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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06BANGKOK1411 | THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: WHAT IT'S ABOUT, AND [...] (C) We are not likely to see an early resolution of the political confrontation between Prime Minister Thaksin and his opponents. To facilitate better understanding of possible outcomes and the significance of these events for the U.S.-Thai relationship, and to contemplate the best way to po [...] | 2006-03-07 11:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK1412 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: BUDDHIST HOMES RAIDED, OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early morning hours of March 6 a group of 10 to 15 militants raided several Buddhist homes in the far southern province of Pattani, killing three villagers and setting fire to two houses. The raid follows a series of arson and bomb attacks seen across the region over the [...] | 2006-03-07 12:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK1428 | THAI SHRIMPERS PROTEST CONTINUOUS BOND [...] On March 8, approximately 100 shrimp farmers and hatchery operators representing eight Thai shrimp farming associations converged on the U.S. Embassy to protest ongoing anti-dumping duties that were placed on shrimp imports from Thailand in 2005. The protestors expressed their opposition to [...] | 2006-03-08 08:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTO TH |
06BANGKOK1445 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: MORE CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has threatened to call a boycott of Singapore goods if the Singapore government does not scrap the takeover of Shin Corp by Temasek Holdings. A prominent Monk has issued a strong call for Thaksin to resign while the National Police Spo [...] | 2006-03-08 10:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK1470 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: EXPLOSION NEAR PRIVY [...] (U) Summary: An explosion at a police box near the residence of Privy Council Chairman General Prem Tinsulanonda on March 9 afternoon has reportedly injured two persons. No motive or suspects have been found at this point. Privy Councillor General Surayud Chulanont on March 8 called for T [...] | 2006-03-09 09:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH TRT SNAP |
06BANGKOK1471 | EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH MFA PERMSEC KRIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 8 meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn, EAP DAS Eric John countered the perception that the U.S. was not sufficiently engaged in Southeast Asia. Krit indicated that a 505 Agreement on Excess Defense Articles could be concluded prior to Ma [...] | 2006-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH BURMA US |
06BANGKOK1472 | EAP DAS JOHN MEETS WITH THAKSIN'S BRAIN TRUST [...] (C) Summary. In a March 3 meeting with visiting EAP DAS Eric John and the Ambassador, principal advisor to the Prime Minister Pansak Vinyaratn brushed aside rumors that Thaksin could yet resign, that the ruling Thai Rak Thai party could have problems in the April 2 snap election, or that milita [...] | 2006-03-09 10:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH TRT SNAP |
06BANGKOK1473 | EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary John and the Ambassador, Democrat Party Deputy Leader and former Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan voiced his hope that the Palace would convince Prime Minister Thaksin to step down. He acknowledged, however, that the [...] | 2006-03-09 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK1475 | THAI SNAP ELECTION REGISTRATION ENDS; A PREVIEW OF [...] (C) Summary. Candidate registration for the April 2 snap election has ended. Despite the three major opposition parties' boycott, seventeen smaller, unknown parties joined Prime Minister Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in registering. More importantly, these smaller parties have registe [...] | 2006-03-09 10:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH SNAP TRT |
06BANGKOK1490 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Wasun SANGTHONG, Air Defense Artillery Division who has been selected [...] | 2006-03-10 03:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1491 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Nuttawoot ACHALABOON, Wing 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command [...] | 2006-03-10 03:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1492 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Morakot THONGSUK, Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Air For [...] | 2006-03-10 03:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1493 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Jun MONGKONSAP, Cavalry School, Army Training Command, Royal Thai Arm [...] | 2006-03-10 03:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1494 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Wallop MAINAPIANG, Artillery School, Royal Thai Army who has been sel [...] | 2006-03-10 03:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1519 | EAP DAS JOHN MEETING WITH ACTIVIST GOTHOM AREEYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Eric John met with academic and democracy activist Gothom Areeya on March 8 to discuss the current political situation in Burma. Gothom, a member of the human rights NGO Forum Asia and the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),outlined a compromise solution to the [...] | 2006-03-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH BURMA SNAP |
06BANGKOK1521 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE MARCH 10: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspicions fall on a rogue element of the military or police in the case of the small explosion at a privy councilor's house. Boycotting parties are challenging the suspicious candidates they claim have been paid by TRT to run. Civil servants in the tax department are surreptiti [...] | 2006-03-10 12:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH TRT |
06BANGKOK1538 | DCM RECEIVES DEMARCHE - HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) On March 13, DCM Arvizu received a demarche from MFA Director-General Nongnuth Phetcharatana on the release of the 2005 Human Rights Report on Thailand. DG Nongnuth issued the standard complaint that the RTG believes it is inappropriate for one country to use its own set of parameters to j [...] | 2006-03-13 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS |
06BANGKOK1539 | DCM RECEIVES DEMARCHE - MYSTERY FLYERS IN LA [...] (C) On March 13, DCM Arvizu received a demarche from MFA Director-General Nongnuth Phetcharatana related to the distribution of flyers in Los Angeles that make "inappropriate references" to the King and the Crown Prince. According to DG Nongnuth, the 18-page flyer was distributed in Los Angele [...] | 2006-03-13 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK1546 | DELPHIC ORACLES AND BLACK MAGIC - THAILAND UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: All TV stations, at the request of the Palace, ran film of the King's May 1992 meeting with General Suchinda and protest leader Chamlong, in which the King called on them to avoid confrontation and find a peaceful solution. In the wake of the Sunday evening broadcast, there have [...] | 2006-03-14 00:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC TH TRT |
06BANGKOK1549 | SHIN CORP DEAL IS LEGAL, SO WHAT? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 00:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1568 | THAILAND CABINET ENDORSES CHANGES TO THE 505 [...] Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense advised the Embassy that, during a March 14 Cabinet meeting, the Royal Thai Government formally endorsed changes to the bilateral U.S.-Thai agreement respecting military assistance requested in reftel. Paisit Boonparlit, Politic [...] | 2006-03-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK1575 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: HUGE ANTI-THAKSIN RALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Anti-Thaksin protesters gathered in full-force this morning on March 14, in far greater numbers than the demonstrations of March 5, and marched peacefully from Sanam Luang to Government House. The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Dharma Army have both vowed to r [...] | 2006-03-14 23:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1581 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Nuttawoot ACHALABOON, Wing 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command [...] | 2006-03-15 05:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK1582 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Pichead BUANLEE, Win 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command, Roya [...] | 2006-03-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK1583 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Morakot THONGSUK, Directorate of Intelligence at Royal Thai Air F [...] | 2006-03-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK1600 | THAILAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA: SIGNING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ |
06BANGKOK1601 | PALACE SUPPORTS MEDIATION, DOES NOT COMPLETELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Palace is trying to undo the furor caused by the broadcast Sunday night of the King's intervention following the violence that resulted from the 1992 democracy protests. Although the Palace meant only to encourage peace and negotiation, they are dismayed to find that both s [...] | 2006-03-15 11:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1602 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: MARCH 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin's comments to the press have sparked speculation that he might be considering stepping down, or declaring a state of emergency. Neither will be attractive to him, but his third option, winning the elections on April 2, is looking more problematic: the Electoral Commissio [...] | 2006-03-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1625 | REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM SITE OF BURMA'S NEW CAPITAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 09:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PINS TH BM |
06BANGKOK1626 | MORE CANDIDATES DISQUALIFIED FOR THAI SNAP ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The April 2 snap election is in trouble. The Election Commission (EC) has disqualified more than one-third of registered candidates--almost all from the minor parties. More than half of the election districts in the country will have only one candidate running--almost always from [...] | 2006-03-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1627 | 'NO EXIT' - SENIOR TRT OFFICIAL ON THE WAY OUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Minister of Education Chaturon Chaisaeng discussed possible scenarios to resolve the political deadlock on March 16. According to Chaturon, PM Thaksin might consider stepping down as Prime Minister 'temporarily,' but only after he receives the vindication of a [...] | 2006-03-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1629 | MEDIA ACTIVIST WINS LANDMARK LIBEL CASE AGAINST [...] (U) On March 15, the Thai Criminal Court ruled in favor of media activist Supinya Klangnarong, affirming that she had not libeled the Shin Corporation. Shin Corp, which was until January owned by the family of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had filed the case against Supinya and five exec [...] | 2006-03-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK1630 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: PROTESTS CONTINUE, THAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda urged both the PM and the opposition to work together to end the crisis, a view which reflected the views of most Bangkokians according to a new ABAC Poll. Three Thai Ambassadors, including a former Ambassador to the U.S., spoke [...] | 2006-03-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1665 | POLITICAL PROBLEMS EFFECT ON THAI ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. It has been less than two months since the news that the Prime Minister's publicly-listed holding company, Shin Corp, was to be bought by Temasek of Singapore. This event catalyzed opposition to Thaksin and has led to almost two months of political uncertainty. [...] | 2006-03-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1667 | DPM SURAKIART SEES "WINDOW CLOSING" ON THAKSIN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin has "only a few days" left to decide to step down and preserve his political future, according to DPM Surakiart. If the PM steps down, Surakiart sees several possible ways to manage the transition to new elections and political reform. If Thaksin does not step down volun [...] | 2006-03-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1678 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Chavalit PRADITNAWAKUL, Command and General Staff College, Royal Thai [...] | 2006-03-20 03:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1679 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Watcharin SAI-IN, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, Royal [...] | 2006-03-20 03:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1692 | ELECTION UNCERTAINTIES LOOM OVER TRT IN EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 16-17 survey through Chonburi and Rayong provinces, POLOFFS noted a great deal of political confusion and uncertainty in these once Thai Rak Thai (TRT) strongholds in Eastern Thailand. The election boards in both cities have disqualified a total 15 out of 16 small-p [...] | 2006-03-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1693 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: FATIGUE SETTING IN [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations for a public debate between the PM and opposition broke down late Friday, with both sides demanding that the other capitulate before their scheduled debate. Thousands of peaceful pro-Thaksin farmers have arrived in Bangkok from the provinces and are camped out--trac [...] | 2006-03-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1702 | REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: POLOFF ANNY C. HO [...] (U) Country Clearance is requested for Anny C. Ho, political officer at AMEMBASSY BANGKOK for consultations with ASEAN. 2. (U) Itinerary as follows: Arrive: 1125 on March 28, 2006 via Thai Airways TG 433. Depart: 1245 on March 30, 2006 via Thai Airways TG 434 [...] | 2006-03-21 03:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1747 | TELEVISION IN THAILAND: WHO HOLDS THE LEASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The RTG has traditionally maintained tight control over the information presented to the public over the airwaves. The RTG owns all of the country's six television licenses, although three are licenses to commercial operators. Reform of broadcast media, though mandated by the [...] | 2006-03-22 07:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK1757 | EXTRADITION: THAILAND: SUWIT A.K.A. CHENG PRASOPRAT [...] (U) This cable is intended to address the questions posed to Post in Reftel regarding the proposed extradition of Suwit a.k.a Cheng Prasoprat from the US to Thailand. 2. (U) The Embassy believes that there is no merit to Mr. Suwit's assertion in his submission to the Department that he woul [...] | 2006-03-22 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN KCRM KJUS TH |
06BANGKOK1767 | PRIVY COUNCILOR PREM THINKS THAKSIN SHOULD GO, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Privy Councilor Gen. Prem says that PM Thaksin should "go now," but he will not be the one to tell him. He told the Ambassador in a meeting March 22 that Thaksin's hawkish advisors do not have the country's best interests at heart. He agreed with the "doves" in the ruling part [...] | 2006-03-22 11:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1776 | MANAGING OUR TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has resumed routinely issuing approvals for US investments under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),so US investors again enjoy preferential, better than MFN access to the Thai market. The extension of AER benefits is conditional, and its legal status is [...] | 2006-03-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK1825 | NSC SECRETARY GENERAL JOINS CHORUS: THAKSIN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: NSC SecGen Winai told the Ambassador on March 24 that PM Thaksin had lost the support of the educated and middle class, and would have to step down. He pointed to the court decision yesterday against the planned privatization of a major utility as yet another blow to the PM. H [...] | 2006-03-24 10:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1844 | SOUTHERN THAILAND: MORE ELECTION UNCERTAINTY [...] SUMMARY: During a March 20-21 visit to the far southern provinces of Songkhla and Pattani, poloffs heard that in several districts Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party candidates would not receive the minimum votes needed to take their seats in parliament. Local TRT candidates are keeping a low profile [...] | 2006-03-27 10:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER TH |
06BANGKOK1845 | A WEEKEND OF DEMONSTRATIONS; NOTHING CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A small bomb of unknown origin was defused at the headquarters of the opposition Democrat Party on Monday. This follows a very successful and large demonstration Friday evening by the Democrats, who have joined the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) call for a royally-appoint [...] | 2006-03-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1861 | THAILAND: SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT QUASHES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 23, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled that the procedure by which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) privatized state power producer EGAT Plc was illegitimate. This ruling quashes plans for an initial public offering of shares anytime soon. One of the few institu [...] | 2006-03-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPWR ENRG KPRV TH |
06BANGKOK1872 | PALACE REITERATES - LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The King's Principal Private Secretary, Asa Sarasin, told the Ambassador that the King would not intervene to resolve the political impasse. The Palace believes that the situation can be resolved without the need for royal intervention, and anticipates that Thaksin will eventua [...] | 2006-03-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1873 | CABINET SECRETARY-GENERAL PREDICTS THAKSIN WILL [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke on March 28 with Cabinet Secretary-General Bowornsak Uwanno. Bowornsak was critical SIPDIS of the opposition PAD leaders, especially Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, for trying to force the King to intervene and resolve the political impasse. He complained [...] | 2006-03-28 11:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1889 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: REFUGE AT THE MALLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: More rumors from Thaksin's cabinet predicts that the PM may be "taking a break" from politics. Reflecting a change in tactics, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stationed their demonstration today at Siam Square, the heart of Bangkok's shopping district. Three major shopp [...] | 2006-03-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1893 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Captain Sanit MOTHINA, Institute of Advance Naval Studies, who has been se [...] | 2006-03-30 02:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1894 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Duangsuda SUKSAWAD, Counterterrorism Operations Center (CTOC),who ha [...] | 2006-03-30 02:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1895 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Tibordee AMPUNAN, Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Army, who h [...] | 2006-03-30 02:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1896 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Jirat TANE-NGIW, Army Military Intelligence Command, Royal Thai Army, [...] | 2006-03-30 02:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1916 | KEEPING TABS ON PABS (THAILAND'S PROVINCIAL [...] Summary: Provincial Admissions Boards (PABs),nine member panels of Thai provincial officials and a UNHCR observer, were reconstituted late last year as a mechanism to regularize the status of unregistered persons in the nine Thai-Burma border refugee camps and then screen Burmese in Thailand [...] | 2006-03-30 09:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF TH |
06BANGKOK1918 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: MARCH 30 [...] (C) Summary. Over 150,000 anti-Thaksin protesters demonstrated peacefully last night in the heart of Bangkok's upscale shopping district. This morning, the protesters marched on the offices of the Election Commission where about one thousand still remain this afternoon. PAD announced that t [...] | 2006-03-30 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK194 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BANGKOK FOR STAFFDEL STOPHER [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to STAFFDEL Stopher to travel to Thailand from January 17 to January 19, 2006, per REFTEL. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact (POC) David Marsden, Deputy Chief, SA. Work phone: 66-2-205-4988, Cell: 66-1-205-0474 Fax: 66-2-2 [...] | 2006-01-11 08:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB RP TH UK VM |
06BANGKOK1945 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: THAKSIN LOYALISTS FIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Chiang Mai, around one thousand agitated Thaksin supporters disrupted the Democrat's planned rally last night, forcing the Democrats to cancel the rally amidst flying rotten eggs and cries to "get out." Meanwhile, in Bangkok, heavy rain poured on People's Alliance for Democracy [...] | 2006-03-31 10:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1946 | ELECTION ON APRIL 2. THEN WHAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The elections on Sunday will not end the political crisis. Given the lack of monitors or meaningful opposition parties, it seems likely that Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) will be able to rack up a substantial vote. However, it faces serious problems in the South, and potentiall [...] | 2006-03-31 11:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1947 | RESPONSE TO APRIL 2 ELECTIONS [...] (C) The USG should refrain from comment on the April 2 elections that could be used by either side to boost their competing claims. These elections are only one step in a complicated political contest that has been unfolding in recent weeks, and which will not be decided by the poll results [...] | 2006-03-31 11:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK1970 | UNHCR DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER MEETING WITH THAI [...] (C) Visiting UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin briefed Ambassador on her March 31 meeting with Thai National Security Council chief General Winai Phattiyakul and MFA Permsec Krit Ganjana-Goonchorn regarding the missing Hmong minors. Following up on her March 29 meetings with Lao [...] | 2006-04-03 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PREF KCRM TH LA |
06BANGKOK1971 | THREE COMMENTARIES ON ELECTION RESULTS, THE PM'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to an opposition leader, a Thai Rak Thai (TRT) "dove" and a TRT "hawk." The picture that emerges: each side feels a measure of vindication by the poll result, and each side is assessing its next move. The hawk claims Thaksin is ready to claim victory and f [...] | 2006-04-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK198 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: S/CT [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Amb. Crumpton and Dr. Kilcullen from 1/21 - 1/24/06. See para. 7 for notional schedule. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: (66-2) 251-6127 Fax: (66-2) 254-5390 Room rate [...] | 2006-01-11 08:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2004 | THAKSIN SAYS, "I WON" [...] (C) Summary: Saying that essentially "I won," Prime Minister Thaksin appeared on an interview program on April 3 evening and outlined his view of the next steps to resolve the country's political impasse. Thaksin offered to form a "national reconciliation panel" to find ways of bringing pea [...] | 2006-04-04 23:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2005 | THAKSIN SAYS, "I WON" [...] (C) Summary: Saying that essentially "I won," Prime Minister Thaksin appeared on an interview program on April 3 evening and outlined his view of the next steps to resolve the country's political impasse. Thaksin offered to form a "national reconciliation panel" to find ways of bringing pea [...] | 2006-04-04 23:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2047 | AND NOW THE REAL FUN BEGINS - THAILAND POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thaksin's decision to step down as Prime Minister is a major step toward resolving the current political crisis, but a host of technical obstacles still remain. These issues revolve primarily around the ability to seat a new House of Representatives. With Thaksin's departure, o [...] | 2006-04-05 11:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2048 | THAKSIN TAKES A BREAK. WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin announced on April 4 that he would not seek another term as Prime Minister. He will remain as an MP, and as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party. Although we had heard for weeks that this was one possible outcome, it appears that Thaksin was keeping his options open unti [...] | 2006-04-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2081 | INITIAL THAI RESPONSE: UN TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Paisit Boonparlit from MFA's North Americas Division and to Charn Jullamon from the International Organizations Division. Paisit confirmed that Thailand has offered 12 military engineers for deployment to Darfur as requested by the UN. The caretaker [...] | 2006-04-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU TH |
06BANGKOK2082 | THAKSIN TELLS ALL (ALMOST) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin told me on April 7 that he had planned all along to step aside after the April 2 election. He admitted that he had been taken by surprise to the strong reaction to his family's sale of Shin Corp to Singapore, and that he may have made a tactical error when he snubbed an o [...] | 2006-04-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2084 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Kanid UTITSARN, The Institute of Advance Military Studies, Royal Thai [...] | 2006-04-10 02:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2085 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF-WEST in conjunction with DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request by May 4, 2006 for individuals listed below who are fro [...] | 2006-04-10 02:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2088 | THE 1997 CONSTITUTION - FINDING AND FIXING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. While much of the opposition rhetoric fueling the current political crisis focuses on vilifying Thaksin, the roots of the crisis lie in the Prime Minister's deft exploitation of certain key weaknesses inherent in the 1997 Constitution. POLOFF recently discussed these weaknesses [...] | 2006-04-10 04:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2096 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PROMINENT ACADEMIC WARNS OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand, a prominent academics and central member of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),expressed concern that "conflict entrepreneurs" were making exaggerated assessments of the role of radical Islam in southern Thailand. Chaiwat did not believe the [...] | 2006-04-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK2120 | EMBASSY BANGKOK NORTH KOREAN RESPONSE PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor, along with a team of USG members who will have a role in assisting NKs at the Embassy, met on April 10 to discuss details of the walk-in operational plan. [...] | 2006-04-11 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF TH KN KS DPRK |
06BANGKOK2124 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE - RESULTS, RESULTS, COME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission (EC) has not yet released official election results, more that one week after election day. The press have carried unofficial results for the April 2 elections, declaring the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party the winner of the party-list candidates and confirming [...] | 2006-04-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK2133 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LCdr. Chalit UTTISEN, 8th Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Marine Division, Royal [...] | 2006-04-12 03:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2134 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) LEGATT has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Chuvit CHUVEJ, Royal Thai Police Captain, who has been selected to attend the 2 [...] | 2006-04-12 03:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2135 | BURMA: DEMARCHE ON UPCOMING ASEAN FM MEETING IN [...] (C) In a meeting with MFA's East Asian Affairs Director for Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Brunei Mr. Damrong Kriakruan on April 12, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and asked for RTG views. Damrong noted that ASEAN's credibility is on the line, but the RTG still believes that e [...] | 2006-04-12 05:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH ASEAN BURMA |
06BANGKOK2141 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: 2006 OSCE ASIAN [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Thomas A. Wuchte from April 23 - 26, 2006 and Mr. Roy Kamphausen from April 23 - 30, 2006 to attend the OSCE Asian Partner Conference in Bangkok. For Embassy access, Mr. Wuchte's Visitor Number is 58215 and Mr. Kamphausen's Visitor [...] | 2006-04-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2149 | PRIVY COUNCILLOR CONFIRMS - KING DID NOT GIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with Ambassador Boyce, Privy Councillor Surayud said that Thaksin had planned since late March to "take a break" immediately after the election. The Privy Councillor confirmed that the King had not encouraged Thaksin to step down. END SUMMARY 2. (C) The Ambas [...] | 2006-04-12 07:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2156 | THAILAND'S OTHER ELECTION: SENATE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Elections for Thailand's 200 Senate seats are scheduled to be held on April 19. The nominally non-political Senate body was last elected in 2000. Its members cannot succeed themselves at the end of their six year term. Though strict, (and in some cases bewildering) guideli [...] | 2006-04-12 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK2157 | THAILAND: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) [...] (U) Per reftel, poloff delivered points on UN Human Rights Council and message from Secretary Rice for RTG Foreign Minister Kanthati to RTG Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Social Division Director Dusit Manapan on April 12. 2. (SBU) Director Dusit t [...] | 2006-04-12 09:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PHUM PREL TH UNGA |
06BANGKOK2168 | EXTRADITION: RTG PROVIDES ASSURANCES FOR SUWIT [...] (SBU) In a meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for American Affairs Apirath Vienravi and several members of the MFA's Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, DCM delivered reftel request. In response to Department's request that the RTG provide an assurance that if the death sentence i [...] | 2006-04-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2169 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Sirapope KAEWCHANID, Ranger Battalion, Royal Thai Army, who has been [...] | 2006-04-12 11:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2170 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA in conjunction with DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below from the Thai Crime Suppress [...] | 2006-04-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2190 | PSI: URGING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of MFA. Charn said that the Thai government could not move forward towards endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative given that the current government is in caretaker [...] | 2006-04-17 09:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP TH PSI |
06BANGKOK2193 | EXTRADITION OF SUWIT PRASOPRAT [...] (SBU) Due to the just completed Thai New Year holiday, the earliest Post could meet with a senior Thai counterpart to deliver Reftel A demarche would be later this week. In the meantime, mid-level RTG officials have reiterated that their position will not change from that given to DCM by MFA D [...] | 2006-04-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2202 | SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Six North Koreans (NK) accompanied by two NGO representatives from the Evangelical Movement for North Korea presented themselves at U.S. Embassy Bangkok about 1100 on April 17. They were not accompanied by media and the Embassy ha [...] | 2006-04-17 11:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL AMGT KN KS TH DPRK |
06BANGKOK2227 | SUWIT EXTRADITION: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In a meeting with MFA Director General for Treaties and Legal Affairs, Mr. Krit Kriachitti, and several members of his staff, DCM delivered Reftel A demarche. In response to DCM's request that the RTG provide assurances that, should the death penalty be imposed on Suwit Prasoprat, it not [...] | 2006-04-18 09:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2254 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EAP DEPUTY [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Eric John from April 24 through May 3. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made the evening of April 24th at: Amari Airport Hotel, 333 Chert Wudthakas Road, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-566-1020 Fax: 66-2-566-1941 confirmation num [...] | 2006-04-19 05:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2270 | MOVING FORWARD ON AN SEA CT STRATEGY [...] (S/REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: On March 6, Embassy Bangkok and S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton hosted regional Chiefs of Mission and participants from other U.S. agencies to follow up on the January CT consultations in Jakarta (REFTELS). Chiefs of Mission (COMs) continued to develop a framework to [...] | 2006-04-19 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL TH |
06BANGKOK2291 | DPM SURAKIART PLEDGES TO RESOLVE SHAN TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador called DPM Surakiart on April 20 to urge him to press for resolution of the long-standing detention of six stateless Shan hill tribe trafficking victims in Malaysia. Ambassador told Surakiart that this case has been an issue of concern to us since early last year and [...] | 2006-04-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL TH TIP KTIP |
06BANGKOK2293 | LABOR EXPORT IS BIG BUSINESS IN THAILAND [...] (U) Summary: The recent experiences of Thai farm workers in the U.S., combined with evidence of widespread fraud in the H2A visa process (reftel),highlight the plight of Thai workers abroad who are frequently exploited by labor supply agencies (both Thai and foreign) that charge heavy and ill [...] | 2006-04-20 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM CVIS KFRD SMIG PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2294 | MORE TROUBLED ELECTIONS: SENATE RESULTS AND MP [...] (U) Summary: Thai voters turned out in reportedly lower than expected numbers on April 19 to elect new members of the 200 seat Senate. The polls were largely uneventful save in the separatist violence afflicted southern border province of Narathiwat, where three persons died in separate sho [...] | 2006-04-20 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK2296 | UPDATE ON SIX NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) Summary. In an April 20 meeting, ROK Embassy officials expressed familiar concerns about U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees but indicated that they would be prepared to help in accordance with commitments the ROKG has made to the United States. In a subsequent UNHCR-ROK Embassy m [...] | 2006-04-20 23:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
06BANGKOK2307 | REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: GUY M. LAWSON, [...] (U) Country Clearance is requested for Guy M. Lawson, Political Officer from Bangkok, Thailand. Lawson's travel is contingent upon receipt of an entry visa. 2. (U) Tentative itinerary as follows: 4/26 - Arrive Rangoon 0855 via TG 303 4/29 - Depart Rangoon 0955 via TG 304 3. ( [...] | 2006-04-21 03:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TH BM BURMA |
06BANGKOK2329 | THAI GIVE OK ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT OF SIX NORTH [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has given formal approval for U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees on a case-by-case, discreet basis and for U.S. resettlement of the first group of six North Koreans. However, Thai sensitivities about this issue remain. Any publicity would complicate the issue and [...] | 2006-04-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK |
06BANGKOK2330 | LIFTING THE BAN ON PROVINCIAL POLICE TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY and action request: Since 2003, we have barred the use of INL funds for training of provincial police, due to their suspected involvement in extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs. Post recommends that we relax th [...] | 2006-04-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER TH |
06BANGKOK2335 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAIS TO BEGIN TALKS WITH PULO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) has facilitated talks between the RTG and purported leaders of southern Thai separatist groups. The talks, scheduled for June, will take place in Geneva and reportedly have the support of key parts of the Thai government. Talks are po [...] | 2006-04-21 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK2336 | RE-RUN ELECTIONS TO BE HELD AMIDST A CLOUD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai electorate will head for the polling booths again on April 23 to try to resolve some 40 lower house constituencies where no candidates had been able to garner more that 20 percent of the votes in single party polls in the earlier general elections (and one where the [...] | 2006-04-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK2337 | SOUTHERN THAILAND: CURRENT PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Summary. Over the past two years, Post has focused much of our wide ranging assistance and training programs to help the RTG deal with the growing problem in the South. We have been very careful to avoid overt, direct involvement--the RTG sees this as a domestic issue and the insurgency i [...] | 2006-04-21 09:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PTER PREL PINS TH |
06BANGKOK2338 | THE WAY AHEAD IN SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. Post requests inter-agency approval for the proposals in paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary. The violence in the South of Thailand remains a serious problem for the RTG and a threat to U.S. interests. As outlined in ref, in the last two years we have shifted a significant por [...] | 2006-04-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PTER PREL PINS PINR TH |
06BANGKOK235 | SOMCHAI VERDICT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On January 12, the Thai First Sentence Criminal Court announced a verdict in the case of missing Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit that is certain to disappoint most followers of this case. Five police officers had been charged wi [...] | 2006-01-12 10:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS |
06BANGKOK2359 | WANG BINGZHANG: THAI POLICE FOUND ENOUGH TO EXPEL [...] (S) Summary: Poloff recently met with Police Colonel Sanya Thongbud of Royal Thai Police (RTP) Special Branch II to discuss the 2001 investigation of Chinese dissident Mr. Wang Bingzhang (see Reftel) and verify claims made by a human rights advocate from the NGO Worldrights. Sanya revealed th [...] | 2006-04-24 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF CH TH HUMAN RIGHTS |
06BANGKOK2360 | THAI ECONOMY REACTS TO POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few years, the Thai economy has weathered SARS, bird-flu, tsunami, increased competition from China and unrest in the country's south, all with only limited impact to growth. The ongoing political crisis that has gripped the country throughout this year, combined wi [...] | 2006-04-24 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2370 | THAILAND: ELECTION RERUN LEAVES PARLIAMENT'S [...] (U) Summary: The April 23rd rerun votes for the lower house, held in 40 unresolved constituencies, has left the question of how and when to seat the Parliament still hanging in the air. Lower numbers of voter turnout compared to the April 2 general election seem to be driven by increased vo [...] | 2006-04-24 11:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK238 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to A/S Hill and Kamala Lakhdhir from January 16 - January 18, 2006. 2. (U) Hotel reservations are not required per reftel. 3. (U) Embassy point of contacts are: Primary: James F. Cole Work phone: (66-2) 205-4816 Home: ( [...] | 2006-01-13 02:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2391 | INCHING TOWARD A PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 23 "rerun" of the elections for MP gave 17 more seats to the ruling Thai Rak Thai party, 9 seats to "microparties" and left 13 seats unfilled when single candidates did not meet the 20 percent minimum. In one constituency, voting could not be held when the election co [...] | 2006-04-25 10:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK2418 | STATELESS TIP VICTIMS TO BE REPATRIATED TO THAILAND AFTER [...] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General of American and Pacific Affairs, Nongnuth Phetcharatana called Charg this morning, April 26, to report that the Minister of Interior signed an order yesterday evening to repatriate the remaining six Shan hill tribe TIP victims detained in Malaysia. [...] | 2006-04-26 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL TH HUMAN RIGHTS |
06BANGKOK2420 | THAILAND TO SUBMIT CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KUNR TH UN UNHRC |
06BANGKOK2425 | THE KING SAYS, IT'S A MESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday gave two of the most direct and to-the-point speeches in recent years to the newly sworn-in judges of the Administrative and Supreme Courts. In these speeches, the King questioned the democratic nature of the April 2 general elections as well as [...] | 2006-04-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2459 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Preecha CHUMPRADIT, Institute of Advanced Military Studies, who has b [...] | 2006-04-28 06:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2460 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Surasant KONGSIRI, Supreme Command, Royal Thai Armed Forces, who has been [...] | 2006-04-28 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2461 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Intrayuth CHAROENTHAIPANICH, 1st Special Forces Battalion, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) l [...] | 2006-04-28 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2462 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Jarunee ROOPNGAM, Army Training Command , Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no cred [...] | 2006-04-28 06:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2463 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Pisit JINTAGOSONWIT, Marine Division, Royal Thai Marine Corps, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no [...] | 2006-04-28 06:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2464 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Phairote PRASAT 1st Air Mobile Company, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credi [...] | 2006-04-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2465 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flg. Off. Borwonsak VISESROJANA, Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, Logistics Support Group, Royal Thai Airforce, who has been selected to attend c [...] | 2006-04-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2466 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flg. Off. Ronarong ARIYA, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Emb [...] | 2006-04-28 06:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2468 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt.JG. Mana SAWATRAT, Naval Special Warfare Group, Royal Thai Navy, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no [...] | 2006-04-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2469 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp. Capt. Somchai PONGPRATANEE, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...] | 2006-04-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2484 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...] | 2006-04-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK2493 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JIATF-WEST/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend Exercise FUSION TORCH (FT) 06-1 and Exercise FUSION TORCH (FT) 06-2. Embassy Bangk [...] | 2006-04-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2494 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) DAO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the SE Asia Regional Center for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) Course sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Cente [...] | 2006-04-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2502 | ANNULLING THE ELECTIONS? THE COURTS DECIDE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairs of the three high courts met April 28 to consider solutions to the political dilemmas posed by the April elections for members of parliament. They were responding to the very strong words of the respected King, who had delivered tough criticisms of the election during [...] | 2006-04-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH SNAP |
06BANGKOK253 | REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION - STAFFDEL STOPHER [...] Reftel authorized disbursement of maximum USG per diem rate in USD equivalent, plus USD 50 for actual cost, local transportation, and other expenses for Staffdel Stopher/Ennis/Parker travel. Request authorization to pay each Staffdel officer one additional day lodging at USG per diem rate fo [...] | 2006-01-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB RP TH UK VM |
06BANGKOK2548 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - THAILAND SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On April 28, POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel A) to the Thai MFA regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The MFA confirmed Thailand's own candidacy within the Asia Group for a UNHRC se [...] | 2006-05-02 06:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR TH UNHRC UN |
06BANGKOK2565 | U.S.-BOUND NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES BELIEVE RELATIVES [...] (C) Refcoord and Deputy Refcoord met May 2 with the six North Korean refugees approved by DHS for U.S. resettlement to follow up on concerns expressed by some of the refugees in their separate resettlement interviews about the safety of relatives in North Korea (DPRK). 2. (C) All of the ref [...] | 2006-05-02 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
06BANGKOK2567 | COURTS LEAN TOWARD NULLIFICATION; TRT FIGHTS BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, a justice of the Central Administrative Court indicated that the April MP elections would likely be annulled. He expected a ruling on the key cases within a week to ten days. However, the ruling Thai Rak Thai party is marshaling its forces to oppose nullification. E [...] | 2006-05-02 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK258 | CT ASSISTANCE TO THAILAND [...] (S) Summary: Thailand is the recipient of a wide range of U.S. training and assistance programs to help the RTG combat terrorist and extremism. We believe that the assistance programs detailed below are making a contribution to the RTG's efforts. This message provides information on CT ass [...] | 2006-01-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PTER PREL PINR PGOV PINS PBTS ECON TH |
06BANGKOK2585 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 2Lt. Parnthong INTRATAT, 1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed bel [...] | 2006-05-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2587 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Jom RATTAPONG, 11th Infantry Regiment, King's Guard, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok posse [...] | 2006-05-03 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2588 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Kitisak KANCHANAVASITA, Artillery Battalion, Artillery Center, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Ban [...] | 2006-05-03 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2589 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Phawadee DEEPHUENGTON, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangk [...] | 2006-05-03 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2590 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 2Lt. Pongwaran NAKCHATTRE, Quartermaster Department, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses [...] | 2006-05-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2591 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Parskorn YASAWUTE, 7th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok po [...] | 2006-05-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2592 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Wipaporn DUANGJARAT, Chemical Department, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no cred [...] | 2006-05-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2593 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Narupon JOYTONGMOOL, Judge Advocate Division, Administration Department, Royal Thai Navy, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Em [...] | 2006-05-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2594 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Jitsiri SUKOMORN, The Adjutant General's Department, Supreme Command Headquarters, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy [...] | 2006-05-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2595 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Thoetsak JAIAREE, Royal Thai Supreme Command, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information [...] | 2006-05-03 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2596 | LIMBO, LAWSUITS, AND LUMPINI PARK - HOW MUCH [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 2, The People,s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) returned to Bangkok,s Lumpini Park to hold another demonstration. The rally was peaceful but turnout was much smaller in comparison to previous PAD-led events. PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul announced the return of his weekly po [...] | 2006-05-03 09:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2606 | THANK YOU TO USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 02:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK2617 | THAILAND: NEW PRICING POLICY REINTRODUCES DIESEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 26, after weeks of popular outcry over high fuel prices, Thailand's Ministry of Energy announced several fuel pricing measures that had the effect of reducing the pump price of diesel. Rather than introducing a direct subsidy, the government reduced contributions from [...] | 2006-05-04 04:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET TH |
06BANGKOK2624 | THAILAND: THE ANDAMAN SEA MARITIME SECURITY [...] (C) Post has proposed and the Royal Thai Supreme Command and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) have endorsed a U.S. funded initiative to secure Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea which would also provide radar coverage of the northern entrance to the Strait of Malacca. The proposed initiative w [...] | 2006-05-04 07:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK2625 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Eng. Sararat CHANKLIN, Royal Thai Navy Language Center, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible in [...] | 2006-05-04 07:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2643 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON [...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...] | 2006-05-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH |
06BANGKOK2644 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC LTG JOHN M. [...] (C) Summary. John, we are looking forward to your visit and appreciate USARPAC's support of Cobra Gold. We are pleased that Cobra Gold this year includes the active participation of Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. We are working closely with your staff to make Cobra Gold a capstone event f [...] | 2006-05-04 10:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH |
06BANGKOK2646 | SENIOR THAKSIN ADVISOR: "HE'S COMING BACK" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Pansak Vinyaratn -- chief policy advisor to caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin -- said that Thaksin would seek office again if the Constitutional Court nullified the results of the April 2 election. Pansak blamed the "Bangkok elite" for try [...] | 2006-05-04 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2688 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ANNULS APRIL 2 POLLS [...] (C) Summary: In several split decisions, the Thai Constitutional Court ruled that the April 2 general elections were unconstitutional, the results null and that a new election must be held for the lower house of Parliament. The timing of the new polls is uncertain. With the incumbent Elect [...] | 2006-05-08 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK2739 | REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: GUY LAWSON [...] (U) Country Clearance is requested for Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Michael Lawson to travel to Rangoon for meetings and consultations. 2. (U) Itinerary as follows: May 15 - Arrive Rangoon on TG 303 at 08:55hrs May 18 - Depart Rangoon on TG 306 at 21:45hrs 3. (U) Traveler req [...] | 2006-05-10 05:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK2747 | UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE MENDING BONES BUT BREAKING [...] Summary: Thailand's universal health care system introduced by caretaker PM Thaksin has earned broad popularity among the Thai public. However, it has faced heavy criticism for being chronically underfunded, forcing public hospitals to cut back on service and placing numerous hospitals into [...] | 2006-05-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK2750 | WHERE TO NOW IN THE WAKE OF COURT POLL DECISION? [...] (C) Summary. Observers across the political spectrum are now speculating on when the Thai electorate will be called back to the voting booths. As noted in reftel, questions over the Election Commission's role and Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin's candidature loom large. Politicians and o [...] | 2006-05-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK2760 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Sqn. Ldr. Nantiya PAIBOON (WRTAF),Directorate of Education and Training, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...] | 2006-05-11 01:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2761 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Kamon SIRILAI, Royal Thai Navy Dockyard, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information o [...] | 2006-05-11 01:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2762 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Warawute PRATOMSAOWANEE, Directorate of Air Operation Control, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) li [...] | 2006-05-11 01:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2763 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Pudit THONGSUMRIT, Directorate of Electronics, Air Support Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Em [...] | 2006-05-11 01:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2764 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt. Lt. Apirat SALEE, Security Force Command, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy [...] | 2006-05-11 01:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2769 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: PRM CIV-MIL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Stacy Gilbert for May 12 - May 13, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Amari Airport Hotel (Confirmation No.: 456973) 333 Chert Wudthakas Road Tel: 66-2-566-1020 Fax: 66-2-566-1941 Room rate is 124 USD net and is w [...] | 2006-05-11 03:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2770 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for following individuals, who has been selected to attend the course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of hum [...] | 2006-05-11 04:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK2786 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: ROGER MORAN AND [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Roger Moran and Amon Killeen from May 15 - May 27, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations and transportation were coordinated with PACOM and no action taken by Embassy. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Mark B. Lambert Work phone: (66-2) 205- [...] | 2006-05-11 07:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT MASS TH |
06BANGKOK2822 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE UPDATE: NEW BOMB ATTACK; NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 10 a bomb exploded outside a tea shop in the far southern province of Pattani, killing one soldier and three civilians. The type of bomb and tactic of targeting security forces at a location they are known to frequent is similar to past attacks. However, the reported pl [...] | 2006-05-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK2826 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF EAP A/S HILL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Chris, we're looking forward to your upcoming visit to participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue. I am also planning to host a dinner in your honor with former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. Anand is thoughtful and I think you'll enjoy hearing his views on s [...] | 2006-05-11 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK2827 | SOUTHERN THAILAND AND THE PISCES PROGRAM [...] (C) Embassy Bangkok requests inter-agency commitment to fully fund Phase II of the PISCES program as originally planned. 2. (C) As follow up to refs, and in light of forthcoming interagency meetings in Washington to discuss USG policy in the context of the violence in southern Thailand, Pos [...] | 2006-05-11 09:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2848 | WHO SMALLPOX DEMARCHE: THAILAND SUPPORTS US [...] Post Health Attache contacted Dr. Supamit Chunsutthiwat, RTG Ministry of Public Health (MOPH),and communicated points in reftel. Dr. Supamit replied that the RTG concurs with the last WHO Executive Board report, which calls for a temporary maintenance of the virus stocks, and is not supporti [...] | 2006-05-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO |
06BANGKOK2856 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN BANGKOK - THAILAND'S CONTAINMENT [...] Summary: Thailand experienced 22 cases of human H5N1 avian influenza in 2004 and 2005, 14 of which were fatal. It has also reported more than 1000 separate outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry, most of them occurring in 2004. Since November 2005, however, Thailand has not detected a singl [...] | 2006-05-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
06BANGKOK2887 | HCOC: THAILAND NOT READY TO SUBSCRIBE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Director Charn Jullamon and Nichamon Agrasuta of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division. MFA officers said Thailand was considering subscription to the HCOC and had submitted the text to the MFA legal department. T [...] | 2006-05-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH MTCRE |
06BANGKOK2888 | CWC: THAILAND ON EXTENSION REQUEST [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Director Charn Jullamon and Nichamon Agrasuta of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division. The Thai government was still working out internally which agency would represent Thailand on the OPCW Executive Council (EC) a [...] | 2006-05-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL TH CWC |
06BANGKOK2889 | THAILAND UPDATE: ELECTION DATE DEBATED, THAKSIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission tried to set October 22 as the date for the new elections, but the leaders of the three courts rejected the date -- and the EC. They called on the remaining three election commissioners to resign, as commissioner General Charupat Ruangsuwan did on May 15 [...] | 2006-05-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2890 | A LONG-TERM THAI EFFORT TO DEAL WITH SOUTHERN [...] (S) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: As we continue to develop a framework to assist the Thai deal with the situation in far southern Thailand, we should be realistic about the limitations of our aid and the length of time it will take for the Thai to make significant progress in the South. Expanded t [...] | 2006-05-16 23:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK296 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE REEDUCATION PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. In their struggle to manage the violence in Southern Thailand, Thai officials have turned to an Orwellian-sounding program of publicly blacklisting suspected separatists and forcing them to undergo "reeducation" or "training." The details of the program are much less foreboding [...] | 2006-01-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2978 | THAILAND: INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) On May 16, Econoff met with Mr. Vittaya Praisuwan, Senior Executive Advisor at the Thai Board of Investment (BOI). Most foreign investment in Thailand comes in under BOI auspices due to the various tax advantages and other benefits BOI-approved status confers. Vittaya confirmed that app [...] | 2006-05-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK2979 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EAP A/S [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to visitors from May 21 - May 23, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Sukhotthai Hotel 12/3 South Sathorn Road Bangkok Tel: 66-2-344-8888 Fax: 66-2-344-8822 Confirmation Nos.: Hill-441651; Lahkdhir-441652; John-441887 ( [...] | 2006-05-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK2988 | PRIVY COUNCILOR ON THAI POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador that he is convinced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will attempt to reenter Thai politics after a brief hiatus. Surayud agreed with suggestions that Thaksin might be hoping to capitalize on his close relationship with th [...] | 2006-05-18 07:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TH |
06BANGKOK2989 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: STAFFDEL GROVE VISIT TO BANGKOK [...] Embassy warmly welcomes May 27-28 and June 1 (transit) visit of Staffdel Grove to Bangkok. Initial POC is Political Officer James Cole (66-2-205-4816 (O); 66-2-287-4652 (H); 66-1 868-0498 (Cell) Colejf@state.gov (e-mail)). Embassy vehicle and driver will meet Mr. Grove and Ms. Chang on arri [...] | 2006-05-18 08:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC BM TH |
06BANGKOK2990 | THAKSIN SEES SELF AS THAILAND'S AUNG SAN SUU KYY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin sees himself as the victim of a "palace coup" and unironically compares himself to Aung San Suu Kyy - the winner of democratic elections blocked from his rightful office. In a discussion with a visiting Asia expert, Thaksin said that he could not return as Prime Ministe [...] | 2006-05-18 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK2991 | MANICHAEAN STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF THAILAND [...] (C) Summary and introduction: The Thai political crisis has grown increasingly complicated, as multiple lawsuits work their way through the three high courts, charged by the King with finding a solution to the "mess" created by the "undemocratic" April 2 parliamentary elections. Thailand will [...] | 2006-05-18 09:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3012 | THAILAND CIVAIR: FAA-DCA CONSULTATIONS ON AVIATION SAFETY [...] SUMMARY: On May 15, 2005, pursuant to REF A, visiting representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) met with counterparts at the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) to discuss RTG aviation safety oversight of Thai air carriers. Discussions focused [...] | 2006-05-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON TH |
06BANGKOK3023 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EAP/RSP DIRECTOR [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to visitors from May 21 - May 26, 2006. 2. No additional Embassy assistance is required as hotel reservations have been made. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Anny C. Ho Work phone: (66-2) 205-4314 Cell phone: (66-1) 901-3406 Uncl [...] | 2006-05-19 06:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK3079 | TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS (AER): [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 02:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK3084 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Chanon WACHAKAMA Construction and Development Dept. Sattahip Naval Base, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possess [...] | 2006-05-23 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3085 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTC Parichat CHANGKARNDEE, Directorate of Joint Logistics, J-4, Supreme Command HQ, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bang [...] | 2006-05-23 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3086 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTJG Mongkot PODANG, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of hu [...] | 2006-05-23 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3087 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ATA 5399 - [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned co [...] | 2006-05-23 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3088 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ATA 5322 - [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentioned cour [...] | 2006-05-23 04:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3089 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ATA 5322 - [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned co [...] | 2006-05-23 04:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3090 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations [...] | 2006-05-23 04:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK310 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1LT. Sittichai AUTTISILWAT, Post Engineer Department, Royal Thai Army, wh [...] | 2006-01-18 06:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3100 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: NAS SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned co [...] | 2006-05-23 06:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK311 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Putthipong CHANKAN, 3rd Air Mobile Company, Aviation, Royal Thai Arm [...] | 2006-01-18 06:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3111 | THAILAND-WASHINGTON STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ON [...] Summary. The State Partnership Program (SPP) between the Washington State National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces has evolved from humble beginnings addressing "niche" disaster response/consequence management areas to become an invaluable Embassy tool allowing us to advance objectives [...] | 2006-05-24 00:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK3114 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: SCOT MARCIEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/MLS Director Scot Marciel from May 30-31, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...] | 2006-05-24 05:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK312 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Buncha BUNPAMEE, Office of the Army Comptroller, Royal Thai Army, wh [...] | 2006-01-18 06:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3147 | THAKSIN BACK AT HIS DESK [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin returned to chair the weekly Tuesday Cabinet meeting at Government House on May 23. This in effect ended the "political break" that he began on April 5. The cabinet members revoked its previous resolution appointing Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Van [...] | 2006-05-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3179 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SENIOR THAI OFFICIALS BRIEF EAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on May 21 and 22, Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vansatidya and NSC SecGen Winai, respectively, told EAP DAS Eric John and the Ambassador that the RTG was developing more effective information on southern Thai insurgents and working to improve RTG policy and [...] | 2006-05-26 01:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK3180 | DAS ERIC JOHN MEETS THAKSIN,S ORACLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 22, EAP/DAS Eric John and the Ambassador visited caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin,s chief political advisor, Pansak Vinyaratn. Pansak railed against the Thai courts for their decision to annul the April elections. Pansak suggested that it was time for the USG to make a p [...] | 2006-05-26 01:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3192 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MAY 17-18 VISIT TO FAR SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: During a May 17-18 visit to the far southern provinces of Pattani and Yala, poloffs heard optimistic reports from security officials. The Emergency Decree has allowed the government to detain suspects and develop information on insurgent members and tactics. Statistical data fr [...] | 2006-05-26 05:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK3196 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE POLICE SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary. While the Royal Thai Army has moved to reassert its traditional role of managing security in the restive South, the Royal Thai "provincial" police remain the foundation for investigating, arresting and prosecuting militants. Over the past two years, senior Thai officials have mo [...] | 2006-05-26 06:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3202 | THAILAND IN 2006 - POLITICS AND THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Political uncertainty will be the theme the rest of this year in Thailand as Thaksin and his political opponents gird for renewed conflict. US-Thai FTA negotiations can be expected to languish during this period. If the political instability becomes protracted a decline in fore [...] | 2006-05-26 06:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TH |
06BANGKOK3211 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Miss, Manthana MASMALAI, Office of the National Security Council who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no cre [...] | 2006-05-26 07:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3212 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Dusdee INDRAPOL, Royal Thai Supreme Command who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible informati [...] | 2006-05-26 07:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3219 | GREATER COMPETITION IN THAILAND'S ELECTRIC POWER [...] SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG)'s unsuccessful attempt to privatize the state-owned electric power producer EGAT Plc has unexpectedly revived hopes for greater competition in the electric power sector. In view of EGAT's reversion to its former status as a state-owned enterprise, as [...] | 2006-05-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV KPRV TH |
06BANGKOK3226 | THREE NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (C) On May 27 at approximately 0900 local time, three women claiming to be North Koreans approached the Embassy. They were unaccompanied and spoke minimal English and no Thai. Using an Embassy emplopyee as interpreter, Refcoord, Deputy Refcoord, and Assistant RSO briefly interviewed the three [...] | 2006-05-29 23:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH DPRK |
06BANGKOK323 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SEPARATIST'S ARREST REVEALS [...] (C) Ref detailed the arrest of suspected separatist Mareepeng Maha on January 5 by Thai police. Hailed as one of Thailand's "most wanted," Mareepeng had reportedly fled to Malaysia to escape arrest, only to return to Thailand in recent weeks. Thai officials trumpeted his arrest, itself based [...] | 2006-01-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER TH |
06BANGKOK3231 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETING WITH FORMER PM [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP DAS Eric John and the Ambassador met with former PM Anand Panyarachun to discuss his work on southern Thailand and the current political situation. Anand said the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) would release it [...] | 2006-05-30 02:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH NRC |
06BANGKOK3237 | SEED PIRACY IN THAILAND: A "GROWING" PROBLEM [...] Summary: Behind the headlines of record losses to optical disc and trademark piracy in Thailand lies a less known but equally serious form of intellectual property infringement. Plant breeders in Thailand have seen their plant varieties and the seeds derived from them, which typically tak [...] | 2006-05-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EAGR TH |
06BANGKOK3238 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: MAJOR CASE [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned co [...] | 2006-05-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3255 | STATUS ON THREE NORTH KOREANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) On Saturday, May 27 after three North Korean (NK) women approached the Embassy Bangkok seeking resettlement to the United States, RefCoord accompanied them to UNHCR. That same day, UNHCR South Korean secoundee interviewed the three women [...] | 2006-05-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH DPRK |
06BANGKOK3257 | 505 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 01:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK3261 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Reftel requests post conduct a Blue Lantern check on Royal Defense Col Ltd. POL FSN conducted background research and determined that The Royal Defense Co., Ltd is listed in the data base maintained by the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development as follows: Reg [...] | 2006-05-31 02:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN |
06BANGKOK3262 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below who has been selected to attend course mentioned above. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations o [...] | 2006-05-31 02:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3272 | THAILAND'S NON-RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE REGARDING NAM [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on May 25, 2006 via fax to the International Organization Bureau of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA confirmed receipt of the talking points and forwarded them to Director Charn Jullamon of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division. [...] | 2006-05-31 07:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP IR PSI |
06BANGKOK3277 | THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: CHECKS, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE [...] (C) Summary. Thailand's bipolar political disorder remained stable Wednesday as caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party pushed to move on to a new election while the political opposition remained focused on using alleged irregularities in the April 2 vote to destroy TRT. [...] | 2006-05-31 08:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3302 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM [...] (U) On May 25, 2006 Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of Administrative Affairs Division of the International Organization Bureau of the Thai MFA. On May 31, Phasporn returned an official response to the U.S. points. Generally Disappointed -------------- [...] | 2006-06-01 08:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UN |
06BANGKOK3310 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] Ambassador delivered points in reftel to Prime Minister Thaksin at a meeting on June 1. Thaksin told Ambassador that he saw no problem in Thailand subscribing to the U.S. position on multilateral talks with Iran. Thaksin added that his government would prepare a statement of support for the [...] | 2006-06-01 09:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH |
06BANGKOK332 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: PSI LEGAL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia McNerney, J. Ashley Roach, Capt. William Dale Baumgartner and Matthew S. Stumpf from Jan. 21 - Jan. 24, 2006. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: (66-2) 251-6127 F [...] | 2006-01-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KNNP PARM TH |
06BANGKOK3339 | STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] Per ref. A, the RTG Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the statement in para. 2 on June 1. 2. Begin MFA press release text: June 1, 2006, 7:57 pm Thailand's position on Iran's nuclear issue No. 234/2549 Â [...] | 2006-06-02 07:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PREL IR TH |
06BANGKOK3345 | UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 09:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BM TH UNSC |
06BANGKOK3348 | THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: SUPREME COURT DISSES [...] (C) Summary. The deadlock over the much-maligned Election Commission (EC) worsened June 1, with the Supreme Court refusing to appoint two new EC members. Instead, the Supreme Court President, in a public letter, called the EC unfit for office. A group of former Senators are preparing to peti [...] | 2006-06-02 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3353 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EVAN F. STEFANIK [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Evan Farrel Stefanik from June 5 - 10, 2006. 2. Post understands that Stefanik requires no assistance from Post for lodging or transportation. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Guy Lawson Work phone: (66-2) 205-4865 Cell phone: ( [...] | 2006-06-05 00:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT PARM ETTC PREL KSTC TH |
06BANGKOK3354 | DELAY IN FTA TALKS LIKELY TO HIT US EXPORTS [...] (C) Summary. There is a growing possibility that US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations will be indefinitely postponed. The sizable opportunity costs for US commerce of the FTA's failure have been documented in several econometric studies of the FTA's likely effects: foregone U [...] | 2006-06-05 00:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK336 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Somchai KAWINFUANGFUKUL, Naval Special Warfare Group, Royal Thai Na [...] | 2006-01-19 07:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK337 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cdr. Thanasawat CHAIYAKUL, Support Regiment, Air and Coastal Defence Comm [...] | 2006-01-19 07:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3371 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON [...] (U) Poloff furnished Reftel A demarche points to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 2, 2006. On June 5, the MFA notified Poloff that they have forwarded the points to Mr. Charn Jullamon, Director of the Office for Peace, Security, and Disarmament of the International Organiza [...] | 2006-06-05 09:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KNNP IR IAEA UNSC |
06BANGKOK3372 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) The Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed receipt of reftel demarche on June 5, 2006 and forwarded it to Karntimon Ruksakiati, Counselor of the Social Division of the Bureau of International Organization for review and comments. BOYCE [...] | 2006-06-05 09:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG IR AORC |
06BANGKOK3382 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Plt.Off. Satit PROMPUNJAI, Directorate of Air Operations Control, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) lis [...] | 2006-06-06 05:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3383 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LCdr. Kittisak DEETHONGKUM, Naval Logistic Dept., Royal Thai Navy who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no cr [...] | 2006-06-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3384 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Songpol RATTANAKOSATE, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information o [...] | 2006-06-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3385 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flg. Off. Akrapat PHOSREELAP, Wing 41, 3rd Air Division, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below [...] | 2006-06-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3386 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ft.Lt. Pathira KETKLADYOO, Office of the Defence Budget, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible i [...] | 2006-06-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3396 | ASEAN-U.S. DIALOGUE HELD IN BANGKOK MAY 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the May 23 ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue, ASEAN members and the United States expressed confidence that a joint Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership would be ready for the Secretary and Foreign Ministers to approve during the ASEAN Ministers meeting in [...] | 2006-06-06 07:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK3410 | DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) On the evening of June 6, 2006, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Poloff that Iran has withdrawn its bid for the Chairman of IOM EXCOM. Instead, Sri Lanka will be announced as the Chairman during the IOM meeting today. BOYCE [...] | 2006-06-07 01:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG IR AORC |
06BANGKOK3413 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt.JG. Samarn CHAIPIM of 9th Infantry Battalion, Royal Guard, 3rd Infantry Regiment, Marine Division, Royal Thai Marine Corps who has been selected to at [...] | 2006-06-07 02:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3418 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ILEA - [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned c [...] | 2006-06-07 04:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3435 | THAI TELECOM ROUNDUP: MERGE OR DIE? [...] SUMMARY: The takeover of Thailand's two leading mobile phone providers by foreign companies and the political crisis unleashed by the prime minister's family's sale of its stake in Shin Corporation to Temasek of Singapore has fundamentally altered the context of both the telecom business and r [...] | 2006-06-07 08:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ECPS EINT TH |
06BANGKOK3442 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Pradit PHOSRI, Directorate of Intelligence, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible informati [...] | 2006-06-08 04:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3443 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Special Group Captain Suchin WANNAROJ, Royal Thai Air Force, Special Operations Regiment, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embass [...] | 2006-06-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3444 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ltc. Permsak PRASETSRI, 4th Infantry Regiment, Jirawat Camp, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok po [...] | 2006-06-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3445 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ltc. Narongrit PANIGABUTR, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Emba [...] | 2006-06-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3446 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ATA - 5415 [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned c [...] | 2006-06-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK3477 | CLEANING UP PIRACY FOR THE KING [...] Summary: In honor of the 60th anniversary of the KingQs accession to the throne, Thailand has declared war on intellectual property piracy, pledging to sweep the streets and malls clean of pirated goods for the whole of June and July. Police and other enforcement authorities will be taking t [...] | 2006-06-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK3481 | ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSIDERS POSSIBLE DISBANDING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission has forwarded the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) election fraud case to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The EC did not include a recommendation, advising whether the party should be disbanded under the terms of the Political Parties Act, as it was supposed [...] | 2006-06-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH TRT |
06BANGKOK349 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SCOTT JONES AND DR. [...] (U) POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO DR. JAMES HOLMES AND DR. SCOTT JONES. - DR. JONES ARRIVES NORTHWEST FLIGHT 27 AT 0005 JANUARY 21, 2006 - DR. JONES DEPARTS NORTHWEST FLIGHT 28 AT 0600 JANUARY 28, 2006 - DR. HOLMES ARRIVES AMERICAN FLIGHT 6106 AT 1050 JANUARY 23, 2006 - DR. [...] | 2006-01-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK350 | BRIGADIER GENERAL ALLEN'S MEETING WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: During a January 16 call at Royal Thai Supreme Command (RTSC) Headquarters, Department of Defense Principal Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs for International Security Affairs Brigadier General John Allen expressed his appreciation to RTSC Chief of Joint Staff General Ler [...] | 2006-01-19 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK351 | BGEN ALLEN'S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) In his meeting with visiting OSD/ISA Principal Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs BGen John Allen, Thai National Security Council Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul outlined the RTG's strategic threat outlook, Thailand and ASEAN's frustration with the suprise move of the Burmese capit [...] | 2006-01-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PINR PTER PGOV TH BURMA GPOI DPRK |
06BANGKOK352 | BGEN ALLEN'S MEETING WITH MFA DPS PISAN MANAWAPAT [...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with BGen John Allen, MFA Deputy Permanent Secretary Pisan Manapawat stressed the importance of the long history of US-Thai cooperation to promote stability and democracy within and beyond Southeast Asia. He noted that the high degree of trust and confidence betw [...] | 2006-01-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK3522 | SRI LANKAN PEACE PROCESS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On June 14, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Paisit Boonparlit of MFA's North American Division and to Krit Tankanarat of MFA's South Asia Division. Both Paisit and Krit assured PolOff that they would pass reftel points to their superiors but suggested they would not have a formal re [...] | 2006-06-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PINS CE TH |
06BANGKOK3523 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: POL/ECON CHIEF [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Margaret McKean from June 15 - June 20, 2006. 2. Post understands that hotel reservations have already been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room ra [...] | 2006-06-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK353 | BGEN ALLEN'S MEETINGS WITH THAI MOD DEPUTY PERMSEC [...] (C) Summary. Thai Ministry of Defense (MOD) Deputy Permanent Secretary Apichart Penkitti told OSD/ISA Principal Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs BGen John Allen on January 16 that the RTG remains interested in sending a team to the Philippines to learn about the Defense Resources Manag [...] | 2006-01-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK3534 | TWO NORTH KOREANS JUMP EMBASSY WALL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
06BANGKOK3535 | NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 14 that seven of the ten North Koreans who had been detained and released by Lao authorities (reftel) have now arrived in Bangkok and are staying at the shelter for North Korean refugees managed by a South Korean NGO. Utkan ex [...] | 2006-06-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TH KN KS |
06BANGKOK3538 | THAILAND CELEBRATES ITS KING [...] (C) Summary. The Thai people took time off from their political crisis on June 9 to celebrate the 60th year of King Bhumipol Adulyadej's reign. The multi-day gala offered dramatic and often times moving evidence of the nation's respect and adoration for its monarch. In his public audience o [...] | 2006-06-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3543 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 02:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TH UNHRC UN |
06BANGKOK355 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment in Thailand, the second largest investor after Japan. Thailand a [...] | 2006-01-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TH PSI BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS |
06BANGKOK3582 | NO DECISION FROM THAI ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) In a June 14 telephone conversation, the Ambassador raised the three North Korean refugees who are seeking U.S. resettlement (reftels) with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn. The Ambassador urged Krit to permit U.S. resettlement processing of the [...] | 2006-06-15 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN DPRK |
06BANGKOK3586 | KING CELEBRATIONS FINISH; RETURN TO POLITICS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three remaining Election Commissioners face continued pressure to step down. If, as appears likely, they are finally forced out, it should take a minimum of several weeks to replace them. Several sources have speculated that the elections are therefore unlikely to take pla [...] | 2006-06-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3608 | THAI TEA WITH THE CHINESE [...] (SBU) Poloffs shared tea with Chinese diplomats on June 14, 2006 as part of a regular informal meeting mechanism that post has with the PRC Embassy in Bangkok. The Chinese asked about the 19th US-ASEAN Dialogue that took place on May 23, 2006 and talked about their own preparations for the P [...] | 2006-06-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH CH IS |
06BANGKOK3648 | ONE NORTH KOREAN AND ONE PRC NATIONAL APPROACH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
06BANGKOK3649 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO LATEST [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, in response to the series of bomb attacks across far southern Thailand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a diplomatic note addressing the current situation in the South and the RTG's efforts to deal with it. In the press, caretaker PM Thaksin continued to be [...] | 2006-06-19 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3664 | MDA DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarches (reftel A and B) on June 16 and June 19, 2006, respectively, to Mr. Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division of the Bureau of International Organization at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit was non-committal on whether Thailand will vote again [...] | 2006-06-20 07:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS TH |
06BANGKOK3673 | THAI POLITICAL UPDATE JUNE 20: DUELING LAWSUITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Attorney General returned the Thai Rak Thai dissolution case to the Election Commission on June 16, saying the EC was legally required to identify what section of law TRT was charged under, and what the legal penalty should be. Statements from the Atty-General office indicat [...] | 2006-06-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3743 | THAI-TAIWANESE ON CHINA AND CHINA'S NEW PARADIGM [...] (C) Summary. Thai-Taiwanese business representatives in Bangkok are very cognizant of the growing PRC presence in Thailand yet do not believe their business interests are threatened in the foreseeable term. Taiwan remains the third largest source of Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand, af [...] | 2006-06-23 08:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ASEAN TH XE |
06BANGKOK3745 | PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN'S BAD DAY AND OTHER UPDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to leaks in the press, on June 22 the EC recommended the dissolution of Thai Rak Thai (TRT). The Office of the Attorney General now has the case, and will vote on June 27 whether to forward it to the Constitutional Court for a ruling. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu annou [...] | 2006-06-23 12:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3746 | SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (C) On Friday, June 23 at approximately 1130 local time, five women, including one with a 6-year old daughter, approached the front gate of the Embassy and identified themselves as North Koreans. They were met and interviewed by Refcoord, AR [...] | 2006-06-25 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
06BANGKOK3759 | UNHCR NOTIFIES EMBASSY OF INTEREST OF DETAINED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. (C) On June 26, UNHCR notified Embassy that a North Korean woman currently in the Immigration Detention Center (IDC) in Bangkok has expressed interest in U.S. refugee resettlement. UNHCR reported that in the course of the regular interview for [...] | 2006-06-26 07:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
06BANGKOK3785 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NRC REPORT - THE LONG VIEW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The final report of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),"Overcoming Violence Through the Power of Reconciliation" was issued on June 5. The report provides solid background on the origins of the conflict and context on how specific local factors are influenci [...] | 2006-06-27 09:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK3790 | ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS: 'OFF WITH EVERYBODY'S HEAD!" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27, the Attorney General Office voted to recommend the dissolution of TRT to the Constitutional Court, as expected. In a surprise move, it made the same recommendation on the Democrat Party and three microparties, acting overnight on the EC's Monday decision in those ca [...] | 2006-06-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3792 | THAI MARKET ACCESS POSITIONS IN THE WTO [...] Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaiman, Director of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and delivered talking points on WTO market access negotiations per reftels. Sirinart reiterated the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) commitment to the WTO negotiations and a successful conclusion of the Doha roun [...] | 2006-06-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON TH |
06BANGKOK3799 | OFFENSIVE IN KAREN STATE? A CROSS-BORDER AID [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Defense Attache met recently with a representative from an organization that provides cross-border assistance to conflict-affected populations in northern Karen State, Burma. He stated that though the number of casualties remains low, the ongoing military action is th [...] | 2006-06-28 01:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF TH BM |
06BANGKOK3801 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: D. DEAN TIDWELL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to D. Dean Tidwell from July 4-9, 2006. 2. Post understands that Mr. Tidwell has arranged his own hotel reservations for the night of July 4 at the Amari Airport Hotel. Per diem for Bangkok is as follows: lodging $125, M&IE - $57. Hotels [...] | 2006-06-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH BM |
06BANGKOK3828 | CREDIT TIGHTENTING IN THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid will be visiting the US July 9-14 to fly the Thai flag for investment. The slowing of the Thai economy is being exacerbated in the short term by a reduction in credit availability and lack of liquidity in the stock exchange. Becaus [...] | 2006-06-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK3838 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Kullajit SORNKHUM, Intelligence School, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credi [...] | 2006-06-29 03:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3839 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Penpim THALAWONG The Institute of Advance Military Studies, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangko [...] | 2006-06-29 03:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3842 | NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 28 that the head of the Thai National Security Council, General Winai Phattiyakul, had told him the previous day that Thai intelligence was reporting that UNHCR was involved in the trafficking of North Koreans to Thailand. Ut [...] | 2006-06-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
06BANGKOK3883 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE ARMY TAKES THE LEAD [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Thaksin has charged Royal Thai Army (RTA) commander General Sonthi Boonyaratglin with overall command of the security situation in the restive South, formally returning the Army to preeminence in that region. Many observers have hailed the appointment of Sonthi--h [...] | 2006-06-30 09:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3898 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR DR. SALAI TUN THAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 9. 2. (C) Per guidance in Reftel, Post is referring Burmese citizen, Dr. Salai Tun Than, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Salai Tun Than D/POB: [...] | 2006-07-03 05:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM TH BM |
06BANGKOK3913 | RTG LOOKS FOR ALTERNATIVE TO BURMA UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (S/NOFORN) On July 3, Poloff spoke by telephone with Minister-Counselor Kallayana Vipattipumiprates of MFA's East Asia Affairs Department regarding the RTG's position on the proposed UN Security Council Resolution on Burma. Kallayana stated that the RTG is working with ASEAN member states "and [...] | 2006-07-03 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL TH BM |
06BANGKOK3916 | WHAT'S THAKSIN UP TO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Thaksin asserted himself aggressively in the past week, suing the Democrat Party for over usdols 25 million, and alleging that an unnamed "person with charisma" was trying to use undemocratic means to gain power. He has refused to name the person, but it is widely recognized a [...] | 2006-07-03 13:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3948 | KAREN NATIONAL UNION AND KAREN NATIONAL LIBERATION [...] (U) This message responds to reftel request for information about Karen National Union (KNU) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) activities in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. 2. (C) Detailed, concrete information about KNU and KNLA activities in the seven camps where Karen [...] | 2006-07-05 08:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK3955 | VITAL VOICES CONFERENCE ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary. The Vital Voices Conference, entitled Civil Society and Government Collaboration to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub- Region, was held in Bangkok from May 22-24. The conference promoted greater collaboration among NGOs and government agencies on anti-traffickin [...] | 2006-07-05 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG PHUM KJUS EAID TH |
06BANGKOK3963 | THAKSIN SAYS IT AGAIN, "I'LL TAKE A BREAK" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Thaksin told a visiting American academic that he would not return as prime minister after the new elections, but he planned to lead his party to victory, and remain an MP and party leader for several more years. He continued his attacks on the 'elite' that were trying to un [...] | 2006-07-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK3997 | PREM ON THAKSIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met General Prem on July 5, and discussed the rising political tensions caused by PM Thaksin, who launched a thinly-veiled attack on Prem last week. Prem expressed disappointment over Thaksin's actions, which have stirred emotions up again, after a period of calm during the Ki [...] | 2006-07-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4001 | THAI REACTION TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (SBU) In a statement to reporters on July 5, Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkohn called upon North Korea to "refrain from doing any activities which will create mistrust" and urged Pyongyang "to seek peaceful negotiations to prevent any misunderstandings." According to Kantathi, Thailand [...] | 2006-07-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH KN KNNP PARM |
06BANGKOK4038 | THAI ARMY CHIEF ON POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Royal Thai Army Commander General Sonthi Boonyaratglin told me on July 6 that the current political situation is untenable, but the military has no intention of getting involved. Sonthi added that he has Thaksin's supporters in the military "under control." End Summary. 2. ( [...] | 2006-07-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4040 | KING'S PRIVATE SECRETARY DISMISSES THAKSIN CLAIMS [...] (C) The Ambassador met July 7 with the King's Principal Private Secretary, Asa Sarasin, to discuss the political situation. Asa confirmed several of our assumptions. First, he admitted that the government's proposed election decree was on hold in the Palace. They wanted more clarity on ce [...] | 2006-07-07 11:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4041 | STEAK WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thaksin told me again that he would not be back as prime minister, but he still plans to lead his party to election victory before he steps down. I suggested that he could lower political tensions and preserve the option to return as PM in the future if he stepped down soon; he [...] | 2006-07-07 11:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4061 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LtJg. Thaweesin KONGPRASERT, Naval Supply Department, Royal Thai Navy, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses [...] | 2006-07-10 04:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4063 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: SARAH M. BUCKLEY [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Sarah M. Buckley from July 13-31, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok for July 13-17, and July 24-26. Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Shangri La [...] | 2006-07-10 04:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4093 | OPPOSITION SEEKING USG SUPPORT IN CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Thai Department of Special Investigations (DSI, similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation) told us on July 7 that it will soon submit evidence of corruption to the RTG National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) in the purchase of fire fighting equipment by the Ba [...] | 2006-07-11 03:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK4094 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EXBS - INTERAGENCY [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to individuals listed below from July 11 - July 23, 2006. Paul Van Son Katherine Crouch Roy Daniel Forbes Mi Yong Kim Ian Saunders John P. Clark Michael Vanacore Paul F. Ryan John G. Malandra Teddy Clifton David M. King Frank Jaramil [...] | 2006-07-11 03:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OTRA ETTC KSTC AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK4096 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: MILOPS CONFERENCE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the individuals listed below from July 15 - July 23, 2006. C. Steven McGann J. Ashley Roach Capt. David H. Gordner William A. Conmley Ltc. Louis Ortiz 2. Per reftel all logistics being handled via USPACOM. No further action requi [...] | 2006-07-11 03:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT MOPS OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK4137 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below has been selected to attend the course listed above. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of h [...] | 2006-07-12 09:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4140 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 2Lt. Chutiphan SANTASONGKRAW, Joint and Combined Planning Exercise Office, Director of Joint Operation, Royal Thai Supreme Command who has been selected [...] | 2006-07-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4145 | OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE IN BANGKOK [...] (U) The South East Asia Regional Office of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) maintains open and collaborative relations with Post. 2. (U) Since arriving in Bangkok in mid-April 2006, the head of the regional office, Dr. Homayoun Alizadeh, has made it a point [...] | 2006-07-12 09:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
06BANGKOK4181 | "UNCLE SAM, I'M BEING BULLIED!" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few days, the Thai media has widely reported on and printed copies of the exchange of letters between caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra and President Bush (ref letters). While the President's letter to Thaksin is regarded as uncontroversial and indeed has been praise [...] | 2006-07-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4212 | AND THE PAD MARCHED ON [...] (SBU) On July 14, as promised (reftel B),the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) returned to the streets to present their views of the current political situation in Thailand to the international community. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators marched on the Chinese, French, Japanese, Russi [...] | 2006-07-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4254 | ETHNIC-CHINESE THAI IN THE FAR SOUTH: US, CHINA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. As a southern province with a minority of Muslim Thai, Songkhla is a relative safe-haven for ethnic-Chinese Thai families living in the deep South. But the southern unrest has taken a toll on Hat Yai, the trade capital of Songkhla, where tourism has declined by over fifty pe [...] | 2006-07-18 03:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TH CH |
06BANGKOK4277 | THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: JOCKEYING INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary. Privy Council chairman Prem Tinsulanonda struck back at PM Thaksin on July 14 in a speech to military cadets. The PM appeared to step back from his normally strident self over the weekend, with an appeal to reconciliation, even as he moves to set the stage for a new election Oct [...] | 2006-07-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4278 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: KATHERINE HADDA [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Katherine Hadda, Pol/Econ Counselor from July 19 - 21, 2006. 2. No Embassy assistance required per reftel. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: Colin T. Crosby Work phone: (66-2) 205-4621 Cell phone: (66-1) 173-1729 Unclass E [...] | 2006-07-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK429 | CODEL GILLMOR MEETING WITH PM THAKSIN AND [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, CODEL Gillmor met with Prime Minister Thaksin and with Parliament Speaker Bhokin. Discussion focused on FTA negotiations, F-16s, and Burma. Thaksin voiced confidence and optimism on the FTA while taking the opportunity to vent his anger with the opposition and the [...] | 2006-01-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK4309 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ltc. Worawech WANAMONGKOL, Artillery School, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credi [...] | 2006-07-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4310 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Sqn.Ldr. Venika BOONMA-KLEE (WRTAF),Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy [...] | 2006-07-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4311 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Siripun RUANCAJORN, WRTAF, Directorate of Education and Training, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. [...] | 2006-07-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4314 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Komkai NUKUNKIT, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credibl [...] | 2006-07-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4315 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Kijkong RITTIKACHORN, Royal Thai Supreme Command, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible inf [...] | 2006-07-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4343 | PRICE CONTROLS IN THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 03:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK4373 | THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: SHUFFLING THE DECKS IN A [...] (C) Summary. The liar's poker of Thai politics heated up this week, with Army Chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin ordering his own reshuffle of lower-level officers and Thaksin's caretaker government preparing to shift around senior civil servants. Speculation over possible senior-level defections from [...] | 2006-07-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4374 | SRI LANKA: TENTATIVE THAI RESPONSE ON CONTACT [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2 (C) On July 20, poloffs had follow-up consultation with Panyarak Poolthup, Deputy Director-General from MFA's Department of South Asian Affairs and other MFA South Asian and Counter-Terrorism officials to discuss reftel demarche. Panya [...] | 2006-07-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS PREL PTER CE TH |
06BANGKOK4416 | PALACE APPROVES OCTOBER 15 THAI ELECTION [...] (C) In a royal surprise, the King (currently recovering from surgery) has formally approved the October 15 general election, setting the stage for a possible breakthrough in one aspect of the political crisis. While the palace's assent to a new vote was not in itself unexpected, most observer [...] | 2006-07-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4445 | ONE NORTH KOREAN APPROACHED EMBASSSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para.6 2. (C) On Monday, July 17 at midday, a young woman, accompanied by an associate of Reverend Chun Ki-won of the Evangelical Movement for North Korea Durihana Mission, approached the Embassy and asked to be resettled in the United States. Per usual [...] | 2006-07-24 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
06BANGKOK4446 | PSI: ENCOURAGING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Summary: MFA American Division Director General Nongnuth Phetcharatana said that Foreign Minister Kantathi would discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) with the Indonesian and Malaysian Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpur. She suggested that Thailan [...] | 2006-07-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK4447 | CALL FOR BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN TH |
06BANGKOK4468 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who has been selected to attend the training for Excercise Fusion Torch 07-1 course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible [...] | 2006-07-25 06:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4475 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1LT Piti EKSITIKUL, Directorate of Intelligence, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible informati [...] | 2006-07-25 07:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4476 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1LT Kamolsiri WONSRICHANALAI, Office of the Army Comptroller, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credi [...] | 2006-07-25 07:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4480 | CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Chinese television dramas and the prospects for better-paying jobs for Chinese speakers increase, Chinese language learning programs have taken off in the southern Songkhla Province. Along with for-profit cram schools, various Chinese associations there have opened their own [...] | 2006-07-25 07:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER TH CH TW |
06BANGKOK4490 | COURT CONVICTS THAI ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. The three remaining members of the controversial Election Commission (EC) were convicted on July 25 by the Criminal Court of violating election law and sentenced to four years in jail. Thaksin's government has publicly conceded that they should be replaced, which is an important [...] | 2006-07-25 11:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4505 | THAI REACTION TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 04:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TH |
06BANGKOK4525 | ELECTION COMMISSIONER TO ENTER MONKHOOD; ONWARD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Criminal Court's verdict against the Election Commission is strongly worded and openly states that the three were denied bail in order to prevent them from running the October election. The Commissioners have signed letters of resignation; one promises to enter the monkhood [...] | 2006-07-26 10:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4530 | AVIAN INFLUENZA RE-SURFACES IN THAILAND; ONE HUMAN DEATH [...] (U) Summary: Numerous die-offs of poultry have occurred in Thailand over the past month, concentrated mostly in the central and north-central provinces. Despite testing of samples taken from the dead birds over the month-long period, government veterinary laboratories failed to detect the vir [...] | 2006-07-27 02:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
06BANGKOK4537 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Suvaree WUTHIKORN, SQN.LDR,Royal Thai Air Force, Special Operations Regiment, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok po [...] | 2006-07-27 03:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4538 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for COL. Apichai HONGTHONG, HQ 4th Army Area - Director of Operations, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no c [...] | 2006-07-27 03:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4539 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for WG.CDR. Somporn ROMPAYOM, Director of Operations - RTAF, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible i [...] | 2006-07-27 03:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4540 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Plt.Off. Tanaphon CHANHOM, Air Combat Command, (RTF),who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible info [...] | 2006-07-27 03:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4592 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SCHOOLS REMAIN A TARGET [...] (C) Summary: The shooting death of a teacher in Narathiwat, in front of a class of primary school students, outraged the country and highlighted the danger facing government teachers in the far south. Rural village schools -- often the only visible symbol of the Thai government besides securi [...] | 2006-07-28 08:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK4610 | MORE ON MILITARY RESHUFFLE -- THAI ARMY PUTS [...] (C) Summary. Thai Army officers, civilian defense analysts and other observers almost uniformly view the July 17 Army reshuffle as a deft move by Royal Thai Army (RTA) CINC GEN Sonthi Boonyaratglin to ensure that key battalion-level commanders and their subordinates in the capital environs [...] | 2006-07-28 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK4612 | THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Human Health: Since the death on July 24 of a 17-year-old boy from H5N1 avian influenza in Phichit Province in north-central Thailand, local public health workers have stepped up their active surveillance activities in the area. While local news reports have accentuated the increase in the nu [...] | 2006-07-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH |
06BANGKOK4613 | AVIAN INFLUENZA AND FIGHTING COCKS IN THAILAND [...] In a public address on July 26, Prime Minister Thaksin said it was imperative that local villagers report unusual poultry deaths to and register all fighting cocks with authorities. Thaksin said, "The case in Phichit (Province) is that villagers wanted to get rid of all their dead chickens o [...] | 2006-07-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV PREL SOCI XE |
06BANGKOK4618 | STAFFDEL GREGORY [...] Post welcomes Mr. Douglas Gregory, LTC Edward Martin and COL Ray Helton from August 3-5, 2006. 2. Per reftel request, hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok. Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net [...] | 2006-07-31 03:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH |
06BANGKOK4635 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] Pol FSN visited the Border Patrol Police Bureau's (BPPB) Headquarters in Bangkok on July 26, 2006 and met with Police COL Phanphong Suksirimat, Superintendent of Logistics, and Senior Police SGT MAJ Kitttisak Khongrangsan and Police SGT MAJ Phaison Ukhao-unam, the officials managing the purcha [...] | 2006-07-31 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
06BANGKOK4657 | RETURN OF ACTING REGIONAL DIRECTOR MICHAEL L. [...] Name of employee: Michael L. Chapman 2. Type of orders involved: TDY to Washington, D.C. 3. Date that employee returned to post: A/RD Chapman returned to post on Monday, 31 July 2006. ARVIZU [...] | 2006-08-02 09:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06BANGKOK466 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BANGKOK FOR FAA [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to James C. Helberg, Aviation Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration International Field Office for Asia Pacific, for February 7 to February 10, 2006. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact is Aaron Forsberg, Transportation Office [...] | 2006-01-25 04:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR TH |
06BANGKOK4685 | THAILAND AND THE END OF GSP: WHO LOSES, WHO WINS? [...] Summary: Thai manufacturers exporting to the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program predict that if GSP benefits are redirected from Thailand, the primary beneficiary would be China rather than other GSP users. China competes fiercely with Thai exports and is already q [...] | 2006-08-02 12:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK4708 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Soontorn PISPUNT - Aviation Police Division, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information o [...] | 2006-08-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK4711 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] On July 27, POL FSN visited the Engineering Department of the Royal Thai Army in Ratchaburi province, 100km west of Bangkok and met COL Natthasit Lamanchai, Director of the Logistics Division and his deputy, COL Bunyawat. Both officers confirmed receipt of NVDs-AN/PVS 14 as outlined in reft [...] | 2006-08-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
06BANGKOK4725 | SURAKIART ON THAKSIN'S SUDDEN VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) Summary: On August 3, Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart discussed with Ambassador Prime Minister Thaksin's "sudden and puzzling" trip to Burma the previous day. Surakiart said that he was "personally appalled" by the trip and confirmed that there was no advance planning. He claimed to have [...] | 2006-08-03 11:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH BM |
06BANGKOK4742 | SURAKIART ON HIS UNSYG CANDIDACY [...] (C) Summary. In a lunch meeting on August 3, Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai briefly explained to Ambassador the message he hopes to deliver next week in his conversation with Under Secretary Burns. In a last ditch effort to boost his candidacy, Surakiart plans to highlight the qu [...] | 2006-08-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK4747 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EXBS DELEGATION [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Darrell Spires, Bruce Webb, and Joseph Chuchla from August 19-25, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: JW Marriott, 4 Sukhumvit Soi 2, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 656-7700 Fax: (66-2) 656-7711 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes an [...] | 2006-08-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ETTC AMGT KSTC PREL TH |
06BANGKOK4749 | MFA READOUT ON THAKSIN TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) Summary: On August 4, Ambassador delivered Reftel A demarche to MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn. Krit provided a detailed account of Thaksin's visit to Burma including how the trip developed, Thaksin's rationale for going, and a summary of the meeting between Thaksin, Than [...] | 2006-08-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH BM |
06BANGKOK4792 | THAILAND'S SECOND HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA DEATH IN [...] (U) Summary: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) confirmed by laboratory testing that a second human avian influenza death in as many weeks occurred on August 3 in Uthaithani, a province in west-central Thailand. Testing of veterinary samples from the man's home returned negative resu [...] | 2006-08-07 23:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH |
06BANGKOK4802 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: INR/B OFFICER [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia Gibson from September 10 - October 14, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 250-1000 Fax: (66-2) 253-9195 Confirmation number: 487623 Hotel offers [...] | 2006-08-08 03:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PINR TH |
06BANGKOK4803 | CHINESE ON NORTH KOREA AND THE UNSYG CANDIDATE [...] (C) As part of AmEmbassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the Chinese, Chinese political officer Wang Shuai told Poloffs that North Korea is committed to the Six-Party Talks, but it may be "counter-productive" for the US to exert "negative pressure" on the regime to return to the negotiati [...] | 2006-08-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN CH TH KN |
06BANGKOK4820 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] POL FSN visited the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on August 3 and met with Group Captain Santichai Phatklap, Director of the Engineering Supply Division and Group Captain Bunsuep of the Directorate's front office. Response to reftel questions foll [...] | 2006-08-08 08:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN TH |
06BANGKOK483 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP/MLS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Robert Rapson from January 30 through February 1, 2006. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: The Conrad Hotel 87 Wireless Road Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and Americ [...] | 2006-01-26 01:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK4842 | UNHCR INFORMS EMBASSY OF INTEREST IN U.S. [...] (C) Over the past several days, UNHCR/Bangkok informed Embassy that three North Koreans in Bangkok's Immigration Detention Center have expressed interest in U.S. resettlement. UNHCR's ROK secondee has confirmed their North Korean nationality and obtained a written statement of their interst i [...] | 2006-08-09 00:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KNEP KS TH |
06BANGKOK4848 | CHINESE VIEW OF BURMA FROM THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, the Political Officer from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China who covers Burma issues offered open and frank commentary on a wide variety of topics including PM Thaksin's recent trip to Burma, PRC relations with Burma, the move of the capital to Naypyitaw, [...] | 2006-08-09 06:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH BM CH |
06BANGKOK4880 | CHINESE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: FAIR OR FOUL PLAY? [...] Summary: In its efforts to manage globalization and competition, Thailand has welcomed Chinese trade and investment. China in turn has responded with well-connected companies utilizing government incentives to invest. Both countries extend attractive policy measures to encourage this trend. [...] | 2006-08-10 03:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK4881 | EDUCATION REFORM OR NOT [...] Summary. Most employers and academics consider the Thai education system inadequate in providing a workforce for the country's economic needs. Standardized test scores are dropping, students are not developing critical thinking skills, and they are seen as entering the workforce unprepared. [...] | 2006-08-10 03:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SCUL BEXP TH |
06BANGKOK4888 | A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...] | 2006-08-10 05:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK4889 | THAILAND'S ENERGY PLANS [...] Summary: Despite rising energy prices and environmental concerns, Thailand expects to continue its reliance on traditional fossil fuels for its energy demands for the near future. Although varying alternatives to carbon-based fuels have attracted some government support, costly production pra [...] | 2006-08-10 05:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TH |
06BANGKOK4896 | EDUCATION AND SUPPLYING THE SKILLS FOR THE LABOR FORCE [...] Summary. Businesses, especially international companies, in Thailand suffer from a lack of important skills among their workforce as a result of an antiquated and ineffective education system. Lack of English proficiency and critical thinking skills, as well as a lack of career preparation i [...] | 2006-08-10 06:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK4914 | A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...] | 2006-08-11 03:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TH CH |
06BANGKOK4917 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: VISIT TO PROMINENT ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: As part of our public affairs outreach program, Embassy Bangkok officers visited the Attarkiah Islamiah School in Narathiwat and the Thammawittahya School in Yala, two of the largest, and in the case of Thammawittahya, most controversial private Islamic schools in far southern Tha [...] | 2006-08-11 06:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK492 | WITH TEMPORARY PATCH, THAILAND RESUMES APPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25 MFA PermSec KRIT told the Ambassador that, in exchange for the US willingness to consider new language that would provide "greater comfort" for Thailand in the event of a WTO challenge to its provision of better-than-MFN treatment of US services investors, Thail [...] | 2006-01-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV TH |
06BANGKOK4921 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) On August 11, Poloff delivered diplomatic note and Reftel demarche to Deputy Director of the Social Division of the Department for International Organizations, Ms Phantipha Iamsudha. Poloff conveyed the great importance that the USG attached to the re-election of Professor Ruth Wedgwood, [...] | 2006-08-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC TH |
06BANGKOK4932 | KAREN NATIONAL UNION AND KAREN NATIONAL LIBERATION [...] (C) This message is intended to supplement Ref a, which was a response to Ref d request for information about Karen National Union (KNU) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) activities in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. The information in this message was recently provided by [...] | 2006-08-11 08:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL TH BM |
06BANGKOK4939 | THAILAND: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1701 [...] On August 12, PolOff delivered reftel demarche, talking points, resolution text and the Secretary's statement to MFA North American and South Pacific Affairs Division Director Amornsate Singha. Amornsate promised to relay the demarche points to his Director General and Permanent Secretary. H [...] | 2006-08-12 11:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TH |
06BANGKOK4978 | THE ECONOMICS OF PIRACY (AND WHY IT'S NOT GOING AWAY) [...] Summary. Low risk, low investment, and exceptionally high returns are strong and consistent motives for distributors and retailers to start, and stay, in business in the optical disc piracy industry. Setting up shop to sell pirated discs involves dealing with both organized crime and local la [...] | 2006-08-16 02:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK4982 | THAILAND: UNIFIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On August 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Paisit Boonparlit, Political Counselor for the MFA's North American and South Pacific Affairs Division. Paisit said that the MFA had begun in-house discussions about Thailand's possible response to the situation in Lebanon during the week [...] | 2006-08-16 06:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE TH |
06BANGKOK4983 | OD MICROSCOPE TAKES ON LARGE-SCALE PIRACY [...] (U) Summary: At an August 7 media event, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) unveiled a USG-provided optical disc forensics microscope. The microscope will be used to identify the source of pirated optical discs and produce evidence to be used in prosecution of copyright infringers. The microscope p [...] | 2006-08-16 06:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK4984 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON POSSIBLE F100 ENGINE [...] On August 3 and 10, POL FSN met with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) Logistics Department Director, Air Vice Marshall Thawon Mailson to discuss this Blue Lantern case. On August 10, POL FSN also met with Mr. Phonchet Likhitthanasombat, Director of the Government Policy Promotion Section, Offic [...] | 2006-08-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IS TH |
06BANGKOK4991 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Col. Chatchwahn PAYOONGWONG, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violatio [...] | 2006-08-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK500 | THAILAND F-16 UPDATE -- MID LIFE UPGRADES LOOK [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on January 24 with the Ambassador, Thai MOD Permanent Secretary GEN Sirichai Tanyasiri and RTAF CINC, ACM Chalit Pukbhasuk indicated that the Royal Thai Government was favorably considering purchasing mid-life upgrades (MLUs) on a number of the existing F-1 [...] | 2006-01-26 09:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TH |
06BANGKOK501 | AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES CT COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: S/CT Coordinator Henry Crumpton and Ambassador Boyce met with Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Chidchai Wannasathit, National Security Council General Secretary General General Winai Phattiyakul and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counter-terrorism Coordinator Ambassador [...] | 2006-01-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER TH PSI |
06BANGKOK5029 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BANGKOK POLMIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 07:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA MARR PREL RP TH |
06BANGKOK5032 | UNSYG UPDATE: SURAKIART'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai's campaign to succeed Kofi Annan is on track, according to his campaign manager Suriya Chindawongse, and his team is hoping for a conclusion to the race in September/October. Surakiart is "not worried about Asian support for his candi [...] | 2006-08-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH UNSC |
06BANGKOK5035 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Pol. Capt. Pongpol IEMVIJARN, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violati [...] | 2006-08-17 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5036 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Pol. Capt. Nuntapoom RUENGRUNG, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross viola [...] | 2006-08-17 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5058 | SCENESETTER FOR THE AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 2 VISIT [...] (C) Ellen, we look forward to your visit to Thailand. Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment in Thailand, an [...] | 2006-08-18 07:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL ASEC OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK5061 | REPORTS OF THAI DEPORTATION OF HMONG GROUP [...] (SBU) Embassy received reports August 16 from an NGO worker and a Hmong-American contact that some of the approximately 270 Hmong detained at seven police stations in Petchaboon Province for illegal entry into Thailand had been moved to the Lao border. 2. (SBU) A Thai Immigration official i [...] | 2006-08-18 08:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM TH LA |
06BANGKOK507 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals who have been selected to attend the course mentioned above. Emba [...] | 2006-01-27 01:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5072 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: SCHISMS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The caretaker Senate formed a Background Investigation Committee on August to look into the ten EC candidates for the next twenty days, after which the Senate will vote to select five winners. If the committee takes the full twenty days, it will likely lead to a delay of the el [...] | 2006-08-18 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5075 | NEW ANTI-PIRACY MOU BRINGS MALLS INTO THE FIGHT [...] Summary: On August 16, 39 representatives from Thai law enforcement, government, IP rights holders and retail establishments signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on prevention and suppression of intellectual property piracy. Owners of malls where pirated goods are widely available [...] | 2006-08-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK508 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below to attend the Police Executive Role in Combating Terrori [...] | 2006-01-27 01:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK509 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who has been selected to attend the Computer Facil [...] | 2006-01-27 01:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK510 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Wichan WANTANEEYAKUL, Coast Guard, Royal Thai Navy, who has been se [...] | 2006-01-27 01:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5100 | THAILAND APEC PRIORITIES [...] On August 9, Econoff met with Mr. Winachai Chaemchaeng, Deputy Director General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, and presented talking points per reftel. Winachai said the USG's priority on trade facilitation tracked most closely with RTG priorities. Thailand was working closely with [...] | 2006-08-21 23:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON APECO TH |
06BANGKOK511 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) NAS has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Pol.Capt. Thatchapong SARAWANANGKOOL, Economic Crime Investigation Division, Royal [...] | 2006-01-27 01:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5133 | UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 005133 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 00:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT IN OTRA PINR PREL |
06BANGKOK5148 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK [...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...] | 2006-08-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5153 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED SEEKING PROTECTION OF SUNKEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 08:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PBTS PHSA SCUL TH |
06BANGKOK5157 | ARREST OF NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) detained 175 North Koreans after raiding a house run by a South Korean church in Bangkok. Sixteen were subsequently released. The remaining 159 will be charged with illegal entry into Thailand and are currently being held at the Immigrat [...] | 2006-08-23 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK5203 | CAR BOMB DISCOVERED NEAR PRIME MINISTER'S RESIDENCE [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, Police defused a large car bomb in the neighborhood of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's residence and arrested an Army Lieutenant who works for a controversial retired Army Major General, Panlop Pinmanee. General Panlop has been dismissed from his position as Deput [...] | 2006-08-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS MOPS PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5204 | CAR BOMB DISCOVERED NEAR PRIME MINISTER'S RESIDENCE [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, Police defused a large car bomb in the neighborhood of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's residence and arrested an Army Lieutenant who works for a controversial retired Army Major General, Panlop Pinmanee. General Panlop has been dismissed from his position as Deput [...] | 2006-08-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS MOPS PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5215 | RTG RECONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 06:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC TH |
06BANGKOK5228 | NO CLARITY ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) Authorities have released no further useful information yet today about the bomb discovered August 24 by the Prime Minister's residence Government. Government and security officials have proclaimed that the bomb was an assassination attempt. The Defense Minister told the press it was a [...] | 2006-08-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5229 | THE GHOST OF DEALS PAST: THAKSIN DEFENDS AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Thaksin faces charges of perjury brought by a former American business partner, in connection with the establishment of the first cable TV venture in Thailand in 1989. The American has already won cases in civil court and been exonerated of embezzlement charges b [...] | 2006-08-26 03:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5230 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UPDATED VIOLENCE STATISTICS [...] (C) Summary. Our analysis of newly available statistics suggests that the violence in the first half of 2006 continued to ebb and spike at levels consistent with 2004 and 2005, possibly with a slight downward trend. The frequency of bomb attacks may be increasing by a small amount, but shoot [...] | 2006-08-26 03:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR TH |
06BANGKOK524 | F-16: AMBASSADOR RAISES WITH PM THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. Both Prime Minister Thaksin and his Chief Policy Advisor indicated to the Ambassador on January 26 that the RTG is leaning towards purchasing mid-life upgrades (MLUs) from Lockheed Martin for its F-16 fighter fleet as well as procuring some SU-30 fighter aircraft, probably thro [...] | 2006-01-27 07:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TH |
06BANGKOK5249 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TEACHERS AND EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Schools have been the focus of increased attention in the far south because of violence against teachers and reports of teacher transfers. Attacks on government teachers, traditionally honored in Thai society, are deeply symbolic because they are viewed as representatives of the [...] | 2006-08-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK5252 | INFORMATION ON KARENNI NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY [...] (U) This message responds to ref b request for reporting about the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). It provides information about the KNPP's activities in refugee camps in Thailand. 2. (C) Detailed, concrete information about the KNPP's activities in the two refugee camps in Tha [...] | 2006-08-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF BM PTER |
06BANGKOK5255 | CABINET MEMBER DISCUSSES THAI POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Cabinet member Suranand Vejjajiva told us on August 28 that he sought to encourage Prime Minister Thaksin to withdraw from politics as soon as possible, but others around Thaksin urged him to continue fighting his political opponents. Suranand, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Of [...] | 2006-08-28 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5263 | FOLLOW-UP ON ILC ELECTION DEMARCHE - THAI REACTION [...] (SBU) On August 29, 2006, post followed up on reftel B demarche with Ms. Oracha Tanakorn, Legal Officer at the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Oracha explained that a committee consisting of representatives from each of the involved departm [...] | 2006-08-29 03:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA TH |
06BANGKOK5268 | SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA [...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...] | 2006-08-29 04:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5293 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Margaret McKean, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, visiting August 30-31, 2006 to meet with Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel for Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Confirmation No. 283 [...] | 2006-08-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH CB |
06BANGKOK53 | MFA DELIVERS INTERIM RESPONSE ON AER [...] On January 4, MFA DG Nongnuth Phetcharatana called in Charge to deliver a non-paper described as an "interim response" on the status of the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),and the RTG's declining to withdraw their notice of termination of the treaty as described in reftel. The t [...] | 2006-01-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5312 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Mongkol THUPCHAI, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 19st Inf. Regiment, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bang [...] | 2006-08-30 05:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5335 | ALLEGED BOMB PLOT: MILITARY ON DEFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Army lieutenant arrested August 24 has given a confusing statement expressing contrition but saying that he did not know there was a large bomb in the car he was driving. He refuses to name anyone else in connection with the incident. The Prime Minister has insisted that, in [...] | 2006-08-30 11:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5349 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: BANKS BOMBED IN YALA [...] (C) At least 23 bombs exploded at banking facilities in the southern province of Yala shortly before noon on August 31. Preliminary reports indicate at least one person was killed and 26 wounded. According to our police contacts in the South, the bombs targeted dozens of banks and ATMs in Y [...] | 2006-08-31 11:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR TH |
06BANGKOK538 | THAILAND'S DEAL OF THE CENTURY: TEMASEK BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006, Singapore,s Temasek Holdings announced the largest corporate takeover in Thailand,s history: the 73.3 billion baht (USD 3 billion) purchase of the 49.6 percent stake in Thailand,s Shin Corp Plc (Shin) held by members of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,s f [...] | 2006-01-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SN TH |
06BANGKOK5406 | THAILAND REJECTS ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (U) Thailand declined to join its nine ASEAN neighbors in the signing of the ASEAN-Korea FTA in Kuala Lumpur last week. Mr. Sarig Ubolbarn of the Department of Trade Negotiations explained that the RTG had yet to reach agreement with Korea on opening Korea's market to Thailand's rice exports. [...] | 2006-09-01 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK5423 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 1 MEETING WITH PRIVY [...] (C) Privy Council member Surayud Chulanont envisions Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might be forced to withdraw from political life through a relatively poor performance by his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in elections likely to take place in coming months. In a September 1 four-eyes meeting w [...] | 2006-09-05 05:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MOPS TH |
06BANGKOK5424 | FOREIGN INVESTORS LEERY AS SHIN INVESTIGATION WIDENS [...] Summary: The Ministry of Commerce is wrapping up an investigation into possible illegal foreign ownership structures arranged for the sale by Prime Minister Thaksin of telecommunications giant Shin Corporation, an investigation which at least in theory could have far-reaching effects on forei [...] | 2006-09-05 06:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5429 | THAILAND: DIVIDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai elites are deeply concerned that Thai society today is "more divided than ever" as a result of the strong feelings, pro and anti, aroused by PM Thaksin Shinnawatra. Thai politics do not appear any more turbulent to us now than in the past, given Thailand's history of milita [...] | 2006-09-05 10:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5430 | ELECTION COMMISSION SAYS: ELECTIONS SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Deputy Secretary-General Prawing and Director Bunyakiat of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT),they predicted that the October 15 election will not take place until the third week of November, at the earliest, due to the delay in new Election Commissioner [...] | 2006-09-05 10:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK5456 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1695 [...] (U) On September 6, 2006 post delivered Reftel A demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the Administrative Affairs Division, International Organization Bureau, of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Phasporn acknowledged receipt of the talking points, but informed Poloff that no [...] | 2006-09-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06BANGKOK5460 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On September 5, 2006 post received and delivered Ref A demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the Administrative Affairs Division, International Organization Bureau, at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Ms. Phasporn confirmed that Thailand "has a commitment to support [...] | 2006-09-06 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU |
06BANGKOK5463 | EX-CABINET SECRETARY ASSESSES PM THAKSIN'S POSITION [...] (C) Thailand has become a police state, according to former Cabinet Secretary Borwornsak Uwanno, who claimed the government tapped the phones of political figures and that some key Thaksin Shinawatra loyalists remained in place out of fear. In a September 5 call on the Ambassador, Borwornsak [...] | 2006-09-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5466 | THAKSIN ADVISOR HEAPS SCORN ON OPPONENTS [...] (C) Efforts to destroy Prime Minister Thaksin represent the decrepit Thai royalist oligarchy's desire to overthrow democracy, according to close Thaksin advisor Pansak Vinyaratn. In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Pansak claimed Thaksin intended to withdraw from politics after the [...] | 2006-09-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5497 | COMMERCE UPDATES ON INVESTIGATION INTO NOMINEES [...] On September 7, Embassy Economic and Commercial Counselors met with Mr. Yanyong Phuangrach, the Commerce Ministry's Deputy Permanent Secretary for Internal Trade, to be briefed on that Ministry's ongoing investigation into the sale of telecom operator ShinCorp to Singapore's Temasek (reftel). [...] | 2006-09-07 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5500 | THAKSIN DEPUTY REVEALS LITTLE OF TRT PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Thai Rak Thai's Pongthep Thepkanchana gave a fairly standard version of the TRT view of the political situation. He insisted that the car bomb was real, that PM's conflict was with the Privy Council, and not with the King, and that Th [...] | 2006-09-07 09:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK551 | MEGAPROJECTS CONFERENCE PRODUCES MORE SMOKE THAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Led by Prime Minister Thaksin, the RTG hosted a conference to inform international companies and the Bangkok diplomatic corps about the "megaprojects" infrastructure development program. [...] | 2006-01-30 09:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5526 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: ELEANOR NAGY, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/MLS Deputy Director Eleanor Nagy for her September 16 - 19 visit. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $146. [...] | 2006-09-08 08:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK5536 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER PREDICTS THAKSIN WILL TAKE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Banharn Silpha-Archa told the Ambassador that Thaksin would "take a break" from politics after the election, and that things could return to normal after that. However, he also admitted that the Thai political scene was extremely hard to predict now. Banhar [...] | 2006-09-08 10:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK555 | THAI AGREE TO TAKE BACK HMONG DEPORTEES [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary-General Winai Phattiyakul told Ambassador on January 30 that Thailand would permit the return of the 27 Hmong currently imprisoned in Laos. General Winai reviewed with the Ambassador procedures that the Thai side would find acceptable; all of these appear to us c [...] | 2006-01-30 11:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH LA |
06BANGKOK5553 | THAILAND: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 06:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC TH |
06BANGKOK5564 | EASTERN BURMA: GRIM FINDINGS ON HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] The findings of a recent survey of health indicators in eastern Burma reveal a severe health crises made worse by continuing conflict and widespread human rights abuses. On September 7, the Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT),chaired by Dr. Cynthia Maung, released their report entitled: "C [...] | 2006-09-11 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF TH BM |
06BANGKOK5565 | THAKSIN LOYALIST SEES LIGHT AT THE END OF THE [...] (C) Former House of Representatives Speaker Bhokin Bhalakula claimed the upcoming legislative election would reaffirm majority support for Thai Rak Thai (TRT),although Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra likely would not seek to remain as Prime Minister. In a September 8 lunch with the Ambassa [...] | 2006-09-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5567 | THAI DEPUTY PM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTION [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Suwat Liptapanlop predicted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party would win a majority of the vote in the upcoming legislative election, and participation of opposition parties would diminish the enthusiasm for street demonstrations. In a September 11 lun [...] | 2006-09-11 09:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5568 | NEW ELECTION COMMISSION CHOSEN; ELECTION DATE WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new election commissioners have been chosen and are expected to meet soon to set an early date for the new election, which will most likely be held in November. Overall, the five new EC members are viewed as appropriately non-partisan. Opposition complaints that the openly [...] | 2006-09-11 11:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5584 | THAI ARMY CHIEF VISITS BURMA [...] (U) On September 11, Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin led a delegation of 25 Army officers on a three-day visit to Burma. According to the MFA, this is a routine visit that has been in the works since November 2005 when Gen. Sondhi assumed command of the RTA. 2. (C) MFA Burma Division Director [...] | 2006-09-12 08:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TH BM |
06BANGKOK5610 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: ANALYZING THE BOMBS [...] (C) Summary. In a September 6 meeting at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok, instructors from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) met with senior Thai police officials responsible for southern Thailand to discuss ATF analysis of bomb evi [...] | 2006-09-13 04:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR TH |
06BANGKOK5616 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: LESLIE HAYDEN AND [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Leslie M. Hayden and Kim Penland from September 16-23, 2006. 2. Post understands that Rangoon has made hotel reservations in Bangkok at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 250-1000 Fax: (66-2) 253-9195 3 [...] | 2006-09-13 06:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH BM |
06BANGKOK5635 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for GpCapt. Chatree PROMPUNTHAGORN (DPOB: 15 July 1963, Bangkok, Thailand),Royal Thai Air Force Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and Training C [...] | 2006-09-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5636 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for PolLtCol. Prathueang SRILAMONTRI (DPOB: 24 Sept. 1973, Bangkok, Thailand) Thai Marine Police, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. E [...] | 2006-09-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5637 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Bunnarasi SIRIRAM (DPOB: 4 JUNE 1975, Saraburi, Thailand),Directorate of Joint Civil Affairs L(J-5),who has been selected to attend course(s) list [...] | 2006-09-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5638 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt Pamorn PUTTHANIMON, HTMS Putthaloetlanapalai, Frigate Squadron One, Sattahip, Cholburi, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embas [...] | 2006-09-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5639 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Kedsada ONCOMPA (DPOB: 20 Sept. 1974, Prachinburi, Thailand) HTMS Naresuan, Frigate Squadron Two, Sattahip, Cholburi, who has been selected to atten [...] | 2006-09-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5662 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche to the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 14, 2006. As members of the MFA responsible for NAM issues are already in Cuba, post also emailed reftel A talking points to Pattarat Hongtong (Counselor for t [...] | 2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU |
06BANGKOK5693 | THAI GOVERNMENT PERMITS 16 NORTH KOREANS TO [...] (C) On September 15, Deputy Refcoord spoke to MFA contact and received confirmation that the RTG had approved the processing of 16 interested NKs (ref e-mail). The RTG did not have a specific list of 16 in mind and was prepared to accept our proposal, as long as the list comprised NKs who had [...] | 2006-09-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KNEP KS TH |
06BANGKOK5695 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: PAULA RENEE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Paula R. Austin from Sept. 19 - Sept. 24, 2006.. 2. Hotel reservations stated in reftel. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: Christine E. Lee Work phone: (66-2) 205-4605 Cell phone: (66-8) 1173-1729 Unclass E-mail Address: [...] | 2006-09-15 09:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK5700 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG/THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Gp.Capt. Noppadol VERAYANGKURA, (DPOB: 17 Jan 1960, Bangkok, Th),Directorate of Medical Services, Logistics Support Group, Royal Thai Air Force, who ha [...] | 2006-09-15 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5705 | EYE ON AMERICA? - CHINESE MEDIA IN THAILAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representing television, radio and print media, six Mainland Chinese press outlets are present in Thailand. Each organization's mandate varies, but all have small staffs and budgets. Most reporters do not speak Thai and English appears to be their working language. While the [...] | 2006-09-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | OPRC PREL PGOV CH TH ASEAN |
06BANGKOK5706 | WHAT IS THE "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY"? [...] (SBU) Summary: Much has been written about a "Sufficiency Economy" this year due to the King's championing the idea in his birthday speech last December and the perceived "capitalist excesses" of the Thaksin administration. The Sufficiency Economy's Buddhist-like principles, promoting hard wo [...] | 2006-09-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI SENV TH |
06BANGKOK5711 | MILITARY AND PRIME MINISTER FACE OFF OVER MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The police have arrested more military personnel from the controversial military Internal Security Operation Command (ISOC) in connection with the alleged car bomb assassination attempt against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thai opinion is still very divided about whether t [...] | 2006-09-15 10:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5741 | EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...] | 2006-09-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV TH |
06BANGKOK5742 | EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...] | 2006-09-18 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV TH |
06BANGKOK5747 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FIRST WESTERNER KILLED IN [...] (C) Summary. Six bombs exploded in the southern city of Hat Yai on the night of September 16, wounding at least sixty people and killing four--including a Canadian-American. This is the first Western-fatality linked to the ongoing separatist violence in Thailand's southern provinces. Althoug [...] | 2006-09-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PINR PTER ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5748 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: ILEA - [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentioned c [...] | 2006-09-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5796 | VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAUERBREY [...] (C) Summary. During an August 26-September 2 visit, PRM Assistant Secretary Sauerbrey informed the RTG of the USG decision to extend the material support waiver to Karen refugees in other camps in Thailand. Thai officials welcomed this development. A/S Secretary Sauerbrey requested RTG ap [...] | 2006-09-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5797 | LIMITED ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM COUP [...] (SBU) There is near universal agreement among Thai and US businesspersons and RTG civil servants with whom we have spoken that any economic fallout from Thailand's military coup will be shallow and short-lived. Banks tell us that they have very few clients asking to exit baht-denominated portf [...] | 2006-09-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5799 | THAILAND COUP: IMPLEMENTING SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The September 19 military coup in Thailand clearly appears to mandate implementation of sanctions under Section 508 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. Subject to legal exemptions for programs such as the Peace Corps, or those aimed at providing disaster assistance, H [...] | 2006-09-20 10:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5800 | THAILAND COUP: PROPOSED STATEMENT REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5811 | THAILAND: MY MEETING WITH GENERAL SONTHI [...] (C) I met with General Sonthi privately directly after he addressed the diplomatic corps this afternoon. He thought the session had gone well (see septel for details; I doubt most of the Western diplomats, at least, will share his assessment). 2. (C) I began by asking Sonthi about the audience wi [...] | 2006-09-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5812 | THAILAND: WHO'S IN CHARGE? WHAT'S NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Council for Democratic Reform under the Monarchy" is in control of the government after a bloodless coup on the evening of September 19. The CDRM promises to cede control to an interim civilian government soon, and civil society contacts we spoke to today believed this wou [...] | 2006-09-20 12:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS PINS TH |
06BANGKOK5814 | THAILAND MILITARY COUP LEADER BRIEFS FOREIGN [...] 1. (C) Summary: The Thai military-led "Council for Democratic Reform Under the Constitutional Monarchy" (CDRM) held a briefing for the Bangkok diplomatic corps and defense attaches at Royal Thai Army Headquarters in Bangkok on September 20. Speaking for the CDRM, Army Commander-in-Chief So [...] | 2006-09-20 13:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5832 | FORMER PREMIER ANAND: COUP FORESTALLED VIOLENCE [...] (C) The September 19 coup d'etat forestalled an imminent violent confrontation between enemies and loyalists of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. In a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Anand related that Thaksin had already [...] | 2006-09-21 11:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5834 | THAILAND UPDATE: LIFE RETURNING TO NORMAL [...] (C) Summary: The press published a "royal order" from the King appointing General Sonthi as leader of the Council for Democratic Reform. Public opinion polls have varying estimates of the popularity of the coup, but opinion in Bangkok remains positive. Whatever discontent people upcountry [...] | 2006-09-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5836 | THE MONARCHY'S ROLE IN THAILAND'S SEPTEMBER 19 COUP [...] (C) It remains unclear whether Thailand's King encouraged or provided approval in advance for the September 19 coup d'etat by the Council for Democratic Reform Under the Monarchy (CDRM). However, the CDRM is publicly linked to the monarchy to a greater extent than previous coup plotters, and [...] | 2006-09-21 11:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5837 | The Coup and the Media: TV Censorship and Print Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai army troops continue to occupy almost all Thai TV network studios, and are monitoring their broadcasts. Thailand's major cable network has stopped blacking out broadcasts from CNN and BBC whenever Thaksin's name is mentioned or image shown. Commercial radio stations are op [...] | 2006-09-22 00:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5866 | SNAPSHOTS OF YOUTH REACTION TO COUP [...] SUMMARY: Public Affairs officers and PA local staff spoke with 22 Thai high school and university students throughout the country to gage their reaction to recent events; the majority expressed support for the military coup. All were grateful that no blood was shed. While most reasoned that it [...] | 2006-09-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5874 | THAILAND UPDATE: CONTINUED CALM; THAKSIN TAKES A [...] (C) Summary. The Council for Democratic Reform under the Monarchy (CDRM) lowered its media profile on September 22 as efforts to set up an interim civilian government intensified. Several key security portfolios at the sub-ministerial level have been shuffled. Thaksin released a statement fr [...] | 2006-09-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5894 | NEW CONSTITUTION DRAFTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Constitution drafter Borwornsak Uwanno briefed the Ambassador September 25 on the intentions of the Council for Democratic Reform Under the Monarchy (CDRM),including: - The issuance of an interim constitution, on/about October 1, that would restore protections for civil liberties and pr [...] | 2006-09-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5895 | THAILAND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council for Democratic Reform Under the Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) banned both wiretapping and political activities against the interests of the CDRM. Television broadcasts have featured the coup leaders receiving the Royal Command that gave the King's imprimatur to their [...] | 2006-09-25 11:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KDEM ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK59 | REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: ANTHONY M. TRANCHINA [...] (U) Country Clearance is requested for Anthony M. Tranchina, Political Officer at Embassy Bangkok. 2. (U) Itinerary as follows: Saturday, January 7 0900 Arrive in Rangoon via TG 305 Friday, January 13 1945 Depart Rangoon via TG 306 3. (U) Traveler does not request any hotel [...] | 2006-01-05 00:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK5907 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: AMB. EMIL M. [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Amb. Emil M. Skodon to transit Bangkok from Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, and again from Oct. 14 - Oct. 16, 2006. 2. No hotel reservations or assistance by Embassy staff arranged. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: Debra P. Tous Work [...] | 2006-09-26 04:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK5908 | PRIVY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PREM DISCUSSES TRANSITION [...] (C) I spoke with Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda September 25, explaining I wanted to check on his well-being, given reports on the night of the coup that Thaksin had tried to arrange Prem's arrest. Sounding relaxed, confident, and very pleased with the course of events, Prem assured [...] | 2006-09-26 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5928 | THAI MFA PERMSEC CONFIDENT OF MEETING TWO WEEK [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn said the King would sign Thailand's interim constitution on September 29. In a September 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Krit said this constitution would provide for the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) to become a new Security Council, [...] | 2006-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5929 | THAI OFFICIALS PLEA FOR UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA permanent secretary and the ruling military council's Secretary General reassured the diplomatic corps that Thailand would return to democratic rule as soon as possible. The Secretary General personally assured the Ambassador during a pull-aside that a civilian prime mini [...] | 2006-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5939 | LIFE BEFORE THE COUP - EC COURT VERDICT [...] (U) Days before the coup, the Criminal Court found the three former Election Commissioners (EC) guilty of electoral law violations during their oversight of the annulled April 2 elections. Specifically, the court ruled on September 15 that the Commissioners purposefully stalled action on the [...] | 2006-09-27 04:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5949 | THAILAND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 27 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council on Democratic Reform (CDR) says it will announce the interim prime minister on Sunday. Privy Councillor and retired General Surayud Chulanond appears to be the lead candidate again, and many contacts anticipate he will be chosen. The CDR announced the establishment o [...] | 2006-09-27 11:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5972 | DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER DISCUSSES COUP AFTERMATH [...] (C) Democrat Party (DP) leader Abhisit Vejjajiva expressed confidence that Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) leader General Sonthi would happily relinquish power, but Abhisit thought the CDR would have difficulty restoring full civil liberties until taking measures against key Thaksin admini [...] | 2006-09-28 10:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK5973 | THAILAND COUP: SONTHI ASKS SURAYUD TO BE INTERIM [...] (C) I called on retired General and Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont at the Privy Council Chambers on September 28. Surayud began by apologizing for telling me on the night of the coup that he did not know of anything going on that night. He maintains that when we spoke, he was on his way [...] | 2006-09-28 11:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6002 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR EMERGES AS TOP ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: In a September 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Bank of Thailand Governor Pridiyathorn Devakula stated his intention to be the prime economic adviser to the soon to be appointed interim Prime Minister (reportedly, General Surayud Chulanond). He confirmed the CDR's commitment to [...] | 2006-09-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK6003 | CONCERNS OVER DRAFT INTERIM CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) has circulated a draft interim constitution with provisions that would allow the military officials in the CDR to retain excessive influence over the civilian administration. The draft constitution has likely evolved since this early draft was circu [...] | 2006-09-29 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6004 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CDR ON TRANSITION [...] (C) The Ambassador on September 29 pressed Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul to address concerns that CDR members would retain substantial influence after the promulgation of the interim constitution. Winai explained that certain provisions of the interim [...] | 2006-09-29 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK602 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] Per reftel request, POL FSN made inquiries into the bona fides of Siphya Arms Limited Partnership and Bureau of Territorial Defense Volunteers Administration. Results follow. SIPIHYA ARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2. According to the official website for the Thai Department of Business Devel [...] | 2006-02-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN |
06BANGKOK6030 | THAILAND: NEW PRIME MINISTER SURAYUD TELLS [...] (C) Summary. I called on Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on October 2 to urge that his interim government operate independently of the military-led Council for National Security (CNS) and quickly take steps to protect civil liberties. I underscored three points: 1) condemnation of the co [...] | 2006-10-02 10:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6031 | THAILAND UPDATE: OCTOBER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The interim Prime Minister and interim Constitution were announced on Sunday; the interim Constitution appears to have the same weaknesses as the draft version reported last week (ref A). The Cabinet should be announced within about a week. Four of Thaksin's close advisors, wh [...] | 2006-10-02 11:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6039 | THAILAND TRADE AGREEMENT AND COMPLIANCE [...] Thailand's trade relationship with the U.S. is guided primarily by each country's commitments in the World Trade Organization. Negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement began in 2004 but have been delayed due to continuing political troubles in Thailand, and its completion before expira [...] | 2006-10-03 02:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TH |
06BANGKOK6047 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EAP-DAS, ERIC [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP-DAS Eric John from October 23 - October 27, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations with upgrade requested have been made as follows: 10/23 - 10/25: Confirmation #: 290384 10/26: Confirmation #: 290386 Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 8 [...] | 2006-10-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK6058 | THAILAND: OCTOBER 3 SITUATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Thai troops are no longer visible at checkpoints and government buildings in Bangkok and armored vehicles are off the roads. Thai soldiers remain at some TV stations but are reportedly leaving soon. Thai Rak Thai Party leaders announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatr [...] | 2006-10-03 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR TH |
06BANGKOK6080 | Thailand's Expected Economic Cabinet-Bios [...] While Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud today told the press that he does not expect to finalize his cabinet until October 11, our sources and many press reports indicate the following probably will be appointed as ministers with economic portfolios. We note that many of these persons, includ [...] | 2006-10-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR TH |
06BANGKOK6084 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE N KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 4, 2006, Charge delivered Reftel demarche to Nongnuth Phetcharatana, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nongnuth thanked Charge for the points and promised to relay them to her superiors. She will co [...] | 2006-10-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06BANGKOK6085 | COUP REACTION IN THAKSIN-COUNTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a visit to gauge sentiments toward the coup in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen, Emboffs were kept under close watch by the local authorities. Local interlocutors also expressed concerns over meeting with us to discuss politics. While NGO and media-types discussed how the [...] | 2006-10-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6087 | THAI INTERIM PM SURAYUD CHULANONT [...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has a record of advocating military reform including -- ironically -- keeping the military out of politics, policies he strongly supported as Army Chief from 1998 to 2002. He was relegated by then Prime Minister Thaksin to the less important Su [...] | 2006-10-04 12:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MOPS KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6095 | THAILAND: CHINESE REACTION TO THE COUP [...] (C) Summary. Although surprised by the coup, Chinese Embassy officials in Bangkok are confident that Sino-Thai relations will continue to thrive under the new Thai government and see opportunities for expanding influence while the United States imposes sanctions. Likely Chinese responses t [...] | 2006-10-05 08:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH CH |
06BANGKOK6096 | THAI STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Thailand is gravely concerned with the recent announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that is will conduct a nuclear test in the future. 2. Thailand urges DPRK to abide by the principles of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the International Atomic Ener [...] | 2006-10-05 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH NK |
06BANGKOK6119 | INTERIM CONSTITUTION PROTECTIONS FOR CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of the drafters of the interim constitution explained the mechanisms contained in the document for protecting civil liberties. He said language in the interim constitution, although perhaps appearing vague to Westerners, does clearly incorporate by reference the rights guara [...] | 2006-10-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH |
06BANGKOK6121 | THAILAND UPDATE: OCTOBER 5 [...] (C) Council for National Security (CNS) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the press that the parliament would have to initiate the lifting of martial law; involving the not-yet-formed parliament could significantly delay the restoration of full civil liberties. An academic advisor to t [...] | 2006-10-05 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON MOPS KDEM ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK6124 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: GAO TEAM REVIEWING [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Cheryl Goodman, Mr. Pierre Toureille and Ms. Lyric Clark from October 23-26, 2006. 2. Post understand that GAO team has made hotel reservation at the Sheraton hotel: Sheraton Hotel, 250 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 649-88 [...] | 2006-10-06 01:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT AGAO TH BM |
06BANGKOK6156 | NEW THAI ECONOMIC TEAM - HIGH ON PHILOSOPHY, LOW [...] (C) Summary: Thailand's new economic team, led by the highly respected Bank of Thailand Governor Pridyathorn Devakula, faces the challenge of maintaining steady economic growth, reassuring foreign investors, and ensuring that the previous regime's rural base continues to receive special econom [...] | 2006-10-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6176 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: MR. STEVEN [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Costner and Mr. Diaz from Oct. 10 - Oct. 14, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations made by individuals at Siam City Hotel and no further assistance required of Embassy. Siam City Hotel 477 Si Ayuthaya Road Bangkok Tel: 66-2-247-0123 Fax [...] | 2006-10-10 03:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK6192 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA TP AND BACKGROUND [...] (U) Ref A demarche was delivered on October 10, 2006 to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the International Organization's Administrative Affairs Division at the Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Phasporn acknowledged receipt of the points, and promised to relay them to the relevant [...] | 2006-10-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA |
06BANGKOK6195 | THAI REACTION TO ALLEGED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Charge delivered ref points on October 10 to Nongnuth Phetcharatana, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and expressed thanks for the strong RTG public statement (below). Nongnuth asked for an update on UNSC [...] | 2006-10-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH NK |
06BANGKOK6203 | NEW INTERIM CABINET AND SELECT BIOS [...] (U) Interim PM Surayud Chulanont announced his cabinet over the weekend and received the King's royal endorsement on October 9. Dubbed the "cabinet of old men," the 26-member interim cabinet have been tasked to improve Thailand's image abroad. They are as follows: Deputy PM and Finance Mi [...] | 2006-10-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TH |
06BANGKOK6206 | INTERIM "CABINET OF OLD MEN" APPOINTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The interim cabinet was appointed on October 9. The King, addressing the group in his first televised speech since his operation three months ago, admonished them to improve Thailand's international image. The group includes mostly seasoned, non-partisan professionals. NGOs h [...] | 2006-10-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6228 | DISASTER DECLARATION: THAILAND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. SUMMARY - EXTENSIVE MONSOON RAINS OVER THE PAST MONTH AND, MORE RECENTLY, TYPHOON XANGSHANE, HAVE LED TO SEVERE FLOODING IN 19 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PROVINCES OF THAILAND. ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, THE FLOODS HAVE RESULTED IN 39 DEATHS, [...] | 2006-10-11 07:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TH |
06BANGKOK6241 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CNS TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW, [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 11 with Council for National Security (CNS) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul to press for an acceleration of the existing timetable for elections, the lifting of martial law and the full restoration of civil liberties as soon as possible. Winai promised the R [...] | 2006-10-11 10:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6243 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG/THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below who have been selected to participate in Balance Torch 07-1. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violati [...] | 2006-10-12 03:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6265 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRIPARTITE ON DRIP [...] (SBU) New Zealand led in the Reftel A Tripartite Demarche with post and Australia to Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations, Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Dusit noted our concerns, he asserted that Thailand "should work [...] | 2006-10-12 08:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN |
06BANGKOK6269 | AMBASSADOR MAKES JOINT CALL ON INTERIM PM SURAYUD [...] (C) The Ambassador used an October 12 joint call on interim PM Surayud Chulanont to press for the lifting of martial law, restoration of full civil liberties, early completion of Thailand's new constitution, and democratic elections as soon as possible. Surayud, accompanied by Foreign Ministe [...] | 2006-10-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6270 | OCTOBER 12 UPDATE: NEW LEGISLATURE NAMED [...] (C) Summary. The King approved the appointment of 242 persons to the interim National Legislative Assembly. The legislators come from a cross-section of Thai society and include 35 active duty military. The military permitted a small pro-democracy gathering in Bangkok. Soldiers remain po [...] | 2006-10-12 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK6289 | THAKSIN'S THAI RAK THAI FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (C) In the aftermath of the September 19 coup d'etat, many leading figures have fled Thai Rak Thai (TRT),the party of deposed caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin himself submitted a letter of resignation from the position of party leader -- a move that should dissolve the par [...] | 2006-10-13 08:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6290 | THE "CHINESE" AMERICAN CORNER [...] (C) Emboffs visited the newly-renovated American Corner (AC) at Khon Kaen University as part of a broader reporting trip to Thailand's northeastern region (Reftel A, B). During a luncheon held after meeting with the school officials, university student volunteers at the AC approached Poloff w [...] | 2006-10-13 08:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OPRC TH CH |
06BANGKOK6308 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: BRUCE WEBB AND [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Bruce C. Webb and Ballard Earnhardt Troy, Jr. from November 5-10, 2006. 2. Hotel reservation has been made at: J. W. Marriott, 4 Sukhumvit, Soi 2 Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 656-7700 Fax: (66-2) 656-7711 Room rate is $146.00 net [...] | 2006-10-16 04:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT ETTC KSTC PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6317 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Kristen GILLEY, Jamie McCORMACK and Douglas ANDERSON from Oct. 17 - Oct. 23, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made as follows at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690- [...] | 2006-10-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK6324 | THAILAND: AMBASSADOR URGES GEN SONTHI TO LIFT [...] (C) Summary. I met with Council for National Security (CNS) chief GEN Sonthi Boonyaratglin on October 16 to express our continued concern over the coup and the suspension of civil liberties. Reminding him that we have already suspended almost 24 million dollars in assistance, I informed Son [...] | 2006-10-16 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TH |
06BANGKOK6325 | THAILAND UPDATE: OCTOBER 16 [...] (SBU) The Cabinet will discuss martial law on October 17 but appears unlikely to rescind it; a top military official said publicly martial law should be lifted within two months. The Crown Prince, rather than the King, is scheduled to preside over the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) openin [...] | 2006-10-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK635 | THAILAND: AMBASSADOR URGES ARMY TO USE RESTRAINT [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with Royal Thai Army (RTA) CINC GEN Sonthi Boonyaratklin, the Ambassador urged Thai forces not to resort to extra judicial means while addressing violence in Southern Thailand. Sonthi assured the Ambassador that his forces would conduct themselves in accordance wi [...] | 2006-02-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PHUM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6352 | LIFTING THE BAN ON POLITICAL MEETINGS [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud told the press today that the interim government would recommend the lifting of the chief restriction on civil liberties, the prohibition on political gatherings of five or more people. A very well-connected political insider, Prasong Sunsiri, told us the same thing [...] | 2006-10-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6354 | CIVIL SOCIETY: PATIENCE WEARING THIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society contacts are extremely concerned about the continued imposition of martial law and restrictions on civil liberties. There are more diverse views on other topics, including the advisability of accelerating the election timetable. Many are disappointed by the appoi [...] | 2006-10-17 23:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK636 | CORRUPTION ISSUES IN THE HEADLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK6363 | THAILAND PURSUES CASE AGAINST SINGAPORE INVESTOR [...] (C) Summary. The RTG is expected to announce soon a reinterpretation of the rules governing the Foreign Business Act cap on foreign shareholding in Thai service sector companies and what it will do about Temasek's USD $1.9 billion purchase of Shin Corp in particular. Its decision will have a [...] | 2006-10-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6366 | THAI RAK THAI LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICAL [...] (C) Acting Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng said TRT will refuse to participate in activities of or bodies formed by the interim government, but TRT will not openly criticize the government. In an October 17 lunch with the Ambassador, Chaturon said he had not been intimidated [...] | 2006-10-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS TH |
06BANGKOK6369 | THAILAND: POST SEEKS GUIDANCE ON MILITARY FMS [...] (C) Post appreciates policy guidance contained in Reftel regarding implementation of sanctions against the interim Thai government. Reftel instructions advise us that USG licensing and transfers of defense articles and services funded with national funds should be considered on a case-by-ca [...] | 2006-10-18 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK6395 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIVY COUNCILLOR PREM [...] (SBU) Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda hosted lunch for me today, and we had an in-depth conversation about the coup and its implications for US-Thai relations. While Prem is unapologetic about what happened September 19, he is also sensitive to the international implications and e [...] | 2006-10-19 11:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6398 | THAILAND UPDATE OCTOBER 19: IT'S BETTER TO BE GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a vigorous debate over the choice of president of the new assembly, which will begin work next week. Several members of the cabinet are advocating "anti-vice" measures, including raising the drinking age to 25 and ending the national lottery, as well as introducing a st [...] | 2006-10-19 11:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6399 | GETTING TO A NEW THAI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. The new Thai constitution will only be the fourth (of 18) that involves broader participation in its production and the first to be approved by public referendum. Estimates for how long this will take vary widely--the last two constitutions each took 10 months from start to finis [...] | 2006-10-19 12:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6424 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH THAI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Nitya (Nit) Pibulsonggram on October 20. The Ambassador reviewed the reftel talking points item by item, describing the concern in Washington over the pace of the return to democracy. He highlighted our disappointment in particular that martial la [...] | 2006-10-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6425 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EDWARD BESTIC, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Edward Bestic from October 23 - October 29, 2006. Monday, Oct. 23 is a holiday and Embassy will be closed. 2. Hotel reservation has been made for the night of Oct. 23, 2006 only at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, [...] | 2006-10-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK6442 | CHINA ON THE THAI COUP, ASEAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of Embassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the PRC Embassy, Chinese diplomats explained that China openly welcomed Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont because the PRC holds "different standards" than the US. They confirmed that PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will meet with Sur [...] | 2006-10-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH CH KN ASEAN |
06BANGKOK6470 | ARREST OF NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (C) On October 24, 83 North Korean asylum seekers were picked up by Thai immigration officers in an apartment building in the northern Bangkok suburb of Pathum Thani. A South Korean NGO was taking care of them in that facility. A representative of the NGO was also taken into custody by the p [...] | 2006-10-25 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH KN KS |
06BANGKOK6474 | THAI RAK THAI LEADER REPOSITIONING PARTY [...] (C) The Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party needs time to consolidate in the wake of the September 19 coup, according to TRT Acting Leader Chaturon Chaiseng. In an October 24 lunch with the Ambassador and EAP DAS John, Chaturon related that TRT would advocate democracy but would not confront the coup l [...] | 2006-10-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6478 | CONSERVATIVE JURIST BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THAI [...] (C) The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on October 24 elected conservative jurist Meechai Ruchupan as its President, despite widely publicized criticism of Meechai for various reasons, including his association with deposed Prime Minister Thaksin and with the military coup leaders in 1991. [...] | 2006-10-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6522 | EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH FM NITYA [...] (C) Summary. Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Phibulsongram told visiting EAP DAS Eric John and the Ambassador on October 24 that the interim government is resolutely moving toward the restoration of parliamentary democracy. In response to DAS John's strong expression of concern over the continued [...] | 2006-10-26 11:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR TH |
06BANGKOK6523 | DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH MOD PERMSEC WINAI [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting on October 24, EAP DAS Eric John told Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary GEN Winai Phattiyakul that there is strong concern SIPDIS in Washington over the continued imposition of martial law and restrictions on civil liberties. Winai, who is also [...] | 2006-10-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR TH |
06BANGKOK6538 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to SFRC professional staff member Keith Luse for his visits to Thailand during the November 1 - 12 timeframe. 2. Hotel reservations for the nights of November 1 and 4, when Mr. Luse is transiting Bangkok, have been made at: Novotel Suvar [...] | 2006-10-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK6540 | DAS JOHN DISCUSSION WITH ACTIVIST KRAISAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS John met with former Senator Kraisak Choonhavan to discuss the Thai political situation. Kraisak was glad that former PM Thaksin had been removed, but disappointed in the coup makers. He was particularly critical of the lack of progress in the corruption investigations. He q [...] | 2006-10-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6552 | DEMARCHE RE MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 08:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MNUC PARM TH |
06BANGKOK6561 | THAI MFA PERMSEC PROMISES TIMELY DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (C) Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn assured the Ambassador and visiting DAS John that Thailand would return to democratic governance in roughly one year. In an October 26 lunch, Krit said the interim constitution's deadlines ensured the timely promulgation of a new constit [...] | 2006-10-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6593 | SELECTION OF CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The selection of the 2000-member National Peoples Assembly is underway, the first step in a multi-stage process to choose the drafters of the new constitution. The complicated process may result in a constitution drafting body more representative than the widely-criticized inter [...] | 2006-10-31 09:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6616 | THAILAND UPDATE NOVEMBER 1 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin's wife called on Privy Councillor Prem Tinsulanonda on October 26. The brief meeting has engendered a storm of protest. Critics complained that the meeting undermined confidence in the interim government, raising fears that leading figures might be looking f [...] | 2006-11-01 11:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK662 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Smitnat KUNNAVATANA, HTMS Taksin Frigate Squadron 2, Royal Thai Fleet, [...] | 2006-02-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK663 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt.JG Niran KONGNAN, Diving and ECOD Unit, Naval Ordnance Department, Roya [...] | 2006-02-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK664 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Alongkot TAMPRASERT, RTAF Institute of Higher Education, Air Educa [...] | 2006-02-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK665 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Sqn. Ldr. Patinya IDTIPONG, Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, Logis [...] | 2006-02-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK6654 | ANTI-COUP SUICIDE FOLLOWED BY SMALL PROTEST IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 31, a taxi driver who made headlines earlier by ramming his taxi into a tank, committed suicide by hanging himself. In a note left near his body, Nuamthong Phaiwan claimed that he took his life as a form of protest against coup. On the evening of November 1, a about [...] | 2006-11-03 00:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK6655 | HUMAN RIGHTS: SOMCHAI NEELAPHAIJIT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: After 10 months with no significant developments, the investigation into the disappearance of Muslim human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit is again making headlines. On October 31, junta leader Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin stated publicly that a close aide of ex-PM Thaksin ma [...] | 2006-11-03 00:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK6666 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC - SEEKING SUPPORT FOR US [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nichamon Agrasuta of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Nichamon noted that Thailand "does not have any objection" to the extension request. BOYCE [...] | 2006-11-03 03:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW TH |
06BANGKOK6682 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ILC ELECTION - NO POSITION YET [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Kakanang Amaranand, Officer at the Legal Affairs Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Kakanang acknowledged our position, but indicated that Thailand does not yet have a position on the ILC elections. She predicted that a position may be [...] | 2006-11-06 04:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC UNGA TH |
06BANGKOK6689 | TAK BAI: GOVERNMENT DROPS CHARGES AGAINST [...] (U) On November 3, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced that it has dropped all charges against 81 protesters involved in the October 2004 Tak Bai demonstrations (see reftel). The OAG cited a lack of sufficient evidence as its rationale for dropping charges. Initially, charges w [...] | 2006-11-06 07:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK6696 | THAILAND SETS PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF FTA WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Thai Government looks to be moving ahead with the complete-but-unsigned Japan-Thailand FTA. Assuming no big problems crop up during the planned public hearings and legislative review, we believe the FTA with Japan will be signed in early 2007. The signing of the FTA with J [...] | 2006-11-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL ECON TH JA |
06BANGKOK6702 | THAILAND'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA: DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. economic sanctions against North Korea have met with high-level acceptance from Thai authorities who are moving toward implementing the Security Council resolution. Thailand's unusual position as a top trading partner of North Korea gives it a potentially large role in he [...] | 2006-11-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR MARR MASS KN TH |
06BANGKOK6742 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AND [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Regarding the resolution, Mr. Charn indicated that Thailand will vote as it did last year, which is "to support but not co-sponsor" the resol [...] | 2006-11-08 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU TH |
06BANGKOK6757 | THAILAND'S BURMA POLICY: SUBTLE BUT IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary: Following the appointment of Gen Surayud Chulanont as interim PM, many observers anticipated a clear shift in Thailand's policy toward Burma. One month into the interim administration, it appears that, with a few exceptions, revisions in policy will be manifest in subtle, yet no [...] | 2006-11-08 23:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH BM |
06BANGKOK677 | SONDHI'S LAST STAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crusading Thaksin critic Sondhi Limthongkul will hold his final rally on Saturday. Police are estimating that up to 100,000 people may participate. The local rumor mill is full of forebodings of pro-government 'thugs' disrupting the event, but police plan to have a large presen [...] | 2006-02-03 10:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6773 | RAMADAN IN BANGKOK: DEVOTION AND DIVISION WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: PAO celebrated a Ramadan evening with the Secretary General of the Thailand Central Islamic Committee SIPDIS Pichet Sathirachaval and his family at the Bangkok Central Mosque, providing a glimpse into Thai Muslim life in Bangkok during this religious festival. Pichet told PAO [...] | 2006-11-09 03:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM TH KPAO |
06BANGKOK6812 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] PolCouns delivered reftel demarches to Dusit Manapan, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Dusit noted that his Ministry must examine these resolutions in "a broader context" and consider the bilateral implications to these res [...] | 2006-11-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN TH |
06BANGKOK6813 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Dusit acknowledged our concerns and stated that his Ministry has yet to make a decision on how they would vote, but is considering the issue "very carefully." BOY [...] | 2006-11-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER TH |
06BANGKOK6814 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AT [...] PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Charn noted that Thailand had switched their position last year from supporting these resolution to abstention. Mr. Charn stated that t [...] | 2006-11-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS TH |
06BANGKOK6816 | THAI TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW IN EARLY DECEMBER [...] (C) Council for National Security (CNS) Chairman and Army Commander Sonthi Boonyaratglin confirmed in a November 9 phone conversation with the Ambassador that the RTG would lift martial law in conjunction with the King's birthday celebrations. (Note: The King's birthday is on December 5; the [...] | 2006-11-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK6821 | NLA VOTES TO LIFT BAN ON POLITICAL GATHERINGS [...] (U) On November 9, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) unanimously passed a bill to repeal the post-coup decree prohibiting gatherings of more than five persons for political purposes (see ref A). The original decree was issued on September 20 by the Council for Democratic Reform (now kno [...] | 2006-11-09 11:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK684 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TWO YEARS ON, STILL NO ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Since the coordinated raid on a Thai Army weapons depot in Narathiwat on January 4, 2004, there have been almost daily attacks and several dramatic violent incidents attributed to militant Muslim separatists in far southern Thailand. Over this two year period there [...] | 2006-02-06 00:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TH |
06BANGKOK6854 | THAI PM PLANS TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador the RTG planned to lift martial law during the celebrations of the King's December 5 birthday, and might even take this step earlier. In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Surayud indicated that he hoped to address unhel [...] | 2006-11-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM KN |
06BANGKOK6855 | FORMER DEPUTY PM EXAMINES HIS OPTIONS [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told the Ambassador he intends to retire from politics, although top politicians are angling for his support. In a November 9 meeting, Somkid said public support for Thaksin and the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party remains strong; therefore, he sur [...] | 2006-11-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH CH |
06BANGKOK6888 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI WILL NOT SUPPORT MICHAEL [...] Per reftel A, post followed up on the ILC demarche (reftel B) with the Legal Affairs Division at the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 15, 2006. The Thai informed Poloff that because they have already made "an arrangement to exchange votes [...] | 2006-11-15 04:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CONS ILC UNGA |
06BANGKOK689 | WHY IS THIS FTA TAKING SO LONG? [...] (C) Summary: Our answer to the question of why this FTA is taking so long is four lacks: lack of adequate preparation in Thailand for the FTA talks; lack of experience among Thai negotiators in negotiating a comprehensive FTA with a major trading partner; lack of strong and effective leade [...] | 2006-02-06 03:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ELAB TH |
06BANGKOK6907 | DEPORTATION OF 54 HMONG TO LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary. Thai officials did not respond positively to reftel demarche expressing opposition to the possible deportation to Laos of a group of Hmong held in Thai detention in Nong Khai. UNHCR told the RTG that is also opposes deportation and warned of a formal protest and press reports [...] | 2006-11-15 23:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL TH LA |
06BANGKOK6908 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR MR. ZAW MIN AND FAMILY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (C) Post is referring Burmese citizen, Mr. Zaw Min, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Zaw Min D/POB: September 22, 1964; Kh [...] | 2006-11-15 23:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM TH BM |
06BANGKOK6941 | THAILAND: IRAN BRIEFING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ambassador spoke on November 9 to MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnchana-Gooncharn regarding reftel briefing. SIPDIS Given the nature of the issue, Krit recommended that the briefing be given to the MOD Permanent Secretary [...] | 2006-11-16 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | IAEA TRGY ENRG MNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR AORC TH |
06BANGKOK6945 | ROK POLITICAL COUNSELOR UPDATE ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary. ROK Embassy Political Counselor Choi said on November 15 that differences within the RTG may account for the recent raid on the South Korean shelter for North Korean refugees. After discussions with the RTG, the ROK Embassy is now working with Thai Immigration to set up a new she [...] | 2006-11-17 02:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
06BANGKOK6957 | THAILAND WILL ABSTAIN FROM COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HR [...] Poloff followed-up on reftel A demarche with Mr. Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division at the International Organization Department of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Dusit explained that Thailand "fundamentally does not believe in country resolutions" and thus would suppo [...] | 2006-11-17 08:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN TH |
06BANGKOK6958 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 11/17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 08:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS TH |
06BANGKOK6959 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUSIAN ANTI-US RESOLUTIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Dusit explained that Thailand "fundamentally does not believe in country resolutions" and therefore would not support them. It is unclear, however, what mechan [...] | 2006-11-17 08:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO TH |
06BANGKOK6987 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) DAO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the following individual, who has been selected to attend course(s) listed above. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human [...] | 2006-11-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6988 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: WILLIAM MALZAHN [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to William Malzahn from Dec. 5 - Dec. 10, 2006. 2. Per reftel, no hotel reservations have been confirmed. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: Anny C. HO Work phone: (66-2) 205-4314 Cell phone: (66-8) 1901-3406 Unclass E-mail A [...] | 2006-11-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK700 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACAF COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and your participation in Cope Tiger. Many of the issues that you addressed during your December visit remain of key importance -- especially the ongoing competition among Sukhoi, Saab and Lockheed Martin to supply rep [...] | 2006-02-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL TH |
06BANGKOK7016 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON LEGISLATURE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Thailand's interim legislature will work actively and cooperate with the interim administration to advance national interests, according the legislature President Meechai Ruchupan. In a November 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Meechai indicated the parliament would strive to push through [...] | 2006-11-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7032 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to David William Koppenaal from Nov. 24 - Dec. 3, 2006. 2. Per reftel, no hotel reservations were made. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: Trent Wilson Work phone: (66-2) 205-4754 Cell phone: (66-8) 1909-3526 Unclass E-mail [...] | 2006-11-22 06:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PARM TH |
06BANGKOK706 | SONDHI'S LAST STAND PEACEFUL, ON TO THE SEQUEL [...] (C) Summary. Thaksin-nemesis Sondhi Limthongkul's February 4th rally drew a massive but peaceful crowd to the Royal Plaza Park in Bangkok. Pro-government thugs and violence were a no-show. Sondhi delivered his petition outlining Thaksin's "crimes" and loss of legitimacy to representatives of [...] | 2006-02-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK7061 | GHOSTS OF 2003 WAR ON DRUGS RETURN TO HAUNT THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. A prominent group of human rights activists and justice advocates is mounting a fresh campaign to re-open investigations into killings that occurred during former Prime Minister Thaksin's 2003 "War on Drugs." The interim government appears to be responding to this campaign and is [...] | 2006-11-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SNAR TH |
06BANGKOK711 | SOMCHAI VERDICT - WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The verdict in the trial of five police officers implicated in the disappearance of Somchai Neelapaijit, while disappointing, opens the door for further investigation of the police role in the case. Trial observers agree that the weak effort of the prosecution is largely to bl [...] | 2006-02-07 02:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK712 | PROPOSED FACT SHEET ON FTA AND MEDICINES PRICES [...] This is an action request -- para 4. 2. As noted in reftel, the issue of the proposed US-Thailand FTA and that agreement's potential effect on medicines pricing -- particularly for drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS -- in Thailand has emerged as the single most controversial part of [...] | 2006-02-07 03:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK7126 | THAILAND: TWO YEARS AFTER TSUNAMI DEVASTATION, [...] Summary: Less than two years after the devastating December 26, 2004 tsunami struck southern Thailand, the annual US$2.5 billion tourist industry of Phuket has staged an almost complete recovery. Arrivals from some Asian countries remain soft, but the shortfall has been compensated by a big [...] | 2006-11-28 06:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7132 | THAI CABINET APPROVES PARTIAL LIFTING OF MARTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Thai cabinet decided on November 28 to lift martial law in Bangkok and several other provinces, although they will retain it for now in the troubled South and in areas viewed as pro-Thaksin strongholds. Lifting martial law, particularly in the capital, is welcome, but the de [...] | 2006-11-28 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7133 | THAILAND PREPARING COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR HIV/AIDS DRUG [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Contacts at the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) told Embassy that the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) may announce on December 1 that they plan to pursue a compulsory license for efavirenz, an antiretroviral used to tre [...] | 2006-11-28 23:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK7146 | ORANGUTAN ODYSSEYS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] Summary: A new wildlife anti-trafficking law enforcement network, the ASEAN-Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) established by ASEAN member countries in December 2005 shows that governments in Southeast Asia are beginning to pay more attention to the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife [...] | 2006-11-29 07:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL XC |
06BANGKOK7150 | EXPLAINING THE DECISION TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) The cabinet's November 28 decision to lift martial law in a majority of Thailand's provinces was due in no small part to a desire to respond to international concerns, although domestic opinion-makers had begun increasingly questioning the need for restrictions on civil liberties. Since Se [...] | 2006-11-29 11:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS TH |
06BANGKOK717 | ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE TSUNAMI IN THAILAND, [...] Summary. Thailand's one-year commemoration of the tsunami garnered international attention, as well as SIPDIS national introspection into the country's recovery. With the immediate needs of the humanitarian crisis attended to, academics and aid organizations have been focusing on the long [...] | 2006-02-07 04:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TH |
06BANGKOK7181 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: EAP/MLS CAMBODIA [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Dion Shannon Dorsey from Dec. 11 - Dec. 20, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made as follows: Dec. 11-13, 2006 - Confirmation No: 525485 Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room [...] | 2006-11-30 08:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK7182 | THAILAND: POST SEEKS PERMISSION TO PROCEED WITH [...] (C) Post seeks Washington approval to proceed with the planning conferences for three military exercises: Cope Tiger, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT),and Cobra Gold. In light of several events since the September 19 coup, including establishment of a civilian government, [...] | 2006-11-30 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK7208 | THAILAND SAYS EAS STATEMENT NON-CONTROVERSIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK7272 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP DAS ERIC JOHN [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Eric John for his December 7 - 12 visit. 2. The Embassy has reserved for DAS John at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place (Confirmation No: 303284 - with executive upgrade) 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: [...] | 2006-12-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK7286 | CHASING "UNDERCURRENTS" IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Despite the interim government's decision to extend martial law in some provinces (refs A-C),our contacts in three Northeaster provinces--the heart of Thaksin country--are nearly unanimous in their denial that any political "undercurrents" are active in that region. During a vi [...] | 2006-12-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL TH |
06BANGKOK7325 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: VIRGINIA PALMER, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Virginia Palmer from Dec. 17 - 19, 2006. 2. Hotel reservation has been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road (Confirmation No: 528832) Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 146 (taxes and American bre [...] | 2006-12-08 08:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK7326 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Sean WOO from Dec. 14 - 15, 2006. 2. Hotel reservation have been made for night of the 14th at: Sukhothai, 13/3 South Sathorn Road (Confirmation No: 465846) Tel: 66-2-344-8888 Tax: 66-2-344-8899 website: www.sukhothai.com [...] | 2006-12-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK7330 | THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TH |
06BANGKOK7331 | THE AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW INTERIOR [...] (C) Interior Minister Ari Wong-Araya outlined to the Ambassador on December 7 the Surayud government's approach to the conflict in the South, which focuses on building understanding through peaceful means, including the restoration of the old Southern Border Provinces Administration Center. A [...] | 2006-12-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR TH |
06BANGKOK7335 | NEXT STEPS FOR THAILAND'S COMPULSORY LICENSE BID [...] (C) Summary: On November 29, the RTG Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) issued a statement announcing a compulsory license (CL) on efavirenz, a Merck-patented medicine used to treat HIV/AIDS patients. The Ministry's statement cited the high price of the drug as a barrier to access to effective HIV dr [...] | 2006-12-10 05:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR TH |
06BANGKOK7359 | THAKSIN ON LINE ONE [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called the Ambassador on December 8 from Beijing. After initial pleasantries, he asked about the upcoming visit of former President Bush to Bangkok. The Ambassador replied that the former president was coming to honor the King's 60th anniversar [...] | 2006-12-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7386 | THAILAND: MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COPE TIGER [...] (C) I was surprised to learn today that Vice-Chairman Giambastiani has canceled the planned U.S. participation in Exercise COPE TIGER's Final Coordination Conference and Command Post Exercise and ordered the U.S. team now in Singapore to return to its home station. Since this conference is [...] | 2006-12-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK7387 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES WITH JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Thai Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjjitta told the Ambassador he was unaware of a case in the works against the Lehman Brothers corporation; he was similarly unaware of the expropriation of a Phuket golf club in which U.S. pension funds have a large investment. The Ambassador raised bot [...] | 2006-12-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KJUS KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK7388 | LUNCH WITH PM SURAYUD [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Surayud assessed his government's progress on key issues during a discussion with me over lunch on December 8. He said that the government was improving the security force organization in the South, although violence there was continuing. He said that police refo [...] | 2006-12-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7397 | EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Democrat Party (DP) Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva suggested to EAP DAS John that the USG should continue pressing the RTG for a return to democratic governance, without appearing to alienate Thailand. In a December 8 meeting with DAS John, Abhisit noted the RTG appeared to have made little use [...] | 2006-12-14 05:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KJUS KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7398 | EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH LEGISLATURE VICE [...] (C) A top legislator assured visiting EAP DAS John that the parliament would work effectively with the Constitution Drafting Committee to establish the legal framework for Thailand's next elections. In a December 8 meeting, National Legislative Assembly (NLA) Vice President Charan Kullavanija [...] | 2006-12-14 05:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7413 | THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE - DECEMBER 14, 2006 [...] (U) SUMMARY. The National People's Assembly will convene on December 18, beginning what some complain to be a long and complicated process to select the final 35 drafters of the new Constitution. Some Thai academics and activists have also expressed concern about the influence the Council fo [...] | 2006-12-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7418 | PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (C) During a December 4-8 visit to Bangkok, PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch met with DHS, UNHCR, CDC, IOM, and ROK Embassy officials to discuss refugee issues. She discussed current refugee processing issues with Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) s [...] | 2006-12-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
06BANGKOK7422 | REFORM BUT NO BIG CHANGES: THAILAND'S NEW [...] SUMMARY. On December 4, the Ambassador, accompanied by the Commercial Counselor and a group of industry representatives met with Thailand's new Minister of Energy, Dr. Piyasvasti Amranand. In his remarks and responses to industry concerns the Minister outlined a generally welcome program of [...] | 2006-12-15 02:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET TH |
06BANGKOK7429 | UNHCR REGIONAL RESETTLEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING [...] Terry Rusch, PRM Refugee Admissions Director, Mike Honnold, Bangkok Regional Refugee Coordinator and Jessica Adler, Deputy Regional Refugee Coordinator participated in the December 7 - 8 Regional Resettlement Strategic Planning Meeting organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu [...] | 2006-12-15 03:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF |
06BANGKOK7435 | "GRAVE CONCERN" ABOUT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Amid pressure to take action in the face of a rapidly appreciating currency and tepid economic growth, on December 13 Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee met and decided to keep the Bank of Thailand (BoT) policy rate unchanged at 5 percent. Committee chair and BoT Assistant Governor Sucha [...] | 2006-12-15 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7437 | PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Thai Ministry of Interior, visiting PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch stated U.S. interest in resettling North Korean refugees from Thailand, outlined USG plans for large-scale Burmese resettlement during the current fiscal year and pressed for a [...] | 2006-12-15 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
06BANGKOK7446 | UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA - THAI VIEWS [...] (C) Prior to receiving ref B demarche instructions, the Ambassador on December 8 underscored to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont the importance the USG placed on passage of the UNSC Resolution on Burma. Surayud indicated the RTG might not oppose the resolution, although the RTG's position wou [...] | 2006-12-15 10:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC XC TH BM |
06BANGKOK7447 | DAS JOHN MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch activist Sunai Phasuk criticized the post-coup government during a meeting on December 8 with EAP DAS Eric John. He raised familiar concerns about the lack of progress in explaining the transgressions of former PM Thaksin to the people, and about the coup coun [...] | 2006-12-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7458 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: CODEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative Betty McCollum from December 20-21; and December 29-30. 2. Hotel reservations for the first night have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Hotel rese [...] | 2006-12-18 07:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK747 | THAI GOVERNMENT PROMISES REINSTATEMENT OF AER [...] On February 8 Commerce Vice Minister Uttama Savanayana informed us that his ministry has accepted MFA's proposal for an interim solution to the Amity and Economic Relations (AER) issue. (As detailed in reftel, o/a January 1 the RTG stopped approving AER-covered services investment application [...] | 2006-02-08 06:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK7484 | THAI CAPITAL MARKETS FALL HEAVILY IN WAKE OF BOT [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 18, the Bank of Thailand announced new capital control regulations in an effort to arrest the appreciation of the baht against the US$. Tear to date, the baht has appreciated about 15 percent. 2. (U) The new measures announce by the BoT require all foreign c [...] | 2006-12-19 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7490 | ASSEMBLY NARROWS FIELD OF POSSIBLE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The National People's Assembly (NPA) on December 18 elected 200 of its 1,982 members as short-listed candidates for the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA). Following its ceremonial opening on December 17, the NPA -- whose sole purpose is to provide candidates for the CDA -- began its fi [...] | 2006-12-19 10:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7496 | THAILAND DISTRICT AND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants district and country clearance to Aaron Cope from Jan. 3 - January 11, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place Confirmation Nos: 304820 (Jan. 3) and 305822 (Jan. 7) 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 [...] | 2006-12-20 03:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK7499 | BURMESE TRAFFICKING CASE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON MIGRANT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: RTG officials are dealing with the aftermath of a labor trafficking raid that has raised questions about the RTG's capacity to effectively monitor labor conditions among Burmese migrant workers, especially in the seafood processing industry in Samut Sakhon. Poverty in Burma and a [...] | 2006-12-20 07:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK7501 | THE NEW PUSH FOR THAI POLICE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Plans to reform Thailand's notoriously venal and abusive police may be gaining steam, in part due to strong interest from the Prime Minister's office. While many people agree on the need for change--and the legislature is already drawing up plans--the exact prescription for refor [...] | 2006-12-20 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR KHUM KDEM ASEC TH |
06BANGKOK7504 | THAI EQUITIES BOUNCE BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) On the evening of December 19, Deputy PM Pridiyathorn announced that his government would immediately lift the obligation for a non-interest bearing reserve requirement on foreign investors seeking to invest in Thai equities. The requirement would be maintained, however, on foreigners wi [...] | 2006-12-20 08:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7508 | POLITICAL REACTION TO THAI FINANCIAL DEBACLE [...] (C) Politicians from the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) and Democrat parties vehemently complained about the RTG's decision to impose capital controls on December 19 (ref A). Denouncing the decision to restrict foreign repatriation of funds, our contacts nevertheless believed that the debacle would not [...] | 2006-12-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK7511 | THE ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF THAILAND'S SOUTHERN [...] (C) Summary: While economic factors are not the root cause of Thailand's southern Islamist insurgency, there are important economic dimensions to the Southern crisis that, if effectively addressed, could make a contribution to the solution. Existing official statistics for the South presen [...] | 2006-12-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PTER PINS TH |
06BANGKOK7512 | THAILAND EXPECTS TO RATIFY UNESCO CONVENTION, BUT NOT [...] On December 20, Econoff met with Ms. Angsana Sihapitak, Director of the Development Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the office with responsibility for UNESCO issues, and provided talking points on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions as per reftel. 2. Ms. Ang [...] | 2006-12-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SCUL UNESCO TH |
06BANGKOK7533 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] According to the website maintained by the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development (www.dbd.go.th),Porn Me Larp Ltd. is listed as follows: Registration No. 0103518000593 Registration Date: 13 JAN 1975 Name: Porn Me Larp Ltd., Partnership Capital Registration: 150,000 [...] | 2006-12-21 05:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
06BANGKOK7544 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) Legatt has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the above course(s). Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of hum [...] | 2006-12-21 07:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK7545 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) LEGATT has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the above course(s). Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of hum [...] | 2006-12-21 07:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK7546 | CHARGE PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON MARTIAL LAW, [...] (C) In a December 21 call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Gooncharn, the Charge delivered reftel points expressing U.S. concern over: the delayed release of proclamations lifting martial law in most of the country, continued restrictions on civil liberties, the [...] | 2006-12-21 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06BANGKOK7548 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG/THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual(s) who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human [...] | 2006-12-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK7549 | POLITICAL MANEUVERING IN NORTHEAST THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. In a recent trip to the rural northeast, our contacts downplayed and in most cases outright denied the existence of political "undercurrents" (ref A),but pointed to energetic efforts by former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) members of parliament to reorganize and choose new party affiliatio [...] | 2006-12-21 08:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR TH |
06BANGKOK7550 | THAI MARKETS UPDATE: CHINA CURRENCY POLICY AT [...] (SBU) While the Bank of Thailand has lifted the 30 percent reserve requirement on foreigners investing in Thai equities, the restriction remains in place for debt instruments. The President of the Thai Electronic Bond Exchange (a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand) told the press that [...] | 2006-12-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH TH |
06BANGKOK7559 | REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 04:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA TH |
06BANGKOK7577 | THAILAND CAPITAL CONTROLS: EQUITIES, CURRENCY [...] (SBU) The Stock Exchange of Thailand composite index rose close to 0.5 percent during the December 22 trading session. For the week, the SET is down about 6 percent. The Thai baht closed very slightly weaker against the dollar. Many traders think the worst of the market volatility (prompte [...] | 2006-12-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH TH |
06BANGKOK7584 | THAILAND: MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COPE TIGER [...] (C) The annual COPE TIGER flight training exercise among the United States, Thailand and Singapore is scheduled to run from January 29 until February 9 in Thailand. More than 800 U.S. service members together with U.S. transport, tanker, fighter and ground support aircraft are planning to p [...] | 2006-12-26 02:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH |
06BANGKOK7586 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] According to the website maintained by the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development (www.dbd.go.th),Erawan Firearms Ltd, Partnership is listed as follows: Registration No. 0103510012525 Registered Date: 13 Sept 1967 Name: The Erawan Firearms Ltd., Part. Capital Reg [...] | 2006-12-26 04:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
06BANGKOK7593 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR:JOEL SCHAFFER [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Commissioner Joel Schaffer, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FCMS) mediator, to conduct training on conflict resolution from January 26, 2007 to February 3, 2007. 2. Post understands no Embassy assistance is required. 3. [...] | 2006-12-26 07:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PGOV PHUM SOCI TH |
06BANGKOK7594 | GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLING TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Since the September 19 coup d'etat, Thai public figures have haphazardly indicated various possible grounds for the prosecution of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It remains unclear which of Thaksin's alleged offenses can provide the basis for his future exclusion from politica [...] | 2006-12-26 07:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK7603 | THAILAND: CHARGE CALLS FOR A QUICK RETURN TO [...] (C) Summary. The Charge emphasized to Royal Thai Supreme Commander and Council for National Security member General Boonsrang Niampradith on December 26 the need for Thailand to make progress on lifting martial law throughout the country and to fulfill promises by senior officials to have a [...] | 2006-12-27 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK7627 | THAI CONDOLENCE MESSAGES ON THE DEATH OF FORMER [...] On December 28, we received from the Thai MFA unsigned, faxed copies of condolence messages from Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram. The texts of the messages follow. BEGIN TEXT OF PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER: Dear Mr. President, I am deeply saddened t [...] | 2006-12-28 09:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL US |
06BANGKOK7650 | NEW INVESTMENT REGULATIONS PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 28 a committee assigned by the Minister of Commerce to advise him about changes to the Foreign Business Act (FBA - the law which governs the ability of foreign firms to conduct business in Thailand's services and other sensitive sectors) submitted its report. Although [...] | 2006-12-29 09:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV TH |
06BANGKOK788 | THE GREAT THAKSIN ASSET SALE: TAX-FREE BUT WITH [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The sale of the Prime Minister's publicly-listed family holding company, Shin Corp, to Singapore's Temasek, has provoked widespread criticism for the byzantine nature of the transaction, the fact that [...] | 2006-02-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK793 | THAILAND: ACTION PLAN PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. Thailand seeks to conclude an Action Plan with the United States to enhance bilateral links. The Action Plan is strongly endorsed by Prime Minister Thaksin. MFA confirms that the Action Plan document would not be released to the public. The draft Action Plan basically outline [...] | 2006-02-10 01:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TH |
06BANGKOK795 | THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the US Federal Air Marshal Train-the-Trainer Program from February 27 - Ma [...] | 2006-02-10 02:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING |
06BANGKOK80 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: KEY CONTACT'S NEW TIDBITS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a 28 December meeting with Polcouns and poloffs, Dr. Panitan Wattanayagorn, a well-regarded academic with close ties to the military and the palace, outlined his continued frustration with Prime Minister Thaksin's micromanagement of RTG policy towards the South and offered new [...] | 2006-01-06 00:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK821 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SEVENTH FLEET COMMANDER [...] (C) Jonathan, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and the big top reception aboard the USS Blue Ridge. Our military-to-military relationship is strong. Nonetheless, our relationship with the Royal Thai Navy could be improved. We hope during your stay that you will be able [...] | 2006-02-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH |
06BANGKOK823 | THAILAND APEC 2006 PRIORITIES [...] On February 9, Econoff spoke with Ms. Morakot Srisawsdi, of the Department of International Economic Affairs in the Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Wichada Phabanjerdkit, APEC Section Chief in the Department of Trade Negotiations regarding Thai priorities for APEC 200 [...] | 2006-02-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TH APECO |
06BANGKOK825 | POLICE LINKS TO NONG KHAI MURDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since January 2005, four American citizens have been murdered in Nong Khai, on the Thai-Laos border. There is evidence that these murders may be linked and that the killer(s) may have ties to the Royal Thai Police and/or the Government of Laos (GOL). The police established a task [...] | 2006-02-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK826 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TWO YEARS ON, AN EMERGING [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The heightened level of violence seen in southern Thailand since January 4, 2004 has not spilled over to other parts of Thailand, but it is beginning to create a new reality on the ground. Reftel A explained how historic factors may have contained the violence to [...] | 2006-02-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TH |
06BANGKOK827 | IJM MENDS FENCES, FACILITATES TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S.-based anti-trafficking NGO, IJM, is improving its image in Thailand and received qualified praise from NGO stakeholders during a final evaluation of its three-year TIP project funded by the Department of Labor. Separately, RTG police officials have credited IJM's instru [...] | 2006-02-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK828 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY FBI DIRECTOR JOHN [...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, we look forward to your visit to Bangkok. Bilateral relations with Thailand have been generally excellent. Thailand is a security treaty ally and has been firmly supportive of the Global War on Terror. American businesses have over $20 billion in direct investment [...] | 2006-02-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL TH |
06BANGKOK829 | THAKSIN VERSUS SONDHI: MOBILIZING THE CROWDS [...] (C) Summary. Anti-Thaksin agitator Sondhi Limthongkul is trying to build on the success of his February 4 rally by expanding the movement to oust the Prime Minister. This new "Alliance for Democracy" will rally again this Saturday, February 11. Prime Minister Thaksin opened the week with a f [...] | 2006-02-10 10:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK885 | THAILAND'S BALANCED REACTION TO IRAN-IAEA VOTE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref points and statements to MFA Director for Middle East Affairs Udomsak Sritangos on February 10. In a follow-up meeting on February 14, Udomsak explained that Thailand supports world opinion on this issue but must balance this position with its growing economic ties [...] | 2006-02-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PINS PREL TH |
06BANGKOK89 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: WILLIAM COMLEY [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to William Comely from January 24-25, 2006. 2. (U) Post understands that Comley is on Annual Leave and has made his own arrangements for accomadations at the Landmark Hotel (Tel: 02-254-0404). 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: [...] | 2006-01-06 05:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TH |
06BANGKOK920 | THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: CODEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Feingold from Feb. 19 - Feb. 22, 2006. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and American bre [...] | 2006-02-15 08:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT TH |
06BANGKOK922 | SONDHI'S LAST STAND II - THE ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 11, 2006 the second major anti-Thaksin rally in as many weeks drew a crowd conservatively estimated by the media at over 50,000. Sondhi Limthongkul broadened his movement to oust the Prime Minister by bringing together students, academics, opposition Senators, and gr [...] | 2006-02-15 11:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK926 | U.S.-THAI MILITARY COOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF [...] (S) Eric and Peter: My country team continues to explore ways to improve our military cooperation with Thailand in order to address the violence in the South here. I know these are issues that are important to you. I'd like to share my views with you and suggest ways we can help the Thai. [...] | 2006-02-16 02:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PREL TH POL MIL |
06BANGKOK944 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-16 05:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK956 | THAI POLICE BUST HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING; 57 WOMEN AND GIRLS [...] (U) Summary. Thai Immigration Police have detained a ring of 13 traffickers and released 57 brothel workers in multiple raids that took place from January 19-31 in southern and central Thailand. Of the 57 workers, at least 25 have described themselves as victims forced into prostitution. Eigh [...] | 2006-02-16 09:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM KJUS TH |
06BANGKOK959 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS SENATORS' BID TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, The Constitutional Court rejected a petition that had been submitted the day before by 28 senators seeking to have Prime Minister Thaksin disqualified from office for allegedly violating the Constitution through his involvement in the sale of Shincorp to a Sin [...] | 2006-02-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK962 | THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: TRAINING ON [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) NAS has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals from the Dept. of Special Investigations (Thai FBI),Ministry of Just [...] | 2006-02-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK963 | THAI MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UN REFORM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed UN reform issues with MFA International Organizations Department (IO) Counselor Tanee Sangrat on February 15. Tanee said that Thailand's final positions on UN reform issues are being reviewed by the Thai Permanent Mission in New York, but offered his impressio [...] | 2006-02-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH UN |
06BANGKOK965 | DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY:Ambassador Boyce called on former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, a senior figure in the Democrat Party, on February 15. Chuan believed that opposition to PM Thaksin was growing as a result of the scandal around the sale of Shin Corp (ref A,B). Chuan said that Thaksin's efforts to [...] | 2006-02-17 00:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TH |
06BANGKOK969 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 01:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANGUI157 | CAR: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individual nominated for IMET English Language Course (WCN 1210@, MASL B177009, 11/1/2006) and Infantry basic officer training (WCN 1210A, MASL B [...] | 2006-10-19 13:58:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS PREL PINR PINS CD |
06BANJUL11 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT'S YEAR-END INTERVIEW [...] (C) In a year-end television interview, President Jammeh, in a vintage, shoot-from-the-hip performance, spoke of general economic improvement in 2005, while characterizing the dismal state of public utilities as among the country's "dramatic failures." He was optimistic about prospects for de [...] | 2006-01-06 18:21:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PINS KMCA GA |
06BANJUL121 | THE GAMBIA: RAPPROCHEMENT WITH SENEGAL CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Judging from reported official Senegalese/Gambian contacts of late, the two countries' rapprochement process following their August/October 2005 crisis over transport and border issues continues to advance (ref a provides background on the crisis). Building on Gambian President Jammeh's [...] | 2006-02-27 17:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT GA SG |
06BANJUL124 | CURRENT LIST OF CABINET MEMBERS IN THE GAMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 12:21:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR GA |
06BANJUL132 | SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have received credible reports of suspected Avian Influenza (AI) cases in The Gambia, although the Secretary of State for Health adamantly denies the validity of these reports. Bird samples from an undisclosed area were reportedly sent on 1 March 2006 to labs in the UK to test [...] | 2006-03-01 17:23:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
06BANJUL137 | THE GAMBIA: CHRISTIAN COUNCIL ADDRESSES CARTOON [...] (U) The Gambia Christian Council (GCC),representing the various churches serving The Gambia's tiny Christian community, has issued a statement in reaction to the controversy generated by the recent publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed in a Danish newspaper. As reported by the loca [...] | 2006-03-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO XF GA |
06BANJUL15 | THE GAMBIA: OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY [...] (SBU) Per ref a, representative of opposition coalition, National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD),told us January 4 of NADD's plan to stage an outdoor mass rally January 7, but expressed doubt that authorities would give the required authorization. Ambassador subsequently raised [...] | 2006-01-09 16:41:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL153 | THE GAMBIA: THE MALAISE EASES [...] (C) The malaise gripping The Gambia's political and human rights arenas at the end of 2005 is easing somewhat, as Nigerian President Obasanjo's February 5-6 mediation visit was successful in bringing about improved dialog between mercurial, rough-hewn President Jammeh and the opposition. Besid [...] | 2006-03-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL168 | THE GAMBIA: ANTI-U.S. PROPAGANDA EFFORT BY CUBAN [...] (C) Embassy protested effort by Cuban Embassy to enlist Gambian public support for an anti-USG "declaration," and senior Foreign Ministry official undertook to tell the Cubans to cease and desist. The GOTG is far from being a mouthpiece for the Cuban regime, although it is an important donor [...] | 2006-03-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO UN GA CU |
06BANJUL169 | THE GAMBIA: PREPARATIONS FOR AU SUMMIT [...] (C) The GOTG's preparations so far to host the "midterm" AU summit in July have been haphazard, although a visiting AU Commission delegation publicly portrayed those preparations as well in hand. The extent of foreign assistance to cover summit-related expenses is unclear. President Jammeh's [...] | 2006-03-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GA AU |
06BANJUL171 | THE GAMBIA: CONSULTATIONS WITH SENEGALESE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 12:43:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS GA SG |
06BANJUL172 | THE GAMBIA: CONSULTATIONS WITH SENEGALESE ON [...] (U) Amidst reported clashes between the Bissau-Guinean military and Casamance MFDC rebels (reftel),a Senegalese delegation visited The Gambia March 17 and met with President Yayha Jammeh to discuss the Casamance situation. The delegation was headed by Pierre Kujabi, identified as an architec [...] | 2006-03-20 12:53:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS GA SG |
06BANJUL174 | UPDATE: SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspected AI cases, fi(s" e o*ted in reftel on March 1, 2006, have yet tt be sent for testing, according to FAO and Government of The Gambia (GOTG) sources. The FAO country representative referred to the outcome as a politically-motivated decision that contradicted the advice of [...] | 2006-03-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
06BANJUL176 | THE GAMBIA: HEALTH MINISTER'S DENIAL OF AI CASES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met March 21 with Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Tamsir Bowe, registering concern over persistent, credible reports of suspected AI cases among dead birds in The Gambia and of GOTG's failure to have samples tested abroad (reftel). Noting GOTG's previous statements den [...] | 2006-03-21 18:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
06BANJUL18 | AF EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION -- BANJUL [...] (SBU) THIS REPLACES REFTEL INFORMATION, THE FOLLOWING IS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY OFFICERS AT EMBASSY BANJUL: NAME: JOSEPH STAFFORD TITLE: CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) OFFICE TEL: +220-439-2856 X2106 OR +220-439-6577 CELL TEL: +220-776-0360 HOME TEL: +220-439-2856 X2125 OR +220-449-5839 UNCL [...] | 2006-01-10 16:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT APER GA |
06BANJUL182 | THE GAMBIA: MORE ON FAILED COUP ATTEMPT [...] (C) Amidst ongoing calm and atmosphere of general normality in the Gambian capital following the reportedly aborted coup plot March 21, GOTG source claims that the ringleader was spotted entering the Casamance region in Senegal. In March 22-23 meetings, our Emergency Action Committee (EAC) agr [...] | 2006-03-23 18:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC GA |
06BANJUL184 | THE GAMBIA: PROMINENT JOURNALIST'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Well-informed journalist, Pap Saine, expressed certainty that there had been a coup attempt foiled here March 21, asserting that the immediate cause was widespread discontent in the regular army over special benefits enjoyed by President Jammeh's guard force. Saine indicated that the numb [...] | 2006-03-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL188 | THE GAMBIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING COUP [...] (C) President Jammeh issued a predictably tough, defiant statement on the failed coup attempt, describing the plotters as "bed bugs and fleas" and warning that they would receive no leniency. He also indicated the GOTG's determination to host the AU Summit in July as scheduled -- "whether any [...] | 2006-03-27 14:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL19 | THE GAMBIA: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) Given The Gambia's status as a troop contributing country for AMIS, Ambassador, in January 10 meeting, drew from reftel points to brief Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal on U.S.support of UN rehatting of the SIPDIS AMIS operation. Ambassador stressed U.S. objectives of p [...] | 2006-01-11 12:12:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO SU GA |
06BANJUL190 | THE GAMBIA: POSSIBLE SENEGALESE ANGLE IN TELEVISED [...] (C) On March 27, Amcit (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh and other suspects in the aborted March 21 coup attempt gave televised confessions of their involvement, and Jasseh's role, judging from his statement, was greater than he had previously indicated to Ambassador. The statements by Jasseh and [...] | 2006-03-28 17:36:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL191 | GAMBIAN CIVAIR: AIRLINE NEGOTIATIONS AND A NEW DIRECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Gambian government continues its efforts to attract a commercial air carrier that will provide direct flights to the United States. Negotiations with North American Airlines (NAA),acquired by World Air Holdings in 2005, have progressed quickly and there is a possibility for a [...] | 2006-03-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTIA OPIC PINR ETRD EINV GA |
06BANJUL193 | THE GAMBIA: THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER CLOSED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gambian security forces closed the offices of &The Independent8 newspaper and detained the newspaper,s staff for questioning on March 28. Staff members were released after questioning, with the exception of Editor-In-Chief, Musa Saidykhan, and General Manager, Madi Ceesay, who [...] | 2006-03-29 17:13:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM GA |
06BANJUL194 | THE GAMBIA: CALM, BUT JITTERY ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Amidst a calm, but jittery atmosphere, there have been additional televised statements by persons suspected of involvement in the March 21 coup attempt. A senior police official noted the release of two military officers cleared of involvement and estimated the remaining number of detaine [...] | 2006-03-30 18:38:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL20 | THE GAMBIA: DESMOND TUTU'S OP ED ON UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche January 10 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal, providing text of Desmond Tutu's op-ed and conveying points. Ambassador reviewed elements of the U.S. position on the proposed UN Human Rights Council and asked that GOTG's UN delegation be inst [...] | 2006-01-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO XY GA |
06BANJUL203 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON PRIVATE NEWSPAPER'S STATUS [...] (C) In April 3 meeting with Information Minister MacDouall-Gaye, Ambassador stressed our concern over the GOTG's closure of "The Independent" and detention of its personnel; the Minister professed ignorance as to the reasons for authorities' action and as to prospects for the paper's resuming [...] | 2006-04-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GA |
06BANJUL206 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON AFTERMATH OF ABORTED COUP [...] (C) Sources portray President Jammeh as still recovering from a sense of shock and betrayal following the aborted coup attempt March 21, although he works to convey the image of a leader fully in charge in his public appearances. The GOTG itself has yet to provide much information on the foile [...] | 2006-04-04 18:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL209 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM GAMBIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) On April 5, 2006, Embassy received a letter, dated March 29, 2006, from Gambian President Jammeh to President Bush alleging the Senegalese Government's support for the recent abortive coup d'tat in The Gambia (ref a). Post will provide the text in this cable and forward the original to Wa [...] | 2006-04-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS OPDC GA SG |
06BANJUL21 | THE GAMBIA: VOTING RECORD IN THE 60TH UNGA [...] (C) Ambassador raised the GOTG's voting record in the 60th UNGA in separate meetings with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal (deputy formin equivalent) and visiting SIPDIS Gambian PermRep Crispin Grey-Johnson. Reviewing the respective U.S. and Gambian voting records on the nine k [...] | 2006-01-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PINR PINS PREL GA |
06BANJUL212 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AFTERMATH OF [...] (C) In April 6 meeting with senior presidential adviser, Secretary General Njie, Ambassador reiterated our concern SIPDIS over reports of detainees' mistreatment, detention of National Assembly Speaker and others, and private newspaper's closure in connection with the recent aborted coup at [...] | 2006-04-06 17:34:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL215 | THE GAMBIA: SUDAN -- LEVERAGING UN TROOP [...] (SBU) Ambassador made ref a demarche April 6 to Permanent Secretary of Defense, Joseph Jassey, noting The Gambia's SIPDIS status as a troop contributing country and urging GOTG support for an expanded and enhanced UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Ambassador said that we expected the UN [...] | 2006-04-07 10:52:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO MASS SU GA |
06BANJUL222 | THE GAMBIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING FOILED [...] (C) President Jammeh continues his efforts to demonstrate that he remains in charge and that the public is rallying around him, while opposition parties issued a statement April 9 expressing doubt about the GOTG's capacity to "manage the apparent crisis." There are signs of disarray at the N [...] | 2006-04-10 17:19:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL225 | THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador met April 13 with Foreign Minister's deputy, William Joof, to reiterate our concern over authorities' reported abuses following the March 21 aborted coup plot and to reiterate our request for prompt access to detained American citizen (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh (ref a). (NOTE [...] | 2006-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PHUM PINS CASC ASEC KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL226 | THE GAMBIA: FURTHER DEMARCHE ON 2006 ELECTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 15:20:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV PTER UNDC GT VE GA |
06BANJUL227 | THE GAMBIA; VISIT BY SENEGALESE FORMIN [...] (SBU) Senegalese Formin Cheikh Tidiane Gadio visited Banjul April 12 and met with President Jammeh, telling the press afterward that he had brought a message of "solidarity" from President Wade to Jammeh following the coup plot thwarted here March 21 (refs a and b). Gadio took the occasion t [...] | 2006-04-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS GA SG |
06BANJUL23 | LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM PRESIDENT JAMMEH [...] On January 10, Post received a letter dated January 6, 2006 from the Office of the President with a brief message of appreciation from President Jammeh for President Bush. Post will provide text in this cable and forward original to Washington (Attn: AF/W - Shaye Brown). 2. BEGIN TEXT [...] | 2006-01-11 12:58:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV GA |
06BANJUL230 | THE GAMBIA: GROWING TENSIONS WITH SENEGAL OVER [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 10. SUMMARY 2. (C) GOTG convoked diplomatic corps April 13 to protest GOS' alleged failure to cooperate with the Gambians' investigation into the coup plot thwarted March 21 as well. In a well-worn GOTG accusation, Gambian officials alleged that [...] | 2006-04-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS GA SG |
06BANJUL233 | THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER REMOVED, [...] (C) The National Assembly Speaker, Sheriff Dibba, suspected of involvement in the failed coup plot, was released from detention April 15, but removed from the National Assembly by President Jammeh. A senior National Intelligence Agency official, Keemo Balajo, was also released and his job res [...] | 2006-04-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL24 | THE GAMBIA: READOUT ON CONSULTATIONS WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Taal provided upbeat readout on the December 28-29 session of the Senegalese/Gambian Joint Consultative Committee (JCC),explaining the decision to place the Gambia River bridge project under the auspices of the "Gambia River Basin Development Organizati [...] | 2006-01-11 17:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT SG GA |
06BANJUL245 | THE GAMBIA: FURTHER JUSTIFICATION FOR ESF PROJECT [...] (C) We view our proposed ESF project with IFES as of vital importance for The Gambia's electoral process. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),charged with conducting The Gambia's 2006-7 Presidential and National Assembly elections, is an imperfect institution, but nonetheless has run [...] | 2006-04-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON PHUM KDEM PREL GA |
06BANJUL249 | THE GAMBIA: MORE DETAINEES RELEASED, OTHER [...] (C) The General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, "Independent," are among detainees released April 20 and ostensibly cleared of involvement in the aborted coup plot March 21. Ambassador met April 21 with Interior Minister Jatta and pressed again for access to Amcit detainee and for [...] | 2006-04-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL250 | THE GAMBIA: REPORTED MFDC CLASHES NEAR GAMBIAN [...] (C) During April 21 discussion with Ambassador, Interior Minister Baboucar Jatta took an urgent phone call from his Inspector General of Police. Afterward, Jatta said the Inspector General had reported acts of violence near The Gambia's border with the Casamance region, involving forces of di [...] | 2006-04-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SG GA |
06BANJUL252 | THE GAMBIA: FURTHER DEMARCHE ON ACCESS TO AMCIT, [...] (C) Ambassador met April 24 with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof and repeated previous requests for SIPDIS access to Amcit Tamsir Jasseh, detained for suspected involvement in the March 21 aborted coup plot (ref a). Ambassador stressed dismay at the delay in our obtaining a [...] | 2006-04-24 17:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL253 | THE GAMBIA: FURTHER REPORT OF FIGHTING NEAR [...] (SBU) Reftel contains GOTG report of April 21 outbreak of violence, possibly involving forces of dissident MFDC commander Salif Sadio, in the Casamance region near the border with The Gambia. Subsequently, on April 25, a knowledgeable source, present in the Gambian village of Ndemba Jola, loca [...] | 2006-04-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS PREF SG GA |
06BANJUL259 | THE GAMBIA: MORE ON REPORTED FIGHTING NEAR GAMBIAN [...] (SBU) In April 26 conversation, Ambassador asked Interior Minister Baboucar Jatta about situation along The Gambia's border with Senegal's Casamance region, following recent reports of fighting -- most recently during night of April 24-25 -- in that area, involving forces of dissident MFDC com [...] | 2006-04-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS PREF CASC SG GA |
06BANJUL269 | THE GAMBIA: INDEPENDENT STILL SHUT; GM DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The General Manager of the journal,"The Independent", Madi Ceesay, met with DCM and Poloff on April 27 to advise us of the ongoing closure of the journal by the GOTG and to make us aware of the torture that he and others have experienced while in detention. Ceesay was detained from [...] | 2006-05-02 10:08:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL273 | THE GAMBIA: SUSPECTS IN COUP PLOT CHARGED, [...] (C) Seventeen suspects in the failed coup plot are finally charged, as the GOTG continues to press the GOS for access to the plot's ringleader. END SUMMARY DETAINEES CHARGED ------------------ 2. (U) On April 28, 17 detainees suspected of involvement in the coup plot thwarted here Marc [...] | 2006-05-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM GA SG |
06BANJUL274 | THE GAMBIA: PROMINENT JOURNALIST ON AU SUMMIT [...] (C) While the GOTG has portrayed preparations for the July 1-2 AU summit as on course, AU Political Affairs Commissioner Joiner reportedly used her April 18 visit here to register concern to President Yahya Jammeh over GOTG's abuses in connection with the aborted coup plot March 21. A promin [...] | 2006-05-03 17:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GA AU |
06BANJUL29 | FORMER CIVAIR DIR REPORTS GOTG WILL CHARGE [...] (C/NF) On January 9, former Director General of Civil Aviation Maimuna Taal reported to GSO that President Jammeh had instructed Justice Department officials to prosecute her for economic crimes committed while at the helm of the Gambian Civil Aviation Authority. In previous reporting (ref A) [...] | 2006-01-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR KTIA PIRN ETRD EINV XY GA |
06BANJUL303 | THE GAMBIA: CONVERSATION WITH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Prominent Islamic figure Imam Baba Leigh registered strong concern over human rights abuses following the failed coup plot in March. He also indicated frustration over The Gambia's "cowed and co-opted" Islamic religious establishment to confront the GOTG over the abuses. Baba Leigh judged [...] | 2006-05-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KISL KDEM GA |
06BANJUL31 | THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...] | 2006-01-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL316 | THE GAMBIA: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Ambassador met May 18 with President Jammeh's senior advisor, Secretary General Mambury Njie, to stress our ongoing concern over the negative trend in the GTOG's human rights record following the aborted coup plot here March 21 (ref a). Ambassador warned that as a result of this negative [...] | 2006-05-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL317 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) In May 18 conversation with senior Presidential adviser, Secretary General Mambury Njie, Ambassador asked for an update on the Gambian/Senegalese relationship. Njie responded that ties remained strained, saying the GOTG continued to harbor suspicions of GOS involvement in the coup plot th [...] | 2006-05-18 15:56:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SG GA |
06BANJUL318 | THE GAMBIA: UDPATE ON DETAINEES, STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Ref a reports the initial court hearing March 10 for 16 detainees charged in connection with the coup plot thwarted here March 21. Our contacts indicate that, in subsequent days, these detainees have finally been allowed to receive visits from family members and lawyers; refs b and c re [...] | 2006-05-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KMCA AU GA |
06BANJUL329 | THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMAR [...] | 2006-05-23 18:23:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU |
06BANJUL33 | THE GAMBIA: EXPANSION OF CIVPOL CONTINGENT IN [...] (U) Interior Minister informed us that the GOTG has expanded its civpol contingent in Darfur from 29 to 96 persons, reporting that the additional 67 police officers departed for Sudan in recent days. Besides the civpol contribution, the Gambian contingent in Darfur includes 196 troops and a h [...] | 2006-01-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR KPKO SU GA |
06BANJUL332 | THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMARY [...] | 2006-05-24 10:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU |
06BANJUL333 | THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMARY [...] | 2006-05-24 10:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU |
06BANJUL343 | THE GAMBIA: DISCUSSIONS WITH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador, two prominent Islamic clerics indicated that a priority of The Gambia's Islamic religious establishment was to prevent radical, foreign Islamic elements from establishing a foothold here through brainwashing of the country's youth. The pair stressed t [...] | 2006-05-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KISL KDEM GA |
06BANJUL348 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TREASON TRIAL, MEDIA ISSUES [...] (C) The trial of 16 alleged coup plotters resumed May 26 and Embassy's ACS assistant attended; the next court session is scheduled for June 9. Several suspected plotters have yet to be charged. Meanwhile, the privately-owned journal, "Independent," remains closed, and we continue to urge GOT [...] | 2006-05-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM CASC GA |
06BANJUL354 | THE GAMBIA: CONVERSATION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (SBU) Poloff met on June 1 with the Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS),Hannah Forster (protect),to discuss her observations and her NGO's activities regarding the current human rights environment in The Gambia. Ms. Forster had recently a [...] | 2006-06-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AU GA |
06BANJUL359 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ADVANCED TO [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (U) The GOTG has announced that the presidential election will be held on September 22, vice October, as previously scheduled. In its announcement, the GOTG noted that the holy month of Ramadan fell during October, and indicated that Muslims' [...] | 2006-06-06 11:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GA |
06BANJUL366 | THE GAMBIA: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S REQUEST [...] (C) In recent discussion with Ambassador, the senior Presidential adviser, Secretary General Mambury Njie and Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof, raised the GOTG's previous request that the U.S. press Senegal to cooperate with the Gambians' investigation into the aborted coup att [...] | 2006-06-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SG GA |
06BANJUL367 | THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON PRESSING AU TO [...] (C) In recent discussion with Ambassador, the senior Presidential adviser, Secretary General Mambury Njie, raised our previous demarche to urge President Jammeh's intervention with AU Commission Chairman Konare and/or PSC Chair Djinnit on behalf of AU's expeditious acceptance of NATO's offer of [...] | 2006-06-09 16:53:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS PGOV AU SU GA |
06BANJUL368 | THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON PRESSING AU TO [...] (C) In recent discussion with Ambassador, the senior Presidential adviser, Secretary General Mambury Njie, raised our previous demarche to urge President Jammeh's intervention with AU Commission Chairman Konare and/or PSC Chair Djinnit on behalf of AU's expeditious acceptance of NATO's offer of [...] | 2006-06-09 16:58:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS PGOV AU SU GA |
06BANJUL375 | THE GAMBIA: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5, Post delivered Trafficking in Persons (TIP) demarche (ref a) to the Foreign Ministry. Copies of demarche and country report were delivered to the Vice President, Secretary General, Attorney General, Secretary of State for Interior and Secretary of State for Health & Social Welfa [...] | 2006-06-13 17:36:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG GA |
06BANJUL378 | THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON OIC MEETING IN BAKU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR GA |
06BANJUL379 | THE GAMBIA: G-8 DEMARCHE ON WMD/COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On June 14, Ambassador, with Department's concurrence, joined Dakar-based Russian Ambassador Shulgin in making G-8 demarche to Foreign Minister Lamin Kaba Bajo. The purpose of the demarche was to urge the GOTG to fulfill its responsibilities under UNSCR 1540, which calls on States to im [...] | 2006-06-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP PTER GA UNSC |
06BANJUL381 | THE GAMBIA:MDA DEMARCHE: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ GA |
06BANJUL382 | THE GAMBIA: TSA AND USCG SECURITY ASSESSEMENT VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The port and airport of Banjul were reviewed by visitors from USCG and TSA in early June. Gambian officials welcomed the visits and were open to all recommendations for improvements to enhance security. Both the port and airport received overall favorable reviews and are judged t [...] | 2006-06-15 17:51:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAA PTER ASEC OTRA EWWT ETRD GA EAIR ECON |
06BANJUL386 | THE GAMBIA: SUSPENSION OF MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Bajo to convey MCC CEO Danilovich's June 16 letter to President Jammeh advising of the suspension of The Gambia's MCA eligibility. Ambassador reviewed with Bajo the reasons for the suspension and also provided copy of the MCC's June 16 press r [...] | 2006-06-17 12:33:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MCA GA |
06BANJUL394 | THE GAMBIA: VISIT BY SENEGALESE PRESIDENT WADE [...] (U) On June 19, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade made a two-hour visit to Banjul, meeting with his Gambian counterpart, President Yahya Jammeh. In media remarks afterward, Wade indicated that he had come with a two-fold mission: to ascertain what assistance the GOS might provide the GOTG i [...] | 2006-06-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AU GA SG |
06BANJUL396 | THE GAMBIA: SCENE-SETTER FOR VCI PDAS FORD'S AND [...] (C) VCI PDAS Ford and AF DAS Thomas-Greenfield will visit The Gambia against the backdrop of the AU Summit -- for which the GOTG is feverishly preparing -- but also against the backdrop of markedly negative human rights trend in this country, as highlighted by abuses following the coup plot t [...] | 2006-06-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID MASS KMCA PTER PINS EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL407 | THE GAMBIA: MUTED REACTION SO FAR TO MCA [...] (C) In the aftermath of the Millenium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) June 16 decision to suspend The Gambia's eligibility for Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance due to the GOTG's deteriorating performance on various eligiblity criteria (refs a and b),the Gambian reaction has so far [...] | 2006-06-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KMCA EAID GA |
06BANJUL411 | DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: AU PSC REAFFIRMS AMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC),meeting on June 27 at the ministerial level at the AU Summit in Banjul, heard briefings on Somalia and election preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but issued a sole communique focusing on Darfur Peace Agreement [...] | 2006-06-28 17:48:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SU SO |
06BANJUL422 | THE GAMBIA: AF DAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD'S MEETING [...] (C) President Jammeh extended a warm welcome to visiting AF DAS Thomas-Greenfield, who urged the GOTG to take steps to reverse the negative trends in GOTG's performance that had resulted in the suspension of The Gambia's MCA eligibility. Jammeh gave assurances that opposition parties would be [...] | 2006-07-06 09:57:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KMCA PGOV AU GA |
06BANJUL423 | THE GAMBIA: DAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the first day of her visit to The Gambia to attend the African Union (AU) Summit, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield had the SIPDIS opportunity to meet with several opposition leaders and a former election official to discuss prospects for [...] | 2006-07-06 11:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AU GA |
06BANJUL436 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S PITCH TO UNSYG ANNAN ON [...] (C) In conversation with Ambassador, UN Development Program Resident Representative Fadzai Gwaradzimba (protect) mentioned UNSYG Annan's meeting with President Jammeh on the margins of the July 1-2 African Union Summit here. The UNDP rep, who attended the meeting, confided that Jammeh had used [...] | 2006-07-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SG GA |
06BANJUL439 | THE GAMBIA: REACHING OUT TO VENEZUELA, IRAN [...] (C) Prominent journalist and Embassy contact portrayed President Jammeh's invitation to Venezuelan and Iranian leaders to recent African Union Summit here as a swipe at the U.S. following the suspension of The Gambia's MCA eligibility. According to our source, Chavez actively lobbied Summit d [...] | 2006-07-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA UNSC GA IR VE GT |
06BANJUL441 | VCI BUREAU PDAS FORD COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VCI Bureau PDAS Christopher Ford accompanied by Maher Tadros, Office of Nuclear Affairs, and Eric Wong, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, met June 30, 2006 with Egypt's Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Taher Farahat in Banjul on the margins of the Summit of the [...] | 2006-07-12 16:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL TRGY XA EG |
06BANJUL444 | THE GAMBIA: DAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD DISCUSSES HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. While visiting The Gambia to attend the African Union (AU) Summit, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with government and civil society leaders to discuss concerns over the negative trend in their country's human rights record (see reftel f [...] | 2006-07-14 05:37:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL AU GA |
06BANJUL450 | THE GAMBIA: TAIWANESE AMBASSADOR'S LIBERIAN [...] (C) We note reftel report of possible GOL contacts with Taiwan amidst the PRC's growing engagement in Liberia. We also note reporting in other channels of recent contacts between Liberian House Speaker Snowe and The Gambia-based Taiwanese Ambassador, Patrick Chang,who served as Ambassador to [...] | 2006-07-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GA LI CH |
06BANJUL451 | THE GAMBIA: IMPROVED TENOR OF RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) In July 14 discussion with Ambassador, recently-arrived Senegalese Ambassador Mamadou Fall spoke of an improved tenor of late in the Gambian/Senegalese relationship and cited as illustrative Senegalese President Wade's June 19 visit to Banjul (ref a) and his subsequent attendance at the Ju [...] | 2006-07-15 12:26:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SG GA |
06BANJUL459 | THE GAMBIA: STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] (U) The resident Lebanese community here has gone public with its concern over the situation in Lebanon, denouncing Israel over the violence. On July 18, local media carried the statement made on behalf of the Lebanese community by the Lebanese Honorary Consul, who condemned "in strongest term [...] | 2006-07-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER GA LE |
06BANJUL465 | THE GAMBIA: MEDIA CRACKDOWN CONTINUES [...] (C) The GOTG's crackdown on the media continues, as the journal, "Independent" remains closed and there are reports of authorities preventing publication of another journal, "Daily Express." The international NGO community has wasted no time in reacting to the crackdown, as exemplifed by the [...] | 2006-07-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GA |
06BANJUL472 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON REACTION TO MIDEAST VIOLENCE [...] (U) Following the resident Lebanese community's July 18 statement denouncing Israel for the ongoing Mideast violence (reftel),President Jammeh has also condemned the Israelis. In a televised statement marking the anniversary of his 1994 coup, Jammeh expressed concern over the clashes, but por [...] | 2006-07-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER GA LE |
06BANJUL473 | THE GAMBIA: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GA |
06BANJUL476 | TFLE01: FURTHER GAMBIAN REACTION TO MIDEAST [...] (SBU) Following his July 21 statement criticizing Israel over the Mideast violence (reftel),President Jammeh has continued to denounce Israel. In a July 24 speech, he spoke of an "agenda of war in the Middle East" aimed at the destruction of Syrian and Iran so as to "allow the expansion of I [...] | 2006-07-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER GA LE |
06BANJUL487 | TFLE01: GAMBIAN CONDEMNATION OF ISRAEL OVER QANA [...] (SBU) The GOTG wasted no time in condemning Israel over the July 30 air strike on Qana, Lebanon. Issuing a statement the same day. the GOTG denounced "this atrocious Israeli action," describing it as "illegal, barbaric, and inhuman." It called on the "International Community" to "ensure the i [...] | 2006-07-31 16:41:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER GA LE |
06BANJUL524 | GAMBIA: MESSAGE ELIVERED ON U.S. GENETICALLY [...] (C) Charge delivered Reftel message to Dr. Badara Loum, Permanent Secretary of the Gambian Department of State for Agriculture. Dr. Loum was previously unaware of Secretary Johann's announcement and was pleased that we had brought the information regarding the discovery of trace amounts of GE [...] | 2006-08-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GA |
06BANJUL526 | REFUGEES FROM SENEGAL'S CASAMANCE REGION STREAMING [...] (C) As reported in ref A, the fighting that erupted between Senegal's military and MFDC rebels in Senegal's Casamance region has resulted in a large influx of refugees into The Gambia. According to our sources, the estimated number of refugees ranges from 2500 to 4500, with the latter being m [...] | 2006-08-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREF PHUM PINS SG PU PREL GA |
06BANJUL529 | THE GAMBIA WELCOMES IRANIAN DELEGATION; SEEKS [...] (C) A 28-member delegation from Iran, headed by Muhammad Eskandari, Iranian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Special Envoy of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, visted The Gambia August 22-24. The visit was a follow-up to a meeting between President Jammeh and the Iranian president duri [...] | 2006-08-25 19:24:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA IR GA |
06BANJUL536 | GAMBIAN ELECTIONS: NEW ARRESTS RAISE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Only one day after the formal declaration of candidates for the September 22 presidential election, the arrests of key opposition members are raising electoral tensions and driving one opposition candidate to warn of "consequences." The thinly veiled threat suggests that as the [...] | 2006-08-29 19:08:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GA |
06BANJUL542 | PROMINENT GAMBIAN JOURNALIST RELEASED FROM [...] (U) Following her arrest by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on August 29 (reftel),Amie Sillah, a journalist, campaigner for gender equality, and executive member of a Gambian opposition party, the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD),was released later on the same d [...] | 2006-08-31 16:49:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GA |
06BANJUL548 | GAMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- CANDIDATE PROFILES [...] (U) The Gambian Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has accepted the nominations of three candidates to contest the September 22 Gambian presidential election. As expected the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has nominated incumbent president Yahya Jammeh [...] | 2006-09-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM GA |
06BANJUL558 | THE GAMBIA: RECOMMENDATION FOR MEETING WITH [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (U) As reported septel, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister equivalent) Lamin Kaba Bajo will head The Gambia's delegation to the upcoming UNGA session. The GOTG has requested meetings for Bajo with the Secretary and AF A/S [...] | 2006-09-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KMCA GA |
06BANJUL563 | BANJUL: UPDATED CONTACT LIST [...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING IS THE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY OFFICERS AT EMBASSY BANJUL: NAME: JOSEPH D. STAFFORD, III TITLE: CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) OFFICE TEL: 220-439-2856/2858 X2106; DL: 220-439-6577 CELL: 220-776-0360 HOME TEL: 220-439-2856 X2125 OR DL: 220-449-5839 NAME: MS. [...] | 2006-09-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT APER GA |
06BANJUL564 | THE GAMBIA: ICRC REPORT ON PRISONS [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche to Interior Minister Baboucarr Jatta, urging the GOTG to work with the ICRC to arrange the latter's access to detainees. Ambassador noted that the ICRC had regularly visited prisoners here until 2003 and said it was imperative that they be resumed. He add [...] | 2006-09-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GA |
06BANJUL572 | SUDANESE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE GAMBIA: [...] (C) During his September 13-14 visit here, Sudanese President Bashir indicated no easing of his opposition to blue-hatting, while praising the AMIS operation, denying any desire to have it removed, and advocating its continuation. Gambian President Jammeh was supportive of Bashir's stance. END [...] | 2006-09-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO GA SU AU |
06BANJUL574 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) In September 15 discussion, Senegalese Ambassador Fall cited the improved tenor in Senegalese/Gambian ties in recent months, expressed certainty that Gambian President Jammeh would win re-election September 22 by a comfortable margin, and knocked down rumors of close ties between Senegalese [...] | 2006-09-16 10:33:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PINS SG GA |
06BANJUL576 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON THE MEDIA [...] (C) The generally negative trend in The Gambia's media environment continues, despite the enhanced media coverage accorded the opposition in connection with its Presidential election campaigning. The National Intelligence Agency detained a television reporter, who was subsequently fired, and [...] | 2006-09-18 09:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL583 | THE GAMBIA: GOTG ISSUES INITIAL OIL EXPLORATION [...] (SBU) Local media have announced a September 8 agreement between the GOTG and a Canadian oil company, Buried Hill Energy Company (BHEC),whereby the latter obtained an oil exploration license covering two of six blocks in the GOTG-designated offshore exploration zone. Issuance of the explorat [...] | 2006-09-19 17:33:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PGOV OPIC EXIM USTDA GA CA |
06BANJUL588 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH WINS RE-ELECTION IN [...] (C) As expected, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has won re-election in the September 22 contest, receiving over 65 percent of the vote, according to virtually complete results announced as of September 23 afternoon by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Embassy observation teams dispa [...] | 2006-09-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMCA KDEM GA |
06BANJUL589 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH FORMALLY DECLARED WINNER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 08:54:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KMCA KDEM GA |
06BANJUL594 | THE GAMBIA: OPPOSITION, OBSERVER REACTIONS TO [...] (C) Presidential candidate Ousainou Darboe challenged the results of the September 22 presidential election as a sham, but nonetheless vowed to participate in the upcoming National Assembly elections rather than boycott them, as in 2002. Darboe acknowledged better behavior by the ruling APRC p [...] | 2006-09-26 18:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL601 | THE GAMBIA: MORE REACTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) A well-informed journalist, Pap Saine, portrayed Taiwan and local businessmen of Lebanese origin as key sources of funding for President Jammeh's successful re-election campaign. A Commonwealth Secretariat official and election observer, Prof. Ade Adefuye, asserted that Jammeh's victory [...] | 2006-09-28 18:00:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL612 | THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) Ambassador made ref a demarche October 2 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof (Deputy Formin equivalent),stressing that Venezuelan President Chavez's UNGA speech further demonstrated that Venezuela's election to the UNSC would seriously undercut its ability to address world [...] | 2006-10-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE GA |
06BANJUL614 | THE GAMBIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) The senior presidential advisor, Secretary General Njie, indicated a desire to engage with us on steps the GOTG needed to take in seeking reinstatement of MCA eligibility. At the same time, he cited President Jammeh's ongoing resentment over the suspension of eligibility as well as irritat [...] | 2006-10-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL615 | THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON ICRC REPORT ON [...] (C) Ref a reports Ambassador's demarche, per ref b instruction, to the Interior Minister to urge granting of access to detainees by the ICRC. Ambassador used October 3 meeting with the senior presidential advisor, Secretary General Mambury Njie (other topics covered septel) to make follow-up [...] | 2006-10-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GA |
06BANJUL620 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S RE-ELECTION AND OUR BILATERAL [...] (C) Following President Jammeh's re-election September 22, there are no indications as yet of any major policy or personnel changes in the offing, but he seemed as volatile and rough-hewn as ever in his post-election press conference. The shortcomings in the electoral process highlighted the [...] | 2006-10-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL645 | UNSC ELECTION ON AGENDA OF GAMBIAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET | PREL UNSC GT VE GA |
06BANJUL648 | GAMBIA - PRESIDENT JAMMEH DISSOLVES CABINET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GA |
06BANJUL65 | THE GAMBIA: REACTION TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 15:58:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI GA |
06BANJUL652 | GAMBIAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW CABINET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 13:38:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM GA |
06BANJUL653 | GAMBIAN JUSTICE UPDATE: GOOD AND BAD NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: High-profile detainees and trials continue to create headlines in The Gambia. Some long-term detainees, such as former journalist Malick Mboob and former National Assembly member Duta Kamaso, have been released. Other detainees continue to languish in jail awaiting trials that [...] | 2006-10-20 17:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GA |
06BANJUL667 | THE GAMBIA: TORTURE VICTIMS GO PUBLIC [...] (SBU Ref a provides update on the status of detainees and trials, most related to the abortive coup plot here in March. As previously reported (e.g., ref b),we have picked up credible accounts of torture suffered by detainees. To our knowledge, the recent testimony by military officers charg [...] | 2006-10-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GA |
06BANJUL668 | THE GAMBIA: CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT IMF REPORT ON [...] (U) Following October Article IV Consultations here, the IMF "commended" the GOTG for achieving "macroeconomic stability" over the past two and a half years and expressed satisfaction over its performance under the October 2005-March 2006 Staff Monitored Program (SMP). However, the IMF also in [...] | 2006-10-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL IMF GA |
06BANJUL68 | THE GAMBIA: U.S. FIRM'S INTEREST IN LEASING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD KTIA PIRN EINV GA GH |
06BANJUL680 | THE GAMBIA: COOPERATION WITH SPAIN ON ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos visited Banjul for several hours October 9 to sign a bilateral "framework agreement" aimed at combatting the increasing illegal migration by Gambians to Spain's Canary Islands. In discussion with Ambassador, Spanish diplomat posted TDY in Banjul (Spa [...] | 2006-11-01 15:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI ECON PREL GA SP |
06BANJUL689 | THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche on the Cuba Embargo resolution to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (Deputy Formin equivalent) William Joof, urging the GOTG to oppose it, or at a minimum, abstain or be absent during the vote. Joof took note of the demarche, but made no substantive comme [...] | 2006-11-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU GA |
06BANJUL691 | THE GAMBIA: MORE ON CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Following the appointment of Secretaries of State (ministers) for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Industry and Employment, and Tourism and Culture, the GOTG cabinet reshuffle initiated October 18-19 is now virtually complete; only the post of Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice rem [...] | 2006-11-06 20:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL GA |
06BANJUL692 | THE GAMBIA: VERDICT IN SADDAM HUSSEIN CASE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to assess the possible impact on the local security environment of the conviction and sentencing to death of Saddam Hussein. There was agreement among EAC members that the verdict was not likely to generate [...] | 2006-11-07 12:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL CASC GA |
06BANJUL695 | THE GAMBIA: ONGOING TENSIONS WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) Senegalese Ambassador Fall noted heightened Sengalese/Gambian strains due to GOTG's support for dissident Casamance rebel MFDC leader Salif Sadio, coupled with Gambian actions against pro-conciliation MFDC elements such as Magne Dieme. Fall said Senegalese armed forces chief would visit h [...] | 2006-11-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PINS SG GA |
06BANJUL698 | THE GAMBIA: DISMISSAL OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (U) On November 10, the GOTG announced the dismissal of the National Intelligence Agency's (NIA) head, Director General Harry Sambou, who had been appointed following the failed coup plot here in March. Sambou's deputy, Momodou Hydara, was named Acting Director General. 2. (C) The GOTG gav [...] | 2006-11-13 20:00:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS GA |
06BANJUL701 | THE GAMBIA: APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) The GOTG cabinet reshuffle that President Yahya Jammeh initiated in mid-October (reftels) is now complete, with the November 13 filling of the vacant position of Attorney General/Secretary of State (minister) for Justice. The GOTG announced the appointment of Kebba Sanyang, a young (age [...] | 2006-11-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GA |
06BANJUL707 | THE GAMBIA: FY07 MCC SELECTION PROCESS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa that the Millenium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of Directors did not re-select The Gambia for Compact eligibility for FY07 as it was currently suspended. Ambassador urged the GOTG to address the areas of policy [...] | 2006-11-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN KMCA PREL PGOV GA |
06BANJUL708 | THE GAMBIA: SENEGALESE VISITORS, JAMMEH'S [...] (C) President Jammeh used high-level Senegalese visits to deny -- unconvincingly -- meddling in the Casamance and profess his commitment to good ties with Senegal. Senegalese Chief of Defense Staff spoke of plans to conclude a MOU with the Gambian military to strengthen cooperation via, inter [...] | 2006-11-20 18:32:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS GA SG |
06BANJUL712 | THE GAMBIA: MORE SENIOR PERSONNEL CHANGES IN GOTG [...] (C) Interior Secretary of State (Minister) Jatta was removed in President Jammeh's ongoing personnel shakeup, and former Gambian Ambassadors to Nigeria and Morocco were among new appointees. We do not/not believe that the change of leadership at the National Intelligence Agency signals a desi [...] | 2006-11-23 13:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMCA PTER GA |
06BANJUL717 | THE GAMBIA: GOTG DECLINES TO ENGAGE ON MCA [...] (U) Ref a reported Ambassador's notification to Foreign Minister that The Gambia's was not re-selected for MCA compact eligibility for FY07 due to its current suspension (ref b),but that the Embassy remained at the GOTG's disposal for consultation on steps that it could take in pursuit of rei [...] | 2006-11-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA EAID EFIN GA |
06BANJUL731 | THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER'S COMMITMENT [...] (C) In meeting with Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Bidwell indicated that she plans to convey to President Jammeh her concern over the negative human rights trend here; she cited the ordeal of former parliamentarian Duta Kamaso as illustrative of that trend. Bidwell stressed her determ [...] | 2006-12-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL744 | THE GAMBIA: CEMENTING TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) On December 5, President Yahya Jammeh returned from a brief official visit to Tehran, where he had meetings with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other high-level members of the GOI as well as with religious leaders. The visit, Jammeh's first trip since the March 21 aborted coup attempt [...] | 2006-12-11 12:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IR GA |
06BANJUL757 | THE GAMBIA: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Dakar-based Israeli Ambassador Behar gave an upbeat readout on his initial meeting with President Jammeh, who described former Israeli Prime Minister Barak as "my friend." In the meeting, Jammeh indicated particular interest in Israeli technical aid in the agricultural sector, and proved [...] | 2006-12-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL GA IS XF XY EAID EAGR |
06BANJUL761 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S INAUGURATION [...] (C) The December 15 inauguration of President Jammeh's third term featured pomp and ceremony, and the bombastic leader used the occasion to portray The Gambia as a future "economic superpower," while also requesting Gambians' "forgiveness." Four African heads of state (Nigeria, Togo, Mauritan [...] | 2006-12-20 15:15:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMCA GA IR SG |
06BANJUL763 | THE GAMBIA: THE BUDGET, BACKLOG, AND BANK LOANS [...] The Department of Finance disclosed budget figures for 2006 and estimates for 2007 before the National Assembly on December 6, with poverty reduction and consolidation of fiscal policy as the key highlights for the coming fiscal year. Secretary of State for Finance, Musa Bala Gaye, admitted [...] | 2006-12-20 17:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA |
06BANJUL764 | THE GAMBIA: REPORT OF PRESIDENT'S MILITIA, IRANIAN [...] (C) In recent conversation with Ambassador, Pap Saine (protect) the well-connected chief editor of the private daily, "The Point," asserted that, nine months after the abortive coup plot in March, President Jammeh remained deeply concerned about another possible plot. According to Saine, Jam [...] | 2006-12-21 15:25:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS MASS PREL GA IR |
06BANJUL765 | GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] RSO met with host country officials, the Inspector General of Police and Director of Immigration. In those meetings both conveyed that the Gambia does not have a means of tracking suspected terrorists in the country. They do not have a digital tracking system at the border crossings to moni [...] | 2006-12-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KHLS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
06BANJUL769 | THE GAMBIA: HOLIDAY SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened EAC meeting December 22 to review the security posture of the Embassy and the private Amcit community in advance of the holiday period. On the eve of both major Islamic and Chrisitan holidays, EAC members noted the harmonious relationship between [...] | 2006-12-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC GA |
06BANJUL773 | THE GAMBIA: IRAN -- INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 15:52:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV GA IR |
06BANJUL774 | THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES "FORMER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GA |
06BANJUL775 | THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES "FORMER [...] (U) The National Assembly recently approved a "Former Presidents' Bill" providing a benefits package for former Gambian Presidents serving at least two terms. According to media reports, the package includes a monthly stipend of 50,000 dalasis (approx. dols 1,700) and other assorted benefits, [...] | 2006-12-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GA |
06BANJUL776 | NDI IN THE GAMBIA: EXPLORING POLITICAL SPACE [...] (C) In preparation for the January 25, 2007 National Assembly elections, representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) conducted Training of Trainers sessions on election observation with the three main political parties/coalitions December 15-21. The reps found all three par [...] | 2006-12-28 16:13:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMCA GA |
06BANJUL777 | THE GAMBIA: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND FY2006 [...] Embassy Banjul is pleased to submit below its Annual Status Report on DHRFII for FY2006. -------------------- A. PRIOR FISCAL YEAR -------------------- 2. All prior years' project activities have been completed and closed out following the DHRF/SSH Specialist review visit to Post in [...] | 2006-12-28 18:05:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM PGOV GA |
06BANJUL778 | THE GAMBIA: EXECUTION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened EAC meeting December 29 to review the security posture of the Embassy and the private Amcit community in light of the anticipated execution of Saddam Hussein. EAC members agreed that Hussein's execution was not/not likely to generate much interes [...] | 2006-12-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ GA |
06BANJUL779 | THE GAMBIA: SHAKING UP THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) Reftel reported the November appointment of Pa Jallow as Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),which had been in turmoil since the abortive coup plot here in March and the resulting detention of then-Director General Daba Marena. (NOTE: The GOTG subsequently claimed t [...] | 2006-12-29 11:42:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER GA |
06BANJUL9 | THE GAMBIA: BRITISH CONCERN OVER HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In January 4 conversation with Ambassador, UK High Commissioner Eric Jenkinson stated that HMG fully shared our concern over the negative trend of late in the GOTG's human rights record, as highlighted by the detention and prosecution of three leading opposition politicians (ref a). He sai [...] | 2006-01-05 16:42:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KMCA GA UK |
06BARCELONA166 | MAS/CONVERGENCE WIN CATALAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS; PARTIES RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Artur Mas led the Convergence and Union (CiU) coalition to victory November 1 in regional autonomous elections, but without enough seats to form the next government alone. The Socialist Party of Catalunya (PSC) came in a distant second followed by the Catalan Leftist Party (ERC [...] | 2006-11-03 11:28:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP |
06BARCELONA169 | SOCIALISTS, LEFTISTS RECONSTITUTE THREE PARTY COALITION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of the PSC, ERC, and the Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV),the three-party coalition (Tripartite),which has governed Catalonia since 2003, agreed in principal November 4 to reprise their oft-fractious partnership and form the next autonomous regional government [...] | 2006-11-09 16:58:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP |
06BARCELONA175 | CHICAGO MAYOR DALEY PROMOTES 2016 OLYMPIC BID [...] (U) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, accompanied by a delegation of eight including E.ON and Committee 2016 chairman Patrick Ryan, Richard Karr, Chairman of International Organizations Department/Sister Cities Program, and Mrs. Margaret Daley, visited Barcelona November 19-22 to push Chicago's [...] | 2006-11-22 16:42:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL SP |
06BARCELONA176 | CHICAGO MAYOR DALEY PROMOTES 2016 OLYMPIC BID [...] (U) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, accompanied by a delegation of eight including Aon Corporation and Committee 2016 chairman Patrick Ryan, Richard Karr, Chairman of International Organizations Department/Sister Cities Program, and Mrs. Margaret Daley, visited Barcelona November 19-22 to push [...] | 2006-11-22 17:10:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL SP |
06BARCELONA179 | PASSING THE TORCH: MONTILLA REPLACES MARAGALL AS PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) In an emotional and dramatic November 28 ceremony, Jose Montilla received the medal signifying his position as President from out-going President Pascal Maragall and was formally decreed as the 128th President of the Generalitat, the high seat of Catalan government. As his parents looked [...] | 2006-12-01 16:49:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP |
06BASRAH1 | SUNNI COMPLAINTS SYMPTOMATIC OF "SORE LOSER SYNDROME" [...] (C) Summary: On December 28, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Hazim Joda, the manager of the Basrah Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, and discussed allegations of fraud during the December 15 election. Hazim assured the RC that there had been no widespread fraud during [...] | 2006-01-02 08:25:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH10 | BASRAH GOVERNOR FAILS TO IMPOSE BOYCOTT ON BRITISH FORCES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 17:04:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH100 | BASRAH LEADERS DECLARE A "STATE OF PEACE" FOR THE WORLD CUP [...] Summary. On June 8, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) organized an event at the Basrah Business Center (BBC) for the political, religious and tribal leaders of Basrah to publicly sign a declaration of peace for the period of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, June 9 - July 9. The event also [...] | 2006-06-09 06:39:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH101 | SUNNI CLERIC PESSIMISTIC ON BASRAH SECURITY SITUATION [...] Summary: On June 12, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Sheikh Khalid al Mullah, a moderate Sunni Imam. During the meeting, Sheikh Khalid said that the security situation remains dismal and Sunnis in Basrah are continuing to flee because of intimidat [...] | 2006-06-13 10:16:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH102 | BASRAH GOVERNOR RENEWS EFFORTS TO REMOVE POLICE CHIEF, [...] (C) Summary: Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli again renewed his efforts to replace Chief of Police (CoP) Hassan Sewady al-Saad by calling for a vote of no confidence on June 11. He said that the emergency security plan was not successful in halting violence in Basrah because the CoP was no [...] | 2006-06-14 05:54:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI IZ |
06BASRAH103 | UPDATE ON BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [...] (U) Summary: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governments of the UK and Iraq was extended for a second time to June 30, 2006. The second extension occurred because certification of the air traffic controllers (ATCs) is still pending, a shortage of fire trucks, issues with the [...] | 2006-06-17 16:43:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAIR EAID IZ |
06BASRAH104 | MAJOR GENERAL LATIF MOTIVATED TO TACKLE BASRAH SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a June 14 meeting with the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC),Major General Abdul Latif of the 10th Division of the Iraqi Army expressed support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's recent visit to Basrah and his efforts to enhance security in Bas [...] | 2006-06-18 06:40:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH105 | SUNNI LEADER BEMOANS CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: On June 19, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Haji Khalaf Mohammad Abid al-Mawla, the head of the Iraq Islamic Party (IIP) in Basrah. He said that the situation for Sunnis in Basrah continues to deteriorate and cited the recent killings of two high profile Sunnis. He added [...] | 2006-06-20 04:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG KISL IZ |
06BASRAH107 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN BASRAH [...] (U) Summary: Water supply and sanitation are the main environmental issues for both the Basrah Provincial Council and the Office of the Director General at the Ministry of Environment. Because of problems of purity, many residents purchase their water from reverse osmosis stations for drinki [...] | 2006-06-20 09:07:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV ECON EPET IZ |
06BASRAH109 | MODERATE IMAMS IN BASRAH [...] (S) Summary: During the past two months the Regional Embassy Office (REO) has met regularly with moderate Shia and Sunni clerics to follow their efforts with regards to the current security situation in Basrah. Independent and moderate, these clerics currently represent the best alternative [...] | 2006-06-20 15:12:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
06BASRAH110 | PROVINCIAL ELECTION IN BASRAH LIKELY TO BE WAR BETWEEN THE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings on June 15 and June 19, Hazim Joda, the branch manager for the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),and Osama Khalil, the Basrah IECI media manager, gave Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) Poloff an overview of issues in the pre-provincial election seaso [...] | 2006-06-21 06:49:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS KDEM KISL IZ |
06BASRAH111 | BASRAH MANDAEAN LEADER EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERNS [...] (C) On June 29, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with the spiritual leader of the Basrah Mandaean community, Shaykh Raad Gbashi at his request. Shaykh Raad is a contact of the Regional Embassy Office (see Ref A) and has met previously with the RC. At this meeting, Shaykh Raad said that his c [...] | 2006-06-30 07:53:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PNAT KDEM SMIG IZ JO SY |
06BASRAH112 | TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS OF SECURITY IN BASRAH [...] (C) On July 3, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Hassan al-Rashid, leader of Badr Organization in Basrah and a member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC). Al-Rashid discussed the migration of Sunni families from the Zubair and Al Khassib areas because of threats and intimidation and t [...] | 2006-07-04 06:11:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH113 | SUNNI TRIBAL LEADER CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUED VIOLENCE [...] (C) On July 2, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Sheikh Adnan Majeed al-Ghanim, the head of the al-Ghanim tribe. The RC opened the meeting by expressing his wishes for the rapid recovery of the sheikh's son, who was wounded in an assassination attempt on June 12 in Basrah. The RC also i [...] | 2006-07-04 07:54:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF IZ |
06BASRAH114 | SECURITY SITUATION IN MAYSAN [...] Summary: On June 28 the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff met with the Commander of the 4th Brigade of the Iraqi Army (IA),Commander of the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE) and Chief of Police in Maysan province. All three men grumbled about the lack of heavy weaponry their forces [...] | 2006-07-05 06:51:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREL IZ |
06BASRAH115 | FADILLAH LEADERS VISIT BASRAH [...] (U) Summary: On July 6, a delegation of Fadillah members from Baghdad visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and met with the Regional Coordinator (RC). The discussion centered on the broad topics of security in Basrah, particularly on militias and their infiltration of the Iraqi Police S [...] | 2006-07-09 13:11:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ |
06BASRAH117 | BASRAH CHIEF OF POLICE CLAIMS HE IS STILL IN CHARGE [...] (C) On July 12, Basrah Chief of Police (CoP) Hassan Sewady al-Saad met with Poloffs and affirmed that he remains CoP despite a no-confidence vote against him by the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) on July 7. This is the second time in the past month that the BPC has voted to remove him (see [...] | 2006-07-13 11:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH118 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY INCREASES OUTPUT [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the South Oil Company (SOC),Jabbar al-Ueibi, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) on July 13 and reported that SOC's crude oil production has risen from 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of 2005 to slightly more than 2 million bpd at [...] | 2006-07-16 06:41:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH119 | THE DISMAL STATE OF HEALTHCARE IN BASRAH [...] (U) Summary: The hospitals and clinics in Basrah suffer from a shortage of the most basic supplies and equipment. There are a total of 17 hospitals and numerous clinics in Basrah province. Most of the citizens of Basrah go to the public hospitals and clinics to receive free healthcare, the [...] | 2006-07-19 15:34:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI IZ |
06BASRAH12 | BASRAH GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE WHILE BRITISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with the British Consul General (CG) on January 27 to discuss the current political situation in Basrah (see reftel.) The British CG provided a read out on his attempts yesterday to engage tribal leaders and an assessment of the Gover [...] | 2006-01-28 06:35:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH120 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE- REO BASRAH 07/17/2006 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) chaired a session of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 17 to discuss the security situation in Basrah and possible implications from the current violence in Lebanon. Attending the meeting were representatives from the agencies at the Reg [...] | 2006-07-20 08:31:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER IZ |
06BASRAH121 | DETERIORATING SECURITY IMPACTING REO BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: Following the arrest of a high ranking Jaysh al Mahdi (JAM) member on July 16 by the British military, the REO Basrah Palace compound has come under significant increased indirect fire (IDF) attacks, severely impacting REO operations. There is insufficient space in hard buildings [...] | 2006-07-21 16:41:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PTER IZ |
06BASRAH122 | GROWING NUMBERS OF BASRAH YOUTHS TURN TO DRUGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-22 11:31:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PINS SOCI SNAR IZ |
06BASRAH123 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE- REO BASRAH 07/23/06 [...] (C) The Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) chaired a session of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 23 to discuss the continued threat of sustained indirect fire (IDF) attacks and the lack of adequate hardened protection for all of the 419 personnel on the Regional Embassy Office (REO) [...] | 2006-07-24 10:12:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PTER IZ |
06BASRAH124 | UPDATE ON REO BASRAH PARTIAL REDEPLOYMENT [...] (C) In the past 24 hours, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) has redeployed 115 personnel to other locations in Iraq. In the next 24 hours, another 22 personnel will be redeployed completing the bulk of REO Basrah's redeployment. The redeployment was accomplished utilizing existing transporta [...] | 2006-07-27 06:35:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH125 | BASRAH NOTABLES SIGN DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR RULE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary. An influential moderate cleric, Sayed Abdul Ali al-Musawi, met with Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) July 24 and reported that 32 political and militia leaders and military and police commanders have issued a declaration calling for support of rule of law in Basrah. Al Musawi, [...] | 2006-07-27 13:40:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH126 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - REO BASRAH 07/27/06 [...] (C) The Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) chaired a session of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 27 to discuss plans to manage the continued threat of sustained indirect fire (IDF) attacks with the reduced number of personnel on the Regional Embassy Compound. Attending the meeting [...] | 2006-07-28 11:50:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PTER IZ |
06BASRAH128 | MILITIAS IN BASRAH BEGIN TO INFILTRATE IRAQI ARMY [...] (S) Summary: On August 2, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Majed al-Sari, the intelligence chief and representative of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) in Basrah. He confirmed that a new battalion of the Iraqi Army (IA) in the south of the city is being composed entirely of Fadhilla [...] | 2006-08-03 09:18:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
06BASRAH129 | POLITICS AND POLLUTION -- UPDATE ON THE IRAQI PORT [...] (C) Summary. On August 2, the assistant to the director general of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA),Captain Hussein Mohammed Abdullah, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) to discuss issues regarding the Iraqi Port Authority. Hussein described the permeation of politics in the IPA an [...] | 2006-08-03 10:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IZ ZP |
06BASRAH13 | BASRAH GOVERNOR ORGANIZES DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE BRITISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Basrah Governor Mohammed has increased his rhetoric against the British for their arrest operations, attempting to incite anti-British sentiment and exhorting the local population to stage a large demonstration at the British Consulate. However, the Governor's anger at the Br [...] | 2006-01-30 11:22:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH131 | STATE OF PLAY IN MAYSAN PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: On August 15, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and poloff met with Abu Muslim al-Saadi, a close REO contact from Maysan province. Abu Muslim expressed his concern with democracy building in Iraq and suggested that coalition forces work closely with and support moderate religious cl [...] | 2006-08-17 06:59:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH132 | BASRAH'S NEW SECURITY CHIEF - FIRST IMPRESSION [...] (C) Summary. On August 16, Major General Ali Hammadi al-Musawi, the newly appointed chairman of the Basrah Security Committee, met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) and requested military equipment that he claimed was vital for him to stabilize Basrah. He said the key for him to succeed in [...] | 2006-08-17 14:26:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH134 | NEW BASRAH INA CHIEF'S VIEW ON SECURITY [...] (C) On August 21, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and poloff paid a visit to the newly appointed head of the Iraqi National Accord (INA) in Basrah and member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC),Sayed Khalaf Shamhood. The discussion centered primarily on the security situation in Basrah and [...] | 2006-08-22 04:53:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH135 | BASRAH GOVERNOR ON NEW "ILLEGAL" SECURITY COMMITTEE AND [...] (C) Summary. Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli told the Regional Coordinator (RC) on August 21 that the Basrah security committee recently created by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and headed by Major General Ali Hammadi al-Musawi (ref A) is illegal and that he planned to visit the PM later [...] | 2006-08-23 06:10:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ |
06BASRAH136 | THE GATHERING TO SAVE BASRAH -- A NEW POLITICAL ENTITY [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and poloffs hosted three members of the newly established Gathering to Save Basrah (GSB) group. The GSB was established by a group of influential politicians, clerics, tribal leaders, and educators in Basrah who believe that [...] | 2006-08-24 04:34:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH137 | IRAQI GENERAL HOLDS DIM VIEW OF BASRAH'S NEW SECURITY CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Major General Abdul Latif, commander of the Iraqi Army's 10th division responsible for the four southern provinces, told the Regional Coordinator (RC) on August 22 that he has low expectations that the chairman of the newly formed Basrah security committee, Major General Ali Hamm [...] | 2006-08-24 06:31:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
06BASRAH138 | SHAHID AL-MEHRAB EXPLAINS VIEWS, ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary. On August 23, the head of the Basrah branch of the Shahid al-Mehrab Islamic organization, Sheikh Diya al-Timimi, hosted the Regional Coordinator and poloff and briefed them about the educational and charitable activities of the group. The sheikh said that Shahid al-Mehrab has 5, [...] | 2006-08-24 16:30:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
06BASRAH139 | BASRAH SUNNI IMAM ATTENDS CONFERENCE IN TEHRAN [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Sheik Khalid al-Mullah, a close REO contact and prominent Basrah Sunni imam, at the latter's request on August 24. Sheik Khalid recently returned from four days in Tehran attending the 19th International Islamic Unity Conference that focused on the r [...] | 2006-08-27 14:01:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IR IZ |
06BASRAH14 | BASRAH GOVERNOR OPENS DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S. REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Basrah Governor Mohammed on January 30, to discuss the current political situation in Basrah (see refs) and to search for a way to move ahead. The Governor stated that the Provincial Council (PC) had voted to boycott the Brit [...] | 2006-01-31 10:19:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IZ |
06BASRAH140 | SUNNIS RETURNING TO BASRAH? [...] (C) Summary: The Regional Coordinator (RC) and poloff held separate meetings with three prominent Sunni leaders - Sheik Khalid al-Mullah, Sheik Yusif al-Hamdani and Sheik Adnan al-Ghanim - to determine if there has been any improvement in the security environment for Sunnis in Basrah All th [...] | 2006-08-28 09:32:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF IZ |
06BASRAH141 | BASRAH'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DECLINES BY ONE-THIRD [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Electric Committee of the Basrah Provincial Council, Ghazy Smari Jaafar told poloff on August 24 that the electricity supply has fallen from three hours on, three hours off to two hours on, four hours off in recent weeks. He pointed to soaring August temperatures [...] | 2006-08-30 05:46:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV IZ |
06BASRAH142 | PRINCE OF THE MARSHES ON MAYSAN'S NOBLE COUNCIL AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and poloff met with Abu Hatem and discussed Maysan's Noble Council and the current security situation. Abu Hatem said he established the Maysan Noble Council (MNC) in April to ensure that all segments of the community were r [...] | 2006-09-01 15:09:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH143 | BASRAH'S ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE URGES TRAINING TO REFORM THE [...] (U) Summary. On September 4, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and poloff met with Brigadier General Mohammed Hammadi al-Musawi, Basrah's acting Chief of Police and the brother of the chairman of the Basrah Security Committee. Although Hammadi made it clear that he believes he is quit [...] | 2006-09-05 16:14:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH144 | THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - A CONVERSATION WITH SCIRI IN [...] (C) On September 7, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy RC met with Sayed Furat al-Sharaa, head of Basrah's SCIRI office, and his senior political officer, Ali al-Kanaan, at their Basrah office. The rambling hour-long discussion was devoid of much substance and looped back and forth betw [...] | 2006-09-08 10:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH145 | MURDER INVESTIGATION OF REO BASRAH LOCAL EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Summary: On August 26, 2006, a local Triple Canopy contract employee who worked as a translator at Basrah's Regional Embassy Office (REO) was murdered and her sister seriously injured as they returned home from work. RSO and ARSO interviewed the employee's two brothers, one of whom w [...] | 2006-09-11 14:12:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | ASEC PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH146 | MURDER INVESTIGATION OF BASRAH REO LOCAL EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Summary: On August 26, 2006, a local Triple Canopy contract employee who worked as a translator at Basrah's Regional Embassy Office (REO) was murdered and her sister seriously injured as they returned home from work. RSO and ARSO interviewed the employee's two brothers, one of whom works [...] | 2006-09-11 16:42:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH147 | BADR CHIEF ON SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: The Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy RC met with Badr Organization chief and Basrah Provincial Council member Hassan al-Rashid on September 11 to discuss the security environment and the current state of political affairs. Al-Rashid spoke at length on his practical views of f [...] | 2006-09-12 17:06:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH148 | BANI ASAD SHEIKH ON AUGUST 16 ATTACK AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy RC met with Bani Asad tribal leader Sheikh Hassan al-Asad on September 12. Sheikh Hassan expressed concern over Basrah's dismal security situation and provided background on his tribe's August 16 attack on the Basrah government building. [...] | 2006-09-14 13:08:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH15 | BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE BRITISH CONSUL [...] (S/NF) Summary: On February 01, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC),the Basrah Deputy Provincial Council (DPC) Chairman Nusaeef Jasim Ali (Fadheela Party) and the Head of the Supervisory Committee of the Provincial Council, Mr. Hakim, met to discuss the current political situation in B [...] | 2006-02-02 13:30:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IZ |
06BASRAH150 | MEETING WITH THAR ALLAH CHIEF SAYID YUSIF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging September 14 discussion between the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy RC and Sayed Yusif al-Batat, leader of Thar Allah, Sayed Yusif said Basrah's security situation continues to erode. He said a majority of the population holds Coalition Forces responsible [...] | 2006-09-15 17:47:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH151 | THE BASRAH ASHURA COUNCIL - AN AL-MUSAWI INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 11, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Sayed Abdul Ali al-Musawi to discuss the Ashura Council he recently formed to advise and support the local government. The Ashura Council is inclusive of all religious, political and tribal groups as well as women, academ [...] | 2006-09-18 06:18:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ |
06BASRAH152 | "HONORABLE COVENANT" FOR COOPERATION AND PEACE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) On September 11 tribal, religious and community leaders in Dhi Qar province signed an Honorable Covenant in support of the non-violent resolution of disputes. Governor Aziz Kadhum al-Ugali convened the conference that brought the participants together to sign the Honorable Covenant. Ther [...] | 2006-09-20 07:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH153 | REGIONAL EMBASSY OFFICE BASRAH EMERGENCY ACTION MEETING ON [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 22, 2006, to discuss the latest indirect fire (IDF) attacks against the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the general security situation. The EAC was prompted by a rocket attack on the REO [...] | 2006-09-24 11:36:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER IZ AMGT |
06BASRAH154 | REO BASRAH EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON 09/22/2006 [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 22, 2006, to discuss the latest indirect fire (IDF) attacks against the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the general security situation. The EAC was prompted by a rocket attack on the REO [...] | 2006-09-24 15:09:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER IZ |
06BASRAH155 | TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF THE TRIPLE CANOPY FIXED SITE GUARD [...] POST REQUESTS THAT 30 OF THE SCHEDULED 60 TCN PERUVIAN GUARDS NOT DEPLOY TO THE U.S. REO BASRAH AT THIS TIME. 2. THE GUARDS WERE SCHEDULED TO WORK ADDITIONAL POSTS CREATED BY NEW CACS (COMPOUND ACCESS CONTROLS),PROVIDE FOR ONE DAY OFF PER WEEK FOR EXISTING GUARDS AND ADD AN EXTRA GUARD IN T [...] | 2006-09-28 10:46:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH156 | BASRAH GOVERNOR AND HIS BROTHER ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AND [...] (C) Summary. Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli and his brother, Ismail, told the Regional Coordinator (RC) in separate meetings on October 2 that the governor survived an assassination attempt on September 30 while returning to Basrah from Najaf. Both brothers blamed the Serious Crimes Unit [...] | 2006-10-03 14:44:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH157 | PARLIAMENTARIAN DISCUSSES SECURITY IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representative member and former Basrah governor Wae'il Abdul Latief told the Regional Coordinator (RC) on October 4 that militias are the true sources of authority in Basrah city. The security situation is still dismal, he said, and the UK military operation to exorc [...] | 2006-10-05 04:47:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ |
06BASRAH158 | MAYSAN CIVIC LEADER RECOUNTS ASSASSINATION CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. A prominent civic leader in Maysan Province, Abu Muslim al-Saadi, met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) on October 4 and provided details about the growing number of assassinations in his home province. He said that 138 people have been assassinated in al-Amarah, the Maysan cap [...] | 2006-10-05 12:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
06BASRAH159 | REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 10/06/06 [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 6, 2006, to discuss the latest indirect fire (IDF) attacks against the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the general security situation. The EAC was prompted by almost daily IDF and mortar a [...] | 2006-10-08 13:13:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH16 | FEUD FLARES AS MINISTER MALIKI CLOSES BASRAH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 14:43:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IZ |
06BASRAH160 | SECURITY IN MAYSAN PROVINCE DETERIORATES [...] (U) Summary: In an October 12 meeting between Maysan contact Abdul Kareem Mahod (Abu Hatem) and the Regional Coordinator (RC) at the REO, the discussion centered on the deteriorating security situation in Maysan. Violence and assassinations have markedly increased since the departure of Coa [...] | 2006-10-13 10:01:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH161 | BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBER DEPLORES SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and poloff met with Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member Sayed Ghali Nujem Mutar. The discussion focused on the miserable security situation in Basrah and the ineffectiveness of the security committee led by General Ali al-Hammadi a [...] | 2006-10-15 17:19:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH162 | REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 10/15/2006 [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 15, 2006, to discuss the latest indirect fire (IDF) attacks against the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the general security situation. Attending the meeting were the Regional Security Offi [...] | 2006-10-16 07:21:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH163 | FURTHER EXPLANATION OF REO BASRAH'S SECURITY EQUITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 13:08:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH164 | MAJED AL-SARI ON ASSASINATIONS AND IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 16:37:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH165 | REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 10/20/2006 [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 20, 2006, to discuss moving to a minimized staffing level due to the severe IDF threat against the Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the general security situation. Attending the meeting wer [...] | 2006-10-21 15:51:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH166 | BASRAH COUNCIL MEMBER ON MAYSAN FIGHTING AND OPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 08:10:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH167 | MEDIA IN BASRAH [...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists and people involved with media in Basrah are under constant threat from extremists and politicians. There is pressure from religious and political organizations to not report on issues they deem taboo. Journalists continue to be murdered, but many are willing to r [...] | 2006-10-26 06:20:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH168 | IIP LEADERSHIP IN BASRAH SAYS SECURITY HAS IMPROVED FOR [...] (C) On October 26, the RC and poloff met with Haji Khalaf Mohammad Abid al-Mawla, parliamentarian and former head of the IIP in Basrah, and Sheik Abdul Karim Jurad al-Dosari, acting IIP head. Haji Khalaf was upbeat during the meeting and told the RC that the security situation for Sunnis in B [...] | 2006-10-27 09:33:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH17 | BRITISH APOLOGIES AND PROMISES MAKE NO IMPACT ON BASRAH [...] (S/NF) Summary: On February 07, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC),attended a meeting of Basrah Provincial Council (PC) members, the UK 7th Armored Brigade Commander and the British Consul General. The meeting was organized by the British at the Basrah Palace Compound to provide info [...] | 2006-02-08 07:57:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IZ |
06BASRAH172 | BASRAH COUNCIL MEMBERS ON BUDGET AND SECURITY WOES [...] (C) Summary. On November 14 and 15 the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and poloffs met with three close contacts of the REO who are Basrah Provincial Council members (one from Iraqi National Accord, one from Fadhillah Party, and one independent). The three separately voiced concerns over [...] | 2006-11-18 09:24:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH173 | BASRAH'S PRO-WESTERN SUNNI CLERIC ON SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27 Acting Regional Coordinator met with Shaykh Khaled Al Mulla, a prominent Sunni cleric whose pro-Western stance has made him the target of Al Qa'eda in Iraq (AQI). Shaykh Khaled told the ARC that he blames Iraq's security problems squarely on AQI elements and their [...] | 2006-11-29 11:53:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH175 | BASRAH'S DATE PALMS PROJECT OFFERS JOBS, POSSIBILITY OF [...] (U) This cable was cleared by PRT Basrah. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Basrah provincial government has begun implementation of a $10 million project to restore the date palm plantations of Basrah, creating 2,000 immediate jobs. The director of the Basrah Date Palm Research Center, Mohammed A. H [...] | 2006-12-02 20:02:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ETRA IZ |
06BASRAH176 | MAYSAN PROVINCE CONTACTS SAY IT IS NOT READY FOR PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 5 and 10, the Acting Regional Coordinator (ARC) and poloff met with frequent contacts Hussein Jaloob al-Saadi and Abdul Kareem Mahod respectively, from Maysan province. Both men told the ARC that following days of fighting between Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) and the Iraqi P [...] | 2006-12-12 21:15:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH177 | REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 12/29/06 [...] (S) The Regional Coordinator (RC) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 29, 2006, to discuss impending execution of Saddam Hussein. As per reftel, the EAC assessed the local reaction and threat in response to the execution. The EAC along with the British milit [...] | 2006-12-29 13:22:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | ASEC IZ CMGT |
06BASRAH19 | VEILED HYPOCRISY: BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VOTES TO [...] (C) Summary: On February 13, the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) unanimously voted to suspend communication and cooperation with British and Danish officials in Basrah. The decision was officially issued on February 14 and delivered to the British and Danish missions in Basrah on February 1 [...] | 2006-02-15 17:07:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH21 | PRTS IN THE SOUTH: U.S. AND U.K. DISCUSS WHEN AND HOW THEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, Ambassador Speckhard visited the U.S. Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the British Embassy Office in Basrah to discuss the formation of southern Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). TheU.K. is well-advanced in their planning, with the meetings taking place i [...] | 2006-02-19 13:17:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH22 | MAYSAN PROVINCE: AVIAN INFLUENZA, FLOODING AND AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary: Information from the Danish Embassy Office and the UN indicates that there are confirmed cases of H5N1 in birds in Maysan province. There is currently no evidence that it has affected humans, but there are six suspicious cases (including one death) still awaiting test results. Recen [...] | 2006-02-20 11:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED EAID ECON EAGR PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH24 | INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SECURITY ARE CASUALTIES AS BADR AND [...] (C) Summary: On February 20, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Captain Hussain M. Abdallah, the Director General of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA). Captain Hussain described Umm Qasr port operations as being at full capacity. He acknowledge [...] | 2006-02-22 06:58:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID ETRD EINV IZ |
06BASRAH26 | BASRAH ERUPTS AFTER DESTRUCTION OF SAMARRA MOSQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests erupted in Basrah after the media carried stories of the destruction of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) building was attacked and damaged and several IIP party members were injured. No deaths have been confirmed at this time. More demons [...] | 2006-02-22 18:57:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PTER IZ |
06BASRAH27 | SITUATION IN BASRAH CALMER, BUT STILL VOLATILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Relative calm reigned in Basrah on February 23 in marked contrast to February 22's violent demonstrations triggered by the destruction of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. Demonstrations of thousands of people continued to take place, but were largely peaceful and without signific [...] | 2006-02-23 16:48:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH28 | IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BASRAH - SLOW, SUBTLE AND STEADY [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Iranian Government is focused on quietly spreading influence by facilitating travel to Iran, investing in different projects and organizations in Basrah, and working with Iraqi nationals with strong personal ties to Iran. The opinions expressed by Basrah Regional Embass [...] | 2006-02-26 07:04:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH29 | SADR SURPRISES BASRAH, CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY, EXPULSION [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unannounced visit to Basrah, Moqtada al Sadr made a televised statement at the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. His speech called for Sunnis and Shias to unite and force the expulsion of the occupiers. An explosion in the Imam Ali Mosque in Basrah occurred [...] | 2006-02-26 16:46:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ |
06BASRAH30 | MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR ON BASRAH'S "PROPHYLACTIC" [...] (C) Summary: On February 28, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Majed al Sari, Advisor to the Minister of Defense for Southern Iraq. Blatant in his dislike for Basrah Governor Mohamed Waeli (Fadillah),Majed said the Basrah Provincial Council [...] | 2006-03-01 06:05:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH31 | BASRAH UNITED - SOCCER BRINGS THE SHIA, SUNNIS, CHRISTIANS [...] Summary. On March 5, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah organized a local outreach event that brought together religious leaders and children from all the communities in Basrah to celebrate religious tolerance. The event was held at the largest mosque in Basrah and included the [...] | 2006-03-06 14:00:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH32 | FAULT LINES IN SOUTHERN SHIA PARTIES [...] (C) Summary: In Basrah, the Shia parties of the Unified Iraqi Coalition (UIC) of List 555 show signs of splitting, with the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) lining up against the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution (SCIRI) and Badr Organization. Fadillah and Da'awa parties exhibit signs o [...] | 2006-03-06 17:18:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH33 | BASRAH NDI HOSTS ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR POLITICAL MODERATES [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 and 8, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Basrah hosted a training session on political advocacy, targeting women in Basrah who are actively engaged in politics, non-governmental organizations, and journalism. The goal of the training was to increase particip [...] | 2006-03-14 06:13:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH34 | SNAPSHOT OF MUTHANNA: POOR, PEACEFUL, AND TRADITIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Located in the far southeast of Iraq, the province of Muthanna is the second largest in Iraq in terms of size, but the poorest and least populated of all of Iraq's provinces. A fairly quiet region with few security concerns, Muthanna's residents call it the "peaceful province." [...] | 2006-03-14 14:11:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL |
06BASRAH35 | WE WERE TORTURED BEFORE -- NOW IT IS MUCH WORSE [...] (C) Summary: On March 14, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Khalid Al Mullah, a prominent Sunni sheikh and imam in Basrah. Sheikh Khalid said that he considered the Coalition friends and liberators, not occupiers. All violent acts should be condem [...] | 2006-03-18 12:12:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL IZ |
06BASRAH36 | SOUTHERN SHIA PERCEPTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Dr. Wathib Salman Al Gamud, a senior political figure in the Da'awa party in Basrah and member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC). Dr. Wathib said that the Shia population in the [...] | 2006-03-18 12:30:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH37 | SUB-ZERO EDUCATION - THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN BASRAH [...] Summary: On March 16, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Mr. Qahtani Al-Musawi, the Director General of Education for Basrah. He provided a frank, but bleak assessment of the current public education system in Basrah. Unless there is a strong infusion of money into the syste [...] | 2006-03-20 05:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ |
06BASRAH39 | MAKING A DIFFERENCE - REO BASRAH HOSTS LOCAL ORPHANS FOR [...] Summary. On March 23, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah hosted 25 children from a local orphanage for a visit to the REO Fire Station. The children learned about fire safety and prevention while also watching a demonstration on the use of fire extinguishers. Local and internat [...] | 2006-03-24 07:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH4 | WE WILL PAY MORE, BUT WE EXPECT MORE - BASRAH COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The central government's mishandling of the fuel price increase has led to anger on the part of most Iraqis in Basrah. News of the price increase has spread to the local population by word-of-mouth. Once understood, it is being accepted by those REO Basrah has contacted as a [...] | 2006-01-20 12:12:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PINS ECON KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH43 | GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS ON THE BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: The current structure of Basrah politics allows religious extremism to flourish. In order to survive in the Basrah political scene today, political figures must portray themselves as devout Shia to the public. A small number of extremists on the Basrah Provincial Council have b [...] | 2006-03-31 11:01:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KISL IZ |
06BASRAH44 | MODERATE PARLIAMENTARIANS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On March 30, four newly elected members of parliament from Basrah met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO),British Consul General (CG) Tansley and British Brigadier Marriott to discuss current issues of concern. The members of parliament -- all [...] | 2006-04-03 10:38:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL IZ |
06BASRAH45 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY - TOO MANY RUMORS AND NOT ENOUGH [...] Summary: On March 29, Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff met with General Manager of South Oil Company (SOC) Jabbar Ali Husayn Al Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO). Al Lu'aybi refuted concerns of oil smuggling through the SOC terminal and questioned a report he had receive [...] | 2006-04-03 16:03:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG EINV IZ |
06BASRAH46 | FOLLOWING VIOLENCE, SUNNI MOSQUES IN BASRAH CLOSE [...] (SBU) On April 5, the Basrah branch of the Sunni Endowment issued an official statement (Administrative Notice No. 931) addressed to all Sunni imams and clerics in Basrah to close all Sunni mosques for two days because of the rising sectarian violence in the city. Sunni mosques are to be clos [...] | 2006-04-05 15:42:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL IZ |
06BASRAH47 | SNAPSHOT OF MAYSAN - THE INDEPENDENT PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Maysan province, which shares the longest border with Iran, is regarded as the independent province, and the population has a reputation as a self-reliant people who look to their tribal leaders for leadership and guidance. Politically and socially the province is conservative [...] | 2006-04-06 12:20:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ ECON |
06BASRAH48 | COUNCIL DITHERS AS BASRAH SECURITY WORSENS [...] (C) Summary: On April 3, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Hakim Abdul Sahib Kadum (Independent- Basrah Islamic Coalition),Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and Head of the Supervisory Security Committee of the council. He insisted that the U.S. REO take an "active role" i [...] | 2006-04-06 12:28:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL IZ |
06BASRAH49 | MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BASRAH COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Wielders of power and influence in Basrah outside of the local government can be classified into three general categories: highly respected sheikhs and imams, thugs and militia leaders, and a nebulous third category of individuals in positions of power but whose influence on the [...] | 2006-04-07 11:45:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KISL IZ |
06BASRAH5 | THE CHRISTIANS IN BASRAH - SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO? [...] (C) Summary: Christians are a small minority in Iraq, about 2 percent of Iraq's 26 million, and are sometimes lost in the larger Iraqi sectarian schisms. Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met separately with the leaders and members of the three largest Christian groups in Basrah; the Chaldean C [...] | 2006-01-22 08:21:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH50 | UK CONSULATE BASRAH TO TRIM ITS PERSONNEL [...] (C) On April 7 and 9, UK Consul General (CG) James Tansley advised the Regional Coordinator (RC) for Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO) that the UK Government planned to reduce temporarily Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) personnel at the consulate on the Basrah Palace compound. The recomme [...] | 2006-04-09 13:12:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER IZ |
06BASRAH51 | DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ INCREASE [...] (C) Summary: Significant population displacement has taken place throughout southern Iraq since the attack on the Samarra mosque on February 22, both of Shia families moving into the provinces of Basrah, Dhi Qar, Muthanna, and Maysan, and of Sunni families leaving southern provinces. Precise [...] | 2006-04-09 15:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EAID KISL SMIG SOCI IZ |
06BASRAH52 | BADR IN BASRAH: A CHANGE IS IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: The General Secretary of the Badr Organization in Basrah, Hassan Al Rashid, and three colleagues attended a luncheon hosted by Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah on April 10. During the lunch Al Rashid discussed the inability of the provincial council to deliver basic service [...] | 2006-04-11 08:53:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH53 | BASRAH GOVERNOR ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah met with local Iraqi National Accord (INA) chairman and Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member Sayid Ghali Najim on April 11. Sayid Ghali told the RC that he wanted to "consult" with him on the continuing stagnation [...] | 2006-04-11 15:42:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06BASRAH54 | SUNNI KILLINGS IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: Since March 30, 12 high-profile killings of Sunnis have taken place in Basrah. This cable builds on Ref A and discusses targeted killings of Sunnis in Basrah, as well as threats and intimidation campaigns against Sunni and Christian minorities. The local Shia government is at b [...] | 2006-04-12 09:08:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI KISL IZ |
06BASRAH55 | MILITIAS IN BASRAH -- DIRTY POLITICS PERSONIFIED [...] (C) Summary: Most of the militias in Basrah are controlled by political parties or, in some instances, are now political parties in their own right. The insidious nature of militias acting as political parties - or vice versa - makes politics in Basrah particularly perverse. The Fadillah pa [...] | 2006-04-15 06:17:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH56 | TRIBAL LEADERS FED UP WITH BAD SECURITY IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: On April 12, Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Sheikh Kadim Al Gatrani, the Chair of the Basrah Council of Nobles (CoN) and leader of the Al Gatrani tribe in Basrah. As one of the most powerful and influential sheikhs in Basrah, Sheikh Kadim's message that security in Ba [...] | 2006-04-15 11:19:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL SOCI IZ |
06BASRAH57 | HIZB DAWA ISLAMIYA PERSPECTIVES IN BASRAH [...] (C) Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff on April 6 met with Amer Al-Khuzaei, field coordinator for the Basrah branch of the Hizb Dawa Islamiya party and Deputy Health Minister, to discuss the Dawa party's views on various issues. Poloff on April 14 conducted a similar conversation with Abu Fa [...] | 2006-04-17 15:06:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH58 | BASRAH GOVERNOR ON THE ROPES? [...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with the Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah, Ministry of Defense advisor Majed al-Sari confirmed the details of a plan (Ref A) to vote Governor Muhammad out of office. Though there is no timetable for the vote, he exp [...] | 2006-04-18 12:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH59 | PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE OF GOVERNOR -- A CONTRARY VIEW [...] (C) Sheikh Mansour al-Khanaan, leader of the al-Khanaan tribe, met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) of the Regional Embassy Office in Basrah on April 18 to review the current political picture in Basrah (for background on Sheikh Mansour see Ref A). After a quick discussion of the unprecedent [...] | 2006-04-19 15:00:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH6 | LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONFIRM NO CASES OF H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 16:02:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV ECON SOCI AMED AMGT IZ |
06BASRAH60 | BASRAH GOVERNOR: "I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE" [...] (C) Basrah Governor Muhammad al-Wa'eli met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Regional Embassy Office Basrah on April 23 and discussed the move afoot to vote him out of office and replace him with another Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member. (See Refs A - C.) Stressing his and the [...] | 2006-04-25 04:22:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH61 | FADILLAH PARTY VOWS TO HELP END THE BOYCOTT [...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO),Deputy Regional Coordinator and IPAO met with Dr. Hayder al-Wa'eli, head of the Basrah Fadillah Party and Sheikh Khazl Jaloob Falih (Abu Salom),a prominent Fadillah member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) to [...] | 2006-04-26 13:31:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH63 | BASRAH POLICE - A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Basrah police force is a barometer to gauge the ability of the local government to govern in the south, and a viable police force is essential to curb internal security threats. The police force has received large amounts of assistance from the Coalition and has made some pr [...] | 2006-05-01 13:18:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH65 | HASSAN AL-RASHID ON SECURITY, THE BASRAH GOVERNMENT AND THE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with Badr Organization chief Hassan al-Rashid, the Regional Coordinator (RC) discussed the threats against the employees of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah and suggested that splinter groups could be responsible. Hassan believes that the Basrah Pro [...] | 2006-05-04 16:32:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH66 | MODM BASRAH OFFICIAL ON IDP CAMP FOR DISPLACED SHIA [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and PolOffs met with Abdul Kareen Salman, Director of Human Affairs from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) for the Southern Region to discuss the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in southern Iraq. Abdu [...] | 2006-05-05 10:00:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF SMIG SOCI EAID KISL IZ |
06BASRAH67 | BASRAH EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING 05/01/06 [...] (SBU) The Regional Coordinator for Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 1 to discuss the security situation in Basrah. The Deputy Regional Coordinator, RSO, ORA, CPATT, Triple Canopy, POL/ECON Section, USAID, SCID and KBR manage [...] | 2006-05-05 12:00:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | ASEC PTER IZ |
06BASRAH68 | BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VOTES TO END BOYCOTTS OF BRITISH [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of May 3, the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) voted to end the boycotts of the British and the Danes. An official statement and media event is scheduled for Sunday, May 7, at the Provincial Council building where it is expected that statements will be read from th [...] | 2006-05-05 12:34:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH69 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY CHIEF PESSIMISTIC, BUT COMMITTED TO A [...] (C) On May 4, Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and Poloff met with South Oil Company (SOC) General Manager Jabbar Ali Husayn al-Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office (REO) as part of an ongoing dialogue. Looking visibly tired, Jabbar started the meeting on a positive note and confirmed re [...] | 2006-05-06 15:38:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH70 | SNAPSHOT OF DHI QAR: PROVINCE AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: The province of Dhi Qar is located about 200 miles southeast of Baghdad and has an estimated population of 1.85 million. More politically moderate and secular than the other Shia-dominated southern provinces, the influence of Shia religious political parties has grown in past mo [...] | 2006-05-07 14:00:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PINR ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL |
06BASRAH71 | IT'S OFFICIAL -- THE BOYCOTTS ARE OVER [...] (SBU) On May 7 at a joint press conference held at the British Consulate, the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) and the British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) and military publicly announced the end of the BPC boycott of the British. The boycott officially had been in effect against the Brit [...] | 2006-05-08 09:30:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH72 | BRITISH HELO CRASH IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of May 6, a British Lynx helicopter with five individuals was shot down as it departed the Basrah Palace Compound (BPC). The helicopter crashed in the city and hostile crowds hampered the subsequent recovery effort by British forces. The city was under curfew d [...] | 2006-05-08 11:48:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ |
06BASRAH75 | BASRAH GOVERNOR WANTS POLICE CHIEF OUT [...] (U) On May 13, the Governor of Basrah, Mohammed al-Wa'eli declared in a press conference that he was suspending the Chief of Police, Hassan Sawadi Assad, because of his failure to improve the deteriorating security situation. In a flyer distributed the same evening throughout Basrah, the Gove [...] | 2006-05-15 12:42:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ |
06BASRAH76 | BASRAH GOVERNOR WANTS POLICE CHIEF OUT [...] (U) On May 13, the Governor of Basrah, Mohammed al-Wa'eli declared in a press conference that he was suspending the Chief of Police, Hassan Sawadi Assad, because of his failure to improve the deteriorating security situation. In a flyer distributed the same evening throughout Basrah, the Gove [...] | 2006-05-15 12:42:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ |
06BASRAH77 | BLEAK BUT IMPROVING - PRISON CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: Prison conditions in southern Iraq are comparable to those of a poor third world country -- bleak and dismal. However, real progress has been made, and despite political pressure the Regional Director of Prisons for southern Iraq is committed to improving prison and related huma [...] | 2006-05-16 09:12:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS IZ |
06BASRAH78 | SUNNI LEADERS EXPRESS THEIR ANGER OVER KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary: On May 14 2006, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and Poloff attended a meeting with six prominent Sunni leaders at the diwan at the Al Abayachi mosque of Sheik Khalid al-Mulla, a moderate Sunni imam and a close contact of the Regional Embassy Office (see Ref. A). The Sunn [...] | 2006-05-16 10:51:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI KISL IZ |
06BASRAH79 | BASRAH SECURITY ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) Summary: The recent uptick of violence in Basrah is directly attributable to the endemic political corruption and use of militia forces for criminal purposes. Killings of Sunni citizens have increased at an alarming rate, but the organized bloodshed knows no community boundaries. Govern [...] | 2006-05-16 15:05:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH80 | IRANIAN CONSULATE IN BASRAH [...] (C) On May 18, Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and poloff met with Sayed Rajah Al Musawi, Assistant to the Basrah Governor (Independent) to discuss the current political situation. During the course of the meeting, DRC inquired whether the Iranian Consulate was officially opened today (Note: [...] | 2006-05-21 09:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ |
06BASRAH81 | POLITICAL PICTURE IN BASRAH - NOT PRETTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) hosted separate meetings with Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member Sayed Ghali (Iraqi National Accord) and Assistant to the Governor, Sayed Rajeh Al Musawi (Independent) at the Regional Embassy Office. The discussions focused on the [...] | 2006-05-21 10:48:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KCRM IZ |
06BASRAH85 | BASRAH PC MEMBER ON OPTIONS TO OUSTING THE GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the Basrah Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and Poloff met with Munathil Abd Khanjar, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member. He described a number of options the BPC was considering as alternatives to removing the Governor. The BPC's efforts to brainstorm up alternati [...] | 2006-05-27 07:38:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
06BASRAH86 | BASRAH PC MEMBER: SECURITY PROBLEMS IN BASRAH IMPEDES [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the Basrah Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and Poloff met with Munathil Abd Khanjar, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and head of the Economic Committee. Munathil provided a bleak picture of economic development in Basrah, saying that deteriorating security por [...] | 2006-05-27 14:34:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
06BASRAH87 | BASRAH YOUTH - ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with political, religious and youth leaders in Basrah over the past month, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) discussed the attitudes of the local youth towards the Coalition Forces (CF). A combination of unemployment, dashed hopes, religious and milit [...] | 2006-05-28 09:48:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH88 | BASRAH ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting, Dr. Wathib Al Amood, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and member of the Reconstruction Committee, told Poloff that electricity availability in Basrah had declined from "three on, three off," to "two on, four off" since the beginning of May. With temperatures in t [...] | 2006-05-29 11:28:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IZ |
06BASRAH89 | SUNNI MOSQUES CLOSE IN BASRAH AGAIN AS VIOLENCE SURGES [...] (C) Summary: Since the end of March, violence targeting the Sunni minority in Basrah has produced sensational headlines in the local news and a growing stack of bodies in local morgues. With a new rash of high-profile killings since May 10, the Sunni Endowment closed its mosques in Basrah from [...] | 2006-05-30 05:03:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SOCI SMIG KISL IZ |
06BASRAH90 | IRANIAN CONSULATE OFFICIALLY RE-OPENS IN BASRAH [...] (U) On Saturday, May 27, Iran re-opened its Consulate in Basrah which had been closed since the early days of the Iran-Iraq war. The consulate is located in the Al Zaraji neighborhood which is less than a kilometer from Basrah Palace compound. According to media reports, this is one of two I [...] | 2006-06-02 10:33:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR |
06BASRAH91 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - REO BASRAH [...] (SBU) The Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) chaired a session of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 1 to discuss the security situation in Basrah. The discussion centered on the impact of the Prime Minister's announcement of a state of emergency in Basrah, FSN intimidation, and the [...] | 2006-06-03 05:11:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH92 | BASRAH FUEL MARKET THRIVES ON SMUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff, petroleum and security officials in Basrah painted a stark picture of Basrah's fuel market and the black market in petroleum products. Smuggling is relatively easy because of Iraq's porous borders. There does not appear to be any organized cart [...] | 2006-06-03 15:54:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINS ECON EPET ETRD ENRG IZ |
06BASRAH93 | SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED BASRAH SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: It is unlikely that the 5-person emergency security committee appointed by PM Nouri Al Maliki will be able to positively impact on the security situation in Basrah. Three of its members, Badr Corps head Hadi al-Amiri, former Minister of Transportation Salam al-Maliki, and Minist [...] | 2006-06-04 17:33:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH94 | PM MALIKI DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BASRAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a press conference in Basrah on May 31, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared a one-month state of emergency in Basrah and requested that the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) devise a security plan to stabilize the city. This announcement follows a May 29 press conference in Basra [...] | 2006-06-05 15:23:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH95 | STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BASRAH IS "MESSY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Little changed on the streets the day after Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki completed his one-day visit to Basrah on May 31 and declared a state of emergency for one month in Basrah. REO contacts report that the PM's visit was well received by all residents of Basrah, except local [...] | 2006-06-05 15:38:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
06BASRAH96 | VIOLENT ATTACKS IN BASRAH DESPITE STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (U) Summary: Following a suicide bomb at the main marketplace in Basrah, a Sunni mosque was attacked leading to increased fear among the Sunni population in Basrah. It is unclear exactly who was responsible for either attack, however, the State of Emergency declared by the Prime Minister has [...] | 2006-06-06 05:21:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC IZ |
06BASRAH98 | BASRAH GOVERNOR SIDELINES IRAQI ARMY ROLE IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: In a June 5 meeting, Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili told the Deputy Regional Coordinator that the Iraqi Army would have a small role in the recently-enacted emergency security plan for Basrah, and the Iraqi police would carry out most of the plan. The 5-person delegation left [...] | 2006-06-06 16:03:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ |
06BASRAH99 | READ-OUT FROM NEW FADILLAH PARTY LEADERSHIP IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with the new head of the Basrah Fadillah Party, Dr. Jamal Abdul Zahra Mezel, at the Fadillah Party headquarters. Dr. Jamal stated that the Fadillah Party in Basrah believed that the media was blowing the security issue out of pr [...] | 2006-06-07 07:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ENRG EPET IZ |
06BEIJING10098 | TIBET RAILWAY COMPLETION ADVANCES AMID PROBLEMS [...] (C) Meeting the scheduled July 1 completion date for the high-profile Qinghai-Tibet railway line will be a major challenge, according to an Amcit engineer heavily involved in the project. Although the Minister of Railways reportedly ordered the completion date moved up to coincide with his p [...] | 2006-05-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON CH |
06BEIJING10103 | PRC MFA ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA [...] (C) China is strongly dissatisfied with and opposed to the U.S. Defense Department's Annual Report to Congress on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China, which reflects "China Threat" and "Cold War" thinking, MFA North America Department Deputy Director General Xie Feng said. X [...] | 2006-05-24 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PM CH |
06BEIJING10104 | PRC/UN: MFA BRIEFS ON UNSYG ANNAN VISIT [...] (C) UN SYG Annan asked President Hu Jintao what opinions or advice the UN can offer to help break the current Six-Party Talks impasse, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Guo Xuejun told Poloff on May 23. Hu said China continues to work with the other Partiesto resume the Six-P [...] | 2006-05-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV UN CH |
06BEIJING10121 | ENERGY POINTS TO NDRC ON FIVE-PARTY MINISTERIAL, [...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor and Energy Attache presented ref A points to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Energy Bureau Deputy Director General XU Yongsheng on May 25. China's Five-Party Energy Ministerial Proposal 2. (SBU) DDG Xu thanked Washington agencies for t [...] | 2006-05-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL CH IR |
06BEIJING10192 | CHINA'S MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met with VFM Yang Jiechi and VFM Wu Dawei to discuss implementing consensus reached in the April 2006 Bush- Hu meetings and in the Fourth Round of Six-Party Talks. -- Accusations [...] | 2006-05-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
06BEIJING10507 | CULTURAL REVOLUTION REMEMBERED BY SOME, FORGOTTEN [...] (C) Chinese authorities are treading carefully around sensitive anniversaries this month related to the launch of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. The Propaganda Department has restricted media commemorations or commentary. Security officials have prevented some survivors of the tumult from [...] | 2006-05-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06BEIJING10510 | PRC/HAMAS: UPDATE FROM DDG CHEN XIAODONG [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in Polmincouns on May 26 to provide an update on plans for Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to participate (Ref A) in the meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to be held in Beiji [...] | 2006-05-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS CH |
06BEIJING1057 | SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...] | 2006-01-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP CH KN |
06BEIJING1058 | HUMAN RIGHTS: RAID OF HOUSE CHURCH AND DETENTION [...] (C) On January 17, poloff conveyed to MFA Human Rights Division official Wang Gang USG concern about recent reports that the Beijing Ark House Church was raided on January 8 and 15, and reports that defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng was detained on January 13. Wang agreed to inquire about the event [...] | 2006-01-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
06BEIJING1059 | SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI MEETS WITH NPC FOREIGN [...] During a January 13 meeting at the Great Hall of the People Senator Lisa Murkowski and National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu discussed economic development, energy and commercial protection issues. China plans to double its 2000 GDP by 2010 and to qu [...] | 2006-01-17 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EIVN KIPR OREP CH |
06BEIJING10599 | PRC/IRAQ: BEIJING ON WELCOMING NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) MFA West Asia and North African Affairs Department Iraq Desk Officer Wu Xiaofeng requested a meeting May 26 to provide nonpaper laying out PRC actions to welcome the formation of the new Iraqi Government. Though the nonpaper largely tracks with PRC public statements, Wu stressed that Beij [...] | 2006-05-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ CH |
06BEIJING10601 | MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] | 2006-05-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP |
06BEIJING10603 | HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR URGES CHINA TO TAKE [...] (C) The Ambassador used Ref A points to urge China to renew cooperation on human rights issues in a May 30 meeting with MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong. DG Wu replied that China is ready to conduct exchanges on human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect, bu [...] | 2006-05-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
06BEIJING10606 | MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] | 2006-05-30 22:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
06BEIJING1061 | JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...] | 2006-01-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CH IR EU KN |
06BEIJING10734 | PRC/GERMANY: MERKEL VISIT READOUT [...] (C) China supports a more important role for Germany in the United Nations, China's leaders told visiting German Chancellor Merkel, according to MFA European Affairs Division Director Wang Shunqing. Wang said that during Mrkel's May 21-23 visit to China, China and Germany agreed to initiate a [...] | 2006-05-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV GE CH |
06BEIJING10748 | TAO PRESS BRIEFING: MAINLAND BLASTS TAIWAN [...] The Taiwan Security Report exposed the Taiwan leaders' stubborn support for Taiwan independence and damaged cross-Strait peace, Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Spokesperson Li Weiyi asserted at the regular May 31 TAO press briefing. A TAO economic affairs official reported that the authorities h [...] | 2006-05-31 10:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH TW |
06BEIJING10779 | PRC/SINGAPORE: LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew used his May 10-17 isit to China to urge Chinese cunterparts including Premier Wen Jiabao to develop a bilateral relationship that reflects the increased role of energy security in world affairs, according to Chinese MFA Deputy Director He Wei. The t [...] | 2006-06-01 04:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SN TW |
06BEIJING10823 | PRC EVACUATES CITIZENS, OTHERS FROM EAST TIMOR [...] (C) A charter plane arrived in China from Dili on the evening of May 30 with over 240 PRC citizens, overseas Chinese, non-PRC nationals and PRC Embassy staff, MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director He Wei told poloff on May 31. He Wei said he has not received any reports of Am [...] | 2006-06-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CH TT |
06BEIJING10891 | PRC RESPONDS TO INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EAID CH ID |
06BEIJING10895 | JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...] | 2006-06-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN |
06BEIJING10900 | NEW RULES FOR RIGHTS DEFENSE LAWYERS [...] (C) Summary: The All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA) has issued a "Guiding Opinion on Lawyers Handling Mass Cases" that calls for lawyers in "collective" and "major sensitive" cases to "accept the monitoring and guidance" of judicial agencies. The Opinion discourages lawyers from participatin [...] | 2006-06-01 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KJUS PINR CH |
06BEIJING10909 | A/S HILL'S MAY 25 WORKING LUNCH WITH VFM WU DAWEI [...] (S) Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill urged VFM Wu Dawei to improve relations with Japan and use PRC influence to push the Burmese regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) during a May 25 working lunch. A/S Hill also noted the negative impact of PRC/Taiwan competition on Pa [...] | 2006-06-02 00:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL CH |
06BEIJING10971 | MOLSS Mulls Management of 31 Billion RMB in Rural [...] (U) Summary: China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) is working to establish a pension system for rural and migrant workers that will require low contributions, be portable and have broad coverage, according to the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Ministry's Rural Pensions [...] | 2006-06-02 03:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN KPAO PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11074 | UNDP PREPARES TO LAUNCH NEW TIBET PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted a Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) meeting in Beijing on June 1 to seek input from bilateral donors on its proposed USD 5 million Tibet Development and Poverty Alleviation Program that the UNDP plans to launch later this mont [...] | 2006-06-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06BEIJING11075 | STAFFDEL CUTS SHORT XINJIANG VISIT AFTER KADEER [...] (C) Summary: House International Relations Committee Staffdel Halpin cut short its visit to Xinjiang and returned to Beijing June 2 after Chinese officials confirmed they have detained three of Rebiya Kadeer's adult children on suspicion of tax evasion. Xinjiang officials also accused Kadeer [...] | 2006-06-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
06BEIJING11173 | CHINA/ENERGY: BRITISH EMBASSY CONSIDERING ASKING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: A British Embassy official on Friday June 2, 2006 informally sounded out Embassy Beijing reaction to a possible move by the British Government to promote China's membership in the International Energy Agency (IEA). The British Embassy has yet to present the pr [...] | 2006-06-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH UK |
06BEIJING11177 | PRC RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) China takes seriously U.S. concerns about the situation in Burma but has a different view about how to move forward, MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Chen Xu told Polmincouns on June 5 in response to Polmincouns delivery of Ref A points. Chen said he wou [...] | 2006-06-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM |
06BEIJING11182 | SECURITY TIGHT, MEDIA SILENT ON 17TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) The seventeenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989 passed quietly on Sunday, with an elevated security presence in and around the Square. Poloffs visiting the Square throughout the day saw no protest activity or police actions, although press reports later said [...] | 2006-06-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
06BEIJING11183 | PRC/JAPAN: BEIJING SATISFIED WITH LI-ASO MEETING, [...] (C) China was satisfied with the tone of the meeting between Foreign Ministers Li Zhaoxing and Taro Aso on May 23 in Doha, MFA Deputy Director of the Japan Division Lu Guijun told poloff, while cautioning that bilateral relations remain difficult. The decision to allow FM Li to meet his count [...] | 2006-06-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH |
06BEIJING11363 | FINATT MEETS CHINA EXIM PRESIDENT ON LENDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 1, FinAtt David Loevinger met with President Li Ruogu of the China Export-Import Bank (China Exim) to discuss export credit policy and China's lending to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs),particularly in Africa. FinAtt urged China to seek greater cooperation wi [...] | 2006-06-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EPET PREL CH SU XA |
06BEIJING11382 | JUNE 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY DEVELOPMENT, [...] Key points made at the June 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- The United States maintains the largest military expenditure in the world and has "no reason" to criticize China's military development. -- China is making significant progress in combating human trafficking and is prepa [...] | 2006-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP KN |
06BEIJING11498 | STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...] | 2006-06-07 22:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH |
06BEIJING11499 | (SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDR [...] | 2006-06-07 23:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL |
06BEIJING1159 | VFM YANG JIECHI CONFIRMS MFA REORGANIZATION [...] (C) VFM Yang Jiechi confirmed to A/S Hill that a reshuffle at the top level of the MFA is underway. During a meeting January 18, Yang said Director General of Asian Affairs Cui Tiankai has been promoted to Assistant Foreign Minister where he will oversee the International Organizations and Arm [...] | 2006-01-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROV CH |
06BEIJING11606 | PATRIOTIC EDUCATION FOR IMAMS IN XINJIANG [...] (C) Local authorities in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China's far northwest are stepping up efforts to cultivate "patriotic" religious personnel through a second round of intensive training, according to local officials. Following an initial round of patriotic training from 2001- [...] | 2006-06-08 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS KISL CH |
06BEIJING11614 | JUNE 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 8 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- President Hu will meet with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue. -- All SCO member heads will attend t [...] | 2006-06-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP |
06BEIJING11688 | CHINA APPRECIATES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S REAFFIRMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 06:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
06BEIJING11690 | HUMAN RIGHTS: DCM EXPRESSES CONCERN, ASKS ABOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
06BEIJING11704 | New Socialist Countryside Budget Insufficient, [...] (SBU) Summary: A Chinese policy advisor believes the allocated budget for the recently launched New Socialist Countryside initiative is woefully inadequate. While Central Government funding for rural programs is increasing, the allocation as a percentage share of the total budget remains rela [...] | 2006-06-09 07:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
06BEIJING11705 | State Council Researcher Says Local Officials' [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the State Council's leading macroeconomic researchers asserted that China's rapid GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2006 (reftel) primarily was due to exaggerated economic growth reports from newly- installed local government officials seeking to make a good impress [...] | 2006-06-09 07:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11706 | CHINA ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW ALMOST READY FOR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11711 | MOLSS Seeks More Inspectors, Training to Improve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Director of the Inspection Division of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security's Legal Affairs Department is aware of and trying to remedy the problem of too few labor inspectors in China; his goal is to double the total number of inspectors so that each inspector is res [...] | 2006-06-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11751 | MFA BRIEFS ON SINO-ARAB COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Sino-Arab cooperation has risen to a higher level as a result of the May 31- June 1 Sino- Arab Cooperation Forum's Second Ministerial meeting, according to Ambassador in charge of the Sino-Arab Forum Yao Kuangyi. During a readout, Yao indicated that the Action Plan for 2006 ? 20 [...] | 2006-06-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS CH |
06BEIJING11753 | CHRISTIANITY GAINING POPULARITY IN XINJIANG, EVEN [...] (C) Interest in Christianity is growing in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),but local authorities are reportedly trying to control the growth in order to avoid conflicts with the majority Muslim community. According to local Christian leaders and congregants, the community's gro [...] | 2006-06-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS CH |
06BEIJING11754 | KHOTAN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTS IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (C) The vast improvement in the security situation in southwest Xinjiang's Khotan Prefecture is due to both heightened government counterterrorism activities and the public's strong support in combating the "Three Forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, Khotan officials told poloffs d [...] | 2006-06-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KISL CH |
06BEIJING11755 | PRC PREMIER TO VISIT 7 AFRICAN NATIONS [...] MFA Assistant Minister He Yafei previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of Egypt, Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to reporters. Besides meeting the leaders of each nation, Premier Wen will meet Chinese medical workers, tour an HIV/AIDS preve [...] | 2006-06-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH |
06BEIJING11756 | MEDIA TESTS LIMITS ON COVERING LEADERS' PERSONAL [...] (C) The envelope-pushing Southern Weekend newspaper recently challenged a longstanding taboo on reporting on the private lives of retired leaders when it published a retrospective on the activities of Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, and other recently-retired leaders. Embassy contacts said that the pa [...] | 2006-06-09 13:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
06BEIJING11758 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SCO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) The United States is gravely concerned over the participation, even as an observer, by Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held in Shanghai June 15, the Ambassador stressed to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang on June 9. The [...] | 2006-06-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH IR KZ RS |
06BEIJING11761 | World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Yu Xiaoqing, Lead Social Protection Specialist and Team Leader for a World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment Project requested by the Chinese Government, asks whether USDOL would be able to participate in the World Bank team designing the project, perhaps th [...] | 2006-06-11 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11811 | HIRC STAFFDEL HALPIN'S CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Reftels reported that House International Relations Committee (HIRC) STAFFDEL Halpin, consisting of Dennis Halpin and Hans Hogrefe, cut short its visit to Xinjiang after members of the family of Rebiya Kadeer were detained. As noted reftels, the STAFFDEL and the Embassy repeatedly urged [...] | 2006-06-12 03:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC ENRG UNAUS CH JP |
06BEIJING11931 | PRESIDENT HU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JAPAN, WITH [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to the PRC Yuji Miyamoto took the opportunity of his June 10 presentation of his credentials to President Hu Jintao to invite the Chinese leader to visit Japan, Japanese Embassy DCM Chihiro Atsumi told the DCM on June 12. President Hu said he would accept the invitatio [...] | 2006-06-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH |
06BEIJING11932 | AFM LI HUI PREVIEWS SCO SUMMIT, COMMENTS ON U.S. [...] The Chinese Government is currently investigating reports received from the U.S. Embassy on increased risks to U.S. citizens in China and will do its utmost to safeguard diplomatic personnel and facilities, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao stated during a special June 12 press briefing on the Ju [...] | 2006-06-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINL ASEC CH KG KZ |
06BEIJING12175 | JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...] | 2006-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
06BEIJING12177 | HUMAN RIGHTS: BLIND ACTIVIST CHARGED WITH [...] (C) Summary: Blind legal activist and family planning whistleblower Chen Guangcheng has been formally charged with intentionally destroying public property and inciting a mass traffic jam. The charges and Chen's transfer to the Shandong Province Yinan County detention center end nearly three [...] | 2006-06-13 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
06BEIJING12179 | ASD RODMAN-MFA HE YAFEI MEETING: LOOKING FOR [...] (C) China maintains a positive view of relations with the United States in the aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's April visit to Washington, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman. AFM He characterized the United States and China as stakeh [...] | 2006-06-13 12:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PM CH TW |
06BEIJING12181 | CHINA SHOCKED AT E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF FOUR [...] (S) The U.S. decision to designate four Chinese companies under E.O. 13382 demonstrates that dialogue with the United States is useless, a shocked and shaken MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan told DCM in response to ref demarche points delivered on June 13. News of th [...] | 2006-06-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN ETTC CH |
06BEIJING12273 | Legal Aid Attorneys Chronicle Advances, [...] (U) Summary: Labor Intern, accompanied by Labor Officer, met with the Director and Staff attorneys of the Peking University Women's Legal Aid Clinic June 9, 2006. The attorneys said that, in their opinion, China?s current legal system and labor law enforcement mechanisms are better than the [...] | 2006-06-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING1238 | (S) RESTRUCTURING CHINESE FOREIGN AID--NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: A senior advisor on Chinese development assistance told Econoff on December 20 that he has submitted his recommendations to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on how China should restructure its foreign aid program. The advisor stated that China's aid program should continue to fo [...] | 2006-01-20 06:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | CH EAID ECON PREL |
06BEIJING12526 | HUMAN RIGHTS: NORWEGIANS ON REBIYA KADEER FAMILY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN CH |
06BEIJING12527 | : CHINA/ENERGY: GUIDANCE ON IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Per Reftel C instructions, Econoffs on Friday June 9, 2006 delivered Washington agencies' points on International Energy Agency (IEA) membership for China to British Embassy in Beijing Second Secretary for Energy Richard Ridout. Ridout stated that he would keep Embassy Beijing posted on an [...] | 2006-06-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH UK |
06BEIJING12531 | JUNE 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN/SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the June 15 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Iranian President Ahmadinejad's remarks at the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit reflected only Iran's position. -- Beijing welcomes Iran's willingness to negotiate with relevant parties to resolve [...] | 2006-06-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PHUM ASEC CH IR |
06BEIJING12532 | PRC OPPOSES UNSC TAKING UP BURMA ISSUE [...] (C) China firmly opposes UNSC involvement in Burma and has serious concerns about the proposed U.S. resolution, MFA International Organizations Department Director General Wu Hailong told the DCM on June 15. ASEAN nations, except for Singapore, share China's opposition to the U.S. initiative, [...] | 2006-06-15 13:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM |