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07RIYADH2051	DRL DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPANDING TIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 4-7, 2007, to discuss with SAG officials opportunities for legal and legislative exchanges, as well as possible programs for technical support [...]	2007-10-03 15:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA

07RIYADH2056	NOVEMBER OPEC SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] This is an action request. DOE/International Policy and EB/ESC please see paragraphs five and nine. -------------- Summary -------------- 2. (C) On September 30, Energy Attache and DOE Officer met with Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MinPet) and Director [...]	2007-10-07 13:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2057	SHELL ON GAS EXPLORATION AND MOTIVA EXPANSION [...] (C) In an October 1 conversation, Chairman of Shell Companies in Saudi Arabia, Robet Weener, provided updates on the status of Shell's gas exploration efforts in the Rhub al Khali (RAK) region, as well as the late September final investment decision (FID) to move ahead on the expansion of the [...]	2007-10-07 13:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2059	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA: U.S. CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-07 14:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH2080	MORE SUPPORT FOR GRAND MUFTI'S FATWA DISCOURAGING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Commentary from the Saudi press on the October 1 sermon of Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed Al-Asheikh, the most senior Wahhabi cleric and the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, continues to be strongly positive. Saudi Islamic scholars and officials are voicing full suppor [...]	2007-10-10 13:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA
07RIYADH2085	UPDATED DEMOCRACY STRATEGY FOR SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Per Ref A request, this constitutes Post's updated strategy for supporting reform in Saudi Arabia. To bolster and advance reform in Saudi Arabia, we need to assist the Majlis Al-Shoura and municipal councils in efforts to expand their role to include oversight, increase independence, and [...]	2007-10-10 15:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH2096	FUROR OVER THE CASE OF SAUDI NATIONAL HOMAIDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Al-Arabiya aired a two-part investigative program in early September regarding Saudi national Homaidan al-Turki, who was sentenced by a Colorado court in August 2006 to 28 years to life for sexually assaulting his Indonesian maid (ref A). The program featured interviews with offi [...]	2007-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR SA
07RIYADH21	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECURING REGIONAL BORDERS [...] (S) Charge' delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani on January 7. Dr. Madani emphasized that it the SAG's policy to refrain from interfering in the internal issues of other states, pointing out that Saudi Arabia does not share a bor [...]	2007-01-08 11:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KISL SA
07RIYADH2100	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED [...] Ambassador Ford M. Fraker and the entire U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush to Riyadh and Jeddah. The First Lady's visit comes at an opportune moment to underscore the importance and strength of the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationsh [...]	2007-10-16 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN OVIP PHUM PREL SA
07RIYADH2105	SAUDI ARABIA: NOMINATION OF PRINCESS LOULWA AL [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate Princess Loulwa Al Faisal for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Princess Loulwa is the daughter of the late King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz and Queen Effat Al Thunayaan, as well as the sister of Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal. She is [...]	2007-10-18 12:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO LE
07RIYADH212	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI [...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome you back to Riyadh. As you have witnessed during the course of your many visits to the Kingdom, our bilateral relationship is developing into robust, multi-faceted cooperation. One indication of this was King [...]	2007-02-01 12:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN CVIS KTFN PTER GCC SA
07RIYADH2131	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA REGARDING LEBANON [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA on October 22. Ambassador Saleh al-Kuhaimi, head of the Arab States Department, said he would follow up with his MFA colleagues to determine SAG support for PM Siniora's initiative. FRAKER [...]	2007-10-23 13:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LE PREL SA
07RIYADH2138	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on October 23, 2007 to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). There is no response from the SAG to date regardign a meeting request. Post will follow-up with a meeting with an appropriate official from the MFA and provide results via separate cable. F [...]	2007-10-24 11:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN
07RIYADH2139	SAUDI ARABIA PHRMA ISSUES: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE [...] This is an action request for EEB/TPP/BTA, USDOC and USTR. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. Multinational pharmaceutical companies are vigorously lobbying Post, the Department, USDOC and USTR for high-level USG involvement in two ongoing issues impacting their interests in Sau [...]	2007-10-24 14:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR SA
07RIYADH2149	SAUDI PHRMA ISSUES: MEETING WITH DEP. MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) In a meeting on October 27 with the Foreign Commercial Service Counselor and the Economic Counselor, Dr. Mansour N. Al Howasi, Deputy Minister of Health for Executive Affairs, stated that he will meet with local distributors of pharmaceuticals to present and discuss the Ministry of Heal [...]	2007-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR SA
07RIYADH2159	POST DELIVERS USG GOALS FOR EXPANDED IRAQ [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Gfoeller delivered reftel demarche to HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal, Head of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prince Turki asked for further clarification of the support mechanism-- which was provided, then questioned whether Iraqi Prime [...]	2007-10-28 14:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
07RIYADH2174	AMBASSADOR INVITED TO OPEC SUMMIT-RELATED EVENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL SA
07RIYADH2176	SAG RESPONSE: ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL SIDE MEETING ON [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Talal Berri from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 30. Ambassador Berri remarked that although he cannot immediately confirm the Foreign Minister's acceptance of this invitation, he is optimistic that Foreign Minister Princ [...]	2007-10-30 14:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SA
07RIYADH2182	SAUDI LEADERSHIP ON PEACE CONFERENCE -- FAILURE IS [...] (S) The Ambassador met with Saudi Foreign Minister (FM) Prince Saud Al Faisal on the margins of First Lady Laura Bush's October 23 meeting with King Abdullah. The FM told the Ambassador that the key for ensuring the success of the upcoming peace conference is for the U.S. to pressure the Isr [...]	2007-10-31 06:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IS SA
07RIYADH2192	SAUDIS STILL STUDYING SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-03 11:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA
07RIYADH2193	EXCLUSIVE MARKETING RIGHTS: SAUDI COMMITTEE FORMED [...] In a meeting on November 3, Mohamad Al-Aiyash, Chairman of the IPR Committee, informed Emboffs that the SAG has formed a committee to consider the USTR-coordinated Exclusive Marketing Rights proposal to provide patent protection for identified pharmaceutical products that lost protection when [...]	2007-11-03 12:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR SA
07RIYADH22	FOLLOW UP ON AL MANAR AND AL AKSA TELEVISION; ARMS [...] (C) Charge' met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani on January 7 to follow up on several demarches delivered during the Hajj and 'Eid holiday. Charge' asked for the SAG's support in discontinuing broadcasts of Al Manar television on Arabsat, as well as [...]	2007-01-08 11:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PARM KPAO ASEC KPAL LE SA
07RIYADH2208	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) via diplomatic note on October 31. Post will inform the Department of any substantive response. FRAKER [...]	2007-11-05 12:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SA
07RIYADH2209	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) via diplomatic note on November 5. Post will inform the Department of any substantive response. FRAKER [...]	2007-11-05 12:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU SA
07RIYADH2224	MFA OFFICIAL APOLOGIZES FOR PRINCE BANDAR BIN [...] (S/NF) On November 6, the DCM met with Doctor Prince Turki Saud al-Kabeer, the Deputy Minister for Political Affairs and International Organizations and the highest ranking MFA official in-country, to deliver reftel remarks regarding recent comments by Secretary General of the Saudi National [...]	2007-11-06 15:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PINR SA
07RIYADH2243	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA: UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-12 14:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH2260	SAG SAYS STOP IRAN FROM GETTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his late October 2007 visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffer Bradley Bowman met with MFA,s HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal, Head of the Political Affairs section on October 28. The discussion focused on Iranian nuclear issues. During the mee [...]	2007-11-13 13:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2264	MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES SUDAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 13 the A/DCM met with Ambassador Khalid Jindan, the Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the MFA, to deliver a demarche about Sudan (ref A) and discuss nuclear issues. The Ambassador said that the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) would do everything it can to he [...]	2007-11-13 14:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SA
07RIYADH228	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP VISITS KING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue's Human Development Working Group (HDWG),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS),Near East Affairs (NEA),Scott Carpenter, met with representatives of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue on December 4 [...]	2007-02-04 13:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SA
07RIYADH2292	SAUDI NUCLEAR POWER PROPOSALS: MORE BARK THAN BITE [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affair's (MFA) Naif Al-Sudeiry, Deputy Director of International Organizations, told us that Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal's recent proposal to set up a body to provide uranium to Iran through a consortium arrangement was essent [...]	2007-11-18 22:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENERG PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH23	SAG STATES NO HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT OF SYRIAN [...] (S) Charge' met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani on January 7 to relay the request contained in reftel that the SAG refrain from allowing high-ranking Syrian officials to visit the Kingdom. In response, Dr. Madani told Charge' that he is unaware of any planned [...]	2007-01-08 11:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PINR KPAL KISL SY SA
07RIYADH2304	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 12:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH2320	SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE US ON PAKISTANI [...] (S) On November 20, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir invited the Charge d'Affaires and Executive Office Staff Assistant (note taker) to his residence for lunch. During the meal, Ambassador al-Jubeir said that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Saudi Arabia, today, Nove [...]	2007-11-20 16:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH2321	PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN NAYIF CALLS PRINCE BANDAR'S [...] (S) On the evening of November 19, Prince Mohammed Bin Nayif (MbN),the Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, called the Charge d'Affaires to personally apologize for Prince Bandar's comments, in which he said that the USG could have prevented 9/11 if it had consulted with the [...]	2007-11-20 16:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PINR SA
07RIYADH2322	SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE US ON IRAN, SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary: In remarks November 20 to the Charge' d'Affaires, Saudi Ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir adopted a very harsh tone on Iran. Al-Jubeir asserted that Iran is behind most of the difficulties facing the US and Saudi Arabia in the region at present. He claimed that recent US-Irania [...]	2007-11-20 16:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG PTER SA
07RIYADH2323	SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE US COMMENTS ON THE [...] (S) On November 20, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir invited the Charge d'Affaires and Staff Assistant (note taker) to a lunch at his Riyadh residence. During the lunch, the Ambassador told the Charge that Saudi Arabian King Abdullah was following the case of a young Shi' [...]	2007-11-20 16:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SA
07RIYADH2331	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REINFORCING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Prince Turki Saud al-Kabeer, the Director of International Organizations and Political Affairs at the MFA. The Prince thanked the A/DCM for delivering the information, noted his enthusiasm to receive Ambassador Crocker, and [...]	2007-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH2335	2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT PROVIDED [...] Post provided information on Saudi Arabia's trade barriers for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers to USTR on November 7, 2007. GFOELLER [...]	2007-11-25 07:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN SA
07RIYADH2340	SAUDI ARABIA: MICROSOFT GM'S TAKE ON IPR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khaled al-Dhaher, General Manager of Microsoft in Saudi Arabia, shared his perception of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the Kingdom during a meeting on November 20, 2007. Al-Dhaher identified three major areas of concern: (a) the failure of the SAG to lic [...]	2007-11-25 14:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA
07RIYADH2348	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 26. Post suggests providing an Arabic translation to all Arabic-speaking posts to ensure uniformity of the message and to reduce duplication of effort. GFOELLER [...]	2007-11-26 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH2352	LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE, [...] BACKGROUND: On November 4, the Embassy Riyadh participated in a Crisis Management Exercise (CME) facilitated by Ruth Abramson. The exercise served as a tool by which Post could evaluate security procedures and operations. Post compliments CME staff for the facilitation of a fruitful [...]	2007-11-27 07:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT ASEC SA
07RIYADH2356	THE "SAUDIZATION" OF SERMONS IN THE EP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to conversations with worshippers at various Eastern Province mosques, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs (MOIA) began a policy of "Saudizing" the delivery of the Friday sermon during the late summer of 2007. The alleged policy allows only Saudi citizens licensed by the [...]	2007-11-27 09:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SA
07RIYADH2362	SAUDI WOMEN QUESTION THE RIGHT TO VOTE OUTSIDE THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the English language daily "Arab News" Saudi female students in the UK and Ireland were denied entry to the General Body of Saudi Clubs, 27th general committee elections. The elections took place on Saturday, November 17. According to media reports, the women who we [...]	2007-11-27 14:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA
07RIYADH2382	SAG DEMARCHED ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS MOU [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Department Head Dr. Riyadh Krimley on December 1. Dr. Krimley said that he had heard of this agreement between the Government of Iraq and the USG in the media and was very pleased that the USG was officially sharing th [...]	2007-12-02 08:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH2397	MFA OFFICIAL SHARES SAME USG CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] (S) On December 4, the POL-MIL Counselor and the Executive Office Staff Assistant met with Dr. Riyadh Krimley, the Acting Director of International Organizations and the Deputy Director of the Western Department at the MFA, to deliver reftel remarks about the US National Intelligence Estimat [...]	2007-12-04 10:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH2404	SAG MFA ANNAPOLIS OBSERVER REPORTS CONFERENCE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Department Director Dr. Riyadh Krimley, who attended the November Annapolis conference with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, told PolOffs during a December 1 meeting that the conference was a success in working towards peace on several i [...]	2007-12-05 09:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2407	PAKSITAN OFFICIALS QUESTION SAG NUCLEAR INTENTIONS [...] (S//NF) Pakistan Embassy political officers told PolOff in a December 2 meeting that they recently read a "report" about SAG development of nuclear weapons systems in conjunction with Pakistan. They asked PolOff if the USG knew anything about SAG weapons development or the SAG's intention to [...]	2007-12-05 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2428	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAG: PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Arab Department Ambassador Dr. Saleh al-Koheimi on December 8. Al-Koheimi did not have any direct comment, but he appeared pleased with the demarche and stated how important this conference will be for this issue. [...]	2007-12-09 08:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH2429	SAG ALSO ENCOURAGING RAPID LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Arab Department Ambassador Dr. Saleh al-Koheimi on December 8. Al-Koheimi stated that the SAG also supports the encouragement of immediate Lebanese presidential elections without condition, and he asserted that the Saudi [...]	2007-12-09 08:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV LE SA
07RIYADH2437	USC A/S HERNANDEZ EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF IPR [...] In a meeting on December 3, 2007, with Fawaz al-Alamy, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce & Industry, U.S. Department of Commerce A/S Israel Hernandez emphasized that enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) is important because it encourages innovation, raises living standards and ensur [...]	2007-12-09 12:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SA
07RIYADH2439	KING ABDULLAH WARMLY WELCOMES POTUS AND REQUESTS [...] (S) King Abdullah expressed his gratitude and enthusiasm for the upcoming POTUS visit to the Ambassador on December 7. King Abdullah urged the Ambassador to move the POTUS visit from a Monday, January 14 arrival until a Tuesday, January 15 arrival so as not to conflict with French President S [...]	2007-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH2441	FORMER ARAMCO INSIDER SPECULATES SAUDIS WILL MISS 12.5 MBD IN 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 05:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2447	DEMARCHE DELIVERED UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 10:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH2453	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF LABOR GHAZI [...] Summary. During the Ambassador's call on Minister of Labor Ghazi al-Gosaibi on December 10, al-Gosaibi discussed the challenge of curbing Saudi unemployment in the midst of demographic expansion. Al-Gosaibi explained that he is trying to make employing Saudis more attractive by making hirin [...]	2007-12-10 15:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM TIP SA
07RIYADH2461	KING ABDULLAH SNUBS AHMEDINEJAD'S INVITATION [...] (S) On December 7, Ambassador Fraker and POL/C met with King Abdullah at his Al-Jandriyya farm to discuss President Bush's planned visit to Saudi Arabia (SA) in January. During the discussion, the King told the Ambassador that on the margins of the GCC summit in Doha, Iranian President Mahmo [...]	2007-12-11 11:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2462	KING ABDULLAH MAKES THE CASE FOR LONGER US VISA [...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 meeting with the King, King Abdullah made a specific point of stating his hope that visa reciprocity between Saudi Arabia and the United States soon be increased from two to five years. He reiterated Saudi Arabia's willingness to move forward on this i [...]	2007-12-11 11:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA
07RIYADH2467	THE KING ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (S) During lunch at Janadriah on December 7, King Abdullah told the Ambassador he was pleased with the recent arrest of over 200 terror suspects, including terrorist financiers. However, he recognized that it would take twenty years to eliminate the terrorists completely. The key, accordin [...]	2007-12-11 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL SA
07RIYADH2471	STILL NO SAUDI RESPONSE ON SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE [...] Mohamad al-Aiyash, Chairman of the IPR Committee, informed Econoff on December 12 that the IPR Committee is still analyzing the Special 301 Initiative Action Plan (reftels). Al-Aiyash reports that the Committee is working to have a response prepared in time for Assistant Trade Representative [...]	2007-12-12 10:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA
07RIYADH2474	INTERAGENCY VISIT TO LAUNCH DEEPER MOI COOPERATION [...] This cable has been cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary Gray, Assistant Secretary Kolevar, and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Feierstein. -------- Summary -------- 2. (S) An interagency team traveled to Riyadh on December 3-5 to signal the USG's strong support for the Ministry of Interio [...]	2007-12-12 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
07RIYADH2475	MOHAMMED BIN NAYIF UNDERSCORES NEED FOR MOI [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 14:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
07RIYADH2476	MOI DISCUSSES DE-RADICALIZATION PROGRAMS DURING [...] This cable has been cleared by S/CT Deputy Coordinator Feierstein. ------- Summary -------- 2. (C) During a December 3-5 Interagency visit (ref A) to discuss greater USG cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on its modernization drive, Dr. Hadleg, Director of the MOI's [...]	2007-12-12 14:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
07RIYADH2485	SAUDI KING OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED ACCOMMODATIONS TO [...] (S) In an unprecedented show of hospitality and friendship, Saudi King Abdullah graciously offered POTUS the finest, most prestigious, and most luxurious accommodation ever offered to a USG official-- 'the' Royal Palace for POTUS and SecState, should she accompany POTUS, on the Riyadh Confere [...]	2007-12-13 10:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	OVIP ASEC PGOV SA
07RIYADH2486	FOLLOW ON MEETING TO INTERAGENCY VISIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and three. ------ Summary -------- 2. (S) Embassy Riyadh notes the impending January POTUS visit provides a unique opportunity to help us move approval for a high-priority Ministry of Interior(MOI)-inter-agency cooperation a [...]	2007-12-13 10:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER SA
07RIYADH2501	SAUDI GRAND MUFTI CALLS FOR TERRORISTS TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on November 28 the arrest of 208 suspected terrorists. The Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Alsheikh declared two days later during his Friday November 30 sermon (translated text attached) that deviant groups are corrupting [...]	2007-12-15 14:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CVIS KISL SA
07RIYADH2505	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Saudi MFA, November 18. Post received the following response from the MFA on December 16. Begin Translated Text: With reference to the Embassy's note number 07-1648 dated November 18, 2007 regarding the request of the United States [...]	2007-12-16 11:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH2514	DELETION [...] SAWAF, HASSAN AKA: EL SAWAF, HASSAN 2. DOB: 23-MAR-1961 3. POB: DAMASCUS 4. REFUSAL GROUNDS: P6C1 5. (SBU) Post requests deletion of the following CAT 1 CLASS hit: NAME: EL SAWAF, HASSAN DOB: XXXX1961 POB: QTAR REF. CODE: P6C1 CAT: 1 REF. SITE: RID REF. DATE: 24-SEP-199 [...]	2007-12-17 09:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CLOK
07RIYADH2515	SAUDIS REHABILITATE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) presented a two-day orientation of its de-radicalization and rehabilitation program for extremists to an inter-agency delegation (NSC/DOS/DOD/DOJ),Embassy Pol-Mil, LEGAT, BPM and Pol staff. The SAG has invested considerable resources personne [...]	2007-12-17 09:42:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH2517	QATEEF GIRL RECEIVES FULL ROYAL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Through media reports and Mission contacts, we are able to confirm the Qateef rape victim (reftels) referred to as "Qateef Girl" in media reports, today was granted a full royal pardon by King Abdullah. Her lawyer, Abdulrahman al-Lahem has also had his law license returned to h [...]	2007-12-17 11:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI
07RIYADH2519	RIYADH EAC - 16 DECEMBER 2007 [...] (S) The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on Sunday, December 16, to review the Embassy's security posture, special security considerations of the Hajj season, and the handling of a security threat on Consulate General Jeddah. Also present were DCM, ECON, POL-MIL, BPM, MGT, LEGAT, DAO, and [...]	2007-12-17 12:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
07RIYADH2528	SAUDI'S JUDICIAL REFORM WILL LIKELY HAVE IMPACT ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA),King Abdullah, custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued a Royal decree on October 3, which will introduce safeguards and mechanisms to strengthen the independence of the judiciary in the Kingdom. The new regulations will establish two S [...]	2007-12-18 12:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SA
07RIYADH2531	ISMAILI SHI'A ACTIVISTS THREATEN TO "UNLEASH HELL" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with five Ismaili Shi'a activists recently to discuss the latest efforts to free Hadi al-Mutif, an Ismaili Shi'a who has been in prison for the past 15 years for uttering a profanity against the Prophet. (reftel A) Shi'a and human rights activists maintain that al-Mutif' [...]	2007-12-20 12:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM SA
07RIYADH2532	SAUDI REACTIONS TO THE QATEEF GIRL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released an official statement on December 17 that King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz had pardoned the "Qateef Girl" and her male companion. (SPA text attached) Justice Minister Abdullah Al-Alsheikh read the statement aloud during his December 17 late night [...]	2007-12-22 08:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI SA
07RIYADH289	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] (S) On January 30, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) James C. Oberwetter, and the DCM met with Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Naif to discuss recent developments in, and SAG views on, Ir [...]	2007-02-12 09:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS SA IZ IR LE
07RIYADH296	CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BACKS THE KING IN FAMILY [...] (S) Summary: The Al Saud are a political party as well as a family. As with any political party, there are always internal rivalries and policy disputes. Ruling family disputes currently center on the role of seniority in succession, policy towards Israel, and cuts in royal compensation. [...]	2007-02-12 12:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV SA
07RIYADH299	HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL: POST RESPONSE TO [...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia appreciates the opportunity to comment on the potential UNSCR 1267 designation of the NGO Human Appeal International (HAI). After consulting internally within Embassy Riyadh, we have concerns with the reliance of evidence of this case on Hamas, which is not sanctiona [...]	2007-02-12 16:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH305	TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POST ASSISTANCE IN [...] (S/NF) Embassy Riyadh appreciates the opportunity to comment on the effectiveness of tranche I designations under the Terrorist Facilitators and Inciters Initiative. While the Mission of Saudi Arabia fully supports the objective of this initiative - to sanction individuals that both financially [...]	2007-02-13 16:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH313	ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETS IN RIYADH, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPMR) convened an Energy Working Group (EWG) in Riyadh on February 3. The E [...]	2007-02-14 15:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV SA
07RIYADH318	UNOFFICIAL SAUDI REACTION TO PUTIN VISIT: CLEARLY [...] (U) Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded on February 12 a two-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- the first ever by a Russian head of state. Described by some analysts as an "historic visit," Putin was accompanied by a delegation that included approximately 60 businessmen. The [...]	2007-02-16 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EPET RU SA
07RIYADH32	SAG'S RESPONSE ON DELTA CODE SHARING WITH KLM [...] (SBU) On January 6, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the Delta/KLM code share. Complimentary opening -- The Ministry wishes to refer to the Embassy's diplomatic note no. 3363, dated 12/21/2006, regarding Delta Airlines' request to [...]	2007-01-09 11:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SA
07RIYADH329	DAS CARPENTER AND DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Scott Carpenter, Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, and Department of Commerce Legal Advisor James Filpi met with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law and Administrative Science Departmen [...]	2007-02-18 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL
07RIYADH345	AMMAN EL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION [...] Embassy Riyadh submits the requested information for participant Gina El Koury in the March 2007 Entry Level conference in Amman, Jordan. Information is as follows: Name: Gina Beth El Koury Title: Political Officer Date of Birth: 19 October 1978 Passport Number: 910001297 Social Security [...]	2007-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGMT PREL
07RIYADH347	GWOT: BIOMETRICS AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN SAUDI [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 13:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS
07RIYADH36	RUMORED SAG CABINET CHANGES [...] (S) Abdul Wahab Al-Faiz, Editor-in-Chief of several Saudi newspapers and magazines, told PolOff on January 6 that within the next month or two (approximately before the end of March),the King will announce major changes in the SAG Cabinet. He said these changes will be in accordance with t [...]	2007-01-09 13:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM SA
07RIYADH364	SAUDI ARABIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2007-02-24 08:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EPET PGOV SA
07RIYADH366	APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Townsend met on February 6 with Crown Prince Sultan at the Crown PrinceÂ´s offices in Jeddah. Both parties reiterated the positive cooperation between the U.S. and Saudi governments, and the Crown Prince expressed [...]	2007-02-24 12:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN KWMN GCC SA
07RIYADH367	APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Francis Fragos Townsend covered both counterterrorism cooperation and regional political issues in her meeting with Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at his home in Jeddah on February 6. Saud described the Feb [...]	2007-02-24 12:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN MEPP KPAL SA
07RIYADH368	FEMALE LAWYERS MAY SOON HAVE RIGHT TO PRACTICE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Al-Sheikh announced at the inauguration of the third Annual Meeting of Arbitrators on January 30 that a new consultancy law allowing female lawyers to open their own legal consulting firms is under consideration. As proposed, the [...]	2007-02-24 12:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH369	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: On February 6 in Jeddah, Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf told Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend that the SAG would implement the Royal Decree requiring individuals carrying those funds in excess of $16,000 to decl [...]	2007-02-24 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN KTFN CVIS GCC SA
07RIYADH37	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG RESPONSE TO AL-TAIBA UN [...] (SBU) On January 6, 2007 Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Lashkar al-Taiba to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. Complimentary opening -- Th [...]	2007-01-09 13:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA
07RIYADH373	U.S.-SAUDI ARABIA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue's Human Development Working Group (HDWG),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS),Near East Affairs (NEA),Scott Carpenter, met with representatives of the Majlis Al Shoura on December 4, 2006. Secretary General [...]	2007-02-24 14:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF KDEM SA
07RIYADH397	DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH428	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA LABS BYRON GARDNER [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Byron H. Gardner, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs, Sandia Laboratories, to participate in the Joint Working Group and related meetings from March 3-20. 2. [...]	2007-03-01 10:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ASEC AMGT
07RIYADH460	POTENTIAL ABUSE IN PROPOSED ORGAN DONATION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following imminent approvals from the Saudi Organs Transplant Center (SOTC),the Prince Salman Charitable Center for Kidney Diseases, and the Medical Services Council (MSC),the SAG will implement a new organ donation regulation allowing for live donors to donate their organs to u [...]	2007-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM TBIO
07RIYADH475	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETS [...] (S) On March 4-5, the US-Saudi Joint Working Group on Critical Infrastructure Protection met in the MOI Officers Club in Riyadh, co-chaired by the Ministry of Interior's Director of Modernization Saud al-Semari, and Embassy Economic Counselor. The two government delegations met March 4, fol [...]	2007-03-07 13:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EPET PTER PGOV SA
07RIYADH479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARCH 9-11 CLDP VISIT [...] (SBU) Although country clearance has not been formally requested, due to the importance of this program, the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for a visit to Riyadh March 9-12 by Mr. Thomas Moritz, U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Develo [...]	2007-03-07 15:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
07RIYADH495	KING ABDULLAH LAUNCHES ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers approved the National Strategy to Protect Honesty and Combat Corruption during its weekly meeting on February 19. The strategy includes procedures for investigating officials suspected of corruption at most levels of the government and establishes the Na [...]	2007-03-11 15:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH497	ARREST OF SAUDI "REFORMERS" [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On February 2-3, the SAG internal security service (Mabahith) arrested ten men in Jeddah on the suspicion that they were collecting donations illegally and distributing them to unspecified "suspicious" persons (reftel). The Mabahith initially charged these individuals with [...]	2007-03-12 07:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM PHUM SA
07RIYADH499	MINIMAL CONTROVERSY REIGNS AT RIYADH BOOK FAIR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Culture and Information held its third annual book fair in Riyadh March 2 to March 9. Over 400 vendors had their publications available for sale, and topics included children's literature, history, fiction, and religion. The book fair had family hours each morning, aba [...]	2007-03-12 09:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SA
07RIYADH507	SAUDI MFA INFORMATION DIRECTOR ON ARABSAT [...] (C) Saudi MFA Director of Information Osama Ahmed Nugly told PolOff on March 10 that while the Saudis are concerned about the possible transmission via Arabsat of Al-Zawraa television, the SAG cannot unilaterally take steps to block the transmission of any licensed provider's broadcasts. Nugly [...]	2007-03-13 16:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PTER ETTC ASEC IZ SA

07RIYADH523	MARCH 12 JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH PRINCE [...] (U) Action Request: This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (S) After two weeks of meetings and site visits, USG experts from the Joint Working Group (JWG) on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) capped off their visit with a highly [...]	2007-03-14 15:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EPET PTER PGOV SA
07RIYADH525	SAUDI PLANS FOR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM EXPANSION [...] (U) This cable reviews Saudi plans for upstream and downstream expansion, discussed during the February US-Saudi Energy Working Group meeting in Riyadh. The Saudi presenters confirmed Saudi Aramco's plans to reach 12 million barrels per day (mbpd) production capacity by 2010-2011, including [...]	2007-03-14 16:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG SENV SA
07RIYADH550	FROM QASSIM - ONE VIEW ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Governor of Qassim Province Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his advisor, Dr. Yousef Al Romaih, a professor at the University of Qassim, told Ambassador during their March 6 meeting that the merger of Imam College and Qassim University was a positive step that [...]	2007-03-19 15:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINR PREL PHUM
07RIYADH551	SAUDI MFA OFFICIAL ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, IRAQ [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for Arab Affairs Talal Al Maliki told PolOff on March 13 that he is not convinced that the recent public statements of the Israelis that they are ready to "treat seriously" the 2002 Saudi proposed Arab Peace Initiative carry any weight. He claimed that the Israelis typ [...]	2007-03-19 15:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IZ SA
07RIYADH556	VIGNETTES FROM AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO CONSERVATIVE [...] (SBU) Ambassador traveled to Qassim Province, often referred to as the heart of conservatism in Saudi Arabia, on March 6 and 7. In addition to his meeting with the Governor of Qassim Province Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz (septel),Ambassador attended a dinner meeting with the Qassim [...]	2007-03-20 09:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PTER SA
07RIYADH558	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] (U) On March 19, PolOff delivered a copy of a March 18 diplomatic note with reftel non-paper to Talal Berri in the MFA International Organizations Department. Berri said he had not yet received the official diplomatic note with the non-paper. PolOff urged Berri to forward the non-paper to [...]	2007-03-20 11:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA SA
07RIYADH56	USG'S SUCCESSFUL TRAINING FOR SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (U) Summary. On December 20, 2006, EconOff and FBI representative to the Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS),offered a one-day seminar to the Saudi Arabian Financial Intelligence Unit (SAFIU) geared towards basic analytical and investigative techniques for terrorism finance and m [...]	2007-01-10 15:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
07RIYADH562	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HRC [...] (U) On March 19, PolOff delivered reftel non-paper to Talal Berri in the MFA International Organizations Department. (NOTE: On March 7, the reftel non-paper was originally sent to the MFA by diplomatic note. MFA had not responded to the original diplomatic note. END NOTE). Berri stated [...]	2007-03-20 15:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC SA
07RIYADH580	FORCED DIVORCE: A NEW PHENOMENON IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported on March 11 that the Ministry of Justice has formed a committee to investigate the growing number of "forced" divorces in the Kingdom. Saudi poet and activist Nimah Nawwab is one of several women who have raised the visibility of this issue in the press t [...]	2007-03-24 10:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL KWMN KPAO SA
07RIYADH581	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES MEETINGS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On December 5, 2006, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica J. Barks-Ruggles had separate meetings with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR). These meetings followed up on meetings on Septem [...]	2007-03-24 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM SA
07RIYADH619	MFA INSTRUCTS EMBASSIES TO FUNNEL ALL CHARITY [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed a notice on March 24 to all diplomatic missions in the Kingdom forbidding direct communication with philanthropic organizations. Begin Translated Text: The concerned agency in the Kingdom noticed that some embassies and consulates are directl [...]	2007-03-26 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PCUL SA
07RIYADH628	SAUDI TEXTBOOKS DISPLAY REDUCED INTOLERANCE; [...] (C) Post conducted a review of six 2006-2007 textbooks used in Saudi schools for the second, fourth, and eighth grades. The six textbooks do not advocate any particular philosophy toward non-Muslims, and on the whole, appear to be more tolerant than previously reviewed textbooks. Two of the [...]	2007-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM SA
07RIYADH631	KING ABDULLAH ANNOUNCES NO CABINET CHANGES- DOES [...] (U) King Abdullah issued a decree on March 22 extending the term of the entire Council of Ministers for four years and preserving their current portfolios. Media reported positively on this announcement generally commenting that it supports political stability in the Kingdom. The media also [...]	2007-03-28 12:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH635	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH SAG JUSTICE [...] (C) Ambassador made a farewell call on Justice Minister Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Shaikh on March 25. The Minister reflected on changes during the past three years and announced that in the next two months, the SAG will establish a separate court for terrorism and national sec [...]	2007-03-28 16:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SA
07RIYADH636	19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah used his speech to the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 28 to criticize publicly U.S. policy in Iraq by referring to the "illegal foreign occupation" of that country, albeit without naming the U.S. or the Coalition Forces. The King issu [...]	2007-03-29 10:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH638	19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: CLOSING SESSION [...] (C) The closing session of the 19th Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 29 issued the "Riyadh Declaration," which calls for the implementation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, demands the removal of weapons of mass destruction from the region, and supports the development of nuclear progra [...]	2007-03-30 11:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH651	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Ambassador made a farewell call on Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz on March 25. The Prince emphasized personal ties to the U.S, as well as the strong bilateral relationship in the context of the SAG's reform agenda and efforts to resolve the Palestinian conflic [...]	2007-04-01 08:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL SA
07RIYADH67	PLANNED FEBRUARY VISIT OF PUTIN TO THE KINGDOM [...] (C) The Russian Embassy to the KSA confirmed January 8 media reports that Russian President Putin will visit the KSA in February, fulfilling a promise made over three years ago. Putin will be the first Russian President to visit the KSA. His visit follows up on the September 2003 visit to Rus [...]	2007-01-14 17:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV SA RS
07RIYADH711	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Makovsky (Senior Professional Staff Member Alan Makovsky, Professional Staff Member David Weinberg, and Professional Staff Member Yevgeny Gurevich) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee to visit Riyad [...]	2007-04-09 12:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN SA
07RIYADH797	SAUDI RESPONSE TO THE NATANZ FUEL ENRICHMENT PLANT [...] (SBU) As per request in reftel, Embassy delivered a diplomatic note with a request that Saudi Arabia refrain from sending a representative to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Natanz Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Plant in Iran. In follow-up conversations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, In [...]	2007-04-16 15:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC SA
07RIYADH812	FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL FAISAL TO REPRESENT [...] (SBU) Per ref a, in a 17 April meeting, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal reported to Iraq Special Coordinator Satterfield, Treasury Deputy Director Nugent, Charge D'Affaires Gfoeller, and ADCM Rundell that he would represent the Saudi government at the May 3 International Compact for I [...]	2007-04-18 15:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IO IZ PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH873	MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CONTINUES TO UNDERSCORE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. --------------------------------------------- Iranian Threat Weighs on MOI; MOI Requests Threat Brief and Addition to Agenda for JWG -------------------------------------------- 2. (S) During an April 21 meeting, Ministry of [...]	2007-04-25 16:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EPET PTER PGOV INR SA
07RIYADH881	CODEL PELOSI APRIL 5 MEETING WITH MAJLIS AL-SHURA [...] (C) U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and delegation met on April 5 with Majlis Al-Shura Chairman Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Humaid, several other Shura Council members, and Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir. During a lively exchange of information and ideas, Humaid expl [...]	2007-04-28 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG PTER CVIS IS IR SA
07RIYADH922	A VICTORY IN THE SAUDI WAR ON TERROR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) recently reported to the press that it detained 172 suspected terrorists, dismantled seven terror cells, and seized large amounts of weapons and explosives, along with SR 20 million (USD 5.3 million). The arrests and seizures occurred over [...]	2007-05-02 15:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PGOV PREL KISL ASEC SA
07RIYADH931	WOMEN VOTE: STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS A SUCCESS IN [...] (U) Prince Sultan University College for Women (PSU) held its first student council elections on April 25. This private university is the first in Riyadh to establish student councils and hold elections. Following a campus-wide awareness training on the purpose of student councils, the impo [...]	2007-05-05 04:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA
07RIYADH932	SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP REACTIVATED IN PUBLIC SPHERE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The London-based Saudi opposition group Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) began another unsuccessful public call on March 22 for protests in local mosques in Riyadh and Jeddah. The last time that MIRA called for protests was in August 2006 during the Lebanon crisis. [...]	2007-05-05 04:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
07RIYADH954	SAUDI ARABIA NOMINATES ITSELF FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE WMO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs informing us the SAG intends to nominate itself for re-election to the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Following is the [...]	2007-05-08 04:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO SA
07RIYADH955	TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered several terrorism finance demarches to the SAG on the following dates: --ref A, "Designation of Additional Syrian Entities," on 13 February via diplomatic note 07-248; --ref B, "Designation of Five Terrorist Facilitators and Inciters," on 13 February via diplomatic [...]	2007-05-08 04:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KTFN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH960	SAUDI ARABIA REQUESTS USG VOTE FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note numbered 42867/25/97 on 8 April from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support in 2008 for the SAG to be re-elected as a member of the International Maritime Organization Council [...]	2007-05-08 12:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT IO ECON SA
07RIYADH965	JAPANESE PM SEEKS TO ENHANCE POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe traveled to Riyadh on April 28 to discuss with the SAG economic and political cooperation, the Middle East Peace Initiative, and Japan's permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council. According to a contact at the Japanese Embassy, the [...]	2007-05-08 15:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BTIO ECON KNNP UNSC SA
07RIYADH966	GCC ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS DR. ABDULKARIM HAMADI SIPDIS TOLD POLOFF ON APRIL 24 THAT HE FEARS A NUCLEAR ARMS RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IS CONFIDENT THAT IRAN WILL PROCEED WITH A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM. HE SAID INTERNATIO [...]	2007-05-08 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KISL KNNP SA
07RIYADH976	TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (U) On April 23, the newly-appointed Saudi Customs Director General Saleh bin Manea Al-Khilwey told Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien that the implementation of new cash declaration procedures is imminent. The SAG has relayed the same m [...]	2007-05-09 12:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER SA
07ROME1	TERRORIST FINANCE - ITALY: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] (S) Econoff met with Giampaolo Cantini, Head of the Counter Terrorism Policy Unit at the MFA's Department for Multilateral Political Affairs on December 28 to discuss reftel points. Cantini stated that the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) would research the individuals listed in refte [...]	2007-01-03 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU IT
07ROME1014	KOSOVO UPDATE: D'ALEMA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Italy is becoming more vocal about its support for the Ahtisaari plan. This week, in an interview in the Italian weekly L'Espresso, FM D'Alema stated that Italy was for supervised independence and noted that Kosovo cannot go back to Belgrade rule. PM Prodi, who asserts he is per [...]	2007-05-14 12:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME1015	LEBANON: ITALY CAUTIOUS ON HARIRI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered Ref A demarche May 10 separately to MFA Near East Deputy Office Director Danielle Bosio, UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini, and the Prime Minister's Middle East Advisor Marco Carnelos, encouraging GOI support for a UNSCR to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Bo [...]	2007-05-14 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER UNSC LE IT
07ROME1017	ITALIAN CANDIDATE FOR OSCE HIGH COMMISSIONER ON [...] Guido Lenzi, diplomatic advisor to the Minister of Interior, met with poloff on May 10 to seek support for his candidacy as the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Lenzi, a member of the Italian diplomatic service since 1964, has significant multilateral experience with NATO, UN, E [...]	2007-05-15 10:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL IT
07ROME1029	ITALY REAFFIRMS CUBA TWO-TRACK APPROACH TO DAS [...] (C) Summary. In May 7 meetings with Italian officials, DAS Madison highlighted concerns about rising repression in Cuba and GOC efforts to create divisions in the international community, and hailed the Unity for Freedom statement. She called for the international community to focus on the r [...]	2007-05-16 09:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV EU CU VZ IT
07ROME1030	ITALIANS SUPPORT RAPID MOVEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 10:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AG MO WI IT
07ROME1036	ITALIAN REQUEST AT UN TO UNFREEZE BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (S/NF) Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial Crimes to learn more about the GOI proposal at the UN to unfreeze Bank Sepah Rome branch liquid assets. In particular, we inquired about plans to a) cover current expenses (e.g., utilities, legal and Ba [...]	2007-05-16 16:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT
07ROME1069	ADDITIONAL ITALIAN VIEWS ON REQUEST AT UN TO [...] (S/NF) EcMin met May 18 with Giuseppe Maresca, Director General of the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial Crimes. After EcMin strongly conveyed ref A instructions, Maresca explained that the GOI was balancing a "firm attitude" on UNSC resolutions, while being mindfu [...]	2007-05-18 11:36:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT
07ROME1105	ITALIANS OPPOSE RUSSIAN DRAFT OF OSCE CHARTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV IT
07ROME1106	OIE CHINA/TAIWAN: ITALY SUPPORTS EU POSITION TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for East Asia Giuseppe Mistretta May 21, emphasizing the need to work for consensus and delay a vote on the PRC resolution in the absence of consensus. May 22, Mistretta responded that Italy fully supported the EU position: --The World [...]	2007-05-23 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH IT
07ROME1109	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador May 23 made the points on the Special Lebanon Tribunal to FM Massimo D'Alema. D'Alema said he had spoken to both the Lebanese PM and French FM. The French were pushing hard for immediate action. However, while the GOI favored the resolution, it advocated waiting fo [...]	2007-05-23 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PTER LE IT
07ROME1110	ITALIANS OPPOSED TO OSCE BELARUS TRIP, WILL NOT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 07:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE BO IT
07ROME1112	ITALY MONITORING IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Poloffs conveyed Ref A points to MFA Gulf Countries Acting Office Director Lorenzo Klutzer May 10 and MFA South Africa Acting Office Director Paolo Campanini May 23, emphasizing U.S. concerns about implications of the growing Iran-Venezuela alliance for terrorism and proliferation activiti [...]	2007-05-24 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER KNNP PARM VE
07ROME1122	ITALY ON SYRIA'S SHAM PRESIDENTIAL "REFERENDUM" [...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel points to Luciano Pezzotti, Director of the MFA Office for Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories. PMC urged an Italian and/or EU statement addressing Syria's pending presidential referendum. He said the Syrian Government should [...]	2007-05-24 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN IT
07ROME1131	WHALES - ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON USG IWC [...] Per instructions in reftel, on May 4, ESTH Counselor contacted Italian IWC Commissioner Giuseppe Ambrosio to convey points on U.S. priorities in advance of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. We also sent points to Deputy IWC Commissioner Dr. Aldo Cosentino, Direc [...]	2007-05-25 10:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IT
07ROME1132	G-6 AND DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy hosted a meeting of the six larger EU nations in Venice May 11-12 to discuss strategies and share experiences on ways to better cooperate in the fight against radicalization and terrorism. Known as the "G6" meetings of EU interior ministers, this year's meeting included DH [...]	2007-05-25 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV IT
07ROME1158	EGYPT-ITALY TRADE AND INVESTMENT INCREASE AS EGYPT [...] (U) Summary. Italy and Egypt are significant trade partners, with trade between the two countries dominated by Italy's export of machinery to Egypt and Egypt's export of crude oil to Italy. Italy is Egypt's largest EU trading partner, and is a leading source of foreign investment in Egypt. [...]	2007-05-25 14:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EG IT
07ROME116	ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON SOMALIA OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary. Italy generally agreed with the talking points on Somalia policy in Ref A, according to MFA Somalia Coordinator Giancarlo Izzo. In a January 16 meeting with poloff, Izzo noted the importance of finding consensus among the international community, and listed involving civil socie [...]	2007-01-18 12:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SO IT
07ROME1163	AMB. WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS, [...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona, Deputy Legal Advisor Valerio Astraldi, Director of the Great Lakes Office Orazio Guanciale and UN Coordinator Giamberto De Vito on May 21 to discuss the International Crimin [...]	2007-05-29 08:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KAWC PREL PGOV IT
07ROME1168	DEMARCHE: AGILE LAUNCH; PROTEST OF USML TRANSFER TO INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 29, ECMIN delivered points regarding the launch from India of the Italian AGILE satellite, and the related, unlicensed re-export from Italy to India of USML-listed items (ref A),to the MFA official responsible for Space and Science and Technology Cooperation. The latter resp [...]	2007-05-29 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC PARM TSPA IT IN
07ROME1187	KOSOVO: TADIC CLAIMS RUSSIANS HAVE PROMISED TO [...] (C) Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told PM Prodi and FM D'Alema on May 29 that Russia had promised Serbia a veto of any UNSC resolution that would separate Kosovo from Serbia, according to MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona. Tadic told Prodi and D'A [...]	2007-05-31 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME1190	AFTER THREATENING JSF FUNDING, GOI OFFICIAL [...] (S) Summary. In a May 21 meeting with Ecmin, Alfredo Cuzzoni, the Ministry of Economic Development official responsible for the Ministry's support for Italy's defense industry, described an Italian defense procurement system constrained by political infighting and limited budgets. Cuzzoni s [...]	2007-06-01 05:47:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETTC IR IT MARR PARM PREL
07ROME120	ITALY - DESIGNATIONS OF ADDITIONAL SYRIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PTER KTFN KNNP EFIN ETTC SY IT PARM
07ROME1216	ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY'S AGILE LAUNCH: RATIONALE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (C) Summary. Separate discussions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Universities and Research, and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) indicate that the decision to proceed with the launch of ASI's AGILE satellite from I [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC PARM IT
07ROME1217	ITALY IPR: POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN GOI SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY AND INTRO: On May 31, Economic Development Minister Bersani hosted Ambassador Spogli for a joint public presentation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Bersani and the Ambassador emphasized the necessity of effective IPR protection to stimulate growth and innovation in knowledge [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV
07ROME122	ITALY: BUSINESS AS USUAL - EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a discussion with Emboffs about Italy halting export credit insurance for Iran (Ref A),a Ministry of Finance official -- who also serves as the President of Italy's export credit agency (ECA) SACE -- replied that an internal review of SACE's business with Iran in 2006 had [...]	2007-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR IT
07ROME1229	ITALY 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the Embassy is aware of four (4) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Italy. CLAIMS ====== 2. a. Claimant A b. 1974 - 1980 c. Claimant A, a U.S. citizen who died in September 1997, alleged that real property i [...]	2007-06-05 14:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV IT
07ROME1232	ITALY TO ABSTAIN IN EU VOTE ON STACKED BIOTECH [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EU IT
07ROME1233	ITALIANS HESITANT ON TOUGHER SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Poloff met June 1 with Fabrizio Pignatelli, MFA Horn of Africa Office Director, to discuss ref A points and press the GOI to support, within the UNSC, a strong sanctions resolution against Sudan. (Note: Ref A points were also delivered to MFA UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini, who of [...]	2007-06-05 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EU IT
07ROME1265	ITALIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S NEW CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Italian Minister of Environment's categorical public call for binding CO2 emission reduction targets for all countries, the Chief Climate Change Negotiator said that the GOI has not yet formulated an official reaction to President Bush's May 31 climate change framew [...]	2007-06-07 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG IT
07ROME127	GOI RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) Econoff delivered ref A nonpaper on Iranian efforts to procure specialty steel for use in its ballistic missile program to Enrico Padula, the MFA working-level official responsible for MTCR issues. Padula said the GOI shares USG concerns regarding Iranian attempts to procure items contro [...]	2007-01-19 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL IR IT
07ROME1270	ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (C) There has been little change in Italy's relationship with Cuba in the past six months. The most significant event in bilateral relations this period was a visit by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque to Rome on March 15. In his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, [...]	2007-06-08 08:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT
07ROME1281	BANK OF ITALY PUTS BANK SEPAH ROME UNDER "SPECIAL [...] (S/NF) The Bank of Italy (BOI) regulator overseeing BOI administration of Bank Sepah Rome since passage of UNSCR 1747 informed Econoff June 8 that BOI "special administration" of the branch is now in place. The Ministry of Finance approved BOI's request to move to a special administration of [...]	2007-06-11 16:31:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC ECON UN IR IT
07ROME129	FM D'ALEMA LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO BRING TO [...] (C) Italian MFA Lebanon Desk Officer De Parolis confirmed to Poloff on January 18 that FM Massimo D'Alema would lead Italy's delegation to the January 25 Paris III Donor Conference on Lebanon. He will be accompanied by MFA DG for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini; the [...]	2007-01-22 10:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	XF LE IT
07ROME130	ITALY'S POSITION ON OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY [...] (SBU) EcMin met January 19 with Francesco Borgomeo, Chief of Cabinet at the Ministry of Justice, to discuss Italy's views on the OECD's Working Group on Bribery (reftel). Borgomeo stated that the GOI agrees as to the effectiveness of the Working Group. He added that Italy will continue to wo [...]	2007-01-22 11:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCOR OECD IT
07ROME1310	UNSCR 1747/OECD: ITALY WOULD LIKELY SUPPORT UNSCR [...] (C) Econoff met June 14 with Filippo Giansante, Ministry of Finance Chief of the Paris Club Division, to discuss options to restrict export credit flows to Iran through the OECD (refs A and B). (Note: Giansante is also an advisor to Ignazio Angeloni, President of Italy's export credit agenc [...]	2007-06-14 11:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN EU IR IT
07ROME1312	ITALY WELCOMES INITIATIVE ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, [...] (C) Poloffs met with Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli June 13 to discuss the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary impasse and next steps forward, per reftel. Poloffs emphasized the need for practical steps and sought Italian views on the current situation and a late June meeting of int [...]	2007-06-14 13:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ER ET IT
07ROME1315	BOSNIA: NEW HIGH REPRESENTATIVE LAJCAK TELLS [...] (C) Miroslav Lajcak, the next High Representative for Bosnia, visited Rome on May 28 to meet with the PM's senior diplomatic advisor Stefano Sannino, MFA Director General for Political Affairs Giulio Terzi, MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian and MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De [...]	2007-06-14 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK IT
07ROME1324	THE PRODI GOVERNMENT:LIMPING FROM SCANDAL TO [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has stumbled through a series of tight votes since his government nearly collapsed in February. Scandals, poor results in local elections and political stalemate have demoralized much of his coalition as both his left and centrist flanks talk of hardening their stance on issues [...]	2007-06-15 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME1325	NO ITALIAN BILATERAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR UNRWA [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with several contacts at the MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) June 11 and 14. Contacts stated that there were no MFA bilateral assistance funds available to assist Lebanon; rather, ODC and the Italian Embassy in Beirut would work with the U [...]	2007-06-15 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL KWBG EU LE IT
07ROME1327	ITALY SUPPORTS ARMS TRADE TREATY, LOBBYING [...] (U) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini and Chemical Weapons Coordinator Giulio Picheca June 12, noting U.S. concerns that the proposed Arms Trade Treaty will provide governments a fig leaf for arms exports, and urging that countries implement strict do [...]	2007-06-15 14:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM ETTC KOMC UNDC
07ROME1329	EDISON: PROBLEMATIC EU DECISION ON POSEIDON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Italian energy company Edison views the EU Commission's May 22 ruling on third party access exemption for the Poseidon pipeline as flawed but sufficient for construction to proceed. Edison's [...]	2007-06-15 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ENTG ETRD AJ GR TU IT
07ROME1332	ITALIANS SUPPORTIVE OF KEEPING COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-16 11:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL IT
07ROME1333	KOSOVO: ITALIANS NOT READY TO DISCUSS INDEPENDENCE [...] (C/NF) FM D'Alema is convinced of the need to exhaust every means possible to reach consensus on a resolution even if it meant a 120-180 day delay. The Italian MFA, therefore, will not engage at this point on discussions related to a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo absent a [...]	2007-06-18 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC SR YI IT
07ROME134	GOI THOUGHTS ON ENERGY SECURITY IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) On January 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points on energy security to Gianni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues. Manfredi said the GOI agrees with the "general thrust" of the EU energy policy released January 10, but noted the need for further work on [...]	2007-01-22 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IT
07ROME1369	CENTER-LEFT ELEMENTS SOFT-PEDALING ON DRUGS [...] (C) Summary: During last year's electoral campaign, the center-left coalition consistently made clear that a top priority would be to abolish a relatively tough anti-drug law passed by the previous Berlusconi government. However, it is not clear that coalition members who advocate overhauling [...]	2007-06-21 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR UNCDN EU AF IT
07ROME1388	ITALY AGREES HYBRID AU/UN FORCE IN DARFUR A [...] (C) Summary: During June 21 meetings with Italian officials, IO/PSC Office Director Douglas Wake discussed Sudan, Lebanon, Chad, and peacekeeping operations. On Darfur, Wake stressed the need to move forward quickly with the hybrid force while remaining willing to consider sanctions if Khart [...]	2007-06-25 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL LE XF SU CD UN IT
07ROME140	ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CHINA [...] (U) Trade and investment between Italy and China will reach record levels in 2006, likely surpassing 2005's 18.7 billion euro in trade. The countries made a concerted effort to increase bilateral trade and investment in 2006, including the largest-ever Italian trade delegation to China and c [...]	2007-01-23 12:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD CH IT
07ROME1400	ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 11:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR UN IT
07ROME1412	ITALY TO ABSTAIN IN EU VOTE ON "HERCULEX" GM CORN [...] (U) On June 22, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered Ref A points on EU approval for a biotech corn variety, "Herculex Root Worm," for feed and food purposes to Dr. Romano Marabelli, Ministry of Health Director General for Animal and Human Health. Marabelli confirmed that, as [...]	2007-06-27 16:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EU IT
07ROME1432	ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER RAISES ALPHA MAGNETIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C/NF) During President Bush's June 9 meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Romano Prodi raised the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (aka anti-matter spectrometer - AMS) experiment, saying that the GOI hoped the AMS would be carried on the [...]	2007-06-28 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TSPA PREL KSCA NASA IT
07ROME1469	ITALY - REQUEST FOR INDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered July 3 reftel non-paper requesting additional background information on individuals and entities listed in UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to the MFA's Office for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial C [...]	2007-07-05 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UN IR IT
07ROME147	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART I [...] This is part one of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. 2. SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, the GOI still needs to enact economic reforms and take other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate. Current positives in [...]	2007-01-23 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME1472	ITALY HAS MIXED VIEWS ON HRC SESSION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini July 5. Carpini said Italy was "not overwhelmingly happy" with the results of the Council's fifth session, but suggested that the compromise was necessary to move the Council forward. Considering the [...]	2007-07-06 10:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC IT
07ROME1486	ITALY IPR: EMBASSY HOSTED VIDEO WEBCHAT UNITES [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Rome recently hosted a live on-line conversation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) between a top representative from Italy's largest labor union and another from its preeminent industry association--a first. Over the course of an hour, both presenters emphasized the dama [...]	2007-07-06 14:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KIPR IT
07ROME1487	ITALIAN REACTIONS TO USG PROPOSALS AT NUCLEAR [...] (C) After a lengthy delay occasioned by the travel of the Italian official responsible for nonproliferation and export control issues and other postponements on the Italian side, Econoff recently succeeded in exchanging views on USG proposals for information sharing at the Nuclear Suppliers Gr [...]	2007-07-06 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CBW ETTC MNUC KNNP IAEA IR IT
07ROME1489	ITALY MULLING ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Levant, Danielle Bosio and MOD Office of the Diplomatic Advisor Antonella Remia July 5. ODC also delivered the points to the Italian Defense General Staff. MOD Diplomatic Advisor Achille Amerio told poloff July 6 that senior Leb [...]	2007-07-06 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LE IT
07ROME149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]	2007-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME1493	CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Caribbean and Central America Office Director Michele Pala on July 9. He also provided detailed background information and urged that the GOI look for opportunities to help expand internet access for Cuban civil society. 2. (C) Pala said that Ital [...]	2007-07-09 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON EINT PREL TINT XG XL IT
07ROME1494	VELTRONI: LIFELINE FOR LEFT, BUT MIGHT SINK PRODI [...] (C/NF) Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni's candidacy and near coronation as leader of the soon-to-be Democratic Party (PD) establishes him as an alternative pole of leadership to PM Prodi within the center left. Veltroni, who successfully presents himself as a political outsider despite a lifetime a [...]	2007-07-09 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME1497	ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ON UN ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In bilateral meetings on the fringes of the Rome Afghan conference, Italy's prime minister and foreign minister guardedly welcomed the prospect of a new, high-level UN envoy for Afghanistan. But PM Prodi told USUN Amb Khalilzad it would be important for such an envoy to have adequate res [...]	2007-07-09 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IT
07ROME1511	GOI SHARES ITS THOUGHTS ON ENI-GAZPROM "SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Econoff to discuss the agreement between Eni and Gazprom to build the "South Stream" natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Bulgaria, GOI officials emphasized their continued commitment to the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline, which will carry Azeri natural gas [...]	2007-07-11 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IT
07ROME152	ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CUBA [...] (U) Italy is Cuba's eighth-largest trading partner and consistently runs a large trade surplus with Cuba. Italian exports to Cuba increased in 2006 after several years of decline, while imports remain limited. Foreign direct investment, focused on the tourism and telecom sectors, has declin [...]	2007-01-24 10:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV CU IT
07ROME1542	ITALY CONFIRMS IT HAS ITS OWN IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Poloff met July 17, 2007 with MFA Office Director for Migration and Asylum Marco Matacotta Cordella and urged Italy to support the candidacy of Ambassador William Lacy Swing for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Matacotta Cordella said he appreciated [...]	2007-07-17 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG IT
07ROME1559	ITALY WILL MAINTAIN CONSENSUS FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Office Director for OSCE Brunella Borzi Cornacchia July 20 and urged Italy to help maintain the consensus achieved in the June Community of Democracies Convening Group meeting. He also raised the possibility of extending an invitation to Taiwan to [...]	2007-07-20 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IT
07ROME1584	ITALY WILL CONSIDER UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 16:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO IT
07ROME1588	D'ALEMA/KOSOVO: CAN'T LET RUSSIA IMPOSE WILL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador probed FM D'Alema on Kosovo in a meeting on July 23, shortly after the minister returned from the GAERC. Ambassador noted that the situation was dangerous, and could blow up in Europe's face if there were no independence. FM D'Alema said recognition of Kosovo independen [...]	2007-07-26 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT
07ROME1589	ITALY CONCURS ON ATTENDANCE FOR GEORGIA/UNOMIG [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 11:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GG RS IT

07ROME1598	ITALY SHARES CONCERN ABOUT MEDIA FREEDOM IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Europe Marco Clemente July 25 and discussed recent troubling developments in regard to media freedom, freedom of assembly and due process in Azerbaijan. Poloff urged Italy to maintain its [...]	2007-07-26 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM EUN AJ IT
07ROME162	A/S FRIED DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MIDDLE [...] (C/NF) EUR A/S Daniel Fried discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Middle East with GOI officials in January 10-11 meetings in Rome. (Fried meetings with PM Prodi and FM D'Alema reported septel) On the Middle East, Fried stated that the administration would focus significant attention on the re [...]	2007-01-25 08:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO IT
07ROME1629	ITALY SUPPORTS AMIS-UNAMID TRANSITION LANGUAGE IF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for East Africa Fabrizio Pignatelli July 30 and pressed him to instruct the Italian mission in New York to support draft language on transition timing from AMIS to UNAMID. 2. (C) Pignatelli said Italy understands the need to move [...]	2007-07-30 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU IT
07ROME163	ITALIAN FM: NO MORE ON MILITARY SIDE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/S Fried urged FM D'Alema to bring to the NATO ministerial on Afghanistan ideas for an enhanced commitment, including on caveats, to the multinational effort there. D'Alema responded flatly that Italy could not do more on the military side, although it would confirm its commitment. When [...]	2007-01-25 08:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO IT
07ROME1645	MRS. PRODI'S TRAVEL TO NEW YORK UNCONFIRMED [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT
07ROME1657	MODIFYING THE ARMS EMBARGO UNDER UNSC DR CONGO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
07ROME1676	ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (U) Information follows according to format in reftel: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and [...]	2007-08-06 09:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT
07ROME17	ITALY LOOKS TO SANCTIONS COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP ON [...] (S/NF) Pol M/C called MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi January 4 to follow up on GOI thinking following passage of UNSCR 1737, and in particular next steps on Bank Sepah and Iran's Aerospace Industries Organnization (AIO). Terzi said the GOI has no plans to withdraw Bank Sepah's authority [...]	2007-01-04 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN KNNP IR UNAUS IT
07ROME1703	ITALY RECEPTIVE TO GAER REELECTION TO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 10:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IT
07ROME1710	ITALY AWAITS DETAILS ON BURUNDIAN NEEDS FOR AMISOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 15:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO IT
07ROME1722	RED CROSS: ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON STANDING [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 14:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IT
07ROME1730	ITALY: NO TO UNIFIL MANDATE CHANGE; SEEKS EARLY [...] (C) Summary. MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti said August 7 that Italy did not want changes to the UNIFIL mandate. He asked for early inclusion in UNSC talks on mandate renewal. PM diplomatic adviser Marco Carnelos echoed this. Both GOI officials stressed to poloff the GOI's [...]	2007-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN XF LE IT
07ROME175	ITALY ON THE UNSC: A EUROPEAN VOICE [...] (C) Summary. Italy enters the UN Security Council under Romano Prodi's center-left government, looking to show its commitment to multilateralism, enhance EU coordination on UNSC issues, and focus on areas within the GOI sphere of influence and where it has troop commitments. The Middle East, [...]	2007-01-26 11:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC IT
07ROME1753	ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FOLLOW-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable updates information provided ref A. Information follows according to format in ref B: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arriva [...]	2007-08-16 13:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT
07ROME1783	ITALY'S NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR CALLS U.S. CFE [...] (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel points and non-paper August 20 to MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini who called the approach an extremely constructive breakthrough. He said he was encouraged to see such a positive move forward, and appreciated the USG's efforts [...]	2007-08-21 10:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT
07ROME1784	ITALY CONSIDERING IGAD PARTNERS' FORUM MEETING IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Office Director for East Africa Domenico Polloni August 21. Polloni said Italy agreed with the U.S. on the importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, and said the question of an IGAD Partners' Forum (IPF) [...]	2007-08-21 11:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU IT
07ROME1787	ITALY ACCEPTS 46 AFRICAN MIGRANTS RESCUED AT SEA [...] (SBU) On August 20 Embassy Rome made an urgent request per Secstate 116313 for assistance with the 46 African migrants, rescued at sea by the U.S. Navy August 19 in international waters 60 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. The GOI decided late August 20 to take custody of the migrants, [...]	2007-08-21 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MOPS PHSA PHUM PREF SMIG LY TS IS MT
07ROME1789	ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Acting PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Office Director Filippo Formica and Acting UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini August 22. A/PolMinCouns explained that South African and Indonesian efforts to prevent the internet posting of country ma [...]	2007-08-22 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT
07ROME1793	ITALIAN INTELLIGENCE REFORM: EXTERNAL/INTERNAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 1, the Italian parliament approved an intelligence reform law that will become effective October 12, 2007. The new law more clearly delineates domestic and external intelligence services while creating a DNI-like coordinator and giving ultimate political authority/re [...]	2007-08-22 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IT
07ROME1800	ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 10:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT
07ROME1801	PROSPECTS FOR ITALIAN A/CFE RATIFICATION TIMING - [...] (C) Following up REF B conversation on A/CFE, MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini called Acting Political Minister-Counselor August 23 to inform that he had made a formal request to the MFA's Legal Advisor for an estimate of how long it would take Italy to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty. B [...]	2007-08-23 11:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT
07ROME1841	ICG ON SOMALIA: ITALY AGREES ON INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting East Africa Office Director Domenico Polloni August 10, requesting Italian support for permanent observer status for Canada and Yemen in the International Contact Group on Somalia in anticipation of the upcoming ICG meeting in Rome September 10. [...]	2007-08-29 14:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO IT
07ROME1842	ITALY: SANNINO ON KOSOVO, IRAN, MEPP, SYRIA - [...] (C/NF) In a wide-ranging conversation over breakfast August 29, the Ambassador discussed Kosovo, Iran, Hamas and Syria with the PM's Senior Diplomatic Advisor (National Security Advisor-Equivalent) Stefano Sannino. Sannino agreed that a UNSCR on Kosovo was unlikely and suggested that the inte [...]	2007-08-29 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KV IR IS WE SY JO IT
07ROME1844	SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU ACTION ON SEIF; WILL [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East, Marco Carnelos, and to the MFA's Acting Office Director for Near East Affairs, Michele Tommasi August 29. Tommasi said the GOI was well aware of the Seif case and supported the EU's plan to appr [...]	2007-08-30 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EUN SY IT
07ROME1856	ITALY RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND 2007 GNEP [...] In response to Secretary Bodman's invitation to attend the second Ministerial Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership in Vienna September 16 (ref B),Embassy received a letter on 8/30 informing us that Undersecretary for Economic Development Marco Stradiotto of the Ministry of Econom [...]	2007-08-30 16:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IT
07ROME1861	MRS. PRODI WILL NOT TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT
07ROME1872	GOI RESPONSE TO USG 2007-2008 SPECIAL 301 [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 11). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered information on the USG Special 301 Initiative and an IPR Action Plan to Mauro Masi, the Government of Italy's (GOI) Delegate on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Chief of Cabinet to Massimo D'Alema in his r [...]	2007-09-04 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV IT
07ROME1873	D'ALEMA, ISCHINGER POINT TO EU FUTURE FOR SERBIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. On August 29, EU representative to the Troika Wolfgang Ischinger met with FM D'Alema in Rome to discuss the way forward on Kosovo. D'Alema and Ischinger agreed that Serbia and Kosovo should look toward EU integration as a way to achieve regional stability. Ischinger stated th [...]	2007-09-04 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC SR KV IT
07ROME188	PUTIN-PRODI MEETING FOCUSES ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Italian PM Prodi's January 23 dinner with Russian President Putin focused largely on bilateral trade issues. According to the MFA Russian Desk, Putin will visit Italy in mid-March for a bilateral visit to Rome and the Vatican and then to Bari for an summit focused primarily on trade, telec [...]	2007-01-26 16:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV RU SR YI IT
07ROME1885	ITALIAN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY WILL LITIGATE TO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel information on recovery of debt owed the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) by the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to Michal Ron, Head of Claims and International Agreement [...]	2007-09-06 11:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EXIM PREL IT ZI
07ROME1887	GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...]	2007-09-06 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT
07ROME1889	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN YATES, SPECIAL [...] Embassy Rome grants country clearance to John Yates, Special Envoy to Somalia, to travel to Italy September 09-11, 2007 to attend the Somalia International Conflict Contact Group meeting. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit will be: Christopher Deutsch POLITICAL OFFICER CLASS E- [...]	2007-09-06 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AORC IT SO KE
07ROME1900	ITALIAN MFA: KAZAKHS USING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO [...] (C) Summary. An Italian MFA official told us the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is using alleged environmental violations as part of a negotiating strategy aimed at squeezing more money out of the international consortium developing the Kashagan oilfield. Italian oil and gas parastatal Eni [...]	2007-09-07 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV EPET SENV KZ IT
07ROME1906	UNGA: ITALY ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini August 31. Poloff pressed for Italian support for transmission of the Human Rights Council report to the UN General Assembly Plenary via the Third Committee and communicated USG concerns about the EU-s [...]	2007-09-07 16:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL UNGA IT
07ROME191	ITALY: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Econoffs spoke with representatives of Italy's Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) and Telecom Italia about reftel's Italy-specific concerns and questions January 12 and 17. 2. Answers to reftel questions follow: Q: DOES THE REGULATOR CONDUCT A PERIODIC REVIEW WHERE THE INCUMBE [...]	2007-01-29 07:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD USTRIT IT
07ROME1916	ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR PART I OF ICAO [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) plans to support the United States's candidacy for re-election to Part I of the ICAO Council. Captain Silvio Manera will lead the Italian delegation to ICAO. The GOI has requested informal reciproc [...]	2007-09-10 13:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ICAO PREL IT
07ROME1917	ITALY: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On September 7, SciCouns met with Alessandra Molina, Head of Office VII of the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights to deliver points in para 9 of reftel. Counselor Molina is the "IAEA Desk Officer" (among other responsibilities) and as such will [...]	2007-09-10 14:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA IT
07ROME1919	ITALY: IAEA/IRAN PLAN OF ACTION NO SUBSTITUTE FOR [...] (C) On September 6 the Ambassador spoke with FM D'Alema to convey reftel points highlighting continued USG concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. D'Alema, who was on his way to the Gymnich ministerial requested an immediate copy of the points to review on his way to Portugal, which we prov [...]	2007-09-10 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA IR IT KNNP MNUC
07ROME192	PRESSING ITALY ON AFGHANISTAN CAVEATS AND IRAN [...] (C) Visiting EUR/WE director Allegrone urged GOI officials to look hard at ways to enhance Italy's military contribution in Afghanistan. MFA officials responded that they were doing so, but had to tread carefully to avoid a veto of mission funding by far-left members of the governing coaliti [...]	2007-01-29 10:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV XF AF IR IZ LE KNNP IT
07ROME1930	ITALY SUPPORTS LAJCAK'S USE OF BONN POWERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, on September 10. De Cardona agreed with the USG assessment that the international community needed to reassert its authority in Bosnia in order to maintain stability and move forward on Dayton implement [...]	2007-09-11 10:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK EU IT
07ROME1938	SOMALIA: COMMUNIQUE OF SEPTEMBER 10 ICG MEETING [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met in Rome September 10. Details will follow septel. The text of the comminque issued by the ICG at the conclusion of the meeting is in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text of comminique. International Contact Group on Somalia Rome, 10 Septembe [...]	2007-09-11 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SO IT
07ROME194	ITALY TO PUSH FOR CCW AGREEMENT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary: The GOI generally supports finding ways to limit the use of cluster munitions but does not believe the Oslo Conference is the appropriate venue for the discussion. Italy's center-left coalition government is sympathetic to multilateral efforts that appear to defend humanitarian p [...]	2007-01-29 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO IT
07ROME1940	ITALY: RESPONSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information on post's activities to promote democracy and human rights and the Italian government's democracy and human rights priorities. 2. In promoting human rights, Mission Italy has focused on integration of immigrants, particularly Muslims, [...]	2007-09-11 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA IT
07ROME1945	ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...]	2007-09-12 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT
07ROME1946	ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...]	2007-09-12 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT
07ROME1947	ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...]	2007-09-12 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT
07ROME1948	(C) ITALIANS CONCERNED ABOUT SHARING IRAN-RELATED [...] (C) On September 10, Econoff delivered to the Italian Trade Ministry ref A demarche regarding the USG proposal to release to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Iran-related Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) export denial information. Salvatore Pistorio, the Trade Ministry official r [...]	2007-09-12 14:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IR IT
07ROME1949	D'ALEMA/IRAN: OPEN TO FURTHER UNSC SANCTIONS, [...] (C) The Ambassador engaged FM Massimo D'Alema on Iran and Syria in a meeting on September 12, shortly after the minister returned from trips to the EU GYMNICH, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. The conversation also followed recent visits to Italy of Syrian VP al-Shara, Iranian DFM Jalili, Isr [...]	2007-09-12 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AF LE XF UN KNNP IT
07ROME1959	AMBASSADOR ASKS SANNINO TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C/NF) On September 13, the Ambassador met with Stefano Sannino, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to PM Prodi. Sannino informed the Ambassador that he would be traveling to Tehran next week to meet Deputy FM Jalili and chief nuclear negotiator Larajani to discuss the nuclear issue, Afghanistan and L [...]	2007-09-13 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC IR SU SY IT
07ROME1960	ITALY SUPPORTS SPANISH ESDP MISSION FOR LEBANON; [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. support for an ESDP Lebanon border assistance mission to MFA Lebanon/Syria desk officer Michelle Tomassi September 13. Poloff stressed that any EU work to help secure the Lebanon-Syria border be Lebanon oriented and include as little engagement with S [...]	2007-09-13 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL XF LE IT
07ROME198	IRAN: ITALIAN ECA CHIEF ECONOMIST ON USG [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the Chief Economist of SACE, Italy's export credit agency (ECA),to review SACE's current business in Iran. He explained that there has been a net decrease in SACE's business in Iran in the past six months, due to a SACE decision not to insure further trade [...]	2007-01-30 12:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR IT
07ROME1984	IRAN: FOLLOW-UP ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOG MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN IT
07ROME1993	ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIA FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) On September 10 the Italian MFA hosted an international conference on Central Asia in Rome. The conference included the participation of the FMs from Italy and Uzbekistan, DFMs from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Representatives of Italy, the US (SCA/CEN Spratlen) [...]	2007-09-18 10:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IT KZ KG TX TI UZ
07ROME1994	LEBANON: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer Gabriella Biondi and Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi September 17 and urged Italy to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Poloffs emphasized that given Italy's significant presence on the ground in UNIFIL, Italy had [...]	2007-09-18 10:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC LE PTER IT
07ROME2014	SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...]	2007-09-19 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO IT
07ROME2024	GOI RELUCTANT TO PUSH FOR WIPO DG IDRIS'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) is reluctant to support USG's call for the resignation of Kamil Idris, Director General (DG) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The GOI fears that forcing Idris to resign would provoke WIPO members from developing countries t [...]	2007-09-20 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ETRD KIPR PGOV WIPO IT
07ROME2026	ITALY: POLITICAL STALEMATE LIMITS PRODI [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME2032	ITALIAN ENGAGEMENT ON IRAN MONEY LAUNDERING COULD [...] (S) Summary: As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers taking action against the Iranian financial system in October, the Italian representative said that he intended to engage the Iranian Embassy over their failure to respond to repeated entreaties by senior FATF officials. Treasury [...]	2007-09-21 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT
07ROME2046	ITALY: YOUR MEETING WITH FM D'ALEMA SEPTEMBER 27 [...] (C/NF) Summary. While the issues on Italy's international agenda in the near future will for the most part track with ours, the GOI's tactics and desired outcomes may not. D'Alema will want to discuss Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria, the Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan and Sudan. You may [...]	2007-09-24 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC IT
07ROME205	ITALIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Introduction and Summary. In a January 26 meeting with Acting Ecmin, Vincenzo De Luca, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Economic Development Bersani, identified intensifying U.S.-Italy cooperation on energy research and development and [...]	2007-01-31 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG KSCA IT
07ROME2071	ITALIAN EDISON DENIES ROLE IN SWISS FIRMS PURCHASE [...] (C) Summary. Econoff delivered to Edison Italia Ref A demarche regarding Swiss firm EGL's plans to purchase Iranian natural gas for export to Switzerland using the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) natural gas pipeline. Edison's Director for Institutional and Regulatory Affairs, Giampaolo Russo, d [...]	2007-09-25 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR SZ GR TU IT
07ROME2072	2006 ITALIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION DATA [...] (U) Italy is the EU's largest manufacturer of textiles and apparel, accounting for almost a quarter of total EU textiles and apparel production. Italian industrial production in fiscal year 2006 was valued at 345.1 billion dollars. Textiles and apparel production made up 22.4 billion doll [...]	2007-09-25 16:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT
07ROME2088	ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Marco Midolo, the MFA Middle-East Directorate's Deputy Chief of Staff, who confirmed that Italy plans to participate in the October 22-23 G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. He said the GOI would send Sergio Scarantino, PDAS-equivalent in the Italian MFA's Midd [...]	2007-09-28 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN IT
07ROME209	IO PDAS WARLICK'S ROME MEETINGS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C/NF) In January 29 consultations in Rome, visiting IO PDAS James Warlick discussed a broad range of upcoming UNSC issues including the Balkans, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa with Italy, a new non-permanent member. On Kosovo, Warlick and the Italians agreed on the way forward, and the [...]	2007-02-01 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC PHUM XF ZL XW IT
07ROME2093	ITALY: DOMESTIC STALEMATE KEEPS PRODI IN THE GAME, [...] (C/NF) A political stalemate keeps the fragile Prodi government afloat and could do so for a prolonged period, even as it prevents PM Prodi from tackling Italy's much needed institutional/economic reforms. The tense domestic politics and PM Prodi and FM D'Alema's different tactics on some item [...]	2007-09-28 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME2095	ITALIAN OFFICIALS AGREE TO MONITOR NEW IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: A senior Italian Ministry of Finance official agreed to carry out increased vigilance over new Iranian Central Bank (Bank Markazi) accounts in Italy (Ref A). The official told us that he has not met with the Iranian Embassy in Washington to discuss possible Financial Action Task Fo [...]	2007-09-28 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL EFIN ECON UNSC KNNP PTER IR IT
07ROME2096	AFGHANISTAN: ITALIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE REKINDLES ISAF [...] (C) Summary: The kidnapping and rescue of two Italian military intelligence officers in Western Afghanistan the weekend of September 22-24 has rekindled the political discussion in Italy over involvement in ISAF. But so far Prodi's far left allies in the fragile governing coalition are keepin [...]	2007-09-28 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF IT UK
07ROME210	ITALY UNABLE TO FILL MTCR CHAIRMANSHIP FOR 2007-08 [...] (C) Acting Ecmin spoke February 1 with Carlo Tripepi, Director of the MFA office responsible for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) issues, regarding GOI willingness to serve as MTCR Chair for 2007-08. According to Tripepi, Italy is not in a position to serve as MTCR Chair because budge [...]	2007-02-01 16:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC IT
07ROME211	EU CONSIDERING "EMBARGO" PROHIBITING EXPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETRD ETTC MTCRE IR EU IT
07ROME2113	BURMA: ITALY WELCOMES UNSC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: S/P Gordon raised the violent crackdown in Burma with Italian PolDir Terzi October 1. Terzi said Italy's position was in perfect alignment with that of the U.S., that Italy supported UNSC action on Burma and that he would instruct Italy's PermRep in New York to be in touch with A [...]	2007-10-03 10:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM IT
07ROME2115	ITALY AWAITING COMMON EU POSITION ON RAPE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI IT
07ROME2116	ITALY: RESPONSE ON COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 11:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IT
07ROME2130	BURMA: ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR FORMAL UNSC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 4 to MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi and Office Director for UN Affairs Leonardo Bencini. Poloff requested Italian support for a formal UN Security Council meeting on Burma with Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari and for a Presiden [...]	2007-10-04 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT
07ROME2131	S/P GORDON ENGAGES GOI ON KOSOVO, IRAN, [...] (C) S/P Director David Gordon engaged senior GOI officials on Kosovo, Russia, MEPP, Iran, Lebanon, UNSC reform, Darfur, Afghanistan and climate change during October 1 consultations. On Kosovo the Italians said the goal should be a UNSCR, and that the Kosovars should be persuaded to postpone [...]	2007-10-04 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XF AF IR LE UNAUS KNNP IT
07ROME2132	ITALY: PM PRODI SAYS HE'S WITH US ON IRAN, SEEKS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met PM Prodi October 1 and discussed the risks of Italian engagement with Iran and Syria, the need for a broad EU consensus on Kosovo, and developments in Afghanistan, as well as the November Middle East conference, and Italian support for the UN Sudan mission, UNSC action [...]	2007-10-04 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UNSC NATO IT
07ROME2143	TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIANS STILL NOT ON BOARD [...] (S) Summary: An Italian Ministry of Finance official predicted lengthy discussions on UNSCR 1737 (Iran) implementation at the October 12 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in Paris. Italian officials are also close to announcing a decision to approve delisting Italian national Nasredd [...]	2007-10-05 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT IR
07ROME2147	U.S. AIR CARRIERS BALK AT PROPOSED TERMINAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Italian civil aviation authorities at Rome's Fiumicino airport are mandating that U.S. air carriers transfer their check-in operations from their current location to a more distant and inconvenient terminal at t [...]	2007-10-10 09:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD IT
07ROME2148	ITALY UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT NEW ZEALAND DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation on October 5. Farruggia said that the GOI had not yet had an opportunity to study New Zealand's draft resolution but that the EU as a whole was unlikely to suppo [...]	2007-10-10 09:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA IT
07ROME2153	UNAMID: ITALY CONTRIBUTING C-130 TRANSPORT, [...] (C) S/P David Gordon pressed MFA PolDir Giulio Terzi October 1 to have Italy consider contributing helicopters to UNAMID, per reftel demarche request. Terzi said he thought it was unlikely, but said he would raise the matter at a higher level. Terzi pointed out that Italy had already agreed to [...]	2007-10-10 15:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO SU IT
07ROME2166	IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...]	2007-10-11 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT
07ROME2167	A/S DESUTTER'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter (in Rome for meetings from September 10-12 with Russian MFA Director Antonov on a post-START arrangement, see Ref A) met September 12-15 with Italian officials including MFA Political Director [...]	2007-10-11 16:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL START MNUC MCAP MARR US RS IT NATO
07ROME2169	ITALY: IRAN GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA DG FOR [...] (C/NF) On October 11 Charge' spoke with Cesare Ragaglini, the MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle East Affairs, about the importance we attach to EU Foreign Ministers taking action on Iran at the upcoming GAERC, per reftel. Ragaglini said he knew the Secretary had talked about [...]	2007-10-12 13:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN IT
07ROME2188	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSALS AT THE 2007 MTCR [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A-C papers detailing USG proposals for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Technical Experts Meeting (TEM) to Roberto Liotto, the new MFA office Director responsible for MTCR issues on September 24. Liotto was unable to respond to the substance of ref A-C [...]	2007-10-15 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IT
07ROME2204	ITALY: ASSISTANCE TO BURMA FOCUSED ON HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 11:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM BM IT
07ROME2207	RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEALERTING: ITALY [...] (C) Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation contacted Poloff to follow up on our October 5 demarche opposing the New Zealand Draft Resolution on the De-Alerting of Nuclear Forces (Ref B). He said that he had been informed by the Italian Miss [...]	2007-10-18 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA IT
07ROME2208	ITALY: EUR/RPM DIRECTOR GARY ROBBINS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins engaged Italian officials on Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Georgia and other NATO and OSCE issues during October 4 meetings in Rome. On Afghanistan, GOI officials said that Italy wanted to see NATO prioritize civilian over military information in its st [...]	2007-10-18 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM MARR MOPS NATO PINS OSCE IT
07ROME2214	AUTSR DONNELLY ENGAGES GOI ON DOHA, IPR/ACTA, AND [...] (U) Summary. In a September 26 meeting, GOI trade official Leonardo Schiavo told Assistant USTR Shaun Donnelly the GOI is committed to the success of the Doha Round, at the same time making clear that geographic indications are a key issue for the GOI. Schiavo characterized Italy as "one of [...]	2007-10-19 09:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL IT
07ROME2216	WRC-07 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS MEETING: GOI SUPPORTS U.S.- [...] Summary: Italian officials from both the Space Agency and the Communications Ministry have expressed support for reftel U.S. proposals. However, the communications officials leading ItalyQs delegation to the World Radiocommunications Conference- 07 (WRC-07) cautioned that they will need to co [...]	2007-10-19 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TSPA KSCA IT
07ROME2218	EU FMS TRIP: ITALY PROMOTING "CONSENSUS" [...] (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Levant Office Director Danielle Bosio October 18. Bosio said Italy agreed with reftel points on non-interference in Lebanese politics with one exception. Bosio agreed on the need for the three FMs to remain impartial, but explained that I [...]	2007-10-19 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IR IT KDEM LE PGOV PREL SP SY
07ROME2228	D'ALEMA WILL PRESS BELGRADE NOT TO BLOCK SERB [...] (C) On October 22, Poloff spoke with Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the MFA Balkans Office, to deliver reftel points. De Cardona noted that FM D'Alema would travel to Belgrade on October 23 to press Serbian leaders to use the period before December 10 constructively to either find a mutually [...]	2007-10-23 11:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR YI KO IT
07ROME2235	ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF'S OCT. 30 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met DefMin Parisi October 22 to preview agenda items likely to come up in Parisi's October 30 meeting with SecDef Gates. Parisi said he hoped to have a firm answer on Global Hawk by Oct. 30. He said categorically that Italy cannot contribute helicopters to the Darfur mission [...]	2007-10-24 09:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
07ROME2236	ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON UN IAAC ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 09:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UN UNGA IT
07ROME2241	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF USG [...] (C) Poloff met October 22 with MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini to discuss USG priorities in the UN Third Committee as outlined reftel. 2. (C) Carpini said the EU position on "no-action" motions remained unchanged, and Italy supported open debate in the UN as a matter of p [...]	2007-10-24 17:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN KTIA IT
07ROME2243	D'ALEMA TELLS KOSTUNICA INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) According to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, FM D'Alema told Serbian PM Kostunica October 23 that Serbia should use the period before December 10 to narrow differences with Pristina over Kosovo's final status. De Cardona told Poloff October 24 that D'Alema had stated t [...]	2007-10-25 11:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG SR YI KO IT
07ROME2246	BOLIVIA: ITALY WILL CONSIDER DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for South America Michele Giacomelli October 23 to discuss reftel points and request that Italy demarche the Government of Bolivia on its unhelpful support of Iran's nuclear program. Poloff explained USG concerns over inaccurate and troubling statements [...]	2007-10-25 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	BO IR KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA USUN IT
07ROME2247	ITALY: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with FM Massimo D'Alema October 25 to inform him of the designations of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. Executive Orders (reftel). He told the FM that the U.S. expected Italy to take these actions seriously and do all Italy could to make their impact felt, an [...]	2007-10-26 06:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07ROME2249	CUBA: ITALY SUPPORTS EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Office Director for Central America and the Caribbean Michele Pala and Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini on October 26. Poloff urged Italy to vote against, or at least abstain on, the UNGA Cuba embargo resolution, and sought agree [...]	2007-10-26 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU IT
07ROME2250	BURMA: ITALY AGREES EU-ASEAN SUMMIT IS AN [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Coordinator for Multilateral Affairs in Southeast Asia Anacleto Felicani October 26. Poloff shared information on U.S. sanctions against Burma and urged Italy to use the November 22 EU-ASEAN Summit to continue to put pressure on Burma, and to [...]	2007-10-26 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS ETRD BM IT
07ROME2258	ITALY: LOOKING BEYOND PRODI WHILE ENGAGING HIM [...] (C/NF) After the center right defeated Prodi's governing majority October 25 on seven fiscal bill amendments in the Senate, Prodi scraped together enough votes to pass the main piece of legislation at 1:04 a.m. With additional coalition allies threatening to drop Prodi daily, the political deb [...]	2007-10-29 11:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME2261	AFTER JALILI/LARIJANI VISIT, ITALIANS SEE NO [...] (C//NF) Summary: The GOI sees no softening of the Iranian position on nuclear enrichment after the October 23 visit of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team. Nevertheless, Italy sees Iran's agreement to ontinue talks with Solana as a sign of progress. The Ambassador told PM Prodi's Diplomatic [...]	2007-10-29 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP IR AF YI IAEA MNUC PARM

07ROME2275	(S/NF) ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy regulates banking activity in Italy and sends inspectors to banks as needed. Due to Italy's long-history of combating Mafia-related money laundering activities, Italy maintains a flexible and well-developed bank monitoring system. In extreme cases, the BOI ca [...]	2007-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PREL PARM EFIN ETTC
07ROME2279	AMIA CASE: ARGENTINA REQUESTS NO ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 16:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AR AL MT SM IT
07ROME2282	ITALY TO VOTE FOR SPANISH CANDIDATE IN IAAC [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 16:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UN UNGA IT
07ROME2283	INSCR ITALY: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IT
07ROME2285	CPA IMPLEMENTATION: ITALY PREFERS LATER, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli October 31 to encourage Italy to host a working-level meeting next week in preparation for a high-level meeting on CPA implementation. Pignatelli said Italy believes that pushing for the high-level meet [...]	2007-10-31 17:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT
07ROME2287	IRAQ-ITALY: S/I STEPHENSON IN ROME: GOI PUSHING [...] (C) Summary. S/I Barbara Stephenson visited Rome on October 30 after the IRRFI conference in Bari to discuss Iraqi political and security developments with GOI officials. Stephenson told the Italians that the international community needed to take advantage of a dramatic decrease in violence [...]	2007-11-02 09:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IZ SA IR IT
07ROME2293	LEBANON: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 11:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IT LE SY
07ROME2296	ITALY: WORKING TO IMPLEMENT FATF RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: At the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in October, Italian officials helped build consensus around the FATF public statement of concern regarding deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime (ref A). Prior to receiving reftel B dem [...]	2007-11-05 16:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON
07ROME2299	IRAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 17:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR IT
07ROME2302	ITALY PREPARING FOR COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 17:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA IT
07ROME2303	ITALY: NO OFFICIAL POSITION YET ON ICAO-MONTREAL [...] EmbOffs met with Stefano Nicoletti, Head of MFA's Economic Affairs unit in their America's Office, regarding the proposed WMD amendment to the Montreal Convention. Nicoletti was not aware of the discussions on the proposed amendment in the July ICAO Legal Sub-Committee meeting. While he said [...]	2007-11-06 17:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA AORC ICAO EAIR OTRA PARM XX IT
07ROME2305	ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER, [...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...]	2007-11-06 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM
07ROME2313	ITALY: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials are making progress on combating illicit cash couriers. The GOI has recently issued a ministerial decree to bring its own regulations on cash transactions in compliance with EU norms and is drafting a law to update enforcement provisions. Seizures of bulk cash i [...]	2007-11-08 17:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07ROME2317	SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) As you visit Italy, the Italian government will be once again dealing with the instability that has characterized political life here during most the post-war period. The coalition government of Romano Prodi holds on to power in Italy's parliamentary system by a very thin margin. The g [...]	2007-11-09 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPRT PREL PGOV IT
07ROME2321	ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM IT
07ROME2332	ITALY: TOO SOON TO EXPAND EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asia Office Director Alberto Vecchi November 14 and urged Italy to press for expanded EU sanctions against Burma. Poloff discussed USG efforts to promote dialogue between the regime and democratic and ethnic minority groups, stressed that t [...]	2007-11-15 13:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BM IT
07ROME2337	ITALY ON IRAN IAEA REPORT: NO ABSOLUTION FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered Iran IAEA points (State 157039) to MFA Non-Proliferation Office Director Emanuele Farruggia and Iran Desk Officer Lorenzo Kluzer. Farruggia said the preliminary Italian reactions to El Baradei,s report are that &much remains to be clarified,8 and that the IAEA,s inabilit [...]	2007-11-16 16:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC IT
07ROME2339	EEBC: ITALY IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON APPROACH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli November 15. Poloff sought Italian agreement on a unified approach to avoid pressure on Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) "virtual demarcation" of the bo [...]	2007-11-16 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL ET ER IT
07ROME2341	ITALY BUDGET VOTE: PRODI SURVIVES AGAIN, REMAINS [...] (C/NF) The Italian Senate passed the annual budget package late November 15 by a vote of 161-157, handing PM Prodi a political victory and former PM Berlusconi a humiliating defeat. Prodi's government remains fragile and susceptible to crisis but prominent Berlusconi allies are calling for a [...]	2007-11-16 18:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME2343	ITALY ON VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA South America Office Director Michele Giacomelli November 16. Poloff shared USG concerns about democracy in Venezuela posed by President Chavez's proposed constitutional reforms, and requested that Italy speak out on behalf of democratic rights in V [...]	2007-11-19 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE IT
07ROME2360	ITALIANS DISCUSS IRAN SANCTIONS, LEBANESE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 15, S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield met in Rome with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gianludovico De Martino and MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini. De Martino said Italy wanted to see greater on-the-ground coordination of donor progra [...]	2007-11-21 12:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV LE SY IZ IR IS IT
07ROME2361	TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO STUDY TRO ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 14:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL KTFN IT
07ROME2362	ITALY-MIDDLE EAST: DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN, [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray exchanged views on Iran and discussed the Annapolis conference with PM Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East Marco Carnelos on November 15 in Rome. Gray emphasized the unwavering U.S. commitment to prevent a nuclear Iran. Carnelos said Italy was committed to encouragi [...]	2007-11-21 16:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XF IR ZR XI IT
07ROME2374	ITALY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey, Colleen Eddy and Molly Millerwise to visit Rome, Italy November 27-29. Post will email schedule separately to Deanna Fernandez. 2. Control officer for this visit is Econ Officer Jill Hutch [...]	2007-11-23 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IT
07ROME238	ITALY'S FAR LEFT, MICE THAT ROAR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Prodi's decision not to oppose the U.S. Army's Dal Molin expansion project has sparked an unusually strong negative reaction, unifying pacifists, communists and no-globalists with a smattering of "not-in-my-backyard" citizens of Vincenza. The government centrists and reform [...]	2007-02-06 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF IT
07ROME2384	ITALY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Affairs Deputy Director Leonardo Bencini November 26, and urged Italy to change its abstentions on anti-Israel UNGA resolutions to "no" votes, especially in this season of renewed peace efforts. Bencini said Italy sought to maintain an even-handed [...]	2007-11-27 14:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS IT
07ROME2394	ITALY "OPEN" TO ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) Taking advantage of Undersecretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey's 11/28 visit to Rome, Post asked U/S Levey to include reftel points with senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance officials. (U/S Levey's visit will be reported septel.) 2. (C) MFA Political Guilio Terzi [...]	2007-11-29 18:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM
07ROME2395	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a range of critical issues, in particular Iran, Missile Defense and CFE. Italy's weak center left government has succeeded in staying afloat for nineteen months despite a fractious eight-party coalition and [...]	2007-11-29 19:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO IR IT AF IZ
07ROME2397	ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 09:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IT
07ROME2398	ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been little change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. The most significant event [...]	2007-11-30 09:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
07ROME2409	IRAN NIE: ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA BRIEFED BY DNI AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 01:58:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IT
07ROME241	ITALY: AMBASSADORS' AFGHANISTAN LETTER HITS [...] (C/NF) An op-ed from ambassadors of the U.S., UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and Romania calling for Allies -- and particularly Italy -- to stand firm in Afghanistan spurred widespread media and political response. The daily "La Repubblica" printed the op-ed on its front page on February [...]	2007-02-06 12:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IT
07ROME2419	ITALY AND 301: SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS, BUT NO ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV IT
07ROME2436	Italy Ups WHO Contribution for 2008; Polio Eradication [...] Summary: Italy will contribute 16 million Euros to the World Health Organization in 2008, a significant increase over previous years. The 2008 contribution will also include, for the first time in six years, an earmark for polio eradication efforts. Health Ministry officials have made clear I [...]	2007-12-06 12:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO IT
07ROME2438	SECRETARY BODMAN, ITALIAN MINISTER SIGN AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary. In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Energy Bodman and Italian Minister of Economic Development Bersani discussed the future of nuclear energy in Italy, the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),and bilateral cooperation in energy research and development. Bersani signed [...]	2007-12-07 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL IT
07ROME2445	ITALY SUPPORTS RAPID LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY IT
07ROME2451	ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV UNGA IT
07ROME2452	ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...]	2007-12-10 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT
07ROME2453	ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting. --------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...]	2007-12-10 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT
07ROME2467	ITALY TO ANNOUNCE 60 MILLION EURO DONATION AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV
07ROME2473	ITALIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PREVENTING IRANIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on the possible use of false end users in Iranian proliferation efforts to Roberto Liotto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Director responsible for Nuclear Supplie [...]	2007-12-14 13:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IT
07ROME2477	(S) ITALIANS TELL U/S LEVEY "THERE IS GROWING [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 28, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey pressed senior Italian officials to take additional measures to protect the international financial system from abuse by Iranian entities and individuals. U/S Levey passed detailed i [...]	2007-12-17 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT
07ROME2478	GOI WELCOMES DIALOGUE WITH PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD IT
07ROME2480	ITALIANS PROPOSE PILOT PROJECT TO CONNECT PRTs TO IRAQ [...] Ambassador Gianludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force, has proposed the formation of a secretariat in Baghdad to begin the operationalizing the Iraq Compact. The secretariat would be coordinate and manage the work of the International Consultative Group for the Iraq Compact. Onc [...]	2007-12-17 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL PGOV IZ IT
07ROME2484	TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN BANKS [...] (C) Summary: U/S Levey met with Italy's major private sector banks on November 27 and 28 in Milan and Rome. He explained USG designations (for their involvement in Iran,s proliferation activities) of Banks Melli and Mellat, and of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its associat [...]	2007-12-18 08:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT
07ROME2487	ITALIAN EMBASSY IN TEHRAN TO INQUIRE ABOUT MISSING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 17:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA CASC CH EU EZ PHUM PREL IR IT
07ROME2494	ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE NUCLEAR [...] (U) Poloff followed up on Reftel Non-Paper and invitation with the Italian MFA Special Adviser on Nonproliferation Finance and Acting Coordinator for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Gianluca Alberini, on December 18. (Note: Alberini is slated to replace outgoing GI Coordinato [...]	2007-12-19 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP
07ROME2498	UN FIFTH COMMITTEE: ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNGA XA XD IT
07ROME2504	ITALY: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is post's proposed text for the Italy portion of the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (U) There were no successful large-scale terrorist attacks in Italy in 2007. Italy aggressively investigated and prosecuted terrorism suspects, dismantled terrorist-related cells wi [...]	2007-12-21 14:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07ROME2505	(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) On December 21, Econcoff delivered reftel points on efforts by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) to procure large quantities of chemicals useful in producing chemical weapons to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Au [...]	2007-12-21 15:12:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC SY IT
07ROME2506	GOI COALITION DIVIDED ON INTRODUCTION OF AG [...] (U) Summary. EconCouns delivered our demarches regarding the lack of progress in the introduction of agricultural biotech products into the EU market to Amadeo Teti, Ministry of Trade Director General for International Trade Agreements. Teti noted Trade Minister Enmma Bonino supports the i [...]	2007-12-21 15:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IT
07ROME2513	PKK TERRORISM: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO UPDATED [...] (S) Poloff followed up on Ref A and B demarches with Italian MFA Counterterrorism Officer Stefania Fancello on December 21, stressing that U.S. concern over PKK activities in Europe has grown since our first demarche on the Riza Altun case (Ref C) given increased tensionspQsdoD5EL5Q( Europe tha [...]	2007-12-27 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN IT
07ROME2515	ITALY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 1267 TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the MFA's Office of International Cooperation Against Terrorism conveyed to Econoff a request for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) delisting cases of Nasreddin, N [...]	2007-12-28 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KFIN ECON IT
07ROME2517	ITALY - UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IT
07ROME2518	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (known as EXACT) December 10-11 in Rome. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Israeli [...]	2007-12-28 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TPHY XF IS JO KWBG UK EU NL SW
07ROME2520	ITALY: CENTRAL BANK EXPANDS OVERSIGHT OVER [...] (C) Summary: On January 1, the Central Bank of Italy will expand its oversight over financial transactions by creating a formal Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and abolishing the out-dated Foreign Exchange Office, which had, until now, served as Italy's FIU. A new law, based on EU regulation [...]	2007-12-28 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KFIN IT
07ROME256	IRAN: REPORTS OF LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ITALY [...] (C) Iran Daily reported online (in English) January 30 and 31 that the Government of Iran will "take legal action against Italy,s decision to suspend its banking cooperation with Iran." Government of Italy contacts believe the proposed legal action by Iran is not linked to UNSCR 1737 or rec [...]	2007-02-08 09:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EFIN IR IT
07ROME259	ITALY SHARES USG VENEZUELA CONCERNS, EU WORKING ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 6 to MFA South America Office Director Francesco Talo and Desk Officer Paolo Campanini, urging Italy to raise the issue of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) privately and publicly with the Venezuelan government. Talo said Italy shared our concerns t [...]	2007-02-08 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV EU VE IT
07ROME261	ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE [...] (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria, told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in 2 [...]	2007-02-08 13:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IT
07ROME263	ITALIAN NOMINEES FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Rome nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) RADM (0-8) Mario Rino ME', Deputy Chief, 3rd Reparto (J-3/J-5 equivalent),[...]	2007-02-08 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL
07ROME264	LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...]	2007-02-08 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT
07ROME267	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT
07ROME275	INTERIOR OFFICIAL ON ANTI-AMERICAN VIOLENCE AND [...] (S/NF) Vice Minister of Interior Marco Minnitti says that anti-Dal Molin demonstrations scheduled for February 17 could be a decisive moment for anti-American activities, either leading to a calming-down or possibly fueling more activity. He told Pol M/C February 7 that both sides should work t [...]	2007-02-09 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL IT
07ROME289	TERRORIST FINANCE: ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST [...] (S) Econoff discussed reftel points with contacts at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Office of Financial Crimes and the MFA Office of Counterterrorism Policy February 8. Our contacts reported that their offices referred the UN 1267 designations to the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) to [...]	2007-02-12 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT
07ROME290	ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TREATY AGREEMENT (ACTA) - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Counselor Fabrizio Mazza, head of the MFA's intellectual property office, contacted the Embassy regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) proposal. He said two sources (one USTR, another (unidentified) in Brussels) had info [...]	2007-02-12 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
07ROME291	TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Post convened its bi-weekly law enforcement meeting February 9 to discuss reftel. The following represents both the views of those USG law enforcement agencies at post attending the meeting and the views of ConGen Milan, where one HAI branch is reportedly located. 2. (S/NF) To be [...]	2007-02-12 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER ECON IT
07ROME296	ITALY: PRODI FACES COALITION TEST [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has used recent controversies related to a U.S. military base expansion and Italy's Afghan mission to rally the leaders of his diverse nine-party coalition. But with some dissidents in the Senate potentially beyond the control of even radical party leaders, the real test for P [...]	2007-02-12 16:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME304	EU AVIATION EMISSIONS DRAFT PROPOSAL--GOI VIEWS [...] (SBU) GOI representatives report a strong interest within the EU and among the GOI technical authorities to have new EU legislation addressing environmental pollution generally, and aviation emissions specifically. From their comments, it seems that neither the GOI nor the EU have determined [...]	2007-02-13 14:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EUN IT SENV
07ROME307	ORAL MESSAGE: CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message regarding Liberia's arrears to international financial institutions (ref A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs D'Alema February 8, 2007. FM D'Alema's staff acknowledged the message and stated that the FM would consider it. 2. (SBU) [...]	2007-02-13 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PREL LI IT
07ROME310	PROPOSAL FOR GOI-USG EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Throughout 2006, Embassy Rome has engaged the GOI in a dialogue on export control issues, with mixed results. While the GOI is a reliable supporter of the Missile Technology Control Regime and Australia Group, the G [...]	2007-02-14 10:32:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETRD ETTC IR IT
07ROME318	ITALY: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA AT AN IMPASSE, REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli and Ethiopia-Eritrea Desk Officer Alberto La Bella February 9 to discuss the role the GOI intends to play in the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary dispute, as per Ref A. Pignatelli and La Bella reported that Italy sees the situatio [...]	2007-02-15 10:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ER ET AF AL AU BE CH EU JA NO
07ROME323	GOI WILL WORK TOWARDS DOHA SUCCESS SO LONG AS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered ref A non-paper on the Doha Round negotiations and the President's January 31 speech on the state of the economy to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ministry officials agreed the time is ripe for progress in the Doha Round, and expressed hope progress before [...]	2007-02-15 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN WTRO ECON ETRD EAGR IT
07ROME331	ITALIANS AGREED TO SUPPORT MARCH IGAD SUMMIT [...] Poloff spoke with Fabrizio Pignatelli of the Italian MFA Africa Office on February 15 to encourage support for the postponement of the IGAD summit. Pignatelli agreed that a February 20 conference would not provide sufficient time for preparation and adequate participation. He also agreed that [...]	2007-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SU IT
07ROME336	GOI STOPS FASTBOAT ENGINE SHIPMENT TO IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Over the past four years, Post has engaged the GOI repeatedly on Italian exports of fastboats and their components to Iran (refs B, C, and G). We recently heard that fastboats and marine diesel engines exported t [...]	2007-02-20 08:29:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR ETTC IR IT
07ROME337	ITALIAN UNION ENDORSES IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro),Italy's largest and furthest-left-leaning union confederation, hosted a roundtable conference on combating counterfeiting and protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) January 23 in Naples. Perhaps the first large public pro-IPR u [...]	2007-02-20 08:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV
07ROME346	ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT RESTORING IMF VOTING [...] (SBU) EconCouns met February 20 with Vincenzo Zezza, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director for IMF Coordination, and Francesca Manno, MOF Development Banking Director, to discuss reftel points. EconCouns urged our GOI counterparts to consider pressing Zimbabwe to enact the necessary economic a [...]	2007-02-21 12:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IMF PREL ZI IT
07ROME356	ITALY: PRODI LOSES KEY SENATE VOTE ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) By a vote of 158 to 160, PM Prodi's government lost a key Senate vote on a motion supporting his government's foreign policy. Previously, FM D'Alema had stated that if the majority in the Senate could not support the government's foreign policy, it "should go home." Following the vote, [...]	2007-02-21 18:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME362	PRODI'S RESIGNATION AND NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano is consulting with political leaders to determine the government's viability after it lost a key foreign policy vote in the Senate. PM Prodi tendered his resignation after the balloting, which the President accepted "with reserve". The Senate loss followed a warn [...]	2007-02-22 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME373	ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT
07ROME384	TERRORIST FINANCE: CASH COURIERS IN ITALY [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials have demonstrated a commitment to combating bulk cash smuggling by putting into place effective controls to monitor financial activity. However, challenges remain. Limited resources hamper Italian law enforcement's ability to investigate illicit cash courier acti [...]	2007-02-26 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT
07ROME385	PRODI GETS APPROVAL TO SEEK A CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano offered PM Prodi February 24 a second chance to prove his majority in a parliamentary confidence vote that will take place by the end of the week. Prodi appears to have collected four additional votes in the Senate and should squeak through. Thanks to FM D'Alema's [...]	2007-02-26 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO PARM IT
07ROME386	LARIJANI VISIT TO ITALY: LOOKING FOR A DEAL? [...] (S/NF) Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani came to Rome February 21 for meetings with PM Prodi and senior Italian officials. He reportedly told them Iran wants a deal that will not be humiliating and that recognizes its rights under the NPT. It would stop enrichment in place, the Security Co [...]	2007-02-26 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR IT
07ROME387	2007 IPR SPECIAL 301, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Italian authorities have taken several significant steps to improve Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection here, and there are emerging signs of government agencies acting in concert with each other, and with industry, academic, and union partners to address IPR illegality. In additio [...]	2007-02-27 06:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD IT KIPR
07ROME388	ITALY DRIVING EU SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT, WILL HELP [...] (C) Summary. DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Italian MFA Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Armando Sanguini February 22, urging immediate GOI support for deployment of an African Union stabilization force for Somalia (AMISOM). Sanguini noted Italy had already made a contribution through [...]	2007-02-27 07:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS EUN SO IT
07ROME393	ITALY SUGGESTS IDEA OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP WITH [...] (C) During February 22 and 23 meetings with senior Italian MFA officials, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the idea of an informal contact group on Lebanon to discuss implementation of UNSCR 1701's arms embargo. Danin suggested the informal group's members could include France, Germany, Italy, [...]	2007-02-28 11:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XF UN LE IT
07ROME400	ITALIAN MOD SAY LEBANESE ARMY STILL HAS A LONG WAY [...] (C) NEA DAS Danin met with senior Italian MFA and MOD officials to discuss developments in the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Lebanon during February 22 and 23 meetings in Rome. The Italians were receptive to the idea of establishing an informal working group (see reftel),but suggeste [...]	2007-03-01 09:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XF UN LE IT
07ROME405	ITALY: PRODI WINS CRITICAL SENATE CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) Italian PM Romano Prodi won a key confidence vote in the Italian Senate on February 28 in a close 162-157 vote. Excluding the votes of non-elected Senators for Life (SFL),Prodi still carried a "political majority" by a vote of 158-157. Prodi will appear March 1 before the Chamber of [...]	2007-03-01 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME406	ITALY: STEEL INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS [...] (U) The Italian steel sector boomed in the 1950s, following the Italian Government's decision to create a steel industry able to meet strong consumer demand for cars and domestic appliances. The GOI's public steel producer, Finsider, collapsed in the 1980s, and was privatized in the 1990s. [...]	2007-03-01 15:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD OTRA EUN IT
07ROME409	IRAN: BANK SEPAH ROME STILL OPEN [...] (C) Summary: EcMin discussed the status of Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch with Bank of Italy (BOI) officials March Â [...]	2007-03-01 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IR IT
07ROME411	ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]	2007-03-02 06:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07ROME42	ITALY SUPPORTS BURMA UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 16:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT
07ROME428	ITALY HAS NO POSITION YET ON BOSNIA UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 09:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC IT
07ROME458	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA IT
07ROME46	ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI, CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (C) MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian says Italy is fully onboard with the Contact Group's support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari. She stated that there is broad bipartisan and expert consensus in supporting Kosovar "delinkage" from Serbia and a NATO and EU future for all the countries of the [...]	2007-01-09 16:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO SR YI IT
07ROME47	ITALY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) The Embassy delivered ref points on Bank Sepah designation to the MFA, Bank of Italy, and Ministry of Finance January 9. Pol M/C then spoke to Filippo Formica, MFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Office Director, noting US interest in possible Italian follow-up action on Bank Sepah and our own [...]	2007-01-09 17:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT
07ROME472	ITALIANS PROBE IRAQ, IRAN ON BAGHDAD CONFERENCE [...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini on March 7. Ragaglini said Italy believed the conferences were a step in the right direction and would support the outcome whether or not Italy received an invitation. [...]	2007-03-08 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC UN IZ
07ROME478	ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-11 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN
07ROME509	ITALY: IRAQ COMPACT UN INTERIM MEETING [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs report that Deputy Foreign Minister Ugo Intini and Ambassador Gian Ludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force and former Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, will attend the March 16 meeting in New York on the International Compact with I [...]	2007-03-14 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT
07ROME522	ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS ON BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Cesare Bieller, MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia, on March 12 and March 2, respectively, urging Italy to support ASEAN and U.S. initiatives focusing on reconciliation and respect for human rights in Burma. March 14, Bieller responded that It [...]	2007-03-15 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNSC BM EUN IT
07ROME534	ITALY: GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN UNSCR; BUT [...] (C) DCM raised points on UNSCR on Iran (ref A) March 16 with FM D'Alema's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Nelli Feroci, who said he thought Italy would support the resolution as a balanced document. However, he said he would have to check with FM D'Alema personally on how strongly he felt about l [...]	2007-03-16 17:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR IT

07ROME535	PRODI/PUTIN - ITALIANS CLAIM "FULL HARMONY" WITH [...] (C) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Italy on March 13 and 14 for his fourth bilateral with PM Prodi in ten months. Putin and Prodi met for three-hours over dinner March 13, and traveled to the Adriatic port city of Bari along with several ministers for a largely economic summit March [...]	2007-03-16 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EUN UNSC RU IT
07ROME551	ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRC SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC ZF CG IT
07ROME552	ITALY WILL CONSIDER UN INTERNAL JUSTICE REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA ACABQ AORC APER IT
07ROME562	ITALY'S VIEWS ON THE U.S.- EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] (SBU) The GOI will vote in favor of Open Skies Plus, and is confident that all EU member states will also vote in favor. However, the GOI will not make a public statement on the agreement. The GOI noted that some EU officials suggested delaying the start date of the accord; Italy would favor t [...]	2007-03-21 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EAIR ECON PREL IT
07ROME563	ITALY-RUSSIA COMMERCIAL TIES DEEPEN ON MARGINS OF [...] (U) Summary. Russian and Italian companies signed a number of agreements on the margins of the March 14 bilateral meeting between PM Prodi and Russian President Putin. The agreements, concentrated in the areas of energy and transportation, provide "proof of the strategic partnership between [...]	2007-03-21 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG RU IT
07ROME564	ITALY WILL WORK WITHIN EU ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel A and B demarches to Laura Carpini, MFA Human Rights Office Director, March 19, and to Umberto Malnati, MFA Southern Africa Office Director, March 20, emphasizing U.S. concern for the grave situation in Zimbabwe and requesting Italy's support in speaking out against [...]	2007-03-21 17:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI EUN IT
07ROME565	ITALY-INDIA BILATERAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Italian exports to India increased by 115 percent from 2000 to 2006, while imports from India into Italy rose 85 percent in the same time period. The majority of import activity from India is concentrated in the textile sector, while Italy primarily exports heavy equipment and machine [...]	2007-03-22 13:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IN IT
07ROME566	ITALIAN MFA INSISTS NO CHANGE IN KOSOVO POLICY [...] (C/NF) On March 21 poloff contacted Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the Balkans Office of the Italian MFA, to raise concerns that Italian comments in the wake of the March 14 Putin visit to Italy were creating confusion among Contact Group nations and UNSC members. Specifically, poloff raised [...]	2007-03-22 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME571	ITALY IN FAVOR OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti appreciated the follow-up to NEA DAS Danin's February 23 visit and his suggestion to increase intelligence sharing through diplomatic channels and agreed that evidence of continued weapons [...]	2007-03-22 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER UNSC LBAR IR IT
07ROME572	ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any statements concerning the election. He said Italy would support a [...]	2007-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT
07ROME593	IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch an order to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities "indef [...]	2007-03-23 10:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL IR IT
07ROME600	CORRECTED COPY - IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued an order to Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities " [...]	2007-03-23 15:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL IR IT
07ROME601	ITALY STUDYING DEMARCHE ON UNHRC OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC IT
07ROME625	ITALY ISSUES DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF AHTISAARI'S [...] (U) On March 26, the Italian MFA issued a statement in support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo and pledged to work toward finding a status solution for Kosovo in the UNSC. The statement also welcomed the role of NATO and EU in ensuring the stability of the region. Text of statement [...]	2007-03-27 15:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU IT
07ROME627	ITALY: SUDAN SANCTIONS COULD HARDEN KHARTOUM, NEED [...] (C) Summary. While Italy considered Sudanese President Bashir's March 6 letter to SYG Ban unsatisfactory, the GOI thought it was too early to call it a rejection of the agreement on the Darfur UN Heavy Support Package (HSP). Italy did not believe that sanctions were the best solution as they [...]	2007-03-27 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CD CT UNSC KPKO IT
07ROME628	BANK OF ITALY ACTS AGAINST BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) has sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for the next 60 days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control. After that, BOI will decide whether to request that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) appoint a "special [...]	2007-03-27 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC ECON IR IT
07ROME634	ITALY AND GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: AMBASSADOR WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 12:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG IT
07ROME651	FUNDING DECREE FOR ITALIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [...] March 27, the Italian Senate approved a government decree authorizing calendar year expenditures for "Italian Participation in Humanitarian and International Missions," all of Italy's military missions abroad The full Italian language text of the decree and a detailed English summary are avai [...]	2007-03-30 11:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS EAID PTER NATO UN AF AL LN SU SO
07ROME663	ITALY: PRODI GOVERNMENT STANDS ON BERLUSCONI'S [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi remains weak despite his legislative success in the March 27 Senate vote to extend funding by one year for Italy's military missions abroad. His center-left coalition failed to pass the decree independent of the votes of Italy's Senators for Life. The Union of Christian Democ [...]	2007-04-02 09:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
07ROME667	ITALY'S EXPORT CREDIT POLICY VIS-A-VIS IRAN STAYS [...] (S/NF) EcMin discussed UNSCR 1747, Bank Sepah Rome, Italy's export credit agency SACE exposure to Iran, and U.S. designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization March 30 with the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF confirmed the March 27 Bank of Italy (BOI) report of BOI actions taken [...]	2007-04-02 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON KTTP PARM KN PREL UNSC OECD EXIM
07ROME68	ITALY STILL SUPPORTS BURMA UNSCR, WORKING FOR TEXT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
07ROME683	NEXT STEPS ON GOI PROPOSED ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. In a March 22 meeting, Ministry of Economic Development officials reiterated the GOI's desire to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation in energy research and development, first raise [...]	2007-04-04 05:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG IT
07ROME688	U.S.- ITALY DEFENSE TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense trade is a crucial and mutually beneficial component of the U.S.-Italy bilateral relationship, in which both U.S. and Italian firms benefit through collaboration on defense projects and technology transfer. The Italian military is involved in seventeen major weapon s [...]	2007-04-04 11:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV EFIN ETRD IT
07ROME69	IRAN SOLICITS ENI INVESTMENT IN AZADEGAN AND SOUTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni told the Ambassador that the Iranian Energy Minister has offered Eni investment opportunities in Iran's South Pars and Azadegan oil fields. Scaroni said Eni is interested in additional inve [...]	2007-01-12 06:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL IR IT
07ROME697	ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...]	2007-04-05 09:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT
07ROME702	ITALY: PM PRODI DISAPPOINTED BY U.S. COOLNESS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met for one hour April 4 with PM Prodi. Though paying lip service to our strong bilateral relationship, Prodi expressed disappointment that the U.S. government had not recognized the amount of political capital and effort he had spent on Afghan mission refinancing and ap [...]	2007-04-05 14:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAR MOPS SRYI UNSC
07ROME703	WORKING WITH ITALY TO BETTER COMBAT FINANCIAL CRIME [...] (SBU) Italy has made significant strides over the past several decades in investigating and combating financial crimes, such as terrorism finance and money laundering. The government's highly public fights against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia and the "Tangentopoli" ("Bribery-gate") scandal [...]	2007-04-05 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PGOV IT
07ROME705	IRAQ: DE MARTINO PREVIEWS LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Italian MFA Iraq Task Force Director, told poloff that the Italian proposal for a lessons learned conference would focus on three topics: successful transition of security responsibility to Iraqi authorities, increased focus on PRTs as a tool in distribu [...]	2007-04-06 09:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV IZ IT
07ROME710	ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHAN NGO DETAINEE, [...] (C/NF) Amb. Spogli got FM D'Alema's agreement to make a clear statement in support of the Athisaari plan for Kosovo and was told that the FM did not think he could or should control an Italian NGO threatening to close its hospitals in Afghanistan unless one of its employees was released by the [...]	2007-04-06 10:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT
07ROME711	ITALIANS SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN IRAQ [...] (C) DFM Ugo Intini and MFA Iraq Task Force Director Amb. Gianludovico Martino traveled to Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh April 2-3 to discuss political developments in Iraq. In Baghdad, the Italians noted that the majority of Iraqi interlocutors, while concerned about the continuing violence, b [...]	2007-04-06 10:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT
07ROME779	KOSOVO: ITALIAN FM SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S CORE [...] (C/NF) I discussed the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo with FM D'Alema in an April 5 meeting (ref B.) He assured me of Italy's firm support for the plan's core status provisions. However, he made it clear Italy felt work needed to be done to strengthen the non-status aspects of the plan such as the [...]	2007-04-17 07:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME817	KOSOVO: UN SECRETARY GENERAL GIVES ITALY RIGHT [...] (C/NF) Leonardo Bencini of the UN office of the Italian MFA told poloff that during an April 18 visit to Rome, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told Italian FM D'Alema that he SIPDIS fully supported the recommendations by UNOSEK Ahtisaari and asked Italy to work in conjunction with other EU [...]	2007-04-19 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME820	ICI: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION NOT YET SET FOR FORMAL [...] (SBU) EcMin met April 20 with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gian Ludovico De Martino to discuss reftel points. De Martino reported that the MFA had not yet decided who would attend the ICI signing ceremony on May 3. De Martino's aide, Giovanni Scopa, noted that if FM D'Alema could not attend [...]	2007-04-20 12:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN EU IZ IT
07ROME821	UNSCR 1747/OECD: ITALIAN VIEWS ON COMMON LINE [...] (C) EcMin met April 20 with Giulio Terzi, MFA Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights, and staff to discuss ref A points. EcMin began by explaining that we decided to approach the MFA, since previous meetings with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and SACE (Italy's e [...]	2007-04-20 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR IT
07ROME827	KOSOVO: PM'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR SAYS [...] (C/NF) Stefano Sannino, PM Prodi's senior diplomatic advisor, told the Ambassador April 20 that Italy's support for the Ahtisaari plan was clear, complete, and not nuanced. The Ambassador stressed the importance of Italy publicly expressing full support for the plan, including supervised indep [...]	2007-04-20 14:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
07ROME860	ITALIAN RESEARCH SATELLITE WITH U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U). This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) At 11:00 p.m. local Rome time, April 23, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the Italian Space Agency's (ASI) AGILE research satellite from Sriharikota, India. The 352-kilogram (774 pou [...]	2007-04-24 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC TSPA KFPC ETRN IT IN
07ROME877	ITALY: DS AND DAISY TO FORM DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) From April 19 to 22, Italy's Democrats of the Left (DS) and the Democracy and Liberty--The Margherita (Daisy) parties held what were likely their last respective party congresses. Both parties announced their pending dissolution and intent to jointly constitute a new Democratic Party (PD) [...]	2007-04-27 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
07ROME885	ITALY: MINURSO TEXT BALANCED, BUT CONCERNED IT MAY [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI IT
07ROME899	ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Although Italy withdrew its troop presence from Iraq in late 2006, Italy remains a committed partner in the political and economic development of Iraq through its PRT presence in Dhi Qar and its participation in the Iraq Compact and NTM-I. Italian political realities make it h [...]	2007-04-30 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MAS MOPS PTER IZ IT
07ROME903	DARFUR: ITALY AGREES PRESSURE NEEDED, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Italy would ultimately support a UNSC sanctions resolution against Sudan, but publicly would like to maintain a neutral position as chair of the UN Sanctions Committee. Given UN Secretary General Ban's heavy involvement in Darfur, which he underlined in a visit to Rome April 18, [...]	2007-04-30 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC SU IT
07ROME904	ITALY ABSTAINS IN EU VOTE ON BIOTECH SUGAR BEETS [...] (U) On April 19, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval for import of biotech sugar beets and stacked biotech corn varieties to the Italian Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Officials in the Italian Ministries of Health and Agriculture told us [...]	2007-05-02 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EU IT
07ROME912	LEBANON: ITALY OPEN-MINDED ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) A/S Welch urged his GOI interlocutors to support establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon under UNSC chapter VII authority, asked for Italian engagement in pushing Maronite Leader Sfeir (who was scheduled to visit Rome at end of April) to unite Christians in Lebanon, and stressed [...]	2007-05-02 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XF LE IT
07ROME918	ITALY: NO TO ZIMBABWE CSD CHAIR, EU PRESSING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 12:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IT
07ROME92	GOI PUSHES BACK ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SALE TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary. Econ Counselor recently discussed with the MFA's Arms Material Authorization Unit the canceled sale by a Finmeccanica subsidiary of air traffic control (ATC) radar to Iran (ref A) in an effort to enhance GOI understanding of U.S. export control views of dual-use exports to Iran. [...]	2007-01-16 16:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL IR IT
07ROME933	ITALY RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy presented reftel non-paper setting out U.S. views on the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to the MFA Office Director for UN Technical Organizations, Stefano Nicoletti, and to General Massimo Capaldo, Chief of the Air Force's Meteorological Service. T [...]	2007-05-04 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY IT WMO
07ROME937	ITALY AGREES ERITREA A CONCERN, ISAIAS TO VISIT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli May 3. May 4, Pignatelli responded that while Italy is concerned about recent actions taken by Eritrea, like the decision to suspend membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Eritr [...]	2007-05-07 05:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ER IT
07ROME95	IRAN - GOI REACTION TO BANK SEPAH DESIGNATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Terzi told visiting EUR A/S Fried that Italy expects European Commission political directors to come to agreement on a common position regarding the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah, within the next few days. Domestically, the GOI is considering revising [...]	2007-01-17 07:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP KN PARM IR IT
07ROME96	FRIED PRESSES PRODI ON AFGHANISTAN, DAL MOLIN BASE [...] (S) PM Prodi opened his January 11 a meeting with A/S Fried by questioning the wisdom of the US strike in southern Somalia (he later reiterated this in public). Fried replied that the targets were suspected al-Qaeda terrorists and it must be made clear that Al-Qaeda has no sanctuary anywhere. [...]	2007-01-17 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MARR NATO IT
07ROME971	ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE ON BANK [...] (S) The Bank of Italy (BOI) March 26 sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for sixty days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control (Ref B). BOI reported March 27 that Bank Sepah Rome is now "an empty box" -- i.e., the branch allegedly has no rema [...]	2007-05-09 09:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UNAUS IR IT
07ROME987	ITALY PREOCCUPIED WITH OWN UN HRC CANDIDACY, HOPES [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points to UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini May 9, urging Italy not to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, but rather to support Slovenia and a third candidate. Bencini responded May 10 that Italy was absorbed in its own candidacy for the [...]	2007-05-10 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO IT
07ROME992	ITALIAN VIEWS ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary. According to the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs, the GOI is already heavily engaged in discussion at the OECD Council on OECD enlargement and financing reform. Regarding OECD enlargement, the GOI is especially concerned that enlargement proceed in such [...]	2007-05-10 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OECD EUN IT
07RUSSELS1548	BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 05:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07SANAA1022	SAADA: CALLS FOR DIALOGUE ABOUND, BUT FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh used his May 22 Unity Day speech to announce a unilateral ceasefire for the day and once again call upon rebels in Saada to lay down their weapons in exchange for a dialogue. Meanwhile, Saleh dispatched the Minister of Religious Affairs and other clerics to Saad [...]	2007-05-29 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM
07SANAA1099	DAS CARPENTER AND SALEH FOCUS ON FORUM FOR FUTURE [...] This is an action request; see paragraph five. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter met with President Saleh on June 2 to discuss the Forum for the Future, which Sanaa will host this December, and U.S.-Yemeni relations, with a focus on assistance. The President also r [...]	2007-06-12 09:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MOPS PGOV LY IR YM
07SANAA1117	SAADA: MEDIA COVERAGE SUGGESTS HEAVY FIGHTING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Saada conflict enters its fifth month, and even though journalists have been barred from traveling to Saada since late January, government, independent and opposition Yemeni media outlets continue to report on daily fighting throughout the governorate between Houthi supporte [...]	2007-06-13 14:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS YM
07SANAA1133	SAADA: WAR IS OVER, BUT CAN ROYG NOW WIN THE PEACE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts have confirmed media reporting of a peace deal brokered by the Government of Qatar to bring an end to almost five months of intensive fighting in the northern governorate of Saada. The deal reportedly provides safe haven for the al-Houthi rebel leadership in Doha [...]	2007-06-18 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR QA YM
07SANAA1138	YEMEN SEEKS TO JUMPSTART EITI [...] (U) This cable addresses questions raised in reftel regarding Yemen's accession to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 2. (C) SUMMARY: To date, Yemen has fulfilled only one of four criteria for EITI membership: a high-level commitment to join. According to the RO [...]	2007-06-19 11:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET YM
07SANAA1142	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING ARABSAT BROADCAST OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-20 11:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER YM
07SANAA1145	TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES TO YEMEN, JUNE 2007 [...] (S/NF) Post confirms that on 19 June at between 1900 and 2100 local (1600 - 1800Z) Pol/Econ Officer Jed T. Dornburg signed change of custody paperwork for the four GTMO detainees listed below who were then transferred to the control of the Yemeni Government through MFA official Hadi HAIDRA. [...]	2007-06-20 14:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM
07SANAA1168	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON END-USE, RETRANSFER AND [...] (U) PolChief and PolMilOff delivered reftel points, along with a diplomatic note, to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Akwa on June 17. For his information, PolChief also handed al-Akwa a list of items being provided to the Republic of Yemen Government under Section 1206 [...]	2007-06-26 07:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS YM
07SANAA1186	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. At the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future planning meeting on June 3 in Sanaa, participants tentatively agreed on December 4 or 5 as the date of the Forum, pending confirmation of Foreign Ministers, schedules. U.S. delegation leader, NEA DAS Scott [...]	2007-06-28 13:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM YM
07SANAA1210	OIL: ROYG MORE TRANSPARENT, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's oil production, which constitutes 75 percent of the national budget, continues to decline in 2007, with high prices masking the effects of lower production. In order to increase production, the ROYG has decided to double the number of exploration blocks, will launch a [...]	2007-07-02 12:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV YM
07SANAA1220	MEPI: PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS [...] SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding, combined with our diplomatic clout, has enabled the USG to shape Yemen's national reform efforts of the past 18 months. MEPI's flexibility, responsiveness to post needs, and support for Embassy goals have brought positive change to [...]	2007-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1343	HIGH PRICES CAUSE CONCERN IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of basic consumer goods in Yemen have risen in real terms by at least 100 percent since the September 2006 Presidential Election. Inflation has worsened the already abysmal poverty rate and has led to the bankruptcy of at least 2,400 businesses. The Republic of Yemen Go [...]	2007-07-16 06:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANAA1352	EAST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE IVLP [...] This cable has been cleared by US Embassies Addis Ababa, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, and Sana'a. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Embassies Sana'a, Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam and Port Louis request the crea [...]	2007-07-17 10:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KSEP OEXC PHUM PREF PTER SCUL YM
07SANAA1360	HUMANE TREATMENT OF GTMO RETURNEES VERIFIED BY [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 14:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	KAWC PHUM PREL PTER YM
07SANAA1414	SAADA: CEASEFIRE FRAGILE, BUT HOLDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The security environment in Saada remains tense with continuing minor clashes, but the tenuous ceasefire is holding and there have been no reports of major fighting. Qatar's recall of its delegation from the Saada ceasefire implementation committee is a major step backwards. I [...]	2007-07-23 13:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1418	PART ONE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. Yemen is [...]	2007-07-24 07:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1423	PART TWO OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This secon [...]	2007-07-24 09:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1424	PART THREE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This thir [...]	2007-07-24 10:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1425	PART FOUR OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Tean (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen's capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This four [...]	2007-07-24 10:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1527	TERRORISM FINANCE: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND AL-QARD [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 1, EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Abdulrahman Khamees, the ROYG Foreign Minister's Office Director. 3. (SBU) Khamees responded that Iranian foundations neither operate nor support humanitarian causes in Yem [...]	2007-08-06 06:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER YM
07SANAA1528	YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...]	2007-08-06 10:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM
07SANAA1549	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SUPPORTS FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 13:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER YM
07SANAA1563	YEMEN READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new ROYG Minister of Industry and Trade requests increased USG political and technical support for Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and renewed bilateral discussions under the US Yemen Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). CDA reiterated earlie [...]	2007-08-11 10:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD AID YM
07SANAA1586	YEMEN: GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATING JOURNALISTS TO CURB [...] (C) In two separate incidents ROYG forces harassed journalists of an independent Yemeni weekly, "al-Shar'e" (The Street). On July 20 security forces arrested and detained an al-Shar'e reporter, and ten days later security forces entered the paper's offices, damaged property, and brought charg [...]	2007-08-18 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL YM PTER
07SANAA1693	DETAINED PROTEST LEADER TRANSFERRED TO SANAA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unconfirmed media reports claim that retired Brigadier General Nasir al-Nawba has been transferred from Aden to Sanaa for prosecution by the ROYG on charges of high treason. Al-Nawba, head of the United Retired Military Officers Coordination Council, lead the 1 September Southern [...]	2007-09-10 12:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER PGOV PINS PNAT YM
07SANAA175	REAR ADMIRAL HUNT DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 22, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Admiral Richard Hunt traveled to Aden to meet with the governor and local security officials. Governor Ahmed al-Kohlani expressed appreciation for USG support to the Yemeni Coast Guard, sayin [...]	2007-01-31 13:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER PARM SO YM
07SANAA1753	YEMEN'S WHEAT NIGHTMARE [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG has penned a plan to increase its control and regulation of the wheat sector in Yemen while simultaneously creating a company owned in part by the ROYG with the objective of importing 50 percent of Yemen's wheat needs. The US Wheat Associates, Inc. advised ROYG against the [...]	2007-09-12 12:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON YM
07SANAA1801	YEMEN REQUEST FOR FY08 COMMODITIES DONATION UNDER [...] The ROYG is currently contending with a looming water crisis, explosive population growth, food insecurity, internal conflict, and increasing terrorist activity in the country. To help ease the burden on the ROYG, a reliable partner in the GWOT, Embassy Sanaa seeks $20 million in FY2008 Food [...]	2007-09-19 11:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID YM
07SANAA1809	ICAO ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to the ROYG Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 12, but still has not received a response. Post will report response when received. SECHE [...]	2007-09-19 13:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO YM
07SANAA1826	SALAH AL-ATTAR, KINGPIN OR KING PAWN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first meeting with new General Investment Authority (GIA) Chairman Salah Al-Attar revealed a western educated, energetic young man eager to address Yemen's problems by narrowing the rich-poor gap, thereby reducing the lure of extremism and making Yemen more attrac [...]	2007-09-25 06:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL PINR YM
07SANAA1837	EXTRANCHECK: D380495 PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ASHARQ [...] This is in response to USDOC Reftel Action Request for pre-license check for application D380495, Asharq Masaood International Co. Ltd. Post has no adverse information on the suitability of Asharq Masaood International Co, Ltd. as an end-user of the VAPORTRACER2. 2. ComOff conducted PLC [...]	2007-09-25 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC YM
07SANAA1839	CONTROVERSIAL UNITY LAW LIKELY TO BE WITHDRAWN [...] (C) At an informal iftar (breaking of the fast during Ramadan) at PolOff's residence on 23 September and during a telephone conversation with Poloff on 25 September, Deputy Finance Minister Jalal Yacoub said that the controversial draft National Unity Law, which produced a public outcry when [...]	2007-09-29 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	YM PHUM PGOV
07SANAA1860	YEMEN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS HANGING BY A THREAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's textile and apparels industry is small, comprising 5,000 employees. Exports are virtually non-existent. Foreign imports account for almost all textiles sold inside the country. No protections exist for Yemeni textile manufacturers, the textile industry has received o [...]	2007-10-01 13:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX YM
07SANAA1905	YEMEN DEBATES NUCLEAR POWER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG YM
07SANAA1906	FOUR GTMO DETAINEES RELEASED [...] (C) Yemeni online news outlets reported on October 9 and 10 that four prisoners who had previously been detained at Guantanamo Bay had been released. According to the pro-government website 26 September.net, the four, Fawaz Noman Hamoud, Ali Muhsen Nasser, Sadiq Mohamed Saeed Ismael and Han [...]	2007-10-15 09:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM
07SANAA1910	ROYG FORCES KILL SEVEN IN SOUTH YEMEN IN SEPERATE [...] (C) Press reports indicate that four people were killed and another 15 were injured on October 13 when police opened fire on a large group of Yemenis preparing a demonstration to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1963 uprising in Southern Yemen against British occupation. The event took place [...]	2007-10-17 09:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PTER YM
07SANAA1950	EMBASSY FOLLOW-UP TO MCC SIGNING CEREMONY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ambassador emphasized that the ROYG's release of convicted terrorist Jamal al-Badawi had led the Millennium Challenge Corporation to postpone indefinitely the signing of the Threshold Country Plan (TCP) signing cerem [...]	2007-10-27 18:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA PREL YM
07SANAA1954	ROYG INNER CIRCLE CONSIDERING STRAWMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-28 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER YM
07SANAA1956	AMEMBASSY SANAA REENGAGES ROYG ON WALKER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-28 14:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA YM
07SANAA1989	TOWNSEND-SALEH MEETING PROVIDES OPENING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 06:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER YM
07SANAA2028	YEMENI DELEGATION HEAD SAYS YEMEN WILL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 12:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR YM
07SANAA2029	ROYG CABINET SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG YM
07SANAA2044	SALEH ADVISOR TELLS AMBASSADOR THE PRESIDENT NOW [...] (S) The Ambassador met November 3 with senior Presidential advisor AbdulKarim al-Eryani to discuss the case of Jamal al-Badawi and the recent meeting between the Ambassador and President Saleh. Eryani emphasized that the meeting was important insofar as it clarified for Saleh the magnitude of [...]	2007-11-04 09:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KMCA EAID EFIN ECON YM
07SANAA2045	FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on October 31 to the ROYG National Anti-Money Launderng Committee (NAMLC) Chairman Ahmed Ghaleb. Also attending the meeting were Mohammed Al-Wareeth of the Yemen Bankers Association, Said Al-Khamery of the Ministry of Interior, Omer Ibrahim of the Minist [...]	2007-11-04 09:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KTFN PTER YM
07SANAA2052	ROYG TRIES NEW PRESS CONTROL TECHNIQUE -- BEGGING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 13:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA2054	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATE: MEETING AT THE MFA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 12:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA2055	EXPLOSION OF OIL PIPELINE NEAR MARIB [...] (C) An oil pipeline explosion occurred at approximately 0500 AM on November 5 in the Watada area, southwest of Sirwah Disrict in the area bordering al-Kholan and al-Bida tribal areas in the Ma'rib Governorate (ref A). According to media reports, there were no casualties. The explosion shut [...]	2007-11-06 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PTER YM
07SANAA2065	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM

07SANAA2066	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2067	SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 12:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2082	FM AL-QIRBI HOPES COURT WILL "CORRECT" MOA'YAD [...] (U) On November 9, several mainstream Yemeni press outlets ran stories on the announcement by Deputy Director of the National Organization for Rights and Freedoms (HOOD) Khaled al-Anesi, that attorneys for imprisoned terrorist financier Sheikh Mohamed Ali al-Moa'yad and his companion Zayed in [...]	2007-11-12 14:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA2085	RESOURCE NATIONALISM STILL PREVALENT IN YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Resource nationalism is predominant in Yemen's oil and gas industry, and is particularly noticeable in the October 2005 ROYG expropriation of the Jannah Hunt Oil Company from the Marib Block 18 oil field. Other examples of resource nationalism are the ROYG requirement that 90 p [...]	2007-11-13 08:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	EINV ENRG EPET PGOV YM
07SANAA2090	THIRD FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING [...] Yemeni Prime Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohy Al-Dhabbi and German Ambassador to Yemen Michael Klor-Berchtold co-chaired the third Forum for the Future planning meeting in Sanaa on October 27. NEA DAS Kent Patton, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, NEA Foreign Affairs Officer Blake Thorkels [...]	2007-11-13 11:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KMPI YM
07SANAA2091	EMBASSY SHOOTER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS [...] (C) On November 12, a Yemeni state security court sentenced Saleh Mohammad Salim al-Ammari to five years in prison for opening fire on the US Embassy in Sana'a on December 5, 2006 (ref a). (Note: Original reports listed the shooter's name as Saleh Mohammed Salem Alawi. End note.) Lawyers [...]	2007-11-13 13:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM
07SANAA2096	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BADAWI CASE [...] (S) Per reftel, the Ambassador met on November 14 with the Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss the Badawi case. The Ambassador thanked him for the steps the ROYG has taken to ensure access for FBI investigators and reiterated strong USG interest in having Badawi in US custody. He said the USG [...]	2007-11-14 15:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM
07SANAA2098	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR: SALEH 'INCAPABLE' OF GIVING [...] (C) Summary. Abdul Karim al-Eryani, a close advisor to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, told the Ambassador November 16 that Saleh is "incapable" of surrendering convicted USS Cole perpetrator Jamal al-Badawi to U.S. custody and asserted that we would do much better to focus our energy on winn [...]	2007-11-16 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA212	SOMALIA: YEMEN READY TO RECEIVE SHEIKH SHARIF, BUT [...] (C) Ambassador called on Yemeni FM Abu Bakr al-Qirbi on February 4 in order to deliver reftel demarche points, to which Qirbi replied that the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) continues to urge the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to conduct an inclusive political dialogue. He [...]	2007-02-05 04:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM SO YE
07SANAA2124	EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. According to Presidential advisor Abdul Karim al-Eryani, Qatari FM Hamid bin Jassim has undertaken efforts to revive his government's stalled efforts to mediate an end to hostilities between the ROYG and the rebellious al-Houthi tribe in the northern governorate of Saada. Notin [...]	2007-11-18 12:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PINS QA YM
07SANAA2126	REPORTS OF SALEH MEETING WITH EXILED OPPOSITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 11:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA213	INFLUENTIAL YEMENI WOMEN [...] In response to reftel request, post proposes that the following five Yemeni women be included in the roster of women leaders being developed by the Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment. SIPDIS Her Excellency Ms. Khadija Al-Haisami Minister of Human Rights Republic of [...]	2007-02-05 04:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KWMN PHUM PREL YM
07SANAA2138	AL-QIRBI PUSHES FOR HIGH-LEVEL US PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) In their November 20 meeting, the Ambassador reiterated his understanding to Foreign Minister al-Qirbi that the Secretary of State would not attend the Forum for the Future, while al-Qirbi continued to push for high-level U.S. participation. Al-Qirbi was optimistic but non-committal about [...]	2007-11-20 15:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2151	BADAWI INTERVIEWS CONCLUDE -- TIME TO CONSIDER [...] (S) On November 26, a team of FBI investigators will conduct their final interview with convicted USS Cole bombing conspirator Jamal al-Badawi. With the end of these regular interviews, we now face the issue of how to ensure that Badawi remains in jail in Sana'a while inter-agencey discussio [...]	2007-11-26 14:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV YM
07SANAA2164	SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT SHIFT OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF USG [...] (U) On November 12, the Ambassador chaired an inter-agency meeting to discuss future programming of USG development activities in Yemen. The group concluded that the USG will not expend any new funds in Sa'ada, Al-Jawf, Amran, Mareb, and Shabwa, where sufficient USG oversight has not been possi [...]	2007-11-28 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI PREL YM
07SANAA2168	PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2169	DETERIORATING STANDARDS 40 YEARS AFTER SOUTH YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: Yemen will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Britain's departure from South Arabia on November 30, before a backdrop of increasing protests and violence in the South over perceived injustices and unequal distribution of wealth. This cable presents a comparison of educational opp [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2170	YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM
07SANAA2171	PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2179	A CHANGE OF GOVERNOR IN ADEN UNLIKELY [...] (C) Responding to rumors that the Governor of Aden is in danger of being replaced, Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid al-Akwa told poloff on November 26 that rumors about leadership are rare in Yemen and a leak of this kind would usually quickly be followed by a decision. As no decision h [...]	2007-12-02 08:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR YM
07SANAA2180	DEMONSTRATIONS IN SOUTHERN YEMEN: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) Tough ROYG measures appear to have been broadly successful at containing rallies in Yemen's south marking the 40th anniversary of Southern Yemen's independence from British rule. Although demonstrations/celebrations took place in Aden, Makulla and other areas, the only incident of note o [...]	2007-12-02 11:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2193	NO RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR PRICE INFLATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High price inflation and increasing poverty sparked numerous demonstrations throughout Yemen between August-November 2007. The ROYG has taken only small steps to curb inflation, many of which treat symptoms rather than causes. The only long-term solutions may be greater compet [...]	2007-12-03 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANAA2196	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 1: [...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors drawn from his family, his tribe, and others, who have one way or another obtained the President's trust and respect. While his fa [...]	2007-12-03 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR YM
07SANAA221	SAADA: CASUALTIES MOUNT, SALEH PREPARES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Casualties continue to mount since the third round of fighting in Saada erupted on January 27. Government sources report that at least 42 soldiers have been killed and another 81 wounded, while casualties among the al-Houthi rebels are unknown. Military officials have confirmed [...]	2007-02-06 13:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR YM
07SANAA2214	BADAWI RERELEASE RUMORS UNTRUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 15:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL YM
07SANAA223	ROYG CLARIFIES REFUGEE POLICY: UNHCR WILL NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Refcoord, Poloff, and Conoff, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohy al-Din Al-Thibbi confirmed a de facto change in the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) refugee policy concerning non-Somalis: UNHCR would no longer be granted access to newly arriving non-So [...]	2007-02-06 13:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM YM
07SANAA2258	WOMEN DIVIDED ON TYPE OF PARLIAMENTARY QUOTA SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 10:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN PHUM YM
07SANAA226	ZAYDI SHI'IS, THE AL HOUTHIS, AND SUNNIS: WHAT IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The third outbreak of major clashes between al-Houthi insurgents and the Yemeni regime has once again brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi (Shia) population. Misunderstanding about Yemeni Zaydi practices and beliefs have led some in the regional and international com [...]	2007-02-07 11:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINR PREL YM
07SANAA229	UPDATE ON YEMENI JEWISH FAMILIES [...] (SBU) Post is maintaining close watch on the condition of the 45 Yemeni Jews who left their homes in the Saada governorate after receiving a threatening letter on January 18. Press reports on February 4 claiming that the families had been returned to their homes were false. The Jewish famil [...]	2007-02-07 13:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL YM
07SANAA2296	PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL YM
07SANAA2297	PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL YM
07SANAA2298	USG DELEGATION REQUESTED TO PUSH BADAWI ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Reftel included Post recommendation for a senior-level ROYG delegation to travel to Washington for discussions on options for - and obstacles to - resolving the Badawi case. On reflection, we have concluded that it would be far more valuable for a USG delegation to travel to Yeme [...]	2007-12-11 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV OTRA YM
07SANAA2299	DFM COMMITS TO WORK FOR BADAWI MONITORING AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA2300	YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 05:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA2313	FOURTH PARALLEL FORUM LAUNCHES NEW ERA OF HOPE FOR [...] SUMMARY: Over 300 people, representing over 200 civil society groups, met at the Fourth Civil Society Parallel Forum in Sana'a on November 30-December 2 in order to tackle the issues of freedom of expression, the legal environment for NGOs, education, women empowerment, youth political parti [...]	2007-12-16 13:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2325	LATEST ROYG THINKING ON BADAWI, FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Taking advantage of scheduled meetings at the MFA for visiting Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Rickman, Ambassador met privately with Foreign Minister Qirbi and Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi December 17 to reinforce the message delivered last week to [...]	2007-12-17 14:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL YM
07SANAA2333	YEMENI-AMERICAN AWLAQI RELEASED FROM ROYG CUSTODY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2335	PARLIAMENT INACTIVE BUT UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION [...] (U) The current session of Parliament accomplished almost nothing before its holiday recess. The most exciting moment was when opposition members walked out in protest of draft amendments to the country's electoral law. An expected joint session in January to discuss the President's reform [...]	2007-12-18 14:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
07SANAA2360	PAKISTANI ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-30 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA2361	ROYG READY TO CANCEL THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) Discouraged by a lack of enthusiasm from possible G8 co-hosts, and increasingly aware that the Badawi case will make the attendance of the Secretary of State unlikely, Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi appears prepared to abort the Forum for the Future. On December 30, he asked the Ambass [...]	2007-12-30 14:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA2362	AMBASSADOR PUSHES AGAIN ON BADAWI BUT FM DOESN'T [...] (C) On December 30, the Ambassador reiterated to Foreign Minister al-Qirbi that US custody of Jamal al-Badawi is non-negotiable. Al-Qirbi responded again that such a resolution is "politically and legally impossible" and stated that the ROYG would await what it understood would be a POTUS de [...]	2007-12-30 14:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV YM
07SANAA2364	YEMENIS CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR THE RETURN OF SHEIKH [...] (C) Sheikh al-Moayed recently sent a letter to President Saleh asking him to sign an "extradition treaty" with the United States. A ROYG source clarified that, if al-Moayed understood the meaning of extradition and its illegality under the Yemeni constitution, he would not have requested it. [...]	2007-12-31 10:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER YM
07SANAA2365	DEATH OF SHEIKH AL-AHMAR PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH [...] (C) Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, the Speaker of Yemen's Parliament and its most powerful tribal figure, died in Saudi Arabia on the morning of December 29 and was buried on December 31. His various titles and roles will likely be distributed among the men who performed those functions during his [...]	2007-12-31 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA243	SAADA: PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR WAR, BUT OVER WHAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a closed session on February 10, Parliament voted to authorize President Saleh to use military force against al-Houthi insurrectionists in Saada. Opposition party leaders have kept a low-profile in public, but indicated privately that their parties voted overwhelmingly agains [...]	2007-02-12 10:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM
07SANAA285	SAADA: FIGHTING INTENSIFIES WITH TROOP SURGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting in Saada intensified over the past week as ROYG troop deployments in Saada doubled to nearly 15,000. Estimates of troops killed in ambushes and direct attacks on military installations are between 50 and 100, with at least 200 injured. Casualties among the al-Houthis [...]	2007-02-21 12:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINR PREL YM
07SANAA289	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR QADERI AND [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Lt. Zaki Abdo Abdullah QADERI, Yemen Navy Lt. Mohammed Ali Saleh GARALLAH, Yemen Special Operatio [...]	2007-02-21 14:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA296	YEMENIS REVIEW REGIONAL ISSUES WITH CODEL REYES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings on February 19, President Saleh and Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi reviewed for visiting CODEL Reyes Yemen's views on Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan. The Yemenis expressed support for the USG's approach in Somalia, voiced grave concern over Iran's [...]	2007-02-26 06:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SO YE
07SANAA297	(C) YEMENIS ASK CODEL FOR HELP IN SAADA; PRESENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh asked CODEL Reyes on February 19 to support on an urgent basis the Yemeni Government's military campaign against insurrectionists in Saada with intelligence, equipment and armored vehicles. Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi warned that anti-government fighters in [...]	2007-02-26 06:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS MASS SO YE
07SANAA300	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR AL ASADI FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Major Ahmed Ali Saleh AL ASADI, Yemen Air Force, DOB: 01 Feb 1964 2. Additionally the follow [...]	2007-02-26 11:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA312	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARAB LEAGUE MEETING IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 13:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PREL YE
07SANAA322	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR CSF-CTU MEMBERS [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the following members of the Central Security Force - Counterterrorism Unit (CSF-CTU) and Republican [...]	2007-03-03 13:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA323	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR MAJOR OSAMAH [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Major Osamah Mohammed Abdurabu Mohammed, Central Security Force - Counterterrorism Unit, DOB: 15 [...]	2007-03-03 13:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA341	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...]	2007-03-05 13:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07SANAA390	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SABRAH FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: SABRAH, Faisal Mohammed Nasser, Colonel, Presidential Guard DOB: 01 January 1964, Passport: 01061 [...]	2007-03-14 11:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA395	SAADA JEWS SAFE IN SANAA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs met on March 13 in Sanaa with Jewish families displaced by fighting that erupted in Saada in late January (reftels). Poloffs met, under the auspices of the MFA and Interior Ministry, with approximately 30 people from two major families. All members of the Jewish communit [...]	2007-03-14 13:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PINR PREL YM
07SANAA414	(C) LETTER FROM PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Charg received a letter from President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a meeting held on March 17, 2007 (reftel). The letter is addressed to President Bush. The signed Arabic original will follow. Please forward the following infor [...]	2007-03-19 13:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL YM
07SANAA420	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR RAZEHI FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: RAZEHI, Ebrahim Mohammed Qaid, First Lieutenant, Yemen Air Force DOB: 15 August 1980, Passport: [...]	2007-03-21 07:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM MOPS
07SANAA446	RIOT IN SHABWA AFTER QUR'AN DESECRATED BY FRENCH [...] (U) On the afternoon of March 25, a French Total employee of The Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Balhaf in the Shabwa governorate reportedly desecrated a Qur'an during an argument with a Yemeni employee regarding contracts. The Frenchman allegedly tore out pages of the Qur'an, threw [...]	2007-03-26 12:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL YM
07SANAA451	SOMALIA'S SHEIKH SHARIF READY FOR DIALOGUE, BUT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met with former Somali Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on March 26, under the auspices of the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharif and former CIC foreign minister Ibrahim Adou, who joined him in the meeting, stated that the CIC h [...]	2007-03-27 08:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SO YM
07SANAA454	SUPPORTING YEMEN'S REQUEST FOR ARMORED VEHICLES [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) As reflected in reftels, the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has formally requested from the Governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates the expeditious transfer of several hundr [...]	2007-03-27 15:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MASS YM
07SANAA465	REQUEST FOR FUNDING TO ATTEND DRL CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. 2. Embassy Sanaa is pleased to nominate Junior Officer Hala Rharrit, FO-05, to attend the Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Officers Conference to be held in Washington DC from July 18 to 20, 2007 and requests Department funding of travel, lodging and M&IE. 3. [...]	2007-03-31 05:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KTEX OTRA PHUM PREL
07SANAA473	(S) UNMANNED USG AIRCRAFT WASHES ASHORE, OFFICIAL [...] (S) On March 27, Yemeni military officers discovered an unmanned USG reconnaissance aircraft (Scan Eagle) that had washed ashore on the Arabian Sea coast in the province of Hadramaut. The President's Office immediately protested the incident to CDA and requested an explanation. Initially unawa [...]	2007-04-02 05:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL MASS YM
07SANAA553	SALEH RE-SHUFFLES: WILL REFORM GET A BOOST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finally making a move that has been a hot topic of Sanaa's political class since the last cabinet re-shuffle in February 2006, President Saleh decreed the formation of a new government on March 31 under the leadership of Prime Minister-designate Dr. Ali Mohammed Mujawar. Yemeni [...]	2007-04-02 11:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA608	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 06:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IZ YM
07SANAA649	NEW RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER FOCUSES ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Awqaf (Endowment) and Religious Guidance, Judge Hamoud al-Hitar, told Ambassador on April 11 that he wants to institute a "national strategy" for religious dialogue. Hitar offered suggestions for further cooperation between post and the ministry, inclu [...]	2007-04-16 12:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA770	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 12:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL YM
07SANAA785	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NESA SEMINAR - MOHAMED [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: DARES, Mohammed Hassan Nagi DOB: 25 SEP 1949 Passport: 00847 2. Additionally the following [...]	2007-04-30 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM YM
07SANAA852	JEWISH COMMUNITY'S SECURITY PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30 - May 1 Damon Stevens, from the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, conducted separate meetings with members of the Jewish communities from Saada and Reyda, who expressed serious concern about the deteriorating security situation in norther [...]	2007-05-08 09:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IS YM
07SANAA857	RESPONDING TO POTUS DIRECTIVE: TRANSPORT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Saleh,s May 2 meeting with President Bush, during which he requested more military assistance, and in preparation for a Policy Coordination Committee meeting scheduled for May 10, post proposes several ideas in line with Yemen,s current and future security ch [...]	2007-05-08 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL MASS MCAP MARR PTER YM
07SANAA882	(S) EMIO PERMISSION RECEIVED; COORDINATION BEGINS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 08:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PTER SNAR YM
07SANAA884	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) Ambassador urged Deputy Forein Minister Mohy al-Din al-Dhabbi on May 13 to opose Belarus' candidacy to the UNHRC in favor of lovenia or Bosnia. Al-Dhabbi promised to conveythe message to the internal Yemeni Government commitee that decides on multilateral votes. 2. (C Information we [...]	2007-05-14 08:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM YM
07SANAA905	MINISTER PREACHES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, SHEIKH [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, the CDA, accompanied by poloff and Damon Stevens from the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, met with Minister of Religious Affairs Judge Hamoud al-Hitar to discuss tolerance and dialogue between faith [...]	2007-05-16 14:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER YM
07SANAA907	SAADA HISTORY: HUSSEIN AL-HOUTHI - PARLIAMENTARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since 2004, the ROYG has fought three wars in the Saada governorate with the al-Houthis, with each round more intense and prolonged than the last. History is key to understanding why this conflict began and continues to reemerge. The roots of the conflict lie with the late Hussein [...]	2007-05-19 05:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
07SANAA96	ADMIRAL HUNT DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On January 21, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt and Ambassador met with Defense Minister Mohammad Nasser Ahmed Ali to discuss Somalia and military-military cooperation. Ali expressed concern that violence in Somal [...]	2007-01-27 13:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER PARM SO YM
07SANJOSE1049	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] On May 18, PolOff conveyed reftel information and request to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime section within the Foreign Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. On May 25, PolOff followed up with a phone call to Corde [...]	2007-06-01 21:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ETTC IR PARM PREL
07SANJOSE1053	COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On May 31st, PolCoun and PolOff met with Alejandro Solano, sub-director of the Foreign Policy Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the growing Iranian-Venezuelan relationship (Ref a). Solano was receptive and expressed concerns, particularly in the area of the loose [...]	2007-06-04 16:08:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER IR ECON VE CS
07SANJOSE1061	COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE [...] Costa Rican President Oscar Arias remains one of the region's leading critics of the Castro government and a strong advocate for democratic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows no signs that it would consider re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Castro government [...]	2007-06-04 21:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL CS
07SANJOSE107	ANNUAL USTR TELECOM REVIEW [...] The Costa Rican parastatal entity Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has monopoly control over all telephonic and internet service in the country. According to an opinion of the Attorney General, a private company cannot offer VOIP services to third parties on a fee basis without f [...]	2007-01-22 20:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD USTR
07SANJOSE1106	COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, Costa Rica announced normalized relations with China, ending ties with Taiwan dating back to 1944. President Arias said the decision was based on "fundamental realism," and he expressed hope that informal relations could be retained with Taipei. The announcement ca [...]	2007-06-08 22:38:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW XK CS
07SANJOSE1131	COSTA RICAN NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Whole Foods Market for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) category (reftel). From its business practices in U.S.-based and non-U.S.-based stores, to its investments in its supply chain, Wh [...]	2007-06-14 12:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB SENV KSEP CS
07SANJOSE1134	COSTA RICA - RESPONSE TO ARMS TREATY DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 31, Pol/C and Poloff discussed USG position (Reftel) on the proposed UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with MFA Deputy Director for Exterior Policy Alejandro Solis. We left a non-paper; noted that the USG was presenting a demarche on the issue to a number of host governments, including AT [...]	2007-06-14 14:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC KOMS UNDC CS
07SANJOSE1173	COSTA RICA: NORMALIZED RELATIONS WITH CHINA BRING [...] SUMMARY (U) Costa Rica's June 1 recognition of the PRC and consequent break in diplomatic relations with Taiwan (Ref A) have brought worries about the financing of ongoing assistance projects (previously funded by Taiwan) as well as immigration concerns at a time when illegal Chinese traffic i [...]	2007-06-18 22:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CVIS XK CS
07SANJOSE1194	COSTA RICA MINI DUBLIN GROUP REPORT UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This message provides an update on Dublin Group activities (per Ref A). Costa Rica continues to serve as a transit point for illegal narcotics destined to the United States and Europe from production sites in South America. At the same time, Costa Rica continues to demonstrate [...]	2007-06-20 23:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM CS
07SANJOSE1248	COSTA RICA INPUT - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) has played a key role in the growth of the Costa Rican economy over the last 23 years, fueling Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),which has expanded the economy and diversified export opportunities. In the past seven years, accordin [...]	2007-06-28 12:13:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS
07SANJOSE1317	COSTA RICA FOILS COLOMBIAN CARTEL ASSASSINATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. In late June, the GOCR foiled a plan by traffickers linked to the Colombian Norte del Valle cartel to assassinate Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal, apparently in retaliation for the recent (and notable) counternarcotics successes of the Arias administration. Elements [...]	2007-07-10 19:20:00	Embassy San Jose	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK
07SANJOSE132	CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING RING SMASHED IN COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: In a powerful display of honesty and courage, Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora refused a USD 2.5 million bribe from Chinese alien smugglers and instead assisted in a sting operation which caught the ringleader and six others on January 12, 2007. Most of the arrested are [...]	2007-01-24 22:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SMIG KJUS KFRD CVIS PINR CS CH
07SANJOSE1322	COSTA RICA: NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Chinese Ambassador-designate Wang Xiaoyuan has wasted little time in making the rounds in San Jose. Arriving in Costa Rica on June 13, he presented a copy of his credentials to FM Stagno on June 18 (although he has not yet presented his credentials to President Arias). In [...]	2007-07-11 17:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR XK CS
07SANJOSE1349	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNCAC CHECKLIST AND APPLICATION [...] On July 13, PolOff conveyed reftel information and request to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime Section within the Foreign Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FMA). 2. Cordero advised that his office had already prepared the res [...]	2007-07-16 22:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR
07SANJOSE1350	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING'S [...] On July 13, PolOff conveyed reftel information and request to Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the United Nations Organizations desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FMA) and to Gisella Sanchez Castillo, Human Rights Director at the Multilateral Policy Section of the FMA. 2. Biog [...]	2007-07-16 23:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CS EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07SANJOSE1399	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] On July 25, PolOff conveyed reftel information and request to Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the United Nations Organizations desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to Gisella Sanchez Castillo, Human Rights Director at the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA. 2. They [...]	2007-07-25 21:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS PREL UNESCO
07SANJOSE1450	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COSTA RICA HIGH-LEVEL [...] The following is the latest information from GOCR Foreign Ministry Officials regarding the Costa Rica delegation to the UNGA this fall. Exact details are not yet known but it is expected that both officials will attend the inauguration and at least one of them will attend the General Debate. [...]	2007-08-01 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL CS
07SANJOSE1451	THE RIO SAN JUAN CONTROVERSY: STILL A SORE POINT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIA
07SANJOSE1488	COSTA RICA NAMES AMBASSADOR TO CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has wasted no time in naming its new Ambassador to China, Antonio BURGUES Teran. Burgues, an economist by training, Arias confidant, former PLN party treasurer and ex-GOCR minister, was sworn in on August 1. He hopes to have a five-officer team join [...]	2007-08-09 22:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR XK CS
07SANJOSE1490	COSTA RICA WILL SUPPORT GAER CANDIDACY (CONVENTION [...] On August 8, PolOff conveyed reftel information via diplomatic note to Christian Guillermet Fernandez, Director General of the Foreign Policy Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Rita Hernandez Bolanos, Director of Protocol of the MFA. 2. MFA officials indicate that they will [...]	2007-08-10 15:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS PREL UNGA PHUM
07SANJOSE1497	COSTA RICA TO SUPPORT CARR MEMBERSHIP IN ICRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 14:53:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC CS
07SANJOSE1498	NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION: COSTA RICA PLANS TO [...] On August 8, PolOff conveyed reftel request and information to Randolph Coto, Assistant Director of the Disarmament and Terrorist Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Guisella Sanchez Castillo, Human Rights Director at the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA. 2. They advi [...]	2007-08-13 14:53:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL CS
07SANJOSE1503	COSTA RICA ENDORSES UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 21:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO CS
07SANJOSE1519	USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] On August 9, PolOff conveyed reftel information and concerns to Randolph Coto, Assistant Director of the Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Mr. Coto advised the GOCR is aware of these concerns which are troubling to Costa Rica as well. He indicat [...]	2007-08-15 20:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER CS
07SANJOSE1571	MOVEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arias Administration expects little or no action on CAFTA implementing legislation before the October 7 referendum. Pro-CAFTA coalition in-fighting, coupled with stubborn stalling tactics by the PAC-led opposition, have blocked quorums and buried the GOCR,s legislative ag [...]	2007-08-22 21:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CS
07SANJOSE1596	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL [...] On August 21, PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Candidacies Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and delivered reftel talking points. 2. Ms Vargas stated she would deliver the information to their Civil Aviation Authority and added that the GOCR would endorse the can [...]	2007-08-28 15:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO CS

07SANJOSE1618	ASSESSMENT OF COSTA RICAN SECURITY REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rica remains a significant transshipment point for drugs, people, currency and weapons. A successful comprehensive regional security strategy for Central America must include appropriately trained and equipped Costa Rican forces, willing and able to cooperate with counterpa [...]	2007-08-30 12:11:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS KJUS PGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER SNAR
07SANJOSE1637	UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 20:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI CS
07SANJOSE1682	US-COSTA RICA PARTNERSHIP AGAINST NARCOTRAFFICKERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Close bilateral cooperation and improved intra-GOCR coordination yielded impressive counter narcotics successes since early July. Joint USG-GOCR efforts intercepted four go-fast boats and forced a fifth to turn back towards Panama. Ashore, a probable fuel depot for go-fasts an [...]	2007-09-10 16:56:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK CS
07SANJOSE1689	COSTA RICA RESPONSE - WHTO IGWG ANTI-IP PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, EmbOffs met with Gabriela Castro and Susana Vasquez at Costa Rica's Ministry of Commerce and Trade (COMEX) to discuss the Costa Rican response to reftel's message. The COMEX officials said that due to the upcoming referendum to ratify Costa Rica's participation in th [...]	2007-09-11 17:55:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD WTRO CR
07SANJOSE1691	US-COSTA RICA PARTNERSHIP AGAINST NARCOTRAFFICKERS [...] This is a corrected version of San Jose 01682. See paragraphs 2, 3 and 12 2. (C) SUMMARY: Close bilateral cooperation and improved intra-GOCR coordination yielded impressive counter narcotics successes since early July. Joint USG-GOCR efforts intercepted four go-fast boats and forced a [...]	2007-09-11 20:55:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK CS
07SANJOSE17	COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES AT 24TH [...] SUMMARY: Environment Ministry contacts confirmed that the GOCR had not yet considered mercury issues in the context of the February 5-9 UNEP Governing Council meeting. Ministry advisor Maria del Pilar Alfaro noted that a ban on the international trade or primary mining of mercury could impac [...]	2007-01-08 19:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL ETRD EMIN SOCI AORC CS
07SANJOSE1733	COSTA RICA REQUESTS ENDORSEMENT OF ITS CANDIDACY [...] Per diplomatic note No. DGPE/DOI-C/146-9-07 dated 09-07-2007, the GOCR has requested endorsement of its candidacy to the Postal Exploitation Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The Council,s membership will be decided at the Naroibi UPU congress in August 2008. Costa Rica has been a [...]	2007-09-19 21:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECPS CS
07SANJOSE175	CAFTA: ARIAS ADMINISTRATION FLEXES LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. After a seemingly slow start this month, prospects for CAFTA ratification have taken a leap forward. The Arias administration used its 38-seat working coalition and creative interpretation of parliamentary rules to limit the number of sessions for CAFTA debate, making full ratifi [...]	2007-01-30 20:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS
07SANJOSE1768	COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA: UNEASTY NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rican-Nicaraguan relations remain strained from a GOCR perspective. This was only slightly improved by Presidents Arias and Ortega meeting in Managua on August 21, although Arias reportedly returned with a written commitment from Ortega to support Costa Rica,s UNSC election [...]	2007-09-24 22:38:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS NU PGOV PREF PREL XK
07SANJOSE1771	COSTA RICA'S CAFTA REFERENDUM: A PRIMER [...] SUMMARY: With Costa Rica's CAFTA referendum less than two weeks away, the following is a basic review of the procedures and rules of the game for this first-ever national plebiscite on this issue and in this country. This information updates our earlier reporting on referendum technicalities [...]	2007-09-26 14:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE1783	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: IS TRADE THE TIE THAT BINDS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations have gotten off to a splashy start, with trade as the centerpiece. The new Chinese Embassy in San Jose opened on August 24, in conjunction with a trade fair which reportedly netted USD 12 million in sales or commitments for the Chinese and USD 140 mil [...]	2007-09-27 17:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CVIS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XK
07SANJOSE1786	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] On September 25, PolOff met with Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Viviana Tinoco, Chief of the Human Rights Section of the MFA and delivered the reftel talking points. 2. Both Officers assured PolOff that the [...]	2007-09-28 14:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC LE PTER CS
07SANJOSE1787	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: [...] On September 25 PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of Candidacies and the United Nations Specialized Agencies, and acting Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver the USG priority issues for the UNGA General Debate. 2. Ms. Vargas adv [...]	2007-09-28 14:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA CS
07SANJOSE1788	U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] On September 26, PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights and Multilateral Policies Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to deliver a copy of the draft resolution and verbally convey reftel talking points. 2. Ms Tinoco affirmed GOCR's support and said she woul [...]	2007-09-28 14:13:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI CS
07SANJOSE1791	U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] On September 26, PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Chief of the United Nations Specialized Agencies Section and Candidacies Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and delivered reftel information. 2. Ms. Vargas indicated that Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno, already in [...]	2007-09-28 15:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07SANJOSE18	DUE DILIGENCE FOR OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND [...] The administration of President Oscar Arias has given a priority to improving the supply of housing for low and middle income sectors as part of the administration's complementary agenda for development. The Alsis Latin America Mortgage Fund goal to originate and securitize mortgages of appro [...]	2007-01-08 21:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CS
07SANJOSE1801	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWISS 19 PROPOSAL FOR COSTA [...] Econoffs met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on September 25 to discuss the USG position contained in reftel targeting Middle Ground countries. COMEX officials affirmed the GOCR's allegiance to the Middle Ground group as part of the Non-Agricultural Market [...]	2007-10-02 21:13:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ETRD
07SANJOSE1820	COSTA RICA: AMBASSADORQS LISTENING TOUR GENERATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From July to September, the Ambassador and Emboffs, accompanied by local media, visited companies and communities around the country to learn first hand how CAFTA will affect Costa Ricans. These visits gave employers and employees the opportunity to describe, in their own wor [...]	2007-10-05 20:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE1823	MEDIA COVERAGE OF CAFTA CAMPAIGN AND [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two months, the Ambassador's visits to Costa Rican businesses affected by international trade generated significant media coverage and a variety of reactions, including a complaint filed by anti- CAFTA union leaders to the Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE),septel. Meanw [...]	2007-10-05 23:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV PREL KPAO CS
07SANJOSE1829	RELEASE OF 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] PolOff hand delivered a copy of the 2007 Costa Rica Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to Viviana Tinoco, Human Rights Director of the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA, [...]	2007-10-10 22:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS KDEM KIRF KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM SOCI
07SANJOSE1830	COSTA RICA MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON [...] Per reftel, PolOff met on October 5 with Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy (MINAE) and secured a tentative list of attendees to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy [...]	2007-10-10 22:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID ENRG KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY
07SANJOSE1837	COSTA RICA TIGHTENS PREVIOUSLY-LOOSENED VISA [...] (SBU) On October 4, GOCR Immigration Director Mario Zamora told us that the previously-eased visa requirements for Chinese businessmen seeking to travel to Costa Rica had been discontinued. Zamora explained that due to GOCR concern that proving "businessman" status would be a relatively easy [...]	2007-10-11 16:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS CVIS PGOV PINR PREL
07SANJOSE1856	COSTA RICAN REFERENDUM RATIFIES CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their first-ever national referendum, Costa Ricans voted for ratification of CAFTA, 51.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 49,400 votes with 98% of the vote tallied. Turnout (nearly 60%) was well above the threshold to make the referendum binding. The "Yes" vote won in four of seven [...]	2007-10-16 21:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE188	SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - REPLY TO ACTION [...] Pursuant to S/WE request reftel, Post has identified six influential women in host country, drawing from both government and civil society (media, industry, and education). GOVERNMENT NAME: Laura Chinchilla TITLE AND INSTITUTION: First Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Justice [...]	2007-01-31 22:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL CS
07SANJOSE1905	ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On October 24, PolOff discussed reftel third committee issues with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and United Nations Specialized Organizations Section of the MFA; Deyanira Ramirez Salas, Director of the International Organizations Section; and Viviana Tinoco, Dire [...]	2007-10-25 16:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN CS
07SANJOSE1906	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR [...] On October 24, PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and United Nations Specialized Organizations Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to request GOCR support of Mr. Walker's candidacy and to deliver his biographical data. 2. Vargas indicated [...]	2007-10-25 16:01:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA CS
07SANJOSE1926	COSTA RICA: SNAPSHOT OF TEXTILE SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: The textile sector in Costa Rica is a relatively small yet productive industry, accounting for approximately 7.4 percent of manufacturing exports and 6.2 percent of manufacturing employment in 2006. Although textile export receipts in Costa Rica have declined by approximately 23.7 p [...]	2007-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB KTEX CS
07SANJOSE1927	COSTA RICA TO VOTE AGAINST CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] On October 25, we delivered reftel demarche to Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and the United Nations Specialized Organizations Sections of the MFA. 2. On October 30, we followed up with Christian Guillermet-Fernandez, Director General of the Foreign Policy Office [...]	2007-10-31 14:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU CS
07SANJOSE1928	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS [...] On Oct. 26 PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights Section of the Multilateral Policy Department of the MFA to deliver reftel demarche. Tinoco told us the MFA was closely tracking the lengthy negotiations on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and indicated [...]	2007-10-31 14:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CS
07SANJOSE1934	COSTA RICA POSITIVE BUT NONCOMMITAL ON U.S. [...] On October 31, we delivered reftel request to support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to category "A" of the International Maritime Organization to Montserrat Vargas of the MFA. Vargas told us that although the GOCR could not commit to supporting the U.S. candidacy yet, she indicated that [...]	2007-10-31 22:55:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK CS
07SANJOSE1963	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON [...] The following is Post's response to Reftel's enquiries. Questions can be directed to Econoff Steven Bitner, (506) 519-2502, Fax (506) 519-2364, bitnesr@state.gov. 2. Costa Rica Population: 4,299,234 (Dec 2006) Per Capita GDP: $5,050 (2006) Department of Commerce Trade Statistics (2006) [...]	2007-11-07 22:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS
07SANJOSE1965	Alternative Energies Fair: Can We Grow Fuel? [...] SUMMARY: Embassy participated in an alternative energies conference sponsored by RECOPE, Costa Rica's national oil refinery, held at the University of Costa Rica on 24-25 October, 2007. RECOPE organized this event as part of its "Quality Month" by inviting private companies, students, gover [...]	2007-11-08 12:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PGOV CS
07SANJOSE1975	THE POLITICS OF RESENTMENT IMPEDE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: The GOCR's victory in the October 7 CAFTA referendum (reftel) did not translate into fast action by the national legislature (Asamblea). After a brief post-referendum honeymoon, the opposition all-too-quickly deployed familiar obstructionist tactics, asserting that the public's vote [...]	2007-11-13 14:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE1977	SUPPORT FOR WHO IGWG BY COSTA RICA [...] Econoffs met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on November 8 to discuss the USG position cited in Reftel targeting countries supporting the Latin American position advocated by Brazil. Post originally presented the USG position to COMEX on October 23 but the C [...]	2007-11-13 15:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PREL CS
07SANJOSE1978	COSTA RICAN SUPPORT FOR THE IAP ON RADIO REGULATIONS [...] Econoff met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on October 12 to discuss the USG position cited in Reftel on the Inter-American Proposal presented in the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission of the OAS. COMEX officials stated that the GOCR could not pres [...]	2007-11-13 15:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL CS
07SANJOSE1995	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) On November 16, we discussed Ref A concerns with Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Sub-director of the Foreign Policy Directorate of the MFA. 2. (C) Although sympathetic to these concerns, Solano indicated that the GOCR worried about the implications of the constitutional reform now under way in [...]	2007-11-16 21:44:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM WHA
07SANJOSE1999	COSTA RICA: THE WHINSEC SOLUTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR appears poised to release its restrictions on students attending the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),reversing a May 2007 decision by President Oscar Arias. Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal and Vice Minister of the Presidenc [...]	2007-11-19 16:44:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINR CS
07SANJOSE202	COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] (U) Per reftel, on January 30, Poloff discussed the May UN Human Rights Council (HRC) election with Tatiana Vargas, head of the international candidacies division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff noted the USG's concerns about the performance of the HRC to date and encouraged Co [...]	2007-02-02 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
07SANJOSE2026	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] In response to referenced cable, post delivered the non-paper to Dr. Teresita Solano at the Ministry of Health on November 23 and raised it again with the Minister's assistant on November 30. 2. Neither Dr. Solano nor the Minister's staff are aware of any invitation to the New Delhi conferen [...]	2007-11-30 22:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL SENV CS
07SANJOSE2040	COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] The Costa Rican government remains one of the region's leading critics of the Castro regime and a strong advocate for democratic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows no signs that it would consider re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Castro government, which wer [...]	2007-12-06 14:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL CS
07SANJOSE2063	NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS TO COORDINATE TERRORISM [...] Embassy San Jose nominates Mark Kissel of the Economic section to be the Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Rob Andrew of the Political section to be the Deputy TFCO. 2. The contact information for the proposed TFCO and Deputy TFCO follows below: TFCO Name: Mark Kissel T [...]	2007-12-17 23:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN
07SANJOSE2070	COSTA RICA: INCHING TOWARDS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's coalition of 38 pro-CAFTA legislators (G38) has finalized two of the thirteen pieces of legislation the GOCR has identified as required to implement CAFTA-DR. The national assembly (Asamblea) is working flat out, but that is not likely to be enough to complete the [...]	2007-12-19 21:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE2071	GREEN FUNDS MEET GREENBACKS: REDLAC IX CONSIDERS [...] SUMMARY: Enterprise of the Americas Initiative (EAI) and Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) debt for nature funds met on the margins of the ninth meeting of the Western Hemisphere Network of Environmental Funds November 13-15. In addition to governance issues, fund managers explored les [...]	2007-12-19 22:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ENRG ES XM
07SANJOSE2073	COSTA RICA: RETURN TO WHINSEC [...] (SBU) On December 13, Public Security Minister Fernando Berrocal wrote President Oscar Arias a letter recommending that Costa Rican law enforcement personnel "could maintain a training scheme" at WHINSEC to receive counternarcotics, counterterrorism and other "strictly police" training. (Full [...]	2007-12-20 17:42:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINR CS
07SANJOSE2074	COSTA RICA: UPDATED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR's most pressing, non-lethal police equipment needs center on communications, transportation, technology, K-9 support, and surveillance equipment (in that order, see para 5). Coast Guard modernization remains on top of the list of other initiatives to be funded by the pend [...]	2007-12-20 23:03:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PTER SNAR CS KJUS PREF
07SANJOSE213	TOURISM LAGS IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary: Costa Rican tourism officials recently released data for the first eight months of 2006 which suggest that tourism growth is slowing in Costa Rica despite apparent gains elsewhere in Latin America. In addition, the data indicates that tourism from North American markets to Costa Ric [...]	2007-02-05 17:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON CS
07SANJOSE254	COSTA RICA WILL NOT PURSUE UNHRC SEAT [...] (U) Further to Reftel, we have continued to follow up with MFA contacts re GOCR interest in a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. While Deputy Director for Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano earlier had shared our concerns about the negative impact of Venezuela taking a seat on the UNHRC, he wa [...]	2007-02-09 17:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
07SANJOSE277	MONTEVIDEO CIRCLE MEETS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Costa Rica hosted the Montevideo Circle, a discussion forum for current and former presidents of Latin America, on January 27-28, 2007. The group's topic of discussion was: "Democratic Stability and Opening: Unpredictable Factors for Latin America in the 21st Century," and the p [...]	2007-02-12 21:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM XM CS
07SANJOSE2838	HAITI: DEFINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA [...] REO visited Embassy PAP November 20-21 to meet with officials from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Bank (WB) and the United National Development Program (UNDP). GOH and NGO representatives explained environmental problems and opportunities, an [...]	2007-01-03 21:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON EAID HA
07SANJOSE298	THE COSTA RICAN ECONOMY IMPROVES DURING 2006 [...] Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) says the country's GDP grew over 7% in 2006. This is the highest GDP growth rate since 8% in 1999. Inflation for 2006 was 9.4%, 5 percentage points lower than last year's rate of 14.4%, and the lowest rate in 14 years. While foreign direct investment flow [...]	2007-02-15 17:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECONCS
07SANJOSE299	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Nelson. The visit comes at a key point in the approval process for the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA is a key element in President Arias's agenda to modernize the country and begin to rebuild its crea [...]	2007-02-15 17:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL PGOV WHA ECON CS
07SANJOSE335	2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 19:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR CS
07SANJOSE361	COSTA RICA: NEXT ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ON 26 FEB [...] (C) 1. (C) The next anti-CAFTA protest is scheduled for Monday, February 26, with the locus of action likely to be San Jose. Organizers promise a larger event than last October's protest, but predicting turnout is impossible in advance. The GOCR has vowed to prevent disruption of essential [...]	2007-02-23 19:28:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC PINR CS
07SANJOSE406	TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After two weeks of speculation, it appears that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed away, for now, from his planned closure of a Venezuelan state-owned aluminum processing plant in Costa Rica. The GOCR remains concerned, however, about the eventual fate of the CVG ALUNA [...]	2007-03-01 18:49:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE426	COSTA RICAN TELECOM UPGRADE ON TRACK [...] Summary. Costa Rica's parastatal telecom monopoly, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE),announced plans to invest US$59.8 million for installation of a nationwide fiber optics network upgrade to improve its broadband internet capacity and coverage. This investment is being made so [...]	2007-03-05 20:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV TINT CS
07SANJOSE427	EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES WAIVER FOR COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose strongly recommends a national interest waiver of ASPA restrictions against Excess Defense Articles (EDA) for Costa Rica. The waiver will significantly enhance Costa Rica's maritime patrol capability and build on record seizures in Costa Rican waters during 20 [...]	2007-03-05 20:30:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR CS
07SANJOSE428	ANTI-CAFTA MARCH STRATEGIC VICTORY FOR GOCR [...] (SBU) The most recent, and probably the last large anti-CAFTA protest march took place without incident on February 26. Participation was only slightly higher than a similar protest last October, and the event was generally peaceful. We judge the event to have been a tactical draw, in that b [...]	2007-03-05 20:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC PINR CS
07SANJOSE436	COSTA RICA RESPONSE ON ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE [...] Econoff delivered talking points on March 6 to GOCR Ministry of Foreign Trade Director General Gabriela Castro who in turn conveyed the message to their delegation in Geneva without comment. Langdale [...]	2007-03-07 14:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTO CS
07SANJOSE48	RESPONSE TO REQUEST REGARDING TOBACCO ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 21:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
07SANJOSE49	RESPONSE TO REQUEST REGARDING TOBACCO ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 21:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
07SANJOSE524	COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]	2007-03-16 22:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SANJOSE553	COSTA RICA: UN DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT [...] On March 12, Poloff, Cultural Affairs Officer, and foreign service national met with Maria Eugenia Bujanda of the Omar Dengo Foundation (FOD),the Costa Rican UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) grantee. FOD is a non-profit organization dedicated to national development through improvements and innovat [...]	2007-03-20 22:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE572	COSTA RICA: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 19, Poloff sent information detailing the U.S. government's concerns about the recent events in Zimbabwe as well as Secretary Rice's statement calling for the immediate release of the imprisoned Zimbabwean opposition leaders to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, deputy foreign policy director at [...]	2007-03-23 15:53:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CS
07SANJOSE580	COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OIC RESOLUTION [...] On March 21, as instructed in reftel, we raised the OIC resolution issue with Guisella Sanchez, who handles human rights issues in the MFA,s foreign policy division. We stressed USG concern that the review of mandates outside of the HRC working group dedicated for such reviews would undermin [...]	2007-03-23 21:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM CS
07SANJOSE625	COSTA RICA'S JUDICIARY LACKS EXPERIENCE; [...] (U) SUMMARY. Judges in Costa Rica have an average age of 36 and lack experience, according to one Supreme Court Magistrate. The magistrate recommends increasing contact with U.S. judges and court administrators to share best practices. The explosion of constitutional challenges since the cre [...]	2007-03-30 19:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD KIPR KJUS PINR CS
07SANJOSE63	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT - COSTA RICA [...] The 2007 Investment Climate Report requested in reftel follows. As instructed the following report has also been submitted via unclassified email. 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Costa Rica A.1. OPENESS TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Costa Rica has a generally open international tr [...]	2007-01-12 15:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SANJOSE649	COSTA RICAN PROSECUTOR READY TO INDICT FORMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican federal prosecutor's office is finally ready to indict former president Rafael Angel Calderon (PUSC) for corruption allegations stemming from a 2001 loan from the government of Finland to the Costa Rican social security fund (INSS). If convicted, he could face [...]	2007-04-03 22:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR FI CS
07SANJOSE653	COSTA RICA NOT PARADISE-RAW SEWAGE EVERYWHERE [...] This is the first in an occasional series of cables explaining why Costa Rica is not paradise. These cables seek to paint a realistic picture of the day-to-day challenges faced by Costa Rica. Travel brochures don't tell the entire story. 2. Summary. Costa Rica treats less than 3% of human w [...]	2007-04-04 12:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON SENV CS JA
07SANJOSE655	CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]	2007-04-04 20:36:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE656	CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]	2007-04-04 20:36:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE657	COSTA RICA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 21:29:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CS
07SANJOSE69	THE COLOMBIAN CONNECTION: FORMER GUERRILLAS TURNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rican authorities are increasingly worried about the criminal activities of former Colombian guerrillas operating in Costa Rica and, as a result, have stepped up efforts to extradite/deport them. On December 21, FARC member Hector Orlando Martinez Quinto was delivered to [...]	2007-01-12 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREF PHUM SNAR CS XK
07SANJOSE790	COSTA RICA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 16:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT CS
07SANJOSE868	MORE CHINESE MIGRANTS RESCUED IN COSTA RICAN WATERS [...] (SBU) On April 21, the Costa Rica Coast Guard (SNGC) again rescued a large number of Chinese migrants adrift in Costa Rican territorial waters. Three Ecuadorians and two Peruvians were also apprehended, and charged with human trafficking under Costa Rica,s new immigration law. The governmen [...]	2007-05-09 16:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KCRM CO CH CS
07SANJOSE873	PARADISE BY CANDLELIGHT: COSTA RICAN POWER FAILURE [...] (U) This is another installment in our ongoing series explaining why Costa Rica is not quite paradise. These cables seek to paint a realistic picture of the challenges faced by Costa Rica. Travel brochures don't tell the entire story. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Costa Rica's electrical generation syst [...]	2007-05-09 22:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON SENV ENRG CS
07SANJOSE958	COSTA RICA: RESPONSE TO HCOC INREACH [...] On May 14, PolOff conveyed reftel request to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime section within the Foreign Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and forwarded the Annual Declaration nil form. 2. On May 15, PolOff followed up [...]	2007-05-22 19:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTCRE CS
07SANJOSE996	COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...]	2007-05-25 20:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS
07SANJOSE997	COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...]	2007-05-25 20:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE998	COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...]	2007-05-25 20:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS
07SANJOSE999	COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...]	2007-05-25 20:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS
07SANSALVADOR10	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1006	EL SALVADOR UPDATE ON REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21 emboffs met with Acting Minister of Public Security and Justice Astor Escalante to review progress on the GOES Regional Security plan raised in reftel. Escalante assured emboffs that the GOES team is working on the project to more fully develop the plan, but that the [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR102	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran Air Force officer for participation in the Pilot Instrument Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, Texas; [...]	2007-01-22 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1020	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Course, Naval Small Craft Instruction, and Technical Training School, to be held at Stennis Spa [...]	2007-05-25 15:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR103	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to attend the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA to start on January 24, 2007. CPT [...]	2007-01-22 20:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1037	EL SALVADOR: MCC DEPUTY CEO BENT MEETS WITH HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: In a free-ranging May 18 discussion with Deputy CEO Rodney Bent of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Dr. Beatrice Carrillo of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) outlined what in her view represent the most serious threats to continued progress in rule of law i [...]	2007-05-28 14:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PHUM PREL KMCA
07SANSALVADOR1044	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-29 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR105	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and Ministry of Defense civilian employees for participation in the Combat Stress Mobile Education Team (MET),scheduled to take place in San S [...]	2007-01-22 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1057	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-30 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1070	EL SALVADOR: DAS COULTER VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Military Bureau's Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter visited El Salvador May 7-8 to hold bilateral discussions with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He also made a speech to the Salvadoran Armed Forces' equivalent to the War College, had dinn [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1071	EL SALVADOR ON VENEZUELA/IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On May 31, poloff raised reftel C points with MFA Multilateral Affairs Chief Mario Rivera. (Note: The GOES has repeatedly raised with Post their misgivings about the growing Iran-Venezuela relationship, as well as potential Iran-Nicaragua ties; see reftels A and B. End note.) Rivera s [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1072	EL SALVADOR: ANNUAL DECLARATION FOR HCOC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
07SANSALVADOR1073	EL SALVADOR ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 20:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP XM ES
07SANSALVADOR1074	EL SALVADOR ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 20:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY PREL PARM
07SANSALVADOR1088	Post reply to request for information on other donor [...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...]	2007-06-01 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR11	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1103	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and soldiers to participate in five separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Reaction Team Certification Course, In [...]	2007-06-04 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1119	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS ZOELLICK WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 21:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1151	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records for a Salvadoran civilian for participation in the Counterterrorism Senior Executive Seminar, to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany; scheduled for August 18 -30, [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1168	EL SALVADOR AND U.S.- BRAZIL BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Economic Counselor and Brazilian Ambassador to El Salvador delivered June 1 the reftel talking points to Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia. The GOES has formed a small committee on ethanol production and alternative fuels, composed of representatives from the Ministries [...]	2007-06-13 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV EAGR PREL EAID ES

07SANSALVADOR1183	DELL NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] I am pleased to submit the nomination of Dell El Salvador for the Secretary,s annual Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The Dell Call Center located in San Salvador exemplifies the very best of U.S. corporate and citizen responsibility. Detailed below you will see why Dell is so deservin [...]	2007-06-15 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB KSEP SENV AMGT ES
07SANSALVADOR1185	SACA COMPLETES THREE YEARS AND SIDESTEPS FMLN AGAIN [...] (U) Summary. In a June 1 speech to the nation delivered at the Legislative Assembly, President Saca marked his third anniversary of his presidency. With his trademark stirring oratory he lauded his Administration,s achievements, challenged the leftist-opposition party FMLN, and set out an am [...]	2007-06-15 22:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET ENRG EAGR EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR12	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georgia scheduled for Jan. 15, 2007 -- Ja [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1208	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Instructors Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for July 2-25, 2007. CPT Campos Bonilla, Hugo Alexande [...]	2007-06-21 22:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1248	EL SALVADOR: SALGADO'S EXPULSION FROM THE PCN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his expulsion from the National Conciliation Party (PCN),populist San Miguel Mayor Will Salgado is considering whether he will seek to rejoin the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) under whose banner he first sought office, or instead move to the relatively new splinter [...]	2007-06-29 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1249	SALVADORANS WILL GO TO THE POLLS TWICE IN 2009 [...] (U) The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced June 15 that the 2009 elections will be held on two separate dates, with Salvadorans going to the polls first on January 18, 2009 for municipal/legislative elections and then again on March 15, 2009 to elect the next president. By TSE estima [...]	2007-06-29 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1258	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I,m delighted that you,ll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador,s contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation,s most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-06-29 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR126	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and civiliams to participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, San Salvador scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. C [...]	2007-01-25 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1264	EL SALVADOR: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN REPLACES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Commission of the Legislative Assembly voted June 27 to tap Oscar Humberto Luna as the country's new Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH),replacing two-term incumbent Beatrice Carrillo. Luna's selection marked a rare show of cooperation across the aisles in a Legislativ [...]	2007-07-02 17:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1286	EL SALVADOR: POLICE CAPTURE JULY 5 POLICE ASSASSIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jose Mario Belloso Castillo, the sniper identified in press photographs as the assassin of riot police (PNC/UMO) during July 5, 2006 disturbances at the National University (UES),was apprehended by police early July 2 after an all-night dragnet that led through the city's sto [...]	2007-07-03 19:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR1287	SALVADORAN READOUT OF BELIZE SICA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Meeting on Belize's San Pedro Island, leaders of member states of the Central American Integration System (SICA) discussed and approved a GOES proposal to enhance cooperation and coordination among the Central American countries regarding regional security and crime. The proposal was d [...]	2007-07-03 22:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EFIN PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM
07SANSALVADOR1291	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF KEY U.S. [...] Post received June 29 a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 22, 2007 in response to the first of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly [...]	2007-07-05 22:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR131	SALVADORAN ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (SBU) The Salvadoran economy grew 4.2 percent in 2006, ending a six-year streak of anemic economic growth. President Saca has expanded on the sound economic policy of his predecessors to implement a sectoral growth strategy that positions El Salvador as a logistics hub in the medium term, wit [...]	2007-01-25 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1341	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 3 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the third of three cables and [...]	2007-07-11 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1342	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 2 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the second of three cables an [...]	2007-07-11 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1343	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the first of three cables and [...]	2007-07-11 22:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1358	EL SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy San Salvador grants country clearance to EPA Officials Orlando Gonzales and Lourdes Morales to visit San Salvador from July 26-27, 2007. Purpose of visit is to meet with CCAD to discuss air quality management. The Control Officer for this visit is ECON Officer Geoffrey Schadrack, Emba [...]	2007-07-12 22:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA ASEC ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR1374	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in course on Civil Military Relations, to be held at the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning [...]	2007-07-13 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1375	EL SALVADOR: CONCURRENCE WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) I am writing in support of the following three 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The three proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to move [...]	2007-07-13 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES
07SANSALVADOR139	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 2. 2. POST REQUESTS DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF SALVADORAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE J-85 TECHNICIAN COURSE, TO BE HELD AT THE INTER-AMERICAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, SCHEDULED F [...]	2007-01-26 18:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR140	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran sailor for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for February 22, 2 [...]	2007-01-26 18:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1406	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND OF FOUR ICAO DEMARCHES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated July 12, 2007 in response to the second of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly of all [...]	2007-07-19 18:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1410	BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON HELICA S.A. DE C.V. [...] On July 5, 2007, Emboff visited the business office of Helicopteros de Centroamerica, S.A. de C.V.(Helica),to conduct a blue lantern end-use check as requested in ref. A. Helica is located at Ilopango Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador. The owner and President of Helica is Mr. Rogelio Pena. Mr [...]	2007-07-20 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1423	SALVADORAN FREE TRADE ZONE BENEFITS EXTENDED TO 2015 [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, President Saca announced that the WTO has extended the phase out period to 2015 for non compliant benefits granted to Salvadoran Free Trade Zones (FTZs). The extension will benefit numerous companies that work inside Salvadoran FTZs, which receive tax breaks and other bene [...]	2007-07-24 22:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1452	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) Poloffs met with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) to raise reftel points. Rivera responded that El Salvador is fully supportive of the US position on the participation in the Community of Democracies. 2. (U) Rivera agr [...]	2007-07-30 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES TW
07SANSALVADOR1458	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 22:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1459	VEHICLES FOR REVISITING EXTRADITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy has been advised that there are currently two potential cases to test the Salvadoran judiciary's willingness to extradite Salvadoran nationals to the US. The simplest of these concerns a dual national convicted of child sexual assault who fled the US prior to sentencing. [...]	2007-07-31 16:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KHLS KCRM ES
07SANSALVADOR146	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course at the Western Hemisphere Institution for Security Cooperation (WHISC) at Fort Be [...]	2007-01-26 19:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR148	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on or about January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty in support of coalition for [...]	2007-01-29 15:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1484	CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR IMPACT ON TRADE [...] The one year results on CAFTA-DR are very positive. Total nonmaquila exports increased by 59.1 percent during the first year of CAFTA-DR, rising from $266 million in March 2006 to $423 million by February 2007. Though ethanol exports accounted for 88.1% of this increase, other sectors also en [...]	2007-08-01 22:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1485	FALLOUT FROM SUCHITOTO ARRESTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: GOES handling of the arrest and prosecution of fourteen individuals who participated in violent demonstrations in Suchitoto on July 2 continues to reverberate throughout the Salvadoran political landscape and to attract attention from U.S.-based NGO's. The GOES decision to prosec [...]	2007-08-01 23:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ES
07SANSALVADOR1512	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran anti-narcotics officer (PNC/DAN) nominated to participate in the Counter Narcotics Terrorism Course, Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperatio [...]	2007-08-08 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1525	POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL [...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...]	2007-08-08 23:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1526	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF NUCLEAR [...] (U) Poloffs raised reftel A points during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Felix Ulloa, MFA advisor. Rivera pointed out that El Salvador was a signatory to twelve of the thirteen counter-terrorism co [...]	2007-08-08 23:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1530	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Leadership Mobile Education, San Salvador, scheduled for September 12 - 14, 2007. COL VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ, HUGO [...]	2007-08-09 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1531	PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATIONS 050050978 & 050050700 [...] Summary. On July 23, Emboff visited the business office of Mudisa (Worldwide moving and cargo),and two days later visited the business office of Hunter's Gun (arms, ammunitions and accessories),to conduct a pre-license check on applications 050050978 and 050050700 for the export of pistols to [...]	2007-08-09 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1532	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Panamax Exercise, Panama, scheduled for August 21 - September 8, 2007. LTC ARAUZ NAVAS, JUAN ARMANDO 2ND INFAN [...]	2007-08-09 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1533	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs. Rivera noted that it had co-sponsored UN Resolution 61/255 and strongly condemned all forms of Holocaust denial. 2. (SBU) Rivera said that El Salvador would support the reftel UNESCO [...]	2007-08-09 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO ES
07SANSALVADOR1534	DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 23:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1540	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participate in the Patient Administration Course, Army Medical Department Center, San Antonio, TX, scheduled for September 13 - October 25, 2 [...]	2007-08-10 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1541	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of the following Salvadoran officer to participate in the International Maritime Officer Course, Yorktown, VA, scheduled for September 5 - December 7, 2007. 1LT L [...]	2007-08-10 16:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1542	EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSC IRAN RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Poloff held follow-up discussions on August 9 with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding reftel demarche. Rivera's response was unchanged from initial meeting on the topic held July 23 with Rivera and Felix Ulloa, MFA [...]	2007-08-10 17:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1548	DEMARCHE ON ICRC STANDING COMMISSION CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-10 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC
07SANSALVADOR1549	INITIAL SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points and discussed Ambassador Swing's background and candidacy during an August 9 meeting with Mauricio Ruiz, the MFA official in charge of candidacies. Poloff reiterated points raised during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for [...]	2007-08-10 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1555	ACTION REQUEST: SAN SALVADOR ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL [...] (U) Introduction: There are numerous policy actions and USG-funded assistance that the government of El Salvador (GOES) could effectively use as part of a comprehensive regional security strategy for Central America. The proposed GOES policy actions discussed below, some of which could prove [...]	2007-08-10 23:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PINS PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR156	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) training to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for February 6 -13, 2007. CPT XXXXXXXX [...]	2007-01-29 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1566	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (U) On August 13, post received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel B. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor [...]	2007-08-14 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1574	EL SALVADOR: INTERIM REPORT ON 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following members of the Government of El Salvador are expected to attend the 62nd UNGA General Debate: A. Attendance of the Head of State: - Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez, Constitutional President of the Republic of El Salvador - Exact arrival and departure d [...]	2007-08-15 14:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR158	INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR1611	FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS [...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...]	2007-08-17 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1623	KEY CABINET RESIGNATION MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE FOR [...] (U) On August 15 Eduardo Zablah, the Technical Secretary to the Presidency, resigned his position in the Saca administration effective September 1. During an official press conference, President Saca announced that Zablah was leaving his position in order to "dedicate himself to other profes [...]	2007-08-20 18:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1628	EL SALVADOR: EVALUATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post met with the three Salvadoran participants in the White House Conference on the Americas--Claudia Umana, Director of the Legal Studies Department of FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development),Jose Leon Bonilla, Executive Director of CLUSA (Coopera [...]	2007-08-20 22:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM KPAO ES
07SANSALVADOR1646	EL SALVADOR TOUGHENS PUBLIC DISTURBANCE LAWS [...] (U) Summary: On August 16, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed amendments to key crime legislation that will increase penalties for public disturbance. The party-line vote was contentious, and the ruling ARENA party, which promoted the legislation, was unable to garner the support of i [...]	2007-08-22 14:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1652	EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST [...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...]	2007-08-23 13:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI
07SANSALVADOR1655	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS US ICAO CANDIDATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who promised to support the re-election of the U.S. candidate to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Rodriguez will lead the Salv [...]	2007-08-23 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR171	EL SALVADOR: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR172	ICITAP PRISON EVALUATION: NO-COST METHODS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 8 to 12, 2006, Mike Cooksey from ICITAP visited El Salvador to evaluate the Salvadoran penal system. Based upon his visit, he made the following recommendations: (1) eliminate packages for gang members; (2) require prisoners to work; (3) isolate gang leaders; (4) i [...]	2007-01-31 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
07SANSALVADOR1720	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) On August 29, Ambassador Glazer visited the Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudsman, Oscar Luna, in his San Salvador office. In this, their first meeting, the Ambassador and Luna exchanged views on the importance of respect for human rights in democratic countries. 2. (U) Luna stated that hi [...]	2007-08-30 17:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1764	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN SACA INNER CIRCLE [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 28, Oscar Bonilla, the President of the cabinet-level National Council on Public Security, told the Ambassador that he has proof that key advisors to President Saca are corrupt, and offered details of an alleged multi-million dollar bribery scheme centering on electr [...]	2007-09-04 19:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1779	CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR SUCCESS STORIES: MAQUILAS & TEXTILES [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. Manufacturing is expanding and diversifying, the local food and beverage industry is booming, and new investments are arriving to sectors before unexplored. It is the general view among entrepreneur [...]	2007-09-05 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1783	SAN MIGUEL POLICE CORRUPTION PROBE CASTS WIDER NET [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing investigation into police corruption in San Miguel has so far resulted in the arrest of a total of eight National Civilian Police (PNC) officers, as well as indictments ranging from murder to obstruction of justice to dereliction of duty. While the cases point to ser [...]	2007-09-06 16:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR179	EL SALVADOR: EXTENSION OF TPS FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Temporary Protected Status should be extended again for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing reconstruction from two devastating earthquakes in 2001 is incomplete, and a series of moderate local earthquakes during lat [...]	2007-02-01 20:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ES HO NU PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07SANSALVADOR1807	REPLY TO INVITATION TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Post received a letter on September 4 confirming the attendance of Salvadoran First Lady Ana Ligia Sol de Saca at the September 24 luncheon to be hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. 2. (U) Per reftel instructions, Post provides the following information: a) Mrs. Saca will attend the lun [...]	2007-09-07 22:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1834	EL SALVADOR: IMPLEMENTING POCKETING AMENDMENT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has just begun the implementation process for the CAFTA-DR pocketing amendment and must complete a legal review before submitting it to Congress. While the Government has the political will to see the amendment implemented, domestic political cons [...]	2007-09-12 15:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1844	CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: SERVICES & MANUFACTURING [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. In the services sector, an innovative, USAID-supported health firm has started exporting medical services. Software and logistics firms have also expanded, with new investments generating 645 jobs. [...]	2007-09-12 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1853	EL SALVADOR: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Per Reftel request, Embassy San Salvador is pleased to provide information on Post's efforts to advance human rights in El Salvador. We trust the following information will advance Department's efforts related to the Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. ---- [...]	2007-09-14 16:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR188	EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 23:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1880	DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] Post delivered the proposed language and non-paper from reftel on September 17 to the office of Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who is leading the Salvadoran delegation to the 36th Session of the ICAO General Assembly on September 18-2 [...]	2007-09-18 22:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1906	GOES CONCERNED ROMERO CASE AT IACHR WOULD [...] (C) Summary: Contacts both within and outside the GOES have expressed concern that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is hearing a case that involves a complaint related to El Salvador,s civil war. Thus, the case falls under the reservation with which El Salvador joined the [...]	2007-09-21 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1909	EL SALVADOR MICROFINANCE SECTOR 2007: MOVING TOWARDS [...] SUMMARY. A recent visit to three leading micro-finance institutions shows a booming market serving a broad client base ranging from street vendors to medium enterprises. Microfinance organizations are also seeking to become regulated financial institutions, which will allow them to take dep [...]	2007-09-21 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR1911	EL SALVADOR: TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of the Unidad de Investigacion Financiera, Fiscalia General de la Republica (El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit) on September 21. 2. (SBU) Monroy replied that his organization was eager to fully implement th [...]	2007-09-21 23:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFIN PTER PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1913	CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: FOOD & BEVERAGE AND [...] CAFTA-DR has shown early successes in El Salvador, especially in the local food and beverage industry and in artisan crafts. Agricultural exports are up 32 percent in the first half of 2007, especially exports of "ethnic foods," including cheese, loroco, and seafood, and producers are preparing [...]	2007-09-21 23:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1928	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1939	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-09-26 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1943	POTENTIAL THIRD FORCE IN THE SALVADORAN ELECTORAL [...] (U) Former ARENA party Economy Minister Arturo Zablah is heading up a center-left alliance which may serve as a launching pad for a run at El Salvador's presidency in 2009. Following nearly a year of meetings and alliance building with politicians, academics and civil society representatives, [...]	2007-09-27 22:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1947	FORMER JOURNALIST LIKELY TO HEAD FMLN TICKET IN [...] (U) Local Salvadoran media reports that the FMLN has announced that journalist Mauricio Funes will head the party's presidential ticket in the 2009 election. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, former FMLN General Coordinator and currently FMLN head of faction in the National Assembly, will be the party [...]	2007-09-28 13:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1953	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-09-28 21:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1959	SALVADORAN VP ANNOUNCES RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Ana Vilma de Escobar, El Salvador's Vice-President, has announced her possible candidacy for the ARENA party's nomination for President in the 2009 election. Escobar made her announcement in a hastily organized press conference on September 27. In her statement, she said only the she "wa [...]	2007-09-28 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1964	CAFTA HELPING STABILIZE SALVADORAN MAQUILA SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's textile and apparel industry is showing signs of greater stability in 2007 after two years of decline following the end of global textile quotas. As reported in reftel B, CAFTA-DR has helped to attract new investment in the maquila sector. The extension of Free Trade Zo [...]	2007-10-01 12:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1999	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES
07SANSALVADOR2000	MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY BECOMES THIRD DECLARED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 22:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2040	BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...]	2007-10-11 14:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR206	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Irregular Challenges Workshop to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 13 - 15, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2007-02-06 20:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2065	El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE [...] Summary. According to Central Bank indicators, economic activity has remained buoyant in El Salvador during the first half of 2007. GDP for the first quarter of 2007 increased by 4.01 percent and the Bank's Index of the Volume of Economic Activity increased by 4.01 percent for the first half o [...]	2007-10-12 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2069	EL SALVADOR MOVES CLOSER TO RESOLVING GULF OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 4 the leaders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras signed an agreement declaring their commitment to working together to develop the Gulf of Fonseca. The leaders labeled the agreement the first step toward resolving territorial disputes that have plagued the gulf [...]	2007-10-12 23:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ES HN NU
07SANSALVADOR2085	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH TEXT OF THE PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 16:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ES
07SANSALVADOR21	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the NCO Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for Janua [...]	2007-01-05 13:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR210	EL SALVADOR: KEEN TO RUN FOR HRC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR2149	EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO CANDIDACY OF [...] (U) On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and provided David Walker's biographic information to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said that El Salvador recognized the need for effective oversight at the UN and said the MFA would review the info [...]	2007-10-24 22:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA UN ES
07SANSALVADOR2150	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD [...] (U) Summary: On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to solicit support for U.S. priority resolutions in the UN General Assembly,s Third Committee to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said El Salvador will review the country specific resolutions [...]	2007-10-24 22:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN
07SANSALVADOR2156	EL SALVADOR: POULTRY INDUSTRY MAIN PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The entrance of U.S. poultry producers to the Salvadoran market has been deterred by GOES claims that U.S. poultry and eggs do not meet stringent GOES sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. However, there are also a small number of well-connected business interests who control [...]	2007-10-25 18:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AGR USTR ES
07SANSALVADOR2157	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (U) On October 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta was supportive of the proposal for the "Year of Action" and requested the text of the proposal be forwarded to the MFA as soon as possible for review. He was open [...]	2007-10-25 19:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2169	(C) ARTURO ZABLAH LIKELY TO RUN; WAITING TO [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah told us October 24 he would know by the end of the month which parties (FDR, PDC, and CD) would support his presidential campaign in coalition, at which point he would make a decision and announce his candidacy. At this point, Zablah believes only CD's support is st [...]	2007-10-26 21:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2174	EL SALVADOR: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 18:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU ES
07SANSALVADOR219	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran soldier for participation in U.S.-funded Military Academy training to be held at Colombia's National Military Academy in Bogota, Colombia, scheduled for [...]	2007-02-08 19:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR220	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Supply/Warehouse Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas, scheduled for March 3 [...]	2007-02-08 21:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2206	POPULIST SAN MIGUEL MAYOR LOOKS TO LARGER [...] (U) Summary: Will Salgado, the populist mayor of the city of San Miguel, plays a dominant role in the regional politics of eastern El Salvador. A political maverick known for his brash public persona, frequent party changes, and allegations of involvement in extrajudicial vigilante groups, [...]	2007-11-01 16:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2228	EL SALVADOR: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is El Salvador's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part One, Drugs and Chemical control. Draft INCSR is submitted in compliance with instructions contained in reftel. 2. (U) Begin draft text: 2007-2008 INCSR Part One: Drugs and Ch [...]	2007-11-05 22:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES SNAR
07SANSALVADOR2229	EL SALVADOR: THE CASE FOR MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY [...] (C/NF) Introduction: The government of El Salvador (GOES) has evolved into a major U.S. partner in Latin America and beyond. U.S.-Salvadoran cooperation extends across a broad spectrum, encompassing defense, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement, as well as regional, multilateral, and trade [...]	2007-11-05 22:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2240	EL SALVADOR: CBERA REPORT INPUT [...] Economic Review: After more than a decade of systematic economic reforms, crowned in January 2001 with the introduction of the U.S. dollar as full legal tender, EL Salvador has been described as having the most open trade and investment environment in Central America; in Latin America, only Ch [...]	2007-11-06 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AMGT ES

07SANSALVADOR2248	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) On November 5 Poloff delivered demarche requested reftel to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, El Salvador's Director General of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Melendez informed poloff that unforeseen staffing shortages preclude Salvadoran representation at the November 14-17 Bamako conference. [...]	2007-11-07 16:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07SANSALVADOR2249	EL SALVADOR: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) As requested reftel, we provide the following assessment of the political and legal challenges El Salvador would face in order to deploy troops to Iraq in 2009 without the umbrella of a United Nations (UN) Chapter VII mandate. 2. (C) The government of El Salvador (GOES) has maintained a [...]	2007-11-07 18:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2255	FMLN SEEKS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S., [...] (C) Summary: Moderate FMLN Deputy Hugo Martinez told us November 1 that FMLN leadership had decided improving relations with the U.S. was important and that he had been tapped to coordinate U.S.-FMLN relations. He commented on the difficulties presented by the FMLN's presidential ticket, but [...]	2007-11-08 17:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2269	FMLN APPROVES FUNES-SANCHEZ CEREN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The FMLN approved unanimously November 11 its presidential ticket of journalist Mauricio Funes and Salvador Sanchez Ceren, head of the FMLN's bloc in the National Assembly. As expected, Sanchez Ceren's acceptance speech played to the FMLN's core supporters, while Funes' message w [...]	2007-11-13 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2297	EL SALVADOR: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. Navy ship visit to El Salvador under the auspices of the upcoming commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe would offer Embassy San Salvador significant public diplomacy and policy support opportunities. As such, mission hop [...]	2007-11-19 16:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KPAO MASS MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2300	Superintendent of Competition's Active Agenda [...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Competition (SC),established less than two years ago has been aggressively pursuing cases of alleged non-competitive practices in El Salvador. It recently imposed fines against gasoline and electricity distribution companies and commodity brokers. Local [...]	2007-11-20 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2301	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA DELIVERED TO EL [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us November 15 that the GOES shared our concerns about anti-democratic reforms in Venezuela and would continue to raise the issue publicly. End Summary. 2. (C) On November 13, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche [...]	2007-11-20 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE EU WHA PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR2323	EL SALVADOR: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel message via diplomatic note and letter to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security and Justice, and the National Civilian Police. In each case, Post requested a written acknowledgement and will inform INL/LP when rec [...]	2007-11-29 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR OTRA ES PREL
07SANSALVADOR2324	ADIDAS OPEN LETTER SEEKS RESOLUTION OF LABOR CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hermosa Manufacturing, a Salvadoran owned and operated garment manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005. The closure resulted in more than 250 unemployed workers and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unpaid benefits. The GOES has bee [...]	2007-11-29 22:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2325	EL SALVADOR DECLINES TO ATTEND NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to El Salvador's Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Both ministries informed post that they do not plan to send any representative to the New Delhi Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The Minister of Agriculture previously declined an invitation to t [...]	2007-11-30 16:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2333	EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN PCIA [...] Per reftel A request, post delivered information on the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) to the Violeta Larde, Director for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Environment (MARN) and to Minister of Health Dr. Jos Guillermo Maza Brizuela. During a meeting with USAID Health Progr [...]	2007-12-03 18:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR2334	EL SALVADOR DELEGATION TO CCAA BIOFUELS MEETINGS [...] Per reftel request, post delivered Winrock International's draft assessment of biofuels development in El Salvador to Salvadoran points of contact on November 27-28. During a November 28 meeting with Econoff, Vice Minister of Agriculture Jose Emilio Suadi and advisor Ernesto Hayem expressed ke [...]	2007-12-03 18:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2341	WHA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) Summary: WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley and El Salvador Desk Officer Hillary Thompson visited San Salvador November 15-16. Feeley explained to Salvadoran interlocutors the way ahead on the Central American component of the Merida Initiative and stressed the key role that SICA must pl [...]	2007-12-04 16:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PREL PGOV
07SANSALVADOR2344	EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION [...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...]	2007-12-04 19:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR2347	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On November 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Official in Charge of UN and Multilateral Fora. Argueta acknowledged the US position on such resolutions and added that El Salvador strongly supports the Middle East peace process. He also said th [...]	2007-12-04 21:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS ES
07SANSALVADOR2349	EL SALVADOR: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT 2007 [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During 200 [...]	2007-12-04 21:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2358	EL SALVADOR: CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO IRAN/NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told us December 5 they would study the NIE summary and our non-paper, but that El Salvador's basic approach to the Iran/nuclear issue would continue to be cautious. Our interlocutors were especially receptive to the argument that Iran must comply with existing UNSC [...]	2007-12-06 19:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR2363	EL SALVADOR: US-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES IZ MARR MOPS
07SANSALVADOR2378	COUNT ON EL SALVADOR TO ATTEND THE UNGA PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 19:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR2383	HIGH OIL PRICES RAISE EL SALVADOR'S ENERGY SUBSIDY [...] SUMMARY: A freeze on El Salvador's electricity rates is exhausting the capacity of the state-run renewable energy sources to subsidize more expensive oil-fueled electricity and may increase public debt in 2008. Despite high oil prices, the GOES has maintained electricity rates since June 2006 [...]	2007-12-11 19:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2385	NEW SERVICES LAW PROVIDES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES [...] El Salvador's International Services Law, approved on October 11, will regulate the establishment and operations of service parks and centers with incentives similar to those received by El Salvador's free trade zones. Developers and administrators will receive tax breaks, while service compan [...]	2007-12-11 19:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR2401	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El SalvadorQs contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nationQ [...]	2007-12-13 20:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR2402	EL SALVADOR: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL [...] (U) As requested ref. A, post has reviewed the security assessment contained in San Salvador 1555 (ref. B). We revalidate the original security needs identified in that cable as well as the priority focus areas for targeted U.S. law enforcement assistance and institution building in El Salvad [...]	2007-12-13 21:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PINS PREL PTER SNAR EAID
07SANSALVADOR2403	GOES WELCOMES MNF-I UNSCR DRAFT; HOPES FOR QUICK [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref (A) demarche to Nelson Amaya, MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy. Amaya, accompanied by Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, and Milton Magana, MFA Director for Asia, Africa, and Oceania, welcomed the draft resolution and said MFA would be [...]	2007-12-13 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES IZ MARR PARM PREL UNSC
07SANSALVADOR2404	SAN SALVADOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 19:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN ES
07SANSALVADOR2406	FUNES OFFERS PRAGMATIC, LEFT-OF-CENTER APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: Mauricio Funes, FMLN Presidential Candidate, asserted to the Ambassador that he wanted to maintain close U.S.-Salvadoran ties, though characterized by mutual respect. He rejected foreign (Venezuelan) financing of his campaign and said he expected to find significant support from [...]	2007-12-14 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES VE
07SANSALVADOR2409	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY ENGAGE SALVADORAN SOCIETY ON [...] SUMMARY. In a series of meetings, November 27-29 joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with a wide cross-section of Salvadoran society. Consistent themes incl [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2410	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2411	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY MEET WITH SALVADORAN VP ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners, and extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with El S [...]	2007-12-17 14:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2423	ZABLAH BOWS OUT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (U) Summary: On Saturday, Arturo Zablah ended his pre-candidacy for the Salvadoran Presidency. The centrist politician had hoped, through his Alliance for Change platform, to mount a strong third-party challenge to ARENA and the FMLN, but his candidacy was unable to pick up sufficient momentu [...]	2007-12-18 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2431	GOES APPROVES $42 MILLION TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran government has approved $42 million subsidy for public transportation intended to avoid bus fare increases through mid-2009. Public transportation providers called off a threatened strike, but failed to reach agreement on transportation reforms and refused to promis [...]	2007-12-20 22:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN ES
07SANSALVADOR2435	EL SALVADOR: SECOND DEMARCHE ON PROSPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 21:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA
07SANSALVADOR2437	GOES WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON CHARGES AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ASEC KJUS VE AR AA ES
07SANSALVADOR2440	MINING FIRMS PROTEST PERMIT DELAYS [...] SUMMARY: U.S. and Canadian mining companies have protested the delays in approving their environmental permits for gold mining projects in northern El Salvador. The GOES has indefinitely postponed the issuance of new mining permits while it conducts a study of the environmental impact and econ [...]	2007-12-26 16:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN SENV EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2442	VIOLENCE AND CONTROVERSY PLAGUE SALVADORAN UNION [...] (U) Summary: Elections to name a new board of directors for the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security Workers Union (STISSS) ended in violence and controversy with both sides declaring victory on December 16. Police ended the violence, and the Ministry of Labor declared that the current se [...]	2007-12-26 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2443	SALVADORAN SUPREME COURT RULES ILO 87 [...] (U) Summary. On October 29, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled ILO Convention 87, ratified by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly in August 2006, unconstitutional. The ruling places in doubt the status of public sector unions and presents another obstacle in the free trade agreement negoti [...]	2007-12-26 19:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR263	AG GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, 2007 the Attorney General visited El Salvador to announce new anti-gang initiatives. As part of his visit, the Attorney General and his staff participated in a bilateral meeting with President Saca, members of his cabinet and important members of the Salvadoran jud [...]	2007-02-14 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR273	MEETING OF ATTORNEY GENERALS OF U.S., EL SALVADOR, [...] (C) Summary. During Attorney General Gonzales' visit to El Salvador on February 5, Salvadoran AG Felix Safie hosted a private dinner for Attorney General Gonzales and their counterparts from Honduras and Guatemala, Leonidas Bautista and Juan Luis Florido. The topic of the dinner was regiona [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR274	EL SALVADOR WILL RUN FOR HRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR275	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran naval officer for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for Februar [...]	2007-02-16 19:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR276	EL SALVADOR ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX ES
07SANSALVADOR278	EL SALVADOR SIGNS GSOMIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS ES PREL PINR
07SANSALVADOR291	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for February 28 - March 23, 2007. MAJ [...]	2007-02-16 21:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR298	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (S) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca is likely to emphasize his concerns over Venezuelan and Iranian threats to regional stability and press for extension of TPS during his February 27 meeting with the President. Saca will also raise gang violence, deportation of Salvadoran criminal alien [...]	2007-02-20 16:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL OVIP KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR299	EL SALVADOR: SACA AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca remains one of his country's most popular political figures, and has continued to consolidate the nation's democratic institutions while making significant progress in facilitating sustainable economic growth. His administration remains one of [...]	2007-02-20 16:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR321	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (C) On February 17, Embassy received a cover letter (dated February 10) from President Saca to President Bush, thanking the President for the opportunity to meet with him in Washington to discuss issues "relating to the security and stability of both our countries." The letter was accompan [...]	2007-02-22 17:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES KHLS PINR PGOV OVIP KCRM
07SANSALVADOR327	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Civil Military Relations Seminar, San Salvador scheduled for March 20 -22, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXXX ILOPANGO AIR [...]	2007-02-22 21:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR328	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Ground Defense Course, Inter American Air Force Academy, San Antonio, TX scheduled for March 10 - May 9, 2007. 1LT XX [...]	2007-02-23 15:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR330	OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...]	2007-02-23 16:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR360	EL SALVADOR: LEADERS FOR CHANGE, THIRD-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist San Miguel Mayor Wil Salgado (reftel),worried that his National Conciliation Party (PCN) will cut a deal with the ruling ARENA party not to run a presidential candidate in 2009, is exploring other options, including an alliance with moderate FMLN and former FMLN mayor [...]	2007-02-27 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES KCOR PHUM PINR
07SANSALVADOR379	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran military and police officers for participation in the for Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) Logistics Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for [...]	2007-03-01 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR381	AMBASSADOR GLAZER MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR394	EL SALVADOR AGREES TO SOFA [...] (SBU) The Saca administration communicated to the Embassy late February 28 that the GOES would agree to the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) text without further changes. On March 1, the administration presented the Agreement in the Legislative Assembly, where it passed by a vote o [...]	2007-03-01 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR402	EL SALVADOR: PARLACEN MURDERS CONTINUE TO RESONATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the February 19 murders of three Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and the subsequent apparent extrajudicial executions of four policemen implicated in the killings (per reftels),relations remain strained bet [...]	2007-03-02 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR409	EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT [...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-05 15:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR41	THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...]	2007-01-10 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU
07SANSALVADOR415	DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60 DAY REPORT TO UNSC DELIVERED [...] On March 2 Econoff delivered reftel demarche and provided a copy of the U.S. report regarding UNSC resolution 1737 to Ministry of Foreign Relations Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera Mora. Rivera was well aware of UNSC Resolution 1737, but to date El Salvador has not prepared any w [...]	2007-03-06 23:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY ES
07SANSALVADOR453	MORE CAFTA-DR TRADE DATA AND SUCCESSES [...] Maquila (apparel) exports, which account for 71 percent of El Salvador's exports, fell by 15.7 percent during the first nine months of CAFTA-DR, dragging down overall exports by 1 percent. Nonmaquila exports grew by 73.2 percent, much of the increase the result of third-country ethanol process [...]	2007-03-09 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ES
07SANSALVADOR454	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESPONSE PLANS [...] The following are activities the Government of El Salvador has undertaken to prepare for the threat posed by highly pathogenic influenza subtype H5N1: -- The GOES has established the National Commission for Pandemic Avian Influenza Preparations (CONAPREVIAR) to coordinate the activities of [...]	2007-03-09 21:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR46	EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 20:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP ES
07SANSALVADOR476	A/S Sullivan and MCC Bent Visit on CAFTA Anniversary [...] Assistant Secretary of State for EEB Daniel Sullivan and Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy CEO Rodney Bent visited El Salvador February 28 and March 1 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CAFTA-DR's entry into force. In meetings with GOES officials, the private sector, and the med [...]	2007-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR489	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Engineers Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Ge [...]	2007-03-14 22:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR49	EL SALVADOR'S PROPOSED CHANGES FOR SOFA [...] (C) Presidential Legal Adviser Luis Mario Rodriguez sent the Embassy a formal request for proposed changes to the Status of Forces Agreement (ref A) on January 11, 2006. The proposed changes are as follows: --Suggests (though does formally propose) striking the paragraph that reads, "The [...]	2007-01-11 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR490	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DANIEL REIFSNYDER [...] Post grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State/OES Dan Reifsnyder and delegation members Rob Wing, Rachel Kastenberg, Andrea Borel, Jun Bando, Jerry Bisson, John Garrison, Odalis Perez, Jill Kelley, Leslie Marbury, Steve Fondriest and Michael Donald to travel to San Salva [...]	2007-03-14 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC OTRA SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR50	EL SALVADOR RESPONSE TO U/S JOSEPH LETTER [...] (U) On December 28, 2006 post received the following dipnote in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): Mr. Under-Secretary: With great interest we received your message which makes reference to the role that the countries that participate in the Prolifer [...]	2007-01-11 21:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS ES
07SANSALVADOR518	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VISIT [...] Post grants country clearance to USDOC NOAA employees Stuart Cory, Mark Paterni, Nancy Daves, Cheryl Ryder, Paul Raymond and John Mitchell to travel to San Salvador March 18-21, 2007, to attend meetings with personnel of OSPECA, USAID and CAFTA. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Offic [...]	2007-03-16 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS ETRD ES HO
07SANSALVADOR519	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA C. BOREL [...] Post grants country clearance to Regional Environmental Specialist Andrea C. Borel to travel to San Salvador March 19-23, 2007, to join NOAA delegation meeting with OSPESCA and attend CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation meetings. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Geoffrey Schad [...]	2007-03-16 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV ES CS
07SANSALVADOR552	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Non Commisssioned Development Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georg [...]	2007-03-22 21:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR562	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran airman to participate in the Aircraft Pneumatics/Hydraulics Systems Technicians Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, San Antonio [...]	2007-03-26 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR579	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for April 23-27, 2007. COL ORELLANA CALIDON [...]	2007-03-28 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR58	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, to be held in La Union, El Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. ENSIGN [...]	2007-01-12 17:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR588	INTERVIEW WITH IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 11, leading El Salvador daily La Prensa Grafica published an interview in its Sunday magazine with Mohammed Roohi Sefat, Iranian Ambassador to Mexico (also accredited to Nicaragua),about his opinions of the Salvadoran Armed Forces presence in Iraq. The int [...]	2007-03-29 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ES IZ MX NU VE IR KNNP
07SANSALVADOR59	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. [...]	2007-01-12 17:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR60	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, La Union scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. AGENT XXXXXXXXXXXX DIVISION ANTINARCOT [...]	2007-01-12 17:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR65	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Pilot Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (San Antonio, Texas),scheduled for Februa [...]	2007-01-17 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR655	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. International Maritime Course, Yorktown, Virginia; schedule [...]	2007-04-10 20:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR669	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Intelligence Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC),Fort Benning, GA, [...]	2007-04-11 21:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR670	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course to be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; scheduled for May 4, 200 [...]	2007-04-11 21:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR680	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador; scheduled for April 23 - 27, 2007. COL ARGUMEDO NA [...]	2007-04-12 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR713	EL SALVADOR POSITION ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC ES
07SANSALVADOR714	EL SALVADOR ON IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KNAR IR ES
07SANSALVADOR715	EL SALVADOR FINAL SOFA DOCUMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR717	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ICI [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EG EU PGOV PREL UN GCC ES
07SANSALVADOR739	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the following course to be held in the United States: Naval Staff College Course, Naval Staff College, Newport, RI June [...]	2007-04-19 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR765	EARLY SPECULATION OVER 2009 FMLN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY and Comment: Notwithstanding ongoing media speculation regarding possible FMLN presidential candidates for the 2009 elections, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez recently outlined to poloff that his party has settled on television commentator Mauricio Funes as [...]	2007-04-23 17:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR785	El Salvador Bilateral Project Recommendations for use of [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD SENV ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR786	REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR802	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the National Defense University Course, Fort Leslie McNair, Washington DC scheduled for June 11 - 12, 2007. CPT Calderon [...]	2007-04-26 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR814	EL SALVADOR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-GANG CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador hosted the Third Annual Anti-Gang Conference at the Decameron Resort in Sonsonate, El Salvador from April 23-27. Nearly 200 people were in attendance including law enforcement and government representatives from the U.S., El Salvador, Honduras, G [...]	2007-04-27 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR82	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Acquisition Course, to be held in Huntsville, AL, scheduled for March 12, 2007 - May 25, 2007. Ms. Urquilla, Alb [...]	2007-01-18 19:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR822	EL SALVADOR TO STAY IN IRAQ [...] (C) In recent months post has raised points similar to those contained in reftel A, encouraging the GOES to maintain its presence in Iraq with at least the continued deployment of the current composition of the Cuscatlan Battalion. Though the negotiations with the Legislative Assembly in late [...]	2007-04-30 22:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ ES
07SANSALVADOR837	EL SALVADOR'S REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) On April 30, Polcouns met with Director of the National Civil Police (PCN) Rodrigo Avila to review progress on El Salvador's draft Regional Security Strategy. Avila, who is leading the GOES efforts to draft this strategy, reported that the GOES hosted a technical meeting on April 23 as a [...]	2007-05-03 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR839	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and civilians to participate in the following training. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlbert Field, FL June 2 - 15, 2007 1LT Solis [...]	2007-05-03 22:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR852	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Command and General Staff College, to be held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, scheduled for June 22, 2007 - June 15, 2008. [...]	2007-05-04 19:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR892	REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007 [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM),in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...]	2007-05-09 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA
07SANSALVADOR904	EL SALVADOR WILL VOTE FOR SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 20:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ES
07SANSALVADOR905	ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR TO EL SALVADOR'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) After encountering each other at two recent social events, the newly arrived Ecuadorian Ambassador to El Salvador Galo Larenas Serrano asked to meet privately with the Ambassador for a courtesy call. During the visit Dr. Larenas told the Ambassador that had asked for the meeting because [...]	2007-05-11 20:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR938	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in six separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Command and General Staff Course, Western Hemisphere Ins [...]	2007-05-15 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR94	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. CAPTAIN XXXXXXXXXXXX DPOB: N [...]	2007-01-19 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR941	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in the Interagency Counterterrorism Course, to be held at Fort Leslie McNair, Washington, DC; scheduled for June 3-23,2007. [...]	2007-05-15 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES

07SANSALVADOR951	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in three separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlburt Field, FL Ju [...]	2007-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR978	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Course Western Hem [...]	2007-05-18 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR980	EL SALVADOR ON IRAQ'S STATUS AT THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES
07SANTIAGO1	MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] On January 3, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Saddam Hussein: A Bad Solution" ("Peor que el fondo") Quote: "Almost 60 years after the Nuremburg process took place, the same impossibility of having a truly exemplary justi [...]	2007-01-03 16:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO10	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Iran Sanctions." Quote: 2. "The U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 1737.... The crisis between the international community and Iran has deepened due to (Iran's) nuclea [...]	2007-01-04 15:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO1004	TAKING THE GOOD (AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST) WITH THE [...] (S) Ricardo Ortiz, the MFA's Acting Director for the Middle East and Africa, confirmed to E/Pol Counselor on June 21 that Iran would open an embassy in Santiago, as MFA Director General Portales told the Ambassador June 15 (ref A). Ortiz said Chile and Iran had always maintained diplomatic re [...]	2007-06-22 14:30:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	IR PINR PREL PTER CI
07SANTIAGO1038	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-06-28 18:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO104	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 18, Megavision's morning news program featured a commentary by international pundit Libardo Buitrago on Iran's President Ahmadinejad to Latin America. He said, "He is a very controversial President of a Muslim, religious, Shiite nation.... He has a particular relationship with Hugo [...]	2007-01-19 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO108	MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On January 19, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an opinion column by international pundit Raul Sohr entitled "Chile Humiliates Itself Before the World." Quote: "Once again Chile postponed the ratification of the International Criminal Court... The [...]	2007-01-19 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO109	MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Mercosur's Failed Promise." Quote: "For a long time Mercosur has seemed more a place for political gathering than a trade pact. But the bloc's ongoing Summit has made clear the extent (to which [...]	2007-01-19 16:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
07SANTIAGO1098	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 18:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO11	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international analyst Karin Ebensperger entitled "Iraq: The World is Waiting." Quote: 2. "Since my early studies of Political Science I have admired the values chosen by the America [...]	2007-01-04 15:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO1107	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 12, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above state [...]	2007-07-13 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR CI
07SANTIAGO1110	CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuant [...]	2007-07-17 15:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1112	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] On July 14, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) ran an editorial entitled, "The U.S. and Latin America: A Strategic Relation." Quote: 2. "In recent days several high-ranking U.S. government officials have visited several countries in Latin America, including Chile. [...]	2007-07-17 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO1130	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 17, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief Michael Keller certifies the above sta [...]	2007-07-19 13:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR CI
07SANTIAGO1152	CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuan [...]	2007-07-20 20:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1153	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-07-20 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1154	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-07-20 20:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1164	CHILEAN LEADERSHIP TO DEPARTING AMBASSADOR: [...] (C) President Bachelet, FM Foxley and Interior Minister Velasco, in farewell meetings with the Ambassador, expressed enthusiasm about our bilateral partnership on the ""themes of the future,"" like science, technology, innovation, energy and education. Bachelet acknowledged that Chile is doing mor [...]	2007-07-24 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CI
07SANTIAGO1186	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-07-26 13:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1196	CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuan [...]	2007-07-26 19:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1205	CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training by USG officials, pursu [...]	2007-07-27 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO1210	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Section Chief Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. [...]	2007-07-30 12:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1214	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Juan A. Alsace certifies the above stat [...]	2007-07-30 14:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR CI
07SANTIAGO1221	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., purs [...]	2007-07-30 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1244	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS: A POTPOURRI OF [...] (C) Chilean leaders, in government and out, acknowledge that Chile must do more to counter the threat posed by Chavez and look to continued close engagement with the USG, as Chile quietly promotes its model of development. Internal politics - and the 2009 race to succeed President Bachelet - also [...]	2007-08-01 21:34:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CI
07SANTIAGO125	MEDIA REACTION - ECUADOR, CORREA PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO EC CI
07SANTIAGO1266	THE ONCE AND FUTURE CHILE: OBSERVATIONS BY [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 15:34:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CI
07SANTIAGO127	MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 19:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
07SANTIAGO130	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S SOCIALIST REVOLUTION [...] On January 22, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Risks in Bolivia." Quote: "Morales' means of advancing his controversial electoral promises are preventing him from capitalizing on the auspicious conditions under which he [...]	2007-01-23 12:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO131	CHILEANS PERCEIVE THEIR BEST ALLY AS - DRUM ROLL [...] (U) In a telephone poll taken by the influential "La Tercera" newspaper January 17-18, 2007, the U.S. was named by 38% percent of contestants as Chile's "principal ally," far and away ahead of Brazil (14%),Chile's traditionally perceived regional best friend. Ninety-five percent described U. [...]	2007-01-23 12:05:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
07SANTIAGO1314	CHILEAN DAILIES HYPE NUCLEAR AND CLEAN ENERGY AS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's most prominent dailies claim energy will be the top agenda item of the next U.S. Ambassador. "La Tercera" declared that the nomination of Paul Simons -- EB DAS for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities -- represents a decision to elevate energy to a U.S. foreign policy pr [...]	2007-08-10 21:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO132	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
07SANTIAGO1327	MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] SUMMARY: The Chilean media gave wide coverage to the announcement by Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Foxley in Washington that 100 Chilean Ph.D. students will receive scholarships to advance their studies in U.S. universities under a new educational program. The local press highlighted th [...]	2007-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1336	MEDIA REPORT - EDITORIAL ON U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] On August 14, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Educational Cooperation." Full translation follows: 2. "The university scholarships agreement signed by Minister Foxley and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice represent [...]	2007-08-14 21:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO135	BELGIAN UNIVERSITY DETECTS MUSTARD GAS, REVIVING [...] (C) Chilean newspapers reported over the weekend of January 20-21 that researchers at Ghent University in Belgium detected traces of mustard gas in three tissue samples taken from the body of former Chilean President (1964-1970),Eduardo "Frei Montalva." Frei Montalva died on January 22, 198 [...]	2007-01-24 11:00:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1355	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] On August 17, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "Chavez on the Offensive." Quote: 2. "A seven-year presidential term with the possibility of immediate reelection -- as easy as that," concluded Ven [...]	2007-08-20 12:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1368	MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS' VISIT TO [...] Summary: Press coverage of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' visit has been extremely positive. All dailies highlighted the visit with references to the new Ph.D. Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program, which Secretary Rice signed in Washington on August 8. Influential "El Mercurio" [...]	2007-08-21 18:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1383	MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS IN CHILE [...] Summary: For a second consecutive day, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings received positive press coverage on her visit to Chile. The media reported about her keynote speech to members of the private sector and her meetings with Chilean university presidents and students. TV Channel 13 [...]	2007-08-22 22:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1392	SECRETARY SPELLINGS AND CHILEAN EDUCATION MINISTER LOOK TO [...] SUMMARY: Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and State Department DAS for Academic Programs Thomas Farrell discussed the new U.S.-Chile Equal Opportunities Scholarship Program with Education Minister Yasna Provoste, encouraging the GOC to widely publicize it to talented Chile [...]	2007-08-24 20:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO1404	EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS, ECA DAS FARRELL AND [...] SUMMARY: During their August 18-21 program in Chile, Secretary of Education Spellings and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Farrell, with eight U.S. university presidents, met with Chile's top university administrators, students, business and industry leaders, and alumn [...]	2007-08-27 21:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO142	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA MILITARY PURCHASES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 11:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE
07SANTIAGO1421	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On August 29, conservative, independent, "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Bolivian analyst Sergio Molina entitled "To bed with Chavez or Bush?" Excerpts follow: 2. "Will Latin Americans accept a horse with teeth like those tins cans distributed in Pisco (Peru),bribes of the Bol [...]	2007-08-29 19:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO143	DEPUSTR VERONEAU TELLS FONMIN FOXLEY MORE NEEDED [...] (C) After first discussing common interests in Doha and regional FTAs, Deputy USTR Veroneau told FonMin Foxley January 24 that while just concluded U.S.-Chile Trade Commission talks had overall been very good, the issue of Chile's performance on IPR remained problematic. Placing Chile on the [...]	2007-01-25 12:33:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO147	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] On January 25, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Climate Change and the Global Agenda." Quotes: "Yesterday and the day before, there were two signals... that global warming has become a priority in the global agenda. On Tuesday night in the [...]	2007-01-25 17:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO1501	MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHILE RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 13:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
07SANTIAGO153	MEDIA REACTION: CHILEANS CRITICAL OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION [...] On January 29, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by Raul Sohr entitled, "Chileans Condemn Bush." Quote: 2. "The majority of Americans and the rest of the world condemn Bush's policies.... The BBC commissioned a survey in 25 countries... [...]	2007-01-29 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO1537	MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND GLOBAL MARKETS [...] September 21, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio," carried the editorial "International Economic Ups and Downs." Quotes follow: 2. "The drop in home sales and the price of real estate in the United States has been a strong blow for global financial markets.... Th [...]	2007-09-21 18:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO ECON CI
07SANTIAGO1564	IRAN AND IAEA: CHILE TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 18:02:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNNP EUN IR CI IAEA
07SANTIAGO1565	SOUTHERN CHILE -- GLOBAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF [...] Summary. Southern Chile is known more for its natural beauty -- lakes, volcanoes and rivers -- than for its globally integrated economy. However, it exports everything from timber to salmon to a large part of Chile's manufacturing output. Businesses in the region are closely following the s [...]	2007-09-25 21:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO1574	CHARGE PREVIEWS SECDEF VISIT WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Defense Minister Goni expects to review the "excellent state of bilateral U.S.-Chile mil-mil relations" and hear the USG perspective on international affairs during next week's visit by the Secretary of Defense. MoD will also carefully review the USG counter-proposal on updating the 1996 [...]	2007-09-27 15:49:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI
07SANTIAGO1604	IT'S A "VISION THING": CONCERTACION NEEDS A LITTLE [...] (C) The president of one of the four parties making up the Concertacion, Chile's governing center-left coalition, is confident Concertacion can maintain its nearly twenty year hold on power, despite discontent over how the Bachelet administration has handled issues such as the Transantiago mas [...]	2007-10-01 21:33:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO165	MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS SUMMIT [...] On July 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Davos and the World Economic Forum." Quote: 2. "The recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos is a clear example that the international community recognizes increasingly that there is an array [...]	2007-01-30 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO169	SOUNDING CHILE ON 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The GOC plans to run a candidate for the Human Rights Council in 2008, but may be open to running in 2007. Per Reftel A, EPOL Counselor met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Patricio Acuna January 31. United Nations Affairs Section Chief Patricio Utreras and Poloff also atte [...]	2007-01-31 20:25:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC CI
07SANTIAGO1699	CHILE - 2006 UPDATED STATISTICS FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following data for textile and apparel production in Chile in 2006. Please note that some of the final figures for all of 2006 are not yet available. VALUE OF TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN USD ------------------------------------------- 2. Total industrial [...]	2007-10-19 18:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX CI
07SANTIAGO170	MEDIA REACTION - JUDICIAL RULING ON PIRACY [...] On January 31, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Piracy and Tax Crimes." Quotes: 2. "The Supreme Court upheld the Tax Revenue System's (SII, in Spanish) reasoning and sentenced a salesman not just for piracy, but als [...]	2007-02-01 12:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1708	MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: PROSPECTS FOR ARAB/ISRAELI [...] On October 20, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sat. circ. 173,049) published the following editorial: "US Diplomacy: Back to the Middle East." Quote: 2. "It is a surprise that the White House took so long to launch an aggressive diplomacy to try to resolve the [...]	2007-10-22 16:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1717	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On October 21, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried a column by Andres Oppenheimer entitled "Hugo Chavez' Project in the Continent." Quote: 2. "It is no mystery that Hugo Chavez...wants to destabilize Latin American countries that have go [...]	2007-10-22 19:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO173	MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] On February 1, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Bush, Davos, and Climate Change." Quotes: 2. "This week two events occurred that strengthen the theory that global warming [...]	2007-02-01 14:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO1742	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON CUBA [...] On October 25, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an article headlined, "Bush makes unprecedented call on Cuba's military." The article highlights Presidents Bush's call for Cubans to "rise peacefully" against the government of Fidel and Rau [...]	2007-10-25 15:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO177	MEDIA REACTION - LULA, KIRCHNER, AND CHAVEZ [...] On January 31, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by Venezuelan political analyst Alberto Garrido entitled, "Lula and Kirchner's 'Warning' to Chavez." 2. "The leak to the press of an alleged warning from Lula (da Silva) and (Nestor) Kirchner to [...]	2007-02-01 20:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CU EC CI
07SANTIAGO1802	CHILE: FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] E/POLoff delivered reftel demarche to Mauricio Fernandez, Chief of Money Laundering at the Public Ministry; Victor Ossa, Director of Chile's Financial Intelligence Unit (the UAF); Gustavo Arriagada, Superintendent of the Superintendency of Banks; Cristina Farah of the Bank Association; and Ju [...]	2007-11-07 19:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR CI
07SANTIAGO1826	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: The verbal flap between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dominated news about the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago. Foreign Minister Foxley's public statements after the Summit reflected the GOC's discontent with Chavez, emphasizing the need for tolera [...]	2007-11-14 11:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1828	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA - CHILE [...] (C) E/Pol Counselor November 13 delivered ref A demarche to Jamie Bascunan, the MFA's desk officer for Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, stressing that the proposed Venezulan referendum ran contrary to Caracas's obligations under the Inter-American Democratic Charter. As such, it is incumbent [...]	2007-11-14 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE EU CI WHA
07SANTIAGO1846	MEDIA REACTION - IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT AFTERMATH [...] Summary: The Chilean press continues to collect opinions among experts and international commentators about the impact of the clash between the King of Spain and Chavez. The overall consensus is that Chavez' primary goal is to disrupt relations among nations in the region to his own advantag [...]	2007-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO1859	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - DVC WITH [...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ambassador Greg Schulte, briefed via Digital Video Conference (DVC) Chilean TV and radio commentators, think tank analysts, and university academics on the danger of Iran's nuclear program and the need for Iranian complian [...]	2007-11-23 10:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV OPRC PTER CI IR
07SANTIAGO1870	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] On November 27, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Bolivia and the Threat of a Permanent Crisis." 2. The violence in the streets of Sucre these past days is a reflection of the deep historical divisions in Bolivian society. Bolivia is not j [...]	2007-11-27 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
07SANTIAGO199	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 3, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) carried an editorial entitled "The Strategy that the Conflict in Iraq Calls For." Quote: 2. "It is clear that the original U.S. goal to make post-Hussein Iraq the center from which to expand democratic values is no [...]	2007-02-05 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO20	MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 15:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
07SANTIAGO201	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WARMING [...] On February 4, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sun. circ. 222,084) carried an editorial by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled "Global Warming Divides the United States." Quote: "In his recent State of the Union Address, President Bush for the first time spoke about climate change.... It i [...]	2007-02-06 11:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KSTC KTIA CI
07SANTIAGO202	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO FORMER TORTURE CENTER WELL RECEIVED [...] Summary: An unpublicized visit by Ambassador Kelly to Villa Grimaldi -- a Pinochet-era torture center (now a memorial park) -- received favorable media attention and commentary. The certified guide of the site (a Villa Grimaldi survivor) praised the Ambassador for taking the initiative, and [...]	2007-02-06 13:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL CI
07SANTIAGO209	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for joint training with U.S. force [...]	2007-02-06 20:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO211	MEDIA REACTION - IPR AND THE U.S.-CHILE FTA [...] On February 6, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by University of Chile law professor Gabriel Zaliasnik. The article failed to note that Zaliansnik also is the attorney for Chile's association of local pharmaceutical companies. Quote: 2. "In the pas [...]	2007-02-07 11:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO223	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-02-08 19:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO224	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...]	2007-02-08 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO228	STILL DEAD: AUGUSTO PINOCHET, TWO MONTHS AFTER [...] (C) The December 2006 death of Augusto Pinochet - seemingly a watershed moment in Chile's recent history - has faded remarkably quickly from public discourse. Feverish media commentary at the time - fed by juxtaposed images of still loyal supporters weeping while opponents popped champagne bottles [...]	2007-02-09 14:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO238	CHILE: SUPPORT FOR ONE-YEAR MINUSTAH MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-12 20:03:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN HA PGOV PREL UN CI
07SANTIAGO263	CHILE WANTS TO DEEPEN BUT BALANCE ASIAN TIES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met February 14 with new director Fernando Schmidt of MFA's Asia-Pacific Division. The Ambassador briefed Schmidt on progress in talks with North Korea. Chile issued a statement in support of the talks on February 13. Schmidt expressed satisfaction with growing Chilean [...]	2007-02-15 12:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD CI
07SANTIAGO267	WITH FTA, U.S.-CHILE TRADE GROWS 133 PERCENT IN [...] Summary. The Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce released on February 12 its 2006 report on U.S.-Chile trade. The numbers showed continued strong growth under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA),with bilateral trade up by 32 percent. Chilean exports to the U.S. jumped 43 percent compared to 2005 [...]	2007-02-15 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN PREL KIPR CI
07SANTIAGO271	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2007-02-15 18:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO272	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S.-funded training, pursuan [...]	2007-02-15 19:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO279	MEDIA REACTION - DISARMING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On February 16, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled, "Winds of Peace in North Korea." Quotes: 2. "Bad peace is worth more than a good war and that is what the west, led by the United States, has acc [...]	2007-02-16 15:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN
07SANTIAGO286	CHILE TO CONTRIBUTE TO GPOI [...] (C) MFA and MOD officials have both informally conveyed to Post that, in response to a request from the Guatemalan Defense Minister, Chile's Joint Center for Peacekeeping Operations (CECOPAC) will send three trainers to Guatemala's Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC) peacekeepi [...]	2007-02-16 18:52:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL GT UY AR CI
07SANTIAGO287	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 15, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...]	2007-02-16 19:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR MARR MASS CI
07SANTIAGO288	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...]	2007-02-16 19:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO289	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 24, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...]	2007-02-16 19:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR MARR MASS CI
07SANTIAGO292	CHILEAN MFA EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT FALCON-CONDOR [...] Summary: (C) Working level Foreign Ministry officials expressed concern February 14 that participation of U.S. F-16s in bilateral military exercises in Peru would allow "Peru to game a potential conflict with Chile." The seeds for this concern were apparently planted by the Russian military [...]	2007-02-20 10:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL CI
07SANTIAGO296	MEDIA REACTION - PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI [...] Conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record El Mercurio (Sat. circ. 173,049, 2/17) ran an op-ed by former Army Commander-in-Chief and current Director of the International Studies Center of the Catholic University Juan Emilio Cheyre entitled, "Haiti: The Imperative Not To Fail." Excerpts [...]	2007-02-20 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV HA CI
07SANTIAGO301	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. sponsored and funded tr [...]	2007-02-20 19:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO304	CHILE: POST RECOMMENDS CHILE REMAIN ON PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends Chile remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2007. During 2006, Chile was the subject of an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The result of the OCR was USTR's announcement on January 8, 2007 placing Chile on the Priority Watch List. In the intervening month, [...]	2007-02-21 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL CI
07SANTIAGO310	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 9, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...]	2007-02-22 15:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO314	CHILE: CLAUDIO GROSSMAN RUNNING FOR REELECTION TO [...] On February 16 Post received Diplomatic Note No.38 from the Chilean Foreign Ministry, stating Chile's intent to press for the reelection of Professor Claudio Grossman to the United Nations' Committee Against Torture (CAT). The note also requests the USG's support for Grossman's candidacy. Po [...]	2007-02-22 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHCR
07SANTIAGO333	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the a [...]	2007-02-26 21:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO336	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the a [...]	2007-02-27 13:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO337	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-27 14:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO338	MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-27 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
07SANTIAGO341	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for U.S.-funded training, pursuant [...]	2007-02-27 21:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO348	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 28, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by Gabriela Mistral University assistant dean Ricardo Riesco, entitled, "Failing in Iraq Would be a Disaster." Quote: 2. "The collapse that characterizes any territorial fragmentation could have very [...]	2007-02-28 18:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO363	MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] On March 2, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Juan Emilio Cheyre, director of the Catholic University's International Studies Center, entitled, "Demanding Results in Haiti." Quote: 2. "The commitments assumed in Haiti need to show results.... We shou [...]	2007-03-02 18:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA

07SANTIAGO379	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]	2007-03-07 14:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI

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