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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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05ROME3880OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 17:40:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3881ITALY JUDICIAL REFORM AND IPR, AN INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's criminal justice system will have a major impact on IPR enforcement. A recently adopted amendment limits the bill's impact on current cases and reduces the like [...]
2005-11-23 18:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EINV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3882ITALIAN-YEMENI COOPERATION ON BORDER CONTROL
[...] (U) This is an action request: please see para 5. 2. (C) Italian Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu visited Sanaa last week for talks with his Yemeni counterpart. According to Pisanu's Diplomatic Advisor, Ambassador Guido Lenzi, the most urgent bilateral issue discussed was Yemen's re [...]
2005-11-23 18:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IT YE
05ROME3885OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 08:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3890TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU SSAYYAF GROUP
[...] (S/NF) A/ECCOUNS and ECONOFF delivered November 23 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) prenotification (ref A) to Cristina Collura, Director, Prevention of Financial Crimes, Ministry of Finance (MOF),and to Giampolo Cantini, MFA Office Director for G8 and Global Issues. Both MOF and MFA officials said t [...]
2005-11-25 15:43:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME392824TH ICCROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] Summary: the 24th session of the General Assembly of the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) met November 9 - 11. The ICCROM Council recommended and the General Assembly approved the hiring of a new Director General. A real gr [...]
2005-11-30 08:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN KUNR ICCROM
05ROME3936ITALY: ON IRAQ CENTER-LEFT MOVES RIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DS Party Secretary Piero Fassino says that if a Center-Left government comes to power next spring it would withdraw troops from Iraq in close coordination with the Iraqi government, the U.S. and other allies. A DS Official told us that Center-Left PM candidate Romano Prodi had a [...]
2005-11-30 16:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3942EXTENSION OF U.S.-ITALIAN MEMORANDUM OF
[...] Mission Italy wholeheartedly endorses the proposed extension of the U.S. - Italian Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing the Pre-Classical, Classical and Imperial Roman Periods of Italy, signed on Janu [...]
2005-12-01 07:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO IT
05ROME3949 AVIAN INFLUENZA: ENCOURAGING FAO TO DEVELOP A
[...] Summary: USDA APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven met with FAO veterinary officials Samuel Jutzi and Jan Slingenbergh on November 29 to discuss ways to improve collaboration between USDA and FAO on Avian Influenza. OIE official Alex Thiermann also participated in the meeting. FAO is currently [...]
2005-12-01 09:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO EAID AORC FAO OIE
05ROME3957ITALY WANTS BROADER ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Asia Claudio Pacifico told the DCM on November 29 that Italy wants to play a larger role in Afghanistan and made an appeal for closer cooperation on policy with the U.S. He noted that the GOI was reassessing its participation in Afghanistan with an eye t [...]
2005-12-01 17:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR AF IT AFGHANISTAN
05ROME3961ITALY INSISTS IT IS FIRM ON PRESSURING RUSSIA ON
[...] (C) Summary. On December 1, Poloff met with Dr. Susanna Schlien of the OSCE office of the Italian MFA to discuss the US position on a possible ministerial declaration during the OSCE Ljubljana summit. Poloff noted that the USG believed that no ministerial message might be better than one whic [...]
2005-12-01 17:40:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3976AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO HOLDS SPECIAL EVENT DURING
[...] Summary. During the 33rd session of the FAO Conference, FAO hosted a side event on Avian Influenza on November 23rd (septel on the FAO Conference will be issued shortly). The aim was to update the membership on recent developments and the action taken by FAO as well as provide an outline for [...]
2005-12-02 15:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO FAO OIE WHO
05ROME3978ITALY TRANSPORT MINISTER LAMENTS POOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory courtesy call with the Ambassador, Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Pietro Lunardi criticized the poor state of Italy's infrastructure, and said the situation was holding back Italy's tourism industry. Lunardi was pleased with Transportation S [...]
2005-12-02 15:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN EWWT EAIR OTRA IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3980 AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL VISITS GUATEMALA: CHRONIC
[...] Six weeks after Hurricane Stan swept through Guatemala, I visited the country from November 12 to 15 to assess the food security situation and efforts to restore the nation's infrastructure. Damage to foodstocks and infrastructure has made emergency assistance challenging; reconstruction will [...]
2005-12-02 16:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC GT CONGRINT FAO WFP
05ROME3994 OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY IT AMGT
05ROME3996ELECTORAL REFORM CREATES INTRA-COALITION BATTLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political strategists tell us that electoral reform legislation likely to be approved by the Italian Senate in the coming weeks will force coalition members to run against each other in the 2006 electoral campaign. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centrist coalition pa [...]
2005-12-06 08:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3998ADVISOR ON HOMELAND SECURITY TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings with law enforcement and intelligence officials, Advisor to the President for Homeland Security Townsend delivered a consistent message on security for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. We respect Italian capabilities and appreciate the cooperation [...]
2005-12-06 09:50:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKOLY PTER OVIP IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME4001 AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND POVERTY HIGHLIGHED IN
[...] Summary: FAO will release the 2005 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report on December 7 at 11:00 am in Geneva. It will be available at www.fao.org shortly afterwards. The special focus of this year's report is Agricultural Trade and Poverty: Can Trade Work for the Poor? The report c [...]
2005-12-06 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID AORC FAO WTRO
05ROME4005RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON "CLUSTER LEADS" STRATEGY
[...] Summary. This message responds to reftel query of UN agencies regarding a strategy for more effective division of labor among these agencies in the field in meeting the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs). USUN-Rome transmitted to the World Food Program (WFP) as the sectoral lead on [...]
2005-12-06 17:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF EAGR AORC UN WFP FAO
05ROME4021POTENTIAL UAV/CRUISE MISSILE TECH TRANSFER TO IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Aldo Doria, Head of the Ministry of Productive Activities' Export Control Unit, told EconOff the export of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile components from Italy to the Netherlands for possible re-export to Iran is likely to occur by December 20. The Italian firm i [...]
2005-12-07 16:36:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PARM PREL IR NE IT MTCR EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME4023INTERIOR MINISTER ON OLYMPICS SECURITY, MUSLIM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Interior and Chief of Police DeGennaro December 6 expressed readiness to cooperate fully with the USG on Olympics security issues. Besides the Olympics, Italian security authorities had identified 13,000 potential targets around the country and instituted measures [...]
2005-12-07 17:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER EFIN PGOV IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4027REPORT OF THE 33ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE
[...] At the meetings of the Conference and Council of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),held in Rome from 16 to 28 November 2005, member governments discussed international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues, and the key institutional questions of the organization [...]
2005-12-09 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO WFP
05ROME4028 ABU MAZEN CALLS FOR ACTIVE EU ROLE IN PEACE
[...] Summary: On a two-day official visit to Italy, Abu Mazen underlined PA commitment to the Roadmap and called for a vigorous EU role in the peace process. He said Palestinians had chosen the path of democracy and called on Israel to remove all obstacles to the conduct of elections, including i [...]
2005-12-09 12:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XF IS IT PLO MEPP
05ROME40292005 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR ITALY (PART I)
[...] Summary. The Government of Italy (GOI) is firmly committed to the fight against drug trafficking domestically and internationally. The Berlusconi government continues its strong counternarcotics stand with capable and effective Italian law enforcement agencies. Italy is a consumer country [...]
2005-12-09 13:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR IT EUN
05ROME4046IPR Public Education in Italy: Refining the
[...] Uneven IPR enforcement by police remains a problem in Italy, but a lack of respect for intellectual property among the general public also represents a significant hurdle. Some 20 percent of Italian consumers, according to a recent poll, admit to buying fakes. The Embassy, in cooperation wit [...]
2005-12-13 08:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD EINV IT EUN
05ROME4047ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel statements to the MFA and Prime Minister's office on December 13. Foreign Minister Fini had already issued a statement condemning the assassination on December 12. Embassy translation of Fini's statement is provided below. 2. Begin text. Italy strongly condemn [...]
2005-12-13 10:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IT UN
05ROME4052ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]
2005-12-13 15:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4060MOI EXPELS MOHAMMED DAKI: ITALY'S 13 IN 2005
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu expelled Moroccan national and suspect terrorist Daki Mohamed on December 10, returning him to Morocco. Tunisian national and terrorist suspect Gharsellaoui Mohamed Akremi was also expelled December 10. In a December 11 press release, Pisanu [...]
2005-12-14 16:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4064PRODI SEES CENTER-LEFT LEAD, PLEDGES NO SURPRISES
[...] (C) Center-left leader Romano Prodi December 14 called on the Ambassador at the embassy. The center-left leader broke no new ground on domestic or foreign issues and appeared to have no obvious agenda with us except to establish a dialogue. In the meeting, which took place at his initiativ [...]
2005-12-15 15:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME4071IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES IRAQI ELECTIONS
[...] (U) PM Berlusconi issued a statement on December 15 praising the Iraqi elections as a further step on the road to democracy. Noting that first indications suggested a significant Sunni turnout, Berlusconi said the vote also marked a strike against the insurgents. The statement also noted It [...]
2005-12-16 14:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME4072USITC FIVE YEAR REVIEW: ANTIDUMPING AND/OR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for industry-wide data on production and export of C20000-series brass sheet and strip, Post contacted the Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA) and the National Association of Non-Ferrous Metals Industries (ASSOMET). While they were unable to provide us [...]
2005-12-16 14:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ECON ASEC IT EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME4074ITALY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Please find post's proposed text for the Italian section of the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: Italy has been a staunch ally in the war against terror. Italy works to fight terrorism within its borders, cooperates internationally, and participates with a strong military [...]
2005-12-16 16:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IT EUN
05ROME4075ITALY POSITIVE ON U.S.-EU AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
[...] Summary: Officials at the Italian Ministries of Transport and Foreign Affairs say Italy will be supportive of the U.S.-EU Air Services Agreement, provided the Department of Transportation follows through with proposed rule changes. End summary. 2. Econoff delivered reftel points to Maria Cr [...]
2005-12-19 09:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN AVIATION FAA
05ROME4080ITALY: IMPACT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA ON POULTRY MARKET
[...] (U) This message responds to reftel regarding the impact of avian influenza on the Italian poultry market. GOI efforts to control avian flu and the GOI's ability to respond to an influenza pandemic will be reported septel. Please note that the United States does not export poultry meat to [...]
2005-12-19 12:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR TBIO IT USTR
05ROME4083AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S VISIT PRODUCES IMMEDIATE
[...] (C) Summary. Amb. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on UN Reform, had meetings with Italian FM Gianfranco Fini, senior MFA officials, and senior officials in PM Berlusconi's office December 12 and 13. Amb. Tahir-Kheli highlighted U.S. reform priorities, stressed the [...]
2005-12-19 14:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKUNR IT UNGA
05ROME4092ITALY WILL SEND ASSISTANCE TO OAS COLOMBIA MISSION
[...] MFA Office Director for South America Pietro Benassi confirmed December 16 that Italy would provide support for the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia, as requested in Reftel A demarche. Italy had not yet decided whether it would provide monetary assistance to the mission or [...]
2005-12-20 09:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PTER CO IT UN
05ROME4093INVESTING IN ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO:
[...] (U) Summary. On December 8-10, five Italian foreign affairs advisors to government and opposition political parties took part in a highly successful "Opinion-Makers" NATO tour with follow-on to Afghanistan. In addition to educating Italian policymakers about NATO, the tour's purpose was to de [...]
2005-12-20 09:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OPRC MOPS IT AF NATO AFGHANISTAN
05ROME4107FRATTINI TO FLOAT EU BALKANS ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Italian MFA December 19 hosted a conference on Balkans issues attended by Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj, Vice President of the European Commission Franco Frattini, and members of the Italian MFA Department for Balkan Affairs. Frattini stated that on January 9, [...]
2005-12-20 15:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM YI SR MW IT BI
05ROME4113 ITALIAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (U) Information on avian/pandemic influenza preparedness in Italy is keyed to categories and questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Does the government of Italy have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu (AI) from becomi [...]
2005-12-20 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL IT FAO
05ROME4116ITALIANS RESPOND FOR EGF ON HAITIAN DEPLOYMENT
[...] Following on Rome's initial response (Ref A) to the request for a European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) deployment in advance of the Haitian elections (Ref B),Italy, as current president, has provided a letter to Embassy Rome on behalf of the EGF affirming that the force is not yet fully operation [...]
2005-12-21 12:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL KPKO HA IT EUN
05ROME4124TERRORISM FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1624, ITALY
[...] (S/NF) Finance Ministry DG for Financial Crimes, Giuseppe Maresca, told A/Ecoun and Econoff December 20 that the Italian Financial Security Committee (FSC -- equivalent level to USG PCC) in its December meeting considered the USG proposal to jointly propose the designation of Bouchta Bouriki ( [...]
2005-12-21 17:24:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNCVIS EFIN IT KSEP KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4125OECD - EXPORT CREDITS; BRIBERY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) As instructed, EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 15 to Roberto Pecoraio, Director of the Legal Department for SACE, Italy's Export Credit Agency. Pecoraio said in general Italy supported the OECD Secretariat's proposed Action Statement on Measures to Deter Bribery (in granting e [...]
2005-12-21 17:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN IT OECD EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME4134UNIDROIT GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING OF DECEMBER 1
[...] Summary: the General Assembly of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) met on December 1 to review the organization's work and to approve the budget for 2006 and the program of work for the upcoming triennium (2006-08). The Secretary General (SYG) provided [...]
2005-12-22 17:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UNIDROIT
05ROME4155WITH A WARY EYE ON RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Italy's Productive Activities Minister says Italy and the EU are too dependent on Russian energy, and that truly developed countries should be self-sufficient in energy. Italy is actively pursuing alternative energy sources, such as biomass fuel, hydrogen energy, and solar p [...]
2005-12-27 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL KDEM SA IR IS IT IQ RU
05ROME4169IRAQ - ITALY REQUESTS HELP TO DISBURSE SOFT LOANS
[...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) Federika Ferrari Bravo, MFA Coordinator for Economic Assistance to Iraq, asked December 6 for U.S. help to complete an Italy-Iraq loan agreement to permit Italy to disburse a five million euro soft loan to reestablish the Iraqi [...]
2005-12-29 11:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PHUM PK PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AVIATION FAA
05ROME4182U.S. Terror Victims Accuse Italy of Siding with
[...] Lawyers of the families of three U.S. victims of Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in 1995 and 1996, to whom a U.S. Court in 2003 awarded USD 523 million in damages against Iran, have accused Italy of siding with Iran in the legal battle to collect damages from Iran's assets here. The lawyers [...]
2005-12-29 17:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV IR IT KPRP ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4186GOI CHARTS THE WAY FORWARD AFTER WTO MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amadeo Teti, Vice Ministry of Trade Director General for Commercial Agreements, views the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial as an overall success and especially as "a win" for Brazil. Teti praised Pascal Lamy's leadership of the WTO, and predicted an agreement on the Doha Development [...]
2005-12-30 10:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON IT EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME4188ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...]
2005-12-30 11:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA
05ROME455INVITATION TO JOIN AD-HOC UNIDROIT ELECTION
[...] Summary: Mission received a January 27 letter from the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) to join an ad-hoc committee session on February 28. The session will examine possible changes to the organization's by-laws dealing with Governing Council elections, w [...]
2005-02-11 13:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNIDROIT
05ROME458ITALY/BIOTECH: COEXISTENCE DECREE-LAW PASSED BY
[...] (U) On January 25, 2005 the Italian Senate passed legislation on the coexistence of conventional, organic and biotech crops, approving a draft that had been passed by the Chamber of Deputies earlier in the month. The decree-law requires all of the Italian regions to produce their own coexis [...]
2005-02-11 13:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA IT
05ROME459FAO UPDATE ON TSUNAMI DISASTER RESPONSE
[...] Summary: At a briefing on 9 February for representatives of affected states and donor countries, FAO officials provided a progress report on the agency's response to the Asian tsunami disaster. FAO has received over $30 million in donor contributions and pledges. This exceeds the organizati [...]
2005-02-11 15:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIS PREF EAGR SENV AORC XO FAO
05ROME469ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) On February 7, 2005 SCICOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Counselor Giovanni Battista Iannuzzi, Director of Office VII (National Authority for Conventions on Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical Disarmament) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate General for Multilateral Polit [...]
2005-02-11 18:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM TRGY AORC IT IAEA
05ROME493GOI LINATE DELEGATION LACKS CHIEF NEGOTIATOR
[...] Italy's chief civil aviation negotiator and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) Director General Dr. Aldo Sansone will not participate in February 17 consultations in Washington to settle a joint complaint filed by American and United Airlines on access to Linate airport. Dr. [...]
2005-02-15 11:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IT KTIA AVIATION
05ROME494ITALIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH INVITATION TO EXPAND
[...] The Embassy has received a copy of a February 11, 2005 letter sent from Italian Minister of Health Girolamo Sirchia to HHS Secretary Leavitt proposing to expand the bilateral MOU on Health and Medical Sciences (2003) to include cooperation on obesity, diabetes, and complementary and alternati [...]
2005-02-15 12:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI IT
05ROME510VWP/ITALY: UPDATE ON 10/26/05 DEADLINE AND
[...] Summary: The Consul General updated the GOI on the status of the U.S. biometric passport program and drew attention to the upcoming deadline for biometric passports for Visa Waiver countries at a February 14 meeting with MFA Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Siggia. Siggia [...]
2005-02-16 14:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT PREL IT CPPT
05ROME537 IRAQ: ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES CONTINUED FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: The Italian Senate has approved funding for Italy's continued military mission in Iraq. We expect the Chamber to follow suit when the measure is scheduled for a vote in the lower house in the coming weeks. END SUMMARY. 2. On February 16, the Italian Senate approved financing f [...]
2005-02-17 15:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME574Italy's 2005 budget - Smoke and Mirrors
[...] For the last several years, Italy has relied on extraordinary one-off revenue measures and spending deferrals to avoid bumping up against the euro zone budget deficit/GDP ceiling of three percent. Finance Minister Siniscalco, a technocrat, has sworn off tax amnesties and pursued the most chal [...]
2005-02-22 09:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME629SPECIAL 301 REVIEW, MISSION ITALY INPUT
[...] Summary: Embassy Rome recommends that Italy remain on the 301 Watch List for 2005. Piracy rates, though showing some improvement in 2004, continue to be among the worst in Western Europe. Industry losses remain unacceptably high, wide-spread street vending of pirated and counterfeit goods c [...]
2005-02-25 05:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD IT KIPR
05ROME669AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF
[...] Summary. During a call on the FAO Director General (DG) the Ambassador raised several issues: -- The Ambassador outlined the US position on debt relief (ref A). Diouf said he agreed personally with the points we outlined, but his organization does not officially have a position. -- The [...]
2005-02-28 16:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID EFIN EAGR FAO UN
05ROME684 ITALIAN JUSTICE: SLOW AND INCREASINGLY
[...] Summary. The uproar over a Milan justice's decision to free accused terrorists because they allegedly fit the definition of guerrilla war-fighters (reftel) is only one indicator of ongoing problems in the Italian judicial system. At the inauguration of the judicial year, the Chief Prosecuto [...]
2005-03-01 13:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV IT
05ROME695(S) MTAG: ADDITIONAL GOI REACTION TO POTENTIAL
[...] (S) Ref B reports on the delivery of our January 13 demarche (ref C) to the MFA's Non-Proliferation Coordinator Carlo Tripepi, in which we informed the GOI that several Chinese firms intended to engage in proliferation-related activity with several Italian firms, including Galileo Avionica, Si [...]
2005-03-01 17:20:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL IT CH MTCR EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME702ITALY AGREES WITH PUBLIC STATEMENT; BELIEVES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-02 15:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO IT
05ROME706ITALY WILL SUPPORT THE L.27 DECLARATION ON HUMAN
[...] On March 1, SCICOUNS delivered points in reftel to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health, and also to the Prime Minister's office. Counselor Alessandro Busacca, Head of Office I (UN Affairs) of the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights, responded [...]
2005-03-02 17:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA IT UNGA
05ROME714ITALIAN UNIONS ON COMPETITIVENESS, IRAN AND IRAQ
[...] Summary. Italian unions, led by CGIL, have proposed a new plan to promote competitiveness that addresses structural weaknesses and the need for increased investment in education, training, infrastructure and R&D. It represents another step towards unity among the trade union confederations [...]
2005-03-03 13:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL PGOV IR IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME715WFP EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE
[...] Summary. At its third regular Executive Board session in October 2004, WFP presented an update on actions already taken and activities to be implemented in a 30-month timeframe that will enable it to strengthen "its competencies and capacities to ensure the quality, credibility, comparability [...]
2005-03-03 13:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP
05ROME746MFA ON FINI'S BALKANS VISIT; DAS STEPHENS ROME
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that FM Fini's February 23-25 Balkans visit had been"constructive," and that Fini reassured his interlocutors that Italy would "maintain maximum attention" to the region. In Belgrade he pointed out that ICTY cooperation remains crucial for the region's advancemen [...]
2005-03-04 17:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SR IT KI EUN
05ROME747UN COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES: ITALIAN CANDIDATE
[...] (U) Italian Radical Party leader Emma Bonino came to Embassy Rome March 4 to meet NEA DAS Carpenter. Bonino's NGO "No Peace without Justice" is managing an aspect of the USG-GOI funded "Democracy Assistance Dialogue" under the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa initiative. 2. (C) Aft [...]
2005-03-04 17:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIO IT PREF ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME764FAO AND THE NEXT DESERT LOCUST INVASION
[...] Summary. USUN Rome has been actively engaging the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the desert locust emergency in Sahelian West Africa and the Maghreb to determine FAO's preparedness for the next spring and summer 2005 locust control campaign. It has learned that [...]
2005-03-08 06:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME779CIVAIR: GOI RESPONSE TO VIOLATION OF FAA
[...] The Italian National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) has responded to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Case No. 2002EA01009 concerning alleged FAA regulation violations by Captain Giorgio Silvetti, an Alitalia Airlines pilot. The FAA requested ENAC investigate the alleged U.S. airspace inf [...]
2005-03-08 17:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IT AVIATION
05ROME780AD-HOC UNIDROIT ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] Summary: an ad-hoc committee of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) met on February 28 to discuss changes to the organization's by- laws that would guarantee geographic representation on the Governing Council. A general consensus formed around a minimalis [...]
2005-03-08 20:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNIDROIT
05ROME781IRAQ/ITALY: ACCIDENTAL KILLING IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the last 24 hours PM Berlusconi has pressed hard for the establishment of some mechanism to show that Italy was an active participant in the investigation into the killing of Italian intel officer Nicola Calipari by US forces near Baghdad, which he could use to calm criticism o [...]
2005-03-08 20:11:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME795MGLE01: ITALY INSISTS THAT SYRIA COMPLY WITH UNSC
[...] (U) Italy strongly insists, in both public and private statements, on the complete and swift withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon. FM Fini issued a public statement on March 8 (see para. 2),and our MFA interlocutors continue to press their Syrian counterparts as well. 2. (U) Begin [...]
2005-03-09 15:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME799 IRAQ/ITALY: FM FINI SPEAKS TO PARLIAMENT ON
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini told the Chamber of Deputies March 8 that the March 4 killing by a U.S.patrol of Italian SISMI official Nicola Calipari near Camp Victory in Baghdad was "certainly an accident" but that there [...]
2005-03-10 05:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME807ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO PM
[...] (SBU) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told poloff March 7 that the elements of the US statement on Kosovo PM Haradinaj's resignation contained were excellent. He was in the process of drafting Italy's statement, and would have liked to have followed our lead and been more dire [...]
2005-03-10 11:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV SR YI KAWX ICTY
05ROME819LETTER FROM ITALIAN PRESIDENT CIAMPI TO PRESIDENT
[...] Please deliver following message from President Ciampi to President Bush. 2. Begin Text. Mr. President, Dear George, I appreciate the sincerity of the words of solidarity you have addressed to me after the tragic accident in Iraq which caused the death of Nicola Calipari and the woundi [...]
2005-03-10 17:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL IT US IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME820IRAQ: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO DATE TOTALS EURO 78M
[...] (U) Summary: The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports the GOI spent Euro 78 million ($101 million) on Iraq aid in 2003-2004. For 2005, the GOI plans to disburse about Euro 30 million ($39 million) in additional reconstruction assistance, though this figure represents an estimate, rather [...]
2005-03-10 17:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME821 IRAQ/ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI SPEAKS TO THE SENATE ON
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Italian PM Berlusconi stressed to the Senate March 9 the importance of the U.S.'s "unprecedented" decision to allow Italy to participate in the investigation of the circumstances that led to the March 4 killing of [...]
2005-03-11 05:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME857DEPARTING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR MAY SEEK SENIOR FAO
[...] (SBU) Mohammad Saeid Noori-Naeni, who has served as Iran's Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome since 1994, returns to his academic roots in Iran this month to become Rector of the University of Tehran. Indications are that the Iranian diplomat, who is popular in Rome, may be contemplati [...]
2005-03-14 15:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC EAGR KUNR PINR PREL IR FAO
05ROME858U.S.-ITALY INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF ITALIAN OFFICIAL CALIPARI IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) By exchange of letters dated March 12, the Embassy concurred with the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the subject investigation as proposed by the GOI. The Italian letter containing the proposed TOR follows the text reported in para 7 of reftel and was signed by Undersecretary in the Prime [...]
2005-03-14 16:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM PHUM
05ROME860ITALY WILL DONATE TO FAO EXTERNAL EVALUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-14 17:23:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR IT KUNR FAO
05ROME861ITALY ON GAERC AGENDA: NO CONSENSUS FOR CROATIA
[...] (C) MFA EU-CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that no Member States expect Ministers to approve a start date for Croatian accession talks at the March 16 GAERC. He predicted Ministers would urge completion of the EU's own bureaucratic preparations for negotiations to start, while underli [...]
2005-03-14 17:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT EUN
05ROME877REVIEW OF FAO's EMERGENCY PROGRAMS
[...] Summary. At a March 1 briefing, FAO's assistant director general for technical cooperation, Henri Carsalade gave a general review of FAO's programs in 2004 and challenges for 2005. He also provided an update on FAO's continuing efforts to control desert locusts in north and west Africa, fund [...]
2005-03-15 15:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF SENV UN FAO
05ROME878SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY GETS OFF THE FENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials agreed to forward our "strong and important" message on the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a to Rome to FM Fini, who will make the decision. One official argued, though, that it is in the United States' broader interest to have the meeting take place in ord [...]
2005-03-15 17:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKTFN PREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME886IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI SAYS ITALY TO BEGIN
[...] (C) On March 15, PM Berlusconi said in a TV interview that Italy would begin reducing its troop presence in Iraq in September, conditions permitting. He did not refer to any Italian draw-down in his presentations to the Senate last week and his statement caught Italian officials off-guard. De [...]
2005-03-16 11:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME897ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN SHARES INSIGHTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Italy's Ambassador to Iran believes that most Iranians favor better relations with the United States, but at the same time support Iran's efforts to obtain nuclear capabilities. The upcoming Presidential elections could help resolve this dilemma by offering prospects, if Rafsanjan [...]
2005-03-16 15:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR IT IAEA
05ROME902IRAQ/ITALY - TRANSCRIPT AND COMMENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Berlusconi's comments on the March 15 edition of ""Porta a Porta,"" a popular television news/interview program, suggesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq beginning in September of this year, have made an impact in both the Italian popular press and in internatio [...]
2005-03-17 05:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME905ITALY WILL MAKE NO COMMITMENTS TO CHINESE FM LI ON
[...] (C) Drawing from points ref a, poloff reiterated with EU CFSP Office Director Luigi Mattiolo continued strong US concern over the possibility that the EU may lift its arms embargo against China within the next few months, and the damaging signal such a development could send to Beijing and to [...]
2005-03-17 08:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CM IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME917UNCHR 61: ITALIAN RESPONSES
[...] (C) Laborcouns met 3/17 with Carlo Campanile, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Office, to deliver reftel points. Italy remains supportive of almost all U.S. positions on pending UNCHR resolutions but will continue to work primarily within the EU framework. Specific Italian concerns include [...]
2005-03-17 15:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IT UNHRC
05ROME919IRAQ/ITALY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FUNDING FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 15, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to extend through June 30 funding for Italy's military mission in Iraq. We expect funding to be extended for the July-December period without difficulty, given the size of the Government's majority. The subseque [...]
2005-03-17 16:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME921ITALY SUPPORTS ENHANCED EU PRESENCE ON
[...] (C) As reported ref b, MFA EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff March 11 that the EU strategy at the moment would be to reinforce the office of the recently created EU Special Representative for the Caucuses, to include the 6 trainers mentioned in ref a. He underlined that this was an [...]
2005-03-17 17:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ZJ RS CG PBTS IT EUN OSCE
05ROME950SOMALIA - ITALIANS SHARE CONCERNS OVER IGAD TROOP
[...] (C) On March 18, MFA Somalia Desk Officer Stefano Dejak told PolOff that Italy shares U.S. concerns expressed reftel over possible IGAD troop deployment in Somalia. Italy has been speaking at length at high levels to the Ethiopian government, which is looking to IGAD protection of its own b [...]
2005-03-21 10:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SO IT
05ROME976SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY STILL PLANS TO HOST FM
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA has given serious consideration to our request that Italy postpone the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a but, barring major changes on the ground in Lebanon, still plans to go through with the visit. Rome continues to view engagement as the best way to deal with [...]
2005-03-22 11:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME987ITALY'S FOREIGN AID: LATE PAYMENTS, TSUNAMI RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, the Italian parliament passed a special appropriation to: 1) allow Italy to make up its missed 2004 euro 100 million payment (euro=$1.33) to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; 2) fund a euro 70 million appropriation for tsunami-related aid; [...]
2005-03-22 17:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID IT
05ROME989US-ITALIAN GOALS FOR BALKANS: "PLAYING THE SAME
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with MFA Political Director Terzi and European Affairs Director-General Caracciolo, DAS Stephens heard a strong Italian pledge of continued participation and cooperation with the US in the Balkans. Terzi said that Italy was focusing on a number of important issues, fr [...]
2005-03-22 17:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL AL SR BS EUN HZ
05SANAA1031UPDATE ON DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK IN YEMEN: 133
[...] As of April 17, The World Health Organization (WHO) has detected 84 cases of dengue fever in the Hadramawt governorate since the outbreak began in late December. These cases of dengue fever occurred in the port city of Mukulla and on the Hadramawt coastline along the Indian Ocean. Added to [...]
2005-04-25 07:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED YM
05SANAA1032ONE STEP BACK FOR GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION: FOUR
[...] The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified four cases of polio in Yemen since early February. According to Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Abdulmagid Al-Kulaidi, the genetic profile of the polio virus indicates that these cases may be related to the ongoing outbreak in Sudan, which in t [...]
2005-04-25 07:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED YM
05SANAA1036(U) AMEMBASSY CONOPS APPROVAL FOR YE2005JCET002N
[...] (S) AS REQUESTED IN REF A, AMEMBASSY SANA'A AND HOST NATION CONCUR WITH NSWU-3 CONCEPT FOR JCET YE2005JCET002N (REF A). 2. (S) AMEMBASSY SANA'A HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING MESSAGE WILL FOLLOW UNDER A SEPARATE MESSAGE.3. (OMC POC IS COLONEL MARK DEVLIN, COM 967-1-755-2079. [...]
2005-04-25 12:38:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMASS PHUM TC
05SANAA1037AL-HOUTHI LEADERS FLEE YEMEN, REBELLION NEAR END
[...] (C) Summary. The level of conflict between government and rebel forces in the Sa'ada region seems to be decreasing, but clashes continue in isolated areas. The leaders of the uprising are rumored to have fled the country, perhaps under a negotiated agreement. There is considerable risk that [...]
2005-04-25 14:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1039SHRD REPORT DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005" to Nasser Arrabyee, Special Assistant to the Minister of Human Rights on April 24. Arabyee promised to pass the report to Minister Soswa and to report back should she have any comments. Poloff also provi [...]
2005-04-26 06:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO OIIP ELAB KDEM KSPR DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1040SANAA EAC MEETING 04/24/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 24, to review the current security environment and to discuss procedure regarding the continuation or discontinuation of authorized departure status. RSO reported that, apart from unconfirmed, vague reports of an additional two grenade a [...]
2005-04-26 07:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1042DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL ELECTION STANDARDS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and concept paper to Presidential Advisor Dr. Abdul Karim al-Iryani on April 19 in preparation for the Santiago Community of Democracies meeting. Iryani commented that the ROYG delegation would fully support the idea of universal election standards a [...]
2005-04-26 07:18:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1052SANAA EAC MEETING 04/27/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on April 27 at 2:30 P.M. to review reverse tripwires for Authorized Depature status (per reftel C). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, RMAS, OMC, RSO, CONS, PD and USAID. Members of the EAC unan [...]
2005-04-27 12:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1054DRAFT PRESS LAW CONCERNS JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) Summary. On April 25 the ROYG's draft of a proposed new press law was leaked to the Yemen press. Journalists, citing more restrictions than in the old law and the lack of ROYG consultations with the Syndicate in drafting the law, are disappointed. Minister of Information, Hussein al-Awadi [...]
2005-04-29 09:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA106ADEN PORT: YEMEN MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
[...] (SBU) In a briefing to donors on January 10, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan announced that Prime Minister Ba Jammal "in the interest of promoting the widest competition" rejected the Rotterdam Management Group's (RMG) recommendation to [...]
2005-01-17 10:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KCOR YM COM
05SANAA1126EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FOR AMERICAN
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 6. 2. (SBU) Based on the recommendations of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC),Ambassador requests that the Department not extend Authorized Departure beyond the current expiration date. 3. (SBU) The EAC unanimously agreed that Post's securi [...]
2005-05-01 14:23:00Embassy SanaaSECRETAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1133SANAA EAC MEETING 05/01/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 5 at 3:30 P.M. to review the current security environment and to finalize post recommendation on the discontinuation of authorized depature status (septel forthcoming). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO [...]
2005-05-02 06:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA117SANAA EAC MEETING 01/16/2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on January 17, 2005, to review post policy for private or official events at Embassy Officer housing following a recent attempted attack against Embassy personnel at an Employee residence during the Christmas holidays. The COM no [...]
2005-01-18 09:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA120NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING
[...] (SBU) As per reftel, the titles, names, and contact numbers for leading Yemeni government and political officials were verified on January 4, 2005 and are as follows: Head of Government ------------------ Last Name: Saleh First/Middle Names: Ali Abdullah Conventional Usage: His Excell [...]
2005-01-18 11:17:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1220SANAA EAC MEETING 05/07/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 7 at 11:00 A.M. to review Department guidance on the lifting of Authorized Departure status (reftel A) and to determine next steps for post. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, OMC, RSO, CO [...]
2005-05-08 03:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1221DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL
[...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi reiterated ROYG support for the transitional government in Iraq, as expressed by President Saleh on April 10. In that statement, Saleh congratulated new Iraqi President Talibani and expressed Yemen's d [...]
2005-05-08 10:18:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1222DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ELEHSSAN TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi said that he had not heard of the organization and that Palestinian Islamic Jihad were not active in Yemen. 2. (C) The FM took the opportunity to comment on the State Department's Report on Intern [...]
2005-05-08 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA1233 REQUEST FOR MEDIA LAW SPEAKER TO WORK WITH YEMENI
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. SPEAKER WILL WORK WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF INFORMATION AND PLANNING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, WITH THE YEMENI JOURNALIST SYNDICATE, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT OF A NEW, PROPOSED PRESS LAW. 2. TIME FRAME. BECAUSE [...]
2005-05-09 07:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDYM KPAO OIIP
05SANAA1244YEMEN GRAPPLES WITH POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF A MINOR
[...] (U) Summary. On May 2, President Saleh suspended the death sentence of murder defendant Amina Ali Abdallah al-Tuhaif. The suspension was a direct result of international and local pressure to revisit the case due to questions on whether or not Al-Tuhaif committed murder when she was a minor. [...]
2005-05-10 12:08:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM YM
05SANAA127BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROJECTS - FY05 YEMEN
[...] The government of Yemen is moving from an embryonic policy understanding of biotechnology to a greater desire to embrace international trade standards and to join the international trade market and open their markets to biotechnology. In the last two months, the office of the US Trade Represen [...]
2005-01-19 04:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM ENVIRONMENT COM
05SANAA128BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT - YEMEN
[...] Embassy Sanaa expanded its outreach to local businessmen and women in FY 2004 by sponsoring the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development and Management Workshop, held September 12 to 14, at the Sanaa Chamber of Commerce. This three-day training workshop focused on the basics of entrepren [...]
2005-01-19 04:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD BTIO ETRD EINV YM ECON COM
05SANAA1282YEMEN HUNT LOOKING FOR DEAL ON BLOCK 18 EXTENSION,
[...] (C) Summary. On May 7, Ambassador met with representatives of Yemen Hunt to discuss developments in the ongoing drama of the Block 18 extension (reftel). The ROYG officially confirmed the cancellation of its agreement with Hunt, endorsing Parliament's decision to explore a more profitable ar [...]
2005-05-14 13:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EINV YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1286SANAA EAC MEETING 05/14/2005
[...] (C) Post EAC convened on May 14 at 10:00 A.M.local time to assess the possibility of demonstrations or other actions within Yemen in response to recent local and international news coverage about alleged Koran desecration at Guantanamo. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting in [...]
2005-05-14 13:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1300YEMEN'S DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
[...] Per reftel, included below is requested report on Yemen's democratic reform strategy to support the Freedom Agenda. Begin text. ------------ A. Overview ------------ The Government of Yemen has demonstrated rhetorical and real commitment to the goals of democracy and human rights. T [...]
2005-05-15 12:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1301SALEH AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KORAN DESECRATION
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador for a brief meeting May 14. The President and Ambassador discussed the Koran desecration allegations, President Saleh's planned visit to Washington, and the status of ROYG requests for M-113 armored personnel carriers. True to his nature, Sale [...]
2005-05-15 13:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MASS PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1303SANAA EAC MEETING 05/15/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 15 at 15:00 A.M.local time to discuss recent threat information targeting Embassy facilities and personnel. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DAT, FPD, MO, LEGATT, POLE, POLM, OMC, CCE-Y, USAID, RSO, CONS, and PD. 2. (S/N [...]
2005-05-15 13:59:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1304YEMEN POLIO UPDATE: 60 CASES AND GROWING
[...] (SBU) On May 11, Yemen's poliomyelitis outbreak reached more than 60 cases according to official statements, making one of the largest outbreaks in non-polio endemic country in recent years. UN Health officials publicly estimated that polio infections in Yemen will exceed the 100 mark, as more [...]
2005-05-16 08:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED YM
05SANAA131YEMEN CLOSES ITS AIRSPACE FOR TWO DAYS OVER
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. Summary: The Yemeni Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority (CAMA) denied U.S. military aircraft clearances on January 21 and 22, due to a dispute simmering for at least eight years regarding overflight and landing fees. After a meet [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KREC KSEP MARR MOPS PREL YM PBTS
05SANAA1314OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ITS
[...] SUMMARY: Post has used both bilateral discussions and public diplomacy to counter the now retracted Newsweek article alleging the desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bilateral efforts have included a meeting between the Ambassador and President Saleh, as well as with the Minis [...]
2005-05-17 11:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KISL YM
05SANAA1315YEMENI MEDIA REACTION TO RETRACTION OF NEWSWEEK
[...] SUMMARY: Yemeni media reporting of the retraction by Newsweek of its story alleging desecration of the Koran in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is thus far fairly widespread and straightforward. Notable exceptions are official media outlets Saba News Agency and Al-Thawra newspaper. END SUMMARY 2. [...]
2005-05-17 11:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
05SANAA1316HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SOSWA ON THE AMINA CASE,
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 15 meeting with Ambassador, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa discussed the death penalty case of Amina al-Tuhaif (ref A),the draft press law (ref B) and the recent allegations of Koran desecration at GTMO. End Summary. --------------------------- The Saga of A [...]
2005-05-17 12:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL YM KMCC
05SANAA1317SHAKEDOWN AT THE ADEN PORT: SHIPS DETAINED BY
[...] (C) Summary. Commercial maritime traffic to the Port of Aden, already far below the port's potential, may decrease further due to exaggerated insurance claims and an unusual practice of detaining ships in Yemen. Several worldwide insurance clubs have met in the last month to discuss these pr [...]
2005-05-17 12:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EWWT YM COM
05SANAA1325ROYG AL-HOUTHI CELL ROUND UP REVEALS PLANS TO
[...] (S) Summary. On May 15 Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi informed Ambassador of the round up of al-Houthi cells responsible for the recent series of deadly grenade attacks on ROYG Military officials in Sanaa. Alimi shared alarming information garnered from MOI and PSO investigations that one [...]
2005-05-18 08:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1328LIMITED KORAN DESECRATION PROTESTS IN SANAA
[...] Summary: The recent Newsweek piece alleging desecration of a Koran in Guantanamo Bay sparked small protests among students at Sanaa's universities. The non-violent protests were contained by police and were not covered by the local press. Despite strong opposition to many U.S. policies, most [...]
2005-05-18 10:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KJUS YM
05SANAA1331NOTIFICATION OF RETURN OF NON-ENEMY COMBATANT
[...] (C) On May 18 Ambassador delivered Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) notification to Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi regarding the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO (ref A). Ambassador asked Qirbi to confirm the ROYG's willingness to accept this individual, as well as other Yemen [...]
2005-05-18 11:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PHUM PREF PINR KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1338ADEN CONTAINER TERMINAL TENDER: ROYG ANGLES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The tendering process for the Aden Container Terminal was delayed this month when the ROYG,s High Tendering Committee decided not to award the tender at the self-imposed deadline. The Committee believed that the proposals did not apportion a high enough share of ROYG revenue, an [...]
2005-05-21 11:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EWWT EINV YM COM
05SANAA1346FM DISCUSSES KORAN DESECRATION, PRESS LAW, SALEH
[...] (C) Summary. On May 18 Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi. Discussions centered on the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO (ref A),ROYG response to Koran desecration allegations, Ambassador's canceled meeting with Yemeni journalists, and Saleh's proposed visit to Washi [...]
2005-05-23 11:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC PHUM KMPI ECON
05SANAA1352ROYG INSIDERS INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH SALEH CLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-23 14:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR KMCA KMPI DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1355SANAA EAC MEETING 05/13/2005
[...] (C) Post EAC convened on May 23 to discuss options for the future of post's residential guard force program. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DAT, FPD, MO, LEGATT, POLE, POLM, OMC, CCE-Y, USAID, RSO, CONS, and PD. 2. (C) EAC members reviewed discussio [...]
2005-05-24 11:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1359NOTIFICATION OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
[...] (C) On May 18 Ambassador delivered reftels on Guantanamo Adminstrative Review Board Proceedings to Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi. FM accepted the information without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-05-24 13:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1360SHURA LEADER ON HUNT OIL EXTENSION, AL-HOUTHI AND
[...] (C) Summary: On May 17 Ambassador met with Shura Council Chairman Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani. Discussions centered on the canceled Hunt Oil extension for Block 18, ongoing violence in Saada, and the controversial draft press law. On the Hunt extension (ref A),Ghani expressed optimism that a deal [...]
2005-05-24 13:32:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM ENERGY
05SANAA1361AGRICULTURAL BANK ABANDONS CORRUPT PAST, LOOKS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Yemen Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank (CACB) is moving away from a history of corruption and poor banking practices and positioning itself as a viable commercial bank. The MEPI-funded Financial Services Volunteer Corps worked with the bank May 14-18 to craft a pro [...]
2005-05-24 13:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV PGOV KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA1376SALEH CELEBRATES UNIFICATION DAY ALA KIM JUNG IL
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador along with twenty-five other foreign Ambassadors and thousands of other invited guests attended the 15th commemoration of Yemen's unification on May 22. In what turned out to be a remarkable and contentious decision, President Saleh held this year's festivities in the [...]
2005-05-25 14:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1377AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SALIF PORT YCG STATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. After touring Yemen Hunt's Safir oil platform and the Yemen Coast Guard Command at nearby Salif Port and hearing briefings from Hunt security and the YCG Salif Port Commander, Ambassador raised the issue of maritime security and the vulnerability of the Safir with the Governor of [...]
2005-05-25 14:19:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM ECON YM COM ENERGY MARITIME SECURITY COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA144RECENT JUDICIAL RESHUFFLE: REFORM OR VANDETTA
[...] (U) Summary. Most legal experts view a recent reshuffle of the Yemeni judiciary by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) more as a vendetta against supporters of rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi (reftel) than as a serious effort to reform Yemen's weak judiciary. What is required, they note, is a po [...]
2005-01-25 11:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI KMCA KCOR YM KHUM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1446DONORS ADDRESS THE KEY TO REFORM IN YEMEN: PUBLIC
[...] Summary: The donor community sponsored a workshop in May on the critical but oft-neglected subject of public finance management (PFM). In an effort to develop a work plan for rationalizing the budgeting process, currently a source of extensive corruption and mismanagement, the Ministry of Fin [...]
2005-05-29 11:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA145YEMEN MOVING FAST ON WTO, MAYBE TOO FAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Yemen is making progress in trade reforms necessary for WTO accession and possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US. Key ministries have a broad mandate within the ROYG to create the necessary legislation and regulations to comply with international standards. They have [...]
2005-01-25 11:36:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI ECON ETRD YM COM
05SANAA1500SCENESETTER FOR NAVCENT COMMANDER - VADM NICHOLS
[...] (S/NF) EMBASSY SANAA WARMLY WELCOMES THE VISIT OF NAVCENT COMMANDER, VADM NICHOLS, AND HIS STAFF JUNE 12-13. YOU WILL FIND THAT OPERATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING AND MARITIME COOPERATION BETWEEN USG AND ROYG IS INCREASING. YOU WILL MEET WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, MAJOR GENERAL ABDULLAH ALI A [...]
2005-06-01 12:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMARR MASS MOPS YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA1508YEMEN POLIO UPDATE: 179 CASES, "A MAJOR EPIDEMIC,"
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-04 12:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED
05SANAA1511SEARCH FOR BLOCK 18 SOLUTION: HUNT ASKS AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 3 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. Tensions continue to mount over Block 18 and Yemen Hunt's future in Yemen. On May 24 Ambassador met a group of Hunt executives preparing to litigate in international court for ROYG breach of contract (ref A). [...]
2005-06-05 08:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EINV YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1516AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP, GTMO, ARAB-ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on June 1 on the Yemen Trafficking in Persons report, return of Yemenis from Guantanamo, and Arab League support for the Arab-Israeli peace process. The FM also discussed details of his recent trip to Ira [...]
2005-06-05 12:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALOPRC PHUM SMIG PREL PARM KCRM KWMN KBCT YM KNP DEMARCHE TRAFFICKING PERSONS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1528DEMARCHE ON WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS DELIVERED
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 5 to Dr. Abdulrazaq al-Marani, Deputy Assistance for Enforcement at the Yemeni Customs Authority. Al-Marani said that Yemen fully supports adoption of the WCO Framework, and Customs Director Ali Zubaidi will attend the WCO Council Session in Brussels, J [...]
2005-06-06 12:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD YM CTM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1529DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF SWISS CIRCULAR ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 13:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1532ROYG SAYS IT LACKS CERTAINTY ON NATIONALITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-07 05:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1534YEMEN: FUNDING FOR THE CSF-CTU
[...] (S) Summary. Post welcomes the opportunity to address the issue of including Yemen,s Central Security Force-Counter-Terrorism Unit (CSF-CTU) in Yemen,s FY 05, 06, and 07 Foreign Military Financing allocations. Post assesses that the inclusion of the CSF-CTU in FMF is an essential element in [...]
2005-06-07 10:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMASS PARM PREL YM YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1549OPERATION TATTERED CARPET: LAST JEWS OF YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary. Yemeni Jews are one of the oldest and most culturally distinct diaspora communities in the world. Since the mass migration of Yemeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50, only a few isolated families have remained in Yemen where they attempt to preserve their traditional customs. In recen [...]
2005-06-08 08:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI YM
05SANAA1569AMBASSADOR AND IRYANI DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON MIDDLE
[...] On June 6 Ambassador and Dr. Abd al-Karim al-Iryani discussed Yemen's Democracy Charter proposal unveiled at the May Community of Democracies meeting in Santiago, Chile. Presidential Advisor and former Foreign Minister Iryani attended the conference as a representative of Yemen's NGO community [...]
2005-06-11 14:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1570ROYG RELUCTANT TO COMMIT TO ACCEPT GTMO RETURNEES
[...] (C) Despite several demarches, the ROYG continues to stall on giving full assurances that it will accept the return of Yemeni GTMO detainees. The purpose of this message is to shed light on ROYG reluctance to provide requested official guarantees for the Deputies Committee on Detainees. Ref A [...]
2005-06-11 14:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1571SALEH ON HUNT OIL DISPUTE, 2006 ELECTIONS, VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on June 9 to encourage the ROYG to resolve its dispute with Hunt Oil. He highlighted for the President the many potential negative effects for Yemen if the headline American company in the country took the ROYG to the International Public Court [...]
2005-06-11 14:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1572ADEN WOMEN'S GROUPS REACH OUT TO ISLAMIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. May 31 and June 1 Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with several women's rights groups in Aden, a vibrant port city with a long-standing tradition of social activism. In anticipation of 2006 local council elections, women's groups are busy lobbying political parties in support of a 3 [...]
2005-06-11 15:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN ECON PGOV KDEM YM GTIP KMPT
05SANAA1576YEMEN'S IVLP FY-2006 SLATE OF NOMINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 06:56:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL YM OEXC
05SANAA1578GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 12:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1587DFM NOMAN DISCUSSES ROYG PRESENCE IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 12 to deliver ref A demarche on increasing ROYG diplomatic presence in Baghdad. Discussions also focused on proliferation of Yemen small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and President Saleh's upcoming visit to Washington. E [...]
2005-06-14 06:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM MASS PTER IZ YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1588DEPOSIT OF REVENUE GENERATING PROGRAM - ENGLISH
[...] Post presents the following amount deposited to the Revenue Generating Program for the English Teaching Activity: - Tuition Revenue Source Code: ADAU - Allot: 9930 - Total amount: USD 278,015.00 2. Following is the detailed source of funds credited to the account: Deposit Date: 06/12 [...]
2005-06-14 07:50:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT KPAO
05SANAA1589GOOD NEWS FOR YEMEN'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE: DUBAI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 8 the ROYG announced Dubai Ports International (DPI) the winner of a 35-year concession to operate and develop the Aden Port and Aden Container Terminal (ACT). DPI is the world's fifth largest port operator, managing 18 international ports and terminals worldwide [...]
2005-06-14 11:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EWWT ETRD KMCA KMPI YM COM
05SANAA1590YEMEN'S NOMINATION FOR THE FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-14 14:22:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC YM
05SANAA1597HUNT OIL READY TO SUE ROYG IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. Neither side is backing down in the dispute between headline American company Hunt Oil and the ROYG over the cancellation of Hunt's five-year extension to operate lucrative block 18 in Maarib. Ambassador briefed Yemen Hunt head Wyndell Caveness following his meeting with Presiden [...]
2005-06-15 13:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID EPET KMCA KMPI YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1606UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 14:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO YM DEMARCHE ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA1688VADM NICHOLS MEETS WITH ROYG DEFENSE, INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting U.S. NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Nichols met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior and the Commander of the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) on June 12, 2005. All three ROYG officials expressed their gratitude to the USG for its assistance in establishing and training th [...]
2005-06-18 13:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM MASS MCAP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA1696SALEH SHARES HIS PLAN FOR IRAQ AND PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador June 19 to pass his advice to the U.S. on how to solve the insurgency in Iraq and advance the Middle East peace process. As the U.S. will not be able to send a Washington envoy to Sanaa for the June 28-30 Organization of the Islamic Conference [...]
2005-06-19 15:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS IZ YM OVIP
05SANAA1722YEMEN'S NOMINATION FOR SPECIAL IV FY 05 "TEACHING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-21 13:20:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL YM
05SANAA1723SAADA REBELLION FOCUSES ATTENTION ON YEMEN'S ZAYDI
[...] (C) Summary. The on-going Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth) rebellion against the Yemeni regime has brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi Shia population. The line between Sunni and Shia is blurred in Yemen; Sunnis and Shiites pray in the same mosques, and identity is derived f [...]
2005-06-21 14:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM
05SANAA1729CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT EARLY MARRIAGE IN YEMEN SEEKS
[...] Summary. Pol/Off attended an Oxfam-sponsored presentation on early marriage in Yemen on June 7. Yemeni researchers presented results from a national study on the prevalence, causes, and societal consequences of early marriage. Oxfam, in conjunction with Save the Children - Sweden, plans to l [...]
2005-06-22 06:12:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID KWMN PHUM SOCI KMCA KMPI YM
05SANAA17302003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...]
2005-06-22 06:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM
05SANAA175ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RULE ON PROSECUTION OF
[...] (C) In a meeting between Legatt, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf ad-Din Mahbashi and Prosecutor Sa'id al-Aqel, AAG announced that his office had a list of 25 suspects handed to the Attorney General,s (AG) office by the Political Security Office (PSO) for possible criminal prosecution. [...]
2005-01-31 08:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1770ROYG SAYS THIRD PROTOCOL CONFERENCE NOT ON OIC
[...] (C) On June 26 Charge delivered ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman requesting Yemen not to support OIC attempts to block the convening of a Conference on the Third Protocol this fall. Earlier in June, in response to ref B demarche, Noman said the ROYG had not yet formulat [...]
2005-06-26 13:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC AUNR KISL YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1771CDA DELIVERS UN REFORM PRIORITIES DEMARCHE TO
[...] (U) Charge delivered refs A and B requesting ROYG support for U.S. United Nations reform priorities, and ref C on UNHCR reform to Depduty Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 26. Noman promised to get back to Charge on the ROYG position. 2. (C) Noman noted that the possibility of an OIC se [...]
2005-06-26 13:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC KISL YM AUNR DEMARCHE
05SANAA1772NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-26 13:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA178U.S. SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT
[...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains Post's input for the 2004-05 edition of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy as requested in reftel. Post's input conists of updates of the 2004 report of on-going as well as new programs. Submission will also be sent via e-mail as a tracked changes document. 2. ( [...]
2005-01-31 13:31:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM YM MEPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA1782PARLIAMENTARIANS SEEK TO LIMIT EXECUTIVE
[...] (C) Summary. On June 11 the Yemeni Parliament passed new by-laws aimed at reforming its infrastructure. Among other reforms, the bill would reduce the Speaker of Parliament's term from six years to two. Ambassador discussed the new bill with several reformist MPs on June 14. The legislators [...]
2005-06-27 13:27:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA179AMBASSADOR'S 1/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 30 meeting, Ambassador and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi discussed the dangers caused by Yemeni foreign fighters traveling to Iraq, the ROYG delegation to the Riyadh CT conference, and the Jaber al-Banna case. Alimi's update on two recent security investigations [...]
2005-01-31 14:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1790PRIORITIES FOR WASHINGTON VISIT: SALEH NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
[...] (S) Summary: Significant progress has been made in our relationship with Yemen in the past four years. The ROYG has arrested and tried perpetrators of the USS Cole and VM Limburg attacks, shared GWOT-related information, collaborated in the capture of AQ suspects and helped uncover plots agains [...]
2005-06-28 15:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PARMS MARR KDEM KMCA KMPI YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA180WITH CHALLENGES AHEAD, YEMENI NGOS LOOK FOR
[...] (U) Summary. Yemen has a developing cadre of local NGOs focused on developing civil society and democracy in the country. Leaders of these organizations report that the local NGO community is highly motivated to affect change, but that they are severely lacking in capacity. Skills training, [...]
2005-02-01 05:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI YM KHUM KMCC DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1817ZAYDIS PERCEIVE PERSECUTION AS ROYG CRACKS DOWN ON
[...] (C) Summary. With the second Saada conflict in a year between the ROYG and the "Shabab al-Moumineen" (Believing Youth),continuing to simmer in its third month, President Saleh is reportedly increasing efforts to silence prominent opposition parties and critics. Recently these actions targete [...]
2005-07-02 14:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1820OPPOSITION COALITION PREPARES FOR 2006 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. In recent weeks Sanaa has been abuzz with rumors that the opposition party coalition, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) plans to nominate a challenger to President Saleh in 2006. In late May, members of the JMP central committee, comprised of one designated representative from eac [...]
2005-07-03 05:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1833DPM SOFAN ON CORRUPTION, USDA FOOD AID, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ahmed Sofan, on July 2 to discuss USDA food aid program implementation, corruption, and Yemen's Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold plans. Sofan agreed with the DCM [...]
2005-07-06 08:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EAID YM COM
05SANAA1836ALIMI DISCUSSES SOMALIA, SAUDI ARABIA AND INTEL
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi, the Minister discussed the ROYG's concern over Somalia, improving cooperation with Saudi Arabia and the state of USG-ROYG intelligence sharing. En [...]
2005-07-06 12:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM
05SANAA185GTMO NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED TO ROYG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-02 06:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1854MOD ALEWA ON USG ASSISTANCE, IRAQ AND SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Minister of Defense Ali Abdullah Alewa, the Minister discussed the need for increased USG military support, suggested a general amnesty in Iraq and asked for increased USG assistan [...]
2005-07-06 15:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1868PRESIDENT SALEH REQUESTS MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-10 13:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMASS PINR PREL YE
05SANAA1875YEMENI RIYAL SHOWS SIGNS OF INSTABILITY
[...] (U) Summary. The Yemeni Riyal has fluctuated dramatically in recent months, and the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) intervened on at least two occasions to combat devaluation. Despite these efforts, for the first time in three years a black market has emerged for buying foreign currency, and the [...]
2005-07-11 09:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV YM COM
05SANAA1877JEFFREY SACHS VISITS SANAA, WARNS OF ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Millennium Project, projected a bleak future for Yemen without dramatic policy changes and a significant increase in foreign assistance during a visit to Sanaa, July 1-4. In Sachs's view, poor economic performance, declining natural resources, a [...]
2005-07-11 10:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EPET KMPI KMCA YM COM
05SANAA1884MISREPORTED COMMENTS ON RISKS TO AMERICANS IN THE
[...] (C) On June 29, CDA gave a wide ranging press interview in Arabic to a local website on bilateral U.S.-Yemeni relations, during the course of which he was asked if we thought Americans were at risk in Yemen. CDA responded that Americans were at risk throughout the region, from Yemen to Morocco, [...]
2005-07-12 15:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MO YE
05SANAA1892EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/9/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 10:47:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA1904CDA DELIVERS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-17 14:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER YM UNGA DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1905GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-17 14:08:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1906CDA DELIVERS WMD PROLIFERATORS EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-17 14:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1907FM QIRBI DISCUSSES HIS UPCOMING VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with CDA, Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi confirmed his plans to travel to Washington in advance of President Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. Qirbi pulled CDA aside and confided President Saleh,s concerns over U.S. Embassy contacts with member [...]
2005-07-17 14:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL OVIP PTER PARM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1908CDA DELIVERS SECURITY COUNCIL ENLARGEMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) CDA delivered ref A demarche on Security Council enlargement to Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi on July 13. CDA stressed that successful UN reform depended on building consensus on a wide variety of issues, rather than focusing too much energy on a potentially divisive topic such as UNSC [...]
2005-07-17 14:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL YM UNGA DEMARCHE
05SANAA1909ROYG SAYS YEMEN HAS NO PLANS TO SEND TROOPS TO SOMALIA
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman assured CDA on July 16 that there is no truth to Somali President Yusef's claim that Yemen plans to deploy forces to Somalia to help "protect government institutions," (ref A). 2. (C) Other ROYG officials of late have raised the issue of stability i [...]
2005-07-17 14:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SO ET IT YM
05SANAA1910SALEH CELEBRATES HIS 27TH WITH PANACHE AND SAYS HE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-17 15:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YE DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1919SALEH PURSUES TRIBAL APPROACH TO ECONOMIC REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Yemen's Parliament approved a general sales tax law in early July, which met with fierce protest from business leaders. After hearing their complaints regarding the potential for abuse and corruption, President Saleh locked business leaders in a room with ROYG officials and de [...]
2005-07-18 11:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM
05SANAA193DPM SOFAN PROMOTES DONOR HARMONIZATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 30, Ambassador joined key donors and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan in signing a declaration on their intent to enhance donor coordination in Yemen. In a follow-on meeting with Sofan, Ambassador raised Socotr [...]
2005-02-02 10:25:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA ECON ETRD EAID EINV YM COM
05SANAA1954EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/17/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 13:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA1959SALEH AUTHORIZES ECONOMIC REFORMS: ROYG BRACES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. On July 18, President Saleh approved long-delayed portions of the economic reform package. A reduction or elimination of the fuel subsidy is likely to accompany this decision, and some fear it will lead to civil unrest. Several reports indicate that the security forces will emp [...]
2005-07-19 15:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM
05SANAA196YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM
05SANAA1970SANAA EAC MEETING 07/20/2005.
[...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Charge convened two EAC meetings on July 20th, 2005, to discuss security concerns with regard to unrest in Sanaa as a result of the removing of subsidies for basic staples. Vandalism and rioting have broken out throughout the city and host government security forces a [...]
2005-07-21 12:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1976REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES SPARKS RAPID INFLATION,
[...] (C) Summary. On July 23, Rioting and unrest had abated, following a weekend of explosive demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies. On July 23, the ROYG confirmed 22 people killed, but the number is reportedly closer to 40. Demonstrators lashed out against the ruling elite across [...]
2005-07-23 15:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1986STANDOFF ENDS BETWEEN YEMENI MILITARY AND TRIBAL
[...] (C) On 20 July 2005, 300 armed tribal members took up positions near a Jannah Hunt oil processing plant in the Helewah region of the Marib Governate with the intention of pressuring the government of Yemen to reinstate subsidies on oil and gas products. American and British citizens were amo [...]
2005-07-24 05:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER DOMESTIC POLITICS ENERGY
05SANAA1988SANAA EAC MEETING 07/24/2005.
[...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC as requested in reftel. POLM, OMC, DAO, POL/ECON, PD, AID, FPD and MO were represented. The EAC noted that the Yemeni government remains on a high state of alert as a result of last weekend's rioting and has still not lifted the ban on travel outside the city for t [...]
2005-07-25 03:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1989LISTING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SENIOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 07:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EFIN YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA202DFM NOMAN'S REACTION TO IRAQI ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed the results of the Iraqi election with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief on February 1. Noman shared his personal feelings on the election process, calling it a "great success." In previous conversations, Noman had expressed his p [...]
2005-02-02 13:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM IZ YM
05SANAA2022MAREB ROAD TEMPORARILY CLEARED FOR FUEL DELIVERIES
[...] (C) Summary. July 24 at 19:30, armed members of the Al-Jaden tribe clashed with ROYG security forces approximately 30 miles west of Mareb City. According to Hunt Oil Security Chief Ralph Gonzales there were several casualties. The show of military force convinced the tribesmen to lift their [...]
2005-07-25 13:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINR ECON ENRG EINV ASEC YM COM ENERGY DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2023CHARGE DISCUSSES LIFTING OF SUBSIDIES, CABINET
[...] (C) As riots were beginning to break out across the capital on July 19, CDA discussed pressing current issues with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman, followed by a brief unscheduled meeting with Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi. Noman was critical of ROYG handling of the lifting of oil and [...]
2005-07-25 14:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP ECON ENRG SOCI EAID KMCA KMPI YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2032SALEH'S WITHDRAWAL: TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN?
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh shocked many with his July 17 announcement that he would not be a candidate for reelection in 2006. His statement came days before the ROYG's decision to implement unpopular economic reforms resulting in hikes in oil and gas prices of over fifty percent. While rec [...]
2005-07-26 13:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2033ISLAH ON RECENT RIOTING AND ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. On July 23, in the wake of a recent rioting across the country (ref. A),CDA met with opposition Islah party leaders Abdelwahab al-Anisi, Mohammed Qahtan and Mohammed al-Saidi to urge peaceful and constructive opposition vice support for street demonstrations. Anisi, Islah Assis [...]
2005-07-26 15:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2051DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 13:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2053WOMEN'S GROUP PROTESTS MOAYAD RULING, SEEKS
[...] On July 26, the ROYG-supported Yemeni Women's Union (YWU) staged a sit-in at their Sanaa headquarters to protest the U.S. verdict against Sheikh Moayad. Moayed was found guilty of providing material support to terrorists by a U.S. federal court in March. Following the peaceful protest, a gro [...]
2005-07-27 14:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KWMN YM
05SANAA2062SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES
[...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...]
2005-07-28 09:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2094EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/31/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 12:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2095SALEH ON TERRORISM, IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, AND REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on August 1 to deliver ref A demarche for Arab League Capitals and discuss his November meeting with President Bush. Discussions focused on combating terrorism, the situation in Iraq, economic and democratic reforms, and Saleh's trip. News of K [...]
2005-08-01 15:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER KDEM KMCA KMPI KPAL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2115YEMENIS REACT TO MOAYAD SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The July 28 sentencing of Shiekh Mohammed Ali Hassn al-Moayad has sparked heated reaction from the ROYG, the opposition Islah party and, according to the print media, the public. On the streets, however, there were no demonstrations and interlocutors state that, contrary to the [...]
2005-08-02 05:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV YM PTER
05SANAA2122ROYG SUPPORTS G-4 RESOLUTION ON UNSC EXPANSION, FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP KUNR YM UNGA
05SANAA2123ROYG UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (C) DCM delivered ref A and B notifications of Yemeni GTMO detainees scheduled to come before the Administrative Review Board (ARB) on August 2 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman, along with ref C demarche points "speaking out about GTMO and detainees." ---------------------------- NE [...]
2005-08-02 14:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2129AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS,
[...] (C) Summary. On August 3 Ambassador discussed the aftermath of the oil price hikes and next steps for ROYG economic reform and anti-corruption with Foreign Minister Qirbi. Discussions also focused on the return of Yemeni detainees from GTMO and Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. [...]
2005-08-03 13:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER OVIP KMPI YM KMCC KWAC ECON COM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA213PRESIDENT SALEH SAYS YEMEN WILL VOTE WITH US ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-07 14:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM KNNP YM
05SANAA2151YEMEN FIGHTS TERRORIST FINANCING WITH LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary. Yemen has a strong legal framework and considerable political will to combat terrorist financing, but is hampered by insufficient resources and a poorly organized banking sector. Although the volume of transactions is low, terrorists take advantage of the largely unregulated Yem [...]
2005-08-06 14:38:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2162HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW CHIEF OF YEMENI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst calls of "Enough corruption! Enough plundering!" and "Let's put unity back on track," the Yemen Socialist Party (YSP),Yemen's third most influential political party, concluded its Fifth Annual Conference on July 31. The conference wrapped up with the election of a new s [...]
2005-08-07 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI KWMN YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2165EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-08 05:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2196TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2197TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2206TERROR TRIAL UPDATE: SIX AQ DEFENDANTS SENTENCED
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Sanaa Special Penal Court concluded the trial of eight suspected Al-Qaeda members for planning an attack on the Italian and British embassies as well as the Sanaa French Cultural Center (reftel). Five of the eight defendants were found guilty of "conspiracy to [...]
2005-08-10 13:27:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2317EXBS ADVISOR VISIT AND PROGRAM STRATEGY JULY, 2005
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the period July 9-19, 2005, Export Controls and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor met with Yemeni officials and principal Embassy staff to discuss the current state of EXBS in Yemen. Advisor met with senior representatives of the Ministry of Interior, the Yemen and A [...]
2005-08-14 07:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2320EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/14/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-14 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2365DFM ADMITS ROYG VIOLATED SOMALI ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On August 10, DFM Noman briefed Ambassador on a UNSC investigation into allegations of ROYG infractions against the Somali arms embargo. MOI Alimi followed up on August 14, underlining ROYG concerns that Somalia will be over-run by Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups unless Yus [...]
2005-08-15 12:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER KAWC PINR SO YM
05SANAA2376MOD ON CONTROLLING SMALL ARMS AND EUCS
[...] (C) Summary. On August 13, Ambassador introduced the new Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief during a meeting with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa. Ambassador used the opportunity to discuss the importance of providing a long-range strategic security plan in order to more ef [...]
2005-08-16 08:42:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS YM
05SANAA2377DFM DISCUSSES SALEH VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary. On August 14, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi and Ambassador discussed cooperation ahead of President Saleh's scheduled visit to Washington in November and current ROYG efforts to combat corruption. End Summary. ------------------------------ Saleh's Visit: What Ca [...]
2005-08-16 08:50:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM COM
05SANAA2412MHR SOSWA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNDP NOMINATION
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on August 17, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa asked the USG to support her nomination to the United Nations Development Program Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS). She also briefed Ambassador on a ROYG initiative to increase women in gove [...]
2005-08-21 06:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2414WHERE DOES ISLAH'S HEART LIE?
[...] (C) Summary: With the 2006 Presidential and Local Council elections fast approaching, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, or "Islah" is taking center stage in Yemeni politics. Islah is a coalition of northern tribal interests and the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood (YMB). The party boasts the hig [...]
2005-08-21 10:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM KMPI KMCA YM
05SANAA2416SANAA EAC MEETING 08/21/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/21/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, POLE, POLM, RSO, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC discussed the security situation with regard to ongoing information received concerning the [...]
2005-08-21 14:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAADP AEMR AMGT CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2425PUSHING FOR TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES, DEMARCHE
[...] (C) GTMO detainees continue to be an important issue for ROYG officials and the Yemeni public in general. Securing ROYG approval for the transfer of GTMO detainees is a post priority. Ambassador has recently engaged the ROYG on several specific issues including the upcoming transfer of one no [...]
2005-08-22 12:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2426YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...]
2005-08-22 13:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2451MEDIA REACTION ON AL MOAYAD'S SENTENCING IN U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: There is increasing public reaction in Yemen to the July sentencing of Al-Moayad to 75 years in prison by a U.S. federal court for providing material support to terrorism. Although there is less attention devoted by government media to the case, independent and party- affiliated new [...]
2005-08-28 10:55:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2453MEDIA REACTION ON THE ISRAELI PULLOUT FROM THE GAZA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, called the "liberation of Gaza" by many, received widespread coverage in all media. Most newspapers ran factual accounts. Official papers, however, including government daily Al Thawra (circulation 40,000),highlighted the official view that [...]
2005-08-28 11:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2460UNABATED POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION: YEMEN REQUESTS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Sanaa seeks FY-2006 PL-480 Food for Progress commodities for rural agricultural development program assistance in counterterrorism, poverty alleviation, and critical water needs. Post requests assistance in the form of $4.4 million in concessional loans and $15.5 million [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID YM
05SANAA2461GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel notification of six Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2462AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYG
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on addressing the threat of avian influenza to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman agreed to identify a senior level point of contact to facilitate further consultations on this issue. Krajeski [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON PREL SOCI YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2463THE CITY OF TAIZ: WILL THE PHOENIX RISE AGAIN?
[...] Summary: DCM visited the city of Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen to open bids for the the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded wastewater system project and to meet with civic, NGO, and business leaders on August 8. Taiz stand on the shoulders of trained and passionate NGO, [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI YM COM AORC
05SANAA2464SALAMI TAKES HIGH ROAD ON GSM TENDER, CORRUPTION,
[...] (C) Summary. On August 28, the tender for a new mobile phone operator in Yemen was at the top of the agenda when Ambassador met Minister of Finance Salami. Ambassador offered the merits of Millicom's bid, stressing the importance of American investment in Yemen, and raised questions about th [...]
2005-08-29 14:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA2465CJTF HOA COMMANDER GHORMLEY VISITS MOD AND MOI
[...] (C) Summary. On August 23 Ambassador and visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commanding General, Major General (MGen) Timothy Ghormley met separately with Minister of Defense, Ali Abdullah Alewa, and Minister of Interior, Rashad al-Alimi. Both ministers commended the [...]
2005-08-29 14:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PTER PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2468TRANSFER OF GITMO DETAINEE TO YEMEN
[...] (S) At approximately 0930 local (0630Z) on 21 August 2005, Colonel Calvin T. Carlsen, Chief Office of Military Cooperation (OMC),Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for GITMO detainee (Hamza, Karam Hamis Said (US9YM-000586DP)),and then handed Hamza and h [...]
2005-08-30 04:50:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2469SANAA EAC MEETING 08/28/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/28/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and the provinces. Members reported no new inform [...]
2005-08-30 04:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2481IMI: THIRD MAJOR OIL BID IN YEMEN
[...] The Ministry of Oil and Minerals of the Republic of Yemen is inviting international oil companies to bid for the exploration and production opportunities on 14 open oil blocks. 2. The contract model to be used is a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). 3. All interested oil companies must [...]
2005-08-31 05:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2482IMI: SANAA BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT TENDER
[...] The Sanaa Basin Water Management Project (SBWMP) of the Ministry of Water and Environment is inviting international companies to bid to supply equipment for pressurized irrigation systems (drips, bubbler, and sprinkler) and PVC pipes and fittings, PE pipes and fittings. 2. Bidding will be c [...]
2005-08-31 05:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON YM COM
05SANAA2483YEMEN REQUESTS EXTENSION IN TIME FOR BLUE LANTERN
[...] Post requests an extension of 60 days to conduct the Blue Lantern end-use check on the Yemen Air Force Suppliers Aston Aviation, Transworld Aviation, and Segers. (reftel) 2. Emboffs met with Yemen Air Force (YAF) on 22 August but were not able to discuss the matter with the appropriate YAF [...]
2005-08-31 05:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC YM SN AE US
05SANAA2487MOD DEMONSTRATES NEW FOUND COOPERATIVE SPIRIT IN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief met with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa, Director of Military Intelligence BG Ali Ahmed Al-Sayyani, and Commander of the Yemen Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Colonel Ahmed Saleh. At the behest of President Sa [...]
2005-08-31 11:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2507SALEH COOPERATIVE ON CT, LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC REWARDS
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met President Saleh September 4 in preparation for APHAS/CT Townsend's September 6 visit to Yemen, and Saleh's November trip to Washington. Ambassador said the highest priorities for discussion include CT and security cooperation, economic reform and development, and [...]
2005-09-05 12:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2512YEMEN OFFERS CONDOLENCES AND DONATION TO HURRICANE
[...] (U) Ambassador met September 4 with President Saleh and September 5 with Prime Minister Bajammal to thank them for their expressions of sympathy on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The official Government daily al-Thawra reported on September 1 that President Saleh sent a cable to [...]
2005-09-05 13:48:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN AEMR AMGT EAID KPAO YM
05SANAA2528GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On September 7, poloff delivered ref A notification to DFM Mustafa Noman on the pending transfer of one Yemeni detainee determined to no longer pose a threat. Noman anticipated that the ROYG would accept his return without issue as with the previous transferee (ref C),but would forward [...]
2005-09-07 13:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2529ISOLATING SYRIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel on isolating Syria at the UNGA to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Noman responded that it was "politically impossible" to refuse if SARG requested a meeting, but would encourage more "transparency and cooperation" on Iraq and Lebanon. Krajeski [...]
2005-09-07 13:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER SY YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2530ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQI CONSTITUTION, AND TERRORISM
[...] Poloff delivered reftels on the Arab League meeting, support for the Iraqi Constitution, the Convention Against Terrorism, changes to military commissions, and amendments to the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Post will report any substanti [...]
2005-09-07 13:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER KAWC PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2531DCM VISITS MUKALLA, ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR COAST
[...] (C) On August 30, DCM visited the eastern port city of Mukalla to encourage regional support for the planned expansion of the Yemeni Coast Guard (YCG). In meetings with the Hadramaut governor, MOI Chief of Security, and Eastern Military Region Deputy Commander, DCM stressed the importance of [...]
2005-09-07 14:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS ENRG YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA255INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2005
[...] The following is posts' submission for the 2005 Investment Climate Statement: (Begin Text) Investment Climate 2005 for Yemen: Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensation Dispute Settlement Performance Requir [...]
2005-02-07 11:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR YM ECON COM
05SANAA2556PM BAJAMMAL ON GSM TENDER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
[...] (C) Summary. On September 5, Ambassador discussed the status of Yemen's GSM mobile phone tender with PM Bajammal. He emphasized the importance of a transparent tendering process for attracting American business and for the country's overall investment climate. Bajammal responded directly tha [...]
2005-09-10 13:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI CH YM ECON COM
05SANAA2573SANAA EAC MEETING 09/11/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 9/11/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and agreed that while there was no new threat info [...]
2005-09-11 14:50:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2580GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATIONS
[...] (C) On September 11, poloff delivered ref A notification on the continued detention of two Yemenis and ref B and C notifications on four Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to DFM Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-09-12 11:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2604SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 09/12/05, core EAC met to discuss RefTel received after regular work hours. Members in attendance were DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed the veracity of the RefTel and the potential impact on post operations. Core EAC decided that while the information was sketchy [...]
2005-09-13 14:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL YM EAC
05SANAA263STRONG POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR MOKHA PORT DEVELOPMENT
[...] On February 2, 2005 a joint USAID-DOD JTF/HOA Civil Affairs team met the Governor of Taiz, Ahmed Abdullah Al-Hajri, to discuss public health and education services and quarantine practices in the Port of Mokha, a primary port of entry for livestock from the Horn of Africa (HOA). (Note: The go [...]
2005-02-08 12:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON YM COM
05SANAA264FM QIRBI TALKS ABOUT IRAQI ELECTIONS, MCC, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador discussed the Iraqi Elections, Yemen's MCC Threshold concept paper, and deterioration of Press Freedoms in Yemen. End Summary. --------------- Iraqi Elections --------------- 2. (C) Qirbi called the Iraqi elections an important first step, commenting that "Yem [...]
2005-02-08 12:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM KMPI IZ YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA265YEMEN SUBMITS THRESHOLD PAPER: REACHING MCC A
[...] Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Sofan presented Yemen's MCC-Threshold Concept Paper to USAID Director on Jan. 30. The paper was recommended for approval on Jan. 30 by letter to AID/PPC/MCA, signed by Ambassador and USAID Director. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) [...]
2005-02-08 12:49:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EFIN EIND EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA268SANAA EAC MEETING 02/06/2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 14:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC
05SANAA269COMBATING YEMEN'S GRAY MARKET IN SMALL ARMS AND
[...] (S) Summary. Yemen has one of the highest per capita rates of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) in the world. It has been reported that, as a result of leakage or diversion, Yemeni weapons procured officially by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) have ended up in terrorist caches. In the past y [...]
2005-02-08 15:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA276HARSHER SENTENCES AWARDED AND APPEALS REJECTED IN
[...] (U) In the Yemeni legal system, both defense and prosecution can appeal a ruling. On February 6 a Sanaa Appellate Court resentenced one defendant to death (from a ten year sentence),awarded harsher sentences for two defendants and upheld the sentences of the remaining defendants in the group [...]
2005-02-12 06:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2764GTMO NOTIFICATION DELIVERED, ROYG STILL UNSURE OF
[...] (C) On September 13, DCM delivered notification on the continued detention of three Yemenis (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. 2. (C) DCM also inquired on ROYG acceptance of an additional no-longer enemy combatant (ref B). Noman sai [...]
2005-09-17 11:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2766WILL SALEH'S SUCCESSOR PLEASE STAND UP?
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-17 12:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNKDEM KMCA KMPI PGOV PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2767DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...]
2005-09-17 13:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA277DECLINING OIL AND PARLIAMENTARY INTERVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Yemen's oil production is steadily declining, and may drop below 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2005. (Note: Production reached a high of 490,000 bpd in 2003.) Mismanagement of existing oil fields accelerates production and could serve to reduce long-term yields. Current explor [...]
2005-02-12 06:54:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET KCOR ECON YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2778SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 09/18/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel's A and B. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, MO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, AND CCE. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed RefTel A, JEDDAH, Lessons Learned-Follow Up. RSO specifically addressed para 7, which directed RSO's to r [...]
2005-09-18 14:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2781IMI: INVITATION FOR BIDS - IFB#30/05 FOR THE
[...] The Rural Access Program of the Ministry of Public Works and Highway is inviting international companies to bid to construct Al Ashmour - Maswar District RR (22.33 KM) & Bait Salah (8.30 KM) in Amran Province. The Construction period is 16 months. 2. Bidding will be conducted through the I [...]
2005-09-19 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON YM COM
05SANAA2782IMI: INVITATION FOR BIDS - BID NO. EGS/05-14 FOR
[...] The Groundwater & Soil Conservation Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation is inviting international companies for the procurement of the following heavy equipments: Bulldozers (220-240 HP) quantity 2 nos Wheel loaders (217-220 HP) quantity 2 nos Motor Graders with laser leve [...]
2005-09-19 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON YM COM
05SANAA2791FM QIRBI DISCUSSES IRAN, SALEH VISIT, CT ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi discussed potential IAEA action against Iran and Saleh's November visit to Washington. Discussions also focused on several counter-terrorism issues, including support for the extradition of an Iraqi form [...]
2005-09-20 12:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KNNP KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2796AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MUKALLA SPARKS REQUESTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 12-13, Ambassador visited the Hadramaut governorate capital and port city of Mukalla. In meetings with the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military Region, university faculty, NGO activists and political and business leaders, Ambassador was repeatedly urged to increa [...]
2005-09-21 10:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS ENRG KMPI YM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2803AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON IRAQI FORMER
[...] (S/NF) On September 21, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche requesting ROYG support for the detention and extradition of Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi accepted the letter and promised to immediately pass the information [...]
2005-09-21 12:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM IZ DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2806ROYG REQUESTS ZINDANI INFORMATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi provided a written request for detailed evidence on Abdul Majeed Zindani's financial support to terrorists groups (ref A). The letter states t [...]
2005-09-21 14:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2807G-8 BMENA: ROYG REPRESENTATION FOR OCTOBER 1-3 DAD
[...] During a September 21 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi, Ambassador raised reftel points on supporting the October 1-3 Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) conference in Rabat. Dhabi informed Ambassador that he would represent the ROYG at the conference. Krajeski [...]
2005-09-22 09:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KPAO KMPI YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2814IMI: INVITATION FOR BID - URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND
[...] The Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project of the Ministry of Water and Environment is inviting international companies for the drilling and construction of ten boreholes in Al-Sabeen and the surrounding area. The works consists of drilling ten boreholes at a depth of between 600-900m, sup [...]
2005-09-24 08:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON YM COM
05SANAA2820DCM HOSTS SMALL GROUP OF YEMENI JOURNALISTS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on September 20 with seven journalists, the DCM, two emboffs, and representatives of three European donor states at the home of the DCM to listen to members of the Yemeni press corps give voice to concerns in the wake of the recent incidents involving kidnapping, [...]
2005-09-24 14:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2822ROYG PRESENTS DRAFT MEMORANDUM ON BI-LATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi presented a draft "Memorandum of Intention" establishing a framework for future US-Yemen cooperation (reftel). The memorandum outlines broad guidelines for cooperation on counter-terrorism, political i [...]
2005-09-24 15:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM COM
05SANAA2844SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER,
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...]
2005-09-27 07:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2848SALEH PARDONS AL-HOUTHI SUPPORTERS
[...] (C) Summary. On the anniversary of Yemen's revolution against the Imam, President Saleh announced a surprise amnesty for supporters of the slain radical cleric Hussein al-Houthi. Saleh also promised compensation to the family of the royal family, deposed in 1962. The decisions were linked b [...]
2005-09-27 12:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2867TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-01 14:34:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2880YEMENIS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh and his Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Interior have made clear in recent meetings that the ROYG will not accept repatriation of detainees from Guantanamo Bay who are designated as "enemy combatants." Yemeni officials have stated that the ROYG has enough probl [...]
2005-10-03 10:42:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2882SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 10/03/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel's A and B. Members in attendance were AMB, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, AND CCE. 2.(S/NF) ROYG Foreign Embassy Travel Policy: Ambassador advised the EAC that he had spoken to the Minister of Interior about the ROYG travel [...]
2005-10-03 14:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2891RAMADAN 2005 PD ACTIVITIES
[...] SUMMARY: Ramadan celebrations in Yemen are typically hosted within families and, while Yemenis generally prefer to remain at home and close to family during the month, Embassy Sana'a has planned to participate in Ramadan in a variety of ways. End summary. 2. Ambassador will host well-posi [...]
2005-10-04 15:22:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF KPAO PREL COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2897YEMEN: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Yemen (ROYG) considers extremism a serious threat to the country's security and stability. Security and intelligence agencies routinely monitor mosques and religious institutions for extremist views. The ROYG regularly closes unlicensed religi [...]
2005-10-05 09:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2912MOI ALIMI DISCUSSES OIL TERMINAL SECURITY AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a October 3 meeting with Ambassador and Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief, Interior Minister Rashad Alimi discussed security arrangements for the Safer oil terminal and the transfer of protection duties to the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG). Alimi stated that the YCG, a M [...]
2005-10-09 13:11:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS YM MARITIME SECURITY ENERGY
05SANAA2920PARLIAMENT FLEXES MUSCLES, CHALLENGES ROYG ON
[...] (C) Summary. In its last session, Yemen's Parliament asserted its constitutional authority in unprecedented fashion, summoning ministers for questioning, challenging ROYG corruption, and even passing original legislation. Parliamentarians also took aim at the Speaker, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar [...]
2005-10-10 12:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2922MCC ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND REFORM IN YEMEN
[...] (S) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation programs are crucial to Yemen's future and to U.S. national security interests. Yemen stands at an important crossroads in its path to development and reform. For Yemen's reformers, MCC offers an important way forward. If the United States walks [...]
2005-10-11 06:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETECPS EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA2945FM QIRBI SAYS SALEH MAY "CHANGE HIS MIND" ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting to review logistical arrangements for President Saleh's November visit to Washington, FonMin Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador that Saleh was "nervous" about how a reversal of his announcement that he would not run for re-election in 2006 would be p [...]
2005-10-11 14:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM YE DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2956CJTF HOA COMMANDER GHORMLEY VISITS ADEN
[...] (U) Summary. On October 1, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander MG Timothy Ghormley and Ambassador traveled to Aden for meetings with the Governor of Aden, Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) and regional military commanders. MG Ghormley and Ambassador also participate [...]
2005-10-12 11:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS PARM YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2957RECORD OIL REVENUES FOR YEMEN -- WHERE HAS THE
[...] (C) Summary. In September, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) submitted a record supplementary budget to Parliament for approval, totaling 50 percent of the original 2005 budget. As a result of higher than expected oil revenues and the lifting of fuel subsidies, Yemen is showing a revenue surplus [...]
2005-10-12 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2961LIVELY MEDIA REACTION TO COMMMENTS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local outlets reacted strongly to the October 6 publication of Ambassador Krajeski's remarks that "Yemen's progress [towards greater democracy] has stalled." Official and GPC-funded newspapers charged the USG with interference in Yemen's internal affairs and accused the Ambass [...]
2005-10-12 14:28:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2962AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAQI CONSTITUTION DEMARCHE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 09:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YM IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA2986AMBASSADOR VISITS PORT CITY OF ADEN
[...] Summary: On October 2, Ambassador visited Aden to meet with local government, business and civil society representatives. Local council members, the Chamber of Commerce, and NGOs shared their experiences in strengthening democracy, improving the business climate, and creating local solutions [...]
2005-10-17 05:31:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KMPI KPAO YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA2988YEMEN-IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTRADITION TREATY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 05:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CJAN IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2994IAEA/BOG: U.S. POINT OF CONTACT IN SANAA
[...] IAEA-related issues are handled at post by Political Officer Melissa Cline. Contact information below: Name: Melissa Cline e-mail: clinem@state.gov (unclass); clinemr@state.sgov.gov (secure) Phone: 967-1-755-2156 Krajeski [...]
2005-10-17 09:57:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP YM IAEA
05SANAA2996AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ARMS BROKERS DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Summary. On October 16, Ambassador, along with UK Ambassador Michael Gifford, delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Qirbi expressing concern over the continued use of Yemeni arms dealers to procure weapons on behalf of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). He noted that MOD appe [...]
2005-10-17 11:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC MASS YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2997PROGRESS REPORT ON YEMEN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (S) Summary. In July, Ambassador presented President Saleh with a white paper assessing the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) level of counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. The Ambassador shared USG concerns that Yemen's efforts to combat terrorism have been neither consistent nor aggressi [...]
2005-10-17 12:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PARM SA IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA300NOMINATING YEMEN TV TO UNDERTAKE A TV CO-OP PROJECT
[...] SUMMARY: The US Embassy's Public Affairs Office, Sana'a, nominates Yemen TV to undertake a TV co-op project during FY2005. Two people from Yemen TV, a reporter and a cameraman, would participate. 2. The primary aim of the project is to focus on key aspects of US foreign policy objectives in [...]
2005-02-14 10:50:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO YM KSRE
05SANAA3003 FEMALE LOCAL COUNCIL QUOTA EXPECTED TO BE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At a signing ceremony on October 9 for a USAID grant for women's rights projects, Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim Soswa conveyed invitations for several high-ranking current and former USG officials to a December conference in Sanaa on women's issues in the Arab world. She [...]
2005-10-17 13:16:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3007MCC: "CAN WE SIGN DURING SALEH'S VISIT?"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Krajeski met with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Sofan on October 17, to discuss the November visit of President Saleh to Washington. Sofan said the ROYG would like to see Saleh sign the Millennium Challenge Threshold agreement during the visit. The ROYG has eagerly pu [...]
2005-10-18 04:27:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM YM
05SANAA3009 THE ECHO CHAMBER IN YEMEN.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past several weeks Post has initiated a dynamic series of programs in response to U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cables. End Summary. 2. (U) IRAQ REFERENDUM (Echo Chamber dated October 13): Post has translated the text of U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cable on the October 1 [...]
2005-10-18 07:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3018DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR YEMEN -- QUARTERLY
[...] (C) Summary: Post implemented the initial phase of Yemen's Democratic Reform Strategy with mixed results. (Ref A) This quarterly report demonstrates progress for women in political participation, and in the role of Parliament providing a check on the executive. (Ref B) The ROYG's Threshold Pr [...]
2005-10-18 12:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCA ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3023YEMEN: UNESCO, ICJ DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 14:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SCUL YM UNESCO UNGA DEMARCHE
05SANAA3027AMBASSADOR UPDATES MOI ON PISCES AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador informed MinInt Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 that a team from Washington would visit Yemen in the next few weeks to update the ROYG's PISCES system, and that an FBI team would come to provide training and equipment for a national fingerprint database in the next sever [...]
2005-10-19 10:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL ACOA KHLS YM
05SANAA3032BOEING VS. AIRBUS: YEMENIA ATTRACTS SUITORS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Krajeski met with Captain Abdulhamid AlQadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia Airlines, the national airline of Yemen, on October 16 to discuss a 10-plane purchase they are planning. Both Airbus and Boeing have demonstrated significant outreach to Yemenia management for the [...]
2005-10-19 12:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KTDB YM COM
05SANAA3046(S) MOI ALIMI SAYS MORE INFO ON SABAWI FORTHCOMING
[...] (S) Following up on an earlier demarche urging the detention and transfer to the Iraqi Transitional Government of Iraqi Former Regime Element High Value Individual Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Ambassador asked Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 if the ROYG had made any prog [...]
2005-10-23 13:24:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KDEM IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3048SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 10/23/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed RefTel A which concerned the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between State and DoD concerning security of DoD personnel [...]
2005-10-23 14:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA307YEMENI VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Liberal elites, moderate Islamists, ROYG officials as well as civil society activists and journalists in Yemen are unanimous in considering the recent elections held in Iraq as a step in the right direction. All are equally unanimous, however, in expressing skepticism that these election [...]
2005-02-14 18:17:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KMDR KPAO IZ YM
05SANAA309FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH PROJECT
[...] Per reftel, post believes there are no foreign policy implications to the proposed study and recommends it proceed, pending human subject approval. Krajeski [...]
2005-02-15 05:51:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA YM
05SANAA3093GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On October 23, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on the continued detention of eleven Yemenis. Al-Dhabi accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-10-24 14:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3099YEMEN UPDATE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2005
[...] Summary. In Yemen, children augment family incomes by working as street vendors and workers in family businesses or on the family-owned farm. While slavery and child prostitution are not major issues in Yemen, parliamentarians, international observers, and donors over the past two years have [...]
2005-10-25 11:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI SMIG SCUL YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA310MEPI PROJECTS SHOWING RESULTS IN YEMEN
[...] Summary. MEPI programs are making progress and solidifying MEPI's track record in Yemen. CHF's vocational training center, forming a new partnership with local NGO Girls World Communication Center (GWCC),opened classes beginning in February. IFES has begun implementation of the GIS Bounda [...]
2005-02-15 05:51:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMCA KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3102PRESIDENT SALEH REQUESTS ACCESS TO BETHESDA NAVAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 13:28:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP YM
05SANAA3103BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK COMPLETED ON YEMEN AIR
[...] Per ref A, Post contacted Yemeni Air Force to inquire if it has ordered U.S.-origin military aircraft spare parts from the firms Aston Aviation, Transworld Aviation, and Segers Aviation. Post made repeated inquiries though OMC in routine meetings and through diplomatic notes for several weeks. [...]
2005-10-25 13:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC YM
05SANAA3104AMBASSADOR DELIVERS NORTH KOREAN ARMS TRADE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 13:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA3105AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI INFORMATION
[...] (S) Summary: On October 24, Ambassador delivered ref A information on de-listing terrorist financier Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Zindani to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi thanked Ambassador for responding to the ROYG's previous request for assistance (ref B),but once again ask [...]
2005-10-25 13:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL CVIS EFIN ETTC PTER KSEP KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3133DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 72U
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Nahari said he would share the list of additions to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee with Yemen's Higher Committee on Money Laundering, and report to post any [...]
2005-10-26 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3136SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT SALEH'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in Washington looking for increased military support and economic deliverables for Yemen, while at home he has shown little willingness to make the tough decisions necessary for the future of his country. Yemen remains an important regional [...]
2005-10-26 13:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM ECON EAID MASS MARR PINS YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3137SALEH ACCEPTS GTMO DETAINEES, DOES NOT BACK DOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh told Ambassador on October 25 that his government would accept all Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay, provided the USG passes all relevant information on their cases so that they can be charged and tried in local courts, as appropriate. Saleh agreed to crimin [...]
2005-10-26 13:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA315SANAA EAC MEETING 02/13/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary - The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on February 13, 2005, to discuss a recent report about two individuals who are in custody after a belt laden with explosives, for placement around a persons waist, was turned in at a police station on Tuesday, 8 February 2005. EAC [...]
2005-02-15 12:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3160DEMOCRACY CENTRAL THEME AT LATE NIGHT RAMADAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS
[...] (U) Summary. DCM and Poloffs attended Ramadan late night social sessions during which party hacks, sheikhs, journalists and academics spanning the Yemeni political spectrum voiced strong opinions on the problems with democratization in Yemen and how the U.S. could help. Participants from all p [...]
2005-10-30 08:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM PTER
05SANAA3167 YEMEN AND AVIAN FLU - LONG ON STRATEGY - SHORT ON
[...] SUMMARY: A/DCM Tom Burke, accompanied by USAID's Senior Health Advisor in Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Attieg, met with Yemeni Public Health Deputy Minister, Dr. Majid al-Gunaid at his request on 10/17/2005, at which he discussed Yemen state of preparations to respond to the Avian Flu Influenza. Deputy [...]
2005-10-30 14:16:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA KPAO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI YM WHO AID COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA3170FONMIN "SURPRISED" AT IRANIAN COMMENTS; SAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador on October 30 that the ROYG was "surprised" by Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent comments regarding Israel. Qirbi said they were likely meant to score domestic political points in what has become a "popularity contest" between the Pr [...]
2005-10-31 11:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER OVIP IR YM
05SANAA3171REACTIONS TO MEHLIS REPORT: MOSTLY NOT THERE
[...] (U) Summary: Government newspapers took the lead, covering and commenting on the October 20 UN Mehlis report implicating Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafiq Hariri. While op-eds in the official press took no stance on the report, t [...]
2005-10-31 14:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO YM SY UNSC
05SANAA3184BREAKING FAST WITH FRIENDS IN SANAA
[...] SUMMARY: Early in the month, Ambassador hosted an iftar for 120 key contacts and expressed his appreciation of Ramadan as a month of introspection. During the month, the Public Affairs section and a local non-governmental organization co-sponsored several iftars for a marginalized group of [...]
2005-11-01 11:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3185EXIT HUNT: YEMEN MOVES TO NATIONALIZE OIL
[...] (C) Summary: On October 17, Yemen's Cabinet announced that it would not renew Hunt's contract for oil production in Block 18, and would instead award it to the Yemeni-owned Safer Company. Hunt intends to sue the ROYG for violation of contract, and will likely announce legal action to coincide [...]
2005-11-01 11:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM
05SANAA3186COMMERCIAL STRATEGIC PLAN FY-2006 [CORRECTED COPY]
[...] Summary: Embassy Sanaa's commercial office is currently a Partner Post of the Foreign Commercial Service's Riyadh office, and has recently undergone a transition in locally- employed commercial staff. The new Commercial Specialist, Ammar Al-Anssi, was trained on U.S. Department of Commerce F [...]
2005-11-01 11:30:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN ECON KTDB YM COM
05SANAA3187ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...]
2005-11-01 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3189SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 11/01/05, EAC met to discuss threat information contained in RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed threat information received by SIMO of possible terrorist attacks in Aden during the [...]
2005-11-01 14:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3198ROUND 2: BOEING VS. AIRBUS: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Director of President Saleh's Office, Ali Al-Anssi, on October 29 to discuss the upcoming 10-plane purchase by Yemenia Airlines, the national airline of Yemen. As President Saleh's chief of staff, Al-Anssi is considered an influence broker with the President. [...]
2005-11-02 09:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KTDB YM COM
05SANAA3206MOPIC PLAYS SHELL GAME WITH USDA $60 MILLION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Sofan on October 17, to convey USG's serious and growing concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food aid programs in Yemen. Ambassador told Sofan that USDA is sending a compliance team shortly to investigate and [...]
2005-11-02 12:57:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID YM ECON COM
05SANAA3225SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 11/12/05, EAC met to discuss security issues in light of the hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC was informed by the RSO and POLM that security was increased at hotels, popular [...]
2005-11-14 11:59:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3227PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL REACTION TO AMMAN BOMBINGS IS
[...] Public and official reactions to the November 9 hotel bombings in Amman were uniformly expressions of the un-islamic nature of the attacks, and disgust for the perpetrators. According to Embassy local employees, some 150 people -- including men and women of several nationalities -- gathered [...]
2005-11-14 11:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL JO YM
05SANAA3231SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO YEMEN
[...] (C) Welcome back to Sanaa. Although Yemen remains an important regional partner in the GWOT with a post-9/11 string of CT successes, cooperation on this front has not been perfect -- a point that was made clear to President Saleh during his visit to Washington last week. You will be the fi [...]
2005-11-14 13:09:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL MASS MARR OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3232CDA DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF YEMENI
[...] (C) On November 14, CDA delivered ref A points to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on seeking an exchange of diplomatic notes between the USG and the ROYG to ensure that Yemeni detainees eligible for transfer will not pose a continuing threat to the interests of either government. C [...]
2005-11-14 13:19:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3233SCENESETTER FOR LTG WHITCOMB'S VISIT TO SANAA
[...] (C) Welcome to Sanaa. We have requested meetings for you with Minister of Defense MG Abdullah Ali Aliwa, Minister of Interior Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, and Commander of the Yemeni Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh. Chief of Staff MG Mohammed al-Qassemi is currently in [...]
2005-11-14 13:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3256ROYG CLOSES DOWN HUNT OFFICES, AMERICANS TO LEAVE
[...] (C) Summery: Early in the morning on November 15, representatives of the Ministry of Oil took over the Sanaa offices of Hunt Oil accompanied with security forces. Hunt responded by relocating employees from its Block 18 facility in Mareb to Sanaa, and is in the process of removing most of it [...]
2005-11-16 12:32:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM
05SANAA3257AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On November 16, Ambassador raised reftel points with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen al Dhabi. Al Dhabi said he would discuss the points with the Foreign Minister, who had just returned from a two week visit to Japan, US, and France and was not available, and would pass any reaction d [...]
2005-11-16 14:05:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA326POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS FOR YEMEN: LNG DEAL TO BE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Yemen's first billion dollar direct foreign investment project since the USS COLE Attack is near completion. The Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) is set to sign a major deal with the Korean Government to supply LNG for 20 years to the Korean Gas Company (Kogas). Jean- [...]
2005-02-16 14:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON YM COM
05SANAA328POWERFUL FINANCE MINISTER AL-SALAMI ON THE
[...] (C) Summary. Time may be up for Finance Minister al-Salami. Rumors are spreading throughout Sanaa that President Saleh will remove the Minister from office in an upcoming cabinet shuffle. A number of small but significant political losses for Salami appear to give teeth to this rumor. Sal [...]
2005-02-16 14:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM KBIO DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3287DFM SHARES VIEWS ON SALEH VISIT, FORUM FOR THE
[...] (C) During a November 14 meeting with DCM, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi shared his views on President Saleh's visit to Washington and the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain. Al-Dhabi was optimistic about Saleh's meetings with President Bush and others, saying the [...]
2005-11-22 06:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM YM
05SANAA3290YEMEN INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (U) Summary: This cable describes ROYG preparations and capabilities in the event of an avian influenza pandemic; responses are keyed to reftel questions. End Summary. 2. Preparedness/Communication -- Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from bec [...]
2005-11-22 06:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL YM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA3297MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SALEH'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations were high for President Saleh's Washington trip and the general consensus in the press has been that the visit was largely successful. It appears, however, that the outcomes of the visit have not yet fully been conveyed to the media. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PRE-VI [...]
2005-11-23 05:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3349MOD SHOWS INTEREST IN WEAPONS INVENTORY CONTROL
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting, Office of Military Cooperation Chief and DATT briefed Minister of Defense MG Abdullah Ali Aliwa on a proposed weapons inventory control system. OMC Chief explained the basic concept of the system and reiterated USG willingness to assist in its imple [...]
2005-11-26 13:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA335SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR
[...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...]
2005-02-18 14:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA3364PRESIDENT SALEH, AFTER WASHINGTON VISIT: "I GET
[...] (C) Summary: President Saleh told Ambassador that he has taken to heart the messages he heard in Washington from President Bush, Secretary Rice, MCC/CEO Danelovich, World Bank Wolfowitz and others. He said that he had convoked his cabinet upon his return and demanded a plan of action to respon [...]
2005-11-27 09:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SY YE DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3378SALEH TELLS GEN ABIZAID HE ACCEPTS WEAPONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a November 26 meeting with visiting CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid, President Saleh accepted long-standing U.S. offers to create a weapons inventory system for the Yemeni Armed Forces. He claimed that Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed willingness to cooperate [...]
2005-11-29 07:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER IZ SY YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3387 SANAA MEDIA REACTION -- GENERAL ABIZAID VISIT,
[...] ABIZAID VISIT: Yemeni newspapers gave above-the-fold coverage to the two-day visit of Commander-in-Chief General John Abizaid of U.S. Central Command to Yemen. Al-Thawrwa (official government daily) reported that General Abizaid and President Saleh discussed bilateral cooperation in security [...]
2005-11-30 10:53:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3392TAIZ NGOS SEEK INCREASED COOPERATION WITH USG
[...] (U) Summary. On November 16, emboffs visited the city of Taiz to meet with local NGOs to discuss the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) and Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. During the two-hour meeting, emboffs and visiting MEPIoff fielded questions and comments on MEPI an [...]
2005-12-03 11:26:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3397SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 12/04/05, EAC convened to discuss security environment. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, CONS, LEGATT, MO, FPD and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC members reported no new threats to Embassy personnel. EAC did note recent reports of minor conflicts in the north [...]
2005-12-04 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3423ROUND 3: BOEING VS. AIRBUS: AMBASSADOR RECEIVES A
[...] (C) Summary: On December 4, the Ambassador met with Captain Abdulhamid AlQadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia Airlines to discuss the 10-plane purchase that the company is in the midst of completing. AlQadi said that the company will make a decision in the near future, possibly by the end of Jan [...]
2005-12-07 06:37:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KTDB YM COM
05SANAA3430LTG WHITCOMB DISCUSSES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C). Summary. Visiting U.S. ARCENT Commander LTG Whitcomb met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior on November 29. Both Ministers expressed their gratitude for USG assistance in strengthening Yemen's ability to combat terrorism. LTG Whitcomb thanked the ROYG for its support in the GW [...]
2005-12-10 07:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3438 MEDIA REACTION -- AL-HOUTHI CLASHES, DRAFT PRESS
[...] HOSTILITIES RESUME IN SA'ADA: On November 30, all major opposition and independent outlets gave prominent coverage to the resumption of clashes between ROYG security forces and followers of the Al-Houthi rebel movement in the northern Sa'ada governorate. Casualty estimates on the first day [...]
2005-12-10 11:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3439COUNTER-TERRORISM TRAINING AND ADVISOR RESPONSE -
[...] RSO has explored the utility of establishing an Investigative Counter-Terrorism Training and Advisor Program (ITP) in Sanaa and recommended to the AMB, DCM and Country Team that post not pursue the program, at this time. 2. ATA and RSO Sanaa have offered training courses to the host governm [...]
2005-12-11 05:00:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3441DCM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT ZINDANI TRAVEL AND
[...] (C) In a December 11 meeting, DCM told Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi that the USG is very concerned that Abdul Majid al-Zindani had traveled outside of Yemen, in an apparent contravention of sanctions placed on him by the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee. DCM said that Embassy and W [...]
2005-12-12 04:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3442DCM PRESSES MFA ON GTMO DETAINEE TRANSFER AND
[...] (C) DCM called on Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi on December 10 to press for an answer to Embassy's November 21 diplomatic note proposing the transfer of 13 Yemenis from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen (ref A). Al-Dhabi reiterated FonMin Qirbi's assurance to DAS Gordon Gray on December 3 that the [...]
2005-12-12 04:18:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3454YEMEN OFFERS TO HOST FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (U) The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has offered to host the Foundation for the Future headquarters. In a meeting between Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi and DCM, as well as via a dip note, the ROYG offered to cover the costs of providing a facility and local staff, promising also [...]
2005-12-12 07:45:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL YM
05SANAA3460SOMALI REFUGEES PROTEST UNHCR TREATMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary. Since November 9, over 500 Somali refugees have been protesting in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) HQ in Sanaa. Encouraged by rumors that the USG soon will accept 70,000 Somali refug [...]
2005-12-12 14:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM YM SO GTIP
05SANAA347FM ON ARAB LEAGUE AND REFORMS: CHALLENGE IS TO GET
[...] (C) Although the GOE has postponed the planned March 3 Arab League - G-8 Ministerial, Ambassador asked FM Qirbi for his views on the meeting and Arab League attitudes on BMENA (reftel). Qirbi said he believed the agenda for the March 3 meeting (now expected to occur following the March 22-23 A [...]
2005-02-21 10:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KMPI KDEM YM
05SANAA3470RESTORING ESF FUNDS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE GWOT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: If current budget allocations hold, Yemen will lose all but its military assistance funding for FY06. Economic Support Funds (ESF) have been reduced to zero, and Yemen's participation in the Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program was suspended. In addition, Yemen w [...]
2005-12-13 13:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3471 STUDY IN THE U.S. -- IT'S GOOD FOR YEMEN -- IT'S
[...] SUMMARY: As was the case throughout the MENA region, the number of Yemeni students applying to study in the United States plummeted after 9/11. The good news is that the trend line is positive -- our numbers are slowly climbing after bottoming out in 2003. The bad news is that even with a [...]
2005-12-14 04:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF YM
05SANAA348AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES ROYG SUPPORT FOR IRAQI
[...] (C) On February 21 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi, stressing that he hoped the ROYG would move quickly and vocally to support the new government and the constitutional process. Qirbi replied that a February 20 ruling GPC party communique states "the ROYG hopes [...]
2005-02-21 10:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA3483YEMEN: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Below is Embassy Sanaa's submission for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. A copy of this report has been forwarded to S/CT POCs via e-mail. 2. Begin text. In 2005, the Republic of Yemen continued to provide support for the global war on terrorism and took action against al-Qaida a [...]
2005-12-14 13:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC KTFN YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3512DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING TUENI ASSASSINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-17 07:47:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL LE YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA3513SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 12/18/05, EAC met to discuss Avian Bird Flu tripwires as required by RefTel. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC agreed with tripwires set by Consular section. ConsOff will answer the specific questions and ou [...]
2005-12-18 12:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT CASC AMED KFLO YM EAC
05SANAA3514COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. George Mullinax from o/a December 18, 2005 to o/a December 20, 2005 to provide assistance to the Central Bank of Yemen. Please make sure that Post has Mr. Mullinax's SSN and security clearance on file. 2. (SBU) Con [...]
2005-12-18 12:55:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KMPI YM
05SANAA3524 PLACEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OP-ED
[...] Post has placed A/S Lowenkron's op-ed on International Human Rights day, entitled "Helping the Impossible Become the Inevitable," in Arabic and English in the media outlets below. The Arabic translation was done by Public Affairs Section personnel at post. -- Al-Sahwa.Net (news website of [...]
2005-12-19 07:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA3527YEMEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS
[...] Post has addressed ref A and implemented its recommendations to the maximum extent possible. Further avian influenza preparation measures will also be taken over the next month. Paragraph 2 provides a general assessment of avian influenza (AI) preparedness. Paragraph 3 details post's trip w [...]
2005-12-19 07:26:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR YM
05SANAA3532CDA VISITS ADEN ON THE EVE OF THE GPC CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Summary: On December 13-16, CDA visited an Aden saturated with political activists and senior ROYG officials in town for the seventh General People's Congress (GPC) convention. Before attending the ruling party convention, CDA participated in a local media conference on Arab-European dial [...]
2005-12-19 14:05:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMPI KPAO CASC YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3533CHARGE DREYER: YEMEN WILL RECEIVE DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary. During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador, European Commission (EC) CDA to Yemen, Ralph Dreyer, revealed that the EC intends to implement democracy and human rights programming in Yemen starting in 2007. Dreyer also informed Ambassador that the EC and other European missions hav [...]
2005-12-19 14:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KMPI YM EU HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA3534GPC CONVENTION: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, SIGNIFYING
[...] (C) To fluttering banners, flying doves, sound effects reminiscent of Space Odyssey 2000 (with added neighing horses to symbolize the GPC mascot),President Saleh marched into the Aden football stadium on December 15 to officially launch the proceedings of the ruling party's seventh annual con [...]
2005-12-19 14:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3546STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY - ANNUAL REVIEW OF MOA
[...] On November 13, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to complete the required annual review of post's MOA implementing the Department of State and Department of Defense MOU on security arrangements for DOD personnel (ref A). EAC reviewed annexes A and B as requested and made no subs [...]
2005-12-20 11:53:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT ASEC KMRS
05SANAA3548(S) PUBLISHER THREATENED AND IN SECLUSION AFTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Aden, CDA met on December 14 with Basha Bashrahil, International News Editor of the independent Aden-based daily "Al-Ayyam." Bashrahil (strictly protect) expressed to CDA his alarm about recent signals from the ROYG, describing in detail threats against his fami [...]
2005-12-20 11:53:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3555SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 12/20/05, EAC met to review security procedures as required by RefTel A as well information in RefTel's C and D. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) RSO advised the EAC that appropriate security measures are in p [...]
2005-12-21 10:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA3558DAS GRAY ADDRESSES WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, ROYG
[...] Summary. On December 3 - 5, over 300 government and civil society representatives from across the Middle East participated in a Sanaa-based conference entitled "Women's Rights in the Arab World: From Words to Deeds." Participants discussed a variety of topics, including women's roles in poli [...]
2005-12-21 12:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KWMN YM PHUM
05SANAA3560AL-HETAR OFFERS CANDID ASSESSMENT OF EXTREMIST
[...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with pdoff and poloff, Judge Hamoud Al-Hetar provided a more candid and straightforward assessment of the efficacy of his rehabilitation program than previously heard. While defending the overall merits of his attempts to convince young radicals of the error of their [...]
2005-12-21 12:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA35772005-2006 INSCR REPORT FOR YEMEN: FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] The following is the text of Embassy Sanaa's update to Part II of the 2005-2006 INSCR report on financial crimes and money laundering. ---------- Begin Text ---------- The Yemeni financial system is not yet well developed; thus, the extent of money laundering is not known. The prevalenc [...]
2005-12-26 11:27:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PTER KCRM KTFN YM TERFIN
05SANAA3588ESTABLISHING A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICER IN YEMEN
[...] (C) Department of Defense (DOD) personnel posted in Yemen have been instrumental in supporting both the Department and post's goals of improving Yemen's capacity to combat terrorism. The combined use of diplomacy and military cooperation is a cornerstone of our engagement policy. Through the [...]
2005-12-27 10:30:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER MASS YM
05SANAA3591UNITEL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR YEMEN'S THIRD GSM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After winning Yemen's third GSM license under a dubious tendering process with a staggering bid of USD 149 billion, Unitel has now failed to pay. Initially billed by the Ministry of Telecommunications as a Chinese company, Unitel now appears to have no Chinese investors at all. [...]
2005-12-27 11:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI KMCA YM ECON COM
05SANAA36GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH
[...] (C) Summary. USCENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met with President Saleh on January 4. Discussions centered on Iraqi elections, regional security, and U.S.-Yemen cooperation in the GWOT. Both agreed that U.S.-Yemen joint security efforts should continue and increase in the new year, with Ab [...]
2005-01-06 10:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER MASS IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3600 MEDIA REACTION -- VIOLENCE IN SAADA,
[...] AL-HOUTHI: The eruption of new violence in the Sa'ada region has been a primary topic of press coverage in recent weeks. After two weeks of relative quiet, RayNews.net (website of liberal opposition Rabita Party) reported on December 21 that armed clashes once again broke out between governm [...]
2005-12-28 12:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3603MEPI IN ACTION: YEMENI WOMEN PUT CAMPAIGN SKILLS
[...] Summary: During a December 26 meeting with female representatives from Yemen's major political parties, General People's Congress (GPC) member Fatima Khatari shared the secrets to her recent successful campaign for the party's General Committee. Khatari explained to the group, who meet regu [...]
2005-12-28 13:00:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KMPI KWMN YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA37ECONOMIC REFORM PART DEUX: ROYG MAKING LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary. During a rancorous Parliamentary session on December 26, Prime Minister Ba Jammal's bodyguards ushered him out of the building while he was trying to give a speech promoting the government's 2005 budget. Attached to the budget are much needed economic reforms including reduction o [...]
2005-01-06 13:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA419YEMEN TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: COLE DEATH SENTENCE
[...] (C) Summary. On 2/26 the Sanaa Appellate Court commuted the death sentence of U.S.S. Cole defendant Jamal Badawi to 15 years in prison and upheld the death sentence for Abd al-Rahim Nashiri (ref a). On 2/27 Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf al-Mahbashi along with Lead Prosecutor Saeed [...]
2005-02-28 13:09:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA420CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS CALL ON U/S DOBRIANSKY FOR
[...] Summary: On February 24, Undersecretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, explored at a roundtable with Yemeni NGOs areas where the U.S. can support Yemen's nascent civil society. Representatives from forty NGOs raised concerns over human rights abuses, women's access to political and eco [...]
2005-02-28 14:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KMCA KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA421GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD PROCEEDINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 04:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA426SALEH - AL-AHMAR TENSIONS PORTEND THE LAUNCH OF A
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 09:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA432SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON UNDER SECRETARY PAULA
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY'S VISIT TO SANA'A, YEMEN WAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED IN THE YEMENI MEDIA. MOST NEWSPAPERS REPORTED ON THE VISIT WITHOUT COMMENT, CITING HER MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER ROYG OFFICIALS AS WELL AS HER DISCUSSIONS [...]
2005-03-02 04:37:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA433DEMARCHE ON SCHROEDER VISIT TO YEMEN DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) Ambassador met with German Ambassador to Yemen, Frank Marcus Mann, on February 27 to discuss the upcoming visit of German Chancellor Schroeder. The German Ambassador shared the main issues Schroeder will focus on, encouraging continued ROYG CT efforts and supporting democratization effor [...]
2005-03-02 05:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA460U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on February 24 for Yemen's partnership in the GWOT. Praising Yemen's strong CT cooperation, U/S called on the ROYG to be more forthcoming on intelligence sharing. Discussions [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI PTER PINR EAID ECON YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA461U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary. On February 24, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky urged Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan to use the MCC threshold process to Yemen's full advantage and implement serious anti-corruption measures. Sofan repl [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM EAID ECON EFIN YM COM
05SANAA462U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. On February 24 Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi for Yemen's partnership in the Global War on Terrorism and encouraged the ROYG to expand intelligence sharing cooperation with the USG. In response to the FM's complaint [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON KMPI KDEM PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA477SALEH TELLS SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO WITHDRAW TROOPS
[...] (U) President Saleh telephoned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the evening of March 4, advising him to withdraw Syrian troops from Lebanon in accordance with the 1989 Taif Accord. This move followed Foreign Minister Qirbi's statement at the March 3 Arab League Ministerial declaring confiden [...]
2005-03-06 05:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL LE YE
05SANAA478DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK IN YEMEN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. A dengue fever outbreak has afflicted the port cities of Hodeidah and Mokha on the western coast of Yemen and the surrounding coastal area beginning mid-January. Exact numbers are difficult to ascertain, and governmental, press, and WHO estimate [...]
2005-03-06 06:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED YM
05SANAA485DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
[...] Reftel demarche on the United Nations General Assembly Consideration of the Declaration on Human Cloning was delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman, on March 5. The ROYG has not yet shared its position with the Embassy on this matter. Khoury [...]
2005-03-06 06:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO YM UNGA KSCI DEMARCHE
05SANAA545ISLAH: IN FOR A PEACEFUL STRUGGLE
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with Islah (Reform) party senior officials, Ambassador and DCM discussed economic reform, corruption, and the need for dialogue with the West. Islah General Secretary Mohammed Abdullah al-Yadoumi, Deputy General Secretary Abdul Wahab al-Anisi, Head of the P [...]
2005-03-08 10:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA56CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN USING "MORAL PERSUASION" FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a MEPI-sponsored assessment of the Yemen banking system, representatives of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps engaged in lengthy discussions with Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Sub-Governor for Control Abdullah Ulafi and Payment Systems Director Omar Bazara. Both offic [...]
2005-01-09 13:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KMPI YM COM
05SANAA564SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING
[...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Saleh on March 10. In a classic Saleh move to put his interlocutors on the defensive, the Yemeni President opened with a theatrical tirade on the latest Human Rights [...]
2005-03-12 07:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA573TAIZ: THE FORGOTTEN CITY
[...] This is an Action Request for Riyadh Foreign Commercial Office. Please see Para 4. 2. Summary: In a two day trip to the Taiz Governorate March 3-4, CDA explored opportunities to expand the mission's relationship with Yemen's third largest city. Deputy Governor AbdulMalik al-Hiagem sought [...]
2005-03-13 12:42:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON YM COM
05SANAA576FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN
[...] This message is posts response to ref A. ------------------------ Overview of TIP in Yemen ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Overview: A. Yemen is a country of origin for internationally trafficked children and may be a country of destination for sex trafficking of foreign women. I [...]
2005-03-13 15:24:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA577YEMEN: SYRIA OUT OF LEBANON, IN DUE TIME
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi on March 11. Ambassador conveyed the U.S. demand for full compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for a complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, including the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) pr [...]
2005-03-13 15:31:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER OVIP LE SY ET ER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA58YEMEN REPORT - ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND
[...] Per request in reftel and in preparation for the February 2004 Seventh Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),EconCommoff interviewed the CBD point of contact for Yemen, Mahmoud M. Shidiwah, Chairman of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),and Dr. Mo [...]
2005-01-10 06:17:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV TBIO YM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA580SALEH WISHES TO CONVEY HIS COMMITMENT ON SA/LW
[...] (S) Following up on his 3/10 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, during which he made a pledge to ban once and for all the importation of weapons by independent arms dealers, President Saleh has requested a phone conversation with President Bush in order to personally convey to him his commitment [...]
2005-03-14 11:43:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA589CHILD MARRIAGE IN YEMEN: HALF THE CHILDREN ARE
[...] This message is in response to reftel questions on child marriage in Yemen, see para. 4. 2. The legal age of marriage in Yemen is 15. UNICEF estimates that approximately 41 percent of Yemeni children under the age of 15 are married. According the USAID-funded Development and Health Survey [...]
2005-03-15 08:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN YM
05SANAA602TURNING SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES: YEMEN'S CHIEF OF
[...] (S) During a 3/15 meeting with General Gassemi, Chief of Staff of the armed forces of Yemen, DCM, DATT and OMC presented Gassemi with recently released photos and serial numbers of the weapons found on two of the Jedda Consulate attackers in December. DCM briefed Gassemi on the conversations t [...]
2005-03-16 04:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA612FINANCE MINISTER SALAMI PUTS A GOOD SPIN ON HIS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In a cordial and open meeting on March 13 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alawi al-Salami, Ambassador highlighted U.S. efforts to support decentralization, urged the ROYG to take serious anti-corruption and transparency efforts and encouraged Yemen t [...]
2005-03-16 11:27:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV ECON YM KMCC COM
05SANAA647HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN
[...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this date the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen Special Operations Force (YSOF). 2. Additionally, the following human ri [...]
2005-03-19 06:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM YM
05SANAA651MOI ALIMI: WE GOT THE SA/LW MESSAGE
[...] (S) On March 16, Ambassador and DCM briefed Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on the March 10 conversation with President Saleh concerning SA/LW (reftel A). Alimi replied that the ROYG shares U.S. concerns over this issue and confirmed that his Ministry received a copy of the President's l [...]
2005-03-19 13:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA YM
05SANAA652DFM ON SA/LW, SYRIA AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST
[...] (S) Summary: On March 16, DCM delivered refs A-C demarches to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman and held a wide-ranging conversation on recent U.S.-ROYG discussions on SA/LW, Syria, and imprisoned journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Suggesting continued follow-up on the SA/LW issue, Noman [...]
2005-03-20 03:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC PTER PREL PHUM SY LE IR IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA663SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...]
2005-03-21 11:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM
05SANAA690SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]
2005-03-23 11:22:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
05SANAA695SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TAKE TO THE STREETS
[...] (C) Summary: Many small business owners across Yemen closed their shops and took to the streets, March 13-18, in protest of ROYG plans to implement a general sales tax as part of its economic reform package. Demonstrations occurred in the cities of Hodeidah, Taiz, Sanaa and Aden, with a few d [...]
2005-03-23 13:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA696KHAIWANI RELEASED VIA PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY
[...] (U) On March 22, the Sanaa Appellate Court upheld the September 6 conviction of "as-Shura" opposition newspaper editor-in-chief, Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani (reftel). Khaiwani was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the 1990 Press Law for "supporting" the al-Houthi rebellion, "publishing [...]
2005-03-23 13:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KMPI YM
05SANAA697SHORT OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING IS SAADA
[...] (U) Fighting broke out between ROYG security forces and members of the "Believing Youth" (Shabab al-Moumin) in the northern city of Saada March 19. Four supporters of the late anti-American Shi'ite Cleric al-Houthi were reportedly killed while attempting to flee police after a shoot out at the [...]
2005-03-23 15:05:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA72TRACK TWO MIL-TO-MIL DIALOGUE MESSAGE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-10 11:31:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP YM
05SANAA723SANAA EAC MEETING - 27 MARCH 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury, convened an EAC meeting on March 27, 2005, to discuss a litany of recent security concerns to include security at the hotels in Aden, recent threats from Yemen citizens who have lost family members in Iraq, as well as a review of general security concerns [...]
2005-03-29 09:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA726FIGHTING ESCALATES IN SAADA: AL-HOUTHI LIVES ON
[...] (U) Renewed fighting between government forces and followers of the slain anti-American rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi occurred on March 28. Reports from official media and Post contacts indicate over 20 casualties from both sides. The ROYG blamed the current uprising on the dead cleric's fa [...]
2005-03-29 14:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA73COMMERCIAL BANKS IN YEMEN: WHOM CAN THEY LEND TO?
[...] (U) Summary. Commercial banks are underutilized in Yemen, slowing the flow of capital and preventing investment in domestic development. Few Yemenis deposit their savings with banks, and loans are available only to an elite few. The lack of lending stems from a weak judicial system, poorly [...]
2005-01-10 11:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KMPI YM COM
05SANAA76CDA DELIVERS IRAQ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. CDA delivered ref A demarche to Principle Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi on January 8. In addition to the Iraqi elections, discussions focused on relations between the ROYG and its opposition in Parliament and media, the al-Khaiwani case, proliferation of small arms and light [...]
2005-01-10 14:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV YM PARMS DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA836SANAA EAC MEETING - 30 MARCH 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury, convened an EAC meeting on March 30, 2005 to discuss recent security concerns including a grenade attack against unidentified ROYG officials in a busy downtown shopping area, threats from Yemen citizens who have lost family members in Iraq, and resurgence [...]
2005-03-30 15:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA853MINISTER SOFAN ON MCC THRESHOLD: WE'LL DO IT
[...] USAID Director and Pol/Econoff met March 28 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmad Sofan. USAID Director conveyed that Yemen's MCC Threshold paper was very strong (reftel),and urged the ROYG to focus on specific reforms within the MCC categor [...]
2005-04-02 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM TAGS
05SANAA860CORE EAC MEETING SANAA-02 APRIL 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador convened a core EAC meeting on April 02, 2005, to review updates on recent incidents and threat reporting. EAC members were asked to make recommendations concerning the need to reduce the number of temporary personnel and other measures to reduce Embassy personnel's [...]
2005-04-04 05:40:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA863SANAA EAC MEETING - 03 APRIL 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: AMB convened an EAC on 03 April, 2005 to discuss recent security threats. RMAS briefed EAC on threat information of a sensitive nature involving an unidentified arab male in Sana,a who is apparently in the final stages of attack planning against " American leaders" in Yeme [...]
2005-04-04 13:25:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA8732004 CENSUS RESULTS: FIVE MILLION MISSING YEMENIS?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On March 16, the Yemen Central Statistics Organization (CSO) surprised the donor community in Sanaa, along with many ROYG officials, by announcing a 2004 Census result of 19.7 million Yemenis, an apparent drop from an estimated 22 million. Earlier that day, two senior [...]
2005-04-06 11:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID ELAB SOCI KWMN KMPI KMCA KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM
05SANAA875SANAA EAC MEETING 04/05/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. The RSO briefed the EAC about another grenade attack in central Sanaa (see paragraph 5),earlier in the day, against a [...]
2005-04-06 13:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA876SANAA EAC MEETING 04/06/2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting on April 06, 2005, to review updates on recent incidents and threat reporting. RMAS provided an update on the perceived threat followed by a show of hands by the EAC that determined current awareness and recommendations, [...]
2005-04-06 13:56:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA882SANAA EAC MEETING 04/07/2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting at 1200 noon, on April 07, 2005, to review the current threat conditions at post. Following core EAC review, CDA decided to call an expanded EAC to decide upon further steps necessary to inform and protect the community. [...]
2005-04-07 19:24:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA883SANAA EAC MEETING 04/08/2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting at 1400 hours, on April 08, 2005, to review posts security profile. Based on the review the EAC decided to adhere to the security measures delineated in the 7 April 2005, EAC reported REFTEL A. Key offices and personnel [...]
2005-04-08 13:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA891SANAA EAC MEETING 04/09/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. EAC members recommended continuation of security measures in line with those delineated in REFTEL B, to include a restr [...]
2005-04-10 10:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA892EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM
[...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...]
2005-04-10 12:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA893EB ICT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S MEETINGS WITH ROYG
[...] (U) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross raised the prospect of an independent telecom regulator and advanced AID proposals for rural internet development with ROYG officials on March 26. His discussions with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOTIT) and the [...]
2005-04-10 12:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECPS EFIN EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PGOV PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA894SALEH DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador the morning of April 9 to discuss renewed fighting in Saada. Saleh immediately launched into requests for USG political and military support for ROYG efforts to defeat al-Houthi rebels in the north. Reiterating an argument he used during last [...]
2005-04-10 13:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA895SANAA EAC MEETING 04/10/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 10, 2005, to review the current threat and security measures in light of that threat. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators now point to a mid to long term, not imminent, threat and recommendation of opening the Emb [...]
2005-04-10 13:56:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA9MCC VISITS SANAA: YEMEN ON THE THRESHOLD
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID Millennium Challenge Account Secretariat Representatives Bryan Kurtz and Steve Feldstein SIPDIS and MCC Threshold Country Managing Director Kevin Saba briefed senior level ROYG officials at the Ministries of Planning, Justice, and Human Rights December 16-19 on requirem [...]
2005-01-02 15:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA KCOR PGOV YM KMEPI ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA903SOSWA MEETS DCM ON THE 2004 HRR
[...] (C) Summary: Amidst heavy ROYG criticism of the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim al-Soswa delivered a 49-page ROYG response to the report to DCM April Soswa took the opportunity to express her own less critical feelings on the report, and share her Ministry's [...]
2005-04-11 13:30:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KMPI YM KMCC DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA905YEMEMI DOCTORS STRIKE, ACCUSE ROYG OF DOING HARM
[...] (C) Summary. Yemeni doctors recently suspended a strike against the ROYG. In a rare nation-wide organized strike in modern Yemeni history, the physicians demanded higher wages and a return of seized assets. None of the issues have been resolved, and it appears likely the doctors will strike [...]
2005-04-12 04:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB ECON KMPI KMCA YM COM
05SANAA906GRENADE ATTACKS IN SANAA PERSIST AMID SAADA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst reports of escalating fighting in Saada, six grenade attacks against military personnel were reported in downtown Sanaa in the past ten days. Accounts of the attacks, which are sporadic and sometimes conflicting, indicate that this violence is Saada related, perpetrated [...]
2005-04-12 04:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA912SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 11, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and to discuss reverse trip wires. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators continue to point to a mid to long term threat for the community. The Ambass [...]
2005-04-12 11:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA916YEMEN GWOT ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Summary. President Saleh has logged some major CT gains and significantly improved security in Yemen since the post-9/11 forging of the U.S-Yemen GWOT partnership. Recent successes include: the round-up of an emerging al-Qa'ida cell with plans to target the U.S. Ambassador, prosecution an [...]
2005-04-12 12:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA917AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORIST THREAT, SAADA WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Qirbi met on April 9 to discuss the current threat environment for Americans in Sanaa as well as the situation in Saada. Following up on Ambassador's meeting with President Saleh earlier the same day, the FM listed needed USG assistance in combatin [...]
2005-04-12 13:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA923SALEH ON KANAAN: WE'VE GOT HIM!!
[...] (S) In a conference call with Ambassador and DCM, President Ali Abdallah Saleh informed us last night, Tuesday, April 12, that suspected terrorist Kanaan has been caught. Saleh began with, "You know this man Kanaan who has been threatening you and for whose sake you closed down your embassy? W [...]
2005-04-13 10:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA926NOTICE OF GTMO ARB PROCEEDING DELIVERED TO ROYG.
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 11:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA927DEMARCHE ON G8-BMENA LITERACY WORKSHOP DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 11:47:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI AG YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA93DEAL CUT ON YEMEN'S BUDGET -- FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: In a rare roll-call vote on January 5, Parliament approved Yemen's 2005 budget while striking a deal with the Government that postpones the lifting of oil and gas subsidies pending the Government's implementation of several wide-reaching economic reforms demanded by Parliament. W [...]
2005-01-15 05:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KMPI YM KGOR COM
05SANAA930MEDIA REACTION TO ROUNDTABLE ON THE U.S. HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: Post hosted a roundtable discussion March 24 to discuss with emeni stakeholders local reactions to the realease of the 2004 Human Rights Report (HRR). The event, co-sponsored by the Yemeni Center for Human Rights (a local NGO) was attended by civil society representatives and various [...]
2005-04-13 12:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
05SANAA935SAADA-RELATED MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT SALIH URGENTLY REQUESTS MATERIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIS SECURITY FORCES CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH AL-HOUTHI INSURGENTS. THE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY MINISTER OF INTERIOR, MAJOR GENERAL ALIMI (SEPTEL) ON 9 APRIL 05 SHOULD BECOME THE STARTING POINT FOR YEMEN ASSISTAN [...]
2005-04-13 14:14:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA949ROYG DECLARES END TO AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: SAADA
[...] (U) Summary. The ROYG claimed that it has ended the al-Houthi uprising in Saada, but isolated clashes continue. Initial casualty estimates show 280 killed from both sides in less than two weeks of clashes, but such figures may rise as more facts come to light. The main rebel leaders escaped [...]
2005-04-16 10:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA950DEMARCHE ON G8 BMENA/OECD MENA INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-16 10:54:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PREL YM DEMARCHE ECON COM
05SANAA951HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN
[...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this date the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen CoastGuard (YCG). 2. Additionally, the following human rights vetting i [...]
2005-04-16 11:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM YM MARITIME SECURITY HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA952DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NOMAN TO REPRESENT ROYG IN
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on April 13. Noman was please that Secretary Rice would attend the April 28-30 Community of SIPDIS Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago, commenting that her participation would draw attention to important [...]
2005-04-16 11:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA955SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 13, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and approve reverse trip wires. President Saleh informed the Ambassador that Kanaan had been captured along with several of his top associates and Yemen f [...]
2005-04-16 12:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA957YEMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY REACTS TO HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: On March 30, Yemen's Human Rights Minister, Amat Al-Alim Soswa held a press conference formally announcing Yemen's response to the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report on Yemen. Copies of a fifty-page document containing a detailed response to the U.S. report were distributed to approximate [...]
2005-04-17 06:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA966ROYG REJECTS BLOCK 18 EXTENSION: HUNT CONTEMPLATES
[...] (C) Summary. On April 13, Ambassador met with Wyndell Caviness, Vice President and General Manager of Yemen Hunt Oil to discuss the ROYG's rejection of the Block 18 extension. It appears certain that there are no further negotiating options for Hunt and that they have decided to pursue litig [...]
2005-04-18 07:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA968SANAA EAC MEETING 04/17/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a general EAC meeting on April 17, 2005, to review the current threat assessment and to consider changes to post travel restrictions. The EAC determined that the threat condition remains as described in reftel A, with no specific information sugg [...]
2005-04-18 11:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA971DELIVERY OF EU PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 12:58:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDXG YM UNESCO DEMARCHE
05SANAA972NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 12:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA974NATEC'S BAHRAN: WE NEED USG SUPPORT, INVITE TO US
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Ambassador, Director of the Yemen National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC),Dr. Moustafa Bahran, asked for USG assistance to train NATEC staff and pushed for Yemen's acquisition of radioactive detection equipment. Bahran also invited Under Secretary ( [...]
2005-04-19 04:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KNNP YM IAEA NPT COUNTER TERRORISM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA99GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. General Abizaid met with Minister of Defense Alaiwa and Chief of Staff Qassemi on January 4. Abizaid briefed Alaiwa on current USG priorities in the region: The political transition in Iraq, continued worldwide pressure on al-Qaida, and resumption of the Peace Process. Alaiwa rai [...]
2005-01-16 10:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MASS MCAP PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA997IRYANI RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY CHARTER
[...] (C) Summary. On April 18 Ambassador delivered ref a demarche to Presidential Counselor, former Prime Minister Dr. Abdul Karim al-Iryani, and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mustapha Noman. Iryani also briefly discussed the recent ROYG rejection of the Hunt Oil drilling rights extension (ref. b). En [...]
2005-04-20 12:54:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM ENERGY
05SANAA998SANAA EAC MEETING 20 APRIL 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-21 04:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE1627PRIMER ON THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Summary: This cable briefly describes the organization, and procedures of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well as the Court's relationship to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Reftel describes the progress of an actual recent case in the court brought against Venezue [...]
2005-07-18 13:24:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CS
05SANJOSE1634SAN JOSE FLASH REPORT - JULY 2005
[...] Embassy San Jose's cumulative allotments and obligations for current fiscal year INL funds are as follows: Project Number:011122101 Project Title: PD&S Cumulative Allotments: $21,384 Cumulative Obligations: $16,800 KAPLAN [...]
2005-07-18 22:12:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN CS
05SANJOSE1639FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS
[...] (U) On July 17, 2005, President Pacheco met for the first time with all five members of the commission of eminent persons ("junta de notables") whom he tasked to review the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This meeting officially began the [...]
2005-07-19 15:23:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1645COSTA RICA OPPOSES G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed Costa Rica's views of the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council with MFA Acting Director for Foreign Policy Edwin Arias on July 12, 2005. At that time, Arias said Costa Rica opposed permanent membership but had not yet finalized its position. Ar [...]
2005-07-19 21:40:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA CS UNGA
05SANJOSE1671COSTA RICAN REPRESENTATION AT WHTI MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 22:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CS
05SANJOSE1712COSTA RICAN LABOR UNIONS LOOK FOR WAYS TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's labor unions, flush from their earlier successes in intimidating President Abel Pacheco, recently fell back to earth when planned demonstrations against the Central American-U.S.-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) fizzled. Now, with possible adoptio [...]
2005-07-28 21:58:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD CS
05SANJOSE1713COSTA RICAN REACTION TO CAFTA-DR APPROVAL IN THE
[...] (U) Summary. After passage of the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation in the late evening hours (in Costa Rica) by the U.S. House of Representatives, GOCR officials, private business persons, and labor leaders offered their reactions. Local media coverage of the ratification process in the U.S [...]
2005-07-28 22:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1720CHORUS OF VOICES SINGING SEND CAFTA-DR TO THE
[...] (U) Summary. The second day after the U.S. Congress approved the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation, many Costa Ricans are expressing the urgent need for President Pacheco to send the agreement to the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly for ratification (Ref A). Those asking the administration to [...]
2005-07-29 22:38:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1721COALITIONS ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL
[...] Voters, disappointment with the two traditional political parties may give several newly-formed parties the opportunity to capture a significant number of votes in the 2006 Presidential and Legislative Assembly elections. While these newly-formed parties are organizing coalitions to exploit [...]
2005-07-29 23:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1722COSTA RICAN MEDIA POSITIVE ON CAFTA-DR PASSAGE IN
[...] (U) Summary: Costa Rican media attention to CAFTA-DR, always strong, intensified with the recent passage of the agreement in the U.S. House of Representatives (San Jose 01713, 01720). General reporting was heavy, with five Costa Rican dailies on 7/29 publishing more than 11 pages on CAFTA-DR [...]
2005-07-29 23:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC ETRD ECON PREL SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1730COSTA RICA: MANPADS INVENTORY AND TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) Summary: Having experienced no major military conflicts, and since abolishing the national army in 1949, the GOCR has never bought, sold or otherwise had possession of MANPADS or similarly sophisticated missile delivery systems. While Costa Rica does represent a transit point on the illic [...]
2005-08-01 22:40:00Embassy San JoseSECRET//NOFORNEAIR ETTC PARM PGOV PREL
05SANJOSE1739SAN JOSE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the demarche to Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar on August 1. Poloff also sent talking points by fax to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs. In the meeting with the Charge, Minister Tovar expressed his belief that the Human Rights Commissi [...]
2005-08-03 21:00:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CS UNGA
05SANJOSE1740PRESIDENT PACHECO COMMENTS ON CAFTA-DR
[...] (U) On August 3, 2005, during his first weekly press conference held since CAFTA-DR was approved and signed by President Bush, Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco officially congratulated the U.S. government for ratifying the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement [...]
2005-08-03 22:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1746BORDER DISPUTE WITH NICARAGUA THREATENS TO FLARE
[...] (C) In an August 1 meeting with Charge and acting DCM, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar said that the dispute over the navigational rights of Costa Rican police on the San Juan River threatens again to disrupt relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Tovar noted that the three-year "truce" o [...]
2005-08-04 14:46:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE1748LETTER FROM EX-PRESIDENT MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-04 17:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCS ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANJOSE1753PRO-CAFTA-DR COSTA RICAN OFFICIAL FIRED
[...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005, "El Financiero" reported that Amparo Pacheco, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) was fired, effective August 2, 2005, due to a lack of confidence from President Pacheco (no relation to the ex-Vice Minister) and COMEX Minister Manuel Gonzalez [...]
2005-08-04 21:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1757TOURISM SNAPSHOT IN COSTA RICA
[...] Summary. The tourism industry is king in Costa Rica, having been the nation's top revenue generator since 2001. The number of tourists coming to Costa Rica continues to increase, with hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, and Europeans flocking to the beaches, volcanoes, and adventu [...]
2005-08-05 14:18:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND CASC EINV PGOV CS
05SANJOSE1772NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN ELECTED
[...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly elected Lisbeth Quesada Tristan to the 4-year independent post of human rights ombudsman (Defensor de los Habitantes) on August 4, 2005. Quesada, 53, is a medical doctor unaffiliated with any political party. The Ombudsman's position had been vacant since Jun [...]
2005-08-05 22:24:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR CS
05SANJOSE1774SECRET MEETINGS, DEAL-MAKING, TAXES, AND CAFTA-DR
[...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005 Costa Rican dailies "La Prensa Libre" and "Diario Extra" reported that members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Union Party (PUSC) and the National Liberation Party (PLN) met in secret on July 29, 2005 to discuss overcoming difficulties in passing the Fis [...]
2005-08-08 15:28:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1785SPEAKING OUT IN COSTA RICA ON GITMO AND DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Charge and A/DCM discussed reftel points at length with Foreign Minster Tovar on August 1, and left a copy with him as a non-paper. We will follow up with other officials at the Foreign Ministry as well as with the Ministry of Public Security where our common i [...]
2005-08-08 21:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO CS
05SANJOSE1787UNIMER POLL SHOWS STEADY SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR IN
[...] Summary. As compared to a June 2005 poll conducted by UNIMER (Ref A),a similarly conducted August 2005 poll shows knowledge of and support for the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) remains strong and steady. UNIMER has been conducting similar polls si [...]
2005-08-08 21:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1819COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT
[...] Summary. On August 8, 2005 the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons met with President Pacheco to discuss the status of their review of the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, stated that they ha [...]
2005-08-10 17:18:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1822PRO-CAFTA-DR MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS IN COSTA RICA
[...] (U) On August 9, 2005, workers from more than 60 companies marched to the President's offices to show their support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While estimates of the number of participants ranged from 4,000 to 8,000, most media [...]
2005-08-10 22:24:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1828PRESIDENT'S PARTY PUBLICLY SUPPORTS CAFTA-DR, BUT
[...] (U) Summary. Members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) are publicly urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible, despite the continued failure to pass the Fis [...]
2005-08-11 13:17:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1875POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS CONTINUE TO
[...] Summary. A July 2005 CID/GALLUP poll contracted by the daily newspaper "La Republica" and local television network Repretel reveals a slightly decreasing majority of Costa Ricans support the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and believe the agreement wi [...]
2005-08-17 19:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1904COSTA RICA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR ARLEN SPECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Senator Arlen Spector. Your trip comes in the heat of the campaign for the February 2006 general election. The political establishment is still struggling to recover from large scandals that resulted in two ex-Presidents awaiting trial under h [...]
2005-08-17 23:03:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CS ECON OVIP PGOV PREL VE
05SANJOSE1940COSTA RICA AND ASIA TRADE ISSUES IN THE MEDIA
[...] (U) Summary. In the midst of President Pacheco's 12- day trip to Taiwan and Japan, issues surrounding trade between Costa Rica and several Asian countries have been recent topics in the local press. While in Taipei, President Pacheco discussed his intentions to pursue a free trade agreement [...]
2005-08-19 21:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1995SENATOR SPECTER BRIEFED ON COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS,
[...] Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) visited the Guanacaste Province of Northern Costa Rica from August 18-20. The Charge and other Embassy Officers briefed the Senator in advance of a meeting with the Director of Costa Rica's Counter-Drug Police. On August 19, the Senator discussed NIH-fu [...]
2005-08-24 15:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR CS
05SANJOSE2008THE PROCESS OF RATIFYING FTAs IN COSTA RICA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The process to ratify free trade agreements such as the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in Costa Rica is not simple. It is not even clear whether the agreement must be passed by a simple or a two-thirds majority. The Assembl [...]
2005-08-26 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2019CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 22:06:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KSUM SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2020CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA
[...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...]
2005-08-26 22:27:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV
05SANJOSE2037ANOTHER POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS SUPPORT
[...] According to a poll conducted in August 2005 by UNIMER for the daily "La Nacion," 54 percent of the 1,413 persons polled supported the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),up from 43 percent in a similar poll conducted for "La Nacion" in November 2004. Tw [...]
2005-08-31 14:57:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2038COALITION OF DEPUTIES URGE PRESIDENT TO MOVE
[...] (U) Summary. On August 29, 2005, thirty-eight of the 57 members (deputies) of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly signed a letter to President Pacheco urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the legislative body immediately [...]
2005-08-31 14:58:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2047PRESIDENT MEETS WITH COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, 2005, President Pacheco met with four of the five members of the Commission of Eminent Persons regarding their progress on reviewing the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, [...]
2005-09-01 14:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2051SECURITY OFFICIALS' CONFIDENCE GROWING AS CAFTA-DR
[...] (C) During an official call August 31 on President Pacheco by General Craddock of U.S. Southern Command, the head of Costa Rica's national police said that as a result of growing public support for the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),police officials a [...]
2005-09-01 20:26:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2052 COSTA RICA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CODEX TASK FORCE
[...] On August 22, 2005 AgAtt conveyed reftel demarche to Isabel Cristina Araya, Technical Secretary of the National CODEX Committee. 2. By means of a letter dated August 29, 2005, Ms. Araya indicated that Costa Rica would not be represented at the CODEX Intergovernmental Task Force on Biotechno [...]
2005-09-02 13:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR CS ECON TBIO
05SANJOSE2068COSTA RICA: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 21:27:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2071COSTA RICA: FOOD AID AND THE WTO
[...] On August 29, 2005, Econoff delivered non-paper to Doris Osterlof, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX),Melissa Delgado, Advisor to the Minister, and Ronald Obaldia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COMEX is the lead GOCR organization on this issue and shared the information with other [...]
2005-09-02 21:59:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECPS ECON CS WTO AID
05SANJOSE2072COSTA RICA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR
[...] The Government of Costa Rica is committed to the elimination of child labor in Costa Rica by 2010. According to the most recent survey, conducted in 2002, approximately 114,000 children between ages 5 and 17 were working, a figure which represents just over ten percent of the country's youth [...]
2005-09-02 22:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2086HURRICANE KATRINA: COSTA RICA OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 20:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US CS
05SANJOSE2090STATUS OF FISCAL REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Three years after starting discussion of the fiscal reform bill and 3 months after voting to utilize a "fast-track" review, the Legislative Assembly members remain far away from approving the bill. Disagreements about the bill between political parties and also between the Pre [...]
2005-09-08 15:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2096HURRICANE KATRINA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM
[...] On September 8, Embassy San Jose received a signed letter addressed to President Bush from President Pacheco extending his condolences to the Government and people of the United States and the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Informal Embassy translation of letter follows: San Jose, September [...]
2005-09-09 16:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC CS
05SANJOSE2098COSTA RICA: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 21:28:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO CS
05SANJOSE2100EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA ON COSTA RICAN
[...] Summary. While Costa Rica lies far south of the devastating path that Hurricane Katrina took, some Costa Rican businesses are being impacted by its effects on the operations of the port of New Orleans. Many Costa Rican companies rely on the port as the primary doorway for importing and expo [...]
2005-09-09 22:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2101DEMARCHES ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND THE UNGA
[...] (U) Econoff delivered nonpapers (Refs A and B) to Edwin Arias, Deputy Director for Foreign Policy in the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and discussed the issues with Ronald Obaldia and Rolando Madrigal from the MFA on September 8, 2005. The representatives of MFA understood o [...]
2005-09-09 22:15:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN EAID EAIR EFIN PREL UNGA
05SANJOSE2104STATUS OF THE PROPOSED LAW TO STRENGTHEN AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Legislative Assembly,s Special Mixed Commission to review the Law to Strengthen and Modernize the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) ended its 28-month tenure without coming to agreement on how to proceed with the proposed telecommunications reform law. The content [...]
2005-09-09 23:16:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2105COSTA RICA: SIGNALS OF MORE FLEXIBILITY ON CAFTA-DR
[...] (C) Summary. After attending a meeting on September 8, 2005 with various business representatives who are in favor of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),President Pacheco and Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX) Manuel Gonzalez have alluded to [...]
2005-09-09 23:33:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2106ARTICLE 98 WORRIES REKINDLED IN COSTA RICA
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told Charge that an Article 98 agreement would not be approved in Costa Rica. He was concerned, however, about the impact of the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA) and the Nethercutt Amendment on important U.S. assistance that Costa Rica had been receivi [...]
2005-09-09 23:40:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS CS KICC
05SANJOSE2131COSTA RICA TO ATTEMPT TWO-YEAR STOPGAP ACCORD ON
[...] (C) As the clock ticks down on a three-year "truce" on the San Juan River dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar on September 8 told Charge that he will propose a new two-year stopgap agreement. He said Costa Rica, however, will demand in the new agreement so [...]
2005-09-12 23:11:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2158COSTA RICA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: The textile industry in Costa Rica is regarded as efficient and productive. However, the low labor costs of China and the preferential treatment Mexico was granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) put the Costa Rican textile industry at a disadvantage. As a res [...]
2005-09-15 00:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KTEX PGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2181COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS DELIVERS REPORT ON
[...] (U) On September 16, 2005, the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons delivered its final report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to President Pacheco. According to a Presidential press release of the same day, the only copy of the 6 [...]
2005-09-19 21:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2186GOCR REQUESTS AND EMBASSY SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF
[...] Summary: Embassy supports GOCR request to extend project of U.S. Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) Tax Team beyond December 31, 2005 projected termination date. End summary. 2. Charge d'Affaires received the following letter from Minister of Finance on August 26, [...]
2005-09-19 22:16:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2199COSTA RICA: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 21:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL ETRD CS UNESCO
05SANJOSE2202COSTA RICA: PRESIDENT PACHECO AND COMMISSION OF
[...] (U) Summary. On September 20, 2005, after meeting with his cabinet and the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons, President Pacheco held a press conference to discuss the Commission's report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The Pre [...]
2005-09-21 00:56:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2215STUDENTS, LABOR UNIONS STAGE ANTI-CAFTA MARCHES
[...] Summary: Labor unions and student groups took to the streets of San Jose on Tuesday, September 20, to protest the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),as President Pacheco's "Commission of Eminent Persons" made the findings of its study on the agreement publ [...]
2005-09-22 21:00:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2227FINANCE MINISTER WANTS PRESIDENT PACHECO TO SUBMIT
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21, 2005, Charge met with GOCR Finance Minister Federico Carrillo, in part, to discuss the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Carrillo was buoyed by the Commission of Eminent Persons' report on CAFTA-DR [...]
2005-09-23 20:31:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2231COSTA RICA: THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20 the presidential-appointed Commission of Eminent Persons (the Notables) exited the stage in a notable way; after 60 days of analyzing CAFTA-DR, they made no judgment about whether or not the treaty should be approved. The Commission, however, appeared to be unc [...]
2005-09-24 00:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2249COSTA RICA'S POSITION PAPER ON THE BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (C) While Costa Rican Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar and Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera met in San Jose September 27 to discuss the San Juan River border dispute, the Costa Rican MFA sent the following position paper to the U.S. and British (as current EU president) embassies. The [...]
2005-09-28 10:13:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2265FOREIGN MINISTER TOVAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minsiter Tovar told diplomats in San Jose that Costa Rica had no alternative to filing a case in the ICJ to vindicate its rights to free navigation on the San Juan River. He said that going to the court was not a hostile or unfriendly act and that retaliation on the part o [...]
2005-09-29 23:21:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2386ELECTION SEASON IN COSTA RICA OFFICIALLY BEGINS
[...] Summary: The GOCR officially launched its 2006 election cycle on Saturday, October 1. The February 5 ballot will be a crowded one: fourteen presidential candidates have been certified by the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE). The field of candidates for the Legislative Assembly is similarly [...]
2005-10-13 19:19:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CS
05SANJOSE2389COSTA RICA AND CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Pacheco continues to say he will send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. The question remains "When?" Nicaragua's recent passage of CAFTA-DR has brought increased focus by the media and [...]
2005-10-13 20:26:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2410REFUGEE REFERRAL: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
[...] (C) Post wishes to refer Cuban national Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX for consideration under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Bio data based on Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX passport is as follows: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, born in Granma, Cuba, on XXXXXXXXXXXX [...]
2005-10-14 22:07:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF CVIS CS CU
05SANJOSE2411COSTA RICA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE THOMAS
[...] Ref B reported Costa Rica's initial positive response to Judge Burgenthal's candidacy. Per Ref A instructions, PolOff followed up with the Foreign Ministry on October 6, and was reassured of Costa Rica's support. On October 12, Embassy San Jose received Costa Rican Diplomatic Note DGPE/DPM/AC [...]
2005-10-14 22:08:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPDC CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2412EX-PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ RELEASED FROM HOUSE ARREST
[...] Former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez (1998-2002) was released from his seven-month house arrest on October 13, when prosecutors in his corruption case failed to convince a judge to grant yet another extension of his now nearly year-long pretrial detention. Rodriguez was arrested on October [...]
2005-10-14 22:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2413COSTA RICA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON
[...] Per Ref A instructions, Post requested the GOCR's support for a seat on the World Heritage Committee via Diplomatic Note in July, 2005. 2. On October 12, Post received Costa Rican Diplomatic Note DGPE/DPM/AC 886/10/05, officially confirming that Costa Rica will support the U.S. bid. 3. [...]
2005-10-14 22:13:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV CS UNESCO
05SANJOSE2435ARMED ROBBERY AND SHOOTING AT SHOPPING CENTER NEAR
[...] On 17 October at approximately 1300 hours, a hardware store employee waiting in a bank line to make a deposit of currency was shot in the leg while robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash. The location of the robbery is significant as it occurred at the Central Comercial Pavas Banco Nacional, [...]
2005-10-19 19:19:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
05SANJOSE2436CID/GALLUP POLL SHOWS GROWING SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR
[...] Summary. An October 2005 CID/GALLUP poll revealed increases in the knowledge of and support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) among Costa Ricans. The poll also shows that the percentage of respondents who believe CAFTA- DR will bring b [...]
2005-10-19 20:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2437COSTA RICA: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Despite Post efforts to secure Costa Rican support for the U.S. position on the UNESCO declaration, and although our interlocutors have not been in a position to provide specific feedback, it appears that the GOCR does not intend to back our position on this issue. On October 14, 2005, Econ [...]
2005-10-19 20:34:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL SCUL CS
05SANJOSE2451FORMER PRESIDENT CALDERON RELEASED FROM HOUSE
[...] As presaged in Reftel A, former President Rafael Angel Calderon (1990-94) was released from house arrest on October 19, 2005, under conditions similar to those imposed on ex-President Miguel Angel Rodriguez. Specifically, Calderon is prohibited from leaving the country or having any contact [...]
2005-10-20 21:59:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2460PRESIDENT PACHECO SENDS CAFTA-DR TO THE ASSEMBLY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. After meeting with his cabinet in the morning of October 21, 2005, President Pacheco announced that he would send the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly later that day to start the ratification process [...]
2005-10-21 21:48:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2475COSTA RICA REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 16:16:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS CR UNGA
05SANJOSE2493COSTA RICA ON UNESCO CONVENTION: IT'S ALL IN THE
[...] In a follow-up meeting on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity on October 21, MFA Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero expressed Costa Rica's receptiveness to U.S. input on implementation if and when the convention comes into effect. He acknowledged U.S. concerns over implement [...]
2005-10-25 22:51:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2497COSTA RICA TO BE SUPPORTIVE AT SUMMIT OF THE
[...] (SBU) On October 26, Charge and PolOff followed up on an October 20 demarche by paying a call on Foreign Minister Tovar. In an improvement on the MFA's original response (see below),Tovar emphatically agreed with all our proposed changes to the draft declaration. In particular, Tovar highli [...]
2005-10-27 10:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KSUM ECON ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2508NEW COSTA RICAN LAW MAY IMPEDE IMPORTS OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. The October 25, 2005, Official Gazette published a law, effective immediately, that may effectively result in the prevention of exporting U.S. products to Costa Rica. Post is communicating with the GOCR at the Ministerial level, importers, and representatives from other count [...]
2005-10-28 16:58:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2532COSTA RICA'S NOMINATION TO ATTEND ILEA CRIME SCENE
[...] Per reftel, Post nominates the following Costa Rican police officers to attend the ILEA Course Crime Scene Management and Kidnapping in El Salvador from November 14 to 18, 2005. All nominated officers are Costa Rican nationals. Participants: Rigoberto Bogantes Vargas DOB: 09/02/1956 ID: [...]
2005-11-01 22:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM KJUS CS KTLA
05SANJOSE2535DEFEATING THE SWISS PROPOSAL ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with Carlos Cordero, Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, on November 1. Cordero was joined by UN Affairs Officer Victor Murillo and Director for Bilateral Policy Ronald Obaldia. In response to our concerns about the Swiss proposal [...]
2005-11-02 19:10:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2560SAN JOSE ACTIVITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] On November 14, Post, in conjunction with Costa Rica's Binational Center, will host a "Study in the U.S. Symposium." This event will feature an introduction to International Education Week and its importance to the U.S. government by the CAO, a talk by the Binational Center's Educ [...]
2005-11-04 19:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP CS OEXC SCUL KPAO
05SANJOSE2564DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN EXTREMISM
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Chief of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA, on October 31. That same evening, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar released a statement to the press and diplomatic community condemning the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm [...]
2005-11-04 19:23:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM CS
05SANJOSE2565HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT REVIEW FOR U.S. EMBASSY
[...] (S/NF) Per request in reftel, Charge chaired a meeting of the Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) to review and discuss the Human Intelligence (HUMINT) threat level at Post. Attending the CIWG were Charge, A/DCM, RSO, DEA Country Attache, ODR Chief and SIMO Chief. CIWG agrees that the [...]
2005-11-04 19:23:00Embassy San JoseSECRETASEC
05SANJOSE2601MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. On October 26, 2005, Charge met with Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce Gilberto Barrantes. Minister Barrantes commented on the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and related legislation including the propose [...]
2005-11-07 23:10:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2611DISCUSSION OF CAFTA-DR BY PRESIDENTS BUSH AND
[...] Summary: On November 5, 2005, all of the major Costa Rican dailies ran stories based on comments made by President Pacheco and Foreign Trade Minister Gonzalez about the meeting with President Bush the day before on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (C [...]
2005-11-08 21:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2640DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]
2005-11-11 10:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2641DEMARCHE REQUEST - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS,
[...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]
2005-11-11 10:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2642HEALTH MINISTRY ORDERS ASSEMBLY TO COMPLY WITH
[...] (U) Summary: The Health Ministry ordered the Legislative Assembly on November 7 to either make health and safety repairs in the buildings it occupies within the next two months or shut down various offices. President of the Legislative Assembly Gerardo Gonzalez reacted to the order by accusin [...]
2005-11-11 10:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2658COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI-
[...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]
2005-11-15 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON CS
05SANJOSE2664JAN. 1, 2006 ENTRY INTO FORCE HELPS CAFTA-DR IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. We know that USTR must make a determination soon so that it can recommend to the President when he should issue his proclamation bringing CAFTA-DR into force. Recognizing that this determination is of greater importance for countries that have already ratified, we want to hig [...]
2005-11-15 23:37:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN PGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2689ANTI-CAFTA FORCES HEARTENED BY SUCCESSFUL PROTEST
[...] On November 17, about 10,000 protesters participated in the first major demonstration to follow President Abel Pacheco's presentation of the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. While the demonstration, organized by labor and stu [...]
2005-11-18 21:55:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD PREL ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2692SIGNIFICANT CRIMINAL INCIDENTS IN SAN JOSE
[...] In the past several weeks, significant criminal acts have been committed near the Embassy or near areas where most Mission personnel live and work that merit reporting at this time. Following is a summary of recent events in San Jose: A. Armed robbery and shooting of Czech diplomat: On N [...]
2005-11-21 14:22:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
05SANJOSE2710 ON THE ROAD TO SANTA CRUZ: OAS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
[...] SUMMARY: On November 2, Regional Environmental Hub Officer (REO) and Regional Environmental Assistant (REA) joined Dan Martinez, Economic Advisor and Alternate Representative for the U.S. Mission to the OAS, Department of Agriculture official Catherine Karr-Colque, and other U.S. delegation [...]
2005-11-23 17:15:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR XS XM CS OAS
05SANJOSE2713MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 17 to Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero. In a follow-up conversation on November 22, Cordero advised Poloff that he would likely be attending the conference in Geneva to discuss the adoption of a third protocol. Cordero made clear th [...]
2005-11-23 18:52:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL
05SANJOSE2717COSTS OF NOT HAVING AN ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT ARE
[...] (C) The GOCR, though not philosophically opposed to providing the United States with the protections contained in an Article 98 agreement, faces serious political and constitutional impediments, which have for the last two and a half years prevented an agreement from being concluded. Meanwhile [...]
2005-11-23 22:18:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS ETRD EAID CS KICC
05SANJOSE2718COSTA RICA AND AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] The responses below key off reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AVIAN FLU FROM BECOMING A PANDEMIC AND CONTAINING A PANDEMIC ONCE IT OCCURS? IF THE COUNTRY HAS A STRATEGY, HOW CAPABLE IS IT OF IMPLEMENTING IT? PLEAS [...]
2005-11-23 22:37:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL CS
05SANJOSE2726COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT
[...] Summary, Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 18, 2005 with representatives from the Embassies of Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Spanish, French, and Canadian Embassies were unable to participate in the meeting but provided information related to their [...]
2005-11-25 17:12:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM CS
05SANJOSE2727CAFTA SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL
[...] Several thousand workers, business owners and merchants marched on Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on November 24, to encourage the GOCR to ratify without further delay the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The march was widely seen as a rebuttal to la [...]
2005-11-25 20:08:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2731INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW
[...] (U) Summary: The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR)'s most recent (Jul.-Sept. 2005) quarterly survey says investor confidence has reached a new low. When asked "Is now a good time to invest in Costa Rica, only 4.2 percent said "yes", 75.0 percent said "no", and 20.8 percent were "unsure". En [...]
2005-11-29 14:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV KIDE PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2744COSTA RICA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] Costa Rica remains an outspoken critic of the Castro government and a faithful supporter of governmental and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica severed diplomatic ties with Cuba in 1961, and has shown no signs that it would consider re-establishing formal relations with the Castro gove [...]
2005-11-29 22:41:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL CS
05SANJOSE2751Child Abduction Update- Kaitlyn Bravo
[...] Summary. AmCit Kaitlyn Bravo was abducted in 2002 by her father and taken to Costa Rica. The father turned Kaitlyn over to a local caretaker, who now seeks legal custody. A Consular visit on 17 November was unsuccessful, and it appears the caretaker acted deliberately to deny access. The Con [...]
2005-12-01 19:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CR
05SANJOSE2787COSTA RICA REPORTING ON OTHER FOREIGN BRIBERY
[...] Summary. It has been a year since the story of scandal broke out and there is no sign yet of any criminal charges. On September 28, 2004, the influential daily, La Nacion disclosed the details of a `bonus' paid by the French telecommunications company Alcatel (see reftel A). According to the [...]
2005-12-05 22:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2794CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW
[...] (U) Summary: According to the results of a November survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica's (UCR) School of Statistics, consumer confidence in Costa Rica has reached a new low. With a four point margin of error the study reveals that 75% of consumers think that the government is d [...]
2005-12-07 19:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV KIDE PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2795COSTA RICA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 10:23:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
05SANJOSE2797COSTA RICA WILL ABSTAIN ON VOTE ON ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] (SBU) Political counselor delivered reftel B talking points to Jose Joaquin Chaverri, MFA Director General (number-three person in the ministry),on December 7. Polcouns noted U.S. disappointment with Costa Rica's votes on December 1, particularly in light of the promise we received that Costa [...]
2005-12-08 12:59:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IS CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2802DEMARCHE DELIVERED: METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION
[...] In response to demarche request (Reftel),on December 5, 2005 Post shared talking points with Vice Minister of Environment and Energy Allan Flores, Environmental Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Cristina Castro, and Enid Chaverri of the International Cooperation Office. [...]
2005-12-08 16:57:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL
05SANJOSE2808FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTS INVESTIGATION INTO
[...] On Thursday, December 8, post received a letter from the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry regarding the December 7 shooting death of Costa Rica-born Rigoberto Alpizar in Miami International Airport. Alpizar reportedly is a dual U.S. and Costa Rican national. 2. Translated text of the letter fo [...]
2005-12-08 22:39:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2809COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2005 - 2006 PART I, DRUGS
[...] (U) The text of Costa Rica's 2005-2006 INCSR Part I is below. Costa Rica I. Summary Costa Rica is becoming a major transshipment point for narcotics to the United States and Europe. Costa Rican officials demonstrate professionalism and reliability as partners in combating ever-changi [...]
2005-12-08 23:00:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CS
05SANJOSE2815COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006
[...] Per instructions reftel, Post's PD&S request is as follows: Actual Non- Object FY 2005 Recurring Proposed FY 2006 Class Obligations Items Increases Plan ------ ----------- --------- --------- ------- 1142 44,200 [...]
2005-12-09 21:27:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN AMGT KFSC CS
05SANJOSE2822 MODELING THE ELEPHANT: OECD/OAS GLOBAL FORUM ON
[...] Summary: The OAS/OECD Global Forum on Trade session on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Trade and Environment was held in San Jose November 3-4. Panels addressed market access, needs and priorities, and other issues related to trade and environment capacity building. Common th [...]
2005-12-12 12:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAID CS
05SANJOSE2826COSTA RICA,S FORMER CAFTA LEAD NEGOTIATOR ANABEL
[...] (SBU) Anabel Gonzalez, who was Costa Rica,s lead negotiator for the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) until her resignation in September 2004 reftel has accepted WTO Director General Lamy,s offer to head the WTO,s Agriculture and Commodities Division. Lamy ma [...]
2005-12-13 10:22:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PREL CS
05SANJOSE2850SCENESETTER: CODEL BLUNT IN COSTA RICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Blunt on its December 19 ) 20 visit to Costa Rica. The delegation's visit comes at a time when the main issue in the bilateral relationship is the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The debate [...]
2005-12-14 00:02:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ECON ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2858INL SAN JOSE CARRYOVER AMOUNTS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 22:49:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC SNAR CS
05SANJOSE2881COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2005 - 2006 PART II, MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 22:25:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN EFIN PTER KCRM CS
05SANJOSE2882AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM: SAN JOSE
[...] (C) Relations between the United States and Costa Rica are very friendly. Our countries share a strong commitment to democracy and human rights. Costa Rica is the longest continuous democracy in Latin America and serves as an important example of how a long-term commitment to democracy benef [...]
2005-12-16 23:52:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALASIG AMGT CS
05SANJOSE2908CODEL BLUNT URGES PROMPT RATIFICATION OF CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Costa Rican legislators on December 19, the members of CODEL Blunt delivered a two-fold message: the United States will not renegotiate CAFTA-DR on a bilateral basis with Costa Rica; and the benefits Costa Rica now receives under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) wil [...]
2005-12-22 10:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2909PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR ARIAS CONFIDENT OF
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Oscar Arias told Ambassador that he (Arias) was "an idiot" to run again for president but that he was under a lot of pressure to come back. Arias said that Costa Rica, which has been neglecting education, infrastructure, and economic development, "cannot afford to w [...]
2005-12-22 10:31:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PREL CS
05SANJOSE2928 LETTING OFF STEAM: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
[...] Summary: The VI Regional Forum for the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America, a 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) initiative, was held in Managua October 5-6. The Forum focused on opportunities for sustainable development and energy diversification linke [...]
2005-12-27 17:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EAID
05SANJOSE2930PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OTTON SOLIS RUNNING AGAINST
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Otton Solis told Ambassador that CAFTA-DR "would place Costa Rica in the hands of the multinationals." He said the treaty was one-sided, opening the Costa Rican market to U.S. industrial power, against which Costa Rica cannot hope to compete, and in return providing [...]
2005-12-27 19:38:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON CS
05SANJOSE2931PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OTTO GUEVARA WILL
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Otto Guevara, though rising in the polls, does not expect to be elected. He does expect, however, that his Libertarian Movement Party will be a major force in the next Legislative Assembly. He told Ambassador that he has already discussed with the frontrunner Oscar [...]
2005-12-27 19:39:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON CS
05SANJOSE2932PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANTONIO ALVAREZ DESANTI
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Antonio Alvarez Desanti promised, if elected, to bring strong leadership to Costa Rica, focused first on education, health, infrastructure, security, and housing (areas of broad agreement),and then on the more controversial issue of dismantling state monopolies "by [...]
2005-12-27 19:40:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON CS
05SANJOSE2942CAFTA-DR RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The debate about the Central America- Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) started in the unicameral 57-member legislature (the Assembly) on December 6, 2005 after long delays in the Costa Rican administration's decision to send the agreement to the [...]
2005-12-28 21:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2952ASIAN MARKETS LEAD 2005 COSTA RICAN EXPORT GROWTH
[...] Summary. The Costa Rican Trade Promotion Corporation (PROCOMER) has reported that Costa Rican exports this year through October 2005 reached USD 5.77 billion, an increase of ten percent over the same period last year. The biggest increases were realized in exports of agricultural and techno [...]
2005-12-29 21:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE488COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]
2005-02-28 18:38:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2027EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly d [...]
2005-07-14 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2033EL SALVADOR: WILLING GLOBAL PEACE OPS INITIATIVE (GPOI) PARTNER
[...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Foreign Minister by Ambassador and to Minister of Defense (MOD) by MILGP Commander on July 13. On July 14, Ambassador also hand delivered to FM, who is in Washington with Ambassador for the Saca/Bush meeting, a non-paper summarizing Ref B background on G [...]
2005-07-15 18:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR MASS PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2038A WARNING NOTE ON VIGILANTE JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two men who murdered three gang members who had killed their brother are in jail awaiting trial, in what is one of the first cases of open vigilante justice in response to the current elevated murder rates in El Salvador. The men confessed to the murders, and will likely be fou [...]
2005-07-15 20:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2060EL SALVADOR: POORLY-ATTENDED FMLN "PRIMARIES"
[...] (C) Although FMLN leaders were hesitant to provide exact numbers of voters at each polling place, it appeared that only about one-third of eligible party activists bothered to participate in Sunday's primaries for March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections. In San Salvador, it wa [...]
2005-07-19 20:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2068EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
[...] Econ staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Reftel para. 5. The following were identified: Mozzarella (made in El Salvador),Pecorino (Guatemala),Parmigiano (Guatemala and United States),Manchego (Costa [...]
2005-07-20 15:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA ES
05SANSALVADOR2085SALVADORANS GO POSTAL - SEEK SUPPORT FOR SEAT ON
[...] Post received a letter from Governance Minister Rene Mario Figueroa dated July 5, 2005, requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP),which will be elected at the XIX PUASP Congre [...]
2005-07-22 12:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2126EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB
[...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]
2005-07-27 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2144EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...]
2005-07-29 15:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR2172EL SALVADOR: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs on July 29. As in previous conversations, Rivera stated that El Salvador is committed to increasing the effectiveness of the UN on Human Rights issues through reform of the system, and is in favor of a [...]
2005-08-01 20:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2174NATIONAL AND MEDIA REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF
[...] SUMMARY: Salvadoran elation at the July 28 U.S. Congressional approval of the U.S.-Central America-DR free trade agreement (CAFTA- DR) was evident in the first hours after the vote, when President Saca called it a victory for democracy. Subsequent days have brought heavy and constant press c [...]
2005-08-02 12:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2195Speaker Program Evaluation - Photojournalism
[...] PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST ESSDRAS SUAREZ OF THE BOSTON GLOBE SHARED HIS EXPERTISE IN LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD REPORTING TRIPS WITH SALVADORAN PHOTOJOURNALISTS FROM JULY 26-31. SUAREZ PROVED TO BE AN EXCELLENT AND ENGAGING SPEAKER, WHO CONNECTED EQUALLY WELL WITH BEAT REPORTE [...]
2005-08-08 20:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2198GOVERNMENT GETTING WORKERS UP AND OUT 30 MINUTES
[...] On June 8, President Saca announced the formation of a public-private sector "National Emergency Commission" to identify ways to mitigate the impact of high global petroleum prices. On July 22, the government announced that it would implement four measures to reduce traffic congestion and the [...]
2005-08-08 21:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2220EL SALVADOR: GITMO DETAINEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-10 11:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2239DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS
[...] Summary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) to relax its requirements for the procurement of seventy medicines for which the ISSS now requires the manufacturer to either submit evidence of r [...]
2005-08-11 17:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI KIPR ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2282SALVADORAN DEL. TO 60TH UNGA HLE AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Officer in Charge of UN Affairs Felix Ulloa and to UN Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Bariles on August 15. Poloff emphasized the importance of the Fund and stated that even a minimal donation would carry politi [...]
2005-08-16 20:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2333EL SALVADOR: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel C. Embassy will reply to reftel B request for information on Chinese activities septel. 2. (C) El Salvador is one of the 26 countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Both to nurture this relationship and to conti [...]
2005-08-22 12:03:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL ECON ES CH TW
05SANSALVADOR2336SALVADORAN BUDGET DATA FOR MCC
[...] The Salvadoran Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Technical Secretariat, provided seven-years' of budget data to the MCC in response to reftels. Emboffs who worked with Salvadoran officials on this task were impressed by the professional effort they put forth to compile the data in [...]
2005-08-22 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2356EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of July 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) began the presentation of its six-week core program on July 25. Th [...]
2005-08-23 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2357WIRE TRANSFER COMPANIES USED IN MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On August 17, 2005, the Salvadoran police (PNC) arrested Panamanian national Luis Pinto for allegedly laundering US$75,000 a day through Salvadoran wire transfer companies since March of 2004. Participants in the scheme, using false identities, wired money from the United States to fictit [...]
2005-08-24 11:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2364SALVADORANS TO BAN ADVERTISING ON CABLE TV
[...] (U) Summary: The Telecommunications and Electricity Superintendency (SIGET) is preparing a draft regulation for cable television that would ban advertising. Such a rule change will have a negative impact on the profitability of U.S.-owned AMNET, which dominates the sector. Post are concerned t [...]
2005-08-24 17:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2374 EL SALVADOR: HOMICIDE RATE RISES TO WARTIME LEVELS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent months, El Salvador has experienced a significant increase in homicides, straining law enforcement authorities' ability to make arrests and prosecute those responsible. However, polls indicate that Salvadorans do not perceive the rise in killings as a failure of the S [...]
2005-08-25 18:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV ES PREL
05SANSALVADOR2391EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]
2005-08-26 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2392AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ CONTINGENT, COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 courtesy call on President Saca, the Ambassador praised Saca's commitment to the Iraq effort by sending a fifth Salvadoran contingent, announced that Commerce Secretary Gutierrez would be coming to El Salvador October 21-22, and offered Embassy assistance to the G [...]
2005-08-26 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2415EL SALVADOR COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF SUPPORT BY
[...] (C) During an August 29 meeting with Polcouns, GOES Vice-Foreign Minister Eduardo Calix expressed frustration with his Central American counterparts for their unwillingness to confront anti-U.S. positions at the August 25-26 Rio Group Meeting in Bariloche. Calix said that "the usual group" o [...]
2005-08-29 21:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2416HAITI ELECTORAL OBSERVATION REQUEST: GOES FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 11:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID HA ES
05SANSALVADOR2417EL SALVADOR: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information on last year's child labor report, which otherwise remains valid. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA),El Salvador has implemented steps to el [...]
2005-08-30 11:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ES PHUM SOCI
05SANSALVADOR2425CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR2426CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]
2005-08-30 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2429SCENESETTER FOR ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH VISIT TO EL
[...] (SBU) Acting Under Secretary Beardsworth, I look forward to your delegation's visit to El Salvador from September 1 to 3 to meet with Salvadoran officials and attend the inaugural graduation of the ILEA. The following background information may be useful for your preparations. ------------ [...]
2005-08-31 17:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2463SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DECLARATION AND PLAN OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV
05SANSALVADOR2464EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...]
2005-09-06 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2475ACTING DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH GOES
[...] (C) Summary: On September 2, Acting DHS U/S Beardsworth and Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa met to discuss border and migration issues. The meeting focused on violent (mostly gang members) and non-violent (mostly immigration violators) deportees. GOES officials demanded more background [...]
2005-09-07 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER SOCI KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2477INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of August 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]
2005-09-07 15:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2482SAN SALVADOR - Request to reprogram FY-05 PD&S Funds
[...] INL, San Salvador, requests authorization to reprogram $17,000 to FY-05 Street Gang Violence. 2. If you have any questions, please contact INL Administrative Assistant, Catherine Anstead: commercial line(503)501-2031, IVG 830-2031, or e-mail Ansteadcm@state.gov. 3. Your assistance in thi [...]
2005-09-07 19:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2488GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA
[...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...]
2005-09-08 13:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2503MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 20:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2504EL SALVADOR UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Felix Ulloa, MFA Officer in charge of United Nations and Multilateral Organizations. Ulloa stated that he had not yet received a copy of the September 6 draft of the Outcome Document and that the Salvadoran government was concerned by the fact that the do [...]
2005-09-08 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2507EL SALVADOR: SIX MONTHS FROM ELECTIONS, ARENA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months away from March 12, 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections and fifteen months into his five-year term, President Saca continues to enjoy high approval ratings unprecedented in El Salvador's postwar history. Recent polls rate Saca highest in infrastructure- [...]
2005-09-09 15:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2510IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 15:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES IZ
05SANSALVADOR2514NO SALVADORAN RESPONSE ON AVIAN FLU DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 21:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO
05SANSALVADOR2519KATRINA HURRICANE TASK FORCE (EL SALVADOR RESPONSE)
[...] This message summarizes all ES offerings received as of September 9 for the Hurricane Task Force. 2. GOES has offered up to 200,000 pounds of ready-to-eat rations (7000 of which could be airlifted by the ES military) and 150 military personnel to assist with logistics or search and rescue. [...]
2005-09-09 22:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2524RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE
[...] Poloff discussed reftel with Felix Ulloa, Office of Multilateral Affairs on September 12, 2005. Ulloa stated that the GOES would review the information prior to the conference on September 14. Butler [...]
2005-09-12 19:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2530 FY 2005 General Authorization, Final Review
[...] Following is Ag San Salvador's General Authorization Final Review funds: 2. General Authorization No. 1-120. - Current Oblig. Requir. Total Surplus(PLUS) - Auth. (Oct-Sept) (4) Deficit (-) - (1) (2) (3) (2&3) (5 [...]
2005-09-12 22:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR2539POST'S NOMINATIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Tactical Safety and Survival Seminar at Laguna El Pino, Guatemala, from October 3 to 7, 2005. All officers have the rank of Agent (equivalent to corporal),are members of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotic [...]
2005-09-13 18:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2541CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY
[...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...]
2005-09-13 22:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2542EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...]
2005-09-13 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2549FINANCE VICE MINISTER SHARES U.S. VIEW ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-14 20:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAIR EAID EFIN ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2572TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND
[...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]
2005-09-16 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2577OPIC LOAN TO BAJA SALT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV MX ES
05SANSALVADOR2583CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR:
[...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]
2005-09-19 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2627MEDIA REACTION - UNGA, SEPTEMBER 11, AND KATRINA
[...] "Disappointment at the Summit, Passivity on the Plains" by Joaquin Samayoa in Sept. 21 moderate daily La Prensa Grfica (circ. 110,000). "The UN General Assembly on global poverty produced a lukewarm consensus, expressed in a document that emerged after several months of work to accommodat [...]
2005-09-22 15:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2635EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in August 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of August 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 2, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) concluded the presentation of its six-week cor [...]
2005-09-22 20:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2636AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND
[...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...]
2005-09-22 21:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL
05SANSALVADOR2637UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 21:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SCUL ETRD ES UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2644HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES
[...] The following information is provided in response to the request made in Para. 7 of reftel: SAN SALVADOR DCM, ECONOFF, FCSO, and IMO ---------------------------------------- Deputy Chief of Mission: Michael Butler Economic Officer: David Krzywda FCSO: Mary Boscia IMO: Dale Rice Complian [...]
2005-09-23 15:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2659DESIRES OUTWEIGH ACTION AT SALVADORAN PORT
[...] (U) During econoff's August 30 introductory call with the Economic Counselor, Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) President Juan Jose Llort Choussy laid out his goals for CEPA infrastructure development. Llort's briefing indicated that there will be a number of potential opportuniti [...]
2005-09-23 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EWWT ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2661EL SALVADOR DECLINES REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) After repeated Embassy attempts at various MFA levels, El Salvador replied on September 23 regarding the resettlement of the Uighur detainees from Guantanamo. The MFA officially replied that "at this time, it will not be possible to help with the referenced request". Butler [...]
2005-09-23 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PHUM PREF PTER KAWC PINR
05SANSALVADOR2679 EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN
[...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...]
2005-09-27 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2680INCENTIVES FOR GOES COOPERATION AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Officials at the highest levels of the Government of El Salvador have, thus far, responded positively (ref. b) to Post demarche on DHS's Secure Border Initiative (SBI),and seem to fully grasp the fact that the USG intends to move very quickly to implement an accelerated deportations prog [...]
2005-09-27 20:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2682DEMARCHE URGING SUPPORT FOR SUA NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT ES
05SANSALVADOR2689REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR
[...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...]
2005-09-28 20:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR2691EL SALVADOR WILL NEGOTIATE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
[...] The September 27 press reported that El Salvador and Taiwan had agreed at the September 26 Managua summit of Central America, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic to negotiate a free trade agreement. President Saca made the announcement that the two countries would begin talks very soon followin [...]
2005-09-28 22:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES ETRD PREL TW
05SANSALVADOR2692AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP NOT A PRIORITY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 22:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI ES WHO
05SANSALVADOR2727INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of September 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- --------- [...]
2005-10-04 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2728EL SALVADOR: NOMINATIONS TO ATTEND SESSION 40 AT
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy San Salvador nominates the following 14 police officers to attend session 40 of the Advanced Management Course presented at ILEA Roswell from October 31 to November 18, 2005. All nominees have been vetted locally. Post requests that INL and WHA also vet in accordance [...]
2005-10-04 18:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID KCRM SNAR KJUS INL
05SANSALVADOR2734DISASTER DECLARATION FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND
[...] EL SALVADOR IS SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING TWO NATURAL DISASTER EVENTS. THE SANTA ANA VOLCANO WHICH HAS BEEN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ERUPTED ON SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1, 2005 SPEWING TONS OF SULFURIC GAS EMISSIONS AND ROCK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN [...]
2005-10-04 21:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2759MEDIA REACTION - U/S HUGHES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 22:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO
05SANSALVADOR2763ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candadacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Butler [...]
2005-10-07 16:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2764HEALTH AND EDUCATION SPENDING UP IN EL SALVADOR'S
[...] On September 29, Minister of Finance Guillermo Lopez Suarez submitted the government's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006, an 11.6 percent increase over the budget approved for 2005. The Ministry of Education would see funding increase by 5.6 percent, while the Ministry of Health would re [...]
2005-10-07 16:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV KTDB ES
05SANSALVADOR2771GOES, EMBASSY HOLD FIRST DEPORTATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) On October 6, the joint Embassy-GOES Working Group on Accelerated Deportations held its first meeting at the Ministry of Government (Gobernacion). The GOES delegation was headed by Vice-Government Minister Rodrigo Avila, and included MinGob Executive officer (and former Migration Directo [...]
2005-10-07 20:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC ES
05SANSALVADOR2778MEDIA REACTION: ZOELLICK IN NICARAGUA, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-11 18:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ETRD ES KPAO USTR
05SANSALVADOR2793GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS VIDEO FOCUSES GOES ATTENTION
[...] (U) On October 12, Economic Counselor and Agricultural Specialist showed ref a video to representatives of the trade policy offices of the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, of the National Registry Center (CNR),and of the National Science and Technology Committee (CONACYT). Embassy staf [...]
2005-10-12 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD KIPR ES WTO
05SANSALVADOR2795EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in September 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of September 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 20, Ambassador Barclay and Governance Minister Figueroa signed a bilateral agreement to estab [...]
2005-10-13 16:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2796TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN
[...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]
2005-10-13 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2811EL SALVADOR HOMICIDES EQUAL 2004 FIGURES/ FINGER POINTING AMONG JUSTICE SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 14, the Salvadoran National Police released its September monthly homicide report, reflecting that El Salvador had, through the first nine months of this year, nearly equaled total homicide figures for 2004. The report also reflected that September was the second most viole [...]
2005-10-14 21:11:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR EL
05SANSALVADOR2818MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR BARCLAY TO SECRETARY
[...] (U) I am looking forward to your visit to El Salvador. Your pivotal role in securing U.S. Congressional approval of CAFTA-DR gives your visit a special significance; the Embassy and the Government of El Salvador also recognize that your making Central America the destination of your first overs [...]
2005-10-17 13:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PREL OVIP ES
05SANSALVADOR2853AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN LAINEZ ON
[...] (C) During a 45 minute conversation with Ambassador on October 18, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) recounted his efforts to avert approval of an Ibero-American Summit resolution calling for an end of the U.S. "blockade" against Cuba. Lainez, who had just return [...]
2005-10-19 15:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2857LETTERS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION
[...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of the Minister of Economy on October 17. A key aide to the Minister agreed to inform the Minister of Secretary Gutierrez' letter as the Minister was in Guatemala to attend events related to the Secretary's visit to the region. Post also delivered re [...]
2005-10-19 16:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ES PREL SCUL UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2862ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE REQUESTS MEDICAL EVACUATION
[...] On 19 Oct, Salvadoran Vice Minister of Defense, General Abrego, the acting Minister of Defense, requested U.S. military support in transporting a critically injured Salvadoran Air Force officer, Colonel Juan Hector Reyes, to a U.S. military medical facility as soon as possible. Colonel Reyes wa [...]
2005-10-20 13:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR CA
05SANSALVADOR2873COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH CENTAM
[...] (U) Summary: On October 20, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Presidents Saca (El Salvador),Bolanos (Nicaragua),Berger (Guatemala),and Maduro (Honduras) to review CAFTA-DR implementation. The Secretary expressed the USG's full commitment to CAFTA as a model for political and [...]
2005-10-20 21:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2875SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez began his October 20-21 visit to El Salvador with a friendly but businesslike meeting with President Elias Antonio ("Tony") Saca. Saca reaffirmed El Salvador's commitment to CAFTA and to its relationship with the United States, thanking Preside [...]
2005-10-20 22:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD OVIP PREL EPET ECIN ES
05SANSALVADOR2878EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATIONS TO ATTEND ILEA CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FROM NOV 14 TO 18, 2005
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Crime Scene Management and Kidnapping in El Salvador from November 14 to 18, 2005. All nominated officers were born in El Salvador. SubInp. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 2/15/1972 POB: La Libertad SubInp. XXX [...]
2005-10-21 20:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS ES KTLA INL
05SANSALVADOR2896REPATRIATION REQUEST FOR COLONEL REYES, SALVADORAN
[...] (U) Col Juan Hector Reyes was granted Secretary of the Army Designee Status on 21 Oct 05. Col Reyes arrived Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) via U.S. sponsored MEDEVAC on or about 22 2000L Oct 2005. 2. (SBU) Col Reyes is currently in a comatose state and BAMC Doctors report Col Reyes co [...]
2005-10-23 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR CA
05SANSALVADOR2904SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]
2005-10-25 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2913AMBASSADOR SEEKS SALVADORAN SUPPORT FOR USG SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez on October 24 to enlist Salvadoran support for concluding an acceptable draft Declaration and Plan of Action for the Summit of the Americas. Ambassador also expressed disappointment over El Salvador's support for the Salaman [...]
2005-10-26 14:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV KSUM CU ES
05SANSALVADOR2925WCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, GOES CUSTOMS LOOKING TO
[...] (U) Summary. Econoff met with Hector Gustavo Villatoro, Director General of Customs to deliver the demarche on Implementing the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards. Villatoro confirmed he will sign the WCO Letter of Intent, but did not commit to a date. Villatoro also r [...]
2005-10-26 22:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2929ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...]
2005-10-27 19:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2930EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK
[...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...]
2005-10-27 20:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ES
05SANSALVADOR2940EL SALVADOR: GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFYING ILO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Longstanding international pressure on El Salvador to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 (freedom of association and protection of right to organize) and 98 (right to organize and collective bargaining) appears to have borne fruit; on October 25 Preside [...]
2005-10-28 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2942Anti-Gang Cooperation Generates Multiple Benefits
[...] SUMMARY: Post persuaded two Salvadoran government organs with a limited history of mutual coordination, the National Civil Police (PNC) and the National Civil Registry (RNPN,) to cooperate on biometrics collection during a five- nation law enforcement operation against members of the Salvado [...]
2005-10-28 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHLS CVIS PINS KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR29512005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR
[...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]
2005-10-31 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2958SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Visiting Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with his Salvadoran counterpart, Minister of Economy Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, for a brief bilateral meeting on October 21. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with the Minister's presentation on GOES implementation of CAFTA-DR and i [...]
2005-11-01 16:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR OVIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2959INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 30, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of October 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]
2005-11-01 16:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2964AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...]
2005-11-01 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2972ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candidacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Barclay [...]
2005-11-01 20:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2978SALVADOR HOMICIDE RATE CONTINUES OUT OF CONTROL
[...] (U) Local San Salvador press reported on November 1 that the National Police(PNC) recorded 335 homicides in the month of October 2005. Thus far during the calendar year, 3,115 individuals have been murdered in El Salvador, as violent deaths have increased by thirty-nine percent over 2004. Alt [...]
2005-11-01 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ES
05SANSALVADOR2979DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM
[...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]
2005-11-01 23:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR2980IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 23:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3002MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3: Millennium
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-04 19:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3013EL SALVADOR: RESULTS OF MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) On November 4, 2005, Post convened a meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Embassies of Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. The following provides information requested in Reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counte [...]
2005-11-07 22:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES PINR PINS PREL KCRM INL
05SANSALVADOR3023DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 17:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3034SALVADORAN FOMIN DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SUMMIT
[...] (C) On November 7, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (protect) briefed the Ambassador on events surrounding the Mar del Plata summit. According to Lainez, the Argentine government was prejudiced against the U.S. from the outset, and proof positive was that the GOA allowed Hugo Chave [...]
2005-11-08 22:59:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3045BLUE LANTERN 05-973965
[...] On November 1, 2005, Econoff visited the business office and a retail outlet of Tiros Cobra-CA, S.A. de C.V. (Tiros),the subject of Ref. A pre-license end-use check. He met with Yanira Elizabeth de Melara, who in function appears to be the general manager but introduced herself as the owner' [...]
2005-11-09 15:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC ES
05SANSALVADOR3125MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
[...] Reactions were enthusiastic to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selection of El Salvador and Namibia as the two lower-middle income countries who are eligible to submit proposals for possible MCA funding. Press coverage of the decision was ample, mostly accurate, and included the e [...]
2005-11-10 18:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3214MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM ACCOUNT / ICANN
[...] Millennium Challenge Account "Namibia and El Salvador," op-ed in moderate "La Prensa Grfica "(circ. 100,000) on Sunday, November 13, by columnist and National Development Commission member Sandra de Barraza: "Namibia is now getting national attention because we will be competing against [...]
2005-11-14 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3215EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...]
2005-11-14 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3222 SAN SALVADOR'S CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF
[...] Co-CLO Coordinator Monique Reyes FP-6 and other Co-CLO position is currently vacant recruitment is in process; 25 hours per week each. 2. Additional staff: Part-time CLO Assistant Milagros Root FP-9, 20 hours per week. 3. Post Profile A. Agencies served: State (Public Diplomacy, H [...]
2005-11-15 19:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFLO AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR3224DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]
2005-11-15 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3225DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NO SAFE HAVEN FOR ALEMAN (EL
[...] (C) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered unclassified Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, GOES Director of Migration. Santibanez relayed that the Minister of Governance would have to declare Aleman and his family members as persona non grata in order to deny the Aleman family physical [...]
2005-11-15 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM ES SAFE HEAVEN
05SANSALVADOR3229AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN ON SUMMIT,
[...] (C) On November 14, the Ambassador met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) at the Ambassador's request to discuss Summit of the Americas issues and Salvadoran domestic politics, inter alia. Regarding the Mar del Plata Summit, Lainez said that Saca had been very [...]
2005-11-15 22:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR3283 SECURING US BORDERS AGAINST SALVADORAN GANGS:
[...] SUMMARY: Travel to the United States is now more difficult for members of Salvadoran-based gangs. Since June 2005, when the Departments of State and Homeland Security agreed that INA 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) renders members of Salvadoran street gangs ineligible for a visa, Post successfully used th [...]
2005-11-22 19:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PREL SNAR PTER KCRM SOCI KHLS PINS ES
05SANSALVADOR3285DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...]
2005-11-22 22:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3298SCENESETTER FOR U/S HUGHES, VISIT TO EL SALVADOR,
[...] Embassy San Salvador extends a warm welcome to you and your party on December 6, 2005. We expect your visit will underscore the U.S. commitment to the people of El Salvador in assisting their recovery from Hurricane Stan and the eruption of the Santa Ana volcano in early October. Combined, the [...]
2005-11-23 21:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAID PREL ECON ES OVIP
05SANSALVADOR3396EXPEDITED DEPORTATIONS MAY NOT INITIALLY DISSUADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Expedited deportations may not initially dissuade illegal immigration from El Salvador. Approximately half of all illegal entry attempts are successful, which provides sufficient incentive for Salvadorans to make attempts and reattempts. In addition, many Salvadorans must secur [...]
2005-12-02 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL KCRM PINS SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3422EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANSALVADOR34312005 INFLUENCE ANALYSIS: EL SALVADOR
[...] SUMMARY: Given its relatively small size (6.7 million people in an area smaller than New Jersey),El Salvador has a relatively rich media environment and a fairly well- defined number of "players" jockeying for power and influence. Though their combined circulation is scarcely 300,000, newspa [...]
2005-12-07 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3433INFORMATION ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Post, through USAID and the Regional Medical Officer (RMO),is coordinating with Salvadoran authorities to support local efforts to control avian influenza and assess their capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. Responses to Ref. A questions are included in paragraph 2; they are based [...]
2005-12-08 15:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES AVIAN FLU
05SANSALVADOR3439CAFTA-DR ENTRY INTO FORCE
[...] (C) I think it is critical that El Salvador's successful efforts to meet CAFTA-DR requirements be recognized by entry-into-force of the agreement on January 1. Observing this deadline will acknowledge the efforts of the Saca Government (as well as neighboring governments who cross the finish [...]
2005-12-08 19:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES ETRD PREL CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3458EL SALVADOR: PRESIDENT SACA PUSHES FOR JANUARY 1
[...] (U) During a December 9 conversation with the DCM, President Saca reiterated El Salvador,s strong support for January 1 entry into force of CAFTA, even if El Salvador is the only country to qualify on that date. Saca promised that El Salvador would have all measures in place by the end of the [...]
2005-12-09 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3459 FY-2006 Consular Package Narrative for San
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD AFSI ASIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3461EL SALVADOR: RECIPIENTS OF COPY OF NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 15:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PREL IZ
05SANSALVADOR3475EL SALVADOR: PLENARY SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 17:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3479EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in November 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of November 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From November 14 to 18, FBI instructors taught Crime Scene Management techniques to 12 police officers each [...]
2005-12-15 13:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR3480EL SALVADOR: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 13:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN AA KHLS KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR3485OIG INSPECTION OF EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 15:28:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETAMGT ASIG BBG
05SANSALVADOR3490EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]
2005-12-15 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3491EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part I. Year-end statistics for CY-2005 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador I. Summary El Salvador is a transit count [...]
2005-12-15 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PINR PINS PREL KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3505EL SALVADOR: THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION, ARENA'S
[...] (SBU) Leading daily La Prensa Grafica publicized a CID-Gallup poll taken November 30-December 5 that involved 1,212 interviews nationwide. President Saca's approval rating remained at 72 percent overall, tying his rating of August, and scarcely lower than the 74 percent approval recorded at [...]
2005-12-16 20:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3507AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION
[...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...]
2005-12-16 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3508OPIC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MICROFINANCING
[...] The microfinancing sector has grown significantly in recent years in El Salvador, and its expansion has helped satisfy micro entrepreneurs' demand for credit. In El Salvador, the traditional banking sector typically lends only under strict conditions, thereby excluding many potentially good [...]
2005-12-16 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ES
05SANSALVADOR3517EL SALVADOR: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 regarding reftel a. Ulloa stated that, although the GOES continues to support the coalition in Iraq and supports the election process, the GOES is not planning on making any pub [...]
2005-12-19 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PGOV PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3537REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX Date of Birth: 11 February 1959 Place of Birth: San Salvador 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]
2005-12-21 17:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3539REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]
2005-12-21 18:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3544APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...]
2005-12-21 20:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR3554EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP
[...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]
2005-12-22 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
05SANSALVADOR3560MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3567 CODEL BLUNT URGES PRESIDENT SACA TO RESOLVE
[...] Summary: In a positive December 20 meeting with President Saca, a congressional delegation headed by Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) acknowledged the efforts of the Salvadoran government in getting ready for CAFTA-DR implementation by January 1, and urged the President to resolve ou [...]
2005-12-23 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
05SANTIAGO100AMBASSADOR EXPLORES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENDA WITH GOC
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explored post's law enforcement agenda with Chile's Head of Intelligence and Chiefs of the uniformed police force and investigative police force on January 6. GOC authorities maintained that terrorist activity, including terrorism financing, is hard to confirm in Chile, [...]
2005-01-14 16:24:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PHUM PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1044CHILE'S PARTICIPATION IN TWO MAY 2005 APEC WORKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 13:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO1057CHILE SUPPORTS US APEC INITIATIVES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) EconOff met yesterday with German King, Director, and Graciela Fernandez, Deputy Director, of the APEC Department of the Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON) to discuss the GOC position on the APEC Radioactive Sources Initiative. King reiterated Chile's support for [...]
2005-05-13 16:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ETTC KSTC ETRD ECIN PARM CI APEC IAEA
05SANTIAGO1107FORMER DICTATOR PINOCHET SUFFERS STROKE, REGAINS
[...] (C) The Chilean press reported that former dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke and was transported by helicoptor to the intensive care unit at Santiago Military Hospital shortly before 1:00 a.m. EST on May 19. News outlets report that Pinochet was transported unconcious from his home [...]
2005-05-19 21:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CI
05SANTIAGO1263CHILE SEES LATIN CANDIDATE FOR ICAO DG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-09 17:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC CI ICAO
05SANTIAGO1412CHILE: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND
[...] This message transmits Post submission for the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. Embassy is not aware of any on-going investment dispute, involving U.S. citizens or corporations and the GOC, that meets the criteria outlined in Ref A. KELLY [...]
2005-06-29 12:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN CASC KIDE CI OPIC
05SANTIAGO1427LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] This message transmits information per reftel request on licensing conditions in the Chilean telecommunications sector. 2. The GOC does not assess any fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess of what is necessary to cover administrative costs. 3. The GOC only im [...]
2005-06-30 12:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD CI
05SANTIAGO1539VICE-PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA'S "TELESUR" SPEAKS
[...] (U) Summary: The executive vice-president of Venezuelan-Latin American TV Channel "Telesur," Aram Aharonian, visited Chile July 8-11 to promote Venezuela's regional TV project. Aharonian met with Minister-level government spokesman Osvaldo Puccio on July 8, and spoke to an audience of over 1 [...]
2005-07-15 20:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KMDR KPAO CI VE AR BR PE UY
05SANTIAGO1543 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM:
[...] On July 18, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a signed article by international analyst Libardo Buitrago entitled, "Chronogram of Terror." Quote: "New York; Bali, Indonesia; Casablanca; Istanbul; Madrid; Baghdad; and London are part of the chronogram [...]
2005-07-18 20:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1547NATIONAL RENEWAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINERA
[...] (U) Summary: National Renewal presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera claimed, before a largely receptive crowd in late June, that the administration that succeeds President Lagos must address deficiencies in economic growth, education, and health care in order for Chile to become a developed [...]
2005-07-19 15:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1551CHILE AND PERU RENEW "2 PLUS 2" TALKS
[...] (SBU) On July 6 Chilean and Peruvian Defense and Foreign Ministers met for the second time in the "2 plus 2" process meant to build mutual confidence and military cooperation between the two countries. Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was visibly supportive of the process, receiving the f [...]
2005-07-19 15:55:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PBTS PE CI
05SANTIAGO1554MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 16:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO1557CHILE: FTA WITH THE EU COVERS LOCAL USE OF
[...] Chile and the European Union negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA) which entered into force on January 1, 2003. Trade negotiators addressed the issue of geographic indicators in the Chile/EU FTA, primarily affecting Chilean wines rather than cheese, meat or other agricultural products. 2 [...]
2005-07-19 19:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA CI ETRD
05SANTIAGO1559CHILE TO STUDY BLOCKAGE OF WMD PROLIFERATORS'
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales and North America Desk Officer Falastin Shaktur on July 14. Bernales, who is in charge of proliferation issues for the MFA, said that he would ensure wide distributio [...]
2005-07-19 19:47:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC CI
05SANTIAGO1570FRAUDULENT U.S. VISAS DETECTED AT SANTIAGO AIRPORT
[...] Three subjects bearing what appear to be high-quality fraudulent U.S. visas were intercepted at Santiago's international airport on July 14. RSO was contacted that morning by security staff at LAN Chile (Chilean Airlines) and advised that they were holding four Malaysians, three of whom had [...]
2005-07-21 11:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC CI
05SANTIAGO1571 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM:
[...] On July 21, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Leonidas Irarrazaval entitled, "The Scourge of Terrorism." Quote: 2. "The terrorist attacks in London have once again disconcerted the world, bringing fear and incr [...]
2005-07-21 14:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM PTER
05SANTIAGO1586CHILEAN SENATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] Summary: Senator Juan Antonio Coloma, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the future of Chilean international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) on July 20. Coloma, who met with WHA A/S Noriega in Washington on July 11, emphasized the i [...]
2005-07-27 18:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PINR HA CI
05SANTIAGO1592PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE
[...] Summary: Economic advisors for the three leading presidential candidates outlined their respective candidates' positions on June 22 before 200-plus members of the Chilean and foreign business communities. The three agreed the Lagos Administration had made significant achievements in the macro [...]
2005-07-27 22:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL PINR CI
05SANTIAGO1594MEDIA REACTION -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-28 16:08:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE PREL
05SANTIAGO1595 MEDIA REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
[...] On July 26, conservative afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried an editorial entitled, "Consistency in the Fight Against Terrorism." Quote: "It's important to maintain a fair balance between an active counter-terrorism policy and respect for ethical principles. At the same time, t [...]
2005-07-28 16:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1607MEDIA REACTION - END OF IRA'S ARMED STRUGGLE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 16:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI UK
05SANTIAGO1616SUPPORT FOR REVISED U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 21:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD CI APECO IAEA
05SANTIAGO1631MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1632MEDIA REACTION - IRA DECLARATION ON END TO
[...] On August 1, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a commentary by international analyst Libardo Buitrago entitled, "IRA: A Timely Announcement." Quote: "The Irish Republican Army (IRA)...handled the timing very well, because in the current high season for ter [...]
2005-08-02 14:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI UK
05SANTIAGO1633MEDIA REACTION - UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI
05SANTIAGO1634MEDIA REACTION - HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA
05SANTIAGO1636UPDATE ON LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL IN CHILE
[...] SUMMARY: AS PART OF ITS MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN, POST HAS INITIATED YOUTH SPORTS ACTIVITIES AS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH NEWER GENERATIONS OF CHILEANS WHO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TRADITIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ELITES. POST WILL BE REQUESTING U.S. GUEST COACH [...]
2005-08-02 20:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL OEXC KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO1644MEDIA REACTION - ATOMIC BOMB
[...] On August 3, conservative, influential Santiago newspaper "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) ran an editorial by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "60 Years since the Atomic Bomb." Quote: "Six decades ago, U.S. President Harry Truman gave the order to drop two atomic bombs [...]
2005-08-03 16:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KMDR KPAO OPRC PARM CI
05SANTIAGO1645MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 17:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI IS SA
05SANTIAGO1664MEDIA REACTION - ATOMIC BOMB
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 19:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KMDR KPAO OPRC PARM CI
05SANTIAGO1665MEDIA REACTION - TELESUR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 19:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE
05SANTIAGO1674MEDIA REACTION - ATOMIC FALL OUT
[...] On August 6, conservative, influential newspaper-of- record "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) ran an editorial entitled, "Will Europe Find a Solution?" Quote: "60 years after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the world still fears nuclear holocaust. This is why...we must find [...]
2005-08-09 15:21:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KMDR KPAO OPRC PARM CI
05SANTIAGO1675MEDIA REACTION - CAFTA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 15:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI ETRD TRADE
05SANTIAGO1677MFA LEGAL ADVISOR ON PROSPECTS FOR LONG-TERM SOFA
[...] (C) On August 4, E/POL Counselor spoke one-on-one with Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Claudio Troncoso to follow up on our request for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and to explore whether the GOC was ready to discuss specifics. Troncoso reiterated cautions we had heard before from MFA: a [...]
2005-08-09 17:56:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL CI SOFA
05SANTIAGO1678CHILE TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL CANDIDACY FOR ICJ
[...] On August 8, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advising that Chile would support Thomas Buergenthal's candidacy for the International Court of Justice. Paragraph two contains an informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Min [...]
2005-08-09 21:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCI UNSC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1679OAS SPOKEPERSONS CONFERENCE
[...] Summary: Action request in para 4. Embassy's information officer attended a meeting at the La Moneda Presidential Palace for a briefing on the August 17-18 seminar for OAS Spokespersons. The GOC delivered a draft schedule and requested the names of each country's participants by Friday, Aug [...]
2005-08-09 22:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PHUM KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO1681A/S DESUTTER'S AUGUST 18-19 VISIT TO CHILE:
[...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...]
2005-08-10 14:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM EAID MARR HA VE CI SOFA
05SANTIAGO1682MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-10 16:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1686CHILE'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (S) Chile's Muslim community is fractured and comprises less than one half of one percent of the country's population. The Palestinian community is relatively large (estimated at 350,000),mostly Christian, and fully assimilated. The small size of Chile,s Muslim community, together with its appar [...]
2005-08-10 18:06:00Embassy SantiagoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO1739A/S GLASER'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO CHILE:
[...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...]
2005-08-18 17:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI OVIP
05SANTIAGO1794CHILE: INCREASING TIES WITH CHINA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Chile is trying to position itself as the business platform for Latin America. It is using China's interest in stable suppliers -- primarily for copper -- to increase ties with its second largest bilateral trading partner after the U.S. and with the Pacific Basin as a whole. Chile [...]
2005-08-29 11:29:00Embassy SantiagoSECRET//NOFORNEAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL SENV CH
05SANTIAGO1799CHILE: CODEL COLEMAN MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman, Senator Martinez and Congressman Miller met with Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker in his office for approximately thirty minutes on Thursday, August 25 to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral issues. The FM stressed the [...]
2005-08-29 21:03:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON HA CI CODEL
05SANTIAGO1800CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER BITAR
[...] CODEL Coleman (SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman and Senator Martinez and Representative Miller) met with Chilean Education Minister Sergio Bitar in the Minister's office on Thursday, August 25. Ambassador Kelly, DCM Yamauchi, and members of the respective staffs were present. [...]
2005-08-29 21:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL PREL CI CODEL
05SANTIAGO1883COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA/EUR COUNTRIES
[...] Poloff delivered Ref B invitation from U/S Burns to Andrea Droppelmann, Special Assistant to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number 3) on September 12. Droppelmann said she would forward the invitation to Portales, who is currently in Madrid [...]
2005-09-12 21:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV CO CI ODPC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1884CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 21:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM CI ML UNGA
05SANTIAGO1885IN COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT, A/S OF VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the ongoing Compliance Diplomacy initiative, A/S of Verification and Compliance (VC) Paula A. DeSutter emphasized the importance of Chile as a strategic partner with the capacity to influence key organizations and countries on current topics in arms control and nonpr [...]
2005-09-13 13:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PINR PINS PREL KNNP CI
05SANTIAGO1886A/S GLASER TALKS MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Treasury A/S Glaser and a five-member delegation met with key Chilean counterparts in the financial sector to discuss terrorist finance and money laundering. A/S Glaser noted during his meetings that while Chile is a few steps ahead of its regional neighbors, Chile's [...]
2005-09-13 14:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1887AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES CHILE TO ENGAGE MORE AT THE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales on September 8. After expressing our appreciation for Chile's support for USG positions, the Ambassador encouraged Chile to engage more forcefully at the United Nations, and mak [...]
2005-09-13 16:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI UNGA UN
05SANTIAGO2025FUND CITE FOR DEA ANDEAN INITIATIVE FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-30 16:39:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05SANTIAGO2042TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] Per reftel, Embassy's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Emi Lynn Yamauchi (56-2-330-3337; YamauchiEmichan@state.gov; YamauchiEL@state.sgov.gov) and Deputy TFCO is EPOL Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (56-2-330-3394; AcostaMSM@state.gov; MikulasekS@stat [...]
2005-10-05 13:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2131CHILE: INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL CRIME & ACTION REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY. There has been a significant increase in residential crime and burglaries within the last 10 months in Santiago's metropolitan area. The Embassy leases or owns 45 residences in Lo Barnechea and La Dehesa. These are popular suburbs close to the American School and above Santiago's [...]
2005-10-18 20:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC ABLD CI
05SANTIAGO2168CHILE'S PARTICIPANTS IN APEC EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] Post is pleased to report that the Government of Chile will send three officials to the conference for "Effective Elements of Export Controls for APEC Economies" to be held in Hawaii the first week of November. Post understands that Washington will cover all costs associated with attending th [...]
2005-10-21 18:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC EAID ECIN ETRD CI APEC
05SANTIAGO2220MEDIA REACTION: IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 20:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
05SANTIAGO2271COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRY PONTING AND
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance to Harry Ponting, RM/IRP, and Robert Sutter, Net-Centric Project, Embassy Asuncion, to travel to Chile from November 13-23, 2005 to assist in implementing Post's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) biographic files project. Contact point for you [...]
2005-11-04 14:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PGOV PINR OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2322CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong [...]
2005-11-14 17:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2323CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET SLIP IN POLLS
[...] (C) Summary: Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet's recent slip in the polls to 40 percent increases the likelihood that no candidate will win more than 50 percent on December 11 and a run-off election will be required. Bachelet's two main rivals -- the Independent Democratic Unio [...]
2005-11-14 21:13:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2324INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05SANTIAGO2328CORRECTED COPY: CLASSIFICATION UPGRADE: CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong Chin [...]
2005-11-15 16:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2331CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ENVISIONS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: Newly appointed Constitutional Court President Jose Luis Cea Egana called on the Ambassador on November 9. Cea expressed deep admiration and affection for the U.S. and said he would like to explore ways the Constitutional Court could work with the Embassy to promote democracy, f [...]
2005-11-15 20:54:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKJUS SCUL KBIO ETRD MARR CI
05SANTIAGO2339 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Donald D.
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Donald D. Dossa, Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),from 12/01/2005 through 12/06/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose as is to examine current computing capabilities and evaluate [...]
2005-11-16 18:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2340 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Dr. Mark
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Mark Edward Huber, Co-Investigator, Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),from 11/24/2005 through 12/10/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to be part of the Supermacho Proje [...]
2005-11-16 18:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2345SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL REITERATES THAT "ICC
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales on November 16, in part to follow up on a November 10 meeting with Foreign Minister Walker regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Article 98 (reftel). The Ambassador asked Portales [...]
2005-11-16 18:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2349AMBASSADOR INFORMS SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales on November 16 to deliver reftel points. The Ambassador noted the U.S. continued to be concerned about the destabilizing effect Venezuela's arms acquisitions could have on the region. As a resu [...]
2005-11-16 20:04:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETMARR MASS PARM VE CI
05SANTIAGO2350MISSION PROMOTION OF IPR PROTECTION IN CHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary. One of the Mission's top priorities in 2005 has been to focus attention in Chile on the continuing failure to implement full protection of intellectual property. The overall U.S.-Chile relationship, including the bilateral trade relationship, is better than ever, and the U.S.- [...]
2005-11-16 20:15:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV KIPR CI
05SANTIAGO2351CHILE TO CONSIDER VOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIRD
[...] (U) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number three) on November 16, in part to deliver Ref A demarche seeking Chile's vocal support for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. The Ambassador expressed appreciat [...]
2005-11-16 20:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2352CHILE LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO OAS MISSION IN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for the OAS Mission in Colombia to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number 3 in the MFA) on November 16. The Ambassador noted the OAS Mission was playing an essential role in the peace process, [...]
2005-11-16 20:18:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER OAS PREL CO CI
05SANTIAGO2355 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Graciano
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Department of Treasury Financial Enforcement Intermittent Advisor, Graciano Velez, from 11/27/2005 through 12/02/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to update the 2003 assessment report and work plan and to discuss its [...]
2005-11-17 10:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER EFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2356 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Charles A.
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Department of Treasury advisors, Charles A. Correa, Manuel Godinez and Neil C. Rhoades, from 11/27/2005 through 12/03/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to update the 2003 assessment report and work plan and to discus [...]
2005-11-17 10:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER EFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2360 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Laiza
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Laiza Casas, Program Officer for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),from 12/07/2005 through 12/11/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose as reported in reftel is to review the counterna [...]
2005-11-17 14:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER SNAR OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2368CHILE'S ELECTIONS: FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary: Chile's four presidential candidates participated in an uneventful and final televised debate on November 17, one day after the release of a poll showing that support for Concertacion candidate and front-runner Michelle Bachelet has dropped below 40 percent. National Renewal (RN) [...]
2005-11-17 20:39:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI EAID CI PE
05SANTIAGO2378PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT - NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER
[...] Ambassador Craig Kelly requests permission to be absent from post November 27-December 3, 2005. 2. The purpose of the trip is to attend the WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference and for official consultations while in Washington. 3. Post will fund the transportation costs and the miscella [...]
2005-11-21 14:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER AFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2383MEDIA REACTION -FTAA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 19:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI ETRD
05SANTIAGO2393CHILE: PART I - AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PREPARATIONS
[...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's agricultural sector. An evaluation of the Chilean public health sector preparations with be reported septel. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease. The GOC demonstrated transparen [...]
2005-11-23 18:19:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO CI
05SANTIAGO2394MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 18:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO2395MEDIA REACTION -FTAA
[...] On November 23, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Differences over Free Trade." Quote: "Monday's meeting between Presidents Chavez and Kirchner...strengthened the strategic alliance between the countries in the eyes of the world, b [...]
2005-11-23 18:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI TRADE
05SANTIAGO2402MEDIA REACTION -PINOCHET
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 15:43:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL KJUS CI
05SANTIAGO2403MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 15:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO2405 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Claudia
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Caludia Hosch, Environment Protection Agency Official, from 11/27/05 through 12/01/05 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to attend a seminar, Elaboracion de una Estrategia Para el Desarrollo de las Exportaciones de Carne [...]
2005-11-25 18:36:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KSCA OTRA TPHY EPA CI
05SANTIAGO2408PROMOTION OF ENGLISH IN CHILE: ACHIEVEMENTS AND
[...] Summary: Over the past two years, Embassy Santiago has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of English teaching in Chile. PA has initiated and implemented a variety of projects with the assistance of the Office of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Office of Interna [...]
2005-11-25 21:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO OIIP CI ESLCO
05SANTIAGO2409PINOCHET UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN OPERATION COLOMBO
[...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet marked his 90th birthday November 25 under house arrest for aggravated kidnapping charges after presiding judge Victor Montiglio filed four charges against Pinochet in the 1975 disappearance of six regime opponents, and ordered his house a [...]
2005-11-28 10:58:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM CI
05SANTIAGO2423AVIAN INFLUENZA - SANTIAGO, UPDATE ON SEC FOR USMC
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Santiago on 11/22/05 to discuss the Avian Influenza Trip wires for Chile. The EAC also reviewed final security preparations for the 230th USMC BAll. The meeting was chaired by the DCM with AMB, RAO, E/POL [...]
2005-11-28 15:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR EAID PREL SENV TBIO AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO2426NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (C) Post provides the information below in response to ref A request for updated information on Chile-Cuba relations during the six-month period from May to November 2005. Ref B is Post's response to the Department's request for information prior to May 2005. 2. (C) MFA North American Affa [...]
2005-11-28 16:57:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
05SANTIAGO2431CHILE: PART II - PUBLIC HEALTH PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's public health sector. An evaluation of the Chilean agricultural sector preparations was reported in reftel B. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease in poultry. The agricultural [...]
2005-11-30 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2441CHILE HAS LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Top Chilean trade officials do not see a clear sense of direction among WTO members and see no action-causing event at or beyond Hong Kong that would lead to the successful conclusion of the Doha round in 2006. They are worried about the long-term health of the WTO and would re [...]
2005-12-01 20:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO WTO CI
05SANTIAGO2469CHILE AND MEXICO TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Deputy Director Alex Geiger told poloff December 5 that Chile and Mexico would sign "a strategic partnership agreement" during Mexican President Fox's visit to Chile in January 2006. Geiger noted the GOC and GOM made significant progress towards an a [...]
2005-12-06 22:12:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI ME
05SANTIAGO2476MDA: DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2479CHILE STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA COMPLIANCE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate and Special Policies Directorate on December 5. Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales told Poloff December 7 that Chile strongly supported the U.S. Compliance Resolution, and wo [...]
2005-12-09 13:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM UNGA PREL MNUC CI
05SANTIAGO2482CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART I: NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Below is "Part I: "Drugs and Chemical Control" of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Chile. Per instructions, Part II will be sent septel. I. Summary 2. While not a center of illicit narcotics production, Chile remains a transit country for cocaine and heroi [...]
2005-12-09 16:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05SANTIAGO2485EVE OF CHILE'S ELECTIONS: NO PRESIDENTIAL WINNER
[...] Summary: Two days before the elections, Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet leads the polls to succeed Ricardo Lagos as Chile's next president, but there is only a small chance she will win the more than 50 percent of the vote necessary for a first round victory. With a Janua [...]
2005-12-09 21:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2494 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Dr. Lee
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Lee Eiden, Chief, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, (NIH) and Dr. Peng Y. Loh, Senior Investigator, Doctor, NIH, from 01/6/2006 through 01/16/2006 as requested in reftel. The vi [...]
2005-12-12 19:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KSCA TBIO OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2495CHILE'S CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS: CENTER-LEFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time since democracy returned to Chile in 1989, the center-left governing Concertacion coalition has secured a working majority in both houses of Congress as a result of the congressional elections on December 11. When the new Senate takes office in March 2006, Co [...]
2005-12-12 22:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2499SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQI
[...] The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General (the MFA's number 3) Carlos Portales on December 12, in part to deliver reftel demarche regarding the December 15 elections in Iraq. The Ambassador briefed Portales on the significance of the elections and emphasized that it was impor [...]
2005-12-13 20:18:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CI IZ
05SANTIAGO250CHILE INSCR 2004 REPORT: CORRECTED COPY
[...] The second section of the INSCR 2004 report was inadvertently excluded in the first submission. Please find this section at the end of the previously submitted INSCR 2004 report below. -------------------------------------------- Section I: International Crime and Narcotics --------------- [...]
2005-02-02 17:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05SANTIAGO2502CHILE TO MAINTAIN POSITION ON THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 15:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA CI
05SANTIAGO2521CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Please find below the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Chile. 2. SUMMARY. Chile's large, well-developed banking and financial sector stands out as the strongest in the region. With rapidly increasing trad [...]
2005-12-16 18:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFR PTER CI
05SANTIAGO2522CHILE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Below is the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Chile. Embassy point of contact is Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (acostamsm@state.gov; mikulaseks@state.sgov.gov; 56-2-330-3394). GENERAL ASSESSMENT 2. The Government of Chile generally supports U.S. counterterrorism efforts. They have ta [...]
2005-12-16 20:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV ASEC CI
05SANTIAGO2523CHILE: ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL STATUS FOR
[...] Post delivered ref A diplomatic note to Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials in the Special Policies Directorate and Directorate of Legal Affairs on December 15, and passed a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Defense. Post will follow up with these ministries next week. KELLY [...]
2005-12-16 20:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL KTIA MOPS CI
05SANTIAGO2526CHILE NOT BUYING BRAHMOS MISSILES; DOWNPLAYS
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A demarche to Claudio Ortiz, advisor to the Minister of Defense, and to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Both reiterated the GOC's earlier assurances that the GOC and Chilean military do not intend to procure [...]
2005-12-18 10:53:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC MTCR ETTC IN CI
05SANTIAGO2527CHILE: INFORMING GOC ON 2005 MADRID MTCR PLENARY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel document and demarche to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Bernales said the lead person on the Missile Technology Control Regime was Alfredo Labbe, Chile's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Natio [...]
2005-12-18 10:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCR SP CI
05SANTIAGO2539CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JUDGE INVESTIGATING
[...] (U) The Consul General met December 19 with Judge Jorge Zepeda to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of American citizen Boris Weisfeiler, which is part of a broader investigation of human rights abuses and other criminal conduct at the German religious colony formerly known a [...]
2005-12-20 20:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PHUM CI
05SANTIAGO2540INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, CRIMINAL
[...] In a December 19 meeting with Consul General to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of U.S. citizen Boris Weisfeiler, Judge Jorge Zepeda shared information about the broader aspects of his investigation of human rights abuses and criminal activity at the German religous colony [...]
2005-12-20 20:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALCASC PHUM CI
05SANTIAGO2541CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET AND PINERA CLOSE
[...] (C) National Renewal candidate Sebastian Pinera scored an early victory over Concertacion candidate Michelle Bachelet during the first week of campaigning for the presidential run-off election, which will take place on January 15. Pinera persuaded former Independent Democratic Union (UDI) presiden [...]
2005-12-20 21:58:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2558CHILE TEMPORARILY TO INCREASE OIL IMPORTS FROM
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Cristian Barros told the Ambassador on December 21 that Chile would temporarily increase its oil imports from Venezuela until other options became available. Barros explained that Chile's state-owned oil production and refinery company (ENAP) would extract the oil, [...]
2005-12-22 16:02:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON
05SANTIAGO2559AMBASSADOR RAISES ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL
[...] The Ambassador raised the U.S. proposal that the U.S. and Chile conclude an exchange of diplomatic notes to cover Calendar Year 2006 military exercises with Deputy Foreign Ministry Cristian Barros on December 21. The Ambassador advised Barros that the Embassy had delivered a diplomatic note o [...]
2005-12-22 16:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL KTIA MOPS CI
05SANTIAGO2560NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING
[...] Post provides the following additional information in response to ref B request. Ref A is Post's response for the six-month period from May to November 2005. 2. Deputy Foreign Minister Cristian Barros told the Ambassador on December 21 he had traveled to Cuba in late November to meet with [...]
2005-12-22 16:23:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
05SANTIAGO2572HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DECLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO FUJIMORI FOR POSSIBLE USE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
[...] (C) Human Rights Watch (HRW) Americas Division Director Jose Miguel Vivanco called on the Ambassador on December 23 to discuss HRW's December 2005 report on the evidence implicating former Peruvian President Fujimori. In summarizing the findings of the report (""Probable Cause: Evidence implicat [...]
2005-12-23 18:42:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS CI PE
05SANTIAGO2573PRESIDENT LAGOS ASKS U.S AND CHILE TO EXPEDITE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Walker conveyed to the Ambassador on December 23 President Lagos' desire for the U.S. and Chile to find a satisfactory solution that would avoid a cut-off of aid under ASPA when Chile ratifies the ICC. Walker sai [...]
2005-12-23 18:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2574AMBASSADOR REITERATES USG REQUEST FOR CHILE TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the USG request (refs b-c) to resettle in Chile protected migrants from the Guantanamo Naval Base during a December 23meeting with Foreign Minister Walker. The Ambassador noted the Embassy had conveyed the requests to the Foreign Ministry in May (ref d) and again [...]
2005-12-27 14:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CU CI
05SANTIAGO2588BLUE MARLIN AND SBX-1 TRANSIT UNEVENTFUL, CHILE
[...] The Blue Marlin, carrying the SBX-1 radar array (ref D),cleared Chilean waters the morning of December 18. The passage was uneventful and occasioned no press coverage. On December 17, as it passed the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, the vessel offloaded the body of a Blue Marlin crewmember wh [...]
2005-12-29 11:30:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PHSA CI
05SANTIAGO2590CHILE: POST TRIPWIRES FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santiago continues to develop preparedness measures against avian influenza (AI) through the Emergency Action Committee, chaired by the DCM and composed of the AMB, RAO, EPOL, RSO, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, LEGATT, APHIS, PAO, FCS, CONS, MGT and MSG. This plan includes a desc [...]
2005-12-29 13:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CI
05SANTIAGO2595MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 19:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI
05SANTIAGO2597MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 19:27:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
05SANTIAGO293CHILE: FAA CASE 2001SO740057
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 18:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO442CHILE: ILEA IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] Summary. Chile has the political and economic stability, modern infrastructure and security to serve as host of an ILEA of Latin America. The idea has also been received enthusiastically by various government agencies, but the GOC has not committed to offering a physical site. The February [...]
2005-02-28 22:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID CI
05SANTIAGO581CHILE: 2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] An accounting of existing USG-supplied monitorable support provided under the International Narcotics Control Program as required by reftel is provided in paragraph 5. 2. Resources: In FY 2003 and FY 2004, Post did not receive any INL funding. Post has utilized the available remaining fu [...]
2005-03-16 20:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN CI
05SANTIAGO615INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH ON
[...] In response to Reftel, Post submits the following information regarding maritime security and coordination. 2. Maritime security issues are handled by Economic Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (tel: 56-2-330-3394). Depending on the maritime issue, other agencies at the embassy are ofte [...]
2005-03-21 20:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKSTC EWWT ECON ETRD PARM PHSA PREL PTER
05SANTIAGO97GOC CHANGES POSITION ON MALIAT LANGUAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-14 15:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA CI
05SANTIAGO98FORMAL INVITATION DELIVERED TO CHILE FOR AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-14 15:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1026DOMINICAN OPPOSITION BRISTLES; FERNANDEZ BACKS OFF
[...] The Dominican Republic,s opposition, uncoordinated and quiescent since its resounding electoral defeat last year, ended its truce this week and mounted its first serious attack on the policies of President Fernandez since he assumed office six months ago. This awakening may not restore oppos [...]
2005-02-25 13:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1051DOMINICAN PRESIDENT INAUGURATES U.S. PLANT, AGAIN
[...] (U) At the February 21 ground-breaking for a large U.S.-owned textile mill, President Leonel Fernandez characterized the project as one aspect of the Dominican Republic's response to the challenges of competition and globalization. He expressed confidence that the free trade agreement with th [...]
2005-02-25 20:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX DR
05SANTODOMINGO1060CSW AND WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT: DOMINICAN
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to the Dominican Republic's MFA February 24. MFA director for women's and children's issues Luisa "Chiqui" Vicioso offered the following written comments on the U.S. draft CSW resolution on women's economic advancement (informal translati [...]
2005-02-28 14:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN EAID DR
05SANTODOMINGO1120DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REPORTS TO THE NATION
[...] In the traditional national day speech to the Dominican Congress President Leonel Fernandez claimed credit for successful economic stabilization in his first six months in office and sought to present himself as a knowledgeable leader with a vision for modernization and reform. He did not touc [...]
2005-03-01 17:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG DR
05SANTODOMINGO1146DOMINICAN POLITICS #13: PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (SBU) This is #13 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Leonel Fernandez and the February 27 National Day Speech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Leonel Fernandez was addressing the nation live, on national television on a Sunday morning amid pageantry at t [...]
2005-03-02 12:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1147DOMINICAN PRESIDENT APPROVES PROVIDING STAFF
[...] (C) On Tuesday, February 17 President Leonel Fernandez accepted a proposal from Armed Forces Minister Sigfrido Pared Perez to send Dominican officers to help staff operations in Iraq and to provide support for the Iraqi Area of Operations at Central Command in Tampa, Florida. There will be no [...]
2005-03-02 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1199DEMARCHE ON URGING FISCAL RESTRAINT IN ILO:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1200DEMARCHE ON UN DECLARATION ON HUMAN CLONING:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 15:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1224DEMARCHE ON CSW DECLARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires and political officer delivered reftel points on March 2 to Vice Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and left the points as a non-paper in Spanish. Liriano was aware of the Beijing-Plus-Ten meeting and noted that the Dominican Republic had sent a large delegation in [...]
2005-03-03 18:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWMN DR
05SANTODOMINGO1257DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]
2005-03-04 21:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1293DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN RAMOS GARCIA SENTENCED TO 18
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, 2005, the Dominican Supreme Court found Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia guilty of smuggling 16 Asian migrants across the Dominican border in 2002 while he was serving as Dominican consul in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Ramos Garcia was convicted under the 1998 a [...]
2005-03-07 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1304DOMINICAN POLITICS #15: HATUEY - RAGING OR
[...] (SBU) This is #15 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Hatuey - Raging or Ferdinand the Bull? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is too easy to make fun of Hatuey Decamps, the dispossessed president of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, now the founder [...]
2005-03-07 22:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1333DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NON-COMMITTAL ON OAS SOCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-08 22:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI DR
05SANTODOMINGO1366DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister Tan-Sun Chen visited the Dominican Republic February 24-25 to shore up bilateral relations in response to several recent visits by PRC officials. President Fernandez announced that he would visit Taiwan in April, signalling that he intends to maintain r [...]
2005-03-09 20:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW HA
05SANTODOMINGO1367DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE
[...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the National Council for Adolescents and Children (CONANI),the agency charged with the protection of children, the legal age of marriage in the Dominican Republic is 18. Adolescents (defined as those between the [...]
2005-03-09 20:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1453DOMINICAN CONGRESSIONAL BLUSTER LIKELY TO BE
[...] (U) The opposition PRD in the Dominican congress has held up legislative business all this week out of professed indignation against the administration, but President Fernandez is likely to calm them down once he gets back this weekend. A clumsy raid on the offices of former Agriculture Minis [...]
2005-03-11 21:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ETRD PHUM KCRM PREL DR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1486ANTI-TRAFFICKING FOR DOMINICANS BY U.S. DOJ, FEB.
[...] SUMMARY: On February 22-24, the Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training conducted an anti-trafficking workshop to assist Dominicans in creating an operations manual for enforcement of laws against trafficking in persons (TIP). The participants [...]
2005-03-15 18:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO1487DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] On March 8, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 5715 indicating that the Government of the Dominican Republic will present MFA Ambassador for Human Rights Rhadys Abreu de Polanco as a candidate for membership on the Interamerican Comission for Human Rights at the OAS. She will be a candidate [...]
2005-03-15 18:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1507DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LISTENS ON UNCHR 61 AND DRAFT
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel A and B talking points and draft Cuba resolution to MFA Ambassador for UN/OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen and Counselor Johanna Calderon on March 15. Cohen said that the Dominican Republic "has not yet arrived at a position on these issues." According to Cohen, the D [...]
2005-03-16 15:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO153DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED
[...] On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a t [...]
2005-01-12 15:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO154FERNANDEZ INAUGURATES NEW DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT
[...] SUMMARY. On January 5, President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the new building that will house the Supreme Court, Attorney General's office, and related activities. Fernandez used the occasion to speak out on the need for an honest and fair judiciary as an integral part of the fight against c [...]
2005-01-12 15:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1557DOMINICAN POLITICS #16: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD
[...] (SBU) This is # 16 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD Former President Meja last month declared the post-inaugural truce to be over, blasted President Fernndez,s economic policies, and called on his opposition PRD to take a more aggress [...]
2005-03-17 22:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO1558HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered paras 4-7 reftel as a non-paper, as well as a Department-provided Spanish translation of the HCOC text, to MFA UN/OAS division director Michelle Cohen on March 15. 2. (SBU) She informed us that the Dominican Republic was considering subscribing to the Hague [...]
2005-03-17 22:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR
05SANTODOMINGO1559U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 DIPLOMACY ON IRAN:
[...] Embassy officers on March 15 delivered points and press release (paras 2-3 reftel) as a non-paper to MFA UN/OAS division director Michelle Cohen, and briefly explained the main points. She thanked us for the information and undertook to share it with her security affairs section and Middle E [...]
2005-03-18 12:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO IR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1562DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ STRESSES DANGER OF
[...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was host and keynote speaker for a high-level discussion of "The World After Terrorism" on March 14-15. This 12th periodic Plenary Seminar of the Circle of Montevideo, an informal gathering of Latin American former heads of state, was held at Fernand [...]
2005-03-18 18:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO1570DOMINICAN CONGRESS AND SUPREME COURT PUNISH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The ongoing battle against corruption in the Dominican Republic saw two important victories as Congress stripped the Constitutional immunity of convicted alien smuggler Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia and the Supreme Court rid the judiciary of two discredited judges, one of who [...]
2005-03-19 18:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS KCOR PGOV SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1603DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE
[...] (U) The Dominican Republic has not frozen or seized any assets under UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373. 2. (C) The Superintendent of Banks heads the government,s efforts to ensure that searches of banks are conducted in a timely manner. However, weak information systems and the high degree o [...]
2005-03-22 13:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1731DOMINICAN SENATE ACTS ON BOND BILLS; MORE REMAINS
[...] (U) In the evening of March 29, the Dominican Senate unanimously approved all but one of the bond authorizations needed to ensure compliance with the nation,s 2005 budget and the IMF standby accord. The authorization to renegotiate external (sovereign) bonds issued in 2001 and 2003 will now [...]
2005-03-30 19:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO1771DOMINICAN FONMIN REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT MEETING
[...] (SBU) This message includes an ACTION REQUEST for a meeting with the Secretary and with WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega on April 6-7. 2. (C) On March 30 when the Ambassador raised with Dominican President Fernandez the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission, Fernandez said that t [...]
2005-03-31 19:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ETRD MARR CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO1778 DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] THE AMBASSADOR HAS DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE CAUSED TO GROUND COVER AS A RESULT OF WILD FIRES THAT AFFECTED THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE. THE CHIEF OF MISSION IS THEREFORE EXERCISING THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY, [...]
2005-04-01 12:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID DR SENV PGOV SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO1801DOMINICAN POLITICS # 17: HELICOPTERS, FOREST
[...] (SBU) This is #17 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: HELICOPTERS, FOREST FIRES, HELP FROM ABROAD With forest fires continuing to burn along the mountaintops in the Dominican Republic, Hugo Chavez has won a lot of Dominican good will with his dramatic and largely u [...]
2005-04-01 21:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1833DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED
[...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]
2005-04-04 20:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1834DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED
[...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]
2005-04-04 20:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1836DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...]
2005-04-04 21:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO1861CAFTA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DELIVERS QUARTERLY
[...] On April 4 the Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce signed off on the January 2005 report on enforcement measures against broadcast piracy agreed in the side letter to the regional free trade agreement (CAFTA) and his staff delivered the text to the Embassy on April 5. Embassy is faxi [...]
2005-04-05 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ETRD KIPR
05SANTODOMINGO1873DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: JOHN PAUL II AND THE
[...] (SBU) Following is #18 in our series on Dominican politics: JOHN PAUL II AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The death of John Paul II has brought no great outpouring of grief in the Dominican Republic, although this is nominally a Catholic nation tied by special Concordat with the Vatican. Many [...]
2005-04-06 17:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1897DOMINICAN RESPONSE ON WIPO APRIL 11-13 SESSION ON
[...] Head of the Dominican Intellectual Property Office Enrique Ramrez told EcoPol Counselor on April 6 that he had attended the WIPO General Assembly last October and voted with others, including the United States, to discuss the Brazilian and Arlgentine proposals, for which the Dominican Republi [...]
2005-04-06 20:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EAID ETRD KIPR
05SANTODOMINGO1927DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES VELAZQUEZ MINYETTY
[...] (U) On April 7, 2005, Francis Velazquez Minyetty was extradited from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Velazquez Minyetty, nicknamed the "King of Ecstasy", is wanted to stand trial in the Southern District of New York to stand trial on federal nar [...]
2005-04-08 11:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO1929DOMINICAN POLITICS #20: OPPOSITION PRD STRUGGLES
[...] (SBU) This is #20 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The Opposition PRD Struggles for a Comeback The Great Revival - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),tied up in factional and personal recriminations since losing office [...]
2005-04-08 11:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR DR
05SANTODOMINGO1971NEW DOMINICAN EXTRADITION PROCESS RETURNS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Two fugitives have been returned to the United States under the new Dominican extradition process. The Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court issued lengthy opinions in both cases, setting non-binding but advisory precedents that bode well for future extradition cases. Additionally [...]
2005-04-08 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR KJUS PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO1999DOMINICAN POLITICS #21: PROSPECTS FOR CAFTA
[...] (SBU) Following is # 21 in our series on the politics of Leonel Fernandez's first year: Summary. The various players in the decision process for the CAFTA regional free trade agreement all know that ratification is necessary as soon as the U. S. Congress approves implementing legislation. [...]
2005-04-11 21:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2005EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO HELPS MOVE CUBAN DISSIDENT
[...] With the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),Embassy Santo Domingo facilitated the travel of Cuban dissident Mario Clavero through the Dominican Republic April 5-6 to Spain, which had agreed to grant him political asylum. 2. Clavero, a human rights advocate in Cuba [...]
2005-04-12 11:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF DR CU SP
05SANTODOMINGO2049CHR 61: BELARUS RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (U) Embassy on April 12 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS Division chief Michelle Cohen. She undertook to communicate our position on the anticipated no-action motion on the Belarus resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano, who would decide how the Dominican Republic wou [...]
2005-04-12 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2058DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...]
2005-04-13 17:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2080CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON
[...] (C) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having received telephonic instructions (Ref B) that Santo Domingo had been inadvertently omitted from Ref A addressees. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano informed us the same day [...]
2005-04-14 00:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2095DOMINICAN POLITICS # 22: INVESTIGATING HIPOLITO
[...] (SBU) This is #22 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Investigating Hipolito Mejia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politically motivated Santo Domingo District Attorney Juan Hernandez Peguero would like for the public to expect Hipolito Mejia to go to jail. Her [...]
2005-04-14 17:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2110TWO DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS AND RETURN
[...] (U) On April 14, 2005, two fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Fugitive Mayobanex de Jesus Adames, ref A, is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on federal narcotics offenses. Elroy Dom [...]
2005-04-14 19:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO2111DOMINICAN COURT DENIES EXTRADITION REQUEST
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 8. 2005, the Penal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court denied the USG request for extradition for Frank Alvarez. The denial was based on lack of sufficient information to identify the fugitive in court as the person the USG believes to have committed the crime in t [...]
2005-04-14 19:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KJUS SNAR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2118DOMINICAN FUGITIVE REQUESTED IN EXTRADITION
[...] (U) This cable contains and action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) informed Embassy-Santo Domingo that fugitive Christian Toribio, ref A, wanted to stand trial in Kings County, New York on murder, assault and firearms charges, [...]
2005-04-14 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2164DOMINICAN POLITICS #23 - PROFESSOR LEONEL TEACHES
[...] (SBU) Following is #23 in our series on Dominican politics in the first year of the Fernandez administration. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Professor Leonel Teaches Law and Politics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Santo Domingo's District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero, was calle [...]
2005-04-19 14:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO2174CHR-61: GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-19 14:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL DR CU
05SANTODOMINGO2209THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HUGO CHAVEZ OF VENEZUELA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have close historical ties; during Trujillo's dictatorship, many Dominicans got help from Venezuela or lived there in political exile. Hugo Chavez has been in active contact with the Dominican Republic, agreeing to concessional financing for [...]
2005-04-20 17:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALMARR PINR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2250COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel points April 18 and, after daily followups, obtained response April 21. Vice Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano will represent the Dominican Republic at the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Santiago, since Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso plans to be in [...]
2005-04-21 21:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2425DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WOUNDS OFFICER AND IS SHOT DEAD
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On April 24, 2005, Dominican extradition fugitive Jose Pimentel opened fire on agents from the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) attempting to arrest him pursuant to an arrest order issued based o [...]
2005-04-28 20:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2448DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS DOWN TELEVISION STATION
[...] On April 27 the District Attorney's Office raided the headquarters of Dominican television station Virus, located in Santiago, the country's second largest city. Officials confiscated four hard drives containing video material along with hardware necessary for the station to broadcast. Virus [...]
2005-04-29 19:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO2456BAN ON LIGHTERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DOMINICAN
[...] On March 10, Embassy delivered guidelines on ban of lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Director of Airports, the head of Dominican airport security and the managers of all international airports in the Dominican Republic. 2. San [...]
2005-04-29 19:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO2574DEMARCHE TO CAFTA-DR PRESIDENTS DELIVERED
[...] The Ambassador called on President Fernandez on April 29 to advise him of the invitation. Fernandez accepted immediately. In subsequent conversations with the Ambassador, Fernandez has confirmed his acceptance of the White House invitation to do CAFTA events in New York and Washington. He l [...]
2005-05-06 15:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON ETRD XK
05SANTODOMINGO2576POLICY POINTS; WASHINGTON VISIT OF DOMINICAN
[...] (C) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez travels May 11-12 to Washington for the first time since his August 2004 inauguration. The USG and regional focus of the event is the CAFTA free trade agreement now under consideration in the U.S. Congress. For Fernandez, however, the visit is much more: [...]
2005-05-06 15:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO2579SANTO DOMINGO 2005 IPR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR
[...] Santo Domingo requests USD 6,500funding to bring two IPR enforcement experts to the Dominican Republic for separate two-day training sessions for enforcement authorities charged with combating television broadcast piracy and pharmaceutical patent piracy. These experts would also be used for o [...]
2005-05-06 17:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO2614OAS WORKING GROUP ON RACISM - FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) On April 5 the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso U.S. views (reftel) on proposals for an Inter-American Convention on Racism. Morales Troncoso agreed there was no reason to negotiate an additional instrument on racism and said he would speak with his MFA [...]
2005-05-06 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO2615ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ TRANSITIONAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy on April 29 provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA Africa-Middle East Director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla and on May 3 emphasized our request that the Dominican Republic, as a member of the coalition, issue a statement of support for the Iraq Transitional Gove [...]
2005-05-06 21:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR IZ
05SANTODOMINGO2622DOMINICAN SENATE AND AGRICULTURE GROUP ASK
[...] On May 6, 20 of the 32 Dominican senators voted and published a resolution declaring the urgent need to pass legislation granting local industry assistance to compensate for expected losses to help compete under the CAFTA, a regional free trade agreement with the United States. The resolutio [...]
2005-05-09 20:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2636DOMINICAN POLITICS #25: FERNANDEZ'S SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Following is #25 in our series on the first year of the Fernandez administration: Fernandez's Special Briefing Before Visiting the United States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last week U.S. academic Howard Wiarda of the University of Georgia became Leonel Ferna [...]
2005-05-10 11:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2648DOMINICAN SENATE AND AGRICULTURE GROUP ASK
[...] On May 6, 20 of the 32 Dominican senators voted and published a resolution declaring the urgent need to pass legislation granting local industry assistance to compensate for expected losses to help compete under the CAFTA, a regional free trade agreement with the United States. The resolutio [...]
2005-05-10 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2727DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES TO THE
[...] (U) On May 12, 2005, Jose Trinidad and Freddy Ignacio Velez Rodriguez were extradited from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Trinidad is wanted for sentencing in the Eastern District of New York, where he pled guilty to fraud involving US $6 millio [...]
2005-05-13 11:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO2751DOMINICAN POLITICS #26: CHANGE IN THE WIND FOR
[...] (SBU) Following is number 26 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Change in the Wind for CAFTA - DR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For the first time Leonel Fernandez,s administration appears to be moving to take an active hand in shaping public [...]
2005-05-13 21:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO2752DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On May 14, 2005, fugitive Ramon Cabral Veras was returned to the United States' territory of Puerto Rico in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Cabral Veras is wanted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial on charges of embezzlement. He is charged in three separate complaints of [...]
2005-05-16 12:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO2797DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA
[...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]
2005-05-18 14:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO2819DOMINICAN REPATRIATIONS TO HAITI HAVE ENDED
[...] (U) Summary. The Dominican government has suspended the rounding up and deportation of undocumented Haitian immigrants from the northern border area, following conflicts and threats of mob action in the town of Hatillo Mayor, Montecristi Province. Operations were carried out under supervis [...]
2005-05-19 11:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO2829DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION
[...] Per reftel request EconOff visited HiRel Systems International, LLC (HRSI) in the San Isidro Free Trade Zone of Santo Domingo. The company is a fully-owned subsidiary company of HiRel Systems International of the United States. EconOff met with General Manager Domingo Gonzalez who has headed [...]
2005-05-19 20:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC DR
05SANTODOMINGO285DOMINICAN FM RESPONSE ON PROPOSED ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] In response to Charge's telephone call on USG intentions to announce support for the OAS SYGEN candidacy of Francisco Flores, Dominican Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso confirmed Dominican support for Flores. He has asked for the date of the proposed announcement at the OAS by A/S Noriega an [...]
2005-01-19 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO287SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 20:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV PINR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO2938OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COMPOSITION OF DELEGATIONS -
[...] In response to Embassy's inquiries per reftel, the MFA on May 18 informed us of the principals who will comprise the Dominican Republic's delegation to the OASGA in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 5-7. MFA indicated there might be later additions to this list and also promised to provide the delegat [...]
2005-05-24 21:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO2972ILO FISCAL RESTRAINT, CUBAN CANDIDACY - DOMINICAN
[...] Embassy on May 25 provided Ref A-B talking points in Spanish to MFA UN-OAS Director Michelle Cohen, emphasizing the importance of fiscal restraint in the proposed ILO budget for 2006-2007 and U.S. preference for Barbados over Cuba as the Caribbean candidate for the ILO Governing Body. The same [...]
2005-05-25 22:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB DR AORC PREL CU BB
05SANTODOMINGO2973UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY NEGOTIATIONS - DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-25 22:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD DR SCUL
05SANTODOMINGO3004DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...]
2005-06-01 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3024DOMINICAN POLITICS #27: THE DOMINICAN CATHOLIC
[...] (SBU) The following is number 27 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. The Dominican Catholic Church - Avuncular, Activist, and Trusted Like many countries in Latin America, the Dominican Republic has a nominally Roman Catholic majority. For 500 years the [...]
2005-06-02 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PREL SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO3045OAS SECRETARY GENERAL INSULZA ON DEMOCRACY AND
[...] OAS Secretary General Jos Miguel Insulza spoke last night, June 2, to the annual conference participants of the Caribbean Studies Association, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Diplomats and other guests invited the event organized by President Fernndez,s think-tank, the Foundation [...]
2005-06-06 11:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3082DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On June 2, 2005, Felix Madera was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Madera is wanted for sentencing in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Madera was arrested by the Dominican National Direc [...]
2005-06-08 11:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO3089DOMINICAN SUPPORT AT WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
[...] Dominican Customs Director General Miguel Cocco received EcoPol counselor on June 7 for a wide-ranging discussion of customs cooperation and said that he would be issuing explicit directions to Dominican ambassador in Brussels Federico Cuello to support U.S. initiatives at the June meeting of [...]
2005-06-08 17:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD DR AORC
05SANTODOMINGO3092TWO DOMINICAN FUGITIVES WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On June 7, 2005, twin brothers Jean Paul Ulloa and Luis David Ulloa were returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal and DEA agent. Both brothers are wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy charges related t [...]
2005-06-08 18:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM SNAR CVIS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3121DOMINICAN POLITICS #28: VENEZUELA CHANGES TERMS ON
[...] (SBU) This is #28 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Bolivarian Oil Dealing Gets Expensive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Venezuela has abruptly demanded that the Dominican Republic agree to deliveries of petroleum on Venezuelan ships. T [...]
2005-06-09 19:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3147DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONVICTS TRAFFICKING FELONS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Attorney General Frank Soto, who coordinates the Dominican Government's anti-TIP efforts, provided details of the Dominican Republic's first convictions of traffickers under a 2003 anti-TIP law, in a May 20 court decision published June 2. Soto expressed disappointme [...]
2005-06-10 16:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM DR KWMN SMIG PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3158DOMINICAN DEPORTATIONS OF HAITIANS - DEEPLY ROOTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Repatriations of Haitians ceased after the May 9-12 round-ups and expulsion of about 1800 persons from the northwestern border areas, but conditions there remain largely unchanged. On June 6 vengeful Dominicans attacked sleeping Haitians in the same area, prompting further pa [...]
2005-06-10 20:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO3161CUBA: REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the inauguration of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez last year, the Dominican Republic shifted its vote on the Cuba resolution at the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting from "yes" (with the United States) in 2004 to "abstain" in 2005. However [...]
2005-06-13 11:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCU ETTC DR PREL SMIG EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO3177DOMINICANS KEYED UP ABOUT QUIRINO NARCOTRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) The following report was posted on our SIPRNET site on June 13. QUIRINO - THE CASE THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (SBU) The two Assistant U.S. Attorneys prosecuting the Quirino Paulino Castillo (Quirino) narcotics trafficking case in the Southern District of New York spent two and a half da [...]
2005-06-14 15:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCJAN PGOV KCRM SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3199AMBASSADOR BRINGS TOGETHER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND
[...] (SBU) At the Ambassador's initiative, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez convened a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening, June 14, with the presidents of the Dominican Senate and House, mediator Monsignor. Agripino Nunez of the Catholic PUCMM university, the Ambassador and [...]
2005-06-15 20:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV EFIN DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3228DOMINICAN POLITICS #29: OPPOSITION PRD PICKS NEW
[...] (SBU) This is #29 in our series of reports on political events of Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PRD Picks New President, Secretary General, and other Leadership Posts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Rev [...]
2005-06-16 22:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3229DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES LPG SUBSIDY TO
[...] In a dry presentation broadcast over the government,s television station late on June 14, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez announced the continuation without change of liquid propane gas (LPG) subsidies of 17.29 Dominican pesos per gallon (about USD 60 cents). Those benefiting are househ [...]
2005-06-16 23:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ENRG ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3230THREE DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS, RETURN
[...] (U) On June 16, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Jose Abel Burdiez de Leon is wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy to launder money derived from unlawful activity (narcoti [...]
2005-06-17 11:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3345DOMINICAN POLITICS #30: BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) This is #30 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dominican Senate President Andres Bautista convened a conference on June 15 on "Constitutional Reform" with invited exper [...]
2005-06-23 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3349DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION OF FIRST MANGO
[...] (Summary) On June 4, 2005, USDA/APHIS certified the first mango hot water treatment (HWT) facility in the Dominican Republic (DR). On June 9, the first shipment of mangoes was successfully exported to New York, under the supervision of an APHIS TDY Officer as part of an APHIS Preclearance (PC [...]
2005-06-23 20:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EAGR ETRD CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3350MDA DEMARCHE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-23 20:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IS SZ PREL PREF PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3363UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche twice to the MFA's UN/OAS division, on June 10 and 15. After repeated followup, we were told on June 22 the U.S. views had been communicated to the appropriate authorities. However, as of June 24 the division had no substantive response; Embassy believes th [...]
2005-06-24 19:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO DR
05SANTODOMINGO3364U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD:
[...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note to the MFA on June 20-21. On June 22 (and again on June 24),UN/OAS affairs deputy division chief Rhadys Abreu de Polanco informed us that she had requested the views of the Dominican Republic's health authorities. We will follow up, emphasize the im [...]
2005-06-24 19:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3365UNSCR 1540 - DEMARCHE TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Santo Domingo Embassy on June 20 and again on June 15 delivered reftel demarche to MFA's UN/OAS affairs division. We inquired about the reasons for the Dominican Republic's delay in delivering its report under the resolution and asked whether the government might require technical assistance [...]
2005-06-24 19:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3369DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY
[...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...]
2005-06-24 22:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3370U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL LOSE MONEY IN DOMINICAN AFPS
[...] (SBU) The USG should not invest in Dominican pension funds (AFPs - Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) because the likelihood of losing the funds due to fraud and corruption is extremely high. Based on the current state of affairs in the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo strongl [...]
2005-06-27 11:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALAMGT KJUS PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3381THREE DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RETURNED TO THE UNITED
[...] (U) On June 24, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Juan Rincon is wanted to stand trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, on murder, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, burglary and conspiracy offenses, re [...]
2005-06-27 17:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KJUS SNAR DR
05SANTODOMINGO3391DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ CALLS ON CONGRESS TO
[...] During his weekly television address to the nation on Sunday night June 26, President Leonel Fernandez argued strongly in support of CAFTA, urging the Dominican Congress to ratify the trade agreement as soon as possible for the benefit of all Dominican people. The speech showed a clear change [...]
2005-06-28 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PGOV DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3400SUBJECT: SOD OPERATIONS MOTORCAINE, MELLISOS AND
[...] (SBU) The Santo Domingo Country Office (SDCO),New York Division Group T-42 and the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) has been investigating the drug trafficking activities of Quirino Ernesto PAULINO-Castillo, AKA EL DON, Luis Eduardo ROD [...]
2005-06-28 19:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR
05SANTODOMINGO3408DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES CHAVEZ
[...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez says that though his relation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains warm, Chavez shrugs off Fernandez's advice to pursue moderation. Fernandez says he and other Latin American leaders see Chavez as out of touch intellectually with gl [...]
2005-06-29 14:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL EPET DR
05SANTODOMINGO3434DOMINICAN POLITICS #32: PLD'S LONG CONGRESS MOVES
[...] (SBU) This is #32 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PLD's Long Congress Moves Into End-Game - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though founder Juan Bosch is dead and gone, the Partido de Liberacion Dominicana of President Fernandez retain [...]
2005-07-01 14:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3443DOMINICANS PLAY PETROCARIBE FOR MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez came home from the "Petrocaribe" summit of June 27-28 with Venezuelan promises of more than USD 100 million cash financing for rural infrastructure projects, terms for oil financing more favorable that last November's "Caracas Accord," and [...]
2005-07-01 21:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR ENRG EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO3444DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES
[...] (U) On July 1, 2005, Dominican fugitive Rocque Rodriguez Gonzalez was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Rodriguez Gonzalez is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges that he conspired to distrib [...]
2005-07-01 21:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR KJUS DR
05SANTODOMINGO3446FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S.
[...] Embassy officer delivered reftel demarche and curriculum vitae of the U.S. candidate for vice-chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to MFA UN/OAS affairs division chief Michelle Cohen on July 1, pointing out that the election will occur during the July 4-9 meeting. Cohen undertook to pr [...]
2005-07-04 17:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD AORC
05SANTODOMINGO3447FOOD AID AND THE WTO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy on July 1 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS division chief Michelle Cohen and counselor for OAS affairs Johanna Mendelson and left para 8 points as a non-paper, in Spanish translation. Cohen undertook to inform the ministries of industry and commerce -- which is involved in WTO [...]
2005-07-05 11:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3524DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- AS A
[...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]
2005-07-07 18:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3545DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PUBLIC SECTOR DOCTORS ANNOUNCE
[...] SUMMARY. The public-sector doctors' union announced last week a plan to go on strike, demanding a 100 percent salary increases from the government. The strike, scheduled to take place July 11-15, will make number 15 for the union since January 2004. But the authorities are prepared to stand [...]
2005-07-08 15:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO355PROJECT PROPOSAL - ANTI-TIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
[...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic was placed on the Tier 2 Watchlist in the Department's 2004 TIP report. Among the principal shortcomings cited was that the government "lacks effective law enforcement" to combat TIP. The Embassy has consistently sought to increase the government's capacity to [...]
2005-01-26 14:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO3556CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]
2005-07-11 13:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3564DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN
[...] This cable is in response to the USITC's request for the 2004 Caribbean Basin Investment Survey. According to the Dominican Export and Investment Center, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic in 2004 totaled USD 650 million, down from USD 1.01 billion in 2003. Investment i [...]
2005-07-12 11:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO3576G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM: DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 15:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3582DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VIETNAM ESTABLISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic and Vietnam announced the establishment of diplomatic relations here on July 7, and a visiting Vietnamese delegation discussed possibilities for increased trade, investment, and cultural relations. The visitors scored a modest success on their first try, [...]
2005-07-12 17:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EINV VM DR CH
05SANTODOMINGO3677DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 19:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA DR
05SANTODOMINGO3678DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON INFO FOR MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA
05SANTODOMINGO370DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JAILS
[...] Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito had accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia arrested at 7 a.m. on January 13, the first day that the House was no longer in session. Bailiffs delivered him to Najayo jail on January 13 to await his next trial date, [...]
2005-01-26 17:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3721DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 - DOMINICAN FAILED
[...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dominican Republic 2. For the first time i [...]
2005-07-21 20:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3722NOMINATION TO REGIONAL WORKER RIGHTS SEMINAR
[...] Embassy nominates Neda Brown, a political officer with labor reporting responsibilities, and Bolivar Abreu, Economic-Political Section assistant, to attend the WHA Regional Worker Rights Seminar to be held in Lima, Peru on 8-9 September 2005. 2. Neda Brown began a one year rotational assign [...]
2005-07-22 12:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA DR
05SANTODOMINGO3723CORRECTED COPY DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 -
[...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dom [...]
2005-07-22 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3732DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS,
[...] (U) On July 19, 2005, Jose Luis Severino Concepcion was returned to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. Severino Concepcion is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on federal narcotics offenses. 2. (U) Severino Concepcion wa [...]
2005-07-22 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO3791DOMINICAN BEACH WATERS: STUDY FINDS HIGH LEVELS OF
[...] An ecological study of Dominican beaches conducted in 2004 by Direccon de Calidad Ambiental de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente (Directorate of Environmental Quality of the Secretariat of the Environment) found that many coastal SIPDIS waters contain high levels of fecal residue. Bacterial [...]
2005-07-26 19:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ETRD PGOV SENV
05SANTODOMINGO3820DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL
[...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...]
2005-07-29 00:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3827G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Embassy provided Ref A talking points to MFA UN/OAS division chief Michelle Cohen on July 27, on defeating the G-4 framework resolution on UN reform. She has informed us that there has been a "new element" since the previous Embassy discussion of the issue with the MFA on July 8 (Ref B). [...]
2005-08-01 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3828UN REFORM: DEMARCHES TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3829COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on July 14. He expressed his general support for counterterrorism efforts, but said the MFA would need to study this proposal before taki [...]
2005-08-01 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER DR UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3864DOMINICAN BANKING #9 -- MEJIA SAYS "BANKING FRAUD"
[...] (SBU) This is number 9 in a series of cables on consequences of the Dominican bank failures of 2003. Dominican Banking Series #9 -- Mejia Says It Right Out Loud: "Banking Fraud" More than a year of virtual silence on Dominican banking frauds has ended with Hipolito Mejia's erudite, detail [...]
2005-08-02 19:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3877DOMINICAN POLITICS #34: PRESIDENTS DO "SUMMIT"
[...] (U) Following is number 34 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Dominican &Summit8 -- LF and HM Pledge to Support CAFTA-DR (U) On the morning of August 2 President Fernandez and former president Hipolito Mejia met for breakfast at the residence of catholic university [...]
2005-08-03 20:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV ETRD DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3878UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 22:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR PREL UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3890SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] The Ambassador communicated reftel points to Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on August 3. The Foreign Minister expressed support for the USG view. HERTELL [...]
2005-08-04 19:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3898MANPADS CONTROL AND SECURITY GUIDELINES -
[...] (S/NF) Summary: There are no MANPADS in the weapons inventories of the armed forces of the Dominican Republic, nor are any known to exist within the country. The Dominican Government does have import)export controls on arms purchases, but high levels of corruption call into question the effe [...]
2005-08-05 12:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRET//NOFORNPARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3929(C) DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) Taiwan's ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Feng welcomes informal contact and has readily commented to us upon various visits of PRC officials during the first year of the Fernandez administration. This cordial arrangement works well for us and we see no need to make it more formal [...]
2005-08-08 19:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3930DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...]
2005-08-08 19:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV
05SANTODOMINGO3938ORGANIC MOVEMENT ATTRACTS COFFEE PRODUCERS
[...] (U) The following was posted on the Embassy's classified website on June 21: Organic Movement Attracts Coffee Producers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hoy newspaper carried in its weekly economic section on June 12 the title "More Coffeegrowers Join the Boom, in Organic Coffee [...]
2005-08-09 18:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON EAGR
05SANTODOMINGO3941REGISTRATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR OTRA PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3946DOMINICAN POLITICS #35: PRD OUTLINES THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Following is number 35 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: PRD Decision Makers Outline the Future Senate vice president Cesar "Yayo" Matias and three of his senatorial colleagues invited the political officer to lunch on August 5, along with PRD student leader [...]
2005-08-09 20:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ETRD PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3971DOMINICAN POLITICS #37: LEONEL FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (SBU) Following is number 37 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Leonel Fernandez and "Failed States" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The "Failed States Index" published in the July/August issue of Foreign Policy provoked a torrent of commentary in the Dominican [...]
2005-08-11 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3978DOMINICAN TAX REFORM DRAWS NEAR
[...] (U) The Dominican Technical Secretary,s office announced yesterday that government and industry has reached preliminary agreement on a fiscal reform package, tied to ratification of DR-CAFTA. If accurate, this clears the way for Congress to consider and approve both pieces of legislation as e [...]
2005-08-11 21:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN ETRD PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4036DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COAL PLANTS? NOT ANY TIME
[...] President Fernandez abruptly put on hold the idea of acquiring two coal-fired generating plants, only days after Radhames Segura, President of the Dominican Corporation of Electricity (CDEEE),gave an upbeat two-hour presentation on the immediate future of coal production. With ongoing sporad [...]
2005-08-19 20:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ENRG ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4038DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: VISIT OF USTR REPRESENTATIVE
[...] Summary: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources Mara M. Burr, described U.S. policy and procedures to Central American and Dominican trade and environment officials meeting at a conference on Environmental Sustainable Development, August 11-13. In mee [...]
2005-08-19 21:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ETRD SENV USTR
05SANTODOMINGO4041DOMINICANS INVITED TO SIGN PETROCARIBE ACCORD BY
[...] (U) Venezuelan ambassador Francisco Belisario Landis told the press on August 16 that he had delivered to the Dominican MFA copies in English and Spanish of the "Petrocaribe" agreement, with an invitation to come to Caracas by August 23 for a signing ceremony. He was emphatic about Venezuel [...]
2005-08-19 21:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL DR EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4096DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS MEETING
[...] On August MFA Deputy Minister Alejandra Liriano asked the DCM to convey a request that the Secretary agree to receive President Leonel Fernandez during his visit September 12-13 to Washington and New York. Fernandez will be in Washington on September 12 for a 5 pm event arranged by the Inter [...]
2005-08-25 18:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4097DOMINICAN DEPUTY MFA ON AUG28 CHAVEZ SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) On August 23 Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandro Liriano listened carefully to DCM's delivery of talking points concerning the Venezuelan initiative to exert control the OAS Social Charter undertaking. Liriano replied that the Dominicans are sending to the event their newly appointed ambas [...]
2005-08-25 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYXL KSUM SOCI DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO4104SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 13:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH
05SANTODOMINGO4145DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] This cable is in response to ref A request for an update on worst forms of child labor in the Dominican Republic. The 2004 Child Labor Information Update from Santo Domingo (ref B) remains current, with the following additional information. 2. On October 17, 2004, the new Code for Protect [...]
2005-08-30 19:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI DR
05SANTODOMINGO4173DOMINICANS RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON SUMMIT OF THE
[...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised reftel points on August 31 with MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen, stressing particularly USG concern that issues of democracy,governance and free trade are inadequately covered. Cohen had no immediate reply but undertook to consult [...]
2005-09-01 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4174DOMINICANS DEMARCHED ON COORDINATION OF ELECTORAL
[...] EcoPol counselor and poloff delivered demarche to MFA Director of International Affairs Michele Cohen on August 31, emphasizing Canadian points of contact for electoral observation missions. Cohen appeared to believe that the Dominican government would not be providing observers. KUBISKE [...]
2005-09-01 15:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID HA PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4175DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON HIGH-LEVEL TRAVEL TO UNGA
[...] MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen told EcoPol counselor and poloff on August 31 that President Fernandez will speak at the UNGA on September 16. Embassy has just received a diplomatic note announcing that Fernandez and Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade are inviting U [...]
2005-09-01 15:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4196DOMINICAN PROGRESS ON IMF STAND-BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Regional Director Guy Meredith and Resrep Ousmene Mandeng told DCM and staff on August 24 that things are going generally well for the Dominicans on the macroeconomic side and they foresee no obstacles to completing the combined first and second reviews of the standby. This [...]
2005-09-02 20:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO4210DOMINICAN PROJECTS CONSIDERED BY EXIM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just less than one year after their last visit, Export Import Bank (ExIm) Senior Vice Presidents Jeffrey Miller and John McAdams traveled to Santo Domingo to review debt collection and new projects. Prepared for positive news by optimistic economic reporting in the internation [...]
2005-09-06 20:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4211DOMINICAN COPYRIGHT OFFICE TALKS TOUGH
[...] In April Embassy Santo Domingo reported a raid by the District Attorney's Office on the headquarters of the aptly named Dominican television station "Virus." Virus had been guilty of broadcasting pirated material and officials confiscated equipment from the station, leaving it temporarily una [...]
2005-09-06 20:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO4212DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS NOT FOCUSING ON TSUNAMI
[...] The Dominican government does not have a tsunami warning system (TWS) and it is unlikely that it will develop one soon. The Dominican National Emergency Commission does not believe tsunamis are a current threat to the Dominican Republic in comparison to hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes. [...]
2005-09-06 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TPHY EAID SENV DR
05SANTODOMINGO4213DOMINICAN FUGITIVE GARCIA CASTILLOWAIVES
[...] (U) On September 2, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Julio Angel Garcia Castillo to the United States for trial in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey based on a federal indictment charging narcotics offenses. Garcia is alleged to have participated in the movement of multi-kilogr [...]
2005-09-06 20:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN DR KCRM SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4215DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES DR-CAFTA
[...] (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic on September 6, in a vote in the lower house of Congress, ratified DR-CAFTA. All that remains are steps expected to occur promptly: A "protocolary act" to be signed by President Fernandez and publication of the DR-CAFTA text in the Official Gazette. The [...]
2005-09-07 11:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO4224DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CENTRAL BANK SAYS NO PRC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 11:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ETTC PREL EFIN XM DR
05SANTODOMINGO4226DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] On Wednesday August 24, the Charge hosted, at the Embassy, a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons. The twenty two government and non-government participants included the MFA Ambassador for Women's and Children's Affairs, the Chief of Naval Intelligence, the Assistant Attorney Gener [...]
2005-09-08 19:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO4267UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 22:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4268DECLARATION ON INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 22:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAID DR EFIN EAIR
05SANTODOMINGO4269DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS PETROCARIBE
[...] (C) Summary: A senior Dominican cabinet official says that President Leonel Fernandez and his team resisted pressures from Venezuelan Vice President Vicente Rangel and from Cuba's President Castro and nevertheless secured the generous PETROCARIBE financing deal from Venezuelan President Cha [...]
2005-09-12 11:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALEPET DR VE PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4276SANTO DOMINGO: AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICER
[...] Embassy econ officer responsible for aviation and/or maritime issues, including transportation security, is Jehan Jones. Her office phone number is 809-731-4469; fax number is 809-686-4038; email address is jonesjs2@state.gov for unclassified emails and jonesjs@state.sgov.gov for classified [...]
2005-09-13 12:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON
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