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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07TOKYO5061 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5062JAPAN RECONGNIZES PALESTINIAN NATIONALITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 22:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CPAS KPAL JA
07TOKYO5063JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5066COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL, EAP SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 2-3, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein, and NSC East Asian Director Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be [...]
2007-11-01 04:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5067COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 7-9, 2007 visit to Japan by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and party. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: [...]
2007-11-01 05:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5069JAPANESE HIV VACCINE GOES TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE U.S.
[...] Japanese scientific and other press report that a Japanese consortium plans to begin clinical trials of its AIDS vaccine in the U.S. as early as 2010. It would be the first clinical test of a Japanese-developed AIDS vaccine. The consortium includes the University of Tokyo, the National Insti [...]
2007-11-01 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
07TOKYO5070 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5072HATOYAMA APOLOGIZES FOR LINKING HIMSELF TO AL-QAIDA
[...] (C) Summary. Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama publicly retracted his claim of having a friend who is an al-Qaida member and told reporters he in fact did not have prior knowledge of the October 2002 Bali bombings. Hatoyama explained that a "friend of a friend" is a member of al-Qaida - whom h [...]
2007-11-01 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER JA
07TOKYO5073DAS CHRISTENSEN, DIET MEMBERS DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. Prospects for improved Japan-China ties under new Prime Minister Fukuda, the role of Japan against the backdrop of growing U.S-China cooperation, and contentious issues in Japan-China relations were the focus of EAP DAS Tom Christensen's discussions with senior lawmakers from Jap [...]
2007-11-01 08:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO5074USMARFORPAC COMMANDER GOODMAN AND MOFA SHARE DPRI
[...] (C) The maturing U.S.-Japan security alliance is critical to peace and stability in the region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) senior officials told Lieutenant General John F. Goodman, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Ambassador during October 30 office calls. MOFA V [...]
2007-11-01 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA CH KN
07TOKYO5076JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT APDP
[...] (C) Japan still cannot commit to attending the U/S Dobriansky-hosted breakfast in Bamako, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Yasuhiro Kobe told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 31. Per Ref A, MOFA raised the issue last week with the offic [...]
2007-11-01 10:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM JA
07TOKYO5082JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5084The Japan Economic Scope--November 1, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 1, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Fiscal Issues 3. Citigroup Shares to Hit TSE November 5 4. Unemployment Up Slightly to 4% 5. CPI Down 0.1% in September, 8th Consecutive Monthly Drop 6. BOJ's Economic Outlook: No [...]
2007-11-02 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5086RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING TOOLS
[...] (C) Following are the answers to REF A request for identification of tools for possible use against Iranian financial institutions, in original sequence. 2. (S) Question: Which governmental agencies govern banks? What actions can the government take against banks, especially in regard t [...]
2007-11-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC JA KNNP PARM PREL
07TOKYO5087DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM EFIN JA
07TOKYO5092RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING TOOLS
[...] (C) Following are the answers to REF A request for identification of tools for possible use against Iranian financial institutions, in original sequence. 2. (S) Question: Which governmental agencies govern banks? What actions can the government take against banks, especially in regard t [...]
2007-11-02 04:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC JA KNNP PARM PREL
07TOKYO5096MEDIA COVERAGE OF OCTOBER 31 COALITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 31, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo hosted a briefing for Japanese Diet members focusing on the international nature of OEF Coalition efforts in the Indian Ocean to combat global terrorism, as well as on the importance of Japan's contribution to OEF. Approximately 10 [...]
2007-11-02 07:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA
07TOKYO5099 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5101DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH ASIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japan and China are both working hard to find common ground, MOFA's Asian Affairs Deputy Director General told EAP DAS Tom Christensen October 21. Although many conflicts remain, including territorial disputes, the two countries are seeking to develop a "mutually beneficial rela [...]
2007-11-04 22:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AADP
07TOKYO5105TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
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2007-11-05 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5106JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5109TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US RATE CUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 05:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5112 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5114FUKUDA-OZAWA MEETINGS INCITE LATEST POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa's November 4 offer to resign, and the private meetings with the Prime Minister that precipitated it, have further unsettled Japan's political scene. While much of the press reporting is focused on what sort of deal was proposed by whom in the Fukud [...]
2007-11-05 09:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5116JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/07
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2007-11-06 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5126 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/07
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2007-11-06 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5130JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/07
[...] (Omitted (by the Yomiuri Shimbun)) 2. The bill is to expressly stipulate basic principles for Japan to invoke its right to self-defense under the Constitution of Japan and participate in collective security measures under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. Japan is to play a leading ro [...]
2007-11-07 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5133TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] "Nuclear Disablement Alone Is Not Enough" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/7): "Disablement of the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon has finally started.... However, it will be necessary to dismantle them in order to realize the ultimate goal of denuclearizing North Korea. Disableme [...]
2007-11-07 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5134GOVERNOR FEELING PRESSURE ON FUTENMA MOVE
[...] (C) Consul General Maher was in Kanucha, the resort development directly across the bay from the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) site at Camp Schwab, November 1 and 2 to attend an ""Okinawa Kariyushi Wear Fashion"" promotion co-chaired by former Defense Minister Yuriko KOIKE. He took the [...]
2007-11-07 05:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV
07TOKYO5137NORTH KOREA: DIET MEMBERS PRESS FOR ABDUCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Arvizu met October 31 with eight members of a Diet group dedicated to the return of Japan's abductees. Representative of hardline views in Japan on the issues of negotiating with North Korea and removing the DPRK from the state sponsors of terrorism list, the Diet members [...]
2007-11-07 07:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO5138OZAWA WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION TO CRITICAL REACTION
[...] (C) Summary. Ichiro Ozawa has withdrawn his resignation letter as leader of Japan's largest opposition party, bringing further uncertainty to an already unpredictable political situation. DPJ executives mounted a frantic campaign over the past several days to woo Ozawa back to the party, but [...]
2007-11-07 09:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5139 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/07
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2007-11-07 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5140JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5147TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S US
[...] "From Invasion to Limited Air Strike" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's Ankara-based correspondent wrote (11/8): "Following Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's agreement with President Bush on Monday on greater sharing of US military intelligence concerning PKK rebels, there is a growing consensus in T [...]
2007-11-08 04:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5173 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5175JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5176The Japan Economic Scope--November 8, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 8, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents 3. EisMAP and Fostering Sustainable Development in the Asia/Pacific Region Politics 4. Deja vu...D(PJ)eja -Vu 5. Unlikely to Get into Business School 6. Secretary of Defense Rob [...]
2007-11-09 03:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO518FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS U.S. IRAQ POLICY "NAIVE"
[...] (U) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso termed U.S. policy toward Iraq "naive" in a speech he gave last Saturday in Kyushu, according to press reports. He reportedly stated that once the initial combat operations were completed "everything went bad." He continued that "after the occupation s [...]
2007-02-05 09:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
07TOKYO5182TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 05:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5192BURMA: SLAIN VIDEOGRAPHER'S BURMESE INTERPRETER
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese interpreter for slain Japanese videographer Kenji Nagai is now in Japan thanks to the support of Nagai's former employer and close friend, APF News President Toru Yamaji. Since Nagai's death, Yamaji has been conducting a one-man campaign to pressure the Japanese Gove [...]
2007-11-09 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF BM JA
07TOKYO5193JAPAN OPPOSES RESTRICTING PDG MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Japan opposes restricting membership in the Partnership for Democratic Governance, MOFA Aid Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiko Okano told Embassy Tokyo November 9. At the time of the October 1 PDG planning meeting, membership was open to any country willing to subsc [...]
2007-11-09 07:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KDEM JA
07TOKYO5194RESPONSE TO: TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (C) Summary. ICE Attach and FINATT in separate meetings discussed bulk cash smuggling and currency transportation reporting requirements with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and National Police Agency (NPA) officials. The officials we spoke to are aware of Finan [...]
2007-11-09 07:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER JA
07TOKYO5196JAPAN: FROM GROWING THE PIE TO HANDING OUT PORK?
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fukuda, though initially reiterating former Prime Minister Abe,s fiscal goals of achieving a primary deficit surplus by FY 2011 and reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio by the mid 2010s, appears to have turned away from the Abe pro-growth strategy. Since the disastrous [...]
2007-11-09 07:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JA
07TOKYO5197JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND SIGN STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE PACT
[...] (U) Japan and New Zealand signed a pact November 5 which allows New Zealand access to Japan's strategic oil reserves for emergency use according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Under the agreement, New Zealand may purchase up to 90,000 metric tons, or 659,700 barrels of o [...]
2007-11-09 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO520The Japan Economic Scope - February 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. High Pathology Avian Influenza in Japan 4. Abe Urges Early Listing of Japan Post Corporation Stock 5. USG Urges Postal Privatization Committee to Get Serious About Level Playing Field 6. ANRE's Hosaka Discusses Russian, Chinese Energy Issues 7. Machimura [...]
2007-02-06 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5202 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5203JAPAN WILL ATTEND APDP BREAKFAST, STILL UNSURE
[...] (SBU) Although Japan will not be able to send a cabinet-level representative to the U.S.-hosted breakfast on the Asian Pacific Democracy Partnership in Bamako, the government intends to "actively participate" in the discussion, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Pricipal [...]
2007-11-09 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PREL MG JA
07TOKYO5205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON HAMM
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 12-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: 81 [...]
2007-11-09 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5216TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GEORGIA
[...] "Rose Revolution Losing Appeal" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/13): "Four years ago, a peaceful democratization movement called the 'Rose Revolution' displaced then Georgian President Shevardnadze and led to the election of Saakashvili as the nation's new leader. Ironically, ho [...]
2007-11-13 01:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5217JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5219KOMEITO LAWMAKER ANALYZES OZAWA'S STRATEGY, DIET
[...] (C) Summary. Ichiro Ozawa may have dealt his own DPJ a lasting body blow, Komeito Lower House Diet member Otohiko Endo told the Embassy on November 8, but his resignation and return have opened the door for policy discussions with the ruling coalition. Endo, a senior member of the Komeito, do [...]
2007-11-13 05:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5221STAS MEETING ON U.S.-JAPAN FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE FOR A SAFE
[...] Summary. Dr. Nina Fedoroff, S&T Advisor to the Secretary of State and Mr. Yasutaka Moriguchi, Director-General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) co-chaired a meeting on October 10 to discuss the U.S.-Japan Frame [...]
2007-11-13 07:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTNGD PTER TBIO TSPL KSCA JA
07TOKYO5222 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5224JAPAN WILL OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Japan is "ready to fight" against any additional amendments to the resolution condemning rape as a tool for political or military objectives, MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito told E [...]
2007-11-13 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM JA
07TOKYO5227JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5231JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE BENEFIT IN NEW NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Environment Ministry and METI officials expressed strong interest in the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico effort for managing high production volume (HPV) chemicals during meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford on November 8. The Japanese officials noted GOJ agreement with [...]
2007-11-14 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EIND ETRD JA
07TOKYO5232 FTC COMMISSIONER HARBOUR MEETINGS WITH GOJ
[...] Summary: Japanese officials who met with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour November 8 showed interest in stronger cooperation with the United States on antitrust issues as well as in initiatives related to e-commerce and consumer protection. The Japan Fair Trad [...]
2007-11-14 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV KCRM PGOV JA
07TOKYO5235MINISTRY OF FINANCE OBJECTS TO SMA OFFER
[...] (C) The Japanese government was surprised by the contents of a November 13 proposal from Deputy Secretary of Defense Minister England to Japanese Ambassador Kato to extend for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) two years, according to MOFA Security Treaty Division Director Kazuhiro Suzuki. S [...]
2007-11-14 10:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO5236DECISION TIME FOR OPPOSITION AS OEF BILL REACHES
[...] (C) Summary. Legislation authorizing the resumption of refueling for coalition vessels engaged in anti-terror operations in the Indian Ocean was forwarded to the opposition-controlled Upper House on November 14. MOFA assured Embassy Tokyo that the new bill will not/not add restrictions on th [...]
2007-11-14 22:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5240JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5241TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN'S CRISIS AND
[...] "Power-Sharing Plan on Verge of Collapse" The conservative Sankei's Bangkok correspondent reported (11/15): "Political confusion in Pakistan is deepening, as President Musharraf has decided to take a harder line by rejecting a power-sharing arrangement with former Prime Minister Bhutto followi [...]
2007-11-15 04:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5244 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5258JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5261TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - Pakistan
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5267 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5268JAPAN WATCHING CLOSELY SITUATION IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was caught by surprise by Pakistan's declaration of a state of emergency only days after Foreign Minister Koumura announced significant increases in ODA to that country. As a result, he was forced to announce Japan will "reconsider" this decision in light of recent events. [...]
2007-11-16 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV MOPS PK JA
07TOKYO5270RUSSIA EYEING JAPANESE RAIL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin's November 4-6 visit demonstrates both countries' commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official. Russia would like to build a high-speed railway using Japanese expertise and techn [...]
2007-11-16 09:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL XH
07TOKYO5272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5277TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US-JAPAN SUMMIT
[...] "Solid Alliance Must Be Maintained" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri argued (11/19): "Prime Minister Fukuda and President Bush in their first summit agreed to reinforce the US-Japan alliance. Each hoped to ease the doubts of the other, which, if unaddressed, could undermine the bilateral [...]
2007-11-19 04:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5278SUBJECT: PRC EMBASSY ON BOOSTING JAPAN COOPERATION
[...] (C) Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute, Beijing and Tokyo are moving forward with plans for Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda to visit Beijing before year's end, Chinese Embassy Political Officer Zhiwen Chen told Embassy Tokyo on November 16. A significant brea [...]
2007-11-19 04:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA BM CH KN
07TOKYO5283WHALING: JAPANESE FLEET SAILS ON LARGEST RESEARCH
[...] Japan's whaling fleet set sail Sunday, November 18 on the largest hunt to date as part of phase two of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA II). For the first time since it began research whaling in 1987, Japan intends to take humpback whales (quota [...]
2007-11-19 07:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS PREL SENV IWC JA
07TOKYO5290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5294JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5295TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT AND OPEC
[...] "First Step Toward East Asia Community" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/20): "The long-held dream of creating an 'East Asian Community' is finally coming into focus as a realistic goal for the future. Japan's decision to forge an economic partnership agreement with ASEAN will have signific [...]
2007-11-20 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5298 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5300The Japan Economic Scope--November 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 16, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Beef 3. Spinning Wheels on Beef (SBU) 4. Ag Reform Going Backwards? (SBU) 5. Montana State Officials Discuss Beef in Kumamoto -Their Sister State (SBU) MOD Scandal 6. MOD Anno [...]
2007-11-20 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5303S/P GORDON DISCUSSES CHINA/TRILAT POLICY PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's primary foreign policy planning official, Deputy Vice Minister Kawai, held wide-ranging discussions November 16 on Afghanistan, Iraq, China, the Six-Party Talks, regional architecture, economic and trade policy, and other issues with visiting S/P Director Gordon. Japan pro [...]
2007-11-20 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO5305JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT APPROACH TO VENEZUELA
[...] (U) This cable contains an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Japan's approach to the proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela is a "sensitive" and "delicate" matter, MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi told Embassy Tokyo P [...]
2007-11-20 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM VE JA
07TOKYO5306ACHIEVING AGREEMENT ON SMA
[...] (U) Action Request contained in para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Japanese officials are prepared to resume Host Nation Support (HNS) negotiations along the lines of the October 24 discussion between the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (Ref A). Japanese negotiators have told the Emb [...]
2007-11-20 09:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO5310JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 04:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5311TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT AND
[...] "Rough Road Toward Community" The liberal Mainichi's Singapore correspondent wrote (11/21): "In its leaders' summit on Tuesday, ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Charter, which sets forth the organization's legal and other frameworks. While the charter is considered the basic principles upon which the g [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5315JAPAN: ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 05:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT CVIS KPAL KWBG IS JA
07TOKYO5320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5321EXCHANGE OF TELECOM MRA LETTERS
[...] On November 21, 2007, and per instructions in ref, Embassy and GOJ effected the exchange of letters required to bring the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between Japan and the United States of America into force on January 1, 2008. The Embassy re [...]
2007-11-21 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL JA
07TOKYO5324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5327TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WTO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5329FUKUDA-ROH SUMMIT FOCUSES ON DPRK
[...] (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met November 19 with ROK President Roh Moo-hyun, and the bulk of their conversation was focused on the DPRK. PM Roh underlined the importance of dialogue and generosity in dealing with the DPRK and explained that Kim Jong-il desires a security guarantee from th [...]
2007-11-26 06:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO5331COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 28-29, 2007, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Offic [...]
2007-11-26 06:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5333JAPAN FAVORABLY CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CERD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 06:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA JA
07TOKYO5335FUKUDA-WEN SUMMIT SETS OUT HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY,
[...] (C) During their November 20 meeting in Singapore, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda offered to Premier Wen Jiabao to visit China "as soon as possible," which could be late this year or early next year depending on the Diet's schedule. Chinese President Hu Jintao will also visit Japan next year, mos [...]
2007-11-26 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5336HIGH-LEVEL JAPAN-BURMA CONTACTS IN SINGAPORE
[...] (C) During separate meetings November 20 and 21, PM Yasuo Fukuda and FM Masahiko Koumura called on their Burmese counterparts to take steps to promote democratization and human rights and to begin a "substantial" dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi. They also urged the Burmese authorities to conti [...]
2007-11-26 09:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM JA
07TOKYO5337 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 22:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5341TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] "Good Opportunity for Progress on Middle East Peace" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (11/27): "The Annapolis meeting will be the first US-arranged Middle East peace conference since the days of the Clinton administration. The meeting is significant in that it will bring together minist [...]
2007-11-27 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5342BURMA: JAPANESE FM KOUMURA MEETS WITH SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting in Singapore, Special Advisor Gambari told Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura that he has been pressing the Burmese authorities to relax their restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),engage in dialogue with her and take steps towards democratization in [...]
2007-11-27 02:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM JA
07TOKYO5343JAPANESE PM FUKUDA MEETS WITH MEKONG REGION LEADERS
[...] (C) Economic and infrastructure development cooperation figured prominently in PM Yasuo Fukuda's November 20 meeting with the leaders of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. PM Nguyen Tan Dzung, PM Bouasone Bouphavanh and PM Hun Sen welcomed Japan's efforts to develop two regional East-West Corridors [...]
2007-11-27 05:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VM CB LA JA
07TOKYO5345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5346JAPAN WILL NOT PRESENT AT G8 KIDNAPPING CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 08:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM JA
07TOKYO5347KOMEITO THINKING ON DIET ROADBLOCKS, OEF BILL,
[...] (C) Summary: Senior leaders of the LDP's coalition partner Komeito and its Soka Gakkai religious support group offered insights on Japan's current Diet impasse and the outlook for the next Diet session, prospects for the OEF refueling bill, and relations with the DPRK, during recent meetings wi [...]
2007-11-27 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN JA
07TOKYO5350JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5355READOUT OF US-JAPAN TRADE FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An array of bilateral trade issues were addressed and policy discussions on FTAs held in the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Trade Forum in Tokyo on October 18. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler led the U.S. delegation, while Director General for Economic Affa [...]
2007-11-28 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD JA
07TOKYO5356TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 05:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5359 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5364JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics effo [...]
2007-11-29 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JA
07TOKYO5365JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5369TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] "Implementation of Agreement Not in Sight" The liberal Asahi's report from Annapolis said (11/29): "President Bush announced during the Annapolis meeting on Wednesday an agreement of 'common understanding' between the Israelis and Palestinians to end their conflict and establish a Palestinian [...]
2007-11-29 04:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO537JAPAN-CHINA JOINT HISTORY PROJECT: AN EFFORT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Historians from Japan and China will meet a second time in March to address differences in how they view their shared history. Neither side expects to resolve contentious issues, but hope to narrow gaps in understanding, according to Professor Shinichi Kitaoka, who chairs the J [...]
2007-02-06 04:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
07TOKYO5376 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5377JAPAN'S REACTION TO U.S.-IRAQI DECLARATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main concern about the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America is reference to the fact that it is anticipated the next rollover of the UN Security Council resolution [...]
2007-11-29 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS UNSC IZ JA
07TOKYO538MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "The Use of Force Alone Cannot Stop Iraq's Sectarian Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (2/6): "...In the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) submitted to Congress, US intelligence agencies said that Iraq was in a 'state of civil war.' The question is how to get control of the [...]
2007-02-06 04:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5391TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PROSPECTS FOR MIDDLE
[...] "U.S. Role Most Important" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/30): "The fact that both Palestinian leader Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert have weak political bases is a source of concern.... Given the circumstances, it is even more imperative that Washington act as [...]
2007-11-30 02:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO540 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-06 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5400 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5407BALI AND BEYOND -- JAPAN CONSIDERING SECTORAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is going into the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Bali (UNFCCC/COP 13) with different ministries participating, but expressing differing views. Questions of Chinese and Indian participation in any further targets for cutting greenhouse gases (GHG) weigh [...]
2007-12-02 23:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA
07TOKYO5410JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5416TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY
[...] "Doubts Raised About Election Fairness" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's Moscow correspondent wrote (12/3): "Parliamentary elections were held across Russia on Sunday. Given that President Putin's ruling party "United Russia" appears to be heading toward a lopsided victory, momentum is bound to bui [...]
2007-12-03 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO542ASO REMARK THAT U.S. IRAQ POLICY "NAIVE": REACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Public remarks by Foreign Minister Aso on February 3 that the U.S. post-conflict planning in Iraq was "extremely naive" have made headlines here in the wake of more pointed criticism of the U.S. stance on Iraq and troop realignment by Defense Minister Kyuma. Vice FM Yachi said in [...]
2007-02-06 11:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ JA
07TOKYO5425 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5426JAPAN LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS JA
07TOKYO5429JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5435TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY
[...] "Premonitions of a 'Putin Dynasty'" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/4): "Each nation has its own form of democracy. Although the recent Russian parliamentary elections may have been conducted in a 'Russian way,' we have to wonder whether this was true democracy at all.... During President [...]
2007-12-04 04:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5439 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5441REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training. Post has no der [...]
2007-12-04 08:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MOPS PINR PINS JA
07TOKYO5444JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5450TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NIE REPORT ON IRAN
[...] "U.S. Urged to Make Strategic Adjustments to Approach to Iran" The liberal Mainichi's report from Washington said (12/5): "Following the revelation on Monday that this year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that Iran halted its nuclear-weapons program in 2003, the Bush administr [...]
2007-12-05 03:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5451COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7, 2007 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office pho [...]
2007-12-05 04:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07TOKYO5456INITIAL JAPANESE REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was surprised by the National Intelligence Estimate finding that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons development program, and has yet to draw any conclusions. Tokyo will be watching carefully how other nations react, but working level contacts believe the finding will make [...]
2007-12-05 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
07TOKYO5457GOJ INFIGHTING HAMPERING EAST CHINA SEA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. Achieving a resolution to the dispute between China and Japan over East China Sea gas fields before Prime Minister Fukuda's expected visit to China sometime in the near future, as called for by the two countries' foreign ministers on December 1, could force the Prime Minister to [...]
2007-12-05 07:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JA PGOV CH
07TOKYO5458JAPAN AND VIETNAM AIM FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet's November 25-29 state visit to Japan was aimed at developing the two countries' "strategic partnership," with a strong focus on assisting infrastructure development, improving Vietnam's investment environment, raising bilateral trade and expanding polit [...]
2007-12-05 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VM JA
07TOKYO5460BURMA NGO LETTER TO POTUS CALLS FOR UNSC ACTION
[...] (C) Four representatives of the Joint Action Committee of the Burmese Community in Japan (JAC) met with Embassy Political Minister Counselor on December 4 to express their concerns over the situation in Burma. They also passed on a letter addressed to President Bush praising U.S. efforts on b [...]
2007-12-05 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV JA BM
07TOKYO5463 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/5/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5465JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO547MEDIA REACTION - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
[...] "How About Voicing Criticism Directly to Cheney?" An editorial in the liberal Asahi stated (2/7): "Defense Minister Kyuma and Foreign Minister Aso have made remarks critical of US policy in Iraq. Kyuma questioned America's justification for the launch of the war and said that the decision to i [...]
2007-02-07 03:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5475AMBASSADOR URGES DEFENSE MINISTER TO FINALIZE HNS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador urged the rapid conclusion of a new Host Nation Support (HNS) agreement during a December 5 meeting with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The Ambassador noted that ambiguities in past understandings on HNS, and unilateral efforts by Japan to reduce its financial co [...]
2007-12-06 09:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO5476CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 10:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO5477TAIWAN, EAST CHINA SEA MAJOR TOPICS DURING
[...] (C) The Taiwan UN referendum is an extremely "sensitive and serious issue," and Japan should not support it and must take care not to send the wrong message to Taiwan's independence forces, President Hu Jintao, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other senior officials told FM Koumura during his [...]
2007-12-06 23:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON CH JA
07TOKYO5480JAPAN: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY LEVEY CONSULTS ON
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met in Tokyo on November 14 and 15 with Government of Japan officials to discuss recent U.S. sanctions against Iran, reactions to the FATF statement on Iran, and the need for additional financial meas [...]
2007-12-07 00:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN PARM PINR PINS JA IR
07TOKYO5481JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5482JAPANESE VIEW OF ANNAPOLIS, PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan considers the Annapolis Conference a great success, terming it an "historic opportunity" to advance the Peace Process. Unfortunately, Japan was not represented at the ministerial level. Separately, given budgetary constraints, the issue of whether Japan can contribute to [...]
2007-12-07 01:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID XF WE IS GZ KWBG KPAL JA
07TOKYO5484TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN NATIONAL
[...] "And Then There Was North Korea" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (12/7): "This year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that Iran halted its nuclear-weapons programs in 2003 and has not resumed it since. It must be a severe blow to the Bush administration, which has stressed th [...]
2007-12-07 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5487COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOINT GUAM PROGRAM OFFICE
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 8-10, 2007 visit to Japan by JGPO delegation members Lynn Hicks, James Cannon, Lou Cariello, Wesley Ishuhizu, John Gamez, Scott Forrest, William Taylor, David Demoske, Thomas Cole, Matthew Gagelin and David Bice. 2. (U) Co [...]
2007-12-07 04:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5488TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND RUSSIA
[...] "Use NIE Report to Lead to Peaceful Resolution" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (12/6): "President Bush's hard line against Iran may falter following the issuance of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report. The Bush administration should take advantage of the release and [...]
2007-12-07 06:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5491ACTING U/S ROOD'S NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, conducted a series of successful and substantive nonproliferation meetings with senior GOJ officials November 9 on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non- [...]
2007-12-07 07:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNEP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PTER IAEA JA
07TOKYO5492TENTH U.S.-JAPAN COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 07:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PTER TRGY KGIC IAEA
07TOKYO5493 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/07/07
[...] Fund management organizations of Diet members and candidates for the Diet 2. Political organizations represented by Diet members and others and their branches in electoral districts 3. Political organizations recommending Diet members and others Political funds auditors (tentative name) regi [...]
2007-12-07 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5495 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5496The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]
2007-12-10 04:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5499TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 07:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO55 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-09 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5502 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5503DIET EXTENSION, OVERRIDE VOTE ON OEF BILL GROW
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda appears poised to extend the current Diet session beyond December 15, with the expectation that his ruling LDP-Komeito coalition will use their two-thirds majority in the Lower House to override the opposition-controlled Upper House and pass key anti-terror [...]
2007-12-10 23:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5504JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 02:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5505TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN'S SELECTION OF
[...] "With Few Enemies, Medvedev Seen as Harmless Figure" The liberal Asahi wrote from Moscow (12/11): "In view of the deepening rivalry among political players over who will succeed President Putin, Medvedev is seen as an innocuous politician who has few enemies. In addition, Putin appeared to cho [...]
2007-12-11 06:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5510 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5511JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION AT PARIS
[...] (C) Japan is still uncertain who will lead its delegation to the December 17 Paris Donors Conference and how much it will be in a position to contribute, according to Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Japan's Special Representative in charge of Peace in the Middle East. Embassy Tokyo Deputy Chief of [...]
2007-12-11 08:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAMGT PREL KWBG KPAL IS JA
07TOKYO5512FORMER SDF COLONEL SATO DISCUSSES ANTI-TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ruling coalition will extend the Diet into January in order to pass the new Anti-terrorism law, according to Upper House Diet member Masahisa Sato. The next month will be critical for the new legislation and the LDP is planning a PR campaign to better explain the Indian Oce [...]
2007-12-11 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 02:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5522TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN'S SELECTION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5530 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5532MISSING TEXT SOURS CHINA-JAPAN ECON DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Potentially exacerbating impressions many have here regarding the ability to work with China, Japanese media December 9 carried reports noting the Chinese text of the December 1 Japan-China High-level Economic Dialogue (HED) communique dropped language found in the Japanese ve [...]
2007-12-12 09:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA CH
07TOKYO5533JAPAN WILL GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA JA
07TOKYO5534BAMAKO CONSULATATIONS DEMARCHE ON CUBA DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CU JA
07TOKYO5535JAPAN SURPRISED BY U.S. DEMARCHE ON UN BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ABUD UN JA
07TOKYO5536WHALING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY JAPAN NOT TO KILL
[...] (C) Summary: International Whaling Commission (IWC) Chairman Dr. William Hogarth and IWC Vice Chairman and Japan Fisheries Agency Deputy Director General Akira Nakamae, came to a tentative agreement for Japan to delay killing any humpback whales until after the June 2008 IWC annual meeting. [...]
2007-12-12 09:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA
07TOKYO5537JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5539KYRGYZ PRESIDENT PAYS LOW-KEY VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev paid a low-key visit to Tokyo November 14-16 during which he met with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the Emperor, and Minister of Administrative Reform Yoshimi Watanabe, whose father, former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe, was the first senior l [...]
2007-12-13 01:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KY JA
07TOKYO5543TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA
[...] "Very Odd Change of Leadership" The conservative Sankei editorialized (12/13): "The word 'retirement' appears to be a forbidden one for Russian President Putin, who is scheduled to leave office next spring. First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev, whom Putin has chosen as his heir apparent, decid [...]
2007-12-13 04:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5549 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5552JAPAN: ECONOMIC POLICY UNDER A DIVIDED DIET
[...] (SBU) The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's loss in July 2007's Upper House election resulted in a divided Diet and legislative gridlock, which has undercut economic reform advocates and pushed economic policymaking away from the prime minister's office. The result is a tougher environment fo [...]
2007-12-13 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN JA
07TOKYO5559JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5560TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU EXPANSION AND IRAQ-
[...] "Accommodating Varying Interests of Members Makes Makes Lisbon Treaty Meaningless" A Brussels correspondent for the liberal Mainichi wrote (12/13): "EU leaders signed the Lisbon Treaty on Thursday calling for the creation of the posts of 'president' and 'foreign minister' in preparation for th [...]
2007-12-14 02:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5568(S) JAPANESE RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer December 13 delivered non-paper concerning missing AmCit Robert A. Levinson to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano, along with a request that Japan 1) r [...]
2007-12-14 08:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER IR JA
07TOKYO5569DIET EXTENDED; PASSAGE OF OEF REFUELING BILL ON
[...] (C) Summary. The Lower House has approved extending the Diet session to January 15. The move puts the ball into the opposition court to complete deliberations on the OEF refueling bill and put the matter to a vote in the Upper House. The DPJ has stalled Diet deliberations on the bill for we [...]
2007-12-14 08:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5570The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]
2007-12-14 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5571HOST NATION SUPPORT: DETAILS ON SUBSTANTIVE
[...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: The Country Team has reached a substantive agreement with Japan for a new three-year Special Measures Agreement (SMA) for Host Nation Support to U.S. Forces in Japan. The new SMA includes a cosmetic reduction in Utilities Cost Sharing (UC [...]
2007-12-14 08:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA
07TOKYO5572 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-16 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5573JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO558FEBRUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: On February 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries, Australia, Brunei Darussala [...]
2007-02-07 23:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV JA
07TOKYO5582TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - COP13
[...] "Use Bali Accord to Create Low-Carbon Society" The economic-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/16): "Along with the return of the U.S., a major focus of attention at the Bali climate-change conference was the inclusion of China and India in a new framework, though the specifics of their partici [...]
2007-12-17 03:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5589 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/07
[...] Realize peace of mind and affluence: Expand medical services areas offered by nurses and midwives to reduce the burden of doctors. Introduce a direct contract method between authorized child-care centers and users. Ease standards for admission to child-care centers. Establish a school teacher-r [...]
2007-12-17 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5591JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5592TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA
[...] "Putin Rein to Continue" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Moscow correspondent Seguchi wrote (12/18): "With President Putin's official announcement on Monday that he will assume the premiership under President Medvedev, a new political system is in the making, under which Putin will con [...]
2007-12-18 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5599DEFENSE REFORM: PROBLEM UNDERSTOOD, SOLUTION NOT
[...] (SBU) A Kantei-led panel on Ministry of Defense (MOD) reform held its first expert meeting on December 3. The panel, set up in response to bribery scandals involving former Administrative Vice Minister of Defense Takemasa Moriya and defense trader Yamada Corporation executive Motonobu Miyazak [...]
2007-12-18 08:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
07TOKYO560JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5603JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5604TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN'S RELATIONS WITH
[...] "U.S. Approach to Iran Facing Impasse" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent reported (12/19): "President Bush expressed support on Monday for the Russian provision of nuclear fuel to an Iranian nuclear power plant at Bushehr by saying that Tehran no longer needs to [...]
2007-12-19 02:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5609JAPANESE AGAIN RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda lunched December 19 with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Moshen Talaeli and urged him again to help resolve the case of missing American Citizen Robert Levinson. Other topics discussed included Iran's nuclear [...]
2007-12-19 09:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER PARM IR IZ JA
07TOKYO5610JAPAN: INSURANCE ADVOCACY PAYS OFF FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) Over the past several months, U.S. insurers have struck deals to market products through Japan's extensive postal network, taking advantage of Japan Post's privatization. They are also poised to capitalize on deregulation measures, set to go into effect December 22, that will allow ban [...]
2007-12-19 10:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BEXP JA
07TOKYO5611 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5613FUKUDA TAKES HIT ON PENSIONS, BUT NO BACK-TRACKING
[...] (C) Summary. Uncertainty remains the watchword for Japanese domestic politics in the last two weeks of 2007, as fresh attention on the government's inability to resolve the issue of unidentified pension accounts, coupled with continued ruling and opposition party sparring related to the OEF r [...]
2007-12-19 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL JA
07TOKYO5615JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5619TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH KOREAN
[...] "Good Opportunity for Improving Regional Coordination" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/20): "ROK President-elect Lee has not yet clarified his diplomatic stance. Judging from his previous comments, Lee apparently plans to uphold the basic tone of his predecessor's soft line toward North Ko [...]
2007-12-20 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5620UNION LEADER ON OZAWA, PENSIONS, BASE STRIKES
[...] (C) Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tsuyoshi Takagi told the Ambassador December 19 that opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ozawa is not anti-American and that Ozawa's decision to oppose Japan's Indian Ocean refueling activities was primarily driven by political tim [...]
2007-12-20 06:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO5624CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JAPANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes the optimal solution to the cluster munitions issue is a legally binding agreement arrived at through the CCW process. However, because such an outcome is not certain, Japan will continue to participate in the Oslo Process in order to be able to influence any final [...]
2007-12-20 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS JA
07TOKYO5625NATO SECRETARY GENERAL VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's December 12-14 visit to Tokyo major topics of discussion included Afghanistan and the promotion of closer contacts between NATO and Japan. De Hoop Scheffer raised the subject of helicopter airlift but received no substantive [...]
2007-12-20 07:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO JA
07TOKYO5626INITIAL JAPANESE REACTIONS TO SOUTH KOREAN ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials are pleased by the election of Lee Myung Bak as South Korea's next president and are hopeful that relations between Tokyo and Seoul will improve during his administration. They expect him to focus primarily on improving the South's economy and believe he [...]
2007-12-20 07:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SK JA
07TOKYO5627 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5633JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5637TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN MISSILE
[...] "U.S.-Japan Coordination Important for Effective MD operation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (12/21): "Missile defense is not perfect. Properly speaking, there are two types of military deterrence: deterrence via the possibility of a retaliatory strike, and deterrence by [...]
2007-12-21 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5641The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]
2007-12-21 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5643UN BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 05:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA XA XD JA
07TOKYO5644JAPAN DONATES TO PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN EASTERN
[...] (U) Japan will provide approximately $2.2 million to launch the Chadian Police for Humanitarian Protection (PTPH) according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) First Africa Division Deputy Director Sotaro Ozaki. The funds will be used to supply facilities and equipment needed for a PTPH hea [...]
2007-12-21 05:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL JA AF
07TOKYO5646TIP: FINAL CLARIFICATION OF JAPAN'S ROADMAP TO
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Japan has begun taking steps to follow the "Roadmap to Tier 1" (Ref A),MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara told us December 20. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref B's "Clari [...]
2007-12-21 05:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO5647COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAUSCHER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 09-11, 2007, visit to Japan by CODEL Tauscher. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone [...]
2007-12-21 05:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
07TOKYO5648 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 05:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5649JAPAN: 2007 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Japan continued to increase efforts to prevent terrorism and there were no terrorist attacks in Japan in 2007. Domestically, Japan bolstered its defenses against terrorism by improving crisis management and first responder capabilities and took steps to strengthen border security. By December [...]
2007-12-21 06:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
07TOKYO5652TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5653JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 03:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5655DNSA PRICE ENGAGES JAPANESE ON DOHA, BEEF, CHINA,
[...] (C) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price directly engaged Japanese politicians, business figures, and officials in Tokyo December 5 - 7 on the margins of the U.S./Japan Sub-Cabinet meetings and stressed the need to avoi [...]
2007-12-26 05:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KGHG EAGR ETRD SENV JA
07TOKYO5657 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5661DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOREIGN AGENTS IN THE UNITED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 03:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CJAN KJUS ASEC VE AR JA
07TOKYO5663TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - THAI ELECTION AND
[...] "Ensure Political Stability after Election" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/27): "The People Power Party that supports former Prime Minister Thaksin won a plurality in the Thai general election. While there is the possibility that the party may lose several seats due to vote vio [...]
2007-12-27 03:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5670PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's 27-30 December visit to China is expected to produce positive visuals, but little in terms of substantive deliverables. PM Fukuda will highlight the common cultural and economic interests between the two countries, visiting a Japanese factory in Tianj [...]
2007-12-27 10:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5671JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5674TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] "U.S. Concerned About Impact on War on Terror" A Washington dispatch in the business-oriented Nikkei wrote (12/28): "The death of pro-American political leader Bhutto has dealt a heavy blow to the Bush administration. President Bush condemned the act of terrorism as a 'cowardly act by murderou [...]
2007-12-28 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5678SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]
2007-12-28 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO5680IWAKUNI MAYOR RESIGNS, SEEKS NEW MANDATE
[...] (C) Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara, a vocal opponent of the planned relocation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) from Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, tendered his resignation December 26 following a dispute with the city council over funding for a new city [...]
2007-12-28 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
07TOKYO5682 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5689The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]
2007-12-31 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO569MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Six-Party Talks at a Turning Point" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/8): "...The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions will resume today in Beijing. Because of past disappointments with North Korea, there is no predicting what will result from this round of talks. However, rema [...]
2007-02-08 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5690JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5692TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning include the Japanese government's plan to strengthen monitoring of foreign airlines serving in Japan with an aim of improving safety of their operations. 2. "U.S. Concerned about Rise in Extremists" The liberal Asahi's report from Washington claim [...]
2007-12-31 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5694 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 04:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO57COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-31, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Mark Little, Ms. Nelsie Alcoser, and Ms. Erika Prochaska. Post understands, per reftel, that no further assistance is required. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the Tokyo portion of [...]
2007-01-09 08:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGAO OTRA KS JA
07TOKYO580 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO582I/O SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA DVM Kawai told IO A/S Silverberg on January 25 that Japan would contest Iran for the 2009-10 UNSC nonpermanent Asia slot. A/S Silverberg recalled Washington's positive experience working with Japan during Tokyo,s last tenure on the UNSC. She applauded Japan's approach on UN [...]
2007-02-08 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC JA
07TOKYO583COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DPRI DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 4 -17, 2007 visit to Japan by the DPRI Delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home ph [...]
2007-02-08 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO585SUBJECT: A/S SILVERBERG MEETINGS ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Subject: Improving efficiency in peacekeeping operations, promoting strong ethical practices, insisting on improvement in the Human Rights Council, and cooperating behind the scenes on upcoming international organization elections are some of the ways the United States and Japan can work [...]
2007-02-08 23:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR KPKO JA BM
07TOKYO592MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA / WTO - TOKYO
[...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Dismantlement" The moderate Mainichi editorialized (2/9): "...We are concerned about what the DPRK will be given in return for its nuclear dismantlement and are also worried that the US and Japan could fall out of step on the policy of using both dialogue and pressure [...]
2007-02-09 02:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO597AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 08
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 02 to 08 -- Update on AI Outbreak in Shintomi, Miyazaki - 2. On February 3, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in the town of Shin [...]
2007-02-09 06:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO599 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/07
[...] Name(Time of establishment) 2. Immediate purpose 3. Confronting challenge  [...]
2007-02-09 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO602PROGRESS ON BILL TO FUND MARINES MOVE TO GUAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Legislation to fund the transfer of 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam will be submitted to the Diet for approval as early as the week of February 12, MOD Deputy Director-General Kanazawa told Embassy on February 5. He praised the recent Ambassador Schieffer-led visit of senior [...]
2007-02-09 08:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO605MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS IN BEIJING -
[...] There were no immediate TV commentaries on the latest developments at the six-party talks. 2. "Formal Deal Expected Today at Six-Party Talks" On the Tuesday 7 a.m. news program of quasi-governmental broadcaster NHK-TV, correspondents Yui and Hioki reported from Beijing: "As A/S Hill, the ch [...]
2007-02-13 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO61JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO617JANUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: On January 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, [...]
2007-02-13 06:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM JA ENRG
07TOKYO619 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO643 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO645The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]
2007-02-14 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO646MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS IN BEIJING -
[...] "Six-Party Talks Accord: First Step Toward North Korea's Denuclearization" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (2/14): "... Although efforts by US, Japanese, Chinese and other negotiators in dealing with their North Korean counterparts are understandable, we want to reconfirm that [...]
2007-02-14 08:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO650JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO658JAPAN: NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING
[...] (SBU) Japan is not in a position at this time to make additional contributions to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund for UN middle ring security, MOFA Deputy Director for Second Middle East Division Masaki Yasumatsu told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer February 14. According to Yasumatsu, Japan g [...]
2007-02-15 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN IZ JA
07TOKYO659A/S SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan views positively recent steps taken by the United States to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and is hopeful that progress will be made, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda told visiting Assistant Secretary for International [...]
2007-02-15 08:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KPAL IS IR LE SU JA
07TOKYO660JAPAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN PALESTINIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 09:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO661JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT PASSAGE OF "COMFORT WOMEN"
[...] (C) The Abe government is moving ahead on several fronts to counter the proposed sense of Congress resolution condemning Japan for its treatment of World War II "comfort women." MOFA Asian Bureau Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa told us February 13, he had been asked to relay that the [...]
2007-02-15 10:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KS CH JA
07TOKYO689AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 15
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 08 to 15. -- Update on AI outbreaks in Miyazaki and Okayama -- 2. On February 14, a team of experts on avian influenza reported that all four recent outbreaks of avian influenza in Miyazaki and Okayama [...]
2007-02-16 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO692 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO695JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar January 24-31. Ogawa reports he found all four countries to be deeply concerned about the lack of stability in Iraq, critical of United States policy, a [...]
2007-02-16 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SA QA TU SY JA
07TOKYO696JAPAN WELCOMES SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT, REMAINS UNEASY
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese reaction to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) agreement is mixed. Popular reaction to the 6PT agreement is shaped by the strong and passionate view the Japanese public has on the abduction issue. PM Abe, who holds deep personal views on the abductions, shares the public view t [...]
2007-02-16 10:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO697VFM YACHI ATTENDS FIRST JAPAN-RUSSIA STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Summary. Russian officials told VFM Yachi during his January 23-25 Moscow visit that Russia has no intention of "controlling" or "monopolizing" Central Asia, but said that Moscow should be "an important interlocutor" on issues affecting the region, according to MOFA Russia Division Direct [...]
2007-02-17 03:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO7JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO701JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO702JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO704MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT/SECOND ARMITAGE
[...] "Strategic Cooperation Among US, Japan, and Australia Needed" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (2/20): "Vice President Cheney will arrive in Japan this afternoon and meet with Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Aso on Wednesday before leaving for Australia.... Cheney's vi [...]
2007-02-20 02:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO708AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 16 MEETING WITH KOMEITO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 16 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Komeito Chief Representative Ota: -- stated his firm belief in the U.S.-Japan alliance; -- expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep abductions on the front burner in dealings with the DPRK; -- said he strongly supp [...]
2007-02-20 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
07TOKYO722JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 00:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO738JAPAN NOT READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO AMISOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 09:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPKO MOPS SO JA
07TOKYO739CHINESE FM LI ZHAOXING VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: China will "cooperate to the fullest extent possible" to help Japan resolve the abduction issue with the DPRK, Chinese FM Li Zhaoxing told the Japanese during a February 15-16 visit. According to MOFA China Division contacts, the two sides hope to reach general agreement on th [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV CH KS JA
07TOKYO741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26 - 28, 2007 visit to Japan by Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Jr. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reac [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL AS KS JA
07TOKYO742MEETING WITH MEXT TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BILL ON
[...] SUMMARY. On January 30, 2007, Embassy EST section met with MEXT officials to glean additional information on the Government of Japan (GOJ) plan to submit to the Diet a bill intended to prevent nuclear and radiological terrorism. The bill is being introduced to the Diet to ratify the U.N. Inter [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL
07TOKYO744MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT - TOKYO
[...] "Cheney-Abe Meeting: We Welcome Their Agreement to Address the Abduction Issue as a Common Task" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/22): "Vice President Cheney wound up his visit to Japan after meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Abe, Foreign Minister Aso, and other senior officials. C [...]
2007-02-22 05:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO748The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]
2007-02-22 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO752JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 05:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO760COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCOT A. MARCIEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26-27, 2007 visit to Japan by Office Director Scot A. Marciel. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]
2007-02-22 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL RP JA
07TOKYO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR ROBERT
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 11-12, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 H [...]
2007-02-22 09:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL TH BM LAS VM CBC KS JA
07TOKYO762DIET ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2007 Diet convened on January 25 and will run 150 days to June 23 during which it will consider a number of economic bills with potential impact on this summer's Upper House election, particularly those designed to bolster PM Abe's "Second Chance" initiative to close a perce [...]
2007-02-22 23:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB EINV ETRD JA
07TOKYO763 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO774JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO779MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT - TOKYO
[...] "Cheney-Abe Meeting: Did PM Abe Show 'Assertive' Diplomacy?" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (2/23): "During talks with visiting Vice President Cheney Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, Prime Minister Abe promised Japan's continued support for Iraq. However, if he h [...]
2007-02-23 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO784 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO785BOSNIA: JAPAN TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON OHR ISSUE,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK JA
07TOKYO788JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON NEXT STEPS ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 09:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM CH JA
07TOKYO794MEDIA REACTION - IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iran Should Show Confidence-Building Posture" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (2/25): "International tensions are continuing over Iran's nuclear development program. The UNSC adopted a resolution in December calling on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activity within 60 days [...]
2007-02-26 02:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO795ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN DIGNITY: AMBASSADOR REES'
[...] (C) Summary: Japan and the United States need to work together to reduce the systematic sexual violence against women in Burma, Ambassador Rees told Japanese officials during his February 8-9 Tokyo meetings. Japan shares U.S. concerns about human rights in Burma, but prefers a softer approa [...]
2007-02-26 03:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC UNSC BM JA
07TOKYO799ADDITIONAL E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche to counterparts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Finance (MOF). MOF officials stated they were already aware of reftel designations from their regular monitoring of Treasury,s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website. 2. [...]
2007-02-26 04:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL KN IR JA
07TOKYO8HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE HEALTH
[...] (U) Summary: On December 7, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. Meeting just prior to the Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial, they discussed the recent World He [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO805NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION: ""NUDGE"" COULD HELP
[...] (U) NOTE: This is an action request -see par. 5. 2. (C) Summary: On February 9, MEXT Nuclear Safety Division Officials suggested that U.S. encouragement of G8 allies to ratify the Nuclear Terrorism Convention could positively impact their efforts to achieve ratification by the Japanese [...]
2007-02-26 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO821The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]
2007-02-27 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROANE AND WIRKKALA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-17, 2007 visit to Japan by INR/B Jamie Roane, Biographic Officer and Tiara Wirkkala, Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be re [...]
2007-02-27 09:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PINR JA
07TOKYO827GOVERNMENT COUNCIL RECOMMENDS NEW NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) During a February 27 meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Japan's National Security Advisor Yuriko Koike provided Dr. Crouch with an advanced copy in Japanese of the "Report (draft) by the Council to Strengthen the National Security Function of the Prime Minister's [...]
2007-02-27 13:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ASEC PINS JA
07TOKYO832JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO855COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/SENK SENIOR ADVISOR WHITON
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-05, 2007 visit to Japan by Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can [...]
2007-02-28 10:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PHUM JA
07TOKYO856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO859JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO865MEDIA REACTION Q AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO
[...] "Suicide Bombing: Taliban Expanding Activities in Afghanistan" Kabul correspondent Masahiro Sato of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/1): "A suicide bombing in eastern Palwan province, Afghanistan, on February 27, an apparent attempt on the life of Vice President Cheney during hi [...]
2007-03-01 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO876 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO879JAPAN MOVES TO WEAKEN 1993 KONO APOLOGY ON
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is directing efforts to pursue World War II historical issues, including "comfort women," LDP Diet member Yasuhide Nakayama told Embassy Political Minister Counselor Meserve on February 28. The Japanese government actions are in response to the U.S. congressi [...]
2007-03-01 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
07TOKYO880JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) Embassy EST coordinated with Embassy POL and delivered the points in the reftel to counterparts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, who is the working-level lead officer, stated that Japan continues [...]
2007-03-01 23:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP
07TOKYO894POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: FOLLOWING THE MONEY
[...] (C) Japan Post,s to-be-privatized insurance and banking entities need to focus on risk management and their asset/liability term mismatch (as much or more than they are focusing on new products) if they are to have a successful initial public offering (IPO). This was the principal conclusion [...]
2007-03-02 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETRD PREL JA
07TOKYO896 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-04 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO9HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Tatsuya Tanimoto, Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary for Food Safety. They discussed a range of food safety and health issues, including ongoing risk assessments, efforts [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO903JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO907MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "International Conference in Iraq: Chance for Dialogue Must Be Seized" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/4): "Is the direction of the wind changing? An international conference aimed at stabilizing Iraq is expected to be held on March 10 in Baghdad with the US, Iran, and Syria attending. A [...]
2007-03-05 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO910The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]
2007-03-05 05:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO929MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO
[...] "Japan and US Should Work Together to Resolve Abduction Issue" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/6): "...Difficult negotiations are expected over the abduction issue at Japan-DPRK working-group talks to be held Wednesday and Thursday in Hanoi. Japan needs to maintain its basic position of [...]
2007-03-06 02:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO941GENERAL EIKENBERRY MEETS WITH MOD VICE MINISTER
[...] Summary. The military situation in Afghanistan has improved, but policing and governance problems must be addressed in the near future, Lt. Gen. Eikenberry of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan told MOD Sr. VM Moriya March 1. Gen. Eikenberry praised Japan's commitment to the Global War on Te [...]
2007-03-06 04:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PK AF JA
07TOKYO950JAPAN WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) Japan has expressed disappointment that it has not been invited to attend the upcoming Baghdad extended neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Tokyo Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer he had recently dined with Japan's departing Ambassador t [...]
2007-03-06 10:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
07TOKYO956JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO957LTG EIKENBERRY VISIT: JAPANESE AID, RING ROAD, PRTS
[...] (C) In a thirty-minute meeting on March 2, LTG Karl Eikenberry thanked Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Cooperation Bureau Director General Koro Bessho for Japan's leadership in Afghanistan, telling him that Japan's contributions have been decisive in the success of operations there [...]
2007-03-07 02:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID JA AF
07TOKYO958MEDIA REACTION Q US-DPRK Talks in New York -
[...] "US, DPRK Still Far from Normalizing Relations" New York correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/7): "The first session of two-day working group talks on US-DPRK normalization was held at a hotel in New York, marking the first such talks under the Bush [...]
2007-03-07 03:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO967PM ABE TAKES BACK FIRST OF "FAILED" POSTAL REBELS
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe's abrupt decision to allow postal rebel Seiichi Eto to rejoin the LDP for the purpose of running in the July Upper House election has the potential to further weaken his public support, reopen divisions within the party, and strain relations with ruling coalit [...]
2007-03-07 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
07TOKYO968JAPANESE NON-PAPER ON EXPORT CREDITS AND TRADE
[...] (C) As a follow up to reftels A and B concerning halting export credits to Iran, MOFA Second Middle East Division officer Junichi Sumi March 6 presented the following non-paper to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Sumi noted that a copy of the non-paper had been forwarded to Under Secretary Bu [...]
2007-03-07 07:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO971 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO973IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO, AGAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran is willing to negotiate over its nuclear program, but will not agree to suspend enrichment activities as a precondition to talks, Iran's DFM for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araghchi told his Japanese hosts March 2. According to MOFA contacts, FM Aso and DFM Yabun [...]
2007-03-07 09:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO974COMFORT WOMEN: JAPAN BACKS AWAY FROM HARD LINE
[...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has backed off on earlier instructions to a group of conservative LDP lawmakers to submit a proposal for a revised Kono Statement, according to one of the group's members. Instead, he has instructed the group to produce a statement criticizing the Honda resol [...]
2007-03-07 10:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV JA
07TOKYO977JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BACK CLOSER TRILATERAL DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Australian defense and diplomatic officials endorsed a U.S. proposal for an Assistant Secretary-level Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),and called for an ambitious, "results-oriented" agenda for the new body focused on "early deliverables", dur [...]
2007-03-07 22:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO978EAP/MLS DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL,S FEBRUARY 27
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is still studying the question of how best to increase collaboration with the United States on assistance to Southeast Asia, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Maeda told EAP/Office of Maritime Southeast Asia Director Marciel, on February 27. Establish [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHSA PREL CH ID RP PO AS JA
07TOKYO979(U) DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW INITIATIVE FOUR
[...] (C) Summary. In a Defense Policy Review Initiative Roadmap for Realignment Implementation Oversight meeting on February 13, the Four Principals: (1) confirmed steady progress in most areas of realignment implementation; (2) identified differences related to Camp Foster returns as part of the [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
07TOKYO985JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO994MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK Talks in New York -
[...] "Japan Wary About US-DPRK Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/8): "The US and North Korea ended their two-day working-group talks on normalization in New York.... Although the two sides are believed to have confirmed an agreement for Pyongyang to shut down and seal its n [...]
2007-03-08 02:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TORONTO118HOUSE ARREST FOR SECURITY CERTIFICATE DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a result of Canada's Supreme Court having struck down Canada's security certificate program on February 23, two men who are currently alleged to be security threats have been or will be released from custody and join other released detainees on house arrest. These men will b [...]
2007-03-16 20:02:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER CA
07TORONTO120ONTARIO AG SUPPORTS IPR, PROMISES TO PROSECUTE IF POLICE
[...] (SBU) On March 15 Consul General and Pol/Econ officer met with Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant to urge a strengthening of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Bryant said that he fully supports prosecuting those who pirate DVDs and CDs and confirmed he concurs that profits f [...]
2007-03-16 20:47:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KIPR PREL PGOV CA
07TORONTO1252007 Ontario Budget Focuses Social Deficit in Election
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's 2007 budget, unveiled on March 22, focuses on reducing poverty, increasing services for modest-income families, and reducing property tax increases. It contains little additional funding for infrastructure investments and continues funding programs previously announce [...]
2007-03-23 20:26:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV CA
07TORONTO139UPDATE ON TORONTO TERRORISM SUSPECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since June 2, 2006, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has arrested 18 men with suspected connections to a Toronto-based terrorist group. The terrorist group is most notorious for its plot to behead the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Currently, 14 adults and 3 youths [...]
2007-04-02 20:48:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER CVIS CA
07TORONTO430Unraveling Canada's Asset-Backed Commercial Credit Crunch
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By agreement among the players, the Canadian non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, which was valued at C$40 billion in August, is frozen until December 14. Canada's market for ABCP sold by non-bank dealers ground to a halt in mid-August after Toronto-based Covent [...]
2007-10-25 18:44:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
07TORONTO439FORMER CANADIAN KANDAHAR COMMANDER MAKES CASE FOR AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Speaking before the Toronto-based Canadian Institute for International Affairs on November 2, Major General Tim Grant, recently returned from a stint as commander of Canadian Forces troops in Afghanistan, encouraged patience and highlighted progress in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Gr [...]
2007-11-02 18:57:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PREL PTER CA AF
07TORONTO44NDP PICKS UP LIBERAL SEAT IN ONTARIO BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's major political parties split three Toronto-area by-elections on February 8. The ruling Liberal Party, held onto one seat, but lost one to the New Democratic Party (NDP). The Conservatives held onto their seat. Though the Liberals have a large majority in the Ontario [...]
2007-02-09 16:54:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
07TORONTO440TORONTO TERROR PLOT BAIL HEARINGS RESUME, NEW CHARGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual move, Canadian prosecutors terminated preliminary hearings in September and decided to move the defendants in the 2006 Ottawa and Toronto terrorism plots directly to trial. Ontario courts will now revisit the confinement conditions of each of the suspected terrori [...]
2007-11-02 19:43:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CA
07TORONTO441Federal Government Promotes Canada as a Low Tax Country
[...] Summary: Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty made no new announcements in a November 5 Toronto speech, instead apparently previewing Conservative economic themes for the next campaign by focusing mostly on Canada's strong economy and Conservative tax-cutting, including the next promised one [...]
2007-11-05 19:35:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL SENV CA
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TORONTO450Changing Face of Canadian Auto Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ascending Canadian dollar, briefly topping US$1.10 for the first time in modern history on November 7 and still at US$1.04 as of November 14, continues to put pressure on the Canadian auto manufacturing sector, and to erode its global competitiveness. Canadian Auto Workers ( [...]
2007-11-14 18:21:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO457Strong Loonie - Cross-border Shopping Hurts Canadian Auto
[...] (SBU) Summary: The strong Canadian dollar and weaker U.S. consumer demand are challenging Canadian-based auto assemblers' efforts to remain globally competitive. Sales to Canadians of new and used autos from the U.S. are up by 21% to 136,666, setting a new record for the first 10 months of th [...]
2007-11-29 19:39:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO466Fight Against Counterfeit Goods Boosted in Ontario
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Toronto police seized C$10 million in designer knock-offs on Toronto's black market. On December 4, a significant four-day anti-counterfeiting conference in the Toronto area included 120-150 law enforcement personnel, government officials, and industry representa [...]
2007-12-05 20:23:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR PGOV CA
07TORONTO470WHIT: ONTARIO UNVEILS NEW SECURE DRIVERS LICENSE,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The new Ontario Drivers License, while incorporating new, badly needed security features, is unlikely to meet the threshold for use as a WHTI-approved passport alternative. Recently appointed Minster of Transportation Jim Bradley, has announced that he will begin discussions [...]
2007-12-10 19:39:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PBTS PREL CPAS CA
07TORONTO479Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Toronto-based IHYA Foundation is organizing a knowledge retreat for Muslim students, a large convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and a concert from December 23-31. Organizers expect 15,000 people to attend the convention - about 2,000 of whom will likely come [...]
2007-12-18 18:49:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC KISL KPAO PREL CA
07TORONTO81ONTARIO PURSUES DRIVERS' LICENSES AS PASSPORT ALTERNATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario plans to issue a secure drivers' license by the end of 2007 that provincial officials hope can be used to document identity and citizenship in lieu of passports for travel across the U.S. border. The initial, informal plan for use of the card to cross into the U.S. woul [...]
2007-03-07 09:54:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCPAS PBTS PGOV PINR PREL CA
07TORONTO90ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...]
2007-03-08 08:59:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA
07TRIPOLI1026ABDALLAH YEHIA IS "UNQUESTIONED LEADER" OF SLA/UNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Three SLA/Unity representatives visiting Tripoli said December 9 that Abdallah Yehia is the unquestioned leader of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)/Unity branch and that SLA/Unity is open to an agreement with the newly-formed United Revolutionary Front (URF),though serious [...]
2007-12-10 14:47:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07TRIPOLI1030SUDANESE DIPLOMAT ALLEGES LIBYAN OFFICIALS' COMPLICITY IN
[...] (C) The long-serving Sudanese DCM in Tripoli, Isaac Kenti, told CDA in a recent meeting that Sudanese criminal networks freely operate migration smuggling rings from Libya to Europe with the complicity of some Libyan officials. According to Kenti, while the GOL provides border guards and pol [...]
2007-12-12 07:46:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP SOCI PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI1032LIBYA CLOSES BORDER WITH EGYPT TO NON-EGYPTIAN IMPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 07:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV LY EG JO SY TU
07TRIPOLI1033QADHAFI'S TRAVEL TO SPAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Planning for Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi's upcoming visit to Spain has been complicated by contradictory GOL requests for meetings and content. After initially saying the Leader did not want to sign bilateral agreements during his visit, the GOL has reversed course and the two sides are [...]
2007-12-12 14:07:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LY SP
07TRIPOLI1038LIBYAN EPSA GAS BIDDING ROUND: INTERNATIONAL MAJORS'
[...] (C) Summary: Four companies won exploration and production rights for gas in the recently concluded fourth round of Libya's Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) mechanism. Winning bids featured low production sharing percentages for the international oil companies (IOC's),but i [...]
2007-12-13 16:18:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALEPET BTIO ECON EINV ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI1039LIBYA: FOLLOW-UP ON ACCESS TO RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES REF: A) STATE 165729, B) STATE 127608, C) TRIPOLI 723, D) TRIPOLI 797 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, DCM, Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:50:00Embassy TripoliSECRETKDRG PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS LY
07TRIPOLI1040GOL FURTHER PROTESTS PLANNED TRANSFER OF LIBYAN DETAINEE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 17:07:00Embassy TripoliSECRETKDRG PTER PREL PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI1053U.S. COMPANIES WIN $2 BILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS AS REWARD FOR POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP REF: TRIPOLI 1023 TRIPOLI 00001053 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, CDA, Embassy Tripoli, State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 08:55:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON EIND EINV PREL PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI1055LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING
[...] (SBU) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or criminal penalties. [...]
2007-12-23 09:34:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT PHUM AL ABLD ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN PREL LY
07TRIPOLI1056LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: EXPERIENCING GROWING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-23 09:56:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL KBIO PINR LY
07TRIPOLI1058UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-23 12:22:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN
07TRIPOLI1063CORRECTED COPY - LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL:
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Libya's newly-constituted National Security Council continues to experience growing pains. A shortage of skilled staff, questions about its mandate, and friction between National Security Adviser Mutassim al-Qadhafi and some senior GOL officials have limited the NSC's organizat [...]
2007-12-27 15:50:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KBIO PINR LY
07TRIPOLI1065CORRECTED COPY - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TEAM FINALIZES HEU-LEU
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting team of experts from the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized language for a government-to-government agreement providing for the return of highly-enriched uranium to Russia under the rubric of the tri-lateral agreement (TSCC) announced December 19, 2003 with the U.S. [...]
2007-12-28 10:07:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD MCAP
07TRIPOLI1066QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 11:53:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY
07TRIPOLI169LIBYA'S COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Libyan government continues to move forward with its own unique form of education awareness of HIV and AIDs. There is some basic level of educational programming in Libyan schools in conjunction with the UNDP office in Tripoli and the government has also held additional ac [...]
2007-02-19 16:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALSOCI KHIV LY
07TRIPOLI170LIBYA: AISHA GADHAFI IN THE BLACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite claiming to be a charitable NGO that provides disaster assistance in sub-Saharan Africa and support to Libyan women while promoting traditional Islamic values, Dr. Aisha Muammar Al-Gadhafi's Wa'atassemo Charity Society is primarily an outlet for Gadhafi's oldest daughter [...]
2007-02-19 16:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON LY
07TRIPOLI397BEARISH: LIBYAN STOCK MARKET LUMBERING ALONG SLOWLY
[...] (SBU) Last month Libyan authorities announced the launch of Libya's stock market (the Libyan Stock Exchange Market, or LSEM) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Jamahiriya (or "state of the masses") with the unveiling of Moammar al-Qadhafi's Green Book. This s [...]
2007-04-23 17:42:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EINV EFIN LY
07TRIPOLI420TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 09:04:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDACOA PTER
07TRIPOLI421QADHAFI'S CALLS FOR AFRICAN AND MUSLIM UNITY RESONATE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In two recent public appearances -- a March 27 Al Jazeera interview and a March 31 speech to Tuareg tribal leaders in Agadez, Niger -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi continued his long drift away from the Arab world and worked to portray himself as a distinctly African leader. Sp [...]
2007-05-02 09:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI422LIBYA ENACTS, THEN RETRACTS, BAN ON WOMEN TRAVELING ABROAD
[...] SUMMARY. (C) In late February 2007, Libyans started talking about a new law that prohibited women under the age of 40 traveling abroad unless escorted by their husband, father or brother, although there was conflicting information about the source of the "law" or the scope of implementation. [...]
2007-05-02 09:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KSOCI KWMN KISL LY
07TRIPOLI426DRAMATIC STATEMENTS ABOUT HIV INFECTIONS AND MEDICS TRIAL
[...] SUMMARY. Libya's newspapers, all government controlled, continue to run dramatic statements about the source of HIV infections in Libya. The press articles consistently blame the Palestinian doctor and Bulgarian nurses, along with foreign intelligence services including the CIA and Mossad, f [...]
2007-05-03 11:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV BU LY
07TRIPOLI436LIBYA: DARFUR CONFERENCE ATMOSPHERICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Libyan-organized conference on Darfur April 28-29 was a substantive success (Reftel),but the scheduling challenges posed by a last minute decision by the Leader to fly all delegates to Sirte to meet with him exemplify the capricious environment in which even Libya's most seni [...]
2007-05-04 12:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO LY
07TRIPOLI474LIBYA: MEDICS DEFAMATION CASE DECISION DUE MAY 27, SUPREME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. All signs indicate the six foreign health workers accused of intentionally infecting over 400 Benghazi children with HIV/AIDS in 1999 will be convicted on May 27 of defaming two Libyan police officers they accused of torture (a separate case from the main criminal case). The Bu [...]
2007-05-18 14:34:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BU LY
07TRIPOLI487LIBYA: INFECTIOUS DISEASES WORKSHOP ATTEMPTS TO INJECT
[...] SUMMARY. On May 4-7 the Libyan National Center for Infectious Diseases Protection and Control (NCIDCP) held the first-ever Infectious and Endemic Diseases Scientific Conference in Tripoli, which included two sessions on HIV/AIDS in Libya. Most conference discussions were not highly technical, b [...]
2007-05-24 15:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI641QADHAFI HOSTS SARKOZY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OF BULGARIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Just one day after six foreign health workers accused of intentionally spreading HIV left Libya for Bulgaria, French President Nicholas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli on July 25 for wide-ranging discussions with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. Sarkozy and Qadhafi reportedly discus [...]
2007-07-26 15:20:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EINV ENRG FR LY
07TRIPOLI664LIBYA, FRANCE CONCLUDE "VERY GENERAL" CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (S) Summary: According to French diplomats, a civilian nuclear deal concluded between Libya and France during President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli constitutes only a "very general" framework for future cooperation, with no clear financial commitment from the French side and little expectatio [...]
2007-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG MNUC ECIN EINV ETRD KPWR FR
07TRIPOLI834NURSES GONE, BUT LIBYA'S HIV/AIDS WOES CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A lavishly-funded treatment facility constructed exclusively for the 426 infected Benghazi children remains off limits to hundreds of other Libyans in Benghazi currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to a team of American HIV/AIDS experts who visited Libya in mid-September. T [...]
2007-09-24 13:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LY BG
07TRIPOLI909ARAB DONORS' CONFERENCE ON DARFUR
[...] (U) The Charge conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri October 25, urging the GOL to make contributions in a manner supportive of UN and Transitional Darfur Regional Authority efforts in Darfur. Fituri said Ambassador to Khartoum Omar al-Hamdi would repres [...]
2007-10-25 12:26:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SU AL LY
07TRIPOLI912A SUCCESS?: ENI'S DEAL WITH LIBYA'S NATIONAL OIL
[...] Summary: Italian energy firm Eni has struck a major deal with Libya's National Oil Corporation that will significantly extend its concession contracts and launch an ambitious series of exploration and development activities. While trumpeted by Eni as a success, the deal carries serious negat [...]
2007-10-26 16:32:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL LY
07TRIPOLI918QADDAFI HOSTS SIGNING OF CHADIAN PEACE ACCORDS
[...] (SBU) On the eve of the Darfur peace conference, Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qaddafi presided over the signing of a separate peace agreement October 25 in Sirte between the Chadian government and four Chadian rebel groups. The agreement was signed by chief Chadian negotiator (and Infrastructure Mi [...]
2007-10-29 15:06:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LY CD
07TRIPOLI929DARFUR TALKS STRUGGLE WITH POOR REBEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (C) Summary: UN/AU-led Darfur mediation talks began as announced on October 27 in Sirte, Libya, even in the absence of major political and military leaders from the Darfur rebel movements. The UN/AU leadership is slowly proceeding with a plan to dispatch teams to Juba and Darfur to encourag [...]
2007-11-04 12:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU LY
07TRIPOLI930(C) LIBYA EXTRACTS SUDANESE, ERITREAN PROMISES TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 30 meeting with S/E Andrew Natsios, Secretary-General of the Community of Sahal-Saharan States, Mohammad al-Madani, briefed S/E Natsios on Libyan efforts in support of the UN/AU Darfur political process, including extracting an agreement from Sudanese President Ad [...]
2007-11-04 12:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU LY
07TRIPOLI936GOL OFFICIAL DENOUNCES TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 11:27:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ELAB LY
07TRIPOLI943REQUEST FOR EXPLANATION OF RETURNED DETAINEE ARM DISABILITY
[...] (S/NF) Charge met November 1 with MFA Secretary for the Americas Dr. Ahmed Fituri and reiterated Post's request for timely access to returned Guantanamo detainee ISN-194 (Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi) to follow up on ref A and B requests for further information on when and how al-Rimi susta [...]
2007-11-07 09:14:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PINS PINR LY
07TRIPOLI945LIBYAN REACTION TO AQ-LIFG MERGER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 16:15:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKISL PTER PREL PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI946DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER
[...] (U) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri November 1. Fituri offered no substantive response, but undertook to convey to the appropriate authorities the request that the GOL take parallel measures. Noting Libya's recent election to a non-pe [...]
2007-11-07 16:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07TRIPOLI949SLOW PROGRESS ON ITALY-LIBYA COLONIAL COMPENSATION TREATY A
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 16:31:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD LY IT
07TRIPOLI964LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ARB III NOTIFICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 16:42:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPHUM PINR PREL PTER LY
07TRIPOLI967GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN LIBYA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 14:17:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EPET LY
07TRIPOLI972ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT INCIDENT WITH LIBYAN NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-18 16:11:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALKBCT ECON ELTN PREL PGOV EINV LY
07TRIPOLI978EXXONMOBIL ADDS NEW OFFSHORE ACREAGE
[...] (SBU) ExxonMobil has clinched a deal with Libya's National Oil Corporation to increase its acreage in the country by about fifty percent. The soon-to-be announced deal is for a giant offshore bloc adjacent to another it secured in the December 2006 Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement [...]
2007-11-20 16:21:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI979LIBYAN MARKET TESTS INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although an alluring market for the oil and gas industry, Libya is an exceptionally difficult place in which to operate. In their daily operations, international oil companies (IOC's) face numerous challenges on visas, staffing and taxation issues, and their profit margins ar [...]
2007-11-21 11:29:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI983OXY EXTENDS FOR 25 YEARS IN LIBYA
[...] Summary: U.S. energy company Occidental Petroleum is set to announce a 25-year extension of its existing contracts in Libya. This deal will include more than $13 billion in capital investment, and solidifies Occidental's position as a major player and top acreage holder in country. End Sum [...]
2007-11-21 14:23:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI984SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO FOREIGN MINISTER SHALGHAM
[...] (C) Post conveyed reftel invitation to the MFA via diplomatic note November 17 and P/E Chief followed up with MFA Secretary for the Americas, Dr. Ahmed Fituri, November 21. Fituri said Foreign Minister Shalgham is keen to accept the Secretary's offer and proposes to travel to the U.S. sometime [...]
2007-11-21 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP LY
07TRIPOLI989LIBYA ESTABLISHES SPECIAL STATE SECURITY COURT TO TRY REGIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOL quietly established a state security court of appeals on/about August 13, apparently for the short-term purpose of hearing the case of twelve self-described regime dissidents detained since February 16 for planning a peaceful demonstration in Tripoli calling for multiparty el [...]
2007-11-26 10:51:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL LY
07TRIPOLI993MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 15:28:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA LY
07TRIPOLI999LIBYAN ORGANIZATION ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING AFRICOM
[...] On November 21, the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (Cen-Sad) issued a statement at its Tripoli headquarters "categorically rejecting" Africom and any foreign military presence in any Cen-Sad member country. The statement noted that Cen-Sad represents roughly half of Africa's territory [...]
2007-11-27 15:20:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PMIL PGOV LY
07TUNIS1004HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE OPTIMISTIC AMID SOME SIGNS OF
[...] (C) During a July 23 meeting, Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) President Mokhtar Trifi told the Ambassador that the LTDH was open to any solution the GOT could offer to the League's crisis. The LTDH's only conditions would be the continued (political) independence of the League and its abi [...]
2007-07-26 14:30:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS101BEN ALI TAKES THREE DAYS "REST" ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS
[...] (U) ON JANUARY 23, THE TUNISIA AFRICA PRESS AGENCY (TAP) ANNOUNCED THAT PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI IS TAKING THREE DAYS REST ON THE ADVICE OF HIS DOCTOR. THE TAP OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOLLOWS (INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION). BEGIN TEXT: THE OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE [...]
2007-01-23 14:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TS
07TUNIS102DAS CARPENTER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL
[...] (C) During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with six leaders of Tunisian civil society. In a wide-ranging two-hour discussion, several common themes emerged: -- critiques that the United States, rhetoric was falling behind it actions in [...]
2007-01-23 15:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
07TUNIS1024CALVERT SUPPORT TO TUNISIA'S ENDA
[...] (U) Per reftel request, Post provides the following background information on ENDA Inter-Arabe. ENDA and co-founder Essma Ben Hamida are well-known to the Embassy. Post has no objections to the proposed OPIC guaranty of Calvert Social Investment Foundation loans to ENDA. 2. (U) ENDA was fo [...]
2007-07-31 15:19:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN TS
07TUNIS1025ROBERT SMOLIK SPEAKS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
[...] (U) During his three day visit (July 9-11) to Tunisia, FSO and Diplomat-in-Residence Robert Smolik addressed a wide range of audiences, including businesspeople, academics, students, media, GOT officials, and members of civil society groups on the topic of "Good Governance and Economic Growth." [...]
2007-07-31 15:24:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO ECON KCOR TS
07TUNIS1040FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MAIN ISSUE FOR OPPOSITION
[...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with Mohamed Harmel the outgoing Secretary General of the Renewal Movement (Et-Tajdid) party. Harmel spoke at length about the need for greater freedom of expression in Tunisia, including media access and public debate. Referring to President Bush's June [...]
2007-08-02 07:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1043DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Post can not report at this time if the Head of State (HOS) or Head of Government (HOG) will attend UNGA, or if the HOS/HOG will be in New York on September 24. On July 23, Post sent a diplomatic note requesting information on the Tunisian delegation to the 62nd UNGA meetings. On July 2 [...]
2007-08-03 07:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA TS
07TUNIS1044MOHAMED ABBOU TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM FOR FREEDOM IN
[...] (C) On July 31, EmbOffs met with Mohamed Abbou, a political prisoner released on July 24 after serving over two years of a three-and-a-half year sentence. He and his wife Samia expressed their appreciation for USG support of them and their family during Abbou's incarceration. Abbou discuss [...]
2007-08-03 08:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PTER KPAO KDEM TS
07TUNIS105MINISTER JOUINI: UNITED STATES AND TUNISIA NEED TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During Ambassador's January 16 courtesy call on the Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC),Mohamed Nouri Jouini discussed the way forward for the US-Tunisian economic relationship. Ambassador asked Jouini what he wanted out of the relationship over the n [...]
2007-01-24 10:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS1058OCTOBER 18TH MOVEMENT: FOCUS ON 2009 ELECTION
[...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with five civil society activists involved in the October 18th movement (an alliance of disparate human rights and political activists that includes moderate Islamists). The October 18 group expressed deep concern about the lack of freedom of expression an [...]
2007-08-03 15:44:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1061SUPPORTING TUNISIA'S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORT: A
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 11:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS KTIA PTER TS
07TUNIS1064TUNISIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda is Post's number one Mission Strategic Plan goal. As part of our push on freedom in Tunisia, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers meet frequently with democracy and human rights advocates, opposition political party members, and civil societ [...]
2007-08-06 14:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1066DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 09:06:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC TS
07TUNIS1068THE TUNISIAN SECULAR STATE: A MODEL FOR THE MUSLIM
[...] (C) Following independence in 1956, Tunisia has witnessed the development of a largely secular system of government that maintains a strict separation of mosque and state. Former President Bourguiba implemented policies that, building on Tunisia's secular leanings, established Tunisia as one o [...]
2007-08-07 14:59:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PTER KDEM TS
07TUNIS1069MIXED TUNISIAN REACTION TO FREEDOM AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary. As requested in Ref C and reported in Ref A, Post undertook a number of activities in June and July to promote the Freedom Agenda and draw attention to President Bush's Prague speech. While many in civil society expressed their appreciation for the USG's ongoing support for polit [...]
2007-08-07 15:57:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS107SPECIAL ENVOY RICKMAN HEARS FROM GOT THAT TUNISIA
[...] (C) During a December visit to Tunisia by Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman, GOT interlocutors claimed that there was "absolutely no problem" of anti-Semitism in Tunisia, and that Tunisia's small Jewish community lived in "perfect harmony" with Tunisian Muslims. H [...]
2007-01-25 08:20:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KMPI TS
07TUNIS1073TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Trade Gap Narrows B. President Signs US $14 Billion Emirati Project Bill C. GOT Offers Tax Amnesty for Capital Repatriation ----------------- Trade Gap Narrows ----------------- [...]
2007-08-09 11:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTEX TS
07TUNIS1075OPPOSITION PARTY REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY
[...] (C) Requests for more American assistance and cooperation are not something we normally hear from Tunisian opposition parties, but it was exactly what the Social Democratic Movement (MDS) wanted to talk about during the Ambassador's August 8 meeting. MDS Secretary General Ismail Boulahia ha [...]
2007-08-09 15:05:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1076PRO-GOT HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE FACTION OPEN TO A
[...] (C) On August 1, the Ambassador met with the pro-GOT faction of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH),which sued the Executive Committee of the LTDH to protest the consolidation of LTDH branches. The ensuing legal battle has virtually suspended all LTDH activities since 2005 (Ref B). The [...]
2007-08-09 16:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1085SCENESCETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL COSTELLO
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Jerry Costello and accompanying members of CODEL Costello to Tunis from August 18 - August 20, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural reso [...]
2007-08-10 14:53:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EWWT TS
07TUNIS1095FRENCH AMBASSADOR,S VIEWS ON TUNISIAN POLITICAL
[...] (C) French Ambassador Serge Degallaix told Ambassador Godec August 8 that the French Government believes the GOT is making progress on democracy and human rights, albeit slowly. Degallaix also said: -- President Sarkozy's visit to Tunisia was excellent, but major changes in French policy vis--v [...]
2007-08-14 15:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PTER FR TS
07TUNIS111POLITICAL FSN SENTENCED UNDER QUESTIONABLE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) ON JANUARY 24, POST'S SENIOR POLITICAL FSN JAMIL HALFAOUI WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON ON A 2001 CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, FOR WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. HALFAOUI [...]
2007-01-25 18:01:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS112TIMELINE ON EVENTS LEADING TO SENTENCING OF SENIOR
[...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, POST'S SENIOR POLITICAL FSN JAMIL HALFAOUI WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON ON A 2001 CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, FOR WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. POST IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND IT APPEARS THE CASE MAY BE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...]
2007-01-25 18:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS1133TUNISIAN JOURNALIST SAYS DEFAMATION TRIAL
[...] (C) On August 16, Tunisian journalist Omar Mestiri made his second court appearance in his ongoing trial for defamation. During an August 14 meeting, Mestiri opined that irregularities in the proceedings suggest that his trial is politically motivated. Mestiri was charged soon after he wro [...]
2007-08-21 15:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1134DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 15:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA TS
07TUNIS1135MONCEF BEY: BIG SCREENS, SMALL BILLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The central Tunis "Moncef Bey" market is where most Tunisians go to buy affordable imported and counterfeit electronics. From cell phones to satellite dishes, plasma televisions to washing machines, Moncef Bey has nearly every kind of electronic equipment, household appliance, [...]
2007-08-21 15:48:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN KIPR TS
07TUNIS1136CODEL COSTELLO PROMOTES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) During a August 18-20 visit to Tunisia, the 11 members of CODEL Costello were warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were eager to highlight Tunisia's economic success and express their enthusiasm for the recently founded Tunisia caucus. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi focused on the e [...]
2007-08-21 16:30:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
07TUNIS1157SECURING VIABLE ASSURANCES TO RESUME DETAINEE
[...] (S) Serious allegations have been made regarding the treatment by Tunisian authorities of one of the two transferred Tunisians formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay. Before we can resume the transfer of detainees, the Embassy needs to review the allegations with senior GOT officials and obtain r [...]
2007-08-22 15:01:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS1159SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Representative Steve Chabot to Tunis from August 29 - August 30, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, [...]
2007-08-22 15:36:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TS
07TUNIS1171TUNISIA: GUBERNATORIAL AND RCD CHANGES; CABINET
[...] (C) The last several days in Tunisia have seen a reshuffle of governors, as well as the appointment of six new secretaries-general of the ruling Constitutional Democratic SIPDIS Rally (RCD) party. Most observers here expect a cabinet reshuffle will soon follow. One informed contact specula [...]
2007-08-24 15:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS119TELECOM MINISTER SINGS PRAISES OF PRIVATIZATION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador's January 23 courtesy call, Minister for Communications Technology Montasser Ouaili expressed enthusiasm for increasing US investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, allowing more competition, and for the full privatization of par [...]
2007-01-26 14:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECPS EINT EINV BEXP OEXC TS
07TUNIS120US COMPANIES BEMOAN COMPLEX REGULATIONS, BUT ARE
[...] (U) During a January roundtable hosted by Ambassador, representatives of US companies in Tunisia highlighted a wide range of issues related to doing business in Tunisia. Common complaints included Tunisia's complex regulatory environment, excessive restrictions on importation, and poor telecom [...]
2007-01-26 14:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD EINV ECPS EINT KIPR TS
07TUNIS1202SCENESCETTER FOR ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, DAS Holly Vineyard, Elizabeth Hopkins, Paul Burkhead, and Alex Severens to Tunis from September 9 - 12, 2007. After a productive roundtable with the GOT and private sector on a US-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement and a series of Ambassador [...]
2007-08-30 16:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EAIR KIPR BEXP EFIN TS
07TUNIS121BEN DHIA: POLFSN SHOULD APPEAL
[...] (S/NF) ON JANUARY 26, MINISTER OF STATE, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT AND OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN FOR THE PRESIDENCY ABDELAZIZ BEN DHIA INVITED AMBASSADOR TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TO FOLLOW UP ON AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 25 INQUIRY ABOUT THE LEGAL CASE OF POLFSN JAMIL HALFAOUI (REFTELS). AMBASSAD [...]
2007-01-26 15:28:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS122AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 15:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL SU TS
07TUNIS1224CABINET RESHUFFLE HIGHLIGHTS BEN ALI FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Following recent reshuffles of officials in the ruling party and regional governors (Ref A),President Ben Ali made a minor reshuffle to his cabinet on September 3. Five new ministers were appointed (for Public Health; Tourism; Trade and Handicrafts; Communications Technologies; and Women, [...]
2007-09-05 14:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC SOCI TS
07TUNIS1225PLAINTIFF DROPS DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST TUNISIAN
[...] (C) After Tunisian journalist Omar Mestiri made his third court appearance in his defamation trial on August 28, the plaintiff suddenly dropped his complaint and the case was dismissed. However, Tunisian prosecutors have the power to appeal the case months or years after the fact, even in su [...]
2007-09-05 15:16:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1240TUNISIAN UNGA PARTICIAPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 11:28:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA TS
07TUNIS1248TUNISIAN ACTIVIST CLAIMS OFFICE FIRE IS ARSON
[...] (C) During a September 6 meeting, attorney and political activist Ayachi Hammami told PolOff he believes the fire that ravaged his office on August 31 was deliberately set by representatives of the government. Hammami speculated that the attack was prompted by his drafting a report on the T [...]
2007-09-13 18:44:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1249ECONOMIC DELEGATION SPURS GOT ACTION
[...] (C) During a September 9-12 visit to Tunisia, the interagency economic delegation headed by EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble stressed the US commitment to strengthening the bilateral economic relationship and the need for concrete action. Meetings with Minister of Development and International Coope [...]
2007-09-14 12:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAIR EINV BEXP TS
07TUNIS1257ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 06:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KBCT USTRPS ECON EFIN TS
07TUNIS1261AFDB PRESIDENT AIMS TO REGAIN MEMBER CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) In a September 11 meeting with EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka outlined his vision for the AfDB's future, emphasizing the need for greater selectivity and focus in Bank lending as well as strong support for the private sector. Kaberuk [...]
2007-09-18 07:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV XA
07TUNIS1263MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 2: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Learning from early experience (reftel),MEPI has adopted a two-track approach to promoting reform in the Arab World: timely and flexible response to short-term reform opportunities are wedded to longer-term efforts at building and strengthening the next generation of democratic reformer [...]
2007-09-18 09:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI KDEM PGOV PREL XF EAID
07TUNIS1264IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In general, it is GOT officials who speak out against religious extremism and terrorism on a regular and open basis. President Ben Ali, GOT ministers and La Presse (the official media outlet of the GOT) regularly issue statements warning against the threat of extremist ideologies [...]
2007-09-18 11:26:00Embassy TunisSECRETKISL KPAO PTER TS
07TUNIS1273MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 3: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since MEPI's launch in 2002, we have learned a great deal about public-diplomacy efforts towards reformers in the Arab world. Building trust and name recognition has required on-the-ground engagement by posts and the MEPI Regional Office. The primary challenges have been iden [...]
2007-09-19 09:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI KDEM XF PREL PGOV EAID
07TUNIS1277TUNISIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BUSH TO PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) In a September 19 meeting with Minister of State and Presidential Advisor Ben Dhia on September 19, the Ambassador delivered the text of Ref A letter from President Bush to President Ben Ali. He also provided a copy of Ref B official French translation. Ben Dhia expressed appreciation f [...]
2007-09-19 15:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC TS
07TUNIS1280MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 4: SMALL GRANTS - THE SECRET
[...] (SBU) The MEPI Small Grants program is a highly effective tool for promoting democratic reform from the ground up in the Arab world. Small Grants allow us to respond quickly to opportunities as they emerge, have an immediate impact at the grassroots level, and link up with groups the USG often [...]
2007-09-20 09:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI KDEM XF PREL PGOV EAID
07TUNIS1283101 WAYS TO DENY AN NGO'S EXISTANCE
[...] (C) What defines an NGO? Naturally, the answer to this question varies by country. But in Tunisia the essential question is not about affiliation, size, or whether an NGO is domestic or international; rather, the defining question is, "Are they registered?" Registration status determines t [...]
2007-09-20 16:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1286TUNISIA: US BUSINESSES BRIEF ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) During the September 9-12 visit of an interagency business delegation (reftels),EEB PDAS Dibble met with representatives from a cross-section of US businesses currently operating in Tunisia to discuss the business climate in general and the issues that impede their operations. PDAS Di [...]
2007-09-21 06:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS1293TUNISIA - DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY
[...] (C) Even non-French-speaking observers of Tunisian politics use the phrase, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" to describe the country in recent years. As we review our democratic reform strategy, despite some minor achievements, our two main objectives remain promoting increased free [...]
2007-09-21 14:30:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS1294OPPOSITION PARTY TURNS TO HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST
[...] (C) The opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced that as of September 20 PDP leaders began a hunger strike to protest what they deem a politically motivated eviction from their Tunis headquarters. During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, PDP Secretary General Maya J [...]
2007-09-21 15:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1299TUNISIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR BOUNCES BACK
[...] (U) After experiencing job loss and a drop in exports in recent years, the Tunisian textile sector appears to be back in good health. Faced with competition from cheaper, mass-produced Asian textiles, the Tunisian textile sector has regained market share in Europe and the value of exports has [...]
2007-09-24 14:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX BEXP TS
07TUNIS132AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) During a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Justice and Human Rights Bechir Tekkari, Ambassador focused on Tunisia's record on political freedom and human rights, noting that these issues would be a key component of a broader strategic dialogue between the United States and Tunisia. [...]
2007-01-30 07:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS1328TUNISIA CHARGES 29 WITH PLOTTING TO COMMIT
[...] (C) Twenty-nine Tunisians have been charged by the GOT for involvement in the disrupted December 2006/January 2007 terrorist plot, according to a lawyer for the accused. Among the charges filed against the suspects were: attempting to unseat the government, attempting to commit terrorist acts [...]
2007-09-28 14:32:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER PGOV TS
07TUNIS1329AMBASSADOR VISITS OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKERS
[...] (C) As they entered day nine of their hunger strike, opposition PDP Secretary General Maya Jribi and former PDP Secretary General Nejib Chebbi both appeared wan but in good SIPDIS spirits. Jribi and Chebbi started a hunger strike on September 20 to protest their landlord,s effort, almost [...]
2007-09-28 16:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS133THE TEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON NGOS: TUNISIA'S
[...] (SBU) In response to the recently released "Ten Guiding Principles on NGOs" (ref A),Post offers below an annotated version, with examples of the GOT's track record on each principle. We suggest that USG officials draw from these examples when discussing human rights issues with GOT interlocu [...]
2007-01-30 09:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS1340COURT ORDERS OPPOSITION PARTY EVICTED FROM
[...] (SBU) On October 1, a Tunisian court handed down a decision evicting the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) from its party headquarters. The PDP's landlord began eviction proceedings in April (Ref A),saying the lease agreement had been violated. The eviction proceedings prompte [...]
2007-10-02 16:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1345THE WAY AHEAD IN THE MAGHREB
[...] (S) On Friday, September 14, we (Ambassadors Ford, Godec and Riley) met in Tunis to review developments in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, assess US policy, and chart a way ahead. While our three countries are different in important ways, they all face a difficult challenge from extremists and [...]
2007-10-03 15:44:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL ECON KPAO KMPI PINS PTER SCUL XI
07TUNIS1351(S/NF) TUNISIAN REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 16:07:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR TS
07TUNIS1353DRL DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (C) On October 3, visiting DRL/NESCA Deputy Director Kari Johnstone met with opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) hunger strikers Maya Jribi and Nejib Chebbi, the President of the governmental Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Moncer Rouissi, and members o [...]
2007-10-05 14:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1355BEN ALI REPORTEDLY APPROVES DISCUSSIONS ON GOOD
[...] (C) According to the Dutch Ambassador in Tunis, President Ben Ali has approved quiet discussions with the UNDP and Dutch Embassy on possible steps to increase political freedom and improve governance in Tunisia. The Dutch Ambassador, Rita Dulci Rahman, briefed Ambassador Godec and French Amba [...]
2007-10-05 17:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM NL UN TS
07TUNIS1358TUNISIAN ATTENDANCE AT G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 9, MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Moez Sinaoui told PolOff that Tunisia will most likely be represented at the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial by Tunisian Ambassador to Germany Moncef Ben Abdallah. However, Sinaoui stressed no official decision had been taken [...]
2007-10-09 12:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI KDEM TS
07TUNIS1366RESPONSE TO IDENTIFYING ARAB JUDGE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 14:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC KJUS KCRM LE SY TS PREL
07TUNIS137INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] In response to reftel, Post provides the names of five influential Tunisian women: Faiza Kefi President Cour des Comptes (General Accounting Office) 25 avenue de la Liberte 1002 Tunis Belvedere Phone: 216-71-831-060 Maya Jribi Secretary General SIPDIS Parti Democrate Progressiste ( [...]
2007-01-30 15:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL TS
07TUNIS1371TUNISIAN HUNGER STRIKE GATHERS SUPPORT AND
[...] (C) During PolOff,s October 9 visit, opposition Progressive Democratic Party Secretary General Maya Jribi and former Secretary General Nejib Chebbi indicated that their hunger strike (which began on September 20) will continue at least until November 7, the 20th anniversary of Zine El Abidin [...]
2007-10-10 16:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1378 RECENT GOT PRESSURE ON TUNISIAN CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Pressure on civil society activists seems to have increased in the weeks leading up to the 20th anniversary of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's November 7, 1987, assumption of the Presidency. Though generally targeted in one way or another, in recent weeks the President of the Tunisian Journal [...]
2007-10-11 15:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS138AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 15:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS1380RESPONSE TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2008 SECRETARY'S
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis is pleased to nominate Samia Abbou for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Secretary Rice remarked on International Women's Day that the day commemorates women, "who are the international defenders of what President Bush has called the non-negotiabl [...]
2007-10-15 12:55:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL PHUM KPAO TS
07TUNIS139GOT ASSURANCES ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) On January 30, Ambassador raised GOT assurances related to the transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo with MFA Secretary of State for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui. Ambassador thanked Chtioui for the MFA diplomatic note of January 11 and requested additional clarification r [...]
2007-01-30 15:53:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR KAWC TS
07TUNIS1399OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE: POSSIBLE SOLUTION IN
[...] (C) The opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) held a press conference on October 19 to mark their hunger strike's first month. Though the conference had been planned for days, the topic du jour was two articles that appeared in the October 19 editions of the private (but GOT influenc [...]
2007-10-19 15:50:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS140TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] Tunisia's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Topics covered include: Paragraph -- Topic 2 -- Openness to Foreign Investment 16 -- Conversion and Transfer Policies 21 -- Expropriation and Compensation 22 -- Dispute Settlement 26 -- Performance Requirements and Incentives 33 -- Right to Priv [...]
2007-01-30 16:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS1404OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE ENDS FOLLOWING COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary General Maya Jribi and former Secretary General SIPDIS Nejib Chebbi on October 20 ended their month-long hunger strike, which had been undertaken to protest their party,s near simultaneous eviction from nine regional offices and i [...]
2007-10-22 15:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS141TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 16:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS1419DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF AVID WALKER FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 14:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN UNGA TS
07TUNIS142REVISED TUNISIA SOFA NOTE
[...] (C) On January 23, Ambassador discussed reftel's revised Status of Forces Agreement text with MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah. Atallah, who led the bilateral interagency SOFA discussions in 2005 as MFA Director General for Asia and the Americas, said that he did not know who would be coordina [...]
2007-01-31 07:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TS
07TUNIS1422DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WIREC 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 15:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAID SENV KSCA EPET TRGY KGHG TS
07TUNIS1425FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS
[...] (C) Former Tunisian Guantanamo detainee Lotfi Lagha appeared before the Tunis Court of First Instance on October 24 and was sentenced to three years in prison. Lagha,s attorney plans to file an appeal. During Lagha's trial, the judge questioned Lagha and then allowed Lagha's attorneys to p [...]
2007-10-26 13:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PGOV PINR TS
07TUNIS143TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Announce Reciprocal Exchange Convertibility B. ALTEK Opens Plant in Tunisia C. Gasoline Prices May Increase Three Times in 2007 D. Tunisia Repays External Debt [...]
2007-01-31 09:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EPET BEXP ECPS EAID TS
07TUNIS1433INVESTORS GIVE TUNISIA VOTE OF "NO CONFIDENCE"
[...] (C) While Tunisia can boast about its impressive economic development and steady economic growth, paltry investment rates reveal that the economy faces significant challenges. Low levels of investment, particularly domestic, not only jeopardize continued economic success and efforts to reduce [...]
2007-10-29 14:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON TS
07TUNIS1435DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:10:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN TS
07TUNIS1436DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICAO MONTREAL CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:11:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM TS
07TUNIS1439TUNISIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] There is no discernible money laundering or terrorist finance activity occurring in Tunisia. Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving fo [...]
2007-10-30 10:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PTER TS
07TUNIS1442DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] On October 30, 2007, reftel points were transmitted to the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission (Tunisia's FIU) and the Ministry of Finance. Any reactions, comments, or response received from the GOT will be reported septel. 2. In [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KTFN TS
07TUNIS1443UNEMPLOYMENT IN TUNISIA: FOR WANT OF A JOB...
[...] (C) Tunisia's official unemployment rate has hovered around 15 percent for almost forty years despite sustained GDP growth and continued GOT efforts to diversify the economy and promote investment that should spur new employment. Low domestic and international investment, as well as strict la [...]
2007-10-30 13:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON SMIG PTER KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS1448TUNISIAN TRIAL FOR FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (C) Former Guantanamo detainee Abdallah Ben Omar (al-Hajji) appeared briefly before Military Tribunal in Tunis on October 31. Due to his attorneys' request for access to additional information regarding Ben Omar's previous in absentia conviction, the judge agreed to postpone the case until [...]
2007-10-31 17:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PGOV PINR TS
07TUNIS1450Beywatch: Fortunate Sons Dodging the Draft
[...] (U) This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" title. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. It is not a comprehensive overview of the subject. 2. (SBU) The Gover [...]
2007-11-01 14:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PMIL SOCI TS
07TUNIS1452TRANSLATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1454CIVIL SOCIETY EMBARKS ON ANOTHER HUNGER STRIKE
[...] (C) On November 1, Poloffs spoke with journalist Slim Boukhdhir who announced that he and attorney Mohamed Nouri had begun an open-ended hunger strike to protest GOT travel restrictions. Among their examples: a judge recently upheld a decision that bars Nouri from traveling, Boukhdhir has be [...]
2007-11-02 14:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1463EU SEEKS GREATER COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, acting head of the European Commission and key members of the two mission teams met in advance of the November 12 EU-Tunisian sub-committee meeting on human rights. The US and EU missions shared the view that Tunisia has made too little progress in recent years [...]
2007-11-06 13:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1469TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 12:43:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
07TUNIS147020 YEARS OF BEN ALI RULE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?
[...] (C) After much preparation and speculation, President Ben Ali celebrated the twentieth anniversary of his November 7, 1987 palace coup with a major public speech that announced several political, judicial, economic and cultural initiatives, including supporting opposition political parties. I [...]
2007-11-09 14:10:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS1478TRANSLATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 07:27:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1486HUNGER STRIKE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
[...] (C) Mohamed Nouri and Slim Boukhdhir announced during a November 14 press conference that they would temporarily suspend their strike while negotiations with ruling party representatives took place. They also told PolOff that their families have been harassed as a result of their campaign. [...]
2007-11-15 17:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1488RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) Although the Government of Tunisia retains strong control over natural resources, the energy sector remains one of the largest sources of foreign investment in the country and the GOT actively encourages foreign investment in the sector. In 2006, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ene [...]
2007-11-16 15:34:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PGOV TS
07TUNIS1489THE PNG'ING OF SUHA ARAFAT: MANY RUMORS, FEW FACTS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOT's decision last summer to revoke Suha Arafat's Tunisian citizenship, which had only been granted less than a year earlier, made international headlines. Since the appearance of the official register notice on August 7, the chattering class in Tunisia has not ceased to specul [...]
2007-11-16 17:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SOCI PINR TS
07TUNIS1496SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]
2007-11-21 06:25:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1497SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]
2007-11-21 06:26:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1501OPPOSITION PSL PARTY TOES THE (RULING) PARTY LINE
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Tunisia's political scene with opposition Social Liberal Party (PSL) Secretary General Mondher Thabet on November 5. Thabet expressed his support for President Ben Ali,s policies, called for increased bilateral economic cooperation and denounced the recent PDP h [...]
2007-11-21 15:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1503EU PUTS TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON THE TABLE
[...] (C) EU Charge de Mission Bernard Philippe told the Ambassador on November 15 that he was encouraged that the November 12 EU-Tunisian Sub-Committee on Human Rights had taken up several serious issues, including torture and the 2009 elections. Philippe noted, however, there were a few missed [...]
2007-11-21 16:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1515DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 14:32:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL TS
07TUNIS1516COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TUNISIA GRANTED FOR CODEL
[...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Ted Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunisia from November 25-26, 2007. 2. Point of contact for the visit is Political Officer Susannah Cooper. Contact information for Ms. Cooper [...]
2007-11-23 14:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC TS JO
07TUNIS1521MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM FOR A 2008 TIFA COUNCIL
[...] (U) After a recent series of government and private business delegations that have traveled between Tunis and Washington, it is time for a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council in early 2008. In order to be most effective, we believe such a meeting should be held in Tunisia, [...]
2007-11-27 11:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON BEXP TS
07TUNIS1525HUNGER STRIKER ARRESTED
[...] (C) Journalist Slim Boukhdhir, who recently engaged in a hunger strike to protest GOT travel restrictions (Ref A),was arrested on November 26 while traveling to Tunis from Sfax. According to local contacts, Boukhdhir is facing charges of verbally insulting a police officer, not presenting hi [...]
2007-11-27 16:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1528TUNISIANS FRUSTRATED BY RISING PRICES
[...] (C) Although inflation for the year is officially only 2.8 percent, Tunisians are complaining loudly about rising gas and food prices. Economists argue that official inflation fails to capture the real rise in the cost of living, which may be as high as 8 percent. Rising world oil and wheat [...]
2007-11-28 11:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS153POLFSN'S SENTENCE SUSPENDED UNTIL SUPREME COURT
[...] (SBU) On January 31, the GOT Attorney General approved the request for suspended implementation of the four-month prison sentence of PolFSN Jamil Halfaoui (reftels). This suspension means Halfaoui cannot be subject to arrest prior to the completion of the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) revi [...]
2007-01-31 15:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS1531JOURNALISTS OF TUNISIA (TRY TO) UNITE
[...] (C) The unrecognized Tunisian Journalists Syndicate (SJT, reftel) claims that its efforts to join the umbrella General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) are being blocked by the GOT. In addition to discouraging the UGTT from working with the SJT, the GOT is purported to have manufactured the [...]
2007-11-29 15:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1532CODEL INOUYE PROMOTES US-TUNISIAN TIES
[...] (C) During their November 25-26 visit to Tunisia, Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens were warmly welcomed by Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane and MFA Secretary of State Saida Chtioui. The GOT officials, who apologized President Ben Ali was unavailable to meet the Senators on a S [...]
2007-11-29 15:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP ECON PTER MASS TS
07TUNIS154THE GOT AND THE TERRORIST THREAT: SHAKEN, NOT
[...] (S/NF) In the weeks following its reported disruption of a terrorist plot to attack US and UK embassies and diplomats, the GOT remains unresponsive to repeated USG -- and Tunisian public -- requests for further details on the incident. While there are reports of "hundreds" arrested and security [...]
2007-01-31 15:23:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC TS
07TUNIS1544FINDING PARALLELS BETWEEN BEN ALI AND CEAUSESCU
[...] (S/NF) In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Romanian Ambassador to Tunisia Sorin-Mihail Tanasescu offered a starkly negative assessment of President Ben Ali, the GOT and Tunisia. Tanasescu suggested there are strong parallels between Tunisia today and Romania just before the fall of former P [...]
2007-11-30 15:58:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON KISL TS
07TUNIS1545ABBAS STOPS IN TUNIS TO SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stopped in Tunis on November 29 and 30 to brief the GOT, Palestinian leaders and the diplomatic corps on the Annapolis conference and next steps for the peace process. According to Palestinian Ambassador Salman al-Harthy, Abbas came to Tunisia in order [...]
2007-11-30 16:11:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV IS TS
07TUNIS1548TUNISIAN ISLAMISTS CONCERNED BY EXTREMISM, SEEK
[...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with PolOffs, former an-Nahdha leader Ziad Daoulatli said that the GOT has created a climate of fear that discourages Tunisians from political participation. The lack of freedom of expression and association, said Daoulatli, is increasingly driving Tunisians t [...]
2007-12-03 14:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS1552GOT INFORMED OF IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 16:07:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV KNNP MNUC PARM IR TS
07TUNIS1555GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: ATTORNEY GAINS RIGHT TO
[...] (C) On December 4, a Tunisian court sentenced ex-hunger striker Slim Boukhdhir to a year in prison. Boukhdhir was initially arrested November 26 on charges of insulting a police officer, using foul language, and not presenting his national ID card to security officials (Ref B). Meanwhile, [...]
2007-12-05 16:16:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1556EU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE GOT COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) EU Charge de Mission Bernard Philippe told the Ambassador on December 4 that the November 19 Association Council meeting with Tunisia, which was preceded by the November 12 Sub-Committee Meeting on Human Rights, had given a "boost" to EU-Tunisian relations. Philippe said the two meetin [...]
2007-12-05 16:24:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KDEM PGOV PTER ECON PREL TS
07TUNIS1563TUNISIAN NGO COMBATTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (reftel),the Ambassador and EmbOffs visited the National Union of Tunisian Woman's (UNFT) Tunis headquarters, women's shelter and counseling center on December 5. UNFT President Aziza Hatira and other UNFT [...]
2007-12-07 11:38:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS1564TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 13:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS1566JOURNALISTS: TUNISIA'S MOST WANTED?
[...] (C) From its actions, one might think Tunisia's governing regime regards independent journalists as threats to stability. In the past six months alone, journalists have been followed, harassed, assaulted, prosecuted, and jailed; all apparently for the "crime" of writing articles for online [...]
2007-12-07 16:35:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1567TUNISIAN INTELLECTUALS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) To mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ambassador discussed global and local human rights issues with a group of independent Tunisian intellectuals on December 6. Though the discussion began with local concerns about the rights of Guantanamo detainees and the situatio [...]
2007-12-07 16:36:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1568TUNISIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 16:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TS
07TUNIS1575TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) On December 10, Matt Shelley, Director of the MEPI-funded International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Middle East North Africa (MENA) Media Project, held a roundtable discussion with Tunisian journalists on the local media environment and IREX activities in the region. Several jou [...]
2007-12-13 12:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1576FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:02:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AMGT KWBG KPAL IS
07TUNIS1579TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 08:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IZ TS
07TUNIS1581GOT INTERESTED IN ASSISTANCE WITH SERVICES AND FRANCHISING
[...] (SBU) During a December 10 meeting, Ministry of Commerce Director of Domestic Trade Mohamed Laouini told EmbOffs that the GOT has drafted a revised services law. The legislation will also address the regulation of franchises, which are currently limited in Tunisia. Laouini shared the draft l [...]
2007-12-17 12:27:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TS
07TUNIS1597SOUTHERN TUNISIA'S ENCOMIUM TO BEN ALI
[...] (C) During a December 10-13 trip to the southern cities of Djerba, Medenine, Zarzis and Tataouine, with a stop in Sfax, Ambassador Godec met with a wide-range of government officials, community leaders, and private business people, who were generally effusive in their praise of President Ben A [...]
2007-12-21 14:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS1598NEW MINISTER OF COMMERCE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's December 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Minister of Commerce Ridha Touiti said that Tunisia is well prepared for the full implementation of the European Union (EU) Association Agreement on January 1, 2008. Touiti was very enthusiastic about both the upcoming [...]
2007-12-21 14:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV TS
07TUNIS1599IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH
[...] (C) On December 18, the Ambassador met with Mongi Khamassi, Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress (PVP) to discuss the Tunisian political landscape and US foreign policy. The smallest of the "loyal" opposition parties, the PVP emphasized the need for gradual political progress a [...]
2007-12-21 14:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS16ANOTHER SHOOTOUT SOUTH OF TUNIS AMID SPECULATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: ON THE HEELS OF THE DECEMBER 23 SHOOT-OUT REPORTED BY THE TUNISIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (REF A),THE MOI ANNOUNCED TODAY A SECOND SECURITY OPERATION IN A SOUTHERN SUBURB OF TUNIS IN WHICH SECURITY FORCES REPORTEDLY SHOT AND KILLED ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF AN ARMED GROUP. THE [...]
2007-01-03 18:55:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL EU TS
07TUNIS1616MGPKO2: TUNISIA "FIRMLY CONDEMNS" BHUTTO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Official and private Tunisians were quick to denounce the December 27 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. On December 27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "firmly condemned" the assassination and reasserted Tunisia's rejection of all forms of terrori [...]
2007-12-28 12:16:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PK TS
07TUNIS162030 CONVICTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN DEC 2006/JAN 2007
[...] (C) On December 30, the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced 30 Tunisians to punishments from death to five years in prison for their involvement in the December 2006/January 2007 terrorist incidents. Many of the defendants, known as the "Soliman Group," denied their involvement and allege [...]
2007-12-31 16:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR TS
07TUNIS169TUNISIA TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR IRAQI OFFICIALS
[...] (C) On January 30, during a meeting with MFA Secretary of State Saida Chtioui, Ambassador stressed USG hope that Tunisia would find ways to contribute to efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan. Chtioui told Ambassador that Iraqi officials would be coming to Tunisia for two training programs i [...]
2007-02-02 16:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV AF IZ JA TS
07TUNIS17TUNISIAN REACTION TO SADDAM EXECUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement on December 30 expressing its "deep regret" that Saddam Hussein was executed on the first day of Eid al-Idha. This sentiment was echoed in private conversations; Tunisian contacts who passed the Eid holiday watch [...]
2007-01-03 18:57:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IR TS
07TUNIS180ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS DISCUSS CT COOPERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The January 30-31 Arab League Interior Ministers meeting in Tunis was focused on counter-terrorism cooperation. Voicing support for Lebanon and Iraq, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers also discussed narcotics trafficking, civil protection and road safety. President Ben Ali' [...]
2007-02-05 15:26:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV IZ SY SU TS
07TUNIS192MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANES AND TRAINS AND MARITIME
[...] (C/NF) During Ambassador's January 29 courtesy call on Abderrahim Zouari, Minister of Transport, discussion ranged from modernization of Tunisia's transportation infrastructure to the Minister's desire for a stronger relationship with US counterparts. The Minister expressed GOT interest in Op [...]
2007-02-07 13:10:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT ECON TS
07TUNIS193UPDATE ON PROPOSED DETAINEE TRANSFER
[...] (S/NF) Post provides an update on latest efforts to obtain necessary assurances related to the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay. As instructed in Ref B, Post has repeatedly engaged the GOT in an attempt to obtain confirmation of assurances related to the transfer of T [...]
2007-02-08 07:59:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS196FOREIGN MISSIONS CONCERNED OVER GOT SILENCE ON
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Following January's report by the GOT that it had disrupted a terrorist plot to attack US and UK embassies and diplomats (reftels),security and consular representatives from several Tunis-based embassies and international organizations met on February 7 to discuss the security [...]
2007-02-08 14:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC TS
07TUNIS203IRAQI AMBASSADOR REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE WITH MFA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a February 8 meeting with Ambassador, Iraqi Ambassador Ghazi Tahar Khaled expressed his frustration with Tunisian bureaucracy and the GOT's (and other Arab governments') refusal to follow through on their statements of [...]
2007-02-09 10:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TS
07TUNIS205MFA STATEMENT ON AL AQSA EXCAVATIONS
[...] (SBU) In keeping with Tunisia's moderate position on Israeli-Palestinian issues, on February 8 the MFA issued a statement, announced by the Tunisia Africa Press Agency (TAP),expressing its "concern" about Israeli excavations around the al-Aqsa Mosque. 2. (U) STATEMENT TEXT (OFFICIAL TAP T [...]
2007-02-09 13:50:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL TS
07TUNIS208MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PRESENTS WISH LIST FOR
[...] (U) Summary: During the Ambassador's February 8 courtesy call, Minister of Agriculture Habib Haddad presented a list of possible projects for future collaboration with US universities. Haddad stated that liberalization of cereal imports is being studied and also asserted that the agricultural [...]
2007-02-12 16:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD BEXP KFLU OEXC TS
07TUNIS212TUNISIAN HEALTH MINISTER: HIV/AIDS, AVIAN FLU, IPR
[...] (C) During Ambassador's courtesy call on Ridha Kechrid, Minister of Public Health (MOH),topics ranging from avian influenza and HIV/AIDS to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) were discussed. The discussion was amicable, with Kechrid addressing each issue thoroughly and with seeming candor. [...]
2007-02-13 08:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD KFLU KHIV KIPR TS
07TUNIS225TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Jan. 16 - Jan. 31
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Promotes Solar Energy B. Maghreb Ministers of Commerce Discuss FTA C. GOT To Tax Offshore Companies D. 6.5 Million Tourists in 2006 ------------------------- GOT Promotes Sol [...]
2007-02-14 07:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
07TUNIS226Beywatch: YOUNG TUNISIAN MEN ASK: "IS THE MARRIAGE VISA
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a sense of everyday life in Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: This cable is a look [...]
2007-02-14 08:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD SOCI CVIS TS
07TUNIS229TUNISIAN NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 15:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS230FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED BY HUGHES CANCELLATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 13, Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked Ambassador to express his concern about the cancellation of a planned visit to Tunisia by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. Abdallah referred to an internal "report" prepared by MFA Secretary of State Chtioui t [...]
2007-02-14 16:14:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS233MFA SUPPORTS VISIT OF IRAQI FM ZEBARI
[...] (C) During a February 13 meeting with MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah, Ambassador encouraged the GOT to welcome a visit by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (Reftels). Atallah said that although the timing of Zebari's proposed visit in December had not worked, the GOT welcomed a visit fro [...]
2007-02-15 13:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TS
07TUNIS236AMBASSADOR PUSHES GOT FOR DETAINEE ASSURANCES
[...] (S/NF) During a February 13 meeting on other topics, Ambassador pressed Foreign Minister Abdallah for confirmation of GOT assurances regarding the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay (Ref D). Abdallah noted the request. 2. (S/NF) Ambassador later continued the convers [...]
2007-02-15 14:49:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR KAWC TS
07TUNIS246UNION LEADER HIGHLIGHTS SHARED VALUES, DISILLUSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During Ambassador's February 16 courtesy call, General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) Secretary General Abdessalem Jerad stressed the shared values between Tunisia and the United States. Jerad explained that the UGTT membership is representative of all political, economic and s [...]
2007-02-22 07:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM KDEM ECON TS
07TUNIS248TUNISIAN-LIBYAN COOPERATION ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the 20th meeting of the Libyan-Tunisian High Commission, held in Tripoli on February 18, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi and Libyan Secretary of the General People's Committee Mahmoudi Baghdadi signed three agreements aimed at improving cooperation between the two [...]
2007-02-22 10:24:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD ELAB TS LY
07TUNIS257ICRC DIRECTOR SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT GOT TREATMENT
[...] (S/NF) During a February 22 meeting, ICRC Regional Director Bernard Pfefferle (strictly protect) told Ambassador that the GOT has not granted ICRC access to Ministry of Interior detention facilities in Tunisia, in contravention of the 2005 GOT-ICRC agreement. Pfefferle characterized MOI treat [...]
2007-02-23 15:04:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PREL KAWC PGOV TS
07TUNIS259MFA DIPNOTE ON DETAINEES: SAME ASSURANCES, POC
[...] (S/NF) On February 26, Post received a MFA diplomatic note responding to Embassy's note of February 5 requesting specific assurances regarding the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay and information regarding detainee Lotfi Bin Swei Lagha. The MFA reiterated the position [...]
2007-02-26 11:12:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS263TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Feb. 1 - Feb. 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. AMU Considers Creation of Maghreb Debit Card B. GOT to Hire 12,000 Employees C. Avian Influenza: Tunisia Suspends Poultry Imports From Affected Countries -------------------------- [...]
2007-02-26 15:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR EFIN KFLU ELAB TS
07TUNIS271TUNISIA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY INPUT
[...] (SBU) Post recommends that Tunisia not be included on the 2007 Special 301 Watch List In 2006 and early 2007, Post has noted a marked change in attitude towards the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) among GOT officials, legal experts, local artisans, and business people. IPR i [...]
2007-02-27 14:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON TS
07TUNIS272CONGRESSIONAL STAFF VISIT: GOT HONES ITS MESSAGE
[...] (C) Increasingly focused on its public face, the GOT has begun to advertise its success story for US policy- and opinion-makers through familiarization visits. The GOT is also targeting its message to attract foreign assistance dollars. During a February 19-25 visit of a group of ten Congres [...]
2007-02-27 14:50:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS28BEN ALI'S MEDICAL AILMENTS REQUIRE BI-WEEKLY
[...] (S/NF) According to the German Ambassador Peter Schmidt, Tunisian President Ben Ali is suffering from multiple medical ailments, for which he is treated by a German doctor every two weeks. Amb. Schmidt said that Ben Ali's medical conditions include arthritis, insomnia, and psychological issue [...]
2007-01-04 16:51:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PGOV PINR TS
07TUNIS2872007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 6 hrs FEMC, 50 hrs FS-02. --------------------------- TUNISIA: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT ------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 08:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TS
07TUNIS29AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's December 15 courtesy call on Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, Morjane highlighted the strong bilateral relations between Tunisia and the United States. Morjane noted the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict on US goals in the region, but stressed tha [...]
2007-01-04 16:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PINR KPAL TS
07TUNIS291NEW LABOR UNION STYMIED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A YEAR-LONG EFFORT TO CREATE A NEW LABOR CONFEDERATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY THE GOT AND HAS GARNERED LITTLE SUPPORT FROM TUNISIAN CIVIL SOCIETY. IN MID-2006, FORMER GENERAL UNION OF TUNISIAN WORKERS (UGTT) ACTIVIST HABIB GUIZA BEGAN WORK TO ESTABLISH THE GENERAL TUNISI [...]
2007-03-05 11:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS296Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-06 14:01:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS306MOI POC ON DETAINEES OFFERS NO ASSURANCES
[...] (C/NF) On March 6, PolOff met with Ministry of Interior (MOI) Director of International Cooperation Tahar Fellous Refai to discuss the proposed transfer of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo. Fellous was identified by the MFA (Ref A) as the GOT logistical point of contact on the proposed transfe [...]
2007-03-07 13:27:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS31TUNISIAN SECURITY OPERATIONS: DETAILS BEGIN TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: According to local police contacts, the January 3 security operation that took place about 35 km southeast of Tunis (Reftel) resulted in the deaths of 12 perpetrators and the arrest of at least 25. The armed group, which was described as being comprised of Salafists and led [...]
2007-01-04 17:37:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS313Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-07 15:58:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS324G-8 AMBASSADORS TO SEEK JOINT MEETING WITH GOT
[...] (C) Summary: The G-8 Ambassadors in Tunis have agreed to seek meetings with the GOT Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Interior to raise Tunisia's continuing lack of cooperation on counter-terrorism. Other subjects for discussion will include energy security and African development. A fin [...]
2007-03-09 10:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV ENRG EAID XF TS
07TUNIS328TUNISIA AND IRAQ DEBT RELIEF: NO OFFICIAL DEBT?
[...] (SBU) Per refs A and B, Post transmitted points and diplomatic note to the MFA November 13, 2006. The GOT has not responded to this or several repeated follow-up requests for information about any Iraqi debt to the GOT and/or prospects for debt forgiveness. During a March 8 courtesy call on [...]
2007-03-09 16:05:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IZ TS
07TUNIS329COMMERCE MINISTER: LET'S TALK SPECIFICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 7 the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Commerce and Handicrafts (MOC) Mondher Zenaidi. The Ambassador commended the Minister for the progress made in the campaign against counterfeit products and raised several specific issues that discourage greater US [...]
2007-03-09 16:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON TS
07TUNIS330TUNISIAN COURT BANS TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE
[...] (C) On February 17, a Tunis court delivered a long-pending verdict in a case against the Tunisian Human Rights League, barring the organization from holding its national congress. While pro-GOT plaintiffs in the case hope that the ruling will force LTDH leadership to concede and allow pro-GOT [...]
2007-03-12 07:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
07TUNIS357TUNISIAN JOURNALIST GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition journalist Mohamed Fourati was sentenced on March 9 to one year and two months in prison on charges of membership in an unauthorized organization. Fourati is currently working in Qatar, and had complained that his wife and child were denied passports to join him. Howev [...]
2007-03-16 15:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
07TUNIS365FOR MINISTER OF TOURISM, TOURISM MORE THAN JUST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's March 16 courtesy call, Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad expressed great enthusiasm for increasing American tourism to Tunisia and made an impassioned plea for increasing the level of cultural cooperation and exchanges between our two countries. Ambassador n [...]
2007-03-22 17:36:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD OEXC EAIR KPAO TS
07TUNIS380DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 15:02:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG TS
07TUNIS381DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 15:29:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TS
07TUNIS389TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: I HAVE A DREAM -- DEFERRED
[...] (S) Fifty years after independence, Tunisia's freedom deficit is impeding its political, economic and social modernization. For years, Tunisia was a model for Arab and African countries. Tunisians took pride in having established many of the political institutions of a modern democracy and s [...]
2007-03-28 14:40:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS404NO POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
[...] (C) Traditionally, President Ben Ali has announced the release of prisoners around two holidays: March 20, Tunisian Independence Day; and November 7, the holiday commemorating the palace coup that brought Ben Ali to power in 1987. These releases have in past years included members of the Isla [...]
2007-03-30 13:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM TS
07TUNIS408DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:38:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM KN IR TS
07TUNIS409TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: EYES ON THE PRIZE (PART II)
[...] (S/NF) Tunisia is ready for freedom. But Tunisia today is also a country at risk, near a key crossroads. As reftel described in detail, Tunisia could go either way -- further down the road of repression, lack of freedom, and greater instability and extremism; or it could begin to embrace -- [...]
2007-04-02 16:01:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS42AMBASSADOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MINISTER ON DETAINEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 15:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPINR KAWC PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS44FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SALAFISTS WERE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 5, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah briefed Ambassador on the recent security situation in Tunisia (reftels). Abdallah said the group of very well trained "Salafists" involved in recent incidents with GOT security officials were targeting US and UK (and possibly Fr [...]
2007-01-05 17:23:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV PREL CASC TS
07TUNIS45AMBASSADOR BRIEFS UK/FRENCH AMBASSADORS ON THREAT
[...] (S) On January 5, Ambassador briefed British Ambassador Alan Goulty on the information Foreign Minister Abdallah had shared regarding the threat to US and UK interests in Tunisia (septel). Goulty said that his mission had been seeking further details on the recent security incidents from GOT [...]
2007-01-05 17:23:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER ASEC CASC PGOV TS
07TUNIS453MINISTER OF INDUSTRY SEEKS INCREASED US INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's April 10 courtesy call, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Small and Medium Enterprise Afif Chelbi focused on the potential opportunities for US investment and expressed his readiness to meet with US investors. Chelbi also highlighted the broader economic cha [...]
2007-04-12 07:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EIND ENRG EPET ETRD EAIR TS
07TUNIS461PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR OFFERS GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During an April 12 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State, Special Advisor to the President Abdelaziz Ben Dhia offered the most extensive and comprehensive assurances we have received to date on the repatriation of Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo Bay. These assurances includ [...]
2007-04-13 08:49:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS47SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS CARPENTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome your visit on January 10-12, 2007. The Tunisian security services' December 23 and January 3 operations against a reported group of armed Salafists form the immediate backdrop to your visit. Although much about the gr [...]
2007-01-05 18:06:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV OVIP KDEM TS
07TUNIS471EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM REQUEST
[...] Embassy Tunis requests an Embassy Science Fellow from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the field of engineering. The Science Fellow would identify potential partnerships between Tunisian and US educational and research institutions and participate in Embassy public outreach activities [...]
2007-04-17 07:18:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV KSCA KPAO TS
07TUNIS493OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN APRIL 17 PRESS CONFERENCE, PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) LEADERS ACCUSED THE GOT OF ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE PARTY OUT OF ITS TUNIS HEADQUARTERS. DAYS EARLIER, PDP RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE BUILDING'S LANDLORD TELLING THEM THAT USING THE BUILDING FOR POLITICAL PARTY [...]
2007-04-19 15:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
07TUNIS516TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. IMF Urges Further Reform B. Qatar Telecom Invests In Tunisia C. Consumer Price Index Continues To Rise D. Trade Deficit Grows, Industrial Production Up E. GOT Sells Stake in Banque [...]
2007-04-24 15:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS EIND KTEX KPRV TS
07TUNIS52DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS INITIATIVES PRESENTED TO
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with MFA Director General Hatem Atallah on December 28, Charge presented new USG initiatives to support human rights defenders (refs A and B). Atallah replied that the MFA would read over the new initiatives carefully. He acknowledged that the USG and Tunisia had different [...]
2007-01-08 17:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM PREL TS
07TUNIS522TWO BOLD POLITICAL ARTICLES IN MAINSTREAM PRESS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A RECENT ONE-WEEK PERIOD, TWO ARTICLES FEATURING BOLD POLITICAL COMMENTARY APPEARED IN MAINSTREAM TUNISIAN FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS. THE ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS WITH OPPOSITION POLITICIANS, CONSTITUTED SOME OF THE MOST FRANK, OPEN DISCUSSION OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE THEMES IN RECENT [...]
2007-04-25 15:23:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM TS
07TUNIS53PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS SALAFIST THREAT IN
[...] (S) Summary: Minister of State and Special Presidential Advisor Ben Dhia today told the Ambassador with "quasi certitude" that the Tunisian security services had finished their operations against the armed Salafist group (reftels),which had been planning to target the US and British embassie [...]
2007-01-08 18:56:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS54COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF INTERIOR REVEALS FEW
[...] (S) In a January 9 courtesy call, Minister of Interior and Local Development Rafik Belhaj Kacem revealed few new details about the recent Salafist threat in Tunisia (reftels). After initial introductions, the Ambassador broached the subject of the recent threat, underscoring the USG's concern [...]
2007-01-09 17:36:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS545OPPOSITION PDP PARTY LEADERS: TUNISIANS DESERVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: LEADERS OF THE INDEPENDENT OPPOSITION PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) LAMENTED THE COMPLETE POLITICAL "BLOCKAGE" IN TUNISIA IN A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON APRIL 26. PDP LEADERS, SAID THAT A MOVE TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS AND RAISE ITS PROFILE DOMESTICALLY HAS BEEN MET WITH [...]
2007-05-02 14:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TS
07TUNIS573VCJCS MAY 5 MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DURING HIS MAY 4-6 VISIT TO TUNISIA, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL EDMUND GIAMBASTIANI MET WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH ON MAY 5 TO DISCUSS BILATERAL MILITARY AND COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION. ABDALLAH SAID THAT, THANKS TO WISE POLITICAL, ECONOMI [...]
2007-05-09 10:40:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV TS
07TUNIS574VCJCS MAY 5 MEETING WITH DEFMIN MORJANE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DURING HIS MAY 4-6 VISIT TO TUNISIA, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL EDMUND GIAMBASTIANI MET WITH MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE KAMEL MORJANE ON MAY 5 TO DISCUSS BILATERAL MILITARY COOPERATION. WHILE NOTING THE POSITIVE BILATERAL MILITARY RELATIONSHIP, MORJANE SA [...]
2007-05-09 10:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV TS
07TUNIS59MAKING SENSE OF THE RECENT THREAT IN TUNISIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the absence of credible, publicly available information, the rumor mills will continue to crank out speculative blather about the true nature of recent security threats. While person-on-the-street reactions will be reported septel, this cable will summarize what we have learn [...]
2007-01-10 15:11:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV TS
07TUNIS590UNHRC: TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR BELARUS CANNOT BE
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission on May 10 delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Americas Director Holla Bachtobji, who served at the Tunisian Mission in Geneva prior to taking up her current position, and at the GOT's UN Mission in New York prior to that. Embassy has also double-tracked the demarche, [...]
2007-05-11 18:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC TS
07TUNIS591SFAX FACTS: TUNISIA'S BUSINESS CAPITAL WANTS
[...] Ambassador conducted a familiarization tour of the southern governorate, and second largest city, Sfax from April 4-8. The visit included economic/commercial, public affairs, and humanitarian components. Interlocutors at every stop pressed for increased collaboration and assistance from the [...]
2007-05-11 18:00:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD KPAO SCUL TS
07TUNIS595RHETORIC VS. REALITY IN TUNISIA ON WORLD PRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SPEECH COMMEMORATING WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY MAY 2, PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI TRUMPETED TUNISIA'S RECORD ON PRESS FREEDOM, "AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS." ON MAY 1, NGO FREEDOM HOUSE RELEASED ITS OWN ASSESSMENT OF TUNISIA'S PRESS FREEDOM RECORD, AS PART OF T [...]
2007-05-15 07:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO PREL KDEM TS
07TUNIS605BLUE LANTERN CHECK: TUNISIAN MOD LICENSES
[...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. As instructed in reftel, on May 15 PolMilOff conducted a post-shipment end-use check on applications 05-998131 and 05-991008 for the export of F-5 aircraft spares to the Tunisian Ministry of National Defense (MND). PolMilOff met [...]
2007-05-16 10:00:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MARR TS
07TUNIS615SCENESETTER FOR 22ND US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY
[...] (C) The Embassy welcomes the visit of DASD Whelan and other USG officials for the 22nd US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC). The Government of Tunisia (GOT) will see your visit and the JMC as an indication of the solid relationship it has with the United States; a relationship it consid [...]
2007-05-17 13:25:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNOTRA PREL MARR TS
07TUNIS619FMF IS KEY TO TUNISIA'S COUNTERTERRORISM SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) I noted with disappointment that the State Department,s Fiscal Year 2008 budget proposal to Congress included only $2.064 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Tunisia. This figure is significantly lower than the Embassy Tunis Country Team request of $30 million in FMF for FY- [...]
2007-05-18 12:54:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS621PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BEN DHIA RESPONSE TO DEPUTY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Ministry Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah today provided Ambassador with a letter from Presidential Advisor Ben Dhia to the Deputy Secretary, in which Ben Dhia reiterates the GOT's willingness accept the three Tunisian detainees currently held at Guantanamo (reftels). The [...]
2007-05-18 15:50:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PINR TS
07TUNIS648SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL TANNER
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative John Tanner and accompanying members of CODEL Tanner to Tunis from May 30 - June 1, 2007. Tunisian government officials may wish to discuss the latest political, economic and security issues relevant to the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship, as [...]
2007-05-24 12:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS65TUNISIA RESPONSE ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel dipnote regarding the transfer of Tunisian detainees currently at Guantanamo to the MFA on January 5. Post received the following response on January 11 (informal translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United St [...]
2007-01-12 07:58:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR KAWC PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS67TERROR THREAT IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED, WHY AND
[...] (S) Over a two-week period in late 2006 and early 2007, the Government of Tunisia conducted operations against a significant terrorist group, killing 12 and arresting 15. At least two GOT security personnel were killed and three wounded in the operations. The "Salafi" terror group, accordin [...]
2007-01-12 10:36:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS698CODEL TANNER MEETINGS FOCUS ON COUNTERTERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 12:07:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP TS
07TUNIS699BEN ALI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CODEL TANNER
[...] (C) In a meeting May 31 with Congressman John Tanner (D-TN) and nine other Representatives, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali emphasized his commitment to close ties with the United States. He also: -- asked for more US economic engagement; -- insisted the ruling political party is too str [...]
2007-06-05 12:11:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS70TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT SHARES SOME FURTHER
[...] (S/NF) The GOT on January 12 passed to SIMO the names of US Embassy officers found on a piece of paper at one of the sites used by "Salafist" terror suspects (reftels). SIMO is reporting this information through other channels. 2. (S) While Post is pleased that the GOT has finally come for [...]
2007-01-12 18:26:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS708US NGO REPORTS GOT HARASSMENT OF SAMIA ABBOU,
[...] (C) GOT measures to limit civil society's activities seem to apply to international and local activists alike. Representatives of the American NGO Human Rights First and the international NGO Frontline Defenders met with Pol/Econ Chief and PolOff on May 23 to discuss their joint trip to Tuni [...]
2007-06-06 12:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM KPAO PREL KDEM TS
07TUNIS710CODEL TANNER MEETINGS FOCUS ON COUNTERTERRORISM,
[...] (C) During their May 30 to June 1 visit to Tunisia, the ten members of CODEL Tanner were warmly welcomed by GOT officials who stressed the history of positive bilateral relations between the United States and Tunisia. Highlighting that Tunisia is a loyal friend, FM Abdallah and Defense Ministe [...]
2007-06-06 12:37:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP TS
07TUNIS722SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH'S VISIT
[...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH'S UPCOMING JUNE 11-15 VISIT TO WASHINGTON PRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USG TO ENGAGE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE GOT, AS OFFICIAL VISITS TO WASHINGTON ARE INFREQUENT. WHILE ABDALLAH WILL LIKELY TRY TO EMPHASIZE GENERALITIES ABOUT THE US-TUNISIAN L [...]
2007-06-07 14:36:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM TS
07TUNIS753TUNISIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CHAMBER OF ADVISORS
[...] (C) In a June 8 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Chamber of Advisors President (and ruling RCD party Treasurer) Kallel focused on the necessity of taking an offensive posture in combating Islamic extremism. He noted that Tunisia had made great strides in promoting economic development, unive [...]
2007-06-13 15:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ELAB SOCI TS
07TUNIS758CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES REFORM AGENDA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Ambassador's June 7 courtesy call, Central Bank (BCT) Governor Taoufik Baccar emphasized the importance of the BCT in shaping GOT economic policy and outlined his agenda for reform. Baccar is currently pursuing reform in three main areas: monetary policy, banking, and cu [...]
2007-06-15 13:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS774TWO TUNISIAN DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) On June 18 at approximately 1300 local time, the Government of Tunisia accepted custody of two Tunisian nationals (Lufti Bin Swei Lagha (Partial ISN 660) and Abdullah Bin Omar (Partial ISN 721) formerly detained at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 2. (S/NF) COMMENT. During [...]
2007-06-18 13:01:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PGOV PINR TS
07TUNIS78722ND JMC FOCUSES ON COUNTERTERRORISM NEEDS, AFRICOM
[...] (S) During the May 22-23 US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission meetings in Tunis, participants reiterated the importance of the two countries' strategic partnership and strong bilateral mil-to-mil relationship and sought ways to advance cooperation. The Tunisian co-chair, Minister of National [...]
2007-06-19 13:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETMARR PGOV PREL MASS TS
07TUNIS791TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. IMF Concludes 2007 Article IV Mission B. Qatar Petroleum Awarded Skhira Refinery Tender -------------------------------- IMF Concludes Article IV Mission --------------------------- [...]
2007-06-20 05:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS TS
07TUNIS797TUNISIA: FM ABDALLAH EBULLIENT OVER US TRIP;
[...] (C/NF) An extremely grateful Foreign Minister Abdallah asked to see the Ambassador on June 19 to convey his pleasure over his recently concluded trip to the United States (Ref A). No less than six times in the course of the 30-minute meeting, Abdallah expressed appreciation for the warm recep [...]
2007-06-20 16:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS OVIP TS
07TUNIS819IRAQI WMD SCIENTISTS REDIRECTION PROGRAM: TUNISIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S/NF) Further to Ref A response on the Iraqi WMD scientist redirection program, MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah today told the Ambassador that the GOT is still considering the proposal, but that the GOT needs further information before making [...]
2007-06-22 15:09:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL PREF TS
07TUNIS83LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS IN TUNISIA
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's request for input on labor programming needs in the region. Tunisia has a strong labor history pre-dating independence, and unions are active across all sectors and throughout Tunisia. The General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT),the sole labor confederation, is [...]
2007-01-17 15:12:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD TS
07TUNIS839BEN ALI GIVES INDEPENDENT NGO CASH GIFT
[...] (C) In early June, the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),an authorized and independent NGO active in debating and publicizing women's issues, received a TD 50,000 (approximately US $40,000) gift from President Ben Ali. While focused primarily on social issues, ATFD leaders have [...]
2007-06-26 14:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI TS
07TUNIS84DAS CARPENTER'S MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah on January 11. DAS Carpenter briefed Abdallah on the President's January 10 speech on Iraq. Abdallah stressed the importance of rooting out te [...]
2007-01-17 15:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS840GOT DISCOURAGES CIVIL SOCIETY ANTI-DEATH PENALTY
[...] (C) On June 14, a group of prominent Tunisian NGOs, led by the Tunisian chapter of Amnesty International, announced they were launching a coalition against the death penalty in Tunisia. This move is an anomaly because the Tunisian chapter of Amnesty International usually refrains from repor [...]
2007-06-26 14:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS841RCD VP LAUDS PARTY INFLUENCE, BEMOANS OPPOSITION
[...] (C) In a June 25 courtesy call with the Ambassador, ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party Vice President Hamed Karoui argued that the party was behind much of Tunisia's political, social and economic progress. The Ambassador noted that while social and economic achievements are n [...]
2007-06-26 14:15:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI ECON EINV TS
07TUNIS856TUNISIA: NOTIFICATION OF ARB PROCEEDINGS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 12:19:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PHUM TS
07TUNIS86DAS CARPENTER'S MEETING WITH ATCE DIRECTOR ROMDHANI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING HIS JANUARY 10-12 VISIT TO TUNIS, NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY J. SCOTT CARPENTER MET WITH OUSSAMA ROMDHANI, DIRECTOR OF THE TUNISIAN EXTERNAL PRESS AGENCY (ATCE),ON JANUARY 11. DAS CARPENTER BRIEFED ROMDHANI ON THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 10 SPEECH ON IRAQ. ROMDHANI SAID [...]
2007-01-17 16:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS865TUNISIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER ELECTS NEW BOARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the June 28 Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce (TACC) General Assembly meeting, the TACC membership elected a new board with equal Tunisian and American company representation. The election itself was notable, marking the first time in many years that there were more candi [...]
2007-06-29 12:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD BEXP EINV TS
07TUNIS869REGIME INSIDER OUTLINES TUNISIA'S CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's June 29 courtesy call, President of the Economic and Social Council and Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party stalwart, Sadok Chaabane presented his views on trade, extremism, and democracy. Chabaane stressed the importance of reducing economic depen [...]
2007-07-02 13:51:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ETRD KDEM TS
07TUNIS889TUNISIAN MILITARY'S URGENT NEED FOR US SUPPORT
[...] (S) In May, I conveyed the disappointment of the Tunis Country Team with the proposed cuts in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) funding for Tunisia in Fiscal Year 2008 (Ref C). Tunisia is facing an unprecedented regional terrorist threat, particularly from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM [...]
2007-07-05 15:06:00Embassy TunisSECRETMASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS890TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HYBRID OPERATION IN
[...] (C) Pol/EconCouns on July 2 conveyed Ref A message to MFA Director for North American Affairs Moez Sinaoui. Acknowledging the GOT's negative responses to earlier requests for Darfur PKO support requests (Refs C and E),she urged the GOT to give further consideration to the matter. Pol/EconCoun [...]
2007-07-05 16:10:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC MASS TS
07TUNIS896TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Creation of a New Agency for E-Commerce B. British Gas to Invest US $1.3 billion in Tunisia C. Central Bank June Report D. Italy and Tunisia Agree to Connect Electrical Grids ---- [...]
2007-07-06 14:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS ENRG EPET TS
07TUNIS899GOT ASKS WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO DARFUR HYBRID
[...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) On July 6, Ambassador delivered reftel talking points requesting Tunisian support, in the form of police and/or military observers, for the Darfur Hybrid Operations to MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah. Atallah asked w [...]
2007-07-06 14:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU TS
07TUNIS903STOPPING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 09:27:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ TS
07TUNIS904AN OPPOSITION LEADER'S TAKE ON DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Mustapha Ben Jaafar, Secretary General of the Democratic Forum for Labor and SIPDIS Liberty (FDTL),to discuss Tunisia's political situation, the link between opposition parties and human rights, and President Bush's Freedom Agenda on July 3. Although the FDT [...]
2007-07-09 10:07:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS932TUNISIAN BAR ASSOCIATION RETAINS INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) On July 1, Bechir Essid was elected President of the Tunisian Bar Association. Essid's election was a surprise to many, as the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) had opposed him and strongly backed other candidates. Other independents were also elected to the Bar Association's [...]
2007-07-13 12:37:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS936WOMEN'S NGO URGES US ACTION ON FREEDOM DEFICIT,
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 11 courtesy call on the independent Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),Executive Board members outlined challenges for independent civil society and urged the USG to take greater steps to promote freedom of expression and association. The [...]
2007-07-16 07:59:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI PREL TS
07TUNIS938AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LOYAL OPPOSITION
[...] (C) On July 10 the Ambassador met with three opposition party leaders: Mohamed Bouchiha (Secretary General of the Popular Unity Party or PUP),Mongi Khamassi (Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress or PVP),and Mondher Thabet (Secretary General of the Liberal Social Party or PSL). [...]
2007-07-16 09:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS939TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS ARE THE NEWS FOR JUNE
[...] (C) Rather than just reporting the news, a series of incidents involving Tunisian journalists became news during late May and June. In brief: -- On May 18, plainclothes policemen barricaded the entrance to an online newspaper and reportedly assaulted several journalists. -- On June 22, pl [...]
2007-07-16 09:51:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS94AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 13:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV TS
07TUNIS949TUNISIA: SARKOZY HIGHLIGHTS MEDITERRANEAN UNION,
[...] (C) Summary: French President Sarkozy's July 10-11 working visit to Tunisia, a preview to a State Visit that is planned to take place in early 2008, was focused largely on Sarkozy's proposed Euro-Mediterranean Union. The visit gave the GOT a taste of post-Chirac French foreign policy, which [...]
2007-07-16 16:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV TS
07TUNIS958GOT INSIDER SAYS TUNISIA READY FOR FASTER
[...] (S) During a ninety-minute courtesy call with the Ambassador on July 12, Arab League Deputy Secretary General and GOT insider Chedli Neffati told the Ambassador that, while security concerns had slowed reform in the 1990s, Tunisia today is ready for more political liberalization. However, "we [...]
2007-07-17 13:24:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL TS
07TUNIS965TUNISIA: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: Initial GOT reactions to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East have been largely favorable. Several Embassy contacts also responded positively, in particular to the call for an international conference. Several commentators, have, however offered criticisms about pa [...]
2007-07-18 16:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS TS
07TUNIS98POST VIEWS ON FY-07 SECTION 1206 PROPOSALS
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post provides its evaluations of the following FY-07 Section 1206 proposals applicable to Tunisia. Post notes that it shared these views directly with EUCOM via SVTCs on December 18 and 19, 2006. Post thanks NEA/MAG for facilitating these discussions. 2. (S) Pos [...]
2007-01-22 13:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETMASS PREL TS
07TUNIS984FM ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, REGIONAL VIEWS
[...] (C) The July 12-14 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki capped months of active GOT-GOI engagement. However, Foreign Minister Abdallah told Ambassador on July 24 that there is no change in Tunisia's position on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Abdallah said Mottaki made clear Iran th [...]
2007-07-24 15:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER KNNP IR IZ TS
07TUNIS985TUNISIAN FM ADMITS MORE FREEDOM NEEDED
[...] (S) Foreign Minister Abdallah used a July 24 meeting with the Ambassador on other topics to express his concern about Post's engagement of independent opposition figures. Ambassador reminded Abdallah of the USG's commitment to the Freedom Agenda and encouraged greater political reform. In a f [...]
2007-07-24 16:00:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS986MOHAMMED ABBOU RELEASED
[...] (C) Summary: Lawyer and civil society activist Mohamed Abbou was released on July 24 and, for the first time in over two years, returned home to his family. Abbou told Pol/EconCouns he was extremely grateful to the United States for keeping his case alive and for looking after his family. Th [...]
2007-07-25 10:15:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS991TUNISIAN UNGA PARTICIPATION NOT DECIDED
[...] (SBU) On July 23, Post sent a diplomatic note requesting reftel information on the Tunisian delegation to the 62nd UNGA meetings. On July 25, Ambassador followed up with MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah. Atallah said that he had seen Post's diplomatic note, but that the GOT had not yet decide [...]
2007-07-26 12:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS992TUNISIA READIES NEW IPR LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) In a July 24 meeting with EconOff, Director General of Tunisian Copyright Protection Organization (OTPDA),Mohamed Kheireddine Abdel Ali, spoke optimistically and enthusiastically about Tunisia's progress on intellectual property rights protection and an increased GOT commitment to the i [...]
2007-07-26 12:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TS
07ULAANBAATAR105Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR106Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR107Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR109List of Mongolian Registered Ships
[...] Mongolia's Ministry of Roads, Transportation and Tourism (MRTT) has provided post with a list of 283 "active ships" currently registered under the Mongolian flag. Ministry officials define "active" as those vessels operating on a regular, long-term basis with a normal or permanent registration [...]
2007-02-20 02:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA PINR PREL ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR112Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]
2007-02-21 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR119Part 1 of 2: Investment Climate in Mongolia's Mining Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nationalist and populist politics on mineral resources have led to a sharp deterioration of the investment climate in the mining industry over the last year. With support from both major political parties, the legislature abruptly passed a confiscatory Windfall Profits Tax on c [...]
2007-02-23 08:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR123Part 2 of 2: The U.S. Stake in Developing Mongolia's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, we described the sharply deteriorating investment climate for mining over the last year. Post recommends raising many of those problems during the forthcoming Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, because the U.S. has a major stake in ensuring a favor [...]
2007-02-23 08:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR125U.S.-Involved Tender Dispute: Winning Twice Is Not Enough
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: L-Systech, a Mongolian-South Korean JVC, supported by an American consultant and vending U.S.-produced solar power equipment, saw its winning of an US$8 million Government of Mongolia solar-power equipment tender frustrated by the improper and perhaps illegal behavior [...]
2007-02-26 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR141 Update on Mongolian Adoption Processing
[...] Summary: A high-ranking official in the Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor has provided assurances that international adoption cases which had been on hold for at least two months would be processed within the next few weeks. A new adoption law may be introduced in the Mongolian Parliament [...]
2007-03-05 04:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KOCI CVIS MG
07ULAANBAATAR143Constitutional Court Strikes Down New Minerals and
[...] (U) On March 2, the Constitutional Court struck down the new Minerals Law and Anticorruption Law passed by Parliament last July. The laws took weeks to emerge from the Parliament Secretariat last summer, in the interim undergoing extensive changes by both the Secretariat staff and Speaker Nyam [...]
2007-03-05 09:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR146Bilateral Consular Convention Instruments Exchanged
[...] On March 6, the U.S. and Mongolia exchanged the protocols and instruments of ratification for the bilateral consular convention which was signed in Ulaanbaatar on August 2, 1990. Signing on behalf of the United States was U.S. Ambassador Mark C. Minton. Signing on behalf of Mongolia was Forei [...]
2007-03-06 06:01:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIA CASC AMGT MG
07ULAANBAATAR150AMBASSADOR MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Enkhbold on March 6 to follow up on the phone call the previous evening between President Bush and President Enkhbayar, and to state our hope that we will receive an early and positive response on our request that Mongolia send an 8th rot [...]
2007-03-06 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL MASS IZ MG PL
07ULAANBAATAR156MONGOLIAN ARMED FORCES PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 8TH
[...] (S) On March 7, DATT was told by a tired-looking Chief of General Staff LTG Togoo that he would meet with senior government officials in late afternoon regarding the issue of an 8th rotation of 100 troops to Iraq. Togoo said he would need to meet with DATT after that meeting (note: most likel [...]
2007-03-07 08:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR157Mongolia and GSP: An undiscovered Country
[...] SUMMARY: Less than half a percent of Mongolia's exports to the U.S. came in under GSP in 2006, partially because over 90% of Mongolian exports to the U.S. are textiles. However, in other cases, Mongolian goods eligible for GSP treatment simply don't take advantage of it. The Ministry of Indu [...]
2007-03-08 03:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR158Tax Reform Creates Better Business Environment, But There's
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As background for the upcoming Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, this report notes that major legislative changes in 2006 made a good start at reforming Mongolia's tax system, an area which has been one of the bigger problems for investors. The old corporate i [...]
2007-03-08 04:00:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR159USG Trade-Related Assistance to the GOM
[...] SUMMARY: In the upcoming bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, Mongolia continues to ask for trade-related technical assistance. USAID is already providing extensive help in a number of areas, including trade policy and negotiations, creation of a single window for [...]
2007-03-08 05:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID PREL EMIN ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR160Mongolian State Procurement: New Law Bars Most
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a candid recent conversation, a senior official of Mongolian Ministry of Finance told us that Mongolia's government procurement process has been problematic for years, due to the limited staff of the Ministry's Procurement Office, and the tendency of State Great Hu [...]
2007-03-09 03:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR164Mongolia Customs
[...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...]
2007-03-10 03:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR165 Scenesetter for TIFA Talks
[...] (SBU) The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks have become an important part of our overall bilateral relationship since 2004. During the third annual round of talks on March 12, the U.S. delegation will need to fend off Mongolia's efforts to get the U.S. to agree by the end [...]
2007-03-10 06:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EINV PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR169SENIOR LEADERS ENDORSE 3-MONTH EXTENSION OF TROOPS
[...] (S) On March 13, Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Tsogtbaatar told Ambassador and ADCM that the National SIPDIS Security Council (the President, Speaker, and Prime Minister) had met on Friday, March 9, and recommended that the government decide to extend for three months Mongolia's 7 [...]
2007-03-13 06:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR173MONGOLIA EXTENDS CURRENT TROOP ROTATION IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR19Governing Party Flexes Muscles, Sacks Health Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP)'s victory in a by-election last September gave them an absolute parliamentary majority. Pundits said it was only a matter of time before less cooperative, non-MPRP members of the coalition government, in place since January 2006, [...]
2007-01-10 08:48:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR193Finance and Foreign Ministers lobby AUSTR Stratford for
[...] (SBU) Summary: During March 12 calls on Foreign Minister Enkhbold and Finance Minister Bayartsaikhan, Assistant US Trade Representative Timothy Stratford gently deflected calls for USG movement on a Free Trade Agreement but affirmed MCC's commitment to reaching a Compact with Mongolia. Althoug [...]
2007-03-27 06:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR207THANKS FOR ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ VISIT OF MONGOLIAN
[...] I want to express my personal thanks to the U.S. military and State Department personnel who assisted in the March 27-28 visit to Iraq of Mongolian Defense Minister Sonompil to meet with Mongolian troops and make a personal assessment of the conditions in Iraq. I met with the Minister on Apri [...]
2007-04-06 08:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR212Keep the USAID Mongolia Mission Open
[...] (SBU) I was extremely distressed to learn that consideration is being given by USAID Washington to save $334,000 in FY 2008 by removing the mission's sole U.S. Direct Hire USAID officer and closing the USAID Mission in Ulaanbaatar. I rely on the USAID Mission not just for on-the-spot program m [...]
2007-04-10 04:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ECON AMGT MG
07ULAANBAATAR216Mongolia, Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe Reach Deal on Oyu Tolgoi Copper
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia and Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe broke through a four-year long negotiating logjam to reach a deal which will allow development of the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. To try to counter reflexive public criticism by opposition MPs and civil movement populists, and [...]
2007-04-11 08:56:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR217Mongolia Creates New State Holding Company for Government's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has established a new state-owned holding company named ERDENES-MGL to receive and manage its equity shares of mines determined to be "strategic" under the country's most recent mining law. The move signals the GOM's seriousness in acquiring the [...]
2007-04-12 05:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR22Ambassador, Mongolian FM Discuss Bilateral Issues.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Enkhbold exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues over lunch on January 4. Topics included the North Korean refugee situation in Mongolia, U.S efforts to help Mongolia develop its military peace-keeping capacity, the pr [...]
2007-01-16 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON MG EAID PGOV
07ULAANBAATAR220Mongolian President's Letter to POTUS Discusses Iraq, MCC
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the Embassy with the copy of a letter from President Enkhbayar to President Bush. MFA stated that, while the letter is dated March 30, it was delivered by the Mongolian Embassy in Washington on April 11. The letter was released to the Mongolian press [...]
2007-04-12 09:19:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR EAID MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR222 Country Clearance for DHS Employee Joseph Martin
[...] We welcome and grant country clearance to JOSEPH MARTIN for travel to ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA. The purpose of the visit to Mongolia is for case processing during April 16 to April 23, 2007. 2. POC: Your point of contact is Lisa Conner, Consular Section Chief. Contact numbers are as follows: [...]
2007-04-13 03:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR228MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...]
2007-04-17 04:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR229Mongolia/Partners Discuss National Development Strategy,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) and external partners, including bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions and international NGOs, met at the third semiannual GOM/World Bank co-sponsored Technical Meeting in Ulaanbaatar April 3-4. (Reftels summarize [...]
2007-04-17 05:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR234MP Reviews Muslim Issues with Charge
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 18 meeting with Charge, MP Sairaan Kader invited the Embassy to participate in a meeting of the Mongolian Muslim Society in Ulaanbaatar next month. Sairaan, a supporter of moderate, secular Islam elected from a largely Kazakh Muslim region in Mongolia's far west [...]
2007-04-19 08:00:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PHUM SCUL KPAO MG SA
07ULAANBAATAR238Interest Rises in Mongolian Uranium Deposits
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Current estimates, mostly based on Soviet era surveys, place Mongolia's current commercial recoverable reserves of yellowcake at some two million metric tons, but Mongolian officials believe that the actual totals may be much higher. Rising prices for uranium have reignited inte [...]
2007-04-20 06:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SENV EMIN EINV ETRD KNNP MG
07ULAANBAATAR241Foreign Minister Offers Condolences on Virginia Tech
[...] On April 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the embassy a copy of the letter in paragraph 2. The Ministry stated the text had been delivered to the State Department on April 20 by the Mongolian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text. Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Minis [...]
2007-04-23 08:27:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC MG
07ULAANBAATAR245Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-25 06:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR257Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-30 08:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR265Is Mongolia's New Minister of Industry and Trade His Own
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ts. Davaadorj's low-key, if sometimes eccentric demeanor is a welcome relief compared to the sometimes disastrous tenure of the frenetic, flamboyant and feckless B. Jargalsaikhan, who reportedly spared no opportunity to exploit his positio [...]
2007-05-07 22:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR266Action Request: GOM Proposes October for Visit of President
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tsogtbaatar called in the Charge on May 7 to propose dates for President Enkhbayar's trip to the United States. Tsogtbaatar stated that any time during the month of October could be made to wor [...]
2007-05-08 02:43:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP EAID MARR KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR267New Minister of Industry and Trade Seeks U.S. Help on
[...] (U) This an action cable for USTR. See action requested in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Ts. Davaadorj invited Charge over to press for a favorable reply to Mongolia's request for a five-year extension of its export tariffs on cashmere. He also [...]
2007-05-08 05:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EMIN KNNP EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR268Western Snapshots Part 2 of 3: Bayan Ulgii - Home to
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge visited Bayan Ulgii (BU) aimag (province) in Mongolia's far west April 24/25. BU is home to Mongolia's largest ethnic minority group: Moslem Kazakhs make up 92% of the aimag's 100,000 citizens. Several BU interlocutors stressed that they are "calm, moderate, secula [...]
2007-05-08 05:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD SENV PREL EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR275PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR SAYS NEW IRAQ
[...] (C) During a May 7 meeting on other matters, Charge asked Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tsogtbaatar about the status of Mongolia's decision on sending an 8th rotation of troops to provide force protection for Polish troops at Camp Echo. Tsogtbaatar replied that he knew that the deadline [...]
2007-05-10 07:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR276Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the third annual round of TIFA talks held in Ulaanbaatar on March 12, Mongolian trade representatives continued to lobby for a roadmap towards an FTA with the U.S. and requested USG support on joining APEC. Rather than a roadmap, AUSTR Stratford instead recommended focusing o [...]
2007-05-11 05:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR279Mongolian Court Convicts Boy Band Drug Smugglers
[...] (U) A Mongolian court convicted 13 persons accused of trafficking drugs smuggled in from China, sentencing three of the defendants to ten or more years in prison. The defendants included several Mongolian hip hop boy band stars, the son of a wealthy businessman, and several students. This is [...]
2007-05-14 03:57:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC PGOV SOCI MG CH
07ULAANBAATAR281Snapshots of Mongolia's West Part 3 of 3: Uvs' Future
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge visited Ulaan Gom (UG),the capital of Uvs aimag (province) April 27/28. Uvs Governor Togoo said the best business prospects are sea buckthorn production, cashmere, agribusiness, tourism, and mining, but unemployment is high and nearly 30% of the population lives belo [...]
2007-05-15 02:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR284Mongolia's FIU Seeks FinCEN Link
[...] (U) B. Tumurbat, head of Mongolia's Financial Information Unit (FIU),has written to James H. Fries, Director of the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),looking to develop closer ties between the two anti-money laundering agencies. (A copy of his letter has be [...]
2007-05-15 08:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON PREL SNAR MG
07ULAANBAATAR285Mongolia Undecided on UNHRC Vote, But Mulling Belarus
[...] (SBU) E/P Chief met on May 15 with MFA Director for Multilateral Relations Ms. Enkhtsetseg and drew on reftel points to urge that Mongolia cast its vote for Slovenia and Bosnia, and to not vote for Belarus to join the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) Enkhtsetseg responded that Mongolia ha [...]
2007-05-16 04:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHRC MG BO
07ULAANBAATAR286Mongolia Mulling Iraq's Community of Democracies
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 06:04:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM EAID PGOV MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR287Mongolia Endorses U.S. Proposal in ARF on UNSCR 1540
[...] (SBU) E/P Chief met on May 15 with MFA Director for Multilateral Relations Ms. Enkhtsetseg and drew on reftel points to urge that Mongolia support the three ARF initiatives the United States tabled in Helsinki in late March. Enkhtsetseg expressed appreciation for receiving copies of the revis [...]
2007-05-16 06:15:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PTER ARF MG
07ULAANBAATAR288Mongolia Not Sure of OSCE Counterterrorism Conference
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 06:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE PTER ABUD AFIN RS SP
07ULAANBAATAR294Impasse with Russia Over Joint Venture Railroad Head Leaves
[...] (U) On April 11-13, a meeting of the joint Russian-Mongolian Railroad Authority board failed to select a new Chairman. The post has been vacant since early October 2006, when Russian Chairman Vasile Magdei and his Mongolian deputy (both reportedly inebriated) accidentally died of carbon monoxi [...]
2007-05-21 05:45:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ELTN EINV ETRD EAID MG RU
07ULAANBAATAR297Turbulence Ahead for Mongolia's Airline Sector?
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The General Director of Mongolia's Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) dismissed reports that Aero Mongolia is suffering serious financial difficulties, despite a series of safety related incidents an [...]
2007-05-23 05:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR300Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports the March 12 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between the U.S. and Mongolia which concentrated on specific U.S. concerns about Mongolia's trade and investment climate. Speaking first with an advance outline of the U.S. presentation, the Mo [...]
2007-05-24 07:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR310Scope Paper and Issues for Assistant Secretary Hill's June
[...] (SBU) SCOPE: Assistant Secretary Hill's visit to Mongolia fulfills the dual purposes of: 1) reinforcing the strong U.S.-Mongolia relationship and, 2) attendance at the Asia Society's June 15-18 Williamsburg conference (the conference is covered in a separate memo). This visit fulfills a lon [...]
2007-05-29 06:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR316Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 12 Third US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Joint Council meeting, Marideth Sandler, Executive Director of USTR's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, spearheaded a GSP education and outreach drive March 13-15 in [...]
2007-06-02 22:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR325PRESIDENT SAYS DECISION TO BE MADE "SOON" ON
[...] (C) During a June 6 one-hour call on President Enkhbayar, the Ambassador noted that there had been great satisfaction during his recent consultations in Washington on the state of bilateral security cooperation. In particular, at the National Security Council, at the State Department, and at [...]
2007-06-06 07:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR327MCC Issues Briefer for Assistant Secretary Hill's June
[...] (SBU) The following draft bullets and talking points are provided in preparation for Assistant Secretary Hill's planned visit to Mongolia. 2. (SBU) Background: -- After three years of false starts and sometimes emotional give-and-take with MCC, there is very strong optimism that a Compact [...]
2007-06-12 00:09:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR335Trade and Economic Issues Briefing for Assistant Secretary
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's economy grew 8% in 2006 (yielding GDP of US$2.7 billion) and is projected to reach 7.5% in 2007. Mining (copper, coal and gold),cashmere, tourism, and small retail trade were the primary economic drivers, coupled with high world commodity prices. Mining prospects im [...]
2007-06-12 23:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR336Mongolia Scenesetter for A/S Hill
[...] (SBU) We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit. You will be the most senior solo State Department visitor to Mongolia since Jim Kelly in October 2004; Kelly visited to inaugurate the first session of the "Comprehensive, Bilateral, Global, Regional Issues" (CBRGI) d [...]
2007-06-12 23:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EMIN ETRD PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR339DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS IRAQ ROTATION DECISION TO BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 12 call on Defense Minister Sonompil, the Ambassador emphasized that there is great interest in Washington in Mongolia's formal approval of the 8th rotation of troops to Iraq. Minister of Defense Sonompil responded that the Mongolian National Security Council (NS [...]
2007-06-13 08:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL CH RU
07ULAANBAATAR346Mongolia Confirms Entry Into Force of 1996 Bilateral
[...] The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an original note in Mongolia. A translation of the text is provided in paragraph two, and is based on the informal translation provided by MFA. The Mongolian text of the original and the English translation [...]
2007-06-15 04:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDMARR KTIA PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR349A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH MONGOLIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met on June 15 with Mongolia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. None of the officials revealed their thinking on the pending decision on whether to send an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq, but President Enkhbayar noted that [...]
2007-06-18 04:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID SCUL MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR355DECISION ON 8TH ROTATION TO IRAQ DELAYED BY
[...] (C) During a June 19 meeting, Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Tsogtbaatar told E/P Chief that the GOM's decision on sending an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq has been delayed because of the June 14 parliamentary vote to dismiss Ts. Nyamdorj as Speaker. He noted that, because of the dismi [...]
2007-06-19 08:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV PINR MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR363Country Clearance for Codel Payne
[...] We warmly welcome and grant country clearance to Codel Payne to visit Ulaanbaatar from July 1-4. Schedule information is being exchanged via email. 2. Control officer for the Codel is Economic/Political Section Chief Patrick Freeman. Contact numbers are as follows: --Office Telephone Num [...]
2007-06-22 02:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL ASEC AFIN MG
07ULAANBAATAR367Editorial Urges End to Mongolian Support in Iraq
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 09:19:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL OPRC KMDR MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR375NSC RECOMMENDS 8TH ROTATION TO IRAQ; SOLDIERS
[...] (C) On June 25, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Davaasuren confirmed to DCM that on the evening of June 22 the National Security Council (President, Speaker and Prime Minister) had agreed to recommend to the Cabinet that Mongolia send an 8th rotation of soldiers to Iraq. Ahead of [...]
2007-06-25 08:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR376Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Payne
[...] (U) We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit, and to the initiation of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's program of exchange with the State Great Hural. The historic 2005 visits of Speaker Hastert and the President and First Lady underlined the increasing [...]
2007-06-25 09:11:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EMIN ETRD PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR382Cabinet Approves 8th Rotation to Iraq
[...] (SBU) On June 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas, Middle East and Africa Director General Jambaldorj confirmed to the Ambassador that the Cabinet had earlier that day approved an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq. Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Tsogtbaatar and Foreign Policy Adviso [...]
2007-06-27 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV EFIN MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR388USTR TRANSPARENCY AGREEMENT PROPOSAL CONVEYED, MORE
[...] On June 28, DCM passed to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Trade Director a copy of AUSTR Stratford's letter to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Vice Minister Sodhbaatar (ref) proposing preliminary consideration of a bilateral agreement on transparency, including as an example the dra [...]
2007-07-03 00:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR392MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, FM SEND JULY 4 CONGRATULATORY
[...] (U) Post received letters to President Bush from President Enkhbayar and to Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Enkhbold on July 5 dated July 4 offering congratulations on the U.S. July 4 holiday. Copies have been sent via email to the desk. Americas, Middle East and Africa DG Jambaldorj conf [...]
2007-07-05 08:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR394Homes For Mongolia's Masses -- a Housing Shortage Amidst a
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has launched a two-year campaign to build 40,000 affordable apartment units throughout the country (with 80 to 90% in Ulaanbaatar (UB),the capital) to address a critical housing shortage caused by increasing numbers of rural migrants moving to th [...]
2007-07-06 00:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV SOCI BTIO MG
07ULAANBAATAR400FOREIGN MINING COMPANY, ENVIRONMENTAL NGO REPS DISCUSS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A June 22 Embassy-organized lunch brought together environmental and social NGO and mining company representatives active in Mongolia to discuss issues of transparency and stakeholder engagement. Participants agreed that responsible mining and transparency should be encouraged in [...]
2007-07-09 08:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN EINV MG
07ULAANBAATAR418TRAGIC CRASH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HELICOPTER SAFETY.
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The crash of a Mongolia Border Forces Russian-built MI-8 helicopter that claimed the lives of 15 firefighters has led to renewed focus on the safety of the country's dwindling helicopter fleet, [...]
2007-07-18 06:07:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR424VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER YANG TO MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first trip abroad since his appointment, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Mongolian officials June 30 to July 2 to forge closer political, economic, and commercial ties between the two northeast Asian neighbors. Both sides viewed this visit as a favorable [...]
2007-07-20 05:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EMIN EINV MG CH
07ULAANBAATAR425OPPOSITION GROWS AS PARLIAMENT DEBATES CONTROVERSIAL OYU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has begun its public roll- out of the tentative investment agreement for the development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine struck between the GOM and Ivanhoe/Rio Tinto in April (ref A). If copper's price remains at today's high of US$7,600 per ton, M [...]
2007-07-23 00:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN PGOV ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR428MONGOLIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON CD MINISTERIAL AND
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a demarche by the DCM to the Mongolian MFA on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial, the MFA expressed no objection to the U.S. positions on Venezuela and Nigeria. However, Mongolia will not support Taiw [...]
2007-07-24 05:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MG
07ULAANBAATAR429CODEL PAYNE'S VISIT TO MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) led a delegation of members from the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) through three days of highly productive meetings with representatives of the Mongolian legislative and executive branches, July 1-4, 2007. Delegation members included Rep. [...]
2007-07-24 08:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN EINV MG
07ULAANBAATAR433 VISIT OF JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE NARUHITO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Crown Prince of Japan Naruhito paid his first-ever visit to Mongolia July 10 to 17 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relationships between the two countries. Although purely ceremonial, the visit was a very important, corner-turning moment in the context of Japanes [...]
2007-07-26 00:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SOCI EMIN EINV MG JP
07ULAANBAATAR434 Mongolian Government Survives Confidence Vote, Opposition
[...] (U) Mongolia's coalition government easily survived a no confidence vote on July 24, winning the vote 46-27. The following day, the Democratic Party (DP),the major opposition party, announced that it intended to boycott the Parliament indefinitely. DP Council Chairman L. Gansukh asserted that [...]
2007-07-26 08:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EMIN MG
07ULAANBAATAR436No Investment Disputes or Expropriation Claims in Mongolia
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 02:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC PGOV KIDE OPIC MG
07ULAANBAATAR437US DELEGATION THANKS MONGOLIA FOR ITS CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 22-24 visit to Mongolia, NEA DAS Ambassador Lawrence Butler and Peter McVety, Office of the Secretary of Defense,s Director of Coalition Affairs for Iraq and Afghanistan, met July 23 with senior government officials including the President, Foreign Minister, Chief [...]
2007-07-27 08:18:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID MG IQ
07ULAANBAATAR438164-Foot Genghis Khan with Laser Eyes to Tower Over Niagara
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: If Mongolian promoters have their way, a 164-foot tall statue of Genghis Khan with laser eyes may soon tower over the base of Niagara Falls. Per the promoters, supporting the project, there will be cheap, direct flights between Ulaanbaatar and Niagara Falls, both t [...]
2007-07-27 08:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS SCUL EINV AMGT PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR444POST'S RESPONSE RE INVESTMENT GUARANTY TO CALVERT SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) Post has the following response to OPIC's request for background information regarding the two possible Mongolian microfinance institutions (MFI) Khan bank and Khas (hereafter using local spelling "Xac", but pronounced "khas") bank. First, to post's knowledge neither Khan Bank nor Xac ba [...]
2007-08-01 03:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON OPIC PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR448Mongolia's Economy Still Running Strong
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia's economy continued strong growth in the first half of 2007 and, according to local analysts, will likely meet expectations of 7% to 8% GDP growth this year. High copper prices and increased tax receipts bolstered Government revenues. The Ministry of Finance is n [...]
2007-08-02 07:05:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR454ON A FALCON'S WING: THE EMIR OF KUWAIT VISITS MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Emir of Kuwait met with senior Mongolian officials regarding trade, cultural, and security affairs, before taking a vacation in the Mongolian countryside. Although the Mongolian-Kuwait bilateral trade relationship remains minuscule, mostly trade in falcons, Kuwait has provid [...]
2007-08-07 00:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EINV ECON PGOV MG KU
07ULAANBAATAR459MONGOLIAN GOVT SEEKS UPDATES ON PENDING BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See actionS requested in para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian Foreign Ministry Americas Deputy Director General Mounkhou invited the DCM to the Ministry on August 8 to requestupdates on several pending bilateral agreements ahead of President Enkhbayar's anticipa [...]
2007-08-09 08:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MARR MG
07ULAANBAATAR466MONGOLIA OFFERS DEAL FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's Foreign Ministry is offering a quid pro quo for its support of the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer to the Committee Against Torture in Geneva on October 8. In a letter addressed to Embassy Ulaanbaatar a [...]
2007-08-15 03:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MG
07ULAANBAATAR472DIVISIONS WIDENING WITHIN RULING MONGOLIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven weeks after Mongolia's coalition government easily survived a no-confidence vote, divisions appear to be widening within the coalition-leading Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). Many MPRP Parliamentarians acknowledge that their party's popularity is waning, and [...]
2007-08-20 05:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR475Mongolia's Railroad Woes: Construction, Other Materials
[...] (SBU) Chairman of the Railway Authority of Mongolia Davaadorjiin Ganbold (protect) told the DCM August 17 that greatly increased traffic plus a shortage of locomotives and rail cars (wagons) had resulted, over the past few months, in an ominous peak backlog of some 800 rail cars at the border [...]
2007-08-22 06:23:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR478MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT'S REVOCATION OF MINING RIGHTS ROILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Late last week the Government of Mongolia (GOM) revoked the exploration licenses of 18 firms on 34 sites without prior warning, consultation, or any internal review of the action. The GOM claims that revocation is allowed under the newly amended minerals law. Chargi [...]
2007-08-23 00:08:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR479MONGOLIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DESCRIBES TIES WITH NORTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tsogtbaatar Damdin (protect),Foreign Policy Advisor (FPA) to Mongolia's President, shed light August 21 on his country's relationship with North Korea. Joined by officials from the MFA, Tsogtbaatar told USG officials that Mongolia is trying to reduce North Korea's sense of isol [...]
2007-08-24 06:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI ECON MG KN KS
07ULAANBAATAR480REGIONAL STRATEGIES TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST
[...] (C) As requested in ref A, post would like to suggest that Washington consider how it can best retain and strengthen support by counter-terrorism allies and coalition partners such as Mongolia. Mongolia,s General Intelligence Agency's (GIA) has repeatedly pressed the USG for CT assistance and [...]
2007-08-24 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC MG
07ULAANBAATAR483MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT WALKS BACK ITS REVOCATION OF MINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post met with Ministry of Industry and Trade Vice Minister (VM) Sodbaatar to discuss several issues, among them the recent virtual "expropriatory" revocation of 34 exploration licenses owned by owned by 18 firms by the Government of Mongolia (GOM). The VM denied that licenses had [...]
2007-08-24 23:17:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR487Central Bank Head: Mongolia Not Threatened by Asian Market
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh, Mongolia's exposure to turbulence in Asian markets is low, but he fears that recent moves by the US Fed could adversely affect the country's foreign currency reserves. He believes competition in the banking sector will hel [...]
2007-08-27 15:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR489Mongolia's Muslim Minority Reaches Out
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite dismal economic conditions, leaders of Mongolia's Muslim/Kazakh minority in the western province of Bayan Ulgii dismiss fears of Islamic radicalism taking root within their ranks, and say they feel no undue pressure from far-off Ulaanbaatar, even though they are under con [...]
2007-08-28 05:56:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD PGOV ECON PHUM PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR494Mongolia's President Visits Kazakhstan, Bolsters Ties
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian President Enkhbayar's August 13-15 visit to Kazakhstan produced several cooperative agreements, firmed up already solid bilateral relations, and convinced at least some of the visiting Mongolians that development through authoritarianism is undesirable. One agreement, [...]
2007-08-29 08:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG KZ
07ULAANBAATAR499Meeting with Mongolian Deputy Minister of Trade and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's Vice Minister for Industry and Trade, Sodbaatar, met with DCM on August 24 to discuss a number of issues, including cooperation on the U.S.-Mongolia trade relationship through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, which the GOM hopes will lead qu [...]
2007-08-31 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR507Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]
2007-09-07 08:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR508Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]
2007-09-07 08:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR51 Indoor Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
[...] SUMMARY: While indoor air pollution (IAP) is certainly a problem in Mongolia, there are no major donor or government initiatives underway at this time to address it as a separate issue. Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, suffers from extreme air pollution from coal smoke emitted from combined [...]
2007-01-30 08:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EAID PGOV AMGT AMED MG
07ULAANBAATAR512MONGOLIAN GOVT SUMMONS AMBASSADOR, SEEKS CLARITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Mongolian Government summoned the Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a September 10 meeting and asked for a formal USG response to the GOM's request for a specific date for the proposed October summit between Presidents Bush and Enkhbayar. M [...]
2007-09-10 07:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR551GOM REQUESTS EXPANDED MILAIR SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Foreign Minister Enkhbold summoned the Ambassador to a meeting at Government House on September 27 to discuss further details of President Enkhbayar's upcoming travel to the United States, October 22 through 29, 2007. The President's preliminary itinerary now re [...]
2007-09-27 13:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR56MONGOLIA NONCOMMITTAL ON 8TH ROTATION IN IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: In meetings this week, visiting EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen urged that Mongolia send a full 8th rotation of soldiers to provide force protection to Polish troops in Iraq. In response, Foreign Minister Enkhbold noted the government's earlier decision to red [...]
2007-02-01 06:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR57UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MONGOLIA DOES NOT INTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 07:00:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC MG
07ULAANBAATAR570JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON MONGOLIAN POLITICS, DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Ichihashi said Mongolia's ruling party, the MPRP, is "looking desperate" and could well lose next year's general election. The Japanese envoy also shared details of the recent Japan-DPRK talks in Ulaanbaatar, and a [...]
2007-10-05 08:57:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR587GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA WELCOMES DOE PROPOSAL FOR PURSUING
[...] S. Enkhbat, Vice Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Commission of Mongolia, has said he welcomes overtures by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to discuss possible areas of cooperation on securing sealed radioactive sources. He also looks forward [...]
2007-10-16 02:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY MG PARM KNNP TRGY
07ULAANBAATAR598AS MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT HEADS TO WASHINGTON,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As Mongolian President Enkhbayar prepares to depart for an October 22 summit with President Bush, a fierce power struggle continues to rage within his ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP),the former communist party. With the party's approval rating at less than 3 [...]
2007-10-18 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR599WE'RE TALKIN' TRASH: MONGOLIA TACKLES A MOUNTING SOLID
[...] SUMMARY. As Mongolia evolves into a consumerist, disposable society, its cities are increasingly becoming overrun by mounting piles of trash and other solid waste. Garbage sometimes goes uncollected for months, especially in impoverished ger (yurt) districts, and Ulaanbaatar's single landfill [...]
2007-10-19 06:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV PGOV SOCI EAID BTIO MG
07ULAANBAATAR602CHINA WELCOMES WESTERN INVESTMENT IN MONGOLIAN MINING BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Chen Shan, Economics professor at CASS, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told visiting Ulaanbaatar Econ/Coml Chief that China welcomes western involvement in Mongolia's mining sector but says anti-foreign (read: anti-Chinese?) sentiment is forcing the Chinese to rethin [...]
2007-10-22 06:05:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR603WASTING WASTE: MONGOLIA SLOWLY LEARNS TO LOVE RECYCLING.
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON SENV PGOV SOCI BTIO MG
07ULAANBAATAR615DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed the Government of Mongolia in an October 26 demarche of the USG's designation of several Iranian entities, individuals and banks for their support of terrorism and on proliferation grounds. Post urged the GOM to take parallel steps, to prevent the facilitation o [...]
2007-10-26 06:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR619BAYAR UPSETS PM ENKHBOLD TO LEAD MONGOLIA'S RULING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 24th Congress of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) unexpectedly produced a new party leader on October 27: Bayar, who defeated incumbent MPRP Chairman and Prime Minister Enkhbold in a secret-ballot vote. Bayar, an English-speaking, Russian-educated MPRP [...]
2007-10-29 08:56:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR620MONGOLIA'S MEGA-FISH IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Mongolia the taimen, a giant member of the salmon family and a prized catch for sport fishermen, is becoming increasingly rare and facing a number of threats. This was underlined October 17 at a taimen conservation conference in Ulaanbaatar. Hucho Taimen (aka Siberian taimen [...]
2007-10-30 07:03:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV ECON EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR622PRESIDENT ENKHBAYAR VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) President Enkhbayar told the Charge' he was very pleased with the results of his October 22-30 visit to the U.S. and particularly his meetings with President Bush and other senior USG officials as well as the historic signing of Mongolia's Millennium Challenge Account Compact. Enkhbayar [...]
2007-11-01 00:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR630WILL MONGOLIA EXPROPRIATE URANIUM MINING RIGHTS?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An internal report by Mongolia's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) (protect) on the future of uranium mining and processing in the country suggests that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) intends to revoke uranium exploration and mining rights from current holders. The report [...]
2007-11-06 00:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR637MONGOLIA'S INCOMING PM OUTLINES NEW GOVERNMENT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolia's ruling party chief Bayar, who is almost certain to become Prime Minister this month, indicated in a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador that he is "fully committed" to continuing Mongolian participation in the Iraq Coalition. Bayar, elected Chairman of the ruling Mon [...]
2007-11-07 07:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR642Snapshot of Mongolia's North Central Selenge Province
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's central northern Selenge aimag (province) hopes to develop mining, agricultural production and tourism. Selenge has generally good relations with its Russian neighbor, but the Russians remain bureaucratic and uncooperative in facilitating border crossing. During the [...]
2007-11-13 08:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN ETRD PREL SOCI MG RU CM
07ULAANBAATAR652DEEP IN GOBI DESERT, NO-FRILLS COAL MINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs accompanied Peabody Energy geologists on a helicopter trip deep into Mongolia's Gobi desert on November 2 to reconnoiter the Little Tavan Tolgoi (LTT) coal mine, a rudimentary facility that has warmed Mongolians for 41 years. LTT is part of the larger Tavan Tolgoi (TT) d [...]
2007-11-19 08:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR654MONGOLIAN MEDIA FOCUSES ON PRESIDENTIAL VISIT, SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 22-29 U.S. visit by President Enkhbayar and the Presidential Summit meeting resulted in extensive local press coverage. The $188 million rail component of the $285 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact gained considerable coverage, and the broader [...]
2007-11-21 02:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV MARR CVIS OEXC OIIP OPRC
07ULAANBAATAR655MONGOLIA SET TO BACK U.S. CANDIDATE IN UN CERD VOTE
[...] (SBU) In response to a demarche (reftel) delivered by Post, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry informed us on November 21 that Mongolia "will be in a position to support" the re-election of the U.S. candidate, Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper, to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial [...]
2007-11-21 08:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PHUM KAWC MG
07ULAANBAATAR658BAYAR VOTED IN AS MONGOLIAN MP, TAKES AIM AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Mongolia's Parliament elected S.Bayar as Prime Minister on November 22, with 67 of 69 MPs present voting in support. Bayar, an English-speaking former diplomat who leads the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP),accepted the Seal of Government and sai [...]
2007-11-23 09:21:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR665MONGOLIA ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche delivered by Post, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry informed us on November 29 that Mongolia will likely absent itself from votes on two upcoming anti-Israel UNGA resolutions and abstain on a third. G.Batjargal, Counselor of the MFA's Multilateral Cooperation [...]
2007-11-29 08:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL KBCT KMPI PHUM IS MG
07ULAANBAATAR666DEATH OF MONGOLIAN PEACEKEEPER IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] (SBU) A Mongolian peacekeeper, 21-year old Private B. Mungonshagai, died November 20 in Sierra Leone, reportedly of tuberculosis. He was one of 250 Mongolian peacekeepers guarding the war crimes tribunal. (Note: Mongolia also has forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.) Mungonshagai's remains arriv [...]
2007-11-29 09:08:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PGOV EAID MG SL
07ULAANBAATAR670 HIV/AIDS in Mongolia: Crisis in the Making?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia retains its reputation as a country with a low rate of HIV infection, but testing among at-risk populations remains at a low level, and experts fear that official figures do not tell the whole story. To date 41 HIV/AIDS cases have been officially recorded (involving 35 M [...]
2007-11-30 09:05:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PINR PREL MG KHIV
07ULAANBAATAR679MONGOLIANS BELIEVE CLIMATE CHANGE WREAKS HAVOC ON MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Far from being a theoretical problem, climate change is battering Mongolia's environment and eco-systems, with consequences far beyond its own borders. This is a commonly held view nation-wide and across the social, economic and political spectrum -- from the President to nomadi [...]
2007-12-06 02:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR681SURVEY OF MONGOLIA'S IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Post has assessed requirements that the Mongolian Government (GOM) would have to meet in order to deploy troops to Iraq, in various scenarios. Mongolia could not legally participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) under any of the four scenarios set forth in reftel. [...]
2007-12-07 09:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IR MG
07ULAANBAATAR686Mongolia Experiences Highest Inflation in over a Decade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia is experiencing its highest inflation rate in over a decade as consumer prices have so far risen 14% in 2007 largely due to skyrocketing fuel, wheat and meat costs. Prices for gasoline, taxi fares, flour and even the national dish huushuur (fried meat dumplings) have do [...]
2007-12-12 04:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG
07ULAANBAATAR692MONGOLIA URGED TO GET SERIOUS ON DEFORESTATION
[...] SUMMARY: Mongolia has lost more than 10% of its forests since 1990, according to Government of Mongolia (GOM) reports, and the problem is getting worse. Fires, illegal logging, forest mismanagement and other factors are threatening important ecosystems and wildlife. Past efforts by the GOM to [...]
2007-12-14 07:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR693IOM'S ENGAGEMENT WITH MONGOLIA INCREASING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charles Harns, Regional Representative for the International Organization for Migration (IOM),called on the DCM and E/P Chief on December 13, described IOM's increasing activity in Mongolia and said the country had informed the IOM of its intention to join the organization in Jun [...]
2007-12-14 09:01:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM ECON MG KN
07ULAANBAATAR694MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT "SUPPORTIVE" OF REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Mongolian President N.Enkhbayar on December 14 and conveyed formal POTUS and SecState requests (reftels) that Mongolia deploy a ninth rotation of troops to Iraq. President Enkhbayar replied in a positive manner, noting that he would take the request to the [...]
2007-12-14 10:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR695 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN MONGOLIA
[...] Per reftel, Post provides the following information on whether Mongolia, eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) program, is implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development A [...]
2007-12-17 01:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR696Asbestos-Coated Heating Pipes, Construction Materials A
[...] Asbestos and cement covered pipes that make up Ulaanbaatar's aged and decaying centralized heating system may constitute a significant unidentified health risk. Of the 286 kilometers of heating pipes that snake through the city, estimates indicate 91% are coated with asbestos-cement insulatio [...]
2007-12-17 08:18:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV EFIN SOCI PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR698MONGOLIAN PM BAYAR INTRODUCES NEW CABINET TO RESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister S.Bayar invited the resident diplomatic corps and international-organization representatives to meet his newly installed Cabinet December 17 at Government House. The Czech Ambassador, as dean of the diplomatic corps, began the hour-long event by offering congratulations to [...]
2007-12-18 00:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR703MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
[...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...]
2007-12-20 06:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR704COUGH, COUGH: DONORS ENERGIZED AS ULAANBAATAR'S AIR
[...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: World Bank Mongolia Director Arshad asked a gathering of diplomatic corps and other partners December 18 to review proposals to address Ulaanbaatar's growing air pollution problem. The pollution topic was added to the agenda of a preparatory discussion for the January [...]
2007-12-21 00:21:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR712Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]
2007-12-27 00:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR80Enough is Enough: Firms Complain Mining License Freeze
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of Mongolia's new 2006 Minerals Law, foreign and domestic mining firms report considerable disarray in the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) regulatory apparatus. At this point, industry insiders tell us that GOM processing of exploration and mining licenses [...]
2007-02-07 05:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR83COALITION GOVERNMENT GETS A BIT WOBBLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament's February 6 vote to sack Minister for Industry and Trade Jargalsaikhan (septel) was the latest sign of turmoil for the year-old "Government of National Unity," which has begun to wobble considerably since the start of 2007. Public and private criticism of the govern [...]
2007-02-07 09:11:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MARR EMIN MG
07ULAANBAATAR85Parliament Fires Controversial Trade Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the State Great Hural (SGH, Mongolia's parliament) voted to sack controversial Minister of Industry and Trade B. Jargalsaikhan. Although many in and out of government -- particularly in the mining community -- greeted the ex-minister's dismissal with unconcealed g [...]
2007-02-07 22:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR86Mongolia Privatizes 16 Industries in 2006
[...] SUMMARY: Of the 22 state-owned enterprises (SOE) put up for sale by the GOM last year, 16 were successfully privatized, while 6 failed to find qualified buyers. Sales brought in an estimated US$26 million. Th% tdjtdr"xocess paN02enitivnyQqmoth|9 i&QmgSt cc3Ea.Q Af|er`4`l`Bcmth` c4ih(p;Q:s;QkDQ [...]
2007-02-07 22:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR89MCC Official Briefs on Hope for Late 2007 Compact
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Europe, Asia, and Pacific Managing Director Frances Reid visited Ulaanbaatar January 31 to February 3. During her meetings with Prime Minister Enkhbold, Finance Minister Bayarsaikhan, and MCC Mongolia's National Council (NC) and [...]
2007-02-08 23:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EINV ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR91Financial "Mongol-Philia": An Investment Debutante Emerges
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia has recently become a minor investment "phenom" among the Pacific Rim investment community. One local bank has gone from being unable to get long-term debt-financing to having access to more than it can use, for example. The odd handful of Mongolian IPO's a [...]
2007-02-12 08:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07UNVIEVIENNA181IAEA/IRAN: RUSSIAN STAFF TURNOVER AT BUSHEHR
[...] (C) Recent media reports that Russian workers are leaving the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant construction site in Iran because of political pressure are incorrect, according to the Rosatom representative at the Russian Permanent Mission, Andrey Karasev. He clarified that personnel are leaving b [...]
2007-03-21 13:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA194IAEA/IRAN: HEINONEN'S VIEWS ON IRAN'S DECISION TO
[...] (S) Summary: IAEA DDG for Safeguards Heinonen on March 26 said that the IAEA had received no notifications (orally or written) from Iran concerning media reports that Iran was canceling advance design notification under the Subsidiary Arrangements to its Safeguards Agreement. Such a step, he [...]
2007-03-26 13:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA204IAEA/IRAN: IRAN INFORMS OF INTENT TO STOP CODE 3.1 EARLY
[...] (SBU) Iran on March 29 submitted a letter (text at para 5) to the IAEA informing of its intent to halt implementation of Code 3.1 of its Subsidiary Arrangement, requiring early notification of decisions to construct new nuclear facilities or modify existing ones. As justification, the letter c [...]
2007-03-30 13:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA AORC IR KNPP
07UNVIEVIENNA384 IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL FOR COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) Director General ElBaradei's opening statement noted that Iran has continued to place additional limitations on IAEA verification activities, which has resulted in a "deterioration" of the IAEA's knowledge of some aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Almost all country and bloc statements [...]
2007-06-18 08:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA432AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES IRAN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary : Ambassador Schulte delivered the keynote speech at a July 6-8 conference on Iran in Liechtenstein and addressed criticism of U.S. policy on Iran,s nuclear program. He defended P5 Plus 1 demands for a suspension of uranium enrichment as a starting point for negotiations. Also in [...]
2007-07-11 12:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR IAEA
07UNVIEVIENNA435ISRAEL/LEBANON UPDATE ON THREAT RESOLUTION, WEOG
[...] (C) Israel Ambassador Michaeli told Ambassador Schulte that he hopes the EU can head off an Israel-specific agenda item at the September General Conference (GC),but he was not optimistic. Despite divisions within the Arab group, Michaeli thought that a Israeli threat resolution would likely [...]
2007-07-11 15:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IS EG LE IAEA
07UNVIEVIENNA473 IAEA: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON RESEARCH REACTOR ISSUES IN
[...] Summary: The French mission expressed concern about indications that a UK mining company was pressing the DROC Government to restart the Triga research reactor. At an August 2 meeting, French DCM asked Nuclear Counselor for the U.S. position on the IAEA's security plan for the reactor as wel [...]
2007-08-03 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP CG
07UNVIEVIENNA644IAEA/IRAN: SETTING A STANDARD OF FULL DISCLOSURE
[...] (S) Summary: P3 Ambassadors and German Charge discussed October 24 the inauspicious Jalili-Laranjani-Solana meeting and reviewed Mission-proposed criteria for evaluating a "positive outcome" as defined by the September P5 1 Ministerial statement (ref a). All agreed on the need to set factual [...]
2007-10-29 08:47:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA673IAEA/IRAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA SEE NO POINT TO VIENNA
[...] (C) At a UK-hosted P5 1 Heads of Mission(HOM) meeting November 5, UK Ambassador Smith sought to engage Russia and China on next steps on Iran following the November 2 London Poldirs' meeting. Russian and Chinese Ambassadors made it clear that they intended to do nothing prior to the release o [...]
2007-11-07 16:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNPP IAEA AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA705IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 DIVERGE AS RUSSIA AND CHINA SEE
[...] (S) Summary: P5 1 Ambassadors could not come to agreement in a November 20 meeting on any common approach in the November Board on Iran. The EU3 and the U.S. downplayed the work plan as a tool and focused concerns on the Agency's diminishing knowledge of the current Iranian nuclear program a [...]
2007-11-21 15:41:00UNVIESECRETKNPP IAEA AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA710IAEA/BOG/IRAN: BOARD STATEMENTS INCREASE PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Iran tried to emphasize positive progress at the November 22-23 Board of Governor's meeting, most members expressed concern over the DG's report and called on Iran to rectify the situation. Even though DG ElBaradei's opening statement to the Board was slightly more posit [...]
2007-11-23 19:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA KNPPIS AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA738IAEA/IRAN: EXPLAINING THE NIE TO KEY BOARD MEMBERS
[...] (C) South African Governor Abdul Minty told Ambassador Schulte that the NIE is an opportunity for P5 1 negotiations and offered President Mbeki as an intermediary with Iran. Separately, Nuclear Counselor briefed key Board members, including P5 1 DCMs/Counselors, on the implications of the NIE, [...]
2007-12-05 15:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNPP PARM AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA739IAEA DG SUCCESSION: THE RACE IS ON
[...] (C) Summary: With the growing assumption that ElBaradei has no intention of pursuing a fourth term as IAEA DG, speculation is accelerating here about possible successors. Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi, for instance, said, "everybody is talking about (Japanese Ambassador) Amano" as a DG candidate. [...]
2007-12-05 16:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNPP AORC
07UNVIEVIENNA742IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED AMBASSADORS REGROUP POST-NIE
[...] (S) In the aftermath of the Iran NIE our priority in Vienna has been to maintain IAEA and Board member government pressure for full disclosure of Iran's past activities and compliance with UNSC requirements. Like-minded Ambassadors shared concerns about the NIE and next steps on Iran in a Dec [...]
2007-12-07 13:56:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AORC PARM KNPP IR
07UNVIEVIENNA778IAEA/IRAN: UK AND FRANCE LOOK FORWARD, DG TO MEET
[...] (S) Summary: UK Ambassador Smith discussed DG ElBaradei's forthcoming trip to London with Ambassador Schulte December 21. He expected Foreign Secretary Miliband to underline the central message that international pressure on Iran must be maintained. The UK was leery of the DG's possible tra [...]
2007-12-21 16:02:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP PARM IR
07USEUBRUSSELS1043U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) The U.S.-EU Troika disarmament and nonproliferation consultations under the German presidency demonstrated many common interests and a willingness to engage frankly but cordially. They did not hide, however, the well known divergence of views on how to approach these key issues. In parti [...]
2007-03-28 09:26:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
07USEUBRUSSELS1100 EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE DOWN
[...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in February 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on March 30. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) was down to [...]
2007-03-30 15:47:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS1120MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
[...] (U) PRM Policy Team Leader and USEU RefAssistant visited the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) at the University of Louvain in Brussels on March 21 to monitor the continued development and global expansion of the Complex Emergencies Database (CE-DAT) to provide key nu [...]
2007-04-02 15:46:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM BE
07USEUBRUSSELS1157UPDATE ON EU AND MEMBER STATE LOOKOUT SYSTEMS
[...] (S) Summary. A recent survey of the European Union and Member States' terrorist and immigration lookout systems revealed a situation still in a state of flux (see reftels). While the EU develops its updated Schengen Information System II (SIS),and pursues an interim system (SIS One-4-All) th [...]
2007-04-05 08:34:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNCVIS PTER BE EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07USEUBRUSSELS1407BELGIUM: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE VISIT
[...] (C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR THE MAY 8-9, 2007, VISIT TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM OF JOHN P. WALTERS, DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY AND DELEGATION TO VISIT WITH EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO OFFICIALS REGARDING US COUNTERNARCOTICS ISSUES. WE ALSO GRANT COUNTRY C [...]
2007-04-26 15:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALOVIP SNAR PREL EUN NATO BE
07USEUBRUSSELS1500EU INTENDS TO SUPPORT TRANSITIONAL DARFUR REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 4 to Koen Vervaeke, Head of Unit for Africa Policy at the EU Council Secretariat. Vervaeke was pleased to hear of U.S. plans to SIPDIS support the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) and said EU support for the TDRA was "in the pipeline." [...]
2007-05-04 17:13:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAID EUN SU
07USEUBRUSSELS1502EU TELLS PRESIDENT ISAIAS HE IS KEY TO STABILITY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: European Commissioner Louis Michel met May 4 with Eritrean President Isaias to stress Eritrea's role in promoting regional peace and stability. Michel delivered a harder message during a separate one-on-one meeting in which he expressed EU displeasure with Eritrean violations o [...]
2007-05-07 05:08:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN EAID BE FR IT NL UK
07USEUBRUSSELS1537NO EU UNITY GOING INTO REVIEW OF COMMON POSITION
[...] (C/NF) EU and member state officials told visiting WHA DAS Madison and Cuba Coordinator McCarry May 2-3 that the EU has not yet reached consensus on what parts of its Common Position on Cuba will be renewed in June. Contacts agreed on the need for Cubans to decide their future with encouragem [...]
2007-05-08 17:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM EAID EUN BR CU
07USEUBRUSSELS1564EU ASSESSMENT OF UNHRC ELECTION
[...] (C) The European Union will not openly endorse specific candidates for the Human Rights Council, but the German Presidency has circulated a letter to other missions in New York stating that it only supports countries with good records on human rights issues. In conversations May 10, Nicole Re [...]
2007-05-10 15:51:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS1736CYPRIOTS DODGE AND WEAVE ON TURKISH DEMANDS FROM
[...] (C) Summary. Cyprus responds to Turkish concerns within ESDP by citing its own litany of grievances against Ankara. Any meaningful change in Turkey's status within ESDP requires Council approval, thus being subject to veto. There is no visible pressure being exerted by major Member States on [...]
2007-05-25 14:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EUN NATO CY TU
07USEUBRUSSELS1879U.S. AND EU FIND COMMON GROUND IN ANNUAL
[...] (U) The U.S. and the European Union (EU) held their annual Strategic Dialogue on humanitarian issues May 3 in Brussels, discussing common concerns and programming in Africa and Asia, as well as thematic issues including the United Nations humanitarian reform process, protection of international [...]
2007-06-07 15:34:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS1890GERMAN PSC AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF
[...] (C) Summary: German PSC Ambassador (and current presidency chair of the EU Political and Security Committee) Clemens Von Goetze warned that Turkish refusal to allow NATO-EU dialogue on the EU Afghan police training mission was not only endangering the mission itself but risked damaging the Tu [...]
2007-06-08 11:37:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN TU CY
07USEUBRUSSELS2000TURKS MAINTAIN THEIR CONCERNS OVER ESDP ARE
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Turkish Mission to the EU, Ankara's treatment and status within ESDP represents a serious problem, and their list of demands does not constitute a bargaining ploy related to other political issues. They stress the EU has committed itself to a number of initiative [...]
2007-06-18 14:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EUN TU
07USEUBRUSSELS2030DELIVERED: LETTER ON PDG FROM THE SECRETARY TO
[...] (SBU) Special Assistant to the USAID Representative delivered the Secretary's letter to the cabinet of Commissioner Michel on June 20, 2007, as requested in reftel. GRAY . [...]
2007-06-21 12:30:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OECD EUN OPDC
07USEUBRUSSELS2208EU NOTE VERBALE ON APPROVAL OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) In accordance with the text of the US-EU Agreement on the Security of Information, signed April 30, 2007, USEU received a note verbale dated July 2 from the Council of the European Union. The note informs us that th [...]
2007-07-06 14:40:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPINR EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2262GLOBAL MIGRATION FORUM DECLARES ITSELF A SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary: The two-day Global Forum on Migration and Development was largely positive in tone, short on specific outcomes, and well on its way to becoming an annual event. Plenary sessions were dominated by states giving statements about their migration policy accomplishments and challenges, [...]
2007-07-12 14:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2595EU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT TO EU POLICE MISSION IN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The EU seeks support to enable its police training mission to deploy beyond Kabul. EU Council Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs, Robert Cooper, is prepared to send a letter with [...]
2007-08-16 06:14:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN AF MOPS
07USEUBRUSSELS2603EU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT TO EU POLICE MISSION IN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The EU seeks support to enable its police training mission to deploy beyond Kabul. EU Council Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs, Robert Cooper, is prepared to send a letter with [...]
2007-08-16 07:10:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN AF MOPS
07USEUBRUSSELS2708EU SUPPORTS NEW OBSERVERS FOR SOMALIA CONTACT
[...] (C) A European Commission official said the EC supports the bids of Canada and Yemen for Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia, though it would like Canada to clarify its potential financial contributions to AMISOM and the reconstruction of Somalia. Jeremy Les [...]
2007-08-28 14:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2750 EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.8 PERCENT IN
[...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 6.8 percent in July 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on August 31. Unemployment in the eurozone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) stood at 6.9 percent. E [...]
2007-08-31 13:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2753EU ON RIAD SEIF
[...] (C) PolOff approached European Council Secretariat officials covering Syria and human rights August 27, requesting public statements supporting Riad Seif's request for travel to Germany as well as a demarche to Damascus on Seif's case. The Charge followed-up in an August 31 meeting with Chri [...]
2007-08-31 14:38:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL EUN JA SA SY
07USEUBRUSSELS283(U) READOUT ON EU HIREP SOLANA'S JAN 19-21 MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to EU Council Middle East Director Christian Jouret, Solana's Middle East visit resulted in good, in-depth discussion with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, though there were clear differences on both the pace and scope of possible negotiations. Solana met with Isra [...]
2007-01-26 17:08:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL XF LE SY IS EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2854DEMARCHE DELIVERED; HUMAN RIGHTS AND THEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 12:30:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL UNGA
07USEUBRUSSELS2984DAS KRAMER'S QUAD CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 13:28:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EUN MARR OSCE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL
07USEUBRUSSELS3050EU TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS TURKEY'S ESDP CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU has proposed a series of nine steps designed to address Turkey's concerns over its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). The steps envisioned consist largely of broader and more frequent consultations. More meaningful changes in Turkey's status wi [...]
2007-10-02 13:41:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN TU
07USEUBRUSSELS3080DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY
[...] (S) Mission International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Counselor, accompanied by Justice Department Senior Counsel and Department of Homland Security Attache, delivered the demarche on combating terrorism by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to newly-appointed Counter-Terrorism [...]
2007-10-04 14:43:00USEU BrusselsSECRETPTER KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07USEUBRUSSELS3178HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 15:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3189CHANGES IN EC MINE ACTION FUNDING
[...] (U) USAID Special Assistant delivered demarche contained in reftel to Laura Figuori of the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations, Security Policy Unit. Figuori was a member of the now dismantled operational unit which managed mine action funding. 2. (SBU) Accordi [...]
2007-10-19 07:48:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHDP SOCI PARM EAID EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3227RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN AND SYRIA: EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 16:30:00USEU BrusselsSECRETPARM ETTC PREL IR IZ RU SY EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3268USITC INFO REQUEST ON BIO-BASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
[...] Summary. In response to reftel USITC request, Post submits the following overview of activities related to bio-based chemicals and liquid biofuels. The European Union has a broad array of programs and organizations dealing with the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and [...]
2007-10-31 14:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EU
07USEUBRUSSELS3343EU-EGYPT ENERGY FORUM AND ARAB GAS PIPELINE
[...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RECENT EU-AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST ENERGY CONFERENCE IN SHARM EL SHEIKH, MISSION CONTACTED EU COMMISSION OFFICIALS IN DG RELEX (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) AND DG TREN (ENERGY) WHO ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. EU-AFRICA-ENERGY CONFERENCE ------------------ [...]
2007-11-15 15:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEPET EUN XF XG
07USEUBRUSSELS3352EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE FOR ALBANIA TOXIC
[...] (SBU) We raised concerns regarding hazardous waste cleanup in Albania (reftel) with Dirk Lange, European Commission (EC) Unit Chief for Albania, and Jose Castrillo, EC Desk Officer for Albania, November 14. We urged the EC to implement plans, particularly at the Fier and Rubik sites. In addi [...]
2007-11-16 16:09:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CWC EAID SENV EUN NATO AL
07USEUBRUSSELS3417WIREC 2008: EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS,
[...] (U) Summary: On November 20, 2007 ESToffs met with DG Environment to discuss preparations for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),March 4-6, 2008 in Washington. DG Environment is interested in participating in the EU delegation and queried about the possibility [...]
2007-11-29 15:23:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EPET SENV EU
07USEUBRUSSELS3473RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE EU/EC PARTICPATION IN THE UN
[...] (C) PolOff presented points (reftel) December 7 to Morten Knudsen of the European Council's UN and International Law Unit. Knudsen emphasized that the Council and the Commission are in no way looking to expand their influence within the PBC, that they are not seeking either voting privilege [...]
2007-12-07 16:53:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRS UNGA UNSC ECOSOC EUN PO UN
07USEUBRUSSELS3488EU TREATY OF LISBON - THE ROAD AHEAD
[...] (SBU) When EU leaders clink champagne glasses over the Treaty of Lisbon on December 13, the mood will be celebratory. Do not be deceived, however: in many ways, the real work and political maneuvering will be just beginning. Over the next year, the member states and institutions will have the [...]
2007-12-12 11:31:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN PGOV PHUM ECIN PBTS
07USEUBRUSSELS3511U.S. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS AND JUSTICE
[...] (C) Summary. The EU Police Mission in Afghanistan is deeply interested in working closely with the U.S. The EUPOL mission was delayed in its deployment by internal procurement difficulties, but these have been resolved and vehicles and equipment should be delivered by January. The EUPOL mis [...]
2007-12-14 16:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN AF
07USEUBRUSSELS520EUROPEAN UNION SUPPORT FOR AMISOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission is apparently softening its preconditions for releasing the 15 million euros it has earmarked to support the African Union in establishing the AMISOM peacekeeping mission. The Council of the European Union is looking favorably at the specific AU request f [...]
2007-02-15 10:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO
07USEUBRUSSELS536EU AGREES ON ACCESS TO POLICE DATABASES FOR
[...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 agreed to incorporate into the EU legal order the main provisions of the Treaty of Pr|m relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (issues coming under the so- called "third pillar") with the exception [...]
2007-02-16 11:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KCRM RS EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS712CONTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MICHAEL C. MOZUR
[...] POST REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL C. MOZUR, DEPUTY SPECIAL COORDINATOR OF THE STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE, TO TRAVEL TO SKOPJE ON MARCH 7, 2007 TO PARTICIPATE AT THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE MEETING ON MARCH 7 AND 8 IN SKOPJE. MOZUR HAS PROVIDED [...]
2007-03-05 12:31:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL EUN MK
07USEUBRUSSELS756IWD: WOMEN DRIVING EU JOB GROWTH BUT STILL
[...] SUMMARY. In a paper submitted to EU leaders on March 8 (International Women's Day),the EU Commission said three out of four new jobs created in the EU were now being taken by women. However, the report also showed women in the EU continue to be employed less Q and paid less Q than men. EN [...]
2007-03-08 08:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ESOC KWMN PGOV EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS827REFUGEE RETURNS IN EASTERN CONGO: A JOINT US-EU
[...] Summary: A joint USG-European Union assessment team composed of US representatives from PRM and OFDA traveled throughout Katanga and South Kivu provinces in January, finding a basic level of peace and stability, but continued sporadic human rights abuses perpetrated primarily by security force [...]
2007-03-13 09:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EU BE
07USEUBRUSSELS90EU POLITICAL UNIT UNWILLING TO PRESS ALGERIA ON
[...] (C) Refugee Officer delivered talking points (Ref A) on Jan. 11 to Manfredo Fanti, Deputy Head of Unit for the Mahgreb at the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),urging the EU to press the Government of Algeria and Polisario to allow UNHCR to conduct a cen [...]
2007-01-11 17:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM AG BE
07USNATO101NATO/MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI HEARS ALLIES' CONCERNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Macedonian PM Gruevski told NATO's North Atlantic Council on February 14 that he was committed to implementing the reforms necessary to secure a membership invitation from NATO at its 2008 Summit. Allies offered solid support for Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic course, but expressed [...]
2007-02-15 16:47:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PGOV MK
07USNATO103EAPC DISCUSSES KOSOVO, PARTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 14
[...] (SBU) The U.S. and UK responded forcefully to Serbian and Russian objections to UN Envoy Ahtisaari's formula for Kosovo's final status at the February 14 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) session. Ambassadors discussed the outcomes of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Planning Symposium [...]
2007-02-16 13:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
07USNATO105(C) WELCOME FOR NSA STEPHEN J. HADLEY, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) USNATO warmly welcomes the visit of National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley and delegation to Brussels February 21, 2007 for meetings at NATO and the European Union. The overall control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work: 32-(0)2-724-3136, fax: [...]
2007-02-16 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL NATO EUN AF AMGT
07USNATO109NSA HADLEY TALKS TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley discussed a wide range of strategic issues with NATO Allies on February 21, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, new U.S. efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, and relations with Russia. Mr. Hadley's visit comes as Europe [...]
2007-02-22 13:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL WEU RU
07USNATO110NSA HADLEY'S 21 FEBRUARY DISCUSSION WITH NATO SYG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: De Hoop Scheffer described European weakness as playing out in Allies, approaches to Afghanistan (lack of unity of purpose),Russia (desire not to rock the boat),and missile defense (ditto). Mr. Hadley pressed the SYG to have ISAF do more on counternarcotics, and an augmented [...]
2007-02-22 15:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU NATO
07USNATO111AHTISAARI COMES TO NATO AND OUTLINES WAY FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 16, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, (UNSEK) Martti Ahtisaari updated the NAC and non-NATO KFOR troop contributors on the Kosovo status process and his vision for the way forward. Ahtisaari said that prospects for a negotiated settlement by both sides were exhausted. Th [...]
2007-02-23 08:38:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO112AFGHANISTAN: INFORMAL MEETING OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -Force Generation: RC/S missions agreed that there was a general lack of clarity on just what CJSOR shortfalls remained post Seville, and several RC-S allies intend to ask the SYG for a clear list from SHAPE. Canada and the UK noted progress on the sensitive issue of bringing t [...]
2007-02-23 12:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MASS KPAO AF JA
07USNATO113UPDATE ON NATO-QATAR TALKS ON STATUS OF ISAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High level discussions between Qatar's military and NATO on the future of ISAF's support to the Coalition Air Operations Center (CAOC) at al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar are back on track after a number of miscommunications. However, the overall prospect for this dialogue is still fra [...]
2007-02-23 12:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO REL PTER QA XF
07USNATO115NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT FEBRUARY 21, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG proposes two steps to advance NATO's Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault reported on ISAF manning issues and detailed recent Taliban movements in country. Canadian PermRep informed the Council that his govern [...]
2007-02-23 16:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO117QATAR REQUESTS NATO PERSONNEL DEPART BY 4 MARCH
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. see para. 3. 2.(C) Summary: Qatari Ambassador to Belgium al-Dosari met with NATO D/SYG Ambassador Minuto Rizzo February 22 and hand delivered a Note Verbale (see para. 6) reporting that the presence of NATO personnel at al-Udeid Airbase would be illegal a [...]
2007-02-23 19:24:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF
07USNATO121RFG: SOURCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE CHAIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE. When agreeing the establishment of the NATO Office of Resources (NOR),the NAC tasked the Senior Resource Board (SRB) to review the source of the Infrastructure Committee (IC) chairman. Mission recommends agreement to a national chair, in lieu of the cur [...]
2007-02-26 13:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO123USNATO WELCOME FOR MODERN INSURGENCY TEAM FEBRUARY
[...] USNATO, in conjunction with USEU welcomes the visit of the Modern Insurgency Team February 27-March 2, 2007 for meetings at NATO and the European Union. The USNATO control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work:(32-2) 724-3136, fax:(32-2) 724-3421. He can [...]
2007-02-26 15:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMARR OTRA PREL NATO PINS BEXP GM
07USNATO124USNATO WELCOME FOR THOMAS J. BRENNAN FEBRUARY
[...] Mission welcomes Thomas Brennan for meetings at NATO. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Kelly Magsamen work tel:(32)2-724-3145. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Accommodations have been confirmed for Mr. Brennan arriving February 28-departing Marc [...]
2007-02-27 09:51:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA NATO BE EU
07USNATO126USNATO WELCOME FOR JOHN B. BELLINGER AND JOSHUA
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John Bellinger and Joshua Dorosin for meetings at NATO and USEU. Control officer for the NATO visit is USNATO Political Officer, Kelly Magsamen work tel:(32)2-724-3145. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Accommodations have been confirmed by USEU via e [...]
2007-02-27 14:08:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA NATO BE EU
07USNATO128AMBASSADOR NULAND UPDATES NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C) NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer complained to Ambassador Nuland on February 27 that, prior to his meeting with National Security Advisor Hadley on February 21, he had not been briefed on possible U.S. participation in the EU,s ESDP mission for Kosovo. The SYG expressed concern that [...]
2007-02-28 17:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO KCRM PREL MOPS UNMIK YI
07USNATO129WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING MARCH 7-8, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Shirley Grosner to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-01 10:27:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO131QATAR-NATO SHOWDOWN OVER AIR OPERATIONS
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance - see para. 5. 2.(C) Summary: A senior Qatari Air Force officer told NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) Robert Simmons in Brussels on March 1 that Qatar would assert full jurisdiction over NATO personnel in the ISAF liaison group working at the [...]
2007-03-01 18:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR QA XF
07USNATO132WELCOME FOR EUR/RPM DEPUTY BRENT HARTLEY, MARCH
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes EUR/RPM Deputy Mr. Brent Hartley to Brussels for consultations March 5-7, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-02 08:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO135MACEDONIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USNATO
[...] Request country clearance for the following USNATO team members invited to accompany the NATO International Staff Ministerial Task Force Planning Team on a visit to Ohrid, Macedonia from March 12 to March 16, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings and site visits lead by the D [...]
2007-03-02 11:56:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT NATO
07USNATO136MISSILE DEFENSE: ANSWERS PROVIDED TO RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides answers to 11 written questions on U.S. Missile Defense (MD) plans, drafted by the Russian Mission to NATO, which were answered by Lt Gen Obering, Director, Missile Defense Agency, at a NATO-Russia Council meeting on February 28, 2007. While the Russian que [...]
2007-03-02 15:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL RU
07USNATO137NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT FEBRUARY 28, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG announced 7,000 soldiers force generated since the Riga Summit, and that he intends to invite SACEUR to brief the NAC soon. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) stressed the importance of the on-going negotiations with Qatar regarding the statu [...]
2007-03-02 16:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO138NAC-PSC DISCUSSES EU-NATO COORDINATION IN KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the February 26 NAC-PSC on Bosnia, NAC and PSC Ambassadors (with Cypriot and Maltese representatives present) met "informally" to discuss NATO/EU coordination in Kosovo. Both NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer and EU High Representative/SYG Solana called for close co [...]
2007-03-02 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO139NATO-QATAR TALKS FAIL, ALLIES PACKING BAGS TO LEAVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 17:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS QA
07USNATO140NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES STILL GRAPPLING WITH MEANING
[...] (S/NF) Allied PermReps and the Russian Ambassador sought to clear the air from the Munich Conference in the Feb. 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The Russian delegation has stated repeatedly that Putin's speech in Munich gives us a road-map for future frank discussions at the NRC. Poland, UK, an [...]
2007-03-02 18:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO144WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS MARCH 8, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Mark Shepard to Brussels for the March 8 Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. A [...]
2007-03-06 11:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO146ISAF LIAISON GROUP TO STAY IN QATAR ANOTHER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 17:49:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO147NATO-ASIA TIES STRENGTHENING THROUGH ISAF
[...] (C) Recent exchanges between NATO and Japan, Korea, and China illustrate the rapid enhancement of practical cooperation through the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. NATO's A/SYG Erdmann is visiting Tokyo the week of March 5, while NATO is expected to fin [...]
2007-03-06 18:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL JA KS CH XB
07USNATO148NATO/GEORGIA: NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING
[...] (U) Below is the text of a report distributed to NATO Allies by the NATO Secretary-General on his February 27 meeting with Georgian President Saakashvili at NATO Headquarters. 2. (C) Begin Text: President Saakashvili visited Brussels from 26-27 February 2007 for meetings with NATO and t [...]
2007-03-07 17:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS GG
07USNATO149NATO SYG ACCEPTS APRIL 4 DINNER INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 17:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL
07USNATO15NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 10, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG focuses Allies on upcoming NATO foreign and defense ministerials, agrees to Ambassador Nuland,s suggestion to invite Afghan FM Spanta to meet ISAF Foreign Ministers on January 26, while delaying a decision on inviting the EU, UN, and World Bank to the ministe [...]
2007-01-12 12:34:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO150AU PSC COMMISSIONER DJINNIT ADDRESSES THE NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a disappointing March 2 address to the NAC, African Union Peace and Security Council Commissioner Said Djinnit said the AU "highly appreciated" support received from NATO, including assistance with airlift, capacity building, and "important" lessons learned training, and wel [...]
2007-03-07 17:23:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS NATO PREL AU SU UN
07USNATO151RFG ON MISSILE DEFENSE: NATO SCHEDULES
[...] (C) At the NATO PermReps March 6 luncheon, PermReps agreed to a U.S. proposal to hold two meetings on April 19 on Missile Defense, reinforced by experts from capitals. The first meeting would be in NAC/Reinforced (NAC/R) format and a second in NATO-Russia Council/Reinforced (NRC/R) format to [...]
2007-03-07 18:17:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL RU
07USNATO152NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 7, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: PermReps and SYG discussed apparent failure to pre-brief the NAC on Operation Achilles, launch with many parties expressing frustration and disappointment. SYG promised to take this issue of poor communication up with SACEUR. The SHAPE Operations Director MG S [...]
2007-03-08 07:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO160WELCOME TO USNATO FOR AMB ERIC EDELMAN AND
[...] USNATO welcomes the visit of Ambassador Eric Edelman and delegation to Brussels March 11-12,2007 for meetings at NATO. The overall control officer for this visit is Defense Advisor LTC James Luke, work: (32-2) 724-3170, Cell: (32) 476-990-820 assisted by USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockr [...]
2007-03-09 17:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALASEC OTRA NATO AF PK BE
07USNATO161USNATO SUPPORTS CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 14:33:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO MARR MASS NATO PGOV PREL EU GM PL CZ RS
07USNATO165AFGHAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT ASKS NAC FOR SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a March 12 coffee with Permreps the Speaker of Afghanistan,s Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament)Yanus Qanuni challenged NATO to provide a long-term commitment to Afghanistan. He said the Afghan Parliament and people did not want NATO and international military force [...]
2007-03-14 11:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL PTER AF PK
07USNATO167WELCOME HLTF MARCH 21-23, 2007 TO NATO
[...] Mission welcomes Karin Look, Larry Schultz, Jennifer Laurendeau, Sharon White, Jeffrey Gibbs, James Starkey, Christopher Beecroft, Powell Moore, and Stephen Olejasz to USNATO for HLTF meetings March 21-23. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC AADP NATO OSCE PARM
07USNATO169WELCOME FOR NATO EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP COMMITTEE
[...] Mission welcomes Anita Friedt, Michelle Azevedo, and Paul Iarrobino to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:21:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO170IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN/MISSILE DEFENSE: USD/P EDELMAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, and Deputy National Security Advisor Meghan O'Sullivan briefed Allied PermReps on the latest U.S. thinking on Iraq, Afghanistan, and missile defense in a coffee session at USNATO on [...]
2007-03-15 15:54:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ
07USNATO172NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 15:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO177NATO/VCC: MARCH 8 VCC EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: After the U.S. representative executed guidance, the experts agreed (ad ref for Germany, whose representative agreed but stated that he had to go back to Berlin for full approval) that revision 2 of reference B would focus in Annex 1 of table B as directly answering the tasking, [...]
2007-03-20 09:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO178DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING, MARCH 8,
[...] (U) Summary: The Data Management Expert Group (DMEG) met on March 8, 2007. Italy, Spain, and Romania introduced new representatives, and the Chair reported on staff activity since the January meeting. After reviewing the status of the NCFS and VERITY XXI for the current CFE, the group focused [...]
2007-03-20 11:12:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE
07USNATO181NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 1, 2007, Ms. Laura Gross, Director, Counterproliferation Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discussed Streng [...]
2007-03-20 15:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO183NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 21 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 18:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO186DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RELEASE OF TALIBAN PRISONERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Anticipating reftel A, Ambassador Nuland, during the March 21 North Atlantic Council meeting, joined the UK in criticizing the evident Taliban-for-hostage exchange in the release of kidnapped Italian journalist Mastrogiacomo. She also raised the issue separately with SYG de Hoo [...]
2007-03-22 14:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREF PTER PREL AF IT
07USNATO187DUTCH AT NATO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AUSSIE SOF
[...] (S) Dutch Ambassador to NATO, Herman Schaper, predicted March 20 that all issues related to the deployment of additional Australian SOF to Oruzgan province would be satisfactorily resolved March 21-22 during Dutch-Aussie CHOD talks in the Hague. Schaper confirmed that the Netherlands prefers [...]
2007-03-22 14:32:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PINS PREL MARR AF AS NL
07USNATO188RFG: NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH BELARUS AND UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) NATO's Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) has sought political advice from the International Staff (I.S.),urging Allies to agree to invite Belarusian and Uzbekistani Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and Foreign and Defense Ministers to upcoming CHOD and Ministerial meetings of the Euro-Atl [...]
2007-03-22 17:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR BO UZ
07USNATO189RFG: HOSTAGE TAKING IN AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 3. 2. (C) As previewed in reftels, the Secretary General has placed the issue of hostage taking in Afghanistan on the agenda of the 3:30 p.m. Permanent Representatives' coffee on March 27. Specifically, he wishes to examine impl [...]
2007-03-23 16:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREF PTER PREL AF
07USNATO19EAPC PLAYS A FULL HOUSE: FIRST MEETING AT 49 ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nuland provided the January 10 Ambassadorial Session of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) with a meaty preview of President Bush,s address on the way forward on Iraq, based on an oral briefing provided by the NSC. EAPC Ambassadors welcomed the gesture to bring real [...]
2007-01-16 12:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
07USNATO190WELCOME FOR NATO NRC AMBASSADORIAL MEETING AND
[...] Mission welcomes Donna A. Phelan, James Starkey, Jon Errickson, and Adam Xavier to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support will be provided by [...]
2007-03-23 16:18:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO191NATO/GEORGIA: ALLIES PRAISE GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. NATO Allies unanimously praised Georgia's restrained response to the March 11 attacks in the Kodori Gorge (ref A) during a March 21 Political Committee meeting at NATO Headquarters. Allies commended Georgia for turning to the UN-led Joint Fact Finding Group, which [...]
2007-03-23 16:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL GG RS NATO
07USNATO192APPROACHING NATO ON KOSOVO EU RULE OF LAW MISSION
[...] Per Reftel, USNATO distributed to delegations and the Secretary General on March 22 the points provided on possible SIPDIS U.S. participation in the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. The points were distributed as a non-paper, in order to provide them to PermReps as soon as possible prior to [...]
2007-03-23 16:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO199U/S BURNS URGES NATO UNITY ON NO TRADES FOR
[...] (C) Anticipating reftel, U/S Nick Burns raised top line points on the need for NATO unity against trading for hostages during the NAC/Reinforced on March 27. Canada, Norway and the UK joined him. 2. (C) Following bilateral consultations in Rome on March 29, Ambassador Nuland will pursue t [...]
2007-03-27 16:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR
07USNATO209NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 28, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A NAC-Reinforced at Political Directors, level on Afghanistan and Kosovo took place March 27, and a U.S./UK counternarcotics briefing to the NAC in ISAF format occurred just prior to the March 28 regular NAC meeting, (both NACs reported septels). As a result, the regular March [...]
2007-03-28 17:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO218VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...]
2007-03-30 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO227NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL ARMS CONTROL DISCUSSION, MARCH
[...] (C) Summary: In the NATO-Russia Council arms control discussion on March 29, 2007, Russian Ambassador Totskiy claimed that Russia "did not know what it needs to do" to get NATO to ratify the Adapted CFE (A/CFE),and asked for a list of outstanding Russian "debts" related to ratification. All [...]
2007-04-04 09:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO228ARMENIA'S IPAP IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BRINGS HIGH
[...] (C) Armenian Defense Minister Sargsyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian told NATO Permanent Representatives that the first year's implementation of an Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO had yielded benefits far beyond the security sector. They credited the IPAP process [...]
2007-04-04 14:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL AR
07USNATO229U.S., UK BRIEF ISAF CONTRIBUTORS ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a joint briefing to the North Atlantic Council and ISAF troop contributors, INL/PDAS and Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, and Head of the FCO's Afghan Drugs Interdepartmental Unit Peter Holland described the narco [...]
2007-04-04 15:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07USNATO230NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 4, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Note: The April 4 exchange of views on the spring 2007 assessment of Armenia,s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) reported reftel. -- Afghanistan: NAC agrees to task NMAs for advice on how to support EU police mission. International organizations meet more regularl [...]
2007-04-05 07:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO237RFG - OSLO NRC MINISTERIAL TASKING AND 2007 NRC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 16:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL RS
07USNATO241WELCOME TO NATO FOR A/S JOHN ROOD AND SENIOR
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary, and Mr. Hugh A. Amundson, Senior Advisor, Bureau of International Security and Non proliferation to USNATO on April 17-21, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer Reece Smyth. Office: (32)2-724-3268 Fax: (32)2- [...]
2007-04-12 10:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
07USNATO247RFG: ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF MILITARY AND CIVIL
[...] (C) The Senior Resource Board (SRB) and Advisory Group of Financial Counsellors (AGFC) will jointly meet in Brussels on April 20 to elect a new national dual-hatted chair of the Military Budget Committee (MBC) and Civil Budget Committee (CBC),agenda at Ref A. Four nations have candidates run [...]
2007-04-13 14:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO248WELCOME TO NATO FOR STEVEN RUSHEN MAY 6-12
[...] Mission welcomes INR Analyst, Mr. Steven Rushen to NATO for meetings on May 9-11. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel reservatio [...]
2007-04-13 15:07:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA POL EU BE
07USNATO250RFG: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD APRIL 19 & 20 PLENARY
[...] (C) The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting in Brussels on April 19 and 20, will consider the International Staff (IS) draft of the 2008 to 2012 Medium Term Resource Plan and endorsement of the capability package (CP) for logistics information system services. The Board will hear status repo [...]
2007-04-16 11:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO252NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed Implementation of the Co [...]
2007-04-17 09:55:00Mission USNATOSECRETMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO254WELCOME TO AMBASSADOR RODOLPHE M. VALLEE APRIL
[...] Mission welcomes Ambassador Vallee to USNATO for meetings and consultations. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Per email, hotel rese [...]
2007-04-19 07:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT LO BE
07USNATO256WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS APRIL 24,
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Jon Erickson to Brussels for the April 24 for the Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476- [...]
2007-04-19 12:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO257RECOMMENDED DRAFT OSLO NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL
[...] (C) Following today's NATO-Russia-reinforced meeting on Missile Defense, USNATO strongly recommends that we try to negotiate a NATO-Russia Council (NRC) agreed statement for release after the Oslo Foreign Ministers' NRC meeting on April 29. The following draft text for the April 29 Oslo NATO- [...]
2007-04-19 16:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO
07USNATO259U.S. NON-PAPER ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH
[...] The following is the text of the non-paper provided to Russia on April 17 in Moscow. It was distributed to Allies during meetings on April 19. It was not distributed to partners, other than Russia. Begin text: NON-PAPER ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA The United States is [...]
2007-04-20 14:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF MOPS NATO MARR
07USNATO263ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 19, Senior U.S. Defense and State, officials briefed the North Atlantic Council on U.S. plans to counter the threat to Europe and North America posed by the Iranian and DPRK missile programs. The briefers emphasized our willingness to be transparent with Allies, make our [...]
2007-04-23 16:47:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO
07USNATO264NATO-RUSSIA: MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE PLAYING OUT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 20th meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced with missile defense (MD) experts demonstrated again the U.S. commitment to transparency with our NATO allies and with Russia on our MD plans, while the Russians focused on trying to paint the U.S. proposed system [...]
2007-04-23 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO265MISSILE DEFENSE: A/S ROOD CONSULTS WITH CZECH,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the April 19 meetings at NATO HQ on Missile Defense (reftels),Assistant Secretary Rood briefed his Czech, Polish, French and German counterparts on his April 17 meetings in Moscow and the U.S. offer of Cooperation across the full spectrum of missile defense act [...]
2007-04-23 17:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL CZ PL RU
07USNATO266HLTF MEETING MARCH 22, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite determined efforts by the U.S. and many other Allies, Germany derailed agreement at the March 22 High-level Task Force (HLTF) on the text of a NATO paper on cross-group stationing of forces under the CFE Treaty. Most allies, in particular Turkey, Greece, Norway, Bulgaria [...]
2007-04-24 07:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO268REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON GREEK AMENDMENTS LINKING
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Negotiations among NATO Allies over the text of the 2006-2007 report on Macedonia's progress under the Membership Action Plan (MAP) hit an impasse April 24 over Greek amendments that link the dispute over Macedonia' [...]
2007-04-25 12:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO GR MK
07USNATO270NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 25, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: NAC discussed &whither a NATO common hostage policy?8 and alleged Afghan mistreatment of detainees. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the NAC on NATO training support to the ANA and his recent trip to Pakistan. D/SYG urged the NAC to find a way ah [...]
2007-04-25 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PTER AF
07USNATO272REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on April 19 and 20, elected a new chairman of the Board and agreed on plans of action for a variety of NATO programs. The following topics were considered and discussed: logistics information system Capability Package (CP),the Afghanistan [...]
2007-04-27 05:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO274USNATO RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MOD NATO PERSPECTIVES
[...] (C) We appreciated receiving reftel and congratulate Embassy Tel Aviv and EUCOM for engaging with the MOD on the subject of Israel's cooperation with NATO. That engagement showed that there is apparently some confusion amongst GOI officials about the nature of its relationship with NATO. We [...]
2007-04-27 13:48:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL IS
07USNATO279NATO-RUSSIA: MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE PLAYING OUT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19th meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced with missile defense (MD) experts demonstrated again the U.S. commitment to transparency with our NATO allies and with Russia on our MD plans, while the Russians focused on trying to paint the U.S. proposed system [...]
2007-05-02 08:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO282NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 2, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Allegations of civilian deaths near Herat seized PermReps, attention as the U.S. and Spain push for NATO to develop a response to such allegations. SHAPE focused attention on increased enemy suicide attacks and the need to counter increasing IED attacks, includi [...]
2007-05-02 16:45:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO284RESPONSE TO COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE: FOREIGN
[...] U.S. Mission NATO welcomes the visit of Mr. Richard L. Prosen to conduct consultations with USNATO and NATO International Staff in Brussels, May 9-11, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations have been requested at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel for arrival on May 9, 2007. 3. U.S. Mission POC: [...]
2007-05-03 13:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OSCE OTRA PREL PL BE
07USNATO285WELCOME TO NATO FOR THOMAS A. LYNCH, JR. MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Foreign Policy Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff, Thomas Lynch to NATO for consultations May 13-17, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Robert Kemp, work tel:(32)2-724-3487 cell: (32) 0494.54.55.58 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-05-03 13:56:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA BE
07USNATO29NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 17, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The NAC agreed to invite UN, EU, World Bank, Japan, and South Korea to January 26 Foreign Ministerial session on Afghanistan with troop contributors and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta. The SYG will invite Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak to Seville meeting of [...]
2007-01-19 08:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO295NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 9, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Note: The NAC began with an exchange of views with Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Milososki and Minister of Defense Elenovski on progress made in the context of the Membership Action Plan; reporting on this exchange to follow by septel. End Note. -- Afghanistan: SYG d [...]
2007-05-10 12:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO299WELCOME JOHN ERATH AND PAUL BROTZEN TO NATO MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John F. Erath, EUR/SCE Deputy Director, and LTC Paul C. Brotzen, EUR/RPM Policy Officer for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Greg Shaffer, work tel:(32)2-724-3383 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Admin. support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel r [...]
2007-05-11 13:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASCE NATO OTRA AU BE EUN GM SI UK
07USNATO300WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF, NRC(ACE),AND VCC TEAM
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF, NRC(ACE),and VCC meetings, May 15-18. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-05-11 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO302SPAIN RAISES OEF-ISAF COORDINATION WITH ANTO
[...] (S) Spanish PermRep Benavides, on instructions, raised with PermReps coordination between Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in connection with recent military operations in western Afghanistan. Emphasizing the impact that collateral damage h [...]
2007-05-14 10:01:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO304ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]
2007-05-14 16:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO305ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]
2007-05-15 06:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO306ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]
2007-05-15 08:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO308COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate May 14 meetings at NATO HQ with Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and NATO Permanent Representatives, Counselor Cohen discussed NATO's role in Afghanistan, as well as general challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the need to address them in an integrat [...]
2007-05-16 16:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
07USNATO309NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 16, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Kosovo: During the NAC, the Turks forcefully drew a line in the sand, linking acceptance of the Transition Directive to acceptable language on NATO/EU relations and to the submission of the Technical Arrangements for NAC approval. -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Mili [...]
2007-05-16 17:47:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO315ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' MAY 8 COUNTERNARCOTICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate May 8 meetings at NATO HQ with select Permanent Representatives and Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto-Rizzo, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters highlighted the role that security and good governance play in reducing poppy cu [...]
2007-05-18 15:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR SNAR AF PK
07USNATO316ALLIES POSITIVELY ASSESS GEORGIA'S PROGRESS, PUSH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 16 meeting to review Georgia's progress in implementing reforms over the last year, Georgian Foreign Minister Bezhuashvili told the North Atlantic Council that Georgia's democratic reforms were moving ahead swiftly and that Georgia would like to move into NATO's Me [...]
2007-05-18 15:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GG
07USNATO319DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES DARFUR,
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 16 meeting with NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer, Deputy Secretary Negroponte said the U.S. is considering new sanctions to raise pressure on the Sudanese government to accept the AU/UN "hybrid" force for Darfur, and pushing rebel groups to sign the Darfu [...]
2007-05-21 08:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO320NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-21 16:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO321NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-22 08:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO324A/S FRIED BRIEFS NATO PERMREPS ON SECRETARY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 Assistant Secretary Fried told NATO PermReps that US-Russian relations, Kosovo, and the internal Russian political climate were the principal subjects of the Secretary's discussions with President Putin, FM Lavrov, and others in Moscow. The Russians took on board the [...]
2007-05-23 06:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR XB
07USNATO329ACTION REQUEST: PROPOSED NATO STUDY ON CLUSTER
[...] (C) USNATO acknowledges receipt of Ref regarding a Proposed NATO Study on Cluster Munitions. Following consultations with SHAPE and the U.S. Military Delegation to NATO, USNATO recomQnds that Qe USG does not formally request a NATO study on cluster munitions. USNATO feels that initiating su [...]
2007-05-24 14:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO330NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 24, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) noted SACEUR,s letter to PermReps regarding the start of Operation Adalat. The D/CMC also highlighted recent offers of additional Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLTs),but stressed that these offers ar [...]
2007-05-25 06:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO332WELCOME TO NATO FOR STAFFDEL KENNETH MYERS, MAY
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. Kenneth Myers to NATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Peter Chisholm, work tel:(32)2-724-3384, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. USEU Control Officer is USEU Political Officer M [...]
2007-05-25 12:06:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN FR BR
07USNATO334WELCOME TO NATO FOR MAY 29, 2007 EWG-R MEETINGS
[...] Mission welcomes Anita Friedt, Michelle Azevedo and Paul Iarrobino to USNATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2- [...]
2007-05-25 13:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA
07USNATO337HLTF MEETING MAY 16, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 16 HLTF meeting focused on CFE-related comments in Russian President Putin's April 26 statement and the positive steps the Alliance should take in response. The U.S. delegation was led by DOS/VCI DAS Karin L. Look. Allies concluded that NATO should continue to send a [...]
2007-05-25 15:17:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO338PM BERISHA MAKES ALBANIA'S CASE FOR NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Albanian Prime Minister Berisha told a May 24 meeting of the North Atlantic Council that Albania had made tangible progress in meeting NATO's membership standards and he was confident Albania would be ready to receive an invitation to join the Alliance in 2008. Allies sent a c [...]
2007-05-25 15:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AL
07USNATO340MAY 16 NRC(ACE): RUSSIA EXPLAINS CFE MORATORIUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Representative to the CFE Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Mikhail Ulyanov, used the May 16 NATO-Russia Council's Arms Control Experts (NRC(ACE)) meeting to try to explain the rationale for President Putin's April 26 threat to declare a moratorium on Russian implementation [...]
2007-05-25 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO342REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (U) Please see request for guidance by OOB Friday in para 3. 2. (C) NATO D/ASG Bob Simmons concluded two days of talks with Qatari BG Abdullah Juman Al-Hamad May 30 on the status of NATO personnel assigned to the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Qatar's Al-Udeid Airbase. Key issue [...]
2007-05-30 16:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR QA
07USNATO345WELCOME TO MICHELLE AZEVEDO FOR JUNE 5, 2007 NAC
[...] Mission welcomes Michelle Azevedo to USNATO. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel reservations have been confirmed at the Jolly Sablon, Bodenbroeck 2, 100 [...]
2007-05-31 12:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA
07USNATO346WELCOME FOR SENATOR WILLIAM NELSON AND TRAVELING
[...] Mission welcomes The Honorable William Nelson and traveling party June 3-4, 2007. Control officers for the visit are USNATO Political Officer Robert Kemp, Office Tel:(32)2-724-3125, Cell: (32) 0494.54.55.58, Fax: (32)2-724-3421 and Col. Brian Murtha, USMC, Special Assistant to the Commander [...]
2007-05-31 14:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO US
07USNATO348NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 30 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) reported that Operation &Adalat8 in northern Kandahar has been delayed and that the Theater Task Force has been redeployed to Operation Achilles to maintain security in the Sangin area. Ambassador Nuland po [...]
2007-06-01 08:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO351CFE: VCC AND VCC EXPERTS' MEETINGS, MAY 16, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 16 VCC and VCC experts' meetings: a. The U.S. announced an upcoming Vienna Document inspection in Sweden during the time a Swedish exercise below Vienna Document thresholds will be conducted; b. Experts agreed to attempt to hold a NATO Vienna Document course in Cen [...]
2007-06-04 14:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO352WELCOME FOR JUNE 12-13, 2007 NATO MANPADS
[...] U.S. Mission to NATO welcomes the visit of Lisa Benthien, Herman Rediess, and Frank Diaz for the purpose of attending the Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Conference. The control officer for this visit is Political Officer Mr. Tom Underwood, work:(32-2)724-3142, fax:(32-2)724-3421. H [...]
2007-06-05 11:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC ALBE BE
07USNATO354WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF AND CFE MEETINGS, JUNE
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF and CFE meetings, June 6-8, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 13:04:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO355COUNTRY, THEATRE AND SPECIAL AREA CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] COUNTRY TO BE VISITED: TALLINN, ESTONIA, 18-20 JUNE 2007 2. PERSON TRAVELING: A. LT COL JOHN S. SHAPLAND, 585-31-7996, DEFENSE POLICY ADVISOR, USNATO GRADE: O-5 DOB: 18 APR 66; POB: CHAMPAIGN, IL PASSPORT: # 900475340, ISSUED 10 MAY 2006, EXP 31 OCT 2009, TYPE: DIPLOMATIC CLEARAN [...]
2007-06-06 13:06:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO
07USNATO356WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING JUNE 18-22, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Horacio Vignale to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 14:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO357NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 6 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG stated that force generation is a top priority for the Alliance in the run-up to the Defense Ministerial. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) briefed on: next steps in long-term Afghan National Army (ANA) training; support to ESDP police mission in Afgh [...]
2007-06-07 12:35:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO360CROATIAN PM SANADER RECEIVES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies indicated strong support for Croatia's NATO candidacy during a June 6 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with Croatian PM Sanader, but warned that Croatia should not lose momentum in its reform efforts. Allies focused on the need for Croatia to continue to make [...]
2007-06-11 06:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO HR
07USNATO362U.S. UPDATES NATO ALLIES ON MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Eric Edelman and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director LTG Obering met with Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer on June 5, and then informally with NATO PermReps, to update them on the status of U.S. Missile Defense (MD) plans in Europe, negotiations with Poland and [...]
2007-06-11 10:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL
07USNATO372U.S. PRESENTS MOLDOVA PKF ALTERNATIVES TO ALLIES
[...] (C) Summary: On 8 June, DAS Kramer presented to Allies the U.S. proposal on internationalizing the peacekeeping force in Moldova (REF A-C). Allies appeared interested in the proposal and engaged with a number of questions about how the force would be implemented. Following the meeting, an [...]
2007-06-15 08:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS RU MD
07USNATO373NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 13 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: --Afghanistan: The SYG discussed civilian casualties and the need for ISAF to do more on OMLTs and equipment support to the ANA. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault briefed on "modestly positive" force generation conference. SHAPE DCOS for Operations Major Gen [...]
2007-06-15 09:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO374WELCOME FOR EUR/RPM DEPUTY DIRECTOR EVA SHINAGEL
[...] U.S. Mission to NATO welcomes the visit of Eva Shinagel, EUR/RPM Deputy Director for the purpose of attending meetings. The control officer for this visit is Political Officer Mr. Peter Chisholm, work:(32-2)724-3384, fax:(32-2)724-3421. He can also be reached through the tri-mission switchbo [...]
2007-06-18 08:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NATO GM
07USNATO376REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON NATO MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) See para 3 request for guidance, due by OOB Brussels time, Wednesday June 20. 2. (U) NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer has issued SG(2007)0419 on the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Initiative Adoption of the NAMO Charter, under a silence that expires Wednesday, June 20, at 1 [...]
2007-06-19 16:38:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMARR NATO
07USNATO377WELCOME TO NATO FOR MATTHEW E. EWALD JUNE 20-23
[...] Mission welcomes INR/EC Analyst, Mr. Matthew Ewald to NATO for meetings. Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Denise Corbin (32) 2-724-3226. 2. Hotel reservations hav [...]
2007-06-20 14:19:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EU BE
07USNATO378NATO'S BALKAN RESERVE FORCES
[...] (C) In response to Principals' recent questions, NATO currently has three Operational Reserve Forces (ORF) maneuver battalions (one German, one Italian, and one British) for the Balkans, in addition to a Strategic Reserve Forces (SRF) maneuver battalion (French). This information was briefed t [...]
2007-06-20 14:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS MARR
07USNATO380NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 20 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto Rizzo reviewed the June 14-15 Defense Ministerial. Allies expressed deep concerns over continuing civilian casualties, including the Spanish PermRep,s insinuation that ISAF,s targeting policy was not being adhered to. Amb [...]
2007-06-21 12:51:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO381WELCOME FOR NATO SGP MEETING JUNE 27-29, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes William Silkworth, C.S. Eliot Kang, Terry Godby, Michael Scott Davis, and Thomas A. Wuchte to Brussels for the June 27-29 meetings of the Senior Politico-Military Group on Proliferation (SGP). Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (3 [...]
2007-06-21 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO
07USNATO383RFG: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD JUNE 28 & 29 PLENARY
[...] (C) The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting in Brussels on June 28 and 29, will consider the draft of the 2008 to 2012 Medium Term Resource Plan (MTRP),the proposed funding policy for Pakistan's participation in NATO Training courses, and endorsement of the capability packages (CP) for deplo [...]
2007-06-22 14:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO384TERRORIST FINANCING/USNATO: DISRUPTING EXTERNAL
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Mission has continuously raised the importance of denying all sources of support to the Taliban, including financial support, with NATO and other foreign officials. The issue of illicit financial support to the Taliban is highlighted particularly starkly during dis [...]
2007-06-22 14:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NATO PREL
07USNATO386WELCOME FOR EDWARD SMITH JUNE 27-30, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes the visit of Edward Smith, Senior Advisor, South Central Asian Affairs Bureau to Brussels June 27-29. The overall control officer for this visit is USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockrell, work: 32.(0)2.724.3136, Cell: 32.(0)496.198.008. USEU point of contact is PolMil C [...]
2007-06-25 07:35:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFDB BE
07USNATO388WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF JUNE 28, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF meetings, June 27-28, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul and Denise Corbin(32)2-724- [...]
2007-06-25 14:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCFE NATO OSCE OTRA PARM PREL
07USNATO392NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 24 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed two Food-For-Thought [...]
2007-06-27 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO399WELCOME TO STAFFDEL TILLEMANN JULY 1-2, 2007.
[...] Mission welcomes Professional Staff Member, Tomicah Tillemann to Brussels for meetings at USEU and USNATO on July 2, 2007. USNATO Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Beverli DeWalt, work tel:(32)2-724-3239, fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Luc [...]
2007-06-29 13:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREG AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN BEXP ENRG GM RS
07USNATO405NAC-MOLDOVA CONSULTATIONS JULY 4 FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Molodvan FM Stratan and Acting DefMin Ion Coropcean consulted with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Moldova's Individual Partnership Action Plan July 4. NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer said that Moldova had made a good start, but strategic concepts still needed to be defined to guide the mor [...]
2007-07-05 05:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR KCFE NATO ML
07USNATO408REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING JUN 28 & 29, 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on June 28 and 29, endorsed the Capability Package (CP) for Vital Security Projects for NATO Command Facilities and agreed on plans of action for a variety of resource issues. The following topics were considered: CP for Deployable Ground Based [...]
2007-07-09 06:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO409NATO/HLTF MEETING, JUNE 28 2007
[...] (C) Summary. The all-day HLTF June 28 was focused on both assessing the Extraordinary Conference June 12-15, 2007 and preparing to deal with the likelihood that Russia may soon trigger a 150 day countdown to suspension of performance of its CFE obligations or (less likely) of Russia,s su [...]
2007-07-10 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO410 NATO-UKRAINE COUNCIL MARKS TENTH ANNIVERSARY JULY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, the 27 members of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) met in Ambassadorial session at NATO headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership which established the NUC. Allies commended Ukraine's contributions to [...]
2007-07-11 16:02:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO UP
07USNATO412NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JULY 11 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Spring 2007 Periodic Mission Review (PMR) is under NAC silence; Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) notes that NMAs are working on strategic metrics of ISAF effectiveness; IMS briefs continued high levels of OMF activity in RC-South and RC-East; Ambassadors [...]
2007-07-12 12:09:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO426OSCE SYG, EAPC AMBS SEEK SYNERGY AND COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut exchanged views with EAPC Ambassadors July 11 on increasing cooperation between the two overlapping organizations. He summarized ongoing OSCE operations, emphasized areas of commonality with the EAPC, and endorsed closer interaction (wit [...]
2007-07-25 17:19:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL NATO OSCE EAPC
07USNATO428NETHERLANDS REDUCTION IN SUPPORT TO ISAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under instructions Dutch Charge Van Der Werff and Col Tack (Dutch MilRep,s Office) met with Ambassador Nuland on 25 July to foreshadow a GONL decision to reduce by approximately one third their force presence in Urugzan in 2008. While no final decisions have been made, Van Der We [...]
2007-07-26 09:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL AF NL
07USNATO430NRC: RUSSIA DISCOUNTS IRANIAN THREAT AND OFFERS
[...] (S) Summary: In the July 25 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Russian MFA Director of Disarmament Antonov and LTG Buzinskiy gave lengthy presentations on Russia's offer to the United States on missile defense (MD) cooperation in a transparent attempt to drive wedges within the Alliance. The [...]
2007-07-26 15:05:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MARR RU
07USNATO431JULY 17 MEETING OF THE VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and experts met on July 17. Regarding the food-for-thought (FFT) paper (Ref A) on coordinating Vienna Document (VD) inspections, consensus could not be reached due to German objections. There was much unfocused discussion over ho [...]
2007-07-27 15:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO433NRC/CFE: RUSSIA WANTS COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 15:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PARM PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO442NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 1 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) reported on a series of ISAF-related decisions in the Military Committee. The Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee briefed the Council again on the need for rotary wing capability for RC-South when th [...]
2007-08-01 16:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO445NATO/HLTF MEETING, JULY 26 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. The July 26 HLTF focused on discussion of what the Allies, game plan should be for achieving key CFE and related policy goals in the period prior to December 12, when Russia,s threat to suspend implementation of CFE would become operational. U.S. HLTF Deputy Jennifer Laurendeau [...]
2007-08-06 14:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO446ALLIES APPRECIATE DAS KRAMER'S BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) Summary: Allies praised DAS David Kramer's briefing to Allies on the US/Russia experts' talks in Washington (July 30-31) on missile defense (MD) and CFE. Allies expect US leadership in these negotiations with Russia, and greatly appreciate our efforts to brief and consult with them. Krame [...]
2007-08-06 14:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO448NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 8 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG noted the upcoming Jirga in Kabul Aug 9-12 and applauded ISAF efforts in countering Taliban propaganda. The Deputy Chair of the Military Committee (DCMC) reported on the Border Security Sub-Committee Meetings, and the Ops Briefing show [...]
2007-08-08 15:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF AU
07USNATO45UNSYG BAN KI-MOON PLEDGES CLOSE COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Overturning staff objections, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent a strong signal of his personal commitment to strhengthen UN-NATO relations in an address to the NAC just three weeks after taking office. Both privately and with the press afterward, Ban praised the Alliance's contributio [...]
2007-01-25 17:33:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO UN MARR PREL
07USNATO451MEETING OF NATO SPS
[...] (U) Summary. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Committee met on March 23, 2007, at NATO Headquarters. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) met at NATO Headquarters on March 22, 2007. The U.S Representative was Dr. Vigdor L. Teplitz [...]
2007-08-13 15:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT MARR NATO PGOV PREL TSPL
07USNATO453NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 14 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG commented favorably on the recent Jirga in Kabul, as Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC) highlighted the ISAF security for the event. SHAPE MG Wright provided the operational brief, highlighting the current period of high- [...]
2007-08-14 15:47:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO457NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 22 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG commented favorably on U.S. and UK counternarcotics strategies and noted the upcoming National Counternarcotics Conference in Kabul. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported that SHAPE will host a September conference on N [...]
2007-08-22 17:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO46NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 24, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG reported that Pakistan PM Aziz will address the NAC on January 30. The outgoing JFC-Brunssum and ISAF Operational Commander General Back presented his analysis of NATO,s efforts in Afghanistan stating that the Alliance's goals are too high. He called for mo [...]
2007-01-25 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO466NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 29 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG Rizzo noted the NAC would focus more intensely on key Afghanistan issues prior to the October 24-25 Noordwijk Defense Ministerial including: Afghan Capacity, Long-Term Sustainability, and Counter-Narcotics. He also commented on the UNOD [...]
2007-08-29 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO479BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: At a September 4 informal discussion among NATO Perm Reps, there was significant movement towards consensus in favor of the proposed October 3-4 visit of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) t [...]
2007-09-05 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GG
07USNATO484FM JEREMIC DISCUSSES THE KOSOVO CONUNDRUM AND
[...] (C) Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic discussed Serbia's Partnership Presentation Document and possible ways forward on Kosovo with NATO PermReps on September 5. Jeremic was forward-leaning on engagement with the Alliance through PfP, but acknowledged Serbians' love-hate relationship to NA [...]
2007-09-06 14:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO SR
07USNATO486UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Antonio Costa, Head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO on September 5 on UNODC's 2007 report on Afghanistan poppy production. In addition to NATO PermReps, 24 other interested nations and organizations were on hand as Costa reviewed the key findings and r [...]
2007-09-06 15:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR ECON PGOV UN AF NATO
07USNATO487NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: PermReps recapped the NAC,s meeting that morning with UNODC Director Costa (reported septel) and agreed to hold an informal meeting to discuss what more NATO might do within the existing ISAF OPLAN to assist the Afghans in counter-narcotics e [...]
2007-09-06 15:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO490RFG FOR NATO REVIEW OF THE LONGER-TERM ANALYSIS OF
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Tuesday, September 11. 2. (S) Summary: NATO's Senior Political-Military Group on Proliferation (SGP) failed to come to agreement on the text for NATO's Review of the Longer-Term Analysis of Ballistic Missile Risks and Threats at the September 5 Pl [...]
2007-09-07 14:54:00Mission USNATOSECRETMNUC NATO PARM PINR PREL
07USNATO495ALLIES EMBRACE A/S ROOD READOUT OF US-RUSSIA MD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 12:29:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO PINR KACT RU
07USNATO499NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: COMISAF, accompanied by SACEUR, briefed the NAC and non-NATO troop contributing nations on ISAF successes and challenges, plus stringent efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Full report to come Septel. -- Balkans: The SYG noted the Troika [...]
2007-09-13 14:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO500REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: SPC(R) DISCUSSION OF ANNUAL
[...] (U) USNATO has transmitted Albania's, Croatia's, and Macedonia's Annual National Programs (ANPs) for 2007-2008 to the Department, DOD, Tirana, Zagreb, and Skopje (REFS). The Senior Political Committee Reinforced with Defense Experts (SPC(R)) will take up the ANPs on September 18 (Croatia),Se [...]
2007-09-13 15:50:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MARR AL HR MK
07USNATO502SACEUR, COMISAF BRIEF ISAF PROGRESS AND CLEARLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate sessions first with the NAC in ISAF format (which includes the 11 non-NATO troop contributors) and then at 26 with the NAC, COMISAF General Dan McNeill described ISAF successes on the battlefield, and challenges in building an effective police force and strengthening [...]
2007-09-14 17:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO506FRANCE TO ROLL OUT NATO-EU IDEAS
[...] (C) Summary: France is set to roll out informal ideas on NATO-EU cooperation (reftel) at both the EU and NATO soon, per its NATO Ambassador. End Summary. 2. (C) French NATO Permanent Representative Richard Duque told the UK and German Perm Reps and the U.S. DCM on September 18 that France [...]
2007-09-19 16:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL FR
07USNATO52SECRETARY RICE'S NATO INTERVENTIONS AND FACT SHEET
[...] At the NATO Foreign Ministerial meetings held Friday, January 26, 2007, Secretary Rice addressed both a regular NAC and a NAC plus non-NATO Contributors and Partners. These interventions are repeated below "as prepared for delivery," along with an Afghanistan Fact Sheet which was made availabl [...]
2007-01-30 15:30:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA NATO MOPS PREL MARR AF
07USNATO520NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General )- supported by U.S. and UK )- urged the Military Committee to resolve breaks of silence on the ISAF contract helicopter lift initiative; The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported he was assured of Australia,s [...]
2007-09-20 15:51:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO521SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...]
2007-09-21 15:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO522NATO PERMREPS' SEPTEMBER 18 AWAY DAY
[...] (C) Summary: NATO PermReps and the Secretary General (SYG) brainstormed about goals for the April 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest and NATO headquarters reform at an all-day offsite on September 18. PermReps expressed no objection to the idea of a missile defense deliverable at Bucharest, althoug [...]
2007-09-21 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO
07USNATO524NATO/VCC SEPTEMBER 13 MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on agreeing on procedures to deconflict Vienna Document Inspections with four non-Allied OSCE states (Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria) for the 2008 year. The NATO Staff will sen [...]
2007-09-24 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO525NON-PAPER CIRCULATED BY SOME ALLIES ON RAISING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NATO Permanent Representatives from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, and Spain circulated a non-paper (see below) to all Allied PermReps on September 19 on exploring ways to strengthen NATO's profile in arms control and disarmament prior to t [...]
2007-09-26 15:48:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE
07USNATO527NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
[...] (S) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto-Rizzo urged continued efforts to find a long-term fix to ISAF helicopters shortfalls, and Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reminded the NAC of continuing CJSOR shortfalls. T [...]
2007-09-27 10:37:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO528ALBANIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM WINS OVER SOME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with an Albanian delegation on September 25 to discuss their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for the final Membership Action Plan cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. The delegation outlined its successe [...]
2007-09-27 12:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AL
07USNATO529RFG: KOSOVO TROIKA'S OCTOBER 15 BRIEFING TO THE
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Thursday, October 11. 2. (C) On Monday, October 15 the representatives of the Kosovo Troika (U.S. Ambassador Frank Wisner, EU Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, and Russian representative Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko) will come to NATO to update and b [...]
2007-09-27 14:52:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV
07USNATO532RUSSIANS SOFTENING TONE ON CFE AT THE NRC?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Senior Russian military official briefing at the September 26 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting signaled possible Russian softening on its CFE line. NATO International staff reports that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also made some constructive comments in a recent discussi [...]
2007-09-28 15:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO533RUSSIAN MILITARY DOCTRINE VIEWS NATO AS A
[...] (C) This is an Action Request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After delivering a lackluster briefing on Russian military reforms, Russian Senior Military Representative Kuznetsov demonstrated previously unseen frankness in responding to Allies' questions in the September 29 NATO-R [...]
2007-09-28 15:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO536MISSILE DEFENSE: 9/25 EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP-
[...] (S) Summary: In the September 25 Executive Working Group- Reinforced (EWG-R) meeting, the NATO International Staff agreed to prepare a draft report in response to the Riga missile defense tasking for the October 24-25 NATO Defense Ministerial. The U.S. informed Allies that it is seeking a po [...]
2007-10-01 16:43:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO537MACEDONIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM ENGENDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with a Macedonian delegation on September 20 to discuss their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for this year's abbreviated Membership Action Plan cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. Many Allies commended [...]
2007-10-02 12:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL MK
07USNATO539GEORGIAN MINISTER BAKRADZE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Georgian Conflict Resolution Minister Bakradze led an interagency delegation to meet with Allies in a Georgian-initiated discussion of its disputed territories. Bakradze's presentation, his forthright responses to tough questions, and Georgia's associated non-paper hit all the right notes [...]
2007-10-03 13:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO GG
07USNATO54AFGHANISTAN: COMMITMENTS FROM JANUARY 26 INFORMAL
[...] (C) The January 26 informal foreign ministerial at NATO HQ resulted in a reiteration of the Alliance's strong political commitment laid out at Riga. Though not a donor conference, the Ministerial also resulted in several Allied commitments of additional development and military assistance. [...]
2007-01-30 17:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO540NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 3, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: MG Robert Cone, Commander of the U.S. Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),reported on progress and challenges training Afghan National Security Forces and noted new efforts to build police through &Focused District D [...]
2007-10-04 07:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO541FRENCH PRESENT SHORT PAPER ON PROPOSALS TO
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please respond by OOB, October 15, 2007. 2. (C) SUMMARY: France tabled a paper on NATO-EU transparency measures in an informal NATO PermRep meeting on October 2. Allies, even Turkey, welcomed the step, and undertook to study the ideas closely. PermR [...]
2007-10-04 07:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL EUN FR
07USNATO542REVIEW AND CONCURRENCE OF HQUSEUCOM 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] This message requests USNATO support for a HQUSEUCOM 1206 proposal entitled Global Stability Operations Training Capability (GSOTC). This proposal will minimize gaps that impede foreign nation's military forces to perform efficiently in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW),and particul [...]
2007-10-04 08:01:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAFSN NATO
07USNATO544RUSSIANS PUT THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) In a brief October 1 letter (emailed to EUR/PRM),Russian Senior Military Representative Valentin Kuznetsov informed the NATO International Staff (IS) that Russian MOD representatives will not take part in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Computer Assisted Exer [...]
2007-10-04 17:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR RU
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