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08FRANKFURT697	Hesse SPD's Risky Opening to the Left Creates Opportunity [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following weeks of political deadlock in the wake of the extremely close January 27 state parliamentary elections, Hesse SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti has retreated from a controversial plan to form a minority government with the Greens, tolerated by the Left Party. The plan found [...]	2008-03-10 14:48:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM

08FRANKFURT698	Hesse SPD's Risky Opening to the Left Creates Opportunity [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following weeks of political deadlock in the wake of the extremely close January 27 state parliamentary elections, Hesse SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti has retreated from a controversial plan to form a minority government with the Greens, tolerated by the Left Party. The plan found [...]	2008-03-10 14:49:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
08FRANKFURT808	Law Enforcement Copes with Challenges of Global Terror in [...] (C) Summary. The September 4 arrests of three terror suspects tied to the Islamic Jihad Union highlighted the prevalence of Islamic extremism and homegrown terrorism in Baden-Wuerttemberg, a large and conservative southern German state. All three suspects, two of whom are German converts, sp [...]	2008-03-19 14:48:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KHLS KJUS PGOV ASEC GM
08FREETOWN102	SIERRA LEONE 2008 TIP SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone lost momentum in the fight against trafficking in 2007. The run-up to the national elections, and the elections themselves in August and September, 2007, distracted many government officials from their duties, including on the TIP front, and their interest and attention was n [...]	2008-03-07 13:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
08FREETOWN105	SIERRA LEONE: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel, please find the following responses: 2. The budget is published, but is not available on the internet. A copy of the budget can be purchased for 2000 Leones (less than $1). Given the standard of living in the country for the vast majority of the population, even thi [...]	2008-03-10 16:53:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON SL
08FREETOWN106	SIERRA LEONE DELEGATION TO DAKAR OIC SUMMIT [...] On March 10, DCM spoke with Sierra Leone Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Umaru Wurie to inquire about the Sierra Leone delegation to the OIC Summit and note the request for a meeting with Special Envoy Cumber. Ambassador Wurie stated that Sierra Leone would be [...]	2008-03-10 17:15:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIC AORC SL
08FREETOWN11	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in December 2007 Included articles surrounding the arrival of the Amistad and programs organized to raise awareness about it, Ambassador Perry's maiden press conference, the performances of Devin Philips and New Orleans Straight Ahead jazz ensemble in Sierra [...]	2008-01-09 18:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN121	FREETOWN DELIVERED MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND [...] On February 28, Ambassador Perry spoke with Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura to convey information on the Monterrey consensus and the review process. She provided the Minister with a full text of the 2002 Monterrey consensus document and a copy of UNGA Resolution. Minister Bangura [...]	2008-03-14 13:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD PREL SL
08FREETOWN122	UNCLAS FREETOWN 000122 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 13:53:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM
08FREETOWN123	DEMARCHE: REQUEST FOR SOLIDARITY WITH KOSOVO AT [...] (C) Per request ref B, DCM delivered demarche concerning Kosovo's status at the OIC summit to Sierra Leone MFA Director General, Ambassador Umaru Wurie on March 11. Unfortunately, it was not possible to deliver the demarche before that date, as requested. DCM underscored the need to support l [...]	2008-03-14 15:19:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV KVIR SL
08FREETOWN135	SIERRA LEONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On 19 March 2008, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and sent a copy to the Bank of Sierra Leone to convey information concerning the four Syria-based individuals designated under E.O. 13224. Post will advise of any response. PERRY [...]	2008-03-19 17:11:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KFTN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY SL
08FREETOWN138	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in Freetown included articles surrounding the commemoration of Black History Month, including a discussion hosted by Ambassador Perry and film showings at the Kissy and Fourah Bay College Libraries. Ambassador Perry also opened a seminar on resources managem [...]	2008-03-25 14:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN150	FREETOWN DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY [...] On March 26, Embassy Freetown delivered a diplomatic note to the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to inform them of the appointment of Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. as the Special Envoy for MANPADS. Post also provided relevant background information on effort [...]	2008-03-28 12:35:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM SL
08FREETOWN154	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DIASPORA PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] SUMMARY: On March 26, Ambassador Perry, the public affairs officer, and poloff met with 13 Members of Parliament (MPs) who have returned from the diaspora, as well as representatives of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Many in the group spent at least a decade in either the United Stat [...]	2008-03-31 17:04:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SL
08FREETOWN157	MORE OFFICIALS THAN VOTERS: APATHY MARKS [...] SUMMARY: Sierra Leone's local by-elections to fill four Parliamentary seats vacated by Cabinet Ministers took place on March 29, and results are expected to be announced the second week of April. Polling centers for the lone Freetown seat in contention were observed by a small embassy observer [...]	2008-04-01 13:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM SL
08FREETOWN163	CELEBRATING WOMEN,S HISTORY MONTH AND LOOKING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: To honor Women's History Month in Freetown, post hosted a series of events and programs aimed at empowering women with knowledge and providing forums through which to share information and ideas. The recent passage of three gender bills created a foundation and focus for most of t [...]	2008-04-03 16:39:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KWMN PHUM SL
08FREETOWN171	CREDENTIALS REDUX [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Perry presented her credentials in a formal ceremony at State House on April 7, 2008. She also presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor, Ambassador Thomas N. Hull, III. The meeting was attended by nearly all members of President Koroma's cabinet, including the [...]	2008-04-09 11:13:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL APER AMGT SL
08FREETOWN182	AMBASSADOR PERRY CALLS ON MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Perry recently paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Presidential and Public Affairs Alhaji Alpha Kanu at State House, accompanied by the Public Affairs Officer. The discussion covered issues of mutual interest including an American company's presence in Sierra Leon [...]	2008-04-15 15:04:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN183	UNGIFT TIP WORKSHOP IN SIERRA LEONE: A LIMITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 8-9 2008, the Ministry of Internal Affairs hosted a workshop co-organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled "Building Capacities of the National Task Force In Control of Trafficking in Persons in Conflict and Post Conflict Contexts." The sta [...]	2008-04-15 17:16:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SL
08FREETOWN184	PRESIDENT KOROMA INTERCEDES WITH CONCESSIONS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported in reftel A and B, Seaboard West Africa Ltd., an American-owned company operating the only flour mill in Sierra Leone, found itself in dire financial straits due to the volatility of the world commodities markets and price ceilings on flour. These negatively impacted t [...]	2008-04-16 16:38:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR SL
08FREETOWN188	AMBASSADORS' WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS [...] Embassy Freetown is very pleased to support the proposed "Ambassadors' Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (AWASH) Initiative." 2. Sierra Leone continues to rank the lowest on the Human Development Index and is seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. About 52% of the people live on [...]	2008-04-18 13:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI SL
08FREETOWN189	EMBASSY/FREETOWN SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST [...] Embassy Freetown greatly appreciates the opportunity to submit two proposals in response to reftel A, each addressing priority and urgent needs. With a small USAID/Sierra Leone budget, Post is limited in its ability to assist the new Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) in several key areas of nee [...]	2008-04-18 16:26:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR SL
08FREETOWN196	SIERRA LEONE'S LIMITED REACTION TO PRICE INCREASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite soaring prices of commodities, Sierra Leone is stable relative to its sub-regional neighbors. Though frequently reported in the media and discussed on the streets, inflated prices of necessities like flour and rice thus far have been met with public willingness to make ends [...]	2008-04-23 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN198	UNREST IN KONO DISTRICT [...] (U) On 04/23/2008, it was reported that there was a serious disturbance in the Kono District of Sierra Leone. In the early morning hours some local youth went to an area that is under contract to the Kariba Mining Company in Koidu Town to mine for diamonds at the No. 11 Tailings. The youth w [...]	2008-04-24 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PGOV SL
08FREETOWN203	FREETOWN EAC REVIEWS SECURITY IN LIGHT OF RISING [...] On April 29, 2008, the Ambassador chaired Embassy Freetown's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the security situation surrounding the rising food and fuel prices in Sierra Leone and the affect on the population. The potential for unrest is compounded by political tensions preparator [...]	2008-04-29 17:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC SL
08FREETOWN204	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - SIERRA [...] Please see the following responses keyed to reftel A. Note that responses reflect currently available information on this situation, and that not all of the suggested questions posed in reftel A were answerable at this time or applicable to the Sierra Leone context. ------ DEMAND ------ [...]	2008-04-30 15:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID ETRD ECON SL
08FREETOWN208	ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) Please see the following responses, pursuant to reftel A: ---------------------------------- CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN SIERRA LEONE ---------------------------------- 2. (C) As noted in reftel B, the Chinese Government's focus in Sierra Leone is technical assistance in targeted sectors [...]	2008-05-02 12:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY XA
08FREETOWN209	PRELIMINARY MEETING OF THE JOINT DRUG INTERDICTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 23, a preliminary meeting of the Sierra Leone Joint Drug Interdiction Task Force (JDITF) was held under the leadership of the UN Senior Police Advisor. Poloff attended the meeting and provided technical assistance on possible next steps, as the task force currently has a [...]	2008-05-02 13:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR SL
08FREETOWN215	SIERRA LEONE: ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] The Chief of Mission, working closely with the embassy team, is pleased to report significant progress in efforts to achieve the President's Freedom Agenda. As reported recently in the 2007 Human Rights Report, the Advancing Democracy and Freedom Report, and the Advancing Democratic Values Act [...]	2008-05-06 16:39:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SL
08FREETOWN221	SIERRA LEONE NOT IN FOOD CRISIS - YET [...] (C) The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has yet to declare a food emergency, but rising prices and limited ability to mitigate the ensuing economic and social ramifications will lead them to do so in the coming days, based on comments by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to both the Ambassador [...]	2008-05-13 14:32:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EAGR PREL SL
08FREETOWN222	DEMARCHE: SIERRA LEONE WILL RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 15:40:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV SL
08FREETOWN223	ENCOURAGING SIERRA LEONE PARTICIPATION IN JUNE [...] (SBU) On May 8, DCM met withwith Sierra Leone MFA Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie to encourage Sierra Leone participation in the UNESCO Conference, and noted the particular interest in having Sierra Leone attend. DCM also shared a copy of the invitation letter from UNESCO Director Gen [...]	2008-05-13 16:09:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SL
08FREETOWN225	POST REQUESTS FOOD AID FOR SIERRA LEONE [...] Sierra Leone is currently sitting at the bottom of the United Nations' Human Development Index and facing a severe food crisis as the price of its primary staple - rice - continues to rise on the world market. 2. According to calculations by the Mission team in conjunction with other stakeh [...]	2008-05-14 16:22:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EAGR ABUD SL
08FREETOWN226	DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) DCM met with Sierra Leone MFA Director General, Ambassador Umaru Wurie, to convey information per reftel and deliver talking points to encourage Sierra Leone to prohibit the travel of designated Iranian proliferators as per UNSCR 1737, 1747 AND 1803. DCM also provided copies of the resol [...]	2008-05-14 16:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR UNSC SL
08FREETOWN227	DEMARCHES RELATED TO NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) DCM met with MFA Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie to deliver demarche and related papers as requested per Reftels A-C for the NPT Prepcom meeting. Ambassador Wurie appeciated receiving the information but commented that Sierra Leone had not sent a delegation to the meeting. 2. [...]	2008-05-14 16:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL SL
08FREETOWN228	DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION [...] (C) DCM met with Sierra Leone MFA Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie to provide information and stress the importance of swift implementation of the enhanced dual use item providsion contained in UNSC Resolution 1803. Ambassador Wurie commented that Sierra Leone supports UNSC resolutions [...]	2008-05-14 17:52:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC SL
08FREETOWN230	ON THE MFA'S RADAR SCREEN: INTERNAL GOSL DISSENT [...] (C) Sierra Leone's Brazil-bound Minister of Foreign Affairs Bangura met with Ambassador May 2 to pronounce on the upcoming Mano River Basin Union (MRU) agenda in Monrovia. Although Cote d'Ivoire's official acceptance was on the formal agenda, the region's food crisis was The "real" topic for [...]	2008-05-16 13:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SL
08FREETOWN232	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) On May 15 Ambassador spoke with Sierra Leone's Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Vandi Minah to present the U.S. 60 day report on Iran Sanctions, per UNSC 1803. Ambassador stressed the need to ensure robust international implementation and highlight the continued IAEA reports of Iran's fai [...]	2008-05-16 13:22:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SL
08FREETOWN235	PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY: President Earnest Bai Koroma officially launched the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) on May 19, 2008. This strategy represents a comprehensive approach to combating corruption and includes: objectives and activities for government ministries beyond the Anti-Corruption Commiss [...]	2008-05-19 16:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SL
08FREETOWN236	SIERRA LEONE EXPECTED PARTICIPATION IN FAO JUNE [...] (SBU) On May 15, Ambassador spoke with Acting Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Vandi Minah to inquire about Sierra Leone's participation in the June FAO World Food Security Conference. Acting Minister Minah stated that the Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Samuel Sesay, woul [...]	2008-05-19 16:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR
08FREETOWN237	SLPP RADIO SILENCED FOR THE MOMENT [...] (U) On May 8, Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) officials were informed that one of their primary media outlets, Unity Radio, had been silenced on the orders of the Minister of Information and Communication. Reasons cited for removing the radio's antenna, which effectively cut their nation-wid [...]	2008-05-19 17:04:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
08FREETOWN244	PRE-ELECTION CONFIDENCE FROM CHIEF COMMISSIONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of messages leading up to the July 5 local elections in Sierra Leone. On May 15, Ambassador Perry, accompanied by Poloff, met with the National Electoral Chief Commissioner, Christiana Thorpe, to discuss preparations for the July 5 local elections. Tho [...]	2008-05-27 14:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN251	NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY (C) On May 22, Ambassador Perry met with Godson Echegile, the new Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone. Also in attendance were the Poloff and the Nigerian Minister, Mohammed Bambale. Ambassador welcomed the High Commissioner, who arrived in Freetown two weeks ago. This is his fir [...]	2008-05-30 11:21:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN252	MANO RIVER UNION SECRETARY GENERAL ON RECENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, Ambassador Perry met with Abraham Boure, Secretary General of the Mano River Union (MRU). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent MRU summit in Monrovia. Besides Cote d'Ivoire's accession as a full member of the Union on May 15, the most notable outcome o [...]	2008-06-02 12:29:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN255	SECURING VOTES OF NON GENEVA-BASED IOM MEMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) On May 28, DCM spoke with the Director General of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Umaru Wurie to thank Sierra Leone for supporting the candidacy of Ambassador Swing as IOM DG. DCM urged that Sierra Leone ensure that an official delegate is present in Geneva to cast [...]	2008-06-02 13:34:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREF PREL SMIG SL
08FREETOWN256	NOTIFYING SIERRA LEONE OF AGOA 2008 FORUM [...] (U) DCM met with Sierra Leone MFA Director General Umaru Wurie on May 8 to inform the Sierra Leone Government that the next AGOA Forum will occur in Washington July 14-16 and to encourage Sierra Leone's participation. On May 12, letters were sent to Minister of Trade and Industry Alimamy Korom [...]	2008-06-02 13:36:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID SL
08FREETOWN257	SIERRA LEONE: DELIVERED DEMARCHES ON FOOD [...] Per instructions refs A-C, Embassy Freetown delivered points to the Sierra Leone Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture to convey information on the President's Global Food Security Initiative and to seek their cooperation. Post also conveyed the importance of not imposing export rest [...]	2008-06-02 13:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID SL
08FREETOWN258	DEMARCHE DELIVERED, SIERRA LEONE: GLOBAL MARITIME [...] (U) On 27 May 2008, the Defense Attache met with Brigadier Nelson-Williams, Deputy Chief Defense Staff and Commander Mansaray, Commander, Maritime Wing, Ministry of Defense to discusss the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative. Relevant talking points were provided. Both respresentatives state [...]	2008-06-02 14:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN261	SIERRA LEONE: MANDATORY REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] Forced and child labor are known to be problems in Sierra Leone, primarily for the provision of services and in diamond mining. Exploitation is also suspected in quarries, and the rubber, timber, and fishing industries. These particular industries are the subject of in-country research by an i [...]	2008-06-03 11:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL
08FREETOWN262	EAC DISCUSSES SECURITY POSTURE FOR JULY 4TH EVENT [...] (SBU) On June 3, 2008, the Freetown Emergency Action Committee convened to review Post's security posture in preparation for the Independence Day event to be held in the Chancery. The DCM, RSO, MGT, POL, DAO, USAID, A/PAO, GSO and ARSO were in attendance. The EAC agreed that the Embassy secur [...]	2008-06-03 11:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC SL
08FREETOWN267	NEW UNIOSIL ACTING ERSG OUTLINES PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Acting Executive Representative of the Secretary-General (A/ERSG),Michael v. der Schulenberg, met with Ambassador Perry on June 2 to outline his priorities for his assignment in Sierra Leone. Given that his tenure is expected to last three months at most, the A/ERSG plans [...]	2008-06-04 16:57:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAMSIL UNSC SL
08FREETOWN274	AMBASSADOR PERRY VISITS SIERRA LEONE'S NORTHERN [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Perry, accompanied by USAID and PAS staff, visited Port Loko and Bombali Districts in northern Sierra Leone on May 29, 2008. Included in the Ambassador's site visits were two Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) schools and meetings with key regional, local and po [...]	2008-06-09 12:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KDEM PGOV SL
08FREETOWN283	SIERRA LEONE REQUEST TO TRANSMIT RECOGNITION OF [...] (SBU) The Government of Sierra Leone has requested that we transmit, on their behalf, the Note Verbale ccontained in paragraph 4 to the Kosovo Foreign Ministry. The Note Verbale recognizes and congratulates the Republic of Kosovo on their independence. As discussed ref e-mail, a scanned copy of [...]	2008-06-12 13:42:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNMIK PGOV SL
08FREETOWN288	SCENE SETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON TRAVEL TO SIERRA [...] With the Special Court for Sierra Leone slowly bringing its work to a close, your visit comes at a crucial time to encourage Court officials to remain committed to the completion strategy, as well as to inform the process of determining the Court's legacy to Sierra Leone. ------------------- [...]	2008-06-13 11:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OTRA SL
08FREETOWN294	AGOA FORUM INVITATIONS DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, Embassy Freetown delivered invitations for the AGOA Forum to three Government of Sierra Leone ministers: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Zainab Bangura; Minister of Trade and Industry Alimamy Koroma; and Minister of Finance David Carew. Post will report ba [...]	2008-06-16 16:45:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EAID OPDC SL
08FREETOWN30	HONORING WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SIERRA LEONE [...] Summary: Following presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007, a committee led by two NGOs -- Search for Common Ground and Enhancing Interaction and Interface Between Civil Society and the State to Improve Poor People's Lives (ENCISS) -- convened a 2-day symposium, The Honoring Women Ini [...]	2008-01-22 15:16:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SL
08FREETOWN300	ELECTORAL PRESSURE BEGINS IN SIERRA LEONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:53:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KWMM PGOV SL
08FREETOWN305	APC AND SLPP RE-LAUNCH UNITY RADIO [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, of the All People's Congress (APC)-led government officially re-launched the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)) Unity Radio 94.9. The Ministry of Information and Communication had closed the radio station on May 8 (Ref [...]	2008-06-27 19:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN313	EAC DISCUSSES SECURITY FOR JULY 5 LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On July 1, 2008, the Freetown Emergency Action Committee convened to discuss the current situation leading up to the general local elections scheduled for July 5, 2008. The AMB, DCM, RSO, MGT, POL, DAO, USAID, CON, PAO, and LEGAT were in attendance. The EAC discussed several incidents of [...]	2008-07-01 15:37:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC SL
08FREETOWN314	SIERRA LEONE LOCAL ELECTIONS: HISTORY AND CONTEXT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 2008 local government elections in Sierra Leone, scheduled for July 5, represent the next step forward in consolidating the peace process that began with the Lome Peace Accord. Fair and balanced elections at the local level will build on the process of devolution of power fr [...]	2008-07-02 08:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN315	FREETOWN MONITORING PLAN FOR JULY 5 LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone will hold local elections on Saturday, July 5, 2008. Post has devised a plan to monitor 8 of the 14 electoral districts on election day. Six monitoring teams comprised of one to three Direct Hire Americans accompanied by Locally Engaged Staff will travel upcountry to observe [...]	2008-07-02 11:33:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC SL
08FREETOWN316	SIERRA LEONE'S JULY 5 ELECTIONS: MULTILATERAL [...] (C) As indicated in ref A, International Community (IC)Partners agreed to provide support and encouragement (as well as funding) to help guide Sierra Leone's July 5th local elections to the kind of success experienced in the country's 2007 national races. To date, these have included actions [...]	2008-07-02 14:17:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KWMN PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN318	CABLE RESPONSE TO KOSOVO DEMARCHE [...] (C) Post delivered Kosovo points regarding the Donors Conference and IBRD/IMF request for support to GoSL Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 27. In the absence of Foreign Minister and Director - General, MFA has not provided a response to indicate whether or not Sierra Leone will enga [...]	2008-07-02 16:16:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK EU YI SL
08FREETOWN323	SIERRA LEONE LOCAL ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) As of 1500 hours, Sierra Leone's local elections have proceeded smoothly and peacefully. Emboffs observing the elections estimate voter turnout from opening of polls at 0700 hours to be 40%, though precedent from the 2007 Presidential run-off indicates a late afternoon surge of voters is [...]	2008-07-05 15:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN328	SIERRA LEONE CONDUCTS PEACEFUL LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel C, Sierra Leone's local elections on July 5 were peaceful and generally transparent. While situational reports are still being shared among stakeholders and observers, initial information-gathering efforts indicate that the elections had relatively few technical irregul [...]	2008-07-10 10:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN329	SIERRA LEONE AGOA FORUM DELEGATION UPDATE [...] (U) Despite continued engagement with Government of Sierra Leone representatives, post is still awaiting confirmation on the composition of the AGOA Forum delegation. During July 10 meeting (septel),Minister of Finance informed Ambassador and Poloff that he thought Sierra Leone should have a d [...]	2008-07-10 10:55:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID SL
08FREETOWN330	(C//NF) NSDD 38 - U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [...] (C) As Chief of Mission, American Embassy Freetown, I concur with the Defense Intelligence Agency's request to establish an additional position, that of a Operations Non-Commissioned Officer (Ops NCO) in the Defense Attache Office at post and consent to the NSDD 38 agreement. Please see resp [...]	2008-07-14 09:22:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KMRS AODE PINR AMGT SL
08FREETOWN331	SIERRA LEONE CONFIRMS AGOA FORUM DELEGATION [...] (U) Post confirmed on July 10 that the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) representatives at the AGOA Forum July 14-16 will be the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Mr. Vandi Minah),Trade and Industry (Mr. Mabinty Daramy),and Finance (Dr. Richard Konteh),as well as the Sierra Leone Ambass [...]	2008-07-14 09:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID SL
08FREETOWN332	INDEPENDENCE DAY CONGRATULATIONS LETTER TO [...] (U) Following is text of a letter received by post on July 9, from President Koroma to President Bush on the occasion of United States Independence Day 2008. Original wil be sent by pouch to AF/W desk officer for appropriate transmittal. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: June 30, 2008. His Excellency Geor [...]	2008-07-14 09:26:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN333	SPOTLIGHT BACK ON THE ECONOMY WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Perry and Poloff met with Minister of Finance and International Development David Carew on July 10 to discuss the Government of Sierra Leone's (GoSL) economic and development agenda for the coming months. With the spotlight slowing dimming on the political realm in the [...]	2008-07-14 09:27:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN337	SIERRA LEONE EXPRESSES SYMPATHY RE: ISTANBUL ATTACK [...] (U) Following is text from a letter received by post on July 10, from Minister Zainab Hawa Bangura to Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice on the tragedy that occured at the United States Consulate in Instabul, Turkey. Original will be sent by pouch to AF/W desk officer for appropriate tr [...]	2008-07-15 15:33:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN343	UPDATE ON SIERRA LEONE DRUG SEIZURE [...] (S) To date, there have been at least 17 arrests made in connection with the 730 kg of cocaine seized in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 13. The General Manager of Lungi Airport and other airport employees are among those that have been taken into custody. The eight individuals initi [...]	2008-07-17 15:11:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL SL SNAR
08FREETOWN344	"COCAINE SAGA" TOPIC OF GOVERNMENT PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: At a press conference on July 17, members of cabinet of the GOSL as well as top-level law enforcement officers lauded their own handling of the plane that landed July 13 at Lungi airport carrying a large quantity of cocaine. The Minister of Information confirmed the detention of 17 in [...]	2008-07-17 16:07:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN345	SIERRA LEONE: DRUGS AND THUGS - TAKE THEM OFF OUR [...] (S) Summary: On July 17, the Ambassador responded to a late night (7/16) meeting request by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance regarding the July 13 drug seizure case. The Ambassador also wanted to raise the visitation issue again and have it confirmed for midday July [...]	2008-07-18 15:26:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PREL CASC SNAR MASS SL
08FREETOWN350	CHINESE AMBASSADOR WENJU'S TENURE IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) Please see the following update pursuant to reftel A: 2. (C) SUMMARY: Departing Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Cheng Wenju paid Ambassador Perry a courtesy call on June 24 to bid farewell and summarize his time in Sierra Leone. At a July 8 farewell reception, Ambassador Wenju and Sie [...]	2008-07-21 16:34:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN352	MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BANGURA MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, Ambassador Perry met with Foreign Minister (FoMin) Zainab Bangura in Freetown. The Ambassador discussed Sierra Leone's recent activities in the international arena, including support for Kosovar independence, President Ernest Bai Koroma's statements condemning the situ [...]	2008-07-21 17:02:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN353	SIERRA LEONE REQUESTS HIGH LEVEL BILATS DURING UNGA [...] (C) Foreign Minister Launch Bangura made request to Ambassador July 10 for high-level bilateral meetings during President Koroma's participation in the 2008 UNGA. The GoSL, and its President, had earlier asked for an official visit to Washington. In light of timing, this did not appear feasi [...]	2008-07-21 17:41:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SL
08FREETOWN366	RUMORS OF CABINET CHANGES ABOUND IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While whispers of a possible cabinet reshuffle have been heard in Sierra Leone for several months, the whispers have escalated into a roar recently in numerous local press reports. While Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) representatives are officially denying imminent changes in t [...]	2008-07-23 17:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN377	MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LAYS OUT NEW PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),Zainab Bangura, convened a meeting of Chiefs of Missions and heads of UN agencies on July 22 to provide updates on the Government of Sierra Leone's (GoSL) activities, as well as provide a forum for the diplomatic [...]	2008-07-29 15:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN379	UNDP ENHANCING COLLABORATION & FOCUS IN SIERRA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry and Poloff met with Samuel Nyambi, Resident Representative for UNDP, on July 10. Mr. Nyambi will spend approximately two months in Sierra Leone to provide needed guidance to the UNDP mission, which has suffered somewhat over the past seven months due to lack of le [...]	2008-08-01 10:49:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN380	SIERRA LEONE DELEGATION FOR 63RD UN GENERAL [...] (U) In accordance with reftel A, please see the following information regarding the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly. This information, an update to details provided in previous meetings, was relayed in a July 31 meeting between the Ambassador and the [...]	2008-08-01 11:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
08FREETOWN381	LABOR UNIONS AND STUDENT CLASHES: TENSION ON [...] (U) Summary: On July 9, protests by the University of Sierra Leone Junior Workers, Union at Freetown campuses interrupted the final examination period. The primary cause of the strike, which generally occurs once a year, was to protest the failure of the government and universities to provide [...]	2008-08-01 11:47:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGO ELAB KHUM SL
08FREETOWN382	PRESIDENT KOROMA COMMITTED TO COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (S/NF) At embassy request and following previous discussions with Presidential advisors Brian Gilpin and James Sampah Karona, Ambassador Perry, accompanied by the DCM, met with President Koroma 1 August to discuss the possible release of a DEA informant swept up in the arrests of narco-traffic [...]	2008-08-01 13:43:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN386	RESPONSE TO IRAN P-5+1 TALKS [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Bangura of Sierra Leone on July 17. 2. (SBU) The FoMin supported the presence of U.S. Envoy Under Secretary Burns at the July 19 Geneva discussions. She understood the gathering was not one for negotiations but was, nevertheles [...]	2008-08-04 15:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR SL
08FREETOWN387	SIERRA LEONE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT AGOA FORUM [...] Summary: Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) officials on July 31 expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for facilitating their participation in the recent AGOA Forum, and shared preliminary plans to capitalize on AGOA opportunities. Both the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperat [...]	2008-08-05 08:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SL
08FREETOWN388	PRESIDENT KOROMA'S FIRST MEETING WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On 16 July 2008, President Koroma hosted the first official State House meeting between the Government of Sierra Leone and the international donor community since his inauguration in September 2007. The international community had requested such a meeting for most of the past y [...]	2008-08-05 14:07:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SL
08FREETOWN389	COCAINE BUST: MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION SACKED, [...] (S) Summary: Transportation and Aviation Minister Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay was relieved of his duties August 4, pending the conclusion of the cocaine trafficking investigation. Sesay has vehemently proclaimed his innocence since the bust, despite a close family connection to one of the accused. XXXXXXXX [...]	2008-08-06 16:49:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	SNAR PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN401	SIZE DOESN'T MATTER: SIERRA LEONE INDUSTRIES FACE [...] SUMMARY: On August 8, CDA, Poloff, and Economic Assistant visited a textiles factory and a brewery. Though the companies differ considerably in terms of size, capital investment, and ownership, managers pointed to the same challenges impeding growth and profitability. A subsequent meeting with [...]	2008-08-13 12:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON EFIN SL
08FREETOWN402	SIERRA LEONE CLOSES BOOK ON LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: The winners of the local elections were inaugurated in regional events August 8 through 11. The swearing-in ceremonies were the last step in finalizing the results, ending a hectic 12-month period in which three major elections were held. This most recent round of elections were relat [...]	2008-08-13 12:55:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN403	MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSES COCAINE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, Poloff, and Deskoff met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) and key members of her staff on July 31. The Minister promised to provide assistance in guaranteeing regular consular visits for the detained AmCit connected to the r [...]	2008-08-13 13:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR SL
08FREETOWN405	CONTE'S WIFE TRAFFICS FORTUNE ACROSS SIERRA LEONE [...] (S/NF) According to a well-placed source with contacts in the Sierra Leone security sector, the Guinean First Lady, Henriette Conte, was stopped at the Sierra Leone-Guinea border near Kambia on August 14. In her possession was reportedly over 2 kilos of gold bullion, three luxury vehicles, sev [...]	2008-08-14 16:31:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL SL GV
08FREETOWN406	KOROMA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH GUINEAN DRUG ARREST [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Koroma called the CDA to a meeting August 15 to request USG assistance to arrest a fugitive trafficker linked to last month's seizure of 750 kilos of cocaine (reftel A) and now believed to be in Conakry. Koroma believed he could not make the request directly to the Guinean [...]	2008-08-15 14:08:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	SNAR PREL PGOV SL GV
08FREETOWN414	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR JULY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's media outreach in July included Ambassador Perry's remarks at the 232nd anniversary of the Independence of the United States, a statement commending the people of Sierra Leone for the successful conduct of the July 5 local council elections in Sierra Leone, and a st [...]	2008-08-25 08:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN416	STAFFDEL VISIT TO SIERRA LEONE REVEALS CONSTANT [...] Summary: The three-day visit of Shannon Smith from the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sarah Margon from Senator Russ Feingold's office highlighted both Sierra Leone's development accomplishments and major obstacles to further progress. Visits with Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) offic [...]	2008-08-25 12:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS SL
08FREETOWN417	PARTY FRACAS ENDS IN VIOLENCE FOR JOURNALISTS [...] (U) Summary: An altercation between SLPP and APC supporters took a nasty turn on August 13, resulting in damage to the SLPP Headquarters and the Freetown City Council Offices, looting, and injuries. Sierra Leone Police (SLP) on hand for crowd control allegedly intensified the situation by fir [...]	2008-08-25 16:39:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN42	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SPECIAL COURT HONORABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Poloff met with Honorable Justice Benjamin Itoe, Presiding Justice of Trial Chamber I, on January 30. Justice Itoe expressed his appreciation for the support provided to the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL) by the United States Government, and reiterated his com [...]	2008-02-01 12:19:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN421	PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY RESIGNS OVER SALARY SNAFU [...] (C) Summary: Secretary to the President James Sanpha Koroma tendered his resignation on August 25 in the wake of a small-scale scandal surrounding proposed salaries and benefits for the current President and Vice President, and pensions for former Heads of State. A statutory instrument laying [...]	2008-08-27 12:40:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN424	SIERRA LEONE POLICE PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH TOP [...] The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) announced multiple transfers of senior officers on August 18, just a few days after SLP officers allegedly beat and robbed journalists covering a political demonstration (reftel). Assistant Inspector Generals (AIG) from across the country have been laterally shuff [...]	2008-08-28 10:03:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN425	SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] Embassy Freetown delivered reftel demarche 21 August 2008. As of 27 August 2008, the Government of Sierra Leone has offered no response. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation officials stated that the Foreign Minister must present the information to Cabinet prior to respond [...]	2008-08-28 10:04:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL EFIN IR SL

08FREETOWN44	SIERRA LEONE STRUGGLES WITH RISING PRICES [...] SUMMARY: Although news reports generally exaggerate the situation, tensions between bakers, millers, and flour and rice importers are coming to a head due to steadily rising prices. In the eye of the storm is Seaboard West Africa Ltd., a U.S.-owned company that imports wheat, bakes bread, an [...]	2008-02-05 10:00:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON SL
08FREETOWN447	U.S. AMBASSADOR AND IMATT COMMANDER MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, 2008, Ambassador June Carter Perry and Defense Attache Leslie Bryant met with Brigadier General Jonathan Powe to discuss the International Military Advisory Training Team to Sierra Leone (IMATT) mission, progress to date on the professionalization of the Republic of Si [...]	2008-09-10 18:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS SL UK
08FREETOWN453	UPDATED INFORMATION - SIERRA LEONE DELEGATION TO [...] Post received a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 2 that provided updated information regarding the Government of Sierra Leone's (GoSL) delegation to the upcoming UN General Assembly (previously reported reftel). The official GoSL delegation is listed below: H. [...]	2008-09-12 11:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP UNGA SL
08FREETOWN455	SIERRA LEONE FOREIGN MINISTER LAYS OUT AGENDAS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zainab Hawa BANGURA met with Ambassador September 9th to discuss President Koroma's upcoming trip to Washington and New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Bangura expected Koroma to seek international assistance in three priority areas, Agriculture, [...]	2008-09-12 12:58:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA SNAR ML
08FREETOWN456	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SIERRA LEONE SINGS SAME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry met with the new Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Qui Shaofang, on September 10, 2008. The discussion centered on areas of mutual interest and concern in terms of bilateral relations with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and development issues and opportu [...]	2008-09-12 13:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH SL
08FREETOWN458	RELIGIOUS CLASH FALSELY REPORTED IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) Summary: Media reports of a clash between Christians and Muslims in East Freetown on September 5 were largely overblown. Though an altercation did ensue between congregants of the Calaba Town mosque and the Achiever's Church, it appears that the conflict was the result of noise pollution r [...]	2008-09-15 13:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SL
08FREETOWN468	FOOD CRISIS CONTINUES TO THREATEN SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) Food security continues to be a threat to the survival of most Sierra Leoneans, despite some sentiments to the contrary. A June 2008 rapid assessment commissioned by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sierra Leone revealed that "the present cris [...]	2008-09-22 11:06:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PREL SL
08FREETOWN476	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - REPORTED HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) Embassy Freetown welcomes the information provided in reftel and requests additional information in reference to the shipment of a cargo container by Hizballah. Information as listed below, if provided, could help identify the consignee of the cargo and allow for a more thorough inves [...]	2008-09-23 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	LE PINR PTER SL
08FREETOWN477	EAC DISCUSSES RECENT ATTACKS IN YEMEN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) On September 23, 2008, the Embassy Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the recent attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen on September 17, 2008 and the Marriott in Islamabad, Pakistan on September 20, 2008. Present were the Charge, DAO, ARSO, CON, USAID, A/PO [...]	2008-09-23 17:59:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINR PTER SL
08FREETOWN478	IMF VIEWS ON SIERRA LEONE'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Perry met with two International Monetary Fund (IMF) representatives on September 18 to review Sierra Leone's recent economic and governance performance. The officials are currently undertaking an Article IV review that will be the basis for IMF policy recommendations. [...]	2008-09-24 11:50:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SL
08FREETOWN484	WALK-IN: DUTCH NATIONAL WANTS TO PROVIDE NARCOTICS [...] (S/NF) On September 25, 2008, at 1441 hours, local time, ARSO Freetown was contacted by Post's Public Affairs Officer stating that there was a person at the main gate who would like to speak with someone in the Security Section in regards to information that they have. ARSO Freetown met Adrian [...]	2008-09-30 15:13:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF PTER
08FREETOWN489	Fraud Summary - Freetown [...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]	2008-10-03 09:48:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SL
08FREETOWN49	AMBASSADOR MEETINGS REVEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of themes are emerging from the Ambassador's recent meetings with members of the International Community concerning economic and political conditions in Sierra Leone. Specific common concerns were raised by the Guinean and Nigerian envoys as well as by the World Bank Repr [...]	2008-02-07 15:35:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL SL
08FREETOWN493	THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE PENDING: KOROMA COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: President Koroma marked the end of his first year in office by inviting government and international officials and members of the media to a speech on the anniversary of his inauguration. His September 18 was broadcast live across the country. The President took credit for, amon [...]	2008-10-07 10:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SL
08FREETOWN505	SIERRA LEONE COCAINE TRIAL UPDATE: FOUR SUSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Four minor suspects have been granted bail in Sierra Leone's ongoing narcotics case (reftel),and may have their charges dropped. Key figures remain in jail, however, but the pace of the trials is slow. The drugs seized in the case have not yet been destroyed, and general cons [...]	2008-10-16 16:48:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL SL
08FREETOWN517	CONGRESSMAN SNYDER'S INTEREST IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) Recent Time Magazine and Washington Post articles on maternal dealth rates (one in eight) in Sierra Leone prompted Congressman Victor Snyder (D - Arkansas) to contact Ambassador (October 23) on the country's development status. Representative Snyder asked about the overall health condit [...]	2008-10-24 12:56:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID OREP SL
08FREETOWN519	REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Embassy Freetown requests Department and the Office of the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility assessment of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The assessment concerns entry into the Africa Contingency Operations Technical Assistance (ACOTA) Program. [...]	2008-10-27 16:54:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN521	AMBASSADOR GAINS SUPPORT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry's meetings with Finance Minister David Carew on September 15 and October 27 to discuss tax relief for diplomatic missions met with success when the Minister agreed to lift the "road usage" tax, with a potential savings for the Embassy of more than 130,000 dollars [...]	2008-10-30 16:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI MASS SL
08FREETOWN524	OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: This is the first in a series of monthly political reporting cables providing a brief snapshot on notable current events and party politics. Questions about the items listed can be directed to Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran@state.gov). End Summary. -------------- [...]	2008-11-03 17:24:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN529	COCAINE CASE PROGRESS: GOVERNMENT TIPS THEIR HAND [...] (S) Summary: Meetings with the President of Sierra Leone and the Minister of Foreign Affairs the week of October 27 brought incremental progress in propelling the cocaine case out of its current intertia (reftel). Though the meeting between President Koroma, Ambassador, and DEA officials seeme [...]	2008-11-07 12:28:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL SNAR SL
08FREETOWN530	MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISHES ON FELLOW [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Poloff met with Foreign Affairs Minister Zainab Bangura on October 30. Bangura discussed travel schedules, the need for donor coordination, and outcomes from the President's various recent meetings in New York and Washington. She also spoke candidly about challenges [...]	2008-11-07 12:36:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN531	U.S. Electoral Process Excites Sierra Leoneans [...] Summary: On the afternoon and evening of November 4, Ambassador Perry welcomed visitors to a 6-station exhibit on the United States Presidential Elections. In total, nearly 400 people joined Embassy staff to learn about the different aspects of the process and to watch televised coverage of [...]	2008-11-07 14:03:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM SL
08FREETOWN533	UK SUPPORTS SIERRA LEONE ADMISSION INTO ACOTA [...] (C) The United Kingdom-led International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT) to Sierra Leone strongly encourages support be provided to the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) via the ACOTA program. IMATT believes that the RSLAF would greatly benefit from peacekeeping training and [...]	2008-11-10 16:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS ASEC MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN543	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPULSIONS IN BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Acting Foreign Minister Vandi Minah on November 12. The Acting Foreign Minister was aware of the event, and agreed that issues impacting the effectiveness of drug interdiction in Bolivia and neighboring countries has ramifications for many re [...]	2008-11-13 15:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR SL
08FREETOWN547	HAGUE ADOPTION: NO SIERRA LEONE ABUSE REGISTRY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 08:24:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC KOCI CMGT SL
08FREETOWN548	SHADY MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON INDEFINITE LEAVE OF [...] (C) Ambassador Umaru Wurie, a career member of Sierra Leone's foreign service, requested a leave of absence for personal reasons from his post as Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 9, effective November 30. No date was given for resumption of duties, and he h [...]	2008-11-24 10:43:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN549	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points on November 24 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Zainab Bangura. Bangura expressed great interest in Sierra Leone's participation in the partnership, and would like further information on how her government can be involved, and at what level. She stated that [...]	2008-11-24 15:28:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV SL
08FREETOWN550	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Zainab Bangura on November 24. Bangura responded that Sierra Leone has felt the impact of weapons, and strongly supports compliance on issues of non-proliferation, arms imitation, and disarmament. PERRY [...]	2008-11-24 15:28:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA SL
08FREETOWN551	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points in meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Zainab Bangura on November 24. Bangura stated that she will discuss this issue with the Government of Sierra Leone representative to the UN, but that Sierra Leone has a general policy to abstain on these issues. [...]	2008-11-24 15:29:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNGA SL
08FREETOWN552	DIP NOTE DELIVERED: EXPULSION OF PEREZ AND [...] (C) Ambassador personally delivered diplomatic note (reftels A/B) to Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on November 24, reiterating that the U.S. Government is prepared to remove two indicted individuals with President Koroma's permission. Ambassador reminded Bangura that cases against the other [...]	2008-11-24 16:02:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PINR CASC PREL CPAS CVIS KCRM SNAR SL
08FREETOWN558	FILLING THE VOID IN THE SCSL APPEALS CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with a highly-placed source within the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on November 25 to discuss the implications of Justice Raja Fernando's death on the Appeals Chamber. Source commented that, beyond the legal issues themselves, members of the Chamber select the C [...]	2008-11-26 15:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PHUM PINR SL
08FREETOWN559	SIERRA LEONE WILLING BUT NOT READY TO CONTRIBUTE [...] (C) In response to reftel A, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) stated its willingness to contribute battalions to peacekeeping operations, including the Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM),if properly equipped and trained prior to departure. The RSLAF is primed for Africa [...]	2008-12-01 14:51:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MASS MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN560	"WE HAVE THE WILL AND THE ENERGY" - GOSL MAKES [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Affairs Minister Alhaji Alpha Kanu paid a surprise call on Ambassador Perry on November 28 to advocate for Sierra Leone's inclusion in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program. He informed the Ambassador that he visited the MCC offices on November 24 to disc [...]	2008-12-01 15:00:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN563	NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: In November, the Freetown political scene focused on government budgeting and management issues. The 2009 budget, released November 21, revealed that the global economic crisis is having only small effects in Sierra Leone at the moment. The real GDP growth rate and national inflat [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SL
08FREETOWN566	DEMONSTRATION AT BARRACKS FORCES HIV/AIDS EVENT [...] (U) Summary: On December 3, an embassy-sponsored HIV/AIDS outreach event at the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces' (RSLAF) Wilberforce Barracks was postponed due to demonstrations by a group of discharged soldiers angry about their limited compensation. PAE Depot representatives handling l [...]	2008-12-04 08:45:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN578	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON DECEMBER 15 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Freetown looks forward to welcoming you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time in our bilateral relationship with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL),as we attempt to support its ongoing efforts to re-build and flourish. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a countr [...]	2008-12-11 17:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP MARR SNAR SL
08FREETOWN580	COCAINE CASE CRAWLS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on December 8 for an update on the pending expulsion request for two individuals to face narcotics charges in a U.S. Court (reftel B). President Koroma is still considering the request, made November 24, and told Bangura that he w [...]	2008-12-11 18:21:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR SL
08FREETOWN590	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC SOMALIA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO SL
08FREETOWN591	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) Ambassador reviewed fully the candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Hosni for the post of UNESCO Director General with Acting Foreign Minister Vandi Minah on 12/18. 2. (C) Minah was attentive to our concerns, especially the issue of a stymied free press or burning of books. The idea [...]	2008-12-18 16:56:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN592	IRAN IN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 16:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SL
08FREETOWN593	IRAN PUSHES FUNDEMENTALIST AGENDA ON SIERRA LEONE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 8 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zainab Bangura gave further details about Sierra Leone's bilateral relationship with Iran. Notably, she discussed the mounting pressure on small African countries to accept an African "consensus" regarding relations with I [...]	2008-12-18 17:08:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN594	SENATOR NELSON TALKS DRUGS, SOFA, WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Senator Bill Nelson met with President Koroma on December 15 to discuss security sector issues, including the increase in narcotics trafficking in Sierra Leone and the long-pending Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). While Koroma wouldn't commit to taking immediate a [...]	2008-12-18 17:08:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR MASS SL
08FREETOWN598	SIERRA LEONE REACTS TO CONTE'S DEATH: INITIAL [...] The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and citizens are quietly responding to early news of President Conte's death. The GoSL is preparing to mobilize security forces to patrol the borders, while publicly expressing sympathy for the loss. Keeping criticism of Conte's regime to a minimum, he was [...]	2008-12-23 15:24:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN599	FREETOWN: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RAMIFICATIONS OF [...] (SBU) EAC Freetown was convened on December 23 to discuss the possible ramifications of Guinean President Conte's death to security in Sierra Leone. Though Conakry is reported to be calm, EAC is concerned about potentially rapid deteriorations to the situation that may result in spillover effec [...]	2008-12-23 16:14:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC SL
08FREETOWN6	SIERRA LEONE MINISTER OF FINANCE PRESENTS [...] (U) Minister of Finance and Economic Development David Carew presented the new Sierra Leone administration's medium-term budget to parliament -- covering 2008-2010 -- on December 21, 2007, along with a comprehensive overview of Sierra Leone's economic and financial status and his government's [...]	2008-01-07 17:56:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SL
08FREETOWN602	GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? PART I: CAMARA [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) is cautiously establishing some linkages with the Guinean junta, including a meeting between President Koroma and Vice President General Mamadouba Toto Camara following Lansana Conte's funeral on December 26. Emboffs learned on December 28 tha [...]	2008-12-29 15:39:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY SL
08FREETOWN604	GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? PART II: QADHAFI [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, on December 29 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi will visit Sierra Leone from December 30 through January 2. Though his intentions have yet to be shared with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL),officials believe the purpose [...]	2008-12-29 16:12:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY SL
08FREETOWN605	QADHAFI AND WADE PULL SIERRA LEONE'S PUPPET STRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Though rumors abounded throughout Freetown on the evening of December 29 and morning of December 30 that the reftel A visit was canceled, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi will reportedly land at Lungi Airport on a private plane at approximately 1530 local time. Following a brief stop [...]	2008-12-30 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LY SL
08FREETOWN608	A HAZY SHADE OF INTEGRITY: SIERRA LEONE WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) released a press report December 31, outlining President Koroma's meeting with representatives of the Guinean junta, including Vice President General Mamadouba Toto Camara on December 30. Text of the report is contained in para 2. Though, per [...]	2008-12-31 15:14:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN62	SCSL MEETINGS: NEW HOPE FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Poloff met with Honorable Justice George Galaga King, President of the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL),and with Herman von Hebel and Binta Mansaray, Registrar and Deputy Registrar of the SCSL, respectively, on separate occasioQon February 7. While the SCSL rep [...]	2008-02-15 13:18:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS UNSC SL
08FREETOWN71	TELECOMMUNICATION IN SIERRA LEONE: MYOPIC POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 15:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EINT SL
08FREETOWN72	SCSL APPEALS CHAMBER DELIVERS FINAL JUDGMENT IN AFRC CASE [...] SUMMARY: The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) handed down its first judgment on February 22, upholding lengthy sentences for three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). The Court effectively dismissed all of the Defense grounds of appeal, [...]	2008-02-25 17:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KAWC KJUS PHUM SL
08FREETOWN77	SIERRA LEONE: FY 07 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 16:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SL
08FSCCHARLESTON1712	POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS: HURRICANE HANNA APPROACHES SOUTH CAROLINA [...] The National Hurricane Center is currently predicting that Hurricane Hanna will make landfall near Charleston, South Carolina on Friday evending or Saturday morning. Management in GFS Charleston has convened its emergency action committee and is watching the storm track and continues to consu [...]	2008-09-02 18:46:00	US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT KFSC
08FUKUOKA14	FUKUOKA GOVERNOR STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF FDI; NEED TO [...] (U) Econ Minister-Counselor Robert Cekuta met with Fukuoka Governor Wataru Aso during a March 4-5 visit to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. The outspoken Fukuoka Governor, who also chairs the National Governors' Association of Japan, discussed how the Japanese perceptions of the U.S. as a superpower h [...]	2008-03-13 08:21:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL JA
08FUKUOKA27	DPJ DEFEATS LDP IN YAMAGUCHI LOWER HOUSE BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won the April 27 Lower House by-election in Yamaguchi prefecture, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's administration. DPJ candidate Hideo Hiraoka defeated LDP candidate Shigetaro Yamamoto to f [...]	2008-04-28 09:11:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
08FUKUOKA42	BOJ FUKUOKA BRANCH MANAGER SAYS KYUSHU ALSO HURT BY RISING [...] (U) Bank of Japan Fukuoka Branch Manager Keiji Kono told EMIN August 12 that because of its long standing ties to Korea and China, Kyushu increasingly looks to elsewhere in Asia rather than to Tokyo for business opportunities. However, rising energy costs are hurting Kyushu's economy, particu [...]	2008-08-18 04:53:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PREL JA
08FUKUOKA8	THE NEW IWAKUNI MAYOR MUST NOW WALK A TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) House of Representatives member Yoshihiko Fukuda, who defeated incumbent mayor Katsusuke Ihara by less than 2,000 votes in a February 10 election (reftel),is a pragmatist and shrewd politician, whose election was cheered by many invol [...]	2008-02-28 14:33:00	Consulate Fukuoka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08GABORONE1017	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Labor and Home Affairs Peter Letlhogonolo Siele on November 7. The Minister and Ambassador discussed the current situation in Botswana's prisons, a plan by President Khama to assist released prisoners in starting [...]	2008-11-18 09:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ZI BC
08GABORONE1029	BOTSWANA DEFLECTS ZIMBABWE, SEEKS SOUTH AFRICA AND [...] (C) Botswana's frustration over the political impasse in Zimbabwe is growing, and GOB MFA Permanent Secretary Outlule called in Ambassador Nolan and representatives of the UK, French, and EU Missions here late Friday afternoon November 21 for an update and to elicit our latest thinking on the w [...]	2008-11-24 04:53:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1036	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH BDF COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Botswana Defence Force ("BDF"),LTG Tebogo Masire on November 18. The Commander and Ambassador discussed the Commander's desire for more joint exercises and exchange programs, the military assistance package requested [...]	2008-11-26 13:19:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	MASS MOPS PREL BC
08GABORONE1078	Ambassador's Courtesy Call on Trade Minister [...] Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Trade and Industry Neo Moroka November 28 at the Minister's Office. Moroka thanked the U.S. for providing development assistance to Botswana since independence, and noted that both he and many of his staff had benefitted from scho [...]	2008-12-09 11:59:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAID SCUL BC
08GABORONE1082	BOTSWANA-ZIMBABWE TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of meetings on December 9, contacts in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to A/DCM that a ministerial level meeting of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security troika will be held in Gaborone December 11. The purpose of this meeting is for t [...]	2008-12-11 11:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI BC
08GABORONE1083	BOTSWANA: 5 CHOLERA CASES REPORTED SO FAR [...] SUMMARY: The number of people infected with cholera in Botswana has risen to five - all of whom are Zimbabwean. There have been no reports that any citizens of Botswana have contracted cholera from contact with these patients. The GOB is carefully monitoring the situation and has been working [...]	2008-12-12 10:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO BC
08GABORONE1103	WHY IS SADC SO SAD? [...] (C) Summary: It is now "Festive Season" holiday time in Botswana and across Southern Africa, but it is also silly season when it comes to SADC. The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security's insistence on a full-scale investigation of and report on GOZ allegations that Botswana is helpi [...]	2008-12-17 15:34:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE1111	MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ADDRESSES MEDIA IN BOTSWANA [...] Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change Leader Morgan Tsvangirai spoke to and took questions from some 50 local and international media December 19 at a hotel in Gaborone. Tsvangirai addressed issues including the abductions of MDC party members in Zimbabwe, the Global Political Agreement, Ro [...]	2008-12-19 15:15:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1124	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMISOM FORCE GENERATION [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Tinar Lekuni, Deputy Director for African Affairs at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 9. Mr. Lekuni confirmed that the African Union Force Generation team had visited Botswana in late November. He however could not shar [...]	2008-12-23 11:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO SO BC
08GABORONE1125	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HARMONIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 13:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA APER AMGT BC
08GABORONE1127	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN UN VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 14:53:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BC
08GABORONE1128	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DG [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 14:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO BC
08GABORONE1130	KHAMA RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S THANK YOU ON ZIMBABWE [...] SUMMARY: President Khama has sent a response to Secretary Rice's letter of thanks regarding the GOB's leadership concerning the Zimbabwe crisis. 2. On December 24, Embassy Gaborone received a letter under cover of GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Diplomatic [...]	2008-12-24 09:57:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC AF BC
08GABORONE1136	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 15:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA SO BC
08GABORONE1138	PAS GABORONE SUPPORTS GENDER AND HIV/AIDS WORKSHOP USING [...] SUMMARY: PAS Gaborone supported a two-day workshop on gender, violence and HIV/AIDS with government social service representatives, the police and NGOs. Hosted in a northeastern Botswana mining town, the workshop had an impact on the 50 community leaders who attended and the citizens they re [...]	2008-12-30 04:58:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KHIV KWMN PGOV PHUM BC
08GABORONE1140	GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]	2008-12-30 07:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE248	PRESIDENT KHAMA'S NEW CABINET -- CHANGE WITH ORDER [...] (C) Summary: Newly installed President Khama stayed well within his comfort zone by selecting Foreign Minister Lt. General Merafhe to serve as his vice president, and the choice also underscores Khama's inaugural remarks pledging continuity of government policy and vision. Similarly, his new [...]	2008-04-03 14:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	BC PGOV PINR PINS PREL
08GABORONE406	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SADC OBSERVERS FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Canavan delivered demarche regarding election observers for Zimbabwe to the SADC Executive Secretary, who agreed on the need and outlined SADC's current activities and plans. He said he has lined up pledges for between 400 and 500 SADC observers and hopes to arrange m [...]	2008-05-27 14:14:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC ZI BC AU
08GABORONE495	PRESIDENT KHAMA OPEN TO NEW APPROACHES ON CKGR AND [...] (C) Summary: President Khama says he is ready to move ahead on the problems of the San who were relocated from the CKGR, and will use a widely-praised former community management plan as a guideline. He also is breaking with past policy by saying he is willing to allow HIV-positive refugees [...]	2008-06-23 11:44:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	BC PGOV PHUM PREL SADC ZI
08GABORONE511	BOTSWANA PREPARES FOR HORDES OF ZIMBABWEAN ASYLUM [...] The Office of the President organized a fact-finding trip to Francistown and environs June 15-17 to familiarize members of the diplomatic community with their plans to process and care for potentially thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing the violence in their country. Those participating were myse [...]	2008-06-24 15:28:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	BC PGOV PREF ZI
08GABORONE514	DIAMONDS ARE BOTSWANA'S BEST FRIEND [...] Summary. With the opening of the Diamond Trading Center (DTC),Botswana has successfully moved up the value chain in the diamond industry. No longer just a raw producer of diamonds, Botswana is now host to all steps in the diamond industry - from mining and producing to sorting, cutting, and [...]	2008-06-26 05:37:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN BC
08GABORONE547	BOTSWANA'S AU STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION [...] (U) The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Gaborone has shared with the Embassy the official text of Botswana's July 1 intervention/statement on the situation in Zimbabwe at the recent African Union Summit in Sharm el-Sheik. Post has already e-mailed a PDF of this [...]	2008-07-03 21:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE552	BOTSWANA'S STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE JULY 04, 2008 [...] The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation shared with the Embassy the official statement regarding the GOB's position on the outcome of the June 27, 2008 Presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. Begin Verbatim Official GOB Text: Â [...]	2008-07-07 15:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE553	ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS REPORT [...] The Botswana Observer Team in cooperation with the SADC Election Observer Mission (SEOM)has shared with the Embassy the official text of the statement of the Botswana Observer Team regarding the June 27, 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential run-off elections. Begin Verbatim Botswana Observer Team Text: [...]	2008-07-07 16:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE566	HELPING BOTSWANA WITHOUT HARMING OURSELVES [...] (S/NF) Given our recent reporting on the forward-leaning and principled position the GOB has recently adopted vis-a-vis Zimbabwe (Refs C, D, and E),and the resultant GOB-GOZ polarization that has prompted a formal GOB request for deeper USG support with more extensive security assistance (Ref [...]	2008-07-11 21:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP AEC BC ZI
08GABORONE577	BOTSWANA PRESENTS ITS REQUEST LIST FOR MILITARY [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S) Summary: The GOB, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has provided July 14 to this Mission a list of the specific request for security assistance in the form of military hardware and equipment, as first elicited by the GOB [...]	2008-07-15 15:51:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PREF MARR MASS MCAP ASEC BC ZI
08GABORONE647	BOTSWANA FIRM BUT ISOLATED IN SADC OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Acting P/E Chief Woods delivered demarche per reftel on July 29 to MFA Assistant Director of the Americas Desk Shimane Kelaotswe. He expressed deep appreciation for USG support of Botswana's approach on Zimbabwe following the flawed June 27 election. Kelaotswe intimated that both the MFA [...]	2008-07-31 20:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SADC SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE657	LETTER TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES FROM BOTSWANA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 12:51:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL MARR BC
08GABORONE677	REHO DISCUSSES ENERGY WITH CEEEZ DIRECTOR [...] Summary: Regional Environment and Health Officer for Southern Africa (REHO) and Embassy Lusaka Econ/Commercial Assistant met June 4 with Professor Yamba, Chairman of the Centre for Energy, Environment and Engineering Zambia (CEEEZ),to discuss energy issues in Zambia. He described CEEEZ's miss [...]	2008-08-08 13:21:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID ZA BC
08GABORONE714	TSVANGIRAI VISITS GABORONE AS FIRST STOP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited Gaborone immediately after the SADC Summit, reportedly meeting with President Khama who had boycotted the weekend's Johannesburg Summit in protest over the Zimbabwe political impasse. The GOB has been cagey about the visit [...]	2008-08-19 14:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SADC SOCI ETRD ZI BC SF
08GABORONE719	USAID CLOSES OUT CBNRM PROGRAM IN NAMIBIA [...] Summary: On June 12 in Windhoek, Regional Environment and Health Officer for Southern Africa (REHO) attended USAID's close-out ceremony of its 15-year support of Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. Among the attendees were Ambassador Mathieu, USAID Director Gary Ne [...]	2008-08-20 10:04:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID WA BC
08GABORONE720	KAZA UPDATE [...] Summary. The U.S. State Department and USAID provide technical and financial support to the development of a consultation framework of the 5-nation Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) Initiative. The conceptualization and planning for this began in 2006 with Botswana, [...]	2008-08-20 10:18:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID WA ZA BC
08GABORONE728	BOTSWANA'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENDA [...] Summary. The Government of Botswana (GOB) through the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST),is determined to develop a credible national science and technology (S&T) capability that will yield globally competitive outputs. The most daunting challenge for Botswana is to uti [...]	2008-08-21 10:26:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE749	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Country Overview: Independent since 1966, Botswana is frequently hailed as an African success story: a multiparty democracy with a record of political and social stability and respect for human rights. Botswana shares a vast, desolate, and porous border with its neighbors: South Africa, Z [...]	2008-08-27 15:10:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OTRA BC
08GABORONE795	THREE ASSISTANT MINISTERS AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE [...] On August 30, Assistant Ministers Oliphant Mfa and Ambrose Masalila in the Ministry of Local Government and Duke Lefhoko in the Ministry of Trade lost their seats in the last batch of the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) primary elections held in the northern constituencies of the country. T [...]	2008-09-04 13:27:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BC
08GABORONE821	TRANSMISSION OF LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM [...] Embassy Gaborone received a diplomatic note (Note NO/2008 EA 6/16 (s) XXVIII (77) C1) from the Government of Botswana conveying a letter to President Bush from President Khama. The transcription of the diplomatic note follows: 2. "Republic of Botswana NOTE NO: 40/2008 EA 6/16 (s) xxviii ( [...]	2008-09-12 15:27:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV BC
08GABORONE875	USG PROPOSES ENHANCED SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (S) DCM Philip Drouin called on Ambassador Mustaq Moorad, Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS) in the GOB Office of the President (OP) on October 2 to follow-up and deliver the points and the USG proposal for a strengthened and deepened U.S.-Botswana security partnership, as outlined in Ref A. AF [...]	2008-10-04 15:30:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MCAP BC
08GABORONE883	BOTSWANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL S&T CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The University of Botswana (UB) hosted September 8-10 in Gaborone the second International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Conference (IASTED TWO). The UB is placing increasing emphasis on Science and Technology (S&T) and its participation in IASTED Two [...]	2008-10-07 07:46:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY ENRG SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE884	HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...]	2008-10-07 08:01:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE909	BOTSWANA REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO RIVER BASIN ACCORDS [...] Summary: Botswana hosted September 15 a USAID-sponsored regional meeting under the aegis of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on river basin organizations (RBOs) for relevant GOB ministries and departments, and representatives from the four RBOs of which Botswana is a member. At [...]	2008-10-15 12:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GABORONE911	BOTSWANA: AFRICOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief met October 8 with Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director for the Americas in the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She delivered reftel points regarding AFRICOM and left several copies of the new command's informational brochure (distributed via email from AF/PDPA). [...]	2008-10-16 11:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BC
08GABORONE932	AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP [...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...]	2008-10-23 14:53:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC

08GABORONE946	BOTSWANA: SADC MUST TAKE A TOUGHER LINE ON ZIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan and Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani discussed Zimbabwe at length during their initial meeting at the Minister's office on October 27. The GOB is doubtful that any real progress will be made during the October 27 SADC troika meeting in Harare. The ne [...]	2008-10-28 07:39:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ZI BC
08GABORONE948	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER SKELEMANI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan paid his initial courtesy call on Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani on October 27. The Ambassador stressed his intention to strengthen the already warm bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Botswana. Minister Skelemani thanked the USG for our [...]	2008-10-28 13:05:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHIV BC
08GABORONE957	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER PLEDGE HEALTHY BILATERAL [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Nolan's initial October 30 meeting with GOB Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi, the Minister said that Botswana truly appreciates the "phenomenal" support it receives from the United States in the health sector. She pledged her ongoing cooperation, and that from her Mini [...]	2008-11-03 10:15:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KHIV TBIO EAID BC
08GABORONE958	BOTSWANA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe on October 28. The Finance Minister thanked the Ambassador for U.S. development assistance programs and noted that although Botswana has reached middle income status [...]	2008-11-03 10:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG PREL KHIV BC
08GABORONE961	SADC COUNSELS "PATIENCE" ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomao briefed diplomats October 31 on regional economic integration, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Zimbabwe power-sharing negotiations. He advised that all three parties in Zimbabwe are happy with mediator Thabo Mbeki and [...]	2008-11-04 12:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ZI CO BC
08GABORONE975	BOTSWANA: VP MERAFHE UNLOADS REGARDING ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Acting President Mompati Merafhe invited representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France as well as the European Union to a meeting November 6. The Acting President briefed them on Botswana's plans for the November 9 SADC Extraordinary Summi [...]	2008-11-07 11:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINR ZI BC
08GABORONE979	FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES - BOTSWANA PUBLIC OPINION [...] (U) United Nations Day was celebrated in Botswana on October 24 in Kang, a small, remote way station on the Trans-Kalahari Highway in the Central Kalahari District. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani, many other GOB officials, and representatives f [...]	2008-11-10 07:51:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI BC
08GABORONE989	GOB WILL OPPOSE NO ACTION VOTES IN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) In a meeting November 12 with PolOff, Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe stated that Botswana will oppose all no-action motions concerning Iran, Burma and the DPRK expect [...]	2008-11-13 10:52:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU BC
08GABORONE990	BOTSWANA TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] In a meeting November 12, concerning the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and its affiliates under E.O. 13382, the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe [...]	2008-11-13 10:52:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL EFIN IR BC
08GABORONE992	GOB TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] (SBU) PolOff met with the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe November 12. PolOff discussed the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee approval to add three Gulf- [...]	2008-11-13 13:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QT BC
08GABORONE994	SKELEMANI: ZIM POWERSHARING DEAL IS DEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an office call with Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani November 17, Ambassador Nolan asked for Botswana's view on the status of the powersharing agreement in Zimbabwe and next steps that SADC and the wider international community should take. Skelemani declared that "the de [...]	2008-11-17 13:09:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL ZI BC
08GENEVA1000	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-025. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on November 21, 2008. [...]	2008-11-21 13:06:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1001	JCIC-XXXIII: U.S. PRESS STATEMENT ON START [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-023. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the Press Statement on discussions in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission that are required by Article XVII concerning whether the START Treaty should be extended. The statement was delivered on November 21, 2008. [...]	2008-11-21 13:49:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1002	JCIC-XXXIII: STATUS OF HEAVY BOMBERS AT THE [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-024. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the Unclassified Annex to the U.S. Closing Plenary Statement for JCIC-XXXIII on Status of Heavy Bombers at the Conversion or Elimination Facility at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. The Statement was delivered at the Closing Ple [...]	2008-11-21 13:49:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1003	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN FEDERATION HOSTED [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 7:50 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on November 17, 2008, at the Russian M [...]	2008-11-21 15:57:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1004	JCIC-XXXIII: WG MEETING ON MM III RVOSI, NOVEMBER [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Time: 15:30 P.M. - 16:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 18, 2008, to [...]	2008-11-21 16:02:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1005	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, [...]	2008-11-21 16:02:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1006	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S.-UKRAINE HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At Ukrainian request, U.S. and Ukrainian Heads of Delegation (HOD) met to discuss and clarify th [...]	2008-11-21 16:04:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1007	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-52 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, to address [...]	2008-11-22 12:22:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1009	JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1010	JCIC-XXXIII: LAWYERS, MEETING ON ARTICLE XVII AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian lawyers met to discuss Russian legal requirements if the decision were mad [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1011	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-029. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1012	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-028. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Russian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on N [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1013	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-027. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Kazakhstani Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1014	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-026. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Belarusian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission o [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1015	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) TAYLOR/KOSHELEV DISCUSSIONS AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 21, 2008 Time: 11:45 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Given the preparation requested for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1016	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-52 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, to address [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1017	JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1018	JCIC-XXXIII: LAWYERS, MEETING ON ARTICLE XVII AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian lawyers met to discuss Russian legal requirements if the decision were mad [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1019	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-029. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on [...]	2008-11-22 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1025	JCIC-XXXIII: RUSSIAN PRESS STATEMENT ON START [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-031. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a coordinated press statement on discussions that took place in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission as required by Article XVII of the Treaty on whether to extend the START Treaty. The U.S [...]	2008-11-22 12:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1026	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-032. 2. (U) Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXIII reporting activity during the period November 13-21, 2008. JCIC-XXXIII-001 (GENEVA 0956) JCIC-XXXIII: (U) OPENING OF THE THIRTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSIO [...]	2008-11-22 12:58:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1027	JCIC-XXXIII: CLOSE OUT OF JCIC-XXXIII [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-031. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXIII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables conce [...]	2008-11-22 12:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1032	UNCTAD: Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop on [...] SUMMARY: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a Workshop on the Policy Context for Responsible Investment on November 7, 2008, where the investment community and policy-makers, representing about 50 countries, discussed ways to collaborate on socially responsible investment. [...]	2008-11-24 12:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCTAD ECON ETRD
08GENEVA1033	WMO Commission for Hydrology, USDEL Readout [...] SUMMARY: At the WMO Commission on Hydrology (CHy) November 4-13, the U.S. delegation achieved USG objectives of becoming a member of the Advisory Working Group (WWG),getting technical experts on the working teams, and advancing the coordination with UNESCO/IHP on climate issues. END SUMMARY [...]	2008-11-24 13:04:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIN WMO UN ECOSOC
08GENEVA1043	Organic Agriculture: International Task Force Facilitating [...] SUMMARY: The International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (ITF),which was a successful public-private partnership, held its final meeting on October 7, 2008, having completed its five-year project to develop a method for comparing different organic standard [...]	2008-11-26 16:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCTAD ECON ETRD USDA USAID
08GENEVA1048	UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): TRENDS AND ANALYSIS ) [...] (C) Summary: The 63rd UNGA First Committee (First Committee) offered few surprises and, as the last one before a new US administration, saw considerable hesitation among nations about taking new initiatives on nuclear issues. One diplomat characterized it as "flat." While movement on big nuc [...]	2008-12-02 16:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM CDG
08GENEVA1051	OCTOBER 8-9, 2008, WTO SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY (SPS) [...] Summary: The Forty-Second Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures was held October 8-9, 2008. The U.S. delegation was headed by Jane Doherty, (USTR),and included Christine Brown (Commerce),Mary Lisa Madell (APHIS),Daniella Taveau [...]	2008-12-03 15:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD USTR WTRO
08GENEVA1055	MEETING WITH MONTENEGRO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJUROVIC TO [...] Summary: USTR Senior Director for WTO Accessions, Cecilia Klein, and USTR/Geneva representatives Bob Kasper and Nancy Omelko met Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic and Montenegrin delegation on 24 November 2008. The bilateral talks focused on resolving remaining issues in the [...]	2008-12-05 09:04:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV WTRO USTR MW
08GENEVA107	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: AN INSTRUMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Universal Periodic Review, a new UN human rights mechanism, remains untested but could prove a useful instrument for promoting USG human rights goals. There is general consensus that it should proceed in a cooperative not confrontational spirit, and we are likely to get more tra [...]	2008-02-04 16:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA1078	December 2008 meeting of the Working Party for the WTO [...] (U) Summary. The sixth Working Party Meeting on Azerbaijan's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO),held on December 11 in Geneva, was widely attended by other WTO Members and highlighted the renewed energy shown by Azerbaijan in a number of areas. Prior to the meeting, Azerbaijan [...]	2008-12-15 16:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR AZE
08GENEVA108	SRI LANKA AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajiva Wijesinha, General Secretary of Sri Lanka's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process, held meetings in Geneva on February 1 as part of continuing GoSL efforts to sway thinking here on Sri Lanka's human rights situation. Meeting with Ambassador Tichenor, Wijesinha cr [...]	2008-02-04 17:08:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA1092	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP MEETING: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting in Geneva of the Follow-up Committee on Implementation of the Greentree Agreement, Cameroon and Nigeria agreed that things were going smoothly with the transfer of authority on the Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon noted its effort systematically to catalogu [...]	2008-12-18 09:32:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM PINR CM NI
08GENEVA1094	KENYA: KEY DONORS STRATEGIZE ABOUT SOMALI REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 18 meeting hosted at the U.S. Mission, key donor government representatives discussed the current challenges facing Somali refugees in Kenya. They agreed to seek a briefing from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy High Commissioner after [...]	2008-12-18 14:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SO KE PGOV EAID
08GENEVA1095	UNHCR DISCUSSES IRAQ SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Radhouane Nouicer, UNHCR MENA Director, expressed concern to U.S. Mission officers that the UN was not moving aggressively to ensure logistical security inside Iraq for UNHCR and other UN agencies. Nouicer feared the UN may decide to withdraw again to Amman and coordinate its Ir [...]	2008-12-18 16:52:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IR
08GENEVA1105	December 17 Meeting of TNC [...] Summary. At a meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on December 17, 2008 WTO Director General Lamy recognized with disappointment that it is not possible to conclude the Agriculture and NAMA modalities before the end of the year, but stressed the need to continue work in early 2009 [...]	2008-12-19 16:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA111	OHCHR FACT-FINDING MISSION TO KENYA AHEAD, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will depart February 6 for an approximately three-week fact-finding mission to Kenya. The mandate of the relatively low-level mission is to focus on human rights, including accountability for the recent violence, and [...]	2008-02-05 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC KE
08GENEVA1112	WHO: DECEMBER 8-13 2008 WHO MEETING ON INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During December 8-13 negotiations at the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva, delegates made substantial progress on complex issues -- including concrete steps to enhance the World Health Organization (WHO) system to assess and respond [...]	2008-12-22 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KFLU TBIO WHO
08GENEVA1127	GENEVA REACTIONS TO EVENTS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: While some Geneva diplomats have begun to discuss the possibility of calling a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Gaza, it currently seems likely that there will not be any session before next week at the earliest. Both Palestinian and Egyptian [...]	2008-12-29 15:17:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC IS
08GENEVA1128	DECEMBER 17-18 GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA: SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 17-18 Geneva Talks on Georgia, the parties in the Security Working Group failed to reach agreement on a draft paper that would have established an "Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism." The Mechanism would have consisted of weekly consultative meetings [...]	2008-12-29 15:46:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
08GENEVA153	LOOKING TOWARD SELECTING THE NEXT UN HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, tendered her resignation to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon several months ago, according to a well-informed Mission contact at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). SYG Ban asked Arbour to exte [...]	2008-02-28 13:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA155	AFRICA GROUP AND OIC FACE OFF AGAINST EU IN DURBAN [...] SUMMARY: The inaugural week-long meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards displayed the irreconcilable rifts between the European Union (EU) and the African Group (AG) and Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) approaches to racism issues. Nothing less [...]	2008-02-29 15:11:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA158	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: GEARING UP FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council passed a major hurdle to getting its new Universal Periodic Review mechanism underway when it selected "troikas" on February 28 for the first two tranches of country reviews. This came after disagreements over the selection process were finally resolved, [...]	2008-03-02 10:37:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA180	SRI LANKA CONTINUES TO RESIST PRESSURE IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU continues to hold out the prospect of tabling a resolution critical of Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council, but it has failed to pressure the GoSL into dropping its opposition to establishing an independent presence on the ground of the Office of the High Commissioner fo [...]	2008-03-10 17:25:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC CE
08GENEVA220	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TIBET STATEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Eva Tomic, Political Counselor at the Slovenian Mission in Geneva, on the morning of March 24. Tomic said she would pass the content of our demarche to EU PermReps ahead of their meeting, to be held on the morning of March 25, at which they will decid [...]	2008-03-24 12:38:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA233	ICRC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO RETURN TO OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: Refugee Officer (RefOff) met with ICRC officials to discuss ICRC's ongoing efforts to obtain clarification from the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) as to why ICRC was expelled from the Ogaden some eight months ago. ICRC reported that their meeting with the State Secretary of Foreig [...]	2008-03-27 15:06:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF ICRC ET
08GENEVA254	UKRAINE TO PROPOSE RESOLUTION ON "HOLODOMOR" AT [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Ukraine's Kyiv-based ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Mykola Maimeskoul, said his government was interested in proposing a resolution at the September session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Holodomor, the Great Famine of the early 1930s. Mai [...]	2008-04-04 10:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA256	OIC POWER PLAY DOMINATES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh session of the Human Rights \ Council, which ran March 3-28 with an April 1 extension, \ highlighted the power of the Organization of the Islamic \ Conference (OIC) in that still evolving body. The session's \ defining moment came in the closing minutes of its last \ sche [...]	2008-04-04 15:26:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA275	U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEET WITH INDONESIAN [...] Summary. Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and Dr. William Steiger, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, met with Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supar [...]	2008-04-11 06:55:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAID WHO
08GENEVA30	PROSPECTS FOR DRC MANDATE IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),whose extension the Human Rights Council postponed last year after strong resistance from African and other delegations, now appears more likely to be extended, albeit perhaps with modifications, [...]	2008-01-14 10:32:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
08GENEVA311	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...]	2008-04-25 15:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC
08GENEVA319	ICRC DONOR SUPPORT GROUP VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: Geneva-based Refugee Officer (RefOff) Nick Hilgert traveled to Sri Lanka from March 31 to April 5 with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Donor Support Group (DSG) to visit ICRC project sites. The DSG is made up of donors who contribute more than $10 million an [...]	2008-04-29 14:20:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID CE
08GENEVA320	RAISING ZIMBABWE IN GENEVA UN INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is considering ways to further influence the situation in Zimbabwe. Responding to the Ambassador's April 29 demarche, Deputy High Commissioner Kang said the proposal to appoint a special human rights envoy was among se [...]	2008-04-29 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XA ZI AU UNHRC ELAB
08GENEVA360	GENEVA-BASED HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES FIND IT TOUGH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe's Mission in Geneva has taken a hard line on Geneva-based UN bodies' efforts to address the situation in the country. In a meeting with officials of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Zimbabwe's ambassador here had harsh words for High Commiss [...]	2008-05-16 15:09:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF UNHRC ELAB ZI
08GENEVA392	HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the right to food, called by more than 30 countries, took place on May 23. Per reftel, USDel attended as notetaker only. The session featured interventions from many countries, as well as from international organizations and other U [...]	2008-05-29 17:01:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC EAGR EAID FAO
08GENEVA410	SPECIAL ENVOY ON ANTI-SEMITISM RICKMAN MEETS [...] Summary: On the margins of a conference in Geneva on the Durban Review Conference, Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman held meetings on May 26 and 27 with leaders of the Jewish community, representatives of the Geneva cantonal government, and officials from other UN missions and the [...]	2008-06-03 16:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA419	NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently assumed the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, told us June 4 that he has much to learn about that country but is determined to use his experience as an Argentine human rights lawyer to press hard for democ [...]	2008-06-05 14:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC BM
08GENEVA424	OHCHR'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sees its principal challenge as being to press Zimbabwe in public as hard as it can on human rights without jeopardizing its ability to continue its works on the ground there. Despite expressing reservations to the DCM [...]	2008-06-06 10:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI
08GENEVA440	HRC Individual Complaints Procedure: Edgar Allen Stitzel [...] Mission has received a note from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)(G/SO 215/1 USA 47) transmitting in accordance with paragraph 94 of the annex of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007 copies of a communication dated 30 May 2008 concerning human rights, [...]	2008-06-12 11:57:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHCR US
08GENEVA446	RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...]	2008-06-13 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PINR
08GENEVA455	ADDRESSING THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the elimination in March of the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Geneva-based human rights bodies are seeking new ways to address the situation in that country. There is little prospect for significant action in the Human Rights Cou [...]	2008-06-16 14:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA489	FIRST RAFT OF UPR RESOLUTIONS OFFERS VANTAGE POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) completed its first experience with one of its key innovations, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, in its June 2008 Eighth Session. The Council adopted consensus resolutions on each of the 32 UPR reviews conducted so far. There was sig [...]	2008-06-26 14:00:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA495	EFFECTS OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council's Eighth Session, which ran from June 3-18, featured renewed efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to weaken human rights instruments, although with less drama than in previous sessions. In cases w [...]	2008-06-30 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA498	NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARTIN UHOMOIBHI \ [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Permanent Representative to the \ UN in Geneva, Martin Uhomoibhi, was formally elected \ President of the UN Human Rights Council June 18. His \ nomination by the African Group to serve as the Council's \ President for the 2008-2009 session had been contested from \ within [...]	2008-07-01 12:57:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNHRC PHUM PINR NI
08GENEVA504	EGYPT'S AMBASSADOR SHOUKRY AND HIS AGGRESSIVE \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's \ delegation in Geneva has stood out for its activist and at \ times aggressive approach to Geneva multilateral diplomacy, \ in pursuit of goals the U.S. does not support. This has been \ most noticeable in the Human Rights Council, where Egyp [...]	2008-07-02 17:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC EG
08GENEVA511	NEW OPT SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR RICHARD FALK [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, took the Human Rights Council by surprise in his first appearance before the body June 16 by proposing that his mandate be expanded to include violations of international humanitarian law [...]	2008-07-03 15:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC IS
08GENEVA515	NGOS CONTINUE TO USE UPR PROCESS TO PRESS SRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the government of Sri Lanka and its critics implemented the same strategy in the plenary session of Sri Lanka's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as they had in the working group phase of that newly-created mechanism. Defending itself against criticism leveled at it in both [...]	2008-07-07 11:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA521	OHCHR CONCERNED ABOUT FATE OF ITS OFFICE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has told us it will be forced to close its offices in Uganda within about a month unless the GoU drops its demand for a change in OHCHR activities in the country. The GoU insists that the OHCHR office drop its role of [...]	2008-07-08 09:22:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UG TO
08GENEVA526	ACTING A/S BRIAN HOOK MEETS A RANGE OF OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a June 26-27 visit to Geneva, Acting A/S Brian Hook met with officials from a range of international organizations. With the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Hook brainstormed about innovative fundraising for international organizations. Officials from the O [...]	2008-07-10 12:22:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA528	UNCC Compensation Claims: Report on Kuwait Preparations for [...] (C) Summary. The Kuwaiti Prime Minister indicated this week to the Kuwaiti Mission in Geneva that the MFA is now seriously studying the issue of overall settlement with Iraq of the final segment of $24 billion in UN Compensation Commission awards. The focus seems to be on a settlement that w [...]	2008-07-11 08:15:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL UNCC KU IZ
08GENEVA537	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting of the Greentree Agreement Follow-up Committee attended by the U.S. and other witness states, Nigeria and Cameroon reaffirmed their commitment to carrying out the transfer of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon on August 14, although both also said they neede [...]	2008-07-15 10:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM CM NI
08GENEVA55	MANEUVERING INTENSIFIES ON SRI LANKA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Government is continuing its efforts to forestall action by Geneva-based UN bodies on its human rights situation. Most recently, in a January 11 meeting with High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour, Sri Lanka's human rights minister reiterated the GoSL position t [...]	2008-01-18 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA559	WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF SINGAPORE, JULY 14 AND 16, [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Singapore on July 14 and 16, 2008. Members expressed appreciation for Singapore's open trade regime and were generally in agreement that Singapore is a model actor in the WTO community. Members encouraged Singapore to bind its remain [...]	2008-07-21 14:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA561	BIC-IX: BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION, [...] (U) This is BIC-IX-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 16, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 5:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Moscow Treaty's Bilateral Implementation Commission (BIC) met [...]	2008-07-21 14:42:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM BIC JCIC US RS
08GENEVA562	JCIC-XXXII: TAYLOR/KOSHELEV LUNCH, JULY 15, 2008 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 15, 2008 Time: 1:00 - 2:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Koshelev 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representative T [...]	2008-07-22 09:15:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA564	JCIC-XXXII: (U) OTHER PARTIES' STATEMENTS, JULY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva 3. (C) The texts contained in paragraphs 4 and 5 below are the official translations of the Belarusian and Ukrainian opening s [...]	2008-07-22 13:25:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA565	JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 17, 2008. All [...]	2008-07-22 14:43:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA566	ANNUAL TRIPARTITE CONSULTATIONS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRM/A,s Director and Deputy Director, along with USCIS, HHS and NGO representatives, attended the June 30 ) July 2 Annual Tripartite Consultations on Refugee Resettlement hosted by UNHCR in Geneva. Some 170 participants representing 29 governments (both those currently resettling [...]	2008-07-22 15:28:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF
08GENEVA572	JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland on Jul [...]	2008-07-23 07:21:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA583	JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON PROCEDURES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-010. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A bilateral Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 21, 2008, between the delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States, to discuss the closure of the Votkinsk Portal Monitoring Facility and Po [...]	2008-07-23 15:38:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA585	JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON DROVYANAYA [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 18, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 18, 2008, to discuss Russian-propos [...]	2008-07-24 07:39:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA587	JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-011. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A Working Group Meeting on the issue of Elimination of Solid Rocket Motor Cases for First Stages of SS-24 (Ukrainian issue) was held at the U.S. Mission on July 21, 2008. All Parties, except Belarus, were represented. The [...]	2008-07-24 15:43:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA588	JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENT INITIALLED AT JCIC-XXXII [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-018. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC S-Series Joint Statement Number 29 "On Changes to the Boundary of Drovyanaya ICBM Base for Silo Launchers of ICBMs." The Joint Statement was initialed at the closing plenary meeting for JCIC-XXXII, held at the Russian M [...]	2008-07-25 06:25:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA589	JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON B-1 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008, to di [...]	2008-07-25 08:10:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA590	JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-1 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008, to discuss Russian [...]	2008-07-25 09:09:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA591	JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP ON TELEMETRY, JULY 22, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Telemetry Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008. The Unit [...]	2008-07-25 09:52:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA592	JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 4:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 17, 2008. Representat [...]	2008-07-25 11:42:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA599	JCIC-XXXII: OTHER PARTIES' DELEGATION LISTS [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3-5 below contain the texts of the official translations of the delegation lists of the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations to JCIC-XXXII. The Kazakhstani Delegation did not arrive until July 18, 2008 and no delegation list was provided. [...]	2008-07-25 13:12:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA600	JCIC-XXXII: U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JULY 23, 2008 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 8:20 P.M.. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on July 23, 2008, and engaged members of the [...]	2008-07-25 13:51:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ ZR ZP
08GENEVA601	JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING TO DISCUSS [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 23, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 23, 2008 to discuss the [...]	2008-07-25 14:46:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ

08GENEVA602	JCIC-XXXII: RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING QUESTIONS ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-017. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a paper containing "Russian Questions on the Completion of Continuous Monitoring at Votkinsk and Closure of Points of Entry in Connection with Expiration of the START Treaty." The questions in [...]	2008-07-25 15:06:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA603	JCIC-XXXII: U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, JULY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-020. . (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the U.S. statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mission on July 24, 2008. [...]	2008-07-25 15:20:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA604	JCIC-XXXII: BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-021. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at th [...]	2008-07-25 15:31:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA605	JCIC-XXXII: KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-022. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at t [...]	2008-07-25 15:42:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA608	JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-024. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at th [...]	2008-07-25 16:06:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA609	JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination of SS-24 [...]	2008-07-26 12:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA611	JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement Number 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination o [...]	2008-07-26 12:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA612	JCIC-XXXII: RUSSIAN NON PAPER ON B-1 CONVERSION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-026. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of a Russian Non-Paper, dated July 24, 2008, on the "U.S. Conversion of B-1 Heavy Bombers to a Non-Nuclear Variant." The non-paper refers to photographs that were taken during an inspection [...]	2008-07-26 12:38:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA613	JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN SOP-24 MOTOR CASES [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement of Policy expressing its Government's commitment not to export eliminated solid rocket motor cases beyond its national territory. The Statement was made in conjunction with JC [...]	2008-07-26 12:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA614	JCIC-XXXII: CLOSE-OUT OF JCIC-XXXII [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-026. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addressees are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables conce [...]	2008-07-26 12:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA615	JCIC-XXXII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-027. 2. (U) Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXII reporting activity during the period July 17-24, 2008. JCIC-XXXII-001 (GENEVA 0544) JCIC-XXXII: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION JCIC-X [...]	2008-07-26 12:57:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA628	UNHCR AND IOM ON EGYPTIAN DEPORTATIONS OF ERITREANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, RMA Officials discussed Egyptian deportations of Eritreans with UNHCR and IOM. UNHCR,s Middle East and North Africa Bureau (MENA) Director, Radhouane Nouicer, acknowledged that UNHCR is having difficulties obtaining access to detained Eritreans, noting that t [...]	2008-07-30 09:04:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV EG
08GENEVA636	STRATEGIES TO RENEW THE HAITI SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The "Group of Friends" of the Haiti mandate of the Human Rights Council met to address their concerns that some countries might seek to scale back or eliminate that mandate when it comes up for renewal in the Council. The Group members focused on gaining the support of the GoH [...]	2008-07-31 09:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNHRC PINR HA
08GENEVA637	SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC LAYS OUT PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber used his July 22 meetings with representatives of various OIC missions represented in Geneva to highlight his plans for greater USG-OIC dialogue. All his interlocutors expressed enthusiasm for t [...]	2008-07-31 12:08:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF AF MY ID SG TU
08GENEVA661	US EXPERTS DISCUSS FMCT AT CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) hosted two U.S experts July 29-31 to participate in CD informal discussions and reach out to key delegations on the proposed Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). The goal of the visit was to reinforce the argument tha [...]	2008-08-06 12:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM CDG
08GENEVA672	EU AMBASSADORS TAKE STOCK OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French EU presidency held a July 18 "retreat" near Geneva to allow EU ambassadors to hash out their assessments, in a closed session, of the UN Human Rights Council. Several of the participants have told us that the general view was that the Council has serious problems and [...]	2008-08-07 16:33:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA679	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 34 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honour to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur [...]	2008-08-12 07:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA684	COMMUNICATION FROM SR ON THE PROMOTION AND [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 38 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. [...]	2008-08-12 13:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA686	COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. This communication is number 43 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to write you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on Contempor [...]	2008-08-12 13:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA694	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. This communication is number 47 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on freedom [...]	2008-08-15 15:29:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA722	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 48 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. The letter is dated 21 August, 2008. 2. Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address yo [...]	2008-08-25 16:19:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA727	GEORGIA CONSIDERS NEXT STEPS IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 27 meeting, Georgian Deputy PermRep Teimuraz Bakradze told us that Tbilisi was considering using the upcoming Human Rights Council session to criticize Russia over recent events in Georgia, although no decision had yet been taken. It remains unclear whether Russia w [...]	2008-08-27 16:01:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC GG
08GENEVA751	PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA752	PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA758	IFRC: STRUGGLING WITH NEW APPROACH TO MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) recently appointed Thomas Linde to the newly created position of Special Representative on Migration. Charged with the task of developing a policy document for the IFRC and the national Red Cross a [...]	2008-09-08 12:23:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF EAID IFRC
08GENEVA759	RUSSIA BLASTS GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's ambassador used the September 8 opening session of the Human Rights Council to criticize Georgia, which he accused of engaging in genocide. Georgia plans to respond on September 9, but to avoid getting into a retaliatory exchange, including charges and counter-charges, [...]	2008-09-08 16:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU
08GENEVA766	SRI LANKA TRIES TO FOSTER GOOD TIES WITH NEW HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Government, which had a rocky relationship with former High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, hopes quickly to forge better ties with Arbour's successor, Navanathem Pillay. Days after Pillay became High Commissioner, Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Ma [...]	2008-09-10 13:41:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CE
08GENEVA768	IOM PROTOCOL BREACH [...] (C) Summary: Officials at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed their assurances that IOM staff will not travel to Syria again without prior authorization of the Syrian authorities and were quite surprised at the tough line taken by the Syrian Ambassador in Geneva over t [...]	2008-09-10 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08GENEVA773	COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston, dated September 12, 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO/RHS. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to ad [...]	2008-09-16 09:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA775	UNHCR:HC GUTERRES ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, IRAN [...] (SBU) UNHCR High Commissioner Guterres painted a grim picture of the situation in Northwestern Pakistan during a briefing to key donors. Describing the situation there as the most worrisome in the world at the moment, he called on the International Community to support both the current govern [...]	2008-09-16 15:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF EAGR EAID IR PGOV PHUM PK PREF
08GENEVA790	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF NEW UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first two and a half weeks as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanetham Pillay has demonstrated an intelligence and deep commitment to human rights that we find somewhat encouraging; also encouraging, from our perspective, were her initial, positive comments a [...]	2008-09-18 14:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR UNHRC
08GENEVA800	COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, dated 18 September 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mai [...]	2008-09-22 15:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA803	GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: AFTER A [...] (C) SUMMARY: After an initial burst of activity regarding the Georgia crisis in the early days of the UN Human Rights Council's current session, the Council took up the issue again on September 16-17. The plenary discussions featured harsh words from the Russian delegation and a more measured [...]	2008-09-23 15:02:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU
08GENEVA805	WIPO ELECTS NEW DG [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 15:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
08GENEVA816	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL VOTE ON BEIT HANOUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a departure from their past practice, all seven of the EU's Council members voted "no" on the latest resolution on Israeli actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) during the recently completed session of the HRC. Several EU ambassadors told Ambassador Tichenor t [...]	2008-09-30 09:16:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA825	UNTAI: ITU STEPS FORWARD ON ACCESS TO INTERNAL AUDIT [...] The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Working Group on Financial Regulations (FINREGS) met on October 1 and approved the U.S. proposal to modify ITU financial regulations to permit ITU Member states access to internal audit reports. The proposal will be considered and most l [...]	2008-10-06 06:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC KUNR ITU
08GENEVA836	UNAIDS: REPORT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE [...] Summary: The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) met in Extraordinary Session on October 2, 2008, to consider candidates for the position of UNAIDS Executive Director. The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Dybul, chaired the meeting. While the PCB noted that all four short [...]	2008-10-09 08:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV UNGA
08GENEVA837	EU ENVOY MOREL BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON LATEST [...] (C) On October 9. EU Special Representative for the Crisis in Georgia Pierre Morel briefed Ambassador Tichenor on the preparations for the Georgia talks to be held in Geneva October 15. He confirmed the plans for a plenary with two working groups, one on security and stability, the other on I [...]	2008-10-09 16:50:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC RS GG
08GENEVA882	COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON BAD NEIGHBORS, GRULAC, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva and soon-to-be-appointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero Ucros, called on Ambassador Tichenor on October 7 to present Colombia's forthcoming submission under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and to explain Colomb [...]	2008-10-23 14:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC CO
08GENEVA89	RENEWED CHALLENGES TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF OHCHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Countries seeking to weaken the independence of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have been stepping up their efforts. They did so most strikingly when High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour presented OHCHR's new Strategic Management Plan [...]	2008-01-31 06:55:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA913	ITALIAN UNECE CANDIDATE BELIEVES SYG BAN MAY ACT QUICKLY ON [...] (U) Paolo Garonna, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),met with Charge October 31 to seek USG support for his bid to be appointed by UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon as the UNECE Executive Secretary. Marek Belka is departing as ExecSec to work as an IMF Director in D [...]	2008-10-31 16:54:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN
08GENEVA915	UK MAY CONSIDER WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UK ambassador in Geneva privately told the Charge on October 31 that HMG might withdraw from the Durban process early in 2009 if that process did not improve and UK redlines were crossed. In that and a previous meeting, the UK delegation said that maintaining EU consensus o [...]	2008-11-03 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UK
08GENEVA916	WHO: IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON ACHIEVEMENT [...] Summary. WHO convened a meeting of G-20 countries on October 31 to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on health and the social sector. Director-General Chan asked for advice, called for stable Official Development Assistance (ODA),committed to working with vulnerable countries, prom [...]	2008-11-03 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON TBIO WHO
08GENEVA921	WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States),two intergovernmental organization [...]	2008-11-04 15:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO
08GENEVA925	USG RESPONSE TO WHO-OHCHR RIGHT TO HEALTH "FACT [...] As requested reftel, Mission officers met with WHO and OHCHR officials to deliver copies of letters from IO Assistant Secretary Hook on the recent publication of the WHO-OHCHR "fact sheet" on the "right to health." 2. Mission Health Attache met October 23 with WHO Deputy Director-General [...]	2008-11-05 12:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KHUM EAID PHUM WHO
08GENEVA926	WMO Audit Committee Read Out [...] Summary. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Audit Committee (AC) met at WMO headquarters October 20 - 21, 2008 to report on the status of implementation of audit recommendations generated by the Internal Oversight Office (IOO) and the UN Joint Inspection Unit. A representative from NO [...]	2008-11-05 13:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIN WMO UN ECOSOC
08GENEVA927	UNECE Forum for the Environment Hanging in the Balance [...] Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) met Oct 13-15, to seek agreement on a reform to the Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference (EfE). While progress was made, there was no negotiated outcome. The major sticking points continu [...]	2008-11-05 13:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EIND UN ECE ECOSOC
08GENEVA932	MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members held a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) on October 16, 2008, followed immediately by a Dedicated Session of the CTD on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). During the regular CTD meeting, the EC and Norway were again questioned on the implementation of [...]	2008-11-06 16:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA936	AMB. FOLEY DISCUSSES IRAQ REFUGEE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador James B. Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, visited Geneva from October 28-30 to meet with Geneva humanitarian organizations and donor missions. He was accompanied by Shirley Woodward from PRM/ANE. Foley held meetings with officials from UNHCR, IC [...]	2008-11-07 14:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM
08GENEVA958	BIC-X: BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION, [...] (U) This is BIC-X-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2008 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:10 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Moscow Treaty's Bilateral Implementation Commission [...]	2008-11-13 17:08:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM BIC JCIC US RS
08GENEVA96	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: UN'S NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Universal Periodic Review (UPR),the UN's newest human rights mechanism, remains set to get underway in April, but concerns are emerging that many unresolved issues involving its modalities might lead to a delay. Already, countries of the African Group and others have blocke [...]	2008-02-01 11:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA960	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S OPENING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-004. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was deliverd at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on November 13, 2008. [...]	2008-11-14 12:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA961	JCIC-XXXIII:(U) BELARUSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-005. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U [...]	2008-11-14 12:31:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA962	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-006. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Kazakhstani Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the [...]	2008-11-14 12:32:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA963	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. [...]	2008-11-14 12:33:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA964	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-008. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U. [...]	2008-11-14 12:33:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA967	JCIC-XXXIII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for JCIC-XXXIII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): Offic [...]	2008-11-14 14:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA968	TAYLOR/ANTONOV MEETING, NOVEMBER 12, 2008 [...] (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2008 Time: 3:15 P.M. - 4:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva, Switzerland ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) At the request of the Russian Federation, Taylor and Kuehne met with Antonov, Buzhinskiy, and Koshelev at the Rus [...]	2008-11-14 15:38:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA973	WIPO DG GURRY OUTLINES REFORM PLANS [...] SUMMARY: The new WIPO DG is addressing the challenges facing WIPO and trying to improve the functioning of the organization, in particular by trying to break the deadlock on substantive issues before WIPO Committees and using the budget process to realign WIPO's organizational structure. END [...]	2008-11-18 13:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
08GENEVA976	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 14, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 14, 20 [...]	2008-11-18 14:54:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA977	The Seventeenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on [...] SUMMARY: The 17th meeting of the SCCR focused on establishing a future work plan for the committee. The SCCR agreed to continue discussion on limitations and exceptions to copyright, including the question of format accessibility to copyright protected content by visually impaired persons. T [...]	2008-11-18 14:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
08GENEVA981	Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meetings and [...] (U) Summary. A U.S. delegation participated in the fifth round of negotiations on the issue of cluster munitions within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons ("CCW"),held November 3-7 in Geneva. The delegation also participated in the meetings of States Parties to [...]	2008-11-18 15:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL UN
08GENEVA982	International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Working Group [...] SUMMARY: USG maintained its positions at the Working Groups of ITU Council, which consisted of two meetings on terminology use at the ITU, two meetings on the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005) (WSIS),and a meeting on financial issues. The working groups wi [...]	2008-11-18 15:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ITU AORC KUNR AMGT
08GENEVA983	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 14, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation Meeting (HOD) was held at the Russian Mission on November 14, 2008 [...]	2008-11-19 08:16:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA984	UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, September [...]	2008-11-19 10:03:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD UNCTAD
08GENEVA985	November 2008 Trade Policy Review of Jordan [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Jordan on November 10 and 12, 2008. Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Al-Hadidi stressed the importance the country attaches for its first TPR and stated its top priority is to improve its business climate in order to unleash it [...]	2008-11-19 12:22:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR JO
08GENEVA986	UNCTAD TIPTOES TOWARDS SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has answered the call for a carbon-neutral UN by setting for itself a carbon emissions reduction target of 20 percent by 2020. A Swiss firm, the Gaia Group, conducted a carbon emissions inventory for UNCTAD, and is advi [...]	2008-11-20 07:04:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIN UN ECOSOC
08GENEVA987	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Following the introduction of the issue at a Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting, a Working G [...]	2008-11-20 07:47:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA988	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-022. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a Russian paper containing an additional question on the Trident II flight tests that were conducted on November 4, 2004, and May 9, 2006. The paper was provided in Moscow and emailed to Wash [...]	2008-11-20 09:20:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA991	JCIC-XXXIII: HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON THE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to c [...]	2008-11-20 12:54:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA993	CZECH GENEVA PERMREP ON HUMAN RIGHTS GOALS DURING [...] (C) Summary: During its EU presidency, the Czech Mission will try to hold the EU to hard red lines on Middle East and freedom of expression issues for the Durban Review Conference outcome document. Absent an EU consensus, the Czechs would consider not participating if offensive language re [...]	2008-11-20 15:50:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU UNHRC EC
08GENEVA997	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 10:40 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to discus [...]	2008-11-21 07:10:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA998	JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 18, 20 [...]	2008-11-21 07:17:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GEORGETOWN148	EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2008 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. After a full review of the available information, Post has found that Guyana is not/not a country of origin, transit, or destination for a "significant" [...]	2008-03-17 12:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
08GEORGETOWN233	GUYANA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 13:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GY
08GEORGETOWN309	GUYANA/CARICOM SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Guyana Summary: As demonstrated by two mass killings by gangs earlier this year and general homicide rates across the country, Guyana is ill-equipped to address its modern security challenges. Historically, security has been hindered by limited financial and human resources, poor training [...]	2008-05-23 21:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL MASS MOPS XL GY
08GEORGETOWN364	DIP NOTE REQUEST FOR USG FORENSIC ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) This is communication of a formal diplomatic request from the Government of Guyana (GoG) to the USG for provision of a forensic pathology team to assist in a criminal investigation. 2. (SBU) Begin text of cover Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guya [...]	2008-06-24 20:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GY PREL PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS
08GEORGETOWN365	FORMAL GOG REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING [...] (SBU) This is communication of a formal request by the Government of Guyana (GoG) for information relating to applications for export licenses. 2. (SBU) Begin text of letter: Ms. Karen Williams Charge d'Affaires Embassy of the United States of America Duke Street Kingston Dear Ms. W [...]	2008-06-24 21:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GY PREL PGOV PINS ETTC
08GEORGETOWN390	GUYANA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and demarche to Audrey Waddell, Director of America and Asias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Waddell agreed to foward the dip note and demarche to the appropriate office. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government [...]	2008-07-09 21:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08GEORGETOWN441	POST ENDORSES SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL, WITH [...] (S) Post endorses the FY2008 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Guyana that was submitted by SOUTHCOM, with the following caveats: Post endorses the provision of all non-lethal assistance, i.e., all items identified under the categories COMMUNICATIONS, NIGHT VISION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND C [...]	2008-07-28 20:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	GY MARR MOPS PREL
08GEORGETOWN449	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE [...] (U) Econoff delivered demarche to Marsha Caddett, Americas Desk Officer at the MFA, who acknowledged receipt of the message but provided no substantive response. Williams [...]	2008-07-31 21:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER COL VE EUN AF SNAR PGOV PREL
08GEORGETOWN451	GUYANA RESPONSE TO UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel request for information to Marsha Caddett, Americas Desk Officer at the MFA. Ms. Caddett noted that although plans were not yet confirmed, President Jagdeo was not likely to attend UNGA, and that Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett would likely lea [...]	2008-07-31 21:13:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL OVIP KSEP UNGA
08GEORGETOWN453	GUYANA'S RULING PARTY DETERMINES POWERFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: A low-ranking minister finished a surprisingly high third in party elections as the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) held its final congress before the 2011 presidential election. Party delegates selected the 35-person Central Committee that will determine the 18-member [...]	2008-08-04 21:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GY EAID EAGR
08GEORGETOWN459	GUYANA AND FORESTRY SECTOR AT LOGGERHEADS; BOURGEONING [...] (U) Summary: Guyana's forest-products sector, which with USAID support grew 56 percent from 2004 to 2006, will likely decline for the second consecutive year. In general, the private sector has worked to develop the forestry industry in a sustainable way, and large international wood companie [...]	2008-08-06 21:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO EAGR EAID ECON EIND EINV SENV ETRD
08GEORGETOWN484	GUYANA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 21:47:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
08GEORGETOWN486	GUYANA PRESIDENT TO ATTEND UNGA [...] MFA Director General Elisabeth Harper informed Post that President Jagdeo would attend UNGA. Guyana's delegation now includes the following: A. Attendance of the Head of State --Bharrat Jagdeo, President --Jagdeo will arrive in New York September 20, 2008, speak September 23 [...]	2008-08-19 21:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
08GEORGETOWN538	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) On September 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to Lesley Dowridge-Collins, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Per reftel instructions, Poloff also highlighted the GoG's voting pattern on similar resolutions in previous years, noting that Guyana [...]	2008-09-18 12:41:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN GY
08GEORGETOWN539	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) On September 10, Poloff delivered reftel points to Lesley Dowridge-Collins, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Dowridge-Collins affirmed that she would relay the information for internal consideration. Post does not anticipate receiving further word ab [...]	2008-09-18 12:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV UNGA EAID GY
08GEORGETOWN550	JAGDEO HUFFS AND PUFFS, BUT WILL SIGN EU TRADE DEAL [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of sharply criticizing its provisions, President Jagdeo has begrudgingly agreed to sign onto the proposed CARICOM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),citing the certain imposition of higher tariffs on Guyana's exports if he did not acquiesce. Despite his pledge to [...]	2008-09-18 20:09:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO EAGR EAID ECON EIND EINV SENV ETRD GY PREL
08GEORGETOWN551	OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION IN FULL SWING ONE YEAR AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Offshore oil exploration is in full swing one year after the September 2007 resolution of the Guyana-Suriname maritime border dispute. Concession-holders Exxon and Canada-based CGX are commencing seismic surveys, and may begin exploratory drilling as early as late 2009. The GoG w [...]	2008-09-18 20:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET
08GEORGETOWN555	CARICOM ATTENDENCE AT HAITI KEY PLAYERS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 19:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL UNSC UNGA HA
08GEORGETOWN556	(C) GUYANA PRISION OFFICIALS CHARGED IN INMATE DEATH [...] (C) Media report two mid-level prison officials were charged with manslaughter following a Guyana Prison Systems (GPS) investigation into the beating and July 11 death of Edwin Niles after guards found him with seven rounds of ammunition. An autopsy revealed an arm fracture and determined the [...]	2008-09-22 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	GY PGOV PHUM CASC
08GEORGETOWN593	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] (U) Interest in security policy by non-government actors has increased in the seven weeks following the August 14 conclusion of the second Embassy-sponsored Civil-Military Relations (CMR) conference. Despite the GoG's decision not to participate, opposition MPs, retired military, the private [...]	2008-10-10 16:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS PGOV GY
08GEORGETOWN644	GOG REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH FOR MISSING [...] (U) During a phone conversation with the Ambassador, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo officially requested and welcomed Embassy assistance in the search for a U.S.-registered airplane missing since November 1. On-the-ground Post resources have already been employed and Post is in discussions [...]	2008-11-04 18:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV GY
08GEORGETOWN685	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART I [...] (U) Post presents its 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control Guyana: I. Summary Guyana is a transit point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, but not, it is thought, in quantities sufficient to impact the [...]	2008-12-03 19:10:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR GY
08GEORGETOWN693	TIP: GUYANA 2008 INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is a response to reftel about progress made by the Government of Guyana (GoG) in addressing Trafficking in Persons issues. 2. (SBU) In 2008, The GoG continued its prosecution of a woman arrested in October 2006 in the town of Bartica, in which two teenage girls were allegedly traff [...]	2008-12-09 20:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GY
08GEORGETOWN698	USS KEARSARGE VISIT A HUGE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary. On November 22, the USS KEARSARGE concluded its two-week humanitarian medical and engineering mission to Guyana, the final stop on its six-nation "Continuing Promise 2008" mission. Medical and dental practitioners provided care at three sites in one of Guyana's more remote and und [...]	2008-12-10 18:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GY SOCI PREL MARR
08GEORGETOWN702	MEDIA REACTION TO THE USS KEARSARGE VISIT [...] (U) Summary. The November 9-22 humanitarian mission to Guyana of the USS KEARSARGE generated widespread and overwhelmingly favorable coverage in both print and broadcast local media. The media consistently incorporated the KEARSARGE's motto "Continuing Promise" into their reporting, and frequen [...]	2008-12-11 10:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	GY SOCI PREL MARR
08GRENADA1	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 30, 2007 - JANUARY [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Minister Blasts Liat At the January 4 opening of Port Louis Marina and Victory Bar and Grill, Minister for To [...]	2008-01-09 20:09:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAIR ELAB GJ CH
08GRENADA10	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 13 - 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Kuwait Funds Feeder Road Project The Government of Grenada received the go ahead last week to commence an Agr [...]	2008-01-22 22:29:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB SOCI GJ

08GRENADA103	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 9 - 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Chinese Medical Team at Local Hospital An eight-member medical team from China arrived in Grenada during the week for a [...]	2008-07-23 20:44:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EFIN PGOV GJ
08GRENADA104	SOFT TARGET PROGRAM - OVERSEAS SCHOOL SECURITY IN GRENADA [...] This is an action cable for James Witt, OBO/PE/SM/OPB. 2. The Embassy surveyed one local school that traditionally has been used by Mission and AmCits that qualifies for the Soft Target Program (reftel). As mandated by the Department, the RSO (resident in Bridgetown) came to Grenada and con [...]	2008-07-23 20:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ASEC AFIN GJ XL
08GRENADA107	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 20 - 26, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: SGL Holdings Ltd. In Trouble a. A Turks & Caicos-based currency trading financial company with an office in Grenada, SGL H [...]	2008-07-31 02:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SOCI GJ
08GRENADA108	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED AUGUST 4 FOR EMANCIPATION DAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Monday, August 4, 2008 for the local celebration of Emancipation Day. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Tuesday, August 5. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable at Embassy's emergency number (cell phone) 1-473-407-2495 or at the Res [...]	2008-07-31 19:22:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER CASC XL
08GRENADA110	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: GRENADA'S ATTENDANCE [...] What is known to date about Grenada's attendance at the UNGA General Debate, provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 6, follows: A. Grenada's Head of State, Governor General Sir Daniel Williams has no plans to attend UNGA. B. Attendance of Head of Government: -- Name and [...]	2008-08-08 18:10:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GJ
08GRENADA111	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 27 - AUGUST 2, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. ECSRC Issues Cease & Desist Order to SGL The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) last week issue [...]	2008-08-08 18:10:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ASEC ECON XL
08GRENADA115	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDTIONAL IRANIAN [...] Embassy Grenada delivered non-paper provided in reftel via diplomatic note to Grenada Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 19. There was no immediate comment. 2. The Government of Grenada relies on information provided by the United States and others to keep its own list of designated en [...]	2008-08-20 13:10:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN GJ
08GRENADA116	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 10 - 16, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada PM Supports Political Union According to the Prime Minister's Office, Thomas, who was on an official two-day [...]	2008-08-20 14:18:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KCRM GJ
08GRENADA119	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 17 - 23, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada Not Ready to sign EPA Grenada's Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas announced that Grenada needs more time to study [...]	2008-08-26 20:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN KCRM SOCI GJ
08GRENADA122	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 24 - 30, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Chinese Donate Equipment and Supplies to RGPF The PRC signed an agreement with Grenada's Commissioner of Police James [...]	2008-09-02 22:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KIPR ETRD CH XL
08GRENADA125	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Major Shake-up within RGPF The new Commissioner of Police (COP) announced a major shake-up in the Royal Grenada Police [...]	2008-09-12 13:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OFDP KCRM UN OAS GJ
08GRENADA126	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Major Shake-up within RGPF The new Commissioner of Police (COP) announced a major shake-up in the Royal Grenada Police [...]	2008-09-12 13:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OFDP KCRM UN OAS GJ
08GRENADA128	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UPDATED INFORMATION ON GRENADA'S [...] (U) Embassy Grenada updates information provided ref A about Government of Grenada officials attending the 63rd UNGA. The GOG finally provided the information to us on September 17. 2. (SBU) A. Grenada's Head of State, Governor General Sir Daniel Williams will not attend UNGA. B. Attend [...]	2008-09-17 22:50:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GJ XL
08GRENADA129	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 - 13, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. VAT to be put on hold Grenada's Minister for Finance Nazim Burke announced that the government will not implement Valu [...]	2008-09-18 20:35:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON SOCI XL GJ
08GRENADA131	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 14 - 20,2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Private Sector Warns of Possible Labor Unrest The Senator representing the private sector in the upper house of Parlia [...]	2008-09-24 18:17:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN GJ XL
08GRENADA133	GRENADA: 2009 HOLIDAY LIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 15:38:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA GJ XL
08GRENADA134	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. IMF Predicts Low Growth for Grenadian Economy The IMF's staff mission predicted a 1.6 per cent increase in economic growth for [...]	2008-10-01 21:32:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID SOCI SENV GJ XL
08GRENADA136	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada Pioneers New AOSIS Fund Grenada's Foreign Minister and the deputy Foreign Minister of Greece announced on behalf of th [...]	2008-10-10 21:34:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC KCRM SOCI XL GJ
08GRENADA137	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 5 - 11, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Prime Minister Visits Washington Prime Minister Tillman Thomas termed "successful" his whirlwind one-day tour of the [...]	2008-10-16 21:12:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI EFIN GJ XL
08GRENADA138	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 19 - 25, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Caribbean Financial Action Task Force visits Grenada According to the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas to [...]	2008-10-30 17:56:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ETRD ENRG GJ XL
08GRENADA139	REAGAN MONUMENT REDEDICATION HIGHLIGHTS GRENADA INTERVENTION [...] (U) In a moving October 25 ceremony, the Ambassador re-dedicated the Ronald Reagan Monument in St. George's, Grenada honoring U.S. Service members who gave their lives in the 1983 U.S.-Caribbean intervention to restore democracy to Grenada. The Ambassador read a letter of appreciation from form [...]	2008-10-30 18:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPAO PGOV XL
08GRENADA14	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 20-26, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Mitchell Says If Asked He Would Cede Party Leadership Amid reports of party dissension, Prime Minister Keith M [...]	2008-01-30 18:20:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA140	GRENADA GRANTS CLEARANCE TO USCGC MOHAWK TO ENTER ITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 12:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS SNAR PREL GJ XL
08GRENADA141	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 1, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Alleged Plan for Benefits for Former Revolutionaries Local press reported that a coordinated effort is underway to promote the [...]	2008-11-05 20:54:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB ETRD PREL GJ XL
08GRENADA143	ACCREDITATION TO GRENADA OF EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN OFFICIALS [...] On October 24, 2008, Embassy Grenada requested accreditation via diplomatic note for the Bridgetown based USG officials listed in reftel. 2. On November 12, 2008, we received diplomatic note number 719/08 dated November 11, 2008 informing us that they have no objection to these accreditatio [...]	2008-11-12 16:19:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	APER GJ BB
08GRENADA144	GRENADA EXPECTING LOWER GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Grenada's Ministry of Finance painted a somber picture of the country's economic situation in recent discussions. Grenada is still suffering the aftereffects of Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) with high debt and an underprepared tourist industry. The international econ [...]	2008-11-14 13:06:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI GJ
08GRENADA145	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Gets Budgetary Help from the EU: According to The Grenadian Voice, Grenada will receive six million Euros (US$7.56 mill [...]	2008-11-18 22:39:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA146	ACCREDITATION TO GRENADA OF EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN OFFICIALS [...] On November 5, 2008, Embassy Grenada requested via diplomatic note accreditation for the Bridgetown based USG officials listed in reftel from the Government of Grenada. 2. On November 18, 2008, post received diplomatic note number 743/08 dated November 18, 2008 informing us that the GOG has [...]	2008-11-18 22:39:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	APER GJ BB
08GRENADA149	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Reopening Offshore Sector? Re-establishing an offshore sector is one of the many ideas floating around to get the count [...]	2008-11-26 20:50:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV SENV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA150	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 31- DECEMBER 6, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenadians Succumb to Online Scams Grenadians continue to lose money to online scams. Grenada's Financial Intelligence Unit (F [...]	2008-12-11 20:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SOCI KHIV PREL GJ
08GRENADA151	GRENADA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Embassy Grenada response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. 2. Begin text: The Government of Grenada (GOG) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and, with limited exceptions, encourages investors to enter in and operate enterprises in all fields of lawful econom [...]	2008-12-12 13:05:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GJ
08GRENADA152	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) Repealed Delivering on a campaign promise, the five-month old National Democratic Congress ( [...]	2008-12-16 21:34:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SOCI KWMN PHUM GJ
08GRENADA153	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED DECEMBER 26 FOR BOXING DAY HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Friday, December 26, 2008 for the local Boxing Day holiday. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Monday, December 29. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable at Embassy's emergency number (cell phone) 1-473-407-2495 or at the COMR phone [...]	2008-12-22 14:21:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER CASC GJ
08GRENADA155	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Good Governance, Transparency, and Accountability The Commonwealth Secretariat is assisting Grenada and other regional governme [...]	2008-12-24 20:56:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR EFIN GJ
08GRENADA20	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 3 - 9, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Official Hand-over to GOG of Emergency Operation Centers Ambassador Mary Ourisman on February 6, 2008 official [...]	2008-02-13 21:17:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR EPET ECPS EFIN GJ
08GRENADA28	GRENADA CELEBRATES 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Grenada February 6 - 7 to participate in the country's Independence Day activities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) February 6 reception and the February 7 Military Parade. Members of the Puerto Rican National Guard Color Guard marched in the p [...]	2008-02-19 19:30:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PNAT PREL MOPS OTRA GJ
08GRENADA29	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 10 - 16, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Supreme Court Appoints Receiver for Local Bank Grenada's high court issued an order on February 15 a [...]	2008-02-19 21:43:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KCRM SENV GJ
08GRENADA37	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 17 - 23, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. (U) Mitchell waits for CARICOM's input before deciding on ALBA Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced that Gr [...]	2008-02-28 21:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PGOV GJ
08GRENADA40	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 1, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. NDC Accuses NNP of Spying Grenada woke February 27 to the news that two Royal Grenadian Police Force (RGPF) o [...]	2008-03-05 21:31:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN SOCI
08GRENADA42	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 2 - 8, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. International Women's Day Celebrated in Grenada Grenada celebrated International Women's Day with events aroun [...]	2008-03-14 21:40:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GRENADA45	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED MARCH 21 - 24 FOR EASTER HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Friday, March 21 and Monday, March 24 for the Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays, respectively. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Tuesday, March 25. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable on Embassy's cell phone: 1-473-407-2495. [...]	2008-03-19 21:16:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER GJ
08GRENADA47	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 9 - 15, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Acting OECS Chief Justice Retires The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) last week paid tribute to retiring acting [...]	2008-03-20 21:48:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA5	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 6 - 12, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Parliamentary Elections Office Demands Proof Leader of the Technical Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Senator Che [...]	2008-01-15 21:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAIR GJ
08GRENADA50	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 16 - 22, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Will American Airlines Fly to Grenada Again? Grenada's Director of Tourism, Jocelyn Sylvester-Gairy announced [...]	2008-03-26 22:15:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR SOCI GJ
08GRENADA52	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 23 - 29, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Southcom Completes Intel Training Southcom trainers conducted a highly successful Intelligence Analyst trainin [...]	2008-04-02 20:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS ECON SOCI GJ
08GRENADA55	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. ISPS Training Officers of the Grenada Port Authority (GPA),Sol Gas, and Chevron participated in a two-day se [...]	2008-04-09 21:26:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EWWT KCRM SOCI GJ
08GRENADA57	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 6 - 12, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Makes Significant Economic Progress Grenada made significant economic progress in 2007, according to [...]	2008-04-15 22:45:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON SNAR SOCI GJ
08GRENADA58	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - CHORES IN ACTION IN GRENADA [...] Ambassador Ourisman spent several hours in St. George's on April 14 meeting with American volunteer health workers with the Children's Health Organization for Relief and Educational Services (CHORES) program at the General Hospital. The Ambassador thanked Dr. Beverly Nelson for having the visi [...]	2008-04-18 19:26:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREL EAID GJ
08GRENADA60	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 13- 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a)CHORES back to serve Grenada Ambassador Mary Ourisman visited Grenada briefly on April 14 to meet with the Chil [...]	2008-04-23 19:33:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI PGOV ECON GJ
08GRENADA61	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED MAY 1 FOR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Thursday, May 1, 2008 for the Labor Day (May Day) holiday. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Friday, May 2. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable at Embassy's emergency number (cell phone) 1-473-407-2495 or at Residence phone: 1-473 [...]	2008-04-25 14:31:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER GJ
08GRENADA68	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not currently merit longer reporting. 2. Begin GWAR text: a) CapBank to be Reorganized The Government of Grenada (GOG) filed a petition for the reorganization of the financially-stra [...]	2008-05-06 22:54:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN PHUM GJ
08GRENADA69	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED MAY 12 FOR WHIT MONDAY HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Monday, May 12, 2008 for the Whit Monday holiday. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Friday, May 13. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable at Embassy's emergency number (cell phone) 1-473-407-2495 or at the Residence phone: 1-473-439 [...]	2008-05-09 19:15:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER GJ
08GRENADA72	GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMP) DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Embassy Grenada delivered demarche contained reftel to Grenada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 13, 2008. There was no immediate reaction. 2. Post will report any response as soon as it is received. MCISAAC [...]	2008-05-14 04:38:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MOPS PHSA
08GRENADA75	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MAY 4 - 10, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not currently merit longer reporting. 2. Begin GWAR text: (a)Commissioner Submits Final Report on "Briefcase" Affair Sir Richard Cheltenham of Barbados, the sole commissioner on the [...]	2008-05-14 22:58:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC GJ
08GRENADA80	EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED MAY 22 FOR CORPUS CHRISTI HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Thursday, May 22, 2008 for the Corpus Christi Holiday. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Friday, May 23. 3. Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac will be reachable at Embassy's emergency number (cell phone) 1-473-407-2495 or at the Residence phone numbe [...]	2008-05-21 18:32:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER CASC GJ
08GRENADA81	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 11 - 17, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a) PM Mitchell Takes Over Chairmanship of RSS Regional Security Coordinator Grantley Watson met Grenada's Prime Minister, [...]	2008-05-21 19:16:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GRENADA83	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 18 - 24, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Owner of CapBank Arrested, Charged, and now Free on Bail It appears, however, that the financial investigations unit ( [...]	2008-05-29 21:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KCRM PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA87	CLEARANCE FOR R/V CAPE HATTARAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 15:17:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL GJ
08GRENADA91	GRENADA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Investment Climate Statement is contained in paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) Begin text: The Government of Grenada (GOG) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and encourages investors to enter in and operate enterprises in all fields of lawful economic activity. There is no minimum en [...]	2008-07-03 19:11:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GJ
08GRENADA92	GRENADA ELECTIONS IN THE SEASON OF CARNIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Grenadians describe the 2008 election cycle as carnival-like (Grenada's 2008 Carnival will take place August 11 - 12) with political parties waving party colors and rushing from point to point around the tri-island state staging entertainment-fueled rallies. Several candidates h [...]	2008-07-03 19:12:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GJ
08GRENADA93	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JUNE 23 - JULY 1, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Intellectual Property Laws Proposed for Parliamentary Review According to the Registrar of the Grenada Supreme Court, Ro [...]	2008-07-03 19:17:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV
08GRENADA95	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ENDS NEW NATIONAL PARTY 13 YEAR [...] (SBU) Grenada's main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC),won a landslide victory on July 8, 2008, taking eleven of fifteen seats in the lower house of Parliament. With 80 percent of registered voters voting, NDC won 50.97 percent to the New National Party's (NNP) 47.77 p [...]	2008-07-11 23:21:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GJ XL
08GRENADA99	USG GIVES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING MATERIALS TO GRENADA [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. on July 15 gave Grenada's National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) training materials on shelter management and initial damage assessment. The material is intended to strengthen Grenada's disaster preparedness, in particular to increase the number of trainers. Most of Gr [...]	2008-07-17 19:29:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID GJ
08GUADALAJARA122	A SEWER RUNS THROUGH IT: BOY'S DEATH DRAWS ATTENTION TO [...] Summary: A child's death after falling into the severely polluted Santiago River in the Guadalajara suburb of El Salto has finally attracted official and popular attention to a long-standing ecological nightmare. But after years of official neglect and indifference, the authorities are seeki [...]	2008-03-14 21:28:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI PGOV EAID MX
08GUADALAJARA150	PROMISE AND PROBLEMS IN RURAL GUANAJUATO [...] Summary. A visit to rural Guanajuato to see the Bajio Community Foundation's projects provided a good view of what works and what doesn't to spur local economic development. Most of these communities survive and grow on remittances, but some organizations and individuals are trying to create [...]	2008-04-08 19:29:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI ECON KPAO MX
08GUADALAJARA237	EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA [...] Summary: Anthony Ceja and Monica Tinajero from San Diego's Education Department spoke to a variety of groups during their three-day program in Guadalajara and Tepic. They met with educators and public security departments, an association of rehabilitated gang members, and students to explain [...]	2008-05-22 17:37:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MX
08GUADALAJARA31	NOT MUCH NOISE ON NAFTA IN WESTERN MEXICO [...] Summary: The January 1, 2008 ending of the last remaining duties on agricultural products has so far not generated major protests or controversy in west-central Mexico. Agriculture Association leaders in Jalisco, one of Mexico's most important farming and ranching states, tend to view NAFTA [...]	2008-01-18 22:09:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV MX
08GUADALAJARA49	DHS/STATE HOSTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMUGGLING AND [...] Summary: In January, DHS and State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) hosted a seminar within the framework of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) in Manzanillo, Mexico. The workshop focused on best practices in the prosecution of human smugglers and traffickers in C [...]	2008-02-08 17:03:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM MX XM XS
08GUADALAJARA611	THE LATEST TARGET IN MEXICO'S DRUG WARS: THE SINALOA PRESS [...] Summary: Increasing narco-violence has caused some Mexican states to become virtual open war zones. The cartels, fighting among themselves for control of territory and pressed by President Felipe Calderon's counternarcotics campaign, have resorted to blatant acts of violence - both in an effo [...]	2008-12-22 22:54:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KPAO KCRM PHUM MX
08GUADALAJARA612	CHEMICAL CITY: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, AND THE METH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to 2007 DEA estimates, 80 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States originates from laboratories operated by Mexican-based syndicates on both sides of the border. Production is especially high in and around the city of Guadalajara due to the confluence [...]	2008-12-23 15:47:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL EIND KJUS MX
08GUADALAJARA617	BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS: MISS SINALOA DETAINED WITH DRUG [...] (U) A December 23 joint military and police operation against suspected narcotraffickers in the Guadalajara suburb of Zapopan turned up an unexpected surprise: among the eight individuals detained with a quantity of guns, ammunition, and money was Laura Zuniga Huizar, currently Miss Sinaloa 20 [...]	2008-12-24 20:56:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC MX
08GUADALAJARA618	BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS: MISS SINALOA DETAINED WITH DRUG [...] (U) A December 23 joint military and police operation against suspected narcotraffickers in the Guadalajara suburb of Zapopan turned up an unexpected surprise: among the eight individuals detained with a quantity of guns, ammunition, and money was Laura Zuniga Huizar, currently Miss Sinaloa 20 [...]	2008-12-24 20:56:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC MX
08GUADALAJARA93	JALISCO GOVERNMENT WORKING TO KEEP MIGRANTS HOME BY BOOSTING [...] Summary: Since taking office in 2007, Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez has focused on boosting Jalisco's economy and improving the lives of Jalisco natives living at home and abroad. In line with these efforts, Gonzalez Marquez formed an office dedicated to working with migrant communi [...]	2008-02-27 21:23:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SMIG ELAB MX XM
08GUADALAJARA94	BILATERAL SECURITY AND COUNTERNARCOTICS DEBATED IN [...] Summary: Two days of scholarly discussions in Guadalajara on security issues and counter-narcotics challenges elaborated convergent and divergent points in our bilateral relationship. While we don't share the same world vision, the Merida Initiative may be one concrete action on which the U.S [...]	2008-02-27 22:35:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KPAO MX
08GUADALAJARA95	HARVEST OF CHANGE: CORN, NAFTA, AND THE CAMPO IN WESTERN [...] Summary: The January 2008 full implementation of NAFTA's provisions on agricultural trade has proceeded smoothly in western Mexico's farm belt. Some observers had expected a strong negative reaction given the large percentage of the population still engaged in minimally productive subsistence f [...]	2008-02-27 23:05:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON MX
08GUANGZHOU1	Shenzhen Development Bank Forging New Territory with [...] (SBU) Summary: Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB),the first company to list publicly in China, is working closely with Chinese regulators to clarify untested regulations governing China's financial system especially as they relate to proprietary information, according to the bank's American chair [...]	2008-01-02 08:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU104	Attack on Labor Activist - Consul General Expresses U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of Embassy Beijing, the Consul General Goldberg formally expressed U.S. concern about the physical attack on Huang Qingnan, the Director of Dongzhe Work Safety and Health Center, to Guangdong provincial officials. He urged them to look into Huang's case as well as [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM CH
08GUANGZHOU105	Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Major Economic, Social, and [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a strong economic, social, and cultural foothold in south China, with Guangdong leading the way in total TCM revenue and product output. "Guangdong Liang Cha", for example, an herbal tea, is becoming a national phenomenon and chasing Coca Cola [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU113	Avian Influenza Update: One Death Reported in Guangxi [...] (U) A Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region man has died of avian influenza (AI),according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said the patient was a 41-year-old unemployed man (surnamed Liang) from Xi Xiang Tang District in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi. Liang developed symptoms on Februa [...]	2008-02-22 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU119	Avian Influenza Update: Human Case Reported in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese Government notified Embassy Beijing, Consulate Guangzhou and foreign governments of another suspected human case of avian influenza (AI),this time in Guangdong Province. A 44-year-old female migrant worker fell ill on February 16 after exposure to sick and dead poult [...]	2008-02-25 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU121	Coping with Rising Costs in South China -- Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Companies in south China told visiting congressional staffer David Lloyd that they are taking different approaches to deal with rising production costs in the Pearl River Delta. Wal-Mart executives said that they are working to develop long-term relationships with suppliers that [...]	2008-02-27 01:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ECON OVIP CH
08GUANGZHOU132	Guangzhou IPR Update for Special 301 Review [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a few successes in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts over the last year, the overall climate for U.S. owners of intellectual property (IP) has not significantly improved. Moreover, law enforcement cooperation has noticeably deteriorated since the las [...]	2008-03-02 23:40:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU135	Guangdong's Migrant Worker NPC Delegate: Looking for [...] (U) Social security, education for migrant workers' children and the welfare of migrant workers in general are critical issues for South China's workers, according to Guangdong's migrant worker representative to the National People's Congress (NPC) Hu Xiaoyan. Hu, who was not among the original [...]	2008-03-04 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU139	Background of Recent Fujian Chemical Plant Protests [...] (U) Summary: Fears that a proposed chemical plant could endanger their livelihood spurred approximately 10,000 residents of Dongshan Island, Fujian Province, to protest the project, according to media reports. The protests, which began February 29 and culminated in the vandalism of local gover [...]	2008-03-05 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PHUM ECON PGOV EINV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU146	Product Safety Testing, Booming Business in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Business is booming for product testing firms in south China. With heightened awareness of product safety risks among manufacturers and stricter enforcement by Chinese authorities, testing firms anticipate continued rapid growth and in some instances are literally working around [...]	2008-03-10 08:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU147	A Generation Left Behind - Migrant Education in the Pearl [...] (U) Summary: How successful have Chinese government and educational officials been in meeting one of the major societal challenges confronting them, i.e., the care and training of the tens of millions of children of the migrant workers who have driven China's economic boom? Clearly the childr [...]	2008-03-11 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM
08GUANGZHOU148	Shenzhen Heparin Maker Emphasizes Differences with [...] (U) Summary: Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. - recently the focus of a Wall Street Journal article - clearly takes product safety very seriously and is anxious to reassure visitors about its quality assurance and supply control procedures. The only heparin producer in China to receive U.S [...]	2008-03-11 08:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV PREL CH
08GUANGZHOU154	Hundreds of birds culled in Guangzhou; correlation to avian [...] (U) Summary: Following the unexplained death of over 100 chickens in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, hundreds more birds have been culled as a preventive measure to control the spread of what could be an avian influenza outbreak. With samples currently being tested in local labs, final result [...]	2008-03-14 06:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU158	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT OFFERS FOIA WITH CHINESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A groundbreaking 2007 Guangzhou law ordering government to share information with the public is imperfect but represents an important development in official transparency. Though the law theoretically gives individuals the right to have their queries answered promptly and at no cos [...]	2008-03-17 06:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU159	Sharing Information to Resolve IPR Issues [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL KIPR PGOV PINR WTRO ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU16	Guangdong Province Planning Seven High-Speed Rail Lines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province plans to build seven new high-speed rail lines; three are already under construction. All of the projects are government funded, although private companies can bid on construction contracts. One official speculated that manufacturing and real estate industrie [...]	2008-01-06 23:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PINR SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU160	Dead birds in Guangzhou confirmed positive for H5N1 virus, [...] (U) Summary: The National Influenza Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the March 13 death of 114 chickens in a Guangzhou poultry market was the result of the H5N1 virus (avian influenza). Guangdong authorities have increased disinfection and monitoring efforts. The infected birds have been [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU168	SPEAKING OUT AT THE CPPCC: NINE DRAGONS CEO ZHANG YAN URGES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 19 conversation with the Consul General, Nine Dragons dynamic CEO Zhang Yan said that she had been moved to offer suggestions to the government on the Labor Contract Law, taxes on the well-to-do and import incentives for energy efficient/environmentally friendly machiner [...]	2008-03-20 06:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ECON SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU170	Taiwan Elections: South China Scholar Calls Both Candidates [...] (SBU) Summary: Though Ma Ying-jeou is heavily favored by south China experts to win in the upcoming Taiwan elections, a victory by either of the leading candidates, in their view, would improve cross-Strait relations. In spite of efforts by Taiwan Businesmen Associations to encourage their mem [...]	2008-03-20 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU171	HUAWEI SAYS 3COM PLANS STILL UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Huawei Technologies' plans on whether to resubmit a bid for Massachusetts-based 3Com Corporation remain unclear, according to senior executives. Expressing frustration with the approval process, one senior executive wondered if Huawei had been singled out by the U.S. government. [...]	2008-03-21 08:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EINV ECPS ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU173	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION - HARD TO SEE, EVEN HARDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of China researchers estimates that corruption has cost the Chinese economy about RMB 3 billion (USD 420 million) each year between 1980 to 2002, and private sector contacts say the problem is "absolutely endemic" in Guangzhou. There have been some high-profile convictions [...]	2008-03-26 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EIND EINT CH
08GUANGZHOU175	Guangdong's Power Crunch - a Widening Gap between Supply [...] (U) Summary. South China is experiencing its worst power shortages in thirty years. An annual problem, the situation in the region intensified due to January's winter storms as Guangdong imports almost all of its power from other provinces whose power generation capabilities were affected. The [...]	2008-03-27 02:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU195	LIMITS ON RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR SOUTH CHINA'S AQUATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: For south China, evaluating the severity of pollution in its various aquatic ecosystems is a daunting task made more difficult by internal factors such as excessive bureaucracy and territorial attitudes among researchers. Agencies, institutions, and even individual researchers [...]	2008-03-31 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU201	U.S. Businesses Still Bullish on South China [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. companies are optimistic about the economic outlook for south China, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in South China's (Amcham) annual survey of firms. However, some results suggested their outlook was slightly less rosy than a year ago, with fewer firms statin [...]	2008-04-02 08:39:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB CH
08GUANGZHOU206	Guangdong Illegal Blood Trading Ring Uncovered [...] (U) Summary: Since 1998, when Guangzhou first officially permitted citizens to donate blood, authorities have attempted to combat the illegal trade of blood supplies amid fears of disease transmission, especially HIV/AIDS. Recently, authorities have identified a string of cases in which Guangz [...]	2008-04-03 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH

08GUANGZHOU212	Hundreds of Highly-Polluting Factories Relocated to [...] (U) Summary: Guangzhou's municipal government will force more than 400 hundred highly-polluting enterprises to move to designated zones on the city's outskirts to improve environmental conditions downtown. Many of the factories are scheduled to relocate to Nansha, despite the area's delicate [...]	2008-04-11 08:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU214	SHENZHEN STOCK EXCHANGE STARTUP BOARD TO OPEN IN AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange's much delayed new board for start-up companies should open sometime around the Beijing Olympics in August. The board, which will benefit some smaller firms that find it difficult to raise capital due in part to Beijing's limits on bank lending, has s [...]	2008-04-11 09:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU225	Despite One-Stop Lab, Producers Still Complain about [...] (SBU) Summary: Even with the opening of south China's first joint-venture testing lab that will provide one-stop shopping for third party and government testing, toy manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta complain about the burden of meeting multiple standards. They believe that that a new con [...]	2008-04-21 07:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU228	Leaving the PRD - Regulations and Market Conditions Forcing [...] (SBU) Summary: The numbers differ dramatically, with some investors hyping a massive exodus of factories from the Pearl River Delta (PRD) while local government officials spout figures that obscure the scale of the trend. But one thing is clear: many firms are choosing to move production to n [...]	2008-04-21 09:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD EFIN CH
08GUANGZHOU241	Chinese Mind Emancipation at the Guangzhou Party [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: City leaders who do not sufficiently "emancipate their minds" (jiefang sixiang -- the latest Party buzzword) could face reassignment, according to senior staff at the Guangzhou Communist Party School. Even [...]	2008-04-25 08:48:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU244	Guangdong Officials Express Willingness to Cooperate to [...] (SBU) Summary: In cordial meetings with Jared Ragland, Director of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Guangdong provincial and municipal officials described recent successes in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR),as well steps they plan to [...]	2008-04-25 08:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU246	China's Largest Petrochemical Plant Planned for Guangdong, [...] (U) Summary. Sinopec and Kuwait National Petroleum Company are awaiting Beijing's approval on plans to build what will reportedly be China's largest joint venture, a USD 5 billion petrochemical plant located in the heart of the Pearl River Delta. The plant will alleviate the severe gap betwee [...]	2008-04-29 06:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU248	Inland Aquaculture Challenges in the Pearl River [...] (U) Summary: Inland aquaculture in south China faces two major environmental challenges: eutrophication (excess nutrient loading) and contamination. Guangdong officials have identified 18 lakes and reservoirs in the province as being more contaminated than Wuxi Lake, a focal point of internati [...]	2008-04-30 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU249	103RD CANTON TRADE FAIR OVERALL NO SLACKENING, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Officially the 103rd Canton Fair was a success with slight increases in attendance and orders, but local travel industry contacts complained of lower participation from U.S., EU, Japanese and Korean buyers. Security was notably tighter with numerous seminars cancelled. End summa [...]	2008-05-05 09:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU250	Guangdong Outbreak - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims [...] (U) Summary: A hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak has led to three deaths in Guangdong province, and the infection of more than 1,600 local children. Guangdong's Department of Health has created an HFMD task force to increase local monitoring, prevention and control efforts. Guangdon [...]	2008-05-06 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU256	Guangdong Property Tycoon Sees Opportunities in Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: After participating in a delegation of mainland property tycoons who visited Taiwan in late April, Li Sze Lim (Li Silian),a well-placed and successful real estate entrepreneur, is considering investing in the island's hotel sector. Li said his interest was contingent on further [...]	2008-05-08 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL TW CH
08GUANGZHOU265	Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU266	WANG YANG MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A relaxed, confident and very much on-top of his brief Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang told the south China-based consular corps May 8 that he was determined to improve the quality of life for those living in poor areas of the province, bring about a far-reaching industrial [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ENRG PGOV
08GUANGZHOU267	Guangdong Highlights IPR Efforts in 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Reviewing Guangdong Province's progress on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement at an April 24 press conference, Intellectual Property Office Director General Tao Kaiyuan announced a new strategic plan aimed at improving IPR conditions. One omission: no plan details. [...]	2008-05-09 09:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU269	Lai Appointment Agitates Taiwan Investors in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou's appointment of the Taiwan Solidarity Union's (TSU) Lai Shin-yuan as chair of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has been as lively a topic of interest, positive and negative, among Taiwan businessmen in the Pearl River Delta as in Taiwan. Close friends are divided [...]	2008-05-12 08:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV ECON TW CH
08GUANGZHOU27	Migrant Workers Elected to Guangdong People's Congress for [...] (U) For the first time in Guangdong province (and perhaps in other provinces as well),six migrant workers were elected to the eleventh Guangdong People's Congress. According to local press reports, the six, elected by municipal-level people's congresses, could well represent more than 30 mill [...]	2008-01-17 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU28	Environment a Top Priority at Guangdong-Hong Kong Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary: Environmental issues were at the top of the agenda for new Party Secretary Wang Yang during his January 4 meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, according to Peter Pak-yan Leung, Director of Hong Kong's Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Guangzhou. Appreciating ren [...]	2008-01-17 07:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV PGOV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU280	South China Academics Discuss Mind Emancipation, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Is there some resemblance between the Mind Emancipation campaign in Guangdong and Deng Xiaoping's Reform and Opening period? Academics at Guangzhou's Academy of Social Science certainly think so, as Beijin [...]	2008-05-15 09:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU285	GUANGDONG COURTS ALIBABA TO BE THE CANTON TRADE FAIR THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: After heavy lobbying from Guangdong's Party Secretary, E-commerce giant Alibaba, the largest B2B portal in China, recently announced it would set up its South China regional headquarters in Guangzhou, an investment that could bolster the province's efforts to upgrade local indust [...]	2008-05-16 08:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU289	South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU291	Uncomfortable Squeeze for South China Shoe Factories [...] (SBU) Summary: What do you do when it costs more to close a south China shoe factory than to continue operations? Some Hong Kong and Taiwan investors downsize and keep their production lines open, adopting a wait-and-see approach. Others turn the key on the door one evening and abscond at nig [...]	2008-05-23 06:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU292	"NETIZENS" HAVE THE GUANGDONG GOVERNMENT'S EAR [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Party Secretary can take the time to surf the web for ideas and useful policy proposals, so can you. That's the message from Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang to his subordinates, following a recent highly publicized meeting with 26 prominent south China "netizens" (act [...]	2008-05-23 08:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU302	LNG Expansion - Fujian Readies for Operation of South [...] (U) Summary: A delivery from Egypt marked the official opening of Fujian's new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Supply to domestic users will begin in mid-late June. Success has been tempered by the real world: rising international prices and difficulty finding reliable long-term suppli [...]	2008-05-29 09:26:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU307	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH "AFRICA TOWN" [...] (SBU) Summary: The local authorities have responded to the growing numbers and high concentrations of Africans in various Guangzhou neighborhoods by quietly funding research into crime rates, religious practices, and tax payments associated with their activities. It is unclear whether this is [...]	2008-06-03 01:39:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL SOCI XA CH NI ML RW
08GUANGZHOU331	Guangzhou's Bishop Not Optimistic about Future of [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) "We should not be optimistic" about relations between the Vatican and Beijing, according to Bishop of Guangzhou Monsignor Gan Junqiu. During an hour-long private meeting March 14, Gan predicted to the Fren [...]	2008-06-12 05:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR CH VT
08GUANGZHOU351	Confirmed Cases of H5N1 Virus on Guangdong Duck Farm, No [...] (U) Summary: It looks as though authorities in south China understand the need to move quickly on a potential H5N1 threat. The National Influenza Reference Laboratory and China's Ministry of Agriculture reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza on a duck farm in Jiangmen C [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU366	Border Control - AI Prevention at the China-Vietnam Border [...] (U) Summary: With a 1,020 kilometers border running between south China's Guangxi province and north Vietnam, authorities on both sides have a lot of issues to contend with, many of them health- related. This especially includes cross-border avian influenza (AI) prevention and control cooperat [...]	2008-06-24 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU373	PROSECUTING RAPE CASES IN SOUTH CHINA'S CRIMINAL COURTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: As Guangzhou's American Citizen Services Section continues to closely monitor the status of a criminal case in which an American citizen has been charged with rape, research into how the local courts handle the prosecution of these cases sheds some light on China's developing cri [...]	2008-06-26 08:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN PHUM PINS SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU378	Regulators' Vague Signals and Inflation Policies Causing [...] (SBU) Summary: To incorporate locally, or to remain a foreign branch, that is the question for south China's international banks. Bank of Montreal, Bank of America and other foreign banks are concerned by what they see as unclear government signals that could lead to future losses if banks fail [...]	2008-06-27 02:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU398	Credit Tightening Squeezing Small and Medium Enterprises in [...] (SBU) Summary: Monetary tightening measures taken by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) have greatly reduced the amount of credit available in south China, according to bank executives and industry watchers. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are having difficulty obtaining credit [...]	2008-07-07 09:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU4	Liu Yubu Named New Shenzhen Party Secretary [...] (SBU) Former Guangdong Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yubu was appointed Shenzhen Party Secretary January 2, according to official news reports. Though the assignment is not a promotion for Liu -- both positions carry equivalent rank -- his installation as a long-time colleague of Hu Jintao in a p [...]	2008-01-02 08:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU406	Effort to Move Factories and Migrant Workers from Pearl [...] (U) Summary: He could have called it the "Out with the Old" policy, but instead Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang recently announced a ?Double Transfer? policy to move both labor-intensive industries and migrant laborers to less-developed areas of Guangdong, or out of the province entirely. [...]	2008-07-10 07:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB SMIG PHUM EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU408	Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: China is ready to discuss Taiwan's international space, according to officials and academics in Fujian. Negotiations could lead to agreement on Taiwan's accession to the World Health Organization (WHO) as early as next May. In addition, they anticipate that Beijing and Taipei [...]	2008-07-11 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAIR EFIN TW CH
08GUANGZHOU409	Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...]	2008-07-11 08:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU412	Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...]	2008-07-11 08:40:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU414	Guangdong Releases Labor Contract Law Implementation [...] (SBU) Summary: Since it went into effect on January 1, Guangdong businesspeople, domestic and foreign, have struggled to be in compliance in the absence of implementing guidelines. No more. Or to be more precise, some, if not all of the ambiguity, was removed on July 7 when the Guangdong High [...]	2008-07-14 08:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU415	Assistant USTR Karesh Discusses the Labor Contract Law in [...] (SBU) Summary: China's new Labor Contract Law is forcing U.S. companies to reassess their hiring strategies, especially with regard to contract workers, according to executives who met recently with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor Affairs Lewis Karesh. All of the executi [...]	2008-07-15 03:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU418	NGOs and Media Finding Space to Advance Environmental [...] (SBU) Summary: NGOs and the media in south China are managing to find ways - within the limited space the government allows them to operate - to advance environmental protection in south China. Although local authorities permit little if any direct criticism of their handling of environmental i [...]	2008-07-15 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PHUM CH
08GUANGZHOU419	South China's High-Tech Zones Struggling to Attract New [...] (U) Summary: If you build it and offer the right package of incentives, they might come. Then again, they might not. Those that do might have been coming anyway. It's not exactly gambling south China style, but the "build it and see what happens" mentality that sometimes infuses the creation [...]	2008-07-16 08:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU42	DOC 'Clean-Energy' Trade Delegation Visits Guangzhou [...] (U) Summary: During meetings with key government agencies in Guangzhou on January 11, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance David Bohigian, along with 16 members of his 'Clean-Energy' Trade Delegation, discussed environmental protection, IPR, energy conservation, moni [...]	2008-01-24 07:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU425	Gone with the Wind - Guangdong Advances Wind Sector [...] (U) Summary: As Guangdong's power crunch worsens, and the province faces brownouts and blackouts in the years ahead, local officials are looking at new ways to generate energy, including the use of wind and the construction of China's largest off-shore wind farm. Scarce land resources and diff [...]	2008-07-21 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU426	Environmental Protection a Higher Priority in the PRD...For [...] (C) Summary: Is Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang serious when he talks about the importance of environmental protection as part of his "mind emancipation" campaign? Two of our local contacts closely linked to environmental protection efforts believe that he is. They tell us that Wang wants [...]	2008-07-21 08:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU43	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Raising Awareness and [...] (U) Summary: At the end of 2007, Guangdong provincial authorities announced a new AI prevention plan to increase public awareness, test response strategies, and ensure regional communication and cooperation. Also of some interest is the province's new emergency awareness website (www.gdemo.gov. [...]	2008-01-24 07:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU435	A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 03:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU437	A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] (SBU) Summary: Hard times are here - and likely here to stay - for the Pearl River Delta's (PRD's) furniture makers. The industry has been among the most affected by a local business environment that has become less friendly to labor-intensive, export-oriented firms. As with other similarly o [...]	2008-07-23 05:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU438	2008 Pearl River IP Forum Achieves Breakthrough in [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Pearl River IP Forum - jointly organized by the U.S. Consulate's Guangzhou branch of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO Guangzhou) and Guangdong Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on July 15 - brought together -- for the first time in recent memory -- bus [...]	2008-07-23 06:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU45	China's Young Urban Christians: Optimistic and [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's new generation of urban Christians are supportive of government policies and confident that relations between underground churches and religious authorities will continue to improve, according to south China church elders and missionaries. However, older Christians worry th [...]	2008-01-25 08:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU452	Shenzhen Priest Finding Room for Faith [...] (C) Summary: Father Francis Xavier Zhang may have been a little surprised by how much more restrictive the environment for the Catholic Church was in Shenzhen than in Beijing, but that seems to have barely slowed him down. Seven months after his transfer here, he described several accomplishme [...]	2008-07-25 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU453	Green Building in the Pearl River Delta - a Fad or the [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to woo high-end clients in the highly-competitive South China property market, developers here have started building green. Property developers are spending more to invest in U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green B [...]	2008-07-29 08:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU455	U.S. Firm Sees Rising Number of Child Labor Cases [...] (SBU) Summary: Factory auditors from a major U.S. firm have seen an increase in incidences of child labor at some factories of firms it contracts with, especially in Shantou, Guangdong and Quanzhou, Fujian. A senior auditor told us that a tighter labor market, with employees looking for opport [...]	2008-07-30 08:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU461	GUANGZHOU - DESIGNATION OF POST DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER [...] (U) The U.S. Consulate General - Guangzhou designates Ms. Ashley Brady, Economic Officer, TED 08/2009, as the Post Disaster Relief Officer. Work phone: 86 (20) 8121-8000, ext. 5786; Fax: 86 (20) 8121-9001; Cell phone: 86 138-0296-2392; Home phone: 86 (20) 8121-5702; Email: BradyAL@state.gov. [...]	2008-07-31 05:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU466	Reforming the Countryside: Micro-Finance in Guangxi [...] (U) Microfinance is on the rise in Guangxi, as commercial banks, rural credit unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expand their lending programs. Banks are eager to make rural finance profitable. The area's dominant rural credit union complains that defaults continue to be a probl [...]	2008-08-01 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU47	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Expanding Vaccination and [...] (U) Summary: As part of its five-point AI prevention strategy (Ref G),Guangdong is implementing a compulsory vaccination program which aims for 100 percent coverage of domestic poultry. Significant resources and manpower have been invested in this prevention strategy and to strengthening the t [...]	2008-01-28 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU479	Wal-Mart Signs Collective Agreement in Shenzhen - A Model [...] (SBU) Summary: Wal-Mart just wanted a good contract that burnished its reputation as a good corporate citizen. What it got, according to the firm's senior human resources (HR) manager, was one that the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) hopes will be a model for foreign enterprises t [...]	2008-08-08 07:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU48	400,000 Stranded Rail Passengers in Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Severe weather, which is causing transportation shut-downs in Central and East China, has left 400,000 passengers stranded at railway stations in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta. With the delays to date, it is possible that upwards of 700,000 passengers [...]	2008-01-29 06:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU486	Environmental Impact Assessments vs. Economic Development: [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong has set lofty goals aimed at becoming a leader in environmental protection, but a look at how it goes about doing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) suggests it still has a long way to go. According to contacts familiar with the process, auditors can easily manipu [...]	2008-08-11 09:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU487	Guangdong's Cosmetic Makers Sees Stronger Safety Regulation [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese government's regime for protecting consumers from unsafe cosmetic products has strengthened in the last year -- foreign consumers that is. Executives in Guangdong's cosmetic manufacturing industry point out that government testing and inspection of export products has [...]	2008-08-11 09:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU489	Guangdong Labor Law Guidelines - Good News and Bad for U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: There's good news and bad news for U.S. firms in Guangdong's new implementation guidelines for the Labor Contract Law and Labor Mediation and Arbitration Law, according to HR executives at U.S. companies with major operations in the province. On the plus side, the guidelines [...]	2008-08-13 08:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU498	Unraveling? - Guangdong Apparel Exports to the U.S. Drop [...] (U) Summary: The apparel export powerhouse that is Guangdong has become a little less powerful. Global apparel exports dropped 31.3% during the first half of the year, and exports to the United States fell 27.3%. Local firms blame demanding U.S. buyers, renminbi (RMB) appreciation, increased [...]	2008-08-18 05:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU500	American Companies in Guangdong Take Lead in Adopting [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S. firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart - with suppliers and migrant workers in south China. Winning support from factory management is often the k [...]	2008-08-18 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU509	SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, Guangzhou, [...] (U) Consulate General Guangzhou is pleased to announce that it will host the 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference September 24-27, 2008. Consulate General Guangzhou welcomes attendance and participation from all addressee posts. Topics of Discussion -------------------- 2. (U) [...]	2008-08-21 06:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU51	Bad Weather Making It Hard on Stranded Guangzhou Train [...] (SBU) Summary: As many as 200,000 stranded passengers continue to wait at the main Guangzhou train station with most standing outside or seeking shelter in nearby buildings. Despite deteriorating weather conditions, the majority of travelers do not seem dissuaded from continuing their homeward [...]	2008-01-30 08:00:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU512	Guangzhou - Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning [...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Guangzhou has reviewed pandemic preparedness efforts based on guidance issued by the Department (reftel). Post's Emergency Action Committee meets regularly and reviews tripwires annually or as often as necessary if circumstances warrant. Employees are strongly en [...]	2008-08-22 02:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU513	Guangdong's Glass Ceiling -- Few Cracks Showing [...] (U) Summary: Promoting women cadres may be a priority for provincial officials, but Guangdong continues to fall short. Despite an increase in the number of women officials here, some academics believe that the environment is not favorable for their promotion; few women are actually given the ch [...]	2008-08-22 06:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU518	Guangdong's 'Double Transfer' Policy - A View from the [...] (U) Summary: Guangdong province will spend RMB 50 billion (USD 7 billion) to encourage labor-intensive industries and migrant labor to move out of the Pearl River Delta under its new "double transfer" policy (ref A). Less-developed, third and fourth tier cities in the province like Heyuan are [...]	2008-08-26 02:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU52	SHENZHEN STOCK MARKET LAMENTS LACK OF AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Managers at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) are frustrated that excessive regulation and limited market access for foreign investment banks stymie financial innovation, SSE officials told Embassy Beijing's Financial Attache and Congenoffs. As a large institutional investor, S [...]	2008-01-30 08:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU526	China Merchants Bank Sees U.S. Financial Sector Recovery in [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of China Merchants Bank, the country's sixth largest lender, predicts the U.S. financial sector will recover from the sub-prime mortgage crisis by the second half of next year and this will be good news for China. CEO Ma Weihua's bank is opening a new branch in New York [...]	2008-08-27 08:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN CH TW
08GUANGZHOU529	Local Focus on Brand Promotion Leads to Stronger IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Next to industrial powerhouses like Shenzhen and Dongguan, Shunde is small potatoes among Pearl River Delta cities. But its brand promotion efforts have yielded impressive results. The town boasts market leaders in the household appliance industry that rank among China's top 50 [...]	2008-08-28 06:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU540	Shenzhen Political Reform -- Small Steps [...] (C) Summary: Talk of political reform is in the air in Shenzhen and being promoted by think tanks "in the know" in Guangdong. But the reality is that any potential reforms are likely to be modest and will take considerable time before they gain any traction. A document approved by city leader [...]	2008-09-04 09:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU55	Trains Resume, Conditions Improve for Stranded Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions for Guangzhou's stranded rail passengers have generally improved as many trains resumed service in the last 24 hours and rain stopped. Onsite police and government workers appeared better rested and calmer in the face of continuing large crowds, with no new reports of [...]	2008-01-31 07:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU554	Taiwan Media Too Hard on Ma According to Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: Is Ma Ying-jeou getting a bum rap from the Taiwan media? Cross-Strait scholars at Xiamen University in Fujian province say he deserves higher marks, citing good progress on cross-Strait relations, foreign affairs, political and social issues. One researcher blamed disappointing [...]	2008-09-17 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU558	New South China Evaluation Criteria less GDP [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: What do YOU need to do to get promoted? For Guangdong Party and government leaders hoping for recognition at the municipal and department-head levels, the answer is better balancing of GDP growth with soc [...]	2008-09-19 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU56	Guangdong Strengthens Infectious Disease Research Capacity [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chinese central and Guangdong provincial governments have invested significant resources to expand the province's infectious disease research capacity; this includes two new infectious disease research institutes. Obstacles remain to the development of an effective research [...]	2008-01-31 07:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU562	South China Bankers Calm in Face of U.S. Financial Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. financial crisis will have little impact on China's financial sector, according to U.S. managers at two south China banks. They point out that the exposure of Chinese banks to "toxic" instruments that have been weakened by the crisis is very small. They are more concer [...]	2008-09-24 09:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PFIN ECON EINV ETRD CH
08GUANGZHOU58	No Bubble in South China Property Market Say Developers [...] (SBU) Guangdong real estate developers and consultants are confident of continuing growth in the regional property market, and reject concerns about a potential real estate "bubble". Some maintain that affordability, at least among the region's professional class, is not on the decline, but li [...]	2008-01-31 07:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU590	SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 24-27, [...] (U) Summary: The September 24-27 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference - with participation by officers from Embassy Beijing, Consulate General Shanghai, Consulate General Hong Kong, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),and Consulate General Guangzhou - addressed four main themes: r [...]	2008-10-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH TW HK
08GUANGZHOU6	Guo Feixiong Stages Hunger Strike, Is Beaten in [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jailed democracy activist Guo Feixiong, who has been on a hunger strike since December 13, was beaten by another prisoner December 18, according to his wife, Zhang Qing. Zhang believes that Guo's mistreatm [...]	2008-01-03 06:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU60	South China's Foreign Lawyers - Strangers in a Strange [...] (SBU) Foreign attorneys in south China are subject to tight restrictions, including prohibitions on advising on Chinese law, with regard to the nature and scope of their professional activities. Traditional Western legal touchstones such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, and legal prec [...]	2008-02-01 09:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CM
08GUANGZHOU600	Public and Experts Vote on Key Events of Thirty Years of [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The thirtieth anniversary of China's "reform and opening" policy is emerging as topic number one among south China government and media circles. Media outlets are beating the drums to stir public interest in the occasion. Two local media outlets working with governm [...]	2008-10-17 09:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KPAO CH
08GUANGZHOU618	Toy Factory Closure Raises Concern, Foreshadows More [...] (SBU) Summary: Factory closures, especially those like Smart Union in the toy industry, have become topic one in south China, especially in the Pearl River Delta. Local governments are now scrambling to identify other factories that might be on the verge of shutting down; many of these have be [...]	2008-10-24 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU619	Shenzhen Stock Exchange Official Sees Trouble Ahead for [...] (C) Summary: A Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) official believes that the impact of the global financial crisis is already being felt in south China's real economy. However, she acknowledged that many firms are well positioned to weather the storm. She complained about the effect of retail inve [...]	2008-10-24 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU62	Crowds Persist at Train Station [...] (SBU) Summary: Thousands of stranded travelers have successfully departed Guangzhou's train station in the last two days, but progress has attracted as many as 200,000 more travelers to the station. Police efforts to maintain general control appeared effective even as isolated incidents of dis [...]	2008-02-01 09:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU625	South China IPR: Visiting US Federal Judge and Prosecutor [...] (U) Summary: Conventional wisdom says that judges can talk with judges, police can talk with police. During a PTO-sponsored two-day program in south China, a Senior U.S. District Judge and a Department of Justice (DOJ) Prosecutor talked with both, and students too, sharing ideas on how to prot [...]	2008-10-29 08:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU63	Large Numbers of Travelers Depart Guangzhou; Up to One [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou's main train station continues to draw travelers, with estimates that as many as one million people remain stranded in South China. In the wake of two train-station-related deaths over the weekend, police erected additional roadblocks outside Friday's half-mile perimete [...]	2008-02-04 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU648	104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...]	2008-11-10 06:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU655	104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...]	2008-11-12 03:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU668	China's Largest Association of Taiwan Investors Complains [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 500 out of 6,000 Taiwan-invested enterprises have closed in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) city of Dongguan since last year, with more closures to come over the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Secretary General of the Dongguan Taiwan Businessmen's Association [...]	2008-11-14 09:29:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH
08GUANGZHOU679	Guangzhou's "Economist:" Nanfengchuang Sees Itself [...] (U) Classified by Economic and Political Section Chief Stephan Lang for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The editor of Guangzhou's reform-minded biweekly Nanfengchuang (Southern Window) -- who views his magazine's role as that of a watchdog on social and economic issues -- hopes to turn the [...]	2008-11-18 05:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU685	South China Financiers Prepare for China's First Real [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal of inter-bank credit lines to foreign banks following Lehman's collapse was largely due to bankers' concerns about increased counter party risks, according to south China bankers. They told Financial Minister Counselor Loevinger that regulators did not explicitly [...]	2008-11-21 09:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU692	China Labor Experts Fear Downturn could Delay [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Doubts about the government's willingness to enforce labor regulations and mixed messages from senior Party leaders on assistance to failing business have left many enterprises in the Pearl River Delta reluctant to conform to the Labor Contract Law and related regulations. Years [...]	2008-11-25 08:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU696	Guangdong Toy Association 20th Anniversary -Celebration or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangdong Toy Association's recent Twentieth Anniversary Banquet was both a celebration of the organization's milestone, but also a rallying cry for manufacturers facing economic challenges unprecedented in the organization's history. Concerns about declining overseas orders [...]	2008-11-26 09:21:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU7	LNG Expansion - A Key Component in South China's Energy [...] (U) Summary: South China is betting big on liquefied natural gas to diversify its energy mix and plans to expand LNG import capacity dramatically over the next few years. Fujian Terminal will become the region's second LNG terminal in 2009. Dapeng Terminal in Shenzhen, currently China's only [...]	2008-01-03 07:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU704	South China SEZ Blog Now Online at Communities @ State [...] U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou is pleased to announce its newest communication tool -- South China SEZ -- an interactive blog hosted on the OpenNet's Communities @ State website. South China SEZ is a "special exchange zone" on the economic and political issues affecting the Pearl River Delta [...]	2008-12-03 09:19:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV AINF CH
08GUANGZHOU711	CHINESE CIVIL AVIATION: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: An early-November agreement on direct charter flights between Taiwan and mainland China will have a negative effect on the number of passengers transiting Macau, according to aviation experts gathered for Zhuhai's biannual Airshow China at the 2008 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU712	South China's Soil in Desperate Need of a Clean Up [...] (SBU) Thirty years of "pollution first, treatment later" has led to a severe and growing soil contamination problem - perhaps more troubling health-wise than air and water pollution - in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Excessive concentrations of heavy metals, pesticides, fertilizers and other ca [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU714	Guangzhou Taxi Strike: Collective Bargaining, Taxi Style [...] Summary: Though downplayed by the official media as "taking a day off" or "having tea," Guangzhou's taxi strike was accompanied by rumors of violence and fear of physical danger. Drivers willing to risk retribution from colleagues found working during the strike lucrative, while others, ordere [...]	2008-12-08 09:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU715	Dire Predictions in Dongguan -- Hong Kong Investors Predict [...] (SBU) Hong Kong investors in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are sounding the alarm, eager to attract attention to the growing economic impact of the global financial crisis on labor-intensive export manufacturers that have been a driving force in the region's economy. Leaders of an industrial as [...]	2008-12-09 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU719	Dongguan Officials Express Optimism But Acknowledge [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials in Dongguan, a major manufacturing center in the heart of the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, are doing their best to put a positive spin on the city's economic prospects. They express hope that Dongguan's growth in 2009 will be comparable [...]	2008-12-11 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH
08GUANGZHOU72	Straits Times Reporter Released; Traveling to Hong Kong [...] (SBU) Ching Cheong, the Straits Times reporter arrested in 2005 and convicted in 2006 for spying, was released today and is on his way to Hong Kong, according to South China Morning Post reporter Ivan Zhai. Zhai speculated that Cheong, whose five-year sentence was due to end in 2011, was relea [...]	2008-02-05 07:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU720	South China IPR: Rights Holders Call for "IPR Summit" and [...] Summary: Lax enforcement remains the key problem for intellectual property (IP) rights holders operating in south China, according to the 30 business and legal professionals at the Consul General's December 2 IPR roundtable. Rights holders recommended that senior Obama Administration IP offici [...]	2008-12-11 09:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH

08GUANGZHOU723	Thirty Years of Reform and Opening: Shantou - The SEZ That [...] (U) Summary: Despite its special economic zone (SEZ) status and natural advantages such as a seaport and a large overseas Chinese population, Shantou's economic performance over the last 30 years has lagged behind that of Guangdong Province as a whole. Shantou officials and academics say their [...]	2008-12-16 06:28:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ETRD
08GUANGZHOU724	Shantou - Eastern Guangdong Economy Has Advantages to [...] (U) Summary: Maybe our industry and government contacts in Shantou are dreaming but they are starting to think that perhaps after thirty years their time has come and the global financial storm won't have the same damaging impact in eastern Guangdong Province that it's wreaking on the export-p [...]	2008-12-17 06:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
08GUANGZHOU727	CHARTER 08 SIGNATORIES DISCUSS FALLOUT, HUMAN [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary: Charter 08 signatory Ai Xiaoming has not been detained or formally contacted by authorities since publication of the charter, though her home was superficially searched under a public health pretense. The [...]	2008-12-19 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU731	30 Years Of Reform and Opening in South China: [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Enshrining Communist Party legitimacy is the political focus of celebrations commemorating Guangdong Province's 30 years of Reform and Opening, just as increased living standards are the economic focus. Of [...]	2008-12-22 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU732	30 Years of Reform and Opening in Guangdong - Retreat to [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Guangdong Province, where China's economic transformation began, is in a celebratory mood publicly, but behind the scenes, everyone - from top government and business leaders to think tankers whose job it is to peer into the future - is fretting over the meaning of 30 [...]	2008-12-22 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EINV EIND CH
08GUANGZHOU737	INFANT CONTRACTS AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H9N2) VIRUS IN [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted avian influenza A (H9N2) virus. She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that avian influenza A (H9N2) virus - which has only been documented in a low pathogenic [...]	2008-12-31 08:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH
08GUANGZHOU74	Guangzhou Train Station Returns to Normal Holiday [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou Train Station sent 200,000 passengers home February 4, with air and bus lines also operating at full holiday capacity. Access control restrictions have been lifted, providing the first opportunity for Consulate employees to enter Railway Station Square in over a week. [...]	2008-02-05 09:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU92	Government Incentives Diminishing in South China Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Government policies encouraging investment in south China have significantly diminished and are no longer a major factor in most foreign and domestic companies' investment decisions here, according to local manufacturers who met with visiting U.S. International Trade Commission ( [...]	2008-02-14 07:49:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND ECON SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU97	Looking toward ASEAN - Guangxi Hopes to Expand Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is eager expand economic relations with Southeast Asia. ASEAN already accounts for 32 percent of its total foreign trade, and the capital, Nanning, hosts the high-profile China-ASEAN Expo, which attracts hundreds of businesses and many heads of s [...]	2008-02-15 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV ELTN EWWT EIND ECON ASEAN CH
08GUATEMALA10	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S ATTENDANCE AT [...] Your January 13-14 attendance at the inauguration of President-Elect Alvaro Colom will be an opportunity to highlight our efforts to promote economic development, poverty alleviation, democracy, and rule of law, following the 1996 signing of the Peace Accords, which put an end to the 36-year [...]	2008-01-04 17:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA100	ADDENDUM TO GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 23:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1017	PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS RESIGNS OVER INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: On August 6, President of Congress Eduardo Meyer of the governing UNE Party resigned from office in the face of mounting political pressure over an investment scandal that has wracked Congress and periodically dominated press headlines in Guatemala. In recent days, leaders of all [...]	2008-08-11 18:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON GT
08GUATEMALA1018	DEMARCHE ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 18:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM GT
08GUATEMALA1030	TWO CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MURDERED [...] (U) On August 7, Edvin Portillo, treasurer of the Pension Administration Board and member of the port workers union of the National Santo Tomas Pot Company (Empornac),was shot and killed by twounidentified assailants in Puerto Barrios, Izabal. Portillo, who was recently elected president of t [...]	2008-08-12 22:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA1031	GUATEMALAN DELEGATION TO DMA VIII CONFERENCE [...] (C) On August 11, Embassy officer met with Colonel Manuel ALVAREZ Carranza with the MOD's Political Military Affairs Office to discuss the GOG's travel party and agenda for the September 2-6 DMA VIII conference in Alberta, Canada. According to Alvarez, the GOG's delegation will include the fol [...]	2008-08-12 22:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR MOPS PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1036	GUATEMALA'S TELECOMS CAFTA DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR and Embassy officials met with GOG trade and telecoms officials July 23-25 in an effort to resolve a potential CAFTA arbitration complaint by a U.S. telecoms investor (Americatel) and to discuss broader CAFTA-DR compliance issues related to the case. Discussions centered o [...]	2008-08-13 14:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV GT
08GUATEMALA1056	(C) CONTROVERSIAL PROSECUTOR, OTHERS BEING REMOVED [...] (C) President Colom is acting on CICIG's advice to remove from the Attorney General's Office senior personnel suspected of corruption or complicity in criminal activity. Six employees tendered their resignations during the week of August 11-15, and a seventh, Chief Homicide Prosecutor Matus, [...]	2008-08-19 21:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA1072	GUATEMALA, DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 20:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN GT
08GUATEMALA1078	CHIEF HOMICIDE PROSECUTOR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION [...] (U) Alvaro Matus, Chief Prosecutor of the Homicides Unit of the Attorney General's Office, announced August 20 that he will resign effective September 1. Matus cited personal and professional reasons for his decision. Reportedly, new Attorney General Velasquez had called for his resignation. [...]	2008-08-22 17:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV SNAR PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA1087	MERIDA INITIATIVE: GUATEMALAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] Summary: Guatemala's prison system is in desperate need of reform, according to officials who have worked on efforts to improve prison conditions under the previous and current administrations. Inadequate security measures, overcrowding, and ineffective rehabilitation programs, compounded by a [...]	2008-08-27 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1124	GUATEMALAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CREATES HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] The Foreign Ministry created an office to coordinate Guatemala's human rights agenda with national institutions, multilateral organizations, and embassies. The "Directorate of Human Rights, Rights of the Indigenous Peoples, Environment, Culture, and International Humanitarian Rights" is headed [...]	2008-09-04 22:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI UN GT
08GUATEMALA1127	COLOM NAMES RUDY VILLEDA TO HEAD GUATEMALAN TAX [...] (U) On August 14, President Colom appointed Rudy Baldemar Villeda Vanegas to lead the Guatemalan Tax Administration Officem following the resignation of Carolina Roca. Villeda has extensive experience in the public sector including one term as President of the National Ports Commission and 21 [...]	2008-09-05 14:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GT
08GUATEMALA1131	PRESIDENT COLOM FIRES SECURITY CHIEF QUINTANILLA [...] (C) On September 4, President Colom announced on national TV that he had accepted the resignation of Carlos Quintanilla, the controversial Director of Presidential Security (Secretariat for Administrative and Security Affairs, SAAS). Prior to making the announcement, the President called in [...]	2008-09-08 14:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA1162	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points on the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and solicited GOG support for U.S. priority resolutions. 2. (C) According to Carran [...]	2008-09-16 17:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN GT
08GUATEMALA1163	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) 2007 presidential runner-up General Otto Perez Molina told the Ambassador September 4 that he is concerned about Guatemala's deteriorating security situation and the GOG's apparent inability to follow through on institutional reforms. The state is institutionally unprepared to confront r [...]	2008-09-16 17:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM PINR GT
08GUATEMALA117	LABOR CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF UNIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: A three-day international labor conference in Guatemala City focused on the role of labor organizations in the fight against impunity. Unionists, civil society leaders, government officials, and representatives of the private sector and the international community highlighted th [...]	2008-02-04 23:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1171	EX-SECURITY CHIEF QUINTANILLA FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE [...] (U) Ex-Chief of Presidential Security, Carlos Quintanilla, and former head of the Secretariat of Strategic Analysis (SAE),Gustavo Solano, became fugitives from justice on September 6, following the execution of multiple search warrants at residences and places of business belonging to both me [...]	2008-09-16 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA1175	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 14:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1179	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 18:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV UNGA EAID GT
08GUATEMALA1180	VP ESPADA JOINS EMBASSY'S AIRPORT SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's Vice President Espada paid an unexpected visit to the August 26th meeting of the USG-GOG airport security working group. Espada highlighted the improvements made in airport security under the leadership of Director General of Civil Aviation Jose Carlos Suarez (refte [...]	2008-09-17 19:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1193	GUATEMALAN LABOR MINISTRY LAUNCHES ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] On September 18, the Ministry of Labor officially launched a public campaign against corruption with the objective of improving transparency and public services. According to Minister of Labor Edgar Rodriguez, its primary objective will be to create a culture of transparency in the area of pub [...]	2008-09-19 20:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA1229	GUATEMALA PASSES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT [...] Summary: After ten years of advocacy and three bills before Congress, the Guatemalan Congress unanimously passed the Free Access to Public Information Law on September 23. The law requires all public and private entities that receive public funds to respond to citizen requests for information [...]	2008-09-30 23:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM KDEM KJUS SOCI MCC GT
08GUATEMALA1230	PRESIDENT REPLACES SENIOR POLICE LEADERS [...] (U) On September 21, President Colom and Minister of Government Jimenez announced changes in the senior leadership of the National Civilian Police (PNC). Marlene Raquel Blanco Lapola, the first woman to ever lead the PNC, replaced Isabel Mendoza as the Director of the National Civilian Police [...]	2008-10-01 16:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SNAR PGOV KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA1231	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT COLOM REVIEW SECURITY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs accompanied President Colom and Vice President Espada September 19 to Puerto Barrios, on Guatemala's Caribbean coast, for a special security cabinet meeting. Local participants in the security cabinet meeting complained about the deteriorating security situatio [...]	2008-10-01 18:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA1232	DEMARCHE ON GUATEMALA TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Erick Maldonado, Director of Consular and Immigration Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Alexander Colop, Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-TIP Unit of the Attorney General's Office; and Ana Maria Mendez, Chief Defender of Immigrants' Right [...]	2008-10-01 20:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KJUS PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1247	GUATEMALA: DRAFT OF U.S. SPONSORED UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 16:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM CDG PREL UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA1250	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 15:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1268	FORMER PRESIDENT PORTILLO EXTRADITED TO GUATEMALA [...] (U) On October 7, after more than four years of legal battle to avoid extradition, former President Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004) turned himself in to Mexican authorities for extradition to face embezzlement charges in Guatemala. Portillo, a fugitive from justice since 2005, fled to Mexico in F [...]	2008-10-08 23:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1274	TRANSLATION OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] Post has translated the 2008 International Religious Freedom Report and has posted a link on its website to both the English and Spanish versions of the report in advance of the congressionally mandated October 16 deadline. 2. There has been no government, public, or media reaction to the S [...]	2008-10-14 22:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO GT
08GUATEMALA1281	PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS ANTICIPATES FAILURE OF TAX [...] (C) Summary. President of Congress Crespo told the Ambassador October 3 that he believed Congress would approve neither the GOG's tax reform package nor the pending Arms and Ammunition Bill. Crespo supported President Colom's request for a substantial national budget increase to address det [...]	2008-10-15 14:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA1282	GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR 05122616 AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Importador Aresco. The research included an on-site inspection of Importador Aresco, interviews with the company's owners, and records checks of both company and owners with the Guatemal [...]	2008-10-15 20:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC GT
08GUATEMALA1299	PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS POSITIVE ON RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) Summary: On October 6, the CACIF (Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations) board of directors hosted Ambassador McFarland for lunch to describe its priorities and its relationship with the Colom Administration. CACIF directors made clea [...]	2008-10-17 17:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA130	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with an international labor delegation representing various local and regional labor organizations on January 28 during its third mission to Guatemala. The delegation expressed concern over the lack of progress in the investigation of the January 2007 murder [...]	2008-02-06 20:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1311	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 14:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1315	GOG CELEBRATES 1944 REVOLUTION, LEFTISTS VANDALIZE [...] (U) The Colom Government sponsored a major, public celebration of this year's anniversary of the October 20, 1944 revolution that ousted strongman Jorge Ubico and instituted a reformist, democratic government. Thousands attended. In the past, leftist groups, rather than the GOG, had commemo [...]	2008-10-22 22:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1333	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S FAMILY MEMBER KIDNAPPED, [...] (C) On October 19, at approximately noon, the son-in-law of human rights defender Norma Cruz, Director of NGO "Fundacion Sobrevivientes" (Survivors Foundation),was assaulted and kidnapped while walking home from a soccer game in Guatemala City. He was reportedly forced inside a vehicle where [...]	2008-10-27 22:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1337	STRONG STATE INSTITUTIONS ARE KEY TO GUATEMALA'S [...] (U) Summary: On October 14, the Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (FUNDESA) hosted its fifth annual meeting of the National Encounter of Businessmen (ENADE). Representatives from all sectors, including Colombia's former President Pastrana, emphasized the important role that strong st [...]	2008-10-28 18:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1339	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 20:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA134	SURVIVORS FOUNDATION COMBATS VIOLENCE AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: The Survivors Foundation, a local GOG-supported NGO that provides free legal assistance and psychological support to female victims of violence and abuse, attended to more than 6,000 victims and their family members in 2007. The foundation drove investigations that led to the pr [...]	2008-02-08 00:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA1349	CONGRESS ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, PREVIOUS ONE [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, the Guatemalan Congress elected Roberto Alejos of the governing UNE party as its new president. Alejos is known to be close to First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom. His election should help Torres to advance her ambitious social welfare agenda, and will further empo [...]	2008-10-30 17:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PINR GT
08GUATEMALA135	MURDERS OF BUS DRIVERS PUT GOG UNDER PRESSURE [...] (U) Summary: On February 5, five bus drivers and one assistant were killed in attacks across the capital. Robberies and attacks directed against the public transportation sector are routine, but the number and nature of the February 5 attacks has sparked intense media coverage, opposition crit [...]	2008-02-11 13:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ASEC KJUS PTER SNAR ESA GT
08GUATEMALA1350	COLOM CONTEMPLATES INCREASING SIZE OF MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: On September 1, President Alvaro Colom presented a plan to increase the size of the Guatemalan military from an estimated strength of 15,500 to 25,000. He stated that the increase was necessary to reinforce the borders, combat narcotics trafficking, and to respond to the many m [...]	2008-10-30 17:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PHUM PTER MCAP PREL MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA1351	GUATEMALA'S RESPONSE TO E-TRACE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel and in coordination with ATF-Mexico, PolMil Officer held meetings with Colonel David Napoleon Barrientos, the Director of Guatemala's Arms and Munitions Control Department (DECAM),and members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to gauge support for Guatemala's p [...]	2008-10-30 18:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ARM MASS ETTC PE PREL XK GT
08GUATEMALA1352	GUATEMALA'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) With 22 Mayan indigenous groups, it is unlikely that Guatemala's splintered indigenous population will unite in the short term around the idea of a common ethnic identity, as was possible in Bolivia. Supporters of the political movement Winaq believe that only an indigenous political part [...]	2008-10-30 18:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT
08GUATEMALA1357	FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACTS REMITTANCES FLOWS TO GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented its annual survey on remittances for Guatemala on October 17, 2008. According to the IOM, about 30% of Guatemalan families receive remittances. The IOM projects that as a result of the financial crisis, remittances to Guat [...]	2008-10-30 21:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON GT
08GUATEMALA1359	GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy is pleased to nominate Norma Cruz, Director of NGO Survivors Foundation, as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (ref A) in recognition of her exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for women's rights and [...]	2008-10-31 01:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1360	NARCOTRAFFICKERS INCREASINGLY INFILTRATE CIVAIR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officers, civil aviation authorities and union representatives expressed concern over the increased presence of narcotraffickers in civil aviation operations, particularly in Puerto Barrios in the eastern part of the country (ref A). They highlighted th [...]	2008-10-31 14:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	SNAR EAIR ELAB ECON PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1364	USAID AND SOCIAL COHESION COUNCIL ESTABLISH WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: On October 16, the Ambassador and USAID Acting Mission Director Rose Rakas attended a meeting led by First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom to discuss the Social Cohesion Council's poverty reduction programs and ways in which the USG, through USAID, could further support the GOG's anti-pove [...]	2008-10-31 15:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1366	GUATEMALA DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 17:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08GUATEMALA1367	DEMARCHE: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTER-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 17:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	OAS KWMN PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1370	CICIG'S CHALLENGES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND MANDATE [...] (C) UN and CICIG officials acknowledge that CICIG needs to show more results before consideration is given to extending its mandate. CICIG is confident that it can successfully prosecute some important cases before its mandate ends in September 2009, while others it is investigating would re [...]	2008-11-03 14:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	KCRM PREL SNAR ASEC PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1371	STAFFDEL TESS, GUATEMALA VISIT OCTOBER 12-14 [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Tess visited Guatemala October 12 to 14 as part of a three-country fact finding tour of Central America. Delegation members held meetings with the members of the country team, civil society, and CICIG, as well as touring Guatemala's border with Mexico in the department of San [...]	2008-11-03 21:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PBTS PGOV ORP GT
08GUATEMALA1407	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FOCUSES ON SECURITY DURING VISIT [...] (C) During an October 22-25 visit to Guatemala, WHA/CEN Director Christopher Webster drew attention to the USG's programs address crucial security concerns in Guatemala. Webster briefed senior GOG leaders on the Merida Initiative, and heard from a variety of interlocutors about Guatemala's det [...]	2008-11-10 14:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON KV GT
08GUATEMALA1410	GUATEMALA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 14:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	OAS KWMN PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1416	SENIOR GOG OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE NEED FOR PROFOUND [...] (C) At an October 31 meeting on justice sector reform called by Vice President Espada, senior GOG leaders said they are on the verge of "losing the country" to criminals. Following CICIG Commissioner Castresana's biting critique of Guatemala's administration of justice, participants shared bl [...]	2008-11-12 22:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SNAR KCRM EAID ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA1420	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: GUATEMALAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 17:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KV GT
08GUATEMALA1421	GUATEMALA'S UNGA VOTING RECORD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 17:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU GT
08GUATEMALA1423	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROBERTO ALEJOS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McFarland hosted the President-elect of the Guatemalan Congress, Roberto Alejos, for breakfast on November 6. Alejos, a member of President Colom's National Unity of Hope (UNE) government, noted the difficulty Congress would have funding President Colom's security and [...]	2008-11-13 20:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1429	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the Ambassador met with FM Rodas November 11 to urge GOG support for U.S. priority resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Rodas stated that he would review the issues relating to these country resolutions and inform the Ambassador of a decision. Embassy also delivered ref [...]	2008-11-14 13:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UN GT
08GUATEMALA1430	GRUESOME BUS SLAYINGS HIGHLIGHT INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 8, 16 persons traveling by charter bus from Chinandega, Nicaragua to the Guatemalan Capital were found dead in the rural department of Zacapa. The 15 Nicaraguan nationals and one Dutch national were shot before the bus they were traveling in was set on fire. Local [...]	2008-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1442	GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR LICENSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel A, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Mainly SA, formerly known as Santa Catarina SA. The research included an on-site inspection of Mainly SA, interviews with the company's owners, and records checks of both company and o [...]	2008-11-19 07:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EETC KOMC GT
08GUATEMALA1450	GUATEMALA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Below is a summary (keyed to reftel) of progress made by the GOG in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),particularly in the areas of legislative reform, enforcement, victim protection and assistance, identification of victims among vulnerable populations, and protection of foreign traffick [...]	2008-11-19 18:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GT
08GUATEMALA1455	DEMARCHE ON NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS - [...] (C) Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche Nov. 19 to Carlos Raul Morales, Director General for Bilateral Affairs of the Guatemalan MFA, and North America Desk Officer Sandra Jovel. Morales said the GOG concurs with the USG's assessment of the situation in Nicaragua, and with the urgent ne [...]	2008-11-20 12:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU GT
08GUATEMALA1458	EXHUMATIONS HELP GUATEMALAN FAMILIES FIND CLOSURE [...] (U) Summary: Exhumations are helping bring closure to family members of the estimated 150 victims of a 1982 massacre in Lacama Segundo, an indigenous community in Chichicastenango, Quiche Department, an area that saw intense fighting during Guatemala's internal conflict. With the support of v [...]	2008-11-21 11:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM EAID PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA1466	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 12:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY GT
08GUATEMALA1468	GUATEMALA CITY'S ZONE 18, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE [...] (SBU) Introduction: On November 18, Poloffs toured Guatemala City's high crime district of Zone 18 to examine political and economic issues in a part of the capital less frequented by Embassy staff. As part of the visit officers toured a local market, met with local community leaders, visite [...]	2008-11-26 07:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI ELAB ENRG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1474	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING 11/14/08 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of NAS activities in Guatemala covering the period ending November 14, 2008. End Summary. -------------- NARCOTICS -------------- 2. (U) AIRPORT: NAS met with General Perusina, Chief of Guatemala national airport security, to discuss the DGAC [...]	2008-12-01 07:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1475	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 10:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA1478	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR COMPARES DHS TO GESTAPO [...] In a November 7 speech in Guatemala City, Jorge Bustamante, UN Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights of Immigrants (and a Mexican national),compared the actions of U.S. officials to deport illegal aliens from the United States with the Gestapo's repressive actions against Jews in Nazi Germa [...]	2008-12-02 10:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN KHLS PREF PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1479	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador and Minister of Labor Edgar Rodriguez discussed a range of issues, including migrant workers, violence against trade unionists, the expected increase in Guatemala's minimum wage, and next steps in the CAFTA labor submission accep [...]	2008-12-02 10:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM ECON KHLS KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1487	FOREIGN MINISTRY DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (U) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, senior Foreign Ministry officials discussed advances and challenges affecting Guatemala's multi-ethnic indigenous population. They underscored the GOG's commitment to human rights and its desire to facilitate exchanges with indigenous groups i [...]	2008-12-02 15:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT
08GUATEMALA149	GUATEMALA'S TIP PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FY08 FUNDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 23:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1497	GUATEMALA: FY 2009 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 11:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA150	UNE CONGRESSMAN DISCUSSES INTERNAL PARTY DIVISIONS [...] (C) Influential UNE Congressman Manuel Baldizon told the Ambassador that the governing UNE's congressional bench is divided, and that he is the leader of the largest sub-group within the UNE bench. He said many UNE deputies resent President Colom and UNE President of Congress Eduardo Meyer, [...]	2008-02-13 17:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS GT
08GUATEMALA1502	USG-FUNDED PROJECT LAUNCHES WORKER RIGHTS CENTERS [...] On November 18, NGO Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Commission for the Verification of Codes of Conduct in Guatemala (COVERCO) inaugurated three model Worker Rights Centers to promote labor rights as part of a DOL-funded regional project ("Todas y Todos Trabajamos"). The four-year proj [...]	2008-12-04 16:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM GT
08GUATEMALA1503	GUATEMALA: UN DEMOCRACY FUND INVITATION FOR GRANT [...] Per reftel, Poloff, in coordination with USAID/Guatemala, will provide information about the UN Democracy Fund to civil society and encourage organizations to submit project proposals via the Fund's website before December 31. 2. Poloff demarched Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Pol [...]	2008-12-04 17:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM KWMN UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA1504	NARCO-GUNFIGHT ON MEXICAN BORDER KILLS AT LEAST 16 [...] (U) At least 16 persons, most of whom reportedly were suspected narcotraffickers, died November 30 during a protracted gunfight in the Guatemalan-Mexican border town of Agua Zarca in the municipality of Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango (western Guatemala). Among the dead were alleged members o [...]	2008-12-04 17:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PTER KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA1506	BUDGET/TAX REFORM VOTE VICTORY FOR COLOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, Congress passed President Colom's "solidarity tax" (ISO) and 2009 budget of Quetzales 49.7 billion (approximately $6.5 billion). The successful passage of these measures is a significant victory for President Colom and demonstrates his ability, at least for now [...]	2008-12-05 08:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1517	HELP FOR FEMALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IS FOUR DIGITS [...] On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Guatemalan Institute of Public Criminal Defense (IDPP) inaugurated a hotline to provide emergency assistance to female victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and other forms of physical violence 24 hou [...]	2008-12-10 17:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SOCI PGOV MX GT
08GUATEMALA1526	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 09:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1535	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] (SBU) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Leila Villatoro, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Villatoro thanked Poloff for the material but had no immediate comment on the GOG's position on the issue. McFarland [...]	2008-12-15 13:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA1547	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] Summary: Ambassador and Embassy officers met November 24 with a delegation of American and Guatemalan activists organized by a U.S.-based women's rights NGO to discuss violence against women in Guatemala. Delegation members expressed their concern over the climate of impunity and the level o [...]	2008-12-17 14:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA1550	CICIG INVESTIGATING NICARAGUAN BUS KILLINGS [...] (S) With the assistance of the Nicaraguan Police, CICIG and Guatemalan authorities under its supervision appear to be making good progress in their investigation of the November 8 murders of the 16 occupants of a Nicaraguan bus in eastern Guatemala. The murders appear to have been related to [...]	2008-12-17 16:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS NI GT
08GUATEMALA1573	DEFECTION OF UNE DEPUTIES A MINOR CHALLENGE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The December 4 departure from the governing UNE's congressional bench of influential congressman Manuel Baldizon and nine other deputies presents a new political challenge for President Colom. However, with the continuing support of the GANA and FRG benches, Colom should be able [...]	2008-12-22 15:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1576	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING 12/19/08 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of NAS Police Program activities in Guatemala covering the period ending December 19, 2008. End Summary. 2. (U) ACTIVITIES BRIEF TO DIRECTOR GENERAL: NAS presented a brief to the Director General of the National Police (PNC) and her senior staf [...]	2008-12-23 14:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1578	GUATEMALA DELIVERED DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 08:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KNNP EFIN PARM GT
08GUATEMALA1579	POVERTY AND VIOLENCE PLAGUE GUATEMALA CITY'S ZONE 7 [...] Summary: On December 11, poloffs toured a 10-kilometer stretch of Guatemala City's Zone 7, considered a dangerous "red zone" of high criminal activity, and met with government, NGO and community representatives to better understand the issues affecting this marginalized portion of the capital. [...]	2008-12-24 09:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SOCI KWMN ASEC ELAB ECON GT
08GUATEMALA158	DAS MADISON DISCUSSES MERIDA INITIATIVE IN [...] (U) Summary. WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison visited Guatemala January 28 - February 1. During her week-long visit, she met with local and national government officials, civil society representatives, business leaders, Peace Corps Volunteers and recipients of USG-funded progr [...]	2008-02-15 16:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL MCAP MARR EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM
08GUATEMALA1591	GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Gefahr. The research included an on-site inspection of Gefahr, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with the Guatemala's Arms and M [...]	2008-12-30 07:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KMOC GT
08GUATEMALA1592	VICE PRESIDENT ESPADA SPEAKS OUT ON WEAKNESS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17, Vice President Rafael Espada delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony for the National Strategic Studies Program. Espada criticized Guatemalan political parties, including his own UNE party, as personal vehicles rather than genuine institutions. [...]	2008-12-30 11:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR PREL GT

08GUATEMALA1593	PRESIDENT COLOM REPLACES TOP MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On December 21, in a pointed political message to the military, President Alvaro Colom announced the replacement of the Minister of Defense and the four other most senior military leaders. The changes took the military and local media by surprise, but President Colom had informed [...]	2008-12-30 15:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER MCAP PREL PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA160	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO OSLO PROCESS DEMARCHE [...] (C) On February 15, Poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Leila Villatoro, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the upcoming Oslo Process meeting on cluster munitions. Poloff left the military utility and interoperability papers provided in reft [...]	2008-02-15 17:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN GT
08GUATEMALA170	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] Per reftel, post contacted local human rights NGOs and civil society organizations to inform them of the UN Human Rights Council's upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala's human rights record (May 5-16) and to encourage their participation in the process. 2. The following organizat [...]	2008-02-19 21:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS UNSC GT
08GUATEMALA178	(C) GUATEMALA GIVING SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO [...] (C) Summary. Acting Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra told us privately that Guatemala would likely sign a PetroCaribe deal with the GOV to meet a small percentage of Guatemala's energy needs. This initial agreement would allow the GOG to assess Venezuela's ability to meet its needs, while mai [...]	2008-02-21 17:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT
08GUATEMALA189	UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: The UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders visited Guatemala February 17-21 to follow up on a 2003 visit and recommendations for promoting and protecting human rights defenders in Guatemala. Hina Jilani met with government officials, members of the j [...]	2008-02-22 17:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA242	G-TIP DISCUSSES HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA [...] (U) Summary: G-TIP Western Hemisphere Reports Officer Barbara Fleck visited Guatemala February 13-15 during a week-long regional trip. Fleck met with government officials and civil society leaders to discuss anti-trafficking efforts and the congressionally mandated Trafficking in Persons (TIP [...]	2008-02-27 19:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN PREF SMIG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA243	RURAL PROTESTS PRESENT CHALLENGES TO GOG [...] SUMMARY: Violent protests in the largely Mayan indigenous Provinces of Solola and Izabal in late February focused public attention on the difficulties the Colom government is having with fulfilling campaign promises to provide law and order to its largely rural indigenous electorate. END SUMM [...]	2008-02-27 20:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA249	AMBASSADOR REES HIGHLIGHTS MULTILATERAL SOCIAL ISSUES DURING GUATEMALA VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, visited Guatemala February 19-21. Rees met with senior government officials, civil society, and press to discuss human rights and other key social issues. He also visited a USG-funded community health cent [...]	2008-02-28 16:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ESOCI PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV KCRM EAID UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA255	GUATEMALAN COMPANIES VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE IN [...] On February 27, during its annual awards ceremony, the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT) and its Apparel and Textile Industry Commission (VESTEX) publicly recognized and certified 29 Guatemalan textile and apparel companies that voluntarily participated in, and fulfilled the requi [...]	2008-02-29 01:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA256	PRESIDENT COLOM ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION OF MILITARY ARCHIVES [...] Summary: On February 25, in commemoration of Guatemala's National Day of Dignity of Victims, President Colom announced that the government will declassify, and open to the public, military archives that contain information on human rights violations committed during the country's internal conf [...]	2008-02-29 01:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM KDEM KCRM MOPS MARR PGOV ESOCI GT
08GUATEMALA262	GUATEMALA'S INPUT ON CAFTA-DR LABOR TRADE CAPACITY [...] Per reftel, post consulted with the Ministry of Labor on its areas of focus and priority needs for CAFTA-DR labor trade capacity building in Guatemala. Labor officer delivered reftel points, explaining to Ministry officials that the USG is seeking input from all stakeholders through various c [...]	2008-02-29 20:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID KDEM PHUM KJUS PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA264	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 22:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHCR GT
08GUATEMALA288	(C) DETAILS EMERGE ON POSSIBLE GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary. On February 29, Minister of Energy and Mines Carlos Meany privately passed the Ambassador a memorandum detailing February 11 discussions on PetroCaribe between Gautemala and Venezuela. The memorandum summarizes the current state of play and was given to the Venezuelans to use a [...]	2008-03-06 22:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT
08GUATEMALA304	BANANA WORKERS UNION CO-FOUNDER MURDERED IN [...] (U) Summary: On March 2, Miguel Angel Ramirez, co-founder and organizer of the recently formed Banana Workers Union of the South (SITRABANSUR) at Chiquita banana-producing Olga Maria Farm, was killed at home by unidentified armed assailants who broke into his house. Ramirez' murder occurred [...]	2008-03-10 22:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM ETRD GT
08GUATEMALA313	CICIG AGREES TO INVESTIGATE MURDERS OF WOMEN IN [...] Summary: On March 6, at the request of the Guatemalan government, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) agreed to investigate murders of women. During the official signing ceremony, attended by the Ambassador and other members of the diplomatic community, Presiden [...]	2008-03-11 18:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA327	GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2008 TIP REPORT (APRIL 2007 [...] Post submits the following information (keyed to ref A) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2007 and March 2008 in the areas of prevention, protection and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While ch [...]	2008-03-13 22:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
08GUATEMALA328	GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUPS PRESENT 100-DAY PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Women's groups congregated in front of the National Palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court on March 5 to present to the government a 100-day plan for women. First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom pledged her support to advance their agenda and promised to deliver the plan to Presiden [...]	2008-03-13 22:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA33	COLOM ANNOUNCES HIS CABINET [...] (C) President-Elect Alvaro Colom, who will assume office January 14, announced his new cabinet January 8. Many of the nominees are well and favorably known to the Embassy, and we believe we can work well with them. Colom told the Ambassador that, in choosing his cabinet officers, he tried t [...]	2008-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GT
08GUATEMALA353	DECLASSIFICATION OF FOUR MILITARY PLANS RULED [...] (U) Summary: On March 5, the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the appeal of former General Efrain Rios Montt and affirmed the decision of an appeals court to declassify four military plans executed during the early 1980s at the height of the country's 36-year internal conflict. The [...]	2008-03-18 22:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM KCRM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA355	CICIG COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Counselor, CICIG Commissioner Carlos Castresana discussed progress in establishing the CICIG office and beginning its first investigations. He outlined concerns over the extent to which some Guatemalan law enforcement organi [...]	2008-03-19 13:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM ASEC VZ PREL PHUM KJUS PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA357	LABOR VICE MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL ISSUES AND [...] Summary: During a March 17 meeting with poloff, Labor Vice Minister Mario Illescas discussed some of the challenges facing the Labor Ministry and some of his initiatives to address social issues, including labor compliance and public transport security. He expressed concern over the low salar [...]	2008-03-19 19:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI PHUM KDEM KJUS GT PGOV
08GUATEMALA363	GUATEMALA UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OUTLINES 12 [...] Summary: On March 7, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Country Representative Anders Kompass presented to the diplomatic community a report of the human rights situation in Guatemala and the activities of his office during 2007. Kompass said his office was most concerned about v [...]	2008-03-24 18:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA371	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Carranza, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeking GOG support for DPRK mandate extension and support for the other country-specific mandates that are up for renewal. Carranza said that Guatemala would not oppose [...]	2008-03-25 22:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM PJUS PREL SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA373	GUATEMALA STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU GT
08GUATEMALA387	GUATEMALAN NARCO-GUNFIGHT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (U) Summary. A shootout involving Mexican and Guatemalan narcotraffickers in Zacapa left eleven dead and two more wounded on March 25. Initial DEA and NAS reports confirm that members of the Mexican gang "Los Zetas" participated in the shootout that resulted in the death of Guatemalan major [...]	2008-03-28 15:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SNAR PTER PGOV KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA398	USG-FUNDED PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN GUATEMALA'S LABOR [...] USG-funded CAFTA-DR labor project "Cumple y Gana" and the Guatemalan Apparel and Textile Industry Commission (VESTEX) signed an agreement March 12 to design and develop an organizational conflict resolution system, which will include two groups of trained mediators specialized in organizational [...]	2008-03-28 22:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA446	GOG STRUGGLES TO MAKE ENDS MEET [...] SUMMARY: The Colom administration arrived in office with a surging economy and a reasonable budget that projected a 2008 fiscal deficit of 1.6% of GDP. On April 1, Guatemala's Congress approved the last of five IDB and World Bank loans necessary to finance the 2008 budget deficit. Finance Min [...]	2008-04-09 19:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA448	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 15:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC GT
08GUATEMALA464	CRIME OVERSHADOWS SOCIAL INITIATIVES DURING [...] (C) The Colom Government's first three months in office have been difficult. High-profile crimes shocked the country and distracted public attention from the government's plans for social investment and reform. Contradictory policy pronouncements and personnel shifts have given the impressio [...]	2008-04-15 19:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA465	GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN 050062674 AND 050095703 [...] Summary: On April 11, Poloff accompanied PM/DTCC Officers Judd Stitziel and Kyle Ballard on the post-shipment end-use check of STI Guatemala per Reftel A. Officers toured the STI Office and met with STI owner Estuardo Gomez. STI has yet to receive the 100 .22 caliber handguns authorized un [...]	2008-04-15 21:57:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KMOC GT
08GUATEMALA466	SANTA ROSA RELOCATION PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY [...] SUMMARY: On April 14, the last two Guatemalan families were relocated from the village of Santa Rosa inside the territory of Belize. The move brings to an end one of the longest-running and high-profile irritants in the Guatemala-Belize bilateral relationship. The OAS Adjacency Zone Office p [...]	2008-04-15 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA482	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE ON POTENTIAL SALE OF [...] SUMMARY: On April 10, PM/DDTC representatives Judd Stitziel and Kyle Ballard, and Embassy officers conducted meetings requested Ref A to explore the sale of MAP-origin firearms by the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense (MOD) to U.S. firearms dealer Century Arms via Guatemalan company GIR SA in [...]	2008-04-17 19:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GT
08GUATEMALA498	POLITICAL MOTIVES RULED OUT IN 52 MURDERS REPORTED [...] (U) The National Civil Police (PNC) and the Public Ministry have ruled out political motives in almost all of the 53 murders of political activists and mayoral pre-candidates reported between March 2006 and October 2007 during the run-up to the first round of national and local elections. Acc [...]	2008-04-21 16:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM ASEC KDEM PHUM SNAR PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA514	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza stated that he will recommend Guatemala's co-sponsorship of the US-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...]	2008-04-23 19:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA522	GUATEMALA: AFL-CIO SUBMITS COMPLAINT UNDER [...] The AFL-CIO, along with six Guatemalan unions, filed an official complaint April 23 with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, alleging violations of the Labor Chapter of CAFTA-DR. The complaint is the first of its kind under the labor provisions of the trade agreeme [...]	2008-04-24 22:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA529	COLOM DEFENDS FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (U) On April 23, President Alvaro Colom publicly outlined his government's achievements during its first 100 days. The Vice President, First Lady, Cabinet, Diplomatic Corps, some Members of Congress, press, and others were in attendance. Colom described his government as breaking with the pas [...]	2008-04-25 14:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA531	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, non-paper, and the U.S.-proposed papers to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),in advance of the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting in Geneva. 2. Carranza stated that the MFA [...]	2008-04-25 17:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA GT
08GUATEMALA54	GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 23:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA556	GOG CHANGES SECURITY DETAIL OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On April 24, the Guatemalan government announced that the Presidential Secretariat of Security and Administrative Affairs (SAAS) will no longer provide personal security to private citizens, including human rights defenders, who are not affiliated with the government. National Civil Police (P [...]	2008-04-30 00:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA559	GUATEMALA: IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM [...] As reported in our Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report (AFDR) and Democracy Strategy Paper, the Embassy reached out to support democracy and human rights activists through activities to implement the President's Freedom Agenda. 2. The Chief of Mission engaged with the President and senior [...]	2008-04-30 21:08:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA566	GUATEMALA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 16:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA GT
08GUATEMALA590	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON SOMALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 22:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XW GT
08GUATEMALA592	GANG MEMBERS KILL WARDEN INSIDE GUATEMALAN JAIL [...] On May 1, imprisoned gang members killed Jorge Augusto Mendoza, Deputy Director of the Preventive Detention Center in Chimaltenango. Press reports indicate that the prisoners decapitated Mendoza after holding him hostage. The prison director and three guards were also taken hostage and suff [...]	2008-05-08 22:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ASEC PGOV SNAR KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA593	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NOBEL LAUREATE MENCHU [...] (C) 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu told the Ambassador May 8 she did not regret her failed 2007 presidential bid. She said her nascent political movement would compete in future elections, and discussed her many international activities. Menchu said she was unimpressed by th [...]	2008-05-08 22:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GT
08GUATEMALA6	GOG RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ ASSASSINATION PLOT CLAIMS [...] (U) During a December 26 press conference, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed that Venezuelan Intelligence had uncovered a U.S.-backed plot to assassinate him in Guatemala during the January 14 inauguration of president Alvaro Colom. Chavez offered few specifics on the plot, but his c [...]	2008-01-03 22:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA600	COLOM SAYS PETROCARIBE NEGOTIATIONS AT "IMPASSE" [...] (U) President Alvaro Colom told press May 8 that the GOG's discussions with the Government of Venezuela about a PetroCaribe deal are at an "impasse." "We do not want to get into the fuels business; that's not a government function," Colom reportedly told journalists. Colom also dismissed the [...]	2008-05-09 18:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT
08GUATEMALA607	GUATEMALA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT THIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 22:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU YI GT
08GUATEMALA614	GUATEMALA: CO-SPONSORSHIP OF US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 22:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA621	CICIG COMMISSIONER PROVIDES UPDATE [...] (C) At luncheon hosted by Swiss Ambassador on May 14, CICIG Commissioner, Carlos Castresana provided overview to international community ambassadors involved with CICIG on activities to date. Of note were the following comments by Castresana: Relations between CICIG and the GOG - Castresa [...]	2008-05-16 13:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL PHUM KJUS PGOV GT ASEC
08GUATEMALA632	GUATEMALA SUBMITS REPORT ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 13:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR GT
08GUATEMALA633	FOLLOW-UP FOR MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 15:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT
08GUATEMALA644	TRANSPORTATION CRISIS LOOMS FOR COLOM [...] (U) Transportation problems are looming for the Colom Administration as a 15-day "State of Prevention" draws to a close May 21. On May 7, President Colom declared a nationwide "State of Prevention," which suspended all strikes and protests, to restore order after truck drivers demonstrated in [...]	2008-05-21 05:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI ELAB ENRG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA654	GUATEMALA: REVIEW OF CUBA FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Post's response to reftel regarding the relationship between the Cuban and Guatemalan governments is provided below. -- The GOG has not actively promoted the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, and has not officially supported activities connected with the May 21 Day of [...]	2008-05-22 22:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU GT
08GUATEMALA677	GUATEMALA TAKES STEPS TO RESOLVE ELECTRICITY CRISIS [...] Summary: During a recent lunch with the Ambassador, Guatemalan Energy and Mines Minister Carlos Meany detailed steps the GOG has taken to mitigate a shortage of electricity that would have resulted in blackouts by April 2009. The Ministry has signed contracts to expand Guatemalan electrical [...]	2008-05-28 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALA: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel requesting names, titles and contact numbers for leading government and political officials follows below: Country: Republic of Guatemala Date: May 27, 2008 Head of State Last/Family Name: COLOM Caballeros First/Middle Names: Alvaro Conve [...]	2008-05-28 22:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL GT
08GUATEMALA684	EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT
08GUATEMALA689	GUATEMALA TELCOM DISPUTE - GOG INTERESTED IN [...] (U) On March 6, U.S.-owned telecommunications company Americatel submitted a letter to the Guatemalan Ministry of Economy requesting consultations with the GOG under Article 10 of CAFTA-DR, the first step in filing a dispute for arbitration under CAFTA-DR. Americatel requested that the GOG ta [...]	2008-05-30 19:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV GT
08GUATEMALA692	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 20:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP GT
08GUATEMALA693	GUATEMALA: INFORMATION ON CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 20:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA700	GUATEMALAN COURT SENTENCES 5 FORMER CIVIL DEFENSE [...] On May 28, a Guatemalan court convicted and sentenced five former Civil Defense Patrol members (local civilian militias trained and supervised by the Guatemalan military) to 780 years in prison for the March 1982 murder of 177 civilians -- 70 women and 107 children -- in Rio Negro, Baja Verapaz [...]	2008-06-02 22:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MOPS MARR KJUS KCRM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA702	SUSPECT FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OF SON OF PROMINENT [...] On June 2, a Guatemalan court sentenced Erwin Omar Gudiel Arias to 20 years in prison for the August 2007 murder of Jose Mendez Dardon, son of prominent human rights activist and former Congressman Amilcar Mendez. The three-judge panel found conclusive the testimony of two witnesses who were a [...]	2008-06-03 20:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM PHUM KDEM PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA703	GUATEMALA: 2008 TIP REPORT PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] On June 3, in advance of the public release of the 2008 TIP Report, poloff delivered reftel talking points and provided the text of the TIP Report narrative for Guatemala to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy will place an op-ed in loca [...]	2008-06-03 20:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GT
08GUATEMALA736	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza expressed regret over the U.S. decision to withdraw from observer status in the UNHRC and [...]	2008-06-10 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA754	CICIG'S FIRST PUBLIC CASE [...] (U) On June 9, Guatemalan National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Isabel Mendoza announced the arrests of four senior policemen assigned to Zone 1, Guatemala's city center. Mendoza said the four were involved with a criminal gang known as "the Crazy Mariachi," and had robbed currency couriers [...]	2008-06-13 18:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA759	INVESTMENT SCANDAL WRACKS CONGRESS [...] (C) On June 9, President of Congress Eduardo Meyer, a member of President Alvaro Colom's National Unity of Hope (UNE) Party, announced that a member of his staff illegally transferred approximately $11 million of public funds to a private investment house, MDF, provoking a firestorm of public [...]	2008-06-16 22:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON GT
08GUATEMALA76	GOG RESPONSE TO HCOC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 18:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC SKCA ETTC TSPA GT
08GUATEMALA763	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IOM DG CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 19:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG AORC XR XM XL CA GT
08GUATEMALA771	A VIEW FROM THE FIELD: THE COLOM GOVERNMENT'S [...] Summary. The Colom government's political fortunes are closely linked with its ability to deliver on promises of reducing poverty, especially among the rural, indigenous poor of Guatemala. Across the countryside, optimistic technocrats are determined to implement new programs announced by th [...]	2008-06-18 22:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON GT PGOV
08GUATEMALA773	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has confirmed that the reftel arms purchase was ordered by the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) for the purpose of establishing an internal security force capable of providing protection for CICIG staff and investigators. Due to the high profil [...]	2008-06-19 22:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS GT
08GUATEMALA775	GUATEMALA'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DILEMMA [...] (U) Summary: Soaring gasoline prices, increased violence against bus drivers, and protracted talks of a fare increase are among the factors placing Guatemala's public transportation system under increasing strain. Bus owners demand greater government subsidies to offset their increasing expe [...]	2008-06-20 13:41:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ENRG PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR ELAB ECON GT
08GUATEMALA783	GUATEMALA CLOSE TO SIGNING ON TO PETROCARIBE [...] Minister of Mines and Energy, Carlos Meany, met with Ambassador on June 20 and discussed in some detail status of negotiation with Venezuela on a Petrocaribe agreement. Bottom line is that both sides are very close to a final agreement. Meany anticipated that President is likely to sign a Pet [...]	2008-06-23 22:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA789	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] (SBU) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Leila Villatoro, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Villatoro thanked Poloff for the non-paper and promised to study the material and consult with other members of the Foreign Affairs Mi [...]	2008-06-24 22:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GT
08GUATEMALA791	GUATEMALA'S RESPONSE TO UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR [...] (C) On June 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and updated P5 1 package for Iran to Leila Villatoro, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Villatoro thanked Poloff for the information and promissed to forwarded it to the Guatemalan Mission in New Y [...]	2008-06-25 17:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR GT
08GUATEMALA793	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT COLOM [...] (SBU) President and Mrs. Colom hosted the Deputy Secretary, Mrs. Negroponte, WHA A/S Shannon, and the Ambassador for drinks and dinner at the National Palace on the evening of June 5. The event, which included music by the Presidential marimba band and a tour of the National Palace, was prim [...]	2008-06-25 19:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA796	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CICIG COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Carlos Castresana, Commissioner of the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG),told visiting Deputy Secretary Negroponte that criminal penetration of the Guatemalan state was substantially worse than he had anticipated. Castresana described the Police and A [...]	2008-06-26 16:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KCRM PGOV PHUM ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA802	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH GUATEMALAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte visited Guatemala June 5-6. On June 6, he met with civil society leaders to discuss human rights and other key social issues. Civil society leaders expressed concern over impunity and corruption, and stressed the need to strengthen state institution [...]	2008-06-26 22:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ESOCI KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SNAR ECON GT
08GUATEMALA821	GUATEMALAN MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT DIES IN [...] (U) On June 27, Minister of Government Carlos Vinicio Gomez Ruiz, along with Vice Minister of Government Edgar Hernandez Umana and two pilots, died in a helicopter crash. The four men were returning from a ceremony in the department of Peten when their helicopter crashed in a remote and mounta [...]	2008-07-01 23:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA826	GUATEMALAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY [...] Embassy received a letter on July 2 from the Minister of Foreign Affairs extending best wishes to Secretary Rice on the occasion of our Independence Day. Below is the unofficial translated text of the letter. BEGIN TEXT Guatemala June 26, 2008 Your Excellency Secretary of State: I [...]	2008-07-02 17:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA830	GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW MINISTER OF [...] (U) On July 2, President Colom announced Francisco Jose Jimenez Irungaray, current Director of the General Directorate for Civil Intelligence (DIGICI),as the new Minister of Government, and Emilio Arnoldo Villagran Campos as the new Vice Minister of Government, following the June 27 deaths of [...]	2008-07-03 00:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA845	GUATEMALAN LABOR MINISTRY HOSTS NATIONAL SEMINAR [...] On July 1, the Ministry of Labor, in coordination with representative organizations of the Guatemalan labor movement and civil society, hosted the "First National Seminar to Promote Employment and Business Competitiveness through Compliance with Labor Laws in Guatemala." Government officials, [...]	2008-07-07 22:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA85	CICIG SELECTING CASES, RECRUITING STAFF [...] (C) CICIG Commissioner Carlos Castresana told Ambassador Jan. 25 that he was in the process of selecting the first cases that CICIG would investigate. He believes CICIG should concentrate on recent cases in which new evidence could still be gathered, rather than older cases of historic intere [...]	2008-01-29 16:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR ASEC KCRM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA853	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); Joaquin Flores Espana, Director General of Postal Services at the Ministry of Communications; and Ingrid Barillas, Hea [...]	2008-07-08 21:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT
08GUATEMALA866	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] (U) The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified Vice Admiral Roberto Fernando Campos Sanchez to attend the Panamax 2008 Counter Terrorism Exercise August 13-22, 2008 in Miami, Florida. 2. (C) Embassy conducted its own review and DEA initially submitted derogatory information on [...]	2008-07-09 22:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT
08GUATEMALA867	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT COLOM [...] (C) During the Ambassador's July 8 farewell call on President Colom, Colom defended his decision to sign a PetroCaribe deal with Venezuela, asserting that the deal would help to alleviate rising fuel and food prices. Colom expressed confidence in new Minister of Government Jimenez, and reviewed the [...]	2008-07-09 22:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON GT
08GUATEMALA890	PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 13 GANG MEMBERS ACQUITTED [...] (SBU) On July 10, a three-judge panel acquitted 13 gang members of charges relating to the February 2007 murder of four Guatemalan police officers accused of killing three El Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and their driver (reftel). The police officers [...]	2008-07-14 22:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
08GUATEMALA895	PRESIDENT COLOM SIGNS PETROCARIBE DEAL WITH [...] On July 13, President Colom signed a PetroCaribe deal (reftel) with Venezuela during the 5th Extraordinary Summit of PetroCaribe member states in Maracaibo, Venezuela to help alleviate Guatemala's increasing fuel and food prices. Under the terms of the deal, which requires congressional approv [...]	2008-07-14 23:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA90	VFM IBARRA DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) According to new Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra, the Colom Government will make a priority of maintaining productive, positive relations with the USG, and advancing toward resolution of the Belize border dispute. The GOG is considering joining Petrocaribe, but the MFA is giving close [...]	2008-01-29 21:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BE VE CU GT
08GUATEMALA906	PARLACEN MURDER SUSPECT SMEARS NAS EMPLOYEE WITH [...] (SBU) On July 15 Mayor of San Jose Acatempa Carlos Enrique Castillo delivered to prosecutors fabricated recordings in which a speaker purporting to be Embassy NAS employee Ray Campos gives police instructions to intercept and detain the three Salvadoran PARLACEN deputies who were murdered Feb [...]	2008-07-16 21:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PINR ES GT
08GUATEMALA924	INFLATION AND NARCOTRAFFICKING WORRIES IN ZACAPA [...] (C) Weak rule of law and rising inflation are taking a toll on economic activity and citizen security in Zacapa, an eastern department of Guatemala wracked by narcotrafficking. An unprecedented March 25 gun battle between Mexican and Guatemalan narcotraffickers that killed eleven has left Zac [...]	2008-07-22 14:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SNAR ENRG PGOV SENV GT
08GUATEMALA934	GUATEMALA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATES FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 22:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT
08GUATEMALA943	GUATEMALA DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 22:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM GT
08GUATEMALA948	REINFORCING THE MESSAGE ON IRAN: GUATEMALAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 14:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PARM TRGY GT
08GUATEMALA950	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 17:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC SOCI DCHA
08GUATEMALA955	GUATEMALA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 17:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA956	GPS TRACKING SYSTEM IMPLICATES DETECTIVES IN [...] (C) The Global Positioning System (GPS) located in a National Civil Police (PNC) vehicle and eyewitness accounts led to the arrest of three detectives from the PNC's Division of Criminal Investigation (DINC),who were charged with the extrajudicial killings of two individuals. Arrest warrants [...]	2008-07-28 17:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA962	GUATEMALA RATIFIES PROTOCOL ON UN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 22:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UN GT
08GUATEMALA969	COLOM RESHUFFLES CABINET AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: Just over six months into his Presidency, Alvaro Colom has replaced some members of his cabinet and indicated that further changes may be forthcoming. While publicly defending his administration's progress to date, in private Colom has expressed growing frustration with the slow [...]	2008-07-29 20:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA974	U.S. LABOR OFFICIALS VISIT GUATEMALA TO INITIATE REVIEW OF [...] (U) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officials visited Guatemala July 20-25 to initiate review of a submission filed by the AFL-CIO, in collaboration with six local unions, under CAFTA labor provisions. The submission alleges labor violations in five cases, including the 2007 murder of two union [...]	2008-07-30 18:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KDEM PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA977	PRESIDENT COLOM ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL CHANGES AT [...] (U) On July 29, President Colom announced changes in the military high command and the Public Ministry. Jose Amilcar Velasquez Zarate, Chief of the Attorney General's Guatemala City Office, will replace Juan Luis Florido as Attorney General. Colom also announced that General Ronald Mauricio [...]	2008-07-30 23:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM GT
08GUATEMALA985	KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC: GUATEMALAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 22:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO VE GT

08GUAYAQUIL174	NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES COMES FROM CUENCA,S [...] (C) Summary: Xavier Abad replaced Raul Sagasti as Minister of Industry and Competition. Both are businessmen who are not affiliated with Correa,s party, but Abad may be a more effective advocate for the private sector than the low-profile Sagasti. Abad is from the prosperous southern highlan [...]	2008-07-28 14:27:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
08GUAYAQUIL233	OPPOSITION TO CONSTITUTION STRUGGLES FOR MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the final days of the campaign for approval of the draft constitution, the opposition has yet to find a coherent or unified theme. The Catholic Church and disparate evangelical Christian pastors have led the most visible campaign against the new constitution, claiming that [...]	2008-09-25 21:00:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL234	GUAYAQUIL BUSINESS LEADERS FRET OVER ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 17, the Ambassador met for the first time with leaders of the Guayaquil business sector to hear views on the investment climate in Guayaquil, Ecuador,s commercial center, and priorities for the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Ecuador. Most participants [...]	2008-09-26 15:20:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL25	NEBOT OUTDRAWS CORREA IN COMPETING GUAYAQUIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rafael Correa and Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot recently convoked competing peaceful marches in Ecuador's largest city, which allowed them to measure their respective popularity. Correa's rally was highly successful, drawing a large crowd of demonstrators that the governme [...]	2008-01-31 20:29:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL296	ECUADORIAN AIRLINE AEROGAL CONTINUES EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's fast-growing privately-held airline, Aerogal, began direct flights to Miami on December 7. In little over a decade, Aerogal has leapfrogged other domestic carriers to become Ecuador's second largest carrier. However, the Government of Ecuador has taken aim at Aerog [...]	2008-12-09 21:53:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	CO EC PA PGOV PREL
08GUAYAQUIL305	COASTAL PARTIES PREPARE FOR APRIL 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The announcement that national and local elections will be held in Ecuador on April 26 has spurred Coastal opposition parties to further their preparations to confront President Correa's movement. The Coastal parties are displaying unusual signs of cooperation in trying to craft [...]	2008-12-19 15:21:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
08GUAYAQUIL38	GUAYAQUIL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNITE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot's successful march in support of the city's autonomy, a group of 50 students representing nearly all of Guayaquil's major universities joined together to produce a proposal that they hope will be included in a paper the mayor plans t [...]	2008-02-19 15:53:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL43	FORMER PSC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VITERI PLOTS HER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Social Christian Party (PSC) presidential candidate Cynthia Viteri will reenter the political arena this year through a new center-right movement. Viteri is soliciting funds, talking to potential allies and recruiting candidates in provinces on the coast and in the southe [...]	2008-02-20 21:52:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL77	GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTOR FIRING MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of the Environment Marcela Aguinaga fired Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director Raquel Molina in early March, alleging in the press that Molina was not adequately protecting the park. In reality, the committed but abrasive park director's repeated clashes with Aguinaga [...]	2008-03-28 12:56:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EIND EC
08GUAYAQUIL88	UNCERTAINTY SLOWING INVESTMENT BY GUAYAQUIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of continued uncertainty about Ecuador's regulatory environment and long-term policies, Guayaquil's business sector is still holding off on the new investment needed to foster growth and employment. Business leaders expect continued underperformance in 2008, consider [...]	2008-04-10 21:36:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EC
08HALIFAX13	NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER PUSHING TO MAKE HIS PROVINCE THE "NEXT [...] (SBU) New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Energy Minister Jack Keir are working hard to make energy the catalyst for moving their province to economic self-sufficiency. Their agenda calls for their province to be a reliable and long-term electricity supplier to the northeastern United Stat [...]	2008-03-14 20:06:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR SENV CA
08HALIFAX25	SEAL HUNT PROTESTS: THE ANNUAL CONTROVERSY AND ARRESTS [...] Summary: Animal rights activist Paul Watson has seen Canadian authorities tow his vessel the "Farley Mowat" into Sydney, Nova Scotia and his two key officers arrested in connection with his traditional battle to stop Canada's seal hunt. End Summary. 2. The annual seal hunt off Canada's e [...]	2008-04-14 20:01:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHSA EFIS SENV CASC
08HALIFAX28	VIEW FROM THE BORDER: MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK CROSSINGS [...] SUMMARY: Building on the border reporting in ref (a),conoff and assistant visited the Calais/St. Stephen and Houlton/Woodstock ports of entry on the Maine/New Brunswick border the week of March 31. Meetings with border officials, community representatives and businesspeople confirmed that th [...]	2008-04-21 12:44:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS PGOV PREL WHTI ASEC ECON CA
08HALIFAX35	MAPPING THE BORDER: CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON NEW U.S. LAND [...] According to the GSA Regional Office in Boston, the contractor building the new Land Port of Entry (LPOE) for DHS/CBP at Calais, Maine, has completed about 10% of the work. Meanwhile, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) contractor building the new international bridge across the St. [...]	2008-05-16 20:43:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL CPAS ASEC WHTI CA
08HALIFAX36	URANIUM MINING IN ATLANTIC CANADA: PROTESTS VERSUS PROFIT [...] Considering there is a vociferous and devoted anti-uranium lobby in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, it appears unlikely that the region will be joining the world uranium club any time soon. There are identified commercial quantities of uranium in three of the four provinces that could be develop [...]	2008-05-28 11:59:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM CA
08HALIFAX45	ENERGY PROJECTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA - FACTS AND FIGURES [...] This cable is a "primer" on the status of significant operating and future energy projects in Atlantic Canada. The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC),a regional think tank, reported in March 2008 that actual and proposed new investment in these projects had reached the level of $42 [...]	2008-06-13 19:06:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV CA
08HALIFAX50	TRIAL DATE SET FOR SEA SHEPHERD SEAL HUNT PROTESTORS [...] SUMMARY: Two officers of a Dutch-registered vessel, owned and operated by the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will be back in Canada in April 2009 to face trial over their involvement in a marine protest against Canada's east coast seal hunt. END SUMMARY. 2. Court officials [...]	2008-07-10 19:26:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PHSA PREL CASC CA
08HALIFAX58	NEWS FROM ATLANTIC CANADA'S ENERGY SECTOR [...] With annual energy exports from Atlantic Canada to the United States now exceeding $14 billion, the region is poised to become an even more important energy supplier in the future. This cable reports on the latest developments across the region. Overall, it has been a busy summer with good an [...]	2008-08-11 19:46:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV CA
08HALIFAX60	NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR'S OFFSHORE HEBRON PROJECT GOING [...] SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland-Labrador has signed a lucrative deal with a Chevron-led consortium of oil companies to develop the Hebron oil field. Daily production will be 150,000 to 170,000 barrels of oil with the majority available for export to the U.S. market. The first [...]	2008-08-20 19:08:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV HEBRON CA
08HALIFAX70	HALIFAX ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONSULAR MANAGEMENT [...] In accordance with reftel, Halifax conducted its annual review of consular management controls on November 10, 2008. Harold D. Foster, FS-01, Consul General certifies successful completion of the management review and that post is in full compliance. 2. a. Standard Operating Procedures: [...]	2008-11-10 19:35:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD CA
08HALIFAX73	NOVA SCOTIA AWAITING NEW USG POLICY ON GEORGES BANK [...] High-level officials in the Nova Scotia Department of Energy told CG and visiting Canada Desk Director at a November 18 meeting that they are waiting to see how the new U.S. administration defines its policy on oil and gas exploration and drilling on Georges Bank as this could affect how the pr [...]	2008-11-20 19:16:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIS SENV PGOV US CA
08HALIFAX78	ATLANTIC CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE FEDERAL POLITICAL [...] Atlantic Canadians are divided on how they see the political situation in Ottawa unfolding. Some are embracing the idea of an opposition coalition. Others are more worried that the political instability is diverting attention away from the bigger issue of how to deal with the current economic [...]	2008-12-03 19:29:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
08HALIFAX79	ATLANTIC CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE FEDERAL POLITICAL [...] Atlantic Canadians are divided on how they see the political situation in Ottawa unfolding. Some are embracing the idea of an opposition coalition. Others are more worried that the political instability is diverting attention away from the bigger issue of how to deal with the current economic [...]	2008-12-03 19:29:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
08HALIFAX84	MOST NEW ENERGY PROJECTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA MOVING AHEAD [...] INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ======================= Despite the downturn in the global economy, for the most part, investment in Atlantic Canada's energy sector is still strong (REFTELS). Large energy companies and industry stakeholders are taking a long-term approach, predicting that by the time l [...]	2008-12-16 19:51:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV CA
08HAMBURG1	CDU/FDP COALITION LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN LOWER SAXONY [...] (SBU): Barring surprise political developments, the current CDU/FDP government will likely prevail in Lower Saxony's state elections on January 27 due to an apparent desire by Lower Saxony's voters for a continuation of the status quo. Our interlocutors agreed that the minimum wage issue will [...]	2008-01-23 16:41:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08HAMBURG14	PILOT PROJECT HAMBURG: CDU AND GREENS FORM FIRST STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The signing of the first coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Greens (GAL) on the state level in Hamburg April 17 bridged a wide political divide between these one-time enemy parties. The 65-page agreement displayed unity on several issues, bu [...]	2008-04-18 14:16:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08HAMBURG16	GERMAN COURT FINDS IRAQI "CYBER JIHADIST" GUILTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 19, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Celle convicted Iraqi Ibrahim Rashid in 22 cases of promoting membership in and support for the foreign terrorist organizations Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda in Iraq and sentenced him to a three year prison term. The conviction was based [...]	2008-06-24 13:07:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS PREL ASEC KVPR GM
08HAMBURG2	GERMAN AL QAEDA ACCOMPLICE FOUND GUILTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 24, the Schleswig- Holstein Higher Regional Court (OLG) convicted Redouane El-Habhab of founding a foreign terrorist organization and assisting a terrorist organization and sentenced him to a five year and nine month prison term. The verdict is not yet legally bind [...]	2008-01-28 12:49:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS KHLS PREL ASEC GM
08HAMBURG3	CDU'S WULFF AND THE LEFT: CLEAR WINNERS IN LOWER SAXONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The big surprise in the Lower Saxony January 27 elections was not that Minister President Christian Wulff (CDU) emerged as the big winner, nor that the SPD did poorly, but that the Left achieved 7.1 percent of the vote, thereby entering state parliament. . As expected, the CDU's [...]	2008-01-28 17:41:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08HAMBURG4	COMBATING RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN: AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: All of the political parties in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) Parliament have worked toward a common goal since the right-wing extremist National Democratic Party's (NPD) entry into that parliament in September 2006: to isolate the NPD and to implement programs to combat and [...]	2008-02-12 13:41:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
08HAMBURG41	TRANSFORMING ROSTOCK: FROM XENOPHOBIC RIOTS TO INTEGRATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: For an Eastern German city that was in the global headlines sixteen years ago for a neo-Nazi attack on asylum-seekers, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's (M-V) largest city Rostock has made extraordinary strides in its integration efforts. The city has taken an organized approach, clearly [...]	2008-11-10 11:42:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GM
08HAMBURG44	LAST AL QAEDA MEMBER FROM EL-HABHAB CELL CONVICTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Schleswig found Moroccan national Abdelali Miftah guilty of supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq through the recruitment and trafficking of three Islamist fighters during the period between the beginning of June 2006 and July 6, 2006. [...]	2008-12-05 15:46:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS KVPR KHLS PREL ASEC GM
08HAMBURG5	HAMBURG ELECTIONS TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: National and Hesse party leaders are anxiously awaiting Hamburg's February 24 state election results before taking critical decisions that could shape the political climate ahead of the 2009 Bundestag elections (Ref A). Despite the polls, Consulate contacts say that the electi [...]	2008-02-22 12:10:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08HAMBURG7	HAMBURG ELECTIONS: CDU PONDERS COALITION OPTIONS; LEFT PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won decisively in the Hamburg state elections February 24. However, it lost its absolute majority and will now have to form a government with either the Social Democratic Party (SPD) or the Greens. If the CDU and Greens form a coalition govern [...]	2008-02-25 16:59:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08HAMBURG8	JORDANIAN TERRORIST FOUND GUILTY WITH A DE FACTO 13 MONTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 21, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Schleswig convicted Jordanian Thaer Alhalah of founding a foreign terrorist organization with Redouane El-Habhab and Abdelali Miftah and sentenced him to a two year prison term (Refs A and C). The conviction was primarily bas [...]	2008-02-26 19:28:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS KHLS ASEC PREL GM
08HANOI100	UNHCR SAYS MONTAGNARD CAMPS MAXED; STATELESS KHMER PLAN [...] (SBU) In a January 23 farewell call with Ambassador Michalak, retiring UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan reviewed the progress UNHCR had made in Vietnam over the last several years. Working cooperatively with the GVN, the USG and the international donor community, Utkan said UNHCR had h [...]	2008-01-30 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF CB VM
08HANOI1002	VIETNAM REFUSES TO CONDEMN RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) On August 28, the Ambassador spoke with Vice FM Pham Binh Minh to urge that Vietnam's PermRep publicly and forcefully condemn Russia's August 26 decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Per reftel, the Ambassador stressed that the Security Council, if it meets in special sessio [...]	2008-08-28 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL CG RS VM
08HANOI1007	POLICE DETAIN SEVEN CATHOLICS INVOLVED IN PROTESTS OVER [...] (SBU) Local police on August 28 arrested four individuals in connection with ongoing Catholic land-dispute demonstrations in Hanoi's Thai Ha parish; another three were later taken into custody after they protested the arrests. The state-controlled press has continued a daily drumbeat of critic [...]	2008-08-29 10:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PREL PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1010	QSCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1013	VIETNAM LIKELY NOT TO &OBSTRUCT8 REQUEST FOR ICJ [...] (C) On September 3, Deputy PolCouns met with MFA IO Section Chief Do Hung Viet to convey U.S. concerns about the prospect of a Serbian-sponsored UNGA resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the lawfulness of Kosovo's declaration of independence. P [...]	2008-09-04 03:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV VM
08HANOI1016	NORWEIGAN-FLAGGED VESSEL SPOTTED NEAR DISPUTED [...] (C) The Australian military has informed U.S. PACOM of the presence of a Norwegian-flagged 3D/4D seismic survey vessel, the GEO ATLANTIC, in the vicinity of disputed South China Sea Block 5-2, offshore Vietnam. According to the Australian military, the GEO ATLANTIC belongs to Fugro GeoServices [...]	2008-09-04 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PBTS PREL VM
08HANOI1018	CODEL SHELBY TOUCHES DOWN IN HANOI [...] (U) Summary. Senator Shelby met with Vietnamese economic officials, international organization and business representatives, and the National Assembly on August 22 in Hanoi. The Senator delivered a useful message on the need to reform the State owned enterprise sector, make capital available [...]	2008-09-05 02:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1021	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES: VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 08:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN VM
08HANOI1027	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET ENDORSE FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with visiting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and members of his cabinet embraced further liberalization for Vietnam's economy and expressed their desire to look for additional ways to increase bilateral ties with the Un [...]	2008-09-09 09:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV VM
08HANOI1039	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 0915; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein DPolCouns Mike Goldman (Notetaker) VIETNAM DPM/FM Pha [...]	2008-09-12 08:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM
08HANOI1040	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 0915; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein DPolCouns Mike Goldman (Notetaker) VIETNAM DPM/FM Pha [...]	2008-09-12 08:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM
08HANOI1041	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 1700; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein PolOff Christian Marchant (Notetaker) VIETNAM PM Nguy [...]	2008-09-12 08:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ERTD AMGT VM
08HANOI1042	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 lunch [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 1200; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel DCM Virginia Palmer D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein PolCouns Brian Aggeler (Notetaker) VIETNAM VFM Pham Binh [...]	2008-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV AMGT
08HANOI1043	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...]	2008-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM
08HANOI1044	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...]	2008-09-12 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM
08HANOI1045	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 11, [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 16:30; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein Marine and Naval Attache Major Tim Riesner Poloff James O [...]	2008-09-12 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR MASS PREL CH VM
08HANOI1048	AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, the Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, led an interagency delegation to meet with several high-ranking Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to advocate for U.S. nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation initiatives. [...]	2008-09-15 00:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP PARM KNNP VM
08HANOI1049	DAS MARCIEL AND VIETNAM'S POLICY PLANNING DG DISCUSS KIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel, MFA Director General for Policy Planning Bui Thanh Son offered Vietnam's perspectives on engagement with Burma and the difficulties Vietnam faces in coordinating a more robust ASEAN position on territorial issues [...]	2008-09-15 00:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1056	(SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's Dinner with Vietnamese [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 19:00 p.m.; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Amb. Michael Michalak Amb. Scot Marciel, EAP DAS DCM Virginia Palmer D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein Press Officer Angela Aggeler (Embassy Notetaker) [...]	2008-09-15 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM OPRC ECON ETRD
08HANOI1057	DAS MARCIEL MEETS HANOI ARCHBISHOP, DISCUSSES CHURCH LAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EAP DAS Scot Marciel had a very warm meeting with Archbishop Joseph Ngo that focused on Catholic land rights claims in Hanoi. The Archbishop reviewed the Catholic Church's long-running attempts to regain its land and the lack of response from the government. He criticized the [...]	2008-09-15 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI1060	STATE BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a candid discussion with EAP DAS Scot Marciel and visiting Department of Treasury representatives, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Vice Governor Nguyen Van Binh defended the SBV's efforts to fight inflation. He emphasized that despite pressure to shore up Vietnam's state-owned [...]	2008-09-16 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1061	STATE BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a candid discussion with EAP DAS Scot Marciel and visiting Department of Treasury representatives, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Vice Governor Nguyen Van Binh defended the SBV's efforts to fight inflation. He emphasized that despite pressure to shore up Vietnam's state-owned [...]	2008-09-16 06:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI107	MISSION WELCOMES OECD INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Embassy welcomes the opportunity for enhanced engagement in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with potential Southeast Asian partners, and looks forward to further information from the Department on this initiative. Vietnam has the goal of becoming an [...]	2008-01-31 00:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD AORC OECD BR CH ID IN SF XC VM
08HANOI1071	FOUR BLOC 8406 DISSIDENTS ARRESTED, SIX MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security officials in Hanoi, Haiphong and Thai Binh arrested four well-known dissidents on September 10 and 11. Those arrested - Nguyen Xuan Nghia, Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Van Tuc, and Ngo Quynh - are affiliated with the political movement Bloc 8406 and have sought to use public p [...]	2008-09-17 04:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1072	PHARMA, IPR AND MARKET ACCESS TOP TIFA AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The United States and Vietnam held the latest round of discussions under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Hanoi [...]	2008-09-17 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAGR ECIN EIND POL VM
08HANOI1077	VIETNAM LAUNCHES ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING MANUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Steering Committee of Vietnam COMMIT (Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking) has officially launched the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) training manual on the prevention and suppression of human trafficking with participation of representatives of mini [...]	2008-09-18 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
08HANOI108	NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT VICE-MINISTER INTERESTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Senior Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) Nguyen Cong Thanh to highlight U.S. efforts to combat climate change. Thanh, who oversees MONRE's climate change portfolio, stated that MONRE has begun to craft a National Ac [...]	2008-01-31 08:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1084	VIETNAM CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN 2008 U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR [...] On September 19, 2008, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Vice Minister Huynh Thi Nhan, of the Vietnam Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA),confirming participation in this year's U.S.-Vietnam Labor Dialogue, tentatively scheduled for October 17, 2008 in Washington, DC. [...]	2008-09-19 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI1086	LARGE PRAYER VIGIL NEAR HANOI CATHEDRAL, AP REPORTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Between 150 and 200 Catholic priests and an equal number of supporters gathered in prayer outside the former residence of the Papal Nuncio to protest ongoing destruction of property claimed by the Church. According to priests, riot police and construction teams arrived in the [...]	2008-09-19 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CASC VM
08HANOI1088	THIRD ANNUAL JAC GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. During the third annual Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on Agent Orange/dioxin, JAC members reviewed U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange-related issues over the past year, discussed ongoing remediation and health projects, and provided recommendations for future activities, [...]	2008-09-22 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1093	CATHOLICS PROTEST GVN ACTION, POLICE SEIZE LAND AT THAI HA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The standoff between Catholic parishioners and the Hanoi city government continued to escalate over the weekend, as the Hanoi Archbishop led a special mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral attended by 12,000-15,000 and the state-controlled media continued to attack the Archbishop. Con [...]	2008-09-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1094	DESPITE POPULAR RESENTMENT, VIETNAM,S CHINA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hostility toward China remains a powerful, if latent, force in Vietnamese society, fed by historical animosities and simmering resentment over what is widely viewed as Chinese bullying on South China Sea territorial disputes. Yet despite a pervasive undercurrent of anti-Chinese [...]	2008-09-23 01:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH VM
08HANOI1095	IMF SAYS GVN ECONOMY NOT OUT OF THE WOODS [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team concluded its twelve-day assessment of Vietnam's macroeconomic situation and briefed the Hanoi donor community on September 16, 2008. While a number of economic indicators including the current account balance have improved, core inflation remains high and the bank [...]	2008-09-23 03:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1096	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ABKHAZ AND SOUTH OSSETIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 06:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL CG RS VM
08HANOI1101	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE - LE QUOC QUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent dissident attorney Le Quoc Quan remains under open-ended "administrative detention" and is called in for regular questioning by police. Still, he is generally able to meet others without hindrance and can travel outside Hanoi, although he was prohibited from traveling [...]	2008-09-24 06:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1102	VIETNAMESE THINK-TANK PUSHES CHANGE, RANKLES [...] (C) An independent institute bringing together well-connected Vietnamese experts is emerging as an influential voice of reform, calling for political liberalization and increased economic efficiency with a frankness rare in this one-party state. According to the President of the Institute for [...]	2008-09-24 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
08HANOI1108	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. FDI AT BREAKNECK SPEED, [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. U.S. INVESTMENT ROLLING IN AT AN UNPRECEDENTED PACE --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) U.S. investment in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2008 grew at an unprecedented pace. Auth [...]	2008-09-25 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1109	DCM Covers Cooperation, Disputes with Vietnam's MPS [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Major General To Lam addressed a wide range of issues in their September 23 meeting. Lam noted excellent bilateral cooperation in counterterrorism and nonproliferation, and discussed MPS's requests for assistance. The DCM pressed for pr [...]	2008-09-25 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON MOPS PREL VM
08HANOI111	GVN RESPONSE TO UPCOMING U.S. ARF INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) On January 31, Poloff met with MFA ASEAN Department Assistant Director General Tran Duc Binh and ASEAN Department Specialist Phan Minh Giang to deliver reftel points and to handover the Counterterrorism Transnational Crime (CTTC) Workplan proposal and U.S. comments to the draft Review of [...]	2008-01-31 08:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER VM
08HANOI1111	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE - PHAM HONG SON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent internet dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son believes that the Communist Party is not his enemy but his competitor. Unlike other prominent political activists, he discourages the use of public demonstrations to achieve greater attention to human rights issues. His comparative [...]	2008-09-25 01:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1113	VIETNAM CIVAIR: SCENESETTER FOR OCT 6-8 OPEN SKIES TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's civil aviation negotiator for upcoming negotiations with the U.S. stated that he is willing to discuss Open Skies, but noted that fifth freedom passenger services between Japan and Vietnam continue to be a concern. All-cargo liberalization is less problema [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1118	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE - NGUYEN KHAC TOAN RAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fiery and vocal advocate of large-scale demonstrations, author Nguyen Khac Toan remains under house arrest. Unlike other dissidents in "administrative detention" who are relatively free to travel and to meet with visitors, Toan is subject to constant supervision by the police [...]	2008-09-30 08:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI1120	AMBASSADOR, HANOI ARCHBISHOP DISCUSS CHURCH LAND DISPUTES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting the Ambassador September 30, Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet noted improvements in the Church's ability to recruit seminary students and assign priests, but voiced dismay over ongoing land disputes. The Ambassador assured the Archbishop of active U.S. support for [...]	2008-09-30 09:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI1122	CRA CHAIRMAN COMMENTS ON CATHOLIC LAND ISSUES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During the DCM's September 29 introductory call on Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) Chairman Nguyen The Doanh, he asserted that the Hanoi People's Committee is taking the lead in responding to the Catholic land disputes, but warned that the Catholics should not stir up "soci [...]	2008-09-30 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PREL PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1125	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK KIMMITT AND THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Your visit for the first-ever U.S.-Vietnam defense dialogue will be an important milestone in the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and will highlight a broad area of bilateral defense and security cooperation that has now begun to [...]	2008-10-01 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1127	GVN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, BIT AND BUSINESS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the DCM, officials at the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Investment, and Industry and Trade, and the Office o [...]	2008-10-02 01:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1133	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON UNSC 1835 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR MNUC PARM VM
08HANOI1134	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON IAEA BOARD MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA PARM MNUC VM
08HANOI1135	CPV EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: HANOI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 30, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador that the Party is pleased with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's late June visit to the United States because of the substantive agreements reached. On the DPRK, the Chairman relay [...]	2008-10-02 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1138	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On October 3, Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to MFA Department of International Organizations Deputy Director General Pham Vinh Quang. Quang had just returned from the UN and said he had heard the Serbian representative's speech on this issue. Serbia has refrained from using fo [...]	2008-10-03 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNGA KV VM
08HANOI1139	REVIEWING THE TRADE AGENDA: TRANSPAC, BIT, IMPORT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Hanoi discussed a number of trade and investment agenda items with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials from the ministries [...]	2008-10-03 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN ECON PGOV VM
08HANOI114	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung to promote an Open Skies Treaty, request GVN funding for the follow-on phases of the USTDA Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Project, and advocate for ratification of the Cape Town Convention on aircra [...]	2008-01-31 08:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1144	AMBASSADOR MEETS IMPRISONED DISSIDENTS NGUYEN VAN DAI AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with two of Vietnam's most prominent political prisoners, dissident attorneys Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, on October 2 and 3 respectively. Both appeared healthy and described prison conditions not out of keeping with the norm in Vietnam. Dai was in [...]	2008-10-06 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
08HANOI1158	Effects of U.S. Financial Crisis on Vietnam [...] (SBU) Summary: The short term effects of the U.S. financial crisis in Vietnam have been minimal; local banks, while suffering from domestic troubles, are not heavily invested in sub-prime debt. Longer term questions remain, however, as a global downturn may affect exports and both direct and i [...]	2008-10-09 06:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1162	AGRICULTURAL ACCESS IS ENOUGH TO SWAY VIETNAM IN TRADE DEAL [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam and Japan broke an impasse in their free trade negotiations, with Japan yielding on some of Vietnam's demands for preferent [...]	2008-10-10 04:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON VM
08HANOI1163	SENSE AND SENSIBILITY IN VIETNAM'S RUSSIA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Russia occupy an important, but by no means central place in Vietnam's foreign policy. An influential generation of policymakers continues to hold surprisingly warm feelings toward Russia, and ties have improved steadily since the Yeltsin years. But long gone are [...]	2008-10-10 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD RS VM
08HANOI1164	VFM HUNG LETTER REGARDING DISSIDENT PHAM HONG SON AND [...] (SBU) In an official letter dated October 6, VFM Doan Xuan Hung denied the Ambassador's request that well-known internet dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son be allowed to travel to the United States. According to Hung, Dr. Son, who was awarded a NED Reagan-Fascell Fellowship, does not qualify for a pas [...]	2008-10-10 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1165	GVN OPENS PARKS AND LIBRARY ON DISPUTED CATHOLIC LAND AND [...] (SBU) Hanoi city authorities held ribbon cutting ceremonies opening two new parks on land disputed by the Catholic Church on October 3 and 8. The parks were built very quickly using hundreds of public employees at both the Papal Nuncio's residence on Nha Chung Street and at the site adjacent t [...]	2008-10-10 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1166	GVN TO PUT ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORTERS ON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: The trial of two journalists for their reports on a major corruption scandal is slated to take place in Hanoi on October 14 and 15. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) changed the charges against the two from "abuse of power in performing official duties" to "abusing democratic freed [...]	2008-10-10 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM
08HANOI1171	Vietnam Stock Market Drops on Global Financial Turmoil [...] (U) The psychology of a global financial downturn has Vietnam's stock market giving back gains made since it bottomed out in May, when the country's domestic macroeconomic problems reached a height. As noted in reftel A, Vietnam's stock market had a bumpy ride over the past week and a half. [...]	2008-10-14 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1173	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT PATRICK [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Kennedy: Ambassador Michalak and Mission Vietnam look forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral relationship, and the need to adequately support it with the construction of a New [...]	2008-10-15 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ABLD VM
08HANOI118	GVN LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced that it is seeking legal action following ongoing Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking the return of church lands in downtown Hanoi confiscated after the communist takeover in 1954 (reftel). The Church says it intends to take actio [...]	2008-01-31 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1182	OLYMPIC-SIZE YAWN MASKS REAL ANXIETIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Olympic fever in Vietnam was decidedly low-grade, with local media providing simple, straightforward coverage focused almost entirely on sports. There was little commentary on the Games in the official press, and most urban residents seemed to greet the events with a shrug. [...]	2008-10-16 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1184	USAID-SUPPORTED WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USAID-supported workshop on the prevention of wildlife trafficking detailed the massive scope of the problem but a lack of enthusiasm from Vietnamese attendees showed that signatures on international conventions and the passage of wildlife protection laws will not be eno [...]	2008-10-16 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HANOI1185	VIETNAMESE JOURNALISTS WHO EXPOSED CORRUPTION FOUND GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: After a day and a half of testimony, the Hanoi People's Court on October 15 found two reporters who exposed a major corruption scandal guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms." The court sentenced Thanh Nien newspaper's Nguyen Viet Chien to two years in prison and sentenced Tuoi [...]	2008-10-16 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM

08HANOI1186	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: The United States and Vietnam agreed to an Open Skies regime for all-cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The two sides renewed the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and agreed to eliminate designation and frequency restrictions on passenge [...]	2008-10-17 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1187	A LESSON IN DOUBLE-SPEAK - HANOI AUTHORITIES BRIEF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 15, the Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen The Thao summoned senior diplomats to provide the official version of events surrounding the Catholic Church land claims at Thai Ha parish and the former residence of the Papal Nuncio. After a long, technical e [...]	2008-10-17 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1188	GVN DEEMS FIRST DEFENSE DIALOGUE A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a variety of sidebar conversations during and following the first-ever U.S. Political Defense Dialogue in Hanoi (reftel),Government of Vietnam (GVN) interlocutors indicated that the talks went very well. While sensitivities on defense issues remain, GVN participants affirmed [...]	2008-10-17 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1189	GVN DEEMS FIRST DEFENSE DIALOGUE A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a variety of sidebar conversations during and following the first-ever U.S. Political Defense Dialogue in Hanoi (reftel),Government of Vietnam (GVN) interlocutors indicated that the talks went very well. While sensitivities on defense issues remain, GVN participants affirmed [...]	2008-10-17 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI119	GVN TO RELEASE IMPRISONED CYBER DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Imprisoned journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy was tried and sentenced today by the Hanoi People's Court to nine months and 10 days or time served and is expected to be released imminently, according to Thuy's husband, who attended the trial. Foreign diplomats were not allowed to attend the [...]	2008-01-31 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1193	VATICAN NAMES TWO NEW BISHOPS, GVN SCHEDULES ORDINATIONS [...] (SBU) On October 15, Pope Benedict XVI named two auxiliary bishops for Vietnam -- one each for the archdioceses of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The new bishop in Hanoi, Father Laurent Chu Van Minh, is viewed as a close ally of Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet, and until now has served as recto [...]	2008-10-20 08:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1196	VIETNAM'S SMEs THIRSTY FOR CAPITAL [...] Summary: Tight monetary policy has limited access to credit for Vietnam's small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are feeling the pinch, with many complaining that bank lending has dried up completely. The GVN is aware of the issue and is taking steps to improve access to credit, including [...]	2008-10-21 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI120	GVN LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced that it is seeking legal action following ongoing Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking the return of church lands in downtown Hanoi confiscated after the communist takeover in 1954 (reftel). The Church says it intends to take actio [...]	2008-01-31 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1201	VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: PM STRESSES ECONOMIC STABILITY, [...] (U) In his state of the nation address before the National Assembly on October 16, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung vowed to take a cautious approach to resolving the economic challenges of the coming year. Dung began his address by acknowledging that the country's macroeconomic stability was "t [...]	2008-10-22 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR VM
08HANOI1204	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE, END USE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel, the Embassy made inquiries with the Vietnam Marine Police to assess the end use of items stated on the license request and conducted a site visit to Van Xuan General Import Company to assess its business operations, on-site security, and general reliability as a reci [...]	2008-10-23 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC VN
08HANOI1205	POLICE MOVE FORWARD ON CHARGING THAI HA PROTESTORS - PRAYER [...] (SBU) Hanoi police have concluded their investigation into eight individuals who participated in tearing down a small retaining wall around disputed land near the Thai Ha parish in Hanoi, according to online reports and Catholic priests at the parish. The police have recommended to prosecutor [...]	2008-10-24 01:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1206	GVN CUTS RATES ON FEARS OF SLOWDOWN [...] (U) In a surprise move on October 21, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Decision 2316 lowering the base interest rate to 13 percent from 14 percent. The SBV also cut the discount rate to 12 percent from 13 percent and the re-financing rate to 14 percent from 15 percent. The base interest [...]	2008-10-24 07:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1208	Vietnam's Marine Police Seeking Equipment, Cooperation [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 21 meeting in Hai Phong, Rear Admiral Pham Duc Linh, Director General of the Ministry of Defense's Department for the Vietnam Marine Police (VMP),explained the mission of the VMP, expressed their interest in U.S. equipment to build their patrol capabilities, and h [...]	2008-10-24 08:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT PINS SNAR VM
08HANOI1210	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL WILLARD, COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Your visit is well timed to follow up on the recent U.S.-Vietnam defense dialogue and to highlight a broad area of bilateral defense and security cooperation that has now begun to gather momentum in the wake of Vietnamese Prime Mini [...]	2008-10-24 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1211	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Dr. Gordon: Your visit to Hanoi for the inaugural round of U.S.-Vietnam Policy Planning Discussions comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral vis [...]	2008-10-27 06:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1215	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: Delegations from the United States and Vietnam agreed ad referendum to an Open Skies regime for cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The new agreement will renew the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and the delegations intend to meet withi [...]	2008-10-28 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1217	WELL-PLACED VIETNAMESE CONTACTS DOWNPLAY PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's 181 Central Committee (CC) members met October 2-4 to hash out "guidance" for the government on Vietnam's current economic situation. This was the third plenum to take place this year. Well-placed contacts told us CC members came together to promot [...]	2008-10-28 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1228	CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary: At the October 28 Donor Committee on Climate Change meeting, the Danish Ambassador detailed Prime Minister Dung's plan for the roll out of Vietnam's National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat reiterated the se [...]	2008-11-03 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI123	HIGH PRICED IPOS HURTING VIETNAM'S EQUITISATION PROCESS [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's process of "equitisation," or partial privatization, of large state-owned enterprises began in July, 2007. High initial auction prices have discouraged strategic investors from buying in to Viet [...]	2008-02-01 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI1230	HANOI FLOODED, GOVERNMENT RESPONSE CRITICIZED [...] (SBU) Major dailies, online news services, and popular blog sites criticized Hanoi city officials for what they described as an inadequate response to the severe flooding that hit much of northern Vietnam October 31 - November 3 (reftel). As the deluge became more serious, news outlets critic [...]	2008-11-03 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1241	VIETNAM NEGOTIATES DEAL WITH GAZPROM, BYPASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: State-run PetroVietnam (PVN) and Russian energy firm Gazprom signed a lease agreement for four blocks in the South China Sea. ExxonMobil (EM) had been in periodic discussions with PVN for more than a year to negotiate a deal for the new acreage before PVN unexpectedly awarded the [...]	2008-11-06 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
08HANOI1242	Vietnam Macroeconomic Update - Week of November 3 [...] (U) Summary: Signaling a shift toward mitigating the effects of the global financial crisis, the State Bank of Vietnam cut the base interest rate again, this time to 12 percent. Total registered foreign direct investment for the year to date increased to $59.3 billion, up 429% against the s [...]	2008-11-06 05:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1243	U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Meeting for the inaugural round of U.S.-Vietnam policy planning discussions, S/P Director David Gordon and the MFA's DG for Policy Planning, Bui Thanh Son, engaged in a candid, cordial, and at times freewheeling exchange of views on the implications of the global financial cri [...]	2008-11-07 03:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EFIN VM
08HANOI1247	VIETNAM MISSION RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PINR KHIV VM
08HANOI1248	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM URGED NOT TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) In a November 7 discussion, the MFA International Organizations officer responsible for UN Third Committee and human rights issues, Phung Thi Lan Huong, said that while Vietnam as a matter of principle remains firmly opposed to country-specific resolutions, she would pass along our stro [...]	2008-11-07 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1250	VIETNAM FAVORS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) During his October 31 visit to Vietnam, S/P Director Gordon met with officials at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to discuss the global financial situation and President Bush's G-20 Summit series. Quoting Alan Greenspan, he described the rapidly spreading crisis as a "global tsunami" th [...]	2008-11-07 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1251	ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC AGENDA DURING U.S. VISIT BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 8-20 visit to the United States by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai, offers a significant opportunity to engage on some of the most important issues in our bilateral agenda with Vietnam's top economic official. DPM Hai has jurisdiction over key portfolio [...]	2008-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI1253	THAI BINH COMMUNES: ONCE DYSFUNCTIONAL, NOW EXEMPLARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to several villages in Thai Binh Province, Poloff found local officials striving to implement the "Grassroots Democracy Ordinance," which enshrines greater transparency in budgets and allows more villager participation in local decision-making. According to the [...]	2008-11-10 03:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1258	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1260	SOWING THE SEEDS OF A BIOTECH DISCUSSION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission Vietnam sponsored a series of biotechnology conferences that generated frank discussions among Vietnamese farmers, policymakers and academics about basic research and field testing, and led to calls from conference participants for the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to develo [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI1261	CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. The recent targeting of Vedan Vietnam, a Taiwanese-owned manufacturer of monosodium glutamate for illegal discharges of untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai River in southern Dong Nai province, highlights the growing scope of environmental degradation in Vietnam resulting from unc [...]	2008-11-13 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON POL SOCI VM
08HANOI1264	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...]	2008-11-14 05:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
08HANOI1265	VIETNAM'S DISTRIBUTION SECTOR READIES FOR FOREIGNERS [...] (U) Summary. In less than two months, Vietnam will open its distribution and retail sectors to fully foreign-owned firms. Preparations for these important changes have not been problem-free, and both the GVN and the private sector have at times seemed to talk past each other. There is also a v [...]	2008-11-14 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINT KTDB VM
08HANOI1266	VIETNAM RESISTS CALL FOR ASEAN MEMBERS TO PRESSURE BURMA [...] (SBU) In a November 17 conversation with MFA DDG for Asian Affairs Ta Duy Chinh, DPolCouns expressed U.S. indignation at the Burmese regime's recent convictions of lawyers and democracy activists, the continuing house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, and the junta's refusal to engage in genuine pol [...]	2008-11-17 07:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BM VM
08HANOI1267	VIETNAMESE SCIENCE MINISTER SUPPORTS NUCLEAR INITIATIVES, [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In his meeting with Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong, Ambassador Michalak pressed for quick movement by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperation in Nu [...]	2008-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1270	VIETNAM'S PRIVATE SECTOR PUSHES PM TO MAKE IMPORT-EXPORT [...] (U) Summary: Leaders and representatives from Vietnam's private sector urged the Prime Minister at a November 7 regional summit to reduce import-export red tape, or lose competitiveness to other regional players. Specific recommendations included implementation of single-window customs and e- [...]	2008-11-18 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI1276	Religious Freedom Update - Central Highlands and Danang [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Christians in the Central Highlands' Gia Lai province celebrated 65 years of Protestantism, and over 20,000 faithful thronged to the two-day celebration outside of Pleiku. Evangelical Church of Vietnam South (SECV) President Truong highlighted the warming of relations between Pr [...]	2008-11-18 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1285	RENEWED TENSION AT THAI HA PARISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two months of relative quiet, tensions flared again briefly at the Thai Ha Catholic Redemptorist parish in Hanoi. According to parish priests, on November 15, local officials, accompanied by dozens of members of a local "citizen's brigade," demanded to speak with Thai Ha' [...]	2008-11-20 05:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1286	STROLLING DOWN RED CARPET: VIETNAMESE LEADERS SEEK [...] (C) Summary: Over the past month, Vietnam's leaders have been especially busy carrying out Vietnam's "friends with all" foreign policy, visiting Beijing and Moscow and welcoming top leaders from around the world. According to an expert on Vietnam's foreign relations, the advisory councils of [...]	2008-11-20 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI129	GVN AND CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEK TO DEFUSE LAND DISPUTE [...] (U) Summary: In a reversal of the GVN's move last week to seek legal action against ongoing Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking the return of church lands in downtown Hanoi, both the GVN and the Catholic Church have made conciliatory statements and pledged to work together to resolve th [...]	2008-02-04 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1290	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) In a November 24 conversation with MFA IO Division Head Pham Hai Anh Deputy PolCouns expressed U.S. concern over the disproportionate number of unhelpful and biased resolutions criticizing Israel under consideration at the UN General Assembly. Per reftel, DPolCouns urged Vietnam, as a me [...]	2008-11-24 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY VM
08HANOI1291	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PLENARY SUPPORT FOR COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA VM
08HANOI1293	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BROADER HEALTH COOPERATION WITH VICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Michalak and Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien met to discuss their vision for the future of U.S.-Vietnam health cooperation. Tien spoke highly of her recent trip to the United States, during which she met with professionals from U.S. government agencies, u [...]	2008-11-24 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1298	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRILLS GVN ON SOES, SETS BUDGET AND VOWS [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly (NA),in its October 15 to November 15 session, came down hard on mismanagement in Vietnam's state-owned sector, approved a 2009 budget deficit of $5.1 billion, and reformed Vietnam's luxury tax regime, which will affect U.S. automakers adversely but create op [...]	2008-11-25 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
08HANOI1315	VIETNAM'S PERSPECTIVES ON DECEMBER ASEAN SUMMITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anxieties about political unrest notwithstanding, Vietnam considers the December 15-18 ASEAN summits to be among the most important diplomatic events of the year and will be sending a large delegation. MFA and think tank contacts confirm that the global financial crisis will be [...]	2008-12-02 07:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC EFIN ECON BM VM
08HANOI1316	VIETNAM SHIFTS FOCUS TO MAINTAINING GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: Inflation control has been Vietnam's top policy priority since the spring of 2008. In light of discouraging economic numbers and the financial crisis, the GVN is now shifting its priority to preventing economic slowdown and sustaining growth. Growth targets have been revised downw [...]	2008-12-02 08:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM
08HANOI132	Vietnam Adoptions - GVN acknowledges growing problems and [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 11 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 1, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Justice, Hoang The Lien, to deliver the dipnote contained in ref A. The Ambassador also delivered a letter to the Minister of Justice requesting a legal opinion on the proc [...]	2008-02-04 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CASC CMGT KOCI VM
08HANOI1320	VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO MELAMINE CONTAMINATION SHOWS [...] (U) Summary. Recent discoveries of melamine contamination in milk products, eggs and animal feed imported from China highlight gaps in Vietnam's food safety import programs. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) eventually located, sampled, and tested thousands of products, its initial react [...]	2008-12-03 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1329	PRIVATE SECTOR TELLS VIETNAM TO RAISE ITS GAME DURING [...] (U) Summary: Local and foreign businesses told the Government of Vietnam to streamline red tape, intensify consultations with the private sector, accelerate investment licensing and shore up its competitiveness as ways to blunt the impact of the global economic crisis. The mining and energy s [...]	2008-12-05 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EIND ELAB ENRG KCOR VM
08HANOI133	COVERING THE SPRATLYS; SILENCE IS OFFICIALLY GOLDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: While international media widely covered the visit of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to one of the disputed Spratly Islands over the weekend, Vietnamese media were largely silent. The Vietnam News Agency, the Government wire service, carried a story in which the Foreign Mini [...]	2008-02-05 00:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI1331	VIETNAM'S DIVERSE BUT POLITICALLY LIMITED CIVIL [...] (U) The responses below are keyed to questions in Ref A. This cable is not meant for Internet distribution and should remain within USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: Most of Vietnam's growing and varied civil society organizations administer to the poor and disadvantaged. They have limited i [...]	2008-12-05 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM
08HANOI1332	AGENT ORANGE: DESPITE OBSTACLES, BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Environmental Task Force (ETF),set up under the U.S.-Vietnam Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange and its contaminant dioxin (JAC) (Reftel),the United States and Vietnam made substantial progress towards developing a remediation work plan for Da [...]	2008-12-08 11:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1336	FROM THE PM DOWN, VIETNAM,S LEADERSHIP LEANING TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the Ambassador on December 5 that he supported Vietnam,s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Separately, officials from the Foreign affairs and the Trade and Industry ministries confirmed that the Prime Minister has told his Cabin [...]	2008-12-09 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON POL VM
08HANOI1338	NO JAIL TIME FOR EIGHT THAI HA PROTESTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a day of testimony December 8, the Dong Da People's Court in Hanoi convicted eight Thai Ha protestors for destruction of public property and disturbing the public order. Seven of the parishioners were given suspended sentences; one was issued a warning. None will serve ja [...]	2008-12-09 09:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
08HANOI1339	HANOI CORE STATEMENT ON HEALTH TOUCHES ON BROADER AID [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) and several development partners have drafted a Statement of Intent (SOI) to improve the Vietnamese health care system, through improving development assistance, coordinating GVN and donor efforts, and increasing transparency and accountability. Th [...]	2008-12-09 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI134	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LEBANON DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 04:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM LE VM
08HANOI1342	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAUCUS, DEC 16-20, 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]	2008-12-09 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1347	VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) MFA officials and contacts at the MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will substantially support U.S. priorities for Cuba [...]	2008-12-11 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU VM
08HANOI1348	BEHIND JAPAN'S SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Japan,s decision to freeze low-interest loans to Vietnam until it takes &meaningful8 steps to eliminate corruption in public works programs, publicly announced by Japan,s ambassador at a major meeting of donors and top Vietnamese officials, was a major embarrassment to Vietnam. W [...]	2008-12-11 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON PGOV VM
08HANOI1349	Vietnam's 2008 Consultative Group Meeting [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's fifteenth annual Consultative Group meeting took place on December 4 and 5 in Hanoi against a broader media backdrop of the corruption scandal that led Japan to suspend nearly a billion dollars in bilateral development assistance (septel). The core theme throughout the [...]	2008-12-11 10:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1350	CZECH REPUBLIC DETAILS DIOXIN CLEANUP EFFORTS AT FORMER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with Emboffs, David Jarkulisch, Commercial and Development officer at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, detailed November meetings between Czech technical and development experts and their Government of Vietnam (GVN) counterparts to negotiate dioxin rem [...]	2008-12-12 08:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1352	VIETNAM MAKES PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR MOU [...] Summary: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Officials told ESTHOff that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) was making progress on consideration of the proposed bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on nuclear cooperation and provided initial feedback. MOST wants to wrap up the MOU fi [...]	2008-12-12 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1357	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S DECEMBER VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your December 22-January 2 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral visits, the United States and Vietnam have [...]	2008-12-15 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI1358	VIETNAM EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR ANNAPOLIS PROCESS UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA VM
08HANOI1359	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV PHSA KCRM SO XA XW VM
08HANOI1360	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In what we hope will be a regular monthly exchange, the Ambassador raised UNSC Security Council Resolutions on Somalia (septel),Vietnamese membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership, human rights, adoption, the Megaports Initiative and our proposed MOU on civilian nuclear pow [...]	2008-12-15 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD TRGY VM
08HANOI1363	VIETNAM UNDECIDED ON SOMALI PIRACY RESOLUTION, [...] (C) While not completely satisfied with the current UNSC Resolution on Somali Piracy, Vietnam acknowledges that the version currently "in blue" goes some way to address Vietnam's concerns. In a follow-up to the Ambassador's December 15 conversation with VFM Pham Binh Minh (reftel),in which [...]	2008-12-16 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW VM
08HANOI1365	Vietnam's Ruby Industry [...] (U) This cable is in response to State 127059. 2. (SBU) Vietnam has two operational mines that are actively producing rubies. One mine is located in Yen Bai province and the other in Nghe An. Both mines are privately owned and produce approximately 15-20 kilograms of mixed gemstone ore, in [...]	2008-12-16 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1367	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 02:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM UNSC LE SY EUN VM
08HANOI1368	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 04:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1370	INTERIOR DELEGATION JOINS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary: From November 17-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Petty, visited Hanoi and the Mekong Delta to promote U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on responses to climate change. In Hanoi, a member of the delegation signed the ch [...]	2008-12-17 08:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1372	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1382	AUSTR ASSESSMENT: VIETNAM GSP AND LABOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: AUSTR Lewis Karesh's December 3-7 visit to Vietnam focused on labor reform, especially freedom of association and collective bargaining, the statutory requirements for GVN to receive GSP status. After a series of frank discussions regarding labor issues, the GVN indicated that [...]	2008-12-18 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EINT ELAB VM
08HANOI1388	VIETNAM: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Post reviewed the four categories of counterterrorism information described in reftel and discussed same with GVN counterterrorism authorities. No acts of international terrorism have occurred in Vietnam, nor is Vietnam designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. There is no informatio [...]	2008-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC VM
08HANOI1389	SENIOR DEPUTY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ASSEMBLY'S EVOLVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the influential Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Vu Xuan Hong insists that National Assembly (NA) deputies should play a stronger "supervisory" role in Vietnam's system and wants more international NGOs to work in the country. In a December 11 conversa [...]	2008-12-19 10:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM
08HANOI1390	Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Hue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The DCM marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by meeting with the Archbishop of Hue, as well as dissident priests from the banned political movement Bloc 8406 and leaders of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. The Archbishop stressed the [...]	2008-12-19 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1391	Vietnam: Further Effects of Global Financial Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. financial crisis and the resulting global economic slowdown continue to have ramifications in Vietnam (reftels). The GVN is preparing a fiscal stimulus in response to growing negative economic numbers, though the size and details are still under consideration. Demand [...]	2008-12-22 02:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM
08HANOI1399	GVN TURNS DOWN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF 99 YEAR NEC LEASE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GVN has once again unequivocally stated that they cannot agree to any formula for extending NEC lease terms beyond the maximum of 99 years for diplomatic organizations permitted by their Land Law, and the 99 year term for the future USG NEC site specified [...]	2008-12-22 10:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT KREC VM
08HANOI1401	SENATOR BAUCUS URGES VIETNAM TO OPEN MARKET TO U.S BEEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang and Education Vice Minister Banh Tien Long on December 16-17, 2008. Baucus urged Vietnamese officials to open the [...]	2008-12-23 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1402	TAM DAO BEAR RESCUE CENTER: MODERN, WELL-RUN AND [...] (U) Summary: Animals Asia Foundation, a Hong Kong based NGO, recently completed construction of the first stage of a bear rescue center in the Tam Dao National Park. The state of the art facility can provide long-term housing for nearly 50 bears and has sufficient facilities to provide care f [...]	2008-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HANOI1403	BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VIETNAM'S PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (U) Summary: At the first meetings of the Market Economy Working Group, the United States and Vietnam discussed the latter's progress in transitioning to a market economy. The U.S. delegation, led by the Department of Commerce, emphasized that substantial work remains to be done to reduce the [...]	2008-12-24 04:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB KPRV KTEX PGOV VM
08HANOI1404	VIETNAM FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH BY STAFFDEL LUSE, SENATE [...] (U) Summary: Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Vietnamese officials, scientists, policy makers, and NGO representatives to analyze food security issues and identify partnership opportunities in Vietnam from December 6-11. Vietnamese pa [...]	2008-12-24 07:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID VM
08HANOI1405	VIETNAM'S AMBITIOUS NUCLEAR POWER PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has ambitious plans to develop its civilian nuclear power sector. In the face of rapidly expanding demand for power and few other domestic sources of energy, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) wants to move quickly to construct the nation's first nuclear power plants. Ack [...]	2008-12-24 07:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV BEXP BTIO VM
08HANOI1406	HUE PROVINCIAL LEADERS TALK GREEN DEVELOPMENT, CLEAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hue provincial officials are pushing for clean industry. In discussions with the DCM, Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Ngoc Thien argued that green development is necessary both to protect Hue's large and growing tourist industry and to differentiate Hue from its l [...]	2008-12-29 02:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM VM
08HANOI1408	SENATOR WEBB'S DECEMBER 23-24 MEETINGS IN HANOI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging set of meetings in Hanoi December 23-24, Senator Jim Webb emphasized the considerable progress made since he first re-engaged with Vietnam as a civilian in 1991. Speaking with officials from the National Assembly (NA),MFA and Ministry of Industry and Trade (M [...]	2008-12-30 04:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI1409	VIETNAM EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA PKO, BUT MUST [...] (SBU) On December 30, Deputy PolCouns met with Ngo Thi Xuan Ha of the MFA's International Organizations Division to urge Vietnam to support the U.S.-sponsored resolution authorizing a peacekeeping operation for Somalia. Building on an earlier conversation between the Ambassador and VFM Pham B [...]	2008-12-30 05:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO PHSA SO VM
08HANOI1412	REFORMERS DISCUSS ECONOMIC SLUMP, PCI SCANDAL AND [...] (C) Summary: During a December 29 dinner discussion with the Ambassador, three founding members of the reform-minded Institute for Development Studies expressed doubt that a proposed stimulus package of $6 billion would be implemented in full. They argued that small and medium business owners, [...]	2008-12-30 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1413	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON CORRUPTION CASE [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba shared with Ambassador Michalak his concerns about the PCI corruption case (Ref A) and its possible implications for Vietnam's domestic politics. Although Vietnam was initially reluctant to cooperate in investigating the case, Sakaba sa [...]	2008-12-30 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1417	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Michalak met with Director of the External Relations Department at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Lieutenant General Pham Thanh Lan, December 18 to discuss MIAs (both U.S. and Vietnamese),U.S. support for demining activities, Agent Orange remediation activities, and [...]	2008-12-31 07:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI145	VIETNAM SHRUGS OFF CUBAN AND VENEZUELAN ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cuba does not appear to be in a rush to learn about Vietnam's successful free market experiments, according to officials from Vietn [...]	2008-02-05 08:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL VM
08HANOI147	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US-VN DIALOGUE GROUP ON AGENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, Ambassador Michalak met with the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange-Dioxin (Dialogue Group). Formed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Dialogue Group made its second visit to Vietnam to observe containment measures at the [...]	2008-02-12 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI151	VIETNAM ANTI-TIP PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FY 2008 FUNDING [...] (SBU) Post recommends the following two anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposals for G/TIP FY 2008 funding: I. APPLICANT: Save the Children U.K. (SCUK) - Vietnam Office REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT: US $241,682 (two-hundred forty-one thousand and six-hundred eighty-two dollars) PRO [...]	2008-02-12 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG VM
08HANOI152	DEEPENING COOPERATION ON LEGAL REFORM: THE AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Judicial Affairs Committee Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Ba discussed with the Ambassador how the USG and GVN can deepen cooperation on judicial and legal reform in Vietnam. Laws on enforcement of civil and criminal court judgments must be revised so th [...]	2008-02-12 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI155	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On February 13, Econ Counselor demarched the Government of Vietnam on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods (reftel) through Nguyen Hong Duong, Deputy Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. We gave Duong a copy of the U.S./EC [...]	2008-02-13 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON VM
08HANOI156	PM TAPS TRADE MINISTRY TO TAKE OVER MAIN TIFA DUTIES [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Trade and Industry Minister to take over the lead of the U.S. - Vietnam Trade and [...]	2008-02-13 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV PGOV VM
08HANOI159	IMPLEMENTING GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: THE VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Ordinance on Grassroots Democracy (OGD),which took effect last April, is a small step towards participatory local government within the context of the GVN's top-down, centrally controlled government structure. In a recent visit to provinces in [...]	2008-02-14 04:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI160	CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS: DIFFERENT LOCATION, SAME ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: While there has been apparent progress in defusing the dispute over the former Vatican residence in Hanoi, another dispute has arisen at Thai Ha parish in Hanoi where the GVN's approval of construction of a state-owned sewing factory on the disputed property triggered a wave of pro [...]	2008-02-14 05:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI169	FBI DIRECTOR MEETS WITH VICE MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: During FBI Director Robert Mueller's January 30 meeting with Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Vice Minister Nguyen Van Huong, the Vietnamese agreed to simplify and intensify information sharing in criminal matters and enthusiastically welcomed prospects for enhanced training pr [...]	2008-02-14 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PGOV PREL PTER PINS VM
08HANOI175	IRI Explores Possibilities in Vietnam [...] (U) Summary: While the conversations were mainly introductory and exploratory, the unprecedented level of interaction by Government of Vietnam (GVN) offices during the International Republican Institute's (IRI's) recent visit was a positive sign the GVN may be more willing to meet with NGOs an [...]	2008-02-15 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI177	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S SECOND AI FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials confirmed the second and third human Avian Influenza (AI) fatalities of 2008, both from northern provinces close to Hanoi. A 40-year old male from Hai Duong province died on February 13 after cooking and eating dead chickens. A 27-year old ma [...]	2008-02-15 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM

08HANOI178	VIETNAM SUPPORTS CONTINUED DEBATE ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche on February 17 to Mr. Mai Pham Dung, head of the MFA's Security Council Team. Dung responded that the position of GVN is well-founded on principles of collective resolution of conflicts and respect for territorial integrity and international law, which wou [...]	2008-02-17 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL YI VM

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