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07VIENNA1881	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 16, 2007 [...] All Austrian media give prominent coverage to the major civil trial, which is set to begin in a Vienna court today. Nine people are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-owned bank Bawag. Those on trial [...]	2007-07-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU

07VIENNA1890	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR AMBASSADOR SWING'S [...] On July 13, EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche in support of Ambassador William Swing's candidacy to become Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Andrea Ikic-Boehm and Michael Brunner from the MFA's Department of Asylum, Residence, and Immigration Matters [...]	2007-07-16 14:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07VIENNA1914	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 18, 2007 [...] On the third day of the bank Bawag trial, presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner is expected to question the defendants on how the formerly union-owned bank incurred the vast losses of about 1.4 billion Euros between 1998 and 2000. Yesterday, all nine former bank officials, including ex-CEO Hel [...]	2007-07-19 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1917	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 19, 2007 [...] When questioned by presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner how bank Bawag came to lose around 1.4 billion Euros in currency speculations in the late 1990s, former bank CEO Helmut Elsner blamed his co-defendant, investment banker Helmut Floettl. Losses incurred prior to 1998 were the result of "b [...]	2007-07-19 12:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1926	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JULY 23 GAERC [...] (U) PolUnit Chief delivered reftel points on July 19 to Christine Moser, the MFA's Deputy European Correspondent, who offered the following observations: 2. (C) Kosovo: Kosovo will top the agenda. Member states should emphasize that the EU is united in its support for the Ahtisaari plan. [...]	2007-07-20 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI AU
07VIENNA1927	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: A COORDINATED APPROACH ON [...] (SBU) On July 19, Acting EconPol Counselor and PolUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Georg Heindl from the MFA's Human Rights Department. Heindl agreed that the USG and EU should speak with one voice to the GOAJ on reftel concerns. Heindl pointed to the strong human rights and de [...]	2007-07-20 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EUN KDEM OSCE PHUM PREL AU AJ
07VIENNA1928	AUSTRIA OFFERS LAME EXCUSES FOR RELEASE OF RIZA [...] (S) Following an initial run-around with GoA bureaucrats, the Minister of Justice's Chief of Staff, Albin Dearing, briefed the Charge and Acting EconPol Counselor July 19 on the Riza Altun case. Dearing acknowledged that there had been an internal GoA communication breakdown, as Austrian pol [...]	2007-07-20 16:24:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KTFN AU TU
07VIENNA1933	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 23, 2007 [...] Independent daily "Der Standard" reports on the rekindled debate about whether Eurofighter pilots are to use military force against civilian planes that are hijacked by terrorists. Erich Speck, the trade union representative of the air force was quoted as calling it "a shame to shift this respo [...]	2007-07-23 12:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1961	AUSTRIA STEPS BACK ON PENSION REFORM [...] (U) After dealing with the 2007 and 2008 budgets (reftel),the GoA has passed a pension reform bill, which reverses some of the reforms implemented by the previous center-right government. Following up on its election promise to present a more social face to the GoA's economic program, the Soc [...]	2007-07-25 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EFIN AU
07VIENNA1984	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 26, 2007 [...] Former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl are increasingly at loggerheads at the current BAWAG trial. Helmut Elsner denies that the bank's Caribbean deals were anything but credit business. That the deals involved high-risk speculation was something Flttl had never to [...]	2007-07-26 12:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1996	LATEST TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA [...] After strong growth over the past 10 years, total telecom sales in Austria declined slightly in 2006 due to downward pressure on prices in the mobile phone sector and a significant drop in demand in the fixed-wire phone segment. Austrian mobile phone operators will implement the EU Roaming Re [...]	2007-07-27 08:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD USTR AU
07VIENNA200	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 26, 2007 [...] Unlike Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe),Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has harshly criticized FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache's "war games pictures." Such images, Molterer underscored, "could not simply be dismissed as some foolish action" Strache committed as a youth. Similarly, should [...]	2007-01-26 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2000	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 27, 2007 [...] The President of the Economics Chamber Christoph Leitl in an interview with ORF radio and last night on Austrian TV sharply criticized the statement by Social Minister Erwin Buchinger (SPOe) that for the upcoming wage negotiations it "would be optimal if a four percent rise" could be achieved. [...]	2007-07-27 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2001	AUSTRIA'S IMPROVED 2007/2008 GROWTH OUTLOOK [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently again revised GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 and 2008. Growth in 2007 should be 3.1-3.2% and 2.5-2.8% in 2008. Strong exports, a robust investment cycle and improving private consumption are driving growth. Austria's unemployment rate [...]	2007-07-27 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA2003	LATEST AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA [...] New non-stop services from Austria to the U.S. include a Delta Airlines Atlanta-Vienna flight and an Austrian Airline's (AUA) Vienna-Chicago flight. AUA has increased the frequency of its Vienna-Erbil, Iraq flights, and added new destinations, such as Astana, Kazakhstan. AUA's has intensifie [...]	2007-07-27 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AU
07VIENNA2015	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 30, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Salzburger Nachrichten," Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer criticizes his coalition colleague Erwin Buchinger's latest political proposals. Buchinger's demand for a four-percent pay rise for employees was an intervention into the affairs of the social part [...]	2007-07-30 12:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2023	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 31, 2007 [...] The ninth day of the BAWAG trial focused on the events immediately before the first massive losses of the bank through speculation deals. As before, the two antagonists of the trial, former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, contradicted each other with regard to how [...]	2007-07-31 11:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2041	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 1, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report extensively on the continuation of the BAWAG trial where the two main figures, former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl have apparently abandoned all conventional politeness and are attacking each other with full force. When Flttl explained [...]	2007-08-01 12:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2064	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 2, 2007 [...] Even though he had lost the BAWAG bank 639 million dollars in October 1998, the bank's managing board gave Wolfgang Flttl another 330,000 million dollars to continue his speculations. On the 11th day of the BAWAG trial, the former Secretary General of the bank, Peter Nakowitz, confirmed that Wo [...]	2007-08-02 13:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2071	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 3, 2007 [...] The intended implementation of the plan to introduce a minimal social security income is taking shape. According to Minister for Social Affairs, Erwin Buchinger, who presented a report on the current state of the negotiations between the federal government and the provinces the project is makin [...]	2007-08-03 14:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2076	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 6, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Der Standard," Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Wilhelm Molterer has expressly rejected the idea of bringing forward the proposed tax reform. He referred in this context to the OeVP goal of uniting "sustainability, tax reform and zero deficit." He [...]	2007-08-06 12:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2082	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 7, 2007 [...] All Austrian median continue to report on the trial of nine former managers of bank Bawag, which has entered its fourth week. The key question is why the bank under CEO Helmut Elsner gave co-defendant and former investment banker Wolfgang Floettl hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fu [...]	2007-08-07 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2092	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 8, 2007 [...] All media report that former Austrian Unions Association (OeGB) boss Fritz Verzetnitsch has come under fire in connection with the bank Bawag trial currently underway in Vienna: It has been alleged that he made false statements earlier this year before the parliamentary committee looking into t [...]	2007-08-08 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2099	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 9, 2007 [...] Austrian media expect Thursday will be another important day in the bank Bawag trial currently underway in Vienna. Presiding Judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner has announced she intends to shed light on details of the "management agreement" between the Bawag and investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, wh [...]	2007-08-09 13:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2102	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR GAER'S CANDIDACY [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on August 7 to Engelbert Theuermann, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Division. Theuermann appreciated the active role of the United States in the United Nations Committee Against Torture and praised the valuable work of Felice Gaer on that committee. [...]	2007-08-09 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA AU
07VIENNA2103	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: NO CLAIMS IN [...] Based on information available to Post (EconPol Section and FCS),no U.S. citizen expropriation claims or other investment disputes in Austria should be included in the report. Kilner [...]	2007-08-09 14:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC AU
07VIENNA2111	OMV CEO RUTTENSTORFER DISCUSSES IRAN, NABUCCO, MOL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-10 12:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETTC EINV PREL AU IR HU
07VIENNA2113	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 10, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has appointed Green Party politician Andreas Wabl as his personal representative for climate issues. Gusenbauer said Wabl will oversee projects to combat climate change and manage special funds allocated by the coalition government for [...]	2007-08-10 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA212	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 27, 2007 [...] FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache is expected to give what he called an "unambiguous and definite statement" on the series of controversial photos showing him during a paintball game and giving a neo-Nazi salute, which emerged last week. FPOe sources at the weekend claimed the pictures originat [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2136	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 16, 2007 [...] Minister for Justice Maria Berger of the SPOe has spoken out in support of Interior Minister Guenther Platter's (OeVP) proposal to set up a database listing known sex offenders in Austria. According to Austrian media, the database is to be launched in 2008. It is not clear at this point, howeve [...]	2007-08-16 12:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2148	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 17, 2007 [...] Austria's' "first Eurofighter jet will have company soon," Austrian media say, explaining that the second of the country's 15 EADS-made interceptors is expected to arrive from Germany at the Styrian Zeltweg Air Base in the near future. According to Eurofighter spokesperson Wolfdietrich Hoeveler [...]	2007-08-17 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2152	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 20, 2007 [...] After a one-week recess, the bank Bawag trial resumes today. Nine people, including the bank's former CEO Helmut Elsner and investment banker Helmut Floettl, are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-ow [...]	2007-08-20 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2168	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 21, 2007 [...] Austrian Justice Minister Maria Berger of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has proposed alleviating the problem of overcrowded detention facilities by offering inmates the choice of parole and community service. Starting this fall, people convicted of minor offences and facing fines could avoid serv [...]	2007-08-21 13:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2187	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 22, 2007 [...] Speaking on ORF television on Tuesday, Freedom Party boss Heinz-Christian Strache ruled out a rapprochement or teaming-up of his party with the FPOe spin-off BZOe. Strache also announced that he and the Freedom Party would "certainly run" in the Carinthian provincial elections. The province nee [...]	2007-08-23 07:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2204	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 24, 2007 [...] The leader of the Freedom Party (FPOe),Heinz-Christian Strache, has acknowledged that he had contacts with the German neo-Nazi group Wiking Jugend, which was banned in 1994. ORF television quotes Strache as stressing that he was never a member and that he was last in touch with the group in 19 [...]	2007-08-24 12:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2216	AUSTRIAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) Austrian Airlines' (AUA) International Relations Manager Bernadette Strobl-Wirz confirmed to us on August 27 that AUA had temporarily suspended its regularly-scheduled service to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. Strobl-Wirz said that the suspension was based on a security evaluation fo [...]	2007-08-27 09:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AU IZ
07VIENNA223	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 30, 2007 [...] The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Heinz Christian Strache, has said he never was a neo-Nazi and would never be one. Strache spoke at a press conference called to answer allegations he had links to the far-right scene, after a series of photographs surfaced, one of which appears to show him [...]	2007-01-30 15:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2304	TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 08:56:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
07VIENNA2305	AUSTRIA STILL LUKEWARM TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 08:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PREL AU
07VIENNA231	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 31, 2007 [...] Findings by the parliamentary investigative committee, which is looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria, have incriminated former Defense Minister Guenther Platter from the OeVP. According to one of the committee's files, Platter had ordered to have part of the jets' acquisiti [...]	2007-02-01 07:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2320	STARTING AN IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE - AUSTRIAN REACTION [...] Austria maintains product safety regulations for imports and cooperates closely with EU authorities, as well as the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Our Austrian interlocutors proposed focusing the product safety dialogue with EU Member States at the EU level. The GoA recommended that U.S [...]	2007-08-31 12:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AU
07VIENNA2325	AUSTRIA MISSILE DEFENSE: FURTHER EMBASSY ACTION [...] (C) Embassy discussions with MOD, MFA, and diplomatic contacts suggest some governmental disagreement on handling the missile defense (MD) issue as well as a degree of disarray within the Defense Ministry. For domestic political reasons, the MD issue could continue to rumble in Austria. An Em [...]	2007-08-31 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP AU
07VIENNA2326	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 16:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM SA SY AU
07VIENNA2327	AUSTRIAN DELEGATION TO ICAO [...] Robert Boehm, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor on Aviation to Ministry of Transportation State Secretary Christa Kranzl, told the Embassy on August 31 that Kranzl would be interested in a bilateral meeting with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters at the ICAO Assembly. 2. Below is pr [...]	2007-09-04 06:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO AU
07VIENNA2340	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2364	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 10, 2007 [...] A recent survey by polling institute Gallup has revealed that almost 50 percent of Austrians disapprove of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government's work so far. The government will have to do far better from now on, if it wants to convince the people it is doing a good job, one daily argues, and po [...]	2007-09-10 12:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2366	AUSTRIA'S POSITION ON IAEA ISSUES: ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. Austria supports a consensus outcome that would eliminate the Israel-specific agenda at the IAEA BoG and expects the EU to work toward this outcome. However, Austria is unlikely to raise any concerns regarding the Iran-IAEA "work plan" at the BoG. Rather, it wishes to protect I [...]	2007-09-10 16:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC AADP AROC KNNP KDEM PARM PREL IAEA AU
07VIENNA2378	SCENE-SETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: The Ambassador and the rest of Embassy Vienna's team are looking forward to your visit. The Embassy's Legal Attache Office (Legat) has an excellent working relationship with its Austrian counterparts and routinely nominates and facilitates training for Austrian officials at the FBI [...]	2007-09-11 14:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KHLS AU
07VIENNA240	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 01, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the SPOe-OeVP coalition's government program in the Upper House of Parliament, the Bundesrat, yesterday. Key issues on his agenda, the Chancellor emphasized, are cutting unemployment by providing better education and training opportunities, and i [...]	2007-02-01 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2400	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report that the Austrian Unions Association OeGB has lost almost three billion Euros as a result of the failed currency speculations by formerly union-owned bnk Bawag. The OeGB's losses from the Bawag's nea-bankruptcy are thus much higher than initially hought, the Union Asso [...]	2007-09-12 14:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2404	PLASSNIK TO ATTEND WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP IN [...] Elisabeth Koegler, Head of MFA's Unit for International Women's Issues, contacted Econ/PolOff on September 10 to confirm that FM Ursula Plassnik would be attending the breakfast meeting of the Women Leader's Working Group in New York on September 28, 2007 hosted by Secretary Rice. Please not [...]	2007-09-13 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA KWMN PHUM PREL AU
07VIENNA2406	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 13, 2007 [...] Three Islamists arrested in Vienna are said to have had ties to terrorist network al Qaeda. The two men and one woman are suspected of having produced and published a video message, which -- according to ORF radio -- "indirectly" threatened attacks against Austria and Germany, unless they withd [...]	2007-09-13 13:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2407	(S) IRAN'S REFAH BANK CONSIDERING A VIENNA BRANCH [...] (S) On September 12, EconUnit Chief met with Kurt Pribil, the Financial Market Authority's (FMA) Executive Director and FMA Board Member Bernd Traexler to discuss Bank Refah's interest in establishing a branch office in Vienna. Traexler said that he and other FMA officials met with a Bank Ref [...]	2007-09-13 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN PREL AU IR
07VIENNA2408	ICAO ASSEMBLY: AUSTRIAN POSITIONS [...] (SBU) On September 11, emboffs met with Manfred Bialonczyk, Director General of Civil Aviation and Head of the Aviation Division in the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) to present USG positions in refs B, C, and D. Following receipt of ref A, post transmitted talking points to Bialonczyk, who [...]	2007-09-14 06:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECON ETRD SENV AORC ICAO AU
07VIENNA241	LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN
07VIENNA2413	AUSTRIAN NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Austria will propose a multilateral system for managing the nuclear fuel cycle at next week's opening of the IAEA General Conference (GC); sees no need (and little realistic chance) for a third UNSCR on Iran's nuclear program and was uncomfortable with the EU Presidency's Septembe [...]	2007-09-14 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG MNUC PREL UN AU
07VIENNA2414	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 14, 2007 [...] A recent survey carried out by the University of Vienna's Institute of Sociology has revealed that the majority of second-generation Muslims living in Austria rejects and condemns violence as a tool to spread their faith. In addition, 77 percent of the interviewees have distanced themselves fro [...]	2007-09-14 13:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2423	NABUCCO MOVING FORWARD, BUT STILL LOOKING FOR [...] (C) OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli told Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief on September 11 that the Nabucco gas pipeline project was moving forward, with the imminent announcement of a 6th shareholder and the appointment of an EU Nabucco Coordinator to "manage Brussels." Auli argued that Nabucco had the [...]	2007-09-17 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA2425	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 17, 2007 [...] Ahead of sessions resuming after the summer recess today, Austrian Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer of the SPOe outlines the key issues Parliament will be expected to address in 2007/2008. Topics include decisions on the EU reform treaty, Prammer says, and underscores that in her view an [...]	2007-09-17 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2428	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer is to meet with religious leaders, including leaders from Austria's Islamic Community, today. Talks are aimed at defusing a debate over Islam's presence in the country in the wake of arrests of four suspected Islamist militants in Austria and Canada last week. Gusen [...]	2007-09-18 12:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA243	HALTING EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN: AUSTRIAN MOF VIEWS [...] (C) Following up Charge's meeting with the Austrian MFA (ref A),DCM and Econ Unit Chief delivered ref B demarche on January 31 to Thomas Wieser, Director General of the Ministry of Finance's Economic Policy and Financial Markets Directorate. Wieser noted that Austria's stock of medium- and [...]	2007-02-02 09:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR AU
07VIENNA2430	EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON: AUSTRIA IN THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE SY EUN AU
07VIENNA2436	IDENTIFIER INFORMATION FOR DANIEL FROSCH [...] (SBU) Per ref C request, post has obtained the following identifying information on Daniel Frosch: DOB: April 26, 1982 POB: Feldbach, Austria Austrian Passport: L0798512 McCaw [...]	2007-09-18 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AU
07VIENNA2438	IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN AUSTRIA'S MUSLIM [...] (S/NF) The following is a list of "credible voices" in Austria who are influential within the Muslim community and who may be amenable to working with the Embassy in terms of programming and outreach. While numerous other credible voices exist in Austria, who speak out against extremism and v [...]	2007-09-18 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PGOV AU
07VIENNA2439	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2007 [...] At a meeting in Vienna Tuesday in the wake of recent tensions over the arrest of several suspected Islamist militants in Vienna and Canada last week, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe) and religious leaders emphasized the significance of mutual tolerance and respect, and urged a peace [...]	2007-09-19 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA244	SWIFT: AUSTRIA IN HOLDING PATTERN [...] (C) On January 31, DCM and Econ Unit Chief met with Thomas Wieser, the Ministry of Finance's Director General for Economic Policy and Financial Markets, and Birgit Ertl, MoF Adviser, to inquire about Austria's latest thinking on SWIFT. Ertl, who is the MoF's POC for SWIFT, said that the GoA h [...]	2007-02-02 09:37:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN PREL
07VIENNA2446	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MUSLIM EXTREMIST SUSPECTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 15:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV AU
07VIENNA2447	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 07:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
07VIENNA2448	SHIELD S05-07: IRAN SEEKING TOACQUIRE CW [...] (S) Helmut rehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE)Export and Import Control Division told EconPol ounselor and EconUnit Chief on September 19 that Astrian authorities had determined that Interchem Austria had recently shipped a licensable chemical precursor to an Iranian entity. Acc [...]	2007-09-20 07:42:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETT IR AU
07VIENNA2453	AUSTRIA SCRUTINIZING LETTERS OF CREDITS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 10:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ETTC PREL IR AU
07VIENNA2456	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2007 [...] The new board of directors of bank Bawag says it will sell the bank's real estate assets, which include the Bawag headquarters in Vienna's first district that is topped off with a large penthouse formerly inhabited by ex-Bawag CEO Helmut Elsner. Other Bawag properties to be sold include the pen [...]	2007-09-20 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2466	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2007 [...] The wife of Wolfgang Floettl, one of the key defendants in the trial surrounding the Bawag banking scandal took the witness stand Thursday, as one of the most closely-watched trials in recent Austrian history continues to grind on. Anne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhow [...]	2007-09-21 09:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2479	NABUCCO PIPELINE: AUSTRIA INVITES AZERBAIJAN'S STATE [...] (SBU) On the occasion of a visit to several Central Asian countries, an Austrian business delegation, headed by Minister of Economics and Labor Martin Bartenstein, met with their counterparts from Azerbaijan in Baku on September 21. Bartenstein and his Azeri colleague Natiq Aliyev signed a " [...]	2007-09-25 06:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC EPET AU
07VIENNA2482	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 25, 2007 [...] Austria's Data Protection Commission does not issue a good report for the state authorities and companies with regard to their handling of sensitive data. In their Data Protection Report 2005-1007, the Commission has made a case for urgent legislative action in three areas: Information on cred [...]	2007-09-25 11:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2486	NOTE VERBAL FROM AUSTRIAN MFA REGARDING IRAQI [...] (U) Embassy has received a Diplomatic Note (Text in para 3) from the Austrian Foreign Ministry with a request for information regarding the terms and conditions of employment for translators employed by U.S. military forces in Austria. The request arises from the case of an unnamed applicant f [...]	2007-09-25 14:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL
07VIENNA2489	AUSTRIA, ESDP, AND BATTLEGROUPS: ANOTHER CHALLENGE [...] (C) Austria's expected early November final cabinet decision to assign troops to EU battlegroups has already prompted one dust-up between the Defense and Foreign Ministries, with FonMin Plassnik opposing DefMin Darabos' statement that Austrian troops could only deploy on an EU mission under a [...]	2007-09-26 08:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EU AU
07VIENNA2493	OMV UPS ANTE IN HOSTILE BID FOR MOL [...] (U) Austria's leading energy company, OMV, has made public an offer to buy at least 50% of the voting shares of Hungary's MOL at a price 18.7% above MOL's current market price. OMV has conditioned its offer on MOL removing limitations on minority shareholders voting rights and canceling MOL's [...]	2007-09-26 11:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
07VIENNA2496	GoA To Create An Austrian Development Bank [...] The Austrian Government has announced plans to establish an Austrian Development Bank (ADB) to support private sector projects in developing countries by providing export and financing guarantee cover. The ADB will be a subsidiary of the Kontrollbank, the Austrian equivalent of the ExIm Bank [...]	2007-09-26 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN AU
07VIENNA2499	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 26, 2007 [...] Contrary to the recommendations of a SPOe/OeVP expert group, there will be a separate asylum court - Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has announced that a respective decision will be made this year and that the new institution will begin its work in the first half of 2008. The intention is to r [...]	2007-09-27 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2525	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 28, 2007 [...] The good economic figures have made it possible: Austria's provinces and communities will get a considerably larger share from federal tax revenues. An agreement on revenue sharing was concluded between the federal government and the provinces and communities, according to which the former wil [...]	2007-09-28 11:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2526	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 27, 2007 [...] Austrian Minister of the Interior G\|nther Platter wants to avoid fixed deadlines that give asylum seekers the right to stay in Austria indefinitely and favors instead the current practice according to which each case is to be examined individually. This is his answer to the discussion about the [...]	2007-09-28 11:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA253	AVIATION EMISSIONS: AUSTRIA STONGLY FAVORS [...] Following up on ref B demarche, Econ Unit Chief delivered ref A points on January 23 to Dieter Gaupmann, Acting Director of the Ministry of Transportation's Air Transport Division, and on January 31 to Katharina Wieser, Head of the MFA's Environment and Sustainable Development Unit. Gaupmann [...]	2007-02-02 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV AU
07VIENNA2534	INFORMING AUSTRIA OF U.S. NUCLEAR [...] (U) On the margins of the IAEA General Conference (GC),Will Tobey, Dep. Administrator for Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA) at DoE, met with senior Austrian MFA officials to discuss U.S. nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament programs, as well as key non [...]	2007-09-28 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP MNUC AU
07VIENNA2536	NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANT FOR WORKSHOP ON [...] Embassy Vienna nominates the following officer to participate in the Workshop on Radicalization and Muslim Engagement scheduled for October 30-31, 2007 in Washington, DC. 2. Michael Spring, Economic-Political Officer, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Muslim Outreach. Top Secret secur [...]	2007-10-01 06:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO PREL PTER SCUL SOCI XG AU
07VIENNA2539	AUSTRIA TO PARTICIPATE IN UN CHAD MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 12:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN CD AU
07VIENNA2543	AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION IN GPOI G-8+ GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 08:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL AU
07VIENNA2561	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIA OF [...] (S) On October 4, EconUnit Chief delivered ref A background paper and names to Angelika Schloegel in the Financial Markets Unit of the Ministry of Finance. Schloegel said she will distribute the information immediately, on a close-hold basis, to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of [...]	2007-10-04 13:30:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL
07VIENNA2563	AUSTRIA FAVORS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 13:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI AU
07VIENNA2564	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 4, 2007 [...] After the latest deportations of families to Kosovo, the government rallied behind Minister of the Interior G\|nther Platter on Wednesday. The OeVP ministers reiterated Platter's position that "laws have to enforced," while Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer backed up Platter's proposal that the provi [...]	2007-10-04 14:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2565	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 1, 2007 [...] After a week's hiatus, the Bawag trial will resume on Monday with more prominent politicians testifying. The first to testify is former Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, followed by former Vice-Governor of the National Bank, Gertrude Tumpl-Gugerell. On Wednesday, former Minister of Finance an [...]	2007-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2578	AUSTRIA REJECTS FRENCH CALL FOR TOUGHER EU [...] (C) French Embassy DCM van Rossum has confirmed Austrian media reports that Austria has rejected Foreign Minister Kouchner's proposal for tougher EU sanctions on Iran. Van Rossum described a letter form Kouchner to his EU colleagues as calling on them to use the Oct. 15 GAERC to add additional [...]	2007-10-09 05:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP FR UK GE AU
07VIENNA2595	EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE: AUSTRIA TO VOTE AGAINST BIOTECH [...] (U) On October 5, post forwarded reftel talking points to the relevant offices in the Ministries of Health (MoH),Agriculture and Environment, and Economics. We followed up on October 9 with Michel Haas, Head of the MoH's Department of Biotechnology. The MoH has the lead on this issue in Aust [...]	2007-10-10 14:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR AU
07VIENNA2596	IRAN SANCTIONS: AUSTRIA REJECTS EU ACTION [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor and Poloff called on Austrian MFA Deputy PolDir and Near East Division Chief Ralph Scheide October 10 to discuss Iranian sanctions policy. Emboffs raised three concerns: Austrian objection of consideration of expanded sanctions or other diplomatic action until after the [...]	2007-10-11 06:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR EU FR AU
07VIENNA2602	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON IRAN AT 10/15 GAERC [...] (C) Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken reported to Econ/Pol Couns Oct. 11 that Austria will reluctantly support the draft conclusions on Iran drawn up by the French, British and Germans and endorsed by HighRep Solana. He also reported that he expects the entire Council to end [...]	2007-10-12 08:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR EUN AU
07VIENNA2603	AUSTRIAN POSITIONS AT AND EXPECTATIONS OF 10/15 [...] (C) Summary. According to the Austrian MFA European Correspondent (EC),the WTO/DDA negotiations have been dropped from the agenda of the 10/15 GAERC. He expects only perfunctory discussion of Libya and Russia. The MEPP discussion will focus on a German proposal to develop an EU action plan [...]	2007-10-12 08:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL EUN AU
07VIENNA2618	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (SBU) Following up on his interim response (ref A) to ref B questions, Markus Zehentner, Deputy Director of the Austrian National Bank's (ANB) Legal Division, contacted EconUnit Chief on October 12. Zehentner maintained that Austria's September 25 notification to the UNSCR regarding payments [...]	2007-10-12 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA262	COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche on February 2 with Alexander Benedict from the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Department of Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation. Benedict said Austria is very concerned about the negative humanitarian impact of cluster munitions (CMs) and e [...]	2007-02-05 15:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO AU
07VIENNA2626	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 15, 2007 [...] A government platform addressing topics and problems in connection with integration and security will begin its work today. The arrest in Austria in September of three Islamist suspects and the case of Bosnian teenager Arigona Zogaj have added a sense of urgency to the creation of the platform, [...]	2007-10-15 13:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2627	U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS VISIT AUSTRIA [...] (U) To promote U.S.-Austria environmental cooperation, the Foreign Ministry sponsored an intensive week-long program from Aug. 7-14 for a group of 10 American environmental experts. The group included representatives from federal, state, and local governments; Congress; universities; business [...]	2007-10-15 13:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV

07VIENNA2631	WIREC 2008 - AUSTRIA CANNOT YET CONFIRM PARTICIPATION AT [...] Post contacted Katharina Wieser from the MFA's Department for Environment and Energy Issues to inquire about Austria's participation at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). After consulting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of [...]	2007-10-16 09:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA AU
07VIENNA2633	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2007 [...] A SPOe-OeVP government review of integration policy began in Austria on Monday with the launch of the so-called "integration platform." At the same time, the European Union released a study saying Austria has one of the worst records in the EU on integration. The study reveals that Austria is r [...]	2007-10-16 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2636	AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - STRONGER GROWTH IN [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently revised their GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 to 3.2-3.4%, but slightly revised downward their growth expectations for 2008 to 2.4-2.6%. Strong exports and a robust investment cycle continue to drive growth, while private consumption grow [...]	2007-10-17 07:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA2639	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 17, 2007 [...] Austria is to significantly improve its handling of asylum cases, the government has said. Funds will be released to provide more staff to process applications for asylum, according to Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party (OeVP). The coalition government h [...]	2007-10-17 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2656	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 19, 2007 [...] Only a day after the SPOe-OeVP coalition reached swift agreement on giving police greater powers to search personal computers online, critics are suggesting the new bill may violate constitutional rights. According to semi-official daily Wiener Zeitung, one specialist in constitutional law, Ber [...]	2007-10-19 12:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA266	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 05, 2007 [...] The Eurofighter controversy continues to occupy Austrian politicians and media. Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP) has once again defended the purchase of the planes and emphasized that former Minister of Defense and now Interior Minister G\|nther Platter had acted correctly. In this asses [...]	2007-02-06 11:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2663	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 22, 2007 [...] Austrian President Heinz Fischer began a three-day official visit to Egypt at the weekend. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and a business and cultural delegation. Topping the agenda of his meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will b [...]	2007-10-22 13:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2669	MFA HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 10:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
07VIENNA2672	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 23, 2007 [...] A report issued on Monday by Doris Bures, Austria's Minister for Women's Issues (SPOe),shows that female migrants in Austria face a double disadvantage in the labor market. The report says women more often have jobs with lower incomes and recognition than those held by men. The study also reve [...]	2007-10-23 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2679	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 24, 2007 [...] Austrian Education Minister Claudia Schmied of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has said she is "appalled" by People's Party (OeVP) efforts to block the introduction, in selected areas of Austria, of comprehensive-type schools. Speaking after talks with the People's Party education spokesperson Frit [...]	2007-10-24 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2687	MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SMIG AU
07VIENNA2688	AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM PTER EFIN IR
07VIENNA269	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR [...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]	2007-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2690	AUSTRIAN CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT: POST-KYOTO AGREEMENT SHOULD [...] (SBU) While Austria portrays itself as a crusader against climate change, it is falling significantly short of its own commitments under the EU's Burden Sharing Agreement (BSA) to the Kyoto Protocol. With 93 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions in 2005, Austria is a whopping 25 million to [...]	2007-10-25 14:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU
07VIENNA2693	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 07:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN CU AU
07VIENNA2707	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: WHO IGWG ON PUBLIC HEALTH, [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO
07VIENNA2709	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 09:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK AU
07VIENNA2715	(S/NF) AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY [...] (S) Senior civil servants in the Ministry of Economy (MoE) have reiterated to the Embassy that, if obliged to make a decision, the MoE would deny an export license to ship 13,000 Glock pistols to Iraqi police and military units. Although the MoE approved similar shipments over the last two ye [...]	2007-10-30 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PGOV ETRD AU IZ
07VIENNA2718	Friction in Austrian Coalition [...] The coalition Social Democratic (SPO) and People's (OVP) parties appear to be in a deadlock over major reform projects. This, coupled with incessant sniping between Minsiters, has triggered substantial criticism by the media and the opposition parties of the coalition government's ability to c [...]	2007-10-31 08:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AU
07VIENNA2722	AUSTRIAN MFA ON BURMA AT EU-ASEAN SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 09:44:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BM AU
07VIENNA2737	AUSTRIA: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 11:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA AU
07VIENNA2738	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 2, 2007 [...] According to a study issued by the Imas Institute, Austrians are ever more satisfied with the general political situation. Contentment with the standard of living, the freedom of opinion and the health care situation are highest. Also, despite the constant quarrels in the coalition, the approva [...]	2007-11-02 12:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2757	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 06, 2007 [...] Education Minister Claudia Schmied from the Social Democrats and Science Minister Johannes Hahn from the People's Party have reached a "last-minute agreement" on the introduction of comprehensive-type "new middle schools" in Austria. The breakthrough was achieved after Schmied agreed to a so-ca [...]	2007-11-06 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2758	AUSTRIA: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 07:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR AU
07VIENNA2759	GTMO DETAINEES: AUSTRIA SEES "RATHER BLEAK" [...] (C) DCM and Econ/Pol Counselor met 11/5 with Austrian Chancellor Gusenbauer's diplomatic advisor, Bernhard Wrabetz, to review Austrian thinking on accepting GTMO detainees. Wrabetz had accompanied Chancellor Gusenbauer to the EU Summit in Lisbon on October 18-19, on the margins of which both t [...]	2007-11-07 07:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PHUM PREL AU
07VIENNA2764	SERB AND KOSOVAR WOMEN LEADERS MEET IN VIENNA [...] (U) Demonstrating her continuing interest in international women's diplomacy, Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik hosted a meeting of prominent women from Serbia and Kosovo in Vienna November 5-6. The choice of dates was deliberate - to coincide and contrast with another round of troika- [...]	2007-11-08 08:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AU
07VIENNA2780	AUSTRIA: ODIHR MONITORING OF RUSSIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor met Nov. 9 with Austrian OSCE PermRep Margit Waestenfelt to discuss reftel demarche. Waestenfelt seemed at a loss as to how to respond to the Russian "game." She expected the Russians to continue to drag the process out and make it impossible for even the 70 observers i [...]	2007-11-09 18:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS AU
07VIENNA2787	AUSTRIA'S FREEDOM PARTY: SUCCEEDING WITH NEGATIVE [...] (C) The Austrian political climate appears to be tilting o the advantage of the far-right Freedom Party, whse blend of nationalism, social conservatism, an economic populism appeals to that segment of the population unnerved by immigration, loss of soveeignty to the EU, and globalization-driv [...]	2007-11-14 11:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AU
07VIENNA2791	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 14, 2007 [...] Members of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government and representatives from the retirees association agreed on Tuesday to raise pensions next year. Minimum pensions will be increased by 2.9 percent to 747 Euro per month. Pensions between 1,050 and 1,700 Euros will go up two percent. Those between 1, [...]	2007-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2793	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 16:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AU
07VIENNA2803	TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN DISCUSSES BANK SEPAH WITH [...] (S) On November 6, Treasury A/S O'Brien met with Patrick Butler, Chief Financial Officer of Raiffeisen Bank (RZB),and Fritz Sommer, RZB General Counsel, to clarify RZB's written response, following an October 20 meeting between Treasury U/S Levey and Raiffeisen International CEO Herbert Stepi [...]	2007-11-15 09:33:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KNNP AU IR
07VIENNA2816	NOVEMBER GAERC: AUSTRIAN PRE-BRIEF [...] (U) Per reftel, Econ/Pol Couns met Nov. 16 with Austrian MFA European Corespondent Andreas Riecken to discuss plans for the upcoming GAERC. Following are Riecken's comments: Summits ------- 2. (C) Riecken reported that there will be no discussion of the content of the China and India su [...]	2007-11-16 14:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU
07VIENNA2818	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 16, 2007 [...] According to a report on migration trends by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which was published on Thursday, Austria is an important destination for immigrants. The authors of the study warn, however, that Austria is not sufficiently aware of this fact and has failed to create the necessary [...]	2007-11-16 16:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA282	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 06, 2007 [...] The Eurofighter investigation committee has concluded that the Austrian government purchased the technically most advanced and, at the same time, most expensive interceptor planes. The version purchased was calculated to be the best deal because only new (not used) planes were considered and ma [...]	2007-02-06 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2826	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 19, 2007 [...] Speaking on Austrian television on Sunday, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer from the People's Party (OeVP) defended the SPOe-OeVP coalition government's decision to raise pension by up to 2.9 percent next year. He acknowledged concerns voiced by experts, but supported the i [...]	2007-11-20 09:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2829	AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHANCELLOR ON AUSTRO-IRANIAN [...] (C) Ambassador McCaw used her Nov. 20 farewell call on Chancellor Gusenbauer to convey again U.S. unhappiness with OMV's South Pars gas deal with Iran. The Ambassador stressed how unhelpful the deal was to the international diplomatic effort to stop Iran's uranium enrichment program. She note [...]	2007-11-20 14:54:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IR AU
07VIENNA2836	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Austria recognizes and is disappointed by Iran's failure to cooperate fully with the IAEA and expects leading EU states in IAEA BOG to issue a statement expressing many of the themes identified by the U.S. End Summary. El Baradei Report ----------------- 2. (C) Econ/Pol Co [...]	2007-11-21 07:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EU AU
07VIENNA2838	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 21, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report that a new internet video threatening Austria and Germany has surfaced, apparently made by militants associated with the "Global Islamic Media Front" (GIMF),an al Qaeda propaganda group. The video demands that Austria and Germany withdraw their military personnel from [...]	2007-11-21 14:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2841	MINORITY RIGHTS AND DIVISIVE POLITICS IN CARINTHIA [...] (C) EconPolOff met November 17 with Dr. Marjam Sturm, head of the "Central Association for Slovenes", in Klagenfurt to discuss the situation of the Slovene minority in Carinthia province. Sturm averred that Slovenes are reasonably content in Carinthia, except for the rhetoric of certain local [...]	2007-11-21 16:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG AU
07VIENNA2845	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 23, 2007 [...] The opposition Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has called for the resignation of Defense Minister Norbert Darabos over the latter's decision to have Austrian soldiers deployed to Chad on a peacekeeping mission. Referring to a recent internal Defense Ministry report describin [...]	2007-11-23 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2849	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 26, 2007 [...] The departure of the Austrian Army contingent's advance party to Chad will not take place today, as originally scheduled. The Commander of the Austrian unit, which will participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid efforts in the African state, Lt. Gen. Guenther Hoefler, said the delay was b [...]	2007-11-26 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2851	OMV'S IRAN DEAL: CRACKS IN THE ARMOR? [...] (U) According to Austrian press, Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein told the November 22 European Competition Council that Iranian gas was a "no-go" for the Nabucco pipeline. Bartenstein reportedly noted that USG support for Nabucco depended on excluding Iranian gas from the Euro 5 bil [...]	2007-11-27 08:01:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV EPET EINV AU IR
07VIENNA2853	AUSTRIA'S BAUMGARTEN GAS HUB AND GAZPROM INTERESTS IN [...] (SBU) OMV Gas executives recently confirmed to Emboffs that Gazprom will become a 50% operator in OMV's Central European Gas Hub (CEGH),which is actually a web-based trading platform in operation since 2005 offering commercial, logistical, and auctioneering services to gas traders. OMV maint [...]	2007-11-27 10:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
07VIENNA2856	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN [...] (U) On Thanksgiving Day, Amb. McCaw had an hour-long one-on-one farewell call with FonMin Plassnik. The following is based on the readout provided to CDA Kilner. Annapolis --------- 2. (C) At the time of the meeting, Austria had not yet been invited to the Annapolis MEPP conference. Pl [...]	2007-11-27 10:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU
07VIENNA286	FOLLOW UP TO AUSTRIA: FEBRUARY 13-14 LIBERIA [...] A/DCM met on February 6 with Carolina Gudenus, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Africa Director, to press U.S. objectives for the February 13-14 Liberia Partners Forum. We pointed out the high level of attendees, including the Secretary and President Sirleaf, and stressed Liberia's need SIPDIS [...]	2007-02-06 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AU
07VIENNA2874	OMV LOOKS TO RUSSIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Emboffs, Reinhard Mitschek, OMV's Managing Director for Nabucco Gas Pipeline International, expressed concern that Azerbaijan could not provide enough gas by itself for Nabucco's initial phase in 2012. Nabucco would therefore turn to Russia to supply half of the [...]	2007-11-29 16:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AU
07VIENNA2875	ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (C) On November 29, EconPol Counselor and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points to Thomas Baier, Head of the MFA's Multilateral International Law Division, and to Yvonne Desmedt-Tonic from the MFA's Energy and Nuclear Safety Division. Emboffs urged the GoA to support EU designation of addit [...]	2007-11-29 16:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PARM IR EU AU
07VIENNA2876	NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN FLU: GOA MOST LIKELY NOT [...] On November 28, EmbOff conveyed reftel talking points to and discussed them with Maria Gregorich-Schega, head of the International Relations Section within the Youth and Family Affairs Department (MoH). She stated that Austria, due to a "total lack" of funds, would be "with 99% certitude" una [...]	2007-11-30 10:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR EAID PREL XX AU
07VIENNA2879	ALBERT ROHAN ON KOSOVO, AUSTRIA, AND THE EU [...] (C) In the run-up to Dec. 10, Charge and Pol/Econ Couns met 11/29 with former Deputy to UN Kosovo Envoy Ahtisaari to discuss Austria's Kosovo stance and Rohan's perspective on EU deliberations over recognition and the dispatch of an EU civilian mission to an independent Kosovo. 2. (C) Reg [...]	2007-11-30 13:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV AU
07VIENNA2890	OMV DEFENDS OIL CONTRACTS WITH THE KRG [...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with Emboffs, OMV's Vice President for Business Development, Peter Seitinger, defended OMV's recent signing of two production sharing agreements (PSAs) with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). Seitinger argued that the PSAs were entirely in line with the Ir [...]	2007-12-04 08:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ECON IZ AU
07VIENNA29	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 05, 2007 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer is taking a tough stance towards his party's potential future coalition partner OeVP: Speaking on Thursday, he stressed the Conservatives would have to "budge" on the Eurofighter purchase and university tuition fees, and "think of something other than simply saying n [...]	2007-01-08 07:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2906	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON UNCITRAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNCITRAL UN AU
07VIENNA2907	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 06, 2007 [...] Education Minister Claudia Schmied of the Social Democrats (SPOe) said one of the keys to raising standards in education is to improve teacher training and review the selection process for those wishing to enter the profession. She was speaking on Austrian television after the publication of th [...]	2007-12-06 16:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2914	BALI CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: AUSTRIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) Environment Minister Josef Proell told the Charge on December 6 that Austria was supportive of U.S. efforts to develop a Bali roadmap. Proell recognized that any post-Kyoto agreement needed to include flexibility for national plans, but he stressed that Austria supported the EU goal of [...]	2007-12-07 16:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG AU
07VIENNA2920	U.S.-AUSTRIA C/T COOPERATION: INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (C) USG and Austrian Interior Ministry officials met Nov. 10 to carry forward the discussions initiated by Austrian Interior Minister Platter during his Oct. 24-25 visit to Washington on enhanced U.S.-Austrian counter-terrorism (C/T) cooperation. The Austrian side also presented a series of p [...]	2007-12-10 15:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AU
07VIENNA2921	EMBASSY VIENNA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 08:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN AU
07VIENNA2922	PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: AUSTRIA CONSIDERING [...] (SBU) During a December 7 conversation with Charge, Ralph Scheide, Head (A/S-equivalent) of the MFA's Middle East and Africa Division, said that Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik would lead the Austrian delegation to the December 17 donors conference in Paris to support Palestinian reform and [...]	2007-12-11 08:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG KPAL AU
07VIENNA2928	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 11, 2007 [...] ... regarding the issue of private home nursing care for the sick and elderly, Austrian media report. Speaking on ORF television, Erwin Buchinger, the Social Affairs Minister from the SPOe, said he was "displeased" with his party's coalition partner OeVP for "playing a double game" on the issue [...]	2007-12-12 09:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2931	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING/WTO [...] (SBU) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on December 12 to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE) Multilateral Trade Division and to Helge Plank, Head of the MoE's Services Trade Unit. Plank said that, at last week's 133 Committee meeting, "a large Member State an [...]	2007-12-12 13:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO AU
07VIENNA294	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 07, 2007 [...] Minister for Economy and Labor Martin Bartenstein announced he is planning to reform the system of care for the elderly. In an interview with independent daily "Der Standard," Bartenstein outlined a new work model for caregivers, similar to that already in existence for household and hospital s [...]	2007-02-07 13:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2945	AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT FISCHER TO MEET ASSAD DECEMBER 17 IN [...] (SBU) Austrian President Heinz Fischer's Chief of Cabinet, Susanne Gaugl, informed Embassy Charge December 12 that Fischer will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad December 17 in Damascus, following a visit to Austrian peacekeeping troops in the Golan Heights "this coming weekend." Gaug [...]	2007-12-13 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV AU SL
07VIENNA2947	VISIT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR AU
07VIENNA2948	AUSTRIAN TRADE DELEGATE VIEWS ON IRANIAN POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) A former Austrian trade delegate to Iran recently told Emboff that financial sanctions are effective in the banking sector, but less successful in deterring Austrian companies from trading with Iranian counterparts. In the view of the trade official, U.S. sanctions were counterproductiv [...]	2007-12-14 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
07VIENNA2958	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 17, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report on what is described as "massive squabbling" among the country's leading political parties over the case of teenage Kosovo asylum seeker Arigona Zogaj. On Friday, the Austrian Constitutional Court turned down an appeal from the family seeking initial residence status i [...]	2007-12-17 14:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2960	AUSTRAIN EDUCATION MINISTER RECOMMENDS BILINGUAL [...] Following a December 13 summit of more than 100 education officials and experts to discuss planned reforms of the Austrian school system, Education Minister Claudia Schmied (Social Democrat Party) proposed that the integration of immigrant children could be enhanced by teaching certain subjects [...]	2007-12-17 15:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AU
07VIENNA2976	BALI RESULTS: SPLIT REACTIONS IN AUSTRIA [...] Austrian reactions to the results of the UNFCCC Bali conference were not uniform, even not within the Austrian government. Overall, government representatives and NGOs were relieved that the "roadmap" is on track, but criticized the lack of progress on numerical reduction goals. Thus, univer [...]	2007-12-18 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PREL PGOV AU
07VIENNA2980	BACKGROUND AND PROSPECTS FOR RECENT OMV-GAZPROM DEALS [...] (U) In September 2006, Austria's OMV negotiated an extension of its gas supply agreement with Gazprom that will guarantee that Russian gas is routed through OMV's Baumgarten gas distribution center until 2027. As part of that deal, Gazprom obtained the right to market gas in three of the nine [...]	2007-12-18 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
07VIENNA3005	SYRAIN PRESIDENT ASAD'S DEC 17 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 09:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
07VIENNA304	AUSTRIA: NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns met with Thomas Hajnoczi, the Austrian MFA's A/S-level Director for Political Military Affairs, to present ref (a) points on next steps on Afghanistan. 2. (C) Hajnoczi reiterated ref (b) message that Austria does not have the capacity to enhance its military presence in [...]	2007-02-08 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF AU
07VIENNA306	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 08, 2007 [...] A conflict is under way between Minister for Economy and Labor Martin Bartenstein and Minister for Social Issues Erwin Buchinger about the former's proposal for a new model for elderly care. Buchinger called the Bartenstein initiative "counterproductive" and said the proposal should not have be [...]	2007-02-08 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA31	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 08, 2007 [...] 99 days after the Austrian general elections a decision on a grand coalition government seems to be imminent. The final round of talks between the SPOe and the OeVP will be held today, following a "secret meeting" yesterday of party leaders Alfred Gusenbauer and Wolfgang Schuessel to discuss re [...]	2007-01-08 11:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA328	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 09, 2007 [...] Starting Friday, the SPOe/OeVP coalition will begin working on an extensive reform of state and government which, according to Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, will be the "core piece" of the grand coalition and is intended for completion in summer. The reform will build on reforms announced and p [...]	2007-02-09 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA343	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12-13 [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Christine Moser, the Austrian MFA's deputy European Correspondent. 2. (SBU) Moser expressed appreciation for our substantive points, and undertook to brief FM Ursula Plassnik on U.S. views. She particularly stressed agreement [...]	2007-02-09 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV WTRO ECON ETRD AU
07VIENNA350	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 12, 2007 [...] Controversies and conflicts have been dominating the climate in the SPOe/OeVP coalition since it took office a month ago. Any major issue seems to have the potential so split the coalition partners: privatization, elderly care, pension reform or environmental issues. The SPOe suspects the OeVP [...]	2007-02-12 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA370	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR'S [...] (C) 1. SUMMARY: Bernhard Wrabetz, the Diplomatic Advisor to new Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, told DCM and visiting EUR/AGS Director Moon that the Chancellor's foreign policy will feature marked continuity with his predecessor's. Austria will continue to work through the EU and mu [...]	2007-02-13 10:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
07VIENNA374	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 13, 2007 [...] The infighting in the SPOe/OeVP coalition has culminated in a sharp attack by Minister for Environmental Issues, Josef Prll on Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, reproaching him for "lack of leadership qualities." Prll said the OeVP did not have the impression that Gusenbauer sees himself as the he [...]	2007-02-13 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA377	AUSTRIA CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR FURTHER EXTENSION [...] EconPolCouns and EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on February 13 to Brigadier Kurt Hager. As the Austrian Interior Ministry's Director for Bilateral Affairs, Hager manages Austria's international police training missions, among other things. 2. Hager said he would pursue our request [...]	2007-02-13 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JO IZ AU
07VIENNA380	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NABUCCO, EXPORT CONTROLS, [...] (C) During a February 8 meeting with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, the Ambassador thanked the GoA for its cooperation on export controls, but asked the GoA to remain vigilant about Iranian proliferation activities. Bartenstein told the Ambassador that Turkey remained the most diff [...]	2007-02-13 17:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC ENRG ETRD WTRO AU
07VIENNA392	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 14, 2007 [...] Former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner arrived in Vienna yesterday after a months-long tug of war between Elsner and his lawyers, who claimed the ex-Bawag boss had a weak heart and could not be transported from his French residence to Vienna for trial, and the law enforcement authorities who doubted t [...]	2007-02-14 12:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA396	AUSTRIA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] Per reftel request, post nominates Eva Kaufmann, a key staffer in the Austrian NGO LEFOE/IBF. ------------------- Contact Information ------------------- 2. Name: Eva Kaufmann Organization: LEFOE/IBF, Floragasse 7a/7, 1040 Vienna Telephone: 43 1 796 92 98 Email: ibf@lefoe.at --- [...]	2007-02-14 16:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO
07VIENNA407	AUSTRIA: WAITING FOR EU GUIDANCE ON COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-15 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SNAR UNCND AU
07VIENNA411	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 15, 2007 [...] Former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner is back in Vienna and in detention while awaiting trial. For the time being, however, Elsner is in the Wilhelminenspital where his medical condition is being monitored. For months, the former head of Bawag had escaped extradition claiming a heart condition. Accor [...]	2007-02-15 14:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA412	AUSTRIA ON UN MIDDLE RING SECURITY IN IRAQ [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs, and Ralph Scheide, the MFA's Middle East and Africa Director. 2. Huber said Austria considered the UN role in Iraq to be an important one. Hub [...]	2007-02-15 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IZ AU
07VIENNA414	AUSTRIA ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 14 to Austrian MFA International Organizations deputy Peter Huber, Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide, and Africa Director Caroline Gudenus. 2. (SBU) The Austrians said they agreed that Zimbabwe presented tremendous probl [...]	2007-02-15 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID WFP AORC AU
07VIENNA415	AUSTRIA ON PKO IN SOMALIA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented ref (a) demarche on February 14 to Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide and Africa head Caroline Gudenus. 2. (C) Gudenus said the Somalia mission (AMISOM) was extremely important, and Austria would back the EU's extension of support to th [...]	2007-02-15 15:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPKO PHUM PREL EUN SO AU
07VIENNA419	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 16, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is coming under fire in the Bawag affair. On Thursday, former Minister of Justice Karin Gastinger confirmed towards centrist daily "Die Presse" that he tried "very, very cautiously" to intervene on behalf of investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, who lost the Bawag billi [...]	2007-02-16 12:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA437	UNSCR 1737: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS TIMELY, EU-WIDE [...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel nonpaper on February 15 to Birgit Ertl and Elisabeth Ottawa from the Austrian Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division. EconPolCouns had delivered the points on February 14 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Middle East Director. Ertl said that A [...]	2007-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC AU
07VIENNA440	ILLICIT CASH COURIERS: AUSTRIAN LAW IN COMPLIANCE [...] On February 15, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel nonpaper to Birgit Ertl and Elisabeth Ottawa in the Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division. Ottawa noted that in August 2006, Austria had implemented a domestic regulation, which already incorporates all provisions of the EU's Regulat [...]	2007-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER AU
07VIENNA45	Austria's New Government a Grand Coalition [...] (SBU) Following the January 8 announcement that the Social Democratic (SPO) Chairman Alfred Gusenbauer would lead a Grand Coalition with the People's Party (OVP),the OVP presented its ministerial team on January 9. Wilhelm Molterer, the OVP's Parliamentary Leader, will become Vice-Chancellor [...]	2007-01-09 14:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA455	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 21, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is scheduled to testify today before the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the scandal surrounding former union-owned bank Bawag. He is suspected of having intervened in favor of investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, a key figure in the Bawag affair. [...]	2007-02-22 07:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA477	ADDITIONAL DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] (SBU) On February 20, post conveyed reftel information on the domestic USG designations of three additional Iranian entities to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) Financial Markets Directorate. Post also passed the information to the MFA's Int [...]	2007-02-23 13:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA478	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 23, 2007 [...] Erika Rumpold, head of public relations company 100 Percent Communications, which received over 6 million Euros to promote Eurofighters refused to answer questions at the parliamentary inquiry looking into the purchase of the planes. Committee members said Rumpold may face a fine similar to tha [...]	2007-02-23 14:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA492	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR BOSNIA'S UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding UNHRC EEG candidates on February 26 to Engelbert Theuermann, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Division. Theuermann agreed it was important to have strong democracies occupy as many seats as possible on the Council. Theuermann added that the Go [...]	2007-02-26 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07VIENNA509	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On February 26, DCM delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, urging Austria to join and actively participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Kyrle received the information with interest, and promised to provide a considered response after [...]	2007-02-28 10:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AU
07VIENNA510	AUSTRIA: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST [...] (C) On February 26, DCM presented reftel points to MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, and to MFA Middle East A/S SIPDIS Ralph Scheide. DCM asked for Austrian understanding of and support for the U.S. plans to deploy missile defense assets in Poland and the Czech Republic. DCM stressed [...]	2007-02-28 11:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AU
07VIENNA511	AUSTRIA REQUESTS CLARIFICATION OF BAGHDAD RAID ON [...] (SBU) On February 26, Peter Launsky, Head of the Austrian MFA's Citizen Services Division passed DCM an Aide Memoire requesting USG clarification regarding an alleged raid by U.S. Armed Forces on the Baghdad offices of the Vienna-based NGO "Irakisches Hilfswerk in Oesterreich" February 18. Ac [...]	2007-02-28 11:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC AU IZ
07VIENNA512	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA ON IAEA REPORT ON [...] (C) On February 26, DCM outlined USG views, per reftel, on Iran's non-compliance with UNSCR 1737 to Johannes Kyrle, the MFA's Secretary General and to Ralph Scheide, the MFA's Middle East and Africa Director. Scheide stressed that Austria continues to fully support the EU-3. As for Austrian [...]	2007-02-28 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP AU IR
07VIENNA516	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 28, 2007 [...] Eurofighter company boss Aloysius Rauen complained that his firm has been disadvantaged by details leaked to the public from an Austrian parliamentary inquiry into the purchase of 18 Eurofighter jets for use by the Austrian armed forces. Rauen said that concerns about corporate security and dam [...]	2007-02-28 14:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA52	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 16:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA522	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) On February 28, Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel paper to Andreas Riecken, the MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken commented on the following issues: 2. (C) WESTERN BALKANS: Riecken welcomed the recent decision to extend the mandate of the Office of the High Representative [...]	2007-03-01 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AU IR

07VIENNA53	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 10, 2007 [...] Incoming Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer from the SPOe has come under fire from within his own party for having "given up too much to the Conservatives" in the government negotiations. Student and youth organizations continued their protests yesterday. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the party executive [...]	2007-01-10 17:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA532	AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]	2007-03-01 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENNA534	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 01, 2007 [...] Minister for Women's Issues Doris Bures of the SPOe and Science Minister Johannes Hahn of the OeVP are the last two members of the coalition cabinet to be officially sworn in by President Heinz Fischer today. The two have been ministers without portfolio since inauguration of the SPOe-OeVP gove [...]	2007-03-02 07:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA55	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 21:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA552	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 02, 2007 [...] After the Defense and Finance Ministers reconciled their differences over allocation of funds for the defense portfolio, the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP agreed yesterday on a double budget for 2007 and 2008. The spending plan is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of Marc [...]	2007-03-05 07:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA56	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 21:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA568	CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRIA TALKING TOUGH, BUT ACTING SOFTLY [...] Austria, with one of the most ambitious Kyoto Protocol targets, has thus far failed to achieve its emissions reduction goals. According to Austria's 1997 Kyoto Protocol commitment, it should reduce emissions to no more than 69 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2012. In 2005 Austria emitted 93 [...]	2007-03-05 16:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU
07VIENNA583	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2007 [...] Following a call for the introduction of a tax on kerosene by Minister for the Environment Josef Proell, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer has also spoken in favor of such a move. It would be a "politically sensible" measure with regard to climate protection goals, and could [...]	2007-03-06 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA584	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. MTCR UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] (C) EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 2 to Alexander Benedict from the Austrian MFA's Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Department. Benedict said that his department would review the revised proposal, but he did not foresee any problems in endorsing the proposal. Mc [...]	2007-03-06 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA
07VIENNA6	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- IRAN AND UNSCR 1737 [...] A/DCM delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on December 27 to Carolina Gudenus, acting head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East and Africa division. A/DCM followed up on January 3 with Ralph Scheide, the MFA's assistant secretary-level Middle East and Africa director. SIPDIS 2. Scheid [...]	2007-01-03 16:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP IR AU
07VIENNA621	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 12, 2007 [...] The conflict in the governing SPOe/OeVP coalition about the inheritance tax, which the Constitutional Court judged to be unconstitutional, last week, is escalating. On Sunday, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer expressly rejected the OeVP proposal to abolish the tax altogether. Rather, he wants to so [...]	2007-03-12 15:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA626	UPDATE ON THE DANIEL FROSCH EXPORT CASE [...] (S/NF) On March 9, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Controls Division to receive an update on the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) case and to convey ref A information. Krehlik said that an appeals court had indeed released Erich [...]	2007-03-13 08:59:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA634	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 13, 2007 [...] The divisions in the governing coalition over inheritance tax continue. People's Party (OeVP) insists on the complete abolition of taxes on inherited wealth, but Social Democrats (SPOe) say they want a reform of inheritance taxes, after the Constitutional Court last week suspended laws relating [...]	2007-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA652	U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS DEMARCHE [...] On March 15, EconPol Counselor presented reftel demarche to Manfred Bialonczyk, Director General for Civil Aviation in the Austrian Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology. We gave him copies of the Draft Air Transportation Agreement, the Draft Memorandum of Consultations and th [...]	2007-03-15 13:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON KTIA PREL EU AU
07VIENNA657	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: ASEAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 16 to Austrian MFA Asia Director Nikolaus Scherk. 2. (C) Scherk said there had been some sentiment among the Asians to avoid an explicit reference to Burma/Myanmar in the chairman's statement concluding the March 14-15 Nuremberg EU-ASE [...]	2007-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM EUN AU
07VIENNA667	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UN REFORM OF INTERNAL [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 15 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Deputy Director for International Organizations. Huber said that the points we made were valuable and worthy of rethinking. Specifically, Huber mentioned that in regard to the issue of the Office of [...]	2007-03-16 14:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ACABQ APER PREL UNGA
07VIENNA670	AUSTRIAN MFA GETS A NAME CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC AU
07VIENNA688	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ACTION ON [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetl demarche on March 19 to Austrian MFA Human Rights Director Engelbert Theuermann. Theuermann said Austria is only an observer at the UN Human Rights Council, but plays an active role. He said Austria has an embassy in Zimbabwe, and therefore has followed de [...]	2007-03-20 11:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNSCR PREL ZI EUN AU
07VIENNA701	OMV CEO: NABUCCO KEY FOR EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) During a recent lunch with Ambassador, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer emphasized that obtaining a sufficient supply of Azeri gas is the key for the start-up of Nabucco. Without Azeri gas, OMV would have to look for other possible suppliers--Iran and Russia--that would not be good alternat [...]	2007-03-20 19:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA702	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 20, 2007 [...] Although politicians agree Austria needs more child-care spaces, they disagree on how to finance such facilities. Health Ccare and Family Issues Minister Andrea Kdolsky wants the provinces to provide the funding, but Austrian municipality president Helmut Moedlhammer argues the federal governme [...]	2007-03-21 07:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA714	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 21, 2007 [...] The SPOe-OeVP coalition will make an effort to settle its ongoing dispute regarding implementation of Kyoto goals at today's Council of Ministers. There has been disagreement on a number of aspects of Austria's planned new climate strategy, including on the SPOe's proposals of holding a climate [...]	2007-03-21 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA717	AUSTRIA TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON UNESCO SPECIAL [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the acting head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East Bureau. (The international organizations bureau referred us to their regional colleagues as the action office on this issue.) Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-le [...]	2007-03-21 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL UNESCO AU
07VIENNA720	FORMATION OF A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented reftel points on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the Austrian MFA's acting Middle East Director, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-level Near East Director. 2. (C) Kuglitsch and Lapuh confirmed press reports that Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik ha [...]	2007-03-21 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL PGOV KWBG PREL IS AU
07VIENNA721	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented ref (a) demarche on March 21 to Gerhard Weinberger, the Austrian MFA's Acting Africa Director. 2. (C) Consistent with ref (b),Weinberger said Austria shares our views on the political, economic and security problems in Zimbabwe. He said that in a recent tel [...]	2007-03-21 16:09:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI AU
07VIENNA722	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] EconPolCouns presented reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz-Josef Kuglitsch, acting Middle East director in the Austrian MFA, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's Near East Director. We argued that the review of the mandate of the special rapporteur should take place in the working group that is re [...]	2007-03-22 07:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNHRC PHUM AU
07VIENNA728	NABUCCO PIPELINE: OMV STILL BULLISH ON 2012 STARTUP [...] (C) During a March 20 meeting with EconUnit Chief, the Managing Director of the Nabucco Pipeline consortium, Reinhard Mitschek, said that the project remains on track to begin operations in 2012. Nabucco is still looking to take on a major European gas company to help finance the project. Re [...]	2007-03-22 10:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA755	AUSTRIA EXTENDS TRAINERS AT JORDAN INTERNATIONAL [...] Please see action request para. 4. 2. In a March 21 meeting, Austrian Interior Minister Guenther Platter told Ambassador that the GOA is sympathetic to the notion of continuing the deployment of Austrian trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). There are no im [...]	2007-03-23 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JO IZ AU
07VIENNA756	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 23, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos met with Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen to discuss the contract to purchase 18 jets for the Austrian armed forces. The time and place of the meeting was kept secret. It is believed that the talks aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of the aircraf [...]	2007-03-23 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA77	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON AT [...] On January 11, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor met with Helfried Carl, Deputy Director in the MFA's Near East and Africa Division, to encourage high-level Austrian participation at the January 25 Paris III conference and to urge Austrian financial support for Lebanon. Carl stressed that the GoA sh [...]	2007-01-12 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID AU LE
07VIENNA773	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) is still confident he has legal grounds for a cancellation of the Eurofighter purchase contract. A complete backing-out of the deal continues to be "our number one priority," he stressed on Austrian television. "Intensive negotiations" to that effect will [...]	2007-03-26 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA774	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: RELEASE OF TALIBAN PRISONERS [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Peter Launsky, the Austrian MFA's point person in the case of Bert Nussbaumer, the Austrian hostage in Iraq. Charge stressed that we -- and many coalition countries -- were very upset about the resolution of the Italian hostage case. We see the deal w [...]	2007-03-26 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREF PTER AF IT AU
07VIENNA785	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 27, 2007 [...] Despite demonstrations of unity, cooperation between the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP has been marked by quarrels and disagreement. It is therefore hardly surprising that benchmark information on Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer's address in Parliament to present the double budget for 2007 [...]	2007-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA791	(S) PALFINGER CRANES SHIPPED TO IRAN [...] (S/NF) On March 26, EconUnit Chief delivered ref A talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said he was unaware of the impending shipment, but promised to inquire with Palfinger Europe GmbH immediately. Krehlik exp [...]	2007-03-27 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA807	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 28, 2007 [...] Gernot and Erika Rumpold, owners of the public relations firm which has been in charge of promoting the Eurofighter, told the parliamentary committee looking into the interceptor purchase deal that it was "not uncommon" for a press conference to cost 96,000 Euros, which the committee has called [...]	2007-03-28 14:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA810	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT [...] (S) On March 28, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel statement from Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt to Birgit Ertl, Assistant to the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) Director General and to Elisabeth Ottawa, the MoF's Terrorist Financing Coordinator. EconUnit Chief underscored the importance of imp [...]	2007-03-28 14:58:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM KNNP EFIN KTFN ETTC AU IR
07VIENNA832	AUSTRIA ON THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on March 29 to Anreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken responded substantively as follows. 2. (C) Western Balkans: The discussion will focus on Kosovo, Riecken said. It is very clear that the EU supports Martti Ahtisa [...]	2007-03-30 08:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI AU
07VIENNA85	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) On January 11, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor met with Helfried Carl, the MFA's Deputy Director in the Middle East and Africa Division, to outline USG democratization programs for Iran and to inquire about similar Austrian efforts. Carl welcomed the information, adding that it would be importa [...]	2007-01-17 09:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AU IR
07VIENNA853	AUSTRIA ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND THE [...] EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on March 29 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa. Per ref (b),on March 28, EconUnit Chief had delivered ref (c) demarche the implementation of UNSCR 1747 to the Austrian Finance Ministry. 2. Scheide echoed r [...]	2007-03-30 09:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC AU
07VIENNA856	TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) On March 14, Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien led a delegation to Vienna to meet with officials at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, Ministry of European and International Affairs (formerly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs),Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BACA),and Raiffeisen Ze [...]	2007-03-30 12:23:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PREL ECON AU
07VIENNA857	AUSTRIA FULLY SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref (a) demarche on March 28 to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian MFA's Secretary General. EconPolCouns also discussed the issue with MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on March 29. 2. (C) Kyrle agreed that EU unity in support of Martti Ahtisaari's report is esse [...]	2007-03-30 14:03:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU AU
07VIENNA858	AUSTRIA ON GUANTANAMO PRISONERS [...] (C) Charge delivered refs (a) and (b) points on March 28 to Johannes Kyrle, Secretary General in the Austrian Foreign Ministry. Charge stressed that governments -- like Austria's -- that have been urging the U.S. to close guantanamo could help us do just that by accepting a small number of pr [...]	2007-03-30 14:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG AU
07VIENNA86	AUSTRIAN PARTICIPANTS: EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT [...] Post delivered reftel letter of invitation for the Eighth International Export Control Conference (March 6-8, 2007 in Bucharest, Romania) to Helmut Krehlik from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor and to Franz Kocian from the Ministry of Interior's Office for the Protection of the Con [...]	2007-01-17 12:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO AU
07VIENNA88	AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 OUTLOOK - DYNAMIC GROWTH [...] Austria's GDP grew at a better than expected rate of 3.3% in 2006, its highest growth rate since 2000. For 2007, Austria's two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their growth forecasts to 2.6-2.7% on the basis of strong exports, robust investments, recovering private consumpti [...]	2007-01-17 12:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA882	AUSTRIA: GOA URGES BANKS TO CLOSE SEPAH ACCOUNTS [...] (S) EconUnit Chief conveyed ref A points on March 30 to Birgit Ertl, Assistant to the Ministry of Finance's Director General, and to Elisabeth Ottawa, the MoF's Terrorist Finance Coordinator. In a separate meeting (ref C) on March 30 with the MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa, Eco [...]	2007-04-03 08:03:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KNNP PARM AU IR
07VIENNA891	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 03, 2007 [...] Helmut Elsner, one of the chief suspects in the Bawag banking scandal, has begun rehabilitation treatment in a facility in the south of Austria after a heart bypass operation. The former CEO of Bawag is expected to remain in the clinic for at least four weeks, during which time Austrian justice [...]	2007-04-03 14:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA909	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 04, 2007 [...] Greens MP Werner Kogler says he believes a "network" connecting intermediaries and Austrian ministry officials was set up surrounding the Eurofighter purchase deal, citing specifically two members of the Defense Department's evaluation commission, who entertained close personal ties with interc [...]	2007-04-04 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA911	AUSTRIA: WAITING FOR GUIDANCE ON SHARING NSG [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP IAEA IR AU
07VIENNA916	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 05, 2007 [...] An improvement of the legal rights of people living in same-sex partnerships in Austria could happen soon - provided the OeVP settles its intra-party disputes over the issue. OeVP secretary general Hannes Missethon suggested on ORF television yesterday that same-sex partnerships could in the fu [...]	2007-04-05 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA917	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABU AMR VISITS VIENNA [...] (SBU) In response to an invitation by Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr visited Vienna for meetings on April 4. Abu Amr said publicly that Israel is "not ready for serious peace negotiations." At the same tim [...]	2007-04-05 14:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS AU
07VIENNA918	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STOPPING TRAVEL TO [...] (S) On April 5 EconUnit Chief met with Bettina Kirnbauer, Deputy Head of the Austrian Ministry of European and International Affairs' Justice and Home Affairs Division, to convey USG concerns about PKK leaders in Europe traveling to Iraq in the April/May period. EconUnit Chief noted that, wi [...]	2007-04-05 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PTER KTFN PREL AU TU IZ
07VIENNA919	UKRAINIAN PM YANUKOVYCH ASKS AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR [...] (U) Austrian media has prominently reported on Ukrainian Prime Minister Yanukovych's April 5 news conference, in which he announced that he had asked Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine. Austrian press reports quoted Yanukovych as pointing to Austr [...]	2007-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU UP
07VIENNA926	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 06, 2007 [...] Andrea Kdolsky, Austria's Minister for Health and Family Issues from the People's Party has called for adherence to the limit of extra income that a person receiving childcare benefit payments while on maternity leave can make. She said the payments must be returned if a person goes over the li [...]	2007-04-10 07:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA932	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the SPOe, and the head of the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter deal, Peter Pilz of the Green Party, believe the country's chances to get out of the purchase contract have increased. Last week new documents surfaced which allegedly confirmed bus [...]	2007-04-10 12:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA96	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 17, 2007 [...] A statement made by Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer during his inaugural address in Parliament has caused a stir among MPs: Gusenbauer offered to give tutoring lessons in Austrian schools once a week, thus reflecting a proposal included in the coalition agreement that students could do community w [...]	2007-01-17 16:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA960	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 12, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats says the planned mid-year delivery of the first Eurofighter jets for the Austrian armed forces will be delayed "until November at best." He said the required software for the navigation system from the United States should arrive by then. [...]	2007-04-12 13:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA969	AUSTRIA MOVING FORWARD ON U.S.-EU AIR TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) On April 12, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel point to Alois Kraut, Head of the Ministry of European and Integration Affairs' Transport and Telecommunications Unit. Kraut noted that the GoA's Council of Ministers had vested Austria's Permanent Representative to the EU with the [...]	2007-04-13 08:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON KTIA PREL EU AU
07VIENNA970	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: AUSTRIA WILL [...] (C) During an April 11 meeting with Acting Econ/Pol Counselor, MFA Legal Advisor Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff said the GoA would consider accepting one or two Guantanamo detainees. Trauttmansdorff cautioned that it would be a difficult and long process, but there was a certain level of politica [...]	2007-04-13 11:43:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PTER PREL KAWC PHUM AU
07VIENNA974	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 13, 2007 [...] Although he had dismissed such a move earlier, emphasizing he was "loyal to the coalition," Defense Minister Norbert Darabos now says he no longer rules out his party, the Social Democrats (SPOe) could be "going it alone," if a decision is made to withdraw from the contract to purchase 18 Eurof [...]	2007-04-13 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA979	AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY: STRONGER GROWTH IN 2007/2008 [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently revised GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 and 2008. Following 3.2% growth in 2006, latest estimates are for growth of 3.0% in 2007 and 2.4-2.6% in 2008. Strong exports, a robust investment cycle and improving private consumption are prope [...]	2007-04-16 07:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV AU
07VIENNA988	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER CHANCELLOR [...] (C). Summary. Amb. McCaw, accompanied by DCM, recently called on OVP Parliamentary Leader (and former Chancellor) Wolfgang Schuessel to discuss a range of bilateral issues. Schuessel defended FM Plassnik's recent GAERC and Gymnich statements on missile defense, and described the SPO as "boxe [...]	2007-04-16 12:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA990	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2007 [...] After the first 100 days of the SPOe-OeVP coalition, all Austrian media present their assessments of the government's performance so far. One daily in its weekend issue says the Social Democrats and Conservatives' cooperation has been marked by "dispute, glitches, intrigues and petty jealousies [...]	2007-04-16 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENTIANE110	DIPLOMATIC TOUR OF RESETTLED HMONG; WHERE ARE ALL [...] (C) Summary: An MFA-led February 8 tour of one Hmong area near Vientiane proved little about the situation of resettled Hmong in Laos -- especially former insurgents. Only one family of five from the group of 52 economic migrants had been returned to the well-to-do area visited. However the [...]	2007-02-12 10:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE12	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: During her first visit to Laos, Representative Betty McCollum met with a series of senior Lao National Assembly (NA) officials, including Madame Pany Yathotu, NA Vice President as well as member of the ruling party's Politburo, members of the NA,s Foreign Affairs Committee, and th [...]	2007-01-08 10:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI TH
07VIENTIANE125	AVIAN INFLUENZA: AI FOUND IN BIRDS IN VIENTIANE (WEEKLY [...] SUMMARY: The Lao government's avian influenza (AI) coordinator told donors on February 13 that two wild ducks in Vientiane had tested positive for avian influenza. Tests on two possible human cases are underway; initial results are negative. END SUMMARY. Reports of H5N1 Positive Ducks in [...]	2007-02-14 11:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE133	LAOS INSTITUTES "SLOWDOWN" FOR NEW MINING APPROVALS [...] In a press conference Friday February 16 the vice-president of the Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI),Mr. Bounthavy Sisouphantong, announced a "slowdown" in the approval of new mining concessions. He also indicated the Government of Laos (GOL) would be developing new technical guid [...]	2007-02-16 10:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EMIN KIDE LA
07VIENTIANE137	SEAS-2007 BULLETIN NO. 2 - NOMINATIONS DUE 20 FEB 07 [...] (U) Embassy Vientiane is pleased to nominate Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Europe and Americas Department Director General (DG) Southam Sakonhninhom to attend this course. Our alternate candidate is Mr. Khamvone Phanouvong, MFA Asia-Pacific and Africa Department Deputy DG. Their personal [...]	2007-02-20 10:20:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LA
07VIENTIANE139	CORRUPTION IN LAOS: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE [...] (C) Summary. Corruption in Laos is endemic. At a recent governance and anti-corruption workshop in Vientiane, sponsored by the World Bank, donor and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives met to discuss the current situation. While there are some positive trends, such as the w [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV KFRD CASC SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE143	2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW:POST RECOMMENDATION FOR [...] (SBU) Post recommends that the Lao PDR not be designated as a country of special concern under Special 301 due to absolutely low levels of piracy, past actions taken by the IPR authorities, and the elevation of the Science, Technology and IPR Office to the status of a ministry, which may enhan [...]	2007-02-22 09:12:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID KIPR LA
07VIENTIANE144	UNHCR AND ICRC REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Bangkok-based representatives of both UNHCR and ICRC to review the recent spurt of issues relating to the problems the Government of Laos (GOL) has with its Hmong minority. Both UNHCR and ICRC help hold keys to resolving Hmong issues, from the decades-old [...]	2007-02-22 09:29:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07VIENTIANE154	GOVERNANCE, WOMEN'S ISSUES, AND IRI'S EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ms. Johanna Kao of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and embassy officers met with government officials, women's groups, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Laos from February 4 - 7. NGO representatives informed Ms. Kao of the difficult operating environmen [...]	2007-02-23 10:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI EAID LA
07VIENTIANE159	NAS VIENTIANE: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON CONTINUING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (U) Under the direction of the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision's (LCDC) Programme Facilitation Unit (PFU),opium treatment programs in Laos reduced the addict population by more than 80% in 5 years, based [...]	2007-02-26 02:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE163	VIENTIANE EAC MEETING - HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Vientiane EAC met February 26 to discuss a WHO report of first-ever case of probable human infection of avian influenza (AI) in Laos. Samples from the patient have been sent for H5N1 confirmation, which is still pending. The Lao press is already highlighting this first "s [...]	2007-02-26 10:18:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR
07VIENTIANE184	VIENTIANE EAC MEETING -- AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5, the Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the developing situation regarding avian influenza (H5N1) in Laos. The Lao government announced on March 4 that a probable second case of avian influenza in humans had been identified, with confirmation pending further [...]	2007-03-05 10:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TBIO KFLU SOCI AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KPAO
07VIENTIANE185	SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thailand, where cultural and linguistic similarities and an a [...]	2007-03-05 11:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL
07VIENTIANE205	LAO GOVERNMENT AGREES TO LET 21 HMONG GIRLS RETURN [...] (C) Summary: During bilateral talks in Luang Prabang on March 8, the Lao Foreign Minister told his Thai counterpart that twenty-one girls from the Petchabun settlement in Thailand had been &found8 living with relatives in Laos and would be allowed to return to their families if they wished. T [...]	2007-03-13 11:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL LA TH
07VIENTIANE213	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 09:09:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER LA PREL
07VIENTIANE219	EAP/MLS DIRECTOR,S MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EAP/MLS director Robert Rapson met with Europe and Americas Director General Southam at the foreign ministry. Both Rapson and Southam expressed general satisfaction about improving U.S.-Lao ties, despite what Southam characterized as ups and downs over the years. Raps [...]	2007-03-19 09:20:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CASC PHUM PGOV LA
07VIENTIANE220	WORLD BANK OFFICIAL EXPRESSES CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 2 meeting, World Bank country manager Patchamuthu Illangovan told visiting EAP/MLS office director Rapson that he is more optimistic than he used to be about prospects for progress in Laos. The World Bank's major hydropower project, Nam Theun 2, has brought dyn [...]	2007-03-19 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN ENRG ETRD
07VIENTIANE228	CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS [...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...]	2007-03-20 10:13:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL
07VIENTIANE25	NEW INFORMATION ON NORTH KOREANS DETAINED IN LAOS: [...] (C) Summary: South Korean Embassy Counsellor Lee told Poloffs January 11 that five North Korean refugees detained almost a month in northern Laos had been released by local authorities. The five are on their way to Vientiane from where the South Korean Embassy expects them to depart quietly t [...]	2007-01-11 08:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KN KS LA PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07VIENTIANE257	NAS VIENTIANE: UPDATE ON METHAMPHETAMINE IN LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary. Almost everyone in the Lao lowlands, from the Prime Minister in Vientiane to street vendors in Pakse, is keenly aware that methamphetamine trafficking is on the increase and that the lives of thousands of Lao citizens have become more precarious as a result. Lao law enforcemen [...]	2007-03-29 08:17:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR XC CH
07VIENTIANE259	CHINESE RUBBER, SINO-LAO SCHOOLS, AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Due to what one NGO director in Luang Namtha Province described as a "gold rush" mentality, almost every village in the province is growing rubber for export to China. The Chinese have launched a "propaganda campaign" taking credit for the replacement of poppy with rubber. So [...]	2007-03-30 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV ECON ECIN ELTN ETRD SMIG KRCM PHUM
07VIENTIANE288	VIENTIANE DIPLOMATS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of "like-minded" countries and international organizations in Vientiane, including the United States, EU, France, Australia, UNICEF, UNDP, and others, met to review recent events on the human rights front, including the recent visit by EU Parliamentarians to Laos. [...]	2007-04-06 06:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS LA PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL TH
07VIENTIANE290	ILLICIT CASH COURIERS IN LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff met with Bank of Laos (BOL) Deputy Director General Mr. Leuane March 16, and NAS Director met with Lao Customs Deputy Director of International Relations Mr. Vongchan April 5 to discuss reftel and deliver nonpaper. DDG Leuane understands Financial Action Task Force (FA [...]	2007-04-06 10:01:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER LA
07VIENTIANE295	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: There have been no new human avian influenza (AI) cases or bird outbreaks since the last report. Massive culling in Vientiane municipality was completed on March 16. The World Bank-assisted compensation program is paying poultry owners sixty percent of the market value of culled bi [...]	2007-04-09 10:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE296	MISDIRECTED MAIL COMPLICATES NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary: South Korean Counsellor Miyon Lee told DCM April 9 that she was hopeful that three North Korean asylum seekers who have been detained in Laos since November 2006 would be released in the next day or two. The situation took a "tricky" turn, she said, when the Lao police misdirec [...]	2007-04-09 11:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM LA KN KS
07VIENTIANE300	INTOLERANCE FOR CHRISTIANS PERSISTS IN LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Christians in Bolikhamsay Province's Nakun Village have faced pressure from local officials and have been "reeducated" numerous times as a result of their religious activities. Christians in Xunya Village, Luang Namtha Province, have reportedly been prevented from practicin [...]	2007-04-10 09:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI EINV CASC PREL LA
07VIENTIANE309	HMONG-AMERICANS RECRUIT "TROUBLEMAKERS" FROM THAI [...] (C) Summary: Unidentified Hmong-Americans are said to be recruiting Hmong from the holding camp in Thailand's Petchabun Province to return to Laos to stage incidents apparently in support of the three-decade-old but failing Hmong insurgency. The Embassy is working to gather more information. [...]	2007-04-17 08:52:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	ASEC LA PHUM PREF PTER SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE310	IOM's Return and Reintegration of Lao TIP Victims [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (SBU) Summary: The International Office for Migration (IOM) signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Laos (GoL) on February 27. Based on the MOU, IOM plans to be more active in capacity-bui [...]	2007-04-17 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM SOCI ELAB KWMN PREL LA
07VIENTIANE312	AES MOVES FORWARD WITH INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econoff met March 29 with AES representatives Flora Zhao and Jasper Camacho to discuss their proposal for a run of the river hydropower project on the Mekong River. AES submitted the proposal March 29 to the G [...]	2007-04-17 09:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT ECON SENV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE316	SUGGESTED 2007 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR LAOS UXO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. In 2006 PM/WRA requested post create suggested budgets for supporting the removal of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in 2007 based upon a number of scenarios. One of those scenarios envisioned a 25% cut to the UXO budget for Laos in 2007. [...]	2007-04-18 09:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP ECON PREL MASS LA
07VIENTIANE323	LAO GOVERNMENT MEETING ON NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN [...] (C) Summary: South Korean Embassy Counsellor Miyon Lee told us on April 19 that senior Lao government officials would soon meet to decide on the fate of three North Korean children who have been detained in Laos since November 2006. She said that the Lao have made it a condition of the chi [...]	2007-04-19 10:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV LA KN KS JA
07VIENTIANE325	Anti-Trafficking in Persons Proposals for Laos [...] Following are the anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Vientiane. In total, eleven completed proposals were submitted by four non-governmental organizations, two international organizations, and one for-profit Lao enterprise. The following organizations submitted proposa [...]	2007-04-20 09:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA
07VIENTIANE329	NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN: INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION [...] (S) Summary: The South Korean Embassy continues to press the Lao government for the release of the three North Korean children detained in November. They are seeking a meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has expressed hope for a [...]	2007-04-23 10:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	CASC PREF PGOV PHUM KN KS KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE337	NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN IN SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY [...] (S) Summary: The South Korean Embassy confirmed that the three North Korean children who have been detained since November 2006 are in their custody and will leave Laos on the evening of April 25. It was the South Koreans, quiet efforts, rather than the NGO-generated flurry of publicity, t [...]	2007-04-25 09:46:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	PREF PHUM PGOV KN KS LA
07VIENTIANE338	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 04:09:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ LA
07VIENTIANE341	LAO SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's recent meeting with the Lao Front for National Construction (reftel),Poloffs met with recently-appointed Religous Affairs Khaophone Vannabout to seek updates on several outstanding cases. Khaophone provided an update on 12 detained Khmu who may [...]	2007-04-26 10:01:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM SOCI PREL LA
07VIENTIANE351	PRESSING THE AES HYDROPOWER BID WITH SENIOR LAO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI) President Soulivong Daravong April 30 to continue her personal support for the bid by AES on the first run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Mekong River in Laos. Soulivong was clear that CPI had not made [...]	2007-04-30 08:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EWWT LA PHUM PREL SENV EINV
07VIENTIANE36	AVIAN INFLUENZA - WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 12, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Following are recent Avian Influenza (AI)-related developments in Laos: -- There have been no new outbreaks since our last report. -- Representative McCollum's visit to Vientiane's leading hospital both to learn about its capabilities and to express the need for focus on the AI is [...]	2007-01-16 08:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE361	SPECIAL 301 LAO PDR 2007: GOL PLEASED WITH DESIGNATION BUT [...] Summary: Nheune Sisavad, a senior Lao official who oversees intellectual property issues, expressed relief to the DCM that Laos is not on any Special 301 lists but said that it is important for Laos to strengthen its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime. He said that the National Assembl [...]	2007-05-03 10:11:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID KIPR LA

07VIENTIANE364	UNHCR'S ERIKA FELLER DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES; LAO [...] (C) Summary: The visit of UNHCR's lead protection official, Erika Feller, haS provided insight into Hmong issues including what may happen to the 152 Hmong (plus three babies) being held in Thailand's Nong Khai Province. Unfortunately, we are concerned UNHCR may be overestimating the ability o [...]	2007-05-04 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LA
07VIENTIANE366	NEW GROUP OF NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES ARRESTED IN [...] (S) Summary: Activists from the Human Rights Without Frontiers organization confirmed the presence to EmbOff of a new group of nine North Koreans in detention in Vientiane. The activists were able to deliver food and medicine to the detainees. The South Korean Embassy says resolving the case [...]	2007-05-07 07:43:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	PREF PHUM PGOV KN KS LA
07VIENTIANE37	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM VIEWS AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MIN) learned first-hand about Vientiane's main Mahasot Hospital during her recent visit to Laos. She discussed available and needed resources in recognizing suspect cases of human avian influenza (AI) and reviewed corresponding clinical case management practi [...]	2007-01-16 08:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TBIO KFLU AMED SOCI LA
07VIENTIANE382	UNHCR MEMBER VOTE: LAO POSITION [...] (C) Ambassador presented text of non-paper on upcoming UNHRC membership voting, including USG support for Slovenia and Bosnia as preferred members vice Belarus, to Lao Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha on May 10. The Vice Foreign Minister said the Ministry would consider the U.S. posit [...]	2007-05-10 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LA
07VIENTIANE383	SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS LOOKING TO EXPAND IN LAOS [...] (C) Summary: The Seventh Day Adventists have had an active church in Laos since 1974. There are approximately 1,250 Adventists country-wide, with the largest concentration in Vientiane Municipality. With only one church structure, most Adventists in Laos meet in house churches. While the [...]	2007-05-11 03:08:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL LA
07VIENTIANE390	AES LOSES BID FOR MEKONG HYDROPOWER PROJECT IN [...] (C) Summary: CH Karnchang Public Company of Thailand (CK) was awarded the right conduct a feasibility study to develop a 1260 megawatt (MW) run of the river hydropower plant in Xayabury by the Government of Laos (GOL). According to an article in the Vientiane Times May 8, the GOL and CK signe [...]	2007-05-11 08:58:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT ECON SENV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE397	WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: DCM DISCUSSES U.S. JOURNALISM AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To mark World Press Freedom Day, the DCM spoke with a group of roughly 15 college students at the Lao-American Center on May 2 about the history of press freedom in the United States and the ethical dilemmas faced by media organizations. This was a timely subject, since the Lao N [...]	2007-05-15 06:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE407	VIENTIANE EAC MEETING - RENEWAL OF PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 08:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER CASC LA
07VIENTIANE409	Timber, Roads, and Rubber in Sayaboury Province [...] (SBU) Summary: While Sayaboury Province is isolated from the rest of Laos due to a lack of transportation infrastructure, some significant road projects are currently underway, and others are expected to commence within the next two years. Logging activity in the province has increased signi [...]	2007-05-16 10:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND EAGR ELTN ETRD ENRG SENV SOCI SMIG
07VIENTIANE411	LAOS WILL CONSIDER ATTENDING JULY APHIS SEMINAR IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 03:19:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD ASEAN PREL LA
07VIENTIANE416	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL; HMONG ISSUES; ARF [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the opportunity of a farewell call on one of MFA's more sophisticated Vice Ministers, and the Lao Senior Official for ASEAN and ARF affairs, to present the most recent Department demarche on ARF issues. VFM Bounkeut expressed support for the USG ISM proposals, [...]	2007-05-21 08:27:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KNNP LA PINR PREF PREL PTER ARF
07VIENTIANE442	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS WITH SENIOR LAO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's farewell calls with senior Lao officials were marked by appreciation for her role in moving the bilateral relationship forward on traditional areas of cooperation (MIA accounting, opium eradication, and unexploded ordnance removal) while breaking ground on new are [...]	2007-05-26 09:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETRD LA MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
07VIENTIANE449	UNODC REPORTS SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTHERN LAOS [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Representative in Vientiane, Mr. Leik Boonwaat, told NAS that, during his travel over the past few weeks, he had observed indications that the overall security situation in northern Laos was decaying. He said that a higher [...]	2007-05-29 10:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC LA
07VIENTIANE451	LAOS TO SUPPORT MR. ZOELLICK AS WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Econoff met May 30 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Cooperation Director General Dr. Bountheuang Mounlasy to request that the Lao Government support Robert B. Zoellick as President of the World Bank (Reftel). After a brief discussion of Mr. Zoellick's quali [...]	2007-05-30 09:38:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD LA
07VIENTIANE453	LIKE-MINDED GROUP FAVORS INDIVIDUAL DEMARCHES ON [...] (C) Summary: At a May 30 meeting of representatives of like-minded countries, the Charge proposed a joint demarche requesting international access to recent Hmong returnees from Thailand per Ref A. The other embassy representatives agreed that these concerns should be raised with the Lao g [...]	2007-05-30 10:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TH GE
07VIENTIANE454	UPDATE ON PROTESTANTS IN BOLIKHAMSAI AND VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary: There have been reports indicating that several ethnic Khmu Christians in Bolikhamsai Province's Nakun Village were forcibly moved May 15 to another village in the same district. The Lao Evangelical Church (LEC) has indicated that five heads of households were forced by local [...]	2007-05-30 10:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL LA
07VIENTIANE476	AUTHORITIES IN NORTHERN LAOS WORRIED ABOUT HMONG [...] (C) Summary: Vietnamese Hmong immigrants are resettling in northeastern Laos from Vietnam and are becoming a growing concern among local authorities trying to control one of Laos' most remote borders. The Government of Laos (GOL) has repatriated some recent arrivals but appears to lack the [...]	2007-06-06 09:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV SNAR LA VM XC
07VIENTIANE477	GOL WORRIED ABOUT MARIJUANA TRAFFICKERS IN [...] (C) Summary: Provincial officials in Bolikhamxai Province are worried that they are losing control of eastern border districts to drug traffickers producing marijuana for commercial export. These districts are populated by upland minorities including Hmong and Khamu. The officials stated t [...]	2007-06-06 09:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV SNAR VM
07VIENTIANE483	MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION PROCEEDURES FOR LAOS FY [...] (SBU) Summary. While Laos continues to be a major producer of narcotics, it reduced opium production by approximately 69% between 2005 and 2006 and has achieved a 96% decline in overall opium cultivation from its recorded peak in 1989. Production is currently estimated to be below domestic [...]	2007-06-08 06:43:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE487	HMONG-AMERICAN LEADER PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO COUP [...] (S) Summary: The politics of the Hmong communtiies in both Laos and the United States are extremely complex. As a result, a conversation with even a well educated Hmong (or Hmong-American) leader involves exaggeration and guess work and often raises more questions than it provides answers. Neverthe [...]	2007-06-11 10:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LA PGOV PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE490	2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] The Embassy is unaware of any changes to the below noted disputes since submission of the 2006 report. Please note the Embassy no longer has contact information for the Claimants. 2. a. Claimant A b. 1991 c. According to Claimant's attorney, Claimant asserts that he entere [...]	2007-06-13 07:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ECON EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE496	ASSORTED LAO UXO NEWS FRAGMENTS [...] (U) Charge and econoff attended the annual UXO review meeting June 5, which addressed the 2007 workplans for the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) and UXO Lao. The meeting provided a useful synopsis of events in the Lao UXO sector in 2006 and presented the UXO goals of the Government of Lao [...]	2007-06-14 09:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHDP PARM EAID LA
07VIENTIANE508	READOUT FROM JAPANESE DCM ON LAO PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: Japanese DCM Kazuhiro Fujimura provided the Charge with an overview of the mid-May summit in Tokyo between the Lao and Japanese prime ministers. He said that the Japanese had pressed the Lao unsuccessfully at a meeting before the summit to support the UNGA human rights resolutio [...]	2007-06-18 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LA JA KN
07VIENTIANE52	LAO VIEWS ON ASEAN'S CEBU SUMMITS [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Songkane told P/E Chief the main Lao priorities at the recent ASEAN Summits in Cebu were to reinforce support for a proposed rail extension into Laos and for Lao hydropower projects. He welcomed a proposed third bridge across the Mek [...]	2007-01-22 06:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ELTN ETRD LA PREL PTER SMIG
07VIENTIANE524	NEW TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES AND TRADE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary. New highways and trade initiatives may boost Laos' growth but will provide greater opportunities for illicit trafficking as well. With the opening of a Savannakhet, Laos-Mukdahan, Thailand bridge, the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) that transects southern Laos is now comp [...]	2007-06-25 08:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ELTN ETRD KCRM KHIV LA PGOV SNAR
07VIENTIANE525	LAO GOVERNMENT CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES U.S. ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary: Lao government officials appear to have been pleased and surprised by the June 4 arrests of Hmong-American General Vang Pao and others on suspicion of plotting violent action aimed at overthrowing the Lao government. However, the Philippines Ambassador, who talked to Lao gover [...]	2007-06-25 09:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ASEC CASC SCUL SNAR CH LA US
07VIENTIANE53	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM'S DISCUSSIONS ON UNEXPLODED [...] (SBU) Summary: During her visit to Laos, Representative McCollum got a first-hand look at the problems related to unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Xieng Khouang province. She visited a hospital where UXO victims were being treated, a mine clearance site, and a school where children demonstrated mi [...]	2007-01-22 08:13:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP MOPS PREL PHUM PGOV SCUL KFLU KHDP ECON LA
07VIENTIANE556	ICAO ASSEMBLY: NO RESPONSE FROM THE LAO GOVERNMENT [...] The Government of Laos (GOL) has not responded to any of the questions raised in either reftel. Post demarched Yakua Lopangkao, the Director General of Civil Aviation in Laos on June 19 and at his request also delivered the information contained in reftels to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs i [...]	2007-07-10 09:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV LA
07VIENTIANE558	CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES NEW FACE AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister at the closing of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Chansy Phosikham was named to replace Somphet Thipmala as governor of Vientiane Province. Chansy's former deputy, Somdy Douangdy, became finance minister. Somphet b [...]	2007-07-11 09:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ENRG LA
07VIENTIANE567	POWER COMPANY RESPONDS TO CRITICAL REPORT AT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27-28 the Government of Laos (GOL) and the Nam Theun Power Company (NTPC) held the second annual Nam Theun II (NT II) stakeholders' meeting in Thakek, Laos to discuss the situation at the World Bank funded project. The GOL and NTPC provided a large amount of information, [...]	2007-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG EWWT ECON PREL LA
07VIENTIANE598	DEMARCHE REQUEST: PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 09:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM LA
07VIENTIANE599	TERRORISM FINANCE: TELLING LAOS ABOUT DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 09:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN LA PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE6	MANAGING POSSIBLE DPRK REFUGEES IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary: Following receipt of reftel, which outlines steps Embassy Vientiane should take if approached by a North Korean asylum seeker, DCM and Pol/Econ Chief met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Embassy Counsellor Miyon Lee. Ms. Lee provided updates on recent cases of North Korean asylum se [...]	2007-01-05 08:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE600	62ND UNGA: REQUESTING INFORMATION ON LAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 09:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	LA OVIP PREL UNGA
07VIENTIANE601	ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC-IMPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 09:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP LA PARM PREL
07VIENTIANE602	PRESSING THE LAO FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) Charge and A/DCM met with Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Acting Director General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver referenced demarche on July 25, 2007. Saleumxay said the issue of nuclear terrorism is new for the Government of Laos (GO [...]	2007-07-27 09:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP LA MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE618	DANCING WITH THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff accompanied Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, along with a group of senior diplomats, on a 36-hour set-piece "study tour" of two districts in Sayabouri province. Thanks to a focus on export crops, primarily corn, the districts appear to be doing well [...]	2007-08-03 09:14:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID SENV LA
07VIENTIANE639	LAO MFA SPOKESMAN CONTINUES HARD LINE TOWARD HMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Spokesman Yong Chanthalangsy showed no flexibility in Lao Government positions regarding the Lao Hmong in Thailand in a lengthy conversation with Pol/Econ Chief. Yong said the "humiliation" of the Lao officials involved in the failure to repatriate 150 Hmong from Nong Khai i [...]	2007-08-10 10:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
07VIENTIANE640	"LIKE-MINDED" DIPLOMATIC GROUP DISCUSSES HMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent meeting of the "like-minded" diplomatic group revealed a strong consensus in support of coordinated pressure on the Lao to improve conditions for the Hmong ethnic minority and to provide greater access to returnees and Hmong areas. The situations of the 5 boys from the g [...]	2007-08-10 11:22:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TH
07VIENTIANE668	VISIT TO LAOS OF STAFFDEL GUDES [...] (SBU) Visiting professional congressional staff members Scott Gudes and Dan Brandt visited Vientiane August 16-19. While in Vientiane they met with Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha, who raised restrictions against Eximbank working in Laos, discussed financial reform in Laos with the [...]	2007-08-21 10:02:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV KHDP PGOV OTRA LA
07VIENTIANE676	RHYTHM ROAD - VIENTIANE INTEREST [...] U.S. Embassy Vientiane is interested in hosting the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad tour by the urban music group Dana Leong Band. Post control officer is PAO Amy Archibald, at archibaldae@state.gov, 856-21-7214. Assisting FSN is Cultural Affairs Specialist ChanthanomeSydavanh, at Chanthan [...]	2007-08-24 00:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL LA
07VIENTIANE723	UPDATE ON HMONG-AMERICANS TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY IN LAOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post continues to investigate the whereabouts of the three Hmong Americans who were taken into police custody on August 25. Both Lao and Thai immigration authorities have records indicating that the Americans departed Laos on August 29. During a trip to Xiengkhouang Province Se [...]	2007-09-14 10:46:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC LA
07VIENTIANE725	MIL-MIL RELATIONS WITH LAOS: EXCHANGING DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Moving forward with the exchange of defense attaches during the coming year and training opportunities for Lao military personnel under the International Military Education and Training (IMET) and other programs were key topics discussed during the visit of DOD OSD-Policy Lao Des [...]	2007-09-18 10:27:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID LA MARR MASS MOPS PREL
07VIENTIANE767	MFA ASEAN OFFICIAL DESCRIBES ACTIVE LAO ROLE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge on Burma, Deputy Director General for ASEAN Songkane Luangmuninthone said that Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith had intervened with the Burmese Foreign Minister at UN Special Envoy Gambari's request to urge the Burmese to a [...]	2007-10-12 09:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV LA BM ASEAN
07VIENTIANE780	PRIME MINISTER RAISES CONCERNS ON HMONG WAIVER [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, both the Ambassador and the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with recent improvements in bilateral cooperation. The Prime Minister pressed for the lifting of restrictions on U.S. Export-Import Bank ope [...]	2007-10-18 11:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN CVIS LA US BM ASEAN
07VIENTIANE787	DEMARCHE: HMONG "MATERIAL SUPPORT" EXEMPTION [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Assistant Foreign Minister Alounkeo regarding the Hmong material support exemption (Ref A) on October 22. Despite the Ambassador's reassurances that the waiver does not represent a [...]	2007-10-23 10:10:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KJUS CVIS PHUM LA TH
07VIENTIANE788	DEMARCHE TO LAO GOVERNMENT: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche on Burma during an October 22 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun primarily devoted to the Hmong waiver issue (Ref B). He provided the Assistant Minister with the White House fact sheet, the text of the executive order, an [...]	2007-10-24 08:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN BM LA ASEAN
07VIENTIANE789	DEMARCHE: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 09:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC LA
07VIENTIANE800	SIGNIFICANT HEROIN ADDICTION EMERGES IN LAOS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Heroin abuse has not been encountered among the Laotian people in the past, but so far in 2007, the principal Lao national drug abuse treatment center at Somsanga has admitted more than 50 acknowledged heroin addicts, at least seven of whom admitted to current injecting drug use. [...]	2007-10-29 10:52:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV LA SNAR SOCI UNCRIME
07VIENTIANE801	LAOS PRESSES FOR LIFTING OF EXIMBANK LIMITATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The prohibition on EXIM Bank operations in Laos -- based on the characterization of Laos as a Markist-Leninist country -- is out of date and does not serve U.S. interests. GOL views the EXIM ban as inconsistent with the USG's economic policy toward Laos, highlighted by Congr [...]	2007-10-30 02:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EFIN PREL EINV LA
07VIENTIANE802	DEMARCHE (2ND REQUEST AND FOLLOW-UP): CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 04:17:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC LA
07VIENTIANE806	REQUEST INL APPROVAL FOR CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT ATS [...] (U) Summary and Action Requested (see also para 9): This message requests INL/RM approval for NAS Vientiane to authorize RPSO Frankfurt to contract for design and construction of a drug abuse treatment clinic in Vientiane Province, Laos, specializing in treatment of addiction to amphetamine-t [...]	2007-10-30 08:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASUP LA
07VIENTIANE816	LAO FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lao Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Thongloun told the Ambassador on November 2 that had pushed Burmese Foreign Minister Win on the need for rapid movement forward on the "roadmap" process. According to Thongloun, Win said completion of the constitutional referendum, the f [...]	2007-11-05 09:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM LA PGOV PREL
07VIENTIANE820	BURMA IN THE LAO NEWS, BUT NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 23:46:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL PGOV KPAO LA BM
07VIENTIANE829	SOUTH KOREAN DCM DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN PREMIER'S [...] (C) Summary: The South Korean DCM told the DCM on November 9 that Lao officials had described the November 4-7 visit of North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il as very successful. The Lao Prime Minister praised North Korea's handling of Korean peninsula issues. Lao officials described Premier Kim [...]	2007-11-09 11:10:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV LA KN KS
07VIENTIANE836	VIENTIANE FRAUD SUMMARY: Q4 FY 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 10:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT LA
07VIENTIANE839	2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 09:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE840	EXCHANGING DEFENSE ATTACHES WITH LAOS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 06:22:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	LA MARR MASS MOPS PREL APER
07VIENTIANE85	CONSIDERING "MATERIAL SUPPORT" FOR THE HMONG; LIST [...] (C) The issue of determining who provided "material support" in the case of the Lao Hmong is very complicated. Below (para 5),we provide the Embassy's list of bombings and other attacks in Laos during the past several years. In virtually all cases, the identities of the perpetrators are diff [...]	2007-02-02 08:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC LA MOPS PGOV PREF PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE854	EXTRANCHECK: PSV AT LANG XANG MINERALS - LICENSE [...] Economic officer Joshua Archibald carried out the post-shipment export verification at Lane Xang Minerals in Savannakhet Province, Laos, on November 20, 2007. 2. Econoff met with Jukka Kortelainen, Copper Process Engineer at Lane Xang Minerals, for approximately 3 hours on November 20. M [...]	2007-11-26 08:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC LA
07VIENTIANE857	LAOS: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: While the GOL has made great strides in getting its legal house in order to combat human trafficking, and has also make progress in protecting returning trafficking victims, it needs to do more to address the growing problem of internal human trafficking. Post does not have updated inf [...]	2007-11-26 10:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE876	International Education "Week" in Laos [...] Summary: Embassy Vientiane hosted a number of events to mark International Education Week throughout the month of November, including public speaking workshops, video presentations at the Faculty of Engineering, a lunch hosted by the Ambassador for National University deans and vice-deans, pres [...]	2007-12-05 10:26:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL LA
07VIENTIANE888	DPRK CITIZENS ENTER SWEDISH EMBASSY COMPOUND IN [...] (C//NF) On Friday, December 7, 2007, at approximately 1230 hrs. (Vientiane Time) Consular Officer Michael Scharding received a telephonic message from the Administrative Counselor at the Swedish Embassy in Vientiane - Birgitta Holmstrom. Ms. Holmstrom informed Mr. Scharding that, at approxim [...]	2007-12-10 09:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL LA KN
07VIENTIANE893	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SWEDISH CHARGE TO DISCUSS [...] (U) This is an action request: please see paragraph 14. 2. (C//NF) Summary: According to Swedish diplomats, the two North Koreans continue to insist that their intent is to seek asylum in the United States. While the ROK Embassy is prepared and able to assist them to travel to South Korea, [...]	2007-12-11 11:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PREL LA KN SW
07VIENTIANE896	UPDATE ON DPRK CITIZENS AT SWEDISH EMBASSY [...] (U) This cable includes an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Swedish Charge Aberg told the Ambassador that she and her colleague had met with a senior MFA official who suggested, as long as the North Koreans left Laos, that his government was not concerned about their [...]	2007-12-12 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KN LA PREL SW
07VIENTIANE897	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) I and the Vientiane Country Team are delighted to welcome you and your team to Laos. The Lao agreed to a far broader range of meetings with senior officials than they did for Admiral Fallon who visited in July 2006. I believe that they have made a strategic decision to begin a step-by-ste [...]	2007-12-12 10:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KPOW LA MARR MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL
07VIENTIANE914	PACOM ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO VIENTIANE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 14 visit to Vientiane, Commander of the Pacific Command Admiral Timothy Keating met with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, and National Assembly. At the Foreign Affairs Institute, he addressed students and took questions [...]	2007-12-19 07:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP LA MARR MASS OVIP PREL KFLU CH
07VIENTIANE925	VIENTIANE APPLICATION FOR ECA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Embassy Vientiane requests ECA funding in the amount of $11,500 under the Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) for the Battery Dance Company (BDC) to travel to Vientiane for four days (April 19-23, 2008). The BDC will conduct an Asian regional tour with travel to South K [...]	2007-12-27 09:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE926	LAOS: ANNUAL UXO MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 10:00:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHDP PREL LA MASS
07VIENTIANE928	LAO DEFENSE MINISTER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Douangchay Phichit spoke to a crowd of 1000 government officials and members of the public at an all-day event marking the International Day Against Child Trafficking on December 7. The Minister described Lao [...]	2007-12-28 06:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG LA
07VILNIUS123	ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel list of entities designated under E.O. 13382 to Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of the MFA. Ziugzda once again thanked the USG for providing this information in a timely basis. He assured post that the list wou [...]	2007-02-22 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR LH
07VILNIUS129	LITHUANIA SANGUINE ABOUT ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPER [...] (C) We met with Ambassador-at-Large Gediminas Serksnys February 20 to encourage the GOL to demarche Iceland against the withdrawal of its mobile patrol team from Afghanistan at the end of April 2007. Serksnys expressed only mild disappointment at the loss of the Mobile Liaison Observation Tea [...]	2007-02-23 13:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA STRUGGLING TO MEET SCHENGEN REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is in a race to meet Schengen requirements by early 2008, the anticipated date of Schengen expansion. Despite a contracting and spending spree in December 2006, Lithuania will struggle to meet the early 2008 deadline for implementation of Schengen requirements at its [...]	2007-01-08 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN LH
07VILNIUS142	RUSSIA: LITHUANIA'S FAVORITE ANXIETY [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's relationship with Russia continues to affect Lithuania's foreign policy and much of its domestic politics. Fifteen years after independence, Lithuania is still a teenager, struggling -- sometimes rashly -- to demonstrate its independence. Nevertheless, most Lithuani [...]	2007-02-28 10:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH RU EUN
07VILNIUS167	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: NEW DIGGING CAUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden appearance of heavy machinery and a large new hole in the area of a former Jewish cemetery burst into the media the week of March 5. The media attention to a scuffle involving a local rabbi may turn out to be a silver lining to an otherwise terrible incident: other mem [...]	2007-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA: ADEQUATE PLANS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Lithuania (GOL) has had plans for combating Avian Influenza (AI) since 2005. The GOL has taken several steps to prepare for or detect AI including exercises, avian livestock management, and testing of dead birds. There has been extensive inter-departmental cooperati [...]	2007-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO LH
07VILNIUS191	STATE SECURITY CHIEF'S RESIGNATION: IT AIN'T OVER [...] (C) Summary: A March 15 parliamentary vote rejected the resignation of State Security chief Arvydas Pocius, despite a previous decision by the same body that he was not capable of doing the job. Pocius remains in the job, but his position is weak and probably untenable. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-16 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS214	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS217	LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE OECD ENTRY PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Zygmimantas Pavilionis summoned the Ambassador on March 26 to complain that the USG was not promoting Lithuania's candidacy for the OECD. Pavilionis said that Lithuanian President Adamkus would press for Lithuanian entry during an upcoming visit to Paris. He s [...]	2007-03-27 10:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN OECD EUN LH
07VILNIUS219	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH GYMNICH TALKING POINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We delivered reftel points to Gediminas Kasputis of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on March 28. Kasputis said that the GOL's positions were nearly identical to our positions. Kasputis asked for clarification on several points, and gave details on Lithuania [...]	2007-03-27 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI LH BO
07VILNIUS221	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 10:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN ETTC KNNP IR LH
07VILNIUS233	POINTS DELIVERED TO LITHUANIA ON DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 08:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR LH
07VILNIUS234	HAVANA AND MADRID PRESS LITHUANIA TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) Lithuania continues to receive pressure, both from within the European Union and from the Castro regime itself, to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. 2. (C) MFA Americas Division Director Jonas Paslauskas told CDA April 2 that Spain's AMB Fidel Lopez Alvarez demarched the GOL [...]	2007-04-04 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU LH
07VILNIUS239	LITHUANIA SEEKS TO CORONATE A NATIONAL ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The GOL has promulgated a draft law that outlines Lithuania's participation in the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant. The legislation, which requires parliamentary approval, calls for the merger of three energy companies to create a national energy champion [...]	2007-04-05 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EUN XG LH
07VILNIUS243	PROTECTING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF SOVIET [...] Summary: A dispute over the right of Soviet-era artists to profit from their work has generated an intriguing dispute that threatens to damage a satirical amusement park cheekily referred to as "Stalin World." The case raises several interesting legal and moral questions and has helped raise [...]	2007-04-06 09:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV LH
07VILNIUS244	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) This report contains business-sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. Previous site visit ------------------- 2. (SBU) We visited Helisota Ltd. on October 16, 2006 to conduct a Blue Lantern check for a different application, reporting our results in ref B. Per ref C inst [...]	2007-04-06 11:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EZ UK LH
07VILNIUS247	GUANTANAMO REFUGEES: LITHUANIA FAVORABLY DISPOSED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para five. 2. (C) Following up on his conversation with the Ambassador (ref a),MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis told CDA April 3 that the GOL has made the political decision to accept a small number of detainees from the Guantanamo facility as requested [...]	2007-04-06 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC LH
07VILNIUS25	LITHUANIA ON IRAN: SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Jurate Ramoskiene, First Secretary in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division, on SIPDIS January 11. She said that the GOL is "absolutely" supportive of a "two-dimensional approach" to Iran, including both sanctions and pro-democracy efforts. She said t [...]	2007-01-11 17:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO PREL IR LH PL
07VILNIUS271	LITHUANIA: WMO SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER-FOCUSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 06:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY LH
07VILNIUS275	LITHUANIA ON ICI: GOL'S AMB TO EGYPT WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN IZ LH
07VILNIUS277	LITHUANIA ON GAERC: CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's priority at the April 23-24 GAERC will be to suggest postponing the cooperation agreement with Russia until the GOR explains the Druzhba pipeline closure. The FM will also intervene to discuss his recent trip to Central Asia and to discuss the US-EU Summit declaratio [...]	2007-04-20 16:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ETRD EPET EUN LH
07VILNIUS281	LITHUANIA: READY FOR NATO HLG MAY 3 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO MNUC NPG LH
07VILNIUS284	LITHUANIA ON ICI: UPDATED ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 14:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN IZ LH
07VILNIUS289	LITHUANIA AGREES SAMOA SHOULD GRADUATE FROM LDC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 15:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AORC LH WS
07VILNIUS290	PAKSAS'S PARTY WINS VILNIUS MAYORSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The new mayor of Vilnius is Juozas Imbrasas, a strong supporter of impeached ex-president Rolandas Paksas and member of the Paksas-led Liberal Democratic Party. His election is a first step toward re-establishing Paksas and his party as significant political players. End Summary. [...]	2007-04-26 15:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LH
07VILNIUS306	LITHUANIAN PLANS TO EXTEND IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Summary: The GOL may ask the EU to approve extending the life of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's (INPP) second unit, which is scheduled to be shut down no later than December 31, 2009 in accordance with Lithuania's EU accession treaty. (Note: Unit One was shut down in 2004.) The GOL and [...]	2007-05-02 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EUN XG LH
07VILNIUS309	LITHUANIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) We have been working intensely with the GOL to maintain the Lithuanian troop presence in Multinational Division South East (MND-SE) since the February announcements of British and Danish troop drawdowns from Basra. Following what appeared to be internal wrangling over what Lithuania's nex [...]	2007-05-03 08:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ LH
07VILNIUS312	DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT CABLES FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania remains interested in pursuing detainee resettlement, but is still waiting for answers from the USG before it can proceed. This message provides answers to questions posed in ref A. End Summary. 2. (SBU) As requested ref A, post designates Michael Dickerson as POC [...]	2007-05-03 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PINR LH
07VILNIUS322	LITHUANIA MAY INTERVENE ON MOLDOVA AT MAY 14 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania may intervene at the May 14 GAERC on Moldova. The GOL sees little chance of making progress towards a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia given the current climate. They have suspicions that the secretive negotiations concluded between Russia and Moldova [...]	2007-05-09 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD KPAL LH RS MD

07VILNIUS323	CITES: LITHUANIA FOLLOWING EU LEAD, EXCEPT ON EELS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 14:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KSCA SENV LH
07VILNIUS330	LITHUANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT BELARUS FOR HRC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH BO SI BK
07VILNIUS331	LITHUANIA AGAINST BELARUS FOR HRC; MIXED ON BOSNIA [...] (C) We delivered ref A and B points to Darius Staniulis, head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on May 10. He said the GOL opposes Belarus's bid to become a member of the HRC. He characterized as "very unlikely" the prospect that Belarus would succeed, and noted the recent UNGA res [...]	2007-05-11 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LH BO
07VILNIUS332	LITHUANIA ON THE ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 11:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KFLU TBIO AORC LH
07VILNIUS333	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESTONIA BUT MAY 9 PASSES [...] Summary: Lithuanians have been speaking up about Russian policies in many ways following the violence in Tallinn surrounding Estonia's decision to move the Bronze Soldier monument and demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow. The events have tapped a deep reserve of anti-Russian [...]	2007-05-11 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZB RS LH
07VILNIUS340	DAS DAVID KRAMER'S MAY 11 VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 11, EUR DAS David Kramer provided the GOL an account of his recent visit to Belarus and delivered the message that the USG and its allies must keep pressure on Belarusian President Lukashenko until he takes concrete steps toward reform. His GOL interlocutors were skeptical [...]	2007-05-16 07:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT BO UP
07VILNIUS359	LITHUANIA AGREES WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR LH
07VILNIUS360	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS BROAD SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS361	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1267'S CT GOALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC EFIN LH
07VILNIUS362	DIP NOTE RECEIVED: U.S.-LITHUANIA CULTURAL [...] The Embassy received a Diplomatic Note dated May 10, 2007 with the following text: COMPLIMENTARY OPENING with reference to the Embassy's note No. 117/06 dated 23 October 2006 and in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the [...]	2007-05-21 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS379	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: EXPERTS' GROUP MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. International and Lithuanian experts issued a unanimous statement on May 17 warning that current construction almost certainly falls within the confines of the old Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius. They called for more study and a halt of construction unt [...]	2007-05-25 15:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS393	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS HELP IN [...] (C) On May 28, Ambassador Cloud and Defense Attache met with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas (other issues discussed to be provided septel). Olekas requested U.S. help in getting Lithuanian Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) certified by NATO. He said that some of Lithuania's [...]	2007-06-01 11:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EAID LH AF
07VILNIUS395	ANTI-GAY RALLY IN VILNIUS DRAWS EU'S ATTENTION [...] (U) Summary: An anti-homosexual rally in downtown Vilnius on May 25, originally planned to coincide with a pro-diversity rally, drew a small, non-violent crowd. The City of Vilnius' decision to prevent the European Commission-sponsored pro-diversity and gay pride rally from taking place has [...]	2007-06-01 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
07VILNIUS401	(C) LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS DRAW-DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cloud reiterated the U.S. preference that the GOL leave a platoon of troops in Iraq to Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas on May 28. Olekas said that, after deliberations with President Adamkus and FM Vaitiekunas, the GOL has decided to keep some staff officers [...]	2007-06-04 15:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EAID LH
07VILNIUS438	(C) LITHUANIA TO INTERVENE ON NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania plans to intervene on neighborhood policy at the June 18-19 GAERC. The GOL is happy with the German Presidency's handling of this issue, but still has some points to add to the conclusions. Lithuania expects a shortened period of discussion for all agenda items to save [...]	2007-06-13 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL LH
07VILNIUS449	(C) LITHUANIA MAY PLACE CAVEAT ON FORCES DEPLOYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania may be forced to place a caveat related to Close Air Support on special forces personnel scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in July. Lithuania does not have Joint Terminal Air Controllers (JTACs) who are certified for NATO air-to-ground operations. DAO and ODC are work [...]	2007-06-15 13:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MOPS MARR MCAP AF LH
07VILNIUS467	NEW HEAD OF LITHUANIA'S STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Adamkus signelQXbVQw77u candidacy on June 5. END SUMMARY. Bio Note -------- 2. (C) Malakauskas has been a close embassy contact for several years. Since 2004, he has been head of Lithuania,s Special Investigations Service (Lithuanian acronym STT). He is intell [...]	2007-06-27 10:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS47	LITHUANIA'S PLANS FOR GAERC: ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister plans to intervene at the January 22-23 GAERC on European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and external energy policy. The GOL supports the UN envoy in Kosovo and agrees that strengthening sanctions and promoting democracy are both needed in Iran. End Summa [...]	2007-01-19 15:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID EUN LH
07VILNIUS494	DETAINEE ISSUE ON TRACK [...] (S) MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas Pavilionis told the Ambassador on July 3 that Lithuania remains willing to accept some detainees from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Pavilionis said that things were going smoothly. The only reason the process has slowed down is that the MFA needs to b [...]	2007-07-05 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PINR LH
07VILNIUS499	LITHUANIA WELCOMES UPDATE OF UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA: PROS MAY OUTWEIGH CONS OF COMPROMISE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 06:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM LH
07VILNIUS511	LITHUANIA DECIDES TO KEEP PLATOON IN IRAQ, WILL [...] (C) Summary: On July 9, President Adamkus told the Ambassador that Lithuania will meet its commitments in Iraq. He explained that decisions by the Danes and the British to reduce their presence in MNF-southeast forced the Lithuanians to do some restructuring of their presence. President Adamku [...]	2007-07-12 07:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ LH
07VILNIUS519	LITHUANIAN FM TO SPEAK ABOUT WTO AND KOSOVO AT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vyta Naujokaityte of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division. Naujokaityte told us that FM Petras Vaitiekunas's briefing book is still being prepared for the July 23 GAERC. He plans to make a short statement about Kosovo and the WTO. 2. (C) N [...]	2007-07-17 12:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI LH
07VILNIUS529	LITHUANIA: PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSEP OVIP UNGA LH
07VILNIUS531	LITHUANIA AGREES HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 09:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM OSCE AJ LH
07VILNIUS532	LITHUANIA HAPPY TO LEARN ABOUT USG'S IOM CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF EUN AORC SMIG LH
07VILNIUS533	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS UNESCO ADDRESSING HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 13:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO PHUM SCUL LH
07VILNIUS540	LITHUANIA: FIRST LADY ADAMKIENE WILL ATTEND UNGA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 08:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LH
07VILNIUS542	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE LITHUANIAN [...] (C) As part of President Adamkus's decision to maintain a combat platoon on Iraq, he tasked Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas and Defense Minister Olekas to travel to Washington to discuss Lithuania's role in Iraq. MNF-Iraq has given the Lithuanian military a variety of options and promised needed [...]	2007-08-01 08:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ LH
07VILNIUS543	LITHUANIA: RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 09:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM LH
07VILNIUS544	LITHUANIA YET TO CONSIDER STANDING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 09:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS545	LITHUANIA: WELCOMES INFO ON U.S.-INDIA PEACEFUL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 11:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA LH IN
07VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS573	LITHUANIA PREPARES TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Giedre Gelezeviciene of the MFA's European Union Enlargement Division. Gelezeviciene said that Lithuanian FM Petras Vaitiekunas had said that one country could not hold the process hostage as Kosovo moves towards independence. She said that the GOL would foll [...]	2007-08-10 10:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV YI UN PGOV EU LH
07VILNIUS595	LITHUANIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON ADAPTED [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to Algis Dabkus, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA. Dabkus expressed surprise at the fast-paced timeline. He said that the GOL has always been willing to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty once the Istanbul Commitments are met. 2. (C) Dabkus [...]	2007-08-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL LH
07VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. FOR ICAO; [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 12:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL AORC ICAO LH
07VILNIUS614	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: IS THE TIDE TURNING? [...] (C) Summary. On August 27, Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas announced a reorganization of the Working Group on the former Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius so that it consists of more senior staff and has a more responsible chairman. The Working Group has until Septem [...]	2007-08-29 12:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS617	LITHUANIA PLEASED TO GET INFO ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS618	CAP IMPROVES LIVES OF LITHUANIAN FARMERS BUT NOT [...] Begin summary: Statistics about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are readily available; however it is difficult to determine its direct impact on Lithuanian farmers with numbers alone. We recently visited several farms to get an understanding of the CAP,s effects in Lithuania. CAP funds [...]	2007-08-31 08:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV LH
07VILNIUS621	LITHUANIA: APPRECIATES INFO ON TRAVEL BAN ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM LH
07VILNIUS622	LITHUANIA ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] We delivered reftel points to Darius Staniulis, Head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on September 4. He noted that there were some issues -- capital punishment and the Rights of the Child text -- where the EU and the U.S. have "agreed to disagree," but he added that overall the E [...]	2007-09-04 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS626	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON RUSSIA ISSUES AT GYMNICH [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania plans to focus on Russia for the September 7 GYMNICH meeting. FM Vaitiekunas will argue that problems of individual EU member states with Russia should be approached as collective EU problems. He will also seek to take the agenda focus off of a Partnership and Cooperat [...]	2007-09-05 10:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN LH
07VILNIUS629	U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...]	2007-09-07 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS
07VILNIUS635	LITHUANIA: EU STILL DISCUSSING IAEA ISRAEL AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 14:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IAEA LH IS
07VILNIUS637	IRAN CANCELLED VISIT TO LITHUANIA; GOL SHARES [...] Charge delivered ref A points to Zygimantas Pavilionis, Under Secretary in the MFA, on September 10. We delivered ref B and C points at the working level to Rimgaile Karciauskaite, Second Secretary in the MFA's Arms Control, Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division, on September 6. Karciau [...]	2007-09-10 13:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA AORC LH IR
07VILNIUS639	LITHUANIA'S FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL LH
07VILNIUS647	LITHUANIA: BACKGROUND FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. Lithuania actively promotes democracy in the "new neighborhood," especially in Belarus. Post has good relations with NGOs, but limited funding to support them. The Ambassador and Post work with NGOs, with the GOL, and in the media to promote tolerance and encourage the GOL to addre [...]	2007-09-12 13:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA'S CORRUPT MEDIA HURTS EVERYONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Some media outlets in Lithuania, newspapers especially, extort politicians and businessmen using rewards of positive coverage and the threat of negative coverage. Media corruption damages media credibility, undermines Lithuania's democratic institutions, and intimidates politicia [...]	2007-09-13 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KCOR LH
07VILNIUS659	ICAO ASSEMBLY: LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR LH
07VILNIUS704	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: ONE STEP FORWARD... [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the Prime Minister and his cabinet agreed that construction on or near the former Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius should be stopped and further study done. On September 27, however, the responsible agency -- the Cultural Heritage Departme [...]	2007-10-02 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS709	POST SUPPORTS EUCOM/USAREUR 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PREL PTER LG
07VILNIUS713	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT BURMA, WILL SUPPORT EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS714	LITHUANIA CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
07VILNIUS715	LITHUANIA WELCOMES USG'S DRAFT ON CONDEMNING RAPE; [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07VILNIUS724	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INVITATION TO MNF-I COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 10:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS OTRA LH
07VILNIUS725	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO, UNDECIDED ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC LH
07VILNIUS729	LITHUANIA ON THE OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Begin Summary. Lithuania's priority at the October 15-16 GAERC will be to express concerns about Russia prior to the EU-Russia summit in Portugal later this month. The FM also may intervene to discuss concerns about the EU's new treaty reform, to express support for strong pressure on Bu [...]	2007-10-12 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL LH RS IR
07VILNIUS733	LITHUANIA PROVIDES NO DIRECT AID TO BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 06:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS742	USPASKICH RETURNED FROM RUSSIA, RUNNING FOR [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, Viktor Uspaskich -- businessman turned politician, former Economy Minister, and fugitive for his alleged fraudulent use of campaign funds -- returned from Moscow to Lithuania. He was immediately detained and is currently under pre-trial house arrest for six mont [...]	2007-10-18 08:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LH RS
07VILNIUS775	LITHUANIA CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP WITH THE CUBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Head of the America's Division of the MFA, Lina Gubreviciute, on October 24. Gubreviciute told us that although Cuba is not a high-profile issue for Lithuania the MFA might be interested in cooperating on one or more of the projects in reftel. She said that t [...]	2007-10-30 12:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PHUM CU LH
07VILNIUS781	LITHUANIA REPORTS NO PKK PRESENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 09:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN LH
07VILNIUS783	SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (C) Lithuania will send a representative to the INTERPOL General Assembly meeting in Morocco on November 5. Argentina's diplomatic representation for Lithuania is provided by its mission in Finland. We contacted Embassy Helsinki for help determining if our assistance would be beneficial. [...]	2007-10-31 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV LH IR
07VILNIUS784	LITHUANIA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT FATF GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] (C) On October 29 we met with Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel. Ziugzda promised to consider the information and discuss it with the head of the Threat Analysis, Crisis Management and International Operations Divisi [...]	2007-10-31 13:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON LH
07VILNIUS786	LITHUANIA WILL REVIEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) We discussed reftel points with Donatas Ziugzda and Rigale Karciauskaite of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Divison on October 26. They planned to contact Lithuania's EU representative office in Brussels with reftel information. They suggested that Lithuania cou [...]	2007-10-31 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM EFIN LH
07VILNIUS789	AMBASSADOR CLOUD MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 24 Ambassador met with newly commissioned Director of Special Investigations Service (STT) Zymantas Pacevicius (pat-SEV-i-chuss) to discuss the challenge of fighting corruption in Lithuania and his desire for further training opportunities. End Summary. 2. (U) Pa [...]	2007-11-02 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR LH
07VILNIUS791	LITHUANIAN IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. We have conducted an assessment of the legal and political challenges posed to Lithuania by the expiration of a UN Chapter VII mandate per ref A. We conclude that the GOL will not raise any legal concerns, but we believe the political opponents of participation in Iraq will use t [...]	2007-11-02 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
07VILNIUS792	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] (C) On October 30 we met with Dr. Irena Skardziuviene, Head of the MFA's UN and Council of Europe Division and on October 31 we saw the Ministry of Transport's Director of the Water Transport Department, Juozas Darulis and Deputy, Livita Kretkovskiene to discuss reftel. Skardziuviene said the [...]	2007-11-02 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EWWT PHSA LH
07VILNIUS796	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (U) Begin summary. In an October 25 meeting, Economy Minister Vytas Navickas told the Ambassador that the capacity of the new Ignalina nuclear power plant (INPP) would not be known until the environmental impact assessment was completed at the end of 2008. He expressed confidence that, despi [...]	2007-11-05 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
07VILNIUS805	LITHUANIAN PREPARATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA [...] (C) We provided Department views per reftel to Rimgaile Karciauskaite and Dovydas Spokauskas of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division November 5. Spokauskas informed us that he would likely represent the GOL at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on November 22-23 [...]	2007-11-08 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC LH IR
07VILNIUS808	LITHUANIA ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM LH
07VILNIUS809	LITHUANIA IMPLEMENTED FATF GUIDELINES AND WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 13:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN LH
07VILNIUS811	LITHUANIA HOPING TO MOVE AHEAD ON ENERGY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. DCM met November 7 with Darius Degutis, MFA, Ambassador at Large, Economic Security Policy Department. Degutis's direct responsibilities include international energy projects such as the proposed Polish & Swedish power bridges and the new Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP). H [...]	2007-11-13 06:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET LH
07VILNIUS814	TRIP TO REGIONS HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Ambassador Cloud visited Panevezys and Birzai on November 7 and 8, meeting with city political leaders, linen and glass companies, and a group of NGO leaders. The Ambassador delivered remarks at a high school, encouraging the students to consider study opportunities in the U.S., toured a local [...]	2007-11-13 12:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS825	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH USG ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 10:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07VILNIUS826	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELA, BUT UNLIKELY [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Darius Staniulis, Head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on November 15. He agreed that some of the proposed constitutional changes were troubling and some were "totalitarian." He said, however, that the GOL is not very active in Latin America and [...]	2007-11-16 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LH VE
07VILNIUS828	EU'S LACKLUSTER PROGRESS ON BIOTECH NOT WORRISOME [...] (C) Begin summary. In separate meetings on November 13 and 14 we met with Environment, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture Ministry officials to deliver reftel demarche. Our GOL interlocutors support the introduction of biotech in some cases. However, they all cited negative public opinion as [...]	2007-11-16 16:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD LH
07VILNIUS829	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's focus for the November 19 GAERC will be Georgia. FM Vaitiekunas plans to try to convince other EU members that Georgia needs more support now, not less. He will push for a statement urging other countries not to intervene in Georgia's domestic political affairs. On [...]	2007-11-16 16:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG IR PK BM LH
07VILNIUS848	LITHUANIAN WILL FOLLOW THE EU FLOW ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN LH
07VILNIUS852	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 12:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS853	LITHUANIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT ANY UNAPPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO LH
07VILNIUS854	LITHUANIA NTE DATA SUBMITTED ON TIME [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN LH
07VILNIUS86	THE CURIOUS STATE OF LITHUANIA'S AIRPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania's main international airport in Vilnius is small, expensive, and inefficient, yet operates quite profitably. The airport, like Lithuania's air transport sector in general, has tremendous potential for growth, but the airport's management is oddly indifferent to it, an [...]	2007-02-07 08:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON PREL LH LG EN EUN
07VILNIUS87	LITHUANIA CRITICAL OF EU'S AVIATION EMISSIONS PLANS [...] (C) Minister of Environment Kundrotas told the Ambassador on January 24 that he was not in favor of the EU's proposal to include aviation emissions in the emissions trading scheme (ETS). He stressed that the EU's proposed scheme would harm Lithuania's plans to expand its air transport sector. [...]	2007-02-07 09:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SENV LH EUN
07VILNIUS877	LITHUANIAN PRIORITIES FOR THE DECEMBER 10 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania will seek to include a statement on energy security in the summit conclusions at the GAERC meeting on December 10. FM Vaitiekunas will also emphasize the importance of helping Moldova and the inadequacy of the Black Sea Energy group for the countries in the European Nei [...]	2007-12-10 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY LH
07VILNIUS878	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNMENT UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Conservative party has begun calling for early elections in Lithuania. The Social Democrats, who lead the minority governing coalition and who also used to have the support of the Conservatives, have been hurt by increasing inflation and allegations of poor planning [...]	2007-12-10 15:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS879	LITHUANIA WILL SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
07VILNIUS88	FEBRUARY GAERC: LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) Lithuania's FM does not plan any interventions for the February GAERC, but is supportive of U.S. positions. In the lead-up to the GAERC, Lithuania focused on Kosovo, Afghanistan, and setting the stage for a March European Council that focuses on the Lisbon strategy and the energy sector. [...]	2007-02-07 11:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD LH EUN AF
07VILNIUS890	WTO GAMBLING: LITHUANIA WILL BOW TO EC [...] We delivered reftel points to Sigrida Muleviciene, Head of the MFA's International Economic Organizations Department, on December 12. Muleviciene said this issue is being handled at the European Commission level. She admitted that the USG's offer should be considered seriously, but was clear [...]	2007-12-13 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LH
07VILNIUS914	LITHUANIA AGREES UN BUDGET NEEDS DISCIPLINE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 15:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA LH
07VLADIVOSTOK113	REVERSING VLADIVOSTOK'S WATER QUALITY DECLINE [...] (U) Summary. A recent conference in Vladivostok highlighted the seriousness of pollution in the waters off the city's picturesque coastline. Untreated sewage, a lack of pollution controls, and unchecked dumping not only threaten the region's unique wildlife but also its human inhabitants. Th [...]	2007-10-09 03:51:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV RU
07VLADIVOSTOK125	AMUR LEOPARD: WORLD'S RAREST BIG CAT AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Summary: On November 8, 2007 the Consulate helped organize and host a film and lecture dedicated to the plight of the Amur leopard, the world's rarest big cat. The event took place at Vladivostok's Arsenyev Museum. The film, roughly translated as "Forsaken Challenge," noted that one of [...]	2007-11-16 03:51:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON RU
07VLADIVOSTOK127	GOVERNMENT TO VLADIVOSTOK: HAVE WE GOT A BRIDGE FOR YOU... [...] (SBU) Summary. A major component of the federal government's program to prepare Vladivostok to host the 2012 APEC summit is construction of a bridge to Russkiy Island, the probable location of the APEC Summit. At a recent public hearing, government officials and bridge designers reviewed te [...]	2007-11-21 07:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON RU
07VLADIVOSTOK135	VISALESS IN SEATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Vladivostok Consul General Tom Armbruster's trip to Seattle last week provided a chance to encourage American companies to take advantage of an improved business climate and new opportunities in the Russian Far East. Seattle is already deeply involved in Russia through trade, [...]	2007-12-11 04:16:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON RU
07WARSAW1071	DEMARCHE ON KEY US OBJECTIVES AT THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 12:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU ECON WHO PL
07WARSAW1072	CITES DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 12:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA ECON PL
07WARSAW109	POLAND: SIX INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This is Mission Poland's (Embassy Warsaw and ConGen Krakow) response to reftel on identifing the six influential Polish women. PolOff David Van Cleve is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues (Tel: 48 22 504-2720. Fax: 48 22 504 2613. Email: VanCleveDHL@state.gov). 2. Post h [...]	2007-01-18 14:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL PL
07WARSAW1097	FM FOTYGA OUTLINES POLISH FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] Summary: FM Anna Fotyga outlined the government's foreign policy priorities in a two hour report to the Polish Parliament on May 11. Fotyga repeatedly stressed the need for greater energy security, referring to it as the "flagship issue" of Poland's foreign policy. She did little to amelio [...]	2007-05-11 15:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW1098	YOUR JUNE 8 VISIT TO POLAND AND MEETING WITH [...] (C) Mr. President. The Polish people and government, as well as I and my entire staff, are looking forward to your June 8 visit as a sign of the importance you attach to our close partnership with Poland, and for the boost it will give the relationship as we embark on negotiations to place a [...]	2007-05-11 16:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW110	POLAND: SIX INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This is Mission Poland's (Embassy Warsaw and ConGen Krakow) response to reftel on identifying six influential Polish women. PolOff David Van Cleve is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues (Tel: 48 22 504-2720. Fax: 48 22 504 2613. Email: VanCleveDHL@state.gov). 2. Post has [...]	2007-01-18 14:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL PL
07WARSAW1117	Polish On-line Consumers: Promising Growing Market [...] With high speed internet access becoming ever more common in Poland, the proportion of those with access making purchases increasing, and buyers overwhelmingly reporting positive online experiences, it comes as no surprise that the Polish consumer online market is doing well. U.S. companies s [...]	2007-05-15 08:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT EINV PL

07WARSAW1131	AVON POLAND: EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Avon Cosmetics Poland is a proven success story of American investment in Poland. Avon began operations in Poland in 1992 and in 15 years has expanded to include Avon's largest manufacturing facility in the world, 11 representative support centers, and more than 250,000 direct sales repr [...]	2007-05-15 13:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PL
07WARSAW1147	POLAND'S NAIMSKI TELLS DAS BRYZA KRAKOW SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski told visiting DAS Bryza that the Krakow Summit had four important results: The governments reached a political decision that a Caspian-Odessa-Brody-Plock-Gdansk (COBPG) oil pipeline should be constructed and that an Intergovernme [...]	2007-05-16 08:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL PO KZ UR LI AJ GG RS
07WARSAW1162	POLAND-KOSOVO: GOP STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF PROMPT [...] (C) Pol External Chief on May 15 delivered reftel demarche on Kosovo UNSC action to Piotr Siebeneichen, Balkans Unit Chief in the MFA European Department. Siebeneichen reiterated his government's strong support for the Ahtisaari Report and an expeditious resolution of the Kowovo status questi [...]	2007-05-17 13:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL YI
07WARSAW1163	POLAND-IRAQ: INFORMING THE GOP OF LEADERSHIP [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche during the week of May 14 in separate meetings with MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski, PM's foreign policy adviser Amb. Andrzej Sados and Presidential Chief of Staff Elzbieta Jakubiak. The Polish side expressed appreciation for the political message on transfer of [...]	2007-05-17 13:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL IQ GG
07WARSAW1165	POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON THE GROWING [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel on May 17 to Jacek Hinz, Deputy Director of the America,s Division responsible for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolCouns reviewed U.S. concerns over increasing ties between Iran and Venezuela, emphasizing growing economic and poli [...]	2007-05-17 14:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER IR VE PL
07WARSAW1178	POLAND - RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHES [...] Per ref C, Econoff delivered reftel demarches on the upcoming CITES COP 14 to the Department of the Washington Conference in the Ministry of Environment. A written response was received on May 18 from Krzysztof Lissowski, Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry, Nature Conservation and [...]	2007-05-21 14:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA ECON PL
07WARSAW1179	POLAND COMPLAINS ABOUT NEW CO2 LIMIT, BUT WILL [...] The Government of Poland is upset that the EU approved a CO2 emissions limit 1/3 lower than the GOP requested. Although the approved limit is close to Poland's current emission level, and Poland lowered CO2 emissions 18% since 1990, the GOP fears that such a cut-back in emissions will slow fu [...]	2007-05-21 14:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1204	POLAND: LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] (C) Post is not aware of any Polish investment in Cuba and bilateral trade is very small. In the first eleven months of 2006 Poland exported $18.0 million in goods to Cuba and imported $0.2 million from Cuba. Exports for the first 11 months of 2005 were $10.4 million while imports were $3.2 [...]	2007-05-24 10:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO CU
07WARSAW121	POLES WILL PURSUE TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (C) Summary. Polish oil pipeline operator PERN will make a last ditch effort to negotiate a deal with Yukos International to purchase its share of Transpetrol in Slovakia. The GOP fully supports PERN's efforts, as control of Transpetrol by a non-Russian entity is a major energy security go [...]	2007-01-19 15:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PL SO RS PREL
07WARSAW1218	START OF MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS IN POLAND: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 24, A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation began negotiations on a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) agreement with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski. The Poles outlined specific concerns with the U.S. draft BMD agreement. However, they stres [...]	2007-05-25 10:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1221	POLAND-IRAQ: FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga called Ambassador in on Friday, May 25, to discuss the changes in the leadership structure of the Multi-National Division Center South (MND-CS) in Iraq, in particular the decision to create a new command (MND-C) that would assume command of MND-CS elemen [...]	2007-05-25 15:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL IQ GG
07WARSAW1237	TIP ISSUES GRAB POLISH HEADLINES [...] (U) Summary. Polish media has recently highlighted a number of instances where law enforcement mishandled and deported TIP victims. Interior Minster Kaczmarek seized on the bad press to highlight the seriousness of the problem to the public and launched an internal investigation, and the Huma [...]	2007-05-30 09:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KJUS PL
07WARSAW1265	POLES ADVISED AGAINST MANPADS TO GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarche, advising that Poland not sell MANPADS to Georgia, to Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki on May 29. Chomicki appreciated hearing the U.S. position, but politely cautioned that, "This decision rests with the highest authorities in Poland." As if to pre [...]	2007-05-31 14:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1279	POLAND SUES EU OVER CO2 LIMITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-01 12:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1281	INCREASE IN WALK-IN TRAFFIC TO WARSAW'S CONSULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the last year Warsaw,s consular section has seen an increase in both the number and diversity of walk-ins seeking asylum or refugee status in the United States. The majority of cases continue to come from neighboring countries, primarily Belarus. However, recent applicants ar [...]	2007-06-01 14:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT PREF PHUM ASEC RSOX PL
07WARSAW1295	POLES OPPOSE RUSSIAN AGENDA FOR CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche by poloff, Polish MFA's expert on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, Mieczyslaw Kozinski, labeled Russia's agenda "a non-starter," and called for "NATO solidarity" to oppose Russian goals for the 12-15 June Extraordinary Conference under t [...]	2007-06-04 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL PL
07WARSAW1331	CFE EXTRA CONFERENCE: U.S. THINKING POINTS [...] On the morning of June 6, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on CFE Extraordinary Conference Preparations to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, Head of Regional Security Policy, MFA. As per instructions contained in Calvin Peterson's June 5 e-mail with subject line "Urgent: Instructions to NATO posts for del [...]	2007-06-06 14:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07WARSAW1332	POLAND MAKES PLANS TO HOST EURO 2012 [...] (U) Since Poland and Ukraine won the rights to host the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012 (EURO 2012),all SIPDIS parts of the Polish Government have been discussing plans to improve infrastructure in time to cope with the crowds. The GOP anticipates around 21 million tourists i [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ELTN EAIR PL
07WARSAW1338	WILL POLAND USE ITS VETO ON THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Warsaw has had a slew of EU leaders pay a visit on the eve of the June 21 EU Summit in Berlin on a constitutional convention. Last week Italian PM Prodi had brutally frank talks with the Polish President and PM. According to a senior Italian diplomat, Prodi called his meeting with PM Kac [...]	2007-06-08 11:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW1359	POLAND'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WANTS TO [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Department (Polish AID) would like to meet with his US counterparts while in Washington June 25 and 26 for meetings with the World Bank. Pomianowski is the GOP equivalent of t [...]	2007-06-12 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PO
07WARSAW1382	POLAND-EU: GOP THOUGHTS ON THE JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel GAERC demarche June 14 to Pawel Herczynski, Deputy Director, MFA EU Department. Please find below Herczynski's responses on individual agenda items. 2. (C) Cuba: Herczynski noted that the PSC had decided June 13 after a long and bitter discussion to [...]	2007-06-15 13:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PL
07WARSAW1383	MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN: POLAND UNDERTAKES [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) After Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Juliusz Gojlo, MFA Head of the Iraqi Task Group, PolCouns was asked to meet June 15 with Gojlo and Iran Deskoff Andrzej Lysiak to discuss a related demarche made by the Iranian Embassy. Ly [...]	2007-06-15 14:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN PL
07WARSAW1384	POLAND ON REQUEST TO DEMARCHE SCO MEMBER STATES [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Krzysztof Ciebien, Minister-Counselor in the MFA Asia Pacific Department. Ciebien carefully reviewed the U.S. position and promised to consult with colleagues in the Security Policy Department and the Eastern Policy Department (which handles Central Asia) [...]	2007-06-15 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS AF KS PL
07WARSAW1398	GIERTYCH ATTACKS ON SOCIAL ISSUES, BUT KACZYNSKIS [...] (U) Summary. The far-right Catholic nationalist League of Polish Families (LPR) party has been using controversial wedge issues such as abortion and gay rights in an attempt to re-capture the support of voters who largely chose Law and Justice (PiS) in the 2005 election. But LPR head Roman [...]	2007-06-18 13:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PL
07WARSAW1423	POLAND: CORPORATE EXCELLENCE NOMINATION FOR 3M POLAND [...] Summary. Embassy Warsaw nominates 3M Poland for the Corporate Excellence Award in the U.S. multinational corporation category. 3M Poland began operations in Poland in the 1960's and began investing in the country in 1991. Through acquisitions and growth 3M Poland now employs 850, with plans [...]	2007-06-20 15:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1428	IRANIANS TELL POLES THAT SITUATION OF DETAINED [...] (C) MFA Iraq Task Force Chief Juliusz Gojlo informed PolCouns June 21 that he had met the previous day with a counselor from the Iranian Embassy to inquire about the status of American citizens detained in Iran (Ref A) and to provide Iran our views on the "Irbil Five"--the Iranians detained i [...]	2007-06-21 10:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN PL
07WARSAW1430	MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND'S PLAN FOR JUNE 25 TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 21, Robert Kupiecki, Director of Security Policy, Polish MFA, briefed DCM and Poloff on Poland's plan for the June 25 Missile Defense (MD) negotiations in Washington D.C. Kupiecki cautioned that, despite earlier indications, Poland would not present counter drafts of the [...]	2007-06-21 17:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1438	POLAND: ANNUAL INVESTMENT DISPUTE REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any ongoing expropriation disputes involving Poland and U.S. companies or citizens. However, on April 29, 2004, Cargill filed a request for arbitration with the Polish Government relating to its investment in an isoglucose plant in Wroclaw. In 1995, Cargill invested [...]	2007-06-22 12:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV PL
07WARSAW1440	POLAND JOINS SKANLED CONSORTIUM SOLVING GAS PUZZLE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, not for internet distribution 2. (U) Being Summary: On June 20, Polish Oil and Gas Company PGNiG joined the Skanled Consortium which is developing the Skanled gas pipeline from Karsto, Norway to Sweden and Denmark. Poland acquired a 15% [...]	2007-06-22 17:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EINV PREL PO
07WARSAW1457	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAGUE CONVENTION, MIELEC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Ziobro to discuss Hague Convention on International Child Abduction enforcement and the investigation of corruption in the privatization of the Mielec aircraft factory. Minister Ziobro promised to look into the handling of the Szuta cas [...]	2007-06-25 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV ECON PREL PL
07WARSAW1493	Polish consumer e-commerce: Considerations for new [...] Leading Polish internet players have a recipe for success in the Polish and other central European internet markets. New entrants following the lead of these players should consider online infrastructure, logistics, consumer market characteristics and online consumer behavior when making the [...]	2007-06-28 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT EINV PL
07WARSAW1521	POLAND PROBABLY NOT IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE AMMO [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 11:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU PL
07WARSAW1549	INITIAL POLISH REACTION TO AMBASSADOR SWING [...] Per reftel, Pol External Chief provided bio and press announcement of Amb. William Swing's IOM candidacy on July 9 to Dariusz Manczyk of MFA International Organizations Department, and also briefed Manczyk orally on the U.S. position regarding current DG McKinley's independent candidacy. Manc [...]	2007-07-10 16:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG PL
07WARSAW1581	POLAND: POC FOR DHS/CBP C-TPAT COUNTRY CLEARANCES [...] The US Embassy Warsaw POC for C-TPAT Country Clearances and visits is: Kasia Dragan, Political Assistant Telephone: 48 22 504 2536 Fax: 48 22 504 2678 Email: DraganKE@state.gov PIASCIK [...]	2007-07-13 14:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PL
07WARSAW163	KOSOVO STATUS TIMELINE: POLAND FULLY ON BOARD [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche on the Kosovo status timeline on January 18 to Piotr Siebeneichen, Chief of the Balkans Division in the MFA Europe Department. Siebeneichen said the Polish and U.S. positions were nearly identical; Poland strongly supported Un Special Envy Ahtis [...]	2007-01-26 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU PL
07WARSAW165	POLISH FM ON AFGHANISTAN AND INFORMAL NATO [...] (C) Per reftels, Ambassador met January 25 with FM Fotyga to discuss Poland's engagement in Afghanistan. (Reftel demarches were delivered to the MFA Security Policy Department upon receipt, but the Polish response was deferred until FM Fotyga herself could meet with Ambassador.) Given Poland [...]	2007-01-26 11:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF PL
07WARSAW166	POLISH FM ON AFGHANISTAN AND INFORMAL NATO [...] (C) Per reftels, Ambassador met January 25 with FM Fotyga to discuss Poland's engagement in Afghanistan. (Reftel demarches were delivered to the MFA Security Policy Department upon receipt, but the Polish response was deferred until FM Fotyga herself could meet with Ambassador.) Given Poland [...]	2007-01-26 11:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF PL
07WARSAW1664	WITH COALITION IN TATTERS AFTER ONE YEAR OF PM [...] (C) Summary: With his coalition in tatters Prime Minister Jarek Kaczynski on July 27 pulled back -- at least for the moment -- from calling early elections. Many PiS leaders discount opinion polls and believe they could once again come out ahead in elections. More importantly, Kaczynski ma [...]	2007-07-27 15:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW1699	MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE SEPTEMBER FOR NEXT [...] (C) In an August 2 meeting with Charge and poloff, Poland's lead Missile Defense (MD) negotiator, Witold Waszczykowski, indicated that the next round of MD negotiations should occur on September 10, agreeing with his principle advisor, Robert Kupiecki, who said this was a "realistic meeting d [...]	2007-08-03 09:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1715	CORRECTED COPY: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE [...] (C) In an August 2 meeting with Charge and poloff, Poland's lead Missile Defense (MD) negotiator, Witold Waszczykowski, indicated that the next round of MD negotiations should occur on September 10, agreeing with his principle advisor, Robert Kupiecki, who said this was a "realistic meeting d [...]	2007-08-07 10:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1721	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE BOOMING BUT FACES CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 11:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1723	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE BOOMING BUT FACES CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: Until a long-expected correction in July 2007, Warsaw Stock Exchanges (WSE) indices have been breaking new records and reaching new highs for over three years. The WSE is central Europe's leader in IPOs with 39 in less than 7 months. The number of foreign companies on the WSE [...]	2007-08-08 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1726	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE CREATES NEW SMALLER EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 08:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ZFR ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1728	POLAND: PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Mariusz Lewicki, MFA Head of the Economic and Social Division of the UN Department, to seek support for Steve Carr,s candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent,s Standing Committee. Lewicki responded that the MFA would review the informat [...]	2007-08-09 12:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PL PREF PREL ICRC
07WARSAW1731	INTERIOR MINISTER LOBS ACCUSATIONS AFTER BEING [...] (U) Summary: The firing of Interior Minister Janusz Kaczmarek August 8 caught the political world by surprise and revealed perhaps greater internal disarray in the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party than was suspected even when insider Ludwig Dorn resigned as Interior Minister six months [...]	2007-08-09 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW1743	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE CREATES NEW SMALLER EXCHANGE [...] Summary. The Warsaw Stock Exchange's (WSE's) new trading platform NewConnect will be launched on August 30, 2007. NewConnect will be dedicated to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with high growth potential. The new exchange has less restrictive listing and capitalization requirements. T [...]	2007-08-10 12:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1745	PIS INSIDER SAYS ELECTIONS "PROBABLE" AFTER [...] (C) In the wake of the August 8 firing of Interior Minister Janusz Kaczmarek, part of the fallout of the July firing of Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper, there is once again serious talk of early elections, but there has yet to be any concrete action to set the process in motion. As expe [...]	2007-08-10 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW1748	POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: In three separate meetings August 10, Charge and Polcouns conveyed reftel demarche to Robert Draba, the President's acting Chief of Staff, who oversees the presidential-level Polish-Georgian commission; Adam Lipinski, Chief of the Prime Minister's Political Cabinet and advisor on [...]	2007-08-13 09:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1755	KACZYNSKIS END TURBULENT COALITION AND PREDICT [...] (SBU) President Lech Kaczynski and his brother Prime Minister Jarek Kaczynski put an end August 13 to a turbulent 15-month coalition government, saying early elections were inevitable and would take place toward the end of October. Prime Minister Kaczynski fired all ministers from the League [...]	2007-08-13 15:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW1759	GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 6-7 TALKS ON MISSILE [...] (C) In an August 14 meeting with DCM and Pol Intern, Robert Kupiecki -- principal advisor to Poland,s lead Missile Defense (MD) negotiator Witold Waszczykowski -- promised a Polish draft text on an MD basing agreement in a few days. Kupiecki assured us that the Polish draft text on security c [...]	2007-08-14 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW1760	POSSIBLE ELECTIONS: INITIAL OUTLOOK AND PROGNOSIS [...] (C) Summary: Early elections now seem more likely than at any other time since Law and Justice (PiS) won the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2005, but are still not completely certain. No action will be taken in moving forward on a resolution to dissolve the Sejm until Septembe [...]	2007-08-14 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1764	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 12:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL PL
07WARSAW1786	SCENE-SETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO POLAND [...] Your visits to Warsaw come at a somewhat turbulent political time in Poland, with the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party leadership having just dissolved a fractious coalition with two extremist junior partners and declared they will seek elections in the fall. The elections could be stave [...]	2007-08-17 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1793	MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES DELIVER DRAFT SITE AGREEMENT [...] (C) On August 20, Andrzej Kremer, Director of the Legal and Treaty Department, Polish MFA, delivered Poland's counter-draft of the Missile Defense basing agreement along with amplifying comments to DCM. He was careful to describe how this document fits into the broader scope of our bilateral [...]	2007-08-20 15:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW181	POLAND-EU: POLISH FM FOTYGA'S VIEWS ON JANUARY [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered Ref B and C pre-GAERC demarches January 17 to Pawel Herczynski, Deputy Director of the MFA EU Department. Herczynski was unable to coordinate a response within the MFA before the January 22 GAERC. However, Post provides below post-GAERC comments by FM Fotyga at a Ja [...]	2007-01-26 16:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EUN PL
07WARSAW1814	DEFMIN TELLS REP TURNER THAT POLES AIM TO "BUY" [...] (C) While speaking on Missile Defense issues, Defense Minister Aleksander Szczyglo expressed Poland's desire to purchase "modern" air defense missile systems from the U.S. in a meeting with Congressman Michael Turner, member of the HASC, on August 17. Ambassador, DATT and Ministry of Defense [...]	2007-08-22 15:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS PREL PL
07WARSAW1817	POLISH INSIGHT ON THE NEW AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche by poloff on August 9, Krzysztof Debnicki, Afghanistan Desk Officer at Polish MFA, expressed support for the new U.S. policy and, to assist our preparation, offered the following rhetorical questions: - When compensating farmers who forsake poppy production, [...]	2007-08-23 15:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF
07WARSAW1820	DEMARCHE REQUEST: POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY [...] Embassy Economic counselor presented reftel points on August 23 to Darek Manczyk, official responsible for aviation affairs in the Polish Foreign Ministry Office of UN System and Global Affairs. Manczyk said that Poland has a policy of supporting EU and NATO members for the boards of interna [...]	2007-08-24 10:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EINV PL
07WARSAW1821	MANPADS SOLD TO GEORGIA BY POLAND ACCORDING TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 10:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1826	RUMORS FLY AS CALENDAR IS SET FOR DISSOLVING [...] (C) Summary. Political turmoil continues in Poland as three separate motions for dissolving parliament are under consideration. Sejm Marshall Ludwik Dorn set the vote on dissolution for September 7. With a razor thin majority, the motion may pass, setting the stage for October elections; al [...]	2007-08-27 05:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PL
07WARSAW1843	LOT AIRLINE MANAGEMENT ON CHALLENGING POLISH [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 13:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PL
07WARSAW1867	POLISH AVIATION OFFICIAL: "WE HAVE SURRENDERED OUR [...] (U) Econoff met with Grzegorz Kruszynski, president of the Polish Civil Aviation Office on August 28 to discuss the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly. Kruszynski said he would be a delegate to the General Assembly, taking place in Montreal, Canada, [...]	2007-08-31 12:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD PL
07WARSAW1870	POLAND: RUSSIAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL RETURN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Econcoff met with Anna Mank, a director in the Polish Ministry of the State Treasury (MST) and Ivan Bolshinsky, a senior technical advisor with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),on August 27 to discuss the status [...]	2007-08-31 13:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG IAEA KNNP KTIA PARM PL RS
07WARSAW1886	POLAND AHEAD OF U.S. ON SUPPORTING GEORGIA AT OSCE [...] (C) On September 5, Poloff demarched Elzbieta Beziuk of Polish MFA on supporting Georgia at the September 6 OSCE meeting (ref a). After offering Poland's complete cooperation at the September 6 meeting, Beziuk turned the tables and expressed three Polish aspirations on Georgia issues. One, [...]	2007-09-05 13:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OSCE PL
07WARSAW1897	POLAND TO SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF FELICE GAER FOR UN [...] As a follow up to Reftel demarche, Embassy received a diplomatic note informing that Poland will support the candidacy of Felice Gaer for re-election to a seat in the United States Committee against Torture at the October 8 election in Geneva. Original diplomatic note will be pouched to Wash [...]	2007-09-06 13:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW1901	POLISH BUSINESSMEN STAYING ABROAD WHILE KRAUZE [...] (C) Summary: David Ensor told us that the Polish investors in his company, Mercuria Energy, are staying out of Poland while the GOP investigates Polish businessman Richard Krauze. Ensor stated that the company is afraid that during the likely upcoming election campaign that PiS will use a [...]	2007-09-06 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PO ES RS GM
07WARSAW1916	PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED, MINISTERS FIRED, ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Polish Parliament voted to dissolve itself by a wide majority on September 7, setting the stage for early elections. President Kaczynski as expected set the election date for October 21. The political fur is already flying in what is expected to be a brutal campaign. Civic [...]	2007-09-10 15:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL
07WARSAW1918	NEED PIRATED MUSIC? FILMS? WARSAW STADIUM STILL [...] (U) Summary: The "Russian market" at the Warsaw Stadium, for years the most visible symbol of intellectual property theft in Poland, was supposed to close at the beginning of July to make way for construction of a new stadium needed for the 2012 European Soccer championship (reftel). However [...]	2007-09-11 08:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PL
07WARSAW1930	POLAND-NATO/GEORGIA: GOP AN ACTIVE PROPONENT OF [...] (C) On the margins of September 6-7 U.S.-Polish Missile Defense negotiations, Pol External Chief shared reftel points on the NAC visit to Georgia (including points intended for "cool" and cold" posts) with MFA Security Policy Director Robert Kupiecki, who fully agreed with the U.S. position tha [...]	2007-09-12 13:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO GG PL RS
07WARSAW1932	POLAND'S MARITIME MINISTRY: ADRIFT AT SEA [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Richard Rorvig, reasons 1.4 b, d 2. (C) Ambassador Ashe, accompanied by econoff, paid a courtesy call on new Minister of Economy Grobarczyk on September 5. During the meeting, Grobarczyk seemed unfamiliar with basic facts about Polish shipping. He [...]	2007-09-12 15:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD PREL PO PINR
07WARSAW1934	DEMARCHE REQUEST: POLAND WILLING TO SCAN SHIP [...] Econoff presented Reftel points on August 29 to Tadeusz Gorecki, assistant director of the Department of Maritime Transportation. While noting that Poland shipped almost 38,000 containers directly to the U.S. in the year ending April 30, Gorecki said he foresaw no problems with Poland's abli [...]	2007-09-13 05:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT PL PTER
07WARSAW1938	POLAND:MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation conducted a productive third round of negotiations on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on September 6-7 in Warsaw. The two sides exchanged views on the strategic context of [...]	2007-09-13 08:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1944	POLES THINK IT'S TOO EARLY FOR AN EU BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 14:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN
07WARSAW1974	DEMARCHE: POLAND WILL VOTE WITH EU ON ICAO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. This cable is not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Post sent a copy of the demarche on split currency assesments, per reftel, to the Polish Civil Aviation Office (PCAO). However, econoff was unable to make an appointment at PCAO to discuss the demarc [...]	2007-09-19 13:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ICAO PL
07WARSAW1975	POLAND AND NORDSTREAM TALKING PAST EACH OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Polish interlocutors continue to tell post that they oppose the construction of the proposed Nordstream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. They complain that the Nordstream company announces information to the press rather than discussing it with the Ministry of Economy. Oppo [...]	2007-09-19 14:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PL RS EN XH XG PREL
07WARSAW1981	POLAND ENERGY: PIPELINES, MERGERS, STORAGE, GAS [...] (C) Summary: Poland continues to pursue the construction of the Odessa-Brody Plock oil pipeline and GOP officials will meet with counterparts from Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan in Tbilisi on September 26. The Ministry of Economy opposes the merger of PKN Orlen and Lotos Refinery because [...]	2007-09-20 13:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PL PREL
07WARSAW1988	POLAND CAN NOT CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) Acting Econ Counselor delivered reftel talking points to Olga Zawadzka-Kucharska of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Development Assistance (Polish AID). Ms. Zawadzka-Kucharska explained that her department had already allocated all of its voluntary contributions for the 200 [...]	2007-09-21 14:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC LE PL PTER
07WARSAW2003	AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AT ISSUE IN POLAND'S NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish military participation in Afghanistan and Iraq has become an issue in the snap elections set for October 21 (REF A),with leading opposition party Civic Platform (PO) expressing doubts about continuing deployments. Defense Minister Aleksander Szczyglo has recommended that [...]	2007-09-25 12:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW2006	POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Polcouns met September 25 with Beata Baranska, MFA Deputy Director for UN Affairs, to review U.S. priorities for the 62nd UNGA. Baranska said that Poland generally would have the same goals for UNGA as last year. Poland wants to see the reform process speeded up, especially on financi [...]	2007-09-25 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW2011	POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Beata Baranska, MFA Deputy Director for UN Affairs, providing her with a copy of the draft resolution and reviewing orally with her reftel talking points. Baranska said she would immediately forward to her colleagues in New York and Geneva the dra [...]	2007-09-26 12:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW2033	RACE TIGHTENS IN CLOSING WEEKS [...] (C) Summary. With elections in three weeks, the Kaczynski political machine is humming, effectively sidelining its main opposition and counting on its strength in rural areas to deliver what would be an electoral first in post-communist Poland: re-election. The Kaczynskis have managed to s [...]	2007-10-01 15:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW2043	KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE REGIME [...] (SBU) Poloff met October 2 with Beata Stoczynska, Acting Director, and Krzysztof Ciebien, Minister Counsellor from the Asia-Pacific Department of the MFA to deliver reftel points on Burma. Stoczynska confirmed that Poland is pushing within the framework of the EU to keep pressure on the Burmes [...]	2007-10-02 15:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM PL
07WARSAW2052	POLAND TO SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF STEVE CARR FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 15:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PL PREF PREL ICRC
07WARSAW2059	POLAND SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On Thursday, October 4, Andrzej Sados, Under Secretary of State for International Relations called in the SIPDIS DCM to request US support in reqeusting that the UN Security Council issue a statement condemning the October 3 attack on the Polish Ambassador to Iraq. The DCM was handed [...]	2007-10-04 15:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ PL UNSC
07WARSAW2063	POLES SUPPORT U.S. OPPOSITION TO DE-ALERTING OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 13:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA
07WARSAW2082	KRAKOW,S PO LEADER PREDICTS PO LOSS [...] (U) This cable was drafted by ConGen Krakow. 2. (C) Summary: Krakow,s PO leader (and lead candidate on the PO list),Senator Jaroslaw Gowin, told Poloff on October 5 that his party will probably lose the coming parliamentary elections, both in Krakow and the nation. In Gowin,s view, the [...]	2007-10-10 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW2091	POLAND: MFA OFFICIAL REVIEWS GAERC AGENDA; [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns met October 11 with Pawel Herczynski, MFA Deputy Director for EU Affairs, to review reftel issues in advance of the October 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers meeting. While most of his comments were predictable, Herczynski added a new twist on Poland's approach to EU-Russia [...]	2007-10-11 14:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL WTO PL
07WARSAW2101	TUSK COMING ON STRONG, BUT IS IT TOO LITTLE TOO [...] (U) Summary: With polls flip flopping between the ruling Law and Order (PiS) and main opposition Civic Platform (PO),the October 12 debate between PM Kaczynski and PO's Donald Tusk may prove decisive in a tight race. After weeks of running an anemic and lackluster campaign, Tusk came out s [...]	2007-10-15 14:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2104	CFE: POLAND SUPPORTS PARALLEL ACTION, BUT DOUBTS [...] (C) Poland supports the U.S. proposal for parallel action on the A/CFE but has noted that since the Russians labeled it "insufficient" there is no basis for Poland to pursue ratification at this time. On October 11, in the wake of the of the informal CFE seminar held by all 30 state parties O [...]	2007-10-16 09:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE PL
07WARSAW2128	MUD-SLINGING CAMPAIGN DRAWS TO A CLOSE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Poles will go to vote this Sunday with increasingly stark campaign ad messages of "disaster" in the health sector, a fresh corruption scandal carefully timed for maximum political impact, and a dash of anti-Semitism to add to the campaign. The final week has seen spirited mud-s [...]	2007-10-19 10:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL
07WARSAW2129	GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS TARGET PRO-PO YOUNG [...] (U) With youth vote possibly delivering the election to the opposition Civic Platform (PO),turn out of students in this weekend's parliamentary elections will be a crucial factor. Students are more energized this year than in previous rounds, particularly in 2005 when many opted to sit out. [...]	2007-10-19 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2131	POLISH SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BURMA [...] (SBU) On October 18, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Krzysztof Ciebien, Minister Counselor for MFA,s Asia department. Ciebien stated that in addition to Poland,s statement expressing concerns over the developments in Burma, the Government of Poland has raised the issue with va [...]	2007-10-19 12:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM PGOV PHUM RREL PL
07WARSAW2136	URBAN VOTERS DELIVER LANDSLIDE VICTORY TO CIVIC [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Civic Platform (PO) won a decisive victory over ruling Law and Justice (PiS),as urban and youth voters, motivated apparently by PO leader Donald Tusk's decisive debate with PM Jarek Kaczynski, and by PiS's over-the-top campaign tactics, turned out in high numbers. [...]	2007-10-22 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR PL
07WARSAW2142	CIVIC PLATFORM GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LEAVE IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: With their victory clear, Civic Platform (PO) leaders are making public statements on a wide range of foreign policy objectives, including their party's position on Polish deployment in Iraq. Reflecting widespread popular dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, PO consistently has ca [...]	2007-10-23 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW2148	POLAND'S VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING UNGA THIRD COMMITEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 22, PolOff met with Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Human Rights Section in the MFA,s UN Department, to discuss reftel issues to be tabled at the UN Third Committee next month. Lewicki reaffirmed that Poland will continue to support country specific resolutions, which [...]	2007-10-24 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR UN PL
07WARSAW2149	WARSAW STADIUM CLOSES (SORT OF) [...] (U) Summary: On October 1, government authorities closed the "crown" of the Warsaw Stadium, where most trade in pirated goods had taken place. The periphery of the Stadium is still open to traders. Counterfeit goods can still be found, although the quantity seems to be less, and the goods a [...]	2007-10-25 07:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV PL
07WARSAW2154	ACTION REQUEST: LETTER FROM MFA PROPOSES [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that the Department respond positively to the Polish government's invitation to participate in a Polish-U.S. seminar on export controls in Tbilisi, Georgia as outlined in the letter text quoted below. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. (C) Background: Ambassador re [...]	2007-10-26 09:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW2155	POLAND'S RESPONSE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 11:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PL BM
07WARSAW2157	CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION -- POLAND TO SUPPORT THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 12:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU PL
07WARSAW2171	POLAND: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified/NOT for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On October 29, post delivered reftel points to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski and Marian Siemakowicz of the Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Elzbieta Frankow-Jaskiewicz of the Department [...]	2007-10-31 13:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ECON PL

07WARSAW2173	POLAND WILL MAKE DECISION ON NOV.2 REGARDING IAAC [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UNGAPL PL
07WARSAW2180	POLAND WELCOMES PROPOSAL ON CUBA, AWAITING EU [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Human Rights Section in the MFA,s UN Department. He welcomed and was very satisfied with the U.S decision to refrain from introducing a Cuba resolution at the current UNGA and to drop its call for a vote on the HRC package whi [...]	2007-11-02 13:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW2181	POLAND TO SUPPORT SWISS CANDIDATE FOR IIAC [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UNGA PL
07WARSAW2185	FROM BIALE MIASTECZKO TO THE BALLOT BOX, HEALTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While leaders of the Doctors and Nurses Unions claim to have avoided the politicization of health care in the latest elections, the presiding Law and Justice (PiS) party used the threat of privatization of hospitals in a last minute bid to influence swing voters in the campaign [...]	2007-11-02 15:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV PL PREL TBIO
07WARSAW2188	POLAND'S IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland faces significant political and legal obstacles to continuing its Iraq deployment beyond 2008, especially without an applicable United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR). Civic Platform (PO),which won the October 21 parliamentary elections and is certain to form [...]	2007-11-02 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ PL
07WARSAW221	GOP REQUEST USG SUPPORT POLISH CANDIDIATE FOR OECD [...] During a phone call between Polish Minister of Economy Wozniak and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez on January 31, Wozniak asked the USG to support a Polish candidate for the position of OECD Deputy Secretary General. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski subsequently informed CDA of the request. [...]	2007-02-02 11:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OECD ETRD PL
07WARSAW2212	POLISH PHARMACEUTICALS: PROGRESS AT LAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health finally issued an update to its list of drugs eligible for reimbursement from the National Health Service. The list was great news for the industry. Twenty-one innovative active substances were added. Also, a new law that went into effect on September [...]	2007-11-08 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR TBIO ETRD PL
07WARSAW2224	TUSK DESIGNATED AS NEW POLISH PM [...] (U) Summary. President Lech Kaczynski designated Donald Tusk as Poland's next prime minister on November 9, as expected. Tusk promised to unveil his recommended cabinet tomorrow, November 10. Presidential advisor Michal Kaminski confirmed that the cabinet should be sworn into office on Fri [...]	2007-11-09 17:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2230	POLISH PEOPLEQS PARTY (PSL) IN GOVERNING COALITION RAISES [...] (U) Civic Platform (PO) led by Prime Minister-designate Donald Tusk will establish a coalition with the Polish PeopleQs Party (PSL) in order to form a new government. PO won PolandQs October Parliamentary election with 41.5 percent of the vote, with PSL garnering 9 percent. In November PSL wi [...]	2007-11-14 06:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PL
07WARSAW2231	POLISH IPR ADVANCEMENT: TRAINING FOR ALL [...] Summary: The Polish government has issued a higher education guideline calling for all Polish university students to receive instruction in intellectual property rights (IPR). To our knowledge, this is the first time such a step has been taken anywhere in the world. The President of the Po [...]	2007-11-14 09:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR PL
07WARSAW2233	POLAND: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU PROGRESS ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has delivered reftel demarche to the Polish Ministries of Economy, Environment and Agriculture. Poland is in the process of forming a new government, and consequently its capacity to engage on the issue before November 21 is limited. Although it appears unlikely that Pol [...]	2007-11-14 10:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EUN PL
07WARSAW2243	ADDRESSING POLISH DISAPPOINTMENT OVER GAGOR'S NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although reactions vary in intensity, Poland,s foreign and security affairs community is clearly disappointed over the November 14 defeat of Polish Chief of the General Staff Gen. Franciszek in his bid to become Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC). A significant minorit [...]	2007-11-15 16:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PL
07WARSAW2246	NEW POLISH FM SIKORSKI AND MOD KLICH LIKELY TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper on November 15 to Pawel Herczynski in the MFA's EU Department, in anticipation of the November 19-20 GAERC in Brussels. Herczynski said he was "99% sure" that Poland would be represented by new FM Radek Sikorski, who would be accompanied by new Minister o [...]	2007-11-16 11:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW2265	POLAND: BIOTECH POLICY UNCERTAIN-POSITIVE CHANGE [...] (U) On 21 November AgAtt Kate Snipes delivered ref. A demarche on the EU discussion regarding a tolerance level for low level presence of unapproved biotech products to Dr. Andzej Wojtyla, Head of Sanitary Inspection and Emilia Kalinska, Specialist on GM Food at the Polish Ministry of Health a [...]	2007-11-23 11:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO PL
07WARSAW2266	POLES FORMULATING PLAN FOR JOINT EXPORT CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 11:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL
07WARSAW2272	ASYLUM SEEKERS IN POLAND- PART 1: THE BASICS [...] (U) Poland,s accession to the Schengen area, permitting open travel within much of Europe, and its geographical location on the Eastern border of the European Union, have had a large influence on the number of Eastern Europeans (especially Chechens) seeking asylum in Poland. As the number of [...]	2007-11-27 15:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PREF PL
07WARSAW2273	POLAND'S MINORITY ROMA FACE UPHILL BATTLES DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While Poland's Roma population is not as large or significant as those in nearby countries, it remains a community which faces significant challenges. The GOP has recognized the distressing situation of the Roma minority in Poland. In 2001 it created the Pilot Program for the [...]	2007-11-27 16:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL PL
07WARSAW2274	PM TUSK WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: As expected, PM Donald Tusk won a vote of confidence in the Polish Sejm on November 24, winning 238 votes (230 are necessary). Tusk presented his governmental expose to the Sejm on November 23, outlining an ambitious agenda that includes health sector reform, infrastructure imp [...]	2007-11-27 16:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2289	MFA OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (C) Emboffs met with Daniel Gromann, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Division, and until August 2007, Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Havana. Gromann spent six years in Havana, and was Charge for his final two years. He played an instrumental role with respect to setting up the video co [...]	2007-11-29 14:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL CU PL
07WARSAW231	POLAND: MOE ATTEMPT TO STOP OIL TANKER LOADING [...] (C) Summary: J&S Executives report that Minister of Economy Wozniak requested that the company not load an oil tanker during the recent Druzba oil pipeline shutoff, a request the company denied. J&S currently supplies 50% of Poland's crude, but is diversifying in Europe, the U.S. and Canad [...]	2007-02-02 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PL RS UR NO
07WARSAW2313	AMBASSADOR MEETS POLAND'S NEW AG. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dec. 3, Ambassador Ashe called on new AgMinister Marek Sawicki, accompanied by AgCounselor. As reported reftel, Sawicki is a member of Poland's minority party, PSL, in the new governing coalition with PO that came to office after parliamentary elections Oct. 21. Minister Saw [...]	2007-12-04 14:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL
07WARSAW2338	POLAND TO SUPPORT UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (U) On December 7, PolOff delivered reftel points regarding the votes on country specific resolutions in the upcoming UNGA Plenary to Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Human Rights Section in the MFA,s UN Department. Mr. Lewicki assured us that Poland will attend the Plenary and reiterated Poland, [...]	2007-12-07 14:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW2339	POLAND WILL SUPPORT PROSPER'S CANDIDACY FOR UN CERD [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 14:13:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW234	POLAND: ENERGY UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action cable, see paras 5, 7, 8 2. (C) Summary. The GOP continues to pursue the purchase of Transpetrol assets from Yukos International. The GOP remains concerned that the government of Slovakia will not support a GOP purchase. The GOP started negotiating a contract fo [...]	2007-02-05 07:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PO RS UP KZ AG GM
07WARSAW2341	POLES TO FOCUS ON KOSOVO, EASTERN DIMENSION AT [...] (C) POLOFF passed reftel talking points to Pawel Herczynski, in the MFA's EU Department. Herczynski said the December 9-10 GAERC will focus primarily on Kosovo and EU Neighbors policy. Herczynski said that the GOP will be very disappointed if the EU fails to speak in one voice with respect [...]	2007-12-07 15:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2347	POLAND TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) PolCouns met December 10 with Wieslaw Kucel, Counselor in the MFA's Middle East and Africa Department to deliver reftel demarche. Kucel, who accompanied Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski to the Annapolis conference, said that Poland would be represented by at least Deputy Foreign Minist [...]	2007-12-10 14:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PL
07WARSAW2349	UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to reftel. Post's TFCO is Economic Counselor, Richard A. Rorvig. His office phone number is (48)(22)504-2711, cell number (48)(22)0608-338-330. His classified e-mail address is RorvigRA@state.class and unclassified RorvigRA@state.gov. [...]	2007-12-10 15:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN PO
07WARSAW2355	NEW ENERGY CZAR WANTS MORE ECONOMIC LIBERALISM IN [...] (C) Adam Szejnfeld, the newly appointed Secretary of State in the Economics Ministry responsible for energy affairs, told the DCM that he wants to bring more economic liberalism into Poland's energy policy. Szejnfeld said he will review over the next three months the various energy projects p [...]	2007-12-11 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV PL
07WARSAW2361	AMBASSADOR THOMAS SCHWEICH'S DECEMBER 3 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) On 3 December, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, United States Coordinator for Afghan Counternarcotics and Justice Reform and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, briefed a roundtable of Polish government officials on the new U.S. five pillar st [...]	2007-12-12 12:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF KNAR PGOV PL PREL
07WARSAW2362	WTO/GAMBLING: POLAND LIKELY TO STAY OUT OF THE GAME [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the WTO dispute settlement proceeding on gambling and betting services to Mieczyslaw Nogaj, Director of the Trade Policy Department at the Polish Ministry of Economy, and to Joanna Katner-Pruszynska, Counselor to the Minister of Economy. She [...]	2007-12-12 15:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO PL
07WARSAW2368	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: POLES WANT TO COUNTER OSLO [...] (C) In response to Poloff's deliver of reftel demarche, Andrzej Suda of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, underscored Poland's support for the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) and urged immediate action to counter the growing momentum of the Oslo process. Suda noted that Oslo [...]	2007-12-13 14:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO
07WARSAW2369	RUSSIA LIFTS BAN ON POLISH MEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish and Russian Ministers of Agriculture have announced that next week the two-year old Russian ban on imports of fresh meat from Poland will be lifted, removing a major trade irritant. Thanks to strong demand, trade levels should quickly rebound. The Russian embargo on [...]	2007-12-13 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL PL RU
07WARSAW2379	HIV-AIDS PATIENTS IN POLAND [...] According to a panel of experts who met in Warsaw November 29, 22 years after the first HIV cases were noted in Poland, Poles continue to stigmatize and discriminate against HIV positive persons. The panel, made up of Polish doctors, nurses, and social workers from NGO's, met to mark World AI [...]	2007-12-17 13:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO PL
07WARSAW2381	POLAND'S REACTOR FUEL RETURN PROGRAM: REACHING [...] (C) Summary: Poland's stalled reactor fuel return program may finally be getting underway, thanks to an executive order establishing a new inter-ministry coordinating group. However, the Poles estimate transferring their reactor fuel waste to Russia could take until 2016 or 2017, beyond the [...]	2007-12-17 13:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA TRGY ENGR PARM PL
07WARSAW2387	POLAND - TAKING ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (U) In an effort to recognize the recent 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign and the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, Post held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with U.S. and Polish experts to assess major challenges related to the eradication of do [...]	2007-12-18 09:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PL
07WARSAW2388	POLAND BIO: MACIEJ NOWICKI, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Maciej Nowicki was named Poland's Minister of Environment on November 16, 2007. He is widely considered one of Poland's most respected environmentalists. Since 1992, he has been the president of Ekofundusz, an organization he founded to provide financial support for environmental prote [...]	2007-12-18 12:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR SENV ECON PGOV PL
07WARSAW2392	POLISH NOMINEES FOR THE ONDCP/INL 23-24 JANUARY [...] To follow up on our interim response to Ref A text, the following individuals have been identified for participation in the January 23-24, 2008 Regional Drug Demand Reduction seminar to be held in Budapest, Hungary. a) Mr. Michal Sztyk, Chief Specialist from the Ministry of Health, Depart [...]	2007-12-18 14:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OTAR SNAR PL
07WARSAW2395	POLAND'S PRACTICAL APPROACH TO RECONCILIATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: For practical reasons, the new Polish government is committed to improving relations with Russia (ref A) without abandoning core principles on democracy and energy security. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's decision to stop opposing Russian OECD membership was the first in a series o [...]	2007-12-19 10:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD KDEM PL RS
07WARSAW2399	POLAND'S ENTRY INTO THE SCHENGEN ZONE [...] On December 21, 2007, Poland will join the European Union's Schengen area along with seven other Central European nations and Malta. After months of preparation and coordination with other EU members, Poland is ready to enter the Schengen zone and, with its 1185 km eastern frontier, defend the [...]	2007-12-19 16:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL PREF SMIG PGOV EU PL
07WARSAW2409	2007 COUNTERTERRORISM REPORT - POLAND [...] SUMMARY: There have been no reported terrorist groups or incidents in Poland. Despite this, Poland addresses counterterrorism issues domestically and internationally and is a firm partner of the United States in this sphere. Overseas, Poland provides about 1200 troops to the International Sec [...]	2007-12-31 10:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR PL
07WARSAW246	DEMARCHE TO GOP ON DEPUTY PM LEPPER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Charge delivered the points from reftel to MFA Americas Director Andrzej Jarosinski, saying that the United States did not intend to interfere in the GOP's internal politics, but that we were concerned and saddened that Deputy PM and Minister of Agriculture Andrzej Lepper would receive an [...]	2007-02-05 15:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PL
07WARSAW247	DEPARTURE OF DEFMIN RADEK SIKORSKI: RESIGNATION OR [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski accepted February 5 the resignation of DefMin Radek Sikorski, only hours after the MOD spokesman announced that Sikorski had submitted it. Although it will not be clear how Sikorski's departure might affect U.S. interests until a successor is named, the chang [...]	2007-02-05 16:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW258	NEW DEFMIN ALEKSANDER SZCZYGLO, A LOYAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: 44-year-old Aleksander Szczyglo, Head of the Presidential Chancellery and a loyal protege and confidante of President Lech Kaczynski (Ref A),will succeed Radek Sikorski (Ref B) February 7 as Poland's Minister of Defense. By acknowledging Sikorski's concerns over the control of mi [...]	2007-02-06 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PL
07WARSAW308	"THIRD TWIN" RESIGNS FROM INTERIOR; REPLACED BY [...] (U) The uproar over Ludwik Dorn's unexpected departure from government continued as his replacement, Janusz Kaczmarek, was sworn in February 8 as the new Minister of Interior (MSWiA). As reported reftel, Dorn's departure from MSWiA may signal a crack in the PiS inner circle, a group long dist [...]	2007-02-08 15:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW31	Poland: GOP Unconcerned about Druzba Oil Cut [...] (U) Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski confirmed that oil supply to Poland through the Druzba oil pipeline from Belarus was cut on January 7 at approximately 2200, reinstated at 0300, then cut it again at approximately 0600 on January 8. One hundred percent of Polish oil supply [...]	2007-01-08 13:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07WARSAW315	POLISH FM ON HALTING EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Reftel demarche on Iran Export Credits to Polish FM Anna Fotyga on January 25. Fotyga responded that the GOP took the Iran sanctions very seriously and would make every effort to ensure compliance with UNSCR 1737. She could not promise at present that Poland would t [...]	2007-02-09 13:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC PL IR EXIM UNSC OECD
07WARSAW316	POLAND-EU: FM FOTYGA REQUESTS THAT U.S. MONTHLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to MFA officials, FM Anna Fotyga has requested that her briefing book for every GAERC include the text of the monthly U.S. pre-GAERC demarches. Fotyga has become fully engaged in Poland's relations with the EU and clearly values U.S. views, and our cooperation with MFA [...]	2007-02-09 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EUN PL
07WARSAW317	POLAND: DELIVERY OF LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10 [...] (C) Political External Chief delivered Ref B letter from PDAS Volker and DAS DiCarlo February 9 to MFA European Department Director for forwarding to MFA U/S Krzysztof Szczerski, who is both the current Political Director and the U/S supervising EU and European issues. Chmielewski indicated t [...]	2007-02-09 14:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN YI PL
07WARSAW319	FATAH-HAMAS GOVERNMENT: POLAND STRONGLY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche on the Fatah-Hamas national unity government on February 9 to Pawel Herczynski, MFA EU Department Deputy Director. Herczynski commented that the U.S.views were fully consistent with Quartet principles, and therefore they reflected EU policy as [...]	2007-02-09 15:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS PL
07WARSAW320	POLAND'S ECONOMY STARTS TO HIT ITS STRIDE [...] (U) Poland's GDP rose 5.8 percent in 2006 to $337 billion, according to the National Statistics Agency, the best performance since 1996. Growth was propelled by a 5.8 percent rise in domestic demand, sharply increased EU funds inflows, and surging investment (up 16.7 percent). Profiting from [...]	2007-02-09 15:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PL
07WARSAW321	POLAND: SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL [...] (C) Post apologizes for the delay in responding to Reftel demarche on Iran Civil Society and Democracy programming. Due to internal reorganization and a near 100 percent turnover in staff, The Polish MFA Department for Africa & Middle East was unable to meet with us over the past several weeks [...]	2007-02-09 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN PL
07WARSAW33	Poland: GOP Unconcerned about Druzba Oil Cut [...] (U) Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski confirmed that oil supply to Poland through the Druzba oil pipeline from Belarus was cut on January 7 at approximately 2200, reinstated at 0300, then cut it again at approximately 0600 on January 8. One hundred percent of Polish oil supply [...]	2007-01-08 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07WARSAW355	KACZYNSKIS SEEK TO SOLDIER ON DESPITE CRACKS IN [...] (C) Summary. There is a crisis atmosphere within the government as President and Prime Minister Kaczynskis' most loyal political lieutenants are squabbling publicly. Even for the Kaczynskis, who have overseen a government buffeted by crisis (much of their own making),the resignations last [...]	2007-02-14 16:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW372	POLAND: SHOWING OF AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH AND HIGHLIGHTING [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post co-sponsored the Polish premiere of Al Gore's movie on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," and used the occasion to articulate U.S. policy on climate change and to highlight USG efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The screening, at an environmental and clean en [...]	2007-02-16 10:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW387	POLAND: ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN [...] (C) Political External Chief delivered Ref A talking points February 9 to Juliusz Gojlo, Iran/Iraq Team Chief in the MFA Middle East Africa Department. Gojlo undertook to distribute the U.S. views to the Polish interagency for comment, but warned that it could take some time to provide a resp [...]	2007-02-20 09:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PL
07WARSAW395	POLAND (QUIETLY) ENDING NORTH KOREAN LABORER [...] (C) On February 16, Poloff met with Piotr Mierecki, Director of the Department of Migration Policy at the Ministry of Interior. Mierecki indicated that the GOP has taken a decision internally to end the North Korean work program, under which 25 North Korean welders are working at the Gdansk S [...]	2007-02-21 09:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB EZ KN PL
07WARSAW431	POLAND: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST [...] (C) Charge shared reftel points February 22 with MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski, explaining that this was the approach the USG was taking to inform allied and friendly European governments of our Missile Defense plans and to reassure them in the wake of strongly negative Russian rhetoric in recen [...]	2007-02-23 15:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW433	NO RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR POLAND'S SUPPORT TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 15:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SNAR UNCND PL
07WARSAW498	PM KACZYNSKI AIMS TO PASS RESTITUTION LAW IN 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Conference) held its annual meeting in Warsaw from February 26-28, in part to press the GOP for passage of a law for restitution or compensation for property taken by the Nazi and Communist regimes. In meetings with t [...]	2007-03-01 14:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PL
07WARSAW500	POLAND-EU: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to MFA EU Department Deputy Director Pawel Herczynski, the March 5-6 GAERC will be heavily focused on energy and climate issues, in advance of the March 8-9 European Council (EC) meeting. Emissions standards will be the most difficult part of the discussion. Herczynski [...]	2007-03-01 15:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EUN ENRG PL IR
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WARSAW563	POLAND: ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE INITIATIVES [...] In response to ref A, post takes the opportunity to highlight post initiatives in environment and science. Various initiatives are already underway and post is planning for continued and increased cooperation in these areas. The Ambassadorplays a significant role in many of the environmental [...]	2007-03-08 13:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV KPAO ENRG PL
07WARSAW582	ACTION REQUEST AND BACKGROUND: USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN
07WARSAW583	YUSHCHENKO AND KACZYNSKI DISCUSS ENERGY, EU: TALK [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Polish President Lech Kaczynski focused on the Odessa-Brody pipeline project as well as Ukrainian aspirations for greater engagement with the EU during their March 7 meetings in Plock, Poland. Yushchenko's subsequent call for dialogue wi [...]	2007-03-09 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAGR PL
07WARSAW593	POLAND: POC FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Embassy Warsaw POC for overall Missile Defense issues is Political External Chief David Morris, (48)(22)504-2657 or IVG 8-628-2657, e-mail MorrisDT@state.gov. POC for Public Diplomacy efforts is Information Officer Andrew Schilling, (48)(22)504-2331 or IVG 8-628-2331, e-mail SchillingAJ@state [...]	2007-03-12 16:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR PL EZ RU
07WARSAW595	POLAND: PHARMACUETICAL DATA EXCLUSIVITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) According to representatives of the Employer's Union of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies (INFARMA),Poland has adopted the "8+2+1" data exclusivity system for drugs centrally registered in the European Union (EU) through the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). This means that innovative [...]	2007-03-12 16:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PL
07WARSAW610	POLAND QUIETLY SUPPORTS US-EU OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Malgorzata Alberti, Head of the International Agreements Division of the Civil Aviation Office. Pawel Moniak, a specialist in the International Agreements Division, and the Polish representative during the most recent negotiations in Brussels was als [...]	2007-03-13 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR KTIA PREL EU PL
07WARSAW648	POLAND-OSCE: GOP REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HCNM [...] (C) MFA Security Policy Director Robert Kupiecki informed DCM on March 14 that Poland had formally nominated former Polish Foreign (Adam) Daniel Rotfeld to the position of OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities (HCNM). Noting Rotfeld's close association and cooperation with the U.S. f [...]	2007-03-15 16:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE PINR PL
07WARSAW688	POLAND: COMPETITION INCREASING IN TELCOM SECTOR [...] Competition in Poland's telecommunications sector is increasing rapidly due to the strong new policies of the telcom regulator. By forcing the monopoly telcom company, TPSA, to lease its lines to other telcom providers, consumers finally can choose which voice and internet services they use. [...]	2007-03-20 15:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT PL
07WARSAW691	POLAND-GERMANY: (C-RE7-00514) MERKEL'S SPRING [...] (U) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's March 16-17 visit to Poland was deemed a great success by both sides, and could prove an important step in warming previously frosty bilateral relations (reftel). By declaring opposition to the claims of German WWII expellees on Polish land Merkel earned [...]	2007-03-20 15:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ENRG PL GM
07WARSAW729	FRONTEX: A PRIMER ON THE EU'S BORDER CONTROL AGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Headquartered in Warsaw, the EU's external border control agency, FRONTEX, focuses on EU-level coordination of "intelligence driven operational cooperation" to strengthen security at the EU's external borders. In a meeting with Pol-Mil Officer, FRONTEX External Relations Officer [...]	2007-03-23 15:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KNNP KSTCPL PL
07WARSAW735	Polish e-commerce: Challenges, but Solid Fundamentals. [...] Poland's e-commerce sector appears to be doing well although some challenges remain in the level of internet access, business IT investment, and government e-commerce initiatives. The business-to-consumer segment of the market has already reached 4 billion zloty ($1.4 billion) annually, while [...]	2007-03-26 08:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT EINV PL
07WARSAW748	POLAND SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S PLAN, BUT EXPRESSES [...] (C) DCM met March 27 with Krzysztof Szczerski, Under Secretary of State for Europe at Polish MFA, to deliver SIPDIS reftel Demarche on Kosovo. (Note: Neither Minister nor Deputy Minister were available.) Szczerski stated "Poland is for the Ahtisaari plan," but then went on to outline "a f [...]	2007-03-27 14:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU PL
07WARSAW755	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; STATE-DOD CONTACTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 11:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ECON MARR MASS CASC EAGR PL
07WARSAW764	POLES PONDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Witold Waszczykowski, Under Secretary of State Polish MFA, indicated that Poland may be prepared to consider accepting Guantanamo detainees in response to DCM delivery of reftel demarche on March 28. Waszczykowski asked how many detainees we might want Poland to take and when. Without m [...]	2007-03-30 06:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG PL
07WARSAW797	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERING GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG PL
07WARSAW810	POLAND'S PERM REP WILL SIGN US-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 11:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR KTIA PREL EU PL
07WARSAW855	DEMARCHE ON ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MTG [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 07:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV AOCR AY KSCA KTIA PL
07WARSAW86	POLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY ECONOMICS [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza and Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski discussed a deal for gas for Azerbaijan and Georgia that would relieve both countries of their dependence on Russian gas, and exchanged views on the political situation in Georgia. Naimski restated his opposition to t [...]	2007-01-12 15:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL RS GG AJ KZ LH LG EN LO PL
07WARSAW865	FM FOTYGA DECLINES TO TAKE TO-BE FREED GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 11:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR XG PL
07WARSAW908	WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 12:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TPHY WMO PL
07WARSAW935	TWO POLAND SUBMISSIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2007 [...] Two Polish NGOs prepared proposals for G/TIP funded projects in response to Reftel. Post has already submitted the full proposals for the projects to the G/TIP Programs Section regional officer for EUR. Summary information for each project follows: 2. PROJECT PROPOSAL ONE: COMBATING HUM [...]	2007-04-23 12:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG PL
07WARSAW937	POLAND-IRAQ: GOP REAFFIRMS MND-CS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 30, an interagency delegation met with GOP officials to press for a GOP commitment to maintain Polish troops and bases in Iraq through the end of 2007 (del list in para 2). The common Polish position was a commitment to keep Polish troops in Iraq throughout 2007 with a p [...]	2007-04-23 13:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW958	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND MAY 3 ICI MEETING [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Fotyga informed visiting Secretary of Defense Gates April 25 that she will attend the SIPDIS May 3 ICI meeting. She also said that she was endeavoring to do what she could on Iraq debt, but repeated several times that debt forgiveness would be very difficult given P [...]	2007-04-25 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN PGOV PL
07WARSAW976	POLAND: DELIVERY OF INVITATION TO THE COALITION [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel, we have been informed that Polish attendees at the Iraq Coalition Conference in Tampa, FL April 30-May 2 will be Juliusz Jacek Gojlo (Chief of the Iraqi Task Group, Department of Africa and the Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Brigadier General Witold [...]	2007-04-27 15:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER PL
07WARSAW979	POLAND-MISSILE DEFENSE: DELIVERY OF DRAFT BMD [...] (C) DCM delivered draft Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) agreement text (Ref A) on April 26 to MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski, along with previously provided site map attachments originally provided to the GOP on January 25 (Ref B). Waszczykowski acknowledged receipt of the draft and undertook t [...]	2007-04-27 17:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PL
07WARSAW982	EMBASSY WARSAW CELEBRATES EARTH DAY [...] In celebration of Earth Day and the 10th anniversary of the GLOBE program in Poland, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers participated in a variety of events promoting increased protection of the environment. The GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) [...]	2007-04-30 08:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV PL
07WELLINGTON1	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN O'SHEA, MARCH 21 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy NNSA Official Brian O'Shea to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 21 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the conference "A New Zeal for Old Galaxies". 2. (U) Embassy understands that country c [...]	2007-01-02 23:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON10	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LANDA PRATT AND THANE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Botanist Landa Pratt and Biologist Thane Pratt to travel to Palmerston North, New Zealand from February 9 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to make a presentation at the International Association for Vegetatio [...]	2007-01-03 22:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON100	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TODD GRAVES, FEBRUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Official Todd Graves to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 15-20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the "Directions in Statistical Computing [...]	2007-01-31 04:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON101	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARNOLD BAKER, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Official Arnold Baker to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 23 - 27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 9th Annual National Power New Zeal [...]	2007-01-31 04:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON104	DICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jere Dick, Veterinary Medical Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Waitangi, New Zealand from March 25-30, 2007 to attend the Animal Health Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance req [...]	2007-02-01 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON107	EDWARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy Canberra to visit Wellington and Queenstown, New Zealand from February 14-24, 2007 to attend Annual Plant Quad meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...]	2007-02-02 02:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON108	AS MCMURRAY'S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-02 03:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON11	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL MULCAHY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Veterninary Medical Officer Daniel Mulcahy and Research Wildlife Biologist Robert Gill to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from January 28 - February 12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct field work and i [...]	2007-01-03 22:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON110	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD PATTERSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CDC Research Chemist Donald Patterson to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 7 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the EnviroAnalysis 2007 Conference on the topic of Biomonitoring for Assessing Human Exposure [...]	2007-02-04 23:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA CDC NZ
07WELLINGTON111	ROSSON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to James Rosson, Research Forester, US Forest Service to visit Palmerston North, New Zealand from February 09-18, 2007 to attend 49th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Vegetation Science and present a paper at the conference. 2. Embassy und [...]	2007-02-05 01:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON112	LEVIS HANDLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Levis Handley, Biotechnologist, Biotechnologist Regulatory Services Environmental Risk Analysis Division, APHIS, Maryland to visit Rotorua, New Zealand from February 23-28, 2007 to attend IAPTC&B Conference. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-05 01:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON114	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STS JAY WILLIAMS AND SEO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra STS Jay Williams and SEO Brian Knarr for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 11-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security maintenance. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country cl [...]	2007-02-06 22:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON116	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI ASC RICHARD KOLLMAR FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Assistant Section Chief (ASC) Richard Kollmar, Counterintelligence Division, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time frame of 02/12/2007 through 02/17/2007. The purpose of this [...]	2007-02-07 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC

07WELLINGTON117	MCINNIS-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Donald McInnis, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Hawaii to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from April 01-05, 2007 to collaborate on developing competitive sterile fruit fly or moth males for sit programs. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance i [...]	2007-02-07 03:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON118	CLEMENT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Clement, Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Washington to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 21 to April 02, 2007 to attend and present at the 6th International Symposium of Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. 2. Embassy understands that count [...]	2007-02-07 03:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON119	HANG AND OBERT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andrew Hang and Donald Obert, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Aberdeen, Idaho to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from February 13-20, 2007 to make plant and row selections and harvest selected populations. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-07 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON120	DAVID-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Michael David, Veterinary Medical Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 22-31, 2007 to attend OIE Quadrilateral Meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...]	2007-02-07 03:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON122	NEW ZEALAND - FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Right Honorable Helen Clark Prime Minister PO Box 18888 Parliament Buildings Wellington Now in her third term as PM, Clark is now the seventh- longest serving Prime Minister in New Zealand's history. In 2006, she was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful woman in the world [...]	2007-02-07 04:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN NZ
07WELLINGTON123	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN CHU, FEBRUARY 11 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Steven Chu to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 11 - 14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to provide expertise in helping the world increase the efficiency of energy use and development of sus [...]	2007-02-07 04:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON124	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BILL IRVING, FEBRUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Bill Irving to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 15 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) review of New Zealand green [...]	2007-02-07 04:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SEN KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON13	CORRECTION TO WELLINGTON 00012: NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate Auckland welcome SEO Gregg Johnstone to Auckland, 07-09 January 2007, and Wellington, New Zealand, 09-12 January 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide security engineering services. 2. (U) Consulate Auckland has made hotel reservations within p [...]	2007-01-03 23:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSEO
07WELLINGTON130	REQUEST FOR DVC WITH GREG NOTESS (First choice) or MARYDEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-12 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL
07WELLINGTON131	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. RONALD MASON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Ronald Mason to travel to Akaroa, New Zealand from February 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Fifth International Meeting on Human Peroxidase. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...]	2007-02-12 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON135	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. HARRY MALECH, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Harry Malech to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 19 - 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and speak at the 5th International Conference on Human Peroxidases. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-02-12 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON136	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CT VISWANATHAN, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FDA Official CT Viswanathan to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 25 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) GLP working group. [...]	2007-02-12 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO SN NZ
07WELLINGTON138	GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND'S PUBLIC SUBMISSION FOR 2007 [...] On January 9, the United States Trade Representative submitted a Federal Register notice inviting public submission on the practices of U.S. trading partners to be reviewed under the Special 301 provisions of the 1974 Trade Act (as amended in 1988). On February 12, the Government of New Zealan [...]	2007-02-13 03:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON139	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DARREN OGDEN, ERIC [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials Darren Ogden, Eric Hockersmith, Gordon Axel, William D. Muir, and John G. Williams to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 15 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to make presentations and co-chair at [...]	2007-02-14 00:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS BEXP CW NZ
07WELLINGTON14	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/TSA SPECIALISTS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gregory Kuver and Suzanne Ventura, DHS/TSA, to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from February 5 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct airport and air carrier station assessments/inspections. 2. (SBU) Embassy point of co [...]	2007-01-04 01:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS EAIR ASEC PTER OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON140	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ALASDAIR STEVEN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Alasdair Steven to travel to Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand from February 8 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk at University of Auckland and to speak at the Protein Structure, Function and Assembly [...]	2007-02-14 00:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON141	NZ PONDERS FUTURE FIJI, SOLOMONS POLICIES [...] (C) Summary. PM Clark strongly supports the timeline and processes recently discussed by Australian, New Zealand, and US officials to encourage Fiji's return to democracy. The GNZ believes that the upcoming Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Eminent Person's Group report on Fiji will be key to deter [...]	2007-02-14 01:54:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XB XV FJ NZ
07WELLINGTON143	Proposal for U.S. Speaker Dr. Karen Litfin to attend the [...] Post requests U.S. speaker Dr Karen Litfin, Associate Professor, who specializes in international relations theory and international environmental politics at the University of Washington at Seattle, where she is primarily interested in the impact of science and technology on world politics. I [...]	2007-02-14 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP
07WELLINGTON146	NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The GNZ understands the pressures for more resources in Afghanistan and will review carefully our request for additional NATO/ISAF commitments. Current NZ Defence Force (NZDF) deployments to Afghanistan will likely be extended through September 2009, but GNZ will probably not i [...]	2007-02-15 21:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON147	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR RAYMOND W. MILLAR TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington requests country clearance for Foreign Service National Investigator (FSNI) Raymond Millar for travel to Apia, Samoa during the period February 19-25 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct background investigations and security interviews and to train FSNI Apia. [...]	2007-02-16 01:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON148	BURKE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joan Burke, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/Ar. to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 14-29, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at the A [...]	2007-02-16 02:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON149	TSUNEMUZI-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Tsunezumi, Preclearance Coordinator, Maryland to visit Hastings, New Zealand from March 26 to June 8, 2007 to inspect Apple and Pear Preclearance. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of conta [...]	2007-02-16 02:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON15	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FREIFELD, DECEMBER 31, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Ms. Freifeld to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from December 31, 2006 - January 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist with fluttering shearwater translocation to Man [...]	2007-01-04 01:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON150	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR RSO JAMES P. DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington requests country clearance for Regional Security Officer (RSO) James P. Doherty for travel to Apia, Samoa during the period February 19-23 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a constituent post visit. 2 (SBU) Itinerary is as follows: Arrival: 19 February 200 [...]	2007-02-16 23:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON155	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL H. FEIL, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Daniel H. Feil to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper at a conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the [...]	2007-02-20 02:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON156	ANGELO DEPAOLA AND WILLIAM BURKHARDT-NEW ZEALAND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Angelo Depaola, Microbiologist, and William Burkhardt, Research Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA,HHS to travel to New Zealand from March 13-18, 2007 to exchange scientific and public health information on the identification and ris [...]	2007-02-20 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON157	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PACIFIC REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Pacific Regional Environmental Officer Joe Murphy, to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from February 23 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Experts' Meeting on Ad [...]	2007-02-20 23:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV CW NZ
07WELLINGTON158	YEAR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that New Zealand (GNZ) not/not be placed on the Special 301 List in 2007. The country's overall commitment to the protection of intellectual property (IPR) is relatively high as compared to most countries cited in the Special 301 review. The government continues [...]	2007-02-21 05:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON161	GARY RICHARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gary Richards, Microbiologist, USDA/ARS/NAA/Dover, DE to travel to Blenheim New Zealand from March 15-29, 2007 to attend conference on Mulluscan Shellfish Safety 2007 and participate in workshop. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-02-22 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON168	REPEAT - BURKE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joan Burke, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/Ar. to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 14-29, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at the A [...]	2007-02-22 22:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON169	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: CHRISTINE VIVIAN [...] WELLINGTON ARC DIRECTOR, CHRISTINE VIVIAN, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT KUALA LUMPUR MARCH 5-9, 2007, TO ATTEND THE EAP IRC DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE. 2. MS. VIVIAN WILL ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR ON MONDAY, MARCH 5, ON MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH130 AT 2000 HOURS. SHE WILL DEPART KL FOR AU [...]	2007-02-23 01:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON17	NOAA KA'IMIMOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 02:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON170	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS KRAFT, MARCH 4 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Official Thomas Kraft to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 4 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 21st Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Coordinating Group Meeting and the 14th Future Air Navigation [...]	2007-02-26 01:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON171	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRYANT VANBUSKIRK, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Official Bryant Vanbuskirk to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from March 1 - 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct C-TPAT Validations. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-26 03:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON172	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID MAYNARD, JOHN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration officials to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 4 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Group (ISPACG) meeting and to chair the ISPACG Pl [...]	2007-02-26 20:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON175	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CECIL JENNINGS, MARCH 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist Cecil Jennings to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from March 26 - Arpil 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct research on the gender and fecundity of banded kokopu and the giant kokopu [...]	2007-02-27 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON176	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM WONG AND RAYMOND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials William Wong and Raymond Santos to travel to New Zealand from February 28 - March 16, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct C-TPAT validations in various cities in New Zealand, as listed [...]	2007-02-27 18:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON181	THE NISSHIN MARU: AN EXAMPLE OF U.S.-NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, a factory floor fire disabled the Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru in the environmentally fragile Southern Ocean off the Antarctic coast. For eleven days, the stricken vessel remained in the vicinity of the U.S. McMurdo Station and New Zealand Scott Base in [...]	2007-02-27 20:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIS SENV IWC AY NZ
07WELLINGTON182	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DSS SPECIAL AGENT PHILLIPE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agent (SA) Phillipe Furstenberg for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 08-09 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is attend meetings and conduct investigations regarding Operation Treasure Is [...]	2007-02-27 21:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON184	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIANNE GUFFANTI, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist Marianne Guffanti to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 4th International Workshop on Volcanic Ash and make a presentation. 2. [...]	2007-02-28 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON185	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA National Weather Service Official Jeffrey Michael Osiensky to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give a presentation at the World Meteorological [...]	2007-02-28 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV KSCI NZ
07WELLINGTON187	DICK, JERE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jere Dick, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Paihia, Bay of Island, New Zealand from March 23-31, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quadrilateral. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at [...]	2007-03-01 02:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON188	MORALES -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joseph Morales, Preclearance Coordinator/APHIS/Florida to visit Hastings, New Zealand from March 26-June 8, 2007 to inspect apple and pears preclearance program attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-03-01 02:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON19	COYNE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Clarice Coyne, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Pullman/WA, to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from February 3-March 2, 2007 to collaborate with New Zealand Institute for Corp and Food Research on a joint project. 2. Embassy understands that country cleara [...]	2007-01-07 21:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON191	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]	2007-03-02 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON192	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT TEGEDER, MARCH 4 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Robert M. Tegeder to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from March 4 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Coordinating Group (ISPACG) Meeting. 2. (U [...]	2007-03-02 04:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON193	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT HANSEN, MARCH 3 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration official Robert Hansen to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 3 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Group (ISPACG) meeting and to chair [...]	2007-03-02 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON194	PM CLARK GOES TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Clark has announced to New Zealanders that she will use her March 20-21 visit to Washington to discuss key regional and world events with the President and other Senior Officials. In reality, she has a broader agenda as well: to improve the tone of her dialogue w [...]	2007-03-02 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON197	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCOTT M. SMOUSE, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Physical Scientist Scott M. Smouse to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the 33rd Meeting of the A [...]	2007-03-05 02:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON198	(C) MR. NICE GUY - NEW ZEALAND'S NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. New Zealand opposition leader John Key's persona in private meetings with USG officials has differed little from the face he has presented to the New Zealand public since taking charge of the National Party last November. Key comes across as modest and moderate, determined not [...]	2007-03-05 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR NZ
07WELLINGTON2	DR. LAURO- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alexander Laura, Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OIA/International Audit Staff/Omaha/NE to visit New Zealand from January 22-Februrary 22, 2007 to conduct a routine audit of New ZealandQs meat inspection system. 2. Embassy is coordinating with New Zeal [...]	2007-01-03 00:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON20	Thistle-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Harold Thistle, Jr. Program Manager, US Forest Service, to visit Auckland, New Zealand from January 12-February 25, 2007 to attend workshops on forest protection, spray drift and application modeling, aerial application etc. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2007-01-07 21:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON200	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN P. STIYER, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector Stephen P. Stiyer to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to perform facility inspections for FEDEX Express Corporation. 2. [...]	2007-03-05 20:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON203	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Robert D. McCallum Jr. to travel to New Zealand from 10-18 March 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal leave. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. (SBU) Embassy po [...]	2007-03-07 01:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON204	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEROY BORTMES, CARLA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials Leroy Bortmes, Carla Brooks, and Carlos Cortez to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 17 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Heads of Intelligence Conference. 2. [...]	2007-03-07 21:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON205	TEACHMAN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Teachman, Senior staff Veterinarian, Veterinary Services, USDA/APHIS, Riverdale to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 22-30, 2007 to attend the Animal Quads Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...]	2007-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON206	SHEESLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dan Sheesley, Deputy Administrator, International Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Paihai, New Zealand from March 23-30, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quad Meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point [...]	2007-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON209	DR. RAYMOND, MR. STEELE, MS. STUCK, MS. KENNARD, MR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety; Mr. Michael Steele, Confidential Assistant to the Under Secretary for Food Safety; Ms. Karen Stuck, Assistant Administrator for the FSIS; Ms. Edith Kennard, Staff Officer, US Codex Office; and Mr. Ro [...]	2007-03-08 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON211	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SC BRUCE E. [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Section Chief (SC) Bruce E. Carlson and Unit Chief (UC) Russell L. Hunt, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period March 15-17 2007.The purpose of this visit is [...]	2007-03-08 20:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON212	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEAV TEAM [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to DEAV Repair Team Mark A. Schmidt and David L. Monsees for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 15-18 2007.The purpose of this visit to perform scheduled repair and assess Post's armored vehicles. 2. [...]	2007-03-08 20:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ASUP AMGT
07WELLINGTON213	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN ALBERSHEIM, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Program Management Analyst Steven Albersheim to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 24 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the ICAO sponsored International Airways Volcanic Watch Operations Group (IAVWOPSG) and to [...]	2007-03-08 20:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC TH NZ
07WELLINGTON215	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/RSO JAMAL A. HORRY [...] (SBU) Country Clearance is requested for Embassy Wellington Assistant Regional Security Office (ARSO) Jamal A. Horry for travel to Dili, East Timor, March 09-19 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide TDY support to serve as acting RSO for Embassy Dili. 2. (U) If there are any questi [...]	2007-03-08 22:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON216	WALDRON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Blair Waldron, Geneticist, USDA/ARS/NPA, UT to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 23-30, 2007 to attend and present a paper at the 6th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the o [...]	2007-03-08 22:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON218	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARBARA STUNDER, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA Meteorologist Barbara Stunder to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 22 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper and attend the Fourth International Workshop on volcanic ash. 2. (U [...]	2007-03-09 01:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON219	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is on track to implement UNSCR 1737 measures against entities and individuals linked to Iran's nuclear program. Phil Goff, Minister of Defense and Disarmament, recently delivered a strong message to the government of Iran stressing that it must comply with UNSCR 1737 an [...]	2007-03-09 21:21:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP UNSC ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL AORC TRGY IR NZ
07WELLINGTON221	NEW ZEALAND EXTENDS AFGHAN DEPLOYMENTS FOR ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand Cabinet today approved the extension of current NZDF deployments to Afghanistan for one year, through September 2008, vice the two years that MoD requested (reftel). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) told post that the Cabinet wanted the chance to [...]	2007-03-12 05:07:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON223	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BU1 KIRK HENRY, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to BU1 Kirk Henry for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 23-28 March 2007 and Auckland, New Zealand from 28-31 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SBU [...]	2007-03-13 22:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON224	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO GREGG [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to SEO Gregg Johnstone for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 25-18 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SBU) Per REFTEL, Post has secured accomodations for Mr. Johnstone at the We [...]	2007-03-14 03:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON225	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TONY OLSEN, APRIL 11-27, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Tony Olsen to travel to Hanmer Springs, Auckland, and Christchurch, New Zealand from April 11-27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Mathematical Analysis (NZIMA) Programme [...]	2007-03-14 03:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY EPA NZ
07WELLINGTON226	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 33RD [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to State Department, EEB Energy Office Director Stephen GALLOGLY; Department of Energy, Chair Biofuels Task Force, Jeff SKEER; Argonne National Laboratory, Chair Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies, Cary BLOYD; and National [...]	2007-03-14 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG EPET NZ
07WELLINGTON227	PM Clark Says Visit to Washington is about Cooperation, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Parliamentary Question time on Wednesday, March 14, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was bombarded with questions (from Parliamentary friends and foes) regarding her upcoming visit to Washington. Clark was asked about Climate Change, the US Human Rights record at Gu [...]	2007-03-14 05:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON228	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO BRIAN KNARR, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to SEO Brian Knarr for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 23-28 March 2007 and Auckland, New Zealand from 28-31 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SB [...]	2007-03-14 19:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON229	GNZ PREPS FOR PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM [...] (C) Summary: The March 15 PIF Foreign Ministers meeting will have a limited role for Fiji, in part to ensure that interim PM Bainimarama cannot complain that members acted behind Fiji's back. The GNZ believes the outlook is good for PIF ministers to agree that Fiji should abide by the EPG [...]	2007-03-15 18:42:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ XV FJ
07WELLINGTON232	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO PSI [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Government Officials listed below to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on/about March 23 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) Meeting. 2 [...]	2007-03-16 03:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON234	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NANCY M. GORDON, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Census Bureau Official Nancy M. Gordon to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 12 - 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2007 23rd Population Census Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearan [...]	2007-03-19 02:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON235	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORTING [...] (U) On March 19, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Charles Kingston; Senior Policy Officer; United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division; New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kingston reiterated that New Zealand strongly condemns Zimbabwe's human rights abuses. Most [...]	2007-03-19 23:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON237	NEW ZEALAND PLEASED WITH PIF MEETING OUTCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The GNZ believes the March 16 Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers meeting offered Fiji's interim government clear carrots and sticks for a return to democratic elections within 18-24 months, as recommended by the PIF Eminent Persons Group (EPG). New Zealand was very ple [...]	2007-03-20 05:33:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ FJ
07WELLINGTON238	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEPH ROTH, MARCH 23 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CDC Career Epidemiologist Field Officer Joseph Roth to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 23 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to layover in Auckland in transit to Noumea, New Caledonia. 2. (U) Embassy understands tha [...]	2007-03-20 20:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA CDC FJ NZ
07WELLINGTON239	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NICHOLAS SEYMOUR, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Official Nicholas Seymour to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 23 - April 4, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Massive Hosts of Radio Galaxies Across Cosmic Time Conference. [...]	2007-03-20 22:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON242	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY SKEER, MARCH 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Jeffrey E. Skeer to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 26 - April 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the APEC Working Group, 8th APEC Minister and EWG Group Chairs APEC Meeting. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-21 01:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
07WELLINGTON244	AIKEN/BACON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Glen Aiken, Animal Scientist, Lexington, KY and Charles Bacon, Plant pathologist, Athens, GA, USDA/ARS to visit Christchurch from March 20-30, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes on Grasses meeting and present papers. 2. [...]	2007-03-22 00:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON247	CLIFFORD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. John Clifford, Administrator, veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 21-30, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. P [...]	2007-03-23 03:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON248	GUIDICIPIETRO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Guidicipietroto, Deputy Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA/APHIS to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 30- April 03, 2007 to attend meeting with Australian officials on Technical Issues. 2. Embassy understands that country clear [...]	2007-03-23 03:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON249	FLEMING AND VO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mary Fleming, Trade Specialist and Trang Vo, Management Analyst, trade Support Team, APHIS/USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 29-April 05, 2007 to attend meetings of the US-Australia Standard Technical Working Group. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2007-03-23 03:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON250	MEDIA REACTION TO NEW ZEALAND'S AVIATION SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request at paras 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: In compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, the GNZ recently introduced Aviation Security Legislation which will enhance the powers of airport security officials and strength [...]	2007-03-25 19:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON251	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD GERMAIN, APRIL 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Institute of Health Official Dr. Ronald Germain to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Visiting Speaker for the Australasian Society for Immunology [...]	2007-03-25 21:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON254	QUICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service, APHIS/OIA to visit Paihia, New Zealand from March 25-30, 2007 to attend Food Safety Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON26	SCHNEEBERGER-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Steven Schneeberger, International Dairy Market News Reporter, Dairy Programs, Agriculture Marketing Service to visit New Zealand from February 26-March 02, 2007 to meet dairy industry contacts to meet with various dairy industry contacts that Diary Market [...]	2007-01-08 02:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON260	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BOBBY PHILIP, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Official Bobby Philip to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from April 8-14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to visit the Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland [...]	2007-03-28 21:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON261	EDWARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, Agricultural Scientist, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy Canberra to visit Auckland, New Zealand from April 1-3, 2007 to accompany APHIS Administrator Ron de Haven. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assist [...]	2007-03-28 23:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON262	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CANBERRA [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Shawn Henry, and Supervisory Special Agent Shannon D. McGarry, Cyber Division, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 17 [...]	2007-03-29 01:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON27	KRETSCHMANN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Kretschmann, Research General Engineer, US Forest Service, to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from January 26-February 02, 2007 to attend Compromised Wood Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...]	2007-01-08 02:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON270	New Zealand - Prenotification Information Delivered [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-01 22:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ
07WELLINGTON272	NZ AMBASSADOR HEADS TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary: During her April 3-7 trip to Pyongyang, NZ's Ambassador to North Korea, Jane Coombs, will carry a letter from Foreign Minister Peters urging the DPRK to comply with the Six Party Talks. She will also note the GNZ's willingness to contribute to the second tranche of energy assis [...]	2007-04-02 05:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP KNAR NZ
07WELLINGTON274	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CANBERRA [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dean Phillips, Organized Crime Unit, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 30 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this visi [...]	2007-04-02 20:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON279	STAUB-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. Jack Staub, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/MWA/Madison to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from April 20-30, 2007 to observe preliminary results of cooperative research with Cropmark Seeds and continue dialog. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-04-04 21:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON284	CONTENTIOUS LEGISLATION AND POLICE ABUSE BRING TRYING TIMES [...] (SBU) These are trying times for PM Clark, despite near universal kudos for her performance during her March trip to the U.S. Her Government is fending off widespread public dissent over legislation to ban the use of physical force to discipline children. Growing evidence of sexual abuse and co [...]	2007-04-10 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON285	GNZ SHARES DRAFT OF ITS ACTION PLAN AGAINST HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 29, GNZ shared with DCM and Poloff a draft of its national action plan against human trafficking. From an operational standpoint, NZ government agencies already have an effective program in place to prevent trafficking. The "Action Plan" seeks to further improve inte [...]	2007-04-10 05:44:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON289	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN E. DEARDORFF, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau Official Kevin E. Deardorff to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 15 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to chair a session on regional and international cooperation of census utilization at the 23rd Po [...]	2007-04-11 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID NZ
07WELLINGTON29	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEGATT GREGORY B. GROVES FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants clearances for Canberra Legal Attache Gregory B. Groves to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands from January 17-20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with representatives from the Cook Islands Police Service and provide information on any trai [...]	2007-01-09 23:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JUS XB XV

07WELLINGTON290	NEW ZEALAND ON IRAQ COMPACT SIGNING [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Embassy conveyed information about the May Iraq Compact signing to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Officials Darryl Dunn, Director of the Middle East and Africa Division, and Carl Worker, Director of the Americas Division. 2. (C) Dunn to [...]	2007-04-11 19:24:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV UN NZ
07WELLINGTON3	JOHN RALPH - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. John Ralph, Chemist, ARS/USDA to visit New Zealand from January 9 - February 1, 2007. 2. Point of contact at the U.S. Embassy is the Office of Agricultural Affairs. Contact details are: Atn: Laura Scandurra, Agricultural Attache Tel: 64-4-462-6012 [...]	2007-01-03 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON30	FIESELMANN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Fieselmann, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Raleigh, North Carolina, to visit Wellington and Christchurh, New Zealand from February 10-17, 2007 to attend pre-quad for Science and Technical Meetings/Border [...]	2007-01-09 23:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON300	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR RSO JAMES DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Country Clearance is requested for Embassy Wellington Regional Security Officer (RSO) James P. Doherty and Foreign Service National Investigator (FSNI) Ray Millar for travel to Apia, Samoa during the period of April 16-20 2007. The purpose of this trip is provide constituent post servic [...]	2007-04-13 04:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON302	GNZ WORRIES BAINIMARAMA IS IN A HOLE AND STILL [...] (C) The GNZ worries that interim PM Bainimarama is increasingly fragile and his actions risk throwing the country into armed conflict. Heather Riddell, Director of the Pacific Division, calls Bainimarama's measures restricting the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) "loopy." Bainimarama has now cu [...]	2007-04-13 06:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FJ NZ
07WELLINGTON303	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAY K. KELLER, APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau Official Jay K. Keller to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 15 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the 23rd Population Census Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understan [...]	2007-04-15 19:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID NZ
07WELLINGTON304	NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL TO HOST SCIENCE FELLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the 2007 Embassy Science Fellow Program, Embassy Wellington proposes to host for three months a USG scientist with research interests in biofuels and associated renewable energy technologies. Familiarity with hydrogen, geothermal and marine (wave and tidal) technologi [...]	2007-04-15 19:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPL SENV AMGT OTRA APER NZ
07WELLINGTON305	POTENTIAL FOR NZ FOREIGN MINISTER-GOVT SPLIT OVER NZ-CHINA [...] (C) A source close to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, whose New Zealand First Party seriously lags in the polls, says Peters may openly voice his opposition to New Zealand's free trade deal with China in an effort to secure the loyalty of his voter base. Although the dispute could strain the [...]	2007-04-15 19:19:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON307	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAUL FUJIMURA, APRIL 22 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Homeland Security Director for Asia/Pacific Office of International Affairs Paul FUJIMURA to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 22 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is for official consultations with Embassy an [...]	2007-04-16 21:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC PTER AS NZ
07WELLINGTON308	DEMARCHE TO GNZ ON TOKELAU AND SWAINS ISLAND [...] (C) Summary: As instructed Reftel, PE Couns met with Tokelau Administrator David Payton to request that the GNZ publicly reaffirm that Tokelau does not/not have claim over any American Samoan island presently administered by the United States, including Olohega, or Swains Island. Payton con [...]	2007-04-17 20:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON309	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TOM BOLLYKY, APRIL 23 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USTR Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 23 - 29, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to hold consultations with New Zealand officials. 2. (U) Embassy has booke [...]	2007-04-18 19:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON316	COOPERATING WITH GNZ TO SHORE UP WEAK COOKS VESSEL [...] (U) This contains action recommendations at paras 12-13. 2. (C) Summary: Embassy is concerned that recent Coast Guard seizures of Cook Island vessels in the Caribbean indicate that weaknesses in the Cooks' vessel registry are being exploited by organized crime. The GNZ is worried, too, hav [...]	2007-04-19 05:13:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV CW NZ
07WELLINGTON32	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES LOCKE, JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Johnson Space Center Official James Locke to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 18 - February 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to transit New Zealand en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where he will evaluate [...]	2007-01-10 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON321	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PENNY ANDERSON, MAY 7 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative Penny Anderson to travel to Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand from May 7-10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government officials. 2. (U) Embas [...]	2007-04-20 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON NZ
07WELLINGTON325	UNSCR 1747/OECD: DEMARCHE TO PROMOTE A COMMON LINE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-22 19:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ETRD OECD UN NZ
07WELLINGTON327	SGT JAMES EUGENE - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Sgt James Eugene for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 19 - May 6, 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal vacation. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance re [...]	2007-04-23 01:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON328	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Homeland Security ICE Attache Matthew King and ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 30 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetin [...]	2007-04-23 01:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON329	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PENNY J. ANDERSON, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative (TSAR) Penny J. Anderson for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period May 7-10 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with NZ Government Officials. 2. [...]	2007-04-23 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON330	DR. ALEXANDER LAURO- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alexander Laura, Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OIA/International Audit Staff/Omaha/NE to visit New Zealand from April 30-June 1, 2007 to conduct a routine inspection system equivalence audit of New ZealandQs meat inspection system. 2. Embassy is coordi [...]	2007-04-23 21:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON334	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOI/DAS DAVID [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of the Interior DAS David Cohen to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from April 23 - May 5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings on ongoing economic development activities in U.S. affiliated insul [...]	2007-04-24 05:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON335	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SAMOA AS LDC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 06:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID ECON UNGA WS NZ
07WELLINGTON336	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 06:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON337	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PLANS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 06:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON342	NZ UPDATES ON IRAQ COMPACT SIGNING AND REFUGEE [...] (U) Ref A reported that Embassy Wellington had asked NZ officials whether New Zealand would participate in the signing of the Iraq Compact. On May 1, Darryl Dunn, Director of the Mideast Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told Pol-Econ Couns that PM Clark has approved New [...]	2007-05-01 05:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV UN IZ NZ
07WELLINGTON350	NZAID: CONTINUING TO EXPAND AID TO THE PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment in 2002 of New Zealand's International Aid & Development Agency (NZAID) as a semi-autonomous agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),the GNZ has steadily increased its nominal overseas development assistance (ODA) to the Pacific region [...]	2007-05-04 06:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NV XV
07WELLINGTON351	NEW ZEALAND'S MONETARY POLICY AT ODDS WITH FISCAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 06:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON36	Scenesetter for A/S McMurray's visit to New Zealand: [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming commemoration of the 50th anniversary of U.S. - New Zealand cooperation in Antarctic provides a terrific opportunity to strengthen NZ public understanding of the depth and significance of US-NZ scientific cooperation, an often unrecognized strength in our bilateral [...]	2007-01-10 18:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON361	DEFENSE AND TRADE MINISTER PHIL GOFF'S TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand's Minister for Defense and Trade Phil Goff sees his May 9-11 visit to Washington as a chance to build on the positive momentum created by PM Helen Clark's March visit (Ref A). On the Defense side, Goff will express hope that both countries can continue to identify j [...]	2007-05-08 03:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON363	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN, KESNER AND KHALIL; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and FBI Electronics Engineers Greg D. Kesner and Joseph Khalil for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period May 23 - May 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is [...]	2007-05-09 05:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON364	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN AND CRUSE; JUNE 4-7, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and Supervisory Special Agent Scott L. Cruse for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 4-7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with U [...]	2007-05-09 05:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON365	NEW ZEALAND'S MONETARY POLICY AT ODDS WITH FISCAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 05:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON366	NZAID: CONTINUING TO EXPAND AID TO THE PACIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 05:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NV XV
07WELLINGTON367	NZ UPDATES ON IRAQ COMPACT SIGNING AND REFUGEE [...] (U) Ref A reported that Embassy Wellington had asked NZ officials whether New Zealand would participate in the signing of the Iraq Compact. On May 1, Darryl Dunn, Director of the Mideast Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told Pol-Econ Couns that PM Clark has approved New [...]	2007-05-09 05:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV UN IZ NZ
07WELLINGTON375	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR C. STEVEN MCGANN, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/ANP Director C. Steven McGann to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand May 17 and May 21 - 23, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy and New Zealand Government officials. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have b [...]	2007-05-16 23:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT WS NZ
07WELLINGTON376	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STS JAY WILLIAMS, SEO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to STS Jay Williams, SEO Brian Knarr, SEO Gregg Johnstone, and BU1 Kirk Henry for travel to Wellington, New Zealand for the dates as listed below: Brian Knarr - June 1-16, 2007 Jay Williams - June 1-9, 2007 Gregg Johnstone - Jun [...]	2007-05-18 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON377	NEW ZEALAND'S INCREASED AID BUDGET WILL BENEFIT [...] Summary: Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on May 14 a record increase of NZD 70 million (about USD 50 million) to New Zealand's overseas development assistance (ODA) for the 2007/2008 fiscal year. Over half of the 20 percent budget increase will go to the Pacific, particularly Melan [...]	2007-05-18 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NZ XV
07WELLINGTON386	NEW ZEALAND'S 2007 BUDGET NOT LIKELY TO PRODUCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 06:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON390	USDA/APHIS COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Karen Akcerman, Trade Director, and Michael Guidicipietro, Deputy Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from June 10 to June 12, 2007, to attend the Technical Bilater [...]	2007-05-24 02:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON391	NEW ZEALAND ON WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at para 5. 2. (C) Summary: Until today (May 24),the GNZ had intended to abstain on the OIE resolution that would require Taiwan to participate under the name Taiwan, China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have now heard from t [...]	2007-05-24 06:01:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH NZ
07WELLINGTON394	NZDF TO PROVIDE P-3 ORION TO PSI EXERCISE [...] (C) NZDF Director of International Defence Relations Wayne Higgins told Emboffs today that Chief of Defence Force Mataparae has approved an NZDF P-3 Orion's participation in a regional, Operations Expert Group (OEG)-led PSI exercise, to be held in Japan October 15-18. The decision was made fo [...]	2007-05-25 07:10:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON4	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MERCURY ISSUES AT 24TH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 03:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EMIN ETRD PREL SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON40	WAINIO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Wainio, Economist, USDA/ERS/MTED/Canberra to visit Queenstown, New Zealand from February 10-17, 2007 to attend Annual Meetings of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-01-10 23:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON400	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S MAY 21 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During his May 21 visit to Wellington, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann and GNZ counterparts agreed to work towards firm messages on Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Pacific Island Forum (PIF) reform, and other regional issues at October's PIF meetings in Tonga. They also exch [...]	2007-05-29 22:35:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR EAGR OVIP KCMR EWWT KTIA
07WELLINGTON405	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO TSS JOHN BYLER, JUNE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Technical Security Specialist John Byler for travel to Christchurch, New Zealand during the period June 4-8, 2007. 2. The purpose of this visit is to inspect the conduit infrastructure for a [...]	2007-05-31 03:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ ACOA ABLD AMGT
07WELLINGTON406	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR LOUISE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Louise Oliver to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 21 - July 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-05-31 06:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA UNESCO NZ
07WELLINGTON407	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ ATTORNEY TIMOTHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, Timothy Bridgeford for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 4-9 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the v [...]	2007-05-31 22:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON409	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ ATTORNEY TIMOTHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, Timothy Bridgeford for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 4-9 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the v [...]	2007-05-31 23:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON413	POLLING AS LABOUR GOVT SUPPORT PLUNGES FURTHER, THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Support for the Labour Government continues to slide. Three major New Zealand political polls have shown that it now trails the opposition National Party by an average of 20 points. They also show that National's new leader John Key has cemented his position as New Zealand's pref [...]	2007-06-01 06:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON418	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUSAN SOLOMON, JUNE 30 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Senior Scientist Susan Solomon to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from June 30 - July 7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate at the Just Tip of the Iceberg Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that co [...]	2007-06-06 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON419	PROPOSED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On June 7, Acting PolEcon Counselor and Poloff delivered to Sonya Kamana, Deputy High Commissioner, Cook Islands High Commission the proposed maritime law enforcement agreement (Ref A). Kamana positively received the agreement, and said she will share it with appropriate officials in Ra [...]	2007-06-07 05:22:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT KTIA PBTS PREL SNAR XB XV NZ CW
07WELLINGTON42	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICK ZIEGLER, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Rick Ziegler to travel to Christchurch, Auckland, and Hamilton, New Zealand from February 12 - 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 6th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-01-10 23:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON422	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPT JONATHAN Y. SABADO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Captain Jonathan Y. Sabado, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Embassy Bangkok, for travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 23- July 1 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a semi-annual i [...]	2007-06-11 21:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON425	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MORRIS, PUTNAM, WILLENS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Park Service Officials Stephen Morris, Jonathan Putnam, Todd Willens and Douglas Domenech to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 21 - July 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 31st Session of the World He [...]	2007-06-12 05:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TPHY SCUL SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON43	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOACHIM PLEIL, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Joachim Pleil to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from February 4-15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Enviroanalysis 2007 Conference 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-01-10 23:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON430	PULU; A092591463; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Jeffrey Kyle and Michael Franchek for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 19-20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Vea Kafa [...]	2007-06-12 22:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON431	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAMELA FRANZEL, JUNE 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation Official Dr. Pamela Franzel to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 26 - July 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a familiarization tour of contractor facilities, meet local DCMA personnel [...]	2007-06-12 22:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY NSF NZ
07WELLINGTON433	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK FORNWALL, JUNE 27 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Program Manager Mark Fornwall to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from June 27 - 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to finalize a draft report from the Pacific Island Roundtable to the members of the 8th Pacifi [...]	2007-06-13 05:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON435	DEMARCHE: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (C) ADCM and A/P-E Counselor delivered demarche points in Ref A and B on June 13 to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Division at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Mr. Dunn expressed appreciation for the background and indicated he understood the import [...]	2007-06-13 23:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO NZ IR
07WELLINGTON436	DEMARCHE REGARDING SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 23:55:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NZ
07WELLINGTON438	NEW ZEALAND - NEW THIRD PARTY RETRANSFER REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 05:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON439	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-14 22:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON44	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2004-139 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 23:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON440	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 00:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON441	NEW ZEALAND - NEW THIRD PARTY RETRANSFER [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 00:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON442	GNZ ON NATO/ISAF REQUESTS [...] (C) Acting DCM and A/P-E couns delivered reftel request to Paul Ash, Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. We conveyed Washington's appreciation for New Zealand's continued positive role in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Ash sa [...]	2007-06-15 01:53:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF NZ
07WELLINGTON443	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON444	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - NEW ZEALAND [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, Post has reviewed all cases in the past year involving investment disputes and found that there were no/no cases of expropriations (or other takings) without compensation on the part of the New Zealand government. In regards to disputes between a U.S. person/corpor [...]	2007-06-15 06:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC NZ
07WELLINGTON445	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 06:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON448	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 06:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON449	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON45	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID WISEGARVER, ERIC [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials David Wisegarver, Eric Wisegarver, Dana Greely and Robert D. Castle to travel to New Zealand from January 23 - March 22, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the I8SI9N cruise on board R/V Revelle. 2. [...]	2007-01-11 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ
07WELLINGTON450	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 23:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON451	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 23:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON452	NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK BALANCING ACT - TRYING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, in what was initially seen as a surprising move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) begun to intervene for the first time in 20 years in the international currency markets in an attempt to stem the rapid appreciation of the Kiwi dollar. Many critics say the move [...]	2007-06-19 06:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON453	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-19 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON456	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID A. JOHNSON AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors David A. Johnson and Charles M. Archer to travel to Auckland, Blenheim, and Christchurch, New Zealand from July 2 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to inspect U.S. Certified Foreign Repair Station in [...]	2007-06-19 22:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON459	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARBARA WEISEL, JULY 6 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant United States Trade Representative Barbara Weisel to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 6 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government officials under the U.S.-New Zealand TIFA. 2. ( [...]	2007-06-20 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON46	A request for a DVC with Tom Neale, Congressional Research [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Mr Neale to discuss the outlook of the first 100 days of the 110th Congress. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY07 program, which is requested ideally the week starting 29th January; second quarter; 6.00pm EST ti [...]	2007-01-11 23:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL
07WELLINGTON460	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS PANAS, JULY 7 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Thomas Panas to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 7 - 15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the ICECCS 2007 Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems. [...]	2007-06-20 04:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON461	NEW ZEALAND - MINISTER ON POLITICS, ISLAM AND [...] (C) Summary. Up-and-coming Labour Party Minister David Cunliffe is confident about his party's reelection chances despite poor recent poll numbers. He is also confident about successfully dismantling New Zealand's telecommunications monopoly despite the challenges. Cunliffe is concerned abo [...]	2007-06-20 04:42:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECPS PINR KISL NZ AS
07WELLINGTON462	NEW ZEALAND - ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-20 04:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR NZ
07WELLINGTON463	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD BAKER AND SHARON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Oceanographers Edward Baker and Sharon Walker to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 18 - August 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean exploration cruise to the Kermadec Arc aboard the New Zealand r [...]	2007-06-20 05:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON464	NZ OPPOSITION LEADER JOHN KEY'S JUNE 26-9 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: A disciplined and effective performer in Parliament, National Party Leader John Key has moved quickly since taking command late last year to signal that his party is a government-in-waiting. He has managed to unseat PM Helen Clark as preferred Prime Minister in NZ opinion pol [...]	2007-06-20 06:45:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON465	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD DIAMOND, JUNE 27 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Physical Scientist Howard J. Diamond to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from June 27 - July 7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is participate in the Regional Meteo [...]	2007-06-20 22:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA KSCA CW NZ
07WELLINGTON468	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS BOLLYKY, JULY 3 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Bollyky, Director of Intellectual Property Office at USTR, to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from July 3 - 10, 2007. Mr. Bollyky will be in Christchurch on personal business, and will travel to Wellington on July [...]	2007-06-21 23:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON470	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRANINGER; JULY 02-03, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen Laura Kraninger, Director, Screening Coordination Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period July 2-3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the APEC Region ( [...]	2007-06-25 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON474	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARIADNE BANAISSA, JULY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce Australia and New Zealand Desk Officer Ariadne Benaissa to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from July 5 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the U.S. - New Zealand TIFA meetings. [...]	2007-06-26 05:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD AS NZ
07WELLINGTON477	KHALIAKA MEARDRY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Khalaika Meardry, Trade Specialist, USDA/FAS/OCRA/South Asia Division to visit Wellington, New Zealand from July 7-14, 2007, 2007 to participate in trade discussions. 2. Embassy is coordinating with New Zealand Food Safety Authority officials to prepare [...]	2007-06-27 04:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON479	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALAT BENJAMIN YEN, JUNE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Benjamin Yen for travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from June 28 - July 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct an interview of Deputy Commissioner of Police Maarametua O Tumataori Tetava for [...]	2007-06-27 05:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA KSCA CW NZ
07WELLINGTON48	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MCMURRAY, ARDEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation Members Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs (OES); Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation; Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bu [...]	2007-01-12 03:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AS WS NZ
07WELLINGTON480	R/V KILO MOANA, FILE NO. 2006-099 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 02:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON481	JACKSON A028971346; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Reynaldo Mendoza and Laura Burgener for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 11-12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort NZ Alien Darin Jackson to Auckland. [...]	2007-07-02 01:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON482	NEWELL, A038261224; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Juan Tovar and Edward Valle Mojica for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 11-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort NZ Alien James F. Newell to Auckland. [...]	2007-07-02 01:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON485	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA DELEGATION, JULY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to 9 NOAA Officials: Rennie Holt, Wayne Trivelpiece, Michael Goebel, Christian Reiss, Christopher Jones, David Demer, George Watters, Jefferson Hinke, and Polly Penhale to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from July 5-29, 2007. The purpos [...]	2007-07-02 22:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS BEXP NZ
07WELLINGTON487	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES MURPHY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USTR Officials James Murphy and Cathleen Enright to travel to Wellington and Napier, New Zealand from July 7 - 12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend New Zealand TIFA meetings. 2. (U) Embassy has made hotel reservations with [...]	2007-07-05 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON489	STATUS OF RECENT NEW ZEALAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: New Zealand remains embroiled in a politically contentious battle over access to medicines and regulatory reform of its pharmaceutical industry. Recent legislation aimed at linking a proposed to create a joint Australia - New Zealand regulatory body (ANZTPA) along with stricter ma [...]	2007-07-05 06:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON493	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2004-139 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 21:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON496	DEMARCHE FOR LEBANESE ARMED FORCES: TRANSFERRING [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 05:49:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
07WELLINGTON497	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVES DEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to Department of Homeland Security ICE Official Dean A. Wauson and ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 1-3 2007. The purpose of this v [...]	2007-07-08 20:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON5	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 03:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP NZ

07WELLINGTON501	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2006-032 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 04:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON502	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2006-103 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 04:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON503	R/V MELVILLE, FILE NO. 2006-083 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 05:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
07WELLINGTON504	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH SPAULDING, JULY 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Ecologist Sarah Spaulding to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 21 - 27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Biosecurity New Zealand Science Forum and Technical Advisory Group and present resea [...]	2007-07-10 03:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON507	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOE STARINCHAK, JULY 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division Chief of Environmental Quality Joe Starinchak to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 20 - August 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to be a keynote speaker at the New Zealand Biosecurity [...]	2007-07-11 02:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON509	NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE, PHIL GOFF [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 05:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON51	TERRORIST FINANCE: POST VETTING OF ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, Post country team has discussed the likely domestic NZ response to a potential U.S. and UNSCR designation of the Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). We believe there would be little if any reaction to a designation. 2. (S/NF) Post is not a [...]	2007-01-12 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN
07WELLINGTON511	NEW ZEALAND - POINT OF CONTACT FOR C-TPAT VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 19:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON512	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT W. EMBLEY, JULY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Geophysicist Robert W. Embley to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 23 - August 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean research cruise to the Kermadec Arc aboard the New Zealand Research Vessel Sonn [...]	2007-07-12 04:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON513	NEW ZEALAND - SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR SWING AS DG FOR IOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 05:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG NZ
07WELLINGTON515	DUNLEVY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Peter Dunlevy, Supervisor Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA to visit Nelson, New Zealand from July 6-27, 2007 to participate in a rodent eradication operation. 2. Point of contact at the American Emba [...]	2007-07-13 03:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON524	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN SOLLOTT, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Sollott, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 8-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an invited lecturer at [...]	2007-07-18 05:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON525	LAVULAVU, A029675198 AND MOLISI, A029555233; NZ COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Mark Porter, Howard Mortan and Martin Lawrence for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 2-3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting a [...]	2007-07-19 05:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON526	LABOUR GOVERNMENT ABANDONS TRANS-TASMAN DRUG BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 07:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ AS
07WELLINGTON527	BATES- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rocklyn Bates, Facility and Equipment Review Specialist, Dairy Program, USDA/AMS to visit Te Rapa, Hamilton, New Zealand from August 4-13,2007 to perform equipment review. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of Foreign Agricultural [...]	2007-07-19 22:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON529	FINANCE MINISTER THREATENS TO OVERRULE RESERVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-22 19:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AS NZ
07WELLINGTON53	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEGATT GREGORY B. GROVES FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Legal Attache Gregory B. Groves and Assistant Legal Attache Timothy A. Ryan for travel to Wellington, New Zealand 12-16 February, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet and conduct briefings with representatives from the Ne [...]	2007-01-16 19:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JUS NZ XB XU
07WELLINGTON532	MATAELE, A09412345; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Klaas Hubert and Francisco Palamino for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 16-17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Tuut [...]	2007-07-23 22:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON535	NEW ZEALAND - SEOUL CONFERENCE ON SOLIDARITY LEVIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 01:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON537	NZ OPPOSITION LEADER PLEASED WITH WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: National Party leader John Key and other senior opposition party officials regarded their June visit to Washington as a big success. Members of Key's entourage told post that the high points of the trip were their meetings with Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Assistant S [...]	2007-07-25 23:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON538	POLLS INDICATE PUBLIC DISAFFECTION WITH LABOUR BECOMING [...] (SBU) Recent political polling indicates the emergence of an embedded trend against the ruling Labour Party as it struggles to close the sizeable gap in popularity with the rival opposition National Party. Buttressing this trend is Labour Party leader and Prime Minster Helen Clark's diminished [...]	2007-07-25 23:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON539	HORVATH- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Horvath, Plant Physiologist, USDA/ARS/NPA Fargo, North Dakota to visit Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand from August 23 to September 8,2007 to attend a seminar at the ZMB Satellite Conference on Plant Gene Regulation and development; collaborate wit [...]	2007-07-26 04:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON540	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VANIA K. JORDANOVA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Vania K. Jordanova, Reiner H. Friedel and Geoffrey D. Reeves to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from 5-13 August 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Rarotonga Energetic Particle Workshop. 2. (U) Embassy underst [...]	2007-07-26 05:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV CW NZ
07WELLINGTON541	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN, KHALIL, and [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan, FBI Quantico Electronics Engineer Joseph Khalil and FBI HQ Supervisory Special Agent Paul Mueller for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period July 29 - August [...]	2007-07-27 00:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON543	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE REQUEST: PROMOTION OF STANDING [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 03:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC
07WELLINGTON544	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE REQUEST: HOLOCAUST REMEBERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 03:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO
07WELLINGTON549	HAKOFA, A035534686; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Frederick Fu and Wayne White for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 9-10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Faaitu HAKOF [...]	2007-07-29 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON550	NEW ZEALAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-29 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER NZ
07WELLINGTON554	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE TTU SC DEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to DHS ICE Washington DC TTU Section Chief Dean A. Wauson and Singapore ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 1-3, 2007. The purpose of t [...]	2007-08-01 04:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ ETRD AMGT AS
07WELLINGTON555	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Terry Cline and Kana Enomoto to travel to New Zealand from 8-10 August and 12-14 August 2007.The purpose of this visit Wellington: Site Visit--Meetings w/the Director General of Health, New Zealand Ministry of health accompanied by Deputy [...]	2007-08-02 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON556	NEW ZEALAND - WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO USTR EAGR
07WELLINGTON559	NEW ZEALAND - INVITATION DELIVERED TO NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 23:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP ENRG PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON560	NEW ZEALAND REACTION - CORRECTING UN REFERENCES TO [...] (C) Acting PolEcon Counselor Tom Walsh delivered demarche points (reftel) to Jo McLeod, Policy Officer in the North Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 2. 2. (C) The MFAT officials said that they have taken our recommendation under advisement but that they [...]	2007-08-05 20:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW AS NZ UN
07WELLINGTON565	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Bell to travel to New Zealand from 15-20 August. The purpose of this visit Wellington: to present new guidelines on infection control at a conference for the New Zealand Nurses Organization and public health partners. Auckland: tr [...]	2007-08-06 20:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON566	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-06 21:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON567	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-07 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON568	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-07 19:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON569	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO GREGG JOHNSTONE; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to SEO Gregg Johnstone to Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand for the dates August 15-27 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical services for Auckland and Christchurch. 2. (U) Emb [...]	2007-08-07 20:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ KSEO
07WELLINGTON57	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/TSA SPECIALIST [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Karen Lee Titherington, DHS/TSA, to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from February 5 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct airport and air carrier station assessments/inspections. 2. (SBU) Embassy point of contact is Ec [...]	2007-01-17 23:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS EAIR ASEC PTER OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON572	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE REQUEST PART TWO: CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 01:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA
07WELLINGTON574	TUIVAITI; A092196335; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Todd McWhorter and Jeff Laubershimer for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 23-25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Faasa [...]	2007-08-08 02:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON578	NEW ZEALAND - ACTION REQUEST: SELECTING REPRESENTATIVES TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 01:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON58	GORDH-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Gordon Gordh, Senior Science Advisor, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Raleigh North Carolina to New Zealand from February 10-19, 2007 to attend pre-quad science & tchnology meetings. 2. Embassy understands [...]	2007-01-18 00:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON580	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Martha S. Nizinski to travel to New Zealand from 30 August to 8 September 2007. The purpose of this visit is to Participate in a workshop on Galatheoid Crabs sponsored by Census of Marine Life and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [...]	2007-08-10 00:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON583	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Douglas J. Palmeri, Deputy Director for Asia/Pacific, International Affairs, Policy, Department of Homeland Security to travel to New Zealand from August 18-22, 2007. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assi [...]	2007-08-13 21:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON584	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth Dinneen, Acting Deputy Chief Dam Safety Office, and John M. Cyganiewicz, Technical Specialist, Technical Service Center, Denver, CO, to travel to Queenstown New Zealand 11-22 November 2007. Purpose of this visit is to attend the [...]	2007-08-13 22:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON589	NEW ZEALAND - DUBAI BID FOR AUCKLAND AIRPORT RUNS [...] (C) A Dubai company's bid to purchase New Zealand's biggest airport has encountered strong public opposition to sale of "the family silver" to a foreign company. While anti-Arab sentiment plays some part, the real root of the opposition lies in the popular perception that the government botc [...]	2007-08-14 21:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR PREL NZ AE
07WELLINGTON599	NEW ZEALAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 03:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER NZ
07WELLINGTON603	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VANIA K. JORDANOVA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Edward Kromer and Neil Ziegelman to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from 7-21 September 2007. The purpose of this visit is to perform systems maintenance of the IRIS/USGS Global Seismic Network Station. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-08-17 04:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV CW NZ
07WELLINGTON604	OPPOSITION NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE RALLIES TROOPS, OFFERS [...] Summary (SBU) The opposition National Party, riding high in the polls, recently held its annual conference in Auckland from August 3 - 5. The party used the conference to portray itself as a government-in-waiting and to make its case against Labour. National spokesman made it clear National [...]	2007-08-19 19:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON606	WILLNOW and SANTOS- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jeffery G. Willnow, Area Director and Maria Andrea de los Santos, Administrative Assistant USDA/APHIS to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 19-22, 2007 to conduct supervisory oversight trip. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the off [...]	2007-08-20 05:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON607	EDWARDS- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, Agricultural Scientist, USDA/APHIS/Canberra to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 19-22, 2007 to conduct regular area visit along with Jeffrey Willnow, Area Director, USDA/APHIS. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is [...]	2007-08-20 05:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON608	HICKS, VILI, A075169500; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Michael Fernandez and Michael Cherry for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 30-31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Vil [...]	2007-08-21 04:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON61	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SI GEORGE W. WOESSNER TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 4-10, 2007 [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants clearance to DEA Senior Instructor (SI) George W. Woessner for travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 7-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to meet with host government officials to conduct advance preparations for a proposed May 2007 Advanc [...]	2007-01-19 03:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC DEA XB XU NZ SNAR
07WELLINGTON612	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON613	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON614	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON615	HICKS, WILLIAM, A0294622558; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Drew Bostock and Tiphanie Benthusen for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 6-7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Wil [...]	2007-08-22 03:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON620	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA SI WOESSNER, UC [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Senior Instructor George Woessner, Unit Chief Alfred Czerski, Staff Coordinator Thomas Wa, Senior Attorney Robert Pozeinski, Retired Supervisory Special Agent Thomas Sullivan, Retired Intelli [...]	2007-08-23 04:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON621	NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY [...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]	2007-08-23 06:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07WELLINGTON626	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MULLEN AND SEPULVADO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael C. Mullen and Gary L. Sepulvado to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from 8-12 September 2007. Purpose of this travel is to conduct bilateral meetings with officials from New Zealand and participate in the NZUS Partnership Forum. [...]	2007-08-26 21:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON627	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HYLAND AND KOHN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NCUA Board Member Christiane Gigi Hyland and Senior Policy Advisor Gary Kohn to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from September 3-18 and September 3-19, 2007, respectively. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-08-26 21:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON628	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR HATFIELD AND BRADLEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr Dolph Hatfield and Bradley Carlson to travel to Queenstown and Dunedin New Zealand 26 Aug - 5 Sep 2007. Purpose of travel is to present lectures at the 17th Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting in Queenstown and attend collaborat [...]	2007-08-26 21:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON63	ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 06:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ETTC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON633	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROLAND VIGER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Roland Viger to travel to Christchurch New Zealand 9-18 September 2207. The purpose of this visit is to continue collaboration with National Water and Atmospheric Research Agency on the development, evaluation and automation of methods for [...]	2007-08-28 04:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON634	FINAU, SHAUN, A078902566; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Howard Morton and Martin Lawrence for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 20-21, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Sha [...]	2007-08-28 21:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON636	GENT- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Gent, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Oregon to visit New Zealand on personal travel from December 10-20, 2007. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. Their contact details are: [...]	2007-08-29 02:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON645	NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY [...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]	2007-08-30 05:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07WELLINGTON646	YOUR VISIT AND EXPANDING US-NZ COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Since your last visit to New Zealand, we have seen an unprecedented improvement in dialogue and cooperation between the United States and New Zealand on a range of security and foreign policy objectives, culminating in the successful visit of New Zealand PM Clark [...]	2007-08-30 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL US NZ
07WELLINGTON651	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES WHITE, JOSE OYOLA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James White, Jose Oyola, Lakeshia Allen and Danielle Novak to travel to Wellington New Zealand 22-26 September 2007. The purpose of travel is to learn about New Zealand's implementation of a National Value Tax (VAT). 2. (U) Embassy un [...]	2007-08-30 06:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON652	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT MILSTEIN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Milstein 10-22 September 2007. Purpose of travel is to attend meeting on adult and community health and to lead a series of workshops on planning and evaluation systems change policies at the School of Population Health. 2. (U) [...]	2007-08-30 06:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON653	ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP PITCHED TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 and 24, National Security Council Senior Director William Inboden and Senior Advisor Paul Lettow from the State Department's Global Affairs Bureau briefed the U.S. proposal for an "Asia Democracy Partnership" (ADP) (reftel) to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),the Ministry [...]	2007-08-30 19:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NZ KDEM
07WELLINGTON657	TERROROISM FINANCE: Saudi Five Pre-notification [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-03 23:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER ETTC NZ
07WELLINGTON658	BGEN TOOLAN (OSD) VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. Brigadier General John Toolan's visit marked the highest level OSD visit to New Zealand in years. The General met with the leadership of the New Zealand Defense Force and Ministry of Defense, including Chief of Defense Force (CDF) LTGEN Jerry Mateparae, Secretary of Defense Jo [...]	2007-09-04 23:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON660	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTOPHER MEDIEROS; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to Overseas Advisory Council (DS/DSS/OSAC) Program Coordinator Christopher Medeiros for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to atten [...]	2007-09-06 01:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSAC NZ
07WELLINGTON661	UNDER SECRETARY REY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Under Secretary Mark Edward Rey, Natural Resources & Environment, USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from September 08 through September 11, 2007 to attend the New Zealand-United States Partnership Forum 2007. 2. Point of contact at the American Embass [...]	2007-09-06 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON665	NGAUE, SIMIONE A031152815; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Brian Jeremy Myrick and Brooke Nicole Myers for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 27-30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting [...]	2007-09-09 22:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON67	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/LEGATT TIMOTHY K. RYAN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and Ottawa Assistant Legal Attache Bryan Tepper for travel to Wellington, New Zealand 27 February 2007 - 1 March 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Five Eyes Cyber [...]	2007-01-23 00:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON670	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID P. WISEGARVER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David P. Wisegarver to travel to New Zealand 14 September - 01 October 2007. The purpose of this travel is to participate in the Ocean Research Cruise and install equipment aboard the New Zealand R/V Albert Rickmers. 2. (U) Embassy un [...]	2007-09-11 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON671	LOLOHEA, A041814478; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Walter Dorn and Norman Nelson for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort alien Eric Lolohea to Tonga and an overni [...]	2007-09-11 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON672	SUNDLOF- ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Sundlof, Director, Centre for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, HHS to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 24-29, 2007 to speak at New Zealand Food Safety Authority 2007 Annual Conference. 2. Please contact the Agricultural Attache upon arrival a [...]	2007-09-11 22:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON673	VAN TASELL- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Curtis Van Tassell, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS to visit Auckland and Dunedin, New Zealand from September 29 through October 2, 2007 to visit research centers. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of the Foreign Agricultural Servic [...]	2007-09-12 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON674	SIKA, A090001989; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Chris Crane and Peggy Robbins for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 4-5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Cameo Sika [...]	2007-09-13 02:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON675	PAEA; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING OFFICERS MARK [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Mark Pelanz and Bradley Cornwell for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 4-5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Pifeleti [...]	2007-09-13 02:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON676	AMENDED NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA ADVANCED INTL [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Senior Attorney Jean Weld, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dominick Braccio, and Special Agent John Callery for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June September 23-30 [...]	2007-09-13 20:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON678	REQUEST FOR DVC WITH BRUCE HOFFMAN FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Bruce Hoffman, terrorism expert in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. 2. PREFERRED DATE AND TIME OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR, QUARTER: Request November 5, 3:00pm Washin [...]	2007-09-17 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NZ
07WELLINGTON68	EAP DAS DAVIES JANUARY 16-7 MEETINGS WITH GNZ [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials told visiting EAP DAS Glyn Davies that they hope that the possible visit of PM Helen Clark and other GNZ officials to Washington will further enhance the recently improved US-NZ relationship. Davies agreed but cautioned [...]	2007-01-23 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ ASEAN FJ BM
07WELLINGTON680	DISCUSSION WITH COOK ISLANDS DEPUTY PM ON MARITIME [...] (C) During a recent visit to Auckland, Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate, along with Associate Minister Junior Maoate (his son) and CEO Ratu Mato, met with the Ambassador and Auckland CG. Maoate explained that the Cooks are anxious to expand their thin economic base beyon [...]	2007-09-17 23:50:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT EMIN KTIA PBTS PREL SNAR XB XV NZ SW
07WELLINGTON681	NEW ZEALAND CONSIDERING SPLIT-CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 02:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO
07WELLINGTON682	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE RALPH T. BRYAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ralph T. Bryan to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from 14-21 October 2007. The purpose of this trip to Rotorua: To assist in analyzing the progress made to date in establishing the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement and t [...]	2007-09-18 20:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON686	NEW ZEALAND: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETINGS [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Hill has cleared this message, which was drafted by ConGen Auckland and approved by Embassy Wellington. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's New Zealand interlocutors emphasized the need to ensure that, as New Zealand approaches national e [...]	2007-09-19 04:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM KNNP NZ XV AF KN FJ TT
07WELLINGTON687	NEW ZEALAND'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] New Zealand (NZ) is recognized as a global leader in the production of sheep's wool. With the exception of wool, this country's textile/apparel requirements are dominated by imports. New Zealand sheep's wool is the variety that is used mainly in interior textiles such as carpets, upholstery, f [...]	2007-09-20 03:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX NZ
07WELLINGTON69	EAP DAS DAVIES MEETING WITH NZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: NZ Foreign Minister Peters met January 17 with EAP DAS Davies. Peters stressed that it is in New Zealand's interest to have a strong relationship with the United States. He also expressed appreciation for his meetings with the Secretary. Peters said he understands that New [...]	2007-01-23 04:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEAN NZ FJ BM
07WELLINGTON691	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP SKINNER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Bradd Skinner to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from October 11-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend CBFCA National Conference and Exhibition 2007. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only ass [...]	2007-09-21 04:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON695	CLARK GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced on September 20 her government's plan to significantly reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. This comprehensive plan would establish an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) designed to impose prices to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Th [...]	2007-09-24 20:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD PREL NZ KGHG
07WELLINGTON7	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL F. TONEY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Michael F. Toney to travel to Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand from February 11 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to discuss collaborative projects involving nanoparticles and synchrotron radi [...]	2007-01-03 22:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON70	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN MCDANELS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Kennedy Space Center Official Steven McDanels to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 4 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and deliver a presentation on the Columbia accident investigation at the Microscopy 2 [...]	2007-01-24 03:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON703	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVIDSON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Seth Davidson to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand enroute to McMurdo Station, Antarctica from October 31 - December 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the operation of stream-gaging networks in the dry valley [...]	2007-09-26 00:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON704	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S SEPTEMBER 12-13 MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Following the successful US-NZ Partnership Forum (reftel),ANP Director McGann visited Wellington on September 12-13 for discussions with MFAT and MOD officials covering a range of bilateral issues with an emphasis on the Pacific Islands. On Guam, McGann urged MFAT officials to [...]	2007-09-26 04:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NZ US
07WELLINGTON706	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JENG YEN, NASA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeng Yen to travel to Auckland and Palmerston North, New Zealand from November 22 - December 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal leave and to attend the 4th International Conference on Computational Intelligence Robotics and Au [...]	2007-09-27 00:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ

07WELLINGTON707	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NPS Brian ONeill to travel to Hamilton, New Zealand from October 8-14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Third Australian Botanic Gardens Congress. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assista [...]	2007-09-27 00:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ

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