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06DAMASCUS2518	IRAQI REPRESENTATIVES IN SYRIA COMMENT ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi contacts in Damascus commented recently on a range of issues, including the arrival of more Iraqis in Syria, Palestinian-Iraqis seeking refugee in Syria, the new Iraqi Prime Minister and next steps in the Syria-Iraq bilateral relationship. They asserted that up to 150,000 [...]	2006-06-01 14:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SY IZ

06DAMASCUS254	RIAD SEIF DETAILS FUTURE POLITICAL PLANS, ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MP and recently released Damascus Spring detainee Riad Seif laid out for the Charge d'Affaires January 24 his vision for a new, broad-based democratic party, noting that it would aim to delegitimize the SARG and bring a message of reform and democracy to the Syrian people. [...]	2006-01-24 16:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS2554	Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, Syria/China, [...] Summary: Government-owned Tishreen, the only paper to appear on Saturday, featured an Interior Ministry statement reporting the clash that took place Friday morning between an anti-terror unit and a terrorist extremist group near Omayyad Square in Damascus. The statement said that the clash r [...]	2006-06-04 12:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2593	SYRIAN REGIME REBUILDING WALLS OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: The crackdown on Syrian civil society and the opposition has gotten so intense that some observers argue that the regime of Bashar al-Asad is "rebuilding the walls of fear" that his father once erected. Even if the ten Damascus-Beirut Declaration activists are released, which i [...]	2006-06-05 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SY
06DAMASCUS2594	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Cuba, Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Fernando Ramirez de Estenoz, Chief of the Foreign Relations Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee, featuring his meetings with Vice President Farouk Shara. A statement by the Syrian Arab News Agency said that talks focus [...]	2006-06-05 12:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2598	SYRIA POINTS FINGER AT FOREIGN-BACKED ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Early in the morning of June 2, SARG security forces engaged armed attackers in a 25-minute shoot-out in Damascus on the compound of the Syrian TV and Radio headquarters, according to Emboffs at the scene and regional media reports. Casualty reports have varied, with up to four [...]	2006-06-05 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE IZ JO
06DAMASCUS2599	SARG ENDS ITS PRESSURE ON EMBASSY SCHOOL -- FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: In the past ten days the SARG has issued all of the required residence visas for some 45 direct-hire American and Canadian teachers and family members, ensuring their orderly departure at the end of the school year and return to Damascus Community School in the fall. For months [...]	2006-06-05 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2632	NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN THE PUBLIC BANKS- ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's public banking sector is hamstrung due to the fact that its six public banks are carrying a large number of non-performing loans. Contacts suggest that many of the loans may be held by the SARG, which borrows from the banks to finance public spending, or lost to the co [...]	2006-06-06 12:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
06DAMASCUS2633	GAFTA: MORE BURDEN THAN BENEFIT FOR SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary: Although the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA) was fully implemented on January 1, 2005, the benefits to Syria's economy have been limited. While trade exchange between Syria and the Gulf countries may have increased marginally, most Syrian business contacts and economis [...]	2006-06-06 12:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS2634	UNHCR DAMASCUS FEARS FURTHER DEPORTATIONS OF [...] (C) At UNHCR Damascus' request, poloffs met June 5 with UNHCR's senior protection officer Dietrun Gunther and protection officer Tania Pesce about the SARG's treatment of Iranian Ahwazi refugee Saeed Saki, who has been accepted for resettlement in Norway. In January, SARG authorities detaine [...]	2006-06-06 13:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SY IR
06DAMASCUS2636	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinian Authority, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ahmad Qurei', Special Envoy of the President of the Palestinian National Authorit, who conferred with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Mahmoud Abbas about the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and the [...]	2006-06-06 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2668	PA ENVOY VISITS DAMASCUS, FACTIONS REPORTEDLY [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) Special Envoy Ahmad Qureia (Abu Ala'a) met June 5 with Syria's President Bashar al-Asad, delivering a message from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and discussing Syrian-Palestinian cooperation and developments in the Palestinian arena, according to [...]	2006-06-07 14:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2669	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Yemen, Syria/Cuba, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice President Farouk al- Shara's two-day official visit to Yemen and his meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah al-Saleh, conveying a message from President Asad on recent developments in the Arab and international arenas. Shara also met with Yemeni Vice Pr [...]	2006-06-07 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2685	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Cuba, Syria/Ukraine, [...] Summary: Papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Faysal Miqdad conveyed an oral massage from President Asad to President Fidel Castro of Cuba during his meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The message focused on recent political developments in the Middle East and [...]	2006-06-08 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2687	TEHRAN'S INFLUENCE SAID TO BE SPREADING IN SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Syria and Iran have exchanged a number of visits in the past several days: longtime SARG regime insider and VP assistant Muhammad Nassif Kheirbek was in Tehran on June 7, and the commander of the Iranian Army's Air Forces was in Damascus on June 6. One of our contacts mentioned [...]	2006-06-08 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR
06DAMASCUS2688	DETAINEES REJECT PROPOSED LETTER TO ASAD, AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of detained signatories of the Damascus-Beirut Declaration (DBD) have rejected a proposed letter of appeal to President Bashar al-Asad, saying that they would rather die in prison for their freedom of expression than to beg. They have also announced their plans to begi [...]	2006-06-08 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS270	SYRIAN MP SAYS INTELL CHIEF WANTS TO BE FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: A Syrian MP and businessman told us January 24 that, despite a U.S. decision to freeze the assets of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) chief Asif Shawqat, the intelligence head still considered himself a friend of the United States and wanted to resume bilateral intelligence sh [...]	2006-01-25 10:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SY LE IZ IS
06DAMASCUS2733	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Syria/UAE, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Syria by King Hamad Bin-Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain and his talks with President Asad. Both leaders stressed their support for the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and the establishment of their independent state, with Jerusalem as its capita [...]	2006-06-11 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS275	RIAD SEIF'S PROPOSALS FOR USG ACTION [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting (reftel),Former MP and recently released Damascus Spring detainee Riad Seif presented Charge with a list of suggested actions the USG could take to support opposition efforts in Syria. The following is a translation from the original Arabic: 2. (C) BEGI [...]	2006-01-25 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS276	SANCTIONS: REACTION TO THE SHAWKAT DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Department,s designation of President Asad,s brother-in-law, Asif Shawkat, received considerable regional press coverage and stirred some internal discussion in Damascus. The move was quietly welcomed by most groups, including the Sunni business community, though m [...]	2006-01-25 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SANC SY
06DAMASCUS2777	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Lebanon, Syria/Qatar, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received former US Senator James Abourezk, Chairman of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee on Sunday. Talks during the meeting concentrated on the situation in Iraq, Syria's full support for the political process there, and means [...]	2006-06-12 11:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2779	MUTED SYRIAN RESPONSE TO FOURTH UNIIIC INSTALLMENT [...] (C) Summary: The SARG has so far limited its public reaction to the fourth report of the UNIIIC investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, which was delivered to UNSYG Kofi Annan on June 10. SARG officials are relatively happy with the report but are generally [...]	2006-06-12 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM SY LE
06DAMASCUS278	SYRIAN MP SAYS INTELL CHIEF WANTS TO BE FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: This is a corrected copy of Damascus 0270. Please disregard previous version. A Syrian MP and businessman told us January 24 that, despite a U.S. decision to freeze the assets of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) chief Asif Shawqat, the intelligence head still considered himse [...]	2006-01-25 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2781	SECOND SYRIAN-EMIRATI ECONOMIC FORUM DRAWS [...] (SBU) The SARG continues to try to attract Gulf foreign direct investment (FDI),as evidenced by the second Syrian-Emirati Economic Forum, entitled "Visions Beyond Investment," which opened in Damascus on June 10 and drew a crowd of approximately 2000 the first day. The forum opening featured [...]	2006-06-12 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS2822	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Venezuela, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that FM Walid al-Mouallem received James Abourezek, Chairman of the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee and former US Senator, and that they talked about American-Syrian relations, the situation in Iraq, and the Arab-Israel conflict. In a statement to S [...]	2006-06-14 09:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2858	SYRIA ROUNDUP [...] (C) SERIES OF ARRESTS RELATED TO JUNE 2 ATTACKS REPORTED: Human rights organizations have reported that fourteen men and boys from the Damascus suburb of Erbeen have been detained by the SARG as suspects in the June 2 attack in Damascus on the compound of the Syrian TV and Radio headquarter [...]	2006-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS286	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: ABDUL SALAAM FACES PRIME [...] (C): ABDUL SALAAM FACES WRATH OF PRIME MINISTER: The SARG has taken additional steps against Etana Press manager and civil society activist Maan Abdul Salaam, who has faced multiple confrontations with the SARG in recent months. According to Abdul Salaam, a directive was sent by the Prime M [...]	2006-01-26 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS2864	SYRIA SEEKS TO BLOCK ADMISSION OF ISRAEL'S MAGEN [...] (C) Summary: Syria's President Bashar al-Asad has authorized a Syrian effort to block Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at its June 20-21 international conference in Geneva, according to the head of the International Committee of the R [...]	2006-06-15 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS SY
06DAMASCUS287	SYRIA'S IRAN GAMBIT: CONSUMMATING A MARRIAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Syria-Iran relations resemble a strong, long-time marriage, albeit one of convenience, with Syria now being the junior partner, according to contacts, commenting on Iranian President Ahmadinejad's January 19-20 visit to Damascus. Syria and Iran sought to use the visit to demon [...]	2006-01-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR
06DAMASCUS2871	DAMASCUS SEES FLURRY OF VISITS, MEETINGS LINKED TO [...] (C) Visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) FM Zahar met June 13 with Syrian FM Mu'allim to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, as well as the Palestinian-Syrian bilateral relationship, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The head of the Palestine Liberation Organi [...]	2006-06-15 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2877	Damascus Media Reaction: Brammertz Report, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported an address by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad to the UN Security Council at a session about the latest Brammertz report. Miqdad confirmed Syrian cooperation with the UN investigation into the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. Dr. Miqdad said, "we [...]	2006-06-18 10:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS288	RIYAD SEIF: WHAT IS HIS POTENTIAL? [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's January 18 release of former MP Riad Seif (with four other Damascus Spring detainees) has provoked a surge of assessments and predictions about his potential and his plans. Contacts are divided about Seif's political prospects, with admirers noting that Seif, a Damas [...]	2006-01-26 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2899	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Agha Khan [...] Summary: Syrian papers on (6/16) reported President Asad's meeting with Syrian official media figures. President Asad discussed on Thursday (6/15) with representatives of the government-run media the role of information, and mechanisms and conceptions that might contribute to its development. [...]	2006-06-19 06:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS290	SARG ABRUPTLY RAISES PRICE OF GASOLINE, CEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Without prior warning, the SARG increased prices for gasoline and cement on January 25, claiming in state-owned dailies that it was a necessary step to stop smuggling and black market trading in both commodities. The price hikes, which were not accompanied by a concommitant incre [...]	2006-01-26 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SY LE
06DAMASCUS291	Damascus Media Reaction: Golan, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by citizens of the Golan emphasizing that they are part of the Syrian Arab people and confirming adherence to national unity and genuine accord with their leadership in Syria. They announced their clear stands against all "conspiracies" against thei [...]	2006-01-26 15:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2935	BACKBITING, BICKERING, AND EATING THEIR YOUNG: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Throughout the last eight months, a flurry of newly created human rights organizations have entered the Syrian civil society stage. However, the activists running these organizations are not new to the scene; instead, they tend to hail from splinter groups of still-existing or [...]	2006-06-19 13:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS2938	NEWLY RELEASED SYRIA DECLARATION ENCOUNTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the recently published "Syria Declaration" calling for improvements in human rights policy and the passage of laws guaranteeing a range of civil liberties has gained international attention following its release on June 14, many civil society members are either unaware of [...]	2006-06-19 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS2975	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, OIC [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Farouk al-Shara discussed the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the ongoing national dialogue between Palestine factions with a Palestinian delegation headed by Khaled Meshal, Head of the Hamas Politburo. Mr. Sha [...]	2006-06-20 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2976	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: LABWANI TRIAL CONTINUES; [...] (C) LABWANI TRIAL CONTINUES: The trial of political activist Kamal Labwani continued June 19 at the Damascus Criminal Court, with numerous family members and Syrian activists present, as well as Poloff and a Finnish Embassy representative. Labwani, who faces charges of inciting a foreign p [...]	2006-06-20 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS3	SYRIA'S CORRUPT CLASSES [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian economy continues to be dominated by a "corrupt class" who use their personal ties to members of the Asad family and the Syrian security services to gain monopolistic control over most sectors of the economy, while enriching themselves and their regime benefactors. The [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER SY LE SANC
06DAMASCUS3019	Damascus Media Reaction: OIC Ministerial, Syria/Serbia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that FM Walid al-Moallem discussed with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul regional topics of joint concern and issues on the agenda of the 33rd session of OIC Foreign Ministers meeting held in Baku. During a meeting held on the margin of the OIC Ministerial, b [...]	2006-06-21 14:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3042	DAMASCUS DECLARATION AIMS TO REVITALIZE EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Damascus Declaration group will assemble June 26 for a crucial meeting, aimed at creating a more clearly defined, structured organization and moving away from being a coalition of individuals, according to key opposition activist Riad Seif. Should the group succeed, Seif p [...]	2006-06-22 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS3043	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Jordan, OIC Ministerial, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad on Wednesday made a telephone call to His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and that they discussed bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries. Talks also dealt with preparation for the meeting of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Join [...]	2006-06-22 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3047	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ALEXANDER PASCAL [...] (U) Embassy Damascus warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Alexander Pascal, 2006 Summer Intern, for travel to Damascus from July 15 to August 20, 2006. 2. (U) POC for this visit is Elizabeth Lyne, Administrative Assistant, who can be reached at (work) (963) (11) 333-1342, Ext [...]	2006-06-25 11:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER SY
06DAMASCUS3049	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Mubarak Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers highlighted the Syrian-Egyptian summit held Thursday between Presidents Asad and Mubarak that focused on the situation in the Arab region and bilateral relations. The opening session was attended by VP Faruk al-Shara and FM Walid al- Mouallem, as well as Minister of Info [...]	2006-06-25 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS311	SARG IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL BAN TO PREVENT "FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam's press campaign that began in late December, the SARG implemented a travel ban on an undetermined number of current and former officials and military officers. Former PM Mustafa Miru and his family, as well as relatives of deceased [...]	2006-01-30 12:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3121	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Kazakhstan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Yar Mohammed Aritsayiev, Kazakh Minister of Information and Culture, which focused on bilateral relations of cooperation, and prospects of boosting them in the economic, cultural, and social spheres. Papers also reported Pres [...]	2006-06-26 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3123	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SYRIAN REFOULEMENT OF UNHCR [...] (U) The CDA delivered a demarche to the MFA Chief of Protocol on June 26 per instructions in ref C & D. The CDA expressed USG concerns about the refoulement to Iran of the UNHCR-recognized refugee Saeed Saki, an Ahwazi Iranian activist, in direct contravention of Syria's commitments under A [...]	2006-06-26 13:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SY IR
06DAMASCUS313	Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Victory, Mashaal Visit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on January 29 with Khalid Mashaal, Chief of HAMAS' Political Bureau. Talks dealt with the results of the Palestinian elections. President Asad congratulated Mashaal on the HAMAS victory and stressed that the results of the election [...]	2006-01-30 12:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3136	Damascus Media Reaction: President Asad's interview with [...] Summary: All Syrian papers published President Asad's comprehensive interview with London-based al-Hayat about developments in the region. On impressions regarding retreat of the Arab role in the region, in the face of the growing Iranian role, President Asad said: "We have to define whether t [...]	2006-06-27 11:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3177	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Italy, Syria/Libya, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured a statement by Italian Journalist Stefanou Ciarini calling for more communication between Syrian and Italian intellectuals to bridge the gap created by 9/11 between the Islamic and Western civilizations. "European governments are following the US policy re [...]	2006-06-28 13:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3186	SARG NEGOTIATES FOR RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT AS PART OF [...] (U) Syrian Minister of Transportation, Yarob Sulieman Bader, was in Moscow this past week negotiating with representatives from Ilyushin Finance and Voronezh Aircraft Construction Company on the purchase of seven new planes to update SyrianAir's fleet. Local, regional, and international press [...]	2006-06-29 11:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY
06DAMASCUS3194	SYRIAN INFLUENCE GROWING WITH REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The SARG sees its influence growing in light of regional developments, including the recent kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, the June 28 Israeli overflight of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's summer home, and Asad's separate June 28 meetings in Damascus with visiting Lebanese [...]	2006-06-29 14:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE IS IR JO
06DAMASCUS3223	UNDER PRESSURE, SYRIAN REGIME STIRS STONE SOUP [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing Gaza crisis notwithstanding, the SARG is conducting its foreign policy in traditional Syrian style, playing for time and survival against international pressure on a range of issues. This was most recently demonstrated by the July 1 meeting between the visiting Qata [...]	2006-07-03 11:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS3256	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured an official statement reporting that two Israeli military aircraft flew at low altitude near the Syrian coast in the Wadi Qandil area at dawn. Syrian Air Defense Forces fired at the planes, that then left the region. The source said the hostile act was an [...]	2006-07-03 13:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3258	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani, that focused on the latest regional developments, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories. Talks also touched upon bilateral relations between Syria and [...]	2006-07-03 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3261	SOUTH AFRICA BUYS INTO 45% OF SYRIAN CELLULAR [...] (C) Local press reported that South African company MTN Group recently purchased Investcom, which owns Areeba, one of the two cellular companies in Syria. Deemed by the press to be a positive step for cellular services in Syria, the 5.5 Billion USD transaction, of which Areeba's share was 1 B [...]	2006-07-05 11:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SY
06DAMASCUS3289	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad headed a meeting of the National Progressive Front, during which he reiterated Syria's support of the Palestinian people and confirmed efforts to make their national dialogue a success. Asad said, "Syria stands with full force at the side of [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3305	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a phone call from Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz which focused on the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations. Papers also reported that Arab and Islamic groups at the UN in Geneva approved a draft resolution proposed [...]	2006-07-06 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3365	HAMAS EXILED LEADER HOLDS DAMASCUS PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The leader of Hamas' external political wing, Khalid Mish'al, held a lengthy press conference July 10 at a Damascus hotel, covering the rejection of U.S. and Israeli demands to release a kidnapped Israel soldier, ongoing international dialogue with Hamas, and Syrian support for [...]	2006-07-10 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV SY IS
06DAMASCUS338	HAMAS VICTORY PUTS SARG IN A STRANGE CORNER [...] (C) Summary: The senior PLO representative in Damascus, Khalid Fahoum, said on January 30 that Damascus-based Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al was confident of Hamas' ability to govern and would quickly move to shore up support for Hamas in the PLO, in the PA security services and in Palestinian [...]	2006-01-30 15:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS339	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad conferred with the Advisor to the Norwegian Foreign Minister for Middle East Affairs, during which Miqdad held Israel responsible for the exacerbated situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Norwegian Advi [...]	2006-07-09 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3437	INITIAL SARG REACTION TO HIZBALLAH HOSTAGE-TAKING [...] (SBU) In the wake of the taking of two IDF hostages by Hizballah, VP Farouk Shara'a was quoted today as stating that he expected Israeli "escalation" against Syria. Al-Arabiyya satellite TV carried the quote but did not provide details. In a press conference after his meeting with Iranian nuc [...]	2006-07-12 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3451	CHARGE URGES SARG TO PRESS HIZBALLAH FOR RELEASE [...] (C) Charge expressed the deep concern of the USG about the current regional crisis and Syria's role in it to his designated interlocutor at the MFA, Director of Protocol Amir Smadi. Meeting the morning of July 13, Charge urged the SARG in the strongest terms to exercise its influence on Hizba [...]	2006-07-13 12:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3453	Damascus Media Reaction: South Lebanon, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the deteriorating situation in south Lebanon in the wake of the Hizbollah capture of two Israeli soldiers. Headlines featured President Asad's consultations on the situation in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories with President Mubarak, UN SecGen Kofi Annan, [...]	2006-07-13 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3481	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operations in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers focused on the tense situation in Lebanon. All papers reported a statement by Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbollah's Secretary General, saying that the resistance is ready for "an open war" against Israel, announcing that the resistance fighters had set fire to an Israeli wars [...]	2006-07-16 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3482	TFLE01: SYRIA AS OF 1500 HOURS LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: The situation in Syria remains relatively calm. DAO reports no signs of a higher state of alert, except for air defense units that were moved to a heightened level in late June. The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that President Asad spoke by phone with Lebanon [...]	2006-07-16 13:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3485	TFLE01: SYRIA SITREP 02 AS OF 1230 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (S) Summary: Initial eyewitness reports estimated that as many as 20,000 Syrians participated in a SARG-orchestrated demonstration July 17 in downtown Damascus. Protesters mainly expressed pro-SARG and pro-Hizballah messages. Separately on July 17, the Syrian MFA's Protocol Director summone [...]	2006-07-17 12:00:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3487	SARG SHEDS CROCODILE TEARS, AS IT ASSESSES COSTS [...] (C) Summary: The current conflict in Lebanon puts in play significant Syrian interests, with the potential for either windfall political profits or enormous costs. Political analysts here believe at a minimum that the SARG will benefit from the fatal weakening of Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora a [...]	2006-07-17 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3488	SYRIA'S KAMAL LABWANI READS STATEMENT IN COURT [...] (SBU) Jailed opposition activist Kamal Labwani appeared July 16 in criminal court and read a three-page statement on his own behalf to explain his televised Al-Hurra and Mustaqbal interviews in late 2005 in which he called for diplomatic pressure to bring political changes in Syria. An anima [...]	2006-07-17 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS3489	TFLE01: IRANIAN FM VISITS DAMASCUS [...] (U) Iran's FM Manouchehr Mottaki visited Damascus July 17, meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and delivering a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who stressed Iran's stand with Syria in confronting any attacks or aggression, according to the official Syrian Arab New [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAL SY IR LE
06DAMASCUS3490	TFLE01: SYRIA SITREP 03 AS OF 1300 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: The Ba'ath Party's highest policy-making body met July 17 and urged the SARG to prepare for all possibilities in view of Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The SARG has rejected a proposed visit to Syria by UN env [...]	2006-07-18 11:38:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3491	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressing support for Syria in the face of any threat or attack. The message was conveyed by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki when President Asad received Mottaki and [...]	2006-07-19 04:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3514	REGIME MOVES TO DEFUSE SUNNI ANGER OVER EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: A July petition to President Bashar al-Asad, signed by 200 prominent Sunni religious figures, protesting eduation reform plans that would impact Islamic schools, apparently caused concern at the upper levels of the Asad regime. Senior security officials intervened and asked the [...]	2006-07-19 11:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI SY
06DAMASCUS3515	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 03 FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY [...] (C) Summary: A Russian envoy and the EU's foreign policy chief are expected to make separate visits to Syria, perhaps as early as July 20, and the SARG may reverse its refusal to receive UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, according to a media contact. The Ba'ath Party's highest policy-makin [...]	2006-07-19 12:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3552	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operations in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported a meeting by the Syrian Cabinet emphasizing readiness in all fields to face all future scenarios. PM Mohammed Naji Ottri underlined "the importance of coordination and integration of government performance, escalating readiness in all sectors, and taking t [...]	2006-07-20 08:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3573	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to focus on the Israeli military action in Lebanon. Headlines featured President Asad's phone call with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan, which dealt with "the continuing Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine." Papers also reported that t [...]	2006-07-20 12:52:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3577	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 05 FOR THURSDAY, JULY [...] (S) Summary: On July 20, Syria's President Bashar al-Asad met with Russian Middle East envoy Saltanov and, separately, called Turkish PM Erdogan to discuss the Israel-Hizballah conflict, according to media reports. The Ba'ath party's most important policy-making body met for the third conse [...]	2006-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3578	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 06 FOR FRIDAY, JULY [...] (C) Summary: 2. (C) A demonstration in support of Hizballah began at 1900 hours July 20 at Ommayyad Circle, located about four blocks from the Embassy. Emboffs reported that the 1200-2000 demonstrators, mostly teenage males, waved Hizballah flags and shouted anti-American and anti-Israel [...]	2006-07-21 11:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3601	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 07 FOR SUNDAY, JULY [...] (S) Summary: Contacts are reporting a dramatic rise in anti-American sentiment in Syria over the past ten days. The influential director of the Abu Noor Institute, Sheikh Saleh Kuftaro, called upon the SARG "to open the borders with Israel for resistance" during Friday prayers on July 21. O [...]	2006-07-23 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE
06DAMASCUS3602	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to report on the Israeli operation in Lebanon. All papers reported that Bashar al- Ja'afari, Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, called on the UN Security Council "to shoulder responsibility in putting an immediate end to the Israeli ag [...]	2006-07-24 06:56:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS362	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Yuri N. Baluyevsky, Russian Chief of Staff, which dealt with enhancing bilateral relations and with the latest regional and international developments. Papers also reported the joint press conference held by the Russian Chief-of-Sta [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3626	Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on the tense situation in South Lebanon. All papers featured a statement by Dr. Mohsen Bilal, Minister of Information, to Spanish daily "ABC" that "Syria will not sit tight if Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon and approach Syria. If Israel invades L [...]	2006-07-24 12:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3627	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 08 FOR MONDAY, JULY [...] (S) Summary: Up to 250,000 people have entered Syria from Lebanon since the start of the Israel-Hizballah conflict, with up to 90,000 needing "immediate assistance," according to contacts. Displaced Lebanese are settling throughout the country, with many seeking aid from the government, Syr [...]	2006-07-24 14:30:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE
06DAMASCUS363	CHARGE INFORMS DFM MU'ALLIM THAT AMBASSADOR WILL [...] (C) Summary: Using reftel points, Charge informed SARG DFM Walid Mu'allim February 1 that Ambassador Scobey would not be returning to post. Mu'allim called the decision a mistake. The DFM also took issue with the points raised on Iraq, Palestinian rejectionist groups, Lebanon, and the need [...]	2006-02-01 15:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3655	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 09 FOR TUESDAY, JULY [...] (C) Summary: The SARG has yet to respond to a July 25 demarche from the Charge about steps required of Syria as part of efforts to halt the Israel-Hizballah conflict. The Damascus-based UN Resident Coordinator held a meeting July 25 for diplomatic representatives of donor countries to discus [...]	2006-07-25 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE
06DAMASCUS3658	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: The Israeli military operation in Lebanon remained the major topic in the Syrian press. Papers reported that President Asad received telephone calls from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Greek Socialist Party leader George Panadreou, which focused on latest developments in Lebanon [...]	2006-07-26 09:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3660	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 10 FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY [...] (U) Summary: Spain will present the Syrian position at the July 26 Rome conference on the Israel-Hizballah crisis, according to regional media, citing two visits this week by the SARG's Minister of Information to Madrid. Palestinian rejectionist groups in Damascus, including Hamas and Pales [...]	2006-07-26 11:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3678	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a statement by the press office of the Syrian Ministry of Communication and Technology denying reports circulated by electronic websites to the effect that Syria possesses information about al-Qaeda and that Syria is ready to offer it to the US. The statement de [...]	2006-07-26 13:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3679	ANTI-AMERICAN, PRO-HIZBALLAH THEMES PREDOMINATE IN [...] (C) Summary: Rising anti-American sentiment is evident in Syria in response to the aerial bombardment Israel has unleashed on Lebanon in the past two weeks. Many contacts, reflecting widespread public sentiment, accuse the U.S. of using Israel's military might to impose its own agenda on Le [...]	2006-07-26 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3680	SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT HITS HOME: ONE MAN'S STORY [...] (U) Summary. Sanctions imposed by the Syrian Accountability Act (SAA) are routinely circumvented in all business sectors, as many Syrian businessmen believe the benefits for doing so have outweighed the costs. Even when following the rules, the Syrian business community's perception is that [...]	2006-07-26 15:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY
06DAMASCUS3695	SYRIA'S LABWANI SUFFERING ONGOING LEGAL WOES, RIAD [...] (C) Summary: Jailed opposition activist Kamal Labwani appeared July 25 in criminal court for the second time in two weeks, with the judge again postponing decision on the defense team's request to show in open court Labwani's televised interviews on Al-Hurra and Al-Mustaqbal. Labwani's next [...]	2006-07-27 09:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3700	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 11 THURSDAY JULY 27, [...] (U) Summary: The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, arrived in Damascus July 26 for talks with SARG officials on the crisis in Lebanon and the Rome Conference, according to Arab regional media. DAO reports increasing displays of pro-Hizballah Arabic-language banne [...]	2006-07-27 13:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3701	ASAD CONFIDENT ABOUT CURRENT SITUATION, WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad met for an hour July 25 with David Lesch , his American biographer, who is in country with his family for a short visit. Asad appeared relaxed and confident about the way events were playing out in Lebanon. He mentioned the possibility of Syrian interven [...]	2006-07-27 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3711	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 12 FOR SUNDAY, JULY [...] (C) Summary: An Israeli missile strike on July 29 destroyed the road serving a main Lebanese border crossing between Damascus and Beirut about five miles west of the official Syrian border crossing, effectively closing the crossing, according to contacts and press reports. Several hundred p [...]	2006-07-30 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3718	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Secretary General of Hizbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, stressed in a televised speech on al- Manar TV station that Israel has failed to achieve anything militarily so far in its 18-day aggression on Lebanon, and that Israel has received very tough blows. He adde [...]	2006-07-31 07:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3720	FM MU'ALLIM CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE, NOTES [...] (C) Summary: FM Walid Mu'allim told assembled chiefs of mission in Damascus July 30 there was no justification for the deadly attack at Qana and criticized U.S. diplomatic efforts for blocking the international community from imposing an immediate cease-fire. Mu'allim reported that he had be [...]	2006-07-31 11:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3721	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli War against Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the new Israeli massacre in Qana. Headlines featured President Asad's telephone conversation with Lebanese President Lahoud expressing pain and shock at the crime that Israel has committed against innocent civilians in Qana. President Asad reaffirmed Syria' [...]	2006-07-31 11:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3742	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 13 FOR MONDAY JULY 31, [...] (S) Summary: For the second time in two days Israel bombed the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, more than three miles from the Syrian border. Syrian artillery, missile and ground forces are being defensively dispersed from their garrisons throughout Syria and Syrian air defenses [...]	2006-07-31 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF LE SY

06DAMASCUS3744	SYRIA'S LABWANI APPEARS IN COURT, DEFENSE ASKS FOR [...] (C) Syrian opposition activist Kamal Labwani appeared in court July 31, with the criminal court judge granting the defense team's request to play two televised interviews, including one with Al-Hurra, in an open court session, possibly as early as Labwani's next court appearance on August 23, [...]	2006-07-31 14:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3754	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 14 FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST [...] (U) Summary: Syrian President Asad asked the Syrian military to raise its readiness, pledging not to abandon support for the Lebanese "resistance" against Israel, according to reports of Asad's July 31 annual address commemorating the foundation of the Syria Arab Army. Israel launched its t [...]	2006-08-01 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3779	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad addressed the Syrian armed forces on July 31 in a speech published in "The People's Army" magazine, marking the 61st anniversary of the foundation of the Syrian Army. Asad said that the anniversary is being observed this year "amid internati [...]	2006-08-01 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3805	Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad and Chinese President Jintao exchanged letters of congratulation marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Asad expressed confidence that the relations of friendship and co [...]	2006-08-02 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3806	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 15 FOR WEDNESDAY, [...] (U) Summary: Syria's President Asad was expected to meet visiting Spanish FM Moratinos August 2 in Damascus, according to Arabic regional media. Germany's FM linked Syrian cooperation in ending fighting between Israel and Hizballah to closer relations with the European Union, including impr [...]	2006-08-02 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3835	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 16 FOR THURSDAY, [...] (U) Summary: Visiting Spanish FM Moratinos was scheduled to meet Syrian President Asad and VP Shara'a on August 3 in Damascus. Moratinos arrived in Damascus August 2 and met with Syrian FM Mu'allim, discussing the need for an immediate cease-fire, according to the official Syrian Arab News A [...]	2006-08-03 14:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3836	AMR MOUSSA EXPECTED IN DAMASCUS, SAUDI AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a July 30 visit to Damascus, Egypt's FM met with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, repeating Egyptian demands from an earlier visit after the outbreak of the Israel-Hizballah conflict that Syria publicly and privately push Hizballah to return Israeli soldiers and cease fighting, [...]	2006-08-03 14:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG LE
06DAMASCUS3837	SYRIAN ACTIVIST URGES U.S. TO LAY DOWN MARKERS [...] (C) Recently released Damascus Spring detainee Fawwaz Tello asserted in a recent meeting with Poloff that despite the ongoing Israel-Hizballah conflict, the SARG must not be allowed to cross "red lines" in its ongoing crackdown against Syrian human rights and civil society activists. The SARG [...]	2006-08-03 14:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS3848	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Israel/Lebanon, [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3851	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 17 FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 6, [...] (S) Summary: Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal called the August 4 al-Qaa strike that killed 26 Syrians "a racist, fascist and terrorist act committed with American weapons." The Syrian Foreign Minister on August 5 sent two letters regarding the al-Qaa killings to the UN SYG and the he [...]	2006-08-06 15:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3863	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Qatar, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad has sent a message of support and solidarity to Lebanese President Lahoud, conveyed by Foreign Minister Waleed al-Mouallem, to confirm Syria's solidarity with and support of the steadfastness of the Lebanese people and the national resistance [...]	2006-08-07 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3864	PROPOSED SARG AVIATION DEALS TO AVOID US SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Despite Minister of Transport Yador Sulieman Bader,s public touting of the attractiveness of the January 2006 Russian offer (Ref B) to sell Syrian Arab Airlines (SyrianAir) five to seven Russian-built aircraft to replace their aging Airbus/Boeing fleet, no deal has yet been signed [...]	2006-08-07 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY
06DAMASCUS388	Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Election Win, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation from the Council for the National Interest, a U.S. NGO. A SANA release stated that the talks dealt with ways of activating ties in the interest of both countries and thereby achieving security and stability in the region [...]	2006-02-02 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3896	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 19 FOR TUESDAY AUGUST [...] (U) Summary: In Beirut, Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim continued praising Hizballah (the "Lebanese National Resistance"),noting in his public remarks that Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora had been politically strengthened by Hizballah's military successes. Mu'allim also rejected the draft UNSCR. Top SARG [...]	2006-08-08 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3899	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Greece, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad called Lebanese President Lahoud on August 8 to discuss the French- American draft UNSC resolution and the international positions on it. Both presidents stressed that any formula must have unanimous Lebanese support. During the conversation, [...]	2006-08-09 07:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS391	U.S. DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT, CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: A seven-member delegation, including former heads of U.S. missions, met separately February 1 with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, FM Farouk al-Shar'a, and Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al, according to delegation members in a subsequent meeting with the Charge. The Asad meeting re [...]	2006-02-02 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS3914	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Syrian Cabinet listened to a political review by Foreign Minister Mouallem confirming that Arab Foreign Ministers oppose any UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon that doesn't include Lebanese demands, and any other resolution that gives Israe [...]	2006-08-09 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS392	AN ALAWITE-SUNNI CHAT ON KHADDAM, FUTURE OF REGIME [...] (C) The criticisms and maneuvering of former VP Khaddam continue to generate intense private discussion in Syria. According to Sunni politician XXXXXXXXXXXX on January 30, a retired senior Alawite military officer pribvately endorsed Khaddam's views and noted fears that he and other former A [...]	2006-02-02 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3927	SYRIA RESPONSE TO UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] (SBU) In preparing the annual Syria submission for the Global Trafficking in Persons report, Post did not come across any public or private statements or media reports about trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN peacekeeping personnel based in Syria. [...]	2006-08-10 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO
06DAMASCUS3928	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Syria/France, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Mostafa Othamn Ismael, Advisor to the Sudanese President, who reiterated the importance of working to stop Israel's aggression against Lebanon, and called for withdrawal of occupation forces from South Lebanon. Ismael expressed [...]	2006-08-11 09:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS393	NEW KFC IN SYRIA WITNESSES ITS FIRST ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Having opened only recently with generous media coverage, demonstrators associated with the Committee to Boycott U.S. Products staged a protest against the new KFC restaurant in Damascus this week. The organizers of the protest are not affiliated with the Central Boycott Office [...]	2006-02-02 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS394	RIAD SEIF COMMENTS ON PRESS CONFERENCE, DISCUSSES PLANS FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION INSTITUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 1 conversation with PolOff, prominent opposition figure Riad Seif discussed the SARG's prevention of the released Damascus Spring detainees' January 31 press conference and explained some of his requests for U.S. support in greater depth. In a later meeting, he d [...]	2006-02-02 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS3945	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers gave prominent coverage to the adoption of UNSC Resolution No. 1701, with detailed descriptions of its contents. Papers also reported a press statement by Lebanese Foreign Minister Salloukh praising the UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning the Israeli aggress [...]	2006-08-13 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3965	SYRIA,S INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ,S FUEL TRADE [...] (U) Syrians are involved in both the legal and illicit trade in oil and oil derivatives from Iraq. On the legal side, the Syrian Oil Marketing Bureau (OMB) imports 10,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil and 1,000 BPD of residual fuel-oil (RFO) from Iraq. In exchange, the Syrians export 60 [...]	2006-08-14 09:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET KCOR JO KU SY TU IZ AE
06DAMASCUS3969	Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a telephone call from UN SecGen Kofi Annan. Their talks dealt with the situation in Lebanon following the UNSC resolution and with implementation of the ceasefire. Papers also quoted an official Syrian source as saying that Syria sup [...]	2006-08-14 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3998	ASAD SPEECH, ON-THE-GROUND REALITIES, FORESHADOW [...] (C) Summary: Until the August 15 speech of President Bashar al-Asad, the SARG adopted a tone of cautious, critical tone in its reaction to UNSCR 1701, expressing little enthusiasm but avoiding statements that could be read as outright rejection. Asad's combative speech was much more critica [...]	2006-08-15 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3999	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad, Nasrallah, Olmert, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that President Asad will deliver a speech focusing on the latest political developments in the region at the inauguration of the Fourth General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union. Papers also featured a televised speech by Hassan Nasrallah, SecG [...]	2006-08-15 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4000	ASAD ATTACKS MARCH 14 GROUP, ARABS, UNSCR 1701 IN [...] (C) Summary: In a defiant August 15 speech delivered in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad adopted a confrontational tone and criticized different aspects of UNSCR 1701 and the negotiations that led to its passage. He underlined at several points the importance that facts on the grou [...]	2006-08-15 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4023	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad's Speech, Syria/Germany, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's address at the Fourth General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union. President Asad delivered what the media described as his strongest attack ever on the Lebanese anti- Syrian parliamentary majority, Arab governments, Israel an [...]	2006-08-16 12:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4025	SYRIA REJECTS MEETINGS WITH ICRC PRESIDENT, ICRC [...] (C) Summary: ICRC President Jakob Kellenberg cancelled a planned August trip to Syria after the SARG refused to offer him any high-level meetings, according to Damascus-based ICRC representative Jean-Jacques Fresard. Fresard described noted that in during a recent encounter with Hamas leader [...]	2006-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAL SY IR IZ
06DAMASCUS4026	SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: TRIALS, TRAVEL BANS [...] (C) Summary: The SARG continues to crack down on Syrians critical of the SARG, pursuing court cases against activists such as Ali and Mohammed Abdullah and Fateh Jammous, and restricting travel by civil society figures, according to contacts. Despite the ongoing crackdown, the Damascus Decl [...]	2006-08-16 14:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS404	ANTI-EUROPEAN RIOTS HIT DAMASCUS, AS FOUR [...] (C) Summary: Mobs angered about cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed published in Europe ransacked and set on fire the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing the Danish, Chilean, and Swedish Embassies in Damascus in the late afternoon of February 4, destroying the first and heavily damagi [...]	2006-02-05 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS4045	INITIAL REACTIONS TO THE IKHTIYAR AND JAMA'A'S [...] (U) On 16 August, the quasi-independent Syrian news web site, Champress, ran an article on the Treasury Department's designation of Hisham Ikhtiyar, director of the Ba'ath Party Regional Command's National Security Bureau, and Jama,a Jama,a, former commander of Syrian Military Intelligence's h [...]	2006-08-17 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETTC SY SANC
06DAMASCUS4046	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad's Speech, Syria/Britain, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that the Syrian Cabinet stressed that President Asad's address to 4th General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union reflected the impulse of the Syrian people and all the Arab nation and expressed the Arab street's support for the Lebanese national resistan [...]	2006-08-18 06:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4071	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon/Israel, Syria/Norway, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Israel's violation of the cease-fire in Lebanon through its landing attempt in Boudai village in the Bekaa Valley, and the ongoing dispute concerning France's participation in the international force. Papers also reported a meeting on Saturday between Foreign Mi [...]	2006-08-20 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4091	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Egypt, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers today reported that Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, will pay a working visit to Syria today during which he will hold talks with President Asad that will focus on bilateral relations and current developments in the region. Papers also featured a [...]	2006-08-21 11:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4092	SYRIANS DO A LITTLE DAMAGE CONTROL ON BASHAR [...] (C) Summary: Political and economic contacts in Damascus have largely written off the August 15 speech of President Bashar al-Asad as ill-timed and reflecting the young Syrian leader's inexperience and lack of political judgment. The speech has prompted renewed personal criticism of Bashar [...]	2006-08-21 12:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS4094	SURVEY OF SYRIAN WATER SECTOR - 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of national water shortages, it has become clear that Syria faces a water crunch that, if not addressed comprehensively, will balloon into a crisis in the medium to long term. Rapidly growing demand for water from various sectors of Syrian society in recent years com [...]	2006-08-21 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECIN ECON EIND EAID SENV SY EWWT
06DAMASCUS4128	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Qatar/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the working visit to Damascus by Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and his meeting with President Asad, which focused on the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and its repercussions, the current Arab position, the situation in the Palesti [...]	2006-08-22 13:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4129	DISPLACED LEBANESE DEPART SYRIA BY TENS OF [...] (C) Summary: As of August 21, an estimated 144,800 displaced Lebanese had departed Syria back to their country, with a relatively small number staying with Syrian host families, according to UN estimates. UN and international agency officials in Damascus expressed surprise and concern over [...]	2006-08-22 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL SY LE IR IZ
06DAMASCUS4161	ROYAL DUTCH SHELL LARGEST WINNER IN CURRENT BID [...] (C) Summary. In addition to being awarded new concessions in the most recent bid round, Royal Dutch Shell is aggressively pursuing a number of new initiatives which, if successful, would expand the company's already considerable presence in Syria. More quietly and with a much lower profile, [...]	2006-08-23 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ETTC SY SANC
06DAMASCUS4162	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Turkey, Syria/Spain, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and his meeting with President Asad, that focused on bilateral relations, developments in Iraq and the Palestinian territories, the Israeli aggression against Lebanon [...]	2006-08-23 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4184	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad Interview, [...] Summary: President Asad's interview with Dubai TV was the major topic in papers today. President Asad said he would view deployment of international troops along the Lebanon-Syria border as a hostile move toward his country. "It robs Lebanon of its sovereignty. No single state in the entir [...]	2006-08-24 11:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4186	SYRIAN POLICY POST ASAD SPEECH: NO FUNDAMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Despite Syrian President Asad's confrontational rhetoric in his August 15 speech, there is unlikely to be any fundamental change in the overall orientation of Syrian policies, either foreign or domestic, although periodic damage control will be evident as a tactical adjustment, [...]	2006-08-24 16:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS4200	DEFENSE SHOWS LABWANI INTERVIEW ON AL-HURRA IN [...] (C) Summary: The defense for jailed Syrian opposition figure Kamal Labwani showed in court August 23 two televised interviews with Labwani in which he repeatedly rejected foreign military intervention in Syria and the imposition of economic sanctions. A flap occurred at the end of the sessi [...]	2006-08-27 11:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS4202	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad on developments in the region and bilateral relations, conveyed by Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Mohammad Reza Baqeri. Baqeri also met with Vice President Shara and Foreig [...]	2006-08-27 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS421	KURDS DISMISS LATEST SARG GESTURES ON STATELESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to recent media reports, a delegation of 43 Kurdish tribal leaders recently met with high-ranking Syrian officials to discuss the restoration of citizenship for Syria's 300,000 stateless Kurds. While the SARG publicly touted the meeting as a further step towards resol [...]	2006-02-06 11:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4236	UNICEF ACTING REPRESENTATIVE SKETCHES OUT SYRIA [...] (SBU) The Charg paid a courtesy call August 27 on UNICEF's acting director, Marc Lucet, who said that UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF planned to do a joint assessment of the remaining displaced Lebanese who are thought to be staying in private homes in about six locations in Syria. UN agencies had rep [...]	2006-08-28 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS4237	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/India, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the current situation in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Iraq, and views were exchanged about reviving the Middle East peac [...]	2006-08-28 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS425	SYRIA CONTINUES ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 14:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY LE
06DAMASCUS4251	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria/Venezuela, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports of the visit to Lebanon by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Headlines featured Annan's meeting with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and their press conference in Beirut, in which Annan expressed full solidarity with the Lebanese [...]	2006-08-29 11:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS426	Damascus Media Reaction: Cartoons on Prophet Mohamed, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that on Saturday angry mobs protesting cartoons depicting the prophet Mohamed as a terrorist stormed the buildings housing the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus. Protestors set fire to both missions and pillaged the contents of the first-floor office o [...]	2006-02-06 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS427	SHEIKH CONFIRMS SARG INVOLVEMENT IN ESCALATING [...] (C) Summary: An influential Sunni sheikh provided details February 6 that seem to confirm SARG involvement in escalating the situation that led to the violent rioting in Damascus two days earlier, including communications between the PM's office and the Grand Mufti. He also noted that SARG aut [...]	2006-02-06 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4271	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Venezuela, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with the visit to Syria by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Banner headlines reported the warm welcome prepared for President Chavez and featured the press statements made by President Asad and President Chavez at Damascus airport during which Chavez noted t [...]	2006-08-30 11:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4274	UNHCR SEEKING ACCESS TO DETAINED AHWAZIS, SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR Damascus has stepped up efforts to gain access to three Iranian Ahwazis, who are recognized refugees and who are believed to be in detention in Damascus, despite press reports about their extradition back to Iran, according to senior UNHCR protection officer Dietrun Gunther [...]	2006-08-30 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PINR SY IR IZ
06DAMASCUS4283	Damascus Media Reaction: Chavez Visit, Golan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today continued to give prominent coverage to Venezuelan President Chavez's visit to Damascus. Papers reported that President Asad held a plenary meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in the presence of members of the two delegations; afterward, the two leaders held [...]	2006-08-31 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4284	THE SARG PLAYS WITH THE POWER SWITCH TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary. Though the SARG,s chronic electricity shortage has recently threatened to turn acute, its most recent cutoff of electricity to Lebanon appears to have been an attempt to remind the GOL that Syria holds the economic levers in the bilateral relationship. End summary. 2. (U) [...]	2006-08-31 13:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4314	SYRIA'S RIAD SEIF A HALF PRISONER, DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Former Damascus Spring detainee Riad Seif met with A/DCM for 90-minutes August 30 to discuss ongoing events in Syria, including organizing by the Damascus Declaration group. Recently the group issued a statement criticizing the August 15 speech by Syrian President Bashar al-As [...]	2006-09-05 06:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4315	EXPECTED SYRIAN PARTICIPATION IN UNGA [...] In response to Post's diplomatic note requesting information solicited in reftels, the SARG notified Post on September 4 that Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim will head the Syrian delegation to UNGA, accompanied by his spouse, Sawsan al-Khayat. According to the SARG's diplomatic note, other delegati [...]	2006-09-05 07:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA SY
06DAMASCUS4340	WITH TALK OF "RESISTANCE" ON THE GOLAN, ACCENT IS [...] (C) Summary: Recently contacts have reported that there is a still developing shift in regime thinking about the supposed benefits of continuing to keep the Golan front quiet. Press accounts have reported the nascent formation of "Syrian popular resistance" groups, modeling themselves on Hi [...]	2006-09-05 16:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4341	Damascus Media Reaction: Annan's Visit, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports of the visit to Damascus by UN SecGen Kofi Annan and his meeting with President Asad, Vice President Shar'a, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, and Deputy Foreign Minister Dr Faysal al-Miqdad. Talks focused on the need to consolidate the Lebanese ceas [...]	2006-09-06 04:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4365	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's phone call to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan following up on the situation in Lebanon, and Annan's interview with the daily newspaper Al-Hayat (Sept. 6 edition) describing Syria's cooperation with the UN regarding regional issues as "pos [...]	2006-09-06 13:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4385	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Peace Process, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today continued to focus on Lebanon, highlighting the visit to Lebanon by a Syrian popular delegation that represented social and parliamentary activists, in addition to Moslem and Christian clergymen. The intent of the visit was to confirm Syria's popular and formal s [...]	2006-09-07 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4393	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RECENT 1267 COMMITTEE [...] (C) ECONOFF delivered reftel demarches regarding UN 1267 Sanctions Committee additions to Bassam Barabandi, Second Secretary in the MFA Protocol Office. Barabandi had no SIPDIS substantive response, but said he would convey the talking points and non-paper to appropriate individuals within t [...]	2006-09-07 13:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL
06DAMASCUS4419	RUSSIAN FM MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT; SARG SAYS NO TO [...] (C) Visiting Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met for an hour September 7 in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad followed by separate hour-long meetings with Syrian VP Farouk al-Shara'a, and FM Walid Mu'allim, according to a senior Russian diplomat here. The conversations focused on implem [...]	2006-09-10 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS4436	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Peace Process, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with a statement to Egyptian TV by Information Minister Muhsen Bilal denying media reports that Syria accepted the deployment of European border guards to monitor the Syrian-Lebanese border. He stressed that the telephone conversation between President Asad a [...]	2006-09-11 13:21:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4439	ARMED ASSAILANTS ATTACK U.S. EMBASSY, ONE LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: At least four assailants attacked the U.S. Embassy in Damascus at 1010 local time September 12, using grenades, gunfire and two apparent car bombs. One car exploded, but a van at the back gate did not. No U.S. Embassy personnel were injured, with the exception of a local guard [...]	2006-09-12 10:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4441	CHARGE PUSHES ASSISTANT FM HARD ON SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Following the armed attack on the embassy September 12, Charge met with Assistant FM Ahmad Arnous, to press the SARG on his concerns about security for the embassy. Charge urged the SARG to be transparent and to offer full cooperation on the investigation including through bet [...]	2006-09-12 14:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4443	SITREP 2: UPDATE ON DAMASCUS ATTACK [...] (C) Information obtained by RSO from local security officials and Embassy video footage provides more details about what actually happened during the September 12 attack on the Embassy. Video footage indicates that the attack against the Embassy began 10 minutes earlier than previously repor [...]	2006-09-12 14:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS4445	EMBASSY DAMASCUS REQUESTS PERMISSION TO RE-OPEN [...] (C) The EAC met September 13 to assess the threat environment and security issues in the wake of the September 12 armed attack on the Embassy (reported septel). As part of its discussion of the issue of the Embassy's medium-term security posture, the EAC decided to request that the departmen [...]	2006-09-13 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC AEMR AMGT
06DAMASCUS4446	SARG COMPLAINT RE PERSONAL BANKING PROBLEMS IN [...] (C) On the margins of a late August meeting with the director of protocol at the MFA, another MFA official, Bassam Sabbagh, raised with the Charge a complaint from the Syrian Embassy in Washington that it was being cut off from necessary banking services in the U.S. Sabbagh had no specifics o [...]	2006-09-13 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4448	LOCAL PRESS REACTION TO ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY [...] (U) No one has yet claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack, but the SARG is publicly blaming militant Islamists. Asharq Al-Awsat reported that a "Syrian security member was killed by the bullets of an American Marine element that was on the roof of the Embassy." However, the RSO confirms [...]	2006-09-13 15:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS4482	MEETING WITH SYRIA'S RIAD SEIF, DAMASCUS-BEIRUT [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met with Damascus Declaration leader Riad Seif on September 12, just shortly before the attack on the U.S. Embassy. Seif said he had chosen to stop reporting to the security services and was traveling outside the city, including to Homs to meet with recently released Dam [...]	2006-09-14 12:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4534	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/PLO, Pope Anti-Islam [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by former Palestinian PM Ahmad Qurei, who met with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Abbas. He also met with VP Shara and held a press conference in which he expressed hope that a Palestinian national unity government wo [...]	2006-09-18 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4560	Damascus Media Reaction: Pope Anti-Islam Remarks, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports of Syrian Grand Mufti Badreddin Hassoun's meeting with the Papal Nuncio in Damascus, Giovanni Battista Morandini, in which Hassoun warned against inflaming a conflict between Islam and Christianity. He accused some hegemonic powers of seeking to [...]	2006-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4584	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, UNGA Session, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports on Syrian- Lebanese relations, featuring the visit to Damascus by Fathi Yakan, Chairman of the Islamic Action Front in Lebanon, who met with President Asad and reviewed with him developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon in the wake of th [...]	2006-09-20 12:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4588	REQUEST FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) Post appreciates Department's prompt reaction in dispatching DS agent Aylward who is serving a critical function supporting RSO at Embassy Damascus. RSO is currently involved in multiple efforts to investigate the attack on the Embassy and assess ways to make the Embassy safer. The SARG [...]	2006-09-20 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV ABLD SY
06DAMASCUS4609	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, UNGA Session, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ali Larijani, Head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, and his meetings with President Asad and VP Shara, focusing on regional and international developments, especially in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian [...]	2006-09-21 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4610	CIRCUMSTANCE SAVES ASAD AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Despite the isolation resulting from the SARG,s increasingly confrontational stance vis-a-vis the international community and its immediate neighbors, the country,s economy appears to once again be saved by circumstance from SARG incompetence and malfeasance. As a result of the c [...]	2006-09-21 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4612	INITIAL EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PRESS SARG ON INCREASED [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the September 12 attack on the Embassy, the Embassy has pressed the SARG through various channels for increased security for USG facilities in Damascus and for complete sharing of details of the SARG investigation into the attack. RSO has relied on informal conta [...]	2006-09-21 16:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS4613	SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: LABWANI IN COURT, [...] (C) Summary: Jailed political activist Kamal Lawbani appeared in court September 19, as an assistant public prosecutor reaffirmed potential capital changes against him. The public prosecutor's statement seemed to shift the basis for the charges from two televised interviews given by Labwani [...]	2006-09-21 16:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS4614	REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian contacts have expressed relief that no Americans were killed or injured in the September 12 attack on the Embassy. Partly due to the almost complete lack of official information from the SARG on the attack, many contacts, echoing widespread street views, are speculating [...]	2006-09-22 08:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SY
06DAMASCUS4635	Damascus Media Reaction: UNGA session, UNSC Session on [...] Summary: Papers continued to report meetings held by FM Walid al-Mouallem on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, citing his meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talbani, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Bruno Ugharti, Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, German Foreign Minist [...]	2006-09-25 08:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4679	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war maneuvering, UN [...] Summary: Syrian papers covered the latest Brammertz Report, focusing on the idea that Syria has been generally cooperative in the U.N. commission's investigation. The papers also covered a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid al Mouallem and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who [...]	2006-09-26 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS473	Damascus Media Reaction: Prophet Muhammad Cartoons, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received Al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Al-Sadr Current in Iraq. Talks focused on the situation in Iraq, the results of the recent election, and the ongoing consultations to form an Iraqi government. The president called for unifying I [...]	2006-02-07 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4733	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, Assad [...] Summary: The Syrian press on October 1 and 2 focused on the interview President Assad gave to Spanish daily El Pais. The papers covered Assad's call to start peace negotiations from the point they stopped in 2000. He said that peace could be achieved in 6 months if negotiations resume from [...]	2006-10-02 12:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4737	"WHISTLE PAST THE GRAVEYARD" SYRIAN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The SARG has publicly reacted positively to the latest Brammertz report but officials are privately troubled by some of its language, including the focus on linkages between the Hariri assassination and other politically-targeted killings that occurred in the same time frame. [...]	2006-10-02 15:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS4779	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, Rice's [...] Summary: The Syrian press on October 4 and 5 focused on the October 1973 War between Arabs and Israel. All government-owned papers earmarked full pages to mark the 33rd anniversary of the war. They described it as "the first Arab War in the History of the conflict (between Arabs And Israel) [...]	2006-10-05 09:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4796	THE SARG FETES AN EU ASSISTANCE VISIT [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has used the visit of a delegation from the European Commission this week to imply, once again, that Syria,s international isolation is coming to an end. Delegation members assert to us, however, that they anticipate no change in EU policy towards the SARG for the fores [...]	2006-10-06 06:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4797	SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROTEST PREVENTED, [...] (C) Summary: Security services used limited force to prevent a demonstration October 5 in downtown Damascus, which had been called for by three leading Kurdish parties and publicly supported by the Damascus Declaration group and the externally based National Salvation Front. Security agents [...]	2006-10-06 07:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS4798	ASAD DEMANDS RE-ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back interviews with European media, (Der Spiegel and El Pais),President Asad made points in public that we have heard in private: the SARG will not allow the status quo to endure; the only way to avoid further conflict is if there is a policy-level USG re-engagement [...]	2006-10-06 08:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4844	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, MEPP, [...] Summary: The Syrian press focused on the following issues October 6-9: All government-owned papers published the full texts of the interviews which President Assad gave to the BBC on October 9 and to Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa on October 7. They focused on the President's accusation that the [...]	2006-10-10 14:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4845	JAILED SYRIAN ACTIVIST LABWANI CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) On October 3, Poloff met with the wife of detained political activist Kamal Labwani, the couple's daughter, and a Labwani cousin. Mrs. Labwani had visited her husband in prisoner earlier that day. She said he was in good spirits and health, however, as in the past, the couple was not abl [...]	2006-10-10 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4846	SYRIA'S INTERIOR MINISTRY WRAPS UP INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: An Interior Ministry official announced October 5 to the official media that it had concluded its investigation into the September 12 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus. The impetus for the attack was U.S. policies in the region, according to the Ministry official. Two suspe [...]	2006-10-10 15:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC
06DAMASCUS4876	THE SARG OVERSTATES THE POWER OF A TURKISH-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will begin supplying Syria with approximately 200 megawatts of electricity per year through an electrical grid connection with Turkey's Birecik power plant. After having remained static for three years, the implementation of this agreement will still only provide 3.3% of Sy [...]	2006-10-11 16:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4877	SYRIA'S DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP PLANS TO GO MORE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration leader XXXXXXXXXXXX said in an October 3 meeting with A/DCM that the Damascus Declaration group turns a year old this month and plans to expand its activities from internal group organizing to public outreach. The group is still waiting for a response about [...]	2006-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4886	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, MEPP, [...] Summary: The Syrian press focused on the following issues October 11-12: Syrian papers covered the visit to Damascus of Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Thani. Sheikh Khaled conveyed a message from King Hamad of Bahrain to President Assad on issues related to the Midd [...]	2006-10-12 12:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4898	NO SIGN OF IMPROVED SYRIA-EGYPT RELATIONS, [...] (C) SYRIA-EGYPT RELATIONS: Poloff met with an Egyptian diplomat October 11 to discuss recent press reports about an October 10 summit between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, which ultimately did not take place. The diplomat said that relations between the two l [...]	2006-10-12 14:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY EG
06DAMASCUS4963	VISAS CONDOR: SYR(AL HOURANI, AFAF),REASON:SEC 306 [...] ..CAB: VISAS CONDOR - DMS0000I8J00 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: AL HOURANI, AFAF ..NAT: SYR ..DOB: 01JAN1941 ..SEX: F ..VLO: NEGATIVE ..CCB: DAMASCUS ..COB: SYR ..OCC: HOUSEWIFE ..EMP: ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: N001820127 ..PPI: 24JUL2006 ..PPE: 23JUL2012 ..PPC: DAMASCUS, SYRIA ..PPS: SYR ..ETA: 20OCT2006 [...]	2006-10-17 12:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS AL
06DAMASCUS4974	Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, MEPP, [...] Summary: The Syrian press covered (October 13 - 16) the following topics: President Assad met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Sunday. Papers quoted Moratinos as saying that "Syria is part of the solution rather than the problem." President Assad held an Iftar o [...]	2006-10-17 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

06DAMASCUS5	SARG TRUMPETS NEW GULF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: According to SARG announcements in local and international news, the Syrian economy attracted billions of dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Arab sources during 2005. The investors have yet to make major commitments, however, and the announcements are a continuation [...]	2006-01-02 11:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON SY
06DAMASCUS5026	Damascus Media Reaction: MEPP, Palestinian Developments, [...] Summary: The Syrian press between October 17 - 19, covered the following issues: President Asad met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Sunday. Papers quoted Moratinos as saying that "Syria is part of the solution rather than the problem." President Asad held an Iftar [...]	2006-10-19 12:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5031	U.S.-SYRIA RELATIONS, SITUATION IN LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: Describing U.S-Syria relations as at their lowest point ever, pro-regime foreign policy analyst Imad Shueibi, told A/DCM October 15 that anger and frustration in the regime towards the U.S. have reached new heights in the wake of the September 12 attack on the Embassy and what is [...]	2006-10-22 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IS
06DAMASCUS5059	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/Slovakia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a phone call from President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in which both leaders talked about the situation in the region and bilateral relations between Syria and the UAE. Papers also reported Dr. M [...]	2006-10-22 14:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5061	SARG HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMATIC STOCK MARKET TO [...] (C) Summary: The SARG is moving ahead on its efforts to open a Syrian stock market by formalizing the establishment of the new exchange. Some contacts assert that Syria could open the exchange in 2007 and that it will provide many benefits to the Syrian economy, including, stimulating capita [...]	2006-10-22 15:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5095	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Spain, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a letter from Iranian President Ahmadinejad conveyed by visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki. The letter focused on regional developments, mainly in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad and Minister [...]	2006-10-29 15:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5096	SARG TO SIGN RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT DEAL [...] (C) Former Russian Prime Minister and current President of the Russian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Yevgeni Primakov, is in the middle of a two day visit to Damascus. In addition to consultations with President Asad and others yesterday, leading Shi,a businessman, Saeb Nahas told Charge [...]	2006-10-30 11:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAIR PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5097	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Syria/Poland, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on October 29 with Former Premier of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov. Talks focused on current international and regional events and bilateral relations. Primakov presented to President Asad the Arabic version of his ne [...]	2006-10-30 12:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS512	Damascus Media Reaction: Beirut Riots/Accusations [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Muqtada al-Sadr, Leader of the al-Sadr Movement in Iraq, has rejected accusations that infiltrators enter Iraq through Syria, stressing that there is not any evidence of this. Al-Sadr, during a visit to the Syrian northeastern city of Raqqa described Syr [...]	2006-02-08 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5137	Damascus Media Reaction: Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation of the Foreign Journalists Association in which he underscored the role of media and journalists in conveying facts and enhancing communication among civilizations. President Asad answered questions about the peace pro [...]	2006-10-31 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS514	DANISH COMPANY ALRA FACES THREATS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the destruction to the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, many Syrians are encouraging non-violent protests of the Mohammad caricatures, including a general boycott of Danish products. The Syrian distributor for Alra Danish dairy products says that as a [...]	2006-02-08 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS516	SYRIA: ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] (U) Post is submitting two projects in order of priority for the ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons Projects. Post currently does not have any anti-trafficking projects and would be able to monitor and evaluate project progress with the assistance as described in reftel. 2. (U) First Projec [...]	2006-02-08 15:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG SY
06DAMASCUS5160	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Peace Process, Iraq, [...] Summary: The main focus in Syrian papers today was Lebanon. Papers featured reports on the confiscation of a 'suspicious' parcel by customs at Beirut International Airport containing silencers for military pistols. The parcel, dispatched from the UK through "Liban Post" Lebanon's postal serv [...]	2006-11-01 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS517	THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA; PART I: COULD THEY [...] (U) This is the first of two cables that assess the potential political influence of the Muslim Brothers in Syria. 2. (U) PART I. DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD POWER; CONSTRAINTS ON MB INFLUENCE 3. (C) Summary: In the wake of former VP Khaddam's flirtation with the M [...]	2006-02-08 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KDEM SY
06DAMASCUS5187	Damascus Media Reaction: Arms Smuggling [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers today reacted to statements by Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Secretary General's envoy to Lebanon, and John Bolton, US Ambassador to the United Nations, saying that weapons continue to be smuggled to Lebanon from Syria. Papers featured a statement on Wednesday by Le [...]	2006-11-02 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5189	SARG COMPLAINTS ABOUT SYRIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) FM Mu'allim's chef de cabinet Bassam Sabbagh met Charge October 31 to complain that Syrian Ambassador to the U.S. Imad Mustafa has problems sending faxes and making phone calls to the MFA here from both the Syrian chancery and his residence. Sabbagh said Mustafa had called the Minister t [...]	2006-11-02 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS527	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Alexy Tserub, Russian Ambassador in Tunis, during a press roundtable confirming his country's rejection of pressure against Syria. "Syria has implemented what was requested from her in the UN Security Council resolutions and she has fully cooperat [...]	2006-02-09 14:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5276	Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Parliament Conference, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Arab Parliamentarians attending a meeting of the Interim Arab Parliament in Damascus. Arab League SecGen Amr Mousa also attended. President Asad held a separate meeting with Mousa, which focused on current events in the Ara [...]	2006-11-07 11:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5277	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Jordan, Syria/Libya, Arab [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a letter on Saturday (11/4) from King Abdullah II, focusing on regional developments and ties between Syria and Jordan. The letter was conveyed by Abdul Hadi Majali, Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament and Chairman of the Interim A [...]	2006-11-07 11:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5279	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on November 6 with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, focusing on Syrian-European relations, general developments and a potential European role in the Middle East peace process. Headlines featured a joint press conferen [...]	2006-11-07 14:56:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS528	MOOD OF THE SARG; CABINET RESHUFFLE RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: A long-time Embassy contact reported February 8 that the regime is satisfied with the fallout from the February 4 rioting in Damascus, believing it allowed the SARG to present itself as a great protector of Islam and because the caricature/rioting "narrative" has overwhelmed any [...]	2006-02-09 15:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5283	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (C) TFCO: William Roebuck, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, 963-11-3391-3807, RoebuckW@state.gov or RoebuckWV@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Deputy TFCO: Todd Holmstrom, Political/Economic Section Chief, 963-11-3391-4287, HolmstromT@state.gov or HolmstromTC@state.sgov.gov. 3. (C) Post recommends [...]	2006-11-08 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06DAMASCUS5284	THE REFORMER EMERGING? [...] (C) Summary. After having kept a lower profile for most of the summer, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, reemerged recently to announce a number of new economic reforms. The initiatives are part of the SARG,s slow and halting effort at reforming its moribund econo [...]	2006-11-08 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5285	SYRIAN BANKING CONFERENCE HEAVY ON CHEERLEADING, [...] (C) Summary. A recent Syrian banking and financial services conference served as a showcase of self-congratulation for the SARG,s economic reforms, asserting Syria is an engaged member of the global economy. Various conference speakers bashed United States policy towards Syria and speculated [...]	2006-11-08 16:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5288	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: The Syrian press today focused on the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories in light of the recent Israeli escalation, especially in Beit Hanoun. Papers reported Foreign Minister Mouallem's meeting with Khalid Mish'al, Chief of HAMAS' Political Bureau, and Dr. Ahma [...]	2006-11-09 11:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5289	FM MUALLEM TO VISIT IRAQ? [...] (C) Though we have heard conflicting reports from our Syrian interlocutors, those purporting to be speaking on behalf of the regime insist Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem will visit Iraq next week, on or about November 12. Hashem Akkad, MP and Asif Shawkat intimate, told us as of Novemb [...]	2006-11-09 16:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5290	POST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATEMENT ON SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: In response to USG queries, Syrian civil society and human rights activists favor a U.S. statement in support of political reform and greater respect for human rights in Syria. There is also agreement that such a statement should call upon the SARG to ensure the well-being of a [...]	2006-11-09 16:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5295	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, US Veto of Gaza [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 13 reported President Asad's meeting with a US Protestant delegation, headed by Pastor Rick Warren, a prominent Protestant cleric. They discussed Syrian-American relations. The American delegation said that the US administration was mistaken in not start [...]	2006-11-13 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5302	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING - READOUT [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott Office (ALBO) was held November 6-9 in Damascus, with representation from the same 14 countries that attended the last meeting in May 2006 (ref A). Some participants feel the semi-annual conference has outlived its usefulness and [...]	2006-11-14 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD ECON KBCT PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS5304	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Senegal, Syria/Oman, Syrian [...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 14) reported that President Abdullah Wad of Senegal received an oral message from President Asad on bilateral relations and regional and international developments. The message was conveyed by Minister of Information Dr. Mohsen Bilal. The Senegalese presi [...]	2006-11-14 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS531	THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA, PART II: COULD THEY [...] (U) This is the second of two cables that assess the potential power of the Muslim Brothers in Syria. 2. (U) PART II. REASONS FOR THE EXAGGERATED ESTIMATES OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD INFLUENCE 3. (C) Summary: Most estimates of potential Muslim Brother support range between ten and thirty [...]	2006-02-09 16:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KDEM SY
06DAMASCUS5314	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 15) reported that Vice President Shar'a met separately with Faruq Qaddumi, Chief of the PLO Political Department, and Dr. Mustafa al-Barghuthi, Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Talks focused on the situation in the occupied territories and [...]	2006-11-16 12:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5316	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Dr. Sami Khiyami, Syrian Ambassador to the UK, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday (Nov. 15) by the Syrian Satellite TV channel, saying that Syria has repeatedly declared that it will be the prime beneficiary from revelation of the truth abou [...]	2006-11-16 14:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5318	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Annan, Syria/Qatar, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a telephone call from UN SecGen Kofi Annan during which they reviewed political developments in Lebanon and Iraq. Papers also reported President Asad's meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al Thani, [...]	2006-11-19 15:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5320	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/Iraq, Golan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that President Asad received on Sunday (Nov. 19) a letter from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaied Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, concerning bilateral relations. The letter was delivered by the UAE Ambassador in Damascus Yousef al-Medfaei. On [...]	2006-11-20 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5326	SYRIAN VIEWS ON FM MOALLEM,S VISIT IRAQ [...] (U) UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 21 ASSASSINATION OF PIERRE JAMAYEL, FOREIGN MINISTER WALID MUALLEM,S TRIP TO IRAQ DOMINATED THE HEADLINES AND CONVERSATIONS IN DAMASCUS. SYRIANS OF VARIOUS STRIPES VIEWED THE VISIT AS A SUCCESS AS IT EXTENDED SARG INFLUENCE IN IRAQ WITH BOTH ITS TRADITIONAL ALLIES AND T [...]	2006-11-22 16:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5327	TURKISH-SYRIAN FTA: THE VIEW FROM DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. After over a year of no movement, Syrians generally view Turkey,s recent announcement that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries was ratified, and will enter into effect on January 1, 2007 as a sign of Turkish political support for the SARG as it works to emerge [...]	2006-11-22 16:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL SY TU
06DAMASCUS5328	THE VIEW FROM THE SYRIAN HINTERLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY A/ARMA, VISITED DEIR AZOUR, NOVEMBER 13-14, MEETING TWICE WITH THE HEADS OF TWO LARGE BEDOUIN TRIBES THERE. THE TWO EXTREMELY URBANIZED SUNNI TRIBAL LEADERS WERE FOCUSED ON U.S. POLICY IN THE REGION AND ASKED REPEATEDLY ABOUT WHETHER THE US. HAD MADE OR IN [...]	2006-11-22 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5338	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Faisal Miqdad received Russian Deputy FM Alexander Sultanov on Saturday (Nov. 25). Talks focused on developments in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. The two sides stressed the importance of continuous consultations between the two [...]	2006-11-27 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5341	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Nov. 27 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings on Nov. 26 with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov, focusing on the tension in the region caused by foreign interference. In statements following the meeting, Sulatanov described his meetings [...]	2006-11-27 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5343	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Cyprus, Med-Euro [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Nov. 28 reported President Asad's meeting on Monday with Dimitris Hristofyas, Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament, focusing on the situation in the region and bilateral cooperation. Papers also reported Syrian FM Mouallem's participation in the Med-Euro Ministerial [...]	2006-11-29 07:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5345	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Canada, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 29 reported that the Foreign Ministry summoned the Canadian ambassador to Damascus, Mark BelliO1, to protest Canada's vote against the two resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council regarding the Israeli violations in the occupied Syrian Golan and th [...]	2006-11-29 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5346	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Canada, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 29 reported that the Foreign Ministry summoned the Canadian ambassador to Damascus, Mark Belli, to protest Canada's vote against the two resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council regarding Israeli violations in the occupied Syrian Golan and the Pale [...]	2006-11-29 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5348	STAFFDEL TALWAR MEETING WITH FM MU'ALLIM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Puneet Talwar, met with Foreign Minister Mu'allim and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikdad on November 22 in two separate meetings to discuss Lebanon, Iraq, U.S.-Syrian relations, and the broader issues of the Middle E [...]	2006-12-03 07:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5349	SARG FEELING CONFIDENT IS THE MESSAGE TO STAFFDEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Puneet Talwar, held meetings in Damascus November 22 with an opposition member, informal SARG advisor, journalist, and others. The common perspective from the meetings is that the SARG feels it is operating from [...]	2006-12-03 07:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5358	Damascus Media Reaction: Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 3 featured a Dec. 2 press statement by Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in Rome stressing the importance of dialogue and cooperation with Syria to solve the region's issues and establish stability. Mr. Prodi warned against the partitioning of Iraq, saying th [...]	2006-12-04 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5361	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestine, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 4 reported the visit to Damascus by Palestinian PM Ismail Hanieh and his meeting with PM Ottri on Dec. 3, focusing on bilateral relations and regional developments. Papers also reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Sunday with Mr. Chizari Maria Raghalini, Direct [...]	2006-12-04 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5362	IRAQ/SYRIA RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS [...] (C) Charge spoke to both the Iraqi Charge and the Algerian Ambassador (Iraq had been represented here as an interests section of the Algerian Embassy) on the status of resumption of Syrian-Iraqi diplomatic relations. Iraqi Charge Sabah al-Imam said that since the November 19-21 FM Muallim vi [...]	2006-12-04 15:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5367	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. German FM Steinmeier paid a very brief visit to Damascus to discuss, primarily, regional issues. Nothing was promised by either side and little progress was made on influencing either countries, stance on regional conflicts. Nonetheless, the local German Embassy assesses the vi [...]	2006-12-06 13:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5368	Damascus Media Reaction: Golan Prisoners, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 6 reported that on Dec. 5 the Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed formal messages to UN SecGen Kofi Annan, the Chairman of the Security Council, the High Commission for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council, informing them about the poor health of Sitan Nmr A [...]	2006-12-06 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5371	ISLAMIC BANKING IN SYRIA: DESIRED, BUT VULNERABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clearly behind the rest of the region in allowing Islamic banking, the SARG is now prematurely rushing forward on opening the sector, as it has done with the stock market and other "economic reforms," to assert that just like its Arab neighbors, it too has joined the modern globa [...]	2006-12-07 11:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
06DAMASCUS5377	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Turkey, Shara, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 7 reported that President Asad received Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dec. 6 The two leaders reviewed the situations in Iraq, the occupied territories, and Lebanon, and mutual cooperation, reiterating the importance of achieving security and s [...]	2006-12-07 15:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5378	SYRIANS REFUSE TO DEPORT ACCUSED AMCIT MURDERER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The Syrian MFA notified us by a dipnote (text included below) received December 2 that the SARG has rejected our request to deport Amcit accused murderer Muaz Haffar (AKA to the Syrians as Omar al-Sawwaf). The dipnote, dated [...]	2006-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS5379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Baker/Hamilton [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem met on Dec. 9 with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chi Jion and an accompanying delegation. Talks focused on developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, and on bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5380	THREE GOVERNORS FIRED, THE QUESTION IS WHY? [...] (U) Summary. Amid allegations of incompetence and family scandals, three regional governors in Syria have been dismissed in the past ten days. Some argue the changes reflect President Bashar al Asad's focus on performance as a sign of seriouness on reform, while others believe the dismissals [...]	2006-12-10 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETTC PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5381	RIAD SEIF, OTHERS, VIEW LEBANON STRUGGLE AS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition figure Riad Seif and other Syrian contacts insist that the current political struggle in Lebanon is "the critical battle" for the U.S. and Europe. For Seif, that battle "must not be lost," if the U.S. wants to retain influence in the Middle East. He recommended U.S. [...]	2006-12-10 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS5390	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DODD, DECEMBER 19-21 [...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Senator Christopher Dodd, and the other members of his delegation: Ms. Janice O'Connell (SFRC),and COL Mike Barbero, U.S. Army Senate Liaison. 2. (U) Control officer and point of contact for this visit is Pol/Econ [...]	2006-12-12 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP SY
06DAMASCUS5395	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Netherlands, Syria/South [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 13 reported the visit to Damascus of Bernard Bot, Dutch Foreign Minister, and his meetings with President Asad, PM Shara and FM Mouallem, focusing on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-13 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5399	INFLUENCING THE SARG IN THE END OF 2006 [...] (S) Summary. The SARG ends 2006 in a much stronger position domestically and internationally than it did 2005. While there may be additional bilateral or multilateral pressure that can impact Syria, the regime is based on a small clique that is largely immune to such pressure. However, Basha [...]	2006-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5403	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Senegal, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 14 reported that President Asad met on Dec. 13 with US Democratic Senator Bill Nelson. Talks focused on the latest developments in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad called for non-interference in Lebanese affairs, since the Lebanese [...]	2006-12-14 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5411	PRESIDENT ASAD TELLS SEN. NELSON SARG WILLING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL),member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (and soon-to-be appointed member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, we were told) met for approximately one hour with President Bashar al-Asad and FM Mu'allim [...]	2006-12-15 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5412	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Yemen, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 17 reported President Asad's visit to Yemen and his meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Salih focusing on regional developments and bilateral relations. Papers also reported President Asad's press interview published Dec. 15 in a Rome-based daily La Rep [...]	2006-12-17 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5419	REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE SEEN AS SUCCESS FOR [...] (U) Summary. Syria hosted from December 11-14 the fourth biannual Scientific Research Outlook (SRO-4) meeting of the UAE-based Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in Damascus. In attendance were a handful of Americans, including Dr. Osman Shinaishin from the National Science Founda [...]	2006-12-19 09:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL ECON EU SY
06DAMASCUS5422	REACHING OUT TO SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: While we continue to meet with and provide whatever support we can to political opposition figures and human rights activists in this very repressive atmosphere, we are also attempting to reach to Syria's wider civil society. This wider civil society in Syria may provide a signif [...]	2006-12-21 06:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5423	Syria/UAE, Syria/Lebanon, Syria/PLO, Syria/EU, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 18 reported President Asad's visit to the UAE on Dec. 17 and his meetings with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Talks dealt with the deteriorating situation in the occupied territories. Both leaders stressed the necessity of preventing clashes [...]	2006-12-21 07:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5424	Syria/UAE, Syria/Russia, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon (12/19) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 19 reported President Asad's arrival in Moscow starting a two-day working visit to the Russian Federation during which he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in the Middle East and ways to strengthen bilateral relations. Paper [...]	2006-12-21 07:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5428	Syria/Russia, Brammertz Report, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: On Dec. 20 Syrian papers focused on President Asad's Dec. 19 visit to Russia and his meeting with President Putin. Headlines featured this portion of Asad's statement in a news conference after meeting President Vladimir Putin. "We want to have a dialogue but you have to differentiat [...]	2006-12-21 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5429	SYRIAN ACTIVIST ANWAR BUNNI IN COURT; EU REP TO [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Syrian human rights activist Anwar al-Bunni appeared briefly December 19 in Damascus Criminal Court on charges connected to his signature on a document calling for improved Syria-Lebanon relations, as well as for involvement with a European Commission-funded human righ [...]	2006-12-21 10:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5431	SYRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Maria d.G. Olson is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Pl. Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: OlsonM@state.gov. Tel: (963) (11) 3391-3785. Cell Phone: (963) 94405166. 2. (SBU) The Syrian Government continued to provide political and material support to Hizballah and pol [...]	2006-12-21 12:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5447	SENATORS DODD AND KERRY PUSH PRESIDENT ASAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd had a wide-ranging conversation with President Asad that focused on Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Senators cautioned Asad that his relations with America would not improve without his regime changing its destabilizing policies [...]	2006-12-28 06:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5448	SENATORS DODD AND KERRY DISCUSS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd told FM Walid Mu'allim that the time was ripe for strong unilateral action by the SARG if it truly wanted to be part of the solution for regional crisis in Lebanon, Iraq, and among the Palestinians. Mu'allim commented that the SARG would pursue security an [...]	2006-12-28 06:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5449	CODEL SPECTER MEETS SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM [...] (C) Summary: Visiting U.S. Senator Arlen Specter met with Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim for 75 minutes on December 25 in Damascus. The conversation covered U.S.-Syria relations, Syria's desire for resumed peace talks with Israel, allegations that Syria continues to meddle in Lebanon, steps to st [...]	2006-12-28 06:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV LE IZ SY
06DAMASCUS5452	Syria/US, Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the Dec. 19-20 visit to Damascus by US Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry and their meetings with President Asad and FM Mouallem. Talks focused on the level of relations between Syria and the United States and ways to activate the comprehensive peace pro [...]	2006-12-28 17:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5453	Syria/AL, Syria/OIC, Syria/Japan, Syria/Yemen, Iran, [...] Summary: On Dec. 24 Syrian press reported President Asad's Dec 21 meeting with SecGen of the Arab League Amr Mousa in which Mousa briefed Asad on the consultations he conducted on behalf of the AL regarding developments on the Lebanese arena. Headlines featured President Asad's support for t [...]	2006-12-28 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS594	IRAQI CLERIC MOQTADA SADR VISITS SYRIA, MEETS ASAD [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrived February 5 in Damascus for an extended visit that included two meetings with the Syrian President on developments in Iraq and elsewhere regionally. Sadr also visited the city of Raqqa, located between the Syrian capital and the Iraqi [...]	2006-02-13 10:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ
06DAMASCUS598	SYRIA JOINS THE UNOFFICIAL DEVELOPING NATIONS GROUP AT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 6, the SARG announced that it had joined the unofficial developing nations group at the WTO, the latest in an ongoing campaign to portray the SARG as strengthening international economic relationships. Syria is receiving $1.6 million USD in pre-WTO accession assistan [...]	2006-02-13 11:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN SY
06DAMASCUS601	ASAD PROMOTES SHARA'A TO VP IN MAJOR CABINET [...] (C) Summary: In a major cabinet reshuffle, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad promoted his foreign minister to Vice President and appointed 11 new ministers with portfolio (and three new ministers of state). He retained his PM, DPM, and 17 ministers (three without portfolio). The most importan [...]	2006-02-13 12:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS602	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Iran, Danish [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a press statement to Lebanese magazine "al-Mughtarib" by Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh saying "there is a need for good ties with Arab countries, especially Syria." Salloukh considered the continuous Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and the maintenance of [...]	2006-02-13 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS605	ASSESSMENT OF TARGETED FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Post offers the following observations based on its experience thus far with targeted financial sanctions against SARG officials and other Syrian entities. First, maximizing media coverage of the designation increases the "name and shame" effect. The designation of Asif Shawkat [...]	2006-02-13 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
06DAMASCUS624	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Danish [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Shara has informed Moqtada al-Sadr, Leader of the al-Sadr movement in Iraq, about Syria's decision to restore diplomatic relations with Iraq and exchange diplomatic representation at level of ambassadors after the formation of the new Iraqi [...]	2006-02-14 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS625	A YEAR AFTER HARIRI'S ASSASSINATION: ASAD STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: One year after the murder of Rafik Hariri, the Syrian regime seems both confident and, increasingly, willing to adopt a more confrontational stance towards the West, making moves such as receiving Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Damascus and facilitating the violent demonstrat [...]	2006-02-14 15:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY LE
06DAMASCUS63	Damascus Media Reaction: Khaddam's Statements to Al- [...] Summary: Al-Ba'th reported a statement issued by the Khaddam family in the Syrian region of Banias expressing "rejection and denunciation" of Abdul-Halim Khaddam's statements to Al-Arabiya and saying that the former VP expressed his personal views only. The statement says the family members st [...]	2006-01-04 13:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS639	ALEPPO,S INDUSTRIALISTS GENERALLY UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary. During a recent visit to Syria,s second city, Aleppo, we found the business community there to be guardedly optimistic and pursuing expansion plans in a range of existing and new business sectors. The Aleppines attributed their less than critical assessments of the Bashar al-As [...]	2006-02-15 10:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ETTC SY
06DAMASCUS641	SARG PROCLAIMS 2005 TO BE YEAR OF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Though Syrian officials and the government-controlled press have dubbed 2005 the &year of investment in Syria,8 SARG investment figures are generally highly exaggerated and the profit-making potential of approved projects remain largely unrealized. Recent investment in Syria fa [...]	2006-02-15 12:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SY
06DAMASCUS642	SARG RELIEF AFTER UNIIIC'S VIENNA QUESTIONING; [...] (C) Summary: Long-standing Embassy contact Dr. Samir al-Taki told Polchief February 5 that the Syrian suspects who traveled to Vienna in mid-January for a second round of questioning emerged saying that UNIIIC investigators gave the impression they had no new leads to follow up on or question [...]	2006-02-15 12:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM SY IR
06DAMASCUS65	APPLYING TARGETED SANCTIONS TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC
06DAMASCUS668	Damascus Media Reaction: Al-Hariri Assassination [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a mass rally by Syrians in occupied Golan observing the 24th anniversary of the 1982 strike, called by the sons of occupied Golan to reject Israel's annexation of the Golan and impose an Israeli identity on its sons. Speakers emphasized that they stood behind Pr [...]	2006-02-16 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS669	PLACING CART BEFORE HORSE, AND THE REIGNS IN THE [...] (SBU) After almost eight months of inactivity since President Asad signed the Syrian Security and Exchange Commission (SSEC) law in June 2005, local press reported this week that a commission finally has been named by presidential decree to draft the law for the creation of the stock market it [...]	2006-02-16 12:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
06DAMASCUS671	Damascus Media Reaction: Al-Hariri's Anniversary [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers sharply reacted to the speeches that Walid Jumblatt, Sa'd al-Hariri, Samir Ja'ja, and other anti- Syria Lebanese figures delivered in the demonstration staged in Beirut to mark the first anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri's assassination. T [...]	2006-02-16 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS672	RIAD SEIF SUMMONED BY GID CHIEF, DAUGHTER DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: One day after being detained, in blindfold and handcuffs, for five hours by unknown security service officers, prominent opposition figure Riad Seif was called in for another meeting with General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Ali Mamluk on February 16. Seif spent at least [...]	2006-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS673	BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON SYRIA'S NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar al-Asad appointed eleven new ministers with portfolio and three new state ministers without portfolio on February 11. The following includes basic biographical (and previously unavailable) data on new appointees. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR [...]	2006-02-16 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SY
06DAMASCUS674	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE COORDINATOR [...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance to Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill for travel to Damascus from February 28 through March 4, 2006. After clearing customs, traveler will be met and assisted at the airport by an Embassy driver who will display a sign with the [...]	2006-02-16 14:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06DAMASCUS68	APPLYING TARGETED SANCTIONS TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. As post has reported previously, the average Syrian would welcome targeted sanctions that focus on regressive elements within the Asad regime. The best mix in our judgement would be sanctions that are phased, multi-lateral, and widely publicized. Most of our Syrian interlocuto [...]	2006-01-04 14:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC
06DAMASCUS686	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: TAYYARA, ABDULLAH FREED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human rights contacts report that Najati Tayyara and Omar Abdullah have been released following their February 14 detentions. Meanwhile, the wheels of Syrian justice continue to grind slowly in the cases of human rights activists Nizar Rastanawi, Haithem Maleh, and Hassan Abdu [...]	2006-02-20 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS69	SARG ORDERS SYRIAN BANKS TO FREEZE KHADDAM'S ASSETS [...] (C) On January 2, the SARG ordered all Syrian banks, as well as those subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in the Syrian free zones, to freeze immediately the assets of former Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam and his family. A faxed letter from the Central Bank's Combating Money Launderin [...]	2006-01-04 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SY SANC
06DAMASCUS701	ANNOUNCEMENT TO FUND OPPOSITION HARSHLY CRITICIZED BY ANTI-REGIME ELEMENTS, OTHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts have been quick to condemn the USG's public statement announcing the designation of five million USD for support of the Syrian opposition, calling it "nave" and "harmful." Contacts insist that the statement has already hurt the opposition, and that the SARG will use it in [...]	2006-02-21 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS702	RIAD SEIF DETAILS RECENT SECURITY SERVICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading opposition figure Riad Seif discussed his recent problems with security services, which have focused their energies and threats towards Seif's February 5 interview in an-Nahar newspaper. Seif also related that he received his first official invitation, via intermediar [...]	2006-02-21 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS703	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Cartoon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Lebanese rejection of the calls for foreign custodianship and the positions expressed by the "March 14" forces. Omar Jaftali editorialized in Tishreen that it is shameful that some Lebanese have sold themselves for a fistful of dollars. However, he said that [...]	2006-02-22 07:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS710	IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETS TODAY AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Syrian-Iranian Higher Economic Commission meets today in Damascus, but few contacts believe the meeting will produce any immediate results in improving the investment climate or increasing the two countries' anemic trade volume. Although the Commission is expected to addres [...]	2006-02-22 14:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ETRD IR SY
06DAMASCUS711	SCANDINAVIANS MOVING QUIETLY TO REPAIR RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Nearly three weeks after three Scandinavian embassies in Damascus suffered moderate to severe damage in SARG-sanctioned demonstrations to protest the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in European media, it appears that all three governments are moving quietly to repair relation [...]	2006-02-22 14:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY

06DAMASCUS717	EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT SIGNALS MUBARAK VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) An Egyptian diplomat cited two recent phone calls between Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as well as a Kuwaiti news report, as indicators of a possible upcoming Mubarak visit. The Kuwaiti article reported that Mubarak would visit Damascus on February [...]	2006-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG SY LB
06DAMASCUS718	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, US Policy (2/23) [...] Summary: All Syrian papers reported an official Syrian statement condemning the attacks on the Shiite mausoleum and Sunni mosques in Iraq. Eid Abu Sekke opined in Al-Ba'th that the U.S. and its allies are not happy with the election of Hamas and are against democratic changes in the region wh [...]	2006-02-23 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS727	SYRIANS DENOUNCE ATTACKS ON IRAQI SHRINES AND [...] (U) Syrian officials and religious leaders strongly denounced the February 22 bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samara and subsequent attacks on Sunni mosques and warned against attempts to fragment Iraq's national unity. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted an official source on February [...]	2006-02-26 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI IZ SY
06DAMASCUS728	DAMASCUS-BASED HAMAS OFFICIALS TO TRAVEL TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Russian DCM Alexsey Erkhov told Polchief on February 26 that Hamas political leaders, including those based in Damascus, would likely travel at the beginning of March to Moscow where they would meet with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and Deputy FM Alexander Saltanov. When asked whether Hamas [...]	2006-02-26 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY RS
06DAMASCUS760	MORE ON USG FUNDING OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The USG's Syrian Democracy Announcement continues to provoke conflicting views here among the opposition and other political figures. Reftel reported on an initial sounding that produced primarily negative views. A second look at the issue has prompted a more nuanced set of rea [...]	2006-02-27 09:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SY
06DAMASCUS775	READ OUT FROM IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) The annual meeting of the Iran-Syria Higher Economic Commission ended last week, meeting Syrians' already low expectations that it would lack economic significance (ref A). Government dailies trumpeted the signing of MOUs on a range of economic issues, from environmental protection to inv [...]	2006-02-27 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SY IR
06DAMASCUS810	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, Secretary Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers highlighted the meeting held by F.M. Walid al- Mo'allem with Hamas leader Khaled Masha'al after the latter returned from his tour of the countries of the region. Ezeddin al-Darwish editorialized in Tishreen that he expects "further escalation" in the region after Secr [...]	2006-02-28 10:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS844	FACTS ON US BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) The following information is offered for EU posts, consideration and reference when discussing aligning EU and USG policy vis--vis the SARG (ref A). Two discrepancies between USG and EU economic policy are apparent from Damascus: EU missions continue to promote business investment in S [...]	2006-03-01 12:32:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SY
06DAMASCUS86	Damascus Media Reaction: Khaddam, Mubarak/Chirac Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Finance Ministry has frozen the assets of Khaddam's wife, sons, grandchildren and their husbands and wives with the aim of securing the sum which will be revealed by the judicial investigation. The decision came in response to the deliberation i [...]	2006-01-05 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS888	SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICIES PAYING OFF, SAYS REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Embassy contact and regime insider Imad Shuebi asserted that the SARG is feeling confident in its standoff with the U.S. and is looking ahead with renewed assurance. Syria has correctly played its foreign policy cards on Lebanon, Hamas and Iran, and is reaping the bene [...]	2006-03-02 14:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL LE IR SY
06DAMASCUS894	RIAD SEIF COMMENTS ON SARG PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 2 meeting with Charge and PolChief, prominent opposition figure Riad Seif discussed his recent problems with Syrian security services and their strategy to shut down his activities, his interactions with other opposition figures as he continues to hone his politic [...]	2006-03-02 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS90	KHADDAM'S STREAM OF CRITICISM PUTS THE SARG BACK [...] Summary: (C) A range of contacts have described former VP Khaddam's December 30 interview with al-Arabiyya TV network as tremendously damaging to the regime. They characterize him as a very smart and highly experienced politician and statesman who would be unlikely to make such explosive re [...]	2006-01-06 12:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS929	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: QAMISHLI VIOLENCE?; DAMASCUS [...] (C) CONTACTS DISMISS PRESS REPORTS OF KURDISH CLASHES WITH ARMY: Kurdish contacts dismissed press reports that an armed clash, resulting in many Kurdish injuries, had taken place in the northeastern city of Qamishli between Syrian armed forces and members of the PKK-affiliated Democratic Un [...]	2006-03-06 07:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS958	ASAD CALLS ON HAMAS NOT TO RECOGNIZE ISRAEL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 4 speech at the opening of a pan-Arab conference in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad urged Hamas not to recognize Israel, criticized efforts to oust Lebanese President Lahoud, and labeled U.S. actions in Iraq as part of a plan to divide and conquer the cou [...]	2006-03-06 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LB SY
06DAMASCUS959	SARG CHOOSES CONFRONTATIONAL STANCE IN MEETINGS [...] (C) Diplomats at the EC mission in Damascus were quick to downplay the importance of the visit last week of EU parliamentarian and President of the Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Mashrek, Beatrice Patrie. SARG dailies reported that Patrie met with both Abdallah Dardari, Deputy [...]	2006-03-06 14:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS962	MANAGING A TEMPORARY STALEMATE WITH THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: In important respects, U.S. relations with Syria seem to have reached an impasse. Over the past six weeks, Syrian contacts, some of them regime proxies, have voiced the opinion that the SARG senses it has hung tough with a set of hard-line policies that are paying dividends. As [...]	2006-03-06 16:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS963	SARG CLOSES EUROPEAN COMMISSION-FUNDED CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG authorities closed the European Commission-funded Civil Society Training Center on March 1, only nine days after its widely-covered opening on February 21. The training center is one of five recently launched EC-sponsored projects in Syria. The shutdown coincided with th [...]	2006-03-06 16:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS987	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, President Bush's [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers highlighted statements by F.M. Walid al- Mo'allem during the Arab League's ministerial meeting that Syria has reached a "good understanding" with the International Investigation Committee. Papers also highlighted the meeting in Damascus of the Arab Parties Confere [...]	2006-03-08 08:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DARESSALAAM1006	KIKWETE'S BUDGET: NO DEFICIT OF PLANS TO SOLVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. With paint still drying on the brand new Parliament building, the Minister of Finance, Zakia Meghji delivered the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) 2006/07 budget speech on June 15. Overall, the budget speech introduced few surprises, striking a balance between plans to fulfill 2 [...]	2006-06-21 09:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1012	TANZANIA VIEWS NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN AS A [...] (C) According to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) worked in committee for several weeks with Non Aligned Movement (NAM) partners to tone down the language of the NAM [...]	2006-06-22 02:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1049	NEXT UN SECRETARY GENERAL PREDICTED BY UNHCR AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 11:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PK TZ
06DARESSALAAM1059	COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM: DR. [...] (U) SUMMARY: VCI/PDAS Ford and his VCI team visited Dar es Salaam June 19-23, 2006, to hold compliance diplomacy discussions with key host country interlocutors and embassy staff on the U. S. approach to verification, compliance assessment, and compliance enforcement of arms control, nonprol [...]	2006-06-27 12:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHARM UNGA CDG NPT IAEA CWC OPCW
06DARESSALAAM1065	CHINESE PREMIER JIABAO VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE AND [...] (SBU) The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's overnight visit, June 22 to 23, in Tanzania centered on improving trade and revitalizing construction projects between the two countries rather than military or strategic issues. While President Jakaya Kikwete hurried back from the legislative capital of [...]	2006-06-28 19:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD ECON CH TZ
06DARESSALAAM1068	PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD REELECTION NOT A PROBLEM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 05:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	US UNHRC TZ PHUM
06DARESSALAAM1076	CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]	2006-07-03 07:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1089	(CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND [...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]	2006-07-03 10:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1090	AMBASSADOR RETZER DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS, MALARIA [...] (SBU) In an hour-long lively exchange on June 23, Ambassador Retzer and Tanzania's Prime Minister Edward Lowassa discussed the recent PEPFAR conference in Durban, South Africa, USG plans to accelerate HIV/AIDS testing and to ramp up anti-malaria programs on both the Mainland and in Zanzibar, t [...]	2006-07-03 12:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1109	DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED: ACOTA, 505 AGREEMENT [...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note CKB 162/664/01 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on June 29, 2006. This note is in response to the request in reftel A for an agreement, by exchange of notes, regarding the use, transfer, sale and security of defense [...]	2006-07-05 13:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KPKO KTIA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1118	TANZANIA: WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post faxed reftel to Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade in the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing (MITM) on June 29. Lyimo promised to forward the information to the recently appointed acting Assistant Director of Trade, Edward Sungula, and other appr [...]	2006-07-06 08:21:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM1137	UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK OK, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR [...] (C) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Council Unit, told Poloff on July 6, that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) supports a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea (DPRK) launching ballistic missiles July 4 and 5. Njiku said these launches are a concern to ev [...]	2006-07-06 13:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN KNNP TZ
06DARESSALAAM1142	TANZANIA SUPPORTS, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR, UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 11:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1145	TANZANIA'S POWER CRISIS: COMEDY OF ERRORS OR [...] (C) Hit by another round of severe nationwide power rationing, Tanzania's 2006 economic prospects are dimmer than they should be. By the end of 2006, Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely be 5 to 10 percent lower than it would have been without power rationing. Due to its sound [...]	2006-07-11 04:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1149	RESOLUTION, NOT PRST, SAYS TANZANIA RE DPRK [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 10:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1175	2006 TRADE FAIR REFLECTS STRONGER U.S.-TANZANIAN [...] The 2006 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) revealed the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) efforts to gradually transition away from a "shopping mall" atmosphere toward a genuine international trade show. While there remains a long road ahead before the DITF, which ran from June 29 t [...]	2006-07-13 12:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGMT ECON EINV ETRD PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1176	TANZANIA AGREES VOTE ON QATAR'S UNSC RESOLUTION BE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 14:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IS KPAL KWBG TZ
06DARESSALAAM1197	TANZANIA HOPES STRONG MESSAGE WITHOUT SANCTIONS [...] (C) The Government of Tanzania agrees that the international community must have a unified voice and a strong message for Iran, but is pleased the USG is presently willing to consider options that do not include Chapter VII. On July 18, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry [...]	2006-07-18 14:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM120	CIVAIR: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN [...] Post welcomes the visit of the following FAA Personnel to Arusha from January 29 through February 11, 2006: John A Waltz, Anderson Begg, and Bryand Rozen. Please note: CJ Collins was already granted country clearance and her hotel/airport transportation requests were made in DAR 055. 2. [...]	2006-01-23 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA PTER TZ
06DARESSALAAM1245	ASIA'S TURN FOR SECRETARY GENERAL, TANZANIA SAYS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 10:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1246	TANZANIA SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S GRULAC BID ALL [...] (C) If the contest for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council is between just Guatemala and Venezuela, the Government of Tanzania would support Guatemala, but this decision has not been sanctioned at the highest level within the GOT. Amba [...]	2006-07-26 10:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE EC TZ
06DARESSALAAM125	IRAN: TANZANIA BELIEVES MORE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS, [...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Head of the Multilateral Division of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff January 19 that Tanzania believes recognizing the competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and allowing the IAEA to follow procedures is the preferred a [...]	2006-01-24 04:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1260	TANZANIA READY FOR ACOTA ACTION; OPEN TO ARTICLE 98 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to get the ACOTA program underway. In mid-July meetings with ACOTA's Chip Beck, officials from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) addressed specific training and equipment options while Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials showed increased interest in, and [...]	2006-07-27 15:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL MARR ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1273	TANZANIA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] (C) Tanzania supports the resolution on Iran (reftel) and has sent instructions to support it as is, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Multilateral Division, told DCM the morning of July 31. Mulamula said that Iran had requested that any Securi [...]	2006-07-31 09:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1282	AMBASSADOR URGES TANZANIA?S PRIME MINISTER FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To urge the Government of Tanzania (GOT) forward on HIV/AIDS testing policy and anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, Ambassador Retzer, together with USAID Director Pam White, called on Prime Minister Lowassa during their visit to Dodoma on July 19. Prime Minister Lowassa [...]	2006-08-01 08:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KTFN EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1286	TANZANIA'S PRESIDENT REQUESTS U.S. STUDY ABROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with Ambassador Retzer, President Kikwete signaled his continuing personal role in managing relations with the U.S. Government. On July 31, President Kikwete called in the Ambassador to raise two issues: (i) his decision to appoint a military attache to Wash [...]	2006-08-02 06:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM EFIN KTFN KPAO OPRC KMDR
06DARESSALAAM1309	TANZANIA WANTS INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON, [...] (C) Tanzania supports a stabilization force in Lebanon and welcomes the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations' meeting in New York on August 3, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff on August 2. Mulamula said the cre [...]	2006-08-03 09:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE IZ TZ
06DARESSALAAM1320	TANZANIA ON SUDAN AMIS TO UNMIS TRANSITION TIMING [...] (C) Tanzania is in full agreement with the need to transform AMIS to UNMIS and sees the period of October through December 2006 as a time of transition, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Multilateral Division, told Poloff on August 2. Mulamula [...]	2006-08-04 09:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1321	TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note Ref. No. CLA 119/738/01/8, dated July 20, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26, in response to the USG request for support of Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel A). The text of said note is in [...]	2006-08-04 09:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1322	DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 09:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ
06DARESSALAAM133	TANZANIA: SUPPORTS SUSPENSION OF EU DEBARKING [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel on the European Union's (EU) implementation of the debarking requirement for wood packaging materials to John Mhina, Director of Trade, at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing on January 19. Mhina was highly supportive of the USG position to suspend the [...]	2006-01-24 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU TZ WTRO
06DARESSALAAM1336	TANZANIA REVIEWING TEXT OF UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] (U) Tanzania views the draft text of a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon as including some crucial elments but "not perfect," Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff August 7. Mulamula said the elements of an imm [...]	2006-08-07 14:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE TZ
06DARESSALAAM1375	TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; REQUEST FOR USG [...] (U) Poloff delivered points and diplomatic note regarding candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Committee per reftel A. Tanzania supports Ms. Wedgwood's candidature as communicated in a diplomatic note received July 26 (reftel B). 2. Post reiterate [...]	2006-08-13 14:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1376	TANZANIA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION UNAWARE OF [...] (SBU) In response to an August 6 London Sunday Times report of a shipment of uranium 238 uncovered by customs officials in Tanzania on October 22, Poloff spoke with A.M. Nyanda, Director General of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC). Nyanda said he had not read the article and had [...]	2006-08-13 14:24:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER IAEA PGOV CG TZ
06DARESSALAAM1386	TANZANIA'S RESPONSE: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 12:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE UN PREL PTER TZ
06DARESSALAAM1397	AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...]	2006-08-16 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTEX TZ
06DARESSALAAM1409	AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...]	2006-08-18 08:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTEX TZ
06DARESSALAAM1410	TANZANIA: DEMARCHES TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered directly to the State House through a personal assistant of President Kikwete August 17 the Ref A points, stressing the importance of Tanzania's efforts to convince President Bashir of Sudan to accept the expansion of the United Nations Missio [...]	2006-08-18 09:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1418	TIME RIPE FOR US-TANZANIA PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is ready and willing to establish a legislative exchange with the United States Congress. This sentiment surfaced quickly during a Congressional staff delegation from August 8-10 led by Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff for both the U.S.-China [...]	2006-08-21 10:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC KMDR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1424	TANZANIA'S PARTICIPATION AT 61ST UNGA [...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that Tanzania's delegation to 61st UN General Assembly will include the following: President Jakaya Kikwete; First Lady Salma Kikwete; Min [...]	2006-08-22 13:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1425	CHEMCIAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION HELP [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 13:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ
06DARESSALAAM1426	TANZANIA WILL JOIN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 13:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1430	TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...]	2006-08-23 09:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1431	TANZANIA TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMED OF UPDATES TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 09:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1433	GHOSTS OF REVOLUTION HAUNT ZANZIBAR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, just when people began to think Zanzibar's opposition party might have given way to political apathy, three hundred young supporters from the Civic United Front (CUF) surrounded their party leader, Maalim Seif Hamad, demanding answers. What is the CUF leadership's [...]	2006-08-24 04:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM145	UN REFORM: TANZANIA'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Acting Permanent Secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mulamula identified mandate reform as an important issue but noted that members of the UN First Committee disagree wh [...]	2006-01-25 14:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KUNR PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM146	TANZANIA'S POC: MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN [...] Post has identified Econoff, Katharine Bernsohn, as the point of contact (POC) for reviewing the proposals of Multilateral Development Banks. Contact information: NAME: Katharine E. Bernsohn TELEPHONE: 255 22-266-8001 (ext.4521) EMAIL: BernsohnKE@state.gov DELLY [...]	2006-01-25 14:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1464	ZANZIBAR'S WORK ON TIP LAUDABLE; HUNGRY FOR MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zanzibar has taken the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) to heart. Immigration officials have trained their own officers as well as local administrators and identified the need to review the legislation on TIP. Prosecutors, journalists, politicians, tourism officials, a [...]	2006-08-29 11:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TZ
06DARESSALAAM1469	REFUGEES RETURNING, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS EXPELLED; [...] (U) UNHCR assisted 5,511 Burundian refugees to repatriate from August 1 to 22. This marked increase from previous months is attributed to the promotion of voluntary repatriation as well as to the season for planting and the beginning of the school year. Two returns to the Democratic Republ [...]	2006-08-30 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1473	TANZANIA CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING DARFUR [...] (U) Co-sponsorship of the draft UN Security Council resolution on Darfur is "under serious consideration" by Tanzania, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff August 30. Poloff inquired as to whethe [...]	2006-08-30 15:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC SU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1483	EXPORTS KEY TO TANZANIA'S DEBT SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New lines of bilateral credit from non-Paris Club Members do not currently appear to be threatening Tanzania's long-term prospects for achieving debt sustainabilty. Neither the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) nor the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported significant, bilateral loa [...]	2006-09-01 03:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1495	ZANZIBAR'S OPPOSITION PARTY: YOUTH WANT RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing our probe into the future of Zanzibari politics, the Deputy Chief of Mission met recently with two Civic United Front (CUF) leaders who currently serve as elected members in Zanzibar's House of Representatives. The CUF representatives underscored the growing frustration [...]	2006-09-05 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM1501	CWC IMPLEMENTATION: SLOW PROCESS UNDERWAY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tanzania believes it is on track to submit draft legislation implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) before the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) meets on November 7, officials told Poloff Augus [...]	2006-09-07 07:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ
06DARESSALAAM1503	THE SECRETARY'S REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) At Africa's first Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference in Nairobi (reftel),Embassy Dar es Salaam asked to take the first cut at a "Regional Counterterrorism Action Plan" for the Horn of Africa. Our action plan presents a set of recommendations for greater regional collaboration [...]	2006-09-07 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1504	KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...]	2006-09-07 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ
06DARESSALAAM1508	BURUNDI, FNL SIGN CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, and Palipehutu-FNL's Chairperson, Agathon Rwasa, signed a Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement in Dar es Salaam September 7. The ceasefire is to take effect 72 hours from the signing of the agreement. The agreement outlines further steps to [...]	2006-09-08 10:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1509	FM MIGIRO WILL ATTEND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WORKING [...] (U) Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro has accepted the Secretary's invitation to attend the Women's Empowerment SIPDIS Working Group in New York on September 23, the Minister's personal assistant, Mr. Innocent Shiyo, told Poloff September 8. Shiyo said that he would contact the Embassy t [...]	2006-09-08 13:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL SZ TZ
06DARESSALAAM1526	TANZANIA: USAID PROGRAMS SUPPORTING GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 15:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1533	PRESIDENT KIKWETE WARMLY WELCOMES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Retzer met with President Kikwete September 11 to personally convey President Bush's invitation for a bilateral meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly. President Kikwete warmly welcomed the meeting, and proceeded to engage Ambassador Retzer on several issue [...]	2006-09-14 04:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM PINR PTER ENRG ETZ
06DARESSALAAM1560	ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION: STARTING TROUBLE OR SAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a September 9 political rally, Ibrahim Lipumba, national leader of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF),set a deadline for breaking the political impasse on Zanzibar, provocatively suggesting Lebanon's Hezbollah as a model for action if the stalemate on the isles continues. [...]	2006-09-19 08:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON PINR PHUM PBTS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1561	INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...]	2006-09-19 13:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1564	ACOTA: TANZANIA EAGER FOR TRAINING CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to move ahead to the first substantive step in the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) partnership, the Training Strategy Conference (TSC). The Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) suggested an early November time frame for the T [...]	2006-09-19 15:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS KPKO KTIA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1573	RWANDA PREPARED TO SEVER TIES WITH ICTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Rwanda (GOR) is pursuing the issue of suspected genocidaires working at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by pressing the ICTR to respond on the issue and by encouraging the Tanzanian authorities to work with the GOR. The GOR is prepared t [...]	2006-09-21 07:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM RW TZ
06DARESSALAAM1574	TANZANIA SUPPORTS MATHESON, REPEATS REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 08:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1593	URANIUM IN DAR COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO SHIPPING [...] (C) According to a senior Swiss diplomat, the shipment of uranium through Dar es Salaam is common knowledge to two Swiss shipping companies. Hans Peter Schoni, Counsellor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, referred to the allegations of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pa [...]	2006-09-27 08:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR IAEA PGOV CG TZ
06DARESSALAAM1594	TANZANIA: BLUE LANTERN POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC KSEP TZ
06DARESSALAAM1633	TANZANIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] The monitoring of trade agreements and responses to foreign trade barrier complaints are handled by the Embassy's Economic and Commercial section, whether the questions or complaints are lodged by U.S. companies, USAID implementing partners, potential U.S. investor companies or individuals. T [...]	2006-10-03 14:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM1638	TANZANIA'S TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGE TO COMPETE [...] SUMMARY. Tanzania's textile industry faces not only increased global competition, but also critical domestic challenges including a lack of reliable power, rising oil prices and a significant depreciation ofits currency over the past year. Based on its Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan, the Gov [...]	2006-10-04 13:21:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX TZ
06DARESSALAAM164	TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2006 [...] Overall, the value of the Self-Help program in winning the hearts and minds of the Tanzanian public far exceeds our comparatively modest investment in this program. An increase in our Self-Help allocation is vital. Post's FY06 request is USD $150,000. 2. Tanzania's FY05 allocation of U [...]	2006-01-30 14:47:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM165	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES COORDINATOR TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Jakaya Kikwete appointed Bernard Mchomvu, retired Permanent Secretary (PS) from the Ministry of Defence, as the key Government of Tanzania (GOT) coordinator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. This appointment comes just two days before an MCC d [...]	2006-01-30 16:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1681	TANZANIA CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 11, the Charge d'Affaires underscored to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the grave threat posed by North Korea's recent nuclear test (reftel). Ambassador Mulamula affirmed that the Government of Tanzania ( [...]	2006-10-12 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP TZ
06DARESSALAAM1693	TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...]	2006-10-17 03:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM1694	TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...]	2006-10-17 04:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM1706	TANZANIA DEFENDS REFUGEE RETURNS AS VOLUNTARY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports of Tanzania's expulsion of illegal immigrants "abruptly and under harsh conditions" are misreported and exaggerated, according to John Chiligati, Minister of Home Affairs. Chiligati described a two-phase process now ongoing in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania t [...]	2006-10-18 03:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL RW UG BU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1711	TANZANIA PREPARED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),reiterated how important it was that UN Security Council (UNSC) members were united in their support of UNSC Resolution 1718. She told Poloff, "By [...]	2006-10-18 11:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP KN PARM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1723	KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...]	2006-10-20 03:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1725	KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...]	2006-10-20 03:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1730	TANZANIA UNDERLINES INTEREST IN DEPLOYING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tanzania's Defense Minister has warmly welcomed recent developments in the U.S.-Tanzania mil-to-mil relationship, including the latest timeline for ACOTA training, deployment of a CJTF-HOA civil affairs team to Tanzania, the reintroduction of IMET training, and the offer of sever [...]	2006-10-23 04:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1740	AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his meeting with Ambassador Retzer on October 23, President Kikwete stressed his desire to launch an HIV/AIDS campaign targeting teachers and leveraging his wife's work with teacher's associations. The Ambassador expressed his support and designated post's PEPFAR coordin [...]	2006-10-25 09:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1761	TANZANIA LIKELY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (U) On October 30, Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that while Tanzania may have reservations about the UN General Assembly resolutions sponsored by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),Tanzania would likely support the resolu [...]	2006-10-31 03:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER TZ
06DARESSALAAM1762	TANZANIA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE [...] (U) Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promised to determine the status of Tanzania's legislation on Chemical Weapons and inform the Embassy about the legislation's status by November 6. With the upcoming Eleventh Session of the Chem [...]	2006-10-31 03:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1776	TANZANIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER TO THE RESCUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY. The new Minister of Energy and Minerals, Nazir Karamagi, promised a more strategic, private sector approach to the energy sector when he met with Ambassador Retzer and Deborah Malac, Deputy Office Director for East Africa, on October 26. In the immediate-term, to prevent comple [...]	2006-11-02 08:21:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND TZ

06DARESSALAAM1788	TANZANIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 09:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM18	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE PUTS NATIONAL UNITY, [...] Promising an administration with "New zeal, new vigor and new speed," President Jakaya Kikwete delivered his first major policy address to the newly sworn-in Tanzanian parliament on December 30. Speaking frankly about the challenges he faces, he made poverty alleviation and economic growth hi [...]	2006-01-04 16:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1803	TANZANIA SUPPORTS CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION WITHOUT [...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would continue its long-standing support for the Cuba embargo resolution. Mulamula questioned why Australia had decided to propose the amendment a [...]	2006-11-08 14:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1822	TANZANIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would consider each of the Third Committee country specific resolutions on Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Burma and North Korea on its own merits. Mul [...]	2006-11-14 11:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1824	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER, TANZANIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 13:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TZ
06DARESSALAAM1829	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] (U) Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on November 15 that Tanzania would abstain from voting on the U.S. sponsored country-specific resolution on Belarus in the Third Committee. She stressed that Tanzania's [...]	2006-11-16 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BO TZ
06DARESSALAAM1833	TANZANIA: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 09:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA IS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1834	TANZANIA SUPPORTED U.S. INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 09:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1835	PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...]	2006-11-17 09:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR
06DARESSALAAM1849	TANZANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] After nearly two years of drafting, re-drafting, discussion and briefings, the Tanzanian Parliament passed the "Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2006" on November 14 in Dodoma, the legislative capital. A milestone in post's efforts to advance counterterrorism, good governance and transparency go [...]	2006-11-21 03:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1880	TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in Istanbul, Turkey (November 29 to December 8) will take under consideration the United States' two proposals (reftel). Ms. Lucy Kachele, Deputy Dire [...]	2006-11-30 12:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT TZ
06DARESSALAAM1883	TANZANIA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION LEGISLATION [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is making steady progress toward implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). In late October, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) finalized draft legislation for [...]	2006-11-30 12:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ
06DARESSALAAM1886	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON INTRODUCING A PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 13:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM1910	TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND AFCARPAC [...] (C) Dr. Joram Biswaro, Ambassador and Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that Tanzania would be sending a delegation to attend the African Caribbean Pacific Group of State's Summit in Khartoum, Sudan. Biswaro said that the Minister of Foreign Relations, Dr. Asha [...]	2006-12-07 05:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI SU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1922	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TANZANIA SUPPORTS PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 08:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1923	UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST: TANZANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 08:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1925	TERRORIST LISTS: TANZANIA DOES NOT HAVE OWN LIST [...] (SBU) Susan Mkapa, Director for Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance, confirmed December 7 that Tanzania does not maintain its own list of terrorist entities. Mkapa said that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) depend on information from the U.S. Government t [...]	2006-12-11 09:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN KTFN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1936	TANZANIA: CT PROGRAMS BY PARTNER NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. To date, there have been only limited activities on counterterrorism (CT) and land/maritime border control by USG partner nations in Tanzania. In 2005/06, the British have sponsored two training programs in Tanzania to build capacity at Tanzania's international airports and to [...]	2006-12-15 03:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL XW YM ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1937	TANZANIA'S UPDATE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: While official 2005/06 figures on child labor have not been yet be released by Tanzania's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),stakeholders agree child labor remains a problem in Tanzania, compounded by the scourge of HIV/AIDS, a weak educational system, and rural-urban migration [...]	2006-12-15 08:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1941	TANZANIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel to S.M.K. Sella, Ambassador in the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressing the need for a definitive answer on Tanzania's support for the draft resolution on Burma. Sella explained that Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, [...]	2006-12-18 14:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1944	TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...]	2006-12-19 05:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1946	SOFA WITH TANZANIA: PROPOSED LANGUAGE BEING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 08:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KTIA MARR MOPS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1947	TANZANIA: TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE WELCOMING THE [...] The following Diplomatic Note FA/D.10/3/79 from the Zanzibar office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania was received on December 7, formally accepting the Department's proposal to open an American Presence Post (APP) in Zanzibar. The Note also requests that the Department consider [...]	2006-12-19 10:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AF AO PGOV AMGT TZ
06DARESSALAAM1951	TANZANIA: MOVING CLOSER TO COMMITTING PKO TROOPS [...] (SBU) Signs are increasing that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is moving closer to committing troops to a peacekeeping mission in Darfur. From December 11 to 15, the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) team hosted a strategy conference in Dar es Salaam with key dec [...]	2006-12-20 13:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV KTIA TZ
06DARESSALAAM277	KIKWETE CORRUPTION TIDBIT [...] (C) President Kikwete has accepted gifts (bribes) from the owner of the Kempinski Hotel chain,s Tanzanian properties, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. 2. (C) In a conversation with the manager and the publicity director of Dar Es Salaam,s Kilimanjaro-Kempinski Hotel hours after accomp [...]	2006-02-14 03:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM295	SAICM: TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO DUBAI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Director of the Environmental Pollution Section of the Office of the Vice President of Tanzania, Ms. Angeline Mulande, told EconOff February 2 that the Tanzanian delegation to the Dubai Conference on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) understood the [...]	2006-02-15 10:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM298	"MAN OF THE PEOPLE"-- NEW TANZANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) New Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has moved quickly to put his stamp on government here, with a style marked by vigor and a crystal-clear message. In the last 30 days, he has paid short-notice visits to most of his government's 22 ministries, calling with hard-edged candor for an end [...]	2006-02-15 14:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM300	TANZANIA'S FOOD SHORTAGE: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS [...] (SBU) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) called all heads of mission to Dodoma, the legislative capital, on February 13 for a briefing by Prime Minister Edward Lowassa on the food crisis in Tanzania. On February 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Asha Rose [...]	2006-02-15 14:34:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON EAGR TZ
06DARESSALAAM306	TANZANIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRAN TO UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 12:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC TZ UN
06DARESSALAAM307	TANZANIA AND NEW UN SECRETARY-GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 12:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TZ UN UNSC
06DARESSALAAM310	UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON TANZANIA'S RADAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 13:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL TZ UNESCO
06DARESSALAAM311	TANZANIA NON-COMMITTAL RE GRULAC UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 14:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT VE TZ UN UNSC
06DARESSALAAM312	TANZANIA'S ENERGY CRISIS: INCREASING POWER CUTS [...] (C) In addition to facing a food shortage, Tanzania is currently mired in a full-fledged energy crisis (Ref A). On February 4 the Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced nationwide power rationing to ease pressure on the national power grid by 60 megawatts. A week and a half later, on Febr [...]	2006-02-16 17:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET TZ
06DARESSALAAM315	TANZANIA ON BOARD WITH AMIS RE-HAT [...] (SBU) On February 14, Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' United Nations Security Council Unit, told Poloff the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has "no problem" with the re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the United Nations. Mr. Njiku said only Sudan ha [...]	2006-02-17 06:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SU TZ UNSC
06DARESSALAAM318	2006 AGOA FORUM PLANNING: TANZANIA UNABLE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 08:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD XA TZ
06DARESSALAAM369	Tanzania TIP report [...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]	2006-02-27 11:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DARESSALAAM381	TANZANIA: NO DECISION ON HAMAS INTERACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 09:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL TZ
06DARESSALAAM385	TANZANIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 10:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ABUD AF TZ AROC CWC CBW OPCW
06DARESSALAAM396	TANZANIA'S ARMYWORM INFESTATION: AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (U) Ambassador Retzer and USAID Director, Pamela White, met with the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Joseph J. Mungai, to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister and assure him that the USG continues to support agricultural activities in Tanzani [...]	2006-03-01 04:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EAGR ECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM4	KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...]	2006-09-07 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ
06DARESSALAAM407	TANZANIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the election of the Secretary General for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Mawazo Paul Kaducho, head of U.N. Systems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on February 24. Kaducha had no substantive r [...]	2006-03-01 14:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR MZ TZ ICAO
06DARESSALAAM412	TANZANIAN ENERGY MINISTER BRIEFS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On February 28, Ambassador Retzer attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to provide an official briefing of Tanzania's power crisis to all Heads of Mission and donor agencies. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Msabaha, provided an overview of the power crisis. In Dar e [...]	2006-03-02 11:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ENRG EPET TZ
06DARESSALAAM444	TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Since 2003, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reached a plateau at around USD 3.7 million per annum. In 2005, textiles and apparel accounted for nearly 74 percent of Tanzania's total AGOA exports. Tanzania's textile industries face several challenge [...]	2006-03-08 15:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM447	TANZANIA FAVORS AMIS REHAT, BUT STRESSES [...] (C) Charge delivered the points in Reftel A to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania position is clear: the African Union (AU) cannot accomplish the mission and there is no othe [...]	2006-03-10 04:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL SU KPKO TZ
06DARESSALAAM450	TANZANIA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON GRULAC UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9, 2006. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) usually leaves the countries of Latin America to decide which country occupies the GRULAC [...]	2006-03-10 09:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT VE TZ UNAUS UNSC
06DARESSALAAM451	TANZANIA NOT PLANNING STATEMENT CONCERNING SHRINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 15:06:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PTER IZ TZ
06DARESSALAAM452	TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT QUIET CONCERNING OFFENSIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 15:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAO XF TZ
06DARESSALAAM490	TANZANIA: NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON US-INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 15:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC TZ
06DARESSALAAM498	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF [...] (C) Taking time out from chairing a six-day working retreat for ministers and deputy ministers, President Jakaya Kikwete met with Ambassador Retzer in Arusha March 15 to discuss peacekeeping, Zanzibar, the MCC compact process, and his upcoming visit to the United States in May 2006. President [...]	2006-03-21 10:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM505	TANZANIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INTERACTION WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 09:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TZ
06DARESSALAAM522	TANZANIA: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSES [...] (S) Ambassador Retzer met the Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 15 in Arusha to discuss Article 98, the upcoming late March visit of an ACOTA team, and the long-standing U.S. request for Tanzania to allow surveillance over-flights. Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, appointed as Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2006-03-24 14:34:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM551	TANZANIA'S 2006 MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS SLIGHTLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. International financial institutions have recently revised Tanzania's 2006 macroeconomic forecasts as a result of the drought affecting the agriculture and energy sectors. While the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and development organizations try to assess the extent of economic l [...]	2006-03-31 03:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EG ENRG TZ
06DARESSALAAM592	TANZANIA OVERFLIGHTS REVISITED, NO READ ON RESPONSE [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),through Grace Martin, Head of Section for Europe and the Americas, contacted Poloff April 4 regarding the outstanding USG request for overflight permission. In a April 5 meeting, Martin told Poloff that she had been directed to research the issue, [...]	2006-04-10 14:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ MARR
06DARESSALAAM599	TANZANIA SUPPORTS REHAT BUT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 10:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU KPKO TZ
06DARESSALAAM600	TANZANIA SEES UN AS PROPER VENUE FOR PSI [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 10:37:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PRL KNNP TZ
06DARESSALAAM606	ACOTA OFFERED, WELL-RECEIVED IN TANZANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Meetings of the ACOTA (African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance) and Embassy team with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Defense and National Service (MOD) were positive and produced a way forward to bringing Tanzania into the [...]	2006-04-13 03:21:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV ETTC TZ
06DARESSALAAM616	SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]	2006-04-14 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM617	SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL TO TANZANAI [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]	2006-04-14 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM63	TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package of incentives for investors and easing bureaucratic requirements. As a result, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tanzania has increased steadily in the last five years. Tan [...]	2006-01-18 03:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB TZ OPIC USTR PGOV
06DARESSALAAM640	TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]	2006-04-19 16:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM641	TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]	2006-04-19 16:42:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM650	PONTOONS, PIER AND PROMOTED RETURNS: REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, UNHCR Representative, Chrysantus Ache, updated donor representatives on refugee issues in Tanzania. Returns to Burundi have come to a virtual halt and are more than offset by new Burundian arrivals at waystations, mostly due to food insecurity. UNHCR will transitio [...]	2006-04-21 04:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF TZ
06DARESSALAAM685	TANZANIA SUPPORTS 1540 COMMITTEE EXTENSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 11:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PKNP PARM PREL PTER UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM696	TANZANIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE MARKS KIKWETE'S [...] (SBU) As Jakaya Kikwete passed the 120-day mark of his presidency, he continued to wage a sustained and very public attack on alleged corruption, urging probes into persons and institutions that for years enjoyed apparent immunity from scrutiny under previous administrations. The press carried [...]	2006-05-02 09:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM712	DEAD DOLPHINS ON ZANZIBAR: US NAVY IMPLICATED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than four hundred dead dolphins have washed ashore on Zanzibar since April 27. Although the cause of death is not yet known, various theories have been put forward, including sonar from the US Navy. Post requests guidance in responding to the implication of US Navy sonar [...]	2006-05-02 16:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EWTR MOPS TZ
06DARESSALAAM714	TANZANIA WON'T SEEK HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 08:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA UNCHR UN TZ
06DARESSALAAM715	AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (C) President Kikwete emphasized to Ambassador Retzer during an hour-long meeting in Dodoma that his administration intends to be "proactive in developing our relationship with the United States." Kikwete indicated he will use his mid-May trip to Washington, Boston and New York to forge stron [...]	2006-05-03 12:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID MARR TZ
06DARESSALAAM731	EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION: FAST-TRACK OR EMPTY TALK? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic convergence in the East African Community (EAC) in on track, with a Customs Union expected to be fully functional by 2010. To further strengthen the region's economic ties, the EAC Secretariat also has hopes to undertake major infrastructure projects in areas such as e [...]	2006-05-04 12:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM738	TANZANIA'S PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY 2006 ESF: [...] Project Summary: Utilizing wind-up radios, develop creative programming to enrich school curricula in order to attract children to stay in school. Such programs would potentially increase the school retention rate of girls, reduce the number of children recruited for child labor or traffick [...]	2006-05-05 13:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM760	TANZANIA: LETTER FROM THE AMBASSADOR TO ASSISTANT [...] Please deliver the following letter to the Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights SIPDIS and Labor. 2. Begin text: Dear Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: I am writing in support of two proposals to advance democracy in Tanzania that our Embassy recently [...]	2006-05-09 15:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM771	OVERFLIGHTS: HELP US DO IT OURSELVES [...] (S) Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Europe and Americas Division, has informed Ambassador Retzer that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would like to develop its own capacity to conduct aerial surveillance and reconnaissance missions rather than allow USG ov [...]	2006-05-11 06:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	MARV MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ
06DARESSALAAM781	US SIGNS ANTI-TRAFFICKING AGREEMENT WITH TANZANIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) U.S. Ambassador Michael Retzer signed an amendment to a Letter of Agreement today with Public Safety and Security Permanent Secretary Bakari Mahiza. The agreement provides over USD one million in assistance to Tanzania for help in [...]	2006-05-12 14:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AFIN PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM811	TANZANIA SUPPORTS SYRIA-LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 14:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SY LE TZ
06DARESSALAAM863	GOT FAVORS CONSENSUS ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 14:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM864	NAM STATEMENT ONE OF PRINCIPLE, PER TANZANIA [...] (S) Poloff reviewed points in reftel with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on May 25. Mulamula said the statement being considered by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a general message which would underline the position that [...]	2006-05-26 14:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM888	TANZANIA: 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel's invitation, Post proposes a USD 20,000 award from the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees to address the environmental degradation in refugee camps and their host communities in western Tanzania. Post has consulted with the UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR),NGOs a [...]	2006-05-31 14:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM889	TANZANIA: ACOTA/505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 14:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KPKO KTIA TZ
06DARESSALAAM924	BURMA: TANZANIA NOT CONVINCED UNSC IS APPROPRIATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 15:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM977	GUARDED OPTIMISM FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BY [...] (C) On May 25, Poloff had pressed Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, for a public statement applauding formation of the new Iraqi government (reftel). Mulamula said that while the Government of Tanzania (GOT) was encouraged by the [...]	2006-06-16 14:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ TZ
06DARESSALAAM978	MAKE BURMA TEST CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SAYS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on June 12, demarche concerning a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Burma (reftel A). Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) believes the mat [...]	2006-06-19 03:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM993	TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL [...] Post delivered reftel on the USDA/APHIS proposal to streamline the process of establishing import requirements to the following Government of Tanzania officials on June 14: Grace Martin, Head of the America's desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade at [...]	2006-06-20 09:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ
06DHAKA1044	COLLABORATION FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The BDG is overhauling its public education system with the help of international partners. Post has supplemented these activities by focusing on USAID-funded pre-school education programs that include math and science elements. The Public Affairs section has also been involved [...]	2006-03-01 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SENV BD
06DHAKA1052	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARY JO MELANCON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Mary Jo Melancon and Kirsten Kings's March 5 through March 11 visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Legal Attache, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Ho [...]	2006-03-02 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KCRM ASEC EFIN PREL PTER OTRA
06DHAKA1053	JMB CHIEF ABDUR RAHMAN SURRENDERS [...] (C) Summary: Early March 2, JMB chieftain Abdur Rahman and two accomplices surrendered to police after a 30-hour standoff inside an upscale house in Sylhet. Bangladeshis are expressing relief, while opposition Awami League figures claim the BDG staged the affair to mask its ties to JMB and pa [...]	2006-03-02 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV KISL BG
06DHAKA1072	HASINA DISMISSES ZIA'S OFFER OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) On March 1, opposition Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina dismissed as unnecessary Prime Minister Zia,s offer in parliament to form a committee to discuss proposed electoral reforms. Speaking to a mass rally in Chittagong, Hasina declared that her proposals were clear and required n [...]	2006-03-02 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA1107	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS WITH MFA MORSHED KHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Crowley met with Morshed Khan and discussed terrorism, elections, protection of minorities, the BDG economy and corruption, and possible reductions in US AID funding. Khan reviewed the BDG's positive actions on counterterrorism, expressed optimism about the elections, [...]	2006-03-05 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM ETRD PTER IR BG
06DHAKA1108	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS AWAMI LEAGUE LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Joseph Crowley met with Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina, with several AL members and embassy officials. Hasina and others said the international community and election monitors need to better understand the election situation in Bangladesh, perhaps by arriving [...]	2006-03-05 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV BG
06DHAKA1109	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY MEETS WITH JAMAAT ISLAMI [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Crowley and embassy officials met with JI's top leadership including Amir Nizami. Crowley noted JI's contributions in counter terrorism, asked JI to promote respect for minority rights, sought avoidance of election violence and intimidation, raised corruption issues, [...]	2006-03-05 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PTER BG
06DHAKA1142	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE MARCH 5 [...] Summary: An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in India (Ref B) has eventual consequences for Bangladesh, although no tripwires have been crossed. Progress has been made at post in disseminating information to AmCits and Embassy personnel, as well as in increasing post's ab [...]	2006-03-06 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA1143	BDG CONFRONTED BY FAILURE TO INVEST IN POWER SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The chronic electricity shortage in Bangladesh has turned acute this winter. Steady economic growth and the corresponding growth in electricity demand have begun to overwhelm the country's aging generating capacity. "Load shedding" (controlled blackouts) occurs more regul [...]	2006-03-06 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EAGR BG
06DHAKA1160	KIBRIA APPEAL RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7 [...] The Kibria hearing scheduled for March 5 was reset for March 7 due to a crowded court docket. The Appellate Division will hear arguments on whether the investigation should be re-opened. The appeal may be reset yet again if cases on the docket scheduled before the Kibria matter take up the ent [...]	2006-03-06 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM KCRM
06DHAKA1241	IAGGA REPORT SUBMISSION FOR BANGLADESH [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide its submission for the 2004-2005 International Anticorruption and Good Governance Act as requested reftel. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Bangladesh Government Efforts: The Government of Bangladesh (BDG) established an independent Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC [...]	2006-03-09 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV BG
06DHAKA1242	USCIRF VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] Members of the United States International Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Dhaka from February 26 to March 2 and met with Bangladeshi religious, political, civil society and economic leaders to discuss the state of religious freedom and efforts to protect and promote the righ [...]	2006-03-09 11:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV BG
06DHAKA1243	A DAY WITH REPATRIATED CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the shelter for repatriated camel jockeys to get a sense of their pre- and post- repatriation life. Three boys talked about the difficulties they faced in the UAE, and that they were generally glad to be home, but that in many ways life continues to be difficult for the [...]	2006-03-09 11:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KOCI SMIG BG
06DHAKA1251	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VISIT A SUCCESS; NUCLEAR [...] (U) Summary: The Department of Energy's visit to Dhaka was successful in moving forward on the Radiological Threat Reduction Program. After a two-year build up, contracts were signed at the Science Ministry, and a vendor has been hired to complete work. A demarche on the U.S.-India Nuclear [...]	2006-03-12 00:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL KSCA PARM KNNP OTRA ETTC IN BG
06DHAKA1252	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VISIT A SUCCESS; NUCLEAR [...] (U) Summary: The Department of Energy's visit to Dhaka was successful in moving forward on the Radiological Threat Reduction Program. After a two-year build up, contracts were signed at the Science Ministry, and a vendor has been hired to complete work. A demarche on the U.S.-India Nuclear [...]	2006-03-12 00:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL KSCA PARM KNNP OTRA ETTC IN BG
06DHAKA1364	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2 [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The following units are scheduled to take part in Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-2 initiating deployment in MAY 2006: Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion. Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit, (Tpt Wing). [...]	2006-03-14 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
06DHAKA1365	MANAGEMENT ACCEPTS UNION; BUYERS PLEDGE INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: After management fired a newly formed union's members, corporate social responsibility compliance agents, trade groups and labor organizers successfully negotiated the reinstatement of fired workers and union officers. Shortly after the settlement, buyers tripled the garment or [...]	2006-03-14 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA1366	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY, PM ZIA DISCUSS ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Joseph Crowley thanked PM Khaleda Zia on February 22 for her government's recent steps to protect religious minorities, praised steps to control extremism and stressed the importance of free, fair and transparent elections. He encouraged a stronger response to cor [...]	2006-03-15 00:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM KCRM BG
06DHAKA1367	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY, PM ZIA DISCUSS ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Joseph Crowley thanked PM Khaleda Zia on February 22 for her government's recent steps to protect religious minorities, praised steps to control extremism and stressed the importance of free, fair and transparent elections. He encouraged a stronger response to cor [...]	2006-03-15 00:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM KCRM BG

06DHAKA1464	BANGLADESH: 2004/2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The End Use Monitoring Report for Bangladesh follows per reftel. 2. Procedures: Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) lab in Dhaka to examine the INL-funded equipment and to question personnel about its maintenance and use. Lab staff members were cooperative in showing [...]	2006-03-16 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR ECON BG
06DHAKA1525	WELCOME TO SCA: THE BANGLADESH AGENDA [...] (C) It's not George Harrison's Bangladesh anymore. Major advances in health, education, and food security have given Bangladesh a stability and a future that seemed unthinkable just 20 years ago. Bangladeshis are tolerant, moderate people who generally live at peace with their Hindu and Chri [...]	2006-03-20 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER KISL KDEM BG
06DHAKA1526	MEETING WITH JOURNALIST SALAHUDDIN SHOAIB CHOWDHURY [...] On March 16, poloff met with journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Chowdhury at his request to discuss his 2003 arrest for attempted travel to Israel and his still-pending sedition charges. As a condition of his bail, Chowdhury's passport has been confiscated by the home ministry. 2. Chowdhury st [...]	2006-03-20 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM BG
06DHAKA1527	FACTORIES COLLAPSE AND BURN; EXPERTS HOLD MEETING; [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA1528	FACTORIES COLLAPSE AND BURN; EXPERTS HOLD MEETING; [...] (SBU) On March 14, in the wake of the Phoenix factory collapse in Dhaka which killed 21 and injured 50, and of the KTS factory fire in Chittagong which killed at least 61 and injured over a 100, and the Radiant Sweater company fire which killed 3 and injured 22, the Center for Policy Dialogue [...]	2006-03-20 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA1561	FINAL APPEAL BY KIBRIAS REJECTED BY APELLATE COURT [...] On March 20, the Appellate Division of the High Court rejected the appeal of the Kibria family to re-open the investigation of the murder case. The judge ruled from the bench, affirming the earlier holding that only the trial court had the jurisdiction to determine whether or not a new invest [...]	2006-03-21 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KCRM PGOV PHUM
06DHAKA1565	ACCUSED AWAMI LEAGUER SAYS HE IS NOT JMB [...] (C) Summary: In a public confession captured JMB commander Ataur Rahman Sunny alleged that AL Religious Advisor Mohammad Abdullah is part of JMB. Poloff spoke to Abdullah, who said that he has never met Sunny, nor anyone from JMB, firmly believes in AL's secular orientation, and speculates tha [...]	2006-03-22 04:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KISL PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA1599	PM ZIA'S SON TARIQUE MAY RUN FOR PARLIAMENT SEAT [...] (SBU) On February 19, media reported that the eldest son of PM Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman, said he would run for a Parliament seat if nominated. Rahman, who is the joint Secretary General of the BNP, said that his campaign would SIPDIS highlight the successes of the current regime, such as [...]	2006-03-23 07:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA1600	GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION NEGOTIATE TERMS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 07:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA1740	EYEWITNESSES PLACE KTS FACTORY FIRE DEATHS AT OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Media reported that a fire on February 23 at the Chittagong KTS Textile factory killed 61 people and injured over a hundred. Laboff spoke to KTS factory workers who described the fire which destroyed the factory, left hundreds of workers searching for work, others seeking unpaid [...]	2006-03-30 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV BG
06DHAKA1743	BEPZA HIRES LABOR CONCILATORS IN ANTICIPATION OF [...] (SBU) Towards the end of 2005, the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) hired two labor "conciliators" pursuant to chapter five --Conciliation and Arbitration -- of the EPZ Workers Association and Industrial Relations Act, 2004 (the EPZ Law). According to the law, the concilia [...]	2006-03-30 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA1863	SCA DAS GASTRIGHT MEETING WITH SHEIKH HASINA [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina expressed concern over the lack of movement on investigating or prosecuting JMB and JMJB suspects, and reiterated her call for international investigation of terrorist incidents in Bangladesh. She also urged the international [...]	2006-04-04 08:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BG
06DHAKA1864	AVIAN INFLUENZA: BDG STOPS, THEN AUCTIONS, [...] Bangladesh has made strides in its plans to prepare against an eventual AI outbreak. A recent case in Rajshahi suggests that more than mere planning is necessary, as customs agents reportedly auctioned off thousands of smuggled Indian chicks that the border patrol forces successfully interdi [...]	2006-04-04 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA1865	SCA DAS GASTRIGHT MEETINGS AT MFA [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials, DAS Gastright commended the BDG on recent arrests of terrorist leaders and stressed the need for further investigations and timely prosecutions. DAS Gastright offered continued technical assistance in counterterrorism efforts, especi [...]	2006-04-04 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC BG
06DHAKA1866	CHURCH BURNING IN HILL TRACTS [...] (U) On April 2, local newspapers reported that arsonists burned down a church in the remote village of Lambopara in the Khagrachhari Hill District of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, apparently in retaliation for the conversion of local Buddhists to Christianity. 2. (SBU) Two Bangladeshi journa [...]	2006-04-04 10:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF BG
06DHAKA1959	BANGLADESH BANK FINES ISLAMI BANK BANGLADESH FOR [...] (U) Summary: Bangladesh Bank (BB) (the central bank of Bangladesh) fined Islami Bank Bangladesh on April 5 for violation of the country's anti-money laundering law (AML) in connection with an account linked to the JMB. The 100,000 taka ($1400) fine is the maximum fine authorized under the [...]	2006-04-06 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG UK
06DHAKA1975	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO STEVE OSTROFF [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-09 07:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA BG
06DHAKA2000	RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH, PRESS REPORTS DESPITE [...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...]	2006-04-10 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG
06DHAKA2001	RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...]	2006-04-10 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG
06DHAKA2078	FORMER COMMANDER LOOKS BACK ON RAB'S ORIGINS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The former deputy commander of RAB recounted the origins of the controversial anti-crime unit, disparaged the skills and integrity of police, and cited the interrogations of JMB suspects to suggest that the BDG's zeal in arresting the August 17 bombers ironically triggered as r [...]	2006-04-13 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KISL KCRM PHUM BG
06DHAKA2079	EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2080	EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2129	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMAR BHAT OF HHS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Amar Bhat, Director, Office of Asia and the Pacific, Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA),Office of the Secretary, HHS, April 22 - 25, 2006 visit. Control officer SIPDIS is Dr. Steve Luby from CDC (office) 88-02-988-1761, (mobi [...]	2006-04-17 04:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2145	BDG CONCESSIONS DEFUSE KANSAT UPRISING [...] (SBU) Late April 16, demonstrators in Kansat (reftel) and the BDG struck a deal ending a three-month popular uprising over electricity prices and regulation. Except for the resignation of local BNP MP Shahjahan Miah, the BDG delegation of five senior area BNP leaders conceded every demand by [...]	2006-04-17 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA2146	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT MFA [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials assured the Ambassador of their strong support for U.S.-Bangla relations, and of the BDG's commitment to combat extremism and conduct free elections. Foreign Minister Khan hoped the Secretary would soon visit Bangladesh, reiterated his request for CT equipment and [...]	2006-04-17 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PROG BG
06DHAKA2147	BDG CONCESSIONS DEFUSE KANSAT UPRISING [...] (SBU) Late April 16, demonstrators in Kansat (reftel) and the BDG struck a deal ending a three-month popular uprising over electricity prices and regulation. Except for the resignation of local BNP MP Shahjahan Miah, the BDG delegation of five senior area BNP leaders conceded every demand by [...]	2006-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA2167	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE APRIL 12 [...] On April 12, the Mission Avian Influenza working group met to review the preparedness stance at post and in-country. While there have been no major developments in the last month, additional measures have been taken to notify AmCits and Mission personnel about AI as suggested in Ref A. As par [...]	2006-04-18 06:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA2185	OPPOSITION SIT-IN AT PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE COULD [...] (SBU) The Awami League-led opposition alliance is pressing forward with plans to hold on April 19 a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister's Office from 1100 to 1300 local. Their declared objective is to trap Prime Minister Khaleda Zia inside her office in support of their demands for electoral [...]	2006-04-19 00:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA2207	OPPOSITION SIT-IN ENDS WITHOUT MAJOR VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) On April 19, sporadic clashes between opposition activists and police in two downtown Dhaka areas injured some 60 persons and led to limited nearby property damage, according to press reports and other sources. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at approximately 1000 demonstrator [...]	2006-04-19 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA2221	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT BG
06DHAKA2224	STRIKES CONTINUE AS OPPOSITION PRESSES FOR REFORMS [...] (SBU) On April 20, the Awami League led 14 party opposition, held its dawn to dusk hartal throughout the country. As of 1600 local, the hartal was widely observed, with a number of AL supporters seen throughout Dhaka enforcing the hartal. As normal, government owned buses operated, as did pri [...]	2006-04-20 08:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA2296	BANGLADESH CONFRONTED WITH HEROIN PROBLEM [...] (U) Summary: Intercepted heroin shipments to the UK spawned government attention to a drug problem that Bangladesh has been reluctant to acknowledge. A recently released report by the BDG on the matter reveals gaping holes in the country's counter-narcotics program. Although narcotics te [...]	2006-04-24 00:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SNAR PGOV PTER BG
06DHAKA2378	BANGLADESH: LOCAL G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) On April 18, Dhaka based G8 countries embassies met at the Russian embassy for the local CTAG meeting chaired by Russia. Represented countries included France, German, UK, Australia, European Commission, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Russia, mostly at the Chief of Mission level. [...]	2006-04-25 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA238	JMB BOMBER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS [...] (SBU) On January 15, the Kishoreganj town court, located 100 kilometers north of Dhaka, sentenced Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) regional commander Obaidullah Sumon, aged 25, to 15 years of "rigorous imprisonment" and fined him 2,000 taka (50 USD) for possession of four kilos of gunpowder [...]	2006-01-17 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
06DHAKA239	STACKING THE ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (SBU) On January 16, President Iajuddin Ahmed, acting on the advice of PM Zia, appointed two new commissioners to the Election Commission (EC): BNP loyalists Mahfuzur Rahman, former High Court Justice, and S.M. Zakaria, the now former Secretary of the EC. Both men are expected to side with [...]	2006-01-17 11:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG KGOV BGD
06DHAKA2440	BANGLADESH CAPTURES TERROR LEADERS [...] (SBU) BDG security forces have captured Khaled Saifullah and Salauddin, (who goes by only one name),the remaining two members of Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist group's seven man Majlish-i-Shura or ruling council. According to media reports, Khaled Saifullah was captured on Apri [...]	2006-04-26 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL KCRM BG
06DHAKA2450	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON HOME MINISTER. [...] (SBU) On April 23, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Home Affairs Minister of State Lutfuzzoman Babar. Home Secretary Raj Hossain, Joint Secretary Ahkter Ahmed, MFA SIPDIS Americas DG Shahidul Islam, and RLA (notetaker) were also present. 2. (C) Babar thanked the USG for its gro [...]	2006-04-27 01:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BG
06DHAKA2451	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH LAW MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Law Minister Ahmed stated that legislation to separate the judiciary from the executive branch will be presented to parliament before the caretaker government takes over in October. He agreed to support a financial crimes task force and accepted RLA's assistance in drafting langu [...]	2006-04-27 02:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PREL PTER
06DHAKA246	Media Reaction: Resignation of Saddam's Trial Judge; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 06:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII SIPDI
06DHAKA2466	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ROHINGYAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 08:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL BG BM
06DHAKA2484	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON PM ZIA [...] (SBU) On April 26, Ambassador paid a 20-minute courtesy call on Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. PMO Additional Secretary Manirul Islam, two other PMO officials, MFA DG SIPDIS Americas Shahidul Islam, and P/E counselor (notetaker) were also present. 2. (C) Ambassador opened by presenti [...]	2006-04-30 06:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG
06DHAKA2485	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Butenis and USAID Director called on Dr. Md. Osman Farruk, Minister of Education on 23 April 2006. The planned 30 minute call lasted almost one hour, with the Minister touching on everything from the BDG,s successes in education to his predictions on the upcoming elec [...]	2006-04-30 06:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06DHAKA2494	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and LGRD Minister/BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan discussed RAB's recent capture of top terrorist leaders (reftel),prospects for AL/BNP dialogue, and the BNP-JI coalition in the upcoming election. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On April 26, Ambassador made her [...]	2006-04-30 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BG
06DHAKA250	DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ASSISTANT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for SA A/S Christina Rocca's January 26-28 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (home) 880-2-885-5570, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (mobile) 880 0171 595 661. 2 [...]	2006-01-18 10:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BG OTRA PREL UK
06DHAKA2503	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Hasina stated she "wants" to participate in elections but major changes are necessary to ensure a free and fair process. She credited foreign pressure for the capture of JMB leaders, and reiterated her view that the most senior levels of the BNP were behind the 2004 grenade attac [...]	2006-04-30 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA2521	TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 (LIST 77) BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 03:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG
06DHAKA2523	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 06:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHCR PREL BD
06DHAKA2573	JMB TERRORIST INVESTIGATION MARCHES ON--UP TO A [...] (S) Summary. The BDG's pursuit of JMB crossed a huge threshold in April with the capture of the last two members of JMB's senior leadership body. Overall, some 693 alleged JMB activists have been arrested, 141 criminal cases have been filed, and 31 defendants have been convicted and sentence [...]	2006-05-03 05:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA2578	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG KUNR PHUM PREL UNCHR
06DHAKA2662	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AORC PREL UN BG
06DHAKA2666	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED HCOC - ENCOURAGING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BG
06DHAKA2667	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED MAY 9-13 D-8 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BG
06DHAKA2681	PRE ELECTION JOCKEYING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Election Commission issued a voter list based on a fresh voter canvas, which showed a 22 percent increase over previous election lists. AL SYG Jalil responded to BNP SYG Bhuiyan to ask for mutual concessions in creating an acceptable dialogue committee to discuss AL demands f [...]	2006-05-09 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KISL BG
06DHAKA2682	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BG
06DHAKA273	BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS FOR BANGLADESH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to submit the following request, totaling $11,000, for the FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Support from BFIF FY05 grants resulted in numerous achievements (ref B),and continues to position the Embassy's U.S. Trade Center to expand its a [...]	2006-01-19 01:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO BG
06DHAKA2739	FORMER PRESIDENT CALLS HOUSE FIRE BNP [...] (C) Summary. Former president B. Chowdhury and his son Mahi label the mysterious early morning fire that enveloped three areas of their Dhaka home an assassination attempt by BNP elements fearful of their party's allegedly growing popularity. BNP desire to deter the defection of restless parl [...]	2006-05-15 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA274	BANGLADESH: DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC BG
06DHAKA2741	BANGLADESH: IMF CONDUCTS FIFTH REVIEW OF PRGF [...] (C) Summary: An IMF mission conducted the fifth review of Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) from April 30 - May 10. Although identifying several actions the BDG must take, the IMF mission was generally satisfied with progress to date. Key issues are reducing fuel p [...]	2006-05-15 08:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID IMF BG
06DHAKA2746	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO BANGLADESH OF TREASURY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 03:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EFIN BG
06DHAKA275	BANGLADESH:DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PHUM ADCO BG
06DHAKA2799	NARCOTICS ARREST: BIG FISH FOR LAW AND ORDER? [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrest of a prominent businessmen led to the BDG pronouncement of success against heroin traffickers in the country. The chairman of a large food export company is the government's "big fish" in the case, despite his arrest being based solely on the confessions of j [...]	2006-05-17 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SNAR PGOV PTER BG
06DHAKA280	YOUR VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (S) Everything and nothing has changed in Bangladesh since your last visit in May 2005. JMB's stunning onslaught of violence finally forced the BDG to acknowledge that terrorism and extremism exist in Bangladesh, but domestic politics remain as polarized and painful as ever. Your BNP and MFA [...]	2006-01-20 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER KISL KDEM BG BGD
06DHAKA2841	OPPOSITION, MEDIA SHARPEN ATTACKS ON VOTER LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Election Commission released its draft voter list on May 3, and gave the public until May 21 to submit corrections. The opposition Awami League and the media harshly criticize the list as having excess voters and numerous omissions. Prominent NGOs believe the problems are [...]	2006-05-18 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL BG
06DHAKA2886	EXCHANGE OF NOTES WITH BANGLADESH FOR JULY 2-8 [...] (S) On May 21, we proposed to MFA Americas-Pacific DG Shahidul Islam an exchange of diplomatic notes per reftel in support of the port visit of the USNS Mercy. We stressed the importance the USG places on such agreements and of a timely and positive response. 2. (U) We will follow up with [...]	2006-05-21 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL KTIA BG
06DHAKA3001	UPDATE ON AHMADIYAS [...] (U) The Ahmadiya community planned an event known as a Jalsa Salana to be held in Kandipara, Brahmanbaria on May 20. In connection with this event, the press claimed the local Ahmadiyas had renamed the town Ahmadiya Para. Both the gathering of Ahmadiyas and the apparent renaming of their to [...]	2006-05-23 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM
06DHAKA3002	GARMENT WORKERS PROTESTS ERUPT IN VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary: Garment worker protests at a Savar factory May 22 quickly spilled over to other factories and then into the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ). Police were slow to respond, but had the situation under control by late afternoon. Reports indicate one death, several injuries [...]	2006-05-23 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC BG
06DHAKA3053	RUMORS SWIRL AS DHAKA RETURNS TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Dhaka returned to normal on May 24, with only scattered processions after yesterday's rash of attacks on as many as 300 garment factories. An unclear mix of garment workers and others participated in the violence that injured approximately 100 persons, few if any seriously. The [...]	2006-05-24 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BG
06DHAKA3060	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY [...] (S) On May 25, we conveyed reftel points to MFA UN Director Hamid Rashid, stressing the importance of addressing Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability and holding it accountable to its international obligations. Rashid expressed appreciation for the points and undertook to ensure the [...]	2006-05-25 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06DHAKA3063	ELECTION COMMISSIONER PLEDGES TO IMPLEMENT COURT [...] (C) Summary. CEC Aziz promised Ambassador he will fully honor a Supreme Court order to revise rather than create a brand new voter list. He charged a "powerful section" (the Awami League) and the media with misrepresenting his actions to spread chaos and undermine elections. Despite calls for [...]	2006-05-25 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
06DHAKA3064	UNHCR BRIEFING ON ROHINGYA CAMPS [...] (C) After visiting the Rohingya refugee camps, UNHCR Bureau of Asia-Pacific Director Janet Lim briefed the diplomatic corps on the situation there and the proposed UNHCR response. The physical conditions of the camps have deteriorated since her December 2004 visit, she said, the BDG continue [...]	2006-05-29 01:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF BG
06DHAKA3079	A/S TREASURY PATRICK O'BRIEN MEETS BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary: May 17 and 18, Department of Treasury (Treasury) Office for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Assistant Secretary (A/S) Patrick O'Brien visited key Bangladesh officials involved in counter-terrorist financing (CTF) policy making and implementation. Accompanying A/S O'Bri [...]	2006-05-29 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EFIN BG
06DHAKA3147	CONSPIRACY THEORIES SWIRL IN DHAKA [...] (C) Summary. Last week's garment factory riots, and the sudden illness of President Ahmed, rekindled conspiracy rumors across the spectrum regarding alleged moves to subvert or substantially change the electoral process. The least far-fetched may be that PM Zia would, as an insurance policy [...]	2006-05-31 10:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA3188	U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 11:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BD
06DHAKA3321	JAMMAT MP FOR A HINDU CONSITIUENCY [...] (U) On a recent trip through the southwest, PolOff met with Golam Parwar, a Jamaat Islami MP. Parwar represents the Dumuria area of Khulna district, a constituency that is 35-40% Hindu and voted for Awami League (AL) consistently prior to 2001. As it is highly unusual for Hindus to support [...]	2006-06-07 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL BG
06DHAKA3330	FINANCE MINISTER FRETS ABOUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: According to Asian Development Bank (ADB) ResRep Hua Du, Finance Minister Saifur Rahman is frustrated by his declining influence as a senior advisor to the PM. He told Du that he wants development partners to know that he understands the need to act on key issues, like cutting [...]	2006-06-07 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD EAID BG
06DHAKA338	TILTING AT WINDMILLS [...] (C) Kamal Hossain is the principal drafter of Bangladesh's constitution and the country's most prominent civil libertarian. Foreign minister in Sheikh Mujib's government, he left the Awami League, he says, to protest the AL's embrace of black money and thugery in post-Ershad politics. As cha [...]	2006-01-23 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PTER BG BGD
06DHAKA3389	CLASHES MARK OPPOSITION'S DHAKA SIEGE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-11 16:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA3449	FINANCE MINISTER DELIVERS FY 2007 BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: Finance Minister Saifur Rahman presented an ambitious budget to Parliament on June 8 designed, he said, to balance stakeholder interests and address the needs of the three governments - current, caretaker, and next elected -- that will be responsible for its implementations. P [...]	2006-06-12 12:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA3453	IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See Paragraphs 14 and 22. 2, (S) Summary: After discussion of current mission Counter Terrorism efforts, embassy believes that enhancement to current programs is justified and should be explored. Embassy believes that next steps include steps towards initiation of a Rewa [...]	2006-06-13 10:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KCRM KISL EAID ASEC BG
06DHAKA3454	ELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS REGARDING [...] Summary. Nearly three weeks after the Supreme Court announced its nullification of the "fresh" voter list, and a week after receiving the formal court order, the Election Commission (EC) finally met on June 12 to discuss implementation of the decision. The steps announced by the EC include sev [...]	2006-06-13 11:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BG
06DHAKA3455	DISREGARD: IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] REFTEL SENT IN ERROR. Please disregard. Corrected final cable to be sent. BUTENIS [...]	2006-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM KISL EAID BG
06DHAKA3519	PROPOSED CHANGE TO APHIS REGULATIONS: BANGLADESH [...] Econoff delivered points (reftel) to host government, inviting comment on proposed regulation changes. Recipients were Mr. Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Director Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Sheikh Enayetullah, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; and, Mr. Ghu [...]	2006-06-14 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR
06DHAKA352	SPECULATION ON BDG'S FAILURE TO CATCH JMB LEADERS [...] (SBU) On January 19, 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel cordoned off an area in Kushtia, 120 kilometers west of Dhaka, to hunt for fugitive JMB leader Bangla Bhai, according to police and media reports. Five helicopters, a huge deployment for Bangladesh, supported the effort reportedly t [...]	2006-01-23 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
06DHAKA353	HARTAL KICKS OFF NEW OPPOSITION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On January 22, the Awami League led a nationwide strike (hartal) called to protest the recent activities of the Election Commission (EC),including the recent appointment of two controversial Commissioners and the EC's apparent determination to continue creating a new voter role (reftel [...]	2006-01-23 11:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BD BGD
06DHAKA3535	FISSILE MISSLE CUTOFF TREATY: BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP CDG BG MNUC UN
06DHAKA3538	TABLIGH-E-JAMAAT: ISLAMIC REVIVALISM STRIKING DEEP [...] (S) Summary. Tabligh-e-Jamaat (TJ) is a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has deep roots in Bangladesh. Its followers here probably number in the millions, and the organization's influence extends to every corner of the country. The most unique feature of TJ is its emphasis on [...]	2006-06-15 04:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS PTER BG
06DHAKA354	JAMAAT ISLAMI LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On January 19, Poloff met Jamaat Islami Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla in his JI offices. Molla predicted that the AL would join the election, and said JI would welcome Ershad's party to the BNP/JI alliance. He saw no long-term fallout from JMB's attacks on JI's [...]	2006-01-24 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL BG JI BGD
06DHAKA3555	SOUTHWEST BANGLADESH: SECURITY AND THE 2006-07 [...] Summary: PolOff and PolFSN recently visited the Southwestern area of Bangladesh, which for over thirty years has seen some of the worst ultra-Maoists violence and where numerous atrocities were committed against minorities during the 2001 election. While civil society expressed concern ab [...]	2006-06-15 09:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA3570	WEEK OF PROTESTS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS BY OPPOSITION [...] SUMMARY: The Awami League (AL) and its 14-party alliance declared a 36-hour hartal on June 13 and 14 on the heels of their "siege of Dhaka" program. The hartal appeared to be better observed than previous ones, with some incidents of violence. The AL views the action as a success, and has an [...]	2006-06-15 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA3571	WEEK OF PROTESTS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS BY OPPOSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Awami League (AL) and its 14-party alliance declared a 36-hour hartal on June 13 and 14 on the heels of their "siege of Dhaka" program. The hartal appeared to be better observed than previous ones, with some incidents of violence. The AL views the action as a success, and has [...]	2006-06-15 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA358	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FINAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ETRD ECON PGOV BG
06DHAKA3598	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE ON BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA360	Media Reaction: U.S. cooperation in combating Terrorism; [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA361	HOME MINISTER ASSURES PEACE CORPS OF FULL [...] (C) Summary: Home Minister of State Babar told Peace Corps Chief of Security that security would be tightened at all Peace Corps sites and urged Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) are staying and urged that the organization remain in Bangladesh so as not to give in to the terrorists. 2. (SBU) O [...]	2006-01-24 12:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC BD BG
06DHAKA3680	PM SECRETARY SIDDIQUI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Butenis discussed the upcoming elections with Dr. Kamal Siddiqui, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, during a brief June 18 courtesy call. Dr. Siddiqui welcomed the attention of the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia as the "four key partners". He said these partners [...]	2006-06-20 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
06DHAKA3690	STILL UNDER FIRE, ELECTION COMMISSION ADJUSTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Election Commission (EC) is trying to move forward with plans for the voter list in the wake of the Supreme Court decision which nullified the "fresh" enumeration. The EC was forced to backtrack on its plans to use some of the information gathered in the nullified enumeration, [...]	2006-06-20 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
06DHAKA3725	BDG CONTEMPLATES POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The BDG is considering replacing ailing President Iajuddin Ahmed out of concern that his poor health will prevent him from running his office during the term of the caretaker government ahead of next January's parliamentary elections. PM Zia favors giving Ahmed some more time eith [...]	2006-06-21 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
06DHAKA3742	BANGLADESH MERGES ONTO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY [...] Summary: With the inauguration of the submarine communication cable, the first land-based internet connection in the country, Bangladesh hopes to position itself as a competitor in the regional technology boom. Overnight, internet capacity has increased six-fold. Government and businessmen [...]	2006-06-22 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TINT ECON TNGD BG
06DHAKA381	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT (LIST 75) [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP UK BG UN
06DHAKA382	Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 06:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII

06DHAKA3887	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE JUNE 21 [...] On June 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Since Ref C reports, significant changes in the country's detection infrastructure have been planned. The Department of Health and Human Services, has entered into [...]	2006-06-29 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR BG
06DHAKA3888	ANTI-AHMADIYA PROTESTS IN DHAKA FIZZLE OUT [...] SUMMARY. A new wave of anti-Ahmadiya protests in Dhaka fizzled out when attempts by the extremist Khatme Nabuwat Andolan Bangladesh (KNAB) movement to take over an Ahmadiya mosque were thwarted by police. The quick police reaction diffused a potentially violent situation with minimal violence [...]	2006-06-29 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA3889	IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See Paragraph 21. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy thoroughly reviewed USG Counter Terrorism assistance to Bangladesh and believes that enhancement to current programs is fully justified and should be explored. Paragraph 21 outlines proposed next steps. We do not believe that [...]	2006-06-29 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KCRM KISL EAID ASEC BG
06DHAKA3940	TWO DEAD AS OPPOSITION TRANSPORTATION BLOCKADE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 2 the Awami League (AL)-led transportation blockade of the country turned violent. Both an opposition activist and a policeman died during the protests, while over 100 people were injured. The AL and its opposition coalition partners announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal for J [...]	2006-07-03 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA412	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MAHMUDA RAHMAN KHAN TO [...] USAID/Bangladesh requests country clearance for Ms. Mahmuda Rahman Khan to travel to Lahore, Pakistan o/a January 31 o/a February 4, 2006. She plans to arrive Lahore on January 31, 2006 at 1515 on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK267 and depart on February 4, 2006 at 0705 on Pakistan [...]	2006-01-26 06:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG PK
06DHAKA4169	AMBASSADOR VISITS KIBRIA FAMILY [...] (U) On July 9, the Ambassador paid a call on the Kibria family, the third in a series of five visits to families of victims of political violence. Asma Kibria, Shah Kibria's widow, son Reza (an academic formerly resident in Brisbane, Australia),daughter Nazli, Reza's wife, and several grandch [...]	2006-07-10 10:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
06DHAKA4254	QUAD "TEA GROUP" DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH PM'S [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a dinner for Reaz Rahman, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, on July 9. British High Commissioner Anwar Chowdhury and Australian High Commissioner Doug Foskett also attended. (Canadian High Commissioner remains out of the country.) The purpose of the dinner was [...]	2006-07-12 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
06DHAKA429	SCA A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: SCA A/S Christina Rocca discussed concerns over the rise in extremism and terrorist acts, upcoming elections, and governance issues. MFA officials assured her that BDG is committed to addressing these issues and has made significant progress in combating terrori [...]	2006-01-27 07:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD BG BGD
06DHAKA431	A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM ZIA [...] (C) Summary: In a January 26 meeting with Prime Minister Zia, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed extremism, elections and political violence and delivered the President's letter to the PM. PM Zia reiterated her commitment to speak out forcefully against extremism [...]	2006-01-27 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KCRM BG BGD
06DHAKA4339	BANGLADESH: LIMITED REACTION TO HOSTILITIES [...] Bangladeshi reaction to the hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has thus far been muted. Responding to media questions, a spokesman for the MFA condemned Israeli attacks and called on Israel to halt its "aggressive" actions. The BDG has not issued a formal statement. 2. Media rep [...]	2006-07-16 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV ASEC BG IS LE
06DHAKA4399	MUMBAI BLASTS - BDG OFFICIALS DENY INDIAN NEWS [...] Bangladesh State Minister for Home Affairs Babar has denied as "ridiculous" reports in the Indian press that explosives used in the Mumbai blasts were brought from Bangladesh. He suggested the news reports might be a counterpoint to similar news reports in Bangladesh alleging Indian links [...]	2006-07-17 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV BG
06DHAKA4408	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO HARDEEP SANDHU [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Hardeep Sandu, Epidemiologist, NIP, CDC, HHS for July 20- August 18 visit. Control officer is Phillip Smith, Public Health Advisor, WHO; TEL: 880-2-875-4505. 2. Per reftel, traveler has made arrangements at the Radisson Water Garde [...]	2006-07-18 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4409	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARC ALAIN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Marc Alain Widdowson, Medical Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CED on his July 21-26 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2- [...]	2006-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
06DHAKA4410	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO GAVIN GRANT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Gavin Grant, Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC for July 23 to August 1 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2-885-5583. [...]	2006-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4412	BANGLADESH RMG SECTOR LABOR UNREST - CAUSES AND [...] Nearly two months after labor unrest exploded into violence outside of Dhaka, the ready-made garment (RMG) industry has largely returned to normal. Agreements negotiated between industry and labor groups must still be implemented, with a decision on the most contentious issue -- raising th [...]	2006-07-18 11:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM BG
06DHAKA4413	JATIYA PARTY POSITIONED AS POSSIBLE "KINGMAKER" IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Speculation about the political future of former President Ershad is on the increase in Bangladesh. Ershad and his Jatiya Party (JP) have stepped up negotiations with both the BNP and Awami League (AL),with particular emphasis on the ruling BNP-led coalition, in preparation for t [...]	2006-07-18 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA4435	PARTIES INCH CLOSER TO TALKS AS PRE-ELECTION GAMES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Awami League appeared to score a string of victories. The Election Commission retreated from the last of its controversial decisions regarding implementation of the Supreme Court decision on the voter list, and the BDG withdrew two amendment proposals that had gene [...]	2006-07-20 01:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA4700	JUDICIARY IS "SHAKING BADLY" OVER DISSATISFACTION [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's dinner for four of Bangladesh's most respected legal figures indicated that a "catastrophe" was looming in the judiciary which the former Chief Justice described as "shaking badly" due to the Chief Justice's inability to deal with government interference. End Summary. [...]	2006-07-27 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PREL PTER
06DHAKA4741	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para three. 2. (SBU) The following participants have been selected for "ATA-5181 - Explosive Incident Countermeasures" training: Name: Md. Taherul Haq Chauhan Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner Department: Detective Branch Dhaka [...]	2006-07-31 08:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA4743	BANGLADESH: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED ON FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PHUM PINR BG
06DHAKA4811	ERSHAD NEARS ANNOUNCEMENT ON JOINING 4-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Speculation increased this week that former President Ershad is poised to announce an alliance of his Jatiya Party (JP) with the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance. Ershad confirmed to us that a formal coalition was nearly certain and that there are only a few issues left to resolve, in [...]	2006-08-03 06:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA4973	KIBRIA FAMILY TELLS A/S BOUCHER ONLY MILITARY [...] On August 3, SCA A/S Richard Boucher met for 40 minutes with the family of slain political leader A.M.S. Shah Kibria at their residence to reiterate USG condolences and receive an update on their efforts to bring Kibria's killers to justice. Present were Mrs. Kibria, son Reza, his wife and th [...]	2006-08-08 04:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA4974	KIBRIA FAMILY TELLS A/S BOUCHER ONLY MILITARY [...] (SBU) On August 3, SCA A/S Richard Boucher met for 40 minutes with the family of slain political leader A.M.S. Shah Kibria at their residence to reiterate USG condolences and receive an update on their efforts to bring Kibria's killers to justice. Present were Mrs. Kibria, son Reza, his wife a [...]	2006-08-08 04:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA4975	A/S BOUCHER PUSHES AWAMI LEAGUE TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Summary: During A/S Boucher's election-focused meeting with Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League president acknowledged that her party's legitimacy hinges on participating in the electoral process. She would not, however, rule out an opposition boycott. Boucher pused for Awami League partici [...]	2006-08-08 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA4994	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER, RICHARD [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for OPIC Officer, Richard Corrigan for your August 16-17 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Per reftel, no mission assistance ha [...]	2006-08-08 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EINV OTRA
06DHAKA5025	BOUCHER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, EXTREMISM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 3, A/S Boucher met separately with Acting Foreign Secretary Moniruzzman and Reaz Rahman, the Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Rahman acknowledged concerns about the Chief Election Commissioner's performance but was upbeat on Bangladesh's relationship with [...]	2006-08-09 04:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PREL
06DHAKA505	RECORD-BREAKING BISWA IJTEMA ENDS IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) On January 30, after three days, Biswa Ijtema, the world's second largest annual congregation of the Muslim Ummah, ended. Media estimated that a record-breaking 2.5 to 3.5 million Bangladeshis attended, most of them on the last day, along with over 4500 foreigners from over 60 countries. [...]	2006-01-30 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PGOV BG
06DHAKA5051	JATIYA PARTY MP: NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON [...] (C) On August 10, Jatiya Party M. P. Ghulam Quader told poloff that President Ershad has only said he is prepared to join the four-party alliance, but no decision has been made whether to join or not. Quader discounted reports that he advocated joining Awami League or would split with Jatiya P [...]	2006-08-10 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA506	DHAKA -TEST OF SIPDIS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 01:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ASEC KSEO OTRA
06DHAKA5201	BANGLADESH ISLAMI UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited Bangladesh Islami University, a new Bangladesh private university with Saudi Arabian connections. Secretary General Maulana Jafri discussed his university's expansion plans, asked for U.S. assistance, and denied any plans to run for office. End Summary. 2. (S [...]	2006-08-15 06:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL KCRM PGOV BD
06DHAKA5224	ANNIVERSARY OF AUGUST 17 NATIONWIDE BLASTS [...] (C) One year after the nationwide blasts that rocked Bangladesh, political parties of all hues are holding commemorative rallies in Dhaka to condemn terrorism and Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh, the group charged with the blasts and a subsequent wave of attacks. Some local media called for the [...]	2006-08-17 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA5332	INDO-BANGLADESH RELATIONS SHOW NEW STRAIN [...] (S) Summary. After a brief respite between the Dhaka SAARC summit in October and Prime Minister Zia's visit to New Delhi in March, Indo-Bangladeshi relations are again showing strain. Given India's support for the opposition Awami League, Indian antagonism towards the current government, and [...]	2006-08-22 08:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PGOV KISL IN BG
06DHAKA5350	BANGLADESH REPORTS: INVENTORY AND REPORTING [...] Dhaka has no INL-funded, USG-titled personal property acquired with INL Program Development and Support funds. As such, post is compliant with all INL property management procedures. BUTENIS [...]	2006-08-22 09:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ASUP SNAR BG
06DHAKA536	A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH JAMAAT ISLAMI CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: JI amir Nizami told A/S Rocca that JMB has "no support anywhere in the country" and that the BDG has destroyed JMB's field activists. He denied any ties between JI and JMB, declared the next elections will be free and fair, and lobbied for closer US/BDG relations. End summary. [...]	2006-02-01 04:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA5377	BANGLADESH GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USGS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for John Whitney, Research Geologist, USGS for his September 19 to 29 visit. Local contact is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, 880-2-885-5500, extension 2180, duffysa@state.gov. 2. Per reftel, post will make arrangements for a travel ex [...]	2006-08-23 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA TPHY
06DHAKA5388	LAST CALL! CORRUPTION AT THE END OF THE BNP [...] (C) Summary: The BNP led government is engaged in an apparently unprecedented level of grand corruption in its waning days in power. Greed and the need to finance upcoming political campaigns are driving the upswing. The widely held belief that members of the Prime Minister's and other se [...]	2006-08-24 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCRM BG
06DHAKA5422	FADING JUDICIARY REPUTATION TAKES TWO MORE HITS [...] (SBU) Summary. The appointment of 17 dubious judges to the High Court and the dropping of two more corruption charges against former President Ershad have further sullied the reputation of Bangladesh's judiciary. End Summary. Judges of Ill Repute -------------------- 2. (SBU) On August [...]	2006-08-24 12:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BG
06DHAKA5434	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR "ATA-6001 - PREVENTING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para three. 2. (SBU) The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Diplomatic Security Anti-Terrorism Assistance Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets (PAAST) course from September 16-23, 2006 in Washington, D.C. Post vetting was [...]	2006-08-27 05:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM BG MASS MARR PREL KCRM
06DHAKA5452	DEMONSTRATIONS AT COAL MINE TURN VIOLENT [...] Police and the Bangladesh Rifles opened fire August 26 on demonstrators in Phulbari (Northwest Bangladesh) protesting UK listed Asia Energy Corporation's plans to begin open cast coal mining in the area. At least seven protestors were killed and 60-300 people were injured, according to rep [...]	2006-08-28 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV PGOV EMIN BG
06DHAKA5515	EXPORT ZONE CHAIRMAN OUTLINES PLANS FOR DEALING [...] (U) Summary. Economic officers visiting the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) on 27 August were surprised to find themselves meeting with BEPZA Executive Chairman, Brigadier General Ashraf Abdullah Yussuf, for over forty minutes instead of the head of BEPZA's statistics off [...]	2006-08-31 06:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIN ELAB ETRD EIND BG
06DHAKA5516	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: AUGUST 2006 [...] On August 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Success in Bangladesh will be the result of improved surveillance and detection methods; the USG is contributing significantly towards this goal. 2. Pr [...]	2006-08-31 06:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLU AEMR BG
06DHAKA563	SCA A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH GENERAL ERSHAD [...] (SBU) On January 27, SCA A/S Christina Rocca met with Jatiya Party chairman General Ershad. Charge and conoff (notetaker) were also present. 2. (C) Asked to comment on the current state of affairs in Bangladesh, Ershad replied, &You mean fundamentalism and the Election Commission?8 [...]	2006-02-02 00:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG BGD
06DHAKA564	SCA A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH AWAMI LEAGUE LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Hasina complained that the ruling BNP-JI coalition seeks to eliminate all opposition in the run-up to the next election, and that given a free and fair choice, the Bangladeshi people would naturally choose the Awami League as their leaders. However, she declined to m [...]	2006-02-02 00:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG BGD
06DHAKA5645	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ATTENDEES OF NAM [...] (SBU) On 4 September, Ambassador demarched several key issues (reftel) to Minister of Foreign Affairs Morshed Khan. 2. (C) Ambassador requested Bangladesh to support Guatemala's candidacy to the United Nations Security Council. Khan said that the newly appointed Venezuelan Ambassador based [...]	2006-09-05 06:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM UN BG
06DHAKA5653	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Morshed Khan. Khan said that the MFA met with the Home Ministry, confirmed the identity and nationality of detainee Mubaruk Hasheem, and plans to have interministerial meetings on the procedures to hand over the i [...]	2006-09-05 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG
06DHAKA5706	FOREIGN MINISTER KHAN STILL HAS FOREIGN RELATION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Khan requested a meeting with Secretary Rice during the time he would be in the United States, outlined his views to improve relations with India, and confirmed that Bangladesh hopes to open an embassy in Afghanistan by the end of the year. End Summary. 2. (C) [...]	2006-09-07 04:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BG
06DHAKA5709	SAUERBREY TOURS ROHINGYA CAMPS, DISCUSSES REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen R. Sauerbrey visited Bangladesh from August 21 to 23, 2006. During the visit she toured Rohingya refugee camps and met with government and international officials to solicit their views on the refugee sit [...]	2006-09-07 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PREF PHUM
06DHAKA5723	OPPOSITION-LED SIEGE ON ELECTION COMMISSION ENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sporadic clashes broke out between demonstrators and police when the Awami League-led opposition launched a siege of the Election Commission (EC) on September 6 demanding reform of the electoral process and caretaker government. Dozens of protestors, including the political sec [...]	2006-09-07 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA5724	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 11:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC KSEP ETTC BG
06DHAKA5766	NGO WORKERS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Police across Bangladesh have arrested at least 100 members of Proshika, a giant human development NGO, to prevent them from participating in upcoming anti-government programs organized by the opposition Awami League. According to press reports, the Proshika members were arrested without [...]	2006-09-11 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL BG
06DHAKA5768	SQUABBLE RESOLVED BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER AND [...] (C) Summary. Diplomatic facilitation resolved a bizarre but potentially serious squabble between a civil society leader and the head of the GOB's Board of Investment. Neither protagonist was innocent of blame, but the dropping of defamation charges against CPD's Deb Bhattacharya is a notable [...]	2006-09-11 12:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA5796	GOB PROVIDES NAMES FOR S&T COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. After three years of foot-dragging, the GOB has provided names for an advisory committee to activate the 2003 Bangladesh-U.S. Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation. The GOB names reflect a strong nuclear bias and Science Minister Khan's determination to pursue [...]	2006-09-12 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL PREL BG
06DHAKA5797	TWO AWAMI LEAGUE MP'S INJURED IN CLASHES WITH [...] (SBU) Approximately 100 persons, including Awami League MP's Mohammaed Nasim, a former Home Minister, and Assaduzzaman Nur received modest injuries today during the opposition's march on the Prime Minister's Office, according to press and police reports. Police used tear gas and batons to rep [...]	2006-09-12 12:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA5828	LOGJAM OVER ROHINGYAS RESOLVED WITH SIGNING OF [...] (C) The annual sub-agreement between UNHCR and the GOB regarding UNHCR's work in Rohingya refugee camps was finally signed on September 7 (reftel). UNHCR Country Representative Pia Pritz-Phiri credited Ambassador and PRM A/S Sauerbrey's recent visit to Cox's Bazar, and our follow-up meetings wi [...]	2006-09-13 07:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PREF PHUM
06DHAKA5836	NDI MISSION PROVIDES BLUNT ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) conducted a pre-election assessment of the political environment in Bangladesh from September 8 to 11. Its team was led by former Senator Tom Daschle and included former New Zealand Prime Minister and World Trade Organiza [...]	2006-09-13 11:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA5839	AMBASSADOR BUTENIS DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Butenis met September 14 with President Iajuddin Ahmed to solicit his views on the current political situation, the upcoming elections, and his role during the caretaker government. The President expressed confidence in his ability to fulfill his constitutional role during th [...]	2006-09-14 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA5892	FACILITATING POLITICAL DIALOGUE: "PLEASE DO [...] (S) Summary. As Bangladesh's polarized political parties count down to the arrival of the Caretaker regime in late October, we, with support from our Canadian, British, and Australian colleagues, are working publicly and privately to promote dialogue between the opposition Awami League and the [...]	2006-09-18 11:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA590	OPPOSITION CONTINUES PROTESTS WITH NATION-WIDE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM BG BGD
06DHAKA5911	SOLICITATION FOR 06 INCLE FUNDS FOR TIP [...] Per reftels, Post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by Post in consultation with the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Training and Development (OPDAT) at the US Department of Justice. This is the same proposal that was submitted by Post on February 14, 2006 for a USD 190,000 [...]	2006-09-19 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA5933	IMF PRGF REVIEW TEAM GENERALLY POSITIVE,BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IMF team met with BDG officials and with donor countries in preparation for Executive Board review of the next $71 Million tranche under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The tone of the IMF team's meeting and informal discussions with donor countries was [...]	2006-09-20 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IMF BG BD
06DHAKA5970	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Post's Avian Influenza Working Group met Sept. 20 to introduce and orient new members Dr. John Christensen (RMO) and Calvin Levo (FMO) and to receive updates from sections. 2. FMO expressed a desire to explore increasing Post's cash-on-hand supply as part of pandemic and general emergency [...]	2006-09-23 08:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSCA PREL WHO BG
06DHAKA6038	FROM MICRO-CREDIT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, recently presented its Second Annual Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards. Micro-credit is closely associated with Bangladesh, since Bangladesh was one of the first countries where the concept was widely employed to meet the financ [...]	2006-09-26 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI XD BG
06DHAKA6077	GARMENT WORKERS TAKE TO STREETS [...] (SBU) On September 30, media reported that garment workers from several factories ransacked police stations and damaged 50 vehicles to protest for better pay. Police responded with rubber bullets and teargas, resulting in 50 police officers injured along with several journalists. 2. (SBU) [...]	2006-10-02 04:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA6091	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER HASINA [...] (C) During a September 27 one-hour meeting with Ambassador to discuss her pending visit to the United States, Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed her commitment to discuss election reforms with the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Hasina stated that her notional travel d [...]	2006-10-03 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
06DHAKA6109	FORMER POWER MINISTER CLAIMS WHISTLEBLOWING LED TO [...] (U) The Prime Minister appointed Ukil Abdus Sattar as Power Secretary on October 3. Sattar replaces Anarul Kabir Talukder, who was forced to resign on September 29, just three months after taking over as Power Secretary. Talukder was forced out following attacks on power company offices an [...]	2006-10-04 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV KDEM KCRM BG
06DHAKA6110	INTER-PARTY DIALOGUE INCHES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. After several false starts, the secretaries general of the two main parties are poised to meet in parliament to talk about talks on the upcoming election. There is little hope of a breakthrough as both parties remain wedded to hard-line positions, but the breathless press coverage [...]	2006-10-04 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM BG
06DHAKA6179	QUAD AGREEMENT ON BANGLADESH ELECTION THRESHOLDS [...] (C) On October 4, the U.S., U.K., Australian, and Canadian heads of mission met and gave final approval for the UK-drafted elections threshold paper and the U.S.-drafted caretaker government engagement framework (see below). The heads of mission also discussed efforts to promote dialogue and [...]	2006-10-05 13:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG UK AS CA
06DHAKA6184	QUAD AGREEMENT ON BANGLADESH ELECTION THRESHOLDS [...] (C) On October 4, the U.S., U.K., Australian, and Canadian heads of mission met and gave final approval for the UK-drafted elections threshold paper and the U.S.-drafted caretaker government engagement framework (see below). The heads of mission also discussed efforts to promote dialogue and [...]	2006-10-06 03:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG UK AS CA
06DHAKA6185	REITERATING URGENCY REGARDING NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-08 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM BG
06DHAKA6186	REITERATING URGENCY REGARDING NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-09 01:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM BG
06DHAKA6190	STATUS OF FRAMEWORK FOR RELEASE OF BANGLADESHI [...] (C) We continue to engage with Foreign and Home Ministry officials to create an acceptable framework for the repatriation from Guantanamo of Bangladeshi national Mubarrak Hussain bin Abul Hashem. 2. (C) On September 25, MFA Americas Director Mahbub Saleh affirmed to poloff that Hashem is in [...]	2006-10-09 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG
06DHAKA6192	POLICE FOIL LATEST ANTI-AHMADIYA PROTEST [...] On October 6, Police have thwarted another attempt by the International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh (IKNMB),an anti-Ahmadiya militant organization, to seize an Ahmadiya mosque in the Purba Nakhampara area in Dhaka approximately five kilometers from the chancery. IKNMB supporters began [...]	2006-10-09 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA6224	INTER-PARTY DIALOGUE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. The secretaries general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the opposition Awami League held today their fourth round of election talks. The Awami League's Abdul Jalil afterwards told reporters the two sides are close to agreement on an unidentified issue, but media, [...]	2006-10-10 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEN BG
06DHAKA6225	CONTROVERSIAL JOURNALIST IN HIDING AFTER DISPUTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Controversial Bangladeshi journalist Shoaib Chowdhury is in hiding following an attack on him last week at his newspaper office. He has been in touch with us multiple occasions to express concerns about his safety. We have flagged with the Home Minister, the Foreign Secretary, a [...]	2006-10-10 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA623	GRAND RALLY MARKS END OF LONG MARCH;AL PROMISES [...] (U) On February 5, following a three day march from all quadrants of the country, the Awami League and other opposition parties held a large rally in Dhaka. The leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina stated that the AL would return to Parliament this week, in order to formally present its d [...]	2006-02-07 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6257	JOURNALIST "SAFE AT HOME" AFTER NIGHT IN HIDING [...] (SBU) At 2030 hrs on October 11 Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury called POLOFF to provide an update of his situation. Choudhury told POLOFF that he was now "safe at home." Choudhury said his lawyer had arranged "anticipatory bail" for him on an arrest warrant regarding the charges filed against h [...]	2006-10-11 16:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA6258	GARMENT WORKERS RAMPAGE [...] (SBU) Local media reported that garment workers blocked roads, ransacked over 100 factories, and looted storefronts in the Dhaka areas of Mipur, Uttara, Gazipur and to a limited extent Savar over a period of four hours on 10 October. Police fired blank shotgun rounds and deployed tear gas in an [...]	2006-10-12 02:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA6261	JOURNALIST'S SEDITION CASE HEARING UNEVENTFUL [...] (SBU) On October 12, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court held a charge framing hearing on the sedition case against journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. An Embassy observer was present for the hearing, which lasted just five minutes. The defense attempted to compel the court to review a [...]	2006-10-12 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6262	HOME MINISTER PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON CHOUDHURY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires a.i. met with Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar on October 12 to discuss journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Charge informed Babar that the Embassy remains very engaged in the Choudhury case. She reminded the Home Minister of U.S. focus in the case, namely to [...]	2006-10-13 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6263	HOME MINISTER PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON CHOUDHURY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires a.i. met with Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar on October 12 to discuss journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Charge informed Babar that the Embassy remains very engaged in the Choudhury case. She reminded the Home Minister of U.S. focus in the case, namely to [...]	2006-10-13 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6264	HOME MINISTER PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON CHOUDHURY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires a.i. met with Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar on October 12 to discuss journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Charge informed Babar that the Embassy remains very engaged in the Choudhury case. She reminded the Home Minister of U.S. focus in the case, namely to [...]	2006-10-13 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6265	HOME MINISTER PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON CHOUDHURY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires a.i. met with Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar on October 12 to discuss journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Charge informed Babar that the Embassy remains very engaged in the Choudhury case. She reminded the Home Minister of U.S. focus in the case, namely to [...]	2006-10-13 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA627	KIBRIA MURDER TRIAL ADJOURNS UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The judge of the Kibria murder trial denied most defense motions before adjourning it until late February at the earliest. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On February 7, eight defendants charged with the January 27, 2005, murder of A.M.S. Shah Kibria went on trial in a speedy tribunal [...]	2006-02-07 11:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM BG
06DHAKA628	KIBRIA MURDER TRIAL ADJOURNS UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The judge of the Kibria murder trial denied most defense motions before adjourning it until late February at the earliest. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On February 7, eight defendants charged with the January 27, 2005, murder of A.M.S. Shah Kibria went on trial in a speedy tribunal [...]	2006-02-07 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM BG BGD
06DHAKA6299	NATIONAL WAGE BOARD OFFERS INCREASED MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) On 12 October, the National Wage Board, composed of representatives from labor, government and management, announced what they insisted was the Board's final recommendation to increase the minimum wage for garment workers from 930 to 1,662.50 taka (25 USD) per month. If approved by the [...]	2006-10-16 10:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA630	SOLICITATION FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Per 2005 STATE 221416, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by The Asia Foundation (TAF). Given the limited resources available through INCLE this year, we do not feel this is this is a strong proposal. The problems addressed in this proposal are either adequately address [...]	2006-02-08 01:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA6301	INTER-PARTY ELECTION TALKS RESUME: MORE FORM OVER [...] (SBU) On October 16, Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary-general Mannan Bhuiyan and Abdul Jalil, his SIPDIS counterpart from the opposition Awami League, met for 45 minutes in the fifth round of inter-party talks on the upcoming election. Afterwards, both leaders told reporters they had [...]	2006-10-16 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6304	SECURITY TOPS LIST OF PRE-ELECTION CONCERNS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Observers in the Chittagong area, where high levels of violence and fraud are expected in the upcoming election, see security as their biggest concern. Like other parts of Bangladesh partially stabilized by the deployment of the notoriously aggressive Rapid Action Battalion, they [...]	2006-10-16 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6305	CONTROVERSIAL JOURNALIST FILES SUIT AGAINST "JMB [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury updated us on his recent suit against the government to remove "JMB judges" from the bench, his sedition case, and the status of his case against his alleged attackers on October 5. Choudhury also provided the names of govern [...]	2006-10-16 11:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6328	TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary: The Bangladesh textile and ready-made garment (RMG) industry has thrived following the end of quotas under the multi-fiber arrangement. Although the industry benefits from U.S. and EU restrictions on Chinese goods, other factors including low labor costs, strong relations with major [...]	2006-10-18 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX BG
06DHAKA6346	BEPZA PLANS FOR WORKER ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) Deputy Secretary Morshed Alam discussed with laboff BEPZA's plans to prepare for Workers Association (WA) elections. Alam confirmed BEPZA will announce its plans to factory managers, and BEPZA counselors and administrators before the en [...]	2006-10-19 08:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA6368	"STOLEN FILMS" ALLEGEDLY AT ROOT OF DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 5 incident involving journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury took a new turn with the revelation that the person he accused of attacking him, Hussain Khan Helal, is a U.S. citizen. POLOFF met with Helal when he came to the Embassy's Consular Section to complain abo [...]	2006-10-19 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6390	BANGLADESH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) PolOff spoke with MFA Director of the America and Pacific Wing Mahbub Saleh on October 22 to discuss the BDG's October 16 diplomatic note (ref a) regarding the Bangladesh detainee. Saleh acknowledged the note did not expressly respond to the conditions in the Embassy's July 31 diplomatic [...]	2006-10-23 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINS KAWC BG
06DHAKA6392	ELECTION REFORM DIALOGUE LIMPS FORWARD [...] (U) BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuyian and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil held their sixth formal dialogue meeting October 23 to discuss AL demands for electoral reforms in advance of the January 2007 elections. The meeting lasted a brief 20 minutes and there were no formal [...]	2006-10-23 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA641	Media Reaction: Victory of Hamas;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA6411	ELECTIONS: NEW PARTY LAUNCHED; DIALOGUE ENDS; [...] (U) Former President Badruddoza ("B") Chowdhury and disgruntled BNP MP Col. Oli Ahmed launched their new Liberal Democratic Party on October 27 in Dhaka. Although the launch of the new party was not unexpected, many among the BNP were surprised by the number of BNP defections to the new party [...]	2006-10-27 09:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA6416	STREET CLASHES CONTINUE AS POLITICAL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary. Street clashes in Dhaka resumed on Sunday as President Ahmed met separately with representatives of the four major parties to seek common ground for finding Bangladesh's next chief caretaker adviser. The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its coalition partner Jamaat Islami, a [...]	2006-10-29 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6422	PRESIDENT SWORN IN AS CARETAKER CHIEF ADVISER [...] (C) Summary. President Ahmed's surprise selection as head of the caretaker government does not end Bangladesh's political crisis, but gives the country a much-needed breather. The opposition has sensibly adopted a wait-and-see attitude on whether Ahmed acts to produce, as promised, free and f [...]	2006-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6455	OPPOSITION LISTS 11 DEMANDS BY NOVEMBER 3, [...] (SBU) On October 30, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina met with and challenged Caretaker Chief Adviser Ahmed to prove his neutrality by taking action by November 3 on 11 fronts: A) The Chief Election Commissioner and three election commissioners must be removed, and all election officer [...]	2006-10-31 07:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6493	HASINA TELLS AMBASSADOR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS [...] (C) Summary. Opposition leader Hasina indicated to Ambassador some flexibility on her demands for caretaker government action but underscored the centrality of "reconstituting" the Election Commission to avert renewed street violence after November 3. She discounted as cosmetic Chief Adviser [...]	2006-11-01 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG

06DHAKA6521	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT ADVISORS APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Summary. The opposition Awami League fared well with its nominees for caretaker advisers, though portfolios have yet to be assigned. Sporadic political violence persists, mostly outside of Dhaka. Under apparent pressure from the former ruling party, the caretaker government reversed two [...]	2006-11-01 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6539	KHALEDA ZIA ASSURES AMBASSADOR HER PARTY OPPOSES [...] (SBU) Late November 1, Ambassador and poloff (notetaker) called on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at her residence on the military cantonment. Morshed Khan, recently Foreign Minister, and Manan Bhuiyan, secretary general of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party, were also present. 2. (C) Amb [...]	2006-11-02 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM BG
06DHAKA6540	JAMAAT ISLAMI LEADER BLAMES AWAMI LEAGUE FOR [...] (U) On November 2, the Ambassador and Poloff (notetaker) met with Jamaat Islami (JI) Ameer and outgoing Minister for Industry Motiur Rahman Nizami. JI Secretary General and outgoing Minister for Social Welfare Ali Hassan Mohammed Mujahid, Assistant Secretary General Mohammed Kamaruzzaman, and [...]	2006-11-02 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6545	ERSHAD TELLS AMBASSADOR HE WILL SOON ANNOUNCE HIS [...] (C) On November 2, Ambassador and poloff (notetaker) met with Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman and former President Ershad along with JP Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlander and International and Diplomatic Affairs Secretary Golam Moshi. Ershad said that he would announce his joining the Bangladesh [...]	2006-11-02 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA6582	OPPOSITION LEADER BLINKS ON ULTIMATUM [...] (C) On November 3, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina unexpectedly extended until November 11 her deadline for government action on her 11 demands pertaining to the upcoming elections. 2. (C) According to Awami League contacts, she made the decision because of assurances from Chief Advise [...]	2006-11-06 10:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6613	CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER RULES OUT RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. Controversial Chief Election Commissioner Aziz told Ambassador the constitution and his commitment to a successful election preclude his resignation. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On November 6, Ambassador and poloff (notetaker) called on Chief Election Commissioner Muhammad Aziz. Al [...]	2006-11-07 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6634	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh is fixated on looming elections. Turbulent in the best of times, this year they are plagued by violence, a possible boycott, a wobbly caretaker government, a meddling former ruling party, and an aggressive opposition divided on whether it really wants an election. Despite faci [...]	2006-11-09 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6635	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh is fixated on looming elections. Turbulent in the best of times, this year they are plagued by violence, a possible boycott, a wobbly caretaker government, a meddling former ruling party, and an aggressive opposition divided on whether it really wants an election. Despite faci [...]	2006-11-09 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6636	SEARCH FOR ALLEGED CHILD WORKERS AT HARVEST RICH [...] Summary: After a labor rights group acccused the Harvest Rich Garment factory of using child labor, Harvest Rich denied the allegations and produced some of the alleged child workers, who said they are 18 or older. Visiting buyers were unable to find any evidence of child workers, while NLC was [...]	2006-11-09 08:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV CASC BG
06DHAKA6642	SECOND DAY OF OPPOSITION BLOCKADE GRIPS BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary. In the second day of the nationwide transportation blockade led by the Awami League, one demonstrator in Dhaka was killed and several dozen injured. Clashes, however, were sporadic, the number of demonstrators was relatively modest, and the violence was less than many had feared [...]	2006-11-13 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
06DHAKA6644	NATIONWIDE BLOCKADE CONTINUES AMID NEW TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary. There were no reports of major violence on the third day of the opposition's nationwide blockade. Last night, government officials met with representatives of the opposition coalition to discuss options for breaking the political impasse, and will meet with the former ruling c [...]	2006-11-14 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6647	DHAKA INCHES BACK TO NORMAL AMID RUMORS OF [...] (C) Summary. There were no reports of major incidents during the fourth day of the opposition's nationwide transportation blockade program in Bangladesh. Traffic is nearing normal levels in many areas of Dhaka, and demonstrators appear more festive than confrontational. Two Awami League lead [...]	2006-11-15 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6660	BLOCKADE SUSPENSION HINGES ON ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. Privately, the Awami League says that purging the Election Commission would secure its participation in the upcoming election, but many Bangladeshis doubt Chief Adviser Ahmed would let that happen and fear that an intensified nationwide blockade will resume on Monday. End Summary [...]	2006-11-16 10:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6662	DEA BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROPOSAL AND [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Pursuant to a 2002 Bilateral Letter of Agreement on Law Enforcement and Narcotics Control, Post Econ officer and regional DEA representatives in New Delhi propose to conduct a two week course April 2-13, 2007 designed to provide GOB participants basic training in t [...]	2006-11-19 00:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV BG
06DHAKA6665	BOUCHER STRESSES NON-VIOLENCE, DIALOGUE, AND FREE [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher stressed to Bangladeshi political leaders U.S. government support for free, fair, credible and peaceful elections, and urged all parties to refrain from violence. Chief Advisor Ahmed expressed confidence that elections would take place peacefully and [...]	2006-11-19 08:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG
06DHAKA6668	RENEWED OPPOSITION BLOCKADE LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary. With the two major parties still deadlocked over the composition of the Election Commission, the opposition's nationwide transportation blockades seems set to resume on Monday. End Summary. Blockade Set To Resume ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Late November 18, Presiden [...]	2006-11-19 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6683	TODAY'S ACTION AWAY FROM THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary. Embattled Chief Election Commissioner Aziz may be contemplating a long leave of absence, which could remove one opposition flash point, but the Awami League now demands that Chief Adviser Ahmed also go before lifting its nationwide blockade. Rumors that Chief Adviser Ahmed suffe [...]	2006-11-20 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6692	EMBATTLED CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER EDGES CLOSER [...] (C) Summary. Though many pitfalls remain, new flexibility from both sides may soon produce a reconstituted election commission and an end to the nationwide blockade. End Summary. Exit Strategies for Aziz ------------------------ 2. (SBU) As the opposition's renewed nationwide transpor [...]	2006-11-22 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6709	OPPOSITION AGITATION CONTINUES AS ELECTION DATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The opposition continues to press wide-ranging demands through the courts and in the streets, but it is unclear whether it is prepared to resume its nationwide blockade. The Election Commission's announcement today that the election will be on January 21 may heighten anxieties [...]	2006-11-27 09:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6719	ZIA TO AMBASSADOR: YOU'RE ALL PRO-AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (SBU) Late November 29, Ambassador met for 75 minutes with Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has recently taken the initiative to reach out to key chiefs of mission. Former Foreign Minister Morshed Khan, party secretary general Mannan Bhuiyan, and former foreign affairs [...]	2006-11-30 07:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6724	BANGLADESH HEADS TOWARD RENEWED OPPOSITION BLOCKADE [...] (SBU) Summary. The government and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have offered some changes in the election schedule, but the Awami League says this is not enough to avert a resumption of its nationwide blockade. Political tensions are inching up, as reflected by an apparent rampage this af [...]	2006-11-30 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6738	EMERGING LEADERS IN BANGLADESH (C-NE6-01896) [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PINR PGOV BG
06DHAKA6739	OPPOSITION REJECTS COMPROMISE PACKAGE BUT TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Opposition leaders dismissed a compromise package and vowed to press on with their nationwide blockade program, but talks continue to break the logjam. The blockade is not being vigorously enforced, but inter-city transportation arteries are blocked, and some officials fear a pr [...]	2006-12-04 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6756	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) - [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN
06DHAKA6763	HASINA RULES OUT NEW TALKS WITH INTERIM MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. As the army deployed today nationwide "to aid civil administration," Awami League president Sheikh Hasina told Ambassador there is no point in resuming talks with Caretaker Government advisers because "they know our position and they know what to do." Publicly, the Awami League [...]	2006-12-10 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
06DHAKA6767	CARETAKER ADVISERS REPORTEDLY RESCIND RESIGNATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Chief Adviser Ahmed has reportedly persuaded at least three of the four advisers who tendered their resignations today to step back and join other advisors in a meeting with Ahmed to discuss their concerns about his performance. In response to press reports of the resignations, [...]	2006-12-11 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6777	CHIEF ADVISER ASSURES ARMY WILL BE NEUTRAL [...] (C) Summary. Chief Adviser Ahmed told Ambassador that controversial Election Commissioner Modahbir Chowdhury will be replace with a pro-Awami League civil servant, and that army units deployed in aid to civil administration have strict instructs to act neutrally. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On [...]	2006-12-13 07:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6780	HASINA REPORTEDLY ORDERS TROOPS TO PREPARE FOR [...] (C) At 1430 local December 13, Awami League Organizing Secretary Mukhul Bose called us to report that he had just SIPDIS left a meeting where party president Sheikh Hasina had instructed mid-level officials to prepare for elections. She reportedly stated she would continue to voice various [...]	2006-12-13 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA6782	GASTRIGHT PRESSES NON-VIOLENCE AND FLEXIBILITY ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On December 4-5, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright met with senior leaders of Bangladeshi's two major parties, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Rahman, Caretaker Government Advisor Akbar Ali Khan, and business leaders about the state of Bangladesh [...]	2006-12-13 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
06DHAKA6790	UNHCR REPORTS PROGRESS ON ROHINGYAS [...] (C) On December 12 UNHCR Resident Representative Pia Pritz-Phiri updated POLOFF on the Rohingya refugee situation. Pritz-Phiri said she was preparing to sign UNHCR's 2007 sub-agreement with the GOB the following day. She said that in contrast to the 2006 agreement, which was completed only in [...]	2006-12-17 03:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM BG
06DHAKA6791	UNHCR REPORTS PROGRESS ON ROHINGYAS [...] (C) On December 12 UNHCR Resident Representative Pia Pritz-Phiri updated POLOFF on the Rohingya refugee situation. Pritz-Phiri said she was preparing to sign UNHCR's 2007 sub-agreement with the GOB the following day. She said that in contrast to the 2006 agreement, which was completed only in [...]	2006-12-17 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM BG
06DHAKA6792	UNHCR REPORTS PROGRESS ON ROHINGYAS [...] (C) On December 12 UNHCR Resident Representative Pia Pritz-Phiri updated POLOFF on the Rohingya refugee situation. Pritz-Phiri said she was preparing to sign UNHCR's 2007 sub-agreement with the GOB the following day. She said that in contrast to the 2006 agreement, which was completed only in [...]	2006-12-17 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM BG
06DHAKA6808	AWAMI LEAGUE DENIES RECEIVING COMPROMISE PACKAGE [...] (C) Late December 19, presidential adviser Mukhles Rahman Chowdhury told us that a caretaker government proposal has been delivered to the leaders of the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The proposal called for Hasina's written commitment to participate in election [...]	2006-12-19 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BG
06DHAKA682	DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 3-10 visit of U.S. International Radiological Threat Reduction Program team: Anne Stuart Kohnen, James Lewis Kauber, John Frank Pelletier, and Daniel Mack Rutherford. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political [...]	2006-02-09 00:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA BG
06DHAKA683	IMPLEMENTATION OF WRWC EPZ LAW PRESSES ON [...] (SBU) The Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) continues to press ahead in implementing the EPZ Workers Association and Industrial Relations Act, 2004 (the EPZ Law). BEPZA's Savar Export Processing Zone General Manager Kamal Ahkter told laboff that by the beginning of February, [...]	2006-02-09 00:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV BG
06DHAKA6839	2006 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
06DHAKA6844	AWAMI LEAGUE SIGNS ELECTORAL PACT WITH ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) News on December 24 that the Awami League (AL) would contest the elections was overshadowed by reports the AL had entered into an election pact with an Islamic party. The press reported that AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Khelafat-e-Maj [...]	2006-12-28 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG
06DHAKA701	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION FOR JANUARY 2006 [...] (C) Dhaka's Visa Viper Committee met on January 31, 2006 and discussed two categories of individuals to be submitted to Visas Viper: a list of names which the Bangladesh Government has submitted to Interpol for "Red Notices" and a JMB member who admitted to surveillance of Peace Corps volun [...]	2006-02-09 06:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG CVIS PTER
06DHAKA705	MICRO-CREDIT BANK BOSS PROPOSES POLITICAL FORMULA [...] (SBU) On February 4, micro-credit pioneer and Grameen Bank Managin Dr. Muhammad Yunus proposed that political parties choose a respected find a solution to the deadlock over modalities for holding the next elections. Speaking at a gala dinner to commemorate the founding of Star newspaper, Yunu [...]	2006-02-09 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG BGD
06DHAKA706	MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN EMBASSIES [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have plann a protest around the Baitul MukarramNationalMosque on Friday, Febru (after Friday prayers) followed bya march towards the Danish, French and the EC Mission. The protests are in response to the cartoons publ western newspapers de [...]	2006-02-09 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA708	CODEL CROWLEY - BANGLADESH POC [...] Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Crowley as outlined in reftel. Control Officer/POC for Bangladesh is: David W. Renz Economic and Commercial Chief 8802 885-5500 x2532 (office) 8802 882-4008 (office fax) 8802 885-5500 (Embassy main switchboard, 24/7 coverage) 8802 882-3744 (Embassy ma [...]	2006-02-09 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BG IN GM UK
06DHAKA709	HOME MINISTER BLAMES INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Home Minister Babar assured CDA that he agreed "100 per cent" that BDG intelligence agencies should inform the U.S. Embassy promptly of threats against American interests, that he would remind them of this responsibility, and that he would inform the Prime Minister about this situ [...]	2006-02-09 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV BG
06DHAKA715	MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday, February 10 at 1500 (after Friday prayers) followed by a march towards the Danish, French, and Italian embassies and the EC Mission. The protests are [...]	2006-02-12 00:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA716	MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday, February 10 at 1500 (after Friday prayers) followed by a march towards the Danish, French, and Italian embassies and the EC Mission. The protests are [...]	2006-02-12 00:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA717	MORE PROTESTS PLANNED AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN EMBASSIES [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have plann 2. (U) The demonstration will originate from the downtown Dhaka Baitu 3. (U) There have been other smaller demonstrations in downtown Dhaka 4. (SBU) On February 8, Home Minister of State Babar assured Charge t 5. (SBU) RSO [...]	2006-02-12 00:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA721	CONTINUED PROTESTS AGAINST DANISH AND EUROPEAN [...] (U) According to police sources, several Islamic groups have planned to organize a protest around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 1600 hours followed by a march towards the National parliament. The protests have been called because of the cartoons depicting [...]	2006-02-12 05:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA723	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED APPROACHING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-12 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO BD
06DHAKA724	EMBASSY DHAKA USAID LOCAL CONTRACTOR ROBBED AT [...] On February 12, 2006, ARSO was notified that a USAID contractor had been the subject of a robbery in the Diplomatic Enclave. 2. On February 12, 2006, ARSO interviewed the contractor (employee works for RTI International and this organization receives donor money from USAID and has a close E [...]	2006-02-12 08:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
06DHAKA730	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE JANUARY 30 [...] (U) POLOFF delivered information (reftel) on February 2, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-12 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06DHAKA746	THREATENING LETTER AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) On 02/12/2006, RSO was informed by the Canadian High Commission Security Officer that the Swiss Embassy received a general threat against foreign missions reportedly by the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The message was sent via letter and a scanned copy was sent to RSO. In these l [...]	2006-02-12 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BD PTER
06DHAKA752	MICRO-CREDIT BANK BOSS PROPOSES POLITICAL FORMULA [...] (SBU) On February 4, micro-credit pioneer and Grameen Bank Managing Director Dr. Muhammad Yunus proposed that political parties choose a respected citizen to find a solution to the deadlock over modalities for holding the next general elections. Speaking at a gala dinner to commemorate the fo [...]	2006-02-13 01:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG BGD
06DHAKA753	MICRO-CREDIT BANK BOSS PROPOSES POLITICAL FORMULA [...] (SBU) On February 4, micro-credit pioneer and Grameen Bank Managing Director Dr. Muhammad Yunus proposed that political parties choose a respected citizen to find a solution to the deadlock over modalities for holding the next general elections. Speaking at a gala dinner to commemorate the fo [...]	2006-02-13 01:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG BGD
06DHAKA758	Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon, Iran Nuclear [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 06:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA760	OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT: DEMANDS [...] (SBU) On the evening of February 12, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League (AL) returned to Parliament ending a nearly 14 month boycott. Under Parliamentary rules, the AL had until February 14 to take their seats or forfeit them. On July 14, 2004 the AL walked out of Parliament [...]	2006-02-13 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BD BGD
06DHAKA765	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered demarche (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-13 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BG UNSC UN
06DHAKA767	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IAEA REPORTS [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered information (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-13 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC BG UNSC UNGA
06DHAKA768	JAMA'ATUL MUJAHIDEEN BANGLADESH'S "THREE TIERS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. This telegram reviews Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh's (JMB) target selection and the evolution of its tactics since the August 17 bomb blasts. It also lays out JMB,s &Three Tiers of Threat8 as articulated to us by two senior Bangladeshi police officials, and highlights Emba [...]	2006-02-13 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KISL ASEC BG
06DHAKA769	BOI NO LONGER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TATA INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman says the $2.5 billion Tata project is effectively dead, thanks in part to both the ruling BNP and the opposition AL have turning it into a political football. End Summary. 2. (SBU) EconOff met with Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Cha [...]	2006-02-13 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON BG
06DHAKA775	SOLICITATION FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Training and Development (OPDAT) at the US Department of Justice. It is our understanding that this same proposal has already been submitted directly to the G/TIP office. 2. Post s [...]	2006-02-14 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA776	REQUEST FOR ESF FUNDING [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted from the Daywalka Foundation. Post supports the enclosed proposal. 2. Daywalka, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM),submitted this 2 year proposal for funding in 2005 with Post's input [...]	2006-02-14 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC BG PGOV
06DHAKA810	BANGLADESH: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (SBU) Embassy contacted Dr. Hamidur Rashid, Director, United Nations Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an update on BDG's position on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expression. Dr. Rashid was unaware of BDG's position on the convention and directed embassy to other MFA offices. 2. ( [...]	2006-02-14 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL BG UNESCO
06DHAKA820	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CROWLEY [...] (SBU) Everything and nothing has changed since your last visit to Bangladesh in January 2004. The economy continues to grow annually at a robust 5-6 percent, but infrastructure and other problems prevent real inroads on poverty reduction. The feared loss of jobs in the garment industry with t [...]	2006-02-14 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP BG BGD
06DHAKA846	LEGAL PROCESS PUTS WORLD BANK COUNTRY DIRECTOR AT [...] (C) World Bank Bangladesh Country Director Christine Wallich met February 12 with CDA Chammas and Econoff concerning a long-running court case involving termination of a former, politically well-connected employee. Court decisions in the case have called into question the immunity of the W [...]	2006-02-15 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID CVIS BG WB
06DHAKA866	JAMAATUL MUJAHEDIN AND LAW AND ORDER IN RAJSHAHI [...] (C) Summary: Residents of Rajshahi told poloff that Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) were once considered favorably when, at first, JMB fought back against the Sharbahara, "leftist" criminals who had plagued citizens for decades. However, the JMB began demanding money for their protection [...]	2006-02-16 08:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV BD BG BGD
06DHAKA867	CONTRASTING LOCAL VIEWS ON DR. GHALIB [...] (SBU) Summary: Ahle Hadith Andolan Amir Assadullah Ghalib remains in prison while Ahle Hadith supporters claim his innocence, state their movement is non-political, is not a terrorist organization, and has no ties with JMB. Ghalib's proponents say his arrest was politically motivated, possibly [...]	2006-02-16 09:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER PGOV BG JI
06DHAKA880	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 02:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BG UN
06DHAKA887	Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA932	REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On February 21, Representative Joseph Crowley began his visit to Dhaka by laying a wreath at the monument to the Bangla Language Movement in commemoration of National Language Day. Mr. Crowley, accompanied by USAID Mission Director George and poloff (notetaker),met separately with lea [...]	2006-02-23 02:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM BD
06DHAKA993	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER: LYNN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Lynn Nguyen's March 14 and 15 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (home) 885-5550, (cell) 011-804-344. 2. Per reftel, Embassy [...]	2006-02-27 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EINV OTRA
06DHAKA994	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER BG
06DHAKA995	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MESSAGE ON HOST [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BG
06DHAKA997	FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] SUMMARY. Dhaka is a high fraud post with a full-time FPM and a busy FPU. Fraud, especially in IV and DV cases, is a daily occurrence for adjudicators, and is most often found in ages of children, marital status, and qualification for the DV program. Most Bangladeshi documents are unreliable, [...]	2006-02-27 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS BG
06DILI101	DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS IN PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS; UNDP [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions with representatives of international election assistance NGOs and via requests for assistance relayed to the UN, senior Government of East Timor (GOET) officials have revealed an outline of their plans for the 2007 legislative and presidential elections. E [...]	2006-03-07 05:42:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI112	TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP COMMISSIONERS PUSH FOR ACCESS TO SCU [...] (C) The bilateral Indonesia-East Timor Truth and Friendship Commission (TFC) has made a surprise request for full access, with necessary redaction to assure witness confidentiality, to the files of the Serious Crimes Unit (SCU). After Prosecutor-General Longuinhos Monteiro refused the request, [...]	2006-03-11 11:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS KAWC PHUM KPKO TT
06DILI135	PRESIDENT GUSMAO RESPONDS TO DISMISSAL OF STRIKING SOLDIERS [...] (U) On March 16, the Commander of East Timor's Defense Force (FDTL),Brigadier-General Taur Matan Ruak, publicly announced that all striking soldiers were officially dismissed and were considered to have become civilians as of March 1. The dismissed soldiers, numbered at 591, were part of a st [...]	2006-03-24 19:13:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MARR TT
06DILI144	UNREST IN DILI OVER THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING FDTL DISMISSALS, [...] Summary: Beginning late last week and escalating over the weekend, there have been a number of incidents of unrest around Dili involving intimidation and threats as well as attacks on houses and other property. As of Monday night (March 27),widespread police patrols have resulted in a signifi [...]	2006-03-29 08:05:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR ASEC TT
06DILI147	FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON LOCAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 29 March, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta briefed the diplomatic corps on recent events in Dili, emphasizing that press reports of riots and military strife are exaggerated and that recent disturbances have been neither politically or ethnically motivated nor fatal. Rather [...]	2006-03-30 03:37:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR TT
06DILI152	END OF WEEK UPDATE ON FDTL DISMISSALS AND UNREST IN DILI [...] (U) Summary: As of today, the situation in Dili remains calm and appears to have mostly returned to normal after the spate of incidences reported in Reftel D. Dili residents who had left their homes to stay with relatives or take refuge elsewhere out of fear of escalating violence, a number th [...]	2006-03-31 09:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR ASEC TT
06DILI161	PRIME MINISTER'S AND PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and President Xanana Gusmao on April 4 addressed the annual Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting. Alkatiri used the forum to announce a new approach to economic growth and poverty reduction. He stated that the "fight against poverty must be seen by al [...]	2006-04-10 03:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI167	AMBASSADOR GUTERRES TO CHALLENGE ALKATIRI FOR FRETILIN PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for Fretilin's National Party Congress are well underway. Delegates to the Congress have been elected at district meetings that began in February. Within the party it has long been assumed that Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri would continue in a second term as Secreta [...]	2006-04-12 09:13:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI18	EX-MILITIA MEMBERS KILLED IN CLASH WITH EAST TIMOR BORDER [...] (U) Summary: Three alleged members of 1999-era anti-independence militias were shot dead by officers of East Timor's Border Patrol Unit (BPU) on Friday, January 6. One of the three, Jose Mausorte, was a prominent member of the Halilintar militia and had been accused of involvement in several [...]	2006-01-09 15:18:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHUM ASEC KAWC TT ID
06DILI192	MORE VIOLENCE IN DILI AREA LAST NIGHT, BUT CALM TODAY [...] (U) Summary: There was more rioting yesterday evening in the village of Tasitolu, just west of Dili, and at least three more people died, apparently shot by members of the armed forces (FDTL) who had responded to the Tasitolu riot, in addition to the two who had died earlier in Dili. Although [...]	2006-04-29 15:57:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI194	DILI REMAINS CALM, BUT THOUSANDS STILL DISPLACED AS RUMORS [...] Summary: The situation in Dili was relatively calm last night, but there were still several disturbances reported, including shots fired in two Dili neighborhoods, reported clashes in the hills outside of Dili, and fighting at one of the major markets. There was another fight between groups of [...]	2006-04-30 15:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI200	UPDATE ON DILI SECURITY SITUATION: RETURN TO NORMAL IS SLOW [...] Dili remains abnormally quiet following Friday's rioting and the security operations in response. It appears that the armed forces (FDTL) have relinquished law enforcement responsibilities to the national police (PNTL),but they remain involved in patrolling. Currently, there are five confirm [...]	2006-05-01 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI203	DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUSMAO [...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboffs, met with President Xanana Gusmao May 2 to discuss U.S. priorities and concerns in East Timor. The major focus of the discussion was the riots on Friday, April 28 and the subsequent intervention of th [...]	2006-05-03 11:06:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DILI210	DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ALKATIRI [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboff, met with Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on May 3. DAS John congratulated Alkatiri on the many things that the Government of East Timor (GOET) is getting right, such as their work with the Millennium C [...]	2006-05-04 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DILI213	EAST TIMOR UPDATE: ARMY RETURNS TO BARRACKS AS GOET URGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy's current assessment is that the potential for politically motivated violence in East Timor in the near future appears to be de-escalating. Although the likelihood of imminent violence appears low, the ongoing political and constitutional crisis caused by Prime Minis [...]	2006-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI214	AMBASSADOR GUTERRES ON POLITICAL/SECURITY SITUATION AND [...] (SBU) Emboff met with East Timor's Ambassador to the U.S. and the United Nations, Jose Luis Guterres, on May 6. Guterres is running against Prime Minister Alkatiri for Secretary General of the ruling Fretilin Party in the party congress scheduled for May 17-20. Ambassador Guterres conveyed st [...]	2006-05-06 14:17:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR KDEM TT
06DILI219	ALKATIRI, RAMOS-HORTA EXPRESS OPTIMISM, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI220	THE VIEW FROM THE WEST: MEETINGS WITH DISSIDENT MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In addition to the ex-military "petitioners" who led the April demonstration in Dili, there are a number of dissident members of the national police (PNTL) and armed forces (FDTL) who have gone AWOL and are currently located in mountainous areas of western East Timor. Many, alt [...]	2006-05-10 15:19:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI224	FRETILIN PARTY CONGRESS: RECENT EVENTS SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER [...] (C) Summary. In light of the serious unresolved issues and current potential for unrest, Fretilin party leaders continue to discuss whether the party Congress should go forward as planned in Dili on May 17-19. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's public popularity, never his strong suit, is at its l [...]	2006-05-11 15:07:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI226	EAST TIMOR UPDATE: WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT THINKING? [...] (S) Summary: Despite the widespread popular belief in East Timor that the ongoing political and security crisis can only be resolved if the President invokes the constitutional provision permitting the dismissal of the Prime Minister, President Gusmao and his close associates have made clear t [...]	2006-05-11 19:08:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI228	EAST TIMOR UPDATE: WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT THINKING? [...] (S) Summary: Despite the widespread popular belief in East Timor that the ongoing political and security crisis can only be resolved if the President invokes the constitutional provision permitting the dismissal of the Prime Minister, President Gusmao and his close associates have made clear t [...]	2006-05-11 19:24:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI229	RAMOS-HORTA: WOULD ACCEPT PRIME MINISTER POSITION [...] (S) Summary: In a conversation with Ambassador Rees, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said he believes Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri will probably be defeated in next week's Fretilin Party Congress. He believes Alkatiri has brought the defeat upon himself by his arrogant and sometimes abusive [...]	2006-05-12 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI231	FRETILIN PARTY CONGRESS WILL BE "A REAL FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy sources within and close to the ruling party, the Fretilin Party Congress scheduled to take place in Dili May 17-19, will be "a real fight". The competition will not only be between the two dominant candidates for Secretary General, but also over competing vi [...]	2006-05-14 08:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI232	FRETILIN PARTY CONGRESS WILL BE "A REAL FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy sources within and close to the ruling party, the Fretilin Party Congress scheduled to take place in Dili May 17-19, will be "a real fight". The competition will not only be between the two dominant candidates for Secretary General, but also over competing vi [...]	2006-05-14 08:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI236	FOREIGN MINISTER REPORTS PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with the Diplomatic Corps, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta reported that significant progress was made over the weekend to ease tensions with the dissident military groups including the group led by Major Reinado and the 591 Petitioners led by Lt. Salsinha. [...]	2006-05-16 11:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC KPKO KDEM TT
06DILI238	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 16, 2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Life in Dili -- Fretilin Central committee meeting -- Guterres announces running mate -- Fretilin Congress security update -- Latest from TMR (See septel) -- Ramos-Horta on the campaign trail? -- Status of Other Embassies -- Petitioner Update -- Consular Issues End summa [...]	2006-05-16 15:47:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PGOV KPKO TT
06DILI239	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 17, 2006 [...] (U) Commercial, transportation, and civic activity in the city are normal. A few roadblocks have been established around the area where the Fretilin Party Congress is taking place. There were 76 seats open on outbound flights. The Australian, British Irish, Korean, New Zealand, Philippines, [...]	2006-05-17 16:03:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI240	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 18, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. - LIFE IN DILI - FRETILIN CONGRESS DAY 2 - AMERICAN CITIZENS ISSUES - EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - SECURITY ASSESSMENT LIFE IN DILI Â [...]	2006-05-18 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR KDEM TT

06DILI243	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 19, 2006 [...] (U) The city continues to return to normal and there were several reports of additional refugees returning to Dili Transportation was functioning normally; schools and markets were open. Despite a heavy security presence, restaurants in the immediate area around the party congress were open. [...]	2006-05-19 11:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR KDEM TT
06DILI245	CHARGE MEETS WITH STATE MINISTER ANA PESSOA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge Stein and USAID representative Fuller held a warm meeting with Senior Minister and Minister for State Administration Ana Pessoa on May 22, 2006 to discuss the commission she leads to investigate the grievances of the former FDTL soldiers, the "petitioners" dismissed earlier [...]	2006-05-22 15:13:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR KDEM TT
06DILI246	DILI SITREP MAY 22 [...] (SBU) The situation was more tense than in recent days as rumors and exaggerations circulated widely. An outbreak of communal violence in Becora (Dili's easternmost suburb),where gangs of eastern and western youth armed with slingshots, knives, and machetes clashed intermittently throughout t [...]	2006-05-22 15:13:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR KDEM TT
06DILI247	EAST TIMOR SITREP #1 FOR MAY 23, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: GOET PROPOSAL FOR TALKS FALTERS AS REINADO AND FDTL CLASH COMMENTS FROM THE FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS FROM THE GOET POLICE ISSUES IDP CAMPS SITUATION IN DILI End Summary. GOET PROPOSAL FOR TALKS FALTERS AS REINADO AND FDTL CLASH 2. (C) Charge Stein and USDR traveled to [...]	2006-05-23 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM TT
06DILI252	EAST TIMOR SITREP #1 FOR MAY 24, 2006 [...] (U) Summary. - EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF COMMENCMENT OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN FDTL AND DISSIDENTS - FDTL ACTIVITIES - OTHER VIOLENCE IN DILI - AIR TRAFFIC ISSUES - DISIDENT MILITARY GROUPS - OTHER POLICE ISSUES - IDP CAMPS OVERCROWDED - AMCIT PHOTO JOURNALIST COMES UNDER FIRE IN TASITOLU - AMC [...]	2006-05-24 07:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CACS TT
06DILI253	EAST TIMOR SITREP #2 FOR MAY 24, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION CONTINUED FIGHTING BETWEEN FDTL AND DISSIDENT FORCES UPDATE ON DISSIDENT LEADERS POLICE UPDATE THE SITUATION IN DILI IDP UPDATE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY EVACUATION End summary. GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION 2. (C) At a meetin [...]	2006-05-24 15:33:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM TT
06DILI254	EAST TIMOR REQUESTS FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION; PRIME [...] (S) Summary: East Timor's four top government leaders today announced that the government would request military intervention from Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Malaysia to restore order and to end what President Xanana Gusmao called "this climate of panic." Foreign Minister Jose Ramo [...]	2006-05-24 15:36:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI255	EMBASSY DILI EAC MEETING ON MAY 24, 2006 [...] (SBU) On May 24, 2006, the DCM convened a meeting of Embassy Dili's EAC to review the Embassy's contingency planning in light of the deteriorating security environment. The Ambassador, RSO, POL, MGMT, USAID, CONS, and ODC attended the meeting. 2. (C) POL and ODC reported of continued factio [...]	2006-05-24 15:36:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT ID TT
06DILI258	EAST TIMOR SITREP #2 FOR MAY 24, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION CONTINUED FIGHTING BETWEEN FDTL AND DISSIDENT FORCES UPDATE ON DISSIDENT LEADERS POLICE UPDATE THE SITUATION IN DILI IDP UPDATE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY EVACUATION End summary. GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION 2. (C) At a meetin [...]	2006-05-25 07:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM TT
06DILI259	EAST TIMOR SITREP #2 FOR MAY 24, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION CONTINUED FIGHTING BETWEEN FDTL AND DISSIDENT FORCES UPDATE ON DISSIDENT LEADERS POLICE UPDATE THE SITUATION IN DILI IDP UPDATE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY EVACUATION End summary. GOET REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION 2. (C) At a meetin [...]	2006-05-25 07:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM TT
06DILI261	EMBASSY DILI EAC MEETING ON MAY 24, 2006 [...] (SBU) On May 24, 2006, the DCM convened a meeting of Embassy Dili's EAC to review the Embassy's contingency planning in light of the deteriorating security environment. The Ambassador, RSO, POL, MGMT, USAID, CONS, and ODC attended the meeting. 2. (C) POL and ODC reported of continued factio [...]	2006-05-25 07:27:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT ID TT
06DILI262	EAST TIMOR REQUESTS FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION; PRIME [...] (S) Summary: East Timor's four top government leaders today announced that the government would request military intervention from Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Malaysia to restore order and to end what President Xanana Gusmao called "this climate of panic." Foreign Minister Jose Ramo [...]	2006-05-25 07:27:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI263	DILI UPDATE: FIGHTING IN DILI INCREASES, PRESIDENT ASSUMES [...] (U) Summary: -- President Assumes Control of the Military (on Paper) -- FDTL Soldiers Shoot Unarmed Police and UN Personnel -- Violence in the Capital Worsens -- Casualty Information -- Military Reportedly Arming Civilians -- Status of Amcits -- Special Police Unit Requests Embassy Assistanc [...]	2006-05-25 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI268	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 26, 2006 [...] (U) SUMMARY -- AUSTRALIAN PATROLS COMMENCE, SOME VIOLENCE CONTINUES -- GOVERNMENT DEFIES PRESIDENT -- PRESIDENT INTENDS TO DISMISS THE GOVERNMENT -- FOREIGN MINISTER: PRIME MINISTER SHOULD RESIGN -- SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES BUT REMAINS TENSE -- NATIONAL HOSPITAL STRUGGLING TO CARE FOR WO [...]	2006-05-27 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI274	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 29, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: PRIME MINISTER MAY ENDORSE PRESIDENT'S ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY POWERS MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND DEFENSE WILL BE REPLACED TOMORROW ALKATIRI REFUSES TO RESIGN, BUT MAY SOON BE DISMISSED VIOLENCE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN, LOOTING CONTINUES FDTL WITHDRAWS FROM DILI HQ ADF SUCCESSFULLY RESP [...]	2006-05-30 11:30:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI276	EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 19:20:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO CASC TT
06DILI279	EMBOFFS INTERVIEW NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSIONER IN HIDING [...] (C) Summary: Vice Interior Minister Alcino Barris, Police Commissioner Paulo Martins and dozens of police officers from all branches have reassembled the national police (PNTL) hierarchy at an orphanage in the hills overlooking Dili. The group has been disarmed by the Australian Defense Forces [...]	2006-05-31 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PHUM TT CU CH
06DILI280	EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI281	EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 31 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI291	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-03 19:12:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	ASEC PGOV MOPS PHUM TT KDEM KPKO
06DILI293	EAST TIMOR WEEKEND UPDATE: JUNE 3-5, 2006, [...] (U) Summary: Pro-Xanana security ministers are sworn in; Superior Council endorses President's security plan; Ramos-Horta begins Defense Minister duties; FRETILIN Central Committee endorses Alkatiri, promotes Lobato; Australia on post-UNOTIL planning; Anti-Alkatiri demonstration reportedly ca [...]	2006-06-05 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC KPKO AU PO TT
06DILI296	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 6, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: 1500 Anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive from western districts; Ambassador meets with new Minister of the Interior Parliament deliberates with a bare quorum; Portuguese paramilitary police continue operations without JTF Coordination; Malaysian diplomats announce need for externa [...]	2006-06-06 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC AU PO TT
06DILI298	EAC MEETING: REVERSE TRIPWIRES ESTABLISHED [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Dili's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on 7 June to develop reverse tripwires related to the current political and security situation in East Timor, discuss added security measures at the Embassy, and review the Mission's policy for travel within East Timor. Deputy C [...]	2006-06-07 11:17:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	AEMR ASEC AMGT TT
06DILI299	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 7, 2006 [...] (U) Summary. - Demonstrators return to their districts; - UN envoy Ian Martin departs Dili; - International police force update; - Readout on Ramos-Horta's meetings with dissident leaders; - Australian and New Zealand Defense Ministers visit; - Parliament's [...]	2006-06-07 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI300	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 8, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary - GNR restricted to barracks after confrontation with Australian forces; - Provisional cooperation agreement reached between JTF and Portuguese forces; - Armed group claims Alkatiri gave them weapons to kill opponents; - Foreign Defense Attaches inv [...]	2006-06-08 19:25:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY AS TT
06DILI301	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 9, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: - AFP commander gives policing plan to Ramos-Horta; - GNR Equipment Arrives in Baucau; - Former Minister of Police Bids Farewell to PNTL Commanders; - Sources confirm Fretilin Headquarters in Ermera District was burned; - Status of the news media; - JTF agrees to provide secur [...]	2006-06-09 11:26:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI303	EMBOFFS MEET WITH ALLEGED FRETILIN "SECRET SECURITY" FORCE [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Embassy and United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) PolOffs met today with the leaders of the "Fretilin Secret Security" force in their mountaintop compound outside of Liquica. The group, comprised entirely of former Falintil resistance fighters, showed PolOffs t [...]	2006-06-12 15:16:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINS ASEC TT
06DILI304	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 12, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry Commission; Opposition MP Joins Major Reinado to Call for Changes to the Constitution; GNR Cooperates Effectively with JTF; Security environment. End summary. GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry [...]	2006-06-12 15:16:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI306	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 13, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Alkatiri armed group reported in Los Palos; Ramos-Horta casts doubt on whether UN investigation would include "Fretilin Security Forces"; Fretilin National Planning Committee may meet to discuss current crisis; Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament in protest of a Fretilin r [...]	2006-06-13 15:14:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI308	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 14, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: President addresses Parliament; Fretilin presents itself as the victim; Ramos-Horta briefs diplomatic corps on GOET requests for post UN-mission; Prime Minister wants Timorese control of police; Security environment; End Summary. President addresses Parliament -------------- [...]	2006-06-14 15:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI313	EMBASSY DILI VIEWS ON POST-UNOTIL MISSION [...] (U) Summary: This message discusses possible components of a follow-on United Nations mission in East Timor after the expiration of the anticipated two-month extension of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). Whether or not the mission is conducted under Chapter VII authority and [...]	2006-06-16 19:27:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	KPKO PREL PGOV PHUM AU PO MY TT
06DILI316	PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS HE WILL DISMISS PRIME MINISTER THIS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 19:20:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KCRM TT AS
06DILI320	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 20, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: --- President still plans to dismiss Prime Minister after Council of State meeting tomorrow; --- Arrest warrant issued for Lobato; --- Ramos-Horta in Baucau, plans to head further East tomorrow; --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration begins, may grow in coming days; --- Weapons confisca [...]	2006-06-20 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT
06DILI322	EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRIME MINISTER PERSUADES PRESIDENT TO [...] (U) Summary: --- Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration continued; --- Lobato's house surrounded; --- Security environment in Dili. End Summary. Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal ----------------------------------- (S) A [...]	2006-06-21 11:19:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT
06DILI325	UPDATE FROM AFP ON INTERNATIONAL POLICING IN DILI [...] (C) Summary: Emboff met yesterday with Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander Steve Lancaster to review the current status of international policing in Dili. Lancaster reported that the international police have not yet reached full capacity, primarily due to a delay in the arrival of the [...]	2006-06-22 07:07:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PHUM AU PO NZ TT
06DILI327	EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN TOMORROW UNLESS [...] (U) Summary: --- President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not; --- Ex-Minister Lobato arrested; --- More anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive in Dili.. End summary. President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]	2006-06-22 15:16:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT
06DILI329	EAST TIMOR SITREP: ALKATIRI MAY RESIGN TOMORROW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 23:04:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO AS TT
06DILI333	EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 15:23:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT
06DILI334	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 27 JULY [...] (U) Summary: --- President Gusmao will lead interim government for 30 days; --- Alkatiri resisting summons to defend against criminal charges; --- Pro-Alkatiri demonstrators may enter Dili tomorrow; --- Senior Australian official may visit Dili on Thursday; --- Security update. End Summary. [...]	2006-06-27 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR AS TT
06DILI335	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 28 JULY [...] (U) Summary: --- Dili security situation deteriorates overnight; --- President "considering all options" for new Government; --- Demonstration update: westerners prepare to depart, easterners undecided; --- UDT leadership announces the replacement of its two Members of Parliament; --- Govern [...]	2006-06-28 11:22:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR AS TT
06DILI341	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 30 JUNE [...] (U) Summary: --- Ramos-Horta to head interim government? --- President may negotiate with Fretilin on new Prime Minister ---- Demonstrators depart after speeches by Gusmao, Alkatiri, Lu'olo; --- Alkatiri claims Parliamentary immunity in arms case; --- Fretilin activists contend their leader [...]	2006-06-30 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR PO AS TT
06DILI35	RESPONSE TO CRIMINALIZATION OF DEFAMATION IN NEW PENAL CODE [...] (U) Last month the Council of Ministers announced their approval of a new penal code for East Timor. The law is now in the hands of the President either to promulgate or to veto. Although no official copies of the law are available, leaked copies have been circulated among civil society organi [...]	2006-01-20 08:50:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO TT
06DILI355	RAMOS-HORTA BECOMES PRIME MINISTER IN NEW FRETILIN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS TT
06DILI356	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador congratulated newly inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau Da Silva and discussed the new Government's priorities. According to Da Silva, who had been the Fretilin leadership's first choice for Prime Minister, the discussions between President Xanana Gusmao [...]	2006-07-11 11:25:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF KJUS EAID KDEM PINR TT
06DILI357	PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS RAMOS-HORTA WILL LEAD A REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met today with President Xanana Gusmao, who gave a detailed account of the negotiations that led up to the appointment of the new Government that was sworn in today. The President also expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta will lead a reform gov [...]	2006-07-11 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR TT
06DILI358	JAPANESE EMBASSY VIEWS NEXT UN MISSION [...] (C/NF) Summary: A Japanese diplomat meeting with DCM spoke highly of Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Sukehiro Hasegawa and suggested Hasegawa should head the next UN mission in East Timor. Japan will not contribute troops or police to the peacekeeping operation (PKO),b [...]	2006-07-12 07:51:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPKO UN TT
06DILI363	BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 11:06:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO
06DILI368	PRIME MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday, July 14, announced the composition of the government over which he will preside. The new government resembles the previous one led by ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in most respects, with a few notable changes. The majority of ministe [...]	2006-07-17 12:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TT
06DILI369	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JULY 10-17, 2006 [...] Summary: New government leaves opposition parties cold Prosecutor General sworn in for second four-year term Rai Los hands over his weapons Parliament back to work on electoral law and Alkatiri case Plans for additional demonstrations called off Internally Displaced People (IDPs) beginning to [...]	2006-07-17 12:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI372	PRIME MINISTER RAMOS HORTA'S LATEST VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: In several conversations with Ambassador and Emboffs following his swearing in as East Timor's new Prime Minister, Jose Ramos Horta shared his views on some issues facing his government. Among the subjects addressed were: his delicate working relationship with the Fretilin party; [...]	2006-07-19 00:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO UN PO AU TT
06DILI381	CONTINUED TENSIONS OVER NATIONAL POLICE REINTEGRATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Tensions have continued in recent weeks between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Minister of Interior, Alcino Barris, regarding how to handle the reintegration of East Timor's national police (the PNTL). Each have presented proposals with competing approaches and pr [...]	2006-07-25 11:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPKO PREL PGOV KJUS UN AU TT
06DILI387	PRO-REINADO DEMONSTRATIONS SMALL BUT WORRYING [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations are being staged in Dili to protest the arrest and detention by international forces earlier this week of Major Alfredo Reinado, the leader of a group of dissident Military Police that played a prominent role in the violent clashes in and around Dili in late May. [...]	2006-07-29 15:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR AU PO TT
06DILI394	EAST TIMOR UPDATE JULY 24-31, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: Continued repercussions of Reinado arrest Prime Minister presents his Government Program to Parliament Council of State extends the "State of Crisis" through August 20 International Commission of Inquiry: Briefing by the Executive Director End summary. Continued repercussions [...]	2006-08-01 09:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR UN TT
06DILI404	INCREASED GANG ACTIVITY STRETCHES LIMITS OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been a notable increase in disturbances around Dili in recent days, beginning late last week and continuing through today. These have mostly occurred in neighborhoods that have been regular sites of conflict during the last few months. Additionally, there has been a r [...]	2006-08-08 10:16:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM ASEC AU TT
06DILI405	IDP RETURN PLANS AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a conversation with Charge d'Affaires on August 7, Anna Pessoa, the Minister for State Administration, discussed the current state of planning for the return of as many as 150,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) to their homes in Dili. Noting the deteriorated security envi [...]	2006-08-09 02:49:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC PREF EAID TT
06DILI424	REDUCED VIOLENCE IN DILI, BUT SERIOUS PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the last week there was a significant reduction in the gang-related incidents reported in reftel, but late last week there were several serious incidents and the potential for renewed gang activity remains. Although some of the factors contributing to the resumption of ga [...]	2006-08-21 02:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM ASEC AU CASC PREF KJUS TT PGOV
06DILI427	RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 09:36:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA
06DILI428	FRETILIN FACTIONS RESPOND TO COURT DECISION AFFIRMING [...] (U) Summary: The Court of Appeals this week issued its official decision rejecting the argument that the re-election of Mari Alkatiri and Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterres to the Fretilin party leadership at the party congress in May was illegal. The case was brought by members of Fretilin's interna [...]	2006-08-22 11:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KDEM TT
06DILI429	PRESIDENT GUSMAO ASKS ANNAN TO RETAIN SRSG HASEGAWA THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 09:13:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC KPKO TT JA
06DILI439	PRESIDENT GUSMAO CONCERNED ABOUT CAPE VERDE SRSG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 02:56:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	CV PO TT KPKO UN PREL KDEM PHUM
06DILI452	MAJORITY OF DILI'S POPULATION STILL DISPLACED [...] (U) Summary: Dili has become a city characterized by a large displaced population residing in over 50 separate camps. Resolving this issue and convincing internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home is turning out to be a slow and complicated process, partially due to the complexity of th [...]	2006-09-07 11:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV UN ASEC TT
06DILI455	THE VIEW FROM AILIEU: REINADO'S POPULARITY ENDURES, F-FDTL [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs on Wednesday, September 6 traveled to Aileu to look into developments there since dissident Major Alfredo Reinado escaped from prison in Dili last week. Aileu is the location where he established his initial base following his departure from his armed forces (FDTL)post i [...]	2006-09-11 00:23:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO ASEC AU TT
06DILI463	DILI SECURITY UPDATE: GANG DISTURBANCES BECOMING ENTRENCHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a spike in gang activity in early August in the period immediately following the arrest of dissident Major Alfredo Reinado, there was a reduction in such incidents later in the month. However, gang incidents have gradually escalated during the ensuing weeks, particular [...]	2006-09-13 02:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM ASEC CASC PREF AU PO TT
06DILI474	06-07 BUDGET USES PETROLEUM FUND TO TARGET POVERTY [...] Summary: Following Parliamentary approval last month, the Government of East Timor (GOET) FY 2006-2007 budget went into effect in early September, two months after the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. At $315.9 million this budget reflects an increase of more than 100 percent over the [...]	2006-09-24 04:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN TT
06DILI487	PREVIEW OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. According to one of its principal authors, the UN Special Commission of Inquiry report pulls no punches in naming the direct perpetrators and assessing responsibilities for the April-May crisis. The report recommends prosecution of former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato and elem [...]	2006-10-03 07:47:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS KPKO ASEC UN TT
06DILI491	EAST TIMOR'S STRONGEST OPPOSITION PARTY GAINING MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: East Timor's strongest opposition party, the Democratic Party (PD),held its national congress on September 29 - October 1, reelecting the incumbent leadership. The congress demonstrated that PD has emerged as a well-organized and well-funded party with a strong base among the y [...]	2006-10-05 05:54:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ID TT
06DILI517	RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS [...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]	2006-10-17 13:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO ASEC UN AU TT
06DILI518	RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS [...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]	2006-10-17 13:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KPKO ASEC UN TT
06DILI528	UPDATE ON EAST TIMOR ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary: Representatives of IFES, the International Republican Institute (IRI),and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on October 18 briefed Charge d'Affaires on their electoral related programs and the current status of preparations for the 2007 elections. Discussions centered around th [...]	2006-10-24 15:47:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI534	DETERIORATION IN DILI SECURITY SITUATION, AIRPORT CLOSED [...] (U) Summary: A significant increase in communal conflict occurred in Dili today, resulting in two confirmed deaths and reports of other casualties as well. The first clashes, beginning early in the morning, involved the area around airport IDP camp where disturbances that began last night esca [...]	2006-10-25 11:24:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MARR PREF KPKO CASC AU TT
06DILI540	UNMIT ADDRESSES SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNMIT sees ongoing disturbances in Dili becoming more organized and UNPOL notes drug related behavior and evidence that payments are being made to perpetrators. Recognizing the counterproductive effect of freeing most of those of those arrested after only a short period of deten [...]	2006-10-27 11:59:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MARR ASEC CASC UN TT
06DILI549	EXPLAINING LAST WEEK'S UPSURGE OF VIOLENCE IN DILI [...] (C) Summary: While gang-related disturbances have become a regular feature of day-to-day life in recent months, last week's upsurge of violent confrontation was on a greater scale and with more lethal consequences. In addition, these disturbances were accompanied by what appeared to be a conce [...]	2006-11-03 12:02:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ASEC KJUS KPKO AU TT
06DILI578	MULTIPLE DIALOGUE INITIATIVES ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS TIMOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent weeks have seen a flurry of dialogue and reconciliation efforts among East Timorese institutions and leaders. These have included series of meetings between the armed forces (F-FDTL) and the national police (PNTL),initiatives by youth group and gang leaders, and a high l [...]	2006-11-29 11:03:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO TT
06DILI592	UPDATE ON POLICING AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNMIT reports that the situation in and around Dili IDP camps, which previously have been the main flashpoints for violence, largely has returned to "normal," with only sporadic rock fights and disturbances. However, they remain concerned that government plans to utilize PNTL an [...]	2006-12-08 03:31:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO ASEC MARR UN TT
06DILI595	PRESIDENT GUSMAO AND EX-PM ALKATIRI MEET [...] (SBU) Summary: President Gusmao and former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri met for the first time in five months on December 8, and both participated in a traditional Timorese peace ceremony on December 10, taking an oath to work together for peace and stability. Their meetings followed followed [...]	2006-12-11 09:05:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO UN TT
06DILI600	UPDATE ON ELECTION ISSUES: STILL NO ELECTORAL LAW [...] Summary: Parliament has made some progress on passing electoral legislation but the overall process remains excruciatingly slow. While a law governing the supervisory body was finally passed on December 6, the review of the legislation on parliamentary elections, begun last week, has made only [...]	2006-12-18 10:20:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM UN TT
06DILI604	AFTER SLOW START, PARLIAMENT RUSHES THROUGH ELECTION LAW [...] The National Parliament in a press release issued late yesterday announced passage of the draft parliamentary election law drafted by the ruling Fretilin party. In contrast to last week's deliberations (reftel) which addressed the first 16 articles one at a time, the remainder of the legislati [...]	2006-12-19 12:12:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM UN TT
06DILI65	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT KAY RALA XANANA [...] Post received a letter addressed to President George W. Bush on February 10, 2006. 2. Following is the text of the letter: Dili, 18 January 2006 Excellency, The Commission For Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) established in 2001, during the transitional administrati [...]	2006-02-14 09:06:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC AMGT TT
06DILI70	UPDATE ON JANUARY BORDER INCIDENTS [...] (U) Summary: Two border incidents that occurred in January have caused a spike in tension between East Timor and Indonesia. First, on January 6, three alleged members of 1999-era militias were shot dead by East Timor's Border Patrol Unit (BPU). See Reftel. Then, on January 24, it was reporte [...]	2006-02-15 05:37:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHUM ASEC TT ID
06DILI84	INDONESIAN TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP COMMISSIONERS ARRIVE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The five Indonesian members of the bilateral Truth and Friendship Commission (TFC) arrived in Dili on Sunday to commence a weeklong program. The program is to include meetings with high-level Government officials, site visits, meetings with victims of violence in 1999, and a fo [...]	2006-02-21 14:21:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL JKUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DJIBOUTI102	BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING [...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...]	2006-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO
06DJIBOUTI105	DJIBOUTI - GITM-U A2D2 FOLLOW-ON - DESIGN [...] Djibouti accepts IRM/OPS/PMA design as noted in PARA 2 of REFTEL with one exception. 2. Reference is made to PARA 10 "Rack/Floor Space requirements". Our server rack with vertical rails has ROUND holes, not SQUARE as noted. 3. Please advise shipping information when known. RAGSDALE [...]	2006-01-26 07:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC KGIT KRIM
06DJIBOUTI1053	SENATOR OBAMA MEETS WITH DJIBOUTI'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Following visits to South Africa and Kenya, Senator Barack Obama and CODEL visited Djibouti on August 31-September 1. During the visit, the Senator, accompanied by members of CODEL, Admiral Hunt of CJTF-HOA, ChargQ d'Affaires, and Poloff, met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed [...]	2006-09-04 08:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI1057	DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT VISITS TEHRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh paid a two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning on September 2. He was received by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and talks revolved around the reinforcement of economic and political ties between the two cou [...]	2006-09-04 13:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IR DJ
06DJIBOUTI1131	PRESIDENT HAILS BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) On September 18, 2006 Ambassador W. Stuart Symington presented his credentials to President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti. Attendees included: Susan Symington; DCM David W. Ball; Rear Admiral Richard W. Hunt, Commander Combined Joint Task Force ) Horn of Africa (CJTF-H [...]	2006-09-19 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KADM APER PINR DJ
06DJIBOUTI21	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 06:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI26	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI283	SOMALIA THROUGH DJIBOUTI'S CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti agrees with the analysis in reftel. Djibouti is also responsible for providing consular services to Somalia. Post is unable to confirm identities or relationships to petitioners. The consular section concurs with Nairobi's stated concerns about possible ACS fraud. E [...]	2006-03-06 03:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT PTER ASEC KE ET DJ SO CIVS KFRP
06DJIBOUTI289	DJIBOUTI STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 08:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR
06DJIBOUTI30	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI300	DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 06:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM XA DJ
06DJIBOUTI301	US DIPLOMATS ATTACKED BY ROCK YIELDING YOUTHS [...] On March 7, 2006 at approximately 1830 the Ambassador's OMS and the GSO were going to an exercise class at the Dolto school in Djibouti City when the vehicle they were driving in was attacked. The attackers consisted of a dozen Djiboutian youths who were loitering in the area. The occupants [...]	2006-03-08 11:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
06DJIBOUTI314	IMAGES FROM THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN [...] (U) SUMMARRY: Unprecedented aspects have been noticed during the campaign for Djibouti's first ever Regional Elections for which campaigning began on February 25 and ended on March 8. The Regional and Communal Elections are set to take place on March 10, 2006. At the end of 2005, President Gu [...]	2006-03-09 17:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ
06DJIBOUTI318	SUPPORT LETTER ON DP WORLD FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] Ambassador received following letter on March 7 from Abdourahman Boreh, President of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Boreh is also a shareholder in DP World's Doraleh Port investment in Djibouti. 2. Begin text: March 2006 Dear Sir: We are writing to express our concern a [...]	2006-03-13 16:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL DJ TC
06DJIBOUTI32	DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) During a December 20 meeting with visiting REDSO Director, Andrew Sisson, Ambassador, REDSO Chief of Limited Presence Countries, Andrew Karas, and USAID Education Program Director, Alpha Bah, Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh offered his perspective on Djibouti's recent efforts at decen [...]	2006-01-08 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL DJ
06DJIBOUTI324	DJIBOUTI NON-COMMITTAL REGARDING GUATEMALA BID FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 14:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT DJ UNSC UN
06DJIBOUTI338	DJIBOUTI AND FRANCE FORMALLY RENEW TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti and France have signed a bilateral agreement through 2010, which includes a 76 million Euro aid package for Djibouti. This agreement was signed during the recent visit of Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to Paris. Both sides have agreed to conduct more hig [...]	2006-03-15 17:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR MASS FR DJ
06DJIBOUTI341	REQUEST FOR AGREMENT [...] (U) Ambassador passed reftel notice on March 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamoud Ali Youssuf. The Minister stated that he was certain Djibouti would grant agrement. Ambassador followed up March 16 in a phone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We will continue to press [...]	2006-03-17 05:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER
06DJIBOUTI347	LAUNCH OF U.S. REGIONAL "ROADS" HIV/AIDS PROGRAM [...] (U) USAID and U.S. Embassy in Djibouti launched March 2 its regional HIV/AIDS program in Djibouti entitled the "ROADS Project." The "ROADS Project" supports local activities to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS. It is principally funded by the Regional Economic Development Support Office (REDS [...]	2006-03-19 13:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KHIV EAID SOCI DJ
06DJIBOUTI351	COMESA SEMINAR IN DJIBOUTI ON FIGHTING TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A training seminar for COMESA countries on internatio 2. (U) Prime Minister Dileita in his speech launching the seminar str 3. (U) Following Dileita, the Governor of the Djibouti's Central Bank 4. (U) Haid specifically highlighted law 196/AN/02/4eme L, dated Dece 5. (U) [...]	2006-03-22 05:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN DJ

06DJIBOUTI361	DJIBOUTI AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Ambassador conveyed to Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, substance of points provided in reftel during an urgent meeting at her request on March 23. She also converted the cable's instructions into a series of points which she left with the Minister as a non-p [...]	2006-03-23 13:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PHSA SO DJ
06DJIBOUTI372	DJIBOUTI AND ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that Djibouti shares similar points of view with the United States regarding the four key issues on the agenda in the upcoming Arab League Summit. He also offered insights on other issues such as Iran, Somalia, and a Common Defense [...]	2006-03-27 05:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SO SU IR IZ DJ
06DJIBOUTI383	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SOMALI PIRACY SUSPECTS [...] (C) Ambassador met 3/26 with Acting Foreign Minister Badri Ali Bagoreh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Bilateral Affairs Director Mohamed Ali Hassan as a follow up to reftel (B) request to the Government of Djibouti on the suspected Somali pirates. Bagoreh and Hassan advised Ambassador [...]	2006-03-27 12:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHSA SO DJ
06DJIBOUTI390	DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED [...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...]	2006-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ
06DJIBOUTI392	DJIBOUTI IS DRAFTING A SPECIAL LAW [...] SUMMARY. With the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),the Government of Djibouti (GoD) has initiated a project on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),including a special law on IPR and an implementing office. This endeavor is expected to boost confidence level [...]	2006-03-27 14:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EIND EINV DJ
06DJIBOUTI43	DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTER STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, DEC [...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events Â [...]	2006-01-08 12:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC DJ KSEO
06DJIBOUTI433	DAS YAMAMOTO MEETS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 2, AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto met separately in Djibouti with SIPDIS President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to discuss the Ethiopian/Eritrean border conflict, engaging with Somalia, and strengthening the coalition at [...]	2006-04-07 07:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM MARR DJ SO
06DJIBOUTI473	DJIBOUTI, THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AND AFRICAN [...] On April 16, Ambassador Ragsdale and Poloff (notetaker) delivered letter reftel A from Secretary Rice and reftel B talking points to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. 2. Ambassador Ragsdale encouraged the Government of Djibouti not to support candidacies for UN Human Right Council memb [...]	2006-04-19 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PHUM DJ UN
06DJIBOUTI554	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN UN [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that this was an urgent matter, and Hassan replied that he would forward the information imme [...]	2006-05-10 11:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SY LE DJ
06DJIBOUTI555	DJIBOUTI ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (C) 1. Poloff delivered demarche per reftel to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America/Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he could not give an official response, as all other Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials are current [...]	2006-05-10 11:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI556	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of American and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the World Health Assembly would convene in Geneva later this month, and asked for Djibo [...]	2006-05-10 12:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO DJ
06DJIBOUTI558	DJIBOUTI ON PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 10 to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of Europe and America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he could not make an official response, but said he would pass on the information to the Foreign Mi [...]	2006-05-10 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP DJ
06DJIBOUTI56	MEETING OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT WITH CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),General Peter Pace, met January 2 in Djibouti with President Ismail Omar Guelleh during CJCS's stopover with a USO troupe traveling in theater. The conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the Somalia situation dominated the 40-min [...]	2006-01-12 13:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR DJ SO ET
06DJIBOUTI564	CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN [...] Post EAC met to discuss the Djibouti's first confirmed human case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). 2. Background: An 8-year old girl in Damerjog, a village 25 km south of the capital, was tested on April 26 after arriving at the local health clinic with flu-like symptoms. The test sample was [...]	2006-05-11 15:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR
06DJIBOUTI578	UPDATE 1: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY. Three poultry cases, and one human case of H5N1 Avian Influenza were confirmed in Djibouti on May 11. The Government of Djibouti is actively engaging the international community on measures to address this issue, but many unknowns still remain. --------------------- WHAT WE KNOW - [...]	2006-05-15 08:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI589	DJIBOUTI COMPLIES WITH BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to Mohammed Tayeb, the Deputy Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that as a member of the Arab League, Djibouti fully complies with the Arab League Boycott, but does not require foreign companies to comply with the boycott requirem [...]	2006-05-16 11:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL DJ
06DJIBOUTI614	UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information h confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-yea Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-ye She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of the you survivors of H5N1 [...]	2006-05-23 12:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI615	UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information has been confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-year-old girl. Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-years-old. She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of [...]	2006-05-23 13:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI63	DJIBOUTI AND REPORTING IRAN TO UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador briefed Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf January 14 on U.S. views regarding Iran's decision to proceed with uranium enrichment activities. In a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ambassador conveyed talking points provided in [...]	2006-01-16 08:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DJ
06DJIBOUTI633	UPDATE 3: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. The Government of Djibouti (GoD) has reported that results from the previously identified human case of H5N1 may now be incorrect due to errors that appear to have occurred during the testing process. The sample taken from the two-year-old girl in Dammerjog may have actually been mixe [...]	2006-05-30 08:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI64	DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Ambassador raised January 14 with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf the issue of United Nations reform, using points and background information provided in reftels. The Foreign Minister appeared aware of U.S. positions on reform in general and on the Human Rights Council and [...]	2006-01-16 08:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO DJ UN
06DJIBOUTI65	DJIBOUTI RATIFIES CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador confirmed, and received a copy of the decree as proof, that the Republic of Djibouti has ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention referred to in reftels. 2. (U) The ratification process was in two stages, beginning with formal ratification by the National Assembly on 24 Decem [...]	2006-01-16 10:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CN DJ CWC
06DJIBOUTI656	UPDATE 4: H5N1 IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. Since the last update (Djibouti 633),expert consultants from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have come to Djibouti to help complete a comprehensive epid [...]	2006-06-05 06:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI66	TERRORISM FINANCE - SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT [...] (U) Ambassador passed January 14 to Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf pertinent content of reftel during a meeting on other matters. Customarily, Djibouti channels information of this kind received from the Embassy directly to its Ministry of Finance for handling. RAGSDALE [...]	2006-01-16 10:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
06DJIBOUTI74	PREPARING FOR REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 10th, 2006, Djibouti will take steps toward a new electoral structure when elections are held to create regional governing councils, part of the decentralization process of the Government of Djibouti (GoD). These elections have been postponed for more than two years but [...]	2006-01-18 12:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS DJ
06DJIBOUTI748	GUELLEH AND A/S FRAZER DISCUSS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. We need your blessing on the new process for Somalia as an example for other international groups, President Ismail Omar Guelleh told visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer on June 21. All levels of Somali society want to be heard by the Americans, said Guelleh. He believes that Somaliland a [...]	2006-06-26 12:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR DJ SO ET ER
06DJIBOUTI75	FAX RECEIVED CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN [...] (C) On 01/16/2006 Post received a fax from Haji Abukar Cumar Cadaan concerning the relationship between U.S. Intelligence and Bashir Raage Shirar. Shirar is a known warlord in Mogadishu that the subject claims is receiving funding from Western intelligence groups, including the U.S. 2. (C) [...]	2006-01-19 04:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINR PTER DJ
06DJIBOUTI77	DJIBOUTI AND FOOD SECURITY [...] REDSO/FFP OFFICER TRAVELED TO DJIBOUTI 3-8 NOVEMBER, MET WITH WFP, UNHCR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVELED TO DIKHIL AND TADJOURAH DISTRICTS TO ASSESS FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. 2. DUE TO SUCCESSIVE SCANTY RAINFALL SEASONS AND INCREASED MARKET PRICES, THE FOOD SECURITY [...]	2006-01-19 07:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI783	A SURGE OF FOREIGN BANKS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY. A branch of the Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) based in Yemen was inaugurated June 25, the first of three new banks to open its doors in Djibouti. The Central Bank of Djibouti has also approved establishment of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) of Malaysia and the International Bank [...]	2006-07-05 08:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN DJ
06DJIBOUTI79	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO PROPOSED [...] Post has reviewed the cost saving measures proposed in OBO's most recent Value Engineering (VE) study as outlined in Refs A and B. While some of the proposed changes are acceptable, post feels that it is critical to oppose proposed changes that - coupled with the extreme climate of this co [...]	2006-01-19 12:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD DJ
06DJIBOUTI795	GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN [...] (U) After an official, public military parade commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event, Guelleh jux [...]	2006-07-06 10:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON DJ
06DJIBOUTI798	DJIBOUTI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On July 5, Poloff and Polasst delivered TIP Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan non-paper to Youssouf Aden Moussa, the Deputy Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the United States is committed to working with Djibouti to combat trafficking in [...]	2006-07-06 13:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI82	PII CASE # CT09-1205-191-1945 [...] (S) On 01/19/2006 at approximately 1030 hours, a man approached the Embassy requesting to speak with Michael Fogarty from the security office. ARSO was notified and identified the subject as Kader Dirar Ragueh reported in REFTEL. After careful screening the subject was escorted to a secured a [...]	2006-01-20 05:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	ASEC DJ PINR PTER
06DJIBOUTI830	A/S FRAZER AND SOMALILAND'S FM TALK IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) During a dinner hosted by Ambassador Ragsdale on June 21, the Foreign Minister of Somaliland Edna Ismail spoke with visiting A/S Jendayi Frazer regarding the ongoing attempts by Somaliland to win international recognition as an independent state. Ismail briefed the A/S on her current tour [...]	2006-07-13 07:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO DJ
06DJIBOUTI831	A/S FRAZER AND IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON SOMALIA [...] (C) "We want the United States to be part of the process," said IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Bashir Attallah to A/S Jendayi Frazer, during a cocktail the Ambassador hosted June 21 for both. Dr. Attallah, who is headquartered in Djibouti, said IGAD wants America's "active involvement." It wants [...]	2006-07-13 07:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IGAD DJ SO
06DJIBOUTI87	REQUEST FOR WIRELESS ASSISTANCE [...] Post continues to struggle along with the degraded E&E network that was outlined in REFTEL A. Along with numerous other radio issues that needs to be addressed. 2. The OBO Roof replacement on the Chancery will start within the next two/three weeks, which means that several antennas will [...]	2006-01-20 09:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA
06DJIBOUTI88	DJIBOUTI - MNT - REQUEST RAN FOR [...] Post is without a spare TFT 5600 RKM. 2. Post provided shipping information in UTT 449398 and is noted below: Registry Number: 6158807 Pouch: WT-11964 Inovice Number: C-2 S/N: 3902Q013 9X27JT8 3. This defective TFT departed Djibouti on January 9, 2006. Please advise when post [...]	2006-01-21 10:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMTC ASUP KRIM KWPA
06DJIBOUTI90	DJIBOUTI TAKES FRANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 10 Djibouti formally requested mediation by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between itself and France over the long-standing and thorny Judge Bernard Borrel Affair (see reftels). The Government of Djibouti (GoD) alleges that France violated its "internationa [...]	2006-01-22 14:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KGCN KJUS KLIG DJ FR
06DJIBOUTI94	FIGHTING DROUGHT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti has launched an appeal to the donor community, including Western and Arab countries with missions accredited to Djibouti, to fight famine currently threatening more than 70,000 of Djibouti's citizens. Like other countries in the Horn of Africa region, Dji [...]	2006-01-23 09:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS ECON SENV EAID SOCI DJ
06DJIBOUTI95	STATUS OF DJIBOUTI'S DORALEH PORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 11:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI96	HARDWARE ACCEPTANCE CABLE FOR [...] SHIPMENT NUMBER 6240668 (ORDER NUMBER 41777,REFERENCE NUMBER 38126 AND TICKET NUMBER 100719) HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND INVENTORIED BY POST. THE SHIPMENT WAS COMPLETE AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED. 2. POST HAS REMOVED THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT FROM INVENTORY AND IS RETURNING IT T [...]	2006-01-23 12:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KCSY CMGT AMGT AADP
06DJIBOUTI99	DJIBOUTI - GITM-C A2D2 FOLLOW-ON - DESIGN CABLE [...] Djibouti accepts IRM/OPA/PMA design as noted in PARA 3 of REFTEL. 2. Post will return "Marked-up" drawings to IMR/OPA/PMA/TO upon receipt and review. Post will advise ALCON of registry number used to return the drawings. 3. Post IRM personnel was informed by RIMC Digital Tech tha [...]	2006-01-24 13:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC KGIT KRIM
06DOHA104	ENTERING ITS TENTH YEAR, AL JAZEERA COVETS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 1/18 with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Managing Director, to discuss Ref A demarche and continuing USG concerns with Al Jazeera programming. Khanfar described a series of initiatives planned by Al Jazeera to mark its tenth anniversary year with a view to positioning itself on [...]	2006-01-23 08:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA106	A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdallah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Central Bank Governor Abdullah bin Khalid al-Attiyah on January 5. Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed [...]	2006-01-23 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA
06DOHA1216	QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...] SUMMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2.6 billion in assets in 2003 to $4.5 billion in 2005, attributing their success to ethical banking and due diligence. Islamic banking is in such demand that th [...]	2006-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA
06DOHA1237	PALESTINIAN DIASPORA IN QATAR: C-NE6-00547 [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officer spoke to several Palestinian private-sector businessmen on issues facing the community in Qatar. They viewed the election of Hamas as a protest vote but believed Hamas should have been given a better chance to govern and through governance, adapt to the reality of t [...]	2006-08-17 14:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KPAL QA
06DOHA1244	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...] Summary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on the Doha Securities Market is that 90 percent of investors have no financial education. Other reasons given for the drop include high liquidity and a pack menta [...]	2006-08-20 14:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA125	QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN AND MEETS [...] (U) Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad, delivering a verbal message from the Qatari Amir, on Tehran January 23. He met with his counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, the following day. Qatari official press reported that HBJ described, i [...]	2006-01-26 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR QA
06DOHA1257	DISAPPOINTMENT IN ELECTED MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. A recent newspaper survey revealed that most Qataris are disappointed in the performance of the Central Municipal Council, to date Qatar's only elected body. Critics said that the Council has no real power and has not accomplished anything of note. The survey suggests that Qataris [...]	2006-08-21 14:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
06DOHA1265	QATARI AMIR: AFTER ARAB "VICTORY," TIME TO TALK [...] (U) Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made the first visit to Lebanon by an Arab leader after the end of the recent fighting. Following a tour of bombed-out areas of southern Beirut, he held a press conference with Lebanese President Lahoud carried live on Al Jazeera, in which he said "t [...]	2006-08-22 15:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE QA
06DOHA1268	QATAR'S ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese People, told Ambassador August 22 that his country has spent USD 10-11 million post-conflict in Lebanon to date. He returned from a trip to Lebanon August 20 a [...]	2006-08-23 11:09:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LE QA
06DOHA127	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan and Syria's adherence to UNSC 1559. The Foreign Minister said Qatar is keen to cooperate with the United States. But he said he hoped [...]	2006-01-26 14:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SU SY QA UNSC
06DOHA1288	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]	2006-08-27 10:43:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA1301	DCM CONVEYS USG CONCERN OVER LEBANON CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Network Director-General, DCM conveyed USG concerns about the channel's coverage of the recent Lebanon conflict. Khanfar said November 1 is the expected launch date of Al Jazeera English channel and that a replacement for himsel [...]	2006-08-29 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1384	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH SAYS IT WILL LAUNCH AFTER RAMADAN [...] (U) Summary: The Managing Director of Al Jazeera International told DCM the English language channel would likely launch in late October/early November, with limited U.S. distribution, at least initially. End summary. 2. (U) DCM, accompanied by PAO, made a courtesy call 9/13 on Nigel Parson [...]	2006-09-17 09:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA152	QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...]	2006-01-31 14:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA1575	QATARI MFA: AL JAZEERA S NOT A BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: After recalling its Ambassador from Qatar October 19 in protest at the content of an Al Jazeera interview with a Tunisian opposition member concerning the Tunisian government's hijab policy, the Tunisian government (GOT) announced the closure of its mission to Qatar October 25. A [...]	2006-10-30 05:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV QA TS
06DOHA1603	DEMOCRACIES CONFERENCE DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS; [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Conference of New or Restored Democracies did not meet the Qatari hosts' greater expectations and a range of participants felt that international representation was at a low level. The Israeli FM's plans to attend and then cancellation left the conference organ [...]	2006-11-02 15:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL IS QA
06DOHA1610	IRAQ: QATAR CAN SUPPORT EDUCATION, INFLUENCE SUNNI [...] (S) SUMMARY. In contrast to its support for our military in the region, Qatar has not been an important partner on political issues regarding Iraq. Post believes Qatar can provide increased support in areas where it can achieve leadership, such as education and training. Its contacts with Iraq [...]	2006-11-05 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ XF QA
06DOHA1614	AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN [...] Al Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha. The event was attended by the Qatari Amir and his wife, Sheikha Moza, as well as a wide range of Qatari dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community, [...]	2006-11-06 10:36:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1639	QATAR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR PARAGUAY TO HOST NEXT [...] (C) Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Minister for Follow-Up Affairs at the Qatari MFA and Qatar's chief organizer for the Sixth International Conference for New or Restored Democracies (ICNRD - see reftel),asked Ambassador November 8 for USG assistance in raising funds for Paraguay to hos [...]	2006-11-09 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM QA
06DOHA1659	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...]	2006-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1715	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH HEAD OF NEWS CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) PAO met December 6 with Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director for News and Programming of Al Jazeera English (AJE). The Egyptian-born Helal is 36 years old and worked as program editor for the Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) channel from its founding in 1996 until 1999. He then worked for Abu Dha [...]	2006-12-07 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1725	QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering funds promised by the Qatari government to the Palestinian Authority (reftel). Rumaihy said that Qatar will "certainly" use the Arab League bank account or the [...]	2006-12-10 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA
06DOHA1737	QATAR WILL CONSIDER DEPOSIT IN LEBANON'S CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the crisis in Lebanon with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two in the Qatari MFA) December 13. Al-Mahmoud said that Lebanon's Ambassador in Qatar had recently requested that Qatar act as a mediator between the Lebanese government and oppostion facti [...]	2006-12-13 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN MASS LE QA
06DOHA1738	QATAR/UNSC - LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA) December 13 to encourage Qatari support for the UK-French draft Iran sanctions resolution (reftel). Al-Mahmoud said Qatar followed French amendments closely and is "positively" incline [...]	2006-12-13 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR QA
06DOHA1743	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...] DCM delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that Qatar has an inter-agency committee (of which he is a member) charged with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. "You will see it becoming more active [...]	2006-12-14 10:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA
06DOHA1745	AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF BELIEVES [...] (C) Summary: PAO met December 14 with Al Jazeera Quality Assurance Chief, Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, to review progress made by the Qality Assurance (QA) Unit in his assessment since Ref A report in October 2005. In the intervening period, Abbas was named head of QA for the overall Al Jazeera Network, [...]	2006-12-14 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1788	QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA
06DOHA1789	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 05:32:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PTER ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA1791	REPORT OF VISIT TO TEHRAN FOR IAEA TRAINING COURSE [...] (S) Summary. A Qatar-based Jordanian nuclear expert believes he and other participants of an IAEA workshop in Tehran in December were targeted by internal security services. He said the Iranian nuclear agency had increased its security. The Iranian official in charge of safety at the Bushehr p [...]	2006-12-28 11:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA
06DOHA213	HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...] Summary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC),participants examined and discussed the extent to which Qatar's constitution and legislation meets international human rights standards. Participants from the government sector, academia, the press and quasi [...]	2006-02-13 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI QA
06DOHA219	AL JAZEERA AND KIDNAPPING TAPES [...] (S) Summary: Officials from Embassies Doha and Baghdad met with Al Jazeera leadership on Feb 11 to discuss Al Jazeera,s handling of videos that Al Jazeera receives from terrorist hostage takers, its broader editorial polices, and the media,s role in hostage and terrorist crises. Al Jazeera o [...]	2006-02-13 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA237	BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...]	2006-02-15 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA293	U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...]	2006-02-26 13:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA
06DOHA3	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] Summary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has remained below the 12,000 trading range reached in the summer, it is up 85 percent from the beginning of the year. Speculation -- rather than value investing [...]	2006-01-02 04:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA303	QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Tel. 974-488-4101 ext. 6453. Fax 974 488-4163. One FS-04 officer spent 34 hours in the preparation of this report cable. 3. (U) Following is post's sixth annual Anti- [...]	2006-02-27 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB QA
06DOHA312	AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED [...] (SBU) In an effort to maintain brand identity and consistency of message and quality, the GOQ established in late 2005 (reftel) an entity known as the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),charged with overseeing all bodies bearing the Al Jazeera brand name. On March 1, an Amiri decree announced the estab [...]	2006-03-01 07:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA317	U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...]	2006-03-01 12:38:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA328	Al Jazeera website director to quit; start new [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the Al Jazeera Arabic website, Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud, said he is quitting his Al Jazeera job to take up the chief editorship of an Arabic newspaper called "Al Arab", which will become the fourth Arabic daily newspaper on the Qatari market. Al Mahmoud is the only s [...]	2006-03-02 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA360	NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationality last year came as a welcome surprise to thousands of people whose fate has been uncertain for over a year. Not coincidentally, the decision comes on the hee [...]	2006-03-09 06:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA
06DOHA362	QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in support of their efforts to realize broad political participation in society. Young and old women from various professional backgrounds credited Sheikha Mozah, wife [...]	2006-03-09 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA
06DOHA371	AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (S) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera's reporting/commentary incite violence against the United States?" I did so because I have long heard that Al Jazeera,s broadcasts do exactly this - or, wors [...]	2006-03-12 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA418	ISLAMIC LEADERS DESCRIBE QATAR'S MODERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Islamic scholars describe a prevailing state of tolerance in Qatar. While fundamentalist tendencies exist, followers are not hostile to other members of society. According to these Islamic leaders, the Qatari government's policy of promoting religious moderation has had [...]	2006-03-19 14:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV KISL PTER QA
06DOHA442	WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR [...] (C) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that the Amir of Qatar be invited to call on the President in the White House while he and Sheikha Mozah are in the US for their daughter's graduation from Duke. The [...]	2006-03-23 05:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA
06DOHA456	DOHA ROUNDUP [...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...]	2006-03-26 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI
06DOHA461	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA464	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...] (C) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic thinking on Iran and regional security and commended Qatar for choosing the path of reform, progress, and prosperity. At a brief meeting in the Finance Ministry [...]	2006-03-27 13:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EAID EINV KPAL IZ XF QA
06DOHA465	SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...]	2006-03-27 13:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KNNP QA
06DOHA467	WADAH KHANFAR TAKES THE HELM OF THE AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: PAO met March 27 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera satellite channel. Khanfar discussed his recent appointment as Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, noting that his two mandates are to minimize costs by integrating the infrastructures of the diverse Al Ja [...]	2006-03-27 14:49:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA48	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...]	2006-01-09 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA
06DOHA480	MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMMERCE REMOVED FROM [...] (U) Local papers March 29 announced that the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has been relieved of his ministerial post. The Minister of Finance, Yousef Hussain Kamal, will assume the economic and commercial portfolio on an interim basis, in addition to his present [...]	2006-03-29 14:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN QA
06DOHA5	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]	2006-01-02 09:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA51	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...]	2006-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON
06DOHA524	FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...]	2006-04-06 04:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA
06DOHA526	AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...]	2006-04-06 12:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA552	IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...]	2006-04-10 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA
06DOHA559	FIVE YEARS ON: THE STATUS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN [...] (U) Summary: In 2001, the government of Qatar embarked on an ambitious mission to reform the country's education system. Under the banner of, "Education for a New Era," this initiative, led by the Amir's consort, Sheikha Mozah, aims to comprehensively reform education from kindergarten throug [...]	2006-04-12 11:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL KMPI QA
06DOHA562	U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE [...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...]	2006-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC
06DOHA616	INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S [...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...]	2006-04-20 12:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA

06DOHA670	FOURTH INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: AN "ACADEMIC" EXERCISE [...] Summary. On April 25-27, Qatar held its Fourth Interfaith Dialogue Conference. Representatives from the main monotheistic religions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism--attended. This year's event witnessed notable differences from the previous three conferences. The conference was organized by [...]	2006-05-03 07:39:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IS QA

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