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08CONAKRY252	EMBASSY CONAKRY - SITUATION REPORT 13 [...] (C) As of 14:00, Conakry remains quiet and calm. Embassy has received no reports of gunfire or criminal activity. Local businesses and gas stations remain closed. There is very little traffic on the roads. Earlier this morning, between 150 and 250 women were peacefully demonstrating in fro [...]	2008-05-30 12:38:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL ASEC KDEM GV

08CONAKRY254	EMBASSY CONAKRY - SITUATION REPORT 14 [...] (U) There was a visible lessening of tension in the streets over the weekend as Conakry residents ventured out to take care of regular business. Gas stations, some of which were under the protection of the president's military forces, opened to the public. Many stores were open, and there wa [...]	2008-06-02 08:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY255	LABOR UNIONS SAY THEY WILL SUPPORT NEW PRIME [...] (U) Louis M'Bemba Soumah, president of the teacher's union (SLECG),made an announcement on public radio the evening of May 30. He said that the unions understand that the January 2007 Accords stipulate that no member of any former government can be appointed as the consensus prime minister. [...]	2008-06-02 08:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY256	GUINEA - REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT [...] (SBU) On May 23, Ambassador Carter provided Guinea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kabele Camara, with a translated version of the reftel note memoire regarding ending export restrictions. The Minister said that he generally supports the U.S. position and would take the USG position into cons [...]	2008-06-02 11:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO GV
08CONAKRY257	GUINEA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP STATUS [...] (U) Reftel requests that post solicit host country support for the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP). Guinea is fully engaged in the partnership and Embassy's Defense Attache Office is coordinating implementation of the GMP with the Guinean Government. Post will continue to work with the Govern [...]	2008-06-02 11:18:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECON EFIS MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PINS SMIG
08CONAKRY26	REPORT OF EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) for the Embassy met to review the current status of the situation in country, with emphasis on the general strike that has been called for tomorrow. Detailed political information reported septel. 2. (SBU) All sections and agencies reported being [...]	2008-01-09 15:23:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER GV
08CONAKRY260	GUINEA - AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ambassador Carter met with Guinea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kabele Camara, on May 23 and provided him with a translated version of the note memoire on agricultural biotechnology. The Minister said that the GoG generally supports the USG on this issue and expres [...]	2008-06-02 11:39:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO GV
08CONAKRY262	EMBASSY CONAKRY - SITUATION REPORT 15 [...] (SBU) As of 16:00 on June 02, Guinea appears to have returned to business as usual. Schools, markets, and stores are open for business, and street traffic is at normal levels. The Guinean Armed Forces are no longer maintaining any roadblocks or vehicle checkpoints. Embassy has not received [...]	2008-06-02 13:38:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PMIL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY263	GUINEA: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. Reftel requests that post report on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods for a mandatory Congressional reporting request - the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA). Embassy met with government, labor organizations, and N [...]	2008-06-02 13:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY267	EAC DISCUSSES SECURITY POSTURE FOR JULY 4TH EVENT [...] As per reftel, on June 2, 2008, the Conakry Emergency Action Committee convened to review Post's security posture in preparation for July 4th events. Currently there is no plan to hold an official Independence Day event in Conakry. The Embassy hosted an official National Day in February since [...]	2008-06-04 13:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC GV
08CONAKRY27	GUINEA CALM, BUT ANXIOUS AS STRIKE DEADLINE LOOMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy LES conversations with contacts throughout Guinea suggest that there is a general air of calm in most urban centers, layered over anxiety and worry as citizens wait to see whether the unions will resume a nationwide strike January 10 as planned (reftel A). The capital h [...]	2008-01-10 05:56:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY274	TEACHERS WARN OF POSSIBLE LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's teachers' unions continue to threaten a possible labor strike, which could begin as early as June 10. Such a strike has the potential to spark civil unrest, as it did in a similar situation in 2006, especially among the country's students. It is not yet clear whether [...]	2008-06-06 13:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY275	UNIONISTS AT RUSSIAN BAUXITE MINE CONCLUDE STRIKE [...] (SBU) Unionists at the Russian owned Rusal bauxite mine in Fria, about two hours to the northeast of Conakry, have been holding a peaceful labor strike since Monday, June 02. As of 15:00 on June 06, it appears that the unionists have been able to successfully negotiate an acceptable deal with [...]	2008-06-06 13:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY28	BUSINESS UNRUFFLED BY STRIKE THREAT - CONTE CRONY STILL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local businesses are confident that a negotiated settlement to the labor union strike threat will be accomplished tonight. Meanwhile, a Conte crony is not yet out of legal trouble. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On January 9, Econoff met with members of the Conseil National du Patr [...]	2008-01-10 05:57:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY284	TEACHERS PLAN TO STRIKE JUNE 19 [...] (SBU) On June 10, following a series of meetings between union leaders and the Guinean Government, Guinea's two teachers' unions (FSPE and SLECG) formally notified the GoG of their intent to resume a nationwide labor strike effective Thursday, June 19. The unionists' demands are primarily ec [...]	2008-06-10 14:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY285	RESOLUTION OF MILITARY MUTINY STILL NOT CLEAR [...] (C) The self-identified leader of the military mutiny that began on May 23, Claude Pivi "Coplan," continues to represent the interests of the mutineers based at Camp Alpha Yaya in Conakry. President Conte was supposed to have met with him on Friday, June 6, but did not show up because he was [...]	2008-06-10 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY288	WORLD BANK RESREP VOICES CONCERNS ABOUT CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a meeting with the Ambassador, the World Bank representative to Guinea confirmed rumors that the presidency had canceled the Rio Tinto contract. He also confirmed that the GoG used French assistance funds to pay off the mutineers. Finally, he shared his perspective on th [...]	2008-06-12 15:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ETTC KDEM PGOV PREL GV
08CONAKRY29	UNIONS POSTPONE STRIKES, CALL FOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) At midnight on January 10, Guinea,s labor unions were able to reach a negotiated agreement to postpone a nationwide labor strike. A key provision of the agreement is the immediate establishment of a Committee of Collaboration and Dialogue, which is supposed to review the January 27 Acc [...]	2008-01-10 15:15:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY290	(S) DRUGS, BOOZE AND WOMEN - TOTAL DISORDER AT [...] (S) SUMMARY. A new civilian contact claiming to have been living in Camp Alpha for the past eight years shares some interesting perspectives on the mutiny and life among the mutineers. He paints a depressing picture of young, undisciplined soldiers that bully the local population while smok [...]	2008-06-13 06:43:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY292	RFI CORRESPONDENT DISCUSSES GUINEAN MUTINY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 PAO met the Radio France International (RFI) correspondent Mouctar Bah over breakfast to talk about some of the recent events in Guinea. Bah talked about the ongoing mutiny and rumors that the Joint Chief of Staff is implicated. He gave his opinion regarding the ap [...]	2008-06-13 12:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR OIIP KPAO XA GV
08CONAKRY294	REACTIONS FROM GUINEA'S INTERIOR REGARDING RECENT POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. During an Embassy road trip the week of June 2, contacts shared mixed reactions to recent political developments in Guinea. Most everyone, including government officials and civil society, agreed that former Prime Minister Kouyate had to go. However, civil society representatives [...]	2008-06-13 13:14:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY295	GUINEA RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Under a presidential decree signed late last week and announced on national television the evening of June 13, President Lansana Conte authorized an extensive restructuring of the Guinean Government. There are now a total of 33 separate ministries in addition to three independent secreta [...]	2008-06-16 07:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY297	POLICE AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS STRIKE FOR PROMOTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Police and Customs officials in Conakry began an unofficial labor strike on June 15. Negotiations with the government were started yesterday afternoon and continue today. There were reports of gunfire yesterday into the night from several parts of the city. Flights into Con [...]	2008-06-17 09:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PMIL ELAB GV
08CONAKRY298	CASUALTIES REPORTED AS MILITARY AND POLICE [...] (SBU) Beginning at approximately 10:00 on June 17, elements of the Guinean military faced off with striking police officers (reftel) in the Camayenne area of Conakry, which is located about one kilometer before the Castro Bridge. Preliminary reports indicate that there are at least 5 dead an [...]	2008-06-17 10:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PMIL ELAB GV
08CONAKRY299	EAC MEETING - JUNE 17, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Conakry convened the core EAC at 11:00 on June 17, 2008 to review the present security situation in Guinea. EAC members present included the Ambassador, A/DCM (POL),RAO, CONS, USAID, MGT, and CLO. 2. (U) Per reftel, there have been reports of casualties resulting from an exc [...]	2008-06-17 11:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY3	CENI GEARS UP FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Ambassador's first formal meeting with Guinea's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI),CENI President Ben Sekou Syllah said the commission is gearing up for a USG funded strategic planning session on January 9. Heading into the session, Syllah highlighted t [...]	2008-01-02 11:15:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
08CONAKRY30	CITIZENS BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF [...] (U) Following the announcement of a negotiated agreement between Guinea,s labor unions and the Guinean Government (septel),there was an audible sigh of relief heard throughout the country. Over the past week, there has been an almost tangible cloud of uncertainty and anxiety hanging over ci [...]	2008-01-10 15:15:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY300	TEACHERS' UNIONS MAY CALL OFF LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) According to a senior USTG (Union for the Guinean Workers) official, the teachers' unions are considering canceling the nationwide labor strike planned to begin on June 19 (reftel A). Contact told Pol LES on June 16 that the unions would continue negotiations with the GoG the morning o [...]	2008-06-17 11:58:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY301	MILITARY LOOTS POLICE OFFICES, BUT RELATIVE CALM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After attacking the CMIS (Mobile Company for Security Intervention) headquarters and arresting up to 45 police officials earlier today, elements of the military spent the afternoon moving through the downtown area, vandalizing and looting police offices. Preliminary reporting [...]	2008-06-17 14:39:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PMIL PREL ELAB GV
08CONAKRY302	MILITARY LOOTS POLICE OFFICES, BUT RELATIVE CALM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After attacking the CMIS (Mobile Company for Security Intervention) headquarters and arresting up to 45 police officials earlier today, elements of the military spent the afternoon moving through the downtown area, vandalizing and looting police offices. Preliminary reporting [...]	2008-06-17 14:39:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PMIL PREL ELAB GV
08CONAKRY303	EAC MEETING - JUNE 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Conakry convened the Core EAC at 0900 on June 19, 2008 to review the present security situation in Guinea. EAC members present included A/DCM (POL),RSO, RAO, CONS, USAID, MGT, PAO and DAO. 2. (U) As of June 19, Guinea's teachers' unions reportedly began a nationwide labor stri [...]	2008-06-19 09:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY306	PM ASKS AMBASSADOR FOR HELP, BUT NO CLEAR PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his second meeting with the Ambassador, Guinea's new prime minister discussed the country's current security situation and ongoing political issues. He commented on the need to restore peace and security, and was optimistic that the GoG would soon be able to resolve the [...]	2008-06-20 11:50:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY307	NEW PM NAMES CABINET - A FIRST LOOK [...] (U) Nearly one month after he was sworn in, Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare finally announced his cabinet on June 19. These appointments follow on the June 13 announcement restructuring the government, which created a total of 33 ministries, and three secretary general positions (reftel) [...]	2008-06-20 12:56:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY308	GENERAL CAMARA LOOKING TO GET SITUATION UNDER [...] SUMMARY. According to General Camara, certain elements of the military are out of control, but he has a plan for dealing with them. He blamed the situation on poor communication and rumors, which enabled the "Bulletin Rouge" to take on a life of its own. Focused and calm, Camara came acros [...]	2008-06-20 13:02:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY313	KOUNDARA UNPREPARED FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Koundara, authorities, civil society and CEPI (prefectoral electoral commission) shared concerns about upcoming legislative elections, stating that preparations are moving slowly with little coordination between the various actors. Some expressed concern tha [...]	2008-06-24 14:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY315	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN WESTERN MARITIME GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Authorities express their concern about child trafficking, but also stress the importance of focusing on the prevalence of child exploitation in the region regardless of where the children came from or how they got there. This cable is the third in a series of reports on child traf [...]	2008-06-25 09:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY316	GUINEA PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The Government of Guinea plans to send a delegation of approximately 20 members to the Africa Union Summit in Egypt scheduled to begin June 30. Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Tidiane Souare will lead the delegation. A contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) anticipates that several [...]	2008-06-25 09:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM OVIP XA GV
08CONAKRY317	KOUNDARA - ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND COMMENTS ON THE EXPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a visit to the northern town of Koundara the week of June 2, LES Asst Econoff met with local authorities, civil society organizations, and customs agents to discuss general economic activity and Guinea's agricultural export ban. Koundara is a major agricultural producer as well [...]	2008-06-25 10:03:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD PREL GV
08CONAKRY32	CONTROL AND RESHUFFLING OF THE CENTRAL BANK - DON'T COUNT [...] SUMMARY. While a Conte loyalist is still at the helm of the Central Bank and providing President Conte with access, it appears that Prime Minister Kouyate has restricted access to the Bank by Conte's cronies. Meanwhile, the Central Bank Governor has reshuffled the organization of the Bank as [...]	2008-01-11 07:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN GV
08CONAKRY320	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN MIDDLE GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent trip to Middle Guinea reveals that Guinea's border with Senegal may be a transit point for significant trafficking activity. Although there have only been a few "official" trafficking cases, the lack of information and resources on the part of the local authorities, as we [...]	2008-06-25 12:10:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY323	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN UPPER GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. While NGOs have statistics illustrating an extremely high prevalence of child trafficking on Guinea's northern border with Mali, local authorities maintain that they have not seen any child trafficking cases. Government contacts confirm previous reports that marabouts frequently cr [...]	2008-06-26 05:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY325	TEACHERS' UNIONS SUSPEND STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of Sunday, June 22, Guinea's teachers' unions (SLECG and FSPE) agreed to suspend a nationwide labor strike that began on June 19 (reftels). National exams, which were originally scheduled for the week of June 9 and then postponed to the week of June 23, are now scheduled fo [...]	2008-06-26 07:56:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC PHUM GV
08CONAKRY326	NEW PRIME MINISTER FINALLY SPEAKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the cabinet announcement last week, Prime Minister Souare addressed the public for the first time on June 24, wherein he vaguely discussed his political agenda. Much of Souare's speech was basic rhetoric that lacked substantive depth. His priorities appear to be nati [...]	2008-06-26 09:36:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY329	K-9 DRUG OFFICER SPEAKS UP ABOUT NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A K-9 officer within Guinea's anti-drug unit shares his insights regarding narcotics-related corruption and the recent, violent stand-off between the police and the military. Contact said that there are least 13 confirmed deaths resulting from the violence, and likely more unc [...]	2008-06-30 14:22:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NARC ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY33	CENI - SAME GUYS, SAME PROBLEMS? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Private discussions with the president of Guinea,s National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) illustrate possible institutional resistance to effective elections administration. The CENI president suggested that a number of CENI members may simply be looking for a handout [...]	2008-01-11 10:54:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
08CONAKRY330	ANALYSIS OF TRANS-BORDER CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a series of investigative cables exploring child trafficking in Guinea (reftels),it is clear that in order to successfully address this issue, the USG and its partners must focus on three critical aspects of the problem: supply, demand, and the traffickers themselves. [...]	2008-07-01 07:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY331	EMBASSY HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS IN-REACH ON FEMALE GENITAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 26, the Embassy held the first of a series of planned Human Rights In-Reaches intended to educate American and locally employed staff (LES) about critical human rights issues in Guinea. This first program focused on combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),a practice that [...]	2008-07-01 11:54:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY333	RELIGIOUS LEADER WORKING ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Monsignor Gomez, leader of the Christian Counil, Guinea's reconciliation of past grievances will take time. Gomez said that Guinea's political and civil society actors lack a spirit of national unity and purpose. He said that Lansana Conte is at the root of Guinea's [...]	2008-07-01 12:23:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY335	GOG SAYS 11 DEAD AND 147 WOUNDED DURING MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to a confidential GoG report, a total of 11 people were killed, and 147 wounded during the military mutiny in late May. These totals include 1 civilian death and 72 civilians injured. The GoG's tally, which comes from the Ministry of Defense, represents the best casua [...]	2008-07-01 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PMIL GV
08CONAKRY34	FSN NOMINATION FOR ECONOMIC TRAINING [...] Pursuant to REFTEL Embassy Conakry Embassy Conakry nominates the following Foreign Service National (FSN) for the Spring 2008 FSN Economic Training class to be held April 7- 18, 2008 at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, Virginia. 2. Name of FSN: [...]	2008-01-14 13:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD GV
08CONAKRY348	G8 AMBASSADORS BRIEF U.N. AND ECOWAS ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The G8 ambassadors painted a bleak picture of the Guinea's political outlook for the U.N. Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and ECOWAS on Monday, July 7. The Ambassadors recommended that ECOWAS set several benchmarks to track the government's progress towards elections, and that [...]	2008-07-09 15:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ECOWAS GV
08CONAKRY35	FRUSTRATED AND MARGINALIZED, GUINEA,S YOUTH ARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an Embassy hosted breakfast, 17 Conakry-based youth leaders shared their views on the current political situation and the possibility of a nationwide labor strike at the end of the month. Participants felt marginalized by both the government and non-government actors, [...]	2008-03-25 13:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY36	CONTE BACK AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (SBU) Following widespread press speculation about his physical health (reftel A),President Lansana Conte returned to Conakry on March 21 after having spent some weeks at his country home, located about an hour outside the capital. Conte toured the city in his presidential motorcade on March [...]	2008-03-25 14:43:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY37	PRESIDENT APPROVES FINAL 2008 BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the end of December, President Conte signed the 2008 budget, with only slightly different figures from the original budget submitted by the Prime Minister in October. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On December 27, President Conte signed Guinea's 2008 budget, improving over the [...]	2008-01-15 12:14:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN PGOV GV
08CONAKRY380	GUINEA'S NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEPS ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a meeting with international donors, the Senior Elections Steering Committee outlined the next steps for upcoming legislative elections in late 2008. MinFin Dore said that budget outlays have been authorized for July, August, and September, but that a sizeable funding shortfall [...]	2008-07-18 14:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY384	AMBASSADOR CARTER URGES GREATER ECOWAS INVOLVEMENT [...] Ambassador Carter on July 17 urged the Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Edward Aina to raise his organization's profile and play a leading role in promoting elections and good governance in Guinea. Citing the successes ECOWAS recently enjoyed in Togo and [...]	2008-07-20 09:01:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY385	FEAR HINDERS MEDIA COVERAGE OF GUINEA MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: During the military mutiny of May 2007, media coverage was more notable for its absence than anything else. RTG, the state-run radio and television service, was noteworthy for its initial lack of coverage of the mutiny and inability to act without government approval, while priv [...]	2008-07-21 05:45:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO GV
08CONAKRY392	GUINEA - DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] On July 22, Econoff met with Karakomba Camara, Secretary General of the Minister of Finance, to deliver reftel demarche regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities under E.O. 13382. Post provided Camara with Department nonpaper, and will provide a French language translation as [...]	2008-07-23 05:44:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR GV
08CONAKRY4	RESTRUCTURING DECREE ALTERED FROM WITHIN THE [...] (C) Both Finance Minister Ousmane Dore and a contact at the Prime Minister,s office confirmed that the presidential restructuring decree signed in early December by President Conte (reftel A) had been altered from within the presidency. Widespread rumors have pointed to the Secretary General [...]	2008-01-02 11:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
08CONAKRY41	RULING PARTY - WATCH OUT, WE,RE BACK! [...] (C) A lengthy conversation with the head of the ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) suggests that party leaders are interpreting last weeks events (reftels) as tacit popular support for President Conte. Highly critical of the unions and the prime minister, the PUP is firmly behind the [...]	2008-01-16 14:02:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY440	HEALTH UNIONS HOLD TWO DAY LABOR STRIKE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guinea's health unions staged a 48 hour nationwide labor strike on Monday and Tuesday due to the GoG's lack of response to demands dating back to 1992. More than half of the country's public health workers reportedly participated in the strike, effectively crippling public heal [...]	2008-08-14 16:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY446	CONTE CRONY AND FORMER KEY OFFICIAL THROWN IN JAIL [...] (SBU) Multiple Embassy sources have confirmed an August 19 internet news report (Guinee24.com) that the former Secretary General of the Presidency, Sam Soumah, has been arrested and is being detained at the military prison PM3. A contact at the Bureau of Customs told Pol LES over the telepho [...]	2008-08-19 15:23:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY447	PM MAY TAKE A HIT WITH NEW PRESIDENTIAL DECREE [...] (U) On August 19, an internet news source (Guinee24.com) posted a scanned copy of a presidential decree dated August 12. In the decree, the president criticizes the falsification of recent decrees and the misuse of presidential authority. As such, President Conte specifies that all preside [...]	2008-08-19 15:25:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY448	NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE GENERATES HARD-HITTING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The UNDP sponsored a three-day national roundtable in Conakry, which closes a series of roundtables held over the last few months in each of Guinea's 33 prefectures and five communes. While the dialogue itself may have been somewhat routine, the conference was unusual in terms [...]	2008-08-19 15:26:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY45	VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS HELD PREFECT HOSTAGE FOR 3 HOURS [...] (U) Poloff spoke over the telephone with the prefect of Forecariah, Mme Marie Guilavogui, on March 26 in order to confirm a March 21 internet report (Aminata.com) regarding a short-lived military mutiny in her prefecture. The prefect said that a group of armed volunteer soldiers held her hos [...]	2008-03-26 14:23:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PMIL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY452	PRESIDENT INTERVENES IN SAM SOUMAH ARREST [...] (C) The deputy commander of the gendarme prison PM3 told RSO LES that the former Secretary General of the Presidency, Sam Soumah, was released from prison at 17:00 on August 19. Soumah had been arrested the day before (reftel). According to contact, President Conte called PM3 and ordered the [...]	2008-08-20 15:30:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY453	GUINEA PLANS LARGE RICE IMPORT TAX BREAK DURING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GoG plans to grant tax exemptions to rice importers worth approximately $40 million for 600,000 metric tons of rice during the Ramadan season. However, the structure of the plan makes it vulnerable to corruption, and the aid therefore unlikely to reach those most in need. Co [...]	2008-08-20 15:41:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV GV
08CONAKRY454	HYPERDYNAMICS IS BACK IN BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ending a period of rocky relations with the GoG, controversial oil-exploration firm Hyperdynamics will soon begin the next phase of operations after receiving renewed approval from the presidency. The firm has resumed advertising on local television, and reports that revision of [...]	2008-08-20 15:44:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV KCRM PREL GV
08CONAKRY455	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT DESTROYS A REPORTED 34 KILOS OF [...] (U) On August 20, Guinean security forces torched a reported 34 kilos of cocaine and 680 kilos of cannabis at a public burning covered by the press and diplomatic corps. Security and Civil Protection Minister Mohamed Damba allowed RSO to take random samples from the packets of cocaine slated for de [...]	2008-08-20 17:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY457	PRESIDENT APPOINTS PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 15:43:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY46	ONE WEEK LATER - NO COMMITTEE FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. One full week after the January 9 negotiated agreement between Guinea,s labor unions and other political actors (reftel),the Committee de Suivi has not yet gelled. Although the general committee composition has been decided, only the unions have actually nominated members. The [...]	2008-01-18 05:51:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY460	CHARGE MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an August 22 courtesy call, the new Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Alpha Ibrahima Keira was polite, but close-mouthed. He stressed that he is the liaison between the government and the president, but said that he expects things to go smoothly. With upwards [...]	2008-08-22 14:48:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY462	FORMER PRESIDENTIAL OFFICIAL UNDER INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) The former Chief of Protocol at the Presidency, Idrissa Thiam, is reportedly under investigation for embezzlement. Commonly viewed as the most powerful individual next to the president prior to his controversial dismissal earlier this month, Thiam joins colleague Sam Soumah (former Sec [...]	2008-08-25 17:07:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY464	CHANTAL COLLE REPORTEDLY RETURNS TO GUINEA [...] (SBU) Five months after having been stripped of her Guinean passport and then deported, close presidential confidant Mme Chantal Colle reportedly returned to Guinea via Air France from Paris on August 22, according to multiple sources. Colle had left the country under armed escort on March 1 [...]	2008-08-25 17:08:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY468	RUMORS FLY ABOUT POSSIBLE PM DISMISSAL [...] (U) Guinea's rumor mill was working overtime yesterday as people throughout the capital speculated about the possibly imminent dismissal of Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare. By late afternoon, numerous government contacts were confirming the rumors and anticipating an official announcement [...]	2008-08-27 10:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY47	PM DENOUNCES +BULLETIN ROUGE, - OFFERS [...] (U) On January 9, on the eve of the nationwide strike planned by Guinea,s labor unions (reftels),the Ministry of Defense announced plans to pay every soldier a flat sum of $482, which is equivalent to about four months pay for an average soldier. The military has not conducted an accurate c [...]	2008-01-18 05:51:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY470	GUINEA PM BALKS AT MEETING SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Guinea Prime Minister Tidiane Souare on August 26 declined an offer by Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma to meet August 28 in Conakry to discuss narcotics trafficking issues. The refusal comes less than 10 days after the PM assured Charge and a representative of SL President Koroma that [...]	2008-08-27 15:38:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREF PREL SNAR GV
08CONAKRY48	ECONOMIC HARDSHIP INCREASES AS PRICES RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prices for basic necessities continue to rise in Guinea, contributing to persistent economic hardship and increasing desperation on the part of the average Guinean. Growing economic frustration coupled with generally high political tensions create an environment wherein the po [...]	2008-03-26 14:38:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV GV
08CONAKRY480	OUSMANE CONTE'S BODYGUARDS FIRE INTO CROWD, WOUNDS [...] (U) In response to an uneven distribution of electricity, a number of youths staged protests in the seaport town of Kamsar on August 22, which is home to CBG (Guinean Bauxite Company). Apparently, one neighborhood generator had been out of service for some time while generators in other neig [...]	2008-08-29 14:43:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	ASEC SNAR PGOV GV
08CONAKRY485	VOTER REGISTRATION UP AND RUNNING - SORT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the GoG finally launched its national voter registration campaign on August 28 as the Prime Minister symbolically registered to vote on national television, there are still a number of issues to be resolved before the campaign can truly get underway. The GoG's failur [...]	2008-09-02 15:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY486	RPG OPPOSITION REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The RPG opposition political party remains optimistic about legislative elections despite continued delays and the presidency's seemingly successful efforts to gradually restore controversial personalities to positions of power. Planning to fully participate in the elections, [...]	2008-09-02 15:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY493	COCAINE REPORTEDLY STOLEN FROM OUSMANE CONTE'S [...] (S) According to the Prefect of Mamou, one of suspected drug kingpin Ousmane Conte's personal vehicles was abandoned in Kamsar after a hit and run accident a few weeks ago. Apparently, Ousmane's chauffeur was driving Ousmane's vehicle alone when he accidentally hit a woman on the street. Fear [...]	2008-09-03 17:29:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY494	CENI SAYS ELECTIONS IMPOSSIBLE FOR 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the President of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI),Guinea will not be holding legislative elections this year, although he was optimistic that they would be held no later than February 2009. Citing a series of delays and logistical challenges, [...]	2008-09-03 17:30:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY497	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (U) Charge met with Foreign Minister Amadou Lamarana Bah on September 4 to deliver reftel demarche regarding UNGA Third Committee Human Rights Priorities. Charge noted that Guinea had only voted with the U.S. on 1 of 13 key votes in 2007. He urged the Foreign Minister to tell the USG when Gu [...]	2008-09-05 11:37:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL
08CONAKRY5	UNION LEADERS DEMAND CONSULTATIONS WITH PM OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a December 28 open letter to the PM, union leaders called for public-private consultations in order to discuss the government,s plans to reduce fuel subsidies. While not against the idea in principle, the unions want to be part of the consultative process and work with the g [...]	2008-01-02 14:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PREL GV
08CONAKRY50	UNIONS UNDECIDED ABOUT POSSIBLE LABOR STRIKE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The unions are undecided about whether or not they will push for a strike on March 31, and unions leaders appear divided. Negotiations continue, but union leaders say that much will depend on the recommendation issued by the Committee de Suivi and the president,s subsequent rea [...]	2008-03-27 14:39:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY500	UNIONS DIVIDED ON POLITICAL STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pessimistic but hoping for peace, union leader Rabiatou's comments during a September 3 meeting with A/DCM suggests that she does not have a clear idea of a strategy to achieve change in the face of what she is convinced will be fraudulent elections. Continued divisions both be [...]	2008-09-05 13:40:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY501	FIRED PORT OFFICIAL REFUSES TO GIVE UP POST [...] (U) The recent spate of presidential decrees coupled with several controversial "false decrees" over the last few months, has some Guineans questioning the legitimacy of these newest presidential appointments. In the case of the Port of Conakry, the former Director General of the Port, Oulaba [...]	2008-09-05 13:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY504	ALLEGED STORY BEHIND SACKING OF MINISTER OF MINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. A senior FSN, and now a new GoG political appointee, shared some interesting insights into the inner workings of the Ministry of Mines. According to FSN, the former Minister of Mines (fired August 27) was one of the "good reformers." However, the minister was reportedly negoti [...]	2008-09-08 15:57:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY505	OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PM'S POLITICAL ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recently returned Humphrey Fellow who has been working as the senior political advisor at the PM's office since 2004, shared his impressions of PM Souare, whom he sees as largely ineffective. He also recounted three visits with President Conte over the last four years. The c [...]	2008-09-08 16:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY506	HEALTH UNIONS RESUME LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) Citing the GoG's failure to meet long-standing demands, Guinea's health unions resumed a nationwide labor strike on September 8, continuing the 48 hour strike of August 11 and 12 (REFTEL). According to Daouda Conde, a member of the FSPDS' (Guinean Federation of Health Workers) executive [...]	2008-09-08 16:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY509	PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS [...] (U) In a decree released August 27, President Conte appointed over 200 civil servants to senior level positions throughout the government. Some of the appointments represent lateral transfers while others bring back former government officials. Beginning with the prime minister's office and [...]	2008-09-09 12:41:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY51	EYE ON GUINEA,S SOCIO-POLITICAL UNDERCURRENTS [...] (C) COMMENT. Since the president sacked the communications minister in early January, political and economic tensions in Guinea have generally been high. A persistent atmosphere of uncertainty has many Guineans on edge, especially as we approach the March 31 union deadline for resolving iss [...]	2008-03-27 14:40:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PREL GV
08CONAKRY510	INCREASE IN CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN CONAKRY [...] (U) Over the past few days, there has been a noticeable increase in the frequency of civil disturbances in Conakry. After the youth demonstration in neighboring Kamsar on August 22 (located a few hours up the coast from Conakry) that resulted in three civilians being shot by security forces ( [...]	2008-09-09 15:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KDEM PGOV GV
08CONAKRY511	PRIME MINISTER OF GUINEA TO ATTEND UNGA, REQUESTS [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Amadou Lamarana Bah told Charge September 9 that Prime Minister Souare would attend this year's UNGA between September 24 and 28. The Guinean delegation would also include Foreign Minister Bah, Minister of Security Mohamed Damba, and the Minister of Territorial Administr [...]	2008-09-09 17:09:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA GV
08CONAKRY512	GOG HAS NO CONCRETE PLANS FOR CELEBRATION OF 50TH [...] (SBU) During meetings with the diplomatic community, former Prime Minister Kouyate repeatedly underscored the significance of Guinea's celebration of 50 years of independence, which will be officially recognized on October 2, 2008. That same message has continued through with the new adminis [...]	2008-09-10 09:37:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY52	REPORT OF CONAKRY EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Embassy Conakry's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met January 18 to discuss the possibility of civil unrest during and after the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations soccer game between Guinea and Ghana scheduled for Sunday, January 20. 2. (SBU) The EAC reviewed the likelihood of disturba [...]	2008-01-18 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER GV
08CONAKRY520	CONAKRY YOUTHS DEMAND PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of 12 prominent youth leaders have sent a letter to President Conte demanding his immediate resignation and the dissolution of the entire government. They are waiting to see if the president will meet with them tomorrow. If he does not, they plan to hold a press confere [...]	2008-09-11 17:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY521	MIXED VIEWS FROM GUINEA'S INTERIOR ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past few months, the Embassy has visited nine different towns throughout Guinea's interior in an effort to asses electoral readiness and extend our public outreach. The cautious optimism of a year ago appears to be moving towards skepticism for many citizens. Recent c [...]	2008-09-12 11:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC GV

08CONAKRY524	GUINEAN PRISON CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing some insights into the deplorable conditions in Guinea's prisons and detention centers, the Director of the International Red Cross in Guinea claims that prison conditions continue to deteriorate. He blamed the situation on an overall lack of political will coupled with [...]	2008-09-12 14:36:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC GV
08CONAKRY525	YOUTH MOVEMENT SPLINTERS IN THE FACE OF BRIBES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The broad-based youth movement that began to take shape last week (reftel) appears to be losing momentum. According to initial information from one of the main youth leaders, Thierno Balde, some of the youth groups have accepted bribes while others have backed down because of f [...]	2008-09-15 10:55:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV KDEM GV
08CONAKRY528	HEALTH UNIONS REFUSE TO BACK DOWN, LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's health unions have entered into the second week of a nationwide labor strike they resumed on September 8. Unions leaders are refusing to back down, despite alleged "intimidation tactics" on the part of the government, because they are concerned that the government wi [...]	2008-09-15 16:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY53	MONDAY LABOR STRIKE LOOKING UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) As Guineans head into the weekend and approach the March 31 deadline set by unions after a short-lived escalation of political tensions in early January, information from various sources suggests that a strike on Monday is unlikely. Political and economic frustrations remain high, but [...]	2008-03-28 11:55:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY530	POWER BROKERING AND INFLUENCE PEDDLING - A LOOK AT [...] (S) SUMMARY. President Conte's wives appear to be at the center of influence within the presidential palace, with a number of other powerful players circling in the wings. There are a few individuals who may be looking to take over the presidency, but most seem to be trying to stuff their po [...]	2008-09-16 11:28:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV SNAR ASEC GV
08CONAKRY532	CONTINUED RUMBLINGS OF DISCONTENT IN CONAKRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. For nearly a week and a half, Conakry has experienced a number of random, spontaneous demonstrations throughout the city. Reportedly protesting a lack of electricity, youths have been blocking major traffic intersections at various times by throwing rocks and burning tires. Th [...]	2008-09-16 15:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV KDEM GV
08CONAKRY538	YOUTHS REGROUP, SAY MOVEMENT WILL GO FORWARD ON [...] (C)SUMMARY. Youth leaders say that they have overcome some initial dissension, and plan to move forward with a massive youth movement sometime in the next month. They are confident that they have significant support from the youths, although firm commitments from the labor unions and prominen [...]	2008-09-16 16:35:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC PGOV PHUM GV
08CONAKRY54	MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON DEPORTEES, ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a March 28 meeting with the Charge, the Minister of Interior and Security said that the Guinean Government wants to establish a bilateral agreement with the U.S. in order to regulate extradition cases, such as those pending for 40 Guineans awaiting deportation in the U. [...]	2008-03-31 05:34:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY564	CHANTAL COLLE BACK, PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY OVERRULES [...] (C) Described by some as a close presidential confidante and by others as a &troublemaker,8 Mme Chantal Colle returned to Conakry September 19 after having been deported in March to France by the former Minister of Interior and Security. Colle,s sudden March arrest and deportation two days l [...]	2008-09-26 13:30:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY565	YOUTH EXCHANGE BLOWS OVER POLITICAL AGENDA [...] (C) Some of Conakry,s youth leaders came to blows the evening of September 18 over differences of political opinion. Over the past few weeks, a group of twelve youth leaders have been trying to organize a massive youth movement to force President Conte,s resignation and a complete dissolutio [...]	2008-09-26 13:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY568	JUNIOR OFFICERS PLOT MILITARY COUP D,ETAT [...] (S) SUMMARY. A core group of junior military officers, under the leadership of Major &Idi Amin8 Camara told the DATT that they are planning to orchestrate a bloodless coup in the coming weeks. Claiming to be working closely with various youth leaders as well as the leader of the May militar [...]	2008-09-29 17:15:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY569	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 29, 2008. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, DAO, MED, MGT, POL/ECON, RAO and USAID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to the recent civil disturbances (refte [...]	2008-09-30 07:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY57	RELIGIOUS LEADER SHARES POLITICAL INSIGHTS, OFFERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Archbishop of Guinea,s Anglican Church shared a number of useful insights on Guinea,s political situation and the various actors with the Ambassador. A highly respected leader and one of the key players during the civil unrest in early 2007, Gomez said that if he is asked [...]	2008-01-18 17:11:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY570	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS CAMPAIGN FINANCING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Guinean Government finally implemented the political party subsidy program envisioned in the May 2007 revisions to the country,s electoral code. The ruling party received one-third of the total $300,000 allotment while the rest of the money was spread thinly among the oth [...]	2008-09-30 16:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY571	YOUTH CREATE NEW OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recently established political party for youth, the NFD, claims to have already issued more than 1000 membership cards in just a little over a month. The party is led by a respected civil society youth leader turned politician who played a prominent role in the 2007 tripartit [...]	2008-09-30 16:09:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL GV
08CONAKRY584	GUINEA CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Republic of Guinea marked fifty years of independence on October 2 with a relatively uneventful ceremony and parade attended by seven dignitaries from neighboring countries. President Conte did not make an official appearance, sending First Lady Henriette Conte in his ste [...]	2008-10-06 17:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY588	COUP PLOTTERS CONTINUE TO COORDINATE STRATEGY [...] (S) SUMMARY. A core group of young military officers from what is commonly known as the 19th promotion, in coordination with an underground youth movement, continue to plot a coup d'etat to overthrow the Guinean Government (reftel). They are in the process of fine tuning their strategy and [...]	2008-10-08 16:11:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PMIL PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY59	GUINEA POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (U) Pursuant to REFTEL, Embassy Conakry identifies its Point of Contact (POC) for reviewing Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) proposals. 2. (U) Name: Kim Jordan Position: Economic Officer U.S. Embassy Conakry, Guinea Cellphone: Country code (224) 64 30 40 76 Emba [...]	2008-01-22 12:19:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL GV
08CONAKRY600	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - GENERAL BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the first in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics. Guinea has been widely seen as a violence-averse, tolerant country in which various ethnic groups have been able to live together peacefully, avoiding the inter-ethnic conflicts [...]	2008-10-14 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY602	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - UNION MANDINGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable is the second in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftel). The Union Mandinge is the youth arm of a broader ethnically based organization with ties to Upper Guinea and the Malinke population. A/DCM met with Union Mandinge lead [...]	2008-10-15 13:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY604	GOG DEMANDS MORE DONOR SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A meeting between the GoG and the international community on elections quickly deteriorated into a heated inter-agency debate about elections funding, with harsh criticism aimed at the absent Minister of Finance. The Minister of Territorial Administration and Political Affair [...]	2008-10-15 16:10:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY605	PRESIDENT FIRES MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. A presidential decree firing the ministers of finance and security was broadcast on national television last night. The governors of Conakry and Boke were also fired. No official reason was given for the dismissals. Rumors of possible dismissals have been circulating for weeks [...]	2008-10-15 16:19:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC SNAR GV
08CONAKRY607	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - HAAL PULAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the third in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). The leader of Haal Pular, a Peuhl youth organization, claims to have more than 20,000 members both within the country and from the Guinean Diaspora. Often criticized [...]	2008-10-16 16:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY608	PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON MONDAY, TEACHERS PLAN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea,s 2008/2009 public school year is set to begin on Monday, October 13. The last session ended with a nationwide teacher strike in June during the national exam period (reftel),which was called off a week later when the GoG and the teachers negotiated an agreement. Howe [...]	2008-10-16 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY61	COMMITTEE DE SUIVI TO REPORT TO CONTE THIS WEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one union leader, the Committee de Suivi will present a summary of its findings to President Conte this week. In addition, the Committee's delegation will present a new restructuring decree and ask that the president sign it. If the president rejects the Committee [...]	2008-04-01 11:10:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY614	OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS END OF REGIME IS IMMINENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Opposition leader Sidya Toure told Poloff that the end of Conte,s regime is imminent, whether through his death or a military takeover. In either case, he said he was certain that some sort of military transition is in Guinea,s future. Sidya said he and other opposition party [...]	2008-10-20 12:57:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PMIL PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY616	GUINEA'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS - PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's voter registration process is off to a sluggish start due to logistical challenges, although recent developments indicate that some of the more problematic issues are approaching resolution. Challenges remain, but things appear to be moving forward, albeit slowly. A [...]	2008-10-20 14:50:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY62	PRICE OF FLOUR EXPLODES IN GUINEA [...] Post has independently confirmed the press report of a significant increase in the price of flour this week. The local press reported that the price of the 50 kg sack of flour went from 34.80 USD (150,000 GnF) to 48.83 USD (210,000 GnF) in just one week. This represents a 40% increase in the [...]	2008-01-22 15:53:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN ECON GV
08CONAKRY620	YOUTH LEADER TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL COUP AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. An underground youth movement appears to have joined forces with a group of young military officers intent on organizing a coup d,etat. Initially focused on a democratic movement forcing democratic change, the youths may now be facing a slippery slope of choices that could ulti [...]	2008-10-20 16:57:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PMIL PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY623	A DARK PERIOD FOR GUINEA SAYS PROMINENT RELIGIOUS [...] (C)SUMMARY. One of Guinea,s prominent Christian leaders privately told Poloff that Guinea,s most difficult challenges are yet to come. He believes that the current system is fundamentally broken, but that people are so focused on overthrowing the regime that they have neglected to develop a [...]	2008-10-21 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY628	NEW MINISTER OF SECURITY PROMISES ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (C) Summary: Guinea's newly-appointed Minister of Security promised full cooperation and 'total transparency' with the US in fighting narco-trafficking in Guinea. He stated that narco-corruption had spread throughout the presidency and government, but that he had a mandate from President Conte [...]	2008-10-23 14:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR GV
08CONAKRY629	RUSSIAN EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON ABKHAZIA AND [...] (SBU) On October 16, Embassy received a paper from the Russian Embassy in Guinea, entitled "On the Origins of the Situation Around Abkhazia and South Ossetia." The paper is nine pages in length, in English, and provides a chronological history of events dating back to 1810. Post can scan th [...]	2008-10-23 16:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO GG RU GV
08CONAKRY63	PUP HONORS PRESIDENT CONTE [...] (U) Supporters of the ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) gathered at the People,s Palace in Conakry on July 19 to celebrate the fourth anniversary of General Lansana Conte,s inauguration as the president of the Republic of Guinea. Allegedly organized by the party,s youth, the event wa [...]	2008-01-22 15:56:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY631	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF THE FOREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fourth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). The youths of Guinea,s Forest Region appear to be primarily focused on minor inter-tribal tensions within their own region. Forest youth leaders downplayed broader [...]	2008-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY64	GOG REDUCES FUEL SUBSIDY, PRICES RISE BY 62% [...] (U) Late in the evening on March 31, the Guinean Government announced that the country's fuel prices would increase from 4,300 GnF per liter to 7,000 GnF per liter ($.97/liter to $1.59/liter),effective midnight. So far, the population's reaction has been relatively quiet. There have been a [...]	2008-04-01 14:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY642	ALL EYES ON NOVEMBER 1 - INDICATIONS OF POSSIBLE [...] (S) SUMMARY. People have been talking about a possible coup d,etat in Guinea for a number of weeks now. Recent information from various sources suggests that a plot may move forward within the next few days, before the November 1 national military holiday. At the same time, these same indi [...]	2008-10-28 16:55:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY646	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - OCTOBER 29, 2008 [...] Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 29, 2008. Core EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, DAT, MGT, MSG, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, Peace Corps and USAID. 2. The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to the upcoming 50th an [...]	2008-10-29 15:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY648	HIGH-LEVEL VISA APPLICATIONS CONTINUE AS NOVEMBER [...] (C) Embassy received several visa requests from high-ranking officials in the Guinean government, including from the wife of the Minister of Defense and from controversial businessman Mamadou Sylla, on 29 October. The DS-156 visa applications noted that applicants hoped to travel before Novem [...]	2008-10-29 15:39:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY65	GUINEAN PM TO ATTEND AU JAN 08 SUMMIT [...] During a meeting with DCM on January 22, Sangban Diarra, the Director of the Africa-Asia Division at the Guinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate will attend the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The PM does not yet have firm travel dates, but he i [...]	2008-01-23 08:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM PREL GV
08CONAKRY651	GOG DISPATCHES DELEGATION TO KAMSAR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoG sent a delegation to Kamsar and Boke on October 28 and October 30 in an effort circumvent mass demonstrations planned to begin November 1. The local population is threatening to destroy the railroad if their demands for running water and electricity are not met by Octob [...]	2008-10-30 16:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY652	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF COASTAL GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fifth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). Despite repeatedly affirming their neutrality and broad-based ethnic support, the youths of "Bas-Cote" were clearly pro-Conte and pro-Soussou. During a meeting with [...]	2008-10-30 16:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY655	EYEWITNESS SAYS CONTE IS IN POOR PHYSICAL HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 16:38:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY661	AN INSIDE LOOK AT GUINEA'S MINING SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A detailed discussion with a former USAID employee working at the Guinean Ministry of Mines reveals some interesting insights into the inner workings of Guinea's mining sector. Comments on dealings with CBG, Rio Tinto, Rusal, and Hyperdnamics illustrate exactly how the GoG has [...]	2008-10-31 15:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PGOV PREL GV
08CONAKRY662	PIVI AND HIS DRUNKEN GANG - BANDITS FOR HIRE [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to a civilian living at Camp Alpha Yaya, Pivi is perpetually drunk, intimidating, and still popular among many of the rank and file soldiers. Contact said that Pivi is closely connected to Ousmane Conte, the president's son, and routinely receives cash from him, which [...]	2008-10-31 15:54:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV SNAR ASEC GV
08CONAKRY663	DEMONSTRATORS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN CONAKRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a spontaneous demonstration that started around 12:30 AM last night, there have been several similar demonstrations throughout the capital city this morning. Demonstrators are reportedly protesting the GoG's failure to lower the price of fuel as expected (see septel [...]	2008-11-03 12:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV KDEM GV
08CONAKRY664	RIOTS IN BOKE OVER THE WEEKEND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There were prolonged riots in Boke over the weekend after negotiations between the GoG and the local population failed to produce an acceptable agreement. Rioters attacked buildings owned by prominent government officials and one youth was killed when security forces intervene [...]	2008-11-03 12:48:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV GV
08CONAKRY666	GUINEAN ARMY QUIETLY CELEBRATES FIFTIETH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Guinean Army quietly celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on November 2, contrary to the expectations of the press and various contacts. The GoG announced a force-wide salary increase over national radio, to be implemented in January 2009, but effective November 1. The mili [...]	2008-11-03 14:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY668	CONAKRY DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY [...] (SBU) Random, spontaneous demonstrations continued throughout the day in Conakry, effectively shutting down major traffic intersections. There have been occasional reports of security forces firing into the air, but no indications that security forces are firing directly at crowds. As of 16 [...]	2008-11-03 16:57:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV GV
08CONAKRY669	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 2008 [...] Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 3, 2008 at 1530. Core EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, MGT, MSG, PAO, POL/ECON, and RAO. 2. The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to civil disturbances in Conakry. These [...]	2008-11-03 17:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY67	DIALOGUE COMMITTEE SET TO HOLD FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Most of the member institutions of Guinea,s Committee de Suivi have named their representatives and Guinean Government officials report that the committee will hold its first meeting on January 29. The committee will be led by the President of the National Assembly and organized [...]	2008-01-24 12:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY670	CIVIL UNREST CONTINUES IN CONAKRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the night was relatively quiet in Conakry, protestors and security forces were already mobilizing at 0700 for renewed demonstrations at key traffic intersections throughout the city. Embassy continues to receive reports of protest activity, including tire burning, ro [...]	2008-11-04 13:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV ELAB PREL GV
08CONAKRY671	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 4, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 4, 2008 at 0830. Core EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, MGT, MSG, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, Peace Corps and USAID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to civil dis [...]	2008-11-04 14:03:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY675	PROTEST ACTIVITY CONTINUES, BUT CITY IS NOTICEABLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Random protests continue in Conakry this morning, although the city appears calmer than it has since the civil disturbances started four days ago. Embassy has received reports of at least three dead, possibly four, and more than 40 injured. GoG security forces continue to re [...]	2008-11-05 13:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM GV
08CONAKRY678	GOG NEGOTIATING WITH LABOR UNIONS TO END CIVIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several ministers and members of the National Assembly met with union leaders last night in an attempt to negotiate an end to the civil disturbances that have crippled the capital since November 2. Negotiations are expected to continue today. The union leaders are willing to [...]	2008-11-05 16:44:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ASEC PGOV ELAB GV
08CONAKRY679	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 5, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 5, 2008 at 1530. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, DAO, MGT, MSG, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, USAID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to civil disturbances in Cona [...]	2008-11-05 17:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY68	UFR OPPOSITION LEADER CALLING FOR NATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. The leader o Guinea,s opposition UFR party, Sidya Toure, tol Poloff that the Committee de Suivi (reftel) is seless. According to Toure, the country needs a national roundtable for dialogue in order to develo a clear strategy towards achieving an effectivepolitical transition. [...]	2008-01-24 14:18:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY680	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 6, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 6, 2008 at 0830. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, DAO, MGT, MSG, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, Peace Corps and USAID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to civil dis [...]	2008-11-06 13:36:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY681	CALM RETURNS TO CONAKRY [...] (SBU) Conakry has been relatively calm for more than 24 hours, following four days of civil disturbances in various parts of the city (reftels). Vehicular traffic was operating normally this morning throughout the city, with taxis and buses back out on the roads. Embassy employees saw studen [...]	2008-11-06 15:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB PGOV GV
08CONAKRY684	TEACHERS UNIONS THREATEN NATIONWIDE LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Citing the government's continued failure to fulfill its commitments, Guinea's teacher's union is threatening to resume a nationwide labor strike that was suspended in June. The teachers are demanding that the GoG address their demands before November 10. Union contacts have [...]	2008-11-07 13:19:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ASEC PGOV GV
08CONAKRY685	OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MEESAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (U) Embassy received the following official congratulatory letter to President-Elect Barack Obama from the President of the Guinean National Assembly Elhadj Boubacar Sompare on November 7. Post will forward the hard copy via diplomatic pouch. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Honorable Barack Obam [...]	2008-11-07 13:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP GV
08CONAKRY686	RENEWED CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN CONAKRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Monday started off with renewed civil protests in Conakry, following four days of civil disturbances last week. There were three demonstrations this morning in areas that have been relatively quiet in recent weeks. The largest protest, which closed downtown Conakry, appeared [...]	2008-11-10 13:46:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB PGOV GV
08CONAKRY687	FORMER FINANCE MINISTER BROUGHT IN FOR QUESTIONING [...] (SBU) According to multiple sources, Ousmane Dore, the former minister of finance, was brought in for questioning by the Judicial Police on November 7. Dore had originally been appointed under former Prime Minister Kouyate, and was one of the few Kouyate appointees retained in Prime Minister [...]	2008-11-10 16:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY69	PARLIAMENTARY MINORITY LEADER ECHOES CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of the opposition minority at the National Assembly told Poloff that failure to monitor the effective implementation of the January 27 Accords is at the heart of Guinea,s current political situation. Echoing another opposition party leader (septel),contact said tha [...]	2008-01-24 14:18:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY690	TEACHERS APPROACH STRIKE DEADLINE [...] (SBU) Elhadj Sy Savane, the deputy secretary general of Guinea's teachers' union (FSPE-SLECG),told POL LES that the union will be meeting throughout the day on November 10 in order to decide whether or not to resume a nationwide labor strike that was suspended in June (reftel A). Savane ini [...]	2008-11-10 16:23:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY691	GOG RELEASES YOUTH PROTESTORS FROM PRISON [...] (SBU) According to a local prisoner advocacy NGO, the Guinean police arrested approximately 100 youth protestors last week during a series of civil disturbances (reftels). These detainees were transferred from detention centers across the city to the Conakry Central Prison on November 7. Cont [...]	2008-11-10 16:26:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASEC PGOV GV
08CONAKRY693	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 10, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 10, 2008 at 1500. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, CLO, DAO, MGT, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, and USAID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situation in Guinea due to renewed civil disturbances [...]	2008-11-10 16:56:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY694	TEACHERS BACK DOWN FROM STRIKE THREAT [...] (SBU) Leaders of Guinea's teachers' union (FSPE-SLECG) met with Prime Minister Souare on November 10 to discuss GoG progress towards meeting the commitments it made to the teachers in June, as part of a negotiated agreement to end a three day national teacher strike. Union leaders initially [...]	2008-11-12 15:58:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC EAID AORC GV
08CONAKRY698	YOUTHS PROTEST IN SIGUIRI, NEAR GUINEA-MALI BORDER [...] (U) On November 12, youths in Siguiri organized a mass demonstration against the local gold mining company, SAG (South African AngloGold Ashanti Ltd). Civil society leaders had written a letter to SAG last week requesting that the company improve its provision of electricity to Siguiri and s [...]	2008-11-13 16:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ASEC PGOV ECON GV
08CONAKRY7	DISCORD BETWEEN PM AND PRESIDENT INCRASES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Political tension in Guinea appears o have intensified over the last few days. Repots of strained relations between the president ad the prime minister, rumors of Conte possibly dsmissing Kouyate, and union leaders saying that hey are considering resuming nationwide labor strkes [...]	2008-01-03 17:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB KHUM KDEM PREL
08CONAKRY70	MASS TRANSIT FOR GUINEA ON THE HORIZON [...] SUMMARY. According to a government contact at the Ministry of Transport, mass transit for Conakry is reportedly coming within two months. END SUMMARY. 2. On March 26, Econoff met with the Director General at the Ministry of Transport, Mamoudou Diallo, to discuss the long awaited arrival [...]	2008-04-02 15:13:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PGOV GV
08CONAKRY708	BANK WORKERS ISSUE PRE-NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO [...] (U) On November 14, a union of private bank employees issued a pre-notification of intent to strike. In compliance with local law, the union must provide employers with a 10 day notice before commencing strike activity. If the union's demands are not satisfactorily addressed, the union may [...]	2008-11-19 09:01:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY709	THE PATH TO HIPC COMPLETION AND DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the GoG approaches the HIPC completion point, World Bank officials have expressed concern about the GoG's long-term commitment to reform, as well as Guinea's continued political instability. The Bank's visiting regional director solicited the Embassy's perspective on the curr [...]	2008-11-19 13:43:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON AORC PGOV GV
08CONAKRY710	CELLOU DIALLO ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) In a press conference on November 17, former Prime Minister Cellou Diallo formally announced that he intends to run for president in 2010. Previously a member of the ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP),Diallo assumed leadership of the Union Force Democratic Guinean (UFDG) oppositio [...]	2008-11-19 13:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM GV
08CONAKRY711	PROTESTS AGAINST LOCAL MINING COMPANY IN KOUROUSSA [...] (U) Two days of protests in Kouroussa (Upper Guinea) have forced the local gold mining company, SEMAFO, to temporarily call a halt to daily operations. Kouroussa is located approximately eight hours north of Conakry. The protests follow on similar demonstrations in Siguiri last week, and in [...]	2008-11-19 14:00:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB ASEC ECON PGOV GV
08CONAKRY712	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - EXPULSION OF DEA FROM BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 16:14:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL GV
08CONAKRY713	GOG SAYS IT IS ON TRACK TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN MARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new secretary general of the Ministry of Territorial Administration says that the voter registration process will be completed by the end of December, and that the government is on track to hold its legislative elections in March. Despite contact's optimism, the process o [...]	2008-11-20 16:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY719	FRENCH CONCERNED THAT GOG IS COUNTING ON FOREIGN [...] (S) Embassy DATT met with the French Political Attache to discuss contact's recent meeting with the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Alpha Ibrahima Keira. The French Attache asked Keira how the GoG plans to pay for the financial commitments it has made to various groups, and in [...]	2008-11-25 13:23:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV EAID PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY72	Second Women's Conference Exceeds 200 Participants [...] SUMMARY: (U) The US Embassy partnered with the Club of Women of Action to host the second annual Women's Conference on March 26 and 27, 2008. This year's theme "Women of Action: Elections and the Democratic Process" drew over 200 participants to the conference. As the sessions went on, the numb [...]	2008-04-04 06:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL KDEM GV
08CONAKRY720	2008 CHILD TRAFFICKING STATISTICS [...] (SBU) As part of the interim assessment process for the USG's annual Trafficking in Person's Report, we asked the Government of Guinea to provide annual statistics on trafficking cases within its borders. The GoG was not able to provide this information before the initial reporting deadline, [...]	2008-11-25 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GV
08CONAKRY725	GUINEA STILL HAS NO 2009 BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY. With just one month left in the 2008 fiscal year and the National Assembly budgetary session only days away from expiring, the GoG has yet to finalize even a draft 2009 budget. Given the lengthy budgetary process, it is unlikely that a budget will be in place by the end of the fi [...]	2008-12-01 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV GV
08CONAKRY726	MINISTER PROVIDES INSIGHTS ON POLITICAL STABILITY, [...] (S) SUMMARY. A candid discussion with the Minister of Reconciliation suggests that the Guinean Government is afraid of its military and attempting to appease soldiers at all costs in order to avoid a military takeover. The Minister privately acknowledged that the government does not intend t [...]	2008-12-01 15:06:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY727	MUTINY LEADER TORTURES SIX CAMEROONIANS [...] (U) SUMMARY. According to local press and independent sources, mutiny leader Claude Pivi authorized the torture of six Cameroonian citizens for four hours on November 21 at Camp Alpha Yaya, a military camp. Graphic photos depicting extensive burns and skin abrasions on one victim were printed [...]	2008-12-01 15:37:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY73	INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE GUINEAN BAR SHARES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The acting president of Guinea,s Bar Association says the former president was dismissed because he acted outside his authority. Elections for a new Bar president are reportedly scheduled for March 11. With respect to the legal system in general, contact,s insights help illu [...]	2008-01-28 14:34:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY734	17 GUINEAN MINISTERS IN MECCA FOR PIGLRIMAGE [...] (U) The Guinean Government sent a delegation of 17 ministers, including the prime minister, on pilgrimage to Mecca this week. A western diplomat told the Charge that he had personally seen the group boarding two unidentified, private chartered airplanes at the national airport. A local inte [...]	2008-12-05 09:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC GV
08CONAKRY735	BANK WORKER STRIKE PROMPTS 30% INCREASE IN SALARIES [...] (U) Following its November 14 pre-notification of intent (reftel),Guinean's union of private bank employees launched a nationwide labor strike on December first. By the following day, the union had reached an agreement with bank managers, which included a commitment to increase salaries by [...]	2008-12-05 10:00:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON PGOV ASEC
08CONAKRY739	YOUTH TRY TO REGROUP TO ORGANIZE CIVIL MOVEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. After failing to organize a mass youth movement in September and then turning to military elements to plot a coup d'etat, a local youth leader says he is now back to bringing youths together to force President Conte out of office. Contact expressed concerns that the military may [...]	2008-12-09 13:09:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV
08CONAKRY74	BUSINESS (AND POLITICS) AS USUAL IN GUINEA [...] (SBU) The 62% increase in fuel prices earlier this week appears to have generally been peacefully accepted by the population, at least so far. On the political side, bits and pieces of Guinea's political puzzle continue to develop. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------------------- [...]	2008-04-04 12:39:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY742	CONAKRY GOVERNOR FOCUSED ON SECURITY AND SANITATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new governor of Conakry used a recent courtesy call by Poloff as an opportunity to bring in news crews and expound on his policy objectives over national television while creating a perception of a "close" connection to the U.S. Embassy. A somewhat controversial appointme [...]	2008-12-09 16:34:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY748	NIGERIAN EMBASSY FRUSTRATED WITH GUINEAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent discussion with a senior Nigerian Embassy official suggests that the Government of Nigeria is increasingly frustrated with the Guinean Government and unsympathetic to the country's political and economic struggles. Contact highlighted concerns over increased crime rate [...]	2008-12-10 16:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR GV
08CONAKRY767	PRESIDENTIAL GUARD CONFISCATES COPIES OF "LA [...] (SBU) Mr. Souleyman Diallo, Director of the independent newspaper "La Lance" told PD LES on December 17 that soldiers from the Red Berets (presidential guard) were in the process of confiscating all copies of the latest edition of the newspaper. Diallo said that Colonel Mamadouba Soumah, an [...]	2008-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY768	GOG PUSHES ELECTIONS TO END OF MAY, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a hastily convened meeting with the donor community, Prime Minister Souare seemed eager to convince the international community of the GoG?s commitment to hold legislative elections as soon as possible. At the same time, the GoG distributed a draft elections planning t [...]	2008-12-17 16:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY769	TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN GUINEA [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A request, Embassy submits the following report on specific activities undertaken to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and activities undertaken during the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Agains Gender-Based Violence. [...]	2008-12-17 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM GV
08CONAKRY773	GOSSIP FROM CAMP ALPHA YAYA - RUMORS ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A civilian contact at Camp Alpha Yaya says people are speculating widely as to the state of President Conte's health, and in some cases, asserting that he may already be dead. Contact claims that the military has been holding succession meetings at Camp Alpha Yaya. There have [...]	2008-12-18 16:50:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY777	REVISITING THE ELEMENTS OF INSTABILITY - AN [...] (S) Guinea has been traversing a difficult political transition for more than two years now. The country's political situation is unstable and its future, uncertain. Over the past year, Embassy has periodically submitted analytical pieces assessing Guinea's ever-evolving political and social [...]	2008-12-19 14:13:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY78	GUINEAN PRESIDENT CANCELS LIBYAN HOTEL CONTRACTS [...] (U) Late on Friday, April 4, Radio Television Guinean (RTG) reported that President Lansana Conte had signed a decree cancelling Guinea's recent hotel deals with Libya. Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate is responsible for negotiating the deals, which essentially turned over three major Conakry h [...]	2008-04-08 11:39:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LY GV
08CONAKRY783	RPG OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS TO GUINEA [...] (SBU) Alpha Conde, president of the Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) opposition political party, returned to Guinea on December 21 after an 18 month absence. According to a high level contact within the party, the RPG is not planning any immediate political activities, but said the party w [...]	2008-12-22 16:25:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY787	PRESIDENT CONTE DIES, MILITARY ELEMENTS LAUNCH [...] (S) SUMMARY. At 02:00 on December 23, the Guinean Government announced that President Conte had died the previous evening. Shortly thereafter, Embassy began receiving reports of military elements launching various operations. By 07:30 it was clear that members of the so- called 19th promotion, [...]	2008-12-23 12:18:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL ASEC PHUM GV
08CONAKRY788	CIVILIAN PERSPECTIVE ON GUINEAN COUP D'ETAT [...] (S) SUMMARY. The military coup launched by members of the 19th promotion continues to evolve relatively peacefully. Various civilian representatives reportedly went to Camp Alpha Yaya to begin negotiating the details of the anticipated transitional council. Civilian contacts seem to be qui [...]	2008-12-23 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY789	CIVILIAN PERSPECTIVE ON GUINEAN COUP D'ETAT [...] (S) SUMMARY. The military coup launched by members of the 19th promotion continues to evolve relatively peacefully. Various civilian representatives reportedly went to Camp Alpha Yaya to begin negotiating the details of the anticipated transitional council. Civilian contacts seem to be qui [...]	2008-12-23 16:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY79	UNIONS IN KISSIDOUGOU SAY THEY WERE READY TO STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Union officials in Kissidougou saw the events of early January (reftels) as a success for the reform movement in Guinea. Though Conakry union leaders postponed the general strike, Kissidougou union members said they were ready to mobilize support for the consensus government. [...]	2008-01-29 12:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV

08CONAKRY790	PRESIDENT CONTE DIES, MILITARY ELEMENTS LAUNCH [...] (S) SUMMARY. At 02:00 on December 23, the Guinean Government announced that President Conte had died the previous evening. Shortly thereafter, Embassy began receiving reports of military elements launching various operations. By 07:30 it was clear that members of the so-called 19th promoti [...]	2008-12-23 16:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL ASEC PHUM GV
08CONAKRY791	PRESIDENT CONTE DIES, MILITARY ELEMENTS LAUNCH [...] (S) SUMMARY. At 02:00 on December 23, the Guinean Government announced that President Conte had died the previous evening. Shortly thereafter, Embassy began receiving reports of military elements launching various operations. By 07:30 it was clear that members of the so-called 19th promoti [...]	2008-12-23 16:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL ASEC PHUM GV
08CONAKRY792	CONAKRY 1500 EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 23, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened a second Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 23, 2008 at 1500 for an update on the current security situation in Guinea. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, DAO, IMO, MGT, PAO, POL/ECON, and RAO. 2. (U) The EAC again reviewed post's securit [...]	2008-12-23 16:45:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY793	COUP APPEARS TO HAVE ROUTED GUINEAN GOVERNMENT - [...] (S) SUMMARY. A military coup launched by elements of the so-called 19th promotion following the announcement of President Conte's death (reftels) appears to have succeeded in routing the government, at least in the immediate term. The Ministry of Security, which includes the police force, ap [...]	2008-12-23 17:10:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY795	CONAKRY 1500 EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 24, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 24, 2008 at 0830 for an update on the current security situation in Guinea. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, DAO, IMO, MGT, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, AID, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) The EAC again reviewed po [...]	2008-12-24 14:10:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY796	PUTSCHISTS ANNOUNCE MEMBERS OF TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coup organizers officially announced the formation of a transitional council on December 23, which includes 32 members. The Council is predominantly military with reported ties to drug kingpin Ousmane Conte. Mutiny leader Claude Pivi is also a member. Civilian contacts are sa [...]	2008-12-24 15:27:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PMIL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY797	LACK OF CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP AS TRANSITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. Certain segments of the youth population appear to be the only civilian sector currently engaging the military putschists, but coup leaders may be becoming increasingly disinclined to facilitate an immediate transition to civilian rule. The international community is demanding [...]	2008-12-24 15:28:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PMIL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY798	CALM RESTORED, NEW GOVERNMENT MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has assumed control of the government, proclaiming himself president of the Republic of Guinea. The Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) appears to be successfully consolidating and reinforcing its authority, although internal disagreements [...]	2008-12-29 14:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM GV
08CONAKRY799	EMBASSY CONAKRY PROPOSED ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE [...] (S) In the wake of President Conte's death and the subsequent coup d'etat on December 23 (reftels),the U.S. Government should play a key role in this historic political transition period by promoting the timely installation of a civilian government that is brought to power through free and f [...]	2008-12-29 14:14:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY80	CONSUMER ORGANIZATION PLANS PROTEST FOR APRIL 10 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A local NGO for consumer protection is planning a large protest against high prices on April 10, anticipating participation at about 3,000 people. Plans were announced on BBC and the organization has reportedly distributed flyers. However, the umbrella civil society council p [...]	2008-04-08 12:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC GV
08CONAKRY800	CHARGE MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge met with members of Guinea's new government, the CNDD, on December 27. Vice President Toto Camara talked about enlarging the CNDD and having it act as the country's legislative body. Camara discussed an elections timeline for 2010, but indicated that the CNDD might be o [...]	2008-12-29 14:44:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY804	CONAKRY EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 29, 2008 [...] (U) Charge Raspolic convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 29, 2008 at 0900 for an update on the current security situation in Guinea. EAC members present included CDA, DCM, RSO, CONS, DAO, IMO, MGT, PAO, POL/ECON, RAO, and USAID. 2. (U) The EAC again reviewed post's securi [...]	2008-12-29 16:47:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GV
08CONAKRY81	MINISTER OF MINES: CONTRACT REVIEW THUMBS UP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Minister of Mines provided a general overview of what Guinea needs for continued development. He also stated that the Government of Guinea will renegotiate mining and oil contracts, including the contract of U.S. company, Hyperdynamics. Meanwhile, Hyperdynamics continues t [...]	2008-01-29 13:05:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EMIN ECON PGOV GV
08CONAKRY810	RESCUING THE GUINEAN STATE - A CNDD MEMBER'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A member of the Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) outlined the new government's political agenda, emphasizing that the CNDD had no interest in governing the country in the long-term. Characterizing the CNDD as a patriotic movement to restore the Guinean State, Cont [...]	2008-12-30 17:13:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR ASEC KDEM GV
08CONAKRY811	CNDD MEMBERSHIP - A FIRST LOOK [...] (U) On December 23, the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) released a list of its membership. Of the 32-member Council, only six were civilians not associated with the police, customs, or gendarmerie. Preliminary information on CNDD members is provided in this cable. Add [...]	2008-12-30 17:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL BIOS GV
08CONAKRY812	OPPOSITION LEADER SIDYA TOURE ON NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Opposition political leader Sidya Toure says he is willing to work with the CNDD (Council for Democracy and Development) as long as elections are held before the end of 2009. At the same time, he is watching the CNDD closely as he is concerned about the group's political inexpe [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GV
08CONAKRY814	MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CNDD - COMMENTS FROM [...] SUMMARY. Alpha Conde, leader of the Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) political party said he is willing to work with the CNDD as long as it moves to hold legislative and presidential elections by the end of 2009. Comparing Lansana Conte to Mugabe, Conde explained why a coup d'etat was the [...]	2008-12-31 15:48:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY815	RELIGIOUS LEADER SEES COUP AND CNDD AS A POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. A respected Christian leader called Guinea's recent coup d'etat and subsequent installation of the Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) a political "catastrophe." He expressed disappointment over the lack of civilian leadership and the general complacency with which the [...]	2008-12-31 16:26:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV
08CONAKRY82	MARKET WOMEN READY TO TAKE TO THE STREETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econ LES recently canvassed a number of Conakry's market women on the current economic situation and possible peaceful demonstrations (reftel). Angry and frustrated, the women complained about rising food prices and their inability to make ends meet. All of them independently [...]	2008-04-09 07:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY83	UN BRINGS IN FORMER HAITIAN PM AS DIALOGUE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Gerard Latortue, a former prime minister of Haiti, has been in Conakry for three weeks on an official United Nations Mission to encourage dialogue. Despite a professed close friendship with the Guinean PM, Latortue believes that Kouyate has failed to do his job, and is quickly [...]	2008-04-09 14:18:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV ASEC UN GV
08CONAKRY84	ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON CONTE'S HEALTH - WHO IS [...] (S) During a meeting with Poloff on April 9, Nicolas Kazadi, the Economic Counselor for the UN Mission in Guinea, mentioned that he saw President Conte on April 3 with a visiting UN representative (septel). "I was absolutely shocked," Kazadi said, "and I have to ask myself who is really runn [...]	2008-04-09 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY85	PLANNED PROTEST LACKS ORGANIZED SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Guineans throughout the capital continue to discuss the possibility of a large, public march on April 10 to protest rising prices (reftel). However, while people generally support the underlying principles for the protest, there is little organizational support. The President of the O [...]	2008-04-09 14:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY87	GOVERNMENT RELEASES MINISTERIAL AUDITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 7, the Guinean Government finally released the audits requested by Prime Minister Kouyate last year to address alleged corruption. While the overall total amount lost, 45 million USD, has been known for some time (REFTEL),the release allows a closer inspection of eac [...]	2008-04-14 05:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN PGOV GV
08CONAKRY88	AMBASSADOR CARTER MEETING WITH GUINEAN PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his initial meeting with Ambassador Carter, Sam Soumah, Secretary General of the Presidency, commented on Guinea's political situation, economy, legislative elections, and Hyperdynamics. Although Soumah emphasized Guinea's high esteem for the United States, he was guarded in [...]	2008-02-01 13:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GV
08CONAKRY89	UFR OPPOSITION LEADER MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under the leadership of Sidya Toure, the Union Force Republican (UFR) party continues to prepare for elections, despite the lack of an actual election date. At the same time, Toure seems convinced that the only true solution to Guinea,s political problems is the removal of Pres [...]	2008-02-01 13:21:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY9	REPORT OF EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Upon receiving reports January 4 of civil disturbances in Conakry, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) for the Embassy met to review the current status of the situation in country. The EAC reviewed the Action Log, confirmed that a Warden Message had been sent, and determined that the s [...]	2008-01-04 14:55:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER GV
08CONAKRY90	Guinea Celebrates World Health Day [...] (U) Reftel requests that post report on World Health Day activities in country. The Embassy posted on their website information on World Health Day 2008 along with links to USG climate change policy and USG activities to protect health from climate change. 2. (U) The Government of Guinea h [...]	2008-04-14 14:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO GV
08CONAKRY91	UNION LEADER SAYS IT IS TIME FOR A COUP [...] (S) SUMMARY. Visibly disheartened and in poor health, union leader Rabiatou told Poloff that the only way out of Guinea,s political impasse is a coup d,etat. She relentlessly criticized the prime minister, apparently seeing him as yet another corrupt official betraying the public trust. Ra [...]	2008-02-05 06:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY97	GUINEA/SIERRA LEONE BORDER VISIT ILLUSTRATES DAILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recent Embassy trips to Guinea's border with Sierra Leone, both in the south and in the north, demonstrate just how porous Guinea,s borders are. On Guinea's southern border, using little more than handwritten ledgers to track people, Guinean border officials could not provide [...]	2008-02-05 14:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08COPENHAGEN100	DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT EU COMMISSIONER'S CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 13:54:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN151	DANES AWARE OF US CLIMATE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Denmark is well aware of U.S. concerns that action by the European Council to set 25-40 percent emissions reduction for the EU and developed countries could undermine, rather than support, prospects for successful conclusion of a post-2012 international climate change agreement [...]	2008-03-14 13:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN169	NEW DANISH ENERGY POLICY BOOSTS RENEWABLES [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than a year of political negotiations, Denmark's government has reached agreement within parliament to meet the EU's energy targets and boost its renewable energy share to 30 percent by 2020, from the current level of 16 percent. The new policy formalizes Denmark's [...]	2008-03-25 12:18:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN171	DENMARK ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT U.S.-GERMAN CFE [...] (C) Denmark warmly welcomes the joint U.S.-German draft CFE statement (reftel),Danish MFA officials told us and the German defense attache March 26, hailing the initiative as a significant step forward in uniting the Alliance on this issue. Jakob Nielsen of the Danish MFA's Security Policy D [...]	2008-03-26 11:03:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS DA
08COPENHAGEN183	DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA [...] (C) We used the occasion of Secretary of Defense Gates's visit to Copenhagen April 1 to urge Denmark to weigh in with the Greeks on a NATO membership invitation for Macedonia (reftel). Secretary Gates told Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen the U.S. strongly supports NATO membership [...]	2008-04-02 11:16:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV DA
08COPENHAGEN22	DENMARK: GOVERNMENT FIRM, PUBLIC NERVOUS ON [...] (C) Summary. Denmark's participation in ISAF enjoys broad parliamentary support, and the Danish government is looking to do more in Afghanistan. Danish public support regarding NATO's engagement in Afghanistan, however, is slipping, jarred by continuing casualties and the perception that other [...]	2008-01-22 11:20:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF DA
08COPENHAGEN230	DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN APPROACH ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS DA
08COPENHAGEN231	DANES PRESS BOTH SIDES IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 10:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR DA
08COPENHAGEN257	DANES SUPPORTIVE ON NEW YORK PRISONERS OF [...] (C) Post reached Emil Hother Paulsen, Danish representative to the EU's COHOM human rights meeting, early May 6 in Brussels to urge Denmark's support for our latest compromise on the Prisoners of Conscience events this summer. We emphasized the importance of these events to political prisoner [...]	2008-05-06 09:31:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN288	YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) John, I'm looking forward to seeing you in Greenland at the end of the month. As OES prepares your substantive participation in the conference, I wanted to continue our conversation from Crawford and offer a few additional thoughts on Greenland and its importance to U.S. interests. 2 [...]	2008-05-16 05:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV DA
08COPENHAGEN290	DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...]	2008-05-16 07:25:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA
08COPENHAGEN296	LEBANON: DANES FOCUS ON EU IN RESPONSE TO CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 07:03:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY IR DA
08COPENHAGEN321	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...]	2008-06-06 10:53:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD
08COPENHAGEN322	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...]	2008-06-06 10:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA
08COPENHAGEN323	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting before the start of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed Arctic issues, Afghanistan, Pakistan, cluster munitions, and, briefly, the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Stoer [...]	2008-06-06 10:57:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV PBTS MARR KGHG ETRD NO
08COPENHAGEN324	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...]	2008-06-06 11:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA
08COPENHAGEN325	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH GREENLANDIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 11:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG DA
08COPENHAGEN327	DENMARK AFTER EMBASSY BOMBING: "NO APOLOGIES" [...] (C) Danish government leaders and politicians of all stripes here have responded with defiance to al-Qaeda's claim that it was responsible for the June 2 bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad. Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Moeller have stated publicly that Denmark will not [...]	2008-06-06 12:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER DA
08COPENHAGEN332	DANISH FM MOELLER ASKS FOR HELP ON OVERFLIGHTS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 27 meeting on the margins of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland (septels),FM Moeller asked Deputy Secretary Negroponte for help with the Danish government's investigation into press accounts of possible U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace [...]	2008-06-10 11:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR MARR DA
08COPENHAGEN335	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...]	2008-06-11 11:13:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD
08COPENHAGEN336	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...]	2008-06-11 11:17:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA
08COPENHAGEN337	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting before the start of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed Arctic issues, Afghanistan, Pakistan, cluster munitions, and, briefly, the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Stoer [...]	2008-06-11 11:19:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV PBTS MARR KGHG ETRD NO
08COPENHAGEN338	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...]	2008-06-11 11:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA
08COPENHAGEN339	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH GREENLANDIC [...] (C) Summary: In a respectful but serious bilateral meeting following the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Greenland Home Rule (GHR) Premier Hans Enoksen expressed concern to Deputy Secretary Negroponte about the U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. The Gre [...]	2008-06-11 11:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG DA
08COPENHAGEN348	DANES SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. IWC WHALING PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Danish government is supportive of the IWC Chair's recommendations and plan of action, and recommends incorporating a mix of geographic and 'ideological' balance in the small working group to develop a possible package of initiatives. The Danes also support procedural impro [...]	2008-06-16 11:36:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD DA
08COPENHAGEN38	DANISH DOCUMENTARY REVIVES CALLS FOR INQUIRY ON [...] (C) Summary: A documentary aired January 30 on Danish state television alleges that civilian aircraft operated by the CIA have routinely transited Danish airspace in support of renditions. The film has provoked strong reaction from the Danish opposition and officials in Greenland, where the f [...]	2008-01-31 13:12:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER DA
08COPENHAGEN384	DENMARK TO MAINTAIN CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 10:23:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ DA
08COPENHAGEN385	DENMARK TO PARTICIPATE IN UN PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 13:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDUM DA
08COPENHAGEN393	DANISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C). In a July 18 discussion of reftel, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin informed PolOff that Denmark supports the US positions on the GAERC agenda items. Due to the FM's vacation schedule, Denmark's Ambassador in Brussels will lead the Danish delegation. Because of the FM's abse [...]	2008-07-21 06:07:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL IR SO SU CD ZI UP DA
08COPENHAGEN427	TFGG01: DANES SUPPORT NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG DA
08COPENHAGEN430	DANES ON NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 13:21:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN435	DENMARK ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT EXCEPTION [...] (C) Summary. MFA Permanent Under Secretary Michael Zilmer-Johns told Ambassador Cain August 12 that Denmark's "end goal is to support and participate in a positive decision in the Nuclear Suppliers Group." However, Denmark must first navigate what could be tricky domestic cross-currents that [...]	2008-08-13 09:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC
08COPENHAGEN436	TFGG01: DENMARK FIRM ON RUSSIA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (U) Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller warned publicly August 13 that Denmark will have to "reconsider" its relationship with Russia if Russian forces are in violation of the agreed cease-fire. Moeller, speaking after the GAERC EU foreign ministers meeting that day, acknowledged that Ge [...]	2008-08-14 14:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PHUM OSCE UN GG RS DA
08COPENHAGEN458	GEORGIA: DANES WELCOME RECOGNITION WARNING, [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen allowed that his government did not have the sense that the Russians would recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia soon, but agreed that firm warnings to Moscow are prudent and necessary in any event. Madsen welcomed our ref B appr [...]	2008-08-25 10:00:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS GG DA
08COPENHAGEN459	DANES WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 14:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LI DA
08COPENHAGEN478	GETTING TO YES WITH DENMARK ON AIR MARSHALS [...] (S) Overcoming deep-seated Danish opposition to U.S. Federal Air Marshals on flights to and from Denmark will require a coordinated, long-term effort from all U.S. agencies. Danish officials continue to evince skepticism about the severity of the threat, concerns about the implications of FAM [...]	2008-09-08 11:15:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET	PREL PTER EAIR ECON DA
08COPENHAGEN480	DENMARK AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin told us that Denmark's primary focus at the upcoming GAERC remains Georgia. The Danes were generally pleased with EU decisions on Georgia and Russia at the recently-concluded Gymnich, Asif reported, adding that Co [...]	2008-09-11 08:10:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GG RU DA
08COPENHAGEN481	DANES ACCEPT DECISION ON IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 08:33:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PRES MOPS MARR NATO IZ DA
08COPENHAGEN483	DANISH VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG human rights priorities for the 2008 UN General Assembly Third Committee to Emil Paulsen of the Danish MFA Human Rights Department. Paulsen confirmed EU opposition to no-action motions. He also confirmed EU plans to table resolutions on Burma and the [...]	2008-09-11 14:29:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA DA
08COPENHAGEN485	DENMARK SUPPORTS ISAF OPLAN AMENDMENT, BUT WARY OF [...] (C) Denmark recognizes the importance of giving NATO forces in Afghanistan broad and flexible authority to conduct counter-narcotics interdictions, consistent with SACEUR's recommendation, Ulrik Petersen of the Danish MFA Security Policy Department assured us September 11. Petersen maintained [...]	2008-09-12 08:20:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF DA
08COPENHAGEN499	Nordic Council Open to Renewable Energy R&D Partnership [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 18 courtesy call on the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM),the DCM expressed U.S. interest in dialogue and collaboration in the Arctic and the field of renewable energy. SecGen Halldor Asgrimsson reciprocated that interest, expressing ge [...]	2008-09-19 14:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PREL DA
08COPENHAGEN50	DANISH GOVERNMENT AVOIDS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Danish parliament voted February 7 to support a government internal review of alleged CIA flights through Danish airspace (reftel),rather than establish an independent investigation as demanded by opposition and Greenlandic officials. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and [...]	2008-02-07 09:48:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV DA
08COPENHAGEN500	Danes Support Strong EU Biofuels Sustainability Criteria [...] (SBU) Summary: According to officials in the Ministry for Climate and Energy, Denmark fully supports the French initiative to develop sustainability criteria by the end of this year. Denmark hopes strong sustainability criteria can be established before the UN climate conference (COP-15) in C [...]	2008-09-19 14:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN501	Denmark's New Climate Attaches Deployed to Washington, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cain hosted a lunch on August 19 at his residence in honor of Denmark's newly-named climate attaches, including Hans Jakob Eriksen, who will be posted to the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC. An initiative of the Climate and Energy Ministry, in cooperation with the [...]	2008-09-19 15:02:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV DA
08COPENHAGEN51	DANISH MFA "STILL WORKING" ON FUNDS FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Danish government continues to wrestle with internal bureaucratic questions of how to fund a contribution for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (reftel). Danish MFA acting Middle East head Steen Norlov and Lebanon desk officer Jakob Rogild Jakobsen told us February 6 that the foreign [...]	2008-02-07 14:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM DKEM EFIN LE SY DA
08COPENHAGEN53	DENMARK SUPPORTS EU STATEMENT ON SYRIAN DETENTIONS [...] (C) The Danish government backs French efforts to secure an EU Presidency statement condemning Syrian detention of Riad Seif and other democracy activists, Danish MFA acting Middle East head Steen Norlov told us February 6. Noting that Syrian action followed the recent visit of the Dutch fore [...]	2008-02-08 07:48:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KMPI SY DA
08COPENHAGEN531	DANES TO ABSTAIN WITH EU ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 12:52:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KVIR DA
08COPENHAGEN538	NORDICS INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's initiative to explore interest among Nordic governments and research communities in a Nordic-U.S. partnership on renewable energy research and development has been welcomed in Nordic capitals and by the Nordic Council of Ministers. We welcome this Department in [...]	2008-10-07 09:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG ENRG SENV DA
08COPENHAGEN553	OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 09:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL GG DA
08COPENHAGEN569	DENMARK ISSUES REPORT ON CIA OVERFLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller October 23 briefed parliament on his government's investigation of alleged U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace, emphasizing that no evidence had been found to prove those allegations or to suggest that Danish authorities had been [...]	2008-10-24 11:15:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER MARR DA
08COPENHAGEN574	DANISH BANKING/INDUSTRIAL TITANS DOWNBEAT ON [...] (SBU) At an October 27 dinner hosted by the Ambassador in honor of visiting Citi Chairman Sir Win Bischoff, Danish Central Bank Chairman Nils Bernstein was decidedly pessimistic in his assessment of Danish economic and banking sector prospects in the near-to-medium term. Speaking in an improm [...]	2008-10-28 12:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN DA
08COPENHAGEN575	DENMARK - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named military personnel and found no derogatory information. -Brigadier General Soeren Falk-Portved, Royal Danish Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache, Danish Embassy, Washington, D.C., DOB: March 18,1954. -Lieutenant Colonel Pe [...]	2008-10-28 15:39:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PM PREL DA
08COPENHAGEN577	DANES IN NO RUSH TO CLOSE OHR IN BOSNIA; PM TO [...] (C) Describing Denmark as "one step behind" much of the EU regarding the termination of OHR in Bosnia, Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen indicated broad agreement with reftel points on the need for implementation of the 5 2 criteria before transitioning to EUSR super [...]	2008-10-29 14:38:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU BK SR DA
08COPENHAGEN579	DANISH REACTION TO DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 08:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR DA
08COPENHAGEN593	DENMARK TO SUPPORT AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 15:24:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF DA
08COPENHAGEN595	DENMARK: LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO [...] (S) We discussed reftel points with Danish Government officials on November 4 and November 12, stressing the importance that Denmark adopt at least one of the preventive measures set forth in reftel to address risks posed by Iran. According to Nikolaj Harris, Head of Section of the Danish Fore [...]	2008-11-13 08:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN DA
08COPENHAGEN598	DENMARK TROUBLED BY BOLIVIAN SUSPENSION OF DEA [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Office for South America Maj Hessel November 12 underscored Denmark's deep concern about the Bolivian government's actions against DEA (reftel) and reported that the Danish government is pressing for a coordinated EU approach on the issue in La Paz. Characterizing U.S. a [...]	2008-11-13 13:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SNAR BL DA
08COPENHAGEN601	Climate Change: Denmark Restructures to Host COP-15 [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions posed in Ref A. Q. Has your host government altered its bureaucratic structure for addressing climate change over the past 12-18 months? If so, how? How might upcoming elections affect current policy positions and entities? A. Yes. The Danish G [...]	2008-11-14 12:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG DA
08COPENHAGEN603	DANES CONSIDERING CONVOYS AS POTENTIAL DETERRENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Denmark, home to one of the world's largest maritime shipping industries, is growing increasingly alarmed by incidents of high-seas piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. The Danish government and shipping associations have discussed with us the possibility of [...]	2008-11-18 11:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM MOPS PGOV PREL PTER DA
08COPENHAGEN61	DENMARK READY TO MOVE QUICKLY ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Denmark will be among the first EU member states to recognize Kosovo's independence. Danish MFA Eastern Europe Department Head Ruben Madsen confirmed to us February 11 that Denmark is poised to announce its recognition "within hours" of a declaration of independence. Madsen told us Danish [...]	2008-02-11 08:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI DA
08COPENHAGEN611	DANISH CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:08:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DA
08COPENHAGEN613	DENMARK: REVOCATION OF IRAN U-TURN GENERAL LICENSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:23:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN DA
08COPENHAGEN614	GREENLAND VOTES ON GREATER AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a November 25 referendum, Greenlanders are expected to approve "self rule," another step toward eventual independence from Denmark. Under the Self Rule Act agreed upon last summ [...]	2008-11-21 15:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DA
08COPENHAGEN617	YOUR VISIT TO COPENHAGEN [...] (C) Madam Secretary, you know Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague, and Denmark as one of our closest allies in Europe. Your "farewell" visit here is much appreciated by the Danes, who are naturally looking ahead to the incoming administration but are also keen to highli [...]	2008-11-25 08:59:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON OVIP DA
08COPENHAGEN625	Climate: Danes Looking Past Poznan to COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a Noveber 25 meeting with DCM, Prime Minister Rasmussens climate advisor, Ambassador Bo Lidegaard, shard Denmark's raised hopes and concerns about the rod toward a global climate agreement in Copenhage at the COP-15 meeting in December 2009. Lidegard welcomed early signals [...]	2008-11-28 10:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG DA
08COPENHAGEN626	Climate: Danes Looking Past Poznan to COP-15 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 10:10:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG DA
08COPENHAGEN627	DENMARK TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 11:20:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA DA
08COPENHAGEN63	DANES WILL OPPOSE OSCE BERLIN MECHANISM ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Denmark will oppose any effort to invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism in connection with a declaration of independence from Kosovo. MFA Kosovo Desk Officer Asger Kroll told us February 12 that Denmark sees "eye to eye" with the USG on the inappropriateness of the Berlin Mechanism in this c [...]	2008-02-12 10:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL UNAUS UNMIK YI EU DA
08COPENHAGEN630	DANES TO BACK CHANGE TO ANA TRUST FUND, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 13:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN DA
08COPENHAGEN664	DENMARK ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 15:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA DA
08COPENHAGEN668	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]	2008-12-16 15:46:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA

08COPENHAGEN673	DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 14:01:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL DA
08COPENHAGEN70	DENMARK: CARTOONS IN DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 14:25:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KISL ASEC DA
08COPENHAGEN79	KOSOVO: DENMARK PUSHING FOR GROUP RECOGNITION [...] (C) Denmark will formally recognize Kosovo independence February 21 at the latest, Danish MFA East European Department Head Ruben Madsen told us February 19, reporting that the Danes are lobbying other governments to join them that day. Madsen allowed that he would prefer to move more quickly [...]	2008-02-19 12:29:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI KV DA
08COTONOU1	BENIN'S NAVY PRESENTS NO DETERRENT TO ILLEGITIMATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 08:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP SNAR BN
08COTONOU10	GOB'S MORATORIUM ON ENFORCING JUDICIAL DECISIONS ENDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 07:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN KCMA PGOV
08COTONOU104	BENIN: GOB RESCHEDULES LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 11:44:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU105	COTTON HARVEST NUMBERS RELEASED AND ENDOSULFAN BANNED [...] SUMMARY: Benin's Cotton Stakeholders Association (AIC) estimates the mid-season 2007-2008 cotton harvest at 182,567 metric tons, accounting for about 65 percent of the estimated total production (Reftel). In other cotton news the GOB, citing environmental and health concerns, banned the import [...]	2008-02-14 11:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV BN
08COTONOU11	GOB REQUESTS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IN INTERDICTING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-05 12:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS SNAR BN
08COTONOU111	TELECOMS: LACK OF ELECTRICITY AND BANDWIDTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 06:14:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT BN
08COTONOU116	GOB SIGNS WJEI LOA [...] Summary: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moussa Okanla, and the Ambassador signed the Letter of Agreement (LOA),for Benin's Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) program at a ceremony on February 14, 2008. During the ceremony, the Ambassador reiterated the USG's commitment to assi [...]	2008-02-22 03:31:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID KWMN BN
08COTONOU117	DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-24 07:16:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL CU BN
08COTONOU118	BENIN'S INPUT ON ENERGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 02:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG BN
08COTONOU124	BENIN'S VIEWS ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 02:57:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PBTS PREL BN
08COTONOU141	MINISTER OF STATE N'DOURO WILL ATTEND DOD AFRICA DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 10:42:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN MASS PGOV PREL
08COTONOU146	PRESIDENT YAYI LAUNCHES CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Yayi tasked, on February 20, 2008, a committee of experts to review Benin's constitution and propose changes. The president gave the committee six months to come up with concrete proposals that would be submitted to the National Assembly for approval before being subject [...]	2008-03-06 05:53:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BN
08COTONOU149	BENIN: DEMARCHE ON USG VIEWS FOLLOWING IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 06:30:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM BN
08COTONOU151	BENIN: COSTAL PROTECTION WORKS TO START - SEA POLLUTION [...] On February 26, 2008, President Boni Yayi officially launched construction of jetties which will fight coastal erosion along a 7.5 km stretch of eroding coastline located to the east of the Port of Cotonou (reftel). Francois Noudegbessi, the Minister of Urban Development, Land Reform and Coasta [...]	2008-03-07 08:47:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EPET KMCA BN
08COTONOU156	BENIN: GOB NEGOTIATES TO BRING TEACHERS BACK TO SCHOOL [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a last attempt to save the school year, President Yayi met with the Front made up of representatives of the three teachers unions on February 21, and reiterated his commitment to satisfying their demands starting from July 1, 2008. The Front decided to resume school February 29, [...]	2008-03-12 07:53:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU161	HIGH DEMAND FOR CEMENT CHALLENGES LOCAL CEMENT PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Benin's cement plants are struggling to meet unprecedented high demands for cement from estate developers, road construction firms, and individuals. This situation exacerbated by the smuggling of cement to Nigeria has triggered a cement shortage in Benin. The GOB's tax exemption measur [...]	2008-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV BN
08COTONOU162	BENIN TO HOST SAHEL-SAHARAN STATES COMMUNITY SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Benin (GOB) is preparing to host in June 2008 the 10th Summit of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). To help ensure a successful summit, there is massive road and housing construction in Cotonou to increase accommodation capacity for the many delegate [...]	2008-03-14 07:14:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD BN
08COTONOU188	BENIN - IMF FOURTH REVIEW, 4TH QUARTER 2007 [...] SUMMARY: An IMF team visited Benin, March 3-18, 2008 for the to review the country's economic performance in the last quarter of 2007. The team shared its generally favorable conclusions with international donors on March 18. However, the IMF team urged the GOB to continue to improve economic [...]	2008-04-01 09:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV BN
08COTONOU192	CHINESE FOOTPRINT DEEPENS IN BENIN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Benin Li Beifen, whose husband has joined her at post for the past few months, told the Ambassador on March 22 that she ends her tour in Benin in April 2008 and will be replaced by China's current ambassador in the Seychelles. China/Benin relations expanded g [...]	2008-04-03 09:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD PINR EINV CH BN
08COTONOU196	BENIN: CRISIS IN MICROCREDIT SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Benin (GOB) dismissed the Director General of PADME, a microcredit institution, for mismanagement disclosed by a report from the Financial Audit Office (IGF). The Director General (DG) and the employees of PADME denied all allegations of mismanagement and malfeasa [...]	2008-04-08 06:12:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA BN
08COTONOU20	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 11:45:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN PGOV SNAR
08COTONOU201	BENIN: LOCAL ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS AMIDST POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Preparations for local elections, now scheduled for April 20, continue apace in Benin against a backdrop of logistical problems, alleged fraud, and mounting political tension. The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENA) completed voter registration. Tension between Presi [...]	2008-04-10 01:04:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU202	BENIN: ELECTORAL PROCESS IN TURMOIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: To mark the second anniversary of President Yayi's rule, deputies from his political coalition Force Cowry for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) took stock on April 5-6 of the political situation. They asked the government to suspend immediately the electoral process after the arrest of el [...]	2008-04-10 07:09:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU207	OVERVIEW OF BENIN'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) Summary: Fully cognizant of the very public tilt in the political balance of power towards his opponents, President Boni Yayi has undertaken a full court press to regain the momentum of his triumphs in the March 2006 presidential and March 2007 legislative elections. At stake is regainin [...]	2008-04-11 05:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM PINR BN
08COTONOU215	BENIN: UNSCR 1803 RELATED DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 06:12:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NSG MNUC EFIN KNNP IR BN
08COTONOU219	BENIN: PEACEFUL LOCAL ELECTIONS AGAINST BACKGROUND OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 20, 2008, Benin held its second set of municipal and local elections since 1990. Early results point to a defeat for President Yayi's new Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party in Cotonou and Porto-Novo. FCBE did better in the north where preliminary results ind [...]	2008-04-21 10:28:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU242	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BN PREL
08COTONOU255	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 06:40:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV BN
08COTONOU256	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 08:38:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY BN
08COTONOU26	BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY GOB OFFICIALS FOR PRE-ADVANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 10:23:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP BUSH GEORGE BN
08COTONOU260	HSV 2 Swift's Successful Visit to Cotonou [...] (U) SUMMARY: The High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift visited Benin April 19 - 21, 2008. Cotonou was the last port the Swift visited as part of its deployment in support of the Africa Partnership Station (APS). The crew of the HSV Swift conducted a Maritime Safety and Security Information System ( [...]	2008-05-02 06:19:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN EAID MARR MASS PGOV
08COTONOU261	POST PLAN FOR "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE" [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 08:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN CU KDEM PHUM PREL
08COTONOU262	PRESIDENT YAYI WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH REQUESTING FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 10:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN EAGR EAID OPDC
08COTONOU281	POLITICAL PARTIES NEGOTIATE PENDING OFFICIAL ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the April 20, 2008 municipal elections, President Yayi has launched negotiations to bring representatives of opposition political parties into his government. Informal polling results published in the press continue to indicate that President Yayi's Force Cowry for an Eme [...]	2008-05-09 06:38:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU288	FOOD DEFICIT REPORTED IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 04:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL
08COTONOU289	OUTREACH IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Benin is widely regarded as a free country and was classified as such in Freedom House's 2008 Freedom in the World Report. There are no known third-country dissidents in Benin. The Ambassador and the entire country team pursue an active strategy to advance the respect of human rights and enco [...]	2008-05-16 05:36:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN PHUM PREL
08COTONOU290	BENIN WRAP-UP MAY 2 - MAY 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 06:43:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN KMCA PGOV PHUM
08COTONOU294	BENIN FEEDBACK ON UNICEF PROGRAMS [...] Summary: Post welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on UNICEF, a valued partner in development. The UNICEF program in Benin is effective and coordinates closely with the USG, the Government of Benin (GOB),and international donors. 2. UNICEF Program in Benin: Overall, the UNICEF [...]	2008-05-20 04:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID UNICEF UN BN
08COTONOU298	BENIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FAO WORLD FOOD SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 05:23:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN EAGR
08COTONOU3	H5N1 UPDATE 3: GOB RESUMES CULLING [...] The GOB resumed culling operations on December 30 after culling stopped on December 23 due to lack of funds. The GOB plans to implement its communications plan, starting before January 5, with UNICEF funding. Post anticipates the GOB will make a formal request for additional equipment necess [...]	2008-01-02 11:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
08COTONOU308	BENIN'S CANDIDATE FOR UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN [...] On May 21, 2008, President Yayi sent President Bush a letter to seek his support for the candidacy of Conceptia L. D. Ouinsou for the position of the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2. Ms. Ouinsou is currently the President of Benin's Constitutional Court. Her mandate [...]	2008-05-28 03:24:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BN
08COTONOU309	BENIN'S FY 2008 PROPOSAL FOR THE TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] SUMMARY: Based upon consultation with UNHCR/Benin, Embassy Cotonou requests FY08 funding in the amount of 8.2 million FCFA (approximately $19,700) from the Taft Fund for Refugees to fund micro-credit projects intended for urban-based refugees and Togolese refugees at the Agame refugee camp. [...]	2008-05-28 06:43:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID BN TO
08COTONOU311	YAYI TO ATTEND FAO FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT [...] On May 25 the GOB announced that President Yayi will lead Benin's delegation to the FAO's High Level Conference on World Food Security (June 3-5, 2008). This changes Embassy reporting in Ref A that the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fishing, Roger Dovonou would lead the delega [...]	2008-05-28 07:34:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR BN
08COTONOU313	CENA RELEASES MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS RESULTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 20, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENA) published the results of the April 20 municipal and local elections after it failed to do so on May 6 (the date it previously promised to do so). The results indicate that President Yayi's political coalition Force Cow [...]	2008-05-29 06:57:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU314	BENIN: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] This cable responds to reftel requests for information on Forced Labor and Child Labor in the production of goods. ----------------------- Rocks and Mineral Goods ----------------------- 2. According to Norbert Fanou Ako, Director of the the NGO ESAM, "Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du [...]	2008-05-29 18:31:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN
08COTONOU317	BENIN WRAP-UP MAY 17 - MAY 30, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 14:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN EAGR KMCA KNAR PGOV
08COTONOU321	YAYI ANNOUNCES 2008-2009 COTTON PRICES [...] SUMMARY: On May 25 2008, President Yayi personally announced the prices of raw cotton and inputs for the 2008-2009 campaign. To alleviate the negative impact of the surge in the price of oil on the cost of fertilizers, the GOB decided to subsidize fertilizers for the same period. This year, ra [...]	2008-06-03 17:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV BN
08COTONOU327	BENIN'S NOMINEES FOR CYBERCRIME WORSHOP [...] Per reftel, the following individuals are Benin's nominees to participate in the West Africa Regional Cybercrime Workshop to be held from July 9-11, 2008 in Cotonou Benin: A. Olivier Ghezo, Director of Legislation, Codification, and Seals, Ministry of Justice; Email: golflu@yahoo.fr, Cell: 0 [...]	2008-06-05 16:30:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	LEGAT INL NAS DEA FBI DHS DOJ RLA PGOV BN
08COTONOU332	BENIN SUPPORTS HOGARTH'S IWC PRIORITIES [...] EconOff delivered Reftel demarche to Joseph Ouake, Benin's International Whaling Commission (IWC) commissioner and Catherine Hounkpe, Benin's Director of Fisheries and Benin's alternate IWC commissioner, on June 9, 2008. Ouake and Hounkpe support Dr. Hogarth's plan of action, the establishment [...]	2008-06-10 17:23:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS IWC PREL SENV
08COTONOU336	PRESIDENT YAYI CONOVKES CHARGE TO ASK AGAIN FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 16:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BN
08COTONOU337	BENIN WRAP-UP MAY 31 - JUNE 13, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 13:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN CVIS EAID ENRG EWWT MASS OPRC PGOV
08COTONOU341	YAYI DISCUSSES DISPUTED MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 15:57:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BN
08COTONOU342	POST DELIVERED AGOA INVITAION LETTER [...] On June 13, 2008, the Embassy delivered the AGOA forum invitation (Reftel) to the following members of the GOB: - Mr. Pascal I. Koupaki, Minister of State, for Economic Forecasting, Development and the Evaluation Public Action; - Mr. Moussa Okanla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integra [...]	2008-06-17 12:35:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ETRD EINV EAID PGOV BN
08COTONOU343	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PRESS STATEMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 17:20:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN EUN PHUM PREL
08COTONOU344	GMP WELL RECEIVED IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 17:23:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN EWWT MARR MASS PGOV PREL
08COTONOU348	KHADAFI MAKES WAVES AT CEN-SAD SUMMIT IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:49:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SENV EAGR PINR XA LY BN
08COTONOU349	YAYI WRITES TWICE FOR FOOD AID FUNDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 14:05:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL PGOV BN
08COTONOU354	PRESIDENT YAYI ON MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) During a meeting with heads of donor missions on June 24, 2008, President Yayi gave his first public statement about the results of Benin's April 20 local and municipal elections. He stated that some of the results announced by the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENA) do not [...]	2008-06-25 15:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU362	BENIN DELEGATION TO AU SUMMIT [...] Post delivered the referenced demarche by Diplomatic Note on June 24, 2008. The Special Adviser on Diplomatic Affairs to the Benin Head of State, Mariam Alhaji Boni Diallo advised Post that President Boni Yayi would lead the Benin delegation to the African Union Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, June [...]	2008-06-28 21:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM OVIP XA PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU363	HAITI SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT TO BE MEMBER OF PAN-AMERIAN HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-28 21:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	HT PREL BN
08COTONOU369	CENSAD SUMMIT ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE [...] On June 20, 2008, a communiqu from the June 17-18 CEN-SAD summit proposed the creation of an authority to coordinate agricultural policies and an agricultural development fund. 2. The Libyan Leader, Muammar Khadafi, praised CEN-SAD's progress, growing international credibility, and "noble [...]	2008-06-30 11:30:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PROL PGOV BN
08COTONOU381	BENIN Democracy and Human Rights Financial Status [...] Summary: This cable serves to meet the requirement that all posts submit a DHRF financial status report covering a detailed listing by fiscal year of all open unliquidated obligations and the amount still unliquidated for each activity. 2. Part A - Prior Fiscal Year Funds FY 2006 DHRF [...]	2008-07-02 16:11:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BN
08COTONOU39	BENIN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Please find below Embassy Cotonou's submission for Benin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement keyed to the topics in Reftel. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. President Yayi, in office since April 2006, aims to establish double [...]	2008-01-16 10:41:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BN
08COTONOU4	GOB ASSENTS TO PROPOSED MARITIME INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 11:38:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET	PGOV SNAR MARR BN
08COTONOU406	BENIN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM [...] Benin's official delegation to the AGOA forum in Washington, D.C. will be led by Ernestine Attanasso, the Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The Embassy was informed on July 11 that Benin's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Gregoire Akofodji, would no [...]	2008-07-11 12:52:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID BN
08COTONOU408	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT YAYI'S TRIP TO THE U.S., [...] (SBU) Summary: Benin,s President Boni Yayi travels to Washington, D.C., July 15-21, 2008, primarily for talks with the World Bank and the IMF and to seek assistance for plans to energize the country,s agricultural sector and to follow-up on earlier requests for food aid. His request for meeti [...]	2008-07-11 21:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EAID EAGR PGOV PREL PINR EFIN LY BN
08COTONOU417	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT NULLIFIES PRESIDENTIAL MEDIATION BODY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 26, 2008 the Constitutional Court nullified the Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) that President Yayi created on August 25, 2006 by a presidential decree to mediate conflicts between citizens and the public administration. The Constitutional Court declared that the OPM was [...]	2008-07-15 18:16:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN PGOV PINR PREL
08COTONOU419	GOB BRIEFS DONORS ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 19:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
08COTONOU420	BENIN: POLITICAL STATE OF THE NATION - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The uncertain legitimacy and role of Benin's Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) headed by National Mediator, Albert Tevoedjre, is indicative of the political quagmire that engulfs the administration of reform-minded President Boni Yayi. The latter is beset on one hand by the i [...]	2008-07-15 19:36:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EFIN PINR KDEM BN
08COTONOU432	BENIN: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF JULY 4, [...] The embassy received a letter dated June 26, 2008 from President Yayi to President Bush expressing congratulations on the occasion of the 4th of July. The original letter will be sent to AF/W by pouch. 2. Begin informal translation of letter: Dear Mr. President and Dear Friend: [...]	2008-07-21 12:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV BN
08COTONOU450	BENIN: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT STANDSTILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since July 7th deputies from the G4 and G13 (Ref B) have blocked all deliberations in the National Assembly. The deputies, who form a majority, demand the creation of an independent commission to investigate National Assembly President Mathurin Nago's management of the Assembly. T [...]	2008-07-29 17:00:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMCA BN
08COTONOU451	BENIN: CHILD LABOR PERSISTS IN STONE QUARRIES [...] SUMMARY: Child labor continues to be used in stone crushing quarries in central Benin. On June 24, 2008 a mission team visited the quarries to gage the magnitude of the use of child labor in them. The team observed that children continue, in significant numbers, to engage with their parents in [...]	2008-07-29 17:03:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EIND SOCI BN
08COTONOU452	BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI CIRCUMVENTS IMPASSE IN NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 17:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMCA BN
08COTONOU453	BENIN: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 17:49:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI BN
08COTONOU456	BENIN: AGOA POINTS OF CONTACT [...] Per reftel request, post hereby provides the following AGOA points of contact in Benin: Until the arrival in Benin of a new Political and Economic Officer, the backup AGOA point of contact is Marius C. Lotsu, LES Economic/Commercial Assistant. Tel. (+229) 21 300650; LotsuMC@state.gov BROW [...]	2008-07-30 16:57:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ML BN
08COTONOU46	SCENESETTER FOR THE POTUS VISIT TO BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 13:34:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP BUSH GEORGE PGOV EAID KMCA BN
08COTONOU478	BENIN'S FY 2008 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES OBLIGATION REPORT [...] On July 31, 2008, Ambassador Gayleatha B. Brown approved and signed the Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) grant documents for the Association for the Promotion of Development Initiative (ALiDe). 2. The project awarded is from the Taft Fund for Refugees to fund micro-credit projects [...]	2008-08-08 11:21:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID BN TO
08COTONOU497	BENIN: Delivery of Non-Paper on Iran Entities and [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 11:25:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM BN
08COTONOU5	GOB TAKES MEASURES AGAINST INFLATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 07:44:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV BN
08COTONOU54	BENIN PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT [...] Dr. Moussa Okanla, Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President Boni Yayi will both attend the AU Summit meeting in Addis Ababa. Dr. Okanla will arrive in Addis Abba on or about January 26, 2008 and remain until the summit concludes. President Yayi will arrive on or about January 30 and [...]	2008-01-24 10:16:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN KSUM PREL XA
08COTONOU551	Benin: UNGA Third Committee 2008 [...] (C) On September 4, 2008, the DCM delivered ref demarche to the MFA Director of International Organizations, Thomas Adoumasse. Adoumasse summarized the GOB position on the continued promotion of the concept of "defamation of religions," saying that one of the cornerstones of Beninese democracy [...]	2008-09-05 14:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BN
08COTONOU562	BENINESE ATTENDANCE AT THE 63rd UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Further to Ref (A),the list of Beninese attendees at the 63rd UNGA follows: -- Head of Delegation, H.E. President Boni Yayi; -- President's Wife, Chantal de Souza Yayi; -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Francophonie and the Beninese Diaspora, Moussa Okanla (AF); -- Min [...]	2008-09-09 16:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BN
08COTONOU617	BENIN: LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL INERTIA HAMPER GOB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judicial inertia and active resistance in Benin's National Assembly temper the positive impact of President Boni Yayi's ambitious anti-corruption and economic governance agenda. Political gridlock continues as opposition parties consolidate control of the National Assembly wrestl [...]	2008-09-29 13:47:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA PINR BN
08COTONOU622	BENIN: OPPOSITION PARTIES TIGHTEN GRIP ON PRESIDENT YAYI [...] (U) SUMMARY: To encourage participation of opposition parties in his government, President Yayi has held extensive talks with their leaders. These include the Renaissance of Benin (RB),the Social Democracy Party (PSD),the Party for Democratic Renewal (PRD),the African Movement for Democracy [...]	2008-09-29 15:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KMCA BN
08COTONOU630	USITC STUDY ON BENIN: EFFECTS OF INSTRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following: -- AmEmbassy Cotonou's contact for this subject study (pending the arrival of a Pol/EconOff) is Mr. Marius C. Lotsu, the Economic/Commercial Assistant. His contact details follow: U.S. Embassy; 01B.P. 2012 Cotonou, Benin Rue Caporal Bernard Anani; E-ma [...]	2008-10-03 09:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA BN
08COTONOU655	BENIN: GOVERNMENT DIVESTS COTTON GINNING COMPANY [...] On September 18, the GOB announced the successful divestiture of the cotton ginning activities of the agricultural parastatal, SONAPRA. The SCP, ("Societe Commune de Participation") was provisionally declared successful bidder. They will create a public-private joint venture called SDC ("Soci [...]	2008-10-20 06:03:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV PGOV BN
08COTONOU656	BENIN: GOVERNMENT DIVESTS COTTON GINNING COMPANY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 06:03:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV PGOV BN
08COTONOU657	BENIN: DRAFT DESIGNATION OF NEW PROVINCIAL CAPITALS SPARKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Minister of Decentralization and Local Communities, Issa Demole Moko,publicized a government plan to designate capital cities for six provinces that were formerly administered out of neighboring provincial capitals. The proposed arrangement reflected proposals put forward by a [...]	2008-10-20 06:04:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU658	BENIN: IMF FIFTH REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: From September 10-24, an IMF team conducted the fifth annual review of Benin's economic performance up until June 2008. On September 24, the team shared its generally favorable conclusions and some concerns which continue to threaten the GOB's efforts at sustained growth with internati [...]	2008-10-20 06:12:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV BN
08COTONOU659	BENIN: IMF FIFTH REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 06:12:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV BN
08COTONOU67	(C) HCOC "INREACH" TO BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 04:02:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA BN
08COTONOU688	BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI'S SECOND CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: After months of suspense following the April 2008 legislative elections, President Yayi announced a second cabinet reshuffle on October 22. The cabinet increased from 26 to 30 ministers, nineteen (19) of whom are new to the government. Of the remaining eleven (11),three (3) mini [...]	2008-10-31 12:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU69	IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 05:00:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC BN EUN PREF PREL SMIG
08COTONOU72	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT YAYI TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Post received on January 30, 2008, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a letter addressed to President Bush from President Yayi. The letter was dated January 2, 2008. An identical letter, which will follow septel, was addressed to Secretary Rice. Post also has sent a copy via e-mail to AF/W [...]	2008-02-01 11:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN OPDC PGOV
08COTONOU73	GOVERNMENT MOVES TO QUELL LABOR UNREST [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN ELAB PGOV
08COTONOU750	BENIN: PROFILE OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables concerning the second cabinet reshuffling of the Government of Benin (GOB),which took place on October 22. Reftel highlighted major changes in the new government and provided general background information on the reshuffle. This cable provides prof [...]	2008-12-01 04:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU754	BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 10:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML

08COTONOU76	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT YAYI TO SECRETARY RICE [...] Post received on January 30, 2008, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a letter addressed to Secretary Rice from President Yayi. The letter was dated January 2, 2008. An identical letter was sent to President Bush (reftel). Post sent a copy via e-mail to AF/W and a hard copy via pouch to AF/ [...]	2008-02-01 11:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN OPDC PGOV
08COTONOU779	BENIN'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Please find below Embassy Cotonou's submission for Benin's 2009 Investment Climate Statement keyed to the topics in reftel. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. President Yayi, in office since April 2006, aims to establish double [...]	2008-12-15 08:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BN
08COTONOU795	BENIN: OPPOSITION TAKES FIRM STAND AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an attempt to defuse the political crisis, President Yayi met individually with leaders of the opposition groups G4, G13 and Key Force in November 2008, and proposed a November 27-28 joint meeting with them. Also, on November 18, the GOB issued a decree to allow the full applica [...]	2008-12-19 12:41:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU796	BENIN GPRA REPORT: EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, Fernand Nouwligbeto, journalist at "Agence Proximites," returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant about his visit. He was very satisfied with [...]	2008-12-22 06:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU797	BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...]	2008-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN
08COTONOU802	BENIN: DESIGNING A PERMANENT COMPUTERIZED VOTE REGISTRY: A [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, the Head of the European Commission delegation to Benin, Ambassador Elisabeth Feret, in conjunction with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office and Financial and Technical Partners (FTPs),officially presented to President Yayi a feasibility report on [...]	2008-12-23 12:52:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08COTONOU810	COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 05:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU82	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 11:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP BN
08COTONOU96	BENIN'S G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post has the pleasure to submit four project proposals for G/TIP ESF and INCLE funding for FY 2008. While Benin is a Tier 2 country with a government firmly committed to the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP),Beninese children continue to be victimized by traffickers. The proposals s [...]	2008-02-12 07:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG
08CURACAO14	ANSWER TO NSDD-38 - REDUCTION IN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [...] Chief of Mission disapproves Ref. A proposal to abolish the Defense Liaison Officer (DLO) position in Curacao. His decision is based on three important reasons: A) A previous COM identified several policy and administrative factors justifying the approval of this DLO position as recently [...]	2008-01-29 18:25:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP AMGT AODE ABLD ASEC NA NL
08CURACAO66	CONGEN CURACAO PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 04:37:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM CU NA AA
08CURACAO82	OPPOSITION PARTIES AND VENEZUELA COMPLAIN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local opposition parties are using rising fuel prices and fears of regional conflict to attempt, unsuccessfully, to stir up popular opposition to the U.S. counter-drug Forward Operating Location (FOL). Local media reports have also highlighted recent Venezuelan government criticis [...]	2008-06-24 18:24:00	Consulate Curacao	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SNAR NA NL AA VE
08CURACAO91	UNCHARACTERISTIC VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT AFTER CURACAO ISLAND [...] Limited violent incidents erupted in Curacao after the Island Parliament narrowly approved on June 26 a motion providing for temporary financial supervision from the Netherlands in exchange for debt relief. Island MP and Sovereign People (PS) party leader Helmin Wiels called for civil disobedi [...]	2008-07-01 12:39:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NA NL
08DAKAR1011	PRESIDENT WADE FIRES BUDGET MINISTER AFTER REVELATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 7 cabinet meeting, President Wade fired Budget Minister Ibrahima Sarr and named Mamadou Abdoulaye Sow, a career Senegal Treasury official, as the new Minister. The Presidential decree to remove Sarr -- which came just hours after Wade met the IMF Resrep -- fol [...]	2008-09-02 17:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ETRD EAID KCOR SG
08DAKAR1023	SENEGAL-WADE TIGHTENS HIS GRIP ON THE JUDICIARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Alioune Niane, a long time embassy contact and a judge at the Court of Accounts, said that with recent judicial appointments, the reinstatement of the Supreme Court and his resignation as the head of the National Association of Judges, President Abdoulaye Wade's grip over the j [...]	2008-09-08 09:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR1036	UNGA DEMARCHE: SENEGALESE FOREIGN MINISTER OPEN TO [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio on August 4. He responded enthusiastically that the United States and Senegal could work together to find points of commonality to yield mutual [...]	2008-09-09 10:40:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN SG
08DAKAR1046	FINANCE MINISTER REGAINS CONTROL OF SENEGAL,S UGLY [...] (S) Summary: During an August 25 courtesy call, Senegal's Finance Minister Abdoulaye Diop revealed to the Ambassador that he had "wrested control" of Senegal's public finances from the Budget Ministry, subordinate to the Finance Ministry. In doing so, the former budget Minister, and ally of [...]	2008-09-10 17:31:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	EFIN KCOR EAID ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR1067	FARBA SENGHOR-PRESIDENT WADE,S FALL GUY [...] 1. (C) SUMMARY: On August 28, Farba Senghor, Minister of Air Transportation and, more importantly, public relations officer for the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) was forced to resign his ministerial post because of his alleged role in recent attacks on the newsrooms of "L'As" and "24 [...]	2008-09-15 17:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN SG
08DAKAR1079	SENEGAL: WADE-SARKOZY ENCOUNTER GONE AWRY [...] (C) Summary: According to the French embassy, the recent meeting between the French and Senegalese presidents did not go well. The French were astonished that President Abdoulaye Wade spent most of the meeting talking about his belief that he will win a Nobel Peace Prize this year. End summa [...]	2008-09-17 18:27:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR FR MR SG
08DAKAR1095	SENEGAL: DEMARCHE REGARDING WADE'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: Under instruction from Senegal's President Wade and in the presence of his Mauritanian counterpart, Foreign Minister Gadio publicly reiterated on September 17 Senegal's support of the AU position condemning the use of coup d'etat. The Foreign Minister had briefed Wade on the ref [...]	2008-09-19 13:19:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MR SG
08DAKAR1100	FARBA SENGHOR-GUILTY SAYS THE PROSECUTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an impromptu fifteen minute meeting with Ousmane Diagne, the prosecutor who investigated former Transport and Cultural Affairs Minister Farba Senghor and his acolytes' alleged involvement in the trashing of two Dakar newsrooms, he told us that as far as the evidence is concern [...]	2008-09-22 13:53:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
08DAKAR114	2007 Country Reports on Terrorism: Senegal [...] The following narrative is Posts submission for the 2007 Country Terrorism Report (CTR): Senegal The Government of Senegal cooperated with the Untied States in identifying terrorist groups operating in Senegal. More work remained to be done, however, to develop first responder services, [...]	2008-01-29 11:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KHLS AEMR SG KDMR
08DAKAR1140	INVESTIGATING SENEGAL'S BUDGET BLACKHOLE [...] (C) Summary: A special investigative IMF team came to Senegal to look into a budget crisis caused by revelations of massive extra-budgetary commitments. To bring back even a semblance of balance, the government must cut USD 240 million in expenditures and raise USD 360 million. The IMF does [...]	2008-10-03 11:15:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL EAID ECON SG
08DAKAR117	SENEGAL: A CONTROVERSIAL RETURN TO BICAMERALISM [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's return to bicameralism, following a February 2007 amendment to the Constitution, was widely perceived as a huge waste of funds and driven by a desire to create privileges for a growing political class rather than strengthening the country's democratic architecture. Th [...]	2008-01-29 16:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR1188	GUINEA BISSAU SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. An 25-26 August familiarization visit by the State Department AF/W desk officer to Bissau revealed in interviews defiance, optimism and some worry about the 16 November legislative elections, fighting drug trafficking and the influence of traffickers on national politics. Sub [...]	2008-10-16 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR119	PRESIDENT WADE CHAIRS NEPAD ROUND TABLE ON AFRICAN [...] SUMMARY: A donor round table was held in Saly-Portugal, Senegal on January 23-24, 2008 to discuss the priorities of the Infrastructure Component of NEPAD. President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal is the chairman on this component along with those of energy, environment, and information technology [...]	2008-01-29 16:43:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR1190	WESTERN DONORS EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge accompanied a delegation of Ambassadors and international organization representatives to the Prime Minister,s office on October 10 to seek an update and clarification of the GOS,s payment arrears, off-budget expenditures and plans for the Government to bring accounts in [...]	2008-10-17 12:07:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SG
08DAKAR1196	Senegal: President Wade's Final Assault Against National [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Senegalese Congress (National Assembly and Senate in joint session) held an emergency meeting to amend the Constitution to allow for the removal of the President of the National Assembly, Macky Sall, from his post. Despite having applied tremendous political [...]	2008-10-17 13:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR1197	BISSAU-GUINEAN ELECTION AT RISK DUE TO STRIKE [...] (U) On October 13, 2008, the labor union representing employees of the National Electoral Commission of Guinea-Bissau (CNE) announced that, effective October 14, 2008, election workers would strike until October 23, 2008. If by the end of that time, the government of Guinea-Bissau (GGB) fails [...]	2008-10-17 13:38:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PU
08DAKAR1246	SENEGAL'S ECONOMIC INDICATORS DROP AS THE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal continues to struggle to find the means to pay off its large stock of internal debt owed to private suppliers. The accumulated effects of financial indiscipline and adverse exogenous factors are negatively impacting projected GDP growth, inflation, and government defic [...]	2008-10-31 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAID SG
08DAKAR125	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) This cable is largely derived from the initial report by an interagency Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT),which conducted an onsite visit to Senegal November 5-9, 2007. The team met with a wide array of government and private sector entities in Senegal and came away with a nuance [...]	2008-02-04 08:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG
08DAKAR126	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 09:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG
08DAKAR1279	Senegal: The Misery of Local Democracy [...] (SBU) On October 29, President Abdoulaye Wade fired by decree Mbaye Ndiaye, the Mayor of the Parcelles Assainies suburb of Dakar for mismanagement. Ndiaye who is one of the old guards in the ruling party and a Deputy at the National Assembly has been punished for his loyalty to Macky Sall, th [...]	2008-11-05 16:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR1282	SENEGAL ACHIEVES MILESTONE IN RENEWED EFFORT TO ACHIEVE AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By presenting comprehensive concept papers in a timely manner for important projects, including roads, irrigation, and judicial reform, Senegal has achieved an important milestone in its effort to sign an MCC Compact. MCC Vice President John Hewko told the MCA-Senegal Steering [...]	2008-11-05 17:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SG
08DAKAR1285	Rains Cause Flooding in Dakar's Suburbs [...] (SBU) Summary: Severe rainfall from June through late September 2008 destroyed hundreds of homes, leaving thousands of people homeless or displaced in the highly populated Dakar suburbs of Pikine, Thiaroye, Guediawaye, Medina Gounass, Diamaguene, Dalifort, and Yeumbeul. As a result of flash f [...]	2008-11-06 17:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM ECON SENV SG
08DAKAR1286	RELIGION IN SENEGAL-IBADU RAHMAN, THE SALAFISTS [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. While the country is 95 percent Sunni Muslim, major differences exist between the various brotherhoods that dominate the Sunni-Sufi landscape which includes smaller, more conservative Sunni groups and Shia Muslims. Ad [...]	2008-11-06 17:13:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG
08DAKAR1298	IMF MISSION HOPES FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON SENEGAL'S PSI AT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should not be shared outside of approved USG channels. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's Policy Support Instrument with the IMF faces a critical Board Review and assessment in December. The Mission carrying out the second review of the program h [...]	2008-11-10 14:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EAID SG
08DAKAR1318	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT ON SENEGAL [...] Summary: As the White House prepares to host the G-20 Summit to address current risks to the global economy, the likely impact on Senegal of the financial crisis is mixed. Neither Senegal nor the central bank of the Franc CFA monetary zone are holding the sophisticated mortgage and debt inst [...]	2008-11-13 17:15:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID EMIN SG
08DAKAR1319	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS, PRESSES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings surrounding the presentation of her credentials to Bissau-Guinean President Joao Bernardo Vieira on November 6, 2008, Ambassador Bernicat pressed for continued vigilance in the fight against narco-trafficking and pledged U.S. engagement in the anti-drug ef [...]	2008-11-14 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU SNAR XY
08DAKAR1324	GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTIONS COULD PROMPT UNEASE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Threatened by the likely victory of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in the November 16, 2008 legislative elections, a handful of insecure Bissau Guinean army officers theoretically could be persuaded to take action to forestall PAIGC- [...]	2008-11-14 13:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
08DAKAR1325	SENEGAL: DISMISSAL OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On November 9, the National Assembly voted 111 to 22 to remove Macky Sall from his position as president of the National Assembly. The sacking of Sall was the result of Sall's (likely politically motivated) attempt a year ago to convoke President Abdoulaye Wad [...]	2008-11-17 07:36:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SG
08DAKAR1348	President elect Obama calls President Wade [...] On November 19, the Spokesperson of the President's office announced that President Abdoulaye Wade received a telephone call from US President elect Obama. The following unofficial translation of the press release that was issued and read on the evening news broadcast of the Senegalese state [...]	2008-11-20 16:46:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR1351	Senegal: National Assembly elects new Speaker [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On November 16, Senegal's National Assembly elected a new Speaker, Mamadou Seck, the former Chair of the Assembly's Finance Committee. His election ends the long saga between President Abdoulaye Wade and the former Chair of the Assembly, Macky Sall, who was ous [...]	2008-11-20 17:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR1357	PAIGC SET TO PREVAIL IN PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY GUINEA BISSAU [...] On November 14, 2008, POLCOUNS and two PolOffs traveled to Guinea Bissau to observe the nation's first legislative election since 2004. As observed by EmbOffs, the November 16 poll was calm and relatively well-organized and executed. An estimated 72 percent of registered voters turned out fo [...]	2008-11-25 13:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL XY PU
08DAKAR1365	GUINEA-BISSAU: DISSIDENT SOLDIERS ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early morning hours of November 23, at least nine dissident soldiers fired on the private residence of Bissau-Guinean President Joao Bernardo Vieira. Forces loyal to Vieira returned fire, prompting a three-hour gun battle. The President and his family were unharmed. Initi [...]	2008-11-26 16:43:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
08DAKAR1378	RELIGION IN SENEGAL-AL FALAH, THE WAHABBI [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns the Al Falah group who, along with Cemaat Ibadu-Rahman (reftel),is considered to be one of the country,s more conservative organizations. They are identified by many as being Wahabbi wit [...]	2008-12-01 10:43:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS SOCI SG
08DAKAR1395	Senegal-Former National Assembly Chairman Creates his own [...] (U) Summary: On December 2, the recently ousted Chairman of the National Assembly, Macky Sall, called a press conference at the Hotel Teranga to announce the creation of his party. He announced that his new party is APR-Yakaar (Alliance for the Republic and the Wolof word for hope-Yakaar). En [...]	2008-12-04 14:38:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR1401	SENEGAL: FORMER PRIME MINISTER MACKY SALL [...] (C) Summary: On December 3 Political Counselor and PolOff met with the recently ousted president of the National Assembly, Macky Sall. The previous day Sall announced the creation of a new political party: the Alliance for the Republic Yakaar - APR Yakaar (Yakaar means hope in Wolof). Sall sa [...]	2008-12-08 10:47:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
08DAKAR1416	GUINEA-BISSAU ENTERING PERIOD OF VOLATILITY [...] (C) Summary: Many aspects of the November 23 attack on Guinea-Bissau's President, Joao Bernardo Vieira, remain unclear. According to the official account, the President narrowly escaped an attempted assassination as a prelude to a coup d'etat, which he survived due to the intervention of loy [...]	2008-12-10 19:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PU SNAR
08DAKAR1431	SENEGAL'S LATEST TREASURY BONDS; A CREATIVE APPROACH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early December, Senegal launched a USD 40 million treasury bond offering as one part of the government's plan to pay off the debt it owes to private sector contractors. In marketing the bonds, the regional central bank and the Ministry of Finance reportedly promised subscrib [...]	2008-12-16 14:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD SG
08DAKAR1432	SENEGAL MEETS DEADLINE BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Senegal's Finance Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, has been scrambling to meet the prior actions and find new financing to cover the country's internal debt in advance of the IMF Board's judgment on the country's Policy Support Instrument (PSI) second review, scheduled for December 19. [...]	2008-12-16 16:26:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV KCOR FR SG
08DAKAR1435	RELIGION IN SENEGAL: THE CATHOLICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns Catholics in Senegal. With a long established history, the Catholics are Senegal,s largest religious minority and continue to wield far greater influence in the country,s political, econom [...]	2008-12-17 11:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SCUL VT SG
08DAKAR1442	SENEGAL: Gadio Visits Mauritania [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 15:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SG MR
08DAKAR1444	Senegal: Imams Call for Civil Disobedience [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, a group of imams (Muslim religious leaders) led a protest in the streets of the Guediawaye suburb of Dakar, to demand a reduction in the cost of electricity. They are threatening to refuse to pay their bills and to spread the protest by calling for the support of [...]	2008-12-18 17:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ENRG ECON SG
08DAKAR1450	Senegal: Imams Call for Civil Disobedience [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, a group of imams (Muslim religious leaders) led a protest in the streets of the Guediawaye suburb of Dakar, to demand a reduction in the cost of electricity. They are threatening to refuse to pay their bills and to spread the protest by calling for the support of [...]	2008-12-19 14:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ENRG ECON SG
08DAKAR1476	SENEGAL: Youth Shot Dead by Military During Demonstration [...] (SBU) On December 23, 21-year-old Mamdaou Sinna Sidibe was shot dead by military personnel during a violent demonstration to protest against the poor living conditions and the lack of jobs in the mineral rich region of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. Mr. Sidibe was a metal worker heading to [...]	2008-12-29 17:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ECON SG
08DAKAR1486	SENEGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON GUINEAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: On December 30 following a meeting with Charge and Political Counselor, Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio publicly clarified Senegal's position regarding the recent coup d'etat in Guinea; Gadio stated that Senegal is not supporting a military regime" in G [...]	2008-12-31 14:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR GV MR SG
08DAKAR1488	SENEGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MAURITANIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 30 Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio briefed Charge and Political Counselor on his December 17 visit to Mauritania and his meetings with ousted President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Gadio said Pr [...]	2008-12-31 15:51:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MR SG
08DAKAR151	CASAMANCE OF SENEGAL: A STALLED PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A permanent peace in the Casamance remains elusive since the fragmentation of the MFDC (Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance) following the death of its founder Father Diamacoune Senghor and the resulting in-fighting amongst the group's military wing, Atika. President Abd [...]	2008-02-07 11:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PTER KDEM SG
08DAKAR153	SENEGAL'S ACCELERATED GROWTH STRATEGY - MOVING FORWARD OR [...] SUMMARY: On December 31, 2007, Senegal's National Assembly passed a law to speed up the implementation of one of President Wade's cornerstone economic policies, the Accelerated Growth Strategy (AGS). The legislation also combines the AGS' goals into Senegal's 2006-2010 Poverty Reduction Stra [...]	2008-02-07 11:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EINV SG
08DAKAR154	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - FIRST QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the first quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-02-07 13:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR155	UPDATE ON STATUS OF HISSENE HABRE II [...] (SBU) On January 22, a delegation of judicial experts from the European Union (EU) concluded a series of discussions with the Government of Senegal on the ways and means to prosecute former Chadian President Hissene Habr. While it seems that the discussions went well and that the GOS said the [...]	2008-02-07 17:32:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SG CD
08DAKAR163	GUINEA BISSAU:AL-QAIDA TERRORISTS NABBED [...] (C) The Government of Guinea-Bissau cooperated with French authorities to apprehend and extradite five Mauritanians, at least two of whom admitted to being al-Qaida members wanted in the December 24, 2007 murder of French tourists in Mauritania. At least one of the men had previously lived in [...]	2008-02-08 12:30:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SNAR PGOV PREL TER MR FR PU
08DAKAR164	GUINEA BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Post proposes one project to combat trafficking of children for forced begging from Guinea-Bissau to other countries in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is a significant source country for children trafficked for forced begging. Thanks to foreign financing and support, local efforts and involvement [...]	2008-02-08 12:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PU
08DAKAR165	Senegal: Women in Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of conversations with some of Senegal's leading female political activists a picture has emerged of a gender that is becoming an increasingly important part of this country's complicated and yet sometimes monochromatic political environment. Today's political partie [...]	2008-02-08 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR SG
08DAKAR175	GUINEA BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Post proposes one project to combat trafficking of children for forced begging from Guinea-Bissau to other countries in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is a significant source country for children trafficked for forced begging. Thanks to foreign financing and support, local efforts and involvement [...]	2008-02-14 16:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PU
08DAKAR176	SENEGAL: ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM OR GERRYMANDERING? [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, Senegal's National Assembly passed a law to increase the number of administrative regions from 11 to 14, fulfilling an election promise that President Abdoulaye Wade made in February 2007. Described by Wade as an effort to bring government closer to citizens, oppo [...]	2008-02-15 07:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR183	SENEGAL RESTARTS MCC EFFORT WITH POSITIVE STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: After four years of missteps and missed opportunities, Senegal is again pursuing a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, with some positive initial efforts. Responding to MCC criteria for re-engagement, Senegal has established a new counterpart agency and has agreed t [...]	2008-02-15 12:49:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PREL ECON MCC SG
08DAKAR187	SENEGAL: CONTROVERSY OVER GAY MARRIAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, a small-circulation magazine called "ICONE" published pictures of a 2006 homosexual marriage uniting a Senegalese male and a Ghanaian male. As a result, the National Police detained and interrogated five homosexuals identified in the pictures and subsequently re [...]	2008-02-19 15:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM PHUM SG
08DAKAR188	SENEGAL: HESITANT REFUGEES RETURN TO MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, a group of 101 Mauritanian refugees returned home voluntarily under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). These refugees have been living in Senegal since being deported in 1989 by the Government of Mauritania. While some refu [...]	2008-02-19 15:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PINS KDEM PHUM ECON SG
08DAKAR195	GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]	2008-02-21 21:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR196	GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]	2008-02-21 21:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR217	PRESIDENT WADE CHAIRS NEPAD DONOR ROUND TABLE ON THE GREAT [...] SUMMARY: A donor round table was held in Saly Portugal, Senegal on February 12 - 13, 2008 to discuss the implementation of a $10.5 billion "Great Green Wall" that aims to develop a green belt from Dakar to Djibouti. President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, as chairman of NEPAD's environmental co [...]	2008-02-22 12:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR227	SENEGAL COUNTING ON MITTAL TO JUMP-START THE COUNTRY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Econ Counselor, Mr. Birame Diouf, Managing Director of Miferso, Senegal's mining sector parastatal, explained details of Senegal's iron ore mining agreement with India's ArcelorMittal, as well as the status of a lawsuit brought by South Africa's Kumba Resources [...]	2008-02-26 15:45:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD EINV ELAB SG
08DAKAR236	SENEGAL FOOD SECURITY THREATENED BY CEREAL AND FORAGE [...] SUMMARY: Senegal's food security for the remainder of the dry season in 2008 is threatened by the effects of late and erratic rains that ended early in many areas throughout Senegal in 2007. The net effect has been a reduced cereal crop (sorghum, millet and rice) and an acute shortage of fora [...]	2008-02-28 15:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR262	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combat trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel Begin TIP report PARA 27: OVERVIEWS OF A COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Senega [...]	2008-03-04 14:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SG
08DAKAR268	SENEGAL: A NEW CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN UNIVERSITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's university students have begun using violent protests again to put pressure on President Abdoulaye Wade. Regular confrontations between the police and university students are reminiscent of the late '80s when the country was undergoing a profound malaise and desperate [...]	2008-03-05 11:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR320	GUINEA-BISSAU AGOA - INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] Embassy input on Guinea-Bissau follows for the 2008 President's report on AGOA keyed to the template outlined in reftel and last year's report as published by USTR. This text will also be provided to AF/W and AF/EPS via e-mail. 2. Begin Post's input: AGOA Trade and Investment: Guinea- [...]	2008-03-14 11:21:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PU
08DAKAR364	Ambassador Swing Meets OIC Members [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Senegal to promote his candidacy for the position of director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on the margins of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Summit in Dakar, Ambassador William L. Swing met with key mem [...]	2008-03-26 11:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SG
08DAKAR386	SENEGAL: POLICE CRUSH PROTEST AGAINST HIGH COST OF LIVING [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, two Senegalese consumer associations organized a demonstration against the steady rise of the costs of basic commodities and food staples. Riot police arrested the leaders of the two associations and used electric batons, tear gas, and riffle butts to forcefully bre [...]	2008-04-01 13:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR415	GUINEA BISSAU: CHARGE MAKES COURTESY CALL [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 16. 2. (U) Charge visited Guinea-Bissau March 31-April 1 for courtesy meetings with the GOGB, diplomatic corps, and members of civil society. The President and Prime Minister sought support for next fall's legislative elections and the President des [...]	2008-04-08 11:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PU
08DAKAR416	GUINEA BISSAU:THE USG SHOULD RE-OPEN EMBASSY BISSAU [...] This is an action request. See para 14. 2. (C) Summary. Prospects for achieving USG goals in Guinea-Bissau are problematic at best as long as the embassy in Bissau remains shuttered. Weak security, porous borders, poor governance, fragile democracy, and unchecked narcotics trafficking m [...]	2008-04-08 12:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR423	SENEGAL CELEBRATES 48TH ANNIVERSARY IN MALAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of Senegal's April 4th Independence Day celebrations, President Abdoulaye Wade delivered his address to the nation during which he tried to galvanize the armed forces around a Pan-African defense concept and urged young people to be good citizens. Yet, he offered lit [...]	2008-04-09 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR424	PRICE HIKES CHALLENGE SENEGAL'S SOCIAL STABILITY [...] SUMMARY: Senegalese, especially urban dwellers, are somewhat bewildered by the recurrence and scope of price hikes in local markets, supermarkets, and from specialty vendors. Price increases in gasoline, cooking fuel, vegetable oil, rice, sugar, cement, and transportation services have creat [...]	2008-04-10 11:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SG
08DAKAR442	IMF MISSION SHARES POSITIVE BRIEF WITH SKEPTICAL DONORS [...] (SBU) On April 9, an IMF mission shared with donors its mostly positive assessment of Senegal's economy and the first review of Senegal's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Mission head Johannes Mueller claimed that Senegal's GDP growth increased from 2.3 percent in 2006 to 4.8 percent in 2007, [...]	2008-04-16 15:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
08DAKAR448	SENEGAL AMENDS ITS CONSTITUTION TO PROSECUTE HABRE [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, the Senegalese National Assembly amended article 9 of Senegal's Constitution to enable local courts to prosecute former Chadian President Hissene Habre. The debate was passionate and took three-and-a-half hours. The overwhelming majority of President Abdoulaye Wad [...]	2008-04-18 09:58:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR451	SENEGAL-THE RETURN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, the Senegalese National Assembly passed a law reforming the judicial system to reinstate a Supreme Court. According to the government, this will streamline the system by allowing budgetary savings and harmonizing jurisprudence. The Association of Judges called the [...]	2008-04-18 10:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR471	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau is a net importer of basic foodstuffs, most significantly rice. Rising world market prices and reduced local production due to poor rainfall are impacting availability and price. So far, there have not been demonstrations or unrest to protest the rising cost of living [...]	2008-04-24 14:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PU
08DAKAR496	SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH OIC CHAIR, PRESIDENT WADE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in his new capacity as the chairman of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s hosting of the OIC s [...]	2008-04-29 13:45:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	OIC KISL PGOV PREL AORC KV SR SG
08DAKAR497	WADE LAUNCHES GOANA AS RESPONSE TO FOOD SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to increasing reports of current and future food shortages in Senegal (Reftels),on April 18, President Abdoulaye Wade launched a confusing and fiscally questionable initiative he claimed will address current food insecurity and greatly increase future agricultural p [...]	2008-04-29 17:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID EAGR PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR500	OIC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH SENEGALESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidane Gadio to discuss his country,s new role as chair of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s h [...]	2008-04-30 10:02:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL OIC IS SY KV SG
08DAKAR501	ISRAELIS DISTRESSED BY SENEGALESE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, the Israeli Ambassador to Senegal (please protect) called on Charge to express his country,s concerns about President Abdoulaye Wade,s efforts to inject himself and his country into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. He said President Wade is misrepresenting the [...]	2008-04-30 10:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS SY SG
08DAKAR52	2008 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL CRIME AND MONEY [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2007-2008 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-11). Para 12 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...]	2008-01-14 10:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU
08DAKAR521	SENEGAL: THE OPPOSITION'S THREATENS TO USE VIOLENT TACTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 26, the youth movements of Senegal's opposition parties organized a demonstration to protest rising commodities prices. This heralds a new strategy for the opposition, which is looking to gain some political advantage from the government's poor economic policies. Unl [...]	2008-05-06 12:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR523	RESPONSE ON IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's 2007-08 cereal deficit is estimated at 1.4 million metric tons (MT),a significant increase from previous years. The country could face a cereal shortage of 250,000-400,000 MT in the next six months and with low global stocks and high commodity prices, it is not know [...]	2008-05-06 14:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV SG
08DAKAR529	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR53	SENEGAL-PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MAKES PEACE WITH [...] (SBU)Summary: With the mediation of the brand new Caliph-General of the Mouride Brotherhood, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and National Assembly speaker Macky Sall have apparently patched up their differences. What remains unclear is if this detente is a case of forgive and forget or ju [...]	2008-01-14 11:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR530	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR534	SENEGAL'S UNIONS PREPARING MULTIPLE STRIKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed up with President Abdoulaye Wade's confrontational attitude and refusal to communicate, Senegal's major unions are getting ready to strike. The country's main unions are preparing to hold a general strike, while teacher's unions have just announced that they will strike for [...]	2008-05-08 17:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR539	SENEGAL DISTURBED BY IRANIAN ARMING OF THE GAMBIA [...] (C) On May 7, the Senegalese Foreign Ministry's director of the African and Asian Affairs Division, Momar Gueye, told Political Counselor his government is "disturbed" by Iran's efforts to build a security relationship with the Gambia. In particular, he said Senegal is concerned about Iran pr [...]	2008-05-09 11:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GA SG

08DAKAR566	CAMEROON REGIONAL FOOD FOR PEACE OFFICER [...] Summary: Dakar-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO) traveled to Cameroon from March 31 to April 11, 2008 to assess progress of the humanitarian programs and the living conditions of Central African Republic (CAR) and Chadian refugees in the country. Visits to various refugee sites [...]	2008-05-15 16:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL WFP SOCI NG EAGR MR ECON
08DAKAR572	SENEGAL AGREES WITH SOUTH AFRICA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade sent his Foreign Minister on May 1 to Harare to urge Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to allow the electoral commission to release March 29 election results and to accept the outcome. According to Momar Gueye, the Foreign Ministry's director o [...]	2008-05-16 13:12:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF SG UK
08DAKAR588	CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING IN GOS SALE OF [...] (S) Senior Senegalese and IMF officials have confidentially shared with us their concerns that the government, apparently with President Abdoulaye Wade's blessing, is preparing to enter into a privately negotiated, potentially corrupt deal to sell the government's holdings in Sonatel, Senegal [...]	2008-05-21 16:28:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV PREL EAID SN
08DAKAR601	ASECNA EVICTED FROM SENEGAL'S AIRPORTS - NEW POLICY FOR [...] This is an action request for PM/ISO and AF/W; see paras 10-11. 2. Summary: On May 10, following the previous day's announcement by Minister of Civil Aviation, Farba Senghor, the government of Senegal (GOS) took over operations of Senegal's airports, essentially kicking out the regional a [...]	2008-05-23 12:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN SG
08DAKAR637	SENEGAL: OPPOSITION LAUNCHES NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite tremendous government pressure and intimidation against it, Senegal's main opposition has successfully kicked off a three- to six-month long National Dialogue (Assises National) to diagnose and propose solutions to the country's political, economic and social problems. [...]	2008-06-03 15:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR641	GUINEA BISSAU:TENSIONS RISING - ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) President Vieira signed a law granting an extended mandate to the National Popular Assembly (ANP) and the Government under pressure from the military. Such military involvement in politics is growing and raising alarms among neighboring countries. Elections scheduled for November are far [...]	2008-06-03 17:24:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PU
08DAKAR647	SENEGAL: WADE WAGES FOOD FIGHT AGAINST FAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade continued his campaign against the FAO during the World Food Summit, calling for the UN agency to be disbanded. Many believe his attacks on the organization have more to do with domestic politics than international food aid policy. President Wa [...]	2008-06-05 12:11:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID EAGR PREL ECON UN FAO SG
08DAKAR649	PRESIDENT WADE'S MONUMENT TO THE REBIRTH OF AFRICA: LOOKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an effort to leave a legacy for himself that identifies with the glories of Africa's past achievements and even more with Africa's future, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has mobilized Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, a Senegalese architect and businessman, to arrange the construct [...]	2008-06-05 12:48:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR661	IMF RESREP SPEAKS OUT ON SENEGAL'S BUDGET PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent press interviews, IMF Resrep Alex Segura underscored growing concerns about Senegal's critical budget deficit. He stated that the deficit (currently estimated at more than USD 300 million) could weaken the economy and speculated that the government could have dif [...]	2008-06-06 14:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV SG
08DAKAR675	BUDGET MINISTER TRIES TO REASSURE CHARGE ON GOS' [...] (S) Senegal's Budget Minister Sarr attempted to reassure Charge that the government's proposal to sell its large stake in Sonatel is being carefully studied with an eye to preserving the national interest. The impression he gave, however, was that the Presidency is determined to sell, and li [...]	2008-06-10 15:04:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV PREL EAID SG
08DAKAR688	SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) The majority of working children can be found in agriculture, livestock herding, hunting, fishing, domestic service, sewing and weaving activities, transportation, construction, as well as in automobile repair shops, restaurants, and hotels. Children also work in hazardous conditions in ro [...]	2008-06-11 14:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR714	LOTS OF GAS BUT NO MONEY TO PAY FOR IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Rogers Beall, CEO of oil and gas concern Fortesa International, he said his Senegal concession has proven natural gas reserves of 1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and that they already have the capacity to deliver over 300,000 CF per day if and when the state electr [...]	2008-06-18 13:45:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET BTIO ENRG EINV SENV ECON EFIN SG
08DAKAR732	BUDGET MINISTER TRIES TO REASSURE CHARGE ON GOS' [...] (S) Senegal's Budget Minister Sarr attempted to reassure Charge that the government's proposal to sell its large stake in Sonatel is being carefully studied with an eye to preserving the national interest. The impression he gave, however, was that the Presidency is determined to sell, and li [...]	2008-06-20 12:35:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV PREL EAID SG
08DAKAR733	SENEGAL: WADE CONTINUES TO INJECT HIMSELF INTO [...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade continues to insert himself into the Middle East peace process (reftel). He recently held the first of seven rounds of talks with representatives from Fatah and Hamas with the goal of bringing about Palestinian reunification. He claims that h [...]	2008-06-20 14:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IS SG
08DAKAR765	SENEGAL: Journalists Beaten by Police [...] (SBU) On June 21, 2008 two sports journalists, Boubabcar Dieng and Karamoko Thioune working for local radio stations were severely beaten by police after the conclusion of a soccer match between Liberia and Senegal. According to reports the journalists were then taken into temporary on-site c [...]	2008-06-30 16:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO PINR SG
08DAKAR771	WADE TAKES CONTROL OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] SBU) Summary: On June 24, the National Assembly renewed its leadership. The changes further isolated the President of the National Assembly, Macky Sall, whose main supporters lost their positions. END SUMMARY. Harassing the Chair of the National Assembly ---------------------------------- [...]	2008-07-01 13:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR778	SUDATEL SHOULD BRING A NEW DYNAMIC TO SENEGAL'S ICT [...] SUMMARY: According to sources from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Telecommunications, Sudanese telecommunications company Sudatel should begin its business operations and ICT infrastructure investment in Senegal in October 2008. Though Sudatel claims to be an independent, private firm, j [...]	2008-07-02 10:24:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EFIN ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR783	Fighting Domestic Violence in Senegal [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 27, 2008 the Committee to Combat Domestic Violence against Women (CLVF) held its annual general assembly to review and assess the situation of domestic violence in Senegal. Participants, representing a wide swath of civil society groups, NGOS and foreign missions, focused [...]	2008-07-03 09:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KJUS SG
08DAKAR813	SENEGAL'S JUNE BOND ISSUANCE FALLS SHORT [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, Senegal's Ministry of Finance launched two treasury debt products through the regional central bank. The result was disappointing for the government, with only USD 155 million purchased out of the total issuance of USD 238 million. The GOS is planning to use this revenu [...]	2008-07-10 17:28:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV SG
08DAKAR818	HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION AND SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS [...] A joint visit by State Department PM/WRA Program Manager Deborah Netland, AFRICOM Humanitarian Mine Action Manager Senior Chief Joseph Severino to Dakar, Senegal and (with Dakar demining watcher) Guinea-Bissau from 15-22 May shed valuable light on the progress in demining and arms and ordnance [...]	2008-07-11 11:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
08DAKAR821	SENEGAL'S PREPARATION FOR THE 2008 AGOA FORUM [...] SUMMARY: On July 9, Senegal's Ministry of Trade Mamadou Diop Decroix convened a stakeholder meeting to evaluate the preparations for the GOS' participation in the July 14-16 AGOA Forum. He also spurred a debate as to why AGOA has been a failure in Senegal. Representatives from the private se [...]	2008-07-14 10:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SENV EAGR EINV EFIN EAID SG
08DAKAR824	SENEGAL BALKS AT PASSING TERRORISM FINANCING LAW [...] (S) SUMMARY: The UEMOA Council of Ministers has approved a uniform law (directive) by the regional Central Bank for countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). The law has been forwarded to Senegal and other member states for ratification by country parliaments. According to Senegal's Finan [...]	2008-07-15 11:57:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PTER KTFN ECON PGOV PREL KCOR SG
08DAKAR825	AN INSIDER'S CRITICAL VIEW OF PRESIDENT WADE'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 28 lunch at a local restaurant with Econ Counselor, one of President Wade's Financial/Economic Advisors, Habib Mbaye, quietly offered a starkly negative view of Wade's policies and priorities, and also the corrupt influence of the President's son, Karim. Mbaye (str [...]	2008-07-15 11:58:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON KMCA SG
08DAKAR828	WADE SEEKS TO EXTEND PRESIDENT'S TERM IN OFFICE [...] SBU) Summary: On July 11, the Legislation Committee of the National Assembly approved a draft constitutional Amendment that will extend the President's term from five to seven years. If approved by the Assembly plenary session in a week, it will still need to be passed by the Senate and subseq [...]	2008-07-16 14:27:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR830	IMPLEMENTATION OF CHAD/SUDAN PEACE ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: The fourth meeting of the Contact group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan is scheduled to take place on June 17. The meeting follows the June 23-27 meeting military experts group, detailed below. The military experts adopted a basic draft operatio [...]	2008-07-16 19:29:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY
08DAKAR837	CONTACT GROUP ADOPTS MILITARY PLAN FOR SUDAN AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 17 at the fourth meeting of the Contact Group for the implementation of the Dakar Accord between Chad and Sudan, Foreign Ministers and representatives endorsed a draft military plan for the Peace and Security Force to monitor the border between Chad and Sudan. In additio [...]	2008-07-18 14:07:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS CD SU SG GB CF ER LY
08DAKAR852	SENEGAL ASKS DONORS TO SPEED BUDGET SUPPORT AND TAXES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) appears increasingly desperate to find the means to cover its current accounts deficit. At the request of the Minister of Finance, on July 10 the IMF Resrep sent an email to a number of donors imploring them to accelerate their disbursements of d [...]	2008-07-22 17:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID EAIR ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR855	SENEGAL: WADE TO VISIT US WITH MASSIVE ENTOURAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 11:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SG
08DAKAR857	SENEGALESE MEDIA BLACKS OUT [...] SUMMARY: On 21 July, private Senegalese media sources observed a news blackout as a show of solidarity in support of two Senegalese sports journalists beaten by police on 22 June (retel). Journalists are demanding the Government of Senegal (GOS) take punitive action against the officers invo [...]	2008-07-23 16:48:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV KPAO SG
08DAKAR866	SENEGAL/TERRORISM FINANCING LAW - MORE CONCERNS [...] (S) Summary: Despite professional and perhaps personal risk, Senegal's Minister of Finance, via the IMF Resrep, wants the USG to know that President Wade does not want to move forward with required counter-terrorism financing legislation. Wade is reportedly worried about the enhanced invest [...]	2008-07-28 07:48:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PTER KTFN ECON PGOV PREL KCOR SG
08DAKAR917	SENEGAL: PRESIDENTIAL TERM OF OFFICE INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 28, the Senegalese National Assembly adopted a constitutional amendment to increase the presidential term of office from five to seven years. To end rumors that President Abdoulaye Wade was seeking to increase his term, the GOS finally inserted in the amendment a sente [...]	2008-08-08 08:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR918	SENEGAL MODIFIES CONSTITUTION TO TRY HABRE [...] (U) Former Chadian President Hissene Habre has moved one step closer to being put on trial. On July 23, Senegal's Senate and National Assembly met in congress to vote on a number of proposed amendment's to the country's constitution which had already previously passed separate votes in both [...]	2008-08-08 08:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
08DAKAR943	SENEGAL: MAURITANIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Following a brief discussion (ref A) regarding the coup in Mauritania with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, Ambassador Bernicat delivered the demarche contained in ref B on August 11. Wade strongly doubted the utility of Senegal issuing a public statement condemning the coup, claiming: [...]	2008-08-17 12:03:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SG
08DAKAR95	EMBASSY DAKAR CANNOT FUND HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE [...] The mission does not have any discretionary funds available to help defray the costs of the expected Senegalese delegation to the March 4-6 WIREC. We still expect that Senegal will send a delegation, headed by Minister of Renewable Energy, Christian Diatta (REF B) SMITH [...]	2008-01-23 16:06:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI
08DAKAR960	GUINEA-BISSAU: INTERNATIONAL COCAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A whirlwind of events in Guinea-Bissau in the past month have climaxed in an unsuccessful coup d'etat which, combined with a change in cabinet, holds out hope for movement towards legislative elections on 16 November, and may facilitate advances against the increasing dominance [...]	2008-08-20 15:45:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL PU SNAR
08DAMASCUS10	SYRIANS PUBLICLY DENY ANY DEAL TO RELEASE [...] (C) Summary. On January 1, the Syrian regime issued a strongly-worded statement categorically denying that President Asad discussed or made any assertion to Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy that the seven detained National Council members had been or would be released. While the SARG [...]	2008-01-02 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS107	HIZBALLAH'S IMAD MUGNIYAH KILLED BY CAR BOMB IN [...] (SBU) Syria's tightly controlled press remained silent on reports of Imad Mugniyah's death in a car bomb that exploded near Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) headquarters in the neighborhood of Kafr Sousa at approximately 10:00 pm local February 12. According to contacts who were on the sc [...]	2008-02-13 14:47:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PTER SY LE
08DAMASCUS126	CONVERTING DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] (S) Summary: The February 13 White House announcement of amended Executive Order 13338 (E.O. 13460) provides a powerful tool to target corrupt regime insiders, play on widespread public recognition of and opposition to corruption in Syria, and potentially increase pressure on Bashar from the [...]	2008-02-21 17:39:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY
08DAMASCUS130	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has determined there is no/no critical infrastructure or key resources in Syria that would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States if destroyed, disrupted or exploited. Due to the strained bilateral relationship, we do not engage the SARG o [...]	2008-02-24 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EFIN EIND EINV ETTC PGOV PTER SY
08DAMASCUS132	BUDGET DEFICIT THREATENS SYRIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] The 2008 Syrian budget typifies the lack of SARG transparency by significantly underreporting petroleum revenues, defense expenditures, and the cost of subsidies. Even though the official numbers are suspect, local economists agree that the SARG's acknowledgement of a 128-percent increase in t [...]	2008-02-24 15:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS142	REACTIONS TO MAKHLUF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Summary: The February 22 designation of Rami Makhluf pursuant to E.O. 13460 generated considerable discussion, but Syrian media coverage has been minimal. Makhluf's defiant announcement on BBC Arabic radio that the designation was tantamount to a medal of honor was as close to an official [...]	2008-02-26 16:33:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS144	UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES REVIEWS IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres visited Damascus February 12 though February 15 for the second time in as many years. Guterres' visit included meetings with President al-Asad, UN Country Team members, heads of diplomatic missions, hundreds of Iraqi refugees [...]	2008-02-28 06:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS146	CORRECTED COPY: REACTIONS TO MAKHLUF [...] (S) Summary: The February 21 designation of Rami Makhluf pursuant to E.O. 13460 generated considerable discussion, but Syrian media coverage has been minimal. Makhluf's defiant announcement on BBC Arabic radio that the designation was tantamount to a medal of honor was as close to an official react [...]	2008-02-28 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS149	MAKHLUF PARNTER DETAILS DAMAGE CONTROL OPS INSIDE [...] (S) Summary: An Iraqi-British businessman with extensive dealings in Syria told us that his company is preparing to sever its relationship with Rami Makhluf's Cham Holding Company in an approximately USD 100 million joint venture (in which Cham Holding owns a 65 percent share) in response to [...]	2008-02-28 16:20:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETTC PGOV SY KCOR
08DAMASCUS155	SARG UNLIKELY TO "OFFICIALLY" RECEIVE FOREIGN [...] (c) Summary: The MFA is unlikely to "officially" receive reftel demarche on Foreign Fighters, although Charge presented its substance to the Vice Foreign Minister's chief of staff February 27. Until the SARG deals with the problem of how to distract attention from Lebanon(perhaps by using [...]	2008-03-03 16:42:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PTER PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS158	DAMASCUS INTENT ON HOLDING ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: A little more than three weeks from the appointed date, the SARG appears determined to proceed with an Arab summit, even if only seven Arab head's of state attend. Saudi and Egyptian pressure on other Arab countries to downgrade the level of representation in the absence of the [...]	2008-03-05 18:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS162	SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]	2008-03-06 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS165	SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]	2008-03-10 07:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS167	HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQI REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a trip report by PRM Jay Zimmerman. The international community's response to the needs of Iraqi refugees has expanded the numbers and scale of humanitarian agencies in Syria, however, humanitarian space remains confused and uncoordinated. Local UNHCR represen [...]	2008-03-11 08:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	HU PREF PREL
08DAMASCUS175	PROJECT SUMMARY FOR PROPOSAL RESPONSE TO RFP [...] (U) As requested by G/TIP (reftel),Post submits summary information for the proposal submitted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in response to RFP GTIP-07-AW-003-112307. The proposal was the only one submitted and Post recommends it for funding. The entire proposal w [...]	2008-03-13 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS176	SYRIA'S NATIONAL COUNCIL ATTEMPTS TO SURVIVE SARG [...] (C) Summary. The Syrian regime,s severe crackdown on the Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) has put the movement under intense pressure. It,s most prominent leaders are in prison and are facing a number of SARG restrictions on access of family and ability to talk to their lawyers. [...]	2008-03-13 16:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS177	REVERBERATIONS CONTINUE FROM MAKHLUF DESIGNATION [...] (C) The continuing fallout from the designation of Rami Makhluf, President Asad's first cousin, has exposed nascent fissures in the Syrian business community. A senior Alawite told us he had already sold his own shares in Gulfsands and intends to completely divest from Cham Holding in order to [...]	2008-03-13 17:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN KCOR PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS199	SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN AND E.O. 13460: A STRATEGY TO [...] (S) Post proposes an operational strategy to use E.O. 13460 to expose and exploit Bashar al-Asad's domestic economic vulnerabilities (ref A). These include the growing influence of a Syrian business class resentful of increased regime extortion despite Bashar's promised economic reforms, the [...]	2008-03-20 11:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	EFIN EINV ETRD ETTC KCOR PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS20	DID ANNAPOLIS PRODUCE A SHIFT IN SYRIAN POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Many observers of Syrian foreign policy here assert the November 27-28 Annapolis Conference stimulated a favorable shift towards the West. While it is hard to ignore Syria's public declarations of interest in peace with Israel and its efforts to cultivate better relations with th [...]	2008-01-08 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS203	SYRIAN SECURITY FORCE DEADLY CRACKDOWN ON KURDISH [...] (C) Summary: Syrian security forces resorted to deadly force over the weekend while dispersing unarmed Kurds celebrating the Kurdish New Year in the northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli. This incident marks the second crackdown on Kurds in a little over five months, and Kurdish political fac [...]	2008-03-25 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS209	SECOND GASOLINE PRICE HIKE IN FIVE MONTHS [...] (SBU) At midnight on Friday, March 21, the SARG raised the price of gasoline from 36 SP/liter (USD 2.72/gal) to 40 SP/liter (USD 3.02/gal),an increase of 11 percent, throughout Syria. The last gasoline price increase occurred on November 1, 2007, when the SARG raised the price from 30 SP/lit [...]	2008-03-27 15:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD SY
08DAMASCUS210	SARG PLAYS ARAB UNITY CARD ON EVE OF ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: With last minute changes still a possibility and Jordan's representation up in the air, the SARG claims it will receive up to 12 heads of state, despite evidence to the contrary. In response to Egypt and Saudi Arabia's decision to downgrade significantly their representation and [...]	2008-03-27 17:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS211	MOST WELCOME IN SYRIA [...] [SBU] SUMMARY: PAO and CAO embarked on a three-day trip to Hama, Homs, and Lattakia, March 3-5. All three cities are in the central/coastal region of Syria. A varied array of Syrians from all ethnic and religious backgrounds -- Sunni, Shia, Alawite, Christian -- welcomed them with open arms, [...]	2008-03-30 05:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KMPI PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL SY XF
08DAMASCUS218	SYRIAN INVITATION FOR U.S. TO ATTEND APRIL 13 [...] This is an action request ) please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On March 31 embassy received a Diplomatic Note from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister's Office, dated March 29, 2008. The text of the Diplomatic Note follows in paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) We believe [...]	2008-03-31 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR PREL PINS SY IZ
08DAMASCUS219	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT 2008: ALL HAT, NO CATTLE [...] (C) Summary: Proclaiming the March 29-30 Arab League Summit an "historic event," the Syrian government trumpeted its ability to overcome alleged U.S. efforts to torpedo the proceedings while trying to avoid open controversy over the lack of any progress in Lebanon. Eleven heads of state prese [...]	2008-03-31 18:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS224	SENIOR SYRIAN DISSIDENT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, opposition Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) leader Riad al-Turk updated us on the current state of the DDNC and its attempts to move forward after the arrest of many of its members. Key among these activities are establishing its abilities to meet inside [...]	2008-04-02 16:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS225	IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES DEPART FOR CHILE - MANY [...] (U) Summary: On April 2, UNHCR Syria representatives informed PolOff that 38 Iraqi Palestinian refugees will be departing Syria for Chile on April 5 for final resettlement. According to UNHCR representatives and Chilean Embassy contacts, all 116 Iraqi Palestinians chosen for resettlement from [...]	2008-04-03 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS226	PRIVATE SECTOR EAGER TO ENGAGE VISITING [...] (C) From March 25-27, Post hosted Mr. Chuck Mills, CEO of Salera Capital, as a visiting State Department speaker. Despite lacking official approval from the Ministry of Culture, audiences from all strata of the Syrian private sector turned out for Embassy-scheduled events. While younger audie [...]	2008-04-03 15:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PPD SY KCOR
08DAMASCUS227	SYRIAN KURDS VOICE THEIR THOUGHTS ON STATE [...] (C) Summary: During the week starting March 27, Poloff met with a range of Kurdish contacts to discuss conditions in Qamishli after the deadly regime crackdown on Nohruz celebrations and their reactions to the State Department,s statement condemning the crackdown. All three contacts agreed on [...]	2008-04-06 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS231	SCHEDULE FOR THE APRIL 13 AND APRIL 14 MEETINGS OF [...] (U) Post has received the following detailed schedule of the meetings of the Coordination and Cooperation Security Committee of Iraq and Neighboring Countries which is to take place at the Ebla al-Sham Hotel on April 12 and April 13, 2008. 2. (U) Sunday, April 13, 2008 09:00 t [...]	2008-04-08 06:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS233	TWO NGOS WITHDRAW FROM SYRIA, CLAIM "NO REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Save the Children UK (part of Save the Children worldwide Alliance) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announced on April 2 that they would not be continuing negotiations with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) over an MOU to begin Iraqi refugee assistance programs and wo [...]	2008-04-08 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS234	INFLATION ADDING TO SYRIA'S ECONOMIC PRESSURE [...] (C) Driven in large part by sustained higher prices for fuel and food, inflation is contributing to domestic economic pressure in Syria. While the IMF estimated Syrian inflation to be 14.4 percent in 2007, internal Post surveys place the figure above 18 percent, with inflation of consumable go [...]	2008-04-08 14:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINF PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS236	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 1 [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 10. 2. (SBU) This cable reflects Embassy Damascus's efforts to update the Department on all of Post,s continuing efforts to facilitate the resettlement of Iraqi refugees through Syria. The Embassy's role has expanded since last year because of the p [...]	2008-04-09 16:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS240	SARG PREPARES TO DISTRIBUTE DIESEL RATION CARDS [...] (SBU) The SARG announced this week that diesel ration cards will be distributed to all Syrian households from April 12-27. The coupons will allow families to purchase 1000 liters of diesel at a substantial discount, although the discounted price is still expected to be 20-25 percent higher th [...]	2008-04-10 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS250	SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR IRAQI REFUGEES AND IDPS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-14 11:56:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EG IZ LE PHUM PREF PREL SY JO
08DAMASCUS251	PREMATURE RUMORS OF ASIF SHAWKAT'S DEMISE [...] (S) Summary: Widespread reports that Syrian Military Intelligence Chief Asif Shawkat is under house arrest and that Shawkat's wife (and Bashar Asad's sister) Bushra al-Asad is trying to flee the country likely reflect Bashar's successful moves to limit Shawkat's influence. While our sources [...]	2008-04-14 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV SY IZ
08DAMASCUS261	SARG ON TRAVEL WARNING, PREPARATIONS FOR KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 04:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL CASC PTER SY
08DAMASCUS263	SYRIAN POLICY AFTER ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Following in the footsteps of President al-Asad's relatively moderate rhetoric during the Arab League Summit, Syrian diplomacy over the last month appears to be in conflict avoidance mode, while hard-line policies on Lebanon continue. On April 19, Asad confirmed to a meeting of t [...]	2008-04-22 12:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS267	FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Though Embassy Damascus provided little more than security and logistical support for former President Carter's April 18-19 trip to Damascus, the SARG seized on the visit to underscore the point that peace in the Middle East cannot be reached without engaging Syria. From our b [...]	2008-04-22 13:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PGOV PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS269	SYRIAN EQUITIES IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: Syria's primary security interests in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are to avoid a war with Israel that would threaten the Asad family's hold on power and to win Israel's return of the occupied Golan Heights to the 1967 border lines. As the self-proclaimed center of Arab re [...]	2008-04-23 07:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL IS
08DAMASCUS270	HAMAS LEADER KHALED MESHAL'S APRIL 21 PRESS [...] (C) Summary: Khaled Meshal's April 21 press conference showed some moderation in its lack of criticism of Abu Mazen but gave almost nothing publicly on the Carter visit. Sources say Hamas may be discussing steps to follow up on the Carter visit. End Summary. 2. (C) During a 50-minute p [...]	2008-04-23 09:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS271	SYRIAN MILITARY COURT GIVES KAMAL LABWANI ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian Military Court sentenced imprisoned political dissident Kamal Labwani to an additional three years in prison on top of a 12-year sentence related to 2005 meetings he had with U.S. government officals and the Syrian opposition in the U.S. and Europe. Diplomats from the [...]	2008-04-23 13:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS278	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 2 [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of Embassy Damascus,s updates on Iraqi refugee processing in Syria. 2. (SBU) FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT: Post thanks PRM and DHS/USCIS for authorizing funds to improve the interviewing rooms (ref A). Post's Facilities Manager is coordinating with the cont [...]	2008-04-24 15:57:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS29	STAFFDEL WAXMAN MEETS WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-13 16:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PINS PREL SY
08DAMASCUS292	SYRIANS ACCUSE U.S. OF FABRICATING STORY OF [...] (C) Summary: The current Syrian focus in press statements and government-owned publications is on refuting USG public revelations of Syrian-N.Korean nuclear cooperation. We sense a shift from the Syrian focus on the N. Korean angle to recognition that U.S. information could be negatively i [...]	2008-04-28 15:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS299	CORRECTED COPY: SYRIANS ACCUSE U.S. OF FABRICATING [...] (C) Summary: The current Syrian focus in press statements and government-owned publications is on refuting USG public revelations of Syrian-N.Korean nuclear cooperation. We sense a shift from the Syrian focus on the N. Korean angle to recognition that U.S. information could be negatively i [...]	2008-05-01 05:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS304	INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE LEADS TO FIRST DAMASCUS [...] [SBU] Pink balloons, ribbons, and posters festooned a high-traffic area of Damascus on Saturday, April 12 for the first-ever "March for Survival." The walk, organized by the Syrian Breast Cancer Society, inspired by the October 2007 International Visitor Program on "Breast Cancer Awareness." [...]	2008-05-01 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI SY XF
08DAMASCUS305	FM MUALLEM ADVISOR VIEWS TURKISH CHANNEL AS "BABY [...] (C) Summary: Samir al-Taqi, Orient Center Director and informal advisor to FM Muallem, told us April 30 that his mid-April trip to Ankara had helped to pave the way for a positive April 26 exchange between Turkish PM Erdogan and President Asad in Damascus on continuing indirect discussions b [...]	2008-05-01 15:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS TU
08DAMASCUS307	LABOR DAY WEEKEND, SYRIAN STYLE: DIESEL UP 357 [...] (SBU) In keeping with regime tradition, the SARG chose a holiday weekend to announce major changes in economic policy. In the middle of the three-day Labor Day weekend, the SARG increased the price of diesel fuel and butane gas by 357 percent and 72 percent, respectively. On the same day, Pr [...]	2008-05-04 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS311	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) This cable responds to ref A. Although rising food prices do not portend an economic catastrophe in Syria, they are contributing to substantial economic and political pressure on the Asad regime. In the midst of a three-year drought, Syria's 2008 domestic wheat production is projected [...]	2008-05-05 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINF PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS319	UPDATE ON POST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) This is an action response to ref A. 2. (C) Since Post's last update on our activities to promote democracy (Ref B),the Syrian regime cracked down severely on human rights and democracy advocates (Ref E, F, G, H, I, J, K). We have continued to meet with our democracy, human righ [...]	2008-05-08 14:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS320	SYRIAN REACTIONS TO INCREASE IN DIESEL PRICES [...] (C) The SARG's partial lifting of diesel subsidies and resulting price increases have produced a one-day strike by micro-bus drivers, a weeklong closure of private bakeries, breadlines at public bakeries, and a decision by many farmers to abandon their crops. In a continuing saga of government [...]	2008-05-08 16:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS321	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 3 [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of Embassy Damascus's updates on Iraqi refugee processing in Syria. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Post continued its coordination on Iraqi refugee issues with meetings with the regional IOM director, Canadian Conoffs, and UNHCR representatives. Post is following dev [...]	2008-05-08 16:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS322	SYIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL DETAINEES REFERRED TO [...] (C) Summary: A Damascus judge referred founder Riad Seif and president Fida,a Hourani along with 10 other Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) detainees to Damascus Criminal Court for felony prosecution on April 16. On April 28, their defense lawyers appealed to the Cassation Court to [...]	2008-05-10 07:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS328	SARG SAYS IT WILL ALLOW AMCITS TO ENTER FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Confirming a May 10 phone conversation (reported REF A),MFA Chief of Protocol told CDA in person May 11 that the SARG would, for humanitarian reasons, allow entry of U.S. citizens (both non-official and official) without the usual visa entry requirement (REF B). Dabbagh stat [...]	2008-05-12 11:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREF PREL SY CASC
08DAMASCUS330	SYRIA VIEWS LEBANON'S "INTERNAL CRISIS," STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: After public weekend consultations with Qatar, Bahrain, and Yemen (and private discussions with Turkey,) Syrian officials continue to frame the Lebanese crisis as a "domestic affair" that must be solved by internal dialog. Syria's low-level representation at the May 11 emergenc [...]	2008-05-12 12:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE
08DAMASCUS345	SYRIAN REGIME CONTROL OF INTERNET MORE VARIED, [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 12:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS348	SARG PRESSURE POINTS IN CURRENT LEBANESE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: As Washington assesses options for pressuring Syria on its Lebanon policy, Post suggests six possible measures for consideration. We believe Syria is vulnerable to a PD focus on the Shia/Iran aspect of Syria's support for Hizballah. Immediate designations of additional Syrian [...]	2008-05-15 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ETTC SY LE IZ
08DAMASCUS349	CORRECTED COPY: MFA ADVISOR: SARG HIGH POLICY [...] (S) Summary: On May 14, Orient Center Director and MFA advisor Samir al-Taqi (protect strictly) provided a readout of a May 12 SARG High Policy Council that suggested deep divisions between those favoring supporting Syria's allies in Lebanon and those more concerned about fostering a viable [...]	2008-05-15 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL SY IS TU
08DAMASCUS357	INITIAL TAKE FROM DAMASCUS ON DOHA AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: With President Asad in Aleppo and FM Muallem in Bahrain, SARG reactions in Damascus have been slow to emerge. FM Muallem expressed the SARG's support of "all that the brethren in Lebanon agree on," and we understand Bashar has been in close contact with the Qataris. Syria's po [...]	2008-05-21 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS359	NEW ROUND OF TURKISH-BROKERED TALKS BETWEEN SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA Advisor Samir al-Taqi confirmed reports of a new round of indirect Syrian-Israeli expert talks on the Golan under Turkish auspices in Ankara. The Turks are pushing for face-to-face discussions to speed up the process and move from modalities to substance, and the SARG is giv [...]	2008-05-22 04:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS364	SYRIA-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, MAY 2008 [...] (U) In response to ref A: The SARG has taken no actions to promote the advancement of democracy or human rights in Cuba and as a matter of foreign policy has expressed a support for Cuban policies. 2. (U) The SARG has made no public statements or undertaken other governmental actions [...]	2008-05-22 14:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SY
08DAMASCUS370	IN A SIGN OF CHANGING TIMES U.S. NGO OPENS CLINIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 25, PRM-funded U.S. NGO International Medical Corps (IMC),with the support of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC),inaugurated its first primary health care clinic in Syria. IMC is one of four PRM-funded NGOs to work in Syria and thus far the only U.S. NGO to sign a me [...]	2008-05-27 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS372	UPDATE: SARG ACTIONS AGAINST SYRIAN DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite well-founded suspicions that the SARG may have used the Hizballah insurrection in West Beirut from May 6-14 to snatch Syrian dissidents in Beirut, our sources have been unable to confirm that this occurred. Syrian human rights activists tell us that they have not heard a [...]	2008-05-27 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS373	SENIOR SYRIAN DISSIDENT DISCUSSES NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) is an increasingly difficult situation, according to senior member Riad Turk (strictly protect). The most direct result of the DDNC,s growing insolvency is that the fam [...]	2008-05-27 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY

08DAMASCUS376	SYRIA AND UG99 DAMAGING WHEAT FUNGUS (C-TN8-00647) [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, ICARDA has not confirmed any reports of Ug99 stem rust in Syria. Should a possible outbreak occur, ICARDA's staff pathologist is capable of conducting in-house laboratory analysis to quickly determine whether the disease is Ug99. Although SARG Agriculture Ministry c [...]	2008-05-28 10:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EAGR ECON SY
08DAMASCUS380	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 4 [...] (SBU) This is the forth in a series of Embassy Damascus's updates on refugee processing in Syria 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR reports rising concern among the resident Iraqi community about their ability to extend their visas once Syrian schools let out in June but we have no evidence SARG has [...]	2008-05-29 15:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS381	ARAB LEAGUE SECGEN MOUSSA AND QATARI FM/PM HBJ [...] (C) Summary: Arab League SecGen Amre Moussa and Qatari PM/FM Hamad bin-Jasim (HBJ) met separately with President Asad on May 26 to push for Syrian moves to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon as the next step to the May 21 Doha agreement, according to a May 27 readout by the Egyptian [...]	2008-05-29 15:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS387	FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] Summary: The sectors of the Syrian economy that are involved in the production of goods are agriculture, petroleum, textiles, pharmaceuticals and refined food products. In 2007, fuel oil accounted for roughly 70 percent of Syria's USD 110 million in exports to the U.S., with the remaining 30 [...]	2008-06-01 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS388	SYRIA STAYS LIMBER TRYING TO BALANCE ISRAEL, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad departed June 1 on a three-day official trip to UAE and Kuwait more confident about his internal standing and upbeat after a productive round of negotiations with the Israelis in Istanbul that may have included lower-level, face-to-face meetings. Asad also receiv [...]	2008-06-01 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS404	BASHAR'S USES ROAD TRIP FOR POSITIVE PR, MORE [...] (C) Summary: President Asad used a three-day Gulf trip to attract regional and international press attention to Syria's desire for progress on the Golan track and better relations with Saudi Arabia. Our sources say Asad's upcoming swing through North Africa next week (starting with Rabat, Algi [...]	2008-06-05 16:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS405	ECA DECISION REQUESTED ON OPTIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM IN SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-08 04:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SY XF OEXC PGOV PREL
08DAMASCUS420	SYRIA'S LACK OF ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ: POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: With Syria's recent effort to gain credit for the Doha Agreement and publicly announcing indirect negotiations with Israel, it hopes for engagement with the West and a loosening of its international isolation. Still, the SARG has yet to make any substantial concessions on the key [...]	2008-06-12 16:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS427	FRENCH CONSIDER THEIR DAMASCUS VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. The SARG worked to portray the June 15 visit by two French presidential envoys as a vindication of Syria's hard-line policy of "resistance." The French themselves say the visit was successful as it furthered the GOF's priority of ensuring President Asad participate in the Mediterra [...]	2008-06-16 16:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SY
08DAMASCUS432	ERICKA OVETTE AND PAUL PIEPER DAZZLE SYRIANS WITH AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY: Against a backdrop of bilateral tension and violence in Lebanon, Ericka Ovette and Paul Pieper's visit to Syria brought American music back to Damascus and proved that we can promote American culture even as the SARG sabotages other Embassy events. Ovette and Pieper reached an impres [...]	2008-06-17 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL
08DAMASCUS438	THE IMPACT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON CIVIL AVIATION IN [...] (C) Syrian Arab Airlines' ability to sustain operations has degraded in recent years and is estimated to be currently operating just six of at least 15 aircraft in its fleet. The SARG amended its aviation laws in 2005 to allow private airlines to enter the market, but as is often the case in [...]	2008-06-18 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD PGOV PTER SY
08DAMASCUS442	SCENE SETTER FOR AMB FOLEY: EBBS AND FLOWS OF REFUGEE ASSISTANCE/RESETTLEMENT IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Since your October 2007 visit to Damascus, there have been significant changes, both positive and negative, with respect to how international organizations and the SARG are coping with the Iraqi refugee population. Assistance continues to flow in and the UN country team, in coor [...]	2008-06-19 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS443	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although anecdotal information suggests the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) remains in existence, with representatives stationed here in Damascus, we have no information on terrorist activities the PLF engaged in between 2003 and 2008, nor we do we have any information on the [...]	2008-06-19 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS PTER PGOV ASEC PREL IS
08DAMASCUS445	SARG EFFORTS TO RESTRICT MEDIA COVERAGE OF UPCOMING IAEA [...] SBU SUMMARY: Journalists seeking to cover the visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection team to Syria June 22-24 have been given pause by media reports and rumors that the Syrian government has banned reporters from entering the country and may restrict the movements of [...]	2008-06-22 05:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SY XF PGOV PREL
08DAMASCUS451	BASHAR'S INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT - A HOLLOW PR [...] (C) Summary. A candid, usually frank business contact who accompanied Bashar Al-Asad to India gave an interesting readout which reflects Bashar's focus on his image and his ability to miss opportunities. The business contact expressed frustration over the lack of concrete results from the v [...]	2008-06-24 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS452	SARG REMAINS SILENT ON IAEA VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS453	SARG BEMOANS INADEQUATE IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: During a 90-minute discussion, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley briefed Syrian Deputy FM Faisal Mikdad on his mission to assess Iraqi refugee assistance needs and programs. Foley acknowledged that Syria had borne a large economic and social burden in host [...]	2008-06-25 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS455	HEALTHCARE IN SYRIA GIVEN A SHOT IN THE ARM BY [...] SUMMARY: In less than a year, Syrian program alumni from two successful International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLPs) have generated positive change in healthcare in Syria since their return. A FY07 single country program on nursing education (ref A) inspired the seven participants to lob [...]	2008-06-26 08:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PGOV PREL SY XF KWMN
08DAMASCUS46	SYRIA: 2007 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963-11) 3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Syria was designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. Since then it has continued political support to Palestinia [...]	2008-01-22 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS461	SYRIA: AMBASSADOR,S FUND FOR REFUGEES NOMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has received a $20,000 proposal from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the entire East (GOPA) for two projects we would like to submit for funding through the Taft program: (1) a $20,000 program to provide vocational training and education to 80 vulnerable Ira [...]	2008-06-30 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SY
08DAMASCUS469	IRAQI EMBASSY OUTLINES REFUGEE RETURN INITIATIVE [...] Summary: The June 23-26 visit of Ambassador Foley and his subsequent meeting with Iraqi diplomats highlighted the Iraqi government's ambitious plan to facilitate the return of significant numbers of Iraqi refugees residing in Syria. Iraqi diplomats here reported that the GOI is prepared to sp [...]	2008-07-02 15:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS470	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 5 [...] (SBU) This is the fifth in a series of Embassy Damascus's updates on refugee processing in Syria. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: IOM reported its medical case load and out-processing projections for June through September 2008 and announced that all cases in WRAPS are now up to date. UNHCR met its FY200 [...]	2008-07-02 15:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS471	NORWEGIAN FM VISITS DAMASCUS, JUSTIFIES ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary: During a week in which Italian FM Fratini called FM Muallim regarding a possible U/S - level trip in mid-July to Damascus and UN Middle East Envoy Robert Serry heard "positive messages" from Syrian MFA officials, Norwegian FM Store visited Damascus July 1 and reported positive exc [...]	2008-07-02 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS477	FOLEY MEETINGS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In June 23-26 meetings with UNHCR, IOM, WFP, UNICEF, donor country representatives, and other organizations workings on Iraqi refugee assistance and resettlement issues in Syria, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, Ambassador James Foley heard: (1) Iraqis in Syria continu [...]	2008-07-06 16:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS478	PROMINENT JOURNALIST GIVEN REDUCED SENTENCE, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Syrian journalist Mazen Darwich was sentenced on June 26 to ten days in prison for libel against the general State administration. He received a reduced sentence of five days in prison after having spent three days in custody after being arrested on January 12. (Prior to the rul [...]	2008-07-06 16:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
08DAMASCUS48	SARG PRESSES AHEAD WITH PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Notwithstanding Palestinian Authority (PA) opposition to the January 23-25 meeting of Palestinian groups in Damascus, preparations are in place for an event in Damascus that will likely (1) underscore the right of return of Palestinian refugees; (2) call for reconciliation betwee [...]	2008-01-22 16:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS482	SEIDNAYA PRISON RIOTS STIR CONSPIRACY THEORIES [...] (C) Summary: During a July 5 routine sweep by military police trainees at the Sednaya Prison (located 20 miles NW of Damascus),violence erupted between inmates and guards and resulted in some 25 deaths and 90 injuries. As of COB on July 7, the hostage crisis was still continuing. The SARG i [...]	2008-07-07 17:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PREL SY
08DAMASCUS484	CORRECTED COPY: PROMINENT JOURNALIST GIVEN REDUCED [...] (C) Summary: Syrian journalist Mazen Darwich was sentenced on June 26 to ten days in prison for libel against the general State administration. He received a reduced sentence of five days in prison after having spent three days in custody after being arrested on January 12. (Prior to the rul [...]	2008-07-08 08:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
08DAMASCUS489	SYRIAN DIPLOMACY FAILS: ABBAS SNUBS HAMAS IN [...] (C) Summary: President Asad received Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) July 6 but failed to convince Abbas to meet Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Meshal. In addition to FM Muallem, Abu Mazen met leaders of several Palestinian groups on July 7. Abu Mazen apparently ag [...]	2008-07-09 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SY
08DAMASCUS490	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 5 [...] This telegraph replaces canceled Damascus 470. 2.(SBU) This is the fifth in a series of Embassy Damascus's updates on refugee processing in Syria. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: IOM reported its medical case load and out-processing projections for June through September 2008 and announced that all ca [...]	2008-07-10 08:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS491	TIME FOR TALKING POINTS TO COUNTER SYRIA'S "CHARM [...] (C) Summary: Eager to exploit growing European interest in engaging Syria, Damascus is taking credit for recent "stabilizing" regional developments, such as the Doha accord on Lebanon, peace talks with Israel, the Hamas-Israeli "calming," and even Israeli-Hizballah prisoner exchanges. Some [...]	2008-07-10 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SY IS LE IZ
08DAMASCUS496	SYRIAN MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON EXPANDING IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Following up on Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley's June 24-26 visit (reftel),Husam Alaa, MFA Chief of Staff for D/FM Faisal Mikdaad, told Charge July 16 the SARG had decided to respond favorably on increased resettlement for Iraqi refugees. He reported th [...]	2008-07-10 14:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS497	FRENCH-SYRIAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES STRUGGLE TO [...] (C) As Bashar prepares to visit Paris on July 12-14, French and Syrian officials are discussing potential economic initiatives to flesh out the political agenda of a new phase in bilateral relations. The French Embassy confirmed that the GOF has invited a Syrian business delegation to Paris l [...]	2008-07-10 15:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD PGOV PTER SY FR
08DAMASCUS508	IIP SPEAKER ON ENVIRONMENT MAKES CONNECTIONS IN SYRIA [...] SBU SUMMARY: IIP Speaker and climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists visited Syria April 21-25, 2008. Audiences in Damascus and Aleppo, from middle school students to leading scientists, responded positively and enthusiastically to her message of individual [...]	2008-07-15 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SY XF OEXC OIIP SCUL KIRC SENV PGOV PREL
08DAMASCUS510	IIP SPEAKER DEREK SHEARER ENGAGES SYRIAN AUDIENCES ON U.S. [...] (U)SUMMARY. IIP speaker and former U.S. Ambassador Derek Shearer engaged diverse sectors of Syrians including university students, human rights, business, and media audiences during his May 26-29 visit. Shearer shared an political insider's view of how the U.S. elections process works and pro [...]	2008-07-16 04:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL
08DAMASCUS517	SEIDNAYA CONTINUES TO STIR FEARS AND CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Summary: Amid a wide range of sometimes contradictory reports, a growing number of Embassy sources have indicated the Seidnaya prison riots continue, despite the official government statement to the contrary. Human rights activists have conveyed deep concerns about reports of the alleged [...]	2008-07-17 15:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS518	POLITICAL IMPACT OF SYRIA'S RECORD-LOW WHEAT [...] (SBU) The 2008 harvest of Syria's primary strategic crop -- wheat -- declined by 50 percent from 2007, primarily due to bad weather. For the first time in 15 years the SARG has turned to the international wheat market to compensate for the shortfall in supply. Even with this year's record-low [...]	2008-07-20 05:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS524	FOREIGN TOURISM TO SYRIA UP 40 PERCENT IN 2008 [...] (C) At the mid-point of 2008, the Syrian economy is enjoying its best tourism season since 2002, and a 40 percent increase in foreign tourism over 2007. A local expert attributes the increase to a year of political stability in the region and a greater SARG investment in marketing Syria in Eu [...]	2008-07-22 06:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS526	BASHAR WAITING ON SLEIMAN'S VISIT, FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: From the SARG's perspective, FM Muallim's July 21 trip to Beirut provided another step toward expanding its new relationship with France, and it paved the way for the next Syrian "deliverable," namely -- Lebanese President Sleiman's upcoming visit to Damascus. Though some with [...]	2008-07-24 17:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS536	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) This is Embassy Damascus' response to the action requests from reftel in regards to attendance of SARG delegation to 63rd UNGA meetings. 2. (U) The Head of State Bashar Al Asad does not plan to attend at this time. 3. (U) Head Of Government PM Otri does not plan to attend. 4. (U) [...]	2008-07-31 17:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA
08DAMASCUS537	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) This is Embassy Damascus' response to the action requests from reftel in regards to attendance of SARG delegation to 63rd UNGA meetings. 2. (U) The Head of State Bashar Al Asad does not plan to attend at this time. 3. (U) Head Of Government PM Otri does not plan to attend. 4. (U) [...]	2008-07-31 18:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA
08DAMASCUS538	SARG BEGINS TRIAL OF 12 DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-02 08:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS539	SARG BEGINS TRIAL OF 12 DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 15-16. 2. (C) Summary: The trial of twelve members of the Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) Secretariat began July 30 in front of courtroom packed with diplomats, press, family members, and civil society activists. The presiding judge [...]	2008-08-02 08:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS54	ATTACKING BASHAR'S MONEY [...] (S) Summary. As Washington policy makers consider ways to pressure the regime, one possibility would be to go after President Asad's money-men. Four individuals Asad uses to make and move money are Zuhair Sahloul, Nabil Kuzbari, Asad's uncle Mohammad Makhlouf, and his father-in-law, Fawas Akh [...]	2008-01-24 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY
08DAMASCUS541	TOP ASAD SECURITY AIDE ASSASSINATED [...] (S/NF) Syrian Presidential security aide Brigadier General Muhammad Sulayman was assassinated by a sniper late on the evening of August 1 in the coastal city of Tartous. Sulayman enjoyed a reputation among Embassy contacts as having special status and proximity to Bashar. Sulayman was said to have [...]	2008-08-03 15:39:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER SY LE IS
08DAMASCUS559	SUPPORTING SYRIA'S EMERGING PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) After 45 years of Baathist socialism, private enterprise is gaining momentum in Syria. Over the past 18 months, the SARG has enacted six major economic reforms that were long advocated by international consultants but bitterly resisted by Baath Party apparatchiks. Encouraged by the refor [...]	2008-08-07 16:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC KCOR PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS560	AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISIT SIGNALS NEW SARG EMPHASIS ON [...] (C) Summary: On July 30-31, President Asad and other senior officials provided a lavish reception for Deputy Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chair Ammar al-Hakim. Embassy sources suggest Al-Hakim responded favorably to Syrian lobbying to oppose a a long-term security agreement between [...]	2008-08-07 16:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS579	SLEIMAN VISIT TO DAMASCUS: AGREEMENT ON [...] (S) Summary: In a visit that went largely as scripted, Lebanese President Sleiman arrived August 13 in Damascus and issued a joint press statement with President Asad on their decision to establish full diplomatic relations "at the ambassadorial level." Though there were Syrian concerns that a bus [...]	2008-08-14 16:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS587	SYRIANS ADJUSTING TO "NEW NORMAL" OF INFLATION [...] (SBU) Three months after the SARG cut fuel subsidies by 50 percent, the consequent 350 percent increase in the price of diesel has been reflected across the spectrum of goods and services. Official SARG statistics indicate inflation has increased by 15 percent since summer 2007, but many econ [...]	2008-08-18 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS59	SYRIAN GOVERNMENT PREVENTS U.S. CITIZEN FROM [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has placed a travel ban on naturalized U.S. citizen and political reformer Bassam Ishak. Ishak, a long-time Embassy contact, is currently weighing his options but may ask the Embassy to intervene on his behalf with the MFA. End Summary. 2. (C) The Syrian government [...]	2008-01-28 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS599	MAKHLOUF AIRLINE TO PURCHASE BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Reliable media sources are reporting that the first private Syrian airline is in negotiations to purchase Bombardier passenger aircraft from the Canadian manufacturer. The airline, known as Cham Pearl, is principally backed by President Asad's cousin (and Specially Designated National) Ra [...]	2008-08-20 14:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS609	FM KOUCHNER VISIT SETS AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 3-4 [...] (C) Summary: According to a French Embassy readout, French FM Kouchner's August 22-23 discussions with President Asad and FM Muallim focused on Lebanon, Russia/Georgia, human rights, Syria's indirect talks with Israel, and Iran in advance of President Sarkozy's September 3-4 visit to Damasc [...]	2008-08-27 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SY FR
08DAMASCUS61	SYRIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL DETAINEES MAKE FIRST COURT [...] (SBU) Summary. All ten National Council detainees appeared in Criminal Court on January 28 in the first of what will likely be many court appearances over the next several months. National Council President Fidaa Hourani was formally accused of three politically motivated charges, while the [...]	2008-01-28 15:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
08DAMASCUS610	FM KOUCHNER VISIT SETS AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 3-4 [...] (C) Summary: According to a French Embassy readout, French FM Kouchner's August 22-23 discussions with President Asad and FM Muallim focused on Lebanon, Russia/Georgia, human rights, Syria's indirect talks with Israel, and Iran in advance of President Sarkozy's September 3-4 visit to Damasc [...]	2008-08-27 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SY FR
08DAMASCUS63	PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE PRODUCES HARD RHETORIC AND [...] (C) Summary: SARG efforts to spin the three-day Palestinian conference as an event for "domestic consumption" and a call for Palestinian solidarity conveniently overlook the harsh anti-U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian Authority rhetoric during the conference and in a seven-page communique (tra [...]	2008-01-28 16:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS630	IOM BAGHDAD'S UNCLEARED VISIT JEOPARDIZES EXPANDED [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: During a discussion on the possibility of allowing IOM Damascus to host a trainer from outside Syria, Husam Alaa, Syrian MFA Chief of Staff for D/FM Faisal Miqdad, informed Charge September 3 that two IOM officials had entered [...]	2008-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS636	HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - INFORMATION [...] (U) Summary: The following is submitted in response to the Department's request (ref B). Due to the difficult bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the SARG, Post does not have the full access necessary to give a complete picture of Syria's information collection, screening and sharin [...]	2008-09-10 14:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR KVPR ASEC KHLS SY
08DAMASCUS64	STAFFDEL WAXMAN MEETS WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable replaces Syria 00029. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Senate staffers Sharon Waxman and Perry Cammack, D/FM Miqdad outlined the significant challenges to Syria posed by Iraqi refugees and conveyed the SARG's unhappiness with recent U.S. statements criticizing Syr [...]	2008-01-29 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PINS PREL SY
08DAMASCUS646	SARKOZY'S VISIT YIELDS VICTORY FOR FRENCH OIL [...] (C) The most significant economic development resulting from French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visit to Damascus was the signing of an MOU with the SARG that would position the French petroleum company Total to take the lead on any potential projects linking Syria's petroleum infrastructure [...]	2008-09-15 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV FR SY
08DAMASCUS650	"LENIENT" SENTENCE FOR KURDISH PROTESTERS AS SARG [...] (C) Summary: Fifty Kurds who had been arrested in 2005 for participating in a demonstration following the mysterious death of Kurdish leader Sheikh Mashook Khaznawi received six-month sentences, the minimum sentence allowed by Syrian law, on September 14. But a recent spate of arrests of an [...]	2008-09-16 13:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS656	DAMASCUS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during February-May 2009. A program of "urban music" will help Post reach out to youth in a country where over 50 percent of the population is under 20 and Western hip hop receives wide play. [...]	2008-09-17 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL
08DAMASCUS657	RARE SYRIAN PROMISE FULFILLED BY NAMING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar Asad swore in Nawaf al-Fares as the new Syrian Ambassador to Iraq on September 16, the first such appointment in over 24 years. This move was expected but did not occur as part of a visit by Iraqi FM Zebari to Damascus, as SARG officials had hoped. Iraq [...]	2008-09-17 17:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS658	RARE SYRIAN PROMISE FULFILLED BY NAMING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar Asad swore in Nawaf al-Fares as the new Syrian Ambassador to Iraq on September 16, the first such appointment in over 24 years. This move was expected but did not occur as part of a visit by Iraqi FM Zebari to Damascus, as SARG officials had hoped. Iraq [...]	2008-09-18 04:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS66	SYRIAN GOVERNMENT DETAINEES OPPOSITION LEADER RIAD [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of January 28, Syrian authorities detained Riad Seif, Damascus Declaration National Council head and former imprisoned MP. He was arraigned January 29 and is currently in Adraa Prison along with the other 10 National Council detainees. End Summary. 2. (C) At [...]	2008-01-29 14:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV SY PREL
08DAMASCUS660	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR CLAIMS INFLUENCE OVER SARG [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador Matsaki Kunieda told Charge during her September 17 courtesy call that he believed that he had twice been able to influence SARG decision-making on issues of concern to the West. Kunieda said he had suggested to MFA Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad in early 2007 th [...]	2008-09-18 14:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JA
08DAMASCUS661	SYRIAN AIR TO SELL ALL BOEING AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Syrian Air executives report that the airline's management intends to sell its two Boeing 747s and six Boeing 727s rather than attempt to overhaul them. They reported that the one remaining operational Boeing aircraft in the Syrian Air fleet, a 747, will be grounded on October 1, 2008, an [...]	2008-09-18 15:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV FR SY
08DAMASCUS666	SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER "GETS TOUGH" WITH SARG [...] (C) Summary: The September 17 visit to Damascus of Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos, portrayed by the Spanish Embassy as an opportunity for Spain to "get tough" with the SARG, lasted less then a day. Moratinos held short meetings with President Asad and Foreign Minister Muallem and [...]	2008-09-22 14:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREF PREL SY
08DAMASCUS669	SARG OPPOSITIONIST RIAD TURK SPEAKS OF LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration National Council Leader Riad Turk believes Syria's expanding relations with European countries will ultimately work to the benefit of civil society and political opposition groups. In the short-term, however, the SARG is cracking down on Kurds and is likely t [...]	2008-09-24 04:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY KDEM
08DAMASCUS670	SARG OPPOSITIONIST RIAD TURK SPEAKS OF LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration National Council Leader Riad Turk believes Syria's expanding relations with European countries will ultimately work to the benefit of civil society and political opposition groups. In the short-term, however, the SARG is cracking down on Kurds and is likely t [...]	2008-09-24 04:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY KDEM
08DAMASCUS671	SARG OPPOSITIONIST RIAD TURK SPEAKS OF LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration National Council Leader Riad Turk believes Syria's expanding relations with European countries will ultimately work to the benefit of civil society and political opposition groups. In the short-term, however, the SARG is cracking down on Kurds and is likely t [...]	2008-09-24 04:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY KDEM
08DAMASCUS675	IOM CONCERNED ABOUT REFUGEE REPATRIATION AND LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on IOM Chief of Mission Maria Rumman, Rumman relayed to Charge recent conversations between IOM staff and representatives of the Iraqi government which principally focused on how the GOI could best repatriate its citizens that have sought refuge in Syri [...]	2008-09-26 19:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IO SY
08DAMASCUS676	SYRIAN TALKING HEADS EXPRESS ANGER OVER PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Bush's two-sentence critique of Syria during his farewell speech to the UN General Assembly was rebuffed by a barrage of negative remarks from the government-owned daily Al-Thawra. Print media aside from Al-Thawra was generally muted on the subject but several independent journa [...]	2008-09-26 19:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREF PREL SY
08DAMASCUS677	CAR BOMB EXPLODES IN GREATER DAMASCUS AREA - [...] (C) On September 27 at roughly 0745 Damascus time (0045 EST) a car bomb exploded on the main road connecting Damascus to surrounding suburbs and the Damascus International Airport, located approximately 5kms (3 miles) from the Embassy. Syrian and Western press have reported 17 deaths and 14 i [...]	2008-09-27 11:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC SY
08DAMASCUS678	EAC DAMASCUS - SEPTEMBER 27 EXPLOSION [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met September 27 to review Post's security posture following an apparent car bomb attack in Damascus earlier that morning. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, MGT, POL/ECON, PAO, MSGDETCMDR, DAO, IMO, CONS, and GRPO attended. 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-09-27 11:35:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ASEC PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS679	CAR BOMB EXPLODES IN GREATER DAMASCUS AREA - [...] (C) On September 27 at roughly 0745 Damascus time (0045 EST) a car bomb exploded on the main road connecting Damascus to surrounding suburbs and the Damascus International Airport, located approximately 5kms (3 miles) from the Embassy. Syrian and Western press have reported 17 deaths and 14 i [...]	2008-09-27 11:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC SY
08DAMASCUS691	MURKY OUTLOOK FOR SYRIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under sweltering, sand-filled and polluted skies -- symptomatic of Syria's environmental challenges -- Amman ESTH Hub officer and Emboffs held environment-related August 27 meetings in Damascus. Low environmental awareness, weak enforcement of environmental laws and regulations [...]	2008-10-06 04:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EENV ETRD EAID PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS698	SYRIAN AL-RA,Y TV SHOWCASING COALITION AND IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Former Al-Ra'y TV correspondent Ibrahim Al-Jabeen (protect) told us on September 28 that Syria-based Al-Ra,y TV had assumed the Iraq-based Al-Zawraa TV,s former role of showcasing Iraqi militant attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces. Although Mish,an Al-Jaburi,s wife, Al-Usta, [...]	2008-10-07 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL SY KPAO
08DAMASCUS7	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem pleaded for the United States not to hold Syria "hostage" to events in Lebanon or to resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while insisting to Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Patrick Kennedy that Syria itself was ready for p [...]	2008-01-02 05:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
08DAMASCUS70	MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF RAMI'S DESIGNATION [...] (S/NF) As Washington moves towards designating Rami Makhlouf, Embassy Damascus recommends that the Department's roll-out strategy focus on linking his corrupt activities to consequences suffered by the Syrian people (see para 11). In some of the largest economic sectors -- electricity, petrol [...]	2008-01-31 10:27:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ECON EINV EPET ETTC PGOV PINR KCOR SY
08DAMASCUS705	SARG TANK DEPLOYMENTS ALONG THE LEBANESE/SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite two separate visits to the northern Syrian/Lebanese border in recent days, Post has been unable to verify diplomatic and media reports suggesting the SARG had positioned tanks along its side of the border. DATT personnel have documented the deployment of Syrian troops [...]	2008-10-09 03:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PROG PREL SY
08DAMASCUS706	REPORTS OF SARG ARMOR DEPLOYMENT UNSUBSTANTIATED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite two separate visits to the northern Syrian/Lebanese border in recent days, Post has been unable to verify diplomatic and media reports suggesting the SARG has positioned tanks along its side of the border. DATT personnel have documented the deployment of Syrian troops [...]	2008-10-09 03:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	MOPS PGOV LE SY
08DAMASCUS714	SARG RAIDS SUSPECTED TERRORIST CELL [...] (C) Embassy contacts reported that Syrian security and police services raided a suspected "terrorist" cell on Octobter 9, killing three suspected terrorists and wounding one while suffering one police fatality. The incident took place in the unofficial Yarmouk Palestinian camp, located approx [...]	2008-10-10 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS72	CHILEANS TO RESETTLE IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES [...] (C) On January 22, PolOff met with Deputy Head of the Chilean Mission to Syria, Arturo Giadala, who confirmed reports that his country would be resettling over 100 Iraqi Palestinian refugees currently residing in the Al-Tanf refugee camp. (Note: There three camps near the Iraqi border where Ir [...]	2008-01-31 15:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS723	SARG ANTI-TERROR CRACKDOWN - A VIEW FROM THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The SARG remains committed to its gloves-off crackdown on Salafist terror cells within Syria following the September 27 VBIED attack on a Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) branch office (ref A). While the security services have scored successes in raids on suspected safe hous [...]	2008-10-14 10:47:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PTER SY
08DAMASCUS727	PART I OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (SBU) This is the first cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. Iranian-Syrian economic cooperation is overstated by both the SARG and Iranian government in an attempt to create the public perception that a mutually beneficial economic relationship has resu [...]	2008-10-16 16:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS73	SARG STUMBLING THROUGH FUEL CRISIS [...] (C) Unseasonably cold weather, perhaps the coldest January in the last decade, has increased Syrian demand for heating fuels. Anecdotal information from Syrians, and our own observations, convey a situation in which increased demand, particularly for diesel (mazout),has exhausted supplies and [...]	2008-01-31 17:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SY KCOR
08DAMASCUS735	PART II OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. The largest Iranian investment projects in Syria are two car assembly plants that are struggling to break even just one year after opening. Several other projects touted as "investment" are ac [...]	2008-10-21 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS739	DAMASCUS EAC 10/23/2008 [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 23 to review the potential threat information in Ref A. Charge, chaired the meeting; A/DCM, MGT, POL/ECON, PAO, RSO, DAO, CONS, MSGDETCMDR, IMO, and GRPO attended. 2. (S/NF) GRPO briefed EAC on ref A, which contained informa [...]	2008-10-23 16:50:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER SY
08DAMASCUS741	SARG ALLEGES U.S. MILITARY RAID KILLS 8 CIVILIANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Roughly two hours after local internet and Syrian TV reported an alleged U.S. military attack in eastern Syria, Syrian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal Mekdad convoked Charge and Pol/Econ Chief on October 26 (2200 local) [...]	2008-10-27 05:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER SY IZ
08DAMASCUS742	PART III OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (C) This is the third and final cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. The greatest interaction between the Syrian and Iranian private sectors results from Syria's historical importance in Shi'ism. Iranian religious pilgrims represent the largest single bl [...]	2008-10-27 11:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS744	DAMASCUS EAC REVIEWS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 27 to review Post's security profile amid Syrian media allegations of an October 26 U.S. military strike on Syrian territory. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, PAO, A/MGT (IMO),DAO, GRPO, CONS, and MSGDETCMDR at [...]	2008-10-27 11:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS745	SARG CONDEMNATION OF ALLEGED U.S. MILITARY STRIKE IN ABU [...] [SBU] As reported reftel, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal Miqdad passed Charge a copy of the Ministry's press release regarding the alleged U.S. military operation in eastern Syria that purportedly killed eight Syrian civilians. An Embassy translation follows. 2. [SBU] Begin text [...]	2008-10-27 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM PREL SA SY
08DAMASCUS753	SARG VIEWS ON NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND [...] (S/NF) A Palestinian American academic who enjoys frequent access to SARG FM Muallim told us October 23 that Muallim believes that the U.S. Embassy is exaggerating the threat in Damascus and "can wait" until such time as the SARG finds a location for a NEC. The implication was that the SARG [...]	2008-10-29 10:14:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC ABLD SY
08DAMASCUS755	DAMASCUS EAC - TEMPORARY CLOSURE THURSDAY FOR [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 29 to assess Post's security profile in advance of possible demonstrations October 29 or 30. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, A/PAO, CONS, GRPO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, MSGDETCMDR, and IMO attended. 2. (SBU) RSO briefed EA [...]	2008-10-29 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS756	UPDATE FROM DAMASCUS: SARG BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad briefed local diplomatic missions October 29 on the SARG's decision to order the closure of the American Cultural Center (ACC) and American School (DCS). He received push-back from a number of missions, especially regarding closure of the latte [...]	2008-10-29 14:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SY IZ
08DAMASCUS757	PYRRHIC VICTORY: DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 9-10. 2. (C) Summary: Syrian human rights activists and the international community representatives crowded the October 29 sentencing hearing for 12 members of the Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC). The First Criminal Cou [...]	2008-10-29 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY KDEM
08DAMASCUS758	OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO SARG ORDER TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 11. 2. (C) Begin Summary: At 1500 local today, Post received official verbal notification from MFA Chief of Protocol Abdul Latif Dabbagh of the SARG's order to close the American Cultural Center (ACC) immediately and to close the American School [...]	2008-10-29 20:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC APER AFIN PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS761	SYRIAN ARTISTS DEMAND RETURN OF ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT U.S. [...] On October 29, a letter was delivered in person to the American Cultural Center by Syrian artist AbdulJabbar Weis, with whom the mission has previously had a cordial relationship. The letter was written on behalf of five artists who have works on display at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in [...]	2008-10-30 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SY
08DAMASCUS762	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 30, 2008 [...] The media storm surrounding the October 26 attack in Abu Kamal and subsequent Syrian accusations against the United States and Syrian actions against U.S. Embassy operations in Damascus continued unabated. Print media were dominated by reports of a large protest march in the town of Abu Kamal [...]	2008-10-30 15:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS763	CONFUSED AND ANGRY: SYRIAN PUBLIC REACTS TO ALLEGED U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Public Affairs Staff reached out to Syrian contacts and monitored online news sources to gauge public opinion following the alleged U.S. military attack in Abu Kamal on October 26. These contacts and sources offered unfiltered and candid responses. Most expressed c [...]	2008-10-30 15:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PREL SY

08DAMASCUS764	RESPONDING TO SARG'S ORDERS OF OCTOBER 29 -- REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE [...] (U) This cable contains two action requests ) see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Reopening for normal business November 2, Embassy Damascus will be faced with the question whether to comply with the SARG's verbal order of October 29 to immediately close the American Cultural Center, including t [...]	2008-10-31 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AMGT SY
08DAMASCUS765	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 31, 2008 [...] Only government-owned daily al-Thawrah was published on Friday October 31. al-Thawrah gave pride of place to strident coverage of the alleged U.S. raid in Abu al-Kamal. The top half of its front page reported on the protest march organized by the Syrian government on October 30 in downtown Dama [...]	2008-10-31 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS766	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 31, 2008 [...] Only government-owned daily al-Thawrah was published on Friday October 31. al-Thawrah gave pride of place to strident coverage of the alleged U.S. raid in Abu al-Kamal. The top half of its front page reported on the protest march organized by the Syrian government on October 30 in downtown Dama [...]	2008-10-31 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS773	CORRECTED COPY: ANYTHING BUT CONCILIATORY: SARG [...] (S) Summary: Several Embassy sources suggest Iran and Hizballah are pressuring the SARG not only to lobby PM Maliki's government to alter the U.S.-Iraqi bilateral security framework and SOFA, but also to participate in joint attacks against U.S. military targets in Iraq and elsewhere. As rep [...]	2008-11-03 09:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS ASEC IZ IR SY
08DAMASCUS775	DIPLOMATIC EFFORT ON DAMASCUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL [...] (C) Canadian Ambassador Glenn Davidson briefed Charge on a November 4 meeting between SARG MFA Vice FM Faisal Miqdad and a group of local diplomats, led by the Dean of the Consular Corps, Argentinian Ambassador Herman Roberto Plorutti. The diplomatic group also included the Ambassadors of t [...]	2008-11-03 11:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT ASEC SY
08DAMASCUS779	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 7 [...] (SBU) CIRCUIT RIDE WRAP-UP: IOM reports that for the circuit ride 9 August - 25 September, DHS/USCIS approved 480 cases (1359 individuals) and denied 43 cases (152 individuals). No decision was made in 89 cases (312 individuals). DHS team leader Frank Minnick said that this approval rate o [...]	2008-11-04 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS788	NEW SYRIAN BORDER LAW TARGETS KURDS, KURDS REACT [...] (SBU) Summary: The SARG issued a legislative decree in September that restricted property ownership, acquisition, and other land-use rights along Syria's borders. While the SARG claims the law applies to all Syrian borders, there is mounting evidence of selective enforcement targeting Kurdish [...]	2008-11-06 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS790	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 9, 2008: CONFESSORS OF [...] Syrian papers reported on the broadcast confessions by the alleged perpetrators of the explosion in the al-Qazza area of Damascus on September 27. Syrian state TV on Thursday, November 7, showed 12 individuals (mostly Syrians) claiming membership in Fateh al-Islam and confessing to planning t [...]	2008-11-09 12:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS791	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 10, 2008: PRESIDENT [...] Syrian papers dedicated their front-page headlines and editorials to President al-Asad's November 9 speech at the opening session of the Arab Transitional Parliament. He called on the United States to pull its troops out of Iraq claiming, "The presence in Iraq of American occupation forces is [...]	2008-11-10 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS792	SARG PREVENTING DISTRIBUTION OF WFP RICE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials at the Syrian port of Lattakiya are holding a portion of a World Food Program (WFP) shipment of Indian rice, purchased with PRM funds and intended for distribution to Iraqi refugees in Syria. The Syrian government claims the rice is contaminated with small rocks a [...]	2008-11-10 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS793	BASHAR'S 11/9 SPEECH TO ARAB PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Asad delivered a November 9 keynote address to the Arab Transitional Parliament gathered in Damascus for a bi-annual meeting of legislators from Arab League states. True to Bashar's year-long efforts to make Damascus the capital of Arab culture and resistance, [...]	2008-11-10 15:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ IS
08DAMASCUS800	ZEBARI CONDEMNS 10/26 ATTACK, SEEKS TO RE-ASSURE [...] (C) Summary: In a hastily arranged November 11-12 visit to Damascus, Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari delivered a letter to a skeptical President Asad from PM Maliki reassuring Syrian leaders the SOFA would not allow U.S. troops to launch attacks on Iraq's neighbors. Zebari publicly "rejected" the [...]	2008-11-13 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER SY IZ
08DAMASCUS803	SAVING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2.(C) SUMMARY: On October 28, the SARG directed the Charge d,Affaires to close the American Cultural Center (ACC) and the American Language Center (ALC). The ALC is the English teaching program overseen by the ACC. In response to the SARG,s di [...]	2008-11-13 14:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL SCUL SY
08DAMASCUS814	SARG LAUNCHES NEW PR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 7 special Syrian TV broadcast, Fatah al-Islam members confessed to their involvement in the September 27 bombing of a SARG intelligence facility (REF A). This program appeared to be part of a broader Syrian propaganda effort to portray Syria as a victim, not a [...]	2008-11-17 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS820	SARG NOT BUDGING ON EMBARGOED WFP RICE FOR IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: World Food Program (WFP) Regional Director Daly Belgasmi briefed us on the latest developments surrounding two separate rice donations embargoed by the SARG. Finding no other solution, Belgasmi reported the remaining PRM-funded rice would be re-exported. A visibly upset Belgasm [...]	2008-11-19 15:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS821	UK FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND'S NOV. 17-18 TRIP TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Syrian President Bashar Asad and FM Walid Muallim to take positive steps now on Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, and indirect Syrian-Israeli peace talks. Doing so would help shape coming regional political change [...]	2008-11-19 16:08:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL UK IZ LE IR SY
08DAMASCUS828	DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION - THE U.S.-IRAQI SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Syrian media reported extensively on the argument between the Syrian and Iraqi Ministers of Information at the November 17 Conference for Arab Ministers of Information and Telecommunications in Damascus. Media reports stated that Syrian Information Minister Bilal re [...]	2008-11-20 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS829	THE SARG CAN'T KEEP US DOWN: PERSEVERING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG requested the closure of the American Cultural Center (ACC) and American Language Center (ALC) in Damascus on October 28. While these closures have led to a significant reduction in public programming, public diplomacy (PD) activity continues here on many levels. We ar [...]	2008-11-20 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO SCUL SY
08DAMASCUS839	IRAQI D/FM ABBAWI SEES SUPPORTING ABBAS AS KEY [...] (C) At Embassy Baghdad's request, we delivered reftel demarche November 22 to Iraqi D/FM Abbawi, who was in Damascus attending the November 21 Iraqi Neighbors Border Security Working Group (BSWG) and would be heading the Iraqi delegation at the November 26 Arab League Ministerial. Abbawi exp [...]	2008-11-25 11:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL IZ
08DAMASCUS841	UNSCO SERRY: SARG VIEWS ON SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator Robert Serry concluded a two-day visit to Damascus by briefing diplomats on his discussions with FM Muallim and VFM Miqdad. According to Serry, Muallim signaled continuing SARG interest in the Syrian-Israeli track but conditioned the holding of a fifth ro [...]	2008-11-25 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS TU IS UN SY
08DAMASCUS842	SYRIAN DISSIDENT TAKES DIM VIEW OF ORGANIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society activist and economist XXXXXXXXXXXX, released from prison on XXXXXXXXXXXX, met with us recently to share his bleak assessment of pro-democracy and human rights movements in Syria. His appraisals differ from other civil society leaders (refs A-C),especially regarding [...]	2008-11-25 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS843	SYRIAN DISSIDENTS INDICATE GAP EXISTS BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian dissidents Aref Dalila, Muhanad al-Hasani, and Fawaz Tello (all strictly protect) met with Poloff on November 19 for a wide-ranging discussion on the current state of civil society activism in Syria (ref A). During the meeting, the three men spoke briefly about a recent Kur [...]	2008-11-26 08:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO SY
08DAMASCUS847	2008 UN DROUGHT APPEAL FOR SYRIA [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable, see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UNFAO (Food and Agriculture) Syria Representative Abdullah Bin Yehia is seeking USG commitment to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2008 Drought Appeal. Yehia proposes to use money from the appe [...]	2008-11-26 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON FAO PGOV PHUM PREF SY
08DAMASCUS848	SARG DRAFT LEGISLATION ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A G/TiP funded grant to the International Office for Migration (IOM) for training Syrian police in trafficking in persons issues remains unspent. The proposed program depended upon the SARG first passing legislation on human trafficking. The draft legislation is currently under re [...]	2008-11-26 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS849	SARG FAST-TRACKING EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) An EU diplomat in Damascus confirmed that a delegation would travel to Damascus to publicly "initial" the EU Association Agreement with Syria on December 14, following the successful conclusion of negotiations to update the agreement text on November 24 in Brussels. In her view, President [...]	2008-11-26 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EU SY
08DAMASCUS850	SYRIAN AIR DEDICATES LAST FOUR PLANES TO HAJJ [...] (C) A Syrian Air ticketing agent told Embassy staff that the airline is currently operating just four of its fleet of 16 aircraft, due to its inability to obtain essential spare parts. From November 22 to December 9, Syrian Air is dedicating its four remaining operational Airbus A320s to flyi [...]	2008-11-26 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SA SY
08DAMASCUS857	WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR DISMISSED, STATUS OF [...] (C) WFP Country Representative Pippa Bradford informed Post on November 26 that she had been placed on administrative leave effective immediately. Bradford also informed us that she had been barred from her office and from communicating with her staff in Syria, adding she had only come to lea [...]	2008-12-01 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS860	CYBER-DISSIDENT TRIAL WILL CONTINUE; EUROPEANS [...] (C) Web journalist Habib Saleh, arrested on May 6, faced the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on December 1 to answer for articles posted on the internet deemed threateningly critical of the state. The judge in the case prevented the public from attending what was supposed to be an open trial [...]	2008-12-02 10:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS862	BAILING OUT THE SHAM: SARG CONTRACT RESCUES [...] (C) A reputable Syrian website reported that the SARG will supply Syrian public sector entities with "Sham"-model automobiles. The "Sham" (colloquial Arabic for Syria) is a Peugot-based sedan produced by a joint Syrian-Iranian assembly plant (SIAMCO) in rural Damascus that opened in 2007. B [...]	2008-12-02 12:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS863	GUEANT AND LEVITTE TO SARG: GOOD JOB, BUT WORK [...] (C) Summary: French Embassy DCM Nicholas Suran briefed us December 1 on Claude Gueant and Jean-David Levitte's November 30 visit to Damascus. After stops in Doha and Jeddah, the two Elysee advisors delivered an oral message to President Asad from President Sarkozy, urged Syria to make good [...]	2008-12-02 15:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IR FR IZ SY
08DAMASCUS868	SARG REPORTEDLY RECONSIDERING EXCHANGE OF [...] (C) In the wake of the visit of French President Sarkozy's advisors (reftel),diplomats in Damascus are sensing that the SARG may be preparing to renege on its commitment to exchange ambassadors with Lebanon and to open embassies in each other's capital by year's end. According to Spanish Am [...]	2008-12-03 14:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR LE SY
08DAMASCUS874	MORE WFP RICE TO BE RE-EXPORTED: SARG PROXIES [...] Summary: The World Food Program (WFP) reported to us its plans to re-export the Vietnamese rice, destined for the Iraqi refugee population, in accordance with Syrian demands. This comes after several weeks of WFP working to find a solution to a SARG decision to refuse import. A close associa [...]	2008-12-04 17:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS876	KEEPING UP THE EFFORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of the Syrian government's decision to close the American Cultural Center, Embassy Damascus is pursuing all available programming tools to advance mission goals of promoting freedom of expression, the exchange and development of ideas on political and economic reform, [...]	2008-12-07 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SY XF
08DAMASCUS883	SARG DISMISSES SHEIKHS FROM LEADERSHIP POSITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG quietly ordered religious sheikhs who sit on the boards of non-governmental, charitable, Islamic "foundations" to resign their positions during the month of November. One civil society activist, who first broke the news to us, claimed the SARG feared these organizations [...]	2008-12-15 13:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISC PTER SY
08DAMASCUS885	VIOLENCE AND FIRE ERUPT AGAIN AT SEIDNAYA/SAYDNAYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eyewitnesses reported a large fire and gunshots inside Seidnaya prison on December 6. Human rights and diplomatic contacts have confirmed the accounts, though no casualty details are known. Embassy contacts surmise the violence pointed to another riot in the prison. Other conta [...]	2008-12-15 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS SY
08DAMASCUS886	Special Media Reaction Report: Jimmy Carter's Visit to [...] Summary: The December 13-15 visit to Damascus by former President Jimmy Carter consumed headlines in all four Syrian dailies during the course of the visit. The tone of reporting was decidedly optimistic, particularly on the prospects for U.S.-Syrian relations and the return of a U.S. Ambassa [...]	2008-12-16 05:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
08DAMASCUS890	Syrian Coverage of Ambassador Schulte's Pan-Arab Media [...] Summary: On Friday, December 12, U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Greg Schulte conducted a series of interviews on the nascent Syrian nuclear program and related International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) actions with the pan-Arab media based in London. As part of this, Ambassador Schulte appeared [...]	2008-12-17 06:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY
08DAMASCUS895	DAMASCUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: THE CHANGE WE NEED? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The retirement of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce's long-serving chairman shook up the Chamber's November 2008 elections. SARG attempts to pressure the former chairman's son-in-law to step in as Chairman failed, as the remaining ten board members scrambled to re-form their cand [...]	2008-12-18 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS896	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR SPECTER'S DEC. 29-31 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Damascus looks forward to your visit. You will find President Asad and his regime more confident and self-assured since your meetings in December 2007. In the last year, Syria has successfully maintained and even deepened relationships with Iran, Hizballah, Hamas, an [...]	2008-12-18 16:45:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV LE IR FR IZ SY
08DAMASCUS906	SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]	2008-12-23 12:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
08DAMASCUS908	SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]	2008-12-29 04:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC
08DAMASCUS909	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
08DAMASCUS912	OBO VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AMGT ASEC
08DAMASCUS913	AMIDST CALLS FOR THIRD INTIFADA, SYRIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad has worked the phone in an effort to orchestrate a January 2 Arab League Emergency Summit in Doha. According to media reports citing anonymous Syrian officials, Syria has suspended its participation in indirect peace talks with Israel. Syrian dem [...]	2008-12-29 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS917	REQUEST FOR SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION [...] (SBU) We have reviewed the requirements of Section 565 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 1103-236) and reaffirm our position that it is in the best interest of the United States Government to request waivers to the Arab League Boycott Compliance Prohibitio [...]	2008-12-30 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AFIN AMGT ASUP ECON KBCT PHUM AL SY
08DAMASCUS919	GAZA: MUALLIM PUSHING HUMANITARIAN TRUCE, CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: FM Walid al-Muallim told Senator Specter December 30 that Syria wants to help broker a humanitarian truce in Gaza. After a series of contacts with his European counterparts, Muallim met with Hamas leader Khalid Mesha,al and other Palestinian faction heads to ask if they would ag [...]	2008-12-31 08:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS SY
08DAMASCUS920	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] Summary: Syrian papers feature photos of Palestinian casualties and large impassioned demonstrations in cities throughout Syria. Papers on December 31 also carried photos of President Asad's meeting with Senator Arlen Specter. A Syrian editorialist laments the closure of Rafah crossing and urg [...]	2008-12-31 10:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
08DAMASCUS93	SARG ANNOUNCES JOINT VENTURE WITH UK/US-BASED [...] (C) On February 5, the UK-licensed, majority US-owned company Gulfsands Petroleum received official SARG permission to establish a joint venture with Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) to develop the Khurbet East (KHE) oil field in northeastern Syria (Block 26). The same day, Pol/Econ Counselor a [...]	2008-02-07 16:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS94	DOUBTS ABOUT NUMBER OF IRAQI REFUGEES IN SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a move we are concerned will negatively affect USG efforts to gain support for Iraqi refugees in Syria, some European embassies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),and other NGOs are quietly challenging SARG and UNHCR estimates of 1.5 million Iraqi refugees i [...]	2008-02-07 17:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DARESSALAAM104	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (SBU) Over the past two years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2008-02-11 18:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ECON TZ
08DARESSALAAM114	TANZANIA: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Foreign Service Officer Hemed Mngaza of the Europe and Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation told PolCouns that the demarche requesting the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to recognize Kosovo immediately after declaring its independence was forwa [...]	2008-02-14 15:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNTZ UNMIK PGOV TZ
08DARESSALAAM117	KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE: TANZANIA VOICES NO MAJOR [...] (C) As reported Ref A, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, forwarded the U.S. request for the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to recognize the independence of Kosovo to President Jakaya Kikwete in advance of the POTUS' (February 16 to 19) visit to Tanzania [...]	2008-02-21 10:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV TZ
08DARESSALAAM127	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 14:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CU TZ
08DARESSALAAM139	TANZANIA'S RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON ENERGY [...] Post offers the following input for the Department's use in preparing the reports requested in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA): A. The Political/Economic Section handles energy matters. The total number of staff in the section when fully staffed consists of 5 FSOs [...]	2008-02-28 03:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD TZ
08DARESSALAAM14	TANZANIA DECEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: EU TRADE [...] In this issue: - Concerns on EU Trade Agreement - Government Heavy Borrowing - GDP on the Rise, Standard of Living Stagnant - Counterfeit Mobile Phones Flood Shops ------------------------------- Concerns on EU Trade Agreement ------------------------------- 2. Following the si [...]	2008-01-07 09:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TZ
08DARESSALAAM142	TANZANIA SENDING MORE TROOPS TO COMOROS; NO DATE [...] (C) This message is based in part on reporting from the Defense Attache Office - DAO (Ref IIR). 2. (C) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche to the acting Deputy Director of Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),Ali Mwadini, who promised to repor [...]	2008-02-29 03:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR PGOV CN TZ
08DARESSALAAM154	TANZANIA: RESPONSE TO UNMEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, assured Ambassador Green February 27 that President Kikwete is fully briefed on the refusal of the Eritrean government (GSE) to provide fuel to United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). As [...]	2008-03-04 09:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AU PGOV PREL ER ET TZ
08DARESSALAAM159	ZIMBABWE: TANZANIA PRESSING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Honorable Bernard Membe, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, assured Ambassador Green on February 27 that President Kikwete is working closely with President Mbeki of South Africa and within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as well as wi [...]	2008-03-05 20:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM165	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON AFRICAN UNION MEDIATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 11:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU CF TZ
08DARESSALAAM199	TANZANIA: REACTION TO OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to comment on a new OPIC $150 million private equity fund: GEF Africa Consumer Fund to invest in companies targeting essential supply chain products and services throughout the consumer goods and services sector, including logistics support, distribution and trans [...]	2008-03-31 13:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN TZ
08DARESSALAAM206	TANZANIA: MINISTER MEMBE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR GREEN [...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, confirmed to Ambassador Green that the Tanzanian forces that assisted with the invasion of Anjouan will stay in Comoros through the elections and likely longer to maintain peace and train Anjouan gendarmes to pr [...]	2008-04-01 19:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MOPS PREL PHUM ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM224	TANZANIA: MINISTER MEMBE DEFENDS TO DIPLOMATS [...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, defended to Dar es Salaam-based diplomats on April 4 the decision of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to insist on a referendum among Zanzibari voters on a powersharing agreement within the Government of Zanzib [...]	2008-04-08 18:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV TZ
08DARESSALAAM233	TANZANIA MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: TOURISM, PRIVATE [...] In this issue: -- Tourism Overtakes Agriculture in Economy -- More Credit Extended to the Private Sector -- GOT Hires Consultants to Study Minimum Wage -- CTI Bemoans Barriers to EAC Trading -- President Kikwete to Attend Arusha Tourism Forum in May 2008 -- Sullivan Summit June 2 - [...]	2008-04-10 12:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ECIN EIND EINV ELAB ETRD TZ
08DARESSALAAM239	TANZANIA: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE FOR SADC MEETING [...] (SBU) The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Seif Ali-Idd, who led the Tanzanian delegation to the April 12 Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, told PolCouns that Tanzania is committed to assuring that "Zimbabwe wi [...]	2008-04-13 09:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TZ ZI
08DARESSALAAM261	ZANZIBAR POLITICAL STANDOFF: CUF LEADERS OFFER A [...] (SBU) The Civic United Front Chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Lipumba, told Western diplomats in a private meeting that his party has lost trust in President Kikwete who went back on his word by his April 2 public endorsement to hold a referendum in Zanzibar on the agreement negotiated by the Chama Cha M [...]	2008-04-21 11:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM TZ
08DARESSALAAM269	TANZANIA'S RESPONSE: RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (SBU) Minister Counselor Nelson Lyimo, the acting Deputy Director of the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, assured PolCouns during an April 23 meeting that a representative of the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would attend the International Cont [...]	2008-04-25 16:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO TZ
08DARESSALAAM275	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES-TANZANIA [...] Tanzania's annual inflation rose from 8.6 percent in January to 8.9 percent in February 2008, due mainly to higher food prices, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS and the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) attribute the increasing inflation to higher average prices of cereals and c [...]	2008-04-29 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR TZ
08DARESSALAAM282	ICTR: CLOSURE, LEGACY AND BRINGING FUGITIVES TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Clint Williamson from the Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI) visited the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania from April 5 to 8. He discussed the Tribunal's completion strategy and urged all concerned to remain efficient and fo [...]	2008-05-05 03:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM284	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN TANZANIA [...] Per ref A, Post submits the following response. Focus areas of Chinese engagement in Tanzania include infrastructure investments and bilateral Tanzania-China business engagements, primarily in the tourism sector (see ref B). Some of the highlights of Chinese investment in Tanzania include: [...]	2008-05-05 08:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY XA XE TZ
08DARESSALAAM3	AUSTR LISER DISCUSSES BOEING AND FLEET EXPANSION WITH AIR [...] (U) AUSTR Florie Liser learned from David Mattaka, Chief Executive Officer of Air Tanzania Company (ATC,) and three ATC Board Directors in a November 13 meeting in Arusha that the Board had recommended to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to acquire Airbus A-320s (narrow body planes) to expand i [...]	2008-01-02 14:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM312	PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING REQUEST FOR SULLIVAN SUMMIT IN [...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...]	2008-05-21 10:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KPAO TZ
08DARESSALAAM313	[ C O R R E C T E D C O P Y ] PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING [...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...]	2008-05-21 15:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KPAO TZ
08DARESSALAAM315	TANZANIA: WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN CCM AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 03:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM32	TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 12:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TZ
08DARESSALAAM320	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] Foreign Service Of2R V^Q@f Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) told PolOff that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) appreciated receiving details on T9wUYQQuprisoners of conscience proposed during the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Dec [...]	2008-05-23 17:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM325	ZANZIBAR: RIFT BETWEEN CCM AND CUF WIDENS; [...] (C) Two months have passed since the inter-party discussions on a powersharing agreement in Zanzibar broke down on March 29. The talks were disrupted when the Central Committee of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party made a surprise call for a referendum on the agreement. Tensions on P [...]	2008-05-29 03:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM TZ
08DARESSALAAM368	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER DISCUSSES ANJOUAN AND [...] (C) On June 3, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, discussed with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, next steps to hold accountable Comoran rebel Mohamed Bacar and strategies to prepare for the June 27 runoff election in Zi [...]	2008-06-17 16:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AU ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM369	TANZANIA SENDING TEAM OF 50 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Seif Ali Idd, confirmed to PolCouns June 13 that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) had sent 25 observers to Zimbabwe on June 12 to participate in the SADC observer mission for the upcoming runoff elect [...]	2008-06-17 18:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM370	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARMANDO [...] (SBU) During the Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Arusha, Tanzania, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, met with President Armando Guebuza on June 3 to discuss the MCC compact, the effect of rising oil and food prices on Mozambique's economy, and how the Government of Mozambique [...]	2008-06-17 20:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ECON PGOV MZ TZ
08DARESSALAAM380	TANZANIA: FOLLOW-UP FUNDING REQUEST TO FY-08 BUSINESS [...] Post appreciates the funding from the Business Facilitation and Investment Fund (BFIF) to support the U.S. Embassy pavilion at the 2008 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF)(Ref B). This year the Embassy has recruited numerous companies to participate in an expanded "Buy USA" pavilion [...]	2008-06-19 15:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TZ
08DARESSALAAM381	TANZANIA: INVITATION LETTER TO JUNE 19 ROUNDTABLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 04:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM382	TANZANIA: A SOMBER MINISTER MEMBE BRIEFS [...] (SBU) A subdued Foreign Minister Bernard Membe told Ambassador Green in a June 18 phone call and journalists on June 19 that the SADC foreign ministers who met in Malawi June 17-18 were "shocked" by the level of violence that observers in Zimbabwe are relaying to the SADC Secretariat. Membe sa [...]	2008-06-20 14:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM389	TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER MEMBE CONFIRMS [...] (C) Bernard Membe, Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told Ambassador Green in a June 24 phone call that an emergency meeting of the leaders of the Troika (Angola, Swaziland and Tanzania) of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense and Security (OPDS) will be held [...]	2008-06-24 14:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TZ ZI
08DARESSALAAM390	TANZANIA P5+1 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 13:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR PGOV TZ
08DARESSALAAM393	TANZANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Over the past two years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2008-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON MOPS TZ
08DARESSALAAM411	TANZANIA: TEXT OF CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT [...] Post received Diplomatic Note KA 709/710/01 on July 2 with a congratulatory message for Independence Day from President Kikwete be transmitted to President. 2. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania presents its compl [...]	2008-07-03 17:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TZ
08DARESSALAAM412	STRONG USG REPRESENTATION AT TANZANIA'S SULLIVAN SUMMIT [...] The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation greatly appreciated The strong U.S. Government (USG) representation at the Eighth Annual Sullivan Summit held in Arusha, Tanzania from June 2 to 6. Led by a White House Delegation headed by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, almost all USG departments [...]	2008-07-04 04:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EINV TZ
08DARESSALAAM413	TANZANIA: NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) Post has neither record nor evidence of the use of child labor or forced labor in the production of goods in Tanzania. 2. (SBU) According to ILO and ILO-IPEC officials in Dar es Salaam, quantifiable evidence of child or forced labor in the production of goods in Tanzania is difficult to [...]	2008-07-08 03:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ETRD SOCI TZ
08DARESSALAAM419	Leahy vetting to attend: Combined Strategic Intelligence [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate from the United Republic of Tanzania for training funded by the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name, rank, date, and p [...]	2008-07-09 12:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM422	Leahy vetting to attend: George Marshall Center for [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate from the United Republic of Tanzania for training funded by the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name, rank, date, and p [...]	2008-07-09 15:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM423	DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES: TANZANIA TO HOLD [...] (SBU) Eric Mugurusi, Tanzania's Director for the Department of Environment in the Vice President's Office, told EconOffs July 1 that Tanzania has not yet decided which type of global framework it favors to address problems with mercury contamination. Mugurusi confirmed that the GOT currently [...]	2008-07-09 16:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR ETRD SENV TZ
08DARESSALAAM439	Leahy vetting to attend: Field Artillery Captains Career [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate from the United Republic of Tanzania for training funded by the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name, rank, date, and p [...]	2008-07-17 12:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM444	ZANZIBAR PRIMER: THE ISSUE, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zanzibar accounts for only three percent of Tanzania's population, yet it is a major preoccupation for the Government of Tanzania due to its longrunning severe political tensions, history of violent and flawed elections, and mediocre governance. The Zanzibar/Tanzania relationsh [...]	2008-07-18 11:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TZ IGAD
08DARESSALAAM447	TANZANIA OPPOSES ICC INDICTMENT OF PRESIDENT BASHIR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, spoke out at France's national day reception on July 14 against the request for the prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict Sudan's President Omar Bashir for genocide. Membe said that such a move could lead t [...]	2008-07-19 09:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EGAD SU TZ
08DARESSALAAM461	ZANZIBAR: AMBASSADOR GREEN DISCUSSES ZANZIBAR [...] (SBU) President Amani Karume of Zanzibar told Ambassador Green in a recent meeting that he is ready at any time to discuss next steps to break the impasse between the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the Civic United Front (CUF) in Zanzibar. Karume commented that law enforcement authoritie [...]	2008-07-28 07:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID TZ
08DARESSALAAM471	A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, AU ISSUES [...] (C) On the margins of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation conference in Arusha, Tanzania on June 3, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, discussed with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete about preparations for the June 27 runoff elections in Zimbabwe, the LRA in Uganda, the si [...]	2008-07-29 16:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI AU TZ
08DARESSALAAM472	TANZANIA: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following Diplomatic Note CMB 291/466/01 from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GOT) on July 21 in response to Ref B demarche requesting GOT support for the United States candidates for seats on the Universal [...]	2008-07-29 16:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO TZ
08DARESSALAAM484	TANZANIA: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (U) The Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) attended the "Mini-Dublin Group," an informal gathering of like-minded countries initiated by the President of Ireland focused on counter narcotics issues. Embassy representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany, Finland, the [...]	2008-08-02 16:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR TZ
08DARESSALAAM49	AMBASSADOR GREEN AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS THE [...] (C) President Jakaya Kikwete told Ambassador Green January 16 that he is closely involved in the final stages of the discussions between the ruling CCM and the Civic United Front (CUF) parties to fine-tune the details of a power-sharing arrangement for the Government of Zanzibar that would go i [...]	2008-01-18 13:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL ECON KE TZ
08DARESSALAAM492	TANZANIA: JUNE - JULY 2008 POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) The June-July 2008 Political Roundup includes: -- Donors drag feet on direct budget support -- Former Regional Crime Officer on trial for murder -- CHADEMA party deputy killed in road accident -- Handicraft traders disappointed by Sullivan Summit -- Budget session in full [...]	2008-08-08 08:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL ECON TZ

08DARESSALAAM493	TANZANIA: GRAND CORRUPTION CASES' SLOW, NOT SO [...] (C) The Director of Tanzania's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB),Edward Hoseah, told our Millennium Challenge Threshold Account coordinator that the PCCB has been give the go-ahead to indict several GOT officials in the Alex Stewart Assayers case, one of six grand corruption [...]	2008-08-08 09:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EFIN ECON TZ
08DARESSALAAM536	SCENESETTER FOR TANZANIAN PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S OFFICIAL U.S. [...] (SBU) Over the past three years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health, education, and natural resource man [...]	2008-08-22 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
08DARESSALAAM564	ZANZIBAR: HARDLINE ISLAMISTS BLAST KIKWETE ON [...] (SBU) On September 1 Embassy Zanzibar Affairs Officer obtained an open letter (faxed to AF/E) to President Kikwete from Zanzibari Islamic activist group "The Association for Islamic Mobilization and Propagation," known locally as &UAMSHO.8 The first part of the letter purports to trace the his [...]	2008-09-03 13:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PBTS PINR KDEM PNAT TZ
08DARESSALAAM565	ZANZIBAR: BIG TURNOUT FOR EMBASSY ZANZIBAR AFFAIRS [...] The August 28 Embassy reception to announce the creation of the new Zanzibar Affairs Office and to introduce the new incumbent saw the largest turnout of any official USG Zanzibar representation event in institutional memory. Almost 200 people attended, including several Ministers and &A-liste [...]	2008-09-03 15:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TZ
08DARESSALAAM566	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF CALLS GOVT DIALOGUE "DEAD" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 30, a Zanzibar-based opposition party (CUF) Senior Political Strategist Dr. Juma Ameri Muchi told Emboff that &Muafaka,8 the power-sharing talks between the ruling CCM party and CUF, &was dead.8 CUF would now focus on consolidating its base and organizing the party in th [...]	2008-09-04 02:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PBTS TZ
08DARESSALAAM567	ZANZIBAR: HOME GROWN "U.S. ELECTION RALLY" A [...] On August 31, Muloud Salim, a young, self-appointed Zanzibari "U.S. Election Organizer" held an "Obama for President" Rally in the old fort at the epicenter of the capital of Stonetown. Despite never having been outside of Tanzania, for the last several months Salim has taken it upon himself [...]	2008-09-04 09:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SCUL PGOV KDEM TZ
08DARESSALAAM582	MEDIA REACTION: Corruption in Tanzania [...] The September 10, 2008, edition of two English language Tanzanian dailies "This Day" and "The Citizen" carried editorial commentaries positive of U.S. policy of denying safe haven to corrupt public officials and those private sector members who corrupt them. This follows a September 8 U.S. Mi [...]	2008-09-10 14:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR KCRM KCOR TZ
08DARESSALAAM588	UNGA/THIRD COMMITTEE: TANZANIA'S REPONSE TO 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs met with MFA Director of Multilateral Cooperation Ambassador Begum Taj to deliver reftel points on September 9. Taj said the GOT would support the resolution on Burma, but faced more difficulty on DPRK and especially Iran. On Zimbabwe, she cautioned that the UN should re [...]	2008-09-12 04:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
08DARESSALAAM635	HOTLY CONTESTED BY-ELECTION IN MAINLAND TANZANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Remote northern Tarime district (bordering Kenya's Nyanza Province and Lake Victoria) will elect a new Member of Parliament October 12. The by-election has attracted national interest, with the contending parties devoting substantial resources to the race. Even two weeks in adva [...]	2008-10-01 03:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TZ
08DARESSALAAM647	TANZANIA BY-ELECTION: CHIEFS OF MISSION SEE CALM IN TARIME [...] (U) SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION: CDA and three heads of Diplomatic missions visited Tarime district to discuss the upcoming by-election with all concerned. The playing field is tilted towards the ruling CCM party, but not grossly so. Police presence is much greater than during the 2005 national e [...]	2008-10-08 13:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM650	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - TANZANIA [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. Country: Tanzania Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Tanzania's population increased to approximately 40.3 million in 2007. 2007 Gross National Income (GNI) was $16.2 billion and GNI per capita was $400. Over the past tw [...]	2008-10-09 06:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ELAB PTER TZ
08DARESSALAAM706	Opposition Chadema leaders critique the Kikwete Presidency [...] Summary: In a discussion with DCM, two leaders of opposition party CHADEMA recognized that Tanzania's democratic development "has a positive trend line." They criticized President Kikwete's handling of the African Union Chairmanship as unfocussed and reactive. They maintained that by postpon [...]	2008-10-15 14:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM71	AU JAN 08 SUMMIT: GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Post has been informed by Government of Tanzania (GOT) that the Head of Delegation for the January African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa will be President Jakaya Kikwete. He will be accompanied by Bernard Membe, Foreign Minister; Basil Mramba, Minister of Trade and Industry; Ambassado [...]	2008-01-25 11:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM710	GUIDANCE REQUEST: TANZANIA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE [...] In a recent meeting with DATT, Tanzanian People's Defense Forces (TPDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Shimbo requested U.S. assistance to redeploy 186 troops and equipment from Comoros to Tanzania, at an estimated cost of USD 158,000. Embassy supports this request and requests Department guidance (s [...]	2008-10-16 16:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS TZ CN
08DARESSALAAM722	CLEAR OPPOSITION VICTORY IN MAINLAND BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition party Chadema held on to its Tarime parliamentary seat in a hard fought by-election October 12. Despite low turnout and an aggressive campaign by the ruling CCM, the Chadema candidate won with a comfortable margin. An observer mission of diplomatic staff from the U. [...]	2008-10-22 11:24:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TZ
08DARESSALAAM737	TROUBLES AT HOME FOR KIKWETE? SIGNS OF A WEAKENING [...] (C) Summary. A number of recent events indicate that President Kikwete faces increased domestic pressure, especially from within his ruling CCM but also from the public. Several times over the past months, the GOT - and CCM - have made missteps or miscalculations that seem to betray a loss of [...]	2008-10-27 11:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM740	ZANZIBAR TOURIST SHOOTING REVEALS ISLAND RIFTS [...] (C) Summary: After a vacationing French national was shot and critically wounded at a Zanzibar resort on September 17th, extensive follow up inquiries yielded insight into the inner workings of Zanzibar and its police. The lack of initial police response and severe deficiencies in the Zanzib [...]	2008-10-28 09:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR SOCI TZ
08DARESSALAAM745	EMBASSY SUPPORT FOR AFRICOM FY09 1206 TRAIN AND [...] Embassy has reviewed and supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct train and equip programs in Tanzania, in support of larger proposed Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first proposal consists of training junior/mid level military officers in basic i [...]	2008-10-30 11:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM777	THIRD COMMITTEE/IRAN: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
08DARESSALAAM779	THIRD COMMITTEE/IRAN: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
08DARESSALAAM783	THIRD COMMITTEE/IRAN: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
08DARESSALAAM784	THIRD COMMITTEE/IRAN: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
08DARESSALAAM809	ANTI-CORRUPTION SHOCK AND AWE: EX-MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. Two former cabinet ministers, one of whom is a sitting MP, were brought to court November 25 to face charges in the second of a series of grand corruption cases. The arrest of the two ministers was an encouraging surprise for the public and the donor community, both of which had b [...]	2008-12-01 02:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN ECON TZ
08DARESSALAAM837	POLITICS AND RELIGION IN TANZANIA: REVIVED DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. This is the first of two cables on political issues of a religious nature in Tanzania. This cable covers the question of establishing Islamic (kadhi) courts on mainland Tanzania, while septel will address the debate over Tanzanian membership in the Organization of the Islamic Co [...]	2008-12-11 12:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL KIRF KISL TZ
08DARESSALAAM839	ZANZIBAR POWER: ELECTRICAL AND POLITICAL SHORTAGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-week power outage on the number two Zanzibari island of Pemba has resulted in suspension of Zanzibar Energy Company (ZECO) Manager Juma Ishak Bakari. December 8 delivery of diesel restored electricity generation, if not CCM's credibility, on the island that has been a long-h [...]	2008-12-15 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG PINR TZ
08DARESSALAAM849	(S) TANZANIA DENIES DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Foreign Service Officer Noel Kaganda on December 15. Kaganda said that there was no military or scientific cooperation currently underway or planned with Iran. However, when FM Membe visited Tehran in November (see ref B),media reported the two co [...]	2008-12-18 12:24:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PARM PREL UNSC TZ IR
08DARESSALAAM850	TANZANIA CAUTIOUS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 12:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TZ KV
08DARESSALAAM851	UNGA IRAN VOTE: TANZANIA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TZ UNGA
08DARESSALAAM852	TANZANIA A STAKEHOLDER IN UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 12:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT TZ SO
08DARESSALAAM869	Tanzania 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 11:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PHUM TZ
08DARESSALAAM91	C-NC8-00135: UPDATE ON TANZANIA COUNTERTERRORIST [...] (SBU) In support of the upcoming POTUS visit to Tanzania, post is providing the following update on the Government of Tanzania (GOT)'s counterterrorism (CT) capabilities and cooperation (reftel). 2. (S/NF) How seriously does the Government of Tanzania (GOT) take the threat of terrorism incl [...]	2008-02-04 15:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER PHUM PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM98	PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES HON. MIZENGO PETER PINDA [...] (SBU) On February 8 President Jakaya Kikwete named Hon. Mizengo Peter Pinda, a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and member of Kikwete's former cabinet, as the new Prime Minister of Tanzania. Pinda's nomination was approved by the Parliament a few hours later, with the full sup [...]	2008-02-09 05:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KDEM PHUM PREL TZ
08DHAKA1001	LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISOR SEES THE POLITICAL CLOUDS [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Local Government Advisor Anwarul Iqbal was upbeat about the local government strengthening reform process and outlined the upcoming scenarios for dialogues with the parties and potential election schedules. Advisor Iqbal, who also overse [...]	2008-09-23 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ELAB ETRD KDEM BG
08DHAKA1002	BANGLADESH AND THE MESA GROUP SEAT ON THE IAEA [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor September 21 presented reftel demarche to Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). A/DCM followed up September 22 with Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury, Director General of the Americas Wing of the MFA. Chowdhury said he had briefed Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and For [...]	2008-09-23 04:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC BG
08DHAKA1006	GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH EASES BAN ON TRADE UNION [...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) recently announced a partial relaxation of the ban on trade union activities in place under the State of Emergency since January 2007. The new measures allow union activities, but limit the size of gatherings and require advance permission in certain cas [...]	2008-09-23 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DHAKA1012	(S) NATIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) During a September 22 courtesy call, National Security Intelligence (NSI) Director General Major General Sheikh Mohammad Monirul Islam told the Ambassador that among his goals was to professionalize NSI and oversee an increase in the size and capabilities of the service. NSI was monitoring [...]	2008-09-24 03:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
08DHAKA102	ZFR - BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 04:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1025	HOME ADVISER DISCUSSES RAB ENGAGEMENT, [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser M.A. Matin welcomed prospects for engagement between the USG and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador. He also welcomed a USG inter-agency assessment of Bangladesh's border controls. Matin was pre-occupied, however, with the a [...]	2008-09-29 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER PINR KCOR MARR MASS KCRM
08DHAKA103	BANGLADESH DELEGATES TO WIREC 2008 [...] Post submits two names of representatives from Bangladesh for participation in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008. USAID will be funding the travel expenses for these two delegates. The two proposed participants are: Mr. Kaisar Ahmed, Director, Renewable Ener [...]	2008-01-22 07:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA BG
08DHAKA1037	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-05 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1040	WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...]	2008-10-06 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG
08DHAKA1041	ENERGY SPECIAL ASSISTANT WELCOMES US COMPANIES' [...] (C) According to the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Energy, a Malaysian firm's bid for the Bibiyana power plant in northeastern Bangladesh is nearly final. The door remains open for GE, which was interested in the Bibiyana project, to bid on other projects, however, including a pr [...]	2008-10-06 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG
08DHAKA105	DHAKA UNIVERSITY TENSE AFTER PROFESSORS CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hundreds of students protested at Dhaka University on January 22 after three professors were convicted of charges relating to violent unrest on the campus last August. As of 1600 local time the demonstrations involving several hundred people were peaceful but the situation was exp [...]	2008-01-22 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1056	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1057	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER OF PACIFIC AIR FORCE [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December. The return to democracy remains fraught with uncertainties. Although both major parties, the Awami League and the Banglad [...]	2008-10-08 07:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV KREL BG
08DHAKA1059	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Nearly three weeks after Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed announced a date for national elections, fears about Bangladesh's return to democracy appear to be spiking again. Hardliners within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are trying to convince party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to boycott [...]	2008-10-08 12:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1061	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK Q BANGLADESH [...] 1. A new outbreak of Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry occurred in Bangladesh September 24. HPAI was first officially reported in Bangladesh in March 2007. Since that time, outbreaks of HPAI (H5) in poultry have been reported or confirmed on 288 farms. One human HPAI case [...]	2008-10-08 13:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD IN WTO CASC BG
08DHAKA1066	LEAHY VETTING FOR SIGNAL CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, NOVEMBER 12 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Signal Captain Career Course in Fort Gordon, Georgia, which will begin on November 12, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 13, 2008. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2008-10-14 08:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1068	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Tampa, Florida, which will begin on 17 - 20 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 14 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2008-10-14 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1069	KHALEDA ZIA RETURNS TO POLITICS AND APPEARS [...] (C) In her first meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia adamantly insisted the State of Emergency be lifted but indicated she was committed to participating in Parliamentary elections in December. In a wideranging discussion, she expressed [...]	2008-10-14 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER PREL BG
08DHAKA1070	BANGLADESH PARTIALLY INSULATED FROM GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Despite a sharp drop in local stock markets on October 12, Bangladesh's economy is relatively insulated -- for now -- from the effects of the global financial crisis, according to local economists and bankers. Should a global recession last for an extended period, however, Bangladesh co [...]	2008-10-14 12:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAID EAGR PGOV BG
08DHAKA1073	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-15 06:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1075	CRUNCH TIME FOR NEGOTIATING THE RETURN TO DEMOCRACY [...] (C) The two Caretaker Government Advisers leading negotiations with political parties on terms to ensure a smooth return to democracy explained to Ambassador Moriarty on 10/14 their end-game strategy. The key elements of their plan were to convince the two major parties to refrain from nominat [...]	2008-10-16 00:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL BG
08DHAKA1077	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE, 11 - 13 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Chiefs of Defense Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which will begin on 11 - 13 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 15 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2008-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1078	AMBASSADOR LAYS DOWN MARKER ON FORMATION OF HUJI-B [...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed to Bangladesh's outgoing Counter Terrorism Director the USG's strong concerns about efforts by Foreign Terrorist Organization HUJI-B to transform itself into the "Islamic Democratic Party." While emphasizing the importance of keeping potential extremist groups abo [...]	2008-10-16 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA108	PROPOSAL FOR USE OF INCLE MONEY TO CONSTRUCT A FEMALE DRUG [...] (U) Embassy Dhaka requests that the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) approve a US$50,000 grant for construction of a female drug rehabilitation facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The funding would come from INCLE money obligated to Post in FY2002 for counter-narco [...]	2008-01-23 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BG
08DHAKA1083	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ASSURES PACAF COMMANDER [...] (C) During a meeting with the visiting Commander of U.S. Air Forces Pacific, Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff reiterated his commitment to seeing elections take place on schedule. Both agreed the Bangladesh Army had played a critical role in providing support to the Caretaker Government sinc [...]	2008-10-16 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1088	SON OF SLAIN POLITICIAN OUTLINES HIS OWN POLITICAL [...] (S) Reza Kibria, son of slain Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, said on October 8 that he continued to press Bangladesh authorities to investigate properly his father,s assassination. Kibria also told the Ambassador about his aspirations to fill his father,s shoes as a Member of Parliamen [...]	2008-10-19 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCRM PTER PINR KDEM ELAB BG
08DHAKA1089	FOOD ADVISER ASKS FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD STORAGE [...] (SBU) Bangladesh Food, Disaster Management and Health Adviser A.M.M. Shawkat Ali believes the Caretaker Government can be proud of its achievements in the food arena. In a meeting with the Ambassador, he highlighted food security, including food production, storage, pricing and consumption. A [...]	2008-10-19 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1091	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on November 9, 2008. Post ve [...]	2008-10-20 11:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1092	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on November 11, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1093	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on November 24, 2008. Post [...]	2008-10-20 11:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1094	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on November 26, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1095	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 21, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1096	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 23, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1097	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 14, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1098	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 17, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA110	BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An infestation of rats is prompting a food crisis in communities along the Indian border in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh. The cause of the crisis is the flowering of a species of bamboo that is resulting in an explosion in the rat population. Post is w [...]	2008-01-23 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1101	RAPID ACTION BATTALION PROVIDES INFORMATION NEEDED [...] (U) Action Request: Embassy Dhaka requests the Department confirm Post's finding that the Rapid Action Battalion provided a credible list of sub-units involved in cross-fires, thereby meeting the pre-condition set by the Department to receive human rights training. -------------------------- [...]	2008-10-21 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BG
08DHAKA1107	LEAHY VETTING FOR. [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in upcoming HIV Training of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Courses in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 23, 20 [...]	2008-10-23 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1108	COAS PLEDGES TO BLOCK IDP REGISTRATION; DGFI [...] (S) The Ambassador, on October 22, phoned Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Moeen Uddin Ahmed (then on an official visit to Pakistan) to convey deep concern about the Islamic Democratic Party's (IDP,s) attempt to register to participate in the 18 December parliamentary elections. [...]	2008-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1120	KHALEDA ZIA CONSOLIDATES LEADERSHIP AND BNP [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has moved steadily to consolidate control over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since her release from prison on September 11. At her direction, the BNP registered with the Election Commission prior to the October 20 deadline and subsequently met wit [...]	2008-10-27 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1121	BANGLADESH AWAMI LEAGUE: COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears in firm control of the Awami League as she prepares to return to Bangladesh to lead the party into Parliamentary elections. Efforts by the military-backed Caretaker Government and her Awami League rivals to topple her have failed, and for now the [...]	2008-10-27 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1127	THE PROFOUND CHALLENGES OF SECURING BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) International terrorists seeking a safe haven find Bangladesh's porous land, sea and air borders inviting. Just how far Bangladesh must go to secure those borders has come into clear focus after several recent USG and United Kingdom assessments. The reviews indicate nothing short of a fund [...]	2008-10-28 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PBTS MCAP MARR EAIR ASEC BM
08DHAKA1128	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDARD [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standard Operation Procedure (MNF SOP) in Hawaii, which will begin on November 16, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 27, 2008. Post requests [...]	2008-10-29 07:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1129	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on November 17, 2008.Post vetting was completed on October 27, 2 [...]	2008-10-29 07:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1130	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2008-10-29 07:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1131	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE AEROSPACE MEDICINE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Aerospace Medicine Course in USA, which will begin on January 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novembe [...]	2008-10-29 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1132	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT OPERATION IN RIVERINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Operation in Riverine Environment and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Pos [...]	2008-10-29 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1135	LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Hiv/Aids Strategic Planning and Policy Development Course in USA, which will begin on December 05, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 30, 2008. Post requests that vetti [...]	2008-10-30 05:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1137	CIVIL SOCIETY CASTS WARY EYE TOWARDS POST-ELECTION [...] (C) As the likelihood of parliamentary elections taking place as scheduled on December 18 has increased, prominent members of civil society have become increasingly vocal in expressing their concerns about what happens after the political parties return to power. In general, civil society we [...]	2008-10-30 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1138	ELECTION COMMISSION TO REJECT IDP REGISTRATION [...] (S) Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retired) Sakhawat Hossain told the Embassy on 10/30 the Commission would reject the Islamic Democratic Party's attempt to register for Parliamentary elections in December. The party was formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad- [...]	2008-10-30 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA1139	PLAN TO ASSIST THE BANGLADESH NAVY IMPROVE [...] (S//REL TO USA, FVEY/RELIDO) Action Request: Embassy Dhaka recommends USG support for the creation of a Bangladesh Navy Special Operations unit, similar to US SEAL and Special Boat units. The Government of Bangladesh intends this unit to be a counterterrorism force that will address critical g [...]	2008-10-30 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BG MARR MASS
08DHAKA114	WITH SHEIKH HASINA'S TRIAL SET TO START, KHALEDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. The extortion trial against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League has again been given the green light, despite delaying tactics on the part of her lawyers. Meanwhile, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutors are putting the finishing touches on charges agai [...]	2008-01-24 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1140	DRAFT BANGLADESH PART I FOR 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is the draft text on Bangladesh of the first part (drugs and chemical control) for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: 2. (U) I. Summary: There was no evidence that Bangladesh was a significant cultivator or producer of narcotics. Government of [...]	2008-11-03 03:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BG
08DHAKA1143	VISAS DONKEY CORRUPTION 212(F) (RAHMAN, TARIQUE) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Tarique Rahman (aka Tarique),born on November 20, 1967 in Bangladesh. The Embassy belie [...]	2008-11-03 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL
08DHAKA1146	INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION (IIRO) [...] (C) Recent press accounts suggested that Islami Bank of Bangladesh had recently released money frozen for two years belonging to the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). Sister organizations of the IIRO have ties to al- Qaida and have been listed as terrorist-affiliated by the Un [...]	2008-11-03 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINR PREL PTER KTFN BG UN
08DHAKA1147	BURMA-BANGLADESH MARITIME DISPUTE FLARES [...] (S/NF) Dhaka, on November 2, strongly protested Burma's November 1 decision to explore for oil and gas and dispatch naval vessels in disputed waters between the two nations. The Government of Bangladesh demanded the withdrawal of four exploration ships, accompanied by two naval warships, from [...]	2008-11-03 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	BG BM ECON KDEM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY
08DHAKA115	EMBASSY CAUTIONS GOB AGAINST CASTING TOO WIDE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of worker unrest in the vicinity of Dhaka in early January, the USG-funded American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) and partner NGOs report being harassed by Bangladesh,s security forces. We have been told that an ACILS employee was arrested on Janua [...]	2008-01-24 13:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID PREL SOCI KTEX BG
08DHAKA1151	ADDRESSING THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE SITUATION IN THE [...] (U) Previous international assistance for Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has focused largely on those who have been formally registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While this approach has improved the well being of the registered refugees, i [...]	2008-11-04 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BG BM
08DHAKA1153	STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BANGLADESH RELAXED: NGOS AND [...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on November 3 announced a partial relaxation of the state of emergency in place since January 2007, removing restrictions on news media and political gatherings. The GOB also announced it would withdraw armed forces deployed throughout the country, incr [...]	2008-11-05 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA1155	A TALE OF TWO BEGUMS: SHEIKH HASINA RETURNS IN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and Awami League Leader Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh November 6 in triumph, nearly five months after authorities released her from prison in the middle of the night and whisked her out of the country on parole for medical treatment. In remarks to the press up [...]	2008-11-06 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1157	MARITIME TENSIONS BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND BURMA [...] (C) Diplomatic talks between Bangladesh and Burma ended inconclusively November 8, with no negotiated settlement over the current maritime border dispute. Tensions between the two states continued to escalate, with both nations placing border forces on alert. Bangladesh-based South Korean di [...]	2008-11-09 14:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG BM ECON PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY
08DHAKA1158	CONFIDENT AND RELAXED, SHEIKH HASINA LOOKS TO [...] (C) Former Awami League Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wasted little time in reasserting control over her party after her return to Bangladesh following a five month absence. Hasina appeared confident that her party would win the December 18 elections and seemed to have begun preparing for [...]	2008-11-10 00:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1159	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December. The return to democracy remains fraught with uncertainties, including whether one of the country's two major political pa [...]	2008-11-10 00:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KREL BG
08DHAKA116	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes just after a major reshuffling of the Caretaker Government (CTG) that coincided with its one-year anniversary. The reshuffle in mid-January was designed to inject new life into a Government struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Si [...]	2008-01-27 01:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1161	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAE EAST SOUTH ASIA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on December 02, 2008. Post vetting was completed on November 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-11-10 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1164	AMBASSADOR'S CHITTAGONG VISIT - MILITARY ENGAGEMENT AND A [...] (U) Ambassador Moriarty's second visit to the city of Chittagong highlighted U.S.-Bangladesh Navy cooperation and the importance of decentralization in an effective democracy. As part of a November 2-6 port call in Chittagong by the USNS SAFEGUARD, the Ambassador observed U.S. Navy divers work [...]	2008-11-10 12:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON PGOV KPAO SOCI BG
08DHAKA1165	HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER EXPRESSES DISMAY WITH POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser Gen. M.A. Matin in a meeting with the Ambassador on November 6 expressed dismay with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for making continuous new demands for participating in Parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. They discussed strategies for enticing t [...]	2008-11-12 01:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG PTER
08DHAKA1168	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAE EAST SOUTH ASIA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on December 02, 2008. Post vetting was completed on November 11, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-11-12 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

08DHAKA1172	BANGLADESH POSITION ON THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] (C) On November 9, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary for the UN and Human Rights Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) support on human rights resolutions pending before the Third Committee of the 63rd session of the UN General [...]	2008-11-12 11:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG BM IR JA KN PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1173	TOP GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATORS REITERATE NO CHANGE IN [...] (C) Two leading Caretaker Government officials negotiating the terms of Parliamentary elections told the Ambassador on November 12 they would neither delay the vote scheduled for December 18 nor allow convicted politicians to run. The reiteration of Government position by Communications Adviser [...]	2008-11-13 00:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1175	A MONTH FROM ELECTIONS, BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (S) Although Parliamentary elections are fast approaching, many Bangladeshis remain deeply uncertain about prospects for a return to democracy. The most likely scenario remains elections on or about the set date of December 18, but the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has yet to say whether i [...]	2008-11-16 01:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1180	AMBASSADOR WARNS BANGLADESH INTELLIGENCE HEAD TO [...] (S) The Ambassador warned Bangladeshi Director General for Forces Intelligence Golam Mohammad that the U.S. government vehemently opposed the creation of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP),formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad-Islami-Bangladesh (HUJI-B) with DGFI sup [...]	2008-11-17 06:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1182	SHEIKH HASINA COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS ON DECEMBER [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina insists Bangladesh's parliamentary elections must take place on December 18, with or without the BNP's participation. For Hasina, violent extremist groups represent the greatest threat to the restoration of democracy; she fears terrorist attacks within [...]	2008-11-17 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDET PTER BG
08DHAKA1185	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures (EIC) COURSE, which will begin on January 11-February 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December, 18 2008 to provide [...]	2008-11-18 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1186	LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Flight Safety Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...]	2008-11-18 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1187	LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on February 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...]	2008-11-18 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1194	BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY ASKS FOR DELAY IN [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) demand on November 18 for a delay in December 18 Parliamentary elections intensified the nation's already super-heated political brinkmanship. The party demanded that within 48 hours the government lift the State of Emergency, reign in Election Comm [...]	2008-11-18 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1199	NO ELECTION DEAL YET, BUT DOOR STILL OPEN [...] (C) The deadline set by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for the Caretaker Government to meet its election demands passed late November 19 with no agreement. As a result, the Caretaker Government reaffirmed its intention to hold elections as originally scheduled on December 18. Still, th [...]	2008-11-20 10:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA12	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL-MILITARY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil-Military Response to Terrorism Training to be held in Monterey, California, from April 19 to May 2, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 5, 2007. Post requests that [...]	2008-01-06 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1200	JATIYA PARTY SUPPORTS AWAMI LEAGUE BUT STRIKES A [...] (C) As Bangladesh,s third largest party, former President Ershad,s Jatiya Party (JP) is well positioned to play the role of kingmaker in the country,s upcoming parliamentary elections. Ershad seeks to maximize the number of JP candidates nominated by the Awami League-led &Grand Alliance8 eve [...]	2008-11-20 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1201	THE SAO PROCESS IS BROKEN: LET'S FIX IT [...] (U) The Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) process is broken and is damaging both U.S-Bangladesh relations and presumably those in other vital Muslim-majority nations as well. Whether the visa applicant is a parent seeking to rejoin a child, a valued Embassy contact or employee heading for traini [...]	2008-11-20 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG CVIS KISL PREL
08DHAKA1218	GOVERNMENT SETS NEW ELECTION DATE AND PARTIES [...] (C) The Caretaker Government acceded to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demand to delay Parliamentary elections and moved the date from December 18 to December 29. Initial BNP reaction was positive, even though the Government did not fully meet three other party preconditions for partic [...]	2008-11-24 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1219	BANGLADESH SYMPATHETIC BUT NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] (U) On Sunday November 23, PolOff met with Sakib Sadakat, Assistant Secretary UN and Human Rights Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey reftel points. We conveyed our support for a two state solution in the Middle East and our view that these resolutions are repetitive and unbalan [...]	2008-11-24 11:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG IS PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1220	BANGLADESH NON COMMITTAL ON UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 12:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1221	ZFR - RUN-UP TO BANGLADESH'S RETURN TO DEMOCRACY PROVING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1222	SCENESCETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December [...]	2008-11-25 05:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1224	PREPARING FOR TRANSITION IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's transition back to democracy following Parliamentary elections scheduled for December 29, will present significant challenges and opportunities for advancing U.S. interests here. The U.S. Government (USG) needs to begin planning for this transition now. In recent months, Mi [...]	2008-11-25 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ECON BG
08DHAKA1238	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANURARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 01, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, 20 [...]	2008-12-01 05:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1241	MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROIST ATTACKS [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political and religious spectrum condemned the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Editorials generally focused on two issues. First, most editorials called on India to refrain from blaming neighboring countries before c [...]	2008-12-01 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1242	US-PHILLIPINES ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE: [...] (U) On Sunday November 23, PolOff met with Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to encourage the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise scheduled for May 4-8. Rahman expressed intere [...]	2008-12-02 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS BG
08DHAKA1243	POLITICAL PARTIES DROP KEY REFORMERS, INCLUDE [...] (C) The two major political parties dropped key reformers and embraced several graft-tainted politicians in their slates of Parliamentary candidates. The lists clearly indicated Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina remained vindictive tow [...]	2008-12-02 11:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS PINR BG
08DHAKA1246	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Advance Security Cooperation (ASC) Course in USA, which will begin on January 22; 2009.Post vetting was completed on December 3, [...]	2008-12-03 07:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1248	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANURARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 03, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22, 20 [...]	2008-12-03 08:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1250	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE BALANCE BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units have been selected for participation in the Balance Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 16 April - 30 May 2009. Post vetting was completed on 7 Dec 2008. [...]	2008-12-04 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1253	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE BALANCE BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit have been selected for participation in the Balance Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 16 April - 30 May 2009. Post vetting was completed on 7 Dec 2008. [...]	2008-12-07 03:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1254	USG DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN CHITTAGONG HILL [...] (SBU) Political and civil society leaders in the strategic Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) described to Ambassador Moriarty simmering ethnic tensions that continued to plague the region. Land disputes remain the main area of contention between local tribal groups and Bengali settlers. The campaig [...]	2008-12-07 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA1255	ZFR - CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-07 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PTER SENV EAID OREP OVIP
08DHAKA1256	CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (SBU) A Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain emphasized the need for Bangladesh to remain on the path to free, free and credible elections. During a brief December 2-3 visit, the bipartisan delegation also highlighted the importance of political parties working together after [...]	2008-12-07 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PTER SENV EAID OREP OVIP
08DHAKA1261	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 24, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1262	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 29, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1266	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 29, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1267	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPLAINT REPORTING WORKING GROUP, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the in complaint reporting working group, Bagladesh, which will begin on 14 December 2008. Post vetting was completed on 8 December, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2008-12-08 08:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1268	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF LOOKS PAST ELECTION TO [...] (C) Hasan Mashud Chowdhury, Chairman Bangladesh,s Anti- Corruption Commission, has attempted to keep the ACC out of political deal making preceding the national parliamentary elections slated for later this month. Chowdhury interprets the recent increase in judicially granted bails and their [...]	2008-12-08 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1274	MEDIA REACTION: CODEL MCCAIN VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political spectrum extensively covered the visit of Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham to Bangladesh. (See Ref A for more details about the Codel.) At a press conference attended by more than 60 journalists, [...]	2008-12-10 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG
08DHAKA1276	PROMPT RESPONSE TO LATEST AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] An avian influenza outbreak at a poultry farm occurred in Rangpur District in northwestern Bangladesh November 28. Government of Bangladesh (GOB) authorities responded quickly, ordering birds culled within hours of the report and completing containment efforts within three days. The GOB repo [...]	2008-12-10 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD CASC BG
08DHAKA128	BANGLADESH: CYCLONE RECOVERY AND ELECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyclone reconstruction and political dialogue in Bangladesh were core themes of a visiting Senate State Foreign Operations Subcommittee staff delegation led by Paul Grove January 16-18. In meetings with the StaffDel, Government of Bangladesh (GOB) representatives and non-gover [...]	2008-01-28 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA1284	GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES BANGLADESH'S STATE OF [...] (C) In a hastily arranged press conference late December 10, Bangladesh's Caretaker Government announced that it would lift the country's State of Emergency on December 17. The CTG also announced plans to remove restrictions on political campaigning December 12 in preparation for parliamentar [...]	2008-12-11 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1286	BANGLADESH BEFORE THE ELECTIONS: ALL QUIET ON THE [...] (C) Preparations for December 29 parliamentary elections are just beginning to get underway in Barisal, Gazipur, and the northern portions of the Chittagong division in Bangladesh. Though formal campaigning has yet to begin, journalists, NGOs, local political leaders and international observer [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08DHAKA1291	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Dr. Mohammad M. Billah, Bangladesh Progressive Party (BPP). We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of America Nov. 8, 2008 Dear Mr. [...]	2008-12-14 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1292	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM JATIYA [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Jatiya Party, former President of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: His Excellency Mr. Barack Obama President-Elect of the United States of A [...]	2008-12-14 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1293	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [...] (U) Below is the text of a diplomatic note of congratulations to President-elect Obama from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Dhaka. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: No 504/PRO/08 The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Dhaka presents its compliments [...]	2008-12-14 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1294	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM AWAMI [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Sheikh Hasina, President of Bangladesh Awami League and Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President-elect of the United [...]	2008-12-14 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1295	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER MP [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from A S M Abdur Rob, Former MP Leader of the Opposition & Minister of Bangladesh in 1988. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of Ame [...]	2008-12-14 05:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1296	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: A message to Senator Barack H Obama President-elect of the United [...]	2008-12-14 05:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1297	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Motiur Rahman Nizami, head of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President Elect The United States of America Excelle [...]	2008-12-14 05:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1298	REFORM-MINDED GRANDEE OF FARIDPUR FACES TOUGH RACE [...] (C) The race for the Parliament seat representing the Faridpur district capital is a showdown between three high-profile candidates in which party allegiance is being sorely tested. It pits a close in-law of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the Awami League candidate versus the Jamaat-e- [...]	2008-12-14 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1302	DEMARCHE TO BANGLADESH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) On December 15, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary from the Americas, Pacific and Counterterrorism wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) recognition of Kosovo. PolOff urged the GOB to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible, noti [...]	2008-12-15 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL KV
08DHAKA1303	DEMARCHE TO BANGLADESH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) On December 15, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary from the Americas, Pacific and Counterterrorism wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage support for the U.S. proposal regarding harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual agreements at the United [...]	2008-12-15 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER BG PGOV PREL UNGA
08DHAKA1304	AMBASSADOR AND SHEIKH HASINA DISCUSS CHALLENGES [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina told the Ambassador on 12/15 her party was committed to implementing a long term strategy to address Bangladesh's development challenges, focused on agricultural development and decentralization. Hasina pledged to work closely with the USG to combat te [...]	2008-12-15 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM PTER BG IN
08DHAKA1309	BANGLADESH POLITICAL PARTIES UNVEIL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's political parties pledged to tackle poverty, corruption and poor governance, and the nation's energy crisis as part of their election platforms, which were released over the weekend. The election manifestos of the two main parties, the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh [...]	2008-12-17 10:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL KDEM ENRG BG
08DHAKA131	AVIAN INFLUENZA SITREP - BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of January, avian influenza outbreaks among poultry in Bangladesh have spread to an additional 9 districts, for a new total of 29 districts affected (out of 64). No cases of human infection have been reported, and an active surveillance system of 12 hospital [...]	2008-01-29 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD IN WTO CASC BG
08DHAKA1310	BANGLADESH QUIETLY PREPARES FOR COUNTY LEVEL POLLS [...] (C) Virtually ignored as the campaign for Bangladesh,s December 29 national parliamentary elections kicks off, preparations for the upazila (county) elections appear to be moving forward. Nearly 10,000 candidates have filed nomination papers with the Election Commission (EC) to run for upazil [...]	2008-12-17 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08DHAKA1316	BANGLADESH ASKS FOR USG HELP WITH BURMA [...] (S) Bangladesh is extremely concerned about a Burmese military buildup along the land border between the two countries. While professing Bangladesh's desire for peace with its neighbor, Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed asked the Ambassador for assistance to assess the buildup, specifica [...]	2008-12-18 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM
08DHAKA1319	FOREIGN ADVISER OUTLINES CARETAKER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) As it approaches the end of its tenure, Bangladesh's Caretaker Government is focused on holding free, fair and credible elections and a smooth transfer of power to an elected successor, according to Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury. The CTG would like to ensure continuity of the refo [...]	2008-12-18 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1321	IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS NORTH BENGAL IS EAGER FOR [...] (SBU) Voters in North Bengal are eager for change, but are not united on the type of change they want. In the run-up to Bangladesh's parliamentary elections December 29, parliamentary candidates, businessmen, educators and civil society leaders in three districts of Rajshahi Division reveal [...]	2008-12-21 04:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DHAKA1325	KHALEDA ZIA DRAWS BIG CROWDS ON THE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Amid heavy security, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia drew large but less-than-rapturous crowds during a one-day swing through Bogra District on 12/17. Many thousands of people attended each of three major rallies in the district, a stronghold of BNP support. The [...]	2008-12-21 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1326	BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT CAMPAIGN: IN KHALEDA ZIA [...] (C) Bogra District in northern Bangladesh is Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's most formidable stronghold, but her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) faces rumblings of discontent. Although BNP candidates won all seven Bogra constituencies in the 2001 Parliamentary elections, Zia refused to reno [...]	2008-12-21 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1327	ALL IN THE FAMILY: PARTY NOMINATES SPOUSES OF [...] (C) The spouse of a notorious Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician convicted for arson and looting told PolOff on 12/16 she was running for Parliament to hold the seat for her jailed husband. The wife of former Deputy Minister for Land Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu said once her husband l [...]	2008-12-21 12:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1330	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the APICC Conference to be held in Singapore; which will begin on or about 16 - 20 February 2009. Post vetting was completed on 22 December 2008. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2008-12-22 08:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1331	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on December 22, 2008. Post requests that vettin [...]	2008-12-22 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1334	CHITTAGONG CANDIDATES WITH CHECKERED PASTS SEEK [...] (C) A recent trip to six constituencies in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division revealed cautious optimism that security forces would be able to contain election related violence. Given the checkered past of some candidates, there are concerns about possible vote-rigging and minority voter intimid [...]	2008-12-23 06:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1336	CAMPAIGNS IN FULL SWING: OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN [...] (C) Voters and observers in traditional BNP strongholds of Dhaka, Tangail, and Jessore Districts told visiting Embassy officers they thought elections would be free, fair, and credible. While there has been little change in party platforms, candidates have largely observed the electoral code [...]	2008-12-23 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA1337	ELECTION IN NORTHEASTERN BANGLADESH: REFORMERS, [...] (C) As Bangladesh's parliamentary election campaigns swing into high gear, the contests in Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh reflect national-level issues, including debates within the political parties and alliances. Heavyweights from the two leading parties, the Awami League (AL) [...]	2008-12-23 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON PREL BG
08DHAKA1340	BANGLADESH NOTIFIED OF AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche December 4 to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who said he would alert the appropriate Bangladesh authorities. MORIARTY [...]	2008-12-23 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO BG
08DHAKA1344	CHITTAGONG GODFATHER FACES TOUGH RE-ELECTION [...] (C) One of the earliest and biggest targets of the Caretaker Government's drive to clean up government is back on the campaign travel in a tough fight to hold onto his Parliament seat in Chittagong District. Salauddin Quader (SQ) Chowdhury, the parliamentary affairs adviser to former Prime Min [...]	2008-12-24 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1346	BNP ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM CORRUPTION [...] (C) As the parliamentary election campaign enters its final days, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is attempting to divert attention away from a corruption scandal involving Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son by decrying an alleged plot against the party's leader. Hours after Zia had add [...]	2008-12-24 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BG CASC KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL
08DHAKA1348	HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING FOR BANGLADESH'S RAPID [...] (C) On December 14 and 15, an interagency team of instructors from the Departments of State and Defense launched the first human rights training module for Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The training objective was to help the RAB establish a centralized complaint reporting mechani [...]	2008-12-28 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MASS BG
08DHAKA1349	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) With the campaign period over and Bangladesh's 81 million voters prepared to cast their ballots December 29, the Caretaker Government (CTG) has its sights set on a peaceful transfer of power to its elected successor. The CTG expects to transfer power to the Awami League and its leader Sh [...]	2008-12-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PTER EAID BG
08DHAKA1352	(C) DISPUTE WITH BURMA: BANGLADESH REITERATES [...] (S) Bangladesh remains very concerned about a Burmese military buildup at the land border that divides the two countries. Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed on 12/28 reiterated to the Ambassador his earlier request (reftel A) for USG assistance to assess the buildup, specifically satellit [...]	2008-12-29 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM
08DHAKA1355	DRAFT COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2008 FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) The following is the draft text of the draft country report on terrorism for 2008 from Bangladesh: 2. (SBU) Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB),the banned domestic Islamic extremist group responsible for a wave of bombings and suicide attacks in late 2005, continued to be a threat in 2008 [...]	2008-12-29 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV BG
08DHAKA1356	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS BNP CHAIRPERSON KHALEDA ZIA ON [...] (C) On the eve of Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary election, the Ambassador met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to highlight the USG's efforts to promote free, fair and credible polls leading to a return of democracy in the world [...]	2008-12-29 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1357	BANGLADESH ELECTION SITREP FOR DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Tens of millions of Bangladeshis streamed to the polls on 12/29 for Parliamentary elections; the day was largely free of the violence that plagued previous votes. Embassy and other election observers reported only relatively minor glitches at polling centers before they closed at 1600 lo [...]	2008-12-29 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1358	EARLY RETURNS SHOW AN AWAMI LEAGUE SWEEP IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Early unofficial returns from Bangladesh's Parliamentary elections on 12/29 indicate a landslide victory for the Awami League led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Awami League spokesman told PolOff that Hasina would offer to work closely with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B [...]	2008-12-30 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1361	BANGLADESH ELECTION: A WATERSHED? [...] (C) The Awami League's landslide victory in Parliamentary elections on 12/29 represented a stunning rejection of its rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which faced widespread accusations of corruption and misrule during its 2001-2006 government. Should Awami League President Sheikh [...]	2008-12-30 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA15	SCENESETTER FOR USAID WARD'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year anniversary of the Caretaker Government, which is struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Sidr and to address food security issues while preparing for nationwide elections by the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely met t [...]	2008-01-06 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MPOS BG
08DHAKA16	SCENESCETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year anniversary of the Caretaker Government, which is struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Sidr and to address food security issues while preparing for nationwide elections by the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely met t [...]	2008-01-06 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA163	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism course to be held from March 5-27, 2008. Post vetting was completed on February 3 [...]	2008-02-06 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA164	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA (NESA) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East/South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Course to be held from March 3-14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on February 4, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2008-02-06 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA183	BIRD FLU IN MORRELGANJ - OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-10 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTO TBIO CASC AMED IN
08DHAKA189	SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND [...] This message responds to the REFTEL action request. 2. Embassy Dhaka received three proposals in response to the solicitation for projects addressing the problem of trafficking-in-persons, for funding under G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funds. 3. After an interagency review of subm [...]	2008-02-11 11:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG IN BG
08DHAKA193	BIRD FLU IN MORRELGANJ - OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An interagency assessment team (IAT) from State, DOD, and USAID has been in southern Bangladesh's Khulna and Barisal Divisions conducting an assessment of the Cyclone Sidr affected area in support of USG rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. The IAT has been tasked to repor [...]	2008-02-12 08:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTO TBIO CASC AMED IN
08DHAKA200	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA201	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA202	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA209	ISLAMIC NGOS, NATIONS MAJOR PLAYERS IN CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Three months after Cyclone Sidr barreled through southern Bangladesh, Islamic organizations and nations are thick on the ground offering assistance to the worst-hit areas. They are filling the gaps in government relief efforts, often focusing on sanitation, shelter and other recon [...]	2008-02-14 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL SOCI BG
08DHAKA211	ISLAMIST GROUP OVERACHIEVER AMONG POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: A recent USG interagency visit to southern Bangladesh to assess Cyclone Sidr damage found the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami as active in providing relief as the two main secular parties of Bangladesh, if not more so. Jamaat has a multifaceted relief program that involves [...]	2008-02-14 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA213	SCA PDAS CAMP HIGHLIGHTS ROADMAP DURING BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: During a February 3 - 4 visit to Dhaka, SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Camp emphasized the enduring nature of the U.S.-Bangladesh relationship and reiterated the importance of the Caretaker Government's adherence to the Electoral Roadmap. In meetings with the Ch [...]	2008-02-14 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN BG
08DHAKA219	Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]	2008-02-18 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA224	LABOR UPDATE AND INTERIM GSP DEMARCHE DELIVERY [...] (U) On February 5, CDA a.i. Geeta Pasi delivered a speech at an award event organized by the US Cotton Council. In the speech, CDA emphasized key labor rights themes. (NOTE: full text of the speech is available on Post,s public website: http://dhaka.usembassy.gov END NOTE) Acknowledging the [...]	2008-02-19 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL EFIS EIND EAID SOCI
08DHAKA240	HIGH-LEVEL UNHCR OFFICIAL VISITS TO VIEW PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dhaka office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is continuing to seek a long-term solution for Rohingya refugees living in camps in southeastern Bangladesh. Janet Lim, UNHCR's Asia and Pacific Director, visited Dhaka to discuss long-term options for resolving the [...]	2008-02-24 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DHAKA242	BANGLADESH--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART [...] (C) Summary: The goal of free, fair, and fully participatory elections in Bangladesh by the end of 2008 remains achievable, but numerous potential obstacles stand in the way of realizing that objective, with some key observers starting to hedge their bets. With less than a year remaining be [...]	2008-02-24 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER ECON BG
08DHAKA250	TWO U.S. ANTI-TRAFFICKING ADVOCATES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two representatives from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW),a U.S.-based anti-trafficking organization, visited Bangladesh February 7-10 to discuss the case of Sigma Huda, the former UN Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons who is currently serving a prison sentence [...]	2008-02-26 04:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA251	LARGEST ISLAMIC PARTY FACES RENEWED ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bangladesh,s largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has come under scrutiny in recent months for alleged war crimes committed by its members during the 1971 Liberation War. With the Awami League leading the charge, there have been demands for the Election Commission to ban Jam [...]	2008-02-26 07:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA258	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Elena Khan, a barrister and current head of the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR),discussed the current state of affairs in Bangladesh and her own personal legal concerns. She expressed concern for the health of BSEHR's incarcerated former secretary [...]	2008-02-28 04:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA266	2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY BANGLADESH INPUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) does not effectively enforce intellectual property rights (IPR) protections. Piracy of optical disks, software and books is rampant in Bangladesh. The GOB is currently focused on higher prioritized projects, including ensuring a transition to a [...]	2008-02-28 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD BG
08DHAKA270	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course from April 7 to May 23, 2008 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Post vetting was completed on February 26, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2008-03-02 03:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA271	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Specialized English Language and Disaster Preparation Operation courses from April 23 to August 1, 2008, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. Post [...]	2008-03-02 03:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA287	EMBASSY DHAKA DEMARCHE ON MALDIVES DRAFT [...] (U) Post communicated key REFTEL points on March 2 to the Government of Bangladesh,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Americas Desk. Desk officials informed us they will share the points with relevant MOFA officials, but did not provide any substantive response. Post will follow up in an [...]	2008-03-04 03:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL

08DHAKA288	BANGLADESH SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Bangladesh requests U.S. support for the candidature of Dr. Taufiq Ali for the position of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 2. (U) At the upcoming 83-Member Coordination Committee of WIPO in Geneva from May 12-14 2008, Bangladesh will nominate D [...]	2008-03-04 04:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON POL ETRD PREL KIPR BG

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