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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07MANAMA229	BAHRAIN: ADVANCING NGO PROTECTION IN CONJUNCTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 08:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT

07MANAMA24	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES SECTARIAN ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary. MFA Assistant U/S Shaikh Abdel Aziz, in a frank discussion January 8 with CNO Executive Panel Co-Chairs Zakheim and Skinner, said that concerns about rising Shia empowerment in the region were a growing concern, and different from the past when the Shia threat had been troubling b [...]	2007-01-10 09:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION POL
07MANAMA250	BAHRAIN: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-18 14:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA251	BAHRAIN: UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-18 14:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA BA ROW
07MANAMA257	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we warmly welcome your March 22-23 and 27-28 visits to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has [...]	2007-03-19 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA262	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CRIES FOUL OVER [...] (C) By taking no action, the Bahraini government effectively vetoed 25 legislative proposals of the Council of Representatives (COR),all from the last parliamentary term. The government had a limited period in which to return the proposals to the COR at the beginning of the current term in o [...]	2007-03-22 06:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BA POL REFORM
07MANAMA263	AL WIFAQ COURTS SUNNIS AND GOVERNMENT BUT RISKS [...] (C) Shia opposition political society Al Wifaq,s strategy since entering the Council of Representatives (COR) in December has been to build trust and consensus with the royal family and Sunni legislators, saving more inflammatory debates over constitutional reform and corruption for later. The [...]	2007-03-22 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BA POL
07MANAMA265	"SPRING OF CULTURE" IGNITES RHETORICAL BATTLE [...] (C) The elected lower house Council of Representatives (COR),which is dominated by Islamist deputies, voted overwhelmingly March 20 to form a committee to investigate the "Spring of Culture," a six-week cultural festival, which they complained included a performance that was "immoral and aga [...]	2007-03-23 09:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA27	BAHRAIN REACTS TO PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON [...] (C) In the Foreign Minister's absence, the Ambassador January 11 met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa to discuss the President's policy address on Iraq. Drawing from reftel background information, the Ambassador stated [...]	2007-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA272	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches on the Arab League (AL) summit and UNSCR 1747, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said the summit would deal primarily with two issues: Israel-Palestinian peace and Iraq. He emphasized the importance of Saudi Arabia hosting the summit and taking a leading role [...]	2007-03-26 11:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA273	BAHRAIN: EXTENSION OF OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 11:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA285	KING AND ADMIRAL FALLON CONSULT ON REGIONAL [...] (C) King Hamad told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon, in their first meeting March 22, that Bahrain and the United States are in business together as real allies. Although Bahrain supports a peaceful Iranian nuclear program, "the Iranian program is not peaceful." In the King's view, Iran in [...]	2007-03-29 09:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA291	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA292	GOB TIGHTENING CLAMP ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) The GOB Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced that it is not prepared to tolerate the establishment of unions formed in government ministries and other government entities. It calls these unions illegal and has instructed government bodies to prevent them from forming. At the center of [...]	2007-03-29 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA3	REACTIONS TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION BREAK ALONG [...] (C) Reactions in Bahrain, a Shia majority country with a Sunni ruling family, to Saddam's December 30 execution followed predictable lines. The government has issued no official statement about the execution. Two small Baathist political societies condemned the trial and execution and opene [...]	2007-01-03 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA302	CROWN PRINCE AND ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon March 23 that Bahrain was proud to work with the United States in the coalition maritime task forces and noted that it took Bahrain's participation to get Saudi Arabia to join. In response to Admiral Fallon's comments about [...]	2007-04-02 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA305	MINISTRY OF LABOR RESPONSE TO USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Labor Director of Public and International Relations Subah Salem Al Dossary passed to the Embassy March 26 a letter containing the Ministry's response to Ref B points delivered by the Ambassador to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi on February 28 (Ref A). The point [...]	2007-04-02 14:27:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA306	BAHRAIN: USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief April 2 delivered Ref A demarche concerning implementation of UNSCR 1747 to MFA First Secretary for International Organization Affairs Salah Al SIPDIS Malki. Al Malki was surprised to learn that Bank Sepah has a relationship with Future Bank. He said he would immediatel [...]	2007-04-02 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL EFIN KNNP PARM BA IR REGION
07MANAMA315	BAHRAIN: UN DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT UPDATE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with UNDP Program Analyst Mohamed Al Sharif March 28, Poloff inquired about the status of a UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) project being conducted by the UNDP in cooperation with the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD). Al Sharif explained that the project has un [...]	2007-04-04 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP BA
07MANAMA319	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador April 4 that he had praised the Arab peace initiative in a recent interview because it was an attempt to get outside "the bubble of historical conflict" over Israel. There will be a meeting of the Arab League peace initiative action comm [...]	2007-04-04 15:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA328	PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA [...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...]	2007-04-09 05:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA336	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Al Khalifa told visiting Marine Corps Commandant General Conway April 5 that the "tide needs to be turned" in Iraq, and the Iraqi security forces need to find those perpetrating the violence to stop them. He advised coalition troop level reductions in urban areas and [...]	2007-04-11 05:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA338	FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS TO REVAMP, STREAMLINE GULF [...] (C) Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told Ambassador Monroe April 5 that under new Chief Executive Officer Andre Dose, Gulf Air's newly designed network plan was practically complete. The long-term focus of the carrier would emphasize narrow-body Airbus 320s or Boeing 737s [...]	2007-04-11 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON REGION ECTRD OFFICIALS BA
07MANAMA34	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GCC PLUS TWO, REGIONAL [...] (C) During their January 15 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that Bahrain had no problem with a statement being issued at the January 16 GCC Plus Two meeting in Kuwait, but he thought the Saudis and Kuwaitis were concerned with aspects of the paragraph on Iraq. Bahr [...]	2007-01-15 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA343	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa told Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway April 5, that he had received intelligence about an Iranian submarine that had entered Saudi waters recently, but when the information was passed to the Saudis, they did not act on it. [...]	2007-04-15 05:26:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MCAP BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA35	BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA356	KING HAMAD DISCUSSES REGIONAL AFFAIRS WITH NAVCENT [...] (C) King Hamad told NAVCENT/FIFTH FLEET Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff April 11 that Bahrain was proud of the long-term U.S. naval presence and was happy to work with the United States in the Combined Maritime Force to defeat common enemies. The King expressed concern about threats from Iran [...]	2007-04-15 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA370	BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP WELCOMES NEW NAVCENT/FIFTH [...] (C) In a series of introductory calls with the Bahraini leadership, NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff heard a consistent message of support for Bahrain's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy and Bahrain's commitment to continued future support. "You can always count [...]	2007-04-20 06:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA375	LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Poloff, Independent MP Dr. Abdul Aziz Abul, the only Sunni member of the opposition in the elected Council of Representatives (COR),was optimistic about real collaboration between parliamentary members and blocs. He was also optimistic about increased numbers of Shi [...]	2007-04-23 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA POL
07MANAMA385	BAHRAIN: MARCH 2007 AUCKLAND PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered Ref A read-out of the March 2007 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz was grateful for [...]	2007-04-25 10:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA386	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered reftel demarche concerning the April 30 - May 11 NPT PrepCom to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened closely to the information on the U.S. position on the issues [...]	2007-04-25 10:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ENRG BA ROW
07MANAMA39	BAHRAIN TO HOST IRAQ TRADE SHOW IN MARCH [...] Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in cooperation with Iraq's Ministry of Trade, will sponsor the first "Gulf Iraqi Expo 2007" in Manama, Bahrain March 24-26, 2007, at the Bahrain International Exhibition Center. The event will feature an exhibition, conference, and sector-specific [...]	2007-01-17 09:32:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EINV ETRD BEXP BA IZ REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA391	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS U/S DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Fareed Al-Muftah, a strong promoter of moderation in Islam, told the Ambassador he welcomes further cooperation with the USG on a variety of programs planned in the coming months. He outlined efforts he is undertaking to revise religious education i [...]	2007-04-26 14:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL KPAO PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA400	BAHRAIN PROMOTES GCC+2 AS VEHICLE FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador April 30 that there was a lingering feeling, mostly from Saudi Arabia, of mistrust of the Iraqi government. Although he did not know the exact reasons for Saudi Arabia refusing to host a visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, he [...]	2007-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA401	BAHRAIN: SEEKING ARAB FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] (C) In an April 30 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning financial or in-kind support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid replied that Bahrain wanted [...]	2007-04-30 14:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA SO ROW
07MANAMA402	FOREIGN MINISTER ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 08:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA SU ROW
07MANAMA404	FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES NEED TO REACH OUT TO [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR, IN AN APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA, ASKED ABOUT RECENT ARAB LEAGUE (AL) CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO ON THE PEACE INITIATIVE. NORMALLY OPTIMISTIC, SHAIKH KHALID SAID HE WAS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE MEETING. THE RESULT, THAT EGYPT AND J [...]	2007-05-01 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA406	BAHRAIN: NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (S) In response to Ref B request, post evaluates that Bahrain has no will or ability to contribute military resources to coalition operations in Iraq. Bahrain deployed troops and assets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, but these were to defend Kuwait and Bahrain and were not se [...]	2007-05-02 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MOPS BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA407	BAHRAIN: CANDIDACY OF BELARUS FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 09:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA408	BAHRAIN MAJORITY GULF AIR STAKE TO CLEAR THE WAY [...] (C) The GOB is set to increase its stake in Gulf Air from fifty to eighty percent, with possible plans to fully acquire and privatize the carrier. However, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa suspects that Gulf Air partner Oman may have lingering reservations about ceding joint [...]	2007-05-03 09:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD PREL BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA409	AL WIFAQ MP RAISES ALLEGATIONS OF LAND SALE [...] (SBU) During the Council of Representatives' (COR) weekly session April 17, Shia political society Al Wifaq MP Jawad Fairooz raised the issue of individuals profiting from sales of land received through free grants from the government or the King. He brought up the matter during a question an [...]	2007-05-03 10:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA410	BAHRAIN: ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 11:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV AORC BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA412	ARAB NATIONALIST CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON IRAQ, [...] (C) A three-day Arab nationalist conference in Bahrain was marked by the comments of an Iraqi cleric calling for closer coordination between the insurgency and Al Qaeda, and the showing of a supposed "documentary" on violence in Iraq that had a subtitle reading, "This is what happens to Sunnis [...]	2007-05-06 08:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA416	GULF IRAQI EXPO SET FOR NOVEMBER 2007 [...] The "Gulf Iraqi Expo 2007" trade show, postponed from March 2007 (reftel) has been rescheduled for November 1-3, 2007 in Manama, Bahrain at the Bahrain International Exhibition Center. The event is being organized under the patronage of the Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the I [...]	2007-05-06 12:13:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EINV ETRD BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA419	OIL MINISTER SAYS IRANIAN GAS TALKS ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussein Ali Mirza confirmed to the Ambassador that the GOB is in talks to import gas from Iran but claimed that there was no expectation such a deal would materialize and that it is merely a tactic to increase Bahrain's leverage in gas negotiations [...]	2007-05-07 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD ECON BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA427	BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 11:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA429	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE FOR BANK [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 7 delivered reftel demarche concerning implementation of the asset freeze for Bank Sepah to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, emphasizing in particular Bank Sepah's self-reported relationship with Bahra [...]	2007-05-10 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EFIN KNNP PARM BA IR ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA437	BAHRAIN: TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED IRANIANS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 14 delivered reftel demarche concerning the travel of UNSC-designated Iranians to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran agreed on the need to remain vigilant regarding the travel of designated Iranians and said that the government had taken measu [...]	2007-05-15 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BA IR ROW
07MANAMA438	BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 11:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA44	CROWN PRINCE BRIEFS CNO PANEL ON REGIONAL, [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Zakheim and Skinner January 9 that the two issues of greatest concern in the region are Iran and perceived limitations on the U.S.'s ability to project power. With changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran had been freed of its na [...]	2007-01-17 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA446	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your May 28 visit to Bahrain. Your visit will offer an excellent opportunity to follow up on the March visit to Washington of Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, demonstrate our interest in and commitment to strengthening our cooper [...]	2007-05-17 09:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PTER ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA448	CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA450	NDI STAFF VISIT OUTLINES WAY FORWARD FOR [...] (C) Two representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) visited Bahrain May 10-15 and met with a wide range of government officials, parliamentarians, and civil society representatives to discuss the resumption of NDI activities in Bahrain. NDI staff outlined their intention to [...]	2007-05-17 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL
07MANAMA454	GULF IRAQI EXPO GATHERING SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. Iraqi DCM Ahmed Agha accompanied by Baghdad and Amman-based I-Vision Group CEO Murtada Aldin, called on the Ambassador May 13 to brief him on the Gulf Iraqi Expo (GIX). The GIX is set to take place November 1-3, 2007, at the Bahrain Exhibiti [...]	2007-05-21 09:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ETRD BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA461	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: A BROAD [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC BA IR REGION
07MANAMA462	BAHRAIN: IRAN'S INVITATION TO INSPECT BUSHEHR [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning an Iranian invitation to GCC countries to inspect the Bushehr reactor to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that to his knowledge, Bahrain [...]	2007-05-22 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BA IR REGION
07MANAMA468	AL WIFAQ BLOC RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AFTER A [...] (C) A vote on May 15 on the questioning of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed Bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa on corruption allegations fell one vote short of the majority needed in the Council of Representatives (COR). For his part, Shaikh Ahmed said in a public statement May 9 t [...]	2007-05-23 13:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA469	MEASURES TAKEN BY GOB TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Post received the following information May 17 under the cover of diplomatic note with reference number 1/100/231-91978 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Relations Directorate. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Update on the Measures Taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to Comba [...]	2007-05-23 14:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA47	DEFENSE MINISTER AND CNO PANEL COVER REGIONAL [...] (C) CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Dr. Dov Zakheim and Dr. Kiron Skinner met January 9 with Minister of Defense GEN Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues, including Hizballah, Iran, India, and Bahrain's defenses. Dr. Zakheim described the mission of the CNO E [...]	2007-01-17 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA473	BAHRAIN: URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 23 forwarded reftel demarche points concerning assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. In a subsequent conversation May 24, Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he had alr [...]	2007-05-24 11:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA LE REGION
07MANAMA474	BAHRAIN: U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 11:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IZ REGION
07MANAMA475	ANTI-DREAM BOX CAMPAIGN A NIGHTMARE FOR SATELLITE [...] (C) After a slow start, Ministry of Information officials appear set to tackle a technologically sophisticated form of satellite TV piracy locally marketed as the Dream Box, which defeats pay-TV encryption systems. Ministry of Information Director of Publication and Press Jamal Dawood has issu [...]	2007-05-24 12:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR BA ECTRD
07MANAMA476	COURT CASE AGAINST ACTIVISTS DROPPED, BUT CLASHES [...] (C) In a dramatic development, King Hamad May 18 announced that he had ordered the public prosecution to drop its legal case against political activists Hassan Mushaima, Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, and Shaker Abdul Hussein. The defendants had been charged with promoting change to the political sy [...]	2007-05-24 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA485	BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Bahrain Central Bank governor Rashid Al-Maraj, in a May 30 meeting with a visiting U.S.-Bahrain Business Council delegation, strongly reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to maintain the Bahrain dinar peg to the dollar. While acknowledging that the weakness of the dollar can have a negative [...]	2007-05-30 09:55:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BA ECTRD
07MANAMA486	BAHRAIN TO CRITICIZE LACK OF G8 SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran, who will represent Bahrain at the Sanaa Forum for the Future preparatory meeting during the week of June 3, told Pol/Econ Chief May 30 that he plans to criticize G8 countries, with the exception of the U.S. and UK, for their lack o [...]	2007-05-30 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI PREL ECON EAID BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA487	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO JOIN THE HCOC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC ETTC BA BILAT
07MANAMA488	BAHRAIN: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 30 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the U.S. 60-day report on UNSCR 1747 to the UN Security Council to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran confirmed that Bahrain had delivered its report to the UNSC and acknowledged the standing U.S. req [...]	2007-05-30 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN BA IR REGION ROW
07MANAMA492	BAHRAIN: NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador May 31 delivered reftel information concerning the nomination of Robert Zoellick to be World Bank president to Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Ahmed said that Bahrain knew Zoellick well from the FTA negotiations and would be fully supportive [...]	2007-05-31 08:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN BA ECTRD
07MANAMA503	ISLAND OF PLEASURE? TOURISM CLAMPS TARGET LOW END [...] (SBU) Two Ministry of Information Tourism Directorate circulars closing low-end nightclubs and restricting the sale of alcohol in certain locations entered into force recently, impacting 85 two- and three-star hotels. Critics complain that the clubs primarily served as a front for organized [...]	2007-06-04 07:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KISL BA ECTRD POL
07MANAMA504	US-BAHRAIN BUSINESS COUNCIL COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) A trade delegation of 12 American companies organized by the newly-established U.S.-Bahrain Business Council (USBBC) traveled to Bahrain May 29-31 in a successful visit that included calls on senior Bahrain officials and meetings with a broad range of the Bahrain business community. The d [...]	2007-06-04 09:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD BA ECTRD
07MANAMA507	PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa told the Ambassador June 3 that he had been pleased to meet with the delegation from the U.S.-Bahrain Business Council (USBBC) on May 29 (reftel). He said it was important for visitors from the United States to meet with senior Bahraini [...]	2007-06-04 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA518	ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST [...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...]	2007-06-07 13:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA519	BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL SADR OUTREACH [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-07 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA520	BAHRAIN: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT AND REPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PROJECT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief June 7 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the Iran Sanctions Act and reports of a possible Bahrain-Iran natural gas project to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, noting that the Ambassador had al [...]	2007-06-07 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL BA ECTRD
07MANAMA524	ALLEGED BEATING VICTIMS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY [...] (U) The public prosecution June 7 released Ali Saeed Al Khabaz and Hameed Yousif Ahmed from custody after prosecutors became convinced of their innocence based upon eyewitness reports. Al Khabaz and Ahmed had been detained during a violent protest the night of May 21 in the Shia village of S [...]	2007-06-11 08:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA534	PRO-GOVERNMENT COMMENTATORS CRY FOUL OVER CNN [...] (C) A June 1 report by CNN reporter Hala Gorani on poverty in Bahrain caused an uproar among Bahraini pundits, who accuse the program of stoking sectarian tensions. Gorani said on the air that while the piece was supposed to cover poverty, "it almost immediately became obvious that this was [...]	2007-06-11 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO BA POL
07MANAMA546	AMBASSADOR SIGNS MOU ON HOMELAND SECURITY [...] (U) The Ambassador on June 12 signed reftel non-binding Memorandum of Understanding on Homeland Security Cooperation between the U.S. and Bahrain with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa. In attendance on the U.S. side were two Riyadh-based DHS representatives, Attache Do [...]	2007-06-13 09:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BA
07MANAMA548	BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...]	2007-06-13 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA554	BAHRAINI GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS SAMARRA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] (U) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa June 13 issued a public statement denouncing and condemning the "criminal aggression" on the Samarra mosque earlier the same day. He said that targeting holy and religious places, whether those of Muslims or other faiths, is a brutal cri [...]	2007-06-14 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS BA REGION
07MANAMA559	BAHRAIN: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNRWA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-17 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON KWBG BA LE REGION
07MANAMA560	BAHRAIN: IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief June 17 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Iraqi WMD scientist redirection program to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that Bahrain would like to help and he pledged to brief more senior levels of the ministry on the program. However, [...]	2007-06-17 14:07:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER PINS PARM PREL PREF BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA561	BAHRAIN: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM WIPO DG [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-17 14:07:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR WIPO BA ROW
07MANAMA571	GOB EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INITIATIVES SHOW MIXED [...] (C) Bahrain's National Employment Project (NEP),which government officials have credited with reducing the rate of unemployment from 16 percent to 3.7 percent, will come to a close at the end of June. Of 19,625 registrants in the program, according to GOB statistics, just under 6,000 remain [...]	2007-06-19 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT REFORM
07MANAMA575	EXTREMISTS ACCUSE HIGH-PROFILE SALAFI OF BEING AN [...] (U) The previously unknown Supporters of the Caliphate group has accused Salafi leader and prominent member of parliament Adel Al Moawada of being an infidel. In early June, Al Moawada had publicly warned against the spread of "takfeer" ideology, the belief of some extremist Sunnis who consi [...]	2007-06-20 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER BA POL
07MANAMA580	BAHRAIN: CONTINUED ARABSAT BROADCAST OF AL ZAWRAA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER BA REGION
07MANAMA581	GCC TO HOLD MINISTERIAL POLICY SESSION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA582	BAHRAIN DECIDES AGAINST JOINING PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action message - please see para 3. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador June 21 information that Defense Minister General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also discussed with the Ambassador the previous day: that Bahrain [...]	2007-06-21 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA584	FORMIN CRITICIZES QATAR'S ROLE AT ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador June 21 that while the planned multilateral meeting on the Palestinian situation in Egypt on June 24 was a "really good start," the Arab League meeting held in Cairo June 15 did not go well. He particularly cited Qat [...]	2007-06-21 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION
07MANAMA6	PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS GOB ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL [...] (C) PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DECEMBER 20 REVIEWED THE GOB'S 2007-2008 BUDGETARY PRIORITIES BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. KEY PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PM INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES. THE GOB AGENDA SHAR [...]	2007-01-03 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
07MANAMA600	MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al Baharna told the Ambassador June 27 that his recent two-day visit to Iran was introductory and came about as a result of his late 2006 appointment as minister. While in Tehran, he discussed next steps for a bilateral commission and the p [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC EPET BA IR REGION
07MANAMA619	BAHRAIN: SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF [...] (S) The Ambassador July 3 delivered reftel demarche concerning regional support to stop the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nezar Al Baharna. Al Baharna said that the MFA had not heard of any specific cases of Bahraini citizens traveling to Syria [...]	2007-07-03 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA62	NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL TRAINING, APRIL 2-13 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 08:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA620	BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EFIN PREL KNNP PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA650	BAHRAIN REACTS ANGRILY TO IRANIAN TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary. A statement by a Khamenei associate reasserting a claim that Bahrain is a province of Iran has generated a spate of angry denunciations in Bahrain. The statement said that Bahrain had been separated from Iran by an illegal agreement between the Shah and the US/UK governments. Th [...]	2007-07-12 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA657	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 09:02:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA659	REFLECTIONS ON AL-WIFAQ'S EFFORTS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In this, al-Wifaq's first legislative session in Bahrain's Council of Representatives (COR),the society has fielded inexperienced MPs and endured poor relations with the government and other political societies as a result of al-Wifaq's boycott of the 2002 elections. However, al-Wifaq has buil [...]	2007-07-16 12:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA661	NDI REACHES AGREEMENT ON RESUMING PROGRAMMING IN [...] (SBU) NDI reached agreement July 12 with the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) on a Statement of Principles that will allow NDI to resume programming in Bahrain more than a year after it was asked to close down its office in the Kingdom. The agreement calls for NDI and BIPD [...]	2007-07-16 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL REFORM
07MANAMA662	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaqi, in a July 14 visit, gave Bahraini leaders an official assurance that Iran recognized Bahrain as a sovereign state and had no territorial claims on it, helping quiet a storm that had developed over a statement by a Khamenei associate last week that [...]	2007-07-17 05:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA666	OIL MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS EXPLORATION PLANS, LOOMING [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Mirza briefed the Ambassador July 11 on the strong interest shown by international oil companies in pursuing exploration tenders in Bahrain. Mirza hoped that offshore exploration would lead to discoveries of gas, which could ease a looming gas shortage that [...]	2007-07-18 05:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL BA ECTRD REGION

07MANAMA667	CROWN PRINCE, AMCHAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the local AmCham board of directors, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman noted the range of commercial development taking place in Bahrain and applauded the Ambassador's assistance in implementing the FTA, which he hoped would benefit Bahraini businesses in the US. He bel [...]	2007-07-18 09:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ELAB PGOV BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
07MANAMA669	FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS [...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA672	AL-WIFAQ HEAD SHAIKH ALI SALMAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) In a farewell meeting with the Ambassador, Al-Wifaq head Shaikh Ali Salman expressed frustration with his experience in Parliament since becoming an MP late last year, saying that the current system stifles debate, makes it difficult to pass laws (not to mention constitutional changes),a [...]	2007-07-19 08:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA674	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid, during the Ambassador's July 17 farewell call, had high praise for the bilateral relationship, urging that Bahrain and other GCC countries move from being "allies" to becoming true "partners." In that connection, he welcomed the July 31 meeting of [...]	2007-07-19 10:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION
07MANAMA675	DEMARCHE: BAHRAIN'S VIGILANCE WITH RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered State 98419 reftel demarche July 17 to FM Shaikh Khalid, stressing our particular concern over Future Bank's reported intention to establish an operation in the Kish Island Free Zone. Shaikh Khalid said he recognized the importance of this issue and promised to lo [...]	2007-07-19 10:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR BA REGION
07MANAMA677	WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) In his July 16 farewell call with Minister of Health Nada Haffadh, the Ambassador conveyed reftel details regarding the Safe Management of the Radioactive Sealed Source Materials workshop set to take place August 9-11 in Sharm E [...]	2007-07-19 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI BA REGION
07MANAMA692	DEMARCHE: CONCERN OVER BANKING ISSUES [...] (C) Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Banking Supervision Advisor to the Governor Richard Ellis told Econoff July 22 that Alhi United Bank (AUB) of Bahrain has applied for approval to "purchase an Iranian bank". He said the Iranian bank in question is wholly or largely state-owned, though he decl [...]	2007-07-23 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA696	GOB PLANS AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL EXPATS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The GOB has announced plans to offer a six-month amnesty for illegal expatriate workers beginning August 1. Illegal workers will reportedly be permitted to legitimize their status or return to their home country without being subject to overstay fines. It is still unclear whether the amn [...]	2007-07-23 14:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA7	CROWN PRINCE AND CNO DISCUSS REGIONAL THREATS [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mullen discussed on December 27 the U.S.-Bahrain relationship and regional threats including Iran and Iraq. The CP praised the United States for providing stability and security in the region and asked about the statu [...]	2007-01-04 05:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ASEC BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA700	KING HAMAD REPORTEDLY TREATED FOR ILLNESS IN LONDON [...] (C) Bahrain's King Hamad is reportedly extending his current stay in London for treatment of a possible stroke or stroke-like symptoms that are apparently not life threatening but have nonetheless generated a spate of rumors throughout the Kingdom. The rumors first surfaced when a Bahraini we [...]	2007-07-24 09:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BA POL
07MANAMA701	BAHRAIN: GCC+2 MEETING THEMES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA706	KING HAMAD'S HEALTH [...] (S) Asked about rumors regarding King Hamad's health (reftel),the Crown Prince told the Ambassador July 25 that King Hamad had a "mass" removed (apparently from his face) but that he is "fine." He said that he talks to the King every day. Acknowledging that rumors were still circulating in [...]	2007-07-25 09:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR BA
07MANAMA713	DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...]	2007-07-26 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA714	BAHRAIN: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Ambassador July 25 urged Central Bank Governor Al Miraj to continue his vigilance regarding Bahrain's involvement with Iranian financial institutions. Al Miraj said he remained committed to pres [...]	2007-07-26 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA721	BAHRAIN: DRAFT GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Econoff July 29 previewed with MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran reftel draft joint statement for the GCC 2 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh. Dr. Dhafer welcomed receipt of the draft and said he would immediately relay it to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin [...]	2007-07-30 08:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA724	KING HAMAD'S HEALTH: KING MEETS GCC AMBASSADORS IN [...] (C) Three days after the Crown Prince indicated that a photo opportunity might be arranged to put to rest rumors about the King's health (reftel),King Hamad on July 28 met with the GCC Ambassadors stationed in London to discuss regional developments. The meeting received front-page coverage [...]	2007-07-30 11:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA738	BATELCO ANTI-UNION ACTIVITY CRITICIZED BY GOB [...] (SBU) Recent tension between Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) management and its union, including an open meeting at Batelco headquarters attended by 500 workers, resulted in the dismissal of the head of the union and his deputy. Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi stated [...]	2007-08-01 12:49:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM BA HUMRIT POL
07MANAMA739	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During his farewell call with Minister of Labor Dr. Abdelmajeed Al-Alawi on 30 July, the Ambassador raised the recent firing of two union leaders at Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO),the controversy surrounding implementation of a new unemployment insurance program, an [...]	2007-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA ELAB PHUM PGOV ECTRD HUMRIT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA740	BAHRAIN: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM RESPONSE ON [...] (SBU) Econoff relayed reftel request to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran on 24 July. Al-Umran confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa will attend. He was unable to confirm other high-level attendance. Post will report details re [...]	2007-08-01 14:32:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BA OFFICIALS
07MANAMA745	BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...]	2007-08-02 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA
07MANAMA747	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) The Ambassador July 31 cautioned Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Miraj and Ahli United Bank (AUB) CEO El-Labban regarding the inherent risks associated with Iranian banking relationships. The Ambassador also noted that Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey intends to visit Bahrain i [...]	2007-08-02 13:32:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA748	DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR MONROE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-05 05:40:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA BA
07MANAMA773	BAHRAIN - FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PA [...] (SBU) Charge made reftel points to MFA Undersecretary Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa on August 9. 2. (C) Al-Khalifa said the GOB recognized the need to keep the PA afloat financially, and would continue to make contributions within its means, but &on nothing like the scale of our G [...]	2007-08-09 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL BA
07MANAMA774	RESPONDING TO FM SHEIKH KHALID'S FMF CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
07MANAMA781	BAHRAIN: PRESSING FOR ADOPTION OF CONVENTION FOR [...] (U) Econoff August 1 delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that the GOB had signed the NTC, but had not yet ratified it. He expressed support for the NTC and said the GOB was working to ratify it soon. 2. (C) "Our biggest worry is B [...]	2007-08-13 15:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP KTIA IR BA REGION
07MANAMA782	RELEASE OF FINAL BAHRAINI GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) Following the GOB,s reiteration of its commitment to its prior assurances concerning security, humane treatment, and post-release access (ref A),the U.S. military released detainee Ali Al-Murbati into the custody of Interior Ministry officials on the evening of August 8. The transfer took [...]	2007-08-14 04:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
07MANAMA79	KING AND DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ENGLAND CONFER [...] (C) King Hamad and Deputy Defense Secretary England discussed bilateral relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, U.S. policy in the region and Bahraini domestic affairs during a January 22 lunch meeting. The King declared that Bahrain is proud of its relationship with the United States and pledged that [...]	2007-01-26 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PGOV KDEM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA802	TREASURY U/S LEVEY CAUTIONS BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK [...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey and Policy Advisor Kristen Hecht met August 8 with Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Al Miraj to emphasize U.S. concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop means to evade the financial sanctions imposed under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. U/S Levey cauti [...]	2007-08-22 14:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA803	TREASURY U/S LEVEY WARNS AHLI UNITED AGAINST [...] (C) Treasury Undersecretary Levey August 8 cautioned Ahli United Bank (AUB) officials on the bank's ties with Iranian state-owned banks. Through Future Bank, AUB was virtually the only bank in the world to be joint-ventured with Bank Melli and Bank Saderat. Bank Melli Iran had used deceptive [...]	2007-08-22 16:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN PTER PARM MNUC IR BA
07MANAMA810	SECTARIAN INSULTS LEAD TO CALLS FOR LIMITS ON [...] (U) A summer of name-calling between Sunni and Shi,a members of parliament has prompted calls for new legislation limiting incitement speech. End summary. --------------------- Al-Deiri v. Al-Saeedi --------------------- 2. (U) A photograph appeared in local papers in May showing praye [...]	2007-08-26 11:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI BA
07MANAMA815	FITCH UPGRADES BAHRAIN'S SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING [...] (U) International financial ratings agency Fitch August 24 upgraded its sovereign credit rating for Bahrain from "A-" to "A," with a stable outlook. "Improvements in domestic and external solvency ratios, continued strong-non oil growth and advances in economic and political reform explain th [...]	2007-08-27 11:07:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ECTRD BA
07MANAMA825	BAHRAIN WILL SUPPORT IRAQI LEADERS, AGREEMENT AT [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel demarche to FM Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa on August 28. Sheikh Khalid said the GOB is deeply concerned about the situation in Iraq, especially what he called Iraq's inability to control its borders and keep out Iranian weapons and agents. He concurred that t [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ AL BA
07MANAMA827	FM TO VISIT TEHRAN; NATURAL GAS TALKS IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa confirmed to Charge local media reports August 28 that a Bahraini-Iranian bilateral committee on natural gas will hold its first meetng September 2 in Manama. Sheikh Khalid said th talks would be "exploratory." Repeating familiarGOB exp [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET REGION ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA829	NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...]	2007-08-30 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA
07MANAMA830	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DRAWS CRITICISM [...] (U) The announcement that Hossein Amir Abdollahian will be Iran's next ambassador to Bahrain has drawn sharp criticism from at least one Salafist member of Bahrain's parliament. Jassim Al-Saeedi, an independent Salafi member of the lower house of parliament who has been engaged in sectarian na [...]	2007-08-30 12:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BA
07MANAMA873	KING HAMAD LOOKS TIRED, BUT OTHERWISE WELL; [...] (C) During his audience with the Ambassador to present credentials, King Hamad looked tired, but bore no visible signs of impairment. The audience took place around five p.m. His voice was raspy and he appeared fatigued, as one would at the end of a long day. He favored his right side, mo [...]	2007-09-12 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA876	DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF SUNNI EXTREMISTS FALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: A demonstration outside Manama's Grand Mosque in support of extremists rounded up in August (reftels) drew little support. Only 50-60 people attended, most of them families of the detainees. By comparison, recent protests over power cuts, fishing rights, and teachers' salary d [...]	2007-09-14 13:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA
07MANAMA882	KING HAMAD AND AMIR OF QATAR AGREE ON GAS TALKS; [...] (S) On instructions from King Hamad, Bahrain,s National Security Advisor Ahmed Khalifa al Khalifa summoned the Ambassador to provide an update on Bahrain,s efforts to strike a gas deal with Qatar. Ahmed Khalifa told us that the Amir of Qatar and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim had flown to M [...]	2007-09-17 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL BA
07MANAMA883	BAHRAIN'S LEADERS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In three days of courtesy calls with Bahrain,s senior leadership following the Ambassador,s presentation of credentials, we have noted a striking consistency of views on the challenges facing Bahrain: --- The bilateral relationship is strong, cemented by a feeling of personal f [...]	2007-09-17 14:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL IR BA
07MANAMA89	BAHRAIN: SURVEY OF LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS [...] (SBU) Bahrain,s economy is growing at a healthy pace. The IMF credits Bahrain with GDP growth of 7.1 percent for 2006 and forecasts an increase of 6.3 percent for 2007. Bahrain,s 2006 purchasing power parity GDP was $17.7 billion and per capita GDP stood at $25,300. The GOB makes efforts to [...]	2007-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD BA ECTRD
07MANAMA891	ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PTER LE BA
07MANAMA892	UN APPEAL FOR IRAQI REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF IZ BA
07MANAMA893	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MEETING ON MARGINS OF UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BA
07MANAMA896	HOSTING IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07MANAMA897	UPDATE ON KING HAMAD'S HEALTH [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad may have left Bahrain for further medical treatment abroad. The Jordanian Ambassador reiterates other sources' reports that the King has appeared well, but tired in recent days. End summary. 2. (S) Jordan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Hussein Majali, told the Ambassa [...]	2007-09-24 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PINR JO BA
07MANAMA898	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Speaking at the special conference on Iraq at the United Nations in New York September 22nd, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa affirmed "Bahrain's support of Iraq and of the Iraqi Government in its efforts to reinforce its national reconciliation." He also comme [...]	2007-09-25 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR IZ BA
07MANAMA899	PM SACKS TWO MINISTERS; SCORE ONE FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's parliament, dominated by Shi'a and Sunni conservatives, has scored a victory with the dismissal of two ministers who refused to cooperate with parliamentary oversight committees. End summary. 2. (U) A royal decree issued in the name of King Hamad September 24 appoin [...]	2007-09-25 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KWMN PHUM PINR BA
07MANAMA90	BAHRAIN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's submission for the most influential women in Bahrain: A. Afnan Al Zayani Board Member, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce President, Al Zayani Commercial Services Former President, Bahrain Businesswomen's Society Office: 973 1729 7676, [...]	2007-01-31 15:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL BA
07MANAMA903	GOB WELCOMES IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07MANAMA913	MORE SUNNI POLITICIANS RALLYING TO EXTREMIST [...] (U) Local media reported the September 30 release of three more of the Sunni extremists whom the Bahraini authorities have been rounding up since early August. A member of parliament for the Salafist Asala bloc, Hamoud Khalil Muhannadi, sought to claim credit for the releases. He said the go [...]	2007-10-02 08:20:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV BA
07MANAMA922	BAHRAINI EFFORTS TO SECURE NEW NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Oil and Gas Minister Mirza told the Ambassador that gas talks with Iran are progressing. If an agreement were finalized next year, a pipeline could be built in 3-4 years. The Ambassador reminded Mirza of strong U.S. objections to any such deal; Mirza agreed that U.S. opposition would be a [...]	2007-10-04 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETTC ENRG PREL IR BA
07MANAMA93	SHIA COMMEMORATE ASHURA WITH LARGE, ORDERLY CROWDS [...] (C) An estimated 100-150,000 people crowded into downtown Manama the evening of January 29 to participate in or observe processions commemorating the Shia holiday of Ashura. By all accounts, events were peaceful and orderly. Sermons and speakers in the run-up to the holiday called for the un [...]	2007-02-01 16:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
07MANAMA932	TERRORIST CELL SUSPECTS FORMALLY CHARGED; JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Justice confirmed that the prosecutor presented to a judge his case against five extremist defendants October 1, and that their trial will begin on October 23. While cautioning that the defendants may challenge the constitutionality of the new counter-terrorism la [...]	2007-10-10 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL ASEC KPAO BA
07MANAMA939	AL-WIFAQ LEADER FIRES SHOT ACROSS GOVERNMENT'S BOWS [...] (C) Summary: Al-Wifaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman told media that he now regrets having stood for parliament last year and is considering quitting the legislature. Although Salman is, at least for now, just posturing, even the prospect of his withdrawal (and of the Wifaq MPs who would presumably follo [...]	2007-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA950	AL-HAQ CHALLENGES GOB ON LAND ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SOCI BA
07MANAMA956	PREPARATIONS FOR GSD TALKS IN MANAMA, NOVEMBER 1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 12:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS BA
07MANAMA96	ARREST OF PROMINENT ACTIVISTS SPARKS CLASHES [...] (C) Clashes between protesters and police broke out February 2 in Shia areas of Bahrain following the early morning arrest of three political activists, two of whom are well known oppositionists Hassan Mushaima and Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja. Demonstrators burned tires and threw stones at police, [...]	2007-02-04 15:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA962	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on country-specific and thematic resolutions to Aisha Al-Khalifa of the MFA international organizations directorate on October 18. She received the points without substantive comment. 2. (SBU) IO Special Representative for Social Affairs Ambassad [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UNAUS BA
07MANAMA963	CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA BA
07MANAMA964	KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BA
07MANAMA967	TERRORIST CELL TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) The trial of five suspects charged under Bahrain's 2006 counter-terrorism law (reftels) began October 23 in Manama's High Criminal Court. The three present entered pleas of "not guilty"; two others remain at large and are being tried in absentia. The court denied a defense request for ba [...]	2007-10-24 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL ASEC BA
07MANAMA968	FM DEFENDS HIS MEETING WITH LIVNI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS BA
07MANAMA982	C-NE7-00483: BAHRAIN AND THE GCC,S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI PINR BA
07MANAMA983	BAHRAIN: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA985	BAHRAIN UNLIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU BA
07MANAMA986	ARAB DONORS CONFERENCE ON DARFUR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPKO SU AL BA
07MANAMA987	BAHRAIN UNDECIDED ON IMO VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BA
07MANAMA988	BAHRAIN: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA995	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT OFFICE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the director of the MFA's office of Arab Affairs, Zuhair Mandeel, on November 1, commending Bahrain's non-attendance of the last two Arab League Central Boycott Office meetings and encouraging the GOB to neither support nor send representatives to the [...]	2007-11-01 14:15:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL AL IS BA
07MANILA1011	MISUARI DETERMINED TO GAIN FREEDOM AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Imprisoned Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari reportedly has pledged cooperation with USG peace, security, and development efforts in Mindanao. Despite a long-standing and intermittently ongoing trial for sedition, Misuari is determined to win the May 14 [...]	2007-03-29 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA1017	STRENGTHENING THE CASE AGAINST THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN [...] (S/REL AUS/UK) Summary. USG cooperation has helped strengthen the Philippine initiative to seek a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement with the UN 1267 Committee. The Philippines intends to consult Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and Indonesia about co-sponsorship, along with the U.S. T [...]	2007-03-29 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA UK RP
07MANILA102	PHILIPPINE MILITARY KILLS ASG URBAN TERRORIST [...] (C/REL AUS) In follow up to the successful January 6 operation that led to the deaths of five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists and one suspected Jemaah Islamiyah operative near the southern island of Tawi-Tawi (ref a),elements of Military Intelligence Group-9, the Intelligence Service of th [...]	2007-01-10 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA1020	THE CHINESE ARE COMING...WELL MAYBE NOT QUITE YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Filipinos predicted that the economic rise of the People's Republic of China would benefit the provinces of north Luzon, which, thanks to mineral resources, agricultural potential, gambling, and beaches, should be a natural draw for Chinese tourists and investors. However, no [...]	2007-03-29 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ETRD CH RP
07MANILA1033	ICITAP TRAINING PAYING OFF [...] (U) Funded by State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, staff from the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) of the Department of Justice has been in place in Manila since August 2006. Initially with only one Senior Law Enforc [...]	2007-03-30 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL EAID KCRM RP
07MANILA1034	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes members of Staffdel Mixter to the Philippines! We have a packed schedule for you that includes meetings on counterterrorism, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, unlawful killings, and Peace Corps issues. You are coming to the Philippines at an import [...]	2007-03-30 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PHUM PTER EAID RP
07MANILA104	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN P. HUGHES, UNDER SECRETARY FOR [...] Embassy Manila warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; Col. Christopher Krisinger, Senior Advisor; and Ms. Katherine D. Balls, Special Assistant, for their January 24-27, 2007 visit to the Philippines. 2. Le [...]	2007-01-10 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA KPAO CH RP
07MANILA1043	New Trafficking Conviction [...] SUMMARY: A regional court in Zamboanga City on March 29 sentenced a member of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment under Republic Act 9208 for having recruited six victims and peddled them to a brothel in Sandakan, Malaysia. The case is the fifth conviction resulting in a jail sentence [...]	2007-04-02 05:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA105	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW [...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]	2007-01-10 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1054	PROSECUTING TIP OFFENDERS [...] Summary. Philippine authorities are increasingly focused on labor trafficking as well as trafficking for purposes as for prostitution and are relying on a variety of legislation to bring the culprits to justice. The cumbersome nature of the overburdened Philippine legal system, notably the s [...]	2007-04-02 07:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA1073	The 2007 Philippine Senate Race [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The nationwide May 14 elections for all members of the lower house of Congress and for virtually all governors and local officials also include the races for twelve seats in the 24-member Senate. Predictions vary widely, with the Administration boasting it will win [...]	2007-04-03 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1086	NO LET UP IN COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS ON JOLO [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Esperon announced April 1 the end of "Operation Ultimatum," the successful months-long effort targeting the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the island of Jolo. General Esperon, however, intends no let [...]	2007-04-04 04:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA1087	REGIONAL 1207 FUNDING PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Section 1207 funds offer a potentially extremely valuable tool to help consolidate the post-conflict environment in the Philippines' Sulu Archipelago and in the neighboring areas of Indonesia. Our joint Manila-Jakarta $15.5 million proposal would seek to build upon existing p [...]	2007-04-04 04:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER MOPS PREL ID MY RP
07MANILA1089	Ambassador Visits Successful USG Programs in Bicol [...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney traveled to communities in the Bicol region to view USAID- and USDA-sponsored development assistance programs focusing on dairy development, ecotourism, and coastal resource management. The Ambassador's visit showcased successes in improving the livelihoods of commu [...]	2007-04-04 05:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PGOV RP
07MANILA1092	DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (SBU) Deputy Pol/C briefed Executive Director Julius Torres of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations April 3 on the U.S. decision under the provisions of E.O. 13382 to designate Iran's Defense Industries Organization. Torres noted our poi [...]	2007-04-04 07:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR KN RP
07MANILA1094	AMBASSADOR VISITS JOLO TO HIGHLIGHT ASSISTANCE [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador and senior Embassy officials focused attention on U.S. assistance programs with a visit to Jolo Island in Mindanao's Sulu Province. The highlight was the inauguration of the Jolo Consumers' Cooperative rebuilt through the combined efforts of members of the Armed Force [...]	2007-04-04 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EAID SOCI MOPS RP
07MANILA1098	PENDING MOTIONS IN LANCE CORPORAL SMITH'S APPEAL [...] (C) At the request of the Department of Foreign Affairs, new Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera and Assistant Solicitor General Amy Lazro-Javier on April 3 briefed Pol/C on the status of the legal case of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, whom the Makati City Regional Trial Court convicted in Dec [...]	2007-04-04 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1099	A PROVINCIAL VIEW OF THE COMMUNIST INSURGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Communist forces remained active in Bulacan province, but military and police efforts, together with relative prosperity, increasingly limit their sphere of influence. Police in particular face an overall lack of resources. Civil-military relations and the overall human righ [...]	2007-04-04 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1153	CHINESE OPEN SECOND CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The People's Republic of China officially opened its consulate in San Nicholas/Laoag City (reftel) in the north Luzon province of Ilocos Norte on April 11. The PRC also has an existing consulate in Cebu City (Central Visayas),as well as consular property (inherited from Taiwan) in D [...]	2007-04-12 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH RP
07MANILA1166	2007 GSO of the Year Award Nomination [...] Summary. I am proud to nominate the entire General Services Section of Mission Manila for the honor of the 2007 GSO of the Year Award. They have reached remarkably high levels of achievement and customer satisfaction in a year marked by typhoons, budget reductions, and an OIG inspection. End S [...]	2007-04-13 07:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER RP
07MANILA1169	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Australian, Japanese, and U.S. diplomats on April 12 gave briefings on existing counterterrorism programs in the Philippines and agreed to continue such consultations, most notably with an upcoming Model Ports project but also potentially on greater coordination on Philippine [...]	2007-04-13 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS EAID AS JA RP
07MANILA1174	APPEAL OF LANCE CORPORAL SMITH [...] (U) The Court of Appeals has "directed" LCpl Daniel Smith to submit his "appellant's brief" on the actual appeal of his criminal conviction within fifteen days. Beginning from the date of receipt by the defense counsel on April 4, this would make the brief due on April 19. At the same time, [...]	2007-04-13 10:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA1177	AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-15 23:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA APER RP
07MANILA1187	ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER ON THE RUN [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) raided and occupied several rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camps on Jolo Island on April 15 after a rogue MNLF commander launched mortar attacks and ground assaults that killed two Marines and one civilian. MNLF Commander H [...]	2007-04-16 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1188	SCENESETTER FOR PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR RONALD A. TSCHETTER [...] Director Tschetter: We deeply appreciate your visit, which will mean a lot to our Peace Corps volunteers and to Philippine authorities who are offering extraordinary support in the search for Julia Campbell. Karl will be at the airport upon your arrival and give you the latest on the search. [...]	2007-04-16 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID RP
07MANILA1198	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER [...] Action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. The drafting of the ASEAN Charter proceeds smoothly, with a goal of presenting a fairly complete version to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers by July 31. The "comprehensive but brief" document should lay out the ASEAN structure without creating a [...]	2007-04-17 06:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM ASEAN RP
07MANILA120	UNLIKELY ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION OR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Executive Director for United Nations and International Organizations Julius Torres expressed regret to Acting Pol/C on January 11 regarding the timing of the U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Burma (ref a). He noted that the UNSC consideration co [...]	2007-01-11 09:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1201	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/17/2007 [...] (C) Upon the urgent advice of Embassy medical staff, Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith entered the Makati Medical Center on April 16. Doctors describe his condition as non-life threatening but painful, and want to keep him under observation for a second night. He likely will return to Chancery [...]	2007-04-17 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1204	INCUMBENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS [...] REPORTS FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES WERE POUCHED TO THE DEPARTMENT ON 04/17/07 VIA DHL AIRWAYBILL NO. 2790498141: 2. KENNEY, KRISTIE A. JONES, PAUL W. BELLARD, SCOTT D. EBERT-GRAY, CATHERINE I. HAYNES, RICHARD D. MCCLENNY, M LEE MEMMOTT, LARRY L. WOHLMAN, JACOB M. 3. END OF LIST [...]	2007-04-17 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	APER RP
07MANILA1206	UPDATE ON FIGHTING IN JOLO [...] (C) Summary. Rogue elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under Commander Habier Malik continue to clash with government security forces on Jolo. Among the casualties during heavy fighting on April 17 reportedly were Malik's brother and cousin. The Philippine National Red Cr [...]	2007-04-17 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA121	MARINE CASE: NEXT LEGAL STEPS [...] (C) In a meeting with a III MEF representative on January 10, the defense counsel for Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith outlined the timeline for upcoming legal steps in the appeal of the December 4 rape conviction by the Makati Regional Trial Court: -- the Makati Regional Trial Court is now [...]	2007-01-11 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP

07MANILA1215	THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM IN THE 2007 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Constitution provides for a party-list system to give marginalized and disadvantaged sectors of the population representation in Congress. Party-list organizations must obtain at least two percent of the vote nationwide to win a seat. In the Congress elected in [...]	2007-04-18 03:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1223	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/18/2007 [...] (C) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith was discharged from the Makati Medical Center April 18, after being admitted for a non-life threatening condition April 16 (reftel),and has returned to Chancery grounds. Smith, who was escorted throughout the hospital visit by personnel from the RSO, Phili [...]	2007-04-18 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1231	BOUNTY FOR ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER; NO OIC MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines has offered a 1-million peso reward for the capture of rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Commander Habier Malik. Sporadic fighting continues between Malik's followers and government security forces on Jolo. A total of seven men, inc [...]	2007-04-18 11:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1232	PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR TSCHETTER VISITS PHILIPPINES; MISSING [...] Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter arrived in Manila on April 16 to review efforts to find missing Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell, who disappeared in a remote area of the Philippines on April 8. Director Tschetter, Charge' Jones and Peace Corps Country Director Beck traveled to the a [...]	2007-04-18 11:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PREL RP
07MANILA1234	Statement of President Arroyo regarding the Virginia Tech [...] Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 18 issued the following statement regarding the tragic deaths at Virginia Tech University: Quote We are one with the world in condoling with the victims of the senseless killings in Virginia Tech University. The unfortunate incident mag [...]	2007-04-19 01:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
07MANILA1241	NSDD 38 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, [...] Upon completion of the State Department Inspector General's visit to Embassy Manila and after careful review and consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, Post cannot concur with the requested DHS-PHI-687310162006 at this time. 2. Currently, DHS uses consecutive TDYers to fill [...]	2007-04-19 02:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE KMRS APER AMGT ASEC RP
07MANILA1243	MILF PEACE TALKS MAY RESUME BEFORE MAY 14 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Exploratory talks between the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will likely resume in Kuala Lumpur on May 1. At the top of the agenda will be the MILF's latest proposal to include territory from only three provinces -- Sultan Kudarat, North [...]	2007-04-19 02:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP MY
07MANILA1275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE POSTPONED FOR CME TEAM [...] Post wishes to thank FSI/LMS/CMT for including Embassy Manila in the schedule of Crisis Management Exercises. Post Management regrets that we cannot extend country clearance to the Crisis Management Team Leader for May 12-15, 2007. We recognize the importance of these exercises to enhance ou [...]	2007-04-20 05:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RP AMGT AEMR ASEC KESS OTRA
07MANILA1276	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FY [...] In response to the solicitation for anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) (ref A),Embassy Manila received 22 proposals from both government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for consider [...]	2007-04-20 06:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA1279	INVITATION FOR HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI [...] Under cover of an April 12 letter to the Ambassador, Philippine House of Representatives Secretary General Roberto P. Nazareno forwarded the original versions of letters to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi dated March 2 and March 28 from Philippine House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. The Philippine C [...]	2007-04-20 07:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP RP
07MANILA128	ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ON BURMA [...] (U) Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo told the press on January 11 that the "advancement of democracy in Myanmar remains a key issue for ASEAN member countries." He noted that, at a working dinner, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers had "expressed concern on the pace of the national reco [...]	2007-01-12 01:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1281	FILIPINOS MOURN LOSS OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER [...] Philippine government senior officials, politicians, and media on April 20 widely expressed condolences over the tragic death of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell (reftels). President Arroyo, members of her Cabinet, as well as numerous Congressmen and Senators issued statements not only vo [...]	2007-04-20 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC ASEC RP
07MANILA1284	STAFFDEL MIXTER FOCUSES ON MILITARY, KILLINGS, AND PEACE [...] (U) Summary. During an April 11-15 visit, Staffdel Mixter -- a bipartisan staff delegation from the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs comprised of Cobb Mixter, Melissa Adamson, and Dennis Halpin -- met with high-ranking Philippine military officials regarding U.S.-Philippine military co [...]	2007-04-20 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP MARR RP
07MANILA1285	ASG BEHEADS SEVEN HOSTAGES ON JOLO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Abu Sayyaf Group has reportedly beheaded seven Philippine hostages on Jolo. Rogue MNLF Commander Habier Malik remains on the run, but defiant. The AFP has reiterated it is only after him and his lawless followers, not the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). MNLF Vice- [...]	2007-04-20 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1298	PHILIPPINE MUSLIM LEADERS DENOUNCE ASG BEHEADINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Government security forces on Jolo have recovered the headless bodies of seven workers, whom elements of the Abu Sayyaf Group had recently decapitated. Muslim political and religious leaders in Mindanao, including the Moro National Liberation Front, are strongly denouncing the [...]	2007-04-23 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1301	PHILIPPINES SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR 1267 LISTING [...] (S/REL AUS/JA/UK) Summary. Philippine officials informally briefed representatives from U.S., Australian, Japanese, and British Embassies on April 23 seeking a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement and some of its key members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee and to explore possible co-sp [...]	2007-04-23 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA MY
07MANILA1335	PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. POINTS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, noted our points regarding the upcoming meeting of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee. Sh [...]	2007-04-26 08:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT RP
07MANILA1336	PRESIDENT ARROYO "BULLISH" ON ASIA AT BOAO FORUM [...] (U) President Arroyo made a 12-hour trip to Hainan Island, China, on April 21, to attend the 2007 Boao Forum for Asia. She delivered an address on regional economic integration and development, proclaiming that she was "bullish on Asia and our ability to help drive positive change in the wor [...]	2007-04-26 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PK CH RP
07MANILA1337	PHILIPPINE CABINET POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) According to Philippine Government Peace Negotiations Panel Executive Director Ryan Sullivan, the Philippine Cabinet had recently postponed the next round of exploratory peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),originally due to begin o/a May 1 in Malaysia, until after t [...]	2007-04-26 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA1366	MISUARI REPORTEDLY ORDERS CAPTURE OF JI MEMBERS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Armed Forces of the Philippines overran a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camp in Indanan during an April 25-26 assault on the Abu Sayyaf Group. Government security officials requested MNLF Chairman and Sulu gubernatorial candidate Nur Misuari to assert his leadership [...]	2007-04-30 05:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS RP
07MANILA1369	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/30/2007 [...] (SBU) Following his discharge on April 26 from Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Metro Manila, Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith returned immediately to his quarters on the Chancery grounds. During his two-day hospitalization, he underwent surgery for a non-life threatening condition. Person [...]	2007-04-30 07:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1370	What's Next For the Roxas Bill? [...] (SBU) With Congress now in recess, the Roxas pharmaceutical bill will not pass before the May elections, and may not pass at all. Despite initial worries that the bill would contravene TRIPS in several respects, Post's engagement with Roxas and other legislators helped to secure several amendme [...]	2007-04-30 08:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA1393	IPO and NTC Ink Rules for Coordinating Cable Piracy Cases [...] (SBU) Summary. A potentially significant step in combating cable piracy in the Philippines took place on April 4, when the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) released the implementing rules and regulations for a memorandum of agreement (MOA [...]	2007-05-02 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
07MANILA1449	No Immediate Reaction From Philippines on Article XXI [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO RP
07MANILA1450	Philippines Still Considering WTO Taft Poposal [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO RP
07MANILA1467	PHILIPPINE MID-TERM ELECTIONS PRIMER [...] Summary. The 2007 mid-term Congressional elections will take place on May 14, along with provincial and local elections. (The next Presidential election is not until 2010.) Embassy will field observers throughout the country, in coordination with other Embassies and Philippine civil society [...]	2007-05-07 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RP
07MANILA1494	2007 MID-TERM ELECTIONS: ALL IN THE FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary. Political dynasties again will dominate many Philippine elections at the national, provincial, and local levels. Despite clear term limitations, political dynasties often turn to other family members to "warm" their seats until they can return or simply trade seats. Family-dom [...]	2007-05-09 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA15	PRESIDENT ARROYO DEFENDS TRANSFER OF LCPL. SMITH [...] (C) Summary. Facing intense criticism, President Arroyo publicly defended the government's transfer of custody of Lance Corporal Smith as in the Philippines' strategic interest in its "alliance with the United States to fight terror and poverty." Media commentary roundly condemned the Presi [...]	2007-01-03 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA1521	WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THE MAY 14 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Philippine democracy faces both familiar and new challenges in the mid-term elections on May 14, even without the dramatic element of a Presidential campaign. U.S. interests remain focused on the success of democratic processes. The outcome of the elections will not in any mean [...]	2007-05-11 06:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
07MANILA1534	NUR MISUARI BACK ON JOLO, AMID NEW FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: The Makati Regional Trial Court temporarily permitted detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari to campaign for Sulu Governor in Jolo City May 11-14. Followers of rogue MNLF Commander Habier Malik clashed again May 8 with government security forces in [...]	2007-05-11 07:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MY RP
07MANILA1543	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Dureza told the Ambassador and DCM May 9 that he expected security on Jolo island, the scene of recent fighting and location of terrorists and U.S. Special Forces, to remain manageable through the May 14 elections, but political violence [...]	2007-05-11 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1544	FILIPINOS FLOCK TO MID-TERM POLLS [...] (U) Summary. Philippine mid-term elections took place on May 14, although results will not begin to be available until at least May 15, or at the national level perhaps as late as June 14. Turnout rates were high. Additional acts of violence took place on election day, but all Embassy obser [...]	2007-05-14 22:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RP
07MANILA157	FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY PEREZ FACES GRAFT, [...] (U) The Ombudsman, a body charged with investigating and prosecuting corruption by government officials, on January 8 filed graft, extortion, and falsification charges before the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court against ex-Justice Secretary Hernando Perez, a former aide of President Arroyo and [...]	2007-01-12 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KCOR RP
07MANILA159	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL AMBASSADOR [...] A warm welcome to the Philippines! The Manila Mission has developed a dynamic program for your January 23-26 visit including many opportunities for you to meet with groups of employees and individuals, as noted in the schedule submitted to your office. ----------------- Mission Community - [...]	2007-01-12 09:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID AMGT OTRA RP
07MANILA1608	SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (SBU) Summary. A warm welcome again to the Philippines! As you arrive, the Philippines will still be focused on recent mid-term election for the Senate, House, and provincial positions. Final national results will not be available until as late as June 14. In the counter-terrorism realm, t [...]	2007-05-17 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER ECON RP
07MANILA1613	PHILIPPINE ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) 2007 election-related violence has taken the lives of local candidates, political supporters, members of the police and military, election workers, and by-standers. While the police privately claimed to have ruled out all but 51 campaign-era killings as politically motivated, media and [...]	2007-05-17 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1614	ARF: PHILIPPINES TO LOOK AT U.S. PROPOSALS [...] (C) The Philippines will look closely at the United States' proposals for the May 25 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila, according to Office of the Undersecretary for Policy Special Assistant Hans Siriban on May 16. 2. (C) In discussing the Inter-Sessional [...]	2007-05-17 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM ARF RP
07MANILA1622	Texas Instruments to Invest $1 Billion in Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: Texas Instruments announced a $1 billion new investment in the Philippines on May 3 to expand its production of microchips by building new facilities at former Clark Airbase. The announcement once again reaffirmed the economic potential of the Philippines, while the specific c [...]	2007-05-18 03:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON RP
07MANILA1642	MARINE CASE UPDATE 05/18/2007 [...] (SBU) Attorneys for Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith confirmed on May 18 that they would submit Smith's appellate brief to the Court of Appeals before the May 19 deadline. The Philippine Solicitor General is aware of this development and had earlier indicated that her office will move to submit [...]	2007-05-18 08:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1644	Trade Council Reviews U.S.-Philippine Trade and Investment [...] (SBU) On May 9, the U.S. Philippine Trade and Investment Council met to review outstanding bilateral trade and investment issues. In a very productive session, participants noted that a number of bilateral trade and investment irritants have been resolved. Other potential irritants were ident [...]	2007-05-18 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO KIPR
07MANILA1647	COMMENTS FROM U.S. ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (U) 83 volunteers - including Locally Engaged Staff and American officers, specialists, and spouses, as well as the Ambassador and DCM - from throughout the U.S. Mission in Manila took part as officially accredited observers to the Philippine mid-term elections on May 14 (reftels). Their pre [...]	2007-05-18 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1653	Philippines Turbulent Civair Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberalization of civil aviation is crucial to the development of the Philippine economy, particularly by unlocking the potential of Asian tourism into the Philippines. Nevertheless, vested interests have, until recently, kept the GRP from implementing liberal policies. Post [...]	2007-05-21 02:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR RP
07MANILA1673	USTR Reviews IPR Progress, Economic Openness [...] (SBU) Summary. AUSTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Katz warned GRP officials that intellectual property rights protection must continue to improve if the country is to avoid a return to the Priority Watch List. They told Philippine officials and businessmen that an [...]	2007-05-22 06:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA1694	ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. New allegations of fraud in the 2007 Philippine mid-term elections have again weakened the credibility of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and led to renewed calls for automation in time for the 2010 elections. Common charges included vote buying, vote shaving, ballot box s [...]	2007-05-23 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA170	China vs. U.S. (and Italy) For TransCo Concession [...] (U) Please see para. 15 for ACTION REQUEST. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Three consortia have pre-qualified to bid for the concession to run the $2.6 billion Philippine electric grid. The Chinese have teamed up with local investors close to relatives of the President and her political allies. U.S. i [...]	2007-01-16 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON CH IT RP
07MANILA1701	MISUARI LOSES RACE FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari failed in his bid to become governor of Sulu. The Commission on Elections proclaimed Misuari's opponent -- traditional politician and wealthy businessman Abdusakur Tan -- as winner of the May 14 gubernatorial e [...]	2007-05-24 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL RP
07MANILA1702	PHILIPPINE POLICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Police continue to file new cases against suspects in unlawful killings, leading already to several arrests and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four earlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched two dozen inquiries into alleged involvement by military personnel in some [...]	2007-05-24 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RP
07MANILA1707	PREPARING FOR THE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE; PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Ebdane views U.S. counterterrorism cooperation on Jolo as a "real success story," and is appreciative of our assistance in the Philippine Defense Reform program. He predicted President Arroyo would sign a Status of Forces Agreement with Australia during her up [...]	2007-05-24 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL AU JA SN SW RP
07MANILA1765	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, just off the plane from a trip to Japan, asked EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to meet with him for a relaxed, wide ranging conversation May 25. Secretary Romulo was particularly interested in the Six-Party Talks and indicated he planned [...]	2007-05-30 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON IZ KN RP
07MANILA1766	FOREIGN SECRETARY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] In a May 29 statement, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo expressed deep regret regarding the extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest and called for her release along with releases of all political prisoners. This statement again reflected the continued concern of the Philipp [...]	2007-05-30 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BM RP
07MANILA1771	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Hill and Ambassador underscored U.S. interest in a successful peace process in Mindanao in a May 25 meeting with key Philippine contacts involved in Mindanao and in peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Malaysian-sponsored talks will resume [...]	2007-05-30 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1772	U.S. LEADS TRILATERAL PORT SECURITY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila is leading a trilateral counterterrorism initiative to improve port security in the southern Philippines. Together with our Japanese and Australian partners, we conducted a security needs assessment of the Davao City and General Santos City ports, and identifie [...]	2007-05-30 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON ETTC RP
07MANILA1787	PHILIPPINE MID-TERM ELECTIONS: OVERALL WIN FOR ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Arroyo Administration's coalition scored an overall victory in the May 14 mid-term elections, winning at least 195 seats in the 220 House of Representatives. It also retained control at the local government level, winning 72 of 81 gubernatorial seats and 102 of [...]	2007-05-31 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA179	SUCCESSFUL ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (U) Summary. The 12th ASEAN Summit, 2nd East Asia Summit, and related leaders' meetings concluded in Cebu on January 15. Participants appeared highly satisfied with the outcomes, which included a new ASEAN convention on terrorism, tough language to North Korea, a pledge for greater East As [...]	2007-01-16 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECIN XE CH JA KS KN RP
07MANILA1814	ARROYO'S DOWN UNDER DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presided over the signing of a number of bilateral security and economic agreements during her recent visits to Australia and New Zealand, most significantly a landmark Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Australia, which nonetheless will likely face a diff [...]	2007-06-01 07:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MCAP PTER AS NZ RP
07MANILA1822	MEMORIAL DAY AT MANILA'S AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS [...] We enhanced this year's Memorial Day ceremony at the American Cemetery, expanding our guest list, attracting media coverage, inviting the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to make remarks, and offering a reception for U.S. and Filipino veterans after the laying of wreaths. [...]	2007-06-03 23:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
07MANILA1823	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS U.S. PROGRAMS IN ILOILO [...] Summary. During a May 21 visit to Iloilo City and Guimaras Island, the Ambassador focused public attention on U.S. programs benefiting the region. She toured a national mango research center and local mango festival, visited a Peace Corps environmental education program, and kicked off ECA/C's [...]	2007-06-03 23:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SCUL PREL RP
07MANILA1839	FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...]	2007-06-04 06:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA1881	SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...]	2007-06-06 07:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR RP
07MANILA1893	PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]	2007-06-07 03:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA1904	SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...]	2007-06-08 00:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR RP
07MANILA1910	PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]	2007-06-08 00:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA192	SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] (C) Working closely with U.S. Pacific Command representatives and counterparts from regional Missions, Post developed an integrated series of proposals for Section 1206 funding that would bolster maritime security in the Sulu and Sulawesi Seas, the critical area through which Jemaah Islamiyah [...]	2007-01-17 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA1924	FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...]	2007-06-08 00:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA1928	NPA ELECTION EXTORTION: BICOL REGION 2007 [...] (C) Summary. In Bicol, the Communist New People's Army (NPA) reportedly garnered unprecedented sums from its extortion activities in the run-up to the May 14 mid-term elections. Local politicians have criticized security forces for failing to protect them during the campaigning. The good n [...]	2007-06-08 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA193	Exporting Labor as a Development Strategy? [...] Summary: Though no one in the Philippines is talking about exporting labor as a development strategy, this is effectively what the country is doing. Foreign remittances are the most dynamic sector of the Philippine economy, and have been for some years now. The key accomplishment of the recen [...]	2007-01-17 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA1930	REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PAYOUT A POWERFUL TOOL IN THE [...] (U) Summary. In a June 7 Rewards for Justice ceremony on Jolo Island, Ambassador awarded four Filipino citizens their shares of a total US$10 million reward for providing information that led to the successful Philippine military operations against the top two leaders of the terrorist Abu Say [...]	2007-06-08 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC CASC RP
07MANILA1939	AFP-MILF MEET TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) officers exchanged views on the peace process and cease-fire mechanisms during an unprecedented roundtable discussion on June 9. Participants cited the MILF's expeditious rescue and turnover of four [...]	2007-06-12 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER MOPS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1947	PM A/A/S MULL'S VISIT UNDERSCORES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull met with top Philippine civilian and military leaders during his June 6-8 visit to the Philippines. He also traveled with the Ambassador to Jolo to attend a major Rewards for Justice ceremony (ref a). In hi [...]	2007-06-13 06:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS MCAP PTER PINS RP
07MANILA1949	UNION STRIKE IN CAVITE CLOSES WALMART SUPPLIER [...] (U) Summary: In face of an ongoing strike by "United Workers of Chong Won Fashion" in the Cavite Economic Zone (CEZ),Walmart has canceled its orders with the Korean-owned firm, which has shut down operations altogether. The labor difficulties in Cavite have not scared off foreign investors, [...]	2007-06-13 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM EINV RP
07MANILA196	PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES ANNOUNCE KILLING OF ASG [...] (U) Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon announced on January 17 that Philippine troops had killed Abu Sayyaf Group leader Jainal Sali AKA Abu Solaiman in an encounter on Jolo Island on January 16. Abu Solaiman was under U.S. indictment for his role in the kidnap [...]	2007-01-17 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL ASEC RP
07MANILA197	NEW PHILIPPINE PERMREP TO UN [...] (U) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on January 14 swore in retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario "Jun" G. Davide, Jr. as the new Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations in New York., replacing Ambassador Baja. He follows in the footsteps of Supreme Court Chief Justic [...]	2007-01-17 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL UN RP
07MANILA1983	US DELIVERS TEN UH-1H HELICOPTERS TO ARMED FORCES OF THE [...] On June 9, the Philippine Government and the United States celebrated the official transfer of 10 U.S. newly refurbished UH-1H helicopters to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The helicopters fulfilled an earlier commitment made by President Bush to Philippine President Gloria Macapa [...]	2007-06-15 04:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA1991	NEXT STEP IN THE TRIPARTITE SEISMIC SURVEY IN [...] (C) Summary: Phase II should begin in July for the tripartite Marine Seismic Undertaking in the South China Sea. Philippine authorities had temporarily delayed authorization as the government decided whether to approve a Service Contract with a UK-based oil company in an area within the bo [...]	2007-06-15 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EPET CH VM RP
07MANILA1995	PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] Summary: Since 1997, the Philippines has explicitly sought to protect and enhance the rights of its indigenous peoples, including "ancestral domains" and self-governance. Special legislation and an oversight commission address key concerns, which should be of increasing relevance in the wake [...]	2007-06-15 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SCUL RP
07MANILA1999	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CAL ENERGY [...] Post is pleased to nominate CalEnergy Philippines, an independent power producer with three geothermal power plants in Leyte and a hydro-electric power plant in Casecnan. All four plants sell 100 percent of their capacity to the Philippine National Oil Company-Energy Development Company for res [...]	2007-06-15 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
07MANILA2000	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CARGILL [...] Post is pleased to nominate Cargill Philippines Inc., an international provider of food and agricultural and risk management products and services. With 401 employees in the Philippines, the company uses its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers and suppliers and help them suc [...]	2007-06-15 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
07MANILA2001	POST WELCOMES ROBERT E. COURTNEY, III [...] Ambassador Kenney notes with pleasure and concurs with the selection of Robert E. Courtney III as the Department of Justice Attache and warmly welcomes him to the Philippines. Country clearance is granted for Mr.Courtney and his wife Mary Christine Courtney. 2. Paul Kennedy, our ARSO, has [...]	2007-06-15 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
07MANILA2011	PHILIPPINES ON HRC FIFTH SESSION ISSUES [...] (C) Poloff on June 15 discussed U.S. views on Human Rights Council issues (ref a) with Gunther Sales, Assistant Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations. He highlighted U.S. priorities regarding preserving country-specific rappor [...]	2007-06-18 05:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA2050	Building Capacity in Disaster Response [...] Embassy Manila capped its assistance for the worst oil spill in the Philippine history by sponsoring a workshop for Philippine stakeholders to upgrade and update planning, response, and damage mitigation processes for oil spills and other disasters. Two oil spill experts from the U.S. Coast Gu [...]	2007-06-20 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EWWT OTRA EAID RP
07MANILA2052	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you here. US Pacific Command is an essential partner in our efforts to defeat terrorism and help the Philippine military reform itself. The USS Peleliu is now in the Philippines as part of our effort to conduct civil [...]	2007-06-20 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2076	PRESIDENT ARROYO CONFERS AWARDS ON PEACE CORPS [...] (U) On June 11, President Arroyo honored the Peace Corps with the presentation of two Order of the Golden Heart awards. The Order of the Golden Heart gives official recognition to Filipino or foreign citizens who have rendered distinguished service or volunteerism in the service of the Filipin [...]	2007-06-21 05:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC RP
07MANILA2078	AMBASSADOR CELEBRATES PHILIPPINE SUCCESS IN RURAL BANKING [...] Summary. The Ambassador helped celebrate the one millionth loan granted by banks participating in the USAID-funded Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) Program. Since its launch in 1997, the Program has worked with 330 bank branches to disburse more than $250 million to over 375 [...]	2007-06-21 08:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN RP
07MANILA2081	SECRETARY ROMULO ENGAGES NORTH KOREA ON ARF, SIX [...] (U) During a June 16-21 visit to the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to promote productive participation in this year's ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila in early August, Foreign Secretary Romulo met in Pyongyang with Kim Yo [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN RP
07MANILA2099	STATUS OF EFFORTS TO FREE ITALIAN PRIEST BOSSI [...] (U) Following the June 10 abduction in Zamboanga del Sur of Italian priest Father Giancarlo Bossi by ten armed men possibly associated with the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has worked closely with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to pinpoint his [...]	2007-06-22 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL RP
07MANILA2104	AMBASSADOR'S ZAMBOANGA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS ROBUST [...] SUMMARY: During a May 31 and June 1 visit to Zamboanga City, the Ambassador attended the opening of the 2007 Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) Exercises and presided over the donations of a USAID-built suspension footbridge and 42,000 textbooks. She attended a business and gover [...]	2007-06-22 08:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR EAID RP
07MANILA2115	MARINE CASE UPDATE 06/25/2007 [...] (SBU) Legal update: The Philippine Solicitor General on June 17 filed a petition with the Court of Appeals for a 90-day extension in filing the government's appellate brief in the Daniel J. Smith case. The Solicitor General confirmed to Pol/C on June 22 that Court approval was virtually aut [...]	2007-06-25 07:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA212	VISIT OF CHINA PREMIER WEN JIABAO HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. During a January 15-16 official visit to Manila, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his delegation signed about 30 bilateral agreements with a value of over US$6 billion, focusing on agriculture, ethanol production, development assistance, and on economic and technical cooperation. [...]	2007-01-18 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH RP
07MANILA2120	PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY SEEKS BETTER HANDLING OF [...] (SBU) Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno has announced plans to convene a "summit" on July 16-17 primarily to examine ways to ensure more expeditious and effective processing of cases of unlawful or extrajudicial killings, notably those in which "state agents" may be culprit [...]	2007-06-25 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA2121	NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINE STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine-Australia Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed in May currently awaits ratification by the Philippine Senate and the Australian parliament. The Australian SOFA differs from the U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in that it gives the host nation custody of v [...]	2007-06-25 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER AS RP
07MANILA214	PRESIDENT ARROYO PRAISES U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo effusively thanked Ambassador Kenney for U.S. help during the recent Armed Forces of the Philippines operation to eliminate the Abu Sayyaf Group leader Abu Sulaiman. She called ongoing counterterrorism cooperation on Jolo a "triumph" in the war on terror. She [...]	2007-01-18 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA2156	LIKELY UNUSUAL DYNAMICS OF NEW PHILIPPINE SENATE [...] (C) Summary. The new Philippine Senate that will officially convene July 23 will have an even stronger Opposition cast than its predecessor, although the lower house of Congress will remain strongly pro-Administration. The Commission on Elections has formally proclaimed eleven out of the twe [...]	2007-06-27 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA2198	EU EXAMINES ASSISTANCE AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) A special seven-person European Union Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) visited Manila June 18-28 to identify possible areas on which EU assistance programs could help the Philippine government deal with the ongoing problem of unlawful and extrajudicial killings. British Deputy Head of Mis [...]	2007-06-29 04:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAID EU RP
07MANILA2233	PACOM COMMANDER KEATING CALLS ON PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) President Arroyo warmly congratulated and welcomed PACOM Commander Admiral Keating during a meeting at the Presidential Palace June 28. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo, Defense Secretary Ebdane and Chief of Staff General Esperon also participated, together with Ambassador Kenney, DC [...]	2007-07-02 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MCAP PINS PTER MASS RP
07MANILA2238	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO AFFECT [...] (U) Malacanang Palace announced on June 30 the appointment of outgoing Congressman Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. as Secretary of National Defense, effective August 3. Outgoing Defense Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. will return to his previous post as Secretary of Public Works and Highways, wh [...]	2007-07-02 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR RP
07MANILA2258	RENEWED REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 10. 2. (U) Summary. After thorough review by all involved agencies and consultations with the Philippine National Police (PNP),Embassy would like to renew its $2 million funding request from FY2005 funds of the Bureau for International Narcotics a [...]	2007-07-03 07:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
07MANILA2259	PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With over 600 soldiers, police officers, and military observers currently deployed to seven countries, the Philippines remains an important contributor to international peacekeeping efforts. These deployments highlight the government's continuing policy of supporting UN peace [...]	2007-07-03 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP MARR IV LI HA AF YI SU TT RP
07MANILA2260	Philippines Confirms Participation in APHIS Phytosanitary [...] On July 3, EconOff presented reftel demarche and talking points to Segfredo Serrano, Undersecretary for Policy and Planning at the Department of Agriculture. Serrano confirmed the attendance of Joel Rudinas, Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and Larry Lacson, Chief of Plant Quarantine, [...]	2007-07-03 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL ASEAN RP
07MANILA2262	MELO COMMISSION FRUSTRATED BY ONGOING KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission wrapped up its current mandate on June 30, and will submit a second report to President Arroyo by the end of July. While impressed with the number of new measures that the government has instituted, Commission members remain frustrated that the killings con [...]	2007-07-03 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS RP
07MANILA2284	LIKELY DELAY IN START OF NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. Doubts are growing that the Philippines' landmark counter-terrorism legislation will come into effect on July 15, due to complications over the drafting of implementing regulations, the need to translate and distribute the legislation and the regulations, and the necessity of e [...]	2007-07-06 08:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM RP

07MANILA2287	PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK WITH IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: A recent series of meetings in Manila and Mindanao with leaders of the government negotiating team, MILF and MNLF insurgents and the powerful Ampatuan clan confirmed the peace process is on track, but that the government faces a politically difficult compromise on territory. M [...]	2007-07-08 23:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EAID MARR RP
07MANILA2302	Successful Mechanism for Maintaining [...] (SBU) Summary: The municipality of Midsayap has been a flashpoint for conflict between Muslim and Christian groups in Mindanao's North Cotabato province, primarily due to disputes over land ownership. Land disputes recently turned violent on January 25, when fighting broke out between a local [...]	2007-07-09 07:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA2303	MINDANAO WOMEN CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE [...] (U) Summary. Civil society groups are actively contributing to the peace process in Mindanao, including some impressive women's organizations. The Mission continues its outreach to and support of many such groups as part of our overall strategy of advancing the peace process in Mindanao. End S [...]	2007-07-09 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN EAID RP
07MANILA2308	DCM Pushes Peace Process in Mindanao Visit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM and emboff visited the Cotabato area of Mindanao for the fourth time on June 20 through 22 for private meetings and public diplomacy to continue to build support for the peace process and prepare for the Ambassador's visit of July 9-10. In a private meeting with MILF Vice-Ch [...]	2007-07-09 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR RP
07MANILA2320	Philippine Anti-Red Tape Act Signed [...] Summary. On June 2 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007, a law that aims to reduce red tape in the bureaucracy, hasten government transactions, and impose stiff penalties for those engaged in graft and corrupt practices. Though a step in the right direction, [...]	2007-07-10 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV RP
07MANILA2327	DEADLY COMMUNIST INSURGENCY CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist insurgency continues to take its deadly toll in the Philippines, with the reported deaths in military operations since June 7 of at least 20 military and police personnel as well as approximately 25 Communist insurgents. Many of these incidents took place in Minda [...]	2007-07-10 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PREL MOPS PTER RP
07MANILA2342	ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT OF PHILIPPINE-MNLF-OIC [...] (SBU) Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Winlove Dumayas on July 6 approved "with conditions" Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari's request for a temporary leave of detention to attend a long-awaited tripartite conference among the MNLF, Philippine government, and the Or [...]	2007-07-11 07:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA2343	PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT [...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...]	2007-07-11 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA2344	NEW MILF/AFP ENCOUNTER LEADS TO BEHEADINGS [...] (U) Officials of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have claimed a July 10 encounter with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) left fourteen Philippine Marines dead, which AFP sources subsequently confirmed. The encounter reportedly began when the AFP entered a camp near the villag [...]	2007-07-11 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS RP
07MANILA2349	NEW STEPS AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (U) Malacanang Palace announced on July 11 that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had on July 3 signed a new Administrative Order (No. 181) -- effective immediately -- that mandates "cooperation and coordination" between prosecutors and police from the outset of a political or media killing [...]	2007-07-12 02:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCRM RP
07MANILA2358	JOINT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ARMED CLASHES IN [...] (C) Summary. A new joint committee will investigate the situation on Basilan in the wake of the tragic July 10 encounter between some armed elements and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and will work to restore peace on the ground. The determination of both the Philippine government and [...]	2007-07-12 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2359	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS U.S. PROGRAMS IN BICOL [...] (U) Summary. During a July 4 visit to Legaspi City and the Bicol region, the Ambassador focused public attention on Philippine-American Friendship Day, the Fourth of July, and U.S. programs benefiting the region. Joined by Admiral Crowder, the Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, the day's [...]	2007-07-12 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL MARR RP
07MANILA2369	ARROYO ORDERS RULE OF LAW FOR PERPETRATORS OF [...] (C) Summary: Peace Panel sources speculate that the ambush and beheadings of the ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan may have been triggered by the murder of a Muslim cleric. Muslim and Christian leaders throughout the Philippines are condemning the beheadings. President Arroyo ha [...]	2007-07-13 07:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA238	INTERIOR SECRETARY PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 19 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Interior Secretary Puno for his role in the transfer of LCpl Smith back to the Embassy, commended his Department for preparing a draft Executive Order on police/prosecutor cooperation, and stressed the need to implement the Philipp [...]	2007-01-19 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER RP
07MANILA239	MARINE CASE UPDATE 01/19/07 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, back in U.S. custody on Chancery grounds since December 29, continues to be in good health and spirits. He continues to receive visits regularly from his Philippine pastors and his lawyers. 2. (U) Approximately 80 anti-VFA protesters calling themselves [...]	2007-01-19 09:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA240	PRESIDENT ARROYO FIRMLY BEHIND DEFENSE REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Arroyo firmly supports defense reform, and has added another $11 million to the program's Foreign Military Sales Account to buy new equipment for battalion training. Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Esperon is pushing hard for the rapid delivery of the equipment, [...]	2007-01-19 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA2405	AMBASSADOR BREAKS GROUND ON TWO SHELTERS FOR [...] Summary. Ambassador joined NGO and government leaders in a July 11 groundbreaking ceremony for a new shelter for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) at Manila's North Harbor, the largest port in the Philippines. The shelter will replace an earlier one built in 2001, and will be able to a [...]	2007-07-18 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN RP
07MANILA2409	SUPREME COURT "SUMMIT" ON UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Supreme Court Chief Justice Puno chaired a "summit" July 16-17 with approximately 250 government and NGO leaders to explore new options to combat the continuing unlawful killings. Speakers from Congress, academia, the legal community, law enforcement, the military, and NGOs pro [...]	2007-07-18 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCRM RP
07MANILA241	CONFIRMED DEATH OF ABU SAYYAF GROUP LEADER [...] (C) DNA testing by FBI laboratories, in consultation with Philippine experts, confirmed on January 19 that a corpse recently uncovered on Jolo Island in the course of the ongoing "Operation Ultimatum" by the Armed Forces of the Philippines was that of Khaddafy Janjalani, the leader of the te [...]	2007-01-20 05:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL CASC RP
07MANILA2417	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER SWING CANDIDACY FOR IOM DG [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with Leah Ruiz, Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, poloff requested Philippine support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (re [...]	2007-07-19 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PREF SMIG RP
07MANILA2418	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting on July 18 regarding U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies Ministerial preparatory meeting (reftel),Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) said that the Philippines "had no proble [...]	2007-07-19 05:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CH TW RP
07MANILA242	PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...]	2007-01-20 05:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP
07MANILA2422	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES MILITARY, CIVIC AND COMMERCIAL LEADERS [...] SUMMARY: On July 5 and 6, the Ambassador, JUSMAG, DAO and Commercial Counselor traveled to Davao, Mindanao. The visit highlighted the "one Mission" approach to Mindanao with military, commercial and public diplomacy outreach in the heavily-Muslim region where safety and security threats continu [...]	2007-07-19 06:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC RP
07MANILA2428	AFP NEXT STEPS IN BASILAN AND JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The senior leadership of Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command plans a measured response to the July 10 Moro Islamic Liberation Front ambush that killed 14 Philippine Marines on Basilan. They are at the same time concerned by the concentration of senior Abu [...]	2007-07-19 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA243	PRESS GUIDANCE ON DEATH OF TERRORIST LEADER KHADAFI [...] (U) At the instruction of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Esperon confirmed to the media on January 20 that FBI laboratories, working together with Philippine experts, had confirmed that a corpse uncovered in December on Jolo Is [...]	2007-01-20 06:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS KPAO PREL RP
07MANILA2440	KIDNAPPERS RELEASE ITALIAN PRIEST [...] (C) Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Special Concerns Rafael Seguis on July 20 confirmed to Pol/C press reports that kidnappers had freed Italian priest Father Giancarlo Bossi late on July 19 in Karumatan, Lanao Del Norte Province after 39 days of captivity. He insisted that the Philip [...]	2007-07-20 07:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IT RP
07MANILA2443	ADDING FOUR NEW TERRORISTS TO THE REWARDS FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE - SEE PARA 2. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Zulkifli Bin Hir (a.k.a. Marwan) has joined fellow Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders Dulmatin and Umar Patek in the rough mountainous terrain of western Jolo. Recent intelligence information indicates that these [...]	2007-07-20 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL RP
07MANILA2444	AMBASSADOR HOSTS ASEAN MISSION CHIEFS [...] (U) In anticipation of the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial meetings in Manila August 1-2, Ambassador hosted an informal breakfast at her residence on July 20 for ASEAN member state ambassadors and officials from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ambassador t [...]	2007-07-20 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF RP
07MANILA2445	MARINE CASE UPDATE 07/20/2007 [...] (SBU) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains in U.S. custody on the Chancery grounds and continues to receive regular visits from his Philippine pastors and lawyers. Smith's two brothers arrived on July 19 for a one-week visit. The brothers are staying at a local hotel and plan to visit Smith [...]	2007-07-20 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA2447	AMBASSADOR VISITS PHILIPPINE MARINES IN HOSPITAL [...] Summary. During a July 15 and 16 visit to Zamboanga City, the Ambassador and Commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P) visited Philippine marine casualties of the July 10 Basilan engagement (see reftel). Prior to the visit they had discussions with the Commander [...]	2007-07-20 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR RP
07MANILA2459	LATEST TIP CONVICTION [...] Summary: On July 20, a regional trial court in Cebu City convicted and sentenced two people to life imprisonment for trafficking in persons (TIP),the sixth conviction in the Philippines to result in a jail sentence and the first in Cebu. The judge also fined the defendants three million peso [...]	2007-07-23 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
07MANILA2473	PRESIDENT ARROYO FORMALLY LAUNCHES NEW [...] (U) In a gala televised event July 20 attended by leading Cabinet and Congressional figures, members of the diplomatic corps, police and army officers, and victims of terrorism and their families, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo formally launched the Philippines' new anti-terrorism law, Repu [...]	2007-07-24 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA2474	GOVERNMENT DELAYS PUNITIVE ACTION ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior government officials say they will delay punitive military operations against the suspected perpetrators of the July 10 beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. We have urged restraint and protection of the peace process to senior government and Moro I [...]	2007-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2503	PRESERVING PEACE PROCESS IN WAKE OF BEHEADINGS ON [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador, DCM and country team are urging Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders to preserve the peace process by exercising maximum restraint in the wake of the beheadings of ten Philippine marines on July 10. After many interventions, we understand Presi [...]	2007-07-26 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2509	MNLF DELEGATION DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. At their request, senior representatives of detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari met with DCM and poloff at the Embassy June 23 to promote the 1996 Final Peace Agreement as the foundation for peace, security, and development in Mindanao. Frustrat [...]	2007-07-27 01:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA2519	REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR FY08 1206 PROPOSAL FOR PACOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Chiefs of Mission of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo fully support the FY2008 regional proposal developed by U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). This year's $143 million package builds upon last year's submission to improve regional m [...]	2007-07-27 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE ID MY TH
07MANILA252	EXIT PERMITS FOR TWO CHILDREN APPROVED TO RESETTLE [...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated January 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy that the Philippine Department of Justice, with the endorsement of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, had agreed to grant exit clearances for Than Nguyen Thien Tran and Tru Truch [...]	2007-01-22 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL VM RP
07MANILA255	THE USG IS HELPING DEFEAT THE TERRORISTS ON JOLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The deaths of Abu Sayyaf Group leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Jainal Antel Sali AKA Abu Solaiman at the hands of the Philippine Armed Forces represent a significant victory for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the people of the Philippines. This achievement is also a tes [...]	2007-01-22 09:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA2575	JOINT COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES FIVE PERPETRATORS OF [...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has adopted a more measured approach to bring to justice the perpetrators of the beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo Tipo, Basilan. Philippine officials hope that the visible deployment of troops -- rather than use of force -- will be sufficie [...]	2007-08-01 06:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2586	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM [...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]	2007-08-01 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MANILA2587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte conveyed U.S. interest in a transition to democratic elections in Bangladesh, in a July 31 meeting with Bangladesh's Adviser for Foreign Affairs Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Chowdhury assured the Depu [...]	2007-08-01 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS BG RP
07MANILA2588	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte lauded stronger U.S.-Philippine ties, SIPDIS including continued close cooperation in counterterrorism and the Mindanao peace process during a July 31 meeting at Malacanang Palace. Arroyo pledged to take a "meas [...]	2007-08-01 11:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2589	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]	2007-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2590	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE [...] (C) Summary: Vietnamese First Deputy FM Le Cong Phung expressed a desire to continue improving the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship during an August 1 meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte on the margins of the ASEAN Regional SIPDIS Forum (ARF) in Manila. Phung requested a meeting wit [...]	2007-08-01 12:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS VN
07MANILA2591	Muslim Mindanao Welcomes Ambassador and USS Peleliu [...] Summary: Ambassador led a multi-agency team to Cotabato City and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for two days of positive interaction through outreach and partnership activities. Ambassador spoke at a regional Islamic summit and at a poverty reduction forum organized by the Mu [...]	2007-08-01 14:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR RP
07MANILA2596	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer discussed U.S. involvement in Iraq and Secretary Rice's attendance at the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings in Sydney during an August 1 meeting o [...]	2007-08-02 04:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS AU IZ APEC
07MANILA2597	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MONGOLIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Tserendash Tsolmon offered to host Six Party working group meetings, SIPDIS requested U.S. support for its APEC membership bid, and discussed the possibility of signing Mongolia's Millennium Challenge Compact during President Enkhbayar's fall vi [...]	2007-08-02 04:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS MG
07MANILA2601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]	2007-08-02 05:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2602	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETING WITH THAI FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte encouraged Thailand to return to democracy by holding national elections by the end of 2007 as intended, during an August 1 meeting with Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram on in Manila, site of this year's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Nity [...]	2007-08-02 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MY PREL RP TH ASEAN EXBS
07MANILA2603	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Syed Hanmid Albar said that Malaysia will most likely send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, during an August 1 meeting on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) with Deputy Secretary Negroponte. GOM also is committed to change in SI [...]	2007-08-02 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN MY
07MANILA2629	GOVERNMENT ADOPTS JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a continuing effort to preserve the Mindanao peace process, senior Philippine national security officials decided August 2 to emphasize the use of police forces rather than military units in tracking down suspects in the recent beheadings of 10 Marines. Tensions on Basilan a [...]	2007-08-03 10:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2645	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL REYES, AUGUST 23-25, [...] (U) Embassy Manila welcomes and grants country clearance to the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by U.S. Representative Silverstre Reyes of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for an August 23-25 visit to the Philippines. Control officer is Political Counselor Tom Gibbon [...]	2007-08-06 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH TH VM RP
07MANILA2677	GRP Committed to Market-Determined Foreign Exchange Rate [...] (U) In a variety of public fora, Philippine Central Bank Governor Amando Tetangco has said the GRP remains committed to a flexible, market-driven foreign exchange rate policy. Although the GRP has undertaken measures to assist affected sectors, he rejected capital controls and calls from expo [...]	2007-08-09 05:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV RP
07MANILA268	NSDD 38 - U.S. Department of Defense, Department [...] The Chief of Mission hereby approves the Department of the Navy's Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) request to add the following direct-hire full-time permanent (DHFTP) position in Manila. With this additional position NCIS will have an authorized position level in the Philippines of [...]	2007-01-24 03:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AODE ABLD ASEC KSPR RP
07MANILA2688	DESPITE PRESSURE AND PROVOCATION, ARMED FORCES [...] (C) Summary. Despite provocations on its soldiers and significant pressure from media and some political leaders to avenge the July 10 beheadings of ten marines on Basilan island, the Armed Forces is exercising restraint to prevent a wider war, thereby derailing the peace process. Chief of [...]	2007-08-09 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2689	NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY VOWS TO CONTINUE PHILIPPINE [...] (U) In an August 8 swearing-in ceremony, new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. vowed that Philippine Defense Reform will be a top priority under his leadership, stating that he intends to continue the reforms that have already begun. "We all wish to see the Armed Forces e [...]	2007-08-09 10:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR RP
07MANILA2705	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: During August 1 bilateral discussions at the ASEAN Reg Forum (ARF),Deputy Secretary Negroponte noted China's role in the rece passage of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1769 r peacekeeping in Darfur, but encouraged China to move forward with a res on Iran's [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS CH
07MANILA2706	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters raised iss Asian/Pacific safety and security, particularly concerning Fiji and the Islands with the Deputy Secretary August 1 at the ASEAN Regional Forum Manila, Philippines. Peters suggested that the U.S. should limit its s and UN fina [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS NZ
07MANILA2707	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SINGAPORE FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo des the United States' role in the region as a quiet balancing force, inter only as necessary and offering symbolic support for ASEAN, during a bil meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at the ASEAN Regional Forum (A August 1 m [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS SN
07MANILA2708	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Deputy Minister Leonard Edwards reiterated Canada's interest in maintaining the fluidity of the U.S. Q Canada border, during an August 1 bilateral meeting with the Deputy Secretary at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings in Manila.. In particular, Canada wants to use travel do [...]	2007-08-10 07:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
07MANILA2714	ARMED CLASHES ON JOLO LEAVE AT LEAST 26 PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The security situation in Jolo remains fluid with at least 26 Philippine soldiers killed and over 19 wounded since August 7 during armed clashes with the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group as operations against high value terrorists continue. The military claims to have killed 27 mil [...]	2007-08-10 10:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA272	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PHILIP MATTHEW INGENERI [...] Embassy Manila warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Philip Matthew Ingeneri, Philippines Desk Officer, to travel to Manila and Mindanao on official visit from January 31 to February 9, 2007. The Mindanao portion of the trip is contingent upon the security situation at the time of t [...]	2007-01-24 06:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC RP
07MANILA2729	REQUEST FROM E-UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY: DUE DILIGENCE FOR [...] Post appreciates that CalEnergy Manila is one of the companies under further consideration for the Secretary of State's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). In response to ref A request, Post reaffirms that the company's conduct in the country has been exemplary, specifically responding [...]	2007-08-13 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
07MANILA2732	PRESIDENT ORDERS MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST ABU [...] (C) Summary. In a tough response to August 7-9 clashes on Jolo that left 26 Philippine soldiers and 27 militants dead, President Arroyo ordered a stepped-up offensive against Abu Sayyaf terrorists on the island and directed her Army chief to the front lines to oversee the campaign. Stressing [...]	2007-08-13 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2733	MILF AGREES TO PERMIT ARMY OPERATIONS ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary. In a significant show of cooperation with Philippine military forces, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has agreed to relocate MILF communities on Basilan to give the army greater freedom to pursue Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists responsible for the July 10 beheadings o [...]	2007-08-13 12:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2760	AIDE MEMOIRE AND DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON PHILIPPINE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 01:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ICJ UN RP
07MANILA2776	PHILIPPINE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lucio C. Tan met with Embassy Manila Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Jon Lindborg, Econ, and FCS late on August 13 to express his alarm over recently learning of a possible Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Internationa [...]	2007-08-15 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA281	PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has radically downsized its territorial claims in response to the government's November 2006 offer of self-determination, according to the government's chief negotiator. The negotiator was optimistic that remaining territorial issues cou [...]	2007-01-25 07:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA2824	U.S. Woes Rattle Philippine Stock and Currency Markets But [...] Jitters over global stock market declines have erased gains posted by the Philippine stock market since the start of the year. The peso, previously trading at seven-year highs, has also come under pressure, although a healthy balance of payments and record-high foreign exchange reserves will g [...]	2007-08-17 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV RP
07MANILA2827	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES [...] (SBU) Chairman Reyes and Members of the Delegation, a warm welcome to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. Your visit comes at a time when the Philippine military is still mourning the loss of soldiers in Mindana [...]	2007-08-17 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA2828	MEASURED MILITARY RESPONSE HELPING TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Summary. While the Philippine armed forces continue efforts to track down Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Basilan and Jolo, operations are being kept limited and focused in an effort to fulfill President Arroyo's directives to contain casualties and preserve two key peace processes. Despite hi [...]	2007-08-17 11:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2838	GOVERNMENT PANEL POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Philippine government's peace negotiation panel has postponed for two weeks planned exploratory talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front scheduled for August 22 in Malaysia. The postponement was necessitated by the Cabinet's inability to reach a consensus on [...]	2007-08-21 10:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA2839	ABU SAYYAF TERRORISTS KILLED ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary: As part of continuing operations to track down terrorists in Mindanao, Philippine troops attacked and killed a number of Abu Sayyaf members on Basilan August 18, including two significant local commanders suspected of involvement in the killing of U.S. citizens in 2001-2. Philip [...]	2007-08-21 10:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS PTER RP
07MANILA2852	GOVERNMENT AND MILF TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION ON [...] (C) Summary: In a step to keep an important Mindanao peace process alive, a key Muslim insurgent group today accepted the Philippine government's decision to postpone negotiations slated to start August 22 in Kuala Lumpur, and proposed extending by three months the mandate of the Malaysian-le [...]	2007-08-22 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA2854	PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not / not be leading the Philippine delegation to the 2007 [...]	2007-08-22 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA RP
07MANILA2855	PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to highlight the urgent need to find qualified peacekeeping forces for the Hybrid Operation in Darfur, and encouraged the Philippines to contribute qualified personnel to the effort. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Directo [...]	2007-08-22 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU RP
07MANILA2856	PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON CONVENTION FOR SUPPRESSION [...] (SBU) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and urged the Philippines to sign and ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (NTC). 2. (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Securit [...]	2007-08-22 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL RP
07MANILA2857	PHILIPPINES ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR STANDING [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to convey U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission, and urged Philippine support for his election. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Director for [...]	2007-08-22 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC RP
07MANILA2858	PHILIPPINES RESPONSE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC [...] (S) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and reaffirmed the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions 1737 and 1747. Post stressed the urgency of the Philippines submitting an implementation report to the UNSC Iran S [...]	2007-08-22 10:06:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP
07MANILA2859	PHILIPPINES RESPONSE ON CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] (SBU) As requested (reftels),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to underscore U.S. support for the candidacy of Felice Gaer for the United Nations Committee Against Torture. 2. (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in DFA's [...]	2007-08-22 10:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA RP
07MANILA2860	PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) As requested (ref a),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and encouraged participation in and feedback on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP). 3. (C) Melanie Diano, desk officer covering U.S. affairs at DFA's [...]	2007-08-22 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RP
07MANILA2869	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL SILVERBERG [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy warmly welcomes Staffdel Silverberg to the Philippines. The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. Your visit comes at a time when the Philippine military is still mourning the loss of soldiers in Mindanao while [...]	2007-08-23 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA2909	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON PHILIPPINE CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 08:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL RP UN
07MANILA2925	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Olson, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations against terrorists on the island of Jolo. Under the leadership of Philippi [...]	2007-08-29 01:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2926	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche and background paper to Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council Compliance and Investigation Head Richard Funk on August 29. Funk agreed to relay the information to other members of the Council and inform us of any responses. KENNEY [...]	2007-08-29 05:32:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL RP
07MANILA2931	STAFFDEL LUSE VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Summary: Mr. Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff, visited the Philippines from August 14-18 as part of a three-nation Asian visit that also included Indonesia and Mongolia. The purpose of Mr. Luse's visit was to conduct a field-based study on bilateral U.S. foreign assistance, and also [...]	2007-08-29 23:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ID RP CH MD
07MANILA2945	Energy Privatization Catapults Forward [...] Chances have improved that the Philippine Government will soon reach its legally mandated goal of privatizing 70% of its electric power generation capacity. If the sales take place as scheduled, private ownership will reach 50% by the end of 2007 and the open access provisions of Philippine l [...]	2007-08-30 22:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL EFIN EAID EINV RP
07MANILA2957	EMBASSY MANILA PREPARED FOR TYPHOON SEASON [...] Embassy Manila remains well-prepared and coordinated with local authorities to respond to the upcoming typhoon season, which runs through December. Typically, about 12 typhoons strike the Philippines each year. Mission systems passed a major test on September 29, 2006 when Typhoon Millenyo, [...]	2007-08-31 04:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KSAF MMED RP
07MANILA2963	REQUEST FOR PM/WRA FUNDING FOR WEAPONS DESTRUCTION [...] This cable contains an action request for PM/WRA. See para 4. 2. The Small Arms and Light Weapons destruction program was designed to reduce and remove the armed threat posed by terrorists, insurgents, and criminals. The program is currently undertaking demilitarization, decommissioning, [...]	2007-08-31 07:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2965	PREPARING FOR THE ESTRADA VERDICT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Estrada's long-running corruption trial may soon be over. The anti-graft court could hand down its verdict on the charges of plunder and perjury at any time within the next few weeks. While the verdict in the case -- combined with the arrest in the Netherlan [...]	2007-08-31 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA2982	BREAFAST WITH SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a pivate breakfast on September 3, Secretary of Forign Affairs Romulo told me that the SIPDIS Philippines hares our concerns over the situation in Burma. Te Philippine government is concerned about the recnt crackdown, feels the Burmese potential "new cnstitution" is a sh [...]	2007-09-04 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER RP
07MANILA299	U/S HUGHES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT ARROYO ON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Hughes voiced U.S. praise for recent Philippine counterterrorism successes to President Arroyo, who vowed to continue these operations as well as defense modernization and reform. President Arroyo called on the U.S. to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation this year [...]	2007-01-29 00:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ECON KPAO RP
07MANILA2997	FIGHTING TERROR AND SPARKING GROWTH: LIKELY TOPICS [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hopes that she and President Bush will have a few minutes to talk at the September 7 APEC meeting in Sydney, Australia. Palace Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita (equivalent of the White House chief of staff) and Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo [...]	2007-09-05 05:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER RP
07MANILA3005	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL [...] Econoff delivered the demarche to Undersecretary of Department of Transportation and Communication Edward Harun V. Pagunsan. He will lead the Philippine delegation to the upcoming 36th Session of ICAO Assembly in Montreal. He expressed his full support for the re-election of the United States [...]	2007-09-06 02:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO RP
07MANILA302	FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] The Philippines has a strong tradition of influential female leaders, including Presidents Aquino and Arroyo and business mogul Tessie Sy. In response to reftel request, Post suggests the following five Filipinas, who may not be as well-known internationally but are powerful and influential le [...]	2007-01-29 01:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3033	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call with new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, the two discussed the strong U.S.-Philippine relationship, particularly joint efforts on counterterrorism and military reform, and the need to better educate the Philippine Congress on [...]	2007-09-07 08:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3044	NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME CARGO SCANNING REQUIREMENTS [...] Econ officers presented reftel talking points to Philippine Bureau of Customs Attorney James F. Enriquez and Attorney. Ramon G. Cuyco on 8/29. Econ officers also sent letters to American President Line, Maersk Line and the Association of International Shipping Lines. 2. The initial respo [...]	2007-09-10 05:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER RP
07MANILA3049	PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VOICES [...] (C) Summary: In a private September 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon, addressed recent command changes and the emphasis on restraint in the wake of the July and August attacks on Philippine military units on Basilan. He also reiterated the [...]	2007-09-10 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3050	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON PEACE TALKS RESUMPTION [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 meeting with the DCM, the Philippines' chief negotiator with Muslim insurgents expressed cautious optimism that stalled peace talks could begin to make progress on key issues like territory and governance for a Muslim political entity in Mindanao. Peace Panel cha [...]	2007-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3051	AMNESTY FOR COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to undermine the Philippine Communist Party and its military wing, President Gloria Arroyo announced a broad amnesty plan for Philippine Communists September 7. At the same time, legal proceedings got underway in the Netherlands against Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, the [...]	2007-09-10 22:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP

07MANILA3086	ESTRADA FOUND GUILTY, BUT CALM REACTIONS SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary: After a six-year corruption trial, the Philippine anti-graft court handed down a guilty verdict for former president Joseph Estrada on the charge of plunder and sentenced him to up to 40 years in prison. Estrada was acquitted on the additional charge of perjury, while his codef [...]	2007-09-12 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3102	Philippine GDP Growing Rapidly, But Challenges Remain [...] Philippine Gross Domestic Product grew 7.5% year-on-year during the second quarter, a twenty-year high. Government spending helped spur the expansion. Economists now expect full-year economic growth at the upper end of the government's 6.1%-6.7% target range. Sustaining higher growth will re [...]	2007-09-13 06:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV RP
07MANILA3124	PRESIDENT ARROYO ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO [...] (U) On September 13 the Embassy received diplomatic note 07-2862 dated September 11 from the Department of Foreign Affairs on behalf of President Arroyo accepting the Secretary's invitation to the September 28 Women Leaders' SIPDIS Working Group meeting in New York. Information requested i [...]	2007-09-14 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA KWMN PHUH PREL
07MANILA3148	EXBS: INVITATION FOR GRP OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] Econ officers invited four Philippine Government officials to participate in training at the University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security (UGA-CITS) Export Control Academy, October 1-12, 2007 as per reftel. The invited officials named in reftel who could not participate [...]	2007-09-18 01:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC RP
07MANILA3153	USTR Focuses on Broadcasting and Medicines [...] (SBU) Summary. Director for Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs David Katz and Director of the Office of Innovation Rachel Bae, both from the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, discussed bilateral trade issues in Manila on September 3-4. The two major issues discussed were cable televisi [...]	2007-09-18 05:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EINT RP
07MANILA3154	AMBASSADOR VISITS ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PROJECTS IN BOHOL [...] Summary. Ambassador traveled to the island province of Bohol on September 6 to highlight U.S.-supported development projects that improve children's health and protect natural resources. Ambassador met with the governor, a local congressman and several mayors. The visit highlighted improveme [...]	2007-09-18 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV SOCI RP
07MANILA3160	U.S. BUSINESS PLAYING MAJOR ROLE IN DYNAMIC CLARK REGION [...] (U) Summary. During an August 16 visit to Clark Freeport Zone, the Charge d'Affaires focused public and corporate attention on the positive role of U.S. business in the Philippines. Joining Philippine President Arroyo, the Charge attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Texas Instruments new [...]	2007-09-18 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (U) Embassy Manila welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Fred Huxley, an independent evaluator for the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, for his September 21-October 1 visit. Control Officer is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, who can be contacted at (6 [...]	2007-09-19 03:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID OTRA RP
07MANILA3165	ICAO ASSEMBLY: SOLICITING SUPORT FOR SPLIT-CURRENCY [...] Econ officer delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations Evan P. Garcia seeking his support for the U.S. position. Econ officer received an answer from Garcia's office expressing his suppor [...]	2007-09-19 03:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO RP
07MANILA3166	CASE OF U.S. MARINE LCPL SMITH: CURRENT STATUS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Appellate briefs have now been filed with the Court of Appeals in the case of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, who was convicted in December 2006 of raping a Filipino woman at Subic Bay. The Court of Appeals could issue a decision as early as January. Under the terms [...]	2007-09-19 03:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA3193	MUSLIM INSURGENTS MULL GOVERNMENT TERRITORIAL OFFER [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government hopes to end the impasse in peace talks with Muslim insurgents by offering a territorial compromise that tracks closely with the areas that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had hoped to include in a new Muslim political entity. The presidential [...]	2007-09-20 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3222	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) On September 20, Pol/C met with Jun Cardenas, Executive Director of the Office of American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, to urge the Philippine government to accept President Bush's invitation to join the newly announced Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership. Cardenas liste [...]	2007-09-24 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA3247	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ ICITAP ACTING DIRECTOR [...] (U) Post welcomes the arrival of Acting Director R. Carr Trevillian, IV, USDOJ/ICITAP, to meet with Embassy officials, ICITAP Program Manager, and ICITAP Technical Advisors to review current projects of the ICITAP Philippines Law Enforcement Development Program from September 28 to October 4. [...]	2007-09-26 00:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT AFIN KCRM RP
07MANILA3252	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL AND LABOR: MITTELHAUSER, [...] (U) Embassy Manila welcomes and grants country clearance to Anne Zollner of DOL/ILAB, Mark Mittelhauser of DRL/ILCSR and Tamara Crouse of DRL/AWH for their September 29 to October 7 visit. Control officers are Political Officer Mario Fernandez, who can be contacted at (63 2) 301-2000 ext. 256 [...]	2007-09-26 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM OTRA RP
07MANILA3266	POSITIVE CHANGE IN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A wide-ranging overhaul of armed forces commands in recent weeks has shifted some of the most capable and seasoned veterans in the Philippine military into key leadership positions. The command changes, along with a distinct tactical shift toward more carefully targeted militar [...]	2007-09-28 04:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3279	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES FOUR ASSISTANCE PROJECTS IN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador highlighted continued U.S. assistance to conflict areas in the southern Philippines with a visit to Jolo City on September 24 to inaugurate four assistance projects, three of which were conducted in partnership with the British government. Traveling with UK ambassado [...]	2007-10-01 02:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MOPS PREL PTER RP SOCI
07MANILA3299	PHILIPPINES: KEEPING PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing crisis in Burma continues to command high-level interest in Philippine government and media circles. President Arroyo repeated calls for restoration of democracy and the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while condemning the junta's harsh, repressive me [...]	2007-10-03 06:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3307	SOME MINDANAO BUSINESSES BOOM DESPITE DANGERS [...] (U) Summary: The DCM led an Embassy team to General Santos City on September 21 to focus attention on U.S. support for commerce in Mindanao. The DCM delivered the keynote address at a 500-strong gathering of the region's chambers of commerce. He told leaders that the recently announced $190 [...]	2007-10-03 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RP ECON BEXP
07MANILA3317	GOVERNMENT AND MILF NARROW DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators narrowed their differences over territory during a September 26 executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Nonetheless, key issues remain to be tackled, including the economic development of MILF communities out [...]	2007-10-04 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3320	AMBASSADOR AND MTV LAUNCH ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARENESS [...] Summary: On September 25, Ambassador Kenney, a local pop star, USAID Director, and executives from MTV launched the Philippine portion of "EXIT"(End Exploitation and Trafficking),an MTV-produced campaign against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Asia. EXIT's first release was a 30-minute anti-t [...]	2007-10-05 04:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KWMN KCRM RP
07MANILA3335	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN MINISTER: "WE'RE ON THE SAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo, traveling with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in India, personally assured the Ambassador that the Philippine government shares the views of the U.S. regarding violent repression in Burma, and will use the trip to press India fo [...]	2007-10-05 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3340	Philippine-China Summit Dominated by Scandal [...] Summary: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reportedly spent much of her October 2 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao explaining bribery allegations that forced her to cancel a $330 million national broadband network contract and suspend other projects funded by China (reftel). [...]	2007-10-05 09:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV RP CM
07MANILA3341	Ambassador's Visit Highlights U.S. Engagement in Northern [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Ilocos Norte, a relatively remote area in the far north of the Philippines, to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the region through donation of computer equipment to governmental and educational institutions by USAID and DHS. During the two-day trip, the [...]	2007-10-05 10:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA335	Airlines Jostle for Terminal Space and Lower Fees [...] (SBU) In a highly advantageous deal for the national carrier, the Philippine Government agreed to let Philippine Airlines (PAL) shift its international and domestic operations to the long-mothballed new terminal and to allocate remaining space to foreign carriers. The government is planning [...]	2007-01-30 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA3358	PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Poloff on October 5 outlined reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Executive Secretary for UN and International Organizations Leah Ruiz, SIPDIS and provided a copy of the draft resolution per reftel. Although Executive Director Ruiz responded positively to the [...]	2007-10-09 08:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP
07MANILA3387	Subic Freeport Fuel and Vehicle Smuggling [...] (SBU) Lack of political will and weak law enforcement has allowed wide-spread smuggling of refined petroleum products and second-hand vehicles through the Subic Freeport, seriously hurting legitimate businesses. The Government is also losing badly-needed revenues (equivalent to between 4%-5% [...]	2007-10-11 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA3389	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP: PHILIPPINES [...] Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of American Affairs Executive Director Jun Cardenas had no answer yet regarding Philippine participation in the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) meeting in Bamako. (Per reftel, a formal response was requested by October 12, which falls on a [...]	2007-10-11 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MG RP
07MANILA3392	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM pressed National Security Advisor Gonzales to maintain momentum toward closing peace negotiations with Muslim insurgents over breakfast October 5. Gonzales described President Arroyo's impatience for reaching a deal, but said that recent strains within the [...]	2007-10-11 10:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3393	PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE URGING ASEAN LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Romulo enthusiastically endorsed our points on increased ASEAN leadership on Burma -- including the concept of an ASEAN emissary -- in a conversation with Charge October 11 (reftel A). Ambassador will raise the idea of former Philippine President Ramos as a po [...]	2007-10-11 11:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RP BM
07MANILA3418	DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: I sat down today for a private meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo. I thanked them for their vocal and SIPDIS proactive stance on Burma, and floated the idea of a special ASEAN envoy for Burma -- perhaps even former P [...]	2007-10-15 10:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3419	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CEBU'S BRIGHT HORIZONS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's October 4 visit to Cebu highlighted the opportunity the vital role American businesses play in the commercial life of the Philippines' second city. Buttressed by a live television interview and a roundtable with print media business editors, the Ambassador opened an [...]	2007-10-15 11:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO BTIO ECON MARR RP
07MANILA3427	MANILA RESPONSE ON WIREC 2008 [...] We relayed reftel demarche to Assistant Secretary Rey A. Carandang, Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, in a letter dated October 9, 2007. In an interim response received on October 15, Carandang's office said the letter has been forwarded to the office of the Philippi [...]	2007-10-17 01:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV EAID RP TAGS EPET SENV SOCI
07MANILA3443	FORMER PRESIDENT RAMOS RULES OUT BURMA ENVOY ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lengthy October 17 private breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, former Philippine President Fidel Ramos declined -- despite strong encouragement -- the suggestion that he could step forward as a candidate for ASEAN special envoy for Burma (reftel A). Ramos cited a full s [...]	2007-10-17 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3449	ENGAGING PHILIPPINES ON GAMBARI'S TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador continues to engage the Philippine government and media on Burma, seeking every opportunity to stress the importance of maintaining momentum toward more concrete actions on democratization on the part of the Burmese junta. Per reftel A, post discussed Burma objective [...]	2007-10-18 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3471	GOVERNMENT AND MUSLIM INSURGENTS LARGELY AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have largely settled their differences over territory and revenue sharing for a new Muslim political entity, while leaving governance issues for future negotiations. Presidential Peace Advisor Dureza expressed o [...]	2007-10-22 10:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3482	Joint Deep Sea Exploration Yields Significant Finds [...] Summary: Filipino and American scientists collected over 100 animal specimens in the previously unexplored deep waters near Mindanao from October 3 to October 16, 2007. The Ambassador, high school students, and Philippine and international press greeted the successful expedition's return from [...]	2007-10-23 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY KSCA EAID RP
07MANILA35	DCM OUTREACH TO ISABELA PROVINCE [...] DCM Jones utilized a December 20-21 visit to Isabela province in northern Luzon to highlight long-standing ties with this highly agricultural area. At the provincial capital of Ilagan, Governor Grace Padaca, the 2006 Benigno Aquino Fellow for Journalism, provided a warm welcome and expressed [...]	2007-01-05 06:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
07MANILA3501	GROWING U.S. BUSINESS ROLE IN NORTHERN MINDANAO [...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's October 17 visit to Cagayan de Oro highlighted the increasing role that American business plays in the commercial life of Northern Mindanao. DCM participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the first Cagayan de Oro trade show and exposition, which fe [...]	2007-10-24 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON EINV PREL RP
07MANILA3504	LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE [...] Summary: Embassy Manila hosted a Crisis Management Exercise September 17 and 18. Post extends thanks to instructor Douglas Kinney for conducting a successful exercise. 2. Format of the CME: The three hour Overview Training was appropriate to explain the need for such exercises, where the [...]	2007-10-25 02:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RP AMGT AEMR ASEC KESS OTRA
07MANILA3509	GOVERNMENT AND MILF BREAK IMPASSE ON TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front announced October 25 that they had achieved a significant breakthrough on territory for a new Muslim political entity during their latest executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Peace talks are expected to resume by mid-Nov [...]	2007-10-25 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3510	PHILIPPINES: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and staff continue to engage Philippine government and diplomatic colleagues on Burma, underscoring the need to maintain pressure on the regime and not let public attention be diverted from the urgent need for steps toward democratization by the junta. The UK and New [...]	2007-10-25 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3519	PRESIDENT ARROYO PARDONS FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, President Arroyo late on October 25 pardoned former President Joseph Estrada for his unprecedented conviction and sentence of life imprisonment on graft and corruption charges. President Arroyo cited the government's policy of clemency for elderly [...]	2007-10-25 12:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3520	PRESIDENT ARROYO PARDONS FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, President Arroyo late on October 25 pardoned former President Joseph Estrada for his unprecedented conviction and sentence of life imprisonment on graft and corruption charges. President Arroyo cited the government,s policy of clemency for elderly [...]	2007-10-25 22:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3522	PHILIPPINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SHOWCASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's October 22 visit to Fort Magsaysay, the Philippine Special Operations Command demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and training. Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon and members of his senior staff provided a broad ove [...]	2007-10-26 02:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3536	Air Transportation Office Agrees to Final Aviation Safety [...] EconOffs met Wilfredo Borja, Officer-in-Charge of the Air Transportation Office, Department of Transportation and Communication on October 26, 2007, and delivered the letter and summary report transmitted reftel. EconOffs requested that ATO host final discussions with FAA in Manila during the [...]	2007-10-26 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3541	REACTIONS TO ESTRADA PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's October 25 pardon of convicted former President Joseph Estrada (1998-2001) is commanding strong interest throughout Philippine society. The Arroyo administration reportedly enlisted a former Estrada cabinet member to garner support [...]	2007-10-26 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR RP
07MANILA3543	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ESPERON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Tim, I know you will have a mountain of excellent briefing paper for the CHOD conference, but I wanted to offer my input on Jun Esperon, who will arrive in Hawaii on Monday. Jun is a strong ally, and he understands the delicate balance that military operations play in the ongoing peace p [...]	2007-10-26 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA3545	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations would likely support the candidacy of David Walker for the UN Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC). [...]	2007-10-26 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN UNGA RP
07MANILA3546	PHILIPPINES WILL CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations will likely vote in favor of the annual resolution that calls for an end to the U.S. trade embargo against [...]	2007-10-26 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU
07MANILA3547	PHILIPPINES TO HOLD FIRST NATIONWIDE VILLAGE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nationwide village council elections will take place on October 29 for the first time since 2002. More than 335,000 seats are at stake. These elections do not directly involve national political parties, but the newly elected village chairpersons will be in a good position to co [...]	2007-10-26 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM RP
07MANILA3564	FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 30 private lunch with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo warmly welcomed President Bush's newly announced Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) as an important initiative to strengthen democratic institutions in Asia and said the Philippines would [...]	2007-10-30 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA3565	FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging October 30 lunch discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo expressed his hope that ASEAN leaders would craft a strong statement on Burma in their upcoming summit in Singapore. Romulo stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on the [...]	2007-10-30 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3576	NATIONWIDE VILLAGE ELECTIONS SEE HIGH TURNOUT AND [...] (U) Summary: High voter turnout of between 70-75 percent and lower levels of violence than in previous elections marked the Philippines' October 29 nationwide village elections. Voters in nearly 42,000 districts elected over 300,000 councilors who will manage day-to-day government affairs a [...]	2007-10-31 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3577	PHILIPPINES TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S POSITION AT [...] (S) Maria Aguinaldo, Director of the Social Development Issues Division for the Office of United Nations and International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),informed poloff October 31 that the Philippine government would send a delegation of five to seven representativ [...]	2007-10-31 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL IR PTER ASEC PGOV KJUS RP
07MANILA3580	THE NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINES STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is tracking progress on the Philippine-Australian Visiting Forces Agreement, which has been passed by the Australian Parliament and awaits approval by the Philippine Senate. While the agreement will facilitate the Australian military's important anti-terrorism and training a [...]	2007-10-31 09:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER RP AS
07MANILA3589	Manila's Response to Information Requested by U.S. [...] In response to the action request in ref A, paragraph 5, please see ref B, which explains the Philippines' Biofuels Act of 2006. 2. The following websites outline other relevant industry information and lists industry players: http://www.biofuels.com.ph/ and http://www.isaaa.org/kc/default. [...]	2007-11-05 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA
07MANILA359	NEW SECDEF EBDANE TO CONTINUE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (U) President Arroyo's spokesman announced the appointment of Hermogenes Ebdane as the new Secretary of National Defense on January 31. The spokesman stated that "an important criteria in choosing the Department of National Defense Chief is the ability to implement or to continue what (Presi [...]	2007-01-31 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV RP
07MANILA3595	PHILIPPINES 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. The Government of the Philippines (GRP) attributes a reported decline in the number of users of illicit drugs to co [...]	2007-11-05 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV RP
07MANILA3605	DCM visit to Davao spotlights youth, business and [...] (U) Summary: During an October 24-25 visit to Mindanao's largest city, the Deputy Chief of Mission joined local government leaders and U.S. businesses to inaugurate the ninth annual Davao Trade Expo, featuring the largest number of U.S. companies ever to participate. The DCM also spoke to a [...]	2007-11-07 05:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL APEC CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3608	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR: FAA REQUESTING IMMEDIATE FINAL [...] On October 29, 2007 EconCouns separately met with Edward Pagunsan, Undersecretary of Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC),Daniel Dimagiba, Executive Director of Air Transportation Office (ATO) and Ray Carandang, Assistant Secretary for American Affairs, Department of Foreign A [...]	2007-11-07 06:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3615	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON M/V GOLDEN NORI PIRACY [...] (S) As relayed to Department via ref B telcon, poloff on November 2 delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs reftel C points regarding the actions of U.S. naval vessels that responded to the Panamanian tanker M/V Golden Nori's call for assistance off the coast of Somalia. The DFA was u [...]	2007-11-07 08:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	EWWT IMO KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PM PREL RP SO
07MANILA3619	MEGAPORTS DETECTS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN MANILA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 05:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ASEC ENGR RP
07MANILA3620	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PLEASED TO ATTEND COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for United Nations and International Organizations Leah Ruiz told poloff that the Philippine government would participate in the 4th Community of Democracies ministerial meeting November 14-17, and in the Asia Paci [...]	2007-11-08 06:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL UNGA MG RP
07MANILA3637	PHILIPPINES -- GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION [...] (C) After lengthy discussion of the strategic and political impact that the Great White Fleet commemoration initiative could have on bilateral relations, Post declines participation in the commemoration and recommends against a visit to the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines [...]	2007-11-13 08:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RP KPAO MASS MPOS
07MANILA3640	Scenesetter for Philippine Agriculture Secretary Yap's [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Arthur Cua Yap has an impressive range of agricultural, environmental, trade and political goals for his brief November 15-16 visit to Washington. With nearly two-thirds of Filipinos engaged in agriculture - and farm families suffering the highe [...]	2007-11-13 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV OVIP RP
07MANILA3643	MANILA PATHOGEN SECURITY LEGAL WORKSHOP 9/27-28 [...] The State Department Office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction (CB),Bureau of International Security and Non-proliferation (ISN),led a two-day workshop on legal issues associated with the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and pathogen security practice [...]	2007-11-14 05:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TBIO RP
07MANILA3645	Ambassador Applauds Staff Retention Efforts at Dell Call [...] SUMMARY: On November 8, the Ambassador visited the Dell Philippines Call Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila to assess developments in the booming contact center business. The visit was followed by a tour of the country's largest retail establishment, the SM Mall of Asia, including the newly l [...]	2007-11-14 06:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FCS ECPS ETRD EINV RP
07MANILA3646	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR: LETTER FROM PHILIPPINE AIRLINES [...] On November 6, 2007 we met with the Philippine public-private task force which was formed in response to the FAA summary report regarding aviation safety oversight. 2. We subsequently received a letter dated November 8 from task force member and Philippine Airline President Jaime Bautista [...]	2007-11-14 07:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3647	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BURMA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a frank and open discussion November 11 with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo stressed his government's continued strong commitment to press for democratic change in Burma, but said it is difficult to assess whether recent actions on the part of the [...]	2007-11-14 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3649	DEATH OF A CONGRESSMAN: BASILAN'S COMPLEX CURRENTS [...] (C) Summary: The death of controversial Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar in an explosion outside the Congressional building November 13 was perhaps least a surprise to him. While a powerful politician with strong public support on his island province, he also acknowledged that he had many en [...]	2007-11-14 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3662	FIRST VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AT BAGUIO RESIDENCE SMASH [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador visited Baguio City November 5-7 to host the first Veterans Day Ceremony at the U.S. Embassy Residence in Baguio, the place where Japanese forces surrendered the Philippines at the end of World War II. In addition to honoring American and Filipino vets in the region, Ambass [...]	2007-11-15 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL VA RP FCS
07MANILA3667	PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] Poloff met with Attorney Ana Hernandez of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),representing the Office of United Nations and International Organizations, and pressed for Philippine support for the anti-rape resolution without amendments, as cited in reftel A. Ms. Hernandez said that the [...]	2007-11-15 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP
07MANILA3669	CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES: CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption, both real and perceived, remains an ongoing challenge in the Philippines. The recent conviction for plunder of former president Joseph Estrada has highlighted the corruption issue, as have continuing corruption allegations involving a range of government officials [...]	2007-11-15 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3675	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR: VERSION 9 OF THE PHILIPPINE CIVIL [...] (SBU) We received a copy of Version 9 of the CAAP Bill dated November 13, 2007. It includes language from ICAO's Model Civil Aviation Law and addresses the missing features pointed out by the Federal Aviation Administration during their latest assessment of the Philippines. The bill will be [...]	2007-11-15 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECON RP
07MANILA3676	MUSLIM INSURGENT CHAIRMAN, MALAYSIAN FACILITATOR [...] (C) Summary: In the first ever official USG meeting with the leader of the Muslim insurgent organization engaged in peace talks with the government, Chairman Murad asked DCM if the U.S. would consider a more formal role in supporting the implementation of an eventual peace agreement with the [...]	2007-11-15 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA3693	SECURITY FORCES TAKE OUT TERRORISTS SUSPECTED IN [...] (S) Summary: Acting swiftly on information from internal and external sources, Philippine security forces raided an Abu Sayyaf terrorist safe house in Metro Manila November 15 and killed or captured six individuals suspected in the bomb assassination of Congressman and local warlord of the s [...]	2007-11-16 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3694	Philippine Delegation List to Washington International [...] Per ref A request for invitees from the Philippine government to WIREC 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has suggested that invitations be sent to the following individuals: - Department of Foreign Affairs, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Philippines Secretary A [...]	2007-11-16 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA RP
07MANILA3707	PHILIPPINE RSM 1267 NOMINATION [...] (S) Summary: Philippine National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Cesar Garcia told emboffs at a November 16 meeting that the Philippines had submitted three months ago its nomination package to the United Nations 1267 Committee to designate the Rajah Solaiman Movemen [...]	2007-11-19 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PTER UNSC RP
07MANILA3709	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY HONORS U.S. VETERANS [...] Summary: The November 11 Veterans Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial vividly demonstrated the strength of the partnership and ties between the Philippines and the United States. The Manila offices of the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Department of Vetera [...]	2007-11-19 10:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
07MANILA3710	UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINES WILL [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Pol/C urged Evan Garcia, A/Sec for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to support votes in favor of four UN Third Committee resolutions (reftel). Pol/C underscored the high priority that the [...]	2007-11-19 22:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM UN PREL
07MANILA3728	MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has made important progress on each side of its dual-track peace discussions with Muslim groups in Mindanao, increasing the likelihood that both sets of talks will return to formal negotiations early in the new year. During preparatory talks in Kuala L [...]	2007-11-20 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3758	EMBASSY MANILA PREPARED FOR TYPHOON MITAG [...] Embassy Manila remains well-prepared and coordinated with local authorities to respond to Typhoon Mitag. Typhoon MITAG pronounced as: "me-tok" has dramatically slowed down while heading on a temporary WSW drift but still endangers the Bicol Region. Communities along the Eastern Provinces of C [...]	2007-11-23 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KSAF MMED RP
07MANILA3770	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FINDS IRAN NOT COMPLYING [...] (C) As requested (ref A),Post met on November 26 with Leah Ruiz, Director of the DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations, as part of an ongoing effort (ref B) to encourage the Philippine government, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of [...]	2007-11-27 04:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3771	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Executive Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations intends to support the candidacy of Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper for the UN Committee on the Elimina [...]	2007-11-27 04:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA UN RP
07MANILA3775	UNANIMOUS PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S OUTSPOKEN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Arroyo took a bold stance on Burma at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, plainly warning that the Philippine Congress would likely not ratify the ASEAN Charter if Burma did not release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and pursue rapid democratic reform. Arroy [...]	2007-11-27 08:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3777	PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKE - 6.O RICHTER SCALE [...] Manila experienced a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at 12:27 PM (04:27 UCT) today, November 27, 2007. Post immediately communicated with offices and conducted building assessments, per established action plans. There were no reported injuries or structural damages to USG staff or facilities, nor w [...]	2007-11-27 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF RP
07MANILA379	GENERAL SANTOS CITY WILL WELCOME USS BLUE RIDGE [...] (U) South Cotabato provincial governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes and General Santos City Mayor Pedro Acharon, Jr., in separate meetings on January 31 with an Embassy delegation composed of Pol/C, JUSMAG chief, and DATT, voiced enthusiastic support for the February 17-18 visit of the USS Blue Ridge [...]	2007-02-01 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR RP
07MANILA3795	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2007 EAP/RSP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND [...] In response to the FY 2007 EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund proposal solicitation, Embassy Manila received ten grant proposals from Philippine non-governmental organizations (NGOs),aimed at promoting women's political participation and economic independence, and contributing to women's freedom from [...]	2007-11-29 04:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO SOCI RP
07MANILA3797	SENATOR AND FORMER COUP PLOTTER WALKS OUT OF COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Antonio Trillanes, a former military officer on trial for his role in leading the failed July 2003 Oakwood Mutiny against the Philippine government, and Brigadier General Danilo Lim, organizer of the February 2006 failed coup attempt, walked out of court proceedings in t [...]	2007-11-29 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA38	MARINE CASE UPDATE 01/05/07 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, back in U.S. custody on Chancery grounds since December 29 (reftel),is in good health and spirits and settling into a daily routine, including exercise. He is detained in the same quarters where he spent the last year. As before his conviction, represent [...]	2007-01-05 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA3800	STANDOFF WITH FORMER COUP PLOTTERS ENDS PEACEFULLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Approximately three hours after a Philippine government deadline to surrender, Senator Antonio Trillanes, a former military officer, along with coup plotter Brigadier General Danilo Lim and other supporters, turned themselves over to Philippine authorities at the Manila Peninsul [...]	2007-11-29 10:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA3804	PHILIPPINES-CUBA ECONOMIC TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraph numbers are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (C) Post is not aware of any investments in Cuba by Philippine businesses. [...]	2007-12-03 02:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU
07MANILA3816	GOVERNMENT UNRATTLED AFTER FAILED PLOT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Senator Antonio Trillanes's failed attempt to destabilize the Arroyo government on November 29, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo expressed confidence in the security forces' handling of the situation, a gesture which was reinforced tangibly when she resumed [...]	2007-12-03 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA3819	Progress Against Smuggling in Subic Freeport [...] (SBU) A visit by about 40 representatives of business chambers, associations, companies, and foreign embassies spurred Subic Freeport authorities to announce aggressive action on the problem of vehicle and fuel smuggling (reftel) during meetings on November 8. The anti-smuggling measures incl [...]	2007-12-04 02:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA3847	Engaging The Philippines On Climate Change In The Run-Up To [...] Summary: Ambassador and country team have conveyed, publicly and privately, U.S. positions on climate change and the importance of the Bali meetings with senior officials and key audiences. Longstanding USG environmental programs and public diplomacy in support of the environment provide a re [...]	2007-12-05 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG KGHG RP
07MANILA3852	METHODICAL PROGRESS IN MINDANAO PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The government continues to ake important progress in peace talks with Muslis on Mindanao, according to government officialsclose to the twin negotiation tracks. In recentdiscussions with the DCM, chief government negotiator Rodolfo Garcia expressed strong optimism that he gover [...]	2007-12-06 07:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3857	PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2007 [...] Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (reftel a). It updates information provided by Post in 2006 (reftel c) regarding child labor laws and regulations [...]	2007-12-06 09:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
07MANILA3875	DEMARCHE: PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER A STRONGER STAND [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels A and B, polcouns met on December 5 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting A/S Grace Princesa to urge the Philippines to support four UN resolutions condemning human rights situations in Burma, Iran, Belarus, and the DPRK. Polcouns noted that the UNGA Plenary [...]	2007-12-07 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM UN RP PREL PGOV UG
07MANILA388	Manila Airport Showcases Security Improvements to [...] Ambassador toured the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on February 1. The Manila Airport Authority described and pointed out its recent security enhancements to ensure secure, efficient, and comfortable passenger travel. The Authority started charging an additional four dollar (200 peso) s [...]	2007-02-02 00:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA3881	EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS DECLINE IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Intensified domestic and international attention to the problem of extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Philippines appears to be having a measurable impact, with government agencies and human rights NGOs reporting a significant decline in the number of extrajudicial k [...]	2007-12-10 04:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP

07MANILA3891	UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 01:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
07MANILA3909	DCM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. COMMITMENT TO PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting Muslim Mindanao's cultural and religious hub in Marawi City, DCM spoke at Peace Week opening ceremonies, highlighting the American people's commitment to the ongoing peace process and U.S. interest in helping Mindanao achieve a peaceful and prosperous future. He reiterat [...]	2007-12-13 02:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MASS EAID KISL RP
07MANILA3918	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR SAFETY: ON THE FAST TRACK [...] Summary: The newly appointed Executive Director of the Air Transportation Office told us that the government will attempt to resolve all FAA safety concerns within three months, in order to bring the Philippines back to Category 1 as soon as possible. On November 28, the Philippine House of R [...]	2007-12-14 00:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA393	MARINE CASE UPDATE 02/02/2007 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains in U.S. custody on Chancery grounds and continues to be in good health and spirits. He receives regular visits from his Philippine pastors and his lawyers, and is able to exercise on the Embassy grounds. Four members of his family hope to visit in [...]	2007-02-02 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA3932	RESCHEDULED VILLAGE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Special elections will be held on December 15 in 360 villages that were unable to carry out regular voting during the nationwide elections on October 29 in 42,000 villages. The Commission on Elections declared "failures of election" in these areas for various reasons, including [...]	2007-12-14 06:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3947	ABU SAYYAF CONVICTIONS UNDERSCORE DETERMINATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Philippine judge handed out multiple life sentences this month to 14 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members convicted of kidnapping 20 persons, including U.S. citizens Gracia and Martin Burnham and Guillermo Sobero, from a resort in May 2001. The decision underscored the government's [...]	2007-12-17 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MOPS PINS PTER RP
07MANILA3948	AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited three provinces in Northern Luzon December 5 to 7 and spoke to enthusiastic crowds principally on the theme of preservation. She presented the Embassy's International Woman of Courage award to Isabela Provincial Governor Grace Padaca, delivered an address to 6 [...]	2007-12-17 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON EIND PGOV PHUM OEXC SENV RP AGR
07MANILA3963	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES INFORMATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Per reftel B, Post shared key assessments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program December 5 with Acting A/S Grace Princesa and Director Leah Ruiz, both of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organ [...]	2007-12-18 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3964	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 17 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed Burma, assessed the peace process in Mindanao, and explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Philippine ties. Romulo, who was frank and relaxed, inquired about the prospec [...]	2007-12-18 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3966	Philippines Finally Sells TransCo for $3.95 Billion [...] (SBU) Summary: With a bid of $3.95 billion a Philippine/Chinese consortium won the fifth (and hopefully final) round of bidding for the 25 year concession to operate the Philippine National Transmission Company, TransCo, which operates the electric grid of the Philippines. The consortium must [...]	2007-12-19 01:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV RP
07MANILA3994	PHILIPPINES: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, continues to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism efforts. In 2007, eight of 140 bombings that occurred in the Philippines were ascribed to terr [...]	2007-12-20 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC RP
07MANILA4	THE PHILIPPINES: YEAR IN REVIEW 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo has emerged in a stronger position at the end of 2006, but faces challenges ahead in preserving control of the House in the May 2007 bi-elections. Arroyo has been helped by a buoyant economy in 2006, but the country will have to deal with power privatization and [...]	2007-01-03 01:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP
07MANILA4015	MARINE CASE UPDATE: APPEALS COURT DECISION NO [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains in U.S. custody on the Chancery grounds and continues to receive regular visits from his Philippine pastors and lawyers. He is in good physical condition and follows a daily exercise routine. 2. (SBU) Commander Gary Hoyt, a psychiatrist, and Ch [...]	2007-12-21 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA4016	SNAG IN MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of postponed peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, the Ambassador spoke with key Cabinet officials December 20-21 to underscore USG support for the Mindanao peace process an [...]	2007-12-21 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA4022	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR SAFETY: PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-26 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA407	MNLF FREES "GUESTS" IN EXCHANGE FOR TRIPARTITE [...] (SBU) Elements of the Moro National Liberation Front under Commander Habier Malik on February 4 released Brigadier General Benjamin Dolorfino (commander of the Armed Forces' National Capital Region command and the highest ranking Muslim army officer),Undersecretary for the Peace Process Gen [...]	2007-02-05 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR RP
07MANILA408	POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Our experience with the Philippines' hosting of the ASEAN and East Asia summits last month indicates that USG attendance at the Assistant Secretary-level in future summits is worth consideration. We cannot tell how other hosts might act, but the Philippine President and Foreign Secretary [...]	2007-02-05 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN XE RP
07MANILA411	U/S HUGHES VISIT ENERGIZES US-RP TIES [...] SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes visited the Philippines January 24-27 to survey Mission's multi-agency, multi-disciplinary public diplomacy programs and projects. She met with a wide range of Filipinos, including President Arroyo, adult and [...]	2007-02-05 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL RP
07MANILA458	PROGRESS AGAINST POLITICAL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine police have succeeded in filing additional cases in politically-related killings, leading to at least four convictions and dismissals of two police officials. They continue to investigate a large number of other deaths of leftists and journalists claimed by various [...]	2007-02-09 02:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM RP
07MANILA465	NEAR PASSAGE OF MAJOR COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] (U) Summary. Passage of long-awaited counterterrorism legislation moved closer to adoption with the approval on February 8 by a bicameral committee of an agreed-upon version. The lower House will have to vote on it when Congress resumes in June, and the President, who expressed delight at t [...]	2007-02-09 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KCRM RP
07MANILA467	MARINE CASE UPDATE 02/09/2007 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains in U.S. custody on Chancery grounds and continues to be in good health and spirits. He receives regular visits from his Philippine pastors and his lawyers, and is able to exercise on the Embassy grounds. 2. (SBU) Department of Interior and Local [...]	2007-02-09 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA468	MELO COMMISSION CALLS FOR COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission's report to President Arroyo emphasized the need to ensure command responsibility over errant military elements, and suggested some practical ways to do this. The Commissioners see their role as essentially over, with no additional budget or offices, apart [...]	2007-02-09 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM MOPS RP
07MANILA473	Congressman Salceda on Politics and Economic Policy [...] (U) Summary: Over dinner on February 5, Representative Joey Salceda, a close advisor to President Arroyo, predicted the passage of the Roxas bill on pharmaceuticals and the eventual presidency of its sponsor, Senator Manuel Roxas. Salceda argued that the GRP has done what was necessary to sta [...]	2007-02-12 00:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR RP
07MANILA518	AMBASSADOR APPLAUDS US COMPANY INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE [...] Ambassador highlighted USG promotion and American firm investment in alternative fuels during her February 7 visit to solar cell manufacturer SunPower and to a Ford plant, the sole manufacturer of biofuels capable vehicles in the Philippines. These two U.S. companies are at the forefront of p [...]	2007-02-14 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EINV RP
07MANILA519	PHILIPPINES LAUDS SIX PARTY TALKS OUTCOME [...] (U) After Pol/C conveyed reftel points to Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia and the Pacific Romeo SIPDIS Manalo on February 14, Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo issued the following statement; quote We join the international community in welcoming the Six-Party agree [...]	2007-02-14 09:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN RP
07MANILA520	PHILIPPINE REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR UNESCO [...] (U) The Philippine government has formally requested that the U.S. support its candidacy for the UNESCO Executive Board. (Full text in para 2.) Please advise of any response. 2. (U) Text No. 07-474 The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Uni [...]	2007-02-14 10:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL RP
07MANILA531	Promoting Biofuels to Reduce Imports, Boost Local [...] The newly-signed Biofuels Act of 2006 mandates oil companies in the Philippines to blend minimum levels of biofuels into gasoline and diesel and offers financial incentives for investment in and production of biofuels. The bill aims to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported fuel, gene [...]	2007-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EINV RP
07MANILA533	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHABOT [...] (U) Congressman Chabot, a warm welcome to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines remain strong. The unique bond shared between U.S. and Philippine veterans further strengthens our ties, as the memory of our partnership in Wor [...]	2007-02-15 10:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA552	Philippines: 2007 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. The GRP continued to devote attention to intellectual property protection during 2006, increasing its enforcement actions, especially against optical disk piracy. While the total number of seizures was [...]	2007-02-20 07:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA553	CO-CHAIRS' SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE [...] The Department of Foreign Affairs has requested that Embassy forward to relevant U.S. authorities the summary report from the ARF EEP meeting in Manila. Full text in para 3. 2. Cover letter: quote Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines 12 February 2007 Dear C [...]	2007-02-20 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
07MANILA560	CONGRESS PASSES MAJOR COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] (U) In a special session called by President Arroyo, the House of Representatives on February 19 approved the bicameral conference version of the Human Security Act of 2007, major counter-terrorism legislation that gives the Philippine government greater ability to investigate and prosecute t [...]	2007-02-20 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KCRM RP
07MANILA561	USS BLUE RIDGE VISIT CATALYST FOR EMBASSY OUTREACH TO THE [...] SUMMARY: The February 11th-14th visit of the USS Blue Ridge to Cebu provided an opportunity for a coordinated, Mission-wide outreach to the Philippine's second largest metro area. Cebu's importance extends beyond its "second city" status, as its central location in the Philippine archipelago ma [...]	2007-02-20 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
07MANILA573	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR EXAMINES EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings views the Philippine government in a "state of denial" about who is responsible for these killings here, while crediting its leadership with its willingness to arrange meetings for him as well as its creation of Task Force Usi [...]	2007-02-21 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA59	MARINE CASEUPDATE 03/23/2007 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains inU.S. custody on Chancery grounds and continues t be in good health and spirits. He continues toreceive regular visits from his Philippine pastos and lawyers, and is able to exercise on the Embssy grounds. 2. (SBU) Smith's parents arrived n Man [...]	2007-03-23 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA593	PHILIPPINES CONTEMPLATING NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on February 22, Foreign Secretary Romulo welcomed the latest U.S. thinking on Burma SIPDIS (ref a) and pledged to continue to use Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN through August to encourage the Burmese regime to take meaningful steps on its roadmap, as Pre [...]	2007-02-22 06:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA594	MILF WELCOMES US ASSISTANCE BUT WANTS HELP ON [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting in Sultan Kudarat with Embassy delegation led by DCM on February 15, MILF Central Committee members expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance programs in Mindanao, including our military's civil-humanitarian and medical programs and ship visits. However, they unde [...]	2007-02-22 07:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS MA RP
07MANILA596	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MST OFFICE DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL [...] Post warmly welcomes the February 27 to March 4, 2007, visit of Scot Marciel traveling to the Philippines for consultations with Embassy staff. Point of contact for this visit will be ConOff Ben Reames. He can be reached at (63)-(2)-528-6300, ext. 2171 and at ReamesBN@state.gov 2. Post [...]	2007-02-22 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA JA RP
07MANILA599	NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LEGISLATION NOT PERFECT, BUT [...] (C) The "Human Security Act of 2007," which President Arroyo will soon sign into law following its recent passage by the Philippine Congress (ref a),reflects the Philippine government's determination to improve its arsenal of tools in going after terrorists who continue to inhabit or transit [...]	2007-02-22 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM RP
07MANILA608	CONGRESSMAN CHABOT HELPS KICK OFF BALIKATAN 07 [...] (U) Summary. During his February 18-20 visit to the Philippines, U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) joined Ambassador, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Ebdane, and high ranking U.S. and Philippine military officials at the Opening Ceremony of Balikatan 2007, the annual U.S.-Philip [...]	2007-02-23 06:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EINV BEXP PREL MCAP RP
07MANILA609	MELO COMMISSION REPORT SPARKS NEW EFFORTS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Lost in much of the media hype about the initial reluctance of Malacanang publicly to release the Melo Commission's report, the strong denials of culpability by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),and the public criticism by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Kill [...]	2007-02-23 06:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA625	STRATEGIC SPEAKER INITIATIVE - EMBASSY MANILA [...] In the framework of the Strategic Speaker Initiative, Embassy Manila requests a speaker who will be able to argue effectively that law enforcement agencies and civil society activists have a common interest in modifying laws and administrative procedures that block access to information and som [...]	2007-02-26 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP RP
07MANILA630	USS BLUE RIDGE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S.-PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: The USS Blue Ridge port call to General Santos City in Mindanao on February 17 and 18 highlighted the active partnership and long-standing USG investment in the Mindanao region and the General Santos City area, specifically. In addition to participating in community relations events w [...]	2007-02-26 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS EAID RP EAGR
07MANILA64	MARINE CASE: NEW MOTION TO SUPREME COURT AND [...] (U) The private prosecutor in the case of Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith (refs) on January 8 filed a petition with the Philippine Supreme Court requesting that it "nullify" the Philippine government's December 29 transfer of Smith to U.S. custody and declare Article V paragraph 6 of the Visiti [...]	2007-01-09 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA645	PHILIPPINES ASKS FOR HELP ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs has shared with Embassy copies of letters dated January 31 to the resident Ambassadors of Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands, requesting technical assistance as the Philippine government investigates and tries to [...]	2007-02-27 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID RP GM FI UK SP IT NO SW NL
07MANILA646	INFORMAL U.S./AUSTRALIA/PHILIPPINE DEFENSE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Philippine Department of National Defense invited U.S. Embassy representatives to participate in a February 22 "informal discussion" with Australian officials on defense issues. Australia expects to sign a status of forces agreement with the Philippines in 2007 and hopes t [...]	2007-02-27 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PHUM AU RP
07MANILA649	AMBASSADOR REES ADVOCATES U.S. HUMAN DIGNITY AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his February 14-15 visit to the Philippines, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, advocated the U.S. Government human dignity agenda in meetings with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, members of the Philippine House of Re [...]	2007-02-27 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM RP
07MANILA682	Telecom Policy Workshop Inspires Participants [...] Summary: At a telecommunication workshop for Malaysian and Filipino participants, U.S. experts discussed the regulatory and financial innovations used to deliver broadband to remote parts of the United States. The benefits of universal broadband motivated policy-makers to approach legislators a [...]	2007-03-01 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
07MANILA683	HELPING THE PHILIPPINES COMBAT UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (U) In a letter to Ambassador dated February 28, Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo expressed "sincerest appreciation SIPDIS of the Philippine Government and people for your words of support and encouragement for our efforts to address the issue of unexplained killings," and welcomed an o [...]	2007-03-01 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA688	PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MANILA699	PHILIPPINES LIKELY TO JOIN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) The Philippines will likely become a partner nation in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (reftel),according to Alan Deniega, Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in the Office of United Nations and Intern [...]	2007-03-02 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA708	PHILIPPINES BACKS USG ON ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO RP
07MANILA717	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ISSUES [...] (C) The Philippines is "very concerned" that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) may table a potentially stronger resolution on defamation of religion at the fourth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),according to Noel Servigon, Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) [...]	2007-03-06 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RP
07MANILA72	ARROYO SHOWCASES US-PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP ON JOLO [...] (SBU) President Arroyo invited Charge Jones to accompany her on a January 8 trip to the southern island of Jolo, where the Philippine military, with the help of U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) and USAID, continues to battle terrorists of the Abu Sayyaf Group and [...]	2007-01-09 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL EAID MOPS MARR RP
07MANILA748	ENGAGING ASEAN: RECONSIDERING THE TREATY OF AMITY [...] (C) President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo, as Chair of ASEAN, have requested that the U.S. accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). They note that most of ASEAN's other partners have signed the treaty, that the treaty is largely a generic expression of p [...]	2007-03-08 05:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN RP
07MANILA752	PRESIDENT ARROYO SIGNS LANDMARK COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) At a highly publicized ceremony featuring half the Cabinet, Congressional leaders, senior military and police officials, and the diplomatic corps at Malacanang Palace on March 6, President Arroyo signed the final version of the "Human Security Act of 2007," long-awaited counterterrorism [...]	2007-03-08 08:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM KCRM RP
07MANILA753	REACTIONS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON THE [...] (U) Presidential press spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye on March 8 welcomed the State Department's Country Report on the Philippines in the annual human rights report to Congress as a "constructive criticism from a time-honored ally," admitting that "the Philippines has had a history of violence o [...]	2007-03-08 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA764	IPR Enforcement Targeting Mall Managers [...] (U) The Philippine National Police raided a major shopping center in downtown Manila, arresting over a dozen stall owners and seizing 13,000 counterfeit items. The police will press charges against both the managers of the mall and stall owners as part of a new IPR enforcement strategy announc [...]	2007-03-09 00:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA777	COMBATING UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. Embassy continues actively to engage the Philippine government to encourage more effective action to bring to justice those involved in unlawful killings, and to seek additional ways in which the USG can be helpful. End Summary. 2. (C) In a March 5 meeting with the membe [...]	2007-03-09 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA779	MARINE CASE UPDATE 03/09/2007 [...] (U) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith remains in U.S. custody on Chancery grounds and continues to be in good health and spirits. He continues to receive regular visits from his Philippine pastors and his lawyers, and is able to exercise on the Embassy grounds. 2. (SBU) Philippine governmen [...]	2007-03-09 07:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA781	TERRORISM FINANCE: PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT READY TO [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY. The Philippine government is ready to move soon on listing the Rajah Solaiman Movement and a selected number of its members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency has prepared a sepa [...]	2007-03-09 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN RP
07MANILA782	LAND DISPUTE TRIGGERS MILF-GRP ARMED CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: The International Monitoring Team, GRP-MILF Coordinating Committee for the Cessation of Hostilities, and the NGO Bantay Ceasefire played key roles in restoring order following March 5-6 armed skirmishes in North Cotabato between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and th [...]	2007-03-09 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
07MANILA783	AMBASSADOR SIGNS MOU ON EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATION [...] The Ambassador and Department of Energy Secretary Rafael Lotilla signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 7, 2007 at the Philippine Department of Energy. The U.S. Geological Survey negotiated this MOU which provides the legal framework for scientific and technical cooperation in ea [...]	2007-03-09 08:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TPHY KSCA SENV RP
07MANILA785	TENTATIVE PHILIPPINE SUPPORT FOR ARF DISASTER [...] (SBU) Deputy POL/C shared reftel points on March 7 with Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Austria and North American Affairs Director Ed De Vega, as well as with Department of National Defense (DND) Assistant Secretary for International Def [...]	2007-03-09 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF EAID MARR MOPS RP
07MANILA787	GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR: PEACE TALKS ON TRACK, [...] (C) Summary: Government peace negotiator Secretary Afable told DCM and visiting EAP/MTS Director Marciel March 1 that territorial differences between the government and MILF had narrowed considerably, thanks to the visit and intervention of Malaysian negotiator Othman. Afable sought quiet [...]	2007-03-09 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MY PINS PREL RP
07MANILA809	DEFENSE SECRETARY EBDANE -- AN ARROYO LOYALIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. New National Defense Secretary Hermogenes "Jun" Ebdane lacks the sophistication and polish of his predecessor, Avelino Cruz. Nonetheless, he is a committed Arroyo loyalist whom many believe President Arroyo hand-picked to "manage" the 2007 Congressional elections before returni [...]	2007-03-13 00:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MARR PREL RP
07MANILA828	ARROYO DIRECTS MILITARY TO ADVANCE MILF PEACE [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo on March 12 directed closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and established peace process mechanisms with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This new directive, which followed months of sporadic skirmishing between AFP and M [...]	2007-03-14 00:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
07MANILA850	AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTHERN LUZON TO DEEPEN US PHILIPPINE [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kristie Kenney visited Cabanatuan, Tarlac, and Baguio in the northern Luzon provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Benguet March 8-9. Ambassador Kenney focused on deepening relations with northern Luzon interlocutors and highlighting historical and cultural ties between the [...]	2007-03-15 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAGR OEXC SCUL KPAO RP
07MANILA854	PHILIPPINES' CHINESE SCHOOLS: A BATTLEGROUND FOR [...] (C) Summary: The People's Republic of China is playing an increasingly prominent role in promoting Chinese language/cultural education in the Philippines, primarily by engaging with Filipino-Chinese schools - historically pro-Taiwan institutions. Since 2003, the PRC has sent over 100 stude [...]	2007-03-15 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL SOCI XE CH TW RP
07MANILA855	PUSHING THE PHILIPPINES TO DO MORE ON KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine media covered extensively the U.S. Senate hearings on unlawful killings in the Philippines. Ambassador and senior Embassy officials continue active outreach to underscore U.S. concern and to plan additional initiatives to support Philippine efforts to bring culprit [...]	2007-03-15 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL RP
07MANILA856	USG AND PHILIPPINE MILITARY STAND [...] (U) The top brass of the Philippine military joined U.S. Ambassador on the southern Philippine island of Jolo for ceremonies marking the end of "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder),the annual set of joint military exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines that has occurred since 1981. Alt [...]	2007-03-15 10:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA863	VISITING EAP/MTS OFFICE DIRECTOR URGES PHILIPPINES TO MAKE [...] (SBU) Summary. EAP/MTS Office Director Marciel highlighted need for progress on solving and stopping unlawful killings in a series of meetings with Philippine officials during the week of February 26. He also expressed the USG's appreciation for success in counterterrorism efforts and on d [...]	2007-03-16 01:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA864	PHILIPPINES LOOKING FOR WAYS TO NUDGE BURMA TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on March 2, EAP/MTS Director Marciel underscored the USG's concern with the Burmese government's record on democracy and rights and urged the Philippines, while chairing ASEAN, to press for a unified, regional voice to seek [...]	2007-03-16 01:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA876	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON [...] (C) The Philippines has no position at this time on proposed reforms to the internal system of Administration of Justice, according to Gunther Sales, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Director for the Political, Security, and International Law Division in the Office of the United [...]	2007-03-16 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UNGA RP
07MANILA879	PHILIPPINES TO RELAY U.S. CONCERNS ON SUDAN, [...] (C) Poloff on March 16 communicated in strong terms U.S. points (ref b) regarding the no-action motion on the Sudan Assessment Team report in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the [...]	2007-03-16 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SU RP
07MANILA881	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WILLIAM WALLACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. General Wallace, welcome to the Philippines! I know your visit is short, but I am sure you will find it productive. You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations a [...]	2007-03-16 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA882	AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 00:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	APER RP
07MANILA909	PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO),noted U.S. concerns regarding Zimbabwe. She stated she would communicate our points to the Philippine Missi [...]	2007-03-20 07:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ZI RP
07MANILA923	MISUARI REGISTERS CANDIDACY FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Jailed Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari personally registered his candidacy in Jolo on March 20 for the Sulu Gubernatorial election. Misuari, who has become increasingly desperate to gain his freedom, entered the race against well financed traditional [...]	2007-03-21 07:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA931	PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S. ARF [...] (C) According to Hans Siriban, Department of Foreign Affairs' Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy, the Philippines supports in principle the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Statement Supporting National Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and the e [...]	2007-03-22 03:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ARF PREL MARR XB EAID PARM RP
07MANILA952	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (S) Summary: Presidential Peace Process Advisor Dureza told Charge that he welcomed increased Embassy engagement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),local and national leaders in support of the peace process. Separately, chief government negotiator Afable said the Cabinet would co [...]	2007-03-23 06:49:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA962	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Presidential Peace Process Advisor and cabinet member "Jess" Dureza raised the issue of unlawful killings with Charge and poloff March 20 after discussing the peace process (septel). The recent telephone call from D/NSA Crouch to Philippine NSA Gonzales, together with U.S. Congressional h [...]	2007-03-23 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS RP
07MANILA965	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 23 with Julius Torres, the Executive Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, Acting Pol/C conveyed reftel points regarding the review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territori [...]	2007-03-26 02:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM RP
07MANILA967	AMBASSADOR'S RETURN TO POST [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 03:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	APER RP
07MANILA969	Structural Problems Delay Manila Airport Opening [...] (SBU) Summary: The Manila international airport terminal (NAIA-3),expropriated in 2002 but never opened, will remain closed indefinitely due to safety concerns from structural defects. The Government still faces legal and financial squabbles over its expropriation. Lucio Tan's Asian Emergi [...]	2007-03-26 06:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA977	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BRYAN BROWN [...] (SBU) General Brown, welcome back to the Philippines! A lot has changed since you visited in 2005. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations against Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists on the island of Jolo. You will have a ch [...]	2007-03-26 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA99	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN [...] Summary: USG agencies have been establishing partnerships between public and private organizations to maximize the reach of development programs in Mindanao. Such collaborations have proven very successful and serve as a means to enhance capital, creativity, and technical expertise. Public-p [...]	2007-01-10 08:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB EINV EAID PGOV RP
07MAPUTO1022	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Mark Huisenga and Gloria Kessler to travel to Mozambique, from August 28, 2007 until September 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to address implementation issues on the Farmers Income Support project. Please advise as so [...]	2007-08-27 10:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1047	Northern Provinces Demining a Success, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining of the Northern provinces of Mozambique is complete. The USG and other donors look to publicly announce this success in November as efforts begin to focus on other areas of the country. USG funded and equipped military demining corps gives the GRM the cap [...]	2007-08-30 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1048	Demining Brings Economic Growth Near Mozambique-Tanzania [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP PGOV PREL ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1055	Leahy HR VQng for Port Security Training Seminar [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidates nominated to participate in a DOS-sponsored PORT SECURITY TRAINING SEMINAR to be held September 6-7, 2007, in Mombasa, Kenya in conjunction with a DOD-sponsored Maritime Security Conference to be held September 4-6. [...]	2007-08-31 10:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PINS PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1060	INFLUENTIAL DEPUTY PREDICTS PUBLICATION [...] (U) Poloff met recently with Ossumane Aly Dauto, Chairman of the National AssemblyQs powerful Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, to encourage the Mozambican government (GRM) to pass a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which would be the first of its kind in Southern Africa. After be [...]	2007-09-04 06:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO1089	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Paul Tetrault (Procurement Specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton) to travel to Mozambique, from September 16, 2007 until October 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Proposal evalua [...]	2007-09-11 09:31:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1110	HOUSECLEANING IN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S [...] (U) In the past two weeks President Guebuza fired Attorney General Joaquim Madeira and all deputy attorneys general in what some observers are calling an unprecedented display of housecleaning. Included in the firings are the former and current heads of the Central Office for the Combat of Co [...]	2007-09-14 06:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1112	Mozambique: Macro-economic Stability and [...] This report on MozambiqueQs macro-economic situation draws largely from a recent presentation by the IMFQs Resrep in Mozambique. As of September, Mozambique continued on track with core inflation in line with expectations although headline inflation spiked temporarily. Overall annual inflat [...]	2007-09-14 09:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID EINV MZ
07MAPUTO1113	PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA: [...] Per a request for a brief overview of U.S. programs to promote and protect human rights in Mozambique, we provide the following input keyed to the queries in reftel: 2. The Embassy currently oversees four human rights and democracy fund projects totaling $75,000. The projects aim to impro [...]	2007-09-17 07:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1173	Mozambique: 2008 AGOA Eligibility Review [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 01:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO1186	EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS RAMADAN EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: In Mozambique, with a near forty percent Muslim population, post regularly seeks to engage Muslims and this year programmed a number of events: an Iftar hosted by the Charge; a film showing and discussion followed by an Iftar at the Public Affairs building; and the donation of Ramadan [...]	2007-10-03 14:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KAPO MZ
07MAPUTO1198	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA HIGHLIGHTS HIV/AIDS AT [...] (U) During the recent opening session of a National Youth Conference on HIV/AIDS, President Armando Guebuza and Prime Minister Luisa Diogo encouraged young Mozambicans to take the lead in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS. The three- day meeting was organized by the Ministry of Youth and [...]	2007-10-09 07:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO1207	China in Mozambique: Illegally Logged Timber. [...] Q(C) SUMMARY: Below is a response to the request for a report on the environmental impact of Chinese trade or investment in the forest and forest products sector, keyed to the topic areas in reftel. Chinese purchase of illegally harvested Mozambican timber has a significant negative impact on [...]	2007-10-11 14:46:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR KCOR PGOV MZ CH
07MAPUTO1208	CHIQUITA ESTABLISHES MOZAMBIQUE AS AFRICA [...] (SBU) This is a retransmission of Maputo 1157, which previously did not reach all addressees. This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU),and contains business sensitive information that is not for distribution outside of the USG. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eager to access opportunities creat [...]	2007-10-11 15:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV EAGR MZ

07MAPUTO1223	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT SINDELAR TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Sindelar, to travel to Mozambique, from October 22, 2007 through October 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy Officials and local Government Officials to discuss USDA programs. Please advise as soon as possi [...]	2007-10-17 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT MZ
07MAPUTO1227	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]	2007-10-19 05:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1228	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]	2007-10-19 05:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1229	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]	2007-10-19 05:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1233	INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] The information below is keyed to the questions in reftel, requesting information on textiles and apparel production and employment for Mozambique. Data was provided the Mozambican Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and assumes a 25.45Mtn to 1 USD exchange rate. 2. FY 2006 data: -Tota [...]	2007-10-19 14:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX MZ
07MAPUTO1239	ZIMBABWEAN MIGRATION TO MOZAMBIQUE: OPINIONS VARY [...] (SBU) NGO and local government officials in Manica Province, which shares a border with Zimbabwe, estimate that up to 10,000 Zimbabweans are currently living in Manica Province, with new arrivals every day. In response to the uncertainty of the situation, the United Nations High Commissioner f [...]	2007-10-23 10:01:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
07MAPUTO126	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster to travel to Mozambique from 30 Jan 2007 until 31 Jan 2007, to perform business development and identify FY 2007 projects. 2. Control Officer: Brooke Williams, Commercial Officer at the Embassy, will be control officer. [...]	2007-01-29 08:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1278	PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: The Charge raised Mozambican PKO participation and the Zimbabwe crisis with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana on 10/31. Sumbana stated that the GRM wanted to participate in PKO's, and that he would speak to President Guebuza about notifying the UN's DPKO of Mozambique's [...]	2007-11-05 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1280	ANGOLA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONSHIP IMPROVING [...] Building on the 2005 visit of Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to Luanda (the first foreign trip of his presidency),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made his first state visit to Maputo on October 30-31, accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen. The two presidents signe [...]	2007-11-05 08:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG MZ AO
07MAPUTO1287	MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...]	2007-11-06 09:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
07MAPUTO1293	TRAFFICKING & SLAVERY CLAIMS SHUT DOWN LOCAL [...] On November 2, the Mozambican Labor Inspectorate (IGT) suspended all activities of Mozambican flower producer, Golden Roses (owned by the wife of a former Minister of Foreign Relations) due to indications of gross worker rights violations, including slavery-like working conditions. In the we [...]	2007-11-06 15:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO1294	GRM FOLLOW-UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON [...] In response to the invitation from First Lady Laura Bush to participate in a literacy luncheon in New York on the margins of UNGA (reftel),Mozambican First Lady Ana Guebuza directed Minister of Education Aires Ali to write a letter to the U.S. National Committee for UNESCO, providing an update [...]	2007-11-06 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1301	REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM [...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...]	2007-11-08 08:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ
07MAPUTO1305	REQUEST FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND [...] 787/07/T017 2. 11/08/07 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Chief Executive Officer Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira DQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 498 840 Fax: (25 [...]	2007-11-08 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1319	MOZAMBIQUE'S EVALUATION OF THE EAST AFRICA SOUTH [...] The Mozambican delegates found the exchange of information between their African counterparts at the conference beneficial. The exchange of information will aid them in implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). They found particularly useful the presentatio [...]	2007-11-14 15:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL EWWT MZ
07MAPUTO1320	REQUEST TO RE-OBLIGATE INL FUNDING FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] INL proposes to de-obligate Mozambique Border Security Technical Assistance funds of FY04 $191,418 and FY05 $216,000. These currently obligated funds support the highly successful training and equipment program for Mozambican border guards and supervisors. Mozambique's borders are lengthy a [...]	2007-11-14 15:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SNAR PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1322	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]	2007-11-14 16:42:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO134	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Marcelo Bueno, Jonathan Saiger, David Gentry, and Omar Hopkins to travel to Mozambique, from 04 February 2007 until 24 February 2007 to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal regarding infrastructure and fiscal ac [...]	2007-01-30 08:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1340	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]	2007-11-15 12:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1341	BIOFUELS POTENTIAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: Interest in bioenergy development in Mozambique is increasing rapidly. The country has significant tracts of undeveloped land and a climate conducive to biofuel crops. Mozambique participates in trade regimes with the European Union and the United States that could provide preferenti [...]	2007-11-15 13:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR SENV EINV PGOV TBIO MZ
07MAPUTO1344	RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA DECRIES "ONE-PARTY STATE" [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party RENAMO, gave his perspective on the status of democracy in Mozambique. He expressed concern that the country was becoming a one-party state as FRELIMO consolidates total control over government e [...]	2007-11-16 08:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MZ
07MAPUTO1345	MCC COMPACT UPDATE [...] The Embassy welcomes the November 17-21 visit by Ambassador John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and provides the following short update of MCC implementation activities in- country since the July 13 Compact signing in Washington. 2. On August [...]	2007-11-16 09:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1346	FY 2007 CARRY-OVER ESF FOR STATE AFRICA REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Maputo proposes two projects for FY 2007 ESF carryover funding: (1) $1,000,000 for political competition and consensus-building under the elections and political processes (2.3.2) element and (2) $500,000 to structure a program aimed at improving the Doing Business "taxes" c [...]	2007-11-16 10:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1349	MOZAMBIQUE: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Since March 2007, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons. The comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons bill drafted jointly by the GRM and civil society was approved by the Council of Ministers in August. The head of the committee re [...]	2007-11-19 05:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG MZ
07MAPUTO138	MOZAMBIQUE - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 10:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL MZ XA
07MAPUTO1392	MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to child labor [...]	2007-11-28 16:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
07MAPUTO1393	FORMER PRESIDENT'S SON DIES, IMPLICATED IN MURDER [...] (SBU) The son of former President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Joaquim Chissano, died on November 19 at the age of 37. Though reportedly of a heart attack, his death has been subject to public rumors of foul play, including poisoning. Nyimpine was implicated as the intellectual author of the m [...]	2007-11-29 05:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCOR MZ
07MAPUTO1395	CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM IN MOZAMBICAN CONTROL [...] In an emotive 11/27 ceremony in Tete province led by President Armando Guebuza, the GRM formally paid the Government of Portugal the remaining $700 million of a $950 million deal for control of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam (HCB) on the Zambezi River. Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabw [...]	2007-11-29 05:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PO MZ
07MAPUTO1399	RESOURCES MINISTER ON URANIUM, EITI, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Mineral Resources Esperanca Bias told the Charge on 11/21 that the GRM isn't interested in participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since she believes that the laws and oversight mechanisms that the GRM has in place already achiev [...]	2007-11-29 14:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EPET EINV KNNP SENV KRAD ENRG MZ
07MAPUTO143	REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 12:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM OTRA SMIG MZ
07MAPUTO1441	ENERGY REFORM AND ACCESS PROJECT - ERAP CREDIT # 3819 MOZ [...] 787/07/T018 2. 12/04/07 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Pascoal Bacela, National Director for Energy Ministry of Energy - Direccao Nacional de Energia Electrica Av. 25 de Setembro, 1218 - 2nd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 357 600 [...]	2007-12-06 05:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ENRG ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1443	CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRIORITIZES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 27 meeting with the Charge, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Tiang Uang Seng said that China's goal in Mozambique is the reduction of poverty through efforts focused on agricultural assistance and health care. Ambassador Tiang showed particular interest in AFRICOM, [...]	2007-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID CN MZ
07MAPUTO1444	MOZAMBIQUE AGREES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL MNUC PARM IR MZ
07MAPUTO1445	MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]	2007-12-06 13:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1451	MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]	2007-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1464	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEATHER BYRNES TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Heather Byrnes, to travel to Mozambique, from December 14, 2007 through December 18, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct training for Embassy Maputo staff on commercial service products, and attend the G.E. open day. Please adv [...]	2007-12-14 07:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BBSR SF MZ
07MAPUTO1469	INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...]	2007-12-17 12:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN
07MAPUTO1471	INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...]	2007-12-17 14:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN
07MAPUTO1472	ZIMBABWEANS OPTING FOR MORE REMOTE BORDER CROSSINGS [...] (U) Poloff met on 12/10 with a Zimbabwean refugee in Mozambique, currently working for an NGO dealing largely with refugee issues. The contact said that while the largest border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Mutare/Machipanga in Manica province) has received the most attention since visa [...]	2007-12-17 14:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SMIG MZ ZM
07MAPUTO1475	ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUCCESS STORY: FINAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) From July 2006 to July 2007 post allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The majority of funds were used to furnish an onsite office, pay salaries, procure water, food, and medicines, and provide transport to and [...]	2007-12-17 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO1486	MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) The Charge hosted Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana at his residence December 19 for a one-on-one lunch to discuss Zimbabwe and the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (other topics covered septel). Sumbana noted that the GRM and the Frelimo party worked hard to maintain rel [...]	2007-12-19 15:52:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ SF ZI
07MAPUTO1502	MOZAMBIQUE: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE DIPNOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 11:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA MZ
07MAPUTO153	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Paul Tetrault and Alberto Neyra Estens to travel to Mozambique, from 08 February 2007 until 20 February 2007 to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Expression of Interest (EOI) evaluation proceedings. Please advise as soon [...]	2007-02-05 06:29:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO191	Chinese President Hu Makes 24-hour Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao stopped by for an overnight in Maputo February 8/9 before departing for the Seychelles, the final leg of his two-week Africa tour. In remarks to government officials, both Hu and Mozambican President Guebuza praised the two countries' "profound friends [...]	2007-02-13 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH MZ
07MAPUTO198	Mozambique - January Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- World Bank Approves Loan Support for PARPA II -- World Bank to Support ProMaputo via IDA Credit -- SA Sugar [...]	2007-02-15 13:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO20	INDEPENDENT MOZAMBICAN TV STATION'S EQUIPMENT [...] On Friday, December 29, the Maputo-based television station "STV" reported in its main nightly newscast that law enforcement officers with a warrant from the Maputo City Court entered the newsroom that day at 1:30 p.m. and seized 18 computers, three DVCAM VCRs, and several pieces of office equ [...]	2007-01-05 09:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MZ
07MAPUTO207	MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...]	2007-02-20 12:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO242	MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...]	2007-02-27 13:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO243	MOZAMBIQUE: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Mozambique is primarily a source country for men, women, and children trafficked to South Africa for forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common and increasing practice in rural areas, often with the complicity of family members. Women and [...]	2007-02-27 14:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ
07MAPUTO245	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Maria Claudia Pachon, and Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 12 to March 23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address impleme [...]	2007-02-28 12:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO250	Mozambique: Demarche Delivered Regarding IAEA Report on [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP UNGA IR MZ
07MAPUTO259	MOZAMBIQUE: POST ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT [...] Post concurs that the research question in reftel is both important and relevant, and the proposed institution, HAI (University of Washington) is a well-established organization in Mozambique capable of carrying out this research project. However, post would urge that the investigators proposed [...]	2007-03-05 08:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OSCI KSCA MZ
07MAPUTO26	MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST [...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]	2007-01-08 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO261	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Saiger, Jonathan Nash, John Polk, and Marcelo Bueno to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 11 to 30, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address [...]	2007-03-05 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO262	MOZAMBIQUE: AGRICULTURE MINISTER FIRED [...] (U) President Guebuza dismissed Agriculture Minister Tomas Mandlate on February 23, replacing him with Erasmo Muhate, a senior ministry official who recently headed the Mozambican Cotton Institute. Mandlate is the first minister to be fired by President Guebuza, fulfilling a pledge Guebuza mad [...]	2007-03-05 13:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV MZ
07MAPUTO269	MOZAMBIQUE: Update for 2007 President's Report on [...] (U) The Government of Mozambique (GRM) continues to work toward creating an investment-friendly, market-based economy. Mozambique has one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan African, although the growth is from a very low base and is supported by substantial donor [...]	2007-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO29	MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST [...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]	2007-01-08 14:14:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO298	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Carlos Linares to travel to Mozambique, from March 11 to 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the infrastructure section of the MCA-Mozambique proposal to MCC. Please advise as soon as possible regarding a [...]	2007-03-13 11:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO30	December Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- National Assembly Approves the 2007 Budget -- 2006 Inflation was 9.4 percent -- British Assistance Figures [...]	2007-01-08 15:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO308	Mozambique - February Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Launches Road Sector Program -- Norwegian Firm to Build New Aluminum Smelter -- Chibuto Titani [...]	2007-03-15 07:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO31	MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 15:25:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO318	Mozambique - Opposition Parties Complain of Growing FRELIMO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs called on opposition leaders in early March, while making the rounds of Mozambican contacts for the Mission's newly-arrived poloff. A common theme was resentment towards FRELIMO's increasing assertiveness and hand wringing that they were relatively powerless to do anyth [...]	2007-03-16 07:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MZ
07MAPUTO320	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Bloom and Kristin Penn to travel to Mozambique, from March 25 to 30,2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in the Gates Foundation sponsored workshop titled "Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crop [...]	2007-03-16 07:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO334	MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...]	2007-03-20 14:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO356	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER [...] 787/07/T012 2. 03/19/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU) Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4 Floor A/B/C [...]	2007-03-26 14:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
07MAPUTO357	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER [...] 787/07/T013 2. 03/19/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU) Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4 Floor A/B/C [...]	2007-03-26 14:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
07MAPUTO364	NSDD-38/Mozambique - COM Approval of Millennium Challenge [...] The Chief of Mission approves the request by the Millennium Challenge Corporation to establish five full-time positions - one U.S. direct hire position, one either direct hire or PSC position, and three local hires - in Maputo, with the conditions and changes noted in para 8. These positions a [...]	2007-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS MZ
07MAPUTO368	INVITATION FOR BID FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF [...] 787/07/T014 2. 03/28/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Ega, 241 - Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 491 529; 498 840; 498 815 F [...]	2007-03-28 08:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
07MAPUTO371	Mozambique: Demarche on SADC Heads of State Meeting and [...] On March 28 Charge and pol/econoff met with Enrique Banze, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, to deliver the demarche on the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) response to the Zimbabwe situation and the demarche on UNSCR 1747 on Iran. 2. Banze noted our concern about the situatio [...]	2007-03-29 08:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC VISITORS [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Charles Shea, Maria Claudia Pachon, Stephen Gaull, Jonathan Saiger, Marycel Tuazon, Beverly Watson, David Ameyaw, Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco, Celeste Tarricone, Jigar Bhatt, and Jolyne Sanjak to travel to Mozambique, from 08 April 2007 t [...]	2007-04-02 14:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO394	Munitions at Depot Explode, Rain Death and Destruction on [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ordnance stockpiled at the Malhazine weapons depot located near the airport in the capital city of Maputo ignited on March 22. Explosions of rockets, shells and bombs lasted for more than six hours, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 500. Homes in surrounding nei [...]	2007-04-02 15:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP PARM PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO410	Detained Journalist Freed After Discreet Embassy [...] (SBU) The Mozambican police detained for several days journalist Celso Manguana of independent fax daily Canal de Mocambique, arguably the leading fax newspaper for investigative reporting. Manguana was arrested March 31 when he appeared at the police station where a dozen protestors had been [...]	2007-04-04 14:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO418	INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY [...] 787/07/T016 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]	2007-04-09 09:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
07MAPUTO419	INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY [...] 787/07/T015 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]	2007-04-09 09:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MZ
07MAPUTO425	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 2, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to due diligence wrap up, relationship management, and Compact development/ implementation discussions. Please advise as soon as [...]	2007-04-10 13:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO433	Mozambique - March Political Digest [...] (U) This is a summary of significant political developments in Mozambique that occurred during March 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Commission of Inquiry into Weapons Depot Explosion -- Likely Delay in Scheduling Provincial Elections -- Humanitarian De-mi [...]	2007-04-11 14:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PARM PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO435	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EDWARD GERARD TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Edward Gerard from 29 April 2007 until 02 May 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to discuss the Norman Borlaug Fellows program and to resolve any remaining issues so that this program may begin in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible [...]	2007-04-12 11:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO442	March Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2007. This issue has a strong mining theme. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- CVRD to Begin Development of Moatize Coal Mine by June -- Tantalum Mine E [...]	2007-04-13 05:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO446	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTOPHER [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Christopher Peterson from 16 April 2007 until 30 April 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to assist Chikweti Forests and local population with termite control. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; re [...]	2007-04-16 11:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO464	MOZAMBIQUE: FY2007 ESF TIP PROJECT [...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: Terre de Hommes Germany Southern Africa Coordinating Office B) Requested Funding: $558,180 C) Project Title: Combating Trafficking of Children in Southern Africa (Regional proje [...]	2007-04-20 09:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO478	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Lori Beaman to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with MozambiqueQs Monitoring and Evaluation Team to help design an evaluation strategy for projects proposed to MCC by th [...]	2007-04-24 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO49	SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 07:58:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	MASS PARM MZ
07MAPUTO491	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 12:24:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER MZ
07MAPUTO509	Mozambique - Cargo Scanning Fees Threaten Trade Through [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Mozambican company, Kudumba, which is partially owned by the ruling FRELIMO party, has a concession to operate scanners checking cargo at Mozambique's ports of entry. It is charging high fees on all cargo, scanned or not, going through Maputo port. The port and the busine [...]	2007-05-01 08:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO540	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:32:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MZ
07MAPUTO556	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA GEORGETTE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Georgette Maloney and John Sevold to travel to Mozambique from 23 to 26 May 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct coordination meetings with U.S. Embassy and FADM personnel prior to ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) in the [...]	2007-05-15 15:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO598	April Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- China's Trade with Mozambique Grows 26 percent -- France Grants Debt Relief, Supports Limpopo Park -- Moma M [...]	2007-05-24 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO622	Mozambique: 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 12:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY MZ
07MAPUTO623	AGOA Forum - Mozambican Delegation [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 13:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO651	Mozambique: Socio-Political Digest [...] (U) This is a summary of significant socio- political developments in Mozambique over the past two months. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Developments re March 22 Explosion at Munitions Depot -- PDD District Leader Defects to Frelimo -- Police accused of e [...]	2007-06-11 16:01:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	POL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO675	MOZAMBIQUE - 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]	2007-06-18 05:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD OPIC PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
07MAPUTO680	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]	2007-06-18 15:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO684	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]	2007-06-19 14:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO685	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]	2007-06-19 14:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO69	Mozambique - 2007 Investment Climate Statement [...] The following is Mozambique's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors [...]	2007-01-16 16:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB EINV ETRD EFIN KTDB USTR
07MAPUTO691	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]	2007-06-20 07:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO692	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]	2007-06-20 07:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO743	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA FREDERICK [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Frederick Curry, Walter Griffin, Chris Hahn, Corry Holmes and Stephen Marshall to travel to Mozambique from 12 to 20 July 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) with FADM trainers and specia [...]	2007-06-29 17:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO758	GRM REQUEST FOR USE OF QRDF EQUIPMENT FOR SENA LINE [...] (U) The Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe and the director of the National Demining Institute (IND, a dependency of the Foreign Ministry) requested a meeting with Charge on 7/3. At the meeting, the IND director asked for the use of QRDF equipment currently in possession o [...]	2007-07-05 07:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP MZ
07MAPUTO773	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRIS BERTELS AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary ch [...]	2007-07-06 09:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON AFIN OTRA NH MZ

07MAPUTO774	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Karen Benjamin, Gary Dayton, Cassia Carvalho- Pacheco, Irlene Gallardo, David Gentry, Joe Hook, Barbara Hayes and Marycel Tuazon to travel to Mozambique, from July 11, 2007 until August 24, 2007. The purpose of these trips i [...]	2007-07-06 09:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO780	Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest [...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate Vi [...]	2007-07-09 13:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	POL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO781	Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest [...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate View [...]	2007-07-09 14:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	POL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO801	May/June Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May and June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Investment in Tourism Increases Significantly -- M-Cel Now in the Black -- Theft Plagues MozambiqueQs Po [...]	2007-07-11 11:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO81	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for visit by MCC team in reftel. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 13 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control Officer: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Chief at the Embassy, will be [...]	2007-01-18 13:35:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO82	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REHO ANTHONY WOODS [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from Feb 5-8 to for courtesy calls and consultatins with Mission Staff, government officials and NGOs on a range of bilateral and regional environmental issues. Please advise as soon as possible re [...]	2007-01-18 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO859	STAFFDEL PHELAN: ESTIMATED COSTS AND [...] Following are the estimated costs for Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik StringQs visit to Mozambique July 30 Q August 7. Post requests confirmation of arrival information and authorization for expenditure items as outlined below based on EmbassyQs proposed itinerary. These estimates are subj [...]	2007-07-20 09:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO864	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL PHELAN AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik String (STAFFDEL),of the Minority Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 through August 7, 2007 (tentative schedule). The purpose of this trav [...]	2007-07-23 09:09:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO869	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN SMITH AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Steven Smith and Nathan Bayer to travel to Mozambique, from July 24, 2007 through July 26, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to conduct site visit to the following projects: Central African Railway, Corredor do Norte, Jopa Villas, and [...]	2007-07-23 14:09:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OTRA OPIC MI KE MZ
07MAPUTO886	TIP LEGISLATION FORWARDED TO NATIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 24, Mozambican Government (GRM) representative Luis Covane announced that the Council of Ministers approved draft legislation on trafficking in persons. Covane said that the GRM accelerated its action on this legislation to respond to developments in Mozambique and the Southern [...]	2007-07-26 06:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO889	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Darius Mans and Gary Jacobs to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 until August 22, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to perform a security assessment of the MCC Mission Office (Gary Jacobs) and to launch the MCA-Moza [...]	2007-07-27 07:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO899	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS DELAYED, BUT MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Provincial elections in Mozambique originally set for December 20 face logistical difficulties, voter cynicism, protest by the Muslim community, and a budget shortfall. Despite these challenges, the GRM maintains its commitment to proceeding with the elections, but delayed them [...]	2007-08-01 12:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	POL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
07MAPUTO902	CHARGE'S COURTESY CALL WITH FM ABREU [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a July 31 courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu, the Charge noted the positive and expanding nature of our bilateral relationship, underscored by the recent visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the MCC compact signing. He also advised Abreu of several upcomin [...]	2007-08-02 15:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	POL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
07MAPUTO903	MOZAMBIQUE UNDECIDED ON HEAD OF STATE UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 16:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MZ
07MAPUTO93	Embassy Maputo's FY07 BFIF Proposal [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 25726 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY07. 2. Embassy Maputo proposes the following project for FY07. We are requesting funding for only one project as we consider Commercial Outreach essential to increasing trade between [...]	2007-01-22 05:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EAID EINV ABUD MZ
07MAPUTO933	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REHO ANTHONY WOODS [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for REHO Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 until August 19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct courtesy calls and consultations with Mission staff, government officials and NGOQs on a range of bilateral an [...]	2007-08-08 10:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV ECON EAID BC MZ
07MAPUTO934	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK CLACK TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Mark Clack (STAFFDEL),Foreign Relations Staff Member for Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and effectiveness of [...]	2007-08-08 12:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IV SF GH SG MZ
07MAPUTO935	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN FELDSTEIN TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Steven Feldstein (STAFFDEL),Majority Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and eff [...]	2007-08-08 12:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE SF ET GM NL MZ
07MAPUTO936	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PAMELA HOWARD- [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Pamela Howard-Reguindin, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 18, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to acquire publications for the US Government, renew arrangements with sources of publications, and consult wit [...]	2007-08-08 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO938	Mozambique: OPIC Guaranty to Calvert Social Investment [...] Socremo Banco de Microfinancas (Socremo MFB or Socremo) is one of the largest Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in Mozambique. Socremo received authorization to become a non-bank financial intermediary from the Mozambican government in 1998. In May 2004, Socremo obtained a license to operate [...]	2007-08-08 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO947	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CATHERINE CALLOWAY [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Catherine Calloway, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist Chikweti Forests of Niassa in setting up a fire fighting methodology, and training employees and community [...]	2007-08-10 12:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA SF MZ
07MAPUTO949	UPSURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME: POLITICAL QUAGMIRE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent crime in metropolitan Maputo has increased significantly in recent weeks. Crime is a top domestic issue for the Guebuza government, and press coverage is increasingly critical of his administrationQs response to the wave. Interior Minister Jose Pacheco has publicly pro [...]	2007-08-10 12:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV KCRM MZ
07MAPUTO950	STAFFDEL FELDSTEIN: ESTIMATED COSTS AND [...] Following are the estimated costs for Mr. Steven Feldstein and Mr. Mark ClackQs visit to Mozambique August 16 Q August 21. Post requests authorization for expenditure items as outlined below based on EmbassyQs proposed itinerary. These estimates are subject to change based upon Staffdel req [...]	2007-08-13 08:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO952	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from August 31, 2007 until March 27, 2008. The purpose of this trip is to act as the Acting Deputy Resident Country Director for Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding an [...]	2007-08-13 08:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO955	MOZAMBIQUE OFFERS CONDITIONAL PKO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) During an August 8 call on President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana, the Charge noted he would soon visit Minister of Defense Tobias Dai to inquire about Mozambican participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Sumbana agreed with the Charge's political analysis that Moz [...]	2007-08-14 07:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR MZ
07MAPUTO956	MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...]	2007-08-14 08:10:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO969	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his accompanying delegation to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the June visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the July MCC compact signing in Washington with Presi [...]	2007-08-16 11:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON KHIV PREL EAID MZ
07MAPUTO988	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]	2007-08-21 14:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MAPUTO998	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]	2007-08-24 05:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MARSEILLE66	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE: AN OVERVIEW OF [...] Summary: The 2008 municipal elections in the three largest cities in the south of France (Marseille, Nice and Montpellier) will probably not see any city halls changing hands. Marseille and Nice will remain UMP, and Montpellier PS. Marseille will see the closest race, as the powerful sociali [...]	2007-09-25 14:59:00	Consulate Marseille	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI EU FR PINR ECON ELAB
07MARSEILLE9	HEAD OF LOCAL MUSLIM COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, 2007 Abderhammane Ghoul, (protect) President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult, Province Cote d'Azur Region (CRCM-PACA),discussed with Marseille Consul General his reasons for optimism about 2007. Major mosque projects in his region are advancing, and the [...]	2007-01-26 14:18:00	Consulate Marseille	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PREL PINR PGOV
07MASERU105	PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (SBU) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref A),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chair Thoahlane. With this atta [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PTER PT
07MASERU107	PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (S) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-Health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref B),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission Chair (IEC) Thoahlane. With this attack [...]	2007-03-01 15:30:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PTER LT
07MASERU111	LESOTHO: THE STRIKE THAT WAS A GUTTERBALL [...] SUMMARY: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, was the "strike that wasn't" in Lesotho. Rumors and pamphlets swirled through the capital and numerous interior towns after the weekend's political rallies that a potentially disruption work stoppage would occur. In a positive sign for the acceptance o [...]	2007-03-02 12:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU112	LESOTHO: INPUT FOR US/CHINA DIALOG ON AFRICA [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, Embassy Maseru provides the following information on the relationship between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the People's Republic of China. ----------------- Lesotho and China ----------------- 2. (SBU) Relationship: Cordial and deepening. Public Perception: M [...]	2007-03-02 12:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV PREL EINV CH LT
07MASERU113	LESOTHO: ELEVEN APPOINTED TO SENATE [...] The Office of the Prime Minister announced on February 28 that His Majesty King Letsie III, in accordance with Section 55 of the Constitution of Lesotho, appointed eleven new members of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. (NOTE: The Constitution stipulates that the Council of State sho [...]	2007-03-02 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU114	LESOTHO'S INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] SUMMARY: In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru provides the following input for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. Two-thirds of Lesotho's export revenues are dependent on AGOA, and the textile industry spawned by AGOA is now the largest formal sector employer in the nation. Lesotho is a de [...]	2007-03-02 12:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN ECON EINV LT
07MASERU116	IRISH EMBASSY RELOCATES EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Following the February 27 armed attack on the ministerial property used by Harvard's Partners-In-Health (PIH) couple (Refs A and B),the Irish Embassy has moved one of its permanent staff from a similar residence to a hotel. Ambassador Paddy Fay informed U.S. Ambassador last week that he [...]	2007-03-05 10:44:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV LT
07MASERU124	LESOTHO: NEW MEMBERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S CABINET [...] SUMMARY: On Friday, March 2, Lesotho's Chief Justice, in the presence of King Letsie III and Prime Minister and Mrs. Mosisili, swore in the nation's new cabinet in a lengthy ceremony at the Royal Palace. The Cabinet is composed of members of the nation's two houses of Parliament. While the [...]	2007-03-06 20:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU135	SCHEDULE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR MANS VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Perry and Finance Minister Thahane reviewed March 7, 2007 the necessary elements (including a potential address by the King at a Special Parlimentary session 3/16/07) for a fruitful visit by Darius Mans, Managing Director of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),taking into [...]	2007-03-07 14:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV KMCA PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU147	LESOTHO: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] There is no known trafficking in persons in Lesotho that meets the term as defined in REFTEL. Per REFTEL instructions, post has answered the questions 27 - 30. Post's primary sources are Inspector Masoabi Thosa, Child and Gender Protection Unit, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS); Se [...]	2007-03-13 15:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF LT
07MASERU149	LESOTHO'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL [...] (C) In her first official courtesy call on the "new" Foreign Minister (FOMIN) Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa March 14, Ambassador Perry congratulated him on his return to the posting. The Minister graciously accepted the Ambassador's congratulations and remembered our first meeting in 2004 when he ac [...]	2007-03-14 16:09:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID LT
07MASERU157	LESOTHO AND THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) With the bad and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, Ambassador raised the issue of (a) what Lesotho as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chair was going to do about Mugabe, and (b) what Lesotho as a nation would do to stop Mugabe's continued assault on the opposition. The discus [...]	2007-03-15 15:23:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL ZI LT
07MASERU159	NOMINEES FOR ATA-6125, COMBATING TERRORISM: MAY 14-18, 2007 [...] Post submits the following information on the eight (8) candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) SURNAME TAU OTHER NAMES TLALI ALEXIS RANK [...]	2007-03-16 09:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER LT
07MASERU160	LESOTHO: OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITH SIT-IN, EJECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: After His Majesty King Letsie III officially opened the 7th Parliament of Lesotho on Thursday, March 15, Lesotho's major opposition parties staged a "sit-in," and pledged not to leave the Parliament building until the government had addressed their demands for a redistribution of legi [...]	2007-03-16 12:49:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
07MASERU161	SADC, OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Over the past three and a half days, Ambassador Perry has met with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary and his senior staff, the diplomatic corps and all leaders of the opposition parties concerning the current political crisis and stay-away occurring in L [...]	2007-03-19 15:32:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
07MASERU162	MASERU EAC (3/19/07) ASSESSES MASSIVE WORK STOPPAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Maseru's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on March 19 to discuss the first day of a three-day, opposition-led work stoppage ("stay away"),to assess potential threats to USG personnel, and to review the mission's security posture. Day One of the stay-away was widely ob [...]	2007-03-19 15:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU166	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT TO MEDIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Ambassador June Carter Perry made a March 16 live statement condemning the situation in Zimbabwe for Lesotho's nationwide television network and for the Lesotho National and Regional Press Services which distributes to national radio outlets. Emphasizing the inhumane treatment of oppositi [...]	2007-03-20 09:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL ZI LT
07MASERU167	LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF WORK STOPPAGE AFTER TWO-DAY [...] (U) Summary: After a two-day strike that crippled the Maseru economy, late on March 20 Lesotho's political opposition leaders called off the mass action in order to hold talks with visiting SADC leaders. We expect that business will return to regular levels of activity on March 21, although th [...]	2007-03-20 15:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU168	LESOTHO: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Phooko March 20 and reviewed with him the Secretary's statement as well as the spokesman's remarks on the SIPDIS issue. We also went through key points related to the treatment of the opposition by the Mugabe government, [...]	2007-03-20 15:57:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI LT
07MASERU169	LESOTHO: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (U) DCM spoke on March 15 with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to express USG views on the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and next steps (Note: Due to ongoing post-election issues in Lesotho, Lekhela was unavailable prior to March 15 to discuss UN issues. Th [...]	2007-03-20 16:03:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR LT
07MASERU176	GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...]	2007-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT
07MASERU177	SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...]	2007-03-22 21:10:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT
07MASERU182	SADC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: MEDIA BRIEFING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 12:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU183	SADC DOUBLE TROIKA PRESS RELEASE: MASERU - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] On March 22, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs extending an invitation to all Diplomatic Missions in Maseru to send representatives to attend a media briefing by Timothy Thahane, the Lesotho Minister of Finance and Development Planning, who is [...]	2007-03-23 12:06:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ZI LT
07MASERU19	FINANCE MINISTRY INTACT DESPITE POLITICAL SHENNANIGANS [...] (C) In an extremely frank January 10 discussion with Ambassador Perry, Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane demonstrated his underlying suspicions of Trade Minister Malie's and Foreign Minister Moleleki's ambitions and how they might contribute to a more unsettled national election than nece [...]	2007-01-12 12:29:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU191	SADC/LESOTHO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This message provides a basic chronology and substantive background on our bilateral and multilateral engagements during Lesotho's pre-election, electoral and post electoral developments. The latter more closely involved Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Sa [...]	2007-03-27 16:29:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU192	SADC PRESS RELEASE ON LESOTHO MEDIATION [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation (Tanzania) issued a press release in Maseru regarding a potential SADC role in mediating talks among Lesotho's political parties to resolve an ongoing election-related [...]	2007-03-27 17:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU198	BUDGET SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS POVERTY REDUCTION ROLE OF DONOR [...] (SBU) Following is summary of the key points made by Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane in Parliament on March 30. A full analysis of his speech will be available septel. The main categories Thahane addressed were: -- achieving development goals of Lesotho's vision 20/20; -- job cre [...]	2007-03-30 11:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID LT
07MASERU20	LESOTHO: STATE OF PREPAREDNESS FOR 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: As polling day approaches, anticipation is high across Lesotho and political parties are busy holding rallies to drum up support for the February 17, 2007 national election, less than six weeks away. Fierce competition and internal disputes have delayed some political parties in ide [...]	2007-01-12 12:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU202	LESOTHO: POST ELECTION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: The Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN) hosted a two-day conference on Post 2007 National Assembly Elections from March 26 to 27, 2007. The Conference was aimed at reflecting on Lesotho's February 17 2007 National Assembly elections and beyond so as to facilitate the process of learning and [...]	2007-04-02 15:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU203	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - [...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]	2007-04-03 13:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU204	MINISTER OR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS PROPOSED BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented the 2007/2008 National Budget to the Parliament on March 30 2007. The Minister's M7.5bn ($1.03bn) budget will focus on creating a conducive investment climate and Minimum Infrastructure Platform (MIP) hen [...]	2007-04-03 15:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV KHIV LT
07MASERU210	LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...]	2007-04-04 14:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR UN LT
07MASERU211	HCOC: LESOTHO'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points concerning the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) on Missile Non-Proliferation to Lesotho's new Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4, although they had been delivered as previously noted in Ref (B). Tsekoa found the specific example [...]	2007-04-04 15:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA LT
07MASERU213	LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...]	2007-04-05 09:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN LT
07MASERU214	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]	2007-04-05 13:03:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU215	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]	2007-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU217	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - [...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]	2007-04-10 06:22:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU219	LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - WILDLIFE INVESTIGATION [...] Post submits the following three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in ref B course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Customs Division and from the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gender: Male Da [...]	2007-04-10 13:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU223	EXTRAORDINARY SADC DELEGATION ARRIVES IN LESOTHO [...] A ministerial-level delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security arrived in Maseru on April 11 to focus on Lesotho's post-election political stalemate. The troika consists of Tanzania (chair),Namibia (in-coming chair) and Ang [...]	2007-04-12 15:44:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU227	LESOTHO: APRIL 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: - SADC Council of Finance Ministers Convened in Maseru - World Bank Considers Lesotho for Non-Concessional Loans - UNFPA Presents 5th Five-Year Country Program - New Diamond Mining Areas Explored. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SADC COUNCIL OF FI [...]	2007-04-16 15:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV EMIN PGOV LT
07MASERU231	LESOTHO: VISIT OF MCC MANAGING DIRECTOR DARIUS MANS AND MCC [...] (SBU) As the potential signing of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact draws nearer, MCC Managing Director for Anglophone and Lusophone Africa, Dr. Darius Mans, visited Lesotho on March 15-16, 2007, for a series of meetings with GOL officials and other stakeholders. Prior to Dr. Mans [...]	2007-04-19 16:12:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAID ECON PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU24	LESOTHO REQUESTS USG OBSERVER MISSION FOR NATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY. On January 11, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announcing the date of forthcoming national elections as February 17, 2007, and inviting the United States Government to [...]	2007-01-18 15:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU246	LESOTHO: NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ASKS FOR HELP [...] SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Lesotho's new Minister of Communications Mothetjoa Metsing acknowledged the failure of the GOL and the governing party to properly communicate with Lesotho's public and asked the U.S. Embassy in Maseru for assistance. Un [...]	2007-04-26 13:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU261	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of [...]	2007-05-07 14:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU265	LESOTHO: LCD HOLDS PEACEFUL MARCH TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In order to demonstrate unity in the face of political opposition rhetoric and allegations of intra-party differences (reftel),the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party held a march and rally in Maseru on Sunday, May 6 attended by an estimated three thousand sup [...]	2007-05-08 16:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU27	"ABC 1, 2, 3": OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Former Minister of Communications Thomas Thabane visited the Ambassador the morning of January 12 and expressed his own concerns about instability during the electoral period. The Ambassador told Thabane frankly that she was concerned about reports that the youth league of his party might [...]	2007-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU272	LESOTHO: EDUCATIONAL ADVISING TAKES OFF [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maseru's student advising program has now grown into a lively and formal weekly program which has begun its third year. The program is building on the successes of the past year to continue its expansion. After a tour of local radio stations by our dedicated academic adviso [...]	2007-05-10 18:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL CVIS LT
07MASERU273	LESOTHO: UNHCR/BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 10, poloff delivered reftel demarches to Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. The Foreign Minister and his top two deputies are currently in Durban, South Africa attending an African Union (AU) meeting and will remain unavailable to receive the demarche dir [...]	2007-05-10 18:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
07MASERU276	LESOTHO SUPPORTS U.S. ON SMALLPOX, FLU ISSUES [...] (U) On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Lesotho's Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, T.J. Ramotsoari, who pledged support for U.S. positions at the 2007 World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. He stated that Minister of Health Ramatlepeng h [...]	2007-05-11 10:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LT
07MASERU277	LESOTHO: BELARUS - AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH GOL'S PRIME [...] (C) On May 11, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Mosisili, in the presence of Acting Foreign Minister Mothetjoa Metsing (Minister of Communications),the points concerning Belarus' bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Prior to talking with the Prime Minister, Amb [...]	2007-05-11 12:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
07MASERU281	"THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT" -- LESOTHO'S MONARCH SPEAKS [...] (SBU) In a May 16 farewell call on Lesotho's King Letsie III, His Majesty expressly asked Ambassador Perry to convey to President Bush a sincere "Thank You" for his PEPFAR and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) initiatives. The King stated his gratitude for the increases in PEPFAR funding to a [...]	2007-05-16 14:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KMCA LT
07MASERU282	LESOTHO: UNSCR 1267 AND UNHRC DEMARCHES [...] On May 16, Poloff spoke with Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.P. Makosholo regarding continued implementation of UNSCR 1267 (ref A) and Bosnia's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (ref B). Regarding UNSCR 1267, Makosholo stated that he would encourage a representative o [...]	2007-05-16 19:00:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LT
07MASERU287	LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS [...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...]	2007-05-21 15:15:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT
07MASERU288	LESOTHO CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - TRAIN THE TRAINER ON [...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in the "Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents" course (reftel C). The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Imm [...]	2007-05-21 15:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU296	LESOTHO: NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER CALLS ON REHO [...] At a May 15 reception to mark the forthcoming departure of U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Monyane Moleleki, Lesotho's Minister of Natural Resources, approached visiting Regional Environment and Health Officer (REHO) Anthony Woods and requested for a meeting the following day. REHO and Pol [...]	2007-05-22 14:49:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KMCA ECON EAGR EAID LT
07MASERU297	LESOTHO MAY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: DIAMONDS, CORN, FISCAL [...] SUMMARY: - Analyst: Fiscal Policy and Tax Base Key in Lesotho; - Diamond Mining in Lesotho: Implications; - Money Laundering Task Force Meets in Maseru; and - Lesotho's Maize and Sorghum Harvest Fails. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- --- [...]	2007-05-22 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EAGR KCRM EAID LT
07MASERU302	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the three candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Serv [...]	2007-05-24 12:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU304	CRACKING THE CODE: FINDING SUCCESS FOR A U.S. FILM FESTIVAL [...] SUMMARY: After a series of film screenings at the beginning at Embassy Maseru's seven-week U.S. film festival (March 8 through April 19),the event closed with a packed, standing room only showing of Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center." Attendance grew remarkably during the course of the fes [...]	2007-05-29 08:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PREL LT
07MASERU306	LESOTHO: PRELIMINARY ACCRA AGOA FORUM DELEGATION LIST [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftels regarding delegations to the July 18-19 AGOA Forum in Accra, Ghana, Embassy Maseru provides the following preliminary information on Lesotho's delegation. The delegation includes representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (including the Minister),t [...]	2007-05-30 11:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN ECON EINV LT
07MASERU312	LESOTHO: CONCERNS FOR MIDEAST STABILITY, NO IMMEDIATE [...] (SBU) On May 31, Poloff relayed reftel points on the United States' 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR 1747 to Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. While not commenting directly on the implementation of UNSCR 1747, he stated that the GOL continued to be con [...]	2007-05-31 15:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN UNSC AORC ETRD IR LT
07MASERU313	LESOTHO OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ZOELLICK, BUT SEEKS REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 30, Charge spoke with Lesotho's Minister of Finance as well as with the Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs concerning the nomination of SIPDIS Ambassador Robert Zoellick to lead the World Bank. As a result of the nominee's previous visit to the Mountain King [...]	2007-05-31 16:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD LT
07MASERU329	LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER [...] Post submits the following information the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Refiloe RAMOHOLI Gender: Male [...]	2007-06-06 12:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU337	TANZANIAN FM DELIVERS SADC REPORT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: On June 11, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in his capacity as representative of the Chairperson of SADC's Troika on Politics, Defense, and Security, delivered a much anticipated report to Lesotho on the country's contested February 2007 national election. The Troika's recommendati [...]	2007-06-11 18:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU339	LESOTHO: RADIO STATION WINS CASE AGAINST GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: Harvest FM, a popular local private anti-government radio station, won a last minute court case against the GOL on Saturday, June 9. The outcome of the case overturned a Ministry of Tourism decision to deny the station the right to rent the National Convention Center to celebrate its [...]	2007-06-12 14:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU34	AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY REPORT ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 14:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PGOV PREL CVIS LT
07MASERU340	LESOTHO: GUNMEN FORCIBLY DISARM MINISTERIAL GUARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the night of June 10, unknown gunmen carrying automatic rifles attacked, disarmed, and kidnapped Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) guards at the residences of the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Motloheloa Phooko and the Minister of Trade and Industry Popane Lebesa. No sho [...]	2007-06-12 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT
07MASERU341	LESOTHO: SUSPENSION OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS BY [...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Health and Social Welfare official acknowledged to Conoff that the GOL has suspended international adoptions in Lesotho, effective June 4, based on the Ministry's concern that certain Basotho children adopted by foreigners in unidentified countries "are being abuse [...]	2007-06-12 15:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU345	LESOTHO: U.S. DOD DONATIONS YIELD CELEBRATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On June 7 and 8, items procured through the Department of Defense's Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) were delivered to the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) medical services and the rural Itumeleng Primary and Secondary Schools in Mohale's Hoek. The donations -- a large van to be co [...]	2007-06-13 10:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID LT

07MASERU347	LESOTHO: TIP REPORT RELEASE FILM SCREEENING STRIKES CHORD [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, hours after the release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report in Washington, Embassy Maseru held a presentation on the report's results and a screening of the IIP-supplied film "Human Trafficking." The event, attended by representatives of Lesotho's Gender and Child [...]	2007-06-13 14:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO LT
07MASERU350	LESOTHO: FORMER BOTSWANA PRESIDENT LEADS SADC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: A mere two days after a SADC Troika report on Lesotho's political impasse called for a SADC-facilitated dialogue, former Botswana President Ketumile Masire arrived in the capital city of Maseru for a six-day effort aimed at resolving a post-election stand-off that has at times t [...]	2007-06-14 20:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU351	LESOTHO: EAC CONSIDERS JULY 4 POSTURE, RECENT ATTACKS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires convened an EAC meeting on June 15 to assess security policies and potential threats associated with the Embassy's planned official July 4 reception. The EAC also reviewed the mission's general security posture in light of recent attacks on the properties of GOL [...]	2007-06-15 10:14:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU353	LESOTHO: FRESH ATTACKS ON HOMES OF GOL MINISTER AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Only four days after the June 10 attack on the residences of two government ministers, unidentified gunmen carried out a new attack on the residence of Mothojoa Metsing, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, on the night of June 14. Post sources indicated that the a [...]	2007-06-15 13:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT
07MASERU355	LESOTHO: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS ATTACKS ARE COUP [...] (C) Summary: Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, in a June 18 briefing for chiefs of diplomatic missions, said that the violent security environment in the capital city of Maseru, which deteriorated further following implementation of a daily curfew on June 15, had taken on "political undertones, [...]	2007-06-18 17:28:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU356	LESOTHO: EAC ASSESSES GOL CURFEW, SECURITY DETERIORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge convened the EAC twice on June 18 to assess mission security policies and potential threats following the GOL's after hours announcement on June 15 of a daily curfew, several violent security incidents over the weekend of June 16-17 (including the carjacking of a U.S. missio [...]	2007-06-18 18:33:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU357	LESOTHO: SADC ENVOY BRINGS GOL, OPPOSITION TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16, former President of Botswana Kitumile Masire, head of a SADC mediation team in Lesotho, succeeded in pulling together various stakeholders, including the governing and opposition parties, to discuss the nation's current political stalemate. Masire achieved an agreement [...]	2007-06-19 17:07:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU358	LESOTHO JUNE 19 SITREP: GOL REVISES CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of public criticism, mounting pressure from Lesotho's political opposition, and a threatened taxi strike, the nation's Police Commissioner announced on June 19 a loosening of Maseru's current 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily curfew to the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Embassy Mase [...]	2007-06-19 17:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU359	LESOTHO JUNE 20 SITREP: CONTINUED QUIET IN MASERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second consecutive night of calm on June 19-20 during newly shorted curfew hours has eased Maseru's immediate tensions. On June 20, Lesotho's powerful taxi associations agreed with a GOL appeal to postpone consideration of a strike until June 25, the GOL's Ombudsman publicly [...]	2007-06-20 16:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU365	LESOTHO JUNE 22 SITREP: A CALM BUT UNCERTAIN CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, Maseru remained perfectly calm one week after implementation of a curfew implemented to end attacks on senior political and government figures. The security situation, however, remains unpredictable. There are no signs the Lesotho police have made progress in identi [...]	2007-06-22 13:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT
07MASERU367	LESOTHO CURFEW LIFTED; FM APPEALS FOR DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: To the relief of local residents, Lesotho Police lifted a week-long curfew on June 22. Security forces, however, maintained checkpoints throughout Maseru, leading to the shooting of a government employee. Foreign Minister Tsekoa, meeting with resident diplomats on June 23, dismi [...]	2007-06-25 14:00:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC LT
07MASERU368	MASERU APPEALS FOR ADDITIONAL SSH AND DHRF FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: As AF/EPS and AF/RSA consider the best ways to distribute end of year Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights (DHRF) funding, Embassy Maseru's Special Projects office respectfully requests that these offices consider U.S. Mission Maseru as a highly productive and engag [...]	2007-06-26 13:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM KDEM LT
07MASERU37	EMBASSY MASERU'S MLK DAY EVENT SETS TONE FOR UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY: On January 17, Embassy Maseru held a lecture/discussion event in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which one resident Ambassador declared "the best and most intellectually stimulating event I've attended since I've arrived in Lesotho." The MLK Day Commemoration event, fe [...]	2007-01-24 07:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM SCUL PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU370	LESOTHO: PM VISITS SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE TROUBLE AT HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18-20, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Phakalitha Mosisili, conducted an official visit to Cape Town, South Africa. An official communiqui on the visit mentioned the signing of agreements on several bilateral issues, including the cross-border movement of citizens. In his [...]	2007-06-26 15:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KMCA KDEM EAID SF LT
07MASERU371	LESOTHO: EMBATTLED RADIO PRESENTER FACES SEDITION CHARGES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 17:10:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU373	LESOTHO: DELEGATION TO AU SUMMIT IN ACCRA, GHANA [...] Per reftel, Embassy Maseru has received the following delegation list for Lesotho's mission to the July 1-3 African Union Summit in Accra, Ghana. 2. Lesotho's delegation will include the following individuals: - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister (Head of Delegation) - Mohlabi Tsekoa, M [...]	2007-06-27 11:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM PREL LT
07MASERU378	LESOTHO ARMY COMMANDER: "WE HAVE FRUSTRATED THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) told diplomats on June 26 that security forces thwarted a coup attempt in mid-June which had been in the works since December 2006. He alleged the coup effort, which had the support of some active and former military personnel, was [...]	2007-06-29 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC LT
07MASERU379	LESOTHO: SADC MEDIATION SUCCESS AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a turbulent week of negotiations (June 25-29),ongoing SADC mediation efforts between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties appear to have made progress as stakeholders have identified outside experts to evaluate Lesotho's implementation of the Mixed Member Proportion [...]	2007-06-29 12:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT
07MASERU383	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: [...]	2007-07-02 19:25:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU384	LESOTHO CONTRADICTIONS: TALKS ADVANCE, OPPOSITION ANNOUNCES [...] SUMMARY: Head of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mediation delegation and former President of Botswana Masire successfully concluded the first round of talks between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties on July 1. On the same day, however, Lesotho's largest oppositio [...]	2007-07-02 19:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM LT
07MASERU385	LESOTHO: ABUSED OPPOSITION BODYGUARD FREED ON COURT ORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of July 2, a High Court Justice ordered the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) Commander to facilitate the immediate release of Mr. Makotoko Lerotholi to his family. Unidentified gunmen took Mr. Lerotholi, a bodyguard for Thomas Thabane, head of the All Basotho Convention [...]	2007-07-03 15:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC LT
07MASERU386	MASERU EAC CONVENES PRIOR TO POSSIBLE JULY 5 PROTEST MARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened post EAC on July 3 to assess the mission's security posture and potential threats following the July 1 announcement of an unsanctioned July 5 political opposition protest march and sit-in scheduled to end at the Prime Minister's office (reftel and [...]	2007-07-03 16:14:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU387	LESOTHO: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION DIVIDE GROWS [...] (C) Summary: During a July 2 briefing for the diplomatic corps, three senior GOL ministers described recent SADC-mediated dialogue between the GOL and the political opposition as successful, but proceeded to lambaste the ABC opposition party for a July 1 rally announcing a protest march and si [...]	2007-07-03 17:16:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU388	LESOTHO VOLVIS APPLICATION: COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] Embassy Maseru's Public Affairs Section respectfully submits the following request for a voluntary visitor program for Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, Lesotho's Minister of Communications, Science, and Technology. He is planning to travel to the U.S. in late August, and would appreciate a progra [...]	2007-07-05 15:57:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL LT
07MASERU389	LESOTHO: PEACEFUL OPPOSITION MARCH DISSIPATES TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's opposition parties held a large and peaceful march to deliver protest petitions to Lesotho's Commissioner of Police and the Prime Minister's office. The march ended at the National Convention Center, where opposition leaders (with ABC Leader Thomas Thabane [...]	2007-07-05 18:30:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU398	MOB CONFRONTS MILITARY OVER RE-ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Lesotho army's seizure of three soldiers, which Lesotho's High Court had ordered released from GOL custody for a second time, led to an angry mob hurling rocks at military vehicles and burning tires in the vicinity of a Maseru police station. The GOL accuses the [...]	2007-07-09 14:58:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU400	LESOTHO: FOCUS SECTORS FOR AGOA DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY: In order to better focus Embassy Maseru's efforts to assist Lesotho in diversifying its exports to the United States under AGOA, the Economic Section (ES) conducted an informed study of the nation's promising export growth sectors. Three products lines were identified: blue-agave alo [...]	2007-07-09 14:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL LT
07MASERU401	LESOTHO: GOL APPEALS FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a briefing for resident chiefs of mission on July 6, Foreign Minister Tsekoa reiterated his desire that the international community support the "government of the day" and desist from taking a neutral stance toward the political impasse between the GOL and the political oppositi [...]	2007-07-09 16:49:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM LT
07MASERU403	DISASTER DECLARATION: FOOD INSECURITY IN LESOTHO [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 3 and 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY: According to a variety of food experts, Lesotho government officials, and official observers -- including USAID, the World Food Programme (WFP),the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),the GO [...]	2007-07-10 15:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU406	LESOTHO JULY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: GOOD FISCAL POLICY BUT [...] SUMMARY: While Lesotho's growth rate remains troublingly low, the GOL's fiscal discipline has allowed the country to keep inflation under double digits, maintain sizable foreign currency reserves, and run a public sector budget which is strongly in the black. On the good news front, the Worl [...]	2007-07-10 18:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EINV LT
07MASERU408	LESOTHO: 2006 CENSUS PREVIEW SHOWS POPULATION TRENDS [...] SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning shared with multilateral and bilateral donor missions an advance excerpt from the country's 2006 housing and population census, compiled by the nation's Bureau of Statistics (BOS). The long-awaited census figures, sho [...]	2007-07-12 09:25:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV KWMN SMIG SOCI LT
07MASERU409	LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING: [...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: January 14, 1969 Passport no.: RA644651 [...]	2007-07-12 09:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM LT
07MASERU410	LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. CHUEN-YEN LAU, [...] SUMMARY: From June 18-22, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Dr. Chuen-Yen Lau, an HIV/AIDS vaccine researcher from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lau's speaking ability, magnetic personality, and clear grasp of her subject matter made this an excellent program on a topic of [...]	2007-07-12 13:06:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KHIV OIIP SCUL LT
07MASERU412	SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...]	2007-07-12 18:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT
07MASERU424	LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - MR. ROBERT SMOLIK, [...] SUMMARY: From July 13-17, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Mr. Robert Smolik, currently the State Department's Diplomat in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Mr. Smolik's presentations on democracy, good governance, and anti-corr [...]	2007-07-19 10:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KDEM KCOR ECON LT
07MASERU428	LESOTHO: LAWSUITS AND PRESS STATEMENTS AMID RELATIVE QUIET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The past week and a half in Maseru passed quietly without jarring developments relating to Lesotho's ongoing political impasse. Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla addressed the nation on Lesotho Television on July 10, reinforcing the government line that attacks on ministerial reside [...]	2007-07-20 09:30:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT
07MASERU43	PEPFAR LESOTHO PROGRAM PRESENTED TO GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO [...] Seven USG representatives made a formal presentation of Lesotho's HIV/AIDS FY07 mini-Country Operational Plan (COP) to high-level officials in the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (MOHSW) on January 18, 2007. The Ministry's Principal Secretary (PS) chaired the meeting, which was extremely [...]	2007-01-26 10:53:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID PREL AMGT AFIN LT
07MASERU436	LESOTHO: ARMY AND POLICE RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS AMID NEW [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) launched a joint operation to recover weapons stolen from army guards outside of ministerial residences (ref B). In their first major success in locating these weapons, the LDF and LMPS recover [...]	2007-07-23 14:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU439	LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...]	2007-07-25 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU452	LESOTHO: RSA REPORTEDLY GRANTS ASYLUM TO ACCUSED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of South Africa has reportedly granted temporary asylum to six Basotho men accused by the GOL of involvement in alleged coup plotting. Two of the men claim torture, and in a recent press interview all denied any involvement in attacks on ministerial residences. Th [...]	2007-07-31 15:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS LT
07MASERU460	LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FACE HARASSMENT IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) redetained two soldiers charged with high treason immediately upon their release on bail from Maseru's "Maximum Central Prison." Meanwhile, local media and opposition political leaders claim that South African National Defense Force [...]	2007-08-01 15:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS KMCA LT
07MASERU467	LESOTHO: PRELIMINARY 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION [...] The Government of Lesotho has not yet finalized its delegation for the 62nd UN General Assembly. However, Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Kingdom will be represented by a high-level delegation most likely led by Prime Minister Mosisili. 2. Pending the Min [...]	2007-08-06 14:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP UNGA LT
07MASERU476	LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...]	2007-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT
07MASERU487	THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]	2007-08-14 23:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU488	THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]	2007-08-14 23:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU491	LESOTHO: UN FLASH APPEAL FOR FOOD SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: On August 2, the United Nations invited donors and representatives of the Government of Lesotho to the official launch of a flash appeal for food aid, stating that the need in Lesotho was nearly $19 million. GOL representatives explained that the need was beyond its capacity to addre [...]	2007-08-15 14:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL UN LT
07MASERU495	EMBASSY MASERU POINTS OF CONTACT FOR ILEA PROGRAM [...] Per reftel, the point of contact for the ILEA Program at Embassy Maseru is: Christopher Smith Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer Tel: +(266) 22312666 Fax: +(266) 22310116 Cell: +(266) 58883282 e-mail: SmithCM3@state.gov 2. Additional point of c [...]	2007-08-16 17:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM LT
07MASERU500	LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FREE IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, three of the six Lesotho nationals accused of coup plotting in Lesotho, and reportedly granted political asylum in South Africa, walked free from a magistrate court in Gauteng Province after posting bail. Crowds of their supporters, bused in from Maseru, packed th [...]	2007-08-17 14:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS SF LT
07MASERU506	LESOTHO: 2007 UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to REF A, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNFPA Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNFPA's five-year proposal (2008-2012) properly focuses on appropriate objectives: preventing HIV/AIDS; improving reproductive health; promoting su [...]	2007-08-29 10:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SOCI UN LT
07MASERU507	LESOTHO: 2007 UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNICEF Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNICEF is a visible and active UN agency in Lesotho, cooperating effectively with the GOL, donors, and partners. The five-year program proposal [...]	2007-08-29 10:53:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SOCI UN LT
07MASERU51	LESOTHO'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In reponse to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following list of the five most influential women in Lesotho. 2. As requested, the following list includes: A) name; B) title; C) institution; and D) contact information. A) Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso B) Queen of Leso [...]	2007-01-31 09:44:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL LT
07MASERU510	LESOTHO AUGUST 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: FOOD INFLATION AND [...] SUMMARY: -- Rising Food Prices Lead Rising Inflation -- Responses to Food Insecurity Crisis -- GOL Signs $10 Million Loan with Arab Development Bank -- AGOA Review: Trouble for Textiles? -- Charge Presents Equipment to Aid Labor Standards END SUMMARY. ------------------------- [...]	2007-09-04 08:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV ETRD EAID ELAB AMGT LT
07MASERU527	LESOTHO: FINAL 62ND UNGA DELEGATION [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following list of Lesotho's delegation to the 62nd UN General Assembly as an update to the preliminary list sent on August 6 (ref A). Of note, Prime Minister Mosisili is no longer expected to head the delegation, which will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehoh [...]	2007-09-13 11:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA LT
07MASERU530	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - LEED 25; [...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course (October 8-November 16, 2007). All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST [...]	2007-09-20 14:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU533	LESOTHO: ILEA COURSE ATA-6503: POLICE EXECUTIVE'S ROLE IN [...] Embassy Maseru confirms that the GOL has agreed to identify five (5) police executives from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) to participate in reftel course. 2. As requested, post will provide ILEA Gaborone and DS/ATA/RSS the complete participants list, flight itineraries, and cos [...]	2007-09-24 14:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER LT
07MASERU545	LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]	2007-09-28 12:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU547	LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]	2007-09-28 12:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU548	LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - MR. GEORGE TANBER [...] SUMMARY: From September 17-21, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker and journalist Mr. George Tanber, a former correspondent and investigative reporter/editor for The Toledo Blade. Mr. Tanber's presentation and dialogue with journalists from different media houses came at a timely poi [...]	2007-10-01 11:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KDEM LT
07MASERU549	LESOTHO SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: ARRESTS, ANALYSIS, [...] SUMMARY: - Fitch Puts Lesotho's Economy Under Microscope - Article IV Consultations: Good Numbers, No Poverty Impact - Principal Secretary of Justice Arrested - High-level Chinese Trade Delegation Visits Lesotho - "One Stop Shop" to Simplify Trade - Promise in the Mining Sect [...]	2007-10-01 12:13:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EMIN EFIN PGOV CH LT
07MASERU550	LESOTHO: ILEA NOMINEES - LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE [...] Post submits the following information on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST NAME: MOKHELE OTHER NAMES: MASECHABA MOSELANTJA RANK: [...]	2007-10-01 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU551	LESOTHO: USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ASSESSES FOOD [...] SUMMARY: From September 22-24, USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Michael Hess visited Lesotho to assess food security and to review the USG's ongoing response to recent drought and failed harvests. Accompanied by Emboff, the Hess delegation c [...]	2007-10-02 13:00:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR OVIP PGOV LT
07MASERU553	LESOTHO: ANACLETTA KEISO MATASHANE-MARITE, NOMINEE FOR [...] Embassy Maseru is proud to nominate Ms. Anacletta Keiso Matashane-Marite for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. As instructed REFTEL, we will also send this nomination by unclassified e-mail. 2. The following is Ms. Keiso's official nominating information: [...]	2007-10-03 11:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM LT
07MASERU554	LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru submits the following updated AGOA country eligibility information. 2. TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2007 STATE SUBMISSIONS Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summar [...]	2007-10-03 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU561	LESOTHO INTERESTED IN WIREC, VAGUELY SUPPORTIVE ON UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, Poloff met Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe and Americas Director P.P. Makoaholo to discuss the upcoming WIREC conference and various UN issues. Makoaholo expressed interest in recruiting a high-level delegation for the WIREC conference and was vague bu [...]	2007-10-10 14:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENEG SENV TRGY UN PHUM KWMN SOCI PTER UNSC
07MASERU562	LESOTHO: AMB CHAVEAS VISITS, INJECTS REALITY INTO AFRICOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 20-23 visit to Lesotho, Director of the Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Ambassador Peter Chaveas (ret.) disseminated useful information concerning AFRICOM and ACSS to a range of high-level GOL officials. Chaveas met with the [...]	2007-10-10 15:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU563	LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR NOLAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Ambassador Robert B. Nolan presented his credentials to Lesotho's King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru. During their private conversation following the presentation, the King emphasized the excellent state of U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relations following th [...]	2007-10-10 16:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHIV KMCA LT
07MASERU567	LESOTHO: RENEWAL OF FOOD INSECURITY DISASTER DECLARATION [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 2 and 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: On July 10, Charge issued a food insecurity disaster declaration following a severe decline in Lesotho's agricultural production as a result of drought conditions affecting the southern African region. Lesotho will requi [...]	2007-10-11 15:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID PREL SOCI LT
07MASERU574	LESOTHO: DRAFT 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following revised text for the 2008 National Trade Estimate. The "tracked changes" version of this text has been sent by e-mail directly to USTR. LESOTHO IMPORT POLICIES Tariffs Lesotho applies the SACU Common External Tariff. Additional ch [...]	2007-10-16 10:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN LT
07MASERU576	LESOTHO: UPDATE ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SITUATION AND [...] This cable summarizes latest estimates of food insecurity in Lesotho, plans for scale-up of food distribution levels in the coming months, and increasing concerns about acute malnutrition in some areas, and Post's follow up of these concerns. Post recommends continued vigilance to the possibi [...]	2007-10-16 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID PREL SOCI LT
07MASERU577	LESOTHO: CONTROVERSIAL RADIO PRESENTER DEPORTED AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: On October 16, listeners to Maseru's popular local radio station Harvest FM were surprised to hear a familiar voice on the airwaves -- the voice of Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial presenter deported as an illegal alien in May 2007. As Lekhoaba's claim of Lesotho citizenship [...]	2007-10-16 14:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU586	LESOTHO SUPPORTS RAPE RESOLUTION, AMBIVALENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on UN resolutions concerning rape, the Cuba embargo, and the human rights situation in Iran, Burma, Belarus, and North Korea to Lesotho's Deputy Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thabang Lekhela. Mr. Lekhela was strongly supp [...]	2007-10-26 12:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA ETRD IR LT
07MASERU588	LESOTHO: A POSSIBLE PDG PILOT NATION? [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department and the U.S. Mission to the OECD for consideration of Lesotho as a possible pilot nation for the Partnership for Democratic Governance in Africa. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel questions: [...]	2007-10-29 15:03:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN OECD LT
07MASERU589	LESOTHO: INFLATION ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY: Over recent months, inflation has become a serious issue in Lesotho. A decline in cereal production, resulting from the worst drought in a decade, and surging oil prices are exerting a strong upward pressure on food prices and the overall consumer price index. Consumer inflation, d [...]	2007-10-30 17:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV LT
07MASERU590	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET NOMINEE LT. NTLELE [...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on a candidate from Lesotho nominated to participate in an IMET-funded military training program at Fort Huachuca, AZ, commencing on November 26. This candidate is a member of the Lesotho Defense Force [...]	2007-10-31 05:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU595	LESOTHO OCTOBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: JOB LOSSES, [...] In October, representatives of Lesotho's textile industry acknowledged the retrenchment of 1,800 workers from three major factories. Lesotho's textile industry faces increasing challenges due to the rise in global garment and textile competition following the recent removal of many quotas on [...]	2007-11-02 08:00:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PGOV EIND ETRD LT
07MASERU597	LESOTHO: FRUSTRATED OPPOSITION RALLIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Lesotho's largest opposition political party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),led an opposition rally in Maseru at which ABC leader (and former GOL minister) Thomas Thabane highlighted growing frustration with a SADC-led mediation process aimed at resolving a po [...]	2007-11-05 22:03:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT
07MASERU598	LESOTHO: COURT REINSTATES CITIZENSHIP OF GOL CRITIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's High Court, in a high-profile case which had become a cause celebre within opposition circles, has reversed a GOL decision to strip the citizenship of the Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial local radio presenter and harsh critic of the government. In addition to [...]	2007-11-06 07:12:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT
07MASERU60	TEMPERATURE RISING IN LESOTHO'S POLITICAL SEASON [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 17, has raised the tenor and velocity of political discourse in the Mountain Kingdom. While a recent emergency meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) focused on technical election problems, the candidate nomi [...]	2007-02-06 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU607	LESOTHO OPPOSITION CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF MCC FUNDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Lesotho's political opposition parties, still aggrieved that they were outmaneuvered by the governing LCD party during the country's February 2007 national election, staged a walk-out in Parliament on November 14 and a protest march on November 16, drawing attention in part to th [...]	2007-11-20 09:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM LT
07MASERU608	LESOTHO PM TO AMBASSADOR: "THANK YOU FOR STAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 19 initial courtesy call on Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili, the PM expressed deep appreciation for 41 years of an uninterrupted USG presence in the mountain kingdom and for American generosity over the years, including programs in the areas of heal [...]	2007-11-20 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID LT
07MASERU611	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT [...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) candidate who will pariticipate in the International Military Education Training (IMET) program on HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development Conference commenc [...]	2007-11-23 06:22:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU614	LESOTHO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] While limited in scope and confined to the informal sector, problems with child labor do exist in Lesotho. Recent studies on child labor by regional NGOs, UNICEF, and the International Labor Organization conclude that the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Lesotho occur primarily in four ar [...]	2007-11-30 11:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ECON LT
07MASERU616	ATA-6503: LESOTHO NOMINEES - POLICE EXECUTIVE'S ROLE IN [...] Post submits the names of five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). Their flight itinerary and cost of their airfare are also indicated below. 2. The names and ranks of the cand [...]	2007-12-03 10:44:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER LT
07MASERU619	LESOTHO: GOL SCRUTINY OF PONZI SCHEME LEADS TO PROTESTS, [...] SUMMARY: On November 27, Lesotho's Central Bank suspended many commercial activities of the country's largest funeral services company, Lesotho MKM Burial Society, for functioning as an unlicensed bank, insurance company, and possibly as a pyramid investment scheme. As hundreds of anxious in [...]	2007-12-03 17:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU621	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT [...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) candidate who will attend the Captains Career Adjutant General's course which is a component of the International Military Education Training (IMET) program. Training [...]	2007-12-06 05:57:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU623	LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE COMMANDER: "WE SUPPORT AFRICOM" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Commander Lt. General Thuso Motanyane, during which the Commander expressed strong support for the establishment of AFRICOM and lauded growing military relations between the U.S. and Lesotho. The Amba [...]	2007-12-06 16:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT
07MASERU630	LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF LIGHTLY OBSERVED GENERAL [...] On December 12, the second day of an opposition-led general strike (reftel),Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference to announce the suspension of the "stay-away" and launch further complaints against the Government of Lesotho. All Basotho Convention Leader Thomas Thab [...]	2007-12-12 18:22:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU633	LESOTHO NOVEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: POVERTY, [...] In this edition: -- GOL Reviews Progress on Poverty Reduction Strategy -- SACU Develops Common Negotiating Mechanism, Textile Strategy -- GOL Promotes Procurement as a Profession -- Lesotho's Treasury Stops Payroll Deductions Directed to MKM Burial Society ------------------------------- [...]	2007-12-14 10:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EIND LT
07MASERU634	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS NEXT GENERATION OF [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF). a) LASTNAME: NTSOHI OTHER NAMES: TAU R [...]	2007-12-14 11:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC LT
07MASERU637	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - FINANCIAL [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOKULI OTHER NAMES: TS [...]	2007-12-17 05:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU64	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONCURS WITH U.S. ON SEVERAL ISSUES; [...] (S) On February 7 ( and over the course of the past 3 weeks) Ambassador raised key U.S. policy issues with Foreign Minister Moleleki. We also discussed the issues facing the February 17 general elections. On the new U.S. Africa Military Command, Moleleki was in complete agreement with the U [...]	2007-02-08 15:40:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR KNNP EFIN LT
07MASERU642	LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. STEVEN LIVINGSTON [...] SUMMARY: From December 10-15, Embassy Maseru hosted media and public affairs expert Dr. Steven Livingston, a professor of Political Communication at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA),for a series of workshops with Government of Lesotho officials, journa [...]	2007-12-27 10:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KDEM LT
07MASERU66	PEPFAR/ICAP HANDOVER CEREMONY AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II [...] Ambassador Perry and Minister of Health Phooko were the keynote speakers at a February 8, 2007 ceremony to hand-over renovated buildings at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho. The building renovations were funded by the US Government under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Re [...]	2007-02-13 12:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID PREL SOCI MCC LT
07MASERU69	LESOTHO ELECTION UPDATE: RULING PARTY DITCHES DEBATE [...] SUMMARY: Shocking many observers, the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) pulled out of Lesotho's only political debate between major party leaders just hours before the event on February 10 -- one week before the election. The withdrawal came as a surprise and disappointment to L [...]	2007-02-14 20:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU73	WINNER TAKE ALL: UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S ELECTION EVE [...] (S) Over the past few weeks, the Ambassador met once or twice weekly with other Chiefs of Mission (COM) as well as political party leaders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (FOMIN),Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson, international observers and civil society representatives. O [...]	2007-02-16 11:04:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR LT
07MASERU75	LESOTHO ELECTION COMMISSION SPEAKS ON EVE OF ELECTION [...] SUMMARY: As Lesotho approaches polling for the National Assembly election on February 17, Lesotho's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has consistently stated that it is prepared for polling day. Ballot papers are printed and are in place or being transported by road or helicopter to the [...]	2007-02-16 13:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU77	LESOTHO: CALM ELECTION DELIVERS WAKE-UP CALL TO GOVERNING [...] SUMMARY: Early unofficial results from Lesotho's national election on February 17 indicate that the governing political party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),will likely retain control of Parliament and form a new government. The LCD, however, received a significant wake-up call fr [...]	2007-02-20 12:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV EAID LT
07MASERU81	INITIAL POST ELECTIONS VIEWS [...] (C) In reviewing the outcome to date, Ambassador has met with counterparts in the diplomatic corps, heads of observer missions, and primary opposition leader Thabane to further analyze the implications of Lesotho's February 17 elections. The major observer groups and the Independent Electoral [...]	2007-02-20 14:48:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LT
07MASERU82	EMBASSY MASERU'S PRE-ELECTIONS MEDIA WORKSHOP IS TIMELY, [...] SUMMARY: On February 8-9, 2007, Embassy Maseru gathered 25 of Lesotho's state-employed and independent journalists for a two-day pre-election media workshop conducted by Cape Town-based American media trainer Terry FitzPatrick. Mr. FitzPatrick used examples from television, radio, and print [...]	2007-02-20 15:06:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM SCUL PREL LT
07MASERU86	POST ELECTION UPDATES [...] (C) While the 2007 national elections in Lesotho are over, the questions that remain post election are still lingering throughout the country and particularly in the capital city of Maseru. The overwhelming victory between Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) (61 national assembly seats -- al [...]	2007-02-22 15:38:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PINR LT

07MASERU87	LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER-ELECT SPEAKS OUT ON VICTORY, AGOA, [...] SUMMARY: On February 21, 2007, a victorious and magnanimous Prime Minister-elect Mosisili convened a standing room only press conference to discuss the LCD's election win, alleged abuse of Lesotho's "Mixed Member Proportional" parliamentary system, the MCC, AGOA, and the closure of a popular [...]	2007-02-22 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV EAID MCC LT
07MASERU90	LESOTHO: FINAL RESULTS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has released the final results of the February 17, 2007 Lesotho National Assembly election, with a controlling share of seats going to the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). Voter turnout was 49 percent, and participation by youn [...]	2007-02-26 12:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU91	NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY [...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tlala PHATELA Gender: Male Date of birth: 15 November, 1964 Passport no. [...]	2007-02-26 15:10:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU93	PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI SWORN-IN, OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY [...] SUMMARY: The leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),Pakalitha Mosisili, was inaugurated for his third term as Prime Minister on February 23, 2007. The inauguration was preceded by a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected members of the National Assembly, which was not attended by [...]	2007-02-27 15:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MBABANE443	SWAZILAND POPULATION DECLINE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:29:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PGOV SOCI WZ
07MELBOURNE38	AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR SAYS TELSTRA DOMINANCE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC),the Australian government's anti-trust regulator, believes that the telecommunications giant Telstra is even better positioned to increase its market dominance following the final government share sell off (known as T3). [...]	2007-03-08 06:13:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON USTR ECPS AS
07MEXICO100	DEMARCHE REGARDING UNSCR 1737 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 22:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP UNSCR MX IR
07MEXICO1020	PRESIDENT CALDERON SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR MEXICO,S [...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking three months after taking office, President Calderon offered his perspective of why Mexico is uniquely positioned to become one of the world's leading investment destinations and gave an overview of progress on his three priorities: security and the rule of law, poverty [...]	2007-02-28 19:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO1023	NEW DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL FOR FEDERAL CRIMES [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 20:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR MX
07MEXICO1041	SCENESETTER FOR AGRICULTURE SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate our continued interest in working with the new Mexican government on tackling the sensitive issues surrounding the bilateral agricultural relationship, which will be key to making progress on oth [...]	2007-03-01 16:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR BEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX
07MEXICO1068	ANTI-DRUG OPS EXTENDED TO EIGHT STATES [...] (C) In the first three months of his presidency, President Calderon has initiated "surge operations" involving the mass deployment of federal police and troops in anti-drug operations in a total of 8 of Mexico's 32 states. When measured strictly by the quantity of drugs seized and the number [...]	2007-03-02 13:09:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
07MEXICO108	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 -- [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...]	2007-01-09 19:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1102	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO MEXICO, MARCH [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Merida. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and appears to have the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed three months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in tackling hi [...]	2007-03-05 19:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON OVIP MX
07MEXICO1119	TERRORIST FINANCE: MEXICAN OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) The head of Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),Luis Urrutia, called Econoff on March 5, 2007 about the non-paper she sent him on illicit cash couriers (Refs A and B). Urrutia told Econoff that Mexico understands the threats associated with illicit cash courier activity and that [...]	2007-03-06 14:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER MX
07MEXICO1180	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 6 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related SIPDIS Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez appreciated learning the U.S. views regarding the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and [...]	2007-03-07 23:45:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MX IAEA
07MEXICO1181	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 23:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER MX
07MEXICO1196	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...]	2007-03-08 22:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO12	ISNA SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 21:36:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MX
07MEXICO1200	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO1201	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO1209	DEMARCHE TO MEXICO ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Benavides, Director of International Policy on Political and Civil Rights, and Mariana Salazar, Director of International Policy on Cultural, Social, Economic and Minority Rights, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. 2. (C) Con [...]	2007-03-08 23:51:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR MX
07MEXICO1237	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY REMARKS SHARED WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-10 00:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL MX
07MEXICO1256	SENIOR MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIAL SEES CRISIS COMING [...] (C) The Mexican Undersecretary for Energy Planning, Jordy Herrera, told a Department of Energy (DOE)-led USG delegation that Mexico's oil production could decline from 3 MBD to 2.5 MBD before stabilizing within two years. We were told President Calderon is planning a March 18 public address [...]	2007-03-12 21:54:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1258	CALDERON ANNOUNCES INCREASED FARM ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This message is based on Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX7016 from Embassy Mexico City's Foreign Agricultural Service Section. Summary ------- 2. (U) Last week the Calderon administration rolled out a number of agricultural/rural development initiatives in a f [...]	2007-03-12 22:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV MX
07MEXICO1259	MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIALS TALK BILATERAL [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed areas for bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and the Calderon administration, as well as trilateral cooperation with Canada where applicable, including: -- Biofuels - exploring technologies and applications fo [...]	2007-03-12 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1271	MEXICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS LNG AND COAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed supply challenges facing the North American (liquefied natural gas) LNG market. Lack of reasonably priced liquefied LNG will likely cause the GOM to place its Manzanillo regassification project (reftel) on hold. Wit [...]	2007-03-13 16:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1330	MEXICO,S TWO SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy personnel recently met with representatives of Mexico,s National Union of Sugar Cane Producers (UNPCA) and the National Union of Cane Growers (UNC) to discuss these two organizations, views on increasing Mexican ethanol production. The cane producers are the intermediaries b [...]	2007-03-15 17:23:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG ECON EPET PINR MX
07MEXICO1357	OUTCOME OF OPENING MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff participated in the March 12, 2007 opening meeting of the Community of Democracies (CD) working group on "poverty, development, and democratic governance" held at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City. The SIPDIS working group was inaugurated by Mexican Unders [...]	2007-03-16 21:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA MX
07MEXICO1358	PRESIDENT CALDERON ALL BUT EMBRACES OPPOSITON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 21:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
07MEXICO1367	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 9 - MARCH 16 [...] (SBU) A senior Mexican Treasury (Hacienda) official told emboffs that pension reform introduced this week would pass before a general fiscal reform because it was less contentious. The Mexican Senate nixed Carlos Hurtado as a new Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank). A judge r [...]	2007-03-16 23:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
07MEXICO1389	MEXICAN GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON LONG-AWAITED [...] (SBU) The Finance and Social Security Committees in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 20 approved new draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services fo [...]	2007-03-21 13:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO1451	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 16-23, 2007 [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]	2007-03-23 18:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO1452	CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]	2007-03-23 18:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO146	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Luis Landa Fournais, Director General for Economic Relations at the Foreign Relations Secretariat. No specific response was given. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity GARZA [...]	2007-01-11 21:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO1466	APPROVAL FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM [...] (U) This is an approval message. 2. (S) Ambassador approves MIST concept under USSOCOM Trans-regional PSYOP (TRP) Execution authority and Rewards Information Program (RIP),and executed through the USNORTHCOM Information Operations (J39) for planning, coordination, product development, prod [...]	2007-03-23 21:03:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER OPRC MX
07MEXICO1484	LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE [...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]	2007-03-26 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MEXICO149	MEXICO'S NEW TRADE CZAR - BEATRIZ LEYCEGUI [...] (SBU) The Secretariat of Economy's new Sub-Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, Beatriz Leycegui, is a seasoned trade hand (she was a Mexican NAFTA negotiator and has since worked in the private sector as a trade lawyer and consultant) and committed to maintaining good commercial re [...]	2007-01-11 23:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL PINR MX VE
07MEXICO152	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 11, 2007 [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...]	2007-01-11 23:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO1550	CALDERON WARNS OF PEMEX CRISIS [...] (U) President Calderon spoke frankly about the challenges facing Mexico in the petroleum sector on "Pemex Day," March 18, the 69th anniversary of the expropriation of foreign oil company assets in Mexico. He announced that Mexico has less than ten years of reserves remaining at current produc [...]	2007-03-27 19:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1581	ZOCALO RALLY SHOWS AMLO'S CONTINUED STRENGTH -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Until the March 25 closing rally in Mexico City's central square or "Zocalo," many political analysts and observers, including many PRDistas, were writing off Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) 2nd National Democratic Convention (NDC) as an utter failure. Although AMLO manage [...]	2007-03-28 23:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
07MEXICO160	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR VISIT OF TIP [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for Reports in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) for travel to Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez from January 14-17, 2007. Purpose of the visit to Mexico is to hold consultations [...]	2007-01-12 18:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM PREL MX
07MEXICO1627	MEXICO,S SENATE APPROVES PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) The Mexican Senate approved draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for most government employees. The bill, which has already passed in the lower house, stil [...]	2007-03-30 21:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO1678	PRESIDENT CALDERON, GOVERNOR PENA NIETO, VOW TO [...] Last week at two separate events, Mexican President Calderon and the governor of the State of Mexico vowed to combat the trade in pirated and counterfeit goods, arguing that strong IPR protection is a necessary condition for attracting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and generating [...]	2007-04-03 17:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON PGOV MX
07MEXICO1688	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON, 10-11 APRIL 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico welcome you to Mexico City. Since his December 1 inauguration, President Felipe Calderon has taken several bold actions to confront the public security challenges facing Mexico: he has launched major military-backed surge operations against [...]	2007-04-03 19:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SMIG SNAR MX
07MEXICO1709	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 17:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC MX
07MEXICO1710	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 17:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR MX
07MEXICO172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR JANE NADY SIGMON, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for travel to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Tapachula, Mexico City and Cancun from January 14-20, 2007. The pu [...]	2007-01-12 22:53:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA PREL MX
07MEXICO1720	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Thompson for travel to Mexico City from April 10 to 11, 2007. The purpose of the visit to Mexico is to meet Government of Mexico officials and Embassy personnel on bilateral law enforcement issues. 2. Post control officer for the visit is [...]	2007-04-06 23:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT ASEC MX OREP PREL
07MEXICO173	MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 23:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO1815	MEXICO HOSTS PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from seven Central American nations, plus Colombia, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Campeche April 9-10 for a two day summit aimed at revitalizing the long-stagnant Plan Puebla Panama (PPP),a regional development initiative proposed by former President Vic [...]	2007-04-12 18:03:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MX PGOV
07MEXICO185	PRESIDENT CALDERON CALLS FOR GREATER FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: During the January 9-10 annual meeting of Mexican ambassadors and counsels, President Calderon envisioned Mexico's foreign policy as "more of Mexico in the world and more of the world in Mexico." He told his country's top diplomats to execute a "responsible and active foreign pol [...]	2007-01-13 00:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1854	ONDCP WALTERS MEETINGS WITH MEXICAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 27 visit by John Walters (ONDCP) helped initiate coordination with the newly installed Calderon Administration. In separate meetings with Attorney General Medina Mora and Public Security Secretary Garcia Luna, Director Walters emphasized the importance of information [...]	2007-04-13 22:28:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL MX
07MEXICO186	FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION: IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The first session of Mexico's 60th Congress concluded on December 23 with a trajectory defying easy characterization. The session could not have begun in a less auspicious manner, with PRD legislators seizing the podium in the Chamber of Deputies to prevent President Fox from [...]	2007-01-16 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO1922	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING GOM PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 23:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY MX
07MEXICO1925	MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES [...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...]	2007-04-19 15:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO1933	MEXICAN AVOCADO GROWERS DETERMINED TO KEEP [...] (U) This message is based on information and analysis from Embassy Mexico's Foreign Agricultural Service Office, including the November 30, 2006 USDA Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX6101. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Avocado Producers and Exporters Association of Me [...]	2007-04-19 15:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MX
07MEXICO1963	DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE. PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) Director General for Middle East and Africa Ana Luisa Fajer Flores. Fajer was aware of the event and said Mexico would probably send its concurrent Ambassador to Egypt and Iraq, Jaime Nualart. She asked if Mexico would [...]	2007-04-20 21:23:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UNAUS MX
07MEXICO1996	TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM MEXICO FOR 2007 ESF AND [...] (U) Embassy Mexico City established a committee to review 14 project proposals from non-governmental organizations in Mexico requesting funding support from FY2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. The following sections of the Embassy were represented on the committee: Political, Public Affairs, [...]	2007-04-23 20:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MX
07MEXICO2113	MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS APPROVES [...] (SBU) On April 26, Mexico's lower house of Congress approved a bill criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) at the federal level, with 396 votes in favor and one abstention. This bill is a revised version of the one unanimously passed by the Mexican Senate in December 2005. Post's contact [...]	2007-04-30 13:01:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MX
07MEXICO212	MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 20:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO213	MEXICO ENERGY REFORM [...] (C) Embassy Mexico is supporting the establishment of a Mexican private sector working group to promote serious, in-depth discussion of the future of energy in Mexico. Energy is at the core of debates affecting the Government of Mexico's fiscal future. President Calderon and other leaders hav [...]	2007-01-16 21:11:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2183	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 16:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT MX
07MEXICO2202	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...]	2007-05-04 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2219	UPDATE ON MEXICO IPR ISSUES - SOME ENCOURAGING [...] (SBU) Mexican officials responded positively to Post's 301 demarche, reflecting a growing sense of commitment to taking IPR infringement more seriously. In recent weeks, President Calderon reiterated his government's determination to combat piracy, the Mexican Senate passed a bill that would g [...]	2007-05-04 21:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PINS MX CH
07MEXICO2235	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, Secretary Guillermo Galvan spent nearly two hours fielding questions and offering comments to 19 legislators in a public hearing called by the Chamber of Deputies' Defense Committee to discuss the military's growing role in counter narcotics operations. Galvan's f [...]	2007-05-07 15:02:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO2254	MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF [...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...]	2007-05-07 20:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX
07MEXICO2285	NORTHERN MEXICO: LABOR UNIONS COMPETE AMONG [...] SUMMARY: If the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon (which includeS the major industrial city of Monterrey) and Coahuila are any indication, labor relations in that part of Mexico are marked by a general sense of cooperation between the unions and the region,s larger private and public empl [...]	2007-05-09 11:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
07MEXICO2334	MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite price increases for some commodities. President Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and discussed implementing [...]	2007-05-11 18:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX
07MEXICO2388	INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...]	2007-05-14 21:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX
07MEXICO2518	MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT BUILDING SUPPORT FOR FISCAL [...] (SBU) President Calderon and members of his administration have been working with Congress to build support for fiscal reform. The government would like for the reform to be approved during a special session of Congress this summer so the new measures can be incorporated into the President's [...]	2007-05-17 21:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO2520	CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...]	2007-05-18 14:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX
07MEXICO2545	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 11 - MAY 18 [...] (U) Mexico's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2007, the lowest in a year. In a speech accompanied by controversial teachers' union president Gordillo, President Calderon outlined coming educational reforms. The Mexican Supreme Court began considering [...]	2007-05-18 21:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2576	PRI SET TO WIN YUCATAN GOVERNORSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. With 80% of the votes counted, it appears that PRI candidate Ivonne Ortega has won the race for Governor in the Yucatan. The elections occurred in a climate relatively free of conflict or controversy with some irregularities noted in smaller towns. The elections should not be [...]	2007-05-21 23:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO2651	MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. There are small exchange programs between the two countries. Mexico continues to promote respect for human [...]	2007-05-23 22:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
07MEXICO2653	MEXICO NOT LIKELY TO VOICE CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Summary: Political Counselor met with Mario Arriola Woog, SRE's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, on May 21 to emphasize that growing political, economic and commercial ties between Venezuela and Iran not only served to undermine international sanctions against the l [...]	2007-05-23 22:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR MX
07MEXICO2666	RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Embassy Mexico, working through USAID under the auspices of the ongoing Mexican Energy Network (ref A),joined with the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Autonomous Mexican Institute of Technology (ITAM) on May 15, 2007 to present a conference on identifying and overcomin [...]	2007-05-24 18:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2670	MEXICAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) The Mexican economy is showing signs of slower growth, with the forecast for real GDP growth around 3.2% for 2007, down from 4.8% last year. In the first quarter of the year, the Mexican economy grew at its slowest rate in more than a year, in part due to the slower pace of the U.S. ec [...]	2007-05-24 19:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO270	MEXICAN AUTO SECTOR OPTIMISTIC [...] (U) Experts on the Mexican auto industry believe the industry will not only weather the expected slow down in U.S. demand, but will maintain its competitive edge over cheaper labor countries in Asia and South America. While production and exports will likely hold steady, domestic sales figures [...]	2007-01-19 17:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD MX
07MEXICO2716	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]	2007-05-25 17:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2719	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES + 3, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles, Ms. Laura Jordan, Mr. Douglas Rohn, and Mr. Stevel Hill for travel to Mexico City from 28-30 May for trilateral meetings. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Political Officer Pris [...]	2007-05-25 18:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	CA MX OTRA PREL US
07MEXICO2723	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 21:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR MX
07MEXICO2724	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPORTANCE OF INTL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 21:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC MX
07MEXICO2748	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]	2007-05-29 18:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2752	WORLD BANK BLAMES MEXICAN UNIONS AND PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: World Bank (WB) officials recently visited Mexico City to formally release a report on Mexico,s efforts to enact economic reforms. The report entitled, &Mexico Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization8, concluded that the country,s endeavors to carry out meaningful reforms are be [...]	2007-05-29 19:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB IO PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO276	CORRECTED -- MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...]	2007-01-19 20:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO278	SUGAR UNIONS SEEK SWEETER DEAL ON RETIREMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers unions have threatened to go on strike beginning January 21, if an agreement is not reached on member retirement benefits. At issue is a disagreement with the sugar mill operators over whom (the industry, the Mexican Social Security Agency or both) is r [...]	2007-01-19 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO2783	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 22:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY MX
07MEXICO279	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007 [...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...]	2007-01-19 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX
07MEXICO2796	MEXICO PUBLICLY SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF ROBERT [...] (U) On May 30, the Mexican Ministry of Finance issued a press release supporting the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank. Early on May 30, the Embassy had delivered reftel demarche to the Mexican Secretariats of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Economy. The Finance Minis [...]	2007-05-31 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD MX
07MEXICO2804	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 31 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez said the GOM is aware of U.S. opposition to the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Mexico views the U.S. as a [...]	2007-05-31 22:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM MX
07MEXICO2837	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1 [...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...]	2007-06-01 19:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2852	PRESIDENT CALDERON UNVEILS MEXICO'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: President Calderon has announced a National Development Plan for Mexico. The plan calls for extensive political and economic reform covering a wide range of areas from security to competitiveness to foreign policy and the environment. Although many of the proposals have been pen [...]	2007-06-01 22:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX
07MEXICO2858	MEXICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOSING JOBS TO CONTRABAND [...] SUMMARY: According to representatives of the Mexican Textile and Clothing Industries, as well as leaders of various Textile Workers Unions, their segment of the economy has lost some 318,000 jobs since 2000, with another 500,000 jobs currently at risk. Both the industry and the unions attrib [...]	2007-06-04 15:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR ECON MX CH
07MEXICO2886	HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS REVEAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials held trilateral talks in Mexico City on human rights cooperation. This is the first of two cables summarizing the talks, and will focus on issues relating to the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA); issues relating to the UN Hum [...]	2007-06-04 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MEXICO2897	SPP/NAEWG: U.S.-MEXICO MEETING ON GAS HYDRATES [...] (SBU) Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) officials discussed cooperation on gas hydrate research with Mexican Energy Secretariat and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) officials under the auspices of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and the Security and Prosper [...]	2007-06-04 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2903	PAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPELLS GOOD NEWS FOR CALDERON [...] Summary: During the June 2-3 national assembly of the ruling National Action Party (PAN),delegates chose new National Council members, who will be responsible for electing the party's next president in March 2008. An estimated 60-70% of the Council members are reported to favor President Cal [...]	2007-06-04 23:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO2934	ELECTRICAL WORKERS, UNION COMPLAINS ABOUT THE HIGH [...] SUMMARY: During the week of May 14, the Mexican Electrical Workers, Union (SME),an organization closely tied to Mexico,s main opposition party, launched a charm offensive lamenting the high cost of electricity for average consumers. According to the SME, the cost of electricity to the avera [...]	2007-06-05 22:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ENRG PINR MX
07MEXICO2947	NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second of two cables summarizing trilateral talks on human rights cooperation with Canada and Mexico held in Mexico City on May 29. This cable focuses on issues relating to the UN system, with a particular focus on those before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC); ref [...]	2007-06-06 19:36:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MEXICO306	MEXICO'S NEW ECONOMY SECRETARY MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Mexico's top trade and industry official wants to deepen North American economic integration and improve the country's investment climate to counter growing competition from China and elsewhere. After a short briefing on the Mexican government's (GOM) approach to dealing with the recent [...]	2007-01-23 14:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON BEXP WTRO MX CH
07MEXICO3080	MEXICO COMMITTED TO SUCCESSFUL TRADE RELATIONSHIP, [...] (SBU) The Calderon administration recognizes the vital economic role played by a bilateral trade relationship that is, on the whole, quite healthy. Nonetheless, Mexican officials are worried about the political implications of a growing perception in Mexico that NAFTA implementation is a one- [...]	2007-06-12 22:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ERTD ECON MX

07MEXICO3111	NEW SLATE OF INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP PARTICIPANTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Focusing this year on economic competitiveness, immigration and security/law enforcement, legislators at the 46th annual Interparliamentary Groups (IPG) agreed their countries shared common stakes in economic development and improved security. Coming as it did two days afte [...]	2007-06-14 15:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MX

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