEF FIRES BACK AT TSHISEKEDI [...] (U) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Abbe Malu-Malu, speaking at an elections seminar in Kinshasa, declared to reporters April 7 that "those who say the transition ends on June 30, 2005 are wrong--the real end date is June 30, 2006." (Note: This is a reference to Article 196 [...]	2005-04-07 14:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA584	NORTH KIVU CLASHES LIKELY [...] (C) Summary. MONUC field offices are preparing to repatriate Rwandan Hutu rebels (FDLR) in an increasingly tense atmosphere. The political-military situation in N. Kivu is unclear, and MONUC military patrols have reported increased suspicious activity by ex-ANC (RCD/G armed wing) soldiers in M [...]	2005-04-07 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA598	CONGO/B: UNHCR ON REPATRIATION OF DRC REFUGEES, [...] SUMMARY: THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNHCR BRAZZAVILLE, JANVIER de RIEDMATTEN, ASKED TO MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 4 TO BRIEF ON OVERALL UPCOMING REPATRIATION EFFORTS WITH DRC, RWANDAN, AND CONGO/B REFUGEES. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- DRC REFUGEES IN CONGO/B ------------- [...]	2005-04-08 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CF UNHCR
05KINSHASA601	Congo/B: UNHCR - Demarche [...] (U) Post was sent Department reftels only on April 1, and executed demarches at the first available opportunity April 4. For future UNCHR Collective cables please send to Kinshasa slugged "Pass to Brazzaville" since Post does not have access to either Department's unclassified or classified s [...]	2005-04-11 05:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CF CU UNCHR
05KINSHASA610	CONGO/B: UNCHR DEMARCHE UPDATES [...] FOLLOWING UNCHR APRIL 4 DEMARCHE ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) NUMBER TWO AMBASSADOR SERGE BALE, AMBASSADOR EXECUTED ADDITIONAL DEMARCHES APRIL 5-8 WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER (MINISTER OF JUSTICE ENTCHA-EBIA); PRESIDENTIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR LEMBOUMBA (ALSO PRESIDENT'S SAS [...]	2005-04-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CF CU
05KINSHASA63	JANUARY 10 PROTESTS IN KINSHASA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Violent protests in outlying parts of Kinshasa over the possibility of delayed elections claimed the lives of several civilians on January 10. Post issued two warden messages; no Amcits were injured during the events. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Violent demonstrations took place in [...]	2005-01-12 15:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PGOV PINS PHUM CG
05KINSHASA634	"NON-VIOLENT" OPPOSITION THREATENS UNREST IF LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi and his supporters are continuing to preach fiery SIPDIS anti-transitional government rhetoric, and demand that the political agreement underpinning the transitional government be reopened to give them a share of power. Top Tshise [...]	2005-04-15 07:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ASEC CG
05KINSHASA640	CONGO DEMANDS $10 BN IN REPARATIONS FROM UGANDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Court of Justice began hearings on April 11 on Congo's suit against Uganda for crimes allegedly committed by Ugandan forces operating in the Congo from 1998-2003. The Congolese reportedly asked for $10 billion in reparations from Uganda. END SUMMARY. Backgrou [...]	2005-04-15 09:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CG
05KINSHASA644	KINSHASA UNIVERSITIES CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT [...] (C) Summary. Kinshasa university officials expressed concern about the vulnerability of students to manipulation by spoilers opposed to the transition. They feel there is an urgent need for a GDRC sensitization and civic education campaign. The extent to which students will participate in diso [...]	2005-04-15 11:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CG KSOC
05KINSHASA645	ITURI MILITIA REPRESENTATIVE DECLARES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) The Secretary General of the Union of Congolese Patriots-Lubanga (UPC-L),John Tinanzabo, declared on Radio Okapi in Bunia April 14 that his group supported the disarmament process in Ituri. He said UPC-L members who refused to participate in the disarmament program would be regarded as ou [...]	2005-04-15 11:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA646	THE WAY FORWARD ON FDLR REPATRIATION [...] (C) Embassy Kinshasa shares view expressed ref a that it would be a tragedy to miss the opportunity provided by the Sant' Egidio process to energize the voluntary return of a large number of non-genocidaire FDLR elements and their dependents. This initiative offers the best chance in over te [...]	2005-04-15 11:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO KAWC CG
05KINSHASA653	KABILA: ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY, 30 JUNE [...] (C) Ambassador met privately April 16 with President Kabila, at the President's residence. In the wake of a very positive presentation to the CIAT April 15 by Abbe Malu Malu (President of the Independent Electoral Commission),in which he outlined progress on electoral preparations, including [...]	2005-04-18 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
05KINSHASA655	CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14 [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...]	2005-04-18 13:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA684	CONGO/B: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER NOTES CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) CONGO/B'S MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY HENRI DJOMBO ASKED TO SEE THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 15 TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP (CBFP). AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY ECON/CONS OFFICER, LISTENED TO THE MINISTER'S AGENDA WHICH INCLUDED NOTING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT [...]	2005-04-21 13:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV CF
05KINSHASA690	CONGO/B: AGOA Meetings with Ministers of Commerce [...] Summary. In mid-March consultants from the East and Central Africa Global Competitiveness Hub (ECA Hub) visited Brazzaville to launch the AGOA Add-on Project. Courtesy calls were made on the Ministers of Commerce and of Small and Medium Businesses by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons officer to d [...]	2005-04-22 09:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CF KNAO AGOA
05KINSHASA697	CONGO/B: Status of 2005 Food for Education [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been made and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) was not slated to receive funding and have the program renewed. The Embassy would like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program for the Republic o [...]	2005-04-25 05:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF

05KINSHASA710	S. KIVU GOVERNOR REMOVED FOR POOR MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Kivu Governor Augustin Bulaimu was dismissed April 25 for poor management and large-scale embezzlement. Post welcomes his dismissal. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) After months of negotiations, Minister of Interior Theophile Mbemba "permanently" suspended South Kivu Governor Augusti [...]	2005-04-27 10:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR CG
05KINSHASA718	ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF [...] (U) The President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu, gave a press conference in Kinshasa April 28 to announce that the CEI would ask Parliament for an extension of the transition as provided by Article 196 of the transition's Constitution. Malu Malu said [...]	2005-04-28 13:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA724	CONGOLESE CENTRAL BANK OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Congolese Central Bank (BCC) is currently undergoing strong scrutiny by the IMF. It has modernized its methods of open market operations, but still has little impact in most of the country due to the general weakness of the banking sector. The lack of effective branch offices - [...]	2005-04-29 09:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV CG
05KINSHASA731	CONGOLESE MINING PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: The natural resources wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is enormous, including diamonds, copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, uranium, gold, coltan, niobium, and cassiterite. As the DRC turns its eyes to peacetime economic development, the mining sector will become ever mo [...]	2005-04-29 16:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA735	FDLR PRESIDENT MURWANASHYAKA IN CONGO [...] (SBU) FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka arrived in Kinshasa from Europe the evening of April 28 with the apparent objective of setting into motion steps that will lead to the repatriation of FDLR members and their families to Rwanda. Murwanashyaka met with GDRC officials on April 29, an [...]	2005-05-02 16:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA757	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tosi Mpanu, advisor to FonMin Ramazani, May 4. Mpanu said he would recommend a GDRC statement congratulating the Iraqi people on the establishment of a transitional government in Iraq. HELLYER [...]	2005-05-05 08:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA76	CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP - [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The host government has provided a list of U.S. Government officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel space during the week of t [...]	2005-01-14 11:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
05KINSHASA764	FDLR PRES. PLANNING VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (C) SUMMARY. FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka is scheduled to leave Kinshasa for the Kivus in the next few days to meet with field commanders. Although he called on the international community to establish a 'Follow Up Committee,' he did not provide concrete 'next steps' to implement the [...]	2005-05-05 14:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA768	CONGO/B: ROC REFUGEES IN GABON [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 13:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CF
05KINSHASA769	CONGO/B: MEETINGS WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 13:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CF CU IMF
05KINSHASA776	CONGO/B: 1996 PARIS AGREEMENT SIGNED MAY 6, 2005 [...] AMBASSADOR SIGNED THE 1996 PARIS CLUB AGREEMENT AS AUTHORIZED REF C WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S FINANCE MINISTER PACIFIQUE ISSOIBEKA ON MAY 6, 2005 AT 1800 HR. THE AGREEMENT IS IN FORCE AS OF THAT DATE. NO PARLIMENATARY ACTION NECESSARY. 2. BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE - SANDERS. DOUGHE [...]	2005-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN CF ITIA
05KINSHASA779	CLEANING HOUSE IN KATANGA [...] (C) Summary: International and Congolese media have been seized in recent days with eye-catching reports of a possible provincial seccession or coup against President Kabila in Katanga province. What seems actually to be happening in Katanga is the President cleaning house in "his" province. [...]	2005-05-09 15:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MARR CG
05KINSHASA790	CONGOLESE CONSTITUTION ALMOST COMPLETE, ELECTORAL [...] (C) After several weeks of intense negotiations, the National Assembly is in the third day of final consideration of the draft constitution, which is expected to be approved by the end of this week. Substantial changes were made to the original text to address concerns earlier voiced by CIAT [...]	2005-05-11 12:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA791	ANGOLAN-TRAINED CONGOLESE TROOPS LOOK GOOD - [...] (C) PolCouns attended the May 6 "graduation" ceremony for the two brigades of Congolese troops trained by the Angolans at Kitona base (in Bas-Congo province). The visit was organized by the Angolan Ambassador and Chief of the Congolese Army General Kisempia, and several CIAT Ambassadors (inc [...]	2005-05-11 13:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA793	N. KIVU UPDATE [...] SUMMARY. (C) The security situation in Rutshuru and Masisi, North Kivu has deteriorated in the past month. About 1500 Congolese (mostly Tutsi) have fled Masisi for Rwanda in the past six weeks, and MONUC is concerned that targeted attacks against Nande by a mostly Hutu ex-ANC (RCD/G military w [...]	2005-05-12 15:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO PREF CG
05KINSHASA80	CONGO/B: A LOOK AT THE NEW GOVERNMENT, REACTIONS TO [...] (U) POST HAS NO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED SYSTEM AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE MORE DETAILED ANAYLSIS WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN POSSIBLE. 2. (U) SUMMARY: IN A FOLLOW-UP TO CONGO/B PRESIDENT DENIS SASSOU NGUESSO'S NEW YEAR'S DAY SPEECH HIGHLIGHTING HIS DESIRE FOR A NEW, MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND SMALL [...]	2005-01-17 10:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CF
05KINSHASA800	FDLR REPATRIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka, MONUC DDRRR Chief, and Congolese officials went to the Kivus May 11 to try to persuade FDLR members and their families to return to Rwanda. Most Kinshasa-based international observers, however, are not optimistic about the FDLR President' [...]	2005-05-13 11:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA807	WHAT WE NEED TO GET TO ELECTIONS IN THE DRC [...] (C) Now that the Congolese have completed work on the constitution, they and we can focus on realizing the DRC's first democratic elections in almost 50 years. This monumental undertaking -- a model not only for the Great Lakes region but Africa as a whole -- is an avowed policy priority tha [...]	2005-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA808	CALM RETURNS TO KATANGA [...] (C) The President and several close advisors returned to Kinshasa May 13 after several days in Lubumbashi reportedly tracking down a major Katangan secessionist plot. As reported reftel, the secessionist rhetoric was really a poorly disguised crackdown on Air Force Commander General John Numbi [...]	2005-05-16 15:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MARR CG
05KINSHASA819	CONGO/B: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In reply to Reftel A, Embassy Brazzaville reports the following investment disputes in Republic of Congo (Congo/B). 2. Claimant A Year When Dispute Arose: As early as 1999 Case History: Claimant purchased Congolese debt on secondary market and claims that Congo has defaulted on the debt. [...]	2005-05-19 07:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV CF OPIC
05KINSHASA82	KINSHASA SHUTS DOWN, NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The city of Kinshasa shut down on January 14, following calls for a strike to commemorate protesters killed earlier in the week by police. Despite the "dead city," several new GDRC ministers also took their oath of office on January 14, but MLC officials boycotted the ceremony o [...]	2005-01-19 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC CG
05KINSHASA823	MLC: ISOLATING BEMBA [...] (1) PolCouns met May 17 and 18 with Movement for Congolese Liberation (MLC) members Olivier Kamitatu and Thomas Luhaka to discuss internal MLC politics and election strategy. (Note: Kamitatu is the President of the National Assembly and Luhaka both the Secretary General of the MLC and the par [...]	2005-05-19 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA85	DRC ATTENDANCE AT AU SUMMIT [...] Foreign Minister Raymond Ramizani Baya told the Ambassador at a meeting on January 19 that he would be heading the Congo's delegation to the AU Summit in Abuja. In answer to the Ambassador's follow-up question, Ramazani said he did not expect President Kabila to attend. 2. Informed that P [...]	2005-01-19 14:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AU CG
05KINSHASA852	CONGO/B: Update on Ebola Outbreak in Northern [...] Summary. Econ/Cons Off and DCM attended a UNDP meeting 18 May 2005 on the recent outbreak of Ebola in the north central region of the country. At the meeting it was confirmed that the recent cases observed in the northern region of Cuvette-Ouest were indeed Ebola. The government is working [...]	2005-05-24 08:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO EAGR ZF CF CACS
05KINSHASA854	BANYAMULENGE REFUGEES RETURN TO S. KIVU [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, about 480 Banyamulenge refugees returned to South Kivu from Rwanda. Although the return started smoothly, problems have developed in the past few days. Post will continue to encourage all parties to help the refugees return. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Over the past [...]	2005-05-24 13:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CG RW
05KINSHASA870	RUMORS OF ARREST OF AIR FORCE COMMANDER UNTRUE [...] (C) Rumors of Air Force Commander General John Numbi's arrest, which turned out to be unsubstantiated, circulated widely in Kinshasa and throughout the country on May 24. Polcouns met with Numbi, who was not under house arrest as rumored, at his home the afternoon of May 24. Numbi told polcoun [...]	2005-05-26 15:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG
05KINSHASA872	CONGO/B: THE TROUBLED POOL REGION - EVERYONE'S TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 18:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CF
05KINSHASA874	ARCHBISHOP MONSENGWO WRITES TO MBEKI ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Archbishop Monsengwo, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference, wrote a letter to South African President Thabo Mbeki using ambiguous language to question the commitment of transition actors to organize elections. The letter was later discussed in a private conversation with [...]	2005-05-27 07:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA878	MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON TSHISEKEDI AND RWANDA [...] (C) During a May 23 meeting with polcouns, Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba said his attempts to reason with UDPS leader Tshisekedi about joining the transitional government had failed, that Rwanda would like to replace Congolese Vice President Ruberwa, and that the international community [...]	2005-05-27 10:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CG RW
05KINSHASA88	CONGO/B: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. 2. Embassy Brazzaville submits the following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not be [...]	2005-01-20 05:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA880	DRC PLEDGES ADVANCES IN MINING TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) Summary. Vice - President Jean-Pierre Bemba has inaugurated the DRC's participation in an international effort to promote transparency in extractive industries. Bemba claims real commitment to promoting mining industry transparency, but his actions may be merely politically motivated. Se [...]	2005-05-29 15:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EPET EFIN CG
05KINSHASA89	CONGO/B: POST-NEW GOVERNMENT - WHAT'S NEXT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE SHOCK THAT THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT SASSOU ON JANUARY 8, IS NOT NEW AT ALL BUT MAINTAINS MANY OF THE COUNTRY,S WELL-KNOWN HARDLINERS HAS WORN AWAY A BIT, THE ATMOSPHERE OF DISAPPOINTMENT PREVAILS THAT SASSOU MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE UP TO HIS Y [...]	2005-01-20 06:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CF
05KINSHASA894	CONGO/B: FY'06 AFRP: "Investigative Journalism," [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
05KINSHASA896	CONGO/B; FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 15:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
05KINSHASA911	WORLD BANK PLANS FUNDING SHIFT IN DRC [...] (C) Summary. World Bank (WB) representative Pedro Alba told emboffs that the Bank intends to shift its funding in the DRC from emergency rehabilitation projects to sectoral projects. The Bank is considering providing support for Rwanda's gas exploitation of Lake Kivu, but will insist that Rw [...]	2005-06-02 16:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EFIN EAID SENV CG
05KINSHASA950	NEW SECURITY SECTOR AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN [...] (U) Summary: Three new security sector reforms were signed on the margins of a June 1 ceremony marking the graduation of the third FARDC integrated brigade (reported septel). The Belgian, South Africa, and DRC agreements provide for additional future training, equipment and infrastructure dev [...]	2005-06-10 11:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR CG
05KINSHASA951	THIRD INTEGRATED BRIGADE (MOSTLY) READY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Ministers from the DRC, South Africa and Belgium, several CIAT ambassadors and military attaches, numerous other senior officials, and press participated in the graduation of the third FARDC integrated brigade at the Kamina (Katanga) training center on June 1. The ceremony [...]	2005-06-10 12:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR CG
05KINSHASA961	IMF GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DRC ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Visiting IMF officials expressed guarded optimism about DRC economic circumstances and will recommend that the GDRC proceed to the sixth and final IMF review. The team stated that the DRC has made adequate fiscal and monetary progress, with generally stable inflation and exchang [...]	2005-06-13 15:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CG
05KINSHASA962	RUBERWA STILL IN OFFICE, AND LOOKING TOWARD [...] (C) In a wide-ranging private discussion at his residence June 11, Vice President Azarias Ruberwa told the Ambassador that recent RCD-Goma party meetings had proven difficult for him. The sessions had been called because of internal RCD-Goma rules that office-holders should have a tenure of no [...]	2005-06-13 15:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA964	KABILA LAUNCHES TRANSITION ASSESSMENT SEMINAR [...] (U) President Kabila presided over the ceremonial opening June 10 of a Transition evaluation and assessment seminar. The Ambassador and other chiefs of mission of members countries of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) were also invited to attend, as were select [...]	2005-06-13 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA965	INDIAN PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN N. KIVU [...] (U) Unidentified gunmen killed an Indian peacekeeper and wounded two others 20 miles north of Goma in North Kivu June 13. In the ensuing confusion, Congolese soldiers wounded 8-9 civilians. MONUC has evacuated the civilian and military casualties to a Goma hospital. 2. (C) MONUC Goma Head [...]	2005-06-14 09:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG IN
05KINSHASA968	CONGO/B: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: As current chairman of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEEAC/ECCA) sub regional organization, President Sassou convened a summit June 7-8 to encourage CEEAC Presidents to reinvigorate the near moribund entity. Known more in the region by its French acronym CEEA [...]	2005-06-15 12:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CF RW
05KINSHASA987	GDRC QUIETLY APPROVES KINSHASA SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila reportedly approved a security plan for Kinshasa in early June to prevent unrest later in the month. The Minister of Interior said the plan balances preventive and security measures, including identifying potential troublemakers, deploying the Rapid Intervention P [...]	2005-06-16 15:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR CG
05KIRKUK270	(C) WASHINGTON TRIP HELPS BOOST KURDISH SUPPORT FOR STAYING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. KRG (Erbil) PM Nechirvan Barzani lauded President Bush for hosting his uncle, KRG President Masud Barzani. PM Barzani said that -- while the U.S. had been careful on protocol -- he felt as if the U.S. had received President Barzani as a head of state. PM Barza [...]	2005-12-08 14:01:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KISL EINV IZ IR SY KRG
05KIRKUK285	(U) KURDS ANTICIPATE AGAIN FIELDING SECOND-LARGEST BLOC IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Khalilzad met December 2-3 with KRG Regional President Masud Barzani and then with Iraqi President Talabani. The KDP is trying to woo Faili Kurds to drop their support for their own lists or the Shia Islamist lists and support the Kurdish Alliance slate instead. Bar [...]	2005-12-13 18:58:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL IZ KDP
05KIRKUK287	(C) SAMARRA: IECI REPORTS INTIMIDATION BY IA [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On 10 and 11 October, IECI employees in the Samarra area were victims of flagrant intimidation by Iraqi Army. END SUMMARY. 3. (C) On 12 December, the Salah Ad Din IECI director, Mr. Salah Salih made a complaint to SET officer about intim [...]	2005-12-14 08:21:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER IZ
05KIRKUK288	(SBU) ELECTORAL COMPLAINTS HEAT UP IN KIRKUK [...] (SBU)SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. RC and PolOff heard differing electoral complaints in meetings with Kirkuk Provincial Council Chairman Rizgar Ali and several Turcoman council members plus one Arab member on December 12, 2005. The Kurdish Chairman (affiliated with PUK) expressed frustration and [...]	2005-12-14 08:23:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
05KIRKUK289	(C) TURCOMANS: USG MUST PREVENT KURDS STEALING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) believes the Kurds are making a massive, flagrant effort to steal the election in Kirkuk with IECI connivance. ITF leaders made a number of specific complaints to us and repeatedly threatened to take to the streets if their concer [...]	2005-12-14 19:07:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT KCOR IZ
05KIRKUK290	(C) DIYALA ELECTION PREP: MINOR LOGISTICAL AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'quba cable. 2. SUMMARY: Three days before the election, the IECI and ISF appear to be well prepared for the polling on December 15. With CF support, the involved organizations have repeatedly drilled for the election day operations, and a December 10 "dress rehearsal" [...]	2005-12-14 19:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05KIRKUK292	AMBASSADOR LAYS CORNERSTONE FOR AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Khalilzad joined President Talabani and Planning Minister Dr. Barham Salih on December 11 in laying the cornerstone of the future American University in Iraq - Sulaymaniyah (AUI-S). The Kurdistan Regional Government is contributing $10 million to the project. In private m [...]	2005-12-17 05:48:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL EAID PGOV SOCI IZ
05KIRKUK293	(U) SULAYMANIYAH AIRPORT GOES INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Sulaymaniyah airport has begun international operations, with weekly flights to Amman and Dubai via Baghdad on Iraqi Airways. On December 10, the Turkish private airline Fly Air inaugurated its service to Istanbul. Other destinations are to be added shortly after [...]	2005-12-18 13:28:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV IZ IRMO
05KIRKUK300	(U) CHINA WOOS IRAQI KURDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China seeks better relations and trade with Iraq's Kurdistan Region, including oil. Kurdistan is officially autonomous, but foreign relations remain the prerogative of the Iraqi national government, so the Kurds' dealings with China are handled through the dominant political p [...]	2005-12-22 12:50:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD CH IZ
05KIRKUK302	(S) FUEL TRUCK DRIVERS MAY CRIPPLE OIL FLOW IN CENTRAL IRAQ [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. A truckers' strike at the Bayji Refinery may cripple the oil flow throughout central Iraq. This strike, which appears to be unnoticed in other parts of Iraq, is in response to the recent fuel price increase. END SUMMARY. 3. (S) As a res [...]	2005-12-23 17:04:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	EPET ECON PGOV PTER IZ
05KUWAIT1016	KUWAITI ELECTORATE TO JUMP 160% IF WOMEN VOTE; [...] If the National Assembly grants Kuwaiti women the right to vote, women will become a vital political constituency as they will constitute 61% of eligible voters. The overall electorate will more than double to 39% of the total citizen population (cited as 956,000) from 15% today. According to [...]	2005-03-13 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN PHUM KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT1033	KUWAIT: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Article 26 of the Kuwaiti personal status law stipulates that the minimum age for GOK authentication of a marriage between two Kuwaiti citizens is 15 years for a woman and 17 years for a man. The woman, regardless of age, requires the consent of a male guardian -- father, eldest brother, uncle, [...]	2005-03-14 09:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON ELAB SCUL KWMN KU
05KUWAIT1054	(C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISSUADING IRAN FROM [...] (C) During a March 14 meeting, Ambassador raised reftel points with Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, President of Kuwait's National Security Bureau, stressing that formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government should occur free of interference from Iran. Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled said the GOK [...]	2005-03-15 07:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC IZ IR KU
05KUWAIT1061	KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER SCHEDULED TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Lieutenant General Ali Al-Mumin (ret),Chief of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),at the HOC's facilities on March 13, 2005. Al-Mumin described the accomplishments made by the HOC over the past two years, the disbursement of $5 million USD that Kuwait h [...]	2005-03-15 10:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MOPS PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT1069	KUWAITI ADHERENCE TO THE 12 INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. During a March 14 meeting with President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the Ambassador applauded Kuwait's decision to sign the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terroris [...]	2005-03-15 12:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL AORC KU UN
05KUWAIT107	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING KUWAIT TO SIGN FINAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-08 11:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV AORC KU
05KUWAIT1071	SECURITY BUREAU REPORTS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 14 meeting with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, the Ambassador expressed appreciation for Kuwait's aggressive response to recent terror activities and stressed the need for Kuwait to sustain momentum in rounding up militants, amending laws [...]	2005-03-15 12:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV KU
05KUWAIT1075	UPDATE ON FORMER GTMO DETAINEE NASSER AL-MUTAIRI [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KAWC PHUM PINR PREL PGOV KU
05KUWAIT1076	EXTREME ISLAMIST JABER AL-JALAHMA SHARES WORLDVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Extreme Sunni Islamist Jaber Al-Jalahma, a frequent subject of questioning by state security officials for his links to militants and for preaching violent jihad, granted an unusual and exclusive interview to the Daily Star, which ran in the March 12 edition of the Kuwaiti English [...]	2005-03-15 13:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PGOV KISL KMDR PINR KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT1077	SUPPORTING KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR UNDP ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) I strongly recommend that the U.S. endorse Kuwait's candidate for UNDP Administrator, Fawzi Sultan. A former long-time President of the U.N. International Fund for Agricultural Development and Executive Director of the World Bank, Sultan is an eminently qualifed candidate for this positio [...]	2005-03-15 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU UNDP
05KUWAIT1078	INTERAGENCY BRIEFING TEAM ON GUANTANAMO ISSUES [...] (C) Embassy Kuwait would welcome the visit of a senior-level interagency team provided that team is empowered to answer direct questions on the 11 Kuwaitis currently detained at Guantanamo. The Kuwaitis have an active legal team in Washington and are familiar with U.S. policies. They would [...]	2005-03-15 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL PGOV PHUM KU
05KUWAIT1089	KUWAIT-IRAN GAS - A DONE DEAL [...] (C) Econ Counselor and Econ Officer met March 12 with Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own to follow up on earlier discussions of Kuwait's options for meeting its gas needs (Ref A). Al-Own said that there was a "good chance" that Kuwait and Iran might discuss a potential gas export [...]	2005-03-16 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS OIL SECTOR
05KUWAIT109	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CALL FOR DONOR SUPPORT TO [...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on 8 January. The FM noted that Kuwaiti aid was available, but that some had been held up for lack of runway space in the affected area. 2. In addition to the USD 10 million previously an [...]	2005-01-08 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID AEMR KU
05KUWAIT1091	KUWAITI WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WEEK IN REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Indications continue to point toward Parliamentary approval of the GOK's draft bill granting women the right to vote. The Ambassador's contacts during the week shared their belief that women will be voting in the 2007 elections. Similar sentiments were heard on the diwaniya circui [...]	2005-03-16 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT110	DEMARCHE TO GOK ON IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered demarche on public support for Iraq's elections to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad during a meeting on January 8. The Prime Minister reaffirmed Kuwait's strong support for elections this month to install a free Iraqi government and said Kuwait was doing all it [...]	2005-01-08 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ KU
05KUWAIT111	KUWAITI ASSISTANCE TO JORDAN AND TO THE [...] (C) During a January 8 meeting on a variety of subjects with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador raised continued provision of GOK assistance to Jordan. Shaykh Sabah said the Jordanian Prime Minister would be visiting Kuwait in a few days and Kuwait would consider any request for support. Amba [...]	2005-01-08 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL EPET JO IZ KU
05KUWAIT112	PRIME MINISTER SAYS NO CHANCE OF CONTINUED FREE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on continued provision of free fuel to OIF forces to Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad on January 8. Shaykh Sabah said that Kuwait was now spending USD 20-23 million a month on fuel for OIF and had been providing that support for almost t [...]	2005-01-08 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KU IZ
05KUWAIT1120	KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER STAVES OFF [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-19 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU IZ EAID MOPS PREL
05KUWAIT1125	KUWAITI TECHNICAL TEAM ON FUEL TO TRAVEL IN APRIL; [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting on Arab League matters (septel) the Ambassador asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah about the timing and agenda of a delegation to Washington for discussions on OIF fuel and related issues. Al-Jarallah reported that Foreign Minis [...]	2005-03-19 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN MARR PGOV KU
05KUWAIT113	KUWAIT 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, included below is the full text of Embassy Kuwait's 2005 Investment Climate Statement. 2. ---------------------------- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approv [...]	2005-01-09 07:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB KU OPIC USTR
05KUWAIT1131	KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on March 19. Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah had already departed for Algiers to prepare for the arrival of Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber [...]	2005-03-19 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SY IS IZ KU
05KUWAIT114	SENATOR KERRY AND KUWAITI FM AGREE ON NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a 45-minute discussion January 7, Senator John Kerry and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah discussed the necessity of holding elections in Iraq on January 30 and the importance of Sunni participation in the elections and representation in I [...]	2005-01-09 08:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU
05KUWAIT115	NEWSPAPER PUBLISHES GOK ANTI-TERROR STRATEGY PAPER [...] (U) Kuwait news daily Al-Qabas obtained and published a Social Affairs Ministry working paper outlining Kuwait's efforts to combat terrorism. The paper, according to the article, is expected to be presented by GOK officials at the upcoming conference in Riyadh on International Counterterroris [...]	2005-01-09 11:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KISL KU
05KUWAIT1159	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TO USE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on March 14 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). Participants reviewed pending anti-terror legislation, developments in stemming terror financing, and identified criteria by which to assess GOK counterterrorism measures. [...]	2005-03-21 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1160	FUEL PAYMENT NEGOTIATIONS HIT THE PRESS [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait's daily newspapers have run front-page stories purporting to provide the inside scoop on an allegedly acrimonious disagreement between USG and Kuwait regarding purchase of OIF fuel. The press assert that Kuwait's request for payment of $500 million for post-war fuel deli [...]	2005-03-21 15:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ
05KUWAIT1172	KUWAIT PM'S ECON ADVISER ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) On March 19, Ambassador met briefly with the Prime Minister's Economic Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Ebraheem, to discuss U.S./Kuwaiti TIFA discussions and the state of economic reform in Kuwait. Ambassador briefed on the overall impressions of the previous week's discussions with visiting USTR [...]	2005-03-22 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KU
05KUWAIT1173	AMBASSADOR AND MFA DIRECTOR DISCUSS U.S.-GOK [...] (U) The Ambassador used a March 22 courtesy call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Abdullah Ahmed Al-Murad to thank Kuwait for its vote in favor of a UNGA resolution on Human Cloning. He noted the declaration was a U.S. policy priority and appreci [...]	2005-03-22 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KU UN
05KUWAIT1175	KUWAIT COMMITTED TO ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) During a March 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Ahmed Al-Murad described the March 18 NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting as "excellent." He welcomed NATO's outreach to Arab nations an [...]	2005-03-23 03:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KU NATO
05KUWAIT1192	Appeals Court Sentence Silences Liberal [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term and three years probation for "defaming Islam," a liberal columnist said he will stop writing. The sentence, overruling a January acquittal, has writers wondering about the government's position on press freedom, and fearful of stiffer p [...]	2005-03-23 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR KISL PREL PHUM PGOV KU
05KUWAIT1200	KUWAITI VOTING RIGHTS WEEK IN REVIEW: FATWA [...] Summary: As the parliamentary review of the draft legislation granting women political rights moves slowly forward, Islamist MPs are making their supporting and opposing views known. The Ambassador continues to hear from his contacts that the GOK will succeed in efforts to grant women suffrage [...]	2005-03-23 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1201	Getting Foreign Students Back to U.S. [...] Summary/Recommendations: Over the last six months, Embassy Kuwait has begun a coordinated effort to reverse an alarming decline in the number of Kuwaiti students choosing U.S. colleges and universities. A significant percentage of current government, oil industry and private sector leaders [...]	2005-03-24 10:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT128	TENFOLD INCREASE IN KUWAIT'S TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE [...] On January 9, the Government of Kuwait announced that "in light of the tragic catastrophe and reflecting the feeling of Kuwaitis toward the victims in those countries," it would increase its aid pledge for tsunami-affected nations from $10 million to $100 million. With this pledge, Kuwait has [...]	2005-01-10 06:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PGOV PREL KU
05KUWAIT1286	SENATOR REED THANKS KUWAIT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT; [...] (C) Summary: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),accompanied by the Ambassador, OMC-K Chief and Poloff, met Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah March 27 at the Minister's home. The Senator expressed appreciation to Kuwait for assistance with U.S. [...]	2005-03-29 16:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PGOV KWMN ECON EAID KU
05KUWAIT1295	U.S.-KUWAIT "MINI-TIFA" TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. On March 16-17, USTR's John Fennerty met with members of Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) team (participant list in para 31) in a series of "mini-TIFA" meetings, to assess Kuwait's progress since the May 2004 inaugural TIFA Council meeting in [...]	2005-03-30 07:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON EINV KU
05KUWAIT1306	FORCED OUT?: LIBERAL COLUMNIST QUITS, DECRIES [...] (C) Summary: Decrying the death of press freedom, Kuwait University Political Scientist and long-time columnist Dr. Ahmed Al-Baghdadi followed up on his promise to quit writing on March 25. Al-Baghdadi, an extremely active critic of both the GOK and the increasing influence of Islamist elemen [...]	2005-03-30 11:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL KU
05KUWAIT1308	ISLAMIC EXTREMIST HAMAD AL-ALI: GOK CONFUSION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Extremist Salafi preacher Hamad Al-Ali continues to preach violent jihad in Kuwait despite GOK attempts to promote tolerance in the society. Al-Ali was recently detained by Kuwait State Security (KSS) for alleged links to two of the January shoot-outs between law enforcement of [...]	2005-03-30 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KISL KMDR PINR KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT1309	CHARGES AGAINST MILITARY OFFICER TERROR SUSPECTS [...] (U) Reportedly citing the absence of a crime, Kuwaiti Public Prosecutors on March 29 dropped charges against two former active-duty Kuwait Army soldiers who were detained on January 3 for allegedly plotting attacks against U.S. military assets in Kuwait. The pair, released on bail in mid-Febr [...]	2005-03-30 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1311	KUWAITI VOTING RIGHTS: MOCK PLEBISCITE CANCELED [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Government MP Jamal Hussein Al-Omar told the Ambassador that the GOK still lacks enough votes to pass legislation granting women's suffrage, but the Government continued to insist the voting rights bill would pass. Sources claim a cabinet reshuffle is in the works to secure en [...]	2005-03-30 14:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1336	JORDANIAN-KUWAITI RELATIONS: FROM "TERRIBLE TO [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's outgoing Ambassador to Kuwait told the Ambassador March 30 that Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations have progressed from "terrible to great" during his seven-year tenure. Some low level resentment due to the 1990 Iraqi invasion, however, lingers among some Jordanian parliamentari [...]	2005-04-03 12:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PINR KU JO
05KUWAIT1349	NEW INFORMATION MINISTER HAILED BY LIBERALS, [...] (C) Summary: Moving to fill cabinet vacancies in the run-up to an expected Parliamentary vote on women's rights, the GOK announced March 31 it had chosen Dr. Anas Mohammed Al-Rasheed, sworn in on April 4, as its new Information Minister. A professor and former editorial adviser to local Arabi [...]	2005-04-04 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1373	KUWAIT FINANCIAL UPDATE: NEW FINANCE MINISTER, NEW [...] (U) Summary: On April 4, the GOK officially appointed Kuwait Fund Director General Bader Al-Humaidhi as the new Minister of Finance, replacing Mahmoud Al-Nouri who had resigned for health reasons. On April 3, the Kuwait Stock Exchange broke the 8,000 point barrier for the first time in its [...]	2005-04-05 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR KU
05KUWAIT1400	GWOT ASSESSMENT: KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Counterterrorism remains at the top of our bilateral agenda and post has experienced increased cooperation from the Government of Kuwait (GOK) in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) since January when a series of security incidents revealed to the GOK a home-grown threat. There [...]	2005-04-06 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1401	MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: KUWAITI WOMEN'S SECOND VOTING [...] (U) Summary: The Kuwaiti women's political participation debate has erupted on a second front: the Municipal Council. A new Municipality Law went into effect March 20 but without reference to the article that would have permitted women to vote, run for office and serve on the Municipal Council. [...]	2005-04-06 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1404	STILL NO DATE FOR DECISION ON KUWAITI WOMEN'S [...] (U) An expedited National Assembly vote on Kuwaiti women's voting rights may not happen before May. The recent grilling and subsequent proffered resignation of the Health Minister and other Cabinet changes (septel) have delayed a Parliamentary vote originally anticipated for April. Furthermore [...]	2005-04-06 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1406	PARLIAMENT VS. THE PRIME MINISTER: GRILLING FORCES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Caving in to pressures heightened by the grilling and proffered resignation of Health Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Jarallah on April 2, the Government this week replaced two Ministers, and pondered a third, all in four days. These actions were followed by a statement issu [...]	2005-04-06 16:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KDEM PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT142	GOK SILENCES AL ARABIYA REPORTER AFTER ERRONEOUS [...] The GOK released January 8 on 300KD bail an Al Arabiya correspondent, detained January 5 for questioning after the Dubai-based news station aired a report of a shoot-out between militants and police. Adel Aidan, a Kuwaiti citizen, was taken into custody along with a journalist from the Kuwait [...]	2005-01-10 11:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM KU GPGOV
05KUWAIT1449	ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, PROMINENT MP DOWNPLAY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Responding to a week of press speculation that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah would seek the dissolution of the National Assembly in response to repeated ministerial grillings, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told local dailies April 9 that [...]	2005-04-11 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

05KUWAIT1450	NATO, ICI, AND KUWAIT - A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post read with interest NATO's cable on the March 18 Rome ICI meeting. We agree with SYG de Hoop Scheffer's recommendation that the relationship be developed at a practical measured pace. NATO offerings that are likely to be most attractive and most useful to Kuwait would be tra [...]	2005-04-11 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KU XF NATO

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