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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07ISTANBUL897SECOND SESSION OF DINK MURDER TRIAL
[...] Summary. The second session of the Hrant Dink murder trial convened on October 1 behind closed doors and reportedly included, for the first time, the testimony and confession of primary murder suspect Ogun Samast. Meanwhile, during the run-up to the hearing, press focused on new information [...]
2007-10-02 14:23:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL900BORDER ISSUES DEBATED BY TURKISH AND ARMENIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish and Armenian academics came together in Istanbul and Ankara in September for coordinated conferences on the Economic and Social Consequences of Opening the Armenia-Turkey Border. The conferences, supported by the Eurasia Foundation with funding from USAID, were a foll [...]
2007-10-04 12:09:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL AM ECON ETRD TU
07ISTANBUL914NBA AND STARKEY FOUNDATION'S SLAM DUNK IN ISTANBUL
[...] Summary: In the midst of a tense period in U.S.-Turkish relations, there is good news on the sports front, as the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves spent the first week of October in Istanbul practicing people-to-people diplomacy at its best. While the headline event was an exhibition game with Tur [...]
2007-10-11 10:30:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO SCUL TU
07ISTANBUL922CORDIAL ISTANBUL GOVERNOR EXTENDS PROMISE OF ANY
[...] (C) Summary. Istanbul CG Sharon Wiener requested and received a meeting with the Governor of Istanbul to stress the need for appropriate security measures at the U.S. Consulate in the event the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR) passes the full House. The CG also expressed condolences for t [...]
2007-10-15 15:10:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
07ISTANBUL928IFTAR SEASON IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Iftar dinners traditionally highlight family, tranquillity and solidarity. While U.S.-Turkey friendship and cooperation were themes at most iftars, guests often noted challenges in the relationship. The Consul General hosted our first Iftar on September 18, in honor [...]
2007-10-16 15:24:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL929REPORTS OF AGR-LINKED ILLEGAL MIGRANT DEPORTATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Turkish-Armenian contacts representing business, religious and intellectual communities dispelled reports on a pan-Armenian web site suggesting that the Turkish government had detained approximately 100 illegal Armenian migrants in retaliation for the U.S. House For [...]
2007-10-16 15:49:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU AM
07ISTANBUL942ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH'S CALL ON PRESIDENT GUL
[...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarch senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton recounted to us His All Holiness Bartholomew's recent calls in Ankara on President Gul and other GOT officials. Gul listened attentively but made no real response to the Patriarch's list of grievances. Government officia [...]
2007-10-23 06:12:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL TU GR
07ISTANBUL957DINK ATTORNEY ON HRANT MURDER TRIAL, ARAT ARTICLE
[...] (C) Summary. Attorney Fetiye Cetin updated us on the status of two prominent court cases, in which she is representing the Dink family: the Arat Dink Article 301 case and trial of the accused Hrant Dink murderer. Cetin admitted her skepticism concerning GOT resolve to fully investigate and [...]
2007-10-30 15:09:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL972THE PKK, CROSS-BORDER ATTACK, AND A NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 23rd, the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) hosted a conference on security and human rights. Panelists Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat -- a Justice and Development Party (AKP) vice chair, and Head of the AKP Parliamentary Constitution Commission respon [...]
2007-11-07 11:05:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL TU
07ISTANBUL977CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECUMENICAL
[...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I recounted his most recent round of meetings in Ankara with Turkish government officials during the Consul General's November 6 introductory call. Though he had been well received, he had yet to see results on key issues such as re-opening Halk [...]
2007-11-08 10:55:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL981MEETING WITH A TURKISH COMPANY THAT PLANS TO
[...] (SBU) Istanbul Pol/Econ officers met November 5 with executives from the Kartet company and its holding company, Karadeniz, to discuss a deal by Kartet to import electricity from Iran. (Our discussion on Kartet,s electricity exports to Iraq is reported septel.) Kartet director Nuray Atacik [...]
2007-11-09 09:44:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL IR IZ TU
07ISTANBUL987A PROFESSOR OF GENERALS SPEAKS OF THE OBLIGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:41:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07ISTANBUL996ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY ADDS TO ECUMENICAL
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Ecumenical Patriarchate staff confirmed November 15 press reports concerning Ministry of Forestry (MOF) attempts, earlier in the week, to intervene with the renovation of a church property on Heybeli Isla [...]
2007-11-15 12:39:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU
07JAKARTA1005CT TRAINING PROGRAM PROMOTES COOPERATION IN
[...] (C) On April 2-4, Post co-sponsored the latest in a series of CT training workshops, this time at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in Semarang, Central Java. Other sponsors included the Embassies of Canada and New Zealand, with the French Embassy providing a French CT [...]
2007-04-10 06:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1008INDONESIA: AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR PAPUA SPACE LAUNCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials confirmed to us during a March 13 meeting that plans for a joint Indonesian-Russian satellite launch facility in Papua are well underway. The Governments of Indonesia and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December 2006, [...]
2007-04-10 07:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS PARM PREL EINV ID RS
07JAKARTA1009INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - March 2007
[...] Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) awarded 37 energy contracts worth at least a reported seven billion dollars in Subang, West Java on March 21. The contracts included exploration deals worth $4.1 billion, domestic gas supply agreements worth $1.61 billion and oil and gas contracts amo [...]
2007-04-10 08:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1011GOVERNMENT CT EXPERT RECEIVES POSITIVE ATTENTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: National security hearings in late February and the ASEAN CT ministerial in early March temporarily renewed a public counterterrorism (CT) dialogue in Jakarta and reenergized the GOI's National CT Coordinator, (ret) Police Inspector General Ansya'ad Mbai. Mbai told us that his la [...]
2007-04-11 00:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA1024GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (C) We followed up on ref c demarche (reported ref b) in a meeting with Carolina Tinangon in the Department of Foreign Affair's Directorate for International Security and Disarmament on April 11. Noting preparations were underway for a conference on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Ter [...]
2007-04-11 07:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL ID
07JAKARTA1037INDONESIA - 2007 IPR PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: Embassy Jakarta requests $640,000 in INL/EB funding to support the continued employment of our two DOJ-ICITAP Senior IPR Technical Advisors for a second and final year. The success of these advisors has been critical to Indonesia's recent improvements in IPR protection and enforceme [...]
2007-04-12 07:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1038EAST JAVA: Lapindo Mud Volcano Floods Roads and Rail While
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A March 30 dam wall collapse at the source of the PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) mud volcano flooded East Java's remaining north-south road and railways, causing major transportation disruptions. Local mudflow victims delayed damage control response by preventing heavy equipment [...]
2007-04-12 08:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1050POSO CHRISTIANS CHARGED WITH TERRORISM
[...] (U) Trials opened in Jakarta the week of April 2 in the cases of 17 Christians from Poso, Central Sulawesi. The men are charged with terrorism and pre-meditated murder in the killings of two Muslims in September 2006. The killings were reportedly a reaction to the execution just days earlier [...]
2007-04-13 07:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1051CDA'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON WORLD'S LARGEST MUSLIM
[...] (SBU) As part of post's ongoing engagement with Indonesia's Muslim community, CDA made courtesy calls on the chairmen of the world's two largest mass Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)'s Hasyim Muzadi and Muhammadiyah's Din Syamsuddin. By way of introducing their organizations, the c [...]
2007-04-13 08:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KISL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1053INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE SHARING UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Health Minister Fadilah Supari's March 28 pledge to immediately begin sharing avian influenza (AI) samples, and similar pledges following World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan's April 4 Jakarta visit, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has not yet [...]
2007-04-13 08:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1055INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH 2007
[...] Summary: After lengthy negotiations, Parliament passed a new Investment Law on March 29 that is now awaiting presidential approval. The new law will require further implementing regulations to come into force. Members of the G-33 met in Jakarta from March 20 to 21, with the G-33 claiming it [...]
2007-04-13 09:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA1056REFORMER TAKES HELM OF MIGRANT WORKER PROTECTION
[...] Summary. (C) After just a month in office, the head of a newly-formed cabinet-level agency to protect migrant workers is beginning to win the confidence of migrant worker rights activists and to shake up a system notorious for exploiting workers. Jumhur Hidayat, Chairman of the National Agen [...]
2007-04-13 09:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1057SCENESETTER FOR MINDEF SUDARSONO'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister Dr. Juwono Sudarsono's April 16-18 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to push him on military reform and accountability and explore Jakarta's thinking on Iraq. We expect the key policy issue on Sudarsono's agenda will be Indonesia's progr [...]
2007-04-13 09:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1059PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL UP AND RUNNING
[...] (C) On April 11 President Yudhoyono formally swore in the nine members of the new Presidential Advisory Council, created in accordance with last year's Presidential Advisory Council Bill (Ref A). The Council consists of luminaries from the legal, political, military, academic and educational [...]
2007-04-15 23:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
07JAKARTA107INDONESIA - JANUARY 12 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission's Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-2) confirmed three new human AI cases, two of whom have died. These are the first new human AI cases in Indonesia since November 12 2006. USAID/Jakarta took delivery of 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 1000 [...]
2007-01-12 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1074ALWI SHIHAB DISCUSSES IRAQ, UNSC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 13 meeting with the Charge, Indonesian Special Envoy to the Mideast Alwi Shihab outlined the GOI's efforts to promote reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis and Shia. Following the Bogor reconciliation conference earlier this month (reftel A),Shihab said that GOI figures [...]
2007-04-16 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC YI IZ IR ID
07JAKARTA1075INDONESIA'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Army Special Operations Forces (KOPASSUS) of Indonesia's Armed Forces (TNI) remains outside the ambit of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military cooperation. This message reviews its progress on the critical issue of human rights and provides an update on current Mission Jakart [...]
2007-04-16 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM MOPS ID
07JAKARTA1076UNSC/KOSOVO: GETTING INDONESIA TO YES
[...] (C) Summary. In response to Under Secretary Burns' request (ref A),I recommend that the Secretary, and even the President if necessary, contact their Indonesian counterparts to urge support for the Kosovo resolution. I have pressed the case with a former Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the [...]
2007-04-16 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK KFLU TBIO YI ID
07JAKARTA1077ANNOUNCEMENT OF FAA CATEGORY 2 DOWNGRADE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department of Transportation and/or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); please see para 6. 2. (SBU) We delivered news of the FAA's decision to downgrade Indonesia to Category Two under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program to Mi [...]
2007-04-16 22:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CASC ID
07JAKARTA108JAN 12 UPDATE RE ADAM AIR; PIECES OF WRECKAGE FOUND; SEARCH CONTINUES
[...] (U) Summary: Villagers and Government of Indonesia (GOI) search and rescue personnel found small pieces of wreckage from Adam Air flight KI-574 on various beaches in South Sulewesi on January 11th. Small wreckage debris continues to wash on shore. U.S. Military personnel continue to assist with [...]
2007-01-12 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR ID
07JAKARTA1087DECREE 37 AND COCOA ISSUE DISCUSSED, APHIS AI OFFICE
[...] Summary. In one whirlwind day on April 16, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dr. Chuck Lambert SIPDIS discussed major issues facing U.S. agriculture in Indonesia and opened the APHIS Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Office. In meetings with Government of Ind [...]
2007-04-18 08:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR TBIO ID
07JAKARTA1098CHARGE URGES SUPPORT FOR AHTISAARI KOSOVO PLAN
[...] (C) Summary. On April 18, a key Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutor articulated a more nuanced position on Kosovo, which we interpret as an indication that Jakarta might be looking for a way to support a UNSC Resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan. While reiterating that Indonesia opp [...]
2007-04-19 07:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK IR YI ID
07JAKARTA11INDONESIA - JANUARY 2007 IPR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Unannounced "training visits" by the Ministry of Industry's (MOI) Optical Disc Factory Monitoring Team (MT) in late November to 25 of 27 registered optical disc factories show that the enforcement of Indonesia's Optical Disc Regulations (ODR) is still in its infancy. Evidence t [...]
2007-01-03 08:31:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR ID
07JAKARTA1101VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM
[...] (SBU) On the margins of a dinner late April 18 in honor of the participants of the Indonesia/United States Strategic Dialogue, we received the following letter from Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda to the Secretary: Begin Text: Dear Secretary Rice, I join a shocked world in grieving ove [...]
2007-04-19 08:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MARR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1102INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 2007
[...] Summary. On April 2, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced that consumer price inflation rose a modest 0.24% in March on a month-on-month (MoM) basis as rice price increases moderated. Three days later, Bank Indonesia (BI) announced it would keep its benchmark 30-day Bank Indonesia [...]
2007-04-19 08:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1107INDONESIA-MIXED PICTURE ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia,s Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) is receiving more suspicious transaction reports (STRs) than ever before, but the number of prosecutions remains low, at under 10% of cases referred to law enforcement. The Foreign Ministry (DEPLU) admitted [...]
2007-04-20 03:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1128BANK INDONESIA CONSIDERS SWITCH TO OVERNIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bank Indonesia (BI) seems likely to move to targeting the overnight interest rate rather than its one-month Bank Indonesia Certificate (SBI) rate as its policy rate for targeting inflation. This duration shift will have the benefit of addressing anomalies (some self-induced) i [...]
2007-04-23 06:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1129 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP FY 2007 ESF
[...] U.S. Mission Jakarta submits to G/TIP the following five Indonesian Anti-Trafficking in Persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2007 INCLE and ESF appropriation. Also listed are two regional proposals. These are listed in the rank order recommended by a Mission panel com [...]
2007-04-23 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1130PRESIDENT SIGNS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] Summary. President Yudhoyono signed the comprehensive Anti-Trafficking Law on April 19. Passed by Parliament on March 20 (reftel),the law would have gone into effect automatically but the President's signature was a signal of his personal support of the law. NGOs which lobbied for over tw [...]
2007-04-24 00:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1144SAMOA: INDONESIAN POSITION
[...] We conveyed USG position reftel to Ms. Rosmalawati Chalid, Deputy Director of the Directorate for Economic and Environmental Development at the Department of Foreign Affairs on April 24. Chalid said as far as she was aware Indonesia had not yet taken a position on the question of Samoa, but s [...]
2007-04-24 07:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID ECON UNGA ID
07JAKARTA1148NEWMONT POLLUTION CASE: NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen Richard Ness and U.S. mining firm Newmont were declared not guilty on all counts of environmental pollution by a five judge panel in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 24. In dismissing all counts, the chief judge Ridwan Damanik said both Ness and Newmont had "th [...]
2007-04-24 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN CASC EINV PREL KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1150AHTISAARI MEETINGS IN INDONESIA ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Marti Ahtisaari told A/DCM April 24 that President Yudhoyono (SBY) said that Indonesia would try to decide on the future of Kosovo rationally. Citing domestic concerns and the need to consult the legislature, SBY did not state a position. The Indonesians seem [...]
2007-04-24 08:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK SR ZL ID
07JAKARTA1157PKS VERSUS THE WORLD IN JAKARTA GOVERNOR'S RACE
[...] (C) On August 8, Jakarta will host the first directly contested governor's election in the 500-year history of the city. The election represents arguably the most significant political event in the country between now and the 2009 Presidential elections, and the results will have implications [...]
2007-04-25 06:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA1161INDONESIAN VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (C) We discussed reftel nonpaper with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 25. Rachmianto said Indonesia would participate in the Prepcom with an open mind on substance and [...]
2007-04-25 09:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP ENRG NPT ID
07JAKARTA1168DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
[...] (C) We conveyed reftel's specific request for Jakarta to Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 26. Percaya seemed unfamiliar with the issue but showed interest, and attached particular importance to the fact that the [...]
2007-04-26 06:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SO ID
07JAKARTA1171INDONESIA - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) continues to make progress on developing an Indonesia Tsunami Warning System (ITWS). The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) test launched an early warning buoy (tsunameter) on April 10, and the Ministry of Research an [...]
2007-04-26 07:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPSL AEMR TPHY KSCA ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA1185PSI: JOINT DEMARCHE WITH AUSTRALIA
[...] (C) Officials from the U.S., New Zealand, Canadian, British and Japanese embassies in Jakarta joined Australian DCM and PolCouns for a joint demarche on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreig [...]
2007-04-27 08:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP XC
07JAKARTA1187UNSC: DISCUSSION WITH INDONESIA ON MINURSO, KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary. On April 27, an Indonesian Department Foreign Affairs official indicated that the GOI was undecided about whether to support the Friends of the Western Sahara draft resolution on the MINURSO mandate (reftel),but said that as a matter of principle it was unlikely to do so in the [...]
2007-04-27 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK RU YI MO WI ID
07JAKARTA1191INDONESIA- APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the week of April 24, a World Health Organization (WHO) team assessed qualifications of the National Institute for Health Research Development (NIHRD) and the Eijkman Institute as potential WHO collaborating centers. During the NIHRD assessment, Dr. Triono Soendoro, NIHRD [...]
2007-04-29 22:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA12MUTED INDONESIAN REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION
[...] Reaction to Saddam Hussein's execution has been muted in Indonesia, largely overshadowed by media coverage of domestic air and maritime transport tragedies that claimed the lives of more than 500 people this holiday weekend. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) released a short statement o [...]
2007-01-03 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KJUS IZ ID
07JAKARTA1211INDONESIA'S NEW INVESTMENT LAW -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1212INDONESIA'S NEW INVESTMENT LAW - GOOD NEWS AND GREY AREAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. After a two year delay, Parliament passed a new Capital Investment Law on March 29 that provides a range of protections for investors including equal treatment for foreign and domestic investors, protection against nationalization, international arbitration for foreign investors [...]
2007-04-30 09:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA122NAMRU-2: PROGRESS TOWARD AN AGREED MOU TEXT
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held on January 9-10 a first round of technical negotiations toward a Memorandum of Understanding for the Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta. Following on the Ambassador's initial presentation of the U.S. position to a more senior gr [...]
2007-01-16 09:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
07JAKARTA1222 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Embassy contacted Indonesian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft Transportation Division Lieutenant, Colonel Amin Sulaksono on March 14 to verify reftel transaction. Sulaksono is not familiar with the foreign party, Singapore Precision Repair and Overhaul (S-PRO). Embassy also contacted First Air Marshal [...]
2007-05-01 06:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA1223PROGRESS IN THE MUNIR CASE
[...] (C) Summary. The Indonesian police have intensified their investigation into the murder of Indonesian human rights leader Munir, making new arrests and reopening the case against the Garuda airlines pilot already acquitted. It is headed by the recently appointed chief of the Internal Invest [...]
2007-05-01 07:18:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1226BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Summary: The Indonesian firm PT Multijaya Sparindo (Sparindo) verified on April 3 its order of T-56 engine for C-130 aircrafts detailed in reftel. Sparindo supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with engines and aircraft spare parts. It also serves as a local representative for U.S. aircraft [...]
2007-05-01 08:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID
07JAKARTA1227COMMISSION ON TRUTH AND FRIEDNSHIP SESSION II
[...] (C) Summary: The last two days of Session II (March 26-30) of the Commission of Truth and Friendship Indonesia-Timore Leste was a continued study in contrasts. Prominent Indonesian Generals, active and retired, postulated a description of events that at times almost seemed to mock the intent [...]
2007-05-01 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KAWC TT ID
07JAKARTA1246EMBASSY POSTPONES JULY JCET WITH KOPASSUS
[...] (C) Embassy Country Team discussed possible responses to reports that Tommy Suharto was feted at the 55th anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS) on DATE. Unless otherwise directed, Embassy intends to postpone indefinitely the Joint Combined Exercise Training [...]
2007-05-02 08:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1252INDONESIA - COP 13 PLANNING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 04:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KTIA TPHY TBIO ID
07JAKARTA1266PAPUA GOVERNOR UPDATES CHARGE ON DEVELOPMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu told Charge on April 23 in Papua that he was making headway in his efforts to heal the rift between Papua and neighboring West Irian Jaya province and to implement his village-based development program. The two provinces' governors signed a miles [...]
2007-05-04 08:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA1276INDONESIA HOSTS IPU ASSEMBLY AND PUTS THE
[...] (C) Summary. On April 29, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono convened the 116th International Parliamentary Union Assembly in Bali, Indonesia. Parliamentarians from 126 of the 140 IPU member countries dispatched representatives to the Assembly, which ended May 4. The opening rema [...]
2007-05-07 04:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA1279JAKARTA REQUESTS DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 2. 2. (S) The Indonesian National Police (INP) has provided us with information on four Indonesian counterterrorism rewards candidates who helped INP CT units track down top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives Azahari, Jabir, and Abdul Hadi. Our rewards workin [...]
2007-05-07 06:04:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA1282YUDHOYONO'S RESHUFFLED CABINET STRONGER ON GOOD
[...] Summary. (U) On May 7, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made much-anticipated changes to his cabinet for the second time since assuming office in 2004. President Yudhoyono said the modifications would increase the cabinet's effectiveness and improve the ministers' ability to work cooperativ [...]
2007-05-07 08:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN ID
07JAKARTA1290INDONESIA - RESPONSE TO TSUNAMI, EARTHQUAKE WARNINGS
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Jakarta provides the following responses to listed questions. 2. Question: Does a duty officer of Mission Disaster Relief Officer (and alternate MDRO) receive tsunami and earthquake warnings on a 24-hour basis from the Ops Center or other service? --Response: Yes, th [...]
2007-05-08 03:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY AORC EAID AMGT CASC ID
07JAKARTA1293TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING, APRIL 27
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We hosted a trilateral counterterrorism (CT) meeting on April 27, with Australian and Japanese embassy counterparts. The three delegations agreed that Indonesian CT capacity had improved significantly, though the threat of terrorism would remain for the foreseeable future. Donor [...]
2007-05-08 06:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1296DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON "ASIA DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) We met with Ms. Trini Gunarti, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of North and Central American Affairs, to outline our ideas for creation of an Asia Democracy Partnership (reftel). We pointed out that Indonesia's experience in transitioning to democracy meant t [...]
2007-05-08 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM XB ID
07JAKARTA13East Java: Grim Mudflow Impact Forecast Prompts SBY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a special cabinet meeting held December 28, President Yudhoyono announced several decisions concerning the Lapindo mudflow including Lapindo will pay $422 million in damages, East Java gas supplies will be reallocated from electricity production to fertilizer production an [...]
2007-01-03 09:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1306THE GREENING OF SOCIETY: LOCAL SHARI'A LAWS SHOW
[...] (C) Summary. Recent growth in local bylaws based on Islamic law (perda syariah) has been exponential, totaling at least 46 by early 2007. While many refer directly to shari'a and Islamic praxis, most bylaws address issues of morality, allowing their proponents to argue )- however disingenuou [...]
2007-05-09 05:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA1319INDONESIA SENDS AI SAMPLES TO JAPAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 08:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALTBIO AMED PREL ID
07JAKARTA1326Indonesia - East Java/China Trade Growing, Investment
[...] SUMMARY: China's legal exports to East Java were close to $1 billion in 2006; illegal imports may have been double that amount. East Java shoe and garment industries have taken a beating from illegal imports, with over 500 small and medium sized firms closing in the past two years. So far, fou [...]
2007-05-11 05:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON KIPR KCOR ID CH
07JAKARTA1330DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Indonesia and Belarus have agreed to vote for each other in the first round of the May 17 UN Human Rights Council elections, according to a well-placed Department of Foreign Affairs contact. The GOI has already instructed its Mission in New York accordingly, despite demarches fr [...]
2007-05-11 08:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC BO BK ID
07JAKARTA1331INDONESIA - WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on May 9 and the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) on May 10. Siuaji Raja, Deputy Director for Socio Cultural Affairs and International Organizations at DEPLU, told us that the [...]
2007-05-11 08:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO
07JAKARTA1332NEWMONT CASE: GOI TO APPEAL ACQUITTAL
[...] Summary: (C) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) filed a Motion of Appeal on May 7 seeking a reversal of the April 24 acquittal of American citizen Richard Ness and Newmont Mining Corp. subsidiary PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (PTNMR) on all criminal pollution and regulatory permit charges. The Mana [...]
2007-05-11 08:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEMIN CASC EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1339WEST IRIAN JAYA PROVINCE RENAMED "WEST PAPUA"
[...] (U) The Indonesian Department of Home Affairs issued a directive on April 18 officially changing the name of West Irian Jaya province to West Papua ("Papua Barat" in Bahasa Indonesia). Post reporting will henceforth reflect the new usage. 2. (U) The Home Affairs directive provides a trans [...]
2007-05-14 03:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ID
07JAKARTA1349REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT REGARDING
[...] (C) We discussed reftel concerns with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for WMD issues in the Office of International Security and Disarmament in the Department of Foreign Affairs on May 14. We emphasized that it was incumbent upon all countries to uphold the sanctions imposed through UNSCR 173 [...]
2007-05-14 08:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR ID
07JAKARTA1350DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY
[...] We conveyed U.S. position reftel on the ATT to Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Conventional Weapons Issues in the Department of Foreign Affairs, on May 14. We underscored the pragmatic rationale for the U.S. position and the reality that enforcement of effective trade controls ultimately [...]
2007-05-14 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM ID
07JAKARTA1382002 BALI BOMBER ATTORNEYS BOYCOTT COURT SESSION
[...] (U) The defense attorney for three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali bombings - Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas - walked out of the Denpasar court on January 11 without presenting any evidence during a hearing requested by the defense to overturn the conv [...]
2007-01-17 09:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1386DOD-STATE 1206 CONFERENCE SUMMARY
[...] Post has reviewed draft guidance and template and believes they provide a constructive framework for Defense-State coordination at post. 2. Our sole comment pertains to II.d. of the template. We were somewhat surprised by the reference to "the normal budget process" and presume this simply [...]
2007-05-16 07:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR ID
07JAKARTA1388USTR FINDS IPR PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting USTR officials Barbara Weisel and David Katz reviewed efforts related to intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in Indonesia during their May 3-4 visit to Jakarta. Members of the National IPR Task Force noted that difficult and ongoing challenges [...]
2007-05-16 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EINV ECON EMIN KCOR ID
07JAKARTA14INDONESIA - ILLEGAL LOGGING MOU PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta's Illegal Logging Task Force recommends Washington agencies divide the $1 million in proposed State Department ESF funds under the U.S.-Indonesia illegal logging MOU between the following three activities: --$550,000 for the enhancement of an existing DOJ-ICITA [...]
2007-01-03 09:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1405PARLIAMENT VOTES TO INTERPELLATE PRESIDENT OVER
[...] (U) Indonesia's controversial vote in favor of UNSCR 1747, which sanctioned Iran over its nuclear program, continues to dog President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, with the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) voting on May 14 to interpellate the president about Indonesia's position. Demonst [...]
2007-05-18 04:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA1415INDONESIA PARTICIPANT LIST - BULK CASH SMUGGLING AND CASH
[...] Below please find details of Embassy Jakarta's nominees for the South East Asia Regional Bulk Cash Smuggling and Cash Courier Training and Best Practices Workshop to be held in Manila from June 4-8, 2007. If you require additional information on the nominee's educational or work history, their [...]
2007-05-20 22:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA1424Indonesia/East Java: PRC Consulate Offers
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently established PRC Consulate General in Surabaya (ConGen China) is actively promoting Chinese interest in infrastructure and natural resource investment projects in Eastern Indonesia. Chinese Consul General Fu Shuigen (CG Fu) has worked hard to connect Chinese investo [...]
2007-05-21 07:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PNAT PINR KISL EINV ID CH TW
07JAKARTA144TERRORIST FINANCE - VIEWS ON RIHS DESIGNATION, USG
[...] (S) Summary: Given our recent experience with the designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) Indonesia branch, and Indonesia's new status on the UNSC, it is difficult to predict how the GOI would react to a proposed Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) designat [...]
2007-01-18 03:14:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1452SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT A/S HILL
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Jakarta and ConGen Surabaya welcome your upcoming visit to Indonesia. Rumbles within the U.S. House of Representatives of possible legislation that would jeopardize normalized military-to-military relations with Indonesia would unravel our recent progress in this area an [...]
2007-05-23 07:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR SOCI ID
07JAKARTA1460MIGRANT WORKERS ASSOCIATION PROTEST CASE OF
[...] Summary. Migrant worker rights activists demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy May 23 protesting Indonesian and U.S. protection of migrant workers' rights in light of the case of two Indonesian domestic workers recently rescued from alleged enslavement from an affluent Long Island home. [...]
2007-05-23 11:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1475COMMISSION OF TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HEARINGS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The May 2-5 hearings of the Commission of Truth and Friendship Indonesia-Timor Leste (CTF) primarily provided opportunities for a series of present and former Indonesian government officials to lay out their theses on the violence of the time. At no time did any official concede [...]
2007-05-24 11:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS TT ID
07JAKARTA1492INDONESIA-MAY 25 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Permanent and TDY staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) arrived the week of May 14 and met with numerous Ministry of Health officials. Indonesia media closely followed World Health Assembly (WHA) events and reported the outcomes as a resounding Indonesi [...]
2007-05-25 10:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA152Central Sulawesi: Police, Laskar Mujahiddin Clash After
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Sulawesi police and Detachment 88 raided two safe houses in Poso, Central Sulawesi on the morning of January 11, 2006 killing two and capturing 4 members of Laskar Mujahiddin (LM) on their "most wanted" list of 29 terrorists operating in the province. A Poso police offic [...]
2007-01-18 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL CACS ID
07JAKARTA154113 MARINES DETAINED AFTER EAST JAVA CLASH WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On June 1, 13 marines suspected of involvement in the May 30 killing of four civilians in East Java were taken into naval military police custody. Vice President Jusuf Kalla issued an apology on behalf of the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and said that "action must be taken ag [...]
2007-06-04 10:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1560TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ON THE INDONESIAN-MALAYSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to the Indonesian town of Entikong on the border with Malaysia, we observed both diligent police interdiction against trafficking in persons as well as possible complicity in corruption by immigration officials. Interviews with Indonesian police and immigra [...]
2007-06-06 07:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1561USG SUPPORTED EMBEDDED PERSONNEL IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In keeping with Secretary RiceQs Transformational Diplomacy objectives, US Embassy Jakarta really took stock of our successes in placing USG personnel directly into Indonesian government offices. We are pleased to report that we currently have 27 positions embedded within key G [...]
2007-06-06 09:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER EAID PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR KIPR ID
07JAKARTA1563IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1540 IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. A two-day regional consultative workshop, held in Jakarta on May 28-29 for countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),considered ways in which regional and other states, as well as relevant international organizations, could cooperate in the implementation [...]
2007-06-06 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNSC KNNP OSCE KPAO AORC ID
07JAKARTA1566INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: The bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and Extradition Treaty (ET) signed by Indonesia and Singapore on April 27 achieve long-sought objectives and potentially will sustain that cooperation over the next 25 years. Strategically paired from the beginning to balance res [...]
2007-06-06 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1576A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: EAP A/S Christopher Hill emphasized the need for continued attention to human rights and reform of Indonesia's military during his meeting with Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono in Jakarta on May 29. Sudarsono provided examples of officers who had been punished for hum [...]
2007-06-07 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1577FM WIRAJUDA STILL RELUCTANT ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with A/S Christopher Hill on May 29, FM Wirajuda expressed continued reluctance to move forward on a Kosovo final status resolution, suggesting instead that the issue be linked to a timetable for eventual Serbian accession to the EU. On Iran, Wirajuda welcomed the re [...]
2007-06-07 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1580A/S HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND KOSOVO WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29, A/S Hill and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal discussed North Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Iran, Thailand, the Indonesian mud flow problem, the Newmont case, military cooperation, the Yudhoyono administration, and economic growth. Djalal said if the U.S. is [...]
2007-06-07 10:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALBM ID KN LE PGOV PREL
07JAKARTA1583A/S HILL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Hill met on May 29 with parliamentarian Theo L. Sambuaga, chair of the committee responsible for foreign affairs. A/S Hill urged continued progress in improving Indonesia's investment climate and increasing transparency, which he said is crucial to U.S.-Indonesian relations. [...]
2007-06-08 02:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE BM IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1585CENTRAL SULAWESI ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. THIS CABLE IS A JOINT REPORT FROM EMBASSY JAKARTA AND CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Central Sulawesi's former conflict areas, Mission officers clearly saw the beginning of a return to normalcy. [...]
2007-06-08 06:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ECON PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA1593INDONESIA - JUNE 8 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari reportedly announced on June 6 that Indonesia and Australia plan to jointly develop an AI vaccine, but privately, the Australian Embassy and National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) both expressed surprise at th [...]
2007-06-08 10:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1618E.TIMOR'S PRESIDENT MAKES INDONESIA DESTINATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. President Jose Ramos-Horta's June 5 visit to Indonesia was "very, very positive," according to Timorese DCM Roberto Soares. He said that the two presidents discussed bilateral economic and political issues (including border demarcation),and agreed to extend the Commission on Tru [...]
2007-06-11 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS TT ID
07JAKARTA162East Java NU Leader Mulling Q08 Governor Run
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ali Maschan Moesa, Chairman of the East Java Chapter of Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),recently shared his future political and national NU leadership plans. Moesa expressed his concern over the increasing conservatism and scriptural literalism of East Java NU clerics and its possible im [...]
2007-01-19 07:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA1620INDONESIAN POLICE TAKE DOWN KEY JI OPERATORS
[...] (S) Summary. On-going Indonesian National Police (INP) counterterrorism operations in Central Java since Saturday, June 9, have netted the senior-most Indonesian terrorists arrested in the last several years. Among those arrested were Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Ustad Syahroni (aka Mbah aka N [...]
2007-06-11 12:15:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA1621 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary: Chief of Equipment at the Special Force Command, the Indonesian Armed Force, Lieutenant Colonel Kuswara Harja confirmed on June 7 that he is familiar with the Singaporean firm, Golden Opportunity Trade Industry Pte. Ltd. (Golden Opportunity). He also confirmed that his office or [...]
2007-06-12 02:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA1625A/S HILL MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT KALLA
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill focused on economic issues in his May meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Hill praised Indonesia for its new investment law, but urged Indonesia to do more to attract foreign investment, as Vietnam is doing. Hill also raised the Newmon [...]
2007-06-12 05:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KTFN PREL PTER EINV ID
07JAKARTA1629IRAN AND EAST JAVA MUDFLOW: DPR QUERIES YUDHOYONO)
[...] (C) Summary. On the heels of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's refusal to appear personally before the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in a June 5 query over Indonesia's vote in favor of UNSCR 1747, sanctioning Iran over its nuclear program, the DPR is now threatening to "interp [...]
2007-06-12 08:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC IR ID ENRG EINV KISL
07JAKARTA163NEW MUNIR CASE EVIDENCE GIVES WIDOW HOPE
[...] (S) Summary: Suciwati, widow of murdered human rights activist Munir, asked the Ambassador January 18 about press reports that the FBI was examining cell phones connected to the Munir case to extract information. Ambassador Pascoe confirmed the FBI had indeed extracted information from the [...]
2007-01-19 08:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1640INDONESIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR THE
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Dicky Komar, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DEPLU) Human Rights Directorate, and his assistant, Dicky Yunus. Komar, who joined the Directorate two weeks ago following a tour as Indonesia's economic expert at the UN, said that he had j [...]
2007-06-13 06:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ID
07JAKARTA1646WAHID INSTITUTE, WIESENTHAL CENTER CO-HOST
[...] (U) On June 12, the Wahid Institute, an Indonesian non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by former president Abdurrahman Wahid (aka Gus Dur),co-sponsored a one-day conference in Bali on "Tolerance between Religions: A Blessing for All Creation" with the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum [...]
2007-06-13 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KISL ID
07JAKARTA1647(UN HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR'S VISIT)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hina Jilani, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Human Rights Defenders, was given open access to human rights activists from across the country during her June 5-12 stops in Jakarta, Papua and Aceh. Jilani noted at the end of her visit that while the situatio [...]
2007-06-13 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1652INT'L WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD RECIPIENT CALLS FOR
[...] (U) On June 6, CDA hosted a lunch for Dr. Siti Musdah Mulia, a recipient of the Secretary's 2007 International Women of Courage Award. Mulia appreciated receiving this award and found her visit to Washington very valuable, especially her meeting with Secretary Rice. 2. (U) During the lun [...]
2007-06-14 04:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO OEXC ID
07JAKARTA1655GOI AGREES WITH MAIN POINTS OF 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 12, we delivered the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report's narrative for Indonesia to Sumarni Dawam Raharjo, the specially appointed TIP law implementation task force leader from the Ministry of Women's Empowerment. We also relayed the talking points on Indonesia' [...]
2007-06-14 09:31:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1656A/S MULL UPDATES BILATERAL POLITICAL-MILITARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In meetings with Indonesian foreign-affairs and defense counterparts in Jakarta on June 4-5, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull pressed for Indonesian accession to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),proposed a reciprocal Article 98 ag [...]
2007-06-14 10:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1657Bilateral Energy Dialogue Back On Track
[...] Summary. (SBU) A U.S. Department of Energy Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen reached agreement with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to resume the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD),which [...]
2007-06-14 10:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1658Indonesia Animal Product Update
[...] Summary: Post met with Turni Rusli Syamsudin, the Director of Public Veterinary Health and members of his staff twice during the week of June 4, 2007 to discuss poultry, ruminant meat and bone meal, and beef. The Directorate General of Livestock Services (DGLS) is characterizing the poultry ban [...]
2007-06-14 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR
07JAKARTA166INDONESIA - JANUARY 19 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Governor of Jakarta signed a regulation on January 17 prohibiting all backyard farming of poultry in residential areas in Jakarta by February 1. However, at a subsequent meeting organized by the National Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness (KOMNAS) [...]
2007-01-19 10:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1660ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 01:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO TPHY ID
07JAKARTA167INDONESIAN NEXT STEPS TO GPOI MILITARY PEACEKEEPER
[...] (C) Poloff and Defense Cooperation Office (ODC) head met with Director General for Defense Strategy Dadi Susanto on December 20 to discuss Indonesia's progress toward a program for training military peacekeepers. Susanto said the Department of Defense (DEPHAN) had the lead within the GOI on p [...]
2007-01-19 10:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS ID
07JAKARTA1670U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCR 1747 (IRAN
[...] We conveyed reftel discussion of the U.S. 60-day report in fulfilment of UNSCR 1747 to Ramadansyah Hasan in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on June 8. We provided a copy of the U.S. report and stressed the importance of su [...]
2007-06-15 10:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN UNSC ETRD TRGY IR ID
07JAKARTA1672WEST KALIMANTAN - DWINDLING FORESTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: West Kalimantan's abundant forest and fresh water resources are under threat from logging and plantation companies, though the government has recently cracked down on some illegal loggers. The majority of tribal peoples in the province rely on forest resources for a livelihood [...]
2007-06-15 10:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1673DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF
[...] (U) We met once again with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on June 8 to underscore continued U.S. concerns raised in reftel C and to request an update on the Indonesian government's investigation of [...]
2007-06-18 07:45:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PARM ETTC ID
07JAKARTA168VISIT OF INDONESIAN POLICE CHIEF SUTANTO TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian National Police Chief General Sutanto's January 22-25 visit to Washington provides an excellent opportunity to reiterate U.S. support for his efforts to develop a more professional, effective, and transparent police force and to express appreciation for his close coope [...]
2007-01-19 10:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS ID
07JAKARTA1690INDONESIA TRANSPORTATION MINISTER MEETING
[...] (U) Summary. Charge d'Affaires met with newly appointed Minister of Transportation, Jusman Syafi'i Djalil on June 15 to discuss a variety of transportation issues. The Minister welcomed the July 9 date for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technical review and hopes it and the July 2 [...]
2007-06-19 06:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA1693INDONESIA - AUDIT FIRM ROTATION RULE HURTS BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia is one the few countries in the world requiring companies to appoint a new auditor every five years, a practice known as Audit Firm Rotation. The practice of rotating individuals, or Audit Partner Rotation, is widespread across the globe. Accounting firms and their c [...]
2007-06-19 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1697RECOMMENDATION TO RESCHEDULE JULY JCET WITH TNI'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission Country Team has determined there is insufficient time to complete human-rights vetting for the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) scheduled to begin July 23 with KOPASSUS, the Indonesian Special Forces. The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) will provide the necessary b [...]
2007-06-19 11:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1718TRIALS UPDATE: THREE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM IN
[...] (U) Summary. Three men were recently found guilty of violating the Anti-terrorism Law by courts in Semarang, Central Java. Beny Irawan and Agung Setyadi were sentenced to 5 years and 6 years respectively for their roles in providing a laptop computer to imprisoned Bali bomber Imam Samudra in [...]
2007-06-21 09:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1726NEW LAW MINISTER TO PUSH CRIMINAL CODE REFORM
[...] SUMMARY (C) In a June 20 meeting with the Charge, newly- appointed Minister of Law and Human Rights Andi Mattalatta expressed his commitment to revising Indonesia's Criminal Procedure Code prior to the 2009 elections, and gave his support to continued engagement with the USG on this and other [...]
2007-06-22 07:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1729INDONESIA - JUNE 22 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 09:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1733INDONESIAN OFFICIAL ON KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: Charge on June 21 discussed Kosovo, Iran, and the Palestinians with Desra Percaya, a key Foreign Ministry official on UNSC and Middle East issues. Percaya welcomed recent changes in the draft Kosovo resolution and requested one additional change: that the reference to "sui gene [...]
2007-06-22 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC OSCE PARM ID
07JAKARTA1734SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] (C) Embassy Defense Cooperation and Political Officers met with Director General for Defense Strategy MG Dadi Susanto of the Indonesian Department of Defense (DEPHAN) and representatives of the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) on May 14 to discuss the Navy's request to delay the FY2007 project in orde [...]
2007-06-22 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL ID
07JAKARTA1735THE AWARD OF THE PRIME CONTRACT FOR THE USG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 11:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1744INDONESIA - ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING WITH EMIL SALIM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting on June 21 with Charge, Dr. Emil Salim, environmental advisor to Indonesian President Yudhoyono, welcomed President Bush's attention to climate change, but criticized its "overemphasis on the clean energy sector and failure to provide incentives for safeg [...]
2007-06-25 09:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1757PSI AND LAW OF THE SEA: DISCUSSION WITH HASYIM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 19, Charge discussed the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) with Ambassador (ret.) Hasyim Djalal, Indonesia's foremost authority on maritime law. Djalal advises the GOI on martime matters and his views are widely acknowledged to be a major factor in the GOI's reluct [...]
2007-06-26 09:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL BEXP UNO ID
07JAKARTA1768East Java: Lapindo Mudflow Devastation Continues
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Surabaya and Embassy Jakarta officers accompanied EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to the Lapindo mudflow disaster (reftel A) and surrounding areas on May 28, the day before the one year mark of the disaster. The mudflow continues at approximately 150,000 cubic me [...]
2007-06-27 06:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1770INDONESIA: CT REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (S) On June 11, Post received the counterterrorism rewards payments requested in Ref A from the Department of Defense (DOD) rewards program at U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) for four Indonesian civilian rewards candidates. On June 20, senior Indonesian National Police (INP) CT investigators in [...]
2007-06-27 11:28:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS KCRM KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1771INDONESIA - REACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy hosted eleven Indonesian NGOs for a roundtable discussion of President Bush's new international framework initiative, and reaction was generally positive. The NGOs stressed that combating deforestation needs to be part of the initiative, along with increased [...]
2007-06-27 11:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1772East Java: Mud Managers Informally Request USG Assistance
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on A/S Christopher Hill's recent inspection of the mudflow disaster, ConGen Surabaya met with Sidoarjo Mud Disaster Management Board (BPLS) leadership, who described their inability to formulate and implement a work [...]
2007-06-28 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1779KOSOVO - DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING NEW U.S.-EUROPEAN
[...] On June 21, Charge pressed for Indonesia to support the new U.S.-European draft resolution on Kosovo in a meeting with Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. The discussion was reported in ref b. HEFFERN [...]
2007-06-28 04:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL UNMIK PGOV YI RI
07JAKARTA1785TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DARFUR HYBRID OPERATION
[...] On June 28, we conveyed U.S. support for the proposed UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur to Deputy Director for International Security Fikri Cassidy at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs and asked whether Indonesia planned to contribute to the mission. Cassidy, who has re [...]
2007-06-28 09:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU ID
07JAKARTA1793ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] On June 25 we delivered reftel information to Andi Rachmianto, Deputy Director for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. Rachmianto asked how the Annex to UNSCR 1737 differed from E.O. 13382. We explained that E.O. was a unilateral U.S. action [...]
2007-06-29 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL INNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA1813PIRATED DISK FACTORIES RAIDED BY INDONESIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian authorities carried out the single largest and most successful operation to date against manufacturers of pirated optical disks on Sunday, July 1, 2007. Fifteen people were arrested and face charges under copyright and optical disk laws. Police also seized approxim [...]
2007-07-03 08:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKIPR ETRD KCOR ECON ID
07JAKARTA1816AMBASSADOR HUME'S COURTESY CALL ON FM WIRAJUDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 3 courtesy call on Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda as part of the process of presenting ambassadorial credentials, Ambassador Hume highlighted common interests of the two countries, pledged to strengthen the bilateral relationship and commended Indonesia for its pr [...]
2007-07-03 10:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA182INDONESIA - JANUARY 19 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Governor of Jakarta signed a regulation on January 17 prohibiting all backyard farming of poultry in residential areas in Jakarta by February 1. However, at a subsequent meeting organized by the National Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness (KOMNAS) [...]
2007-01-23 01:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1832INDONESIA - FORESTRY MINISTER WELCOMES ORANGUTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Minister of Forestry, Mr. Kaban, stressed to DCM in a July 3 meeting that conservation of orangutans and their forest habitat remains an urgent need. The Minister welcomed the $8 million USAID Orangutan Conservation Services Program and emphasized the importance of communit [...]
2007-07-06 08:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON TBIO ID
07JAKARTA1835HAWAII GOVERNOR LINGLE VISITS INDONESIA: NATIONAL
[...] Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle (R) in Jakarta on June 10-12 explored potential partnerships related to disaster preparedness, investment and trade, women's leadership, health, education and regional development. Her interlocutors included Vice President Kalla, Defense Minister Sudarsono, Legisl [...]
2007-07-06 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PGOV EFIS ID
07JAKARTA1845CODEL PAYNE MEETS INDONESIAN PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] SUMMARY: In a cordial 45 minute meeting on July 5, Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) and President Yudhoyono agreed on the need to build the capacity of the Indonesian Parliament. Congressmen Payne, David Dreier (R-CA) and James Moran (D-VA),who were in Jakarta for two days of meetings with [...]
2007-07-09 06:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1855Sumbawa Mine Showcases World Best Practices
[...] Summary: (SBU) The PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) copper and gold open pit mine at Batu Hijau on the island of Sumbawa is a showcase for state of the art mining technology, environmental best practices, and responsible community development policies. During a June 22 to 24 site visit, the C [...]
2007-07-09 07:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN CASC EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1859NEW HIGH SECURITY PRISON HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. A brand new "super-maximum security" prison on Nusa Kambangan Island in Central Java highlights the deficiencies of Indonesia's prison system. The new prison exhibits security and prisoner management systems that are sorely lacking in most Indonesian prisons where overcrowding [...]
2007-07-09 09:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1871GROWING IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia's future increasingly depends on the provinces and regencies, whose recent constitutional changes are taking hold. Over the medium-to-long term, how will provincial and local governments handle their enhanced revenue flows? How much political power will direct electio [...]
2007-07-10 08:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ID
07JAKARTA1874REP. FALEOMAVAEGA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] Summary. During a July 3-6 visit to Jakarta, Rep. Eni Faleomavaega met with the President, Vice President and the Foreign Minister, receiving promises from all three that he could go to Papua the next time he visits Indonesia, despite being refused permission on this trip. President Susilo [...]
2007-07-11 00:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ID PREL KDEM EAID
07JAKARTA1878INDONESIA - NEW PACKAGES ON INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) issued a new Presidential Instruction with four components: investment climate improvement; infrastructure development; empowerment of micro, small, and medium enterprises; and financial sector reform. These are updates to packages th [...]
2007-07-11 06:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EAIR EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1892CODEL PAYNE'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] SUMMARY: Meeting in Jakarta on July 6, Congressmen Donald Payne (D-NJ),David Dreier (R-CA) and James Moran (D-VA) complimented Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono for Indonesia's remarkable democratic progress. The Congressmen voiced concern about the slow pace of military reform, lack of ac [...]
2007-07-12 01:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1909East Java - Joint Police Anti-Human Trafficking Operations
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Surabaya launched a joint operation with local police May 29 targeting East Java human trafficking (TIP) rings. The primary goal is rescuing some of the thousands of child prostitutes in Surabaya and arresting traffickers, pimps and child sex tourists. Operation XXX init [...]
2007-07-13 00:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1911CODEL PAYNE AND HDAC FIND RECEPTIVE AUDIENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 00:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1919SPEAKER CALLS OFF THE DOGS IN UNSCR IRAN VOTE
[...] (S) In a hopeful sign for President Yudhoyono in his three-month pitched battle with the House of Representatives (DPR) over Indonesia's support for UNSCR 1747, DPR Speaker Laksono has reportedly decided to let the interpellation matter drop. The Speaker's party, Golkar, which controls the la [...]
2007-07-13 07:37:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA1920PROSECUTORS FILE CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Indonesian Attorney General has reopened the legal battle to recover former Indonesian president Suharto's allegedly ill-gotten wealth with a civil lawsuit against the Suharto-linked Supersemar Foundation. The case, which seeks the recovery of $1.66 billion plus property, d [...]
2007-07-13 07:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1921REQUEST FOR BLANKET RETRANSFER END-USE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) We delivered Department's offer and rationale (ref a) to Harry Purwanto, Director for North and Central American Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Relations, on June 12. We noted we had encouraged the government of Indonesia to consider a blanket agreement when completing t [...]
2007-07-13 07:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1925REP. FALEOMAVAEGA BRINGS PAPUANS TOGETHER
[...] (C) Summary: Despite being denied access to Papua during his July 3-6 visit to Indonesia, Rep. Eni Faleomavaega nevertheless succeeded in bringing together senior Papuan officials and civil society leaders in Jakarta for a dialogue on finding common ground to address the region's long-term ne [...]
2007-07-13 09:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ID XB
07JAKARTA1926AMBASSADOR REVIEWS KEY HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN
[...] (U) Summary: On July 11, Ambassador Hume met with visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. The meeting was wide-ranging and candid, focusing on key human rights issues facing Indonesia. Both the Ambassador and Arbour agreed that Indonesia generally has made strides in [...]
2007-07-13 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1928Opening of GAM office Generates Controversy, Reveals Splits
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, a small group of GAM leaders led by Muzakkir Manaf provoked controversy by announcing their intention to use the free Aceh flag as the party symbol and "GAM" - the acronym for the Free Aceh Movement - as the party name. GAM's spokesman defended the move by appealing to [...]
2007-07-16 00:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1930CODEL PAYNE AND HDAC FIND RECEPTIVE AUDIENCE IN
[...] (U) On July 4-7, CODEL Payne visited Jakarta as part of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's (HDAC) ongoing legislative strengthening program in Indonesia. In a whirlwind three-day visit, CODEL Payne met with President Yudhoyono (Ref B),Defense Minister Juwono (Ref A) and top legislat [...]
2007-07-16 03:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1931ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR HUME
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call on ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong on July 12 to discuss cooperation between ASEAN and the United States. Both Ambassador Hume and Secretary General Ong expressed regret at the postponement of the ASEAN-US Summit, bu [...]
2007-07-16 04:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL ID
07JAKARTA1933SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We encourage you to make a strong pitch for OPIC to facilitate U.S. investment, for exploratory discussion of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT [...]
2007-07-16 11:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1934POSSIBLE ARREST OF FOUR INDONESIANS ALLEGEDLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 00:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA1935POSSIBLE ARREST OF FOUR INDONESIANS ALLEGEDLY
[...] (C) Reports that the Indonesian National Police (INP) arrested four suspects over the weekend of July 14 ) 15 linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network remain unconfirmed by INP Counter-Terrorist units (CT). RSO Kevin Whitson, Consulate General Surabaya, received information that the [...]
2007-07-17 00:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA194CENTRAL SULAWESI: POLICE ATTACK LASKAR MUJAHIDDIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over 500 members Qthe Central Sulawesi police and Detachment 88 raided the Laskar Mujahiddin (LM) stronghold area of Gebang Rejo Subdistrict, Poso City, Central Sulawesi on the morning of January 22, 2007, resulting at the latest count in 16 dead, 18 injured and 24 captured LM mem [...]
2007-01-23 10:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC ID KISL KJUS KPAO PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT
07JAKARTA1948IOM: AMBASSADOR SWING DG CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 02:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PREF AORC ID
07JAKARTA1957GOI PROMISES SWIFT RESPONSE TO NIKE TRADE DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 18, Ambassador Hume met with Muhammad Lufti, Chairman of the Government of Indonesia (GOI) Investment Coordinating Board (BMPK)at Lufti's request to discuss the escalating trade dispute between U.S.-based Nike Corporation and their local business partner, Central Cipta M [...]
2007-07-19 06:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC EINV ECON KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1962REHABBING THE RADICALS? GOI OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. During their June 27-29 visit to Jakarta, S/P Principal Deputy Director Matthew Waxman and S/P member James Green met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) counterterrorism officials to discuss their methods of combating radicalism, and notably Indonesia's deradicalization program. [...]
2007-07-19 08:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KISL ID
07JAKARTA1972ISLAMIC PARTY CANDIDATE MAKES STRIDES IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) In what is shaping up to be a closer race for Jakarta governor than initially anticipated, former Jakarta Deputy Police Chief and PKS (the fastest growing Islamist party in Indonesia) candidate Adang Daradjatun has reportedly narrowed the gap on Vice Governor Fauzi Bowo, the coalition party [...]
2007-07-20 08:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1984 INVITATION TO TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON FROM INDONESIAN
[...] Embassy received the following letter from Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, dated July 9, 2007. Related to the larger conference (United Nations Framework of Convention on Climate Change 13th Conference of Parties) December 3-14, Secretary Paulson is invited to attend an Event of Min [...]
2007-07-23 06:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECON KGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1986NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MEETS GOI ON ASIAN DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian legislators and senior Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) officials commented favorably on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP) initiative during July 18 meetings with William Inboden, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council (NSC). Legislat [...]
2007-07-24 00:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALID KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
07JAKARTA1993:INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT SETS STAGE FOR NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recently arrested Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders Zarkasih and Abu Dujana are now in Jakarta after being transferred from Yogjakarta. Contacts report that they will be tried jointly, with the trial beginning possibly as early as August. Contacts report that the prosecution plans [...]
2007-07-24 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC ID PGOV PINR PTER
07JAKARTA1994PROPOSED ARF ISM ON NONPROLIFERATION: INDONESIAN
[...] (SBU) We discussed reftel concerns on July 24 with Mariyani (single name only) in the Directorate of Asia-Pacific Intra-Regional Cooperation in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) and provided a copy of the revised draft proposal for an Intersessional Meeting (ISM) on Nonproli [...]
2007-07-24 10:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ARF ID
07JAKARTA2004INDONESIAN ATTENDANCE AT 62ND UNGA
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel query concerning attendance of high-level officials at the 62nd session of the United Nationa General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in late September and early October, contacts at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) have told us there are tentative p [...]
2007-07-25 09:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ID
07JAKARTA2005NOTICE OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF COMBATANT STATUS
[...] Post on July 25 informed Director for North American Affairs Harry Purwanto at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs of reftel decision and its context. Purwanto had no official comment. 2. Post has also informed the appropriate Indonesian security services of the determination. HU [...]
2007-07-25 09:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2007TIP REPORT'S POSITIVE IMPACT
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur contributed to this message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has prompted a positive reaction in Indonesia. Local governments have expressed greater willingness to improve protections for migrant workers. The GOI is [...]
2007-07-25 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KWMN PREL ID MY
07JAKARTA201SBY FIRES BACK AT HIS OPPONENTS
[...] (C) Summary. On January 15, Indonesian agitator par excellence Hariman Siregar organized a rally of approximately 1000 people to simultaneously protest the SBY administration and commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Malari incident (Note: The term refers to a historic student protest that [...]
2007-01-24 09:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC ID
07JAKARTA202INDONESIAN PARTICIPATION IN NPT PREPCOM
[...] (U) We discussed reftel issues o July 25 with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director frr WMD Issues in the Directorate for Internationa Security and disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. Rachmianto stated that, barring any unforeseen developments, Desra Percaya, Director fo [...]
2007-07-26 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPAMQ KNNP MNUC ENRG PREL NPT ID
07JAKARTA2021IN MESSAGE TO SBY, TWO KEY PARTIES CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) On July 25, senior figures from Indonesia's two largest political parties, Golkar and PDI-P, held their second public meeting in little more than a month. The gatherings generated intense speculation about the possibility of a joint Golkar/PDI- ticket in the 2009 presidential election. W [...]
2007-07-26 09:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2025DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] We discussed reftel candidacy of Steve Carr for the ICRC Standing Committee with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. We appealed for Indonesia's support of Carr's candidacy and provided a nonpaper with relevant information. Purw [...]
2007-07-26 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC ID
07JAKARTA2026PRESSING INDONESIA ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) We discussed reftel issues on July 25 with Andy Rachmiato, Deputy Director for WMD Issues in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. Rachmianto thanked us for the report on the U.S. ratification process and noted the Uni [...]
2007-07-26 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ID
07JAKARTA2033BILATERAL DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS PROGRESS; HR VETTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-Indonesia Bilateral Defense Discussions (USIBDD) in Honolulu July 18-20, USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI) approved 132 military-to-military activities for FY2008, agreed on provision of U.S. GPOI assistance for the TNI's planned Peacekeeping Training [...]
2007-07-27 08:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2034Eastern Indonesia - Optical Disk Factory Closures Reducing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ConGen Surabaya informally surveyed pirated optical disk vendors in Bali and Surabaya to assess the impact on supplies after two Jakarta pirated disk factories were raided July 2 (Ref A). Initially we noticed minimal changes in Bali pirated disk supplies. However, a Balinese pi [...]
2007-07-27 08:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EFIN EINV ECON KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2035INDONESIANS MAKE GAINS AGAINST COUNTERFEIT DRUGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20 Indonesian authorities carried out the largest and most successful operation to date against distributors of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Jakarta Police raided a small retail pharmacy followed by an associated warehouse serving as a distribution center for imported c [...]
2007-07-27 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD KCOR ECON ID
07JAKARTA2039INDONESIA ICAO DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] Per reftel requests, Embassy Econoff delivered demarche points on aviation safety and security and environmental issues to Iing Iskandar, Director of Aviation Safety at the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on June 28. We delivered the points verbally and in writing and have requested comm [...]
2007-07-27 09:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2040TERRORIST FINANCE - DUJANA, PATEK DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: National Police and Foreign Ministry officials told us they had no objections to a UN 1267 designation for Abu Dujana and Umar Patek. Foreign Ministry officials gave the familiar line that they would not support the designation, but would not stand in the way of the U.S. and did [...]
2007-07-27 10:02:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2051COURT FREES UP POLITICAL SPACE FOR INDEPENDENT
[...] (C) In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court decided July 23 to allow independent candidates to contest sub-national elections. The decision stemmed from a judicial review of the provision of the 2004 Regional Autonomy Law that stipulated that candidates must be endorsed by political pa [...]
2007-07-30 09:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2063D-FM WIRAJUDA BILAT IN MANILA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Mission provides the following suggested background for inclusion in the briefing materials for Deputy Secretary Negroponte. They are for reference for his planned bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign [...]
2007-07-31 08:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV TBIO MARR ID XF IZ
07JAKARTA2064INDONESIA'S 2007 SUBMISSION FOR 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Below please find Post's 2007 submission pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA). 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of United States citizens against the Government of Indonesia (GOI). This c [...]
2007-07-31 08:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EINV KIDE ECON OPIC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2065PAPUAN CIVIL SOCIETY DISCUSSES SPECIAL AUTONOMY
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent USAID-supported study of Papuan civil society demonstrates that opinion remains divided on the Special Autonomy Law. Papuan interlocutors agree that the GOI has not done an effective job [...]
2007-07-31 10:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA2069NIKE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLVED
[...] (C) Summary: Nike and Central Cipta Murdaya (CCM) reached an agreement on July 31 to phase-out their business relationship over the next 24 months. The agreement includes concessions by Nike to increase the phase-out time for one of CCM,s factories to 24 months from 9 months, as well as inc [...]
2007-08-01 08:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC EINV ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV ID CASC
07JAKARTA2072EMBITTERED EX-OFFICIAL ATTACKS--AND PRESIDENT
[...] (C) On July 31, Zaenal Ma'arif was formally relieved of his duties as a parliamentarian and Deputy Speaker, ending a seven-month saga that began when his Reform Star Party (PBR) recalled him from parliament in January (Ref A). President Yudhoyono had sealed Zaenal's fate when he signed a decl [...]
2007-08-01 10:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2073AMBASSADOR CAMERON R. HUME PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO
[...] On August 1 Ambassador Hume, along with the new Ambassadors from Libya, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Argentina, presented credentials to President Yudhoyono. In the joint audience following the ceremony President Yudhoyono described his goals to be the strengthening of democracy in Indonesia, the e [...]
2007-08-01 10:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER
07JAKARTA2085JAKARTA ELECTION LOOMS: DO VOTERS CARE?
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) Political flags and banners have covered Jakarta in recent days as the capital prepares for its August 8 gubernatorial election. The activities of the two candidates--Deputy Governor F [...]
2007-08-03 02:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2095Indonesia's Coal Output Increases In 2006
[...] Summary. During 2006 Indonesian coal production and exports increased 3.6% and 8.2%, respectively. According to unofficial statistics, Indonesia passed Australia in early 2007 to become the world's leading exporter of thermal coal, which is used mainly for power generation. Indonesian coal exp [...]
2007-08-03 06:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2097LARGEST COUNTERFEIT DRUG SEIZURE EVER IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 23 Government of Indonesian (GOI) law enforcement authorities conducted the largest seizure ever of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Jakarta police raided a warehouse seizing over 16 million finished tablets of counterfeit pharmaceuticals valued between $3 and $7 million. [...]
2007-08-03 06:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD KCOR ECON SNAR ID
07JAKARTA2101POSO CHRISTIANS CONVICTED IN 2006 KILLINGS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has found 17 men from Poso in Central Sulawesi guilty of terrorism in the killings of two Muslims in September 2006. The 17 are the first Christians to be convicted under the GOI's Anti-Terrorism Law. The convictions should help the GOI defend itself against all [...]
2007-08-03 08:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2121JI CO-FOUNDER SUES INDONESIA'S KEY ANTI-TERROR UNIT
[...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba,asyir, co-founder of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamyah, has filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian National Police (INP) anti-terrorist strike-force, Special Detachment 88 (SD-88). The suit demands the disbanding of SD-88 on the grounds that the unit is anti-Muslim. The [...]
2007-08-06 09:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC ID PGOV PHUM PTER
07JAKARTA2122MUNIR CASE: ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES APPEAL BASED ON
[...] (S) Summary. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has requested a case review of the December 2006 acquittal of Pollycarpus in the September 2004 murder of human rights leader Munir. While this appeal is unusual, the appeal cites case precedent as well as "the principal of justice," accordin [...]
2007-08-06 11:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2139VISIT OF OES A/S MCMURRAY TO INDONESIA, CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] (U) Summary. In a visit to Indonesia July 26-29, OES A/S McMurray and several Indonesian officials discussed climate change policy and the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 13th Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP-13) meeting in Bali December 3-14. Dr. Emil Salim, P [...]
2007-08-07 23:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2140FORESTRY ISSUES DOMINATE VISIT OF OES A/S MCMURRAY TO
[...] (U) Summary. In a visit to Indonesia July 26-29, OES A/S McMurray discussed deforestation and climate change with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials from the Ministries of Forestry and Environment, non-governmental organizations, and a policy advisor to President Yudhoyono. The GO [...]
2007-08-08 00:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2149 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (U) Summary: PT. Duta Bangun Persada (Bangun) confirmed on July 23 that the company is a registered supplier of the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) and received orders from IAF to procure components detailed in reftel. The company completed its shipment and sent the ordered goods listed in licens [...]
2007-08-08 08:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID
07JAKARTA2156IN QUICK COUNT, ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE BEATS
[...] (U) According to a survey of 8000 voters by the well regarded Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI),Vice-Governor Fauzi Bowo defeated former deputy police chief Adang Daradjatun, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) candidate, 56 percent to 44 percent in Jakarta's August 8 gubernatorial race. LSI [...]
2007-08-08 10:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2161PSI: FOLLOW-UP WITH INDONESIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Mission is in the process of following up with relevant Indonesian officials to discuss the points provided ref a on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Pol/C plans to meet with Director for International Security and Disar [...]
2007-08-09 04:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHSA KTFN ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2164CLIMATE CHANGE - SEPTEMBER MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING
[...] Ambassador Hume delivered President Bush's letter on the September Major Economies meeting to Indonesian Presidential Advisor Dino Djalal on August 3, 2007. We also notified relevant officials in the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Environment. The Foreign Ministry notif [...]
2007-08-09 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG
07JAKARTA2166ISLAMIC PARTY CANDIDATE LOSES, BUT HIS PARTY
[...] (C) As reported, Vice Governor Fauzi Bowo defeated Islamic party candidate Adang Daradjatun on August 8 in Jakarta's first directly contested Governor's election. Despite the loss, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) seized on Adang's strong showing as evidence of the party's ascendance. Even [...]
2007-08-09 08:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2167CENTRAL JAVA: CONTACTS FLAG TRAFFICKING, RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff and Pol FSN recently traveled to Semarang, Central Java. Key contacts raised concerns about human trafficking, but also described positive inter-faith relations in the Semarang area. Po [...]
2007-08-09 08:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2168AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HEALTH AND RESEARCH ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari told the Ambassador on August 9 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to cooperation with USG. Describing Indonesia's pressing health concerns including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and avian influenza (AI),she said the Gov [...]
2007-08-09 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR CASC KHIV PGOV KFLU ID
07JAKARTA218SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] (U) Embassy continues to support the funding proposals for Indonesia that are identified in reftel and urges that these proposals be notified to Congress. Although we did not receive funding for all of our 1206 proposals for 2007, those that were funded represent a coherent and effective progr [...]
2007-01-25 09:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDID MASS PARM PREL
07JAKARTA2182INDONESIA - AUGUST 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. An Avian Influenza Action Group (AIAG) funded Avian Influenza (AI) documentary aired on Indonesian television on July 14. The CDC acquired draft quarterly reports from NIHRD covering the past three fiscal quarters. A new CDC senior medical epidemiologist arrived at post on Augus [...]
2007-08-10 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2185THE PEACE CORPS IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Dear Director Tschetter, I want to thank you personally for sending the superb Peace Corps Assessment Team here to Indonesia last February. The Team was able to travel through six provinces over two weeks and meet a wide variety of local leaders, international volunteers, and government [...]
2007-08-10 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ID
07JAKARTA2187EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir, an extremist group, is planning a huge rally in Jakarta on August 12. Many Islamic leaders have been invited to speak as have two GOI ministers. The police have reportedly told Abu Bakar Bashir, the JI co-founder, that he cannot speak at the event. Mission has [...]
2007-08-10 09:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR KCSY PTER ID
07JAKARTA2188AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRADE MINISTER PANGESTU
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call to Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu on August 10. The Ambassador congratulated Pangestu on the success of recent Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement efforts and observed that improvements to Indonesia's [...]
2007-08-10 09:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP ECIN EIND ETRD KIPR EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2189ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WITOELAR WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Rachmat Witoelar told the Ambassador on August 9 that he welcomed President Bush's climate change initiative and the upcoming conference on climate change in Washington, DC. He welcomed opportunities for dialogue, such as the upcoming visit of White House Cou [...]
2007-08-10 10:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2191VIETNAMESE PM'S TRIP FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's August 8 visit to Indonesia generated positive rhetoric about Indonesia-Vietnam relations. The visit also produced a number of economic cooperation agreements. Some Indonesians look to Vietnam as a potential strategic partner, especia [...]
2007-08-10 10:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ID VN CN
07JAKARTA2194SCENESETTER FOR CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. You are coming to Indonesia at a time when the country is under increasing criticism for its rapid rates of deforestation, something to which the Government of Indonesia (GOI) is increasingly sensitive with the approach of the 13th Uni [...]
2007-08-11 12:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2199INDONESIAN RESPONSE: SELECTING REPRESENTATIVES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA ID
07JAKARTA2201MUNIR CASE: SENATE STAFFER GETS UPBEAT APPRAISAL
[...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Indonesian police expressed optimism that new evidence they have submitted to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the case of murdered human rights leader Munir will lead to successful prose [...]
2007-08-13 09:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2202EXTREMIST RALLY DRAWS HUGE CROWD, BUT MANY BIG
[...] (C) A rally sponsored by the extremist Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) party on August 12 drew a huge crowd to a Jakarta stadium. Many of the promised big name speakers failed to turn up, however. POL/C expressed concern to officials of Muhammadiyah (one of the largest Islamic organizations i [...]
2007-08-13 10:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KPAO PTER ID
07JAKARTA2211UN ENVOY GAMBARI DISCUSSES BURMA WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSYG) Ibrahim Gambari visited Indonesia SIPDIS August 10 on a round of regional consultations re the UN SYG's good offices' mandate on Burma. He assured Ambassador Hume that Chinese and Russian officials would push the Burmese [...]
2007-08-14 07:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA2217INDONESIA SEESS ASSISTANCE WITH FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finane (MOF) Sri Mulyani Indrawati and other MOF offiiials greatly appreciate current technical assistn*ce from the U.S. and welcomed more during a visitbby Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner. Mulyani expressed concern about rei(onal financia [...]
2007-08-14 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IQNV ECON APEC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2218REVIEW OF PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE POINTS
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/C reviewed latest points concerning the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) with key GOI maritime expert Ambassador Hasyim Djalal. Djalal underscored that further review by the GOI was necessary, elaborating that the Yudhoyono administration was concerned that an outright [...]
2007-08-14 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA KTFN PARM ID
07JAKARTA2228MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OFFERS ASSISTANCE ON KOREAN
[...] (SBU) Pol/C met August 15 with Rozy Munir, Indonesia's Ambassador-designate to Qatar. Munir is currently a senior Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) official and chairman of its international relations committee. NU, a mainstream group, is Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization with an estimated 35 [...]
2007-08-15 09:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER ID AF PK KS QA
07JAKARTA2229NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING THE RIGHT MOVES ON
[...] (C) Summary: Since his appointment in May 2007, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji has made prosecuting anti- corruption cases his top priority. A career prosecutor with a well-deserved reputation for integrity and effectiveness, Supandji has added top-level staff to the Special Crimes Divi [...]
2007-08-15 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN KJUS PINR KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2230AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SAMPLE SHARING AND VACCINE WITH BAXTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The President of Baxter Bioscience's Vaccine Business, Kim Bush, told the Ambassador on August 14 that he believes the Indonesians would welcome a solution to the AI virus sample sharing impasse. Negotiations among a smaller group of key stakeholders could best resolve the issue [...]
2007-08-15 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR CASC KHIV PGOV KFLU ID
07JAKARTA2234CAPITAL FLOW VOLATILITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE, FEW PREDICT
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a two-day seminar in Singapore sponsored by Standard and Poor's and the Malaysian Rating Agency, regional financial analysts and economists predicted that capital flows in to the region would continue to be large, but may become more volatile as investors' risk appetites shift [...]
2007-08-16 06:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID SN
07JAKARTA2241FACING ISLAMIST PROTESTERS, MISS UNIVERSE AND
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) The reigning Miss Universe, Japanese national Riyo Mori, recently visited Indonesia on a promotional tour. After visiting Jakarta and making several planned stops at venues in Bandung, West Java, she and her [...]
2007-08-16 08:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KISL ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2248PRESIDENT,S NATIONAL DAY SPEECH UPBEAT, BUT NO
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono's annual National Day speech offered a generally upbeat assessment mixed with a sober recognition of the challenges facing the country. The speech covered democracy, terrori [...]
2007-08-16 10:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PTER ID IR
07JAKARTA2263GOI ANNOUCES REMISSIONS FOR PRISONERS, INCLUDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, the GOI granted sentence reductions of up to six months to tens of thousands of inmates on Indonesian Independence Day, August 17. As many as six convicted terrorists (none of them major figures) may be released in coming days as a result. For the second s [...]
2007-08-20 10:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2264INDONESIA AGREES TO ASSIST THAILAND REGARDING
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts have confirmed that the Thai government has sought GOI assistance regarding the conflict in southern Thailand. Thai military chief Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin raised the matter during his August 8 visit to Jakarta. Leveraging its experience in ending ethnic conflict, gai [...]
2007-08-20 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ID TH
07JAKARTA2276INDONESIAN MIDDLE EAST ENVOY PLANS ANOTHER IRAN
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; Please see Para 4. 2. (C) On August 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Alwi Shihab, who served as Indonesia's foreign minister from 1999-2001 and is currently President Yudhoyono's Special Envoy to the Middle East. Special Envoy Shihab, who [...]
2007-08-21 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETTC ID IR PARM PREL
07JAKARTA228DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION FOR INDONESIA TO
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel invitation to Indonesia National Police (INP) Headquarters Director for Personnel Development BG Hendy and his Chief for International Cooperation, Bekti Suhartono, on January 25. Hendy is the INP's designated point of contact for international training assistance. [...]
2007-01-26 07:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PREL ID
07JAKARTA229POSO REMAINS CALM AFTER POLICE RAID
[...] (C) Summary. Poso, Central Sulawesi is currently calm several days following the raid by police and Detachment 88 of the Muslim militant stronghold of Gebang Rejo Subdistrict. Reaction from the local and national Muslim community has been muted although even moderate Muslim figures are gene [...]
2007-01-26 09:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT PTER KJUS KPAO KISL
07JAKARTA2295PDAS MCNERNEY RAISES PSI WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Visiting ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney passed reftel nonpaper on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on August 14. Percaya remarked that DEPLU's thinking on PSI [...]
2007-08-22 08:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA KTFN PARM ID
07JAKARTA2296PDAS MCNERNEY'S IRAN CONSULTATIONS IN INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney visited Indonesia on August 14 for productive consultations regarding Iran's nuclear program. Senior diplomat and Middle East expert Alwi Shihab reiterated Indonesia's commitment to a peaceful settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue and said Indonesia w [...]
2007-08-22 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UNSC MNUC ID IR
07JAKARTA2297APEC ASEAN-7 LUNCHEON INVITATION PASSED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL APEC ID
07JAKARTA2298TORQUING UP PRESSURE ON GOI, LEGISLATURE EMBRACES
[...] (C) Summary: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has created an oversight body to monitor the reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas, as well as the disbursement of compensation to victims of the East Java mudflow. A move by the DPR to query formally the President ove [...]
2007-08-22 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KISL EAID ID
07JAKARTA2299PAPUANS PROTEST AUTONOMY FAILURES
[...] (C) Summary: Papuan students have taken to the streets in peaceful protests, charging that the implementation of the province's Special Autonomy arrangement has failed. Student leaders have called for a referendum on Special Autonomy, a demand that is steadily gathering Papuan support, but wh [...]
2007-08-22 10:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL HUM ID
07JAKARTA2301Indonesian National Police IPR Raids Create Stir
[...] (SBU) Summary: The impact from the largest recorded counterfeit pharmaceutical raid in the world that took place in Jakarta on July 23 is still reverberating within the Government of Indonesia (GOI). The pharmaceutical industry is reacting positively and proactively with pledged assistance, a [...]
2007-08-22 11:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON SNAR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2310COURT REJECTS LAWSUIT AGAINST KEY GOI ANTI-TERROR
[...] (C) Summary: A Jakarta Court dismissed on August 21 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) co-founder Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's lawsuit seeking to disband the Indonesian National Police anti-terrorist strike-force, Special Detachment 88. Ba'asyir had claimed the unit acted in an anti-Muslim way and used torture. [...]
2007-08-23 08:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2311MUNIR CASE: STUNNING REVELATIONS AT HEARING
[...] (C) Summary: Witnesses and documentation presented in court August 22 implicated the Indonesian Intelligence Agency (BIN) in a conspiracy to murder human rights activist Munir. Prosecutors still face an uphill battle in proving their case in the face of witnesses recanting previous statements [...]
2007-08-23 09:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2317INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: MAY - JULY 2007
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Forestry (MOF) signed a letter of intent with the Zoological Parks Authority of the Government of Western Australia on May 21 to cooperate on wildlife conservation. On May 21-24, Indonesia hosted the second meeting of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) program [...]
2007-08-24 05:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2321PM ABE VISIT AMPLIFIES POSITIVE TONE OF
[...] (C) Summary: PM Shinzo Abe and President Yudhoyono signed an Economic Partnership Agreement and issued a Joint Statement on Climate Change during Abe's recent visit. Abe appealed unsuccessfully for Yudhoyono's open support of Japan's campaign for a permanent seat on the UNSC and its bid to s [...]
2007-08-24 07:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON UNSC ETRD ID JA
07JAKARTA2322PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ON INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE,
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 24, Ambassador Hume spoke with President Yudhoyono after SBY's address commemorating 50 years of American Field Service (AFS) activity in Indonesia. Yudhoyono stressed the need for cultu [...]
2007-08-24 07:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SENV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2329YOGYAKARTA IN A POST-SULTAN POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Sultan recently announced that he would resign as Yogyakarta's governor in 2008. The decision has triggered a scramble to determine his successor, a process complicated by a law that recognizes the area's special status and the Sultan's preeminent role. Prospective laws on [...]
2007-08-24 09:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ID
07JAKARTA2330THE PEACE CORPS IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Dear Director Tschetter, I would like to thank you for your swift and positive response regarding a Peace Corps program in Indonesia. Indonesia's burgeoning democracy, majority-Muslim demographics, and genuine developmental need are indeed worth a second look. 2. (SBU) We would be delig [...]
2007-08-24 09:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ID
07JAKARTA2333AVIAN INFLUENZA - BALI OUTBREAKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The confirmation of two human AI infections and a group of suspected cases have drawn international attention to Bali. The Indonesian National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) determined H5N1 in two women from Bali and agreed to send the samples to the World [...]
2007-08-24 10:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2334INDONESIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia seeks U.S. support for its proposed Coral Triangle Initiative, a new multilateral partnership that Indonesia will raise at the upcoming APEC summit in Sydney. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's adviser Dino Djalal last week presented visiting Chairman of the Council of [...]
2007-08-24 10:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2335SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S SEPTEMBER 9-12 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We have structured your visit to highlight the important themes of investment climate reform, anti-corruption efforts, energy security and climate change, [...]
2007-08-24 10:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2336INDONESIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia seeks U.S. support for its proposed Coral Triangle Initiative, a new multilateral partnership that Indonesia will raise at the upcoming APEC summit in Sydney. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's adviser Dino Djalal last week presented visiting Chairman of the Council of [...]
2007-08-24 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2339FIGHTING CORRUPTION USING PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Mission has established an interagency working group to identify major Indonesian corruptors for possible treatment under Presidential Proclamation 7750 (PP7750). PP7750 allows the USG to revoke the U.S. visas of highly corrupt public officials, their private sector enablers, and their [...]
2007-08-27 04:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2346TRIALS KICK OFF FOR JI-LINKED MILITANTS FROM POSO
[...] (C) Summary: Trials of nine alleged JI-linked terrorists from Poso, Central Sulawesi, have begun. The accused have been indicted for several Poso-area attacks, including: the bombing of a market; the beheading of three schoolgirls; and the assassination of two pastors. All nine suspects face [...]
2007-08-27 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2348ISLAMIC LEADER DESIRES CLOSE TIES WITH U.S.;
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hume on August 24 paid a courtesy call on Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest mass-Muslim organization. Syamsuddin emphasized his desire for continued dialogue with the USG and outlined his preferred "inclusive8 approach for dealing wi [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID TH RP
07JAKARTA2349POLICE CLASH WITH DEMONSTRATORS IN EASTERN
[...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Police in North Maluku August 21-22 clashed with thousands of protesters angered that a local hereditary ruler was excluded as a candidate in upcoming gubernatorial elections. Nine protesters were injured by rubber bullets in [...]
2007-08-27 09:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2350ASEAN MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATION
[...] (U) Summary. During a series of recent meetings and events at the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN officials expressed cautious optimism about economic integration and the draft ASEAN Charter despite continued challenges. Senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials and business leaders called for fa [...]
2007-08-27 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV SENV KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2351AMBASSADOR HALIDA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) Special Assistant to the Minister of Trade Ambassador Halida Miljani on August 24th to discuss bilateral trade issues, including commencement of an exploratory dialogue on a U.S.-Indonesian Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Ambass [...]
2007-08-27 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID
07JAKARTA2354PAPUA: NO CORROBORATION OF PURPORTED SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Australian newspaper has reported the murder of two Papuans in central Papua, purportedly by Indonesian security forces. Our contacts have so far failed to provide any credible evidence of police or military involvement in the slayings. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) The Sunday Age [...]
2007-08-28 06:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ID
07JAKARTA2363ISPS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) We formally demarched on August 24, Director General of Sea Transportation, H. Harijogi, Secretary Ajiph Anwar, and Director of Sea Transport Djony Algemar that the U.S. has determined Indonesia is not significantly implementing the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) code. Failur [...]
2007-08-28 08:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EWWT KHLS ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2365ACEH GOVERNOR'S U.S. VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC
[...] (U) This is a joint Medan-Jakarta message. 2. (U) Summary: Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf will visit the United States September 9-26. The visit includes stops in multiple cities and meetings with a range of companies and government officials. In Washington, he will also meet with the World [...]
2007-08-28 09:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV EAID PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2374KEY GROUP OF MUSLIM CLERICS TRENDS CONSERVATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia's Islamic Clerics' Council (MUI) continues to make highly-publicized and intolerant edicts about "moral" issues, including a recent announcement by a regional council condemning a popular form of traditional music. While rejecting violence, MUI nonetheless categoricall [...]
2007-08-29 08:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA2375EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FULL ECONOMIC IMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel's visit to the Sidoarjo muflow site, the site manager expressed confidence that current efforts were mitigating the risk to surrounding areas, but warned about possible seismic activity. Local economic experts were univerisally [...]
2007-08-29 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2376BALI BOMBER DEATH SENTENCES REPORTEDLY UPHELD
[...] (C) A reliable source at the Supreme Court has told us that the Court has denied the Judicial Review request submitted by Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas. The three men were sentenced to death in 2003 for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings. The Court has dec [...]
2007-08-29 08:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2377SBY REPLACES AILING HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER
[...] (C) On August 28, President Yudhoyono appointed Central Java Governor Mardiyanto to replace Mohamad Ma'ruf as the Minister for Home Affairs. Mardiyanto was sworn in on August 29. Outgoing Minister Ma'ruf suffered a debilitating heart attack in late March, and SBY surprised many observers by [...]
2007-08-29 08:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2380TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DISCUSSES ISPS ANDADAM AIR
[...] (U) Summary. On August 27, Ambassador Cameron Hume called on Jusman Syafi'i Djalil, Minister of Transportation. The Minister commented on the recently delivered International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code demarche, the need for foreign investors in rail and port infrastructure, the progr [...]
2007-08-29 09:31:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2382TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DISCUSSES ISPS, ADAM AIR
[...] (U) Summary. On August 27, Ambassador Cameron Hume called on Jusman Syafi'i Djalil, Minister of Transportation. The Minister commented on the recently delivered International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code demarche, the need for foreign investors in rail and port infrastructure, the progre [...]
2007-08-29 09:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2383TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DISCUSSES ISPS ANDADAM AIR
[...] (U) Summary. On August 27, Ambassador Cameron Hume called on Jusman Syafi'i Djalil, Minister of Transportation. The Minister commented on the recently delivered International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code demarche, the need for foreign investors in rail and port infrastructure, the progr [...]
2007-08-29 09:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2392INDONESIA: DISCUSSIONS ON THE COMPLIMENTARY
[...] (C) In response to Reftel A, Mission offers the following list of current and former senior GOI officials who have spoken publicly in support of democracy and the complementary nature of Islam and democracy. (Note: Nearly all prominent Indonesian officials, including President Yudhoyono, fit t [...]
2007-08-30 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2393YOGYAKARTA EVENT HIGHLIGHTS U.S.-ASEAN TIES
[...] (U) Summary: The GOI's Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) and Gadjah Mada University hosted an August 29 seminar in Yogyakarta celebrating 30 years of U.S.-ASEAN ties. Pol/C and Econ/C outlined strong U.S. support for the continued development of close political and economic ties between A [...]
2007-08-30 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PGOV KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2394INDONESIA-MALAYSIA TIES GET THROWN IN KARATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The alleged beating of an Indonesian karate referee by Malaysian police has stoked demonstrations in Indonesia. The GOI has formally complained about the matter and Indonesian parliamentarians have lashed out at Malaysia. Coming on top of recent cases of alleged abuse of domesti [...]
2007-08-30 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA2396AVIAN INFLUENZA - DAS MARCIEL MEETS WITH KOMNAS SECRETARY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 02:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2397BEP-US MOU NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 21, Desra Percaya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for International Security and Disarmament told us that Indonesia is ready to conclude a bilateral Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Percaya provided us with written c [...]
2007-08-31 02:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY KNNP ENRG KTIA ID
07JAKARTA24INDONESIA - KOREAN INVESTMENT DISPUTE HIGHLIGHTS LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: An early October decision by apparel and shoe retailer Adidas to terminate supply contracts with three local shoe manufacturers has led to the layoff of 17,000 workers and sparked labor demonstrations. The three firms owe a combined $140 million to Indonesian banks, but have not [...]
2007-01-04 23:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2405NATIONALIST PDI-P PARTY TRIES TO STRENGTHEN ITS
[...] (C) The Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) party's nascent Islamic wing, Baitul (House) Muslimin (HM),is just getting off the ground. PDI-P, led by former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, is putting a lot of effort into building up the group. The grouping, which is closely linked [...]
2007-08-31 06:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2407US-INDONESIA ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton and U.S. Senior Climate Negotiator Harlan Watson discussed energy security and climate change strategy with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials, NGOs and donors during a series of meetings on [...]
2007-08-31 07:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2408MUNIR: PROSECUTORS CONTINUE TO PRESSS HARD
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 29 hearing, prosecutors in the case of murdered human rights activist Munir presented testimony to refute a key witness who had recanted his statement to police. A forensic expert also confirmed the time that police say the alleged murderer, Pollycarpus, poisoned M [...]
2007-08-31 07:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2409GOI OBJECTS TO U.S. TOBACCO LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 31, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab. The letter details GOI objections to draft tobacco control legislation under conside [...]
2007-08-31 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2411CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION SELECTING NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Selection Committee is evaluating new commissioners for a four-year term beginning late December 2007. The new commissioners will lead the KPK at a critical time, determining the future direction of the KPK and the larger anti-corrup [...]
2007-08-31 09:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2417CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TELL DAS MARCIEL DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 28 discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel, civil society leaders portrayed Indonesia as a strong democracy where NGOs have a vibrant voice. Noting the lack of accountability for past human rights abuses, they pointed to the investigation [...]
2007-09-04 03:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC LE IR ID
07JAKARTA2421DAS MARCIEL'S MEETINGS WITH DEPLU DG HADI AND SBY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate August 28 meetings, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel discussed a range of bilateral issues with Andri Hadi, Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),and with Dino Djalal, advisor to President Yudhoyo [...]
2007-09-04 09:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM CACS ID
07JAKARTA2422DAS MARCIEL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF ADVISOR ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Scot Marciel's meeting with MG Djoko Sutrisno at the Department of Defense highlighted progress in the bilateral defense relationship, challenges of managing it and means of moving it forward. Discussion touched on assistance, exchanges and training, human rights account [...]
2007-09-04 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2423 Disputed election sparks violence in Aceh
[...] (U) This is a joint Medan - Jakarta message. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 3. (SBU) Summary: Clashes broke out at the inauguration of the new regent for Southeast Aceh District on September 1. A dozen demonstrators were arrested, 16 peo [...]
2007-09-04 09:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PINR KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2431PAPUA: REPORTED INTIMIDATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in the Papuan human rights community report increasing threats and surveillance. While the threats are usually anonymous, Papuan activists believe they come from the Indonesian security services. Mission has no specific evidence that any individuals are in immediate da [...]
2007-09-04 10:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2432AI - PRESS CONFERENCE DISPUTING HUMAN-TO-HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 10:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2433AMBASSADOR AND TRADE MINISTER SPEAK ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume and Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu made public remarks on U.S.-Indonesian relations before an audience of Indonesian business leaders on August 30th. Ambassador Hume described a strategy for understanding the broader U.S.-Indonesian relationship in the context o [...]
2007-09-04 10:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID
07JAKARTA2436ASEAN CHARTER ON TRACK, INCREASED DIALOGUE WITH U.S. URGED
[...] (SBU) Summary. DAS Marciel emphasized U.S. interest in engaging ASEAN during meetings August 27-28 with ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Dammen and Indonesian Foreign Ministry Director General for ASEAN Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani. The officials underscored that ASEAN is entering a qualit [...]
2007-09-05 01:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2438INDONESIA - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The new limited liability company law has created great confusion in the business community by mandating that "natural resources" companies engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The law is very vague and domestic business leaders have already raised objectio [...]
2007-09-05 02:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2442HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REVAMPS, AIMS FOR A FRESH
[...] (C) Human rights activists say they are hopeful that the new members and new chair of Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will pave the way for a more pro-active body. We understand that the new team will lobby for amendments to several of Indonesia's core human righ [...]
2007-09-05 06:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2446SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON STATE SECRETARY:
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call on Minister of the State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, who serves as the gatekeeper for nearly every issue that goes before President Yudhoyono. The Minister emphasized his de [...]
2007-09-05 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV ENRG PINR ID
07JAKARTA2449GOI INVITES U.S. TO PRE-COP 13 MINISTERIAL, 24-25 OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) On September 5, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar addressed to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky. The letter invites U/S Dobriansky to informal ministerial consulta [...]
2007-09-06 00:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID ECON ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2457 SULAWESI SEA MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND MORE: INDONESIA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission submits for Department's review a package of $41.5 in military assistance to Indonesia for FY2008 under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to conduct counterte [...]
2007-09-06 05:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR ID
07JAKARTA2459DONOR ROUNDABLE MEETING ON CLMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) Summary. During a September 5 Donor Roundtable Meeting on Climate Change, Agus Purnomo, Executive Director, National Steering Committee for the Conference of Parties 13 (COP 13) updated donor partners and embassy officials on COP 13 preparations. Joe Leitmann, Environment Coordinator, Worl [...]
2007-09-06 08:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2463TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATIONS
[...] (S) In response to demarche delivered on September 6, 2007, Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would probably not place a hold on the designations of five Saudi individuals named in reftel. But he said the final decision wo [...]
2007-09-06 09:39:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN PTER PGOV EFIN UNSC ID
07JAKARTA2464MEASURED PROGRESS IN EFFORT TO REJUVENATE
[...] (C) Responding to a Constitutional Court ruling, a Ministry of Law drafting team has endorsed a proposal which would preserve key elements of the Anti-Corruption Court. The new draft competes with an earlier proposal which would basically pull down the pillars, eliminating aspects of the court [...]
2007-09-06 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA EAID ID
07JAKARTA2468AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIA'S
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Hume's September 5 courtesy call on Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization, Muzadi spoke candidly about his concern over U.S. foreign policy. He also emphasized NU's efforts to promote mainstream Islam. The Amb [...]
2007-09-06 10:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA247RECREATING THE CALIPHATE: HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary. Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) spokesman Ismail Yusanto told us about his organization's ideology, structure and goals, most notably the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate and imposition of Islamic law. HTI is a hard-line Islamist movement that, while ostensibly non-violen [...]
2007-01-30 07:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA2470DAS MARCIEL MEETINGS ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, during his August 27-28 visit to Jakarta, heard complaints that Indonesia is not attracting as much investment as neighbor Vietnam. Reasons include the Indonesian government and Parliament's ambivalence towards foreign companies and [...]
2007-09-06 11:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ENRG PGOV KGHG ID
07JAKARTA2473REQUEST FOR DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request: Please see para 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the Indonesian National Police (INP) captured two top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives, Abu Dujana and Zarkasih (information on both is contained in para 5). Mission's rewards working group has review [...]
2007-09-07 07:45:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA2474EYES ON THE PRIZE? THE SULTAN AND HIS POLITICAL
[...] (C) When Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X announced earlier this year that he would resign as Yogyakarta's governor in 2008, he triggered a flurry of speculation about his political plans. Many observers interpreted the Sultan's announcement as a signal that he intended to pursue either the presi [...]
2007-09-07 08:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2475PUTIN VISIT -- ARMS, ENERGY AND MINING DEALS
[...] (C) Summary: Russian President Putin visited Jakarta September 6. Russia and the GOI signed several bilateral agreements, including an arms deal worth $1 billion, investment projects in mining and energy worth $4 billion, and an MOU on fighting terrorism. Defense Minister Sudarsono comment [...]
2007-09-07 09:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV MASS PTER ID
07JAKARTA2476POLICE SHOW RESTRAINT IN HANDLING CASCADE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian police have repeatedly shown restraint in dealing with large and sometimes volatile crowds in recent months. This trend suggests that the police--including the Mobile Brigade--are developing a level of professionalism that is increasingly in line with internationa [...]
2007-09-07 10:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PINS ID
07JAKARTA2479INDONESIAN MEDIA REACTION TO ISPS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) initial effort to explain the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code and a possible Port Security Advisory (PSA) (ref A) met with negative response from the media and Parliament. Director General of Sea Transportation (DG) H. Harijogi, met with [...]
2007-09-10 00:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA248GOI GAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POSO ACTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past several days the GOI has done better in publicly justifying its January 22 actions against armed militants in Poso and in gaining the support of some national Muslim leaders in bringing calm to the situation. In particular, Vice President Jusuf Kalla met with Musl [...]
2007-01-30 09:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2497REJECTING APPEAL, SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court publicly confirmed September 7 that it has upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Amrozi bin Nurhasyim for his role in the terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002. His lawyers say they will appeal the decision despite the fact that all legal remed [...]
2007-09-10 08:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA24991540: COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON POSTING MATRICIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 10:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KNNP ID
07JAKARTA250INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 00:06:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2500PRESSING FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT ON BURMA IN UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: DCM emphasized reftel points on Burma with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Secretary General, September 7. Pol/C also underlined points at DEPLU office director level. GOI is committed not to praise in any way the regime's so-called "National Convention," but did not [...]
2007-09-10 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2501BILATERAL MEEIING REQUEST ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL ID
07JAKARTA2503 AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE AND
[...] Summary: On August 28-29, Ambassador Hume visited Yogyakarta, touring schools and meeting local leaders. The Ambassador visited public and private schools that receive USAID assistance under President BushQs $157 million Education Initiative for Indonesia. The Ambassador met with Sri Sultan [...]
2007-09-10 10:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2504STATUS OF INDONESIAN WORKERS REPORTEDLY IN IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Laboff met with the Department of Foreign Affairs' Director of Overseas Indonesian Workers Protection September 7, who gave us the names of 72 Indonesians reportedly working in Iraq, asking for consular access and t [...]
2007-09-10 10:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ID IZ
07JAKARTA2509ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR FOR PRESIDENT? JI CO-FOUNDER
[...] (C) Summary: Radical Muslim cleric and convicted terrorist conspirator Abu Bakar Ba'asyir reportedly plans to run for president in 2009. Rumors about a possible Ba'syir candidacy have circulated periodically since he was first released from prison in June 2006. Regardless of the veracity o [...]
2007-09-11 03:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA251GOI PRIORITIZES RECOVERY OF ADAM AIR BLACK BOXES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa thanked the Ambassador and members of the USS Mary Sears search team for U.S. assistance in locating the wreckage of Adam Air Flight KI-574 on the floor of the Suluwesi Straits. Hatta said that the GOI's priority in terms of next steps is [...]
2007-01-31 04:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2518 USG-supported Counter-Narcotics Center gains official GOI
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signed legislation officially recognizing the Joint Interagency Counter Drug Operations Center as part of the Indonesian National Narcotics Board. While USG assistance he [...]
2007-09-11 08:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA2528MILITARY PROMOTIONS HOLD MIXED IMPLICATIONS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia recently publicized its military promotion list for 2007. As in past years, the promotions and reassignments represent a cross-section of the Indonesian military, and are a reflection primarily of seniority. Six key appointments have mixed implications for U.S. policy: [...]
2007-09-12 03:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA253INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] (S) Summary. The Foreign Ministry has announced that Hassan Wirajuda plans to meet with exiled Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al in Damascus in February, during his visit to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Wirajuda and President Yudhoyono (SBY) previously received Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar [...]
2007-01-31 07:15:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2539IRAQI OFFICIAL GETS CORDIAL WELCOME, BUT NO SOLID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a just concluded visit to Jakarta, Iraqi DFM Labeed Abbawi made the rounds of high-level GOI officials as he sought Indonesian assistance in law enforcement and counter-terrorism. Abbawi also urged that Indonesia reopen its Embassy in Baghdad. The GOI gave Abbawi a cordial w [...]
2007-09-12 08:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ID IZ
07JAKARTA2540"I AM READY" -- MEGAWATI SAYS SHE IS RUNNING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 10, former president Megawati announced her intent to run for the office again in 2009. Though the fundamental dynamics that fueled her resounding defeat in 2004 remain unchanged, Mission contacts believe the current dearth of attractive presidential candidates makes [...]
2007-09-12 08:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2545 AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE AND MEETS
[...] Summary: On August 28-29, Ambassador Hume visited Yogyakarta, touring schools and meeting local leaders. The Ambassador visited public and private schools that receive USAID assistance under President Bush's $157 million Education Initiative for Indonesia. The Ambassador met with Sri Sultan Ha [...]
2007-09-13 02:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2549INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-09-13 06:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA255YUDHOYONO CANS THE CGI
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprise announcement, President Yudhoyono told the media on January 24 that Indonesia would end the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) donor forum. While many observers believed the CGI format had outlived its usefulness, the timing and abruptness of the announcement - [...]
2007-01-31 09:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2550PROPOSED REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON ILLEGAL LOGGING WELCOME
[...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Mark Linscott held a series of meetings on September 6 and 7 related to illegal logging. Officials at the ASEAN Secretariat welcomed the proposal of an informal regional dialogue on illegal logging. Government of Indonesia (GOI) offic [...]
2007-09-13 06:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2556INDONESIA'S SHIAS: A SMALL COMMUNITY UNDER SOME
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia's low-profile Shia community is believed to be growing, but it is a very small minority in this Sunni-dominated country. Leaders of the only national Shia organization say many Shias hide their faith to avoid discrimination. Violence targeting Shias is rare, but there [...]
2007-09-13 07:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PINS PINR PHUM ID IR
07JAKARTA2560INDONESIA - KEY DONORS MEETING ON AI CONTROL
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a key donors meeting in Bali on September 11-12, Chief Executive of the Indonesian National Committee for Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness (KOMNAS) Bayu Krisnamurthi stated that Indonesia needs around $300 million per year to fight avian influenza (AI). Donors pl [...]
2007-09-13 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2562MISSION HOSTS TRILATERAL COUNTER-TERRORISM MEETING
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a trilateral counter-terrorism (CT) meeting September 13 with Australian and Japanese counterparts. Discussion focused mainly on current and future CT initiatives with the Indonesian government. [...]
2007-09-13 10:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS ASEC PTER PGOV ID AS JA
07JAKARTA2564Request for DOD Counter-Drug Support
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- please handle accordingly. 2. (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 DOD COUNTER-DRUG SUPPORT IN INDONESIA, TO BE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 1004 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 (AS AMENDED). 3. (SBU) INDONESIA IS VULNERAB [...]
2007-09-14 01:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA2580BUSINESSMEN TRAVELING WITH ACEH GOVERNOR ARRESTED
[...] (C) Summary. The deal was too good to be true. Two businessmen traveling with Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf's delegation to the U.S. were arrested September 11 in New York City after printing a $32 million check from a scam internet site and trying to cash it at Citibank in Manhattan. The two [...]
2007-09-14 08:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV EAID PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2584FACILITATING TRI-BORDER MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines and observers from Brunei, Australia and the United States participated in a multilateral maritime security conference August 27-29 in Ceb [...]
2007-09-14 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL PTER ID RP MY
07JAKARTA2585PAPUAN TRIBE DEMANDS "COMPENSATION" FROM FREEPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Papuan tribal activists recently demonstrated in support of their claim to land constituting part of Freeport's Grasberg mine. While the group is unlikely to secure a payoff from Freeport or disrupt the company's operations, the incident demonstrates the problems of poverty and u [...]
2007-09-14 09:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EMIN ID
07JAKARTA2596INDONESIA ICAO COUNCIL PART III CANDIDACY
[...] (U) Post transmits the official correspondence from the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs regarding its request for support for its candidacy on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Part III for the 2007-2010 time period. Please see the unofficial translat [...]
2007-09-17 06:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2597CENTRAL SULAWESI - POSO: "BACK TO NORMAL"
[...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) Summary: During Surabaya Principal Officer's recent trip to Central Sulawesi, interlocutors uniformly described the situation in Poso as "good" and "back to normal." Despite continuing concerns that hardliners from outside Poso could [...]
2007-09-17 07:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2598CENTRAL SULAWESI - POSO: ECONOMIC RECOVERY KEY TO
[...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) Summary: While interlocutors describe the current security situation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, as "good," all agree that economic development is critical to Poso's stability. Extremists continue to eye Central Sulawesi's young and po [...]
2007-09-17 07:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID ID
07JAKARTA2600TRADE MINISTER EMPHASIZES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu outlined the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) "multi-track" approach to trade policy emphasizing multi-lateral and regional engagement over bilateral agreements in public remarks delivered on September 12th. Pangestu also stressed the inclusion of [...]
2007-09-17 08:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID
07JAKARTA2604SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: INDONESIA TO
[...] (C) Pol/C met with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on September 17 to encourage an Indonesian contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (reftel). Pol/C noted that the United Nations had established a budget for the Spec [...]
2007-09-17 09:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC ID LE
07JAKARTA2605IAEA: IRAN FOLLOW-UP WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Pol/C met September 17 with Hari Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to review reftel points. Pol/C emphasized the importance of a united front re Iran in order to halt its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. To achieve that go [...]
2007-09-17 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA MNUC KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA2606COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: INDONESIAN RESPONSE
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 17, Pol/C met with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to convey U.S. priorities regarding the Community of Democracies (CD). Po [...]
2007-09-17 09:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2607GPOI CLEARINGHOUSE: INVITATION DELIVERED TO GOI
[...] (U) Pol/C met September 17 with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to extend an invitation to Indonesia to send two participants to the U.S.-hosted Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) G8 Global Clearinghouse Conference Octobe [...]
2007-09-17 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2609BANK INDONESIA BRIEFS UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY ON ECONOMY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governors briefed visiting Under Secretary Jeffery on Indonesia's macroeconomic success in recent years; BI's effort to improve the formal arrangement for managing economic and financial crises; and the central bank's work to prevent large-scale c [...]
2007-09-18 00:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2610U/S JEFFERY BRIEFED ON ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM SUCCESSES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders told visiting Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III September 10 that they have "caught some big fish" (e.g. former governors),but anti-corruption reform will take decades. [...]
2007-09-18 00:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2611U/S DISCUSSES INDONESIA'S ROLE IN COP 13, CLEAN ENERGY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Indonesia September 10-12, U/S Jeffery held a roundtable lunch on September 10 with GOI officials, donor representatives ad private sector representatives. The head of Indonesia's COP 13 steering committee said that the GOI would await the outcomes of the U.N [...]
2007-09-18 01:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2616U/S Jeffery Meeting with Vice President Kalla
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery discussed U.S.-Indonesia cooperation in anti-corruption, energy security, and climate change during a forty-minute meeting on September 11. Kalla returned to his customary theme of the importance of stability and econ [...]
2007-09-18 06:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV SENV ID
07JAKARTA2617U/S Jeffery - Corporate Social Responsibility Discussions
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two prominent U.S.-headquartered companies briefed Under Secretary Jeffery on their integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their overall business plans for Indonesia. GE and Citi both said CSR activities in Indonesia are tightly integrated with their corporate [...]
2007-09-18 06:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2623ACEH TRANSITION ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17, the Ambassador and Chiefs of other donor missions assessed Aceh's transition from the reconstruction period to economic growth. The mandate of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) expires in April 2009. Donors work closely with [...]
2007-09-18 09:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV PGOV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2625RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER WELCOMES
[...] (SBU) Minister of Research and Technology Kadiman told the Ambassador during a September 17 courtesy call that he welcomed continued U.S. involvement on Indonesia's efforts to build a national tsunami warning system. He expressed particular appreciation for Embassy efforts towards developing [...]
2007-09-18 09:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY EAID KSCA PINR PREL ID
07JAKARTA2626PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: TO CONTINUE
[...] (U) Please see Action Request in Para 3. 2. (C) According to our Australian PSI contact, the Indonesian government plans to propose a one-day seminar to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and other non-proliferation matters. The seminar, which the GOI would host, would be [...]
2007-09-18 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PTER ID
07JAKARTA2627INDONESIANS DEMAND ACTION ON MIGRANT WORKER ABUSE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) Summary: Indonesian activists and officials have reacted furiously to a cascade of apparent cases of abuse of Indonesian migrant workers. They are frustrated over seemingly interminable Malaysian court proceedings against [...]
2007-09-18 10:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA2629GOI DENIES SBY HAS REFUSED PRESIDENT'S TEXAS
[...] (C) The GOI disputes a local news report that Indonesian President Yudhoyono has declined President Bush's invitation for ASEAN leaders to visit Texas to commemorate 30 years of U.S.-ASEAN relations. At issue is an article in the September 11 edition of the English-language "Jakarta Post" to [...]
2007-09-18 10:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN ID
07JAKARTA264INDONESIA - JANUARY 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission is working to reverse a January 11 directive from the National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to CDC until NAMRU-2 signs a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA). At a January 26 ceremony, the Amba [...]
2007-02-01 01:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2641INDONESIA RAMPS UP EFFORT TO PROTECT MIGRANT
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. Summary =-=-=-= 2. (C) Heightened concern over the trafficking of Indonesian workers abroad has sparked the GOI to play a newly aggressive role in the protection of victims. The media has spotlighted numerous cases of abuse of [...]
2007-09-19 08:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB KWMN PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA2642SECOND DEMARCHE REQUEST -- UN COMMITTEE AGAINST
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 17, poloff met with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs, to request GOI support for U.S. candidate Felice Gaer's reelection to the UN C [...]
2007-09-19 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC ID
07JAKARTA2643ASEAN FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASING
[...] (SBU) ASEAN activity and programs on environmental issues, including climate change and illegal logging, is on the rise. ASEAN is focusing more on the environment during its 40-year anniversary and in the run-up to the 13th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 13) in Bali this December [...]
2007-09-19 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2644TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN INDONESIA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Indonesia, the fourth most populous nation, is a crucial test for transformational diplomacy. Just ten years ago it was an authoritarian, military dominated state weakening under the pressures of [...]
2007-09-19 10:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SOCI TBIO ID
07JAKARTA2648CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION COUNTS, LEGISLATOR--WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After his conviction on corruption charges, Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) member Nurdin Halid was jailed in Jakarta, September 18. He is slated to serve a two-year jail term. Halid--who has resigned from the DPR--maintained close links with Vice President Kalla. Hi [...]
2007-09-19 10:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2649U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH ECONOMISTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. U/S Jeffery discussed Indonesia's economy and investment climate with economists and business leaders September 10-11 in Jakarta. Outlying regions such as Aceh and Papua face infrastructure and development challenges. Large established western companies with good local partners [...]
2007-09-20 00:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV EINV ID
07JAKARTA265INDONESIA - JANUARY 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission is working to reverse a January 11 directive from the National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to CDC until NAMRU-2 signs a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA). At a January 26 ceremony, the Ambas [...]
2007-02-01 01:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2658AFTER LOSING FINAL APPEAL, ANOTHER BALI BOMBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- A source has confirmed to Poloff that the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of Imam Samudra, a co-conspirator in the October 2002 Bali bombings. Samudra joins Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, another Bali bomber, on death row. One other bomber's case is still und [...]
2007-09-20 06:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC PINS ID
07JAKARTA2660HOPES DIM FOR RATIFICATION OF INDONESIA-SINGAPORE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Singapore. 2. (C) Summary: Indonesian officials see chances for ratification of the Indonesia-Singapore Defense Agreement as dimming, five months after its signature. Leading the charge, a key Indonesian legislator has urged the GOI to cancel [...]
2007-09-20 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID SN
07JAKARTA2674IMPLICATED IN CORRUPTION CASE, PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A special unit within the Attorney General's office has reportedly implicated T.B. Silalahi--an influential adviser to President Yudhoyono--in an ongoing corruption investigation. According to media reports, Silalahi allegedly received a house from a contact. Silalahi has heat [...]
2007-09-21 06:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2679INTEREST IN ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission recently briefed the GOI and a key figure in the Indonesian national legislature re the latest on the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) initiative. Interlocutors expressed great interest in the proposal, but were otherwise non-committal. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...]
2007-09-21 07:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA KDEM ID
07JAKARTA268HINDUS LAMENT "ISLAMIZATION" OF INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: Several prominent Hindu leaders of the Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) told us the Hindu community faced increasing discrimination at the hands of a rapidly Islamizing Indonesian Muslim community and government. In a January 24 discussion, they claimed that the "Islamizati [...]
2007-02-01 02:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF ID
07JAKARTA2680AMBASSADOR REASSURES MUNIR'S WIDOW SUCIWATI OF USG
[...] (C) Summary: Suciwati, wife of murdered human rights activist Munir, called on the Ambassador September 20, expressing appreciation for U.S. support. The Ambassador emphasized to Suciwati how solving this case is of paramount importance to the USG and how we have expressed these views to th [...]
2007-09-21 08:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2681PRESSING PARLIAMENT TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/C met September 21 with a key parliamentarian and briefed him on the situation in Burma. Pol/C urged that the national legislature take a stand against the Burmese regime, pressing the GOI to be more pro-active. Poloff then spoke with another parliamentarian--the head of th [...]
2007-09-21 08:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2682Bilateral Energy Dialogue Date and Venue Change
[...] (SBU) Director General of Oil and Gas Luluk Sumiarso told us on September 20 that he liked the USG proposed agenda for the bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD). He expressed particular appreciation for the mix of Government-to-Government and Government-to-Business modules. Luluk stressed th [...]
2007-09-21 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2683INDONESIA AT THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Indonesia wants the Major Economies Meeting to increase prospects for the success of the 13th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 13) in Bali in December. The GOI will be sensitive to any negative portrayal of Indonesia, whether as a destroyer of forests or as [...]
2007-09-21 09:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2688"SLIPPERY SLOPE" FOR PRESS FREEDOM? -- COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Supreme Court decision awarding former president Suharto USD 106 million in damages from Time Asia has drawn intense criticism. Critics have attacked the legal basis of the decision and warned of its potential impact on press freedom in Indonesia -- one M.P. told Pol/C t [...]
2007-09-24 04:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KPAO PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2690EXPERTS APPLAUD BANKING REFORMS BUT WARN OF LONGER TERM
[...] Summary. Financial sector experts working in Asia gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on September 6-7 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Asian banks over the next decade. They lauded Asian policymakers for largely correcting the excesses that led to the 1997 [...]
2007-09-24 06:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2693LEGISLATORS PRESS GOI FOR ACTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: Responding to Mission outreach, key legislators have urged the Indonesian government to adopt a leadership role regarding the situation in Burma. Theo Sambuaga--Chair of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the DPR (national legislature)--issued a public statement in which he call [...]
2007-09-24 08:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2694FINANCE MINISTER MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance (MOF) Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the Ambassador on September 24 that Indonesia's growth is strong but more infrastructure development is needed. Indonesia needs to do more to get its good news story out, as the media paints a very negative picture. The count [...]
2007-09-24 08:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ABLD EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2695Invitation to COP-13 Trade Ministerial
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab. The letter is an invitation to attend a trade ministerial on the margins of the C [...]
2007-09-24 08:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2697INDONESIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC ID
07JAKARTA2698LABOR ACTIVIST CLAIMS POLICE PRESSURE
[...] (C) Summary: An Indonesian labor leader--who was jailed, beaten and allegedly coerced into signing a criminal confession for leading a peaceful May 1 labor rally--told Labatt that he is now being threatened by a prosecutor with additional jail time if he pursues an appeal. This case illustr [...]
2007-09-24 10:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ELAB ID
07JAKARTA27DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP: UAE/UN-HOSTED CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 05:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2708INDONESIAN POLICEMEN MURDERED IN NORTH MALUKU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Unconfirmed media reports state two Indonesian National Police (INP) officers were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Tenate, North Maluku Province. One officer was killed on September 22, and the other on September 24 in a suspected dispute between police and military. [...]
2007-09-25 09:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PTER PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2712NOAA ASST. ADMINISTRATOR SPINRAD'S VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] (U) Summary. Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR),Richard Spinrad, participated in a series of meetings on tsunami monitoring, climate change, and future collaboration on September 17-21 in [...]
2007-09-26 02:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TPHY ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2715INDONESIA PREPARES TO HOST UN CORRUPTION CONFERENCE - ASSET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Asset recovery will be the GOI's top priority as host of the second Conference of State Parties (COSP) for the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC),to be held in Bali on January 28-February 1 2008. A ministerial-level inter-agency national team led by the Ministry of Foreig [...]
2007-09-26 06:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2717 Indonesian National Police - An Historical Overview
[...] (U) This information is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Founded in 1945, the Indonesian National Police (INP) separated from the Armed Forces in 2000 and began a period of reform, reinventing itself as a modern, civic-minded force that responds to t [...]
2007-09-26 07:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SNAR KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2723SOROS' INTEREST IN ACEH SPARKS ANTI-SEMITIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. A September 21 statement by Aceh Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar on American financier George Soros' possible plans to invest in palm oil plantations in Aceh sparked an anti-Semitic backlash among national Islamic political party leaders in Jakarta. The alleged plan-reportedly d [...]
2007-09-26 08:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EINV EAID PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2725INDONESIA LOOKING AT TWO LARGE F-16 DEALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is actively pursuing two large orders for new U.S. F-16 planes and parts to refurbish its existing older models. The two deals, a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case and a commercial case, each involving several hundred million dollars, demonstrate that the Indonesian Ai [...]
2007-09-26 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETTC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2732WEST KALIMANTAN: UNDERSCORING THE VITALITY OF
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/C spoke September 26 at a university in West Kalimantan on Borneo island, emphasizing the need for Indonesia to play an enhanced role supporting democracy and human rights, especially in Burma. West Kalimantan--a vast area with a fractious, multi-ethnic population--was focus [...]
2007-09-27 08:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2737INDONESIA REACTS, SPURRED ON BY REGIME'S BLOODY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Wirajuda broke the government's silence on Burmese events, calling September 26 for the regime to exercise restraint and noting that the matter will be discussed in the ASEAN context. Mission continues to press the GOI to use all levers available to try to pressure the regime [...]
2007-09-27 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM KPAO
07JAKARTA2739U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES BURMA, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, AT ASEAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Tandi Dammen provided Under Secretary Jeffery with a brief overview of ASEAN's draft blueprint for economic integration and expressed appreciation for the United States' robust cooperation with ASEAN on trade and economic issues, particula [...]
2007-09-28 00:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV SENV KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2740U/S Jeffery Visits Sumatra
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 12 visit to Sumatra, U/S Jeffery visited the Palm Oil Research Center and toured its model biofuel production facility. He also met with the Governor of North Sumatra Rudolf Pardede and his economic team. He took an aerial survey of plantations and the Leuse [...]
2007-09-28 00:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV SENV ID
07JAKARTA2743INDONESIA - TRILATERAL STRATEGIC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The missions of Australia, the U.S. and Japan in Indonesia, at a September 20 meeting, agreed to pursue several issues in close coordination, including avian influenza sample sharing, encouraging better Government of Indonesia (GOI) compliance with UN 1267 Al-Qaeda-related asset [...]
2007-09-28 02:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTFN KFLU PREL PTER PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2745GENERALLY POSITIVE ASSESSMENT OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMY
[...] Summary: Several key economic officials proviced a generally positive assessment overall of Indonesia's economy. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono chaired a high-level briefing for donors and the private sector on September 25, noting that Indonesia's economy has grown more than [...]
2007-09-28 03:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV KMCA KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2748CALL HIM NOTORIOUS -- EX-GENERAL RELOADS FOR
[...] (C) Nearly three years after Indonesian voters delivered ex-General Wiranto a resounding electoral rebuke, the notorious human rights violator is trying to build the foundation for one more long-shot run at the presidency. Wiranto's political party has reportedly established some 400 branch o [...]
2007-09-28 07:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2753CAUGHT IN THE ACT -- MEMBER OF JUDICIAL ETHICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Agents of a key anti-corruption body this week arrested a member of the Judicial Commission on ethics who had apparently just accepted a sizable bribe. The dramatic arrest--which netted substantial media coverage--is an acute embarassment to the Commission, which already has com [...]
2007-09-28 08:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA ID
07JAKARTA2755PRESSING INDONESIA TO DO MORE TO ISOLATE BURMESE
[...] (C) On September 28, CDA spoke to Imron Cotan, Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) SecGen (second-in-charge of the ministry). CDA expressed appreciation for FM Wirajuda's recent statement urging the regime to exercise restraint (reftel),as well as for the joint ASEAN statement issued on S [...]
2007-09-28 08:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2756INDONESIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Diana Emilla, Deputy Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),underscoring that Indonesia--as East Asia's larges [...]
2007-09-28 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN UNGA ID
07JAKARTA2759RESTRICTIONS ON CHINA BOOST TEXTILE EXPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia?s textile and apparel sector registered 10% export growth over the last year despite slow- moving progress on national investment climate reforms. Much of the growth is accredited to U.S. safeguard measures against China as buyers look to Indonesia for geographic dive [...]
2007-09-28 10:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTEX ETRD EINV ID
07JAKARTA2769PAPUA ON LOW BOIL, BUT LITTLE SIGN OF A BLOW UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Jayapura, the capital of Papua, September 17-19. The province remains one of Indonesia's least developed regions and officials are frustrated at the slow pace of fund disbursement under the GOI's Special Autonomy plans. Worries about the role of the military pers [...]
2007-10-01 09:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2770TWILIGHT OF THE MORAL VIGILANTES? -- ATTACKS BY
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Medan and Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY -- Despite a serious flare-up recently near Jakarta, incidents of hard-line Muslim vigilante groups "sweeping," e.g., closing down entertainment establishments during the fasting month of Ramadan, have dropp [...]
2007-10-01 09:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2771USGS Scientist says Manage Mudflow, Don't Throw Money Down
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2772INDONESIA -- RAMPING UP THE PRESSURE ON THE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Medan and Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continued a robust outreach campaign to press the Indonesian government and legislature for stronger action on Burma. Indonesian students and NGO activists continued to protest in front of the Bu [...]
2007-10-01 10:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2776COUNT HIM IN -- JAKARTA GOVERNOR TAKES THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has formally entered the 2009 presidential hunt. Sutiyoso--who will step down after ten years as governor on October 7--removed what little doubt remained about his big-time ambitions with his long-anticipated announcement. According to Mission contact [...]
2007-10-02 06:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2777INDONESIA - 2008 DRAFT BUDGET, SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
[...] (U) Summary. On August 16, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) presented to the Parliament his FY 2008 draft budget, which focused heavily on boosting infrastructure spending. The draft budget targets 6.8% economic growth for 2008, up from 6.3% expected in 2007, with 6% inflation. In or [...]
2007-10-02 07:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KMCA ECON KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA278INTERIM BILATERAL DEFENSE DIALOGUE EXPANDS
[...] (U) Summary: An interim session of the annual U.S.-Indonesian Bilateral Defense Dialogue (BDD) in Jakarta on January 30-31 reached agreement on several important additions to the FY2007 agenda. Those included a multi-tiered set of exercises on humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) [...]
2007-02-01 09:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL ID
07JAKARTA2780USG COULD LEVERAGE $100 MILLION AUSSIE FORESTRY INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In the run up to COP 13, Australia has announced an AUS$100 Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. Post could increase the long-term impact of our current projects in forestry and wildlife conservation by leveraging this new initiative. Any additional fu [...]
2007-10-02 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2783PAPUA: CONTROVERSY CONTINUES TO SWIRL AROUND HUGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings with poloff, Freeport McMoran officials insist they are doing everything possible to address security and environmental concerns surrounding their massive mine in central Papua. The use of police instead of military for security around the mine has not yet res [...]
2007-10-02 10:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EMIN SENV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2784INDONESIA AND BURMA: GOI OFFERS TO PLAY A ROLE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues to press Indonesia for a stronger stance regarding the Burmese regime's crackdown. Charge was told that President Yudhoyono has extended an offer to the Burmese regime to help it establish a dialogue w [...]
2007-10-02 10:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2787 SPOTLIGHT ON ACCOUNTABILITY -- ACTIVISTS FLAG
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Human rights groups are concerned that a group of marines accused in the shooting deaths of four civilians in the so-called "Pasuruan incident" have been released from jail. They are calling for the cases to be hear [...]
2007-10-03 04:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2795INDONESIA - OCTOBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In its October 2007, GlobeAsia (a respected Indonesian business magazine) ranked Minister of Health Fadilah Supari as number 16 of the top 99 Most Powerful Women in Indonesia. On October 1, the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) confirmed H5N1 in a dece [...]
2007-10-03 08:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2796INDONESIA - OCTOBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In its October 2007, GlobeAsia (a respected Indonesian business magazine) ranked Minister of Health Fadilah Supari as number 16 of the top 99 Most Powerful Women in Indonesia. On October 1, the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) confirmed H5N1 in a dece [...]
2007-10-03 08:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2798DUE TO INCIDENT IN DARFUR, INDONESIAN POLICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has been moving forward with plans to deploy a police contingent to Darfur. In light of the recent attack on African Union troops, however, the Indonesian police are communicating with their advance team now in the region. The Indonesian government will make a decision [...]
2007-10-03 08:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SU UN ID
07JAKARTA2799INDONESIA AND BURMA: PRESSING THE CASE AGAINST
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Charge took our views on Burma directly to the Indonesian public in a television interview. Indonesian legislators, media and civil society continue to focus on Burma and to press the GOI for action. END SUMMARY [...]
2007-10-03 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA281DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF
[...] (S) We presented the demarche with the full information provided reftel to Ramadansyah Hasan in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on February 1. We noted that our instructions referred to reports of intended sale [...]
2007-02-02 02:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PARM ETTC ID IR
07JAKARTA2815BANKING SECTOR UPDATE 2007 - NEW REGULATION ON
[...] (U) Summary. Since announcing its 2005 Indonesian Banking Architecture plan, Bank Indonesia has launched several policy packages and regulations to promote banking consolidation via merger. On September 21, Bank Indonesia issued a new regulation setting out additional incentives for bank conso [...]
2007-10-04 07:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2816INDONESIA 2008 MINI COUNTRY OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) On behalf of the Mission Team on HIV/AIDS, I am pleased to present the Indonesia 2008 Mini Country Operational Plan (COP) in support of the PresidentQs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This submission represents the combined efforts of the United States Department of State, the [...]
2007-10-04 08:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID OGAC
07JAKARTA2817ASEAN FAVORS ENGAGEMENT WITH BURMA, MAY DELAY BURMA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. ASEAN Secretariat staff express hope that momentum for stronger ASEAN condemnation of Burmese repression will continue to build, but also maintain that an increase in economic engagement is the best way to affect political change in Burma. ASEAN may delay Burma's signing of the [...]
2007-10-04 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
07JAKARTA2819PAPUA -- ENCOURAGING INDONESIA TOWARD GREATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seeking GOI support for planned USG visits to Papua, poloff met October 4 with key Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Papua contact. Poloff--more generally--also pressed for greater access for diplomats and foreign media. Contact responded that DEPLU was committed to greater [...]
2007-10-04 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2820TERRORIST FINANCING -- INDONESIA WILL REVIEW
[...] (C) In Mission's latest step to curb terrorist financing in coordination with the GOI, poloff delivered reftel demarche October 4 to Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Poloff informed him that three Saudi individuals will be recommended f [...]
2007-10-04 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER SA KTFN ID
07JAKARTA2821BURMA -- MISSION MAKES POINTS, BUT INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Per Ref A, Charge urged a key Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contact to support a formal UNSC meeting and a Presidential Statement (PRST) on Burma. Indonesia continues to prefer dealing with Burma in the UN Human Rights Council--not the UNSC--however. Without a very quic [...]
2007-10-04 10:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2825MIGRANT WORKER INCIDENT SPARKS ANOTHER DUST-UP
[...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The alleged gang rape of an Indonesian national working in Malaysia has outraged Indonesians. Police have detained 10 of the suspects--including a police officer--and the victim is now being sheltered by Indonesian [...]
2007-10-05 04:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB SMIG PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2827IRAQ -- GOI REQUESTS MORE HELP REGARDING WORKERS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) has asked Labatt for USG assistance in helping 13 Indonesian maids depart Iraqi Kurdistan. DEPLU also thanked Embassy Baghdad for its assistance in gaining consular access to 72 [...]
2007-10-05 06:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ELAB IZ ID
07JAKARTA2828EAST KALIMANTAN -- ENGAGING STUDENTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 2-4 visit to the resource-rich Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on Borneo island, Mission team held a wide-ranging dialogue with 70 students at a local university. Emboffs used the occasion to underscore the strength and vitality of U.S.-Indonesian relati [...]
2007-10-05 07:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2829BURMA AND INDONESIA: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON FOR A
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- As part of Mission's continued public outreach efforts, Charge will appear for a live television interview late October 5 focused on the Burmese situation. In other news, Pol/C thanked Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts for the GOI's support for a formal UNSC meetin [...]
2007-10-05 07:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2833BALIKPAPAN - DECENTRALIZATION CHAMPION, MODEL FOR EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Balikpapan, the commercial hub of East Kalimantan, represents the opportunities - and challenges - of decentralization in Indonesia. A twelve-fold increase in central government budget transfers has led to new public service initiatives and economic opportunitie [...]
2007-10-05 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV KCOR ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2843INDONESIAN ELECTIONS -- NEW COMMISSIONERS FAIL TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian legislature (DPR) has unveiled the names of the new members of the Indonesian Elections Commission (KPU). The new commissioners are not highly thought of--one is entangled in a corruption case--and are widely believed to be the by-product of political horse-tradin [...]
2007-10-09 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA2846INDONESIA/BURMA: IN REBUFF TO GOI, LEGISLATORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Escalating their response to the Burmese crackdown, Indonesian legislators have blocked the appointment of a new Indonesian envoy to Burma and put on hold agrement for Burma's new ambassador-designate to Indonesia. The move to block the two appointments may be temporary, but is [...]
2007-10-09 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA2852TRIALS KICK OFF FOR FORMER JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trials of seven defendants linked with the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network have begun in Jakarta. Six were operatives of an important Java-based terror cell and the other played a key role in a 2005 Sulawesi bombing. All seven face charges under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The [...]
2007-10-10 06:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ASEC PTER PINR ID
07JAKARTA2854BALI AIRPORT COMPLIANCE NOTICE DELIVERED TO
[...] (SBU) On October 10, 2007, A/DCM met with Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal and delivered Secretary Chertoff,s letter regarding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finding of compliance with international security standards for Bali,s Ngurah Rai International Airport. [...]
2007-10-10 08:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV PTER ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2855INDONESIA/BURMA -- ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REGION-WIDE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY -- Indonesian civil society activists concerned about Burma met with Emboffs at the DCM's Residence, October 5. A/DCM and Pol/C reviewed USG Burma policy, underscoring our strong support for civil society efforts in favor [...]
2007-10-10 09:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM EAID PHUM
07JAKARTA2860ACEH -- ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY ON SECURITY, HUMAN
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Poloff held a dialogue on human rights with activists in a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) stronghold in Aceh, October 3. Poloff emphasized the USG's full support for Aceh's peaceful development under terms of the Hels [...]
2007-10-10 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PHUM PINS ID
07JAKARTA2864SUPREME AUDIT BOARD SETTING VISION, LACKING CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Supreme Audit Board (BPK) presented its semiannual audit report to Parliament on October 10, documenting 1,543 cases that caused $854 million in losses to the state. The BPK performs key government oversight functions, yet lacks the resources, capacity, and cooper [...]
2007-10-11 03:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2866Chinese Investors Win Power Project Guarantees
[...] (SBU) Chinese investors, reportedly with high level backing from Vice President Jusuf Kalla, won full guarantees for power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) Fast Track electricity building program. Previously, the GOI was only willing to concede vague offers of partial support [...]
2007-10-11 05:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA2869MUNIR CASE -- NEW CHARGES FURTHER IMPLICATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Prosecutors have filed charges against two former employees of Garuda Airlines in the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir. The charges--which received widespread media play--further implicate the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) in the 2004 killing. Human rights [...]
2007-10-11 06:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PHUM PINS ID
07JAKARTA2870INDONESIA/BURMA -- PRESSING FOR ASEAN LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed ref A demarche with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),and also with Gudadi Bambang Sasongko, DEPLU's Deputy Director for East Asian-Pacific Affairs. Pol/C underscored that ASEAN members have a unique obligation [...]
2007-10-11 07:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2871INDONESIA - SAMPLE SHARING POSITION HARDENS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following participation in a Third World Network-organized meeting in Geneva, Indonesia's views on sample sharing seem to be hardening. Dr. Widjaja Lukito, Government of Indonesia lead on sample sharing, told us on October 11 that Indonesia intends to seek support within the Glo [...]
2007-10-11 07:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2872Chinese Investors Win Power Project Guarantees
[...] (SBU) Chinese investors, reportedly with high level backing from Vice President Jusuf Kalla, won full guarantees for power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) Fast Track electricity building program. Previously, the GOI was only willing to concede vague offers of partial support [...]
2007-10-11 07:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA2874YOGYAKARTA: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR DECENTRALIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Yogyakarta's decentralization framework is robust, yet its implementation and results incomplete. Following major earthquake damage and economic decline in 2006, the Special Province of Yogyakarta is working to attract investment and improve the investment climat [...]
2007-10-11 09:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV KJUS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2875YOGYAKARTA - PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Yogyakarta provincial leadership has instituted several initiatives to promote greater accountability and more responsive local government. The Governor established public and private ombudsman offices and a regional oversight body to promote better governance. Despite some [...]
2007-10-11 09:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2878RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- POLICE, MUSLIM GROUPS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)--an important national group of Muslim religious leaders--last week urged the government to ban a little-known Islamic sect. Past edicts against groups labeled deviant have prompted [...]
2007-10-11 10:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2885ACEH -- GOI REBUFFS MOVE TO REGISTER FREE ACEH
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a long-anticipated move, the GOI has refused to register the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as a political party. The decision was based largely on the party's use of the Acehnese flag and GAM name. GAM officials blasted [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2886GOI CONTINUES REVIEW OF PROPOSED ASIA-PACIFIC
[...] (C) Mission has followed up with both the Indonesian President's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) regarding the GOI's possible participation in the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership initiative (APDP). We reviewed with GOI contacts two aspects: possible Indonesian partic [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNGA ID
07JAKARTA2892GOI--REACTING TO CONCERNS--ADJUSTS REMISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to international concerns, the GOI has quietly adjusted its sentence remission policy for those convicted of terrorism-related offenses. Instead of applying the annual holiday-timeframe remissions policy for all prisoners indiscriminately, the GOI will take time to [...]
2007-10-12 06:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2893DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIAN NAVY CHIEF
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CDA recently discussed the proposed USG 1206 program placement of coastal radars in the Sulawesi Sea area with Hashim Jalal, an influential Indonesian expert on the Law of the Sea. Jalal explained that the top Indonesian [...]
2007-10-12 06:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MASS MARR ID
07JAKARTA2898BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (U) Summary: The Indonesian firm PT. Sarigema Dinamika (Sarigema) confirmed on October 2 its order of circuit cards for F-5 aircraft radio communication detailed in Ref A. Sarigema supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with aviation, communication, navigation and radar equipment, products a [...]
2007-10-15 07:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA2900TERRORIST FINANCE - SEVEN IRAQI INDIVIDUALS
[...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on October 10, 2007, to Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would not place a hold on the designation of the Iraqi individual (Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, the leader of the Iraqi Wing of the Sy [...]
2007-10-15 08:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2901INDONESIAN TIES WITH MALAYSIA FALL VICTIM TO
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The brief detention--on illegal immigration charges--of an Indonesian diplomat's wife based in Malaysia has sparked an uproar in Indonesia. Despite a formal apology, the Indonesian national legislature (DPR) has [...]
2007-10-15 08:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA2903THE POLITICS OF RAMADAN IN INDONESIA -- THE GOOD,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: October 13 marked the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri--the end of Ramadan--and the Indonesian political spectrum celebrated in its inimitable fashion. On the positive side, they held multiple ceremonies to give money to the poor. On the negative side, a number of politicos--includ [...]
2007-10-15 10:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2904INDONESIA/BURMA: GOI CONTINUES REVIEW OF ASEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials continue to study the proposed appointment of an ASEAN special envoy to Burma. Indonesia also sent an influential former general and senior diplomat to Rangoon for the funeral of former Burmese PM Soe Win and for meetings with regime and opposition figures, if [...]
2007-10-15 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA291AMBASSADOR STRESSES AID, INVESTMENT IN PAPUA
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary. On a January 21 - 24 visit to Papua Province, Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe stressed the importance to Papua's development of both foreign aid and foreign investment. He said that the U.S. was examining ways to increase assistance to Papua, especially in the form of [...]
2007-02-02 06:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EINV EAID EMIN SOCI CASC ID
07JAKARTA2912INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD -- NOMINATION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to nominate Suciwati Munir for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. A courageous advocate for women's and labor rights--and the widow of prominent h [...]
2007-10-16 06:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN PHUM KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2916BOWING TO PRESSURE, GOI ANNOUNCES TOUGHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- The GOI's formal revision of its criminal sentence remission policy has taken effect. The new regulation makes it more difficult for certain groups of convicts--notably terrorists--to receive the annual sentence reductions traditionally given to most prisoners in Indonesia. Th [...]
2007-10-16 10:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KJUS PREL ID
07JAKARTA2917BURMA -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT GAMBARI'S
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with GOI officials. They expressed full support for UN Special Envoy Gambari's efforts and said Indonesia is examining steps meant to facilitate his mission. As part of his SE Asia trip, [...]
2007-10-16 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA292REQUEST APPROVAL TO TRAIN MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL
[...] (U) This cable contains an urgent action request (see Para 8). 2. (C) Summary: Recent counterterrorism operations by Indonesian National Police (INP) units in Central Sulawesi highlight a deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. Specifically, the 2003 ban on using Inter [...]
2007-02-02 08:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KCRM KHLS KPAO PGOV PINS KJUS KISL
07JAKARTA2921IRAQ -- INDONESIAN WORKER BASED IN ARBIL REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Labatt received a long distance telephone call October 16 from an Indonesian maid allegedly trapped in debt bondage in Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. The worker said she and two other maids want to return to Indonesia. These [...]
2007-10-17 09:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ELAB IZ ID
07JAKARTA2923COMING TO GRIPS WITH "THE YEAR OF LIVING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Events in the 1965-66 timeframe shook Indonesia to its core: faced with an attempted leftist takeover, the military launched a successful counter-coup. This was followed by widespread massacres as military and conservative Muslim elements killed an unknown number of alleged c [...]
2007-10-17 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KISL PREL ID
07JAKARTA2924A CABINET OF ONE -- INDONESIA'S FIRST LADY EXPANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: According to contacts, Indonesia's First Lady has expanded her influence within the Palace and emerged as the President's undisputed top advisor. Kristiani Herawati's ascendance has apparently come at the expense of other key advisors. The First Lady has allegedly leveraged he [...]
2007-10-17 10:54:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2929BURMA -- FM WIRAJUDA MEETS GAMBARI; SBY RECEIVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Visiting UN Special Envoy Gambari discussed the situation in Burma with Indonesian FM Wirajuda on October 18 and is slated to meet with President Yudhoyono later today. In a brief press conference, Gambari suggested incentives could help lead the Burmese leadership toward chang [...]
2007-10-18 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA293PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES ON BURMA
[...] (C) In a relatively rare moment of constructive assertiveness, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) chastised the government of Indonesia for abstaining on the UNSC Burma resolution vote (Ref C). On January 25th, the DPR's Commission I - the Commission for foreign policy and defense [...]
2007-02-02 08:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA2930PAPUA -- TURBULENCE IN THE HIGHLANDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A tribal clash October 16 left eight people dead in the highlands of central Papua in eastern Indonesia. Police reinforcements have rushed to the area, which is near U.S. company Freeport McMoRan's operations. There are differing versions of what sparked the fighting--which invo [...]
2007-10-18 11:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EMIN ID
07JAKARTA2934RESUMING ENGAGEMENT WITH KOPASSUS, THE ARMY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The time is right to resume gradual engagement with KOPASSUS, the Indonesian Army's elite Special Forces unit. The basis for engagement remains the Secretary's waiver of legislative restrictions on military SIPDIS cooperation with the GOI issued in November 2005, which opened [...]
2007-10-19 05:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ID
07JAKARTA2936IN VICTORY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, COURT UPHOLDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Constitutional Court recently upheld the right of a spouse to deny a husband's demand to take on additional wives. The court's ruling upheld a 1974 marriage law that allows polygamy, but restricts its practice. Efforts to tighten the restrictions further have so fa [...]
2007-10-19 06:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM KWMN ID
07JAKARTA2939GOI TO BALI BOMBERS -- MAKE CLEMENCY REQUEST OR
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- The Indonesian Attorney General has given the three convicted Bali Bombers one month to request clemency from the President. If they don't--and the three have repeatedly said they won't, they face execution. If they make the clemency request, the process could drag on for some [...]
2007-10-19 08:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ASEC CASC PTER ID
07JAKARTA2945PRE-COP BOGOR SCENESETTER FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY: INDONESIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia to participate in the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change in Bogor, October 23-25. Indonesia wants the pre-COP ministerial meeting to increase prospects for the success of the 13th UNFCCC Conference of the Par [...]
2007-10-19 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2947LIAISON OFFICERS REACH ACROSS INDONESIA
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta launched a liaison officer (LO) program to key strategic areas in Indonesia: Yogyakarta, Kalimantan, Semarang and Papua. Two person teams of entry level officers and officers with content area expertise were designated as the Embassy's primary representatives to these [...]
2007-10-22 01:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO ECON CMGT APER ID
07JAKARTA2948VICE PRESIDENT KALLA'S UNCERTAIN POLITICAL FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: With the 2009 presidential race heating up, the most intriguing political wild card at this stage is VP Kalla. He enjoys a reputation for dynamism, chairs Indonesia's largest political party, and--given his sometimes tricky relationship with SBY--would seemingly have motivation [...]
2007-10-22 05:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2953INDONESIA'S SUPREME COURT -- LACK OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Supreme Court has made progress in implementing reforms designed to improve the efficiency and professionalism of the judiciary. The Court's potential remains unfulfilled, however, largely due its reluctance to tackle the issue of judicial accountability. While movin [...]
2007-10-22 09:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA EAID ID
07JAKARTA2955INDONESIA -- URGING SUPPORT FOR USG CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding the USG candidate for the UN Audit Committee (IAAC) to Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate for International Security and UN Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, October 22. Pol/C underscored the importance of the November 2 election and [...]
2007-10-22 10:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA ID
07JAKARTA2956BURMA -- INDONESIA LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 22, the Ambassador briefed Secretary General Cotan on the USG's expanded sanctions on SIPDIS Burma and urged the Indonesian government to maintain pressure on the Burmese regime. Indonesia remains frustrated with the lack of progress in Burma, but does not have a cl [...]
2007-10-22 10:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2958UNGA -- URGING GOI SUPPORT ON THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY -- Pol/C met Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, October 22, reviewing U.S. views on key UNGA Third Committee issues. Pol/C also reviewed the recent Troika discussions re Kosovo. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) THIRD COMMITTEE: Pol/C met with Ramadansyah Hasan of DEPLU's Di [...]
2007-10-23 04:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ID KV PHUM
07JAKARTA296SEPARATIST CLASHES SPARK PANIC, HARDSHIP IN PAPUAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two months of clashes between separatist guerrillas and police in Papua's Central Highlands has panicked villagers, causing them to abandon their farms and villages and resulting in reports of food shortages. Church sources place the number of displaced persons at about 2,000. [...]
2007-02-02 09:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM
07JAKARTA2960ASEAN SECRETARIAT UPDATE ON BURMA AND CHARTER
[...] (SBU) Embassy met with Dhannan Sunoto, Principal Director of the ASEAN Secretariat's Bureau for External Relations, on October 22 to discuss the situation in Burma and the latest status of the ASEAN Charter. UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari had met with ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong on [...]
2007-10-23 05:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PHUM PREL PGV KDEM ID BM
07JAKARTA2967MAINSTREAM MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS PRESS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's two largest mass Muslim organizations--Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah--have recently publicly criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East. In addition to the ritualistic criticism of the USG, the statements--made in advance of Palestinian leader Abbas, visit to J [...]
2007-10-23 11:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID XF
07JAKARTA2968ABBAS VISIT -- INDONESIA SUPPORTS PEACE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas visited Jakarta October 21-23 for meetings with President Yudhoyono and other senior Indonesian officials. Abbas solicited Indonesian participation at the November peace conference in th [...]
2007-10-23 11:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ID XF
07JAKARTA2969TIME MAGAZINE FIGHTING TO OVERTURN DEFAMATION RULING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TIME magazine will soon file for judicial review - its last available legal option - in the Suharto defamation case. The Supreme Court ruled on August 30 that TIME must pay $111 million to former President Suharto due to defamation of character caused by a May 1999 TIME cover sto [...]
2007-10-23 12:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2973NATIONAL INVESTMENT TEAM VS NEGATIVE LIST
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) reestablished its National Team for the Enhancement of Export and Investment (PEPI) to coordinate investment policy formulation and implementation in addition to investment promotion. The institution was reinvigorated in response to complaints [...]
2007-10-24 06:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2974CORRUPTION NEWS -- MAKING STRIDES IN GOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest news related to corruption, the GOI continues to make strides in improving inter-agency coordination in anti-corruption cases. In a controversial case, the Supreme Court has overturned convictions against 10 local politicians. A civil case against a Suharto-linked [...]
2007-10-24 06:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA EAID ID
07JAKARTA2980BURMA -- FORMER GENERAL REVIEWS RECENT VISIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- On October 24, Lt. General (ret,d) Agus Widjojo reviewed with Pol/C his recent visit to Burma for an official funeral. Widjojo--serving as a special Indonesian envoy--said he had met several regime figures on the margins of the trip. Widjojo said he had urged the regime to wor [...]
2007-10-24 10:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2982ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- PRELIMINARY RESPONSE ON
[...] (C) Per Ref A, we conveyed text of revised U.S. proposal for an Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on Non-proliferation (Ref B) to Deputy Director for ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Affairs Aji Surya at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 24. Per guidance, we explained U.S. thinking o [...]
2007-10-24 10:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ARF ID
07JAKARTA2988BURMA/ASEAN -- RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT REGIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts. They said the GOI was under a great deal of pressure domestically not to treat upcoming ASEAN-related summits as "business as usual." That said, Indonesia and other member-states had not yet decide [...]
2007-10-25 09:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA2989UNGA -- PRESSING FOR A NO VOTE ON CUBAN EMBARGO
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed Ref B points with Trini Gunarti Sualang, Deputy Director of the North America Desk at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),October 25. Pol/C stressed that Indonesia should vote against Cuba,s annual UNGA embargo-related resolution or--at the very least--abstain. Pol/ [...]
2007-10-25 09:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNGA ETRD UN CU ID
07JAKARTA2990DEFENSE COOPERATION -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relationship has reached an important phase. Both sides need to discuss how they see this relationship developing. The October 29-November 3 CHODS conference in Hawaii provides Admiral Keating with an ideal opportunity to engage Panglima [...]
2007-10-25 10:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2992CENTRAL JAVA -- SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH AT AN ISLAMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff spoke at a pesantren (Islamic school) during an October 23-24 visit to the Central Javan region. Poloff underlined the importance of the U.S.-Indonesian relationship and the need for additional efforts to foster dialogue. Students asked questions about U,S, policy in the [...]
2007-10-25 11:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2996FORMER PRESIDENT HABIBIE ON THE POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met former president B.J. Habibie on October 24. Habibie characterized the current political situation in Indonesia as "confused," expressed a desire to collaborate with the Mission on democracy promotion projects, and shared the details of his last conversation [...]
2007-10-26 06:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2998INDONESIA FAULTS PILOT FOR GARUDA CRASH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Commission said pilot error caused the March 7, 2007 Garuda plane crash in Yogyakarta that killed 21. The report, issued on October 22, 2007, also faulted the airline's training practices, the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) supervision o [...]
2007-10-26 07:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
07JAKARTA30INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: On December 14, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation founder Willie Smith announced plans to release around 200 orangutans into Baktikop Forest in Central Kalimantan. The Head of the Jakarta Sanitation Office warned of an impending crisis in Jakarta waste management on December 12. T [...]
2007-01-05 07:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA300TSUNAMI RECOVERY AND TRANSFORMATION - ACEH AT TWO YEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Aceh is undergoing a remarkable transformation and recovery since the devastating December 2004 tsunami. All displaced persons are out of tents and in houses or temporary shelters. New or renovated houses are everywhere and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)' [...]
2007-02-05 08:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV KCOR EINV ID
07JAKARTA3000LETTER FROM AMBASSADOR HUME TO USTR SCHWAB
[...] (SBU) I wanted to thank you for agreeing to attend the Trade Ministers dialogue attached to the 13th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework of Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali, Indonesia on December 8th and 9th. I want you to know we will do everything we can to mak [...]
2007-10-26 08:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ETRD SENV EAID ID
07JAKARTA3001MUNIR UPDATE -- POLICE CONTINUE TO PRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The murder case of well-known human rights activist Munir Thalib is moving forward with ongoing police investigations and trials of new suspects. Human rights lawyer Usman Hamid continues to be upbeat about police efforts to pursue current and former Indonesian Intelligence Age [...]
2007-10-26 09:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3003PAPUA -- A GOOD WEEK FOR THE GOVERNOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu traveled to London this week to receive a TIME Magazine-sponsored environmental award and tout his conservation plans. Suebu will also visit Beijing where he will open the first Papua provincial government overseas office. Suebu has a solid reputat [...]
2007-10-26 09:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV PINR ID
07JAKARTA3006COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES -- INDONESIA MIGHT ATTEND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI is thinking about sending a senior-level representative to participate in the upcoming Community of Democracies meeting in Bamako. Indonesia--at this point--seems disinclined to join the USG's Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership initiative. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) DepPo [...]
2007-10-26 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ID ML
07JAKARTA3008INDONESIA/TIMOR LESTE -- FINAL COMMISSION REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Commission on Truth and Friendship Timor-Leste (CTF) recently held its final workshop in Jakarta, prior to deliberating on its final report to be issued in early 2008. Indonesian human rights groups are generally skeptical about what will be in the final report. Some member [...]
2007-10-29 03:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM ID TT
07JAKARTA3010SBY LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES TO US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. President SBY identified climate change, investment and democracy as key priorities in public remarks delivered at a gala dinner hosted by the US-ASEAN Business Council on October 25th. SBY highlighted the COP-13 conference in Bali as a "top priority" that he hoped would result [...]
2007-10-29 04:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PREL ID
07JAKARTA3015PAPUA -- ACTIVIST DETAINED; MISSION EXPRESSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian National Police (INP) have arrested a well-known Papuan human rights activist. The INP claims the activist--who is now in detention in Jakarta after being transferred from Papua--sent "defamatory messages." Pol/C has expressed concern about the case to the GOI. EN [...]
2007-10-29 07:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ID
07JAKARTA302TSUNAMI RECOVERY AND TRANSFORMATION - ACEH AT TWO YEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency of Aceh and Nias (BRR) has made significant progress on the immense task of rebuilding Aceh and Nias in its 20 months of operation. However, in contrast to a year ago, BRR is receiving increased criticism for spending too slowly (or t [...]
2007-02-05 08:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3020INDONESIA'S UNSC PRESIDENCY: PROCESS ABOVE ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is looking forward to assuming the UNSC presidency--a largely procedural position--in November. The GOI agenda is likely to be shaped by Jakarta's preference for consensus-driven multilateral approaches to foreign policy issues. On some key issues--including Iran and B [...]
2007-10-29 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID BM IR
07JAKARTA3021FIRST LADY LAUNCHES BOUTIQUE TO PROMOTE INDONESIAN
[...] On October 29, Indonesian First Lady Ani Bambang Yudhoyono continued to raise her profile (reftel) by launching Alun Alun, a high-end boutique for Indonesian cultural products aimed at promoting small and medium-sized artisan businesses. The First Lady expressed hope that the venture also will [...]
2007-10-29 10:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON SCUL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3025AVIAN INFLUENZA - U/S DOBRIANSKY MEETS WITH KOMNAS CHIEF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 04:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3027PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S POLITICAL PROSPECTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As President Yudhoyono (SBY) moves into the fourth year of his five-year term, his political prospects are strong. His poll numbers remain robust and he can take comfort in knowing that no compelling challengers have emerged yet to contest the 2009 election. Nonetheless, there [...]
2007-10-30 06:47:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA303INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary. Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban and European Union (EU) Commissioners Louis Michel and Stavros Dimas agreed in Brussels on January 8 to initiate formal negotiations on a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade. On January 12, the leaders [...]
2007-02-05 09:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3030COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3033IRAN -- SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, poloff on October 30 contacted Diego Alonso Garces of the Argentine Embassy in Jakarta to discuss the request for INTERPOL approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing of 1994. Garces confirmed that the Argentine Embassy had raised [...]
2007-10-30 10:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ID AR IR
07JAKARTA3035USABC SEEKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN JAKARTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and seven cabinet ministers told a U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation that Indonesia desires closer business and investment ties with U.S. companies. The five-day trade mission to Jakarta ran from October 22 - 26. Vice Presi [...]
2007-10-31 06:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3039CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID
07JAKARTA304SITREP ON FLOODING IN JAKARTA
[...] DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 5 to assess the flood situation in Jakarta and its implications for the Embassy. Rain in the greater Jakarta area continued over the weekend, exacerbating flooding caused by heavy rains the latter part of last week. Loc [...]
2007-02-05 09:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT CASC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3040COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified )- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM visited the GOI's counternarcotics intelligence center, October 25. The center is located in Jakarta and was created with USG funds to assist the Indonesian government track and roll up [...]
2007-10-31 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3041PAPUA -- ACTIVIST STILL IN CUSTODY, DETAILS EMERGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Detained Papuan human rights activist Iwanggin Sabar Olif remains in police custody in Jakarta. His lawyers have visited him in custody and report that is in good condition. It is unclear what the police plan to do with him next. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) FURTHER DETAILS RE ARREST [...]
2007-10-31 11:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ID
07JAKARTA3042INDONESIAN ISLAMIC SECT AL-QIYADAH FACING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of Al-Qiyadah--a small Islamic sect labeled "deviant" by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)--turned himself in to Jakarta police earlier this week. Police have largely managed to prevent vigilante attacks on sect members, despite intense pressure from local MUI branch [...]
2007-10-31 11:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3043INDONESIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a highly anticipated October 30 ruling, the Indonesian Constitutional Court affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment under Indonesian law. The ruling came in a case involving two [...]
2007-10-31 11:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3044WAYS FORWARD ON THE BURMA ISSUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Vatikiotis of the Henry Dumont Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue offered ideas on moving the Burma situation forward, after discussions with leaders in the region, including Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda. Vatikiotis said it was important that ASEAN unanimously ratif [...]
2007-10-31 11:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV XC BM ID
07JAKARTA3046GUS DUR ON INDONESIA'S CHALLENGING ROAD AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) underscored to Ambassador Hume that corruption was Indonesia's single biggest impediment to development. Looking and sounding more fragile than in recent memory, Gus Dur welcomed the Ambassador to Indonesia during the Ambassador's [...]
2007-11-01 09:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3047COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES -- INDONESIA LIKELY TO
[...] (U) Mission delivered demarche points ref a to Director for Public Diplomacy Umar Hadi and to Director for North American Affairs Harry Purwanto at the Department of Foreign Relations on October 31 and November 1, respectively. Mission is in regular touch with Hadi on this issue and will conti [...]
2007-11-01 10:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM UNGA ID
07JAKARTA3049FREEPORT IN PAPUA: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified-please handle accordingly. Not for distribution outside of USG channels. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Freeport McMoRan is making efforts to address the economic impact of its operations in Papua, Indonesia. During the DCM's recent visit, the company s [...]
2007-11-01 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA3050DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Mission discussed reftel themes with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on November 1. We noted that Indonesia would appear to share U.S. objectives, given the participation of an Indonesian peacekeeping battalion in UNIFIL. 2. (C [...]
2007-11-01 10:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER EUN SY LE IN
07JAKARTA3058WEST JAVA -- OUTREACH IN INDONESIA'S MOST POPULACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Bandung, the capital of West Java, October 31 - November 1. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, lively group of university students, who had many questions about U.S. policy in the Middle East [...]
2007-11-02 08:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KISL ID BM
07JAKARTA3059INDONESIA SENDING OUT CLIMATE ENVOYS BEFORE BALI COP-13
[...] (U) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) will be sending four senior climate change envoys to a number of key countries, including the U.S., in order to sound out other governments' positions and gather input for December's conference in Bali. All four are advisors to Minister of Environment Rach [...]
2007-11-02 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA3062HUMAN RIGHTS -- PRESSING GOI ON DETAINED PAPUAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In November 2 conversations with Indonesian government contacts, Pol/C forcefully underscored U.S. concern over the continued detention of Iwanggin--a well-known Papuan human rights activist--and the persecution of Al-Qiyadah, a small Islamic sect. The head of the National Human [...]
2007-11-02 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3063IRAN -- IAEA REPORT; DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES
[...] (U) This message responds to the following two demarche requests: UPCOMING IAEA REPORT 2. (C) Pol Unit Chief discussed ref a issues with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on November 2. He provided [...]
2007-11-02 10:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM IAEA EFIN KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA3065POLITICAL ISLAM -- GAUGING HARD-LINE INFLUENCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's two largest mass Muslim organizations--Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)--are reportedly having success in mitigating the influence of hard-line radicals in their ranks. Muhammadiyah is probably the more susceptible of the two organizations to radical infiltratio [...]
2007-11-02 11:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3069INDONESIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT -- FOCUS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional Court Chief Justice Jimly Asshiddiqie--in a meeting with DCM--styled himself a reformer, including in the area of civil liberties. He added, however, that--in his opinion--reform of Indonesia's court system would require at least another decade. Asshiddiqie expres [...]
2007-11-05 06:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PREL EAID ID
07JAKARTA3070POLITICAL ISLAM -- MAINSTREAM MUSLIMS CONDEMN
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: An influential chapter of the group Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) has issued a statement condemning the idea that Muslims must work to create an Islamic "Caliphate." A contact told Pol/C that NU as a whole was moving toward [...]
2007-11-05 09:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID
07JAKARTA3074INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST -
[...] Summary. Inflation was higher for September and October due to seasonal factors including the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan and Eid holiday. Bank Indonesia (BI) kept its policy rate steady in view of volatile markets and inflationary pressure. On July 31, Government of Indonesia (GOI) an [...]
2007-11-05 10:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3075INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 5 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 10:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3076PAPUA -- MORE TRIBAL TURBULENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Timika--a major town in South-central Papua--was paralyzed November 3-4 as crowds barricaded and destroyed a police station. Police agreed to the crowd's demands and the situation is now tense but stable. The unrest forced alterations in the schedule of the Ambassador's Novembe [...]
2007-11-05 11:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3077BURMA -- SECRETARY'S LETTER TO FM WIRAJUDA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BM ID OPDC
07JAKARTA3082COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES -- ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Mission provided Under Secretary Dobriansky's letter to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on November 6. DEPLU contacts told Pol/C that the GOI would carefully review the invitation for the November 15 meeting on the proposed Asia Pacific Democracy Partnersh [...]
2007-11-06 05:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNGA ID ML
07JAKARTA3083WEST JAVA -- OUTREACH AT INDONESIA'S MOST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a November 5 visit to the University of Indonesia (UI),poloff and econoff held a wide-ranging dialogue with about 30 students and faculty. Emboffs engaged the energetic audience in a spirited discussion about U.S. foreign policy and the U.S. presidential race, and used t [...]
2007-11-06 07:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO SOCI ID
07JAKARTA3086INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Port Security Advisory (PSA) for Indonesia will go into effect on or about November 24, 2007. In an October 22, 2007 meeting with Embassy and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officials, Directorate General of Sea Transportation (DGST) officials told the Embassy they would not attempt [...]
2007-11-06 09:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT PBTS ID
07JAKARTA3088Greenpeace "Forest Defender Camp"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Greenpeace has established a "Forest Defenders Camp" in Sumatra's Riau Province to protect the forest and climate ahead of the COP-13 climate change conference in Bali. The 60-odd camp members, including one American and 11 other foreigners, are ostensibly investigating forest [...]
2007-11-06 10:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAGR PGOV PREL SENV SOCI ID
07JAKARTA3089NORTH MALUKU -- GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION MIRED IN
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On November 3, North Maluku province in Eastern Indonesia conducted its first-ever direct gubernatorial election. According to poloff who was on the scene, voting took place in a peaceful and orderly fashion despi [...]
2007-11-06 10:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA309INDONESIA RIDES THE COMMODITIES BOOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's exports soared for the first time to over $100 billion in 2006, underpinning respectable gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.5% for the year. A 19% rise in non-oil and gas exports, particularly commodities, over the first 11 months of 2006 drove the country's st [...]
2007-02-06 07:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3090NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS -- JOINT USG-INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 6 opening remarks to a USG-sponsored training workshop on nuclear export controls, Pol/C underscored the regional and global importance of effective nonproliferation safeguards. The Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BAPATEN) reviewed Indones [...]
2007-11-06 12:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC ENRG KNNP ID
07JAKARTA3096GOLKAR -- INDONESIA'S LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's largest political party--Golkar--will soon hold its leadership conference. The annual meeting will take place against the backdrop of the looming 2009 national elections. The party will use the meeting to discuss the possibility of a Kalla presidential bid. Though [...]
2007-11-07 08:59:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3097INDONESIA -- GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION
[...] (C) While understanding fully the historic importance of its mission and President Theodore Roosevelt's visionary role, Post recommends against a commemorative visit of the Great White Fleet to Indonesia for several reasons. First, Indonesia's colonial past and its policy of non-alignment sin [...]
2007-11-07 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPEO MASS MPOS ID
07JAKARTA3098Indonesia National Trade Estimate 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below please find the full text of the 2007 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Indonesia. (A copy in Microsoft Word has been e-mailed to USTR as requested.) End Summary. 2. (U) Begin text: --TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Indonesia was $10.3 bill [...]
2007-11-07 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA3099RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN PURCHASE OF BANK INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a modest retreat in the June-August period, gross capital inflows to Indonesia remain high and have accelerated in recent months. Concern about a sudden reversal of portfolio inflows prompted public comments from two Bank Indonesia (BI) officials as well as an internal [...]
2007-11-07 10:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA31INDONESIA - POVERTY RISES DESPITE SOUND MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an embarrassment for the Yudhoyono Administration, the incidence of poverty in Indonesia has risen over the past year from 16 to almost 18 percent despite the return of macroeconomic stability and GDP growth rates above five percent. Most analysts attribute the increase in po [...]
2007-01-05 07:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA310AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) SAMPLE SHARING UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission continues working to reverse the January 11 verbal directive from the Indonesian National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until NAMRU- [...]
2007-02-06 07:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3100PAPUA -- AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY SITES IN TURBULENT
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. Not for distribution outside of USG channels. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume discussed economic development, health, human rights and other concerns with key government and civil society interlocutors on a Novem [...]
2007-11-07 11:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS EMIN ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3101HUMAN RIGHTS -- PRESSING GOI RE DETAINED ACTIVIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues to monitor two key human rights cases. Based on Mission information, a Papuan human rights activist detained without formal charge since mid-October remains under detention. In the meantime, a Muslim sect remains under pressure, with the police placing more of [...]
2007-11-07 11:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3105UNSC -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA AND
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed reftel points with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),November 8. Pol/C--noting ongoing tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea--urged Indonesia to avoid commenting publicly on the substantive merits of any decisi [...]
2007-11-08 07:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID ER ET
07JAKARTA3107EX-GOVERNOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOW TO GAIN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ex-Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso made a big splash when he announced he was running for president (the election is in 2009). The former general--who has been actively barnstorming--has thus far failed to make a dent in the polls. Even in the byzantine world of Indonesian politics, [...]
2007-11-08 08:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3109COUNTER-TERRORISM -- PROSECUTORS PRESS CASE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors have requested 20-year sentences for two alleged terrorists for a string of 2004-05 attacks in the Poso region of Sulawesi. Both men are being tried in Jakarta under the 2003 anti-terrorism law. Proc [...]
2007-11-08 10:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KJUS ID
07JAKARTA311 February 6 Update On Flooding In Jakarta
[...] Extremely heavy rains overnight were mitigated somewhat by a dry and partly sunny day in Jakarta as of 15:00 Tuesday. Morning rush-hour was difficult with standing water sporadically throughout the city, but improved as the day wore on. Meteorologists continue to anticipate further rain over [...]
2007-02-06 08:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT CASC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3117MUNIR MURDER -- POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Intelligence Agency (BIN) for the first time has publicly acknowledged that it is being investigated by police for the 2004 murder of well-known human rights activist Munir Thalib. Meanwhile, trials for two suspects continue with witnesses revealing likely intelli [...]
2007-11-08 11:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA312Indonesian Police Capture Key Militants
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian National Police (INP) units in Poso, Central Sulawesi nabbed three key militants on February 1 in on-going operations there. Shortly afterward, two other militants sought by the INP surrendered to authorities. The lead suspect, Basri, one of the most violent figures [...]
2007-02-06 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PGOV PNAT KJUS KISL ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3121NORTH MALUKU -- ELECTION SPARKS CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: North Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia continues to await final results from its first-ever direct gubernatorial election. The local electoral commission has announced that it will not release final results unt [...]
2007-11-09 08:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3127PAPUANS SEEING STARS OVER RUSSIA-INDONESIA SPACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Papuan politicians and civil society leaders have blasted the joint Russian-Indonesian space launch facility slated for construction on Biak Island off central Papua. While public protests against the project have yet to materialize, controversy over the issue is yet one more de [...]
2007-11-09 09:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV TSPA ECPS ID RS
07JAKARTA3128DEFENSE COOPERATION -- CHANGE IN NAVY CHIEF COULD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Admiral Sumardjono has replaced Admiral Slamet Soebijanto as Indonesia's Naval Chief of Staff. Sumardjono--who had been serving as Indonesian Defense Department Inspector General--was sworn in by President Yudhoyono on November 7; the actual change of command will occur Nove [...]
2007-11-09 09:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL ID
07JAKARTA3129JAYAPURA - SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88
[...] (U) RSO recently accompanied the Ambassador to Jayapura in the province of Papua. The principal reasons for the visit was to meet Government of Indonesia (GOI) Officials and to visit the mining operations of Freeport McMoRan in Timika and BP in Babo (REF A). During the visit, the RSO inquir [...]
2007-11-09 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA313AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES STRATEGIES WITH ACEH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Aceh Governor-Elect and former leader of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Irwandi Yusuf met with the Ambassador on February 5, three days before Irwandi's inauguration, to discuss strategies for the new administration. The discussion focused largely on economic development, with the [...]
2007-02-06 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EINV EAID ID
07JAKARTA3130 INDONESIA AND MCC COMPACT ELIGIBILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's strong performance on its FY08 MCC indicator scorecard is a testimony to the country's stunning progress of transforming into a modern, free-market, secular and democratic nation that plays a positive and active role in the international community. Recognizing these [...]
2007-11-09 10:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KMCA KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3134ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION LEADING INDONESIAN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leads the anti-corruption movement in Indonesia through its high-level investigations, vigorous prosecutions, and highly respected reform-minded leadership. Our legal, law enforcement, and NGO contacts broadly agree that the KPK's leade [...]
2007-11-13 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3135SUCCESS OF INDONESIA'S MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM
[...] Summary: Indonesia's two-year, $55 million Threshold Program focuses on the Control of Corruption ($35 million) and Immunization Coverage ($20 million),two areas where Indonesia fell short on its FY 2006 MCC indicator Scorecard. The Threshold Program projects, operational since April 2007, h [...]
2007-11-13 04:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMCA KCOR KJUS TBIO ID
07JAKARTA3137MCC - INDONESIA'S EDUCATION SPENDING
[...] Summary. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) requires GOI to report annually a set of indicators, and to provide explanation. This cable explains the challenging methodology in properly capturing education expenditures, as well as issues and progress concerning the sector. We believe t [...]
2007-11-13 07:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KMCA SCUL PGOV KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3138 INDONESIA'S CAPITAL MARKETS WEATHERING TURMOIL
[...] Summary. Dr. M. Chatib Basri, a well-respected macroeconomist, stated that Indonesia has weathered recent turmoil in global financial markets and is unlikely to face another significant financial crisis in the near term at a seminar on November 6. Bank Indonesia (BI) Senior Deputy Governor Mi [...]
2007-11-13 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3140INDONESIA - INCSR II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] This report responds to reftel request for an anti-money laundering and financial crimes update for INCSR II. Background and Overview ----------------------- 2. Although neither a regional financial center nor an offshore financial haven, Indonesia is vulnerable to money laundering and t [...]
2007-11-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
07JAKARTA3143CT UPDATE -- SBY TOUGH ON BALI BOMBERS; PATROL
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In the latest counter-terrorism news, President Yudhoyono has asserted that he will not grant the three terrorists convicted for the 2002 Bali bombings clemency (should they request it). The three terrorists remain [...]
2007-11-13 09:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ID
07JAKARTA3145INDONESIA'S NATIONAL LEGISLATURE WORKS TO STRENGTHEN U.S. CAUCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has moved quickly in recent months to invigorate its U.S. Caucus. Membership in the Caucus has swollen to over 50 representatives and contains some of the most influential members of the DPR, including the Speaker. Mission has supp [...]
2007-11-13 09:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3146TIP -- COOPERATION WITH THE FRENCH AGAINST
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) Indonesia collaborated recently with the French Embassy on a regional seminar entitled "Fi [...]
2007-11-13 10:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN ID FR XC
07JAKARTA3153POLITICAL ISLAM -- KEY PARTY EYES NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamist-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) emerged as a political force in Indonesia by capturing eight percent of parliamentary seats in 2004. PKS campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, but has thus far failed to deliver on its clean governance promise. A 55-per [...]
2007-11-14 08:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3155DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIA INCREASINGLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There are signs that the GOI is increasingly interested in purchasing U.S. military equipment as it begins to rebuild its defense capabilities. Two prospective F-16 deals continue to move forward (ref a) and the Indonesian military is considering possible deals for other items. [...]
2007-11-14 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3159COUNTERNARCOTICS: INDONESIAN POLICE--AIDED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Indonesian National Police (INP) drug task force--with intelligence assistance from the USG--raided a methamphetamine laboratory located on an Indonesian island near Singapore, October 20-21. The INP arrested two chemists from Taiwan and four Indonesian nationals. The total s [...]
2007-11-14 10:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3160RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary. Indonesia has a long history of tension between economic nationalists and those who welcome foreign investment. However, our contacts report no upsurge in resource nationalism-inspired actions. Indeed, the increase in resource nationalism described in ref A has benefited Indone [...]
2007-11-14 10:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3162JAKARTA - DS/ATA AND SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88
[...] (U) Begin Summary. Post appreciated the visit of DS/ATA Director Steve Brunette and DS/ATA Desk Officer Steve Hargrove. In addition to signing the Memorandum of Intent between the Embassy and the Indonesian National Police (INP),the visit provided useful ideas on improving the already suc [...]
2007-11-15 04:40:00Embassy JakartaSECRETASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3163SEMARANG - SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88
[...] (C) RSO and DS/ATA Country Manager visited the Special Detachment (SD) 88 in Semarang, the Indonesian National Police (INP) anti-terrorism training center in Plantina and the Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) from 10/30 - 10/31. The main purpose of the visit was to inspe [...]
2007-11-15 06:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ID KPAO
07JAKARTA3166MIDDLE EAST -- SPECIAL ENVOY REVIEWS GOI'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13 Indonesian Special Envoy for Middle East issues Alwi Shihab told the DCM that Iran was increasingly confident that it could proceed with its nuclear program without serious international action. He also said Indonesia continued to look for ways to support Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 07:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3173CORRUPTION UPDATE -- DIPLOMATS, FORMER MINISTERS,
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: November's corruption highlights include: a credible media report alleges corruption at the Foreign Ministry; a former minister has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving the sale of two crude oil tankers; [...]
2007-11-15 09:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA ID
07JAKARTA3174RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- CONTINUED PRESSURE ON ISLAMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of a small Islamic sect--Al-Qiyadah--labeled deviant by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has announced that he has "repented" and returned to mainstream Islam. Police and the MUI continue to investigate Al-Qiyadah and other minority sects, and are actively pressuri [...]
2007-11-15 10:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM PREL ID
07JAKARTA3175INDONESIA - STOLEN ASSET RECOVERY INITIATIVE TO FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN-World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative will make recommendations for a technical assistance program in Indonesia. Indonesia has limited technical capacity and uneven political will to recover assets internationally. Managing expectations of StAR is critical a [...]
2007-11-15 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3180NATIONAL LEGISLATURE FLEXES MUSCLES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's national legislature (DPR) is pressing the GOI to explain several of its recent ambassadorial nominees. Legislators are--in particular--criticizing picks for Kuala Lumpur, London and New Delhi, asserting that they are either not competent or are corrupt. The Chair [...]
2007-11-16 07:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PREL ID
07JAKARTA3181COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART II:
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia--the fourth largest country in population in the world--has historically has not been considered a major drug producing, consuming or transit country. However, in recent years Indones [...]
2007-11-16 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR AFIN PREL ID
07JAKARTA3182RULE OF LAW -- PROSECUTORS GET CLOSE LOOK AT U.S.
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Accompanied by poloff and DOJ/OPDAT, 11 Indonesian prosecutors from a key task force participated in a November study visit to the U.S. The USG-funded program gave the participants both a broad [...]
2007-11-16 08:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KJUS PGOV PTER ID
07JAKARTA3185INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST - OCTOBER 2007
[...] Summary: The Indonesian Supreme Court hosted a judiciary workshop on wildlife crime and prosecution under the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) program in August. The Vice Governor of Jakarta announced on September 27 that Jakarta could potentially receive $2 million in funding from dev [...]
2007-11-16 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3198OUTREACH AT KEY PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE
[...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 15 visit to the Habibie Institute--a public policy think-tank--POL, PAS and USAID officers held a lengthy dialogue with Institute officials about public opinion polling. Em [...]
2007-11-19 09:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3199DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIAN MILITARY WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Indonesian defense officials have expressed broad support for moving forward on cooperation with the U.S. Their near-term objectives are practical and tied to Indonesia's immediate need to rebuild its military capabilities after more than a decade of sanctions. Primary a [...]
2007-11-19 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA32DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary. International Security Affairs Director Desra Percaya told us on January 5 that the GOI would neither vote against nor would likely co-sponsor our draft resolution on Burma. The Foreign Minister must decide whether they will abstain, vote in favor or choose to seek a Presidential [...]
2007-01-05 07:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA3201ASEAN SUMMIT/BURMA -- INDONESIA MUDDLING THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials support allowing the Burmese regime to sign the ASEAN Charter during the upcoming Summit in Singapore. The GOI continues to support UN Envoy Gambari's mission and believes he could play a role in the East Asia Summit on November 21. The ASEAN Secretariat--w [...]
2007-11-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3204IAEA: PRESSING INDONESIA ON NEED FOR FULL IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) On November 20, Pol/C reviewed reftel points with Albert Matondang, a senior official at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Security and Legal Affairs. On November 19, Pol/C also delivered points to Trini Gunarti, Deputy Director for North American Affairs at the Department of For [...]
2007-11-20 04:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA3211INDONESIA WINS INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY AWARD
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesia was recently awarded the Democracy Medal by the International Association of Political Consultants--the latest acknowledgement of Indonesia's remarkable democratic success story. The award recognized I [...]
2007-11-20 07:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM ID ML
07JAKARTA3214SULAWESI -- RADICALISM ON THE WANE WITH POLICE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Sulawesi Island, poloff met with various GOI officials, including from the police. There was widespread agreement that radicalism in Sulawesi had been largely contained, while tensions betwee [...]
2007-11-20 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3223INDONESIA REACTS TO REPORT ON JOURNALIST KILLINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Australian coroner's report released November 16 accuses the Indonesian Military (TNI) of deliberately "executing" five foreign journalists in East Timor in 1975. An Australian Embassy contact in Jakarta told Pol/C that he has reviewed the conclusions of the report with the [...]
2007-11-21 09:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAU ID PGOV PHUM PREL TT
07JAKARTA3224NORTH MALUKU -- JAKARTA INTERVENES TO RESOLVE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The National Electoral Commission (KPU) has overturned the result of the gubernatorial election in North Maluku province in eastern Indonesia and suspended three members of the local electoral body (KPUD). The loca [...]
2007-11-21 09:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3225IRAN -- FLURRY OF INDONESIAN TRAVEL TO TEHRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono reportedly intends to travel to Tehran in December, apparently in lieu of Vice President Kalla's canceled Iran visit. Parliamentary Speaker Laksono is currently in Tehran under the auspices of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). Parliamentarian Ade Nasut [...]
2007-11-21 10:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3230UNGA -- PRESSING GOI ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed reftel points with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),November 23. Pol/C firmly underscored to Andi Rachmianto--the Deputy Director of DEPLU's UN and International Security Affairs Office--that the annual cascade of Israel-related resolutions are thoroughly unbalan [...]
2007-11-23 06:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ID IS
07JAKARTA3236NORTH MALUKU -- WINNER NAMED IN ELECTION; ETHNIC
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Three days after overturning the result of the gubernatorial election in North Maluku province in Eastern Indonesia, the National Electoral Commission (KPU) handed victory to opposition candidate Abdul Gafu [...]
2007-11-23 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3237 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Embassy contacted Indonesian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft Combat Division Lieutenant Colonel Udin Wahyudin on November 6 to verify reftel transaction. Wahyudin claimed that his office has never dealt directly with the foreign party, Singapore Falcon International Aviation (Falcon). The majority o [...]
2007-11-23 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA3238TRAFFICKING -- MULTILATERAL STRATEGY MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission--at its initiative--recently hosted a trafficking-focused meeting of multilateral donors and NGOs. The meeting--chaired by Dep Pol/C--addressed several recommendations made in the 2007 GAO evaluation of USG international human trafficking projects. Meeting participants [...]
2007-11-23 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA3239ASEAN SUMMIT/INDONESIA -- A MIXED REACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian reaction to the recent ASEAN Summit meetings in Singapore was generally positive, particularly in regard to the Charter and the Economic Blueprint. Reaction--particularly from legislators and the press--regarding the GOI's handling of Burma has been largely critical, [...]
2007-11-23 11:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEAN XC BM ID
07JAKARTA3245INDONESIA WELCOMES NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian reaction to the Australian election has been upbeat, almost effusive. The GOI has invited PM-elect Rudd to visit Jakarta in the near-term (Rudd reportedly will also travel to Bali soon for the UN Climate Change meeting). Pol/C spoke with top foreign policy analyst D [...]
2007-11-26 08:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO ID AS
07JAKARTA3247INDONESIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATES, BENEFITS SLOW TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's GDP expanded a stronger than expected 6.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) during the third quarter of 2007 on robust domestic demand and a higher investment rate. Growth in the agriculture and service sectors outperformed the expansion of manufacturing activity. Despite more [...]
2007-11-26 08:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3248U.N. EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT INDONESIA'S JAILS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture briefed diplomats--including Dep Pol/C--November 23 on his recent visit to Indonesia. He said he found evidence of torture of some detainees by police at a [...]
2007-11-26 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM ID UN
07JAKARTA3249INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION CHIEF TALKS REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on November 14, 2007, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Budhi Suyitno emphasized the directorate's newest slogan, 3S plus 1C: safety, security, service and compliance. He told us DCGA's efforts will be comprehensive, focusing on improvements in [...]
2007-11-26 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PTER ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3250INDONESIA'S LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY DITCHES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's largest political party--Golkar--just held its annual conference in Jakarta. The party opted to scrap its presidential selection convention for 2009--a move that clearly benefits Vice President and Golkar Chair Jusuf Kalla--and pledged to support President Yudhoyono [...]
2007-11-26 10:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3255INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY DELAY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Visiting regional Coast Guard liaison officer informed Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials and representatives from U.S. companies with private port facilities that the Port Security Advisory (PSA) for Indonesia would not be issued November 24 as originally [...]
2007-11-27 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT ID PBTS
07JAKARTA3256INDONESIAN LABOR LEADERS TAKES CAMPAIGN TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ELAB ID IR
07JAKARTA3257INDONESIAN LABOR LEADER TAKES CAMPAIGN TO IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. "Captain Jack Sparrow" of the Indonesian labor movement, Hanafi Rustandi, head of the Seafarers Union, carried out a daring foray into Iran October 7-11, in an attempt to secure medical treatment and freedom for an imprisoned Iranian labor leader, Mansour Osanloo. Nearly detained [...]
2007-11-27 09:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ELAB ID IR
07JAKARTA3258INDONESIA'S TOP COP-13 PLAYERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the 13th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP-13) meeting this December, the Government of Indonesia will push for carbon-market funding mechanisms for avoided deforestation; support of the Coral Triangle Initiative; and multilateral as well as bilateral funding arrangements [...]
2007-11-27 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON PREL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3259WEST KALIMANTAN -- DAYAK UNSEATS INCUMBENT MALAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An indigenous Dayak candidate upset the favored incumbent governor, a Malay, in local elections on November 15 in West Kalimantan Province. Indonesian Democratic Struggle Party (PDI-P) candidate Cornelius Kimha trounced incumbent Usman Jafar by a margin of 12 percent in a come-fr [...]
2007-11-27 10:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ID
07JAKARTA326MUSHARRAF AND YUDHOYONO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST CRISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Indonesian and Pakistani sources in Jakarta provided a detailed readout of the discussion between Pakistani President Musharraf and Indonesian President Yudhoyono on January 31 in Jakarta, where Musharraf presented a plan for a summit, to be held in Saudia Arabia in March [...]
2007-02-07 10:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL KPAL XF ID
07JAKARTA3260U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 11:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR IZ ID
07JAKARTA3262U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT -- INDONESIA
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see para 14-15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has provided for U.S. comment a new proposed text of the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Jakarta (NAMRU-2). On balance, the text provides a constructive ba [...]
2007-11-28 03:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
07JAKARTA3263TERRORIST TRIALS -- NEW FUNDING NEEDED FOR COURT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Over the past two years, a locally contracted Court Monitor has provided valuable information on the trials of Indonesia's most dangerous terrorists. With current funding nearly exhausted, Mission seeks new Department funding to continue this productive relationship. Supported b [...]
2007-11-28 06:09:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3264ASEAN SECRETARIAT'S POST-SUMMIT READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an ASEAN Summit debrief, Secretariat officials stated that the member countries were frustrated that the press focused too much on ASEAN's handling of Burma, taking attention away from the historic importance of the Charter signing. Dhannan Sunoto, Director of the Secretaria [...]
2007-11-28 06:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
07JAKARTA3267INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING -- LEBANON, DARFUR AND THE
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesia is sending a fresh battalion of peacekeeping troops to the United Nations Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The 850-member battalion from the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) replaces the initial [...]
2007-11-28 09:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3273CENTRAL JAVA -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Semarang, the capital of Central Java, November 27-28. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C met Central Java's Governor, who discussed the province' [...]
2007-11-29 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PTER ID AS
07JAKARTA3274COP-13 FINANCE MINISTERS' SIDE MEETING
[...] Summary: The Finance Minister's side meeting at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change conference seeks to review the cost of environmental damage; examine policy instruments available to address the issues; set objectives and common goals; and outline next steps. The Government of Indones [...]
2007-11-29 09:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SENV ECON KGHG TBIO ID
07JAKARTA3275MIDDLE EAST -- UNDERSCORING THE USG'S COMMITMENT
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassifed -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia participated in a public discussion on the Annapolis Conference on November 28. In a country where for many years such public discussions hav [...]
2007-11-29 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA3276INDONESIA RATIFIES SECURITY ACCORD WITH AUSTRALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has ratified a security accord with Australia commonly referred to as the "Lombok Treaty." The treaty enhances security cooperation and consultations between the two countries on a range of issues, including defense technology, law e [...]
2007-11-29 10:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AS ID
07JAKARTA3278"Cooking the Climate" or Cooking the Books? Greenpeace's
[...] (U) Summary: In a recently released report, "How the Palm Oil Industry is Cooking the Climate," Greenpeace blames American and European companies for the destruction of Indonesia's forests and peat swamps. If this destruction continues unabated, Greenpeace writes, vast amounts of carbon will be [...]
2007-11-30 02:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAGR PGOV PREL SENV SOCI ID
07JAKARTA328PPP TURNS TO CABINET FOR NEW PARTY CHAIR
[...] (C) On February 3rd, the United Development Party (PPP) elected Suryadharma Ali as Party Chairman for the 2007-2012 term. Suryadharma, the Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, escaped the first round of voting with a narrow victory after receiving 365 of the 1181 overall [...]
2007-02-08 00:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3286MAJOR PARTY CHALLENGED BY SPLINTER GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A new party formed by defectors from former president Megawati's PDI-P party is gaining some traction. The party--which goes by the acronym PDP--could damage PDI-P's chances in the 2009 national elections. Megawati and company--concerned about the future of their party, which ha [...]
2007-11-30 09:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3287MAJOR PARTY CHALLENGED BY SPLINTER GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 09:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3289HOPPING MAD INDONESIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesians regularly complain about Malaysia, but emotions have swirled to a new level over claims of infringement of Indonesia's most cherished resource--its culture. Accusing Malaysia of brazenly stealing a traditional East Javan dance, more than a 1,000 demonstrators clamor [...]
2007-11-30 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG SOCI ID MY
07JAKARTA3291ISRAEL'S QUIET OUTREACH TO INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary. Israel's Ambassador to Singapore Ilan Ben-Dov met with Ambassador Hume on November 30 to discuss Israel's desire for more -- though quiet -- economic and political engagement with Indonesia. Ben-Dov was sponsored on a three-day trip to Jakarta by the Indonesian Chamber of Commer [...]
2007-11-30 10:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV ETRD ID IS
07JAKARTA3293NORTH MALUKU -- JAKARTA INTERVENES AS ELECTION
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has named an interim governor in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku. The move is designed to prevent a vacancy in the province's top position while a heated dispute over the r [...]
2007-11-30 11:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3294INDONESIA - OIL PRICE CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati restored some credibility to Indonesia's budget estimates on November 28 by incorporating higher global petroleum prices and continued declining domestic production into Government of Indonesia (GOI) analyses. Although she downplayed the [...]
2007-12-03 03:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3296INDONESIA - OBSTACLES AND PROGRESS IN CAPITAL MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tax, legal and accounting issues are impeding the development of securities markets and products in Indonesia. Market participants and some regulators argue that the lack of hedging instruments and financing techniques is the key obstacle to securities market development. On th [...]
2007-12-03 07:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3297BURMA -- LEGISLATORS ON ASEAN CHARTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian legislators told Pol/C that the GOI is urging speedy ratification of the ASEAN Charter. They predict that--despite concerns about Burma--the Charter will be ratified at some point next year. In the meantime, the national legislature (DPR) has approved the government' [...]
2007-12-03 09:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3298PAPUA -- U.S. REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Faleomavaega--accompanied by the Ambassador--visited Papua, November 26-28. He met a wide range of government officials and civil society figures in Biak and Manokwari, and toured [...]
2007-12-03 10:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS EMIN ENRG ID
07JAKARTA33INDONESIA - DECEMBER 28 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia has reported no new human AI cases since November 12, leading to confident statements by Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials of success in containing AI in humans. Dr. Rodney Hoff of the Singapore-based Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center (REDI) paid his [...]
2007-01-05 08:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3302SITC REQUEST FOR BIOFUELS INFORMATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable respnds to a request for information (ref A) from th U.S. International Trade Commission regarding bofuels adoption and researrch in Indonesia. The Goernment of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambtious 5-year, multi-billion dollar investment pla to boost biofuel prod [...]
2007-12-03 10:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV OTRA ID
07JAKARTA3304WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT -- JAKARTA SMALL GRANTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to recommend the following three proposals for EAP's 2007 Women's Issues Fund Competition for Small Grants. Mission closely reviewed and carefully weighed 45 applications in total before choosing these proposals. Each of the recommended projects would advanc [...]
2007-12-03 10:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI EAID ID
07JAKARTA3306IRAN -- REVIEWING U.S. INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE WITH
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed Ref B points with the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Security Affairs and also with the North America Office. Mission also provided the points to Albert Matondang, a Deputy for international issues in the Coordinating Ministry for Politica [...]
2007-12-04 05:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA3308COP-13 TRADE MINISTERS' SIDE MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu hosted a November 30 briefing to discuss the program and objectives for the Informal Trade Ministers Dialogue on Climate Change (ITMD - CC) in Bali on December 7-8, 2007. The dialogue's purpose is to discuss how trade and investment policies can [...]
2007-12-04 07:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA3312COUNTERTERRORISM -- SIX CONVICTED FOR ATTACKS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors have won convictions against six terrorists for a series of attacks in 2005-06. Verdicts in three other terrorist-related trials are expected soon. The Supreme Court has also upheld the convict [...]
2007-12-04 10:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ASEC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3320ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMPS UP ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a highly positive development, the Attorney General has removed dozens of prosecutors from their positions during his first six months on the job, many for allegedly accepting bribes. These aggressive moves are part of a larger program--which Mission has strongly supported--to [...]
2007-12-05 07:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR EAID ID
07JAKARTA3323Coal Update-Blue Skies for Black Coal in Indonesia
[...] Summary. Indonesian coal producers are enjoying boom times thanks to high global prices driven mainly China's new net importer status. Production is tipped to rise a modest three percent, however. With bench mark prices up 64 percent this year and global supplies tight, international coal buy [...]
2007-12-05 10:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA3325POLITICAL ISLAM -- THE RISE AND FALL OF SHARI'A?
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The number of new Islamically-inspired laws being put on the books by Indonesian municipalities has declined sharply over the past two years. During a visit to key sites in Sumatra, poloffs discussed the situation wit [...]
2007-12-05 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI KISL ID
07JAKARTA3326LEGISLATURE CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO TESTIFY RE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Parliament (DPR) has moved to summon President Yudhoyono to answer questions regarding a complex financial case. Abuse of Central Bank liquidity funds--issued to assist depositors at distressed banks--caused billions of dollars in losses to the state. The Attorney Ge [...]
2007-12-05 10:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3328TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Reftel points were passed on December 6 to Deputy Director for Terrorism and UN Sanctions Aris Munandar at Indonesia's Foreign Ministry. Munandar said he would consult with colleagues and give us any comments. Munandar also noted that his Directorate for International Security & Disarm [...]
2007-12-06 05:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KTFN PTER PREL SY ID
07JAKARTA3331ENGAGING A KEY POLICE UNIT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The INL-funded DOJ ICITAP (police training) program is ready to begin to work with the Mobile Brigade in use of force, disaster relief, and critical-incident response. Mobile Brigade is a critical component of the police [...]
2007-12-06 07:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PTER PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3334IRAN -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON U.S. FINDINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on our soundings, the Indonesian government does not plan to react publicly at this point to recent U.S. intelligence findings about Iran's nuclear program. The GOI continues to support diplomatic engagement on outstanding nuclear issues. A legislator told us that he welc [...]
2007-12-06 10:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA3335NEW ARMED FORCES CHIEF: PROFESSIONAL, REFORMER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid some political jousting, Indonesia's legislature confirmed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Djoko Santoso as the new Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces on December 5. Santoso--President Yudhoyono's nominee for the position--pledged to work to continue to professionalize the mili [...]
2007-12-06 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PINR ID
07JAKARTA3338INDONESIA - FINANCE MINISTER'S DRAMATIC TAX REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Mulyani's reform efforts are achieving dramatic, substantive improvements at the Directorate General for Tax (DG Tax),formerly one of the most corrupt government agencies in Indonesia. Reforms of business process, codes of conduct, internal controls and data pr [...]
2007-12-07 03:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3339EAST TIMOR -- FINDINGS OF FINAL COMMISSION REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesia Timor-Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) is likely to cite gross human rights violations involving both pro-Indonesian and pro-independence forces in its final report to be issued in February 2008, an Indonesian Commissioner told us. The Commission is [...]
2007-12-07 04:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TT ID AU
07JAKARTA3340TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER - INDONESIA
[...] (U) Per reftel request, the Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Indonesia is Deputy Economic Counselor Ruth M. Hall, until May 2008. Beginning in June 2008, incoming officer Debra Juncker will take over those responsibilties. Economic Counselor Peter Haas will assign tasks as appropria [...]
2007-12-07 05:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ID
07JAKARTA3343UNGA PLENARY -- PRESSING FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed points re upcoming UNGA human rights-related resolutions with GOI contacts. They did not make specific commitments, but noted that the Indonesian Mission in New York will have a great deal of influence on how the GOI ultimately votes. While Mission continues to r [...]
2007-12-07 08:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ID BM BO IR KN
07JAKARTA3347INDONESIA - FINANCE MINISTER REFORMS DEBT MANAGEMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Mulyani has achieved notable progress in 2007 in debt management and capital markets supervision. She is also leading a pilot project on civil service reform, by tripling salaries for her Ministry and introducing performance standards. Efforts at the Directorat [...]
2007-12-07 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3348HUMAN RIGHTS -- PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES IN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new democracy continues to tackle thorny issues. A coalition of civil society groups has been lobbying hard to ensure that the new draft criminal code adequately protects civil lib [...]
2007-12-07 10:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM PREL EAID ID
07JAKARTA3349INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT SELECTS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament selected five new commissioners for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2007-2011 term. Civil society leaders have expressed disappointment with the choices, but remain cautiously optimistic that two or three commissioners will be able to quietly lead K [...]
2007-12-07 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3350SULAWESI -- SMALL EXPLOSION MARKS LOCAL FESTIVAL
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A small explosion occurred in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on December 5. There are no reports of casualties or serious damage and a local festival continues. The Provincial Police Chief stated to poloff that th [...]
2007-12-07 10:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3355FIRST SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING OF CORAL TRIANGLE
[...] (U) Summary: Indonesia hosted the Coral Triangle Initiative meetings on the margins of the Conference of the Parties 13 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali. During a closed session of Senior Officials Meeting on December 6, the six CTI countries (Indonesia, East Timor, th [...]
2007-12-10 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA3356PROLIFERATION SECURITY -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with Indonesian and Australian counterparts. A GOI contact said his government looked at the Indonesian-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) conference to be held on December 12 in Jakarta as a serious opportunity to continue the discussion [...]
2007-12-10 08:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ID AS
07JAKARTA3358DEFENSE COOPERATION -- DASD CLAD'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DASD Clad discussed U.S.-Indonesia mil-mil cooperation and East Asian regional security with MinDef Sudarsono on December 5. Sudarsono said Indonesia wanted an effective but low-visibility security relationship with the United States. He said the GOI was focusing its air capaci [...]
2007-12-10 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID IN CH XE
07JAKARTA33592007 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR INDONESIA
[...] SUMMARY. The GOI has a strong legal framework to prevent the Worst Form of Child Labor. Implementation of these safeguards is lacking but improving. Passage of a robust anti-trafficking law in 2007 represented a step forward. Issues that need to be addressed include: child exploitation in [...]
2007-12-10 10:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3362CENTRAL JAVA -- KEYSTONE COPS MISTAKENLY SHOOT AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a bizarre incident, an Australian counterterrorism official became the target of gunfire while driving his vehicle in Central Java on November 25. He was not injured. Amid initial fears of a possible terrorist incident or maybe an attempted car-jacking, police now admit that [...]
2007-12-11 07:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID AS
07JAKARTA3363INDONESIA -- SENATOR KERRY DISCUSSES BURMA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Kerry expressed concern about the Burmese situation in a meeting with President Yudhoyono on December 10. Yudhoyono noted that he was also concerned and had urged the regime to take needed steps, but ASEAN had limited influence and needed U.S. help to push China and Indi [...]
2007-12-11 08:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM CH IN
07JAKARTA3365INDONESIA -- NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 2008 PROPOSED
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Mission welcomes the proposed visit (reftel) of NWC seminar students to Indonesia in May 2008. We request precise dates for the visit so that more definite plans can be made. Control officer will be CWO [...]
2007-12-11 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS ID
07JAKARTA3366UN SECURITY COUNCIL -- SECURING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed with GOI contacts reftel points related to extension of the mandates for the Multinational Force for Iraq, the Development Fund for Iraq, and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. Contacts promised to review the draft UNSCR text, and the Iraqi and USG le [...]
2007-12-11 10:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID IZ UNSC
07JAKARTA3367BURMA -- INDONESIA LIKELY TO RATIFY ASEAN CHARTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per Ref A, Mission continues to press key executive and legislative interlocutors--as well as prominent figures outside of government--regarding Burma and the ASEAN Charter. Our contacts generally agree that some members of the legislature are likely to voice strong, public criti [...]
2007-12-11 11:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3370ETHNIC TENSIONS FLARE IN KALIMANTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tension between the Muslim Malay and Chinese communities has flared in West Kalimantan Province on Borneo Island. Members of the two communities have been pitted against each other in several recent instances. No one has been seriously injured and the GOI has worked to calm th [...]
2007-12-12 07:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ID
07JAKARTA3375COUNTERTERRORISM -- INDONESIA RACKS UP MORE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has handed down guilty verdicts to four more terrorists involved in a series of attacks in Central Sulawesi in 2004-06. The sentences were consistent with those handed out the previous week [...]
2007-12-12 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PTER ID
07JAKARTA3377IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- CONTINUING TO ENGAGE
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed ref A points with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for International Security and Nonproliferation at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on December 12. Pol/C underscored that while Iran may have halted its nuclear weapons design and development activities, it cont [...]
2007-12-12 10:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ID IR
07JAKARTA3378CORRUPTION UPDATE -- SOLDIERS, LEGISLATORS IN THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December's corruption highlights: 15 soldiers have been convicted of involvement in illegal logging; parliament is investigating bribery allegations involving several members; more allegations of corruption have been levied against Tommy Suharto; and, controversy continues [...]
2007-12-12 10:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3382INDONESIA - COMMENTS REGARDING A POTENTIAL LOAN TO
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy would like to provide information on an Indonesian-based microfinance institution which may receive loans through an investment vehicle supported by OPIC loans. 2. (U) Headquartered in Lippo Karawaci (Tangerang - Greater Jakarta area),PT Mitra Bisnis Keluarga (MBK),[...]
2007-12-13 03:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA3389PAPUA -- MORE ON DETAINED ACTIVIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The case of a detained Papuan human rights activist may be headed towards a resolution. December 18 will mark 60 days in custody for the activist--and the date by which authorities are legally expected to decide his fate. Police and prosecutors are reportedly divided, with some [...]
2007-12-13 07:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA3390ISRAEL -- VISIT BY INDONESIAN MUSLIM SCHOLARS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The visit of five moderate Indonesian Muslim leaders to Israel December 2-8 has created small ripples of criticism in Indonesia, with a few officials and religious leaders quietly criticizing the visit. T [...]
2007-12-13 08:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA3391COUNTERTERRORISM -- TRIAL OF KEY MILITANT KICKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The trial of senior Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant Abu Dujana opened in Jakarta on December 12. Dujana was indicted on four separate counts under the Anti-Terror Law. Top prosecutors from a key task force are handling the case. Several other militants are expected to appear in [...]
2007-12-13 09:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PTER ID
07JAKARTA3395SENATOR KERRY AT THE BALI CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 9-11, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Bali, Indonesia. During the visit, Kerry met Indonesian President Yudhoyono, the Indonesian Environment Minister, and a group of Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-12-14 07:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP SENV ID
07JAKARTA3396PROLIFERATION SECURITY -- INDONESIA CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI-hosted conference on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on December 12 yielded a constructive exchange of views. U.S. and Australian participants felt the exchange moved forward the dialogue with the GOI. While noting--sometimes unhelpfully--familiar reservati [...]
2007-12-14 07:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PARM PTER ID AS
07JAKARTA3397INDONESIA -- DRAFT 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The draft text of Mission's 2007 Country Report on Terrorism for Indonesia follows in para 3. This text will be posted on Intellipedia, the USG classified website, as part of its review by Washington agen [...]
2007-12-14 07:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ID
07JAKARTA3400INDONESIA - INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy Jakarta has submitted its International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports (INCSR) on money laundering, financial crimes and counter-narcotics. Embassy's reports can be found in reftel B (submitted on 11/16) and reftel C (submitted on 11/13). HUME [...]
2007-12-14 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDID KCRM SNAR
07JAKARTA3401PAPUA -- GOI SLAPS CHARGES ON DETAINED ACTIVIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian authorities have formally charged Papuan human rights activist Sabar Iwanggin with "inciting public hatred" via inflammatory SMS texts. No trial date has been set and his lawyer reports he is being treated well in prison. Mission continues to raise concerns about th [...]
2007-12-14 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA3407KOSOVO FINAL STATUS -- ENGAGING INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Kosovo Final Status points with GOI contacts on December 14, reiterating the points on December 17. GOI interlocutors did not have any substantive response, commenting that they would review the points with Indonesia's mission in New York ahead of the December 19 [...]
2007-12-17 03:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC YI ID
07JAKARTA3408HUMAN TRAFFICKING -- INDONESIA ESCALATES LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian law enforcement agencies are escalating the war against human trafficking, armed with the robust new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law and invigorated political will. Arrest and prosecution is at a record pace and corrupt officials who facilitate trafficking are [...]
2007-12-17 05:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA3409HUMAN RIGHTS DAY -- INDONESIANS HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: International Human Rights Day was celebrated across Indonesia with civil society rallies, symposiums and much commentary about the country's human rights record. In line with the immense progress made since the fall [...]
2007-12-17 07:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3410DARFUR -- INDONESIA PREPARES PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has confirmed that it is ready to send a force of 170 police to Darfur to contribute to UN Peacekeeping Operations in Sudan. The UN has requested that the officers arrive in early January 2008, but Indonesian funding issues will likely delay the unit's [...]
2007-12-17 07:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PGOV ID SU
07JAKARTA3419LAW ENFORCEMENT -- INCREASING COOPERATION WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings, French Embassy contacts have underscored their interest in an enhanced working relationship with the U.S. on transnational crime and counter-terrorism issues. Mission has already enjoyed a productive relationship with the French in terms of anti-human traffi [...]
2007-12-18 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS ID FR
07JAKARTA3420BURMA -- ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. It also contains an Action Request in Para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of approximately 40 Indonesian civil society, labor, and media representatives gathered at Pol/C's residence on December 17 to discuss way [...]
2007-12-18 07:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM ID PGOV PREL EAID
07JAKARTA3426COUNTER-TERRORISM: MORE MILITANTS GO ON TRIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants--including senior leader Zarkasih--have been formally charged with terrorism. JI co-founder Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has also been in the news, making a none-too-veiled threat after meeting the three jailed Bali bombers. Few people believe, h [...]
2007-12-18 10:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PTER ASEC ID
07JAKARTA343ETHNIC CHINESE GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC OVER IMPROVED
[...] (C) Summary: A prominent Chinese-Indonesian human rights lawyer and leaders of NGOs focused on fighting racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination expressed guarded optimism about the status of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. In a January 25 discussion, they said a new citizenship law unequivo [...]
2007-02-08 06:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3435ENGAGING THE HILL ON INDONESIA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretaries: As you are well aware, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks recently concluded in Bali, Indonesia on December 15 with the "Bali Roadmap." While [...]
2007-12-19 06:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP ID
07JAKARTA3437BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Summary: The Indonesian firm PT Anjelika Surya Jaya (Anjelia) verified on December 13 its order of automati direction finder (ADF) receiver for F-27 aircrat detailed in reftel. An Indonesian Air Force (AF) officer confirmed on December 13 that Anjelika s a registered supplier on the IAF's su [...]
2007-12-19 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC SN ID
07JAKARTA3439SINO-INDONESIAN TIES -- CAUTIOUS BUT INCREASING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China is becoming an increasingly important player in Indonesia. It has incipient defense cooperation relations, and growing trade, investment and cultural ties with Indonesia. Taiwan and historical legacies complicate relations, while Indonesia's Chinese community offers a poi [...]
2007-12-19 08:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ECON ID CH
07JAKARTA3442RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- ISLAMIC SECT COMES UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Ahmadiyah community--an Islamic sect--have had their local activities halted by militants during a violent confrontation in West Java, December 18. Several Ahmadiyahs were injured in the melee. Mobile Brigade (a.k.a., "Brimob") units were sent in and--to the GOI' [...]
2007-12-19 10:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3447PERTAMINA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY; IRANIAN
[...] (U) Summary. In a ceremony at its Jakarta headquarters that included President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian oil company Pertamina celebrated its 50th anniversary, highlighting past achievements and future priorities. President Yudhoyono urged Pertamina [...]
2007-12-21 06:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ID IR PREL
07JAKARTA345ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) Ambassador made key points reftel to Indonesian Presidential Adviser Dino Patti Djalal on February 7. Ambassador said he was unsure of Indonesia's steps to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737, which, of course, was binding on all UN members. He urged that Indonesia rev [...]
2007-02-08 08:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR ID
07JAKARTA3450LEGISLATORS RAMP UP CRITICISM OF DEFENSE ACCORD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposed Defense Cooperation Agreement with Singapore has come under renewed attack in the Indonesian legislature (DPR). Legislators cite the allegedly adverse effect that its proposed activities would have on local farmers and fishermen near one of the accord's proposed tr [...]
2007-12-21 08:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID SN
07JAKARTA3451EXECUTION NEARING FOR BALI BOMBERS?
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The three terrorists who carried out the first Bali bombing are another step closer to execution. A Bali court has formally received the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the death sentence imposed on the t [...]
2007-12-21 09:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PTER ID
07JAKARTA3452AVIAN INFLUENZA - MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROHIBITS SAMPLE
[...] (SBU) Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari has reportedly issued instructions regulating the shipment of any biological samples outside of the country or the sharing of samples with foreign institutions without governmental permission and a signed Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA) [...]
2007-12-21 09:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3461HUMAN RIGHTS -- COURT CONTINUES REVIEW OF KEY CASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Indonesia's Supreme Court reconvenes in January to review the case file of the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir Thalib. A ruling on whether to overturn the 2006 acquittal of a key suspect is due in early 2008. In ongoing proceedings, prosecutors have called in a fo [...]
2007-12-26 05:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3464RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- GOI TRIES TO CONTAIN ATTACKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Kalla--who has close links to Muslim groups--has strongly condemned last week's attack on the Ahmadiyah religious sect. Kalla's statements placed pressure on Islamic militants seeking to use religious edicts issued by the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) to justify [...]
2007-12-26 07:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3465DEFENSE COOPERATION -- U.S. NAVY VISIT BRINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- A U.S. Navy cruiser--the USS Port Royal--visited Tanjung Priok, Jakarta's port, from December 17-20. The crew enjoyed limited shore leave, engaging in a charity event involving Indonesian children. The stop was given prominent coverage by local media. The visit was also posi [...]
2007-12-26 09:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3467PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REPORTEDLY PLANNING VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission contacts report that President Yudhoyono is planning to visit Iran, January 10-12. The President's Office has not confirmed the visit. If it is a go, it would be Yudhoyono's first visit to Iran and would reciprocate President Ahmadinejad's visit to Jakarta in May 2006 [...]
2007-12-27 05:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID IR
07JAKARTA3468CHRISTMAS IN INDONESIA -- AMID TIGHT SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the direct order of the President, Indonesian police made an impressive show of force to bolster security at churches across Indonesia during the Christmas season. No incidents of violence were reported. In public events in this Muslim majority but diverse country, politici [...]
2007-12-27 06:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL ID
07JAKARTA3469SUPREME COURT UNDER FIRE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A recent Supreme Court decision ordering new provincial elections in South Sulawesi has revived allegations of incompetence and political influence peddling at the Court. Critics of the decision--which has [...]
2007-12-27 07:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA ID
07JAKARTA347Indonesian Municipal Bonds Limited as Infrastructure
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. East Java leaders are considering issuing municipal bonds to finance development of desperately needed infrastructure in the province. Guntur Pasaribu, managing director of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX),predicts strong local demand for the bonds, once issued. An immature [...]
2007-02-09 00:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ENRG PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3471DIPLOMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY FOR INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Indonesia have real opportunities within the bilateral relationship to move their respective environmental agendas forward. The Government of Indonesia used the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to highlight its environmental resources [...]
2007-12-27 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON EAID KPAO PREL ID
07JAKARTA3472IRAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: TRADING CAR PARTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 09:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETRD KFTN EFIN ID IR
07JAKARTA3479U.S. ELECTIONS -- OUTREACH TO ISLAMIC STUDENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A group of approximately 45 students gathered at Pol/C's residence on December 27 for a forum devoted to the 2008 U.S. elections. Pol/C reviewed the presidential election process, while U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) Director discussed Congressional and gubernatorial races. Th [...]
2007-12-28 06:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3480MGPK02 -- INDONESIAN REACTION TO BHUTTO
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian President Yudhoyono has expressed shock at the news of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, strongly condemning the attack. Other members of the GOI--as well as legislators--have also co [...]
2007-12-28 07:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ID PK
07JAKARTA3484CONTROVERSIAL EX-MINISTER MAKES A COMEBACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months after his removal from the Cabinet in the wake of corruption allegations, former minister Yusril Mahendra is making a political comeback. The Palace recently appointed Yusril to be a Presidential legal adviser. There are also reports that he may be nominated to beco [...]
2007-12-28 08:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR KISL ID
07JAKARTA3487INDONESIA UPDATES RULES ON POLITICAL PARTIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After much discussion, the Indonesian legislature (DPR) recently passed comprehensive legislation on political parties. The legislation--which should be signed into law soon--is meant to: encourage more political participation; press women's involvement; and, set out new guid [...]
2007-12-31 03:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ID
07JAKARTA3488AI - SUPARI INTERVIEW RAISES SCIENCE VS. POLITICS ANALYSIS
[...] (U) In a December 19 online interview in the journal "Nature", Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari reiterated her position that developed countries benefit from the sharing of avian influenza virus samples at the expense of poorer, developing countries (full text available at: http://emboj.org [...]
2007-12-31 05:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3490RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- ARRESTS MADE IN ATTACKS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The police have arrested approximately 50 people in connection with attacks on an Islamic sect in West Java. Prosecutors are examining whether to bring formal charges. Local Muslim leaders played a positive role in making sure the arrests were peaceful. The fact that the arre [...]
2007-12-31 05:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL ID
07JAKARTA353FIRST ROUND OF U.S.-INDONESIA MLAT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] Summary. (U) On January 23-25, delegations from the U.S. and Indonesia met in Jakarta for a first round of negotiations aimed at conclusion of a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) between the two countries. The discussions were friendly and productive. All participants agreed that an MLA [...]
2007-02-09 02:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS CJAN KTIA ID
07JAKARTA368INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary: Indonesia's exports soared to a record US$ 100.7 billion in 2006, largely due to high world commodity prices. Ministry of Industry (MOI) Secretary General Agus Tjahajana announced on January 18 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) expects manufacturing sector output to grow by 7.9% [...]
2007-02-09 08:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA369The Two Faces of Irwandi, Governor and GAM Leader
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, February 7, Irwandi Yusuf was sworn in as the Governor of Aceh by the Minister of Home Affairs, becoming the first directly elected Governor in Aceh's history and marking an important milestone in the Aceh peace process. Several hours later GAM staged a second, highl [...]
2007-02-09 08:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA380DEMARCHE REGARDING MINUSTAH RENEWAL DELIVERED
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Ramadansyah Hasan in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. We did so in the absence of our usual contact for UN Haiti issues. Ramadansyah, whom we were meeting concerning UN Iran issues, soug [...]
2007-02-12 08:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH FR SA RU PE ID
07JAKARTA388DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF
[...] (C) We called again on our contact in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on February 12 to inquire about any results of the GOI's investigation of the possible conventional arms purchases reported ref b. We emphasized tha [...]
2007-02-13 07:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC ID
07JAKARTA389INDONESIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HAMAS AND FATAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 07:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG KISL ID
07JAKARTA390USITC ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON POLYESTER STAPLE FIBER
[...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel request for Indonesia industry-wide information related to certain polyester staple fiber. End Summary. 2. Post obtained information and data contained in para 4 through the Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Production Association (ISFPA) and through pub [...]
2007-02-14 01:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ID
07JAKARTA403EMBASSY JAKARTA'S NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'S
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta is pleased to nominate two outstanding candidates for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Our two candidates are: --Suciwati Munir, widow of prominent human rights worker Munir Thalib and a courageous human rights activist who has turned her [...]
2007-02-14 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07JAKARTA406MORE ACTIVITY IN INDONESIA ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary. The Middle East continues to be a hot topic in Indonesia, both within the government and civil society. On the Israel-Palestine conflict, the GOI has condemned Israel's excavations at the base of the al-Aqsa mosque. The GOI has also congratulated the Palestinian Authority for ag [...]
2007-02-15 01:42:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL KISL ID
07JAKARTA414ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance on December 29 issued guidelines for guarantees of power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) "crash program" to develop an additional 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity by 2010. On January 16, state power company PLN signed [...]
2007-02-15 08:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA415SUICIDE OF PAPUAN PRISONER IN ABEPURA CASE
[...] (U) On February 2, 24-year old Yasya Echo Merano Berotabui ("Echo") died in Abepura Hospital after taking an overdose of malaria pills in a Papuan prison. He had been sentenced last July to four years for failing to obey police orders during the March 16 riots in Abepura, Papua (reftel). [...]
2007-02-15 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ID
07JAKARTA427AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON VP KALLA
[...] (C) During a Feb. 15 farewell call, the Ambassador congratulated Vice-President Kalla on the successful election process in Aceh; expressed support for government efforts to control violence in Sulawesi; urged the GOI to open Papua to foreign visitors; raised plans to increase USG technical a [...]
2007-02-16 05:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET PINS ABLD ID
07JAKARTA429WIRAJUDA RAISES BURMA, MIDEAST IN AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's farewell call on February 13, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda said he was pressing ASEAN to form a three-country "troika" (Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore) to re-engage Burma. The Ambassador questioned the efficacy of ASEAN's dialogue with [...]
2007-02-16 06:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEAN XF BM ID
07JAKARTA430JCS CHAIRMAN PACE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on February 13 in Jakarta to discuss a range of strategic issues, including bilateral military-to-military cooperation, instability in the Middle East and future East [...]
2007-02-16 07:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS ID
07JAKARTA431INDONESIA - FEB 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced four new AI cases since Ref A, including two fatalities, but NAMRU-2 tested samples from two of these cases as negative for H5N1 infection. The discrepancy has forced local WHO authorities to wrestle with the classification of official [...]
2007-02-16 08:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA452AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a farewell call on Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono on February 16, the Ambassador reviewed progress in bilateral relations and military-to- military cooperation and stressed continued progress on military reform was important to a good relationship. Describing Pap [...]
2007-02-20 09:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA460UNSCR 1737 FREEZING ASSETS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] Following up on Ambassador's demarche with National Security Adviser Djalal on February 7 (ref c),we met with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on February 12 to convey points and information [...]
2007-02-21 08:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR
07JAKARTA461AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON JAKARTA GOVERNOR SUTIYOSO
[...] On February 16, Ambassador Pascoe, accompanied by DCM and Management Counselor, paid his farewell call on Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso. Sutiyoso was joined by several staff members including his senior advisors on land issues from the historical preservation, city planning and zoning offices. [...]
2007-02-21 09:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ABLD AMGT ID
07JAKARTA474AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) During a Feb. 16 farewell call on President Yudhoyono (SBY),Amb. Pascoe raised conditions in Papua and explained U.S. plans to help build capacity there. SBY said the national cabinet and the two provincial governors have agreed on a development strategy. SBY endorsed the provision of [...]
2007-02-22 07:46:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV ABLD PHUM ID
07JAKARTA475INDONESIA IPR - ANNUAL SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since Indonesia's upgrade to the Special 301 Watch List in November 2006, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has continued to make steady progress towards improving its enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). A National Intellectual Property (IP) Task F [...]
2007-02-22 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR ID
07JAKARTA485INDONESIA Q MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND BANK INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 00:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA486INDONESIA - MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND BANK INDONESIA
[...] Summary. On December 27, 2006, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati officially launched a new organizational structure for the Directorate General for Tax (DGT) that reduces the operational role of the DGT headquarters in Jakarta, divides the DGT headquarters into functional Directorate [...]
2007-02-23 00:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA49INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: The Indonesian Textile Association announced on December 7 that Indonesia's textile and garment exports reached $7.2 billion for the first nine months of 2006, and should meet earlier projections of $9 billion for 2006. Director General for International Trade Diah Maulida stated on [...]
2007-01-08 08:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA497 Baby steps towards a Truth Commission for Aceh
[...] SUMMARY: Authorities from Jakarta held a conference February 15 in Banda Aceh to discuss issues surrounding the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for Aceh mandated by the August 2005 Helsinki MOU and Indonesian law. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Human Rig [...]
2007-02-23 06:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC ID
07JAKARTA504INDONESIA - FEB 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the February 16 joint media statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and World Health Organization (WHO),Indonesia has not yet resumed the sharing of AI samples. Various Indonesian media outlets have quoted Minister of Health Fadillah Supari as saying Indonesia will no [...]
2007-02-23 08:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA507BURMA-INDONESIA JOINT COMMISSION MEETS IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary. After three postponements, the Burma-Indonesia Joint Commission met in Jakarta on February 14 - 15. The Commission agreed to develop bilateral cooperation in sectors including commerce and trade, forestry, tourism, law enforcement, culture, and education, but more detailed agr [...]
2007-02-23 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN BM ID
07JAKARTA508Lapindo Mudflow Victim Demonstrations End Peacefully
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hundreds of residents displaced by the Lapindo mudflow disaster (Reftel) demonstrated February 22 bringing Surabaya rush hour traffic to a standstill. Protestors rejected local political leaders' and the head of the National Mudflow Disaster Management Team's (Timnas) relocatio [...]
2007-02-23 09:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ASEC CACS ID
07JAKARTA510CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REFORM PROCESS TAKES A NEW DIRECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY On February 21, Minister of Law and Human Rights Hamid Awaludin met with the DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) to discuss a more fundamental approach to revising the criminal procedure code. Awaludin expressed his belief that the current drafting efforts have been too cons [...]
2007-02-26 05:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM ID
07JAKARTA514JUDICIAL COMMISSION FAILS TO ADVANCE REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Judicial Commission, formed in 2005 to strengthen the accountability and integrity of the judiciary, has fallen far short of expectations and has yet to play a constructive role in judicial reform. The Commission's primary task, to monitor the behavior of judges and recommend sancti [...]
2007-02-26 06:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA KCOR ID
07JAKARTA515USG PUSHES INDONESIA TO HELP STOP STATE SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary: During his February 19-20 visit to Jakarta, Special Representative for Social Issues, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, conveyed the USG's concern over the Burmese government's use of rape as an instrument of violence in three separate meetings with Indonesian Department of Foreign A [...]
2007-02-26 06:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEAN BM ID
07JAKARTA517AMBASSADOR REES MEETS BURMA CAUCUS CHAIR
[...] (C) In a February 20 meeting with Djoko Susilo, the Chairman of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) Caucus on Burma, Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees commended the DPR's activism on Burma (Ref A),and discussed additional measures the DPR might take [...]
2007-02-26 07:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA545INDONESIA'S DETACHMENT 88 HITTING ITS STRIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since first emerging in the wake of the 2002 Bali terror attacks, Detachment 88 has begun to establish itself as the counterterrorism flagship of the Indonesian National Police (INP). A growing list of successful CT operations marks the Detachment's maturing capabilities. Recentl [...]
2007-02-27 23:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA567AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE SHARING UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Jakarta World Health Organization Representative (WHO) Georg Peterson told us on February 28 that Minister of Health Fadillah Supari and WHO Director Margaret Chan had agreed during a telephone call the previous evening that the Ministry of Health (MOH) would immediately resume [...]
2007-02-28 08:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA568Bangka Elections: Age, Guile, (and Money Politics) Propel
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bangka Belitung Province very narrowly elected Eko Maulana governor on February 22. The election was plagued by flawed voter lists and other problems, but logistically ran smoothly and peacefully. Eko, an old school politician, aggressively used race and religion to attack his [...]
2007-02-28 08:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA576AMB. REES RAISES RAPE IN BURMA WITH ASEAN SYG ONG
[...] (C) Summary: On Feb. 19, Special Representative for Social Issues, Amb. Grover Joseph Rees, conveyed the USG concern over Burma's use of rape as an instrument of policy to ASEAN Secretary-General (SYG) Ong Keng Yong. Amb. Rees pushed for ASEAN support of a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolu [...]
2007-03-01 01:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEAN BM ID
07JAKARTA585 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary: An Indonesian Air Force (IAF) representative confirmed on February 6 that the IAF placed an order for reftel goods with the Singaporean firm Litebub Technologies (LT),through a local Indonesian IAF supplier. The representative also confirmed that the IAF expects to receive the g [...]
2007-03-01 08:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA587BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary: On January 9th PT Azka Megah Dirgantara (Dirgantara) verified its August 2006 order of thirty Anti Gravity Suits from the U.S. firm Life Support International Inc., under application number 05-101332. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) also confirmed its order of the Anti Gravity Sui [...]
2007-03-01 10:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA588Peace Concert Shows that the Acehnese are Putting the Past
[...] (U) Summary: In Central Aceh, a remote district which was formerly the scene of some of the Aceh conflict's worst violence and which is still sees relatively little NGO activity, the people have put the past behind them and are looking to agriculture for prosperity. Syariah Islam and the relig [...]
2007-03-01 10:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS SOCI KDEM ASEC ID
07JAKARTA590 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-01 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA592 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary: An Indonesian Air Force (IAF) representative confirmed on February 6 that the IAF placed an order for reftel goods with the Singaporean firm Litebub Technologies (LT),through a local Indonesian IAF supplier. The representative also confirmed that the IAF expects to receive the g [...]
2007-03-02 01:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA597Newmont Trial Update; Visit to Buyat Bay
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Newmont trial continues to inch towards a conclusion within the next two months. The prosecution's February 23 response to the defense's final arguments yielded no significant new twists or surprises. After the court proceedings, we visited and dived on Buyat Bay and found [...]
2007-03-02 04:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV ID
07JAKARTA63INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECEMBER
[...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on January 2, 2007 that December inflation rose to 1.21% month-on-month (MoM),mainly due to higher rice prices. On January 4, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 9.5%, a signal that the bank [...]
2007-01-09 08:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA635PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES ANTI-TERROR MEASURES, NAMRU
[...] (C) In a February 26 hearing with several security Ministries, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government of Indonesia to address terrorism's root causes more forcefully. The DPR's Commission I, the Commission for foreign policy and defense issues, summoned Coordinatin [...]
2007-03-06 05:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM KISL SN ID
07JAKARTA640INDONESIA: MALUKU/AMBON REBUILDING EFFORTS CONTINUE TO MAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a two-day trip to Ambon, capitol of Maluku province and an area once characterized by sectarian conflict, Feb. 22-23, Consulate General Surabaya Public Affairs Officer (PAO) met with a variety of local contacts to discuss the current situation in the area and ideas for future [...]
2007-03-06 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID PINS PREF ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA653INDONESIA MACROECONOMY - STRONG 2006 BUT CHALLENGES LOOM IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) successfully restored macroeconomic stability in 2006, implementing prudent monetary and fiscal policies and paving the way for a rebound in gross domestic product (GDP) growth. These policies contributed to stable prices, a strong currency, low [...]
2007-03-07 08:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA660DEFENDERS OF THE FAITHFUL: DEWAN DAKWAH ISLAMIYAH
[...] (C) Summary. On February 22, we met with the Executive Board of Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia (DDII),a historically important hard-line Islamist group whose charitable wing, KOMPAK, has been linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). DDII, which has a reputation for being anti-West, anti-Semitic a [...]
2007-03-08 00:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA67ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006
[...] Summary. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) announced on December 13 that 18 companies and consortia won tenders for 18 oil and gas blocks across Indonesia, committing $235.8 million in exploration funds over three years. On December 20, the Ministry of Finance signed memoran [...]
2007-01-09 09:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA672 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative t Indonesian victims. Th [...]
2007-03-08 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA688Yogyakarta Earthquake: Economic Recovery Rapid,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The May 2006 earthquake that shook Yogyakarta and surrounding areas caused $2-3 billion of damage and destroyed over 33,000 businesses, mostly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). ConGen Surabaya visited the affected areas on February 12-13, 2007 and met regional economic and bu [...]
2007-03-09 08:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAID PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA698 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA699 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA700 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA701 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA706U.S. TEAM VISITS INDONESIA'S SULAWESI SEA AREA
[...] (C) Summary. In late January, a DS/ATA-led team of U.S. and GOI security officials sponsored by S/CT assessed the security needs along Indonesia's Sulawesi Sea border areas. The visit was part of the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) targeting the strategic Indonesia-Malaysia-Philip [...]
2007-03-12 08:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA72DPR VICE CHAIRMAN RECALLED BY HIS OWN PARTY
[...] (C) On January 8 the Reform Star Party (PBR) exercised its right to recall member Zaenal Ma'arif from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR). Zaenal, who served as the Vice Chairman of the DPR, had systematically aggravated the PBR party leadership by neglecting his constituents in nort [...]
2007-01-09 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA721INDONESIA TAKES FINAL STEP TO ROLL BACK BLANKET BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Most analysts expect little short-term reaction from bank depositors when the Indonesian Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) takes the final step of reducing its deposit insurance coverage on March 22 to Rp 100 million ($11,050) per depositor per bank. While some large deposito [...]
2007-03-13 08:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA724ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - February 2007
[...] Summary. Pertamina delayed naming the tender winners for partial equity in its stake of 12 oil and gas blocks on February 27. Pertamina also announced it will work with foreign companies to develop biodiesel technology. The GOI said 12 of 20 oil and gas blocks it offered for the latest tender [...]
2007-03-13 12:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA725INDONESIA RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN'S MIDDLE EAST PEACE
[...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John inquired about Pakistani President Musharraf's Middle East peace initiative during his meeting with Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director General Imron Cotan. According to Cotan, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda attended the meeting as part of Indonesia [...]
2007-03-13 22:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL ID
07JAKARTA726DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Director General for Defense Strategy BG Dadi Susanto told EAP DAS Eric John March 7 that defense spending was still below the Indonesian military's (TNI) needs but was the government's second-highest priority after education; that the TNI was satisfied with the pace of military-t [...]
2007-03-14 00:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA727DAS JOHN ENGAGES PARLIAMENTARIANS AND GOI ON BURMA
[...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John discussed Burma with members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Caucus on Burma and, in a separate meeting, with GOI Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Imron Cotan. DAS John emphasized that Indonesia' [...]
2007-03-14 00:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA734INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM
[...] PolCouns delivered reftel demarche March 14 to Mohammad Hery Saripudin, Deputy Director in the Directorate of International Security and and Disarmament Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Saripudin agreed to convey the non-paper to the appropriate office. We will report any subst [...]
2007-03-14 06:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA ID
07JAKARTA735GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] PolCouns, accompanied by Russian Counselor Sergei Lobanov, delivered reftel demarche March 14 to Mohammad Koba, Head of Section for Itra-State Conflict in the Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament. Koba was assigned to receive the demarche at the [...]
2007-03-14 07:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ID
07JAKARTA738KOSOVO NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) PolCouns met March 14 with Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and International Security Mohammad Hery Saripudin to follow-up the ref B demarche made by the Charge and deliver the points contained in ref. A. Saripudin attempted to explain away some of the press [...]
2007-03-14 08:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA739DAS JOHN'S MEETINGS WITH THE ASEAN SECGEN, FOREIGN
[...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John called on Imron Cotan, Secretary General of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal. On March 7, Cotan welcomed DAS John's proposal to inte [...]
2007-03-14 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN PREL PGOV KPAL KISL AORC ID
07JAKARTA740CDA COURTESY CALL ON NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary. On March 13, the CDA made a courtesy call on the new Saudi ambassador to Indonesia, Abdulrahman Mohammed Amen A. Alkhayyat. The Ambassador told us that the Saudi Embassy engages with the GOI primarily on labor and religious pilgrimage issues. When asked for his opinion of Indo [...]
2007-03-14 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL ID
07JAKARTA754JUSTICE CONTINUES TO ELUDE VICTIMS OF 1998-1999
[...] (C) Summary: On March 7, the Indonesian parliament's (DPR) consultative council rejected the legal affairs committee's (Commission III) recommendation to set up an ad-hoc human rights court on the 1998-1999 killings of 29 civilian protestors by the Indonesian military (TNI) at Trisakti Univer [...]
2007-03-15 08:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM ID
07JAKARTA766INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007
[...] Summary: On February 1, "Eyes on the Forest", a coalition of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs),protested a Government of Indonesia (GOI) plan to auction 130,000 hectares of former concession areas in Riau and Jambi for plantation use. On February 13-16, the Indonesian Ministries of [...]
2007-03-16 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA767THE SECRETARY,S MARCH 22 MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Wirajuda appreciates the Secretary's invitation to meet with her in Washington and looks forward to the opportunity to exchange views on the Middle East and UNSC issues. FM Wirajuda is the GOI point man behind Indonesia's recent activism on Israel-Palestinian issues and S [...]
2007-03-16 09:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
07JAKARTA768UNSC/IRAN: INDONESIA WANTS MORE TIME ON UNSC ACTION
[...] (C) Summary. On March 16, Charge and PolCouns pressed several Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs officials and advisors to President Yudhoyono to support the P-5 UNSC resolution on Iran (reftels). Foreign Minister Wirajuda, who is currently traveling in Europe, will ultimately decide th [...]
2007-03-16 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA777INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007
[...] Summary: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu said on February 26 that a global economic slowdown could reduce Indonesia's export growth to 14.5% in 2007, lower than the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) 20% target. The GOI issued a regulation on January 2 granting tax incentives for Indonesian comp [...]
2007-03-20 07:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA778INDONESIA PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING BILL
[...] (U) On March 20, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill during a morning plenary session. The bill enjoyed the full support of all ten political factions in the DPR and was ratified without a vote. Muhaimin Iskandar, the Deputy Chairman of [...]
2007-03-20 08:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID
07JAKARTA790INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY
[...] Summary. Despite economic disruption due to severe flooding in Jakarta February 2-11, month-on-month (MoM) consumer price inflation in Indonesia rose modestly by 0.6% in February 2007, or 6.3% year-on-year (YoY). In response, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut its benchmark 30-day BI Certificate (SBI) i [...]
2007-03-21 03:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA796DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
[...] (U) In a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, we conveyed the names for listing contained reftel. Yunus and Santoso said that this matter was handled by experts at Indonesia's Mission to the U.N. in New [...]
2007-03-21 06:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA CG ID
07JAKARTA805DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) We raised the situation in Zimbabwe in a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, per reftels. We urged the GOI to publicly condemn the Zimbabwe regime's violence against the opposition and to support urg [...]
2007-03-21 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNHRC PHUM PGOV ZI ID
07JAKARTA806DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA: HRC OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
[...] (U) On March 21, met with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate to urge that the Human Rights Council not take up the question of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories outside the context of the Mandate R [...]
2007-03-21 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDUNHRC PREL PHUM ISCON ID
07JAKARTA821CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISIONS GENERATE POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Indonesia's Constitutional Court, created in 2003 to improve rule of law and act as a check on Legislative and Executive power, has been the subject of intense criticism by the media and public after a series of controversial decisions overturned important pieces of legislation. Court d [...]
2007-03-22 05:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA822Indonesia: Central Java NU Leader Views on
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Consulate General Surabaya met with Muhammad Adnan, Chairman of Central Java Nadhlatul Ulama (CJNU),Central Java's largest Muslim organization, and his deputies on March 2, 2007. Adnan commented that CJNU is less involved in local politics than its East Java counterpart and East [...]
2007-03-22 06:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SCUL SOCI PTER ID
07JAKARTA826TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: POSO TERRORISTS CONVICTED
[...] (U) Three Indonesians involved in the October 2005 beheading attacks in Poso, Central Sulawesi, were convicted of terrorism in Jakarta on March 21. They were sentenced to 20, 14 and 14 years respectively. The sentences imposed, while less than the maximum, appear to be the result of the defe [...]
2007-03-22 09:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA827INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20-21, Indonesian National Police (INP) units, including Detachment 88 officers trained by DS/ATA, carried out CT operations in Central Java that resulted in the arrest of at least five suspected terrorists. INP units fatally shot one suspect in a shootout Tuesday night [...]
2007-03-22 09:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR
07JAKARTA830RESPONSE ON UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES IN THE ASEAN
[...] (U) We met with Deputy Director for ARF Issues Aji Surya at the Department of Foreign Affairs on March 21 to present U.S. proposals (reftel) and hear initial Indonesian reactions. Proposals had been faxed to Surya the preceding day. Surya stressed that his comments were "preliminary" only an [...]
2007-03-22 09:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ARF MARR EAID PARM XB ID
07JAKARTA851KUWAITI AMBASSADOR WELCOMES INDONESIAN ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary. CDA met Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohammad Fadel Khalaf on March 20 to discuss Indonesia's Middle East initiatives. The Kuwaiti Ambassador has encouraged Indonesian activism on the Middle East. On Iran, Khalaf said the GOK had raised its concerns about Iran's nuclear program repeate [...]
2007-03-23 07:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA852PAPUA GOVERNOR OUTLINES DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WELCOMES
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a March 16 meeting with Charge and USAID and Embassy officials, Governor Barnabas Suebu explained that his development strategy for Papua focuses on four areas: good governance, village-based development, infrastructure improvements, and law and order. Suebu said that his [...]
2007-03-23 08:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA853THE PEACE CORPS AND INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Mr. Director, I wanted to thank your personally for sending an excellent Peace Corps Assessment team to Indonesia on short notice. The Embassy staff, a number of whom are former Peace Corps volunteers, set up an outstanding program for the team, with visits to a range of potential Peace [...]
2007-03-23 09:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID
07JAKARTA854ENGAGING INDONESIA ON BIOFUELS POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 17. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambitious 5 year, multi-billion dollar investment plan to boost biofuel production to 200,000 barrels per day by 2010. At a high-profile media event on January 9 the GOI signed [...]
2007-03-23 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV ID
07JAKARTA86MARITIME SECURITY IN NORTH SULAWESI
[...] (C) Summary. Indonesian officials in North Sulawesi are eager for bilateral security assistance to make up for Jakarta's meager investment in developing the area's maritime security assets. Foreign assistance and training programs are essential for Indonesia to develop effective maritime law [...]
2007-01-10 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA87AMBASSADOR URGES FORMIN WIRAJUDA TO SUPPORT UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Wirajuda remained non-committal on support for our draft UNSC resolution on Burma. He continued to question whether the Burmese regime poses a significant threat to international peace and security. The GOI, he said, [...]
2007-01-10 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ASEAN SY BM ID
07JAKARTA871UNSC/KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON AHTISAARI
[...] (C) Summary. According to an official at Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, the GOI is still developing its position on independence for Kosovo. Despite long-held principles that would preclude support for an independent Kosovo, our contact conceded that the GOI would remain flexible [...]
2007-03-26 23:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK YI ID
07JAKARTA882WEST JAVA'S GREEN UNIVERSITIES: ISLAM ON CAMPUS
[...] (C) Summary. On February 28-March 1, poloffs traveled to Bandung, West Java, the wellspring of Indonesia's hard-line "tarbiyah" student movement, which is modeled after the Muslim Brotherhood and originated there in the 1970s. The development of the tarbiyah movement arguably brought about a [...]
2007-03-27 07:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA897JAKARTA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS VERDICTS IN TIMIKA CASE
[...] (SBU) On March 7, the Jakarta High Court announced that it had upheld the Central Jakarta District Court's guilty verdicts (reftel) of Anthonius Wamang and his co-conspirators Agustinus Anggaibak (AKA Johnny Kasomol),Yulianus Deikme, Ishak Onawatme, Esau Onawatme, and Yairus Kiwak in connectio [...]
2007-03-28 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA906JAKARTA: EAC MEETING, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 29, 2007, to discuss the issues of airline safety in Indonesia and the recent arrest of 8 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members in East Java. The CG and ECONCOUNS discussed a recent media release by the Indonesian Dire [...]
2007-03-29 06:26:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER CASC AEMR ASEC PGOV EAIR ID
07JAKARTA908COMMISSION ON TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HEARINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Following up on two days of hearings in Bali in February, the Commission of Truth and Friendship Indonesia-Timor Leste (CTF) began a weeklong series of hearings March 26-30. Featuring both prominent (Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Belo and former Indonesian President Habibie) [...]
2007-03-29 12:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KAWC TT ID
07JAKARTA92MARITIME SECURITY IN NORTH SULAWESI
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian officials in North Sulawesi are eager for bilateral security assistance to make up for Jakarta's meager investment in developing the area's maritime security assets. Foreign assistance and training programs are essential for Indonesia to develop effective maritime law [...]
2007-01-11 04:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA930FORMIN WIRAJUDA GRILLED OVER UNSC IRAN VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda defended Indonesia's vote in support of UNSCR 1747 before a hostile parliamentary committee. Despite Wirajuda's thorough explanation of the GOI's decision and the purpose of the resolution, the legislators accused him of [...]
2007-03-30 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA931INDONESIA - CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. On March 22, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) unveiled a new, three-tier rating system for Indonesian Airlines that places the majority of domestic carriers in the middle, or "not fully compliant" category, including state-owned Garuda. Despite complaints about [...]
2007-04-01 22:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA932SECURITY ISSUES AT FREEPORT MINE IN PAPUA,
[...] (C) Summary. Executives of the U.S.-owned Freeport mine near Timika, Papua, report that despite a difficult start, police Mobile Brigade personnel have successfully taken over the Indonesian Armed Forces' old role in supporting the company's security operations. Freeport provides some financ [...]
2007-04-01 22:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PGOV EMIN CASC ID
07JAKARTA933MARCH 28 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE
[...] (SBU) Indonesian Health Minister Dr. Fadilah Supari repeatedly pledged to resume sharing avian influenza (AI) samples with the international community during the March 29 "High Level Meeting on Responsible Practices for Sharing Avian Influenza Viruses and Resulting Benefit" in Jakarta. Supari [...]
2007-04-01 22:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JAKARTA947INDONESIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PLANS WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (SBU) On April 2, we received the following letter dated March 28, 2007 from Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono: The Honorable John Heffern Charge d'Affaires/Deputy Ambassador Embassy of the United States of America Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-4 Jakarta 10110 Dear Deputy Ambassador: I am [...]
2007-04-02 07:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA949EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR ATTRIBUTES INDONESIA'S UNSCR
[...] (C) As part of a series of courtesy calls on Arab ambassadors to discuss Indonesia's Middle East peace initiatives and Iran's nuclear program (refs A and B),CDA met with Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed El Sayed on March 30. El Sayed was non-committal about the utility of Indonesian peacemaking e [...]
2007-04-02 23:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA97FURTHER EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 09:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA972HEAT STILL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO FOLLOWING IRAN
[...] (C) A number of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from across party lines, including the Speaker himself, continued their vocal assault on Indonesia's decision to vote for UNSCR 1747. Despite the heated rhetoric and highly public critique of the administration's decision [...]
2007-04-04 10:41:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA978INDONESIA'S INSURANCE SECTOR STILL STRUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary. A decade after the financial crisis, Indonesia's small insurance sector continues to suffer from weak regulation and poor enforcement, inadequate training, low professional standards, and insufficient capital. A few players dominate the sector, and some small, non-transparent f [...]
2007-04-05 01:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA98FURTHER EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Post continued to press the GOI to support the draft UNSC resolution on Burma. On January 10 and again on January 11, the Ambassador pressed Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal again on Burma, emphasizing the need for Indonesia to take a leadership role in the UNSC on this imp [...]
2007-01-11 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA987DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] We delivered reftel text as a nonpaper to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on April 5. We discussed the paper on the margins of a meeting with Yonatri Rilmania, who is responsible for financial sanctions in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament. We urged that [...]
2007-04-05 08:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR ID
07JAKARTA990INDONESIA - NOTIFICATION OF FAA DOWNGRADE
[...] This is an action request - see para 9 2. (SBU) Summary. On April 4, The Charge informed Minister of Transportation M. Hatta Rajasa of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) decision to downgrade Indonesia's safety oversight category to Category Two (reftel). Rajasa made few comments [...]
2007-04-05 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA993RELIGIOUS LEADERS MEET IN BOGOR TO BRIDGE
[...] (C) Summary. Sunni and Shi'a religious and political figures from the Muslim world met in Bogor on April 3-4 to bridge the Sunni-Shi'a sectarian divide, especially in Iraq. Despite high expectations, only eight Muslim countries sent representatives; aside from the Pakistani Minister of Relig [...]
2007-04-09 09:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL PGOV IZ ID
07JAKARTA994ASSESSMENT OF INDONESIA'S POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia will resist taking a clear position on the Ahtisaari proposal for Kosovo until the last minute and will look for UNSC consensus and a solution agreed by both Serbia and Kosovo. We see little prospect for Indonesian leadership on Kosovo, nor even tacit support for Kosov [...]
2007-04-09 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPAO UNMIK PGOV YI EU ID
07JEDDAH315DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JULY 31 GCC+2 MEETING
[...] ABOVE-REFERENCED DEMARCHE (REFTL B) WAS DELIVERED ORALLY BY CONSULATE OFFICIALS TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL JULY 23, 2007. TONEY [...]
2007-07-23 13:01:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SA
07JEDDAH316DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JULY 31 GCC+2 MEETING
[...] Above-referenced demarche (Reftel B) was delivered orally by Consulate Officials to MFA Director General July 23, 2007. TONEY [...]
2007-07-23 13:51:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SA
07JEDDAH392SAUDIS UNSURPRISED BY SHARIF'S RETURN; CONCERNED WITH MAINTAINING STABILITY IN PAKISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Fraker's September 11 meeting with Prince Muqrin, Head of the General Intelligence Presidency, Muqrin reiterated the SAG's commitment to accepting Sharif while in exile but added that Sharif had not heeded Saad Al-Hariri's warning not to return to Pakistan. (NOTE: A [...]
2007-09-12 06:31:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SA
07JEDDAH396SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON: AMCIT DEPENDENT, FUTURE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. During a September 12 discussion with Ambassador Ford Fraker and Jeddah Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal summarized the SAG position on a variety of issues. The Prince stated the importance of working in partnership with the U.S. to addr [...]
2007-09-13 12:35:00Consulate JeddahSECRET//NOFORNCVIS ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KIRF KTFN SA
07JEDDAH419MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 14 AND
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on September 14, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque devoted his sermon to the holy month of Ramadan. He stressed the importance of total abstinence and helping the poor. The following week he continued on the same theme, [...]
2007-09-30 09:01:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL SA
07JEDDAH450MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 28 AND
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on September 28, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque focused his sermon once again on Ramadan. He repeated his call for the congregation to read the Koran and stressed the importance of purifying oneself to prepare for the [...]
2007-10-17 11:16:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL SA
07JEDDAH469MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA OCTOBER 19 AND
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on October 19, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque focused his sermon on respect for family values and how it relates to current discontent in the Muslim world. On October 26, Sheikh Mohammad Saleh al-Munajjid at the Omar b [...]
2007-10-31 16:06:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL SA
07JEDDAH481VISIT OF STAS FEDEROFF TO KAUST GROUNDBREAKING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the King SIPDIS Abdullah University for Science and Technology on October 21. The university is part of a development plan to also include a Petroleum Complex and King Abdullah Economic C [...]
2007-11-24 06:15:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON TNGD TPHY KISL SA
07JEDDAH485I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME
[...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...]
2007-11-24 15:26:00Consulate JeddahSECRETSOCI SCUL KWMN SA
07JEDDAH492HEJAZIS UPSET BY FATWA ABUSE IN ONGOING ISLAMIC
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Dr. Izzat Atiyya of al-Azhar University's Hadith Department issued a polemical fatwa last May arguing that women and men could work together provided that they become family members through breastfeeding. This is one of several fatwas that the Islamic establishment has issu [...]
2007-11-27 12:03:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN SA
07JEDDAH498VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE HEJAZ:
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While the number of reported domestic abuse cases varies depending on the source, Hejazi (inhabitants of the Western Province) experts focused on addressing violence against women agree that the number of cases in the Western Province is rising. The President of [...]
2007-11-30 18:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN SA
07JEDDAH506MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA NOVEMBER 16, 23,
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Grand Mufti recommended on November 30 that terrorists be sentenced to "Had al-Haraba," a Quranic punishment that can include execution followed by displaying the body in crucified pose. Sermons in the Eastern Province's al-Khobar al-Rawdha Grand Mosque on November 16 [...]
2007-12-09 08:51:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL SA
07JEDDAH508KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY: BRAVE IDEAS, SHAKY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after the launch of construction, the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) remains the flagship among the megaprojects that represent King Abdullah's push for modernization and economic diversification. Although the King's support for the city still appears stron [...]
2007-12-10 15:12:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ELAB ENRG EPET
07JEDDAH512ABHA 2030: ASIR DEPUTY GOV DISCUSSES REFORMS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: While in Abha to open the American Culture and Commerce Festival organized by Consulate General Jeddah, the CG met with the Deputy Governor (DG) of Asir to discuss the status of ongoing reforms in the province. These reforms, collectively known as "Abha 2030," include modernizing [...]
2007-12-15 18:27:00Consulate JeddahSECRETECON EIND ELAB SCUL SOCI
07JEDDAH519INSIDE PRINCE KHALED'S DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 16 meeting with the CG, prominent Jeddah businessman Loay Bougary (strictly protect) described Prince Khaled's development plans for Mecca Province, and gave a detailed account of the consultative cabinet of experts which the prince organized to advise on these [...]
2007-12-29 15:15:00Consulate JeddahSECRETECON PGOV SA SCUL SOCI
07JEDDAH520MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA: MT. ARAFAT DEC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Grand Mufti gave a special sermon to pilgrims at Mount Arafat on December 18 denouncing terrorism and warning against the economic schemes of Islam's enemies. Sermons in Mecca's al-Haram Mosque on December 7, 14, and 21 elaborated on traditional issues such as piety in relati [...]
2007-12-30 10:51:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KISL SA
07JERUSALEM1000SHOOTINGS ON JERUSALEM-WEST BANK SEAM: 2
[...] (SBU) According to Israeli police and Arabic-language press, two al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants (both East Jerusalem residents) shot at Israeli Border Police and contract security guards near the Shaykh Sa'ad checkpoint in Jerusalem o/a 2020 May 26. Nearby Border Police guards returned f [...]
2007-05-29 15:52:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PREL KPAL IS ASEC
07JERUSALEM1006GAZA: 4 HAMAS DEAD IN IDF STRIKES; ROCKETS HITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST 29 QASSAM ROCKETS STRUCK ISRAEL FROM MAY 27 THROUGH 1600 LOCAL MAY 30, KILLING AN ISRAELI MAN, LIGHTLY INJURING TWO OTHERS, DAMAGING THREE BUILDINGS AND AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES, AND SETTING A WHEAT FIELD ON FIRE. AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLED TWO HAMAS MILITARY-WING MEMBE [...]
2007-05-30 14:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM1023BIOGRAPHICAL REPORT: GAZA NSF COMMANDER JAMAL
[...] (C) BRIGADIER GENERAL (BG) JAMAL M M KAYYAD (SPELLED "KAIED" ON HIS PA TRAVEL DOCUMENT) IS COMMANDER OF NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES (NSF) FOR GAZA. PERSONAL DATA AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOLLOWS. 2. (C) PERSONAL. DPOB: SAIDA, LEBANON, 19 JULY 1958. MARRIED TO HUSUN M HAMAD. RESIDES IN [...]
2007-06-01 08:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PINR
07JERUSALEM1024BIOGRAPHICAL REPORT: NEW POLICE CHIEF KAMAL
[...] (C) BRIGADIER GENERAL (BG) KAMAL AL-SHAYKH (ALSO SPELLED "SHEIKH" IN SOME PAST REPORTING) IS THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE PALESTINIAN POLICE (APPOINTED IN MAY 2007). PERSONAL DATA AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOLLOWS. 2. (C) PERSONAL. AL-SHAYKH COMES FROM MAZRA AL-QIBLIYA, A VILLAGE NORTHWE [...]
2007-06-01 08:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PINR
07JERUSALEM1034LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY" SITE ON STATE
[...] CONSULATE GENERAL JERUSALEM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY," A NEW COMMUNITY WEB SITE FACILITATED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE WEB SITE IS A COLLECTION OF IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY, DESIGNED TO HELP FACILITATE INFORMATION [...]
2007-06-01 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PHUM SENV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1064ABBAS APPOINTS JOINT FORCE COMMANDER TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian security contacts and press report PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Ismayil Haniyah agreed June 2 to create a "Joint Security Force," composed of Hamas "Executive Force" and Fatah "Special Force" personnel and led by retired National Security Forces (NSF [...]
2007-06-04 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER
07JERUSALEM1090CODEL LEAHY MEETS WITH EREKAT AND TRAVELS TO ABUD
[...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat told CODEL Leahy May 30 that there is no hope for the moderate Palestinian leadership unless the GOI agrees to negotiate permanent status issues with PA President Abbas. Erekat called on the USG to encourage the GOI to move towards a permanent status agre [...]
2007-06-07 07:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1093FATAH-HAMAS GUNBATTLES BREAK OUT IN RAFAH; ONE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. IN THE MOST SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF FACTIONAL VIOLENCE SINCE MAY 21, ONE FATAH FIGHTER WAS KILLED AND NINE OTHER PALESTINIANS WERE INJURED IN RAFAH CLASHES EARLY JUNE 7. A BRIEF GUNBATTLE BETWEEN PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF) AND HAMAS GUNMEN BROKE OUT IN GAZA CITY JUNE 6 AF [...]
2007-06-07 13:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL IS PTER
07JERUSALEM1094PA PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR DISCUSSES CELL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PA PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR MUSTAFA IS CONFIDENT THAT THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FREQUENCIES FOR A SECOND PROVIDER OF MOBILE PHONE SERVICE IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. HE IS ALSO FULLY CONVINCED THAT A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED AT THE GENERAL ADM [...]
2007-06-07 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ECPS KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1095UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN VIEWS OF COMMERCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PA PRESIDENCY ECONOMIC ADVISOR AND PALESTINE INVESTMENT FUND CEO MOHAMMED MUSTAFA SAID THAT AN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SALE OF OFFSHORE GAZA GAS BY CONCESSION OPERATOR BG GROUP TO THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENTQD BE COMPLETED IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. MUSTAFA SAID HE DISAGREED WITH THE H [...]
2007-06-07 14:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1100CONFLICT CONTINUES BETWEEN FATAH FIELD COMMITTEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 6 meeting with PolChief, Fatah West Bank Field Committee Chairman Hussein al Sheikh said the head of Fatah's Office of Mobilization Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala,a) is trying to restructure Fatah to consolidate his own power and undermine the Field Committees. Al Sheikh said he [...]
2007-06-08 08:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM1105SUPPORTING PRO-FATAH NGO'S IN NORTH RAMALLAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 6 meeting with PolChief and USAID/OTI Deputy Country Representative, Yousef Barakeh, the Fatah Secretary General in Jalazoun refugee camp and a member of the North Ramallah Fatah Committee outlined his efforts to strengthen Fatah in this politically competitive region t [...]
2007-06-08 10:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM1106SUPPORTING PRO-FATAH NGO'S IN NORTH RAMALLAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM1107AMBIGUOUS STANDARDS CONTINUE TO FRUSTRATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian importers of U.S. products continue to complain of obstacles to trade. Among the obstacles cited are: (1) an arbitrary GOI standards-compliance process for imported products, including baby formula; (2) extended delays in the release of products from Ashdod port; [...]
2007-06-08 12:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD IS KWBG
07JERUSALEM112HOME DEMOLITIONS IN 2006
[...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality demolished 81 structures, including 63 homes, in East Jerusalem for lack of permits in 2006, according to a report released by the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD). Activists from ICAHD and the Israeli human rights NGO Ir Amim argue P [...]
2007-01-22 11:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1155GAZA: FACTIONAL TENSION HIGH DESPITE EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah and Hamas-aligned gunmen traded kidnappings and drive-by shootings in Gaza City June 7-8. Gunmen allegedly associated with the Presidential Guard (PG) kidnapped two Hamas members, and the "Executive Force" kidnapped a PG soldier. Drive-by shootings and preparations of r [...]
2007-06-08 13:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL IS PTER
07JERUSALEM1172GAZA: SIX KILLED IN FACTIONAL CLASHES; NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST NINE PALESTINIANS (6 FATAH OR PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF),AND 3 HAMAS) WERE KILLED IN RENEWED FACTIONAL VIOLENCE IN RAFAH AND GAZA CITY FROM JUNE 8 TO 1600 LOCAL ON JUNE 11. BOTH SIDES ALLEGE SEVERAL ABDUCTIONS AND ABUSE/TORTURE OF PRISONERS. HAMAS PM ISMAYIL [...]
2007-06-11 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1178CODEL PRICE MEETS WITH PLC MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 29-31 visit, Codel Price--Reps. David Price (D-NC, Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission),Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE),Nick Rahall (D-WV),and Gwen Moore (D-WI)--met with three current and former PLC members and civil society representatives. PLC memb [...]
2007-06-12 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL KWBG
07JERUSALEM1179HEAVY FACTIONAL FIGHTING IN GAZA
[...] (SBU) Summary. At least 14 Palestinians were killed in gunbattles in Gaza as of 1600 on June 12, with heavy violence in most cities and especially in Gaza City, the site of most political and security headquarters. Hamas warned all Palestinian security forces (PASF) to vacate their bases, an [...]
2007-06-12 17:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1186EIGHT MORE KILLED IN HAMAS ATTACKS IN GAZA CITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Heavy factional fighting continues in Gaza City and central Gaza as of mid-day local. Approximately 8 Palestinians have been killed so far today (since midnight): 3 "Executive Force" fighters in a &work accident8, 2 Fatah militia in Gaza City, and 3 National Security Forces (N [...]
2007-06-13 11:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1189FCC SUSPENDS FATAH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NUG
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Fatah Central Committee (FCC) decided on June 12 to "suspend" Fatah's participation in the national unity government (NUG). Fatah leaders report that some FCCs members urged that Fatah withdraw from the government completely, but that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) [...]
2007-06-13 14:22:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1191GAZA UPDATE: 1800 LOCAL JUNE 13: HAMAS PRESSURES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Interfactional violence continued in Gaza June 13, with at least 16 Palestinians killed since 1200 local. Most fighting involved Hamas military-wing/8Executive Force8 attacks against Palestinian security forces (PASF) installations and homes/offices of senior Fatah leaders an [...]
2007-06-13 15:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC PINS
07JERUSALEM120SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE WORK CONTINUES AT NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE WORK IS IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM. IN A JANUARY 19 VISIT TO THE SITE, POLOFF SAW SIGNIFICANT NEW GRADING IN THE AREA THAT A PALESTINIAN FOREMAN HAD INDICATED ON DECEMBER 6 WILL BE THE LOCATION OF A POSSIBLE 600-UNIT HOUSING COM [...]
2007-01-22 15:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1201JOINT PLO-EC AND FCC MEETING OFFERS BOLD POLITICAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A joint PLO-EC/FCC meeting on June 14 recommended to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that he break the political partnership with HAMAS and dismiss the current government. Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire between HAMAS and Fatah delegations in Gaza continue. Abu [...]
2007-06-14 14:38:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1230ABBAS DISMISSES GOVERNMENT AND WILL FORM EMERGENCY
[...] (S) On the evening of June 14, PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) signed decrees dismissing the national unity government (NUG),declaring a state of emergency, and creating the legal basis to form an emergency government. On June 15, Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr announced that Salam F [...]
2007-06-15 12:53:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1232NABIL AMR AND AZZAM AL-AHMAD ON SELECTION OF NEW
[...] (SBU) Nabil Amr told the ConGen POL specialist on June 15 that President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and his close advisors are nearing consensus on names for cabinet ministers under PM Salam Fayyad and will meet at 1800 local June 15 at the Muqata' in Ramallah to finish consultations. He said [...]
2007-06-15 16:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER KPAL
07JERUSALEM1253GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL AVAILABLE FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Basic food commodities and fuel remain available in Gaza, but prices are increasing and food stocks are declining rapidly, according to Gaza residents, UN agencies and NGOs. UNRWA and WFP have resumed operations, but UNRWA says it has only 10 days of flour in its warehouses. [...]
2007-06-18 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1254BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CABINET
[...] (SBU) Biographies of new Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet members are listed starting in para. 2. According to PM Salam Fayyad, this government will likely be expanded in the next 30 days to include more ministers from Gaza and to reduce the number of ministers responsible for multiple por [...]
2007-06-18 15:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KWBG IS KPAL PREL PINR
07JERUSALEM126SIGNED LETTERS SENT REGARDING STOPPING CASH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 14:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KWBG EG
07JERUSALEM1265HANIYAH "APPOINTS" NEW PASF COMMANDERS, CO-OPTS
[...] (SBU) According to PASF contacts and Arabic-language press, former Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah (Hamas) has issued orders dismissing several Palestinian security forces (PASF) commanders (most of whom are no longer in Gaza),including Director-General for Internal Security Rashid Abu Shbak [...]
2007-06-19 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL IS PTER PGOV
07JERUSALEM1266SOME AID ARRIVES IN GAZA, MOST CROSSINGS CLOSED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fuel imports continued to flow into Gaza June 19, and several truck loads of humanitarian assistance entered through Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza. Gaza-based contacts report continued panic buying June 19, but, with the exception of wheat-flour, sugar, and dairy products, [...]
2007-06-19 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1267FATAH LEADERS PINNING THE BLAME AND TAKING NEXT
[...] (S) Summary: Fatah leaders are seeking to isolate HAMAS following the swearing-in of the new government under PM Salam Fayyad. Marwan Barghuti issued a statement from jail to endorse PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)'s decision to dismiss the national unity government (NUG) and form a n [...]
2007-06-19 15:58:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1274FOOD SUPPLIES ENTER GAZA; LIMITED PASSENGER
[...] (SBU) Summary: WFP delivered wheat-flour and oil to Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing June 20, with the concurrence of nearby Hamas forces. Limited movement of foreigners and injured Palestinians occurred at Erez. Israeli incursions into Gaza took place June 20, resulting in the death of [...]
2007-06-20 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1275HEBRON REMAINS QUIET, THANKS TO RESPONSIVE
[...] (C) Summary: In June 12 conversations with the Consul General, the Hebron governor, the mayor of Hebron, and a Hebron-based Fatah PLC member noted that Hebron remains calm, despite on-going violence in Gaza and the areas, strong Hamas elements. Hebron Mayor Osaily stressed his priority to pr [...]
2007-06-20 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1276GAZA BANKS OPERATING NORMALLY BUT TAKING
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian and regional banks operating in Gaza are open and report "business as usual." Hamas is currently taking a "hands-off" approach to Gaza's banking sector, but banks are implementing some precautionary measures, such as restricting the authority of Gaza-based staff and [...]
2007-06-20 15:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1279CONSUL GENERAL MEETS NEW PA MINISTERS; NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Consul General and USAID West Bank/Gaza Mission Director met June 19 with two newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet members, explaining to them that the USG is resuming broad-based assistance and suggesting that discussions and planning on best use of this assistanc [...]
2007-06-21 04:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
07JERUSALEM1285HAMAS TRYING TO HOLD ON TO LEGITIMACY, SEEKING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: HAMAS leaders in the Gaza Strip - including Former Prime Minister Haniyah and several HAMAS PLC members - have publicly questioned President Abbas's authority to dismiss the government and claim to represent the legitimate Palestinian Authority government. Abbas's office says HA [...]
2007-06-21 14:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1290CONSUL GENERAL MEETS WITH NEW PALESTINIAN MINISTER
[...] (C) The Consul General met the newly appointed Minister for Information and Justice Riad Malki on June 20 at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in Ramallah. Noting that he is the new government's spokesman as well as responsible for two significant ministerial portfolios, Malki said the jo [...]
2007-06-22 07:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER EAID KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM1292CONSUL GENERAL AND UNRWA COMMISSIONER GENERAL
[...] (U) In a June 21 meeting with UNRWA Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, the Consul General confirmed the USG contribution of $40 million to UNRWA's 2007 Emergency Appeal and reaffirmed the USG commitment to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. AbuZayd expressed appreciation for continuing [...]
2007-06-22 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PREF IS
07JERUSALEM1295PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL SLAMS HAMAS, SUPPORTS ABBAS
[...] (C) The PLO Central Council met in Ramallah June 20-21 and issued a statement (summarized in paras. 3-4) that condemned Hamas for its action in Gaza and expressed support for PA President/PLO ExComm Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Salam Fayyad. (Note: The Central Council is a 115-me [...]
2007-06-22 11:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM1296GAZA HOSPITALS STRUGGLE TO SERVE PUBLIC; JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Critical health care assistance is being supplied to Gaza hospitals, including a truck load of dialysis equipment funded by USAID. ICRC and other international organizations have resumed their work in Gaza. Twenty-one truck loads of food aid were shipped into Gaza June 21. [...]
2007-06-22 11:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1297ABBAS SPEECH TO PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL AND REACTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Abbas's speech to the PLO Central Council on June 20 condemned HAMAS's actions in the Gaza Strip in unambiguous terms and called for a revival of the PLO without HAMAS. Consulate contacts expressed support for the clear direction that Abbas offered in spite of contin [...]
2007-06-22 11:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1303CODEL ISSA MEETS WITH PA PM FAYYAD
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Palestinian Authority PM Salam Fayyad told CODEL Issa June 24 that West Bank security is his first priority, and he will seek GoI coordination for the movement of the PASF between West Bank cities. He said improving access and movement in the West Bank is his second pri [...]
2007-06-25 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
07JERUSALEM1304HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CONTINUES TO TRICKLE INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Imports into Gaza remain mostly limited to humanitarian shipments. After Kerem Shalom crossing closed early June 25 due to mortar fire, WFP shipments of sugar, flour, and oil were diverted and passed through Sufa crossing. Gaza hospitals are all operational despite run-down f [...]
2007-06-25 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1305PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR MOVES TO OPERATE GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian private sector leaders in the West Bank and Gaza are promoting a variety of proposals to "privatize" the Karni/al-Mintar and Kerem Shalom crossings. Private sector representatives in Gaza reached an agreement June 20 on a plan that would authorize a newly-established [...]
2007-06-25 15:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1317PRICES STABILIZE AS FOOD REMAINS AVAILABLE IN GAZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Food prices for most items in Gaza have returned to just above normal following the panic-buying and price increases that occurred immediately following the Hamas takeover of Gaza. Gaza is not experiencing shortages of basic commodities. Hamas threatened to confiscate goods f [...]
2007-06-26 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1320CODEL ISSA MEETS WITH YASER ABED RABBO
[...] (C) Begin Summary. PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yaser Abed Rabbo told CODEL Issa June 24 that the government of PM Salam Fayyad, if successful, could lead to the creation of a new political current, mobilize disaffected voters, and weaken HAMAS. He accused HAMAS of trying to i [...]
2007-06-27 08:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
07JERUSALEM1321GAZA CASH SHORTAGE MAY PREVENT PA SALARY PAYMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Banks in Gaza do not have sufficient cash to pay Palestinian Authority (PA) employee salaries next week, and Israeli authorities are preventing cash transfers through the Erez crossing, according to bank officials. Cairo Amman Bank should begin paying UNRWA salaries in two days, [...]
2007-06-27 08:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KWBG KTFN IS
07JERUSALEM1329HANIYAH'S SPEECH SEEKS TO BOLSTER HAMAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a speech on June 24, former HAMAS PM Ismail Haniyah blamed Israel and the U.S. for problems between HAMAS and Fatah and criticized the planned Sharm al-Sheikh summit. Haniyah reassured Gazans that they are safe. He blamed a "trend" in Fatah for undermining the political p [...]
2007-06-27 12:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1330NEW PALESTINIAN MINISTER FOR PLANNING DESCRIBES
[...] (C) The Consul General met with the newly appointed Minister of Planning and Labor Samir Abdullah June 25 at the Ministry of Planning headquarters in Ramallah. Abdullah began by saying that recent events in Gaza -- while unfortunate -- could nonetheless create opportunities for positive chan [...]
2007-06-27 13:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM
07JERUSALEM1334ABU MAZEN EXEMPTS GAZANS FROM PA TAXES TO DENY
[...] (SBU) PA President Abbas issued a presidential decree June 26 exempting Gazans from fees for services provided by PA entities, value-added tax on local activity, and from income tax on companies and individuals. Press accounts described the move as a response to the difficult circumstances u [...]
2007-06-27 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1345NABLUS INCURSION: AT LEAST 12 PALESTINIANS
[...] (SBU) According to Palestinian security contacts and Arabic-language media, Nablus has been under curfew since 0330 local on June 28 when the IDF entered the city and clashed with Palestinian militants around the Old City, Rafidiya neighborhood and Balata Refugee Camp. Militants responded to [...]
2007-06-28 13:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER
07JERUSALEM1346AGREEMENT REACHED TO RESUME TRANSFER OF REVENUES
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI agreed June 27 to resume the transfer of frozen clearance revenues, starting with a transfer of NIS 500 million on/about July 1, according to PA Prime Minister and Finance Minister Salam Fayyad. Regular monthly clearance revenue transfers will resume as well, along with [...]
2007-06-28 14:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1349LIMITED HUMANITARIAN SHIPMENTS CONTINUE TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karni/al-Mintar, Kerem Shalom, and Sufa crossings were open to select humanitarian and commercial shipments June 28, as operations at the crossings remains ad hoc given the fluid security situation. ICRC transferred 17 sick and injured patients out of Gaza June 28. End summar [...]
2007-06-28 14:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1360HUSSAYN AL-SHAYKH: SECURITY FIRST PRIORITY
[...] (C) Begin Summary. On June 28, Fatah grassroots leader Hussayn al-Shaykh told PolChief that he supports the new government and the appointment of Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister. He urged an immediate re-examination of the entire security apparatus, claiming that West Bank PA security forces [...]
2007-06-29 10:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1363NABLUS INCURSION: IDF WITHDRAWS FROM CITY CENTER,
[...] (SBU) According to Palestinian security contacts and press, the IDF is wrapping up operations in/around Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus as of 1400 local June 29, and has left the city center. The IDF shot and killed al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Haytham Salih in al-Dahiya early June 29, an [...]
2007-06-29 12:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1371DFLP CLAIMS MORTAR STRIKE ON KEREM SHALOM CROSSING
[...] (SBU) The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) claimed joint responsibility (along with the PRC and al-Baraq Army) for mortar attacks against Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings on June 27, claiming the attack was "retaliation for the murder of Palestinians by occupation forces [...]
2007-07-02 13:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPTER KWBG KPAL IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM1372CLEARANCE REVENUE TRANSFERS AND CASH SHIPMENTS TO
[...] (C) PA Ministry of Finance Director General of Customs Hatem Yousef confirmed to Econoff July 2 that the GOI had transferred July 1 NIS 500 million (USD 118 million) in clearance revenues to the PA. Yousef said that this amount will be sufficient to pay PA employees their full salaries for J [...]
2007-07-02 13:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM138EXCAVATION BEGUN TO CONNECT SILWAN TO THE OLD CITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI ORGANIZATION ELAD HAS BEGUN EXCAVATION OF A TUNNEL FROM THE POOL OF SILWAN TOWARDS THE WESTERN WALL, ACCORDING TO ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IR AMIN. IR AMIN REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 METERS OF TUNNEL HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE PALESTI [...]
2007-01-24 13:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1406KHALIL SHIKAKI ON FATAH'S WEST BANK SITUATION AND
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) Director Dr. Khalil Shikaki told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on July 3 that Fatah is disorganized and has failed to consolidate power in the West Bank, but remains the protector of liberal values in P [...]
2007-07-09 04:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS KWBG KPAL
07JERUSALEM1411PA PAYS EMPLOYEE SALARIES; HAMAS BLOCKS ENTRY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid full salaries to public employees July 4 for the first time in 15 months, according to local press reports and Ministry of Finance officials. In accordance with an earlier PA cabinet decision nullifying appointments and promotions after Dec [...]
2007-07-09 07:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1420CONTINUED ROADWORK AND CONSTRUCTION ON POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed July 2 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, and the exterior of the police station building is near complete. Retaining walls for roadways and grading along the hillsides leading up to and surrounding the police s [...]
2007-07-09 11:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPBTS KWBG PREL IS
07JERUSALEM1429PM FAYYAD LAYS OUT SECURITY/DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary. At a July 5 meeting in Ramallah, PM Salam Fayyad told Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) that the PA must make immediate progress--including a political track with Israel--because this government is probably Palestinians' last chance. PM Fayyad said security is his government's pr [...]
2007-07-10 09:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS OREP EAID PGOV ECON
07JERUSALEM143DRAFT BUDGET SENT TO PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE
[...] (SBU) ACTING PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) FINANCE MINISTER SAMIR ABU AISHEH SUBMITTED THE FY 2007 PA BUDGET TO THE PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL JANUARY 16 AFTER THE PA CABINET APPROVED IT DECEMBER 27, ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET TOTALS USD 2.562 BILLION, INCLUDING [...]
2007-01-24 14:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1435JAPANESE AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE IN JORDAN VALLEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) Jordan Valley agricultural development initiative began in March 2007 with a technical assistance program and two feasibility studies scheduled to run 18-22 months. The technical assistance program will train Palestinian far [...]
2007-07-10 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ETRD IS JA JO KWBG
07JERUSALEM144WORLD BANK STUDY TIES GAZA'S ECONOMIC REVIVAL TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A WORLD BANK STUDY OF ALTERNATIVES FOR PALESTINIAN TRADE HAS CONCLUDED THAT OPENING THE RAFAH TRADE CORRIDOR FOR EXPORTS FROM THE GAZA STRIP THROUGH EGYPT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST THE FLAGGING PALESTINIAN ECONOMY. ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, THE RAFAH TRADE CORRIDOR PROVIDES COMPE [...]
2007-01-24 15:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PREL KWBG IS EG
07JERUSALEM1440PALESTINIAN TRADE UNION LEADER KIDNAPPED,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) Chairman Shaher Sa'ad was kidnapped in the West Bank town of Nablus on the afternoon of July 10. He was released unharmed following one hour of physical threats and demands by the kidnappers for him to (a) resign his post [...]
2007-07-11 14:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON KPAL KWBG CASC ASEC
07JERUSALEM1441JULY 11 PLC MEETING FAILS TO REACH A QUORUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) did not reach a quorum for the July 11 meeting called by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),because of a boycott by HAMAS legislators. Contacts in Abbas' office say he is considering next steps. End Summary. PLC FAILS TO REACH [...]
2007-07-11 15:05:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1453UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN MOBILE TELECOM TENDER - GOI
[...] (C) Gulf-owned mobile provider Wataniya Telecom, which won the second mobile telecom operator license in the West Bank/Gaza on September 18, 2006, continues to wait for a frequency to be allocated by the GOI (see reftel) before it can commence operations, according to PLO Negotiations Support [...]
2007-07-13 13:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1454FAYYAD TO CONTINUE AS PRIME MINISTER; THREE NEW
[...] (C) On July 13, shortly before the expiration of the state of emergency declared by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),three new ministers were sworn in: Ali Khashan as Minister of Justice, Ibrahim Ibrash at Minister of Culture, and Tahani Abu Daqqa as Minister of Youth and Sports. Con [...]
2007-07-13 13:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS PINR
07JERUSALEM1455GAZA ECONOMIC LOSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to data compiled by the Palestinian private sector, the closure of the Karni/al-Mintar crossing following the Hamas take-over of Gaza is causing catastrophic damage to Gaza's economy. Since the June 12 closure of the crossing, 80 percent of Gaza factories have closed [...]
2007-07-13 13:56:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID EFIN EIND PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1458SNAPSHOT: NABLUS AREA ECONOMY LIMITED BY
[...] (SBU) ConGenOffs traveled on July 12 and 13 throughout the areas surrounding the West Bank cities of Tubas, Nablus, Salfit, and Qalqiliya for a snap-shot view of the movement and access issues facing Palestinians. Several truck loads of freshly-picked Jordan Valley vegetables waited in a fou [...]
2007-07-16 06:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
07JERUSALEM1463PM FAYYAD AND HIS GOVERNMENT CONTINUE AFTER END OF
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Following expiration of the 30-day state of emergency declared on June 14, PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) accepted PM Salam Fayyad's resignation and then directed him to form a new government. Until a new government receives a vote of confidence by the PLC -- whi [...]
2007-07-16 13:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1473POSITIVE PALESTINIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Most West Bank political contacts said they were pleased by President Bush's July 16 speech and praised his call for an international meeting to support progress toward a two-state solution. Most contacts said the speech offers an opportunity to move forward with negotiations [...]
2007-07-17 15:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1482LIMITED MOVEMENT AT GAZA CROSSINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sufa crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open on July 17, the Karni/al-Mintar, Kerem Shalom, and Rafah crossings were closed. WFP plans to deliver eight truck loads of wheat flour per day to Gaza July 17-22 through Sufa, while ICRC transferred 25 patients from Ga [...]
2007-07-18 11:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1483UTILITY PAYMENTS INDIRECTLY SUBSIDIZING HAMAS IN
[...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 17 that he no longer wants the European Union to fund utility payments through the Temporary International Mechanism (Window II) or the GOI to deduct utility payments from clearance revenues. Fayyad belie [...]
2007-07-18 12:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ENRG KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1486PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY AND GAZA BANKS
[...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) and banks operating in the Gaza Strip continue to implement measures to thwart Hamas interference in the banking sector, according to PMA Deputy Governor Jihad al-Wazir. Most commercial banks have moved their headquarters to the West Ban [...]
2007-07-18 13:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1487PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WANTS STATUS QUO ON GAZA
[...] (S) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Salam Fayyad informed Consul General on July 17 that they do not support at this time increasing throughput at Gaza crossings beyond humanitarian assistance and commercial food shipments. Abu Mazen [...]
2007-07-18 14:10:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON ETRD KPAL PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1489MIXED REACTION TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRISONERS RELEASE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The July 17 posting of the names of 256 Palestinian prisoners who are scheduled for early release on July 20 generated mostly positive press coverage, including front page photos of families celebrating the anticipated release. The Q Ministry of Prisoners Affairs welcomed [...]
2007-07-19 09:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM
07JERUSALEM1491VATICAN NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary. Chief Vatican negotiator Fr. David Jaeger told PolOff July 12 that his team had just wrapped up a "positive but incomplete" negotiating session with the GoI on a general legal/fiscal agreement and made some progress on tax exemptions, judicial remedies and property claims. Jaege [...]
2007-07-19 10:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKIRF IS PBTS VT KWBG
07JERUSALEM1496USAID MEETS WITH PA MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND
[...] (SBU) USAID Mission Director met with Minister of Health Fathi Abu Moghli and Minister of Planning Samir Abdallah July 16 to discuss USAID programs in West Bank/Gaza. Abu Moghli stated that he intends to (1) develop a strategic plan for the health sector and (2) work with USAID on its ongoing [...]
2007-07-19 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1499ABBAS SLAMS HAMAS IN OPENING OF PLO CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a strongly-worded speech to the PLO Central Council (PLO CC) on July 18, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) rejected dialogue with "Hamas mutineers" and called for Hamas leaders to be punished for taking over PA institutions in Gaza. He also called for early presidential a [...]
2007-07-19 11:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV IS PREL PTER
07JERUSALEM1502QADURA FARES ON INTERNATIONAL MEETING AND FATAH
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 18 meeting with PolChief, grassroots Fatah leader Qadura Fares welcomed President Bush's call for an international meeting and said serious momentum is needed to bring Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table. He said Fatah reform has stalled since Hama [...]
2007-07-19 13:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM151PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON
[...] (S) Summary: The Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) is now emphasizing actions against money laundering over countering terrorist financing because of the current political situation in the PA. It continues to draft anti-money laundering legislation that will put into law many of the same [...]
2007-01-26 07:18:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEFIN PGOV PTER KTFN KWBG IS IZ
07JERUSALEM1514PALESTINIAN LEGISLATORS CONCERNED ABOUT PLC'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Fatah PLC bloc intends to boycott the July 22 PLC session called by the Hamas Acting Speaker. Fatah and independent PLC members say they are concerned about the future role of the PLC, given that the body has been unable to convene with a quorum while the new government is m [...]
2007-07-20 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1519NORWEGIAN AND PA VIEWS ON PROPOSED AHLC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 17 that he supports the proposal to convene an Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in September 2007. Fayyad stated that the meeting should be limited to AHLC members only. He also suggested that a proposed follow-on [...]
2007-07-23 11:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM1522PLC SESSION FAILS AGAIN, FAYYAD CONTINUES GOVERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KDEM PGOV PREL PTER
07JERUSALEM1523PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS ABBAS, CONDEMNS HAMAS
[...] (U) Summary: The PLO Central Council (PLO-CC) released a July 20 statement (Ref A) after two days of meetings supporting President Abbas and PM Fayyad and calling on HAMAS to restore the Gaza Strip to PA control. PLO-CC Speaker Salim Zanun said this PLO leadership body will follow Abbas' le [...]
2007-07-23 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1524HAMAS REPLACES THREE GAZA MAYORS, PRESSURES OTHER
[...] (C) Summary. Hamas has taken control of three Gaza municipalities, replacing Fatah mayors and city council members. Gaza's other Fatah mayors report limited Hamas interference, but express concern about the agenda of Hamas' former Minister of Local Government. Gaza City's mayor described e [...]
2007-07-23 14:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL
07JERUSALEM1525HAMAS MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME EXPLAINED
[...] (S) Summary. Hamas has gained access to considerable funds through money laundering schemes, according to Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) Deputy Governor Jihad al-Wazir. Imported goods are paid for from accounts outside Gaza or even with cash at point of origin. The Gaza recipient pa [...]
2007-07-23 16:36:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM153U/S BURNS DISCUSSES NUG AND NEED TO WORK WITH
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 20 meeting in Jerusalem with U/S Nicholas Burns, PLC member Salam Fayyad and PLO Executive Committee Member Yasser Abed Rabbo put the Fatah-Hamas struggle in the context of the regional Iranian threat. They discussed the possibility that PA President Mahmoud Abbas ( [...]
2007-01-26 07:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1535MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE REQUESTS MORE US ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: PA Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud al-Habbash told USAID Mission Director on July 23 that his ministry's efforts are focused on (1) land reclamation; (2) constructing roads for small farmers; and (3) developing water projects. Abu Hassan requested additional funds for Ministr [...]
2007-07-24 13:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON KWBG KPAL PHUM PGOV
07JERUSALEM1536NEW PA JUSTICE MINISTER'S PRIORITY IS "SERVICES TO
[...] (C) Summary. At a July 23 meeting in Ramallah, Justice Minister (MoJ) Ali Khassan told USAID Country Director Sumka and PolOff that he is concentrating on rebuilding the MoJ and instilling a focus on provision of services to the people. He said he is developing plans to build the MoJ into a s [...]
2007-07-24 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV KDEM IS KJUS
07JERUSALEM155QADURA FARIS AND U/S BURNS: FATAH REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. Former PLC member Qadura Faris told U/S Burns in a January 20 meeting in Jerusalem that Fatah needs serious reform and reform-minded leaders must work to restore public confidence in the party and Fatah's ability to administer the PA. He said efforts to establish a National Unity G [...]
2007-01-26 07:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1554PRISONERS' AFFAIRS MINISTER ON PRISONERS RELEASE,
[...] (C) Summary. On July 24, newly appointed Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami told PolChief that he welcomed the July 20 release of 256 prisoners, but criticized the "unilateral" nature of the release and urged Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on criteria for the release of more p [...]
2007-07-26 11:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM1562NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE POLL FROM GAZA AND
[...] Summary. According to a July 8 - 15 National Democratic Institute (NDI) poll, Palestinians disapprove of the Hamas takeover in Gaza, support early PLC and Presidential elections, want to see Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, and believe that Fatah is reforming itself. Marwan Barghouthi is the polit [...]
2007-07-27 11:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1565DAHLAN RESIGNS AS NSA; ABBAS ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
[...] (C) According to Palestinian contacts, President Mahmud Abbas accepted Muhammad Dahlan's July 26 resignation as National Security Advisor (NSA) for health concerns. The resignation letter and reply follow in paras. 2 and 3, respectively. Muhammad Dahlan's Resignation --------------------- [...]
2007-07-27 14:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG PINS IS
07JERUSALEM1567NEW PA PLATFORM: CABINET PLEDGES TO DELIVER
[...] (C) Summary. In a progressive platform to be publicly announced July 28, PM Salam Fayyad's Cabinet commits "to fully abide by (PA and PLO agreements) including those agreements signed with Israel." The platform contains no references to revolutionary struggle. In a July 27 conversation wit [...]
2007-07-27 15:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV IS PREL PINS KISL
07JERUSALEM1569IDF BLOCKS HOMESH ENTRANCES, BUT ALLOWS SETTLERS
[...] (SBU) Israeli settlers continue to gather at the site of the former Northern West Bank settlement of Homesh, dismantled as part of the Disengagement plan in August 2005. Several thousand settlers have visited the site or stayed overnight since the July 24-25 Tisha B'Av holiday, commemorating [...]
2007-07-27 15:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG IS PBTS
07JERUSALEM1570NEW MUGHRABI GATE RAMP ROUTE STILL UNDEFINED
[...] (C) Summary. Ir Amim founder Danny Seidemann told ConGen and Embassy PolOffs July 23-24 that Mughrabi Gate ramp plans are far from settled, contrary to Israel press reports claiming a new design has been adopted. Seidemann commented that PM Olmert is under pressure from religious-nationalist [...]
2007-07-27 16:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS IS KISL KIRF
07JERUSALEM1571CEC READY FOR ELECTIONS BUT NOT EXPECTING THEM
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 23 meeting, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail told PolOffs that the CEC is prepared to administer presidential and PLC elections, but the situation in Gaza creates major obstacles. Kuhail predicted that Fatah -- but not Hamas -- [...]
2007-07-27 16:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KDEM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1574FAYYAD STILL CONCERNED ABOUT GAZA UTILITY
[...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on July 26 that he has raised his concerns about Hamas benefiting from EU funding for utility payments in Gaza with EC Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (reftel),but he has not yet explicitly asked the EU to cut off [...]
2007-07-30 06:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ENRG KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1575OPIC-BACKED LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM LAUNCHED
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),the Aspen Institute, and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) signed a loan guarantee agreement on July 25 that will leverage up to USD 228 million in loans to small and medium-size Palestinian enterprises (SMEs). The agreeme [...]
2007-07-30 07:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD KWBG
07JERUSALEM1576LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CONVENES; SUPPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Local Development Forum (LDF) met July 24 for the first time since December 2005. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the urgent need for donor assistance and called for an Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in September, followed by a donors' conference before the [...]
2007-07-30 07:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL PROV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1584PA BUDGET: 100 MILLION IN THE RED, BUT ISRAELI
[...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials and local IMF representatives say that the PA is running a monthly operating deficit of approximately USD 100 million. The gap is exacerbated by the loss of Gaza revenues (both domestic taxation and VAT/customs for goods not moving [...]
2007-07-30 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM159WEST BANK/GAZA MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS SERVING PALESTINIANS ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE THE STEEP DOWNTURN IN THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY. THE NUMBER OF LOANS ISSUED MONTHLY BY UNRWA, THE LARGEST MICROFINANCE LENDER IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, HAS DROPPED 77 PERCENT SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE CU [...]
2007-01-26 13:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EAID KWBG
07JERUSALEM1590OLD GUARD TAKES CONTROL OF FATAH "REFORM"
[...] (C) Summary. On July 25, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) convened Fatah's Office for Mobilization to begin the process of forming a new Fatah High Council to replace the West Bank and Gaza Field Committees. The formation of the High Council was approved by the Fatah R [...]
2007-07-31 13:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1646SETTLERS OUT OF HEBRON WHOLESALE MARKET...FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, some 3000 Israeli security personnel removed settlers from three crowded structures in Hebron's wholesale market area. Four settlers were arrested. Hundreds of settler youth protested the action and tried to stop the Israeli security forces, but did not resort to [...]
2007-08-08 14:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1648SETTLERS EXPANDING AROUND HEBRON
[...] (C) Summary. On August 6, Poloffs visited the southern Hebron Hills. They observed how Susiya settlement and Avigail outpost are expanding and how the area's settlements and outposts stretch across the hilltops south of Hebron. PolOffs saw the IDF manning special security zones (SSZs) that e [...]
2007-08-09 14:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1652TWO JERUSALEM PLC MEMBERS OFFER DISSENTING VIEWS
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Independent PLC member Bernard Sabella told StafDel Makovsky August 8 that continued closure of Gaza is a mistake that could lead to the PA government's failure. He said Palestinian Authority PM Fayyad should look to end the blockade without giving HAMAS any political ben [...]
2007-08-09 14:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
07JERUSALEM1653FAYYAD SEEKS AN "IMPRESSIVE" AID PACKAGE FROM
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad told CODEL Lantos August 7 that an immediate and "impressive" aid package for the PA will send an important message of political support and focus the attention of Palestinians and people throughout the region. He called the present PA government the [...]
2007-08-09 15:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL EAID
07JERUSALEM1656PA AND FATAH CONTINUE TO REJECT ANY DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On August 7, former Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the press that Hamas is willing to resume Hamas-Fatah dialogue, and his political advisor Ahmad Yusef claimed that Hamas and Fatah are having "secret talks." However, PM Salam Fayyad and Fatah spokesman Ahmad Abd al-Rahman r [...]
2007-08-10 03:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1671JERUSALEM OLD CITY SHOOTING
[...] (U) At approximately 11:15 a.m. local time August 10, an unknown Palestinian male assaulted an Israeli security guard, took his firearm, and shot him in the shoulder at an Ateret Kohanim yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City Christian Quarter, according to Israeli press. A second security guard cha [...]
2007-08-10 14:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDASEC IS KDEM KWBG PGOV PREL PTER
07JERUSALEM1676FAYYAD TELLS CODEL BAIRD THAT ADDITIONAL USG
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 9 meeting with the Consul General and CODEL Baird, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad expressed his hope that additional U.S. assistance arrives quickly to improve the lives of Palestinians. Fayyad said that the future of the West Bank/Gaz [...]
2007-08-14 05:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID IS KPAL KWBG OVIP
07JERUSALEM1684GOI REMOVES CONCRETE BARRIER IN SOUTH HEBRON HILLS
[...] (C) Summary. On August 6, Poloffs saw workers removing a 41 kilometer-long, 82 centimeter-tall concrete barrier between Shima and Karmel settlements in the southern Hebron Hills area. According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI),the barrier was dismantled and removed per [...]
2007-08-14 14:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1686MALKI: PA HOPES INTERNATIONAL MEETING WILL BE A
[...] (C) Summary. PA Minister of Information Riad Malki told StaffDel Makovsky August 13 that the PA hopes there will be a "pleasant surprise" at the international meeting in the Fall. Malki said the Palestinians plan to work hard to achieve a "Declaration of Principles" between the PA and the GO [...]
2007-08-14 15:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
07JERUSALEM1687GAZA PRIVATE SECTOR STRUGGLES; HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: While food and other basic essentials continue to flow into Gaza, the Gaza private sector is being significantly impacted by the continued closure of the Karni/al-Mintar commercial crossing. Contacts report that 85 percent of industrial establishments have shut-down operation [...]
2007-08-14 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID KWBG KPAL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM1689PA SECURITY FORCES ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN SOME "B
[...] (C) Following Palestinian and Israeli press reports that the IDF has permitted Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) to operate in Area B, National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Diab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) confirmed to PolOff August 14 that the IDF has allowed uniformed Palest [...]
2007-08-15 11:09:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV KWBG PINS IS
07JERUSALEM1690PA REBUILDING FOREIGN MINISTRY; MFA PUSHES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry Director General for Bilateral and Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Krayshah told PolOff August 13 that PM Fayyad may appoint a new Foreign Minister, but has not selected a candidate. He said the PA Foreign Minister and PLO Political Bureau Chief posts [...]
2007-08-15 11:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KWBG
07JERUSALEM1691ABU MAZEN LIKELY TO DECREE CHANGES TO LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is expected to issue a decree amending the 2005 elections law. According to a draft obtained by Post, the decree will change the electoral system from mixed to 100 percent proportional representative for legislative and presidential election [...]
2007-08-15 14:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1717HOME DEMOLITIONS IN AND AROUND JERUSALEM CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff he believes Palestinian homes near Israeli neighborhoods and roads are more likely to be demolished than homes in other areas. He said he thinks that certain West Bank areas are being targ [...]
2007-08-16 14:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM PHUM
07JERUSALEM1718PROGRAM UPDATE: NDI FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSS FATAH
[...] Summary: As part of its NEA/PI funded political party strengthening program, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) conducted focus groups with Fatah activists in Bethlehem and Nablus. Focus group participants evidenced continued interest and enthusiasm for reform of Fatah to enhance its viab [...]
2007-08-16 14:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM ECON PREL KMPI PAO KPA IS
07JERUSALEM1719(S) FAYYAD ASKS U/S LEVEY FOR HELP WITH QATAR AND
[...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Under Secretary of Treasury Stuart Levey that Qatar was ""willfully bad"" on issue related to financing of terrorist organizations, including HAMAS. He said the PA was ready to move on terror financing legislation, but w [...]
2007-08-17 07:56:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEFIN ECON KWBG PTER OVIP
07JERUSALEM1720GRAND MUFTI CONDEMNS REP. TANCREDO COMMENTS, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary. At an August 14 meeting with PolOffs in Jerusalem, Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussayn (with Supreme Islamic Council member Adnan Hussayni) said Rep. Tom Tancredo's remarks (rebroadcast on al-Arabiya television) about possible retaliation against Mecca and Medina were hurtful to Muslims [...]
2007-08-17 08:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KIRF PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1735GAZA ELECTRICITY CURTAILED AS EU SUSPENDS
[...] (C) Summary. A security threat against Nahal Oz transfer station and increased HAMAS interference in the collection and distribution of utility revenues has led the EU - at the urging of the Palestinian Authority (PA) - to suspend its financial support for fuel shipments into Gaza, resulting in [...]
2007-08-20 15:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1755NEW OUTPOST NEAR BEIT EL CROSSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Settler youth have gathered at encampments in high-profile locations, including Givat Ha'or near Ramallah and Homesh in the Northern West Bank. The encampments involve little construction, but may serve test the depth of Israeli, Palestinian and international opposition to sett [...]
2007-08-23 13:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1756ALLON SHEVUT: PROPERTY VALUES HIGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 16 August Poloff visited the Allon Shevut settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc and met AmCit Regional Councilwoman Ruth Lieberman. According to Lieberman, Gush Etzion residents are more confident than ever that their community will be inside Israel in any permanent status agre [...]
2007-08-23 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC
07JERUSALEM1764GAZA ELECTRICITY FLOWS; HAMAS INTIMIDATION GROWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza power plant received EU-funded fuel shipments on August 22 and returned to its normal 65 MW of electricity output. According to Gaza contacts, most homes now have 18-22 hours of electricity each day. The electricity shortage from August 19-21 resulted in spoiled food [...]
2007-08-24 14:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ENRG KPAL KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM1766PA MORE THAN 1.5 BILLION IN THE RED FOR 2007;
[...] (U) On August 20, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet approved its 2007 budget, with total expenditures of USD 2.5 billion and an estimated budget deficit of more that USD 1.5 billion this calendar year. The PA's wage bill remains its single largest expenditure: more than USD 1.3 billion a [...]
2007-08-24 16:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1792MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI SEES HIMSELF LIKELY SECOND
[...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Barghouti discussed Hamas' internal tensions in an August 18 meeting with Staffdel Talwar. He said the national unity government (NUG) had been a "missed opportunity" that the international community could have used to demonstrate Hamas' inability to govern. Barghouti sai [...]
2007-08-27 10:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL
07JERUSALEM1793YASER ABED RABBO URGES SERIOUSNESS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo told Staffdel Talwar in an August 18 meeting that he questions U.S. seriousness about the planned international meeting in November. Abed Rabbo said Gaza's prospects are difficult, and the government must demonstrate tha [...]
2007-08-27 10:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL
07JERUSALEM1794GAZA CITY MAYOR: HAMAS PROVIDING SECURITY BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Gaza City Mayor Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent, appointed by President Abbas in 2005) told PolOff August 20 that Hamas has effectively portrayed itself as a victim of hostile external policies and that most Gazans blame their suffering on Israel, the PA and the international comm [...]
2007-08-27 10:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL
07JERUSALEM1795FAYYAD SAYS TERROR LITIGATION POSES "EXISTENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told a visiting interagency team that the suits brought against the PA in the U.S. and Israel pose an "existential threat" to the Palestinian cause. Fayyad urged the State Department to provide a Statement of Interest in supp [...]
2007-08-27 10:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER KPAL EINV
07JERUSALEM1801ABU MAZEN ASKS EXILED FATAH MEMBERS TO RETURN TO
[...] (C) Senior Fatah officials told ConGen political specialist that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has recently encouraged senior exiled Fatah members to come to Ramallah in an effort to surround himself with strong Fatah personalities. Among this group are Fatah Central Council (FCC) [...]
2007-08-27 12:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1802UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request, information regarding Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting follows. A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not [...]
2007-08-27 12:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1804ABU ALA'A TO MEET WITH EGYPT'S SULAYMAN, LOOKING
[...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) security contacts say Fatah Central Committee (FCC) member and former PM Ahmad Quraya' (Abu Ala'a) left Ramallah August 26 to meet with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Sulayman in Cairo on Palestinian security matters. Contacts say PA President Mahmud Abbas (A [...]
2007-08-27 14:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL EG IS
07JERUSALEM1806CONTINUED ROAD WORK AT E-1; WATER AND SEWAGE
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed August 24 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, and that the parking lot of the police station building is near complete. The route of the road changed slightly leading to the police station since ConGen last visit [...]
2007-08-27 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1818GAZA HEALTH CARE BECOMES PAWN IN HAMAS-FATAH POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In reaction to Hamas' replacement of Fatah-affiliated hospital administrators in Gaza (reftel),the Fatah-affiliated labor unions of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Gaza have been conducting work-stoppages as of August 23. An estimated 95 percent of MOH hospital employees hav [...]
2007-08-29 04:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1820PA CLOSES 103 NGOS AND CHARITIES, MOST WITH LINKS
[...] (U) PM Salam Fayyad announced August 27 a PA cabinet decision to dissolve 103 charitable and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza due to violations of laws governing civil groups. Publicly, Fayyad denied that the action is aimed at Hamas institutions, asserting that NGO c [...]
2007-08-29 04:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN PTER PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1821FAYYAD COMMENDS PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES WHO
[...] (C) At a August 28 meeting with NEA DAS Rob Danin in Ramallah, PM Salam Fayyad praised Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) personnel who protected an IDF officer who accidentally entered Jenin August 27, passing A/PO a copy of his official commendation to Jenin security officers (pri [...]
2007-08-29 04:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1829BEIT JALA RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT ROUTE OF
[...] (C) Summary. On August 21, Poloffs saw workers along Route 60 continuing construction of the security barrier around Beit Jala, south of Jerusalem, which Beit Jala mayor Raji Zeidan said will separate his town from nearly fifty percent of its total land, once completed. Mayor Zeidan and mun [...]
2007-08-29 16:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1831PM FAYYAD AND CODEL ACKERMAN: SECURITY,
[...] (S) Summary. On August 29, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Ackerman that the August 28 meeting between PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert was "positive, but general." He said that another meeting should be held soon to prepare for the November internationa [...]
2007-08-30 12:26:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1835GAZA PLC MEMBER: PALESTINIANS BLAME ISRAEL, U.S
[...] (C) Summary. Gaza PLC member Rawiya al-Shawwa told PolOff August 22 and 27 that most Gazans view Israel, enabled by the U.S. and EU, as the cause of Gaza's closures and poverty, not Hamas. Externally-imposed restrictions allow Hamas to claim it is the main force resisting occupation and shi [...]
2007-08-30 12:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL
07JERUSALEM1837YASSER ABD RABBO BRIEFS CODEL ACKERMAN ON
[...] (C) Summary. On August 29, PLO Executive Committee Secretary-General Yasser Abd Rabbo told CODEL Ackerman that SIPDIS the August 28 meeting between PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert was "not bad," but that he had hoped for better results. Abd Rabbo said Abu Maz [...]
2007-08-30 14:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM184EXCAVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION NEAR HARAM AL
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. JERUSALEM ARCHAEOLOGISTS TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 26 THAT EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE OHEL YITZHAK SYNAGOGUE IN THE MUSLIM QUARTER OF THE OLD CITY HAS BEEN HALTED, PENDING AN ISRAELI ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY (IAA) DECISION ABOUT A CRUSADER-ERA HALL BELOW THE SYNAGOGUE. TH [...]
2007-01-30 11:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1840ABU DIS: MAYOR ASK FOR USG HELP ON THE ROUTE OF
[...] (C) Summary: In separate August 27 and 28 meetings, the Mayor of Abu Dis, Ibrahim Jaffal, and Abu Dis's lawyer, Shlomo Lecker, requested USG assistance to encourage Israel to reconsider the route of the separation barrier around the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. This is part of the barrier is [...]
2007-08-30 15:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1846SHIKAKI: ABU MAZEN NEEDS PEACE PROCESS SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Khalil Shikaki, head of the Center for Palestine for Research and Studies (CPRS) told Staffdel Talwar that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) needs tangible success in the planned November international meeting to deter reconciliation with Hamas. End Summary Abu Mazen Need [...]
2007-08-31 10:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL KMPI
07JERUSALEM1850HUSSAYN AL-SHAYKH WITH CODEL ACKERMAN ON FATAH
[...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Fatah leader and PA Civil Affairs director Hussayn al-Shaykh told CODEL Ackerman that PM Fayyad has taken bold steps in addressing internal Palestinian security issues, dissolving Hamas charities, and calling for a three-year economic development plan. He added th [...]
2007-08-31 13:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1851REPORT ON SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post is supporting democratic reform in the West Bank and Gaza and expansion of Palestinians, personal freedoms through a daily policy dialogue with the Palestinian Authority (PA),programmatic support to Palestinian civil society, and a concerted media campaign. This report of [...]
2007-08-31 14:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO IS
07JERUSALEM1852CEC CHAIRMAN ON ELECTIONS DECREE, HAMAS, AND PA
[...] (C) Summary. On August 23, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir and Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhayl told USAID and PolOff that legislative and presidential elections must include both the West Bank and Gaza. Nasir said that if Palestinian Authority (PA) President Ma [...]
2007-08-31 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM1853BIR ZAYT MAYOR RESHAPES MUNICIPALITY
[...] (C) Summary. On August 23, Bir Zayt Mayor Yusif Nasser told USAID and Poloff that his goal is to reshape the Municipality by institutionalizing office structures, ensuring more efficient output from employees, and increasing public awareness on local issues. Nasser plans to hold regular tow [...]
2007-08-31 15:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM1859AL-'AZARIYA: MAYOR ASKS FOR CHANGES IN BARRIER
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, al-'Azariya mayor Issam Farun said he hopes the GoI will re-route the separation barrier near Ma'ale Adumim to avoid cutting off al-'Azariya from its only vacant land. He said an alternate route would simplify barrier construction while retaining reside [...]
2007-09-05 07:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL IS PBTS
07JERUSALEM1862ICRC REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. On August 30, International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) Field Coordinator Jean-Christophe Sandoz reported to RefCoord that the August 29 meeting between the Government of Israel (GoI),Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Magen David Adom (MDA) laid a positive foundation fo [...]
2007-09-05 15:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF ICRC IS KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM1863PROMINENT FATAH FIGURES CALL FOR HAMAS TO BE
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28, Palestine Stock Exchange (PSE) CEO Hassan Abu Libdeh and Al-Ayyam Editor Akram Haniyah told NEA DAS Robert Danin that Israeli and international support is crucial to demonstrate tangible improvement in Palestinians' daily lives. Abu Libdeh said [...]
2007-09-05 16:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS KTFN ECON EFIN
07JERUSALEM1874PALESTINIAN STOCK MARKET, LACKING POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Securities Exchange (PSE) is down more than 25% for 2007. Analysts say a lack of positive political signals is holding the market down. Efforts are underway to boost investor interest in the PSE through such measures as relaxing margin account restrictions, fo [...]
2007-09-07 13:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KWBG
07JERUSALEM1875GAZA GOVERNOR SLAMS HAMAS "CRIMES" AND PREDICTS
[...] (C) Summary. In a September 4 meeting in Jerusalem, Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa said Hamas has stepped up harassment of Fatah and independent activists and journalists in Gaza. He called Hamas "more brutal than Israel was in 27 years of occupation" in arresting, beating and torturing pr [...]
2007-09-07 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
07JERUSALEM188HOME DEMOLITIONS CONTINUE IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (SBU) Summary. There have been fifteen demolitions of Palestinian-owned homes in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year, including three on January 30. The Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) held a protest vigil later on January 30 at Jerusalem City Hall. End Summary. [...]
2007-01-30 15:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM189GAZA NSF CHIEF: CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING, BUT
[...] (S) Summary. Gaza National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Jamal Kayyad told Poloff on January 30 that a Fatah-Hamas ceasefire is holding. However, he believes it will eventually collapse as it is not comprehensive in scope and does not address underlying Fatah-Hamas political disputes. [...]
2007-01-30 16:05:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL KWBG PINS IS KPAL PTER PINR
07JERUSALEM1893SEPARATION BARRIER PREVENTS EFRAT FROM EXPANDING
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited Efrat settlement, met with Mayor Eli Mizrachi, and viewed the route of the separation barrier north of Bethlehem that cuts off Eitam Hill from Efrat. The Mayor said his main challenge is finding space for outward expansion and he wants to see Eitam included in th [...]
2007-09-09 12:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1897HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...]
2007-09-10 10:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1898PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ALTERS ELECTIONS LAW
[...] (C) Summary: President Abbas issued a presidential decree amending the PA elections law on September 2. The new law modifies the electoral system to be fully proportional; requires the president to obtain an absolute majority of votes; and requires candidates to accept the PLO as the sole, [...]
2007-09-10 10:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1899HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...]
2007-09-10 10:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1905BILIN CELEBRATES COURT VICTORY, BUT WILL CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: Bil'in residents celebrated the Israeli High Court's decision to reroute the separation barrier between Bil'in and the settlement of Modi'in Illit on September 7 and described the decision as a victory for non-violent resistance. However, Bil'in activist Muhammad al-Khatib said [...]
2007-09-10 13:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1907MAYOR OF ARIEL: FORGET LAND FOR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mayor of the Ariel settlement Ron Nachman told PolOff during a lengthy August 29 meeting that the USG pursuit of land for peace is "a big mistake" and proposed splitting the West Bank between Israel and Jordan. For thirty years, Nachman has been the Mayor of Ariel, which is home [...]
2007-09-11 07:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1910LIST OF 105 ORGANIZATIONS CLOSED BY PA
[...] (U) Post has received from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Interior (MOI) a list of 105 charities and NGOs closed on August 27 (reftel). Post translation of the list below, at para 3. 2. (C) MOI officials claim that the first 84 organizations listed below are suspected of having [...]
2007-09-11 09:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN KPAL KWBG
07JERUSALEM1917AKKRAM HANIYEH REVIEWS PALESTINIAN POLITICS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 6 meeting with NEA A/S Welch, al-Ayyam Editor Akkram Haniyeh said we have the "best administration in the history of the PA" and now is time to seize the moment. The GoI, he said, must show flexibility on basic "quality of life" issues; i.e., access and movement a [...]
2007-09-11 15:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1918SHILO, OFRA ARE NUCLEI FOR ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Shilo and Ofrah, two major settlements north of Ramallah on August 31. Surrounding outposts included Amona, where the GoI destroyed nine permanent structures in February 2006 and where there are now over fifty caravans. There are clusters of caravans on most hill [...]
2007-09-11 15:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1921POST ADVOCATES FOR MOTOROLA IN ADVANCE OF SPECTRUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and FCS specialist called on Allan Richardson, CEO of Wataniya Palestine, on September 5 in Ramallah to advocate on behalf of Motorola's tender for Wataniya's mobile network construction. Richardson said that Wataniya has chosen Ericsson to construct its West Bank netw [...]
2007-09-12 10:52:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS BEXP EINV KWGB IS
07JERUSALEM193640,000 ULTRA ORTHODOX SETTLERS NOW IN MODIIN ILLIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Founded only thirteen years ago, the ultra-orthodox settlement bloc of Modiin Illit now has 40,000 inhabitants, according to Mayor Yakov Gutterman. The residents of this settlement east of the green line and west of the separation barrier are motivated primarily by economic and [...]
2007-09-12 14:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1952SETTLERS LEVERAGE CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the northern West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron on 15 August to meet with Sondra Oster Baras, the Jewish director of the Israel office of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC). Baras is a well-known settler activist and Amcit who, in her words, work [...]
2007-09-19 08:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1963HAMAS MAKES CHARITY AND SALARY PAYMENTS FOR RAMADAN
[...] (SBU) Former Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah of Hamas told worshippers at a Gaza mosque on September 14 that his Gaza administration would pay USD 100 each to 40,000 unemployed Palestinians during Ramadan. Haniyah also pledged to cover USD 12 million in salaries for [...]
2007-09-19 16:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER
07JERUSALEM1965HEBRON: 450 SETTLERS IN THE CENTER OF A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hebron settler spokesman David Wilder led Poloff on a September 7 three hour tour of downtown Hebron. Hebron's 450 settlers (plus 250 yeshiva or religious school students) are known for their disruptive presence in the center of a large Palestinian city. Wilder told PolOff that [...]
2007-09-20 07:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL ASEC IS
07JERUSALEM1977FEMALE MUNCIPAL AND VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
[...] Summary. Twelve female Palestinian elected members of municipal and village councils gathered on September 9, for an International Republican Institute-sponsored workshop on local governance and preparing project proposals. The members identified gender discrimination and inadequate resource [...]
2007-09-20 16:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO
07JERUSALEM1989CEC DOWNSIZES BUT REMAINS READY FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 18, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir announced that the CEC is reducing its sixteen West Bank and Gaza offices to six and 83 employees to 76. CEC Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail told PolOff that nonetheless, "the CEC is always ready to [...]
2007-09-21 11:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1994PM FAYYAD DESCRIBES PA EFFORTS TO COMBAT MONEY
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister and Finance Minster Salam Fayyad recently told a Treasury Department delegation that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is committed to taking aggressive action against groups and individuals involved in terrorism financing. Fayyad urged the USG to pass him relevant [...]
2007-09-24 08:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN EAID PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1995PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY GOVERNOR OUTLINES
[...] (C) Summary: Banks continue to operate normally in Gaza, without any direct contact with Hamas, according to Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor George Abed. Two Gaza-based Palestinian banks will complete the transfer of their headquarters to the West Bank by the end of September 20 [...]
2007-09-24 08:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN PGOV EAID KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1999FAISAL HUSSEINI FOUNDATION IFTAR DISRUPTED
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Faisal Husseini Foundation told PolOff September 21 that Israeli police attempted to cancel the Foundation's annual Ramadan fundraising Iftar on September 20, but eventually allowed the dinner to proceed without fundraising activities. One official said he fe [...]
2007-09-24 13:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM2004UN OCHA: ISRAELI INFRASTRUCTURE NOW COVERS 38
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) released a 147 page report on August 30 on the humanitarian impact of settlements and their infrastructure in the West Bank. The report finds that 38 percent of the West Bank is "taken up by Israeli infrastructure, [...]
2007-09-25 06:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2017HANAN ASHRAWI: INTERNATIONAL MEETING, FATAH REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. On September 25 in Ramallah, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Hanan Ashrawi told the Consul General that the international meeting this fall must produce concrete results. She said PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert should use their discuss [...]
2007-09-26 14:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL IS
07JERUSALEM2018ISRAELI BANK CUTOFF PORTENDS GAZA BANK CLOSURES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Hapoalim's decision to sever ties with banks in Gaza, and an expected move by Israel Discount Bank to do the same, could result in cash shortages, bank closures, and a suspension of commercial imports into Gaza, most of which are food, according to Palestinian banking sect [...]
2007-09-26 15:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2020UK REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE REGARDING PLANS TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 17 meeting with PolChief, the British Consul General requested USG support to prevent demolition of the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem and the construction of an Israeli apartment complex in its place. Local contacts say a new Israeli development in East Jerusal [...]
2007-09-26 15:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS IS PREL
07JERUSALEM2032E-1 UPDATE FROM LATE SEPTEMBER 07
[...] (C) Summary: PolOffs observed September 25 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem and has begun on external structures near the E-1 police station building. They also observed two new traffic circles, which may suggest future road system expansi [...]
2007-10-01 10:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM203980-90 GAZANS, INCLUDING HAMAS OFFICIALS AND OTHER
[...] (SBU) 80-90 Palestinians, most members of Hamas, entered Gaza from Egypt early September 30, according to contacts in the Office of the President and Arabic-language press. Local media, citing witnesses and Hamas officials, report that the group included former PA Interior Minister Hani Talib [...]
2007-10-01 13:12:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PTER
07JERUSALEM204WORK ONGOING AT E-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 15:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2044SETTLERS TEMPORARILY ERECT 5 NEW OUTPOSTS IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Settler activists ascended five West Bank hilltops to establish new outposts on September 30. IDF forces and Israeli police maintained a low key presence at each site and began removing settlers and temporary dwellings on October 1. At Hashmonaim, west of Ramallah, four activi [...]
2007-10-01 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM206EU'S SOLANA ON PALESTINIAN SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: EU High Representative Javier Solana told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on January 21 that he wants to discuss EU COPPS assistance to Palestinian Civil Police at the February 2 Principals Quartet meetings. He said he supports placing the Police under governor [...]
2007-01-31 15:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2060MAALE ADUMIM MAYOR: NEXT PHASE OF E-1 CONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maale Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel told Poloffs September 25 that the E-1 police station is "finished, except for the road" and the next step is to construct 1200 housing units. Kashriel said he is frustrated with American resistance to the expansion of Maale Adumim into E-1 an [...]
2007-10-02 13:06:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2061PALESTINIAN POLLSTER SHIKAKI'S VIEWS OF THE WEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 25 meeting with USSC LTG Keith Dayton, Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (www.pcpsr.org) assessed that West Bank Palestinians have high expectations of PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),but low expectations [...]
2007-10-02 15:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PGOV IS
07JERUSALEM2067WESTERN WALL SYNAGOGUE PROMPTS PALESTINIAN CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: The al-Aqsa Foundation and Mufti of Jerusalem have publicly criticized the opening of a synagogue located adjacent to the Western Wall Tunnel, close to sensitive Jewish and Muslim holy sites. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation told PolOff that the synagogue is not new, but was [...]
2007-10-03 08:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
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