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06MANILA2136	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM and Regional Affairs Chief, visited National Security Advisor Norberto "Bert" Gonzales on May 18. Gonzales said he had useful side meetings with his Saudi counterpart during President Arroyo's May 7-10 visit to Saudi Arabia. He asked Saudi National [...]	2006-05-19 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL SA RP

06MANILA2154	THE "LEGAL" LEFT: SMALL, BUT DEDICATED [...] (C) Summary: The so-called "legal" left parties, which include Bayan Muna, Gabriela, the KMU, and Migrante, are an important aspect of the Philippine political scene. Most are linked with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA) and, along with the mainstream Oppos [...]	2006-05-23 03:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM RP
06MANILA2160	EMBASSY IPR ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) At an Embassy-sponsored roundtable discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) on May 11, private sector participants acknowledged a heightened level of engagement by the GRP, but expressed concern over weak enforcement. Many industries are implementing targeted strategies to impr [...]	2006-05-23 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
06MANILA2162	GRP HOSTS FIRST U.S. BILATERAL CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive, but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Philippines, a Chemical Weapon Convention member-state, needs to make more progress in meeting its national implementation obligations under the convention. During an April 3-4 workshop wi [...]	2006-05-23 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETRD ASEC PHUM MY RP
06MANILA2167	GRP DISCUSSES PLANS TO CURB CABLE TV PIRACY [...] (SBU) In an Embassy roundtable discussion on cable piracy issues, Commissioner Solis of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) told private sector participants that he expects to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in June with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) that would clar [...]	2006-05-24 03:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
06MANILA2172	COURT ACQUITS GENERAL GARCIA OF PERJURY; PLUNDER [...] (U) On May 22, the third division of the Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court) acquitted retired Major General Carlos Garcia of one count of perjury. The charges stemmed from Garcia's failure to disclose three motor vehicles on his mandatory Statement of Assets, Liability and Net worth (SALN). D [...]	2006-05-24 06:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KCOR SOCI RP
06MANILA218	SUBIC CASE UPDATE: JANUARY 17 [...] (C) Summary. Local media have begun reporting on the US Embassy's decision to retain custody of the four Marines charged with rape in the Philippines. The Marines' defense attorneys have submitted Motions for Reconsideration of the issuance of any arrest warrants; three Marines have also ap [...]	2006-01-17 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2185	ASSISTANT USTR WEISEL'S MEETING WITH SENATOR [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Assistant USTR for Asia Pacific and Pharmaceutical Policy on May 16, Senator Roxas agreed to work with the USG to address specific concerns regarding Senate Bill 2139, which includes provisions to expand parallel importation for pharmaceuticals. On WTO Doha Round nego [...]	2006-05-25 07:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTRO RP
06MANILA2193	PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DENOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has announced plans to hold a public hearing to investigate the recent murders of journalists and leftist activists. In response, President Arroyo has called for an end to the killings. Meanwhile, a popular radio commentator was kil [...]	2006-05-26 04:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2195	DRUGS, CRIME, AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGE PEACE AND [...] (C) Summary. Widespread methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, organized crime, and endemic corruption are gnawing at the fabric of Muslim society in Mindanao. While Muslim clan leaders and political warlords sustain fiefdoms and private armies through sources of illicit income, the common p [...]	2006-05-26 06:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL SNAR KISL KCRM RP
06MANILA2199	FIVE ESTRADA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, Philippine military and police forces arrested five supporters of former President Joseph Estrada, charging them with rebellion and accusing the group of plotting to assassinate four members of President Arroyo's Cabinet. Due to a lack of evidence, the men were late [...]	2006-05-26 08:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP
06MANILA2207	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA [...] World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Manila outlined to Econoffs recent developments in North Sumatra, Indonesia involving a large cluster of avian influenza deaths. WHO confirmed that a group of seven family members contracted the disease; six have died. WHO was unable to det [...]	2006-05-26 10:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA2228	MARINE CASE UPDATE 05/29/06 [...] (U) Summary. Pre-trial hearings have concluded in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina, and the trial is scheduled to begin on June 2. DCM conveyed to DFA officials the USG's position that the one-year period in the Marine case began on December 27, 2005, when the Marin [...]	2006-05-30 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2263	PHILIPPINE ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] (SBU) In a meeting on May 31 with Department of Foreign Affairs Executive Director for United Nations and International Organizations MacArthur Corsino, poloff urged high level Philippine attendance at the High-Level Political Meeting for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on June 23 [...]	2006-06-01 02:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PARM RP
06MANILA2273	ANATOMY OF AN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the western Philippines, contacts expressed their deep concern about the brazen daytime killing of a well-known radio broadcaster and former politician on May 22. GRP authorities arrested a serving mem [...]	2006-06-01 06:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI RP
06MANILA2294	SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on May 30 with Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for African and Middle East Affairs Oscar Valenzuela, poloff urged the GRP to issue a statement of support for the new Iraqi political leadership and congratulate them on forming a unified government (reftel). 2. (SB [...]	2006-06-02 02:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ RP
06MANILA2302	PALAWAN: CONFIDENCE ABOUT SECURITY FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Palawan in the western Philippines, GRP officials expressed confidence about the security situation there five years after the terrorist raid on the Dos Palmas Resort in May 2001. The officials said military assets in the area had been reinfor [...]	2006-06-02 06:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA2308	MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in response to reftel's proposed amendment to the 1974 Exchange of Notes governing the 505 Agreement between the United States and Republic of the Philippines. While agreeing to the U.S. proposal, the [...]	2006-06-02 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PGOV KTIA RP
06MANILA2319	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Agriculture Secretary Panganiban on May 31 to discuss the status of the PL 480 agreement, continuing USG support for agricultural development in Mindanao, and the GRP's response plan for avian influenza. Panganiban confirmed the GRP had approved the PL 480 agree [...]	2006-06-02 11:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA2334	MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/05/06 [...] (U) On June 2, the trial of four Marines charged with raping a Filipina began in Makati City, Manila. Two Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agents and a DS investigator from Mission's Regional Security Office accompanied the Marines, who remain quartered on Embassy grounds, to the trial. Mis [...]	2006-06-05 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2350	Cybersex a growing problem in the Philippines [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The cybersex industry continues to grow in the Philippines, spurred on by the increasing availability of broadband Internet connectivity, foreign demand, and difficulty in prosecuting operators. [...]	2006-06-06 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP
06MANILA2383	USG STEPS TO COUNTER EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Extra-judicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines -- notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected narcotics traffickers -- remain of high concern to the USG and are increasingly a subject of international media attention. The annual country report on human rights for t [...]	2006-06-08 01:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA2389	PHILLIPINES SECOND CITY GREETS AMBASSADOR WITH [...] SUMMARY: Ambassadors May 19 and June 2 visits to Cebu highlighted the broad range of U.S. interests and activities in the area. The Cebu metro area is second only to Manila in the size of its population and economy. Over 100 American businesses operate in Cebu, including Timex, Lexmark Interna [...]	2006-06-08 05:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
06MANILA241	RESPONSES TO USG RETENTION OF CUSTODY IN SUBIC CASE [...] (U) Summary. Philippine media on January 18 covered extensively the Embassy's public announcement that the U.S. would invoke the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and retain custody of four Marines accused of rape. Several politicians voiced anti-VFA and/or anti-U.S. sentiments. Court officia [...]	2006-01-18 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2418	RECENT SUPREME COURT RULINGS REASSERT INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: In recent decisions, the Philippine Supreme Court has showed a strong independent streak in the face of accusations that it had been too close to President Arroyo. The Court remains committed to its judicial reform program, to which the USG makes substantial contributions. These [...]	2006-06-09 07:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI EAID RP
06MANILA242	PRESIDENT'S PARTY CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Lakas Party -- including President Arroyo -- underscored support for Constitutional change during a January 14 meeting. Per Lakas, proposed changes would take effect in 2007 when a parliament led by a prime minister would be created. President Arroyo would be al [...]	2006-01-18 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA2426	MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/09/06 [...] (U) On June 9, the first full week of trial concluded in the case of four U.S. Marines accused in the alleged rape of a Filipina. Officials from Embassy's American Citizens' Services Unit, JUSMAG, Defense Attache's Office (DAO),and Regional Security Office, as well as from the Third Marine [...]	2006-06-09 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2465	UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA - PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Post's Avian Influenza Task Force met on June 7 to review current initiatives and plans to prepare for a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza in the Philippines. The Task Force is chaired by USAID and includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Medical Unit, Ma [...]	2006-06-13 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP AMGT AMED
06MANILA2520	Visiting EPA team advises GRP on chemical emergency [...] (U) At the request of the GRP and with support from Ambassador Kenney, four US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emergency responders came to Manila to advise on the clean up of the high-profile mercury spill at St. Andrew's School (refs A,B). The team trained GRP personnel and private c [...]	2006-06-16 05:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EMIN ETRD TPHY TSPL RP
06MANILA2523	GRP MULLS AN IMO-BASED MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (SBU) On May 22, EAP Security Affairs Officer William Comley met separately with GRP officials and Australian and Japanese emboffs to brief them on recent discussions with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General and continue previous discussions on building a mechanism [...]	2006-06-16 05:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD PBTS PREL PTER PHSA KTIA RP
06MANILA2539	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: PROCTER [...] Post is pleased to nominate Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines for the 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). P&G Philippines has energized its workers with a spirit of social responsibility and philanthropy that makes an excellent representation of American values and character to the l [...]	2006-06-16 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
06MANILA2548	MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/19/06 [...] (U) After a three-day holiday weekend and the court's regular Tuesday off, the trial of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina resumed June 14 with the testimony of NCIS special agents and NCIS locally employed staff. Post greatly appreciates the support of the Department and all oth [...]	2006-06-19 03:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2551	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT IN CAGAYAN DE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
06MANILA2554	AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...]	2006-06-19 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR PINS RP
06MANILA2570	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN [...] The Ambassador's trip to Cagayan de Oro on June 8 highlighted U.S. business interests and USAID's active engagement in the commercial center of Northern Mindanao. Cagayan de Oro is a gateway and regional market for eight cities representing five provinces in the region. It is a medium-sized [...]	2006-06-20 06:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP
06MANILA26	IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A well-known Metro Manila trial judge was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31. Police have arrested seven men in connection with the attack. The Supreme Court has demanded that the [...]	2006-01-04 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA2623	CONTINUED GRP-MILF COMMITMNT TO PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Following a caim by the MILF for an additional 1,000 wards asMuslim-dominated ancestral domain, the Governmen of Malaysia will help to facilitate a joint survey by GRP/MILF census experts, with a goal of compltion by October 2006. The GRP believes that theMILF also remains comm [...]	2006-06-23 02:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MY RP KISL PINS
06MANILA2633	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ENERGY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In the Ambassador's initial call, Energy Secretary Lotilla highlighted the need to increase competition and privatization in the electric power sector. Lotilla described promising developments in alternative energy sources throughout the country, including geothermal projects, the expan [...]	2006-06-23 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EAID RP
06MANILA2634	MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/23/06 [...] (U) Summary. The trial of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina is proceeding slightly more slowly than anticipated, and may move to a five-day-a-week schedule in July. Developments during the week of June 19 included a concession by prosecutors that physical evidence in the case w [...]	2006-06-23 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2636	GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...]	2006-06-23 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
06MANILA2637	AMBASSADOR VISITS CLARK AND SUBIC ECONOMIC ZONES [...] SUMMARY: During June 15-16 visits to two former U.S. military bases, the Subic and Clark special economic zones, Ambassador Kenney highlighted continuing U.S. involvement in both regions. Managers of these economic zones briefed the Ambassador on recent infrastructure projects and investment [...]	2006-06-24 04:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID RP
06MANILA2663	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE BALANCE PISTON [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) JUSMAG has requested that the Mission conduct human rights vetting for units participating in exercise Balance Piston 06-05, slated to take place August 5 - 31, 2006. 3. (U) Information on participating commanders and units follows: [...]	2006-06-26 07:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PHUM PREL PINR SNAR RP
06MANILA2680	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) Summary. In a June 23 courtesy call on the Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General, the Ambassador expressed the U.S. Mission's appreciation for PNP contributions to our security, encouraged good coordination between the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they battl [...]	2006-06-27 06:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM RP
06MANILA2682	OPPOSITION TRIES TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT ARROYO AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Opposition filed their long-anticipated second impeachment complaint against President Arroyo in the House on June 26. The 150-page complaint includes allegations that she cheated in the 2004 elections and suppressed dissent during the week-long State of National [...]	2006-06-27 07:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA2697	GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...]	2006-06-28 00:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP
06MANILA2777	GRP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In In June 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved a new strategy for defeating Asia's longest-running communist insurgency by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army (CPP/NPA). Under this plan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),with [...]	2006-06-30 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2824	PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS CONDEMN NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (U) In a statement issued on July 6, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo commented that "In solidarity with the international community, The Philippines condemns the missile tests of North Korea and urges that nation to refrain from further compromising the peace and security of the region and [...]	2006-07-06 05:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
06MANILA283	CONGRESS CALLS FOR TERMINATION/RENEGOTIATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Congress' Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on January 19 calling for the termination of the VFA within six months and its renegotiation into a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Appa [...]	2006-01-19 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2831	POSSIBLE COURTS MARTIAL FOR FEBRUARY 24 "COUP [...] (SBU) Summary: A committee investigating an alleged failed February 24 coup d'etat may soon recommend that at least three senior military officers and perhaps dozens of junior officers face military courts on charges ranging from conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman to mutiny and sedi [...]	2006-07-06 08:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MARR RP
06MANILA2833	MAGUINDANAO CLASHES UNLIKELY TO UPSET PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Armed clashes erupted between GRP security forces and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on June 28 when police officials attempted to serve arrest warrants on two MILF commanders related to a June 23 bombing in Shariff Aguak that left seven dead. While members [...]	2006-07-06 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA2852	MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/07/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued during the week of July 3 with the cross examination of Analisa Franco, stepsister of the complainant, and direct examination of the complainant herself on July 6. There was no hearing on July 7 due to the "distraught [...]	2006-07-07 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2962	MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/14/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued during the week of July 14 with direct and cross examination of the complainant as well as of the prosecution's chief medical witness, Dr. Raquel del Rosario-Fortun. Prosecutors established how much the complainant drank [...]	2006-07-14 10:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2969	MARINE CASE: ANOTHER DEFENDANT SPEAKS TO MEDIA [...] LCpl Daniel Smith, one of the four marines currently on trial for alleged rape, gave an interview to the Associated Press on Saturday July 15. Local media featured his remarks extensively. He talked about how his "life has come to a screeching halt" due to the alleged incident and trial, and [...]	2006-07-17 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2973	CPP/NPA - THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a renewed campaign by the Philippine Government (GRP) to defeat Asia's longest-running communist insurgency, the New People's Army (NPA) has continued its low intensity attacks throughout the country. At the same time, the National Democratic Front (NDF) is push [...]	2006-07-17 09:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2994	UNEASY TRUCE IN MAGUINDANAO [...] (C) Summary. A week-old truce brokered by GRP officials between the Maguindanao Provincial Governor and local commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) appears to be holding, with thousands of displaced persons now returning to their homes. The Malaysian-led International Monit [...]	2006-07-18 07:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA2998	PHILIPPINES: MOUNT MAYON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY [...] Mount Mayon, 300 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Manila, is experiencing high levels of seismic activity and lava flows reaching 800 meters downwards from the summit. Experts here expect minimal impact on Manila, possibly increased particulates in the air. Residents within the 6-kilometer [...]	2006-07-18 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY EINV CASC EAGR PREL EAID RP
06MANILA3064	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chris, the entire US Mission welcomes you back to the Philippines! We have been busy emphasizing our partnership in this historic year; upcoming Codels will be a next stage as will President Arroyo's September trip to Hawaii. Your visit focuses on outreach in two key areas -- [...]	2006-07-21 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON PGOV ETRD ECIN EAID RP
06MANILA3065	MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/21/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued the week of July 17. The lawyer for Timoteo Soriano, the driver of the Starex van the Marines rented the night of November 1, objected to the subpoena requesting Mr. Soriano testify for the prosecution on July 17, invoking [...]	2006-07-21 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3066	DEFENSE SECRETARY SEES KAPIT BISIG AS "BIG PLUS" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz views the Kapit Bisig framework as a "big plus" for US-RP counterterrorism cooperation, is focused on neutralizing High Value Targets, and believes the Kapit Bisig implementing guidelines are flexible enough to accommodate a variety of circumstances. He tak [...]	2006-07-21 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MCAP MARR PTER PREL RP
06MANILA3068	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM HELPING TO COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) has produced concrete results and is becoming institutionalized within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PDR is also helping counteract restiveness among some mid- and junior officers, which contributed to the coup attempt of February 24 [...]	2006-07-24 00:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS RP
06MANILA3085	CALLING FOR A BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT ON MIDDLE [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed the situation in the Middle East (reftel) with Foreign Secretary Romulo on July 23, emphasizing that the United States was working hard to achieve a durable cessation to the current violence in the Middle East and to ease the plight of innocent people. She urged [...]	2006-07-24 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN LE IS RP
06MANILA3095	ESPERON - THE BATTERING RAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Esperon succeeded General Senga as the 35th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 21. He has a reputation as a tough combat soldier, and has pledged both to crush Communist rebels and put down any attempt to unseat the Arroyo governmen [...]	2006-07-24 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINR RP
06MANILA3098	SONA 2006: ARROYO PROJECTS OPTIMISM, WANTS TO SPEND [...] (SBU) Summary. With a buoyant air and an unusual high tech power point presentation, President Arroyo laid out ambitious development goals for four new supra-regions in the Philippines during the remainder of her term, and asked all to achieve together a "prosperous and united" Philippines [...]	2006-07-24 10:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PTER RP
06MANILA3143	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINES-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney and Emboffs met with members of the Philippines-U.S. Business Council on July 21 to discuss areas of cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, including agriculture, tourism, English language proficiency, regional hubs, and trade and investment. The Ambassa [...]	2006-07-26 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA3176	MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/31/06 [...] The trial of four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman continued the week of July 24 with medical testimony from toxicologist Dr. Kenneth Go, who testified that the complainant was intoxicated on the night of the alleged incident such that she would not have been able to consent to sexu [...]	2006-07-31 00:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3203	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo promised the Ambassador that her Administration would push ahead with counterterrorism efforts, especially against the ASG and JI. She will also push for new counterterrorism legislation with the Senate. She reiterated her opposition to extrajudicial killings. [...]	2006-08-01 05:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA3226	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In a breakfast meeting July 31 with Assistant Secretary Hill and the Ambassador, Philippines Finance Secretary Gary Teves and Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila expressed confidence in the Philippines' strong economic growth, improving fiscal situation, and solid cooperation betwe [...]	2006-08-02 04:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3234	EAP A/S HILL VISITS MILITARY ACADEMY AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: EAP A/S Hill stressed themes of military transformation and cooperation -- especially on natural disasters -- among the U.S., the Philippines, and other ASEAN countries in speech to the cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City on July 30. He participated in a r [...]	2006-08-02 05:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM CASC KPAO RP
06MANILA3247	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW POLICE CHIEF [...] Summary. New Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Calderon assured the Ambassador on July 28 that the PNP is focusing the necessary resources to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the recent killings of leftist activists. The PNP has embarked on a ten-year tra [...]	2006-08-02 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC PHUM RP
06MANILA3248	A/S CHRISTOPHER HILL FOCUSES ON PHILIPPINES GROWTH [...] Summary. During his visit to Manila on July 31, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill gained a firsthand view of advantages and SIPDIS challenges to U.S. business investment in the Philippines by touring two E-services facilities and attending a working lunch with representatives from U [...]	2006-08-02 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3285	MARINE CASE UPDATE 08/04/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman was suspended August 1 due to the illness of a prosecution witness, and will probably not resume for two more weeks. Judge Benjamin Pozon said he was unhappy with this delay, but believed it to be unavoidable. He ordered the P [...]	2006-08-04 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3299	INITIAL SUCCESS IN ONGOING OPERATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill senior terrorist leaders on the island of Jolo, which began on August 1, has met with initial success. One mid-level terrorist has been killed and the senior leadership has been driven out of its safe havens. [...]	2006-08-04 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3321	MINDANAO'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OPPOSE BANGSAMORO [...] (C) Summary. Leaders and representatives of indigenous peoples (Lumads) from throughout Mindanao gathered in Bukidnon Province July 24-26 to proclaim strong opposition to the inclusion of their ancestral lands in a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity. This stance will further complicate the already [...]	2006-08-08 01:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3344	MILF SEEKS GREATER US INVOLVEMENT IN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. During DCM and Poloff's low-key, two-day visit to Muslim Mindanao's political center in Cotabato, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice-Chairman Jafaar sought greater USG involvement in the GRP-MILF Peace Process. Meeting at the MILF's camp in Sultan Kudurat, Maguindanao on [...]	2006-08-09 06:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3346	CENTRAL LUZON REACTIONS TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. At least some NGO and party activists in Central Luzon are scaling back their rural activities in response to an increased number of extrajudicial killings (EJKs). Some place the blame for the recent rise in EJKs squarely on the 7th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the [...]	2006-08-09 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA3356	NPA - TRENDS IN RECENT ATTACKS [...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of the Philippines-Military Commission (CPP-MC) has directed the New People's Army (NPA) to concentrate on new offensives against the "key loyalist and fascist officials of the Arroyo regime." The number of NPA attacks nationwide appears to have increased sin [...]	2006-08-10 02:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA3369	EXPLOSIONS IN CENTRAL MINDANAO LEAVE TWO DEAD AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) An explosion from a hand grenade occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. local time at the main gate of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor's Office in Cotabato City, reportedly killing t [...]	2006-08-10 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC PREL KISL MOPS RP
06MANILA3401	AFP ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS ADVANCE ON JOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is continuing operations against Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders on the island of Jolo. AFP units now control the high ground around Mt. Tumatangis in western Jolo and have shrunk the no-fire area under the cont [...]	2006-08-14 10:35:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3404	ONGOING GRP EFFORTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] Summary. In response to a deadline from President Arroyo to solve at least ten cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) before October 15, Task Force Usig of the Philippine National Police (PNP) held its first monthly "multisectoral meeting" with NGO, media, church, and community leaders on Aug [...]	2006-08-15 03:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA3412	PHILIPPINE BROADBAND: NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE [...] Private companies are partnering with Philippine's network of 5,443 public secondary schools to install computer laboratories by 2010. Over 800 schools have been connected to date, and 200 more will enjoy the benefits of these labs by December, 2006. A USAID program has contributed hardware [...]	2006-08-15 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID SOCI APEC RP
06MANILA3414	CHARGE' AND PRESIDENT ARROYO INAUGURATE U.S. CALL CENTER; [...] Charge' d'Affaires Paul W. Jones traveled to Pampanga in Central Luzon to join President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in cutting the ribbon for a new U.S. call center in the Clark Special Economic Zone. While in the area, Charge' also visited the Clark Air Base Cemetery and Asian Aerospace Corpora [...]	2006-08-15 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EAID EAIR SOCI RP
06MANILA3450	SENATOR INOUYE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presented Senator Inouye with the Philippines' highest award, the Order of Lakandula, on August 14 in recognition of his contributions to the U.S.-Philippines partnership. Senator Inouye praised her policy achievements in fiscal reforms, counterterrorism, and [...]	2006-08-17 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS ECON EFIN BM AS BX RP
06MANILA3453	CODEL HYDE: OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Chairman Hyde, Congressmen Rohrabacher, Faleomavaega, Watt (and Mrs. Watt) , and Flake (and Mrs. Flake),and their accompanying staff had a packed, productive August 11-13 trip to the Philippines. Highlights were a well-publicized wreath-laying ceremony at the Manila American Cemet [...]	2006-08-17 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP HYDE ECON RP
06MANILA3464	CHARGE VISITS SUBIC DURING US-PHILIPPINES [...] Following up on the Ambassador's visit to Subic June 15-16 (reftel),Charge d'Affaires visited the Subic Bay region August 15-16 to meet local officials, observe Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2006, and participate in a CARAT community relations event. CARAT is a joint U.S [...]	2006-08-18 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MCAP EWWT ECON RP
06MANILA3472	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES ECONOMY AND COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde and members of his delegation met with President Arroyo and senior GRP officials over dinner August 12. They discussed the improving economy; a potential U.S.-Philippine FTA; plans for the Philippine chairmanshi [...]	2006-08-18 07:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID PREL SCUL OREP KPAO RP
06MANILA3474	MARINE CASE UPDATE 08/18/06 [...] The trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman resumed briefly the week of August 14 with confirmation from the Prosecution's expert DNA witness that the DNA sample taken from LCpl Daniel Smith matches that of the DNA sample found on the complainant's underwear. The Prosecu [...]	2006-08-18 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3475	(CABLE CANCELLATION) SENATOR INOUYE'S VISIT: OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP ECON EINV ETRD PTER MARR PGOV RP
06MANILA3478	LARGEST OIL SPILL IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY-REQUEST FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. The tanker "Solar I" sank in Guimaras Strait in the Philippines August 11 and discharged 200,000 liters of its 2.1 million liters of oil. The spill is moving on-shore and threatening fisheries, marine reserves, [...]	2006-08-18 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA3479	SENATOR INOUYE SUPPORTS PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator Inouye stressed publicly and privately his admiration and support for the Philippine-US approach to counterterrorism and defense reform during his August 11-15 visit to the Philippines. Inouye enthused at the "Philippine model," which extends a "hand of friendship" to [...]	2006-08-18 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PTER MCAP MOPS MARR RP
06MANILA3491	SENATOR INOUYE'S VISIT: OVERVIEW [...] Summary. During Senator Daniel K. Inouye's August 11 - 15 visit to the Philippines, he traveled to Zamboanga and dined with President Arroyo (see Reftel); met U.S. business leaders; and, called on the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and Defense Secretary Cruz. Given the Se [...]	2006-08-22 04:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP ECON EINV ETRD PTER MARR PGOV RP
06MANILA350	"COUNCIL OF STATE" MEETING: MUCH HYPE, BUT LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: A Malacanang-sponsored Council of State meeting took place on January 24. The meeting brought together some 75 notables to discuss "issues of national interest," though the Opposition largely boycotted the meeting. The group agreed to create a commission to advocate for Consti [...]	2006-01-25 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM SOCI RP
06MANILA3549	USG TEAM ARRIVES TO ASSESS PHILIPPINE OIL SPILL [...] A USG oil spill response team arrived in the Philippines on August 23 to help the government assess the damage from the oil spilled by tanker "Solar I" in the Guimaras Strait and to plan remediation efforts. The team met with the Embassy's ad hoc oil spill working group, the Department of Fore [...]	2006-08-24 11:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA3560	AUGUST 25 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) "Operation Ultimatum," the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) effort to capture or kill senior Abu Sayyaf (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders on the island of Jolo, is now in its 25th day. The AFP remains determined to maintain the pressure on the fugitive terrorists, who appea [...]	2006-08-25 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3561	LIFTING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TO RAISE ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] English language proficiency has steadily declined in the Philippines over Qe past 30 years, mostly due to decreased use of English by teachers, the exodus of qualified English teachers to overseas jobs, and the lack of education infrastructure, including classrooms and supplies. The GRP reco [...]	2006-08-25 08:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PREL SCUL KPAO RP
06MANILA3565	2006 ARROYO IMPEACHMENT DEAD; MOVING FORWARD ON A [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, the House of Representatives voted 173-32 to uphold its own justice committee report recommending the dismissal of this year's impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Most politicians and observers had long viewed the outcome as a forego [...]	2006-08-25 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM RP
06MANILA3574	TIP UPDATE: CORRUPTION IMPEDES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in 2006. However, there have been no additional convictions under the 2003 Anti-TIP Law since December 2005 (refs C and D),despite dozens of human trafficki [...]	2006-08-28 05:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV KCOR RP
06MANILA3599	PHILIPPINES REORGANIZES IP TASK FORCE [...] (U) The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) is again reorganizing its Intellectual Property (IP) Task Force to be chaired by Assistant Chief State Prosecutor Pedrito Rances who previously headed the same Task Force in 2005. Rights holders expressed concern over the decision which they say [...]	2006-08-29 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA364	DISCREPANCIES IN OFFICIAL CASUALTY FIGURES [...] (S/NF) Summary: A total of 2,838 persons were killed in calendar year 2005 during encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and insurgents/terrorists. The majority (2,268) of these casualties were AFP soldiers (458) and NPA members (1,810),according to AFP statistics rece [...]	2006-01-26 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS PINS PTER PREL PHUM RP
06MANILA3656	NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION EMPHASIZES STRONGER MANAGEMENT [...] Summary. President Arroyo's impressive new Education Secretary outlined his priorities and received a briefing on USG support for education in the Philippines during a call on Charge August 28. Given President Arroyo's strong desire to improve English-language education to enhance Philippine [...]	2006-08-31 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PGOV EAID SCUL RP

06MANILA3670	SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is maintaining the pressure on fugitive Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on Jolo as "Operation Ultimatum" reaches its one-month mark. ASG leaders, Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman, and JI operatives, Umar Patek and D [...]	2006-09-01 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3685	USG TEAM DELIVERS OIL SPILL ASSESSMENT TO PHILIPPINE [...] A USG oil spill response team has been assessing damage caused by the oil spilled by tanker "Solar I" in the Guimaras Strait since August 24 and delivered its findings to the Philippine government on September 1. The team has been invited by the Philippine Coast Guard to remain and continue r [...]	2006-09-05 07:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA3692	SENIOR IP JUDGE DEMOTED AMID RUMORS OF CORRUPTION [...] (C) The Supreme Court of the Philippines recently demoted Judge Antonio Eugenio, who was the senior executive judge assigned to handle intellectual property rights (IPR) cases. Citing "the interests of the service," the Supreme Court stripped Eugenio of his executive judicial authority and di [...]	2006-09-05 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3718	SENATE PLANS RADICAL REVISIONS TO INVESTOR INCENTIVES [...] (SBU) Following up on President Arroyo's 2004 promise to increase government revenue, the Philippine Congress is poised to reduce and reform investment incentives. The Senate proposal under discussion draws from a USAID-funded study that recommends eliminating income tax holidays as inefficie [...]	2006-09-06 07:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON RP
06MANILA3770	MARINE CASE UPDATE 09/08/06 [...] Testimony in the trial of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman is expected to resume Monday, September 11 when the Defense commences its case. They have indicated that they will call approximately six witnesses including the four Marines themselves, and another Marine, LCpl Ju [...]	2006-09-08 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3771	WORKING SESSION ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: PRESIDENT [...] Department of Foreign Affairs U.S. Division Director Eduardo de Vega confirmed September 8 that President GloriaQMacapagal Arroyo will not attend the UN General Assembly this year and regrettably will not be able to participate in the September 23 Working Session on Women's Empowerment (reftel) [...]	2006-09-08 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL RP
06MANILA3779	CHARGE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF EJK RESOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Jones reinforced the importance of Philippine Government (GRP) action in solving the recent spate of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of leftist activists in the Philippines to current and former Filipino leaders, including National Security Advisor Gonzales, Fore [...]	2006-09-08 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS KCRM PINS RP
06MANILA3783	PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON TERRORIST DETAINEES [...] (U) Acting Political Counselor informed Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary of American Affairs Rey Carandang September 7 of President Bush's decision to move al Qaeda detainees from CIA to DOD custody in order to bring them to justice for their crimes, passing him a summary of [...]	2006-09-08 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
06MANILA3784	NAM SUMMIT: PHILIPPINES TO PUSH GUATEMALAN UN [...] (C) Charge discussed reftel points September 5 with Foreign Secretary Romulo. Romulo immediately volunteered to lobby for Guatemala and to coordinate with the Guatemalan delegation to build support for Guatemala's Security Council bid during the September 11-16 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Sum [...]	2006-09-08 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM CU RP
06MANILA3786	CONSULTATIONS ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor met September 7 with Department of Foreign of Affairs Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organization Affairs Aladin Villacorte to underscore U.S. willingness to work closely with the GRP to ensure the full implementation of UN Security Resolution 16 [...]	2006-09-08 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN RP
06MANILA3789	REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME POLICE UNIT [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Philippines faces a serious problem in controlling the transit of narcotics, terrorists, and contraband through its vulnerable western border island of Palawan, the home of the Malampaya gas project and numerous tourist resort [...]	2006-09-08 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
06MANILA3790	SEPTEMBER 8 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to track fleeing Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders in the fifth week of its operation to capture or kill the terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. Philippine Marines suffered six killed and 20 wounded in an encounter w [...]	2006-09-08 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3793	CHARGE MEETS WITH "MELO" COMMISSION ON [...] (C) Summary. Retired Supreme Court Justice Jose A. Melo and other members of the "Melo" Commission told Charge d'Affairs September 7 that their primary goals are to press for progress on cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and to identify overall patterns to these killings. The Commission [...]	2006-09-08 10:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA3803	PHILIPPINES AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] There continues to be no evidence of AI in the Philippines. Post continues to monitor the situation within the country and the region, coordinates with other donors, and provides technical assistance to the GRP in four key areas: a) pandemic preparedness planning, b) mass communication and edu [...]	2006-09-11 01:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA3805	BELEAGUERED OPTICAL MEDIA BOARD CONTINUES TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Optical Media Board (OMB) faces insufficient funding, bureaucratic infighting, and unjustified criticism as it attempts to deal with the difficult piracy problem of the Philippines. Under-funding hampers the agency's ability to effectively enforce the Optical Med [...]	2006-09-11 04:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3812	DEMARCH ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor passed reftel points September 11 to Executive Director Ramon Cardenas of the Americas Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Cardenas promised to give them to Assistant Secretary Carandang, who is leaving this evening to attend the NAM Summit. He als [...]	2006-09-11 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR RP
06MANILA3817	NUR MISUARI ATTENDS TENTH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moro National Liberation Front Chairman Nur Misuari criticized the GRP for failing to implement fully the provisions of the 1996 peace agreement during a September 2 commemoration ceremony in Davao to mark the signing of the accord. To "resuscitate" the ten year old agreement, [...]	2006-09-11 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3852	SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS DESTRUCTION PROJECT IN [...] (U) In response to reftel, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group-Philippines (JUSMAG) representatives have reached agreement with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts that only captured/surrendered weapons will be destroyed under the Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction Pr [...]	2006-09-12 08:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER RP
06MANILA3875	MARINE CASE: EMBASSY RECEIVES SUBPOENA [...] (U) On September 13, Embassy received a Diplomatic Note from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially conveying the subpoena directing NCIS to "appear and present" the clothes worn by LCpl Smith on November 1, 2005. The subpoena requests NCIS appear on September 11, tho [...]	2006-09-13 10:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3882	AMBASSADOR SIGNS TIP AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICE [...] Ambassador Kenney and Secretary of Justice Raul Gonzalez signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) September 12 to provide USG assistance to support the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts of the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). With INL and G/TIP funds, Post will provide nea [...]	2006-09-14 05:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTIA PHUM RP
06MANILA3899	NAM SUMMIT STANCE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor raised reftel points September 14 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organizations Julius Torres, emphasizing the importance of ending violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. Torres said he would immediately [...]	2006-09-15 04:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU RP
06MANILA3913	MARINE CASE UPDATE 09/15/06 [...] SUMMARY. The Defense case in the trial of four Marines accused of raping a Philippine woman commenced the week of September 11 with testimony from the accused LCpl Daniel Smith, and another Marine LCpl Justin Bamberger. The subpoena served to the Embassy requesting presentation by NCIS of t [...]	2006-09-15 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3914	SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...]	2006-09-15 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA3915	AFP OPERATION AGAINST ASG/JI TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines operations on Jolo have provided indisputable evidence, including sophisticated improvised explosive devices similar to what U.S. troops have encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan, of the Abu Sayyaf Group's and Jemaah Islamiyah's transnational terror [...]	2006-09-15 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA3935	CHIEF OF STAFF ESPERON OUTLINES HIS VISION FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),laid out his vision for the Philippine military in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club on September 11. He called the entire AFP a "counterterrorism unit," and sa [...]	2006-09-19 05:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA3959	PHILIPPINES WATCHING CLOSELY THE SITUATION IN [...] (C) We are monitoring closely the reaction of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the coup in Thailand. The Philippines has experienced numerous cases of military unrest, the most recent being the failed coup attempt of February 2006 (ref A). The government is currently preparing courts [...]	2006-09-20 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA3991	EDUCATION ON THE MOVE WITH INCREASED FUNDING AND NEW [...] (U) As interest in education reform and English language training continues to make headlines, the Ambassador called on Secretary of Education Jesli Lapus September 15. The Secretary reported on his ambitious plans to revitalize the deteriorating education system by taking advantage of increas [...]	2006-09-21 06:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PGOV EAID SCUL RP
06MANILA3999	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4000	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4001	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4002	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFP CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, acknowledged to the Ambassador in a September 18 meeting the damage being done to the reputation of the Philippines by extra-judicial killings, and conceded the possibility that overzealo [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA4024	PRESIDENT ARROYO DISCUSSES NAM SUMMIT IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) Summary. During an informal conversation with the Ambassador on September 21, President Arroyo shared her impressions of her recent trip to Europe and Cuba and about the outcome of the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana. President Arroyo was "astonished" at the run-down [...]	2006-09-22 07:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM CU RP
06MANILA4031	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARROYO INAUGURATE U.S. CALL [...] Summary: The Ambassador joined President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in cutting the ribbon for a new U.S. call center. Call centers infused $1.12 billion into the Philippine economy, and the Philippines has captured 20% of the world call center market. Industry projections foresee dramatic growth [...]	2006-09-22 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
06MANILA4053	AMBASSADOR AND VICE PRESIDENT REAFFIRM USG-GRP [...] (U) Ambassador delivered a strong anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) message on September 20 at the opening ceremony of the first National Conference Against Human Trafficking in the Philippines. While commending the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and local civil society g [...]	2006-09-25 04:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM RP
06MANILA4067	MARINE CASE UPDATE 9/22/06 [...] The trial of four Marines continued the week of September 18 with testimony from forensic obstetrical and gynecologist expert Dr. Teresita Sanchez, who testified that the injuries sustained by the complainant do not suggest rape. SSgt Chad Carpentier followed and testified that his first impr [...]	2006-09-25 08:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA407	CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR "MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY," [...] (C) Summary: At the conclusion of their semi-annual meeting on January 29, the Catholic Bishops' issued a long statement that called for "moral accountability" and recommended that Filipinos "search for truth" through Constitutionally-mandated processes and via non-violence. The Bishops' wen [...]	2006-01-30 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI ECON RP VT
06MANILA4096	RESPONDING TO CUBA AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Drawing on reftel points, Acting Political Counselor urged Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organization Affairs Aladin Villacorte to instruct the Philippine delegation in Geneva not to allow the Cuban mandate to be discussed outside the general re [...]	2006-09-26 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM RP
06MANILA4126	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES IN [...] During a visit on September 22, Ambassador gained a firsthand look at the economic successes in General Santos City and the surrounding area. USG investment in the region's infrastructure has transformed the economy. Investments have dramatically increased, particularly in the tuna and agric [...]	2006-09-27 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP JA
06MANILA4144	TYPHOON MILENYO UPDATE: EMBASSY CLOSED A SECOND DAY [...] Summary. The embassy closed on September 28 and 29 due to the strongest typhoon to hit Metro Manila directly in 11 years. The storm toppled trees and billboards, triggered flash floods and landslides, shut offices and the financial markets, and caused a Luzon-wide power outage on Thursday. [...]	2006-09-29 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EINV CACS EAGR AGMT ABLD SENV RP
06MANILA4150	REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]	2006-10-01 23:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4151	REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]	2006-10-01 23:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4162	RESPONSE TO DEVASTATION OF TYPHOON MILENYO [...] Summary: Manila continues to recover from its worst typhoon in eleven years, while reports of devastation from outlying provinces of Southern Luzon continue to pour in. Four days after the typhoon, electricity and water is off in large parts of Manila, including Mission employee neighborhoods [...]	2006-10-02 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
06MANILA4166	TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON RSM DESIGNATION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GRP is prepared to work closely with the United States on submitting the Rajah Solaiman Movement to the UN 1267 Committee for designation as a terrorist organization. In addition to seeking help in identifying hidden asset [...]	2006-10-02 23:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP
06MANILA4174	Ambassador Raises Commercial Issues with Secretary of [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with GRP Secretary of Finance Gary Teves, Ambassador raised protection of private lending for small and medium enterprises, USAID exemption from taxes, progress on the MCA Threshold Program, and investment and trade disputes. Teves made no commitments, but indicated [...]	2006-10-03 02:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV KMCA RP
06MANILA4176	MARINE CASE: PROSECUTION TO CALL NCIS WITNESSES [...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The lead prosecutor in the Marine case, Emilie Delos Santos, informed Embassy that she intends to call NCIS agent Guy Papageorge and investigator Tony Ramos to testify on October 5 as part of the Prosecution's rebuttal case. A subpoena is expec [...]	2006-10-03 03:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4182	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER [...] Summary. Over 100 Muslim youth, religious leaders, and high ranking government officials attended the Ambassador's Iftar dinner on September 27. A poster display of USG projects in Mindanao and festive fabric loaned by a Muslim attendee were well received. Many guests traveled from Mindanao [...]	2006-10-03 04:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EAID RP
06MANILA4203	AMBASSADOR VISITS MEDCAP/GETS FIRST-HAND LOOK AT [...] (C/REL AUS) Summary. Ambassador had a first-hand update from ground force commanders on the Armed Forces of the Philippines' on-going effort to capture or kill Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders during her September 25 day-long visit to Jolo Island. The Armed Forces of the Philip [...]	2006-10-03 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR MOPS EAID RP
06MANILA4218	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DISCUSSES STATE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Secretary of National Defense Cruz in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club stressed the seriousness of the domestic terrorist threat and the importance of Philippine Defense Reform. He said a successful counterterrorism effort had to also incorporate social an [...]	2006-10-04 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA4221	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS CONFRONT DIFFICULT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remain at an impasse over the issue of ancestral domain, the historically Muslim territory claimed by the MILF. The GRP Peace Panel lacks a mandate to expand the existing boundar [...]	2006-10-04 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
06MANILA424	MADRASAH PROJECT: AFTER COMPLETING U.S. TRAINING, [...] (U) This Message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Twenty-eight madrasah educators from Mindanao have completed training courses in the U.S. on American educational practices and values, as part of a USD 400,000 USG-sponsored "Madrasah Teacher Tr [...]	2006-01-31 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SOCI KISL RP
06MANILA4241	Typhoon Aftermath: Assessing Economic Costs [...] The death toll from Typhoon Milenyo may surpass 200 and the estimated damage to property and infrastructure exceeds $40 million. Losses from power outages and other constraints on economic activity raise the costs even higher. However, with electricity almost fully restored and streets clear [...]	2006-10-05 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI RP
06MANILA4252	TERRORISM FINANCE: OCTOBER 5 UPDATE ON RSM [...] (C) U.S. Embassy team continued on October 3 its series of meetings with Philippine government counterparts on UN 1267 Committee designation of the Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) as an al-Qaida linked terrorist organization. U.S. Treasury's David Meisner joined the discussions in his role as [...]	2006-10-06 03:15:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP
06MANILA4257	MARINE CASE: VERDICT PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 27 [...] The Prosecution announced in a brief hearing on October 5 that it will not after all present rebuttal evidence before the court in the case of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman. At the hearing, Judge Benjamin Pozon gave the Prosecution and Defense 30 days to file Memoranda o [...]	2006-10-06 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4260	OCTOBER 6 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the southern island of Jolo is ending its tenth week. The key terrorist leaders -- Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sulaiman, Dulmatin, and Umar Patek -- appear t [...]	2006-10-06 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA4261	PRESIDENT ARROYO'S UPCOMING TRAVEL TO CHINA [...] This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) President Arroyo plans to attend the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Commemorative Summit on October 30-31 in Nanning, China. The Summit will celebrate 15 years of association between ASEAN and the People's Republic [...]	2006-10-06 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CH KN RP
06MANILA4263	PHILIPPINE STANCE ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In a discussion with Ambassador on October 6, Foreign Secretary Romulo indicated full support and agreement for the U.S. position on a possible North Korean nuclear test (ref a). Romulo noted that his much publicized comments earlier this week on North Korea fully echoed and supported t [...]	2006-10-06 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
06MANILA4277	PHILIPPINES TO ATTEND 2006 PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM [...] (U) Poloff passed to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Pacific Affairs Alan Deniega agenda items and instructions regarding scheduling bilateral meetings contained in reftel on October 10. Deniega confirmed that Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand (with jurisdiction over Tonga, Sa [...]	2006-10-10 04:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV XU XV RP
06MANILA4303	PRESSING FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS IN MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM, and Country Team are pressing government, military and diplomatic leaders on the importance of continued progress in the MILF peace process, despite the recent impasse over land rights. Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Secretary "Jess" Dureza told the Ambassador [...]	2006-10-11 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA4304	NOVEMBER 2006 CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points on October 10 with the Department of Foreign Affairs' Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Jesus Domingo. Domingo took note of our view that the "opt-in" approach is the only viable way to reach consensus on an Anti-Vehicle Min [...]	2006-10-11 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PREL RP
06MANILA4312	PHILIPPINES SEEKING ASEAN STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador and DCM on October 11, Foreign Minister Romulo and National Security Adviser Gonzales reiterated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's strong condemnation of the North Korean nuclear test (ref a). Secretary Romulo noted that, at the President's instruction, he [...]	2006-10-11 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
06MANILA4323	SENIOR PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) In an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales expressed concern over the impact of extrajudicial (or "unexplained") killings both on domestic stability and on the Philippines' international image. They reiterated the go [...]	2006-10-12 06:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RP
06MANILA4325	FOREIGN SECRETARY AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales in an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Romulo said Malaysia clearly wanted to help and was playing a p [...]	2006-10-12 07:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER MOPS MY RP
06MANILA4338	OCTOBER 13 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) Now nearing the end of its eleventh week, "Operation Ultimatum" -- the ongoing effort by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the island of Jolo -- has succeeded in narrowing the area in which Khaddafy Janjalan [...]	2006-10-13 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4343	GOVERNMENT/MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. DCM and Pol/C encouraged the head of the Philippine Government negotiating panel with the MILF insurgents to try to rejuvenate the peace talks, currently stalled on the issue of land rights. The thoughtful and experienced negotiator, Silvestre Afable, said he was finalizing pl [...]	2006-10-13 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EAID RP
06MANILA4344	STATEMENT BY THE ASEAN CHAIRMAN ON NUCLEAR TESTS [...] (SBU) Ambassador on October 13 congratulated Foreign Secretary Romulo for the strong statement he issued as ASEAN SIPDIS Chair on October 12 protesting the North Korean nuclear test and urging North Korea to abide by UN Security Council resolution 1695 (full text in para 3). Secretary Rom [...]	2006-10-13 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
06MANILA4345	SOLID PHILIPPINE SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALAN UNSC [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Romulo reconfirmed to Ambassador and DCM the Philippines' commitment to vote for Guatemala's UNSC candidacy in the first and succeeding votes in the UN General Assembly during a meeting on October 10. Romulo said he had discussed Guatemala's campaign with its Foreign Mi [...]	2006-10-13 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA GT RP
06MANILA4346	FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES EAST ASIA ARCHITECTURE [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador and DCM on October 11, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, speaking as a friend and ally, sought to persuade us of the merits of U.S. participation in the East Asia Summit. He described the EAS as an important emerging forum, inclusive of all East Asia, with A [...]	2006-10-13 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN XE RP
06MANILA4348	TALKING POINTS ON UNGA ISSUES [...] (SBU) In a meeting on October 13, Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for United Nations and International Organizations Aladin Villacorte expressed appreciation to Pol/C for reftel positions. (Septel will discuss solid Philippine support for Guatemala's UNSC candidacy.) He expressed pa [...]	2006-10-13 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA RP
06MANILA4349	UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] (SBU) Jointly with officers from the New Zealand and Australian Embassies, poloff on October 12 delivered reftel demarche on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Director Noel Servigon. Servigon said [...]	2006-10-13 09:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN RP
06MANILA4359	ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. Justice Melo, chairman of the new Presidential commission investigating the recent spate of extrajudicial killings, expressed appreciation for an Embassy offer to provide guidelines toward achieving successful prosecutions of human rights violations involving police and military [...]	2006-10-16 01:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4377	PRAISE FOR ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] (U) Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, in a ceremony with the Ambassador, members of the Embassy's Law Enforcement Working Group, and senior Philippine law enforcement officers, awarded retiring Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program Director Charles Lutz the Outstanding Achievement Medal o [...]	2006-10-17 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ASEC RP
06MANILA4378	FORWARD DEPLOYING THE FBI: A CONCEPT THAT WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The trial initiative to embed two FBI agents with Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines is nearing the end of its first 90-days. The concept works. We ask the Department to convey our appreciation to the FBI for its support and to urge that the pr [...]	2006-10-17 06:49:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4388	PUTTING ZULKIFLI ON THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Manila requests Diplomatic Security add Zulkifli al Musa Abdul Hir, (aka Zulkifli Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Abdul Hir, aka Musa bin Abdul Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Hir, aka Mussa, aka Musa, aka Marwan),a Malaysian citizen born in 1966 [...]	2006-10-17 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
06MANILA4389	PUTTING LITO REBIO ON THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Manila requests Diplomatic Security add Jemaah Islamiyah operative Lito Rebio (aka Mu'awiyah, aka Nique, aka Muhammad Ali),a Singapore citizen of Indian descent born on January 14, 1965, to the Department of State's Rewards Fo [...]	2006-10-17 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID SN RP
06MANILA4396	BOLSTERING THE CT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines is the easternmost front line of the Global War on Terrorism. It faces multiple threats, ranging from the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah to the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group and Rajah Solaiman Movement. Quick-disbursing 1206, 1207, and 1208 funds that pr [...]	2006-10-18 03:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4403	BOMBING CHARGES AGAINST MILF LEADERS COMPLICATE [...] (C) Summary: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Murad and other MILF members are now facing preliminary charges related to the recent bombings in Mindanao that left six dead and over 30 wounded, despite a lack of direct evidence. Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process Dureza [...]	2006-10-18 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL PTER RP
06MANILA4423	TYPHOON MILENYO: AFTER-ACTION FINDINGS [...] Summary: Post held an after-action meeting to review the lessons learned from September 28th's Typhoon Milenyo. Post's response to this natural disaster received positive reviews. Lessons learned focused on redundant ongoing communications and early dissemination of typhoon and operational stat [...]	2006-10-20 02:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD RP
06MANILA4430	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS AMERICAN INVESTMENTS AT CHAMBER OF [...] Summary. The Ambassador spoke to approximately 1,000 Philippine Chamber of Commerce members about American investments in the Philippines on October 18. The Ambassador underscored the long history of American investors in the Philippines and urged the business audience to focus on exploiting [...]	2006-10-20 06:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EAID RP
06MANILA4436	MARINE CASE UPDATE 10/20/06 [...] Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon publicly promised to take a two week period exclusively to review the evidence in the case in order to render a verdict November 27. 2. In a television interview aired by ABS-CBN October 17, two of the Marines again professed their innocen [...]	2006-10-20 08:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4439	OCTOBER 20 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) Now in its twelfth week, the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines operation against the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leadership on the southern Mindanao island of Jolo shows no sign of letting up. ASG leaders Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sulaiman, and the JI bom [...]	2006-10-20 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4464	POLICE CONFIRM MURDER OF BISHOP RAMENTO NOT [...] Philippine National Police (PNP) official Henry Libay confirmed that the widely reported murder of Tarlac City Aglipayan Bishop Alberto Ramento on October 3 was not politically motivated; but rather a case of robbery/homicide. Libay also confirmed that the PNP arrested four members of the "M [...]	2006-10-25 07:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4481	MANILA EAC SECURITY REVIEW [...] (SBU) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by the Ambassador, met on October 25, 2006, to determine what, if any, actions needed to be taken in light of the recent steady stream of threat reporting that various sections of the Embassy have been receiving. Although the usual threats [...]	2006-10-26 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER CASC RP
06MANILA4500	MARINE CASE UPDATE 10/27/06 [...] (C) A verdict in the case of the four Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman is expected November 27. While we cannot predict what the verdict might be, the Embassy's Marine Case Working Group (with input from visiting III MEF officers) is finalizing post-verdict plans that take into acc [...]	2006-10-27 08:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4502	STRIKE ONE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the October 25 Supreme Court ruling against a "people's initiative" to amend the Constitution in order to form a unicameral parliamentary system, supporters of charter change or "cha cha" will next move to form a constituent assembly of the sitting Congress. Given the [...]	2006-10-27 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV RP
06MANILA4508	OCTOBER 27 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) "Operation Ultimatum," the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effort to capture or kill the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leadership on the island of Jolo, is ending its 13th week, with no sign of letting up. ASG leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu So [...]	2006-10-27 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4509	ADVOCATING AN ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM STATEMENT [...] (U) Acting Political Counselor joined Australian Charge d'Affaires for an October 27 demarche on Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Executive Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs Charles Jose to request that the Philippines support a statement condemning the North Korean nuclear test at th [...]	2006-10-27 10:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM RP
06MANILA4511	PHILIPPINES ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS BEFORE UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff on October 27 delivered reftel demarches on anti-Israel resolutions at the UN General Assembly to Department of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Assistant Director Gunther Sales. Sales said UNIO has "carefully considered" these resolutions a [...]	2006-10-27 10:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA IS LE
06MANILA4512	PHILIPPINES ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND DESTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Poloff on October 27 delivered reftel demarche requesting an extension of the destruction deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention to Department of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Jesus Domingo and Assistant Director Gunther Sales. Do [...]	2006-10-27 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW
06MANILA4522	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) John, a warm welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you. We have a packed program ready for you, including meetings with Foreign Secretary Romulo, Secretary of National Defense Cruz, and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Esperon and a trip to Jolo to see first-ha [...]	2006-10-30 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL OVIP HILLEN RP
06MANILA4523	U.S. SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE [...] As part of the Embassy's broader Mindanao strategy, the U.S. Commercial Service in Manila hosted a roundtable meeting on October 20 with representatives of twelve Chambers of Commerce from Mindanao. Ambassador Kenney met with the group and exchanged views of prospects for economic growth and [...]	2006-10-30 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
06MANILA4528	PSI LETTER ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (SBU) Poloff on October 30 delivered reftel letter from U/S Joseph for Proliferation Security Initiative participants on UNSCR 1718 to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Jesus Domingo. Domingo promised to convene an interagency mee [...]	2006-10-30 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT KNNP PARM PBTS PHSA EAIR RP
06MANILA4544	Typhoon Milenyo: Damage and Assistance Update [...] Another powerful typhoon swept across the Philippines October 30, even as the government raised the damage estimate from Typhoon Milenyo to $131 million. End Summary. 2. The Philippine government revised its assessment of the destruction from Typhoon Milenyo, which felled numerous trees, [...]	2006-11-02 04:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI RP
06MANILA4553	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN MARAWI CITY, [...] Summary. During an October 26 visit to "The Islamic City of Marawi," the Ambassador and senior Embassy officials emphasized the U.S.-Philippine partnership in promoting peace and prosperity in Muslim Mindanao in an address to a Muslim Women's conference on the environment, a radio interview, [...]	2006-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
06MANILA4558	LABOR UNION STRIKES AT CAVITE ECONOMIC ZONE FACTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Union members at Chong Won Fashion, a clothing manufacturer at the government-owned Cavite Economic Zone, launched a strike September 25. The management of the factory refuses to negotiate with union leaders and initiated legal action against the union. The strike has garnered [...]	2006-11-03 04:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM RP
06MANILA4568	PHILIPPINES 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. Philippine law enforcement authorities continued to focus efforts on disrupting major trafficking organizations and [...]	2006-11-03 08:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV RP
06MANILA4589	UNGA DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) In a meeting on November 6 with Acting Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for United Nations and Other SIPDIS International Organizations Julius D. Torres, Pol/C presented reftels' demarches on country specific human rights resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee and on the Cuba [...]	2006-11-06 07:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA KTIA CU RP
06MANILA4600	DEFENSE REFORM AND C-T OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) In a private meeting with Ambassador on November 6, Presidential Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made clear that the Philippines remained fully committed to comprehensive implementation of the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) program despite the November 5 resignation of Defense Secret [...]	2006-11-06 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL RP
06MANILA4616	PRESIDENT ARROYO ON REGIONAL STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (C) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo expressed satisfaction to Ambassador during a private dinner on November 6 that the ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit in Nanning had led to a strong consensus about North Korea, She said that she had insisted to fellow ASEAN members that North Korea was [...]	2006-11-07 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL APEC ASEAN KN BM RP
06MANILA4628	NEW EFFORTS TO COUNTER COMMUNIST INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary. A recent Executive Order 546 directed the Philippine National Police actively to support the military in combat operations against the Communist New People's Army. One already controversial provision is the arming of civilian volunteer organizations at the local level, beginnin [...]	2006-11-08 01:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4638	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ' "WAY FORWARD" ON PDR AS [...] (C) Summary. Defense Secretary Cruz admitted to Ambassador that long-standing disagreements with President Arroyo over the pace of Philippine Defense Reform and the campaign against the New People's Army, as well as over constitutional change, had led to his regrettably public resignation. [...]	2006-11-08 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV RP

06MANILA4656	U.S. STRATEGY FOR MINDANAO PEACE-BUILDING [...] (C) Summary. USG strategic efforts are paying off significantly in building peace in Muslim Mindanao and transforming its once-lawless areas from safehavens for domestic and international terrorists to ever-larger zones of peace and prosperity. While peace talks under Malaysian sponsorship [...]	2006-11-09 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER EAID RP
06MANILA4660	NOVEMBER 9 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leadership on the island of Jolo is ending its 15th week. Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Solaiman, Dulmatin, and Umar Patek are believed to have split up into smal [...]	2006-11-09 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL
06MANILA4666	DCM HIGHLIGHTS US ENGAGEMENT IN PHILIPPINE'S SECOND CITY [...] SUMMARY. DCM Jones highlighted U.S. business, USAID and Peace Corps involvement in the central Philippine port city of Cebu on October 27. Together with Commercial Counselor and Cebu Consular Agent, DCM met with local business, religious, and political leaders in the Philippines' "second cit [...]	2006-11-13 05:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP CMGT
06MANILA4677	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 10, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reaffirmed the high importance President Arroyo and he place on their upcoming bilateral meetings in Hanoi with President Bush and Secretary Rice. Key topics they plan to raise are: -- counterterr [...]	2006-11-14 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KN BM RP
06MANILA4681	AMBASSADOR VISITS PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN [...] SUMMARY: During a November 3-4 trip to the island of Palawan, the Ambassador visited Western Command (WESCOM) Headquarters; spoke to local tricycle drivers about the success of a USAID pollution reduction and traffic control project; met with local Peace Corps Volunteers and environmental NGO l [...]	2006-11-14 05:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID SENV MARR RP
06MANILA4683	PHILIPPINE ATTENDEES TO BIOTECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 05:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR RP EU
06MANILA4689	AMBASSADOR HOSTS VETERANS DAY COMMEMORATION AT MANILA [...] (U) Summary: On November 11, 2006, the Ambassador hosted the Mission's Veteran's Day Commemoration at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo represented the Government of the Philippines as representatives of nine allied missions, two veterans' organiz [...]	2006-11-14 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RP
06MANILA4703	PRESIDENT ARROYO COMMITTED TO FTA; MCC COMPACT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo expressed to Ambassador a firm commitment to negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States and obtaining a compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Arroyo assigned Secretary of Trade to look into requirements for an FTA and expressed dismay [...]	2006-11-15 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAID EINV KMCA PINS RP
06MANILA4712	BACKGROUND ON THE MARINE CASE IN ADVANCE OF [...] SUMMARY (C) A verdict is expected on November 27 in the legal case in a Philippine court against four U.S. Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman on the evening of November 1, 2005 in Subic. This message re-caps evens that occurred as well as efforts by the USG to assure a positive at [...]	2006-11-16 02:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4716	EMBASSY MANILA TO REACH OUT TO LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOLERS DURING [...] International Education Week in Manila will kick off with a series of visits by Embassy officers to 15 local public and private high schools. Coming from diverse educational and occupational backgrounds, the officers will give presentations that provide Filipino students (and teachers) with a [...]	2006-11-16 06:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL RP
06MANILA4717	AGENDA FOR DECEMBER EAST ASIA SUMMIT: ENERGY AND [...] (U) See para 6 for action request. 2. (C) Summary: President Arroyo told us that, as host of the East Asia Summit on December 13, the Philippines intends to focus on energy and trade, especially the WTO. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has agreed to attend the Summit, and Arroyo would l [...]	2006-11-16 06:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD ENRG PREL ASEAN RP
06MANILA4718	SSGT CARPENTIER AND LCPL SMITH REQUEST PERMISSION TO BE [...] This is an action request - see para 6. 2. Summary. Two of the four U.S. Marines currently awaiting the November 27 verdict on charges of raping a Filipina in Subic in November 2005, SSGT Carpentier and LCPL Smith, have requested Embassy's permission to grant a television interview to Ass [...]	2006-11-16 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC KPAO RP
06MANILA472	AFP SEPARATELY ENGAGES MILF, NPA IN WEEK OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) On January 29, sporadic fighting broke out between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and local Civilian Army Geographical Armed F [...]	2006-02-02 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS MOPS MARR MCAP RP
06MANILA4726	COUP PLOTTER HONASAN CAPTURED, TO FACE REBELLION [...] (U) Agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) captured fugitive coup plotter and former Senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan November 15 in Metro Manila. The arrest [...]	2006-11-17 04:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS RP
06MANILA4734	NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill the Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leadership on the southern Mindanao island of Jolo is ending its 16th week. Khadaffy Janjalani, Dulmatin, and Umar Patek are now believed in the northeast [...]	2006-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4742	SIX AMBASSADORS PITCH IN FOR MINDANAO PEACE AND [...] (U) In a unique effort to demonstrate international support for peace and development, Ambassador Kristie Kenney led a group of five Ambassadors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a visit to the conflict-affected Mindanao provinces of Zamboanga and Basilan. [...]	2006-11-17 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA4749	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN MEETS WITH FOREIGN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo reiterated to Assistant Secretary Hillen and Ambassador the Philippine offer to host a round of Six Party talks on the margins of the mid-December ASEAN/East Asian Summits in Cebu, if that would be helpful to the United States. Romulo is optimist [...]	2006-11-20 00:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PHUM PGOV EAID KN RP
06MANILA4758	PHILIPPINES: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CONTACTS [...] Poloff on November 3 shared reftel fact sheet on recommendations from the Women's Empowerment Working Session with the Department of Foreign Affairs Gender and Development Focal Office Executive Director Marilynn Alarilla and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women Chairperson My [...]	2006-11-20 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA
06MANILA4760	STATEMENT AND PRESS GUIDANCE ON VERDICT IN SUBIC CASE [...] Embassy believes that it is likely a verdict in the Subic case will be announced on November 27, 2006. In anticipation of that announcement, Embassy would like the Department, the Department of Defense and III MEF to have the following statement and contingency press guidance, which we would p [...]	2006-11-20 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC KPAO RP
06MANILA4802	ADVANCING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging 90 minute meeting with nine senior members of the MILF Central Committee at their headquarters, DCM described USG comprehensive support for the Mindanao peace process and commitment to assist former combatants in the event of a peace agreement. Central Commit [...]	2006-11-22 09:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MY RP
06MANILA4803	EMBASSY MANILA-SPONSORED JAZZ AND CLASSICAL CONCERTS [...] SUMMARY: In a four-day period, Embassy Manila sponsored a classical piano concert at the Ambassador's residence and a series of three jazz concerts featuring Filipino and American artists. Each of the events targeted a different audience, ranging from top embassy contacts to the general public. [...]	2006-11-22 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL RP
06MANILA4805	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN SEES FIRST-HAND HOW THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a November 11 trip to Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago, Political-Military Affairs Assistant Secretary Hillen witnessed the transformational programs SIPDIS underway with collaboration among the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Fo [...]	2006-11-22 10:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4808	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Esperon is pleased with the success thus far of ongoing counterterrorism operations on the island of Jolo. He intends to enforce military discipline by court-martialing officers accused of involvement in the aborted February [...]	2006-11-24 04:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA4809	COMBATING EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING: PROPOSAL FOR [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE; SEE PARA. 9. 2. (SBU) The Philippine Government is working to investigate a series of unsolved extra-judicial killings, which have raised concerns both domestically and abroad because of allegations of possible military or police involvement in some cases. To a [...]	2006-11-24 06:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV RP
06MANILA4810	MARINE CASE: VERDICT POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 4 [...] (C) The verdict in the Marine case has been postponed one week and is now expected Monday, December 4. The Embassy's Working Group, with input from representatives of the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) in Okinawa, is finalizing post-verdict plans. Immediately following the judge's ver [...]	2006-11-24 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4811	POLICE, MELO COMMISSION UPDATES ON EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary. Philippine National Police (PNP) Task Force Usig Commander Avelino Razon provided a November 20 update to poloffs on investigations of extrajudicial killings of partylist activists and members of the media. These investigations have now led to the filing of charges in 67 cases, [...]	2006-11-24 07:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4814	SENATE PRESIDENT VILLAR SEEKS QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador November 22, new Senate President Manuel Villar predicted that the Senate will pass a budget before the end of the calendar year and characterized the chances of passage of the anti-terrorism bill as excellent. Senator Villar suspects that the A [...]	2006-11-27 04:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI MARR RP
06MANILA4834	AMPATUAN CLAN CLAIMS SUPPORT FOR PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with dozens of leaders of one of Central Mindanao's most powerful clans, Governors Andal and Zaldy Ampatuan told DCM and Embassy delegation that they support the MILF peace process and want to work closely with the USG. The Governors blamed the MILF for sporadic [...]	2006-11-28 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
06MANILA4836	GOVERNMENT OFFERS MILF "SELF-DETERMINATION" [...] (C) Summary. At President Arroyo's direction following her POTUS meeting on the margins of APEC, Chief GRP negotiator Secretary Afable briefed us November 22 on the government's new offer to the MILF to allow the Muslims of Mindanao to establish their own form of government in Muslim majori [...]	2006-11-29 00:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA4846	FOCUS ON USG-GRP DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP IN MINDANAO: GRP [...] (U) Embassy Manila continues to engage actively in demonstrating substantial USG support for improved conditions for peace, security and development in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao. During a substantive two-day visit to Mindanao beginning on Thanksgiving Day, of GRP cabinet member, Secr [...]	2006-11-29 23:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA4848	JOINT SEISMIC SURVEY IN SOUTH CHINA SEA MAKES [...] (C) Summary: The first phase of a joint seismic survey for hydrocarbon deposits undertaken by the national oil companies of the Philippines, China, and Vietnam in an 143,000 square kilometer zone of the South China Sea is near completion. After its partners conducted a "reconnaissance" surv [...]	2006-11-30 01:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS BTIO EPET ECON CH VM RP
06MANILA4852	(SBU) NORTH KOREAN CITIZEN APPRACHES EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) On November 9, a North Korean woman, Ms. Hyae Yeong PAK, approached the Embassy's outdoor reception area to express interest in resettlement in the United States. Emboffs also interviewed Ms. Pak, using guidance provided by PRM. [...]	2006-11-30 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM RP KS TH CM
06MANILA4855	PHILIPPINE PLANS FOR ASEAN SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines plans to make a new counterterrorism convention and recommendations on an ASEAN Charter the highlights of the December 11 ASEAN Summit. The subsequent ASEAN 3 Summit and East Asia Summit will probably break no new ground and will not include new participants, [...]	2006-11-30 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN XE RU CH JA KN KS RP
06MANILA4856	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fox, I am looking forward to seeing you! General Esperon and I will meet you in Zamboanga and accompany you on your trip to Jolo, where you will have a chance to see for yourself some of the successes in the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines operation to eliminate terror [...]	2006-11-30 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA4861	NOVEMBER 30 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now ending its 18th week of operations against the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the southern Mindanao island of Jolo. It has suffered 22 killed and 103 wounded since the August 1 onset of "Operation Ultimatum," and show [...]	2006-11-30 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4864	MARINE CASE: FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE VERDICT [...] (C) The verdict in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of involvement in the alleged rape of a Filipina is expected on the afternoon of Monday, December 4. The DCM will call State Operations Center as soon as a verdict is rendered, and again after the Embassy Working Group, together with mil [...]	2006-11-30 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4877	Typhoon Reming Casualties Over 1000 in Southern Luzon [...] Heavy rains from Typhoon Reming on November 30 caused the massive flow of volcanic debris from the slopes of recently erupted Mount Mayon in the southern Luzon province of Albay. The mudslides buried villages and outlying homes and farms, leaving over 1000 people dead or missing and causing m [...]	2006-12-04 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR CASC SENV SOCI RP
06MANILA4878	GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO BOOST COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary. President Arroyo convened a "Summit on Competitiveness" at which GRP and business leaders committed to a broad and impressive agenda of economic reforms developed in prior preparatory meetings. President Arroyo and five Cabinet officials, along with business and labor leaders, presen [...]	2006-12-04 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON RP
06MANILA4880	VERDICTS IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE; AMBASSADOR PROTESTS [...] Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon on December 4 found U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith guilty in a November 1, 2006 alleged rape of a Filipina at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority compound. He proclaimed a sentence of "reclusion perpetua," statutorily no less than 20 and [...]	2006-12-04 10:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06MANILA4896	MAKATI COURT DEFERS RECONSIDERATION OF CUSTODY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: Despite promises from the seniormost Philippine Government officials that they could work with the judge in the alleged rape case to rescind his custody order and return Lance Corporal Smith to U.S. custody, Smith will spend at least one more night at the Makati Cit [...]	2006-12-05 11:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06MANILA4910	MEETING NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for International Political, Legal & Security Affairs Jesus "Gary" Domingo, draft legislation to implement Philippine obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention is currently under review by Foreign Secretary Romulo. Doming [...]	2006-12-06 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC JA AS RP
06MANILA4912	ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDING LITO REBIO TO [...] (S/NF) In follow up to ref A, we would like to provide additional information in support of our request to add Lito Rebio (AKA Muawiyah, AKA Mu'awiyah, AKA Nique, AKA Muhammad Ali) to the Department of State's Rewards For Justice list. Rebio, a Singapore national, is one of the leading Jemaah [...]	2006-12-06 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID SN RP
06MANILA4913	FOREIGN SECRETARY PREDICTS QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador urged Foreign Secretary Romulo to ensure that the Philippine Government take quick and more effective steps to return Lance Corporal Daniel Smith immediately to U.S. custody pending his appeal. Romulo promised that [...]	2006-12-06 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06MANILA4915	INCENTIVES FOR PEACE AND COUNTER-TERRORISM GAINS IN [...] The situation on the ground in Mindanao has improved significantly over the past year or two, prompting us to revise our approach to the incentives to consolidate the peace process. Given the central role of USG assistance in the growth of zones of peace, we no longer believe it is in the U.S [...]	2006-12-06 10:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PTER RP
06MANILA4916	ASSISTING TYPHOON REMING VICTIMS [...] Summary: Over 1300 people are dead or missing due to the volcanic debris and mudslides caused by Typhoon Reming. In response to this tragedy, the Ambassador exercised her disaster assistance authority, enabling USAID to provide some $400,000 in assistance to relief organizations. Airlifted [...]	2006-12-06 10:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR CASC SOCI RP
06MANILA4918	PHILIPPINE TERRORIST ACTIVITY REPORTS PROMPT EAC [...] The Ambassador chaired an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on December 7, 2006, to discuss reports received by various agencies within the Embassy of possible terrorist activity in the province of Cebu, an island in central Philippines. Cebu is the site of the on-going ASEAN Summit an [...]	2006-12-07 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER CASC RP
06MANILA4919	NEXT STEPS TO ASSISTING TYPHOON REMING VICTIMS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 5. 2. (U) A December 6 on-the-ground assessment by a joint USAID-JUSMAG team provided a snapshot of the area in southern Luzon recovering from Typhoon Reming, which struck the Philippines November 30-December 1. The disaster affected more than a [...]	2006-12-07 10:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR CASC SOCI RP
06MANILA4933	UNDERSTANDING THE SEIZURE OF LANCE CORPORAL SMITH [...] (C) The decision by Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon on December 4 to order the temporary confinement of convicted Lance Corporal Daniel Smith in the Makati City Jail, rather than release him back to the custody of U.S. authorities, took us and the defense attorneys by surprise ( [...]	2006-12-08 10:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4935	POSTPONEMENT OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS, CITING [...] (U) The Philippine organizing committee on late afternoon December 8 announced the postponement until January 2007 of the 2006 ASEAN Summits in Cebu (central Visayan region). These include the ASEAN Leaders Summit and the East Asia Summit. (Full list in para 5.) The summits were due to be [...]	2006-12-08 10:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN RP
06MANILA4940	Roxas Agrees to Resolve Some IPR Concerns With His Bill [...] Summary: Philippine legislators have agreed to resolve U.S. concerns with one provision of proposed pharmaceutical legislation which would have violated TRIPS. End summary. 2. EconCouns followed up on the visit by USTR Director for Southeast Asian and Pacific Affairs David Katz (septel) b [...]	2006-12-11 03:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
06MANILA4941	FOLLOWING UP ON THE SOLAR I OIL SPILL [...] (U) Although long-term damage to ecosystems from the Guimaras oil spill appears limited, there has been a substantial impact on the already tenuous livelihoods of fishermen who worked the contaminated areas. Some international assistance has been lined up to help develop alternative livelihoo [...]	2006-12-11 03:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA4953	FURTHER DELAY IN MARINE CASE CUSTODY HEARING [...] (U) At a hearing on December 11, Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon heard oral arguments from the Department of Justice about why the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) authorizes that the U.S. should retain custody of Lance Corporal Smith during the ongoing judicial proceedings. When [...]	2006-12-11 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA4954	STRIKE TWO FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: As opponents, including the Catholic Bishops' Conference, planned rallies and protests against transforming the lower House of Congress into a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution, House Speaker Jose de Venecia on December 9 instead called on the Senate to support a c [...]	2006-12-11 09:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER RP
06MANILA4959	PHILIPPINE AIRLINES BUYS BOEINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on December 7 its purchase of two Boeing 777-ER aircraft, with the option to buy two additional planes, and its lease of two more aircraft. The planes will allow PAL to increase its flights to the United States, including planned new destina [...]	2006-12-12 03:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
06MANILA4971	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS IN MAJOR [...] Ambassador publicly highlighted the importance of human rights during a visit to the northern Philippine city of Baguio December 8-9. In remarks to the cadets at the Philippine Military Academy, the Ambassador underscored the importance of respect for human rights as they advance through the [...]	2006-12-13 02:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO RP
06MANILA4972	NORTHRAIL PROJECT SYMBOLIZES LARGER PRC ROLE IN [...] (U) Summary: The PRC and the Philippines have launched a major "Northrail Project" that will ultimately span between Manila and key points in northern Luzon, including the former U.S. base at Clark and perhaps onward to Subic Bay. China provided a concessionary loan worth about $421 million [...]	2006-12-13 06:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN EAID CH RP
06MANILA4974	TERRITORY REMAINS KEY ISSQ FOR GRP-MILF PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Despite a favorable reaction by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to the Philippine Peace Panel's recent offer of self-determination, territory remains a key issue. MILF negotiators are compiling a new list of barangays to include in a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) f [...]	2006-12-13 07:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA4977	BAGUIO WELCOMES US AID, INVESTMENT, AND INTEREST DURING [...] SUMMARY: The signing of a USAID-funded healthcare grant and a speech at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) anchored the Ambassador's fourth visit to Baguio, the former summer capital of the Philippines under U.S. administration. Visits to a local American company and conversations with lo [...]	2006-12-13 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV CVIS MASS SCUL KPAO
06MANILA4984	ASEAN TRADE MINISTERS TACKLE TARIFFS [...] (U) Despite the postponement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders' Summit, ASEAN trade ministers on December 8 succeeded in signing six agreements intended to expand economic integration in the region. Four focus on enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and two agreements deep [...]	2006-12-13 09:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL PHUM EAID CH RP
06MANILA4985	NEXT STEPS IN REGAINING CUSTODY OF LANCE CORPORAL [...] (C) Lance Corporal Smith remains in Philippine jail following Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon's December 13 ruling against a defense petition to return him to U.S. custody under the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) (septel). Although the Philippine Executive Bra [...]	2006-12-13 09:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MARR RP
06MANILA4986	JUDGE DENIES CUSTODY MOTION ON LCPL. SMITH [...] (U) Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon on December 13 denied a motion by the attorneys of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, supported by representatives of the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Justice, to return him to U.S. custody in accordance with the Visiting Forces Agree [...]	2006-12-13 09:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MARR RP
06MANILA4993	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR TO THE [...] POST REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR KRISTIE A. KENNEY TO TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA JANUARY 12-13, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VISIT IS PERSONAL TRAVEL. 2. AMBASSADOR KENNEY PLANS TO ARRIVE SYDNEY ON JANUARY 12, AT 4:50 PM, VIA QF FLIGHT 46 FROM CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, AND DEPART FO [...]	2006-12-14 03:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	APER RP
06MANILA4997	PHILIPPINES FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA, MIGHT SUPPORT [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations SIPDIS Jesus "Gary" Domingo told poloff December 14 that the Philippines appreciates the "concept and spirit" of the proposed US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution on [...]	2006-12-14 05:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC XC BM RP
06MANILA5000	MARINE CASE: REGAINING CUSTODY OF LCPL SMITH [...] (C) Ambassador shared ref a concerns and possible options with Executive Secretary Ermita and Foreign Secretary Romulo on December 14, while other country team members flagged to counterparts at the Departments of Foreign Affairs and National Defense as well as at the Armed Forces of the Phi [...]	2006-12-14 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MARR RP
06MANILA5003	DCM SPOTLIGHTS U.S. PROGRAMS IN PROSPEROUS PROVINCIAL [...] SUMMARY. Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Jones visited Iloilo City, the relatively prosperous capital of pastoral Iloilo province on the Visayan island of Panay, December 7-8. He toured a U.S. Department of Agriculture funded dairy plant which supplies milk to more than 2,000 undernourished chi [...]	2006-12-14 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR RP
06MANILA5007	GRP UNVEILS MAJOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recently issued new employment requirements designed to better protect overseas Filipino household workers from trafficking. Among other measures, the new requirements increase the monthly minimum wage from $200 to $400 [...]	2006-12-15 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KTIA PHUM RP
06MANILA5014	MARINE CASE: PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FILES PETITION [...] (C) On December 15, the Philippine Solicitor General, on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs as a "real party-in-interest," filed a petition-in-intervention with the Court of Appeals in support of the motion already filed by Lance Corporal Daniel Smith's defense attorneys to return c [...]	2006-12-15 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5015	NEW SCHEDULE FOR ASEAN SUMMITS [...] (U) Following the December 8 announcement of the postponement of the ASEAN-related Summits in Cebu, citing typhoon threats (reftel),the Philippine Government now expects to host these events, again in Cebu, January 12-15. Most of the East Asia Summit leaders have already indicated their rea [...]	2006-12-15 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN RP
06MANILA5016	VISIT OF JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER ABE TO MANILA [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used his December 8-10 visit to highlight a growing emphasis on political and security issues, including North Korea, terrorism, Mindanao, and human rights. He also brought a basket of new assistance, but more explicitly linked future assistan [...]	2006-12-15 10:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KN JP RP
06MANILA5017	DECEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its pursuit of senior Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists on the island of Jolo. Fresh troops from the Lanao del Sur-based 2nd Marine Brigade have arrived in order to sustain the operational tempo, which includes an [...]	2006-12-15 10:40:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA5018	NUR MISUARI SIGNALS INTENT TO RUN FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary. Detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari registered as a voter in Jolo on December 14, and signaled his intent to run for Governor of Sulu during the May 2007 elections. Misuari, who enjoys widespread grassroots support and recognition by the Organiza [...]	2006-12-15 10:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
06MANILA5024	IPR Enforcement Moves Forward in the Philippines [...] Summary: The visit of USTR Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific David Katz provided an opportunity to meet with key players on IPR in the Philippines and assess progress. It appears that legislative progress is only moderate. Important legislation extending copyright protections has b [...]	2006-12-18 07:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV ECON RP
06MANILA5026	PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2006 [...] Summary and Introduction: This message provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ref a). It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref b) regarding child labor laws a [...]	2006-12-18 09:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID PHUM RP
06MANILA5031	MARINE CASE; NO IMMINENT COURT DECISION ON CUSTODY [...] (U) The Court of Appeals on December 19 denied a motion by the defense lawyers for Lance Corporal Daniel Smith calling for an immediate decision to reverse Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon's December 4 order to detain LCpl. Smith temporarily in the Makati City Jail. The private [...]	2006-12-19 10:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5038	PHILIPPINES: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, continues to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism efforts. In 2006, ninety-three bombings occurred in the Philippines from improvised explosive [...]	2006-12-20 06:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC RP
06MANILA5039	MARINE CASE: LIKELY CANCELLATION OF BALIKATAN [...] (C) In a private meeting with Executive Secretary Ermita on December 20, Ambassador reviewed the near-certainty that the USG would imminently decide to cancel much or perhaps all of Balikatan 07 to reflect our concern about the Philippines' lack of compliance with the terms of the Visiting Fo [...]	2006-12-20 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5050	UPBEAT ECONOMIC NEWS BUT UNDERLYING PROBLEMS [...] Summary: The Philippines is ending 2006 with good economic news. Growth is exceeding expectations, inflation and domestic interest rates are declining, the peso is strong, the stock market is soaring, international reserves are at an all-time high, and the balance of payments shows a hefty s [...]	2006-12-21 03:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
06MANILA5062	GRP GRANTS PERMISSION TO PROCESS NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) At the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs' UNHCR officer, Acting POL/C met on December 21 with Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) Chief State Counsel Attorney Ricardo Paras and his staff to determine Philippine will [...]	2006-12-21 07:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN TH RP
06MANILA5071	MARINE CASE: JUDICIAL PROCESSES TO DECIDE CUSTODY [...] (C) Ambassador on December 21 discussed with President Arroyo latest developments in the judicial deliberations on the custody issue involving Lance Corporal Smith, underscoring the importance of living up to the obligations under the Visiting Forces Agreement. President Arroyo assured the [...]	2006-12-21 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5072	Prison Visit to DANIEL JOHN SMITH [...] NAME: Smith, Daniel John 3. DPOB: June 08, 1985, St. Louis, MO USA 4. PASSPORT: 802002219, issued July 11, 2005 9. CHARGES: Rape 10. PLACE OF DETENTION: Makati City Jail, Makati, Philippines 11. JUDICIAL STATUS: Appeal Pending; Defendant's petition for transfer of custody to the U.S. Emb [...]	2006-12-21 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PREL MARR RP
06MANILA5080	MANILA EAC MEETING -- DECEMBER 22, 2006 [...] In response to ref A, the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on December 22, to discuss any current terrorism threat information and the general security situation prior to the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The only current threat information we have received for the Philippines ce [...]	2006-12-22 06:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER CASC RP
06MANILA5083	MARINE CASE: NEW MOTION TO APPEALS COURT [...] (U) On December 22, the Philippine Solicitor General filed a new "Very Urgent Supplemental Manifestation and Motion," on behalf of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, to the Court of Appeals. The motion noted that the U.S. Ambassador and the Foreign Secretary had formally agreed o [...]	2006-12-22 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5095	Country Clearance Granted for A/S Raj Chellaraj, Jennifer [...] Embassy Manila warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Chellaraj, Jennifer Wicks, Kenneth Wilkinson, Alan Greenfield, and Frederick R. Cook for January 23-25, 2007. 2. Contact Information: Reservations have been made at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati. - The ho [...]	2006-12-28 05:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA RP
06MANILA5097	LATEST DRIVE AGAINST THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY [...] (C) SUMMARY. "Freedom Watch II," the latest campaign by the Armed Forces of Philippines against the terrorist New People's Army will include a hearts and minds campaign aimed at building the people's trust in local security institutions as well as utilization of civilian militia. The AFP and [...]	2006-12-28 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA5098	MARINE CASE: APPEALS ACTION NOT LIKELY UNTIL NEW [...] (C) In a meeting with A/DCM on December 28, Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol confirmed that the Solicitor General planned that day to file another motion to the Court of Appeals, calling for an immediate decision on the custody of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, in response to the Solic [...]	2006-12-28 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA5099	PROVIDING THE PHILIPPINES INFORMATION REGARDING [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/C discussed reftel points December 28 with Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Alan Deniega. Deniega expressed appreciation for the information, noting that the Philippines fully supported implementation of UN Securi [...]	2006-12-28 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KNNP IR RP
06MANILA5100	PHILIPPINES TO ATTEND ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR 1540 [...] (U) Acting Pol/C provided the invitation documents for the ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 to Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of Policy Maria Andrelita Austria December 28. Ms. Austria stated that the Philippi [...]	2006-12-28 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP ETTC ARF RP
06MANILA5101	PHILIPPINES TO SEND VICE PRESIDENT TO FORMER [...] (SBU) Action request: The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on December 28 that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had appointed Vice President Noli de Castro to be the representative of the Philippine Government at the funeral of former President Gerald Ford. The Vice President's offi [...]	2006-12-28 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP RP
06MANILA5102	INVITATION TO ARF MEETING ON MULTILATERAL SECURITY [...] (U) During a December 28 meeting to discuss ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) issues (septel),Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Andrelita Austria passed Acting Pol/C a copy of letter from Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio to her ARF Senior Officials [...]	2006-12-28 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ARF CH KS JN RP
06MANILA5107	ARROYO CALLS FORD "A DEDICATED LEADER" [...] (U) As widely reported in the local media, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo praised former President Gerald Ford in a December 28 letter to his widow, calling him a "dedicated leader" who "led the country through a challenging period of transition for all Americans." President Arr [...]	2006-12-29 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
06MANILA5108	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] A warm welcome to the Philippines! We are developing a dynamic program for your January 23-25 visit, to include a tour of the Regional Printing Center and Regional Training Center on the Mission's Seafront Compound, an ICASS Council Meeting and events with Mission personnel at the Chancery, [...]	2006-12-29 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PREL ECON RP
06MANILA5109	EMBASSY REGAINS CUSTODY OF LCPL. SMITH [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith returned to the custody of the U.S. Embassy at approximately 11:30 p.m. local time on December 29, escorted by a team from the Regional Security Office as well as the Philippine National Police. He will remain confined in the same quarters in the Rowe Build [...]	2006-12-30 03:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC RP
06MANILA526	DAVAO MAYOR CHANGING TACK ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Extra-judicial killings in Davao, Mindanao, continue, but at a lower level than in 2005. So far, there have been five summary killings in 2006, which is less than 2005's roughly 13 per month average. Observers believe that the Mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, may be worried a [...]	2006-02-06 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RP
06MANILA529	PRESIDENT ARROYO MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES TO HER [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, Malacanang announced several changes to President Arroyo's Cabinet. Representative Ronaldo Puno replaced Angelo Reyes as Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Governme [...]	2006-02-06 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR ECON RP
06MANILA557	PHILIPPINE REACTION TO DANISH CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: A Danish flag was burned in Cotabato, a city in the southern Philippines on February 7. Protesters condemned the recent publication of a cartoon offensive to Muslims in a Danish newspaper. Muslim religious leaders are planning to issue a condemnation of the cartoon shortly. Th [...]	2006-02-07 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL PINR ASEC RP DA
06MANILA606	FILIPINO MUSLIM LEADERS DENOUNCE CARTOONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: A group of Filipino Muslim religious scholars issued a statement on February 8 condemning the publication of cartoons depicting the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. They also called for a restrained response. A Muslim congressman from Mindanao made a speech hitting similar themes on t [...]	2006-02-09 09:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL PINR ASEC RP DA NO
06MANILA64	Stock Exchange Growing But Reforms Needed to [...] (SBU) The Philippine Stock Exchange is implementing reforms to restore investor confidence shattered from a market manipulation scandal in 2001-02. The composite index extended its three-year bull run with 15 percent growth in 2005 and a significant rise in daily turnover. PSE President Lim [...]	2006-01-06 01:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV EINV RP
06MANILA641	HOUSE SPEAKER AND SENATE PRESIDENT ON "CHA-CHA," [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Charge, House Speaker De Venecia expressed confidence that the GRP would amend the Constitution and switch to a parliamentary form of government by July 2006 by means of a referendum. De Venecia was optimistic that the House would pass an anti-terror [...]	2006-02-13 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PINR RP
06MANILA685	INDIAN PRESIDENT SIGNS AGREEMENTS ON DEFENSE AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 3-6 State visit to the Philippines by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, the GRP and GOI signed several defense and trade agreements. The defense agreement covers training and information exchanges, while the trade agreements deal with tourism, agriculture, and [...]	2006-02-14 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECIN PINR RP IN
06MANILA695	OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AS A POLITICAL FORCE [...] (C) Summary: The over eight million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) already have an important and growing role as an economic force, sending roughly USD 10 billion worth of remittances home each year. On the political side, however, OFWs were not granted the right to vote in absentia until [...]	2006-02-15 07:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI PINR RP

06MANILA711	MALACANANG MODIFIES RESTRICTION AND ALLOWS SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Malacanang modified an executive order (E.O. 464) in effect since September 2005 and allowed senior officials to attend budget and other hearings in the House and Senate. In taking the step, Malacanang was responding to criticism that E.O. 464 encroached on the [...]	2006-02-16 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA740	CHALLENGES TO PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite official optimism over a final GRP-MILF peace agreement by the end of 2006, disputes over land and natural resources, clan conflicts (locally called "rido"),and tensions between Muslims [...]	2006-02-21 05:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS MOPS RP
06MANILA755	FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Military funerals for two Filipino-American soldiers killed in Iraq were recently held in the Philippines. The funerals drew large crowds and generated highly positive local press play. In sp [...]	2006-02-22 03:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI MOPS KPAO RP IZ
06MANILA81	PRESIDENT ARROYO SET TO CONVENE "COUNCIL OF STATE" [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo plans to convene a "Council of State" meeting on January 24. The meeting, the first of its kind in many years, would involve government personalities and other notables in a discussion of "national issues." Opposition figures are being invited to the meeting, [...]	2006-01-06 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI RP VT
06MANILA830	SITREP 1: MALACANANG DECLARES "STATE OF EMERGENCY" [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo declared a "State of Emergency" in a TV address at 1120 hrs (local). Arroyo's formal proclamation of national emergency blamed a conspiracy between the "extreme Left" and "military adventurists." Based on Mission information, there does appear to have been som [...]	2006-02-24 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA839	SITREP 2: MORE ON DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY RULE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the diplomatic corps late February 24, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and National Security Advisor Norberto Gonzales downplayed the impact of the State of Emergency Declaration made earlier that day, defending it as a necessary response to Opposition and l [...]	2006-02-24 11:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA889	SITREP 14: GRP FILES SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST 15 [...] (C) Summary: The police filed sedition charges with the Department of Justice (DoJ) on February 27 against 15 Opposition figures, including six leftist lawmakers. President Arroyo, in a TV interview given mid-day, lauded the performance of the economy and defended her State of Emergency decl [...]	2006-02-27 11:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS EFIN ASEC CASC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA914	SITREP 17: SENAT CONDEMNS GRP ACTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclasified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Senate has adopted a resolution conemning GRP actions (pressure on media, arrests) uner the State of Emergency (Proclamation 1017). similar resolution filed by Opposition members s under co [...]	2006-02-28 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA918	SITREP 19: HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution 2. (U) Summary: Manila enjoyed another night of calm. In late breaking news, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution granting protective custody to the five congressmen charged with rebellion, claiming the [...]	2006-02-28 23:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA934	SUBJECT: A/S HILL MEETS WITH GRP OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with A/S Hill, Charge Jones, and DAS John, Philippine Defense Secretary Cruz, National Security Advisor Gonzales, and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Director Garcia said there were three distinct elements to the government's response to threat [...]	2006-03-01 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA945	SITREP 20: PRESIDENT MULLS LIFTING OF STATE OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a brief televised address mid-day on March 1, President Arroyo said she wanted to lift the State of Emergency at "the soonest time possible." She asked for reports from key offices on the s [...]	2006-03-01 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA963	CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS AGAINST NEW CUSTOMS [...] (S) Napoleon Morales, who was appointed as the new Customs Commissioner on January 2, 2006, has two corruption investigations pending against him according to Attorney Eden Dandal, the former head of the Customs Intellectual Property (IP) Unit. Just one day after assuming office, Morales mov [...]	2006-03-02 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	ECON ETRD KIPR KCOR RP
06MANILA970	SITREP 22: STATE OF EMERGENCY LIKELY LIFTED BY [...] (C) Summary: NSA Gonzales told A/S Hill March 2 that he expected President Arroyo to lift the State of National Emergency today or tomorrow. Defense Secretary Cruz told A/DCM separately that the President would "definitely" lift it on March 3, due mostly to arguments from her economic team. [...]	2006-03-02 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA990	NEW DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS IP UNIT PROMISES INCREASED [...] (SBU) The Intellectual Property (IP) Unit at Customs is under new management again, for the third time since its inception in 2003. Former IP Unit head, Attorney Eden Dandal, was replaced by Attorney Willie Sarmiento, who was Chief of Staff to the new Customs Commissioner, Napoleon Morales [...]	2006-03-03 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KCOR RP
06MANILA995	SITREP 23: PRESIDENT ARROYO LIFTS STATE OF [...] (U) Summary: In a TV address given at 1130 hrs (local) on March 3, President Arroyo announced that she was lifting the State of National Emergency imposed on February 24, effective immediately. Mission prepared the statement in para 5 in response to media queries. This is the final sitrep [...]	2006-03-03 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS ASEC RP
06MAPUTO1002	Mozambique - July Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Labor Law Draft in Limbo -- 25% "Incentive" Given to Entrepreneurs After the Fact -- EU Continues to Hold Up A [...]	2006-08-09 12:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1026	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 12:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1032	Mozambique: USGS and USAID/OFDA Assessment of [...] Summary. A magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Machaze, Mozambique on February 23, 2006 raised awareness that a large earthquake could occur in the country. Detailed analysis of the seismicity in Mozambique is needed to determine if a large earthquake could occur near highly populat [...]	2006-08-15 13:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1046	AGOA Third-Country Textile Provisions - Mozambique [...] (U) Growth in AGOA Mozambican garment exports depends on continuation of the third country fabric provisions. Regional companies have expressed interest in opening garment factories in Mozambique, and the one company currently exporting to the U.S. is exploring the possibility of expansion. [...]	2006-08-16 15:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1056	Mozambique - Summary of Activities and Outcomes for [...] Summary: Post has allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for trafficking victims, located towards the South African border from Maputo near the district capital of Moamba. The shelter opened in May 2006. Currently eight children are housed there, with t [...]	2006-08-22 08:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT KFSC PHUM SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN MZ
06MAPUTO106	MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE [...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]	2006-01-23 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO107	MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE [...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]	2006-01-23 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1081	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 13:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 08:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1145	MOZAMBIQUE: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO1146	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MATHESON'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1147	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO1158	MOZAMBIQUE: BRAZILIAN COMPANY CVRD OPTS AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent developments between the OPIC-supported US/Mozambican consortium managing the Nacala Corridor, CDN, and the Brazilian company CVRD indicate that CVRD probably will not, as previously thought, buy the Nacala railroad corridor to transport coal from the Moatize mines. Inst [...]	2006-09-12 14:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID ECON ELTN ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1159	MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 14:55:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC MZ
06MAPUTO1160	MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO GIFT INFORMATION REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 15:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1161	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 15:23:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU MZ
06MAPUTO1162	Mozambique - August Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during August 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Economic Growth Estimated at 10 percent -- Oil/Gas Exploration of Zambezi Delta to Begin April 2007 -- Cook [...]	2006-09-12 15:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1181	Advancing U.S. Efforts on Water and Sanitation in [...] (U) The information contained in this response was provided to Post by USAID Maputo. Overview --------- 2. (U) As of 2002, Mozambique's overall access to water supply was 39% (40% in urban areas and 36% in rural),while access to sanitation was 33% (33% for both urban and rural). With [...]	2006-09-16 11:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1182	EMBASSY MAPUTO BLUE LANTERN UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-16 11:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC KSEP MZ
06MAPUTO1190	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PERLITA MUIRURI, PRM OFFICER, TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 14:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL OTRA SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1195	Maputo - Status Report on FY05 Democracy and Human [...] The following is Post's status report for FY 2005 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) projects implemented in Mozambique. Three of the projects are ongoing. Two others were cancelled when it became apparent that the funds were likely to be improperly used. ----------------------------- [...]	2006-09-19 09:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1209	TURMOIL IN MOZAMBIQUE'S POLICE FORCE [...] (C) Summary: In the latest in a string of shootings, on September 4 two riot policemen moonlighting as bodyguards were gunned down by other police while sitting in a car. Minister of Interior Pacheco first said the two were wanted criminals and then the next day admitted that they were riot p [...]	2006-09-21 10:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1229	MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO USITC INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (U) The primary contact at Embassy Maputo for additional information and follow-up is Brooke Williams, Economic/Commercial Officer. She may be reached via email at WilliamsBLATstate.gov or at 258-21-492797, extension 3422. Ms. Williams is happy to conduct additional research and to provide U [...]	2006-09-26 10:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA MZ
06MAPUTO1253	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STAFF AND PROVISIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON STAFF TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 08:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO126	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1260	Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial [...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]	2006-09-29 09:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1274	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR AF/EPS JANET POTASH TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 10:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA-APHIS-IS, NAGATA AND MANSELL TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 10:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1285	EMBASSY MAPUTO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] (U) The US and Mozambique do not currently have any bilateral trade agreements for which we can monitor compliance, however Mozambique is a member of the World Trade Organization. 2. (U) The US and Mozambique do have a Bilateral Investment Treaty, which took effect in March 2005. Post [...]	2006-10-05 07:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
06MAPUTO1287	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT USTR, FLORIZELLE LISER AND PATRICK COLEMAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 08:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD AORC USTR MZ
06MAPUTO1295	MOZAMBIQUE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] On October 10 Post delivered reftel talking points and the statement by President Bush to Elias Zimba, Director for North America and Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. In response, Zimba said that his government shared the position of the United States on nuclear non-proliferatio [...]	2006-10-11 06:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN MZ
06MAPUTO1297	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 09:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1299	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Reynolds from 15 Oct 2006 until 17 Oct 2006 to attend U.S.-Mozambique Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meetings. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 1 [...]	2006-10-11 10:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO130	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1302	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, NICOLE HEWITT AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 10:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1303	MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER [...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]	2006-10-11 10:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1304	MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER [...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]	2006-10-11 12:48:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1305	MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 12:51:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1306	MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1324	MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]	2006-10-13 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1350	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 08:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1352	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 08:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1354	Mozambique - Monitoring and Evaluation Visit to [...] Summary: PRM/PIM officer Perlita Muiruri conducted a monitoring and evaluation trip in Mozambique in late September. The trip consisted of a visit to Maratane camp in northern Mozambique and discussions with UNHCR staff in Maputo and Nampula, as well as briefings from the implementing partne [...]	2006-10-19 08:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1382	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, SALLY CAMERON AND JAMES RIORDAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 12:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO14	MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 07:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1409	Mozambique - Cahora Bassa Dam Agreement Signed [...] On October 31, in Maputo, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and President Armando Guebuza signed an agreement under which Mozambique will acquire from Portugal an additional 67 percent of the shares of the Cahora Bassa dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). Mozambi [...]	2006-11-01 15:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ENRG PO CH MZ
06MAPUTO1419	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) In response to reftel, post submits the following contact information for (a) Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officers (TFCO) and (b) Deputy TFCO: (a) James Dudley, Deputy Chief of Mission, (258) 21 49 2797 x3441, jamesd@state.sgov.gov (b) Leonel Miranda, Political Officer, (258) 21 49 [...]	2006-11-03 09:06:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN MZ PTER
06MAPUTO1420	Mozambique - International Narcotics Control [...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin consumed primarily in Europe and South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United States and Canada. Drug p [...]	2006-11-03 09:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MZ
06MAPUTO1423	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC MARK HUISENGA AND CASSIA CARVALHO-PACHECO TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 11:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO143	MOZAMBIQUE: FY 06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING [...] Post requests USD 90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund in FY06. 2. Mozambique's economy continued to grow rapidly, with GDP increasing by 7.8% in 2004 and 7.0% in 2005. Still, the country remains extremely poor. An estimated 54% of Mozambicans currently live below the [...]	2006-01-30 15:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID MZ
06MAPUTO144	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 07:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1441	MOZAMBIQUE -- REPORTING ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 12:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR MZ
06MAPUTO1448	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Brian App and James Riordan to travel to Mozambique, from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 to discuss and develop compact procurement strategies with the MCC and MCA. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]	2006-11-09 15:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1449	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John Arnold from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 and Donald Hart from 13 November 2006 to 25 November 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct pre- feasibility studies for the Nacala Free Trade Zone component. Please advise as soon as [...]	2006-11-09 15:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1450	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM RUSH TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Rush to travel to Mozambique, from 13 Nov 2006 until 15 November 2006 to research and prepare a conference briefing book highlighting issues and opportunities in the information and communications technology sector of Sub-Saharan Afr [...]	2006-11-09 15:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXB USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO146	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 08:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO149	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S REMARKS TO [...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]	2006-02-01 12:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1496	September/October Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during September and October 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- USTDA Signs Grant with Aeroportos de Mocambique -- Labor Law Not Submitted to Parliament -- I [...]	2006-11-17 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1497	FRELIMO CONGRESS STRENGTHENS GUEBUZA'S MANDATE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO Party held its 9th Party Congress from November 10-14 in Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia Province. The congress was characterized by a number of `firsts:' the first congress held outside of Maputo since independence, the first congress to be open to [...]	2006-11-17 11:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1498	Mozambique: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 11:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC MZ
06MAPUTO1499	Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 11:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MAPUTO150	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA ON HAMAS ELECTION WIN [...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]	2006-02-01 12:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1500	Mozambique: Fifth Annual Africa Oil and Gas [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 11:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1501	Mozambique: Country Specific Human Rights [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 05:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1502	Mozambique: Demarche Opposing Cuba Resolution [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 05:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1503	Mozambique: Demarche on Israel Emergency Special [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 05:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1506	Mozambique: International La Commission Election [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 13:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC UGA
06MAPUTO1510	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELEANOR THORNTON TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Eleanor Thornton from 03 Dec 2006 until 15 December 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct a diagnostic mission for the WCO on the framework of standards and its implementation in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regardin [...]	2006-11-21 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA CTM MZ
06MAPUTO1529	MOZAMBIQUE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO1531	HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION AT FRELIMO CONGRESS SHOWS [...] The recent congress of the ruling FRELIMO party (reftel) was the year's most important political event. Discussion of HIV/AIDS at the 1,600-delegate event demonstrated both the commitment of senior government and party figures in the fight against AIDS and some of the challenges they face. Pr [...]	2006-11-28 11:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1545	U.S. - Mozambique Trade Investment Framework [...] (U) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 16 through October 18. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the first bilateral Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) under the Trade Investment Fram [...]	2006-11-30 04:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1550	MONTEPUEZ-LICHINGA ROAD PROJECT - GENERAL [...] 787/06/T014 2. 11/30/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Roads Administration Avenida de Mocambique, 1225 P.O. Box 1439 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476 163/7 Fax: 258 21 475 862 ----------------------------- Trade O [...]	2006-12-01 06:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO1553	MOZAMBIQUE: BIO DATA ON SOME MEMBERS OF FRELIMO [...] This cable provides biographical information on 10 of the 17 members of the Political Commission, the highest body of Mozambique's ruling political party, FRELIMO (we have provided bio information on the other members in previous reporting). Sources used include official government biographies [...]	2006-12-04 06:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1561	MOZAMBIQUE: TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 15:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN MZ
06MAPUTO1563	MOZAMBIQUE: NEW GOVERNORS IN NAMPULA AND INHAMBANE [...] On November 26 President Armando Guebuza appointed Felismino Ernesto Tocole and Francisco Itai Meque as governors of Nampula and Inhambane provinces, respectively. .Tocole replaces Filipe Paunde, who was elected secretary general of the ruling FRELIMO party at the Ninth Party Congress in mid-N [...]	2006-12-05 15:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1567	REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL [...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Mr. Leonel Miranda, Econ/Pol Officer, to visit and attend meetings in the towns of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) and Malelane in South Africa on December 8 and 9, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to attend the launch of the "Mpulimo" [...]	2006-12-06 08:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO1582	MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD [...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]	2006-12-08 04:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1584	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STEPHEN GAULL [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Stephen Gaull and Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from 17 December 2006 until 21 December 2006 to meet with Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, to discuss MCA-Mozambique compact signing and progra [...]	2006-12-08 10:09:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1599	MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON RECONSIDERING HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 08:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PTER MZ SY
06MAPUTO1600	MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON UPCOMING UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 08:58:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNAUS UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1604	MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Mozambique is a party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chi [...]	2006-12-15 10:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1610	Mozambique: Artisan Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of [...] Summary: One Mozambican handicrafts company, Artes Mondlane, has succeeded in exporting an increasing flow of product to the US under AGOA, but faces serious challenges due to lack of capital. Econoff spoke with the owner, Carlos Mondlane, on December 7 to learn more about his success and the [...]	2006-12-18 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1625	Mozambique - Anadarko Petroleum Signs $300 Million [...] (U) On December 20 U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum and the government of Mozambique signed an exploration and production agreement for one offshore (mostly) block in the Rovuma basin, in northern Mozambique (see reftel for details of the block). Under the agreement, Anadarko will shoot se [...]	2006-12-21 15:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD EINV ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1626	November Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Macroeconomics: Inflation And Growth Figures -- CVRD's Moatize Viability Study Under Review -- Additional [...]	2006-12-21 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1630	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]	2006-12-26 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA MZ SF

06MAPUTO1631	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]	2006-12-27 06:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1639	Mozambique - Five Influential Women [...] Post has identified the following five women as very influential in Mozambique: a) Graca MACHEL - President of the non-government organization "Foundation for Community Development (FDC)", tel: 258-21-355-3000 b) Luisa DIOGO - Prime Minister of Mozambique, tel: 258-21- 426-861/2 c) Ali [...]	2006-12-27 13:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO187	MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with President Guebuza February 9, at his invitation. This request was prompted by a meeting Ambassador and DCM had the week before with Presidency Secretary-General Ambassador Antonio Sumbana on U.S. programs and priorities in Mozambique. The President had been [...]	2006-02-13 14:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER MARR MZ
06MAPUTO188	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA PROMISES TO RESOLVE MCC PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by MCC Country Director Stephen Gaull, met with President Guebuza February 9 to express concern over the GRM's progress towards developing and implementing the Mozambican compact and to highlight the need for the GOM to quickly appoint a Project Coordinator. I [...]	2006-02-13 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MZ
06MAPUTO194	MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) On February 9 poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Department of African and Middle East Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM had yet to issue a public statement on the results of the Palestinian election and indicated that Mozambique would [...]	2006-02-14 08:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MZ KPAL
06MAPUTO21	MOZAMBIQUE: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (U) On January 6, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Directorate for Africa and Middle East Affairs (DAMO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM agreed in principle to the rehatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan and implied that the AU Peace an [...]	2006-01-09 05:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
06MAPUTO228	MOZAMBICAN NEWSPAPERS' REPRINTING OF DANISH [...] On Friday, February 17, the Mozambican independent weekly newspaper "Savana" reprinted eight of the 12 Danish cartoons that have sparked world furor. This provoked a demonstration outside the paper's Maputo office that afternoon, involving approximately 120 Muslims. For the past several weeks [...]	2006-02-22 15:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM ASEC PREL MZ
06MAPUTO230	MOZAMBIQUE: JANUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Inflation Higher Than Expected - Government May Cancel Leases for Unused Land - Taking Longer Than Expected to P [...]	2006-02-23 05:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD CH MZ
06MAPUTO237	MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT [...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...]	2006-02-24 07:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
06MAPUTO242	MOZAMBIQUE: SIX MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED [...] (U) Summary. On Friday, February 17, Mozambican police stopped two minivans on the EN4 highway linking Mozambique and South Africa, arresting six men allegedly involved in a plan to traffic 43 persons to South Africa. After being held for questioning in Maputo, the 43 individuals, including two [...]	2006-02-24 09:35:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO253	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - STATEMENTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 11:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ MZ
06MAPUTO258	MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY [...] Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar. 2. According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambiqu [...]	2006-03-01 13:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO271	MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD ACOTA TRAINING ITERATION [...] (SBU) The African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) program successfully concluded its third training iteration in Mozambique on February 24. A battalion staff, including the commander and over 30 staff and senior non-commissioned officers, participated in the seven-week [...]	2006-03-04 07:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO277	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 16:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO278	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR [...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]	2006-03-07 07:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO310	MOZAMBIQUE: FIRST TIP-RELATED CONVICTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two Mozambican men were sentenced last week to 8 and 9 months in prison, respectively, for kidnapping and attempting to sell a 13-year-old boy in Inhambane province. To Post's knowledge, this is the country's first-ever trafficking-related conviction. It also marks one of the fir [...]	2006-03-10 12:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO319	MOZAMBIQUE TRADE MINISTER LETTER TO AUSTR ON WTO [...] Following is the text of a letter post has received from the Minister of Industry and Commerce Antonio Fernando to Assistant USTR Florizelle Liser. Post has faxed this text to USTR for Patrick Coleman. Please advise if any reply is anticipated. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mrs. Liser, Let [...]	2006-03-13 14:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO324	MOZAMBIQUE: WTO GI WINES & SPIRITS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 09:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTO MZ
06MAPUTO326	TEXAS TEA FOR TWO - MOZAMBIQUE AND US COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. On March 8th the Government of Mozambique and the U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum announced that Anadarko had won its bid for exploration and production rights to an offshore block in the Rovuma Basin, off the Mozambique - Tanzania border. Anadarko's concession is expected t [...]	2006-03-14 12:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET EINV MZ
06MAPUTO369	MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief review of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2006. We provide this as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Business Start-up Time Drops - Most Foreign Currency Bids/Invoices Banned - Bird Flu: Further Bans on Chicken [...]	2006-03-23 14:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV ETRD EFIN KFLU MZ
06MAPUTO377	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC UNSC LI MZ NI SL
06MAPUTO38	MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2 Mozambique Signs Preferential Trade Agreement With Malawi 3 IMF Approves USD 2.3 Million Disbursemen [...]	2006-01-11 13:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO396	U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY DEPARTING MOZAMBIQUE OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: American loose-leaf tobacco merchant Alliance One International has decided to discontinue all operations in Mozambique. The withdrawal comes as the result of the GRM's decision in August 2005 to seize Alliance One's most profitable Mozambican concession and grant it to another [...]	2006-03-31 07:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EINV MZ
06MAPUTO415	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S TWO-WEEK VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: President Guebuza recently completed a two-week trip to rural districts in southern Mozambique. Hopping from point to point by helicopter, he addressed rallies and listened to local concerns in some of Mozambique's most isolated communities. His message -- "together we can win t [...]	2006-04-06 15:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO422	Mozambique: Brazilian CVRD Considering Buying Out [...] (U) Summary: On March 31 the Brazilian company CVRD and the OPIC-supported US/Mozambique consortium managing the Nacala railroad corridor, CDN, reached an agreement giving CVRD the option, until the end of 2006, to purchase CDN. CVRD is currently assessing prospects in the Moatize coal basin [...]	2006-04-11 08:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO423	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 08:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO424	GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 11:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MAPUTO428	UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 13:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO432	MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE RE GRM REQUEST [...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (SBU) Action Request: In reftel Post asked for Department guidance on how to respond to a written request for information from the GRM's Central Office for the Combat of Corruption, a department in the Attorney General's Office. The request was for informat [...]	2006-04-13 11:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL EFIN KJUS MZ
06MAPUTO434	MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 13:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO435	MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 15:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO440	2006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 07:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO441	MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 07:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO443	2006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 09:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO445	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 15:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNCHR MZ
06MAPUTO449	POLICE FOIL PLAN TO SMUGGLE 66 BANGLADESHIS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 13:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO450	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA PROGRAM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Sevold, ACOTA Program Representative, to travel to Mozambique on April 27-29, 2006. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to para 8 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control O [...]	2006-04-17 15:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO451	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on April 19-22, 2006 to attend the Africa Regional Technical Seminar for Codex Alimentarius and to assist with the upcoming USDA/GOM Title I agreement. Please advise as so [...]	2006-04-17 15:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO453	ANIBALZINHO ATTEMPS YET ANOTHER ESCAPE; SECOND TRY [...] Mozambican police reportedly frustrated another attempted prison break by Anibal dos Santos Junior (Anibalzinho),the man convicted of leading the group responsible for the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. Anibalzinho is currently serving [...]	2006-04-18 06:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR KCRIM PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO459	MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 13:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO460	March Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Moma Titanium Reserves 40% Higher Than Expected -- IFC Purchases 5 Percent of Gas Project -- IMF Gives Positi [...]	2006-04-20 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO461	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to conduct kick off meetings for 609(g) financed contractors and to follow up on governance structure. Beverly Watson, Associate Country Director, Operations Arrival: 20 April [...]	2006-04-20 14:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO471	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...]	2006-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BBG MZ
06MAPUTO473	Mozambique 2006 ESF Project Proposal [...] US 350,000.00 is requested to establish a community nature reserve that will support good governance, private sector initiatives, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability. The partner, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF),signed a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement with U [...]	2006-04-25 05:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT EAID ECON EINV ITRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06MAPUTO479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to meet with USAID and Embassy Officials regarding USDA/GOM Title I program. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary change [...]	2006-04-27 06:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO514	MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 13:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO525	MOZAMBIQUE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 05:03:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO526	MOZAMBIQUE: MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 05:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREL PREF MZ
06MAPUTO527	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHIL HARLAN TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Phil Harlan, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to brief U.S. Embassy and Mozambique government officials on the Borlaug Fellows Program (selection, implementation procedures and follow up),share with the government officials st [...]	2006-05-08 07:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO536	MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 09:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL MZ
06MAPUTO537	AGOA FORUM -- MOZAMBICAN INVITEES [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 09:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID
06MAPUTO551	MOZAMBIQUE: FLURRY OF FRELIMO MEETINGS IN MAPUTO; [...] (SBU) Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, wrapped up a week of intense party activity in advance of the Ninth FRELIMO Party Congress, scheduled for November 10 - 14 in the central provincial capital of Quelimane, Zambezia province. Discussions focused around the fight against poverty and the m [...]	2006-05-10 15:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO561	Mozambique: Revising the Labor Law [...] (SBU) Summary. Caught between its socialist past and the need to spur greater employment, Mozambique's pro-worker labor law is on the verge of rebirth. As the private sector urges meaningful changes that will stimulate investment and economic growth, a tripartite committee continues to work o [...]	2006-05-12 09:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO564	MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 14:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO565	MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA TRAINING PLANNED FOR JULY; GRM [...] (U) Summary: In late April ACOTA Program Representative John Sevold met with senior Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) leadership to conduct planning for the upcoming iteration of ACOTA training in Mozambique. Sevold also met with the Minister of Defense and senior ministry officials to discuss M [...]	2006-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO566	Mozambique: April Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes 4th PGRF Review Mission -- GRM and Donors Conclude Joint Review -- Mozambique/South Africa Coop [...]	2006-05-16 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO567	Mozambique's Private Sector Raises its Voice - GRM [...] (U) Summary: On May 3-5 Mozambique's national business association, CTA (Confederacao das Associacoes Economicas de Mocambique) held its ninth annual conference. Entitled "For a Better Business Environment: Opportunities in the Global Market," the conference focused on the effects of globaliz [...]	2006-05-17 05:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO573	MOZAMBIQUE: FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR SHADOW BOXING? [...] (SBU) Apart from continued strong rhetoric and some mid-level action by the Guebuza government, the GRM has not moved very far in tackling corruption in the past year. In August 2005 the government released the results of a nationwide survey, which revealed deep concern by the populace over co [...]	2006-05-17 12:41:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRIM PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO580	REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BROOKE WILLIAMS AND [...] Country clearance is requested for Brooke Williams and Elizabeth Filipe to participate in commercial diplomacy training in Johannnesburg May 31 - June 1. 2. Itinerary: 5/30 Depart MPM/JNB SA 145 at 1555 1705 6/2 Depart JNB/MPM SA 144 at 1400 1500 3. Post understands that hotel arrang [...]	2006-05-18 14:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO585	Mozambique - Possible Activity Involving Violation [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On May 19 one of the leading newspapers in Mozambique, Savana, published a story that the American tobacco company, Universal, has opened an investigation into an internal report that one of its employees in an unnamed country had [...]	2006-05-22 09:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO586	Mozambique - Comment on UNFPA Country Program [...] Per reftel, we offer below comments on UNFPA's Country Program in Mozambique. Comments on Program Content --------------------------- 2. The content of UNFPA program in Mozambique is appropriate, and takes in consideration the dynamics of the country. We are most familiar with activitie [...]	2006-05-22 11:31:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO591	MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SCRAPS AD HOC [...] (SBU) Mozambique's National Assembly recently voted in favor of dissolving the ad-hoc committee on electoral legislation. The move came after committee chair, Alfredo Gamito, reported that the group was unable to reach consensus on the composition of the National Election Council. The issue [...]	2006-05-22 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO599	Mozambique - World Bank Apparently Pushing Use of [...] (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank railway specialists recently visited Maputo, urging the GRM to support a final definitive study comparing the Sena railway line with the Nacala railway corridor for the export of coal from Moatize. We told them that we would not oppose a study, but that we thought [...]	2006-05-23 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO604	MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO608	MOJ DISCUSSES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM LAW, UN 1267 SANCTIONS LIST 77, PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 15:31:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN ASEC EFIN PREL ETTC CVIS KVPR MZ
06MAPUTO609	MOZAMBIQUE - PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PRESS RELEASE ON RELEASE OF CORRUPTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 16:09:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KCOR KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO612	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 05:14:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MAPUTO629	MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN` [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 12:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO632	MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE JOINT DEFENSE AND SECURITY [...] (U) The Mozambique-Zimbabwe Joint Defense and Security Commission met on May 31 and June 1 in Maputo to discuss defense and security concerns currently facing the two neighboring countries. The meeting, which brought together senior-level officials from both governments, covered a range of to [...]	2006-06-02 08:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ZI MZ
06MAPUTO633	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to further program design for the MCA- Mozambique Program. Jonathan Saiger, Director, Infrastructure Arrival: 05 June 2006 Departure: 10 June 2006 Mark Huisenga, Director, A [...]	2006-06-02 09:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO650	MOZAMBIQUE: WILL NYIMPINE CHISSANO FACE TRIAL FOR [...] (U) The eldest son of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Chissano, has been formally charged in the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. According to press reports, Chissano Jr. is accused of "joint moral authorship" of Ca [...]	2006-06-05 12:22:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM MZ
06MAPUTO66	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM -- THE [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze on January 17 to discuss UN reform and other issues. Based on talking points in reftels A and B, Ambassador stressed the USG's continued interest in advancing UN reform, particularly reforms to the management structure [...]	2006-01-18 10:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO MZ
06MAPUTO661	MOZAMBIQUE: MAY ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Misses First Quarter Revenue Targets -- Donors Pledge USD 595 Million for 2007 State Budget -- USAID Sup [...]	2006-06-06 06:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO662	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH [...] Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and commitment [...]	2006-06-06 07:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO668	MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO A NO-SHOW AT AFRICAN [...] (U) The African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) held its third regional anti-corruption training seminar in Maputo on May 22-23. This regional forum, which was supported by both the Canadian and Danish development agencies, aimed to strengthen the capacity of African parli [...]	2006-06-08 06:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO669	MOZAMBIQUE - 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]	2006-06-08 06:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
06MAPUTO67	MOZAMBIQUE: FADM PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN PKO [...] (SBU) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform (septel),Ambassador inquired whether the GRM had decided to accept the UN invitation to participate in the peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Banze said the GRM [...]	2006-01-18 10:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MZ
06MAPUTO673	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUDITH PHILLIPS, [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Phillips, Africa and Middle East Branch Chief, to travel to Mozambique from 24 June 06 to 01 July 06, to review status of USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]	2006-06-08 07:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MA SF MZ
06MAPUTO674	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 15 June 06 to 17 June 06, to perform business development research and to identify FY 07 projects. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer [...]	2006-06-08 07:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MZ
06MAPUTO675	INVITATION FOR BIDS - REHABILITATION OF EB3 [...] 787/06/T006 2. 06/08/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Executive Director FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio Do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Eca, 241 - R/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 491-529; 498-840; 4 [...]	2006-06-08 07:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO681	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 07:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO682	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...]	2006-06-09 07:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ
06MAPUTO718	MOZAMBIQUE: MDA DEMARCHE PRIOR TO JUNE 20 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 09:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO728	Mozambique - Ambassador La Lime's Farewell Call on [...] (U) On June 15 Ambassador La Lime paid a farewell call on President Guebuza. Guebuza complimented the Ambassador for being instrumental in furthering good relations between the Mozambique and the United States, emphasizing that he "greatly appreciated" her helpful role. He said he was please [...]	2006-06-20 11:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ETRD PREL MZ
06MAPUTO737	Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry [...] (U) According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambique's to date exports for FY 2006 are as follows: 2137 MTs shipped under the FY 2005 reallocation (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005),12,567 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005) and 5,000 MTs shipped under the FY 20 [...]	2006-06-20 14:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO741	IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP STRESSED IN [...] (U) Ambassador made a farewell call on Presidency Secretary-General Antonio Sumbana at Sumbana,s request on SIPDIS June 19. The Ambassador reviewed her June 15 farewell call on President Guebuza (reported septel). Sumbana expressed great pleasure with the state of the bilateral relationshi [...]	2006-06-20 16:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD MZ PREL
06MAPUTO745	INVITATION FOR BIDS - CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW [...] 787/06/T007 2. 06/21/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas (ANE) Av. De Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476-163/7 Fax: 258 21 475-290 ----------------------------- Trade Opportuni [...]	2006-06-21 07:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO761	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, Ag Attache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on June 26 - 30, 2006 to review the status for USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique and from June 30 - July 5, 2006 to take leave in Inhambane. Please advise as so [...]	2006-06-22 06:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO77	MOZAMBIQUE: GRM PERSPECTIVE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform and other issues (septels),Banze gave the GRM's perspective on Sudanese President Bashir's bid for African Union (AU) chairmanship. Banze said that while historically [...]	2006-01-18 13:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU PHUM AU MZ
06MAPUTO774	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 07:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO776	THE NEW FAMILY OF METICAIS - MOZAMBIQUE BEGINS [...] (U) This Saturday, July 1, Mozambique is scheduled to begin circulating its new currency, the New Family of Meticais (MTn). The new bills include anti-counterfeit security features and display the image of Mozambique's first post-independence President, Samora Machel. New coins will also be [...]	2006-06-29 08:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO78	MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 13:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MAPUTO785	MOZAMBIQUE: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...] (C) On June 30, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Elias Jaime Zimba, the Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe. Charge noted that former Ambassador La Lime had raised this issue twice (note: before Zimba's recent assumption of his position) with Minister Abreu, who was well [...]	2006-06-30 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MZ
06MAPUTO786	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 13:04:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR PINS SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO794	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARI MAYBERRY, PAUL SPUDICH, ARTHUR MCGARR, WALTER MOONEY TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 12:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MZ
06MAPUTO796	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN L. BOWERS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 12:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MZ
06MAPUTO812	MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 15:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO816	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK HUISENGA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 08:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MZ
06MAPUTO82	EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO AND FORMER AFRICAN LEADERS [...] On January 11 former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano welcomed 15 other former African leaders to Maputo for the inaugural meeting of the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government." The Forum is Chissano's brainchild and was organized by the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, whic [...]	2006-01-18 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO83	INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY [...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]	2006-01-18 14:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ

06MAPUTO84	INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY [...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]	2006-01-18 14:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO840	MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE POLITICAL DIGEST [...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Presidential Guards Accused of Murder -- FRELIMO to Elect 1600 Delegates to its IX Party Congress -- RENAMO [...]	2006-07-11 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO841	MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 14:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO842	MOZAMBIQUE: Self-Help Interim Obligation Report [...] This is Mozambique's Self-Help Interim Obligation Report in response to reftel. 2. Post received 154 Special Self-Help project proposals for FY 2006 funding. This number is a record and nearly doubles the number of requests received for FY 2005 funding. Post is still in the process of sel [...]	2006-07-11 14:58:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO847	MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes Fourth Review Under PGRF Arrangement -- GRM Launches Second Five-Year Poverty Reduction Plan -- [...]	2006-07-13 05:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO86	INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY [...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]	2006-01-19 13:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO868	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL MCNAMARA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 05:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO87	INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY [...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]	2006-01-19 13:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO883	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - [...] 787/06/T010 2. 07/20/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Aeroportos de Mocambique EP Avenida Acordos de Lusaka, 3267 Att: Mr. Acacio Tuendue Maputo, Mozambique Fax: 258 21 465-783 E-mail: admptec@tropical.co.mz --------------- [...]	2006-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
06MAPUTO884	FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE STATUS [...] This information is provided in response to reftels. 2. Seventeen of the 36 properties identified as being oversized are owned or under project-funded leases leased by USAID and are not currently under the control of the Post housing officer. These properties are the following (as identifi [...]	2006-07-20 15:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT MZ
06MAPUTO890	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAWFIK RAMTOOLAH [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Tawfik Ramtoolah, Treasury Budget Advisor, to travel to Mozambique from August 1, 2006 to August 5, 2006 to attend the IMF/WB African Executive Directors Caucus meeting. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]	2006-07-24 11:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN MZ
06MAPUTO893	MOZAMBIQUE: Second Self-Help Interim Obligation [...] This is Mozambique's Second Self-Help Interim Obligation Report, written in response to reftel request. 2. Post Maputo's Special Self-Help selection committee has reviewed all project applications and selected six recipients for FY 2006 SSH funding. This year's committee includes represent [...]	2006-07-24 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO895	Nomination for Political LES/FSN Training October [...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Previous Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Section C [...]	2006-07-25 07:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO897	REQUEST FOR PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING FEDERAL JUDGE [...] NAME OF SPEAKER AND DATES: Peter J. Messitte, United States District Judge, District of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD. Speaker conducted successful, high-impact DVC with Maputo on June 8, 2006 (see reftel). 2. DATES REQUESTED: MAY 1-15, 2007 (any five program days during this period). 3. TOP [...]	2006-07-25 11:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR KDEM OIIP KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO903	MOZAMBIQUE: Assessment of NIH Proposed Research [...] This is Embassy Maputo's assessment in response to reftel. 2. Post has reviewed and clears on the NIH's proposed research project award - Observational Antiretroviral Studies in Southern Africa (OASIS) Collaboration - to the Pediatric Day Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique. 3. Post does not [...]	2006-07-26 13:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA USAID MZ
06MAPUTO94	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 07:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO945	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RE UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 14:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO953	COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambiques porous borders, underpa and ill-equipped border security forces and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency perm [...]	2006-08-02 13:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO97	EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]	2006-01-20 09:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MAPUTO987	Mozambique: July Political Digest [...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political events in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- RENAMO Members Switching to FRELIMO -- Provincial Elections Unlikely in 2007 -- Gay Rights Surfaces as Issue in Medi [...]	2006-08-09 06:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MZ
06MASERU124	MEETING WITH FOMIN [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 7. ----------------- SUMMARY ----------------- 2. (S) Following Foreign Minister Moleleki's return from his constituency, Ambassador met with him March 6 to review recent developments including the on-going review of the January 29 shooting at [...]	2006-03-08 06:26:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR LY LT
06MASERU128	SUDAN: ENSURING THAT THE AU REQUEST A UN RE-HAT OF AMIS [...] (C) On March 8, Ambassador raised with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki points concerning the need for a clear request from the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting March 10 on rehatting of the AMIS contingent in Darfur. As previously indicated refs (B) and (D),the FOM [...]	2006-03-09 12:25:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO NATO SU LT
06MASERU140	UNSC ELECTIONS (GRULAC) [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador raised points on Venezuela and Guatemala as contenders for the GRULAC seat for the UN Security Council (2007-2008) during March 16 discussions with the GOL Foreign Minister. 2. (SBU) Venezuela's troubling disruption of international events, including the disru [...]	2006-03-17 14:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNSC GT VE LT
06MASERU143	POTENTIAL SHIFTING WEIGHTS IN LESOTHO'S RULING PARTY [...] (C) Over the past two weeks, Ambassador has met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health and Tourism and Culture. In our conversations with Foreign Minister Moleleki, Finance Minister Thahane, Health Minister Phooko and Tourism Minister Nts'inyi, we have detected a hesitancy on [...]	2006-03-20 14:27:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU144	ARTICLE 98 STATUS [...] (C) The Article 98 ball is in Lesotho's court following presentation of a new U.S. draft on March 10. Ambassador reviewed the new draft with FOMIN Moleleki on March 16. The Minister stated he was not a lawyer and called an officer from the Attorney General's (AG) office to make sure the AG h [...]	2006-03-20 14:27:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC LT
06MASERU15	MASERU TERRORISM INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) On January 6, Post Security Officer was advised by a cleared American employee that a "good acquaintance" had claimed to her that people who work at or own a pizza restaurant "Mediterranean" in downtown Maseru are heavily associated with Middle-East terrorism. The term "Al-Qaida" was u [...]	2006-01-11 10:02:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER LT
06MASERU153	MEETING WITH LESOTHO'S "FIRST LADY" [...] (C) The First Lady of Lesotho shared her views of the current political situation and the status of HIV/AIDS programs in Lesotho during a lengthy discussion with Ambassador on March 21. Mrs. Mosisili is considered one of the most influential women and, de facto, one of the most important lea [...]	2006-03-23 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KHIV EAID LT
06MASERU156	FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points on former Liberian President Charles Taylor March 28 to Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Employment/Labor Minister). We emphasized the United States' and international community's desire for Charles Taylor to face the Special Court on Sierra L [...]	2006-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC KAWC LI LT
06MASERU157	ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the latest draft of proposed Article 98 Agreement (March 22 and 24) with Acting Attorney General Makhethe who said he believed we were "very close" on the substance of the Agreement. (Note: The A/AG had a question about "personnel" reference. Post will seek guidance [...]	2006-03-28 12:10:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC LT
06MASERU158	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW LCD SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) With preparations for 2007 national elections moving apace, Ambassador engaged Lesotho's Trade Minister (Mpho Malie) in a review of internal political developments as well as regional and bilateral issues. Malie, as the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy's (LCD) new Secretary-General, [...]	2006-03-29 11:06:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD KDEM LT
06MASERU162	MINISTER OF FINANCE MEETS WITH NEPAD BUSINESS GROUP [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Timothy Thahane met with private business players in Lesotho at a dinner organized by the Lesotho NEPAD Business Group on March 16 to share ideas on the ways in which the business community can partner with government in impleme [...]	2006-03-31 07:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV EAID ECON PGOV LT
06MASERU164	INTRA-PARTY FEUDS AND CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE I.E.C. [...] Summary: Intra-party feud within the Basotho National Party (BNP),the largest opposition party, is no longer confined to the executive committee; it has spread to the BNP Youth League as well. Joang Molapo is challenging Moeketsi Hanyane, current Chairman of the Youth League. Meanwhile, T [...]	2006-03-31 11:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU167	THE ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE IEC DISPUTE [...] Per ref, the GOL and opposition parties are locked in a dispute regarding the extension of the tenure of two of the three current members of the Independent Electional Commission (IEC). Through a presentation by government officials at a recent donors' forum and related documents, post has m [...]	2006-04-03 13:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU170	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist, George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o April 6 to a/o April 7, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS USG Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your visit is U.S. Embassy HIV/AIDS Coor [...]	2006-04-04 12:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT LT
06MASERU172	AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT [...] (SBU) The crime threat level in Lesotho remains at the critical level. The resources of the police have not increased and donors are receiving renewed requests for assistance. In light of the situation, international community representatives are seeking a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minist [...]	2006-04-07 06:23:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PREL LT
06MASERU182	LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS RECOGNITION, INFLUENCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Major General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP),on April 06, 2006. Party Treasurer Seabata Thabisi and Youth League Chairman Moeketsi Hanyane accompanied Lekhanya. The DCM and Political Assist [...]	2006-04-13 10:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU183	DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Ambassador delivered points on the Human Rights Council regarding countries' taking a pledge to support other candidates who have good Human Rights reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 13. He agreed that it would be appropriate for Lesotho to take the pledge. He indi [...]	2006-04-13 14:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA OPDC LT
06MASERU184	LESOTHO AND LIBYA RELATIONS (C-AL6-00526) [...] (C/NF) We appreciate INR's interest in the relationship between the Libyan Embassy in Maseru and the Government of Lesotho (GOL). Ambassador had a lengthy meeting April 6 with Libyan Ambassador Mohamed Algamudi at his residence. 2. (C/NF) The Libyan envoy's wife and daughter prepared an [...]	2006-04-13 15:05:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL LT LY
06MASERU187	UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT - THE PLOT [...] Foreign Minister Moleleki who is also editor-in-chief of the ruling party newspaper Mololi, has reacted to rumors which have surfaced regarding his enigmatic " assassination attempt." In his weekly editorial column on March 23, Moleleki clarifies that the woman he went to see after leaving the [...]	2006-04-19 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU188	PROGRESS OF USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IN LESOTHO [...] USG Programs in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a non-'focus' country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),are reaping recognition from Basotho governmental and non-governmental corners. The extensive interaction of the HIV/AIDS Coordinator with local entities, continued pub [...]	2006-04-19 13:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL PHUM SOCI LT
06MASERU190	TANZANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] The newly elected President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, made an official visit to Lesotho from April 19 to 20, 2006. During his two-day visit, President Kikwete had an audience with His Majesty King Letsie III, and also held talks with Prime Minister Mosisili. 2. King Letsie II [...]	2006-04-20 15:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TZ LT
06MASERU198	HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 25 to discuss points concerning support for the International Missile Non-Proliferation efforts by subscribing to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). We indicated that we did approach the Government of Lesotho (GOL) previous [...]	2006-04-25 13:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA LT
06MASERU199	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - EXTENSION OF U.S. [...] On April 25, Ambassador reviewed U.S. commitment to destroying its stockpile of CWC. We explained the need for an extension to the year 2012, the latest date allowable under the CWC. We added that our commitment to the CWC is deep and we are making every effort to honor the treaty obligation [...]	2006-04-25 13:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC LT
06MASERU21	THE GAP - STATUS IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) Following rumors concerning the potential withdrawal of the GAP as a major buyer of Lesotho's textile products, Ambassador Perry contacted GAP Limited President and CEO Paul Pressler via faxed letter on December 14. In response, GAP Inc's Vice President for Social Responsibility (Dan He [...]	2006-01-12 12:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL LT
06MASERU211	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR M&E SPECIALIST, GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 3 to May 4 , 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to assist in planning discussions on laboratory infrastructure, M&E at the National Aids Commission, NAC. 3. Contr [...]	2006-05-03 07:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU212	FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY OF IRAN TO UNHR COUNCIL - LESOTHO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki in conversations on April 28 and 29, 2006. The FOMIN stated the GOL agreed that Iran should not be a candidate for the UNHR Council and though Lesotho has not made a public statement about this candidacy, the F [...]	2006-05-03 10:03:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT
06MASERU218	LESOTHO'S POSITION RE: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] (C) After follow-ups by the DCM, Acting MFA Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela contacted post late Friday afternoon SIPDIS regarding Lesotho's position on Iran's candidacy for the UNHR Council. Lekhela reiterated the information in Ref B, i.e., that the GOL would not support Iran for a s [...]	2006-05-08 09:35:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT
06MASERU222	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LEADER OF THE BASOTHOLAND [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with the leader of the Basotholand African Congress (BAC),Dr. Khauhelo Ralitapole, on Thursday 20 April, 2006. Dr. Ralitapole is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary HIV/AIDS, a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Chairperson of the Health Committee of the [...]	2006-05-08 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU223	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES CREIGHTON, GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for James Creighton, Regional Director, and George Bicego, M&E Specialist, to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 16 to a/o May 17, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your [...]	2006-05-09 06:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU225	ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]	2006-05-10 10:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU228	WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 10:12:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU23	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches January 12 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki. Previous discussions on UN reform have resulted in positive responses from the GOL. The FOMIN supported management reform agenda goals including ECOSOC's role and points on personnel and budgetary [...]	2006-01-17 08:37:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO LT
06MASERU230	UNODC HOLDS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ON COUNTER TERRORISM IN [...] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is holding a four-day workshop on counter terrorism in Maseru from 9 to 12 May, 2006. The purpose of the workshop, requested by the GOL, is to provide counter terrorism training and legislative drafting skills to senior criminal justice off [...]	2006-05-11 10:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU235	UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] As the saga around the shooting of Foreign Minister Moleleki in January this year continues, a local newspaper, " Public Eye " May 12, 2006 issue, has revealed that the vehicle the minister was traveling in at the time of his controversial shooting on January 29 2006, bore South African H [...]	2006-05-17 10:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU236	SMALLPOX ERADICATION AND RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed smallpox points again with Minister of Health Phooko on May 16. Regarding "closed door" discussions by the Africa Group in Geneva, the Minister said it was agreed that no one African country would take a position; there would be an African Union (AU) stance (not yet [...]	2006-05-17 11:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC TBIO WHO PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU242	MEETING WITH FOMIN AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Moleleki May 16 upon the Minister's return to reiterate that we need a firm deadline on Lesotho's Article 98 position. During the FOMIN's absence, post had checked with the Acting Attorney General (A/AG) following telephone communications with Departme [...]	2006-05-19 09:59:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KICC KJUS MARR LT
06MASERU250	DONOR INTERACTION WITH OPPOSITION AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) With May 24 Parliamentary action pending, opposition leader General Lekhanye (Secretary General of BNP) called Ambassador for an "urgent" meeting last week. We met May 18 (see septel) to hear his complaint that despite a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, a lower level BNP official at [...]	2006-05-24 14:36:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL LT
06MASERU254	UNGASS: HIGH LEVEL AIDS ISSUES [...] (SBU) In recent discussions (May 29) with The First Lady of Lesotho and Prime Minister Mosisili, we have learned their major concerns about combating HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. We have advised them that the U.S. Delegation will be led by First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, and that a number of U.S. expert [...]	2006-05-31 11:53:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PGOV KHIV LT
06MASERU257	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 07:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PGOV US LT
06MASERU258	U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed at length (6/01/06 due to late receipt of message) the U.S. position on Iran with Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Minister of Employment and Labor). The A/FOMIN expressed her agreement with all points made and opined that Iran presented a "global threat." [...]	2006-06-02 08:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU260	LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY BRIEFS U.S. AMBASSADOR AND DONORS; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP),on Thursday May 18, 2006. He was accompanied by party Secretary General, Ranthomeng Matete. The meeting was held at the request of the BNP leadership, [...]	2006-06-02 13:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU261	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mosisili May 31 prior to his departure for the UNGASS on AIDS. The agenda included Article 98 Agreement status which is awaiting Cabinet review; positions on Iran, Iraq and democratic growth; HIV/AIDS, education and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA [...]	2006-06-02 14:04:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KICC KHIV LT
06MASERU265	SECURITY PROMISED AFTER MURDER OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL [...] (C) Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister has assured the diplomatic community that suspects in the June 2 murder of an opposition party leader will be fully pursued and said he has met with the Lesotho Defense Force/Security personnel to assure a safe environment. He lamented that this incident (a [...]	2006-06-05 16:00:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
06MASERU269	MURDER OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) We have learned that Prime Minister Mosisili revealed during the June 6 Cabinet meeting that he had enlisted the South African Police and Intelligence Unit to resolve the June 2 assassination of opposition leader Bereng Sekhonyana. The Foreign Minister thought the investigation would be c [...]	2006-06-06 15:08:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU270	WAITING TO EXHALE [...] (C) As noted reftel, Prime Minister Mosisili promised Ambassador that he would be briefed on Article 98 at the next Cabinet meeting (which we had been told by the GOL would be June 13). We learned today, June 6, that the Prime Minister called for an informal Cabinet meeting, that the decision [...]	2006-06-06 15:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KICC LT
06MASERU292	CABINET APPROVES ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla informed the Ambassador late June 14 that the GOL Cabinet had approved signing an Article 98 Agreement with the United States. This session followed Ambassador's discussion with the Prime Minister concerning the contents of the Article and the legal findings [...]	2006-06-19 14:53:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU297	ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT BETWEEN LESOTHO / U.S. SIGNED JUNE 21, [...] (C) Ambassador Perry and Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki signed the Article 98 Agreement the morning of June 21, 2006 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) We signed the Agreement privately on the date indicated; the Minister thought there would be some discussion with the Govern [...]	2006-06-22 09:22:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU298	DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...]	2006-06-23 10:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT
06MASERU307	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AU MEMBERS AND UN TRANSITION [...] (C) Per reftel, AMB met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment/Deputy Secretary of the Ruling LCD Party) concerning the moment of truth for the African Union (AU). Ambassador reinforced the point that the African countries cannot let Bash [...]	2006-06-29 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU LT
06MASERU310	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points in Ref A to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi June 30 following her return from out of town. The Minister was not familiar with the issue, therefore, Ambassador reiterated information contained in Ref B noting that Foreign Minister Moleleki had stated [...]	2006-06-30 12:30:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT
06MASERU319	CALL FOR SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORTS [...] Project Name: Ts'oaranang ka Matsoho Bacha - Roma: A youth group in Roma that was to start a poultry and egg project to supply local businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and the community at large with poultry and eggs. This would have been the first and only local owned and operated eg [...]	2006-07-07 11:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AFIN LT
06MASERU322	LESOTHO: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN AFRICA [...] (C) Following last week's discussion with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment),Ambassador followed up with Foreign Minister Moleleki to seek confirmation of Lesotho's support for Guatemala in the United Nations Security Council. As indicated r [...]	2006-07-10 12:03:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT
06MASERU323	LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met July 10 with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki (immediately following the FOMIN's return to Maseru) to ascertain the Government of Lesotho's (GOL) views on the North Korean missile launches and to advise the government of our very strong position that [...]	2006-07-10 12:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN LT
06MASERU324	LESOTHO ATTENDANCE: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 12:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA OTRA OVIP KSEP LT
06MASERU334	VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON AND BILL AND MELINDA GATES [...] On 12 July 2006, Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton visited Mafeteng, Lesotho, in connection with his AIDS foundation. The Embassy provided vehicle and security support (as requested by USSS),assistance with motorcade and liaison with the GOL. Mr. William Gates and Mrs. Melinda [...]	2006-07-14 09:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV OVIP PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU335	ECONOMIC REPORT [...] SUMMARY: --Letseng Diamond Mine sold to Gem Diamond Mining Company; --More Mining Licenses Granted; --Law Society Appeals to Chief Justice; --Standard Bank and Lesotho Bank Announce Merger; --Lesotho Textiles Make a Comeback. --------------------------------------------- -------------- [...]	2006-07-19 08:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV LT
06MASERU34	REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATION'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 10:12:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU341	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. BHAVNA LAL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Chemonics International Inc.Women's Legal Rights officer Ms. Bhavna Lal to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o July 29 to a/o July 31, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to monitor existing women's legal rights initiatives, develop futur [...]	2006-07-25 07:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA LT
06MASERU345	STREET VENDORS RIOT OVER CITY COUNCIL CLEANUP [...] SUMMARY: Street vendors on the old Maseru Bus stop staged a demonstration against the City Council on July 13, to protest against the removal of their tables and food from the area overnight. The group forced shop owners, who are mostly Chinese to close down their shops, and hurled barricade [...]	2006-07-25 10:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI ASEC LT
06MASERU346	LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT [...] (C) The security situation in Lesotho continues to be critical as indicated below by the security incidents over the past several months. We believe it is important to note again to the Department the importance of having a full time Regional Security Officer (RSO) here. As has been previous [...]	2006-07-25 11:52:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL LT
06MASERU347	FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...]	2006-07-25 14:41:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT
06MASERU348	FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...]	2006-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT
06MASERU35	DISCONTENT WITHIN THE RULING PARTY AND THE MAIN OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of the first post - independence Lesotho local government elections, which were held in April 2005, rumors emerged about internal disputes and power struggles within the two biggest political parties - the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and th [...]	2006-01-20 10:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LT
06MASERU352	ILEA GABORONE - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2007 [...] Post submits here, contact details for point of contact (POC) responsible for ILEA program as requested in para 8 of reftel: NAME: THABANG TLALAJOE; DESIGNATION: POLITICAL ASSISTANT; TELEPHONE NUMBER: (266) 22-312666; EXTENSION 4101; FAX NUMBER: (266) 22-310116; [...]	2006-07-26 10:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS LT
06MASERU353	MARRIAGE EQUALITY ACT ON TRACK PER FOMIN [...] (C) Lesotho FOMIN in July 25 meeting with Ambassador confirmed that the Finance Minister had advised in the formal Cabinet meeting that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) opportunity memo had gone forward and had been approved. (See Reftel) Ambassador reminded the FOMIN that a final [...]	2006-07-26 15:39:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LT
06MASERU356	ATTENDANCE OF FIRST LADY'S LITERACY CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel, subject invitations have been delivered to addressees. 2. Mrs. 'Mathato Mosisili, spouse of the Prime Minister, has confirmed her participation in the September 18th event hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. Minister of Education Tsekoa has been out of the country and post does [...]	2006-07-28 09:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS EDU KPAO OEXC SCUL UNESCO LT
06MASERU362	UNGA BILATS/OFFICIAL VISIT FOR LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER [...] This is an action message. See paras 5 and 6. Background ------------------ 2. (C) Post recommends high level bilats for Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and an official visit to Washington immediately thereafter or at a later available [...]	2006-07-31 14:45:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA USUN PGOV LT
06MASERU371	OPPOSITION LEADER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF UNLICENCED [...] (U) Summary: The leader of the opposition Basotho National Party (BNP),Major General Justin Lekhanya, and several members of his family appeared before a Maseru district court on July 27, charged with contravening provisions of Lesotho's Internal Security Act. According to local sources, a po [...]	2006-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
06MASERU39	PRC AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) During a January 19 donor meeting, PRC Ambassador to Lesotho Qiu Bohua gave a brief readout of Prime Minister Mosisili's official visit to China Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, 2005. Qiu noted that it was the Prime Minister's second trip to the PRC and that Mosisili had accepted China's invitation to at [...]	2006-01-23 14:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV CH LT
06MASERU411	SADC SUMMIT: MUGABE TAKES THE STAGE [...] (CONFIDENTIAL) Summary: Although Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was quiet at the opening ceremonies of the 26th SADC Summit (reftel) he took center stage at a State Banquet hosted by Lesotho King Letsie III. In a response to the King's welcoming speech, Mugabe's humor and meandering obser [...]	2006-08-18 13:30:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON LT
06MASERU455	LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...]	2006-09-13 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU458	LESOTHO CAR SCANDAL LIKELY TO DOG RULING PARTY IN 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Political fallout continues to snowball in response to the sale of official luxury vehicles to top government officials, at a one percent residual value, by a South African company leasing vehicles to the government. Two major political parties have appealed to the Ombudsman and the [...]	2006-09-14 16:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KDEM LT
06MASERU491	LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Subject grant agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Law Office (632-DHRF-06-001) for the purchase of law books has been cancelled in its entirety in compliance with DHRF requirements as per refs A and B. Amendment No. 1 to effect this change was signed by COM [...]	2006-09-29 14:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU493	GOL ON VENEZUELA/UNGA AND SUDAN [...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador discussed points regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's UNGA speech (reftel) with Lesotho's Foreign Minister, Monyane Moleleki. The FOMIN called the speech "outrageous" and uncivilized. He decried the use of the UN platform to deliver such an "unacceptable" [...]	2006-10-03 14:56:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PGOV SU GT VE LT
06MASERU496	LESOTHO OCTOBER ECONOMIC REPORT: BRIBERY AND RICHES IN THE [...] SUMMARY: -- Italian firm fined in bribery case; -- Ombudsman Raps Finance Secretary; -- Ski Resort Opened in Lesotho Mountains; -- 640 Carat Find at Letseng Diamond Mine. ---------------------------------- ITALIAN FIRM FINED IN BRIBERY CASE ---------------------------------- Â [...]	2006-10-05 12:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV LT
06MASERU500	GOL MOVES AHEAD ON GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of intra-cabinet debate, rigorous NGO lobbying, and considerable hand-wringing, the Government of Lesotho appears poised to secure a gender equality bill that will end official discrimination against married women on a variety of legal matters. The current draft le [...]	2006-10-05 14:29:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU501	RESIDENITAL FURNITURE ORDER, PO MASERU-06-M-0164 [...] Accessory Table 133-345 2 EA DOLS 210.88 TOTAL DOLS 421.76 2. Table 995-419 2 EA DOLS 203.45 TOTAL DOLS 406.90 3. End Table 995-300 2 EA DOLS 259.90 TOTAL DOLS 519.80 4. Lamp 704-PMM 2 EA DOLS 81.56 TOTAL DOLS 163.12 5 [...]	2006-10-05 16:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASUP AMGT
06MASERU503	LESOTHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst a rush of enthusiastic patriotism and against the backdrop of a new national flag, Lesotho celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence during three days of celebrations that culminated on October 4. The ceremonies were attended by a number of foreign dignitaries- [...]	2006-10-10 15:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PNAT LT
06MASERU504	LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to give the GOL the USG reaction to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapon test. Charge also delivered the October 9 statement by the President (ref A). 2. (C) [...]	2006-10-11 09:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN LT
06MASERU505	LESOTHO: NATIONAL SPACE POLICY [...] (U) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel talking points on the new National Space Policy. 2. (SBU) Makosholo expressed appreciation for the information on the new National Space Policy, although he sugge [...]	2006-10-11 09:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM LT

06MASERU506	LESOTHO: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Charge, who delivered talking points as well as the non-papers (joint statements),emphasized that [...]	2006-10-11 09:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN LT
06MASERU507	SENIOR GOL OFFICIAL QUITS CABINET, FORMS NEW PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL official Thomas Thabane, a veteran of successive Lesotho governments since independence, sent shockwaves throughout Maseru on October 9 by resigning from the governing LCD party and quitting his post as Minister of Communications. Thabane announced the formation of a [...]	2006-10-11 15:22:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON LT
06MASERU51	JANUARY 29 SHOOTING OF LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Local employee informed Embassy duty officer (DCM) at 10:30 am, Sunday, January 29 of rumored shooting of Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki as he approached his residence gate. Once alerted, AMB called the Foreign Minister at 10:40, received no response on home or cell numbers, then cont [...]	2006-01-30 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LT
06MASERU513	UNSC SEAT: LESOTHO AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Charge spoke on October 13 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge Lesotho's continued support for Guatemala as a non-permanent member of the UNSC during the first round ballot on October 16, and through all subsequent balloting, even if [...]	2006-10-13 11:08:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GT VE LT
06MASERU514	LESOTHO POWER SHIFT: 18 MPS QUIT GOVERNING PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, stepping up a rapidly unfolding political drama in Lesotho, eighteen members of the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) abandoned their party, symbolically crossing the aisle at Parliament to join new splinter party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC). [...]	2006-10-13 12:58:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
06MASERU524	UNSC: LESOTHO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (S) MFA Europe and Americas Division Director Pitso Makosholo (the most senior MFA official available) told Charge on October 17 that Lesotho's top-level decision to support Guatemala's UNSC candidacy was firm (ref B). He said that the GOL had issued instructions to its PermRep in New York to [...]	2006-10-18 15:44:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PREL UNSC GE VT LT
06MASERU527	"LESOTHO PROMISE" PROVES PROMISE OF DIAMOND MINING [...] Summary: "Lesotho's Promise," a 603 carat white stone found at Letseng Diamond Mine in August, recently sold for USD 12.4 million at the World Diamond Center in Antwerp. The stone, the fifteenth largest diamond in the world, was sold by auction to the South African Diamond Corporation, part [...]	2006-10-19 13:53:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV LT
06MASERU53	FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...]	2006-01-31 06:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON LT
06MASERU534	DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 10:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KSPR LT
06MASERU538	LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES NAM UNGA RESOLUTION, [...] On October 26, Ambassador Perry (accompanied by POLOFF Smith, notetaker) delivered a demarche (Reftel A) on the Non-Aligned Movement's draft resolution "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon" to Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monyane Moleleki. M [...]	2006-10-27 11:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER LS
06MASERU544	MCC STATUS AND MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) In a nearly two (2) hour session with Minister of Finance Thahane October 27, Ambassador reiterated the key points that Lesotho had to address before the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President for Operations John Hewko and needed before reaching an MCC compact betwe [...]	2006-10-31 14:40:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL LT
06MASERU545	ALLEGED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT, PARLIMENTARIAN CHANGES: FOREIGN [...] (S) In an expansive October 26 discussion with Ambassador (accompanied by PDEP Chris Smith, notetaker),Foreign Minister Moleleki again expounded on themes alluded to with Ambassador throughout the year, notably the role of Libya and "manipulation" of the GOL political system. Moleleki accus [...]	2006-10-31 15:06:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER LY CH LT
06MASERU555	AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT - JULY THROUGH [...] (C) The critical threat environment remains in Maseru (see incidents below) and has been exacerbated by considerable political disruptions. The former Communication Minister resigned, formed a new political party and gained support (allegedly "bought") from 17 ruling party parliamentarians. [...]	2006-11-03 10:18:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	ASEC AMGT LT
06MASERU556	LESOTHO: MURMERS OF POSSIBLE EARLY ELECTIONS, DIP CORPS [...] (C) In recent days, Embassy Maseru has heard rumors from several independent sources, including a senior Cabinet minister, that the GOL may call early national general elections in Lesotho. While certainly not conclusive, these rumors reflect the governing party's profound leadership uncertai [...]	2006-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU567	LESOTHO: BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed (ref A) talking points on the Belarus Anti-U.S. Resolution with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sekatle (Minister of Local Government) on November 15. We discussed the continuing problems of human rights in Belarus and that it was essential that member states suppo [...]	2006-11-15 15:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL BO LT
06MASERU568	LESOTHO: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) During a November 15 discussion with Acting Foreign Minister Sekatle, Ambassador reemphasized our interest in Lesotho's support for Professor Michael Matheson's continuing presence on the UN International Law Commission. The Acting Foreign Minister saw no objections to the Government of [...]	2006-11-15 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ILC UNGA LT
06MASERU570	LESOTHO: REVISED DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] Per ref (A),post has identified Deputy Chief of Mission W. Patrick Murphy as the Operational Plan Coordinator, and central point of contact on matters pertaining to the FY 2007 Operational Plans. In the absence of post primary designate, the alternate will be Public Diplomacy/Political/Econom [...]	2006-11-16 08:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KSPR LT
06MASERU573	LESOTHO: DEMARCHEDELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 12:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA LS
06MASERU578	CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS LESOTHO: GRANTS CRS GROWING [...] SUMMARY. During a November 9 call on Ambassador June Carter Perry, Washington-based Cardinal Theodore McCarrick thanked the U.S. Embassy for its work fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty. Cardinal McCarrick, on a week-long visit to Lesotho in connection with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lesotho's [...]	2006-11-21 07:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID PREL OVIP ASEC VT LT
06MASERU579	LESOTHO KICKS OFF NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 15 with South Africa's former Reserve Bank Governor Dr. Chris Stals, a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons, beginning a comprehensive assessment [...]	2006-11-21 07:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID KDEM LT
06MASERU59	UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Information on the January 29 shooting of Foreign Minister of Lesotho, Monyane Moleleki, continues to develop. Drawing on our discussions with the Commander of the Lesotho Defense Force, the Minister of Finance and private individuals, the following information has been provided by governme [...]	2006-02-01 11:19:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LT
06MASERU6	LESOTHO'S POSITION: REHATTING AMIS REQUEST WITH THE AU [...] (U) Ambassador engaged GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs January 6 on issue of rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). We acknowledged the positive role AMIS has played and emphasized the importance of raising its rehatting during the January 12 meeting of the Peace and Security Co [...]	2006-01-10 11:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO LT
06MASERU617	ACTING PM REQUESTS US LAW ENFORCEMENT HELP TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) On December 7, Acting Prime Minister Lehohla requested Ambassador come to his office for a 90 minute one-on-one discussion centering primarily on the GOL's request for professional investigative assistance in finding the murderer of Dutch Clinton Foundation Volunteer Samuella "Ella" Jacobi [...]	2006-12-11 16:48:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL LT
06MASERU62	THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 09:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU621	GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO EXPELS LIBYAN AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Summary: The GOL revoked the Libyan Ambassador's credentials o/a December 13 and ordered the envoy to depart Lesotho within 72 hours, apparently for "performing in a manner incompatible" with his duties. Embassy sources indicate that the GOL had become fed up with the Libyan's abusive beh [...]	2006-12-14 16:10:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT
06MASERU626	LESOTHO: DIPLOMATIC PUNCHES, HUGS, AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following revocation of the Libyan Ambassador to Lesotho's credentials (REFTEL) on December 13, both Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Libya's Embassy in Maseru issued statements regarding the unusual expulsion. While the GOL issued a strongly worded press release [...]	2006-12-18 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT
06MASERU630	AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR USG-SUPPORTED HIV/AIDS SITES [...] On November 27, Ambassador June Carter Perry and a team of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS program staff, including Peace Corps and RHAP Pretoria, and CDC Lesotho, visited multiple PEPFAR-supported programs in the District of Leribe. During the four sites reviewed, the Ambassador offered remarks emp [...]	2006-12-27 10:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID KDEM LT
06MASERU631	AMBASSADOR'S VISITS REVEAL REMOTE AREAS BENEFIT FROM USG [...] SUMMARY. On November 28, Ambassador June Carter Perry and post's Special Projects team visited the District of Mokhotlong to review three Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund projects and to meet with Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) recipients there. This visible outreach to an isolat [...]	2006-12-27 10:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SCUL KDEM LT
06MASERU634	LESOTHO: FOREIGN MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, EXPULSION OF LIBYAN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Moleleki told Charge on December 29 that he fully supports and welcomes USG-funded election activities. He expects the political opposition will have difficulty accepting elections results, because "they will be lucky if they win only one or two seats." Moleleki [...]	2006-12-29 13:05:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR OFDP ASEC KDEM LY LT
06MASERU64	UPDATE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S SITUATION; BILATERAL MATTERS [...] (C) Following February 2 Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Thahane contacted Ambassador to report on his conversation with injured FOMIN Moleleki on pending bilateral matters. Thahane said that Moleleki confirmed, despite his confinement from the shooting incident, that he is working on langu [...]	2006-02-03 11:02:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KICC ASEC LT
06MASERU7	WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]	2006-01-10 11:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU77	KEY OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION: MASERU [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 11:49:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER LT
06MASERU8	WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]	2006-01-10 11:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU88	DEMARCHE ON GRULAC SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) On February 10, CAI delivered the talking points in ref to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. The Minister was receptive to the USG position, and expressed appreciation for us raising this issue in ample time before the UNGA vote. This would permit him to consult fully with the [...]	2006-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC GT VE LT
06MASERU99	GOL CONTINUES TO PURSUE CORRUPTION CASES: FORMER HIGHLANDS [...] The former chief delegate of the Lesotho government on the joint Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) with South Africa has been charged with receiving bribes of over USD 1 million from the German construction company, Lahmeyer International between 1998 and 2001. Mr. Keabile Mochebelele [...]	2006-02-22 14:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EINV LT
06MELBOURNE244	GUANTANAMO SUICIDES SPUR NEW CRIES IN AUSTRALIA [...] (SBU) Three detainee suicides at the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility on June 10 unsurprisingly have brought renewed calls for the release of Australian detainee David Hicks. An Australian Parliamentary motion calling for the closure of Guantanamo and the return of Hicks to Australia narrow [...]	2006-06-20 01:34:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PROP PTER PREL PINS AS
06MEXICO1002	POLLSTERS SAY HOLY WEEK POLLS MAY PREDICT NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on 2/21 with four leading Mexican pollsters who, in a lively discussion found a few things to agree on -- including the fact that Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) continues to lead the race. They also agreed tha [...]	2006-02-24 14:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MX
06MEXICO1080	RADIO AND TELEVISION PROPOSAL FAVORS MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed legislation in December to reform the Radio and TV Law and change the composition of the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). The Mexican Senate recently held a series of hearings on the bill and is expected t [...]	2006-02-28 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON MX EINV
06MEXICO1113	SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]	2006-03-02 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MEXICO1123	CEO SAYS UNFAIR TO LABEL TELMEX A MONOPOLY [...] (U) Summary: In meeting with Econ Mincouns and Econoff February 10, Jaime Chico Pardo, CEO of Telmex, refuted accusations that Telmex and Telcel are monopolies. He claimed Telmex has experienced a major decline in revenue and currently controls only 38 percent of traffic. Chico Pardo focused [...]	2006-03-02 14:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON MX
06MEXICO1124	IN TELEVISA FORUM, ANALYSTS JUDGE CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Mexican broadcaster Televisa created a TV program in which a group of well-known and respected analysts and think tanks study and comment on various proposals made by the three main presidential candidates. The analysts concluded that none of the proposals of the three candidates would [...]	2006-03-02 14:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1174	IS MEXICO RUNNING OUT OF OIL? [...] (SBU) Production from Mexico's Cantarell complex of offshore oil fields, responsible for 61 percent of the nation's oil production, has begun to decline. Recent press reports suggest the decline rate could be as high as 25 percent per year. However, Pemex officials and industry analysts pla [...]	2006-03-03 18:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO1177	ECOTOURISM IN MEXICO LACKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY. Mexico has experienced record years in tourism in both 2004 and 2005. Always looking for areas to improve the already strong industry, many in Mexico support ecotourism with hopes that the diversity of Mexico's environment can assist in the economic advancement of local and indigen [...]	2006-03-03 20:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV MX
06MEXICO1245	UPDATE MEXICO - HOURS SPENT ON 2006 [...] (U) Mission-wide, approximately 90 hours were spent in preparation of the 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. The breakdown is as follows: the political officer for human rights (FS-04) spent 70 hours, one foreign service national (FSN-07) at post spent five hours, the Department of Homela [...]	2006-03-07 20:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06MEXICO1277	ALL CANDIDATES LOOKING TO SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),Felipe Calderon and Roberto Madrazo have at least one shared plan: increase investment in infrastructure as the catalyst to spur economic growth, generate employment, improve competitiveness, and promote regional development. Funding their plans will [...]	2006-03-08 15:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1310	AGAINST THE WALL: US AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the 45th U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary (IPG) meeting members of Congress from both countries exchanged perspectives on border security and migration. The Mexican delegation stressed shared responsibility for border matters and the contribution Mexican migrants make t [...]	2006-03-09 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1311	ACT II: AMLO KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN'S SECOND STAGE [...] (U) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD),held a campaign event on 02/26 that filled Mexico City's central plaza (Zocalo) with approximately 70,000 to 120,000 supporters. The event marked the end of a successful first stage of th [...]	2006-03-09 22:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1370	LEFT GAINS IN KEY MEXICO STATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) appears to have won a narrow plurality in the March 12 Mexico state elections, the left-of-center Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) made impressive gains, easily displacing President Fox's National Action Party (PAN) as [...]	2006-03-13 21:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1429	THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]	2006-03-16 18:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1456	THE FOX ADMINISTRATION'S FINAL BI-NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Fox Administration officials see this fifth and final BNC of their term as a chance to highlight bilateral achievements, institutionalize successful mechanisms, and prepare for the heads of state meeting in Cancun. President Fox, who recently announced imminent extraditions o [...]	2006-03-17 18:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB CVIS EAID MX
06MEXICO1461	AMLO READY TO MAKE FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 20:49:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1462	MEXICO: SRE DOES NOT SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Marta Vasquez, Assistant Director for International Cooperation Against Narcotics-trafficking and Corruption, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Vasquez and Director General for Global Themes, Ernesto Cespedes, are the SRE's lead officials [...]	2006-03-17 20:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR MASS CVIS OAS MX
06MEXICO1463	MEXICO PLANS TO SIGN MDA ADOPTION WITHIN A MONTH [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez reminded Poloff of Mexico's long tradition of supporting international rights and that the GOM was happy to vote in favor of the adopt [...]	2006-03-17 20:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF MX
06MEXICO1464	MEXICO HAS NOTHING TO SAY OVER U.S.-INDIA CIVIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Alicia Buenrostro Massieu, Assistant Director General for Africa and Middle Eastern Affairs, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Buenrostro thanked Poloff for the information and said she would look it over carefully. She confirmed that th [...]	2006-03-17 20:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC MX
06MEXICO1470	THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]	2006-03-17 21:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1473	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOL BRIAN BLASHICH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Labor Official Brian Blashich for travel to Palau, Coahuila, Mexico from March 19-23, 2006. Embassy confirms that no further assistance is required. 2. Mexico does have health concerns. You should take normal tourist precautions [...]	2006-03-17 21:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ELAB MX
06MEXICO1476	LOPEZ OBRADOR'S "ADVISORY COUNCIL" [...] (SBU) PRD co-founder Porfirio Munoz Ledo leads an "Advisory Council" created to feed economic proposals to the AMLO campaign. The council includes some prominent PRD economists whose views tend toward more government intervention in the economy. The extent of the council's influence on AMLO, [...]	2006-03-17 22:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1492	MEXICO ENERGY: PEMEX CFO ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) The CFO of Pemex, the Mexican oil parastatal, Juan Jose Suarez Coppel painted a rosy picture of the chances for passage of a bill that will allow the firm to operate more autonomously from the government. The proposal would replace most government secretaries and union bosses on the boa [...]	2006-03-20 16:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO1509	ROSARIO GREEN ANALYZES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Secretary General and former Foreign Minister Rosario Green offered to poloff her analysis of Mexico's presidential race. She attributed Madrazo's current electoral problems in part to the fact that the PRI [...]	2006-03-20 22:14:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1515	MEXICAN ELECTIONS - CANDIDATES PROMISE TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) Commemorating the 68th anniversary of Mexican Government's nationalization of oil company assets on March 18th, candidates publicly discussed their energy plans. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) promise to reduce energy rates provoked criticism from analysts and GOM officials who que [...]	2006-03-22 14:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1522	NEW PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY IN [...] (U) Two new, potentially confrontational, efforts to combat contraband and piracy have recently been announced. On March 6, President Fox issued a decree to create a new Inter-Ministerial Commission to better coordinate enforcement of contraband and the illegal economy among GOM agencies and t [...]	2006-03-22 17:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KIPR MX
06MEXICO1526	MEXICO ENERGY: PRD DEPUTY ON PEMEX CORPORATE [...] (SBU) Francisco Carillo, the senior member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD),on the Chamber of Deputies' energy committee, told us March 16 that a Pemex corporate governance bill would likely pass before the end of April. The three political parties have already agreed informal [...]	2006-03-22 18:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX
06MEXICO1536	EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON MEXICAN INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY. Following the Mexican Competitiveness Institute's (IMCO) announcement that Mexico loses 15 percent of GDP, or USD 1.8 billion due to crime, business leaders including the presidents of CCE (Business Coordination Council, an umbrella group of trade associations); Coparmex (the Nationa [...]	2006-03-22 20:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV MX
06MEXICO1609	FORGING OPPORTUNITIES WITH CARLOS SLIM'S GRUPO [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador hosted a breakfast March 16 with CEOs from various divisions of Mexican mogul Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso to discuss how the U.S. Mission in Mexico can assist U.S. companies (particularly small- and medium-sized companies) in entering the Mexican market, and form allianc [...]	2006-03-27 21:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EIND EINV ENRG MX
06MEXICO1626	ANALYSTS GIVE CANDIDATES' PROPOSALS LOW MARKS [...] (SBU) A group of forty prominent political and economic experts brought together by a new Mexican think-tank analyzed the three main presidential candidates' proposals in a report called "Evaluate and Decide." The analysts found candidates' proposals incomplete, with all failing to identify f [...]	2006-03-28 18:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1656	FORUM HIGHLIGHS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO- [...] The UN Economic Commission for Latin America, the Mexican Senate, and Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations hosted a bilateral forum March 6-7 on Sino-Mexican economic relations. Participants in "Opportunities in the Economic and Commercial Relations: China - Mexico in the Latin American C [...]	2006-03-29 21:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX CH
06MEXICO1665	THE MEXICAN RETAIL SECTOR: A LOOK AHEAD. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mexican retail sector is expected to grow aggressively in 2006-2007, driven by rising demand for low-cost goods coupled with expansion into previously underserved areas. Econoff met with industry representatives and government officials who confirmed their widespread expec [...]	2006-03-30 15:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ETRD
06MEXICO1716	SENATE PASSES CONTROVERSIAL BROADCASTING AND TELECOM [...] (SBU) On March 30, with 81 votes in favor, 40 against, and 4 abstentions, the Mexican Senate approved controversial reforms to Broadcasting and Telecommunications Laws. Previously, on December 1, 2005, the Chamber of Deputies had unanimously passed the bill. It has now been sent to President F [...]	2006-03-31 21:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO1758	MEXICO STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE ON INCB CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs, at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reminded Poloff that Mexico also had a candidate for the International Narcotics [...]	2006-04-04 20:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR AORC UN MX
06MEXICO1776	MEXICO'S BANKING SECTOR CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2005 [...] (U) In 2005, Mexico's banking sector enjoyed continued rapid expansion in both loans and profits. Mortgage and consumer credit grew 35% and 48% respectively, while loans to businesses grew a modest 5%. Banking profits grew 83% over 2004 to USD 4.4 billion, prompting criticism that the banks [...]	2006-04-05 15:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO1797	AMLO ADVISOR TALKS "FISCAL DISCIPLINE" WHILE [...] (SBU) While economist Rogelio Ramirez de la O tried to soothe concerns about Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (PRD) intentions for the country's fiscal and monetary policies; Felipe Calderon (PAN) and Roberto Madrazo (PRI) adopt populist tints in their own speeches. Ramirez de la O said AMLO wil [...]	2006-04-06 15:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1798	MEXICAN RESPONSE TO HONDURAN FUEL IMPORT ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 15:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET HO MX
06MEXICO1839	MEXICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS REALISTIC, SOMETIMES [...] Representatives from various Mexican agricultural organizations gave us their views on U.S.-Mexican agricultural cooperation and trade. The groups held varying views on NAFTA's current impact on their producers and the potential impact of further liberalization, particularly of corn and beans [...]	2006-04-07 15:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PGOV MX
06MEXICO1884	MADRAZO'S ECONOMIC POLICIES: TWO VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, two factions of the PRI's economic brain trust offered competing economic visions of the GOM's likely economic policy should PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo win the presidency. Jorge Chavez Presa, Madrazo's chief economic advisor, described Madrazo's pla [...]	2006-04-10 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV MX
06MEXICO1889	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) Summary: Mexico is the essential partner in U.S. homeland defense, and while the Mexican Navy (Marina) has been an enthusiastic player, the Mexican military (SEDENA) has only recently begun to acknowledge the benefits of cooperation. This visit marks the opportunity to realign our ow [...]	2006-04-10 19:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL MX
06MEXICO2026	MEXICO STILL EVALUATING PSI COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez, Assistant Director General for United Nations Affairs, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez explained that the PSI issue was undergoing serious discussion within the SRE, but stated that Mexico would most likely not suppo [...]	2006-04-18 21:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC PHSA MX
06MEXICO2042	REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART I: A VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. Immigration to the U.S. and the subsequent transfer of wealth through remittances is having a major social and economic impact in rural Mexico, as financial transfers are the primary source of income in many areas. While emigration has been common since the 1970's, the rate has [...]	2006-04-19 17:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2097	REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART II: THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite record amounts of remittances flowing from the U.S. to rural Mexico, sustainable economic development in those regions has been largely elusive. One factor inhibiting productive investment of remittances has been a scarcity of reliable financial services in rural areas [...]	2006-04-21 15:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2123	MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART III: HOMETOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. There has been a significant growth in the influence of migrant organizations based in the U.S., often known as "hometown associations" (HTAs). While Mexican immigrants have long supported their communities of origin, HTAs are now larger and better organized, and increasingly [...]	2006-04-24 12:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV SMIG MX
06MEXICO2154	MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART IV: CROSS BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Mexican authorities, the number of people immigrating illegally to the U.S. in the first three months of 2006 grew to 275,792, an increase of 20 percent compared to the same time period in 2005. Many of these migrants have traditionally lacked financial and invest [...]	2006-04-25 11:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN MX SMIG
06MEXICO2182	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PREPARE FOR FIRST POLITICAL [...] (SBU) As the presidential candidates prepare for their first debate April 25 in Mexico City, the four partipants are emphasizing Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (PRD) refusal to attend, while Roberto Madrazo, Patricia Mercado and Roberto Campa take every opportunity to attack the current adminis [...]	2006-04-26 10:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO2220	TEN ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Whoever wins Mexico's presidential election on July 2 will inherit both the economic strengths built and bolstered during the Fox Administration and the daunting challenges that Fox leaves unfulfilled or simply unaddressed. Fox's major economic legacy will be the macroeconomic stability [...]	2006-04-26 19:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO2240	CALDERON SCORES BIG IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: As measured both by the polls and the pundits, National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon emerged the big winner in yesterday's presidential debate, offering a national audience a polished, well-organized and engaging summary of his platform. His princ [...]	2006-04-27 13:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2279	MEXICO: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Mexico continues to have difficult relations with Cuba despite the return of diplomatic envoys in July 2004. Seasoned diplomat Jose Ignacio Pina Rojas replaced Roberta Lajous as Mexico's a [...]	2006-04-27 20:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETRD ETTC PREL MX
06MEXICO2280	PROPOSED LAW TO LIMIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEAD FOR [...] SUMMARY: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies rejected a bill passed by the Senate on April 4 that would have limited foreign neutral investment (i.e. investment in non-voting shares) to trusts, mutual funds, and other investment funds. Although the law would likely have affected investors from E [...]	2006-04-27 20:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON MX
06MEXICO2297	BENEFITS OF MAQUILA SHELTER PROGRAM ATTRACTS [...] SUMMARY. The state of Sonora has become the aerospace capital of Mexico, with one third of the aerospace companies in the country having operations there. The port of Guaymas, in particular, has become a hub for the industry. The success may stem, in part, from the services offered by the [...]	2006-04-28 17:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD MX
06MEXICO2333	PUNTA COLONET PORT AND RAILROAD PROJECT LOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Dep Econcouns and Econoff met February 17 with Union Pacific Railroad's Director General for Mexico Juan Manuel Carreon to discuss the Punta Colonet port development project in Baja California, Mexico. Carreon believes Union Pacific and partner, Hutchison Port Holdings, a Hong [...]	2006-05-02 17:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MX EINV BTIO ETTC ETLN EAIR ETRD ENRG
06MEXICO2407	MEXICO: U.S. DOESN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Julian Juarez, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reiterated the SRE's earlier statement that Mexico would not negotiate votes on Human Right [...]	2006-05-04 23:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UNHRC MX
06MEXICO2408	AMLO: FOREIGN POLICY STAYS THE SAME BUT CAMPAIGN [...] (C) On Tuesday 05/02, leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) chaired a foreign policy program hosted by the Consulting Council for an Alternative Project for the Nation. The Council is led by former Mexican Ambassador to the United Nations and AMLO advisor Porfirio Munoz Ledo and [...]	2006-05-04 23:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2409	NEW POLLS SUGGEST PAN CANDIDATE CALDERON MAY CROSS [...] (C) Summary: A flurry of post-debate polls puts National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon ahead of former front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)(Democratic Revolution Party - PRD) by between 1-7 percentage points, depending on the poll. PAN party President Manuel Espino [...]	2006-05-04 23:27:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
06MEXICO2460	WHAT AILS THE PRI? [...] (C) Summary: After its considerable successes in the 2003 midterm elections and in state and local races since then, many in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) expected that 2006 would be the year of its restoration, particularly given the public's disappointment with the Fox Admini [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2517	SAN SALVADOR ATENCO RIOTERS DRAW BRUTAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary. A May 3-4 riot in San Salvador Atenco was the result of long-simmering local political rivalries. We see no direct relation to the coming presidential election, and the group that precipitated the violence appears to have no reach beyond its community. Nevertheless, the GOM dec [...]	2006-05-11 17:52:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MX
06MEXICO255	"I'M GOING TO WIN" PAN CANDIDATE FELIPE CALDERON TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: A confident Felipe Calderon and key campaign advisors Ernesto Cordero and Josefina Vasquez Mota told the Ambassador January 10 that recent polls showed Calderon slightly ahead of Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). The National Action Party candida [...]	2006-01-18 22:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV PREL
06MEXICO2555	MEXICO: SUPPORT FOR MDA STILL STRONG, DELAYED [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez Ortiz was happy to hear that the Ambassador's meeting had gone well and reiterated Mexico's support for the initiative. Lopez Ortiz explain [...]	2006-05-12 20:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC PREF ICRC MX
06MEXICO2559	MEXICAN TRUCKERS FEAR COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY. Representatives of the trucking industry in Monterrey expressed frustration with inefficient and unsafe operations of Mexican customs facilities in Nuevo Laredo. Although the GOM is improving and updating border crossings, the road system that feeds into them remains substandard caus [...]	2006-05-12 21:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN ETRD MX
06MEXICO2577	THE CALDERON ECONOMIC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Senior staffers Ernesto Cordero and Carlos Montano confidently described National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon's economic platform the week national polls showed Calderon capturing the lead from Party of the Democrat Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel [...]	2006-05-15 15:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO2595	FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART I: AN OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Buoyed by increased purchasing power, a commercial real estate boom, and greater investor confidence, franchises are transforming the retail sector in Mexico. The franchise industry is an increasingly important component of the Mexican economy, creating thousands of new jobs a [...]	2006-05-15 22:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX
06MEXICO2633	FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART II: PRESENT AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Being driven by domestic and foreign investment, the franchise industry grew by 17 percent in 2005. While U.S. companies presently comprise most of the foreign-based franchises in Mexico, a substantial increase in the presence of Central and South American, European, and Chine [...]	2006-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX
06MEXICO2637	WAITING FOR THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: MEXICO REACTION [...] (SBU) Fox administration officials responded immediately to President Bush's 5/15 speech by stressing there was no "militarization" of the border, the shared responsibility for border security, and their concern over the lack of legislative progress on migration. Mexican commentators focused [...]	2006-05-16 22:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO2702	AMLO'S THIRD ACT: NON-VIOLENCE AND THE MIDDLE [...] (U) As the campaign season enters its final fifty days, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) prepares to shift his strategy into high gear. After fumbling through March and April, AMLO now finds himself in second place in most polls and looks to [...]	2006-05-18 23:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX

06MEXICO2708	NEW COMPETITION LAW BRINGS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite significant opposition to proposed changes to Mexico's competition law, the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) negotiated an agreement with the business community led by the Mexican Business Coordination Council (CCE),an umbrella group of trade associations. This [...]	2006-05-19 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD MX
06MEXICO2711	MEXICAN CONGRESS DEMONSTRATES INDEPENDENCE, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final session of the 59th Congress ended on April 28, with the modest results that have become its hallmark under a divided government. Some, including Eduardo Perez Motta, head of the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) believe that the new competitiveness law will become [...]	2006-05-20 00:39:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO2758	BORDER REACTION: MEXICO WORRIES ABOUT "THE WALL" [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and Consulates continued intensive outreach on border issues with key media figures, the campaigns and political parties. While the GOM initially maintained a remarkably unified public line accepting U.S. border security initiatives, the attitude changed dramatic [...]	2006-05-23 15:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO2759	MEXICANS FAVOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) As instructed reftel PolMinCouns joined Amb. George Troup of New Zealand and Australian First Secretary Jessica Lucas to demarche Foreign Relations (SRE) officials 5/19 regarding the proposed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Ambassador Troup presented reftel points ora [...]	2006-05-23 19:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MX
06MEXICO2888	MEXICO: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM'S CONCESSION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 18:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ETRD EINV PREL MX
06MEXICO2958	MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GRULAC CANDIDATE NOT IRAN FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Norma Diaz, Director for International Organizations at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Diaz explained that the GOM has no official position on Iran's candidacy for Chairman of the International Organiz [...]	2006-06-01 20:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SMIG AORC MX
06MEXICO2960	OAS: MEXICO WILL PERSIST WITH TRADE RESOLUTION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Astrid Diaz-Infante, Acting Director General for OAS Affairs at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Diaz-Infante agreed that opening up the text of Mexico's "trade and investment" resolution would undo years of negotiations and said that the GOM i [...]	2006-06-01 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO3035	POLLSTERS SEE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AT "CRITICAL" [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador again convened four pollsters (reftel) who concurred that Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon were virtually tied, making this a critical moment for the campaign. Wh [...]	2006-06-05 19:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MX
06MEXICO3069	CALDERON AT MOUNT SINAI [...] (U) Summary: On May 31, Felipe Calderon, presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party (PAN),addressed over 500 members of Mexico,s Jewish community, the first of the three major presidential candidates to publicly appear before this community. In his remarks, Calderon focused [...]	2006-06-05 22:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3081	PAN LEGISLATORS OPINE ON CAMPAIGN/PARTY DYNAMICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with TDY Poloff, both Senator Maria Luisa Calderon (sister of ruling National Action Party (PAN) presidential Candidate Felipe Calderon) and Federal Deputy German Martinez (party representative to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE)),expressed their frustr [...]	2006-06-06 13:29:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3136	VOLATILITY IN MEXICAN FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of May 29 econoffs and FSN ECON specialist talked with a broad range of analysts and economists from foreign banks and the Mexican Stock Market. Their reading was that the recent volatility in Mexican financial markets was directly tied to capital flight from eme [...]	2006-06-07 20:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX
06MEXICO3148	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: CALDERON ON POINTS, AMLO ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the second and final of the presidential debates, front-running candidates Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party (PAN) and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the Party of the Democratic Revolution were widely perceived to have debated to a near draw. The debate f [...]	2006-06-07 23:19:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3165	SONORA PROVIDES SOFT LANDING TO NEW FOREIGN [...] SUMMARY. The State of Sonora, often one of Mexico's largest FDI destinations due to its proximity to the U.S. border, has boosted its success in business and capital attraction with its Soft Landing Program. Created as part of the state's incentive package to attract Ford to Hermosillo, the [...]	2006-06-08 23:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ETRD MX
06MEXICO3196	BLAST FROM THE PAST: FORMER PRESIDENT ECHEVERRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 5 breakfast with poloff, former Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez (1970-76) offered his views on the state of U.S.-Mexican relations and the current election campaign. He expressed concern about the damage the migration issue was doing to U.S.-Mexican relations and ab [...]	2006-06-09 17:42:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO3267	OHCHR RUNS SLIM OPERATION IN MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: Minister Counselor for Political Affairs (MCCA) and PolOff met with the representative in Mexico of the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Amerigo Incalcaterra. The OHCHR's strategy in Mexico is to promote a human rights agenda by working wit [...]	2006-06-14 14:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MX
06MEXICO3296	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We have an effective relationship with Mexico when it comes to counter-terrorism, particularly on special interest aliens (SIAs) and alien smuggling. The first transition challenge will be to make the n [...]	2006-06-15 00:44:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MX
06MEXICO3297	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON LAW [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We suggest three overarching messages on law enforcement for the new administration. First, the steadily improving cooperation over the last six years represents a baseline, not an aberration. Second, w [...]	2006-06-15 00:50:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR MX
06MEXICO3302	AMLO ANNOUNCES A SUBSIDIES PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On May 30, Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced on national TV some details of a comprehensive subsidies program aimed at increasing Mexican families' income and their purchasing power by up to 20%. AMLO expects the plan would spur [...]	2006-06-15 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO3305	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We need to intensify the effort begun this year to engage Mexico in a constructive approach to border violence that yields a real-time law enforcement response to emergencies. Mexico also needs to impro [...]	2006-06-15 19:20:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG MX
06MEXICO3309	FEDERAL ELECTORAL INSTITUTE COUNSELOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) Counselor Arturo Sanchez shared with us June 14 some insights on the coming election. He was adamant that despite the usual glitches, election day would be relatively smooth. Nevertheless, he expected a tight race with judicial challenges to fol [...]	2006-06-15 20:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
06MEXICO3321	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...]	2006-06-16 14:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD MX
06MEXICO3322	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...]	2006-06-16 14:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD MX
06MEXICO3324	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] Summary: This is the fifth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. The central development challenge for Mexico - and perhaps the main challenge for its new president -- is reducing the poverty that continues to afflict so many here and which drives so many to emigrate. Com [...]	2006-06-16 15:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SENV MX
06MEXICO3325	LEADING POLLSTER GIVES EDGE TO AMLO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15 meeting, Maria de las Heras, one of Mexico's most respected pollsters, told poloff that she believed that if the election were held today, the Party of the Democratic Revolution's (PRD) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) would defeat the National Action Party's (PAN) [...]	2006-06-16 15:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3338	EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transiti issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important i the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG of [...]	2006-06-16 21:49:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MX
06MEXICO3351	LEADING ANALYST OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion, leading political analyst Denise Dresser told poloffs that while she was optimistic Mexico's electoral machinery would work, she questioned whether President Fox's successor -- whoever it would be -- would be capable of reforming the Mexican state. S [...]	2006-06-19 20:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3378	MEXICO'S EXPANDING TIES TO ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of A/S Shannon's visit to Asia post met separately with Japanese and Chinese embassy and Foreign Ministry (SRE) officials, all of whom welcomed increased consultation with the U.S. on Mexico's relations with Asia. Japanese diplomat Noriteru Fukushima echoed Tokyo off [...]	2006-06-19 23:27:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EINV MX
06MEXICO3422	ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL DISCOUNTS "NULLIFICATION" RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: While Mexican media have in recent days lingered on the possibility the Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) might annul the 2006 presidential voting, six of the seven members of the TEPJF assured us such a decision was virtually impossible. In a meeting June 20 TEPJF President Leonel C [...]	2006-06-21 19:07:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
06MEXICO3423	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO LAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: With support from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),Mexico's National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sponsored a comprehensive conference on trafficking in persons (TIP) in Tapachula, Chiapas, June 14-15. [...]	2006-06-21 19:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3438	EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important if the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG [...]	2006-06-22 14:30:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MX
06MEXICO3465	A ONCE MIGHTY PRI STRUGGLES FOR RELEVANCY [...] (C) Summary: With Election Day ten days off, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) remains divided and debilitated, struggling to maintain its relevance in a political scene it once dominated. On the one hand, party insiders tell us that presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo appears [...]	2006-06-23 13:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3486	FINAL POLLS GIVE NARROW LEAD TO LOPEZ OBRADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last several days, Mexican polling firms have released the results of the final round of polls to be published before the July 2 election. The five most influential polls in Mexico all give a narrow lead of between two and four percent to the Party of the Democratic [...]	2006-06-23 22:28:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3494	SUBJECT: A CONVERSATION WITH AMLO,S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Robles-Gil, a key infrastructure advisor to PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),discussed AMLO's economic team and proposals related to budget and finance, infrastructure, energy, and trade policy. Robles-Gil said the PRD campaign expects AMLO to [...]	2006-06-23 23:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAIR ELTM ETRD PREL MX
06MEXICO3572	TEACHERS' STRIKE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN [...] (C) Summary: As Election Day draws near, public school teachers in the state of Oaxaca remain on strike, with some continuing to threaten to block voting unless a resolution is reached by July 1. What began some five weeks ago apparently as a routine labor action in pursuit of increased wages [...]	2006-06-27 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MX PINR PREL PHUM
06MEXICO3574	TEACHERS' STRIKE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN [...] (C) Summary: As Election Day draws near, public school teachers in the state of Oaxaca remain on strike, with some continuing to threaten to block voting unless a resolution is reached by July 1. What began some five weeks ago apparently as a routine labor action in pursuit of increased wages [...]	2006-06-27 22:52:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MX PINR PREL PHUM
06MEXICO3609	CALDERON'S 100 ACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Only a few days prior to the Presidential election Felipe Calderon, candidate of the National Action Party (PAN),presented 100 actions that he will take during his first 100 days as president. These actions divide into five main themes: public security, economics, equal opport [...]	2006-06-29 14:48:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO3623	MEXICAN RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE [...] (U) On June 19, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Kenneth Smith Ramos, Economy Secretariat Director General of International Trade Negotiations under Undersecretary Villalobos. Smith reiterated that the GOM supports the ambitious U.S. agenda for the Doha Development Round and said he would [...]	2006-06-29 19:01:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MX WTO
06MEXICO3635	ECONOMIA OFFICIAL REACTS TO TRUCKING PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: On the side of a June 29 lunch meeting to discuss DDA negotiations, Ken Smith Ramos, Economia Director General of International Trade Negotiations under U/S Villalobos, expressed to Econoff Economia's strong frustration regarding the U.S. decision to postpone the pilot trucking pr [...]	2006-06-29 22:30:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MX
06MEXICO3638	NEW MANZANILLO LNG PLANT: MEXICO PUTS OUT BIDS FOR [...] (SBU) The GOM published June 6 a solicitation for bids to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and re-gasification plant at Manzanillo on Mexico's west coast, and another solicitation to supply LNG to the plant. Bids are due in by January 16, 2007. GOM officials and experts identi [...]	2006-06-30 15:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO3662	NO WINNER IN MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS UNTIL [...] (U) Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced July 2 that frontrunner presidential candidates Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Revolutionary Democratic Party -- PRD) and Felipe Calderon (National Action Party -- PAN) were effectively neck and neck after both exit polls and quick count [...]	2006-07-03 13:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO3672	MEXICAN ELECTORAL UNCERTAINTY -- INITIAL MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Following Sunday's indeterminate election results, the Mexican Stock Market (Bolsa) opened July 3 up 4.17% where it remains at midday. The peso rose Monday morning to between 11.10 and 11.20 to the dollar after having closed June 30 at 11.42. While some observers point to o [...]	2006-07-03 20:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO3676	ELECTION DAY IN MEXICO: NOT OVER YET [...] (C) Summary: Election day was calm in Mexico, marked by good turnout and an orderly process. But even a good process does not always provide an immediate result with a closely divided electorate. Electoral authorities insist the country will have to wait for the July 5 official count to know [...]	2006-07-03 20:53:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
06MEXICO3715	MARKETS ARE UP BUT WILL REMAIN VOLATILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a rough day Wednesday when the Mexican stock market dropped 4.01 percent as a result of Wall Street,s slide and temporary indications that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was ahead in the official election count, Mexican stocks and bonds have rallied today as Felipe [...]	2006-07-06 20:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO3747	CALDERON DECLARED WINNER; AMLO TO CONTEST RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, the Federal Electoral Institute's (IFE) district councils completed their retabulation of the votes cast in last Sunday's election. The official results show Calderon with 35.88% and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) with 35.31%, a margin of 0.57%. We understand that [...]	2006-07-07 13:18:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3832	AMLO TAKES TO THE STAGE: HOLDS FIRST MEETING WITH [...] Presidential candidate for the Coalition for the Good of All, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),held his first post-electoral "informative meeting" in Mexico's central plaza, the Zocalo, on Saturday, July 8. AMLO used the venue to express his concerns with the election process and the Feder [...]	2006-07-11 18:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3834	SRE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, the SRE held its second post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community. The briefing was presided over by Foreign Secretary Derbez, although Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) Counselor Alejandra Latapi, one of the two IFE representatives in attendance, led th [...]	2006-07-11 18:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3840	HACIENDA'S (MEXICAN TREASURY) NEW BUDGET AND [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: The Fox administration continues to take protective measures to shield the Mexican economy from profligate spending. Hacienda's (Treasury) Budget and Fiscal Responsibility Law, which entered into force this April is an example of a cautionary move to ensure t [...]	2006-07-11 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3865	ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL RECEIVES FIRST TRANCHE OF [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, poloffs met with the head of public relations for the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Power (TEPJF) to discuss the legal challenges to the presidential election results brought by PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Although as of the time of [...]	2006-07-12 21:48:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO3879	AMLO'S FRIEND SPECULATES ON THE CANDIDATE'S [...] (C) Poloffs met early July 4 with Jose Maria Perez Gay, a personal friend of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) tapped to be Foreign Secretary if AMLO had won July 2. Perez Gay said he was perplexed by apparent inconsistencies in preliminary numbers released by the Federal Electoral Institu [...]	2006-07-13 19:17:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO3904	MEXICAN STOCK MARKET ECONOMIST MUSES ON INTERNAL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. After a week of political uncertainty and speculation over the market,s reaction to Mexican political events, Econoff met with the deputy director of the Mexican Stock Exchange, Alejandro Reynoso. He confirmed previous common views that market volatility was no [...]	2006-07-14 16:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO3905	POLITICAL CHANGES BRINGS UNCERTAINTY TO MEXICAN [...] (U) The Mexican Congress' passage in March 2006 of the Radio and Television Law has brought some uncertainty to Mexico's communication sector. All of the previous Federal Telecommunications Commissioners resigned shortly after its passage leaving the Federal Telecommunications Commission (CO [...]	2006-07-14 17:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MX ECPS ETRD EINV
06MEXICO3907	LOOKING FOR FRAUD IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES? [...] (C) Summary: In a July 12 meeting with poloffs, officials of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) offered an impassioned defense of their work in conducting the July 2 presidential elections. Although they had not yet seen the specific complaints submitted by the PRD (or, for that matter, [...]	2006-07-14 18:01:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3913	AT&T OFFICIALS WITH CALLING PARTY PAYS WOES [...] (U) AT&T officials met with Econoff June 29 regarding Mexico's transition to a Calling Party Pays (CPP) system for national and international long distance calls where the destination is a user of the mobile local service. Controversy surrounding the recent passage and implementation of the n [...]	2006-07-14 18:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON MX ETRD EINV
06MEXICO3953	AT MASS RALLY, LOPEZ OBRADOR CALLS FOR CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, July 16, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) presided over a mass march and "informational meeting" at which he demanded a complete, nationwide recount of the results of the Mexican presidential election. [...]	2006-07-18 00:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3961	PRI GOVERNORS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE STRUCTURAL REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: Given the upcoming Mexican government transition and the slim margin with which a new president will take office, this is a good time to review federal-state relations and their implications for Mexico's prospects for structural change. The views expressed in this three-part seri [...]	2006-07-18 18:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX
06MEXICO3962	MEXICO'S ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES - A [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. Mexico,s Central Bank Deputy Governor Jose Julian Sidaoui provided a snapshot of the country,s economic situation following the July elections. He said that the surprisingly favorable reaction of Mexican markets, despite political uncertainty, is mainly the resul [...]	2006-07-18 18:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO3999	NGO CITES ELECTION "IRREGULARITIES," SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, poloffs met with Silvia Alonso, Executive Secretary of the influential NGO Alianza Civica (Civic Alliance),to discuss the findings of her organization's election observation mission. She called on the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) to give greater credibility to the el [...]	2006-07-19 16:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO4000	NGO CITES ELECTION "IRREGULARITIES," SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, poloffs met with Silvia Alonso, Executive Secretary of the influential NGO Alianza Civica (Civic Alliance),to discuss the findings of her organization's election observation mission. She called on the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) to give greater credibility to the el [...]	2006-07-19 16:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO4019	INFLUENCE OF STATES AND GOVERNORS OVER FEDERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: State governments have limited ability to influence national policies. The local legislature of each state enacts legislation that applies only within its territorial boundaries. However, state legislatures do have a constitutional right to introduce legislation in the nationa [...]	2006-07-19 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX
06MEXICO4020	REVIEW OF MEXICAN STATE DEPENDENCE ON [...] (SBU) States and municipalities depend for the vast majority of their revenue on federally collected value-added tax and petroleum revenue funds, but the Fiscal Coordination Law prohibits the GOM from conditioning transfers. On average, 90 percent of state revenue and nearly 75 percent of mun [...]	2006-07-19 22:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX
06MEXICO4100	PRI BOSS HOLDS FORTH ON ELECTION, PARTY'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Federal Deputy Manlio Fabio Beltrones, recently elected to head the PRI faction in the incoming Senate, told poloff that his party would be willing to cooperate on specific issues with the administration of Felipe Calderon, although he doub [...]	2006-07-25 16:59:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4139	LOCAL PRD OFFICIALS CLARIFY PARTY POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with poloffs on July 21, Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) deputies from the Mexico City Legislative Assembly discussed their party's position towards the contested presidential election. Led by Deputy Lorena Villavicencio Ayala, the PRD committee expressed its con [...]	2006-07-26 12:58:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO4144	BANK OF MEXICO CONFERENCE ON POVERTY CHALLENGES, [...] (SBU) Mexican economic leaders and World Bank economists discussed the causes and potential solutions for the country,s persistent poverty at a July 19 Mexico City conference &Growth and Reduction of Poverty in Latin America: Virtuous Cycles and Vicious Cycles.8 At the conference, Central Ban [...]	2006-07-26 17:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4189	LEADING MEXICAN ECONOMIST ON TAX AND FISCAL REFORM [...] (C) Econoff met with Dr. Fausto Hernandez, Economics Professor at Mexico,s Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE),to discuss Mexico,s fiscal policy. Dr. Hernandez has done extensive research and published numerous studies on the subject. He discussed the origins of low tax collect [...]	2006-07-27 18:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4217	COPARMEX' PROJECT TO REDUCE MEXICO'S REGIONAL [...] (SBU) The Mexican Employers Confederation (Coparmex) is working on a joint plan with universities, unions, municipalities, states, and the banking sector to alleviate poverty, promote investment and create infrastructure in the less developed and "abandoned" south of Mexico. The chair of the [...]	2006-07-31 18:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4222	EMBASSY MEXICO CITY 2006-2007 IPR PROTECTION [...] (U) Despite the increases in raids and seizures carried out over the last year by Mexican Customs (Aduanas) and the Specialized IPR Unit within the Attorney General's office (PGR),markets selling counterfeit goods are ubiquitous and abuse of intellectual property rights (IPR) remains rampant. [...]	2006-07-31 21:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO WTRO MX
06MEXICO4238	AMLO URGES SUPPORTERS "TO SAVE DEMOCRACY" [...] (SBU) Summary: At his third mass "informational meeting," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO, presidential candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD),called on his supporters to begin a continuous vigil until the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) issues its final decision with respect [...]	2006-08-01 14:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4239	PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: PREDICTING CALDERON'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as AndrQs Manuel L"pez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calder"n is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...]	2006-08-01 14:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4266	MEXICAN MARKETS DIP ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday July 30, 2006 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) again summoned thousands of followers in a "peaceful meeting" in the Zocalo to demand that the electoral tribunal recounts ballots. As part of the protest, AMLO's supporters camped along Paseo de la Reforma, the avenue t [...]	2006-08-02 13:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX
06MEXICO4267	FORMER MAGISTRATE SEES FULL RECOUNT AS UNLIKELY [...] (U) The Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE) recently held its third post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community, in which Fernando Franco Gonzalez, former Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) magistrate and current head of the Public Law Studies Center at the Autonomous Technological Insti [...]	2006-08-02 13:52:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4288	MEXICAN TRANSPORT U/S ON CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Econ Mincouns and Econoff met with Mexican Undersecretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) Aaron Dychter on July 31, 2006. Dychter is concerned that leaks about a proposed cross-border trucking pilot program could have negative effects on the ability to implement the program in the [...]	2006-08-02 23:25:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR EINV MX ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS
06MEXICO4290	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR RE-ELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 01:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4291	(CORRECTED COPY) PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calderon is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...]	2006-08-03 13:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4292	A VISIT TO THE PROTEST'S GROUND ZERO [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 31 and August 2, Poloffs visited Mexico City's central square or Zocalo to observe ground zero in the ongoing protest of the supporters of PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Thousands of demonstrators were camped out in the Zocalo and on Juarez and Mader [...]	2006-08-03 13:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4310	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESUMED PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (C) Summary: Presumed President-elect Felipe Calderon told the Ambassador 8/2 that he thought the Electoral Tribunal could decide as early as this week to recount a certain number of ballots, a gesture Calderon thought was reasonable in light of the ongoing Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) [...]	2006-08-04 13:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO4368	ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL CALLS FOR PARTIAL RECOUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a unanimous August 5 decision, Mexico's Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) rejected the Democratic Revolutionary Party's (PRD) request for a complete, nationwide recount of the results of the July 2 presidential election, ordering instead a recount in the 11,839 precincts (casillas [...]	2006-08-07 18:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4465	ANALYSTS PREDICT A LONG SEASON OF PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Three prominent Mexican political analysts believe that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is likely to continue his protests for the foreseeable future. All three expect AMLO to pursue increasingly aggressive tactics in the days leading up to the electoral tribunal's (TEPJF) de [...]	2006-08-10 04:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4472	MEXICO PLANS TO HOLD UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered talking points in reftel to Rodrigo Labardini, Director General for Human Rights at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE),on August 9. SIPDIS Currently the president of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),Mexico expressed strong views on the recent request [...]	2006-08-10 18:11:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4482	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] (C) Acting MCPA and Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Dr. Luis Angel Benavides, acting head of the Office of Human Rights and Democracy at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE),as well as to Mariana Salazar Albornoz, Director of International Policy for Economic, Social, Cultural [...]	2006-08-11 01:18:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO UNRCR PGOV MX
06MEXICO4490	PRD EXPLOITS ELEMENT OF SURPRISE IN ON-GOING [...] (U) Summary: Following the Electoral Tribunal's (TEPJF) announcement on August 5 that it would recount 11,839 precincts (9.07 percent of the nationwide total),PRD Candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) vowed new acts of civil resistance. After a noisy protest in front of the TEPJF itse [...]	2006-08-11 16:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4494	MESOAMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE MOVES AHEAD DESPITE [...] (SBU) Under the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Plan (PIEM),the GOM is continues to vigorously promote construction a refinery in either Panama or Guatemala to serve as an outlet for heavy Mexican crude, as well as provide development opportunities and reasonably priced energy supplies for t [...]	2006-08-11 18:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO4534	MEXICO'S "OTHER HALF"--THE VIEW FROM OAXACA (PART [...] (SBU) On August 1-4, poloff visited the state of Oaxaca in order to learn more about the political and economic dynamics of this region, often characterized as part of Mexico's poor "other half." Academics, journalists, protesters, and indigenous citizens described a state--until recently a PR [...]	2006-08-14 23:01:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO4535	MEXICO'S "OTHER HALF"--THE VIEW FROM OAXACA (PART [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the end of PRI rule, Oaxaca still lacks a viable economic development strategy and there is no effective political leadership or coordinated social movement to address Oaxaca's significant needs. The teachers' strike reflects the old way of challenging the government und [...]	2006-08-14 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO456	MADRAZO AIMS FOR THE SENSIBLE CENTER [...] (C) Summary: Roberto Madrazo, candidate of the PRI-led Alliance for Mexico, has kicked off his campaign by trying to position himself as the candidate of the political center. Madrazo used the month long holiday break to smooth over the divisions in his fractious party, restructuring his camp [...]	2006-01-27 20:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO4619	ASSESSING OAXACA,S POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, the complex political crisis in Oaxaca has worsened, with four people killed in two separate incidents and protestors pledging to intensify their civil disobedience campaign demanding that PRI Governor Ulises Ruiz resign or be removed from office. Tension is m [...]	2006-08-17 23:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO4654	THE MAKING OF THE SHADOW PRESIDENT? [...] (C) Summary: Several leading Mexican political observers largely concurred that the evolution of the current political stalemate would continue to be largely a function of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) personality. They believed that his manner of thinking was so rigid and self-righte [...]	2006-08-18 21:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO466	CALDERON'S CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF [...] (U) Summary. National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon kicked off his campaign on January 19 in the State of Mexico, where he focused his message on rule of law, values, and economic growth. Calderon will launch a weekly one-hour radio program over the weekend and an [...]	2006-01-27 22:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV
06MEXICO4704	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 23:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC US MX
06MEXICO4707	CHIAPAS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION: PRD LEADS BY A [...] (U) Summary. With over 94 percent of the votes counted as of noon August 21 in the Chiapas gubernatorial race, PRD candidate Juan Sabines Guerrero had a 0.22% lead over PRI-PVEM rival Jose Antonio Aguilar Bodegas, who is also endorsed by the PAN. However, there are still enough votes left to [...]	2006-08-21 23:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4708	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OBJECTIVITY OF UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX
06MEXICO4857	DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to several officials at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE): Director General for North American Affairs, Bosco Marti Ascencio; Director General for the United Nations, Ulises Canchola Gutierrez; Director of International Organizations, Norm [...]	2006-08-29 17:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4907	COCA COLA MEXICO: DUE DILLIGENCE FOR 2006 AWARD [...] (U) Answers given below pertain to Coca Cola de Mexico's candidacy for the Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate excellence. They are keyed to the questions in reftel. (A) The Embassy sees little downside or embarrassment caused by the selection of Coca Cola de Mexico for the award [...]	2006-08-30 21:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP MX SENV
06MEXICO4937	STRENGTHENING CALDERON'S WEAK HAND [...] (C) Summary: In the coming days the Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) is expected to confirm National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon's presidential victory, but the protests will continue. Thwarted Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has already [...]	2006-09-01 12:01:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO4958	A DAY AT THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: With all eyes now focused on the Mexican Congress and the Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) long-threatened effort to deny President Fox the opportunity to deliver his final annual report there, poloff spent much of August 31 with a range of PRD contacts to gain further ins [...]	2006-09-01 18:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4963	61ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UPDATED LIST OF GOM [...] ATTACHED PLEASE FIND AN UPDATED LIST OF THE GOM OFFICIALS WHO CURRENTLY PLAN TO ATTEND THE 61ST UNGA. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THEIR ATTENDANCE, POST WILL FORWARD IT. 2. VICENTE FOX QUESADA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES DATES OF ATTENDANCE [...]	2006-09-01 20:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MX
06MEXICO4964	MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HELD TIP MEETING WITH CIVIL [...] (SBU) On August 30, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) hosted a meeting on trafficking in persons (TIP) that was attended by representatives of the federal government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and UN agencies. Since government and civil society in Mexico have traditionall [...]	2006-09-01 20:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4987	MEXICO'S DRAMATIC POLITICAL WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, September 1, the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) made good on its promise to prevent President Fox from delivering his final annual report to the Mexican Congress, part of the PRD's commitment to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO's) plan to humiliate the Presiden [...]	2006-09-05 20:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO5005	IT'S OFFICIAL: CALDERON DECLARED PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (U) Summary: On Tuesday, September 5, the Mexican Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) declared Felipe Calderon President-elect, ending rival candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) two month-long legal challenge of the election results. In a unanimous decision, the seven magistrates a [...]	2006-09-05 22:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO505	APOCALYPSE NOT: AMLO ASSURES AMBASSADOR HE WILL [...] (C) On 01/23, presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the leftist-Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) sat down with the Ambassador to discuss his proposals on a number of key issues of interest to the United States. Accompanied by his foreign policy advisor, Dr. Jose Maria [...]	2006-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV PINR
06MEXICO5134	CALDERON FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR SARUKHAN ON [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with President-elect Felipe Calderon foreign policy advisor Arturo Sarukhan September 7. Sarukhan said that during the transition, Juan Camilo Mourino would be responsible for developing the 2007 budget with the current government; ex-advisor to President Fox Eduardo Sojo [...]	2006-09-11 17:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV PREL

06MEXICO5148	CALDERON STAFFERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES [...] (SBU) In a September 7 session with Dr. Sidney Weintraub of CSIS, President-elect Calderon's transition team member Dionisio Perez Jacome (former head of Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)) and former Mexican Energy Secretary and Calderon advisor Luis Tellez described current SIPDI [...]	2006-09-11 21:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO5157	MIGRANT ASSOCATIONS SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN MICHOACAN [...] (SBU) Last April Embassy Mexico produced a series of cables (ref. A-D) detailing how the chain of migration and remittances from the U.S. affected life in rural Mexico. At the invitation of our Michaoacano contacts, econoff returned to the town of Venustiano Carranza to meet migrants tempor [...]	2006-09-12 15:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV MX
06MEXICO5165	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 17:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MX
06MEXICO5210	PROTEST CAMPS TO BE LIFTED; NEW PHASE FOR CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: Developments unfolding this week, and conversations with PRD and GDF (city government) insiders, provide ample indication that backers of defeated PRD Presidential candidate Andres Lopez Obrador will dismantle their six week old occupation of Mexico City's central square Zocalo [...]	2006-09-13 17:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO5233	DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...]	2006-09-14 16:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV
06MEXICO5293	MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR W.H.O. [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 18:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	MX PGOV PHUM PREL WHO
06MEXICO5312	MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT, MEDIA PROCESS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: While certainly not uniformly laudatory, public and private responses to last week's consular announcement and ambassadorial statement on rising border violence have so far been measured. The statements generated predictable criticism from some quarters that we have impinged [...]	2006-09-19 21:09:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS MX
06MEXICO536	JESUS ORTEGA: AMLO CAMPAIGN INSIDER OR OUTSIDE [...] (U) On 01/24, Poloffs and WHA/MEX Deputy Director met with Jesus Ortega, campaign coordinator for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),to discuss the upcoming campaign agenda, what effect the continued public infighting between the Democratic Revolutionary Party's (PRD) Mexico City factions was [...]	2006-01-31 17:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO5528	THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR [...] Summary: Although the 60th session of Mexico,s national congress started work on September 1, 2006, the PRI/labor affiliated representatives to this body have been working together since their election on July 2 to establish a common set of legislative priorities. To some extent, these priori [...]	2006-09-27 19:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG
06MEXICO5566	DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UPCOMING SESSION OF HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 22:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO5567	OAXACA: ATTITUDES HARDEN AS PROTESTORS SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent days, positions on the opposing sides of the Oaxaca crisis appear to have hardened as tensions continue to mount. To pressure the federal government to send forces to resolve the conflict, local business leaders declared that several thousand establishments, including [...]	2006-09-28 22:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MX
06MEXICO5607	AMBASSADOR'S PRIVATE DINNER WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (C) During a private dinner with Ambassador and Mrs. Garza, President-elect Felipe Calderon expressed his grave concern over the security situation in Mexico. It was heartrending to see Mexico living through such times, he told the Ambassador, and improving security would be a key pillar of [...]	2006-09-29 22:03:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO5676	BLUE LANTERN DTC CASE 05-1008469 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 17:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SNAR
06MEXICO5698	SRE'S GUTIERREZ TELLS SHANNON BORDER FENCE A [...] (SBU) Summary: A subdued Geronimo Gutierrez used his October 2 meeting with A/S Shannon to voice Mexico's deep frustration with last week's Senate vote to fund a border fence, saying it was a "bitter pill" at a bad time that would complicate bilateral relations. Nevertheless, Gutierrez was ho [...]	2006-10-06 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP MX PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA WHO
06MEXICO5720	DISSIDENT PEMEX WORKERS SEEK TO OVERTURN YEAR OLD [...] A dissident faction of MexicoQs Petroleum Workers Union is trying to overturn the October 2005 re-election of union Secretary General Carlos Romero Deschamps. The re-election of Romero Deschamps means that he will head the Oil WorkersQ Union from 2007-2012. According to the dissidents, Romer [...]	2006-10-06 21:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM MX
06MEXICO574	HE'S GOT MEXICO'S FDI IN HIS HANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mexico received USD 17.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2005 and is forecast to receive USD 18 billion in 2006 due to large investments in the automotive and auto parts, real estate, housing development, pharmaceutical, food processing and electronics sectors. [...]	2006-02-02 12:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV MX
06MEXICO5771	HOPE GROWS FOR A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO OAXACA [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent developments in the Oaxaca crisis point toward a possible easing of tensions and an eventual political solution that would result in the return of law enforcement to the state, an increase in teachers' salaries, and the resumption of public school classes. A Senate commi [...]	2006-10-11 18:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MX
06MEXICO5806	MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 22:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD MX
06MEXICO5810	MEXICO'S PLANS TO AVERT AN OIL CRISIS [...] (SBU) In the next 3-4 years, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will likely be able to keep Mexican oil production from falling sharply; however, in the medium to long term, the outlook is considerably less certain. From 2010 on, production volume will depend on Pemex's ability to get significant [...]	2006-10-12 22:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO5878	NATIONAL SPACE POLICY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MX
06MEXICO5919	BLUE LANTERN OVERSIGHT OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 13:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC KSEP MX
06MEXICO5935	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 16, Poloff led the tripartite demarche, with political officers from the Embassies of Australia and New Zealand, to deliver reftel talking points to Director General of Human Rights and Democracy Rodrigo Labardini and Director of International Policy for Economic, Social and [...]	2006-10-18 17:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN MX
06MEXICO5987	REPORTING ON CALDERON VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 20:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV
06MEXICO5991	CALDERON FOCUSES AGENDA ON PUBLIC SECURITY, JOB [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Since the confirmation of his victory by the Federal Electoral Tribunal, President-elect Felipe Calderon has been engaged in the substantive development of his agenda. This agenda comprises a two-track approach, which includes his shorter-term legislative agenda, presented [...]	2006-10-19 22:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MX
06MEXICO6043	SRE FIRM ON OAS DECLARATION ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY [...] Political counselor demarched SRE's Director General for Regional Institutions Andrea Garcia Guerra and her deputy Juan Sandoval the afternoon of October 23, arguing that the Mexican initiative would be counter-productive at this juncture in Washington and could have a negative impact on the u [...]	2006-10-24 12:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	MX PHUM PREL PTER SMIG XM
06MEXICO6044	PRESIDENT-ELECT CALDERON'S ADVSIORS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. During an October 20 seminar on Mexican policy perspectives sponsored by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM),Transition Team International Affairs Advisor Arturo Sarukhan discussed President-elect Felipe Calderon's foreign policy priorities, placing t [...]	2006-10-24 12:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6085	PRESIDENT FOX'S NATIONAL SECURITY LEGACY [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of four cables assessing the key accomplishments of President Vicente Fox Quesada during his six years in office, including the expansion of bilateral cooperation that helped Mexico advance in areas of greatest interest to the USG. It focuses on progress ma [...]	2006-10-25 17:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR PTER SMIG MX
06MEXICO6088	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON CHILDREN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Director of International Policy on Civil and Political Rights Dr. Luis Angel Benavides and Director of International Policy on Economic, Social, Cultural and Minority Groups, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE). Benavides responde [...]	2006-10-25 20:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER MX
06MEXICO618	PULSING THE POLLS: AMLO LEADS, MADRAZO TRAILS, [...] (SBU): Summary: Institutional Revolution (PRI) and Democratic Revolution (PRD) party pollsters, plus Televisa's Mitofsky and newspapers El Universal and Reforma each released polls in January (as the official campaigns kicked off) that confirmed PRD candidate Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) lead, re [...]	2006-02-03 20:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MX
06MEXICO6182	GOM INTERVENES IN OAXACA [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The five month-old crisis in Oaxaca reached a critical juncture October 29 with the deployment of Mexico's Federal Preventive Police (PFP) to the embattled state following three October 27 fatalities, including the killing of American journalist Brad Will. This cable asse [...]	2006-10-31 13:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CONS MX
06MEXICO620	MEXICO/CENTAM ENERGY - MEXICANS MOVE ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) To avoid the appearance that the U.S. is pulling the strings behind the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Plan (PIEM),Mexican Energy Undersecretary Hector Moreira will not send a team to brief U.S. officials until he has the cover of the proposed Binational Commission (BNC) in Washington. [...]	2006-02-03 21:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG MX PGOV PREL
06MEXICO6219	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 18:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	CU EU PREL PHUM MX
06MEXICO6248	CWC EXTENSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 00:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW
06MEXICO6275	CALDERON WOOS, WOWS, OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Felipe Calderon's October 26-27 visit to Ottawa exceeded expectations on both sides, with Calderon winning over both his public and private sector interlocutors. Canadian embassy contacts tell us he impressed his Ottawa contacts with his energy, intelligence and [...]	2006-11-03 23:04:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX CA
06MEXICO6278	THE RADICALIZATION OF AMLO? [...] (SBU) After virtually two weeks of silence, defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took a more radical line in a speech to supporters of the Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO),backing the protests in Oaxaca and criticizing President Fox's decision to [...]	2006-11-04 01:57:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID
06MEXICO6313	THREE BOMBS EXPLODE IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Shortly after midnight on November 6, three bombs exploded at distinct locations in Mexico City. Significant damage was inflicted on the Federal Electoral Tribunal (Trife),the national headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),and a branch office of Scotiabank. [...]	2006-11-07 13:25:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO6314	BONUS, BONUS, EVERYONE GETS A BONUS [...] Summary: Recently, a joint statement by the head of Mexico,s federal civil service union (FSTSE) and a senior GOM Treasury Secretariat official announced that all federal employees would receive an end of term bonus. The union leader described the bonus as an established employee benefit tra [...]	2006-11-07 13:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6362	NEW MAQUILA DECREE -- INCREASING MEXICAN [...] (U) The revamping of the Maquila program is the latest step in the GOM's plans to encourage investment and increase Mexico's competitiveness in the global economy. The new decree joins the Maquila and PITEX programs, allows for participation of the service sector, lowers certain participation [...]	2006-11-08 14:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV MX
06MEXICO6391	NATIONAL TEACHERS' UNION SAYS GOVERNMENT ACTIONS [...] Summary: The National TeachersQ, Union (SNTE) sharply criticized the GOM for negotiating directly with the striking teachers in Oaxaca. In SNTEQ,s view these negotiations, which bypass the national union, will only prolong OaxacaQ,s civil unrest and could potentially spread the problem to ot [...]	2006-11-08 20:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV CASC KDEM PINR MX
06MEXICO6404	MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL-RELATED [...] (SBU) On October 25, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Minister Dolores Jimenez, Deputy Director of UN Affairs at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE). On November 6, Jimenez contacted poloff to explain that Mexico's position on at least two of these resolutions -- she did not [...]	2006-11-08 23:03:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA MX IS
06MEXICO6413	WHO ARE MEXICO'S MONOPOLISTS? [...] (SBU) Bank of Mexico and likely incoming Mexican government officials in recent weeks have stressed the importance of opening key sectors of the economy to more competition, but have been hesitant to publicly name the "offending" companies. This telegram spells out which sectors are dominated [...]	2006-11-09 16:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO6424	ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 1-8, 2006 [...] (U) Mexico's markets were unaffected by the November 6 bombings. Market expectations are close to government economic predictions, including that the recent inflation spike is temporary and that the government will have its first budget surplus since 1996. The stock market boasted a record ga [...]	2006-11-09 19:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PREL MX
06MEXICO6461	INDIAN REFINER ONLY BIDDER FOR MESOAMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. GOM officials responsible for the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Project (PIEM) have selected only Reliance Refining in the first phase of bidding for construction and operation of a Central American refinery. The Indian firm will now have until July 2007 to prepare a proposa [...]	2006-11-14 17:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
06MEXICO6481	PRESIDENT FOX'S POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) This is the fourth in a series of four cables assessing President Fox's legacy. In the political area, Fox's greatest achievements were overseeing Mexico's first true political opening, which included a strengthening of the separation of powers and respect for limits on the president's [...]	2006-11-15 17:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MX
06MEXICO6483	MEXICO: LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] Summary. Mexican officials, private organizations and energy research centers believe that the country's agricultural production is appropriate for ethanol and bio-fuel manufacturing, but with output of only 45 million liters per year, significant investment and infrastructure development wi [...]	2006-11-15 19:01:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON MX
06MEXICO6516	ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 9-15, 2006 [...] (U) Fitch Ratings warned that MexicoQs credit rating could fall in the next three years if President-elect Calderon fails to pass reforms needed to encourage faster economic growth. Calderon continued to publicly call for reforms, and promised to encourage financing for infrastructure; stren [...]	2006-11-16 21:53:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6531	DEMARCHE ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) On November 16, poloff passed ref A talking points to Minister Dolores Jimenez, Deputy Director General for UN Affairs at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE). Post notes that historically, Mexico has proven a fairly reliable vote against Israel in UN bodies, and we do not expect [...]	2006-11-17 16:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MX IS
06MEXICO6534	DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 21:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MX IS
06MEXICO6546	PRD PREPARES FOR TWIN INAUGURATIONS [...] (C) Poloff met with PRD leaders and Mexico City government (GDF) officials to discuss PRD plans for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) self-styled inauguration on November 20 and for the official inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon on December 1. For November 20, the PRD expects [...]	2006-11-17 23:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID
06MEXICO6568	INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR MEXICO [...] (SBU) The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown appreciable progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, especially in the conduct of trafficking investigations. However, to provide a clear and reliable framew [...]	2006-11-22 00:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN MX
06MEXICO6569	AMLO ASSUMES SHADOW PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) On November 20, defeated PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) inaugurated himself "legitimate president" of Mexico before a crowd of thousands of supporters in the city's central square. Although large, the crowd was nevertheless noticeably smaller than those p [...]	2006-11-22 13:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6570	CALDERON NAMES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] Mexican stocks jumped 1.6 percent on November 21 after President Elect-Calderon announced his Economic Cabinet. Many of the members were expected, having worked on the transition team, and/or for the Fox Administration. The new Secretary for Telecommunications and Transport Luis Tellez, SIP [...]	2006-11-22 14:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL ETRD PINR MX
06MEXICO6571	CALDERON NAMES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] Mexican stocks jumped 1.6 percent on November 21 after President Elect-Calderon announced his Economic Cabinet. Many of the members were expected, having worked on the transition team, and/or for the Fox Administration. The new Secretary for Telecommunications and Transport Luis Tellez, SIP [...]	2006-11-22 14:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL ETRD PINR MX
06MEXICO6600	COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 21:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR MX
06MEXICO6604	CALDERON NAMES SOCIAL CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his six social cabinet selections November 24, saying their overall mission would be to "equalize opportunities" for all Mexicans. The appointments include: Josefina Vazquez Mota as Secretary of Education; Beatriz Zavala Peniche as Secretary [...]	2006-11-27 14:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6652	OAXACA CRISIS WORSENS DAYS BEFORE FELIPE CALDERON [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The political crisis in Oaxaca worsened over the weekend of November 25 when provocateurs turned what started out as a peaceful protest led by the People's Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) into a violent confrontation with the Federal Preventive Police (PFP). By the morn [...]	2006-11-28 22:42:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB MX
06MEXICO6656	CALDERON NAMES POLITICAL CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his four political cabinet selections on November 28, bringing into his government one of his closest aides to run the presidency and naming a controversial Jalisco politician for Secretariat of the Interior. The appointments include: Francisco [...]	2006-11-29 01:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO6760	US-MEXICO "HYPERBORDER" CONFERENCE [...] (U) On November 16 and 17, Embassy EconOff and Ciudad Juarez ConOff attended the 2nd Annual Hyperborder Conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. They also spoke with the Director General of the Associacion de Maquiladora A.C. Consul General Donna Blair offered remarks at the op [...]	2006-12-05 22:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ECIN ETRD ELTN ETTC ELAB MX
06MEXICO6783	MEXICAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE: DECLINING OIL REVENUE [...] (SBU) According to studies completed by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA),President Felipe Calderon will contend with a real drop in oil revenue from about USD 54 billion in 2006 to the USD 27 billion range in 2012 as a result of decreasing production, a likely fall in heavy crude [...]	2006-12-06 21:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO680	LOPEZ OBRADOR REVEALS SOME NAMES FOR HIS POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Leading presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) revealed the names of three key potential cabinet members on January 30, in an attempt to calm fears that his economic and foreign policies would be too radical. AMLO said his economic advisor, Rogelio Ramirez de la O (ref [...]	2006-02-08 21:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6810	MEXICO Economic Notes, November 30-December 6, [...] (U) President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa followed his short, but successful inauguration with a speech at the National Auditorium detailing key goals of his administration. CalderonQs Secretaries of Finance, Economics and Labor have named their respective undersecretaries. The new Director Gen [...]	2006-12-07 17:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6820	MEXICO: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. Mexico's exports to Cuba have decreased slightly in 2006 while imports increased over 250 percent. Relation [...]	2006-12-07 22:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETRD ETTC PREL MX
06MEXICO6823	MEXICO'S CALDERON SUBMITS BUDGET TO CONGRESS [...] (SBU) The new Mexican government of President Felipe Calderon, which took office on December 1, submitted its 2007 budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies on December 5. The $205-billion budget is based on assumptions of 3.6% real GDP growth, inflation of 3.0%, a Mexican oil mix price of $4 [...]	2006-12-07 23:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO6861	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 18:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN MX
06MEXICO6867	A CONVERSATION WITH PRD MORAL LEADER CUAUHTEMOC [...] (C) On December 7, Poloffs met with PRD "moral leader" and founder and three time presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas to get his perspective on the events leading up to Felipe Calderon's inauguration as president. Cardenas lamented the damage done to the PRD's public image by Andres M [...]	2006-12-11 20:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO6871	CALDERON'S SECURITY CABINET [...] (SBU) Felipe Calderon security cabinet appointments, made the day before his December 1 presidential inauguration, include: Guillermo Galvan Galvan as Secretary of Defense, Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza as Secretary of Navy, Genaro Garcia Luna as Secretary of Public Security, and Eduardo Me [...]	2006-12-11 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO6933	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 Q DECEMBER 13 [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follo [...]	2006-12-14 23:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6934	CALDERON,S BUDGET PROPOSAL SPARKS DEBATE OVER [...] (SBU) The level of educational spending in Mexican President Felipe Calderon,s 2007 budget proposal has set off a firestorm of protest. While the budget proposal increases real spending on education by 4.2% when compared to the approved 2006 budget, it decreases real spending by 1.2% when com [...]	2006-12-15 00:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO6972	POST'S NOMINEES AS OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Per reftel, post would like to nominate the following persons for selection as "OAS Democracy Practitioners." 2. Name: Jose WOLDENBERG Karakowsky Bio: Woldenberg, 54, holds a Bachelor's degree in sociology, a Master's degree in Latin American studies, and a Doctorate in political scie [...]	2006-12-15 23:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MX OAS KSUM PHUM
06MEXICO7007	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 14:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN MX
06MEXICO7015	SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER DISCUSSES MEXICAN [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens for weeks has highlighted publicly the need for fiscal reform in Mexico. At a recent conference in Mexico City, he said that Mexico needs to implement a broad fiscal reform to confront growing pension liabilities, rising payments on financed investment [...]	2006-12-20 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO7032	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20 [...] (U) The revenue portion of the budget was first approved by the Chamber of Deputies and then the Senate though the Senate rejected the specific provision regarding the soft drink tax. However, this will probably not prevent the elimination of the discriminatory 20 percent tax on beverages swe [...]	2006-12-21 19:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO7033	CALDERON DEBUTS WITH A DEFT HAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first weeks in office, President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa has seized the initiative on several important issues, demonstrating his intent to forge an activist presidency. The change in atmospherics between the Fox and Calderon administrations has been evident from Calder [...]	2006-12-21 19:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO7037	NEW MEXICAN ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY DISCUSSES PLANS [...] (SBU) Constitutional reform in the energy sector is at least three years away according to the newly appointed Undersecretary for Energy Planning at the Mexican Secretariat of Energy (SENER),Jordy Herrera. In the meantime, the Calderon Administration will introduce legislation to "strengthe [...]	2006-12-21 22:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON ELAB MX
06MEXICO7054	MEDIA WARS: THE CONTINUING DEBATE OVER [...] (U) Summary: The new head of the Secretariat of Transportation and Communications (SCT) Luis Tellez has been sending mixed signals this past week over whether or not the Calderon administration will push for the opening of a third television broadcast channel in Mexico. Both Tellez and a com [...]	2006-12-22 19:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS MX EINV
06MEXICO7055	AMBASSADOR MAISTO CALLS ON SRE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Mexico City December 13-14, USOAS Ambassador John Maisto met separately with outgoing SRE Undersecretary for Latin America Jorge Chen Charpentier and his successor, Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez. Chen offered a readout of the recent South American summit in [...]	2006-12-22 19:15:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OAS MX VE CI BR BL CU NI
06MEXICO7064	MEXICAN CONGRESS PASSES SPENDING BILL, CLOSES IN [...] Summary: After easily passing the revised revenue package on December 21 (ref A),the Mexican Chamber of Deputies passed a USD 208 billion spending bill on December 23 by a vote of 440 in favor to 20 opposed, with five abstentions. The final bills largely conformed with President Calderon's bu [...]	2006-12-26 21:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG MX
06MEXICO7067	UNDERSECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DOUBTS NEAR-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary of Government Abraham Gonzalez Ulleda discussed the state of dialogue with Oaxaca protesters, asserted that agitators arrested by the GOM had received due process and were subsequently released from federal custody or transferred to state prisons, and acknowledged t [...]	2006-12-26 22:42:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB PHUM MX
06MEXICO7111	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 28, [...] (U) Mexico's 2007 federal budget has been approved by the Mexican Congress and published in the Official Gazette. The US$208-billion budget largely reflects President Felipe Calderon's initial proposal, but Congress edged up funding for education, highways, and pensions in rural areas, while [...]	2006-12-28 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO742	PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...]	2006-02-10 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO743	PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...]	2006-02-10 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO744	PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...]	2006-02-10 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO764	MEXICAN TRADE NEGOTIATOR ON NAFTA MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Mexican trade negotiator Ken Smith Ramos told us February 2 that Mexico expected the upcoming proposed March NAFTA Ministerial would cover the relationship between NAFTA and the SPP, regulatory cooperation, development of a list of panelists as set out in NAFTA Chapter 20, increased fle [...]	2006-02-10 21:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MX
06MEXICO765	MEXICANS REACT NEGATIVELY TO EXPULSION OF CUBAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 3 the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel in Mexico City (next door to the U.S. Embassy) expelled a 16-member Cuban delegation that was participating in an energy conference with the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association. The expulsion came after OFAC advised the Sheraton's parent c [...]	2006-02-10 21:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MX CU
06MEXICO787	AVIATION COOPERATION CONTINUES, ICAO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA officials met February 7 with the Director General for Mexican Civil Aviation (DGAC) and other high level DGAC officials to discuss numerous aviation related matters including Bill Voss' candidacy for Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation SIPDIS [...]	2006-02-13 22:40:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR MX CMGT PINS PTER
06MEXICO792	LEADING POLLSTER ANALYZES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: One of Mexico's most respected pollsters, Maria de las Heras, told us that according to her own data, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD),remained the candidate to beat in Mexico's July 2 presidential election, [...]	2006-02-14 14:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO806	CANDIDATES PLAY TO AUDIENCES ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) On the campaign trail the week of February 6, the three main presidential candidates, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),Felipe Calderon, and Roberto Madrazo, concerned about losing potential votes in a close race have avoided detailed explanations of their economic proposals and focuse [...]	2006-02-14 18:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO820	BANK OF MEXICO OFFICIAL WORRIES ABOUT AMLO [...] (SBU) Bank of Mexico (BOM) deputy governor Jose Sidaoui told Econoffs February 9 he is worried that leading presidential contender Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),should he win, would rule like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Sidaoui also commented more generally about Mexicans' ingrained depende [...]	2006-02-14 21:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO829	FOLLOWING THE APEC ROAD MAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist met February 9 with the Director of Multilateral and Regional Negotiations for the Mexican Secretariat of Economy Flavia Farinetti de Wiechers to discuss APEC 2006 initiatives and agenda. Farinetti said that the GOM strongly supports Vietnam's road ma [...]	2006-02-14 22:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON MX APECO ETRD
06MEXICO858	PRI DISSIDENTS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: In order to broaden our understanding of the dynamics within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),over the past two weeks, poloff met with three dissidents within the party's congressional faction, two of whom had just announced their defection from the party. In frank c [...]	2006-02-15 20:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO864	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO THROUGH INDUSTRIAL [...] SUMMARY. The Mexican Association of Industrial Parks (AMPIP) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2006. Composed of private companies, Mexican State Governments and real estate funds, AMPIP promotes economic development by lobbying the government on behalf of its members and promotion of the [...]	2006-02-16 14:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV MX
06MEXICO895	DEMONS IN EDEN - LYDIA CACHO CASE UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The case of Lydia Cacho, the independent journalist arrested in December on libel and defamation charges, exploded back into the headlines on February 14 when the media released excerpts of a tape containing alleged phone conversations in which businessman Kamel Nacif is heard plo [...]	2006-02-16 22:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MX KCRM KWMN KCOR
06MEXICO953	CANDIDATES AND THEIR OWN REFORMS [...] On the campaign trail the week of February 14, Felipe Calderon and Roberto Madrazo spoke on their reform priorities while Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced his "new" agenda, which centers around the idea that no "so-called structural reforms" are needed. Calderon continued promotin [...]	2006-02-22 15:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO956	CONTEMPLATING A MADRAZO FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: If elected, we believe Roberto Madrazo would seek to conduct a foreign policy that falls somewhere between the U.S.-centered policy advocated by the Fox administration and the "non-aligned" policy traditionally maintained by presidents from the Revolutionary Institutional Party [...]	2006-02-22 15:49:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO991	EMPLOYING MEXICO'S INCARCERATED, ONE MAQUILA AT A [...] SUMMARY. U.S. based Kojo Industries is working with the GOM and Mexican State governments to construct and operate maquiladoras at prisons throughout Mexico. The program is intended to reduce crime and encourage dual parenting while providing employment both during and after incarceration. [...]	2006-02-23 19:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO999	AMLO'S PUTATIVE FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES A CRASH COURSE ON THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 22:01:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
06MILAN150	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE END-USE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 12:32:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IT BLUE LANTERN
06MILAN39	Fiat Out of the Red [...] Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo held a press conference to announce that after almost five years of steady losses, the auto giant posted operating profits of 1.33 billion euro in 2005. Fiat ended the year with 7 billion euro in cash, compared with 6 billion euro at the end of 2004, [...]	2006-02-02 15:42:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV IT AORC EUN
06MILAN77	Good prospects for Italy's Stock Market [...] Data from February indicates that 2006 will see an increase in new listings for the Italian stock market (Borsa Italiana) over 2005. The Borsa saw 19 new listings last year, already the highest number of new listings since 2000. This included 15 IPOs and 4 spin-offs, incorporations, or re-l [...]	2006-03-06 15:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON IT EUN
06MILSK1226	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24, [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 11:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO

06MINSI225	ELECTINN OFFICIAL TELLS EUR DAR KRAMER ELECTIONSQ [...] (C) Sumaary: VisiWKkQEUR DAS David Kramer met with Central Election Commissikn (CDC) Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on February 24. Lozovik stressed that Bdlarus, election process is democratic and expressed anger at the OSCE and U.S. for saying otherwise. He also criti`ized the oppoSitiof for co [...]	2006-03-02 13:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK10	Belarus' Flailing White Elephants [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Ambassador and Emboffs have visited several of Belarus' larger businesses, including its fourth largest company, the Minsk Automobile Factory (MAZ),its fifth largest company, the Belarus Automobile Factory (BelAZ),and Belshina, one of the world's largest tire [...]	2006-01-05 14:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD ELAB PGOV BO
06MINSK1002	GOB DENIES ACCESS TO KOZULIN, ANONYMOUS LETTER [...] (C) On September 8, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the MFA in response to the Embassy's August 10 request for access to former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin in prison. Charge had traveled to the prison to seek access to Kozulin August 30, but was told that t [...]	2006-09-13 11:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK1013	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Chinese Defense Minister Meets with Lukashenko in Minsk (para. 2) - Lukashenko Arrives in Havana for NAM Summit (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY --------- [...]	2006-09-18 08:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1018	DAY OF SOLIDARITY EVENT CUT SHORT BY POWER FAILURE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, youth opposition activists staged a demonstration and concert on the one-year anniversary of the first "Days of Solidarity" event. Despite significant security presence and attempts by the GOB to impede the rally, the demonstration in Minsk attracted approximat [...]	2006-09-18 12:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ASEC BO
06MINSK1019	UNION STATE STAGNATES ALONG WITH GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite public statements to the contrary, and without knowing the content of the "Constitutional Act," Russia and Belarus still appear far from completing an agreement on a Union State. Before seriously negotiating on the Union State the two still must resolve issues that re-em [...]	2006-09-18 12:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR BO
06MINSK1031	TIP Film Screening Prompts Discussion of GOB's Anti-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently hosted a film screening of a U.S.-produced investigative documentary on victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) for independent journalists and leading members of the NGO community. The participants praised the film for its poignant presentation of the gl [...]	2006-09-20 12:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1036	BORISOV OPPOSITION FACES SEVERE REPRESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Poloffs recently traveled to Borisov to gauge local preparedness and the degree of cooperation of democratic forces ahead of the January 14 municipal elections. Despite blatant surveillance and frequent interruptions by GOB representatives and state media, Borisov's opposition political p [...]	2006-09-21 11:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BO
06MINSK1050	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 26, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Date Announced for CIS October Summit in Minsk (para. 2) - Belarus' Foreign Minister to Address UNGA (para. 3) - Foreign Ministries of Belarus, Iran [...]	2006-09-27 03:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1055	HRDF POLLING CONTINUES, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) This is the third report on implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A),the IISEPS polling service conducted the fifth of six opinion polls August 15-25 (see septel [...]	2006-09-27 13:47:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BO
06MINSK1056	REGIME TIGHTENING ELECTORAL CODE ON EVE OF LOCAL [...] (C) The Belarusian Parliament will review a bill of 60 amendments to the Electoral Code in early October, which if passed, could have a noticeable impact on the process leading up to municipal elections in January 2007. Most of the changes will not be publicized until after signed into law by [...]	2006-09-27 13:47:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK106	WOMEN,S POLITICAL WILL IS STRONG BUT UNDERUTILIZED [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, DCM met with Belarusian Organization of Working Women (BOWW) representative to discuss the political mood of women on the eve of the presidential elections, BOWW's strategy to support the opposition candidates and the organization's future projects for the post-elec [...]	2006-02-03 07:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO
06MINSK1060	THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF BELARUSIAN THINK TANKS [...] (C) Leaders of the most prominent independent analytical centers in Belarus recently detailed how a continuing campaign of repression by the Lukashenko regime has caused many of their organizations to formally disband. Despite the pressure, think tank leaders continue working to try to inform [...]	2006-09-28 10:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK1061	OPPOSITION COALITION SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS [...] (C) On September 25, several key parties within the United Democratic Forces (UDF) announced the formation of an independent &executive body8 to coordinate plans for the January 2007 municipal elections. In response to this latest development, UDF leader Aleksandr Milinkevich has stated in u [...]	2006-09-28 15:03:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK1062	OPPOSITION LEADERS ADMIT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, [...] (C) Charge met separately September 29 at the Embassy with Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) leaders Vintsuk Vyachorka and Anatoliy Lebedko to discuss the state of the united opposition (ref A). Both Vyachorka and Lebedko stated that while as before there were differences of opinion, the coal [...]	2006-09-29 09:37:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
06MINSK1074	BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVELY WORKING, JUST NOT [...] (C) Summary: Belarusian youth groups have redirected their attention away from post-election stagnation to resuming activities to bring about change in Belarus. Some are actively preparing for the January 2007 local elections, while others are focusing on distributing information, providing [...]	2006-10-03 10:25:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1075	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 03, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko Discusses Union State Agenda with Borodin (para. 2) - China's Ambassador Calls Belarus A Friend and Partner (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -- [...]	2006-10-03 11:27:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1079	LUKASHENKO FIELDS SOFTBALLS FROM RUSSIAN MEDIA, [...] (C) In an extensively covered lengthy press conference with selected visiting Russian journalists, President Lukashenko laid all the blame for the latest delay in Belarusian-Russian integration at the doorstep of the Kremlin. On the other hand, he claimed an affinity for Russia, told the audi [...]	2006-10-03 13:49:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
06MINSK108	Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3) [...] This is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------- Signature Results ----------------- 2. After a month of signature collection, the CEC announced the following [...]	2006-02-03 09:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1081	BELARUS TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Responses keyed to paragraph 11 of reftel: A. Only one trade agency, State, is represented at Post. B. Contact person: Nathan Lane, Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief lanenp@state.gov tel. (375-17) 210-1283 ext. 4434 fax (375-17) 234-78-53 Backup Dmitriy Semenov, Political/Ec [...]	2006-10-04 12:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BO
06MINSK1084	NEW EU INTEREST IN VISA BANS ON STATE MEDIA [...] (C) Embassy Minsk recommends that the Department renew its efforts to persuade European allies to expand the current EU visa ban against top officials of the Lukashenko regime to include twelve state media executives and journalists, who are responsible for some of the most egregious propaganda [...]	2006-10-05 09:55:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1088	DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-06 04:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN BO
06MINSK1099	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...]	2006-10-06 12:20:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO
06MINSK11	Minsk Election Weekly III (December 31 - January 6) [...] This is the third in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------- The Campaigns ------------- 2. Expelled BSU Students Not For Kozulin Independent online news source Charter 97 post [...]	2006-01-05 14:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1100	DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 04:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN BO
06MINSK1102	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 9 with Belarusian Foreign Minister Martynov to present him with copies of the letter of recall for her predecessor and her letters of credence. Martynov welcomed the Ambassador, and made his usual comments about the nature of the relationship Belarus wants to hav [...]	2006-10-11 13:53:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK1109	AMBASSADOR REINFORCES UNITY MESSAGE TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) On October 11, Ambassador met with three senior leaders of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) opposition coalition: Belarusian Party of Communists leader Sergey Kalyakin, United Civic Party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, and Belarusian Popular Front Vintsuk Vyachorka. UDF leader Aleksandr Mil [...]	2006-10-13 14:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1110	REGIME FINGERS OPPOSITION ACTIVIST FOR 2005 [...] (C) On October 5, Belarusian law enforcement authorities arrested prominent youth opposition leader Pavel Krasovskiy on suspected involvement in two bombings in 2005 that injured approximately 50 people in northeastern Belarus. If formally charged and found guilty, Krasovskiy could face the de [...]	2006-10-13 14:29:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1116	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 16, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Opposition Parties Agree on Campaign Cooperation (para. 2) - Authorities Approves Election Deadlines, Restrict Media (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Lower Chamber [...]	2006-10-17 03:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1117	INDEPENDENT POLLING: MILINKEVICH SUPPORT RATINGS DECLINE [...] Summary: Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev September 25 gave Poloff results of his fifth post election survey conducted in August. Opposition coalition presidential candidate Milinkevich's support rating dropped 8.8 points since March to 11.6%, whereas President Lukashenko's support rati [...]	2006-10-17 04:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK1119	BELARUSIAN RELGIOUS LEADERS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) As her first official event at her residence, Ambassador hosted a breakfast for leaders of various religious communities in Minsk and visiting EUR/UMB deskoff. While the representative of the GOB-sympathetic Catholic Church was hesitant to air his concerns openly, the Protestant and Hare [...]	2006-10-18 06:10:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1123	"16" NOT SO SWEET: DAYS OF SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN [...] (C) September 16, 2006 marked the first anniversary of the "Days of Solidarity" opposition campaign in Belarus. Planned as a series of monthly candle-lighting ceremonies on the 16th of each month honoring the memories of disappeared opponents of the Lukashenko regime, the campaign evolved into [...]	2006-10-18 11:44:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1136	OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECONSIDERS HIS ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Authorities conditionally released youth opposition activist Pavel Krasovskiy from police custody on October 15, following 10 days of questioning in connection with two 2005 Vitebsk bombings and a 1999 murder and rape case. After strong words of support from Ambassador, Krasovskiy admitte [...]	2006-10-20 13:36:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1141	MILINKEVICH PROMOTES HIS OWN MOVEMENT IN MEETING [...] (C) On October 20, Ambassador met with opposition coalition leader Milinkevich to discuss the status of the United Democratic Forces (UDF). Milinkevich stressed that the coalition was generally united despite internal disagreements on strategy, a second coalition congress, and UDF leadership. [...]	2006-10-24 13:13:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1142	HOSIERY, HYPERMARKETS AND HOT RODS; ECONOMIC [...] (C) The first-time visitor to Minsk will quickly notice pockets of conspicuous consumption belying tour book descriptions of Belarus as a museum of all things Soviet. On the road from the airport one will pass new multi-story dachas, a Porsche dealership and a billboard advertising designer l [...]	2006-10-24 13:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1143	PROTESTANTS PREPARED TO "FIGHT UNTIL THE END" TO [...] (SBU) On October 21, approximately 600 people gathered in Minsk to protest the GOB's confiscation of the New Life Church's (NLC) property. Amidst heavy security presence, NLC Senior Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko called on the people to defend their right to freedom of religion. On October 17 [...]	2006-10-24 14:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF BO
06MINSK1144	TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR INSULTING LUKASHENKO [...] (SBU) In a politically motivated trial observed by Poloff, a Minsk court sentenced a 60-year-old human rights activist Yekaterina Sadovskaya to two years in prison for allegedly insulting President Lukashenko by demanding he be subjected to a mental examination. The court also fined her USD [...]	2006-10-25 04:50:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1149	LOCAL ELECTION PROCESS DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING FOR [...] (SBU) The Belarusian Central Election Committee (CEC) approved a calendar of the process for the January 14, 2007 local council elections, listing the dates territorial election commissions are to be formed, the time period for nominees to gather signatures( and the date marking the beginning [...]	2006-10-27 05:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1157	COALITION LEADERS SETTLE ON HOLDING SECOND [...] (C) The United Democratic Forces (UDF) Political Council recently agreed to convene a second congress of democratic forces on March 25, 2007. The dec)sion was included in th% Political CounciX's approved "Agreement on the UDF Political Campaign" that also called for the creation of a Political [...]	2006-10-31 05:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1159	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 31, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Wins European Parliament's Sakharov Award (para. 2) - Skrebets Will Be Released in November (para. 3) - Activist Arrested Near Presidential Administration ( [...]	2006-10-31 10:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1162	U.S.-EU AMBASSADORS PRESS FOR ACCESS TO OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) On October 30, Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission in Minsk continued their assertive and collaborative approach to spotlighting the Lukashenko regime's politically motivated imprisonments by coordinating their attempts to gain access to the criminal trial against Dmitriy Dashkevich, the [...]	2006-11-01 03:16:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1163	PSI LETTER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 05:02:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN BOQ
06MINSK1164	SATISFYING THE MARKET IN A STATE-DOMINATED ECONOMY [...] (C) Profitable Belarusian businesses, even if they are completely privately owned, must respond in large part to the dictates of the state. This is especially true when private companies try to compete in the same markets with state-owned enterprises. The complex business environment, which e [...]	2006-11-01 09:47:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1166	OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECEIVES 18 MONTHS [...] (SBU) On November 1, Judge Alla Bulash convicted Dmitriy Dashkevich, the leader of the opposition youth organization Malady Front, for allegedly operating an unregistered organization (reftel). In a courtroom opened to Dashkevich's father, international observers and a small number of indepe [...]	2006-11-01 14:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK117	MFA Wants Positive WTO Answer Now [...] (U) On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich called Ambassador to the MFA to complain again about the U.S., EU and the WTO. Also present were Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Directorate of Foreign Trade, Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the MFA's Division of Forei [...]	2006-02-06 10:56:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
06MINSK1174	U.S.-EU AMBASSADORQ SHOW SUPPORT FOR CHURCH UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission recently visited the embattled New Life Church (NLC) to show their support for religious freedom in Belarus. The NLC ended its 23-day hunger strike on October 29 after the Supreme Economic Court agreed to review the church's appeal of the forced [...]	2006-11-03 14:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF BO
06MINSK1179	GOB'S EGO OUTSTRIPS ACTIONS IN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) The GOB and the International Organization for Migration recently co-hosted an international conference that sought to bolster cooperation between source and destination countries in the battle against trafficking in persons (TIP). At the conference, GOB officials stressed the importance [...]	2006-11-09 05:43:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM BO
06MINSK1184	LUKASHENKO AND RUSSIA: A TALE OF UNREQUITED LOVE? [...] (C) Lukashenko and Putin likely will achieve little during a possible November 10 meeting in Moscow. Both countries continue to play hardball with one another in energy negotiations, which are expected to drag on until the end of the year. Belarus will eventually have to settle for increased [...]	2006-11-09 12:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1187	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 9, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This edition includes events thru the November 6- 7 Revolution Day holiday. The next edition will cover items thru November 17. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. and EU Ambassa [...]	2006-11-09 13:51:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1188	BELARUS NOT DOING WHAT IS NEEDED TO PREVENT GSP [...] (C) On October 12, the European Commission (EC) postponed its decision to suspend the General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus, giving Belarus more time to implement the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 12 recommendations to improve labor rights (ref A). According to some estim [...]	2006-11-13 09:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK1192	REGIONAL ACTIVISTS CONFIRM: BELARUSIANS ARE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief and Emboffs recently traveled to Polotsk and Baranovichi in introductory visits with local authorities, opposition activists, and entrepreneurs. Opposition activists and journalists in both communities openly described the repression they face, but continue to cooperate toge [...]	2006-11-14 07:42:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1204	HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT [...] (C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of imprisoned BSDP chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Kozulin's wife discussed how authorities repeatedly denied her husband family contact and legal counsel [...]	2006-11-17 15:57:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK1207	AMBASSADOR VISITS VANDALIZED HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL [...] (C) Ambassador visited Minsk's Yama Holocaust Memorial and two other related sites on November 15. The Yama site had been vandalized on November 11, when unknown persons drew a swastika on the memorial's main monument, splashed white paint on bronze statues, and left leaflets signed by the "B [...]	2006-11-20 13:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KIRF BO
06MINSK121	P5+2 Statement on Iran [...] On February 6, Econoff delivered ref A points and statement to Igor Ugorich of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich received the information without comment. Econoff stressed that, given recent statements of intent for Belarus and Iran to cooperate on nuclea [...]	2006-02-07 06:58:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP PREL IR BO
06MINSK1212	BELARUSIAN ECONOMIC FUTURE IN DOUBT [...] (C) Belarus' current trend of robust GDP growth faces numerous challenges. The so-called economic miracle rests largely on Russian subsidies, with the government failing to harness the windfall to prepare for its seemingly inevitable end. Russia's preparations to join the WTO threatEn toQ ha [...]	2006-11-24 06:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1213	HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT [...] (C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of imprisoned BSDP chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Kozulin's wife discussed how authorities repeatedly denied her husband family contact and legal counsel [...]	2006-11-24 10:23:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK1215	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-06-11, 12, AND 13 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 12:06:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
06MINSK1220	MINSK FORUM: BITING THE HAND THAT PATS YOUR BACK? [...] (C) November 9-11 witnessed the Minsk Fgrum, an annual German-sponsored conference designed to be a platform for open dialogue. The GOB's denial of visas to at least eight would-be attendees overshadowed the substance of the conference. The row highlights the hazards of attempting even seemi [...]	2006-11-24 14:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
06MINSK1221	POLITICAL PARTY DEPUTIES POINT FINGERS WHILE [...] (C) Ambassador on November 17 met with deputy leaders of pro-democratic political parties to gauge the unity within the coalition and the progress in the local council elections. The deputy leaders reported a small victory in receiving registration for most of their initiative groups, althoug [...]	2006-11-24 14:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1222	FREED MP CALLS FOR SHADOW GOVERNMENT, UNSC DEBATE [...] (C) Ambassador recently met with former opposition MP and political prisoner Sergey Skrebets following his release on amnesty. While Skrebets described the prison conditions he and fellow hunger striking political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin faced as somewhat better than the general prison po [...]	2006-11-24 14:43:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PFOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1225	INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO [...] Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey. According to his results, both the amount of Belarusians who listen to foreign radio broadcasts and who use the internet continue to increase. Support ratings decreased s [...]	2006-11-29 11:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK1226	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LUKASHENKO PRESS CONFERENCE --------------------------- - Lukashenko Admits GOB Falsified Presidential Vote (para. 2) - Lukashenko Explains Reasons for "Last Dictator" (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELA [...]	2006-11-29 11:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1227	HRDF POLLING ENDS, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) This is the fourth report on the implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A),the IISEPS polling service conducted the sixph and final opinion poll in November (see s [...]	2006-11-29 12:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BO
06MINSK1231	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN MINSK: GAS PRICE TO INCREASE [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, Ambassador was told by her Russian counterpart that the price of natural gas will be going up "right away" and that the Belarusian opposition was still in early stages of development. Russian Ambassador Surikov also noted that efforts continue behind [...]	2006-11-30 13:49:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PINR BO RS
06MINSK1234	LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE [...] (C) Belarus' rocky relationship with Russia has forced the isolated country to pursue a different course in its foreign policy. The GOB has ratcheted up its efforts to strengthen ties with countries like Iran, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, and China over the past year. Belarus is attempting to div [...]	2006-12-01 14:03:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO
06MINSK1235	LUKASHENKO ADMITS RIGGING ELECTIONS [...] (C) President Lukashenko admitted during a press conference with Ukrainian journalists in Minsk that he rigged the March 2006 presidential electionq. Lukashenko claimed that the GOB deliberately understated the official vote tally to satisfy European Q 9QI9M9 The dictator also criticized Ru [...]	2006-12-01 14:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1241	LOCAL COUNCIL DEPUTIES FACING AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (C) Pro-democratic local council deputies from the regions of Belarus claimed to have high public support within their districts but doubted it would be enough to win re-election in what they predict will be fraudulent local council elections in January. Deputies informed Ambassador that GO [...]	2006-12-04 08:30:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1244	LUKASHENKO FOCUSES ON ENERGY SECURITY DURING CIS [...] (SBU) On November 28, Minsk hosted the CIS Heads of State summit. Although the agenda called for discussions on CIS reform and other issues, few agreements were reached. Lukashenko used the summit to negotiate with Russian President Putin on gas prices and the fate of Belarus' pipeline Beltra [...]	2006-12-05 12:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK1245	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 4, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Meets Bush, Faces Two Months in Jail (para. 2) - Union of Left-wing Parties Favors Election Boycott (para. 3) - Youth Activists Attempt to Demonstrate Durin [...]	2006-12-05 13:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1248	KOZULINA APPROACHES AMBASSADOR TO HELP END [...] (C) Ambassador recently meet with Irina Kozulina, wife of hunger striking imprisoned former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin. Kozulina relayed to Ambassador Kozulin's request that the U.S. raise the GOB's human rights violations at the UN Security Council. She also asked t [...]	2006-12-05 13:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1252	LEFTIST PARTIES POISED TO BOYCOTT LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Leftist opposition parties Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC) and Belarusian Social Democratic Party (BSDP) "Gramada" intend to boycott the January 2007 local elections on the grounds that participating in a rigged process is pointless. A senior BPC member admitted to Pol/Econ Chief th [...]	2006-12-06 13:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
06MINSK1255	BELARUS: LIBETDACT [...] Summary: The GO is building economic ties with Cuba, strongly spports the Cuban government, and has no interest n promoting democracy, the protection of human rigts or free market reform. End summary. Belarsian-Cuban Investment, Trade and Exchanges ------------------------------------------ [...]	2006-12-07 12:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU
06MINSK1256	DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-14 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 13:15:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
06MINSK1258	DELIVERED RESULTS OF 2006 MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 09:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC EITC KSCA TSPA
06MINSK1259	STROYENERGO PROPOSAL ON OPIC CLAIM [...] (SBU) Post has no derogatory information on Stroyenergo. However, judging by some of the contracts it has received, Stroyenergo, like many large construction firms, apparently enjoys a close relationship with the Belarusian government. Given such a relationship, it is quite likely the letter fr [...]	2006-12-08 11:27:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BO
06MINSK1270	Prison Cannot Stop Pro-Democratic Activists [...] (C) Former political prisoners and the friends and family of opposition activists currently in jail gathered December 7 at Ambassador's residence. The event marked the second occasion in recent months that the Embassy has hosted a reception for these champions of democracy. The attendees desc [...]	2006-12-12 12:00:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1272	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 8, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Nomination Stage in Local Elections Over (para. 2) - Ten Members of BPC Withdraw From Local Elections (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Urges G8 Leaders [...]	2006-12-12 13:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1273	OPPOSITION UNITED ON KOZULIN, DIVIDED ON [...] (C) Through a series of demonstrations on World Human Rights Day (December 10),the Belarusian democratic forces demonstrated unity in supporting hunger striking imprisoned former opposition candidate Aleksandr Kozulin. Opposition leaders also expressed gratitude for Congress' recent passage [...]	2006-12-13 09:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1276	OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER FENDS OFF JAIL SENTENCE [...] (C) A Minsk judge suspended indefinitely the trial of opposition party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, whom authorities had charged with "minor hooliganism" for his participation in a December 10 World Human Rights Day demonstration, for lack of credible evidence. During his spirited self-defense, [...]	2006-12-14 09:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1278	KOZULIN ENDS HUNGER STRIKE, GRATEFUL TO USG [...] (C) On December 13, Irina Kozudina, wife of imprisoned former opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) Chair and presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, confirmed to Charge that her husband ended the hunger strike that he began on October 20 in protest of the start of [...]	2006-12-14 11:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1283	LUKASHENKO, UNDER RUSSIAN PRESSURE, TRIES TO SHORE [...] (C) News Russia would begin charging full export duties on oil shipments to Belarus effective January 1 caught Lukashenko off guard, necessitating a hastily planned December 15 visit to Moscow. Although the GOB has downplayed the significance of the decision, the imposition of 100 percent of [...]	2006-12-15 14:03:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET BO RS
06MINSK1290	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko, Putin Meet in Moscow (para. 2) - Sudanese Foreign Minister to Visit (para. 3) - Chinese Military Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 4) [...]	2006-12-19 05:30:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1294	MFA CRITICIZES RAISING BELARUS AT UNSC, FEARS [...] (C) On December 20, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department Grigoriy Lyashuk presented Ambassador Belarus' concerns regarding possible sanctions resulting from the passage of the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act and the United State's use of the UN Security Council to raise the i [...]	2006-12-20 14:07:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM BO
06MINSK1299	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 07:17:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1301	LETTER FROM KOZULIN'S WIFE TO USG, AMERICAN PEOPLE [...] The following is an unofficial trAnslation of a letter from Irina Kozulina, wife of Belarus' imprisonedformer opposition presidential candidate AlekSandr Kozulin. Post will send the original leTter, received December 21, via pouch to EUR/UMB. 2. Begin text: Tothe United States GoverNment [...]	2006-12-22 10:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK1307	COURT UPHOLDS FIRING OF ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) A Minsk court recently upheld a university's decision to fire a professor who had served as an independent election observer during Belarus' fraudulent March 2006 presidential elections. The university's case against reinstatement rested upon hearsay witnesses and threats of criminal inv [...]	2006-12-27 13:00:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK131	40 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY: PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: With presidential elections only a month and a half away, the campaign "process" is well underway, but more in form than substance. Incumbent President Lukashenko, 10 Coalition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, former Belarusian State University rector Anatoly Kozulin, and pro-L [...]	2006-02-08 09:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK1314	GOT CAS? THE COLD WAR BETWEEJ BELARUS AND GAZPROM [...] (C) NEGOTIATIONS IN MOSCOW OVER GAS PRICES AND A RUSSIAN STAKE IN BELTRANSGAZ CONTINUE DOWN TO THE WIRE, WITH BOTH SIDES RATCHETING UP THE RHETORIC. GHILE THE EXACT TERMR AND TIMING OF A FINAL DEAL REMAIN UNCERTAIN, IT APPEARS *-QM!Q9-=WILL FINALLY CONC%DE A STAKE IN @ELTRANSG!Z IN RETURN DOR [...]	2006-12-29 11:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL BO RS
06MINSK1315	MINSK EAC DISCUSSES POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) Charge convened post's Emergency Action Committee December 28. In attendance were A/DCM, A/POL/ECON chief, RSO, CONS, GSO, IMO, ITO, A/DCM, CLO, MSG DET Commander, USAID and A/PAO. 2. (SBU) The EAC met to discuss the continuing dispute and negotiations between Gazprom and the Gover [...]	2006-12-29 11:15:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	ASEC CASC AMGT ENRG BO
06MINSK1317	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 29, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT ---------------------------------- - Russian Bank Acquires Belvneshekonombank (para. 2) ELECTIONS --------- - Lebedko Denied Permission to Meet With Voters (p [...]	2006-12-29 13:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK132	PARTNERSHIP ANONYMOUSLY REPORTS FIRST ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Despite potentially facing criminal charges for reporting any information that may discredit Belarus, civil initiative Partnership anonymously sent via email a report detailing the results of the first phase of its long-term election observation. The report, which covers January [...]	2006-02-08 09:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK134	Demarche On UN Reform [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 05:54:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM PREL SOCI BO
06MINSK138	OPPOSITION DENIED PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: On December 30, the Central Election Committee announced the results of the territorial (regional and municipal) commission nomination process. Out of the 2,124 members, only one was a representative of the opposition, despite the dozens of nominations opposition parties submitt [...]	2006-02-10 06:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK141	Belarusian Athletes to Win, If They Know What Is Good For [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, Belarus' chief Olympic coach Aleksandr Popov announced the names of athletes who would attend the Turin Olympic Games. Athletes in the past have suffered from stress-related illnesses or left the country altogether because of government pressure to win. Aleksei A [...]	2006-02-10 14:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BO
06MINSK147	Analyzing Belarusian Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade figures for the first nine months of 2005 show a strong increase in Belarusian imports and exports, leading to a shrinking trade deficit. Russia remained by far Belarus' largest trading partner, accounting for 48% of trade. However, trade with Russia fell in both relative [...]	2006-02-13 09:29:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK148	Suspicious Belarusian Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent years, Minsk has actively sought to increase trade and relations with pariah states as a counterbalance to Western pressures to democratize and as evidence that Lukashenko's rule is accepted abroad. Despite these efforts, trade with these Outposts of Tyranny and State [...]	2006-02-13 10:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK149	EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Officer Punished For Illegal Seizure On February 9, the district prosecutor in Svetlagorsk disciplined a police officer for illegally seizing equipment and print material f [...]	2006-02-13 11:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK152	Belarus Getting Sicker [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Lukashenko's "Third Way Economic Miracle," the Belarusian population is now sicker, dies earlier and has fewer children than during the late Soviet period. Doctors at the CitiHope NGO recently passed to Econoff a report they drafted chronicling the systematic worsening o [...]	2006-02-14 08:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON TBIO ENRG MNUC SENV BO
06MINSK154	Minsk Election Weekly VIII (February 3-February 10) [...] This is the eighth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. --------------------------- Signatures and Registration --------------------------- 2. Grodno Commissions Reject Milinkevich's Sig [...]	2006-02-14 08:23:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK162	GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight TIP [...] (U) In a surprisingly cooperative gesture, GOB officials willingly shared information on the GOB's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in an informal setting on February 10. DCM invited representatives from local NGO's and international organizations as well as GOB officials from t [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO

06MINSK17	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 5, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Independant Pollster Warned for Illegal Polling On December 30, the Prosecutor General's office issued a warning to head of the Independent Institute of Social, Economic an [...]	2006-01-10 09:17:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO

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