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06DOHA77	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]	2006-01-17 14:53:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC

06DOHA793	AL JAZEERA ACCORDING TO WADAH KHANFAR [...] Summary: (U) On May 21, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) delegation met with Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN) and Managing Director of the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel. Khanfar told the delegation that Al Jazeera, reflecting regional developments, has ent [...]	2006-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA868	A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR [...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...]	2006-06-06 12:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA
06DOHA923	AL JAZEERA PETITIONS IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO RETURN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, told PAO that Al Jazeera has asked the Iraqi government for permission to return to Baghdad and is awaiting a response. He said the decision to replace him as head of Al Jazeera Arabic is unlikely to occur before the end [...]	2006-06-14 10:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DUBAI10	GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met December 27 in Dubai with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) and Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defense General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Ma [...]	2006-01-02 12:28:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PTER XF TC IR IZ SY LE XD SO
06DUBAI1010	DUBAI PORTS WORLD CHAIRMAN: DUBAI CONTROL, BUT NOT PURCHASE, [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) February 25 to seek clarification of DPW's February 24 announcement that it was willing to delay taking over P&O's U.S. operations. Did this mean that DPW's purchase of P&O would be delayed? SBS st [...]	2006-02-25 13:27:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL AE
06DUBAI1067	STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-26 13:45:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD PREL TC
06DUBAI1068	AJMAN FREE ZONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sheikh Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Ajman Free Zone (AFZ),discussed the zone's operations with PolEconoff on January 24. AFZ has been in operation since 1986 and has registered more than 1600 companies. AFZ's registration requirements and due diligence are not stri [...]	2006-02-26 13:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TC
06DUBAI1070	DPW REQUESTS FULL 45-DAY CFIUS REVIEW; ANNOUNCES DELAY IN [...] (U) In a statement (text at para 3) issued February 26, Dubai Ports World (DPW) formally requested that CFIUS initiate "the full 45-day investigation authorized under U.S. law" of the acquisition of P&O Ports North America (POPNA) by DPW. In the statement, DPW announced that it would "voluntar [...]	2006-02-27 08:22:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL AE
06DUBAI1075	AKBAR GANJI'S SENTENCE UP MARCH 17 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 13:39:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IR SOCI
06DUBAI1217	IRAN: ASSEMBLY OF EXPERTS ELECTION UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-04 14:04:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV SOCI IR
06DUBAI1318	DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT MAY NOT KEY PRIORITY FOR IRANIANS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 15:19:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PGOV PREL IR
06DUBAI1319	IRAN'S HOJJATIYEH SOCIETY (C-NES-01487) [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 16:12:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM PINR
06DUBAI1322	IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-11 10:36:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE
06DUBAI1450	COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC TRADE AND EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 09:46:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE
06DUBAI1451	DPW: ANNOUNCMENT ON "MEDIUM" FOR EFFECTING TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) March 14 to ask him to clarify statements he had made earlier (reftel) suggesting that DPW might be exploring a alternative "basis" (other than sale to an existing U.S. company) for divesting itself [...]	2006-03-14 11:29:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE
06DUBAI1452	NEEDLES FOR PRISONERS, AND OTHER DRUG UPDATES FROM IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 12:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR SOCI IR
06DUBAI1455	HEAD OF DUBAI WOMEN'S SHELTER NOT INTIMIDATED BY CRITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sharla Musabih, head of an independent women's shelter in Dubai, dismissed recent public criticism of her shelter by a prominent Sunni cleric, saying it was not a threat to her operation. She said she was trying to schedule a meeting with him to discuss the matter further. The D [...]	2006-03-14 14:11:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI AE
06DUBAI1692	DUBAI AND NORTHERN EMIRATES CONTINUE IPR EFFORTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 13:34:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PGOV ETRD AE
06DUBAI1728	ONE IRANIAN REFORMER'S REACTION TO RECENT U.S. POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 14:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI1729	CHAIRMAN, SECGEN OF NEW UAE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chairman and Secretary General of the new Emirates Human Rights Association said their secular-oriented group had formed in order to offer itself as a secular alternative to an earlier group dominated by "fundamentalists." In a worrisome development, the UAEG had attempted to p [...]	2006-03-22 14:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AE
06DUBAI1807	IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038) [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-26 13:02:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR PREL PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBAI1842	PROTESTING LABORERS AT DUBAI CONSTRUCTION SITE DAMAGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 10:59:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ECIN ASEC PREL ZP AE
06DUBAI1847	DUBAI SHELTER NOT CLOSING [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 10:32:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI AE
06DUBAI1859	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' IRAN MEETINGS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-01 13:50:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SOCI
06DUBAI1873	TEHRAN CHANGING POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-02 07:55:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR
06DUBAI1904	SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:33:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI
06DUBAI1966	BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 13:25:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBAI2012	IRAN'S PRIVATE BANKS: STRICTLY REGULATED BUT PERCEIVED AS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 11:24:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PINR ECON EFIN
06DUBAI2014	ESTONIAN SOLDIER OUT ON BAIL [...] (U) Consul General contacted Netherlands CG April 11 to seek an update on the case involving the Estonian soldier serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan, who was arrested at Sharjah Airport on February 23 for drunkeness and molesting a female police officer. Sharjah's Shari'a court originally [...]	2006-04-11 13:18:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06DUBAI2049	CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE IN IRAN (C-NE5-01218) [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 11:06:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI IR
06DUBAI2076	DUBAI RULER ISSUES NEW PROPERTY LAW [...] On March 15, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR),in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a new property law providing land ownership rights to expatriates and public joint stock companies. The law grants buyers indisputable legal title to property in D [...]	2006-04-12 12:46:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV
06DUBAI2297	CODEL SHAYS MEETS MINISTER OF ECONOMY, DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-23 08:56:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV IR IZ AE
06DUBAI2300	VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-23 13:49:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI2342	IRAN REMAINS DUBAI'S LARGEST EXPORT/RE-EXPORT MARKET [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 11:41:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL IR AE
06DUBAI2597	DUBAI BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWS ON RAFSANJANI [...] (C) Mohammed Mohebi, a UAE national businessman and president-elect of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) in Dubai, told CG over dinner May 2 that his "good friend" Yasser Rafsanjani (son of Expediency Council Chair and former President Rafsanjani) had in recent months provided a good d [...]	2006-05-09 13:40:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI2598	UNODC OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DRUGS, POLITICS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:59:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR IR SOCI
06DUBAI2600	ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 09:52:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY
06DUBAI2656	HEAD OF DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET OFFERS COMMENTS ON GULF STOCK [...] (C) Summary: Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Director General Eissa Kazem told CG May 9 that "decreased liquidity due to IPO's and new stock offerings" was initially the main factor behind the Dubai market's slump (of more than 50 percent) in recent months. DFM's decline was then exacerbated by a [...]	2006-05-14 09:39:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINF ECON AE
06DUBAI2756	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST VIEW OF IRAN AND US POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI2757	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 14:06:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR PHUM
06DUBAI2762	ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 11:02:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY
06DUBAI2819	IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): IRAN-DANA GAS DEAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 14:42:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	AE IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET ENRG
06DUBAI2853	MBR CHARITY ESTABLISHMENT PROMISES TO END COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Bu Melha, SecGen of the MBR Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRE),told CG May 13 that MBRE was partnering on projects in Palestine with Human Appeal Internation (HAI),an Ajman-based organization that he had just heard was problematic for the USG. When CG informed [...]	2006-05-20 13:22:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06DUBAI292	SABA TV DENIED LICENSE TO BROADCAST FROM DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 14:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PINR ECPS IR PGOV SCUL TC
06DUBAI3054	DURING VISIT BY CONGENOFFS, RAS AL-KHAIMAH SHIHUH RENEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 10:15:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS SOCI KDEM MU AE
06DUBAI3131	JEWISH MP: NO CHANGE IN SITUATION FOR IRANIAN JEWS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 15:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI3132	IRAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNOR MAY LEAVE OVER OBJECTION TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to one source, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) may be removed for questioning President Ahmadinejad's request to transfer Iranian government money into private accounts inside and out of the country. The source claims a personal friendship with the gover [...]	2006-05-24 16:00:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON EFIN
06DUBAI326	IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-22 12:26:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC
06DUBAI3263	LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF IRANIAN POLITICAL PRISONER [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 12:51:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI3360	NEXT IPR STEP: COMBATING TRANSSHIPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 13:10:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TC PREL PGOV ZR ECIN ETRD AE
06DUBAI3374	KHOR FAKKAN PORT - A TRANSHIPPMENT HUB [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 17:02:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD ELAB AE IZ IR
06DUBAI347	UAE OFFICIAL PUBLICLY OPPOSES IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (S) Stepping far ahead of the Gulf governments' previous public comments on Iran's nuclear program, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) told reporters while in France (meeting President Chirac) that the UAE was opposed to the acquisition of nuclear capability by Ira [...]	2006-01-24 15:06:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL IR TC
06DUBAI3675	SHARJAH AIRPORT - IRBIS FOLLOW-UP [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 13:13:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE
06DUBAI372	NO HAMAS TV TO BE PERMITTED IN DUBAI [...] (C) On January 25 Consul General contacted Dubai Media City CEO Ahmed Bin Byat, intending to deliver Ref A talking points. As soon as he grasped the nature of the conversation, however, Bin Byat interrupted to express shock that the U.S. would even "imagine" that Hamas would be allowed to set u [...]	2006-01-25 13:43:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPAL KPAO IS
06DUBAI3808	DUBAI ESTABLISHES BIOTECHNOLOGY FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 11:43:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO ETTC SENV TNGD TSPL AE EINV
06DUBAI3902	IRAN AND UAE'S NEW ISLAND DISPUTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-25 13:56:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZP IR AE PARM
06DUBAI3999	POSSIBLE GASOLINE RATIONING IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 13:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD
06DUBAI4047	IRANIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 16:38:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR ZP PGOV PREL KNNP
06DUBAI4105	DIRECTOR OF DUBAI IMMIGRATION DISMISSED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 13:01:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM AE
06DUBAI4108	IRAN SEES SPIES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN JAHANBEGLOO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 14:44:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PREL PHUM PINR
06DUBAI4109	IRAN FORMS NEW FOREIGN RELATIONS STRATEGIC COUNCIL (FRSC) [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 15:00:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL PGOV ZP
06DUBAI4121	IRBIS FOLLOW-UP - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND FUJAIRAH [...] SUMMARY: (C) Poleconoff met with the directors of Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah (RAK),and Fujairah airports in June to follow-up on the closure of Irbis and other UN designated operations belonging to Viktor Bout. Sharjah and RAK airport directors gave assurances that all of Bout's operations had be [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE
06DUBAI4122	EMIRATES SHIPPING LINES INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 14:48:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ETRD AE HK
06DUBAI4123	KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT ACCUSES DUBAI POLICE OF RACIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 15:20:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC SNAR AE IZ ETRD
06DUBAI4348	AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 07:57:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE
06DUBAI4457	IRAN PURGES PROFESSORS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 15:12:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR ECON ELAB
06DUBAI4503	TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 14:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS
06DUBAI4511	DEMONSTRATORS IN DUBAI VOICE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 14:19:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE
06DUBAI4793	STREAMLINING VISA PROCESS FOR IRANIANS WOULD REINFORCE US [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 13:21:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PREL CMGT
06DUBAI4934	DEMONSTRATION NEAR US CONSULATE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 14:38:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE
06DUBAI4992	IRAN TO CONTINUE GASOLINE SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 14:27:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD ZR
06DUBAI4995	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-05 08:30:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PK ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBAI5191	IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 12:07:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE
06DUBAI52	JEWS IN IRAN OKAY, BUT HAMPERED BY GLASS CEILING [...] (C) Summary: According to an Iranian Jewish couple, the situation of Jews in Iran is pretty good, as long as they remain apolitical. They are allowed to worship freely. The main drawback of being an Iranian Jew is the inability to move up in jobs with the Iranian government. End Summary. Ira [...]	2006-01-03 13:51:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR PHUM PINR PGOV
06DUBAI522	PREPARATIONS IN IRAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-05 12:57:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR TBIO TU PGOV WHO KSTH ECON KFLU
06DUBAI523	IRANIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO IAEA VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-05 13:10:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBAI5246	IRPO: THE STATUS OF IRAN'S ASSYRIAN AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 13:03:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR
06DUBAI5247	IRANIAN DELEGATION VISITS RAS AL KHAIMAH FREE TRADE ZONE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 13:07:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON AE IR
06DUBAI528	FIGHTING DRUG ADDICTION AND HIV/AIDS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 07:40:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV SNAR SOCI IR
06DUBAI53	IRAN'S OIL MINISTRY FROM THE INSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to several contacts, employees of Iran's Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) are relatively satisfied with the selection of the new Oil Minister. At the same time, they were confused by President Ahmadinejad's promises to root out what he termed as th [...]	2006-01-03 13:51:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PINR ECON EPET
06DUBAI5323	UAEG OFFICIALS DISCUSS UAE-IRAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-20 14:33:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR ECON EFIN AE
06DUBAI5421	IRPO: AUGUST 2006 ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-26 12:59:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR ECON EFIN
06DUBAI543	IRANIANS CLAIM NUCLEAR CRISIS HELPS GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 12:08:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBAI5462	IRPO: LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 08:06:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS LE PGOV PINR PTER
06DUBAI5512	IRPO: IRAN'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE DISASTROUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 13:11:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR ECON EFIN ELAB
06DUBAI566	UZBEK CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Uzbekistan's Consul General in Dubai, Bakhityor Madaev, discussed with PolEconoff January 23 Trafficking in Persons and related issues. He reported that Uzbekistan prosecutes traffickers and restricts travel of single women to the UAE, but that Neighboring states are used as mean [...]	2006-02-07 09:09:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SOCI KCRM ECON PHUM TC UZ KZ KG
06DUBAI5780	ECONOMIC MINISTER ENDORSES FTA, LOOKS FOR UPSIDE OF DPW [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Economy and Planning, spoke to Dubai's American Business Council (ABC) September 13. In prepared remarks, she affirmed the UAE's commitment to free trade, and said a bilateral FTA with the US would benefit both the US and UAE. During th [...]	2006-09-14 12:50:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ECIN ETRD AE
06DUBAI583	REFORMERS IN IRAN TRYING TO REGROUP [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 07:58:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV IR PREL
06DUBAI6051	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 05:40:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PK ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBAI6054	EMIRATES AND DPWORLD LEADERS OUTLINE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 12:47:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV PREL AE
06DUBAI6065	IRAN HINTING AT TEMPORARY SUSPENSION? [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 13:40:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR KNNP
06DUBAI6157	DUBAI CUSTOMS INCREASES PORT SECURITY WITH DHS AND DOE [...] (SBU) On August 27, a joint Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy delegation, led by Todd Horton, Customs and Border Protection, Container Security Initiative (CSI) Branch Chief, met with the Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Butti Ahmed to discuss enhancing the effect [...]	2006-10-01 07:39:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL AE
06DUBAI6881	CUSTOMS OPERATIONS IN THE EMIRATE OF AJMAN [...] Summary. On November 8 the director general of Ajman Port and Customs discussed customs operations in the Emirate of Ajman with PolEconoffs. Ajman customs has 12 officers who enforce UAE federal customs regulations and collect Ajman customs duties. Customs officers are said to inspect nearly 25 [...]	2006-11-21 13:42:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EWWT ECON AE
06DUBAI6884	IRANIAN DHOW TRADE WITH DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 10:39:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT PGOV IR AE
06DUBAI6903	FORMER SECRETARY POWELL AND UAE VICE PRESIDENT/DUBAI RULER [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS KPAL AE
06DUBAI6919	IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): DANA GAS: EXISTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 14:05:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IR AE
06DUBAI6925	DUBAI HOSTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONVENTION [...] Dubai hosted the fourth Global Environmental Youth Convention (GEYC) December 9-13, to promote environmental awareness among youth. Dubai Municipality worked with the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Sweden's Lund University and the Euro-Arab Cooperatio [...]	2006-12-13 13:51:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV AE
06DUBAI6926	AIR FORCE SECRETARY WYNNE DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH UAE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 14:32:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AF LE AE

06DUBAI6928	PHILIP MORRIS CONVEYS IPR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 14:45:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV KIPR PGOV PREL ETRD IZ AE
06DUBAI6929	DP WORLD SELLS U.S. PORT OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 16:01:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN EINV ETRD PINS TRSY EWWT AE
06DUBAI6939	DHOW TRADE BETWEEN THE UAE AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:24:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT PGOV PINS AE SO
06DUBAI6940	RAS AL KHAIMAH SHEIKH DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, FREE TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:27:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM AE
06DUBAI695	IRAN'S REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES: HIGH PRICES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 14:16:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR ECON PINR PGOV
06DUBAI6954	DUBAI CUSTOMS DIRECTOR PRAISES COOPERATION, ASKS SENATOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 11:43:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC AE
06DUBAI730	IN IRAN, CARTOON CONTROVERSY SIMMERS BUT DOESN'T BOIL OVER [...] (U) Summary: In response to the publishing of "blasphemous" cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of European newspapers, Tehran has recalled its ambassador to Denmark and announced a cut in all trade ties with the country. Denmark pulled its diplomats out of Iran due to unspecified thre [...]	2006-02-14 14:05:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI
06DUBAI852	WOMEN'S RIGHT IN IRAN ON SLOW DECLINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-19 09:01:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR SOCI SCUL
06DUBAI857	IRANIAN OIL MINISTER TO RENEGOTIATE UAE GAS DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 06:33:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TC IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET
06DUBAI992	AS PRIME MINISTER, MBR SIGNALS NEW HANDS-ON APPROACH [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 13:34:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TC PGOV SOCI
06DUBLIN1	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA THOMAS FRISHE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, Thomas T. Frishe, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to Shannon, Ireland, from January 12 to 13, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to perform surveillance on World Airways in accordance with National [...]	2006-01-04 08:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA EI
06DUBLIN1020	EMERGING CONSTRAINTS ON U.S. MILITARY TRANSITS AT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although supportive of continued U.S. military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on U.S. operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities ov [...]	2006-09-05 14:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN1044	IRELAND'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) On September 7, Ireland's first female Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste),Mary Harney, unexpectedly resigned as leader of the Progressive Democrats (PD) party, the center-right, minor partner in the governing coalition led by the Fianna Fail party. Harney had been PD leader for nearly 13 [...]	2006-09-08 13:30:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN1046	GOI APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON USG DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 17:06:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER EI
06DUBLIN1068	JUSTICE MINISTER APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) On September 13, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern appointed as Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) the new leader of the Progressive Democrats (PD) party and current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell. (In Ireland, the leader of the minority party in a coa [...]	2006-09-14 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN1078	GOI OPEN TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON SHANNON MILAIR [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As a follow-up to Post's September August 30 meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding emerging constraints on U.S. milair transits at Shannon Airport (reftel),DATT, pol/econ chief, and poloff met with Irish Departme [...]	2006-09-15 11:48:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN1111	IRELAND AND THE UN HRC: DARFUR IS THE HIGHEST [...] (C) The Irish Government largely agrees with USG views on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),but sees Darfur as the highest priority for the HRC's second session, according to Eamon MacAodha, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counsellor for Human Rights, to whom Pol/Econ Section Chief deliv [...]	2006-09-27 15:08:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN EI
06DUBLIN1118	IRELAND BASKS IN RYDER CUP AFTERGLOW [...] Ireland is basking this week in the success of the September 22-24 Ryder Cup golf tournament held outside Dublin, an event that brought unprecedented international exposure to the country as a tourist destination and economic success. According to Failte Ireland, the state tourism agency, th [...]	2006-09-29 11:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SOCI EI
06DUBLIN1119	IRISH PRIME MINISTER DEFLECTS CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] In response to information leaked to the press from a confidential tribunal, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern SIPDIS has revealed that he received euro 50,000 in loans from twelve personal friends in 1993 and 1994 while he was Minister of Finance. However, he declared that the [...]	2006-09-29 13:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IE
06DUBLIN1122	UP AND AWAY WITH AER LINGUS FLOTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The privatization of Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline, is all but complete, with the Government expected to reduce its share in the carrier from 85 percent to 25 percent following the October 2 stock market flotation. Informal trading has already pushed Aer Lingus shares [...]	2006-09-29 15:17:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EI
06DUBLIN1137	IRISH PRIME MINISTER DEFUSES POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 3, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern defused a weeklong political crisis by admitting to parliament that his acceptance of payments from business friends in 1993-4 had been an error in judgment. Ahern's statement preserved his Fianna Fail party's governing coalition [...]	2006-10-04 15:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN1140	IRELAND SEEKS USG ASSURANCES ON AIRLINE PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Ireland would appreciate written USG assurance that airline passenger data to be provided this week to U.S. authorities by Aer Lingus would be treated under the guidelines of the lapsed 2004 U.S.-EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement, Robin McKay, Irish Department of Transport Princi [...]	2006-10-05 11:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECPS PINR EI
06DUBLIN1145	IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October 3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian Affa [...]	2006-10-06 13:36:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP EI
06DUBLIN1156	IRISH RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] Charge met with Michael Collins, International Affairs Advisor to the Taoiseach (Prime Minister),on October 10 to present demarche on North Korea's announced nuclear weapons test (reftel). 2. Collins expressed Ireland's concern, noting that the Government of Ireland has a long history of [...]	2006-10-10 15:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM EI
06DUBLIN118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SEAN CREIGHTON [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Creighton, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from February 24 to March 3, 2006 and to Galway, Ireland, from March 3 to 10, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to inspected medical device manufacturer [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA GM EI
06DUBLIN1189	HOLDING PATTERN FOR RYANAIR TAKEOVER BID OF AER [...] (SBU) Summary: As Ryanair's takeover bid for Aer Lingus has slowed over the past week, Irish attention has focused on the approach that EU Commission competition authorities will take toward the envisioned merger. Ryanair now holds a 19-percent stake in Aer Lingus, with the Government retaini [...]	2006-10-16 09:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECON EI
06DUBLIN119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees Daniel Smiley, Michael J. Sammartion and Robert F. Everson to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from April 17 to 24, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the NAM/EUR ATFM Task Force Conference. 2. P [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR EI
06DUBLIN120	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DHS/TSA SPECIALISTS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Senior Aviation Security Inspectors Gregory Kurver and Kevin Paul Cahill to travel to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland, from March 06 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to perform airport and air carrier [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS EAIR ASEC PTER OTRA EI
06DUBLIN121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DR. HARFORD [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Joe Harford, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Dublin and Galway, Ireland, from February 28 to March 5, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the Irish Association for Cancer Research Co [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA MO EI
06DUBLIN122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HHS/FDA MARIBETH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Maribeth Grattan, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from March 3 to 10, 2006 and to Tullamore, Ireland, from March 10 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to Dublin is to conduct and inspection of H [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TPHY TBIO OTRA FR EI
06DUBLIN128	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HHS/FDA ARTHUR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Arthur Williams, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Cork, Ireland, from February 25 to March 3, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to inspect one medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs Good Manufacturing P [...]	2006-02-06 09:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN1284	THE AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 discussion, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern did a tour d'horizon of key bilateral issues. Ahern: -- urged bilateral cooperation to avoid "surprises" regarding U.S. military use of Shannon Airport; -- noted that the Irish Cabinet had charged [...]	2006-11-03 12:58:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PREF EI
06DUBLIN130	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL GOULDING AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Hugh Goulding and Todd Madison to travel to Shannon, Ireland from February 7 through February 12, 2006. Purpose of visit is to participate in protective support activites for First Lady Laura Bush. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Ter [...]	2006-02-07 13:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN132	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DR. MARTINO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Robert Martino, Senior Investigator, Center for Information Technology, NIH, to travel to Dublin and Cork, Ireland, from February 28 to March 11, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to conduct site visits of Trinity College Medical School, in Dubli [...]	2006-02-07 14:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN1326	IRELAND TO WRITE OFF NEARLY ALL IRAQI DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 08:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IZ EI
06DUBLIN134	IRELAND TACITLY FAVORS VOSS FOR ICAO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ireland supports U.S. candidate Bill Voss' bid for the post of ICAO Secretary General, according to Robin McKay, Department of Transport Principal Officer for Aviation Regulation and International Relations, to whom Post delivered ref A demarche on February 2. Ongoing discussions among [...]	2006-02-07 17:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR ICAO AU BE NL SZ IR EI
06DUBLIN1342	TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 11:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI
06DUBLIN1359	AER LINGUS CEO PRESSES FOR BILATERAL OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 21 discussion with the Ambassador, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion recommended bilateral talks to establish U.S.-Ireland Open Skies, with a view to providing Aer Lingus additional access to the U.S. market. Mannion said that he and the Irish Government doubted that [...]	2006-11-24 15:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL EI
06DUBLIN136	IRISH RESPONSE TO POLIO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 11:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO WHO EI
06DUBLIN1378	IRELAND SHARES EU CONCERNS ON WHO SECRETARIAT AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO EI
06DUBLIN1379	IRELAND PUZZLED BY FRENCH COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 17:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EI
06DUBLIN138	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI INTELLIGENCE ANALYST [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Mark Fitterer and Mark Bullock to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 15 through February 17, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations with the Garda Siochana. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telep [...]	2006-02-08 12:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN1384	IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Stephen Dawson, Deputy Director of Middle East Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, on December 4. Dawson agreed that the political equation in Iran is fundamentally skewed and undemocratic, though Ireland would not view the election of the Assembly [...]	2006-12-04 16:56:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV IR IE
06DUBLIN1389	IRELAND SEES UNCERTAINTY IN U.S.-EU NEXT STEPS ON [...] Ireland saw the U.S. Department of Transportation's December 5 decision to withdraw its proposal on foreign investment in U.S. carriers as a step that lent clarity to U.S.-EU air transport negotiations, according to Fintan Towey, Acting Principal Officer for Aviation Regulations and Internati [...]	2006-12-06 15:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN139	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRELAND DESK OFFICER MIKE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Mike O'Malley to travel to Dublin, Ireland for February 13 and February 14, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations regarding the Walsh Visa Program. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is POL OMS Timothy Markley, office telephone 3 [...]	2006-02-08 13:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN1393	TERRORIST LISTS: IRELAND [...] (SBU) Ireland does not maintain a nationalist list of banned terrorist entities. Under the 1939 Offenses Against the State Act, the Irish Government is empowered to issue a "suppression order" against unlawful organizations. (The legislation can be found at www.irishstatutebook.ie. Click o [...]	2006-12-08 15:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PTER PREL EI
06DUBLIN1395	IRELAND'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref A - D demarches on December 7 to Mary Connery, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland continues to support work aimed at lifting the arms embargo on China, though does not expect a relaxation of the current embargo to emerge from the GAE [...]	2006-12-08 16:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PGOV PHUM IE
06DUBLIN1396	NEXT STEPS ON TFTP: IRELAND TAKES HARD LINE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ireland's Data Protection Commission and Department of Finance have taken a hard line in support of the Article 29 Report criticizing financial data transfers under the SWIFT program. Both the Commission and the Department support U.S.-EU cooperation on tracking terrorism financ [...]	2006-12-08 18:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN1397	GENEROUS 2007 GOI BUDGET HAS 2007 ELECTIONS IN MIND [...] On December 6, Finance Minister Brian Cowen presented the Irish Government's budget for 2007, a generous package of tax cuts and social spending increases that will likely enhance the appeal of the governing Fianna Fail party ahead of Ireland's 2007 general elections. The budget included ben [...]	2006-12-08 19:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN1403	TRANSPORT MINISTER WANTS CLARITY ON U.S.-EU CIVAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 discussion with Transport Minister Martin Cullen, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's continuing commitment to conclude the U.S.-EU air transport agreement, while noting that the USG was not prepared to pursue bilateral Open Skies options with Ireland. Cullen [...]	2006-12-12 17:33:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN1415	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 16:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR EI
06DUBLIN1416	IRELAND TO CONSIDER EXPANDED ISAF CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Ireland, a NATO Partnership for Peace member, is committed to maintaining its presence in ISAF (now four officers and three non-commissioned officers in Kabul),but would have to consider contributing additional personnel in the context of constraints on Ireland's current and planned peac [...]	2006-12-15 16:18:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO PINS AG EI
06DUBLIN149	GOI THOUGHTS ON PEACE PROCESS AND SAINT PATRICK'S [...] (C) Begin Summary. On January 30, the Taoiseach, the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, and other senior Irish officials told Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss that the GOI would like to see the Northern Ireland institutions restored in 2006 on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement. The f [...]	2006-02-10 11:26:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP
06DUBLIN150	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPERATIONS OFFICER PAUL BAYER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Operations Officer Paul Bayer to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 23 through February 26, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations with RSO regarding upcoming projects. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, [...]	2006-02-10 12:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC
06DUBLIN156	IRELAND STILL IN STEP WITH THE UNITED STATES ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 15:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN16	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARTER DIGGS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Carter Diggs, Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 11 to 15, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to participate in a Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by Development Cooperation [...]	2006-01-10 14:42:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA EI
06DUBLIN162	IRELAND: UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON LEGISLATIVE [...] Ref A requested an assessment of the level of activity in Ireland regarding the ratification of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. According to Department of Foreig [...]	2006-02-14 15:16:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO EI
06DUBLIN181	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA SA RONALD GEER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for SA Ronald Geer to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 21 through February 22, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend Ambassador's reception. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telephone 353 1 630-6215, [...]	2006-02-17 14:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN185	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for USSS John Gill to travel to Shannon, Ireland for February 21 and 22, 2006. Purpose of visit is to participate in protective support activites for POTUS. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telephone 353 1 630-6215, [...]	2006-02-21 11:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN186	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for USSS David Rosser, Preston Fairlamb, Michelle Coleman, John Marengo, William Smarr, Terry Bank, John Lockwood, Jeremy Casey, John Shirley, Jason Sturdivant, Frank Walkup and Robert Donovan to travel to Shannon, Ireland for February 22 through Ma [...]	2006-02-21 11:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN196	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RFMS DIRECT CONNECT TRAINING [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Robin Faass, Jacques Anime, Brandee Thacker, and Aldo Bottari to travel to Dublin, Ireland from March 11 through April 8, 2006. Purpose of visit is to provide training on the Web-based version of RFMS/Momentum. 2. Embassy Control Officer [...]	2006-02-24 11:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA
06DUBLIN198	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Fradkin, M.D., Director, Polly Sager, Ph.D., Assistant Director and Philip Budashewitz,R.Ph. to travel to Dublin, Ireland for the dates noted in Reftel. Purpose of visit is to meet with Irish and Northern Ireland counterparts to discuss [...]	2006-02-24 11:31:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI UK
06DUBLIN201	IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 14:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER EI
06DUBLIN202	GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND WILL NOT OPPOSE EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 14:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN206	IRELAND/UN: VENEZUELA, THE PEACEBUILDING [...] (C) Like the United States, Ireland believes that Venezuela would bring neither strength nor diplomatic credentials to the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counselor and First [...]	2006-02-28 09:14:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC GT VE EI
06DUBLIN207	CIRA/RIRA TERRORISTS: BOMBS FOR HIRE? [...] (C) Summary. Over the last year, Dublin criminal and drug gangs upgraded from guns to pipe bombs in their quest for turf supremacy. The police suspect that drug barons are now hiring the skills of the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) and Real IRA (RIRA) explosives experts to target an [...]	2006-02-28 13:04:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR CJUS KPAO KCRM EI
06DUBLIN213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF DR. MARK SUSKIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Suskin, Head, NSF Europe Office, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from March 5 to 7, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the Science Foundation of Ireland Physics Panel Meeting. 2. Per reftel, post understands that no assistance is [...]	2006-02-28 16:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD TPHY OTRA KSCA EI
06DUBLIN216	IRELAND: TO DEFER TO EU PRESIDENCY FOR VENEZUELAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 08:19:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PHUM PREL VE EI
06DUBLIN226	IRELAND: LOVE ULSTER RALLY PROVOKES DUBLIN RIOTS [...] Summary. On February 25, Dublin witnessed rioting on a scale not seen in the city in over 30 years. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, however. The riots effectively canceled a planned march organized by Northern Ireland Unionist groups to lobby against what they perceive as gove [...]	2006-03-02 15:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP
06DUBLIN23	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees: Leon Alfred Awalt, Principal Avionics Inspector and Dennis Ray Tom, Principal Operations Inspector, to travel to Shannon, Ireland, from January 24 to 25, 2006. Purpose of the visit is [...]	2006-01-11 16:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA EI
06DUBLIN235	SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...]	2006-03-07 11:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM
06DUBLIN249	IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON ODIHR'S BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-09 17:23:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL BE EI
06DUBLIN25	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF DR. CAROLINE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation (NSF) Official, Dr. Caroline Wardle, Senior Science Advisor to travel to Cork, Ireland, from January 18 to 22, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend an advisory board meeting of the Cork Constraint Computation Centre [...]	2006-01-12 10:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF EI
06DUBLIN252	IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...]	2006-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI
06DUBLIN253	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COMSEC AUDITOR WILLIAM MILLS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for William Mills to travel to Dublin, Ireland for March 31 through April 5, 2006. Purpose of visit is to audit posts' COMSEC accounts. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is IMS Jack Swope, office telephone 353 1 630-6209, home telephon [...]	2006-03-10 15:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ACKM ACOA KRIM OTRA
06DUBLIN255	CHARGES AGAINST SHANNON PROTESTORS DROPPED [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 16:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PTER EI
06DUBLIN256	IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 16:59:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS EI
06DUBLIN258	IRELAND: DELAYS IN SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 17:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN26	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EPA JAMES ALWOOD [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official, James Alwood, Director, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPT) to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 23 to 24, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to make a presentation and participate in a panel discussion at [...]	2006-01-12 10:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA EI
06DUBLIN262	IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]	2006-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV RALPH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs personnel: Ralph Henry Castain to travel to Cork, Ireland, from April 1 to 8, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to present talks on resilient computing [...]	2006-03-14 09:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR TRGY KSCA OTRA KNNP EI
06DUBLIN270	IRELAND: EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME FOR ANS SHOULD [...] The EUROCONTROL draft regulation on the Common Charging Scheme for Air Navigation Services (ANS) is evolving toward a version that would protect exemptions of state aircraft from ANS fees, according to Fintan Towey, Department of Transport Principal Officer for Aviation Security, to whom embof [...]	2006-03-14 15:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN
06DUBLIN274	TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 14:16:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC EI
06DUBLIN275	BELARUS: IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S.-EU COORDINATION, [...] (SBU) Ireland agrees strongly with U.S. points on the continuing importance of U.S.-EU coordination in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the March 19 presidential election in Belarus, according to Ruadhri Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Russia and Eastern Europe [...]	2006-03-15 14:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EI
06DUBLIN277	PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...]	2006-03-16 17:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR
06DUBLIN28	COUNTRY CLEARANCE DEE O'HAIR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) officer, Dee O'Hair, Senior Attorney, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 16 to 20, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct voluntary testimonies related to SEC investigation. 2. Embassy control [...]	2006-01-12 11:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EFIN EI
06DUBLIN29	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USCBP OFFICIALS ROSS AND SAVA [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Naoman Ross, Program Manager and Jennifer Sava, Director, Preclearance OPS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 17 to 20, 2006. Purpose of visit is meet with Post officials, air carriers and Dublin Airport Authority regarding facility [...]	2006-01-12 11:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN292	IRELAND AWAITING INFORMATION ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 18:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PREL IN EI
06DUBLIN293	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON SYRIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 10:25:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI
06DUBLIN3	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS EMPLOYEE KIMBERLY [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Kimberly Weissman to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 25 through January 30, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend the Holiday World Travel and Tourism Show and educate attendees abour US visit entry and exit procedures. 2. Embassy te [...]	2006-01-04 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN30	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USCBP OFFICIALS MCKEVITT AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen McKevitt, Acting Director, Field Programs, OFO and Dominique V. Boisseau, Program Manager, OFO Field and Resource Management, Field Programs to travel to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland, from January 17 to 26, 2006. Purpose of visit is to c [...]	2006-01-12 11:46:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN306	IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 17:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IZ PREL EI
06DUBLIN310	IRISH RESPONSE TO WAR CRIMES CHAMBER DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 11:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN312	GOVERNMENTS WILL RECALL NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY [...] (C) On March 23, Michael Collins, the Taoiseach's senior foreign affairs advisor, briefed Ambassador Kenny on next steps in the peace process, and thanked the President for a productive Saint Patrick's Day. He said that the Taoiseach and PM Blair plan to issue a joint statement April 6 in Arm [...]	2006-03-27 11:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EI UK
06DUBLIN313	IRELAND CONSIDERING REDEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPERS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. On March 23, the DCM met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady regarding GOI plans for the potential redistribution of its peacekeeping forces by the end o [...]	2006-03-28 07:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO PGOV PREL EI SU XY
06DUBLIN314	IRELAND SUPPORTS VISA BAN ON LUKASHENKA [...] (C) Ireland supports an extended visa/travel ban on Lukashenka and other officials associated with the fraudulent March 19 Belarusian elections, in line with discussions at the March 24 EU leaders meeting, according to Conleth Brady, acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Desk Officer for [...]	2006-03-28 11:19:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EI
06DUBLIN315	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO AUDIT IN DUBLIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO Auditor Clifford Mecklenburg to travel to Dublin, Ireland from April 22 through May 1, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct audit. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Facility Manager Gil Serrao office telephone 353 1 630 [...]	2006-03-28 12:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KPWR
06DUBLIN33	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USSS EMPLOYEES [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Secret Service employees, Jonathan Heslep and William Gage to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 14 to 18, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to meet with Garda Law Enforcement and Embassy Officials. 2. Per reftel, post understands that [...]	2006-01-12 14:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN332	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Comptroller General David Walker and Donald Drach to travel to Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland from April 10 through April 14, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend the annual meeting of Auditor's General Global Working Group. 2. Embassy Contro [...]	2006-03-30 10:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN334	IRELAND OKAY WITH COMMISSION ODA COORDINATION [...] Summary: In a wide-ranging March 23 discussion prompted by reftels A and B, officials at Irish Aid (formerly Development Cooperation Ireland): -- noted that Ireland contributed euro 59 million in 2005 to the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, raising Irish overseas development assistance [...]	2006-03-30 14:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN MCC KPAO EI

06DUBLIN335	IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS ON MICROSOFT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 14:57:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EUN EI
06DUBLIN338	IRELAND ESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC EI
06DUBLIN34	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO OES/OMC DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to OES/OMC Deputy Director Stetson Tinkham to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 17 to 18, 2006. Purpose of visit is to discuss Atlantic salmon issues with Post and local officials. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit is Econ Officer [...]	2006-01-12 14:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS OTRA XT EI
06DUBLIN342	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:50:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI
06DUBLIN349	IRELAND: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] On March 22, emboff approached Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Brian Cahalane regarding the Independent Inquiry SIPDIS Committee's (IIC) investigation of three Irish companies implicated in the UN's Oil-for-Food (OFF) program scanda [...]	2006-04-03 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KFIN PGOV IZ EI
06DUBLIN356	IRELAND STICKS TO "SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP" ON [...] Summary: Biannual negotiations on a new national wage agreement are underway among labor, employers and the Government, the so-called "Social Partnership" process that has underpinned Ireland's past economic success, but which some commentators increasingly view as anachronistic. The agr [...]	2006-04-04 16:19:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EI
06DUBLIN36	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOJ MARY TROLAND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mary Troland to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 16 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to meet with Embassy officials on an extradition matter. 2. Per reftel, post understands that no assistance is required. Embassy telephone numbe [...]	2006-01-13 13:40:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA UK EI
06DUBLIN361	GOI APPROVES STOCK FLOAT FOR AER LINGUS, BUT DOES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5, the Irish Government Cabinet followed through on an earlier decision to privatize Aer Lingus, the national airline, by approving a stock flotation, but left key questions unanswered, such as when the transaction would take place. The level of union support for the [...]	2006-04-06 16:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN362	IRISH CROWD MOVED BY "THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary. On April 5, an emboff attended the Amnesty International sponsored public screening of "The Road to Guantanamo" and a following Q&A session with former Guantanamo detainees, Rhuhel Ahmed, and Shafiq Rasul. The film is a docu-drama that presents a damning account of USG treatment of [...]	2006-04-06 16:57:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC KPAO PINR PHUM MARR MOPS PINS
06DUBLIN371	IRELAND QUESTIONS NEED FOR NAME CHANGE OF [...] (C) On April 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Assistant Principal Officer for Primary Health Care (Post's primary POC on AI),who responded on April 7 that Ireland would attend an EU Friends of the Presidency meeting in Brussels on April 11 t [...]	2006-04-07 15:05:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN372	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE POLICE TRAINERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 16:52:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EI IZ JO KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBLIN374	GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...]	2006-04-07 17:15:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN383	IRELAND REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUARTET AND ENDORSES [...] (C) On April 7th, reftel points were delivered by emboff to Department of Foreign Affairs Gulf and North Africa Section Deputy Regional Director Paul Gunning. Gunning reaffirmed that the Government of Ireland's (GOI) is not engaged with any communication with Hamas and will continue to suppo [...]	2006-04-11 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IS FR EI
06DUBLIN391	IRELAND MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ireland supports the unconditional renewal of the EU's common position on Burma, said James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Political Division, to whom Emboff delivered reftel points on April 12. Additionally, he informed Emboff that [...]	2006-04-12 17:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM EAID EU PHUM PREF EI
06DUBLIN40	EMBASSY DUBLIN AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] American Embassy Dublin has the advantage of being located in an administratively and technically advanced host nation. The Irish Government has actively participated in the US-led global planning efforts for Avian Influenza (AI) and has developed an AI- specific contingency plan that tracks wi [...]	2006-01-13 15:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO
06DUBLIN400	IRELAND SHARES U.S VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ireland will not support countries seeking membership to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) that have been sanctioned by the UN Security Council for human rights violations, said Eamonn MacAodha, Director of the Human Rights Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to whom Emboff d [...]	2006-04-13 17:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR OPDC PHUM UNGA EI
06DUBLIN401	IRELAND PLANNING A REDUCTION OF THE QRF IN [...] (C) Summary. On April 12th, POL/ECON Chief and DATT met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady and Deputy Director Brian Cahalane and separately with Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and Desk Officer Louise Hartigan regarding t [...]	2006-04-13 18:34:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR NATO UN LI EI SW
06DUBLIN42	IRISH-IRAQI RESIDENT RETURNS TO DUBLIN AFTER IRAQ [...] (C) On December 24, the leader of the opposition in Ireland called the Ambassador seeking information about the detention in Baghdad of Ahmed Abbas Naji Khursheed, the brother of Irish citizen Dr. Nizar Naji Khursheed (an MD practicing in respiratory care in Ireland). Emboff met with the now [...]	2006-01-13 18:03:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ EI
06DUBLIN420	POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 17:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KCRM PREL PTER CVIS EI KJUS
06DUBLIN43	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SANTIAGO RICH III [...] (SBU) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to OBO/OM/FAC Maintenance Support Branch Chief Santiago Rich III to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 28 to February 01, 2006. Purpose of visit is to consult with post management and the FM regarding the establishment and integration of [...]	2006-01-17 08:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT ASEC EI
06DUBLIN444	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OVP ADVANCE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for lead advance Jesse Suskin to travel to Shannon, Ireland from April 28 through April 29, 2006. Purpose of visit is OVP advance 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Ernest Parkin, office telephone 353 1 668-8777 x 2232, home tel [...]	2006-04-25 12:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN455	POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 15:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EI
06DUBLIN467	IRELAND AND THE SWEDISH EXAMPLE: SUSPICIONS ON [...] (C) Post read reftel with interest, having confronted similar sensitivity from the Irish Government over a criminal deportation flight in late 2005 that was originally scheduled to transit Ireland. At the time, we quietly informed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the charter flight [...]	2006-04-27 16:42:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW EI
06DUBLIN469	NO IRISH MOVEMENT ON SUA PROTOCOLS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 10:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EI
06DUBLIN470	IRELAND LIKELY TO SIGN RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 13:10:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ IE
06DUBLIN473	NO IRISH SUPPORT FOR IRAN ON HRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 18:54:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EI
06DUBLIN48	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USAID/DCHA/OFDA BART [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Disaster Operations Specialist Bart Deemer to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 20 to 22, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to monitor emergency relief initiatives of USAID implementing partner goal. 2. Per reftel, post under [...]	2006-01-18 11:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EI
06DUBLIN487	IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 17:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI
06DUBLIN493	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING AND CBP WITH AER [...] Summary: In a May 2 meeting with Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion, the Ambassador advocated Boeing aircraft for the carrier's long-haul needs and sought Mannion's help in pushing the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to upgrade U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Ireland. Mannion [...]	2006-05-04 15:16:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD EI
06DUBLIN500	IRELAND SUPPORTS LTTE DESIGNATION, BUT DOUBTFUL ON [...] (C) On May 4 emboff delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Deputy Director James McIntyre and UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Maurice Biggar. McIntyre said that Ireland shares SIPDIS USG concern over the deteriorating situation in Sr [...]	2006-05-05 11:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL CE EI
06DUBLIN501	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 14:04:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI
06DUBLIN519	IRELAND AWAITING EU DISCUSSION ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 17:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO EI
06DUBLIN529	IRISH HESITANT BUT OPEN TO TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (C) On May 11, emboff met to discuss reftel matters with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Department of Justice Head of Division Michael Walsh. Bassett and Walsh initially met with hesitation emboff's proposal to establish a Framework [...]	2006-05-12 11:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL EUN EI
06DUBLIN530	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...]	2006-05-12 15:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06DUBLIN531	IRISH RESIDENT IS JEM OFFICIAL [...] (C) On May 11, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section Director Pauline Conway. Conway said that the GOI through an EU statement has called on the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to reach a peace agreement with the GOS. She expresse [...]	2006-05-12 16:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU PINR EI
06DUBLIN533	IRELAND WORKING ON PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR PANDEMIC [...] On May 8, Post delivered ref A demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Principal Officer for Public Health, who is Post's primary GOI contact on avian influenza (AI). Cody noted that she would reconnect with Post regarding any GOI questions on ref A materials. She also fo [...]	2006-05-12 18:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV EI
06DUBLIN54	IRELAND SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] (C) Ireland fully supports the EU-3's intention to request that the IAEA Board of Governors report Iran's nuclear safeguard violations to the UNSC, said Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, to whom Post delivered reftel demar [...]	2006-01-19 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN555	PUBLIC DEBATE ON RENDITION AND SHANNON CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: A May 9 seminar on rendition and torture hosted by Amnesty International Irish Section and the Irish Centre for Human Rights focused on the USG's use of Shannon Airport and the CIA's alleged practice of leasing civilian planes to circumvent authorities. Debate at the seminar hi [...]	2006-05-18 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EUN EAIR KTIA EI MARR MOPS
06DUBLIN559	OPTIMISM ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES: DOT U/S SHANE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen and the Ambassador, U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Jeffrey Shane expressed optimism about concluding the U.S.-EU air services agreement this autumn. He believed that the U.S. Administration's efforts t [...]	2006-05-19 12:30:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAIR EINV EI
06DUBLIN562	AFGHANIS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRISH CHURCH [...] Summary. According to official sources and press reports, 41 Afghani asylum seekers began a hunger/thirst strike in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral to protest perceived pending deportations. Since the strike began on May 12, eight of the all male group have been admitted to a hosp [...]	2006-05-19 17:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI
06DUBLIN564	IRISH ROLE IN AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS) [...] (C) On May 18, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section First Secretary Anne Byrne. Byrne said that the GOI supports the Darfur Peace Agreement and the African Union's push for a transition to a UN peacekeeping force. She added that Irel [...]	2006-05-19 19:56:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI EAID SU EI
06DUBLIN565	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT TO [...] During the May 17-18 European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) in Dublin, delegates voted unanimously to transform the organization into an "International Transport Forum." The new organization would be more global in scope and less Eurocentric. (The ECMT currently has 43 member [...]	2006-05-22 11:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL EI
06DUBLIN566	IRELAND IN LINE WITH EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 11:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI
06DUBLIN57	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN UK PA
06DUBLIN578	IRELAND WELCOMES THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 17:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EI
06DUBLIN582	AFGHANI HUNGER STRIKE IN IRELAND ENDS WITHOUT [...] (U) On May 20, a seven-day hunger/thirst strike instigated by 41 Afghani asylum seekers ended peacefully and without major incident. Per reftel, this group of men sought refuge in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in a bid to strengthen their asylum cases. (None actually faced immed [...]	2006-05-24 12:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI
06DUBLIN6	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for SA Jonathan Heslep and SA William Gage to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 14 through January 18, 2006. Purpose of visit is to meet with post personnel and Garda Siochana. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office te [...]	2006-01-05 09:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN60	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND [...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...]	2006-01-20 13:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI
06DUBLIN609	IRELAND SUPPORTS A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 10:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV OSCE RU GG EI
06DUBLIN620	IRELAND WILL SUPPORT AN EXTENSION OF THE MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KG MARR MOPS PREL AF EI
06DUBLIN621	DVD PIRACY: AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite strong domestic IPR legislation, DVD piracy is on the rise in Ireland, a problem that judicial leniency in IPR court cases has made difficult to combat. The counterfeit DVD market is now reportedly 1.5 times the size of the legitimate market, with counterfeiters earning [...]	2006-05-31 16:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ETRD KCRM EI
06DUBLIN623	PRIME MINISTER AHERN TAKES â€œHARD LINEâ€ ON DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government would not agree to extend the November 24 deadline for the Northern Assembly to form an Executive, due to the likely distractions of the mid-2007 Irish general elections, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern told Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss [...]	2006-05-31 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EI
06DUBLIN632	GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Due to the unavailability of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister Ahern, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher early on June 1. DCM followed up later in the day, and working levels were also engaged. Gallagh [...]	2006-06-02 12:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IE IR
06DUBLIN646	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been updates to last year's submission,given developments in the case before the Irish High Court (ref B). 2. The United State Government is aware of one (1) claim of [...]	2006-06-07 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN EI
06DUBLIN66	BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS IN IRELAND - STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 16:40:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD EI
06DUBLIN664	IRELAND CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] On May 31 emboff delivered reftel dipnote and talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Section Director Eamonn MacAodha. MacAodha confirmed Ireland's participation at the September 7 New York meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Politica [...]	2006-06-09 13:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC EI
06DUBLIN668	GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...]	2006-06-09 18:29:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN676	IRELAND SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION 1673 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER WMD CT XX EI
06DUBLIN677	IRELAND TO ATTEND PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX EI
06DUBLIN680	FORMER PRIME MINISTER HAUGHEY DIES [...] On June 13 the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs informed Post of the death the same day of former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles J. Haughey and invited the Ambassador to attend his State Funeral Mass to be held at 12 noon on June 16 in Dublin. We do not expect that invitations for dele [...]	2006-06-14 12:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EI
06DUBLIN684	IRISH NGOS PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT [...] This is an action request: see paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY: On June 9, the Ambassador held a roundtable discussion with NGO representatives in regards to the release of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The representatives were very pleased with the report overall, citing its worldwide [...]	2006-06-15 13:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN689	IRELAND TO SIGN "RED CRYSTAL" PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 11:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN69	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NI [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss and Special Assistant Genevieve Libonati to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 29 to 31, 2006. Purpose of visit is to meet with GOI and party officials to advance the Northern Ireland Pe [...]	2006-01-23 11:13:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EI
06DUBLIN690	IRELAND TO PARTICIPATE IN NTIA PUBLIC MEETING [...] On June 15, emboff delivered reftel points to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Telecommunications Advisor Aidan Ryan. Ryan said that the GOI plans to send a representative to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) public meeting on [...]	2006-06-16 11:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC EI
06DUBLIN706	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND NAMED NEW UK [...] (SBU) The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on June 9 the appointment of UK Ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon to succeed Sir Peter Ricketts as the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Eldon will leave to take up his new appointment in late August 2006. [...]	2006-06-19 13:46:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO NAC PINR PREL EI
06DUBLIN718	GOI CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELAN NGOS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 09:56:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV VE EI EAID
06DUBLIN719	IRELAND MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 15:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN729	IRISH SHARE USG PRIORITIES FOR NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 15:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EI
06DUBLIN73	COLLECTING VWP FINGERPRINTS IN IRELAND [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 14:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT PREL CVIS EAIR
06DUBLIN731	UZBEK HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST PRESENTED AWARD IN [...] (U) On June 16, Uzbek national Ahmadjan (aka Akhmadian) Madumarov was named as the recipient of the second annual Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk for his work as an activist in Uzbekistan. According to the Irish NGO Front Line, Mr. Madumarov, of the Independent Human Right [...]	2006-06-22 16:08:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ ZK PINS EI
06DUBLIN736	IRELAND CONSIDERING SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT MANDATE [...] On June 12, emboff delivered reftel points regarding the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FCMT) to Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Director Adrian McDaid and Desk Officer Michael Keaveney. Post followed up on June 23 with Keaveney, who said that while Ireland was [...]	2006-06-26 08:35:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG EI
06DUBLIN76	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO ELEVATOR PROJECT MANAGER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Tim Phares to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 30 through February 3, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct an elevator survey/evaluation for the future upgrade and modernizaation of the chancey elevator. 2. Embassy Control Officer f [...]	2006-01-24 09:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT ASEC
06DUBLIN774	IRELAND HIDES BEHIND EU SMOKE SCREEN ON DOHA TALKS [...] Summary: Regarding ref A points on the Doha negotiations, Irish Government officials maintain that key WTO partners, particularly the United States, have not offered enough to reciprocate EU concessions. Irish trade officials believe that EU movement on agricultural market access is possible [...]	2006-06-30 14:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON EI
06DUBLIN778	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS MAKE THEIR CASE IN IRELAND [...] (U) In a June 18-24 trip sponsored by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and organized with embassy assistance, a group of Iraqi parliamentarians visited Ireland to learn from the Irish experience of reconciliation and to plead for more Irish assistance. During this visit the group [...]	2006-06-30 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ EI
06DUBLIN779	IRELAND AGREES WITH UN REFORM DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 15:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EI
06DUBLIN795	JUNE 11 SHANNON AIRPORT INCIDENT REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN798	IRELAND: ISLAM IN EUROPE (C-DI5-01478) [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (ref A.) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In 2004, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years from a population of less than 4,000 ac [...]	2006-07-07 16:45:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PINR PTER SCUL KTFN AU PINS KPAO BE FI FR
06DUBLIN799	IRELAND SUPPORTS STRONG U.S. STANCE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) On July 6, emboffs delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Deputy Director James McIntyre. McIntyre relayed the GOI's serious concerns about North Korea's missile tests, consistent with strong EU statements on the matter. He also noted that Irish c [...]	2006-07-10 07:09:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP EI
06DUBLIN80	TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMAITON [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC KFLU
06DUBLIN800	IRELAND: TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 07:15:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC
06DUBLIN801	U.S.-IRELAND R&D PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED [...] On July 5, the Ambassador hosted at his residence the public launch of the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership, an initiative to foster collaboration among researchers in the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland in the target areas of diabetes, cystic fibrosis, avian flu/emerging respiratory [...]	2006-07-10 07:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL SOCI EI
06DUBLIN81	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO EUR AREA MANAGEMENT [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Eur Area Management Officer Karen Davidson to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 14 through February 17, 2006. Purpose of visit is post familiarization and discussion of ongoing OBO programs. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit [...]	2006-01-24 15:09:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KRIM
06DUBLIN838	IRELAND WALKS EU PARTY LINE ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 16:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PHUM PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN839	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, though not at the expense of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent Jim Kelly, to whom emboffs delivered refs A-C demarches. Kelly cited a July 13 state [...]	2006-07-14 16:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06DUBLIN849	IRELAND NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI INTERIM [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 09:22:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN865	IRELAND: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN GENERAL [...] In response to a request from emboff, on July 24 Irish Department of Foreign Affairs UN Section Third Secretary Janice McGann delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for any GOI attendees. Post will relay travel plans, spousal a [...]	2006-07-24 13:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EI
06DUBLIN881	IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. AGENDA ON FMCT; MAINTAINS [...] On July 25, emboff delivered ref A demarche on FMCT support to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the U.S. plan to direct Western non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) to lobby other NNWS members of the [...]	2006-07-27 14:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG EI
06DUBLIN882	IRELAND SUPPORTS P5+1 STRATEGY ON IRAN [...] (C) On July 25, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs International Security Policy Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the dissemination of the incentive package details, as this will show the generosity of the P5 1 offer. The internati [...]	2006-07-27 14:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU APRC EI
06DUBLIN887	PRIME MINISTER AHERN AND GOVERNOR BUSH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and the Ambassador discussed the importance of education, R&D funding, and liberal commercial aviation policies in sustaining Ireland's and Florida's economic successes. Prime Minister Ahern cited Iris [...]	2006-07-28 13:25:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EIND PREL EI
06DUBLIN889	IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-28 14:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EI
06DUBLIN89	CBP, DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY DISAGREE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have reached an apparent impasse on whether CBP facility expansion or additional CBP staff would resolve congestion problems with CBP pre-inspection operations at Dublin and Shannon Airports. In a [...]	2006-01-26 14:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR DHS ECON APER AMGT EI
06DUBLIN891	SHANNON FIVE FOUND NOT GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, a jury found five anti-war protesters not guilty of criminally damaging a U.S. aircraft at Shannon Airport on February 3, 2003. In an unprecedented decision, Judge Miriam Reynolds allowed the accused, who had pleaded not guilty, to argue that they had a "lawful excu [...]	2006-07-29 05:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PTER KJUS IZ EI
06DUBLIN898	POST NOMINATION FOR REGIONAL OMS TRAINING, OCTOBER [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 13:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AOMS AFSI AMGT XG DA EI KPAO
06DUBLIN900	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 16:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI
06DUBLIN903	IRELAND MAINTAINS CONCERNS ON BURMA BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) On August 1, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Asia Section First Secretary James McIntyre. McIntyre said that the GOI would not ask the EU Presidency to withdraw or downgrade their invitation for Burma to attend the September Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) [...]	2006-08-02 12:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN EI
06DUBLIN918	IRELAND WELCOMES LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION, WANTS [...] (SBU) Ireland would welcome the passage of the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon, according to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle East and North African Affairs, to whom emboffs delivered reftel demarche on August 8 (with Ireland observing a holiday o [...]	2006-08-09 11:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EI
06DUBLIN925	POST REQUEST TO DESIGNATE DAVID TIEDGE AS DHS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 13:05:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS EAIR EWWT PGOV PREL PINS PTER EI
06DUBLIN926	IRELAND WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Ireland welcomes the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1701 as an opportunity to end hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs Stephen Dawson, to whom SIPDIS post delivered reftel demarche on August 12. Dawson r [...]	2006-08-12 12:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE EI
06DUBLIN93	AER LINGUS CEO DEBUNKS REPORTS ON AIRBUS DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said that recent media reports on the airline's alleged plans to purchase Airbus aircraft were inaccurate. Mannion noted that, while a decision had not been made, Aer Lingus regarded two Airbus A330 [...]	2006-01-27 07:22:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EI
06DUBLIN94	IRELAND MOSTLY AGREES WITH USG ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Ireland agrees with ref A demarche points on ensuring the prospective UN Human Rights Council's recourse to country-specific resolutions and on completing the UN management/mandate review, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director and [...]	2006-01-27 12:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO EI

06DUBLIN947	IRELAND CONSIDERING TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Ireland is actively considering contributions to the expanded UNIFIL mission under UNSC Resolution 1701, according Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Before deciding on contributions, however, the Irish Govern [...]	2006-08-17 06:30:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE EI
06DUBLIN95	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF OFFICIAL DR. [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation (NSF) official, Dr. Alexandra Isern, Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from February 7 to 11, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the 4th International Workshop o [...]	2006-01-27 13:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF EI
06DUBLIN96	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO CONTRACTOR RAUL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO Conttractor Raul Carrasquillo to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 30 through February 4, 2006. Purpose of visit is to repair the generator. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Facility Manager Gil Serrao office tele [...]	2006-01-27 14:05:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT ASEC KPWR
06DUBLIN968	IRELAND UNABLE TO RESPOND ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR EI
06DUBLIN98	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND URGES CALM ON HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent, and Siobhan Coyne, DFA Deputy European Correspondent. The GOI, said Kelly, regards the Iranian regime's behavior as unacceptable and supports the EU-3's intent [...]	2006-01-27 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EI
06DUSHANBE1	CARE/TAJIKISTAN FY 2006 JANUARY CALL FORWARD FOR THE FY [...] The purpose of this cable is to provide Mission concurrence with CARE's submission of below mentioned commodities for arrival in May, 2006. Mission supports CARE's request for commodities for distribution submitted on behalf of CARE, Mercy Corps, Save the Children and Counterpart. 2. [...]	2006-01-03 04:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR TI
06DUSHANBE1013	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...]	2006-05-31 11:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI
06DUSHANBE1027	TAJIKISTAN'S POWER POLITICS: DEPUTY PM GHULOMOV REMAINS [...] (SBU) Tajikistan is the most attractive country in Central Asia for hydro power investment, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, and he intends to demonstrate that to investors and suppliers alike at the "Energy Without Borders" conference in Istanbul June 12-14. In a 45-minute meeti [...]	2006-06-02 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI
06DUSHANBE1067	TURKISH EMBASSY WANTS BETTER INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Turkey supports U.S. efforts to develop Tajikistan's energy sector and other infrastructure projects, but Turkish Embassy Chargi d' Affaires Askin Cakmak suggested that for those projects to succeed, donor countries need to send the Tajik government a strong message to improve the investm [...]	2006-06-07 07:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID TI TU
06DUSHANBE1174	TAJIKISTAN: HELSINKI COMMISSION COUNSEL'S FIRST VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: H. Knox Thames, Counsel for the U.S. Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, visited Tajikistan June 14-17 for the first time. During his trip, he met with political party representatives, religious leaders, government officials, [...]	2006-06-26 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1176	TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA INTERESTED IN RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: "So the United States plans to invest a billion dollars in Tajik hydropower this year?" asked Zheng Wei, political officer at the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe. As a result of local press coverage of the U.S.-sponsored energy conference in Istanbul, Chinese and Russian diplomats [...]	2006-06-26 06:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID RS CH TI
06DUSHANBE1178	RUSSIAN BUSINESSES IN TAJIKISTAN: "WE HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE [...] (C) According to Vasiliy Beldugin, the Russian Embassy's Economic Counselor in Dushanbe, Russian companies experience the same problems with corruption and bureaucracy that frustrate other foreign investors. "Some people assume that because of the strategic partnership, Russian companies coul [...]	2006-06-26 06:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV EAID PREL TI RU
06DUSHANBE1222	RAO UES AND WORLD BANK PRESSING TAJIK ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (C) The World Bank is advocating that Russian energy giant RAO UES be the official sponsor of an international energy meeting in Dushanbe, but Tajik energy officials are unsure of the signal that will send to other investors, and hope to get a "more neutral" sponsor, such as the Asian Develop [...]	2006-06-30 13:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV RS TI
06DUSHANBE1223	TAJIK PRESIDENT HELPS DEDICATE NEW EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: After giving remarks at the June 29 dedication ceremony for Dushanbe's new Embassy, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov spent twenty minutes in a private meeting with CdA and OBO Director Williams discussing Tajikistan's future and the influx of new investment and infrastructure pr [...]	2006-06-30 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS CH TI
06DUSHANBE1233	TAJIKISTAN: JAPAN READY TO PROVIDE MORE BORDER ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The Japanese Ambassador to Tajikistan Hiroshi Takahashi said the Japanese government intends to provide increased technical assistance to Tajik border guards and rebuild another road in the south of the country from Dusti to Kurgan-Tyube. In a meeting with Chargi d'Affaires and Post's Se [...]	2006-07-03 06:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE1283	TAJIKISTAN: MODERATE IRPT DEPUTY REFUSES PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan's (IRPT) First Deputy Chairman, Muhiddin Kabiri refused to accept the party's chairmanship. Kabiri told PolOff at the Embassy's July 4th celebration that the party's current chairman, Said Abdullo Nuri, asked Kabiri to be the next IRPT head, but Kabi [...]	2006-07-06 09:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1285	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER NAZAROV ON INCREASING REGIONAL [...] (S) In a 'just between us' session with the Ambassador on July 6, Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov offered a litany of challenges to Tajikistan's regional foreign policy and even sovereignty. The meeting was ostensibly to preview Secretary Rumsfeld's July 10-11 visit with President Rahmonov, b [...]	2006-07-07 04:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR TI
06DUSHANBE1294	LET THEM EAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN CAKE! DUSHANBE'S MAYOR [...] (SBU) A letter from the French Ambassador asking the Dushanbe city government to halt street construction during an outdoor Bastille Day celebration has led to the temporary closure of a popular Dushanbe restaurant and highlighted just how risky it is to invest in Tajikistan, or even more dan [...]	2006-07-12 08:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV EAID ECON TI
06DUSHANBE1296	RUMSFELD VISIT AND RUSSIA - WHO'S ON THE SIDE OF THE [...] (S) Russian Charge Viacheslav Svetlichny was the first diplomat to seek a readout of Secretary Rumsfeld's visit to Tajikistan and his meeting with President Rahmonov. The Ambassador joked with him on July 12 that Svetlichny must surely already have a near-verbatim treatment of the meeting fro [...]	2006-07-12 11:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR TI
06DUSHANBE1314	TAJIK AIR STILL DOESN'T GET IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five months after taking the helm of Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA),Director Hakimsho Tilloyev declined to identify any improvements or changes under his leadership and instead complained about Turkish Air stealing TSA's passengers to Istanbul. He informed PolOff July 12 tha [...]	2006-07-13 12:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAIR EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1315	TAJIKISTAN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 13:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM KN KNNP TI
06DUSHANBE1329	TAJIKISTAN'S SDPT CHAIRMAN SUFFERS STROKE, ALLEGES FOUL [...] (C) Rahmatullo Zoyirov, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) met with PolOff July 13 after suffering a minor stroke two weeks earlier. Zoyirov, an energetic opposition politician, was noticeably absent during the Embassy's official opening on June 28 and the July 4 r [...]	2006-07-14 13:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1353	TAJIKISTAN: DPT'S ISKANDAROV SAFE IN PRISON, FOR NOW [...] (U) Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (DPT) Deputy Chairman, Rahmatullo Valiev assured PolOff July 12 that the DPT's Chairman Mahmmadruzi Iskandarov is not being maltreated in prison, and discussed the emergence of the "Vatan" (Motherland) faction of the DPT. 2. (U) Valiev reported that [...]	2006-07-18 11:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1354	TAJIKISTAN: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (U) Tajik media reported that Murodullo Davlatov, Chairman of the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA),in a press conference July 13, singled out the Jehovah's Witnesses and said that the group's proselytizing activities "arouse public indignation." Valery Dudaev, Tajikistan's Jehov [...]	2006-07-19 09:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE1361	TIT-FOR-TAT OP-ED SLAMS AMBASSADOR'S SUPPORTING TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The steady stream of (probably) Russian-influenced black propaganda against the United States continues in the Tajik press. A recent article alleges U.S. NGOs foment "color revolutions," the United States has done nothing for Tajikistan's economic development, the purpose of th [...]	2006-07-19 13:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE1362	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW MEDIA COALITION NOT ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) Three prominent media associations formed the new Partnership for Democracy in June, a media coalition group designed to address misunderstandings among journalistic bodies and foster improved relations between mass media and the government. However, despite the group's good intentions [...]	2006-07-20 08:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1420	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...]	2006-07-24 08:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR
06DUSHANBE1423	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON TAJIK FM TALBAK NAZAROV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 17 official farewell call on Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov, the Ambassador summed up the progress in the U.S.-Tajik relationship over the past three years, including increased border assistance, a new U.S. Embassy and U.S. involvement in hydropower and infra [...]	2006-07-25 11:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR KDEM IR RS TI
06DUSHANBE1424	TAJIK INDUSTRY MINISTER WANTS U.S. JOINT VENTURE TO FLY [...] (SBU) An antimony mining joint venture with New Jersey-based COMSUP has been so successful, according to Minister of Industry Zaid Saidov, the Tajik government would prefer the U.S. firm own one hundred percent of the operation, rather than 49%. In a July 18 meeting with PolOff, Saidov expl [...]	2006-07-25 11:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1425	NDI NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS THEY WANT FROM TAJIK GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov and Deputy Minister of Justice Sharipova, National Democratic Institute (NDI) representatives pressed the Tajik government to register the organization and issue a visa for an American staff member to manage the Dushanbe office. [...]	2006-07-25 11:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1434	IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]	2006-07-27 13:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1435	IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]	2006-07-27 13:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1436	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-27 17:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1439	REFLECTIONS ON THREE YEARS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) Three years ago, before I arrived in Dushanbe, I noticed wryly that nearly every reporting cable from the Post seemed to include the descriptive phrase, "Tajikistan, destroyed by civil war~." Greatly harmed and set back? Yes. Destroyed? No. Especially not the spirit of the nation and p [...]	2006-07-28 08:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1440	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1442	PRESIDENT KARZAI WORRIES ABOUT RUSSIAN INTENTIONS IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai invited the Ambassador for a private one-hour breakfast at the Presidential Guest House in Dushanbe before returning to Kabul July 28. After a 20-minute one-on-one, Karzai invited his foreign minister and two other advisers to join. WHAT'S RUSSIA UP [...]	2006-07-28 10:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR RS AF IR TI
06DUSHANBE1462	U.S.-RUSSIA COOPERATION STILL POSSIBLE IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The departing U.S. Ambassador hosted a final farewell reception at the U.S. Residence July 31. Russian Charge d'affairs Vyacheslav Svetlichniy, a career diplomat, attended. He pulled the Ambassador aside and said he sincerely wished our two governments could attain the same degree of mutu [...]	2006-08-01 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE1463	TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...]	2006-08-01 11:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ
06DUSHANBE1464	OLD-GUARD TAJIK MINISTER OF DEFENSE OBSESSES ON NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador endured a three-hour-plus one-on-one lunch August 1 with Tajikistan's Minister of Defense Sherali Khairulloyev. Apart from the general conversation, the minister apologized for previous mil-mil relations that didn't meet expectations; harped repeatedly on NATO, Georgia, [...]	2006-08-01 12:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR GG RS TI
06DUSHANBE1465	TAJIKISTAN: U.S. EMBASSY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE [...] Two earthquakes, ranging from 5.0 to 6.0 on the Richter scale, struck southern Tajikistan's Qumsangir district July 29. The earthquakes affected over 1,600 households and nearly 9,000 people. Officially, three deaths were reported, all of them children. The media reported approximately 20 pe [...]	2006-08-01 13:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID TI
06DUSHANBE1469	THREE "IRAN-FREE" STEPS TO BRING TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The "Persian Language Summit" in Dushanbe July 26 highlighted the cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran, but also provided an opportunity for the three presidents to declare publicly their economic and energy ties (Reftel A). At the close of the press con [...]	2006-08-02 11:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1470	TAJIKISTAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES CONSIDER BOYCOTTING ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three main opposition political parties are considering boycotting Tajikistan's presidential election as a statement of protest. Knowing Rahmonov will win handily and worried legitimate opposition candidates may not even have a chance to run, the Democratic Party of Tajikis [...]	2006-08-02 12:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1498	RADIO SILENCE CONTINUES FOR BBC IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Tajikistan's State Radio and Television Committee (SRTC) announced August 2 it refused to give BBC a license to broadcast in Tajiki/ Farsi on FM radio. Margaret Belof, the British DCM, told PolOff August 3 the committee based its refusal on two grounds: the BBC is still not properly re [...]	2006-08-04 11:51:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE151	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR KICKS OFF TAJIKISTAN'S 2006 PRESIDENTIAL [...] Although President Emomali Rahmonov has not officially announced that he will be a candidate for the late 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan, Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov more than endorsed him at a press conference on January 24. According to multiple press reports, he said, [...]	2006-01-26 09:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1512	BUILD MORE BRIDGES! AFGHAN BUSINESSMEN VISIT DUSHANBE [...] "You can select your friends, but not your neighbors," said Sharif Saidov, Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman (TCCI). "If your neighbor is calm, then you are calmer." The August 3 visit of Afghan businessmen to Dushanbe underscored the calm on both sides of the border and t [...]	2006-08-08 09:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP AF TJ
06DUSHANBE1523	TAJIKISTAN'S EARTHQUAKE RELIEF STATUS REPORT [...] More than a week after two earthquakes shook Tajikistan's Qumsangir District in Khatlon province on the southern border with Afghanistan July 29 (reftel),the Tajik government and donors continue to help displaced residents. Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, the Tajik g [...]	2006-08-09 13:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID TI
06DUSHANBE1524	TAJIKISTAN'S IRPT CHAIRMAN SAID ABDULLO NURI PASSES AWAY [...] (U) The Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party, Said Abdullo Nuri passed away August 9 at approximately 16:30. Nuri had been suffering from stomach cancer and his death was not unexpected. He had received periodic treatments in Iran and Germany for over a year and returned to Dushanbe Ju [...]	2006-08-09 13:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1545	WIIL ROGUN EVER GET BUILT? TAJIKISTAN AND RUSAL ENGAGE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Is RusAl on the verge of abandoning Rogun, or merely posturing to hasten its acquisition of Tajik state-owned aluminum smelter TadAZ? In the past week, Tajik and regional news agencies have published several articles on Rogun and other Russian-Tajik investments, questioning the [...]	2006-08-11 06:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1549	THE END OF AN ERA FOR TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY [...] SUMMARY: Chargi d'Affaires attended Said Abdullo Nuri's funeral held in Dushanbe August 10. Nuri, the Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) passed away August 9 (reftel) after a long battle with cancer. The funeral was well-attended by prominent officials and leader [...]	2006-08-11 10:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1555	BUMPS ON THE SILK ROAD: TAJIK PRESIDENT RAHMONOV PROMOTES [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov conducted a five-day state visit to India from August 6-10, his first trip to India since 2004. Rahmonov sought to bolster flagging economic relations between India and Tajikistan, encouraging Indian investments in hydro power projects. The two countries signed fiv [...]	2006-08-14 06:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG EFIN TI IN
06DUSHANBE1557	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER DISAPPOINTED IN ISRAEL [...] (C) Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov responded to the points on UNSC resolution 1701 (reftel) by voicing his concern over the situation in Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. In a 45-minute discussion with Charge, Nazarov suggested Israel should compensate Lebanon for the "$3 billio [...]	2006-08-14 12:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IR TI
06DUSHANBE1558	TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: LET THE FLOOD GATES OF WATER [...] SUMMARY: Senior Afghan water officials visited Tajikistan August 2-9 to discuss bilateral cooperation in developing joint projects along the Amu Darya and Pyanj Rivers, which form the Afghan-Tajik border. The highly successful visit initiated a practical dialogue and strong partnership betw [...]	2006-08-15 03:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG AF TI
06DUSHANBE1573	TAJIK AIR STILL NOT SOARING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the surface, two recent developments in the airline sector appeared to signal forward progress. However, despite opening the long-completed air terminal at Khujand and coming closer to leasing two Airbus aircraft, Tajik Air remains a protectionist, Soviet-style state-run enti [...]	2006-08-16 11:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAIR EAID TI
06DUSHANBE1575	TAJIKISTAN: FORMER DCA CHAIRMAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON [...] (U) A Tajik court sentenced former Drug Control Agency Chairman, Lieutenant General Ghaffor Mirzoyev August 11 to life imprisonment for planning to overthrow Tajikistan's President Rahmonov. Mirzoyev was arrested August 6, 2004 and officially charged with 36 crimes including attempt to toppl [...]	2006-08-17 04:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1576	INDIAN EXPECATIONS FOR TAJIKISTAN POSITIVE, BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: India will continue to assist Tajikistan through exchanges, grants, military cooperation and targeted investment, but the memoranda signed during President Rahmonov's August 6-10 state visit to India only "legalized" initiatives already underway. G. Balusubramanian, [...]	2006-08-17 06:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID IN TI
06DUSHANBE1587	TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI LEADS ISLAMIC PARTY AFTER NURI'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan elected Muhiddin Kabiri as its acting-chairman after Nuri's death. The press and some political analysts speculate the party will split without Nuri's leadership and it will not elect Kabiri as the chairman because, as a moderate, he is [...]	2006-08-18 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1588	TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY CONDEMNS ISRAELI ATTACKS [...] (SBU) At an internal party meeting August 16, several Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan members spoke out strongly against Israel's strikes in Lebanon and Palestine and criticized the U.S. response. Since the beginning of the recent Lebanon-Israeli conflict, the IRPT criticized Israel [...]	2006-08-18 12:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1593	TAJIK FM NAZAROV'S MEETING WITH DAS EVAN FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tan and relaxed from his trip to the EurAsEC meeting in Sochi, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov told Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum August 18 that U.S- Tajik bilateral relations were based on trust, and hoped the next phase would focus on economic assista [...]	2006-08-21 12:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1594	REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIKISTAN'S FIRST PRIVATE-PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pamir Energy, Tajikistan's first private-public energy joint venture, manages at best 40% cost recovery and faces a local government that refuses to enforce collection. In a theatrical August 19 site visit with cameras rolling and an audience including Deputy Assistant Secretar [...]	2006-08-21 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF
06DUSHANBE1597	TAJIKISTAN: DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUTONOMOUS REGION A SIGN OF UNREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two demonstrations in front of the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast governor's office August 18-19 illustrate increasing unrest in the economically downtrodden remote area also known as the Pamirs. The several hundred strong crowd protested against the central government and [...]	2006-08-22 12:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF TI SNAR
06DUSHANBE1599	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RAHMATULLOYEV MEETS DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor on Foreign Policy Erkin Rahmatulloyev waxed philosophical on Central Asia's history and role in U.S. policy and the challenges facing his country, but agreed with Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the U.S. and Tajik governments share the same pr [...]	2006-08-23 12:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE16	RUSSIA PLEASED WITH BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The year 2005 was very fruitful for Russia in Tajikistan, according to the Russian DCM Viacheslav Svetlichny. He highlighted the realization of long-standing commitments, particularly those made by President Putin in October 2004 to withdraw Russian border forces and increase economic ass [...]	2006-01-03 10:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG TI RS
06DUSHANBE1600	TAJIKISTAN: WARM TEMPERATURES RAISE LAKE SAREZ'S WATER [...] Two recent earthquakes that damaged thousands of homes in southern Tajikistan offered a bracing reminder that this mountainous country remains seismically very active (Reftel). In 1911, a strong earthquake rocked Tajikistan's Pamir mountains, triggering a massive landslide that created the Uso [...]	2006-08-23 12:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV TI
06DUSHANBE1608	TAJIK GOVERNMENT SETS LOOSE THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS [...] (U) Tajikistan's parliament adopted an amnesty law August 17 that would free 4,000 prisoners and reduce the terms of 11,000. All women above the age of 55, children under the age of 18, first time offenders, along with other designated groups will be eligible for amnesty. Families will be g [...]	2006-08-28 07:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1613	TEN WEEKS TO ELECTIONS, TAJIKISTAN MOVING SLOWLY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten weeks out from the November Presidential election, Tajik authorities are moving very slowly to implement improvements to the electoral process. After a significant step forward in May, when Tajik authorities presented donors with a the first government plans to address previ [...]	2006-08-28 12:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1620	REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIK ENERGY MINISTER SAYS "DON'T [...] (C) A rumored Russian-led hydropower consortium will not threaten a U.S. company's plans to export Tajik electricity to Afghanistan. Energy Minister Asadullo Yerov told PolOff August 28 that the "informal discussions" at the August 15-17 Eurasian Economic Community (EurasEC) meeting in Sochi [...]	2006-08-29 12:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG
06DUSHANBE1621	TAJIKISTAN: UNKNOWN ASSAILANT SETS SYNAGOGUE ON FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An unknown assailant set Dushanbe's synagogue on fire August 18 by throwing a Molotov cocktail through a first floor window. Fortunately, a neighbor sounded the alarm and the fire was put out before it was able to spread and engulf the entire building. Dushanbe's Fire Departme [...]	2006-08-29 12:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC KIRF KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1623	TAJIKISTAN: SDPT CHAIRMAN RETURNS FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (SDPT) Chairman, Rahmatullo Zoyirov met with PolOff August 28 after returning from treatment in Moscow and Switzerland following his stroke. Zoyirov appeared healthy and reinvigorated, and discussed the upcoming presidential election [...]	2006-08-30 05:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TI RS
06DUSHANBE1625	TAJIKISTAN'S DONALD TRUMP: "NUR" MAY BECOME A LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An upstart local competitor to Tajik Air has reached an agreement to begin domestic and international flights using new Russian planes. "NUR" recently opened its airport terminal in Khujand, will invest $15 million to renovate the airport in Qurghon-Teppa in the south, and nego [...]	2006-08-30 07:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAIR EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1628	MERCY CORPS UNDER SCRUTINY FROM TAJIK JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik authorities, reacting to a secret poison pen letter to the Ministry of Justice from disgruntled Mercy Corps local staff, threatened to deport a Mercy Corps expat unless the Embassy intervened to correct the situation. Mercy Corps conducted an internal investigation, and fo [...]	2006-08-31 07:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1641	IMF TO TAJIKISTAN: LOOKING A BIT DEBT-HEAVY, AREN'T WE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concerns over Tajikistan's accepting $637 million in debt from China, but feels confident the Tajik government still supports economic reforms. During a donor briefing the IMF reported inflation in Tajikistan exceeded expectations due to [...]	2006-09-05 06:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1650	CHINESE MAKING BIG FOOTPRINT ON TAJIKISTAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With $637 million in low-interest credits for roads, a tunnel and high voltage transmission lines, China has positioned itself as Tajikistan's biggest and fastest-moving foreign investor. By funding key infrastructure projects, China seeks to strengthen its ties with Tajikistan [...]	2006-09-05 11:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN ENRG TI CH
06DUSHANBE1654	NINE WEEKS OUT: OSCE UNDECIDED ON ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (U) After a weeklong visit, the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) remains undecided on whether or not it will send a full-scale observation mission for the November 6 presidential election. The NAM, comprised of three OSCE/ODIHR officials, debriefed international missions August 31 o [...]	2006-09-06 08:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1655	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 4, just one business day after arriving at post, Ambassador Jacobson presented her credentials to Tajik President Emomoli Rahmonov. Rahmonov thanked the United States for its support of counter terrorism and counter narcotics efforts and said he looked forward to [...]	2006-09-06 13:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1661	TAJIKISTAN CONSIDERS NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TREATY "OPEN AND [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yatimov said that Tajikistan had not made a final decision about signing the Central Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (CANWFZ) agreement in Kazakhstan September 8, and that they regarded the treaty as "open." In a 90-minute meeting with DCM and PolOff September 6 ( [...]	2006-09-07 10:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KNNP UN TI
06DUSHANBE1662	IRPT CONFIRMS KABIRI AS CHAIRMAN IN EMOTIONAL CONGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) confirmed Muhiddin Kabiri as its chairman during an emotional political party congress with members still mourning the loss of former chairman Said Abdullo Nuri. The IRPT delegates presented a united front and members gave impa [...]	2006-09-07 10:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1667	IT'S ALL RELATIVE: THE TAJIK TEXTILE BIZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two major textile manufacturers in Tajikistan have taken two different roads to success. Tajik Textiles uses its familial and political networks to succeed, while Giovani Manufacturing features a glitzy, Western-style approach. Although President Rahmonov's development program c [...]	2006-09-08 10:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV EAGR EIND TI
06DUSHANBE1700	DUSHANBE RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM TASK FORCE [...] Embassy Dushanbe provides the following information in response to the request by the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Request (REFTEL). Internet availability in Tajikistan remains extremely limited, particularly in remote areas. Programs that provide Tajik youth access to the [...]	2006-09-12 11:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINT
06DUSHANBE1705	ROCK AND ROLL IN DUSHANBE [...] What could cause Tajikistan's youth to swell with anger, defy laws prohibiting mass gatherings and demonstrations, and take to the streets of Dushanbe? Were they protesting non-transparent election practices in Tajikistan leading up to the presidential election in November? Were they angry over [...]	2006-09-13 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1706	ROCK AND ROLL IN DUSHANBE [...] What could cause Tajikistan's youth to swell with anger, defy laws prohibiting mass gatherings and demonstrations, and take to the streets of Dushanbe? Were they protesting non-transparent election practices in Tajikistan leading up to the presidential election in November? Were they angry over [...]	2006-09-13 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1711	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST SUBSTANTIVE MEETING WITH TAJIK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a Letter of Agreement signing ceremony 9/13 (reftel a),Foreign Minister Nazarov invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting to discuss issues she had raised prior to presenting credentials 9/4 (reftel b). While Nazarov could not offer any concrete assistance on any o [...]	2006-09-14 08:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1717	TAJIKISTAN - AN OCEAN OF IRONY: ABUNDANT WATER IN A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Water gushes down the mountains of Tajikistan, the most water-rich country in Central Asia. Yet people lack clean drinking water, utilities are poorly managed, and poor irrigation hinders agricultural development. There exists tremendous potential for hydropower development fo [...]	2006-09-15 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SENV TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1718	CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...]	2006-09-15 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1720	TAJIK SYNAGOGUE AND ORTHODOX CHURCH SUFFERS ANOTHER MOLOTOV [...] (U) Assailants threw Molotov cocktails onto the premises of the Jewish synagogue and Russian Orthodox Church September 14. The assailants and their motives are unknown but synagogue members verified that two young Tajik men ages 17-20 threw three Molotov cocktails into the synagogue. Two Mo [...]	2006-09-18 07:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE1723	EIGHT WEEKS OUT: CCER ISSUING DECREES LEFT AND RIGHT [...] Tajikistan's Central Committee on Elections and Referenda (CCER) signed a new decree September 15 addressing candidates' usage of mass media during the presidential campaign, establishing polling stations and forming a working group to deal with international observers. The decrees are a smal [...]	2006-09-19 08:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1726	DUSHANBE SCO CONFERENCE - MOVING BEYOND SECURITY INTO [...] SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focused on economic and energy cooperation in its Dushanbe meetings September 15-16. The six member countries issued a joint communique affirming their intention to further cooperate in economic, trade, scientific, technological, social, cu [...]	2006-09-20 12:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1738	TAJIKISTAN RESPONSE TO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Dushanbe submits the following information regarding Tajikistan's compliance with U.S. and international trade agreements. 2. (U) Tajikistan has not entered into trade agreements with the United States directly, and is not a member of the World Trade O [...]	2006-09-21 08:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE1740	TAJIK KIDS ARE PICKIN' COTTON! [...] Cotton picking season has descended on Tajikistan, and just as in the days of central planning, several reporting districts are already exceeding set targets. According to news reports, Kulob region in Khatlon Olbast has yielded over 21,000 tons of cotton - 26% of the region's annual target. [...]	2006-09-22 09:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1744	SEVEN WEEKS OUT: LET THE GAMES BEGIN, TAJIK ELECTION [...] (U) Five political parties officially announced their candidates for president during congresses held September 16-17. The candidates thus far are all chairmen of their parties, have little nationwide popular support and are weak politicians. With the exception of Narziev's Socialist Party o [...]	2006-09-22 10:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1749	FASHION ALERT - TAJIKISTAN'S TEXTILES HIT THE WORLD MARKET [...] This cable responds to action request (ref A) for data on the textile and apparel market in Tajikistan. 2. INTRODUCTION: Walking down the streets of Dushanbe, a trained eye easily spots the latest fashion trends among the many pedestrians. Men sport short-sleeve button-down shirts and t [...]	2006-09-22 14:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TI EAGR EIND ELAB PGOV
06DUSHANBE175	TAJIKISTAN'S SOUTH SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kulob, the President's home region and nearby Qurghon-Teppa face the same corruption, high unemployment, and political and free press restrictions that plague the rest of the country. In meetings with PolOff January 23-24, journalists, NGOs and community leaders from Kulob, Qurghon [...]	2006-01-27 09:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1758	TAJIK BORDER POSTS STILL SUFFER FROM LAST YEAR'S FLOODING [...] (SBU) Embassy Officers visited four border posts in the Moscovsky region bordering Afghanistan and saw how last year's severe flooding destroyed the units' buildings, seriously hindering the border guards' ability to protect the Tajik border from illicit activity. In addition to flood damag [...]	2006-09-26 11:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR AF TI
06DUSHANBE1765	CHINESE DRAGON STEPS GENTLY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai laid out the founding principles of friendship between Tajikistan and China, including economic, security, and cultural relations, at an academic conference hosted by the Tajik Center for Strategic Research in Dushanbe on September 26. Acad [...]	2006-09-27 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1766	TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI'S IRPT TAKES A "TIME OUT" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an hour-long introductory call with the Ambassador September 26, Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) leader Muhiddin Kabiri described his party's reasoning for not participating in the upcoming presidential elections. Kabiri said the party would use the next [...]	2006-09-27 10:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OEXC TI
06DUSHANBE1773	SIX WEEKS OUT: NO STRONG CANDIDATE WILL CHALLENGE RAHMONOV [...] (U) Tajikistan's opposition political party congresses have taken a stance not to participate in the election. Short of boycotting the election, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),the Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) and the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) [...]	2006-09-28 02:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE178	AMBASSADOR PROTESTS SECURITY MINISTRY CRACK-DOWN ON NDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Ambassador forcefully protested to Foreign Minister Nazarov the Security Ministry's recent crackdown on the National Democratic Insitute in Dushanbe. Nazarov agreed to intervene with the Minister of Security and to bring the problem to President Rahmonov's at [...]	2006-01-27 10:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE179	COUNTERING NEO-SOVIET ANTI-U.S. AND ANTI-DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Especially when analyzing the so-called "color revolutions" in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, neo-Soviet authoritarians have dominated the information space and defined the world view in Central Asia. U.S. Embassies' Public Affairs Sections face an up-hill battle because Russian media [...]	2006-01-27 10:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE1803	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO DUSHANBE [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher back to Tajikistan. This visit will be a good opportunity for you to build upon your May meetings in Dushanbe and give an extra push for better conduct one month before the presidential election. 2. (C) The U.S.-Tajikistan bilat [...]	2006-09-29 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1840	FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS SOUTH FOR OPPORTUNITY AND NERVOUSLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 45-minute meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Foreign Minister Talbak SIPDIS Nazarov remarked that the United States and Tajikistan have a positive bilateral relationship because they have built an atmosphere of trust. He thanked Boucher for [...]	2006-10-07 08:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE1841	TAJIK PRESIDENT TELLS BOUCHER ELECTION SHOULD MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-hour meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Tajikistan's President SIPDIS Emomali Rahmonov stressed the positive bilateral relationship with the United States. Stating he wanted to deepen contacts at every level, Rahmonov thanked the United Stat [...]	2006-10-07 08:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI

06DUSHANBE1844	VROOM! VROOM! CAR SHOPPING IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's automotive imports reached $177.4 million for the first eight months of 2006, a 300% jump from the previous year, according to GosKomStat. Despite high gasoline prices and massive shipping costs, Tajikistan's "nouveau riche" enjoys spending its wealth on high-priced [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELTN EINV EIND ELAB PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1845	SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN: ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HELPS DUST OFF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Kulob recently celebrated the 2,700-year anniversary of its founding. Unfortunately, the nearly three millennia have not been kind to the city. Three hours southeast of Dushanbe, Kulob (known as Kulyab in Russian) is a town of 30,000-50,000 people. All across Tajikistan, [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1846	SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN'S RUSTED BELT: INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Called Kurgan-Tube by the Soviets, Qurghon-Teppa is a depressed city of 80,000 people, sixty minutes south of Dushanbe in the Khatlon region. Remains of the city's crumbling industrial infrastructure line city streets. The mayor threatened to re-nationalize failing industr [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1848	ONE MONTH OUT: TAJIK GOVT SHUTS DOWN WEBSITES AHEAD OF THE [...] (U) Tajikistan's internet service providers blocked access to several websites deemed "opposition" sites one month ahead of the November 6 presidential election. Sites include popular news information agencies such as Ferghana.ru and Centralasia.ru. The Ministry of Communications' Agency o [...]	2006-10-10 09:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1863	FOUR WEEKS OUT: POLITICAL PARTY FACTION BRIBES MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) Four weeks out from the November 6 presidential election, five candidates have successfully registered candidate. Opposition political parties are weaker than ever, as a faction of the Democratic Party has won government approval. The government ordered internet providers to block ne [...]	2006-10-12 11:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1908	DON'T DRINK THE BOTTLED WATER, EITHER: THREE TAJIK [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: EmbOffs met October 13 with representatives of three companies in Hissor, located 25 minutes west of Dushanbe. On the railway line from Uzbekistan to Dushanbe, Hissor is a key wholesale trading area, with construction materials, gas, wheat flour, canned food, and water bo [...]	2006-10-18 07:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1931	DESPITE THE CHAMPAGNE, NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: During an October 17 visit to Shahrinau -- Persian for "New City" -- PolOffs found nothing new in tours of a wineless winery, a school with no electricity and talks with local government officials. The district, located 25 kilometers east of Dushanbe and 25 km west of the Uz [...]	2006-10-20 05:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENGR ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE1935	THREE WEEKS OUT: OBSERVER MISSION DEPLOYING WITH MORE VIGOR [...] (C) Three weeks out, Tajikistan shows few visible signs of an impending presidential election. Aside from a two-story poster of President Rahmonov (resplendent with five by two foot eyebrows) on Dushanbe's main boulevard, campaign materials are conspicuously absent in the capital. PolOffs sa [...]	2006-10-23 06:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1943	TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...]	2006-10-25 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE1945	GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT VISIBLE PROBLEMS AT TWO TAJIK-AFGHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An October 18 visit to two border posts revealed extremely basic living conditions and a slow but solid start to U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts. Soldiers at Bakhorat and Bog outposts on the border with Afghanistan face winter with limited electricity and supplies, and alm [...]	2006-10-25 11:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR PINR TI AF
06DUSHANBE1948	TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF (CORRECTED [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...]	2006-10-26 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE195	FRAUD SUMMARY - TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Tajikistan, independent since the Soviet breakup in 1991, is the poorest Central Asian republic and the ninth poorest country per capita in the world. The vast majority of the population lives well below the poverty line, inducing many working-age Tajik males to bec [...]	2006-01-30 11:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TI
06DUSHANBE1950	"FAIR AND ACCURATE" INFORMATION THE KEY TO GOOD U.S.-UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The key to improved U.S.-Uzbek relations is to provide leadership with "true, accurate and fair information," according to Mirodil Abdurazzakov, the Uzbek Ambassador in Dushanbe. In an Oct. 19 meeting with PolOff, Abdurazzakov described Uzbek democracy as "more diplomatic" than [...]	2006-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TI UZ
06DUSHANBE1977	IRAN HAWKS WARES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: Iran staged a business exhibition in Dushanbe October 27-30 with over 40 Iranian companies participating. The well-attended exhibition featured building materials, engineering consulting services, consumer goods, medical equipment, furniture, pharmaceuticals, and other goods. [...]	2006-10-30 12:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE199	TAJIK CABINET SHUFFLE PLACES OLD RAHMONOV ALLY IN KEY ECON [...] (U) Tajik President Rahmonov appointed Matlubkhon Davlatov as State Advisor to the President for Economic Policy, replacing Faizullo Kholboboyev. The January 30 decree elevated Davlatov to the senior economic position in Tajikistan and named Kholboboyev Representative to the CIS and the Eura [...]	2006-01-31 11:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TI
06DUSHANBE1998	ONE WEEK OUT: RAHMONOV'S PR CAMPAIGN STRENGTHENS, DPT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six days to go before the election, the pocket party candidates have hit the campaign trail and look more like public relations agents campaigning for Rahmonov than candidates in their own right. The Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (DPT) drama continues with the remnant DP [...]	2006-10-31 12:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2	TAJIKISTAN'S TOP EXPORT, COTTON, CONTINUES TO DECLINE [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan's cotton harvest continues to decline since the fall of the Soviet Union due to lack of farm capital, poor land management, and detrimental financing options. The government acknowledges a need to change policies to resuscitate the cotton industry, but real reform has bee [...]	2006-01-03 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE2000	"PLEASE TRAIN OUR WORKERS" -- TAJIK BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. While the upper echelons of the Tajik government focus on immense energy projects, a frank and lively discussion by local businesspeople offered fresh examples of corruption and decay in the small and medium enterprise sector, especially related to customs, standards, and the lac [...]	2006-10-31 12:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EIND EFIN EAID PREL TBIO ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE2017	SUPERMARKET SWEEP - THE NEW LOOK OF GROCERIES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A TAJIK-DUTCH JOINT VENTURE HAS CREATED THE FIRST WESTERN-STYLE SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN TAJIKISTAN, "ORIMA," FEATURING HUNDREDS OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS AIMED AT THE LOCAL MARKET. UTILIZING A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION PAGE 2 RUEWMFS2017 UNCLAS DUSHANBE 002017 SIPDI [...]	2006-11-02 17:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV EIND ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE2019	DUSHANBE ELECTRICITY CONFERENCE PRODUCES MEMORANDUM OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan moved three steps closer to establishing a regional transmission system and electricity market at the Second Central and South Asia regional electricity market conference. During the October 26-28 conference in Dushanbe, [...]	2006-11-03 07:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF KG PK
06DUSHANBE202	TAJIKISTAN- THE U.S. ROLE IN DEBT RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT [...] Deputy Chief of Mission delivered talking points per Reftel January 31 to Sherali Jononov, Head of Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jononov acknowledged U.S. economic assistance and leadership in the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. HOAGLAND [...]	2006-02-01 03:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KPAO
06DUSHANBE2020	TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES FEAR SITUATION WILL DETERIORATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Tajik presidential election a foregone conclusion, Tajik political parties try to plan for after the election, but from their perspective, the future looks bleak. Political party leaders predict that the government will clamp down on political activity. Some are runni [...]	2006-11-03 07:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2033	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REPORT #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The polls have yet to close, but Tajikistan's presidential election seems to suffer from many of the same problems as the 2005 parliamentary election. The pre-election period did witness positive cooperation between international organizations (especially the United Nations a [...]	2006-11-06 14:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2038	RAHMONOV WINS TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH 79.3 PERCENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov won a third term with 79.3 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Embassy observers deployed throughout Tajikistan witnessed the gamut of election practices from completely transparent tabulation processes to blatant ballot stuffing by commissi [...]	2006-11-07 12:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE204	NDI LOCAL DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan left Tajikistan on Wednesday morning, February 1, after a final unannounced police check and brief detention on the evening of January 31. The NDI Director had been wrangling with authorities for the past week or so, sinc [...]	2006-02-01 10:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI
06DUSHANBE2044	POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO RAHMONOV'S WIN [...] (U) Tajik president Emomali Rahmonov won 79.3 percent of the vote in the November 6 election. Although his popularity is genuine among the people, opposition parties remain vocal in criticizing the election and will continue to express dissatisfaction with the current president and call him [...]	2006-11-08 13:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2050	TAJIK ELECTION NUMBERS SHOW SURPRISING REGIONAL DIFFERENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rahmonov's re-election to a third term November 6 indicates his genuine popularity among Tajiks and reflects the people's recognition that Rahmonov's years as president have coincided with a period of relative stability in the country. Many in fact were surprised Rahmonov did [...]	2006-11-09 13:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE208	TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION [...] (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izzatullo Sharipov, granted EmbOffs access in hopes the United St [...]	2006-02-01 11:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2084	DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED, USUN [...] (C) PolOff discussed talking points per reftel on the demarche on Belarus' anti-U.S. United Nations resolution with Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 15. 2. (C) Nasredinov acknowledged Bel [...]	2006-11-15 11:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO TI
06DUSHANBE2095	MCC NOT IN TAJIKISTAN'S SIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: EmbOffs delivered Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecards and talking points to multiple audiences of unenthusiastic Tajik officials. Tajik government officials recognize that the country still has far to go to be considered for MCC candidacy, and sidestepped our attem [...]	2006-11-16 04:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN TI
06DUSHANBE2105	DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF UNGA DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points per reftel to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Department on International Organizations, Nuriddin Shamsov. Shamsov did not have any immediate substantial comments on the Emergency Special Session, but said the MFA will relay the talking [...]	2006-11-17 08:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS TI
06DUSHANBE2107	DEFENDING TAJIKISTAN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan has taken significant steps over the past year to protect intellectual property, but much work remains in order to change its position on the Special 301 List. Advances include: an amendment to the Law on Intellectual Property to protect copyright owners from Internet [...]	2006-11-17 14:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI
06DUSHANBE2109	CONTRACTUAL ISSUES IMPEDE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AT THE [...] (SBU) EmbOffs along with General Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee surveyed the Tajik-Afghan border posts of Khirmanjo, Bakhorat and Bog November 15 and discovered slow progress at two of the three U.S.-funded renovation sites. Contractual issues impede substantive p [...]	2006-11-20 15:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF
06DUSHANBE2111	PRESIDENT RAHMONOV CELEBRATES THIRD TERM WITH PRECIOUS [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov was sworn in to his third term on November 18, a warm sun-filled day. The festivities were low key, but expensive, filled with precious jewels, flag waving patriots, a military parade, and one shiny new car. Embassy sources estimate inauguration costs amount from [...]	2006-11-22 05:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2113	WHETHER TO COOPERATE: MIXED SIGNALS FROM THE RUSSIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 21 Embassy Dushanbe, together with our Russian diplomatic and military colleagues, commemorated the 1992 evacuation of American diplomats from Dushanbe at the start of the Tajik civil war. The Russian 201st Motorized Rifle Division resident in Dushanbe was instrumental in [...]	2006-11-22 14:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS TI
06DUSHANBE2147	DEMONSTRATORS CHARGE ILLEGAL DETENTION AND VIOLATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three Democratic Party of Tajikistan members were released November 19 after serving 15 days in prison for organizing a demonstration. Khairiddin Gulyaev and Temur Toshev (also known as Temur Iskandarov),two of the imprisoned members, met with Poloff November 22 to assert thei [...]	2006-11-28 11:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2149	IN TAJIKISTAN'S WINDY CITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT WELCOMES NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Whether building bridges, running an internet access center, or publishing youth newspapers, international and local NGOs operate effectively and with few bureaucratic barriers in the city and district of Faisobod. District Chairman Ismatullo Zaidov was quick to praise NGO contr [...]	2006-11-29 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KHUM KDEM ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE2153	VISIT TO TAJIK BORDER GUARD TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: A Russian-run training facility for Tajik troops has some modern conveniences, but the training program relies on Soviet educational methods to teach under-educated Border Guards the basics. PolOff and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) representative visited the Leninsky Trai [...]	2006-11-29 12:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF
06DUSHANBE2169	TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state committees from 25 to 17 and state agencies from 15 [...]	2006-12-04 05:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2171	TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] This cable is to replace Dushanbe 2169. 2. President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state comm [...]	2006-12-04 10:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2177	TAJIKISTAN'S WATER PROBLEMS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON HEALTH [...] SUMMARY: Nowhere is the theme of this year's United Nations' Human Development Report entitled "Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis" more fitting than in Tajikistan. Despite an abundance of water in Tajikistan's many rivers and enormous hydroelectric potential, Tajiki [...]	2006-12-05 13:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EAGR ENV TI
06DUSHANBE2186	COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IMAM RETURNS FROM U.S. TO PREACH [...] (U) Badriddin Karimov, a local Tajik imam who participated in the USAID-sponsored Community Connections Program, "Religion in a Secular Society," returned to Tajikistan inspired by the pluralism and tolerance he observed in the United States. On the 20-day program to the United States, Karim [...]	2006-12-07 06:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KIRF KPAO EAID TI
06DUSHANBE2191	NOVEMBER 06 TAJIK BORDER WRAP-UP [...] (U) This cable summarizes Post's border security, counterterrorism and counternarcotics activities for November 2006. 2. (SBU) Border Guard Training Center Visit: EmbOffs visited Dushanbe's Leninsky Training Center, where the Russian military trains the Tajik Border Guards. Decorated w [...]	2006-12-07 12:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV PINR TI AF
06DUSHANBE2193	REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRY [...] Post looks forward to the release of the 2006 Human Rights Report. Post plans to translate the Tajikistan Country Report into both Russian and Tajik. Tajik is the official state language and Russian is commonly used among government officials, civil society, media, and the general population [...]	2006-12-08 10:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2201	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: PRO-RUSSIAN OLD GUARD ENSCONCED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite some pre-election hints that Tajik President Rahmonov planned to clean house in the Defense and Security Ministries, the old guard remains firmly ensconced and has consolidated power by incorporating the Border Guards into the security structure. After winni [...]	2006-12-11 12:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINL SNAR TI AF
06DUSHANBE2205	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...]	2006-12-12 12:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE2206	IRPT MEMBER CONVICTED, FREEDOM OF SPEECH VIOLATED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A city court convicted Mukhtorjon Shodiev, an Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) member, December 6 of inciting violence and calling for an overthrow of the government in remarks he gave in front a small, private audience. He was sentenced to nine months in prison. [...]	2006-12-12 12:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE2209	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: NO GOOD NEWS FOR U.S. DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nothing about President's Rahmonov's new cabinet suggests that democracy and human rights programs will now operate more freely. After months of Tajik officials counseling us to "wait until after the November 6 election" to push for registration of the National Democr [...]	2006-12-13 12:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2210	DUSHANBE'S MAYOR STRIKES AGAIN, AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dushanbe's Mayor Ubaidulloyev, known for his autonomy in governing Tajikistan's capital, has his eye on a building owned by the Grace Sun Min Church and wants to turn the building into a school. However, his motives appear suspect, in light of his past attempts to take the chur [...]	2006-12-13 12:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2219	TRADING PLACES: TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET OF OLD HANDS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a few exceptions, Tajik President Rahmonov's post-election appointments simply shuffled loyalists and favorites into different positions, further concentrating power in the hands of those from his home region of Kulob. Instead of naming new, younger officials or educated tech [...]	2006-12-14 13:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM TI AF
06DUSHANBE2222	TAJIKISTAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Per ref request, Post provides Tajikistan's 2006 country report on terrorism. 2. (SBU) Sharing a 1,400-kilometer border with Afghanistan, Tajikistan is well aware of the negative effects of state-sponsored terrorism and offered its limited resources to assist the United States alm [...]	2006-12-18 05:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
06DUSHANBE2223	INITIAL MEETING WITH NEW TAJIK BORDER GUARDS CHIEF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The newly appointed head of the Tajik Border Forces within the State Committee on National Security, General-Major (US 1-star equivalent) Mirzoev, invited representatives from the U.S. Embassy and other donor countries and implementing agencies to an introductory meeting. General [...]	2006-12-18 06:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR MASS TI
06DUSHANBE2225	ANOTHER DAM CABLE FROM TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Boom!! After four hours of waiting for Tajik President Rahmonov and Russian energy utility RAO UES head Anatoli Chubais to arrive by car, when thick fog prevented helicopter travel, observers witnessed a single explosion block the mighty Vaksh River at Sangtuda. The river was diverted th [...]	2006-12-19 11:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI
06DUSHANBE2226	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dushanbe commemorated International Human Rights Day/Week with a variety of events: having students paint a mural on the Embassy walls, showing a Human Rights related movie followed by a discussion group, and hosting a number of public speaking events focused on the theme "De [...]	2006-12-19 12:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2227	TAJIKISTAN NOT YET AN APPROPRIATE TERRORIST-RELATED DATA [...] (SBU) Post is engaged in informal information sharing with Tajik Government law enforcement and security service entities. However, the limited biometric and biographic information in Tajik travel documents, as well as their elementary and improperly used immigration and security databases, ma [...]	2006-12-19 12:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR
06DUSHANBE2228	HOW WE CAN HELP THE TAJIK ELECTION COMMISSION PREPARE FOR [...] (U) This is an Action cable. See Paragraphs 5 and 9. 2. (U) Without the pressure of an upcoming election and with the international spotlight shining elsewhere, we have an unusual opportunity to engage Tajikistan's Central Commission for Elections and Referenda. The CCER would like to ma [...]	2006-12-20 11:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPOA KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2229	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH NEW TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 20 with Hamrakhon Zaripov in his new capacity as Tajikistan's Foreign Minister. Zaripov agreed to "coordinate with relevant ministries and the president" on responses to the Ambassador's requests for forward movement on registration and visas for Natio [...]	2006-12-20 12:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE224	NDI DIRECTOR SHOULD RETURN TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Acting Foreign Minister Yatimov paved a way for National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan to register and return to Dushanbe. Sargsyan left for Moscow on February 1 after harassment and pressure from Tajik officials. Yatimov knew the [...]	2006-02-02 13:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI
06DUSHANBE2243	A MINOR MIRACLE? TAJIK SETTLEMENT WITH NORSK HYDRO COULD BE [...] (C) With the December 20 signing of a cooperation agreement between Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro and Tajikistan's state-owned aluminum factory TadAZ, Tajikistan resolved one of its stickiest investment cases. Moscow-based Norwegian Ambassador Oyvind Nordsletten called on Ambassador J [...]	2006-12-22 09:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TI NO
06DUSHANBE2247	THE FUTURE OF TAJIK COTTON - ANYTHING BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY [...] (U) Summary: Despite the ailing cotton sector's debt-ridden farms and declining harvest, cotton remains Tajikistan's most important export and biggest crop. International donors have joined forces, backing major projects to reinvigorate the sector. The Government of Tajikistan, the National [...]	2006-12-22 14:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE226	TAJIKISTAN SDPT MEMBERS RELEASED FROM JAIL [...] Two Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) members imprisoned after the parliamentary elections last year have been released. Nizomaddin Begmatov, the Rasulov District SDPT Chairman and Nasim Shukurov, a member of the Sughd Region's SDPT branch were released on January 31 and February 1 [...]	2006-02-02 13:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE227	TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION [...] (U) This message replaces REFTEL A, adding TAG: CASC. 2. (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izz [...]	2006-02-03 03:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TI
06DUSHANBE236	TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA KICKS OFF ITS G-8 YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Ambassador convened the other G-8 ambassadors on February 2 to announce a cooperative effort during the Russian G-8 presidency. Although this seems to be mostly a public re [...]	2006-02-03 12:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS TI
06DUSHANBE237	TAJIKISTAN'S BORDER CHIEF DISCUSSES U.S. ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Border Protection Committee General Saidamir Zuhurov on February 2 to assess his views on U.S. assistance and to seek his views on Russia's role in Tajik border affairs. Zuhurov praised the United States as a most reliable partner. Thoug [...]	2006-02-03 13:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE239	THE CIS NEEDS A CNN RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE SERVICE [...] (C) This message is Central Asia specific, but it is relevant to the other countries of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, as the other U.S. ambassadors to CIS countries agreed during a January 4 meeting in the Department with U/S Burns. 2. (C) Russia is increasingly flexing its p [...]	2006-02-06 04:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP KDEM KPAO RS ZK
06DUSHANBE246	ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...]	2006-02-06 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE250	DPT ACTING LEADER: "WE DON'T FEEL YOUR SUPPORT" [...] (C) The Ambassador and PolOff met for an hour on February 6 with Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT),Rahmatullo Valiyev. The imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov is still the DPT's titular head. The meeting was within the context of a DPT effort, as evidenced by its Febr [...]	2006-02-07 04:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE268	NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...]	2006-02-08 12:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE269	NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...]	2006-02-08 12:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE272	TAJIKISTAN: MURKY BUSINESS AND GEO-POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with U.S. businessmen on February 9, a reliable CEO passed along the rumor that the largest cell-phone and Internet company in Tajikistan, Babilon-T, is founded on drug money and may sooner or later be bought by Moscow's Sistema-MTS. A less reliable U.S. interlo [...]	2006-02-10 05:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE275	TADAZ CLAIMS POLLUTION HAS DECREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central Asia's Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO) and PolOff visited the Tajikistan Aluminum (TadAZ) plant in Tursun-Zoda near the Uzbekistan border February 9. Uzbekistan blames the Tajik government for allowing TadAZ to pollute the environment, [...]	2006-02-10 12:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SENV RS TI
06DUSHANBE276	REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...]	2006-02-11 05:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI
06DUSHANBE277	REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...]	2006-02-11 05:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI
06DUSHANBE278	TAJIKISTAN'S RECENT UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE HIGHLIGHTED BY [...] (SBU) Since the beginning of the year, the local media have reported a number of killings of government security officials. The Tajik government often linked the murders to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). However, no credible links to the IMU have been proven. Because of the report [...]	2006-02-11 06:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE279	TAJIKISTAN: IRAN POINTS DELIVERED [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on February 10 on the IAEA decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council along with the President's and Secretary's talking points. Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the MFA accepted the points and sa [...]	2006-02-13 05:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR AORC TI
06DUSHANBE284	KHUJAND, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OF TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khujand, Tajikistan's "second city," in the Ferghana Valley and separated from Dushanbe by a formidable mountain range, represents what Tajikistan could be - not a democratic paradise, but a confident, relatively progressive, stable society open to new ideas and cautiously resist [...]	2006-02-13 08:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAO KDEM RS UZ KG TI
06DUSHANBE300	TAJIKISTAN HUMANITARIAN DEMINING: REQUEST FOR PM SUPPORT [...] Post appreciates PM/WRA information (reftel) and strongly supports further engagement on demining in Tajikistan, including a Policy Assessment Visit and funding for the Tajik Mine Action Committee through the United Nations Development Program. MINES ALONG THE AFGHAN BORDER 2. Russia la [...]	2006-02-14 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KHDP TI
06DUSHANBE301	CHINA WANTS TO BE A GOOD, BUT DISCREET, NEIGHBOR TO [...] (SBU) China shares the United States' desire to see an economically stable Tajikistan, but is keeping its specific investment and trade priorities close hold. Chinese Trade Representative Wan Shungan told PolOff and BISNIS representative February 13 that China regards infrastructure and hydr [...]	2006-02-14 11:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV
06DUSHANBE302	TAJIK TRANSPORT MINISTER PLEASED WITH BRIDGE [...] On his first visit to the U.S.-funded bridge construction site at Nizhniy Pyanzh, Transportation Minister Ashurov expressed great satisfaction and offered to get involved personally if problems arise regarding the cement supply or customs. During the February 13 visit with PolOff and a visit [...]	2006-02-14 12:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELTN ECON TI AF
06DUSHANBE304	BBC IN DUSHANBE: "DON'T DIS A SMALL COUNTRY AND YOU CAN GET [...] (C) In a surprisingly tough meeting February 14, the Ambassador joined his European and OSCE colleagues for what was supposed to have been a joint Western demarche about the BBC Tajik Service having lost its permission January 10 to broadcast on FM-106 in Dushanbe (reftel). French Ambassador [...]	2006-02-15 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO UK TI
06DUSHANBE305	TAJIK GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO CREATION OF SCA BUREAU [...] The Ambassador presented reftel talking points as a non-paper to First Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumin Yatimov on February 14. Yatimov was familiar with the issue. He said the Tajik Embassy in Washington had already reported the information and had characterized it as a positive development [...]	2006-02-15 07:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL TI
06DUSHANBE306	ONE STEP FORWARD: NDI ACTING DEPUTY RE-REGISTERED BY TAJIK [...] As First Deputy Foreign Minister Yatimov categorically promised the Ambassador February 14, the Tajik Government re-registered National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Deputy Director Nurul Rakhimbekov February 15, the last possible day before his legal status would have lapsed. 2. DCM [...]	2006-02-15 09:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE307	FM NAZAROV SAYS NGO DRAFT LAW "POSTPONED INDEFINITELY" [...] (C) At the end of a long meeting February 14 on BBC registration and licensing (ref A),the Ambassador noted to Foreign Minister Nazarov a February 11 press statement (ref B) in which a Ministry of Justice official called for a "law stipulating strict control over activities of NGOs." The [...]	2006-02-15 09:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE31	EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 07:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR
06DUSHANBE311	SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO ASK PERMISSION THAN BEG [...] (U) USAID Dushanbe requested guidance from the Ambassador February 15 on a sensitive issue. The U.S. NGO Community Habitat and Finance (CHF)'s Alternative to Conflict in Tajikistan program has an Economic Opportunity Center (EOC) in Isfara in the sensitive Farghana Valley that offers computer [...]	2006-02-16 11:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KISL KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE316	TURNING THE PROPAGANDA OF COMPETITION INTO THE PUBLIC [...] U.S. Ambassador Hoagland and Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov jointly presented certificates to the first 15 graduates of the U.S.-funded Ministry of Interior Criminal Intelligence Analytical Center February 17 in Dushanbe. With INL funding, the United States renovated and equipped the [...]	2006-02-17 11:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PROP PTER SNAR KCRM KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE32	EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 12:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE321	NEW ECONOMIC ADVISER INTENDS TO ACCELERATE REFORM [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Matlubhon Davlatov characterized his appointment not as a change in President Rahmonov's economic reform agenda but as a means to accelerate it. "I'm not new to this team," he told the Ambassador during a February 17 initial meeting [...]	2006-02-21 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID TI
06DUSHANBE322	TAJIKISTAN: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY VISITORS FROM [...] (C) During an interagency meeting in Washington in January to elaborate the Tajikistan section of the policy document, "A Strategy for Central Asia," the Ambassador undertook to recommend names of key Tajik insiders who could be invited to Washington for low-profile but high-level conversation [...]	2006-02-21 05:51:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE326	HYDROPOWER 101: A GUIDE TO TAJIKISTAN'S PROSPECTS, PROJECTS, [...] (U) Tajikistan's mountains and rivers provide it an estimated four percent of the world's hydropower resources. The Tajik government has no shortage of promises and offers to help develop this natural resource, and is currently balancing competing interests and priorities to maximize the fina [...]	2006-02-21 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF
06DUSHANBE327	TAJIK HYDROPOWER 201: ADVANCED GAME THEORY [...] (C) In Tajik hydropower, a new conventional wisdom is emerging. If we want the Central Asian Infrastructure Initiative to succeed in Tajikistan, we need to consider the following: 2. (C) The United States is behind the curve on hydropower. Russia is building Sangtuda I and has first grab [...]	2006-02-21 11:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF
06DUSHANBE328	TAJIKISTAN'S NATIONAL PARKS SEEK U.S. COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),and Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff, visited the Tigrovaya Balka National Reserve February 8. Officials from State Committee on Environmental Protection (SCEP) accompanied EmbOffs. The g [...]	2006-02-21 14:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE329	DUSHANBE CITY GOVERNMENT FINALLY ACTS AND DEMOLISHES HALF OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: City authorities tore down half of Dushanbe's synagogue February 8 along with several private homes remaining in the largely cleared vicinity to build a road leading to the new Presidential Palace. The synagogue has known about this planned demolition for at least three years [...]	2006-02-21 14:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE33	TAJIK MFA SUDDENLY YANKS IVLP PARTICIPANTS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note informing the Embassy that two participants selected for the International Visitor's Leadership Program "The Government of the States and the Local Government" will no longer be able to participate due to a "great workload." The sudden de [...]	2006-01-04 18:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE337	TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...]	2006-02-23 05:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE338	TAJIKISTAN: POLITICAL PARTY ACTIVIST FREED FROM JAIL [...] Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) activist and lawyer Fayzinoso Vohidova was released from prison February 21. On October 13 the Sughd regional prosecutor's charged Vohidova with "forgery and the production and sale of forged documents", "evading tax payments", and "causing damage b [...]	2006-02-23 05:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE359	IN TAJIKISTAN, THIS WEEK'S MEDIA BOUT GOES TO IRAN [...] Groundbreaking for the Iran-funded Sangtuda-2 hydropower station dominated weekly press coverage, from Tajik and Russian Internet agencies to radio, television, and print media news outlets. This followed heavy government and independent media attention on last week's announcement of the immi [...]	2006-02-24 11:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV IR TI
06DUSHANBE39	TAJIKISTAN ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE IRAN ON NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov may take another run at influencing Iran to cooperate with the EU on nuclear issues during his upcoming summit in Tehran. Rahmonov will meet with Afghan President Karzai and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on January 16. The summit is designed to elevate trilat [...]	2006-01-05 09:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC TI IR
06DUSHANBE390	TAJIKS SHOW STRONG ALLEGIANCE TOWARDS U.S. DURING BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Saidamir Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee, highlighted the United States' close relationship with Tajikistan and Russia's waning influence with the Border Guards at a reception in his honor. The dynamics of the private reception indicated that f [...]	2006-02-27 11:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE394	DUSHANBE SYNAGOGUE DEMOLITION GAINING MEDIA INTEREST [...] SUMMARY: The February 8 partial demolition of the Dushanbe synagogue (reftel A) is beginning to make waves in the international media and is stimulating letters of protest to Embassy Dushanbe from private citizens in the United States. The media accounts emphasize the reported intemperate and [...]	2006-02-28 11:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PROP KIRF TI

06DUSHANBE396	TAJIK GOVT DELAYS PUBLICATION OF OPPOSITION PAPER [...] A local Dushanbe court has dragged its feet reviewing Mukhtor Boqizoda's case, thereby further preventing the publication of Boqizoda's "Neru-i Sukhan," an independent newspaper critical of President Rahmonov's administration and perceived by the government as "opposition." The government sh [...]	2006-02-28 13:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE397	TAJIKISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy Dushanbe's 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post's lettering system matches reftel's. OVERVIEW OF TAJIKISTAN'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes [...]	2006-02-28 14:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06DUSHANBE4	TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR" [...] (U) A New Year's tradition, Tajikistan's electronic news agency "Asia Plus" and Russian-language independent paper "Kurier Tajikistana" published best of the year lists, sourced from editors' personal opinions and popularity polls, and the diplomatic community wasn't left out of their end of t [...]	2006-01-03 05:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE402	TAJIKISTAN: AGA KHAN SERENA HOTEL PROBABLY DOWN THE TUBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Amyn Aga Khan visited Dushanbe February 24 to break ground for the long-awaited Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Instead, President Rahmonov and Dushanbe Mayor Obaidulloyev, improbable allies for once, probably broke the project for good, on camera. Although this appears to be high [...]	2006-03-01 09:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE403	TAJIK PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERTAKES TO ANSWER U/S SHINER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev, the Ambassador asked when Under Secretary Shiner can expect a reply to her December 2005 letter to President Rahmonov advocating resolut [...]	2006-03-01 10:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE408	TAJIKISTAN: IRPT LEADER CLOSELY WATCHED [...] (C) Muhiddin Kabiri, First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) will travel to the United States March 8 to deliver a speech at Columbia University on the state of religion and politics in Tajikistan after the wave of "color revolutions" in other post-Soviet countries. Kab [...]	2006-03-02 05:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE410	TAJIK BORDER UPDATE [...] (SBU) This begins a series of cables summarizing Tajikistan's border security developments and activities of Embassy Dushanbe's Border Law Enforcement Working Group (BLEWG). Led by the DCM, with participation from the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor (SLEA),the EXBS advisor, the Defense Attac [...]	2006-03-02 11:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE419	CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO TAJIKISTAN: "WHY NOT COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai said China shared many of the United States' priorities in Tajikistan, including economic growth, counter-terrorism and border stability. In a very frank and open 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Hoagland, Li suggested there was room f [...]	2006-03-04 06:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EINV EAID ENRG TI CH
06DUSHANBE44	TAJIK ENERGY MINISTRY RELUCTANT TO WORK WITH MEHRON OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Energy Minister Emomiddin Aslov reported the Tajik government would only allow a $20 million oil refinery project if the investors assume 100 percent of the risk and make no claims on the Tajik Government, should the project fail. The actions and background of Mehron Oil [...]	2006-01-05 12:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE442	TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN [...] (U) Students from Tajikistan's Technological University published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccur [...]	2006-03-06 10:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE443	TAJIKISTAN: DISTORTED VIEWS FROM THE EDUCATED STREET [...] SUMMARY: Distorted views of U.S. policy and goals originate, in large part, in the Russian mass media, which dominate Tajikistan's information space. Reputable and independent international broadcasts in Russian, perhaps from a CNN Russian Service, would help to alleviate this problem. END [...]	2006-03-06 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP EINV SNAR SOCI KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE447	TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN [...] Students from Tajikistan's Technological University published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccurate. [...]	2006-03-07 03:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE464	U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...]	2006-03-09 10:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV CH TI
06DUSHANBE468	U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...]	2006-03-10 02:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV CH TI
06DUSHANBE474	TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...]	2006-03-13 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO
06DUSHANBE482	TAJIKISTAN: IMF SEES ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tajikistan Country Director Carlos Pinerua gave an upbeat assessment of Tajikistan's economy but remained concerned about regulatory hurdles and lack of diversification for continued growth. Pinerua painted a positive picture [...]	2006-03-13 13:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EAGR ETRD ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE489	KAZAKHSTAN LOOKING, BUT NOT JUMPING INTO TAJIK ENERGY [...] (C) Kazakhstan is not yet serious about the Tajik energy sector. Deputy Energy Minister Akhram Suleimanov told PolOff that despite a press release quoting the Kazakhstani Ambassador to Tajikistan saying Kazakhstan might invest in Sangtuda I, "Sangtuda is for the Russians only." Suleimanov o [...]	2006-03-14 08:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS CH KZ TI
06DUSHANBE493	TAJIKISTAN'S MOI WITH AES ON POWER TRANSMISSION LINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received the following letter from the Minister of Energy regarding Tajik government cooperation with AES, including the nine-page Memorandum of Intent for the "construction of a 220kV transmission line connecting the energy systems of Tajikistan and Afghanistan." The l [...]	2006-03-14 13:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS TI AF
06DUSHANBE494	TAJIKISTAN RESPONDS TO DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION AGREEMENT [...] The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the U.S.-initiated bilateral nonproliferation agreement. Tajik officials edited and made comments to the agreement's weapons of mass destruction section. Tajikistan's MFA suggested the United States separate the defense and military coop [...]	2006-03-14 14:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP TI
06DUSHANBE499	TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN [...] (U) Post delivered talking points per reftel on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) The government of Tajikistan has not discussed the vote with Venezuela or Guatemala and has not yet [...]	2006-03-15 11:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE TI
06DUSHANBE50	TAJIKISTAN STRENGTHENS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan has made significant progress on combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) violations, but efforts remain hindered by lack of extradition agreements, ineffective coordination, and deep-rooted social issues. The government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM [...]	2006-01-09 04:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN TI
06DUSHANBE502	EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a read-out of his just-concluded meeting with President Rahmonov, EU Special Representative for Central Asia Kubis said that a calm and confident Rahmonov undertook to improve (to a degree) Tajik elections, reasserted his unreserved willingness to support coalition efforts in [...]	2006-03-15 12:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KDEM RS IR UZ AF TI
06DUSHANBE509	DUSHANBE HOSTS INAUGURAL SCA REGIONAL REPORTING OFFICERS [...] Embassy Dushanbe hosted the first-ever reporting officers conference for Central and South Asia March 10-11 to discuss challenges of reporting in the age of transformational diplomacy and to identify emerging trends in crosscutting issues. Officers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrg [...]	2006-03-16 14:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO RS CH IR AF ZK KG TI
06DUSHANBE511	TAJIKISTAN: LEGAL ADVISOR TO TELL RABBI HE HAS NO LEGAL [...] Rabbi Mikhail Abdurahmonov continues to hold out hope the government of Tajikistan will spare the Dushanbe synagogue and has sought legal advice from Dushanbe's Civil Society Support Center. When PolOff asked the Rabbi about the future of the synagogue, he refused to think about what concrete [...]	2006-03-17 10:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PROP KIRF SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE513	TAJIKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH CUBAN DELEGATION [...] (U) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov met with Deputy Foreign Minister Eumelio Rodriguez on March 17 in Dushanbe along with Cuba's regional Ambassador from Almaty. Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries, and Sherali Jononov, Head of Tajikistan's MFA Leg [...]	2006-03-17 11:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU TI
06DUSHANBE524	TAJIK SNAPSHOT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE LENS OF [...] Reporting on the United States in the independent Tajik print media varies from week to week and issue to issue, but a definite pattern is discernable. The United States, along with Russia and Iran, are always featured prominently in the weekly independent print media. While each paper will [...]	2006-03-20 12:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE525	TAJIKISTAN: CITY CONTINUES DEMOLITION, TARGETS BUSY MARKET [...] Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev signed an order to level a busy market for the construction of two new four-story apartment buildings. Tarrakiet Development owns the Rohi Abreshim market, more commonly known as the "82nd Bazaar" due to its location in the 82nd district of Dushanbe. T [...]	2006-03-20 13:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE53	TAJIK GOVT CORRUPTS HAJJ, MAINTAINS TIGHT CONTROL OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 23, the first of more than 20 planeloads of Tajik hajjis, Muslim pilgrims journeying to Mecca, left Dushanbe for Saudi Arabia. These hajjis are the lucky, well-connected or wealthy few. For the majority of Tajiks, government restrictions, corruption and expensive br [...]	2006-01-09 09:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE535	TAJIKISTAN'S WOMEN'S COLONY, PRISON OR PARADISE? [...] (U) Nestled in the mountains near the Nurek dam, one hour from Dushanbe, Tajikistan's sole women's prison is far more sanitary and progressive than men's prisons. The manicured gardens, relatively clean buildings, holiday activities and good management attempt to mask the sub-standard condit [...]	2006-03-23 12:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KWMN KIRF SOCI SNAR TI
06DUSHANBE540	TAJIKISTAN: POLITICAL VIGNETTES OF RAHMONOV AND ABDULATIPOV [...] (C) On March 18, President Rahmonov had his annual meeting with the country's intelligentsia in the newly restored central cinema and then invited them, members of his government, and the diplomatic corps to a formal luncheon in a specially constructed, 250-foot-long, temporary banquet hall in [...]	2006-03-24 08:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI RS TI
06DUSHANBE541	DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...]	2006-03-24 15:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE542	DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...]	2006-03-24 15:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE546	TAJIKISTAN: HOW TO IMPROVE THE NOVEMBER 2006 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Although it is getting late in the game, we still have an opportunity, if we begin work now, to influence the Government of Tajikistan to take steps forward toward meeting international standards in the November 2006 presidential election. If we can achieve this modest goal, we will hav [...]	2006-03-27 11:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE55	FIRE IN TAJIK ORPHANAGE RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (U) At least 13 disabled children died when a fire destroyed Chorbogh orphanage early January 8. Neighbors pulled children out of the burning Dushanbe facility, home to almost 100 mentally and physically disabled children. Many victims were bedridden and unable to escape. Metal bars on the [...]	2006-01-09 14:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE566	TAJIKISTAN'S FARKHAR DISTRICT STRUGGLES [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 07:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE575	OSCE CHAIRMAN DE GUCHT BRIEFLY VISITS DUSHANBE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Visiting OSCE Chairman-in-Office de Gucht raised the draft NGO and religion laws with President Rahmonov, pressed for BBC to be re-registered for FM broadcasts in Dushanbe, and discussed [...]	2006-03-30 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF UK UZ TI
06DUSHANBE576	CORRUPTION, TAJIK STYLE: "WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE AIR [...] (SBU) During EmbOff's March visit to southwestern agrarian Farkhar district, Mahmadali Hakimov, head of "Zamin," a successful conglomerate with businesses in farming, textiles, construction, banking, and hotels, philosophized about the high price of doing business in Tajikistan. "We pay for e [...]	2006-03-30 12:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE577	TAJIK AND AFGHAN BUSINESSWOMEN NETWORK AT KHATLON [...] Maybe sewing really IS women's work? At a March 29 conference in Qurghon-Teppa, 50 Tajik and Afghan women entrepreneurs came together to network and seek business cooperation, but had few examples of success outside the sectors of handicraft. Enthusiasm and energy were abundant, but the con [...]	2006-03-30 13:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EAGR SOCI KWMN AF TI
06DUSHANBE582	GAZPROM SLOWLY STEPS INTO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) After three years, and three days of intensive meetings, Gazprom signed an agreement March 28 with the Government of Tajikistan to create a joint venture to explore Tajikistan's southern gas and oil reserves. Deputy Minister of Energy Aslov told PolOffs the Memorandum of Understanding est [...]	2006-03-31 13:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE583	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND [...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...]	2006-03-31 13:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE587	ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY [...] UNHCR Tajikistan summoned international donors and related refugee organizations March 30 to discuss the full gamut of refugee issues in Tajikistan, including the need for contingency plans in the event of a mass refugee influx following internal disorder in Uzbekistan. Post also sees a need [...]	2006-04-03 10:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI
06DUSHANBE607	TAJIKISTAN'S SERENA HOTEL: "OH, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT YOUR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) At an Aga Khan lunch March 31 for Deputy Prime Minister Gulomov, Aga Khan Resident Representative Munir Merali told the Ambassador senior levels at Aga Khan offices in Geneva have reconsidered th [...]	2006-04-05 10:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV RS TI
06DUSHANBE608	TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU [...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...]	2006-04-05 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA
06DUSHANBE616	TAJIKISTAN'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTER'S SURPRISINGLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 23 posting on the "Asia-Plus" website, the director of President Rahmonov's Strategic Research Center think tank discussed his preliminary findings from an on-going study mandated by President Rahmonov about corruption in Tajikistan. His conclusions are surprisingly [...]	2006-04-07 07:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM MCC TI
06DUSHANBE618	EMBASSY DUSHANBE REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Dushanbe requests an Embassy Science Fellow for the proposals below. The projects described below benefit the environment and have a direct effect on the well-being of the people of Tajikistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan's impoverished status has directed scie [...]	2006-04-07 09:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KSCA TSPL OTRA SENV TI
06DUSHANBE620	TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Dear Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: I would like to solicit your help in advancing democracy in Tajikistan. See request in para eight. 3. (U) Tajikistan's next presidential election will be i [...]	2006-04-07 10:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE626	KHUJAND'S NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL: AIR TRANSPORT GONE WRONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's northern industrial hub Khujand's airport is outdated and lacks adequate security features, but corrupt government officials refuse to open an existing two-year old modern terminal next door. The spacious, light-filled terminal with computerized processing and fir [...]	2006-04-10 09:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAIR SOCI KCOR TI
06DUSHANBE629	IRPT LEADER SAYS TAJIKS SHOULD LOOK TO WEST TO LEARN ABOUT [...] (SBU) Muhiddin Kabiri, Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) suggested that Tajiks need to travel to the West to learn about Islam in an April 6 meeting with U.S. Speaker Ahmed Younis and PolOff. Younis, the National Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Counc [...]	2006-04-10 12:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE648	TAJIKISTAN: IRPT SAYS RAHMONOV WILL USE LIBEL SUIT AS [...] (C) Muhiddin Kabiri, the Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) told PolOff April 6 President Rahmonov likely will stop the lawsuit filed by Dushanbe Vodokanal against IRPT Chairman Said Abdullo Nuri closer to the election in November. 2. (U) Dushanbe Vo [...]	2006-04-11 10:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE666	TAJIKISTAN'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY MAY SPLIT IN TWO [...] (SBU) Rahmatullo Valiev, Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) Deputy Chairman, told Embassy sources April 8 that he is confident a new DPT faction, "Homeland" (Vatan) formed by Masud Sobirov, will not supercede the DPT and may not have the support necessary to be formally adopted. Sobirov c [...]	2006-04-11 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE668	TAJIKISTAN'S HYDRO ENERGY PRICING DILEMMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan faces critical choices to increase its hydropower exports and streamline domestic consumption and production. However, as long as the government provides cheap-or free-electricity, reforming the existing system will prove extremely difficult. Some simple steps to redu [...]	2006-04-12 07:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EENG EINV AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE669	TAJIKISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO TRY TO HELP RESOLVE [...] (S) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov agreed to designate a government point of contact to help resolve the issue of transferring Tajik citizens from Guantanamo to Tajikistan (reftel). In a 40-minute meeting April 6, Nazarov listened carefully as the Ambassador explained the assurances necessar [...]	2006-04-12 09:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PROP PTER ECON KAWC RS TI
06DUSHANBE673	TAJIKISTAN'S TELECOM SECTOR: PROMISING, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mobile and Internet telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic and competitive sectors of the economy. The mobile sector could grow 10-20 percent monthly since only 5% of the market currently have cell phones. Internet growth also will increase with the [...]	2006-04-12 10:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EINT SOCI CH IR TI
06DUSHANBE698	TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...]	2006-04-13 10:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE703	TAJIK GOVERNMENT ENACTS HOUSEHOLD EXCESS ELECTRICITY RATE [...] (U) According to media reports, the Tajik Anti-Monopoly Committee approved on April 11 an excess electricity consumption rate above 250 kWh per month for private households retroactive to the beginning of April. The base electricity rate remains the same at 0.5 cent. Per reftel, the 0.5 cent [...]	2006-04-14 05:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV SOCI AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE704	TAJIK JOURNALISTS UNION SUSPENSION NOT A CRACK DOWN ON MEDIA [...] On April 11 the Ministry of Justice announced a Dushanbe district court suspended the Union of Journalists of Tajikistan for three months. The suspension is not seen as a threat to media freedom, but rather a move by the government to oust the Union's current chairman, Hayot Davlatov. 2. [...]	2006-04-14 06:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE705	TAJIKISTAN: WHY MOUNTING CORRUPTION MATTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mounting corruption exacerbates growing income inequalities and degrades the relatively high human capital left from Soviet times. Pervasive corruption limits local and international investment, distorts donor and government development strategies, and undermines ec [...]	2006-04-14 07:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV KCOR SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE711	TAJIKISTAN: AES STILL IN TEH GAME FOR SANGTUDA-I? [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Bank Chairman Murodali Alimardonov remarked April 14 that AES might still have a role to play in Sangtuda I or Rogun hydropower stations. In an elegant two-hour private lunch at the new National Bank building, Alimardonov outlined next steps for Tajikistan to integrate [...]	2006-04-15 11:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS AF TI
06DUSHANBE722	TAJIKISTAN'S CRA CHAIRMAN ON NEW DRAFT RELIGION LAW: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EmbOffs met with Chairman of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA),Murodullo Davlatov, on April 12 and April 14 to discuss an ACCELS/USAID Community Connections program for religious leaders and a regional religion conference organized by the Tajik government's Center for [...]	2006-04-18 08:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE734	POSSIBLE IRANIAN SURVEILLANCE - DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (APRIL [...] (S/NF) On April 18, 2006 at approximately 1400 hours, RSO was contacted by the Surveillance Detection (SD) supervisor who stated that at approximately 1306 hours local, SD personnel spotted two male subjects located at Rudaki Avenue and Said Nosir street intersection (approximately 2 blocks f [...]	2006-04-19 12:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC TI
06DUSHANBE745	BADAKHSHAN TO BADAKHSHAN: TAJIKS REACHING ACROSS THE BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "We consider Afghanistan like our own." Ayubek Bekmurodov, Deputy to the Governor of Tajikistan's remote Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region said his government was looking at ways to increase trade, the power supply, and food and humanitarian aid to the Afghan regions across th [...]	2006-04-21 04:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI
06DUSHANBE748	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW MAGIC WORD? DAST-I-ZHUM! [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Want to take a helicopter ride with the Deputy Prime Minister and three of Tajikistan's most influential energy players? Say "Dast-i-Zhum"-- a proposed 4000 MW hydropower station on the Tajik-Afghan border - and the Tajik government pays attention, rallying busy ministers and [...]	2006-04-21 08:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI
06DUSHANBE751	TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP AND OSCE SPONSOR FIRST PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for the Tajikistan Office for Peace Building (UNTOP),Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (secunded to the UN from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry),cond [...]	2006-04-24 09:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE752	RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...]	2006-04-24 09:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI
06DUSHANBE766	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ISLAM, DRAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Karomatullo Olimov, Presidential Advisor on Social Development and Public Contacts, April 21 at Olimov's request for a wide-ranging discussion of Islam and the r [...]	2006-04-24 11:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KISL KIRF KPAO IR TI
06DUSHANBE768	TAJIKISTAN: SHAKE UP AT MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINISTER [...] President Rahmonov signed a decree April 24 dismissing the Minister of Energy and other ministry officials. According to press reports Abdullo Yerov will replace Jurabek Nurmahmadov as the Minister of Energy. Yerov was the former Minister of Energy until replaced by Nurmahmadov in 2004, when [...]	2006-04-24 13:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE776	INDIA LOOKS TO REVIVE SILK ROAD HERITAGE, NOT GREAT GAME [...] (SBU) In an April 26 meeting with U.S. DCM, Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Govinda Khampa took great pains to explain India's priorities in Tajikistan. Far from extending India's "strategic reach," the repair of the Ayni Airfield outside of Dushanbe is part of India's Technical Economic Coope [...]	2006-04-26 09:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE779	TAJIKISTAN'S SHARIPOV DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] (C) The Ambassador met April 26 with Director of the President's Strategic Research Center (SRC) Suhrob Sharipov for a wide-ranging discussion on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),anti-corruption efforts in Tajikistan, Iranian-Tajik relations, and Tajikistan's increasing unease with [...]	2006-04-27 08:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SOCI KCOR KMCA KDEM IR RS
06DUSHANBE781	TAJIK SECURITY SERVICES DETAIN NDI'S ACTING DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior officers detained National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Director Nurul Rahimbekov April 26 as he was attempting to board a domestic flight to Khujand to conduct a training program for political parties. Contacts in the Ministry of Security, which has ta [...]	2006-04-27 10:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE789	A LITTLE FOOD AID GOES A LONG WAY IN TAJIKISTAN'S RASHT [...] SUMMARY: In a place where a covered pit latrine is considered a sanitary leap forward, USAID's Food for Peace/Development Assistance Program (DAP) provides more than 3,800 poor families in Tajikistan's isolated Rasht valley with supplemental food, and nutrition and hygiene education. Through [...]	2006-04-28 08:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EAID TI
06DUSHANBE798	TAJIK FM SAYS NDI DETENTION AN ISSUE FOR KAZAKHSTAN, NOT US [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tabak Nazarov told the Ambassador April 28 the allegations against detained National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Director Nurul Rahimbekov were too "shameful" to discuss, but the Embassy of Kazakhstan, not the United States, must handle the situation (reftel). In a [...]	2006-04-28 11:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE799	TAJIKISTAN'S SEQUOIAS, FROM CALIFORNIA TO DUSHANBE [...] A recent letter from a 75-year-old amateur historian William Allen in California shows Tajikistan is not totally unknown. Allen wanted to know if sequoia trees, native to California's Sierra Nevada, were thriving in Tajikistan and attached a copy of a 1964 news article that reported Dushanbe i [...]	2006-04-28 12:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR SENV TI
06DUSHANBE801	TAJIKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND [...] (SBU) Richard and Elisabeth, we are very grateful you are visiting Tajikistan. As you have quickly learned, Central Asia is not the easiest place for the United States to do business, especially since Russia has declared these countries its sphere of influence and is taking all sorts of measu [...]	2006-04-29 09:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SNAR KDEM KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE802	NEW ENERGY MINISTER, SAME ENERGY POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his third day on the job, Energy Minister Yorov reported Tajikistan's energy policy would continue to focus on attracting foreign investment for key infrastructure projects. He cited the reforms of the past five years, notably in improved fee collection, as evidence that Ta [...]	2006-05-02 11:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI
06DUSHANBE817	NDI: PROTEST SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post submitted the following diplomatic note to the MFA May 3 lodging a formal protest against the treatment of NDI: BEGIN TEXT: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its comp [...]	2006-05-03 11:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE827	TAJIKISTAN'S MOST ISLAMIC REGION FEELS MOST NEGLECTED [...] SUMMARY: Rasht Valley, one of Tajikistan's most isolated and devoutly Islamic districts, feels left behind. The economic boom evident elsewhere in Tajikistan has yet to reach this agricultural area. NGO and civil society leaders observe that while international organizations are active, mor [...]	2006-05-03 13:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE834	TAJIKISTAN'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO DRAFT LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with PolOff April 12-25, religious leaders unanimously expressed grave concerns with the State Committee on Religious Affairs' (SCRA) new draft law on religion. [...]	2006-05-04 16:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE835	TAJIK DEPUTY PM OUTLINES VISION FOR HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Chinese have made the Tajiks an offer too good to refuse on a South-North transmission line project, according to Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Ghulomov, many energy proje [...]	2006-05-04 17:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG AF TI
06DUSHANBE836	TAJIKISTAN: NDI IN WASHINGTON WANTS SHOWDOWN MEETING WITH [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) President Ken Wallach and the Ambassador spoke by telephone May 5. Wallach thanked the Ambassador and Embassy Dushanbe for continuous support and advocacy for NDI. 2. (C) Wallach said he had spoken by telephone with Nurul Rakhimbekov, NDI's former [...]	2006-05-05 09:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE840	TAJIKISTAN: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dushanbe marked World Press Freedom Day with an on-line press conference with the Ambassador answering questions from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The Ambassador also participated in a World Press Freedom Day roundtable hosted by Internews, the Institute for War and P [...]	2006-05-07 07:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE841	TAJIKISTAN: IRPT SAYS DETAINED MEMBER MURDERED [...] (U) Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) member Sadullo Marupov died by falling from the third story of a police station in Isfara, a northern Tajikistan town in the Sughd region known for its strong Islamic roots. Officials state that Marupov committed suicide; however, IRPT membe [...]	2006-05-07 08:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE858	SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MILLARD ESTABLISH SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Adviser Elisabeth Millard met with President Emomali Rahmonov for nearly two hours on May 8 to discuss strengthening cooperation between Tajikistan and the United States i [...]	2006-05-10 06:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM KISL KPAO RS IR
06DUSHANBE861	TAJIKISTAN: NDI DEBRIEFS RAKHIMBEKOV ON HIS DETENTION, [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe received the following memo dated May 5 from National Democratic Institute headquarters in Washington. Although it arrived via unclassified e-mail, we are sending it through the classified network because of the sensitivity of the information. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: ND [...]	2006-05-10 09:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE862	SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET FM NAZAROV, DISCUSS SCO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millmetwith Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov May 8. Boucher delivered the reftel demarche on countering attempts to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( [...]	2006-05-10 10:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM IN TI
06DUSHANBE864	TAJIKISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION DELIVERED [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered talking points per reftel on May 4 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Nasredinov passed the points onto the MFA's International Organizations department. On May 8, Nasredinov tol [...]	2006-05-10 13:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TI
06DUSHANBE865	TAJIKISTAN: SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met May 8 with Tajikistan's political party leade [...]	2006-05-10 17:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE867	WILL SCO SUMMIT RAISE WESTERN NGOS? [...] (SBU) Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov has gone public denouncing Western NGOs in Tajikistan. "Biznis i Politika" (April 20) published the long texty of a speech he delivered earlier at a Dushanbe roundtable for Russian-speaking Tajik intelligentsia, "The Role of NGOs in the Development [...]	2006-05-11 11:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE870	URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA NINE BELOW. 2. (S) ON MAY 11 AT 1800 LOCAL, GENERAL-COLONEL SAIDIMIR ZUHUROV, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAJIK STATE BORDER COMMITTEE, CALLED THE U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. GENERAL ZUHUROV TOLD THE DATT HE HAD A SERIOUS INTERNATIONA [...]	2006-05-11 16:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE880	TAJIKISTAN: WHA SMALLPOX TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] PolOff delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) May 8. Naredinov promised to pass the information on the U.S. position support continued retention of official smallpox stocks. [...]	2006-05-16 02:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AORC TBIO KPAO SENV WHO TI
06DUSHANBE881	TAJIKISTAN: ROLL-OUT OF U.S. PLAN FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] PolOff delivered talking points on the U.S. implementation plan for the national strategy for pandemic influenza per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 13. 2. Nasredinov said he would deliver the [...]	2006-05-16 02:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV WHO TI
06DUSHANBE899	TAJIKISTAN: SDPT LEADER QUESTIONED BY GENERAL PROSECUTOR'S [...] (U) Chairman of the Socialist Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT),Rahmatullo Zoyirov, was questioned four times by the General Prosecutor's office. Zoyirov told PolOff the General Prosecutor's office summoned him repeatedly to interrogate him on his recent statement claiming Tajikistan's [...]	2006-05-17 10:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE903	TAJIKISTAN: MFA SUBMITS GUANTANAMO DIP NOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Post received a diplomatic note from Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreeing to accept four Tajik Guantanamo detainees. The dip note is likely the result of the meeting of LTC Ron Miller, Military Advisor to the [...]	2006-05-18 03:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC TI
06DUSHANBE908	TAJIKISTAN: CN CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS [...] The International Conference on Counter-Narcotics and the second Meeting of the Central and South Asia Counter Narcotics Security Working Group participants met May 15-17 in Tajikistan to deliberate and recommend best approaches to improved border cooperation to halt the flow of narcotics out [...]	2006-05-18 12:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR TI
06DUSHANBE909	TAJIKISTAN HOSTS REGIONAL CN CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies along with U.S. CENTCOM and Tajikistan's Committee on State Border Protection organized the International Conference on Counter Narcotics and the second Meeting of the Central and South Asia Counter Narcotics Securi [...]	2006-05-18 13:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PGOV PREL SNAR TI
06DUSHANBE920	TAJIKISTAN: ELECTIONS COMMISSION APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Heads of diplomatic missions convened at the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peacebuilding (UNTOP) for the international donor community's monthly meeting on electoral issues May 17. Mirzoali Boltuyev, Chairman of the Central Commission on Elections and Referenda (CCER),presented a chart [...]	2006-05-19 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE928	PENJIKENT: ANCIENT CITY, MODERN PROBLEMS [...] (U) Penjikent, one of Central Asia's ancient cities, faces many modern problems, all compounded by its double isolation. Cut off from Dushanbe and its markets to the south by snow-blocked mountain passes six months of the year, and now restricted from the markets of neighboring Uzbekistan due [...]	2006-05-22 07:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI UZ TI
06DUSHANBE944	TAJIK CAPITAL CLAMPS DOWN ON CD PIRACY [...] Tajikistan is building on its impressive narcotics interdiction record with a new campaign against CD piracy. According to Asia, Plus, the tax police, Ministry of Security and other law enforcement agencies have seized over 90,000 CDs and DVDs in a month-long operation. Raids on Dushanbe vend [...]	2006-05-23 10:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE945	TAJIKISTAN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVT FORMATION [...] DCM delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 22. Nasredinov promised to pass the points on to the MFA's Asia and Africa desk and will respond to the Embassy if the desk has any [...]	2006-05-23 11:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO IZ TI
06DUSHANBE949	TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP MANDATE NEEDS IMMEDIATE RENEWAL ACTION [...] (C) UN Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (please protect throughout) of the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peace-building (UNTOP) asked to see the Ambassador urgently on May 24. 2. (SBU) In mid-May every year, the UN Security Council extends the U [...]	2006-05-24 08:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UN TI
06DUSHANBE977	TAJIKISTAN: LAND DEBT RESOLUTION SLOW GOING: MORE DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's impoverished farmers owe over $292 million in land and cotton debt. The government, international financial institutions and NGOs have long recognized the problem and that solving it takes political will. Conflicting interests in the government have slowed refor [...]	2006-05-25 11:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR TI

06DUSHANBE978	TAJIKISTAN AND AES FINALLY SIGN MOU [...] (C) AES Corporation President and CEO Paul Hanrahan and his team met with President Rahmonov for an hour on May 24. With the president were Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, Minister of Energy Yorov, Minister of Economy Soliyev, Chairman of Barqi Tojik (state electricity company Samiyev, Presid [...]	2006-05-25 11:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS TI
06DUSHANBE986	TAJIKISTAN: A RESOLUTION TO THE SYNAGOGUE'S PROBLEMS? [...] Local Tajik news sources have reported that Alexsandr Mashkevich, president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) and Kazakh oligarch, agreed to fund the construction of a new synagogue in the center of Dushanbe. The existing synagogue has already been partly demolished along with other bu [...]	2006-05-26 07:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF KISM TI
06DUSHANBE995	TAJIKISTAN: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR BETTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although we can predict six months before Tajikistan's presidential election that it will not fully meet international standards, we have the opportunity to ensure that the election is conducted significantly better than any previous election in Tajikistan's short independent his [...]	2006-05-30 10:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSSELDORF15	AL-QAIDA TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF [...] (U) Summary: A trial against suspected members of the Al-Qaida terrorist network opened in Duesseldorf May 9. One Iraqi and two Palestinian defendants have been charged with violating post-9/11 German legislation prohibiting membership in or support of a foreign terrorist organization, as we [...]	2006-05-12 13:36:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KCRM ASEC MNUC ETTC KTFN KNNP PARM GM
06DUSSELDORF47	GERMAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FEDERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: German business leaders are expressing disappointment with the lack of economic reforms under the Merkel government. Some executives go so far as to say that the previous SPD-led government was more active in pushing reforms and paid greater attention to business' concerns. T [...]	2006-12-14 11:22:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB BEXP GM
06DUSSELDORF48	GERMAN COURT CONVICTS TWO IN ILLEGAL EXPORTS CASE TO IRAN [...] (U) In a December 15 decision, the Duesseldorf Regional Court convicted two defendants on charges of illegally exporting sensitive technology to Iran. The first defendant, Ali Mobaraki, an Iranian businessman resident in Duesseldorf, was sentenced to two years and two months in prison. The [...]	2006-12-20 08:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MASS KOMC ETTC IR GM
06DUSSELDORF49	RUSSIAN INTEREST IN INVESTMENTS IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian interest in buying into German/European companies, including Deutsche Telekom and energy companies has been a front page story. At the moment, in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and other parts of Germany, the level of actual transactions has not come close to equaling th [...]	2006-12-20 17:11:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV RS GM
06EFTOANKARA4972	BOMBING IN ANTALYA [...] (SBU) Summary: On Monday, August 28, 2006 at approximately 1640 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Antalya killing three (3) and injuring an estimated 30 people (media reports have reported as many as 87 injured). The Turkish National Police (TNP) have confirmed tha [...]	2006-08-29 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL IZ TU
06EFTOANKARA5010	BOMBING IN MERSIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at approximately 1310 hours local an explosion occurred in the tourist port city of Mersin injuring one person. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 1310 hours local, an explosion occurred in the shopping area of downtown Mersin. TNP contacts [...]	2006-08-31 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL IZ TU
06EFTOANKARA5097	BOMBING IN CATAK (SE TURKEY) [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, September 3, 2006 at approximately 2100 hours local an explosion occurred in the town of Catak (Van Province) in southeastern Turkey killing two and injuring fourteen. End summary. 2. (SBU) At approximately 2100 hours local, an explosion occurred in an open teahou [...]	2006-09-05 10:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL IZ TU
06EFTOATHENS1738	SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2.(SBU) This is an update to the Energy Conference to be held in Athens on July 14, 2006. All Energy Officers, Economic Counselors and other appropriate officers from addressee posts who plan to attend should e-mail K [...]	2006-07-06 14:23:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET GR
06EFTOATHENS2950	GREECE'S EFFORTS IN IPR PROTECTION; EARLY SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the receipt of the USG's Special 301 action plan for Greece in April 2006, the GoG has made a bona fide effort to improve its overall IPR protection stance. There has been positive, concrete, action on aspects of the action plan, including noteworthy first steps with the J [...]	2006-11-09 12:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GR KIPR
06EFTOBAKU1149	STATENET HF RADIO CHECK - NET10 [...] (U) NET: EUR10 2. (SBU/NF) NET CONTROL: KBF95 3. (U) TEST DATE: August 1, 2006 4. (SBU/NF) Authentication (s) used: USKAA-515 ED: E 5. (SBU/NF) Network Members and Test Results: POST CALL SIGN CHAN SIG AUTH ASHGABAT KBF70 FAILED N/A N/A TBILISI [...]	2006-08-04 04:40:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACOA AMTC KRIM KWIR
06EFTOBAKU1165	STATENET HF RADIO CHECK - NET10 [...] (U) NET: EUR10 2. (SBU/NF) NET CONTROL: KBF95 3. (U) TEST DATE: August 8, 2006 4. (SBU/NF) Authentication (s) used: USKAA-515 ED: E 5. (SBU/NF) Network Members and Test Results: POST CALL SIGN SIG AUTH ASHGABAT KBF70 FAILED TBILISI KBR29 89% [...]	2006-08-08 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACOA AMTC KRIM KWIR
06EFTOBAKU1204	STATENET HF RADIO CHECK - NET10 [...] (U) NET: EUR10 2. (SBU/NF) NET CONTROL: KBF95 3. (U) TEST DATE: August 15, 2006 4. (SBU/NF) Authentication (s) used: USKAA-515 ED: E 5. (SBU/NF) Network Members and Test Results: POST CALL SIGN Channel SIG AUTH ASHGABAT KBF70 FAILED TBILISI [...]	2006-08-15 06:17:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACOA AMTC KRIM KWIR
06EFTOBAKU1420	STATENET HF RADIO CHECK - NET10 [...] (U) NET: EUR10 2. (SBU/NF) NET CONTROL: KBF95 3. (U) TEST DATE: August 29, 2006 4. (SBU/NF) Authentication (s) used: USKAA-515 ED: E 5. (SBU/NF) Network Members and Test Results: POST CALL SIGN Channel SIG AUTH ASHGABAT KBF70 ch 3 73 T [...]	2006-09-28 10:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACOA AMTC KRIM KWIR
06EFTOBAKU1453	STATENET HF RADIO CHECK - NET10 [...] (U) NET: EUR10 2. (SBU/NF) NET CONTROL: KBF95 3. (U) TEST DATE: 0ct 5, 2006 4. (SBU/NF) Authentication (s) used: USKAA-515 ED: E 5. (SBU/NF) Network Members and Test Results: POST CALL SIGN Channel SIG AUTH ASHGABAT KBF70 ch 3 76 TBILI [...]	2006-10-05 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACOA AMTC KRIM WIR
06EFTOBRUSSELS3952	BELGIAN CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY [...] (SBU) Belgium's Senate is having heated discussions over Belgium's contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) budget. The Senate's advisor and legislation manager for Space and Technology Issues told Econoff that the 200 million euro annual contribution of Belgium to the ESA was dominant [...]	2006-11-29 06:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA PGOV BE
06EFTOCAIRO6192	EMBASSY CAIRO RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS AND THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo comments on the the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Parallel Review Process follow. Responses are keyed to format in reftel. 2. Country: Egypt Region: Middle East Title: Support for the National Plan for the Control of TB Plus A. Proposing Gro [...]	2006-10-03 14:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO EG
06EFTOCARACAS2252	MEETING WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT RODRIGO [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns, accompanied by Econ Specialist, met July 12 with Rodrigo Cabezas and Ricardo Sanguino, President and Vice President, respectively, of the National Assembly's Finance Committee. During a 90-minute tour d' horizon, Cabezas said reform of the banking law was still und [...]	2006-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV VE
06EFTOCARACAS943	FONDEN: A BLACKBOX [...] (SBU) Created by the July 2005 Central Bank Reform Law, the National Development Fund (FONDEN) is the BRV's multibillion dollar off-budget fund. Established to pay for the foreign component of investment projects, pay down foreign debt, and pay for other special projects, FONDEN, as of March [...]	2006-04-06 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV VE
06EFTOISLAMABAD17875	BALOCHISTAN CLOSED BUT QUIET IN FOLLOW-ON PROTEST; [...] (U) On September 6, Balochistan was again shut down by a general "wheel jam and shutter down" strike to protest the death and burial of Nawab Bugti at the hands of the government (reftels). As with the September 1 and 3 strikes, the province-wide shutdown was generally peaceful and extended i [...]	2006-09-07 13:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PK PREL PGOV KTER
06EFTOKABUL5893	TERRORIST FINANCE - DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU/NF) Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel information to First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan Samiullah Ibrahimi and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Naseer Andisha on December 16. Andisha acknowledged Afghanistan's obligations under UNSCR 1373 and promised to fo [...]	2006-12-19 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER AFIN
06EFTOMAPUTO981	Mozambique - Fourth Iteration of ACOTA Training [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth iteration of ACOTA peacekeeping training took place successfully July 17- August 4. Mozambican military officials expressed enthusiasm for the program and hope the USG will provide additional training. Separately, Defense Minister Dai emphasized to the Charge and D [...]	2006-08-07 13:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MZ
06EFTOPORTMORESBY194	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 06:04:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PUNR PHUM PP BP NH
06EFTOPORTMORESBY197	PNG AND VANUATU ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PNG and Vanuatu have agreed with U.S. position on the undesirability of having Iran on the UN Human rights council. On April 28, Ambassador discussed the issue with Sato Kilman, DPM and FM of Vanuatu. Kilman said Vanuatu agreed completely that Iran would be an inappropriate member of the [...]	2006-05-01 01:25:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PUNR PHUM PP BP NH
06EFTOPORTMORESBY350	NOTHING FISHY ON THE INDONESIAN BOARDER [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 03:05:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PP ID
06EFTOPORTMORESBY364	VANUATU - GHOST OF PHOENIX PAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 06:47:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR NH
06EFTORABAT1713	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Minister delegate Taieb Fassi Fihri warmly welcomed the U.S.-Russian joint proposal that it host the first Global initiative meeting, and fully supported the initiative itself, but asked for a little time to respond, given that key decision makers are out of the country. He [...]	2006-09-14 14:19:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGIC PTER KNNP MO
06EFTORANGOON1092	LOCAL NLD YOUTH HONOR ACTIVIST SU SU NWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite increased scrutiny and harassment by the authorities, local NLD Youth members in Twante Township outside Rangoon held a ceremony July 30 honoring Su Su Nwe, the recently released political prisoner who successfully sued the regime over forced labor in her village (ref [...]	2006-08-01 11:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06EFTOSANAA1621	MOP-3 CARTAGENA PROTOCOL YEMEN ACTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-03 10:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD SENV TBIO BR YM
06EFTOSANAA1996	ELECTIONS: CHARGE PRESSES FREEDOM AGENDA WITH [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: In an unexpected meeting called by Saleh to discuss other issues (septel) on July 11, Charge pressed Saleh on respecting the June agreement of principles signed by the ruling party and the opposition. Charge particularly emphasized that equal access to government-owned med [...]	2006-07-12 10:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM MEPI YE
06EFTOSKOPJE206	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF US NATO [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...]	2006-03-02 15:47:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
06EFTOSKOPJE971	MACEDONIA WILL PUBLICLY OPPOSE NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 15:03:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP MK
06EFTOUSUNNEWYORK1560	SYRIAN AMBASSADOR STOPPED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. ACTION REQUEST: USUN has received a note verbale from the Syrian Mission to the UN which requests an explanation for the delay experienced by Syrian PermRep Ja'afari on arrival at Kennedy Airport on July 6. Acco [...]	2006-08-17 15:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP SY UN JA AFARI BASHAR
06FLORENCE12	APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC STAGNATION IN ITALY'S CENTER-NORTH: A [...] Summary. Italian business associations from the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions report a slowdown in traditional manufacturing industry output and a decline in earnings for regional producers. Local observers attribute this stagnation to a decrease in competitiveness of Italian products [...]	2006-01-24 11:57:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN IT EUN
06FLORENCE24	TIP 2005 REPORT FOR SAN MARINO [...] (SBU) Following is Congen Florence TIP report for the Republic of San Marino: Overview: San Marino is not a country of origin for international trafficking of persons, nor is it a country of transit or destination of such persons. According to Government officials, there has not been a [...]	2006-03-01 09:04:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SM EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
06FLORENCE27	ARAB-APPALACHIAN FUSION MUSIC CONCERTS [...] On the first week of March 2006, the U.S. Consulate General in Florence organized three fusion music concerts in Colle Val D'Elsa (Siena),Bologna and Modena, targeting local Muslim communities, high school and university students, authorities and representatives from local community inst [...]	2006-03-09 11:05:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OPRC SCUL EUN
06FLORENCE32	PISA AND BOLOGNA LEAD EXPANSION OF NORTHERN-CENTRAL ITALY'S [...] National and international air passenger traffic in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany has increased substantially in 2005, and prospects for a further increase over the next three years are excellent. All three major airports in the two regions (Bologna, Pisa and Florence) reported two-digit growth o [...]	2006-03-27 12:27:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ETRD IT AVIATION FAA
06FRANKFURT1273	March 26 Elections in Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Wuerttemberg [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With four weeks until state elections in Rheinland-Pfalz and Baden-Wuerttemberg, polls show both state governments in the lead. In Rheinland-Pfalz, the SPD/FDP coalition (Social Democratic/Free Democratic) is banking on the popularity of long-time Minister-President Kurt Beck ( [...]	2006-02-24 15:02:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
06FRANKFURT1288	Hesse Local Election Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 26, Hesse will hold state-wide communal (local) elections in the most important test this year for Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats). The SPD/Social Democratic Party (which holds the most mayoral and local assembly seats in the state) is hoping to [...]	2006-02-24 16:00:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
06FRANKFURT1927	March 26 Elections in Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Wuerttemberg [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days leading up to March 26 state elections, Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) Minister-President Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister- President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) appear to be leading in their efforts to win re-election. [...]	2006-03-21 16:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
06FRANKFURT2124	SPD Gains Majority in Rheinland-Pfalz; Baden- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: March 26 state elections strengthened both Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) Minister-President Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister-President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats). Beck's popularity gave the ruling SPD an absolute seat majority and [...]	2006-03-28 10:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
06FRANKFURT4083	State-Wide Raids Target Radical Muslims in Baden- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 1, law enforcement officials throughout the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) conducted large- scale raids in areas they believed were frequented by Muslim extremists. State officials say they obtained no specific terrorist-related information, but believe the rai [...]	2006-06-13 12:12:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL GM
06FRANKFURT4232	TIP: Follow-Up on Pre-World Cup Raids in State of Hesse [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In pre-World Cup raids against forced prostitution and trafficking in the German state of Hesse on May 10, German law enforcement officials detained 74 persons. Police and NGOs are now working with prostitutes to identify trafficking victims and build cases against pimps/traffic [...]	2006-06-21 06:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC GM
06FRANKFURT4316	New Cabinets in Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Wuerttemberg -- Few [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18 and June 14, state parliaments in Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) re-elected incumbent Minister-Presidents Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) respectively. In addition to full support from their own par [...]	2006-06-23 12:22:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
06FRANKFURT4327	Two German States Tackle Demographic Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The states of Hesse and Saarland, like much of Germany, face tectonic shifts as their populations stagnate and age. Whereas Saarland is home to Western Germany's most rapidly shrinking population, Hesse's uneven growth is causing public policy challenges. Their differing approaches t [...]	2006-06-23 14:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV GM
06FRANKFURT4401	German officials make Ansar al-Islam arrest, bring other [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12 German police arrested "Burhan B." at Frankfurt Airport and charged him with breaking German export laws and with membership and support for Ansar al-Islam. Separately, on June 20 authorities launched the trial of Ata Abdoulaziz Rashid and two accomplices. They stand [...]	2006-06-27 15:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM
06FRANKFURT5016	Court Ruling on Headscarf Raises New Questions on Ban [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Stuttgart Regional Court ruled that public school teacher Doris Graber should be permitted to wear her headscarf in class. While the court recognized that a headscarf violates religious neutrality, it acknowledged that it cannot prohibit a headscarf while allowing C [...]	2006-07-25 14:20:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KISL GM
06FRANKFURT7499	Ansar al-Islam Trial Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The trial of three suspected members of Ansar al-Islam accused of plotting to assassinate then-Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi during a visit to Germany in December 2004 is ongoing in Stuttgart-Stammheim (a high-security court facility). One defendant has spoken out in recent proceed [...]	2006-10-31 15:30:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM
06FRANKFURT7622	German MOI Standoff on TSA Air Security Inspections [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regularly conducts observations of both U.S. and German carriers in Germany at airports with direct service to the U.S., as mandated under U.S. law. Recently, the German Ministry of the Interior ( [...]	2006-11-06 14:49:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KSEC PTER ASEC GM
06FRANKFURT7767	GM Europe Working on Fuel Cell, Other New Transport [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Motors Europe representatives, meeting with visiting Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton, described the work being done in the facility to develop passenger vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells as well as work on intermediate technologie [...]	2006-11-13 15:50:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV GM
06FRANKFURT7910	Hesse/Roland Koch in Party Financing "Blackmail" Scandal [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A week before Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats) expects to be elected CDU national deputy chairman, he finds himself entangled in a scandal over taxpayer-funded campaign financing. Koch is accused of using public financing to entice a competing part [...]	2006-11-21 09:09:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TBIO GM
06FRANKFURT7924	ALLEGED FRANKFURT AIRPORT TERROR PLOT DISRUPTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German authorities temporarily detained six suspected terrorists November 17 for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up an aircraft, presumably from Frankfurt International Airport. END SUMMARY. The Alleged Plot ---------------- 2. (SBU) According to a press release fro [...]	2006-11-21 14:36:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PGOV KISL JO KU IZ GM
06FRANKFURT8092	SPD Left-wing Prevails / Ypsilanti to Challenge Koch [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Hesse SPD/Social Democratic Party state convention December 2, party chairperson Andrea Ypsilanti edged out centrist Caucus Chief Juergen Walter for the right to challenge Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats) in January 2008. Walter, who had won [...]	2006-12-04 15:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TBIO GM
06FRANKFURT8141	German Women, Economy Stuck at Glass Ceiling [...] In a city of skyscrapers and boardrooms, the absence of top female management in Frankfurt is striking -- nor is Frankfurt unique in Germany. The "glass ceiling" for women in the German workforce is remarkably pervasive and persistent, fueling Germany's demographic problems and lowering potent [...]	2006-12-08 14:46:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN ECON ELAB PGOV GM
06FREETOWN1007	MIXED REACTIONS TO BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE IN SIERRA [...] (SBU) Sierra Leonean reactions to the soon-to-be released Blood Diamond movie set in Sierra Leone are mixed. Due for release on December 8, the movie comes amidst an upsurge in public awareness about the conflict diamond trade and has drawn increasing attention to the African diamond mining [...]	2006-12-11 10:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN SL
06FREETOWN1018	SIERRA LEONE'S NEW HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION SWORN IN [...] (U) Sierra Leone achieved another milestone in its post-conflict recovery on December 11 with the inauguration of the new Human Rights Commission (HRC). The five commissioners, who were proposed by civil society organizations, were sworn-in on International Human Rights Day in the presence o [...]	2006-12-12 19:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN1028	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: NEW SPECIAL [...] (C) The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) recently announced the appointment of Stephen Rapp as the new Special Prosecutor. Mr. Rapp called on the Ambassador December 14. In separate visits by AF/W Director Phil Carter on November 15 and Special Advisor to the Ambassador-at-Large for [...]	2006-12-18 17:22:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN1042	SPECIAL COURT UPDATE: COURT PRESIDENT TO TRAVEL TO [...] (C) President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Justice George Gelaga King informed the Ambassador December 22 that he planned to travel to New York to meet with the Court's Management Committee on January 22. He also requested Post's assistance to arrange meetings on January 23-24 at t [...]	2006-12-27 17:12:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN1053	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN AND UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 16:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC SL
06FREETOWN1054	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 16:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL SL
06FREETOWN11	SIERRA LEONE GARNERS PRAISE, REAPS $800 MILLION, [...] (U) Summary: The Consultative Group (CG) meeting on Sierra Leone on November 29-30 in London generated unexpected praise from the international community for the country's recovery after the end of the brutal decade-long civil war in early 2002. UK Secretary of State for International Develo [...]	2006-01-04 16:00:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL SL
06FREETOWN232	School Violence: A Dangerous New Trend [...] A spate of violent demonstrations by high school students may be the start of a dangerous trend. There have been five separate student demonstrations in less than a month, one of which resulted in the shooting death of a student. Government officials have expressed concern over the violence [...]	2006-03-17 08:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS SL
06FREETOWN247	SIERRA LEONE FORECASTS INCREASED DIAMOND EXPORTS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 17:10:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ETRD SL
06FREETOWN25	UN PEACEKEEPERS LEAVE SIERRA LEONE, BUT FRAGILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-11 17:33:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN321	MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MARCH 2006 [...] Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: A. Post issued a press release on the Nationwide HIV/AIDS education tour. The US Government, through the US Department of Defense, sponsored the tour. Sierra Leone's internationally acclaimed musician Steady Bongo and the Republic of Sierra Leon [...]	2006-04-19 15:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
06FREETOWN322	Sierra Leoneans React to Human Rights Report [...] On April 13, the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee hosted its second annual workshop on the status of human rights in Sierra Leone and used the State Department's Country Report on Human Rights Practices as its basis for discussion. Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Alusine Fofana used t [...]	2006-04-19 17:11:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN325	ON EVE OF TRIP TO UK AND US, ALL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS [...] (U) The opposition All People's Congress (APC) Party Chairman and 2007 presidential nominee Ernest Bai Koroma departs for the UK and the U.S. about April 24 to meet with diaspora APC supporters and raise money for the 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections. In the U.S. beginning May 4, [...]	2006-04-20 10:18:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SL
06FREETOWN341	USS CARR VISIT TO FREETOWN -- FRUITFUL EXCHANGES, [...] (C) The USS Carr called on Freetown April 22-24 as part of its ongoing mission to strengthen partnerships in the Gulf of Guinea. The Navy wants to keep tabs on maritime activity connected to trafficking in drugs, trafficking in persons, illegal fisheries, and pollution, Task Force Commodore (N [...]	2006-04-26 18:02:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAO EWWT EFIS PINR MOPS EAID SENV
06FREETOWN360	AMCIT DETAINED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SPECIAL COURT, NO [...] (C) On May 2, AmCit Michael Chemidlin was arrested for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (reftel) where war crimes indictee former Liberian President Charles Taylor is incarcerated awaiting trial. Chemidlin was accompanied by two Sierra Leoneans who he said told him to [...]	2006-05-05 17:13:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	ASEC CASC PREL SL LI
06FREETOWN379	GOVERNMENT STOPS COOPERATION WITH UN MISSION OVER [...] (C) President Kabbah and his Government did not like the criticisms in the recent UN Secretary General's quarterly report to the Security Council on the UNIOSIL mission and reacted by discontinuing cooperation with the UN mission. The international community supports UNIOSIL and the Executive [...]	2006-05-11 19:44:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL USUN KDEM SL
06FREETOWN389	SYG ANNAN CALL TO KABBAH RESTORES GOSL-UNIOSIL [...] (C) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's telephone call from Vienna to President Kabbah late on May 12 looks to have restored the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) - UNIOSIL relationship. Annan's call followed his May 10 letter to Kabbah (reftel). As a result, Kabbah reportedly rescinded the Go [...]	2006-05-15 18:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM USUN SL
06FREETOWN400	LARGELY U.S.-OWNED SIERRA RUTILE OFF TO GOOD [...] (C) Sierra Rutile (SR) just exported the first shipment of mined product since 1995. Board members, including Chairman Walter Kansteiner, witnessed the re-entry of the US.-owned company into world markets. Up until the mid-1990s when the mining equipment was destroyed by rebels, SR was the wo [...]	2006-05-17 15:32:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD EFIN PREL BEXP SL
06FREETOWN409	RE-ARRESTED: AMCIT ACCUSED OF TREASON [...] (C) On May 16, one day after a magistrate judge released American Citizen Michael Chemidlin and three Sierra Leoneans held on charges of conspiracy and treason for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, police re-arrested Chemidlin and two of the three Sierra Leoneans. The m [...]	2006-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PINS KCRM PREL PHUM KDEM KAWC SL
06FREETOWN441	SIERRA LEONE DEBATES A STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL [...] The newly formed National Commission on Environment and Forestry (NaCEF) is reaching out to other stakeholders in the development of its Strategic Action Plan. The Regional Environmental Hub Officer made a presentation at a one-day conference about the lessons Sierra Leone could learn from th [...]	2006-06-01 17:15:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL SL
06FREETOWN460	NEW SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT FAVORS TAYLOR [...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador and PolOff met with the new presiding judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Appeals Chamber (and President of the Special Court),Justice George Gelaga King, who just took up a one-year term of office. King thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. financial contribut [...]	2006-06-05 17:46:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC SL NL
06FREETOWN473	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SL GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS TIP [...] On June 6, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Kamara. The Ambassador encouraged the GoSL to activate the Trafficking in Persons Task Force, as stipulated in the new Anti-Trafficking Act, and prepare a national strategy on TIP. Kamara was pleased [...]	2006-06-12 09:23:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN484	SPECIAL COURT WANTS MORE MONEY, SUPPORT [...] (C) On June 9, visiting AF/W Director Phillip Carter and PolOff met separately with three principal officials at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL): Registrar Lovemore Munlo, Acting Chief Prosecutor Christopher Staker, and Principal Defender Vincent Nmehielle. There appeared to be cons [...]	2006-06-13 12:56:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC SL NL
06FREETOWN496	Liberians Riot At Freetown UNHCR Office [...] On June 12, a small contingent of disgruntled Liberian refugees, including ex-combatants who were recently refused refugee status, led an assault on the Freetown UNHCR office. Police arrested 61 people, but only after approximately $50,000 worth of damage was done to UNHCR vehicles and ground [...]	2006-06-19 17:01:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN499	SIERRA LEONE PREPARES FOR 2007 ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 18:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN500	CHARLES TAYLOR DEPARTS FREETOWN FOR THE HAGUE [...] (C) At 0941 on June 20, a UN-chartered Airbus departed Lungi International Airport in Freetown with former Liberian President Charles Taylor onboard. 2. (C) Taylor departed the Special Court compound via helicoptor at 0900 enroute to Lungi under heavy security. Armored vehicles and UNMIL Ir [...]	2006-06-20 10:11:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KAWC SL NL
06FREETOWN508	SIERRA LEONE: NO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOSL FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 10:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE SL
06FREETOWN511	UNPP ELECTS US COLLEGE PROFESSOR AS PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: On June 16 and 17, the United National People's Party (UNPP) held a national convention in Freetown to elect a new party leader and presidential candidate. Delegates elected Abdul Karim Koroma, a U.S. professor, as presidential candidate. One party official denied the legitimacy of [...]	2006-06-22 16:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN514	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SIERRA LEONE HAS NO DESIRE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 14:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SL
06FREETOWN529	OHCHR FIELD OFFICE NEEDS TO WORK HARDER ON TRC [...] The UNIOSIL Human Rights Section manages UNHCHR activities in Sierra Leone. The Section Director told PolAsst that the primary activities of his office were dissemination, sensitization, and implementation of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations. Recent [...]	2006-06-30 09:03:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SL
06FREETOWN530	LIBERIAN REFUGEES VOICE COMPLAINTS AT UNHCR WORLD [...] The June 12 riot at UNHCR offices in Freetown was addressed by several panelists at the World Refugee Day event on June 20. GoSL officials condemned the action and chastised supporters of the urban refugees that led the riot. An urban refugee representative responded to these comments with [...]	2006-06-30 09:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN535	Decentralization Two Years On: Hopeful Signs [...] Since May 2004, when Sierra Leone held its first local elections in 32 years, local government has made tremendous progress. Devolution of government responsibility and funding have begun to occur in a real way, and local communities are starting to see the benefits. Although there is still [...]	2006-07-03 07:28:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN537	TIP TASK FORCE: UP BUT NOT QUITE RUNNING [...] On June 22, the Minister of Social Welfare met with PolOff to discuss the progress of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force. The minister voiced concerns over the contents of the 2005 TIP Report, but was committed to the establishment of the Task Force. In its first meeting, the Task [...]	2006-07-03 09:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN542	EAC MEETING: ACUTE WATER SHORTAGE -- POST PLANS [...] A July 5 Emergency Action Committee meeting discussed the acute water shortage in Freetown and what actions post can take to mitigate its effects. The Guma Valley reservoir is seriously drawn down and municipal water rationing was instituted last week. On July 4, the Government established [...]	2006-07-06 16:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AEMR ASEC CASC EAID SL
06FREETOWN554	THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG GOODBYE: KABBAH OPENS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 12:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN579	GOSL LAUNCHES AVIAN INFLUENZA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On July 13, EmbOff attended the Avian Influenza National Action Plan launch hosted by the newly created Sierra Leone Avian Influenza Secretariat. The Secretariat presented the National Action Plan, which includes strategies for prevention, monitoring, and response to an audience of [...]	2006-07-18 12:26:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV ETRD EAID AMED CASC SL
06FREETOWN586	SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND EXPORTS DOWN FROM 2005 [...] The most recent GoSL statistics show diamond exports down from last year despite early 2006 forecasts of an 8.5% increase for the full year. January to June 2006 diamond export value has fallen 12.23% from the same period in 2005. This decline in export value is partially explained by a drop [...]	2006-07-19 08:45:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ETRD EAID SL
06FREETOWN597	WOLFOWITZ HAILS SIERRA LEONE'S PROGRESS [...] (U) On the first visit ever by a World Bank President to Sierra Leone, Paul Wolfowitz hailed Sierra Leone as "one of the most successful post-conflict countries." Speaking to the press at the end of a July 20-21 trip to meet with the Government, civil society, and war amputees, and to visit the [...]	2006-07-21 16:00:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN603	TFLE01: LEBANESE IN SIERRA LEONE APPEAL TO U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 25, five representatives from the Lebanese community in Sierra Leone met with the Ambassador and PolOff to present a letter asking for strong U.S. action to broker a ceasefire with Israel. The President of the Lebanese Community in Sierra Leone said that the bombings are out [...]	2006-07-26 08:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC ASEC MOPS SL LE IS
06FREETOWN617	SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR DISCUSSES COMPLETION OF [...] (U) Special Court for Sierra Leone Registrar Lovemore Munlo met with Ambassador and PolOff on July 26 to discuss a number of issues the Court faces, including its completion strategy (discussed in reftel). Munlo stood by the draft completion calendar forwarded to the Management Committee that [...]	2006-07-31 14:40:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC SL SG
06FREETOWN630	PRESIDENT KABBAH ANNOUNCES JULY 28, 2007 FOR [...] (U) On August 3, President Kabbah announced Saturday, July 28, 2007 as the date for presidential and parliamentary elections. 2. (U) Citing constitutional requirements for presidential and parliamentary elections, Kabbah has selected July 28, 2007 as a date on which both presidential and pa [...]	2006-08-03 19:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SL
06FREETOWN646	IMF REP ON SIERRA LEONE COMPLETION POINT: MAYBE BY [...] (C) The IMF Representative for Guinea and Sierra Leone told DCM on August 4 that Sierra Leone has hard work to do on increasing government revenues and controlling expenditures. With substantial effort, the HIPC completion point (put off several times) could be reached by late 2006. Collecting [...]	2006-08-10 13:04:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV SL
06FREETOWN681	RIGGED CHIEFDOM ELECTIONS: A WORRYING SIGN FOR 2007 [...] (C) On August 12, a new Mandingo paramount chief was crowned in the predominantly Limba Biriwa Chiefdom. The election was preceded by a dispute over eligible electors, a court injunction, a refusal by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to oversee the elections, and Limba-Mandingo violenc [...]	2006-08-18 15:51:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN702	SIERRA LEONE STILL UNDECIDED ON UNSC VOTE, BUT [...] (C) On August 24, PolOff met with Director General of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Umaru Wurie. Wurie said that he is expecting a Venezuelan envoy to arrive on September 3 to discuss his country's candidacy for the UN Security Council. Wurie said Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN [...]	2006-08-28 09:06:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA SL GT VE

06FREETOWN707	SIERRA LEONE'S VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Michael Matheson's candidacy to the UN International Law Commission. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie [...]	2006-08-29 07:44:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SL US
06FREETOWN709	FREETOWN REPLY: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Ruth Wedgewood's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Committee. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie told Po [...]	2006-08-29 07:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SL US
06FREETOWN716	IRANIAN DELEGATION LEAVES SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) On August 22, Sierra Leone's state broadcasting network reported the previous day's visit of an Iranian delegation to Sierra Leone. According to the report, Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammed Reza Eskanderi led a 27-man delegation that included the Deputy Ministers of Defense, Energ [...]	2006-08-31 09:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL IR
06FREETOWN755	SIERRA LEONE: LOSING THE BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION? [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, the High Court of Sierra Leone acquitted six defendants accused of procuring an overvalued, non-functional forklift for the Sierra Leone Port Authority for lack of evidence. The acquittal in this case, which was the only corruption case involving high-level governmen [...]	2006-09-11 18:37:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR UK SL
06FREETOWN776	SIERRA LEONE'S RULING PARTY THREATENS RIVALS [...] (C) During a recent trip to ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) strongholds in southern and eastern Sierra Leone to gauge the popularity of Charles Margai's SLPP breakaway party, the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC),PolOff found a disturbing pattern of manipulation, intimi [...]	2006-09-15 16:49:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM SL
06FREETOWN803	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA UNSC RACE [...] (C) On September 28, during a meeting with Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about Venezuela's UNSC candidacy and the behavior of President Chavez, as requested reftel. Both the Foreign Minister and the Vice President are currently out of the country. [...]	2006-09-28 18:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GT VE SL
06FREETOWN809	HEALTH OF PRESIDENT KABBAH OF SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) As requested Reftel, Embassy Freetown is providing an assessment of the apparent health and leadership qualities of the President of Sierra Leone. Information is based on observation. 2. (U) Biographic Information: Name: President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah Term of Office: President sin [...]	2006-09-29 14:44:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SL
06FREETOWN810	AMBASSADOR HOSTS SUCCESSFUL RAMADAN IFTAR [...] On September 27, the Ambassador invited members of Sierra Leone's Muslim community to the residence to participate in a Maghreb Prayer and Ifter to break the Ramadan fast. The event was well attended by about 75 prominent Muslim Sheiks, clerics and Imams, as well as Minister of Labor Alpha Tim [...]	2006-09-29 14:48:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL KPAO SL
06FREETOWN819	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEMBERS [...] On October 3, Parliament confirmed five representatives for the newly-established Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone. 2. The new representatives are: Jamesfina King: Has a Master's Degree in International Legal Studies with a focus on Human Rights. She has been in private practice fo [...]	2006-10-05 11:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KBIO SL
06FREETOWN840	SIERRA LEONE LAUNCHES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SCHEME [...] (U) On October 9, Charge and PolOff attended the launching of the GoSL's Youth Employment Scheme (YES). Vice President Solomon Berewa gave the keynote address. Many ministers and a few donor agencies' representatives attended the event. Berewa announce that the government had earmarked 1 [...]	2006-10-12 18:00:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SL
06FREETOWN852	SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Per reftel C instructions, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie October 17 to confirm GoSL's continuing support of Guatemala's UNSC candidacy. DG Wurie confirmed the message received by the Embassy on October 16 (Ref D) that he had contacted the GoSL [...]	2006-10-18 07:24:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VT SL
06FREETOWN854	DEMARCHE: CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and discuss the CCW protocol on anti-vehicle mines. Charge explained the framework of the protocol and opt-in provisions and USG concerns about the inability to reach consensus on [...]	2006-10-18 11:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MCAP PREL SL
06FREETOWN855	NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and share USG concerns with North Korea's October 8 nuclear test and continuing efforts to develop WMD. Charge emphasized the importance of preventing North Korea from develo [...]	2006-10-18 11:46:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KPAO WMD MNUC SL
06FREETOWN856	DEMARCHE ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and non-papers. Charge expressed USG concerns about the flaws of the text, noting that the document endorsed by the Human Rights Council lacked consensus and a definition of the t [...]	2006-10-18 11:53:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN SL
06FREETOWN876	REQUEST TO PURSUE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH [...] This is an action request. See Para. 5 2. Since 2001 DOD has assigned at least three U.S. Military personnel to serve as U.S. liaison at the International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT). Although the UK concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sierra Leone (G [...]	2006-10-26 17:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SL
06FREETOWN953	Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November [...] On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveile [...]	2006-11-21 09:37:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL
06FREETOWN957	FREETOWN GRANTS G/TIP COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Amy Lemar, Program Analyst for Africa in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Freetown December 10 - 14. A contract expediter meets all visitors - see para 9 below. Visitors are urged to read the conten [...]	2006-11-22 14:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SMIG NI BN SG SL
06FREETOWN971	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] On November 22, Parliament passed the 2007 budget after a series of debates. The government says that it will increase capital expenditures to rebuild capacity to deliver basic services and support private sector development. Government officials estimate economic growth at 7.5 percent for 2 [...]	2006-11-29 07:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL SL
06FUKUOKA10	U.S. BEEF: A MUCH TOUGHER SELL IN KYUSHU POST-"HOTEL RACK" [...] (SBU) Widespread negative media coverage of the Beef Export Verification (BEV) agreement violation in January, the Government of Japan's (GOJ) re-imposition of its import ban on U.S. beef, and subsequent political haranguing between the ruling LDP and opposition DPJ parties over the issue have [...]	2006-02-21 09:31:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL BEXP JA
06FUKUOKA11	USS STETHEM'S NAGASAKI VISIT ENDS SMOOTHLY DESPITE [...] (SBU) On February 13, the USS Stethem concluded a successful three-day routine visit to Nagasaki City. The Stethem's visit was the first USN port call to Nagasaki since June 2002 and the 15th one to that city since 1967. Although there was strong opposition to the visit by the Nagasaki Prefe [...]	2006-02-22 06:48:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL JA
06FUKUOKA14	KYUSHU'S AGING SOCIETY CREATING BOTH HEADACHES AND [...] While analysts frequently warn about the coming demographic and fiscal challenges that Japan's aging population will pose, in much of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region that future has already arrived. Senior citizens age 65 and over now account for more than one in five Kyushu residents, and this pr [...]	2006-02-28 10:37:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PGOV BTIO JA
06FUKUOKA17	FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...]	2006-03-06 04:54:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA
06FUKUOKA21	IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES [...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...]	2006-03-15 08:37:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA
06FUKUOKA23	STUDY SAYS GOJ AMENDMENTS TO URBAN PLANNING LAWS ARE THE [...] (SBU) A recent report by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) argues that the Government of Japan's (GOJ) proposed amendments to two of the three Urban Planning Laws ("Machizukuri Sanpo") will actually do little to revitalize urban centers in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region. The GOJ proposal [...]	2006-04-05 08:57:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI JA
06FUKUOKA27	RE-ELECTED IWAKUNI MAYOR TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON U.S. NAVAL [...] (U) On April 23, Katsusuke Ihara easily defeated an LDP-supported opponent and a third candidate in the Iwakuni City mayoral election. Ihara, who was mayor of Iwakuni City prior to its March 20 merger with seven smaller towns, obtained 69% of the votes compared to the 28% and 2% obtained by [...]	2006-04-24 09:13:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PREL JA
06FUKUOKA47	NEW KITAKYUSHU AIRPORT: GOOD START, BUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (SBU) The new Kitakyushu Airport, which opened to much local fanfare on March 16, is facing a gradual decline in flight load factors as the initial novelty wanes. According to Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. President Teruaki Okuno, the airport's long-term success will depend on its ability to str [...]	2006-07-31 06:22:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD JA
06FUKUOKA9	NUCLEAR ENERGY POLITICS IN WESTERN JAPAN: KYUSHU ELECTRIC'S [...] (SBU) With Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa's declaration February 7 that he believes pluthermal (plutonium-thermal) technology is safe, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) is close to securing final approval from local officials to initiate pluthermal power generation at its Genkai No. 3 Reactor [...]	2006-02-09 05:42:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN ECON SENV SOCI PGOV TRGY JA
06GABORONE431	BOTSWANA BALANCES BUDGET ON HIGHER DIAMOND EXPORTS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana expects to balance its budget in 2006, thanks to growth in revenues from the mining sector and a one-off payment from the old Southern African Customs Union agreement. Although Minister of Finance Gaolathe predicted 6 percent growth for the next two to th [...]	2006-03-28 14:19:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB BC
06GABORONE453	SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA [...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]	2006-03-31 12:07:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GABORONE478	VICE PRESIDENT KHAMA TAKES HEAT FROM MPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana's just-concluded parliamentary session contained some embarrassing but revealing moments for Vice President Ian Khama. His contributions to the National Assembly were brought into question by MPs asking why he does not report to the legislature. Others complained th [...]	2006-04-06 05:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BC
06GABORONE581	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN BOTSWANA [...] (SBU) Summary: As the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) prepares to mark thirty years of professional, apolitical service to the nation, its leadership has recognized the need to improve civil-military relations. While the BDF's streamlined relationship with the executive branch has facilitated [...]	2006-04-28 08:36:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR BC
06GABORONE623	INFIGHTING, LACK OF CAPACITY HOBBLES BOTSWANA LABOR [...] Summary: The majority of trade unions represented at May Day celebrations in Gaborone have dismissed their umbrella body, the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU),as worthless. Unionists accused the government and employers of destabilizing their organizations by instigating factiona [...]	2006-05-08 13:35:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM BC
06GABORONE653	FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...]	2006-05-12 06:14:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC
06GABORONE737	PROSPECTS IMPROVE FOR DIALOGUE OVER CKGR [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the court case between the San relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Government of Botswana nears its end, a group of local NGOs has established a coalition to resume dialogue between the San and the Government. Regardless of the High Court's decision, exp [...]	2006-06-06 05:08:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BC
06GABORONE786	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ARMS [...] (S) Referenced demarche on Botswana's purchase of small arms ammunition form Iran was delivered to the Director for Europe and North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 15 June. Director Sesara George stated that while he was not aware of the purchase, he was personally "aghast" to hear [...]	2006-06-15 12:42:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET//NOFORN	BC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL
06GABORONE836	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN ARMS DEAL CANCELED [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America, Sesara George, informed the Embassy on 22 June of the cancellation of Botswana's small arms ammunition purchase from Iran (refs). Earlier in the week he had telephoned to tell us that the MFA had confirmed the existence o [...]	2006-06-26 14:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET//NOFORN	BC ETRD ETTC IR PARM PREL
06GABORONE860	PRIVATE SECTOR FAULTS GOVERNMENT FOR SLOW GROWTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the Government of Botswana's generally liberal economic policies, the business community perceives burdensome regulations and rising corruption as obstacles to robust growth. Conversations with business representatives outside of Gaborone revealed concerns that slowing g [...]	2006-06-28 14:43:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM BC
06GABORONE865	BOTSWANA YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's youth face a lack of both training and job opportunities, creating situations of poverty that can lead to commercial sex work, HIV/AIDS, and anti-social behavior. Despite a significant problem of commercial sex work, none of our contacts have heard of scenarios in which [...]	2006-06-29 09:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM SOCI BC
06GABORONE933	BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS [...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...]	2006-07-24 15:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH
06GENEVA1174	LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MEETS WITH HIGH [...] (SBU) While in Geneva for the U.S. presentation before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva, State's Legal Adviser John Bellinger met May 8 with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Her agenda included a request for more funding, a grim report on her Sudan trip, and a [...]	2006-05-16 15:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM OTRA SU
06GENEVA1456	JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]	2006-06-14 14:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1468	JUNE 15 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) President-designate de Alba circulated a revised agenda for first session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) during June 15 informal consultations. Delegates complained of a lack of transparency regarding the agenda item "pressing human rights issues" and demanded to see a precise list of [...]	2006-06-16 04:11:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1610	HRC: JUNE 27 WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: The Western Human Rights Group met June 27 to review the state of play at the Human Rights Council. Swiss Ambassador Blaise Godet, the Western Group's Bureau representative, reported on the Bureau's June 26 meeting, at which the priority was President de Alba's effort to avoid a Pal [...]	2006-06-29 05:20:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1637	RESOLUTIONS ON ALL FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] The Human Rights Council (HRC) passed resolutions on all five inter-governmental working groups during the June 29-30 conclusions and recommendations portion of the inaugural session. Discussion on the working group resolutions took place June 26-27, at which time the United States delivered [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1638	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1673	HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1699	ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL [...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...]	2006-07-11 11:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN
06GENEVA1748	ECOSOC 2006 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION: COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: The Coordination Segment (CS) of ECOSOC's Substantive Session met July 6-10 and again on July 17 in Geneva. The Coordination Segment theme "Sustained economic growth for social development, including poverty eradication and hunger" had strong thematic links to the High Level Seg [...]	2006-07-18 14:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ELAB KUNR TBIO
06GENEVA1886	WHO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH WHO [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor met July 26, 2006, with Dr. Shigeru Omi of Japan and July 27, 2006, with Mr. David Gunnarsson of Iceland, both of whom are candidates to be Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Omi stressed his technical, management and political skills, [...]	2006-08-03 15:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO WHO
06GENEVA1954	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT [...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]	2006-08-12 11:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2030	INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...]	2006-08-23 05:21:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL
06GENEVA2102	ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING RUSSIA ON NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva requests that Department ask Embassy Moscow to convey the points at para 5 to appropriate host government officials in the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control (note: MFA/DVBR Director Anatoliy Antonov has been involved in o [...]	2006-08-29 15:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL RS
06GENEVA2131	TAXATION OF UN MISSION RESIDENCES [...] Summary. Reftel requested information about Swiss taxation of foreign-owned diplomatic mission residences, and asked post to describe any USG or post-owned properties used as residences by US Mission personnel. Mission can confirm that there are no/no USG-owned properties used as residences [...]	2006-09-01 05:08:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KLIG SW
06GENEVA2161	SEPTEMBER 1 INFORMALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba chaired informal consultations September 1 to discuss the upcoming HRC session (Sept. 18-Oct. 6),which is expected to deal with substantive matters deferred at the first session in June. According to de Alba's draft timetable, each m [...]	2006-09-05 15:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2169	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]	2006-09-06 15:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2170	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S [...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]	2006-09-06 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2171	UNITED STATES CONSULTATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE [...] DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles and Ambassador Tichenor, accompanied by PolCouns and Washington- and Geneva-based staffers, met with High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour August 31 to discuss a broad range of human rights-related issues, including OHCHR field ope [...]	2006-09-06 15:37:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2176	INDIAN UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CANDIDATE THAROOR [...] On August 28, Ambassador Tichenor met with Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UN Secretary-General, during a dinner hosted by Indian PermRep Singh. Tharoor reviewed themes outlined in his September 4 Newsweek editorial, discussing with the Ambassador and other Geneva-based PermReps his vi [...]	2006-09-06 16:23:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IN
06GENEVA2178	ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING PAKISTAN ON A [...] (C) This is an action request. As recommended by Pakistani Amb Masood Kahn to USDEL in Aug 28-Sept 6 CCW meeting, Mission Geneva requests that Department convey the points at para 6 to Pakistani ambassador in Washington and that DoD request military attach in Islamabad to convey same points [...]	2006-09-08 07:13:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL PK
06GENEVA2180	CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: REPORT ON AUG [...] (C) Summary: The August 28-September 6 session of the Group of Governmental experts of the states parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW),which also served as the final preparatory committee for the November Review Conference of CCW states parties, spent a significant amount o [...]	2006-09-08 08:19:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL
06GENEVA2251	PAKISTANI PERMREP ON OIC TACTICS FOR HRC -- TIT [...] (C) In a meeting, at our request, Ambassador Tichenor delineated U.S. concerns regarding the Human Rights Council and urged Pakistani PermRep Masood Khan to take a more constructive approach to safeguard the Council's credibility. Khan, while appearing calm and reasonable, laid out an OIC s [...]	2006-09-14 15:13:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PK
06GENEVA2337	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...]	2006-09-22 08:20:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2347	ILC - SRI LANKA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR DR. A. ROHAN [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka requesting USG support for the candidacy of Dr. A. Rohan Perera for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st sessio [...]	2006-09-22 11:44:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNSC ID CE XD XO
06GENEVA2348	ILC - JAMAICA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR PROFESSOR [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica requesting USG support for the candidacy of Professor Stephen Vasciannie for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...]	2006-09-22 11:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNSC JM XL
06GENEVA2614	GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor Oct. 13 to request U.S. intervention on behalf of Georgia in response to Russia's retaliation against Georgia following the arrest and later expulsion of four Russian military officers [...]	2006-10-16 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS
06GENEVA2628	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AMBASSADORS REGROUP [...] (U) Ambassador Tichenor hosted Community of Democracies Convening Group (CD/CG) ambassadors Oct. 13 to discuss the second Human Rights Council (HRC) session and ways for the CD to play a more meaningful - and visible - role in Geneva by taking common positions on issues, making joint statements [...]	2006-10-17 14:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2654	LITTLE PROGRESS AND MUCH CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION \ [...] (C) The Human Rights Council's second session was \ adjourned without achieving much after three weeks. It is to \ resume November 27-28, when it will deal with 44 resolutions \ tabled by members when it became apparent that little of \ substance would be achieved. The Council's failure was due [...]	2006-10-19 13:15:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2657	WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PREPARES FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met October 18 to strategize how best to prioritize its efforts to ensure better results for the November 27-December 8 Council session. The WHRG's efficacy risks being undermined by divisions between the EU- and non-EU members of the group, with T [...]	2006-10-19 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2658	JUSCANZ FOCUSES ON NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) JUSCANZ members met October 18 to review outcomes (or lack thereof) of the second session of the Human Rights Council (9/18-10/6) and to discuss enhancing coordination on issues coming before the next HRC session (11/27-12/8). The view, broadly shared in the group, is that President Luis [...]	2006-10-20 05:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2913	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE [...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...]	2006-11-15 19:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2928	HRC: CANADA ASKS WESTERN GROUP TO CONSIDER A [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met November 17 at Canada's request to discuss the possibility of requesting a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation in Darfur/Sudan or of asking that a segment of the November 27 - December 8 Council session be devote [...]	2006-11-17 14:02:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC SU
06GENEVA2993	HRC: PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED DECISION FOR FUNDING OF [...] (U) Human Rights Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba has circulated the text of a Presidential decision to be adopted by consensus during the third regular session of the Council, 11/27-12/8, requesting adequate funding for the HRC to discharge its responsibilities under UNGA resolution 60 [...]	2006-11-22 17:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC AORC
06GENEVA3120	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]	2006-12-14 11:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA3134	HRC: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL MEETS OHCHR, COUNCIL [...] Congressional staffers for the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee were in Geneva Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006 to discuss the state of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with key players from the diplomatic community, United N [...]	2006-12-15 08:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UN
06GENEVA3142	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 16:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CM NI
06GENEVA3143	JORDANIAN PERMREP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON DARFUR [...] (U) The Jordanian Mission in Geneva December 15 issued a press release (para 2),which has been posted on the Human Rights Council's extranet page, stating that remarks made by Jordanian PermRep Mousa Burayzat November 28 regarding Darfur during second HRC session were "his personal impression [...]	2006-12-15 16:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC JO
06GENEVA582	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE - PROGRAM BUDGETS [...] (U ) Summary. The Deputy High Commissioner, the Controller and the head of External Relations provided a briefing to member states on UNHCR strategies to meet the current budget crisis. Member states were frank in their remarks to UNHCR, sometimes highlighting the organization's shortcoming [...]	2006-03-14 16:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL UNHCR
06GENEVA597	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...]	2006-03-16 13:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA
06GENEVA763	COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING [...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...]	2006-04-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN1	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN. VON GEIJER AND [...] Post welcomes TSA Senior Aviation Security Inspector Dan Von Geijer and Aviation Security Inspector Jon Christensen from January 23 until January 31, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. Per the travelers' request, hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus hotel, phone [...]	2006-01-03 11:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN101	REVISED CABLE: GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-01-30 13:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN1011	JAGDEO EXPLAINS RATIONALE FOR SUPPORT OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 27 press conference, President Jagdeo cited national interest and assurances that Venezuela will not advance its claim on the disputed Essequibo border region as justification for Guyana's support of Venezuela's bid for the U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The statement [...]	2006-09-28 20:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET KPAO UNSC GY
06GEORGETOWN1019	PARLIAMENT OPENS, ABSENT OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of meetings and phone calls between President Jagdeo and opposition party leaders seemed to clear a path for the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) to attend the opening of Parliament on September 28, but walk out before Jagdeo's speech. However, an eleventh hou [...]	2006-09-29 20:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN1028	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] SUMMARY: The textile and apparel sector in Guyana has approximately one large manufacturer and five small manufacturers. A steep decline in prices has offset a slight increase in production. While not an engine of growth, the textiles and apparel sector makes a small but valuable contribution t [...]	2006-10-03 15:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN1037	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA) [...] Post provides to following information in response to reftel: A) The Economic/Commercial Section has dual responsibility for economic monitoring and reporting as well as for Post's commercial diplomacy efforts. The section consists of one Economic/Commercial Officer and one Foreign Service Na [...]	2006-10-04 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN1038	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on October 4 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. Insanally stopped short of committing to specifics but indicated that Guyana's support was likely, stating, "we are all of one mind" on this issue. ROBINSON [...]	2006-10-04 19:59:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP GY
06GEORGETOWN1039	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on October 4 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally considered Chavez' UN speech "far too much," and said he appreciated Congressman Rangel's reported response to it. However, he indicated that Guyana would support Ven [...]	2006-10-04 20:07:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GT VE GY
06GEORGETOWN104	TV CO-OP PROPOSAL - GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Guyana is a fragile state with a history of ethnic-related post-election violence. General elections are due by called by August 2006. Post proposes a television co-op with the theme "The Role of the Media in Elections". Reporters would focus on the large overseas Guyanese communi [...]	2006-01-31 13:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OPRC KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN1043	GUYANA: OUR POST-ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo starts his second five-year term with a firm parliamentary majority and apparent control over his own People's Progressive Party (PPP). He aligned his priorities in an October 2 conversation with the Ambassador as breaking Guyana's wave of violent crime [...]	2006-10-05 20:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN1049	MONUMENT FOR CUBANA BOMBING VICTIMS PLANNED [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador Merchante Castellanos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally, and Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green spoke at a ceremony on Friday afternoon marking the 30th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana C.U. 455 bombing. Seventy-three people, including eleven Guyanese, were kille [...]	2006-10-10 13:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EAIR KPAO CU VE GY
06GEORGETOWN1056	GOG REACTION TO MCC FY07 SCORECARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: USAID Mission Director and State EconOff delivered the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) FY07 indicator scorecard to Chief Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh, and Advisor within the Ministry of Finance Coby Frimpong on October 5. The GOG acknowle [...]	2006-10-10 19:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KMCA GY
06GEORGETOWN1058	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Jagdeo Pursues Debt Relief, Treasury Ties in Singapore 2. Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute: Legal Teams to begin Oral Arguments on December 7 3. Russian Firm Interested in Linden Bauxite Operations 4. Cambior/IAMGOLD Merger Could Affect Guyanese Mining Operation 5. Stone Supply Sh [...]	2006-10-10 20:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PBTS EMIN ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG GY
06GEORGETOWN1065	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MAISTO,S OCTOBER 18-20 [...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit to Georgetown. You are arriving at an important historical moment, shortly after the first peaceful elections in nearly a decade. In the run-up to elections and during the victory celebrations, President Jagdeo promised to widen political dialogue and to push [...]	2006-10-12 20:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN1069	SURVEY OF ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Though a small-scale sugar producer, Guyana could be a lucrative destination for investment in ethanol production. Guyana's efforts to streamline its sugar industry and lower the cost of production--which will enable it to remain competitive--have limited excess cane capacity and inves [...]	2006-10-13 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR PREL PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN107	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR GUYANA [...] The Government of Guyana encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily [...]	2006-01-31 19:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB GY OPIC USTR
06GEORGETOWN1097	MEETING OF G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ADVISORY GROUP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Embassy in Georgetown hosted the first local meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Advisory Group (CTAG) on October 20. Guyana ForMin Rudy Insanally said the terrorist threat is not prominent in Guyana but also called for capacity-building assistance in enacting count [...]	2006-10-23 19:30:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN111	PROMINENT AFRO-GUYANESE JOURNALIST RONALD [...] Prominent Afro-Guyanese journalist/television talk show host/politician, Ronald Waddell, was gunned down in front of his home at in the Subryanville section of Georgetown, seven doors down from the USAID Mission Director's residence, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 30. 2. Waddell hos [...]	2006-02-01 13:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN112	SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN: GUYANA'S OWN ESCOBAR? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Shaheed "Roger" Khan (DOB: 13-Jan-72),Guyana's number one narco-criminal, threatens to exert control over the fragile Guyanese state akin to Pablo Escobar's erstwhile control over Colombia. Khan is presently active in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms smuggling. His [...]	2006-02-01 13:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	SNAR PINR PINS PGOV KCRM KCOR NS GY
06GEORGETOWN1135	OAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO VISITS GUYANA: TALKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),visited Georgetown October 18-20, meeting government and opposition leaders, addressing local media, and encouraging the pursuit of democracy and development. He also used his tr [...]	2006-10-31 14:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN1138	PNCR-1G COMES TO PARLIAMENT ) DEBATE PRESIDENT,S [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 20:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY

06GEORGETOWN1142	GUYANA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Post via diplomatic note on October 16 that the GOG will support the U.S. candidate for the International Law Commission. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-01 17:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN1148	MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS OUT OF LOOP ON KERIK ISSUE [...] (C) On November 1, Legal Attach Kevin Currier, Assistant Legal Attach Marvin Freeman, and DCM paid a friendly and productive introductory courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. The FBI thanked Rohee for assistance in several cases, to include the 2005 Thomson [...]	2006-11-02 19:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN1149	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and non-papers to Esther Gitten, Desk Officer within the Multilateral and Global Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Senior MFA personnel are currently preoccupied with the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) meeting being held i [...]	2006-11-02 20:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN1154	GUYANA PASSES CRICKET WORLD CUP LEGISLATION [...] With minimal debate, Guyana's Parliament unanimously passed legislation governing venue access, commercial rights and public order for the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place in Guyana from March 27 to April 9, 2007. The International Cricket Council (ICC) mandated passage of the so-call [...]	2006-11-03 19:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV CASC ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN1162	AFC ALLEGES MISCOUNT, CLAIMS PRIME MINISTER'S SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Alliance for Change (AFC) alleges that several ballot boxes were left off of the total tally in Region Ten, costing the party a seat in parliament. In a press conference, AFC leaders called on the ruling People's Progressive Party/CIVIC (PPP/C) to voluntarily relinquish th [...]	2006-11-06 15:06:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN1172	POLICE COMMISSIONER GREENE: GIVE US BARABBAS [...] (C) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo appears set to make Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene the permanent head of the Guyana Police Force. Elevating Greene makes political sense--his aggressive response to out of control street crime is a hit--but the president fears it may cause prob [...]	2006-11-07 15:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN1178	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COUNTRY SPECIFIC RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6. Hamer had no substantive response. Ambassador is scheduled to follow up with Foreign Minister Insanally at 1600 hours, Wednesday, November 8. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-08 17:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN GY
06GEORGETOWN1180	EMBATTLED PCNR TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Persistent rumors that leader Robert Corbin is on his way out, as well as a public airing of complaints by some members of the party's youth arm, have recently dogged the opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR). After its dismal election showing, the PNCR appears to [...]	2006-11-08 18:33:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN1182	JAGDEO: CONSERVATION, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT [...] Speaking at his return from an investment promotion conference in London on November 4, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he intends to work with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others to explore the potential use of Guyana's rainforest to offset climate change. Jagdeo further stated tha [...]	2006-11-08 20:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV SENV GY
06GEORGETOWN1183	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The following text is post's narrative for Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is neither an important regional or offshore financial center, nor does it have any notable offshore [...]	2006-11-08 20:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN1186	STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON VISIT: DISCUSS MLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Carl Meacham and Bernard Toon, Senior Professional Staff Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, traveled to Guyana November 2-4. The primary focus of their visit was to understand the process and procedures whereby the State Department oversees security assistan [...]	2006-11-09 21:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM OREP GY
06GEORGETOWN119	VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]	2006-02-02 21:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN1208	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Ivor English, Director General, Guyana Maritime Administration, on November 14, 2006. English said MARAD will not be sending a representative to the November 29 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee meeting. English agreed to rev [...]	2006-11-15 18:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS KTIA IMO INMARSAT GY
06GEORGETOWN121	GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: WATER LEVEL STABLE [...] SUMMARY: Several days of relatively good weather have allowed water levels in affected areas to lower slightly. The GOG declared two of the affected regions disaster areas and briefed donors of the potential need for assistance in mitigation and disaster prevention. Meanwhile, reports of vanda [...]	2006-02-03 13:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AEMR EAID PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN1215	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]	2006-11-16 11:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN1216	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 6 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director Jackie Hamer and followed up on November 14. Hamer had no substantive response but promised to follow up on the issue. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-16 12:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW GY
06GEORGETOWN1218	GUYANA ENDORSES U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT ILLICIT [...] Ambassador met with Guyana Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on November 14 and delivered the joint U.S.-CARICOM Agreement on Illicit Trafficking in Arms. Rohee said that Guyana endorses the statement and that he will raise the matter with FonMin Insanally and President Jagdeo. Ambassador [...]	2006-11-16 20:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL CARICOM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN122	Update on Leptospirosis in Guyana [...] Leptospirosis is considered endemic in Guyana. In January 2005 during catastrophic flooding Guyana experienced an outbreak of the disease far above baseline levels with 65 laboratory -confirmed cases and more than 200 additional suspected cases. 2. Increasing numbers of cases clinically con [...]	2006-02-03 18:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID CASC PGOV GY CDC
06GEORGETOWN1224	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] A/DCM delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 17. Hamer had no substantive response. Post will follow-up with the Foreign Ministry early the week of November 20. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-17 19:49:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN GY
06GEORGETOWN124	DONOR COMMUNITY TO ISSUE NON-VIOLENCE STATEMENT IN [...] Ambassador and Chiefs of Mission of the UK, Canada and the European Union (ABCEU) met with leaders of the ruling PPP/C and several opposition parties, including the Guyana Third Force, the Alliance for Change, and the Working People's Alliance, to emphasize the need for non-violence following [...]	2006-02-03 20:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN1252	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 29 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Americas and Asia Director Audrey Waddell. Waddell promised to relay talking points to Commissioner of the Civil Defense Commission Col. Chabilall Ramsarup, who will represent Guyana at the Minis [...]	2006-11-29 20:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV USTR OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN1255	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] ConOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29, 2006 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas and Asia Department Director Audrey Waddell and verbally delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. Waddell had no substantive response, but promised to relay the informatio [...]	2006-11-30 19:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN1277	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING GUYANA'S ABSENCE FROM [...] Guyana has sent Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr. Henry Jeffrey to the AFCARPAC Summit in Khartoum and preliminary meetings beginning December 3. EmbOff delivered relevant reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Permanent Secr [...]	2006-12-06 18:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS SOCI SU GY
06GEORGETOWN130	Guyana Snares Cuban Medical Aid And Scholarships [...] President Jagdeo returned from a two-day visit to Cuba and held a press conference to trumpet several pledges of assistance, including the establishment of an ophthalmology clinic and a scholarship program for Guyanese students to study medicine, agriculture and engineering in Cuba. The eye cl [...]	2006-02-07 15:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SCUL KPAO KHIV CU GY
06GEORGETOWN1303	GUYANA'S TROUBLED FORESTRY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Amid recent public outcry over unscrupulous business practices in Guyana's poorly monitored forestry sector, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has announced an investigation into allegations of transfer pricing. Despite some companies' official agreements with the GOG on provi [...]	2006-12-15 19:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV KCOR KFRD XB CH GY
06GEORGETOWN131	GUYANA'S CAPACITY FOR SUGAR TRQ REALLOCATION [...] THE GUYANA SUGAR CORPORATION (GUYSUCO) INFORMED POST, THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REQUESTED IN REFTEL: GUYSUCO HAS 16,746 TONS REMAINING UNDER ITS TRQ FOR THE QUOTA YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2006. IT INTENDS TO SHIP THIS TONNAGE AND WILL ALSO BE INTERE [...]	2006-02-07 15:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN132	PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCLE PROJECT [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's proposal for an FY 2006 INCLE funded anti-trafficking in persons program to build the capacity of the Guyanese criminal justice system: A. Title: Technical Assistance Proposal to Increase the Capacity of Guyana's Criminal Justice System to Combat [...]	2006-02-07 15:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG SNAR KWMN KCRM KJUS GY
06GEORGETOWN137	DEATH THREAT AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR AND PROMINENT [...] (S) Ambassador met with Major General (ret.) Norman McLean on February 8 at McLean's request. At the meeting, McLean handed Ambassador a sheet of paper listing information he had received from a policeman who has access to the Buxton area. This paper described a discussion regarding an operati [...]	2006-02-08 23:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL SNAR GY
06GEORGETOWN138	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JULIA A. REHWINKEL [...] USAID/Guyana requests country clearance concurrence for Ms Julia Ann Rehwinkel, from o/a March 20 - 24, 2006. She will be attending the CTO Assistance Training in El Salvador. 2. Ms. Rehwinkel will arrive in San Salvador on March 19, 2006 at 8:22 p.m. via AA 2119 and departs o/a on March 24 [...]	2006-02-09 13:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OVIP ASEC EAID
06GEORGETOWN139	TEIXEIRA SHARES INFORMATION ON SUSPECT VISA SEEKERS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Home Affairs Gail Teixeira on January 12 and January 20 to discuss various matters. At the January 12 meeting, Teixeira handed a document to Ambassador containing a list of Indian nationals who had applied for Guyanese tourist visas through Indian "tour ope [...]	2006-02-09 20:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR SMIG KFRD KCOR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN14	VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]	2006-01-05 16:06:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN140	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes Dr. David Williams, International Affairs Specialist, from USDA/FAS, o/a 2/13/2006 to o/a 2/18/2006, to interview candidates for the 2006 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow Program and to advise partners at the National Agricultural Researc [...]	2006-02-10 11:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
06GEORGETOWN141	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes from USAID/Washington Virginia Gidi "Secret Security Clearance" o/a 2/15 -22/2006, to meet with Guyana Core Team Members and Key Partners and conducting site visits; and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservation is confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Seawall R [...]	2006-02-10 11:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP SOCI AMGT ASEC KHIV
06GEORGETOWN142	GEORGETOWN NOMINEES: ATA 5756, VIP MAJOR EVENT [...] Post nominates two officers from the Guyana Police Department to attend the VIP Major Event Security Management Consultations in Nassau Bahamas. Name Edward Wills Keith John PDOB 05/20/1954 GY 06/05/1954 GY Rank Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner [...]	2006-02-10 14:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
06GEORGETOWN150	EMBASSY GEORGETOWN NOMINATION FOR FY-06 ECA/A/E/USS [...] Embassy Georgetown nominates Ms. Geetangeli Geer to the U.S. Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy. Ms. Geer is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and a lecturer at the University of Guyana. Ms. Geer lecturers on a international relations, conflict resolution. Her classes incl [...]	2006-02-13 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN151	GUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF RIO GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana has assumed chairmanship of the Rio Group from Argentina. At the handing over ceremony FonMin Insanally emphasized that the group will focus on democracy and human rights, poverty alleviation, and multilateralism under Guyana's stewardship. Guyana has a proud history of l [...]	2006-02-13 20:39:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EU HA XM XL GY UN
06GEORGETOWN153	EDITORIAL ON GUYANA'S SECURITY CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 20:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI GY
06GEORGETOWN157	CENSUS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GUYANESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY. The GoG released the results of Guyana's 2002 Population and Housing Census in October 2005. The census confirmed two demographic trends that will profoundly shape the country's political and economic development: a) total population is stagnant and predicted to fall; and b) the ethn [...]	2006-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PHUM SMIG CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN158	LABOR STRUGGLES TO UNIFY AS GOG SEIZES INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: A number of simmering labor issues have emerged in the run-up to the elections. The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is in an ongoing struggle for government salary arbitration with unclear ends and limited impact to date. The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) is contesting a propo [...]	2006-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN160	GUYANA UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON AGENDA [...] Post is not aware of any attention paid to the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions in legislative, media, or public forums in Guyana. The University of Guyana has not held any discussions on the matter, and informal inquiries to parliament revealed it is not on the legislative agenda. A [...]	2006-02-16 12:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL GY UNESCO
06GEORGETOWN162	Firearms Seized from US Commercial Aircraft [...] Action request para 5. 2. On February 11, 2006, Guyanese Customs Officials intercepted 3 firearms at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) that were found in exported cargo from the U.S. on North American Airlines flight 091 from JFK International Airport. Customs official examined a [...]	2006-02-16 12:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN166	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - BOURNE [...] Post welcomes NSF Integrative Biology Program Director Dr. Godfrey Bourne from March 5 until March 21, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. No Embassy assistance was requested. 3. Control officer is Ed Luchessi, Economic/Commercial Officer, telephone 592-225-4900 ext. 220, IVG 747-0 [...]	2006-02-17 12:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA GY NSF
06GEORGETOWN167	A/SYG RAMDIN WANTS STRONG OAS ENGAGEMENT IN GUYANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OAS A/SYG Albert Ramdin visited Guyana February 13-14. Key takeaways from his visit are: a) Ramdin wants to increase OAS' involvement in Guyana and will act quickly to form a long-term mission of some sort; b) he wants any OAS electoral observation mission to act in close part [...]	2006-02-17 15:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY OAS
06GEORGETOWN170	STATEMENT DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UN [...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Insanally on the IAEA's reporting of Iran to the UN Security Council during February 15 meeting on another matter. Ambassador provided copies of President's and Secretary's statements. 2. (U) Post will forward any response by the Governmen [...]	2006-02-17 19:04:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GY
06GEORGETOWN171	GUYANA: MESSAGE DELIVERED ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador delivered message on Paelstinian assistance to Foreign Minister Insanally during February 15 meeting on another matter. 2. (U) Post will forward any response from the Government of Guyana. 3. (SBU) FM Insanally agreed that the Palestinian Authority needs to ab [...]	2006-02-17 19:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL IS PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN174	JAGDEO ANNOUNCES WIRELESS LICENSE FOR DIGICEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Jagdeo announced February 20 that the GoG would grant a license to regional wireless telecommunications operator Digicel. Issuing this license would violate the terms of the MoU between the GoG and U.S.-owned incumbent operator CelStar. Jagdeo also repeated his call [...]	2006-02-21 20:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN175	NOMINATION FOR PK 334, FSN SECRETARIAL [...] USAID/Guyana, hereby nominates Ms. Rita Mohabir, to attend the PK 334 FSN Secretarial Seminar at the Shultz Training Centre (FSI)from May 15 - 24, 2006. 2. Data on Ms. Mohabir are as follows: Name of Participant: Rita Mohabir Date of Birth: April 24, 1958 Nationality: Guyanese P [...]	2006-02-22 21:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AFSN AFSI AMGT KPAO ASEC EAID
06GEORGETOWN181	OPPOSITION DRAWS BATTLE LINE: ELECTION PREVIEW #4 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Technical preparations for Guyana's elections are proceeding reasonably well (ref A),but the process is deadlocked for political reasons. The main opposition party PNC/R, facing dim electoral prospects, is working to obstruct and discredit the election process. The PNC/R lea [...]	2006-02-24 20:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN183	REQUEST FOR EVALUATION OF SECURITY INFORMATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (U) Khan, Shaheed Roger; AKA Khan, Roger; Male; Marital Status: Unknown; DOB:13 January 1972; POB: Guyana; Passport Data: A028178; Physical Description: Race: Black Height: 64 Weight: 128 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black; Current Occupation: Director of Classic Development Inc. and Dr [...]	2006-02-24 21:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	CVIS PTER PINR ASEC
06GEORGETOWN191	GUYANA FM LIKES GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister (and UN PermRep) Rudy Insanally February 27 to deliver demarche regarding the candidates for the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 2. (C) Insanally said that he has discussed the matter with Gua [...]	2006-02-27 17:47:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT VE GY UNSC UN
06GEORGETOWN195	GUYANA INL CY-2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Post's Military Liaison Office (MLO) provided a fast interceptor boat to the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard (GDFCG) in May 2005. Post did not provide any other new commodities or services to the GoG in CY-2005 under the international narcotics and crime program. ---------- Procedures - [...]	2006-03-01 11:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN GY
06GEORGETOWN196	GUYANA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP--FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Domestic Economy: Cement Shortage Hampers Construction Industry 2. Inflation Watch: Upward movement in January CPI, domestic sugar prices rise 3. Trade: Rice producers hopeful as international prices rise 4. Investment: GO-INVEST reports heavy FDI in mining, forestry sectors 5. Bilatera [...]	2006-03-01 15:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV SENV GY
06GEORGETOWN197	SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT- [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2006 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report: BEGIN REPORT. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinat [...]	2006-03-01 15:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
06GEORGETOWN2	RETURN TO POST OF THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 13:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN203	CARICOM QUESTIONS ON MINISTERIAL AGENDA AND [...] (U) Ambassador met with CARICOM A/SYG for Community and Foreign Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson, March 1 to briefly discuss upcoming ministerial with Secretary Rice. Granderson gave Ambassador a non-paper containing CARICOM's proposed agenda, questions pertaining to the working meals, [...]	2006-03-02 14:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XL
06GEORGETOWN204	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 05- [...] Per reftel, EconOff visited site of MMC Security Force, Inc. to assess the company's operations. The company's proprietor, Alfred M. Mekdeci (an American citizen),and CEO, Colonel (ret.) Carl Morgan, provided the following information: -The firm was founded in 1995, originally to provide s [...]	2006-03-02 14:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GY
06GEORGETOWN205	BRAZEN CRIMES IN GEORGETOWN SHOCK, PORTEND [...] (U) SUMMARY. A SPATE OF SEEMINGLY DISPARATE CRIMES HIT GEORGETOWN BETWEEN FEBRUARY 22 AND 27: A) A POSSIBLE STAGED KIDNAPPING; B) THE DISAPPEARANCE OF POWERFUL WEAPONS FROM A GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE (GDF) STOREHOUSE; C) A HIGH-SPEED BOAT CHASE ALONG THE CAPITAL'S WATERFRONT; AND MOST DISTURBINGLY [...]	2006-03-02 20:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC PGOV SOCI SNAR MCAP KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN206	Georgetown Volunteers for Participation - Revising [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 20:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC AMGT PINS KFLO GY
06GEORGETOWN208	GOG TO INVESTIGATE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN INTERIOR [...] (SBU) Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC),Robeson Benn, informed EconOff on February 28 that mine officers and immigration officials will begin inspecting interior mining locations by the second week of March in an effort to identify and regularize undocumented work [...]	2006-03-03 12:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SMIG ELAB CVIS KCRM KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN21	CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL [...] (U) On January 4, Ambassador and DCM met with Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM A/SGY for Foreign and Community Relations, to discuss the agenda for the Secretary's proposed February meeting with CARICOM SIPDIS foreign ministers. 2. (SBU) Granderson is awaiting responses from CARICOM [...]	2006-01-06 14:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XL CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN219	TELECOM UPDATE--WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN GT&T [...] SUMMARY: In a rare move to take his case straight to the media, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) CEO Major General (ret.) Joe Singh condemned the GOG's recent "propaganda blitz" as an effort to disparage the company and justify abrogating the firm's exclusive right agreement in landline t [...]	2006-03-07 11:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS EINT PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN22	CABINET SECRETARY ANNOUNCES GUYANA DEA OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Presidential Secretariat Head Roger Luncheon told a press conference that the GoG welcomes the establishment of a U.S. DEA office in Guyana, but acknowledged that certain details still need to be addressed. The state-owned newspaper carried the story the following day under the [...]	2006-01-06 18:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN224	GOG REQUESTS ASSISTANCE ON STOLEN WEAPONS [...] (U) Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon called a meeting with Ambassador on short notice March 3 to discuss the recent theft of weapons from a Guyana Defense Force (GDF) storehouse (ref A). 2. (U) Luncheon gave Ambassador a copy of an October 19, 2005, memorandum from hi [...]	2006-03-08 14:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC MCAP SNAR KCOR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN233	BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE AGAIN INCHES TOWARD REALITY [...] SUMMARY: The GOG's point person on the one-mile long Berbice River Bridge project, which would connect the agricultural east Berbice region with the central coast and Georgetown, has predicted completion of the bridge by October 2007. Significantly, funding for the US$37.2 million dollar proje [...]	2006-03-13 11:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON PGOV EFIN GY
06GEORGETOWN235	JAGDEO TAKING CAMPAIGN TO LOW ROAD: ELECTION [...] (C) President Jagdeo summoned Ambassador as well as the British and Canadian High Commissioners to his home on short notice Saturday March 4. Jagdeo wanted to discuss the elections and security. He said that he has started his campaign. (Note: Jagdeo has not yet been officially designated th [...]	2006-03-13 16:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SNAR KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN236	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS [...] EconOff delivered demarche requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, coordinator of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation. Totaram was aware of the U.S.-sponsored joint proposal as well as the EC proposal. Tota [...]	2006-03-14 11:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN242	CUBA ON DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE IN CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Cuba's Ambassador to Guyana and CARICOM, Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, presented his credentials to CARICOM SYG Edwin Carrington March 10. In his remarks, Castellanos said that Cuba planned to establish four new diplomatic missions in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Vincent and the [...]	2006-03-14 14:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GY XL CU
06GEORGETOWN248	EMINENT GUYANESE WARN DIPLOMATS OF ELECTION THREATS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) met with donors March 8 and 10 to discuss their deep concerns about preparations for Guyana's upcoming elections, the deteriorating security situation, and the disturbing nexus between the two. These Guyanese civil society figures a [...]	2006-03-14 16:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN254	INCSR Sparks Lively, Constructive Debate in Guyana [...] SUMMARY. The 2006 INCSR has resonated with the Guyanese public and generated considerable dialogue in the media in the two weeks since its release. All television and radio news programs carried the 2006 INCSR as their lead story on March 1 and the next morning. TV news and talk shows revolve [...]	2006-03-17 15:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN257	Radio, monopoly and technology in Guyana [...] Summary: The Stabroek News, the leading independent daily newspaper in Guyana, carried an editorial on Friday, March 17, analyzing GoG ambivalence with regard to radio broadcasting in Guyana. The editorial is reproduced below: Begin Text: One cannot avoid the conclusion that after thirt [...]	2006-03-17 20:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PROP PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN258	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO [...] DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms. She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the U.S.-CARICOM dialogue [...]	2006-03-17 20:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN260	DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR BULLEN FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 15:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER GY
06GEORGETOWN267	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OAS CICTE VI [...] PolOff delivered demarche March 20 per reftel to Audrey Waddell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Americas and Asia Department. Waddell will be Guyana's head of delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) sixth regular session in Bogota. No one else from [...]	2006-03-21 20:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER GY OAS
06GEORGETOWN269	GUYANA COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR KEVIN W. [...] Post welcomes Kevin W. Currier, Legal Attache from Caracas, Venezuela and grants Country Clearance for routine visits to territories covered by Legat from Caracas to meet with Embassy and Host Country Officials on 03/23/06 - 03/25/06. 2. Hotel reservations will are confirmed at the Le Me [...]	2006-03-22 17:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
06GEORGETOWN270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE PAUL PASUCO AND EDWARD [...] Post welcomes Paul Pasuco and Edward Newnom and grants country clearance to escort Samuel Cromwell on 03/29/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE P [...]	2006-03-14 15:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN271	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ERIC PECORARO AND DANIEL [...] Post welcomes Eric Pecoraro and Daniel Henderson and grants country clearance to escort John Hintzen on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]	2006-03-10 10:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN272	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE THOMAS WENDLING AND LEE [...] Post welcomes Thomas Wendling and Lee Mitchell and grants country clearance to escort Chetram Singh on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN274	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ROBERT WOODSON AND DAVID [...] Post welcomes Eddie Robert Woodson and David Cuffee and grants country clearance to escort Martin Stanford Durant on 03/28/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSIST [...]	2006-03-09 09:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN278	SECRET TAPE, RAID ON DRUG LORD'S ASSETS ROCK GUYANA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Georgetown is flush with intrigue as a joint army/police team conducted raids March 19-20 on drug lord Shaheed "Roger" Khan's properties and, concurrently, a secret recording of Police Commissioner Winston Felix's phone conversations was anonymously and widely distributed to the [...]	2006-03-23 20:33:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	SNAR PINS PGOV KCOR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN281	NATIONAL MILLING COMPANY FENDS OFF OPENING [...] SUMMARY: Acting Chief Cabinent Secretary, Nanda Gopaul, announced at a March 23 press conference that the GOG had reached agreement with the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO),a subsidiary of Kansas-based Seabord Corporation, to reduce the price of flour by G$200 (US$1) per bag. The [...]	2006-03-24 19:07:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN29	FONMIN DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND OAS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 to discuss: a) efforts to strengthen the UN human rights machinery through the Human Rights Council; b) OAS A/SGY Ramdin's anticipated visit and the need for an OAS long-term observer mission for the upcoming elections; and [...]	2006-01-10 19:54:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GY UN OAS
06GEORGETOWN290	POLICE CHIEF REQUESTS USG HELP INVESTIGATING DRUG [...] (C) Guyana Police Force (GPF) Commissioner Winston Felix paid Ambassador a visit March 27 to request U.S. government assistance on two specific matters. The requests stem from last week's joint army/police raids on drug lord Shaheed "Roger" Khan's properties and the widely, anonymously distri [...]	2006-03-28 20:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINS KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN292	GUYANA TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FIBER OPTIC [...] Pierre Strasser, the French-national Chief Operating Officer of American-owned wireless communications provider Cel*Star Guyana, informed Embassy on March 27 that the GOG will likely pursue inclusion in a second fiber optic communications cable, with construction to be completed by early 200 [...]	2006-03-29 15:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN293	INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...]	2006-03-29 15:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN294	GUYANA TIMBER INDUSTRY LOOKS TOWARD [...] SUMMARY: In a bid to achieve recognition for sustainable forestry, the Malaysian/South Korean firm Barama Company Ltd. has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, the first of its kind in Guyana. While the FSC label should allow the firm to command higher prices in internation [...]	2006-03-29 15:40:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV BEXP ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN295	INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...]	2006-03-30 15:13:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN296	INVITATION FOR BIDS - SUPPLY OF WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT FOR [...] The Government of Guyana has received financing the Inter- American Development Bank towards the cost of the Basic Education Access Management Support Programme - Phase 1. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for [...]	2006-03-30 15:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN297	RSO GEORGETOWN REQUESTS TDY ARSO SUPPORT AND [...] (U) Action request para 9. 2. (U) Over the last two years, physical threats against the Ambassador to Guyana have been reported from several different sources. On February 8, 2006, the Ambassador recieved a specific death threat towards himself. RSO has provided protection since that date [...]	2006-03-30 15:34:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
06GEORGETOWN298	GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA REQUESTS COPIES OF [...] In a diplomatic note dated March 29, 2006, Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that the GoG (Director of Public Prosecution) has requested copies or certified copies of the indictment and arrest warrant against Moonie Moses. 2. The diplomatic note also stated: "The Laws of Guyana [...]	2006-03-30 19:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN GY
06GEORGETOWN299	PROPOSED AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR [...] an extension of the waiver for CBI (which expired in December 2005) 2. possibility of negotiating an appropriate US-CARICOM Trade Agreement 3. a re-configured Trade and Investment Council and the modalities attendant hereto (as suggested by the US Secretary of State on the occasion of t [...]	2006-03-30 19:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EAGR ECIN XL GY
06GEORGETOWN30	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREEMPTING MORALES' MESSAGE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 and delivered talking points on U.S. concerns and suggestions regarding the Morales government (Ref A). Ambassador noted that Guyana will take over as chair of the Rio Group later this month and asked Insanally to raise the issue wit [...]	2006-01-10 20:04:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO GY
06GEORGETOWN300	INCSR PROMPTS GREATER SCRUTINY OF FOREST [...] The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is taking steps to prevent narco-traffickers from gaining control of timber concessions in Guyana. This is a direct reaction to the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),which stated that the GFC "granted a State Forestry Explorator [...]	2006-03-30 20:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAGR PGOV KCRM KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN308	GUYANA POLL DATE UNDER THREAT: ELECTION PREVIEW #6 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The likelihood of Guyana holding elections by the August 4 constitutional due date has plummeted over the past ten days. The Guyana Elections Commissioner (GECOM) Secretariat - the technical staff - took the country by SIPDIS surprise March 24 when they circulated a draft re [...]	2006-04-03 18:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN327	BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING: [...] Minister of Foreign Trade and International Commerce, Clement Rohee, will represent Guyana at the USTR-CARICOM meeting April 12. Below is a brief overview of Guyana's economy and Rohee's bio. --------------------------------------------- ---------- An Agricultural Economy With Heavy U.S. Mar [...]	2006-04-07 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN329	Guyana Economic/Commercial Round-up: March 2006 [...] Trade: Parliament Passes CSME-Related Bills 2. Agriculture: Bumper Rice Crop Expected, Slight Price Increase 3. Public Finance: Flat Income Tax at 33 1/3% 4. Investment: Two Airline Investors Considering Guyana 5. Bilateral Economic Activity: Cuban Lightbulbs [...]	2006-04-07 21:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN330	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST: GUYANA [...] Embassy Georgetown requests an Embassy Science Fellow with expertise in agro-meteorology to work with the Embassy and the Government of Guyana to assess and build capacity in forecasting techniques and water management. Post is hopeful that NOAA or USDA in particular would be able to accommoda [...]	2006-04-10 19:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV KSCA GY
06GEORGETOWN344	OAS OBSERVERS FOR GUYANA, CONCERN OVER ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. OAS A/SYG Ramdin led a three-person OAS mission to Guyana April 6-11 that paves the way for an OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) with a broader role of ensuring that Guyana has elections. His visit coincided with the Guyana Elections Commission's (GECOM) capitulation that [...]	2006-04-18 14:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OAS XL GY
06GEORGETOWN361	RISING INTEREST IN URANIUM EXPLORATION IN GUYANA [...] The GOG announced on April 19 that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has awarded a permit to Canadian- backed Prometheus Resources Guyana to conduct uranium exploration. The firm, affiliated with Vancouver-based Chemico Corporation, will have a three-year permit to conduct researc [...]	2006-04-20 16:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN365	Venezuela and the Caribbean [...] Following is text of the editorial in today's Stabroek News newspaper, Guyana's leading independent newspaper. The editorial is a good reflection of the Guyanese thinking man's view of Venezuela, Chavez, and the 160 year-old boundary dispute. 2. BEGIN TEXT: It was columnist Mr. Reggie D [...]	2006-04-21 14:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS ECIN EINV EPET EAID XL VE GY
06GEORGETOWN371	GUYANA ELECTION DELAYED, PROESS IN DISARRAY: [...] U) SUMMARY. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECO) says it cannot deliver elections by the Auust 4 constitutional due date and will not be ready before August 30. This raises thorny constitutional questions about Guyana's governance after August 4. GECOM has also failed to set a new election [...]	2006-04-24 15:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDM OAS GY

06GEORGETOWN372	GOG CABINET MEMBER ASSASSINATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cabinet member and People's Progressive Party (PPP) insider Satyadeow Sawh was gunned down at his home April 22 in an apparent targeted assassination. Most observers detect a political link behind the killing. Regardless of the motive, this adds more fuel to the fire as pre-el [...]	2006-04-24 15:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN374	OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION: [...] As requested in Reftel, Post has reviewed AIC International Investments Limited's proposal and offers the following feedback. 2. There is a need for capital in almost all sectors in Guyana. Commercial banks are the main source for capital funds. During 2005, the average lending rates at com [...]	2006-04-24 19:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OTRA OPIC GY
06GEORGETOWN39	AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - EMBASSY GEORGETOWN [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown's Avian Influenza Response Committee has prepared the following tripwires in the event of an avian influenza outbreak in the region, the United States or Guyana itself. The committee reviewed tripwire reports by other posts especially the excellent tripwires prepar [...]	2006-01-12 21:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR GY
06GEORGETOWN395	CANCELLATION OF NIGHT FLIGHTS--GUYANA [...] On April 26, the Cheddi Jagan Airport Authority announced the cancellation of night flights at Timehri airport due to an equipment malfunction. CJIA officials reported that the barometer in the control tower was giving inaccurate readings, which could affect arriving flights' altimeters; this [...]	2006-04-27 13:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN40	CARICOM UPDATE--DRUGS, DISASTERS, ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, speaking as chairman of CARICOM, identified drug control, disaster preparedness, and deeper regional integration as key issues facing the organization. He also announced January 30 date for the signing ceremony for the Caribbean Sing [...]	2006-01-13 15:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR ETRD EAGR GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN405	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP APRIL 2006 [...] Mining: Diamond, Bauxite Production Increase 2. Trade: Guyanese Companies to Participate in Orlando Trade Fair 3. Agriculture: Exports of Non-Traditional Crops High Despite 2006 Flood 4. Financial system: Excess Liquidity, Declining Interest Rates 5. Investment: Financing Deal for Teperu [...]	2006-05-04 14:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EMIN ELAB EFIN EAID BBSR BEXP GY
06GEORGETOWN406	AFTERMATH OF SAWH ASSASSINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than one week has passed since the assassination of Agriculture Minister Satyadeo Sawh, with little progress on apprehending the killers. Various theories are circulating in an effort to explain why he was targeted, and the ruling PPP has publicly insinuated the involvement o [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN417	SABOTAGE OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has revealed several "acts of sabotage" that have disrupted telephone communications for several key military installations and large businesses. The events are the latest in a series of acts of vandalism against the company's facilities. END SUMM [...]	2006-05-10 11:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS MCAP PINS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN419	NOMINEES FOR REGIONAL ANTI-TIP TRAINING: GUYANA [...] As requested in reftel, post, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor, Human Services, and Social Security (MLHASS),nominates the following individuals for the June 19-30 "Trafficking in persons Course for Investigators": 1) Name: Francis Trim Rank: Assistant Superintendent, Guyana Po [...]	2006-05-10 19:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN422	IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: GUYANA [...] Per consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, and the Guyana Customs and Trade Administration, Guyana does not have any laws on record to implement the Arab League Boycott (ALB),nor are Israeli products denied market access. The GOG doe [...]	2006-05-11 15:33:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL GY
06GEORGETOWN424	INTERAGENCY EFFORT TO APPREHEND GUYANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met April 20 in Port of Spain with Ambassador to Suriname Marsha E. Barnes and officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Department of Homeland Security (DHS),Department of Justice (DOJ),and Embassies Georgetown and Paramaribo. The meeting accomplish [...]	2006-05-11 15:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PINS KCRM GY NS
06GEORGETOWN433	NARCO-CRIMINAL ROGER KHAN LASHES OUT AT USG [...] (U) Guyana's leading narco-trafficker Shaheed "Roger" Khan has stepped up his public relations attack since news of his grand jury indictment emerged May 5 on conspiracy to import cocaine emerged. Khan approached various media organizations May 10 with a statement painting himself as a victim [...]	2006-05-11 20:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN44	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - LUFTIG [...] Post welcomes WHA Desk Officer Laura Luftig from January 25 until January 27, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus hotel, phone 592-225-7943. Rate is $130 per night plus a 10% tax. Confirmation number is 336. Visitor will be met [...]	2006-01-13 21:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN45	FLOODS PLAGUE GUYANA, AGAIN [...] SUMMARY. Since late December, flooding has plagued coastal Guyana, particularly the centers of agricultural production. After initially dismissing the magnitude of the flooding, the GOG has begun a massive public relations and relief spending effort. The GoG's initial underestimate of the magn [...]	2006-01-13 21:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV EAGR EAID ECON GY ASEC CASC
06GEORGETOWN462	POLITICAL STALEMATE CONTINUES: ELECTION PREVIEW #8 [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana's election impasse has moved into a new phase. The country currently has neither a legislature (dissolved May 2 by President Jagdeo) nor an election date (no new date has been set since the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) decided April 12 that it could not meet the Au [...]	2006-05-17 19:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN47	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - WARFIELD AND [...] Post welcomes U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance advisors Robert Warfield and Lee Niederman from January 22 until January 26, 2006 for purpose of consultations with the Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrators and host country revenue officials and grants co [...]	2006-01-17 11:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN471	OPPOSITION SUES GOG, WANTS COURT TO WEIGH IN ON [...] (U) The main opposition PNC/R threw up another major obstacle to election preparations May 18. It filed a lawsuit in Guyana's High Court challenging the legality of a May 2 constitutional amendment that had extended the election deadline to September 2. The plaintiff is Joe Hamilton, the PNC [...]	2006-05-19 18:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN48	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - MCNEIR [...] Post welcomes Transportation Security Administration Representative Loretta McNeir from January 26 until January 31, 2006 to participate in an assessment of security conditions at Cheddi Jagan International Airport and grants country clearance. 2. Per the travelers' request, hotel reserva [...]	2006-01-17 11:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN489	REQUEST AND RATIONALE FOR DEA OFFICE IN GUYANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In light of the great and increasing influence of the narcotics trade and related transnational crimes in Guyana, Post requests the formal establishment of a DEA office at Embassy Georgetown. Guyana is well on its way to narco-statehood -- a prospect that poses a real threat to [...]	2006-05-24 20:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN493	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NEW [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper does not believe the GoG has had any communication or interaction with the new Iraqi government. Although providing assistance is out of [...]	2006-05-25 18:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO IZ GY
06GEORGETOWN494	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper was unaware of any movement afoot to include a statement in support of Iran at the NAM Ministerial. Nor had she read such language in the d [...]	2006-05-25 18:54:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC AIEA KNNP UNSC IR GY
06GEORGETOWN499	TIME HAS COME FOR COORDINATED PLAN ON GUYANA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Commonwealth Secretariat's Special Envoy to Guyana briefed Ambassador and other donor representatives May 25 on his "depressing" visit to Guyana. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) conceded May 24 that it would not be able to hold elections before September 12, beyond e [...]	2006-05-25 21:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN5	Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches [...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...]	2006-01-03 16:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN504	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. President Jagdeo is out of the country. Insanally agreed that all possibilities for a negotiated settlement must be explored. He suggested that a statement of encouragement from CARICOM might [...]	2006-06-01 12:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR GY
06GEORGETOWN518	GOG REQUESTS FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] The GOG has requested that the USG provide follow-up medical attention for Guyana Defense Force (GDF) soldier Calvin Lewis, who suffers from severe venous stasis disease. 2. Private Lewis was originally injured in an ammunition storage point explosion in December 2000. He was evacuated to [...]	2006-06-02 16:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN519	GUYANA'S SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC PUSH UP IN [...] (U) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally is "sympathetic to Guatemala's ambition" for the Latin American non-permanent UNSC seat, but the "bugbear" remains its border issue with Belize. He referred more than once t [...]	2006-06-02 16:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GY XL
06GEORGETOWN52	NOMINATION FOR SPRING 2006 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING: [...] Post nominates Economic/Commercial Assistant Jillian R. Duncan for the Spring 2006 PE220 FSN Economic Training from May 1-12, 2006. Information requested in Reftel follows: A. Name and grade of FSN Jillian R. Duncan FSN-8/1 B. Date of birth January 22, 1977 C. Nationality Guyanese [...]	2006-01-17 20:04:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AFSI AFSN
06GEORGETOWN521	DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CBTPA WAIVER (GUYANA) [...] EconOff delivered demarche as requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Trade Minister Rohee was out of the office. Totaram agreed that approaching Paraguay on the sub [...]	2006-06-02 20:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN522	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--JOINT PROPOSAL ON GI WINES AND [...] Econoff delivered message in Ref A to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Totaram said CARICOM had not deliberated further on the matter since the previous demarche on the subject earl [...]	2006-06-02 20:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN53	GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level [...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...]	2006-01-17 21:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY
06GEORGETOWN530	GOG BOND DEFAULT RATTLES FINANCE COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Media reports have revealed that the GOG is seeking better terms on US$20 million of government bonds after failing to pay on maturity. The default, as well as the flat-footed GOG response, has shocked the finance community and signals a next stage in the GOG's dogged pursuit of debt [...]	2006-06-06 18:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON EMIN GY
06GEORGETOWN532	"SHAMBLES": EDITORIAL ON GUYANA'S PRECARIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 21:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SNAR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN533	RESPONDING TO GOG SECURITY ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (U) Para 9 contains action request for WHA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GoG requested security assistance from the U.S., UK and Canada in the wake of Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh's assassination April 22 (refs A and B). The GoG's initial request was hasty and vague -- a knee-jerk reactio [...]	2006-06-07 13:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN546	USING IDB DEBT WRITE-OFF AS LEVERAGE WITH GOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post understands that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will consider forgiving $3.5 billion of debt owed by its five poorest members, including Guyana. This presents a unique opportunity to influence the GoG to follow through on long overdue governance improvements. The [...]	2006-06-09 18:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL EAID KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN547	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the following is Post's submission for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Post is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Guyana (GOG),all of which were detailed in the 2005 report [...]	2006-06-09 19:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN55	Tripwires Updated - Georgetown [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 19:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC GY
06GEORGETOWN552	SUBJECT: CIVIL DOCUMENT SECURITY IN GUYANA: THE [...] SUMMARY: A Vice Consul covering the anti-fraud portfolio and a Fraud Investigator LES visited the General Registrar's Office (GRO) to observe how civil documents in Guyana are issued and safeguarded. Although these systems are becoming more secure, there are gaps in the s [...]	2006-06-12 20:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD KCRM CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN559	JAGDEO USES WORLD CUP TV COVERAGE TO BOOST IMAGE [...] (U) President Jagdeo has taken credit for bringing World Cup soccer to Guyanese television. The state-run National Communications Network (NCN) has bombarded the airwaves with this news in recent days, heralding the "personal intervention of His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo" to make Wo [...]	2006-06-14 13:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL ECPS PINR GY
06GEORGETOWN562	GUYANA NARCO-RUMORS: ACETONE IMPORTS, STALLED HOTEL [...] (U) PolOff's recent conversations with prominent locals yielded noteworthy comments about developments in Guyana's narco-trade. 2. (C) PolOff spoke June 7 with Stanley Ming (protect),vice-chairman of the opposition PNC/R party and prominent Guyanese businessman. He is a large importer by [...]	2006-06-15 16:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN577	VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 16:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ECON EPET PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN592	IMPLEMENTATION OF RAW SUGAR TRQ--GUYANA [...] In response to reftel seeking information on Guyana's ability to ship its full allocation of sugar under the raw sugar tariff rate quota for marketing year 2006, post received the following reply from the Guyana Sugar Corporation: BEGIN TEXT: Thank you for your letter of June 8, 2006 relati [...]	2006-06-19 19:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN594	GUYANA VOTER LIST IN LEGAL LIMBO: ELECTION PREVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is progressing with its work to prepare a final voter list for the upcoming national elections. But Guyanese disagree whether registered electors must reside in Guyana to have the right to vote. Because emigration rates are so high, this i [...]	2006-06-19 20:47:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN595	AMBASSADOR: TIE IDB DEBT FORGIVENESS, MCC TO REFORM [...] (C) I recently learned that the IDB is planning to forgive the debt owed by its five poorest members -- including almost a half billion dollars that Guyana owes. I cannot stress enough the unique opportunity this gives us to induce meaningful reform in a country that has obstinately resisted [...]	2006-06-20 15:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM KMCA GY
06GEORGETOWN597	GUYANA RESPONSE: UNHRC - ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered points orally June 19 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hamer. She said that Guyana would not be represented at the UN Human Rights Council session. Nevertheless, she agreed in principle that the HRC [...]	2006-06-20 17:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM GY
06GEORGETOWN60	FRAUD SUMMARY - GEORGETOWN, GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Economic and cultural pressure to migrate continues to motivate all forms of immigration fraud in Guyana. Cooperation with elements of the Government of Guyana (GoG) and civil society enables post to detect and combat some types but corruption and cultural support for migration compl [...]	2006-01-18 21:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN62	SHORT-NOTICE PRIME MINISTER TRAVEL VIA MIAMI TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 11:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP GY
06GEORGETOWN63	CARICOM SYG DISCUSSES MINISTERIAL MEETING AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with CARICOM SYG Carrington January 17 to discuss proposed ministerial between Secretary and CARICOM FonMins. Carrington suggested postponing the meeting until the week of March 27. CARICOM is in general agreement with the five broad agenda topics, but requested [...]	2006-01-19 12:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XL CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN64	GEORGETOWN FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown submits a proposal for USD $6,000 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to host a seminar on electronic commerce. Post proposes to coordinate this project with the regional Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Santo Domingo and the U.S. Agenc [...]	2006-01-19 15:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN640	(C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED [...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...]	2006-06-29 18:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS
06GEORGETOWN642	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS [...] EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Chairman of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) Neville Totaram. Totaram agreed to pass the message to Minister of Foreign Trade Clement Rohee, who is en route to Geneva. Totaram observed that all the "technical arguments had been [...]	2006-06-29 19:09:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN643	BUYER BEWARE: THE PERILS OF GIFT DIPLOMACY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, Guyana receives various high-profile gifts from countries pursuing diplomatic objectives, most notably Cuba and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Despite initial fanfare and high-profile media attention, however, many of these offers are [...]	2006-06-29 20:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN651	NO CARICOM CONSENSUS YET ON UNSC SEAT [...] (U) Under the headline "Venezuela or Guatemala for UN seat? Caricom still undecided", the independent Stabroek News reported July 6 that the CARICOM Heads of Government have refrained from reaching consensus on a regional block vote for the UNSC seat. Guyana FonMin Insanally's comments indica [...]	2006-07-06 14:41:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM GY XL
06GEORGETOWN663	GUYANA POLITICS BACK TO THE FORE: ELECTION PREVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. Election-related activity hit a lull in the latter half of June as news of narco-criminal Shaheed "Roger" Khan's arrest transfixed Guyana. With Khan now in U.S. custody, election controversy is heating up again. Although many electoral preparations are progressing well, the main [...]	2006-07-07 18:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN667	PLAN TO COAX GUYANA INTO IMPLEMENTING GOVERNANCE [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA -- see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador met July 6 with mission chiefs from UK, Canada, European Community (EC),UNDP, IDB, and World Bank to discuss a strategy for approaching President Jagdeo with a coordinated message on elections. The group proposes that [...]	2006-07-07 20:07:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN672	CARICOM DID NOT DECIDE ON UNSC SEAT SAYS GUYANA [...] (C) Ambassador probed Guyana's and CARICOM's stance on the UNSC seat issue during a July 10 farewell call on Foreign Minister Rudy Insanally. (Note: Insanally represented Guyana at the St. Kitts CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, in President Jagdeo's absence.) Insanally plans to address th [...]	2006-07-10 20:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC CARICOM GY
06GEORGETOWN673	GUYANA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered message and statement July 7 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' acting director for Department of Americas and Asia, Audrey Waddell. Waddell did not have a response to the points about North Korea's missile launches and did not seem very familiar with the issue. [...]	2006-07-10 20:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN GY
06GEORGETOWN679	(C) FUZZY MATH: JAGDEO SAYS UNSC VOTE ALL ABOUT [...] (U) Action request see para 5. 2. (C) President Jadgeo told Ambassador July 11 that CARICOM has made a condition on its support for Venezuela's UNSC seat candidacy -- that Venezuela must make a public statement that it will not use the UNSC seat to further the cause of its border issue. In [...]	2006-07-12 20:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CARICOM VE GY
06GEORGETOWN685	JAGDEO DETERMINED TO HOLD ELECTIONS ON AUGUST 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo is determined to hold national elections on August 28 -- one to two weeks sooner than expected -- and within the constitutional deadline. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) needs to push hard to be ready by then. The pressure is also on donor countries and [...]	2006-07-13 19:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN69	HAITI COOL TO CARICOM OFFER TO OBSERVE, ASSIST [...] (SBU) During a meeting on a separate issue with CARICOM SYG Carrington on January 17, CARICOM A/SYG Granderson told Ambassador that "after much procrastination" Haiti had informed CARICOM that "Haiti does not really need CARICOM technical assistance for the elections". Granderson is trying to [...]	2006-01-19 21:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM GY HA XL CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN694	COMMERCIAL COURT RULES AGAINST GOG IN BOND DEFAULT [...] On July 12, 2006, Guyana's newly christened Commercial Court ruled in favor of a plaintiff who had sued the GOG after it defaulted on a $US201,085 bond. The bondholder, Carol Correia, sued the GOG on June 29, 2006 seeking the principal plus 5% interest on the 12-year bond, which matured on May [...]	2006-07-17 12:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV KJUS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN70	Guyana Flood Update: Conservancy Water Rising [...] Peace Corps volunteers reported this afternoon that farmers unhappy with flooding in the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abrary Creek area are protesting and have blocked the East Coast road at Belledrum, approximately 60 km east of Georgetown. Peace Corps moved one Mahaicony area volunteer to Georget [...]	2006-01-19 22:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC SENV EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN704	POLICE COMMISSIONER OUT, INTERIM REPLACEMENT TIED [...] (S) SUMMARY. President Jagdeo and his deputy, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, separately highlighted to US, UK, Canada and EU chiefs of mission that Police Commissioner Winston Felix is out as of July 24. Jagdeo wants to name a replacement by October -- after election [...]	2006-07-17 17:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV CVIS KCRM KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN706	AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND SUPPORTS GUYANESE EYE CARE [...] (U) On Monday, July 10, Ambassador awarded four grantees through the Ambassador's Self Help Program, including a US$6,500 grant to the "New Light, New Sight" program at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Georgetown. Mercy Hospital's program will provide subsidized eye surgery to persons living outsid [...]	2006-07-18 12:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN71	GECOM MAKES ENCOURAGING PROGRESS: ELECTION PREVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. Preparations for Guyana's 2006 elections are gathering steam. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has addressed donor concerns in a number of areas. This cable reviews the latest status of various preparation activities -- observers, voter registration, media code of conduct [...]	2006-01-20 13:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN710	GUYANA: RESPONSES TO DEMARCHE ON GOVERNANCE REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: US, UK, Canada and EU chiefs of mission delivered demarche on governance reforms to President Jagdeo July 13, Opposition Leader Robert Corbin July 14, the upstart Alliance For Change (AFC) July 17, and the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) July 18. Jagdeo generally agreed w [...]	2006-07-19 14:13:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OAS GY UK CA
06GEORGETOWN724	GUYANA ELECTIONS ON AUGUST 28; PNC WILL PARTICIPATE [...] (U) Summary: President Jagdeo announced to the nation July 21 that general elections will be held on August 28. The following day, opposition leader Robert Corbin said the People's National Congress (PNC) will contest the elections, grudgingly, rather than follow through on its threat to boyc [...]	2006-07-24 19:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN725	GOG PICKS CROOKED POLICE CHIEF DESPITE REVOKED VISA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoG moved ahead with its plan to elevate Deputy Commissioner Henry Greene to Acting Police Commissioner, despite his visa ineligibility for involvement with drug traffickers. Greene assumed his new position July 24. Greene's elevation will bring much international assistan [...]	2006-07-24 21:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PINR PREL KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN738	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] EmbOff delivered talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director of Multlateral and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 26. Hamer said that the Ministry is currently drafting a position paper on the Iran matter and that the demarche comes at an opportune time to inform that process. H [...]	2006-07-27 14:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC KNNP IR GY
06GEORGETOWN741	GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-07-27 19:57:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN743	NOMINATION DAY AND POLL PUT GUYANA ELECTIONS INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Georgetown was boisterous on July 26 Nomination Day as the political parties -- arriving in turns to the tune of chanting supporters and Caribbean music -- presented their candidate lists to the Chief Election Officer at City Hall. A less than expected total of eleven parties ap [...]	2006-07-28 13:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN748	GUYANA/CARICOM REACTION TO SUSPENSION OF DOHA ROUND TALKS [...] SUMMARY: The GOG has expressed disappointment on suspension of WTO Doha Round Talks, placing blame on the G6 while also expressing hope for a resumption of talks. Media and editorial coverage has been minimal. END SUMMARY. 2. GOG Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation and C [...]	2006-07-28 18:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR WTO GY
06GEORGETOWN760	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Mining: Cambior prepared to sell bauxite stake 2. ESTH: Environmental permit sought for Berbice River bauxite project 3. Banking: Republic Bank Rebrands, Introduces Debit Cards 4. Debt: World Bank grants US$322M debt relief 5. Public Finance: Revenue Authority reports 2005 tax exemptions [...]	2006-08-03 20:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EMIN EAID EAIR ECIN ENRG ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN769	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 4. Hamer was aware of the event and said that the GOG's representative at the U.N. General Assembly would plan to attend the High Level Dialogue on Migration as well. [...]	2006-08-07 13:34:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06GEORGETOWN779	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff gave reftel talking points to Leslie Dowdridge-Collins, Deputy Director of the Division of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dowdridge-Collins said that Guyana had condemned the hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, but she had no other immediate response. She agreed t [...]	2006-08-08 14:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS GY
06GEORGETOWN787	GUNMEN KILL NEWSPAPER WORKERS IN GEORGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana is aghast at the brutal killing of six men August 8 by roving gunmen. The main target of the operation was the complex where the independent Kaieteur News is printed, located in Eccles along the road connecting Georgetown to the airport. The killings are reminiscent of a [...]	2006-08-09 18:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN804	ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE OUTLINES STRATEGY, GAINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dick Morris, political advisor to third-party contender Alliance for Change (AFC),described the party's strategy as it heads into the final weeks of its campaign. The AFC is optimistic that it can continue to siphon votes from the opposition People's National Congress (PNC) while [...]	2006-08-10 19:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN811	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and text of UN Security Council Resolution to Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper had no immediate reaction. THOMAS [...]	2006-08-12 15:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE GY
06GEORGETOWN815	(U) GUYANA ELECTION PREPARATIONS (C-AL6-01121) [...] (U) Post presents response to ref A. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS WITHIN THE GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION (GECOM)? HOW IS CHAIRMAN STEVE SURUJBALLY VIEWED WITHIN GECOM? (C) The much-maligned GECOM has withstood constant criticism and is on track to deliver free and fair el [...]	2006-08-14 17:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PINR PGOV SNAR GY
06GEORGETOWN817	INFORMATION ON DAR-UL-ULOOM ISLAMIC CENTER AND [...] (U) Post has gathered the following information in response to the questions posed in Ref A: A. (S/NF) What is the relationship between the Dar-ul-Uloom Islamic Center in Guyana and the center in Trinidad? Individuals from the center in Guyana and Trinidad share personal and professional [...]	2006-08-14 18:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PK TD GY
06GEORGETOWN828	SECURITY FEARS MAR RUN-UP TO GUYANA ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. One week after the August 8 execution-style killing of five Kaieteur News printery employees (ref A),we take stock of the consequences for Guyana and the August 28 elections. Uncertainty remains over the gunmen's motive, but the front-running theory of conspiracy-minded Guyanese [...]	2006-08-16 21:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PINS PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN832	PUSHING FOR POST-ELECTION REFORMS IN GUYANA [...] (C) Chiefs of mission from the US, UK, Canada, EU, UNDP IDB, World Bank, and IMF (collectively, the "donors") met August 15 to identify and agree on donors' next steps to coax the incoming post-election government into implementing critical governance reforms. 2. (C) The donors agreed on se [...]	2006-08-17 21:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN833	GUYANA ELECTION SCENARIOS: POSSIBLE UNREST, [...] (U) SUMMARY: With elections just a week away, Guyana's 65-seat National Assembly is still up for grabs and the security situation remains on edge. While Bharrat Jagdeo looks all but certain to win another term as president with a plurality, his People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) may fal [...]	2006-08-21 18:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN835	NO PROGRESS ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE ON ILLICIT ARMS [...] (SBU) Per ref (A) request, EmbOff informally demarched CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Colin Granderson on the status of the U.S.-CARICOM joint statement on illicit arms trafficking, agreed to at the Nassau Ministerial in March. Granderson said the CARICOM Sec [...]	2006-08-21 19:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN836	DELIVERY OF UN1267 SANCTIONS LISTS (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff delivered reftel UN 1267 Sanctions Committee listings and talking points to Paul Geer, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit. Geer said he will disseminate information to the central bank and commercial banks and will notify post of any pertinent findings. THOMAS [...]	2006-08-21 19:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN838	DISCIPLINED SERVICES VOTE: SMOOTH, BUT A COUPLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a preview of the August 28 elections, members of Guyana's disciplined services voted on August 21. Initially there was confusion over the ballots at a few polling stations and some service members did not find their names on the voters list. This underscores the fallibility of [...]	2006-08-22 20:57:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN839	CHILD LABOR AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) DIGEST-JULY [...] NGO in project to combat child labor in Region Three 2. Shadick: TIP Networks to be established countrywide 3. Indigenous group calls for intervention by people trafficking unit in Region Seven 4. Shadick taps Amerindian Captains, Councillors for TIP training 5. Shadick Under Fire for Comm [...]	2006-08-23 16:54:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN850	GUYANA GENERAL ELECTIONS AUGUST 28: FINAL PREVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Heading into the final weekend before Guyana's August 28 general elections, international observers have descended upon the capital in force. Two dozen Mission employees and contractors will participate as observers under the OAS' auspices. The ruling People's Progressive Par [...]	2006-08-25 19:39:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN854	GUYANA ELECTION STATUS REPORT AUGUST 28, [...] (U) As of 15:30, election day is proceeding as smoothly as could be expected. We have spoken with all 17 OAS observer teams that include U.S. Mission personnel. Eight of these teams are around Georgetown, the others are dispersed throughout the country. Altogether, these teams have observed a [...]	2006-08-28 20:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN855	GUYANA ELECTION STATUS REPORT: AUGUST 29 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Georgetown remained quiet overnight as the consensus solidified that the August 28 national and regional elections proceeded better than expected on a technical level. OAS A/SYG Albert Ramdin made a statement to this effect after the polls closed. Field reports from Embassy pers [...]	2006-08-29 18:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN86	GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: CONSERVANCY LEVEL SLOWLY [...] Water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) dropped several inches from Friday January 20th's high of 58 feet 9 inches to 58.57 Tuesday, January 24 at the Flagstaff measuring site. Measurements at all locations within the Conservancy dropped or remained steady during this same p [...]	2006-01-24 20:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN860	GUYANA ELECTION STATUS REPORT: AUGUST 30 AT 15:00 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgetown continues to remain quiet two days after the August 28 national and regional elections, but things may change as the official results are announced. Although both international and local observers agree that the vote went technically well, conflicting reports concernin [...]	2006-08-30 20:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN862	SUBJECT: GUYANA ELECTION STATUS REPORT: AUGUST 31 [...] (C) SUMMARY: GECOM is expected to officially announce final results at 6:00 p.m. showing that the ruling PPP/C has won the election and will retain its majority in the National Parliament. Due to persistent rumors yesterday of impending street protests by PNCR supporters, the PNCR released a [...]	2006-08-31 20:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN869	SUBJECT: THE RESULTS ARE IN: PPP/C IN A LANDSLIDE [...] (U) The Guyana Elections Commission announced the official results of the August 28 national and regional elections yesterday evening - the result: the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in a landslide. With 338,839 total votes cast, the ruling PPP/C received 183,887 (54.6%) votes, the [...]	2006-09-01 19:49:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN879	RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, current chair of the Rio Group, issued the following statement on behalf of the Rio Group on August 31. BEGIN TEXT: RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON A FULL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON The Members of the Permanent Mechanism of Consultation and P [...]	2006-09-05 21:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IS LE GY
06GEORGETOWN886	GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 21:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN892	RESPONSE TO INVENTORY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) This is Post's response to SECSTATE 132662 -- INVENTORY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INL-FUNDED, USG-TITLED PERSONAL PROPERTY OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES. Currently, Post has no INL-funded, USG-titled personal property. Robinson [...]	2006-09-08 17:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASUP KCRM
06GEORGETOWN90	Budget Speech Unveils Government Program For 2006 [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance presented Guyana's 2006 budget, which includes ambitious projections for economic growth, increased public spending, tax reform, and resource extraction. Despite the President's pledges not to use the budget for political ends, the election year budget diminish [...]	2006-01-25 17:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN903	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NAM SUMMIT AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] EmbOff delivered Iran NAM demarche using talking points in Ref A to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hamer said she will convey the points to Minister Rudy Insanally, who is currently attending the NAM ministerial in Havana. H [...]	2006-09-12 15:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER IAEA IR GY
06GEORGETOWN91	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes Darren Roman, Andy Nguyen, Lyne Paquette and Mauricio Guzman from USAID/Regional Inspector General office (RIG/ San Salvador) with "Top Secret" Security Clearances, o/a 1/30/2006 to o/a 2/17/2006, to perform the Audit of USAID's Progress in Implementing PEPFAR in Guyana and gran [...]	2006-01-25 17:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
06GEORGETOWN910	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...]	2006-09-12 20:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY

06GEORGETOWN915	SUBJECT: GUYANA ELECTION: FREE, FAIR AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guyana's 2006 national and regional elections: free, somewhat fair, but not transparent. International observers agree that: (1) the elections were technically a success; (2) proper procedures were followed at polling places in the subsequent vote count. However, there are lo [...]	2006-09-13 20:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM OAS GY

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