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06TAIPEI2010	AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN VICE PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt met June 9 with Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen. Chairman Burghardt told VPM Tsai that his visit to Taiwan was primarily a "re-introductory call" and that he was not carrying any messages from President Bush to President Chen. However, his recent consultations in [...]	2006-06-13 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW

06TAIPEI2044	REACTIONS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: AIT's political contacts view today's announcement of the Taiwan-PRC agreement on charter flights as positive, but two Pan-Blue legislators said the agreement did not go far enough or was just a "tiny step." Our contacts believe the announcement will boost President Chen, curren [...]	2006-06-14 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2056	Southern Taiwan Youth Prepping for Global Business [...] Summary: In 2004, Taiwan's Ministry of Education included globalization as an important factor in the annual university performance evaluation program. Local universities have worked to comply by diversifying international exchange programs and re-engineering campuses into international learni [...]	2006-06-16 05:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI2098	UMC Puts He Jian Stake in Trust as Investigations Continue [...] At a June 12 shareholders meeting, Chairman Jackson Hu of United Microelectronics Corporation, Taiwan's second largest semiconductor manufacturer, announced that the firm had placed US$ 110 million worth of stock in He Jian Technology into a trust. He Jian, a PRC semiconductor manufacturer, a [...]	2006-06-19 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI211	TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON DRAM [...] (C) While the outlook for Taiwan's semiconductor industry for 2006 is positive; many analysts predict a difficult year for the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) industry. However, Taiwan firms are optimistic about their prospects. They are investing heavily in advanced 12-inch manufacturin [...]	2006-01-23 02:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI2113	CHEN'S FAMILY SCANDALS THREATEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Pan-Blue politicians are pushing for President Chen's resignation or recall over new corruption scandal allegations involving his wife (Wu Shu-chen),his son-in-law (Chao Chien-ming),and officials in the Presidential Office. Chen is fighting back, however, and a reca [...]	2006-06-20 22:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2166	MA: HOLD CHEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 televised address, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou defended the Pan-Blue effort to recall President Chen and urged him to step down to take political responsibility for corruption scandals and incompetence in managing Taiwan's economy and relations with the U.S. In respo [...]	2006-06-22 21:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2172	TAIWAN'S FAIR TRADE COMMISSION TO REVISE FAIR [...] Summary: Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission met with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) on the margins of a larger international competition seminar to discuss Taiwan's plans to reform its Fair Trade Law and the benefits of adopting a [...]	2006-06-23 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD TW
06TAIPEI2179	PAN-BLUE RIVALS TARNISH, FRUSTRATE MA [...] (C) Summary: Both PFP Chairman James Soong and KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng resent KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's rise to power, which they see as eroding their own positions. They are taking steps separately to try to shore up their influence. Tapping Deep Blue anger, Soon [...]	2006-06-23 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2194	THE LEGISLATURE PREPARES TO VOTE ON RECALLING [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan legislature's vote tomorrow on a Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian is expected to fail by more than twenty votes. The Pan-Blue is trying to recall Chen over allegations of corruption against several persons close to him, while ruling party [...]	2006-06-26 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI220	"ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" DETAILS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary: At a January 11 meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Committee, Minister Ho Mei- yueh of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) proposed various measures to implement President Chen Shui-bian's "active management" policy for investment in the PRC. The measur [...]	2006-01-23 07:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI221	TAIWAN'S NEW VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN - [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 19, Legislator Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) was named Vice Premier. Tsai, elected as a legislator-at-large for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in December 2004, will take charge of economic and financial issues after the latest cabinet shuffle by President Chen Shui-b [...]	2006-01-23 07:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2215	RECALL MOTION AGAINST PRESIDENT CHEN FAILS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian failed to pass Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on June 27, as was expected. Following the vote, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced he would not support a vote of no confidence in Premier Su Tseng-chang at this time [...]	2006-06-27 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI222	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM MEANS CIVIL RIGHTS, NOT [...] (C) Summary: Constitutional Reform Office (CRO) Director Lee Chun-yi told AIT on January 17 that his office's constitutional reform work over the next two years will be limited to human rights and environmental protection concerns, and will not touch on government structural reforms or sensit [...]	2006-01-23 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2225	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: TRANSMITTAL OF U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
06TAIPEI2249	SARS BREAKTHROUGH--LUNG STEM CELLS KEY TO FINDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Taiwan medical researchers have demonstrated the existence of lung stem cells and identified them as a critical target for infection by the SARS virus. This research may result in a vaccine being developed to counter SARS. END SUMMARY 2. (U) John Yu is a US citizen resarcher [...]	2006-06-30 01:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED TBIO TW
06TAIPEI2262	PUSHING TAIWAN ON DOHA & TRADE [...] (U) AIT Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director and Econ Chief delivered the demarche in reftel B to Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen and newly appointed Taipei Economic and Cultural Relations Office (TECRO) Deputy Chief John C.C. Deng over dinner on June 29. AIT urged Taiwan to step forward in the [...]	2006-06-30 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI2266	NEW FINANCE MINISTER NAMED [...] On January 29, Premier Su Tseng-chang appointed Ho Chih-Chin, 54, Chairman of the Economics Department at National Taiwan University as Finance Minister to replace Joseph Lyu (Jye-Cherng). Lyu has only been in the position for five months (ref B) and is the first Ministerial change by Su sinc [...]	2006-06-30 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI2270	NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent days President Chen has recovered his good spirits as a result of receiving strong DPP support against the opposition's recall move, NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told ADIR and ADDIR on June 30, adding that Chen no longer feels "alone." Chiou predicted that politica [...]	2006-06-30 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI229	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SEEKS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. After sixteen months of mechanically obstructing the Defense Procurement Special Budget weapons systems, the KMT under the leadership of Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is moving to develop an alternative proposal on defense policy and arms procurement. Ma has established a task force to [...]	2006-01-24 06:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI2364	Taipei Economic Brief for June [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in June 2006: --Inflationary pressure building --Cross-Strait integration fuels trade expansion --Taipei AmCham issues white paper --MOEA's white paper response --Cross-Strait agreement on charter flights --Restrictions on fo [...]	2006-07-13 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2365	ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - CROSS-STRAIT CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has been rescheduled to July 27-28. Planners are optimistic that members of the pan-Blue opposition will participate, although only in a personal capacity. Cross- Strait issues will dominate the agenda with progress possible o [...]	2006-07-13 01:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2376	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES STILL [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan airlines have begun preparing for new cross-Strait charter flights announced June 14 but complain that the number of flights for the holiday charters is too small. China Airlines (CAL) hopes that it will be able to fly cargo charters as often as once a week, but EVA Air be [...]	2006-07-13 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI2387	Bank of America Questioned about FX Manipulation [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) is currently questioning the Bank of America (BOA) branch in Taiwan about its dumping of U.S. dollars to manipulate the NTD:USD exchange rate on the morning of July 13. CBC has decided it will penalize BOA, but has not announced the penalti [...]	2006-07-14 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
06TAIPEI2388	Taiwan to Streamline Insurance Policy Review [...] Summary: Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission Insurance Bureau (IB) announced it will streamline insurance policy reviews beginning September 1 in response to comments from AmCham and local insurance companies. The number of new insurance products requiring prior review and the review t [...]	2006-07-14 06:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
06TAIPEI240	HIGH-SPEED RAIL BUY-BACK A LAST RESORT [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is preparing contingency plans for buying back the high-speed rail project, which is being constructed by the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project. MOTC officials beli [...]	2006-01-24 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI2411	NAME GAME DELAYS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary: PRC objections to the name of the industry organization that will represent Taiwan continue to delay formal cross-Strait consultations on tourism. However, informal discussions through industry organizations continue with progress on some issues. The head of the Travel Agent Ass [...]	2006-07-17 05:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2412	FACING REALITY--CHINA PETROLEUM AND TAIPOWER RAISE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Last year, Taiwan authorities vowed not to raise fuel or utility prices (ref a). Facing rising international oil prices and mounting losses by state-owned energy and utility companies, the Executive Yuan relented and allowed price hikes at China Petroleum Company (CPC) and Taipow [...]	2006-07-17 06:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV TW
06TAIPEI242	CABINET AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Su Tseng-chang and his new cabinet will take office on January 25, following the formal resignaion of Premier Frank Hsieh and his entire cabinet on January 23. The presidential office and Su Tseng-chang have announced through the media all of the major new appointments [...]	2006-01-24 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2421	TAIWAN PARTICIPANTS IN APEC SEMINAR ON PANDEMIC [...] Dr. Chan-Hsien Chiu Director of Surveillance Taiwan Center for Disease Control e-mail: zschou@cdc.gov.tw tel: 886-2-23434901 fax 886-2-23210110 2. Ms. Lili Lee Deputy Director, Pandemic and Biosafety Preparedness E-mail: lililee@cdc.gov.tw tel: 886-2-23917675 fax: 886-2-23570944 The [...]	2006-07-17 22:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON TBIO KFLU APECO TW
06TAIPEI243	UNEXPECTED Q4 TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS PUSHES UP GDP [...] As recently as November, Taiwan's official data projected a sharp decline in the overall trade surplus. However, an unexpected expansion of Taiwan's 2005 trade surplus will likely push up real GDP for 2005 and lays the basis for growth in 2006. Exports enjoyed accelerated growth as developed [...]	2006-01-24 21:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2431	U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the USCC delegation that the recent PRC-Taiwan joint announcement of cross-Strait charter flights was "the most significant breakthrough in cross-Strait relations of the past six years," and that prospects for further progress are good. Huang said [...]	2006-07-18 22:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2432	US-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Premier Tsai Ing-wen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation that Taiwan is in generally good economic health, but must create new industries and jobs and must preserve its competitive advantages over China. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) [...]	2006-07-18 22:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2433	Middle East Tension Impacts Financial Markets [...] (U) Summary: The flare-up between Israel and Lebanon has impacted stock and foreign exchange (FX) markets in Taiwan. Like other Asian economies, on July 17, Taiwan experienced significant capital outflow, stock price plunges, and currency depreciation. End summary. Currency Depreciation [...]	2006-07-19 00:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
06TAIPEI2440	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON PRESIDENT CHEN, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan strongly criticized President Chen for organizing his policies around the "totally impractical" goal of Taiwan independence, during a meeting with the Director on July 18. Chen's policies have negatively affected relations with allies as well as pr [...]	2006-07-19 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2441	PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG WEIGHS IN ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Director on July 17 urged PFP Chairman James Soong to show leadership in breaking the political deadlock blocking arms procurement, pointing out that U.S. decisionmakers are beginning to question Taiwan's commitment to defend itself. Soong made no specific commitments but a [...]	2006-07-19 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2452	GPA/PVS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO VP TSAI [...] (C) Summary: On July 19 Taiwan Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen assured AIT Director that U.S. comments on the Fifth Price-Value Survey (PVS) would be welcome and given full consideration through September 15 and that the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) would make no further announcements [...]	2006-07-20 22:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WTO ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI246	Southern View on the New DPP Chairman [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held its island wide Chairmanship election on January 15 in which former Secretary General of the Presidential Office Yu Shyi-kun was elected the new DPP Chairman. With record low turnouts in southern Taiwan, Yu won all the cities/ [...]	2006-01-24 23:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2462	ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - PROSPECTS DIM FOR CROSS- [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has suffered a series of setbacks in the last week, including the announcement that People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu would not participate and President Chen's reaffirmation of the "active management" policy. V [...]	2006-07-21 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2467	Vietnam: Taiwan's 2nd Largest Export Base [...] Vietnam has become an important export base for Taiwan companies including a growing number of manufacturers of labor-intensive industries that have relocated from China. Taiwan has become the Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment and the largest source of its trade deficit. [...]	2006-07-21 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2480	TAIWAN FRETTING OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] Action request--see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan MOFA official Ko Jai-son expressed concern to AIT that multiple candidates opposing Sandinista's Daniel Ortega in the November Nicaraguan presidential election would give the election to Ortega, resulting in a switch in diplomatic reco [...]	2006-07-24 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW NU
06TAIPEI2483	RULING DPP SEEKS TO RESTORE IMAGE [...] (C) Summary: The DPP this weekend passed a series of resolutions at its national party congress that aim to curb corruption and burnish its reformist image. In an unexpected and controversial move, the congress abolished the party's formal factions, which up to now have been a primary mechani [...]	2006-07-24 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2485	DIRECTOR MEETS KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU [...] (C) KMT candidate Hau Long-bin told the Director on July 20 that he expects to win the Taipei mayoral election in December, but the contest between him and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh will be much closer than current polling suggests. If elected mayor, Hau will focus on environmental improvement [...]	2006-07-24 22:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2488	SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - MORE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu told AIT/T that the Pan Blue parties are putting politics before Taiwan's economic well-being in their attitude toward Taiwan's July 27-28 Sustainable Economic Development Conference. She predicted the PFP and Kuomintang (KMT) wou [...]	2006-07-25 07:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2490	COAST GUARD FINDS TAIWAN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPLEMENTING ISPS [...] (U) A four-member U.S. Coast Guard team visited Taiwan July 17-21 under the International Port Security Program to examine Taiwan's implementation of the International Maritime Organization's International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The team consisted of Pacific Area Inspecti [...]	2006-07-25 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT TW
06TAIPEI2491	MEGAPORTS TEAM COMPLETES KAOHSIUNG SITE SURVEY [...] A Department of Energy (DOE) Megaports Program team headed by Program Officer Michael Bedke of the National Nuclear Safety Administration conducted a site survey of the Port of Kaohsiung the week of July 10. The team gathered the necessary information to prepare a preliminary plan for install [...]	2006-07-25 07:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ENRG KNNP PARM TW
06TAIPEI2493	ChinaTrust Bank Chairman Jeffrey Koo Penalized [...] On July 20, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) ruled that ChinaTrust Financial Holdings (CFH) and CFH's subsidiary ChinaTrust Commercial Bank (CCB) violated regulations in their acquisition of equity shares in Mega Financial Holdings. The violations included failure to disclose C [...]	2006-07-25 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2495	KMT INSIDER ON MA, ARMS SALES, KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator Joanna Lei told AIT that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's position on arms sales is not yet fully supported by the party's legislative caucus. Lei said Ma's inept handling of the recall against President Chen demonstrates that Ma must learn how to give orders and demand [...]	2006-07-25 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2513	WANG JIN-PYNG PREDICTS ARMS BUDGET BY DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng predicted to the Director on July 25 that the LY would agree to an arms budget no later than this December, which would include the P-3Cs, and possibly PAC-II upgrades and limited funds for a submarine feasibility study. According to "close hold" in [...]	2006-07-26 22:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI253	FRAUD SUMMARY - AIT TAIPEI, JANUARY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TW
06TAIPEI2532	MTAG:JULY 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On July 24, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to Syria. At the same meeting, the AIT Container Security Initiative (CSI) Team Leader discussed in detail technical issues related to the inspection of ca [...]	2006-07-27 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2535	KMT ASSETS SELL-OFF IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) continues to liquidate its assets in order to ease financial pressures on the party and to deprive the DPP of a campaign issue, a KMT official told AIT. Most of the KMT's major assets, including the party headquarters building, have already been sold, and th [...]	2006-07-27 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2536	KMT FIGHTS CORRUPTION BY LOCALIZING CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The KMT, in a break from previous practice, will not hold a Taipei convention to conduct this weekend's election of Central Standing Committee (CSC) members, a party official told AIT. Instead, the electors will cast ballots at their respective local party headquarters. KMT Chair [...]	2006-07-27 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2537	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on July 26 that the DPP's recent national party congress was the most productive of the last ten years. Over the next six months, DPP efforts will focus on implementing the congress' reform resolutions and supporting its candidates in the [...]	2006-07-27 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2538	TALKING POINTS ON NICARAGUA DELIVERED TO TAIWAN [...] (S) AIT POL Chief conveyed ref A talking points on Nicaraguan presidential election to MFA Director General for Central and South American Affairs Jai-son Ko on July 27 (See para 4 for talking points). POL Chief strongly urged Taiwan not to provide funding to Rizo and the FLC. 2. (S) Ko r [...]	2006-07-27 10:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2542	SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - TSU [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, the second day of Taiwan's two- day Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) members eliminated cross- Strait opening measures from the conference's draft recommendations. However, Premier Su and Vice Premier Tsai reinserted th [...]	2006-07-28 10:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2569	DAMNED IF HE DOES OR DOESN'T: JAMES SOONG FOR MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong plans to run for Taipei mayor in hopes of exchanging his last-minute withdrawal for Kuomintang (KMT) agreement to reserve a few races for the PFP in the 2007 Legislative Yuan (LY) election. Soong's popularity is stuck below ten percen [...]	2006-07-31 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2573	TAIPEI RESPONDS TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] AIT delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) APEC Task Force Chief Wang Liang-yu on July 27. In her response, Wang said Chinese Taipei (CT) had repeatedly expressed full support for allowing markets, rather than governments, to determine select technology standards. [...]	2006-08-01 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	CT ECON ETRD APECO TW
06TAIPEI2574	Taipei Economic Brief for July [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in July 2006: --Economic Conference offers 516 recommendations; --Economy expected to slow in H2; --Taiwan to streamline insurance policy review; --Restriction on foreign professionals relaxed; --TSMC vaults to 4th largest sem [...]	2006-08-01 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI261	NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN [...] This cable supplements ref A report on Taiwan's new cabinet. It provides background information on the new economic ministers in the cabinet. New Economic Cabinet Officials ------------------------------ 2. (U) New economic/financial cabinet members appointed in Taiwan's latest cabine [...]	2006-01-25 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI2610	KMT: PRC'S CHEN YUNLIN AND MAC JOSEPH WU COULD MEET [...] (C) Summary: A senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT August 1 that the KMT hopes AIT will help persuade the DPP government to agree to a visit by PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin to attend an agricultural forum in Taipei October 13-18. The PRC has agreed to the KMT plan to a [...]	2006-08-03 05:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2618	MAC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will implement the 58 cross-Strait "consensus proposals" by the end of August, then begin considering the more controversial 14 "other items" from last week's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Di [...]	2006-08-03 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI262	NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN, SAME TIGHT [...] (C) Ref A reports on the new economic ministers in Taiwan. After discussions with a range of interlocutors it appears unlikely that the new cabinet will push for liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties. A senior banker suggested to AIT/T that while he sees many of the new appointees as [...]	2006-01-25 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2630	POST-CONFERENCE OPTIMISM FADES BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Premier's Su announcement that the administration will not relax the 40 percent ceiling on investment in the PRC at this time has disappointed many who expected dramatic cross-Strait economic liberalization after Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC). Howeve [...]	2006-08-04 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2634	Steve Chen Promoted to Economic Minister [...] On the afternoon of August 4, Premier Su Tseng-chang announced that Economic Minister Hwang Ing-san (Morgan) had resigned due to poor health and Vice Minister Chen Ruey-long (Steve) would be promoted to Economic Minister. A brief bio of Mr. Chen is as follows: 2. Steve Chen, 58, has been [...]	2006-08-04 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2635	PFP CONSIDERING DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET KMT TO [...] (C) Summary: A PFP campaign strategist told AIT August 1 that the party is prepared to fight dirty if KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou continues to "arrogantly" ignore PFP power-sharing demands. He claimed the PFP has evidence linking KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin to the Lafayette kickbac [...]	2006-08-04 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2636	KMT CENTRAL STANDING COMMITTEE ELECTION DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: The recent KMT Central Standing Committee election results did not hurt Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's leadership position, a senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT. The KMT caucus is prepared to vote to approve purchasing the P-3C anti-sub aircraft and PAC-II upgrades this fall, ac [...]	2006-08-06 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2654	THREAT OF NO CONFIDENCE VOTE HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] (C) Summary. Threats by opposition legislators to push for a vote of no confidence against Premier Su Tseng-chang have brought back to the forefront the pending major restructuring of the Legislative Yuan (LY). If a vote of no confidence passes this fall, President Chen Shui-bian can dissol [...]	2006-08-08 00:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2677	AIT DIRECTOR VISITS ITRI CHAIRMAN LIN HSIN-I [...] (U) Summary. AIT director paid a courtesy call on July 24 to Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Chairman Lin Hsin-I to exchange views on Taiwan's current educational system, economic situation, and strategies for the future. Lin stressed the need for educational reform, to bring d [...]	2006-08-08 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW
06TAIPEI2695	NTD Loans Considered Foreign Direct Investment [...] Taiwan monetary authorities recently began permitting secured NT dollar (NTD) bank loans to serve as foreign direct investment (FDI) in Taiwan as a way to absorb excess liquidity. However, Taiwan's financial supervisory authorities are concerned that Taiwan companies may be vulnerable to host [...]	2006-08-09 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI27	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG'S UPCOMING VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng announced January 2 that President Chen has asked him to serve as his special envoy to the inauguration of Honduran President-elect Manuel Zelaya, scheduled for January 27. Wang also announced he will make a [...]	2006-01-04 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2701	MTAG: AUGUST 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On August 9, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to North Korea by Ching Hwee International Trading and ref B results of three export license reviews. BOFT noted that the U.S. response on export license [...]	2006-08-09 22:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2783	New Senior Financial Officials [...] Summary: In early August, three new ministerial-level officials were inaugurated: Economic Minister Chen Ruey-long (Steve),Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Shih Jun-jih, and Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) Chairman Chen Shu (Gordon). Steve Chen replaced Hwang Ing-san (reftel). S [...]	2006-08-16 06:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2784	TAIWAN UPBEAT ON LATEST UN BID [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for International Relations John Chen told AIT on August 14 that Taiwan's latest overtures to the UNGA this year involve bids to gain "recognition" of Taiwan by the UN and to urge UN involvement in maintaining peace in the East Asia region. Chen [...]	2006-08-16 07:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC UNGA TW
06TAIPEI2816	New MOTC Minister Tsai Duei [...] On August 14, Taiwan Premier Su Tesng-chang announced that Tsai Duei will be promoted from Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Political Vice Minister to MOTC Minister. A brief bio for Tsai follows: 2. Tsai served as MOTC Administrative Vice Minister from August 2000 to [...]	2006-08-16 22:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2817	Foreign Portfolio Investment Exempt from AMT [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) recently announced it will exempt foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from Taiwan's 10% alternative minimum tax (AMT) if the investment capital comes from offshore. The MOF decision is designed to attract foreign portfolio investment and has interage [...]	2006-08-16 22:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2823	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: LIBYA [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See para 9. 2. (S) Summary: On August 15, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A comments on five export license applications as well as the general information on overdue responses contained in the August 14 Bremmer-Young e-m [...]	2006-08-16 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2835	TAIPEI MAYOR MA YING-JEOU: PRESIDENT CHEN WON'T [...] (C) Summary: President Chen will not step down under pressure from former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-te, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou predicted to AIT on August 16. Ma hypothesized that if Chen were to resign now, the President would lose his immunity and risk immediate prosecution for [...]	2006-08-17 06:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2846	CHAD LOSS PROMPTS ANXIETY WITHIN TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Chad's decision last week to establish formal diplomatic relations with Beijing has renewed anxiety in Taipei over the long-term viability of its competition with the PRC for official diplomatic partners. Local foreign policy observers say Taiwan will nevertheless press ahead w [...]	2006-08-17 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI2853	TAIWAN SOLIDARITY UNION GOING ITS OWN WAY? [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui wants the TSU, once considered an appendage to the DPP, to "go its own way." Lee is dissatisfied with President Chen and with DPP polcies viewed as too much in favor of opening to China. Lee has urged TSU candidates to stay to the end in mayoral rac [...]	2006-08-17 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2859	TAIWAN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST POINTS DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General of North American Affairs Leo C.J. Lee on August 17. Per reftel instructions, post emphasized that Taiwan was placed on the Tier 2 watch list for failing to show evidence of increasing [...]	2006-08-18 00:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2860	ETC FIASCO BRINGS DOWN MOTC MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: An August 3 ruling from Taiwan's Supreme Administrative Court ensured that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) would have to either hold a second bid process for the troubled electronic highway toll collection (ETC) system or take over the system itself from [...]	2006-08-18 02:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2880	New Economic and Finance Vice Ministers [...] Summary: Following the promotion of Steve Chen from Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Political Vice Minister to Minister (reftel),the Executive Yuan (EY) shifted Shih-Yen Shiang (Note: Shih-Yen is his family name.) from MOEA Administrative Vice Minister to MOEA Political Vice Minister and [...]	2006-08-21 01:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI29	KMT FLEXIBILITY ON ARMS PROCUREMENT: APPEARANCE OR [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent signal of increasing Kuomintang party (KMT) flexibility on arms procurement, on December 27, KMT Spokesperson Cheng Lee-wen quoted Ma as saying there is now "space" to give the arms issue a "reasonable review" in the Legislative Yuan (LY). Ma pledged the KMT will [...]	2006-01-04 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MASS MCAP PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2911	Dump Bian Campaign Impacts Markets [...] Summary. Financial analysts view the campaign to force President Chen Shui-bian to resign as a primary cause of the August 22 stock index plunge of 3.2% in the Taiwan stock index. Local institutional investors who are more concerned over political unrest than their foreign counterparts sold [...]	2006-08-23 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2919	CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT - BUMPY ROAD [...] (C) Summary: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced in April that it would lift the ban on investment in semiconductor packaging and testing in the PRC. However, the only application for such investment to date was denied. Semiconductor manufacturers were also disappointed recently whe [...]	2006-08-23 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EIND ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI2920	CROSS-STRAIT STANDARDS ORGANIZATION DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Summary: Sinocon, the Taiwan IT industry association that has taken the lead in discussions with the PRC on industry standards, downplayed the level of cooperation in a conversation with AIT/T. Cooperation is still at an early stage, but as the importance of the PRC market continues to gr [...]	2006-08-23 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2921	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-23 22:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2923	TAIWAN REMAINS INTENT ON A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan remains intent on securing U.S. concurrence to launch talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Taiwan officials at all levels took advantage of the August 17-21 trade talks in Taipei to raise the issue, emphasizing that an FTA is Taiwan's number one trade goal. Taiwan [...]	2006-08-24 02:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2925	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: CASE REPORTS [...] (S) Summary: AIT delivered ref A responses on export license applications to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on August 23. BOFT reported on its investigation of the Dah Lih Machinery Industry Company and the Roundtop Machineries Industries Company Ltd (ref B). AIT has forwarded the [...]	2006-08-24 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2933	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-24 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2948	PRESIDENT CHEN CONTINUES TO FEND OFF CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian moved to counter his detractors and rally his supporters by declaring three times over the past several days that he will not step down from the presidency. Vowing he would not "betray" his supporters and would remain in office until May 20, 2008, Chen [...]	2006-08-24 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2950	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON [...] (C) Summary. According to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, cross-Strait negotiations will not be derailed by Taiwan outrage over what it sees as PRC deviousness in disrupting Taiwan relations with Chad. That said, the pace of negotiations might slow down a bit. Expansion o [...]	2006-08-24 22:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI2953	TAIWAN NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH WCPFC FISHING CAPACITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A U.S. fisheries delegation visited Taiwan August 9 to discuss Taiwan fishing fleet overcapacity, ship-boarding policy in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and Taiwan membership in fisheries organizations. The U.S. called on Taiwan to reduce its fish [...]	2006-08-25 02:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV KTIA PHSA CH TW
06TAIPEI2975	DUMP CHEN MOVEMENT BOGGING DOWN AS PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Supporters of President Chen sponsored a rally in Taipei's 228 Peace Memorial Park on August 26 to shore up support for the beleaguered president, lashing out at organizers of an anti-Chen movement who are planning to start their rallies later this week. While attending the ina [...]	2006-08-28 11:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2991	MAC OFFICIAL EMPHASIZES SEMI-OFFICIAL NATURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng emphasized the semi- official status of a new organization that will represent Taiwan in tourism discussions with the PRC as an advance for Taiwan in cross-Strait relations. Because the chairman of the new org [...]	2006-08-30 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3013	VICE PRESIDENT LIU SEES ANTI-CHEN MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Annette Lu told the Director that she believes the "Depose Chen" movement will blow over in the next few weeks, but expressed concern about the potential for violence by anti-Chen demonstrators. She steadfastly defended President Chen Shui-bian and gave no outwar [...]	2006-08-31 22:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI3027	CHEN PLAYS PRESIDENTIAL CARD AS PROTESTERS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen is going forward with his long-planned trip to visit diplomatic partners Palau and Nauru Sept 3-6 in an effort to bolster Taiwan's ties to its allies in the South Pacific. In so doing, Chen aims to highlight his determination to forge on as President in the face [...]	2006-09-01 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3036	CHINESE TAIPEI SUPPORTS U.S. ON APEC COUNTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PTER TW APECO

06TAIPEI3038	TAIWAN PROTESTS START OFF WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protest demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down appeared poorly organized and under-attended partly as a result of heavy downpours. The "Depose Chen" campaign, led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te, drew under 1,000 pre-re [...]	2006-09-05 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3044	Taipei Economic Brief for August 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in August 2006: --Taiwan firms in China boost economy; --419 Microsoft Managers from PRC Attend Taipei Meeting; --Cross-Strait tourism ready; --Evergreen rolls out modified 747; --TSMC sues PRC-based SMIC again; --Foreign inv [...]	2006-09-06 03:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3051	Taiwan Economy: Sunny With Polychrome Clouds [...] (SBU) Summary: Local think tanks forecast rising exports will keep Taiwan's economic growth rate at around 4% in 2006 and 2007 and bring Taiwan's unemployment rate below the current 3.9%. Private consumption and investment (75% of GDP) are recovering from high card debt and inventories, and [...]	2006-09-06 06:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3099	MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3107	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Action request para 5. 2. (S) AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A results of ten export license reviews on August 30. BOFT said it was looking forward to soon receiving the additional information on case WA060718141946002 that Washington agencies said th [...]	2006-09-07 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI3117	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: UNSCR 1695 [...] (S) AIT delivered to the Taiwan MOFA North American Affairs Director General Leo Lee Ref A talking points and non-paper on actions to support UNSCR 1695. While Taiwan is not a UN member, AIT urges Taiwan to comply with United Nations resolutions whenever possible. Lee responded to AIT's pre [...]	2006-09-08 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3118	TAIPEI PROTESTS SET TO SWING INTO FULL GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down are set to kick off 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9. Shih Ming-te, leader of the "Depose Chen" campaign, stressed during a press conference September 7 that the event would be "peaceful and non-violent." He also vowed to [...]	2006-09-08 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3126	TAIWAN DEMOCRACY VERSUS CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Justice officials see the growing number of indictments of high-level government officials for corruption as a positive sign of both increasing democratization and higher standards of accountability for government officials. End summary. Government Corruption Dominate [...]	2006-09-11 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON POL TW
06TAIPEI3146	WEEKEND ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS PEACEFUL, CONTINUE ON [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protests aimed at "deposing" President Chen were peaceful and attracted up to 100,000 people on Saturday, September 9. Turnout did not reach the 300,000 organizers projected. Organizers nevertheless declared the turnout was a "strong statement" of the people's disapp [...]	2006-09-11 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3154	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, "DEPOSE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director and DDIR on September 11 that "the time had arrived" for the LY to resolve the defense budget question. Wang said he and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou expect the LY to approve funding for the purchase of [...]	2006-09-12 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3156	TAIWAN INVESTMENT IN CHINA GROWS [...] (SBU) Taiwan's approved investment in China in the first half of 2006 shot up 35.2 percent from the corresponding period in 2005, totaling USD 3.56 billion and reversing a one-year decline. Much of the investment comes from firms expanding existing China operations. This strong growth suggest [...]	2006-09-12 10:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3165	AIT DIRECTOR'S SEPT 12 MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY [...] (C) During a September 12 meeting, the Director discussed the internal situation and defense budget with NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen. Chiou discounted the staying power of Shih Ming-de's street protests, claiming President Chen remains calm about the threat to him. Chiou said Ma Ying- [...]	2006-09-13 03:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI3214	WEEKEND OF BATTLING DEMONSTRATIONS: PRO-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Organizers of the ongoing sit-in aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down will hold a "Besiege the City" march on Friday evening, September 15. The march will follow a route out of Ketagalan Boulevard, encircle the Presidential Office and residence, and end at the Taipei [...]	2006-09-15 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3218	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC OPENING NOT THE UNALLOYED [...] (S) Summary: Further opening of economic relations between Taiwan and the PRC would benefit the United States both by improving Taiwan's investment environment for U.S. businesses and enhancing cross-Strait stability. Such opening, however, would not be an unalloyed benefit to us, and preserv [...]	2006-09-18 02:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECON PREL ETTC EAGR CH TW
06TAIPEI323	NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS LOW-KEY KICK-OFF [...] (C) Taiwan and the PRC kicked off the latest round of cross-Strait Lunar New Year (LNY) charter flights on January 20 with much less fanfare than the two previous rounds, showing that the LNY charters are becoming routine. Because the airlines had more time to prepare and are able to sell tick [...]	2006-01-27 05:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3233	TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET BATTLE IN FALL LY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other party leaders are saying they want to move forward on defense procurement when the fall Legislative Yuan (LY) session begins September 19. While Ma has repeatedly assured AIT he is serious about defense and wants to pa [...]	2006-09-18 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
06TAIPEI3234	DUELING DEMONSTRATIONS CONCLUDE PEACEFULLY [...] (C) Summary: The Friday night anti-Chen march led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te attracted an unexpectedly large crowd of 360,000, despite rainy weather. The march ended at the Taipei Railway Station, where Shih and his movement are continuing their sit-in [...]	2006-09-18 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3239	MTAG: TAIWAN WELCOMES MEETINGS [...] (S) Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su reported on September 18 that Taiwan welcomes the Ref C proposal for a team of U.S. export control experts to visit Taiwan the week of November 13-17. Su said he has consulted with relevant Taiwan agencies about [...]	2006-09-19 04:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI324	MA MUST BE PRACTICAL [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is being forced to face political reality, according to one advisor. Although he has insisted he is clean and deeply committed to cleaning up KMT politics, Ma is finding he must pragmatically maintain connections with unsavory local politicians who can [...]	2006-01-27 06:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3240	PREMIER SU DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET AND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting on September 15, the Director stressed to Premier Su Tseng-chang the importance for Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan relations of ensuring that the Legislative Yuan (LY) approves a robust defense budget for 2007. Responding that he would do his utmost to ensure passage o [...]	2006-09-19 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR TW
06TAIPEI325	PRESIDENT CHEN RECONSOLIDATES HIS POWER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who appears to have regained confidence in recent days, has taken important steps toward reconsolidating his power with the appointment of the new cabinet led by Premier Su Tseng-chang and the installation of the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu [...]	2006-01-27 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3261	TAIWAN POLICE CHALLENGED BY SKIRMISHES BETWEEN PRO [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the large anti-Chen march and pro-Chen rally held over the weekend in Taipei (Reftel),two sparsely attended anti-Chen activities in southern Taiwan early this week generated small-scale violent clashes with pro-Chen supporters. Ruling and opposition leaders are c [...]	2006-09-20 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW ASEC CASC CMGT
06TAIPEI3269	DPP LEADERS YU SHYI-KUN AND FRANK HSIEH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on September 19, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh both suggested that Shih Ming-te was hoping to make a political comeback through his ongoing movement aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down. Bot [...]	2006-09-21 12:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3273	MA OPTIMISTIC ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PUBLIC ORDER [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director that the KMT leadership and Legislative Yuan (LY) caucus had reached consensus to support the purchase of P-3C antisub aircraft and PAC-2 missile upgrades, and to fund a submarine feasibility study (in the 2 [...]	2006-09-21 21:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3288	TAIWAN SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES [...] Summary: (S/NF) AIT Director Young discussed current political and economic situations with Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen and Minister of Economic Affairs Steve CHEN (Ruey-long). Tsai seemed mot to be preoccupied with the continuing drive to bring down President Chen, emphasizing that the gover [...]	2006-09-22 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3306	MTAG: TAIWAN RESPONDS, OUTLINES APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: On September 21, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Ref A talking points on outstanding export control "gameplan" issues. BOFT's initial reaction was positive. AIT took the opportunity to deliver Ref B comments on export license WA060811144915003. End s [...]	2006-09-25 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3310	PRESIDENT CHEN PROPOSES DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In his opening address to a DPP forum on constitutional revision on Sunday, September 24, President Chen proposed that serious consideration be given to dealing with the question of defining national territory in the process of constitutional revision. Chen's proposal does not a [...]	2006-09-25 11:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3321	TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted a lunch with business leaders to discuss their views on economic issues. The group complained the leadership of the anti-Chen demonstrations are driven by ulterior motives. They favored the authorities setting the rules to promote a positive business e [...]	2006-09-26 07:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3382	EU URGES ANOTHER PUSH ON TAIWAN GPA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a lunch on September 28, European Commission Representative to Taiwan Brian McDonald made a strong plea for the U.S. to join the EU in another effort to find satisfactory language for Taiwan to accede to the WTO Governme [...]	2006-09-29 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI3388	MTAG: TAIWAN AGREES TO SEND IRAN/NORTH KOREA DATA [...] (S) Summary: On September 28, AIT delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Consular Affairs (CA) Bureau Ref A talking points on outstanding export control "gameplan" issues. CA and AIT agreed to implement before mid-October a system to allow Washington agencies to regularly review [...]	2006-10-02 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3390	DPP 20th Anniversary -- Many Depart Before Chen Speaks [...] (SBU) On September 30, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a march and a rally in Kaohsiung City to celebrate the party's twentieth anniversary. Although the parade route was shortened to one kilometer from the original plan of holding the parade throughout Kaohsiung City kilo [...]	2006-10-02 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3394	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM EFFORT SPARKS DEBATE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Divisions within the ruling DPP between moderates and independence activists are complicating the process of producing an acceptable constitutional revision proposal for the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) to consider on October 4. Originally focusing on two constituti [...]	2006-10-03 02:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3407	Taipei Economic Brief for September 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected September 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Exports sustain Taiwan economic growth; --High-tech manufacturing grows; --Semiconductor counter-complaint; --More Taiwan technology flows to China; --Taiwan pharmaceutical plants; --State ownership in Chunghwa Telec [...]	2006-10-03 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3414	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...]	2006-10-03 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3426	ANTI-CHEN CAMPAIGN GENERATES LITTLE SUPPORT SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2 the "Depose Chen" movement motorcade crossed the Chuo-shui river into the deep Southern counties that make up the heartland of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Movement leader Shih Ming-teh, denied permission by local DPP authorities to hold events i [...]	2006-10-03 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3439	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - BUS ACCIDENT COULD PUSH [...] (C) Five PRC tourists died in a bus accident in Southern Taiwan on October 2, the first PRC tourists to be killed in Taiwan. The incident is unlikely to slow cross-Strait discussions of further opening Taiwan to PRC tourists. To the contrary, by showing the need for more formal mechanisms fo [...]	2006-10-04 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3444	Anti-Chen Protest Motorcade in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of October 3, the anti-President Chen motorcade led by Shih Ming-teh passed through Kaohsiung City without stopping and held a rally in Pingtung City. Two thousand local people joined the event, which ended peacefully without encountering any protest from pro-Ch [...]	2006-10-04 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3446	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...]	2006-10-05 03:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3454	TAIWAN CONSIDERS NEW PUSH FOR WTO GPA [...] AIT ECON Chief delivered reftel demarche jointly with EC Representative Brian McDonald on October 5 to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Hsieh Fa-dah. Utilizing reftel points, Econ Chief emphasized the need to move forward on Taiwan's long-standing commitment to open up Taiwan's g [...]	2006-10-05 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06TAIPEI3456	DPP SHIFTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTO LOW GEAR FOR [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing and debating various constitutional revision proposals, some of which dealt with sensitive sovereignty issues, the ruling DPP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) on October 4 decided to continue discussion of constitutional revision during its next meeting in earl [...]	2006-10-05 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3473	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...]	2006-10-11 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3477	MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...]	2006-10-11 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3478	MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...]	2006-10-11 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3479	NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON ANTI-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told the Director on October 11 that President Chen was "a little angry" over the disruptive protests launched against him by pan-Blue legislators at the October 10 national day ceremony. Chen had agreed to participate in the ceremony, against th [...]	2006-10-11 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3480	PEACEFUL ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS DISRUPT NATIONAL DAY [...] (C) Summary: The "Depose Chen" movement held a protest demonstration, estimated by police at 120,000, on the perimeter of the October 10 National Day ceremony in front of the Presidential Place. Other than occasional pushing and shoving, the demonstration was largely peaceful, due to both s [...]	2006-10-11 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI3493	MTAG: TAIWAN DELIVERS IRAN/NORTH KOREA VISA [...] (S) As per the agreement reported Ref A, Taiwan has provided AIT with detailed information on North Korean and Iranian nationals receiving Taiwan visas for review by Washington agencies. AIT has forwarded the information via the State Intranet system to EAP/TC and ISN/MTR. Separately, AIT d [...]	2006-10-12 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3494	PRESIDENT CHEN'S RECALL RERUN [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of ongoing public protests against President Chen, KMT and PFP legislators have begun legislative hearings on their second motion to recall Chen from office. DPP legislators have shunned the hearings and have vowed to boycott the recall vote scheduled for this Friday, [...]	2006-10-12 11:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3520	FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Director discussed recent developments in East Asia, Central America, and Taiwan domestic politics with Foreign Minister James Huang (Chih-fang) on October 12. Huang reiterated Taipei's support for U.S. policy on North Korea and said regional instability underscored the need [...]	2006-10-13 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TW NU
06TAIPEI3521	SECOND PRESIDENTIAL RECALL FAILS AND THINGS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Voting along strict party lines, on October 13 the Legislative Yuan (LY) rejected the second motion to recall President Chen this year. Before the vote, "Depose Chen" protest movement leader Shih Ming-te instructed his followers to go home and rest instead of picketing the LY duri [...]	2006-10-13 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3522	PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: The Director briefed President Chen Shui-bian on October 12 on his recent consultations in Washington, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to Taiwan's passage this fall of a robust defense budget. President Chen stressed his strong determination and his expectation th [...]	2006-10-13 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL APECO TW
06TAIPEI3551	TAIWAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) AIT Director conveyed Ref A talking points on UNSCR 1718 to NSC Secretary-General Chiou I-jen, and Pol Chief conveyed them separately to MOFA Director-General for North American Affairs Leo Lee, on October 17. The Director expressed appreciation for Taiwan's serious attention to prolifer [...]	2006-10-17 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN TW
06TAIPEI3552	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...]	2006-10-17 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06TAIPEI3554	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director and DDIR on October 16, former President Lee Teng-hui attributed problems in Taiwan's democracy, including poor governance and corruption, to the lack of political education in the democratic process and values of the island. Lee criticized Pre [...]	2006-10-17 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3563	Policy Changes on Legal Education Delivery [...] (U) Summary: Since the 1992 establishment of southern Taiwan's first law degree program at National Chung Cheng University (NCCU) in Chiayi, law programs offered in southern Taiwan have never equaled in number or prestige the law programs offered in northern Taiwan, the center of the island's [...]	2006-10-18 06:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3581	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN WAITING FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: According to a travel agency executive closely involved in cross-Strait discussions of tourism, Taiwan invited the PRC to consultations on tourism in Macau on October 20 and 21 but has not yet received a reply. The contact ruled out the possibility of a deal soon enough to allow [...]	2006-10-19 07:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3587	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored the need for Taiwan to SIPDIS enhance export controls following the North Korean nuclear test and the critical importance for Taiwan to approve a robust defense budget that includes arms procurement [...]	2006-10-19 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3588	KMT CHAIRMAN MA PLEDGES FORWARD MOVEMENT ON ARMS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on October 19, Taipei Mayor/Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou expressed confidence that next week the Procedural Committee of the Legislative Yuan (LY) would approve the 2006 U.S. arms procurement supplemental for consideration by the full LY [...]	2006-10-19 11:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3589	LEGISLATIVE YUAN SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ARMS [...] (S) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on October 19 that party leaders in the LY have agreed to put the supplementary budget bill on arms procurement on the LY agenda for review next week. The regular defense budget, which also includes arms procurement, has already b [...]	2006-10-19 11:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MCAP PREL TW
06TAIPEI3603	New Taiwan Foreign Currency Bond Market [...] (SBU) Taiwan has established a foreign currency bond market and expects the first bond listings in October. The move is another in a series of measures designed to better utilize Taiwan's surplus capital. However, restrictions such as limits on PRC investment and the lack of incentives will [...]	2006-10-20 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3604	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SUFFERS FALLOUT FROM DEPOSE CHEN [...] (C) Summary: After more than six weeks of demonstrations, Shih Ming-te's "Depose President Chen" movement has failed to topple Chen, but has ironically weakened KMT Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and boosted PFP Chairman James Soong. A drop in Ma's approval rating largely reflects Deep [...]	2006-10-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3613	CROSS-STRAIT TRADE - OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite dramatic liberalization, Taiwan still maintains substantial restrictions on the import of certain products from the PRC, banning outright 20 percent of all import product categories. A disproportionate number of agricultural product categories are banned. Taiwan produce [...]	2006-10-23 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3627	DEFENSE MINISTER LEE REPORTS EXTENSIVE MND AND LY [...] (C) During an October 23 meeting with Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on recent discussions with key LY members on the long-stalled defense budget and committed to continued close contact with AIT on this subject. Lee informed Director of a recent letter from former Deputy Secre [...]	2006-10-24 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI3634	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun predicted to the Director on October 19 that the anti-President Chen movement will gradually die out unless the forthcoming prosecutor's report is very damaging to the President. Yu observed that DPP mayoral candidate Chen [...]	2006-10-25 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI3640	PFP CHAIRMAN SOONG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: During an October 25 meeting with the Director, PFP Chairman (and Taipei mayoral candidate) James Soong promised to publicly reaffirm his support for the P-3C antisubmarine warfare aircraft and a submarine feasibility study, but stopped short of committing to pass the "Supplementa [...]	2006-10-25 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3641	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian invited the Director to a meeting on October 24 apparently to ask about a recent "background" interview in the pro-Blue United Daily News (UDN) with EAP DAS Christensen. The Director explained that the Q and A portion of the report was relatively accurat [...]	2006-10-25 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3676	CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURE - KMT-CCP PROPOSALS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: After a Kuomintang-Chinese Communist Party (KMT-CCP) forum in Hainan, the PRC announced 20 new proposals on cross-Strait agricultural exchanges. However, the package seems primarily to benefit Taiwan farmers and agribusinesses who invest in the PRC, offering little to producers in [...]	2006-10-30 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3681	UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 25, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and led Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) in passing a package of trade and financial sanctions against North Korea which echo the measures called for in UNSCR 1718. Separately, AIT delivered t [...]	2006-10-30 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW
06TAIPEI3687	HIGH-SPEED RAIL - RUNNING LATE, BUT ON TRACK [...] Summary: Taiwan's high-speed rail will begin operations in December 2006. Its financial situation seems to have stabilized in the year since it obtained additional funding from the Taiwan authorities in September 2005. As it draws closer to operations, the high-speed rail appears to have lef [...]	2006-10-31 01:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI3704	TAIWAN ONGOING CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) National Security Council Deputy Secretary General Joanne Chang (Jaw-ling) told AIT on October 25 that Taiwan continues to monitor closely the runup to the November 5 presidential election in Nicaragua. She expressed concern that multiple candidates opposing Sandanista's Daniel Ortega s [...]	2006-10-31 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW NU
06TAIPEI3707	TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON RELATIONS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Shinzo Abe's election as Japanese Prime Minister in late September is widely viewed within Taiwan academic and foreign policy circles as an opportunity for Taipei to further improve its already strong working relationship with Japan. While hoping to expand economic and cultural [...]	2006-10-31 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW JA
06TAIPEI3708	KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU CAUTIOUS BUT [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin appears confident of victory in December, but remains somewhat concerned that a split Pan-Blue vote could weaken his mayoral mandate. Hau named DPP mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) as his only real competitor, and [...]	2006-10-31 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3723	EU Advocates Improved Taiwan-China Ties [...] (U) The just-published European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (ECCT) 2006-2007 White Paper urges Taiwan to take immediate action to improve cross-Strait relations or suffer bleak economic consequences. The report also urges Taiwan to abide by its WTO commitments, and provide better tax incent [...]	2006-11-01 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3725	TAIWAN PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Taiwan Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau Yeh Cherng-maw assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation in investigating export control cases and other illicit trade. End Summary. 2. (C) On October 30, AIT Director Young met Ministr [...]	2006-11-01 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ETTC ECON ETRD PREL SNAR TW
06TAIPEI3730	Weak KMT Campaign Allows DPP to Catch Up in Kaohsiung [...] (SBU) Summary: Negative reactions to Shih Ming-te's movement against President Chen and KMT campaign shortcomings in leadership and strategy are jeopardizing KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying's bid to win the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election. Recent media polling indicates that the Kaohsiung [...]	2006-11-02 06:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3736	Taiwan Southerners' Views on U.S. Arms Procurements [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, at a Legislative Yuan procedural committee meeting, Taiwan's Pan Blue legislators once again blocked the U.S. arms procurements bill from the agenda for the next legislative session. Given that the Pan Blue opposition has blocked the special and supplemental defen [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3737	Taipei Economic Brief for October 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected October 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance --Taiwan 4th in US Patents --Bank Acquisition through Open Market Trading --Legislature Reviewing 2007 Budget --Draft CO2 Emissions Law --R&D Subsidies for SME --Fourth Nuclear Power Plant --CM [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3738	Taiwan APEC Envoy is TSMC Chairman Morris Chang [...] On October 30, President Chen Shui-bian appointed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang as his envoy to attend the upcoming APEC Leaders Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 18-19. 2. Chang, 75, is the founder of TSMC, the world's first and largest sil [...]	2006-11-02 07:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON APEC TW
06TAIPEI3747	CHINESE TAIPEI SUPPORTS U.S. APEC AGENDA, OPPOSES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. AIT Econoffs delivered reftel talking points on U.S. priorities for APEC to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Chief WANG Liang-Yu on November 1. Ms. Wang stated that Chinese Taipei generally agreed [...]	2006-11-03 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PARM PTER TSPL APECO TW
06TAIPEI3771	"POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE" - PRESIDENT CHEN IMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei Prosecutor's office today issued an indictment against President Chen Shui-bian's wife Wu Shu-chen for corruption and falsifying documents in the use of Presidential Office special funds claimed to have been used for secret diplomacy. President Chen was implicated in [...]	2006-11-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3773	PRESIDENT CHEN'S BATTLE TO STAY IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has announced plans to launch a third recall effort against President Chen, following release yesterday of the prosecutor's report implicating Chen in corruption charges against his wife. The recall effort will fail unless the KMT can persuade at [...]	2006-11-04 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3781	PRESIDENT CHEN WEATHERS POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen offered a range of arguments to defend himself and his wife Wu Shu-chen against corruption charges in a televised statement to the media and public on November 5. At the end of his statement, Chen announced dramatically that he would step down immediately if his wi [...]	2006-11-06 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3792	DPP Candidate Chen Chu Sits Out First Kaohsiung City [...] (SBU) Summary. The TVBS TV Station hosted the first televised Kaohsiung mayoral election debate on November 5. Although all three major mayoral candidates were invited, only the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Huang Chun-ying and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) candidate Lo Chih-ming attended, d [...]	2006-11-07 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI382	CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Chinese New Year speech in southern Taiwan on January 29, President Chen announced that he was considering abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join the UN, and holding a c [...]	2006-02-07 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3830	MTAG: UNSCR 1718 AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) On November 6 AIT delivered ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and ref B comments on Taiwan export license WCA060926164103011 to Taiwan Export Control Task Force Head Dr. Wally Su. Su noted that Taiwan has already announced trade, travel, and financial sanctions on North Korea, as [...]	2006-11-12 23:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW
06TAIPEI3836	RESIGNATION OF TWO PROMINENT DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, DPP legislators Lin Cho-shui and Lee Wen-chung dropped a political grenade by announcing their resignation from the Legislative Yuan (LY),to take effect by the end of the week. Lin and Lee are taking responsibility for being unable to fulfill their previous comm [...]	2006-11-13 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3874	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MAYORAL RACES, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan assured the Deputy Director on November 13 that the KMT and Chairman Ma Ying-jeou understand the importance of U.S.-Taiwan common interests and regard the U.S. as pursuing its national interests, not favoring one or another Taiwan political party. The [...]	2006-11-16 01:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3878	FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON NICARAGUA AND PRC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on November 15 that Taiwan is cautiously optimistic of its ability to preserve relations with Nicaragua under the Sandinistas, emphasizing that Taiwan was pleasantly surprised by both the tone and substance of the telephone conversati [...]	2006-11-16 10:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW NU
06TAIPEI3889	SCENESETTER: DECEMBER 9 MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will head to the polls Saturday, December 9, to elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities. The recent indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen, has heightened the importance of these elections, especially the close rac [...]	2006-11-17 10:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3890	MA YING-JEOU TARNISHED BY MAYOR'S OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou finds himself unexpectedly under investigation for the alleged misuse of a mayoral office expense account. An assistant responsible for handling Ma's reimbursement requests has admitted to swapping high-dollar receipts of his own for Ma [...]	2006-11-17 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3891	KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU STILL FACES [...] (C) Summary: While KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin still appears likely to win the December 9 election, there are several unpredictable scenarios that could threaten this expectation. Hau's relaxed campaign style has stirred some discomfort among KMT supporters, giving many voters the [...]	2006-11-20 06:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3902	DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LU DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on November 16 that Kaohsiung DPP candidate Chen Chu's campaign is going well although she is trailing slightly in the polls following the recent corruption indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen. The DPP [...]	2006-11-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3903	DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TAIWAN POLITICS IN MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun both expressed strong reservations about the possibility of Vice President Annette Lu replacing President Chen during separate meetings with the Director on November 16. Both agreed Lu enjoys little support within the party, a [...]	2006-11-20 12:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3906	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - TAIWAN STILL HOLDS SOME [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media often reports Taiwan firms in Mainland China are returning to invest in Taiwan. Taiwan encourages this kind of investment. However, many of these firms maintain and even expand large manufacturing operations in the Mainland at the same time they increase investment i [...]	2006-11-21 01:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KIPR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI392	PRESIDENT CHEN AVOIDS FURTHER CONTROVERSY IN HIS [...] (C) Summary: In brief remarks to a Tainan County Compatriots Association on February 7, President Chen did not repeat the controversial proposals to consider abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join [...]	2006-02-08 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3920	PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: President Chen told the Director on November 20 that Legislative Yuan (LY) speaker Wang Jin-pyng has assured him the LY will approve arms procurement after the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections on December 9. Chen reviewed the campaigns in the two cities, pointing out that [...]	2006-11-21 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3926	IS CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) officials last week said publicly that Taiwan was preparing to ease restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing investment in the PRC by the end of the year. However, Taiwan has previously made similar noises [...]	2006-11-22 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3945	Foreign Investment in Taiwan Surges 291 Percent [...] SUMMARY. Inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased by 291 percent so far this year. Major factors behind the sharp increase include Philips Taiwan transferring local holdings to Philips Holland; several large merger and acquisition (M&A) projects; and a new regulation which allow [...]	2006-11-24 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3960	Kaohsiung Mayoral Race: Acting Mayor and Mayoral [...] (SBU) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Chen Chu and Kuomintang Party (KMT) candidate Huang Chun-ying told DDIR separately on November 21 that the critical Kaohsiung mayoral race remains too close to call and the final outcome could hinge on just 5,000 votes. Chen was conce [...]	2006-11-27 05:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3963	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - PROGRESS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: The airline executive who nominally leads cross-Strait discussions on charter flights for Taiwan believes the two sides should be able to resolve in December all outstanding technical issues on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. However, he said an announcement on chart [...]	2006-11-27 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3964	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON UPCOMING MAYORAL [...] (S) Summary: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on November 22 that his only hope to eke out a narrow victory on December 9 is if there is a large enough split in the pan-Blue vote. According to Hsieh, this would require PFP Chairman James Soong and other minor candid [...]	2006-11-27 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW JA

06TAIPEI3971	MINISTER HU SHENG-CHENG ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: November 22, Minister Without Portfolio and Council for Economic Development and Planning Chair Hu Sheng-cheng said he thought China opposed the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) because it undermined China's efforts to marginalize U.S. economic influence in East Asia. [...]	2006-11-27 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW WTO
06TAIPEI3972	VICE PREMIER TSAI ON GPA AND FTA [...] Summary: Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan is "not ready to consider" having any footnote in its WTO GPA accession language during a meeting with AIT DIR late on November 24. She said that Taiwan was prepared to discuss a bilateral GPA during AUSTR Stratford's visit next month. DIR also [...]	2006-11-27 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW WTO
06TAIPEI3974	MAYOR MA HOPEFUL ON DEFENSE, MAYORAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on November 24 that the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election remains too close to call, while in Taipei KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin appears to be maintaining his substantial lead. Stating that the Legislative Yuan (LY) had effectively [...]	2006-11-27 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MARR TW
06TAIPEI3985	Another Taiwan-PRC Rumor Bites the Dust [...] SUMMARY: Local and international media have erroneously reported Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) would be freed for China investments if Carlyle Group acquires and de-lists ASE from the Taiwan stock exchange. In fact, Taiwan's 40% ceiling on investment in China applies to all compani [...]	2006-11-29 03:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3986	Taiwan's Latest Economic Vision [...] (U) Taiwan recently announced a new ten-year economic plan to double per capita GDP. In the first three-year phase, Taiwan will encourage investment by reducing land costs and ensuring sufficient labor supply. The first phase will require investment of NT$3,287.2 billion (US$99.6 billion at [...]	2006-11-29 04:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI399	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS [...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...]	2006-02-09 03:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3993	Trade Performance Better Than Expected [...] Taiwan's trade in Q3 this year was better than predicted, with both exports and imports growing faster than previously estimated by think tanks. Higher export growth and a larger trade surplus should lead to upward adjustment of Taiwan's 2006 economic growth. High-tech industries, the backbone [...]	2006-11-29 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3995	TAIPEI MAYORAL RACE: PERSONALITIES, THEMES, AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin continues to lead DPP candidate Frank Hsieh by a comfortable margin in popular opinion polls on the December 9 Taipei mayoral election. The ongoing investigation of current Taipei Mayor (and KMT Chairman) Ma Ying-jeou's special fund has had little effec [...]	2006-11-29 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4004	Taipei Economic Brief for November 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected November 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Sustain 2007 Growth; --Foreign Direct Investment Quadruples; --Carlyle to Acquire World's Largest Chip Packaging Firm; --Long-term Goals and Medium-term Development Plan; --Overseas Taiwan Firms En [...]	2006-11-30 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4006	Southern Students Want Change in Local Administration [...] (SBU) AIT/K representatives recently discussed the upcoming Kaoshiung mayoral election with 25 third-year university students of voting age at a local university. Those eligible to vote in the Kaohsiung election are highly motivated to vote, although those who would have to return to Taipei t [...]	2006-11-30 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4008	KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL ELECTION: PERSONALITIES, [...] (C) Summary: The Kaohsiung mayoral race between DPP candidate Chen Chu and KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying remains too close to call with just over a week remaining before the December 9 election. The DPP and KMT both view this election as critical to their future plans, the DPP to stop the sl [...]	2006-11-30 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI401	Foreign Stake in Major Taiwan Finance Firm [...] SUMMARY. Foreign investors plan to acquire 27% equity in Taishin, Taiwan's eighth largest financial holding company (FHC),for NT$31 billion (US$970 million at NT$32 per US dollar). As part of the deal, Taishin increased its 2005 reserves for bad debt, thereby changing a profit to a loss in [...]	2006-02-09 04:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4028	TAIWAN: STIFFING THE DEAR LEADER [...] This is an action request. 2. In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and recent press reports that the United States has developed a list of proposed luxury sanctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Jack Su contacted AIT/T/Econ on December 1 to ob [...]	2006-12-01 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
06TAIPEI4029	TAIWAN HI-TECH - BUSINESS BOOMING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan's high-tech industry center, business leaders described to AIT Director good prospects for Taiwan's semiconductor and flat-panel display industries, many citing ambitious expansion plans. However, most complained about the Chen administration's [...]	2006-12-01 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4038	DPP WEEKEND CAMPAIGN EFFORT FOCUSES ON LOVE RIVER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling DPP is holding a mass rally in Kaohsiung on Sunday December 3 aimed at energizing supporters to boost the prospects of mayoral candidate Chen Chu winning election on December 9. Ostensibly organized by the Southern Taiwan Association, the "Love Kaohsiung, Cherish Tai [...]	2006-12-01 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4047	TAIPEI LUMINARIES ATTEMPT TO LIGHT UP KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: All top DPP leaders, including a beleaguered President Chen Shui-bian, attended the "Love Kaohsiung, Cherish Taiwan" rally on December 3 (ref A),an indication of the importance they attach to the tight Kaohsiung mayoral race. Also on December 3, the KMT held a 20,000-strong " [...]	2006-12-04 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4057	Business and Other Associations Stay Neutral on Tight [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional associations, business groups, and unions in Kaohsiung are choosing to remain neutral rather than risk backing a potential loser in the tight mayoral race between KMT Candidate Huang Chun-ying and DPP Candidate Chen Chu on December 9. Some AIT/K contacts suggest th [...]	2006-12-05 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI4058	MTAG: UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: AIT discussed in detail the ref A U.S. report on efforts towards implementation of UNSCR 1718 and provisional list of luxury goods with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) at meetings on Decemb [...]	2006-12-05 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
06TAIPEI4062	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told DDIR recently that Beijing's approach toward the KMT has softened under President Hu Jintao. Hu is more willing than previous CCP leaders to work with the KMT to preserve the "status quo" because of his concern that President Chen is pursui [...]	2006-12-06 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL
06TAIPEI4063	MAC CHAIRMAN PREDICTS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. MAC Chairman Wu told the Director December 5 that a cross-Strait agreement to further open Taiwan to PRC tourism would likely be concluded shortly after the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. He said charter flights will take longer, though he expects the Ministr [...]	2006-12-06 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAIR ECON PGOV CH TW
06TAIPEI4064	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON DECEMBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on December 6 that the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections will be a contest between the KMT and the DPP as well as one between the candidates. Lien expects Pan-Blue voters in Taipei to ignore James Soong and unite [...]	2006-12-06 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4067	CHINA RATCHETS UP DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Bejing is ratcheting up its global drive to contain and undercut Taiwan, Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on December 6. In particular, PRC pressure in Central America and Africa is keeping the heat on Taiwan, said Huang, who just returned from relations-st [...]	2006-12-06 22:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW
06TAIPEI4077	WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness [...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...]	2006-12-08 05:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4078	NT Dollar Loans to Foreign Borrowers [...] (U) Taiwan's monetary authorities in November started permitting banking institutions to lend NT Dollars (NTD) to foreign borrowers in Taiwan which may be used to finance direct investment, securities trading, and real estate purchases. The new measure relaxes the conditions for using NTD loa [...]	2006-12-08 05:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4079	AUSTR VISIT: TIFA, APEC, CHINESE GOODS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang told AIT Econ Chief that he would try to provide AIT with "acceptable footnote language" for Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. It is not clear whether this signifies confusion or motion in Taiwan's position. His comments [...]	2006-12-08 05:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV APECO TW
06TAIPEI4083	CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK BELIES HOLLOWING-OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Taichung has been remarkably successful at attracting large-scale investment from leading high-tech firms. Total investment since the park was established in 2002 has reached US$49 billion. It is the site of Corning Inc.'s largest capital [...]	2006-12-08 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND CH TW
06TAIPEI4089	TAIWAN PREMIER ON MAYORAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. Two days before mayoral elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT/T Director Young there is little hope for the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei but the race is still tight in Kaohsiung. Su appears inclined to step down as premier if the DPP loses [...]	2006-12-08 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW
06TAIPEI409	ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS AT AIT-TAIPEI AND THE [...] (U) On Tuesday 07 February 2006, sixteen members of the Taiwan Southern Society staged a brief demonstration outside the commercial office building housing the AIT-Kaohsiung (AIT-K) branch office. The purpose of the protest was to present a written statement to AIT-Kaohsiung protesting the U. [...]	2006-02-09 04:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4090	TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...]	2006-12-10 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4091	TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...]	2006-12-10 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4095	ASE-CARLYLE DEAL - MONEY, POLITICS, AND TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) set Taiwan abuzz over the pros and cons of the island's cross-Strait restrictions on investment. ASE emphasized it is primarily motivated by a desire to form closer relationships with other semico [...]	2006-12-11 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4096	RULING DPP AND OPPOSITION KMT SPLIT KEY MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: In key mayoral elections on December 9, the ruling DPP narrowly retained control of its southern base, Kaohsiung, and the opposition KMT kept control of Taipei as expected. Although Frank Hsieh lost the election in Taipei, his stronger than expected 41 percent showing boosts his [...]	2006-12-11 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4104	KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chaiman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director that the 2007 defense budget is moving toward legislative approval in the near future, though he was non-committal on a possible supplemental budget next Spring for PAC-III missiles. Ma was very cautious in discussing the status of KMT [...]	2006-12-12 22:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI4110	DEFENSE MINISTER LEE UPBEAT ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) During a 12 December meeting with the Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on his recent discussions with LY members on the defense budget and indicated that his information is that the 2006 supplemental budget will be passed by the procedural committee next Tuesday 19 December 20 [...]	2006-12-13 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI4112	HIGH-SPEED RAIL HOPES FOR CHRISTMAS CERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary: After two derailments in November, the earliest date Taiwan's high-speed rail can receive authorization from the Taiwan authorities to begin operations is December 25. End summary. 2. (U) After a series of technical setbacks, Taiwan's high-speed rail project has again delayed [...]	2006-12-13 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI4113	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng discussed progress on the defense budget and Taiwan's post-election political landscape with the Director on December 12. Wang suggested that the 2007 annual defense budget is likely to pass during the current legislative session, wi [...]	2006-12-13 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4114	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on December 12 that the results of the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections were a "small victory" for the party, with Chen Chu winning narrowly in Kaohsiung and Frank Hsieh turning in a good performance in Taipei. The elect [...]	2006-12-13 11:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4123	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN LOOKS TO AGREEMENT [...] (C) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng indicated to AIT that Taiwan and China would probably not be able to reach an agreement this year on further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. He backtracked from earlier comments by MAC Chairman Joseph Wu that an agre [...]	2006-12-14 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAIR CH TW
06TAIPEI4124	PRESIDENT CHEN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND ARMS [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting with President Chen Shui-bian on December 14, the Director expressed hope that the Taiwan government will submit a supplemental defense budget request to the legislature next March to provide funding for PAC-III and to increase defense spending to 2.85 percent of [...]	2006-12-14 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4145	COUNTER-TERRORISM IN TAIWAN: PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities have made a concerted effort since 2005 to establish an island wide counter-terrorism network to reduce stove-piping and competing interests between relevant ministries and agencies that could hamper the government's response in the event of a terrorist attac [...]	2006-12-18 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PTER TW ID
06TAIPEI4152	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Aftermath Lawsuit [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a KMT loss in the Kaohsiung mayoral race by a tight margin to the DPP, KMT candidate Huang Chun-yin has sued DPP candidate Chen Chu for violating election law by falsely accusing him of vote buying just hours before the polls opened. Kaohsiung prosecutors have now det [...]	2006-12-19 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4153	TAIWAN'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY - CATCHING CHINA FEVER? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan investors and medical providers are increasingly involved in healthcare services in the PRC. Taiwan firms have opened or plan to open eight hospitals in China. According to one AIT source, as many as 100 Taiwan-invested clinics have applied for PRC permission to operate i [...]	2006-12-19 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4155	KMT LEGISLATOR JOHN CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Central Standing Committee and LY member John Chiang suggested to the Acting Director on December 18 that PRC leaders' growing confidence in China's development has made them more accommodating in engaging Taiwan on cross-Strait economic issues. However, Chiang believes B [...]	2006-12-19 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4164	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14, 2006, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced a new, more rigorous approval process for major investment projects in the PRC. Major projects will be subject to review by a senior-level interagency taskforce. In addition, potential investors will [...]	2006-12-20 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4168	Pro-Independence Southern Taiwan Society Joins Forces with [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4173	CROSS-STRAIT WEEKEND AND CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS - [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan speculated that April 1, 2007, was the earliest date possible for cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. Fan's projection is consistent with the most recent comments from the Mainland Affa [...]	2006-12-22 03:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4175	Taiwan Takes Over Problem Bank [...] (U) In mid-December 2006, Taiwan took over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB). TBB board directors may not leave Taiwan. The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) has sufficient funding to address TBB, but insufficient funds to resolve seven other problem banking institutions. [...]	2006-12-22 04:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI418	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS AND TOURISM - INDUSTRY [...] (C) Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that he is optimistic that discussions of cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights would continue despite Chen Shui-bian's recent provocative remarks. He said that he had detected no change in attitude from [...]	2006-02-10 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4200	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's licensing agency is pleased with the improvements in its licensing system over the course of 2006 and attributes much of the progress to U.S. assistance. Taiwan greatly appreciates U.S. comments on licensing cases and welcomes any additional comments U.S. agencies may ha [...]	2006-12-28 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC TW
06TAIPEI4201	TAIWAN GRANTED ACCESS TO LIBYAN OIL [...] (U) According to Dec. 22 news reports, Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) won oil exploration rights in Libya. CPC will invest US$39 million over the next three years explore and develop the Murzuq 162 block oil concession. In September, Libya invited bids for oil expl [...]	2006-12-28 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET PREL LY TW
06TAIPEI469	CHEN MOVES TOWARD DECISION ON UNIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is moving toward a final decision on the National Unification Council (NUC) and Guidelines in time for the March 14 anniversary of China,s Anti-Secession Law. The National Security Council (NSC) may try to float the argument that the NUC and Guidelines [...]	2006-02-14 12:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI479	POU CHEN GROUP FOCUSES ON CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As widely reported in the Taiwan press, Taiwanese businessmen have largely greeted President Chen's exhortation to avoid excessive focus on the mainland either negatively or dismissively. However, according to Chi Jui Tsai, Chairman of Pou Chen Group, the world's largest shoe [...]	2006-02-15 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TW HK CH BG IN
06TAIPEI48	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NEW CONSTITUTION [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage January 6 on a) KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's interview with local media about cross-Strait relations, U.S. arms procurement, and President Chen Shui-bian's proposal of a Chen-Ma meeting; b) President Chen's weekly e- newslett [...]	2006-01-06 06:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI484	TAIWAN VOTES AGAINST BURMA IN APG [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IMF KCRM TW
06TAIPEI490	Candidates for Chiayi Supplemental Legislative [...] (U) Former KMT Legislator Huang Min-hui's election as Chiayi City Mayor in the December election has forced a supplemental legislative election to elect a legislator to fill in more than half of the term left by Huang. Both KMT and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have decided on [...]	2006-02-16 03:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI511	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS - SCHOLARS SEE [...] (C) In recent discussions, Taiwan scholars of cross- Strait economic relations agreed that it is difficult to predict exactly how President Chen plans to implement his call for "active management" of cross-Strait economic relations. They conclude that his recent moves are an effort to consoli [...]	2006-02-16 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI512	TAIWAN - SHARING U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (S) AIT delivered the talking points reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND). MOFA North American Affairs Acting Director Leo Lee assured AIT that he would pass U.S. concerns to the National Security Council (NSC) and other relevant governm [...]	2006-02-16 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS PARM MARR PHUM ETTC PREL VE CH TW
06TAIPEI514	Export Boom Continues in January 2006 [...] In January 2006, Taiwan began using new UN guidelines to compile its trade statistics and to revise its trade data for past years. Seasonally adjusted, Taiwan continued to enjoy an export boom in January 2006, particularly in its electrical and electronics industries. Greater China (mainlan [...]	2006-02-17 00:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI525	ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATION AT AIT-TAIPEI [...] (U) On Tuesday 21 February 2006, approximately one hundred and fifty (150) supporters from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) political party and other affiliated pro-Taiwan independence groups, staged an anti-American protest outside the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT-Taipei). The proteste [...]	2006-02-21 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV TW
06TAIPEI53	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEARS ADDRESS AND GREEN [...] (C) Summary: AIT's contacts suggest that President Chen is determined to carry out the policy direction laid out in his tough New Years address, but they stress that his statements do not signal any change in Taiwan's policy toward the cross-Strait status quo. Our contacts claim that Chen's [...]	2006-01-06 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI54	PFP INSIDER SAYS: PFP HAS NO FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) legislator Lin Yu-fang told AIT that the PFP has no political future and that he and a number of other legislators will be returning to the KMT before the next LY session begins in February. Lin describes PFP Chairman James Soong as deeply jealous over t [...]	2006-01-06 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI543	UMC FINED, "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" STILL NOT "CLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities fined United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) NT$ 5 million (about US$ 155,000) for investing in He Jian, a PRC semiconductor manufacturer. However, Taiwan's Investment Commission appears to have left the door open for UMC to accept a stake in He Jian and leg [...]	2006-02-22 06:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI546	TAIWAN RE-REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) appealed to AIT ADIR for U.S. help in upgrading and systematizing the conditions for its participation in WHO and in reinforcing with 2006 APEC host Vietnam the importance of providing Taiwan with treatment equi [...]	2006-02-22 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IO PREL TW
06TAIPEI55	CHEN SPEECH - SPECIAL IMPACT ON HIGH-TECH COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: As reported in refs a-d, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in his annual New Year's speech poured cold water on hopes for improved cross-Strait relations in the near future. The President in his address altered the accepted formulaic language on cross-Strait relations and announce [...]	2006-01-08 22:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR TW CH
06TAIPEI562	AIT/T VIEWS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW 2006 [...] Summary: The environment for Intellectual Property protection in Taiwan continues to improve as key sectors of society embrace the reality that Taiwan's economic prosperity is increasingly dependent on innovation. Taiwan authorities have continued effective enforcement actions targeted at o [...]	2006-02-24 05:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
06TAIPEI592	PFP SAYS DON'T CALL US PAN-BLUE ANYMORE [...] (U) Summary: The People First Party (PFP) is threatening to withdraw from the Legislative Yuan's (LY) majority Pan-Blue coalition if the Kuomintang (KMT) refuses to share political power or give greater respect to the PFP and its Chairman, James Soong. Eight prominent PFP legislators, one- [...]	2006-02-27 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI596	NCC UP, BUT CAN IT RUN? [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS TW
06TAIPEI597	CHEN ANNOUNCES THAT NATIONAL UNIFICATION COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian convened the National Security Council (NSC) the afternoon of February 27 to approve the NSC's recommendation that the National Unification Council (NUC) would "cease to function (zhongzhi yunzuo)" and the NUG would "cease to apply (zhongzhi shiyong)." F [...]	2006-02-27 12:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI598	BLUE ANGER AND GREEN CELEBRATION IN REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Green is celebrating President Chen's "victory" in announcing the National Unification Council's (NUC) "ceasing to function" and the National Unification Guideline's (NUG) "ceasing to apply" in the face of domestic and international pressure. The KMT is in reaction mode. [...]	2006-02-28 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI64	Capital Inflow Lifting Taiwan Markets [...] SUMMARY. Expectations of a weaker U.S. currency in 2006 have prompted portfolio investors to move capital from the United States to East Asia recently. Huge capital flows have contributed to substantial rises in stock prices and appreciation of currencies across the region. In the first si [...]	2006-01-09 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI642	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]	2006-03-01 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI656	Protest by Suspended Taitung Magistrate - Wu Chun-li [...] (U) After the December 3-in-1 election, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) suspended the duly-elected Taitung County Magistrate Wu Chun-li (KMT) from his post immediately following his swearing-in ceremony (December 20). The reason given for the dismissal was Wu's conviction in a c [...]	2006-03-02 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI677	YOU SAY "CEASING," WE SAY "ABOLISHING" [...] (C) Summary: After President Chen announced February 27 that the National Unification Council (NUC) "ceased to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) "ceased to apply," Taiwan politicians and commentators have universally said simply that both the NUC and NUG have "ceased." [...]	2006-03-03 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI678	KMT AIR TRAVEL/TOURISM PROMOTION VISIT TO BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Chen Yun-lin asked a visiting Kuomintang Party (KMT) delegation from Taiwan whether the KMT or the U.S. government could "restrain" President Chen Shui-bian from abolishing the National Unification Council and Guidelines (NUC/NUG). KMT r [...]	2006-03-03 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI7	DECLINE IN TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN,S APPROVAL RATING [...] Recent Taiwan public opinion polls by TVBS, ERA, United Daily News, and Commonwealth magazine indicate President Chen Shui-bian,s approval rating reached record lows at the end of 2005: -- TVBS: A TVBS (Blue-leaning) poll released December 15, two weeks after the ruling Democratic Progress [...]	2006-01-03 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI705	Southern Taiwan Confirmed Epidemic -- Vote-buying [...] (SBU) Summary. At the conclusion of the 3-in-1 elections on December 3, 2005, prosecutors in southern Taiwan found themselves overwhelmed with clean-up of vote-buying complaints. Blossoming creative methods and variations on the practice of vote-buying do little to help practitioners avoid th [...]	2006-03-07 01:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI708	KMT USES NUC ISSUE TO ATTACK CHEN, PFP USES IT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong apparently recognize that President Chen did not actually alter the status quo by declaring the National Unification Council and National Unification Guidelines (NUC/NUG) no longer functionin [...]	2006-03-07 11:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI727	THE OPPOSITION KMT REACTS TO PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) plans to initiate a recall motion against President Chen, not with any expectation of success, but to highlight Chen's perceived failings and to counter his repeated attacks on party Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. The KMT believes that Chen will fail to a [...]	2006-03-08 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI729	DPP Will Pay the Price for New Highway Toll System [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new electronic toll collection (ETC) system has come under fire for the high costs to drivers and snarled traffic despite low usage rates. There have also been accusations of corruption in the bidding process. The ETC is only latest in a series of transportation build [...]	2006-03-09 01:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV TW
06TAIPEI738	Vietnamese Brides in Southern Taiwan - [...] Summary. Foreign brides, and their social and educational problems have once more captured considerable attention in the wake of late 2005 news coverage of a group of Vietnamese women entering Taiwan (ref A) via marriage documents for the actual purpose of prostitution. While a few Vietname [...]	2006-03-09 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI VM TW
06TAIPEI773	KMT TRIES MIXED TACTICS TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) legislators intend to move forward with a recall motion against President Chen. KMT legislators told AIT that the recall will protest Chen putting his own selfish political interests ahead of the Taiwan people's desire for cross-Strait stability and economic de [...]	2006-03-09 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI787	TAIWAN NGO RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBAT TIP [...] Summary: AIT held a roundtable with local NGOs on 1 March to discuss labor and foreign bride trafficking highlighted in the 2006 Taiwan TIP report (reftel). The NGOs stated Taiwan needs to pass a comprehensive TIP law for victims, address broker/domestic caretaker abuses, and institute better [...]	2006-03-10 07:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI795	"DEEP GREENS" ATTACK TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVE IN [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan's representatives in Washington and Brussels, David Lee and C. J. Chen, are under attack from Deep Green ideologues, who view them as opposition Kuomintang (KMT) holdovers unwilling to vigorously push the Green cause. David Lee, under attack for his supposed weak advocacy [...]	2006-03-10 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI8	CHEN SHUI-BIAN APPEALS TO BASE, CONFRONTS [...] (C) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian's New Years Day speech surprised Taiwan with its harsh line toward the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) and its reiteration of old ideas and charges. Political leaders across the blue-green spectrum had expected a more moderate, conciliatory speech in [...]	2006-01-03 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI81	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: The top front-page story for almost all Chinese- language Taiwan dailies January 10 was the sudden corporate resignations and Prosecutors Office indictment of two top United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) executives Monday resulting from alleged illegal investments in China. Another news [...]	2006-01-10 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI819	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Since January 1 President Chen has veered rhetorically toward the Deep Green Taiwan independence platform. On March 13, Chen told the Washington Post that he would not block efforts to make independence part of the debate over Taiwan's constitution. His February 27 announcement [...]	2006-03-14 12:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI82	(U) TAIWAN'S EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-10 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EWWT EAIR TW CH PM
06TAIPEI83	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH: GIVING UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's advisors insist that the New Year's speech was intended to "clarify" Chen's view of the current situation facing Taiwan and to set the agenda for his final two years. After pro forma insistence that Chen's speech did not mean policy changes, th [...]	2006-01-10 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI84	PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen's approval rating rose very slightly after his controversial New Years address but remains extremely low, 23 percent, according to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) internal public opinion poll. Nonetheless, Chen's speech struck a responsive chord within the DPP [...]	2006-01-10 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI85	UMC CHAIRMAN INDICTED [...] (C) United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Chairman Robert Tsao and Vice Chairman John Hsuan were both indicted January 9 by the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office for breach of trust and violations of Taiwan's Business Accounting Law related to UMC's relationship with PRC semiconductor ma [...]	2006-01-10 23:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETTC TW CH
06TAIPEI864	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Approved investment by Taiwan firms in the PRC fell 13 percent in 2005, while the average size of investment projects grew substantially. Meanwhile, foreign investment in the PRC from the British Virgin Islands rose dramatically, suggesting that increasing amounts of Taiwan- origin invest [...]	2006-03-16 03:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI865	CHAIRMAN MA HEADS TO WASHINGTON EMPTY-HANDED [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou had promised to present his alternative defense procurement proposal before he traveled to Washington. The KMT legislative caucus, however, unexpectedly blocked that initiative. KMT legislators blamed President Chen's NUC/NUG announcement for making a [...]	2006-03-16 05:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI872	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DEEP GREEN: ALLIES OF [...] (C) Summary: The Deep Green pro-independence movement and President Chen each see the other as helpful to achieving their separate goals. Chen has gained much needed political support in return for lending his own support to Deep Green initiatives such as abolishing the National Unification [...]	2006-03-16 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI895	ECON VIEW OF TAIWAN FUTURE/U.S. INTERESTS, PART II [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Minister-without-portfolio Ho Mei-yueh expressed economic-strategic views emphasizing China's threat to traditional U.S. allies in East Asia during a recent meeting with AIT Acting Director. (Part I, reftel, discussed Ho's use of strategic arguments to support a U.S.-Taiwa [...]	2006-03-17 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL TW JP
06TAIPEI9	CHEN SPEECH - CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) In his annual New Year speech, Chen Shui-bian reinforced his administration's emphasis on managing economic relations with the PRC at the expense of further liberalization. The speech did not mention specific unofficial discussions with the PRC on regular charter flights or tourism or ot [...]	2006-01-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI902	MA YING-JEOU: READY FOR THE U.S. STAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou sees his upcoming visit to Washington as a key step in his run for the presidency in 2008. He hopes to burnish his credentials as a statesman who knows how to handle the big political and security issues including U.S.-Ta [...]	2006-03-17 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI905	TAIWAN'S INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS LABOR TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: AIT, G/TIP, and EAP/RSP visitors met with officials at the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) on 13 March to discuss labor trafficking, government initiatives to address TIP, and complaints raised by local NGOs (reftel). The CLA told AIT that it will increase labor broker standards, give [...]	2006-03-20 01:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI910	CROSS-STRAIT TRADE INTEGRATION UNBALANCED [...] (SBU) Taiwan's economic prosperity increasingly depends on trade with the PRC. Growth in cross-Strait trade in 2005 outpaced growth in Taiwan's total trade. Trade with the PRC accounted for 19 percent of Taiwan's global trade up from 18 percent in 2004. In addition, the PRC overtook the Unit [...]	2006-03-20 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI916	COMPETING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR AND AGAINST PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and pan-Green allies held a large march and rally on Saturday March 18 to "shout out to China," support President Chen Shui-bian, and rebuild party morale following a series of election reverses. The event coincided roughly with the [...]	2006-03-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI918	Loss in Chiayi Supplemental Legislative Election Shows [...] (SBU) Summary. In Chiayi City's March 11, 2006, supplemental Legislative election (reftels A and B),the KMT candidate Chiang Yi-hsiung won by 3,038 votes over DPP candidate Chen Li-chen. In the December 2005, 3-in-1 election, Chen Li-chen had already lost her re-election bid for mayor. Thi [...]	2006-03-20 23:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW

06TAIPEI942	Taiwan Contemplates First WTO Safeguard Action Against [...] (U) Summary: For the first time since its accession to the WTO in 2002, Taiwan has initiated import relief and dumping investigations against the PRC. Taiwan's towel manufacturers have requested relief in the face of rising PRC imports and Taiwan's International Trade Commission (ITC) and Mini [...]	2006-03-21 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TW
06TAIPEI943	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Stephen Young used his introductory meeting with Foreign Minister James Huang on March 20 to preview some of the issues he intended to raise in greater detail in his meeting with President Chen Shui-bian the following day. The Director stressed that he looked forwa [...]	2006-03-21 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI959	KMT: KISSING ITS ASSETS GOODBYE [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) is busy selling off the assets it acquired while in power to keep the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from flogging the issue in upcoming elections. With operating costs of over NT$150 million (US$4.7 million) per month, the party also has practical reas [...]	2006-03-22 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI960	FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG PROMOTES MORE [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang, who took office January 25, told DDIR that he intends to promote a substantive foreign policy that emphasizes developing a broad range of ties with key regions and countries. This new policy will be a departure from the current heavy focus on trying to prese [...]	2006-03-22 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI963	CHINA AIRLINES CHANGES NAME AND LOGO ON [...] (U) China Airlines confirmed on March 21 that it would repaint one of its Airbus A340 planes with the name and logo of its fully-owned subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. According to media reports, President Chen Shui-bian will use the A340 on his May trip to Costa Rica to attend the presidential i [...]	2006-03-23 01:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI97	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies shifted their focus of coverage to President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's Day address again January 11 following National Security Council Secretary-General Chiou I-jen's press conference Tuesday. At the press conference, Chiou refuted a news stor [...]	2006-01-11 23:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI980	MAC'S "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" CLARIFICATION STILL [...] (C) On March 22, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu detailed the mechanisms to be used in implementing the "active management, effective opening" policy for cross-Strait economic activities. The mechanisms are divided into to four categories: personnel, agriculture, economics a [...]	2006-03-23 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR CH TW
06TALLINN1000	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...]	2006-11-08 12:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06TALLINN1001	ESTONIA: REACTION TO CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINK AND [...] (C) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points (Refs A and B) to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Dr. Kaupo Kand, MFA Ukraine and Moldova Desk Officer, regarding the decision to close the Chisinau-Moscow rail link and Ukraine's reform efforts. Foreign Mi [...]	2006-11-08 12:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN PREL MOPS NATO RS UP EN
06TALLINN1003	ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON MATHESON?S ILC RE-ELECTION [...] (U) On November 7, Poloff delivered reftel points (Ref A) to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, and enquired whether Estonia would support Michael Matheson's re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Kraav said that while Matheson was on E [...]	2006-11-08 17:12:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UN EN
06TALLINN1008	ESTONIA: BRIEFING ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 12:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	AL BH GG MK MACEDONIA PBTS RO SR UP EN
06TALLINN1009	MURDERED RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANKER'S VISIT TO [...] (U) In early October, Estonian investigative paper Eesti Ekspress published an article noting that recently- murdered Russian Central Bank Vice-President Andrei Kozlov visited Tallinn in June to meet with the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA). According to the article, Kozlov ve [...]	2006-11-13 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM RS EN
06TALLINN1012	ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 15:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS EN
06TALLINN1014	ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE [...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...]	2006-11-16 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN1042	OIL SHALE ENERGY: FACING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Summary. Oil shale is a key Estonian national resource, whose existence has allowed the country to remain relatively independent of Russian natural gas supplies. Despite the high cost of compliance, the GOE and power utility Eesti Energia are confident they will bring Estonia's oil shale [...]	2006-11-20 15:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EN
06TALLINN1048	ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]	2006-11-21 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1049	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Madam Secretary, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome you to Tallinn as part of the President's historic visit on November 27-28 (Ref A). Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner with whom we share many common values. The timing of the visit is excellent - President Toomas Hendri [...]	2006-11-21 13:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EN
06TALLINN1050	ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]	2006-11-22 07:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1052	ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 07:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC IZ EN
06TALLINN1055	ESTONIA PROCESSING GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS [...] (U) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, on whether the GOE can resettle Haitian and Cuban migrants currently in Guantanamo to Estonia. On November 16, Hion informed us that the request was sent to the Estonian Migration Board for considera [...]	2006-11-22 11:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SMIG BU CU LG LH EN
06TALLINN1056	ESTONIAN ACCEPTS U.S. DIP NOTE ON AIR [...] (SBU) On November 21, Embassy Tallinn received the following note verbale from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in answer to our revised diplomatic note on air security for the President's visit November 27-28(reftel): Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Estonia [...]	2006-11-22 12:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN
06TALLINN1065	ESTONIA: TURKEY-EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 14:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO EN
06TALLINN1067	ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 11:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN
06TALLINN1076	PRESIDENT ILVES REACHES OUT TO RUSSIAN [...] (U) Summary. In an effort to reach out to Estonia's Russian-speaking minority, on November 14 Toomas Hendrik Ilves chose Ida-Virumaa as the destination of his first domestic trip as President. While there, he encouraged young ethnic Russians to participate actively in the political process, [...]	2006-12-04 15:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN1077	ESTONIA: REACTION TO RUSSIA RESTRICTS ON FISH [...] (U) As reported reftel, on November 24 the Russian Ministry of Agriculture issued an order limiting the number of border check points through which fish and fish products can enter Russia, excluding both of Estonia?s land border points. 100% of Estonia?s USD 40 million in fish exports to Russ [...]	2006-12-05 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIS ETRD TBIO EN
06TALLINN1081	TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on December 1 Poleconoff asked Sulev Kannike, MFA Counselor for Terrorism and Soft Security Issues, to provide information about any existing Estonian national lists of banned terrorist entities. Kannike replied that Estonia does not have, and does not plan to create, such [...]	2006-12-06 14:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN
06TALLINN1082	ESTONIA CONCERNED OVER PRESERVING SINIORA [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EN
06TALLINN1083	ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR EN
06TALLINN1084	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...]	2006-12-07 09:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EN
06TALLINN1085	RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS FALL FLAT IN ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, several Russian attempts to provoke Estonia with Soviet-style propaganda have fallen flat. A Duma resolution on the Soviet soldiers' memorial in downtown Tallinn (the so-called "Bronze Soldier"),a well-timed declassification of documents "proving" U.S. and B [...]	2006-12-07 10:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN1086	ESTONIA: BIOS OF PRESIDENT ILVES?S ADVISORS [...] (SBU) Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has surrounded himself with trusted, experienced advisors he has known for most of his political career. For the most part, these officials gained experience in the early days of re-independence, and comprise some of the most thoughtful and well c [...]	2006-12-07 14:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV EN
06TALLINN1087	ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...]	2006-12-08 13:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN
06TALLINN1090	NORDIC-BALTIC ELECTRICITY CABLE UP AND RUNNING [...] On December 4th, simultaneous inauguration ceremonies took place in Estonia and Finland opening the Estlink electric power cable between the two countries. The Estlink submarine cable, finished roughly five months ahead of schedule, marks the first- ever linkage of the Baltic and Nordic powe [...]	2006-12-11 15:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL FI EN
06TALLINN1091	ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...]	2006-12-11 15:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EN MARR PGOV PINR PREL
06TALLINN1092	ESTONIA: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 07:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1114	UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in NATO and EU membership, and asked the GOE to send senior officials to Ukraine to explain the benefits of integration. Yushchenko said that a rift between Belarusian President Lukashenk [...]	2006-12-19 13:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP BO EN
06TALLINN1115	ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS IRAQ TROOP [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 15:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ EN
06TALLINN1131	ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...]	2006-12-22 12:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF EN
06TALLINN1138	ESTONIA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRES ILVES [...] Post received a fax copy of a letter of condolence dated December 27, 2006 addressed to H. E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, from H. E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia. Following is the text of the letter: Dear Mr. President, [...]	2006-12-28 12:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN1139	FRAUD SUMMARY TALLINN: FIRST QTR FY2007 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 12:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN1145	ESTONIA: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On December 28 Poloff delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Africa, Middle East and Latin America Division, and Linda Kolk, counselor in the same division, on UN Security Council Resolution 1737. Mottus welcomed the adoption of resolution 1737 and said that the GOE conti [...]	2006-12-29 13:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN
06TALLINN294	COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...]	2006-03-29 07:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN
06TALLINN299	ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR MALT AND DOG [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS IZ EN
06TALLINN300	ESTONIA - PENDING ROMANIAN ADOPTION CASES [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 14:12:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EU RO EN
06TALLINN302	ESTONIA POSITION ON EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME [...] (U) On February 17 Poloff and DATT delivered reftel points to officials from the MFA, MoD, and the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy) in regards to the EU's Common charging scheme for air navigations services (ANS). 2. (SBU [...]	2006-03-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN EN
06TALLINN311	AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...]	2006-03-31 15:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN
06TALLINN315	PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 15:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN
06TALLINN316	ESTONIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN318	ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN [...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...]	2006-04-04 15:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GG EN
06TALLINN322	ESTONIA: POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION ON THE RIGHT [...] (U) Two right-wing Estonian political parties, Res Publica (RP) and Pro Patria Union (PPU),have decided to merge and form a new political party, Party For Estonia (PFE). Tonis Lukas, PPU Chairman, and Taavi Veskimgi, RP Chairman, signed a memorandum of understanding and published a declarat [...]	2006-04-05 14:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN338	ESTONIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 10:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA EN
06TALLINN339	ESTONIA ON HAMAS AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 10:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREL IS EN
06TALLINN355	FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 14:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN362	FRAUD SUMMARY ? TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 14:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN369	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN REGIME'S TREATMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 12:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IR EN
06TALLINN370	ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 12:55:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN
06TALLINN388	ESTONIA: SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-25 07:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EN
06TALLINN396	ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF [...] Post received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia on April 20, 2006, in response to reftels on the ITU Radio Regulations Board elections. (begin text of Note Verbale) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia present their compl [...]	2006-04-27 06:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EN
06TALLINN407	ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 07:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN UNGA KUNR EN
06TALLINN411	ESTONIA AMENDS LAW ON ALIENS TO CONFORM WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Estonian Aliens Law on April 19, 2006. The updated law widens non-citizen residents? freedom of movement and employment in other EU countries, and has generated strong interest among Estonia's 135,000 mostly Russian-speaking "st [...]	2006-04-28 14:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN418	UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S SCHOOL REFORM [...] (U) Summary: In September 2007 Estonia's 63 Russian language high schools will begin a gradual four-year transition to teaching 60% of the curriculum in Estonian (reftels). The GOE is slowly responding to criticism that preparations have been insufficient and a National Action Plan was adopt [...]	2006-05-03 12:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN423	CODEL COBLE ENGAGES WITH ESTONIANS ON LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 18 - 19 visit to Tallinn Congressman Howard Coble and Congressional staff discussed narcotics, shipping and port security, and other law enforcement issues with the Members of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Minister of Internal Affairs Kalle [...]	2006-05-04 14:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP EN
06TALLINN427	ESTONIA GEARS UP FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to presidential elections five of Estonia's six major political parties have agreed to try to find a common candidate from a slate of twelve nominees. The first round of voting is scheduled for a special session of parliament in August. If no single candidate win [...]	2006-05-05 13:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN433	ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 14:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EUN EN
06TALLINN439	ESTONIA: VE DAY REMAINS DIVISIVE [...] On May 8 approximately 200 World War II veterans gathered at Tallinn's Maarjamae memorial to mark the anniversary of the end of the war. The event was organized by the Estonian War Veterans Association, an umbrella group that includes veterans associations from both Soviet and German units. [...]	2006-05-10 14:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EN
06TALLINN448	ESTONIA: LITTLE DAYLIGHT BETWEEN U.S./EU ON MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA EU Correspondent Arti Hilpus told us on May 12 he thought the U.S. and EU shared common views on GAERC agenda issues. Hilpus said Estonia was pleased the EU would expand the mandate of its Iraq Rule of Law program (EUJUST LEX) at the May 15 meeting. End summary. Balkan [...]	2006-05-12 12:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM UN EUN EN
06TALLINN451	ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA [...] (U) Summary: Estonian opposition political parties Res Publica and Pro Patria Union have completed preparatory work for their merger, announced in early April (reftel). The boards of the parties have approved the merger agreement and a working version of new statutes, both of which will be s [...]	2006-05-12 14:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN463	ESTONIA INCREASES FOREIGN AID [...] (U) On May 11 the GOE endorsed a development cooperation and humanitarian assistance development plan for 2006 to 2010. According to the plan, which hews closely to a draft that has been under discussion since December 2005 (reftel),in the coming four years foreign aid will grow to 0.1 perce [...]	2006-05-16 06:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN475	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...]	2006-05-18 14:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN
06TALLINN476	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SARG HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 14:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SY EN
06TALLINN478	AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PARM PREL AG ETTC EN
06TALLINN480	ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON EU TAMIL TIGERS DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 09:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CE EN
06TALLINN494	ESTONIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 14:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ EN
06TALLINN496	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ, INTEGRATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 18 luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Maret Maripuu (Reform Party) and MPs Kllo Arjakas (Center Party) and Eiki Nestor (Social Democrats) shared their views on the Estonian mission in Iraq, domestic politics, and Russian minority integration [...]	2006-05-24 13:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN503	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC UNGA EN
06TALLINN504	DEMARCHE AND DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON RUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC EN
06TALLINN505	MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KG EN MARR MOPS
06TALLINN533	ESTONIA: ETHNIC TENSION OVER TALLINN'S "BRONZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions have escalated between ethnic Estonians and Estonia's Russian-speaking community over the fate of a World War II monument in central Tallinn depicting a Red Army soldier. The proximate cause is an event involving the desecration of an Estonian flag carried by two count [...]	2006-06-05 13:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN535	ESTONIA: PDAS VERGA DISCUSSES DISASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of his participation in a Baltic Defense College seminar, OSD PDAS for Homeland Defense Peter Verga met with the Secretaries General of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs on June 1. Verga shared insights on the challenges of inter-agency coordination [...]	2006-06-06 07:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SOCI EN
06TALLINN537	ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA [...] On June 4 the general assemblies of Res Publica and Pro Patria Union approved their parties' merger into "the Union of Pro Patria Union and Res Publica." Taavi Veskimagi, Chairman of Res Publica, told the press the goal of the merger was to "prevent the leftists and the new nomenclature from [...]	2006-06-07 05:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EN
06TALLINN541	ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...]	2006-06-07 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN
06TALLINN545	ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE [...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...]	2006-06-08 07:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF NATO EN
06TALLINN548	ESTONIA APPROVES PARTICIPATION IN NATO RESPONSE [...] (U) On June 7 the Parliament (Riigikogu) passed a Resolution for the participation of the Estonian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team in the NATO Response Force (NRF). This marks the first time that Estonia has contributed ground forces to the NRF. The resolution grants permission for t [...]	2006-06-09 05:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR EN
06TALLINN567	ESTONIA HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (U) Summary. On June 9, the Finnish and Estonian MFAs co-hosted in Tallinn a major conference on a renewed Northern Dimension (ND) to enhance regional and cross- border cooperation. High level speakers, including the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, participated in the event [...]	2006-06-15 06:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV FI RS EN
06TALLINN568	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS STUDIES ESTONIAN [...] (U) Summary: In a June 12 visit to Estonia, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams met with Finance Minister Aivar Soerd, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce. He also hosted a roundtable discussion with leadin [...]	2006-06-15 08:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN
06TALLINN572	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ESTONIAN PSI HLPM ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 12:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PARM PL EN
06TALLINN576	ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]	2006-06-16 14:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN578	ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]	2006-06-16 14:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN580	ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPORT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Urmas Paet presented his semi-annual foreign policy report to the Estonian Parliament on June 6. On June 15 MFA Policy Planning Director Raul Malk (co-author of the speech) told us key take-aways included: a warning that Estonia was at risk of overextension wi [...]	2006-06-19 04:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN582	WHAT MAKES TOOMAS HENDRIK RUN? [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves is one of the front runners as we approach August's first round of elections for president, a job Ilves tells us he does not want. Openly disdainful of incumbent Arnold Ruutel, Ilves explained that he had to run because he could not [...]	2006-06-19 11:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN597	ESTONIAN CENTRAL BANK CITES SIGNS OF [...] (U) Summary: On June 14, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok warned of signs of overheating in the Estonian economy, announcing that wage growth was twice as large as productivity growth in the first quarter of 2006. He urged the GOE to forego a planned supplementary budget and recommended [...]	2006-06-22 11:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN
06TALLINN599	AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...]	2006-06-22 11:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN613	ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 13:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AF XD AORC NATO EN
06TALLINN614	DOHA ROUNDS - THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 14:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTO ETRD ECON EN
06TALLINN615	UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 14:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN
06TALLINN623	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES NON- [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 10:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EN
06TALLINN626	ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...]	2006-07-06 10:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN
06TALLINN629	NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN EN
06TALLINN634	ESTONIA: RAILWAY DEADLOCK UNNERVING GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, Baltic Rail Service (BRS) sent an official response to the Estonian government's letter of April 27 alleging that BRS had violated the terms of the Estonian Railways privatization agreement and threatening to revoke that agreement. In its letter, BRS categorically [...]	2006-07-10 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EN
06TALLINN644	CREATION OF A BALTIC AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its launch in 1995, the Baltic American Enterprise Fund (BalAEF) has played an important role in promoting economic growth in the three Baltic states. It is important for U.S. interests in the Baltics and beyond to create a successor institution that will be ready to st [...]	2006-07-12 08:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL EN LH LG

06TALLINN649	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE COMMISSION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 06:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CU EN
06TALLINN658	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT RUUTEL TO RUN FOR SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, President Ruutel announced on June 13 that he will seek a second term as President of Estonia. Ruutel's party, People's Union, is working hard to ensure the election is decided in the Electoral College, where Ruutel has stronger support. This has only added to the [...]	2006-07-17 14:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN659	ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]	2006-07-17 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN660	ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]	2006-07-18 04:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN671	TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on Transnistria's proposed independence referendum. Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement w [...]	2006-07-21 10:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN
06TALLINN675	ESTONIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61st UNGA [...] (U) In response to our request, on July 24 MFA Counsellor for International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Tiiu Viljasaar delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for GOE attendees. Post will relay any changes to the pro [...]	2006-07-25 10:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN
06TALLINN683	IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-28 12:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN
06TALLINN688	ESTONIA: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 13:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA EN
06TALLINN689	NIACT DELIVERED: ESTONIA HARD PRESSED TO [...] (C) On July 29 reftel points (ref a) on attendance at the July 31 UN Force Generation Meeting were delivered to Sander Soone, MFA Director General for Political Affairs. Soone agreed with the importance of the meeting, but could not saywho the Estonian representative would be. With respect to [...]	2006-07-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO LE EN
06TALLINN695	ASEM DEMARCHE - ESTONIA HOLDING EU LINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 09:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM FI BU EN
06TALLINN709	ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN SRI [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 11:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CE EN
06TALLINN714	ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY TROOPS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 14:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EN
06TALLINN736	LEBANON: ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 11:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN
06TALLINN737	ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON U.S. UNHRC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 11:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN EN
06TALLINN739	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a stead War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where its troops h casualties includi [...]	2006-08-15 15:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EN OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP IN TH MG FI
06TALLINN740	ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...]	2006-08-15 15:23:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN
06TALLINN742	BRINGING ESTONIAN AND U.S. TIP NGOS TOGETHER [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2006 the GOE passed its National Action Plan (NAP) to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). However, prior to and since the NAP's passing, many NGOs have criticized the plan for its lack of consultation with civil society. On July 19 post organized a roundtable disc [...]	2006-08-15 15:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN743	FINNISH CASE REOPENS UNFINISHED TIP DEBATE IN [...] (U) In July, Finnish prosecutors brought to trial a group of Estonians and Finns under TIP-specific statutes. The five Estonian and two Finnish traffickers were convicted of trafficking 15 Estonian women to Finland for prostitution. The ringleaders were given prison sentences and hefty fines [...]	2006-08-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN746	DELIVERED SOLICITING UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 09:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN
06TALLINN747	ESTONIA PSI OEG MEETING RESULTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 10:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EN
06TALLINN767	INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...]	2006-08-23 13:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN
06TALLINN768	ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...]	2006-08-24 08:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN772	DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON MICHAEL MATHESON RE- [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 14:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA EN
06TALLINN773	ESTONIA DECIDES TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UN EN
06TALLINN774	ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 14:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN
06TALLINN776	ESTONIA: KOSOVO STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 14:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU EN
06TALLINN778	ESTONIA: DONOR ASSISTANT TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 11:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL LE SW EN
06TALLINN784	CODEL KOLBE THANKS ANSIP FOR SUPPORT IN IRAQ AND [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting in Tallinn on August 24, a congressional delegation led by House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Chairman James Kolbe(R-AZ) thanked Prime Minister Andrus Ansip for Estonia's support for the Global War on Terror. PM Ansi [...]	2006-08-28 14:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS ENRG CVIS RS EN
06TALLINN791	GLOBE ESTONIA BENEFITS EXCEED PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary. A ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program in Estonia recently demonstrated this grassroots program's effectiveness not only as a tool for increasing awareness and interest in science and the environ [...]	2006-08-29 13:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGLB POG EN
06TALLINN794	ESTONIA TIP ACTION PLAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On August 29 Poloff delivered talking points (as per reftel) to Riina Pihel, Acting MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, Third Secretary, to explain to the GOE specific areas of SIPDIS concern noted in the 2006 TIP Report. Pihel said the GOE was thankful for the "valuabl [...]	2006-08-31 08:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN797	ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 14:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN
06TALLINN798	ESTONIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEGIN WITH [...] (U) As expected, in the first round of voting on August 28-29 in Estonia's presidential elections, Center Party and People's Union MPs did not cast a single ballot, forcing a second round in the Electoral College (composed of MPs and local government representatives). In successive rounds of [...]	2006-08-31 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN832	ESTONIA ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 07:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON IS LE EN
06TALLINN833	ESTONIA ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 07:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI EN
06TALLINN834	ESTONIA ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia, Australia and Oceania, concerning UNSC Resolution 1695 that North Korea suspend its ballistic missile programs. Talvik told us that Estonia supports the EU position on this matter. WOS [...]	2006-09-14 07:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN
06TALLINN835	GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...]	2006-09-14 08:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN836	ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, ON September 13. Meius noted there are "no surprises" on the GOE's position on the agenda items. She provided feedback on the following issues: [...]	2006-09-14 11:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU
06TALLINN839	ESTONIA ON NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 12:12:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EN
06TALLINN840	ESTONIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AIR [...] (C) On September 14 2006 Embassy Tallinn received the following diplomatic note from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia presents their compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the ho [...]	2006-09-14 12:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN
06TALLINN842	ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC LUNCH, [...] (U) Ambassador Wos delivered A/S Fried's invitation letter to lunch with the Secretary on the margins of UNGA to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Monday, September 11. Paet said that he was already aware of the lunch and it was on his agenda for the trip. 2. (SBU) On the subject of [...]	2006-09-14 14:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EU NATO PREL OPDC IZ EN
06TALLINN845	ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...]	2006-09-15 08:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN849	ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 07:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER USUN LE SY EU EN
06TALLINN851	ESTONIAN MPS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon discussion of Afghanistan and Iraq with four members of Parliament: Jarno Laur (Social Democrats),Janno Reiljan (People's Union),Ela Tomson (Res Publica) and Ain Seppik (Center Party). The discussion focused on the upcoming deb [...]	2006-09-19 13:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU NATO AF IZ EN
06TALLINN867	ESTONIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - TEMPEST IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The second round of voting in Estonia's presidential elections will take place on September 23rd, when members of the electoral college meet in Tallinn. Although polls indicate popular support favors Social Democrat Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the contest in the electoral college b [...]	2006-09-22 11:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN874	ESTONIA AND EU DATA PRIVACY [...] At present, there are no direct flights from Estonia to the United States. Therefore, is very unlikely that problems would arise here regarding compliance with the Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement. 2. Post contacted both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Estonian Data Pr [...]	2006-09-22 14:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER EN
06TALLINN883	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FRIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans-Atlantic security institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanist [...]	2006-09-27 05:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN887	ESTONIA: ILVES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) On September 23 Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S., was elected President of Estonia. A 345-member electoral college comprised of parliamentarians and local municipality representatives voted 174-162 for I [...]	2006-09-27 05:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN888	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome back to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you back to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of Toomas Hendrik Ilves' election as Estonia's next President and the beginning of the parliament's fall session. The Government has approved a bill ext [...]	2006-09-27 05:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL EN
06TALLINN891	TALLINN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRIST CODEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Frist, to include Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; Senator Mel Martinez; Majority Leader Staffers: Mr. Eric Ueland, Chief of Staff, Ms. Amy Call, Communications Director, and Mr. Stephen Rademaker, Policy Director for National Secur [...]	2006-09-27 05:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN
06TALLINN892	ESTONIA: GOVERNMENT PROPOSES IRAQI MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 13:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN894	TALLINN ? ADDITIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for David Broome, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and John Klemmer, Senate Photographer, Sergeant at Arms, and, to travel to Tallinn, Estonia on October 1, 2006 as part of CODEL Frist. This will be a refueling stop only; all members of [...]	2006-09-29 11:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN
06TALLINN901	CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...]	2006-10-03 11:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN
06TALLINN907	PANDORA 2006: MOCK BIRD FLU PANDEMIC RESPONSE EXERCISE [...] (U) Summary: GOE is in the process of wrapping up PANDORA 2006, a multi-stage program created to test how Estonia's crisis management systems would respond to a bird flu pandemic. The program is being used as a learning tool to highlight some of the GOE's crisis management strengths and wea [...]	2006-10-05 11:42:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI EAGR PGOV EN
06TALLINN908	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...]	2006-10-05 13:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EN
06TALLINN910	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ESTONIA'S REPLY ON SCALE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 14:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06TALLINN912	ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-06 11:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN UNGA PREL PHUM UN
06TALLINN920	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 05:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EN
06TALLINN922	DAS PEKALA VISITS ESTONIA, OCTOBER 3-4 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Pekala October 3-4 that the GOE is committed to extending the mandate of Estonia's troops in Iraq but that upcoming parliamentary elections will complicate the debate in parliament. They also expressed deep concern ov [...]	2006-10-11 13:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL CVIS IZ AF EN RU
06TALLINN941	ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...]	2006-10-16 13:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN943	ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on October 16. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about recent statements coming from Iran and supports an [...]	2006-10-16 13:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK
06TALLINN944	TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 13:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN
06TALLINN964	ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART II: A MORE ASSERTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has highlighted three foreign policy priorities for his presidency: helping to improve transatlantic relations, increasing Estonia's profile in and contributions to the European Union (EU) and development of a coherent and coor [...]	2006-10-23 13:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN966	CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REVIEW CONVENTION: ESTONIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 14:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL EN
06TALLINN968	ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...]	2006-10-24 12:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU GG RS EN
06TALLINN970	ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. ITU CANDIDATE [...] (U) Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk officer at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on October 24 that Estonia will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union Council as well as Julie Napier Zoller's nomination for membership on the ITU's Radi [...]	2006-10-24 13:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU EN
06TALLINN972	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. President, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome your historic visit to Tallinn on November 27-28. Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner; we share so many common values. The timing of your visit is excellent - President Ilves took office on October 9th and the parliament is [...]	2006-10-25 14:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EN
06TALLINN973	ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN [...] (U) On October 23 Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on the UNGA's resolutions on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon. Kraav said that the GOE is following the developments in the Third Committee very [...]	2006-10-26 10:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS EN
06TALLINN974	ESTONIA PREPARES FOR SCHENGEN IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: GOE officials expect implementation of the Schengen Agreement to be delayed until early 2009, because of a delay in the European Commission's introduction of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). In preparation for accession, the GOE is focused on bringing borde [...]	2006-10-26 15:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD EUN EN
06TALLINN976	ESTONIA: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 12:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS EN
06TALLINN983	ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...]	2006-11-02 11:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU EN
06TALLINN985	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2006/2007 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of drug precursors, and [...]	2006-11-02 13:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP EN
06TALLINN988	ESTONIA OFFERS FREE CITIZENSHIP COURSES [...] (U) Summary. The number of stateless people living in Estonia has declined significantly since 1992. A new program to provide citizenship training to non-citizens is being jointly funded by the GOE and the EU. It will help up to 10,000 more stateless people meet the qualifications for citi [...]	2006-11-03 10:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI
06TALLINN989	ESTONIA: INVESTMENT TRENDS & CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Estonian economy is strong, and a favorable and open destination for foreign investment. Nevertheless, a labor crunch, infrastructure strain, and some uncertainties in the business climate pose possible future threats to growth. Ideas for attracting future FDI include positi [...]	2006-11-03 12:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EN
06TALLINN998	ESTONIA: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On October 3, Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on building support for the five human rights country resolutions. Kraav thanked us and said that Estonia fully supports the USG's efforts. WOS [...]	2006-11-07 12:42:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN
06TASHKENT1212	GOU IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF NUCLEAR, [...] (U) The Uzbek parliament has adopted an amendment to its export control law restricting the export of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials, according to multiple Uzbek press reports. The text was published in the Russian language Narodnoye Slovo newspaper on June 21. The amendment to [...]	2006-06-23 11:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP UZ
06TASHKENT1225	UZBEKISTAN BURNS 700 KGS OF NARCOTICS [...] (U) Uzbekistan marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking by burning 700 kilograms of seized narcotics on June 26. The narcotics burned included 430 kg of heroin, 182 kg of opium, 73 kg of marijuana, 8 kg of hashish, and an unspecified amount of other phychot [...]	2006-06-27 06:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR UZ
06TASHKENT1358	FM GANIEV OUT, NOROV IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confirming rumors post picked up through the day, President Islom Karimov issued a decree July 12 naming former Ambassador to Belgium, NATO and the EU Vladimir Norov as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev returned to his old post of Minister [...]	2006-07-13 14:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UZ
06TASHKENT1562	UZBEKISTAN'S KARIMOV THREATENED BY MILITANT ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon discussion with President Karimov, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Boucher pressed Karimov to live up to the promise that U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations once held. Karimov welcomed the effort at dialogue, but said that a lack of trust is at the heart [...]	2006-08-11 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT1582	GOU SAYS AMERICAN AIR COMPANIES VIOLATING UZBEK [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note (No. 03/14406) from the MFA alleging that U.S.-flagged aircraft belonging to American and Continental Airlines violated Uzbek air traffic control regulations on four occasions in May and June. A [...]	2006-08-16 13:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR UZ
06TASHKENT1707	FEARS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has urged Tashkent community leaders to take robust measures to discourage Islamist tendencies among the public. An Embassy contact with strong local government connections said that officials expressed fear that Islamists may be planning disturbances ahead of the 2007 P [...]	2006-09-07 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM PTER SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT1739	UZBEKISTAN HAVING ITS WAY WITH THE OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts at the OSCE's Tashkent Project Coordinator's Office (PCO) told poloff OSCE Ambassador Jenca is working closely with the MFA to restructure the PCO. The MFA reportedly will select two local OSCE staff to replace four who will lose their jobs in October. Jenca also re [...]	2006-09-11 11:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSEC UZ
06TASHKENT2324	NEW STATE ADVISOR ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS BAKHROM [...] (C) Summary: Bakhrom Abdukhalimov has been appointed State Advisor to the President for Religious Affairs and Interethnic Relations. Abdukhalimov is an expert in Arabic and Islamic Studies. He has spent much of his career at the Al Beruni Oriental Studies Research Institute under the Academ [...]	2006-12-13 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF UZ
06TASHKENT245	(U) NATIONAL TV AND RADIO REPLACES STATE TV [...] (U) On January 28 Uzbekistan's state-owned television company, "Uzbekistan State Television and Radio," officially reverted to its former name of "Uzbekistan National Television and Radio." This followed a November presidential decree bringing television and radio stations under unified manag [...]	2006-01-31 13:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT247	DISARRAY IN EGULIK'S JIZZAK BRANCH LEADS TO CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In December 2005, the head of the Ezgulik Human Rights Society, Vasila Inoyatova, filed a request with Jizzak Province registration authorities to dissolve Ezgulik's Jizzak regional branch. As she explained to poloff, the decision was the result of more than two years of internal [...]	2006-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT261	TAJIBAYEVA TRIAL OPENS WITH CHARGES OF U.S. AND [...] (C) Summary: The trial of human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva opened in a small town near Tashkent on January 30. The charges against her include having received funding from the U.S. and French Embassies, which she used to distribute literature intended to sow panic among the populace. T [...]	2006-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT262	LITTLE FRIENDSHIP ON BRIDGE BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOU and UN claim that the Friendship Bridge border crossing between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan is very active. Recent visits to the bridge show that the border crossing there is in significantly better condition than other border posts in Uzbekistan. However, Emboffs have ob [...]	2006-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AF UZ
06TASHKENT263	EGYPT ENCOURAGES UZBEK STUDENTS TO STUDY ARABIC AND [...] (C) DCM met with Egyptian Charge d'Affaires Jailan Abbas Abdel-Aziz on January 30 to discuss educational programs for Uzbeks offered by the Egyptian Government. According to Abbas Abdel-Aziz, annually 20 Uzbek undergraduates receive four-year scholarships for either Islamic or secular studies [...]	2006-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EG UZ
06TASHKENT266	OSCE MISSION IN TASHKENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: The OSCE anti-TIP Working Group project is stalled, and unlikely to make significant progress any time soon. The working group has not met since March 2005, although the OSCE Ambassador has reportedly obtained written statements of support from the General Prosecutor, Ministry o [...]	2006-02-02 12:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG KCRM KWOMN OSCE UZ
06TASHKENT268	NO UZBEK POSITION ON CARICC VENUE YET [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 12:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CIS SNAR KCRM UZ
06TASHKENT269	PROSECUTORS SEEK TO MERGE SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' [...] (C) Summary: January 30 was scheduled to be the last day of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova's trial on tax evasion charges. It also was to be the first day of fellow co-founder Sanjar Umarov's trial on similar accusations. Instead, the judge postponed action on both cases an [...]	2006-02-02 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UZ
06TASHKENT300	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES G-8 COOPERATION [...] (SBU) As part of the 2006 Russian Chairmanship of the G- 8, the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Farit Mukhametshin, invited other G-8 ambassadors to discuss how their countries might cooperate on assistance to Uzbekistan. The chief of the United Nations Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and th [...]	2006-02-08 14:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV RS UZ
06TASHKENT302	OSCE FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE TO KEEP ITS PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca told the Ambassador that the GOU continues to review the Tashkent CenterQs mandate. Jenca expects a change for the worse, perhaps even a proposed decrease in OSCE international staff, when the current mandate expires in June. OSCE officers are facing accred [...]	2006-02-09 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PGOV ECON EAID UZ
06TASHKENT305	UZBEK SENATE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) The Embassy obtained an advance copy of the agenda of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Uzbekistan Senate, to take place in Tashkent on February 24. Items slated for discussion are: A. Law on information security in the automated banking system B. Amendments to laws relating to simpl [...]	2006-02-10 05:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT324	RUMORS OF AN IMMINENT EARTHQUAKE SHAKE THE COUNTRY [...] (U) Rumors of an imminent earthquake spread throughout Tashkent and into the provinces of Uzbekistan late afternoon on February 9, causing panic among the population. The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) confirmed for the Embassy that it had in no way predicted an earthquake. An Instit [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV UZ
06TASHKENT325	FREEDOM HOUSE APPEAL DENIED [...] (U) On February 7, Freedom House lost its appeal of an Uzbek court order issued January 11 suspending its operations for six months (Ref A). After deliberating for approximately seven minutes, the appeals court also upheld the decisions to forward allegations that Freedom House illegally oper [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT326	TAJIBAYEVA - NOT A RUN-OF-THE-MILL SHOW TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic departure from Uzbekistan's recent Soviet-style show trials, human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva and her attorneys are putting up a spirited defense in her criminal trial. The judge has opened the proceedings to outside observers: journalists, diplomats and NGO [...]	2006-02-14 01:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR UZ
06TASHKENT327	SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' TRIALS - BOMBAST AND [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founders Sanjar Umarov and Nodira Khidoyatova's trials continue in parallel sessions, in the same court and under the same judge. The judge has excluded testimony about alleged USG financial support for the opposition movement, limiting testimony to esoteric [...]	2006-02-14 01:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT345	UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...]	2006-02-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT346	DANISH CARTOONS - A WESTERN CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek ambassadors to Egypt and the OSCE both made statements alluding to a greater Western conspiracy with regards to the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Though the GOU has issued no official statement on the controversy, it seems that it is jumping at the opp [...]	2006-02-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
06TASHKENT377	NO UNAUTHORIZED COOPERATION WITH FOREIGNERS [...] (C) Summary: An August 2005 decree of the GOU Higher Education Ministry effectively imposed a blanket prohibition on any cooperation between Uzbek educational institutions and foreign organizations without explicit prior government approval. The decree mentions the Peace Corps by name, and th [...]	2006-02-23 07:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAO PGOV UZ

06TASHKENT426	KARIMOV TO VISIT SEOUL; UZBEKISTAN WELCOMES SOUTH [...] (C) South Korean ambassador to Uzbekistan Moon Hayong told Ambassador on February 28 that President Islam Karimov will visit Seoul March 28-30 for discussions with the South Korean government. 2. (U) In a development possibly related to the upcoming visit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's news [...]	2006-03-01 13:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS UN UZ
06TASHKENT427	SUNSHINE COALITION TRIALS - KHIDOYATOVA SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova ended on March 1 with a ten-year prison sentence. A verdict in the trial of fellow coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov is scheduled for March 6. The final session of Umarov's trial featured a theatrical debate between [...]	2006-03-01 13:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT430	GOU BLASTS UNHCR AND OSCE FOR THEIR CONCERN WITH [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan has accused the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) of needlessly politicizing the deportation of ten Uzbeks from Ukraine. The MFA has summoned the OSCE Ambassador in Tashkent to protest the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's statement on the returnees. The GOU [...]	2006-03-02 11:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT439	RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY NAMANGAN [...] (C) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Namangan correspondent Nosir Zokir was released from prison on February 26 after serving a six-month sentence at a Namangan detention facility. Zokir was convicted in August 2005 for insulting a member of the National Security Service (Ref A). Zoki [...]	2006-03-03 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT440	WHAT IS EU IDENTITY IN UZBEKISTAN? [...] (C) Summary: The French Embassy, current EU chair in Tashkent, has started a campaign to inform Uzbek students about the EU. However, at a round-table discussion, EU diplomats failed to convey a concept of EU identity that satisfied their audience. The Uzbek students attending the roundtable [...]	2006-03-03 13:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT462	ANOTHER UZBEK OPPOSITION LEADER SENTENCED TO A [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov was convicted on March 6 and sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison, with the sentence reduced to ten years and ten months by an amnesty decree. He plans to appeal. Fellow coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova, convicted earlier o [...]	2006-03-08 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT464	GOU'S EMINENT DOMAIN PLACES AMCITS OUT ON THE [...] (SBU) On March 2, the Amcit owners of a local business, American Optical, were served an eviction notice by the Tashkent City Hokimiyat giving them two days to vacate the premises before the building was demolished. The one-story building was shared by two other shops, both of which had close [...]	2006-03-09 05:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC ECON UZ
06TASHKENT465	(S) VIDEO SHOWS MAFIA TIES TO GOU [...] (S) Summary: Video footage obtained by Post suggests close ties between families of senior GOU officials and organized crime. The footage shows the wives of four top GOU Ministers and two Deputy Prime Ministers, with the family of Tashkent crime boss Salim Abduvaliyev and the wife of a foreign-base [...]	2006-03-09 10:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ
06TASHKENT466	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TAJIBAYEVA SENTENCED TO [...] (C) On March 6, the Lower Chirchik District Criminal Court sentenced human rights activist and Embassy Democracy Commission grantee Mutabar Tajibayeva to eight years in prison. The many charges against her included using U.S. Embassy grant funds to distribute printed materials intended to spr [...]	2006-03-09 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT477	UZBEKISTAN PLAYS THE RUSSIAN AND CHRYSANTHEMUM [...] (C) Summary: The GOU appreciates Japan,s continued economic assistance and views the Central Asian (CA) plus Japan Forum as complimentary to other regional groups. The GOU said it will work with any &friendly8 country on projects. The Japanese government plans to reduce the number of aid pro [...]	2006-03-13 09:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT495	POWER OUTAGE SPARKS ANDIJON PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 local residents protested gas and electric outages near the Andijon city limits on March 8. Reports conflict in the details, but all agree that residents are fed up with the frequent utility interruptions, which have left many with no means to cook or heat their homes. Pr [...]	2006-03-14 13:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON UZ
06TASHKENT500	A SURPRISING RECIPE: PLOV WITH CUBAN RICE [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) refuses to confirm reports that a Cuban delegation, headed by Deputy FM Eumelio Caballero, visited Tashkent March 13 to establish diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan. The delegation's visit was reported by Cuba-based Prensa Latina, the National [...]	2006-03-15 11:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT502	DEMARCHE ON THE MILLENIUM CHALLENGE CORP. FY 2007 [...] (SBU) Poloff requested a meeting to deliver reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consistent with recent practice, the MFA refuses to respond. Therefore, on February 21 post faxed the points to the MFA. The Ministry provided no comment or acknowledgement that the points were r [...]	2006-03-15 12:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UK ZK
06TASHKENT506	KAZAKH DCM COMMENTS ON TRADE AND BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh Foreign Minister Tokaev did not meet with any Uzbek officials during his February 8 visit to Tashkent. The majority of ethnic Kazakhs in Uzbekistan live along the border between the two countries, but require a visa to cross the border. While there is some cross-border tr [...]	2006-03-16 10:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK ZK
06TASHKENT512	RESOLUTION TIGHTENS CONTROL OF JOURNALISTS - [...] (C) Summary: A Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on February 24 and released March 7 restricts working conditions for independent journalists and accreditation procedures for foreign journalists. Under the resolution, it is illegal for Uzbek citizens to work for non-MFA accredited foreign [...]	2006-03-16 13:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GM UZ
06TASHKENT520	GOU ORDERS CLOSURE OF UNHCR [...] (C) UNHCR Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told poloff that the Uzbek mission in Geneva had delivered a note verbale to UNHCR headquarters on March 17 giving the Tashkent office thirty days to close. She added that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will not intervene, and that the office w [...]	2006-03-20 08:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ
06TASHKENT521	INTER-AGENCY GROUP DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments to the Uzbek criminal code for strengthening Trafficking-In-Persons (TIP) legislation are still under consideration, the current composition of the inter-agency TIP working group is still unknown, and there are no plans to register the International Organization for [...]	2006-03-20 09:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG ELAB ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT522	ACCUSED "WAHHABIS" DETAIL TORTURE IN DETENTION, [...] (C) Summary: Eight defendants being tried on religious extremism charges in Tashkent have openly testified that investigators beat and otherwise intimidated them into signing confessions. Such charges have rarely been raised in open court sessions in the past. A defendant's mother told trial [...]	2006-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT532	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C)Summary: Deutsche Welle stringer Obid Shabanov told Poloff that the MFA revoked his accreditation after he wrote a report about Uzbek migrant laborers freezing to death on a bus headed to Russia. Only one Deutsche Welle stringer is still accredited. Several international wire agency corre [...]	2006-03-23 02:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI GM KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT535	FREEDOM HOUSE'S DIRECTOR DEPARTS UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Freedom House's Uzbekistan country director, Branka Sesto, has left Uzbekistan following the organization's decision not to appeal the March 6 Tashkent City Civil Court liquidation order. Prior to her departure, Sesto told Emboffs that the liquidation of Freedom House's Tashkent office wa [...]	2006-03-23 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT536	GOU DENIES ACCESS TO UZBEKS DEPORTED FROM UKRAINE [...] (C) In response to Post's request that international monitors be given access to the Uzbeks deported from Ukraine (ref A),the MFA replied in a March 23 diplomatic note that the individuals are subjects of a criminal investigation. In order to provide a fair investigation free from interferenc [...]	2006-03-23 13:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT538	KYRGYZ DCM DISCUSSES GOU DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek-Kyrgyz economic relations are souring and the GOU is reneging on a long standing deal to trade Uzbek gas for Kyrgyz water, according to the Kyrgyz DCM. Uzbekistan,s accession to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) has the potential to improve regional relations. Howeve [...]	2006-03-24 02:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT577	UNHCR OFFICE PROPOSES PASSING TORCH TO UNDP [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 16:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ
06TASHKENT579	GERMANY WARNS THE UZBEKS TO BE NICE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarians (MPs) from the German-Central Asia group met with GOU officials in February to discuss cooperation on issues including terrorism. GOU officials held to the party line that the truth about Andijon had been established. The Germans were generally pleased that the [...]	2006-03-24 16:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT584	MFA DISCUSSES OIC, KOREA AND INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Asia and Africa Department of the MFA surprisingly agreed to see us regarding the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Arab League Boycott (ref A). The MFA official gladly discussed South Korea and India, and welcomed future meetings. End [...]	2006-03-27 11:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT601	ANDIJON RESIDENTS ASK BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE [...] (C) In a recent visit to Andijon, British Ambassador David Moran was followed and questioned by self-proclaimed mahalla (neighborhood) representatives. He told the U.S. Ambassador that he first encountered the mostly-female group when he exited his hotel. They asked the purpose and duration [...]	2006-03-28 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT605	CUTTING OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE - GOU [...] (C) Summary: When the Ambassador, at the invitation of the MFA, decided to attend a provincial investment roundtable in Andijon, the GOU quickly canceled the event. A Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, several other government officials and a handful of diplomats were already p [...]	2006-03-28 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT611	THE END OF THE NEXIA? HYUNDAI LOOKING TO INVEST IN [...] (C) Summary: A key agenda item for President Islam Karimov,s March 28 meetings in Korea will likely be a possible Hyundai investment into UzDaewoo. According to UzDaewoo senior management, they were informed just prior to Karimov,s departure that Hyundai would likely purchase up to half of th [...]	2006-03-29 12:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT632	KAZAKH AMBASSADOR ON NAZARBAYEV'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed several cooperation agreements with President Islam Karimov during his Navruz visit to Tashkent. Kazakh Ambassador Kabdrakhmanov said the visit was successful, but discussions will continue on reducing excise tariffs and oil and gas investments. [...]	2006-03-31 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KZ PGOV PREL UZ EINV
06TASHKENT633	OIL, AUTOS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: KARIMOV VISITS KOREA [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov,s trip to South Korea was successful, according to the South Korean DCM Jeung-Hyun Ryu, but it is too early to know how much fruit the agreements will bear. In addition to speaking to Karimov about human rights, the Korean President discussed oil, gas and uraniu [...]	2006-03-31 13:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT650	IN THE SPORT OF MINING, THE RUSSIANS TAKE URANIUM [...] (C) Summary: The local press is painting an idealistic picture of the agreement between Techsnabexport and Uzbekistan,s Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) to produce uranium. Meanwhile, US-based RWE Nukem is worried that it is slowly being pushed out of the uranium industry. Non-West [...]	2006-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL UZ ZK PENV
06TASHKENT651	DE GUCHT AND KARIMOV - AN OSCE MANDATE CHANGE AND [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca briefed OSCE ambassadors on Belgian FM and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Karel De Gucht,s visit. According to Jenca, President Karimov told De Gucht a decision has not yet been made on the OSCE,s mandate, but he would like the mission to transform into a &Pr [...]	2006-04-04 12:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ PHUM
06TASHKENT691	JOURNALIST SOBIRJON YAKUBOV RELEASED [...] (C)Sobirjon Yakubov, a journalist with "Hurriyat" newspaper, was released on April 3, after spending a year in prison. Yakubov was detained on April 11, 2005, on the charge of undermining the constitutional order, under article 159 of the criminal code (ref A). However, he was never formally [...]	2006-04-07 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT693	UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...]	2006-04-07 14:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT694	CULTURAL DELEGATION HEADED TO RUSSIA EXCLUDES [...] (C) According to a source in the parliament, an Uzbek cultural delegation will travel to Saint Petersburg from April 17-22 to participate in the Forum of Art and Science Intellectuals of the CIS countries. The delegation was invited by the rector of Moscow State University, actor Kyril Lavrov [...]	2006-04-07 14:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL RU UZ
06TASHKENT699	KARIMOV IN KOREA: FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to the Korean Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Moon Hayong, the GOK has chosen to engage Uzbekistan instead of isolating it. Despite concerns over lack of progress in human rights, the GOK is interested in Uzbekistan's energy sector, UzDaewoo plant and the sizeable resident e [...]	2006-04-11 02:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ENRG KS PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT703	LOCAL RESIDENTS SING THE K2 BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The forced departure of the U.S. military from the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase immediately affected hundreds of local area workers who depended on the generous wages. According to the head Imam of Kashkadaryo Province, the loss of jobs and humanitarian support has impacted the [...]	2006-04-11 10:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT710	GOU PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON STUDENTS AT EU MEETING [...] (C) Several universities in Tashkent reportedly threatened to expel students if they attended EU informational meetings sponsored by the French Embassy. An Embassy contact told poloff numerous students missed the latest meeting out of fear that the universities would make good on the threat, [...]	2006-04-12 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT728	UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 12:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT730	GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP
06TASHKENT755	DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTER BUSHUYEVA HARASSED [...] (C) Deutsche Welle reporter Natalia Bushuyeva told Poloff that she has been the subject of extensive harassment since March 28, when she began receiving hundreds of telephone calls inquiring about sexual services and the sale of her apartment. Anonymous individuals posted fliers stating that [...]	2006-04-19 07:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT756	FY06 FUNDING OF OSCE EXTRABUDGETARY PROJECTS IN [...] (U) Summary: The OSCE website listing of extrabudgetary projects does not reflect any activities in Uzbekistan. Post recommends the USG contribute funding to the following projects that fulfill both U.S. and OSCE interests: a research grant on intellectual property rights (IPR) (USD 100,000 [...]	2006-04-19 07:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON OSCE PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT774	RUSSIA CONSIDERS OPENING CONSULATES, REGULARIZING [...] (C) Summary: Russian Embassy Counselor Yury Lebedev told Poloff that Russia is considering opening consulates in Samarkand and Ferghana City. This would be based on a reciprocal agreement under which Uzbekistan would open two consulates in Russia. However, a final decision has not yet been r [...]	2006-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV RS UZ
06TASHKENT777	INL COORDINATOR/DCM TRIP REPORT: TERMEZ AND [...] (U) Summary: Visiting INL Coordinator and DCM visited the Surkhandarya Province for inspection and observation of border post facilities and procedures. Emboffs assessed the use of equipment and training provided to Uzbek Customs and Border Guard officials by USG-funded programs through the [...]	2006-04-21 03:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF TI UZ
06TASHKENT798	FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE STILL UNDER [...] (C) During a recent embassy reception, Bekzod Yuldashev, the director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, pulled the Ambassador aside to discuss the current status of his brother-in-law, former Defense Minister Kodir Gulomov. Yuldashev told Ambassador that Gulomov is still under GOU investi [...]	2006-04-24 03:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT799	INDIAN EMBASSY'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh will officially visit Tashkent on April 25-26 to talk with President Karimov and lay a wreath at the National World War II Memorial. According to Indian DCM B.M. Vinod Kumar, the GOI's expectations are very low for the visit, as this trip seems primarily t [...]	2006-04-24 03:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ IN
06TASHKENT800	UNDP ESTABLISHES REFUGEE SUPPORT UNIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 03:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT802	(CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 07:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT808	WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT809	THE REJUVENATION OF ISLAM: WHY UZBEK MOSQUES ARE [...] (U) This is the first in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan with future cables addressing a trip to Friday prayer, the relationship of mosque and state, and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Uzbek men are filling the mosques in search of solace [...]	2006-04-25 03:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT823	IREX DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (C) AmCit IREX Country Director departed Tashkent with his family on April 19. His visa had expired, but he was able to obtain a one day visa at the airport for his family and himself. He is now in Ashgabat, where he will continue to manage IREX regional programs. 2. (C) Before they can l [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT825	UZBEKISTAN AND SOUTH KOREA DEEPEN THEIR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan and South Korea are taking steps to strengthen their labor relations. Sources at the Uzbek Ministry of Labor and South Korean Embassy told Poloff that their governments have agreed to facilitate labor contracts for Uzbek guest workers. Uzbekistan will reportedly become [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV KS UZ
06TASHKENT826	AN INVITATION TO FRIDAY PRAYER [...] (U) This is the second in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan, with future cables addressing the relationship of mosque and state and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to a neighborhood mosque during Friday prayers, poloff [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT827	EMOTIONS STIR UP ROMANIAN-UZBEK RELATIONS [...] (C) Romanian Political Officer Calin Ilie told PE Chief that the Romanian-Uzbek relationship continues to flounder. He said that his Embassy's interactions with the MFA are essentially non-existent. The last meeting the Romanian Ambassador had with Deputy FM Nematov occurred last fall when th [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO UZ ZK
06TASHKENT828	ADB COUNTRY DIRECTOR ON FUTURE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)released its strategy for Uzbekistan that cites difficulties with the GOU as a reason for the failure of certain projects. ADB will focus its program funds on technical assistance and education. ADB Country Director told DCM that ADB will become t [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ECON EFIN PGOV PREL UZ EINV
06TASHKENT833	MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 02:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ
06TASHKENT834	MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 02:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT845	THE LATEST FROM ANDIJON [...] (C) Summary: A local contact from Andijon reported a series of recent "worrying events" in and around the province. He said that the local government seems to be continuing to try to boost public morale but does not plan to officially commemorate the anniversary of the May 2005 violence. Six [...]	2006-04-27 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL UZ
06TASHKENT852	GOU CLOSES ABA/CEELI [...] (SBU) On April 27, a Tashkent City Civil Court judge ordered the American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasia Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) to liquidate. In requesting ABA/CEELI's liquidation, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) alleged that the organization acted outside its mandate and ch [...]	2006-05-01 02:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT875	FOLLOW UP BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) Per ref. A request by Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTTC),Post reviewed documentation from the April assessment of equipment provided under licenses 05-813909, 05-851518, and 05-921858 by Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) staff. Th [...]	2006-05-02 13:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KSEP UZ
06TASHKENT881	BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...]	2006-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT882	WE AGREE TO AGREE: KARIMOV RECEIVES INDIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: After years of GOU pressure, the Indian PM finally visited Tashkent on April 25-26. The timing was convenient, as President Karimov departed one week later to Pakistan. The PM's visit resulted in numerous agreements, but most lacked substance, according to the Indian DCM. Seven [...]	2006-05-03 13:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IN PGOV PREL PTER UZ ZK
06TASHKENT887	NGO'S SAMARKAND OFFICE FORCED TO CLOSE DUE TO [...] (C) Summary: The local office of the Ministry of Justice took action against Amcits from the NGO Global Involvement through Education in Samarkand. Several were detained, harassed, and forced to sign statements. The organization paid fines for non-compliance with registration laws and volunt [...]	2006-05-04 09:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT888	(S) UZBEK AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FEARS RECALL [...] (S) Summary: Uzbekistan's Ambassador to China, Sabirjon Yusupov, told an Embassy contact visiting China that he fears being recalled. Yusupov said that President Karimov is dissatisfied with his performance, and considering replacing him with former Primer Minister Utkir Sultanov. He specu [...]	2006-05-04 13:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH UZ
06TASHKENT900	COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL ORDERED LIQUIDATED [...] (SBU) On May 4, a Tashkent City Civil Court judge ordered Counterpart International to liquidate. In requesting liquidation, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) accused Counterpart of not providing required documentation on its programs, acting outside its mandate in setting up a local NGO in Kokan [...]	2006-05-05 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT902	(S) MAFIA BOSS FIXES GOU TENDERS AND JOBS \ [...] (S) Summary: A well connected Embassy contact described a \ mafia chieftain's role in helping businessmen to secure GOU \ tenders and job applicants to "buy" government jobs. Crime \ boss Salim Abduvaliyev puts bidders for tenders in touch with \ an Iranian businessman holding British citizenship [...]	2006-05-05 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KCRM PGOV ECON PREL PINR UZ
06TASHKENT938	LANDMINE ACTIVIST UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Alisher Taksanov (please protect),the local representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL),told us that he was denied an exit visa at the end of March, preventing him from attending an international landmine conference. Taksanov, who is also an independent [...]	2006-05-15 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT948	TENSE WEEKEND IN TASHKENT [...] (C) Summary: The first anniversary of the Andijon unrest generally passed quietly in Tashkent. However, tension in the capital was higher over the weekend, as evidenced by several unrelated, yet illustrative, events. Students at several universities were ordered to report to class on May 13 [...]	2006-05-16 12:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT980	LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TOLD TO BUILD TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) The GOU is encouraging local NGOs and civic leaders to focus their international activities on cooperation with Russia and China. In a meeting on March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day, Deputy Prime Minister Svetlana Inamova told a group of local women civic leaders that they [...]	2006-05-19 05:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UZ
06TASHKENT992	PARANOIA IN FLIGHT: KARIMOV ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE IN [...] (S) Summary: Prior to President Karimov's visit to Islamabad, Pakistani DCM Malik said the two largest issues facing Uzbekistan and Pakistan were transportation and customs problems. Pakistani Ambassador Kamran reported that Karimov's visit produced few tangible results, but stressed that the [...]	2006-05-22 10:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT997	SUBJECT: SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT: DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	UZ IZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
06TASHKENT999	NATIONWIDE PROSECUTION OF FAITH-BASED NGO [...] (C) Summary: According to senior management at the faith-based NGO Central Asian Free Exchange (CAFE),the GOU has launched a coordinated effort to prosecute several of its regional offices. Seven of its nine provincial offices have come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). Thes [...]	2006-05-23 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM UZ
06TBILISI2512	NEGOTIATION ROUND ABORTED AS SOUTH OSSETIANS [...] (C) The latest scheduled round of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) failed to convene after the South Ossetians refused to permit one member of the Georgian delegation, peacekeeping battalion commander Paata Bedniashvili, to enter Tskhinvali for the talks. OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve told us [...]	2006-09-20 06:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
06TBILISI2590	GEORGIA ARRESTS RUSSIANS FOR SPYING, PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Georgian government announced the arrests of four Russians and eleven Georgians on September 27, in connection with an alleged espionage ring. One Russian suspect remains inside a diplomatically protected Russian military building in Tbilisi. The Georgians tell us the arrests are [...]	2006-09-28 12:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI2601	GEORGIAN ARRESTS UPDATE -- SEPTEMBER 29 [...] (C) As the Georgian-Russian confrontation over Russian military officers detained for spying enters its third day, the Georgians have been making their case with the diplomatic community and the public, releasing video and other evidence of espionage. OSCE Chair-in-Office de Gucht is planning [...]	2006-09-29 10:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG
06TBILISI2626	GEORGIA RELEASES RUSSIAN OFFICERS [...] Georgia released four Russian officers detained for spying to OSCE Chair-in-Office Karel de Gucht on October 2 in a televised handover ceremony. The Georgians expect further Russian retaliation for the incident, such as the reported Russian decision to cut off air travel, mail service, and mo [...]	2006-10-02 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL GG
06TBILISI2668	GEORGIA TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR:UPDATED [...] Pursuant to Ref A Embassy Tbilisi provides the following statistics and information regarding the textile sector in Georgia. 2. Statistics (2005 data): Total industrial production (USD thousands): 1,158,267 Total textiles and apparel production (USD thousands): 7,745 Textile/apparel sha [...]	2006-10-04 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD GG
06TBILISI2680	RUSSIA'S TIGHTENING THE ECONOMIC SCREWS ON GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request for EB and EUR. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) Russia has announced that all airline, rail, road, sea and postal links to Georgia will be closed after midnight Monday, October 2. On October 3, the Transport department of the Georgian Economic Development Ministry [...]	2006-10-06 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EWWT ECON PREL GG
06TBILISI2698	GOG OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN ESTONIAN MODEL FOR [...] The USAID Georgia Business Climate Reform Project (GBCR) sponsored and participated in a very successful visit of key GoG officials to Latvia and Estonia September 4-14 as part of its technical assistance in the establishment of a new revenue service. The new GoG revenue service will unite the [...]	2006-10-11 07:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KFIN GG
06TBILISI2708	SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOUTH OSSETIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) International donors, OSCE, Georgia, and South Ossetia kicked off the new economic rehabilitation initiative for South Ossetia with the first steering committee meeting in Tskhinvali October 6, much of which was open to Georgian and SIPDIS South Ossetian media. DCM signed a memorandum w [...]	2006-10-11 13:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID GG
06TBILISI2709	UN-CIS KODORI PATROL SCHEDULED, WHILE ABKHAZ TALK [...] (C) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution Ruslan Abashidze told us October 9 that the main questions about the modalities of a UNOMIG monitoring patrol of the Upper Kodori Gorge with participation of CIS peacekeepers (reftel) had been resolved. He said an agreement was reached [...]	2006-10-11 13:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
06TBILISI2754	SOUTH OSSETIA TALKS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) As described by OSCE, the October 12-13 Joint Control Commission (JCC) meeting in Vladikavkaz produced few real results because the Georgians and the other sides deadlocked over the Georgian proposal to change the format of the discussions. The commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces ( [...]	2006-10-17 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PGOV GG
06TBILISI2789	UN AND CIS CONDUCT JOINT PATROL OF KODORI GORGE [...] (C) A joint UNOMIG-CIS patrol visited the Georgian-controlled Upper Kodori Gorge October 12, the first such international monitoring mission since Georgian forces re-established control over the area from local warlord Emzar Kvitsiani in July. Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resol [...]	2006-10-20 08:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI2855	INITIAL RESULTS OF USDA'S TRADE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] In May, 2006, USDA led the first ever Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) to Georgia, which was funded by the Freedom Support Act. The goal of the TIM was to facilitate investments and trade between the U.S. and Georgian companies, suppliers, and distributors. With the current st [...]	2006-10-27 11:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EINV GG
06TBILISI2866	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili told A/S Fried October 18 that recent Russian statements and actions indicated that Russia had decided to launch an all-out diplomatic assault on Georgia, trying to marginalize the U.S. from the Group of Friends, targeting GUAM, and working to di [...]	2006-10-30 08:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG
06TBILISI2935	FINANCE MINISTER HEARS USG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (U) On October 25, Econoff presented Finance Minister Aleksishvili with a non-paper on consolidation of the GOG revenue agencies (the tax administration, the customs service and the financial police) that the Ambassador gave to PM Noghaideli at their meeting on October 13 (reftel). Econoff al [...]	2006-11-02 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID GG
06TBILISI2937	KVITSIANI ON FIRING IN UPPER KODORI: I DID IT [...] (U) Abkhaz television broadcast November 1 a video, quickly picked up on Georgian channels, in which ousted Upper Kodori warlord Emzar Kvitsiani took responsibility for the October 25 missile attack near the Georgian village of Azhara during the visit of Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs V [...]	2006-11-02 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI2938	GORKONI FRUIT PROCESSING COMPANY: AFTER STALIN, [...] Summary. The city of Gori in the Shida Kartli region of central Georgia prides itself on many things: the birthplace of Josef Stalin, the home town of current Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, and host to the country's top fruit processing factory. Econoff visited the Gorkoni frui [...]	2006-11-03 04:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KFIN GG
06TBILISI2991	IMERETI REGION: SEEKING A VISION FOR ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian city of Kutaisi and its surrounding region, Imereti, are struggling to find a clear direction for future economic growth. Regional leaders view the city, and the region, as a transit and regional service center for medicine, education, and trade, but seem to focus mo [...]	2006-11-09 15:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ETRD GG
06TBILISI3046	GOG NEEDS STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: On November 7-8, PolEcon Chief and Poloff traveled to the multi-ethnic region of Samstkhe-Javakheti to meet with newly-elected local officials, NGO leaders, media representatives, and university students. The purpose of the visit was to reinforce the USG's commitment to increased [...]	2006-11-20 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU
06TBILISI3061	MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY [...] (U) The MFA recently released its 2006-2009 Foreign Policy Strategy document. The Strategy focuses on the goals of territorial integrity, Euro-Atlantic integration, economic growth, and the protection of Georgians abroad, and helps to fulfill a requirement in Georgia's NATO Individual Partner [...]	2006-11-22 06:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI3069	THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build democracy, increase prosperity, and reincorporate Georgia's separatist regions. Three years after the Rose Revolution, the Saakashvili administration has much to be proud of. In place [...]	2006-11-22 15:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI3399	NO SHAH DENIZ GAS MEANS TOUGH CHOICES FOR GEORGIA [...] Summary: BP reported the delay in availability of Shah Deniz gas to the Embassy on December 21. ACG associated gas, which is now being re-injected to support oil production, could supply up to 8.1 million cubic meters (cm) per day to Azerbaijan and Georgia. However, the old pipeline from Az [...]	2006-12-26 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL GG
06TBILISI3406	BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ [...] (C) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflicts Resolution Ruslan Abashidze returned December 21 from leading a GoG delegation at the Conciliation Resources-organized discussions in London with an Abkhaz delegation. He briefed Charge about the results of the meeting. The Georgian delegation [...]	2006-12-27 11:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GG
06TEGUCIGALPA1	MEDIA REACTION ON DHS, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/30 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Cristina Ozaeta entitled "U.S. Defenseless towards Attacks." "According to a report issued by the Democrats, the Department of Homeland Security has failed and hasn't fulfilled 33 of its own promises to improve U.S. secu [...]	2006-01-03 14:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1000	(S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain leftist advisors surrounding him are exercising over Honduran policy. Zelaya is trying, in his view, to "play both sides" but will be unlikely to abandon his c [...]	2006-06-02 16:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1007	HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM [...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...]	2006-06-02 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1008	HONDURAS: IMF INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT TREND [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund is increasingly concerned about the direction of GOH fiscal policies. Rising losses in parastatal telecommunications and energy companies, coupled with the possibility of a return to unsustainable wage hikes for teachers, threaten to shatter GOH c [...]	2006-06-02 23:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1026	(C) HONDURAS: ZELAYA MISSED POTUS' POINT ON [...] (C) Summary: The POTUS/Zelaya meeting on June 5 is being portrayed in all Honduran press as a USG "green light" for a GOH deal with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. This misleading spin makes it easier for the GOH to rationalize making such a deal (with all the negative consequences that entails),a [...]	2006-06-06 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON ENRG VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA11	Honduran President-Elect Zelaya's Letters of [...] Ambassador Jose Eduardo Martell, General Coordinator of the Honduran Presidential Inauguration, under cover of a December 28 letter to PolChief (received by the Political Section December 30),sent the Embassy letters dated December 21 from President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales to [...]	2006-01-04 19:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO

06TEGUCIGALPA1101	HONDURAS: WHO IS ADRIAN RECCA? BACKGROUND ON THE [...] (C) As reported in reftels, Honduras has made clear its intention to import Venezuelan oil on preferential financing terms. Precisely how such a plan would actually work remains a mystery. But it seems that each time Post inquires more deeply about some aspect of the proposal (financing, stor [...]	2006-06-15 19:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1102	HONDURAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOV FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Industrialists Association (ANDI) has written a letter to the Government of Venezuela seeking a direct PetroCaribe arrangement, modeled after deals recently struck with mayors in El Salvador and Nicaragua (ref B). PetroCaribe is a government-to-government program, so [...]	2006-06-15 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1104	HONDURAS: FIRST OFFICIAL BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE MEETS [...] (U) According to press reports, on June 14 Honduras hosted its first official Bolivarian circle (a grass-roots mobilization effort originally created to support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution.") Television coverage of the event appeared to show 30-50 people in atte [...]	2006-06-15 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG PINR VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1131	HONDURAN MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS, SAYS IT IS [...] (C) Summary: GOH Minister of Finance Hugo Noe Pino resigned on June 16, effective July 1, when he will be replaced by Vice Minister Rebecca Santos. Noe Pino assured EconChief that his resignation was not in protest, but rather was the result of the President's desire to send him as Honduras' [...]	2006-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1179	HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zelaya is acting more and more like a populist, and has stumbled through a series of missteps ever since his meeting with POTUS June 5. His willful mis-characteri [...]	2006-06-30 18:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA12	Honduran President Maduro Letter to President Bush [...] The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under cover of a diplomatic note dated January 3, 2006, sent the Embassy a letter dated December 27, 2005, from Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to President Bush inviting him to attend Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' January 27, 2006 inauguration. [...]	2006-01-04 19:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1238	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE MAY GO TO TRAFIGURA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the national bid were reportedly sent by bid consultant Robert Meyeringh to the GOH for review June 29. Ambassador has called for an appropriate and CAFTA-consistent review and comment period of the TOR once they are formally released (expec [...]	2006-07-11 22:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1273	KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZEN, RAMON J. ACIDE [...] Summary. On July 17, 2006 at approximately 2100 hours, RSO was notified by Honduran police officials that Ramon J. Acide (DOB 09/26/89),a U.S. citizen, was forcibly taken from his car at a stoplight near the town of Villanueva, which is located 15 minutes south of the city of San Pedro Sula. [...]	2006-07-18 21:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1310	HONDURAN CONGRESS ABROGATES KEY IMF CONDITIONALITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: As feared, on July 18 the Honduran Congress voted to remove the Teachers Wages and Benefits Law (Ley de Estatutos de Docente) from coverage by the 2003 Wage Reform Law (Ley de Reordenamiento del Sistema Retributivo). Rem [...]	2006-07-21 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1324	UPDATE ON THE KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZEN RAMON [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 21, 2006 RSO Tegucigalpa and LEGATT San Salvador met with local authorities assigned to the kidnapping investigation of U.S. citizen Ramon J. Acide. A briefing on the current status of the investigation revealed the alleged possibility that the father of Ramon, Joaquin [...]	2006-07-25 17:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1329	Honduran President Zelaya Discusses Fuel, [...] Classified by: Ambassador Charles Ford for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez for more than an hour during the evening of July 23. Zelaya was relaxed and discussed plans for a [...]	2006-07-25 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1331	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...]	2006-07-25 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1333	HONDURAS NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS: ORGANIZATIONAL [...] Summary: In early June, the Honduran National Congress discussed amending Article 54 of the Constitution in order to make changes in the directorate of the National Registry of Persons (RNP),the GOH's civil registry. The RNP has often been used as a political tool and the proposed changes we [...]	2006-07-26 19:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SMIG PHUM ECON PREL KFRD HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1345	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...]	2006-07-28 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1361	AUGUST 1 UPDATE ON THE KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Saturday, July 29, 2006 RSO received several calls from the father of Ramon Acide, Joaquin Acide. He explained that he was frustrated with the pace of the investigation and felt local police officials were not doing enough to assist with the safe return of his son. Ramon was [...]	2006-08-01 20:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1375	HONDURAS: RECA DENIES HE'S BEHIND CARIBBEAN [...] (S) Summary: Adrien Reca Salaburu denied he is involved with or in any way related to U.S. firm Caribbean Petrochemical Company -- a firm created in Miami on June 13 and which claimed on July 21 to have purchased DIPPSA. Reca admitted, however, that he continues seeking to purchase DIPPSA, [...]	2006-08-03 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA139	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...]	2006-01-24 01:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1393	(C) HONDURAS: RECENT HONDURAS ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (S/NF) The following responds to tasker C-AL6-01066 transmitted ref M. All responses are keyed to questions contained in reftel and repeated below. A. (U) PRESIDENT ZELAYA. 1) (C) WHERE DOES ZELAYA STAND WITH RESPECT TO THE VENEZUELA OIL TALKS? WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVATIONS FOR INVOLVE [...]	2006-08-04 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1427	HONDURAS: DIPPSA NOT SOLD YET, BUT BOTH RECA AND [...] (C) Henry Arevalo, President and owner of Honduran gasoline distribution company DIPPSA, confirmed to Ambassador and EconChief on August 8 that he had not concluded the sale of his company and continues to seek a buyer. According to Arevalo, uncertainty surrounding the pending national fuel [...]	2006-08-09 19:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PINR PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1430	(C) HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT SEEKS TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos reached out to Post August 8 to better understand U.S. strategy and concerns on the upcoming national fuel bid. In the next few days Santos stated he will be trading his unwilling public support of the bid process for a strict evaluation of [...]	2006-08-09 21:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET HO PGOV PINR
06TEGUCIGALPA1458	POL DEMARCHES HONDURAN MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-12 19:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1469	HONDURAN VP SAYS PRESIDENT SEEKS CLIMATE OF [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Elvin Santos, an outsider within his own government, continues to work to moderate the influence of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' leftist advisors. At Zelaya's request, Santos recently again publicly pledged loyalty, but remains true to his free-mark [...]	2006-08-14 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR EPET HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1487	HONDURAS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] In response to Post's deliverance of the NIACT reftel demarche on UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon, Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director General of Foreign Policy, delivered to Post the GOH's official paper position on the situation between Israel and Lebanon. The position is stated in t [...]	2006-08-16 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1489	HONDURAN CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT "QUIETLY DOING HER [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Gabriela Nunez is content with Honduras' macro-economic situation, citing a stable exchange rate and declining inflation. Nunez was sanguine (perhaps too much so) on the likely impact on the economy of the recent mammoth wage increase granted by the GOH t [...]	2006-08-16 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1559	OIL COMPANIES AND GOH NOW TALKING, THOUGH NO [...] (C) Summary. Throughout the week of August 18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales reverted to his former style of publicly hurling invectives, largely blaming the international oil companies, particularly Esso and Texaco, for his continuing difficulties in implementing the proposed fue [...]	2006-08-25 18:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET ENRG PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA16	AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - TEGUCIGALPA [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post EAC met on 12/28/2005 in order to discuss Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires and to develop contingency plans for both "shelter in place" as well as drawdown of personnel. EAC members in attendance were A/DCM, RSO, JMO, PC, PAO, PAS, ECON, DAO, MILGRP, MSG, POL, USAID, [...]	2006-01-05 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC HO KFLO
06TEGUCIGALPA1649	HONDURAS: CONGRESS REVIEWS FUEL BID TERMS; DIPPSA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 23:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1747	HONDURAS: VENEZUELAN FUEL SCHEME IN EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: A recent meeting in San Salvador has detailed a potential deal involving Venezuelan fuel that may be used to influence upcoming elections. The deal involves oil trading company Trafigura Beheer SV, which has links to Venezuelan fuel company PDVSA and has been in serious negotiati [...]	2006-09-18 16:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1816	PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S UNGA SPEECH LONG ON LEFTIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his address to the UN General Assembly on 9/18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya employed religious and traditional leftist Latin American rhetoric in what appeared, in the Honduran context, to be an implicit condemnation of U.S. foreign policies promoting democracy and fr [...]	2006-09-26 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1847	A REQUIEM FOR MINING IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Reforms of the new mining law in Honduras have reached a critical period of discussion in the Honduran National Assembly. An extreme-leftist group formed of politicians from the Union Democratica (UD) Party, certain NGOs, and the renegade Archbishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan, h [...]	2006-09-29 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1857	HONDURAS: IMF WAITING FOR GOH DEMONSTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) shares donor concerns that GOH fiscal discipline is eroding and the GOH has lost previous momentum towards policy reforms. While the Fund has not publicly declared it, facts on the ground seem to indicate that the GOH PRGF program has gone of [...]	2006-10-02 20:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1881	(S) HONDURAS UNDER CAFTA: AFTER SIX MONTHS, [...] (S) Summary: Six months have passed since CAFTA entered into force for Honduras. President Zelaya's support was key to getting Honduras on board, and he continues to profess his support for capitalism and free markets. Yet when faced with making the reforms necessary to let a free market dev [...]	2006-10-04 16:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1892	CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...]	2006-10-05 00:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS SNAR XK
06TEGUCIGALPA1893	MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT PROPOSES, CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mexican President-Elect Felipe Calderon proposed, and the representatives of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Colombia and the Dominican Republic attending the Central American Integration System Summit on Security (Septel) on 10/3, endor [...]	2006-10-05 00:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS CVIS XK
06TEGUCIGALPA192	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...]	2006-01-31 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1921	HONDURAS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: LEION "LEO" [...] (S) Biographical Note: Leion Starkman Milla (DPOB 17 May 1968, San Pedro Sula, Honduras) served until recently as Minister without portfolio for Investment Promotion and later simultaneously as Director General of the parastatal electric company ENEE. Starkman has been criticized for failin [...]	2006-10-11 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR TBIO ENRG PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA193	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA HOLDS FIRST BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Directly after his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2006, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the rest of the official U.S. Presidential Delegation. While a variety of issues were discussed in a short time, it [...]	2006-01-31 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1930	HONDURAS: CORRUPTION, ELECTRICITY, AND RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduras is heading for rolling blackouts within year, according to Leion "Leo" Starkman, outgoing head of national electric company ENEE. GOH officials resist reducing their costs for electricity purchases from as high as USD 0.25 cents per KWh (for thermal generation) to just [...]	2006-10-11 23:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PREL ECON EPET PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1935	HONDURAS: FUEL BID FAILURE AN INCREASINGLY LIKELY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1950	HONDURAS: LOOSE MONEY: SPURRING GROWTH OR RISKING [...] (C) Summary: In stark contrast to its unhelpful and seemingly improvised trade policies and crumbling fiscal discipline (reftel),the GOH has implemented a more coherent and thus-far successful (if risky) monetary policy. The GOH is pushing down interest rates and pushing up money supply, wi [...]	2006-10-13 21:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2013	DEMARCHE: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER [...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Mexican Declaration in the OAS on U.S. Border Security (Ref A) to Amb. Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director General of Foreign Policy on 10/24. Rosales was not/not familiar with the Mexican proposal, as the Foreign Ministry's phone and fax l [...]	2006-10-24 18:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	XM PHUM PREL PTER SMIG MX HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2030	Honduras: Latin American-Caribbean BioFuels Initiative [...] Summary: This cable responds to ref (A). Despite confusion and controversy in the traditional energy sector, Honduras has made real progress in biofuel development. Efforts are focused primarily on biodiesel, mainly through the cultivation of African Palm oil, and a consumer trial is now unde [...]	2006-10-26 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2046	HONDURAS: MIN FIN SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT AND MORE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 23 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Rebeca Santos asked for additional technical assistance to assist her ministry in improving fiscal administration and oversight and increasing transparency. She also renewed her request for technical assistance in bud [...]	2006-10-27 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2048	HONDURAN FUEL BID: TRAFIGURA MAY INCREASE STAKE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-28 15:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREF
06TEGUCIGALPA2057	HONDURAN FOOD SAFETY LABS IN DISARRAY [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USDA lab assessment mission determined that Honduras, food safety organization (Senasa) does not have labs sufficiently supplied or staffed to do even the most basic food safety testing. The assessment team visited animal health, plant health and pesticide detection lab [...]	2006-10-30 20:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2095	RESIGNATION OF ADVISING MINISTER ON HOUSING NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advising Minister on Housing Hector Briceno resigned in a huff on 10/27, lamenting a lack of political support from President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Briceno, whose appointment to an "advising ministry" (with no agency to direct) was a political payoff in the first place, is [...]	2006-11-02 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2127	HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS BECOMING WEAPON OF [...] (C) Summary: Once again, the GOH seeks to impose price controls on the private sector, adding cement to the list of commodities the GOH has capped or attempted to cap in recent months. Also on that list are sugar, palm oil, credit cards, and of course, gasoline and petroleum products. Post [...]	2006-11-09 14:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND EINV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2130	COMBATING CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) An elite-run kleptocracy, endemic corruption and the concomitant sense of impunity enjoyed by high-level officials are major obstacles to achieving the USG's primary goals in Honduras of strengthening democracy, promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, preventing illegal immigration, [...]	2006-11-09 18:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CASC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2136	(S) HONDURAN FUEL BID COULD SUPPORT FMLN, LEAD TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable presents Post's best assessment of the current state of play and the political intent behind recent and upcoming steps in the bid solicitation process for fuel imports into Honduras. Among potential pitfalls are: (a) the threatened expropriation of millions of dolla [...]	2006-11-09 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EINV BBSR ES VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA214	HONDURAS APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERING CHANGE OF [...] (U) This is an Action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) appears to be attempting to extend its influence into the Central American region at the expense of Taiwan. The left-of-center ideological shift of the Zelaya administration has provided the PRC [...]	2006-02-06 13:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2210	DISBURSEMENT OF HONDURAN IDB DEBT RELIEF SHOULD BE [...] (C) Summary: Post notes with interest the November 17 decision by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) to provide debt relief for five WHA countries, including Honduras. As discussions of precise amounts and delivery modalities progress within the IDB, Post requests that disbursement of [...]	2006-11-22 21:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2232	HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS ON OIL AND CEMENT [...] (SBU) Price controls -- existing or proposed -- continue to be a worrisome topic in Honduras, as recent developments leave both the private sector and the consuming public unsatisfied. In the last few days, talk has centered on challenging a private sector price increase in corn flour, a sta [...]	2006-11-27 22:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON EPET PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2256	LABOR MINISTRY SEEMS INCAPABLE OF DEALING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Labor Minister Rixi Moncada Godoy, in an 11/8 meeting with Laboff to discuss CAFTA compliance, essentially sought to slough off responsibility for getting recalcitrant companies to permit labor inspections, arguing that the Embassy should somehow pressure them to admit inspecto [...]	2006-12-01 16:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2257	FOREIGN MINISTER INTERESTED IN CONCLUDING [...] (SBU) At a meeting between Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez, the Ambassador, DCM and Polcouns on 11/27, the latter presented the Foreign Minister with the draft PSI shipboarding agreement and implementing agreement (Ref A),noting that they are based on our existing anti-narcotics shipboardin [...]	2006-12-01 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2265	HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS WINS CONTROVERSIAL FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-02 00:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2309	HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS FUEL BID MAY BE IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 20:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2347	WHY ENFORCE ANTI-TRUST LAWS WHEN PRICE FIXING IS [...] (U) Summary. Over the past year the Honduran press has reported frequently on increasing prices of basic goods, including corn flour, sugar, rice, meat, eggs, and even cement. Rallied by local leftist political parties and an active press campaign, the Honduran people have clamored for governm [...]	2006-12-20 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2352	HONDURAN BANKING SECTOR CONSOLIDATING AS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The purchase by General Electric of Honduran Banco Mercantil (BAMER) marks the fifth such acquisition to affect Honduras this year, but the first aimed specifically at Honduras. Consolidation of the sector at the hands of more experienced foreign banks (including Citibank, HSBC [...]	2006-12-21 19:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2372	HONDURAS: FUEL BID MISSES KEY DEADLINE; FREE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2373	HONDURAS: IMPORT-LED GROWTH? [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Honduras is predicting economic growth for 2006 of 5.3 to 5.8 percent. Some bankers are now openly talking about a possible resurgence of inflation in 2007, and made their fears plain by under-subscribing a recent GOH bond issuance, complaining that yields o [...]	2006-12-27 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2392	Can Fish Oil Scale? Honduran Biodiesel Initiative Could [...] Summary: A GOH initiative to develop more energy independence may be in danger due to U.S. incentives that provide up to USD $1 in tax credits for biodiesel refined in the U.S. The GOH plan to import over 1 million African Palms could conceivably meet about 30 percent of Honduras' diesel requ [...]	2006-12-29 21:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2393	CUMPLE Y GANA HELPS FUND RENOVATION OF REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, 2006 Laboff participated in the inauguration of the newly renovated regional office of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in Choluteca, which was financed in part by the USG funded Cumple y Gana project. With USD 15 million in total DR-CAFTA related funding, Cumple y G [...]	2006-12-29 21:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA268	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Post worked closely with the outgoing Maduro Administration during its final months in office to both urge and assist reform of the Honduran immigration service. Post has presented the GOH with solid evidence of ongoing corruption in the immigration service that is directly ab [...]	2006-02-13 19:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA271	NEW HONDURAN TELECOM LAW PUT ON HOLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the face of rising opposition, a new draft telecommunications law designed to open the market to competition and meet CAFTA requirements was not introduced to Congress. A last-minute attempt to introduce competition specifically into international calling was also derailed. K [...]	2006-02-13 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
06TEGUCIGALPA326	HONDURAS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MEXICAN ENERGY PLAN; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice President Elvin Santos reiterated Honduras, strong support for the proposed Mexican fuel initiative, echoing the GOH,s positive comments to A/S Wayne in January. Meanwhile former minister of Trade and Commerce Irving Guerrero has initiated talks with an American company ov [...]	2006-02-22 13:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET HO PGOV
06TEGUCIGALPA33	HONDURAS: 13 PRISONERS KILLED BY OTHER [...] Summary: On January 5, at approximately 3pm local time, A violent conflict occurred in which 13 prisoners were killed and up to 38 prisoners injured within Tamara National Penitentiary outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This was reported by both the press and by Embassy sources. It was report [...]	2006-01-06 23:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA333	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (reftel A). --------------------------------- POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------- Â [...]	2006-02-22 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC KSAC PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA355	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) AMB and PolChief met February 15 with Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and delivered ref A demarche on relations with Taipei/Beijing. AMB particularly emphasized that the GOH should not rush into any hasty decision on relations. 2. (S) Jimenez appreciated the information, noting [...]	2006-02-24 21:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO
06TEGUCIGALPA430	Proposal for Strengthening Trade Unions' Effective [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the first of three USAID/Honduras responses to [...]	2006-03-06 20:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA431	Proposal to Improve the Agribusiness Workplace in [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the second of three USAID/Honduras responses t [...]	2006-03-06 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD SENV EAID ECON PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA432	Proposal for Strengthening Honduran Judicial [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the third of three USAID/Honduras responses to [...]	2006-03-06 20:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA433	RECENT SECURITY INCIDENTS MAY INDICATE A TREND OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the transition into power one month ago of the elected Liberal Party government of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, RSO has seen a slow but steady increase in the reported cases of armed robberies, muggings, murders, and other violent crime throughout Honduras. These e [...]	2006-03-06 21:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC PGOV PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA459	HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...]	2006-03-08 23:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
06TEGUCIGALPA48	MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT, JANUARY [...] On 01/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Ruben Dario Paz, Social Sciences Professor, titled "Evo Morales, the Andean." "If there is a country that has suffered greatly, it is Bolivia, a wealthy country with abundant resources, but with extreme poverty." [...]	2006-01-09 22:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA521	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he was solely responsible for the decision to move to a state-run fuel import regime, but that he had done so in the hopes the affected companies could convince the Hondur [...]	2006-03-15 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA522	NEW MOD/MFA DEMARCHED ON NEED FOR RAPID GOH [...] (SBU) Post has to-date received a noncommittal diplomatic note acknowledging receipt of the diplomatic note 010. 2. (SBU) On February 7th, PolOff delivered demarche ref A and talking points in English and Spanish on GPOI and the exchange of the Article 505 agreement diplomatic notes to Min [...]	2006-03-16 13:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA524	ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the [...]	2006-03-16 16:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD KCRM PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA526	ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the plus si [...]	2006-03-16 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS SMIG PINR KCRM HO
06TEGUCIGALPA534	HONDURAN FUELS: THE SEARCH FOR A CALM DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: At present the decision on if and how to implement the recent decision to have the GOH itself offer a public fuel tender rests with the GOH. Over the coming weeks, however, Post plans to encourage both GOH and private sector interlocutors to engage in a process of calm and reason [...]	2006-03-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA575	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...]	2006-03-23 18:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA620	Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 8.4 to 11 [...] After three months of deliberations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 8.4 to 11 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2006 on March 25. The increase is retroactive to January 1. The official decree signed March 27 is awaiting publi [...]	2006-03-30 13:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA621	HONDURAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON ARTICLE 505 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV KTIA KPKO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA622	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA ON FUEL BID, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran President Mel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez regarding Zelaya's June visit to Washington. DEA agents later joined the meeting for a candid anti-narcotics briefing. A relaxed Zelaya appeared to waiver somewhat on a [...]	2006-03-30 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EPET SNAR MOPS PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA623	HONDURAN FUEL BID CONSULTANT REPORTEDLY HIRED; [...] (C) Summary: Honduran press reports that the GOH has signed a one-year contract with U.S. citizen consultant Robert Meyeringh to develop a national fuels bid strategy; other sources consulted by Post doubt the deal is completed yet. Comments from key GOH officials on the proposed bid were mix [...]	2006-03-30 23:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA645	END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...]	2006-04-03 21:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA676	HONDURAS: FUEL BID CONSULTANT LEAVES WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The main fuel consultant pushing for an international fuel bid left the country abruptly March 31 when agreement was not reached on his contract to run a proposed international fuel bid. Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya continued to support the hiring of the consulta [...]	2006-04-07 19:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA684	The Early Stages of the New Honduran Congress and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Honduran Congress is made up of every extreme, with politics permeating every part of it. Because of the political diversity of this group, it has been hard for them to come to agreement on many of the issues that they face. Within Congress, the Liberal Party has the m [...]	2006-04-07 23:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA743	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...]	2006-04-21 17:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS
06TEGUCIGALPA809	HONDURAN-PETROCARIBE DEAL MAY BE SIGNED FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl that a deal for bunker fuel for electricity generation has been signed between Honduran parastatal energy company ENEE and PetroCaribe, the Venezuelan fuel sales scheme. The unconfirmed deal may involve Honduran gasoline distributor DIPPSA. Meanwhile, th [...]	2006-05-04 00:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA853	WHA DAS MADISON MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Honduras April 26-28 and met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, key members of his cabinet, congress, and the business community. Key themes of the visit included cooperation on regional security problems such as narcotrafficking, Ho [...]	2006-05-09 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA872	POTUS Meeting June 5 With Honduran President Mel [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred days into his term, President Mel Zelaya remains somewhat of an enigma. On the positive side, he has strongly supported CAFTA; cooperated fully with the DHS/ICE deportation of illegal immigrants (nearly 200 daily); acted - with limited resources - to combat the expl [...]	2006-05-12 12:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV EPET SNAR EAID SENV KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA897	HONDURAS: ALLEGED PETROCARIBE - ELECTRICITY FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA942	HONDURAN FM JIMENEZ TELLS AMB THAT CENTRAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing, Embassy Mexico, and the other Embassies in Central America. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a May 22 meeting between Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and AMB, DCM, and Pol [...]	2006-05-24 22:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO
06TEGUCIGALPA949	Honduras: Telecom Debates in Final Round [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para. 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The CAFTA-compliant telecommunications sector framework law (Ley Marco),recently revised and shortened, is now set to be introduced to Congress. A competing law by parastatal telecommunications company Hondutel has so [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB KPRV PGOV ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA972	HONDURAN PRESIDENT SIGNALS PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch, President Zelaya signaled to Ambassador that a PetroCaribe deal was likely, reiterated the many areas that GOH worked closely with the USG, and asked for "reciprocity" of support from the USG for the GOH in its time of need. Zelaya stressed that any such deal [...]	2006-05-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA984	AMB DEMARCHES HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 21:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA985	(S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...]	2006-05-31 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO
06TELAVIV1008	ISRAELI MFA DDG YA'AR SUPPPORTS UNRWA [...] (U) This message was drafted by the Amman-based regional refugee coordinator and has been cleared by PRM, Embassy Amman and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA officials told PRM PDAS Greene and other visiting PRM officials over the last week that UNRWA will form a critical part [...]	2006-03-13 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PREF PINR ECON KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1009	U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...]	2006-03-13 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV1017	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT

06TELAVIV102	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-09 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1042	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 12:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1048	ISRAELI NSA EILAND'S INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the Israeli raid to arrest Palestinian detainees formerly monitored by U.S. and UK personnel in Jericho had been planned as early as 2002. He claimed the [...]	2006-03-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1049	WITHOUT ARIK, MORE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING VOTERS SEEK [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Israel's Russian-speaking electorate, which numbers close to one million, represents one of the most important target populations in the upcoming elections, one that could determine an allocation of some 15 to 20 of the 120 Knesset seats, according to academics and [...]	2006-03-15 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1057	OLMERT'S SUCCESSFUL JERICHO MISSION COMES AT A [...] (SBU) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's successful March 14 Jericho prison operation will likely stabilize Kadima's standing in the polls and may yield additional seats in the March 28 Knesset elections. One pollster gauged that, since, as she assesses, Kadima's support had alr [...]	2006-03-15 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1059	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] The Jericho Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jericho Operation: *Israel Radio this morning quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying that the US has never been responsible for the Jericho prison security. S [...]	2006-03-16 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1061	C-NE6-00442 KADIMA'S CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks before Israel's elections, the Kadima Party is on course to win a plurality of seats in the next Knesset despite minor up and down swings in the weekly polls. Kadima's broadly accepted political goal of unilaterally defining Israel's borders will allow the pa [...]	2006-03-16 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KDEM GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1064	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON AID TO PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the GOI has not yet established a clear interagency position on assistance to the Palestinians. Eiland said that the NSC's plan on possible steps to reduce [...]	2006-03-16 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KWBG KPAL LE IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1065	SETTLEMENTS AND BARRIER: OLMERT CHANGES GEARS; [...] (C) Summary: A/PM Ehud Olmert has recently made a number of public statements on the separation barrier, annexation of settlements, and finalizing Israeli borders that appear to be at odds with his oft-stated commitment to the Roadmap and previous agreements with the USG concerning settlements. [...]	2006-03-16 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1066	GIDEON EZRA DISCUSSES AMONA COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra told the Ambassador on March 14 that the Israeli National Police (INP) knew it would encounter significant resistance during the demolitions of Amona, but that the operation had to be implemented regardless because the High Court made a decis [...]	2006-03-16 18:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1075	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1083	JCG: ISRAEL NSC'S 2/23 SESSION WITH S/CT AMB. [...] (C) On February 23, S/CT Coordinator Henry Crumpton was hosted by National Security Adviser Giora Eiland at Israel's NSC in Ramat HaSharon. (NOTE: The February 22 meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group is covered in reftel. END NOTE.) A panel discussion involving experts from Israe [...]	2006-03-17 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PINS ASEC IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1084	POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE GOI ON SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Michael Sfard, at attorney working for Peace Now on settlement and outposts cases, told econoff that the route of the separation barrier around the Modi'in Illit settlement bloc raised the eyebrows of human rights NGOs. They wondered why the barrier cut through Palestinian lands [...]	2006-03-17 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1085	GOI WILLING TO DISCUSS PACKAGE APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: Brig. General Baruch Spiegel expressed interest in a proposal to resolve the humanitarian crisis caused by the closure of Karni that would open Kerem Shalom to humanitarian shipments from both Israel and Egypt to Gaza and improve security at the crossings. The Ambassador plans t [...]	2006-03-17 16:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1086	PERETZ, THE SHEPHERD WHO AWAITS THE RETURN OF HIS [...] (C) Summary: Labor Chairman Amir Peretz told the Ambassador and DCM March 17 that he believes that the large number of still undecided voters will be pivotal on election day. Peretz speculated that Labor's real public support may be larger than current polls indicate as traditional Laborites [...]	2006-03-17 17:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1101	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] National Security Strategy of the United States 2. Mideast 3. Bird Flu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banners in Maariv and The Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday, Palestinian PM-designate Ismail Haniyeh presented t [...]	2006-03-20 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1105	H5N1 CONFIRMED IN ISRAEL POULTRY DEATHS; ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, the Kimron Veterinary Institute Laboratory at Bet Dagan confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in turkey flocks from the kibbutzim at Ein Hashelosha and Holit, and at Sede Moshe and Nahshom. The outbreak has not spread beyond these areas (ide [...]	2006-03-20 13:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT AMED CASC KSCA KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1110	GOI AND PA OFFICIALS DISCUSS KARNI CLOSURE SOLUTION [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv - Consulate General Jerusalem cable. 2. (C) Summary: Officials from the GOI, PA, Egyptian Embassy, and EU-BAM met at the Ambassador,s Residence on March 19 to discuss the movement of commercial goods and humanitarian supplies between Gaza and Israel and [...]	2006-03-20 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PREL PINS EAID PTER KWBG EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio quoted President Bush as saying on Monday: "I see a threat in Iran. The threat is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. I've mad [...]	2006-03-21 07:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1115	CHIEF RABBI PROPOSES PRESIDENT BUSH CONVENE [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger proposed to the Ambassador March 16 that President Bush convene a forum of world religious leaders to promote peace and establish principles of mutual respect and tolerance among religions. He also called for the creation of a standing body o [...]	2006-03-21 08:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1135	BIRD FLU SPREADS IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli agriculture officials confirmed H5N1 avian influenza at two chicken farms not far from turkey farms just outside Gaza where the outbreak of bird flu started last week. H5N1 will likely be confirmed at a third new location in the Negev. Birds from Moshav Kinneret in n [...]	2006-03-21 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT AMED CASC KSCA KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1145	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Mideast --------------- Election polls: --------------- Channel 10-TV and Ha'aretz published the results of a survey conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs of the Amanet Group's Dialogue Institute: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom w [...]	2006-03-22 12:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1158	GOI CONCERNS OVER DE SOTO LETTER ON JERICHO [...] (C) Roni Leshno Yaar, the Israeli MFA's deputy director general (A/S-equivalent) for international organizations, contacted deputy polcouns on March 21 to inform of us of an exchange of letters with UN Special Envoy Alvaro de Soto on the aftermath of the GOI raid of March 14 on the Jericho pr [...]	2006-03-23 07:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1160	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Wednesday shows that the Labor Party and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu are getting stronger and that Kadima and the Likud are weakening: -"We [...]	2006-03-23 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1163	SETTLEMENTS/FENCE: MOFAZ ANNOUNCES ACCELERATED [...] (U) This message contains an action recommendation. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U) In recent press interviews, DefMin Shaul Mofaz discussed additional details of -- and an accelerated timetable for -- Kadima's plan to disengage from parts of the West Bank and unilaterally establish new b [...]	2006-03-23 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1164	BIBI SAYS UNDECIDEDS, TURNOUT RATE MAKE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Likud Chairman Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu told the Ambassador and DCM March 22 that the main factors to consider in this election are the continuing high number of undecided voters so close to election day and the possibility of a low voter turnout. Netanyahu underlined his concer [...]	2006-03-23 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV117	ISA DISKIN DISCUSSES HAMAS AND PLC ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Israel Security Agency (ISA or "Shin Bet") Director Yuval Diskin briefed Representative Gary Ackerman January 5 on the future of Israeli politics in light of Prime Minister Sharon's health, the revolution within Fatah, and the implications of a Hamas victory in upcoming Palestinia [...]	2006-01-09 14:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IS KPAL KDEM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1178	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held this week: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom would you vote?" (Results in Knesset seats -- in brackets, results of last week's poll. [...]	2006-03-24 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1181	ISRAELI MARKETS STABLE IN FACE OF ELECTION [...] (C) Israel's three main parties have all responded to the unusual attention being paid to social-economic issues in this election campaign. They have devoted considerable attention in their platforms to the need to narrow the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. The Labor Party, [...]	2006-03-24 14:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ELAB PINR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1183	ISRAEL'S ELECTIONS AT THE HOME STRETCH: KADIMA [...] (C) Summary: The March 28 Israeli election will cement the long-predicted victory of the new, centrist Kadima party by a dominant plurality of the votes, with its sparring partners, Labor and Likud, most likely coming in distant second and third places, respectively. Neither Labor nor Likud [...]	2006-03-24 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1184	A CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PRIMER ON MARCH 28 [...] Summary. The chairperson of the Israeli Central Elections Committee (CEC),Supreme Court Judge Dorit Beinisch, told the Ambassador March 22 that she is confident of the solid organization of Israeli elections, and explained details of the voting process as it will unfold on Election Day. Ex [...]	2006-03-24 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1191	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Sunday: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom would you vote?" (Results in Knesset seats -- in brackets, results of Yediot's poll pub [...]	2006-03-27 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1193	ISRAELI-ARAB PARTIES APPEAR SET TO REMAIN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent polls show that rising Israeli-Arab interest in the March 28 elections, possibly prompted by fears of a growing right-wing Jewish vote, may yield up to 10 Knesset seats for Israeli-Arab parties, up two seats from the current Knesset. Until this past week, polls have proj [...]	2006-03-27 14:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1197	BIG PARTIES SPEND BIG BUCKS ON BIG DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Kadima and Likud have budgets for election day at least 50 percent larger than that of the Labor Party, Labor will draw on an extensive and experienced organizational network at the local level. Kadima party organizers say they must work particularly hard to get out the [...]	2006-03-27 17:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1198	A CALM ELECTION DAY IN ISRAEL -- SHOPPING, [...] Summary: Entering the evening hours of election day in Israel, the prognosticators of voter apathy are claiming victory. Only 47 percent of the electorate had voted as of 1800 (local time),by which time -- historically speaking -- well over half the electorate usually would have cast their [...]	2006-03-28 17:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR ASEC IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV12	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Security Fence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on missiles fired last night by IAF helicopter at a car carrying three senior activists in Islamic Jihad's military wing, causing their death. Among the three casualties was Said [...]	2006-01-03 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1216	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast 3. Iraq 4. Europe: Anti-Americanism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch and Deputy US National Secur [...]	2006-03-29 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1218	ELECTION RESULTS OFFER MANY OPTIONS FOR OLMERT [...] Summary: The March 28 election results confirmed a Kadima plurality, the status quo of Labor, the relative demise of Likud and less so of the religious Zionist parties, the stability of the ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, the surprise electoral success of the Pensioners' Party, and the long [...]	2006-03-30 04:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1220	EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (C) At his March 9 meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick was told by MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv and her team that the MFA is committed to seeing Israel's export control system improved through new [...]	2006-03-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ETTC PREL PINS IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE
06TELAVIV1236	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV125	GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT, [...] (U) Press reported December 26 that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 150 housing units in Beitar Illit settlement, southwest of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc. According to the tender, which was published in Ha'aretz, the units are divided into one apart [...]	2006-01-09 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1261	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major media bannered the killing of four Israelis in a suicide bombing last night in the West Bank. A Palestinian who was apparently disguised as an ultra- Orthodox Jew hitchhiked a r [...]	2006-03-31 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1272	EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...]	2006-03-31 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1273	GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING HUMANITARIAN GOODS FLOWING [...] (C) Summary: One week after the reopening of Karni, imports into Gaza at the commercial terminal average more than 200 truckloads per day. The overwhelming majority of cargo is of humanitarian supplies. MOD advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel stressed to Econ Chief that the GOI [...]	2006-04-03 06:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON PTER KWBG KPAL IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1295	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Sunday, the Central Elections Committee announced it was correcting a mistake in the Knesset elections results, taking one Knesset seat from the Labor Party [...]	2006-04-03 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1312	Canon White Stresses Importance of USG Role in [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Canon Andrew White, former Special Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Middle East, at the Embassy on March 29. White is a founding member, with former Archbishop Lord Carey of Clifton, of the "Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle [...]	2006-04-03 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KIRF PHUM KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY PEACE PROCESS PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1315	GOI MAY PLAN TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE SOME OUTPOSTS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: A March 21 article in the Jerusalem Post claimed that senior GOI officials are considering a proposal to retroactively authorize ten illegal West Bank outposts that would remain under Israeli control under a f [...]	2006-04-03 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1318	FM LIVNI SEEKS NEW MECHANISM FOR DELIVERING AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 for USG help in formulating a new mechanism to deliver aid directly to the Palestinian people; without this mechanism, she said, other donors might "take their own decisions" and use a de [...]	2006-04-04 04:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EAID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1319	ISRAELI DEFMIN TELLS A/S WELCH ISRAEL WILL TAKE NO [...] (S) Summary: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 that Israel will not communicate with or assist a HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Mofaz said that he personally believes PA President Abu Mazen will become increas [...]	2006-04-04 04:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1324	GILAD ON HAMAS'S RELATIONS WITH JORDAN, EGYPT, AND [...] (C) Summary: MOD Pol-Mil Bureau Head Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams on March 31 that Hamas' close relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan would negatively impact Jordan's security. While he had raised the issue with GOJ officials, he claimed that they are "afraid t [...]	2006-04-04 07:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1331	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to highlight Acting PM Ehud Olmert's efforts to form a government coalition. Yediot and Israel Radio quoted Olmert as saying Monday that it can be assume [...]	2006-04-04 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1336	UPDATE ON CASES INVOLVING SEPARATION BARRIER IN [...] (C) Summary: Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli, consultant for the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF),member of the Council for Peace and Security, and consultant to the High Court on the separation barrier, told econoff on March 29 that he is proposing changes to the route of the barrier that co [...]	2006-04-04 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV136	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a statement issued Monday by Jerusalem's Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, that PM Sharon, while still in serious but stable condition, began to bre [...]	2006-01-10 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1362	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Trial of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that today, President Moshe Katsav invited Acting PM Ehud Olmert today to form a gover [...]	2006-04-06 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1391	RECENT GOI PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director General Aharon Abramovitch told the Ambassador April 3 that the GOI seeks to abolish all forms of trafficking in persons. De facto Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Rahel Gershuni reported that the government's inter-ministerial anti-trafficking [...]	2006-04-06 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1392	MFA STILL HAS RESERVATIONS ON CUSTOMS PROTOCOL; [...] (C) Summary: During an April 5 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Director General Ron Prosor said that the GOI recognizes it is essential of keeping Karni open and only close the crossing when there is a specific threat. The Ambassador said a customs protocol is in Israel,s interest because t [...]	2006-04-06 16:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1393	GOI PUSHES FOR RESUMPTION OF POULTRY EXPORTS TO [...] (U) This message contains an action request: Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 4, the Directors General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor and the Ministry of Agriculture requested the expeditious resumption of poultry exports t [...]	2006-04-07 03:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1395	EMBLEM: GOI HEALTH MINISTRY OPPOSES COMPOSITION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel Representative for the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Anna Segall told poloff April 5 that the GOI has not yet approved changes to Magen David Adom (MDA) statutes because the Ministry of Health (MOH) opposes the proposed composition of the MDA executive [...]	2006-04-07 06:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1396	ICRC: NGOS CANNOT AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart told the Ambassador April 4 that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. He emphasized that NGOs do not have the resources or capacity to assume the functions of government, [...]	2006-04-07 06:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1402	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported on seemingly moderate gestures and pronouncements from Hamas vis-a- vis Israel. Ha'aretz reported that Hamas has been sending go-between [...]	2006-04-07 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1412	JORDAN VALLEY CLOSURES LIKELY TEMPORARY [...] (C) On April 17, the Ambassador raised with Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel the recent closures and increased number of roadblocks in the Jordan Valley (reftel). Spiegel admitted that the IDF has increased the number of roadblocks and flying checkpoints between Nablus and Jenin, but explaine [...]	2006-04-07 14:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON KWBG ASEC IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1422	LIVNI REPORTS USG ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARD TO GOI [...] (SBU) News of the Department's acknowledgment of Rahel Gershuni as an anti-trafficking "hero" (reftel) has reached the highest level of the GOI. At the weekly Cabinet meeting of April 9, according to the official Cabinet communique, Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni reported t [...]	2006-04-10 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1437	GOI BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CROSSINGS [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on April 7 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM Head of Mission General Pistolese on the status of the crossings. Spiegel said that Sufa was working at full capacity and that there would be increased volume at Kerem Shalom [...]	2006-04-10 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1438	BASSEY DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF GAZA EVACUEES AND [...] (C) Summary: Yonatan Bassey, director of the Disengagement Authority (SELA),told EconCouns on April 4 that Gaza disengagement was a success because the level of violence was lower than he had predicted a year ago. He commented, however, that the evacuees have had a very difficult time adju [...]	2006-04-10 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV145	PERES TELLS CODEL BAYH THAT OLMERT WILL BE NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, former Vice Premier Shimon Peres told Senator Evan Bayh, that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's chances of returning to political power are ""nil,"" and that Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Peres discussed the fu [...]	2006-01-11 08:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IS KPAL PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1460	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. Aftermath of Italian Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement in Mashhad on Tuesday that Iran has successfully enriched ura [...]	2006-04-12 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1469	ISRAELI CABINET DISCUSSES "BOYCOTT" OF PA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Cabinet announced April 11 that it will "hold no ties" with the Palestinian Authority, but that "there will be no personal disavowal" of PA President Mahmud Abbas. The Cabinet also imposed a "boycott" of foreign officials who plan to meet with Hamas and GOI officials [...]	2006-04-12 14:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1470	SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND ISRAELI A/PM OLMERT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: On April 11 -- the day that the Cabinet elected him Acting Prime Minister -- a confident and relaxed Ehud Olmert met with Senator Joseph Lieberman and the Ambassador. Olmert outlined his "convergence plan," with which he hopes to create defensible security borders, minimize Israe [...]	2006-04-12 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited President Bush's Passover message, which was issued on Wednesday and centered on the notion of freedom. Major media repor [...]	2006-04-14 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1488	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. Jonathan Pollard ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in The Jerusalem Post) reported that new satellite imagery released on Sunday by the Institute for Science and Imagery, a Washi [...]	2006-04-17 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV149	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight PM Sharon's physical condition. The Jerusalem Post and Yediot quoted Dr. Yoram Weiss, one of his anesthesiologists, as saying in a briefi [...]	2006-01-11 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1511	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1523	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETS LIEBERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Yisrael Beiteinu Party chairman Avigdor Lieberman on April 14 to discuss the political landscape in Israel. Avigdor, fresh from a negotiating session with the lead Kadima Party negotiator, Yoram Turbovitz, expressed confidence that his party [...]	2006-04-18 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PINS KPAL IS JO IR IZ LE ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1533	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who successfully proposed revoking the Jerusalem residency of the Hamas legislators, persuaded a governmental foru [...]	2006-04-20 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1575	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon 4. Jonathan Pollard ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted Senator Joseph Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential candidate and a serving member of the Senate Armed Servi [...]	2006-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1582	ISRAELI DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES IRAN, TERROR THREAT [...] (S) In a meeting April 20 with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS),Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Judd Gregg (R-NH),Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz expressed Israel's gratitude for U.S. support in the Global War on Terror, and its cooperation in military and defense industry matters. Mofaz listed the [...]	2006-04-21 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS MASS MNUC EG SY LE IR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1584	EMBLEM: ISRAELI FM LIVNI PLEDGES ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) In a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on April 20 (septels),the Ambassador outlined U.S. efforts to facilitate the admission of Magen David Adom (MDA) into the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. The Ambassador stressed the importance of four technical changes required to br [...]	2006-04-21 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1586	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH PALESTINIANS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 20, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned that there are limits to Israel's restraint following Palestinian terror attacks. Livni promised to examine ways that the GOI could pay medical costs for Palestinians being treated in Israeli hospi [...]	2006-04-21 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1593	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that on May 21, Ehud Olmert will pay his first visit to the United States as prime minister and will meet with President Bush. The newspaper sa [...]	2006-04-24 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1600	BEGINNING THE DISCUSSION ON ISRAEL'S CONVERGENCE [...] (C) Summary: Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's intention to begin implementation of what he calls the "convergence plan" within the next two years (reftels) confronts the USG with decisions on whether and how to engage with Israel on the issue. The complexities, potential benefits, and pit [...]	2006-04-24 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1611	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered the triple explosion that took place last night in the Sinai resort town of Dahab. Up to 30 people were reported killed and more than 100 wounded. Israel Radio quoted E [...]	2006-04-25 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1612	WITHERED LIKUD: SHALOM DESPERATELY MANEUVERS TO [...] (C) With the rest of the nation focused on the evolving makeup of the future governing coalition, the Likud faction's number two, Silvan Shalom, has started what will be at best a pained and drawn out process and at worst a doomed attempt to dislodge Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu. Netany [...]	2006-04-25 13:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1617	OLMERT'S SUPER-COALITION DEALS SOW DISCONTENT, [...] SUMMARY: (C) The continuing and much bally-hooed difficulties that Ehud Olmert is facing in forming what he asserted would be a broad, 84-MK coalition government reflect the "souk" political dynamic that, historically, has yielded consistently narrow-majority Israeli governments. Olmert had [...]	2006-04-25 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1619	EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...]	2006-04-25 16:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1620	SHIMON PERES CONCERNED ABOUT JORDAN'S STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Shimon Peres told CODEL Shays that Palestinian patience with ineffectual Hamas governance will run out sooner than Hamas thinks, and that the USG must encourage PA President Mahmoud Abbas to be courageous in standing up to Hamas. He asked the USG to encourage the GOI to work wit [...]	2006-04-25 16:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1621	GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING KARNI OPEN, WILL GET U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Political-Military Advisor Amos Gilad said that he is committed to keeping Karni open despite the security risks. He agreed to get the Ambassador a prioritized list of specific assistance projects that the GOI wants to see con [...]	2006-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1628	REP. SHAYS AND ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSS HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Representative Christopher Shays April 20 that there is no Palestinian partner with whom Israel can negotiate. She described A/PM Ehud Olmert's "convergence" plan, in which Israel seeks to define a new eastern border after evacuating isol [...]	2006-04-26 14:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1632	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Sinai Bombings 2. Mideast 3. Mordecai Vanunu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz quoted senior US administration officials in Washington as saying in unofficial conversations that the US will not recognize a [...]	2006-04-26 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1642	GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN HAR ADAR [...] (U) Press reported today, April 26, that the Israel Lands Authority, the Commissioner for Absentee Property, and the company Arim, Ltd., issued a tender for 33 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. The tender, which was published in Yediot Ah [...]	2006-04-26 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1643	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...]	2006-04-26 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1645	ISRAEL LOOKING TO JOIN WHALING COMMISSION BY JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS SENV PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV1648	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Interim PM Ehud Olmert will meet with President Bush on May 23. Israel Radio reported that this morning, two members of Islamic Jihad [...]	2006-04-27 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1652	GOI SEEKS NGO INPUT ON NEXT STEPS IN FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee decided at its April 26 meeting to press for rapid passage of the draft anti-trafficking bill, and to address specific concerns raised by three leading NGOs critical of the GOI's anti-trafficking efforts. The committee invi [...]	2006-04-27 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1653	ISRAELIS REJECT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IDEA [...] (U) Reacting to a speech by PA President Mahmud Abbas in Oslo, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's press spokesperson told reporters on April 26 that Israel flatly rejects calls for an international conference to facilitate Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. "That's a no with a capital 'N'," said the [...]	2006-04-27 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS POV ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1669	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch as saying that Hamas might have found ways to circumvent the boycott imposed on fund transfers to the [...]	2006-04-28 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1685	UPDATE ON MDA EFFORTS TO CHANGE ITS STATUTES AND [...] (C) Summary: Following Foreign Minister/Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's engagement April 23 on Magen David Adom (MDA) accession to the Red Cross Movement (ref A),the GOI and MDA reportedly have made some progress toward amending MDA statutes, as required by the IFRC-ICRC joint statutes commi [...]	2006-04-28 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1692	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that James Wolfensohn, the special Quartet envoy, has decided to discontinue his service after 11 months, and not to extend his term, which is due to expire at t [...]	2006-05-01 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel's 58th Independence Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on events related to the Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars, and Israel's 58th Independence Day, which will be celebra [...]	2006-05-02 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT

06TELAVIV1720	ISRAEL OPPOSES IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff shared appropriate reftel (B) points with Daniel Meron, the MFA's director for human rights and international organizations, on April 28 and discussed the issue again after receipt of reftel (A) on May 2. Meron said the GOI strongly opposes Iran's candidacy for the U.N. Human Right [...]	2006-05-02 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR PREL IR IS UNGA UNHRC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1722	FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...]	2006-05-02 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1728	OLMERT'S NARROW COALITION GOVERNMENT: ROOM TO GROW? [...] (U) Summary: Israel's 31st government, comprising 25 ministers from the Kadima, Labor, Shas and the Pensioners parties, is scheduled to be sworn into office on May 4, after Acting Prime Minister Olmert presents his Cabinet to the Knesset. At that time, Olmert will announce the basic lines of [...]	2006-05-02 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1730	MAY 1 UPDATE ON CROSSINGS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on May 1 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM head of Mission General Pistolese on his recent trip to Washington. Spiegel said the GOI will issue a formal position on which assistance projects can continue. He said the GO [...]	2006-05-02 17:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS PEL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1745	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1752	FM LIVNI OPPOSES USG ASSISTANCE TO ABBAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned Senator Joseph Lieberman April 20 that by strengthening President Mahmud Abbas the USG could lend legitimacy to the Palestinian Authority (PA) without changing Hamas. Livni also said that the GOI does not plan to involve the Palestinians in [...]	2006-05-04 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER KWBG KPAL IS
06TELAVIV1753	HERZOG TELLS CODEL LIEBERMAN THAT LABOR SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor MK Itzhak ("Boojy") Herzog told Senator Joseph Lieberman April 20 that the Labor Party advocates strengthening Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas. Herzog said he supports USG assistance to the Abbas-controlled Presidential Guard in order to enhance that bod [...]	2006-05-04 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1754	DAGAN AND CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSS HAMAS-LED PA AND [...] (C) Summary: Meir Dagan, director of the Mossad, told Codel Lieberman on April 20 that Hamas won the Palestinian elections because it was more united and organized than Fatah. He said that Palestinians mainly voted for Hamas to protest Fatah corruption, but added that 60 percent "still back [...]	2006-05-05 07:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV177	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. administration intends to invite Acting PM Ehud Olmert to Washington before the elections in Israel. The radio reported t [...]	2006-01-12 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1774	A SPRING OF LIEBERMAN'S DISCONTENT: NO [...] (C) The absence from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 25-member Cabinet of even a single representative from the Russian-speaking immigrant community -- despite that community's electoral strength -- has elicited strong criticism from Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman and Kadima MK Marina [...]	2006-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1782	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Warren Buffett's Israeli Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The acquisition by US tycoon Warren Buffett, who is the world's second-wealthiest man, of 80 percent of Galilee- based Iscar Metalworking for USD 4 billion, which h [...]	2006-05-08 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1787	NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...]	2006-05-08 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1791	WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE ADVISOR ADVANCES DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) Summary: During a three-day visit to Israel, John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),engaged in a dialogue on strengthening U.S.-Israel cooperation in S&T. He moved his Israeli interlocutors away from [...]	2006-05-08 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TPHY PREL ECON OVIP KPAL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1799	EU AMBASSADORS SEEK CLARITY ON USG POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador briefed some 25 EU ambassadors plus the Swiss and Norwegian ambassadors May 8 on USG policy regarding acceptable humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians; assistance to and contact with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas; the importance of EU solidar [...]	2006-05-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IR IS KBTS ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV180	SHINUI LEADER LAPID TO CODEL OBAMA: OLMERT LIKELY [...] (C) Shinui leader Tommy Lapid told Senator Barack Obama and the Ambassador January 10 that he believes that the most likely scenario will be that Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be elected as Prime Minister in the March 28 elections, provided he can hold the newly established Kadima [...]	2006-01-12 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1807	EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...]	2006-05-09 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1817	GAZA-ISRAEL COMMERCIAL CROSSINGS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The crossings between Gaza and Israel are important commercial ports. The GOI is devoting significant resources to upgrade and expand several crossings, including Erez, Kerem Shalom and Tarqumiya. The GOI has also instituted a risk management scheme in order to promote securit [...]	2006-05-10 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1819	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying Tuesday, at an international convention of mayors taking place in Jerusalem, that Israel will wait for six months to see whether the [...]	2006-05-10 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1838	AL QUDS UNIVERSITY RENEWS CALL FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) In a meeting with Presidential Science Advisor John Marburger at Hebrew University April 23, Ziad Abdeen, Senior Researcher at Al Quds University, reiterated reftel request for U.S. support for Al Quds regional fundraising efforts. Abdeen was attending the meeting at Hebrew U. representing [...]	2006-05-10 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1843	OLMERT TO SEEK U.S. VIEWS ON CONVERGENCE PLAN IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has a large agenda for his discussions in Washington scheduled for May 23, including the so-called convergence plan. Spiegel claimed that the &plan8 is less a detailed strategy, than a general policy. He i [...]	2006-05-10 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1844	OLMERT: CONVERGENCE TO BE MAIN THRUST OF MY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with CODEL Cochran on April 21, a tired but upbeat Ehud Olmert detailed his "convergence" plan to establish Israel's final borders within four years and begin the relocation of thousands of Israeli settlers. Olmert told the CODEL that he had formed a coalition of 84 [...]	2006-05-11 07:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EG IR IS KBCT KPAL PGOV PREL PTER SY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1863	GOI REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN TUNNEL DETECTION [...] This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. The perceived threat of tunnel-based terrorist attacks has been a principal justification for this year's lengthy closings of the Karni crossing between Gaza and Israel. Embassy has received a high-level request from the GOI Ministry of Defense for [...]	2006-05-11 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1864	CONVERGENCE COHORT: INFLUENTIAL ADVISERS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a bid to make his office more "presidential," Prime Minister Olmert has decided to name Dr. Yoram Turbowicz as his chief of staff, a new position that will reportedly make the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) more effective in terms of policy coordination. The incoming cha [...]	2006-05-11 17:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1865	ISRAEL COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU CHIEF REQUESTS HELP [...] (S/NF) In a May 10 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Israel NSC Counterterrorism Bureau (CTB) Director BGEN Dani Arditi reviewed the structure and mission of the CTB, and requested the Ambassador's assistance in encouraging the Department of Homeland Security to develop operational cooperation wit [...]	2006-05-11 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR KPAL KWBG EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1870	NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert has appointed as the new chairman of National Security Council Ilan Mizrahi, a former Deputy Head of the Mossad, to replace Giora Eiland, who will retire in several weeks. The National Security Council (NSC),created in 1999 during the tenure of then-PM Bi [...]	2006-05-12 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS IR GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1871	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1874	THE PENSIONER PARTY: THE YOUNGEST PARTY OF [...] With seven new members of the Knesset whose average age is 72 years, and of whom only two were expected to capture seats in the country's parliament, the leaders of the Pensioner Party are now billed as the custodians of Israel's "social agenda" -- a title dearly coveted by Labor Party leader [...]	2006-05-12 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1876	AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...]	2006-05-12 18:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV1887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Israel and the US are beginning discussions of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's convergence plan this week. The newspaper wrote that the working assumption a [...]	2006-05-15 11:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV189	AMERICAN PASTOR ASSAULTED IN RELIGIOUS [...] SUMMARY: Amcit Howard Mitchell Bass (25-Jan-1950 VA) told Conoff on January 4 that on December 24, 2005, he and his Messianic Christian congregation were physically assaulted by ultra-Orthodox Jewish protestors in Beer Sheva, who apparently believed and spread rumors that "busloads" of Jews we [...]	2006-01-13 05:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM IS KIRF ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1902	AVIAN INFLUENZA: ISRAELI POULTRY FARMERS RECEIVE [...] To curb the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Israel in March 2006, the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture ordered the culling of approximately 1.3 million birds, including broilers, layers and breeding stock (turkeys and chickens). According to a USDA GAIN Report issued May 10, 2006, [...]	2006-05-16 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO ECON EAGR IS KBWG ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE
06TELAVIV1913	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Libya 3. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited a statement issued Monday by the White House Press Secretary: "President Bush will welcome Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to the White House on May [...]	2006-05-16 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1923	GOI CONCERNED MECHANISM TO PROVIDE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal and Deputy Director General for Europe Ron Curiel expressed concern about the EU offer to develop a mechanism to deliver assistance to the Palestinians, fearing it might be used [...]	2006-05-17 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PHUM ENRG KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1930	IAEC "OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. PLAN TO [...] (C) Reftel demarche was presented to Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Deputy Director General Ariel Levite and MFA Strategic Affairs Division Director Ambassador Miriam Zeev the morning of May 17. In response, IAEC Arms Control Director Merav Zafary and MFA Arms Control Department Dire [...]	2006-05-17 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IS CDG ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1931	STATUS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he will make the draft anti-trafficking bill "the first priority legislation" of the new government, setting it on a track that, under optimum conditions, will achieve final passage within two months. Ramon said that he w [...]	2006-05-17 16:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1932	ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR OLMERT MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Ehud Olmert's main public goal for his first trip to Washington as prime minister is to win U.S. support for what he calls the "convergence plan," which will relocate 60,000 - 80,000 settlers from isolated areas in the West Bank to other settlement blocs west of the separation barr [...]	2006-05-17 16:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV194	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1943	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that PM Ehud Olmert has decided to tone down his stance on the convergence plan, which Ha'aretz said may be related to staunch opposition worldwide [...]	2006-05-18 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1945	A/S SILVERBERG AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told IO A/S Silverberg and the Ambassador May 14 that time is running out in the international community's efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. She outlined Israel's justification for the "convergence" plan, denying that t [...]	2006-05-18 13:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KPAL KWBG IR LE IS KNNC UN GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1946	ISRAEL'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER COMMITTED TO FISCAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Hirchson told the Ambassador that the new government would continue to practice fiscal restraint, and will resist strong pressures from members of the coalition to open the spending floodgates. He pledged that the 2006 budget would not be renegotiated and would keep to t [...]	2006-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1947	ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ ON PALESTINIAN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he wants negotiations with the Palestinians to begin as soon as possible, and that PA President Abbas should be strengthened. He said that he has ordered that the Karni crossing remain open for traffic in both dire [...]	2006-05-18 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1948	ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS COUNTERING TERRORISM, [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that defending Israel from the terrorist threat is his number one priority. He said that dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat is his second priority, and expressed gratitude for America's support and firm stance on t [...]	2006-05-18 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MARR KPAL KWBG MNUC IR JO EG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1949	ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TRY TO HELP ON [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to have the Knesset proceed with second and third readings on draft legislation concerning labor trafficking. Peretz st [...]	2006-05-18 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1950	ISRAEL DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL ASSIST, AS MUCH [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to resolve outstanding issues and clear the way for Magen David Adom's (MDA) incorporation into the international Red C [...]	2006-05-18 16:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF KWBG IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1963	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Visit of PM Olmert to Washington 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that on Thursday, the US published a draft of a new international treaty that would forbid the production of fissionab [...]	2006-05-19 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1978	ISRAELI PLAN FOR CONTINUED SHEKEL CHECK CLEARING [...] (S) The Bank of Israel (BOI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) are developing a package of proposals to present to the Israeli banks that handle shekel check clearing for Palestinian Banks. The purpose is to convince the banks to continue to provide the check-clearing services, which they offici [...]	2006-05-19 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1979	OLMERT'S COS DISCUSSES COALITION NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, confirmed ongoing talks with the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party to join the coalition. He said that such a step would provide cover for the other main religious part [...]	2006-05-19 17:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1980	OLMERT'S COS ON VISIT PREPARATIONS, AMA, MDA, AND [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, described the main goal of Olmert's upcoming visit to Washington as building trust and getting to better know the President. According to Turbowicz, he, Dov Weissglas, and Shalom Tourgeman con [...]	2006-05-19 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GTIP ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1981	FM LIVNI PROMOTES FINANCIAL PRESSURE STRATEGY [...] (S) In separate meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on May 2, the GOI requested that the Treasury Department warn the Misr Bank in Cairo against making electronic fund transfers (EFT) to individual Palestinian accounts at the Bank of Palestine in Gaza. Foreign Minister ( [...]	2006-05-19 17:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN IS PREL PTER KPAL KTFN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1982	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONVEYS ISRAELI BANKING [...] (S) Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer and his antiterrorism finance team told Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and the Ambassador on May 2 that Israeli banks want to end their relationships with Palestinian banks due to fears of being accused of involvement with terror finance. They said that [...]	2006-05-19 17:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1983	RAMON ON CONVERGENCE AND ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told the Ambassador May 16 that his government will "sincerely" try to work with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas until at least the end of the year, before deciding, if this effort fails, to implement convergence. Ramon admitted that throug [...]	2006-05-19 17:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1984	IPR: JUSTICE MINISTER AGREES TO HELP [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told the Ambassador May 16 that he would try to play a constructive role in addressing USG concerns about protection of intellectual property rights. Ambassador Jones expressed USG concern about Israel's poor performance in protecting the patents of U.S. [...]	2006-05-19 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1986	JUSTICE MINISTER ON CITIZENSHIP LAW [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told the Ambassador May 16 that the GOI will reform its Nationality and Entry in Israel Law of 2003 to ensure that it conforms with international standards. This temporary law currently prohibits many Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens from residing [...]	2006-05-19 17:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1995	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2001	GOI APPROVES EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENTS IN WEST BANK [...] (U) Israeli press reported May 21, that new Defense Minister Amir Peretz recently approved plans to expand four settlements in the West Bank. According to the reports, the decision and legal steps to expand the settlements began under former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, and the approvals to [...]	2006-05-22 15:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV201	MOFAZ DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Ambassador, A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, General Dayton, and PolCouns January 12 that the GOI would not talk to Hamas members elected to the PLC if they did not give up their terrorist activities. He said that the elections should take place a [...]	2006-01-13 13:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2011	ISRAELI READOUT ON LIVNI-ABBAS MEETING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's chief of staff, Jakub "Yaki" Dayan, told the Charge May 23 that the GOI's meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas on May 21 in Sharm el-Sheikh does not represent a change in Israel's view of Abbas. The GOI nevertheless maintains low-level c [...]	2006-05-23 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2017	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Former Republic of Yugoslavia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted comments made by President Bush at his joint White House press conference with PM Ehud Olmert on Tuesday: "Today, Prime Minister [...]	2006-05-24 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2019	KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT OF HAMAS [...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...]	2006-05-24 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL
06TELAVIV2020	KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT: HAMAS'S FOUR [...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...]	2006-05-24 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL
06TELAVIV2025	EMBLEM: MFA FRUSTRATED WITH MDA REFORM EFFORT, BUT [...] (C) On May 23, the Charge asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's chief of staff, Jakub "Yaki" Dayan (protect),for an update on efforts to facilitate the accession by Magen David Adom (MDA) to the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Dayan replied that two issues remain to be resolved [...]	2006-05-24 14:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV204	ISA CHIEF DISKIN SAYS HAMAS TO DO WELL IN PA [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams met on January 12 met with Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Chief Yuval Diskin, who gave an assessment of the January 25 Palestinian elections and developments inside Fatah and Hamas. Diskin said that the most probable election scen [...]	2006-01-13 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PGOV PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2056	GOI STILL UNSURE ABOUT TRANSFER OF MONEY FOR [...] (C) The GOI has not yet decided how to effect the transfer of NIS 50 million for humanitarian medical aid to the Palestinians from the PA customs revenue it is holding. Officials claim to fear that the transfer, done outside the aegis of the Paris Protocol, would not be recognized as legitima [...]	2006-05-26 07:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG KPAL ETRD IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV2064	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ISRAEL INSTITUTE [...] On May 24, 2006 Commercial Officer John Coronado and Commercial Specialist Yael Torres conducted a Pre-License Check at the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) located at: 24 Reuven Street, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. Named institute is listed in BIS application D355002 as the end-us [...]	2006-05-26 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETTC IS ETRD ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV2072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hizbullah-IDF Clashes 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Israel Radio reported that last night, for the first time since the disengagement, the IDF made an incursion into the Beit Lahiya area of the northern Gaza Stri [...]	2006-05-30 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2077	MK TALKS OF EXPANDING HEBRON SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Kadima MK Otniel Schneller said on May 26 that the GOI plans to expand settlements in Hebron and connect them to the Kiryat Arba settlement, all of which would subsequently be included in the GOI's "realignment" plan, according to press. Ministry of Defense officials denied tha [...]	2006-05-30 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2087	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Ehud Olmert are speaking of a "split realignment." The newspaper wrote that one of the options that Olmert is considerin [...]	2006-05-31 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2107	COALITION TURBULENCE UNLIKELY TO DERAIL 2006 BUDGET [...] (C) Despite disagreement between PM Olmert and DefMin Peretz over cuts to the defense budget, the Knesset will likely pass the 2006 budget by June 18, the end of the legally mandated 45-day period within which a newly installed government must pass a budget in order to avoid elections. United [...]	2006-06-01 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2112	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced that the US is willing to enter multilateral direct talks with Iran, if Tehran agrees to halt its nuclea [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2113	OUTPOSTS: DEMOLITION ORDERS HANDED OUT, TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel said on May 31 that Kadima MK Otniel Schneller's comments about the expansion of Hebron settlements were "not relevant." He added that the GOI does not intend to expand Beitar Illit, Givat Ze'ev, Oranit, and Maskiyyot settlements, and that recen [...]	2006-06-01 15:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2120	GOI HITS SNAG IN MEDICAL AID DISTRIBUTION; [...] (C) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, COGAT head General Yossef Mishlev said that the GOI intends to use NIS 50 million from frozen clearance revenues to purchase goods in Israel and transfer them through NGOs/international organizations to Palestinian hospitals or to the central medical supply w [...]	2006-06-01 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV214	PRIMARIES SHAKE UP SHINUI, LIKUD; OLMERT TO NAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Surprise results in the Shinui January 12 primaries for the party's Knesset list have led to a split in the party, with at least six Shinui MKs -- and perhaps party leader Tommy Lapid -- poised to form a new party that could be eligible to take on Shinui's name and its budget. [...]	2006-01-13 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Anti-Semitism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying Sunday, at a news conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh, that he will meet PA Chairman [Pr [...]	2006-06-05 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV215	DEMOLITION OF PERMANENT HOMES IN AMONA OUTPOST [...] (U) Israeli press reports indicate that yesterday, on January 12, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to postpone the demolition of nine permanent homes in Amona outpost, approximately 1 kilometer east of Ofra, for one or two more weeks (see reftel). The GOI had promised last year to demoli [...]	2006-01-13 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2157	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that FM Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Amir Peretz will meet today with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David SIPDI [...]	2006-06-06 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV220	IDF'S HALUTZ WARNS OF HAMAS ELECTION SUCCESS AND [...] (C) Summary: IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz predicted to A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, and the Ambassador on January 13 that Hamas will win at least 40 percent of the votes in the upcoming PLC elections and will seek ministerial positions within the government. Halutz said that the GOI cannot nego [...]	2006-01-16 07:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2220	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Al-Zarqawi Assassination 2. Iran 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported that last night in the southern Gaza Strip, Jamal Abu Samhadana, the commander of the [...]	2006-06-09 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2224	MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON ABBAS AND EGYPT [...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and the Ambassador June 6 that Israel could help PA President Mahmud Abbas the most by staying quiet. Welch stressed the importance of supporting President Abbas and working to help the Palestinian people avoid a human [...]	2006-06-09 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL PGOV IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2225	PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TAKE RISKS TO HELP THE [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Amir Peretz told A/S Welch June 7 that he is willing to take maximum possible risks allowable in light of security demands to ease the pressure on the Palestinian people. He noted his efforts to keep the Karni crossing open -- as it is currently -- in both direc [...]	2006-06-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL EU IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2226	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES FUNDING MECHANISM, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 7 meeting with NEA A/S David Welch, the Ambassador, and NSC/IPA/J Director Greg LoGerfo, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni reiterated Israel's willingness to help avoid any humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. A/S Welch urged the GOI to consult closely with the USG [...]	2006-06-09 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2228	FMCT: ISRAELI MFA NOT SURE IT CAN ENDORSE U.S. [...] (C) Responding to ref A demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Ambassador Miriam Ziv told Ambassador Jones June 9 that she cannot say that Israel will endorse the U.S. FMCT proposal "at this time." She called the FMCT "a very sensitive issue that relates to Israel [...]	2006-06-09 13:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG IL GOI EXTERNAL UN
06TELAVIV2230	PASSAGE OF 2006 BUDGET PRESAGES EXCEEDING LGA [...] (C) After a six month delay, the 2006 Israeli budget, the largest ever at NIS 271 billion (USD 60 billion),passed the Knesset on June 7 by a vote of 53 for, 25 against, and 45 abstaining. A considerable amount of expensive last- minute financial maneuvering was needed to secure the abstentio [...]	2006-06-09 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2239	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2271	GOI ISSUES TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION IN ELKANA [...] (U) The Israel Lands Authority on Monday, June 12, issued a tender for construction of single-family homes on 53 plots in the religious neighborhood of the Elkana settlement near Qalqilya. (Note: Press incorrectly reported 54 units. End note.) According to the tender, the plots range in si [...]	2006-06-13 12:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2272	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Somalia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that at 10 Downing Street on Monday, British PM Tony Blair refrained from endorsing PM Ehud Olmert's plan for a unilateral withdrawal, although he recognized that t [...]	2006-06-13 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2294	FMCT: ISRAELI WILL OPPOSE WEOG CONSENSUS; REQUESTS [...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Ambassador Miriam Ziv told Ambassador Jones on June 12 that Israel will not be able to join consensus on a Western Group (WEOG) endorsement of the U.S. FMCT initiative, nor remain silent if all other members of the WEOG join consens [...]	2006-06-13 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IS CDG ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV230	OLMERT SHUFFLES THE KADIMA CARDS IN HIS CABINET [...] On January 18, Alternate PM Ehud Olmert's Cabinet approved the appointment of three Kadima ministers to fill the Foreign Affairs, Agriculture/Rural Development, Education and Health portfolios in his transitional government vacated following the January 15 resignation of four Likud ministers [...]	2006-01-19 16:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IS PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2301	ALLEGED ISRAELI CORRUPTION AT KARNI IMPEDES U.S. MARKET ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PGOV KWBG PINR IS SCRM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2307	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported on President Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday. Maariv cited a Pew poll held in various European and Muslim countries, according to which Fr [...]	2006-06-14 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2339	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Paris Wednesday that realignment is unstoppable. The Jerusalem Post wrote that Olmert left his meeting with French President Jacques Chira [...]	2006-06-15 13:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2345	DEADLINE FOR ENDING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN BANKING [...] (C) A senior Bank Hapoalim official said that all Israeli banks were set to cut ties with Palestinian banks due to the fear of being implicated in a chain of financial transactions that might enable a terrorist attack. He said that the banks want the GOI to issue them a list of suspect indi [...]	2006-06-15 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2346	SHEETRIT OFFERS VIEWS ON REALIGNMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Construction and Housing Meir Sheetrit told the Ambassador on June 14 that the GOI should have started planning Gaza disengagement well in advance to have permanent homes available for the settlers who were evacuated. He said this would have saved the GOI a consider [...]	2006-06-15 18:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV236	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the IDF is taking steps to restore law and order in Hebron, following rioting by Jews against security forces in the city Friday through Sunday [...]	2006-01-20 05:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV237	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 05:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2400	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2413	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHAS CHAIRMAN AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a June 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor and Shas Party Chairman Eliyahu Yishai outlined his priorities as a minister as well as Shas's position on PM Olmert's realignment plan. The Ambassador enumerated USG concerns regarding p [...]	2006-06-20 16:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KIPR IS KINR GTIP ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2414	BARUCH SPIEGEL DISCUSSES QASSAMS, KARNI, OUTPOSTS [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with the Ambassador, reserve Brigadier General (BG) Baruch Spiegel reported that the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee had agreed that the Qassam rocket launches from Gaza must be stopped "at all costs." Spiegel was interested, but hesitant, about the effe [...]	2006-06-20 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2421	NGO LEADERS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT SHARED MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) PALESTINIAN AND ISRAEL REPRESENTATIVES OF ECOPEACE/FRIENDS OF THE EARTH MIDDLE EAST (FOEME) MET WITH NEA SENIOR S&T ADVISOR CHARLES LAWSON, CONSULATE GENERAL ECONOMIC OFFICER AND EMBASSY ESTH OFFICER AT THE CONGEN IN JERUSALEM JUNE 14 TO DESCRIBE THEIR FINDINGS ON THE DETERIORATING MOUNT [...]	2006-06-21 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV2430	MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT'S TOP PRIORITY IS [...] (C) Summary: Environment Minister Gideon Ezra told NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson June 15 that his top priority is cooperation with the Palestinians on sewage and other pollution concerns. He said that Defense Minister Peretz had determined that such cooperation was humanitarian and in [...]	2006-06-21 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

06TELAVIV2451	PLANS FOR NEGEV/GALILEE DEVELOPMENT MOVING SLOWLY; [...] (C) Summary: Although a plan for Negev development approved last year included significant funding levels, the current budget included no new funds. Current Negev initiatives include encouraging industry and the military to shift operations there, using solar power to generate electricity, d [...]	2006-06-22 09:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2459	FERRERO-WALDNER SEEKS ISRAELI CONTRIBUTION TO TIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 19-20 visit to Israel, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner sought Israeli support for the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) and urged the GOI to contribute revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority through the mec [...]	2006-06-22 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG PGOV IS EUN GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2469	INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY COOPERATING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Israel continues to supply 43 million cubic meters of water to Palestinians on the West Bank, and Israeli Water Commission officials communicate daily with Palestinian Water Authority counterparts on "emergency and humanitarian issues." GOI officials support donor projects to red [...]	2006-06-22 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV2493	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] MIDEAST 2. ISRAEL-ICRC RELATIONS ------------------------- KEY STORIES IN THE MEDIA: ------------------------- ALL MEDIA REPORTED THAT PM EHUD OLMERT AND PA CHAIRMAN [PRESIDENT] MAHMOUD ABBAS AGREED IN PETRA, JORDAN, ON THURSDAY TO MEET FORMALLY IN A FEW WEEKS. (A YEDIOT HEADLINE [...]	2006-06-23 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2510	BEN-ELIEZER DISCUSSES ENERGY REFORMS AND [...] (C) Summary: National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told the Ambassador on June 21 that he is looking to Central Asia, particularly to Azerbaijan, for long-term oil contracts. He reported that he recently returned from a trip to Baku in which he discussed with Azeri officials [...]	2006-06-24 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG ENRG IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2511	MOD'S GILAD ON GAZA, KARNI, AND IRANIAN THREATS IN [...] (S) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad claimed that, during his recent meetings in Jordan, he was told of an Iranian message pressuring Jordan to accept Iranian hegemony in the region. Gilad also reported that he expects strategic [...]	2006-06-24 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV ETTC KPAL KWBG PINS IR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2517	MOF CONFIDENT BANKING CRISIS WILL BE RESOLVED [...] (C) Stressing the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the territories, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Yossi Bachar and his senior advisor said on June 20 that the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) was acceptable to the MOF as long as it did not become an avenue for sending funds [...]	2006-06-26 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR IS KWBG KPAL SCRM PREL ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2570	RAFAH: SPIEGEL AND PISTOLESE REPORT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Pietro Pistolese, head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM),and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense (MOD),on June 23 gave the Ambassador a status update of the Rafah crossing in the Gaza Strip. According to Pistole [...]	2006-06-27 19:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG EFIN IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV2571	(S) SHIMON PERES ON HAMAS, JORDAN, NEGEV-GALILEE [...] (S) Summary: In a June 26 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Minister for Negev and Galilee Development Shimon Peres said the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier at Kerem Shalom by militants, without the knowledge of Hamas Prime Minister Haniyeh proves that Haniyeh is as weak as President Abbas, at l [...]	2006-06-27 19:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO AF IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2618	ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES' JUNE 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales June 28 that Israel is grateful for U.S. support during the crisis in the Gaza Strip that began on Sunday with the attack on Kerem Shalom and the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. She said that there is not m [...]	2006-06-30 08:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV2620	OLMERT TELLS AG GONZALES THAT AIM IS SAFE RETURN [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting in his office, a cordial and receptive Prime Minister Olmert told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that: -- The kidnapping of a solider near Gaza is "a pure act of terror" and a "clear violation of international law." Olmert said that no one can any longer argue t [...]	2006-06-30 09:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2621	ISRAELI MINISTER OF JUSTICE CONCERNED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 28 meeting with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Minister of Justice Haim Ramon encouraged the United States to take action at the United Nations regarding Khalid Misha'al, whom Israel believes is behind the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier at Kerem Shalom. Ramon also [...]	2006-06-30 09:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KJUS IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2622	AG GONZALES' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: In the June 28 meeting, Avi Dichter told the Attorney General and the Ambassador that he fully supports U.S.-Israel cooperation on counter terrorism, and sees no reason to restrict information sharing when it can help save innocent lives. Dichter detailed Israel's response to rece [...]	2006-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER IS POL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2643	(C) LIKUD MK STEINITZ ADVOCATES DISMANTLING AND [...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Likud MK Yuval Steinitz advocated dismantling the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and isolating them much the same way that former PM Sharon had isolated Yasser Arafat. The IDF should r [...]	2006-06-30 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KDEM KPAL MOPS EG IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2644	ISRAELI-ARAB CIVIC LEADERS SAY THEY ARE ON CUTTING [...] Summary: Israeli-Arab civil rights representatives stressed to the Ambassador in a June 28 luncheon their commitment to achieving greater equality within Israel as they strive for increasing cooperation with their Jewish compatriots. While they discussed the various problems facing Israel's [...]	2006-06-30 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IS KDEM PHUM SCUL ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2676	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2679	MOF OFFICIAL PRESENTS THE CASE FOR EXTENDING THE [...] (C) Finance Ministry official Eyal Klein told Deputy Economic Counselor July 4 that the GOI decision to increase year-to-year spending from 2007 to 2009 by 1.7 percent, in violation of its commitment to the U.S. in the 2003 U.S. - Israel Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA) to keep spending increa [...]	2006-07-05 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2695	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH ISRAELI PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Public Security Minister and former Shin Bet Chief Avi Dichter told the Ambassador June 30 that after Palestinian militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier on June 25, Israel understood that its policy of not targeting Hamas had been a mistake and that Israel must now draw i [...]	2006-07-06 15:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG MOPS PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2698	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCIDENT ON ISRAEL-EGYPT [...] (U) Israel Radio reported at 1200 on Friday, June 30 that IDF soldiers killed a Sudanese national in the course of his arrest. He was reportedly in the company of nine other Sudanese, three residents of the Gaza Strip, and three "call girls from Russia." The IDF shot the Sudanese national, a [...]	2006-07-06 17:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG IS EG GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2714	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli diplomatic officials expressed concern Thursday that the world's reaction to the IDF incursion into northern Gaza, considered relatively mil [...]	2006-07-07 13:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2755	ISRAEL TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH EUROPEAN STANDARDS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a July 2 meeting with EconCouns and EmbOffs, Israeli officials notified the USG of their intent to sign agreements with two European standards organizations, the [...]	2006-07-12 06:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All TV and radio stations broke out with the escalating situation on the Israeli northern border. According to reports, Hizbullah has kidnapped two Israeli soldiers. The Hizbullah attack be [...]	2006-07-12 15:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2759	AMCIT EVACUATION FROM THE GAZA STRIP [...] Summary: On July 8, in a joint effort between Embassies Tel Aviv and Amman and the Consulate General Jerusalem, 68 American citizens were removed by bus from the Erez border crossing to the Allenby Bridge. From there they crossed into Jordan, where other buses brought them to Amman. End summa [...]	2006-07-12 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC GZ KPAL PREL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV2781	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN ON EXPORT CONTROL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD DG Jacob ("Kobi") Toren told the Ambassador July 11 that the GOI's new Export Controls Division took over the processing of new export licensing requests this month. Toren also explained that the government hoped to formally submit the Defense Export Control Act to the Knes [...]	2006-07-13 17:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC PINS IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2782	SHIMON PERES ADVOCATES ACTION ON ECONOMIC PEACE [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister for Negev and Galilee Development Shimon Peres presented copies of signed letters from Jordan's King Abdallah, Palestinian President Abbas, and Prime Minister Olmert, soliciting former President Bill Clinton to chair an international board [...]	2006-07-13 19:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2784	KNESSET SPEAKER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR ADVANCING [...] (SBU) During his July 12 meeting with Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik (septel),the Ambassador asked for Itzik's support in advancing legislative initiatives in three areas: anti-trafficking in labor, copyright law, and export controls. Regarding the first, the Ambassador noted that Israel's cur [...]	2006-07-14 08:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KIPR KOMC IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2787	HERZOG LAMENTS TIMING OF SECURITY CRISES ON [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 12, Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog indicated that Israel would soon retaliate against targets in Lebanon for Hizballah's attack across Israel's northern border. Herzog lamented the timing of the dual crises in Gaza and Lebanon, claiming the deteriorating [...]	2006-07-14 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2788	KNESSET SPEAKER SAYS ISRAEL MUST REACT STRONGLY TO [...] (C) Summary: Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik told the Ambassador July 12 that Israel must react strongly to Hizballah's July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers and killing of eight others in its cross-border attacks that day and that Israel cannot appear weak. She expressed hope that the internation [...]	2006-07-14 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS LE SY GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2789	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV282	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER TZIPI LIVNI [...] Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert named Kadima MK Tzipi Livni, who continues to hold the Justice and Immigration portfolios, to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon the departure of Likud Minister Silvan Shalom. This decision, which the cabinet approved on January 18 (septel [...]	2006-01-20 05:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2879	MOSSAD CHIEF DAGAN ON LEBANON, HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mossad Director Meir Dagan briefed CODEL Hoekstra on the Israeli campaign against Hizballah and the greater long term threat posed by Iran. Dagan stated that the initial aims of the Israeli campaign in Lebanon were focused on eliminating strategic weapons held by Hizballah and symbolic [...]	2006-07-24 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE
06TELAVIV289	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported (banners in all newspapers, except Maariv) the suicide bombing that took place near Tel Aviv's old central bus station on Thursday afternoon. Around 30 [...]	2006-01-20 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2893	DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: ISRAEL IS CHANGING [...] (S) Summary: Chief of Defense Intelligence (CDI) MG Amos Yadlin told U.S. Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and Darrell Issa, Chairman and members of the House Permanent Select committee on Intelligence, respectively, and the Ambassador July 22 that the GOI's military goals i [...]	2006-07-25 19:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS LE SY
06TELAVIV2901	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV2915	PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Amir Peretz told U.S. Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and Darrell Issa, and the Ambassador July 23 that the GOI's goals in Lebanon are to secure the release of the two kidnapped IDF soldiers, see the implementation of UNSCR 1559, and give a [...]	2006-07-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE
06TELAVIV2923	ISRAEL CLAIMS IT IS SEEKING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Division Director for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal told Staffdel Lara Alameh July 9 that the GOI is considering creative options to advance GOI-Vatican negotiations for a concordat on fiscal and legal matters, but Tal did not elaborate on what the creative options might entai [...]	2006-07-27 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM IL
06TELAVIV2927	SPIEGEL OUTLINES HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION SYSTEM [...] (C) Defense Minister advisor BG (res) Baruch Spiegel told the Ambassador July 26 that he is working to eliminate the confusion remaining within the IDF on the implementation of humanitarian corridors as agreed by Secretary Rice and PM Olmert July 25. He said that the guidelines the army rece [...]	2006-07-27 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS
06TELAVIV293	IRAN: CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN'S JANUARY 5 MEETING AT [...] (C) In his January 5 discussion with Congressman Gary Ackerman on Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Deputy Director General Ariel Levite said: -- U.S.-Israel relations will remain high on any Israeli leader's agenda; -- Israel is anxious about Iran's nuclear a [...]	2006-01-20 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV295	SOLID FUNDAMENTALS KEEP ISRAELI ECONOMY ON GROWTH [...] (SBU) According to preliminary Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) data released on January 1, 2006, the Israeli economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2005, and GDP per capita (USD 17,800) increased by 3.3 percent. Following growth rates of 1.7 percent in 2003 and 4.4 percent in 2004, in the initial [...]	2006-01-20 14:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS EIND EINV ETRD ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2950	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES LEBANON, SYRIA, AND HAMAS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Congressman Robert Wexler July 26 that, when hostilities between Israel and Hizballah conclude, the international community must keep Hizballah out of southern Lebanon and must prevent arms from reaching the group via Iran. Livni suggested that an inte [...]	2006-07-28 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UN LE IS
06TELAVIV296	OLMERT ORDERS EVACUATION OF HEBRON, AMONA, AND [...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday, January 18, instructed Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to evacuate eight families from the outpost in the Hebron market and to demolish the nine houses in Amona outpost within the next two weeks. He also called on the Ministry of [...]	2006-01-20 15:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2961	ZELIKOW AND GILAD DISCUSS TRAITS OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: MG (RES) AMOS GILAD, ISRAELI MOD ADVISOR FOR POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, TOLD COUNSELOR ZELIKOW 29 JUL 06 THAT INTERNATIONAL FORCE MUST BE EMPOWERED TO ENFORCE CEASEFIRE AS NECESSARY, TO DEPLOY FROM BLUE LINE NORTH TO NAHR AL LITANI, IF NOT NAHR AL AWALLI, AND TO TRAIN THE LEBANESE [...]	2006-07-30 17:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE
06TELAVIV2964	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 07:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV299	OLMERT TO CODEL KERRY: "I AM COMMITTED TO CARRY ON" [...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Senator John Kerry in a January 17 meeting that he is committed to carrying on Sharon's vision of setting the "political outcomes within the broad context of the roadmap." Olmert highlighted his commitment to pursue a serious dialogue wi [...]	2006-01-20 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL CH IR IS SY ETTC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel-Hizbullah Conflict 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with an IDF commando raid on a hospital in the Hizbullah stronghold of Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Leading media reported that the commando [...]	2006-08-02 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV3009	DEMONSTRATION AGAINST U.S. SUPPORT OF GOI ACTION [...] (U) On Tuesday, August 1, at 1800 hours, an organized protest took place across the street from U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv. The demonstration was in opposition to the United States' support for Israel's current military actions in Lebanon and Gaza, and concluded after approximately two hours witho [...]	2006-08-02 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC IS
06TELAVIV3031	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV3038	ICRC: BATTLE OPERATIONS LIMITING ACCESS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS PREF PGOV PHUM LE
06TELAVIV3040	ADVISOR TELLS PERETZ: IT'S SYRIA, SYRIA, SYRIA! [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pini Medan, an unofficial advisor to Defense Minister Peretz, told POL/C August 2 that he is advising Peretz at every opportunity that "recruiting Syria" is critical to achieving success against Hizballah and saving Israel's position vis a vis Lebanon. Syrian involvement is equally cri [...]	2006-08-03 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS SY LE
06TELAVIV3041	ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]	2006-08-03 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV3048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-04 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV305	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Today, all major media led with stories related to Wednesday's scheduled elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council. Ha'aretz quoted GOI sources in Jerusalem as sa [...]	2006-01-23 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3054	ISRAELI ECONOMY HOLDING ITS OWN [...] (C) The Lebanon conflict war has negatively affected the resurgent Israeli economy, but has not yet caused severe damage. Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI) Stanley Fischer said at a press event on August 2 that by the end of its first month, the war will have cut Israeli GDP growth by bet [...]	2006-08-04 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3079	ISRAEL FM LIVNI SAYS ISRAEL DISAPPROVES OF CURRENT [...] (S) In their August 6 meeting, Israeli FM Tzipi Livni told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch that Israel could not approve of the draft UN resolution in its current form. Making impassioned, emotional appeals, she more than once put forward the following reasons: -- In Israel's view, the resolut [...]	2006-08-08 08:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS LE IS
06TELAVIV3103	ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 7 Diplomatic Corps briefing held in response to public Lebanese efforts to influence the United Nations Security Council, FM Livni told UNSC Ambassadors that Israel may not honor a ceasefire unless it is backed up by a force to stop rearming by Hizballah and expressed clea [...]	2006-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE UNSC PREL MOPS
06TELAVIV313	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned Palestinian voters ahead of Wednesday's elections for the [...]	2006-01-24 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3144	LEBANON: GOI EXPLAINS CABINET DECISION TO GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier on August 9, PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, and DefMin Amir Peretz explained a security cabinet decision that reportedly authorizes a possible expansion of the scope of Israeli military operations in Lebanon. According to the MFA [...]	2006-08-10 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE GM IS
06TELAVIV3145	LEBANON: CODEL ROYCE AND ISRAELI NSC CHIEF DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Council head Ilan Mizrahi told Representative Ed Royce July 9 that he does not believe any country will send troops to participate in an international force to fight Hizballah. He said the Lebanese army is "not a force you can count on," and indicated that Isr [...]	2006-08-10 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE IS
06TELAVIV3149	ICRC ACCESSES CIVILIANS SOUTH OF THE LITANI RIVER [...] (SBU) ICRC Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Balthasar Staehelin told the Ambassador August 9 that ICRC successfully mounted a humanitarian mission August 8 to evacuate approximately 230 civilians from Houla, south of the Litani River. (See Septel.) Staehelin said that ICRC dec [...]	2006-08-10 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3150	ICRC PRESIDENT MEETS PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff August 10 that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert assured visiting ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger earlier that day that the GOI supports ICRC efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in southern Lebanon. Olm [...]	2006-08-10 16:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3151	SPIEGEL URGES RAPID USG STAND-UP OF ISRAEL-LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 16:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3155	LEBANON: NATAN SHARANSKY DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, [...] (C) Summary: Likud Knesset member Natan Sharansky met with Representative Ed Royce on August 10 and discussed the current conflicts with Hizballah and Hamas as well as the longer term prospect for democracy in the Middle East. Sharansky said that he is not surprised by Hizballah's strong resistance [...]	2006-08-11 07:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER LE IS
06TELAVIV3195	FM LIVNI: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST DO ITS [...] (C) During her August 14th late morning briefing of the Diplomatic Corps in Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni opened by expressing the hope that UNSCR 1701 would reshape the region and asserting that the Government of Lebanon (GOL) and the international community shared the burden of its [...]	2006-08-14 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PINR PREL
06TELAVIV3196	IRAN DOMINATES OLMERT'S DISCUSSION WITH CODELS [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told CODELs Miller and Royce that the Israeli fight against Hizballah in Lebanon was part of a larger war against Iran and Syria. Olmert attributed Hizballah's battlefield strength to direct Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leadership [...]	2006-08-14 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
06TELAVIV3198	KNESSET SPEAKER DISCUSSES CRISIS WITH CODELS [...] (C) Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik (Kadima) and MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud) told CODELs Miller and Royce on August 9 that Hizballah's July 12 attack demonstrated that the nature of the conflict between Israel and Iran is ideological and not territorial. Itzik explained that the Hizballah actions, follow [...]	2006-08-14 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3199	SHIMON PERES ON THE HOSTILITIES IN THE NORTH AND [...] (C) Summary. During an August 10 meeting Vice Premier Shimon Peres told visiting U.S. Representatives Johnson, Miller, Royce, Shaw, and Sherwood, and Ambassador Jones that Hizballah's goal is to destroy Israel. Peres defended the Israeli Air Force (IAF) saying it is only targeting rocket lau [...]	2006-08-14 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ECIN IS
06TELAVIV3220	CODEL MILLER HEARS VIEWS ON WAR FROM ISRAELI MFA [...] (C) On August 9, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General Yoram Ben Zeev hosted CODEL Miller to lunch in the Israeli Arab town of Abu Ghosh, using the opportunity to convey GOI views on the ongoing war against Hizballah, and stressing that Arabs and Israelis can live side-by-side in peace and harmo [...]	2006-08-15 12:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ASEC MOPS MASS PTER LE IS
06TELAVIV3245	ISRAELI MOD PRESSED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO HELP [...] (C) Responding to the Charge's urgings that Israel act quickly to end the sea blockade of Lebanon, re-open Beirut International Airport, and allow mobile bridges to be erected in southern Lebanon to facilitate shipments of outside assistance to needy Lebanese, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Head Amos G [...]	2006-08-16 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM PTER KPAL KWBG MASS LE SY IL
06TELAVIV3272	ISRAEL: POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS IN POST-CEASEFIRE POLLS [...] Precisely 48 hours after implementation of the Lebanon ceasefire prime-time Israel Radio was offering a hotline to traumatized victims of the month-long Hizballah bombardment of northern Israel, but poll results from the center of the country, show that those outside the bombardment zone are al [...]	2006-08-18 05:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS
06TELAVIV3316	DEFMIN PERETZ AND CODEL SPECTER DISCUSS LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Senator Arlen Specter in Jerusalem, Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz claimed victory against Hizballah, raised the possibility of talks with Syria, and expressed concern that the international community is not keeping its commitment to deploy a robus [...]	2006-08-21 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE SY
06TELAVIV3317	OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER IT WILL BE "AMERICA'S [...] (C) Israeli Prime Minister Olmert stressed to U.S Senator Arlen Specter August 20 that the robust international force called for in UNSCR 1701 is an American concept and that the United States would bear responsibility should it fail to materialize and fighting resume between Israel and Hizballah. [...]	2006-08-21 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE SY IS KPAL KWBG
06TELAVIV3336	SUMMER BUILDING: GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR [...] (U) The Israel Lands Authority and the Ministry of Construction and Housing on Thursday, August 17, issued a tender in Globes for construction on ten plots in Har Homa settlement south of Jerusalem. According to the tender, two plots are for a commercial area to include parking with a 49-yea [...]	2006-08-22 14:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3338	(S) THE COST OF THE CONFLICT: EMERGING NUMBERS AND [...] (S) As the GOI begins to calculate the total cost of the conflict with Lebanon, and residents of northern communities hardest hit by Katyusha rocket fire return home to assess damages, rumors already abound that the GOI will ask the USG to help pay for rehabilitating the north. Reports in loca [...]	2006-08-22 15:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS
06TELAVIV3366	SENATOR SPECTER AND ISRAELI CHIEF JUSTICE BARAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) met with Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak at the Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem on August 20. Justice Barak, who is retiring in September, dropped several hints that he might be expecting a call to lead a commission of inquiry if [...]	2006-08-24 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PREL IS
06TELAVIV3369	UN ENVOYS AND GOI DISCUSS UNSCR 1701, DISAGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and UN Under Secretary General Vijay Nambiar met with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Amir Peretz, Vice PM Shimon Peres, PM Chief of Staff Yoram Turbowicz, and PM Prisoners Envoy Ofer Deckel during a visit to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on A [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER UN LE IS
06TELAVIV3370	CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HANDLING OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: The cease-fire in Lebanon has rapidly eroded the strong public and political support for the Government's conduct of the war and has left both Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz open to an increasingly loud chorus of criticism. Initial GOI att [...]	2006-08-24 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3387	ISRAEL TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS
06TELAVIV3390	IS ISRAEL CONSIDERING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary and comment: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's decision to name a mid-level MFA official to study options for breaking the Syrian-Iranian link have fueled press speculation on the possibility of renewed Syrian-Israeli negotiations. The story received a boost when Internal Security Mi [...]	2006-08-24 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IS
06TELAVIV3395	NO BUDGET: NO COALITION -- AND VICE VERSA [...] This year, the budget wrangling got under way early in the form of a government attempt to slash 2 billion NIS from its own 2006 expenditure in order to free up funds for rehabilitation of the Katyusha-battered north of Israel. Initial attempts to secure Knesset Finance Committee approval for [...]	2006-08-25 07:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS
06TELAVIV3399	INITIAL IMPACT OF ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR ON ISRAEL [...] (C) In the wake of the 34-day Israel-Hizballah War, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are reviewing their performance across the board, and taking stock of achievements and mistakes with an eye towards assigning blame, where necessary, and gathering lessons learned for application in future suc [...]	2006-08-25 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR LE IS
06TELAVIV3423	ISRAEL LOOKS FOR SOLUTIONS TO BALLOONING LEBANON [...] (S) Summary. As projections of the fiscal impact of the conflict in Lebanon grow, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is concerned that limited budget cuts alone will be insufficient to cover longer term costs. Adding to the pressure, political rivalries in the Knesset have stalled cuts in 2006 oper [...]	2006-08-25 15:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS
06TELAVIV3431	(C) STEINITZ'S MEETING WITH CODEL SHAYS: URGES [...] (C) Summary: In a August 17 meeting with Codel Shays, Likud Knesset member Yuval Steinitz expressed disappointment with the GOI handling of the recent conflict in Lebanon. Steinitz holds the Lebanese government responsible for neither stopping Hizballah nor offering to intervene when only sout [...]	2006-08-28 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL KWBG LE IR IS
06TELAVIV3432	FORMER PM ADVISER ON GOI POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 luncheon meeting former PM Advisor Dov Weissglas told the Ambassador that the GOI is in political trouble because it placed too much faith in military advice and set overly ambitious goals, which were impossible for it to achieve and trapped it into continuing the war a [...]	2006-08-28 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE IS PGOV
06TELAVIV3433	OLMERT AND LIVNI TO CODEL LANTOS: CONTROLLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In brief, separate meetings August 27, Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador and CODEL Lantos that controlling the border between Lebanon and Syria was the "most crucial" issue for proper implementation of UNSCR 1701. Congressman Lantos informed Olm [...]	2006-08-28 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE IS PHUM UN
06TELAVIV3438	MOJ PROPOSAL ON ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS MAY UNDERMINE [...] (U) Israeli press reported on August 28 that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is preparing a proposal that could undermine the recommendations made in Talia Sasson's March 2005 report on illegal outpost activity in the West Bank. According to Sasson, who was quoted in the article, the MOJ's prop [...]	2006-08-29 15:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3439	ISRAELI MOD AND EU DISCUSS RAFAH CROSSING POINT [...] (C) In a meeting on August 28 with the Ambassador, EU staff, and a large Israeli inter-agency team, EU Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM) chief LTG Pietro Pistolese listed his concerns about frequent closures of the Rafah Crossing Point (RCP) and urged MOD adviser Baruch Spiegel to "normalize" [...]	2006-08-29 15:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS
06TELAVIV344	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),which are scheduled to take place today. Banners in Maariv and Hatzofe: "Fatah or Hamas [...]	2006-01-25 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3440	NEW ISRAELI MOD DG ASHKENAZI OUTLINES HIS GOALS [...] (C) New Israeli MOD Director General MGEN (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi told the Ambassador August 24 that his first priority is complete transformation of Israel's export control system and restoration of U.S. trust in it. He promised to personally involve himself in the legislative process so that Israel [...]	2006-08-29 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS MASS PINR SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3441	ISRAELI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS ON THE [...] (S/NF) On August 24, a group of Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) analysts briefed visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staffer Puneet Talwar on the IDI's preliminary assessment of the 34-day war between Israel and Hizballah in southern Lebanon. The IDI team was lead by Colonel [...]	2006-08-29 16:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3456	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AVIATION SECURITY, THE POUCH [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Econoff delivered reftel A talking points to Arik Ben-Ari, Senior Deputy Director General of the Israel Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Ben-Ari said that he will lead the Israeli delegation at the upcoming ICAO me [...]	2006-08-30 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO OPDC KTIA IS
06TELAVIV3457	SPIEGEL DENIES RAFAH CLOSED TO PRESSURE PA TO [...] (U) Ha'aretz reported today, August 30, that the IDF and Shin Bet recommended six days ago that the GOI keep Rafah crossing closed to pressure the Palestinians to release kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Ha'aretz apparently obtained a copy of a transcript from a Ministry of Defense (MOD) meet [...]	2006-08-30 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06TELAVIV3458	FURTHER ANALYSIS OF MOJ DRAFT PROPOSAL ON ILLEGAL [...] (C) Dror Etkes, settlement watch coordinator for Peace Now, told econoff on August 30 that there is no specific mention in the draft MOJ proposal about which outposts, whether pre- or post-March 2001, are expected to be retroactively approved. He said that the proposal simply makes it easy f [...]	2006-08-30 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3482	KNESSET SPEAKER ITZIK DETAILS GOI ANTI TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In follow-up to their July 12 meeting, Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik sent Ambassador Jones a letter detailing Knesset anti-trafficking actions, including two new laws that strengthen enforcement and provide trafficking victims the right to legal aid provided by the state. [...]	2006-08-31 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IS
06TELAVIV3484	ISRAELI KNESSET SPEAKER PROVIDES UPDATE ON DRAFT [...] (SBU) On August 10, the Ambassador received a letter from Knesset Speaker Dahlia Itzik that provides an update on draft export control legislation. The letter was sent in response to questions the Ambassador raised in his July 12 meeting with Itzik. The text of the portions of the letter that [...]	2006-08-31 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS IS
06TELAVIV3485	UNSYG ANNAN IN ISRAEL: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan met with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Amir Peretz, Vice PM Shimon Peres, and the families of missing IDF soldiers during a visit to Jerusalem on August 29-30. Both sides characterized the talks as positive and producti [...]	2006-08-31 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN LE IS
06TELAVIV349	OLMERT TACKS TO THE CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Candidate" Olmert used his first major public address as acting prime minister and Kadima party leader to nudge his party's platform further toward the center, reprising the role he played as Sharon's stalking horse for unilateral disengagement, and once again moving beyond whe [...]	2006-01-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV3501	DANGERS LOOM AS GOI DEALS WITH ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF [...] (C) The former Chief of Economic Research at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Michael Sarel, says that the Lebanon War will have negative short-term consequences for the Israeli economy, but that the economy will resume its strong growth over the longer term. Despite his skepticism that the G [...]	2006-09-01 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
06TELAVIV3503	ISRAELI TOURISM INDUSTRY A CASUALTY OF WAR [...] (C) Data from the first six months of 2006 indicates that Israel was on pace to welcome 2.6 million visitors this year, the most since 2000. Not surprisingly, the conflict with Hizballah has resulted in a dramatic decline in the number of foreign tourists. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CB [...]	2006-09-01 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND IS
06TELAVIV3511	SASSON SHAKEN BY MOJ PLAN TO LAUNDER, EXPAND [...] (S) This is an action request message. See paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: Talia Sasson, the attorney who wrote the blockbuster report in March 2005 on illegal outposts activity in the West Bank, was visibly disturbed and agitated by a draft proposal in response to her report that the Minis [...]	2006-09-01 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KWBG PGOV PREL IS

06TELAVIV3515	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UPDATE ON ISRAELI [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA IS

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